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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 • Volume 40 – No. 42 ©2020, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved

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WH to accept Municipay

by Ruth Isenberg

White Haven Borough residents will be able to pay their taxes and garbage fees with credit cards in the future, following a vote at the April 27 borough council meeting to approve service through

Municipay. Aside from a $199 card reader and time from the borough’s IT service to put links on the website, there will be no cost to the borough; users will pay a small convenience fee.

Council members agreed

See WHITE HAVEN, page 5

FEEDING THE COMMUNITY: IHOP on Route 534 is open again, and feeding the front-line workers in the community as a public service. Their first recipient last Friday was the White Haven Police Department. Officer Rich Mocofan, at left, receives meals to go from manager Tara Buck and assistant manager Amanda Clarke.

Weatherly Area freshmen placed 1st and 2nd in US Army eCybermission. eCybermission, a STEM competition sponsored by the US Army’s Educational Outreach Program, announced the state and regional winners for the 2019-2020 school year. Two teams from Weatherly Area School District won first and second place in Pennsylvania. Students were asked to try to solve a problem in their community. Each team had a mission folder to identify the problem, make a hypothesis, present experiment data and analysis. The first place team, The Horcrux Hunters, experimented with creating warm blankets for the homeless out of recycled materials. Team members are Taylor Jones, Karoline Hirko, Alicia Schertrumpf, and Michael Berger. Each student will receive a $1,000 savings bond.

The Puffy Planets, second place, tried to find an economic way to fill potholes with common household items, including ramen noodles. Team members are: Adrianna Dotzel, Madisyn von Frisch, Brianna Shuman, and Huntyr Eichhorst. Each student will receive a $500 savings bond.

Katie Leach was team advisor for both teams. The picture was created by Tracy Earhart. Both are faculty members at Weatherly Area High School.

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Editorial Courage

by Seth Isenberg

From the Archives From The Weatherly Herald, May 14, 1970 James Faust and Cletus Milan, Publishers A photo of the Zion Lutheran Church’s Cherub Choir is on the front page. They will perform this Friday.

Other front page photos include Susan O’Donnell of Weatherly, who will compete for the title of Hazleton Naval Reserve Queen at their annual Bluejackets Military Ball; and Ronald Rohde who was designated as the outstanding senior member of the Weatherly Area High School Band.

Many members of the Weatherly Taxpayers Association attended this month’s Weatherly Borough Council meeting to complain about fees on things like sewer and water, discounts for senior citizens for the same and for electricity, a discount for the St. Nicholas Parochial School, and about litter around town and at Eurana Park. Council president Conrad Pfeiffer explained to those assembled that the rates for the sewer and electricity were set at the end of last year, and when it was time for public comment, there was none.

the county based helicopter.

The airplanes were filled from the Hazleton Airport, and local fire companies set up on Broad Mountain Road to refill the helicopter. It’s believed the fire was started by youths seen in the area of where the fire started.

Fellin’s advertised Girard Perregaux watches as gifts for your graduate.

The Clover Club advertised a long list of bus trips, including one to see Tom Jones perform at the Latin Casino, seven trips to Atlantic City including four weekends overnighters, trips to see shows in New York City including “Promises, Promises,” and to the Allentown Fair to see Englebert Humperdink.

turned out to show their stuff at tryouts on Tuesday night, ahead of being selected by teams.

Garber dubbed the softball team “the Wreckerettes.” He writes that they played at the Job Corps on Wednesday, and will host the Job Corps girls here this Wednesday.

The Wrecker baseball team, whose picture is on the back page with this column, is one win away from clinching the Southern Division title.

The Weatherly Area Booster Club completed its goal of raising $500 towards new uniforms for the WAHS band.

Citizens Fire Co. and the Tweedle Park Association also have given $500.

In memory of Don, who passed away this past October.

From The Journal-Herald, May 17, 1990 Clara and Jay Holder, Publishers Building of the new Weatherly Area High School is underway. The W. A. School Board, during their regular meeting, approved five change orders.

Thirteen students and one advisor will attend Cheerleading Camp at Pine Forest Camp in Greeley, from August 21 to 24.

Members of the Weatherly Lunch prices will be raised Area High School Band and 5¢ to 90¢ for elementary and color guard enjoyed a trip to $1 for secondary.

Lincoln Center in New York Daniel Miscavige was reCity where they attended a appointed as solicitor for the concert in the Philharmonic coming year.

Hall.

Suburban Midget Football The Journal-Herald is collecting e-mail addresses to help communicate League was given permission From the Sidelines, 100 firefighters from essential information during the COVID-19 situation and beyond. We plan to use the football field, scoreby Don Garber throughout Carbon and to send out a between-issue e-blast at least once a week, and more often Good shad fishing is report- board and storage building Schuylkill Counties battled a if needed. It will also include some fun stuff and ways to entertain yourself 500 acre forest fire atop Broad ed on the Delaware River from from July 1 to November. at home, as well as messages from our advertisers. If you’d like to receive it Graduation was set for June Mountain. The fire crews were Narrowsburg to Dingmans each week, please send an e-mail to journalruth@gmail.com with the subject assisted by air drops from 15.

Ferry. line: E-BLAST 15 new Little Leaguers three fixed wing aircraft, and See ARCHIVES, page 6

The closing of businesses in the Commonwealth by government decree has started to wear thin. The goal of keeping everyone safe clashes with the necessity of being able to support oneself and one’s family. The decree has swept away jobs, and people are now running low on money while government systems that are supposed to help in employment matters lag in providing real solutions.

