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OXYGEN FOR PETS

ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER Suburban Subplots

A head start

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James Durden holds up a oxygen masks that can be used to help pets suffering from smoke inhalation.

Chinchilla, Newton Ransom fire companies receive potential life-saving equipment BY CLAYTON OVER STAFF WRITER

SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — Some local first responders have new tools to help pets at the scene of residential fires. Last week, emergency medical personnel with Chinchilla Hose Company and Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire Company each received sets of pet oxygen masks. The devices will allow first responders to deliver life-saving air to animals rescued from house fires. About 40,000 pets die in house fires each year and about 500,000 are affected overall, according to the Journal of the American Veterinary Association. Most of those that perish succumb to smoke inhalation. Emergency medical services received the masks through a donation by Invisible Fence of Northeast PA in Mountain Top. Each kit includes three masks of different sizes to accommodate cats and dogs of various

sizes. The masks are bellshaped and specially designed to fit over and form to the faces of animals. The masks will help greatly in providing oxygen to animals who have suffered from smoke inhalation during a fire, said James Durden, emergency medical services lieutenant with Chinchilla Hose Company of South Abington Twp. Previously, crews had to perform a modified rescue breathing or make do with an oxygen mask designed for human faces, he said. “We didn’t have anything forming over their snouts,” Durden said. Crews from Olyphant Hose Co. Number 2 also received pet masks through Invisible Fence last week. The company has distributed thousands of pet oxygen masks to fire stations across the United States and Canada through their Project Breathe program.

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Chinchilla Hose Company and Newton-Ransom Fire Department’s oxygen masks that can be used to help pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation after house fires. “We realize that humans are the first priority, but in many cases, pets can be saved if firefighters have the right equipment,” said Shawn Prohaska, owner of Invisible Fence of Northeast PA. “Project Breathe

is simply a way of giving firefighters the tools necessary to save pets’ lives.” Contact the writer: cover@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100 x5363; @ClaytonOver on Twitter

LINDA SCOTT | In ThE ABIngTOnS

Firefighters Spotlight: Donald ‘Doc’ Stacknick Sr., Jr. DALTON — The Stacknick family has deep roots with the Dalton Fire Company. Donald “Doc” Stacknick Sr. has been a member of the Dalton Fire company for 52 years starting in 1976. His son, Donald “Doc” Stacknick Jr., is also a member, as was his father, Clement. His brother, Ron, is the first assistant chief. Donald “Doc” Stacknick Sr. has been a captain of the ambulance, first and second assistant and a vice president of the Board of Governors. He is currently the fire chief, a role he held before. He is also a member of the Lake Winola and Factoryville fire departments. He urges young people to get involved in their local fire companies. “We do not have the man-

power to respond to calls,” he said. “The younger generation needs to step up and take over.” “You get to help someone in a bad situation. You help the community.” Stacknick Sr. is a property care taker. His hobbies include hunting and fishing. Stacknick Jr. has been a member of the Dalton Fire Company for 18 years. He joined the fire company as a junior fire fighter when he was 14. He has been a captain and was a vice president on the Board of Governors. He is currently a lieutenant. He is the son of Stacknick Sr. and Nancy Carpenter. One of his brothers, Tim Carpenter, is the 2nd assistant fire chief of the Dalton Fire Company and another, Bobby Carpenter is a para-

medic. He has another brother, Jeff Carpenter. His sister, Tammy Stacknick, is deceased. His stepfather, Bob Carpenter, is also a member of the Dalton Fire Company and is a past fire chief. His girlfriend is Missy Bortree. “Volunteering with the fire company is in my blood,” said Stacknick Jr. I am the third generation and grew up in the fire company.

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What’s inside Calendar ........................ 2 Contest .......................... 3 Obituaries ....................... 4 Celebrations ................... 7 Just For Fun .................... 8 Sports ............................ 9

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Classifieds ................... 11

Volunteer The Dalton Fire Company meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. People interested in volunteering may stop by then to pick up an application.

There’s nothing about the holidays I dislike more than scrambling at the last minute to find a gift for someone, running out of time and settling for something I know he or she probably won’t even use. That’s why I started my Christmas shopping on Saturday. I know. It’s early. Halloween is barely over and Thanksgiving is still around the corner. But don’t worry; the Christmas decorations won’t come out until Black Friday. It’s just that there are so many hard-to-shopfor people on my list, if I don’t get a head start I may not find something for everyone in time. So when I do find an item that I think one of those hard-to-shop-for friends or family members will like, if the price is right, I buy it - even if it’s still summer or early fall. Or even spring. In recent years, my go-to for a lot of people on my list (not just those who are hard to shop for) has been handmade gifts. I make some myself and purchase others from local artisans. Craft and vendor fairs are great places to find unique, high-quality and even personalized gifts. I must admit, however, I am biased. I am an occasional craft fair vendor myself and that’s where I was Saturday. I took a mini road trip to upstate New York to visit family and set up shop with my cousin, Mary Wheeler, at a craft fair fundraiser for her son’s school. So while Mary kept an eye on my booth, I started my Christmas shopping. Like most craft fair vendors, I usually end up spending a good portion of my profits at the booths of other vendors. Sure, I still do some of my Christmas shopping at Walmart, department stores and Amazon, but I think people who only shop at those places miss out. Local artists and mom-and-pop shops have so much to offer that major retailers do not. Originality, creativity and thoughtfulness abound when shopping local. Here are some craft fairs and vendor events coming up in the Abington-area.

