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THOSE WHO DIED: As part of the services on Memorial Day in White Haven, Allison Kaminski places a flower for each soldier from the community who was killed in battle. For more pictures of Memorial Day weekend activities, see pages 6, 8 and 9. JH: Ruth Isenberg

WAHS Graduation

Weatherly Area High School graduation is Friday, June 2, starting at 6 p.m. in the Middle School gymnasium.

Baccalaureate was held Sunday at the United Methodist Church. Numerous end of the year activities have been keeping seniors busy this past week.

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From The Journal-Herald

Issue of June 3, 1993

Editors & Publishers Jay and Clara Holder

Editorial

Remembrance and Honor

by Ruth Isenberg

Memorial Day weekend was beautiful, with cloud-free sunny skies, and perfect summer temperatures. It was also the perfect opportunity to remember the men and women who died while serving this county. Many people did just that, marching in or attending parades and memorial services. Despite its status as the unofficial start of summer festivities, Memorial Day is a holiday that is, and should be, tinged with sadness, with pride, and with healing.

It began as Decoration Day after the Civil War, and that is when the healing aspect began. In the south, women decorated the graves of soldiers who died in the many battles. But they didn’t just decorate the graves of fallen Rebel soliders. They also decorated the graves of their foes, the Union war dead. It was a small gesture, but an acknowledgement that despite the war and the bitter disagreements behind it, the men who died were human beings, mourned by those left behind, often far from home and those who loved them.

After World War I and World War II, many more of those who died were buried far from their homes—gone, but never forgotten. They were honored not only by their families, but also by the people they fought to liberate across the sea.

Memorial Day would be a good time for us to not only remember the sacrifices of men and women who have died while fighting for our country, but also to consider trying to heal the divisions that threaten the peace and stability of our nation today. We are still one country, despite our differences, and men and women have died to preserve that country and its liberties. We need to remember and honor their sacrifices.

The local festival season got a big start on Memorial Day weekend, with a super-successful Irish Festival attracting “fantastic…record attendance,” according to The Big Two’s general manager Melanie Murphy. The Mountain Laurel Resort’s Country Music Festival packed the ballroom there. And in White Haven, the return of the St. Patrick’s Church Bazaar drew more people than there was food prepared for (a good thing), raising money to maintain the parish.

White Haven resident Ray Ward has obtained a retired caboose through his work at Henkels & McCoy. “Ward, now retired after 26 years with H&M, managed to secure the also retired caboose…” Ward is now negotiating with property owners to place the caboose in the White Haven Thriftway Plaza, near to Wilmot Engineering.

The front page photos show Civil War re-enactors offering an honor guard salute to honor Civil War veterans buried in the Laurel Cemetery in White Haven.

The Weatherly Lions will hold their meetings outdoors at Tweedle Park starting on June 7.

Eleanor and Philip Jeffries, Sr., celebrated their 50th anniversary in marriage on May 8 with a family party in Lancaster. The couple was married by candlelight

at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 1943, at the Methodist Church in Wooster, Ohio. The couple met at the Ravenna Ordinance Plant.

Hundreds of perennials have just arrived at Gerry & Mike’s Nursery.

Dan Simon contributed a very complete Veterans’ column with details on jobs outreach.

Life Scout Kenneth DeVito presented a bike safety and inspection course for his Eagle Scout project. The event drew a respectable crowd.

Ed Gower reported that the Lions team continued their winning streak, topping the Thriftway team to claim the first half title in the White Haven Area Sports league standings. Gower also reported that the White Haven Babe Ruth earned another win, this over the Mountaintop Royals last Tuesday.

Wagner Brothers has extended their undefeated start in the Weatherly Area Girls Softball Association to 6 – 0.

James Jancewicz hurled a no hitter, striking out 11 batters as the Fire Company downed the Legion 3-1 in recent Weatherly Little League action.

Crestwood’s Bob Hines came back from the PIAA Track & Field Championships with a bronze medal in the 800meter run, and a sixth place as the anchor of Crestwood’s 1600-meter relay team with Matt Louvet, Jason Pawlowski and Jason Rice.

Weatherly’s Troy Gregory, a member of the Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchman basketball team, travelled with the team on a seven-day European Goodwill Tour. The team was to do some sightseeing and play against some club teams.

Phil Engman Rambled

On about the NBA playoffs, baseball, and the NHL’s Stanley Cup (predicting Montreal in six without the Pittsburgh Penguins in the picture).

Ruth and I reviewed a meal at O’Donnell’s Tavern, east of Freeland. It was a fine meal for two, for under $20 total.

