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Clarks Summit Church to offer Valentine’s Day vow renewal by Stephanie Longo
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A spontaneous celebration of one couple’s love last year has now turned into a Valentine’s Day highlight for one church in Clarks Summit. Rev. Bill Carter, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St., was preparing his church for a concert that was to be held in conjunction with last year’s opening of the church’s annual art exhibit on Valentine’s Day during the Clarks Summit Festival of Ice, when vocalist Erin Malloy and her husband, Marko Marcinko, called him out of the blue. “They married the previous year on February 14,” Carter recalled. “So they asked me to renew their vows in the middle of the set. I agreed, but explained that Presbyterians don’t exclude anyone, so I said I would invite the two of them and anybody else who was present who wanted to renew their vows. We did it spontaneously; we had about 20 people.” This year, Carter decided to host a vow renewal on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, at noon at his church’s sanctuary as a way to celebrate love and commitment. The event is open to anyone who is legally married in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Anybody who is married knows the marriage goes through different seasons and different moments,” Carter said. “From time to time, it is really important to revisit the love that brought them together and the commitment that keeps them together.” Carter experienced the power of a wedding vow renewal when he saw his parents renew their own for their 25th anniversary. They have now been married for 58 years. “It was a simple time for them to stand in front of their kids and one another and restate the promises they made 25 years before,” he said. “Every marriage has some seasons of struggle. Many marriages have illness, compromising the commitment. Every marriage has financial concerns. We want to pause in the middle of the journeys those people are on and say, ‘Let’s renew these vows.’”
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Rev. Bill Carter of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St., will offer a community Valentine’s Day wedding vow renewal on Saturday, Feb. 14, at noon during the Clarks Summit Festival of Ice. The event is open to anyone who is legally married in the Commonwealth of Pennnsylvania. PHOTO STEPHANIE LONGO
“One of my hopes is that by offering the couples a time to renew their promises, they will take whatever steps they need to either begin again or to throw more energy to the commitment and to stay at it,” he continued. “We are known by our promises and the promises we keep. In a society where words are cheap and promises are often temporary, one abiding promise is marriage.” The First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit is offering other events on Valentine’s Day, including a Chili Café from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a juggling performance with Rob Smith at 2 p.m.
“Marriage is promissory language — you make these rash promises to give yourself away to another before you really know if you’ve got the character to do it,” Carter said. “Marriage is a school for the character. It is a relationship that calls out the best and the deepest that you have to offer to someone else. We’re up against a lot when we make these promises to one another and we need all the support we can get. I am glad to do this and our church is glad to host it.” For more information, call the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit at 570-586-6306 or visit fpccs.org.
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Performance Music at The University of Scranton will present the seventh annual Gene Yevich Memorial Concert on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center. This year’s concert, honoring the late Gene Yevich, who served as fire chief for the city of Scranton during the Wenzel administration, features the nationally acclaimed Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, directed by David Ostwald. The performance is sponsored by former Scranton mayor Dave Wenzel and his wife, Janet. Admission is free. The concert is open to the public and seating is on a first-comefirst-seated basis. Gene Yevich, who passed away in 2005, served with the Scranton Fire Department for decades before retiring in 1989. He was a popular and talented local musician and had many close connections to the University. He was married for almost 50 years to the former Julia Pucher, with whom he had three children, University graduates Michael Yevich and Cynthia Yevich, and Cheryl Yevich Boga, who serves as director of Performance Music at The University of Scranton. His grandchildren are Joseph Boga, a 2014 graduate of The Juilliard School, who returns to the University regularly to perform and lead clinics and masterclasses for student musicians, and Magdalyn Boga, who earned a master’s degree from the University and is a member of the History Department fac-
ulty and Performance Music staff there. Chief Yevich’s favorite jazz group to travel to New York to hear – David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band (aka Gully Low Jazz Band) – will perform at this year’s concert celebrating his life. Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton, the group is in its 15th year of weekly appearances at New York City’s legendary Birdland jazz club and has appeared nationally and internationally in a wide variety of settings. These include Lincoln Center’s Midsummer’s Night Swing, Meet The Artist and Real to Reel; The Louis Armstrong House; Lionel Hampton’s funeral procession; The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and Jazz in July at the 92nd Street. Y, as well as numerous other national and international concert, club and jazz festival appearances. They have also welcomed a stream of highly acclaimed guest musicians, including Wynton Marsalis, Dick Hyman, Jon Hendricks, Clark Terry, Jon Faddis and blues great Big Joe Turner, whose recording with the band was nominated for a Grammy award. In addition to leading the band, Ostwald has written extensively about jazz music and serves on the board of The Louis Armstrong House Museum. For additional information about the performance, visit scranton.edu/music or call 570-941-7624.