Making things worse are the seemingly random way rules have some businesses closed, and others open. Look at these as examples: car repair shops but not car sales businesses, home repairs but not home sales (realtors), big box retailers versus a bunch of stores from crafts supplies to small clothing shops to book stores. It was nuts. It’s still nuts.

So what are we to do? We get back open, carefully and safely.

It takes courage to do this, and no amount of lecturing from politicians will convince us otherwise.

Please support these businesses as they reopen. Wear your masks, use gloves and wash hands frequently, but go out and be a customer to help make Pennsylvania strong, as it returns to being healthy.

The new Weatherly Area High School softball team banged out 10 runs in their game versus Cardinal Brennan, in the wind and cold.

However, the opponent scored 11 runs in the first inning alone, eight in the third, ten in the fifth, en route to a 35 run game. They hosted the CB girls on Monday, building a lead of 11-6, but losing in a free-swinging game (per Don Garber), 24-19.

The boys baseball team earned the satisfaction of a 12 to 2 win over the CBHS team on Friday. On Monday, the team beat Marian HS by a 13 to 1 score, then on Wednesday edged Tamaqua 10 to 9.

THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 — PAGE 3

Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE

At their regular meeting on May 5, 2020, the Packer Township Supervisors voted to extend the Declaration of Disaster Emergency for 60 days. Call 570-427-8969 regarding the declaration and any questions you may have.

Stephanie Stolpe Secretary Packer Township Supervisors

PUBLIC NOTICE

by Seth Isenberg

about $100 for a property assessed at $100,000.

PUBLIC NOTICE Director Gerard Grega prodExpenses of the renovation White Haven Brough Council ded the administrators and project of the Weatherly Area has scheduled a Zoom meeting: the other board members to School District are pushing Topic: White Haven find savings. He asked if the its 2020-21 budget toward Borough Council Meeting District is saving any monTime: May 18, 2020 06:00 PM a tax increase. Estimated ey while the schools are shut at $14,642,476, without a Eastern Time (US and Canada)

down. District superintendent tax increase at the current Join Zoom Meeting Teresa Young explained that millage of 48.84 mills, the Meeting ID: 836 0430 8368 the schools are still operating, District would spend nearly

a million dollars more than it with teachers teaching, cafeteDial by your location ria workers preparing meals, takes in. Raising the mill+1 929 205 6099 US (New York) and school bus drivers still age by 1.91 mills, the state Linda Szoke maximum, will cut that pro- being paid.

Borough Manager Business manager Natasha jected deficit to just under Zoning and Code Officer Milazzo added that the District $736,000.

312 Main Street has some additional expenses, Approval at this WednesWhite Haven PA 18661 adding some $20,000 for perday’s (May 13) School Board 570-443-9129 sonal protective equipment for meeting would set the 1.91 school employees, and spendmills increase as next year’s PUBLIC NOTICE ing another $7,000 for interlikely school tax rate of 50.75 PUBLIC HEARING net hot spots for students who The Weatherly Borough Zoning mills, although it will still be Hearing Board will conduct a Pub- possible for the Board to find did not have internet service. lic Hearing, on Wednesday, May ways to reduce that — or at (This money should be reim20th at 3:30 P.M. in the Municipal least reduce the deficit. bursed by the federal governBuilding to hear the following: ment, likely in 2021.)

The increase in millage Request of, James and Deb- would raise the tax bill by Some savings may come by

The Packer Township Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Monday, May 18th at 7:00 P.M. via Zoom to consider a Resolution for Real Estate Property Tax Relief.

The public can attend this meeting remotely at https://us02web. zoom.us/j/88010997921 or by dialing 1 301 715 8592. Enter Meeting ID 880 1099 7921. Visit www. packertownship.com for more information. Please call 570-4278969 with questions or to obtain meeting minutes.

Stephanie Stolpe bie Kessell, Weatherly, PA 18255 Secretary for a variance to place a 12’ x 20’ Packer Township Supervisors storage building on the property location of 102A2-50J-14.02 Sixth Street, Weatherly, PA 18255 Violation: Placement of an accessory LEGAL NOTICE Estate of CAROL F. ANDERS- building on a property that does not have a principal building on EN a/k/a CAROL ANDERSEN Late of the Township of Lehigh, the property.

Interested parties should apCarbon County, Pennsylvania Letters Testamentary in the pear at the Hearing at 10 Wilbur above estate have been grant- Street, Weatherly, PA 18255 Harold J. Pudliner Jr. ed to the undersigned, who reZoning Officer quests all persons having claims Borough of Weatherly or demands against the estate of 5/14 the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment, without delay to: Daniel A. Miscavige 67 N. Church Street Per a vote of the Board of Hazleton, PA 18201 Directors of the Weatheror to his Attorney: ly Area High School Alumni THOMAS S. NANOVIC, Association, Stephen ThompESQUIRE son was elected to the office of NANOVIC LAW OFFICES President and Brian O’Don57 Broadway, P.O. Box 359 nell was elected to the office of Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-0359

New WAHSAA officers named

5/21

Weatherly Area school taxes going up

Vice President.

not adding another kindergarten teacher. It’s not clear yet how many students will be in this fall’s incoming class, though the number of children is getting close to where the class may need to be split in two. Adding the second teacher would cost, with salary and benefits, nearly $105,000 per year.

Another savings may be found in spending for police officer positions as they are not working with the school being closed, though this will be a personnel matter, discussed in executive session.

A caucus meeting followed by the regular voting meeting is scheduled for May 13.

The caucus starts at 6 p.m., followed immediately by the voting meeting. For June, all meetings were pushed back a week to provide more time for details of the budget to be finalized.