The Carbon County Sesqui ’93 parade will be held in Weatherly on June 12 at 4 p.m. Weatherly’s Sesqui ’93 festival will be ongoing in Eurana Park on June 12 and 13 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the Weatherly Hill Climb will also run both days.

From The Journal Issue of June 3, 1943

Publisher W. C. Taylor

At the formal dedication of the honor roll, the display was unveiled by three mothers who each had four children serving in the armed forces: Mrs. Ruby Lachette, Mrs. Alex Lemich and Mrs. George Swerdon.

The sum of $92.70 was turned in by the Girl Scouts on Saturday for the sale of poppies, to the American Legion Auxiliary.

The State highway between East Side Borough line to Lehigh Tannery received its final dressing of oil on Sunday, and is a decided improvement.

Sewage sludge resolution adopted in Lehigh Township

by Ruth Isenberg

Roy and Linda Christman from Towamensing Township attended the May 1 Lehigh Township Supervisors’ meeting to urge adoption of a resolution to give local governments the right to regulate the use of sludge. They provided information about potentially dangerous things humans have in their waste, including cancer drugs and PFAs (forever chemicals).

Allentown and Bethlehem are giving it away free to farms for fertilizer. Under PA law, townships cannot regulate the use of sludge,

thanks to changes in the Right to Farm act passed in 1987, taking away right to regulate farm activities in any way.

“We’re not anti-farmer,”

Linda Christman said, noting farmers and their families are most likely to suffer the effects of longterm use of sludge on their fields.

Zoning officer Bob Selert commented that he personally would like to see a land grant university do a study on the subject to determine the actual level of danger use of sludge presents.

Roy Christman said that this resolution is open

ended. If a township feels it should regulate, they should have that right. “You ought to be able to help your citizens,” Linda Christman said.

The supervisors voted in favor of the resolution.

An exemption from garbage collection bills for the first quarter was approved for Patricia Felker, who did not receive a bill until April 12 from Berkheimer. There was no garbage activity at the property the first quarter, and she intends to pay for the rest of the year.

The list of outstanding garbage fees, mostly in

litigation and mostly the same party, totals about $30,000. Supervisors agreed on placing municipal liens on two properties that are supposed to be sold, taking no action on ones in litigation, and sending all the rest of them to the district justice.

The township will switch from Brown & Brown to Suitch as insurance agent of record.

Roadmaster Len Weston is planning to go look at the 2014 truck Foster Townhip recently replaced, a 550

heavy-duty diesel with plow and spreader.

The nuns at Village of Peace Monastery were told they can erect a gate to prevent unauthorized access to their property.

Resident Gary Heydt provided a list of power suppliers in addition to PPL, noting that he was receiving multiple bills at higher than previous amounts. Present were supervisors Larry Skinner and Weston; Pawel Fiolek was absent. The supervisors meet next on Monday, June 8, at 1 p.m.

Obituaries

JOHN J. RAYNOCK SR.

John J. Raynock, Sr., 91 years of age of Weatherly, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton Campus.

Born Friday, June 5, 1931 in Rockport the son of the late Frank J., and Ann (Hallahan) Raynock, John was also predeceased by sister, Martha E. Raynock; brothers, Frank J. and Joseph Raynock.

Surviving are his beloved wife of 60 years, Eleanor (Wozniacki) Raynock; son, John J. Raynock, Jr.; daughter, Maura A. Grega and her husband Lawrence; brother, James Raynock

and his wife Patricia; sisters, Mary Ann Marshall, wife of Randy, Peggy Joan Raynock and Ann Carol Karotko, wife of Robert; grandchildren, Veronica, and Alexander. Many nieces and nephews also survive John.

A 1949 Weatherly High school graduate, John served honorably in the United States Army.

He and his partner Ronald Eroh owned E&R Plumbing & Heating in Weatherly for over 40 years.

He was a former officer of the L&L fire company, the Weatherly Municipal Authority, the Anthracite Building and Loan, Security Savings and the First Federal Charitable Foundation.

A member of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C.C., John was also a Fourth Degree Knight of the St. Nicholas Knights of Columbus.

An avid outdoorsman John liked to hunt, fish, and golf. He was a member of Silver Ridge and Brushy Hollow Hunting Clubs.

Private arrangements have been entrusted to the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Weatherly.

Memorials in his name to St. Nicholas Knights of Columbus Council #12105. Online condolences may be made to the family at www. griffithsfuneralhomes.com

PAUL G. DICE

Paul G. Dice, 72, of Weatherly, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Commonwealth Health – Wilkes-Barre in Wilkes-Barre, 9 days after the passing of his beloved wife of 42 years; Linda J. (Meyers) Dice.

