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Every Stitch Tells a Story
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Abington Community Library hosts memorial quilt exhibit, lecture by Stephanie Longo
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For the late Peg Winter, summers were all about going to her cabin at Indian Lake and spending her days birdwatching and quilting. Winter, who was the founder of the Abington Community Library’s “Always in Stitches” quilting group, died last September and members of the group wanted to do something in her memory. As February is the month that celebrates love, they decided to dedicate the library’s monthly art exhibit to Peg and her love of quilting. The Margaret “Peg” Winter Memorial Quilt Show features a variety of Winter’s handmade quilts, ranging from her beginning years to her final pieces. The library is also hosting a presentation by Denise Norberg and Lorraine Ezbianski, who wrote “Saved for the People of Pennsylvania: Quilts from the Collection of the State Museum of Pennsylvania,” on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. in Winter’s memory. “She always promoted what you wanted to do, inspired you and helped you every step of the way,” said Molly Farinola, who joined Always in Stitches after grappling with an uncertainty of whether or not quilting was the right hobby for her. “I snuck into the room and sat in the back row because I thought it was going to be a scary experience and too much for me — I thought it was a quick exit,” Farinola added. “Peg was so down-to-earth about it that it sounded like a great hobby.” Always in Stitches is one of the Abington Community Library’s most popular groups, boasting more than 20 members. They regularly make and donate quilts for charities and
Members of the Abington Community Library’s Always in Stitches group are pictured in front of a quilt they made in memory of the group’s founder, Peg Winter, that will be on permanent display in the library. From left, front row: Diana Yarem-Vass, Barbara Kudalski, Gail Paquin, Brenda Mercuri, Linda Newberry and Betty Ann Hobert. Back row: Chiyoko Cheplick, Daria Robinson, Susan Potenzano, Pat Guiliani, Molly Farinola and John Hobert.
enjoy helping “newbies” learn the craft. For Winter, the group was a way to make friends as well as share her passion. “She would break it down for you so you would be able to do the most complicated thing with confidence,” Farinola said. “She was a great teacher.” The Abington Community Library is located at 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Seating for the Sunday, Feb. 22, lecture is limited and registration is required. To register or for more information, call 570-587-3440.
A detailed look at one of Peg Winter’s quilts.
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Dear Editor: Griffin Pond Animal Shelter reminds pet owners to beware of cold temperatures and to keep their dogs safe this winter, particularly during times of severe weather by bringing your pets indoors. More dogs perish in the winter than at any other time of the year. Some animals are better equipped to handle the cold weather than others depending on the body mass, weight and fur; however, hypothermia and frostbite are common threats to animals kept outside in times of extreme weather conditions. Another winter threat for pets is antifreeze poisoning as dogs like the sweet taste of antifreeze Pet-safe ice melt is recommended as ice-salt is toxic and irritates a dog’s paws. Eliminate the possibility of poisoning. Unfortunately, dogs like the sweet taste of antifreeze, which can cause sickness or
Writer dAVe LAUriHA PHotoGrAPHerS toM BoNoMo CNG CoNtriBUtiNG editorS CHriStoPHer CorNeLL, SHANNoN C. KeitH SALeS ACCoUNt eXeCUtiVe CHriStiNe CroWLeY 348-9185 ext. 5416 direCtor oF CoMMUNitY NeWSPAPerS: KeViN BriSLiN ext. 9285 LetterS to tHe editor PoLiCY The Suburban welcomes letters to the editor by mail, fax or e-mail. All letters must be typed and accompanied by a name, town and phone number. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject any and all submissions based on length and content. DEADLINE IS FRIDAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION AT 5 P.M. SUBMiSSioNS PoLiCieS The Abington Suburban welcomes all photos and submissions. Although there is no charge for publication, all photos and submissions run on an “as space available” basis. Publication is not guaranteed. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject any and all submissions. DEADLINE IS FRIDAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION AT 5 P.M.
your pet’s tongue does not get stuck to cold metal and change the water often to keep it from freezing. Farm animals: Cattle stay warm by increasing their heart rate, respiration and blood flow. This is why livestock need to increase their feed intake during the winter months. Farm animals should also have shelter and straw. Pet Supplies Plus (Dickson City) and Vern’s Agway (LaPlume) have donated food samples, straw and styrofoam containers to the shelter, for the public to take with no charge and use to help animals. The food, straw and containers are located inside the vestibule between the two front doors to the shelter. Regards, Jess Farrell Public Relations, Media, Events and Fundraising Griffin Pond Animal Shelter
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Refreshments will be served following the program. The snow reschedule date for this program is Saturday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. For more information about the Anthracite Heritage Museum visitanthracitemuseum.org or call 570-963-4804.
