The Journal-Herald, Thursday, April 3, 2023

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I-80 Bridge Replacement Heavy equipment could impact WH

There is concern in the White Haven business community about a PennDOT plan that would bring large equipment into town for the I-80 bridge replacement project, spanning four years. Several trucks could be run in and out of Main Street, and

down through the White Haven Market parking lot, according to information received by borough manager Linda Szoke. Council members, the police chief, manager and state government officials are investigating and working on a meeting with the state.

Potential issues include parking and traffic in town. “We are having the best summer in a long time and we don’t want to lose that momentum,” Szoke noted, after COVID and closed park accesses.

More information will be forthcoing.

Standoff Saturday in Weatherly

Detective Chaz Balough and K9 Spike visited the kids at the YMCA food and fun program at the White Haven Area Community Library last week. ESD K9 Spike works for the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office - Detective Division, ICAC/SVU. He is trained in finding electronic equipment and is one of 107 dogs in the United States that does this job. The handsome black Labrador retriever is a rescue dog from Ohio. He can find things like cell phones, iPads, tablets, thumb drives, hidden cameras and other electronic devices. He is a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Pennsylvania State Police Computer Crimes Unit. He even has his own Facebook page, K9 Detective Spike. For more pictures of Detective Spike at work, turn to page 6. Photos courtesy Linda Szoke.

Saturday, July 29, James Roof of Weatherly became agitated with his family, and with police who came by for a welfare check. At about 12:30, he was threatening to shoot family members and his girlfriend. He locked himself inside his East Main Street, Weatherly home. Weatherly police set up a perimeter, and with assistance from area Fire police were able to get traffic detours in place while blocking traffic near the standoff.

After talking with Roof for “hours,” Weatherly Police brought in a State Police negotiator and PSP’s Special Response Team. About 4

p.m., Roof came out of the house unarmed. State Police conducted the arrest, Roof surrendered peacefully to everyone’s satisfaction. PSP turned him over to Weatherly Police for processing, and to be arraigned.

A search of the home was executed after a search warrant was obtained. Police found a 9mm handgun and a 12-guage pistol-grip shotgun, as well as thousands of rounds of ammunition.

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Issue of August 5, 1993

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Steve Stallone wrote about Weatherly’s 11-12 All-Stars team’s play at the Panther Valley Tournament versus McAdoo and then Lansford.

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Editorial

Positives from negatives

by Ruth Isenberg

This has been a disjointed week, with some unsettling events. The standoff in Weatherly affected just about everyone, bringing home the realization that hostage situations don’t always happen somewhere else, to people we don’t know. We are as vulnerable as anywhere else.

The positive? Local and state police departments, fire police and emergency personnel worked together for hours, and averted a tragedy. We are fortunate to have committed paid and volunteer protection.

Bears are reportedly becoming brazen in the area, not just sneaking in at night for a snack of garbage, but turning up in the middle of the day, in the middle of town. Deer are roaming the streets.

The positive? People are thinking about how their actions encourage wild animals to lose their protective fears. Parents are teaching their children to stay away from wildlife. We’re becoming more conscious about the way development is pushing the boundaries and displacing the animals who live here too.

Word that White Haven is once more going to bear the brunt of actions by the state has businesses concerned. After losses from COVID shutdowns, construction that closed the two state park access points, and the shuttering of the White Haven Center, business owners are worried that heavy equipment travelling through the town over the next four years while the Interstate 80 bridge is replaced will wipe out the gains made since the park access points have reopened.

The positive? It’s early enough to plan for ways to combat both the reality and the perception of disruption. There’s probably no other way to get the needed equipment in to place. But if lines of communication with the state stay open, and enough warning of heavy equipment movement is provided, working together the situation can be managed.

Writer Linda Migneco penned a story about the run-down information trailer that the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau uses as its info center. The White Haven Business Improvement Committee has offered landscaping services. The PMVB accepted the offer and promised a sign pointing the way to White Haven’s Business District.

911 service is soon to start in Carbon County, and townships are getting ready to have new addresses.

An article in this issue featured a ‘Meet the Superintendent’ interview with newly appointed Super. Pete McMonigle.

Pearle Vision at the Laurel Mall advertised a variety of coupons and specials.

The United Methodist Churches in White Haven and Weatherly are offering special music at services in August.

Foster Supervisors were told that the DER will start to fill in the Sandy Run stripping pits. Installing a proposed fire hydrant at Washington and Wyoming Streets was put off as the site has low water pressure.

Weatherly’s famous missing monitor lizard has been found in the basement of a nearby home.