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The Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road, is offering the following winter programming: • Tots and Toddlers Music Time for infants (ages 6-24 months) and preschoolers (2-5 years old): Thursday evenings from Feb. 5 to March 12; Friday mornings from Feb. 6 to March 13 and Saturday mornings from Feb. 7 to March 14. • World music drumming for children in kindergarten through sixth grade: Saturdays from Feb. 7 to March 14, 10:45-11:30 a.m. • Ballroom dancing for adults: Wednesday evenings from March 4 to April 8. Advanced American tango will begin at 6 p.m. and the beginner night club two step will begin at 7 p.m. Call instructor Jill Wetzel at 570-954-1147 to register or for more information. • Ballroom dancing for children and young adults: Wednesday evenings from March 4 to April 8. Children and youth beginner Latin dance will begin at 8 p.m. Call instructor Jill Wetzel at 570-954-1147 to register or for more information. • National Women’s History Month Luncheon: Friday, March 27, at noon at the Glen Oak Country Club, 250 Oakford Road. This year’s guest speaker is Abby Peck. To register or for more information on any of the above events, call 570586-8191, ext. 2, or visit waverlycomm. org.
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All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast
The Knights of Columbus Abington Council No. 6611 will host an all-youcan-eat breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon at Our Lady of the Abingtons church hall, 700 W. Main St., Dalton. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger and are available at the door.
Pancake Supper
The East Benton United Methodist Church, 200 Jordan Hollow Road, will host an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage supper on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 4-7 p.m. Take outs will be available. Tickets are $6; $4 for children younger than 12. Tickets are available at the B&B Restaurant and JoAnn and Judy’s Beauty Shtop or through any church member. Call Bill at 570-5631973 for more information.
Sledding Available
Lackawanna County officials would like to inform residents that the hill at McDade Park is open for sledding. The sled hill area is located near the Sept. 11, 2001 Memorial across from the park’s second pavilion. It will be open seven days a week from dawn until dusk, parking is free. Safety measures have been taken with large bales of hay located at the bottom of the hill to cushion any contact. Individuals are encouraged to contact the park’s office at 570-963-6764 to check on post-snowfall conditions.
Sign Language Classes
The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, 537 Venard Road, South Abington Twp., is offering American Sign Language (ASL) courses Wednesday evenings from Feb. 25 through April 1, from 7-9 p.m. Participants will learn basic fingerspelling, vo-
cabulary and grammar skills. ASL 1 and ASL 2 classes will be offered; assessments can be scheduled the first day of class to determine level of skill. Evaluations will be conducted throughout the session to assist participants in monitoring progress. The course fee is $65 and is due at registration. Cash and checks are the only accepted methods of payment. Checks should be made payable to the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children. Call Hannah Thebarge at 570-497-9397 or email hthebarge@thescrantonschool. org to register or for more information.
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His extensive postgraduate training included tenure as a Clinical Associate in the VA Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute and the Radiation Oncology Branch of NCI. Turrisi completed a residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Radiation Therapy as well as a residency at Georgetown University Hospital in internal medicine. Dr. Turrisi served as a Surgeon, US Public Health Service, receiving a discharge with the Naval Equivalent rank of Lieutenant Commander. Combining postdoctoral education with clinical practice and academic appointments, Turrisi holds memberships in the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).
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Email your organization’s events to suburbanweekly@timesshamrock.com. Please have them in by noon on Friday to have them included in the following Thursday’s edition. Visit the abingtonsuburban.com for the complete calendar listing, including additional events. SPECIAL EVENTS Tuesday, Feb. 10: Book Club Meeting The Mysteries and Detectives Book Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. The selection for February is “Virals” by Kathy Reichs. The author for March is Tony Hillerman.