‘Dough’ Raiser
The Countryside Community Church will host a ‘dough’ raiser at Uno Restaurant, 3905 Commerce Boulevard, Dickson City, on Sunday, March 8, from noon to 8 p.m. Contact the church for a 20 percent off voucher that can be used for dine-in or take-out orders. Call 570587-3206 or email countrysideoffice@ The Friends of the Abington Com- yahoo.com for more information. munity Library will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Ryon Room of the Abington ComThe Catholic Choral Society will munity Library, 1200 W. Grove St. present a Lenten concert on Sunday,
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The Fleetville Volunteer Fire Co., located on Rte. 407, will host an all-youcan-eat pasta dinner on Saturday, March 7, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Presale tickets are $7.50 and $8.00 at the door. Takeouts are available. Call 570-945-3139 or email fleetvillefireco@frontier.com for tickets or for more information.
March 8, at 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Parish, 316 Parish St. in Wilkes-Barre and on Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m. the Forty-Fort United Methodist Church, 26 Yeager Ave. Both concerts are open to the public free of charge. The group, marking its 66th season, is composed of members from both Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Call 570-575-1040 or visit catholicchoralsociety.org for more information.
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 Saturday, Feb. 21: Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner The Lake Winola Fire Co. and auxiliary will host a pork and sauerkraut dinner on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 4-8 p.m. at the fire hall, located on Rte. 307. Tickets are $10, $5 for children ages 4-12 and free for children age 3 and younger. The menu will include pork with or without sauerkraut, homemade applesauce, mashed potatoes with gravy, salad, rolls, beverages and dessert. Eat-in or take-out. Call 570-388-2564 or 570-378-2751 for more information. Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25: 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, vocabulary 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. Thursday, Feb. 26: Networking Event Clarks Summit Senior Living, 950 Morgan Highway, will host a professional networking event on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 4-7 p.m. Personal readings with psychics will be available and refreshments will be provided, as well as tours of the facility. RSVP by Monday, Feb. 23, by calling 570-586-8080.
Calendar Through Friday, March 27: Winter at the Comm 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 through March 12; Friday mornings through March 13 and Saturday mornings through to March 14. • World music drumming for children in kindergarten through sixth grade: Saturdays through 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 570-586-8191, ext. 2, or visit waverlycomm.org.
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 oth-
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A column from the Clarks Summit Shade Tree Commission SPECIAL TO THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN
As I sat in the delivery room awaiting the birth of our daughter on Tuesday, Feb. 10, my wife urged me to write about the reproduction of trees for this week’s column. I do not know about you, but I am glad people do not reproduce like trees — grafting to produce clones just seems a better fit for the plant kind of nursery. At the same time, if you make the comparison with humans, it is common sense that sexual reproduction produces a different variety from the parents. With apple trees, for example, grafting, or asexual reproduction, is the only way to reproduce the desired ”cloned” variety. All apple trees grown from seed are different from the parents so, aside from agricultural intervention, apple varieties would change continually. Because of this, the market tends to determine what apples will be propagated and only “best-sellers” are mass-produced. Old varieties, without cultivation, thus fall by the wayside. Of course, cosmetic appeal, generic flavor and shelf life determine market selection, so antique varieties literally go extinct. More than 20 years ago, New Hampshire orchardist Stephen Wood saw an opportunity here and developed Poverty Lane Orchards, which is dedicated to growing and marketing “uncommon” apples. What about asexual reproduction in your front yard? A few years ago, I was asked to relandscape a front yard. The bed bordering the house was full of 40-yearold rhododendrons that had been not-solovingly sheared until they were six feet high and more than 10 feet deep. I began cutting the trunks near the house but, surprisingly, even when the trunks were cut,
the plants were not free of the ground. Four feet from the house, there were other trunks to which the plants were attached. How did this happen? The answer is simple; it happened by asexual reproduction by layering. Believe it or not, if you like a shrub, you can wound a branch, wrap the branch in plastic-enclosed damp peat moss and, in a year, you can cut off the now-rooted branch and plant your new shrub. When done with intention, this propagation technique is called “air-layering.” The same process happens unintentionally all the time in unmaintained and improperly maintained landscapes. A holly branch grows near the ground and, as it gets heavier or leaves fall on it or a careless landscape worker throws mulch on it, it begins to lie on the ground. Soon it is rooted and you have a new holly plant that is still attached to the original. This type of vegetative reproduction happens with many kinds of shrubs and trees. In the case of the rhododendron bed, by not pruning the lower branches, the shrubs began their uninvited march to the street. If you do not want this to happen, prune your lower branches. You will be surprised that not only will your landscaping look cleaner, but maintenance tasks such as leaf clean-up and mulching will also be simplified. 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. Editor’s note: From the entire Community Newspaper Group, we would like to congratulate Joshua and Kelly Arp on their new arrival. Best wishes to the whole family!
