The Pittston Dispatch 03-04-2012

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With eyes on the future

Not the man he used to be

Meeting Monday for all concerned about W. Pittston.

Phil Gianfarcaro says surgery has ’saved my life’.

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Ed Ackerman, optimist

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Where have you gone, West Pittston?

We got to get ourselves back to the garden.

From the song ‘Woodstock’ Written by Joni Mitchell Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

INSIDE

The former Moss girls – Judy Stevenson and Ellen Quinn – and Judy Aita and I all remember the West Pittston of decades ago … we just remember it differently.

To the three of them it was the glorious town of their youth, the “Garden Village” into which they were born and where they happily tripped along on their way to adulthood. To me, it was a place where I always felt, well, intimidated … and still do to a degree.

Surely not by them, they’re thinking right now, but, yes, by them. And certainly by their home town.

It’s a Pittston thing, to be sure, and admittedly one born out of jealousy as much as

anything, but a trip to West Pittston during my high school years made me painfully aware of all that my town – the one right across the river – lacked.

The wide, tree-lined streets, the impeccably manicured lawns, the sweeping front porches and heavy, double doors with brass knockers, and even the squirrels frolicking to and fro – we had no squirrels in Pittston – provided all the evidence I needed as a pubescent youth that venturing into West Pittston meant crossing something far more profound than the mere Susquehanna River.

But cross we would at 15 and 16 years old, turning up our collars to the brisk early evening winds on the Water Street or Fort Jenkins bridges just to check out the girls … I mean, books at the West Pittston Library. We most likely were not as well dressed as the boys those girls might have encountered earlier in the day in the halls of West Pittston High but we pinned our hopes on at least

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being somewhat mysterious as lads from across the river. At times we’d even open a book and feign working on a term paper, but only as a last resort.

Of course, I mentioned none of this as I sat in the living room of Ellen Quinn’s home a couple of weeks ago listening to her and the two Judys express their concerns about where West Pittston is today and, more importantly, where it is headed. Joining us was current West Pittston resident Tom “Harry” Blaskiewicz, a native east-sider such as I but too young to share my deep-rooted anxieties. Despite the Avoca blood coursing through his veins, Harry seemed right at home. Ah, youth.

Funny, the thing the three ladies are most concerned about – that West Pittston appears to have taken a few steps toward Pittston, and vice versa (“Did you see Main Street lately?” one of them said with sincere admiration while pointing eastward) – has me con-

cerned as well. See, as pleased as I am about the noticeable strides taken by my home town, and as proud as I felt that they were noticed right there on York Ave., I need West Pittston to be every bit the “Garden Village” just as much as they.

I need it in the same way I need the Yankees – definitely not my team – to win, and Phillies fans to whine, and the British to be smug, and the French rude. It has something to do with the order of the universe.

A beautiful, pristine, proud and practically perfect West Pittston, i.e. the West Pittston of my youth, is vital to my sense of well being. Anything less makes me nervous. And I’ve been nervous lately. So have the ladies. And so has Harry.

The flood last September has something to do with it, but not everything. In a sense, the flood only threw a spotlight on what has been happening for several years now. Sorry, but West Pittston has been slipping.

How? Why? The three ladies

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have theories. So does Harry, the transplant. So do I. But none of that matters. What matters is what can be done now. And what it will mean tomorrow.

Which brings me to the point of all of this: tomorrow. As in West Pittston Tomorrow.

Notice on the facing page that a meeting has been called Monday night by a group dubbed West Pittston Tomorrow. The four aforementioned are part of it. But their hope is that every man, woman and child in West Pittston also will be part of it. That’s my hope too. I’m not given to melodrama, but I do believe this meeting to be one of the most important things that’s happened in West Pittston in some time.

So make it a point to be there. As a Pittstonian, I won’t.

But I’ll be pulling for you. Take note, by the way, that the streets in Pittston have grown no wider over the years. We do, however, now have squirrels. But you know what? They’re overrated.

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All invited to help chart course for West Pittston’s future

By Jerry Lynott

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For many people in West Pittston, the short-term goal after the September flooding was cleaning up and repairing their damaged homes and businesses.

With much of the work completed or under way, a new initiative called “West Pittston Tomorrow” will concentrate on long-term efforts to rebuild and remake the riverfront community. A town meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday in the cafeteria of Wyoming Area High School in Exeter.

All borough residents are invited to attend the meeting, not just those affected by the record flooding of the Susquehanna River on Sept. 9.

Tom Blaskiewicz, a member of the outreach committee for the recovery, said he is among those whose houses were spared in the flooding.

He compared the borough to the idyllic “Plasticville” village with a big white church, library, car repair garage and houses he sets up under his Christmas tree during the holidays.

West Pittston has so many jew-

els, he said, “They’re worth coming to the table to try and save them.”

Judy Aita, meeting chairwoman, encouraged people to turn out and participate.

“It may seem bizarre to use the words ‘flood’ and ‘opportunity’ in the same sentence after the personal and financial losses we’ve suffered, but the attention we’ve received does provide us an opportunity to rebuild better than ever,” said Aita in a press release announcing the meeting.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will assist the borough with the visioning project. The agency, which is providing similar assistance to flood-damaged Shickshinny, will identify county, state, federal and private agencies to help with the project.

The topics of housing, business development, natural and cultural resources, infrastructure and mitigation and public safety will be discussed at the meeting next week. Residents will have the opportunity to join six committees and use ideas and information developed during the session to draw up a plan for the borough’s future.

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‘West Pittston Tomorrow’ meeting Monday

Friendly Sons select Bilbow Man of the Year Sean Gilligan to receive Swingle Award at 98th annual St. Patrick’s Day Banquet Swingle Award.

Gilligan announced earlier that Charles J. Grimes, of Jenkins Township, will receive the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Achievement Award and that James “Red” O’Brien will serve as toastmaster.

It was announced previously that Joe Long will serve as General Chairman for banquet.

James (Jim) R. Wills, Jr., Deputy Chief of the consolidated Kingston-Forty Fort Fire Department and a Pittston native, has been named grand marshal.

Avoca native, Richard (Dick) Callahan, the voice of the Oakland A’s baseball team, will return to the Greater Pittston Area as principal speaker.

Patrick Bilbow was born in Pittston and is the son of the late Robert and Doris Bilbow. He has four sisters (Kathleen, Jean,

Doris, and Rose) and a brother (Bobby).

Patrick grew up in the Pine Street area of South Pittston and currently resides in Avoca, with his wife Kim. They are parents of three boys: Ciarán Patrick (age 6), Brady Quinn (age 4), and Reilly Robert (age 13 months). His father-in-law is Gene Philbin of West Avoca.

Patrick is a graduate of Pittston Area High School, Kings College, and Wilkes University. While at Kings College he earned a B.A. in Political Science and Secondary Education with comprehensive certification in Social Studies. Patrick later earned a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Wilkes University with a K-12 Principal Certification.

He has been employed as educator in See FRIENDLY SONS, Page 5

Patrick M. Bilbow

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Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick President Pat Gilligan announced that Patrick M. Bilbow has been selected as the organization’s Man of the Year Award Winner for the 98th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Banquet.

The Greater Pittston Friendly Sons St. Patrick’s Day Banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodlands Inn and Resort on Rt. 315 in Plains on Saturday, March 17.

Ticket prices remain the same as last year at $65 per person and $50 for guests under the age of 21. Tickets can be purchased from any active member of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick or at the Knights of Columbus on Main Street in Pittston every Wednesday night until the night of the banquet.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Gilligan also announced that Sean J. Gilligan will receive the W. Francis

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Cuba favorite destination for local world traveler Camille Stanis, of Hughestown, visited Cuba under a ‘religious exception’

By Jack Smiles

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When Camille Stanis, of Hughestown, was a child, she made a list of places she wanted to visit. By last year, Stanis, who is retired after a 36-year career with the Luzerne Intermediate Unit, had checked off most of the spots on her list. She’d been to every continent, including Antarctica.

But a visit to the place that was number one on that childhood list eluded her until last month when she traveled to Cuba for 12 days.

American citizens are restricted from traveling to Cuba by the U.S. Government, with specific exceptions. Stanis – and two friends from California whom she met on her travels over the years – made the trip to Cuba under a religious exception on a tour operated by the Center of Caribbean Religion and Culture through Vantage Deluxe World Travel.

Stanis said though they followed an itinerary for the most part, she didn’t feel restricted in her travels in the communist country where not even the citizens can travel freely. “Nobody was watching us or following us,” she said, “but they did recommend things we could do.

Maybe we were being channeled, I don’t know.”

While the itinerary included stops at 25 churches, synagogues, and their affiliated cemeteries, Stanis said there were opportunities for more traditional tourist activities.

For example, they visited Ernest Hemingway’s home and La Terrazas, a nature preserve where a hardwood forest is being reforested. And at Stanis’ request, their guide took them to a baseball game between the Havana Industrialists and the Island of Youth.

They spent six nights at the historic 82-year-old Hotel Nacional de Cuba where celebrities such as Winston Churchill, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, and Johnny Weismuller stayed in Cuba’s heyday before the Cuban Revolution brought Castro to power in 1959. Weismuller was a swimmer/actor who portrayed

Camille Stanis displays a Sunday Dispatch during her trip to Cuba.

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Hemingway home in San Francisa de Paula Cuba

Tarzan in the movies. One of the hotel’s two pools is named for him.

“You could feel the history there,” she said of the hotel.

Stanis said Cuban street life is colorful and vibrant, much different from how she imagined a communist country might be – stereotypically cold, listless, and anti-American.

“When we arrived at the hotel they hoisted the American flag.

At a pig roast they had Cuban and American flags. Though they are poor, they’re clean.

There’s no litter, no graffiti, everyone is well dressed. They only make $20 to $50 a month, but everything else is supplied by the government, food coupons, health care, housing.”

At the Floridita Bar customers can have a drunk with Hemingway.

Note the photo on wall of Hemingway and Castro.

Stanis said the Cubans asked her to take a message back to the ‘States. “Everybody loves Americans,” she said. “They said ‘tell family and friends we love you. Tell them to lift the embargo.’ ” The United States enforces a trade embargo against Cuba and American dollars are illegal though a black market does exist.

Because of the embargo many Cubans drive vintage 1950s American cars with mixed and matched parts and construction is limited. Paint can cost $100 a gallon.

As Stanis explained it, cars are licensed differently for different purposes. Privately owned cars See CUBA, Page 16

the Delaware Valley School District, Milford and the Tunkhannock Area School District and is currently employed by the Pittston Area School District. He has also been actively involved in the schools at as a football, basketball, and track & field coach.

Bilbow currently is the coach of a kindergarten/1st grade basketball team in the Avoca Basketball League.

In 2004 while teaching Social Studies and Technology at Pittston Area High School, Bilbow was honored as the Walmart Teacher of the Year. He is currently the Principal of the Martin L. Mattei Middle School.

Bilbow is a member of many professional and community organizations. He is a former member of the PAFT – Local 1590/AFL-CIO (Pittston Area Federation of Teachers) and is currently a member of the PAESSP/NAESSP (Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals). He is also a member of the ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum). He is a Past President of the Avoca Ancient Order of Hibernians-Neil McLaughlin Division and was selected as the organization’s Man of the Year in 2001. He is also a Past President of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.

Bilbow and his family are members of Queen of the Apostles Parish (formerly St. Mary’s Parish) in Avoca.

Past recipients

Swingle Award

Sean J. Gilligan was born at Loring AFB Caribou, ME as the son of John Gilligan and A. Ellen (Gilroy). He was raised in Wyoming, attended Wyoming Area Catholic and public schools and Luzerne County

Community College prior to his relocation to the Washington DC Metropolitan Area in 1998.

As the oldest of seven children Gilligan first gained public notoriety when he received a meritorious award for assisting an expectant mother with delivery of her child in the back seat of the car she was going to the hospital in.

Leaving his job, home and lifelong friends in 1998, Gilligan relocated with the dream of becoming a firefighter in the Nation’s Capital with the advice of the late Captain William “Bill” Mislan, DCFD Ret. Waiting and hoping to be hired, Gilligan decided to save money by living in at a volunteer fire house. Once “in the groove” of Prince George’s County Fire Department, Gilligan received numerous recognitions for bravery and talent under extreme conditions during fires and technical rescues.

The three highlights of this portion of his life, Gilligan believes, are The Silver Medal of Valor, for the rescue of a mother and child through a third floor window from a ladder that was almost too short, Department Commendation for response to The Pentagon Attack on September 11, 2001, and the introduction to his wife Dianna, a fellow firefighter at the time.

Together they are raising two children, Danella and Reilly in their home in Bowie, MD.

homes.

He credits the closeness of his church, family and community during his upbringing, as the example to live by and feels giving time and effort should be an expected minimum.

Past recipients

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Now a Sergeant with DCFD, Gilligan was credited with saving a Metropolitan Police Officer and several firefighters after disarming a 45.cal pistol from a known gang member inside a vehicle, after a scuffle ensued.

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Past recipients of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick “Man of the Year” Award: 1964 Rev. Joseph McNamara 1965 Bob Dougherty 1966 Dr. James S. Jordan 1967 Rev. Earl Keating, C.P. 1968 Joseph Gorman 1969 Kenneth Bannon 1970 None 1971 None 1972 Leo Morris 1973 Vincent T. O’Hara 1974 Leo Tierney 1975 John Flanagan 1976 Jack Brennan 1977 Stanley Leonard 1978 Tom McHale 1979 Joseph Whalen 1980 Tom Smith 1981 Charles O’Boyle

1982 William Watson 1983 Judge Bill Fay 1984 Earl Langan 1985 James Gilmartn 1986 Harold “Spike” Collins 1987 Dr. Gerald Tracy 1988 Atty. Joseph Quinn 1989 Major Michael Coyne Jordan 1990 Frank Lyons 1991 William P. Burke 1992 Joseph J. Joyce Sr. 1993 Rep. Thomas M. Tigue 1994 Fr. Joseph F. McNamara SJ 1995 Dr. John F. Callahan 1996 Jack Grimes 1997 James J. McFarland 1998 James A. Rooney 1999 Terrance McGinty Jr. 2000 Michael F. Tigue 2001 Richard B. Cosgrove 2002 Albert F. Clark 2003 Rev. Paul A. McDonnell 2004 Lt. Frank Fuller 2005 James L. Conlon, Jr. 2006 Robert P. Collins 2007 Hon. Thomas F. Burke 2008 Jay Delaney 2009 Capt. T.J. Hromisin 2010 Mart F. Quinn 2011 Paul Leonard

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Friendly Sons 98th annual banquet scheduled March 17

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The incredible shrinking barber Pittston’s Phil Gianfarcaro says gastric bypass surgery ‘saved my life’

By Jack Smiles jsmiles@psdispatch.com

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hil Gianfarcaro weighed 155 pounds when he graduated from Pittston Area High School in 1970. Twenty years later, he was double that. A year ago, he packed 368 pounds on his 56-inch-waist, 5-foot-7 frame.

With obesity came health problems – diabetes, sleep apnea and high blood pressure. A trek up a flight of stairs took his breath away.

These days, Gianfarcaro, 60, walks the three-quarters mile from his home in the Oregon Section of Pittston to his Main Street barbershop without even breathing hard.

He doesn’t need insulin, he doesn’t need an apnea mask to sleep and his blood pressure is down.

And so is his weight.

Gianfarcaro has lost 140 pounds. He’s down to 229. His waist size is 40. His goal is to get down to a 38-inch waist and 190 pounds and keep it off. He’s almost certain to reach those goals.

His secret is no secret: he had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery last June at Geisinger Danville performed by Dr. Anthony Petrick.

Before the surgery, his doctors, Guy Fasciana and Joe Stella, were always after him to lose weight and he did, and did, and did.

“I lost weight about eight times,” Gianfarcaro said as he took a break from cutting hair at his business, Phil’s Clip Joint at 106 S. Main St., Pittston, which he opened a few years ago after retiring from a 36-year career with the Turnpike Commission.

“I tried all kinds of diets,” he said. “Lose 80, gain 100. Lose 50, gain 60.”

When bypass surgery was first suggested, Gianfarcaro was afraid.

But then he learned before he would be considered a candidate for the surgery he had to lose 10 percent of his weight and take six months of classes designed to ease his fears and prepare him

Phil Gianfarcaro weighed 368 pounds when he fit in these 56-inch-waist jeans. He's down to 229 and his waist size is 40.

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for his next life. The classes included sessions with a psychiatrist. “They want to know if you’re committed, if you really want to do it,” he said From the classes, Gianfarcaro learned he had a food addiction.

“Really, for me it’s an addiction, like drugs or alcohol. Without the surgery, I couldn’t have done it.”

The surgery reduced his stomach from the size of a football, which is normal, to the size of an egg.

Before surgery, he could easily eat six slices of pizza. Now, one slice fills him.

Breakfast is cereal, an egg and a piece of toast – and he can barely finish it, he said.

“A sandwich fills me,” he added. “A sandwich used to be a joke.”

Gianfarcaro has only two diet restrictions: sugar and alcohol.

The latter was not a problem as he drank only occasionally presurgery. But pastry, candy, ice cream and the like were a weakness for him. Now, he eats only small amounts of sugar-free snacks.

Otherwise, he eats the same things he used to eat, except in vastly smaller quantities.

The weight came off so quickly after surgery to the tune of 20 pounds a month, his appearance changed dramatically and even friends didn’t recognize him.

John Demich stopped at the Clip Joint while Gianfarcaro was talking about his surgery and recalled the first time he saw his friend after his recovery. “He was walking down the street and I thought, Holy God, is that Phil?”

Gianfarcaro said his wife, Vivian, was “his rock” for his mind and body, leading into and coming out of surgery.

His children, Carmen, Phil Ashley, were also pillars of support.

Now, Gianfarcaro provides support to other obese patients considering gastric bypass. Dr. Stella asks those patients to call Gianfarcaro.

“I tell them the surgery saved my life,” he said.

By Jack Smiles jsmiles@psdispatch.com

Thanks to the new marquee on the Open Space, women visiting Pittston Wednesday evening for the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network event had no problem finding the starting point for the evening’s festivities.

The marquee was built by Fiesler Signs, which donated its share of the installation, while Mike Lombardo, Mayor Jason Klush and Hadley Construction put the finishing touches on the installation, inlcuding the lighting. Half of the cost of the marquee was donated by Mericle Construction.

The marquee is a mini version of the old American Theater marquee. “It was inspired by the

American Theater marquee,” Lombardo said, “though obviously much smaller. We had to work within the realm of the building.”

The art deco design also had to take into account its impact on sight lines for the other new signs on Main Street and the new Main Street lighting. “We had to achieve a balance. It had to stick out, but not too much," Lombardo said.

The marquee has a changeable panel on the front where current or pending events can be advertised. On Wednesday the panel read “Welcome Pittston Chamber” for the weekend the panel is announcing a Boden outlet sale going on inside.

So far the city has been conservative marketing the Open

Space for events because there is still work going on inside on such things as high speed internet, phone system and a back exit into St. John’s Alley.

Even at that some events are booked including a 50th birthday party and a Chamber fundraiser. Palazzo 53 has the Space booked for a New Year’s Eve party.

Across Main Street the lighting and new sign, in the shape of a slice of Pizza, for the Napoli’s Pizza façade are two more new elements of the continued revitalization of the downtown.

Pittston mayor Jason Klush, on ladder, works on the Open Space marquee which went up this week.

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McDonald’s to host scholarship night McDonald’s Restaurants on Rt. 315 in Pittston and on Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, will host a Scholarship Proceeds Night to benefit the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Scholarship Fund.

On Tuesday, March 6, 5-8 p.m., McDonald’s will donate a portion of the sales to assist the Friendly Sons with their annual scholarship program.

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McDonald’s has volunteered to be a part of raising the $5000 needed to fund the two scholarships.

Pittston Area students and their families are encouraged by the Friendly Sons to go to the Pittston location to show your support and Wyoming Area students and their families should

use the Wyoming location. The Friendly Sons are hoping for a high level of participation from both school districts to support this important part of the scholarship program, said Patrick Bilbow, a past president of the organization.

Those with small children should note that Ronald McDonald will be at the Pittston location from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6.

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Molly and Joe Middleton with Davey Jones at Milford Plaza Hotel lobby, New York City, in 2008.

The death of Davy Jones – the lead singer of the made-for-TV 1960s rock band, The Monkees – affected a lot of local folks who knew him. Joe Middleton and his wife Molly were two local people who called Jones a friend.

They last spent time with Jones in November of 2008 when they ran into him in New York City.

Joe and Molly were in New York City to see a Broadway play, when they ducked into the Milford Plaza Hotel to use the rest rooms. While Joe was waiting for his wife he saw Jones in the lobby. He didn’t recognize the famous Monkee immediately, but it hit him that it was Jones and Joe said “hello” as Jones walked by.

Jones stopped to say hello when Joe explained they had met before. It 1975 Joe was working for Joe Nardone who brought Jones to the Masonic temple in Wilkes-Barre for a tour. Jones was touring with his Monkees bandmate Mickey Dolenz and Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart who wrote the Monkees biggest hits including “Last Train to Clarksville.”

Joe picked Jones up at the airport that day and took him to the Holiday Inn on Rt. 315. It was a hot day and Jones, who had a cast on his arm, jumped into the hotel pool.

When Joe reminded Jones of the pool incident he remembered.

Jones was especially cordial to Joe’s wife Molly that day in New York in 2008. He even invited the couple to the hotel bar for a drink, but they had to pass as they were running late for the show.

Molly said Jones was such a regular guy it was impossible to be star struck around him.

“He was so down to earth. It was like we met a friend.”

Jones took the Middleton’s address and later sent them some memorabilia.

Joe put his foot in his mouth before he and Jones said goodbye that day in New York.

“You know, he told me he had several daughters and this young girl came walking up to us and I said, ‘oh this must be one of your daughters.’ ” It was his girlfriend.

Correction A story last week about Gerry Granahan said Granahan became friends with Bo Diddley and “they remain friends to this day.” Diddley died in 2008. Sorry about the error.

Dean’s List Local residents have been named to the dean’s list at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia for the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.

They are Alyssa Marie Cajka, of Wyoming, a doctor of phar-

Atlas Realty Inc. presented a $1,000 check to the West Pittston Library to aid in their recovery from flood damage. Atlas Agents donated a portion of their commission from sales of homes and properties in Pittston, Wyoming area and surrounding area. Donations were matched by the broker.

Pictured from left, Debbie Ferack, Luann Sperrazza, Anne Bramblett Barr (Director, West Pittston Library), Charlie Adonizio (Broker/Owner, Atlas Realty Inc.), Karen Adonizio, Michele Reap, Tom Salvaggio, Nancy Bohn, Angie Dessoye.

Second row, Keri Best, Colleen Turant, Julio Caprari, Joe Caprari, Fred Mecadon, Terry Guasto.

Absent at time of photo:Bill Williams, Phil Semenza, Glen Gubitose, Melissa Hudzinski, and Kevin Sobilo. macy student; Josh Campbell, of Pittston, a doctor of pharmacy student; Ashley Hetro, of Exeter, a doctor of pharmacy student; Linnae Homza, of Exeter, a biology student; and Ashley Zielen, of Harding, a doctor of pharmacy student. Kaylene Sutkowski of Pittston Twp. has been named to the dean’s list at Villanova University for the 2011 falls emester. She is majoring in nursing.

Meghan Limongelli, daughter of Joseph Limongelli and Paula Hoban McDonough, of Pittston, has been named to the dean’s list at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School for the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.

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Sandy Giunta, of West Pittston, was the Turkey Hill Steeler Country promotion, 2012 Steelers Season Ticket Blitz Sweepstakes, winner. She won a pair of 2012-2013 season tickets. The Turkey Hill name must be lucky for Giunta’s family. Last month, her cousin purchased a winning lottery ticket worth $59.9 million dollars at a nearby Turkey Hill Minit Market.

Birthday notes Birthday wishes go out to William Dillon Jr., formerly of Inkerman, Jenkins Township, and now residing in Plains Twp. who will have his big day next Sunday, March 11.

Happy birthday wishes go to Justin Talipan, son of Debbie and Pat Talipan, Pittston Township, who will celebrate his 13th

birthday on March 10.

Happy birthday wishes go to Diane Butera, Avoca, who celebrated her 50th birthday on February 22.

Also to Rosalyn Fasciana, Dupont, who will celebrate her 25th birthday on March 4.

Murder mystery The Music Box Repertory Company will present an audience participation murder mystery “Next of Kin” on March 16, 17 and 18 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. All tickets are $30 and include a buffet dinner. The buffet begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 283-2195.

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Mark Nobile will act as General Chairperson of the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce Winter Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, March 14 at St. Anthony’s Parish Center, Exeter.

Registration at 7:45 a.m. and the breakfast buffet is at 8:00 a.m.

Nobile received a degree from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre.

He is a graduate of St. John the Evangelist High School, Pittston.

In January 1979 Mr. Nobile acquired management of the family owned business, Wyoming Quality Beverage. In January 2004 the company merged with Premium Brands and Mark became a managing partner in one of Northeast Pennsylvania’s largest wholesale beer distributors, United Beverage, until its sale in September 2010.

Nobile is currently the cofounder of the newly established Susquehanna Brewing Company, which is located in the former United Beverage facilities.

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Novena to St. Joseph begins Saturday Lenten concerts today, next Sunday In a 63-year tradition of inspiring prayer and meditation through music, the Catholic Choral Society will present Lenten Concerts today, March 4, in Wilkes-Barre and on March 11 in Pittston.

The first concert on March 4 will be held at St. Andrew Parish, 316 Parrish St., WilkesBarre, on Sunday afternoon, at 3 p.m. The pastor of St. Andrew’s Church is Rev. James E. McGahagan while the Permanent Deacon is Francis J. Bradigan Jr. The second concert will be presented at St. John the Evangelist Parish ,35 William Street, Pittston on Sunday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. The

pastor of St. John’s Church is Msgr. John J. Bendik while the assistant pastor is Rev. Richard J. Cirba. The senior priest is Rev. Hugh H. McGroarty and the deacons are James G. Cortegerone and David E. Marx.

Both concerts are open to the public free of charge.

Dr. Thomas Rittenhouse and Brenda Grunza are co-presidents of the Catholic Choral Society. Ann Manganiello is music director of this group while Jean Shields is accompanist.

Further information may be obtained by calling 570-587-2753 and also atwww.catholicchoralsociety.org.

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The Oblates of Saint Joseph Seminary Chapel, Route 315, Laflin, will be the setting for the annual Novena to St. Joseph, starting Saturday, March 10.

Masses will be held every day at 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., followed by novena prayers and the blessing of the relic of St. Joseph Marello, founder of the Oblate Congregation. Confessions will be heard before all Masses.

The novena will continue up until Sunday, March 18.

Preaching this year’s novena is Father Robert D. Dwyer of the Diocese of Syracuse, NY. He is a native of Utica, NY and was ordained a priest in 1962. He has served in various capacities throughout his priesthood as pastor, teacher, guidance counselor, chaplain for the New York State School for the Deaf, diocesan director of the permanent diaconate program and as a missionary in the Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya and with the Glenmary Missionaries in Mississippi.

The novena is a spiritual preparation for the liturgical Feast of Saint Joseph, which will be celebrated on Monday, March 19th.

There will be Masses on that day at 7:00 and 10:30 a.m. and a solemn Pontifical Mass at 7:00pm by the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., JC.L., Bishop of Scranton. Concelebrating with Bishop Bambera will be the Oblate Fathers and invited diocesan

clergy.

Rev. Paul A. McDonnell, OSJ, rector of the Oblates Seminary, invites all the area faithful to participate in the annual novena and Feast Day celebrations. For more information, contact the seminary office at 654-7542.

PANCAKE SUPPER The Mt. Zion United Methodist Church will hold their all you can eat annual Pancake Supper on Mar. 17 at the church on Mt. Zion Road, Harding. Takeouts are at 4 p.m. dinner served from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Cost is adults $8 and children 5 to 12 years of age are $5. For advance tickets, contact Carole 388-6565 or Bob 823-2484.

PASTA AND SAUSAGE St. Maria Goretti Churchon Laflin Road will sponsor a pasta and sausage dinner from noon to 5 p.m. today, Mar. 4, at the church hall on Laflin Road.

Tickets are available at the door for $9. Children 5 years of age and under are free for eat-in only.

Facilities are handicapped accessible with ample free parking.

PIEROGIE SALE St. Michael’s Church, Church and Winter streets, Old Forge, is hosting a pierogie sale. The cost is $6 per dozen. Orders due by

March 9. Orders may be picked up from 2-5 p.m. on Tuesday, March13, in the church hall. Call Dorothy: 562-1434, Sandra: 457-9280 or Church Hall: 4572875 ST. JOSEPH’S TABLE St. Joseph’s Senior Social Club will set “The St. Joseph’s Table” in honor of St. Joseph, patron saint, at their regular scheduled meeting on Thursday, March15, at 2:00 p.m. in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel’s Church Hall.

“La Tavola di San Guiseppe,” an ancient Sicilian tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, was brought to New Orleans by Sicilian immigrants in gratitude to St. Joseph for answering prayers for deliverance from a severe draught that resulted in countless number of deaths due to famine.

A three tier altar representing the Holy Trinity and Holy Family will be assembled with various foods such as breads, pasta, fruits, vegetables, pastry and the fava bean. In Sicily, the fava bean was grown for fodder for cattle but because of its resilience it became the sustaining food during the famine.

Rev. Joseph Sibliano, pastor of St. Joseph Marello Church, honored guest, will bless the altar, tables and bread that will be distributed to the attendees.

Peter, Alicia and Joseph Adonizio will represent the Holy

Family. Members of the club and attendees named Joseph or Josephine will be recognized in honor of their feast day.

The food for the altar and luncheon is being prepared by members and guests. Attendees are asked to bring canned food or dry staples to be placed at the foot of the altar. According to custom the food will be used to feed the hungry. The collected items will be donated to St. John the Evangelist Church, Greater Pittston Food Pantry.

Danny Argo and Friend Frankie will provide music.

The public is invited to attend.

Reservations must be made by calling Maria Capolarella Montante at 655-2398 or Theresa Ormando at 654-2967.

Members of the St. Joseph’s Senior Social Club will attend Mass on Monday, March 19, the feast day of St. Joseph, at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary in Laflin at10:30 a.m. Rev. Paul Mc Donnell will offer the mass. A luncheon at Perkins will follow.

HAM AND CABBAGE A ham and cabbage dinner will be served on Saturday, March 10, at Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Avenue.

Serving is 4-6:30p.m. Cost: Adults $9.00 and Children (512) $5.00. Take-outs will be available.

NUT AND POPPY SEED The Women of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 100 Rock St., Hughestown, are selling nut and poppy seed rolls at &8 each.

Call Pam 655-0043, Lois 6544948, or Margaret 451-0526 for orders. Last date to order is March 18. Pick-up date is April 4, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

LENTEN RETREAT The Josephite-Marellian Laity Association will host a Lenten Retreat, next Sunday, March 4, at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, Route 315, Laflin. The retreat begins at 2:00 p.m. with a talk by Sr. Redempta Sweeney, IHM, followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confessions, Stations of the Cross and the celebration of Holy Mass (suffices the Sunday Mass obligation). The retreat is free and open to the public.

PEDIATRIC CLINIC The Care and Concern Pediatric Health Clinic, located in the former Seton Catholic School building on William Street in Pittston, will be open the first and third Thursday of each month.

Free health care is provided for infants through age 11. Registration is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Participants should bring your child’s immunization records with them. Parents or guardians must be present to have their child examined. All services are free and confidential.

The clinic is sponsored by the Care and Concern ministries of the Parish Community of St. John the Evangelist, Msgr. John Bendik, Pastor. For more information call 855-6035.

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WYOMING VALLEY 1700 Wyoming Avenue, FortyFort Pastor Rev. R.F. Dymond Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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Wednesday evening prayer service: 6:30 p.m. every other Wednesday Visitors are welcome. For additional information call 570693-1918 BENNETT PRESBYTERIAN 501 Bennett Street, Luzerne Everyone is welcome. The church is handicap accessible.

BETHEL UNITED METHODIST Main St., Avoca 11:15 a.m. Worship BRICK UNITED METHODIST 905 Foote Ave., Duryea Pastor Michael Shambora Service: Sunday 9:45 a.m.

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH Luzerne Ave. and Parke Street West Pittston Origins – The Foundation of Creation and Man Part will be

held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Mar. 4 through May 13. The study is open to Bible students and well as interested individuals. Preregistration is recommended by calling the church office 6542500.

The 9th Annual Sportsman’s Beast Feast will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 24, at the church. A buffet of wild game and domestic offerings are featured. Event is open to the public and free of charge. For reservations call the church office at 654-2500 by Monday, Mar. 19.

Christ’s Community Clothes Closet will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursdays. The closet will be closed on days that Pittston and Wyoming Area School Districts are closed due to weather or holidays. There are clothes for men, women and children.

This ministry is open to the public free of charge. For more information, call 654-2500.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. James H. Breese, pastor, Water Street, Pittston Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship and Praise Service/Children’s Sunday School, Adult/Teen Sunday School immediately following service.

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Rev. James H. Breese, pastor, will conduct a series of Community Lenten Services every Wednesday during Lent at 7:15 p.m. The message will be “The Suffering Servant.” Everyone is welcome and invited to attend.

For more info, call 654-0283.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC 500 Luzerne Avenue West Pittston Rev. Joan Mitchell, Pastor Sanctuary is handicapped accessible.

Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m. with Communion.

Tuesday, 7 p.m. Diaconate Meeting; 7:30 p.m. Church Council Meeting FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 14 Broad Street Pittston Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. with Rev. William N. Lukesh.

FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH West Pittston Rev. James Thyren 654-8121 Mar 4– 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. Worship, 12:05 p.m. choir rehearsal Mar 6 – 7 p.m. Trustees Mar 8 – 11 a.m. Scripture study, soup and sandwich at Second Presbyterian Church 7:30 p.m. Session Services are being held at St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church, Wyoming Ave., Exeter, as the church recovers from the flood of September 2011.

There is parking on Wyoming Avenue and in the lot behind the church.

FULL GOSPEL CHAPEL Avoca Adult Sunday School, 9:30; Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday evening Bible study and prayer service at 7:00.

The church also hosts the Rose of Sharon Church with Rev. Vincente Torres on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. for the Hispanic community.

GLENDALE GOSPEL CHURCH 105 Church Drive Glendale/Pittston Township Sunday Service 10:45 a.m.

HARDING CHURCH OF CHRIST RR 1 Box 187A, Falls Sunday services: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School and 11:00 a.m.

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MOOSIC ALLIANCE CHURCH 608 Rocky Glen Road, Moosic Pastor: Doug Jensen 457-6020 maccma2@verizon.net Sunday morning Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday morning Worship at 10:45 a.m.

Prayer meeting, Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery Ministry, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

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HOLY MOTHER OF SORROWS PNCC 212 Wyoming Avenue, Dupont Rev. Zbigniew Dawid, Pastor Sunday Mass schedule: 8:00 a.m. Traditional Mass; 9:15 a.m.

School of Christian Living (SOCL) and Confirmation Class; 10:30 a.m. Traditional High Mass Daily Mass 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

Lenten Devotions, Stations of the Cross will be held at 7:00 p.m. every Wednesday.

Bitter Lamentations will be celebrated every Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Lenten Potato Pancake and Clam Chowder Dinner will be held on Friday, March 23. Serving will be 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Takeouts are available from 1:00 p.m. Donation is $7.00 which includes pancakes, soup, dessert and beverage. For dinner tickets you can contact Arnold Borc at 654-8175.

Potato cheese pierogie are still available and can be purchased after Masses on Sunday at the church hall.

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Students from the CCD Class at St. Monica's Parish recently celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation (First Penance.) This Sacrament precedes the Sacrament of the Eucharist (First Holy Communion), which they will receive in May. Pictured from leftr, first row, Ryan Strobel, Victoria Maywood, Zachary Kostik, Megan Tomsak, Alyssa Kopcza, and Emily Jackson. Second row, Callen McCarroll, Charles Banashefski, Julia Crane, Dominick Ranieli, Madison Kuharchik, Jordan Chepalonis, Emma Broda, Christina Timinski.. Third row, Shawn Pawloski, Jude Janosky, Vianna Hindmarsh, Fr. Arbogaste Satoun (Fr. Arbo), Fr. McKernan, Samantha Gashi, Ashley Kessel.

INKERMAN PRESBYTERIAN Main St., Inkerman Services: Sundays, 9 a.m.

LANGCLIFFE PRESBYTERIAN 1001 Main St Avoca Sunday worship 11:15 a.m.

The Langcliffe Church is handicapped accessible. Nursery is provided for children during worship.

The Care for Soldiers program continues. To date, over 50 care packages have been sent to servicemen and women overseas.

OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH Highway 315, Pittston Masses are held daily in the seminary chapel at 7:00 a.m.

(Monday – Friday) and on Saturday mornings at 8:00 a.m.

There are no weekend Masses.

Confessions are heard daily from 9:00 a.m. – noon and from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Office hours are Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., evenings and weekends by appointment. Office phone number is 654-7542.

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mediately follow the Mass. All are welcome.

Living the Eucharist for Teens is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on March 5, 12, 19, and 26, (Mondays) at the seminary. Kathy Yaklic, theology teacher at Holy Cross High School, Dunmore, will be the presenter. The $20 fee includes cost of the workbook.

Five or more students from one parish or school can attend for a total of $75. To register for the above program, call 207-2213, ext. 1107.

The province and seminary website will soon be undergoing a complete revamping in the weeks and months ahead. You can follow the changes just by clicking on towww.oblates-stjoseph.com Tune into Catholic Radio 750 AM. The radio studio is located in the seminary building and is broadcast daily from dawn to dusk. For more information about this station, contact Ed Niewinski at 287-4670.

A Lenten Retreat will be held this afternoon, at our seminary, hosted by the Josephite-Marellian Laity Association. The retreat begins at 2:00 p.m. with a talk by Sr. Redempta Sweeney,

IHM, former Congregation Administrator of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scranton) and currently a spiritual director in Wilmington, Delaware. Following the talk, there will be adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, an opportunity for confessions, Stations of the Cross and the celebration of Holy Mass, which fulfills the Sunday Mass obligation. The retreat is free and open to the public.

Oblate Fathers of the Pittston Area and Hazleton will be holding their monthly retreat this Thursday, March 8, from 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. at the seminary.