Hazleton National Bank’s Little League team is tops of the league, winning the second playoff game 14-13 in a last-inning victory versus the Legion.

Phil Jeffries offered runners tips in his column, which included a story of buying a cassette tape player so he had music to enjoy on his runs.

Phil Engman Rambled On about trades after the AllStar Game, the Phillies, and that NFL exhibition games had the Eagles playing the Saints in Tokyo. The Steelers have a game scheduled in Barcelona.

Charlie Weavers opens for lunch Wed. thru Sat.

The Crystal Inn offers either ham or turkey with stuffing, salad bar and homemade bread for $6.95 this Saturday.

From The Journal Issue of August 5, 1943

Publisher W. C. Taylor

White Haven’s baseball boys played the Tannery team in a game of hard ball on August 1, won by the score of 4 to 2. The White Haven players at Lehigh Ball Park that day were J. (Jack?) Quigg, Mal? Schafer, Herman Kreis Jr., J. Masvero, Leroy? Carter, Charles? Zehner, John? Rabe, Art Gower and J. John? Prebula.

The Study Club of St. Patrick’s R. C. Church were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Howley of Penn Lake on Sunday. The Rev. Charles O’Donnell acted as chaperone.

“Four young lads of town, Louis Schafer Jr., Marshall Clymer, Burton Schafer and Clayton Raudenbush enjoyed the past week camping out in a tent at Lake Penn. Each took a turnabout in preparing the eats…Rody says they were always on deck when eats time came.”

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Public Notice

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Administration have been granted to Krista E. Eveland, of Drums, Pennsylvania in the Estate of DAVID D. MUNDIE, late of Butler Township, Pennsylvania, who died on April 3, 2023. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to the Executor named or to:

Alexis C. Falvello, Esquire THE FALVELLO LAW FIRM, P.C. 641 State Route 93 Sugarloaf, PA 18249 8/17

Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of Lausanne Township will conduct a public hearing on Monday, August 14, 2023, beginning at 5:40 p.m., prevailing time, at 115 N. Stagecoach Rd., in Lausanne Township. The purpose of this public hearing is to discuss, inform and obtain public comments regarding proposed amendments to The Lausanne Township Zoning Ordinance of 1996 (“Zoning Ordinance”) entitled “An Ordinance Amending The Lausanne Township Zoning Ordinance of 1996.” A brief summary of the amendments is as follows:

Definitions are added for the following terms: Communication Antenna, Communications Equipment Building, Communication Tower, Day Guest, Height of a Communication Tower, Parking Space, Report, Satellite Dish Antenna, Screening, Short Term Rental, Solar Electric System, Solar Electric Energy Facility, Transient Use, Wind Turbine Height, Wind Energy Conversion System (“WECS”), and Wind Energy Facility.

Section 406.4 (Uses Permitted by Special Exception in the O-1 Open Space Conservation District) shall be amended by adding the following: Short Term Rental, Wind Energy Conservation Systems/Wind Turbines, Solar Electric Systems/Solar Electric Facilities, and Communication Tower.

Section 401.1 (Permitted Uses in the A-1 Agricultural District) shall be amended by adding the following: Forestry and Timber Harvesting Activities.

Section 406.2 (Permitted Uses in the O-1 Open Spaces Conservation District) shall be amended by adding the following: Forestry and Timber Harvesting Activities.

A new section 804.12 shall be added to provide supplementary

regulations for Short Term Rental.

Section 506.1.a (Minimum Parking Requirements/OffStreet Parking) shall be amended by adding the following: Short Term Rental: One parking space per bedroom and one parking space for each anticipated guest.

A new section 804.13 shall be added to provide supplementary regulations for Wind Energy Conservation Systems/Wind Turbines.

A new section 804.14 shall be added to provide supplementary regulations for Solar Electric Systems/Solar Electric Energy Facilities.

A new section 804.15 shall be added to provide supplementary regulations for Communication Towers.

A new section 509 shall be added to provide supplementary regulations for Forestry and Timber Harvesting Activities.

A new section 510 shall be added to provide supplementary regulations for Communication Antenna.

Sections 702.1(a) and (b) are amended to delete the requirement that applications for zoning permits contain plans prepared by a licensed surveyor or engineer.

Section 503 (Accessory Uses, Building, or Structures) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with new restrictions regarding setbacks regarding accessory uses, building, or structures; a maximum height of twenty-five (25’) feet for structures accessory to a principle residential structure; and, a requirement of a four (4’) feet high fence enclosing below ground pools.