MEETING NOTICES Veterans of Foreign Wars The Abington Memorial Post No. 7069 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit, meets the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. New members are always welcome. Glenburn 4-H The Glenburn 4-H Club is open to young people ages 8-19 who would either like to learn how to sew or know how and would like to learn new skills. Hilda Lewis and Ann Northup are instructors. Call 570-563-1369 for more information. Social Singles Club A social singles club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month at Our Lady of Snows Church rectory basement, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Meet other active, mature singles for fun activities and friendship. Call Linda at 570-470-5220 for more information. SPECIAL NOTICES Contest Available Third-graders across Pennsylvania will combine oral health education and creativity this February during the Pennsylvania Dental Association’s annual poster contest in celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM). Those who participate will have a chance at winning several different prizes. Three statewide winners will be selected from the entries. The first-place win-
ner will be awarded $500. In addition, the first-place winner’s school and teacher will each receive a $250 prize. The grand prize will be awarded to the first-place winner at a school function. The second place winner will receive $250, while the thirdplace winner will receive $100. NCDHM lesson plan kits are distributed electronically. The kits are designed for third-grade teachers in Pennsylvania public, private and charter schools, and contain a lesson plan featuring information on dental health topics, fun classroom activities and instructions for the PDAsponsored poster contest. Email Sara Mattrick at slm@padental.org to receive these materials. All entries for the poster contest must be submitted by Friday, March 13. Only one classroom winner is requested and should be submitted to: Pennsylvania Dental Association, Attn: NCDHM Poster Contest, 3501 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110. PDA will announce the top three winners in April. Waverly Preschool The Waverly Preschool, located inside of the Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road, is now accepting registrations for the 2015-’16 school year. The school offers three programs: a threeyear-old, two-day program with classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays; a four-yearold, three-day program with classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and a new four-year-old, five-day program with classes on weekdays. All classes run from 9-11:30 a.m. and offer an optional extra day class from 12:30-3 p.m. on Tuesdays (four-year-olds) and Wednesdays (threeyear-olds). There is also an optional daily extra hour, “Lunch Bunch,” running from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call Kathy Davis, owner/director at 570-586-2654 for more information or visit waverlypreschool.com. The Waverly Preschool is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. AHSD Notifications Abington Heights School District would like to remind residents that they can receive up-to-date closing and delay messages, as well as other alerts, via text or email. To receive messages via text, text @abingtonhe to 570-471-5703. Standard text messaging rates will apply. Please see CALENDAR, Page 10
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day and night, with reflective material on both sides. They are also fade-resistant and will last for years. Markers are $20 and will help the fire department find residences quickly in case of an emergency. Call 570-945-3139 for more information or to place an order. Assistance Available The Voluntary Action Center (VAC), 538 Spruce St., Scranton, was recently awarded a grant to help seniors age 60 and older enroll in SNAP, formerly food stamps. Officials say that the Senior SNAP Enrollment Initiative Grant will increase the enrollment of senior citizens residing in Lackawanna County in the SNAP program and that approximately two out of three senior citizens who qualify to receive SNAP are missing out on benefits. Senior citizens who have an income at or below $1,916 for single individuals or $2,585 for married couples and resources under $9,000, excluding primary home, vehicle and other items, could qualify for SNAP benefits. Call Jennifer Wynn at 570-347-5616 or email jwynn@vacnepa. org for more information. Volunteers Needed The borough of Clarks Green is recruiting residents to serve on various
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To unsubscribe from text messaging, text ‘unsubscribe @abingtonhe’ to the same number. For email messages, send an email to abingtonhe@mail.remind.com. To unsubscribe, reply with ‘unsubscribe’ in the subject line. For more information on the service, visit remind.com. Winter Hours Winter hours for the Newton Recreation Center, 1814 Newton-Ransom Blvd., will be weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and from 3-8:30 p.m. Saturday hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday hours will be from noon to 5 p.m. These hours will run through Sunday, May 31. Permits Required Clarks Summit Borough officials would like to remind residents that burn permits are required in the borough, even for recreational burning. Call 570586-9316 for more information. Reflective Address Markers The Fleetville Volunteer Fire Co. is selling reflective address markers for the residents of Benton Township. Organizers say that the markers are highly visible