For more news and information about the Oblates of Saint Joseph locally and around the world, turn towww.oblates-stjoseph.com.

ST. JOSEPH MARELLO PARISH OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL ST. ROCCO’S Pittston Lenten Schedule Daily Masses: Monday thru Friday: 7:30 and 11:30 a.m.

Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. there is a Holy Hour at Mt. Carmel Church.

Stations of the Cross are every Friday at Mt. Carmel Church after 11:30 Mass and at 5:00 p.m.

with the Eucharistic Benediction and at St. Rocco’s Church every Friday after 11:30 Mass.

The Annual Novena to St. Joseph will begin at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, Route 315, Laflin. Masses are held daily at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. novena prayers following. Preaching this year’s novena is Father Robert D. Dwyer from the Diocese of Syracuse. The novena ends on the Feast of St. Joseph, March19, with a solemn Mass at 7 p.m. by Bishop Joseph C. Bambera.

Welcome to a new Parish Family member: Carmella Maria Caridi, daughter of Dennis and Alissa (Timko).

Today the new Altar Servers will be vestured during 11:00 a.m. Mass. They are: Michael Branley, Brooke Costanzo, McKayla Kathio, Joseph Keska, and Joseph Ranieli.

The Josephite-Marellian Laity Association will host a Lenten Retreat,today, Sunday, March 4,

at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary beginning at 2:00 p.m. with a talk by Sr. Redemta Sweeney, IHM, followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confessions, Stations of the Cross and the celebration of Holy Mass (suffices the Sunday Mass obligation). The retreat is free and open to the public.

The Holy Name Society will meet on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the parish center. The upcoming smoker to be held on Sunday, April 1, in the parish center will be discussed. Any members with “Lottery” returns should bring them to the meeting. Tickets for both events are also available at the rectory office. New members are welcome.

The Altar & Rosary Society of St. Joseph Marello Parish will be hosting a Penny Auction on Sunday, April 22, in the Parish Center. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the auction will be at 2:00 p.m.

Get advance admission tickets or raffles tickets from any member, the rectory or at the door. Members are reminded that all returns must be made by the April 19 meeting.

The Second stop of the The Road to Resurrection 2012 is at Our Lady of the Eucharist, Pittston on Wednesday, March 7 with Holy Mass at The Third stop is at the Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca on Wednesday, March 14 with Holy Mass at 7 p.m.

The Fourth stop is at Mt. Carmel on Wednesday, March 21 with Holy Mass at 7 p.m.

The Fifth stop is at St. John the Church, Pittston on Wednesday March 28 with Holy Mass at 7 p.m.

The second collection at the weekend masses on March 17-18 is for Catholic Social Services.

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WA impasse The Wyoming Area teachers have been working without a contract for 18 months.

Last year the school board asked the state Labor Relations Board to appoint a thirdparty fact finder to look at proposals from both sides and come up with a non-binding compromise.

Here were the proposals the fact-finder looked at. The district proposed a fouryear contract with a one-year pay freeze followed by small raises that would result in a 4.2 percent increase on average over the life of the contract. The teachers wanted six years and salary increases that would have averaged from 3.56 percent to 4.10 percent each year. The district wanted teachers to pay 5 percent of health insurance premiums and to increase co-payments and deductibles. The union rejected premium sharing.

We believe the fact finder did a good job coming up with a compromise suggestion by recommending raises ranging from 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent over four years and increased co-pays and deductibles.

But his recommendation against premium sharing seems to be the sticking point.

We believe this is the main reason the school rejected the fact finder’s solution, while the teachers accepted it.

For now it seems that both sides are ready to go to the barricades on premium sharing. The teachers are already implementing “work rules” which means they are not doing extracurriculars such as Science Olympiad. A full blown strike is probably next.

While we understand that the teachers won health care without premium sharing in good faith negotiations and while we understand any union’s reluctance to give back things won in such negotiations, we’re afraid we have to side with the district on this one.

In a perfect world teachers would be among the highest paid workers in our society and they would get high quality health care without premium sharing.

It’s not that teachers don’t have tremendous value, it’s this: where is the money coming from?

A large chunk of it is coming from people who have less income than most teachers, pay thousands for their own health care and thousands more in taxes which pay for the teachers.

We don’t see how there can be an expectation that district spending on teachers’ salaries and benefits can continue to escalate as they have in the past. As things are -- the economy the funding sources -such escalation is just not sustainable.

G U E S T C O M M E N TA R Y

A Patriot/Warrior story that needs to be told

By Joseph DeLucca Jr.

Anyone who has lived in the Greater Pittston Area or has attended Pittston Area or Wyoming Area understands fully the intense rivalry and history that exists DeLucca between the two schools.

Over the years, the rivalry may have softened a bit, but it still remains strong.

Many things account for this softening including the many once Warriors and Patriots who are living on opposite sides of the river from where they grew up.

Take me for example. I graduated from WA in 1990, played and coached several sports for the Warriors, then married an outstanding Patriot student-athlete named Maria Adonizio. It was not too long after we wed that she dragged me under protest across the river. I have to say that after 15 years, I am finally very happy and content. We have three awesome boys who are now Patriots, but who also have tremendous respect for WA because of their father.

Then, there are others like Charlie Turco, a Patriot great who married a Warrior cheerleader; Carl DeLuca (we believe no relation, but he looks a lot like my dad and cousin), one of the best QBs in PA history now lives with his three children in Warrior Country; the current head basketball coach of the Warriors, Alex Brogna was a Patriot; Coach Ken Yakobitis, who scored 1,000 points for WA, has been back and forth so many times, I don’t think he knows where he belongs; pr take Mr. Vito Quaglia, who is the principal at Wyoming Area High School and has three children who attend PA. Because so many more Patriots and Warriors have crossed the border, I believe we need to remove words certain words from our vocabulary when referring to our rivals. We need to continue to strive for mutual respect while maintaining the pride and identities we hold for our own schools.

This mutual respect surfaced at last Friday’s boys’ basketball game between PA/ WA. Those in attendance who stayed long enough witnessed something special.

Throughout history it is no secret that Pittston has dominated the hardwoods. This night was no different. What was different occurred with time running out.

The hype had been building days prior to the game. The Patriots student section, which has brought a college like atmosphere back to PA games, was fired up for

James Kelly won the hearts of Warrior and Patriot fans alike.

this game. The Warrior students were prepared not to be outdone on their home turf.

During the course of the game both sections were taking their best shots at each other. The chants back and forth became a game within the game. At one point when it was 12-0 PA, the PA students chanted “why so quiet?” WA very quickly responded, “We have no points”! This was the

Lifelong sports fan and coach Joe Fahey exhibits the new Patriot-Warrior rivalry, donning the colors of both teams for the game.

As Kelly stepped to the line for his first of two shots, the crowed got quiet. Then the Warrior students raised their “spirit hands” and so, too, did their so called “enemies” from across the floor. Kelly’s first shot almost went sideways and missed everything. Nobody laughed, nobody jeered. They all got quiet again and raised their hands in unison. This time, Kelly’s second shot found all net as the Warrior and Patriot students forcefully dropped their hands with one giant “whoosh”! Even Patriot head coach Alan Keisinger could not help but clap emphatically.

With both the Warriors and Patriots chanting his name, anything was possible. Kelly, not wanting to disappoint all his fans, drained a 3-pointer with time running down as the gym erupted one more time.

“It was an amazing feeling,” Kelly said later, “hearing all the fans chanting my name felt fantastic! I am grateful to my entire team for my first ever varsity 3pointer, especially E.J. (Driving Hawk) for getting me open and Colin (Kirby) for the assist.”

The moral of the story is that there are great kids who attend Pittston and Wyoming Area. Kids today usually get a bad rap.

These kids taught us adults something that night. Something called perspective.

Long live the rivalry!

Kids today usually get a bad rap. These kids taught us adults something that night. Something called perspective. first thing that drew the appreciation of the Patriot section.

With around three minutes left, and the game well in the Patriots hand, the Warriors wanted their seniors in the game and let Coach Brogna know it. One player in particular was James Kelly, a sentimental favorite. Coach Brogna appropriately obliged. Kelly said, “I was a little surprised that coach called my name, but at the same time relieved to hit the floor my last game as a Warrior.”

What happened next was something that you see on ESPN. With everyone in the gym now wanting this humble Warrior to score a basket, he got his first chance.

Kelly took a shot that missed everything.

Later he would admit it was his “nerves.”

The next time down the court, he took another shot and was “fouled” – quote intentional. For those of you that think that all referees are “bad” guys, Bob Bertoni, very aware of the situation, made the call on the “phantom” foul to set up the magic.

Joe DeLucca Jr. has spent his career in education and now works for Intermediate Unit 18 as Director of Federal, state and Non-public programs.

Do right

Sometime over the last month, my son was exposed to a live case of mat herpes. Since this type of virus is predominately passed via skin-to-skin contact, one can ascertain that a wrestler on a competing team was still very much contagious and therefore, exposed other wrestlers to the virus. While this opposing team was “clearing” skin checks with flying colors, my son unknowingly had contracted this virus.

While this coach decided his team members were healthy enough to proceed toward Districts, my son had a sudden outbreak of herpes just days prior to this event, making it necessary for him to withdraw his participation from the most important matches of his life, thus far. He voluntarily withdrew because we knew. We knew and acknowledged he had a virulently contagious virus.

We were not going to insult anyone’s professional intelligence by trying to push him through the mandatory skin checks at Districts.

He did the right thing. I wish everyone had the guts and courage to step-up and do the right thing.

They didn’t.

This year, my son was fortunate enough to qualify as the number one seeded wrestler in his weight class. Nothing was more important to him than bringing home a first place win. And I mean nothing. This was his year. Until another wrestling coach obliterated his dream and took it upon himself to play doctor, lawyer, judge and jury.

Because of this coach’s unmitigated quest to win at all costs, my son was compelled to exclude himself from Districts while others took his place. By advancing forth his wrestlers into Districts, this coach taught his wrestlers some pretty potent life lessons: Win at any price! Ignore the signs of a virus which can change the course of another wrestler’s life forever. And by God, lie, cheat and display a complete disregard for the health and welfare of a fellow wrestler… all in the name of a win.

When a child is hurt, a mother bleeds. My son has moved forward and I am still stuck in the bloodbath. He is at peace with his decision. He has shown more courage and strength and bravery within this last week than most adult men have ever displayed within their lifetime.

Coaches: take a lesson from the decision of a 17 year-old boy who chose to voluntarily protect the health and well being of the brotherhood. It’s called integrity. It doesn’t require too much forethought, plotting or calculation. You either have it, or you don’t.

In life we have heroes and bullies. A hero is one who does what he can. The others … don’t.

My son is my hero.

That other guy?

Not. So. Much.

Maria Heck loves to poke fun at her children in her column, except when it’s time to praise them … like this week.

Mary R. Ehret, MS, RD, LDN Penn State Cooperative Extension mre2@psu.edu

Use spices and herbs instead of salt to flavor foods Using more spices and herbs are great ways to reduce salt in your diet. First, however, they need to be flavorful, hence fresh. A great habit to get into is to date any newly purchased spice with a permanent marker. The flavor of the spice is only as good as its freshness.

The best way to store spices are in airtight containers and in dry places away from sunlight and heat. Check their aroma; if faded, throw out. Spices like whole cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon sticks maintain quality beyond two year period but most others range from six months to one year.

Not sure how to use spices? There are many ways to spark the flavor of your cooking with spices and using less salt. Extension has a great spice chart to help you become more familiar with spices. You may call Penn State Extension Luzerne County at 825-1701to receive your copy or you may check this reference on line at http://www.extension.org/pages/20275/interactive-spice-guide What’s the difference between an herb and a spice? Some say nothing, others say it is determined by what part of the plant the item comes from. Herbs some believe come from the leaf, and spices from all the other parts of the plant. To add confusion, however, some called a dried herb a spice! As a general rule, add fresh herbs near the end of the cooking time or just before serving as prolonged heating can cause them to lose flavor and aroma. Add the more delicate fresh herbs – basil, chives, cilantro, dill leaves, parsley, marjoram, and mint – a minute or two before the end of cooking or sprinkle them on the food before it’s served. The less delicate fresh herbs, such as dill seeds, oregano, rosemary, tarragon, and thyme, can be added for about the last 20 minutes of cooking.

The form of the herb or spices such as whole, ground, crumbled or freshly grinded makes a difference too. Dried whole spices and herbs, such as whole allspice and bay leaves, release their flavors slower than crumbled or ground ones. They are ideal for dishes cooking an hour or more, such as soups and stews. Remove bay leaves before serving as they can be a choking hazard.

Dried ground spices and herbs release their flavor quickly. They may taste best in shorter-cooking recipes or added nearer the end of longer-cooking ones. Dried crumbled herbs may differ: Milder herbs, such as basil, may flavor best when added toward the end of cooking. More robust herbs, such as thyme, can stand longer cooking periods. Freshly grinding spices, such as black pepper and nutmeg, gives more flavor than buying them already ground. This also applies to using them in uncooked foods.

We can save money and our bodies’ consumption of sodium by making our own salad dressings. Here is a recipe to try that contains chives and dill. Serve with sliced green cucumbers, green peppers and green broccoli for a St Patty’s celebration!

Yogurt Salad Dressing

8 oz. plain yogurt, fat free 1/4 cup mayonnaise, fat free 2 Tbsp. chives, dried 2 Tbsp. dill, dried 2 Tbsp. lemon juice Mix all ingredients in bowl and refrigerate.

Makes 8 servings. Serving size: 2 Tbsp.

Mary R. Ehret, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., is with Penn State Cooperative Extension, Luzerne County, 16 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston, Pa., 18643.

(570) 825-1701/602-0600. Fax (570) 825-1709. mre2@psu.edu.

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Something unusual occurred last week. Something hugely unexpected, something unfortunate, yet … it was all wrapped up in a package of pride.

My first son became a man.

Oh, not in the usual sense (and shame on you!)

But in a more expansive and worldly sense; he had an incredibly difficult choice to make and thought not a nano-second before making the right one. He put the importance of friendship and his teammates before himself. He acted in a way that you would hope your child might act someday … but secretly you don’t ever think will happen.

I mean, our boys would happily wear the same underwear for eight days straight, eat half a Fluffernutter they found lurking in their closet, next to an errant Nike, and you know we haven’t been able to see open space under their bed since Summer 2008 … so it’s hard to imagine that they are even minutely ready to take on the larger issues in life.

Yet, I’ll be damned, he did.

It all began where all things begin with my son … on the wrestling mat.

Over the past several weeks, we have read about the decision of a local wrestling team and its coach which very likely resulted in an unprecedented outbreak of the mat herpes virus among our wrestlers.

This non-addressing of a serious medical concern irrevocably and permanently impacted other wrestlers’ lives; and one in particular: my son.

We all wonder: when the hell was this virus first discovered? Were cases discovered among this wrestling team prior to published reports and ignored? Were unclean skin checks pushed through as non-contagious?

We don’t know for certain, but an ethical coach would not hesitate to make a wrestler sit-out a meet based on his questionable skin check, despite compromising a win.

An ethical coach knows that letting a wrestler with a contagious skin virus compete would in fact, launch other teams into turmoil and affect lives for years to come.

An ethical coach would never have allowed their wrestlers to practice, let alone compete, in any way, shape or form for the recommended amount of time before the virus retreats to its dormant phase.

By not doing so is nothing short of litigious.

The wrestlers among our high schools have always been an unusually tight-knit community; almost a brotherhood, if you will. It’s different from any other sport, in that the wrestlers admire and display a mutual respect for one another.

They are friends, before and after competing; on and off the mat. Therefore, this makes it even more unconscionable what transpired following the aforementioned team’s outbreak of mat herpes. It seems very likely that a coach, a supposed leader, stuck his pompous head in the proverbial sand and decided a team’s participation was well worth leaving a few wrestlers stranded in their wake. Winning was everything. Infecting extraneous wrestlers?

An unfortunate by-product.

Maria Jiunta Heck

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are ‘yellow plates’. Citizens are strongly discouraged from traveling alone and when traveling between towns yellow plates go to designated stops to pick up passengers.

The Grand Cars are usually large vintage American cars confiscated from black marketers or other criminals and used to transport tourists. Stanis said new cars are seen, too, but so are horse drawn taxis and wagons.

Traffic is light, she said. “You can travel for miles of a four lane road and not see another car.”

Stanis believes the embargo is bad policy. “We’re making a mistake by not lifting the embargo,” she said. “We’re allowing China to take over. You see Chinese buses, appliances and food.”

Stanis said the police and military were low profile for the most part. “The most we saw of the police was at the baseball game, where they were guarding

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Though Stanis has had wild adventures in her travels – she was at a hotel in Spain when it was attacked by Basque separatists – and while she’s seen exotic locales like the African Savanna and Victoria Falls, her favorite place is Cuba because it took her back to her favorite time.

“It was like being in the ‘50s again,” she said.

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Question There were more than 50 businesses lining Pittston’s Main Street in 1962.

How many can you With Judy Minsavage name?

Patrick Collins, Edward Burke, S. Thomas Bianco and Chris Addimanda attended.

The Twin Restaurant, South Main Street, started out as the Pittston Diner on Dock Street in 1933. In 1953, owners James Polka and Orlando Menchi were celebrating 19 years of operation serving “fine food and supplying excellent service.”

Merchandise clubs were popular with community storeowners and their customers. In 1953, the federal government issued a ban on such clubs, calling them lotteries as all persons who “wager” did not have to be present when drawings were made. Pittston merchants hired an attorney to check on the matter. Most of the local stores operated on a $1 a week plan for 50 weeks. In May 1952, the revenue bureau determined that businesses operating the clubs would have to pay a gambling tax of $50 a year and pay the government 10 percent of the total receipts.

Erminio Cefalo said, “Yes, though, I would have thought otherwise a few weeks ago.”

On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the fifth person in space, the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth. The space capsule Friendship 7 with Glenn aboard circled the globe five times during a flight that lasted 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds.

1972 – 40 Years Ago Georgine Tramontana, Darlene Dunay, Sandy Pacchioni, Joyce Orkwis, Joanne Nesgoda, Valerie Babiarz, Joan Schifano and Justine Chroback, students of Pittston Area High School, entered the West Pittston Junior Women’s Club Sewing Contest. Club members Mrs. Paul Laird, Mrs. Jean Jerrytone, Mrs. Emily Guillorn and Mrs. Anthony Rostock Jr. judged the event. The girls modeled polyester empire wasted dresses, bold patterned blazers, short tunic dresses with matching poor boy hats and jumpers with high-necked lace blouses.

Managers of Nardone’s Restaurant wanted to do something special for Ethel Hopkins and Mabel Repp of West Pittston. After all, they ate at the restaurant every day without fail.

The owners of the restaurant held a special birthday dinner to honor the women and their loyal patronage.

One of the most unusual extra curricular activities at the Wyoming Area High School was the 100 Mile Club, supervised by Nicholas Anzelmi.

The goal of club members Tom Ancas, John Genelow, John Matosky, Dave Cipolla, Dan Kepick, Len Kucinshas, Joe LaNunziata, Ron Musto, Jeff Malloy, Rich Pieri, Lou Palmeri, Jim Simko, Richard King, Paul Matraselva, Edward Zera and Patrick Messina was to run a total of 100 miles.

Club members ran in the gymnasium before and after school. Upon the completion of their goal, they received 100 Mile T-shirts.

On July 16, 1956, President See PEEKING, Page 19

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1962 – 50 Years Ago Dr. Albert Beiderman served, from its inception, as chairman of the Pittston Urban Redevelopment Authority. In 1962, he resigned the post after

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1952 – 60 Years Ago The Loyalty Oath Act adopted by the Harrisburg Legislature required all municipal, school and state employees to swear they did not have any connection with subversive groups intent on the overthrow of the United States government. Arrangements for ceremonies were published to facilitate the administration of the oath in communities throughout Greater Pittston.

Senate Bill #27 outlining the Loyalty Oath was introduced on January 15, 1951 by Senator Albert Pechan, and enacted as the Pennsylvania Loyalty Act in December of the same year.

Although the Act’s effect on civil liberties was widely debated, the oath was required and, therefore, local cities and school districts conformed. The Loyalty Act was adopted during the McCarthyism Era and remains “on the books.” It would take an act of the legislature to formally repeal it.

Formal ceremonies were held for the opening of the Greater Pittston Public Library. Esther Tinsley, Stella Flynn, C. William McNulty, Bernard O’Brien, Vincent T. O’Hara, Samuel Cohen, Paul Melvin,

contributing considerable time and effort into making the program a success.

Zambor’s Sporting Goods on North Main Street received 37 fiberglass and aluminum boats for local anglers. The shipment was only half of what the store had ordered for the upcoming fishing season.

John L. Lukasik, of Dupont and a senior at St. John’s High School, received an award from the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers for his proficiency in engineering studies.

The Sunday Dispatch Inquiring Photographer asked, “Now that Col. John Glenn has successfully completed his space flight, if the next astronaut could take a passenger would you go along?”

Mike Viola of Pittston added, “I have yet to take my first airplane ride, I admire Glenn’s courage, at age 40. This proves age is no barrier in accomplishing great feats.”

Joseph Cumbo of Pittston stated, “Yes, it is only a matter of time before space travel will be a part of our every day living.”

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MARIA REMEMBERS MARIA CAPOLARELLA-MONTANTE

Women’s History Month honors teachers March is Women’s History Month. The theme for this nationwide celebration in 2012 is “Women’s Education - Women’s Empowerment.

The 2012 honorees are recognized for pioneering leadership of women and their impact on the diverse areas of education.

Emma Hart Williard (l787-1870) was a Women Higher Education Pioneer. A school for girls opened in her home met with opposition to her belief that women deserved an education. The Emma Williard School in Troy, New York continues to provide a first-rate education to women from all over the world.

Charlotte Forten Grimke (1837-1914) was a Freedom Bureau Educator. She was born to an affluent and educated black family of abolitionist and activists who championed many civil rights organizations. Her work recruiting teachers with the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. had a national impact on education in the United States. The documentation of her life as a scholar, teacher, abolitionist and crusader is a testament to the racial experience in America during the 19th century.

Johanna Mansfield Sullivan (18661936) was a Disability Education Architect. She is best known as Helen Keller’s teacher. She taught Helen to understand the relationship between object and the movement of her teacher against her hand. They lived, worked and lectured to-

gether until Annie’s death. Annie Sullivan was a pioneer in a kind of education that was in infancy.

Gracie Molina dePict (1929) is a Feminist Educational Reformer. Realizing the critical relationship between parents, especially mothers, and their children’s education, she built library resources and created opportunities to engage the whole family. She was a founder of several organizations that work on behalf of women’s equality, labor, immigrant rights and civil rights of Mexicans.

Okoio Rashid (1949) is a Community Redevelopment Activist and Historical Preservation Advocate. Using her background in community organization, Rashid opened an Islamic Moorish Spain exhibition in Jackson, Mississippi. The Museum’s Mission Statement and Rashid’s goals use education to promote tolerance and understanding even in the most difficult times. Rashid serves as executive director of the exhibition.

Dr. Brenda Flywithhawks (1950) is an American Indian Advocate and Educator.

One of the first women of the Cherokee Nation to receive a Ph.D., she works as an advocate for the American Indian Community to help ensure that their cultural values are respected. She was the winner of the 2007 Elizabeth Carlson Award and is lauded by her colleagues for her grace, compassion, courage and integrity.

If a local name was added to the list of

Women’s History Month Honorees, the name of Elizabeth G. Battle, (1882-1957) Educator and Civic Leader would surely be included.

Elizabeth G. Battle was one of the early female superintendents of the school district in Pittston. Her life is a reminder of the unique role that women have played in the education history of the commonwealth. She began teaching in 1901 during a time when a dedication to teaching was a life-long commitment, a choice which precluded the likelihood of marriage and the raising of a family. Such women, whose lives were dedicated to the work which many saw as a calling, formed the backbone of basic education.

During her long career in Pittston, Miss Battle served as an elementary and high school teacher and senior high school supervising principal. In 1937, she was appointed superintendent and served in that capacity until her retirement in 1953.

The most lasting impact is related to the support she provided as superintendent during the depression years. She was an advocate for the disadvantaged children of immigrant parents. When children from hardship families were forced to leave school at age 14 or younger to help support their families, Miss Battle initiated a continuation school that such children could attend in late afternoon or evening.

She also reached out to the adult immi-

grant population which had come from Wales, Ireland, Italy, Poland and other Slavic nations. Adult education classes were organized to teach the English language and other skills that facilitated the process of Americanization.

Miss Battle was a disciplinarian. Her presence in the school system and community commanded the respect due a woman of principle who had a genuine concern for the education and welfare of her fellow citizens. Her death in 1957 ended a period of educational services that spanned more than half a century, including four terms as superintendent. Because of her service and dedication to the community, she was one of the best-known and respected women in Pittston Area.

My recollection of Miss Battle spans the time from my early childhood living in the Oregon section where she also resided. When walking by her house, we did it very quietly for we knew someone of great importance lived there. The Cleveland School was in the vicinity of her home and she often stopped in for visits.

When she entered a classroom, all the students were on their feet echoing, “Good Morning, Miss Battle.”

During our high school years when walking by her office again, we did it very quietly and quickly. To be sent to see Miss Battle was the ultimate. She knew our parents and that was enough.

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The competition students of Spotlight Dance Studio, Main St. in Duryea, recently competed at All American Talent Awards Regional Competition in King of Prussia, PA. All solos, duos, and trios captured Platinum and High Gold medals qualifying them for All American Talent Awards National Competition.

Soloists Jamie Lombardo and Ashley Thomas, duo partners Jenna Lombardo and Emilee Shaw, duo partners Jamie Lombardo and Kaitlynn Wolfram, and the trio of Emily Howells, Jenna Lombardo and Emilee Shaw received trophies for the highest scoring number in their respective categories.

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Eisenhower established the President’s Council on Youth Fitness. To read more about the history and progress of the President’s Council go to fitness.gov/about_history.

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1992 – 20 Years Ago Pittston City Council honored retiring Fire Chief James Ruane with a proclamation recognizing his many years of service.

Ruane was hired in 1961 as a part-time fire truck driver. He was promoted to full-time in 1974 and served as assistant chief from 1986 to 1990 when he was appointed chief.

The St. Mary’s Assumption Girls varsity team captured the Wyoming Valley Girls Basketball League championship for the second consecutive year.

Members of the team were Jillian Dessoye, Jennifer Lojewski, Kiera Feeney, Aimee Grabosky, Elizabeth Grimes, Jill Grabowski, Suzanne Naples, Crissy Amitia, Christine Healey, Margaret Sammon, and Wendy Boos. Len Lojewski coached JV and Joe Heffers, varsity.

In the Sunday Dispatch column “On My Mind” written by Dick Cosgrove, James Baiera of West Pittston was the focus of a story highlighting his staunch support of the New York Yankees.

A retired barber, Baiera recalled his first excursion to Yankee Stadium in 1923 with friends Sam “Speed” Vullo and Tony Palma.

Each had $5 to cover their expenses for the day. Through the years, Baiera had seen Babe Ruth play, met Joe DiMaggio

and received an autographed baseball from Yankee relief pitcher Joe Ostrowski of Wyoming, which he later donated to a raffle to help children.

The Yankees began their 1923 world championship season on April 18 as they opened Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth christened the new stadium with a home run.

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Donations are $20.00 each and only 2,000 tickets to be sold.

Seller of the winning ticket receives $500.00. If you would like to sell tickets call Frank Sciabacucchi 655-6125, Pena Hansen-332-5989, or the rectory office-654-6902. Get yours before it’s too late

10:00 a.m. Carolyn Moscatelli has volunteered to chair this event. Registration forms have been distributed at Religious Education Classes as well as being available in the back of the Church for those children not yet in school or who are enrolled in parochial or private school.

There will be a planning meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. All are welcome.

The address for the parish webpage is:www.eucharist-pittston.org. You will find links to the Schedule for Liturgical Ministers, our weekly bulletins, monthly calendars, upcoming events and additional information. We hope that you will find the information useful and easily accessible.

Check out the parish Facebook page for all the latest information. The address iswww.facebook.com/OLEPARISH. On the first Friday of each month Communion is brought to those who are unable to participate in Sunday Mass because of age or health. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated with anyone seriously ill, anticipating a serious operation, or quite elderly. Please notify the parish office of anyone desiring these Sacraments, as well as anyone in the hospital or a nursing home.

PRINCE OF PEACE PARISH Old Forge St. Mary’s Church, Lawrence Street, Saturday Vigil 4 p.m.

Sunday, Mass 8 and 10 a.m.

St. Lawrence Church, Main Street, Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass 11:15 a.m.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS Lackawanna Ave., Dupont The mass schedule for the week is Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m., Saturday at 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The Stations of the Cross will be prayed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

CCD classes will be held on March 5, 12 and 10. In case of school closing or early dismissal due to severe weather, the CCD program will be closed for that night. If there is a late start to school classes, CCD classes will take place as scheduled.

The Holy Name Society’s Spring 300 Club will start today, March 4. Five weekly prizes will be awarded. Tickets are $10 each and are available from any mem-

ber or by calling the rectory. The Holy Name Society will meet on Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m. All outstanding 300 Club returns are to be made at this time.

The Choir will meet on Thursday, March 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the choir loft. New members are welcome. If you would like to become part of the choir, just come to practice. Bible Study will be held on March 14 at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the rectory.

ST. BARBARA PARISH 28 Memorial Avenue, Exeter Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Evenings, by appointment.

Phone: 654-2103 Stations of the Cross are every Friday at 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. after Mass.

A Biblical Walk Through the Mass will be held at St. Anthony’s Hall of St Barbara’s Parish hosted by Fr. Phil, Fr. Leo, Rocco Yanora, Barbara Russo and Ray Pasavage during Lent on Wed. evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center thru March 28. Those attending are asked to bring a bible.

The Golden Age Club will meet on Thursday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the parish center.

Hostesses are Netta Deeb, Josephine Delpiore and Mary Dirhan.

The Christian Women’s Organization will hold their next monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30pm at St. Anthony’s hall with the recitation of the rosary.

The Christian Women’s Organization is currently selling lottery tickets. If you have any unsold tickets please return them as soon as possible.

Parishioners are invited to bring items such as cereals, pasta, peanut butter, canned vegetables, canned fruit, and condiments to Church for needy families. There are containers in both churches for your donations.

ioners are invited to prepare foods representative of their ethnic background to be served.

This can include salads, appetizers, main entrée, vegetable, bread or dessert. Please provide a name for the dish and its ethnic background. Aluminum pans are available in the parish office to be used in serving the various dishes. The parish wants all to feel welcome even if not preparing food, bring a canned item or a monetary donation for the Food Pantry. To make reservations call the parish office at 654-0053.

Baptismal Instruction will begin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 10 in the parish center.

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OUR LADY OF THE EUCHARIST PARISH 535 N Main Street, Pittston Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. and by appointment All Religious Education classes are held for Grades 1 thru 7 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the Religious Education Center.

Next Sunday, March 11, the children in the Religious Education classes will celebrate the Stations of the Cross in the Church immediately following the 8:30 a.m. Mass. All parishioners are invited to participate.

Stations of the Cross will be celebrated every Friday in Lent at 7:00 p.m. This week we will be using Everyone’s Way of the Cross. All are invited to participate in this time of prayer and reflection. This coming Friday, March 9, all will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the parish hall before Stations to share soup, bread and fellowship.

During the season of Lent the Parish Community will be collecting non-perishable food and grocery items for the needy in the local area. All donations will be taken to the Pittston Area Food Pantry, housed in the Seton Catholic building. Donated items may be placed in the baskets at the entrances to our Church.

Rehearsals for the Adult Choir will be held on Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Michael Sowa, Director of Music Ministry, invites all current members as well as those who are interested in joining for the first time.

The Adult Choir will sing for the “Road to the Resurrection”

Mass on Wednesday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m., as well as the Masses and services during the Easter Triduum. Rehearsals for the Children’s Choir will be held on Sunday mornings immediately after the 10:30 a.m. Mass.The Children’s Choir will sing for the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday. If you have questions about either the Adult Choir or Children’s Choir, please see Michael after any Mass or call him at 8812301.

The next meeting for the Pittston Catholic Youth Group will be next Sunday, March 11, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Religious Education Center. All youth of the Greater Pittston Area are invited to participate in the youth group.

The dates, sites and speakers are now in place for Road to Resurrection. The second step on our journey will be this Wednesday, March 7, at Our Lady of the Eucharist with Fr. Joseph Elston, Chaplain, Holy Redeemer High School. The journey will continue on Wednesday March 14, at Queen of the Apostles, Avoca, with Fr. Edward Buchheit, CP from St. Ann’s Monastery; on Wednesday, March 21, at St. Joseph Marello Parish, Our Lady of Mount Carmel worship site with Fr. Louis Grippe, Most Precious Blood, Hazelton; and the final step will be on Wednesday, March 28, at St John the Evangelist with Fr. Philip Altavilla, St. Peter’s Cathedral. All Masses begin at 7:00 p.m. and all are invited.

Introductory Yoga classes will be offered free of charge to determine if there is interest. Call the parish office at 654-0263 for more information.

Total yoga for Strength & Relaxation: this class offers a comprehensive yoga “experience” and is ideal for those with some yoga background. Bring a yoga mat and blanket. Open to all ages. Class date: March 15. Class time: 7-8:30 p.m.

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Learn to breathe, move, strengthen, renew, relax. Join us for this gentle yoga practice designed to increase awareness, flexibility, strength and relaxation. Bring a yoga mat and blanket. No prior experience needed. Class date: Monday, March 19. Class time: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

All children of the parish are invited to meet the Easter Bunny and participate in an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 31, at

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Bereavement Support Group will meet every Tuesday evening in the parish center dining room.

For more information call the parish office at 654-0053.

Applications for Holy Name Scholarship are in the parish center.

Holy Name Society will meet Sunday, March 4 at 11 a.m. in Seton Catholic auditorium.

Altar and Rosary Society meeting will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday March 5. Refreshments will be provided.

The Greater Pittston Food Pantry is sponsored by the Care and Concern Committee of St. John the Evangelist Parish. Anyone in need of food is asked to call 654-9923. Distribution of food is by appointment only.

The Free Health Clinic is open at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday in the former Seton Catholic High School, and on first come first serve basis.

Pediatric Health Clinic is open on the first and third Thursday of the month.

Registration is held in the Seton building from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Bring your child’s immunizations records.

Greater Pittston Kids Closet is open Wednesday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. The Closet accepts donations new and gently used.

ST JOHN’S LUTHERAN 9 Wood St., Pittston Pastor John Castellani Organist Marcia Colleran Lay Reader – Tracy Drummond Acolyte – Brett Rooney March Acolyte schedule is as follows: today Brett Rooney; 11 Brooke Cherney; 18 Justin Peterson; 25 Marissa Faccipointi.

Today, Sunday, March 4, Worship Service (with Communion) 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, March 7, Mid Week Lent Service 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 14, Pot Luck Dinner 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 14, Mid Week Lent Service 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21, Mid Week Lent Service 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 25, Soup Sale II 10 a.m.

Parishioners are asked to bring whatever mites they have collected.

The LWML district is short in its funds of the 2010-2011 approved projects. Exchange your old box if needed or pick up a new one to start saving for LWML needs If you would like to join this Church Family call 655-2505 or e-mail address isstjohnspittston@verizon.com ST. JOHN’S P.M. CHURCH 316 Main St., Avoca Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study 6:007:30 p.m.

ST. MARIA GORETTI Laflin Road, Laflin, PA. 18702 42redwood@comcast.net www.stmariagoretti-laflin.org A homemade pasta and sausage dinner will be offered today, Sunday, March 4, noon to 5 p.m., with takeouts noon to 4 p.m.

(Take-out containers will be provided). Children 5 yrs. and under eat free - “Eat-In Only”. Price for all others is $9.00.

Practice for participants in the Saint Maria Goretti Talent Show is Sunday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. The St. Maria Goretti Adult Choir has resumed rehearsals.

They are Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Church.

For more information on either choir, or if you are interested in becoming a cantor, please contact Jennifer Johnson at JMSJohnson7@gmail.com or 283-0362.

Mass schedule: Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Weekdays 8:00 a.m.

The Banquet Hall is available for special events. To schedule your event, call 655-8956.

ST. MARY’S POLISH NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH 200 Stephenson St. Duryea Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock, Pastor Sunday Masses SAINT MONICA’S CHURCH 363 West 8th Street, West Wyoming, PA 18644 Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mon. – Fri. Phone: 570-693-1991 Email: olos363@verizon.net website: www.stmonicanepa.com.

Father Leo J. McKernan, Pastor Mr. William Jenkins, Deacon Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

OLOS Sunday: 8:30 a.m. STJ; 11:00 a.m. OLOS Daily Mass at OLOS Mon-Tues-Fri: 7:00 a.m.

(Please note: no Wed. a.m.

Mass); Thurs: 7:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross: Friday, 7:00 p.m. at OLOS site on the following dates: March 9, 16, & 23 Living Stations of the Cross: March 29 & 30 at 7:30 p.m.

(OLOS) Lenten Penance Service: March 26 (Monday), 7:00 p.m.

(OLOS) Biblical Walk Through the Mass: During Lent on Wednesday Evenings sponsored by St. Barbara’s and St. Monica’s Parishes, there will be a series of talks designed to bring Catholics closer to God. Father Phil Massetti, O.S.J. Rocco Yanora, Barbara Russo and Ray Pasavage will host it. The series runs through March 28 at 7:00 p.m. at

St. Anthony’s Hall of St, Barbara’s Parish.

Life in the Spirit Seminar: Beginning the week after Easter on Thursday, April 12, and continuing thru the Thursday before Pentecost, May 24, St. Monica’s Parish will be teaching a seminar entitled, “Life in the Spirit.”

Each Thursday after the 7:00 p.m. Mass, there will be a teaching on the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. For more information call Fr. McKernan at 693-1991 or email at monicaww@verizon.net. Registration is necessary in order to know how to prepare for the seminar.

St. Monica Parish Men’s Group Retreat: This weekend retreat will be held on the weekend of June 1-3, at Mount Saviour Monastery located between Elmira and Corning, New York. To learn more about the Monks and the Monastery, go to www.msaviour.org. For information about the retreat or to make reservations contact Father McKernan at 693-1991 or email at monica.ww@verizon.net. You may contact Joe Lisewski at 6933366 (home) or his cell at 4666099.