Copies of the proposed amendments may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge no greater than the cost thereof by appointment only at 115 N. Stagecoach Rd., Weatherly. Please call 570-

427-2468 or 570-579-8164 to schedule an appointment.

All persons are welcome to attend and be heard. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend this public hearing, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Paula Hoffman at 570-427-2592 to discuss how Lausanne Township may accommodate your needs.

PAULA HOFFMAN

TOWNSHIP SECRETARY

LAUSANNE TOWNSHIP

THOMAS S. NANOVIC, ESQ. TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR

57 BROADWAY

JIM THOPRE, PA 18229

LEGAL NOTICE

8/3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of Charles John Reihman, a/k/a Charles J. Reihman, a/k/a Charles J. Reihman, III, a/k/a Charles J. Reihman, Jr. who died on the 12th day of April, 2023. All persons having claims against the estate are requested to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to the Executor, Edward M. Lewis, 1500 Broadview Drive, Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, or his attorney:

CYNTHIA S. YURCHAK, ESQUIRE 121 Carbon Street Post Office Box 49 Weatherly, PA 18225

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of Carol A. Berger, a/k/a Carol Berger, late of Banks Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, who died on June 13, 2023. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims or demands against the Estate are to present the same without delay to:

Randal Kessler, Executor c/o Peter O’Donnell, Esquire 305 South Church Street, Suite 175 Hazleton PA 18201

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters of Administration have been granted in the Estate of Doris M. Kaylor, a/k/a Doris Kaylor, who died on the 21st day of August, 2022. All persons having claims against the estate are requested to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to the Administrator, Paul J. Kaylor, 16 Natures Lane, White Haven, PA, 18661, or his attorney:

CYNTHIA S. YURCHAK, ESQUIRE

121 Carbon Street

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Post Office Box 49 Weatherly, PA 18255 8/17

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Hearing Board of Lehigh Township will hold a hearing at the Lehigh Township Municipal Building, 1741 South Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly, Carbon County, PA, on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of hearing the following matters:

The appeal of Jesse J. Gomez (Appellant). Appellant appeals the Zoning Officer’s Denial of his zoning permit application for the use of an existing building for a commercial use (mechanic garage and paint shop), stating that the structure had been used for the same purpose for a long time. The Zoning Officer’s Denial indicated that the non-conforming use had been abandoned. A commercial use is not permitted in the R-1 Low Density Residential Zoning District. Appellant also seeks a variance to conduct this use in this zoning district. The property is located at 2352 South Lehigh Gorge Drive, Lehigh Township, Carbon County, PA, and is Tax Parcel No. 92-27-B60.01 and is in the R-1 Zoning District.

The appeal of Brian and Jennifer O’Donnell (Appellants). Appellants seek a variance of Section 302.2 of the Lehigh Township Zoning ordinance that requires the proposed structure to be attached to the principle structure. Appellants built a 48’ x 28’ detached garage that is not attached. The property is located at 1516 South Lehigh Gorge Drive, Lehigh Township, Carbon County, PA, and is Tax Parcel No. 92-27-B2.01 and is in the C-1 Zoning District.

All persons are welcome to attend and be heard. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend this hearing, and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Carol Lenahan, Board Secretary at (570) 371-8552 to discuss how Lehigh Township may best accommodate your needs.

Robert T. Yurchak, Esquire

1 E. Catawissa Street; POB 127 Nesquehoning, PA 18240

Kidder Police receive praise

by Seth Isenberg

Kidder Township’s police department (KTP) has been busy this summer, and as the call numbers mount, so too are letters of praise for work done well. Citizens have also offered compliments to the police in phone calls.

During June, KTP had 240 calls for service, and of those, 60 were traffic summons or were traffic related. The department has hired patrolman Michael Nikityuk as a parttime officer.

Kidder’s supervisors, at their July 25 meeting, paid bills of $206,635 of note being IRS payments, health insurance for staff, payment to the building inspectors, and a return of an escrow for $102,000 of that, trash collection for $28,589 and $29,353 towards fire and ambulance services.

The fees for installing an electronic sign at the Lake Harmony Fire Company were waived.

Roadmaster Noel Torres reported that there was some flooding on Kresge Lane due to a heavy thunderstorm.

Solicitor Robert Yurchak reported that the township had its lawsuit rejected in Commonwealth Court against McLogie for a property built too tall for township rules having a fourth floor when only three were permitted. Yurchak was approved to pursue the township

appeal this ruling to the PA Supreme Court.