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last weekend of April. All proceeds from the book sale will benefit the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Endowment, which supports library collections and services. The Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library, the library staff and volunteers will conduct the event. The library will accept any hardcover or paperback books in good condition, including children’s books, cookbooks, fiction and non-fiction. In addition, the library is collecting media and tag sale items. Donations may be placed in the boxes on the Monroe Avenue side of the library. Donations will be accepted until Wednesday, April 22. This year’s book sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 26, from noon to 4 p.m., in the fifth floor Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library. A special preview sale will be held on Friday, April 24, for Friends members and Schemel Forum members. For additional information or to volunteer, call Barbara Evans at 570941-4078. 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 winner 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 third-place 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 PDA-sponsored 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-year-old, three-day program with classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and a new fouryear-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 (three-year-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. 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 570-586-9316 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 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 570-3475616 or email jwynn@vacnepa.org for more information. Volunteers Needed The borough of Clarks Green is recruiting residents to serve on various 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
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Class enrollment is strictly on a firstcome, first-served basis. Some classes have size limitations. If a class is full when you enroll, the Abington Area Community Classroom will call students to ask whether they would prefer to be placed on a waiting list or if they would prefer their check returned to them. Classes also have minimum class sizes. If the minimum number of students is not reached, a class may be canceled. Checks will be held until it is certain that the class will run. Please note class numbers when registering. Registration and payment must be received one week before the beginning of each class. Checks should be made payable to the AACC and send to the following address: AACC c/o Emily Rancier, 300 Kennedy Creek Road, N. Abington Township, PA 18414. For additional information, visit aacclass.org. If you have questions, please call 570-563-2402 or 570-954-6650 or email news@aacclass. org. The Abington Area Community Classroom is a non-profit, volunteer committee of the Abington Area Joint Recreation Board. Its mission is to provide the community with enrichment and recreation through a broad array of learning opportunities. Utilizing local resources, it aspires to nurture individual talents, develop personal skills, encourage lifelong learning and build a stronger sense of community. The spring 2015 course listing is as follows: Cooking Classes All cooking classes will be held in the kitchen of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School Street. Classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the fee is $35. Classes are limited to 10 students. • No. 102: Desserts: Thursday, April 9. Chef Sarah McCully of the State Street Grill will make chocolate mousse spiked with Grand Marnier, an apple tart tatin and homemade raspberry sauce for classic crème brûlée. • No. 103: Cheese and Wine 101: Thursday, April 16. Chef Michael McCully will make ricotta and mozzarella cheeses and teach students how to pair
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cheese with wine. Wine not included. • No. 104: Plant Based Eating: Thursday, April 23. Spend the evening with Jean and Scott Hayes and learn how to make veggie sushi, sweet potato lasagna, black rice salad, stacked polenta and chocolate raspberry mango parfaits. • No. 105: Introduction to Canning and Food Preservation: Thursday, April 30. Marie King will teach the art of canning and food preservation while introducing United States Department of Agriculture-sanctioned techniques. Health and Wellness • No. 106: Create a Healthful Lifestyle: Thursday, May 7. Judy Rienzi will teach students tools and strategies that will help organize thoughts, actions and time management skills. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Register by Thursday, April 30. • No. 107: Accupressure: Thursday, May 14. Maria Wansacz will show participants how to use accupressure to treat common ailments. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $15. • No. 108: Myofascial Release: Thursday, May 21. Gene Geeza will explain the myofascial system, discuss self-diagnosis steps, treatment techniques and benefits of treatments. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Craft and Carry (Note: All supply costs are to be paid to the instructor at the time of class) • No. 109: How We Felt, Again: Thursday, March 19. Emily Rancier will teach how to laminate silk or cotton fabric into wool to create designs. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $15, plus $5 for supplies. • No. 110: Silk Art: Thursday, March 26. Blend your favorite colors into an elegant silk art scarf. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $15, plus $10 for supplies. The Art of Communication • No. 112: Screen Writing: Five Thursdays, March 19-April 23. Join Iris Davison as she teaches the basic ele-
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ments of screenplay writing. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $35. Register by Thursday, March 12. • No. 113: Enjoying Poets and Poetry: Four Wednesdays, April 8-29. This class will study poets such as Billy Collins, Mary Oliver and Emily Dickinson. Bring lunch. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: Noon. Cost: $20. Register by Wednesday, April 1. • No. 114: Introduction to Improv: Five Thursdays, April 9-May 7. This class will teach students games and techniques for improvisation. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $30. Register by Thursday, April 2. • No. 115: Prepping, Publishing and Promoting your E-Book: Three Mondays, April 13-27. Consuela Golden will cover editing and polishing your manuscript, designing, formatting and finding the best venue for publishing it and how to market and successfully sell your book. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Cost: $30. Register by Monday, April 6. Practical Matters • No. 116: All Seasons Eating: Two Saturdays, March 28 and April 4. Kavita Mizin will give you an overview of the necessary planning and implementation tools you will need to grow fresh and nutritious produce for you and your family in any season. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 10 a.m. Cost: $25. • No. 117: Introduction to Excel: Monday, April 6. Learn to import bank statements from the web, make simple calculations based on past spending history and categorize expenses. Use tools to keep a close eye on your finances. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $15. • No. 118: Privacy on Social Media: Monday, April 13. Learn how you appear to others online, how to maintain privacy settings and learn options to keep your personal information private.
Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $15. • No. 119: Organizing and Using Digital Photos: Two Mondays, April 20 and 27. This two-session class will help you manage your digital pictures, storage and backup, organization, printing and digital sharing. The class is not limited to a particular platform and will showcase several options available no matter what phone or camera you use. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $20. • No. 120: Beekeeping for Beginners: Thursday, April 23. Orna Clum will provide a basic overview on the honey bee that will include starting an apiary, equipment needed, pests and diseases, life cycle of the honey bee and cooking with honey. Location: First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $15. Unified Classes (Dedicated to promoting social inclusion, unified classes connect people with and without intellectual disabilities) • No. 121: Unified Tae Kwon Do: Six Saturdays, March 21-April 25. Reverend Brent Stouffer, black belt, teaches a basic martial arts class that accommodates all levels of ability. Location: Clarks Green United Methodist Church, 199 Glenburn Road. Time: 9 a.m. Cost: $25. • No. 122: Unified Ballroom Dance: Four Thursdays, April 2-23. Taught by Jill Wetzel. Location: Clarks Summit Borough Building, second floor, 304 S. State St. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $30. • No. 123: Unified Fiber Art Fun: Four Fridays, April 10-May 1. Gwen Harleman from Verve Vertu Art Studio will introduce artists to needle felting and other fiber art techniques. Artists work at their own pace and according to their ability. Location: Clarks Green United Methodist Church. Time: 10 a.m. to noon. Cost: $40. A Closer Look • No. 124: A Taste of Judaism: Three Thursdays, April 9-23. Rabbi Daniel Swartz will teach more about Jewish Please see CLASSES, Page 15
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Freezing temperatures didn’t keep the crowds away from the 11th annual Clarks Summit Festival of Ice this past weekend. This year’s festival theme was “Frozen Fairy Tales.” More than 50 ice sculptures, carved by Sculpted Ice Works of Lakeville, graced the borough during the three-day event.