March meetings: March 6 – Pastoral Council in hall at 7 p.m.

March 10 – Guardian of the Redeemer at 8 p.m. in the rectory March 11 – Parents of the First Communion Class with Father McKeran at 9:45 a.m.

SAINT PETER’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 100 Rock Street, Hughestown Stpeters_elc@yahoo.com 654-1009 Confirmation Class - 9:00 a.m.

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Communion QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES PARISH 715 Hawthorne St. (570) 457-3412 stmarysavoca@verizon.net www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com Queen of the Apostles Parish at St. Mary’s Church 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca (570) 457-3412 stmarysavoca@verizon.net www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com Queen of the Apostles Parish will have a Lenten food sale on Friday, March 9. The sale includes tuna hoagies, with or without onions; homemade Manhattan clam chowder; and haluski. Hoagies are a $1.50 for a small and $3 for a large; the clam chowder is $1.50 per cup and $6 per quart and, the haluski is $3.

To place an order, call Arlene at 346-8060, Jeanette at 457-7804, Kay at 457-8470 or the rectory at 457-3412 by March 7. Orders over $20 will be delivered. Orders under $20 can be picked up at SS. Peter and Paul’s Church, 1000 Main St., between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the sale date.

The parish extends a special thank you to Amadeo’s Restaurant for supporting the parish fundraiser. With this fundraiser, advertisers are invited to place their businesses flyer in the parish bulletin for a nominal fee. For more information, call the parish office at 457-3412.

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By Melanie Socash

Dispatch Intern The Salvation Army remained resilient during the flood of September 2011 and, although the West Pittston branch at 214 Luzerne Ave. was hit heavily by floodwater and debris last September, the organization remained as strong as any army would.

Major Cheryl Hershey, administrator and pastor at the Salvation Army, explained that the organization tried to work through the flooding as much as possible.

The building, but not the branch, temporarily shut its doors.

The doors have since reopened, and although flood damages were devastating, they offered an opportunity to have many improvements made inside the building.

The eight feet of water that made its way into the Salvation Army building last September destroyed nearly everything in the basement, including thousands of dollars of food and toys, much of which was to be donated during this past Christmas season.

Program space was lost, forcing Hershey to hold services out-

Major Cheryl Hershey with the new stoves at the refurbished Salvation army in West Pittston.

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doors under tents, and eventually in a temporary building provided

by Michael Insalaco, Salvation

Army Advisory Board chair.

Some church programs were stopped all together until after

the new year due to lack of program space. In order to reopen the building, improvements

needed to be made.

“The building was behind the times,” Hershey explained. “It is now up to code and I am very happy with the work done.”

A new electrical system was installed and the kitchen was remodeled. There is a new food pantry, complete with extra closet space and shelving units. New carpets were installed in the chapel and the size of the stage was reduced in order to enhance the overall appearance of the room, leaving space for the possibility of additional seating in the future.

With the improvements, Hershey hopes the Salvation Army will be able to provide more to the community.

“We are very grateful for the people in the community who helped us during our difficult time,” she said. “It was amazing to see people who were flooded themselves support us and volunteer their time and, for that, I am very appreciative.”

The Salvation Army is always looking for food, clothing, and monetary donations to aid the community. To help, call 6555947.

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Little Sisters of Poor Rock-A-Thon today The Little Sisters of the Poor will hold their annual Rock-A-Thon from noon to 4 p.m. today, Sunday, March 4 in the auditorium of Holy Family Residence, 2500 Adams Ave., Scranton, adjacent to Marywood University. Individuals, youth groups and other organizations are invited to form teams and garner sponsors to join in the fun and rock the afternoon away with the residents. In addition to rocking, participants will enjoy food, music, dancing and karaoke. There will also be additional food and homemade baked goods for sale for a nominal fee as well as a gift basket and gift card raffle. The Little Sisters will award prizes to the top three teams that raise the most funds as well as to the team with the best decorated rocking chair.

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Right, members of the committee planning the Little Sisters of the Poor Rock-A-Thon, from left, seated, Theresa Durkin, Mother Maureen, lsp; and Carole Paswinski. Standing, Marycarol and Pete Kanton, Ann Kwak, Charlie Butler and Jackie Galvin, director of development and communications. Also serving on the committee are Aileen Alunni, Lisa Blaker, director of activities; Mary Lou Burne, Charlie Cascio, Cathy DelPrete, Marylou Grogan, Barbara Scacchitti and Kathy Skrutski.

Jenkins baseball leagues final sign-ups today Music program Friday at Laflin Library The Jenkins Township Little League will have its final sign up for t-ball to teeners from 1 to 3 p.m. today, March 4 at the Little League Fieldhouse at the Field Complex.

NARFE Meeting

Chapter 1725 of the Greater Pittston National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will hold their monthly meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 8, in the VFW Hall, Dupont. All active and retired Federal employees are invited to attend.

Pittston class of ’57

Pittston High School Class of ’57 will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at Tony’s Pizza, City Line Plaza, Pittston.

Plans are underway for the 55th anniversary reunion on September 2 at Fox Hill Country Club.

Murder Mystery

The Music Box Repertory Company will present an audience participation Murder Mystery, “Next of Kin” March 16, 17 and 18 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. All tickets are $30 and include a buffet dinner. The buffet begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased by calling 283-2195.

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The Family Caregiver Support Group sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging will hold its monthly meeting from1:30 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, at the Edwardsville Senior Center, Russell Street.

Rhoda Tillman, program coordinator, will be the speaker and will discuss Senior Peer Couseling programs and respite for caregivers. For more information, call Doris at 824-5994.

Wyoming Area School District is offering two Drivers Ed. Theory classes for sophomores.

Session one will consist of 20 1 1/2-hour classes meeting two or three times per week. Session two will consist of 10 3-hour classes meeting once per week on Saturdays.

Each student will pay $90 for the class. Checks may be payable to the Wyoming Area School District.

Seats are on a first come/first served basis with 15 students per class. Classes will be held in Room 164 of the Secondary Center with Session One meeting from 2:30 to 4 p.m. and Session Two meeting from 9 a.m. to noon. Session one will be held on March 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20. Session two will be held March10,17, 24, 31and April14, 21, 28.

These classes will meet the 30-hour theory aspect of Drivers Education.

The Presbytery of Lackawanna will open two Volunteer Villages in March to coordinate flood recovery and to host visiting and local volunteers. The volunteer centers, sponsored by churches across the presbytery’s seven counties and by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, will open at First Presbyterian Church of Towanda and at the Wyoming Institute at Wyoming Presbyterian Church today, March 4.

Continuing the Presbytery’s fall 2011 efforts, Volunteer Villages are established to provide space for meeting, fundraising, housing and coordination of both local and visiting volunteer work.

Homeowners who need assistance are urged to contact the presbytery office for referral to the work-site committee as soon as possible. Volunteers wishing to use either volunteer center or join a work-site team should call the presbytery office for contact

Laflin Library

The Laflin Public Library and the MUSICare Program at Trinity Episcopal Church of West Pittston will present a musical experience for young children and the grown-ups who love them at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at the library, 47 Laflin Rd. The event is free; however, reservations are recommended.

The program is open to children infants through age 5 who are accompanied by an adult and will include a demonstration of a Music Together class and refreshments.

Make and take craft

Children visiting the Laflin Public Library at 47 Laflin Rd., between Tuesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 15 may make and take a craft for St. Patrick’s Day.

An Ethnic Dinner sponsored by the Slovak Heritage Society of Northeastern PA will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on today Sunday, March 4 at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish, Kingston. Takeouts will be available at 1:30 p.m.

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SECOND PRESBYTERIAN 143 Parsonage St., Pittston Mar 4 - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. Worship Mar 6 – 7 p.m. AA meeting Mar 7 – 6:30 p.m. choir rehearsal Mar 8 – 11 a.m. Scripture, soup and sandwich; noon, Sisterhood of the Divine Diners TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Spring Street and Montgomery Avenue, West Pittston Parish Mission: “To live and build holy community.”

All welcome: Worldwide Anglican Communion: “We believe in one holy, Catholic apostolic church.”

Web of information and links at www.trinityepiscopalchurchwestpittston.org and www.diobeth.org.

Sunday Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. every Sunday.

Food Pantry: March item needed is cereal. Gerrity’s gift cards, cash donations and other non-perishable foods also accepted.

Prayernetwork. Open To Public. Daily prayer for those with needs requesting prayerful support. Start Prayernetwork at parish office 654-3261.

Youth Program: 10:45 a.m. every Sunday. Weekday special events and service projects as announced.

Faith Forum for Adults: Enrichment for adults seeking spiritual renewal and opportunities for ministry and volunteerism.

Parish Life Events Team: Bimonthly first Sundays.

Parish Council: Every second Sunday.

Women of Trinity: Every third Sunday. WOT Ministry Invitation. The Women of Trinity have undertaken a ministry to help support Good Shepherd Episcopal Church of Scranton in their outreach to the homeless of the region. Each month after enjoying a home cooked meal at Good Shepherd all who have needs may “shop” for necessities like clothing, shoes, toiletries in a store-like setting in the church’s refurbished basement of donated items. The Woman of Trinity has supported this ministry by delivering donations of clothing, new undergarments and socks and toiletries to the Scranton church.

WOT will continue to collect trial size and hotel toiletries and invites the parish community to join with them in helping the less fortunate. Donations of trial size and sample size toiletries are welcome.

Party and Banquet Space.

Newly renovated banquet room and kitchen. All Day Rental $100. Reservations at 654-3261.

Music Together Classes: Fun and music for infants and children through age five accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Next semester starts in April 10.

Visit www.musictogether.com for details or call 654-3261.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Broad & Church Sts. Pittston Rev. Dr. Michael Turner Sunday Worship Service: 9:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Holy Communion: 1st Sunday

each month Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays at 7 p.m. unless told otherwise United Methodist Women: 2nd Monday unless told otherwise Websitewww.umcpittston.org Phone 655-4340 Easter Candy orders are now being taken for homemade Easter Eggs, Migees and Lollipops.

Deadline for orders is Sunday, March 18.

For additional information or

to place an order call 655-4340 leave a message and someone will return your call.

Hoagie Sale will be on Tuesday, March 13.

Choices are ham, salami and cheese or turkey and cheese with or without onion. Price of a hoagie is $4.

Orders must be received by Sunday, March 11.

To place an order call 6543936 or 693-1572.

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Valley Lodge

Valley Lodge No. 499, West Pittston, will hold an International buffet dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 at Wyoming Lodge, 821 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Ethnic dishes and desserts will be served. Price is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children under 12. For more information, log on towww.lodge499.com.

PA Track Parents

The Pittston Area Track Parents are holding a meeting on Thursday, March 15, at the Pittston Area High School at 7 p.m.

Parents of a track and field athlete in grades 7-12 are invited to attend. Among items to be discussed will be the Pittston Relays and samples will be availa-

ble from the clothing sale.

Just a reminder to all track and field parents that all clothing sale orders/payment are due no later than March 16.

Also, parents of athletes are asked to donate items based on their grade level as follows: 7th grade - case of water; 8th grade case of soda; 9th grade - jar of creamy peanut butter; 10th grade - jar of grape jelly; 11th and 12th grade - individually wrapped bags of pretzels, chips, candy, lollipops, etc...

Donations will be accepted at the meeting, or can be dropped off at track practices. If you have a question, please e-mailtjbmom@msn.com.

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liturgy. There will be one at 8 a.m. instead.

Queen of the Apostles Parish will pray the Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent at St. Mary’s Church, 715 Hawthorne St. The Lady of Sorrows Rosary Group will lead the Rosary at 6:30 p.m.

The parish youth group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on March 11 and 25 in St. Mary’s School auditorium, 742 Spring St. New members are always welcome.

For more information, please call Lori Ostrowski at 457-8840.

The parish pastoral council will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 12 in the rectory, 715 Hawthorne St. The parish women’s guild will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13 in the rectory.

Former St. Mary’s parishioner and Avoca resident Richard “Dick” Callahan will return home from California to serve as the principal speaker at the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 98th Annual Banquet on Saturday, March 17.

Dick, who grew up on Spring Street and was a member of St. Mary’s School’s class of 1954, is currently the public address announcer for Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s.

Tickets, which are $65 for adults and $50 for children under 21 years of age, are available by calling Avoca A.O.H. Officer/ Avoca Ticket Chairman Gene Philbin at 457-0776. The menu includes a prime rib dinner for all attendees and a cocktail hour and open bar for guests over 21.

Queen of the Apostles Parish will have its annual spring chicken dinner from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 18 in SS. Peter and Paul’s Church auditorium, located in the lower level of the church, 1000 Main St. The dinner includes a half chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, homemade cole slaw, rolls and butter, homemade dessert and beverages. Takeouts will be available at 11 a.m. In addition to the dinner, there will also be a raffle with great prizes from area businesses. Tickets are $9 for adults and $4 for children 12 years of age and younger. To purchase tickets, call the rectory at 457-3412.

The parish worship committee

will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 19 in the rectory.

The parish social concerns committee will meet at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 19 in the rectory.

The parish has gone green!

Any person who would like to drop off aluminum cans may place them in a container in the empty bay of St. Mary’s Rectory garage which will be open on the weekend during Mass times: Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8, 10, and 11 a.m. To have your cans picked up, call Jason at 3515062.

Become a fan of our parish Facebook page today! You can join it by typing in “Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca, PA” in the search bar at www.facebook.com. And then clicking on the “like” button once you arrive at the page.

Anyone who is interested in renting St. Mary’s School for child care, parties, or other useful activities is invited to call the rectory at 457-3412 to learn more about this opportunity.

Daily Masses: 8 a.m.

(Wednesday at 7 p.m.)

Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Miraculous Medal Novena: Wednesday following the 7 p.m.

Mass Weekends Masses: Saturday at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30, 11 a.m.

Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45 p.m.; anytime upon request by calling 457-3412.

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Joleen Lazecki of Pittston looks over jewelry at Arts Seen Gallery.

Friends Carol Amos, left, Jenna Gupko, Tara DeGiusto, Kendra Punko, Jessica Booth, and Jaclyn Rowland stop for a photo on Main Street in Pittston before entering Palazzo 53 on Wednesday night.

Sherralee Barnak, left, and Michelle Mikitish, both of Jenkins Township, pose for a photo at The Coffee Table Cafe during the Greater Pittston Chamber of commerce women's Network Night on the Town Wednesday.

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Night at the Races

The Pittston Kiwanis and Friends of the Pittston Library are holding a Night at the Races at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at the Jenkins Twp. Hose Company, 2 Second St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with the purchase of a horse for $10 or $5 without horse purchase. The owners of winning horse receive $50. Food and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Sal Bernardi at 8208459, Don Shearer at 654-5063, Frank Thomas at 654-3438 or Ron Faust 655-4088.

St. Nicholas Ham Bingo

Rev. Gary Mensinger and the parishioners of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church are sponsoring their second annual Ham Bingo at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 in the church hall at 320 Vine St, Old Forge.

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The Wyoming Seminary Music Department will present a Shostakovich Chamber Music Festival, featuring the music of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 1 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, just north of Kingston Corners. The concerts will include instrumental and vocal works and will feature professional and student performers. For more information, call 270-2192.

Seniors Have Talent

Hospice Community Care, in conjunction with Celtic Healthcare and Mohegan Sun, will host “Seniors Have Talent” from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 at the Grand Ball Room of the Mohegan Sun Casino.

Auditions will be held March 13 with the finals on April 12. All proceeds benefit PA Vent Camp for Kids. Contestants must be 60 years or older to enter. The inner

Special Spaces NEPA will complete its first bedroom makeover on Saturday, April 14.

The recipient is a 4-year-old boy with Down Syndrome and other health complications.

In conjunction with a wine and cheese event, an art auction fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the Hoyt Library in Kingston. The suggested donation for the event is $10 and a new children’s book, all of which will benefit future recipients of the bedroom makeovers. Art for the auction will be created by local children who will paint replicas of famous artwork. Interested children can participate at the Hoyt Library through February 25 during regular library hours: 1 to 8 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Youngsters are invited to come to the library at 10 a.m. on March 10 to read to specially-trained therapy dogs. Pre-register at the

circulation desk this week.

Blind date with a book

If you are up for a rendezvous, check out one of the books on display at our front desk. They are all wrapped in paper and you will not know the title until you get it home. Once you are finished reading the book, you will rate your date and return the form to the library. The deadline to return your form is Tuesday April 10. All forms will be en-

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That was the key to our education. Our parents, many of whom were immigrants, sent us to school to learn. We were under the supervision of the teachers and their word was law. We were expected to respect, behave and absorb. Our parents wanted for us what they could not give us themselves and, therefore, the words of our teachers were paramount.

Today, teaching is still an honorable and respected profession.

It is in the hands of teachers that children’s learning abilities and skills are entrusted. Teachers are the builders of future leaders while parents recognize and appreciate the efforts and concern of a caring teacher.

It would be wonderful, but unrealistic, to list the names of women teachers past and present for fear of omitting a few. March is Women’s History Month dedicated to teachers. We salute and thank you.

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Teen events

A photo scavenger hunt will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5; Teen Choice Awards will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 10; and Hangout Club will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 19 where teens will discuss “Hunger Games.”

Family Wii

Family Wii time will be noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 17.

Adult Book Club

Join other library patrons at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 17 for Adult Book Club. Participants will read “Whitethorn Woods”.

Library hours

The library is open noon to 8 p.m. on Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

dinner and party will be held on Thursday, March 15. Dinner reservations must be made at least one day in advance.

A $2 donation is requested for dinner. Cost of the party is $3.

Donna and Bill Arnold will provide music. Light refreshments will be served.

The center is seeking donations of 4-ply yard. Donations can be dropped off at the center between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Arrangements can be made to have the yarn picked up.

Senior centers menu Senior Citizens Centers, sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming counties, offer hot noon meals Monday through Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Donations from participants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this program.

The following is the menu for the week of March 5 Monday - Roast turkey, gravy (low sodium), peas and pearl onions, cranberry sauce, multi-grain dinner roll, bread stuffing, mixed berry crisp, margarine, milk, coffee.

Tuesday - Bag lunch Wednesday - National Nutrition Day, bowl cuisine station (noodles, chicken or beef broth, vegetable toppings, finishing sauce), seafood salad wrap, fortune cookies, margarine, milk, coffee.

Thursday - Meatloaf with chunky tomato sauce, green beans, au gratin potatoes, rye bread, cinnamon applesauce, cake with raisins, margarine, milk, coffee Friday - Herbed whitefish, broccoli/cauliflower medley with cheese sauce, wild rice pilaf, multi-grain bread, tangerine, chocolate chip cookie, margarine, milk, coffee.

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Zumba Gold Classes with Anita are held at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

Classes are designed for those 55 years of age or older. For registration and information, call Connie Andrews.

Center membership is $5 donation per year.

The Northeast Cancer Institute will present “Facts you Need to Know about Colon Cancer” at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 8.

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In the towns

Queen of the Apostles Lenten food sale Friday Queen of the Apostles Parish will have a Lenten food sale on Friday, March 9. The sale includes tuna hoagies, with or without onions; homemade Manhattan clam chowder; and haluski. Hoagies are a $1.50 for a small and $3 for a large; the clam chowder is $1.50 per cup and $6 per quart and, the haluski is $3.

To place an order, call Arlene at 346-8060, Jeanette at 457-7804, Kay at 457-8470 or the rectory at 457-3412 by March 7. Orders over $20 will be delivered. Orders under $20 can be picked up at SS. Peter and Paul’s Church, 1000 Main St., between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the sale date.

JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN 457-3351 avocahappenings@verizon.net

Thursday, March 8 at the Avoca Municipal Building, 752 Main St. Council President Joseph Satkowski will preside.

Stations of the Cross

Queen of the Apostles Parish will pray the Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent at St. Mary’s Church, 715 Hawthorne St. The Lady of Sorrows Rosary Group will lead the Rosary at 6:30 p.m.

Women’s guild

Taxes mailed

Queen of the Apostles Parish youth group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on March 11 and 25 in St. Mary’s School auditorium, 742 Spring St. New members are always welcome. For more information, call Lori Ostrowski at 457-8840.

Liturgy cancelled

Due to the Pittston Deanery’s Road to Resurrection Lenten Masses each Wednesday evening during Lent, Queen of the Apostles Parish will not have their normally scheduled Wednesday evening parish liturgy. There will be one at 8 a.m. instead.

Council meeting

Avoca Borough Council will have its regular monthly meeting and work session at 6:30 p.m. on

Chicken dinner

Queen of the Apostles Parish’s pastoral council will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 12 in the rectory, 715 Hawthorne St.

Youth group

Queen of the Apostles Parish extends a special thank you to Amadeo’s Restaurant for supporting the parish fundraiser.

With this fundraiser, advertisers are invited to place their businesses flyer in the parish bulletin for a nominal fee. For more information, call the parish office at 457-3412.

Several Protestant and Catholic churches in Avoca, Duryea, Old Forge and Moosic will celebrate ecumenical services at 7 p.m. Tuesdays throughout Lent.

The next service is Tuesday, March 6, at St. John’s Primitive Methodist Church, 314 Main St., Avoca, where the Rev. Barbara Roberts will be the speaker.

21 years of age, are available by calling Avoca A.O.H. Officer/ Avoca Ticket Chairman Gene Philbin at 457-0776. The menu includes a prime rib dinner for all attendees and a cocktail hour and open bar for guests 21 years of age and older.

Queen of the Apostles Parish will have its annual spring chicken dinner from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 18 in SS. Peter and Paul’s Church auditorium, located in the lower level of the church, 1000 Main St. The dinner includes a half chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, homemade cole slaw, rolls and butter, homemade dessert and beverages.

Takeouts will be available at 11 a.m. In addition to the dinner, there will also be a raffle with prizes from area businesses.

Tickets are $9 for adults and $4 for children 12 years of age and younger. To purchase tickets, call the rectory at 457-3412.

Thank you note

Ecumenical services

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AVOCA

Pastoral council

Queen of the Apostles Parish’s women’s guild will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13 in the rectory, 715 Hawthorne St. Callahan will speak

Former St. Mary’s parishioner and Avoca resident Richard “Dick” Callahan will return home from California to serve as the principal speaker at the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 98th Annual Banquet on Saturday, March 17.

Dick, who grew up on Spring Street and was a member of St. Mary’s School’s class of 1954, is currently the public address announcer for Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s.

Tickets, which are $65 for adults and $50 for children under

2012 Luzerne County/Avoca Borough taxes have been mailed.

Avoca Tax Collector Therese Wrubel will accept payments from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the Avoca Municipal Building, 752 Main St. She will also have office hours from 6 to 7 p.m. on Fridays. Garbage stickers will also be available at these times.

The rebate period for the taxes ends April 30 and the garbage fee will increase after March 21.

The fee schedule for purchasing the garbage window sticker in order to have up to three bags collected weekly is as follows: $160 if purchased by March 21, $170 if purchased between March 22 and April 21, $180 if purchased between April 22 and

May 21 and $190 if purchased between May 22 and June 21.

Delinquent accounts will be referred to district court after June 21. Residents unable to stop by the municipal building to pay their taxes or purchase a garbage sticker can submit their payments via mail to Avoca Borough c/o Therese Wrubel, 129 Factory St., Avoca, PA 18641.

Residents paying taxes via mail who need a receipt should send both copies of the tax bill and a self addressed/stamped envelope. Residents purchasing a garbage sticker should include a check made payable to Avoca Borough and a self-addressed stamped envelope.

For additional information, call Wrubel at 457-4891.

Pet hospice training

Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Rescue for Domes-

tic Animals, Inc., Duryea, will have a pet hospice volunteer training class from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 in St. Benedict’s Church basement, 155 Austin Ave., Wilkes-Barre. To register, call Denise at 457-1625.

Night at the Races

The Fourth Annual Night at the Races to benefit the 1st. Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund will take place Saturday, March 31 at St. Anthony’s Parish Center, Exeter. Doors open at 6 p.m. and races begin at 7 p.m.

Admission, which includes food and beverage, is free with the purchase of a $10 horse and $5 without the purchase of a horse. Admission includes food and drink. The sponsor of the winning horse will win $50 and does not need to be present to win. Racing forms may be picked up at West Side Auto, 401 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston.

New refreshment stand for Yaple Park The Hughestown Park and Recreation committee met to finalize plans for the opening of the new refreshment stand in Robert Yaple Memorial Park.

Stone will be laid in the area of the old stand on which tables will be placed to serve those in attendance. Councilman Wayne Quick and Donald Fox assisted on this project.

The committee is in the process looking for an electric stove and refrigerator in good working condition.

Softball registration

Registration for the Slow Pitch Instructional League will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on March 7, 14, 21 and 28. There will be no traveling. Games will be played Monday through Thursday.

For more information, contact Dave at 709-5727, Joanne at 313-0321 or Lori at 262-1226.

HUGHESTOWN Picnic in the Park

The Picnic in the Park will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on July 21.

There will be games, pony rides, a Moon Walk, dunk tank, DJ Jim Simko, face painting and lots of food and refreshments.

Sewer problems

The Pittston Area School Board has been contacted regarding problems with the sewers on Rock Street.

Next meeting

The next Hughestown Borough Council meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March12 with Wayne Quick presiding.

The Lackawanna County Recycling Center has informed Duryea Borough that residents are placing unacceptable items in their recycling containers. The unacceptable items include window panes, light bulbs, mirrors, ceramics, aluminum foil, pie tins, aerosol cans, paint cans, plastic bags, motor oil bottles, margarine tubs, Cool Whip containers, flower pots, takeout containers, cardboard, pizza boxes and milk cartons.

Residents are asked to only place glass bottles (clear or colored), aluminum and steel cans, plastic soda bottles, plastic milk and water jugs, newspaper, phone books and magazines in their containers. Recycling containers will not be emptied if any of these items are in the recycling container.

Legion raffle

The Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 585, is currently selling tickets for its “Win A Pallet of Beer” raffle. First prize is a gift certificate for $600 to B&G Beverage, Pittston. Second prize is a $100 gift certificate to a Wine & Spirits store. Third prize is a $50 gift card to Weis Markets. Tickets, which are $3 each or two for $5, can be purchased from any member or at the post home, 329 Main St. The drawing will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 25.

Sewer Authority

The Duryea Borough Sewer Authority will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5 at the Duryea Municipal Building, 315 Main St.

DURYEA

JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN 457-3351 duryeahappenings@verizon.net

Lenten pizza sale

The Germania Hose Company Scuba Team will have its Lenten pizza sale from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday during Lent at the hose company, 430 Foote Ave. Trays are $11 each and available in red or white. Orders can be placed in advance on sale days by calling 451-3750 or by stopping at the hose company.

Stations of the Cross

The parishioners of Nativity of our Lord Parish invite the community to pray the Stations of the Cross with them at 7 p.m. every Friday during Lent at Holy Rosary Church, 127 Stephenson St. There will also be Exposition and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Lenten devotions

The parishioners of St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic Church invite the community to their Lenten devotions at 7 p.m. every Friday during Lent at the church, 200 Stephenson St.

gion, Squadron 585, will have their monthly meeting at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11 at the post home, 329 Main St. Clam sale

The Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 585, will have a clam sale beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 18 at the post home, 329 Main St. The cost of the clams is $6 per dozen. There will also be other food items for sale. Takeouts will be available.

To place order an order, call 4574242.

Crime Watch

The Duryea Neighborhood Crime Watch will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 at the Duryea Municipal Building, 315 Main St. Guest speaker will be Joseph Lynch, an intragovernmental coordinator of the Luzerne County 911 Communication System, who will provide a complete overview of the 911 Communications Center. A question and answer period will follow his presentation.

Legion meeting

The members of the American Legion Brenan Regan Post 585 will meet at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 11 at the post home, 329 Main St. The bus trip to Washington D.C and the new bill regarding small games of chance will be discussed.

SAL meeting

The Sons of the American Le-

Night at the Races

The Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2 will have its sixth annual “Night at the Races” on Saturday, March 24 at the Germania Hose Co., 430 Foote Ave. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the races begin at 7 p.m. The cost of a horse is $10 plus a $2 admission fee at the door. Horses can be purchased from any member. There will al-

Tax bills in mail in Jenkins Twp. JENKINS TWP. period only After that, office hours will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the tax office, 3 Laflin Rd. Inkerman, or by special appointment.

Call Mudlock at 654-9710 to schedule an appointment.

Property owners not receiving a bill or have received one in error are also urged to call the tax collector’s office and are also instructed to forward the bill to an escrow account or mortgage company, if necessary.

Homeowners can complete the Homestead Exemption Form to receive a reduction in future bills.

Polish Falcons

The Polish Falcons, Nest 128, will meet at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at the club, 631 Main St. Pet hospice training

Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Rescue for Domestic Animals, Inc., Duryea, will have a pet hospice volunteer training class from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 in St. Benedict’s Church basement, 155 Austin Ave., Wilkes-Barre. To register, call Denise at 457-1625.

Lenten food sale

Nativity of Our Lord Parish will have its annual Lenten food sale from11a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 30 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Hall, 529 Stephenson St. The sale will feature Manhattan (red) clam chowder, homemade pierogi, haluski, pizza and baked goods.

Night at the Races

The Fourth Annual Night at the Races to benefit the 1st. Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund will take place Saturday, March 31 at St. Anthony’s Parish Center, Exeter. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and races will begin at 7 p.m. Admission, which includes food and beverage, is free with the purchase of a $10 horse and

$5 without the purchase of a horse. The sponsor of the winning horse will win $50 and does not need to be present to win.

Racing forms may be picked up at West Side Auto, 401Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. Patrons must be 21 years of age or older to attend.

Charity basketball

The Sixth Annual Guns ‘N’ Hoses Charity Basketball Game will take place Saturday, April 21at the Pittston Area High School gymnasium, 5 Stout St., Yatesville. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and tip-off time is 5 p.m. During this game, the area’s police officers and firefighters will hit the hardwood to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. There will also be door prizes, entertainment and a food and refreshment stand catered by My Sister’s Kitchen.

Tickets, which can be purchased at the door, are $5 for adults and $3 for students ages 5 to 18. Children under 4 years of age will be admitted free.

Businesses and individuals can send donations to Chief Nick Lohman, c/o Duryea Police Department, 315 Main St., Duryea, PA 18642. Make checks payable to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and in the memo area list “Guns ‘N’ Hoses 2012” Be sure to include your name with your gift in order to have it included on the acknowledgement poster which will be displayed at the game. Businesses that would like to supply door prizes can mail or drop them off at the Duryea Police Department.

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Jenkins Township Tax Collector Jean Mudlock announces that the 2012 property tax bills for Luzerne County and Jenkins Twp have been mailed.

The discount period runs from March 1 to April 30.

Office hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the municipal building, 46 ½ Main St., Inkerman during the discount

so be plenty of homemade food, desserts and beverages. There will also be a variety of games and raffles, including a basket of cheer. For more information, please call 457-2233.

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Little League spring clean up set for March 24 The Dupont Lions Club will begin spring cleaning of the Little League Park on Elm Street at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 24.

All members of the community are invited to help spruce up the park for the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt and for future park events.

The Lions Club is asking all organizations or any individuals who can help to contact Lion Mark Kowalczyk for more information. Rain date for the cleanup is Saturday, March 31.

The Dupont Lions will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 at the Little League Park. Honorary Chairman is Lion Joe Cronick, Lion Janet Rooney will serve as chairperson with Susan Gregory and Denise Rowan Hudzinski serving as co-chairs of this year’s events.

Basket lotteries

Dupont Borough is selling tickets for an Easter Lottery Theme Basket. Proceeds will benefit the children’s Halloween and Christmas parties. The basket is on display at the municipal office and chances are $1 each.

The basket will be raffled at the Lions Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 7.

Breakfast today

The Dupont Volunteer Hose Company’s All You Can Eat Breakfast will be held from 7 a.m. to noon today, March 4 at the fire company home. . The breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee, and juice. Tickets, which are available at the door, are $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 years of age and younger.

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Dinner slated

Holy Mother of Sorrows Church will host a Lenten Potato Pancake and Clam Chowder Dinner from 2 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 23 at the parish hall on Wyoming Avenue. Takeouts will be available at 1 p.m. Donation is $7. The menu includes pancakes, soup, dessert and beverage. Call Arnold Borc at 6548175 for tickets. ∝

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The Ladies Auxiliary to of the Pryzybytek Kundlas VFW Post 4909 will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 at the Post home.

President Margaret Best will preside. Hostesses for this meeting are Marge Best and Carol Kareha.

Leo clothing drive

The Pittston Area Leo’s Club Clothing and Shoe Drive continues until March 16. Items collected are adult and children clothing and sleepwear, sneakers and shoes, sheets and linens, curtains, purses, belts, bags, hats, socks and stuffed or soft cloth toys and animals.

Drop-off locations are the Pittston Area High School and the Dupont Municipal Office.

Fibers of the Earth, a recycling company, will pay the Leo’s Club by the pound and the funds raised will be used for the Leo’s Club spring tree-planting project. Dupont Borough will directly benefit from this as the Leo’s Club will plant trees on Garden Drive located off Wyoming Avenue between Sacred Heart Cemetery and Interstate 81.

For more information, contact Claire Ellen Hopple at 654-2415 ext.2101.

tomer and need to get rid of an old refrigerator that still works, you could get a $35 rebate. Newer Energy Star refrigerators use less energy.

PET Hospice

Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program & Rescue for Domestic Animals, Inc. will hold a class to train anyone who wishes to become a Pet Hospice Volunteer from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 at St. Benedict’s Church basement, 155 Austin Ave., Wilkes-Barre. All who plan to attend must RSVP by calling Denise at 457-1625.

Lenten food sale

Moosic Lions Club annual Lenten tuna hoagies and homemade clam chowder sale will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday during Lent at the Moosic Youth Center. For pre-order, pickup or business delivery, call Tim at 457-1299. Walk-ins are welcome. Chowder will be sold from 4:30 to 6 p.m. only Hoagies are $4. Clam Chowder is $3 for pints or $6 for quarts.

300 Club drawings

The Holy Name Society’s Spring 300 Club drawings begin today, March 4. Five weekly cash prizes will be awarded each Sunday for the month of March.

Drawings will be held after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. ∝ Sacred Heart notes

Cartwright rally

There will be a Cartwright for Congress Rally at the Polish American Citizens Club, Elm Street, Dupont, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7. The event is hosted by Dominick P. Pannunzio, Esq.

The Women’s Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the church hall.

The choir will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8 in the choir loft.

Bible Study will be held at 67 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14 in

the lower level of the rectory.

Chicken dinner

Queen of the Apostles Church Avoca will hold a Chicken Dinner from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 18 at St. Peter & Paul Church hall, 1000 Main St., Avoca. Take-outs are available at 11 a.m. The menu includes a half chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade cole slaw, vegetable, homemade dessert, coffee, tea and soda. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for children up to 12 years of age. Call the rectory at 457-3414 for tickets.

Borough council

The monthly meeting of the Dupont Borough Council will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13 at which time the 2011 audit will be presented.

To submit items for Dupont news email dupont.news@comcast.netor call 407-0231 by Wednesday evening. Please include a contact phone number.

OLD FORGE NEWS

Night at the races

The Fourth Annual Night at the Races to benefit 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund will be held on Saturday, March 31 at St. Anthony’s Parish Center in Exeter. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the races begin at 7 p.m. Admission, which includes food and beverage, is free with a $10 purchase of a horse and $5 without the purchase of a horse. Patrons must be at least21 years of age. Horse forms may be picked up at West Side Auto, 401 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston.

Eco- tip

Here is Joey Jones’ Eco-Tip of the week: If you are a PPL cus-

OFHS students hold ‘Guest Scooper Night’ Old Forge High School Vice Principal Regina Krieger and students held a “Guest Scooper Night” at Cold Stone Creamery on Feb. 23 on Montage Mountain. The $400 raised through the event will benefit the Old Forge High School Relay for Life. Shown here, from left, are Melanie Wylam, Shauna Nunes, Anna Balanovich, Tyler Salerno and Mrs. Regina Krieger, guest scooper and vice principal.

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The WA Senior Parents will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5 in room 164. This meeting will focus on the donkey basketball fundraiser on April 17.

Cosmopolitan seniors

The Cosmopolitan Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6 in St. Anthony’s Center.

Vic Malinowski will preside and dues will be collected. Hosts/ hostesses are Olga Costello, Share Dailey, Sophie Hudock, Marion Kratzer and Ann Mattei.

Fifty five members and one guest enjoyed a pizza luncheon at the previous gathering. Vic introduced new members Rosalie and Sam Ferrara. Bingo was played and door prize winners were Florence Aquilina, Mary Coleman, Virginia Craig, Rosalie Ferrara and Marie Mantione.

Rosalie Ferrara won the special

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Bingo game and Kay Haddock won the jackpot game.

Travel coordinator Johanna is accepting reservations for a trip to Mount Airy Casino on Wednesday, March 15 and a trip to Woodloch Pines Resort on Tuesday, May 1. This trip includes a seafood buffet along with American and Italian cuisine, as well as entertainment.

There will be pickups in Exeter and Pittston. Details can be obtained from Johanna at 6552720.

Night at the Races

The Fourth Annual 1st. Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund

Night at the Races will be held March 31 at St. Anthony’s Parish Center in Exeter. Admission is free admission with a $10 purchase of a horse and $5 without.

Admission includes food, drink and lots of fun. Doors open at 6 p.m. and post time is set for 7 p.m.

Hose Co. #1

Exeter Borough Hose Co. #1, 13405 Susquehanna Ave., will hold a potato pancake from 4 to 8 p.m. on Fridays through Lent and from noon to 6 p.m. on Good Friday, April 6. Pierogies and haluski, along with weekly specials, will also be sold. Phone or-

ders can be made by calling 6020739.

Refuse stickers

Refuse stickers are available at the municipal building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Until February 28, the price is $150 for anyone under the age of 65. Senior citizens pay $110 if they are 65 years or older by March 31. From March 1 to March 31, the price is $180 for anyone under 65 years of age and $130 for senior citizens 65 years or older. From April 1 to April 30, the sticker is in penalty and the charge will be $250 for everyone. On May1, the delinquent list will be turned over to the chief of police and citations will

be issued. The cost will be a fine plus the $250 refuse bill.

Payments can be mailed Refuse Office, 1101 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, 18643. If a self-addressed/stamped envelope is included, the sticker and a calendar will be mailed. Payments can be made with cash, check, money order or credit card but not American Express. For more information, call Lynda at 6543001 Ext. 2.