Born Saturday, February 17, 1951, in Hazleton he was the son of the late Arthur and Ida (Knepper) Dice.

Surviving are daughters, Paula Jo Dice of Weatherly, and Stephanie M. Halliday wife of John of Hanover Twp.; grandchildren, Jared Kishbaugh-Corch, and Jacob Halliday. Paul was one of three siblings.

Paul retired from Wright Knit Wear of Orwigsburg, and was an avid NASCAR fan. He enjoyed attending local races at Mahoning Valley Speedway. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Weatherly.

A Celebration of Life will be held for both Paul and Linda on June 26, at 6 p.m. from the funeral home. Friends may visit from 4:30 p.m. until time of services.

Memorials in his name to: Carbon County Animal Shelter

63 Broad Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240

Online condolences can be expressed by visiting www. griffithsfuneralhomes.com

NANCY M. STEWART

Nancy M. Stewart, 84 years of age of Weatherly, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at St. Luke’s Manor Hazleton. Born Saturday, April 15, 1939 in Luzerne County, she was the daughter of the late Theodore R., and Dorothy Mae (Kibler) Stewart. Nancy was also predeceased by her brother Wayne J. Stewart.

A 1958 graduate of Foster Township High School, Nancy retired from Fairchild Company of Mountain Top. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of White Haven, having been an active member of the

church choir for many years. Nancy enjoyed watching baseball, the Philles and especially the Little League World Series. An avid dog lover, Nancy had Collies and Golden Retrievers over the years.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Weatherly.

Graveside funeral services will take place Friday, June 2, at 11 a.m. from Union Cemetery, Weatherly. Memorials in her name to: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 418 Berwick Street White Haven, Pa. 18661. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes. com

Breakfast at VFW

VFW 6615 of White Haven will sponsor an all you can eat breakfast on Sunday, June 11, from 8 a.m. to Noon. The menu includes eggs (made to order), pancakes, French toast, waffles, potatoes, sausage, bacon, toast (white, wheat

or rye), orange juice, coffee, and tea.

The price is $11 for adults, $10 for Veterans and seniors, and $5 for children 12 and under. Take-outs are subject to 50¢ extra charge and are not all you can eat. Call 570-443-3333.

Lehman Family Funeral Ser vice, Inc.

PA

Patchtown Days Festival returns to Eckley Miners’Village

Visit Eckley Miners’ Village on Saturday, June 17, for the museum’s annual Patchtown Days Festival, an immersive event for the entire family celebrating Northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite heritage sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Eckley Miners’ Village Associates.

Festival highlights include traditional craft demonstrations, handmade goods for sale, a Ukrainian cultural display, and a 1 p.m. lecture by local historian Vince Hydro. Live musical performances will feature Russ Rentler, Norm Williams, Dave Matsinko, Anne & Mike Baglione, the Faculty Brass, and Hazleton’s historic Liberty Band.

The village will also host several food trucks and, premiering this year, a craft beer garden by Conyngham Brewing Company. The museum exhibitions will be open and air-conditioned, and

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

interpreted houses will be open for viewing.

Eckley’s Patchtown Festival will run on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Admission to the event is $10/adult, $9/senior, and $8/youth. Children under 3 enter for free.

Eckley Miners’ Village is committed to preserving and interpreting the lives and culture of people from around the world who came to Northeastern Pennsylvania to mine anthracite coal and fuel America’s early industrial might. The village is located in Foster Township, Luzerne County, three miles south of Freeland. Eckley is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Commonwealth’s official heritage agency. Eckley’s open hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. For more information, visit Eckley Miners’ Village onlineor follow us on Facebook or Instagram.

This is in response to your thoughtful editorial of May 25.

Our legislatures the past fifteen years should be hanging heads in shame. Voters who elected them should also share the blame for schools laying off teachers and eliminating librarians as well as art and music teachers.

PA is the SAUDI ARABIA of natural gas production in the United States. Texas is number 1 in natural gas just as the US is number 1 by far in oil production. The Saudis are second in oil like PA is second in natural gas production.

Why are PA taxpayers 47th out of 50 states in supporting public schools? Why are PA college students burdened by the second highest average student college debt? Simple answer: Failure to impose a resource extraction tax on Marcellus Shale.

Just like the robber Coal Barons did for over a century, our PA Common natural resources are being plundered for private gain.

Treating citizens like dupes, the mines were emptied of coal like the Marcellus natural gas is currently being stolen tax free now.

