WH POLICE HONOR KIDS WHO HONOR THEM: At the White Haven Borough Council meeting on August 22, Police Chief Tom Szoke recognized two young citizens. Kali Karnatski, left, raised $720 with her famous lemonade stand, and donated it to the department. Ava Radjavitch, right, wrote a letter thanking the police who, in her words, “help many people…[and] deserve a big Thank You.” Her letter, complete with artwork, earned her a Challenge Coin from the police department. Council president John Klem watches over the presentation.
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Woman’s love of hometown honored by Weatherly Festival by Ruth Isenberg
REMEMBERING A MOM WHO LOVED WEATHERLY: This year’s Weatherly Festival was dedicated to the memory of Kathie Paul, one of the organizers of the first Festival, and a key committee member up until last year, when she passed away following a stroke. Members of her family got together at the Festival on August 26. Shown with the Festival’s tribute to their mother are, from left, Dawn Clark, Beth Paul, and Louis Mastroddi Jr.
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Sometimes, we don’t realize how much someone does until they aren’t there to do it any more. This year, the Weatherly Festival Committee recognized the many contributions made by Kathie Paul to the Festival in the years before her death, dedicating the festival to her and putting together a photo montage displayed at their booth.Herchildren saw it as a reflection of the love she
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The White SesquicentennialHavenand River Festival special section was supported by 33 local advertisers. A photo in this section includes Festival Committee members Nancy Pflueger, Roger Schoch, Judy Gallagher, Seth Isenberg, Edna Radley, Steve Timinsky and Brian McCardle. Missing from the photo were Tom Pardi, Mark Gallagher, Jean Ackerman, James Lachette and Pat King.
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Lehigh Township was presented a bid for garbage collection at $20,335 per year for a five-year contract by Waste SupervisorsManagement.willconsider accepting the contract at their September meeting. Weatherly Police ended a “mini-riot” at Eurana Park on August 16. Police officer Kenneth Zipovsky arrived at the park to find a fight in progress between about 40 young people from Hazleton and 20 from Weatherly. With the help of police chief Robert Koch and other officers from the department who responded to Zipovsky’s call for backup (in about three minutes), the fight was broken up quickly. An 18 year-old man from Hazleton and two teen boys, 17 and 16, were arrested. Other arrests are pending. Koch noted the youths will pay a $300 fine and court costs.
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The Weatherly Area Community Pharmacy had a Back-To-School Sale featuring Weatherly Wrecker canvas backpacks, Weatherly Wrecker gym bags, and a variety of school supplies including Weath erly Wrecker pencils.
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This issue was 10 pages, plus and 8-page tab section all about the White Haven Festival on Saturday and Sunday.Camp Daddy Allen sent a letter of thanks to the White Haven Ambulance Association for their “kind and gentle mannerisms [which] helped calm a scary situation… We are glad to know that people like you are ready to assist in an emergency.”Kiddersupervisors, at their regular meeting, voted unanimously to hire deputy police chief Tim Crisante. It is a new position, added by request of police chief Ronald Gallagher. Some public who attended spoke out against adding the position, and left unhappy after the vote. Supervisors chairman Charles Getz explained that the PA Department of Community Affairs had recommended that the township police force be increased to eight members. He explained that while there are only 1,300 full-time residents, the population can grow to 20,000 “during the busy ski season.” Crisante’s contract runs to the end of the year, and at that time, “he will be evaluated for continued employment.”TheWhiteHaven Munic ipal Authority has made a temporary connection at the fire hydrant at the end of Buffalo Street in the borough to supply water from the Linesville Reservoir to residents affected by Tri Chloryl-Ethelene (TCE) contamination in the water from the Woodhaven well. Anyone using this will need to bring their own water containers. Efforts to get a Water Buffalo were thwarted by none being available to buy for four to six weeks. PA Department of Environ mental Resources represen tatives explained that the situation is temporary in light of the filtration plant coming online soon. The front page features a picture of the White Haven Festival banner being erected over Church Street at Erie. Chief Gary Shupp directed traffic and four White Haven firemen did the ladder work. This issue had the list of Weatherly Area Elementary and Middle School home room assignments. A photo inside this edition shows 6 and a half year-old Mary Law with her lemonade stand, set up at her par ent’s property at Towanda and Berwick Streets. She is the daughter of Mary Lou and Ron Law. (A cup was 25¢.)The White Haven Festival advertised that over 60 booths will line the streets of Main Street this weekend.
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That came as a real shock to Seth when he moved to Penn sylvania. In Massachusetts, registered Independents (which he was) could vote in the primary of their choice. To have a voice, he registered here as a Democrat. Bills being brought forward in the Pennsylvania legislature would create a different option. Voters registered as Inde pendent would be given the opportunity to vote in either the Republican or Democrat primary whichever they felt was the more critical. They would retain their status as Indepen dent for the general election.