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Lackawanna Trail’s Justin Ganser hopes for a district placement this week in wrestling by Dave Lauriha
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When Justin Ganser puts his heart into his activities, he is capable of doing anything. Now a sophomore 113-pound wrestler at Lackawanna Trail, Ganser is trying to end his season with a long post-season run, a journey that begins in earnest with the District 2 individual championships Friday. If he places high enough at districts, then Ganser would move on to the Northeast Regionals and a great finish there could get him a state berth. But he won’t get ahead of himself. If he doesn’t finish high enough, his season will be over and, as someone who has wrestled since he was in kindergarten, Ganser won’t take anything for granted on the mat. “I just have to work as hard as I can,” Ganser said. “If you put your mind to something, you can do whatever you want.” And what he wants is to keep on wrestling, trying to extend his season one weekend at a time. Advancing beyond districts would be an achievement for Ganser, making the year a success. “It’s been a really good season, not my best, but I’ve been working a little harder,” Ganser said. “My expectations were to try my hardest and do my best. It’s been a very good year, with a lot of help from my coaches and my teammates.” At a school lacking in numbers for the sport, Lions head coach Keith Youtz appreciates having someone who loves the sport on the team. Ganser’s whirlwind preparation for the sport has shown on the mat this season. “He’s one of the kids who are really into the wrestling at our school right now,” Youtz said. “He went to some things in the spring and went to a camp with us in the summer and also went to a place in Wilkes-Barre and also worked out with some of the Abington guys with Jimmy Simrell in Clarks Summit.” “He really likes the sport, he just needs a little more strength,” he continued. “He’s
Justin Ganser pinned Nanticoke’s Megan Kocher in 2:50 during the Lions’ last home wrestling match of the season.
got some of the moves down, he’s somewhat technical. He just doesn’t have the strength right now.” Ganser seems willing to do what he needs to do in order to compete. “I want to go out there and try my best, go out there with a winning attitude,” Ganser said. “You have to try your hardest, do you best, no matter what the outcome is.” The sophomore seems to do his best in neutral and counts on his sweep single to score points from that position. “My sweep single, it’s my go-to move from neutral,” Ganser said. The season has been far from smooth,
but Ganser has been battling the best he can. “I was out for a little bit because I got sick,” Ganser said. “But I’m in good shape now.” Youtz said he learned from his time off from the sport. “He really likes wrestling, he was there every day when he was [unable] to compete,” Youtz said. “He went to the matches; and that’s pretty tough when you really like a sport and you have to go and just sit and watch.” The time away from competition enabled Ganser to understand what he needs to do when he’s on the mat. FEBRUARY 19, 2015
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“I have to go out there and wrestle every match like it’s a championship match,” Ganser said. “I wrestle my hardest. I go out every match like it’s my last match.” One never knows when that last bout will take place any season, but Ganser hopes to put together a run that will delay the inevitable for as long as possible. That’s the one thing he has learned during his lifetime on the mats. One thing is for sure. If Ganser has a good weekend this weekend, he may achieve a regional berth and that will give him another week on the wrestling mat. That’s all the sophomore is looking to do this weekend. THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN
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7:30 p.m. Cost: $10. • No. 130: Sunspots and the Aurora: Monday, May 11. Jo-Ann Kamichitis, associate director of the Cupillari Observatory at Keystone College, will give a slide presentation on how sunspots form, how they are associated with solar flares, coronal mass ejection and displays of the aurora here on Earth. Location: Ksystone Observatory, Fleetville. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Ballroom Dancing Jill and Gehred Wetzel will teach advanced, intermediate and beginner classes at the clarks Green United Methodist Church, 199 Glenburn Road. Session 1: Five Mondays: March 2-April 6 (No class on March 30th). Cost is $45 per person, register by Monday, Feb. 23. • No. 131: Advanced Bolero: 6-7 p.m. • No. 132: Intermediate Cha Cha: 7-8 p.m. • No. 133: Singles Mambo and Merengue: 8-9 p.m. Session 2: Five Mondays: April 13May 18 (No class on April 27) • No. 134: Advanced West Coast Swing: 6-7 p.m. • No. 135: Intermediate Rumba: 7-8 p.m. • No. 136: Singles Foxtrot and Swing: 8-9 p.m. • No. 137: Philadelphia Bus Trip: Wednesday, March 4. Coincides with the Philadelphia Flower Show. Leaves at 9 a.m. from the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church and departs from Philadelphia at 7 p.m. Call 570-5872651 for more information. Reservation deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 25. Cost: $35. • No. 138: New York City Bus Trip: Saturday, April 18. Leaves at 8 a.m. from the Viewmont Mall and departs from New York at 7 p.m. Call 570-254-9520 for more information. Reservation deadline is Saturday, April 11. Cost: $30.
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