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Death Roll

ROBERT ROSSER EDWARDS SR. JOHN C. WEIGAND Robert Rosser Edwards, Sr., ber of the Shriners. Robert John C. Weigand, husband, John also worked for Bill’s volunteered at the Pennsylfather, brother, 82 years of Discount Warehouse of Hazle- 89 years of age, formerly of vania Military Museum in Raubsville age, of Secton for many years. in Williams Boalsburg and enjoyed wood ond Street, A model train enthusiast, working.

Township, Weatherly, John collected H.O. trains. He In addition to his son he is PA, passed passed away was a member of the Anthraalso survived by his grandaway on on Moncite Model Railroad Society of children, Sarah, Megan, and Monday, day, May 11, Hazleton, Carbon Train Club, Michael.

May 11, 2020 at Saand served as a curator of the Funeral arrangements 2020, at the cred Heart Weatherly Train Museum for home of his have been entrusted to the Hospice in a number of years.

Philip J. Jeffries Funeral son, Col. Dunmore.

An avid outdoorsman, (ret) Robert Home & Cremation Services, Born John enjoyed hunting and R. Edwards, Weatherly.

Thursday, fishing; however, over the Graveside Services with Jr. and his August 5, 1937, in Weatherly, last few years he simply apwife Jennifer in Port Matilda, Military Honors will be held at the son of the late Lewis and preciated the beauty of the Union Cemetery in Weatherly.

PA. Dorothy (Hartzog) Weigand, outdoors. John was often Memorials in his name to: Born April 1, 1931 in AllenJohn was also predeceased by accompanied by his faithful sisters Elizabeth “Betty” Wilcompanion Bailey. John was town the son of the late John, Pennsylvania Military and Nellie (Snyder) Edwards. Museum liams and Ruth Ann Tizekker; an animal lover.

51 Boal Ave. and brothers Norman and Pending arrangements have He was also predeceased by Boalsburg, PA 16827 Wayne Weigand. been entrusted to the Philip J. his wives, Lorraine B. (MariOnline condolences may be Surviving are his beloved Jeffries Funeral Home & Cre- no) Edwards, Rita T. (Smith) wife of 54 years, Patricia A. mation Services of Weatherly. Edwards, and Helen (Werner) made to the family at www. griffithsfuneralhomes.com (Opert) Weigand; son, Eric Upon the lifting of Covid-19 Edwards; and step-brother, Weigand of Hazle Twp.; imposed restrictions the fami- John Hartzog.

A 1949 graduate of Weathly will announce a Celebration daughter, Janette Bontempo, erly High School, Robert of John’s Life with Military wife of Joseph of Yukon, OK. attended the University of Honors bestowed and interA 1955 graduate of Maryland, and retired from ment in Union Cemetery, Weatherly High School, the United States Air Force Weatherly.

John served valiantly in the after a 26 yr. career as a Memorials in Johns name United States Air Force for B-52 tail gunner and latto: 20 years as a navigator, reer a management engineer, Weatherly Area Museum tiring as a Major. John was rising to the rank of Master 541 Fairview St. meritoriously awarded the Sgt. Robert belonged to the Weatherly, PA 18255 Distinguished Flying Cross Philip J. Jeffries Online condolences may be Prosperity Lodge F&AM of for Heroism, Bronze Star, Funeral Home Riegelsville. He was a 32 made to the family at www. and the Air Medal for meridegree Mason and memtorious service with fifth Oak griffithsfuneralhomes.com & Cremation Services Leaf Cluster. He was a memA Branch of Holmes – Griffiths F.H., Inc. ber of the Hazleton V.F.W., 211 First Street, Weatherly, PA 18255 and Mountain Top American 570-427-4231 Legion Post 0781.

E. Franklin Griffiths III F.D. A talented carpenter, John Philip J. Jeffries F.D./Supervisor operated a remodeling busiwww.griffithsfuneralhomes.com ness in Weatherly for a numWhite Haven, PA ber of years, and used his talA new approach to funeral and PATRICK M. LEHMAN, PRESIDENT cremation care. Looking forward to ents to build the podium used serving White Haven, Dennison, RUSSELL C. TETER, JR., SUPERVISOR at the Weatherly Legion Post Lehigh, and Foster Townships. #360. John and his friends Serving White Haven, Weatherly and surrounding communities All arrangements and consultations Mr. Younker and Mr. Feaster from the comfort of your home. were integral in obtaining the Guiding families through Branch of Lehman Family Funeral Service, Inc. gazebo which stands on top of difficult times.

(570) 443-9816 Union Cemetery in Weatherly.

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

ROBERT EUGENE MILLER Robert Eugene Miller, 71, of East Second Street, Weatherly,passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Salisbury Twp. Born Wednesday, September 15, 1948 in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Charles Miller and the late LaVerne (Gaumer) Miller.

Surviving are sister, Michelle M. Miller of Weatherly, and former wife, Linda (Meringalo) Miller.

Robert was a 1966 graduate of Weatherly High School and a graduate of the University of Connecticut. He was an independent insurance contractor, obtaining the designation of CSA (certified senior advisor).

Robert served his country as a sergeant in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Weatherly.

Private arrangements have been entrusted to Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Weatherly.

Memorial donations in Robert’s name can be made to: Citizens’ Fire Company #1 107 Spring Street Weatherly, PA 18255 or Carbon County Animal Shelter 63 Broad Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 To share a fond memory of Robert or to offer online condolences, please visit www. griffithsfuneralhomes.com

THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 — PAGE 5

White Haven…

extension to obtain the check.

She also asked about going Continued from page 1 in to the property to retrieve some possessions. She will be that the service will help speed asked to get that done before turning the property over to cash coming in to the borthe borough to be demolished, ough, and will be especially and will also be asked to notify useful because of this year’s the borough so someone can audit recommendation that be on hand. the borough no longer accept cash payments.

