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ournal-herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022 • Volume 41 – No. 20 ©2022, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved

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Selert to lead Packer supervisors

by Jim Vincent

For the first time in 30 years, White Haven Borough has an elected constable. Daryn Mingus was sworn in

by District Justice Ferris Webby at the White Haven Council reorganization meeting on January 6.

JH: Ruth Isenberg

At Packer Township Supervisors’ reorganization and regular meeting, held January 3. Bob Selert was elected chairman. Susie Gerhard took the oath of office for a six-year term as a supervisor, and was elected vice-chairman. Supervisor Terry Davis was elected roadmaster. Stephanie Stolpe was appointed secretary-treasurer and open records officer.

Barbara Genetti was appointed as a member of the township zoning hearing board, and Gerry Grega as an alternate. Colleen Gerhard was appointed as a member of the planning commission, and Susie Gerhard was appointed to a one-year term as a plan-

Susie Gerhard, second from right, is sworn in as a Packer Township supervisor by Magisterial District Justice Joseph D. Homanko, far right, at the township’s reorganization meeting January 3. Holding the Bible for her is her husband, Tom. Also sworn in was auditor Donald Yanac. ning commission alternate member.

Appointed solicitor for the

township and the township planning commission was Attorney Robert Yurchak.

Attorney Gregory Mousseau was appointed zoning board solicitor.

Barry Isett and Associates was appointed to serve as township zoning and building code officer. Carbon Engineering was appointed township engineer. Bill Brior was appointed township sewage enforcement officer.

The supervisors set the property tax rate for general purposes at .5 mill, and the tax rate for the special munic-

See PACKER, page 10 Webby also administered the oath of office to returning Mayor Fred Meier, above, and tax collector Kathryn Oross, right.

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Editorial

Emergencies happen; be ready

by Seth Isenberg Californians have embraced the idea that their weather is going to get steadily warmer and drier. Those of us who are weather hobbyists haven’t been so sure. I’ve been predicting a return to snowy winters up in the Sierrra. Few could have predicted just how snowy these last few weeks have been over there.

The weather has left folks who have chosen to move into the mountains, often a ways in from a main road, without electricity this past week. The storm dropped tree limbs through power lines and made a huge mess of the electrical delivery system.

It’s a lesson for us here in the east. While we might not see the feet of snow that the Californians experienced, we will get snow hereabouts. As we have learned, the wrong combination of snow and ice and wind brings tree branches down. Folks who do live in wooded areas, especially away from the road, need to be prepared that they may lose power, and if it’s a bad storm, that power may be off for days.

With Weatherly Borough and its electric company—we get what we pay for. Having our own crew means power is seldom off for very long. In-town White Haven is also relatively safe from long-term power outages.

Everything depends on the regional grid staying up. That goes down and all bets are off.

My point is that everyone needs to have a plan. Everyone should be prepared. A generator does not have to be a lot of money to be able to run the refrigerator, a heater and some lights. Know where you could go in the event of an extended outage. Winter is about another three months, and then all we have to worry about is the occasional heavy thunderstorm, hurricane or tornado.

Archives From The Journal-Herald Issue of January 9, 1992 Editors & Publishers Jay and Clara Holder The Weatherly Area Education Association avoided going out on strike by voting to seek binding arbitration.

The Weatherly Area School Board had rejected a fact finders’ recommendation that the teachers receive a salary increase of $11,100 over three years.

If the School Board rejects the arbitration, the WEA will likely strike. The WASB was holding its meeting on Wednesday, after this issue had printed.

The Army Corps of Engineers will start a study of the Lehigh River Basin to identify “problems and needs of the area,” including flooding issues and needs of fish (with the idea of fish passage structures. The Corps will be inviting public participation in the initial phase of the study.

Republicans became the majority on the Carbon County Board of Commissioners on Monday. Dean DeLong was named chairman and newly elected Tom Gerhard, of Packer Twp., was elected vice chair.

Democrat John Mogilski, also newly elected, is the third member.

At White Haven Council’s reorganization meeting, after re-electing Marie Piro as council president and Patsy Shelhamer as v.p., council unanimously voted to override the veto of mayor Jay Holder.

He was opposed to a 1992 budget without a full-time police officer other than the chief. The mayor submitted

a letter defending having a second full-timer on the police. Later in the meeting the former full-time officer, Mark Metzo, accepted a contract as a part-timer with 24 hours each week scheduled by police chief Gary Shupp.

Newly elected Weatherly mayor Richard Knepper was sworn in at Monday’s meeting, along with newly elected council member Cecelia Gower and re-elected council member James Wetzel.

Among the meeting’s business, Beverly Knepper was reappointed manager, zoning officer and treasurer. Eloise Hinterleiter was reappointed borough secretary.

Weatherly Area Middle School band participants in the regional gathering organized by the PA Music Educators Association, Stacey Witner and Benjamin Bird, were in a photo on the front page. They attended the local event at Marywood College in December.

White Haven Fire Company’s Ladies Auxiliary sent a note thanking businesses who donated and volunteers who helped to bring Santa Claus to White Haven for a visit. More than 225 children arrived for his visit, and gifts were given to all.

Suitch Insurance won its first basketball game of the new year in the White Haven Area Sports Association’s basketball league. Led

by Vince Brezinsky and Sean Parry with 12 points each — Suitch beat the Ugly Mug team 34-16. Lehman’s Funeral Home team added another win, 42-32 over the Lions, led by Ed Gower’s 23 points. Mike Yarmak led the Lions with 20 points.

From White Haven Journal Issue of January 8, 1942 W. C. Taylor, Publisher The tire rationing board for this area will meet with eligible applicants at the White Haven Savings Bank.

Burgess Luther Nicholson, with Dr. M. J. Hess and A. E. Funk, will form the nucleus of the local defense program.

(They) will appoint other committees to have charge of various phases of War Defense work.

About 20 young men employed at Atlas Powder Co. here have been transferred to a similar plant in Ohio.

Defense Savings Stamps are available in denominations of 10, 25, and 50 cents, $1 and $5. These stamps make possible the purchase of Defense Savings Bonds on a practical installment plan.

This week at the Mountain Laurel Resort, The Lynn Harris Quartet plus world The telephone line to the famous drummer Joe Morello. Lodge on the property of Split Rock has been completed.

Readers—want your organization’s activities featured in The Journal-Herald? Send news tips, press releases and photos to the editor at journalruth@ pa.metrocast.net, or call 570-215-0204 xt2.

Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Packer Township SuperDennison Township Planning visors will hold a special meeting Commission will meet the third on Monday, January 17 at 5:45 Monday of each month at 6 PM on P.M. to appoint members to the the following dates in 2022: Board of Auditors. A meeting of January 17 the Board of Auditors will follow at February 21 6:00 P.M. March 21 Stephanie Stolpe, Secretary April 18 Packer Township Supervisors May 16 570-427-8969 June 20 www.packertownship.com July 18 August 15 September 19 PUBLIC NOTICE October 17 The Dennison Township Board November 21 of Supervisors will hold their 2022 December 19 regular monthly meetings on the All meetings will be held at the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 P.M. in the Dennison Town- Dennison Township Municipal ship Municipal Building, 76 Walnut Building.

