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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 • Volume 41 – No. 12 ©2020, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved

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New Weatherly Council Room’s first meeting is busy one

Council votes to take down former steel plant crane and old walls

by Seth Isenberg

THANK YOU: On Sunday, members of the White Haven Volunteer Fire Company said “thank you,” to Kali Karnatski and Jared Ellis Jr. In August, the cousins raised money by selling lemonade and treats (made by mom Lauren Karnatski).

Total raised was over $1,700. After the presentation, the kids were taken for a ride on the fire engine. Shown in the first row, from left, are Mike Dotter, Jared, Kali and Lauren. Behind them are fire company members Dean Raudenbush Jr., Dean Raudenbush Sr., Jared Ellis Sr., and David Raudenbush, Ashley Dinko, Christine Finello, Rich Jones, Andrew Jones and John Klem.

JH: Ruth Isenberg

Manager Harold Pudliner was authorized to speak with land preservation trusts who Weatherly Council met in are looking at buying the coal the new council chambers of lands around the Penrose reserthe new borough building for the first time on October 12. voir, hoping they might buy this The noontime meeting had a unused borough land as well. full agenda.

The reservoir was at one time Council voted to publish pro- the borough’s water supply. posed changes to the traffic orA discussion of the former dinance. Included is a parking Weatherly Steel property and ban on High Street and West the crumbling walls of the Main Street, an increase in fines Trainworks’ former railroad for a snow ban parking violashops showed a plan to cretion to $75, and an increase in a ate a lovely park on the site. fine for a dumpster not authoEnvironmental issues require rized on the street to $100.

See WEATHERLY, page 5 It was agreed to look into logging the borough’s wooded properties for income, and for fire safety.

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Editorial

From the Archives From The Weatherly Herald, October 22, 1970 James Faust and Cletus Milan, Publishers Monday, the United Fund Appeal parade was held to open the campaign. Top of the page photo is of 1971 United Fund of the Greater Weatherly Area Queen Donna Jean Leibensperger wearing her tiara, seated on the rear seat of Reid Rahn’s convertible with Rotary exchange student Yoshiko Narita (dressed in kimono with fan).

Another photo shows Sherry Fairchild and David Hittinger of RD 2, Weatherly, being honored for outstanding achievements in 4-H.

Paula Grega, a senior at

Postal problems hard to solve

by Ruth Isenberg

Lately this hasn’t been the case. People are reporting not getting papers for several weeks, then getting three at once.

We’ve gotten an unusual number of calls The problem isn’t new; equipment has from out-of-town subscribers over the last several weeks. They aren’t getting their papers been aging out, and “efficiencies” have when they expect them. We are hearing in par- meant days with little first class or periodticular from subscribers north of Philadelphia. ical class mail over the last several years.

This year, like everything else, it’s been Sometimes there are good reasons for mail politicized. One side defends the status quo; delays. The subscriber may have moved, and the other points fingers. No one does anyforgotten to file a change of address form thing to improve it. with the Post Office. (As an aside, if you move We can’t do anything to improve it either. please notify us directly. Your change of address may take a few weeks to make it into the We’d suggest contacting your local post computerized data base from which our labels office, which is staffed by great people who want to help but are limited in what they are generated, but we can make the change immediately.) Severe weather can interrupt at can do—at least they can record the complaint and pass it up the line. If you are any stage along the delivery route, from entry really motivated, contact your representaat the White Haven Post Office, to truck or plane transport along the way, to final local tives in Congress; they could do something, but probably won’t. delivery.

In the meantime, we are offering a free Certain areas of the country have always had slower deliveries than others. Florida is often a e-subscription (normally $20) to any out-ofweek behind. The west coast takes a while. But town subscriber who is having delivery issues.

Just call us at 570-215-0204 xt304, or e-mail delivery has usually been consistent. People journalruth@gmail.com. We want you to remight have gotten their papers almost a week after it was published, but they generally got it ceive your paper. on a regular schedule.

looked small in the huge, beautiful Scranton stadium.”

Even as this newspaper went to press, plans for the Homecoming this Saturday afternoon were still in the making.

The Weatherly Lions Club Weatherly Knee-Hi football sent a letter to the School teams will travel to Jim Thorpe Board saying that beginning this Sunday to play the games with the graduating class of postponed on October 11.

1971, that they would presThe ceremonies in White ent a $25 savings bond to the Haven on last Sunday were valedictorian. very impressive. “The White Haven people came out to see Inside, a photo of Loretta Fayne of RD1 is shown with six their boys play football on the Weatherly teams… There is ribbons from awards won at this year’s Bloomsburg Fair for very little doubt there will be a Knee-Hi football program in ceramics. She won first place White Haven next year.” for her ceramic lamp base, The bleachers on the home tiles, stain specimen, pitcher, and also for a wool hooked rug. side of the WHS gym have been transformed from their ancient Florence and Samuel Young gray to brilliant orange and black. The seats are orange, and of Lauderburn Avenue celthe foot rests black. The freshebrated their 50th wedding men class did the job… anniversary on Sunday. Both In memory of Don, who are Weatherly natives. passed away last October.

The Wreckers football The WHS Cross Country team scored a touchdown in Team last week defeated Freethe first period, and nothing land 24-31, and on Friday, the more, against the Scranton Wreckers came up big and Prep football team — a team defeated Hazleton, also with a returning to the football field after a 24-year absence — this 24-31 score. John Busher and Mark Potter led the way for was their first varsity game since 1946. The Preppers went both Weatherly wins. on to a 44-6 win. The Wreckers had only 135 yards of total From The Journal-Herald October 25, 1990 offense, to Prep’s 364.

Clara and Jay Holder, Next week, Pleasant Valley Publishers comes to Weatherly for the The front page photos show Homecoming game. the Lions Club presenting plaques at the Halloween PaFrom the Sidelines, rade in appreciation to longby Don Garber time club members Carl Sipler The Prepper defensive line did not give Wrecker QB much and Charles “Bricky” Nanstiel.