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WA senior parents plan donkey basketball fundraiser

St. Barbara parish

Stations of the Cross are Fridays at 4 p.m. and after the 6:30 p.m. Mass. The Golden Age Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8 at the parish center. Hostesses are Netta Deeb, Josephine Delpiore and Mary Dirhan.

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Night at the Races held at Wyoming Area Catholic A Night at the Races was held at Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter on January 28.

Christopher Tigue, principal at Wyoming Area Catholic School, and Elizabeth Galat

Frankie Warren, emcee, Joann Kosik and Jackie Kasa

Tammy and Bill Satkowski

Eileen and Bernie Rishcoff

Seated is Todd Serafin. From left, standing, are Tony Orlando, Dan Hartigan and Dr. James Kosik.

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Esther Rooney, Paul Osolnick and Donna Osolnick

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WA Drama Parents present pasta dinner today The Wyoming Area Drama Parents Association will hold a pasta dinner today from noon to 5 p.m. at the Wyoming Area Secondary Center cafeteria.

Take-outs will be available.

Tickets are $8 and will available at the door.

Cherry Blossom

The West Pittston Cherry Blossom committee meet at 1 p.m. today, March 4 at the Corpus Christi School Building, 605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston.

Vendors are still needed and can contact Lori DeAngelo atloridee220@comcast.net.

WA senior parents

The WA Senior Parents Association will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5 at the Secondary Center. The meeting will include discussions on the upcoming donkey basketball game to be held on Tuesday, April 17.

Night at the Races

A Night at the Races will be held on Saturday, March 31 at St. Anthony’s Parish Center, Exeter.

The event is sponsored by family and friends of 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo with all proceeds benefiting the 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund of the Luzerne Foundation. Admission is $5 to the adults-only event. Admission

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Members are asked to consider bringing items such as cereals, pasta, peanut butter, canned vegetables, canned fruit and condiments to Church. There are containers in both churches for your donations.

The Christian Women’s Organization will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13 at the church hall with the recitation of the rosary. Lottery returns can be made at that time.

A Lenten program entitled “A Biblical Walk Through the Mass,” will be held from February 29 through March 28 at St. Anthony’s Hall of St Barbara’s Parish. It will be hosted by Fr. Phil, Rocco Yanora, Barbara

WEST PITTSTON Tony Callaio 654-5358 tonyc150@verizon.net is free with purchase of a horse. by a classmate regarding the reDoors open at 6 p.m. and post union is asked to join the Wyomtime is 7 p.m. ing Area Class of 1997Ffacebook page or e-mail Megan Kuffa at mkuffa@aol.com.

Support group A reunion meeting will be The First United Methodist held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Church will present Take Off March 9 at Gober’s Deco Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) from Lounge.

6:45 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday . at the church library. For more information, call Susan Lee at WA Drama Club The Wyoming Area Drama 763-9730.

Club and Thespian Troupe 4795 will present the smash hit musiGolf tournament cal, ”Legally Blonde” at 7 p.m.

The West Pittston Rams Par- on March 23 and 24 and at 2 p.m. ents Organization’s Golf Tourna- on March 25 in the Wyoming ment will be held April 28 at Area Secondary Center AuditoFour Seasons Golf Course. The rium, 20 Memorial St., Exeter. group is currently looking for Tickets will be sold from 6 to 8 hole sponsors. Anyone interest- p.m. on March 19 in the Seconded is asked contact Chrissy Fer- ary Center Lobby. Ticket prices nandes at 954-0329. are $10 for adults and $5 for stuProceeds from the golf tourna- dents. They will be available ment will help purchase new hel- from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 19 in mets for the football players. the Secondary Center lobby or at the door.

WA class of ’97

The Wyoming Area Class of 1997 is planning its 15th anniversary reunion and is having difficulty locating several classmates. Anyone not yet contacted Russo and Ray Pasavage.

The Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 3 in the Cathedral. Bishop Joseph Bambera will preside and the Mass will be followed by a reception. The event is designed for 25th and 50th anniversary celebrants. Cathedral seating will be reserved for the anniversary couples. Call the rectory at 654-2103 to make your reservation.

Website

The new Exeter Borough website is up and running. Visit it atwww.exeterborough.com To submit items to be published in Exeter news, call 287-3349 or e-mailecipriani@comcast.net.

Library programs

Beginner Yoga – 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Yoga Sol - By building a strong foundation in classical yoga postures, proper breathing and alignment, you will increase your strength, flexibility, range of motion, balance and feel more focused and relaxed.

Vinyasa Yoga (all levels) – 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays Discover the benefits of yoga and deepen your practice.

Softening into Strength: The Art of Letting Go (all levels) – 6:15 to 7:10 p.m. Wednesdays As equipment is limited, call the library to pre-register.?

Classes are held in the former American Legion Building at 316 Linden St. by the Montgomery Avenue Elementary School.

Cost is $7 for drop-ins with discount punch passes available.

Library Book Club – 6:45 p.m. the first Tuesday of Each Month Grab a cup of coffee and join the WPL Book Club in an informal discussion of member- selected books. There’s no need to purchase the books; just ask at

the circulation desk for an available copy of the month’s selection.

For the kids. Weekly Story Time – 1 p.m. Fridays Get children interested in books and introduce them to the library with weekly Story Time.

Call to register by Wednesday of each week.

Children’s Yoga with Corinne – 3:45 p.m. the first Friday of every month, $8, ages 5-10.

Bring your child to the library to discover how the yoga increases physical flexibility, stability, good health and posture; teaches healthy self-regulation; encourages more sensitive listening and tolerance; and helps children channel their energy in a healthy way.

“The Flood That Came To Grandma’s House” – 1 p.m. on Friday, March 9 Aimed at children affected by the flood, this special Story Time is sponsored by Project Keystone, a community outreach organization developed by FEMA. Local author Linda Stallone first wrote the book after the 1972 Agnes Flood. The story, with familiar landmarks, will be discussed with the children addressing any concerns or signs of post-traumatic stress disorder.

An informational resource table will be available to parents/ guardians.

Story Time with Misericordia – 1 p.m. on Friday, March 23 Students from the SpeechLanguage Pathology Department of Misericordia University will conduct this Story Time as well as educate parents and caregivers on language and literacy.

Welcome to the Titanic – 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 On the 100th anniversary of its sinking, the library will remember the Titanic with fun learning.

Sign up to participate in crafts, games and books all related to the Titanic.

One Book Every Young Child – 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2 This statewide annual program highlights the importance of early literacy development in preschoolers age 3-6. This year’s selection is “Stop Snoring, Bernard!” by Zachariah OHora, who currently lives in Montgomery County. At the program, children

will hear the story as well as engage in book-related activities and crafts. Each child will go home with a copy of the book.

This program is limited to the first 10 families; siblings will take home one copy.

PNC For Me, For You, For Later Story Time – 1 p.m. on Friday, May 11 Luzerne County Library System, in conjunction with PNC Bank is launching a new program to teach children early financial education over the next two years. The kickoff starts with this special “Value” Story Time.

American Girl Celebration – 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 You and your doll are invited to an afternoon celebration highlighting the new Girl of the Year for 2012. Dress in comfortable clothes as you will be challenged to escort your doll and prepare to stretch your skills. Enjoy excerpts from the latest American Girl book, participate in a craft and break for a healthy power snack. Party is limited to the first 16-girls. Children must be 8 years of age or older and be independent readers.

Story Time with Clifford – 1 p.m. on Friday, May 25 Join the library for a special Story Time as Clifford comes to visit!

Birthday notes

Celebrating this week: Tammie Sciacca and Jessica Sabol, March 5; Craig Pahl and Cassaundra Brattle Joseph, March 6; Morgan Bilbow, March 7; Rebecca Zielen and Cheryl Golushka, March 8; Hannah Shelley, David Fusco, Cathy Fusco and Mia Perrino, March 10 Thought for the week

When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention.

Quote of the week

“Trouble is part of your life - if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.” - Dinah Shore, American singer and television performer.

A group of girls representing GWA Girls Youth Basketball traveled to St. John’s University in Queens, NY on Jan. 28 to watch a women’s basketball game between St. John’s and Notre Dame. Prior to tip-off, the girls took part in the school’s annual Women in Sports Day which was created to celebrate women’s achievements in the field of sports. They participated in a two-hour, multi-sport clinic that gave participants a taste of the different options available for girls in college athletics. Instruction was offered by members of St. John’s volleyball, soccer, track-and-field, cheerleading, dance and basketball studentathletes and coaches.

WWW Seniors

The Wyoming- West Wyoming Seniors will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6 at St Monica’s meeting center with Frank Perfinski conducting the meeting. Servers are Helen Markert, Nancy Marcy and Paul Delaney. Dues will be collected for the year 2012. There will be refreshments and Bingo after the meeting.

Plans have been finalized for the anniversary dinner to be held on May 1.

WYOMING NEWS EILEEN CIPRIANI 287-3349 ecipriani@comcast.net At the group’s last meeting, at St. Monica’s Parish recently guest speaker Colleen Jones celebrated the Sacrament of spoke on services and programs Reconciliation (First Penance.) available for seniors. At the last This Sacrament precedes the meeting, 50/50 winners were Sacrament of the Eucharist (First Angie Mastruzzo, Joann Kwas- Holy Communion), which they ny and Paul Delaney. The Bingo will receive in May. Class memjackpot winners were Angie bers are Ryan Strobel, Victoria Mastruzzo and Joann Kwasny.

Maywood, Zachary Kostik, Megan Tomsak, Alyssa Kopcza, Emily Jackson, Callen McCarLittle League roll, Charles Banashefski, Julia The Wyoming/West Wyoming Crane, Dominick Ranieli, MadiLittle League board will meet at son Kuharchik, Jordan Chepalo6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 11 at nis, Emma Broda, Christina the West Wyoming Borough Timinski Shawn Pawloski, Jude Building. All interested in ma- Janosky, Vianna Hindmarsh, Sanaging or coaching are invited. mantha Gashi and Ashley Kessel.

St. Monica Men’s Group will Lenten food sale hold a St. Patrick’s Day Party The annual Lenten meals sale from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, of the Wyoming Masonic Lodge March 17 at Our Lady of Sor#468 is held from 3 to 7 p.m. evrows Church Hall, West Wyomery Friday during Lent, including.

Food will be provided by ing Good Friday. Meals consist of potato pancakes, haluski, KL’s Distinctive Impressions and pierogie and red and white clam music will be provided by Chic chowder for eat in or take out. Colarusso. Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased Call 885-1441 or 693-2608. from any member of the Men’s Group or by calling Rocco YanSt. Monica’s Parish ora at 693-2999. Tickets will alStudents from the CCD Class

so be available after weekend Liturgies at Our Lady of Sorrows Worship Site. Reserved tables of eight are encouraged. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

There will be no Bible Study during Lent. A program will replace it at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings through March 28 at St. Anthony’s Hall of St. Barbara’s Parish. The Lenten Program is entitled, “A Biblical Walk Through the Mass.” Fr. Phil Massetti, Rocco Yanora, Barbara Russo and Ray Pasavage host the program.

Library news

The Friends of the Wyoming Free Library will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 5.

The Scrabble Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 5.

The library will offer a fourpart book discussion series. The first book will be “The Notebook” by Nicholas Sparks. The group will see the movie based on the book at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 23 and discuss the book and the movie at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 30. For more information or to register, please call the library at 693-1364.

The library has the following classes scheduled: “How to Meditate - Death, Dying and Lucid Dreaming: A

Glimpse of Things to Come,” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 24. No charge, registration encouraged.

“How to Write and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book,” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 14. No charge, registration encouraged The classes will be conducted

by Mark Stavish. Mark Stavish, M.A. Pre-school story time will run from 11 a.m. to noon every Friday until March 30. All children ages 3-5 are welcomed to listen to stories, do a craft and have a tasty snack afterwards. Call the library at 693-1364 to register.

A new service offered at the library is the Coupon Clippers Corner. Bring in your unexpired clipped coupons and place them in the designated box. Then browse the available coupons and take the ones you need.

“Lion King 2 - Simba’s Pride” will be shown at noon on Saturday, March 10. Popcorn and soda will be provided.

Library hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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GWA girls youth basketball team visits St. John’s U.

To submit items for publication in Wyoming News, call or fax 287-3349 or e-mail ecipriani@comcast.net.

Tax bills in the mail The 2012 county/municipal tax bills for West Wyoming Borough were issued on Feb. 24. The hours of collection during rebate are from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday at the borough building. Anyone who did not receive a tax bill is asked to contact Robert Connors at 693-0130.

The rebate period runs from Feb 24 through April 23.

Sanitation stickers

PA 18644. For the added convenience of residents, Visa, MasterCard and MAC are accepted Sewer system

West Wyoming Borough Council asks residents to refrain from disposing of paper towels, hand wipes and other disposable cloths into toilets. These items have caused blockages in the sewer system.

Website

Visit the West Wyoming Website atwww.westwyoming.org.

Residents interested in receiving a monthly e-newsletter from the borough are asked to visit the website for more details.

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Posing with the St. John's mascot, Jonny Thunderbird, are the GWA Girls that took part in the Women In Sports Day at St. John's University: Aleah Kranson, Megan Dillon, Olivia Kopetchny, Sarah Holweg, Gwen Glatz, Ellie Glatz, Annie Karcutskie, Julia Kopetchny and Addison Orzel

West Wyoming sanitation stickers are now being sold at the penalty cost of $300 for the year and citations will be filed with the district magistrate for noncompliance with the ordinance if stickers are not purchased by March 31. Stickers are also available through the mail at West Wyoming Borough Building, 464 W. 8th St., West Wyoming

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Sports TRIPLE THREATS PA’s Scarantino thrice golden; Patriots win eight medals

Pittston Area's Jamie Scarantino has a hold of Chase Gallick of Wallenpaupck during his 7-3 decision during a Class 3A gold-medal match last Saturday at Hazleton Area HS.

By Rick Notari

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Pittston Area’s Jamie Scarantino made it a three-peat last Saturday night at Hazleton Area High School as the senior defeated Wallenpaupack’s Chase Gallick in a 7-3 decision to capture his third consecutive District 2 Class 3A gold medal.

Scarantino (27-5) held off a late rally by the Buckhorns freshman to win the 106pound triple crown, an accomplishment not many in district history can claim.

"I’m just happy I got to spend it with my family and they got to see me go out on a good note in my senior year," Scarantino said. "It’s a huge accomplishment, not as

WA’s Schutz wins third D2 gold; Warriors claim five medals

Wyoming Area's Andy Schutz looks at the clock during his 10-4 decision over Meyers' Jeff Nealon during a Class 2A gold-medal match last Saturday at LakeLehman HS.

PHOTO BY FRED A. ADAMS

PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS

huge as 100 wins I got throughout the season, but it’s huge."

The senior earned the second-seed at this weekend’s PIAA Class 3A Northeast Regional at Bethlehem Freedom High School.

Scarantino beat Bob Hawkins of Coughlin in a 6-3 decision in the championship semifinals to advance to the final bout.

"It’s the third one and it never gets easier. Today’s match felt like an absolute brawl," Schutz told the Times Leader. "It feels really good to get the win though.

I’ve been training really hard and I’m going to be training ever harder to try my best to get a fourth. That’s a goal of mine and I really want to try and get after that next year, but, for now I’m going to focus on regionals."

With the win, Schutz (93-13 overall, 27-7 season) entered this weekend’s PIAA Class 2A Northeast Regional at Williamsport High School as the second seed in the 132-pound bracket.

Silver Linings

Angelo Lussi may have settled for the 145-pound silver medal, but the Pittston Area junior was able to move up the wrestling ladder, besting his fourth-placer 130See LUSSI, Page 46

By Rick Notari

Dispatch Staff

Wrestling in his third different weight class in three years, Wyoming Area’s Andy Schutz just did what he does best come this time of the year – win.

The junior grappler ran his District 2 record to 9-0 as he won a 10-4 decision over Meyers’ Jeff Nealon to capture the 132pound championship at the D2 Class 2A Tournament at Lake-Lehman High School on Saturday night. The victory gave Schutz his third straight District 2 gold medal. He won the 125-pound title as a sophomore and the 119-pound crown as a freshman.

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Blue Devils get Semenza Dethroned 400th career victory

By Rick Notari

Dispatch Staff

It wasn’t pretty. But Old Forge fans are used to its teams winning ugly.

Some have come to expect it.

Others detest it.

However it exemplifies the Blue Devils willingness to do what it takes to win – a willingness embodied by the way they play as an extension of their coach, the legendary Al Semenza.

And that will to win – whether it be ugly or not – was on display once again on Tuesday night as Old Forge defeated Forest City, 44-28, in a District 2 Class 1A semifinal at the new North Pocono High School in Covington Township.

The victory gave Semenza his 400th career victory, and put the five-time defending champion into the small-school final for the sixth straight season.

It was ugly for the first 7:15 as Old Forge (8-14) trailed the twowin Foresters, 8-3, with Dave

Argust’s three-pointer from the left corner in the first two minutes providing the Blue Devils their only made bucket in their first 11 attempts.

But J Argonish scored on an offensive rebound with under a minute remaining in the opening quarter to spark a 7-2 run over the next 3:30 that saw Jimmie Aversa tie the game at 10-10 on a triple from the same spot as Argust with 5:26 left in the first half.

Forest City quickly retook the lead with a 7-4 run, but Brian Tomasetti scored four points, Brenden Wahl added a bucket, and Aversa canned another three-ball to provide a 10-0 run to end the half and give Old Forge a 24-17 lead at halftime.

After starting 1-for-11 from the field, the Blue Devils made 9of-12 in the last 8:45 of the first half as they outscored Forest City (2-21), 19-9, in the second period.

Old Forge dug in defensively in the second half, limiting the Foresters to just four field goals

– three of which came in the third quarter.

On the offensive end, Aversa was fouled on a three-point attempt with 4:43 showing on the third quarter clock, and when the sophomore buried all three free throws, it started an 18-4 run which extended into the fourth quarter. Tomasetti capped the run when he delivered an old fashioned three-point play to put the Blue Devils ahead 42-23 with 4:24 left in the game.

The Old Forge defense held Forest City without a field goal for 9:30 of the third and fourth quarters. At the same time, the Foresters were just 3-for-11 from the free throw line. Overall, Forest City was 5-for-19 from the charity stripe.

Tomasetti led the Blue Devils with 16 points – seven of which came in the second quarter after the junior went scoreless in the first eight minutes. He also added six rebounds and three steals.

Aversa finished with 13 points on three triples and 4-of-5 from the stripe.

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Old Forge's Colin Carey rebounds over Forest City's Brian Nebzydoski during the Blue Devils semifinal win over the Foresters.

PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS

Five-time champs beaten

By Rick Notari

rnotari@psdispatch.com

Old Forge boys' basketball coach Al Semenza (in light blue) celebrates his 400th victory with the basketball team, staff and cheerleaders after the Blue Devils defeated Forest City in the opening SUMBITTED PHOTO round of the District 2 Class 1A playoffs at North Pocono HS on Tuesday night.

By the numbers...

22....................................Age at first victory 18........................................Winning seasons 16 ........................PIAA playoff appearances 8 .............................District 2 Class 1A titles 3...........................Lackawanna League titles 1.....................................PIAA Eastern Final

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375.............................Wins at Old Forge HS 250 ......................................Wins since 1995 178 ......................................Wins since 2002 53 .................................Age at 400th victory 31 ...........................Seasons as varsity coach 25 ......................Wins at Wyoming Area HS

Old Forge’s reign as King of District 2’s smallest classification came to an end Friday night as Susquehanna defeated the Blue Devils, 53-45, at Scranton High School.

But the Class 1A power didn’t give up its throne without a fight.

Trailing 8-7 with 2:37 left in the opening period, J Argonish started a 13-5 run with a bucket inside that would give Old Forge a lead for the next nine minutes.

Colin Carey added another inside score, and Jimmie Aversa drilled two free throws to give the Blue Devils a 12-8 advantage with just over a minute remaining in the quarter.

Susquehanna stopped the minirun on a Cole Mallery deuce, but Carey made 1-of-2 free throws to give the five-time defending champ at 13-10 lead headed to the

second quarter.

The Blue Devils extended their lead to 20-13 with 3:28 left in the first half as three different players scored. But Old Forge struggled from the field the rest of the quarter as Susquehanna heated up.

The Sabers finished the half on a 12-0 run as Andrzej Tomczyk and Brandon Soden each scored five points, include Soden’s onehanded three-pointer from the left wing as time expired to give the top-seed a 25-20 halftime lead.

The Blue Devils shot just 7for-20 in the first half and were out rebounded18-11in the first16 minutes. Old Forge also lost reserve guard Brenden Wahl for the remainder of the game when the junior broke his nose while setting a screen with a minute left in the first half.

Brian Tomasetti got the Blue Devils to within 25-23 to start the

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Blue Devils take Win worth the wait for Devils Old Forge uses 21-5 run to beat NW back D2 crown

By Rick Notari

Win over Forest City gives OF fourth title in five years

By Rick Notari

rnotari@psdispatch.com

One season after losing its stranglehold on the District 2 Class1A title, the Old Forge girls’ basketball team emphatically reclaimed its title with brute force.

The Blue Devils held defending champion Forest City without a field goal for the first 17:12 of action, and used a quick offensive spurt in the second quarter to take control of a 29-14 victory at Scranton High School on Saturday afternoon. Old Forge will face District 1 runner-up Morrisville in the opening round of the PIAA Class 1A tournament on Saturday afternoon at a District 2 site.

“We have played that kind of defense all year long,” said Old Forge Head Coach Tom Gatto of his team’s effort. “They hustle all over the floor. They have energy. I sure don’t know where they get it from.

“And it’s not only five. It’s the

whole team. Whoever I put in they hustle all over the floor.”

Old Forge needed more than five as its in-your-face style of defense put them in foul trouble early. But a rotation of nine different players allowed the Blue Devils to force the Lady Foresters into 13 turnovers while holding Forest City to 0-of-11 shooting in the first half.

Struggling on its own offensive end of the floor – Old Forge shot 1-for-10 in the first eight minutes with five turnovers – the Blue Devils led just 3-1 at the end of the first quarter.

But Lauren Carey started the second quarter with two lay ups off of steals and assists from Teri Vieira and Vicki Lee as Old Forge (17-6) went to a full-court press.

Freshman Tori Tansley then scored six of the Blue Devils next eight points as Old Forge took a commanding 15-4 lead at intermission.

Tansley scored off of a steal,

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Old Forge's Teri Vieira defends Northwest's Kelsey Yustat during the Blue Devils semifinal win on Thursday at Scranton.

PHOTO BY BRADLEY LANPHEAR

rnotari@psdispatch.com

After waiting some 15 days to play a meaningful game, the Old Forge girls’ basketball team figured waiting another eight minutes wouldn’t be such a big deal.

And it wasn’t.

The Blue Devils overcame a sluggish start on both ends of the floor to reach its fifth straight District 2 Class 1A final after they dominated the second-half of a 48-28 victory over Northwest Thursday night at Scranton High School.

The Lady Rangers got off to an 8-4 start as Sarah Shaffer knocked down two three-pointers – the second with 41 seconds left in the opening stanza to push Northwest to a four-point lead.

But that lead disappeared in the second quarter as Old Forge used a decided advantage on the boards to offset a horrid 7for-32 shooting effort from the field in the first half – including a 1-for-16 performance from beyond the three-point line.

The Blue Devils outrebounded the Lady Rangers, 18-8, in the first 16 minutes and used that advantage to take a 16-15 lead at intermission. Old Forge scored seven points on three offensive rebounds, including a bucket and a free throw from Lauren Carey to put the Blue Devils ahead 16-12 with 31 seconds left in the half.

Only Alivia Womelsdorf’s layup at the second-quarter buzzer kept Northwest (14-9) within one at the break.

“The two-week layoff hurt,” said Old Forge Head Coach Tom Gatto. “We picked the pressure up in the second quarter and the second half, and changed up our presses. The half-court trap seemed to shake them up.

“In the second half when we decided we didn’t want to throw up three-pointers, we hit the short corner and were able to put the ball in the basket.”

That second-half pressure forced 13 Northwest turnovers and limited Womelsdorf - the See MALIA, Page 49

Above, Old Forge's Lauren Carey goes in for two of her 15 points against Northwest. Below, Morgan Malia knocks the ball away from Northwest's Kelsey Yustat.

PHOTOS BY BRADLEY LANPHEAR

Nardone wins three bronze on first day Freshman leads PA to fourth-place standing at D2 meet dividual bronze medal to her Day 1 collection of relay medals with a third-place finish in the 50 Free. The winner of 10 races during WVC action, Scialpi posted a 26.4 to finish one second behind winner Elizabeth Finnegan of Holy Redeemer, and ninetenths of a second behind Maria Telincho of Prep.

Wyoming Area’s Brown also picked up a medal in the 50 Free, finishing fifth – just four-tenths of a second behind Scialpi with a time of 26.8. The Lady Warriors junior was the only West Side swimmer to earn a medal on Day 1 of the championships.

By Rick Notari

rnotari@psdispatch.com

Other results

The Pittston Area 200 Medley Relay team of Sam Scialpi, Antoinette Antonacci, Tiffany Smith and Mia Nardone are shown on the medal stand after receiving their third-place medals at the D2 PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS swim championships on Friday afternoon.

A host of other PA and WA swimmers took part in the championships but were unable to medal.

Wyoming Area’s Amy Alder finished 17 in the 200 Free despite turning in her second best time of the season with a 2:25.18.

Pittston Area’s Shannen Brady, Nina Fischer and Kallie Miller also swim the 200 Free.

Lauren Senese finished16th in the 50 Free for Pittston Area with a season-best time of 28.29. Sarah Kosik also swam the 50 Free for the Lady Patriots as did Alex Holtz and Lauren Frisbie for the Lady Warriors. Emily Seaman swam the 200 IM for PA. Day 2

Wyoming Area's Amy Alder swims the girls 200 Free at the D2 meet.

PA's Mia Nardone swims the backstroke in the second leg of the 200 IM on her way to a bronze medal at the D2 meet.

WA's Tia Brown congratulates a competitor after finishing fifth in the girls 50 Free.

PA's Sam Scialpi swims the breaststroke in the second leg of the girls 200 medley relay.

Day 2 of the championships took place on Saturday after Dispatch deadline, but the Lady Patriots were poised to earn a medal in the team standings after sitting in fourth place after Friday’s results.

Scialpi was set up for another medal-swimming performance as she was seeded sixth in the100 Back. The PA 200 Free and 400 Free relay teams were seeded fourth and fifth respectively going into Saturday’s swim.

Brown gave the Lady Warriors their best chance at a Day 2 medal as she was seeded seventh going into the 100 Free.

For a full report on Saturday’s results pick up next week’s Dispatch or check on line today at www.TimesLeader.com.

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Pittston Area freshman Mia Nardone broke on to the District 2 scene on Friday afternoon at the Wilkes-Barre CYC Pool, winning four medals – including three bronze on the first day of the Swimming Championships.

Nardone got things started for the Lady Patriots in the day’s first race when she teamed with senior Sam Scialpi, junior Tiffany Smith and sophomore Antoinette Antonnacci to win bronze in the 200 Medley Relay.

The PA foursome posted a season-best time of 2:02 to finish two seconds behind fourth-place Hanover. The time was two seconds faster than the Lady Patriots best time during the WVC season. Wyoming Area’s team of Keirsten Lasher, Geneva Laviska, Nina Cruz and Alex Holtz finished 15th in the medley relay.

Nardone then went to work individually, winning bronze in the 200 IM and 100 Fly. In the 200 IM, Nardone bettered her season-best time by more than six seconds, swimming a 2:20 to finish behind Scranton Prep’s Mia Nonnenberg and Holy Redeemer’s Julie Ann Mahle.

In the 100 Fly, the eight-race winner in WVC Division III competition, shaved almost two seconds off her season-best time with a 1:01.39 to finish behind Prep and Redeemer swimmers, Rebekah Campo and Rachel Finnegan.

Nardone added a fourth-place medal for Pittston Area with the 200 Free Relay team. The team of Nardone, Scialpi, Smith and Sarah Kosik swam a 1:48.10 to finish behind Scranton Prep, Holy Redeemer and Dallas. The foursome’s time was almost two seconds better than its seasonbest time. The Wyoming Area team of Holtz, Tia Brown, Lauren Frisbie and Amy Alder finished 11th in the 200 Free Relay, posting a season-best time of 1:55.9.

Nardone wasn’t the only one earning multiple medals for the Lady Patriots.

Scialpi, a senior, added an in-

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Patriots stop streak without ‘Skate’ Pittston Area beats WA for first series win in four years

By Tommy Romanelli

Dispatch Intern

The Cross River Rivalry proved no difference on the ice as Pittston Area and Wyoming Area lived up to the usually intensity displayed when the rivals get together to play in the annual Blue ‘n’ Gold Skate game.

But intensity gets a team only so far.

The Patriots displayed better skill and played a smarter brand of hockey as they took an 8-1 victory Friday night at the Revolution Ice Centre in Pittston Twp. The win stopped a three-game losing streak to the Warriors in the annual game.

Both teams were full of energy right from the face off. Neither team was giving any ground to the other with both playing excellent defense.

“We underestimated them but we got the Skate back so I’m happy,” said PA sophomore Rich Weinstock.

Eventually, Pittston Area fought through their frustrations and found their groove by putting up four goals in the first period by Ryan Flanagan, Jerry Scatena, Joseph Sekelsky, and Shawn Simons withassistsgoingtoScatena,Tommy Schwab, and Rich Weinstock.

“We were disciplined to stay in (the game),” said Pittston Area Head Coach Rich Benedetto. “We were frustrated early because we couldn’t score but we stuck with our plan and we stayed focused.”

The main theme throughout the game was the puck being on Wyoming Area’s side of the ice.

PittstonAreashowedgreatpassing and puck handling while Wyoming Area displayed the opposite.

The Warriors seemed to have a hard time picking up the puck on passes and turned it over repeatedly. “(We needed) smarter hockey play. We made mental mistakes,” said Wyoming Area Head Coach Frank Hawk.

Wyoming Area’s defense held on in the second period by only allowing one goal to the Patriots by Michael Mazur while also tacking See SKATE, Page 48

The Pittston Area Varsity Ice Hockey team won the 14th annual Blue n ` ' Gold Skate game on Friday night at the Revolution Ice Centre.

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Pittston Area's Shawn Simmons takes a shot on goal but WA goalie Billy Weiss stopped the puck to prevent the score.

Pittston Area's Ryan Flanagan and Wyoming Area's Michael Dolan mixed it up during the Patriots 8-1 win.

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Weekend Warriors

All season, first-year Wyoming Area wrestling coach Steve Mytych boasted about his Warriors and the talent they possessed.

On Saturday, the Warriors backed up his words.

Wyoming Area took home five medals, finished sixth over all as a team, and qualified two wrestlers – Andy Schutz and Carmen Mauriello – for the Northeast Regional Tournament.

Bronzed Mauriello

Coming into the 120-pound tournament, Wyoming Area’s Carmen Mauriello had posted a non-descript 13-13 record after his second season on the mat for the Warriors.

But the junior racked up four wins at the District 2 Class 2A championships and captured his first medal – a bronze – to give Wyoming Area a second qualifier at the PIAA Northeast Regional this weekend.

Mauriello (17-14) won two bouts to get to the championship semifinals before being sent to the consolation bracket in a tough technical fall loss to eventual silver medalist Justin Elick of Meyers on Saturday night at Lake-Lehman.

However Mauriello rebounded nicely, taking a 4-3 decision from Eric Young of Dallas in the consolation semifinals before beating Scranton Prep senior Pat Creedon for the second time in the tournament – this time a 6-1 decision – in the third-place match.

The win earned Mauriello the fifth seed at the regional event.

Big Z upended

Fourth for Filipiak

Ryan Filipiak entered his first District 2 wrestling tournament as somewhat of an unknown.

The Wyoming Area senior posted just an 8-10 record entering the 145-pound bracket of the Class 2A tournament at LakeLehman last weekend.

But Filipiak made his name known with a solid two days of wrestling and entered his name in the WA history books in his only season of varsity wrestling by earning a fourth-place medal after winning four matches at this year’s event.

Filipiak did lose two bouts, but both were to Elk Lake’s Derrick Smith. Smith knocked Filipiak into the consolation bracket with a 2-1 decision in the championship quarterfinals and then pinned the Warriors grappler in the bronze-medal bout in 4:18.

But in between, Filipiak won three consolation bouts, including a 7-2 decision over Nanticoke’s Klayton Krasprzyk in the consolation quarters, and a sudden victory pin of Trail’s Victor Rosa in 5:04 in the championship semis. Rosa went on to win a fifth-place medal.

Cousins Andy Schutz, left,and Carmen Mauriello pose for a picture after winning medals at the District 2 Class 2A championships at Lake-Lehman HS last weekend.

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Barush earns fifth-place medal

A rough regular-season didn’t stop Wyoming Area’ Steve Barush from putting his best foot forward at the District 2 Class 2A Championships last weekend at Lake-Lehman.

Barush lost to just one wrestler – fourth-place finisher Matt Judge of Valley View – at the two-day event, and won three bouts on his way to earning a fifth-place medal for the Warriors.

The junior 126-pounder lost to Judge in the preliminaries, 6-3, on Friday, and again on Saturday in the consolation semis, 2-1. But between those two losses, Barush defeated Jordan Visneski of See BARUSH, Page 48

Wyoming Area's Andy Schutz is airborne trying to get a hold of Meyers' Jeff Nealon during his gold medal-winning bout.

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Wyoming Area heavyweight Carl Zielinski put himself in position to join Schutz and Mauriello at the Northeast Regionals on Saturday afternoon after winning his consolation semifinal.

But the Warriors junior had his fortunes reversed in a rematch with Western Wayne’s Joseph Ingaglio in the third-place bout.

Ingaglio – who Zielinski had beaten 10-7 in Friday night’s championship quarterfinals – edged Wyoming Area’s 285pounder in a 2-0 decision to earn the bronze medal and a trip to

Williamsport.

Zielinski (13-13) was knocked into the consolation bracket by eventual silver-medalist Ben Lehman of Lackawanna Trail in a 4-1 decision in the championship semis. But he rebounded with a pin of Scranton Prep’s Nick Stahl in 24 seconds to gain a spot in the third-place match.

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pound medal he won as a sophomore.

Lussi (23-8) was stopped by defending champion Kyle Hankinson of Crestwood in an 8-3 decision. He advanced to the championship bout with a convincing 10-4 decision over topseeded Pat Ingulli of Wallenpaupack.

The win also gave Lussi the fourth seed in the NE Regional Tournament.

Chris Wesolowski also had to settle for a silver medal as his mountain to a gold medal was the most improbable to reach as he wrestled undefeated Coughlin junior Brad Emerick in the final bout.

Emerick pinned Wesolowski in 1:56 for the heavyweight title, but that didn’t prevent the PA senior from qualifying for the NE Reginal for the first time. Wesolowski (18-11) was slotted as the 11th seed in the 12-man 285pound tournament.

Wesolowski reached the title bout with a victory over secondseeded Dylan Berardelli of Abington Heights in the championships semis with a 3-1 decision.

Lutecki wins bronze

PA sophomore Tyler Lutecki opened up strong in the 120pound bracket by making it to the Saturday’s championship semifinals before losing 7-4 to West Scranton’s Tom Hendry, knocking him to the consolation bracket.

But Lutecki (21-10) didn’t let that slow him down as he went on to defeat Berwick’s Anthony Talanca, 9-4, in overtime, and Coughlin’s Eddie Ciprich, 6-2, to win the bronze medal.

Lutecki earned the ninth seed at the NE Regionals with the victory.

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Back to the Bronze

Sam Falcone is on a roll.

The Pittston Area junior wrestled back after an opening match loss to win the160-pound district bronze and earn the sixth seed at this weekend’s NE Regional.

Falcone (13-11) won three straight matches after losing his preliminary round bout to topseed and eventual D2 champ Mark Granahan of Scranton.

On Saturday, Falcone defeated Will Masteller of Berwick, 3-2

in the consolation semis, and then beat Dan Favaro of Delaware Valley, 6-3, in the thirdplace match. Both Masteller and Favaro had reached the championship semis before getting knocked into the consolation bracket.

Nallin’s revenge

Pat Nallin exacted some sweet revenge on Ethan Wehrmann of Wallenpaupack to gain the 182pound bronze medal and the third District 2 seed in the NE Regional Tournament.

Wehrmann (28-9) knocked Nallin into the consolation bracket by pinning the PA senior in the championships quarterfinals last Friday night. But Nallin (14-17) turned the table, and pinned the Wallenpaupack senior in 4:39 on Saturday afternoon in the third-place bout.

Nallin got to the bronze medal match by advancing with a forfeit win over Coughlin’s John Olson.

Taking the fifth

Underclassmen Kevin Wesolowski and Dave DeLeo both wrestled back to earn fifth-place medals at the district championships last weekend.

Wesolowski (16-14), a sophomore, was knocked into the consolation bracket by eventual 138pound champ Derrick Simms of Valley West. But the PA sophomore won two consolation bouts before losing to Scranton’s James McNally, 6-3, in the consolation semis.

He then won the fifth-place medal when he earned a forfeit win over second-seeded Anthony Colletta.of Delaware Valley.

DeLeo earned his fifth-place medal with a 6-4 decision over James Fayocavitz of Abington Heights.

The Patriot freshman worked his way through the consolation bracket with wins over Nick Demchuk of Wallenpaupack and Shane Jennings of Scranton.

DeLeo (8-11) dropped his consolation semis bout to Richie Koslower of Delaware Valley.

Koslower went on to finish fourth.

Dispatch Intern Tommy Romanelli and Times Leader reporter Dave Rosengrant contributed to this report.

Pittston Area seniors Pat Nallin, Jamie Scarantino and Chris Wesolowski all earned District 2 Class 3A medals and qualified for the PIAA NE Regional at Bethlehem Freedom HS. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Pittstons Angelo Lussi is taken down by Crestwoods Kyle Hankinson in the championship bout of the 145-pound class at the District 2 Class 3A Wrestling Championships at Hazleton Area HS. PHOTO BY FRED A. ADAMS

Pittston Red Devils meeting Tuesday The Pittston Red Devils Sportsmen Club will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Dr. Nick Ruggerio’s home in West Pittston.

All upcoming spring and summer events will be discussed at this meeting.

All members are urged to attend this important meeting.