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boards and commissions. These include the borough’s zoning hearing board, board of health, planning commission and shade tree commission. Residents should send letters of interest to Clarks Green Borough, 104 N. Abington Road, or email them to jbrown@clarksgreen.info. Call 570-586-4446 for more information. Preschool Available The Oppenheim Family Children’s Center at Keystone College is accepting new enrollees. Located on Keystone’s campus in La Plume, the program offers several preschool program options for children three to five years old. Children must be three years old by Sept. 1 to participate. Preschoolers will receive developmentally appropriate educational services provided by qualified earlychildhood professionals. The center also serves as a training site for students majoring in education and related fields at Keystone College. Licensed and inspected by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, the center is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and has earned a “Four-Star” rating by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning Quality Rating System. This designation recognizes child care facilities which exceed state requirements. Call 570-945-8260 or email childrencenter@keystone.edu for more information. Volunteers Needed Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia has ways for Lackawanna County to help grant the wishes of children living with life-threatening medical conditions. Local residents are encouraged to become a wish volunteer and/or refer a child to Make-A-Wish. Currently, the local Make-A-Wish chapter is working to grant 20 wishes in Lackawanna County and it needs kindhearted individuals to step forward and volunteer their time and friendship in order to assist with wish fulfillment. Since 1988, there have been 220 wishes granted in Lackawanna County. To become a wish volunteer, individuals must be at least 21 years of age, pass a criminal background check and attend a training session. Every wish starts with a referral — in fact, a wish is not possible without one. Be the start of a wish-come-true today by referring a child who is between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 and has a life-threatening
medical condition. To learn more about referring a child or becoming a volunteer, please contact Maggie O’Brien at 570-341-9474 or visit greaterpawv.wish.org. Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia is a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to children. Currently, the local chapter is one of the most active in the country, having fulfilled more than 15,000 wishes. For more information, please call Make-AWish at (800) 676-9474 or visit its website at greaterpawv.wish.org. Clarks Green Shade Trees The Clarks Green Shade Tree Commission is seeking to assist borough residents by providing free or low-cost trees for resident properties. The commission is also looking for volunteers for plantings, scheduled in November and April, as well as attendees for its monthly meetings. Residents interested in either free or low cost trees for their properties are asked to contact the commission by emailing Jan Brown at jbrown@clarksgreen.info or by calling her at 570-5864446. Volunteers Needed Serving Seniors Inc. is seeking dedicated and caring people of all ages to provide friendly visits and companionship to residents in long term care and personal care homes within Lackawanna County. Visitation volunteers will help to improve the quality of life of an older adult. Training is provided. Call Lisa M. Torch at 570-344-3931 for more information. Ombudsmen Needed Serving Seniors is in need of volunteers for its Ombudsman (Resident Rights’ Advocate) Program. Volunteer ombudsmen are community neighbors who are specially trained to help clarify responsibilities and the rights of consumers in long-term living facilities. Applicants need to be available for a few hours a month, older than age 18 and concerned about the rights of nursing home and assisted living/personal care home residents. Call Lisa M. Torch at 570-344-3931 for more information. Volunteer Opportunities The Voluntary Action Center, a United Way agency, matches volunteers with volunteer opportunities at more than 100 nonprofit agencies in Lackawanna County. Visit the Voluntary Action Center’s website at vacnepa.org Please see CALENDAR, Page 15
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The special education department of the Abington Heights School District hosts monthly parent information sessions based upon parents’ surveys and program or service updates. A session will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Abington Heights District Administration Building, 200 E. Grove Street, Clarks Summit. This month’s topic is “What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?” Questions, comments and/or suggestions of topics for future discussion are welcome at any time by calling 570-585-8278. Reviewing topics for Abington Heights Special Education Department’s Parent Information Session are, from left: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) counselor Barbara Phillips, Abington Heights Special Education director Dr. Fran Rassouli and OVR Early Reach coordinator Mary Jane Saras.