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From left, Donald “Doc” Stacknick Jr. and Donald “Doc” Stacknick Sr.

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Concert series continues at First Presbyterian

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The adult choir at the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit. CLARKS SUMMIT — The second concert in the 20182019 Arts at First Presbyterian concert series will be held Sunday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit (FPCCS), 300 School Street. It will feature all the musical ensembles at the church along with vocal and instrumental soloists. In honor of Veterans’ Day, the FPC Adult Choir will perform ‘Song for

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the Unsung Hero’ and a variety of other selections under the direction of Frank Jones, director of music at the church. Jones is an elementary music teacher in the Dallas School District, and director of children’s and youth programs for the Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania. Other participants in the concert include the bell choir, directed by Richard

Cochrane, and the children’s and youth choirs, led by Kay Ten Eyck, who is church organist and accompanist for the choirs. A chamber ensemble featuring flutist Catherine Huhn will perform movements from Purcell’s “Abdelazer Suite.” Trumpeter Jeff Leas and tenor Frank Jones will be among the featured soloists for the afternoon.

Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be collected. The concert series receives support from the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Program (administered by the Pocono Arts Council), a Lackawanna County Arts and Cultural Grant and numerous individual donors. For more information, please call the church at 570586-6306 or visit fpccs.org.

Community CAlendAr uPCominG NOV. 10 Downtown Hoedown for Hope: The Downtown Hoedown for Hope to benefit Marley’s Mission will take place Saturday, Nov. 10, 6-9 p.m., at Backyard Ale House, 523 Linden St. Scranton. The evening will include silent auction items, raffle items, and a 50/50. Eventgoers can enjoy drink specials including a selection of wines, domestic and craft

beer including a f allthemed signature cocktail, as well as passed hors d’oeuvres with entertainment provided by Light Weight. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased by emailing aprilkemp@marleysmission.com or by calling: 570-587-HOPE. Checks can be mailed to: Marley’s Mission, P.O. Box 505, Scranton, PA, 18505. NOV. 11 All-Church Recital: First Presbyterian

Church of Clarks Summit will hold an All-Church Recital featuring FPC music ensembles with vocal and instrumental soloists Sunday, Nov. 11, 4 p.m. Veterans Day ceremony: Abington Memorial Post 7069, VFW, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit, will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony at the post home on Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. Please see Calendar, Page 12

sChool Briefs off to college Colgate University Abington Heights High School graduate Julia Kasperkowicz, of Clarks Summit is a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022. Of the 9,716 applications to Colgate last year, 25 percent were accepted. The average high school GPA for accepted students was 3.8 out of 4.0. Colgate received applications from 50 states, Washington D.C., and 133 countries. International students make up nine percent of the class. Hamilton College Samantha Wilkerson of

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

■ Derek J. and Rebecca G. McElroy, now by marriage Rebecca Gaughan, South Abington Twp., to Tom J. and Ashley M. Majernick, Moosic, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship; a property at 106 Maggies Road, South Abington Twp., for $219,400. ■ Kathleen Chambers, executrix of the estate of James S. Jackson, Clarks Summit, and Margaret Jackson, Clarks Summit, to Boot Hill Ventures LLC, Chinchilla; property in South Abington Twp. for $459,266.88. ■ Scott D. Lombardi to Anne Marie Sysko; two parcels at 314 Edgewood Drive S., South Abington Twp., for $242,000. ■ Clara S. Carey, by and through Frances R. Lewis, her agent, to Lisa Pirino and Shirley DeSavino, Lackawanna County, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship; a property at 109 Park Blvd., Glenburn Twp., for $55,000. ■ Christopher J. and Kerry J. Mathews, South Abington Twp., to Kenneth J. Decker and JoAnn Granza, Hop Bottom, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship; a property at 128 Burcher St., Clarks Summit, for $142,500. ■ John Roy Thompson, trustee of the John Roy Thompson Trust, Clarks Summit, to Alexander and Carol Mielnikowski, South Abington Twp.; a property in Newton Twp. for $65,000. ■ Gerald J. and Valerie E. Calpin, Waverly Twp., to William E. Aubrey II and Katherine M. Weis, Dunmore, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship; a property at 1116 N. Abington Road, Waverly Twp., for

Clarks Summit recently enrolled as a first-year student at Hamilton College. Wilkerson, a graduate of Abington Heights High School, was selected from a pool of 6,240 applicants to the college and joins a class of 482.

Presidential scholar The University of Scranton Samuel Morano of Clarks Summit, a biology major, was among The University of Scranton full-tuition class of 2019 Presidential Scholars who attended The President’s Business Council

(PBC) 17th Annual Award Dinner. More than $1 million was raised from the event to support the university’s Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund. More than 500 guests attended the dinner at The Pierre Hotel in New York City on Oct. 4. Presidential Scholarships are four-year, full-tuition scholarships awarded to incoming freshmen with outstanding records in high school and notable community involvement. Through its past 16 dinners, the PBC has generated $14 million for the scholarship fund.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018