Supervisors approved a return to the tax rolls from the Carbon County Tax Claim Bureau of a Holiday Poconos property on Fox Haven Road in Albrightsville.

Citizens brought to police attention a neighbor dispute about people talking out on their patio about 11 p.m. and other small harassments.

Supervisors meet next on August 22 at the Kidder Township Building at 10 Lake Road in Lake Harmony.

Carol Etheridge from Congresswoman Susan

office came to Weatherly this past Thursday to meet constituents and answer questions. She will return to hold hours in the Weatherly Borough building over the noon hour on August 24.

Trail benches available for dedication

by James Hunter

There are benches along the six miles of completed Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails where those who walk the trail to take a break and take a seat. The benches can be dedicated to anyone, in honor or in memoriam. Now there will be more benches that will be available for dedication,

National Heritage Corridor trail at Lehigh Gorge State Park at Rockport near Weatherly, said benches there are in need of repair.

“We are getting six new benches to put in, and six more we are building on spec,” Yannuzzi said, meaning six are available for dedication. “People can purchase the benches.”

who buy them. Atty. Frank Skokoski, a Partnership board member, noted if the benches are not repaired, their ownership reverts back to the Partnership.

because of problems getting a right-of-way to get to the historic village of Eckley. Yannuzzi said the trail would be a half-mile away from Eckley, and would shorten the ultimate distance of the trail from 16 miles to 12 miles.

Joe Yannuzzi,

chairman of the Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership, which is spearheading development of the trail that will eventually link up with the Delaware and Lehigh

The Partnership’s administrator, Cal Herring, noted, “Benches can be dedicated to people still alive.”

Yannuzzi said that maintenance for the benches is the responsibility of those

John Schwear Jr, the newest Partnership board member, said repairing the benches would make good projects for Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts recently planted 100 trees on the trail.

Yannuzzi said he would like to see one of those projects done to create a veterans memorial near the flagpole at the trailhead off East Broad Street in Hazleton.

An event will be held in the parking lot at the trailhead on Saturday, October 7. Yannuzzi said the event will be held to show off the completed portion of the trail to Hazle Brook. People will be ferried along the trail.

The Partnership is still pondering altering the route of the rest of the trail

Wild’s

STRs great for tourism, but proprietors need protections

by Rep. Doyle Heffley

We welcome thousands of visitors each year to the many sights and attractions here in Carbon County. For some residents, this is an opportunity to host out-oftown families – either as an Airbnb or a VRBO (vacation rental by owner).

These sort-term rentals are a wonderful alternative to traditional short-term lodging options. They can help invigorate our local economy and provide additional income options

for homeowners or investors. Despite those benefits, though, when a property being used as a short-term rental does not comply with local or state laws, or becomes a nuisance property, it can become problematic for those nearby.

To address these issues, I recently introduced House Bill 1363, which will provide for better enforcement and oversight of Airbnb and VRBO rentals.

I’ve heard these complaints from local

From the Geek Desk

residents, and so I have introduced this bill to create a “code of conduct” for short-term rentals, which reiterates the need that these types of rentals need to be in compliance with all local, state and federal laws. This can include all occupancy, parking, noise limits, etc., or even the registering and licensing requirements that local communities already may have in place. My legislation would also provide legal relief options for neighbors and local communities when a

Is a Chromebook Right For You?

by Jeremy dePrisco

In my last two installments, I discussed how to plan a computer purchase. Now, I want to focus on Chromebooks. It’s great timing because, as I type this, I am putting my new Chromebook through some tests.

First, what is a Chromebook, and how does it differ from a PC or Macbook? Chromebooks are made for deep integration with the Google suite of programs and services. After becoming very successful in their search business, and later in their application business (both paid and free), Google decided it was time to enter the hardware market a few years back, developing a new “flavor” of computer hardware that wasn’t a PC and wasn’t a Mac. Chromebooks are really their own species of computer laptop, with

their own operating system (Chrome OS).

Google licenses the “Chromebook” name to multiple hardware companies (Samsung, Lenovo, ASUS, etc). Each of those companies manufacture Chromebooks with slightly different physical designs and specs. The central processing unit (CPU) and memory (RAM) that is used in a Chromebook - in many cases - is the same as what you’d find in a PC. What really separates a Chromebook from other types of computers is the operating system. More on that in a moment.

I was first introduced to Chromebooks when we were looking to replace my wife’s dying Win 7 machine for her home office. She needed something portable, able to do basic browsing, email and word processing. She didn’t need anything too expensive

short-term rental property becomes problematic, and a local government does not have the policing force or manpower to enforce their ordinances and laws.