One day soon, Marcellus out-of-state trillionaires will leave us with uncapped wells, like Coal Barons left us with a century of polluted acid mine water and giant strippings piled with slag.

And not ONE CENT resource extraction tax on Marcellus Shale has been paid into the General Fund to restore public education/ public college support that moved PA from 3rd highest in 1970 to 47th in the US in last 50 years. Penn State has the highest tuition of any land grant university. Why?

Instead of taking and prospering from God’s natural and coal gifts to us, instead of acting like a real COMMONwealth, instead of doing what ALL the other 49 states have done for a century. PA has given away at minimum 30 BILLION tax dollars (at Texas’extraction tax rate) in 15 years to the Marcellus drillers. And we are STILL doing it.

Governors Wolf and Rendell tried for 12 years to convince a GOP majority legislature to pass a Marcellus extraction tax. They laughed and instead set up a “fee” stipend to pay local governments for the destroyed roads, forests, and streams Marcellus drilling caused. Not one cent general funding for schools.

So, here we fester with a tax free and private profit Saudi Arabian size natural gas resource extraction enabled by corrupt cooperation of the GOP going on under our noses while we fire teachers and librarians in PA. (Like coal, once the natural gas is extracted, it is gone forever.)

We also ignore the fact our pitifully low and regressive state income tax sits at 3 per cent while fixed income seniors fund the schools. Why do PA residents put up with being humiliated as the only state to NOT tax resource extraction? For 200 years and counting...

Dave Panckeri Weatherly

Michael B. Carroll confirmed as Secretary of PennDOT

The Pennsylvania State Senate has confirmed Michael B. Carroll as the next Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary. Under the direction of Governor Josh Shapiro, as Acting Secretary, Carroll has prioritized efficiency and customer service at PennDOT and is focused on directly improving the lives of Pennsylvanians

through streamlined, helpful services. Carroll has advocated in support of Governor Shapiro’s budget, which will provide increased funding for Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges while ensuring the critical work of the State Police remains fully funded.

Among other accomplishments since Carroll has taken office, PennDOT has put 229

construction projects out to bid totaling $869.5 million in value. Additionally, PennDOT has made more than 20 commonly-used driver licensing and motor vehicle forms available for online submission, just one week after Governor Shapiro signed an Executive Order establishing the Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience (CODE PA) to improve online

services provided by the Commonwealth.

Carroll was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2006 and served as Democratic chairman of the House Transportation Committee from 2018 through 2022.

“I am honored to have this opportunity, and I’m proud of the team we have assembled to carry PennDOT’s important

mission forward,” said Carroll. “Transportation is central to every aspect of our daily lives, and the PennDOT team is hard at work keeping people across the Commonwealth connected to opportunity and each other. I am honored to carry out Governor Shapiro’s vision to ensure PennDOT builds a better future for all Pennsylvanians.”

JH: Ruth Isenberg

Seth’s Sightings

We’re coming in on high school graduations. We’d like to encourage everybody with a graduate in their family to send in photos. I ask parents of Crestwood grads to be in particular touch … because I like to take candid photos and need some help to find you. Also look for me.

The start of our week was dominated by the end of our last week. Normal weeks, we send our newspaper to the printer on Tuesday night, and we go pick it up on Wednesday. As we were sending our last pages, we received word that the press had stopped moving, and they had called for a tech,

by Seth Isenberg

who was coming in the next day…so our newspaper was not going to be back to White Haven on time.

The tech couldn’t get the machine moving on Wednesday, or Thursday morning, but succeeded that afternoon, and folks could get their papers on Friday. It made for a strange week. We got our Journal of the Pocono Plateau out from a different press we use, and collected a story. The reason we could not get on that press with our JournalHerald was that they were printing a daily newspaper out of New Jersey whose press also was broken.

My birthday was in the middle of last week, and

HOUSER’S PUBLIC AUCTION

2.5 STORY HOME w. GARAGE

ANTIQUES, FURNITURE, PRIMITIVES, GLASSWARE: ROSEVILLE/HULL/McCOY, 50’S ITEMS, STEREOS/SPEAKERS, ART WORK (by local artist – Romano) , TOOLS & BOX LOTS

9 A.M. Sat. June 10, 2023 Location: 219 3rd Street, Weatherly, PA

we chose to celebrate on the weekend with a trip to a favorite Greek restaurant, Yanni’s Taverna in Bethlehem. It was a wonderful, wonderful meal from start to finish.