Sipler and his wife Bina are passing time, and stopped most running plays. The WHS pictured in one of the photos riding in a Mustang convertboys did not give up until the ible as the parade’s honorary final gun sounded. marshals.

Wrecker and Prep rooters A group of citizens in the turned out to support their teams — “though their groups See ARCHIVES, page 3

Weatherly Area High School, was named the Homecoming Queen for the first ever homecoming football game, to be played here on Saturday.

Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE

Dennison Township Supervisors will hold a budget worksession on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at the Township Building, 76 Walnut Street, White Haven, instead of the previously advertised Wednesday, October 28.

Kathleen Storz Township Secretary

Archives…

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Weatherly Area hope to form a Republican Club.

The “first-ever general membership meeting of United to Serve, Inc. will be tonight, October 25, at Haven Hall.

There’s hope that this will be an annual event. The Center’s Hallowe’en Festival will begin on October 26. High school marching bands will play at each of the buildings, and then at the ball field. Bands from

THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 — PAGE 3 Pocono Mountain, Hanover Area and Crestwood will perform, starting at 10:30 a.m. and the public was invited.

Over the next two weeks, the White Haven Ministerium will be packing boxes for service personnel involved in Operation Desert

Shield. Among the items to attending. The event was cabe shipped are home-baked tered by Gloria. cookies “that will survive weeks of shipping” into a very The Crestwood Band hot locale. brought home honors at various competitions this fall.

The White Haven Area SeThey earned a third place in nior Citizens marked their 16th Group 1 at Verona, NJ, a secanniversary with a gala dinner ond place and best music in with 73 members and friends See ARCHIVES, page 13

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Dennison Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Dennison Township Municipal Building, 76 Walnut Street, Dennison Township (White Haven), PA 18661. The purpose of the public hearing shall be to consider an application by Thomas Hughes for the property located at 6 Bridge Lane located in a C-1 District. The applicant seeks a variance for a reduction in the minimum lot size of 10 acres required in the C-1 District. The property is currently a nonconforming lot with a lot size of 7.315 acres. The applicant seeks to subdivide the property into two lots, one being 5.310 acres and the other being 2.005 acres for the purpose of constructing a new home on the latter lot which shall be connected to the public sewers.

A copy of the full text of the application and supporting material are on file and available for public inspection by appointment at the Dennison Township Municipal Building by contacting Township Secretary, Kathleen Stortz at (570) 443-8190 or an electronic copy may be obtained by contacting John Varaly at jvaraly@ptd.net John R. Varaly, AICP Dennison Township Zoning Officer 10/22

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Death Roll

PAUL F. KUNKEL Paul F. Kunkel, 89, of Lake Returning home Paul atDrive, Nesquehoning, passed tended Penn State University away on earning an associates degree Thursday, in engineering. Paul then enOctober 15, tered Bloomsburg University 2020, at obtaining a BS in education. home.

Paul taught in the BridgeBorn water New Jersey School Saturday, district until retiring in 1988.

December He was a talented musician, 27, 1930 in having served as organist Hazleton, for the Lutheran Church of he was the son of the late Ira Somerville, New Jersey, for and Hazel (McCurley) Kunkel. many years. Paul played guiPaul was also predeceased by tar, piano and sang with Ruth his siblings, Elizabeth Kunkel, and Warren Steward for three Ruth Steward, Ira Kunkel, Jr., decades.

Ray Kunkel and Karl Kunkel.

Upon retiring Paul opened Paul is survived by nieces, a restaurant, Bed & Breaknephews, great-nieces, and fast in Poolvillle near Colgate great-nephews.

University in Hamilton, New A 1948 graduate of Hazleton York.

High School, Paul worked at Private funeral arrangeTung-Sol in Weatherly. Paul ments have been entrusted to enlisted, and served honorthe Philip J. Jeffries Funeral ably in the United States Army Home & Cremation Services at Ft. Knox during the Korean of Weatherly. Interment will be in Citizens Cemetery, War. Beaver Meadows.

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Long-time Kidder Township supervisor Bing LaFond steps down

by Seth Isenberg

After seven and a half years of service to Kidder Township as supervisor, Bing LaFond submitted his letter of resignation at the township’s October meeting. LaFond has sold his home in the township and is moving to Maryland to Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Packer Township will meet on November 6th, 2020 at 5:00 pm at the Packer Township Municipal Building, 2234 Hudson Drive, Weatherly, Pa 18255 for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the application of Broad Mountain Power, LLC for a special exception and variances pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance of Packer Township for construction and operation of a Wind Farm, as follows: Special Exception Broad Mountain Power LLC has applied for approval of a Special Exception pursuant to Sections 501.3 and 802.28 of the Packer Township Zoning Ordinance for a Wind Farm to be constructed and operated on properties located generally north and west of Dennison Road in the southwest portion of Packer Township and which is

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be close to his children and grandchildren.

He thanked the board and the professional staff of the township, and wished all good luck. The board and staff then thanked him. With reluctance supervisors voted unanimously to accept the resignation.

It’s been only three months

since the resignation of supervisor Barbara Franzosa. She was replaced by former supervisor Ray Gluck that meeting night. To replace LaFond, supervisors have called a special meeting on the 21st, ahead an afternoon budget meeting to select a replacement.

in the A-l Agricultural Zoning District. The proposed Wind Farm would consist of 21 wind turbines (to be chosen from 26 possible locations on the project site) and associated infrastructure including, but not limited to, access roads, electrical collector and transmission lines, and up to four meteorological towers. The turbines in the Wind Farm will be of two different models. One model would be approximately 452 feet (137.5 meters) in height and the other model would be approximately 656 feet (200 meters) in height. The meteorological towers are proposed to be approximately 418.5 feet (127.5 meter) in height.