But to keep a healthy balance, House Bill 1363 will also prohibit local governments from unnecessarily prolonging or stalling the licensing or registering of shortterm rentals that are in compliance with all ordinances, laws or requirements.

Finally, my legislation

this summer I decided to purchase one for myself. My additional motivation was that I really needed to retire a dying Win 8 machine.

will allow the courts to direct listing platforms for short-term rentals to delist properties, if they are continuously a nuisance property, and the court deems delisting necessary. I hope that my legislation will be a step in the right direction to help foster short-term rentals in a healthy way, invigorating our local economy and boosting our tourism, without allowing them to become neighborhood nuisances.

or powerful. As a teacher, she was already familiar with Chromebooks, so it made sense to go that route. We landed on a Samsung 15” Chromebook 4+ which at the time was under $350. Specs include 64 GB storage, Intel Celeron N3450 CPU, 6 GB RAM and Intel UHD Graphics 600. When purchasing a Chromebook, the selection of memory and hard drive space is going to be much more limited than usual, both in terms of sheer choices and size options. Since most of a Chromebook’s activity takes place in the cloud, you won’t see huge hard drives. RAM choices are also on the smaller side, but as I always say: get as much RAM as you can afford.

Over time, I would use my wife’s Chromebook for basic tasks. Before long, I found myself more reliant on the Chromebook, so

I selected a Lenovo 3i Chromebook 2023 with 8GB RAM, 64GB storage and Intel Celeron N4500 CPU. I wanted a model with a number pad, but so far, after only a few days of using it, don’t care for it. I much prefer the feel of our other Chromebook keyboard. On the new one, the left-most Tab, Shift, and Ctrl keys are much smaller than I am used to, and the number pad keys are smaller than standard. I’m trying to push through that design quirk, as the rest of the machine is doing well.

On the upside, using Chrome OS frees you from heavy install and maintenance that comes with owning a Windows or Mac device. On the downside, you are a bit more limited to what you can run, and more reliant on the cloud. For example, if I want to run Quickbooks, I’d have to move to their cloud version, accessed

via the Chrome browser. I can’t just load my old Windows desktop version of Quickbooks onto my Chromebook. For most tasks, there is a solution within the Chrome OS ecosystem. It is possible to work 100% “in the cloud” with a selection of applications from the Google Play store and web sites. As always, I suggest doing lots of research and thinking about your needs before making any buying decisions. The transition to a Chromebook for an experienced PC or Mac user will be a bit strange at first. A few keys might be slightly different. You’ll need to learn a few different shortcuts, and how to navigate everything from a browser. A person who has never used a Chromebook will easily be able to pick up what they need to know quickly, which is why they are used so often in schools to get kids into computing. Chromebooks are also great for seniors who are perhaps already familiar with Gmail and web browsing.

K9 Spike a big hit at Food & Fun

Photos courtesy of Linda Szoke

Seth’s Sightings

Hot times. There were lines at Wood’s Ice Cream of people trying to keep cool this past week. High temperatures and humidity kept many of us inside, near air conditioning. I’ve been watching temperatures in Texas and Arizona, and back in California north of Sacramento where my dad used to live. Temps climbed to 100° plus.

We kept our outdoor activities short, leaving the air-conditioned car only for live music. We stopped at the L&L Homecoming on Friday to hear some North of 40, then Martin on Main in Nazareth on Saturday to hear various artists, and then also caught the last set of the Ded

Serious band performance at the bandshell in Beaver Meadows on Sunday.

Sightings include a gorgeous full moon rising through the clouds on Monday night, seen from the fields of the tree farm that is just south of the L&L Fire Co.

There are fawns and more fawns all around. There are also some nice bucks around Weatherly we sighted one doing a “dance” … bouncing, kicking and twisting in front of several females.

We visited Detweiler’s Farm to get some freshgrown food and add to our flowering plants. While there, I sighted a hummingbird who came to some flowers, and dined at their feeder. The bird was

by Seth Isenberg

large and plain, so likely a female. It hovered a bit, then after feeding sped away.

We hope the flowers we got will encourage the hummingbirds we’ve seen to be more active at our house.

One of the plants we picked up was a flowering maple, with a beautiful red flower. Sadly, that flower won’t be useful in attracting hummingbirds, because Bull, our GSP, tore it to shreds the day after we took it home.

Bull has declared war on the bees that have been busily pollinating the plants on our patio. Apparently, he jumped up to catch a bee that was visiting the flowering maple plant on a table on the patio, either caught it or didn’t, but in the process

decided the plant was there for his enjoyment in tearing apart. We were not happy.