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Seven members of the Lackawanna Trail High School chorus will attend the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Regional Chorus at Milton High School from Feb. 26-28. Students qualifying are pictured, from left, front row: Seth Williams, Matthew Kinback, Nicholas Pawlukovich and Bobby Titus. Back row: Kristen Miller, Cassandra Brown and Alyssa Walker.
In the heart of another NEPA winter, did you know that you can use fertilizer to melt your ice? Conventional fertilizers deliver the macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) that plants require in the form of chemical salts. For example, a leading fertilizer brand sells a 30-0-4 fertilizer that is derived from methylene urea (24), potassium sulfate (42.6), urea nitrogen (74.4) and ammonium sulfate (88.3). The number in parentheses is the salt index, a number that simply allows for a salinity comparison between fertilizers. Because of their high salt index, both urea nitrogen and ammonium sulfate are also sold as ice melts, but you can see that the other ingredients are also salty. Fertilizer melts ice like other salt compounds. It lowers the melting point of the snow or ice and turns it back to liquid. Unlike rock salt, fertilizer does not react with water to produce brine. Brine is the salty liquid that prevents ice from bonding to hard surfaces. Unlike other ice melts, fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate will chemically attack concrete. The other ice melts only harm concrete by lowering the melting point of water. The lower melting point will have more freeze/thaw cycles and this can damage lesser quality concrete. You should be careful about using any ice melt on any surfaces that can be damaged by freezing and thawing. As an ice melter, urea is marketed as FEBRUARY 5, 2015
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safer for use around vegetation. However, when considered as a quick release synthetic organic source, urea’s “moderate burn potential” is listed as a disadvantage to using it as a fertilizer. (From the numbers above, you can see that other salty fertilizers can also burn vegetation). How does fertilizer burn plants? The answer is the same for your plants as when you eat too many hot pretzels — it makes them thirsty! Technically, salt lowers the osmotic pressure in plant cells. In other words, it pulls water out of the plant. Because of this, whether fertilizing or melting ice, you should think twice about putting salt on your plants. Now, you may be asking the question I asked — since it has a lower burn potential and actually delivers nutrients, would it be better to use fertilizer as an alternative to commercial ice melts? The answer is no. You would need more fertilizer to melt the same ice and since the plants cannot use the nutrients now, they eventually wash into the Chesapeake Bay or your lake. Here is a common sense tip. Sunlight is the best ice melt, even in freezing temperatures. If you can clear the reflective white snow away and give the sun a chance to heat the darker-colored surface under the ice, you will not need to use an ice melting product.
Joshua Arp is an ISA-certified Municipal Specialist, a Clarks Summit tree commissioner and an operator of a landscape maintenance business. He can be reached at josarhuap@ aol.com. THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN
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The following is a listing of February events at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. To register for any event or for more information, call 570-587-3440 or visit lclshome.org/abington. As a reminder, the library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday. This month, the library is collecting supplies for the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter. The Caring Hands group is also in need of yarn of all types, colors and amounts for various projects. The Abington Community Library is hosting a display entitled “Peg’s Private Collection: A Display of Original Quilts” throughout the month of February. The quilts featured in this display were made by the late Peg Winter, a library volunteer. The library is also looking for additional titles for the Focus on Foreign Fiction department. The Cabin Fever book club runs through Saturday, Feb. 28. To participate, adults just need to fill out a slip on the books they are reading during this time period. Ongoing Events • Story times for children will be held on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m for preschoolers (ages 3-5), Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. for toddlers (ages 2-3) and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. for babies (ages 0-2). The “After School Stories” story time for children in kindgergarten through grade three will be held on Thursdays at 4 p.m. Registration is requested. • Caring Hands Group: Mondays at 1 p.m. Knit or crochet items that are needed by local non-profit agencies. Grade seven to adult. • Knitting Group: Every other Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. • Bridge Group: Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. New members welcome. • Mah Jongg: Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. Group consists of National Mah Jongg