William R. Bauersfeld Street, White Haven, PA: Chairman February 2, 2022 March 2, 2022 April 6, 2022 May 4, 2022 June 1,2022 July 6, 2022 August 3, 2022 September 7, 2022 October 5, 2022 November 2, 2022 December 7, 2022 Kathleen Stortz Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Certificate of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company has been filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pursuant to the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Act of December 7, 1994 (P.L. 703 No. 106) for the following Company: JRG Rentals LLC 138 Center Street Hazle Township PA 18202 Robert J. Gillespie, Jr., Esquire GILLESPIE, MICAVIGE & FERDINAND, LLC 3 East Butler Drive, Suite 102 Drums PA 18222 570-788-7440

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PUBLIC NOTICE

White Haven Borough Council 2022 meeting: January 24, 2022 February 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 April 24, 2022 May 23, 2022 June 27, 2022 July 25, 2022 August 22, 2022 September 26, 2022 October 24, 2022 November 28, 2022 December 19, 2022 Meetings will be held at 7 p.m. at the Borough Building at 312 Main Street.

Call the borough offices at 570443-9129 to be placed on the agenda.

Agendas will be posted the Friday before the meeting date at the building and on the Borough Facebook page.

To attend by Zoom, meeting ID 835 3326 3530 and by phone at 1-929-205-6099.

Linda Szoke Borough Manager

HELP WANTED

BOROUGH OF WEATHERLY Assistant Borough Manager The Borough of Weatherly is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Borough Manager. Must have background in management, as well as accounting and knowledge of construction. Applications may be obtained at the Weatherly Borough Office at 61 West Main Street; Weatherly, PA between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The Borough of Weatherly is an equal opportunity employer.

Harold J. Pudliner Jr. Borough Manager

HELP WANTED

FULL TIME BOROUGH OFFICE The Borough of Weatherly is currently accepting applications for a position in the Borough office. The individual should have experience in accounting, proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel and Word. Applications may be obtained at the Weatherly Borough Office at 61 West Main Street; Weatherly, PA between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The Borough of Weatherly is an equal opportunity employer.

Harold J. Pudliner Jr. Borough Manager

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that East Side Borough Council will conduct their regular monthly meetings on the first Thursday of the month during the Year 2022. The meeting dates are as follows: February 3, 2022 August 4 2022 March 3, 2022 September 1, 2022 April 7, 2022 October 6, 2022 May 5, 2022 November 3, 2022 June 2, 2022 December 1, 2022 July 7, 2022 All meetings will begin at 6:30 P.M. in the John Murphy Room of the White Haven Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, Pa. 18661 Carol Ann Lenahan, Secretary

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Lehigh Township Supervisors will conduct their regular monthly meetings on the first Monday of the month during the Year 2020, unless otherwise noted. The meeting dates are as follows: February 7, 2022 July 5, 2022 (Tuesday) March 1, 2022 August 1, 2022 April 4, 2022 September 6, 2022 (Tuesday) May 2, 2022 October 3, 2022 November 7, 2022 June 6, 2022 All meetings for 2022 will begin at 1:00 P.M. in the Lehigh Township Municipal Building, 1741 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly, Pa. 18255.

PLEASE NOTE: In the event of inclement weather on a Monday, the meeting will be held on the next day (Tuesday) at the same time and location.

Carol Ann Lenahan, Secretary

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Obituaries

KAIL M. YOHEY PAUL C. WEST Kail M. Yohey, 80, of Paul C. West, 91, of graduating with honors in White Haven passed away Weatherly, passed away at 1954. After graduation, he Wednesday, January 5, 2022 home on entered the Armed Services at her home surrounded by January 9, and served as a Supply her family.

2022. He Records Specialist with the Born in East Side Borough, was born Headquarters United States in Hazleton Army Pacific at Fort Shafter, she was the daughter of the late Herbert T. Sr. and Leafa on May 30, Hawaii. He was employed (Keiper) Best.

1930, and by the DuPont Company She was a member of St. was the son in Wilmington, Delaware Paul’s Lutheran Church, of the late as a supervisor in the White Haven, and a Past Emerson C. Marketing Communications Worthy Matron of the Eastern and Grace Gangwer West.

Department.

Star.

He was a graduate of Following retirement, he Kail was a volunteer Weatherly High School, class and his wife Marlene returned for the White Haven of 1948, and was one of the to Weatherly where he Community Ambulance and a outstanding basketball players actively pursued his hobbies in the history of the school. of hunting and fishing. He was Residential Activities Nursing Coordinator at the former He was selected as a first team a member of the Silver Ridge Davis Manor, Mountain Top. guard on the All-Mountain Hunting Club and the Penn She loved her grandchiland All-Regional teams and Haven Gun Club. He was also dren. was the first area athlete to a member of the Weatherly Preceding her in death in be selected on the 1948 Class Area High School Alumni addition to her parents was B All-State first team. After Association. husband; Robert E., July 11, graduating from Weatherly Surviving are his wife, 2008.

High School he attended The Marlene Van Horn West, Surviving are sons Robert a son, Paul C. West, Jr., Hill School. In 1950, he was L. and his wife Gretchen of Delaware, a daughter, elected captain of The Hill L., and Richard W. and Gretchen West, of North School basketball team and set a new scoring record while Carolina, three grandchildren, his wife Michelle; brother, Herbert T. Best Jr. and his leading his team to one of the Zachary, Allison and Justin, wife Anita; sister, Lynda school’s outstanding seasons. and a godchild, Kloe Coll.

Neiswender and her husband Interment will be in Union In 1990, Paul was inducted Jack; grandchildren, Briele, Cemetery, Weatherly, at the into the Weatherly Area Katelyn, Madelyn, Morgan, convenience of the family.

High School Basketball Hall and Bobby; and several nieces Funeral arrangements of Fame. In 1991, he was and nephews. entrusted to the Philip J. inducted into the Carbon Private burial and services Jeffries Funeral Home County Area Chapter of the will be in Laurel Cemetery, & Cremation Services of Pennsylvania Sports Hall White Haven, at the Weatherly. of Fame. In 2006, he was convenience of the family. inducted into the Hazleton Area Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2014, he received the Charles F. Murray Memorial Award in recognition of his outstanding spirit and dedication to the Weatherly White Haven, PA Area School District Athletic PATRICK M. LEHMAN, PRESIDENT Programs.

RUSSELL C. TETER, JR., SUPERVISOR Paul was awarded a Serving White Haven, Weatherly and surrounding communities Senatorial Scholarship to the Wharton School of Finance Branch of Lehman Family Funeral Service, Inc. and Commerce at the (570) 443-9816 University of Pennsylvania,

Lehman Family Funeral Service, Inc. www.LehmanFuneralHome.com

DAVID J. KARNATSKI David J. Karnatski, 61, of Springs. He enjoyed riding White Haven died on Tuesday, his motorcycle, hunting but January 4, mostly spending time with his 2022, in sons and granddaughter.

Geisinger He is survived by his loving Wyoming wife, Nadine Karnatski; sons, Valley Kane (Lauren) Karnatski and Medical Seth (Audrey) Karnatski; Center. granddaughter, Kali Kane Born in Karnatski; brother, Dennis Hazleton, he (Cheryl) Karnatski, all of was the son White Haven; sister, Michelle of the late Michael Karnatski (John) Kalinovich of Florida; and Patricia Iben Karnatski nieces and nephews. of Florida. He was a graduate Private services will be held of Bishop Hafey High School, at a later time.