We are happy to report that we have seen a large number of bats this year at our home. They keep the mosquitoes down, and are very welcome.

I encountered a doe quietly walking down the alley behind our house last night and getting a little too close. I turned to go into our garage, and the doe turned into a yard two houses up from me.

This week is the Mahoney Brothers’ Beatles and More

free shows at Knoebels through Sunday the 6th three shows a day with two of those in the evening. Musikfest starts this Thursday with loads of shows, free and ticketed to August 12, and this week is the end of this season’s PA Shakespeare Festival, with shows daily to the 6th. Next week is the Carbon County Fair, Monday to Saturday.

As the weather has cooled the nights are tolerable again. Here’s to cool nights for comfortable sleeping. Good health to you all.

Freeland concerts continue

Summer Friday Evening Concerts will be held inside the historic 126 yr. old Freeland Pavilion Dance Hall on Front Street. Seating is provided. Admission is free. Refreshments and snacks will be available.

The dance hall is completely indoors, under cover. Shows are unaffected by the weather

August 4, 5 p.m., Hazleton

Philharmonic Big Band ‘40s Swing Dance

August 11, 6 p.m., Just Us Polka Band

August 18, 6 p.m., ‘Round Midnight Jazz Quartet

August 25, 6 p.m., Totally New Show Jack James 1950s 60s hits

September 1, 6 p.m., Freeland Brass Quartet Plan to attend enjoyable evenings of great music for the whole family.

Young Ambassadors sought to keep PA beautiful

are instrumental in the effort to curb litter and environmental degradation, now and in the future,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “It’s inspiring to see the rising stewards of Pennsylvania’s environment

taking on such an active role in clean-up efforts around the state.”

“We are honored to offer the Young Ambassadors Program in partnership with PennDOT for the second year. The program exceeded

our expectations last year, so we are eager to meet the new slate of students with the passion to implement change in their communities and the commonwealth,” said Shannon Reiter, See AMBASSADORS, page 9

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful are inviting 10th -12th grade students from around the state to help keep Pennsylvania clean and beautiful through the Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania program. The program seeks to build community stewards and civic leaders by inspiring, engaging, and empowering young Pennsylvanians to not only keep their communities clean and beautiful but also to become ambassadors in their community for a shared vision of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania.

Applicants should be passionate about the environment and committed to making Pennsylvania the best place to live, work and play through volunteerism and leadership.

The Young Ambassadors program provides opportunities for high school students to train and network with industry leaders, state agencies, local media and the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful network to increase leadership and problem solving skills and prepare them to continue to make differences in their communities and beyond.

“Young people across the Commonwealth

Ambassadors

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President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. “We hope to not only inspire a sense of community ownership but also highlight the importance of engaging community members, local businesses and organizations in identifying issues and partnering to find solutions.”

Chosen candidates will commit to serve as an Ambassador from October 2023 through May 2024 and represent and uphold the mission and values of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Other responsibilities include:

• attending 6 mandatory virtual education sessions;

• conducting a community assessment and creating a summary presentation;

• organizing and

participating in at least one community cleanup event through pick up Pennsylvania and conducting one community education event or activity. There will also be nonmandatory education sessions from a variety of topics.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful will provide education and training to program participants on such topics related to the impact of litter on roadways, litter prevention, waste management and recycling, civic engagement and related public policy, volunteer management, and social media marketing. The program will provide networking opportunities to not only build a sense of community within the program but also to promote professional development of the individual students. In addition, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has partnered with Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania funded by the NiSource Charitable Foundation to provide Job Shadow Days to select Ambassadors.

The Young Ambassadors program was recommended in the commonwealth’s Litter Action Plan announced by the Governor’s Office in November 2021 and is funded by PennDOT. Applications are being accepted August 1 through September 14. Students will be chosen through a competitive application process. Students interested in applying should visit keeppabeautiful.org and choose Programs, Education then Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania or contact Kylie McCutcheon at 724-836-4121 x114 or kmccutcheon@ keeppabeautiful.org.

ALA to install officers

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 in Weatherly will hold its monthly meeting Monday, August 14, at the post home starting at 6 p.m. The installation of 20232024 officers will take place, along with the appointment of committee chairs. All members are urged to attend this important meeting.

Coupon collection ends

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 in Weatherly will no longer be collecting manufacturer coupons. The unit would like to thank everyone that participated in the program.

Library Corner

Pizza Sale

ALA Unit 360 will hold its monthly pizza sale on Friday, August 18. Pick up is 4-6 p.m. at the post home.