A voice for independents
I am a registered Republican. I don’t vote the straight party ticket, and I consider myself an independent voter, but I am not registered as an Independent. In Pennsylvania, at least until now, people who don’t register as Republican or Dem ocrat have no voice in the primary elections. In effect, their civic participation is cut in half.
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Critics of previous attempts to solve the primary problem cite cases where some voters have switched registration just to influence the candidates of their opponents, usually trying to ensure that their ‘real’ candidate will have the weakest pos sible opponent. It’s a dirty trick, and it sometimes backfires. But the bipartisan study commissions working on this issue contend that this is neither widespread nor effective.
Pennsylvania is one of only nine states that doesn’t allow its citizens the right to vote if they don’t want to belong to one of the major political parties.
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The show window at Nansteel Quick Lunch dis plays a number of photos of our Boys in Service.
Local 48, International Fur & Leather Workers Union, is launching a drive to collect old and discarded furs. Union members will contribute hours after their work day (free) to make fur jackets for American and Allied Merchant Marines. …The union has adopted a slogan: “Keep the boys warm and they will make it hot for Hitler.”Several of the guards at the Atlas plant are now in special police uniforms.
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by Gregory M. Smith, MS On August 14, 2019 the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller announced the closure of Polk Center (PC) in Venango County and White Haven Center (WHC) in Luzerne County. She predicted the closures would take about three years to complete and promised an “everyday life for center residents as fully integrated members of our communities” (1). This decision was made in the vacuum of Harrisburg, heav ily influenced by the politics of disability rights with no input from the families, staff, community leaders, legislators and most of all the people who live within these two communities. The shock and pain of this announcement was imme diately felt by the more than 1,200 families, residents and staff in Northeast and Northwest Pennsylvania; those most directly affected and hurt by this decision. A decision that they were not asked about or consulted and would have a far-reach ing impact on their lives for years to Withincome.weeks of this announcement the required public hearings were held at each location to take public comments on this decision. Overwhelmingly, the public declared their support for these two communities. Families of people residing at the centers and local com munity leaders spoke against this arbitrary decision. Many more submitted written tes timony supporting the need for center services. After the announcement Miller and company, along with Governor Wolf, were warned at a special legislative hearing involving families, advocates and experts that this decision was wrong and could result in needless, premature deaths. Later, in a December 2019 letter to Governor Wolf the WHC Board of Trustees cautioned that moving these men and women, because of their advanced age, physical and medical needs posed substantial risks and that closing the two centers at the same time was ill advised. The Governor, nor anyone from DHS or the state Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) ever responded to theseSecretaryconcerns.Miller, now long gone, promised that the “process would not be rushed” and she committed to working “with the resi dents, families and staff to assure a smooth, safe tran sition”. She also stated “no person would leave PC or WHC without a destination of their choosing” (1). Every aspect of these closures, when compared to other facility closures, has been chaotic and unsafe.
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Secretary Miller, nor Governor Wolf, for whatever the reason, have never visited either center. That’s right, they upended the lives of more than 1,000 families and never had the decency, perhaps fortitude, to meet with those most affected to explain their decision. At the time of the announcement, PC served 194 people and 112 lived at WHC. All of these individuals are adults with severe and profound intel lectual and development disabilities. Nearly all have a complex array of physical disabilities, serious med ical issues and behavioral challenges of any group of people that Pennsylvania directly serves. Few have speech, many take food and nourishment through tube feedings and most are
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(4).So, where do we stand now? Of the original 194 people at Polk, only 11 have chosen to be moved to a group home setting of which one has died. An additional 19 people have been moved to another State Center. Despite mounting pressure (harassing phone calls) from ODP staff, the families of 136 people have chosen to wait out the results of their lawsuit. Since August 2019, 28 people served at Polk have died including at least 1 from COVID. The people still at PC are being threat ened with forced relocation, (transferred without family/ guradian consent), to Ebens burg Center or Selinsgrove Center.White Haven residents have been less fortunate. Of the original 112 center residents, 5 have moved to a group home and so far 7 have been relocated to Selinsgrove Center of which one has died. Tragically, 34 (30%) people have died during this period, including at least 7 from COVID. The highest among all State Centers. Like Polk, the 65 people still at the center are facing forced relocation to Selinsgrove in the weeks ahead.When alarms were sounded about the weekly deaths occurring at the WHC, the Board of Trustees met with the Department of Health demanding an independent review of these deaths. ODP reluctantly agreed. A clinician from the Department of Health reviewed the death infor mation and found nothing suspicious. The actual report was never shared, even with the clinical leadership of the centers. This is just another example of ODP’s indiffer
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THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 PAGE 5 ence toward the people who live and work within these communities.Theinitial,great exodus out of the centers caused by the closure announcement were not the residents, but most of the senior and experienced direct service workers. We are talking about those employees who train and mentor new staff and are most familiar with the physical and behavioral needs of the residents. They left in droves for other State positions which accelerated when the pandemic hit in late February 2020. Most were faced with losing a pre ferred assignment if they did not take what was offered. If you did not take the position offered, the job went to the next, more senior person.