We discovered Yanni’s on our trips to the PAA Shakespeare Festival. A bonus of this trip was that we could also take a trip to the Allentown Farmer’s Market to pick up some Mediterranean and Polish foods, along with freshbaked bread.

Sunday morning, I volunteered to help at the Fly-In, Drive-In Breakfast in Mount Pocono. While not a White Haven-Weatherly thing, some friends needed some extra hands at their fundraiser.

ceremonies… remembering and honoring.

Sightings were somewhat limited, lots of deer, a great blue heron flyover, and some newborn critters at Packer Township farms. The mountain laurel are starting to bloom hereabouts – an early start. Around our property, I’m seeing our ‘sheep laurel’ bush in fine bloom along with a robust rhododendron bloom, while some of our planted flowers are beginning to peek out.

Looking ahead to the weekend, Ruth and I are to meet a west coast friend who is flying in for the weekend whom I have not seen in near a decade – so an exciting get-together with him and his wife. I’ll be monitoring sports, but with the Celtics coming up short in game 7 of their series, I have no teams left to cheer for NBA or NHL. As always, best of health to you all.

Coming Events

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Listening Jazz Quartet, 6:30 p.m., Freeland Pavilion Dance Hall

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Restaurant & Catering

570-427-8550

Tuesday through Saturday, 4 - 8 p.m. Funeral

Located 6 Miles from White Haven, 1 Mile from County Home in Weatherly on Lehigh Gorge Drive (Weatherly-White Haven Highway) www.weatherlycountryinn.com

I went directly from the fundraiser to a fun afternoon at Pocono Raceway’s Air Show – a “wow” of an event. It was good to see it wellattended. It was fun to be at the Raceway that day in the sunshine (NASCAR’s day was all rain in Charlotte).

On Memorial Day, Ruth and I attended Weatherly’s parade and White Haven’s

SATURDAY, JUNE 3—Trout Festival, 12-5 p.m., Railyard Park, White Haven Area Community Library

SATURDAY, JUNE 3—

Dennison Township Cleanup Day, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Dennison Township Fire House, Linden Street

SATURDAY, JUNE 3— Electronics Recyling, 9-11 a.m., Eurana Park,

Swingmasters Polka Band, 6:30 p.m., Freeland Pavilion Dance Hall

SATURDAY, JUNE 10—White Haven Trail Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., D&L Trail South Access & Main Street, White Haven

SATURDAY, JUNE 10—Main Street Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Northumberland & Main Streets, White Haven

SATURDAY, JUNE 10—

Crestwood High School Graduation, 1 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre

SUNDAY, JUNE 11— Breakfast, 8 a.m.-Noon, VFW Post 6615, White Haven

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 10 & 11—Weatherly HillClimb

FRIDAY, JUNE 16— Danny Pope guitar/vocalist, 6:30 p.m., Freeland Pavilion Dance Hall

SATURDAY, JUNE 17— Adult 21 & Over Party with DJ Dotzspots, 6-9 p.m.,

East Side adopts sewage sludge resolution

by Ruth Isenberg

East Side Borough

unanimously adopted a resolution proposing the return of local control to decisions regarding the use of sewage sludge on farm lands during their

May 4 meeting, following a presentation by Carol Ethridge of the Council of Governments. She gave information about some of the possible health effects on animals and people from the use of sewage sludge, ranging from finding toxins

in milk from cows fed with feed grown on fields treated with sludge, to contaminated deer meat from animals that browsed in treated fields.

Because PNC Bank no longer offers the money market account the borough had been using for PennDOT

funds, council decided to transfer the money to a regular account, but also look into offerings from other banks.

Council looked into their budget to determine if money was avaiabe to make the requested donation

of $6,000 toward a new vehicle for the White Haven Volunteer Fire Company. They determined that a half-mill increase in taxes would be needed, and the borough is also looking to build a community center

See EAST SIDE, page 9

Weatherly Memorial Day Parade 2023

East Side

Continued from page 8

that would require a new road. While they felt the fire company is a valuable asset, they expressed discomfort with being asked to take on the same percentage of the total needed as the larger communities of Penn Lake and White Haven. No action was taken.

Street commissioner Rudy Schoch reported that the equipment has been tuned up and grass cutting has

started. The playground has been cleaned up.

Crack sealing is needed on potholes will be patched.

Council member John Cepiel reported that a possible solution is being tried for the water issue Kurt Keiper reported last month. Sandbags are in place, and a curb will be attempted to divert the water.

In his report Mayor Eric Siglin noted that people are speeding through the borough. He suggested looking into purchasing signs that announce speed

through ARP funds. It was suggested that PennDOT or the Turnpike may have used signs available.