Council adopted a resoThe meeting was again con- lution adopting the NIMS ducted via Zoom, Atty. Sean (National Incident ManageLogsdon gave an update on ment System) for the borough. the Kiel property, calling it Council members must com“sort of good news.” He heard plete the NIMS training for from the property owner after the borough to be eligible for emergency funding. several weeks of trying, and Council members Charlie presented her with the low Best, Mike D’Agostino, Rose quote of $1,250 to take the Diel, John Klem, Bob Lambuilding down. She agreed son and John Zugarek all with the price, but said because of the Covid-19 situation were present either in person or by Zoom; council member she was having a hard time getting to the bank to get cer- Harvey Morrison was absent.

All represented were borogh tified funds for the payment. manager Linda Szoke, Atty.

Council gave her a 30-day

Logsdon, and Mayor Fred Meier.

Council meets this coming Monday, May 18, again via Zoom. See the ad on page 3 for log-in details.

ket, White Haven Rite Aid, G&A Hardware and Murphy’s Lumber. The Journal keeps Since March, the nationus informed. The Bicycle Shop al media has been shining helps keep what little recrethe spotlight on groups and ation rolling. Tunnessen’s individuals going the extra mile to keep the United States auto parts store keeps our cars from folding. Pictures, videos running while all local and and print all describe those small businesses are doing who care more about their more than expected. I get the communities than they do gasoline I need from Fuel On themselves. They are to be and the Exxon in town. I get applauded, and when this is the fuel to keep my furnace over, remembered, especially running from Mengle, and gas here locally. from Suburban.

Further, I do not need to The Food Pantry, White watch the news or read a pub- Haven Chamber’s vouchlication to see the heroes of er program, Antonio’s Pizza, Jireh Pizza and Renee’s the time that they describe. I Cold Cuts, The Powerhouse, just need to visit White Haven. Some of these heroes smile Capone’s Tavern, 4 Fella’s Grill and Charlie Weavers are at me every day at the check all providing take outs and out of the White Haven Mar-

by Seth Isenberg

Packer Township supervisors are looking towards the summer, even as they extended the state of emergency through to June 20. SuperviStarting this Friday and sors and some public met via a Saturday, the kitchen at the Zoom meeting on May 5 for a Albrightsville Volunteer Fire short session, with secretary/ Company will be open, servtreasurer Stephanie Stolpe ing take-out dinners from 4 managing the meeting. to 8 p.m. Next week, service Ads will run seeking bids for will extend from Wednespaving a deteriorating stretch day through Saturday, same of Wetzel Run Drive. Dependhours. ing on price, the paving will be To view the menu, visit their as much as .75 of a mile. HighFacebook page or website, er than predicted prices would www.albrightsvillefireco. scale that back. Supervisors com. Order by calling 570approved advertising for the 722-8325. The fire company work, to be done this summer. appreciates your support.

The updated zoning ordi-

AVFC meals are back

Veterans Corner WE HAVE HEROES TOO

Packer Twp. plans paving, extends emergency nances and land development ordinance will be sent to the county and township planning commissions for their review, and any recommendations.

Bills of $5,131 were approved to be paid, the biggest being $1,504 to Carbon Engineering, $1,358 to Weatherly for fire protection, $428 for bills printing, $408 for township solicitor Robert Yurchak’s work on township and zoning issues, and $440 for website costs, plus 8 smaller bills.

Packer’s next supervisors meeting will be Monday, June 1, at 6 p.m., also as a Zoom.

The June meeting is moved ahead one day due to primary election day on June 2.

Commentary by John Kearns, USCG Ret., chiefk@pa.metrocast.net

food variety to those hungry and delivering to those who cannot get out. Like the Lone Ranger, their owners and employees stand masked on the front lines for all of us, and our nation.

Our Police, Firefighters and First Responders stand ready every day, 24-hours a day, on top of the normal duties, face the risk doing some of the most important added duties risking themselves and their families while ensuring our safety and protecting our freedoms.

A thank you for the extra vigilance from the letter carriers, mail delivery and package services checking if people in their homes are OK, as well as friends, family, and neighbors

sharing, checking on each other and looking out for all.

If anyone saves the nation, it will be we the people of the small towns and small businesses.

If I missed anyone, it is unintentional, e-mail me and I’ll update my list next week.

Suddenly, the politicians of our nation are showing just how unimportant they really are. The U.S. House is on extended recess while we all risk and struggle. Governors pushing political agendas, instead of leading the recovery.

We see firsthand the effects of sending jobs and manufacturing overseas for personal gain, as we the people who elected them suffer, ration and shoulder the brunt of the

loss.

White Haven and our surrounding area is just as important as any town or city in the nation. Our leadership remains solid and focused through our supervisors, council members and mayors.

When this is finally over, our cancelled Memorial Day Parade should be our local “Pandemic Victory and Local Hero’s Parade” with all our Hometown heroes recognized.

After so many months apart in isolation, we should all come together in celebration.

Buy local, a great simple way to say thanks and show appreciation for all who stayed open, accepted the risks, and kept us all together.

Carry On.

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Tips for those struggling with online schooling

by Anna Mae Hinkle

habits. They’ll pay off in big ways.

Throughout my own years of homeschooling, I’ve found a few tricks that might help you students during your time of online schooling. The first is waking up early. Friends have often told me that they wish they were homeschooled so that they could sleep in extra late. While homeschooling can provide opportunities to catch up on your sleep, waking up early is beneficial in many ways.