PAtty lAwler | FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

An ‘exciting time’ in Clarks Green CLARKS GREEN — It has been an exciting time with new challenges. In February I was appointed chair of Clarks Green Borough Planning Commission. Working with Zoning Officer Darlene Sholcosky and Councilman Bill Toms, I accepted for review the initial expansion plans for Saint Gregory’s Church. Joined by Bruce Sherbine, Rosalie Werner and Katie Lane, we studied, tweaked and approved the plans worthy to go before Clarks Green Council members for final approval. Rev. John Lapera, pastor of Saint Gregory’s Church invited me to participate in the ground-breaking ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 26. It was an honor, indeed. Shade Tree Commission I am now a member of the Clarks Green Borough Shade Tree Commission. The commission meets as needed. Volunteers are most welcome. Members’ diagnosis, preserve, plant and replace trees to enhance our greenspace. For the residents who ordered trees, the trees will be delivered shortly. Association member I renewed my Lackawanna County Association of Boroughs membership. Mayors and municipal officers meet to exchange concerns, ideas and possible solutions. It was especially nice to tour the new municipal building in Mayfield. The Honorable Al Chelik, Mayor of Mayfield, was host. My Calendar Feb. 24: Chips and Dips at the Abington Community Library March 3: Soup sale at The Waverly Lodge March 24: Musical production at Heritage Baptist Church March 29: Holy Thursday services at Clarks Green Methodist Church March 30: Good Friday services at Our Lady of the Snows (my home parish) and soup sale at Clarks Summit Methodist Church

April 5: Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser for the Boy Scouts April 7: Book sale for the Abington Community Library May 2: Ribbon cutting for Wayne Bank on Northern Boulevard in South Abington Township May 30: I marched in the Memorial Day parade with Council members Dave Rinaldi and M.J. Igoe. June 9: I volunteered at the Forever Young Fishing Derby at Hillside Park with the Abington Heights Civic League. July 7: I helped manage the Electronic Recycling Event with Councilwoman M.J. Igoe in the borough. Aug. 26: Attended a purse bingo sponsored by the Abington Business and Professional Association Sept. 16: Ice cream social at the Clarks Summit Fire Company Sept. 18: Volunteer Appreciation Reception at Our Lady of the Snows Church Sept. 30: Taste of the Abingtons, a Rotary Club of the Abingtons Fundraiser Compliments to all the chefs at Waverly Lodge, V.F.W. Post 2208, Clarks Green Methodist Church and Clarks Summit Methodist Church – the barbecue dinners were “to die for.” See what’s new in the Clarks Green park A bench was placed near the pocket library. The signage reads: Bill Thorburn, Mayor (1998-2018) You may be out of sight Yet you’ll always be remembered Loving family, friends and Clarks Green Borough An invitation: Clarks Green Christmas Tree Lighting The borough will hold a tree lighting on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 4:30– 6:30 p.m. at the pocket library park on North Abington Road. Entertainment begins at 4:15 p.m. a dedication ceremony will be held, followed by a holiday open house in the borough building.

letter to the editor ministers condemn Pittsburgh violence

Dear Editor, We, ministers from the Abington Ecumenical Ministerium, condemn the violence against our sisters and brothers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. We believe this is a crime of hatred, division and prejudice. We pray together for this community, and our Court notes prayers include healing for $490,000. property at 602 Fern St., Clarks separation and division in ■ Timothy McGurrin, executor Summit, for $146,050. this nation. We invite you to ■ James J. and Elena N. of the estate of Kathleen V. pray with us as we work McGurrin, Clarks Summit, to Kilonsky, Scott Twp., to Jessica John Benjamin and Elizabeth and Jeffrey Lester, Scott Twp.; a together to see the goodness of life here in this area and Nixon Weber, South Abington property at 264 Gryzbowski Twp.; a property at 102 Pine Road, Scott Twp., for $240,000. in this nation. We refuse to Tree Drive, Clarks Summit, for ■ Donna Ruth Messina, Scott allow hatred and condemna$156,045. Twp., to Eric J. Loff Sr. and tion to overcome our trust ■ Charles H. and Antoinette Danielle Thomas, Jermyn; a and belief in a God who is Koehler, Benton Twp., to Frank property at Siniawa Drive, Scott good. We invite your prayers R. and Dorothy E. Minelli, Clarks Twp., for $255,000. for all victims of violence Summit; a property at 4752 ■ Howard B. and Kimberly A. and hatred. Route 438, Benton Twp., for Loder, Nicholson, to Gerald Jr. $545,900. ■ Boston Land Co. Inc., South Abington Twp., to Norman N. and Arlene L. Gevanthor, South Abington Twp.; a property on Country Club Road, South Abington Twp., for $345,705. ■ Charles I. Jr., Leile Carol and James B. Saxe, Lackawanna County, to Chad Calice and Holly Hand, Lackawanna County, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship; a property in Newton Twp. for $100,800. ■ Stuart E. and Alyssa Elick to Sean and Megan Micknick; a property on Marion Street and Division Street, Clarks Summit, for $218,500. ■ Robert O. and Marie E. Gagliardi to Hiteshbhai N. and Urvashiben H. Patel, South Abington Twp.; a property at 205 Abbey Drive, South Abington Twp., for $430,000. ■ David J. Brier, executor of the estate of Maria T. Brier, South Abington Twp., to Alan Jay Shienbaum, South Abington Twp.; a property at 17 Waterford Road, South Abington Twp., for $215,000. ■ Albert Traettino and Jessica Hiller to Dennis A. and Theresa M. Potter, Palm Harbor, Fla.; a

and Regina Robb, Nicholson; a property in Benton Twp. for $350,000. ■ Suzanne C. and Dana O. Wirak, Woodbridge, Conn., to Matthew J. Sheruda, Clarks Summit; a property at Finn Road, Benton Twp., for $150,000. DIVORCES SOUGHT