Deadline to order pizza is Friday, August 11. A regular pizza is $11 and all additional toppings are now $3 each. Toppings include Extra Cheese, 3-Cheese, Mushroom, Sausage, and Pepperoni.

Contact Georgia Farrow to order your pizza at 570-427-4527.

Starting in September all regular pizzas will be $12.

WHACL

The White Haven Area Community Library will hold an Outdoor Movie Night in the Rail Yard Park on Saturday, August 5. The featured movie is “The Wizard of Oz”. Bring a lawn chair and snacks and join us for fun under the stars. The movie is scheduled to begin at 8:45 p.m.

On Tuesday, August 8, The Foam Guy is coming to the Food and Fun Program. Kids can come and enjoy some fun with bubbles and foam. Food and Fun begins at 10 a.m. and pick up is

at 1:45 p.m. The program is limited to the first 45 children. Lunch and snack are provided.

The book club will meet on Wednesday, August 9, at 6:30 p.m. This month’s book choice is The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley. It is a story of summer, secrets, love and lies. All are welcome.

Scrabble Nights are August 3 and 17 at 6 p.m. The Fiber Arts Group will meet on August 10 and 24 at 10 a.m. The Garden Club meets August 17 at 1 p.m.

Connors receives and completes coveted NEH fellowship

Michele Connors of Weatherly, an assistant prinicipal at Pocono Mountain West High School, participated in a Ball State University Department of History workshop for educators sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Pirates gave fans young and old a thrill in series win over Phils

PNC Park, one of MLB’s gems, sold out for Bucs’ Saturday night victory

by Steve Stallone Sports Editor

I’ve been going to the ballpark for 50 years, and after all these years it’s still a thrill. On Saturday night, I was in Pittsburgh with a lifelong friend to see the Philadelphia Phillies and hometown Pirates tangle, and it turned out to be a great game and threegame series.

On his own Bobblehead Night, all-star closer David Bednar held off a late Phillies’ rally and got a game-ending double-play with the tying run at third to give the Bucs a 7-6 victory.

It was a great ending (for Pirates fans, anyway) to another great experience at the ballpark and short stay in Pittsburgh.

Upon our arrival, we tailgated with Pirates fans in a parking lot right in front of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and right next to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Acrisure Stadium. From there, our walk to the stadium was only about four blocks.

While we were tailgating and looking around, I couldn’t help but reflect on all my visits to this town to

watch the Pirates play. My view through the parking lot to the Steelers’ new stadium used to be that of Three Rivers Stadium, where I saw my first big league baseball game as a 10-year-old Little Leaguer. Every year, at the end of the season our Little League organization would sponsor a trip to the game for all the players and any parents that wanted to go

along. In addition to that, my father would take us to a game each summer.

Man, how the game and the Pirates’ surroundings have changed since those days in the early 1970s.

Back then, you weren’t worried with how many pitches your starter threw.

I’d come to a game and expect the starting pitcher to

get at least to the seventh or eighth inning, and possibly notch a complete game. On Friday, the Pirates went through five pitchers and the Phils used four.

Watching the pitch clock on Saturday was also strange, something that is supposed to be speeding up the game. While it has produced some sub-2hour games this season, Saturday’s game went past three hours.

One of the most staggering changes off the field since my visits to Three Rivers is the prices. Everything from the parking and the game tickets themselves, to the concessions and souvenirs, have gone up astronomically.

My father and I attended Game 5 of the 1979 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and Pirates. The price of the ticket? Would you believe $10? And that includes taxes and fees. And they were decent seats, along the third base line, just above the box seats.

On Saturday, I paid $15... for a 24-ounce can of beer.

While our seats for Saturday’s game were excellent the front row in right field they cost $150 each after taxes and fees were added on. Parking was $24.

Still, regardless of the prices, it was another great experience at the ballpark.

PNC Park is one of the gems of the Major Leagues, offering great site lines of not only the game, but the city itself and Pittsburgh’s three rivers running through it. Inside, there are a variety

A 1979 World Series ticket from Pittsburgh’s epic 7-game win over the Baltimore Orioles cost $10, and that included all taxes and fees. The seat was on the third base side at old Three Rivers Stadium just above the box seats. It was notably from Game 5, when the Pirates began their rally from a 3-1 series deficit to win the final three games.

of things for the kids to do, a number of great concessions, and several patio seating areas where you can eat, drink and watch the game.