Speaking of which, I’d recommend doing school first.

At this point, school is one of your highest priorities, and the more you push it off, the more chance you have of running out time at the end of the

day. Mornings are a great time to complete that important work.

I’d also recommend, if you can, that you print reading assignments. Our brains don’t retain information read off of a screen as well as they do reading off of paper. Also, if you can, take this time to read.

I cannot stress enough the fact that reading has countless benefits. Even if you don’t like to read, give it a try.

Or, listen to audiobooks.

There are some services, such as Librivox, that offer many free audiobooks. Other services, such as Audible and Scribd, require a fee. Audiobooks are wonderful because you can do other tasks while listening to them (such as

chores, organizing, drawing, etc.)

Lastly, as I mentioned in the scheduling portion, implementing a rewards system can be helpful. Because you have control of your schedule, you can sprinkle in breaks and other rewards alongside your assignments, chores, and other tasks of the day. Just don’t get carried away. A movie marathon as a reward for five minutes of homework is a little unbalanced.

Anna Mae Hinkle is a twelfth grade student of Mother of Divine Grace Distance Learning School. She is a member of the Weatherly Scholastic Scrimmage team and enjoys writing, music, and horseback riding.

donating their labor (“a fantastic break for the town”).

Donated labor will paint At their May 10 meeting, Continued from page 2 the dugouts and pavilion at White Haven council, at the The front page photo in this recommendation of poLehigh Park, a 12′ bleacher erected, and boards that are issue is of the new officers for lice chief Gary Shupp, will cracked or rotted on the curV.F.W. Post 6615 of White Ha- study all the stop signs in the rent “long” bleachers will be ven: Ed Moyer, 3 year trustborough with the intention replaced. ee; Walter “Beaver” Hartley, of updating the ordinance.

The White Haven Sports Asquartermaster; John Klem, Shupp suggested trimming sociation will build a refreshSr., senior vice commander; certain trees which obstruct ment stand behind the first James Searfoss, commander the vision of drivers — propdugout. and Michael Krull, installing erty owners will be asked. He Council finished its busiofficer. was given approval to dispose of old cameras, and buy a new ness, then went into an execThe owner of the water Polaroid with film at a cost not utive session for 45 minutes.

When the meeting resumed, company in Penn Lake turned to exceed $100. An evidence Council gave two weeks’ nothe water on for summer rescage will be built. Old guns tice to street commissioner will be checked out with a idents, but then had to shut gunsmith and either repaired, Mary Ann Radjavitch, stating those down again because of her work was not satisfactoor disposed of. many leaks. Service was reA light is needed at the ten- ry — approved by a unanimous stored after some pipes were nis court. A broken sewer pipe roll call vote. repaired or replaced. Conwas repaired in the commustable William Rosenstock, S.O.L.E. II scheduled special nity building. Fencing will be who served Penn Lake Park events as fundraisers to superected around Lehigh Park, for many, many years, sent a port their work opposing the and at each end of the tenletter of resignation to Penn landfill. On May 27, the group nis and basketball courts, by Lake Borough council — who Webster & Webster — who are will take a whitewater raftsent their thanks and best

ing trip. The annual S.O.L.E. flea market will be at the L&L Firehouse on Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30. The group is planning a breakfast on November 4, also at the L&L. A nearby article notes that most of the local state reps signed a letter to congressman Thomas Luken that supported federal legislation that would require states to implement a 20 year solid waste pro-

gram — which would allow them to prohibit shipments of out-of-state solid waste.

Good habits reduce the times we need to make actuPART TWO al efforts to do things so that While scheduling and we can conserve our mental checklist-building are helpenergy. These habits could ful for a productive day, good include waking up early habits are also important. One each day, doing some work of the greatest homeschoolbefore spending time on ing challenges is overcoming social media, and setting a the ever-present temptation timer when you take breaks to procrastinate. It takes a lot or play video games. Over of will-power to fight distractime, the things that were tions and do things we’d rath- once difficult and draining er procrastinate on. to do become easier, whethStudies have shown that er it’s resisting the urge to using will-power actually desleep in longer or force ourcreases our energy mental en- selves to our desks and do ergy. We use will-power when our homework. we resist distractions, focus on Habits are formed by repework we’d rather not be doing, tition, and even slight cheats and make even the smallest can undo a lot of effort. It’s decisions. Using this will-pow- important that you are intener is mentally draining. tional when forming these

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wishes for him for the future.

National Salvation Army week is May 14-20 — sharing is caring.

A teen dance is planned for Saturday, May 19, at the White Haven Community Building, from 7:30 to 10, with a live band. Admission is 50¢.

ALA Rada sale continues; correction to website The email address listed previously for the Weatherly Post 360 American Legion Auxiliary Rada Fundraiser was incorrect.

The correct address is www. radafundraising.com. Go to your fundraising group and

enter number 3957722. If there any questions please contact Georgia Farrow at 570-427-4527.

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 in Weatherly will not meet for month May.

THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 — PAGE 7

6th Grade Honor Roll at Fairview Kevin Seyer, Principal, has announced the following sixth grade students have achieved Principal’s Honors at Fairview Elementary School for the 3rd Quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. The Crestwood School District Elementary Honor Roll (6th Grade) reflects that the student has attained an A in all courses offered. Inclusive are English

Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science.

Honor Roll Students Macie Centak, Lauren Falcheck, Grayce Grazio, Luke Joseph, Myla Keating, Brooke Lenahan, Greenlee McElhinney, Logan Mertz, Sean Rossi, Arushi Solgama, Sophia Tomek, Abigail Wehner, and Daisy West.