■ Gilberto Garcia, South Abington Twp., v. Michele Garcia, South Abington Twp.; married Aug. 9, 2002, in Suffolk County, N.Y.; John T. O’Malley, attorney. ■ Angela Dolores Bassani, Scott Twp., v. James Bassani, Scott Twp.; married Aug. 6, 2011, in Lackawaxen; Stephen T. Kopko, attorney. ESTATES FILED ■ Marion L. White, 17261 state Route 407, Nicholson, Benton Twp., letters testamentary to Jane A. Holgate, same address. ■ Doris Dempsey, 1001 Colony Lane, South Abington Twp., letters testamentary to Fred M. Dempsey, same address, and Barbara L. Mark, 162 Cummings Road, Dalton.

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TERI LYON | SUBURBAN FAMILY

Protecting our children In between putting my Halloween decorations away and ordering my turkey for Thanksgiving, I realized that November is National Child Safety and Protection Month. One of the biggest attractions of the Abingtons for families is that the area is a safe place to live. But safety shouldn’t be taken for granted. Accidents can happen even in the most devoted and informed families and communities. Athough keeping our children safe is a priority every day, it’s useful to have a special month to call attention to this important topic. This is a good time to brush up on identifying potential dangers for kids and taking steps to make sure they don’t come into harm’s way inside and outside the home. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 12,000 children age 19 or younger die annually in the United States from an unintentional injury. According to the CDC, most incidents occur where there is water in the bathroom, kitchen, swimming pools or hot tubs. Other common causes of injury in the home are heat or flame in the kitchen, in the fireplace or at a barbecue grill; and toxic substances under the kitchen sink, in the medicine cabinet, in the garage or garden shed, in a purse or other place where medications are stored. There is also a risk of falling on stairs, slippery floors, from high windows or from tipping furniture. Some safety tips offered by KidsHealth.org include: ■ Keep guns out of reach. A 2005 study on adult firearm storage practices in U.S. homes found that more than 1.69 million children and youth under age 18 are living in homes with loaded and unlocked firearms, according to SmartGunLaws.org. ■ Keep coin lithium batteries, or “button batteries,” and any devices that contain them, out of reach of children; they can be fatal if swallowed. ■ Keep choking hazards, toxic substances, hot and sharp items out of reach. ■ Have your child use

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safety glasses if they are involved in activities such as woodworking, science experiments involving chemicals, racquetball, paintball or other enterprises with flying debris. ■ Never leave young kids unattended in a bath. Meanwhile, The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends making use of the following safety devices to protect your children: ■ Safety latches and locks for cabinets and drawers in kitchens, bathrooms and other areas to help prevent poisonings and other injuries. ■ Outlet covers. ■ Anchors to prevent furniture, TVs and ranges from tipping over and crushing children – one child is treated every 30 minutes for a TV-related injury, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics study. ■ Corner and edge bumpers to help prevent injuries from falls against sharp edges on walls, furniture and fireplaces. ■ Knob covers, which snap over door knobs to prevent young children from turning them ■ Cordless window coverings to prevent strangulation. Additionally, KidsHealth. org recommends that parents learn first-aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the age-appropriate Heimlich maneuver. Keep important phone numbers in an easy-to-find location for you and your kids. Numbers for doctors and caregivers, local police and fire agencies, parents’ work and cell numbers, neighbors and relatives should be posted clearly. Families should practice their fire escape plan at least twice a year and practice different ways out of your home. They should also discuss the best place or places to take cover in the event of a tornado, wind storm or natural disaster. Learning and practicing all these precautions shouldn’t cause panic. Instead, they should be a source of comfort. Teri Lyon is a mom, grandmom and freelance writer who lives in Glenburn Township with her cat.

ESTATE NOTICE RE: Estate of Allan R. Kettell, a/k/a Allan Raymond Kettell, late of Falls, Pennsylvania. Letters Testamentary in the above estate having been granted, creditors shall make demand and debtors shall make payment to Nancy Kettell, 175 Spring Hill Drive, Falls, PA 18615, Executrix or to Paul D. Horger, Esquire, Oliver, Price & Rhodes, Attorneys for the Estate, 1212 South Abington Road, P.O. Box 240, Clarks Summit, PA 18411.

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November 1, 2018

James Claire Spencer, 94, of South Abington Twp., died Thursday evening at home surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 73 years is the former Helen Vanderburg Spencer. Born in Waverly, he was the son of the late Carl and Elizabeth Foster Spencer. He graduated from Waverly High School and began working as a farmer for a couple dairy farms around Factoryville. Prior to his retirement in 1989, James Claire worked for 37 years at Kreitner’s Lumber Yard and finished his career as the head of maintenance at Metlife. He was a member of the Waverly Baptist Church and later joined the Clarks Green United Methodist Church. James loved to go camping with friends and family. He loved being outdoors, especially deer hunting with Malcom, Gilbert and Peter Spencer. Also surviving are a d a u g h t e r, B e t h U r s o ; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Spencer; grandchildren, Jill Beckwith and husband, Andrew; Benjamin Bolus, James Bolus, Erin Totaro and husband, Michael; and Adam Spencer; and great-

grandchildren, Madeline Beckwith, Michael Beckwith, Lila Luna Beckwith, Chloe Totaro and Avery Totaro. He was also preceded in death by a son, Dirk Spencer; and his siblings, Malcolm Spencer, Jean Richarson, Ken Spencer, Gilbert Spencer, Loie Gardner and Shirley White. A funeral service was held Tuesday at noon from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, by the Rev. John Bondus, pastor at Clarks Green UMC. Interment will follow in Clarks Green Cemetery. The family received friends on Tuesday from 10 until the time of the service at the funeral home.