Hazleton, Class of 1978, and Arrangements are by worked as a truck driver/ Lehman Family Funeral mechanic for Tulpehocken Service, Inc. White Haven.

CAROL ANN GLASSER Online condolences may be Carol Ann Glasser, beloved made to the family at www. wife, mother, grandmother, sister, of White Haven, passed griffithsfuneralhomes.com away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Kademia Nursing Home in Drums, at 73 years of age.

Born Saturday, January 10, 1948 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Howard, and Julie (Smigo) Cairns.

Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Dean C. Glasser; Philip J. Jeffries daughters, Michele Malin wife of Michael of Hatfield, Andrea Funeral Home Hockenbury wife of Michael of & Cremation Services Mifflenburg; brothers, James A Branch of Holmes – Griffiths F.H., Inc. Cairns and his wife Marie and 211 First Street, Weatherly, PA 18255 Robert Cairns and his wife 570-427-4231 Colleen; sister, Eve Walp, wife of Rick; grandchildren, E. Franklin Griffiths III F.D. Xander, and Jillian.

Philip J. Jeffries F.D./Supervisor A graduate of Pottsville www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com Area High School, Carol was a A new approach to funeral and homemaker. An avid reader, cremation care. Looking forward to Carol will be missed by all. serving White Haven, Dennison, Lehigh, and Foster Townships.

Private arrangements have All arrangements and consultations been entrusted to the Philip from the comfort of your home.

J. Jeffries Funeral Home Guiding families through & Cremation Service of difficult times.

Weatherly.

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JEAN C. STANDNIK Jean C Stadnik, 93, entered after her retirement, including into eternal rest on January 5, a blue ribbon winner at the Bloomsburg fair. She loved 2022. old movies, knitting for her She was preceded in death family and needlework of all by her husband, Leo J. Stadnik, sister, Ruth Getz, son kinds.

Jean requested a quote John Stadnik, her daughter from William Shakespeare in law, Patty Stadnik and be published with her her longtime companion Al obituary — Fear no more Grink. Jean is survived by sons, Paul Stadnik, Roger the heat o’ the sun, Nor the Stadnik, Mitchell Stadnik and furious winter’s rages; Thou his wife Denise, step daughter thy worldly task hast done.

Dee Dugan, Grandchildren, Home art gone, and ta’en Crystal, Leo, Sarah, Jenette, thy wages: Golden lads and Jason and Laura and one girls all must, As chimneygreat grandchild, Anson. sweepers, come to dust.

Jean was employed in She was a member of Trinity her early years at Hazleton Lutheran Church, West General Hospital and later Hazleton, where a memorial in life at the Carbon Training service in her honor will be Center, in Beaver Meadows. planned for a later date.

She had a talent for working Krapf & Hughes Funeral with people who have Home – Crematory is disabilities. assisting the family with Jean was an avid reader arrangements. Condolence with a love of historical messages may be entered biographies, she was a in the family’s online member of the Cranberry memorial guestbook on the Quilters for many years funeral home website at making many beautiful quilts khfuneralhomes.com.

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EVELYN T. SHEER Jessica; 6 great-grandchildren Evelyn T. (Hinkle) Sheer, wife, mother, sister, gramy, 93 Walker, Evelyn, Addison, years of age, Alexander, Ivo and Zoe. Evelyn and her late husband of Drums, passed away Joseph operated Tamaqua on Tuesday, Laundry and Dry Cleaning in Tamaqua from 1948 to 1970.

January After closing the business, 4, 2022, Evelyn managed the Deb Shop at Lehigh in Lehighton for many years.

Valley Evelyn looked forward to Hospital Hazleton.

Born Monday, September 3, vacations, and enjoyed her 1928 in Hazleton, she was the travels. She was a longtime member of the former daughter of the late Robert, SS. Peter & Paul R.C.C. of and Theresa (Romanchick) Tamaqua, now St. John XXIII. Hinkle. Evelyn was also predeceased by beloved Funeral arrangements spouse Joseph Sheer; son, have been entrusted to the Joseph T. Sheer; sisters, E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Frances E. Harahush, Ruth Inc. of Tamaqua.

Postupack, Helen Burke; A Mass of Christian Burial brothers, Edward and William was celebrated on January Hinkle.

10, from St John XXIII R.C.C. Surviving are daughter, in Tamaqua. Interment was Dianne T. Bloor, wife of in St. Peter & Paul R.C.C. Robert with whom she Cemetery, Beaver Meadows.. resided; son, Stephen T. Memorials in her name to: Sheer along with wife Teresa Community Services for Sight of Kline Twp.; brothers, 4 Brookhill Road Robert Hinkle of Weatherly, Sugarloaf, PA 18249 and John Hinkle and his wife Dorothy of Weatherly; To share a fond memory grandchildren, James, of Evelyn or offer online Stephen Jr., Scott, Francis, condolences, please visit www.

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MICHAEL EDWARD DIAS Michael Edward Dias, 61, of White Haven, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022.

Michael was the second child of 7. He was the son of Virginia Quinn Dias and the late Walter A. Dias.

He was preceded in death by a brother, John Dias.

He is survived by his brother Walter and wife Sonya, Hong Kong, sister Mary Kay Porter, Arizona, brother Thomas and wife Melissa, Sandy Valley, sister Maureen Dias-Watson and husband Charles, Arizona, and brother Patrick, Hazleton; nephew Thomas, Freeland; and nieces Samantha Bailey, Arizona, McKenzie Lloyd, Freeland, Breagh Watson, Arizona, and Johnna DiasWatson, London; along with many great-nieces and newphes.

A Memorial Mass will be announced at a future date.

Fascinating Facts about the Constitution 34. John Adam’s referred to the Constitution as “the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen” and George Washington wrote to the Marquis de Lafayette that, “It (the Constitution) appears to me, then, little short of a miracle.”

35. The Pennsylvania State House (where the Constitutional Convention took place) was where George

Washington was appointed the Commander of the Continental Army in 1775 and where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. It was also where the Articles of Confederation were adopted as our first Constitution in 1781.

36. Rhode Island was the only state not to send delegates to Philadelphia in 1787. At the time, the state legislature was controlled by the

agrarian party and was fearful that a stronger central government would demand that debts be paid in specie (hard money). It was the last state to ratify the Constitution on May 29, 1790 (over a year after President George Washington’s inauguration) by a vote of 34-32.

Submitted by: Georgeann Herling President ALA Unit 360

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Public Notices HELP WANTED

PART-TIME JANITOR/MAINTENANCE MAN The Borough of Weatherly is currently accepting applications for a position as janitor/maintenance man. The individual should have experience as a janitor and also capable of doing building maintenance. Applications may be obtained at the Weatherly Borough Office at 61 West Main Street; Weatherly, PA between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The Borough of Weatherly is an equal opportunity employer.

Harold J. Pudliner Jr., Borough Manager

HELP WANTED

PUBLIC WORKS STREET DEPARTMENT The Borough of Weatherly is currently accepting applications for a position in the Public Works Street Department. The individual should have experience snow plowing, operating a backhoe, excavator and should be mechanically inclined. Applications may be obtained at the Weatherly Borough Office at 61 West Main Street; Weatherly, PA between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The Borough of Weatherly is an equal opportunity employer.