Variances Broad Mountain Power LLC has applied for variances as follows: From the portion of Section 802.28.5.a of the Zoning Ordinance that requires that all access easements be improved with “a durable, dust-free, all weather surface” and Applicant instead proposes a gravel surface plus dust control measures during construction; From those portions of Section 603 of the Zoning Ordinance for relief from certain site plan content requirements such as the scale of drawings and the extent and detail of topographic information; and From those portions of Sections 603 and 802.28 that require or depend on compliance upon the delivery of permits or approvals that must be issued by Federal, State or Township bodies or agencies other than the Zoning Hearing Board.

Properties The properties that are the subject of this application are the following tax parcels in Packer Township owned by Kovatch Enterprises, Inc. and Hazleton Electric, Inc. Kovatch Enterprises, Inc. 11345-A2, 113-45-A3, 120-45-A21, 121-46-A3, 121-46-A4, 121-46A6, 121-46-A7, I27-46-A2, 128-46A1, 128-46-A3, and 128-46-A4; and, to the extent of the following parcels are in Nesquehoning, not in Packer, they may be part of the overall project but are not the location of wind turbines and not subject to the Packer Township special exception and variance application: 121-44-B2 (part of), 121-44-B3, 121-44-B4 (part of), 122-44-A1, 128-44-A2, 128-44B2, 128-44-B3 and 128-44-B4.

Hazleton Electric Inc.: 120-45A20.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The public may also attend this meeting remotely via zoom at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/82097191172 or by dialing 1-929-205-6099. Enter meeting ID 82097191172. Visit www. packertownship.com. For more information. If you cannot attend but would like to have public comments read into the record , mail to Packer Township Zoning Hearing Board, 2234 Hudson Dr, Weatherly, Pennsylvania 18255. Please call 570.427.8969 with questions or to obtain meeting minutes.

Stephanie Stolpe, Secretary.

10/29

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Weatherly

commented, “We cannot save everything in town.”

Council voted 4-0 to start removing the freestanding walls, and the crane.

In other business, council ratified October 1 as the start date for the lease for the Dis-

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some of the site to be capped, parking lots and concrete pads can do the job. Around these is a proposed walkway, outdoor meetings area, and the trail head for the connector to the Lehigh Gorge trail. The Weatherly Museum remains where it is. The workshop building along the creek would be the only other historic structure remaining.

Concerns about the structural integrity of the walls, which are open to the ele-

ments, lead to the idea that taking them down to use as roads base may be best.

It’s hoped that bids can be obtained, and the wall removal done over the winter.

The steel crane and its structure would have to go as well unless someone takes responsibility for its immediate repair, then long term upkeep.

Council member Joe Cyburt

Veterans Corner

trict Magistrate’s space. Negotiations with Packer Township on their fire protection cost will be arranged. An executive session was held after the public meeting.

More on this meeting in next week’s Journal-Herald.

More than 8,400 Pennsylvanians have died from Covid-19.

Source: USAFacts.org

Commentary by John Kearns, USCG Ret., chiefkearns@gmail.com Contributors Note: I thank Mr. G. E. Knight for the editorial and interesting views. I will respond later as it is the policy of this publication to limit political commentary shortly before an election.

Russian Colossus of WWII There are many stories about WWII that live on in history, some true, some made up. If you ask what the greatest tank of WWII was, the answer is German Tiger Tank.

There is another general myth that all of Germany’s military were fanatical Nazis. In one true encounter, there is the story of “Russischer Koloss” or Russian Colossus.

Russia secretly produced a number of super tanks including the Kliment Voroshilov.

The tank was frightening, in certain situations. Even a single KV-1 or KV-2 supported by infantry could halt large German mechanized formations.

The German Wehrmacht at that time rarely deployed its tanks against KVs, as their own armament was too poor to deal with a KV-2. In 1941, a single Russian KV-2 tank held

off the 6th Panzer Division (90 to 300 tanks and vehicles, 15,200 Infantry soldiers when counting supply chains). This was stunning, the Germans could not kill the beast.

There were only six soldiers in the tank, defending themselves against an entire division. For a full day, the Germans used tanks and explosives to try to disable it. By nightfall, the KV-2 still defended against the Germans fiercely. The Germans were forced to wait until darkness.

Around midnight, a German sapper squad reached the tank and planted a large quantity of high explosives beneath it.

They retreated then detonated the explosives. The tank was still operational.

The Germans tried to use their tanks to confuse the Soviets. Multiple tanks were driven far from the KV tank, each alternating positions.

As the Soviets in the KV tank started to engage the Panzers, the Germans managed to bring up their 88mm anti-aircraft guns - 11 more rounds were fired, all glanc-

ing off. (Note: The German 88mm could kill an American Sherman tank with 1 round, 12 miles away.) The Germans drew the gun closer while the Panzers were distracting the KV-2. Finally, another 12 rounds were fired, the tank’s armor was giving in to the famous German gun. The 13th round penetrated the KV, killing the 6 men inside.

The Germans, with an act of respect and honor, retrieved the six bodies and buried the six soldiers with full military honors. They raised the Soviet Union’s flag, the bodies were saluted, 21 rounds were fired, and the men were laid to rest with their flag, the flag they fought for. This act between soldiers occurred many times by both sides, many times truces were called to retrieve the dead and wounded.

Many of these stories go unreported as they do not fit the agenda of war. It is mostly the brutality, and the single acts of fanatics that get all the press. Luckily, official War Diaries recorded and preserved the actual events.