The mayor also noted that he had contacted Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company, and they were interested in providing a price for fire protection to the borough. The former Tannery fire station is now under their jurisdiction.

Zoning officer Allan Holrigl issued two permits. He is looking for a good map of the Spring Hill Mobile Home Park. He also raised

the issue of a person who has been camping at a lot that currently does not have a mailing address, who is interested in building a cabin on the lot. It is unclear whether the person Is putting out garbage, or what is happening to any sewage generated.

Council president Louis Esa reported that the committee for the community building has not heard from the engineers yet, and is looking for an architect. He suggested asking borough

resident Frank MIgneco for assistance with grant applications.

The meeting closed with a comment from resident Margaret Murphy about stones filling her driveway after heavy rains. Cepiel will look into the matter.

Present were council member Liz Berger, Cepiel, Esa, Joe Lachette, Sharon Mrozinski, and Schoch; Mike Best was absent. Council meets tonight, Thursday, June 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the White Haven Area Community Library.

Memorial Day Observance in White Haven 2023 Memorial Day in Freeland 2023

Freeland

Photos by Jim Dino

Weatherly & White Haven

Photos by Ruth Isenberg

“Crash” Davis is gone but not forgotten

by Matthew Paris

One of the best sports movies ever, Bull Durham (1988), starred Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon. Costner’s character was fashioned after a real baseball player named Crash Davis, who played for the Durham Bulls while matriculating as a Duke graduate student.

Lawrence Columbus “Crash” Davis was born in

1919 in Canon, Georgia. Davis earned the nickname “Crash” as a teenager when he collided with a teammate while chasing down a fly ball. Despite a nickname that suggested he was a klutz, Davis was a Duke graduate, and he also had major-league talent, playing for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1940-42 and batting .230 in 148 games.

Davis played during and after World War II when careers in many

fields started, stopped, and resumed. During the war, he was assigned to Harvard University, where he helped run the ROTC program and coached Harvard’s baseball and squash teams.

After the war, Davis returned to Duke, where he combined studies with playing for the Durham Bulls of the Carolina League and, later, with two other minor league teams. His second baseball career spanned six years (1946-52),

but Davis never returned to the Majors.

In the film and true to his life story, Davis is mired in the minors, an older player trying to return to the Big Leagues. Celebrity never came for him back in the day, but it did when the film was released in 1988.

He even got a chance at Hollywood when he appeared in the baseball film Cobb (1994) about legendary Ty Cobb.

“Crash” Davis, whose

Stanley Cup: King chooses Knights

by Brandon King

The NHL season is now almost over two teams remain. The Florida Panthers will take on the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.

The Panthers finished the season 42-32 and will make their first appearance back in the spotlight since 1996 where they got swept by the Colorado Avalanche 4-0. This Florida Panthers team was the last seed in the Eastern Conference that was eligible for a playoff spot and made some noise to get to where they are at.

The Las Vegas Golden Knights took the #1 seed after finishing the season 51-22, which is almost ten games better than their opponent. This will be the second time Vegas has made an appearance in the Finals after establishing as a team in 2017 and making a Finals appearance in their inaugural season.

The Panthers were a team everyone expected to make some noise after coming off

of a season in which they were the #1 seed in the 202122 season at 58-16 and got swept in the second round of the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning. This season the Panthers took a step back winning a few less games but making up for it by playing spoiler themselves. In the first round of this year’s playoffs, the Panthers defeated the #1 seeded and Stanley Cup favorite Boston Bruins in 7 games.

One player to keep an eye on for this Florida team is Matthew Tkachuk who plays left wing for the team and

has accounted for 109 points on the season which is over 30 more than the guy behind him at 78.

The Vegas Knights, on the other hand, finished last season kind of where the Panthers did this season at 43-31 but have altered the roster and regained control of the Western Conference. After finishing the season 51-22 the Knights would roll through the playoffs going 12-5 in three rounds of play so far and most notably defeating the Dallas Stars 4-2 in the series and finishing off the series with a

6-0 shutout.

Vegas has been amazing at scoring but even more impressive is their goalie play. Adin Hill has played 11 games in the playoffs and has a .938 save rate. When he is goaltending for the Knights they are 6-1 in the playoffs.

The Knights love spreading the wealth as they had 6 players over 50 points in the season. Jack Eichel led the way with 66

name and legacy will be forever tied to Bull Durham, passed away in 2001 at the age of 82 years.

and that’s in only 67 games played in the regular season. These two teams play a totally different style of hockey so by the looks of it should match up very well. With Hill’s success rate and the lack of depth for the Panthers being the thorn in their paw, the Panthers will lose the finals 4-2. The Knights will hoist their first Stanley Cup and Eichel will more than likely win finals MVP.