Harold J. Pudliner Jr., Borough Manager

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 in Weatherly is shown donating to the Weatherly Borough Police Association for their Yearly Christmas Project providing toys to the children of the community. From left Georgeann Herling, Donna Thomas, Officer Hantz, Georgia Farrow and Officer Belles of the Weatherly Police Department. Missing from the photo is Theresa D’Andrea, member of the borough council police committee.

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Seth’s Sightings It’s been a week for fox sightings. Of particular note was one that strolled across the parking lot by the railroad station in Jim Thorpe on Saturday night, as we were parking ahead of the show at the Mauch Chunk Opera House. I also saw one strolling through north Weatherly on Sunday night, and a smaller and faster one run across the road on Monday night – possibly of the same den.

The snows on Friday made for a beautiful day that didn’t really affect commerce. The weather obligingly left the area so that even the early drivers of that day could get to work safely.

The ice storm on Sunday was a completely different matter. It had us socked in until nearly mid-afternoon.

We had plans, but after seeing the condition of things, thought best to wait until temperatures rose. As it was there was some heavy work

to get the car clear of its icy layer. Then we drove slowly to where we had to go, retreating afterwards back to the cozy confines of home without adventure.

Our dogs loved the snow, and even though it was cold, even our German Shorthair Pointer couldn’t resist being out in it.

Without a heavy coat of hair, however, he was soon back at the door whimpering to come in.

Road conditions on Lehigh Gorge Drive south of White Haven after the ice storm were plowed without a lot of ice melt down, so travel was in the well-used tracks. My guess is PennDOT hoped the weather would warm up to melt the snow and ice. I am hoping for warm weather to melt off some ice for better walk paths.

Our trip to the Farm Show did not make the cut. A small medical procedure for me on Friday had left me more tuckered than I am normally afterwards. So we switched gears and got tickets for the show Saturday night at the Mauch Chunk Opera House.

It was another chance to see Martin Guitar ambassador Craig Thatcher and his friends perform. The added nice thing was we could go to the show with some friends. The performance was great, and it was a nice evening. They played some blues, they played some soul, a bit of Eric Clapton, even something done by the J. Geils Band.

Sports was a limited

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by Seth Isenberg

distraction this weekend, with ice hockey to be followed only with away games, and football mostly settled. The Eagles did not beat the Cowboys, instead going into the playoffs having been spanked by them. They get a game in Tampa versus the Buccaneers. The Steelers eked out a win to earn a game in Kansas City versus the Chiefs. Patriots lost so will compete on the road through the playoffs, with their first stop in Buffalo for game three

of this year’s series between rivals.

With luck, there will be some live local hockey at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre this Friday and Sunday, then Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. I have up to four tickets to give away to fans for the games on Fridays the 14th or Feb. 4, and two tickets for games on Feb. 2 and 5. Contact me at The Journal for a chance to attend.

We’ll need your e-mail to send

the tickets.

I’ve started reading a Louis L’Amour adventure featuring Hopalong Cassidy. Next up is a Jim Butcher featuring the wizard Harry Dresden.

Warm thoughts to all during these cold days and nights— now and then again this coming weekend. According to Accuweather, it’s 5 degrees outside as I finish this column.

Here’s to being free of any big snows these next few weeks.

Veterans Corner

Commentary by John Kearns, USCG Ret., chiefkearns@gmail.com ONLY POLITICIANS CAN SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY The VA knew there was a cri- still in the country and now left sis ahead - “We should monitor behind.

The emotional toll, particusuicides,” a top official at the larly for the more than 700,000 Veterans Affairs Department veterans who served in Afghanwrote the day Kabul fell in an istan at some point during the email obtained through the 20-year war, was readily apparFreedom of Information Act. ent. The pain, sadness, anger, The Department of Veteran’s and frustration service memAffairs realized early the backbers past and present are feellash coming from the Afghanistan pull out, more importantly ing in the wake of the United States’ chaotic departure from leaving people behind.

Afghanistan has upended presThe day Kabul fell, veterans’ mental health crisis hotlines lit ident Biden’s White House’s up. As Taliban militia members relations with veterans’ groups, many of which are now publicly streamed into Afghanistan’s blaming the president for miscapital, Veterans Affairs chief managing the drawdown. of staff Tanya Bradsher blastThe VFW’s networks were ed out an email to the department’s senior staff. “My veteran stating “They just don’t understand how we’ve left Amerinetwork is reeling, and I am cans behind and how we didn’t sure yours are as well, … I am hold our word to our Afghan thinking of the vet centers, but be open to all resources. This is allies. That goes against honor ingrained in us in our creeds devastating too so many.”

Veterans and active military and basic training.”

Viet Nam Veterans Hit service members were taken Hard by Afghanistan Failaback not only by the speed ure: In Saigon, April 1975, with which the Taliban swept through the nation but by what throngs of desperate Vietnamese scaled the walls of the that meant for the scores of American embassy, hoping allies, including interpreters,

to get to any helicopter that would carry them away to safety. In Kabul in August 2021, equally desperate Afghans mounted the walls of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, filling the runways also hoping to find escape. The parallels between the final hours of two wars that dragged on for years at huge cost and great loss of life were the same.

The similarities of the two were all too familiar to all, especially Viet Nam Veterans.

A war won by those fight it, then lost by political leaders.

For those already struggling with the war, treatment helped putting most war torches out, progress was made for thousands of veteran’s sufferings.

For too many, it was now reignited by failed political leadership. Veterans feel betrayed.

Vietnam and Afghan veterans more so, both groups lost a war not to an enemy, but to poor politics. Both wars ended in defeat for the United States— and in bitterness and mistrust for all too many veterans. Sadly, there is nothing we can do to reverse the defeat.

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Penn State Hazleton senior helps secure $300K for community Engineering major Clayton Kimsal contributes to Penn Lake Park dam effort Penn State students pursuing a Student Engagement Network (SEN) grant are encouraged to think creatively about how the funding might positively impact themselves or their communities. Penn State Hazleton senior engineering major Clayton Kimsal accomplished both, gaining career experience and helping his hometown with a costly construction project by turning his $1,000 SEN grant into a $300,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

SEN grants of either $1,000 or $2,000 are awarded to students like Kimsal to support engagement experiences like undergraduate research, professional and organizational experiences, creative accomplishments, volunteerism, study abroad/study away, peer mentoring and more.

Undergraduate students at all campuses are eligible to apply.

Kimsal saw his SEN grant as an opportunity to contribute to an effort by his hometown of Penn Lake Park near White Haven to repair a dam in the borough that was deemed deficient in early 2020.

Due to the potential risk to homes downstream, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) instructed the borough to fix the roughly 120-year-old dam’s deficiencies – a cost estimated at around $3 million.

“The culture growing up at Penn Lake Park shaped me into the person I am today, so I wanted to do whatever I could to help,” Kimsal said.

Kimsal applied for the SEN grant in fall 2020. He then joined the borough’s dam advisory group, where he used the grant to support the group in creating postcards, signs,

routinely explaining what we were doing. Clayton’s grant funded most of that for us.”

Kimsal added, “The SEN grant was important because we are a community group,” Kimsal said. “At that time, we weren’t receiving funding and everything we needed to do for the project, including applying for the FEMA grant, came out of our own pockets.”

Obtaining the SEN grant was a stress-free process, Kimsal said. He had to obtain a letter of recommendation and other materials that alert- from the dam project leader, ed residents about noteworprovide a budget explaining thy developments, upcoming how the funding would be meetings, and a referendum used, complete a non-credit about the dam project. module on Canvas, and attend Those efforts were part sessions with a Penn State Enof the requirements needed gagement Coach. to complete and submit the The end result was well FEMA grant, explained Paul worth the effort, he said.