In his veto message the Governor stated, “All people deserve the opportunity to live among their family and peers in integrated, supportive homes. Quality home and community-based care should be the priority for the individuals we serve.” He further stated, “No resident will leave these state-operated centers without a destination of the resident’s and the family’s choosing, including the option to remain in a state center setting” (6). Governor Wolf fails to address the complex medical and behav ioral needs of this medically fragile population. Cur rently, Senate Bill 924 which provides for a 5-year mora torium on center closures is making its way through the State House. It is to be seen if this legislative approach will have enough votes to overcome an expected Wolf veto.Itis about the money and the more than 12,000 people on waiting lists statewide. If ODP is successful in closing the centers you still have the cost of maintaining the large campuses at PC and WHC. Conservatively, based on previous closures, when you factor in the cost to heat, electric and on-grounds security the cost shift to the Department of General Services will at least a million dollars a year at each location. It is fools’ math to think the forced transfer of this many people out of PC and WHC to another center will save state dollars. It likely could cost much more in lives lost to the shock caused by these moves. Since August 2019, 20% (n=62) of the people at PC and WHC have died. A number that will likely go up in the weeks ahead. State attorneys are now planning the final, involuntary moves of the people remaining at these two centers. One center director has indicated he expects all the moves will be completed by the end of October and center officially closed by November 30th. It is time to end this insanity. Settle the lawsuit. Support the moratorium and do a study that objectively assesses the need for state center services. In the meantime, if people want to leave, let them. Right size, down size the centers as needed. Reduce WHC to unit status and link its administrative support to Selinsgrove. Stop pressuring families to force a decision that they do not want to make. Return choice and control back to the individual or their family/ guardian. Stop the forced relocation of these older Pennsylvanians away from family and friends. Support those who want to stay by giving them some perma nency as they live out the rest of their Everyday Lives. In closing, I want to recognize and commend the hard work and dedication of the direct service workers at the Polk and White Haven centers. All of you, in every position, have done an amazing job working countless numbers of hours during the most difficult time of this closure and pandemic. The families and I appreciate all of you for the work you are doing for our states most vulnerable citizens. Gregory M. Smith, MS Mr. Smith is the former White Haven Center Director and was the Chief Executive Officer of the Mayview State Hospital, Harrisburg State Hospital and Allentown State Hospi tal. He is a contributor and advisor to The World Health Organization on Mental Health Services. References: James E. Department Of Human Services Announces Three-Year Plan to Close Two State Centers, Tran sition Residents to Com munity Living. Available at: aspx?newsid=406pa.gov/Pages/DHS_details.https://www.media.
James E. Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller To Depart Wolf Adminis tration April 30. Available at: local/luzerne-county/wnep.com/article/news/AvailableWhitesuitty-system/8924524002/dress-collapse-pa-disabiliwolf-lawmakers-fail-adstory/opinion/2021/12/17/https://www.goerie.com/system.collapselawmakersaspx?newsid=678pa.gov/pages/DHS_details.https://www.media.GuestOpinion:Wolf,failtoaddressofPa.disabilityAvailableat:ShrubC.FederalLawFiledtoKeep(Polk)HavenCenteropen.at:https://www. federal-lawsuit-to-be-filedopen/523-d7d2b117-786e-to-keep-white-haven-center4804-8237-63ffd00e90f0JenningsvWolfcase text. Available at: jennings-v-wolfcasetext.com/case/https:// Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill That Would Halt State Center Closures. Available at: state-center-closures/vetoes-bill-that-would-halt-pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-https://www.governor. website storiesforpocononewspapers.comatin-between-issueandevents
ODP/DHS could have suspended closure activities during the pandemic and postponed the staff moves to protect this fragile popula tion, but would not do so. Costs, waiting lists and some misguided notion of what an institution is are the real reasons behind this closure action. True, because of the complex physical and behavioral needs of these individuals, all of whom require 24-7 care, services of this type are expensive. However, no matter where they are served their needs will be costly to meet. Mov ing them to a community bed, if you can find one, or another State Center and you are just shifting the costs from one agency to another. In the meantime, staff shortages caused by the closure dependenceannouncement,ontoomany contract staff, working short staffed, record amounts of overtime and a lack of effective monitoring has resulted in all centers failing to consistently meet even basic standards of care. During the past three years every state center has been on at least one, 90-day decertification actions by the Department of Health. A majority of legislators, from both parties across the aisle have gone on the record supporting State Center services. In February 2020 Senate Bill 906 was passed by both the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Rep resentative’s but was later vetoed by Governor Wolf.
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Festival chair Mike Bellizia praised her work ethic, and echoed much of what her children had shared. “As much as the small band of determined group work so very hard keeping the annual town Festival alive, Kathie was a standout. People ask how I could keep all the vendors and locations straight, and the answer was Kathie. She organized and presented typed pages with all the information weeks before the event. She did it every year and always the same format so I couldn’t go wrong. She was never afraid to say what she thought, never losing focus of the main goal and never missing a beat regardless of how tired she was. She has left a hole too large to fill. We have and will continue to miss her terribly.”Dawnsummed it up. “My mother loved it here; not at first, it was a hard move from South Philly, but she loved the people who lived in the “Shetown.”really loved Weatherly,” Beth concluded.