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White Haven Council

Kiel property comes down at last

by Ruth Isenberg

The mayor expressed the opinion that council should At the September 28 White enforce the ordinance because Haven Borough Council meet- of the number of complaints; ing, Atty. Sean Logsdon told he was reminded that the council removal of the PPL mayor is in charge of the pometer was the only thing hold- lice department. ing up the removal of the Kiel The October meeting will property on Berwick Street. take place on Monday, OctoThis week, in a matter of days, ber 26, at 7 p.m. in the John the property was razed, folMurphy room at the White lowing years of back and forth Haven Area Community Liwith the former owner, who brary. Meetings will continhas signed the property over ue at this location until the to the borough. renovation of the municipal Council decided to advertise building is complete. the property for sale. Because it is a lot of record, building would be permissable on the property. Council can set a minimum bid after getting a market value appraisal, and can also stipulate that the buyer must build on it within one year.

In other business, council: •adopted the Luzerne County Hazard Mitigation Plan.

•approved closing a section of Main Street for a pet parade on Halloween afternoon.

•heard about a request for police coverage from Foster Township.

•discussed leaf pick-up.

Leaves should be raked into piles at the front of properties to be vacuumed. Bags should not be used.

Council went into executive session at the close of the meeting to discuss potential legal actions, after Mayor Fred Meier asked what, if anything, council planned to do to enforce the borough’s nuisance ordinance in regard to Standard Farms. Atty. Logsdon said he had not yet been successful in setting up a Zoom meeting with their counsel.

LAST LOOK at the Kiel property on Berwick Street.

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Seth’s Sightings

THEME: CIVICS 101

ACROSS 1. Beginning of flu, e.g.

6. Espionage agent 9. *Warsaw Pact opponent winnable game. The Patriots

by Seth Isenberg 13. Ringworm didn’t show up for their game 14. Romanian monetary unit versus Denver. Fortunately for 15. Well-known It was an easy week. When we did find free time, we used both teams, their divisions 16. Contain the ashes aren’t very good, so these it to get out to look at the 17. Paris’ ____ De Triomphe beautiful colors hereabouts. If losses can be made up if they 18. Wear away begin to play better. we went to a destination, we 19. *Group of President’s This coming weekend gets tried to return via different advisors Penn State football underroads to see more color. This 21. *Balance partner, pl. way. I see a close game versus 23. Ever, to a poet has been a very good year for Indiana, but a win to start. I leaf color.

24. Joker, e.g. also see a tough road for the Saturday, after some work 25. Type of coniferous Nittany Lions but a likely win- 28. Man Ray’s genre inside and outside the house, ning season and some bowl we rewarded ourselves with 30. Switches topics game. Congrats goes to the a ride west into the farming 35. “Beware the ____ of Temple Owls football team for communities between March” their win. I’ve not paid mind Hazleton and Elysburg. The 37. Large casks trip was part leaf-peeping, and to them this year yet, and now 39. Beyond suburban our destination was Knoebels. I will start. This Saturday, 40. Fatalist’s future we plan to be on the road to We wanted to see the amuse41. Weasel’s aquatic cousin ment park in its spooky glory. somewhere, tuned in to Penn 43. City of Taj Mahal We got there as the sun had State radio.

44. Tossed or passed Sightings this week includset. Lights had just come on, 46. Ready and eager ed some foxes, raccoons, and and the park was festively 47. “I ____ With You” by Moda skunk that moseyed across Halloween themed. We took ern English our yard just as we pulled up the sky ride to enjoy the re48. Water pipe in the car — and fortunately mains of the sunset, and the 50. Diplomat’s forte before we got the dogs out on park’s colors and sounds. As 52. Grain in J.D. Salinger’s leash. We’ve also seen some we made our way through, novel fine bucks along area roadthere were lots of people, so 53. Miso bean sides, enjoying the still green the lines were large, and also 55. One of Indiana Jones’ grasses. In a few weeks, they’ll some of the rides and stands quests be prime targets. were closed. After a circuit, 57. *Part of Congress The weather report shows we made a try for the haunted 60. *One who introduces a bill train ride, but the line was too a nice October, so we plan 64. Recurring pain to keep looking for outdoor long. I was able to get a ride 65. Consumed events. on the bumper cars before 67. Baby grand, e.g.

Mark your calendars for heading out before it got too 68. Relating to Hinduism the White Haven pet costume 69. Siren’s domain cold.

Each night this past week as contest and parade, on Hal70. Tiny island loween afternoon just after it gets dark, our area’s Hal71. Fencing weapon 4 p.m. on Main Street beside loween decorations light up.

72. Trinitrotoluene, for short PNC Bank. We’ll be there for It has been fun this week to 73. Two-player strategy board the fun. see the creative displays that game Two weeks to go now in the are out on people’s lawns and election season, and I’ve deporches. It will be fun to see DOWN cided that I prefer the Hallow- 1. Ear-related the new displays these next een decorations to the politicouple of weeks as well. Nice 2. Santa Maria’s companion cal signs. Both Ruth and I are 3. Give the cold shoulder job everyone. voting in person.

It was not a good week for 4. Like Halloween night Stay safe and keep your dis- 5. Turned skin into leather the pro football teams on my cheering list. The Eagles need tances… and support our local 6. Blind segment businesses. to be sharper — they lost a 7. ____ capita

8. New Mexico’s state flower 9. Narcotics agent, for short 10. Every which way 11. Koppel and Kennedy 12. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem, e.g.

15. Avian rest stop 20. Muse of love poetry 22. Store posting, abbr.

24. Choral composition 25. *”Miranda Rights” amendment 26. Leading potato-producing state 27. Yesteryear style 29. *Serving on a jury 31. *One of five U.S. territories 32. One that insists 33. Ahead of time

34. *List of candidates 36. Radio button 38. Red Cross supplies 42. Summary 45. Sushi restaurant burner 49. “Too ____ to handle” 51. ____ of Cancer 54. Brewer’s staple 56. Snack of Jewish origin 57. Edmund Fitzgerald, e.g.