Rogan, Penn Lake Borough “My opinion on applying Council president and a mem- for a SEN grant is like any ber of the borough’s dam advi- Penn State opportunity: Take sory group. advantage of it,” he said. “You “Our biggest expense in can go through college and get trying to get all this off the your degree and that’s great, ground was citizen outreach,” but you can bring more value Rogan said. “A big part of that to the experience if you get was sending out mailers fairly involved and do things like

the SEN grant. It’s a great opportunity for students to do something they wouldn’t have the chance to do otherwise.”

In addition to helping his community, Kimsal also gained valuable career experience by observing how engineers, project managers and other professionals from Penn Lake Park contributed to the effort, he said.

That experience built on the academic success Kimsal has found at Penn State Hazleton.

After transferring to campus in fall 2020, he was named to the dean’s list twice and was recently honored as Student of the Month for his dedication to tutoring his classmates in engineering and math. He held an engineering job at Henkel in West Hazleton and completed an internship this past summer at Rockwell Au-

tomation in Cleveland, Ohio.

All this, he said, helped him secure a full-time job at ISG, Inc., a consulting firm in Atlanta, Georgia after he graduates in spring 2022.

“Clayton is a wonderful example of the success that can be achieved when students combine their classroom and co-curricular experiences,” said Elizabeth J. Wright, Penn State Hazleton director of academic affairs and associate dean of academic affairs for the office of the senior vice president for Commonwealth Campuses.

Rob Knight, associate director of student services and engagement, added: “Clayton’s success is a testament to the importance of engagement and the meaningful and transformative impact engagement See KIMSAL, page 9

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Continued from page 8 can have on a community.”

Penn Lake Park secured a line of credit to cover the esti-

mated cost of the dam project and continues to explore additional funding opportunities.

Rogan said preliminary work is underway and the project could be completed within 3-4 years.

In the meantime, Kimsal will be keeping a close eye on things from Atlanta, happy to have contributed.

“What the SEN grant allowed me to do was step in productively to help my

community,” he said. “I may not have been an integral part of the project, but I was able to make an impact and that’s something I’m really proud of.”

Additional information about the Student Engagement Network and grant opportunities for students can be found at engage.psu.edu

WAMS names November Students of the Month

From left are Mikayla Haraschak, Victor Perez, Logan Anaskevich and WAMS vice-principal Chris Kimmell.

Anthony DeSpirito, Middle School Principal, has announced the names of the students who were selected as Weatherly Area Middle School Students of the Month for November. The award is based on academic achievement, attendance, extra-curricular involvement, and service to school and community.

Mikayla Haraschak, daughter of Ms. Cheryl Haraschak, Weatherly, was chosen as the 6th Grade Student of the Month. Mikayla is a member of Weatherly Student Government Association. She also plays soccer for the Weatherly Group Soccer League.

Victor Perez, son of Mr. Victor M. Perez-Payamps Jr., Weatherly, was chosen as the 7th Grade Student of the Month. Victor likes sports and helping his neighbors. He has also participated in a local walk-a-thon for charity.

Logan Aneskevich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Aneskevich, Weatherly, was chosen as the 8th Grade Student of the Month. Logan is a member of the Weatherly Junior High Basketball team. He is also a member of Salem United Church of Christ in Weatherly. Logan volunteers in his church and community.

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Carbon County property transfers Banks Township

Ryan M. Swanzy to Ryan M. Swanzy, 7 S. Chestnut St., P.O. Box 308, Tresckow, property at 7 S. Chestnut St., $1.

RVFM 1, LLC, to Jeremy Drob, 1720 Berwick St., Beaver Meadows, property at 1720 Berwick St., Beaver Medows, $103,230.

Mary Elizabeth Pasquale to Terrence Shellock, P.O. Box 380, Tresckow, property at 17 E. Market St., $165,000.

Robert Rupert to Maria Butala, P.O. Box 172, Beaver Meadows, property at 1600 Berwick St., Beaver Meadows, $64,000.

East Side Borough

John Joseph Marotta to John Joseph Marotta, 4585 State St., White Haven, two transactions, properties at 4585 State St., $1 each.

Kidder Township

TMC Management Corporation to George Albeck, 420 Pin Oak Lane, White Haven, property at 420 Pin Oak Drive, $305,782.

Edward J. McDonald to Valley Forge Holdings, LLC, Collegeville, property at 5 Telstar, Lake Harmony, $150,000.

Robert Bennett to David Burgess, 14 Wolf Way, White Haven, property at 14 Wolf Way, $211,000.

William C. Chavis Jr. to Jason A. Smith, 39 Falcon Run, Lake Harmony, property at 39 Falcon Run, $325,000.

Joseph J. Mills to Robert T. Vallen, Maple Shade, New Jersey, property at 21 Tallwood Drive, Albrightsville, $54,000.

Louis A. Cerino to Jaadt Properties, LLC, Exton, property at 3 Tobyhanna St., Lake Harmony, $376,000.

Daniel Peter Welch to James Thomas Gibbons, Columbia, Maryland, property at 109 Laurelwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $390,000.

Stephanie M. Gibbons to Gets Ventures, LLC, Lansdale, property at 12 Bruin Court, lake Harmony, $339,600.

Daniel V. Direnzo III to Christos Felfelis, Broomall, property at 96 Red Fox Court, Lake Harmony, $274,000.

Timothy J. Belletti to Christopher Hoover, Flourtown, property at 25 Midlake Drive, No. 101, Lake Harmony, $329,000.

Fernando Nunes Dasilva to Scott Haines, Wilmington, Delaware, Holiday Poconos Lot 1106, Section B, $3,450.

Bertha P. Kibler to Dallas Marjorie Seltzer, 2325 Green St., Lehighton, property on Rt. 534, White Haven, $100,000.

William P. Morris to William P. Morris, Morton, property at 69 Birch St., Lake Harmony, $1.

MP Realty, LLC, to Jieun Kim, Yardley, property at 59 Midlake Drive, No. 1011, Lake Harmony, $340,000.

John Parese to Dennis Doolin, Blackwood, New Jersey, property at 5 Tamarack Trail, Albrightsville, $280,000.

Clyde H. Engle to Justin W. Quaco, Coopersburg, property at 114 Greenwood Road, Lake Harmony, $250,000.

Shirley Mae Stemler to John W. Stemler, 536 Hamilton St., P.O. Box 94, Bowmanstown, Lot 126, Lake Drive Street, $1.

Daniel A. Morris to Kenneth E. Powley, Mountain Top, property at 146 Telemark, Lake Harmony, $231,000.

Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to David Keller, Macungie, property on Hemlock Drive, Pocono Mountain Lakes, $1,631.

Dinesh Jayapalan to Ernest J. Vaccaro, Hamilton, New Jersey, property at 390 Snow Ridge Circle, Lake Harmony, $175,000.

Theresa Lupo to Mark Alan Meyers, Hatboro, property at 214 Snow Ridge Circle, Lake Harmony, $172,500.

Jennifer L. Straub to Emily Dodwell, New York, New York, property at 46 Telstar, Lake Harmony, $166,000.