Duryea Wildcats meeting March 13

The Duryea Wildcats will have their next meeting on March 13 at 6 p.m. at the P.A.C.C. (across from the Dupont Little League).

Anyone interested in coaching or volunteering can do so at this meeting. Also sign-ups will be April11and April 25, and May 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Duryea Wildcats field.

PA Wrestling Boosters meeting Monday

Pittston Area Wrestling Booster Club will hold a meeting on Monday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Final plans for the banquet will be discussed. All parents are urged to attend.

WA Soccer Parents to meet

All are invited to attend the next meeting of the Wyoming Area Soccer Parents Association meeting on Monday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at the Wyoming Area Secondary Center.

Exeter LL tryouts set

Exeter Lions Little League Majors/Minors Tryouts, originally scheduled for today have been rescheduled to March 11, at the West Pittston Little League practice facility. Players trying out for Minors should arrive at 11:30 a.m. Players trying out for Majors should arrive at 12:30 p.m.

There will also be a meeting for Parents of all Players trying out for Majors on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Exeter Scout Home. Any questions, please call Frank DeAngelo at 570-301-4859 or email to deangelos4@comcast.net MOF Softball Field to be dedicated

A/D LL registrations this week

Avoca/Dupont Little League will hold registrations at the upper Avoca Little League field clubhouse today and Monday from 6-8 p.m.

Registration fee is $60 per player and $75 per family. Teener baseball sign-up fee is $60 each player. Programs include: tee-ball (ages 4-6), coach pitch (ages 7-8), minor softball and baseball (ages 810), major softball and baseball (ages 1012), junior baseball (ages 13 & 14), senior baseball (ages 15 & 16), and big league baseball (ages 17 & 18).

JTLL final registration set

Jenkins Township Little League has scheduled final registration period.

Registration will be held today at 12:30 p.m. at the Jenkins Twp. Field House at the Little League Field Complex.

Fees due at sign up are $65 for Major/ Minor Baseball/Softball, $55 for Coach Pitch, $50 for T-Ball and $75 for Teeners.

Additional child cost is $30 with no rebate for Teeners.

Parents should bring a copy of child’s Birth Certificate and three Proofs of Residency. Forms and information can be found at www.jenkinstwplittleleague.com. Any player who wishes to sign up after the third registration date will be assessed a $20 late fee. If you can not sign up by one of the registration dates, please let the league know so other arrangements can be made.

Relays and samples will be available from the clothing sale. All clothing sale orders/ payment are due no later than March 16.

Also, parents of athletes are asked to donate items based on their grade level as follows: 7th grade - case of water; 8th grade - case of soda; 9th grade - jar of creamy peanut butter; 10th grade - jar of grape jelly; 11th and 12th grade - individually wrapped bags of pretzels, chips, candy, lollipops, etc.

Donations will be accepted at the meeting, or can be dropped off at track practices. If you have a question, please emailtjbmom@msn.com.

PA Girls Hoop Boosters to meet

The Pittston Area Girls Basketball Boosters will hold its next meeting on March 6 at 7p.m. in the Pittston Area High School Lobby.

Topics to be discussed are nominations for booster Club President , Summer Camp fundraising, and sports banquet which will be held on April 1 at the Woodlands.

All parents are encouraged to attend.

Inaugural Big Blue Devil Golf Classic set

There will be a Field Preparation Day on Saturday, March 10 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. All managers and coaches must be present on this day for field preparations for the upcoming season. If you can not make it on this day, you must designate someone to be there in your absence. An alternate day will be scheduled in case of inclement weather.

The inaugural Big Blue Devil Golf Classic will take place May 20 at the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club.

Cost for the Captain and Crew event will be $125 per golfer or $500 per foursome. Cost includes cart and green fees, tournament dinner, cash prizes to flight winners and runners-up, scats, prizes and tournament golf shirt.

To register your team, email BigBlueDevilClassic@gmail.com or 570-6509356. Spots in the tournament are expected to go fast, so reservations are required as soon as possible.

Scholarship sponsorships are available for $250; Hole sponsorships for $100; and a $50 patron sponsorship is also available.

All sponsorships will be advertised at this year’s tournament and other events to take place this year. Donations are tax deductible.

If you cannot play and wish to make a donation to the Richard P. Notari Sr. Scholarship Fund, you can mail donations care of Rick Notari, 13 Lincoln St., Old Forge, PA 18518. Checks can be made payable to the Richard P. Notari Sr. Scholarship Fund.

PA Track parents meeting March 15

Dupont sets field day

JTLL monthly meeting

The Jenkins Twp. LL will hold its monthly meeting on today from 12-12:30 p.m. upstairs at the Jenkins Twp. Fieldhouse at the Little League Field Complex.

Items to be discussed are 2012 season preparations and golf tournament. All interested parents are welcome.

JTLL sets Field Prep Day

The Pittston Area Track Parents are holding a meeting on Thursday, March 15 at Pittston Area High School at 7 p.m.

Parents of a track and field athlete in grades 7-12 are urged to attend. Among items to be discussed will be the Pittston

Dupont Softball/Teeball will have a field cleanup day Saturday, March 24 at 9 a.m., with a rain date of Saturday, March 31.

Volunteers are asked to bring, gloves, rake and/or broom. Also opening day is

set for Sunday, April 15 at 1 p.m., details to follow.

Check website athttp://dupontsoftball.clubspaces.com for more info.

Softball league calls players, teams

The County Line Girls Softball League, a newly formed ASA Rec League with no boundary restrictions, open to all girls, ages 7-17, is seeking players or teams to participate in a fun and friendly league with minimal travel.

Girls Softball towns already signed up include Dupont, Taylor and Minooka Call Bob at 881-8744 for more information or visit http://dupontsoftball.clubspaces.com Warrior Legacy

The Wyoming Area Football Alumni Association is collecting old Warrior football programs, Sunday Dispatch Goalpost editions, and other printed memorabilia for posting on the internet.

The Warrior Legacy Project can be viewed at www.wyomingareafootball.org Thus far, with the exception of 1981 and 1985, all programs since 1980 have been posted. Programs and printed materials from 1966 to 1979 are needed. Pictures of cheerleaders and coaches are also being captured and will be posted at a later date.

Anyone who has a 1981 or 1985 Warrior football program, or programs printed from 1966 to 1979, is asked to contact Nick Perugini at nperugini@aol.com.

Materials will be scanned and returned promptly to the owner.

Pace Setter 3-on-3

The Pace Setter Athletic Club of Northeastern Pa. will conduct a 3 on 3 tournament and skills contest day on Sunday, April 1 at the Greater Scranton YMCA in Dunmore.

Action begins at noon with a one-hour instructional clinic, followed by 3-on-3 competition and shooting and skills contests for three-player teams of boys and girls in grades 6-7-8. A Pizza Party, NCAA Final Four coverage and additional YMCA activities are also included.

For further information contact; Pace Setter A.C. at 347-7018 or 575-0941 or email pacesetterbasketball@verizon.net.

GBA tournaments scheduled

The girls Basketball Association (GBA) will be hosting over 45 tournaments in the Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania in 2012. All tournaments are open to girls in grades 3-11. For a listing of all GBA Spring Tournaments, visit www.gbabasketball.com or call 740-6852468 for more information.

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The Moosic-Old Forge Men’s Softball League and Old Forge Borough Council invites all former players, coaches and umpires to the dedication of the Robert V. Semenza Softball Field at Pagnotti Park.

Ceremonies will be held April 21 at 1 p.m.

Any former players who would be interested in participating in an "Alumni Game" are asked to contact Tony DiMattia at (570) 335-5596 or Pat Revello at (570) 430-1113 for more information.

The day will include the dedication ceremony, the Alumni Game, and a tournament featuring all current teams in the MOF Softball League.

Visit www.freewebs.com/mofsoftball

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Grochowski leads OFEA to finals with 32 Boys A

Boys B

OFEA 54 (Ben Grochowski 32), OF Roundball 45 (DJ Megotz 13)GI’s 45 (Mason Boettger 16), Febbo’s 35 (Dean Nalaschi 14)

Devil Dental 23 (Dante Lucarelli 10), Arcaro & Genell 21 (Mike DiGregorio 8)Alaska Stove 24 (Nick Silva 8, Cooper Grochowski 7) Revello’s 20 (Sean Donovan 10)

Girls A

Godfather’s Sportswear 36 (Kierstyn Breig 15), DeAngelo Landscaping 22 (Andi DeSando 11)

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Dallas on Friday, and then won a 2-0 decision over Gary Parks of Montrose in the consolation quarterfinals.

In the fifth-place bout, Barush won by disqualification over Troy Maby of Blue Ridge.

Other results

Nick Hromek lost his two bouts at last week’s championships, but the freshman lost to two medal winners.

Hromek was knocked into the consolation bracket by eventual 106-pound champion Dominic DeGraba of Dallas, and was eliminated in the consolation quarterfinals by fifth-place medal winner Michael Canaveri of Valley View.

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on their first of the game by Jeremy Stach. Stach’s goal would turn out to be the Warriors’ lone score of the game.

Both teams started to pick up the intensity midway through the second period when a brawl took place near the Wyoming Area bench which resulted in WA’s Michael Dolan being ejected for fighting with Flanagan. “(Both teams played) hard, very physical,” said Coach Hawk.

PA tacked on three more goals

by Weinstock, Simons, who was assisted by Weinstock and Scatena in the third period bringing the score to 8-1.

Girls B

H & Q Construction 17 (Mia Gianello 12) Ken Thoma Plumbing 9OFAA 17 (Abby Nee 8) OF Chiropractic 10 (Abby Sempa 6) Shawn Whiting also was knocked off by two medal winners.

Whiting, Wyoming Area’s 195-pound junior, was knocked into the consolation bracket by eventual bronze medalist Ryan Monk of Dallas, and eliminated by eventual fourth-place finisher Curtis Barbacci of Lake-Lehman in the consolation quarterfinals.

And the same happened to Nick Mazzone.

Mazzone lost to eventual 152pound bronze medalist Beau Fuller of Western Wayne in the championship quarterfinals before being eliminated in a 4-2 decision by Maurice Wood of Nanticoke who finished fourth.

Times Leader reporter Dave Rosengrant contributed to this article.

Coach Hawk thought the Warriors lack of depth hurt them throughout the game.

“If we had a little more of a bench we would of owned (the game),” said Hawk. “We were playing nonstop hockey; we got tired. Half of the team played 20 minutes in JV. If the swing (team) played rested the score would have been different.”

Another part of the Warrior’s game that the score misrepresented was the play of Wyoming Area goalie Billy Weiss. He let in 8 goals but PA had 43 shots on goal in the game to Wyoming Area’s14.

“The (Wyoming Area) goalie played well. He had over 40 shots on him. He played a good game,” said Coach Benedetto.

Pittston Area also won “The Stick” – taking the JV game, 9-3.

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and then twice powered her way to the hoop. She finished with six points, six rebounds and three steals off of the bench for the Blue Devils.

“I knew they were going to take Morgan (Malia) away after the last couple games she had, plus (teams) concentrate on Lauren, so we worked inside (with Tori) especially after we couldn’t make an outside shot here the other night,” said Gatto.

“She gives us a big lift inside.

She goes to the basket well and once she gets the ball you aren’t going to take it off her.”

The Blue Devils also dominated the glass in the first half, outrebounding the Lady Foresters, 19-5, as Malia and Carey combined for 10 rebounds.

The third quarter was much like the first, however Forest City got its first field goal from star player Carly Erdmann at the 6:48 mark to cut the deficit to nine at 15-6.

Rhyan Barnic answered with Old Forge’s first three-pointer of the game off of a double screen at the top of the key before Erdmann scored again to get Forest City within 18-8 entering the fourth quarter.

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“Morgan has that little jump shot going the past few games and she has been giving us points and hustling,” said Gatto. “The plan was to pressure their guards defensively and keep the ball away from (Womelsdorf). We were able to do that but Morgan did a good job on her by herself also.”

Carey finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four steals for Old Forge, and Rhyan Barnic knocked down two three-pointers.

Old Forge finished 20for-53 from the field after its rough start. The Blue Devils shot 13-for-21 in the second half, including a 7-for-9 performance in the fourth quarter.

They also outrebounded Northwest, 31-15, on the night.

Teri Vieira chipped in with four rebounds, and Taylor Nemetz added three rebounds and three assists.

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Wyoming Valley Conference’s leading scorer – to just three points in the final 16 minutes.

Offensively, Old Forge (16-6) went inside against the Northwest 2-3 zone, attacking the baseline to create easy buckets for senior center Morgan Malia and junior forward Lauren Carey.

The inside duo scored 19 of Old Forge’s points during a 21-5 run to open the second half that saw the Blue Devils take a 37-20 lead with 7:15 remaining in the game.

“I knew our shots weren’t falling (in the first half) so I needed to go to the basket,” said Malia, who scored a season-high 17 points while grabbing 10 rebounds. “We knew we were going to be able to attack them down low so we just needed to a better job of working the ball inside.”

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Barnic drilled another triple to start the fourth quarter but Forest City scored five straight to get within 21-13 with 5:26 left.

The quick spurt didn’t last long as Vieira made 2-of-4 from the charity stripe, and Barnic made two more two minutes later to push the lead to 12 at 25-13 with 1:18 left in the game.

Forest City would get no closer as Carey and Taylor Nemetz went 4-for-4 from the stripe in the final minute to give Old Forge its fourth small-school title in five seasons.

“Most of the girls who played last year are gone with the exception of Lauren,” said Gatto.

“Our girls this year are all young and are still hungry.”

Carey finished with a gamehigh 11 points while adding 13 rebounds. The sophomore also added five steals and blocked a shot for the Blue Devils.

“We have been working on our defense a lot. We take pride in it,” said Carey. “(Losing) last year, it was terrible. We expected to win and we didn’t. So this year we came out for blood.”

Barnic finished with eight points for Old Forge, and Malia added 10 rebounds, four steals, two blocks and an assist.

Old Forge held the Lady Foresters to just 4-for-31 shooting on the afternoon and finished with a 38-15 edge on the boards.

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Lussi, Wesolowski advanced to NE semis PA duo reached final four; WA’s Schutz wrestled for bronze

By Rick Notari

rnotari@psdispatch.com

Editor’s Note: This report was current as of Dispatch deadlines.

For a full report, check next week’s edition or visit TimesLeader.com.

Pittston Area’s Angelo Lussi and Chris Wesolowski both reached the championships semifinals of their respective weight classes on Friday night at the PIAA Class 3A Northeast Regional at Bethlehem Freedom High School.

Lussi (24-8) defeated Matt Mirth, a freshman from Southern Lehigh, in a major decision, 8-0, to reach the 145-pound final four which took place late Saturday afternoon. The PA junior was set to take on top-seed and undefeated District11champ Mitchell Minotti (35-0) of Easton.

Patriots heavyweight Chris Wesolowski (20-11) won two bouts to

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third with a three-pointer from the top of the key. But the Sabers went 4-for-4 from the stripe in quarter and got four points from Austin Cowperthwait to take a 33-26 lead into the final period.

Susquehanna extended its lead to 39-28 with 5:28 left in the game but Jake Manetti gave the Blue Devils on last shot at retaining their title.

The sophomore guard scored seven of his nine points over the next 2:34 as Old Forge went on a 10-2 run to get within 40-38 with 2:54 left. Manetti hit a floater that bounced in to start the run, made both ends of a 1-and-1, and kissed a shot off the board and in before adding a free throw after being fouled on the play.

Soden stopped the run with a 15-footer, but after Argonish made a free throw and putback an offensivereboundaroundaTomczyk layup to get Old Forge within 45-41 with less than a minute left, the Sabers drilled eight straight free throws to put the game away.

Susquehanna outscored the Blue Devils, 25-11, at the free

reach Saturday’s championship semifinals.

The senior defeated Brian Fang (24-11) of Whitehall in a 2-1 decision to open the preliminary round of the tournament. Then Pittston Area’s 285-pounder beat District 4 champ and third-seeded Patrick Goldy (22-8) in another 2-1 decision in the quarterfinal round.

Wesolowski was slated to face Pleasant Valley junior Mike Benner (27-13) in the semis. Benner beat Casey Drake and second-seed and District11champ Daulton Romano to get to reach the final four.

District 2 champ Brad Emerick of Coughlin also reached the championships semis and was set to take on Brandon Lance of Nazareth.

Pittston Area had one other shot at a medal and a berth at the PIAA State Championships in Hershey next weekend – senior lightweight Jamie Scarantino. throw line, including making 14of-17 in the final stanza.

Tomasetti led Old Forge with13 points and nine rebounds, and Manetti checked in with nine points. Argonish and Dave Argust each added seven points for the Blue Devils, and Carey chipped in with eight rebounds.

Old Forge held the Susquehanna high-scoring duo of Tomczyk and Mallery to just five field goals, but the Sabers two leading scorers made up for it at the free grow line where they combined to shoot 17-for-19 from the stripe.

The Blue Devils will travel to Reading on Tuesday night to play Antietam (13-13), the fourth seed from District 3, in the PIAA Class 1A play-in game. The winner advances to play District 1 champ Church Farm on Friday night in the opening round of the state tournament.

Clockwise from top right, Old Forge's J Argonish makes a move to the basket; Brian Tomasetti tries to convert a layup after he is fouled; adn Dave Argust looks to make a pass on the baseline against Forest City on Tuesday night at North Pocono HS. PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS

Scarantino (29-6) was upset in his opening bout by Pleasant Valley sophomore Kenny Yanovich (39-4). The PA senior lost a 9-4 decision to fall into the consolation bracket.

But in the consolation bracket, Scarantino reeled off a 4-0 decision over Abington Heights sophomore Greg Pascale (28-15) and a 4-2 decision over third-seed and District4championRoshaunCooley (24-4), a freshman from Williamsport.

Scarantino was scheduled to take on Easton sophomore Anthony Parisi (25-12) in the consolation semifinalslastSaturdayafternoon.

Wyoming Area junior Andrew Schutz was also had a shot to reach the PIAA championships at Hershey.

The junior 132-pounder got off to a fast start at the PIAA Class 2A NERegionalattheMagicDomeat

Williamsport High School with an 8-0 major decision victory over Sayre senior Jesse Buck (32-5) in the quarterfinals. But Schutz was upended by third-seeded Set LansberryofLineMountainina9-0decision.

Schutz bounced back with a 3-1 decision in the consolation semis overWarriorRunseniorBradHain (32-9) to set up his shot to reach Hershey. The three-time District 2 champ was slated to wrestle Bucktail freshman Demetri Probst (25-4) in the bronze medal bout.

Probst defeated Meyers’ Jeff Nealon in the quarterfinals and beat Buck in the consolation semis.

Other results

The other four local wrestlers didn’tfairaswellintheirtripstoregionals.

At 160 pounds, Pittston Area’s Sam Falcone was pinned in his

opening bout byAaron Transue (25-8) of Stroudsburg before he was eliminated by Honesdale junior Zach Smith, in a 2-1 decision in a first-round consolation bout.

Pat Nallin was pinned twice in his regionals debut for the Patriots.

The 182-pound senior lost to Rob Karstendiek of Stroudsburg in the first round before falling to March Newsome of Northhampton in a first-round consolation bout.

PA sophomore Tyler Lutecki opened with a major decision18-8 loss to Jeffery Hernandez of Stroudsburg before falling to District 2 120-pound champ Tom Hendry of West Scranton in a firstround consolation bout.

Wyoming Area junior Carmen Mauriello fell to Logan Everett (33-2) of Williamson in the quarters before falling to D2 champ ZachEdwardsofBlueRidgeinthe consolation quarters.

February 28, 2012 Thomas G. Pealer, 45, of West Wyoming, died February 28, 2012.

He was born in West Wyoming, son of Beverly Cheskewicz Pealer of West Wyoming and the late Thomas Pealer.

He was a graduate of Wyoming Area High School and Luzerne Community College, and was employed by the Dallas School District. He was a member of St. Monica’s Parish, West Wyoming. Tom was an avid hunter and loved the outdoors.

He is survived by his wife, the former Melissa Martin; daughters, Lydia, Sara and Gwynall, at home; sister, Michelle Welenc, and her husband, Patrick; nephew, Tyler, Florida; paternal grandmother, Muriel Pealer; uncle, Robert Pealer; aunt, Susan Pealer; mother-in-law, Patricia Martin; sister-in-law, Renee Martin; many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 3 in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, St. Monica’s Parish, West Wyoming.

February 25, 2012 Rita A. Heck, 86, of Avoca, formerly of Bradford St., Wilkes-Barre, died February 25, 2012 at home.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Peter G. and Lillian Reiser George.

She was a graduate of GAR High School and was a former member of St. Boniface Church, Blackman St., WilkesBarre. Prior to retirement, she was employed as a sewing machine operator in the shoe industry. She enjoyed babysitting neighborhood children and

Roberta Kopstys, 85, of Wyoming, died March 1, 2012 at Highland Manor Convalescent and Nursing Home, Exeter.

Born in Archbald, she was the daughter of the late William and Kathleen Moran Collmier. Roberta was a former member of St. Cecilia’s Church, Exeter and was a graduate of Coughlin High School. Prior to her retirement, she was a secretary for the American Red Cross.

She was also preceded in death by her brother Robert Collimer,

and sisters: Laverne, Kathleen , and Ellen.

Surviving is her beloved companion of 33 years, Cyril (Tiger) Monka, Wyoming; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St. Cecilia’s Church of St. Barbara Parish, Exeter. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may today from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Red Cross.

To send online condolences visit www.gubbiottifh.com

Andrew Y. Whyte March 2, 2012 Pittston Little League and West Pittston Pool Association.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, the former Greta Ferguson, in 2008; brother, Martin Whyte; and sisters, Evelyn Stocker and Elizabeth Stocker.

He is survived by sons, Drew Whyte and his wife, Sandi, Pittston Township; Bill Whyte and his wife; Karen, Exeter; and grandson Eric Whyte, Exeter.

Private viewing and funeral services will be held at the HowellLussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston at the convenience of the family. The Rev. James Thyren will officiate. Interment Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carveton.

Funeral service was celebrated March 3 in the Lehman Family Funeral Service, Wilkes-Barre. Interment Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton. Special Thanks is extended to her daughter-in-law, Faye Heck, for her devoted care.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., No. 7, Wilkes-Barre, 18702.

Online condolences may be sent at www.lehmanfuneralhome.com.

February 29, 2012 Mary Elizabeth Ostrowski (nee Savokinas), age 72, of Wayne, N.J., died February 29, 2012.

She was born in Luzerne and raised in Pittston, having graduated from the Pittston High School with the Class of 1958.

In 1962, she moved to Wayne, N.J., after marrying D. Stanley "Stan" Ostrowski after a chance meeting in a cemetery.

Stan had been married previously and lost his first wife to an early death. Being proper in social terms he insisted that he wait three years before looking for a girl. After their meeting in the cemetery they soon fell in love and married on April 28, 1962 at Sacred Heart Church in Luzerne. They enjoyed 48 years of loving "good

buddies" marriage together before Stan’s passing in November of 2010.

She was the loving wife of the late D. Stanley Ostrowski (2010); loving mother of David Ostrowski of Scranton; Kevin Ostrowski of Wayne, N.J.; Marlaine Brunner and her husband, Jeff, of Pequannock, N.J.; Krista Toth and her husband, Tom, of Wayne, N.J., and Kristen Snook and her husband, Nick, of Pequannock, N.J.; cherished grandmother of Brett and Madalyn Brunner, Justin and Olivia Toth, and Benjamin Snook; she was blessed with two sets of parents, Arthur and Elizabeth (nee Fey) Clemens, and Joseph and Madeline (nee Fey) Savokinas; loved sister of Rosema-

rie and Jasper Butera of Jenkins Township, the late Lawrence and Deanna Savokinas of West Lake Village Calif., Joseph and the late Nancy Savokinas of Pittston, James and Dianne Savokinas of Hughestown, Michael and Georgia Savokinas of Pittston, Raymond and Marie Savokinas of West Pittston, Dorothy and Robert Kroll of Plains, and Cynthia and B. William Hrobuchak of Old Forge, many loving nieces and nephews; and two devoted aunts, Christine Dogal and Agnes Stuckart.

Funeral services were held March 3 at the Vander May Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, N.J. For more information, visit www.vandermay.com.

Anna L. Smith February 29, 2012 Anna L. Smith, 89, formerly of Exeter and West Pittston, passed away February 29, 2012 in the Old Orchard Health Care Center of Easton.

Born in West Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Willard Richards and Pearl Rother Bugeholl. She was educated in the West Pittston schools. For many years, Anna and her husband, the late Albert F. Smith, resided in

West Pittston and Easton before relocating back to Exeter in 1991.

Also preceding her in death were her brother, Sidney Bugeholl, and sister, Eleanor Wall.

Surviving are her sons, Richard Smith and his wife Fay, Easton; Stanley Smith and his wife, Hatsuko, Tucson, Ariz.; grandchildren, Deirdre Allen and Jeff Smith of Easton, and Larry Smith and Nanae Loporto, both of Tucson, Ariz.; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchil-

dren; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Monday, March 5, at noon in the Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home, 504 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, with the Rev. Jeffery Klansek of Hospice Care of the VNA officiating. Interment Mountain View Burial Park, Exeter Township. Friends may call Monday from 11 a.m. until time of service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 712 S. Keyser Avenue, Taylor, 18517.

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Andrew Y. Whyte, of West Pittston died March 2, 2012 in Golden Living Center, East Mountain, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Forty Fort, April 18, 1917, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Whyte, he graduated from Forty Fort High School. He was an Army Veteran serving during World War II and a member of American Legion Post 395, Kingston. He was a lifetime member of the Fireman’s Relief Association and a member of the Forty Fort Fire Company #1. Prior to his retirement he was employed by the Wilkes-Barre Transit Authority and Penn Miller’s Mutual Insurance Company, Wilkes-Barre. He served as Treasurer of the West

spending time with family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard J. Heck, in 1984; sisters, Elizabeth Mangan and Ruth Handzo.

Rita is survived by sons, John Heck and his wife, Faye, Avoca; Karl Heck and his wife, Jennie, White Haven; daughter, Christina "Tina" Rhodes, and her husband, James, Wilkes-Barre; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and brother, Peter George, Shavertown.

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February 26, 2012 Robert Vincent Semenza, 65, of Old Forge, died peacefully on February 26, 2012 while surrounded by his loving wife, children, grandchildren and entire family after a courageous battle with stomach cancer. He was an inspiration to all. He and his wife, the former Marguerite Boccolini, celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on October 30, 2011. Their years together were built on unconditional love and they instilled this in their children. His family meant everything.

Born November 1, 1946, he was the loving son of the late Lawrence V. and Mary Rosi Semenza. A graduate of Old Forge High School, class of 1964, he received an undergraduate degree from Valley Forge Military Academy Junior College in 1966 and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from King’s College in 1969. Following graduation, he began his career at St. Michael’s School for Boys as a counselor. In 1970, he was appointed to the position of Employment Interviewer at the CEP in Wilkes-Barre for the Department of Labor and Industry. He worked for the Department for 35 years, during which he received numerous awards and promotions.

He received the Keystone Making a Difference Award in 1999. He was recognized in NEPA Business Weekly for People on the Move in November 2003. He retired in March of 2005 as the Site Administrator of CareerLink, formerly known as The Job Center, a job in which he oversaw more than 70 employees in various agencies, including Labor and Industry, higher education, training and vocational rehabilitation. He was also the proprietor of Main Street South Restaurant and Pep O’ Brien’s Night Club, both in Old Forge.

Robert was a loving and devoted husband, father, grand-

father, brother, uncle, great uncle, godfather and an amazing friend to all. He was extremely devoted to his family, especially his children and grandchildren of whom he was exceptionally proud.

He had an outstanding sense of humor, always with a smile on his face and a song in his heart. Very respected in the community, he was an active member of numerous social and political organizations, always having in mind the best interests of the town and its residents. He was currently serving his second term on Old Forge Council as vice president. He was instrumental in many projects in the borough. His most recent accomplishment was developing the Park and Recreation Area on Marion Street that will benefit all age groups in the borough of Old Forge. He served on the Old Forge Recreation Board for many years.

He has been the President of the Moosic Old Forge Men’s Softball League which began in 1986. He also managed and played on many teams where he was a very intense competitor. He has been a part of many championship teams. He devoted much of his time to developing the Pagnotti Park Complex in 1988, where he spent endless hours maintaining the softball field which he treated like his own. In January 2012, Old Forge Borough Council bestowed the honor of naming the softball field at Pagnotti Park as The Robert V. Semenza Softball Field.

He accepted the honor with great humility and stated "This was one of the great moments in my life. I was completely humbled to think I was being honored for something that was just a part of my life."

Besides his passion for softball, he was an avid golfer and a huge New York Giants fan, as well as a fan of all sports. He loved all holidays spent with his family, especially the 4th of July. His dog Rudy meant the world to him.

He and his wife enjoyed trav-

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eling to Myrtle Beach and many other places throughout the years.

Also surviving are three children, Gina Sallavanti and husband Dr. Armando, Michelle Zaykowski, and Robert Semenza Jr. and wife Sunshine, all of Old Forge. He was the grandfather of Mia and Armando Sallavanti, Danny and Jeremy Zaykowski, Joseph Macciocco and Robert Semenza III. He was the brother of Mary Lou Febbo (David), Larry Semenza (MaryAnn), all of Old Forge, and Rosarie Marino (Louis), Scranton, and brother-in-law Paul Boccolini (Elisabeth), New Jersey, and many nieces and nephews, David Febbo Jr., Mary Lynn Bartoletti (godchild), Larry Semenza, Deirdre Sargent, George Semenza, Lisa Franklin, Bernadine Miller, Ejvind Boccolini, Linda Marino-Brooks, Luanne Marino (godchild) and Laura DiMauro. He was also the godfather of Joseph Dominick Jr. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Paul and Jennie Galletti Boccolini; and his nephew Paul Boccolini III. The family would like to sincerely thank Dr. Christian Adonizio, Dr. William Heim, Dr. John Kutz, Dr. Jack Pryor, Dr. Terrence Lenehan, and a very personal thankyou to Robert’s son-in-law Dr. Armando Sallavanti, who gave endless, unconditional care. We would also like to thank the second floor, fourth floor, and ICU nursing staff at Moses Taylor Hospital for their compassion and excellent care.

The funeral was held March 1 from Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, Old Forge, with Mass in Prince of Peace Parish / St. Mary’s Church, Old Forge. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Old Forge.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family of Robert V. Semenza for the research and cure of stomach cancer.

Richard J. Joseph, 60, of Hughestown, died Feb. 25, 2012 at home.

Rick was born in Hanover, on May 24, 1951. He was the son of the late Jack and Phyllis Joseph. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1969. Rick was previously employed at Lesley Fay, Whiteman Tower, and recently at American Silk in Plains, Pa. He was involved with the Hughestown Little League, Softball League and Pittston Area Football Booster Club. He was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Hughestown and Sacred Heart Church in Dupont. Rick was a devoted husband and loving father.

He enjoyed spending time with his children and watching them play sports through the years. Rick’s passion was music, playing the drums and performing with his longtime friends in the band Tom

Slick & The Converted Thunderbolt Greaseslappers for over 38 years. He enjoyed spending vacations in Cape May, N.J., with family and friends for over 20 years.

He was also preceded in death by his goddaughter and niece Michelle Schuler; and father-in-law, Leonard C. Cumbo.

He is survived by his wife, Karen, with whom he observed their 36th wedding anniversary on Oct 11th, 2011; daughter, Stephanie, Hughestown; son, Ricky, West Pittston; sister, Susie Schuler, and husband Bob, Macungie; brother, Stanley Joseph, and wife Cathy, Sweet Valley; mother-in-law, Florence Cumbo, West Pittston.

Funeral services were held Feb. 28 from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont.

Interment St. Rocco’s Cemetery, Pittston Township. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

Richard Bulford February 27, 2012 Richard Bulford, 52, a resident of Exeter, died, February 27, 2012, in his home following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Bulford was born in Pittston, son of the late Anna Mae Bulford Lawrence and attended the Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational Technical School, Plains Township. He had been a heavy-equipment operator with Airport Sand and Gravel Company, Wyoming, for 17 years, retiring due to a disability. He had served with the U.S. Army as a Private at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., and had been stationed overseas for some time. He earned the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon and had received expert qualification as a marksman.

He was a member of Local 401, Teamsters Union, Wilkes-Barre, and had attended Trinity Episcopal Church West Pittston.

Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Caroline Rayeski Bulford, at home; step-father, Joseph Lawrence Sr., Swoyersville; step-son, Thomas Hart, Pittston; brother, Joseph Lawrence Jr., Forty Fort; sister, Dee Poses, Corpus Christi, Texas; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

A private funeral was held at the convenience of the family from the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home, West Pittston.

Donations to the family to defray funeral expenses would be appreciated and may be made in care of the funeral home.

Dora Mancuso February 26, 2012 Dora Mancuso, age 88, a resident of Attleboro Village in Langhorne and formerly of Old Forge, died February 26, 2012.

She is survived by a sister, Virginia Mancuso of Old Forge, and many nieces and nephews.

A private Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 3 in St. Mary RC Church, Old Forge.

Interment Old Forge Cemetery.

Visit www.KearneyFuneralHome.com to leave an online condolence.

January 23, 2012 thumbsongloves.Shelovedmusic and dancing. At a weekend dance, she met Joseph J. Metro, a local military man, whom she married.

With him, she left her small town and, for the next 15 years, toured theUnitedStates,seeingtheGrand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, White Sands in New Mexico, Mt. Olympia in Washington, Mt. McKinley, and PortageGlacierinAlaska,andsurvived the Burk Burnette, Texas, tornado of 1958, and the great Alaska earthquake of 1964. She hadtwosons,JimandJohn,bothof whom earned college degrees.

She and her husband retired to Alabama and lived there together nearly 20 years. After Joseph died, she set up house with her son and lived in the Birmingham area for the next 30 years. She lived quietly, reading, taking walks and eating cookies, which she was especially fond of. Of the life experiences she

February 26, 2012 relayed to her children, her most useful observation was that "It is better to have something and not need it, than to need it and not have it."

She leaves behind her two sons, Jim and John Metro, of Birmingham, Ala.; four grandchildren, JacobMetroofBaltimore,Md.,Janina Phillips of Alabaster, Ala., Aniela Nelson of Knoxville, Tenn., and Stefan B. Metro of Omaha, Neb.; and four greatgrandchildren. She also leaves her sister, Regina Ference; and her two brothers, Stanley and Anthony Ference, of Wyoming.

The funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Hoover, Ala., on January 25, and a Memorial Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Huffman, Ala., on February 15. She is buried with her husband in Forest Crest Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala. She was 92.

Elizabeth Gruttadauria February 28, 2012 Elizabeth (Warunek) Gruttadauria, 76, resident of Pittston Township, died February 28, 2012 in Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre.

Born on July 8, 1935 in Dupont, she was a daughter of

the late Stanley and Helen (Shemanski) Warunek. She was married to John Gruttadauria.

Elizabeth is survived by son, John, and his wife, Helen Gruttadauria, Duryea; brothers, Robert Warunek, WilkesBarre; Ronald Warunek, Avoca; sister, Joan Jaksina, Duryea; grandson, Ryan Grutta-

dauria; and granddaughter, Jordan Gruttadauria.

Also preceding her in death are sister, Irene Breymeier.

Funeral services were held March 3 from the Graziano Funeral Home, Pittston Twp., with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Marello Parish (St. Rocco’s Roman Catholic Church), Pittston.

February 24, 2012 seph, several nieces and nephews.

Private Services were held at the convenience of the family.

Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home,

Maira, Pittston; sister Rosemary and her husband, Fred Coleman, Manassas, Va.; nephews, David Coleman, Brian Coleman, Fred Coleman, all of Manassas, Va. Funeral services were held March 3 from the Graziano Funeral Home, Pittston Twp., with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Marello Parish (St. Rocco’s R.C. Church) Pittston. Interment St. Rocco’s R.C. Cemetery, Pittston Township. The family would like to give special thanks to Hospice Community Care at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre for their kindness and compassion.

Donations can be made to The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Mary A. Aufiere February 29, 2012 Mary Angela Aufiere, 56, of Pittston, died February 29, 2012 in St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Pittston on May 11, 1955, she was the daughter of Maria Carmella Parente Aufiere, West Pittston and the late Felice Aufiere.

Mary was a member of St. Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston.

She was also preceded in death by a brother, Philip (Sonny) O’Fier.

Also surviving are her brothers, Michael Aufiere and his wife, Patricia and their daughters, Linnae and Alana of West Pittston; and Gerald O’Fier and his wife, Genevieve, Hughestown; sister, Rita; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held March 3 from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, Pittston with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston.

Entombment, Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On-line condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

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Daniel T. Legg, 60, formerly of Avoca and Dupont, died February 24, 2012, at Riverside Rehab and Nursing Center, Taylor.

Born on February 23, 1952 in Taylor, he was a son of the late John and Dorothy (Matheson) Legg. Danny was a 1970 graduate of Pittston Area High School.

Danny served six years in the 109th Reserve Unit, Keystone Division, Scranton. Prior to retiring, he worked at Preferred Meals, Moosic.

Surviving are his companion, Beth Ann Eipper; two sisters, Dorothy Ann Slater and Beverly Webb; two brothers, John and Jo-

Linda Maira, of Pittston, died February 26, 2012, after a courageous sixyear bout with cancer.

Linda was born on September 15, 1951, in Pittston, daughter of the late Sam and Emma (Routolo) Maira. She was a graduate of Pittston High School, class of 1969. She also graduated from Wilkes-Barre Business College and Luzerne County Community College. Linda worked at R.C.N Corporation as a technical support representative. She also worked at Leslie Fay for many years.

Surviving her are brother, Sam

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Jennie A. Metro, who spent the first 30 years of her life in Swoyersville, died quietly at her home in rural Alabama, on the morning of January 23, 2012. At her side was her youngest son, John, who had taken care of her for many years.

Born at 201 Watkins Street, on October 17, 1919, she was the eldest daughter of a Polish coal miner and a doting mother who refused to learn English, Anthony B. and Viktoria Ference. Mastering English in school, she graduated with the Swoyersville High School, class of 1937, doing well enough to win a scholarship to MisericordiaUniversity.Toherdisappointment, she was prevented from continuing her education and wenttoworkattheA.Rifkinfactory in Wilkes-Barre, sewing

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February 28, 2012 Louise Tarity and Alberta Howell.