58. Marine eagle 59. Lymphatic swelling 60. *John Roberts’ spot, e.g.

61. Black Friday lure 62. Half of binary code, pl.

63. Decomposes 64. Definite article 66. *Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights

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Weatherly ALA Post 360 presents Good Deed awards

Children & Youth co-chairman Georgeann Herling, Eagle Scout Antonio Colecio, Children & Youth co-chairman Theresa D’Andrea. For his Eagle Scout project Colecio re-landscaped the base of the flag pole at American Legion Post 360 and with the help of borough workers painted the flag pole. He also improved the area around the flag pole and the POW/MIA sign. He installed flower boxes and planted flowers.

Georgeann Herling, “Good Deed Award” recipients cousins Kali Karnatski and Jared Ellis, Theresa D’Andrea. In August the cousins set up a lemonade stand in White Haven and raised over $1,400 for the White Haven Volunteer Fire Company.

Georgia Farrow, Eagle Scout Anthony Maguschak, Georgeann Herling, and Donna Thomas. For his Eagle Scout project, Maguschak relocated two statues, refurbished old iron fencing and with the help of his father relocated a large cross from a monastery in Seybertsville to a cemetery in Beaver Meadows. The area was prepared for the re-interment of 7 monks to the cemetery in Beaver Meadows.

THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 — PAGE 9

Pocono Outdoors Fall Foliage Report #3 October 19, 2020

Last but not least, Fall Foliage colors hold on!

by Tom Williams, to full bloom comes along the Fall Foliage Leaf Spotter Lehigh Gorge Trail, in reverse. for PoconoOutdoors.com If you want to see just how the mountains affect the fall The fall foliage hasn’t lost foliage colors you can start its lure, but colors are on the in Glen Summit at the Black downturn. For the adventure Diamond Trailhead which seeker, the way to see the has some good foliage left to transition of past peak color see but mostly past peak. As

you make your way to Jim Thorpe, watch how the colors change and become more vivid. With cooler temperatures and higher winds at the Black Diamond trailhead, there is a more than a 50% leaf drop en route to White Haven. Going through the Mud Run Gorge,

as you make your way down past Rockport and beyond, spectacular colors still dominate, and leaf drop is only around 35-40%. A bike ride down this world-famous rail trail would be the easiest way to see it in its entirety.

Overall Poconos Region: Recent breezy weather and rain caused many birch and red maple leaves to fall, but there is still some great color.

Hickories and sugar maples are showing their yellows and are also adding a warm orange color to the landscape.

Witch hazels are contributing bright yellow, while blueberry and huckleberry bushes are adding shades of red. Scarlet

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Comets make most of ‘bye’ week, set for Berwick

by Steve Stallone Sports Editor

any time you can get some starters back in key positions, it bodes well for us moving By the time you reach the forward. We definitely got the second half of a high school chance to get healthy.” football season, your body’s The Comets are 5-0 and banged up, the legs are heavy, coming off a big 14-13 win and even the brain needs a over the defending PIAA Class little break to re-energize and 3A state champions, Wyore-focus. The Crestwood Com- ming Area, in Week 5. The ets got the opportunity to rest victory validated Crestwood up and recharge their batteras a title contender in District ies, so to speak, when coro2 Class 4A this season. They navirus cases in the Hanover are currently ranked first. “It Area School District put a halt was huge confidence-wise,” to their scheduled WVC footArcangeli said. “When you go ball game last Friday night. toe-to-toe with some of the The game was cancelled and best football programs around will not be made up. here, Wyoming Area and Comets coach Ryan ArCoach Spencer do such a great cangeli said the break couldn’t job every year producing a have come at a better time really tough football team. So for his team. “It doesn’t come to win against a team like that often in high school football, the way we did, between the the old ‘bye’ week. We entackles, playing at-you football joyed the opportunity to get with a team around here that’s known for it, that was realback to some of the summerly great for us. We know we time basics, and a little extra can win a game that way if we conditioning and lifting, and then eventually getting off our needed to.”

In that game, senior runfeet at the end of the week,” ning back Jimmy Hawley carArcangeli said. ried 20 times for 95 yards in “It really came at a good the second half alone, scoring time for us. At the beginning the game-winning touchdown. of the year we were really The Comets also got a huge lift banged up on the offensive from the return of Petrosky, line, and then with Ryan even though it didn’t come at Petrosky at the quarterback quarterback. The senior was position,” the second-year head coach said. “We had guys injured in a Week 2 win at that stepped up and did a fan- Tunkhannock, and missed the tastic job for us. But certainly, Comets’ next two games. Al-

though not ready to take over the quarterback reins just yet, Petrosky was able to lend a hand at his old position: wide receiver. “Having him, a great athlete like he is, a great leader like he is, even though the arm wasn’t quite where we’d like it to be last week, he was still able to impact the game when called upon,” Arcangeli said. “He had to dust off his receiver gloves a little bit from a few years back, but he still remembers how to catch the ball and impact on the edge.”

Petrosky made one of the plays of the game after Wyoming Area had just scored to take a 7-0 lead. The former all-area receiver went up high and came down with a Noah Schultz pass in the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown that tied the game. It was an athletic play from one of the area’s top athletes in both football and basketball. “To get Ryan back is getting an athlete back on the field,” Arcangeli said. “If we could put him at receiver exclusively, he’d be one of the best receivers in the conference. If we put him at corner exclusively, he’d be one of the best corners in the conference.”

With the emergence of sophomore understudies Schultz and Brendan Dennis in his absence, the Comets are already thinking of ways to get

all their athletes on the field at the same time. “Ryan will play a little bit of everything for us,” Arcangeli said. “We’re going to move him all over the place and try to utilize his skill set as much as we can moving forward, whether it be at the quarterback position, on defense or as a receiver.”

That alone tells of the confidence Arcangeli has in his two sophomore quarterbacks, who have split time in wins over Nanticoke, Holy Redeemer and Wyoming Area.