Screenwriter and film producer Matthew Paris enjoys connecting the worlds of Hollywood and sports. His columns appear regularly in The Sports Column.

Library Corner

The White Haven Area Community Library has a few exciting events planned to welcome in the beginning of the summer season.

The White Haven Trout Festival, hosted by Western Pocono Trout Unlimited is this Saturday. This great event will include workshops, displays, presentations, guest speakers, activities for kids,

and of course, food. There will be a fish fry in the library parking lot featuring fried fish, mac and cheese and slaw. Tickets for the Fish Fry are $12 and available at the library. Proceeds will benefit the Summer Food & Fun Program for kids. There will also be pork BBQ, beef brisket sandwiches, hot dogs, snacks, drinks and

the Woods Ice Cream truck. Admission to the Trout Festival is free. Tents with displays and vendors will be outside in the Rail Yard Park with more activities inside too lots of family fun. It is scheduled for Saturday, June 3 from noon to 5 p.m On Friday, June 23, Gracie Johnson will perform in the Rail Yard Park from 7 to 10 p.m. The concert is free. Bring your own lawn chair and come enjoy the concert.

Weatherly Area Middle School 7th graders were recently shown how the State Police use drones. Students watched one drone fly over the high school. Students also learned about the history of the State Police in Pennsylvania.

Hillclimb spring event is this weekend

The 62nd Annual Weatherly Hillclimb’s spring event will be held June 10-11 in the Borough of Weatherly. About 100 drivers from up and down the East Coast and Canada try to solve the turns on the Impossible Miracle Mile.

The event begins bright and early Saturday, June 10, and goes until midafternoon Sunday, June 11. Non- profit groups from the Weatherly area will raise funds by providing a variety of delicious food. For more information, call 570-582-6292.

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SHIPPENSBURG — If Grayce Grazio was nervous on Saturday, she certainly didn’t show it.

Competing in front of a packed house at sun-splashed Seth Grove Stadium on Day 2 of the PIAA Track and Field Championships, the Crestwood High School freshman calmly delivered her best track and field performance yet. Grazio cleared 5-feet-5 in the high jump to establish a new school record, and went on to earn a Class 3A bronze medal from her first state meet.

“It was a little bit (overwhelming), but I think that it made it a lot easier with the support of coaches and teammates,” she said of the state competition at Shippensburg University.

“It made it a really fun experience and really took the stress out of it, and it just made me happy to be here.

“The nerves were there, but I knew if I just relaxed and put my mind to it, the nerves weren’t going to affect me.”

And they didn’t.

Grazio came in at 4-feet-10 and cleared every height on her first try until she reached 5-4, where she missed her first attempt but hit her second. After a pair of misses 5-5, she cleared that height on her final attempt to secure the school record and the bronze, sharing the third spot with Warwick’s Katie Becker after all tiebreakers were exhausted.

Those two bowed out at 5-6, while Chester freshman Niya Jeffers went on to win the gold at 5-7.

Grazio said she exceeded her best hopes for her first state meet.

“I had hopes, but no real expectations,” Grazio said. “I was really hopeful for 5-5 to get that school record, and I would have loved to be on that podium somewhere. Seventh or eighth place I

maybe do this in college.”

Two other Crestwood athletes were also competing at the state championships at Shippensburg. Comets freshman Jaden Shedlock clocked an 11.23 in the boys’ 3A 100-meter dash preliminaries on Friday, but did not advance to the finals.

Dylon Simon of Parkland was the fastest morning qualifier at 10.57 seconds. Also on Friday, sophomore Sarah Shipton placed 18th in the girls’ 3A pole vault, clearing the opening height of 10-3 before bowing out. Katie

would have been more than excited for.” Instead, she brought home a bronze medal, and expectations for a bright future in the sport. “Honestly, I’m just so excited. I’m excited to be here, I’m excited for the experience, and I’m excited for my years to come in this sport,” she said. “I would love to keep being at states for the next three years, and

Urbine of Solanco won gold at 13-9.

Crestwood’s Sarah Shipton goes high above the bar during the girls’ Class 3A pole vault competition Friday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships, at Shippensburg University. Shipton, the District 2 champion, cleared 10 feet, 3 inches to place 18th in the state.