PAGE 6 THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 had for her adopted home town of Weatherly, and they gathered at the Festival to experience first-hand the community event she helped create.Daughter Dawn Clark explained that Kathie first volunteered when Weatherly was celebrating its 100th anniversary. Her role was finding vendors, and setting up booths. She enjoyed it so much that as it became an annual event, she stayed involved, up until the end of herKathielife. was all about family, Dawn explained. She came to Weatherly from Philadelphia, not knowing a soul. “Within a few years everyone came to our house. She treated everyone as family, as she would want to beDaughtertreated.” Beth Paul agreed, noting her mom was “as outspoken and real as possible…talking to everyone the same way she would tell herDawnkids.”said Kathie was a wonderful mother, something she didn’t fully understand until she became a mom herself, and began to realize how hard it must have been to always be there as a single mother to three kids.“Inever, ever, ever felt for a second I wasn’t loved… so many people don’t have that,” Beth added. Son Louis Mastroddi Jr. talked about her devotion to the Festival, and to Weatherly, remembering that she would come home from work and head right to her computer, starting on the next year’s Festival almost as soon as one ended.
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I cannot explain the process in my allotted space; it is best to call several law firms who will take the time to explain the complexities. Many of these firms do not charge an up front fee but will collect when the case is decided. Don’t hesitate to ask what percentage of the settlement they will charge; that could mean the differ ence of thousands of dollars you will receive.
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The following group is eligible to file in the case of Camp Lejeune to collect financial compensation in a Camp Lejeune lawsuit, including military members, civilians, family members, and anyone who developed health conditions or con genital disabilities from exposure. I will publish any updates as they are received.
Veterans eligible for pre sumptive service connection include former Reservists and National Guard mem bers who were discharged on conditions other than dishonorable.Thereareseveral ways for Veterans to seek benefits: File a claim online through www.va.gov. File under one of the presumed Camp Lejeune illnesses in the application. The application should include evidence of service at Camp Lejeune during the required timeframe and medical evidence showing a diagnosis. Work with an apps/accreditation/index.onerepresentativeaccreditedoragent.Findat:www.va.gov/ogc/
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As August wound down, Ruth and I kept busy with various Journals to put out, and with events. On Thurs day evening we attended a fundraiser, Friday evening and Saturday afternoon we were at the Weatherly Festival, and Monday was a medical day at Penn Med in Philadelphia. Not bad for a cancer patient. The doctors want me active and strong… so far, so good. After work on Friday, Ruth and I went to the Weatherly Festival for some dinner, and to hear the band. We stayed until rain threatened…and then the rainstorm missed us. Saturday, I took some parade pictures of the many fire trucks that came out to celebrate Citizens’ Fire Com pany’s new rescue pumper. Then both of us returned to the Weatherly Festival to enjoy the Weatherly Police Department stand’s zucchini cakes, plus food and drinks from the many other orga nizations selling food. We finished by taking pictures of the actual dedication a prayer, recognitions and speeches, then finally a Champagne bottle to break over the Sundaybumper…wasalight day, but I got some yard work in and used the rest of the afternoon for shopping. Now that I have heard from my doctors and have a sense of what my fall treat ments will be, Ruth and I are planning some road trips. Once the weather cools, we have a list of places to visit. There are also festivals and events we want to attend including the PA Renais sance Faire some weekend day when the temperatures are in the 70s, plus the Celtic Classic in Bethlehem the last weekend of this month AND the Bloomsburg Fair which starts that same weekend and runs through October 1. School is back in session. There’s a gathering of kids and parents by our front yard for the bus each school morning now. The dogs are getting used to the sound of many loud voices and are re-learning not to bark a them. Our older dog, Bull, a German Short-Haired Pointer, lets us know how he’s feeling. He squeaks, he hoots, a bit of grrrrring. We’ve begun to call this his yodeling. In the morning, he has a routine where he’s excited to go out for the first time, and if delayed, he’ll start with a low whine, and change pitch. When he wants a toy, he’ll point at it, then make noises…yodels… until he gets his way. It’s football season, from high school to college to the pros. I’m ready to see some good football games, though any football is better than most baseball in my opinion. My last dose of baseball for a while was the highlights of the Little League World Series. Some locals went out to Williamsport to see a game or two. They reported back that it was lots of fun. Labor Day weekend has a mix of fun, including the Blakeslee Rotary Car Show on Sunday in the infield of Pocono Raceway, and the Great Allentown Fair. The next weekend, there’s a Car Show in White Haven on Saturday the 10th, sponsored by local White Haven organizations.EuranaPark pool has closed ahead of Labor Day weekend as the college kids went back to TobyhannaCongratulationsschool.toTownship on the opening its dog park in Blanche Price Park in Pocono Pines. I am hoping to see a dog park in Kidder Township and am looking for volun teers and a site, and the same for near to White Haven. Our sightings this week include a beautiful red-tailed hawk in flight, and a side view of another hawk that flew past our car. There’s a great big buck wandering in the woods in Foster Town ship, and cute twin fawns in Lehigh Township. I’ve also sighted some foxes out hunt ing at night and am hearing about bear sightings. Best wishes to everyone for a good Labor Day week end, and be healthy…
Veterans Corner
Civil suits and class action lawsuits. As you now see on TV, hundreds of law firms seek plaintiffs to represent. This action is not connected to the Department of Vet eran Affairs. This action is very complex. If you decide to join in the lawsuits, check the reputation carefully of a firm you choose to go with, read all their online reviews and check with the Better Business Bureau.