And with good reason. Schultz is averaging 11.9 yards per carry (18-214) and has run for three scores. He is also 7-of15 passing for 157 yards, with three touchdowns and just one interception. Dennis (533 rushing) averages 6.8 yards per run, and has completed 4-of-6 passes for 55 yards and a score. “They have different skill sets,” Arcangeli said of the sophomore signal callers.

“Noah is gifted as a runner.

His future is going to be there with running the football more than getting a chance to pass, but he obviously has the ability to throw a nice football. Brendan is more of that throw-style guy that can really run the I-offense, make all the quick throws.”

He has confidence in either player he calls upon. “Games are one thing for Noah and Brendan, but the way they

prepared and ran the team for the number of weeks that Ryan was banged up, and then continuing to do so in different ways, I’m just really proud of them,” Arcangeli said. “The maturity that they showed throughout this entire time, really not being scared to throw the ball, and not being scared to go against really good football teams. Both of them did a really great job.

“Moving on to the future we’re really excited about being able to replace Ryan — which is going to be tough to do — with two young and upand-coming stars for us that each bring something different to the table. We’re going to continue to lean on them.

We’re going to need them,” Arcangeli stressed.

With two tough games to close the season, the Comets are rested and ready for the stretch run. It begins this Friday night at Berwick. “The teeth of our schedule started last week, and it’s not going to get any easier,” Arcangeli said.

“We go down to Crispen Field.

They have athletes all over the place. Berwick is Berwick, and they’re not about to give up that reign easily.

“We’re going to have to have really good preparation in order to go and get the victory we’re looking for down at Crispen Field, which has really See COMETS, page 11

Comets…

Continued from page 10 evaded us during my tenure here at Crestwood. It’s going to be tough. I could care less what they’re record looks like (1-3). They played and lost to some really good football teams, on the road. They’re going to get healthy, and that’s going to be a really big challenge for us.”

Should they clear that hurdle, the Comets will have a much-anticipated showdown with unbeaten Lake-Lehman (6-0) a week later. “We’ll deal with Week 8 when we get to it, but obviously that’s a talented Lake-Lehman team,” Arcangeli said. “We have to get through the first one before we get to worry about those guys at the end.”

The Comets are currently seeded first and are in

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line for one of the two spots in the District 2 Class 4A Championship game. They are first at .753333, with Dallas (3-2) second at .626469.

Also still entertaining playoff hopes are number 3 Valley View (2-1, .541291), # 4 Tunkhannock (2-3, .480877), #5 Berwick (1-3, .478839) and #6 North Pocono (2-1, .469867).

Berwick’s Saturday night game with Wilkes-Barre Area was called off due to COVID-19 cases within the WBA School District.

The district title game will be played the weekend of November 6-7 at the higher-seeded school. The District 2 Class 4A champion moves on to the PIAA tournament to host the District 4 champion the weekend of Nov. 13-14.

The PIAA championship games are scheduled for Nov. 27-28.

My two-GOAT theory of who’s the best-ever NBA player

by Sudin Devarachetty

Every time LeBron wins an NBA championship, which he did last week, ‘THE DEBATE’ is reignited. Who is basketball’s G.O.A.T.? Sports journalists side with LeBron or Michael. But no matter which player they pick, I’m left wondering.

Personally, I wasn’t aware of Michael’s greatness until relatively recently because I didn’t live in the U.S. when he played. I also wasn’t into NBA basketball back then. I started following the game about twenty years ago after moving stateside. When I started paying attention to the NBA, the hype was mostly about Kobe and Shaq.

I began as a Lakers fan. I then began rooting for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Watching LeBron was an experience, including the ups-and-downs of winning, feeling betrayed, and (eventually) winning a championship. It may sound strange for a Cavs’ fan to say this: it was relatively easy for me to transition from feeling

let down when LeBron left the second time to wishing him good luck when he decided to move West.

Today, I see little use getting enmeshed in the LeBron vs.

Michael debate. Instead, I seek what I believe is a more meaningful way to frame the debate. How? I subscribe to a Two-G.O.A.T. Theory.

The theory is this: there’s a G.O.A.T. from past accomplishments, and there’s a G.O.A.T. in-the-making.

There are two G.O.A.T.s. It’s a way for Michael to remain standing tall, and for LeBron to get kudos for his outstanding play.

For starters, I believe it’s presumptuous to call anybody who’s still playing, ‘The G.O. A. T.’ Let’s face it: future play may affect how we evaluate LeBron’s legacy. At the same time, you can’t discount the possibility that LeBron will eventually be crowned as basketball’s greatest all-time player. We have to see how things play out. On the other hand, I see Michael as a G.O.A.T. because his body of

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Besides, his ledger is complete.

But I do see a debate when comparing LeBron to his contemporary peers. Who among active players rivals his position as the best? From where I sit, LeBron is the best handsdown. I show RESPECT to the player who sacrifices everything he has to be the best he can be. I show RESPECT to a player whose tireless efforts are paying off. And I don’t believe (for a minute) that LeBron dons ’23’ to proclaim that he’s replacing (or has replaced) Michael. Instead, I believe it’s LeBron’s way of showing respect to his idol.

Let’s give LeBron the same courtesy that we accord Tom Brady. Is Brady the best football player of all time? He may well be. It’s an ongoing argument. Brady is still playing, and so is LeBron. ‘One day’ isn’t today. Until then, I say the NBAQ has two G.O.A.T.’s. ______ Sudin Devarachetty, a Cleveland Caveliers fan, writes for The Sports Column.

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Marty Biasi of Freeland recorded his first career hole-inone while golfing on October 7 at Mountain Laurel Golf Club. He used a 7-iron to ace the 150-yard par-3 Number 4 hole. The shot was witnessed

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Next week, Myers will come to Mountain Top for a Saturday afternoon game.