One of the highlights of the in-game activities are See PIRATES, page 16

Photo by Steve Stallone

PNC Park in Pittsburgh remains one of the best ballparks in the big leagues, and was the site of a memorable three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend. The hometown Pirates took the series, two games to one, with a pair of close wins, including Sunday’s walk-off thriller in the 10th inning.

Photo by Steve Stallone

Don Calhoun’s Million Dollar Shot

by Matthew Paris

Back in the early nineties, the NBA teamed up with sponsorships from SONY and American Express to do a “Million Dollar Shot” contest. The contest spanned over four years, and four fans were picked out of millions who entered. NBA players mentored the four, but none made the shot.

In the 1993 season, the Bulls held a promotion for their fans. Out of the 18,000 fans, one would be chosen to take a million-dollar shot.

It was not a mid-court shot but one that had to span the entire court length. The insurance company and the Bulls organization felt so comfortable that no one would make the shot they ran the promotion. Leading up to the Heat game, 19 lucky fans were chosen to try and make the shot. Out of the nineteen, there were a lot of air balls, even though a few shots reached the backboard, and one even hit the rim. But none of them went in.

Enter Don Calhoun, a

Chicago Bulls fan during the Jordan era. The year was 1993, April 14th, to be exact. The Bulls were squaring off against the Miami Heat in a home game. The Bulls are blowing out the Heat, and Jordan has 22 points in the first half.

But this was Don’s night, figuratively and literally. He stepped on the court, took a deep breath, then a dribble, and finally launched the shot. The impossible happened. It went in! Don Calhoun just made a milliondollar shot. The Bulls fans erupted, and Michael Jordan came over to give him a hug. Scottie Pippen joined in, as did the rest of the Bulls. The Bulls then brought out an oversized check as the cheers continued. But the jubilation didn’t last

long. Rules violation was the reason, the insurance company said. One rule was that the contestant could not have played organized basketball for five years leading up to the contest. Don was a member of a community basketball team, and he had informed the Bulls of that fact before being selected. The insurance company still cried foul, saying Don should have never been selected and that he would not be paid for making that shot.

The Chicago media got a hold of the story and backed Don. Michael and a few other Bulls players did, too. They went to the front office and asked the owners to pay. The Bulls held a press conference saying they

would, but only by way of splitting annual payments over 20 years. Don then received his first payment of $50,000.

A year later, Don ran into Michael, and Don wanted the legend to sign a basketball. First, though, Michael wanted to know if Don had received his money as promised. “Yes,” was the answer, and Don got his signed basketball, too.

Author and filmmaker Matthew Paris writes human interest sports stories at The Sports Column. His recently published Honor Among Players is available at Amazon.com.

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Pirates

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the Mrs. T’s Pierogies race, and we had an excellent view of the “racing pierogies”

battling injury and going through a variety of different lineups to stay relevant.

The weekend’s three-game performance against one of the NL’s strongest contenders proved that the Pirates are close, and

can compete with the best. Young stars like rookies Endy Rodriguez, Liover Peguero and Henry Davis had huge weekends, and fellow first-year player Josh Palacios hit a 2-run walk-off home run in the 10th on Sunday the first player in MLB history to hit a walkoff homer on his birthday.

Seventeen members of the Pirates’ roster are rookies, and many have been on the field either starting or playing key roles. Many others have three years’ experience or less.

What these young Pirates need to do is become more consistent, and the weekend series could be a turning point. If they can pile on a few wins and get on a little run, make a push for .500 and perhaps climb back into the division race, it would do wonders for the club moving forward.

trades. Here’s hoping Pirates’ management will hang on to what they have, and let these players continue to develop and contribute to what could be a major turnaround in Pittsburgh this season and a playoff push in the very near future.

Our seats for Saturday night’s PhiladelphiaPittsburgh baseball game at PNC Park were in the very front row in right field, and provided not only a great view of the game, but also of the traditional Mrs. T’s Pierogies race around the warning track. I captured the photo finish directly below me, with Red claiming victory.

cruising around the outfield warning track and finishing directly below us in front of the right field scoreboard.

It was cool to see the ballplayers still catering to the young fans too, as they would toss balls to them in the stands after warming up before each half-inning.

As for the on-field product, it was a big three-game series for the Pirates, who have become increasingly reliant on their rookies and rising young talent to make noise this season. After a strong start to the season, the past three months have been a struggle, as the Bucs plummeted from first place to last in the NL Central.

Since then, they’ve been trying to get their footing,

Photos by Steve Stallone

At the time of this writing, the final hours of MLB’s trade deadline are ticking away. Some of the Pirates’ key young stars like pitchers

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