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Peter Birchler to Malvina Property Management, Perkasie, property at 21 Hunting Lane, Lake Harmony, $85,000.

Steven J. Alperin to Kathleen Bell, West Caldwell, New Jersey, property at 85 Red Fox Court, Lake Harmony, $306,000.

Donald J. Smith to Irish Lotto 4, LLC, Tannersville, property at 55 Lakeview Drive, Lake Harmony, $260,000.

Sergey Kuznetsov to Hammerhead Homes, LLC, Middletown, Delaware, property at 479 Moseywood Road, Lake Harmony, $235,000.

MP Realty, LLC, to Rebecca Reilly, Furlong, property at 49 Midlake Drive, Lake Harmony, $327,500.

Ronald Faas to William M. Snyder, Newark, Delaware, property at 46 Crest Drive, Lake Harmony, $465,000.

Joseph Howarth to Thomas P. Mears Jr., Pottstown, property at 105 Laurelwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $287,700.

Jristo S. Pineda to Louise Agostini, Wayne, Holiday Poconos Lot 356, Section C, $152,000.

Joseph S. Cotteta to Joseph S. Cotteta, King of Prussia, property at J265 Hummingbird Way, Lake Harmony, $1.

James D. Fordyce to James Alan Parton, Warminster, two transactions, Holiday Poconos lots 38 and 42, Block H, Breezewood Drive, Albrightsville, $10,656, and property at 15 Breezewood Drive, Albrightsville, $128,000.

Philip Gregory Taggart to Gregory D. Lewis, Bensalem, property at Treetop Lane and Rodda Road, Albrightsville, $6,500.

Angelo Laventura to Gerald McGuire, Harleysville, property at 48 Mountainwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $440,500.

Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to New Beginnings Capital Enterprises, Inc., 1933 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, three transactions, property at 133 Tanglewood Drive, Lake Harmony, $8,717, property on Sunrise Lane, Holiday Poconos, $5,200, and property at 31 West Fawn Grove Drive, Lake Harmony, $18,698.

Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Keith L. Boroch, Doylestown, two transactions, two properties on Beech Lane, Holiday Poconos, $1,440, and $1,900.

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Broomall, property at 440 N. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $350,000.

Streetfront, LLC, to Valentine Properties, South Bound Brook, New Jersey, property on Treetop Lane, $500.

Roy A. Hildenbrand to Lake Life STR, LLC, Downingtown, property at 11 Arrowhead Court, Lake Harmony, $425,000.

Susan F. Campbell to Michael Samuel Berlin, Landenberg, property at 293 Wolf Hollow Road, Lake Harmony, $545,000.

Joseph A. Colalillo to Joseph S. Colalillo, Stockton, New Jersey, property at 55 Forest Drive, Lake Harmony, $1.

John F. Nelson to Nelson Living Trust, Manalapan, New Jersey, two transactions, Lot 272, and 273 and 274 Block 200, Section C, Holiday Poconos, $1 each.

55 Midlake, LLC, to Krystle Carstens, Box 5467-C, Lake Harmony, property at 55 Midland Drive, Lake Harmony, $300,000.

Lehigh Township

Marie E. McBrien to Kristin R. Haig, 67 Saw Mill Road, Weatherly, property at 67 Saw Mill Road, $240,000.

Packer Township

William J. Smith to Bryan Kapish, McAdoo, parcel No. 125-46-B1.04, $36,000.

Gene David Gerhard to Giovanni DiMaio, 1867 Wetzel Run Drive, Weatherly, parcel No. 119-45-B14, $290,000.

Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Mazzella Enterprises, 1404 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, property at 5315 Quakake Road, $7,947.

Darrin M. Arndt to Giovanni DiMaio, East Stroudsburg, property on Wetzel Run Drive, $35,000.

Weatherly Borough

Haley Mahon Houser to Zachery F. Biros, 200 Third St., Weatherly, property at

200 Third St., $143,617.

Traci Lynn Englehart to Delis O. Custodio Diaz, 383 Hudsondale St., Weatherly, property at 383 Hudsondale St., $200,000.

DSV SPV3, LLC, to Richard John Lovett, 317 First St., Weatherly, property at 317 First St., $123,543.

Andrew B. Von Frisch to Michael A. Bellizia Jr., 115 Dellen Lane, Weatherly, property at 218 Hudsondale St., $108,000.

Sheriff of Carbon County to Ajax 2019-C REO Corporation, Tigard, Oregon, property at 1007A Norgth St., $48,951.

Packer

Continued from page 1 ipal building fund at .1 mill.

The fire protection fee rose from .7 mill to .97 mill, the supervisors noted. The per capita tax for every township resident over 18 years old is $5. The realty transfer tax is .5%, as is the tax rate for earned income.

At the regular meeting that followed the reorganization meeting, supervisors discussed the township’ 2022 road paving program. “We’re not going to get as much done this year as we did last year,” Davis said. “The price of oil and asphalt have gone up.

There are some bad spots we can do ourselves. We will do what we can do.”

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Weatherly council shown new Citizens’ fire truck Story & photos

by Seth Isenberg Citizen’s Fire Company #1 brought their new KME rescue pumper to Weatherly Borough council’s reorganization meeting last week.

The truck, among the last to come off the KME line in Nesquehoning, arrived just before Christmas, about six months later than it was ex-

pected. It cost $750,000.

The new truck replaces two of Citizens’ older vehicles, a 1994 KME rescue sold to Hanover Township, and a 1989 pumper sold to the Aquashicola Fire Company.

Proceeds from those sales went towards buying the new truck.

“It’s the state of the art,” shared fire company foreman Paul Bray as he showed coun-

cil members and press memWeatherly and Packer Townbers the vehicle. It carries 750 ship to raise this year’s gallons of water, and a full set payment for the new truck. of fire response and rescue tools including Jaws of Life.

He mentioned that the unit has also been out in Weatherly Borough and Packer Township doing quick medical responses in support of the ambulance company.

Citizens’ Fire Co. #1 has a fund drive underway in

TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter

Checks can be sent to Citizens’ Fire Co. #1, 197 Spring Street, Weatherly, PA 18255.

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8. Torah expert 9. Female name or a name for Ireland 10. Worker’s reward 11. Not counterfeit 12. Cobblestone 15. Genus, pl.

20. British peers 22. Will Ferrell holiday movie

24. Matrimony 25. *2022 Grammy event venue, Crypto.com ____ 26. B on Mendeleev’s table 27. Type of acid 29. *Grammy host’s last name 31. Aquarium dweller 32. #3 Down’s 1975 hit “____ Mia” 33. Means of communication 34. *Kanye’s album 36. Source of pressure?

38. Facilitate 42. Profoundness 45. Tip of lion’s tail 49. First aid one 51. Up and down playground attraction 54. Sergio of westerns 56. Very recently 57. Triathlon ride 58. Tolstoy’s Karenina 59. New Mexico art colony 60. Inwardly 61. Dirty air 62. Common “pro” follower 63. Loads 64. Egg storage 67. *”Fight for You” performer

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Crestwood Boys Basketball

Crestwood boys bounce back against Lake-Lehman The Crestwood boys basketball team split a pair of games last week, beating Lake-Lehman 59-40 after falling to Pittston Area 42-28.