This Month: Home Town Heroes, stories of those who served.
asp. Go to a VA regional office and get assistance from a VA employee. The VFW, Disabled American Veterans also have Veteran Service Officers that will guide you through and file the claim for free. Luzerne and Carbon County also have dedicated VSOs to assist you; contact The Director of Veteran Affairs in Luzerne and Carbon counties.
CAMP LEJEUNE UPDATE Concerning the Camp Lejeune water contami nation, there is a Veterans Claim process for those who served at Camp Lejeune and a civil claims process for veterans, family members, and children. Both are very involved and cannot be explained here. First, let’s look at veterans. The VA recently established a presumption of service connection for certain dis eases associated with con taminants found in the early 1980s at Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps Base in Lejeune, NC. Two on-base water supply systems were contaminated with the volatile organic com pounds trichloroethylene (TCE) - a metal perchloroethylenedegreaser;(PCE)- a dry-cleaning agent; benzene; and vinyl chloride. To be eligible for a presumptive service connection, Veterans must have served at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987, and later developed one of the follow ing eight conditions: Adult leukemia, Aplastic anemia, and other syndromes,myelodysplasticBladdercancer,Kidneycancer,Livercancer,Multiplemyeloma,Non-Hodgkin’slymphoma,andParkinson’sdisease.
All are invited to a Big Band Swing Dance performed by the Hazleton Philharmonic Big Band on Friday, September 2, 6-9 p.m. The historic 125 year old Freeland Dance Hall Pavilion, Front Street (next to the Freeland YM-YWCA) will be the concert location. The music event is completely indoors unaffected by weather. Great food, snacks, and refreshments will be available. It’s a rare opportunity to hear and experience the sounds of an authentic 1940s Big Jazz Orchestra. Plan to dance the night away or just enjoy the awesome music.
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Weatherly ALA Unit 360 honors PA Poppy Poster winners
At American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360’s recent meeting members honored three Weatherly students who were 1st place winners in the Department of Pennsylvania’s Amer ican Legion Auxiliary’s Poppy Poster contest. The winners were: 1st Place: Class I: Katherine Courson1stPlace: Class II: Melina Ayala
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1st Place: Class III: Mya Binder Each winner received a monetary gift and a certificate. Their posters were forward to National for judging at the ALA’s National convention the end of August. In the first row are, from left, Georgeann Herling, Donna Thomas, Katherine Courson, WASD Art teacher Maddie Zink (accepting for Melina Ayala, who was unable to attend), and Georgia Farrow. In the back row are Sally Mitchell and Mya Binder. Readers—want your organization’s activities featured in these pages? Send news tips, press releases and photos to the editor at journalruth@gmail.com, or call570-215-0204 xt2. Please note, if you have sent material to journalnews@pa.metrocast. net and it has not appeared in print, we apologize, but that email is no longer accessible. Please use journalruth@gmail.com instead.
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Heritage Hill closes summer concert series with Solid Gold Doo-Wop
Junior and Senior members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 transported and donated 11 bushels of soda can tabs to the Ronald McDonald House at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. This is annual Community Service Project for Unit 360.
Heritage Hill Senior Community’s outdoor concert series comes to a close with fabulous entertainment by Solid Gold Doo-Wop. Join us in our parking lot, at 800 Sixth St., Weatherly, for the finale on Thursday, Septem ber 8, at 6:30 p.m. Get ready to jump, jive and swing the evening away with enjoyable tunes from the doo-wop era performed by Solid Gold Doo-Wop. Don’t forget your lawn ofmentsComplimentarychairs.refreshareavailable,courtesyHeritageHill.Ifinclement weather occurs, the concert will be held on Thursday, September 13. RSVPs are appreciated; please call Rachael or Brittany at 570-427-4500. Breakfast at VFW VFW 6615 of White Haven will sponsor an all you can eat breakfast on Sunday, September 11, from 8 a.m. to Noon. For information call 570-443-3333 after 2:00 daily.
Shown from left are Noelle Rambaran, Betty Henry, Bette Rambaran, Carol Eroh, and Aurelia Rambaran.