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Helen R. Solack of Clarks Summit, formerly of Scranton, died Thursday at the Abington Manor Health Center. She was the widow of Stanely Solack Sr., who died Aug. 31, 1997. Born in Scranton, the daughter of the late Anthony and Lucy Nardella Natale, before retirement, she was employed by Supermarket Services. Helen was a very generous, compassionate and loving person. She was loved and will be missed by all. She enjoyed playing bingo, quilting and knitting. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of her caregivers at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Home Health Care Professionals, Abington Manor and Clarks Summit Senior Living Center. Surviving are a brother, Frank Natale and wife, Alice, Endwell, N.Y.; a sister, Lucille Noll, Dunmore; a stepson, Stanley Solack Jr. and wife, Elizabeth, Clarks Summit; several grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; greatnieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Natale and wife, Angeline “Chickie”; a niece, Maria

Skierkowski; a sister, Angeline Fiume and husband, Alfred; a stepdaughter, Rose Jakes. The funeral was conducted Monday from the Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc., 1030 N. Main Ave., with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Mary, Mother of God Parish at Holy Rosary Church, 316 William St. Entombment will follow at Cathedral Cemetery Mausoleum. Family and friends paid their respects at the funeral home Monday starting at 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Mary, Mother of God Parish at Holy Rosary Church, 316 William St. Scranton, PA 18508. Visit the funeral home website for information or to send an online condolence.

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Autumnal ecology beauty There are numerous reports of fall’s disappointment this year. Maybe the late oaks, Norway maples, and fruit trees have a surprise still in store, but up to now, due to unseasonable warmth and prolonged wetness, autumn’s typical blaze has been muted. Yet last week when I looked down from an upper window on a rainy day, I was struck by a surprise offering broader life lessons. First, when we think of fall foliage, we think of the wonders over our heads. But from my upper window, I was looking at the glory under my feet. Second, I was looking at our shame: a repository of glory. When we moved into our home two years ago, we inherited a virtual arboretum of thoughtfully selected plants. But the landscape had labor-intensive maintenance requirements. Some necessary labor was neglected, so additional plants sprang up, creating a thicket. As a landscape maintenance professional, much of my property looks as glorious as the feet of the cobbler’s children, and is less suitable for showing our artisan expertise than for demonstrating biological succession. But it is in that untended soil where I discovered fall’s glory this year. In a 30-by-30 area behind

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our house, there was the varied glory of the specimen plants. They ranged from the dark, glossy evergreen rhododendrons to the virtually florescent threadleaf Japanese maple. In between was a viburnum morphing into a deep burgundy. Yet there was also the light yellow green of the raspberry canes that have sprawled into every open space. The brilliant red berries also glowed on the uncultivated, climbing nightshade invader. And arching above the “heights” of the thicket were the cherry-colored branching stems of the pokeweed. The pokeweed’s deep crimson berries, though not very edible could be used as a dye to form the scarlet letter U over our garden, because pokeweed multiplies in untended gardens and vacant lots. The point is that a different vantage point revealed stunning beauty generated by desirable and undesirable plants alike. And weedy volunteers that typically reveal shame instead revealed glory. Having learned this lesson, maybe in the future I will withhold judgment and take a second look. Joshua Arp is an ISA-certified municipal specialist, Clarks Summit’s municipal arborist and an operator of an organic lawn and landscape maintenance business. Reach him at josarhuap@aol.com.

November 1, 2018

Robert Mitchell, 85, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully Thursday morning in the Hospice Unit at Allied Services. He was preceded in death in 1994 by his wife of 40 years, Millie Swavola Mitchell. Born in Scranton, Bob was the son of the late William and Helen Burke Mitchell. He attended Holy Rosary High School. He proudly served his country as a boatsman aboard the USS Roanoke. He was also a faithful member of St. Gregory’s Parish and attended Mass each day. He worked at Eureka Security Printing Company until his retirement. Bob was a passionate trap shooter and a lifetime member of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. He proudly recorded shooting over 500,000 registered targets in his lifetime. You could find Bob every summer in Elysburg at the PSSA trapshooting grounds. He had attended the state competition there for the last 54 years. Bob was a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan and also enjoyed supporting local high school athletic events. He could be seen at most of the Abington Heights basketball games. Bob had a wonderful sense of humor and a kind and caring personality. He made friends wherever he went. He will be dee ply missed and remain in the hearts of his loving family and all those who knew him. The family would like to

thank Dr. Louis Kareha, Dr. Christine Liptock and her staff at hematology and oncology and the staff at Allied Hospice for their wonderful care. Also, thank you to his many friends and neighbors for their support during this difficult time. Bob is survived by a daughter, Terri Spencer and husband, Ken; a daughter, Patti Washo and husband, Todd; grandchildren, Ashley Spencer, Lindsey Bass and her husband, David; Katie and Eric Washo; and a great-granddaughter, Brooklyn Bass. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. from the Church of St. Gregory, 330 N. Abington Road, Clarks Green, celebrated by the Rev. John M. Lapera, pastor. All those attending were asked to proceed directly to the church. Interment followed in Shady Lane Cemetery. Friends called Sunday from 4 to 7 at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, PA 18411.