Crestwood reschedules kindergarten registration Kindergarten Eligibility: in the front of the secondary

campus for socially distanced pick-up of registration packets. Please take the packets home and return them on one of the Registration Packet Drop-Off times listed below: Registration Packet Registration Packet Drop-Off Information: Pick-Up Information: Days: Tuesday, May 26; Packets for Kindergarten Wednesday, May 27; Thurs31, providing an additional registration are available to day, May 28 3 months for the taxpayer to be printed and completed Time: 6 to 8 p.m. pay their property taxes beLocation: Crestwood Secfore the penalty period begins. online at csdcomets.org or can be picked up at the SecondThe Penalty period will now ary Campus on the following begin on November 1. dates and times: With questions, contact Days: Monday, May 18; Kidder Township Tax CollecWednesday, May 20; Fritor Kim Ginopolas at kim@ day, May 22 kiddertax.com or call 570Time: 6 to 8 p.m.

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In order for your child to be eligible to attend Kindergarten for the 2020-21 school year, he/she is required to be 5 years-old on or before September 1, 2020.

Kidder extends tax deadlines The Carbon County Commissioners and Kidder Township Supervisors have extended their respective 2020 property tax deadline for the Base Period. The 2% Discount deadline remains May 31. The base period for the County and Township taxes has now been pushed to October 31 from the original date of July

ondary Campus 281 South Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top, PA 18707 Any required documents can also be scanned and e-mailed to: Fairview : Sue Kaminski 570-550-4298 Susanne.Kaminski@csdcomets.org Rice: Maryellen McFarland 570-550-4509 Maryellen.McFarland@csdcomets.org

Carbon County property transfers through May 3

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Michele Connors graduates with Master’s Degree from East Stroudsburg University

A total of 1,101 students, including Michele Connors, daughter of Thomas and Michele Connors, of Weatherly received degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania on May 9. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, traditional ceremonies could

not take place, but all degrees were conferred upon completion of coursework.

Connors received a Master’s Degree in Professional and Secondary Education. A 2006 graduate of Lycoming College, Connors works as an English teacher at Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville.

Connors has been accepted into East Stroudsburg University’s doctoral program in educational leadership.

ESU shared messages from Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D., ESU president; Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., vice president of higher education at The Education Trust; and Leila Bouchekouk ’20 ESU student government president. A video was created using photos graduating

students submitted of their favorite memories, along with a digital copy of a commemorative celebration booklet. All can be found at esu.edu/cel-

ebrate. Students will receive a copy of the commemorative booklet via mail, along with a graduation tassel and any honors cords they have

earned.

A total of 905 bachelor’s degrees, 185 master’s degrees, and 11 doctoral degrees were awarded.

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proud to support all those essential workers keeping us going through the Covid-19 pandemic GETTING READY FOR MEMORIAL DAY: Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360, Theresa D’Andrea, Georgia Farrow, Georgeann Herling and Donna Thomas placed flags on veterans graves at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Weatherly.

The unit members were assisting members of American Legion Post 360, who were placing flags on veterans graves in Union and outlying cemeteries.

Veterans graves in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.

Theresa D’Andrea places Flag on Veterans grave.

Georgeann Herling places Flag on Veterans grave.

Donna Thomas places Flag on Veterans grave.

Georgia Farrow holds Flags to be placed on the Veterans graves.

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Seth’s Sightings Our flowers survived the frost and the one-day light snows. However, our magnolia at White Haven is worse off from the freeze. Even so, there are some flowers left even after getting a second dose of frost burn. We were optimistic enough that the frosts may be over that we have planted some flowers we’d bought from Detweiler’s Farm into pots on our sunny doorstep.

Sightings this week include an extra-large red-shouldered hawk, perched atop a light pole beside a hilltop parking lot, likely looking for an unsuspecting rodent. A tall gray heron was sighted beside a Dennison Township pond, making its way in the shallows, hoping to snag a frog or two.

Mother’s Day featured phone calls to family around the country, and a visit to my uncle Slater. As a special treat, we took him on a ride and then bought a sampler from the Istanbul Restaurant (Turkish food) to enjoy. Next week, we are taking him to a salute to veterans Saturday morning, the 16th, at Mission BBQ in Wilkes-Barre – he

by Seth Isenberg

served in the Navy in WWII. Last Thursday, Ruth and I made the trip to the Middletown Times-Herald in upstate New York to pick up printing of one of our customer jobs.

The reason was that the press was in its last week of operation, having been closed by Gannett and the newspapers that printed there moved to a huge modern press in New Jersey. We were one of the last customers on the press, with Friday’s daily being the last press run. The big building was empty. A small shift of inserters was sharing some sad good-byes as their last job

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Out of state for the first time in months, we touristed a little around Orange County, finding a the beautiful village of Walden beside the Wallkill River with its cluster of 1700s vintage buildings – but we had to return to our office that afternoon to put a newspaper out that night.

The next day, I drove into Wayne County to deliver the work and get it into the mail.

Our hopes to see the end of the AHL hockey season played out were ended as the balance of the season was cancelled this week. Ruth and I had held out some hope the final games would be completed in a compressed fashion. The Calder Cup playoffs also cancelled.

Another casualty of the conavirus will be Briggs Farm’s Blues Festival for early July – they hope to have the same festival line-up next summer. We’re still hoping to hold on to other July events.

Knoebels is reporting that the amusement park will open when Columbia County goes green – as in virus code green.

Their golf course has opened.

The remote campground has opened. Opening the rides and stands is now looking like late June.

Support local businesses as they slowly reopen. They need all the customers they can handle.

Please keep your patience and good humor.