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Jellyfish Jam by Alex Zidock
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I got into a mess as sticky as grape jelly on a toddler’s bib. I’m going to die, I thought. I’m a fisherman, some times a fly-rodder in and around Pocono waters and wherever I travel. The 9-weight rod I take to the Salmon River in New York is hefty enough for some of the larger piscatorial species found around the Florida Keys. That’s where it happened.OnU.S.1, at about mile marker 80 is Islamorada, the sport fishing capital of the world. My place for real fishing fun. After a morning wrestling match with a 70-pound tarpon on light tackle from a guided boat, I wadded the turquoise water in front of the resort. My rod loaded with wire leader and a big, white Lefty’s Deceiver tied on a 2/0 hook. I wadded, casting, wadding further and further. Shuffling my feet forward until the water splashed above the waistband on my shorts and I could cast the Deceiver to the edge of the wooden pilings, the barra cuda did not disappoint. Suddenly, I was surrounded by a large pod of jellyfish. Some looked as big as grapefruits cut in half dan gling angel hair pasta. All wrapped up in catching and releasing these voracious 2 to 4-pounders, I was having fun until that happened. I was sure I would die, stung to death in paradise, and unnoticed by the tannedskin bikini princesses basking on blankets in the sand. I could become shark snack. Feeling a ting, but not a sting, I held my rod high and my breath long as I slowly slid my clogs closer to the beach. The pod of jellyfish seemed to escort my journey almost until my knocking knees cleared the brine. I made it. For the next several hours, my lower body tingled. Psychological? I’m thinking it was a reaction from the toxic pod of jelly fish sweating as much as I did.After several soapy show ers, then later relaxing at the poolside, I could imagine my Pocono fishing buddies reading the headline in this newspaper, “Sport Fishing Capitol of the World claims longtime writer as he fails to get out of a jellyfish jam.”
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by Steve Stallone Sports Editor With seven returning starters, highlighted by standout goalkeeper Isabella Caporuscio, from last year’s 18-3 District 2 championship team, new head coach Amanda Tredinnick can’t wait to get the field hockey season started at Crestwood. “Our team is excited and ready to kick off the 2022 season,” Tredinnick said. “We have seven starters returning and the energy on our practice field has been outstanding. “We are working hard to get back to the district championship and a berth in the state playoffs,” added Tredinnick, who warned: “There is a lot of strong competition returning to the WVC this season. We hope to be one of those top AmbosieandsenioranchorsCaporuscio,teams.”asenior,thedefense,whilemidEmmaGuydishjuniorforwardGabbyarekeystarters returning to the offense. In addition, Tredinnick will be banking on seniors Ali Andes (F-M), Kaitlin Martin (M-D) and Lauren Schmude (D); and juniors Kyra Daniel (M-D), Emily Delvecchio (M-F), Morgan Koons (M-F), Aubrey Macri (F), Sydney Magda (F-D), Maggie Modrovsky (D), Liv Oresick (F-D), Anna Thomas (GK) and Ainsley Webby (GK). They are joined on the roster by sophomores Violet Balara (F), Kylah Kelly (M-D), Emmy Lazo (F), Ava McConnell (M), and Alyse WanchisenRounding(F-M).outthis year’s squad are freshmen Macie Centak, Alex Geiger, Madi Geiger, Allie George, Addison Robbins, Callie Koons, Julia Dessoye, Lauren Falcheck, Haley Keiser and Mackenzie Kovalski.TheLady Comets were to open their season Tuesday against Pittston Area.
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Citizens’ Fire Company #1 of Weatherly dedicated its new 2022 KME Rescue/ Engine on Saturday. There was a parade, attended by 16 fire companies, with 36 vehi cles, ending at Weatherly’s Festival in Eurana Park. The Dedication took place after the various fire com panies found spots to park their vehicles, then grab some refreshment. During this time, the new truck was on display. Parade trophies were presented, then the ceremony got underway. Chaplain Rodney Murphy of Faith Church opened with a prayer. There were speeches, and recognitions including one given person ally by state representative Doyle Heffley. This was followed by the breaking of three champagne bottles to christen the vehicle. This truck was the last KME Rescue/Pumper off the KME line in Nesquehoning. The event also commemo rated the 125th Anniversary of Citizen’s Fire Company #1.
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Located 6 Miles from White Haven, 1 Mile from County Home in Weatherly on Lehigh Gorge Drive (Weatherly-White Haven Highway) www.weatherlycountryinn.com
A plaque was presented to supporting municipalities Weatherly Borough and Packer Township. Below, Citizens’ Fire Company #1 president John Floyd presents a plaque to Packer supervisor Robert Selert, as Pat Dougherty, treasurer of the Fire Company, Ray Desrosiers, oldest member and past fire chief, and fire chief Tom Breznitsky look on. Above, council member Norm Richie displays the borough plaque.
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Citizens’ new KME Rescue/Engine leads the parade. Citizens’ Fire Company #1 president John Floyd christened the truck by breaking a bottle of champagne.