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League players. No experience necessary. • Bridge Group: Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. New members welcome. • Families Helping Families: Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. Facilitators provide an educational series and support group for teens and their families affected by substance abuse. Cosponsored by the Clearbook Foundation. • Scrabble: Thursdays at 1 p.m. No registration necessary. • Sanskrit Class for Kids: Fridays from 4-5 p.m. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. • Anime Club: Fridays from 4-6 p.m. Open to grades seven through 12. • Chess Club: Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. February Events • Paper Crafting Tips, Tools and Techniques: Thursday, Feb. 5, 6-8 p.m. Learn tips, experience tools and explore techniques of the art of paper crafting. This month’s theme is “The Art of Embossing.” A materials fee of $10 is due to the instructor at the time of class. • Game Night with Wii: Friday, Feb. 6, 6:30-8 p.m. Open to grades four through six. • Intermediate Playwriting with Rachel Strayer: begins Saturday, Feb. 7, 1-3 p.m. This intermediate class advances students beyond the basics of playwriting and teaches them the finer points of crafting a script for the stage. Over the course of seven sessions, students will examine full-length and one-act plays, identify various writing styles, and learn how to apply more advanced techniques to their own writing. Weekly writing assignments will guide them toward their final project and culminate in a staged reading of the students’ work. Scripts for the Stage is ideal for high school students and recent high school graduates who enjoyed “Playing with Words” or who already have the basics of playwriting under their belt. Class size is limited FEBRUARY 5, 2015 08:54 | CORNELLCHR
to 10 students. Grades nine to 12. Additional sessions are on Saturdays, Feb. 14, 21 and 28. • Gaming Club: Saturday, Feb. 7, 1-3 p.m. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee, no registration required. Grades four to 12. • Introduction to Beading: Monday, Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m. Learn about beading and make a bracelet using the Swiss weave technique. A materials fee of $5 is due to the instructor at the time of class. Adults. • Mysteries and Detectives Book Club: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7-8 p.m. “Virals” by Kathy Reichs will be discussed. Adults. • Event Planning Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. The Abington Community Library is asking for community volunteers to come and help plan an event for Fall 2015. • Quilting: Thursday, Feb. 12, 4:306:30 p.m. Bring your current project. Adults. An additional session will be held on Thursday, Feb. 26. • Kaffeeklatsch: Thursday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. German language conversation group for all levels. • ‘Frozen’ Movie Showing: Friday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m. Kick off the Clarks Summit Festival of Ice by watching “Frozen.” Registration is required; children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult. • Happiness Project Group: Friday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. Based on “The Happiness Project” by Gretchin Rubin. Limit 10 participants. • Snow White Storytime: Friday, Feb. 14, 2-3 p.m. Celebrate the Clarks Summit Festival of Ice: Frozen Fairy Tales by meeting Snow White and hearing stories about princesses. Costumes are welcome. • Technology Scheduling Session: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. to noon. Oneon-one sessions for adults who need help in computer basics, such as email, iPad/ iPhone, Kindle/Nook, Facebook, Skype, Facetime, Microsoft Office Suite (2007). Additional sessions will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 6-7 p.m. • Star Wars Gathering: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Grades five to 12. • Microsoft Basics: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6 p.m. Assistance with computer basics, email and other computer-related questions. • Paper Crafting with Maria Pappa: Thursday, Feb. 19, 6-8 p.m. Project is
to be announced. Materials cost of $10 paid to instructor at time of class. • All Crafting Day: Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your current project(s) to work on. • Classics Discussion Group: Saturday, Feb. 21, 1-2:30 p.m. Discuss Lord Byron’s “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.” Adults. • LEGO Club: Sunday, Feb. 22, 2:303:30 p.m. LEGOs are provided. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. Open to children in Kindergarten through grade six. Limit of 20 participants. • Make-It, Take-It Craft Time: Monday, Feb. 23, from 3-5 p.m. Open to children ages 3-10. Drop in at any time during the hours listed, all materials will be provided. • Crafters Club: Monday, Feb. 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Meet other crafters and share tips. This month’s session will consist of a snowman making lesson, participants are asked to bring a white sock. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. Grades three to six. • Teen Leadership Committee Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 4-5 p.m. Open to all teens or tweens interested in voicing their opinions on programming, book selections, etc. Grades five through 12. • La Chiacchierata: Thursday, Feb. 26, 7-8 p.m. Italian discussion group open to all levels. • Family Story Time: Friday, Feb. 27, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Interactive evening story time. Open to ages 3-6, siblings welcome. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. • Who Cut Down the Cherry Tree?: Friday, Feb. 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Games, trivia and fun all about American Presidents. Grades four to six. • Winter Reading Club Carnival: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2-3 p.m. Bring your completed reading log to receive a certificate and prizes. Children.