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Music in the Mountains brings virtual festival to Poconos The Pocono Mountains Music Festival will present “Music In The Mountains” this summer through its first ever, virtual Festival experience, Silent Symphony, on Saturday, August 1. With music festivals and concerts being cancelled all over the country, the Pocono Mountains Music Festival believes it is more important than ever to continue to deliver the healing qualities of music during these challenging times. We are thrilled to give this gift of music to the Pocono community that has supported us since 2009.

Participants in the Silent Symphony experience will

receive a link to a playlist personally curated by the Festival’s Artistic Director, Scott Coulter. He promises a wide range of musical styles – Beethoven to Bacharach, Gershwin to Gaga. The “home-base” for this free event will be the spectacular landscape of Skytop Lodge. Participants can have their own personal experience of music and nature in a safe setting*. Or, if they’d prefer, participants can also enjoy it from the comfort of their own home.

Maybe you’ll stroll around Skytop lake while the sounds of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony come through your head-

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So mark your calendar now for Saturday, August 1. You won’t want to miss this day of joyous music. Check the PMMF website (www.poconofest.org) for more details about Silent Symphony and upcoming Festival events.

About The Pocono Mountains Music Festival. The Fes-

Alan Whitaker, right, President of the Rotary Club of Hazleton, presents a $1,500 donation to Pat Ward, President of the United Way of Greater Hazleton to support United Way’s mission in the community, including Covid19 relief efforts that include programs for emergency food and to combat other social problems in the wake of the pandemic. Rotary raises funds each year to support numerous local projects and through Rotary International. The presentation to United Way is the first of several contributions Rotary will be announcing as part of both Covid19 relief and the club’s centennial project. Ward, of Packer Township, is a past President of Hazleton Rotary.

tival is now in its 11th Season.

Originally founded in 2009 as the Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival by Buck Hill resident, David S. Mazza, M.D., the Festival has presented world-class performers from a wide range of performing arts disciplines. The mission of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival, together with

its Performing Arts Camp is to engage world-class talent from all musical genres to entertain, enrich and educate. *PMMF’s Silent Symphony will comply with all CDC guidelines in place on August 1. To participate, all on-site participants must follow all guidelines as required by federal and state rules.

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On the Sly...

Arizona Cardinals Fans Can’t Wait for NFL 2020

Continued from page 16.

by Samuel H. Johnson Arizona Cardinals faithful are anticipating the pairing season in 2020. Players were likely offer players half of their of wide receivers DeAndre already at Spring Training and salaries for playing what could Hopkins and Larry Fitzgereach team had played about amount to a half-season. Play- ald. Couple those two talented 20 spring games when the ers will likely ask for more. receivers with Kyler Murray, coronavirus pandemic broke Finances aside, whether the Cardinals’ exciting young out and the regular season America’s Pastime could -- or quarterback, and you can was suspended before it ever should -- return this sumunderstand the upsurge in began. mer is up for debate. Putting expectations.

MLB is currently considplayers, their families, umFitzgerald is chasing Jerering an 80-game season as pires, ballpark employees and ry Rice for pass-receiving opposed to its normal 162television crews at risk over supremacy, Now in his 17th game schedule. The new plan what would be a half-season season with Arizona, he is alwould have teams playing seems like a no-win situation ready considered a future Hall against other teams in their for everyone involved. of Famer. He’s a local hero, geographic region to cut down As a fan, I would love to see too. Recently, he added to on travel. Games, at least early baseball and all sports return his stellar community service on, would be played without soon. As someone who cares record by distributing food in fans to abide by social distanc- for his fellow man, I still think Phoenix during the Coronaviing guidelines. Rules could it’s too soon to think of a rus crisis. also be adjusted. return to sports as we know it Traded from the Houston With social distancing reat this time.

Texans this off-season, DeAnstrictions eased in some states dre Hopkins brings a record late last week, several ball clubs opened their facilities in the to allow players to return to practice.

TV While the players’ main con20th ANNIVERSARY cern is their health and safety, on Blue Ridge TV 13 money could stand in the way HOSTS: Alex & JoAnne Zidock of a potential return to the THURS. 9:30 PM 2020 season. Talks between Replays: FRI. 8:30 AM & 9:30 PM SAT. 12:30 PM • SUN. 1 AM & 11:30 AM the league’s owners and playMON. 12 AM & 6 AM ers’ union were scheduled to ALL OUTDOORS • WILDLIFE HUNTING & FISHING begin this week. Owners will

of excellence to the Cardinals.

And that’s why expectations are skyrocketing.

If the duo works out as expected, then it won’t be the first time that a wideout tandem has wreaked NFL havoc.

For example, from 1964-68, Washington linked the team’s first African American player, the legendary Bobby Mitchell, with Charley Taylor. Taylor shifted from college running back at Arizona State to wide receiver in Washington, and those two stars gave QB Sonny Jurgenson an unstoppable pair of downfield targets.

In nearby Baltimore, Raymond Berry (split end) and Lenny Moore (flanker) made life easier for QB Johnny Unitas. Those two frustrated defensive backs until the Colts decided to make the most of

Lenny’s ball-carrying ability by moving him from flanker to running back. Pittsburgh had its unbelievable wide receiver tandem in Lynn Swann and John Stallworth. San Francisco had Jerry Rice and John Taylor. Minnesota boasted Randy Moss and Cris Carter.

Arizona Cardinals’ fans will have to wait and see if Larry Fitzgerald and DeAndre Hopkins fill the same bill. It will be entertaining at the very least, and it’s likely to make the Desert rock!

A three-time Emmy winner for his radio/TV work in the Washington-Baltimore area, Arizona-based Samuel H. Johnson is also the author of The Cherokee and the Slave.