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Sunday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day — A day to honor the men and women who served their country. The World War I Centennial Commission, Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Society of the Honor Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, National Cathedral, the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars have announced a nationwide bell tolling on Veterans Day, according to the American Legion magazine. The bell tolling will honor all veterans. “Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance” invites people and organizations across the nation to ring bells 21 times on Nov. 11 at 11 am. The remem-

brance will mark the 100th anniversary of the ending of World War I and the armistice agreement at 11 a.m on Nov. 11, 1918. It is estimated that 116, 516 died in the war and many others were injured. World War II veteran Gene Gallagher, of Clarks Summit graduated from Central High School in Scranton. He then enlisted in the Army Air Corps at the age of 17 in June of 1944.He attended basic training at the Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi. He also attended aviation/engine mechanic school at the Air Force base. He became a member of active duty in February 1945. “I enjoyed my service,”

said Gallagher. “I was involved in working on B-38 and B-51 planes.” He served overseas in Korea at the Kempo Aire Base in Korea. There he was the crew chief of a 475 fighter crew. “I have been involved in American Legion Koch Conley Post 121 in Scranton for 72 years,” said Gallagher. “I attend Veteran Day Services at the Scranton Courthouse Square and Memorial Day Services at the Cathedral Cemetery.” He was married for 64 years to the late Lois Jean Kerrigan Gallagher. He has a daughter, Beth, and a son, Richard. A son David is deceased. He has two grandchildren.

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Awana club honors local police departments The parking lot at Heritage Baptist Church was filled with police cars and officers swar med the church grounds as the children and leaders of the Awana pro g ram honored them at the club’s recent Community Appreciation Night. Approximately 75 students in kindergarten through fourth grade, who attend the weekly church club, met the officers, climbed inside the cruisers and tried on equipment. Chiefs and of ficers from South Abington Township, Clarks Summit, Waverly Township and Dalton departments were on hand. Chaplain Glenn Amos of the Clarks Summit Police Department was in attendance. Amos is also lead pastor at Heritage Baptist Church, the event host church. The event provided an Photos submitted by heritage baPtist church opportunity to thank the officers and to connect Local policemen talk to children during Community the kids with the people Appreciation Night at Heritage Baptist Church. who serve and protect them. The children presented handmade cards and the officers were treated to a dinner and several p l at e s o f h o m e m a d e cookies that they took back to their de par tments. “ O u r Aw a n a c l u b theme this year is DASH (Demonstrating A Serv a n t ’s H e a r t ) , ” s a i d John Antolick, Awana ministry director, in a news release. “What better way to instill this value in our children Children were able to see the police vehicles up close. than to honor those who DASH every day?” About Awana Last year the club honawana is an international ministry for children of all ages. ored local firefighters and first-responders. heritage baptist church holds its awana program for chilThey plan to make this dren in kindergarten through fourth grade every WednesCommunity Apprecia- day from 6:30-8:15 p.m. for more information, contact tion Event an annual John antolick by phone at 570-862-2984 or by email at johnoantolick@gmail.com. tradition.

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The Rotary Club of the Abingtons recently held a battle of two chili recipes, one by club president Ryan Campbell, left, and the other by Rotary vice president Chris Calvey Jr., right. Admission included corn bread, salad, two types of chili and rice pudding by member Eileen Christian. The idea behind this mini fundraiser was to raise money for the winner’s favorite charity.

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The University of Scranton named A.J. Guzzi General Contractors, Inc., South Abington Township, as its 2018 Business Partner of the Year. The award, presented at the annual Business Partner Appreciation Dinner held recently on campus, recognizes an organization for contributing outstanding service and value to the University’s Jesuit mission. A.J. Guzzi has worked on a number of projects for the university, including multiple phases of the Commons restoration and improvements, renovations to the university’s television studio and, most recently, the Estate landscaping project. The annual event recognizes the top 100 companies that make outstanding contributions to the university’s ability to deliver a superior educational experience its students. From left: John and Carol Heim, owners of A.J. Guzzi General Contractors, and Thomas MacKinnon, vice president for university advancement.

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Abington Heights shows well at PIAA meet BY SCOTT WALSH staff writer

HERSHEY — Stephen Haggerty fell. Ryan Siebecker lost a shoe. It was an eventful race for the Abington Heights boys team Saturday at the PIAA Cross Country Championships. Yet the Comets managed to finish 14th in the boys Class 2A team standings. Actually, they tied for 13th with District 9 Punxsutawney — both had 309 points — but lost out on the sixth-runner tiebreaker. Meanwhile, the Abington Heights girls team held their own in the ultra-competitive Class 3A field, finishing 17th in the standings with 413 points. “The 3A race is unbelievably stacked with talent,” coach Mike Ludka said of his girls. “They did what we wanted. They got out well, were competitive throughout the race and finished strong. It was a good cap on a great year.” Senior Ethan Mattox was the top finisher for the Abington Heights boys, covering the muddy 3.1-mile Hershey Parkview Course on a sunny, but windy, day in 18 minutes, 20 seconds to place 96th. Haggerty, another senior, recovered from his fall to finish 101st in 18:25. Then there was Siebecker. The senior ran the final two miles of the race with one shoe after losing the other in the mud in the first mile to wind up 105th in 18:26. “Right before the race, I said, ‘It’s not lose-your-shoe mud, it’s slippery mud.’ Sure enough, I lost my shoe,” Siebecker said. “But I always say to the guys that, in cross country, you take what comes and do what you can. That’s what I was thinking.