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Abington Heights’ Nicole Getz makes strides despite basketball program changes by Dave Lauriha
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There has been a lot of change in the Abington Heights girls basketball program, headlined by a new coach in John Bucci and including having three first-year starters. Sophomore Nicole Getz, one of the returning starters, struggled like the rest of the Lady Comets early on. Despite dealing with a position change during the season, Getz, much like her team that is now over .500 after losing five of its first seven games, has gotten better as the year has progressed. “It’s a growing year,” Getz said. “At the beginning, it wasn’t looking as good as we hoped, but the last few games, we’ve been playing better, we’ve come together as a team, so it’s going really well.” “She’s adapted very well,” Bucci said. “She’s handled all the adjustments really well. Especially with a new system and a new coach. Good for us that she handled it well.” The first item Getz had to adapt to was the new system, which features a quicker pace and strong man-to-man defense, Trying to sort through the differences took some time before it became ingrained in all the players. “It’s a lot faster, we push the ball up the court,” Getz said. “We don’t have as many offenses as we did last year, but we do have a few, with options we can do off of them. It’s a lot faster pace. It took us quite a while, but now we’re getting the hang of it and it’s paying off because we get the other team tired by pushing the ball up the court. It’s working well.” Getz needed to work harder when junior JoJo Show went down with an injury, as Bucci slid Getz into the starting role at the point. Getz had been the backup to Show, but even though it wasn’t a drastic change, being the starting point guard required some changes. “No I didn’t because from the beginning of the season, Johanna [JoJo] was back and I was told she was going to play point guard and I was going to be a two [shooting guard]
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and three [small forward],” Getz said. “At first I was upset because Johanna’s a great point guard and I felt the team needed her, but I really had to step up. I played it last year, so I felt pretty confident going back to it.” Offensively, she still needed to find ways of scoring, but Bucci wanted to get Getz out of the mindset of settling for jump shots all the time. “She was not aggressive enough. I’d like to see her become more aggressive, especially finishing around the basket,” Bucci said. “She’s developed into our go-to girl as far as getting the ball when we need a basket.” “He explained to me that when I drive, it’s not just a shot for me, but once I penetrate, it can open up shots for other players,” Getz said. “That’s why he really wants me to penetrate more. I was definitely more passive, and he wanted me to look for my shot, so for awhile, I’d settle for jump shots. He explained to me that there are times
when I have the jump shot, but penetrating could be better.” Much like the Lady Comets, Getz found that everything is a work in progress. “You have to read the defense. Sometimes I don’t do it correctly and I settle, but I think I’m getting the hang of it,” Getz said. “Her ability to make really good decisions on when to shoot, when to drive, and when to get her teammates involved [has improved],” Bucci said. “She’s become a better point guard.” Getz may have turned a corner Jan. 15 when she scored 14 points against West Scranton, including seven in the decisive fourth quarter when a 21-10 surge enabled the Lady Comets to win by 12 points, 4836. The sophomore hit two 3-point shots and made 4 of 6 free throws. “I think that was one of the best games I played all season,” Getz said. “I was really confident on offense, and took the shots that were there, so that was definitely the FEBRUARY 5, 2015
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turning point of my season.” “She’s got a 50-50 [offensive] game. She shoots very well from the outside, and she gets to the basket,” Bucci said. “Right now we’re trying to teach her how to finish. We’re working on her balance, working on her powering up instead of going up off balance, and we’ve seen a marked improvement over the past few weeks.” With her basketball-rich bloodlines — “Getz’s mother is Chris Grande, who played at Abington and is one of the alltime leading scorers there,” Bucci said. “Her father Gerry, who played at Western Wayne, my alma mater, was a very good player there.” — it’s no wonder Bucci has high hopes for the sophomore. “She’s our best all-around player,” Bucci said. “She has good size for a point guard, and when I’m talking about size, I mean length, she’s very long, and that makes her a very good defender. Offensively, there are areas of improvement that could be made, but