He writes about sports for The Sports Column.

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Flint’s water woes are sports-related, too

by Frank Fear There was a time—not long ago—when you couldn’t turn on the news or read a newspaper without seeing/ reading about Flint, Michigan. The water became toxic (iron was the culprit) soon after those in charge switched the city’s water supply to the polluted Flint River. Saving money was the goal.

But as we all know, news stories have a short halflife—even a terrible story like Flint’s—so you may not be reading/ hearing much about Flint these days. But what happened there didn’t go away. It’s happening.

Cities in crisis share a familiar storyline. One thing leads to another, and things start cascading, things like a major employer closing shop, a hospital closing, and residents leaving town. When those things happen, people stop asking, “When is this going to end?” and start screaming,

“I can’t take this anymore!”

Hope turns to despair.

What’s happening to Flint’s sports scene may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things. While in many ways, that’s true, in one way, it’s not.

Sports has a significant meaning for people in distress. It gives them something to rally around and cheer.

That’s why I was especially interested in reading an article published last week in The Bridge (a Michigan-focused public policy periodical). Written by the University of Michigan’s Lane Kizziah, the headline read, “Flint, once home to legendary basketball teams, is now down to one.”

High school basketball, you see, is a casualty of what’s happening in Flint.

“In the early ’80s… the population of Flint hovered around 160,000,” writes Kizziah. “In 1980, the median income for young workers in Flint was over $54,120 in

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2018 dollars—higher than the median income of young workers in San Francisco.

General Motors employed around 80,000 people. But today… the population has nosedived roughly 40% to 97,000… and GM… has fewer than 7,000 employees there.

The median income is half that of the state as a whole ($26,330), 41.2%live at or below the poverty line, triple the national average.”

A city which once had four high schools, now has one.

The numbers say why. According to Michigan Department of Education data that Kizziah reports, Flint’s school enrollment has declined over 80% in the past two decades from over 20,000 students enrolled in 2000-01 to fewer than 4,000 students in the school system today.

That’s not just an academic story; it’s a basketball story, too. For years, as GM kept Flint’s cash registers ringing,

Flint’s high schools put the city on the map. Four high schools produced an assembly line of star college/ NBA players, the likes of Terry Furlow, Jeff Grayer, Eric Turner, Glenn Rice, Trent Tucker, and Miles Bridges. Three local stars—Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson, and Charlie Bell, who became known as ‘The Flintstones,’ led nearby Michigan State University to the 2000 NCAA national championship. Their Flint partner, Antonio Smith, paved their way to East Lansing.

Today, three of those basketball-rich high schools are closed—Flint Central (Turner), Flint Northern (Furlow and former Michigan coach, Bill Frieder), and Flint Northwestern (Rice). Flint Southwestern (Bell and Bridges) is all that’s left — enrollment 474. The closings took history with them. Kizziah quotes a local who “remembers when 5,000 spectators would come

for a game between Central and Northern — the biggest rivalry in the city. There would be so many fans, and they couldn’t play in their gyms; they’d have to play at the city-operated 7,000-seat IMA Auditorium. But Central and Northern are gone, and so is the Auditorium (torn down).”

In Flint, “it (basketball) was a culture, a community, a religion,” Kizziah concludes. “It was a moment when the world stopped and stared.”

Nobody knows how bad things would have gotten if Flint’s water hadn’t been poisoned. Data tell us that Flint was in decline when the water source was switched.

And even though the glory days that Kizziah describes are over, a new version of Flint’s basketball success may be written. One high school can make it so. If that happens, Flint’s people will make it happen. And it will be our turn to cheer.

Frank Fear, who splits his time between Michigan and Florida and is now back in Michigan, is the managing editor of The Sports Column.

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AHL Season Over, No Playoffs be completed.

In a press release sent out to the media, AHL President and CEO Dave Andrews said the league’s Board of Governors voted on Friday to cancel the remainder of the regular season and the 2020 Calder

determining league awards for the season.

The local Pens were still scheduled to play seven home games at Mohegan Sun this spring. The team has several options for fans to consider about their previously purchased tickets. Contact the Penguins at 570-208-7367 to discuss options, or go to the WBSPenguins website.

While the rest of the Cup Playoffs due to the ongo- AHL season has now been ing COVID-19 public health scrapped, the suspended NHL crisis. In the press release, season remains … suspended Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penfor now. If the league decides guins management said that to resume its season at some while they were disappointed point, NHL clubs can still call they won’t be able to finish up players from their AHL the season, the health of its affiliates to play for them this players, employees and most season. Wilkes-Barre/Scranimportantly its fans must take ton’s parent club, the Pittsprecedence at this time. burgh Penguins, are currently The W-B/S Penguins had in third place in their division been in fifth place in the and in fifth place overall in the Eastern Conference North Eastern Conference and would Division with a 29-26 record be in the playoffs if things and 66 points, and were still were to resume.

In this Oct. 7, 2017 photo, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Charlotte in a battle for a playoff spot STILL WAITING -- While Checkers face off in an AHL contest at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Twp. when play was suspended the NHL and NBA are still On Monday, the AHL announced the remainder of the regular season and the back in March due to the coro- trying to salvage the rest of postseason has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis. their 2019-20 seasons, Major Photo by Steve Stallone navirus outbreak. The AHL’s current standings, sorted by League Baseball is attempting

by Steve Stallone 1930s, there won’t be a Calder American Hockey League percentage points, are now to go forward with a shortened Sports Editor Cup champion crowned this announced the remainder of considered final and official, Continues on page 14.

For the first time since the season. On Monday, the its 2019-20 season would not and will serve as the basis for

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