Surviving are his sons, James Orlando and his wife, Roxanne, Florida; Gary Orlando and his wife, JoAnn, Wyoming; daughter, Linda Chiampi, and her husband, Michael, Exeter; grandchildren, Richard James; Nicol Costello and her husband, Dr. John Costello; Alyssa Chiampi; Alana Chiampi; Jonathan Orlando and Lauren Orlando; great-grandsons, Michael, Joseph and Nicholas Costello; brother, Albert Orlando, and his wife, Judy, Swoyersville; numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff of Erwine Home Health and Hospice for their compassionate care. Religious service were held March 3 in the Wyoming Presbyterian Church, Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming. Interment West Pittston Cemetery. Online condolences may be made atwww.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

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February 22, 2012 Diane Gold (nee Blitzer), formerly of South Fallsburg, N.Y., died February 22, 2012 at Sky View Health Center in Crotonon-Hudson, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn N.Y., on July 28, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Morris & Jean Blitzer.

Diane was a resident of South Fallsburg from 1948 until 2001, when she moved to Boca Raton, Florida. Diane and the love of her life, Victor, were the owners of Mayfair Trading Corp. in South Fallsburg. Diane was a member of the South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Sisterhood and Hadassah.

Diane was predeceased by her husband, Victor, daughter Candy and sister, Anna Mae Pares.

She is survived by sons, Hal and his wife, Robin, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Morris and his wife, Mary, of Wyoming, and daughter Susan Blumenfeld and her husband, Robert, of Chappaqua, N.Y. Diane is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Danielle and her husband, Sammy, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Noah and his wife, Gena, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Kate and her fiancé,

Adam, of New York City; Vail, of New York City; Ryan, of Amherst Mass.; Harris, of Oswego N.Y.; Austin and Victoria, of Chappaqua, N.Y. Also surviving are brother Max and his wife, Linda, of Boca Raton, Fla. The funeral service was held Feb. 24 at the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home, Monticello, N.Y. Interment Workman’s Circle Cemetery in Glen Wild, N.Y. Memorial donations may be made to the Candy Gold-Bolton Scholarship Fund c/o Fallsburg Central School, PO Box 124, and 115 Brickman Road, Fallsburg, NY 12733

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February 27, 2012 Anthony G. Ricciardi, age 77, of Luzerne, (formerly of Trumbull, Connecticut) went home to be with our Lord on February 27, 2012, surrounded by his loving family.

Anthony was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, son of the late Antonio and Carmella (Melita) Ricciardi. He graduated from Harding High School and Bullard Havens Tech. Anthony retired from

Remington Arms in 1989 after 37 years. He was an avid softball player and participated in several leagues including the Senior Olympics in Orlando, Fla. He was predeceased by siblings, Sarah (Ricciardi) Pulieri, Catherine (Ricciardi) Strich, and John Ricciardi.

Anthony is survived by his loving and dedicated wife of 52 years, Josephine (Disano) Ricciardi; son, James Ricciardi, and his wife, Dawn; and daughter, Nina Ricciardi. Also left to cherish his memory are

mother-in-law, Florence Disano; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Disano and Jeanne Ricciardi; along with many loving nieces and nephews, and his best friend, Harry.

Funeral services were held February 29 at the Recupero Funeral Home, West Pittston, officiated by the Rev. Louis Falcone. Private interment will take place at Long Hill Burial Ground, Trumbull, Conn., at the convenience of the family.

Donations may be made to Celtic Hospice, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, 18704.

Carol A. O’Malley February 28, 2012 Carol Ann Jones O’Malley, 63, of Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, and formerly of Tilbury Terrace, West Nanticoke, passed away unexpectedly on February 28, 2012, in her home.

Born on June 9, 1948 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late George G. and Jean M. Gloss Jones. She graduated from Nanticoke High School, class of 1966, and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Wilkes College. Carol enjoyed a long career as a Registered Nurse, first with the former Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, later at the former Nesbitt Hospital, Kingston, and with the Wyoming Valley Health Care System at General Hospital for over 25 years. She was Nurse Manager at Mercy Special Care

Hospital, Nanticoke, for six years and most recently accepted the position of RN Supervisor at the Timber Ridge Nursing Center, Plains Township.

She was a member of St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, Nanticoke, and had been a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church until its closing. At St. Francis, she was a Eucharistic Minister, CCD instructor and coordinator and served on the financial board. At Greater Nanticoke Area School District, she was very active in the football and basketball booster clubs and had served as President and Treasurer of the PTA. She currently served on the LCCC Nursing Advisory Board.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John J. O’Malley III, on December 3, 1986.

Surviving is her beloved son, John J. (J.J.) O’Malley IV, Wilkes-Barre, and his girlfriend, Jaclyn Canterini; sister,

Jorja Jones Sukowaski, Scranton; nieces, Aubrey and Amy Sukowaski, Scranton, Michelle Pane, Dupont, and Lisa Allardyce, Moosic; sister-in-law, Rosanne O’Malley Sedlak and her husband, Michael, Avoca; aunts, uncles, and cousins, including Michael Hudak, Joyce Hudak Itkin and Nancy Hudak Schultz.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 3 in St. Faustina Kowalska Parish/Holy Trinity Church, Nanticoke. Interment Hanover Green Cemetery, Hanover Township.

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James Orlando, 84, of West Wyoming, died February 28, 2012, at home surrounded by his family.

Born in Pittston, on March 11, 1927, he was a son of the late Albert and Dilora Vaccaro Orlando.

He was a graduate of Hughestown High School and served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Orlando was a member of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church. In his earlier years, he was employed as the plant manager for Triple A Trousers, Scranton. He became the owner and operator of several garment factories throughout the northeast. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather; having a strong devotion to family.

He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Carmella Marie Cacchione, in 2003; sisters, Dolores DeGilio, Grace Palermo,

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February 27, 2012 George A. (Vitek) Vitack, 92, formerly of Port Griffith, died February 27, 2012 at the Osprey Ridge Health Care Center, Carbondale, where he resided for the past four years. He was the husband of the former Rose Rufsheski who died in 1987.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

February 28, 2012

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 William Street, Pittston. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.

Arrangements by Parise Funeral Home, Carbondale. Online condolences may be made at www.parisefuneralhome.com.

Virigina M. Mundenar February 24, 2012 Virginia Marmo Mundenar, 94, of Old Forge, died February 24, 2012 at Moses Taylor Hospital. She was the widow of Samuel Mundenar, who died in 2001.

Born in Old Forge, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Rose Tedesco Marmo. She was a graduate of Old Forge High School Class of 1936 and a graduate of the Lackawanna Business College. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at the former Sullivan Trail. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish - St. Mary’s Church, Old Forge. Virginia was a devoted and loving wife who spent a great portion of her life residing in Old Bridge, N.J., with her husband, Sam. The two enjoyed traveling with friends and trips into the city to see the opera.

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before her relocation back to the area in 2001.Virginia was affectionately known to her many nieces and nephews as Aunt DeDe. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John and Robert Marmo; four sisters, Helen Manganiello, Jennie Cardoni, Margaret Gelli, Angela Marmo; a godson, John Marmo III. Surviving are two sisters-inlaw, Paula and Sarah Marmo, Old Forge; a niece, Virginia Pezzuti, and her son Robert, wife Dana, and their son, Robert Carmen; a nephew, Joseph Marmo and his children, Alisha and Andrew Marmo, Robert and Paul Marmo, Bucky Cardoni, Marcie Petrucelli, Marguerite Latinski, Dr. Michael and Joseph Mundenar, Michael and Carl Viola.

The funeral was held Feb. 28 from the Ciuccio Funeral Home, Old Forge, followed by a Mass at the Prince of Peace Parish - St. Mary’s Church, Old Forge. Interment Memorial Shrine Cemetery, West Wyoming.

Miller J. Stella Sr., 92, of WilkesBarre, died February 28, 2012, in his granddaughter’s home in Mountain Top. Born in Pittston, he was a son of the late Joseph and Eva Stella; he was raised in Plains Township. He is survived by a sister, Emily McGuire; and a brother, Edward.

Sister Louise preceded him in death.

Miller operated a garage in Wilkes-Barre for 60 years. He was well known for his talents as a mechanic and a businessman. As a boy he worked along his father’s side in the coal mines. After serving in the military during World

War II, Miller went back into the mines until March 1950, when he went into the garage business. He made a lot of friends, always trying to help someone who needed their car repaired. As a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Pacific theater with the 77th Infantry Division in three major invasions, he earned three overseas bars and a Bronze Star.

While serving his country, he met the love of his life and after eight days he married the late Mary Fisher from Salem, Ill. They had two children, Louise Jones, Fla.; and Miller Jr., Mountain Top. His hobbies were going hunting with his son and Bob Saba, and bowling at Stanton Lanes.

Miller had three grand-

daughters, Mary Beth Malys, Lori Ann Gustas, Jennifer Bulman; seven great-grandchildren; two great-greatgrandchildren, and several nephews, and nieces.

Miller loved his church where he served the Lord. He was a member of the Community Bible Church in Sweet Valley.

Funeral was held March 1 in the Desiderio Funeral Home, Mountain Top, with services and interment in the Italian Independence Cemetery, West Wyoming, with the Pastor Tim Capucci of Community Bible Church, Sweet Valley, officiating. Condolences may be expressed at www.desideriofh.com.

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Katherine Boni February 25, 2012 Katherine Boni, 97, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died February 25, 2012 in Bethlehem. Her husband, Leonardo Boni, died in 2002.

Born on July 2, 1914, in Keystone, she was a daughter of the late Remildo and Domenica Antonini. She was a longtime volunteer for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for

the Blind and the SPCA, Wilkes-Barre. Katherine was a member of St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre.

Surviving her are daughter Beverly D’Angelo and her husband, Thomas, of Easton; sister, Pasquina Bartholomei of Old Forge; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by

daughter Sandra Kollevoll in 1998.

Services were held March 1 at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church, Easton. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Memorials can be made to the Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Road, Easton, 18042.

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Paul M. Matreselva and Nicole C. Miles Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ryan Titus

Exchange wedding vows Rebecca Sandroski and Matthew Ryan Titus were united in marriage on November 12, 2011, by Rev. Laura Cannon at Turf Valley Country Club, Ellicott City, MD. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Cynthia Borzell, Wyoming. She is the granddaughter of Dolores Sandroski and the late Henry Sandroski, Exeter.

The groom is the son of Suzanne Kruczek, Nanticoke and Dennis and Robert Titus, Shickshinny, He is the grandson of Mary Strickland and the late Glenwood Strickland, Hunlock Creek, the late Belva Titus, the late Frank and Kathryn Titus, Shickshinny and Eleanor Hill, Mifflinburg.

The bride is a 1999 graduate of Wyoming Area High School and a 2003 graduate of King’s College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She is an Assistant Controller of Structured Finance at Enterprise Community Investment, Columbia, MD. The groom is a 2000 graduate of Greater Nanticoke Area High School and a 2006 graduate of the University of Baltimore, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting. He is a Regional Accountant in Tax and Regional Accounting at Enterprise Community Investment, Columbia, MD. The bride was escorted down the aisle and given away by her parents. She chose her best friends, Jennifer Yaworski and Jaime Froehlich, as her matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were Andrea Grissinger, Jennifer Pica and Tammy Church, all friends of the bride. Flowergirls were Amanda, Alyvia and Amelia Schneider, nieces of the groom.

The groom chose his best friend, Sean Toole, as his best man.

Groomsmen were Jason Froehlich, friend of the groom; Jay Fink, brother of the groom; Brandon Borzell, brother of the bride; and Carter Adkinson, friend of the groom.

A reading was given by Deborah Przybyla, aunt and godmother of the bride.

An evening cocktail hour and reception were held at Turf Valley Country Club, Ellicott City, MD. The bride was the guest of honor at a shower with family and friends and hosted by her bridal party on Sept. 17 at the Villages of Dorchester Clubhouse, Hanover, MD. The couple honeymooned in Las Vegas and resides in Hanover, MD.

Plan June wedding Nicole C. Miles and Paul M. Matreselva, together with their families, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Janet Miles, New York and Brian Miles, West Pittston. She is the granddaughter of Constance J. Varhely and the late Edward J. Varhely, Hanover Township and Patricia Salcedo, Exeter and the late Thomas Miles, Wilkes-Barre.

The prospective groom is the son of Paul and Catherine Matreselva, Swoyersville. He is the grandson of Amy George and the late Michael George, Wilkes-Barre and the late Angeline and Joseph Matreselva, Wyoming.

Ms. Miles attended Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School and Luzerne County Community College. She is employed at TelerX in Hanover Township.

Mr. Matreselva attended Wyoming Valley West High School and Luzerne County Community College. He is the general manager of Pierce Street Motors in Kingston.

The couple recently purchased a home together in Swoyersville, where they reside with the bride-to-be’s 4-year-old son, Tyler.

The couple will exchange vows on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Waterfront in Wilkes-Barre and will honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico.

Daniel Spease and Alicia Wilcox

Engaged to wed

Five generations Five generations of the Yanulavich family recently gathered.

Seated are Albert Yanulavich Sr., of West Pittston, great-greatgrandfather, holding Carly Stoss-Loftus, of Exeter. From left, standing, are Robert Loftus Jr., father; Melissa Yanulavich Loftus, grandmother; Albert Yanulavich Jr., great grandfather, all of Pittston.

Alicia Wilcox and Daniel Spease, together with their parents, are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ann Satkowski, Avoca and Terrence Wilcox, State College Miss Wilcox is a 2003 graduate of Seton Catholic High School.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from Marywood University and a master’s degree in Deaf Education from Bloomsburg University. She is a teacher for the deaf/ hard of hearing and visually impaired in Fayetteville, NC. The prospective groom is the son of Barry and Terrie Spease, Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Spease is a 2008 graduate of Ledford Senior High School.

He is pursuing an associate’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Technology from Fayetteville Technical Community College and is employed by FedEx. The couple will exchange vows on August 4, 2012, at Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church (St. Mary’s), Avoca.

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Snyder

Note first anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Snyder celebrated their first anniversary on February 26, 2012.

Carly M. Drahus, D.O., daughter of Joseph and Tina Drahus, of West Wyoming, and Christopher P. Snyder, son of Philip and Patricia Snyder, of Audubon, N.J. were married on February 26, 2011 in St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Merchantville, NJ. Reverend Allain Capras celebrated the nuptial mass. Mary Manion and Craig Adair, friends of the groom, performed readings.

Antoinette Drahus-Paone and Tanya Drahus-Greeley, cousins of the bride, presented gifts.

The bride chose her friends, Sara Nardone as her maid of honor and Erin Barnard as her matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Ann Wisloski and Laura Wisloski, cousins of the bride; Kim Snyder, sister of the groom; Megan Marshall, Nina Vecchione, Candace Robb-Rarey, and Moha Kulkarni, friends of the bride.

The groom chose his friend, Mark Hebert, as his best man.

Groomsmen were Pete Knast cousin of the groom; Joseph Drahus and David Drahus, brothers of the bride; Tom Maioriello, Paul Santangelo, Dan LeFebvre, Christopher Miller and the late Dusty Spreng, friends of the groom.

The bride chose Kaylee Dawson, niece of the groom, as her flowergirl and the groom chose Philip Gristina, cousin of the bride, as his ringbearer.

The bride carried a bouquet of white calla lilies and roses, which were a symbol of her beloved grandmothers, Rose Maira and Lillian Drahus. On her bouquet were crystal picture charms of her late grandparents, Rose and Joseph Maira and Lillian Drahus, and of the groom’s late grandparents Marylou Knast and Neri and Margaret Snyder.

An evening cocktail hour and reception were held at The Merion, Cinnaminson, NJ. Mrs. Snyder is a 2000 graduate of Wyoming Area Secondary Center. She is a 2004 cum laude graduate from Dickinson College, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry.

She received the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1008. She is currently a fourth-year resident at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program, class of 2012. Upon graduation from residency, she has accepted a position with J.H. Gatewood Emergency Services, as an emergency medicine physician at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Mr. Snyder is a 1999 graduate of Audubon High School. He graduated from Camden County Community College in 2002 with a degree in Criminal Justice. He is a 2007 graduate of Camden County Police Academy serving as platoon leader. He recently served as a police officer for the Camden City Police Department in the Special Operations Unit. He is currently pursuing his BA/MBA in Business Administration at the University of South Florida.

The couple honeymooned in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

The Snyders celebrated their anniversary with a family dinner and a trip to St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Florida for the Philadelphia Phillies’ opening day of spring training.

Slovak Society dinner today An ethnic dinner sponsored by la Parish, Kingston.

Takeouts will be available at the Slovak Heritage Society of Northeastern PA will be held 1:30 p.m.

Proceeds will aid the society’s from 2 to 5 p.m. today Sunday, March 4, at St. Ignatius of Loyo- scholarship fund.

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Pittston Area lists honor roll for second quarter

John Haas, principal of the Pittston Area Senior Jordan Teixeira, Gabrielle Vaxmonsky, Bryan High School announces those students who have Winters, Kyle Yockey, Josh Zurek.

SECOND HONORS qualified for the honor roll for the 2012 second Lyndzee Artmont, Locks-Ann Braham, Adam quarter.

Bykowski, Jennifer Cerulli, Dynelle Evans, MatSENIORS thew Gromala, Nicholas Holl, Rachel Kashuba, HONORS WITH DISTINCTION Cherie Klush, Jeremie Kudey, Caroline MangaDanielle Acernese, Thomas Allardyce, Antho- niello, Shaun McDermott, Caitlin Nulton, Victoria ny Amitia, Shelby Aruscavage, Jonathan Aston, Pierson, Ali Quinn, Thomas Strunk, Kevin Tonte, Jessica Baker, Miranda Bellas, Joshua Blaker, Marissa Vogue, Brielle Warren, Thomas Wolcott, Kathleen Blasosek, Emily Bogdan, Bianca Bol- Gabrielle Ziegler. ton, Donald Booth, Tina Boyanowski, Charles Bressler, Ciera Callahan, Pietro Colella, Elizabeth JUNIORS Cox, Tyler Cummings, Brittany Czerniakowski, HONORS WITH DISTINCTION Christine D’Agostino, Brian Delaney, Sarah DeFrank Ardo, James Ardoline, Kyle Berlinski, mace, Amanda Dockett, Patrick Dougherty, David Aaron Black, Nicholas Bolka, Maria Capitano, Dragon, Madeline Dworak, Dominique Exter, DaAnthony Capozucca, Matthew Carroll, Michael nielle Fereck, Michelle Fernando, Nina Fischer, Chisdock, Anthony Cotto, Jamie Coyne, Jordan Afton Fonzo, Christopher Gerrity, Paul Gestl, Cumbo, Christian Curtis, Ronald D’Eliseo, Sarah Brian Gima, Daniel Ginocchetti, Breana Gonzalez, Angelo Guariglia, Jennifer Hadley, Joseph Driscoll, Austin Elko, Kristen Fereck, Carmella Harth, Joshua Herron, Rebecca Hetro, Michael Gagliardi, Casandra Giarratano, Michael Harding, Hizny, Samantha Horchos, Stephanie Jugus, Kelly Jeremy Homschek, Mianna Hopkins, Austin KosKeener, Edward Klein, Alexander Korjeski, Sarah telansky, Kyle Kostelansky, Joseph Koytek, KaitKosik, Christoher Kovaleski, Robert Kuzynski, lynn Kuchta, Olivia Lanza, Catherine Lombardo, James Lamarca, Jamie Lee, Timothy Lello, Kelly Jamie Lombardo, Kristen Lombardo, Katrina LuLynn, Thomas Matthews, Brandon Matthews, tecki, Christopher Lynch, Elizabeth Mikitish, Kendall Melochick, Ashley Menichini, Kenneth Connor Mitchell, Kelly Mitchell, Nicholas MontiMiller, Taylor Miller, Todd Mitchell, Samantha ni, James Musto, Cassie Nocito, Calvin O’Boyle, Moluski, Jaret Monteforte, Terry Morgan, Amy Karlee Patton, Nicole Piccoletti, Mark Prebish, Mozeleski, Christopher Musto, Patrick Nallin, Suraj Pursnani, Shelby Rinaldi, Joshua Rugletic, Kristi Naylor, Kimberlee O’Hop, Jessica Oliveri, Bryan Russo, Marina Sell, Matthew Shamnoski, Grace O’Neill, Benjamin Pace, Michael Panuski, Julia Shandra, Jillian Starinsky, Joseph Starinsky, Anna Podrasky, Ariel Porzuczek, Rachele Povero- Stephen Starinsky, Brian Stonikinis, Cory Tobin, mo, Dylan Prescott, Elizabeth Raffa, Nicholas Jonathan Tonte, Ian Tracy, Ryan Tracy, Shannon Remsky, Anthony Schwab, Christen Sedlak, Jenna Turner, Miranda Warunek, Ariele Williams, KaitSharr, Steven Sklanka, Alison Slomba, Shelby lynn Wolfram, Matthew Yatison.

FIRST HONORS Smith, Michael Stankoski, Joseph Stoss, Steven Sara Czerniakowski, Kevin Dolman, Ciara EdStravinski, Matthew Taylor, Tanya Tiffany, Jessica wards, Kassandra Erfman, Samantha Hoban, Welter, David Whispell, Edward Winn, Mallory James Lizza, Angelo Lussi, Nicholas Maruska, Yozwiak.

Felix Mascelli, Kaitlyn McGuire, Ashley Muchler, FIRST HONORS Santino Musto, Dakota Rowan, Alexandria SeraNicolette Bradshaw, Kaitlin Brady, Caitlynn fin, Amy Silinskie, James Tugend, Hannah ZonCadwalder, Vincenzo Chimento, Charles Cometa, James Connors, Natalie Coolbaugh, Devon Davis, dlo.

SECOND HONORS Nellie Diaz, Bruce Edwards, Ryan English, Jordan Dillon Chapman, Trina Davila, Derrick Donato, Gruttadauria, Evan Hahn, Dalton Hazlet, Katlyn Jenna Galli, John Kielbasa, Haley Kline, KrisJumper, Patrick Kaczmarczyk, Susan Kitcho, topher Littleton, Paula Loftus, Justin Martinelli, Alexandra Kochis, Katherine McGinty, Robert John Minich, Brian Mlodzienski, Matthew PieranMeranti, Marissa Nardone, Brandon Pernot, Austoni, Gabrielle Poplarchick, Angelina Reed, Joshtyn Pivarnik, Ashley Sadberry, Christopher Santaua Reynolds, Emily Seaman, Michael Sell, Tiffany na, Jamie Scarantino, Samantha Schneider, Ronald Schwartz, Samantha Scialpi, Justin Searfoss, Smith, Justin Stavish, Taylor Stull, Tiana Stull, Carissa Suhockey, Gary Thomas, Marissa Vogel.

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HONORS WITH DISTINCTION Michael Antal, Rhiannon Avvisato, Anthony Baldiga, Kevin Boone, Ali Brady, Laura Brady, Nicole Chaiko, Joseph Champi, Robert Costello, Alexa Danko, Casey Deaton, Lori DeFazio, Anthony D’Eliseo, Dominique DelPriore, Tyler Demich, Megan Dougherty, James Emmett, Kayle Forkin, Marie Terese Fox, Lea Garibaldi, Alia Gestl, Candido Green, Mason Gross, Michael Harth, Emily Herron, Zachary Hoffmann, Brittany Hypolite, Katie Jobson, Samantha Kachinsky, Allison Kizer, Adrian Langan, Kaycee Langan, Rachel Lazevnick, Steven Lee, Sierra Lieback, Carmen LoBrutto, Rachel Longo, Maria Lussi, Irene Magdon, Cameron Marotto, Jennifer Mataloni, Dana Maurizi, Nicole Mayerski, Patrick McGinty, Zachary Mckitish, Kallie Miller, Mark Miscavage, Cales Owens, Leanne Para, Michael Parrs, Justin Peterson, Michael Pieszala, Troy Platukus, Charles Poli, Taylor Powers, Joshua Razvillas, Alleysha Reynolds, Taylor Roberts, Alyssa Rodzinak, Jordan Rose, Sara Ruby, Samantha Rydzy, Michael Schwab, Rachel Simansky, Kyle Sommer, Tyler Spurlin, Bridget Starinsky, Alyssa Talerico, Kayla Vogue, Carly Walker, David Wilczewski, Trent Woodruff, Tyler Woodruff, James Wychock, Meredith Yozwiak.

FIRST HONORS Taylor Balasavage, Jason Bandru, Alex Bauman, Christine Briggs, Paul Butler, Christopher Cummings, Brandon Ferrance, Anthony Halat, Kenneth Hoover, Breana Miller, Mark Modlesky, Samantha Moska, Matthew Mott, Tyler Mullen, Jenna Mundenar, Alexander Roper, Ian Satkowski, Kaitlyn Simyan, Richard Weinstock, Ryan Witman, Jean Luc Yurchak, Mariah Zimmerman.

SECOND HONORS Antoinette Antonacci, Kyla Balchune, Daniel Brady, Terry Briggs, Matthew Cawley, Samantha Coleman, Enrico Connors, Brielle Culp, Nicole Dale, Robert Dudek, Robert Haas, Ryan Joyce, Alyssa Knowles, Tyler Koval, Tyler Lutecki, Elizabeth MacDormott, Jessica Maleta, Michael Mazur, Summer McLaughlin, Tyler Mooney, Brittni Morrell, Taya Oliver, Justin Paglianite, Samantha Piazza, Jacqueline Rabender, Rosemary Ritsick, Robert Ryzner, William Scaramastro, Eric Scatena, Megan Schuster, Kaila Slack, Ciara Smith, Katara Warunek, Marissa Williams, Rebecca Wolfram, Andrew Yuhas.

HONORS WITH DISTINCTION Angelo Aita, Harlow Alexander, Hunter Antal, Robert Bamrick, Allison Barber, Marina Barnak, Dakota Blake, Keith Boone, Shannen Brady, Kristen Capitano, Elizabeth Cappelloni, Madison Cardinale, Mackenzie Carroll, Michael Delaney, Lauren Dragon, John Fagotti, Jordan Fritz, Jasmine Gage, Kyle Gattuso, Olivia Giambra, Gina Grossbauer, Michael Gutowski, Kyle Haefele, Michael Havrilla, Cody Holl, Jacob Kaminski, Megan Karuzie, Katie Kelly, Christopher Konsavage, Joshua Kramer, Nia Lombardo, Marina Maida, Tyler McGarry, Christopher McGlynn, Elaina Menichelli, Katrina Mikitish, Michael Minich, Madeline Moss, Virginia Myrkalo, Mark Naples, Mikayla Nardone, Rachel Naylor, Kristen Nerbecki, Nicole Psaila, Amanda Radginski, Anamarie Rogers, Jamie Rosencrans, Nuncio Savoy, Elizabeth Scialpi, Lauren Senese, Claudia Shandra, Eric Sklanka, Jamie Smicherko, Mara Stella, Brandon Strelecki, Aryana Thompson, Mitchell Tomaszewski, Jacob Vaxmonsky, Sarah Velehoski, Elizabeth Waleski, Nicole Walters, Rebecca Weinstock, Brandon Winters, Stephen Yuhas, Brandon Zaffuto, David Zydko.

FIRST HONORS Desirae Bellas, Jacob Boedeker, Michael Bunney, Patrick Cadden, Christian Charney, Taylor Eichler, Cristian Hansen, Rachel Hoover, Christopher Hufford, Jade Jones, Patrick Joyce, Julian Kester, Edward Kosierowski, Joseph Lombardo, Brandon Lukachko, Thomas Nickas, Callie O’Donovan, David Pacovsky, Dylan Phillips, D’Angelo Powell, Trina Rafalko, Sydney Ralston, Cassandra Ross, Brandon Shamnoski, Rebecca Tomko, Kevin Walsh, Rebecca Zielinski.

SECOND HONORS Jamie Baker, Michael Barney, Shivon Bellas, Elizabeth Brandt, Brianna Conway, Destiny Coolbaugh, Bryan Davis, John DeBoard, Emily Earlley, Carly Filipski, Daniel Gambino, Braulio Garcia, Michelle Grossbauer, Kayla Kruchinsky, Sabrina Lyons, Vance Maslowski, Jared Melochick, Vincent Mikus, Allison Mollica, Sarah Perrego, Britney Pintha, Katelyn Pugliese, Dylan Ratzin, Lauren Robbins, Tynaisa Robertson, Abigail Rodriguez, Megan Ruda, Girard Scatena, Chyanne Sherman, Katherine Stonikinis, Hannah White, Katie Wynn.

Cyber bullying topic of discussion at Pittston Area High School

By Brittany Mudlock Cyber bullying is the most well known of social networking problems. Many teens, children and, on occasion, adults have been cyber bullied in their lifetimes. Some kids have chosen suicide in a desperate attempt to escape all the torment those bullies have inflicted on them. Every day it is happening to someone who doesn’t deserve it. All they can do is remember that there is something that makes that cruel individual truly lash out.

At the Pittston Area High School, health teacher Mr. James Blaskiewicz, was teaching the freshman students about cyber bullying and how it occurs on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and even My Year-

book. Any social networking site that’s available is where cyber bullying takes place. After weeks of studying cyber bullying, the ninth grade did a project for cyber bullying and tried to come up with the definition of an upstanding citizen, or someone who does not stand by and let bullying occur. The project helped a lot and freshman Santino Rizzo said, “This project helped us learn to treat everybody equally.”

The district dentist will visit the school March 8 to administer dental exams to students in the seventh grade.

Physicals The district doctor will be at the school on March 21 and March 28 to administer physicals to sixth-grade students.

Scholarship Program The Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick, along with the McDonald’s on Route 315 are sponsoring a scholarship fundraiser benefiting Pittston Area High School students.

PA Middle School Mcdonald’s will donate 20% of Science Olympiad its sales from 5 to 8 p.m. on TuesMembers of the Science day, March 6 to the Friendly Olympiad will participate in the Sons of Saint Patrick ScholarScience Olympiad on Wednesship program. Ronald McDoday, March 7. nald will be at the restaurant Dental visits from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. that day.

Field trip Eighth-grade students will take a field trip to see the movie, “Hunger Games” on April 4.

PSSA Assessments The PSSA Reading and Math Assessments will be held from Monday, March 12 to Monday, March 19.They will be administered to all students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.

TIPS Here are tips from each of the reporting categories in reading and math to enhance your child’s understanding of some of the target skills on the PSSA Test. Here are some ways to help prepare: Reading Reporting category: Comprehension and reading skills

Anti-bullying display at Pittston Area High School.

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SCHOOL MENUS PITTSTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL Menu for week of March 5

INTERMEDIATE, PRIMARY, KINDERGARTEN Monday: Pasta with meatballs, garlic bread or grilled cheese sandwich, green beans, strawberries, low fat milk Tuesday: Chicken and noodles or cheeseburger slider, bread slice, corn, apple cobbler, low fat milk Wednesday: Salisbury steak with gravy or chicken parmesan, buttered noodles, peas, pears, low fat milk Thursday: Open-face pork sandwich or hot dog on bun, mashed potatoes & gravy, mixed fruit, low fat milk Friday: Pizza or fish sticks with bread, carrots, peaches, low fat milk Alternates: Ham and cheese wrap, crispy chicken salad, tuna hoagie, chicken patty on bun Breakfast: Monday: Hot pockets Tuesday: Pancake sausage wrap Wednesday: Sausage, egg and cheese on bagel Thursday: Scrambled eggs with toast Friday: Waffles with syrup Available daily: Breakfast pizza, assorted cereals with buttered toast, juice and low fat milk

butter cheese, bread. B. Veal parmesan, side pasta C. Chicken fajita with lettuce, tomato, salsa, sour cream D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on bun. Sides: Tossed salad with dressing, C&D potato wedges, pineapple.

Tuesday: Tyson Hot’n Spicy chicken sandwich on bun B. White French bread pizza C. Philly double cheese steak hoagie D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on bun. Sides: Green beans, buttered noodles, peaches Wednesday: A. Asian sesame chicken, rice B. Ham and cheese with lettuce on honey wrap C. Taco hard/soft shell with meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, rice D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on bun. Sides: Fresh veggies/ranch dip, seasoned rice, applesauce.

Thursday: A. Baked chicken fryz, bread B. Mashed potato bowl with chicken, corn, gravy, cheese C. Meatball hoagie with mozzarella cheese D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on bun. Sides: Mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, Jell-o Friday: A. Cheese or pepperoni pizza B. Italian hoagie, lettuce C. Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on bun. Sides: Tossed salad/dressing, baked colossal fries, pears.

Monday: Salisbury steak, bread slice, mashed potatoes and gravy, fruit, low fat milk Tuesday: Triple decker grilled cheese, chicken noodle soup, corn, fruit, low fat milk Wednesday: Beef -a -roni, wheat bread, green beans, fruit, low fat milk Thursday: Chicken cheese steak hoagie, carrots, fruit, low fat milk Friday: fFsh patty on bun, baked French fries, fruit, low fat milk High school breakfast: Grab & go at cafeteria store has hot breakfast sandwiches, breakfast pizza, bagels and cream cheese, cereal with toast, breakfast bars, fresh fruit, juice and low fat milk.

Middle school breakfast: Monday: Egg and cheese on bagel or French toast sticks with syrup Tuesday: Sausage and cheese on English muffin or scrambled eggs with toast Wednesday: Pancakes with syrup or egg, bacon and cheese on bagel Thursday: Breakfast pizza or egg and cheese WYOMING AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL on bagel Monday Friday: Waffles with syrup or ham and cheese WYOMING AREA Penne pasta with meatballs, or pasta w/butteron bagel SECONDARY CENTER string cheese bread, tossed salad with dressing, Available daily: Plain and specialty pizza, Menu for week of Mar. 5 Minute Maid Juice bar. whole grain chicken patty, buffalo chicken hoaAlternate – Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz. gie, salads, assorted hoagies and wraps Monday: A. Penne pasta With meatballs, or yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of

string cheese or sunflower seeds.

Breakfast – Warm honey bun, cereal, juice milk Tuesday Ham slice with pineapple, bread, buttered noodles, green beans, peaches.

Alternate – Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz. yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of string cheese or sunflower seeds.

Breakfast - Scrambled eggs with bacon, whole wheat, toast, juice, milk Wednesday Taco with beef, cheese, lettuce, tomato, or cheeseburger on bun, pickles, seasoned rice, cinnamon applesauce.

Alternate – Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz. yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of string cheese or sunflower seeds.

Breakfast – Warm cheese pizza, cereal, juice, milk Thursday Chicken fryz with dippin’ sauce, bread, mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, Jell-o.

Alternate – Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz. yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of string cheese or sunflower seeds.

Breakfast – Blueberry muffin, cereal, juice, milk Friday Fresh cheese or pepperoni pizza, tossed salad with dressing, pears, sugar cookie.

Alternate – Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz. yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of string cheese or sunflower seeds.

Breakfast – French toast with syrup, cereal, juice, milk

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Lucia Campenni

Kayla Coyne

Billy Dessoye

Lucia Campenni, daughter of Tommy and Chrissy Campenni, West Pittston, celebrated her fourth birthday yesterday, March 3.

Lucia is the granddaughter of Sam and Josie Mantione, West Pittston, and the late Jim and Rosemary Campenni.

She has two sisters, Samara, 6, and Ella, 1.

Kayla Marie Coyne, daughter of Kasey Knorr, Duryea and John Coyne, celebrated her fifth birthday on Feb. 16. Kayla is the granddaughter of Ann Marie Rutkowski, of Duryea, and Joseph Rutkowski, of Pittston, and John and Sherrie Coyne, of Taylor.

She is the great granddaughter of Dottie Rutkowski, of Duryea, and the late Bob and Marge Durko, of Old Forge. Kayla is a student at Nanny Rose Preschool, Duryea, and also at David Blight School of Dance. A Strawberry Shortcake party was held in her honor at Tony’s Pizza.

Billy Dessoye, son of Bill and Kim Dessoye, Pittston, celebrated his fourth birthday on Feb. 24.

Billy is the grandson of Anne Thomas, Hanover Twp., and the late Betty and Fran Dessoye, Pittston. He has a brother, Tommy, 9, and a sister, Emily 6.

Gianna Karcutskie Gianna Maria Karcutskie, daughter of Joseph and Maria Karcutskie, of Duryea, will celebrate her fifth birthday, Thursday, March 8.

She is the granddaughter of Gini Ciampi and the late Al Ciampi, of West Pittston, and Charles and Beatrice Karcutskie, of West Wyoming.

Gianna has a sister Kayla, 3 years old and a brother, Tyler, 1 year old. She is a student at Humpty Dumpty Kollege. A party will be held in her honor.

Happy Birthday!

Stop by or mail your birthday photo to: The Sunday Dispatch 109 New Street Pittston, PA 18640 Pictures can run in back and white for $2 or color for $10.

Deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m., but space is limited, so pictures will be published on a first-come, first-served basis. Any questions, please call 602-0168.

Checks can be made payable to The Sunday Dispatch.

Marissa Nowak Marissa Claire Nowak, daughter of Rob and Cheryl Nowak, will celebrate her seventh birthday on March 8.

Marissa is the granddaughter of John and Dolores Lampman, of Avoca and the late Tom and Georgia Nowak, of WilkesBarre. She has a sister, Stephanie, 9, and a brother, Nathan, 14.

Red Hat Day Luncheon set for April 25 The Eighth Annual Red Hat Day Luncheon, sponsored by the Wilkes-Barre Area Queens Council, will be held at Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre from noon to 4 p.m. on April 25. Cost is $18 per person and includes door prizes, entertainment, cash drawing and Red hat vendors. Deadline for reservations is March 31. For more information, contact Loraine Risley, chairperson, at 288-1430 or Cathy Lanyon at 310-1263. Members of the

Red Hats Queens Council are, from left, first row, Amanda Mitchell, queen, Heather Highlanders; RoseAnn Rink, queen, Foxy Red Hat Sisters; June Dowling, queen, Frolicking Fedoras. Second row, Patty Nee, Heather Highlanders; Jane Scott, queen, Country Cousins; Kay Steele, queen, Red Roses of White Haven; and Mary Orluk, queen, Pleasant Valley Red Hats.

Recruitment sessions at Head Start centers Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. will hold an “open recruitment” at area centers. Applications will be taken for the 20122013 school year for Head Start, PA Pre-K Counts and the Early Head Start year-round program.

Head Start is a federally and state-funded pre-school program that provides a range of free services to 3- and 4-year-old children and their families in Luzerne and Wyoming counties.