“I was really proud of our team and how we finished out our season. We said we were going to come out and show people who we are and I think we did that. We all worked together. Our top three were really close to each other throughout the race and finished close to each other, which was nice.” Freshman Gavin Ross (163rd, 19:03) and junior Damon Martin (179th, 19:13) rounded out the top five for the Comets. Senior Sloan Seid and junior Noah Bolus also ran. “It was kind of a crazy race, but they performed well,” Ludka said. “It’s always tough to come here and race well. They handled the conditions and competition as best as we could hope.” A familiar name was first across the finish line for the Abington Heights girls. Freshman Allison Dammer placed 131st in 21:32. Of course, older sister Katie was a four-time state medalist, including fourth last year in Class 3A as a senior. “It’s hard being a freshman in this race,” Allison said. “It’s such a big race, nerves, I always heard the start is so fast. It’s just stressful because I’ve never been to a big meet like this.” Because she and Katie are different runners with different running styles, Allison said it was tough to ask her sister for advice about the state meet. “She couldn’t tell me exactly what to do,” Allison said. “It was more motivation and just doing your best. It’s always helpful. “I hurt myself the first week of the season, so this season has been full of ups and downs. I’m just glad it

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Abington Heights’ Abby Marion crosses the finish line on Saturday in Hershey.

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Abington Heights Damon Martin crosses the finish line on Saturday in Hershey. ended on an up.” Ludka noted that Dammer finishing as the Lady Comets’ top runner was another example of the depth the team has shown all season. “That’s what great about this team,” Ludka said. “We can shuffle things around because we are so competitive internally. We don’t miss a beat because the grouping is so tight.” Senior Hannah Hughes was 147th in 21:48. Sophomore Abby Marion was 160th in 21:57, followed by seniors Modupe Osuntokun (173rd, 22:05) and Sarah Bath (180th, 22:12). Sophomore Claire Belton and freshman Ellie Saunders also ran. “It was definitely a challenge for us,” Bath said. “But we definitely ran well as a team. We got out well; the start is a little faster than

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Abington Heights’ Hannah Hughes crosses the finish Abington Heights Sloan Seid crosses the finish line on line on Saturday in Saturday in Hershey. Hershey. Butch comegys / staff photographer

we’re used to, but we did a great job with that. We did a really good job staying together and running our best despite the conditions.” A three-time state qualifier, Bath said it was a nice way to end her career.

“It’s just a privilege to be here and I never want to take it for granted,” she said. “I’m really blessed to have this awesome team that we can have success at districts to get the chance to be here every year. So I’m definitely thankful for

the opportunity and have improved physically, timewise and place-wise from the experience every year.”

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Comets’ season ends in loss to Valley View staff report

B L A K E LY — Va l l e y View’s Mason Kordish rushed for three touchdowns, Janaasah Boone accounted for two more and the topseeded Cougars defeated Abington Heights, 44-13, in the District 2 Class 4A quarterfinals on Nov. 2. Va l l e y Vi e w ( 1 1 - 0 ) advanced to the semifinals while the Comets’ season ended at 2-9. Trailing, 35-0, Abington Heights (2-9) broke through in the third quarter when George Tinsley hit Corey Perkins with a back-shoulder throw for a 10-yard touchdown, capping an 84-yard drive, to make the score 35-6, when the extra point failed.

Tinsley, who averaged 143.6 yards passing per game during the regular season, was held to 39 yards passing on 6 for 14 attempts. “Obviously, we were worried about him throwing the ball, so we wanted to do a good job covering the receivers and I thought we did a pretty good job of that, put some pressure on him,” Valley View coach George Howanitz said. The Comets’ Noah Braid scored on a 76-yard run with 1:18 remaining in the game to cap the scoring. Contact the writer: sports@timesshamrock.com; @sportstt on twitter

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Abington players from left Chris Kane, Noah Braid and Nick Chopko shake hands with Valley View after the coin toss on Friday, Nov. 2.

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Abington football players walk out arm-in-arm before playing Valley View.

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Abington’s Burke Colombo (right) and Andrew Abington Height freshmen Blake Wells waits in the rain Lewis run pregame warm ups before playing Valley for the game to begin before Abington plays Valley View. View.

IN HISTORY

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Abington huddles up before playing Valley View.

Abington’s Shaine Hughes warms up in the rain before playing Valley View.

30 years ago: Billy James ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns for abington heights in a 3122 loss to shamokin. 20 years ago: Andrea Morris-Meghan McLaughlin of abington heights captured the District 2 class 3a girls doubles tennis title. 10 years ago: Pat Callahan had a goal and an assist to lead abington heights to a 4-0 win over holy redeemer in a District 2 class 2a quarterﬁnal.