Dinner specials at the Fern Hotel include Lobster Tail for $8.95 and a lasagne special on Marty Mrozinski’s Weatherly Wednesday with salad and garlic Area girls’ junior high basketball bread for $5.50. column wrote about the girls winning in Jim Thorpe 37-15 led On Saturday, the United

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Among America’s Teachers are O’Donnell led the way for anCarol Hill, David Jemo and Ronald Kelshaw from the Weatherly other win, at home vs. Tamaqua Area, Richard Zimmerman from Area 56-23. She had 23 points, Sandt added 20, and Mrozinski Crestwood, and David Stiller added 6 for the varsity. The JVs from MMI. won their 4th in a row, 54-16, led by Sandt with 32 and MrozMarine Brian Price, son of Jack Price of White Haven, was inski with 10. an Honor Graduate of a recent On Monday, Mt. Carmel’s Red Marine Corps Basic Combat En- Tornadoes came to Weatherly. gineer Course.

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Mountain Top Youth Soccer’s U10 Boys team recently attended and won their age division at the Western Lehigh Soccer Club Fall Fest Tournament. Two of their games were won by shutout. Pictured above are coaches Joe Cavanaugh, Mike Blasi, and JJ Iracki, and players, front row, Matthew Kuniegel, Gage Kaye, David Buchanan, Caden Hoban, and Zach Sechleer; back row, Ryder Zurawski, Connor Blasi, Mike Metz, Trevor Smith, and Bryce Wenzel.

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Crestwood girls wrap up division cross country crown

Molly DeMarzo (21:04), Jaden Weiss (21:26), Maggie Kozich (21:31) and Julia Johnson (21:32) gave unbeaten Crestwood a sweep of the top four places and victories over Berwick, CMVT and Northwest as the Lady Comets ran their record to 15-0 in last week’s regular-season finale.

The Crestwood girls captured the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 championship as they headed into this week’s conference meet.

Jillian Wolk’s fifth-place overall finish in 22:23 paced Hazleton Area to wins over the same three opponents. Teammates Seyona McKittrick and Kristie Semanchik placed 10th and 11th, respectively.

Boys Crestwood’s boys also posted wins over Berwick, CMVTC and Northwest in their tri-meet, led by top-5 finishes from Weston Medvetz (second), Nash Greene (fourth) and Eric Johnson (fifth) in the WVC cluster meet on the Comets’ home course. Zach

Keiner finished first overall in 17:38 for Hazleton Area, which also swept its three opponents. John Yunevage, Nick Hebel, Beck Hutchison and Sam Schagen added top 10 overall finishes for the Cougars.

Field Hockey Crestwood 5, Pittston Area 2 - At Pittston Area, Emma George’s two goals and Taylor Yeager’s two assists helped the Lady Comets win at Pittston Area last week. Emily Delvecchio, Lauren Schmude and Olivia Aigeldinger also scored for Crestwood.

Bella Giardina and Jianna Eike scored the Patriots’ goals.

Crestwood 2, Holy Redeemer 0 Isabella Caporuscio’s six-save shutout helped the Lady Comets pick up the win Saturday.

Emma George and Alex Lipinski provided the Crestwood offense with a goal apiece.

Hazleton Area 1, Crestwood 0 - Gabrielle Cavenas’ second-quarter goal off a Haylee Petroski penalty

corner was the only goal that the Lady Cougars needed to beat Crestwood for the second straight season at Harman-Geist Stadium. Amelia Bredbenner got the assist on Cavenas’ goal, which came at 3:48 before halftime on a penalty corner.

Each team managed nine shots on goal in the tight contest, with Hazleton Area having a 4-3 advantage in corners. The goalkeepers were outstanding, with Hazleton

Area’s Elaina Ashman making eight saves for the shutout, and Crestwood’s Isabella Caporuscio making 10 stops.

Boys’ Soccer Crestwood 8, Berwick 0 - Nico Schwartz and Mike Zaleski each scored two goals, combining for half of the Comets’ scoring output.

Trey Zabroski, Hunter Rolles, Nick Ruggeri and James Barrett added a goal apiece for Crestwood. Ben Rossi was

credited with three assists and Ruggeri chipped in two.

District 2 Tennis Crestwood’s Megan McLaughlin and Shannon Griffiths lost their first matches at the District 2 Class 3A Tennis Championships Saturday at Kirby Park. Wallenpaupack’s Erika Badner beat Griffiths 6-0, 6-1 and Wyoming Valley West’s Sara Hoskins was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over McLaughlin.

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Wreckers edged by first-place Nativity Nativity’s Educ Zamudio scored twice, and Nativity defeated Weatherly Area 4-2 last week in Schuylkill League Division II boys’ soccer action. Educ Zamudio’s two-goal performance helped lead the Hilltoppers to a Schuylkill League Division II victory over the visiting Wreckers (5-7, 5-5) last Thursday. Ivan Monjaraz

and Cooper Chiplonia also scored for first-place Nativity (12-5, 10-1 league). Chiplonia also had an assist.

Antonio Colecio and Jacob Solonoski had the goals for Wreckers, who dipped to 5-7 overall, 5-5 in league play.

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Fenstermacher assisted on two Kami Abdo goals as Nativity posted the Schuylkill League Division II win over the Lady Wreckers. Kaylee Gilbert, Olivia Springer and Grace Brennan also scored for the Green Wave (5-8, 5-5).

Isabella Wagner recorded a goal for Weatherly Area (0-12, 0-11).

Volleyball Mahanoy Area 3, Weatherly Area 1 - Allyson Babinsky posted nine kills, 11 digs and two service aces as Mahanoy Area rallied past host Weatherly Area in a fourset match.

The Lady Wreckers won the first set 25-17 before the Golden Bears followed with 25-17, 25-22, and 25-8 wins to clinch the match. Meghan Macleary had four kills, 22 assists and 12 digs for the Golden Bears.

Cealinn McGroarty added four aces and seven kills, and Abby Dudash had three aces and five kills.