she can shoot the ball well and she does have the ability to get to the basket.” Her belief in herself is at a high level right now, with a revived enthusiasm after the struggles against a rugged early-season schedule that was part of the reason for the Lady Comets slow start. “It’s been a lot better, with all the coaches helping me,” Getz said. “My shot is a lot better than it was last season, and I’m a lot more confident on offense. I thought she could be good, but it’s hard to ask about expectations when you’re putting in a brand-new system, and some kids pick it up quicker than others,” Bucci said. “She struggled at first picking it up, but she has a high learning curve and she’s starting to get it faster.” That will only mean trouble for future opponents of Abington Heights. With Getz leading a balanced lineup that seemingly features a new leading scorer each game, the Lady Comets will be ready for the playoffs, well prepared by a schedule that has included the likes of Scranton Prep, North Pocono, Holy Redeemer, Hazleton Area and Western Wayne. THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN
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selected charity, one cent from each web search that you do through their site or toolbar addition to your browser will go toward benefiting the park’s various initiatives. Pavilion Rentals Available The Lakeside Pavilion at the Abington Area Community Park, located at the intersection of Winola Road and Grove St., is available for rentals. Amenities include the use of Eston Wilson Lake, the boundless playground, soccer and softball fields, hiking and nature trails and a dog park. Handicapped-accessible parking is also available. Reservation forms are available at the Clarks Summit Borough Building, 304 S. State St., or online at abingtonparks. com. Call 570-585-4811 for more information. Dining/Meeting Room Available The dining/meeting room at Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit, is available for rental and catering. Call the post at 570-586-9821, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. for more information. Help for Disabled Persons Lackawanna County Coordinated Transportation is offering reduced-fare transportation to persons with disabilities living in rural areas of the county. Those eligible must live in Lackawanna County, be 18 to 64 years old, and have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applications are available by contacting Lackawanna County Coordinated Transportation, 800 North/South Road, Scranton, PA 18504 or by calling 570-963-6795. SPORTS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS Beginning Sunday, Feb. 1: Little League Signups The Christy Mathewson Little League will host sign-ups for Benton, Dalton, Factoryville and Nicholson at the Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center, 179 College Ave., Factoryville on the following dates: • Thursday, Feb. 5: 6-8 p.m. • Sunday, Feb. 8: 1-3 p.m. The league will also host sign-ups for Lake Winola at the Lake Winola Fire House on Rte. 307 on the following dates: • Thursday, Feb. 5: 6-8 p.m. • Sunday, Feb. 8: 1-4 p.m. Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 10: Strength Training Classes Penn State Extension, in collaboration with The University of Scranton, is offer-
ing strength training and nutrition classes to help men and women older than 40 improve their muscle strength and bone density. The “Growing Stronger” 12-week strength training initiative is designed for adults 40 and older. Two classes are being offered: one on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1-2 p.m. at the Abington Senior Center, 1151 Winola Road, South Abington Township, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 10; and one on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the West Side Senior Center, 1004 Jackson St., Scranton, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 11. The cost is $115 for either program. Registering before Friday, Jan. 23, entitles individuals to receive a $10 early bird discount. Financial scholarships are available. For questions or to sign up, call Penn State Extension in Lackawanna County at 570-963-6842, email nmd5140@psu.edu or visit extension.psu.edu and click on Lackawanna County by Friday, Feb. 6. Space is limited, and registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Free Yoga Class The Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, located at the intersection of the Morgan Highway and Grove St., is sponsoring a free yoga class on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 p.m., instructed by Tina Young. Yoga Classes for Seniors A yoga class for beginners is offered to seniors 55 years of age and older at the Abington Senior Center, 1151 Winola Road. The class is held each Monday at the center from 11:15 a.m. to noon. A
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