Crestwood 59, Lake-Lehman 40 - Zayne Dunsmuir and Sam Balliet teamed up for 11 third-quarter points as the Comets outscored the Black Knights 17-8 and eventually pulled away to the non-league win. Dunsmuir finished with a

game-high 20 points and Chaz LAKE-LEHMAN (40) — Morio 4 2-4 12, Bean 3 0-0 8, Berry 3 0-4 6, Paraschak 2 4-7 8, Simpson Wright added nine for the 1 1-2 3, Herceg 0 0-0 0, Hemmett 1 0-0 3. Totals: winners. Balliet, Joe Gzemski 14 7-17 40.

CRESTWOOD (59) — Dunnum 1 0-0 2, Sechler and Bryce Vieney chipped in 0 1-2 1, Murtha 0 0-0 0, Wright 4 1-2 9, Gzemski Vieney 3 1-2 7, Balliet 2 2-2 7, Dunsmuir seven apiece and Adam Wood 3101-10-17,20, Wood 2 0-0 6, McLaughlin 0 0-0 0. Towas right behind with six on tals: 25 6-10 59.

Lake-Lehman........6 15 8 11 — 40 two 3-pointers for Crestwood Crestwood.............9 16 17 17 — 59 3-pointers: Morio 2, Bean 2, Hemmett, Wood 2, (4-3).

Balliet.

Cole Morio topped the Black Pittston Area 42, Knights with 12 points, while Crestwood 28 - Trailing Corey Bean and Gavin Paraby one (19-18) at halftime, schak both had eight.

Crestwood grew cold, scoring

just two third-quarter points as Pittston Area (6-2) stormed to the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 victory.

Ethan Ghannam led Pittston Area’s balanced attack with 12 points; Dom Jannuzzi canned 11, including three of his team’s six 3-pointers; JJ Walsh added nine points and Tony Cencetti added eight, all coming in the third quarter.

Zayne Dunsmuir was the

only Comet with more than four points, netting 16 on eight of Crestwood’s 13 field goals.

PITTSTON AREA (42) — Walsh 4 0-0 9, Ghannam 5 2-4 12, Locker 1 0-0 2, Cencetti 2 2-2 8, Jannuzzi 4 0-0 11, Giardina 0 0-0 0, Long 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 4-6 42.

CRESTWOOD (28) — Laubach 0 0-0 0, Sechler 0 0-0 0, Murtha 0 0-0 0, Gzemski 1 0-0 3, Vieney 1 1-2 3, Balliet 2 0-2 4, Dunsmuir 8 0-1 16, Wood 0 0-0 0, Wright 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 1-3 28.

Pittston Area.......9 10 19 4 — 42 Crestwood...........9 9 2 8 — 28 3-pointers: Jannuzzi 3, Cencetti 2, Walsh, Gzemski.

The most chaotic Sunday Night Football. Ever.

by Joey Esposito

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday 16-13. The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday 26-11. This means the Steelers had an insanely high chance of making the playoffs. The only thing that stood in their way was the possibility of the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers tying on Sunday Night.

It was a high scoring game in the first half with the Raiders ahead 17-14 at halftime. The Chargers came back late and tied it up at the end of regulation with a touchdown and the game was headed to overtime.

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The Raiders won the coin toss and they got the ball. RB Josh Jacobs led the charge for them as they were marching down field. They got stopped and kicked a field goal and the Chargers got the ball. The Chargers converting on 4th and 10 helped them in this drive as they got stopped and they then kicked a field goal.

The Raiders got the ball

back and they were slowly getting down field when the Chargers called a timeout with 38 seconds left in overtime.

The reason for the timeout is unknown so far but the Raiders saw that the Chargers only had one linebacker on the field and handed the ball off to Josh Jacobs. He ran into field goal range for the Raiders and they called a

timeout with 2 seconds left. If they would have let those two seconds run out, the Chargers and Raiders would have made the playoffs and the Steelers wouldn’t. Kicker for the Raiders Daniel Carlson put it through the uprights and the Raiders would reign victorious on a crazy and eventful final Sunday Night.

Editor’s Note: Joey Esposito is a 6th grade student at Weatherly Area.

Last year he wrote a column, Hot Topics inBaseball, but it turns out Joey likes all sports, and couldn’t resist writing about he last games of the regular NFL season.

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Weatherly Area Girls Basketball

Journal Sports

Lady Wreckers sustain Crestwood Girls Basketball non-league setbacks Lady Comets drop pair of verdicts The Weatherly Area girls lost a pair of non-league basketball games last week, falling to Schuylkill Haven 56-38, and to Northumberland Christian 53-24.

Schuylkill Haven 58, Weatherly Area 38 - Karlee Feger scored 20 points and Anna Schaeffer added 12 to lift Schuylkill Haven to the non-league victory at Weatherly. Bethany Houser paced the Lady Wreckers (2-4) with 20 points, and Emma Kane helped out with 12.

WEATHERLY AREA (38) — Kane 4 4-4 12, Gaydoscik 0 1-2 1, Houser 8 3-3 20, Davidovich 1 0-0 2, Pugh 1 1-1 3, Cruz 0 0-0 0, Paisley 0 0-0 0, Diaz 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 9-10 38.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (56) — Dress 2 3-3 7, Rugh 1 0-0 2, Feger 7 3-5 20, Porter 2 0-2 4, Schaeffer 6 0-0 12, Brown 2 1-2 7, Kline 2 0-0 4, Goehring 0 0-0 0, Curran 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 7-12 56.

Schuylkill Haven.....18 10 11 17 — 56 Weatherly Area.......15 11 4 8 — 38 3-pointers: Feger 3, Brown 2, Houser

Northumberland Christian 53, Weatherly Area 24 Northumberland Christian jumped the visiting Lady Wreckers with a 22-point first quarter, and led 45-7 by intermission in the non-league victory. Emily Garvin paced all scorers with 22 points for Northumberland Christian (71), which won its fifth straight.

Emma Kane led the Lady Wreckers with 15 points and Bethany Houser followed with nine.

WEATHERLY AREA (24) — Kane 6 2-2 15, Gaydoscik 0 0-0 0, Houser 4 1-3 9, Davidovich 0 0-0 0, Pugh 0 0-0 0, Paisley 0 0-0 0, Cruz 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 10 3-5 24 NORTHUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN (53) — Schoeppner 0 0-0 0, Hostetter 0 0-0 0, Krum 1 0-2 3, Treas 4 0-0 8, Miller 0 0-0 0, Wilhelm 0 0-0 0, Garvin 9 2-3 22, McCahan 0 0-0 0, A. Ulmer 5 0-0 10, E. Ulmer 4 0-0 8, Ressler 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 2-5 53.

Weatherly Area..........2 5 8 9 — 24 Northumberland......22 23 4 4 — 53 3-pointers: Kane. Garcia 2, Krum.

The Crestwood girls encountered cold-shooting third quarters in each of their last three games. Each time, the Lady Comets were unable to recover.

On Monday, visiting Tunkhannock defeated Crestwood 51-41, on the heels of Saturday’s 56-48 non-league setback to Spring Grove.

Tunkhannock 51, Crestwood 41 - Maci Iddings scored eight of her team-high 16 points in a pivotal 18-6 third quarter that propelled visiting Tunkhannock past Crestwood in a WVC Division 1 contest Monday night. The Tigers were clinging to a 19-17 halftime lead before their big third quarter, and then held on at the free throw line in the fourth quarter, making of 8-of-16 to hold off hardcharging Crestwood.