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Journal-Herald Sports

Wreckers run to Schuylkill League championship On Monday in Orwigsburg, the Weatherly Area boys’ cross country team knocked off defending champion Blue Mountain 46-52, and ran to the Schuylkill League championship at the league’s annual postseason event.

This year’s races were held at the Schuylkill County Country Club rather than at Tuscarora State Park due to COVID-19 restrictions, and were run without fans. Still, the Wreckers put on quite a show. Led by Scotty Zoscin’s fourth-place finish and a strong pack of teammates right behind, the Wreckers overwhelmed the field of 13 teams. Zoscin, a senior and the race runner-up at Tuscarora a year ago, clocked a 17:52 for his top-four finish.

Blue Mountain senior Colin Phipps broke open a close race late and won his first Schuylkill League gold in 17:01. North Schuylkill sophomore Justin Williams finished second in 17:08, with Blue Mountain senior Justice Scheidel taking third in 17:28.

Minersville junior Landon Boyle (17:55) rounded out the top five.

What put the Wreckers over the top Monday was their second-through-fifth-place runners. Ricky Ray (18:09), Frankie Willis (18:13), Jacob Parker (11th) and Michael Berger (18:15) placed ninth through 12th, respectively, a mere six seconds apart to complete their championship day. All four are underclassmen.

“It’s crazy to see us winning as a team. It means so much more to me than win-

ning solo,’’ Zoscin told media members Monday. “Right away, I turned to see where my boys were, and they came in 9-10-11-12. These guys, they picked up the slack for me.

It’s great having brothers like that.’’ Last week, the Wreckers completed an undefeated regular season and sewed up the Schuylkill League Division II regular-season title as well.

On Monday, Phipps passed Zoscin at the 2-mile mark and never looked back en route to the individual gold, but all five of the Wreckers’ runners crossed ahead of Blue Mountain’s number 3 finisher.

Zoscin will get to defend his District 11 Class A individual title, and the Wreckers can go after the team gold at next week’s District 11 Championships at the Blue Mountain Ski Resort.

“These guys really put in the hard work, and I can’t be any more proud of them,’’ Zoscin said of his teammates. “We’ve been pretty close our whole lives, but this year it’s been something totally different.

This year is something I’m never going to forget for the rest of my life.’’

North Schuylkill’s Cori McCormick won her third straight individual girls’ title in a time of 17:49. The Blue Mountain (52) girls edged North Schuylkill (74) for the team championship. Weatherly Area’s girls competed and placed 11th with 229 points.

Boys - 92 finishers Team scores: 1. Weatherly (Wea) 46, 2.

Blue Mountain (BM) 52, 3. Minersville (Min) 89, 4. Shenandoah Valley (SV) 101, 5.

North Schuylkill (NS) 157, 6. Marian (Mar) 161, 7. Jim Thorpe (JT) 222, 8. Tamaqua (Tam) 224, 9. Nativity (Nat) 237, 10. Pottsville (Po) 244, 11. Lehighton (Leh) 250, 12. Tri-Valley (TV) 281, 13. Mahanoy Area (Mah) 319 Did not score: Pine Grove (PG)

The Weatherly Area boys’ cross country team captured the Schuylkill League championship on Monday at Schuylkill County Country Club. Posing with their championship trophy, individual trophies and banner are, first row from left: Nathan Tripp, Brady Walters, Jacob Parker and Michael Berger. Second row: Frankie Willis, Ricky Ray, Scotty Zoscin, and head coach Ryan Kately. and Schuylkill Haven (SH) Top 20 Individuals: 1. Phipps (BM) 17:01, 2. Williams (NS) 17:08, 3. Scheidel (BM) 17:28, 4. Zoscin (Wea) 17:52, 5. Boyle (Min) 17:55, 6. Flynn (NS) 17:57, 7. Nunez (SV) 17:57, 8. Stasulli (SV) 18:08, 9. Ray (Wea) 18:09, 10. Willis (Wea) 18:13, 11. Parker (Wea) 18:14, 12. Berger (Wea) 18:15, 13.

Kurtek (Min) 18:18, 14. Dube (Min) 18:26, 15. Petrizzo (BM) 18:33, 16. Wargo (BM) 18:34, 17. DaSilva (BM) 18:38, 18. Bailor (JT) 18:39, 19. Zamudio (SV) 18:43, 20.

Rabenstein (BM) 18:49 Girls - 77 finishers Team scores: 1. Blue Mountain (BM) 52, 2. North Schuylkill (NS) 74, 3. Jim Thorpe (JT) 119, 4. Pottsville (Po) 124, 5. Tamaqua (Tam) 140, 6. Tri-Valley (TV) 158, 7. Marian (Mar) 164), 8. Minersville (Min) 175, 9. Mahanoy Area (Mah) 188, 10. Lehighton (Leh) 226, 11. Weatherly (Wea) 229 Did not score: Nativity (Nat), Schuylkill Haven (SH), and Shenandoah Valley (SV) Top 20 Individuals: 1. C. McCormick (NS)

17:49, 2. Haas (BM) 18:27, 3. Gaston (Leh) 19:38, 4. Schwalm (NS) 19:44, 5. Stegemerten (Tam) 20:06, 6. K. McCormick (NS) 20:20, 7. Bos (JT) 20:42, 8. Schell (Po) 20:56, 9. Masser (TV) 20:59, 10. Chipriano (BM) 21:08, 11. Scheidel (BM) 21:32, 12. Laughlin (BM) 21:41, 13. Rosahac (JT) 21:49, 14. Quick (Mah) 22:00, 15. Kabana (Tam) 22:02, 16. Wentz (Min) 22:02, 17.

Hollander (BM) 22:04, 18. Nagle (Po) 22:07, 19. G. Curnow (Mar) 22:09, 20.

Bonner (JT) 22:11