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The dominant way Max Verstappen won the Belgium Grand Prix is the storyline of Formula One 2022. And the story is very different from how the season began. Red Bull’s reliability issues caused Verstappen to retire from two of the season’s first three races, while Ferrari and Charles Leclerc looked unstoppable. Since then, Verstappen has won nine out of the season’s 14 races. Last Sunday’s race put an exclamation point on Verstappen’s dominance as he came from 14th place (of twenty) to win the race by 22 seconds over teammate Sergio Perez. An engine change penalty dropped Verstappen to near the back of the grid even though he qualified on Sat urday to start from the pole position. It didn’t matter. It took him only twelve laps to take the lead; from there, he never looked back. The story is very different at Ferrari, which has continually dropped points unnecessarily through poor team strategy and team/ driver errors. Problems continued on Sunday with tire issues and poor race strategy. Leclerc was forced into an early pit stop due to a discarded visor tearoff becoming stuck in his brakes.After recovering, Leclerc looked set to claim a respectable 5th-place finish. However, with two laps remaining, Ferrari mysteriously brought him in for another pit stop. The reason, we learned later, was an attempt to steal the extra fastest lap point from Verstappen. But Leclerc exceeded the pit-lane speed limit during that needless extra stop, resulting in a five-second race time pen alty that dropped him back to sixth place in the final race classification. What could have been for Ferrari now seems lost. With nine races left in the season, Verstappen has a 98-point lead over Leclerc in the chase for the Driver’s title, and Red Bull has a 118-point lead over Ferrari in the Con structor’s chase. Moreover, Verstappen may be able to reach, if not exceed, the record of 13 race victories in a single season jointly held by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Formula One 2022 looks to be the year of the Red Bull with a second consecutive world championship for Max Verstappen. Sports Column.
Weatherly Area 369, Marian 491 - Owen Broskoskie turned in the low score of 84 at Mountain Laurel, and received plenty of support from his teammates as the Wreckers handled vis iting Marian in a Schuylkill League Division II match.
Verstappen, Red Bull running away with Formula One 2022 season by Dan Cawley
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Golf Wreckers,Roundup Comets notch victories
Panther Valley 380, Weatherly Area 396Drew Kokinda’s medalist round of 80 showed the way, as Panther Valley edged host Weatherly Area in a Schuylkill League match last week at Mountain Laurel. Carson Surotchak (98), Brad Hood (101) and Hayden Goida (101) concluded the Panthers’ top four. For the Wreckers, Hinkle shot 96, vonFrisch had a 98, and Nemshick and Broskoskie carded identical 101s.
The Weatherly Area golf team split a pair of Schuylkill League matches during the past week, while the Crestwood golfers continue their early-season success with another victory.
Crestwood Wilkes-Barre155,Area 178 - Blue Ridge Trail, Derek Johnson shot a 2-under par 34 and Owen Blazick carded a 36 to lead the unbeaten Comets to their eighth straight win. Tommy Biscotti contributed a 42 and Luke Joseph a 43 to Crestwood’s scoring. Jordan Wychock topped the Wolfpack with a 39. Brady Gerrity had a 41.
Jack Nemshick and Maddie vonFrisch scored identical 94s for the Wreckers, and Tyler Hinkle came home in 97, as Weatherly golfers secured the top four spots. Leading Marian were Sam Farrone (102), Alex Krupt (128), Tevin Walsh (128) and Delaney Erickson (133).
Crestwood captured both doubles matches and went on to edge MMI Prep 3-2 for the Lady Comets’ first tennis win of the season on Monday. Ella Richards got Crestwood’s lone singles win at No. 3, defeating Brenna Eckhart 6-4, 6-3. At first doubles, the Lady Comets’ Madison Van Gorden and Samantha Olszyk turned back Eve Corazza and Katie Sissick (6-3, 6-2), while Julia Glowacki and Olivia Jardine teamed up to blank Kae Malay and Diane Arias (6-0, 6-0), to clinch the WVC match for Crestwood (1-1).
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Executive Education Academy Charter also won the junior varsity match 2-1.
With a large senior class and some incoming talent, the Weatherly Area girls’ volleyball team brings confidence into a new season this fall. Coming off a 3-14 campaign (0-11 Schuylkill League) in 2021, sixth-year head coach Nicole Hinkle welcomes back several experienced players, including seniors Kelly Michaels, Abby Paisley and Rebecca Schell, along with returning junior Taylor WestonKellyTeodoreseu,RosenlundKislan,HinkleDavidovich.pointstoChristalsophomoresRachelandAbigailandfreshmenReinerandAbigailasplayerstowatch.