The Lady Comets, behind Camryn Collins’ 14-point fourth quarter, outscored Tunkhannock 18-14 but fell short. Collins finished with a career-high 22 points, all over the final three quarters, and Cadence Hiller added eight.

Crestwood dipped to 5-3 overall with its third straight loss, and 0-2 in conference play.

CRESTWOOD (41) - Collins 7 8-10 22, Bozinko 2 0-2 4, Glowacki 1 1-2 3, Petrosky 1 0-0 2, Hiller 4 0-1 8, Gallagher 0 0-0 0, Malia 0 0-0 0, Pasternick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 9-15 41.

TUNKHANNOCK (51) - VanNess 1 0-0 2, Corby 3 0-2 6, Iddings 6 4-7 16, Williams 1 6-13 8, Stephens 3 0-1 6, Ritz 3 2-2 8, Long 1 2-2 5, Alston 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 14-27 51.

Crestwood......... 6 11 6 18 - 41 Tunkhannock.....8 11 18 14 - 51 3-pointers: Long.

Spring Grove 56, Crestwood 48 - Candence Hiller scored 13 of her teamhigh 20 points in the fourth quarter in the Lady Comets’ loss to Spring Grove Saturday at West York High School.

Julia Glowacki added 14 points for Crestwood, which led 18-17 at the half but was

outscored 17-11 in the third and 39-30 in the second half overall. For Spring Grove, Leah Kale scored 20 points, and teammates Adyson Wagman and Hanna Garrison helped with 16 and 10, respectively.

CRESTWOOD (48) — Collins 0 2-4 2, Bozinko 2 0-0 4, Glowacki 5 2-2 14, Petrosky 1 0-0 2, Hiller 7 4-4 20, Gallagher 2 2-3 6, Pasternick 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 17 10-13 48.

SPRING GROVE (56) — Wagman 3 9-10 16, Boyer 0 0-0 0, Beck 1 0-0 2, Dab 1 0-1 2, Naylor 1 4-4 6, Kale 7 4-5 20, Garrison 4 2-4 10. Totals: 17 19-24 56.

Crestwood..........10 8 11 19 — 48 Spring Grove.......11 6 17 22 — 56 3-pointers: Glowacki 2, Hiller 2, Kale 2, Wagman.

Jr. High Basketball Roundup

Junior Wreckers notch victories over MMI Girls DeAnna Pugh poured in 37 points and teammate Kelly Reiner added eight, sparking the Weatherly Area eighth grade girls past MMI Prep 49-12 in non-league basketball action last week. Cassidy McDermott netted six points for the Lady Preppers.

Pottsville 48, Weatherly Area 16 - Reese Kettner scored 20 points,

Jess Siminitus had 12 and Jaelyn Carter added 10 as the Tide rolled to victory. Kelly Reiner topped the Lady Wreckers with 13 points.

Seventh Grade Pottsville 47, Weatherly Area 12 - Jo Barnhart hit for 13 points and Lauren Brennan followed with 12 to lead Pottsville to the win. DeAnna Pugh scored six and Bria Gordick four for Weatherly Area.

Boys Eighth Grade Weatherly Area 68, MMI Prep 2 - Corbin Wagner paced the Wreckers’ balanced offense with 15 points.

Jacob Tom was right behind with 14 and Aiden Buck and Nico Saldukis both chipped in 10. Ryan Dalesandro had MMI’s lone field goal.

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Comet matmen strong at WVC Championships

The Crestwood High School wrestling team flexed its muscles at the Wyoming Valley Conference Championships Saturday, crowning one individual champion and GEORGE HEADING TO WINGATE: Crestwood senior placing third overall in the field hockey standout Emma George has signed to con- team standings. Crestwood’s tinue her academic and field hockey careers at WinMagnus Bibla was crowned a gate University. She was joined by family members conference champion for the and Crestwood school officials for the signing ceremo- first time, going undefeated in ny. Seated, from left, are Harrison George, brother; winning at 215 pounds.

Auggie George, brother; Kerry George, mother; Emma The Comets’ Santino George; Chris George, father; and Ally George, sister.

Caserella placed second at 132 Standing: Jeff Pierontoni; John Gorham, Crestwood pounds, while Crestwood’s High School principal; Dean Ambosie, athletic direcother medalists were third tor; and Amanda Tredinnick. place finishers Chris Smolenak (285), Lincoln Bibla (185) and Sam Jeckell (113); fourth-place finishers Ethan Zabroski (138) and Logan Jasnoski (160), and sixth-place finisher Logan Rolles (172).

by Matthew Paris na) will be played at SoFi. Unless the relocation comes Super Bowl 56 is scheduled soon, I don’t see how or why to be played the Super Bowl won’t be on Sunday, played there. Granted, there is a significant influx of people February for the SB, both in size and 13th, 2022, variety, that wouldn’t attend at SoFi Staa playoff game. But, still, dium in Inglewood, California. However, due to Omicron something drastic, such as a declared public health emerlevels in Southern California, gency, would have to happen the NFL is looking at venue for the game to be played alternatives. One possibility elsewhere.

- perhaps the frontrunner - is I’m sure Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texowner Jerry Jones would love as. But let’s not get ahead of it to have the game played at the evolving story. That’s because I think the game will be AT&T. Local leaders would likely be supportive, too, when played at SoFi as scheduled. you think about the impact in Here’s why. terms of the revenue it would At issue isn’t just the Super generate locally.

Bowl, but playoff games that Will we see a change of stacome before it. SoFi Stadium is the home of the Los Angeles diums? I don’t think so. ____________ Rams, the NFL West champ Austin, TX-resident, Mat(12-5), and NFC #4-seed. That thew Paris, writes about means at least one playoff game (Monday night v. Arizo- sports at The Sports Column.

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With three individual champions and six other top-four finishers, Wyoming Area won the team title with 190.5 points. Hazleton Area was runner-up with 183 followed by Crestwood (124.5), Lake-Lehman and Wyoming Valley West (119) to round out the top five.

The Comets were to return to dual meet competition this week with a WVC match at Wyoming Valley West on Wednesday.

Western Wayne 49, Crestwood 16 - In a non-league dual match last week, Alex Jaskiewicz recorded a first-period fall at 189 pounds for the Comets in their loss to Western Wayne. Nicholas Webb (106) posted a major decision,

and Sam Jeckell (113) and Jack Andrews (120) both had 3-point decisions for Crestwood.

106 — Nicholas Webb (C) maj. dec. Lexi DeSiato, 8-0; 113 — Sam Jeckell (C) dec. Vinny Tomasetti, 7-5; 120 — Jack Andrews (C) dec. Landon Morcom, 4-2; 126 — Carson Derrick (WW) won by forfeit; 132 — Liam Farley (WW) pin Santino Casarella, 3:50; 138 — Tyler Barletta (WW) dec. Ethan Zabroski, 6-4 (SV-1); 145 — Caleb Barletta (WW) pin James Barret, 1:30; 152 — Josh Vinton (WW) won by forfeit; 160 — Nicholas Arcadipane (WW) won by forfeit; 172 — Carter Mistishin (WW) pin Logan Rolles, 5:48; 189 — Alex Jaskiewicz (C) pin Adam Januszkiewicz, 1:23; 215 — Nathan Swingle (WW) maj. dec. Chris Smolenak, 17-5; 285 — Thomas Flood (WW) pin Aiden Jardine, 2:12.

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