Photo by Steve Stallone

Crestwood freshman Grayce Grazio, center, stands on the medals stand after finishing tied for third in the girls’ Class 3A high jump at the PIAA Track and Field Championships Saturday, at Shippensburg University. Grazio cleared a school-record 5 feet, 5 inches to tie Warwick’s Katie Becker, left, for the bronze medal.

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Marian ends Weatherly’s softball season with 2-1 playoff win

Marian’s Morgan Kelly went from pitching ace to hitting star on Friday, using all her talents to dispatch Weatherly Area from the District 11 Class A Softball Tournament. After limiting the Lady Wreckers to one run and two hits over seven innings, the junior standout took matters into her own hands at the plate.

With the Fillies and Weatherly locked in a 1-1 tie, Kelly’s one-out triple to right-center field in the

bottom of the seventh inning had Marian knocking at the door. After the next batter popped out for the inning’s second out, Marian’s Alise Heisey beat out a bobbled grounder to first, allowing Kelly to race home with the game-winning run in a 2-1 victory that sent the Fillies into the District 11 Class A championship game.

With the win, secondseeded Marian (16-6) advanced to the district final for the first time since

2005 and the fourth time in program history. The Fillies were scheduled to play top-seeded Tri-Valley (19-2) in this week’s championship game back at Blue Mountain.

Kelly and Weatherly Area’s Maddie vonFrisch were locked in a pitcher’s duel throughout. Kelly finished with a two-hitter, allowing one unearned run while striking out 15 batters. She allowed a leadoff single to Anna Bloom to start the

game, then retired 18 in a row.

Meanwhile, vonFrisch surrendered two unearned runs, scattered six hits, walked two and struck out eight in her final pitching performance for the Lady Wreckers.

Marian got on the scoreboard first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Gracie Gallagher led off with a line single to right, then scampered home when the

Colts top Wreckers en route to D-11 baseball title

Marian’s Jake Bobish pitched a five-inning perfect game last week, as the Colts shut out Weatherly Area 10-0 in the semifinal round of the District 11 Class A Baseball Tournament Tuesday evening in Pottsville. The victory sent the top-seeded

Colts (13-9) into the finals, where they upended Nativity 10-2 on Saturday to win the program’s first district championship since 2016, and punch their ticket to states.

Against Weatherly, the Colts opened the scoring with a two-run first. as Brian

Hinkle and Chase Petrilyak reached on a walk and a hit by batsman, respectively, and both scored on a throwing error to make it 2-0.

In the top of the second, Chris Chambers drew a leadoff walk and Cole DeFrancisco later executed a safety squeeze to drive him home. Hinkle then hit an RBI-groundout to plate DeFrancisco for 4-0 Marian lead.

The Colts tacked on three runs in the bottom of the fourth when Michael Gelatko hit a two-run single up the middle. With the bases loaded, Bobish was hit

by a pitch to force in another run and make it 7-0.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Colts pushed across three more runs to finish things off. David Zullo’s RBI-groundout and Gelatko’s two-run single concluded the game via the PIAA 10-run rule.

Gelatko paced Marian’s offense with two singles and four RBIs. Meanwhile, Bobish finished with 10 strikeouts, fanning the side in both the second and third innings.

Weatherly Area’s season ended at 3-18. Weatherly

ball got past the outfielder for an error.

VonFrisch worked out of trouble each inning, as Marian stranded eight runners over seven innings. She finally got some offensive help in the top of the seventh, when the Lady Wreckers finally broke through against Kelly. Weatherly’s Kelly Michaels worked a leadoff walk and took second on an errant pickoff throw. With two outs, Rachel Rosenlund singled through the left side, and Michaels raced home with the game-tying run. But Marian had the final word in the home half of the seventh, and the Lady Wreckers saw their 13-8 season come to an end.

“It’s such a young group outside of the seniors,’’ Lady Wreckers head coach Will Bartel said afterward. “They’ve just grown since February. I can’t even tell you how much.

“It was a great effort. We didn’t lie down. We fought back. They had 1-2 more plays than us. … The future looks good for us.’’

It was a great day to be on the river, or even by the river, when Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro visited White Haven last Wednesday to dedicate the new access area of the Lehigh Gorge State Park. The governor clearly agreed, slyly commenting that he might be “working remotely” for the rest of the day. Above, he and DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn check out the boat launch area. Below, the Governor and PA Senator Dave Argall agree that bipartisan efforts are making Pennsylvania the outdoor destination in the country. Speakers also noted how White Haven displays the best characteristics of a trail-friendly town.

JH: Ruth Isenberg

We had a great story planned for this week about the Weatherly Area High School trout project. It will have to wait until next week, because we ran out of room, and we don’t want to short-change this great fish tale!