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Tennis Roundup
Comet netters notch first win
MMI Prep (0-4) picked up its two match points in singles play. At first singles, Kendall Orozco held off Hanna Ziegler in three sets (6-2, 2-6, 6-2). At No. 2 singles, it was the Lady Preppers’ Ava Genetti over Camerone Carlos (6-1, 6-0).Wyoming Seminary 4, Crestwood 0 - Last week in Kingston, Wyoming Seminary three singles players dropped a total of three games en route to its shutout victory. Ella Krypel defeated Hannah Ziegler 6-3, 6-0; Maya Rosenthal beat Camerone Carlos 6-0, 6-0; and Lisa Martens was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Darin Khuseyn.Indoubles, the Blue Knights’ Addison PriebeAma Reitsma team topped Julia JardineGlowacki-Olivia6-1,6-3;andSem’s MoulesSarah-Connors-Elisabethpairwasahead of Madison Van GordenSamantha Olszyk 6-4, 8-8 when the match was halted. THURS. 9:30 PM Replays: FRI. 8:30 AM & 9:30 PM SAT. 12:30 PM • SUN. 1 AM & 11:30 AM MON. 12 AM & 6 AM • TUES. 7:30 AM ALL OUTDOORS • WILDLIFE HUNTING & FISHING CONSERVATION • ENVIRONMENT HOSTS: Alex & JoAnne Zidock
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The Lady Wreckers got off to a fast start in their opener at Executive Education Charter last week, winning the first game 25-18. Executive Charter rallied to win the next three (25-16, 25-17, 25-18) to pocket the non-league victory. Michaels had three aces, two kills and two digs for Weatherly. Kislan knocked down six kills; Schell chipped in three kills and three blocks; and Paisley added seven assists.
SCHEDULE August: 26 - at Executive Ed. Charter; 30Shenandoah Valley. September: 1 - at Mahanoy Area; 3 - at North Schuylkill Invitational; 6 - Palmerton; 8 - at Panther Valley; 9 - at Lincoln Leadership Academy; 12 - Salem Christian; 13 - Marian; 15 - at Schuylkill Haven; 20 - Williams Valley; 22 - at Minersville; 23 - Executive Ed. Charter; 27 - Nativity; 29 - at Shenandoah Valley; 30 - at MMI Prep. October: 3 - Lincoln Leadership Academy; 4 - Mahanoy Area; 6 - at Tri-Valley; 11 - Panther Valley; 13 - at Marian.
Comets’ Bibla has jersey retired in pregame ceremony
“We felt good at halftime, and felt we were in a good spot,” said Crestwood head coach Ryan Arcangeli, whose team trailed 7-0 but continuously kept shooting itself in the foot with penalties. “’Men, it’s not what they are doing, it’s what we are doing to ourselves,’” Arcangeli said to them. “We were going to hang our hats on those seniors up front.” With senior linemen John Jones, Aidan Jardine and Chris Smolenak leading the way in the trenches, the Comets piled up 12 first downs and 159 yards on the ground in the second half, capping two 12-play scoring drives with short TD runs fromThen,Rolles.with the clock winding down, they iced the game with a final touchdown run, this one a 23-yarder by freshman quarterback Jaden Shedlock, who was making his varsity debut.
Crestwood High School graduate and current assistant coach Martin Bibla received a surprise gift Friday night before kickoff against Valley View, as he was presented with his officially retired jersey by the Crestwood administrators. Bibla starred at Crestwood and the University of Miami before going on to a playing career in the NFL. Joining him at the celebration are his family members, including, front row from left: Marin and Quinn; second row: Mariusz, Anna and Martin; and third row: Magnus and Lincoln.
Valley View on opening night
The Comets then gave their assistant coach a victory to put the icing on theNoahcake.Schultz rushed for 100 yards, teammate Hunter Rolles scored a pair of short touchdowns, and the Comets flattened the defending Dis trict 2 champs in a matchup of the last two district cham pions in Class 4A.
Valley View entered the contest as the heavy favorite, with star quarterback Adam Howanitz and standout running back Connor Hilling in the fold, but the Comets held both in check. Hilling rushed for 42 yards before exiting in the second half with a cramping issue, and Howanitz had just 44 yards of total offense.
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On a night when they honored the most decorated lineman in their school’s history, the Crestwood line delivered a performancememorableofitsown on opening night last Friday.
The Comets ran the ball all but once after intermission, driving for three second-half scores en route to a 20-7 upset of visiting Valley View. The non-conference win avenged two losses to the Cougars last season, including a 38-7 dusting in the district playoffs. It was Crestwood’s first win in seven tries against Valley View. Prior to the start of the opener, the Comets surprised former standout lineman and current Crest wood assistant coach Martin Bibla, retiring his jersey during a pregame ceremony. Bibla starred for the Comets, then won a championship as a starting offensive linemen at the University of Miami before embarking on a lengthy NFL career.
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The Cougars took advantage of two 15-yard Crestwood penalties to put together their only scoring drive in the second quarter. They took the lead right before halftime on a doublepitch where Hilling took the first pitch, and tossed it out wide to James Laparulo for a six-yard score and a 7-0 cushion at the break. Yards were hard to come by for the Valley View offense, however, as the Comet defense held the Cougars to just 106 yards and nine first downs for the game. Shedlock accounted for 115 yards of total offense himself in his varsity debut for the CrestwoodComets.is back in action Friday night at Dallas.