The program gives low-income

children a chance to achieve their full potential and attain school readiness. PA Pre-K Counts is a state-funded preschool program that provides similar free services to 3 and 4year-olds residing in the WilkesBarre Area, Wyoming Valley West and Pittston Area School Districts. Income eligibility is set higher and no transportation is included.

In addition to taking Head Start applications, PA Pre-K

Counts applications will also be accepted at the Pittston and Plains Centers.

The Pittston center will accept Early Head Start applications.

Parents or caregivers planning to attend a recruitment session are requested to bring proof of child’s age, child’s current shot record, documentation of child’s diagnosed disability/special needs (if applicable), medical insurance coverage and verification of one year’s income (previ-

ous 12 months or last calendar year). Recruitment sessions will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6 a the Pittston Center; from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 at St. Rocco’s School, Tompkins and Oak Streets, Pittston for children living in the Pittston and Dupont areas; and from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 at the Plains Housing Authority, 100 Second St., Wilkes-Barre, for children living in the Plains area.

Valentine’s Day is celebrated at Humpty Dumpty Kollege The children at Humpty Dumpty Kollege celebrated Valentine’s Day by making their own ice cream sundaes. They also learned about the process of mail delivery while exchanging Valentine

cards with their classmates. Children who attend one of the morning classes at Humpty Dumpty Kollege are, from left, kneeling, Chris Viadock, Carson Evan, Matthew Walter, Christian Shields,

Drew Docto, Mark Talerico, Noah Pinkos, Michael Schultz, and James Tabone. Standing, Antonio Lombardo, Alexis Szydlowski, Sophia Reza, Nicholas Lugin, Bobby Smith, Logan O’Malley,

Andie Belles, Carlena Lizza, Abigail Sciandra, Al Butcher, Jacob Nothoff, Abigail Kovac, Kyle O’Malley, Bryce Hearst, Emmyrson Norconk, Nicholas Lubinski, Finley Norconk.

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Honor roll listed

Mrs. Anita Sirak, principal of Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre, announces the following Greater Pittston students have attained High Honors and/or Honors for the Second Quarter

HIGH HONORS

Senior members of the Pittston Area cheerleading squad are, from left, first row, Sam Horchos, Miranda Bellas, Jessica Baker, Kristi Naylor, Kelly Keener. Second row, Sue and James Horchos, Michele Borget, Fred and Jennifer Baker, Mark and Sharyn Naylor, Byron and Debbie Keener.

SENIORS Ashley Bernardi, Pittston; Lauren Bernardi, Pittston; Christopher Kabacinski, Duryea; Kristin Kabacinski, Duryea; Nicole Phillips, Pittston; Leah Santucci, Laflin; Rachel Simon, Hughestown; Emily Suchocki, West Wyoming; Elsbeth Turcan, Exeter JUNIORS Jeremy Astolfi, Pittston Twp.; Marissa Durako, Laflin; Cassandra Gill, Wyoming; Michael Kosik, Laflin; Jacob Kozak, Pittston Twp.; John Kozak, Pittston Twp.; Michael Mocion, Laflin; Jenna Nitkowski, Duryea; Victoria Reggie, West Pittston; Teresa Toomey, West Wyoming SOPHOMORES Erik Cudo, Wyoming; Julie Kosik, Laflin; Melanie Kusakavitch, Pittston; Gary Loughney, Pittston; Samantha Scalzo, West Pittston; Nikki Scarantino, Pittston; Allison Zablocki, Wyoming FRESHMEN Mary Pat Blaskiewicz, West Pittston; Gaetano Buonsante, Exeter; Michael Conlon, Inkerman; Cameron Gill, Wyoming; HONORS

SENIORS Amber Desiderio, Laflin; Elizabeth Knaub, West Wyoming; Jessica Kupetz, Pittston; Christie Mocion, Laflin; Olivia Vitali, Laflin JUNIORS Elizabeth Eaton, West WyomSenior members of the Pittston Area cheerleading squad are, from left, first row, Shelby Shimkoski, McKenzee Shea, Becky Hetro, Taylor Miller, Sara Skursky. Second ing; Margaret Guarnieri, Pittrow, Teresa Miller, Justin France, Don and Cheryl Shea, Robert and Lynne Hetro, Danny and Renee Miller, Joel and Melissa Skursky. ston; Kellie Kopko, Laflin; Marnie Kusakavitch, Pittston; Andrew Mark, Pittston Twp. SOPHOMORES Patrick Gilhooley, Laflin; Mallory Kusakavitch, Pittston; Connor Mulvey, West Pittston; Sarah Snyder, Dupont; Nicholas Strellish, West Wyoming; Taylor Wheeler, Pittston Twp. FRESHMEN Thomas Lewis, Pittston; Mark Liskowicz, Laflin; Lauren Manganello, Exeter; Lucas Mark, Pittston Twp.; Alysa Stone, Moosic; Kaya Swanek, Pittston.

Senior members of the Pittston Area cheerleading squad are, from left, first row, Ariel Porzuczek, Shelby Aruscavage, Stephanie Jugus, Nellie Diaz, Ashley Warrick, Jess Welter. Second row, Sandy Rebish, Dave Porzuczek, Rochelle and Joe Aruscavage, Lori Jugus, Maureen and Sal Diaz, Joann Kane, Shirley Kane, Ted Welter.

Senior members of the Pittston Area High School March Band are, from left, irst row, Ginny Kriete, Samantha Schneider, Matthew Blom, Kaitlyn Marie Jumper. Second row, Marie and George Kriete, Kim & Kevin Schneider, Dawn Blom, Doug and Lynn Jumper.

Driver-ed classes set at Wyoming Area Wyoming Area School District is offering two Drivers Ed. Theory classes for sophomores.

Session one will consist of 20 1 1/2-hour classes meeting two or three times per week. Session two will consist of 10 3-hour classes meeting once per week on Saturdays.

Each student will pay $90 for the class.

Checks may be payable to the Wyoming Area School District.

Seats are on a first come/first served basis with 15 students per class.

Classes will be held in Room 164 of the Secondary Center with Session One meeting from 2:30 to 4 p.m. and Session Two meeting from 9 a.m. to noon.

Session one will be held on March 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20.

Session two will be held March10,17, 24, 31and April14, 21, 28.

These classes will meet the 30-hour theory aspect of Drivers Education.

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Move back to Holy Rosary in Duryea begins Friday The day has finally arrived!

Holy Rosary students and staff been away for six months and now Holy Rosary School is ready for all to come home. Everyone has worked hard to get the school building ready, and the move will take place on the weekend of March 9.

There will be an 11 a.m. dismissal on Friday, March 9, and bus transportation will be provided to and from school.

There will be no lunch served that day.

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week due to the early dismissal on Friday.

We ask God’s blessing on our second-grade students who have received or who will be receiving their First Penance in the next Registrations for 2012-2013 Registrations for the 2012few weeks. The parishioners of Nativity of Our Lord parish will 2013 school year were due on receive the sacrament of Recon- March 2. For information on ciliation at 2 p.m. today, March 4 new registrations, call the school in Sacred Heart Church in Du- office at 457-2553. An Open House will be held when we reryea. turn our school building in March, and information on the Basketball team date and time will be available We wish good luck to our within the next few weeks. eighth-grade varsity basketball team that will play in the WVC League Tournament this after- Forensics teams Good luck to our junior varsity noon at Holy Redeemer High and varsity forensics teams who School. We are “ROYAL-LY” will participate in the regional proud of you! competition Thursday, March 8 at Wyoming Area Catholic PTO meeting School. Ten teams will perform Our March PTO meeting will two and three-person plays. Evbe held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, eryone is ready, thanks to moderMarch 6 in Sacred Heart Hall in ators, Mrs. Lauren Gedrich and Duryea. Spring events will be Mrs. Nancy Musso, assisted by discussed.

Mrs. Joan Dowd.

First Penance class

As we leave the former St. Mary’s Avoca School building, we say goodbye and thank you to Father Phil Sladicka and the parishioners of Queen of the Apostles Parish for all they have done for us. They welcomed us into their “home,” shared their school and church with us and helped us whenever we needed it these past months.

We will say thanks and goodbye at a special prayer service at Stations of the Cross 9 a.m. on Friday, March 9. We Stations of the Cross will be Gift certificate news will never forget you, Father prayed on Wednesday of this Voucher sales will continue to Phil!

ing collected at Holy Rosary School.

These programs enable us to provide educational resources that may be unaffordable through our regular budget.

Please continue your support of these programs by sending in Recycling your labels to the school office or In addition to cartridge recy- Labels and box tops by placing them in the church Campbell’s soup labels and vestibule. cling we also have cell phone recycling. Select cell phones may Box Tops for Education are be-

be held from 8 to 10 a.m. on Thursday in Sacred Heart Church Hall in Duryea. School families may send in orders on Wednesday to be filled on Thursday

be dropped off in the same location and recycled for credit.

For more information or for a list of qualifying cartridges, visit www.fundingfactory.com or contact Mrs. Skutack at 4572553.

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31 graduate from D.A.R.E. program Thirty-one fifth-grade students at the Sarah J. Dymond Elementary School in Harding graduated from the D.A.R.E. program recently.

Each year the Exeter Township Police Department works with the Coolbaugh Foundation to offer this program, which takes place during the students’ Health Education class.

D.A.R.E., which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, offers students a wise decisionmaking model that can be used as they enter their middle school years.

The class is taught by Chief Officer Nancy Smith and utilizes group decision- making mod-

els, cooperative games and role playing to help students learn to make wise choices.

At the end of the program, the students write an essay, reflecting upon what they have learned. Students then make a commitment to stay drug-free and violence-free. Students were rewarded with certificates.

Each class had three essay contest winners who shared their essays with parents, teachers, administration and representatives from the Coolbaugh Foundation.

Refreshments were offered by the school PTO afterwards.

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PTO to meet on Tuesday; assessment tests scheduled PTO Meeting The Montgomery Avenue PTO will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, in the school cafeteria.

PTO fundraiser

The PTO distributed its “Spring Fundraiser” to all students last week. Returns should be made by Friday, Mar. 9. Money raised is used for all field trips and programs.

Reading, math assessments The PSSA Reading and Math Assessments will be administered to all third, fourth and fifthgrade students from March 1321. Make-ups later that week.

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After reading a story, ask your child what the main idea of the selection is and to support it with two details from the story.

Underline five words in the passage. Ask your child the meaning of each word as used in the text. Your child should use context clues to figure this out. Take the five underlined words again and ask your child to give an antonym or synonym for each.

Reporting category: Interpretation and analysis of fiction and nonfiction After reading a story, ask your child the author’s purpose for writing the selection. Ask your child to describe the characters, setting, plot, theme, mood and tone of the passage. Ask your child to find a fact and an opinion in the passage. Ask your child to identify from which point of view the passage is written.

Math Reporting category: Numbers and operations While shopping, compare and order prices of items. Ask your child to figure out how much tax will be added on to the item.

Have your child provide a reasonable estimate for the total amount of items purchased.

Reporting category: Measurement Calculate the area of your child’s bedroom. Using a recipe, convert measurements from cups to pints, gallons to quarts, etc… Using a map, interpret and apply the scale shown to calculate distances between cities.

Reporting category: Geometry Identify basic geometric shapes that appear in buildings or homes (rectangles, circles, cubes, etc...) While walking outside, have your child find examples of perpendicular and parallel lines. Take apart a cereal box to illustrate nets of figures.

Reporting category: Algebraic concepts Play a number game using questions such as, “What number added to 4 equals 19?” Make flashcards using index cards with an equation on one side

and the correct answer on the other. Use magazines or newspapers to find tables or graphs for which a variable expression or pattern can be determined.

Reporting category: Data analysis and probability Use a dice or a spinner to find probabilities of certain events.

Ask questions such as, “What is the chance that the next number rolled will be odd?” Use magazines or newspapers to analyze and interpret graphs and charts.

Have your child conduct a survey of friends and family on a topic of interest and then create an appropriate graph with the results. Look for patterns that emerge and make predictions based on the results.

For more information, call Mrs. Rebovich or Dr. Keska, PSSA coordinators, at 6552927.

Writing assessments The PSSA Writing Assessments will be administered to all eighth-grade students Monday, April 16 through Wednesday, April 18.

Science assessments The PSSA Science Assessments will be administered to all eighth-grade students Monday, April 23 through Thursday, April 26.

Sports and activities Spring sports physicals were held this past Wednesday. Any student who intends to participate in baseball, softball or track and field must have proof of a physical in order to participate in a spring sport.

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The Pittston Area Leo Club will conduct a clothing and shoe drive from March 1-16. This fundraiser will benefit the Leo Club’s tree-planting project.

Participants are asked to place gently-worn clothing, shoes, curtains, bedding, purses, belts, hats and stuffed animals in welltied plastic bags and take them to the Pittston Area High School or the Dupont Municipal Building. For more information, call 654-2415, ext. 2101 or 2250.

Dr. Seuss birthday The Kindergarten Center celebrated the birthday of author

Dr. Seuss on Friday, March 2.

All teachers read a Dr. Seuss book to their class. A breakfast of “Green Eggs and Ham” was on the menu. The cafeteria staff baked special birthday cookies and each student had one during lunch. They also gave children coloring sheets featuring Dr. Seuss characters. Ms. Babonis dressed up as the Grinch and visited all the classrooms. Title I reading teacher Ms. Capozza dressed as Cat In the Hat and read books that were later distributed to the students.

Parent identification Parents/guardians must present identification whenever students are released from school and are asked to have this information ready when entering the office. Parents are reminded to review school bus safety rules with their child. All children must remain seated until the bus stops.

PTO fundraiser The annual Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Fundraiser is over.

The PTO thanks everyone who participated. The candy will be delivered the end of March and will be in time for Easter. Exact pick up dates will be announced.

Cancellations In the event of inclement weather, school cancellations, early dismissals and morning delays are broadcast over local television and radio stations and on media websites. Kindergarten Center is included with Elementary for cancellation announcements.

Healthy snacks Birthday and holiday treats should be healthy and nutritious. A list of ideas for healthier classroom celebrations was sent home. Our food service can provide safe and portion controlled food items for a reasonable cost. Contact Sue Rudalavage, Food Service Director at 654-7770.

Box tops collected General Mills Box Tops for Education logos for 2011-2012 are being collected at the school. Parents are asked to cut the box tops and place in bundles of 50 before sending them to their child’s teacher.

Fifth-grade D.A.R.E. contest winners at the Sarah J. Dymond Elementary School are, from left, first row, Jessica Davis, Alli Houck. Second row, Tyler Martin, Joey Hannon, Amdis Felker, Mackenzie Davidson and Chief Nancy Smith, Exeter Township Police Department

Winners of a D.A.R.E. contest at the Sarah J. Dymond Elementary School are, from left, first row, Candice Bullaro, Jared Laviska, Amdis Felker, Joseph Petrillo, James Gashi. Second row, Danielle Corby, Arianna Jacobs, Zachary Nossavage, Joey Hannon, Justin Skutack, Jeremy Button, Brandon Littzi, Jacob Mikoliczyk, Noah Gresh, Dakota Lasher and Alli Houck.

D.A.R.E. contest winners at the Sarah J. Dymond Elementary School are, from left, first row, Andrew Janosky, Jessica Davis, Zoe Winnestaffer, Sydni Johnson. Second row, Brandi Sorokin, Syid Spellman, Mackenzie Davis, Justin Alder, R.J. Salvo, Brennan Krogulski, Joe Amos, Thomas Ziegler, Tyler Martin and John Angelella.

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FNB donates to Junior Achievement

SARAH J. DYMOND SCHOOL

Melissa Turlip, president, Junior Achievement of NEPA, Inc. accepts a donation from Charlie Jones, branch manager, First National Bank.

First National Bank of Pennsylvania recently made a $2,500 contribution to Junior Achievement of NEPA, Inc. through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) to support Junior Achievement’s financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship programs.

Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania provides The students at Sarah J. Dymond Elementary had a visitor from students with Red Robin and his assistant who read a few books to K-12 programs fostering work the Red Robin Restaurant on Monday, Jan. 9. Pictured are several the students.

Red Robin pays visit to SJD students

readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy in school districts throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. For more information about Junior Achievement please call 570-602-3600 or e-mail rcarlisle@janepa.org.

Junior Achievement of Northeastern PA, Inc. is headquartered in the JA Mericle Family Center for Enterprise Education, 1122 Oak Street, Pittston Township.

Master Gardeners set April workshop

Committee members planning the 2012 Penn State Cooperative Extension Spring into Gardening Workshop are, from left, seated, Mary Ann Finch, Cindy Beck, Linda Gillies and Barbara Soyka. Standing, Dave Orbin, Roseann Nardone, Jo Robbins, Sandy Visintainer and Jean Kolojejchick. Absent at the time of the photo were Mary Ann Miller, Sharon Telesky, Marta Jones and Roberta Troy.

Penn State Extension Master Gardener committee members have announced that the 2012 Spring into Gardening Workshop will be held Saturday, April 28 at the Technology Center, Penn State WilkesBarre Campus, Lehman.

The group met recently to plan the all-day workshop that will include sessions on sustainable landscapes, gardening with children, raised bed gardening, ground covers, container gardening, pesticides, pruning, and butterflies/pollinators.

Paul Epsom of PBS’s Victory Garden and Channel 16’s Home and Back Yard will be the keynote speaker.

A plant sale and flea market will be held on premise, and Master Gardeners will be available at the information table to answer your personal gardening questions.

For more information, contact Penn State Extension, Luzerne County, at 825-1701.

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thepittstondispatch.com 300 Personal Services 400 Automotive

500 Employment 600 Financial

700 Merchandise 800 Pets & Animals

900 Real Estate 1000 Service Directory

To place a Classified ad: Call 570-829-7130 or 1-800-273-7130 Email: classifieds@thepittstondispatch.com 412 Autos for Sale

100 ANNOUNCEMENTS 110

Lost

ALL JUNK CARS WANTED!!

CALL ANYTIME HONEST PRICES FREE REMOVAL CA$H PAID ON THE SPOT

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WANTED ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

Highest Prices Paid!!!

FREE REMOVAL Call Vito & Ginos Anytime 288-8995 135

Legals/ Public Notices

ESTATE NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of EMILIO D. CASAGRANDE, a/k/a EMILIO CASAGRANDE, late of the City of Pittston, who died January 10, 2012.

All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims to present the same, without delay, to the Executors, EMILIO J. CASAGRANDE and ELIZABETH ANN DOMARASKY and their Attorneys SAPORITO, SAPORITO & FALCONE 490 NORTH MAIN STREET PITTSTON, PA 18640 LEGAL NOTICE DOWNTOWN PITTSTON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, CORP. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988 LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE F. SHOVLIN 49 South Main Street, Suite 400 Pittston, Pennsylvania 18640-1794

150 Special Notices

PAYING $500 MINIMUM DRIVEN IN

Full size 4 wheel drive trucks

ALSO PAYING TOP $$$

for heavy equipment, backhoes, dump trucks, bull dozers HAPPY TRAILS TRUCK SALES 570-760-2035 542-2277 6am to 8pm

412 Autos for Sale

BMWSilver, `01 X5fully 4.4i.

CHRYSLER `04 CHEVY ’77 CORVETTE Red & red, all SEBRING original. No hits, LXI CONVERTIBLE

Low miles - 54,000.

V6. FWD. Leather interior. Great shape. A/C. CD. All power. $7,200. Negotiable (570) 760-1005

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FORD `95 CROWN VICTORIA V-8, power windows

& seats, cruise control. Recent inspection. Asking $1,000.

Call 570-604-9325

FORD ‘02 MUSTANG

GTRedCONVERTIBLE with black

top. 6,500 miles.

One Owner.

Excellent Condition. $17,500 570-760-5833

HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S

Excellent condition inside & out. Garage kept.

Regularly serviced by dealer, records available.

Option include alloy wheels, decklid spoiler, sport seats, interior accent lighting (blue), Nose mask and custom cut floor mats. Dark grey with black interior.

56K highway miles.

REDUCED! $13,300. Call 570-709-4695

JAGUAR `00 S TYPE

4 door sedan. Like new condition. Brilliant blue exterior with beige hides.

Car is fully equipped with navigation system, V-8, automatic, climate control AC, alarm system, AM/FM 6 disc CD, garage door opener. 42,000 original miles. $9,000 Call (570) 288-6009

LEXUS `01 LS 430 Fully loaded with ultra-luxury package. Excellent condition. Black.

127,000 miles, $14,500 570-788-3191

WANTED!

ALL JUNK CARS! CA$H PAID

570-301-3602

SUBARU `03 OUTBACK LEGACY 3.0L H6 engine. LL

Bean Edition Wagon.

1 owner. Garage kept. $7,500. Call 570-371-4471 or 717-503-4965

TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT

112K miles. Blue, 5 speed. Air, power windows/locks, CD/cassette, Keyless entry, sunroof, new battery. Car drives and has current PA inspection. Slight rust on corner of passenger door.

Clutch slips on hard acceleration.

This is why its thousands less than Blue Book value. $6,500 OBO. Make an offer! Call 570-592-1629

VOLVO 850 ‘95 WAGON

Runs good, air, automatic, fair shape. $1,800.

347-693-4156

loaded, tan leather interior. 1 owner.

103k miles. $8,999 or best offer. Call 570-814-3666

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

BMW `99 M3with Convertible

$49,000

Hard Top. AM/FM. 6 disc CD. 117 K miles.

Stage 2 Dinan suspension.

Cross drilled rotors. Cold air intake. All maintenance records available. $11,500 OBO. 570-466-2630

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE FORD ‘76 THUNDERBIRD

All original $12,000

MERCEDES ‘76 450 SL $24,000

MERCEDES ‘29

Kit Car $9,000 (570) 655-4884 hell-of-adeal.com

restoration. Rides and looks new.

Exceptionally clean.

A/c, pb, ps, pw, 51K $13,900 OBO 570-563-5056

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. REDUCED TO $6,500.

570-579-3517 570-455-6589

MAZDA `88 RX-7

CONVERTIBLE 1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995.

Call 570-237-5119

MAZDA `88 RX-7

CONVERTIBLE 1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995.

Call 570-237-5119

MERCEDES 1975

Good interior & exterior. Runs great! New tires.

Many new parts.

Moving, Must Sell. $1,300 or best offer 570-362-3626 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.

Reduced price to $26,000.

Call 570-825-6272

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

6 cylinder automatic.

52k original miles.

Florida car. $1500.

570-899-1896

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

442 RVs & Campers

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

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

570-868-6986 WINNEBAGO ‘02 ADVENTURER 35 Foot, double slides, V-10 Ford.

Central air, full awnings, one owner, pet & smoke free.

Excellent condition and low mileage. $68,000.

Call 570-594-6496

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

MITSUBISHI `11

OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-

or/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heated seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only Low Miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. $22,500. Willing to negotiate.

Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school.

(570) 793-6844

CHEVY `99 SILVERADO Auto. V6 Vortec.

Standard cab. 8’ bed with liner. Dark Blue. 98,400 miles. $4,999 or best offer 570-823-8196

CHRYSLER `02 TOWN & COUNTRY

460 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DIRECTORY 468

Auto Parts

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

FREE PICKUP

570-574-1275

Luxury people mover! 87,300 well maintained miles.

This like-new van has third row seating, power side & rear doors. Economical V6 drivetrain and all available options. Priced for quick sale $6,295. Generous trade-in allowances will be given on this top-of-the-line vehicle. Call Fran 570-466-2771 Scranton

FORD ‘02 ESCAPE

4WD V6 Automatic Sunroof Leather Excellent condition!.

116,000 Miles $6800.

570-814-8793

CLERK/TELLER PART TIME Credit union has

opening for a part time Clerk/Teller.

Requires attention to detail & excellent customer service skills.

PLEASE SEND RESUME TO: PG&W EMPLOYEES FCU ATTN: CAROLE FISCHER 265 S. MAIN ST. WILKES-BARRE, PA 18701 EMAIL: CFISCHER@ PGWEFCU.ORG / EOE

548 Medical/Health

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST

Full time for busy surgical practice.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Send resume & salary requirements to: P.O. Box 1615 Kingston, PA 18704

527 Food Services/ Hospitality

CADILLAC `99 ESCALADE 97k miles. Black with beige leather interior. 22” rims.

Runs great. $8,500 Call 570-861-0202

507 Banking/Real Estate/Mortgage Professionals

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REGISTERED NURSE Cafeteria Workers THE NUTRITION GROUP at Wilkes-Barre Area School District and Wilkes-Barre Career & Tech Center are accepting applications for Cafeteria Workers.

Wilkes-Barre Career & Tech Center has an IMMEDIATE OPENING 4 days a week/4 hours a day. Wilkes-Barre Area School District and Wilkes-Barre Career & Tech are accepting applications for SUBSTITUTE cafeteria workers. Applicants must be able to lift at least 20 pounds and work on their feet in a busy kitchen environment for the duration of the shift.

Interested applicants may call WBASD Food Service at 826-7115 or WBCTC Food Service at 822-4131 Ext.108 for information or to pick up an application at the WBASD Food Service Office at Heights-Murray Elementary School, 1 Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702.

NOW HIRING Servers

Line Cooks & Dishwashers Please Apply in Person PERKINS RESTAURANT HIGHWAY 315 PITTSTON

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Correctional Care, Inc, an established local medical company has an immediate opening for full time Registered Nurses at the Lackawanna County Prison for the 3:00pm to 11:00pm shift. We offer competitive salaries including shift differentials, full benefits package, paid time off and adequate staffing levels. Correctional nursing experience helpful but not necessary.

Please fax or mail resume and salary history to Correctional Care, Inc, 4101 Birney Ave, Moosic, PA 18507 Attn: Human Resources, Call 570-343-7364, Fax 570-343-7367.

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566

Sales/Retail/ Business Development

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Physician’s Relations Manager

Looking for experienced medical sales representative in Wilkes-Barre Area.

Competitive Salary & benefits.

Send resume to: c/o The Times Leader Box 3015 15 North Main Street WIlkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

Must Sell!

Appraised for $9,200 • All original

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

439

Motorcycles

BMW 2010 K1300S

Only 460 miles! Has all bells & whistles.

Heated grips, 12 volt outlet, traction control, ride adjustment on the fly. Black with lite gray and red trim. comes with BMW cover, battery tender, black blue tooth helmet with FM stereo and black leather riding gloves (like new). paid $20,500. Sell for

$15,000 FIRM. Call 570-262-0914 Leave message.

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles.

ABS brakes. Security System Package. $16,000 firm.

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY 570-704-6023

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

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

(570) 814-1548

GMC `05 SAVANA

1500 Cargo Van. AWD. V8 automatic.

A/C. New brakes & tires. Very clean. $10,750. Call 570-474-6028

JEEP ‘97 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4.0-ATM, 4WD, 128,000 miles, full power, minor body & mechanical work needed for state inspection. Recent radiator & battery. $2,500.

OBO. 570-239-8376

MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER

AWD. Third row seating. Economical 6 cylinder automatic. Fully loaded with all available options.

93k pampered miles.

Garage kept. Safety / emissions inspected and ready to go. Sale priced at $8,995.

Trade-ins accepted.

Tag & title processing available with purchase. Call Fran for an appointment to see this outstanding SUV. 570-466-2771 Scranton

RANGE ROVER ‘07 SPORT

Supercharged 59,000 miles, fully loaded. Impeccable service record. $36,000 570-283-1130

610

Business Opportunities

TAX REFUND COMING?

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570-824-5774

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554

710

“We can erase your bad credit 100% GUARANTEED.” Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission say they’ve never seen a legitimate credit repair operation. No one can legally remove accurate and timely information from your credit report.

It’s a process that starts with you and involves time and a conscious effort to pay your debts.

Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc. gov/credit. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.

DRYERGE gas dryer, works well.

Needs light cleaning on outside, few scratches. $50.00 570-706-1819

Air Conditioners

REFRIGERATOR Whirlpool side by side, white, ice & water in the door, brand new, must sell, $575. call 4724744 or 824-6533

708

Antiques & Collectibles

PIANO Livingston upright player piano, pump style with approximate 35 music rolls. Ground level removal. $125.

570-479-2322

Don't need that Guitar?

Sell it in the Classified Section!

570-829-7130 YEARBOOKS: From Northwest High ‘73, ‘76, ‘77 & ‘78. Souderton High ‘61.

South Hills High ‘50.

MMI Prep ‘84. $25 & up. 570-825-4721

Production/ Operations

FREEZER Arctic Air Commercial with custom shelf/shield, like new, only used 1 year $800.

570-262-8811

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

700 MERCHANDISE 702

554

Production/ Operations

Appliances

(570) 819-1966 STOVE, gas Magic Chef $65.

570-824-2695

716

Building Materials

BATHROOM BASE oak with sink $25.

Bathroom light $10.

Kitchen light, stainless steel $25. Dining room chandelier $60. Counter height kitchen table & 4 chairs, off white /light cherry $115. 2 children’s bikes $10 each. 570-693-0141 BATHROOM CABINETS wood, 2 double doors, 2 long single doors $40.

570-287-6172 BATHROOM matching sink set Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror & medicine cabinet $80.

570-331-8183

554

Production/ Operations

SUPERVISOR Sapa, the world’s leading supplier of value added aluminum profiles, has an opening at its Mountain Top location for a Production Supervisor on our weekend (5th shift, 3-13 hour days, Friday/ Saturday/Sunday nights, 6pm to 7am). The successful candidate will be responsible for supervision of the operations on the manufacturing shop floor. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting and possess leadership skills that promote teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement within a work group.

Qualified applicants should send a resume with salary requirements to Teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com or mail resume to:

Sapa Extruder, Inc. 330 Elmwood Avenue Mountain Top, PA 18707 Attn: Human Resources E.O.E No Phone Calls Please

PRODUCTION WORKERS

FORD ‘02 EXPLORER

Red, XLT, Original non-smoking owner, garaged, synthetic oil since new, excellent in and out. New tires and battery.

90,000 miles. $7,500 (570) 403-3016

600 FINANCIAL

630 Money To Loan

506 Administrative/ Clerical

Hampton Inn & Suites Wilkes-Barre

876 Schechter Dr.

FRONT DESK

We are currently seeking highly responsible & outgoing people to join our Front Desk team.

Full Time available for 2nd & 3rd shifts. Responsibilities include: *Creating computerbased reservations & guest check-ins *Answering phones in a professional manner *Providing top quality customer service If you are a motivated, dependable, team player looking for a great place to work, PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON between 8am & 4pm

TRANSPORTATION

ASSOCIATE WANTED: Duties include but are not limited to Customer Service, Clerical, Routing, Billing etc: Transportation, Warehouse & Logistics back round experience preferred.

M-F Day Shift Office Environment .

Apply in person or via email: Calex 58 Pittston Ave Pittston, PA or hr@calexlogistics.com EOE

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MAINTENANCE/ GARDNER Part time. Kingston

area. Experienced, or retired contractor preferred. Must be reliable, organized, detailed and likes dogs. Lazy person need not apply.

Call 570-472-1110

542

Logistics/ Transportation

TSR

Agents No Cold Calling!

Write your own Paycheck!!

Part-time hours for full-time income and benefits. $12.00/hour

DRIVER CLASS A CDL HD S

UPPLY MOUNTAIN TOP,

PA Apply online at www.hdsupply. com/careers Job Req # 69703 Minimum 2 years experience required Flatbed experience helpful. Clean driving record. 5 day work week, home nightly. Competitive pay, great benefits AA/EEO

Drivers-CDL-A: Local Hazleton Dedicated route!

Home every night!

Great Pay, Benefits!

Estenson Logistics.

Apply: www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642

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Guaranteed minimum plus opportunity to earn more!

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+ unlimited BONUSES

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Sapa Extruder, Inc., a manufacturing facility that extrudes, anodizes and fabricates aluminum, located in Mountain Top, is looking to hire Production Workers for its 5th shift-(3-12 hour days, Friday/Saturday/ Sunday; 6:45pm-6:45am). Starting rate is $13.81 per hour which includes shift differentials. Positions are operator positions that can expect 4 raises within the next two years (contract and step raises).

Minimum 3rd year rate $18.59, maximum 3rd year rate $21.56. Prior experience in a manufacturing setting is a plus. Must meet minimum hiring requirements. If you feel you would qualify as a candidate, please submit a resume to:

Teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com Or send a resume to:

Sapa Extruder, Inc.

330 Elmwood Avenue Mountain Top, PA 18707 Attn: Teresa Mandzak - Human Resources Manager E.O.E. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

548 Medical/Health

548 Medical/Health

548 Medical/Health

Friendship House is looking for qualified candidates to join the new and exciting Early Childhood Clinical Home Team for Trauma Informed Care.

The team will provide services and interventions that are sensitive to trauma histories of the youth and family and promote healing and recovery in the community.

Mental Health Professionals: The clinical professionals on the team are Master’s degree prepared clinicians. Training and experience in family systems and trauma informed care preferred. Must have one of the following licenses/certifications: 1. License in social work 2. License in psychology 3. License as a professional counselor 4. License in nursing with additional certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner 5. Certification as a national board certified counselor.

Behavioral Health Worker: The BHW is a bachelor’s prepared individual with at least 2 years experience in a clinical setting. Under the supervision of the MHP, the BHW implements the individualized interventions, conducts observations of youth, tracks progress on treatment objectives, provide group and family sessions under the direction of the MHP, and performs case management and crises intervention functions.

Both the Mental Health Professionals and Behavioral Health Workers are full-time positions and require a flexible schedule.

Please submit a resume to:

recruiter@friendshiphousepa.org

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AUTOMATIC

AM/FM/CD

MYFORD DISPLAY

TRANSMISSION

APR M O S.

POWER WINDOWS POWER LOCKS AIR CONDITIONING ADVANCE TRAC WITH ROLL STABILITY CONTROL

17” ALUMINUM WHEELS

SAFETY CANOPY

REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY

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

**Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/5/12.

NEW 2012 FORD FUSION SE

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

Auto., AM/FM/CD, Anti-Theft Sys.,Tilt, Side Curtain Air Bags,Fog Lights, 16” Steel Wheels, Instrument Cluster, Message Center, Keyless Entry, Pwr. Side Mirrors, PL, PW, AC, MyKey Sys.

APR PLUS

24 Mos.

M O S.

APR

M O S.

Safety Canopy, Side Impact Air Bags, Pwr. Driver’s Seat, Auto., PDL, PW, Fog Lamps, Privacy Glass, Roof Rack, Air, 16” Alum. Wheels, CD, Sirius Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry, Rear Cargo Convenience Pkg.,

APR

NEW 2012 FORD FUSION SEL AWD Auto., PL, Tilt Wheel, PW, Message Center, CD, Sirius Satellite Radio, Pwr. Moonroof, Side Impact Air Bags, Anti-Theft Sys., Safety Pkg., Pwr. Heated Leather Seats, Keyless Entry, Alum.

Wheels, 1st & 2nd Row Air Curtains,

A P R

M O S.

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/5/12.

CALL NOW 823-8888 1-800-817-FORD Overlooking Mohegan Sun 577 East Main St., Plains

Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B

M O S.

PLUS

*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 3/5/12.

NEW 2011 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB STX , 3.7L V6, Auto., Air, 17” Alum. Wheels, Cloth Seat, ABS, 40/20/40 Split Seat, Decor Pkg., Cruise Control, Pwr. Equipment Group

APR PLUS

M O S.

24 Mos.

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/5/12.

M O S.

24 Mos.

*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/5/12.

NEW 2012 FORD ESCAPE XLT FWD NEW 2012 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4 PLUS

A P R

24 Mos.

*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/5/12.

Safety Canopy, Side Impact Air Bags, Pwr. Driver’s Seat, Auto., PDL, PW, Fog Lamps, Privacy Glass, Roof Rack, Air, 16” Alum. Wheels, CD, Sirius Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry, Rear Cargo Convenience Pkg.,

Auto., CD, Alum Wheels, Tilt, PW, PDL, Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., Side Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Anti-Theft Sys., Sirius Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry, Message Center, ,

*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 3/5/12.

NEW 2012 FORD TAURUS SEL Auto., 3.5L V6, SYNC, Reverse Sensing Sys., CD, Keyless Entry w/Keypad, PDL, PW, 18” Alum.

Wheels,Anti-Theft Perimeter Alarm, Sirius Satellite Radio,

NEW 2012 FORD EXPLORER

APR PLUS

*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 3/5/12.

M O S.

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/5/12.

3.5L Engine, MyFord Display, CD, Auto.

Climate Control, PL, Pwr. Mirrors, PW, 17” Steel Wheels, Keyless Entry, MyKey, Cruise Control

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/5/12.

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Building Materials

BAY WINDOW new, never installed 91” x58” with screens, finished inside Pad $1600.

Sacrifice $700. firm Great buy. 570-457-7854 SOLID PAVER BRICKS for sidewalks, color red with variations.

Approximately 936 available. $0.30 each. Call 696-1267.

726

Clothing

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75.

570-855-5385 Job Seekers are looking here!

Where's your ad?

570-829-7130 and ask for an employment specialist HANDBAG authentic top designer, soft glove leather with cloth dust bag, new with retail tag of $295. sell $130.

OBO. 288-2949.

HOLY COMMUNION DRESS size 8, gorgeous.

Originally $149 asking $40.

570-592-8915

732

WORKOUT SYSTEM SM 3000 IMPEX Powerhouse Smith machine includes 275 lbs. weights with holder, bar bell, set of dumb bells, excellent condition $475. 570-417-8390

Firewood

FIREWOOD. Will beat any price!

Delivered. Stock up now or for next year 570-239-6244

740 Floorcoverings CARPET & PAD. Gently used 500+ sq. ft. Remodeling, not stained or marked. $200.

570-407-0754

744

Furniture & Accessories

BAKERS RACK green $10. Floor lamp with shade, brass base & glass tray in center $20.

19” color TV, excellent condition $35.

570-826-0580 BRAND NEW Queen p-top mattress set, still in original plastic.

Must sell. $150.

Can Deliver 280-9628 CHINA HUTCH Oak. $150.

570-760-4683 DESK & STORAGE CABINET $50.

570-824-2695

FURNISH FOR LESS

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

GIRL’S BEDROOM SET Antique white dis-

tressed finish, felt lined drawers, 2 night stands, dresser with mirror, lingerie chest. gently used. $1000.

Yatesville 570-654-1616 HUTCH dining room, good condition $75.

Dishes $20. Metal clothes cabinet $10.

570-855-3280 LAMPS 2 never used, Rembrandt, marble bases. $50.

570-822-9697 MIRRORS wood, for dresser, maple & mahogany $30 for all. 570-287-6172 ROCKER RECLINER Lazyboy, gray, perfect condition $150.

570-675-3328 ROCKER, wood/tapestry, $75. RECLINER, Burgundy velour cloth, $125. SOFA, chair, ottoman, 3 tables, great for den.

Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450.

Call after 6 PM 570-675-5046 TODDLER/YOUTH bed complete, honey maple, excellent condition. $75.

570-287-7162

748 Good Things To Eat

FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. SIGN UP NOW

C.S.A. www.hails familyfarm.com 570-721-1144

756

Medical Equipment

HOSPITAL BED $200 Power Lift Chair, excellent $200. High Performance lightweight wheel chair $100.

Walker $20. Cell # 970-708-0692 HOSPITAL BED twin, like new $500 or best offer. 1 Commode $35. 1 Shower bench $25. 1 Wheel chair $50. 1 walker with brakes & seat $50. 570-283-0381 after 6pm

Pride Mobility Lift Chair purchased June/2010.

Excellent condition.

Color is close to hunter green.

Extremely heavy & will need several people to move it. $500. Firm Cash only please. Call 570-696-2208 between 9a-8p WALKERS (2) 1 black & 1 green. Go Anywhere Walkers push down brakes, handy seat, folds easily, basket holds up to 300 lbs. new $139 asking #$50 each. 654-6329

Exercise Equipment

EXERCISE BIKE 2 years old $100. firm 570-824-6887

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756

Medical Equipment

GENERATOR Troybuilt, 10HOP, 5500 watts, 8550 starting watts, 4 way electrical splitter, used once. $595.

570-817-8981

SUNDAY DISPATCH

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758 Miscellaneous BARNES & NOBLE Nook Simple Touch e-readers (2), 1 with kiwi cover the other with black cover.

Like new in box. $55. each Call 570-592-3072 CACTUS 2 large Christmas cactus, pink heavy bloomers $5. each.

3 boxes material for crafts or quilting $5/box. 675-0920 CANOE Grumman all aluminum 15’ $900.570/388-6812 CASSETTES: 95 Total.

1960’s to 1970’s. Some premade. Others on TDK. Also 20 blanks. $60; 70 CD’s $65.

Call 570-909-7621 DINNERWARE SET service for 8 with matching silverware, white raised edges $45.

570-696-0187 DISHES: Phaltzcraft Yorktown Pattern, service for 16 + creamer & sugar, butter dish & salt and pepper.

May be split. $75.00 for all. 570-868-3866 GLASS DOOR. 4 way glass door for bath tub. $25 570-331-8183 JFK NEWSPAPERSScranton Tribune editions 1/20/61kennedy elected, 11/23/63 President assassinated, excellent condition$25 both. 561-5432

MAGS & TIRES, 4 alloys 17”, taken from ‘12 Hyundai Veloster, chose to upgrade, size 245/ 17, worth $1250.

Tires stored at dealership & certified new, sell $500.

570- 766-0370 RECORDS: Kids’ records / cassette (40) Disney Read Along Books $38; Records - 45RPM (56) 1950’s-1970’s $30; Records 33RPM, 1950’s to early 80’s. Various artists / genres. 110 records. Good excellent condition. $115 for all 570-235-5216 ROOM DIVIDER, Oriental stonework on 1 side & painted design on other. $200. 3 CPK dolls mint in box $20. each. Purse, shoulder bag, leather a Michael Kor $30.

Gucci purse, tote style, excellent condition $275. Floor heater that looks like small fireplace with remote, $100.

570-288-4451

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Musical Instruments

AMP Crate 25 watt bass amp, excellent condition $80.

Washburn guitar, needs work $30. or buy both for $100.

570-477-3692 ORGAN Conn Prelude found at estate. Nice condition. Model 312 Type 022 Style 003. Serial # 3228.91. Sell for $150. 693-3932 ORGAN/LOWRY double keyboard, full foot keyboard, oak cabinet. Good condition.

Asking $250. OBO. 570-457-2735 PIANO: Kimball with matching bench, tuned, A440 $350., used very little. Can deliver for you $50.

570-474-6362

STEIGERMAN BABY GRAND matching PIANO with

bench, Polished Ebony Finish, 10 years old, Excellent condition, Built in Environmental Control System, Tuned Regularly.

Call 570-693-7538

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PRINTER Minolta PagePro 1250W laser printer, $20..

Not compatible with Windows 7 64-bit; this is why I am selling it. 570-824-1986

BOW: Hoyt ultra sport bow. New strings & cables lighted sights drop away rest. excellent shape. $200.

570-336-2944 BOWLING BALL Brunswick 16 lbs, like new & case $20. 570-696-3794

Dogs

PAWS

776 Sporting Goods

TO CONSIDER....

ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE Call 829-7130

EXERCISE WEIGHTS hand held 2-3-4 lb.

New. $15. 287-6172

Place your pet ad and provide us your email address

GOLF BAG, Precise professional, black/ navy standup bag, putter tube, ball holder, 6 pockets in excellent condition. $20. 570-696-1267.

This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed”

POOL TABLE 4X6 in excellent condition.

Includes Sticks, balls & all accessories. Will deliver locally. $250.

Foozball table, like new. Will deliver locally & works great. $100..

570-693-3932

780 WHEELCHAIR. JET 3 ULTRA power.

Hardly used, 2 rechargeable batteries. $800.

570-458-6133

Office Equipment

Televisions/ Accessories

TV RCA 17” with remote. FREE. 570-823-4978

784

Tools

BROWNE & Sharpe Vernier caliper 26, good (boxed) $75.

570-489-2675 COMPRESSOR 20 gallon, 1HP, runs great, next to new, American made $50. 570-825-3371 ELECTRICIAN’S TOOL KIT new including pouch, bag, Klein tools and multi meter $200.

570-825 0905 RETROFIT LASER guide for most 10” miter saws, works great! $8. call 570-696-1267 SAW compound mitre saw 10”, Very good. $70.

570-824-8874

786 Toys & Games CHRISTMAS DOLL on 3 wheel bicycle, blonde hair, blue eyes, 18” H $25.

DISNEY HIGH SCHOOL musical items, lunch box, lunch tote bag all $10. 570-696-1927

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Stereo/TV/ Electronics

TV 32” Toshiba flatscreen with remote.

Excellent picture and condition $50 obo. 570-262-6627

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: WANTED ALL JUNK CARS, TRUCKS & HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

Highest Prices Paid!!

FREE PICKUP

288-8995

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906 Homes for Sale

906 Homes for Sale

EXETER

SWOYERSVILLE

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm

362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite countertops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil furnace, washer dryer in first floor bath.

Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

JENKINS TWP

1252 Main St.

3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Finished Walk-Out Basement, Single Car Garage Nice corner lot

$59,500

Call Vince 570-332-8792

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570-829-7130

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland

529 SR 292 E For sale by owner Move-in ready. Well maintained. 3 - 4 bedrooms. 1 ¾ bath.

Appliances included. 2.87 acres with mountain view. For more info & photos go to: ForSaleByOwner.com Search homes in Tunkhannock. $275,000. For appointment, call: 570-310-1552

JENKINS TWP.

Highland Hills 8 Patrick Road Magnificent custom built tudor home with quality throughout. Spacious 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 story living room with fireplace and library loft. Dining room, family room and 3 season sunroom which overlooks professionally landscaped grounds with gazebo and tennis/basketball court. Lower level includes recreation room, exercise room and 3/4 bath.

Enjoy this serene acre in a beautiful setting in Highland Hills Development.

Too many amenities to mention. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-723 $399,900 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

CHOW PUPPIES Sweet, affectionate, loving puppies.

Second shots & papers. $300/each.

570-466-2252 570-954-1231

WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER Male, 8 weeks old, ready for a good home. $550.

570-374-6828

WEST WYOMING

438 Tripp St

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm

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 (30 year loan @ 4.5% with 5% down; $7,750 down, $785/month) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

930 Wanted to Buy Real Estate

BEAR CREEK 10+2ACRES with homes.

WEST PITTSTON House Wanted

210 Beechwood Dr Rare brick & vinyl tri-level featuring 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, family room with fireplace, rear patio, sprinkler system, alarm system & central air.

MLS#11-2819 $199,000 CALL DONNA 570-613-9080

Nice size four bedroom home with some hardwood floors, large eat in kitchen with breakfast bar. 2 car garage & partially fenced yard. Close to everything! $92,900 MLS# 11-1977 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

SUGARLOAF REDUCED!!!!

2 houses. Must sell

together. Each has its own utilities on 2.5 + acres. 3 car garage with 3 large attached rooms.

For Sale By Owner. $239,900 Call (570) 788-5913

KINGSTON

E.Light, WALNUT ST. bright, 3rd

floor, 2 bedrooms, 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. $715.

570-287-0900 Midtowne Apartments

Elderly, Handicapped & Disabled.

570-693-4256 ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED Rents based on income.

Managed by EEI

BY OWNER

459 Broad St. 3 bedroom 1 bath attractive home in great location, hardwood floors 100x144 lot asking $109,900 570.970.0650 jtdproperties.com

WILKES-BARRE

Large, stately brick home in Historic District. Large eat-in kitchen, dining room 2 fireplaces, 5 full baths & 2 half baths.

Huge master with office. Large 3rd floor bedroom. 2 story attic. Custom woodwork & hardwood floors. Leaded glass, large closets with built-ins. Needs some updates. With large income apt. with separate entrance.

Call for appointment.

ASKING $300,000 Call 570-706-5917

WEST PITTSTON2nd 1 bedroom,

floor. Stove & refrigerator included.

Newly remodeled. $425 + utilities.

Call (570) 357-1138

WILKES-BARRE 5 rooms & bath,

second floor, newly remodeled. Off street parking. No pets. Security, lease & references. $600 + gas & water.

Electric included.

Call for appointment 8 am to 5 pm 570-822-8158

944

Commercial Properties

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

Lease Space Available, Light manufacturing, warehouse, office, includes all utilities with free parking.

I will save you money!

NANTICOKE

Large 1st floor, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove top, sunroom & large pantry. No pets. $650/month, all utilities included, security & credit check required.

Call 484-602-8924

PITTSTON

Modern 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Kitchen with all appliances, new deck. Gas Heat. No smoking, no pets. $500 + utilities & security.

Call 570-714-9234

PLYMOUTH

2 bedroom apartment. Heat, water, stove & fridge included. Near bus stop. $600/month Two room efficiency, all utilities included. $425/month No smoking or pets. Credit and background check, security & references required. Call (570) 592-2902

RENTALS

AMERICA REALTY

Need Owner finance. Flood house OK. Will repair.

Please contact 570-212-8370

Professionally Managed/ Serviced Units!

Check for time of availability!

All modern designed, appliances parking, tenant pays all utilities. 2 YEAR LEASE/RENT EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION, APPLICATION MUST. NO PETS-SMOKING.

288-1422

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

DUPONT

Totally renovated 5 room apartment located on 1st floor.

Partially furnished, brand new fridge/ electric range, electric washer & dryer.

Brand new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting/ flooring & energy efficient windows. 1 bedroom with large closet, living room, laundry room, storage room, basement & large front porch. Easy access to I-81, airport & casino, off street parking.

No smoking. $650 + utilities & security.

570-762-8265

HANOVER TOWNSHIP Great location, 1 bedroom apartment in residential area, all utilities included. $600/month + security.

908-482-0335

LARKSVILLE

Very nice, clean, 2 bedroom. Hardwood floors, w/d hookup, stove, fridge, dishwasher.

Off street parking. $600 + security & utilities. No pets.

570-954-5903

Green Ridge Area Modern, nice, clean. Fresh paint, new carpet. 3 bedrooms (1 small) living room, kitchen, bath,& laundry room. Fresh paint, new carpet. $600, includes sewer.

No pets.

570-344-3608

SWOYERSVILLE

Must see! Brand new 1st floor, 3 bedroom. Comparable to a Ranch home. Large living room, stove, fridge dishwasher, w/d, laundry room, A/c and heat. Your dream home. W/w carpeting, hardwood floors, off street parking, large back yard.

All utilities paid except electric. $1075/mo + security & references 570-287-3646

WEST PITTSTON Spacious, updated 1

bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. Recently renovated. Sewer & appliances included.

Off street parking.

Security. No pets. $475 + utilities.

570-586-0417

953 Houses for Rent

WEST PITTSTON

617 LUZERNE AVENUE 2 bedrooms, completely renovated, 1.5 baths washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking, no pets, $600/month, plus utilities, & security deposit.

Call 570-655-9543

947

Garages

NANTICOKE

950

Half Doubles

DURYEA 109 Chittenden St.

Two - 2 bedroom, 1 bath totally remodeled homes. Off street parking, $450 per unit plus security.

Utilities by tenant.

Call Brian 570-299-0298

OLD FORGE

22 Connell St 2 bedroom, 1 bath.

New rugs, fridge stove dishwasher.

Very large fenced yard with utility shed. $650/mo + security Utilities by tenant Call Brian 570-299-0298

WEST PITTSTON

1/2 double, 7 rooms & bath, hardwood floors, natural wood work, garage. Great neighborhood. Non smokers, No pets.

Call 570-655-2195

1156

Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY

Long Term Care Insurance products/life insurance/estate planning. Reputable Companies.

570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT

WEST PITTSTON

Wonderful 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with off street parking, central air.

All appliances & sewage included.

Screened in rear porch.

No Pets, No Smoking. $875 + utilities, security & references.

(570) 602-8798 or (570)362-8591

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1297

Tree Care

ZOMERFELD TREE SERVICE, INC.

Tree removal, trimming, stump grinding. Demolition Hauling & excavating.

570-574-5018

959 Mobile Homes

MOBILE HOME LOTS

For rent in the quiet country setting of Hunlock Creek. $290/month. Water, sewer & trash included. Call Bud 570-477-2845

965

Available heated storage space.

Great for boat or car storage. $65 / month. Call 570-650-3358

SCRANTON

PITTSTON TWP.

Apartments/ Unfurnished

Roommate Wanted

SEEKING PROFESSIONAL FEMALE TO LIVE WITH SAME. Private bedroom, share bathroom and kitchen.

Quiet neighborhood. $400 a month.No pets or kids.

References required.

Call 570-362-2572.

971 Vacation & Resort Properties

HARVEY’S LAKE

BOAT SLIPS for rent at Pole 155.

Call 570-639-5041

HARVEY’S LAKE

LAKEFRONT fully furnished. Wifi, cable. Weekly, monthly. Season 2012 starting June 570-639-5041

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We’ll run your ad in the classified section until your vehicle is sold.

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Building & Remodeling

953 Houses for Rent

BACK MOUNTAIN

JACKSON TWP. 3 bedroom home on Hillside Road. $695/mo + utilities.

Lake Lehman School District.

No pets.

Call American Asphalt Paving Co., at 570-696-1181, ext. 243 between 7:00AM and 3PM Monday -Friday

Forty Fort W-B - Other!

LAFLIN

Good for primary home, vacation or investment. Property includes: 10.2 acres (3 separate parcels) bordering state game lands House with master bedroom suite, large kitchen, oversized living room, family room, guest bathroom, oversized deck (24 x 32).

Private Guest House with living room/kitchen combo, large bedroom, bathroom.

Outbuilding for storage & covered pavilion. email: csmith7433@ aol.com 570-472-3152

3rd floor, located in quiet neighborhood.

Kitchen, living room, dining room, sun room, bathroom. 2 large and 1 small bedroom, lots of closets, built in linen, built in hutch, hardwood floors, fireplace, storage room, yard. New washer/ dryer, stove & fridge.

Heat and hot water included. 1 year lease + security. $950 570-406-1411

Housing for

Featured on WNEP’s Home & Backyard. Move right into this 3 bedroom, 2 bath immaculate home with custom maple eat in kitchen, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, Jacuzzi tub, 2 fireplaces, abundance of storage leading outside to a private sanctuary with deck/pergola & Koi pond. Off street parking. MUST SEE. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-733 $189,900 Call Keri 570-885-5082

941

KINGSTON 72 E. W alnut St.

Extremely Low & Very Low Income

with FISH TANK hood, pump, heater, all accessories $25.

570-287-0023

900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Apartments/ Unfurnished

100 E. 6th Street, Wyoming PA 18644

Pet Supplies

800 PETS & ANIMALS Dogs

52 Barber Street Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in the heart of the town.

With new carpets, paint, windows, doors and a modern kitchen and bath. Sale includes all appliances: refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer. Nice yard and superb neighborhood. Priced to sell at $89,900 or $433.00 per month (bank rate; 30 years, 4.25%, 20% down). Owner also willing to finance 100% of transaction with a qualified cosigner. Call Bob at 570-654-1490

TAYLOR

EXETER

815

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm

941

EXETER

COTTAGE HOUSE GREAT, QUIET LOCATION

Ranch style, 1 or 2 bedrooms. Living room, large kitchen.

New dishwasher, fridge, stove & microwave, washer/dryer hookup Gas heat, great back yard, off street parking, shed, lots of storage. Freshly painted. Utilities by tenant, $750/per month, + security 570-328-0784

NANTICOKE Desirable

Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms $936 + electric only

SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478

NEED A NEW KITCHEN OR BATH????

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570-388-0149 PA040387

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NANTICOKE

Renovated 3 bedroom single home with new carpeting, fresh paint, deck, off street parking, washer / dryer hookup. No pets, No Smoking. $650 + utilities.

570-466-6334 SWOYERSVILLE Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & disposal.

Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995 / month.

570-479-6722

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

IN THE HEART OF WILKES-BARRE

Immediate Occupancy!!

Efficiencies available @30% of income

MARTIN D. POPKY APARTMENTS

61 E. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 • Affordable Senior Apartments • Income Eligibility Required • Utilities Included!

• Low cable rates; • New appliances; • Laundry on site; • Activities! •Curbside Public Transportation

Please call 570-825-8594 D/TTY 800-654-5984

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2007 Chevrolet .... Cobalt............. 2dr Cpe LS ................................................. 25,914 MILES $9,995

STK: T29106A

2007 Toyota..........4Runner ......... 4WD 4dr V6 SR5 ....................................... 54,599 MILES $21,995

STK: CH5470B

2003 Chevrolet .... TrailBlazer ...... 4dr 4WD LS ............................................... 84,034 MILES $9,995

STK: J5074A

2008 Jeep .............GrandCherokee 4WD 4dr Laredo ........................................ 22,304 MILES $22,499

STK: H27198A

2007 Chevrolet .... Cobalt............. 4dr Sdn LT.................................................. 58,761 MILES $10,489

STK: H27788A

2009 Honda..........CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 33,986 MILES $22,499

STK: H27683A

2007 Dodge.......... Caliber............ 4dr HB FWD............................................... 59,331 MILES $10,995

STK: H27762A

2009 Hyundai.......Santa Fe......... AWD 4dr Auto Limited.............................. 26,566 MILES $22,499

STK: K12501A

2009 Hyundai....... Sonata............ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto GLS.................................. 80,044 MILES $10,995

STK: H27695A

2009 Honda..........CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX-L............................................ 36,832 MILES $22,725

STK: H27654A

2002 Toyota.......... Camry ............ 4dr Sdn XLE Auto ...................................... 81,574 MILES $10,995

STK: A10968A

2010 Acura...........TSX ................ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto ......................................... 8,265 MILES $22,995

STK: H27721A

2004 Hyundai....... Sonata............ 4dr Sdn LX V6 Auto ................................... 47,113 MILES $11,489

STK: T29113A

2009 Toyota..........RAV4 .............. 4WD 4dr 4-cyl 4-Spd AT Sport.................. 20,716 MILES $22,995

STK: K12028C

2007 Hyundai....... Entourage ...... 4dr Wgn GLS ............................................. 66,418 MILES $11,995

STK: T28398B

2008 Audi .............A4 ................... 4dr Sdn Auto 2.0T quattro......................... 43,393 MILES $22,999

STK: K12380A

2009 Hyundai....... Sonata............ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto GLS.................................. 55,405 MILES $12,495

STK: KS0371

2011

STK: A11073A

2010 Toyota.......... Camry ............ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto LE..................................... 35,480 MILES $13,995

STK: CH5482A 2008 Dodge..........Nitro ............... 4WD 4dr R/T ............................................. 11,103 MILES $23,479

STK: T28669A

2009 Toyota.......... Camry ............ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto LE..................................... 16,419 MILES $13,995

STK: T29301A

2009 Toyota..........Tacoma .......... 4WD Access I4 MT ................................... 28,002 MILES $23,479

STK: K12490B

2010 Hyundai....... Elantra............ 4dr Sdn Man Blue ..................................... 8,824 MILES $13,995

STK: C3541A

2009 Honda..........Odyssey ......... 5dr EX ........................................................ 30,332 MILES $23,479

STK: KP15671

2010 Hyundai....... Elantra............ ................................................................... 23,357 MILES $13,995

STK: T29295A

2011

STK: BP15676

2004 Ford.............. EconolineCargoVan E-350 ......................................................... 30,789 MILES $13,999

STK: H27529A

2008 Toyota..........Sienna............ 5dr 7-Pass Van XLE FWD .......................... 43,951 MILES- $23,495

STK: T28732A

2008 Honda.......... Civic ............... 2dr Auto LX................................................ 28,385 MILES $14,489

STK: J5043A

2011

STK: H27587A

2008 Chevrolet .... Equinox.......... AWD 4dr LT ............................................... 72,342 MILES $14,495

STK: J4933A

2008 Cadillac........SRX ................ AWD 4dr V6 .............................................. 45,674 MILES $23,499

STK: C3538A

2004 Chrysler....... T & C .............. 4dr Limited AWD *Ltd Avail* ................... 72,318 MILES $14,589

STK: H27633A

2009 Honda..........CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX-L............................................ 19,095 MILES $23,979

STK: S0698A

2009 Scion............ xD ................... 5dr HB Auto............................................... 56,421 MILES $14,589

STK: CP15688

2007 Toyota.......... Camry ............ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto LE..................................... 59,965 MILES $14,989

STK: A11084A

2009 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn 2WD............................................. 22,420 MILES $23,995

STK: T28698A

2009 Honda.......... Civic Hybrid... 4dr Sdn ...................................................... 37,550 MILES $14,995

STK: D0494A

2009 Lincoln.........MKS ............... 4dr Sdn FWD ............................................. 20,351 MILES $23,995

STK: T29153A

2010 Toyota.......... Corolla ........... 4dr Sdn Auto LE......................................... 25,693 MILES $14,995

STK: A11072A

2010 Acura...........TSX ................ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto ......................................... 19,138 MILES $23,995

STK: CH5448A

2008 Jeep ............. Compass........ 4WD 4dr Limited ....................................... 65,094 MILES $15,489

STK: D0444A

2008 Ford..............SuperDutyF-250SRW 4WD SuperCab 142� XLT .......................... 35,700 MILES $23,995

STK: K12589A

2007 Chevrolet .... Equinox.......... AWD 4dr LT ............................................... 57,825 MILES $15,489

STK: T28828A

2009 Toyota..........Venza.............. 4dr Wgn I4 AWD....................................... 35,918 MILES $24,400

STK: H27570A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 2dr Auto LX................................................ 12,987 MILES $15,995

STK: J5077A

2010 Jeep .............GrandCherokee 4WD 4dr Laredo ........................................ 18,583 MILES $24,479

STK: H27525A

2008 Toyota.......... Tacoma .......... 2WD Reg I4 AT.......................................... 15,664 MILES $15,995

STK: H27584A

2011

STK: H27368A

2012 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr Auto LX................................................ 1,417 MILES $15,995

STK: H27146A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr Auto LX................................................ 20,566 MILES $15,995

STK: H27723A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr Auto LX................................................ 8,720 MILES $15,995

STK: T28872B

2010 Dodge.......... Caliber............ 4dr HB SXT ................................................ 29,151 MILES $15,995

STK: T29139A

2010 Toyota.......... Corolla ........... 4dr Sdn Auto S .......................................... 24,211 MILES $15,995

STK: M7903A

2010 Toyota.......... Corolla ........... 4dr Sdn Auto S .......................................... 16,274 MILES $15,995

STK: A10998A

2007 Buick............ Lucerne .......... 4dr Sdn V6 CXL.......................................... 55,168 MILES $15,995

STK: H27477A

2007 Honda.......... Accord............ 4dr V6 AT EX-L........................................... 41,944 MILES $15,995

STK: H27786A

2007 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr AT LX ................................................... 22,118 MILES $15,999

STK: H27276A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr Auto EX ............................................... 11,360 MILES $16,400

STK: D0418A

2003 MB................ S-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 4.3L .............................................. 79,134 MILES $16,400

STK: HP15679

2007 Honda.......... Accord............ 4dr V6 AT EX-L........................................... 41,772 MILES $16,479

STK: J5041A

2006 Jeep ............. GrandCherokee 4dr Laredo 4WD ........................................ 59,906 MILES $16,489

STK: H27768A

2009 Honda.......... Accord............ 4dr I4 Auto LX-P ........................................ 19,836 MILES $16,995

STK: P15682

2011

Chevrolet .... Impala ............ 4dr Sdn LT Fleet......................................... 16,752 MILES $16,995

STK: P15681

2011

Chevrolet .... Malibu............ 4dr Sdn LT w/1LT....................................... 15,428 MILES $16,995

STK: T28956A

2010 Ford.............. Fusion ............ 4dr Sdn SE FWD........................................ 14,522 MILES $16,995

STK: B9371A

2008 Toyota.......... RAV4 .............. 4WD 4dr 4-cyl 4-Spd AT Ltd...................... 40,627 MILES $16,995

STK: H27543A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr Auto DX-VP ......................................... 24,898 MILES $16,999

STK: H27567A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr Auto LX................................................ 11,350 MILES $16,999

STK: HP15672

2008 Honda.......... Accord............ 4dr I4 Auto EX ........................................... 14,993 MILES $17,995

STK: T29206A

2010 Toyota.......... RAV4 .............. 4WD 4dr 4-cyl 4-Spd AT............................ 54,117 MILES $17,995

STK: TP15689

2009 Toyota.......... RAV4 .............. 4WD 4dr 4-cyl 4-Spd AT............................ 27,879 MILES $17,995

STK: H27653A

2007 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 62,970 MILES $17,995

STK: H27674A

2008 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 44,730 MILES $17,995

STK: H27632A

2008 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr LX ............................................... 36,528 MILES $17,995

STK: C3526A

2009 Subaru......... Legacy............ 4dr H4 Auto Special Edition PZEV............. 12,671 MILES $18,400

STK: K12633A

2009 Subaru......... Legacy............ 4dr H4 Auto Special Edition...................... 14,060 MILES $18,495

STK: D0519A

2009 Jeep ............. Commander .. 4WD 4dr Sport .......................................... 44,897 MILES $18,495

STK: B9326B

2007 Hyundai....... Santa Fe......... AWD 4dr Auto Limited *Ltd Avail*........... 52,132 MILES $18,495

STK: T29086A

2008 Toyota.......... RAV4 .............. 4WD 4dr 4-cyl 4-Spd AT............................ 36,002 MILES $18,995

STK: L11402A

2008 Toyota.......... RAV4 .............. 4WD 4dr 4-cyl 4-Spd AT Sport.................. 42,483 MILES $18,995

STK: JP15669

2010 Jeep ............. Compass........ 4WD 4dr Sport .......................................... 35,538 MILES $18,995

STK: H27772A

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 39,997 MILES $18,995

STK: KP15673

2011

Hyundai....... Sonata............ ................................................................... 19,314 MILES $18,995

STK: T29307A

2011

Honda.......... CR-Z ............... 3dr CVT...................................................... 14,270 MILES $19,495

STK: H27675A

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 37,125 MILES $19,495

STK: H27715A

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 31,247 MILES $19,495

STK: T29277A STK: H27469A

Jeep .............Liberty............ 4WD 4dr Sport .......................................... 13,493 MILES $21,979

Hyundai.......Sonata............ 4dr Sdn 2.4L Auto SE ................................ 20,266 MILES $23,479

Toyota..........Prius ............... 5dr HB II..................................................... 10,379 MILES $23,479 Mitsubishi...Outlander....... 4WD 4dr SE............................................... 12,108 MILES $23,499

Honda..........CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr SE............................................... 11,636 MILES $24,479

STK: CH5414A 2009 Subaru.........Legacy............ 4dr H4 Auto GT Ltd.................................... 30,789 MILES $24,499 STK: T28762A

2008 Toyota..........FJ Cruiser....... 4WD 4dr Auto ........................................... 38,308 MILES $24,500

STK: H27716A

2011

STK: L11484A

2009 Lexus ...........ES 350 ............ 4dr Sdn ...................................................... 32,175 MILES $24,995

STK: A11048A

2010 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn 2WD............................................. 27,481 MILES $24,995

STK: A11101A

2009 Hyundai.......Genesis .......... 4dr Sdn 3.8L V6 ......................................... 10,725 MILES $25,479

STK: A11006A

2010 Acura...........TSX ................ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto ......................................... 34,833 MILES $25,499

STK: H27767A

2010 Honda..........CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX-L............................................ 20,982 MILES $25,499

STK: A10965A

2010 Acura...........TSX ................ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto Tech Pkg .......................... 11,279 MILES $25,500

STK: H27436A

2009 Honda..........Pilot ................ 4WD 4dr EX............................................... 29,806 MILES $25,700

STK: B9212A

2010 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn 2WD............................................. 21,490 MILES $25,995

STK: A11023A

2010 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn 2WD............................................. 10,685 MILES $25,995

STK: A10978A

2010 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn 2WD............................................. 12,691 MILES $25,995

STK: H27506A

2009 Honda..........Pilot ................ 4WD 4dr EX............................................... 38,775 MILES $25,995

STK: H27784A

2011

STK: L11483A

2009 Lexus ...........ES 350 ............ 4dr Sdn ...................................................... 36,678 MILES $26,995

STK: BP15542

2009 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 3.0L Sport 4MATIC....................... 20,261 MILES $26,995

STK: A11152A

2011

STK: C3544A

2009 Honda..........Pilot ................ 4WD 4dr EX-L............................................ 23,290 MILES $27,499

STK: L11478A

2009 Lexus ...........ES 350 ............ 4dr Sdn ...................................................... 26,109 MILES $27,700

STK: A11071A

2010 Acura...........TSX ................ 4dr Sdn I4 Auto ......................................... 8,691 MILES $27,979

STK: A11166A

2011

STK: BP15540

2009 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 3.0L Sport 4MATIC....................... 25,755 MILES $28,700

STK: H27670A

2010 Toyota..........Tacoma .......... 4WD Double V6 AT ................................... 22,400 MILES $28,979

STK: A10935A

2010 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn 2WD............................................. 17,203 MILES $28,995

STK: B9413A

2009 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 3.0L Luxury 4MATIC..................... 30,067 MILES $28,995

STK: H27516A

2010 Honda..........Pilot ................ 4WD 4dr EX-L............................................ 32,192 MILES $28,995

STK: A11046A

2010 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn 2WD............................................. 28,980 MILES $29,479

STK: BP15651

2010 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 3.0L Sport 4MATIC....................... 30,782 MILES $29,800

STK: BP15652

2010 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 3.0L Sport 4MATIC....................... 33,680 MILES $29,800

STK: B9339A

2010 Toyota..........Highlander..... 4WD 4dr V6 Limited.................................. 17,877 MILES $29,995

STK: B9336B

2011

STK: BP15696

2009 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 3.0L Sport 4MATIC....................... 22,899 MILES $30,979

STK: LS0368

2010 Lexus ...........ES 350 ............ 4dr Sdn ...................................................... 18,572 MILES $30,995

STK: L11480A

2010 Lexus ...........IS 250 ............. 4dr Sport Sdn Auto AWD.......................... 19,930 MILES $30,995

STK: BP15658

2009 MB................M-Class .......... 4MATIC 4dr 3.5L........................................ 42,480 MILES $30,995

STK: H26995A

2010 Toyota..........Highlander..... 4WD 4dr V6 Limited.................................. 22,152 MILES $30,995

STK: B9488A

2010 Ford..............F-150............... ................................................................... 12,625 MILES $30,995

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr LX ............................................... 38,887 MILES $19,499

STK: L11457A

2010 Lexus ...........IS 250 ............. 4dr Sport Sdn Auto AWD.......................... 17,239 MILES $31,050

Honda.......... CR-Z ............... 3dr CVT...................................................... 7,888 MILES $19,995

STK: B9459A

2010 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 3.0L Sport 4MATIC....................... 15,948 MILES $31,995 2012 Acura...........TL ................... 4dr Sdn Auto 2WD .................................... 7

2011

Honda..........CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 7,564 MILES $24,979

Honda..........Accord............ 4dr V6 Auto EX-L ....................................... 8,097 MILES $26,479

Subaru.........Outback.......... 4dr Wgn H4 Auto 2.5i Prem AWP/Pwr Moon.... 10,448 MILES $27,499

Jeep .............GrandCherokee 4WD 4dr Laredo ........................................ 17,360 MILES $28,079

Toyota..........Avalon............ 4dr Sdn Limited ......................................... 4,913 MILES $30,750

STK: JP15684

2011

Jeep ............. Patriot ............ 4WD 4dr Sport .......................................... 13,662 MILES $19,995

STK: D0350A

STK: H27676A

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr LX ............................................... 21,739 MILES $19,995

STK: LS0373

2010 Lexus ...........IS 250 ............. 4dr Sport Sdn Auto AWD.......................... 13,107 MILES $32,479

STK: L11467A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 4dr Auto EX-L ............................................ 16,762 MILES $20,300

STK: D0522A

2012 Acura...........RDX ................ AWD 4dr.................................................... 3,154 MILES $32,995

STK: H27598A

2009 Honda.......... Odyssey ......... 5dr LX ........................................................ 33,459 MILES $20,495

STK: D0470A

2011

Cadillac........SRX ................ FWD 4dr Base ........................................... 5,401 MILES $33,479

STK: H27711A

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 40,510 MILES $20,499

STK: H27690A

2011

Toyota..........Avalon............ 4dr Sdn Limited ......................................... 6,251 MILES $34,479

STK: H27745A

2008 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX-L............................................ 56,357 MILES $20,499

STK: BP15650

2007 MB................S-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 5.5L V8 RWD................................ 31,672 MILES $34,995

STK: K12610A

2009 Hyundai....... Santa Fe......... FWD 4dr Auto SE ...................................... 29,541 MILES $20,499

STK: K12540A

2009 Acura...........MDX ............... AWD 4dr Tech Pkg .................................... 34,979 MILES $34,995

STK: H27603A

2009 Honda.......... Accord............ 4dr V6 Auto EX-L ....................................... 37,374 MILES $20,979

STK: H27331A

2011

STK: T29355A

2010 Toyota.......... Prius ............... 5dr HB III.................................................... 32,149 MILES $20,979

STK: LS0372

2010 Lexus ...........RX 350............ AWD 4dr.................................................... 23,053 MILES $37,479

STK: J4918A

2009 Jeep ............. Wrangler........ 4WD 2dr X................................................. 4,507 MILES $20,995

STK: B9367A

2009 MB................CLK-Class....... 2dr Cabriolet 5.5L...................................... 10,995 MILES $37,995

STK: D0414A

2010 Ford.............. Escape............ 4WD 4dr XLT ............................................. 15,574 MILES $20,995

STK: L11548A

2011

Jeep .............GrandCherokee 4WD 4dr Overland..................................... 13,958 MILES $38,479

STK: L11555A

2005 Lexus ........... ES 330 ............ 4dr Sdn ...................................................... 32,558 MILES $20,999

STK: L11543A

2011

Lexus ...........RX 350............ AWD 4dr.................................................... 35,378 MILES $40,479

STK: H27458A

2010 Honda.......... Accord............ 4dr V6 Auto EX-L ....................................... 38,610 MILES $20,999

STK: BP15659

2009 MB................GL-Class ......... 4MATIC 4dr 4.6L........................................ 35,911 MILES $43,995

STK: H27728A

2008 Honda.......... Pilot ................ 4WD 4dr VP............................................... 53,286 MILES $20,999

STK: B9168A

2010 MB................E-Class ........... 4dr Sdn Luxury 3.5L 4MATIC..................... 16,106 MILES $44,995

STK: H27733A

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 33,710 MILES $20,999

STK: B9445A

2010 Lexus ...........GX 460 ........... 4WD 4dr .................................................... 33,859 MILES $45,495

STK: L11404A

2009 Honda.......... Accord............ 4dr V6 Auto EX-L ....................................... 25,045 MILES $21,300

STK: J5013A

2010 MB................C-Class ........... 4dr Sdn 6.3L AMG RWD ........................... 18,847 MILES $53,479

STK: H27639A

2009 Honda.......... CR-V ............... 4WD 5dr EX............................................... 24,792 MILES $21,300

STK: B9492A

2010 MB................GL-Class ......... 4MATIC 4dr 4.6L........................................ 17,683 MILES $55,479

STK: D0518A

2010 Honda.......... Civic ............... 2dr Man Si................................................. 24,681 MILES $21,479

STK: B9365A

2011

MILES $31,995

Honda..........Odyssey ......... 5dr Touring ................................................ 9,616 MILES $36,479

MB................GL-Class ......... 4MATIC 4dr 4.6L........................................ 20,845 MILES $55,995

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JERSEY BOYS Wed. April 11th $150 (Front Mezz) WICKED Wed. May 2nd $169 (Orchestra) LION KING Wed. June 13th $175 (Orchestra)

WE’RE HIRING HOME HEALTH AIDES CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES WEEKEND & EVENING SHIFTS CALL 570-883-5600 566 Sales/Business Development

566 Sales/Business Development

CALL ROSEANN @ 655-4247

AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANTS

Overnight Junket to Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal!

Valley Chevrolet is seeking individuals who are self-starters, team-oriented and driven.

(No experience necessary)

Tuesday, March 6 & 7

Complementary room, transportation & baggage handling. Food, Beverages & Snacks served on bus. $25 per person.

Al Lispi: 570-814-3137 or 570-823-9578

We Offer: • Salary & Commission • Benefits • 401k Plan • 5 Day Work Week • Huge New & Used Inventory Apply in person to: Blake Gagliardi, Sales Manager Rick Merrick, Sales Manager

Local & long distance moves.

Residential, Offices & Institutional moves.

(570) 299-7852 jcawleymoving@yahoo.com 601 Kidder Street, Wilkes-Barre