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JULIE JEFFERY MANWARREN | SUBURBAN LIFE

The gap in the mountains S. ABINGTON TWP. — The view Abington residents have as they drive through the Notch is one of majestic beauty. And it is never more glorious than in autumn when a colorful tapestry covers the mountains and hills, the gateway to home. Rock cliffs border roads that wind through mountains. Train tracks above still carry locomotives pulling cars laden with freight on their way to northern destinations. A sign introduces the creek that runs alongside the Notch as “Leggett’s Creek.” Though many may have walked past the beautiful rock strewn creek at South Abington Park, most would not know who Leggett was. And all, at one time or another have driven on the winding road we call ‘the Notch’ and not realized that long ago, it was a narrow foot path following the creek and a gap through the mountains. This path became known as Leggett’s gap. James Leggett emigrated from New York in 1777. He built a crude bark cabin at the mouth of the creek which flowed through the deep notch in the mountains, two miles north of Scranton. He operated a mine at the opening of Leggett’s gap. The creek and the mountain to the west would later bear his name. Coming through the Notch, over Leggett’s mountain before modern roads were put in, was no small feat. Hollister’s History of the Lackawanna Valley describes the journey through the Notch: “In 1791 encroachments were made upon the warriors’ path through the notch for the passage of a wagon, when the mountain road relapsed again into forest.” The wagon path was

narrow and treacherous. The History of Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties, reads, “Thomas Smith and Ephraim Leach came from Connecticut. They crossed the Leggett mountain, at a gap westerly from where the road now passes, their team being one poor horse, and their conveyance a drag made of poles fastened at the back of the horse. On this drag were placed a sap kettle, their axes, and a few clothes and provisions. During the summer and fall they made clearings in several places and opened a path through Leggett’s gap.” Ephriam Leach was one of the original settlers of the Abingtons. His testimony of the perilous journey through the Notch was documented in Hollister’s History. “The utter solitude of Leggett’s gap, interrupted only by the screech of the panther or the cry of the wolf, as they sprang along its sides with prodigious leaps, made even the trip to mill perilous in the cold season of the year. ‘Many a time’, said Leach, ‘have I passed through the notch, with my little grist on my shoulder, holding in my hand a large club, which I kept swinging fiercely, to keep away the wolves growling around me; and to my faithful club, often bitten and broken when I reached home, have I apparently been indebted for my life.’” As land was cleared for farms in the Abingtons, the narrow passage was opened to accommodate the railroad. The first railroad was chartered in 1832 and finally opened in June of 1851 connecting Scranton to Great Bend with a distance of 48 miles. In September of 1851, the Republican Farmer and Democratic Journal pub-

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View of the Notch as it leaves Scranton and follows what was once known as Leggett’s Gap between West and Bell Mountains. lished news on a proposed road: “The Engineers in the employ of the Legget’s Gap Rail Road, are exploring a route for a connecting road from Scranton to this place. The ground for the construction of such a road to the point proposed, is undoubtedly highly favorable, but it is beyond that point that the difficulties really begin. The elevation to be overcome beyond Scranton is very great ... We hope the improvement will go on as it can do no hurt, and may, if properly located, do much good.” Leggett’s Gap Road, as it was then called, wound its way through the Notch and was, at first, a toll road owned by the railroad. It was sold to the Pennsylvania Highway Department in 1916. A new state highway opened from Scranton to Chinchilla in 1936. The Notch, which began as a gap cut by Leggett’s Creek though the Lackawa-

nna Mountain range, grew to accommodate wagons for early settlers coming to the Abingtons, and later the railroad. Leggett’s mine is gone and the mountain no longer bears his name. West Mountain and Bell Mountain are the names of the summits that flank either side. Still called the Notch over 200 years later, what once was a foot path taken by early settlers so long ago has become This 1950’s vintage postcard shows a view of the a major thoroughfare to and Notch as it opens in Chinchilla. from the Abingtons. As we dash through the Notch on Rts 6 & 11, we might appreciate that two centuries ago, such a trip would be long and treacherous. We can appreciate the brave men and women, like James Leggett and Ephriam Leach and their families, who first made that precarious journey, finding the gap in the mountains and those who opened up a gateway to This vintage postcard view of the Notch shows the the Abingtons we now call original two lane toll road owned by the railroad which home. ran along their tracks through Leggett’s Gap.

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DENISE REINHART | Waverly Comm-entary

November, December busy months at the Comm November and December are two of the busiest months for The Waverly Community House. The months’ events begin with a Veterans Appreciation Spaghetti Dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. This event is free to the public and donations for the Pennsylvania Wounded Warrior Project will be accepted at the door. The event is sponsored by The Waverly Community House, The First Baptist Church of Abington and Waverly United Methodist Church. On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18, the Waverly Community House will host its 37th Annual Artisans’ Marketplace, proudly sponsored by the Waverly General Store for fifteen years.

The Artisans’ Marketplace showcases the area’s most talented artisans and craftspeople who will offer high quality, handmade, one-of-akind items just in time for the holidays. The juried show attracts some of the region’s most talented artisans. This year’s show includes the following vendors: For the Home: From Drab to Fab; Sew Happy; The Barnwood Gallery; One of a Kind Baskets; Gravity Line Forge; Distinctively Raisa; Rodgers’ Nursery; Lisa Cunningham Fine Art, Creekside Gardens; Rustic Cotton Home; Sally Ann Design; Seven 810 Fixtures; Stone Fawx Studios and Midnight Fern Design. For the Bath and Kitchen:

Damiani Coffee Roasters; Spring Hills Farm; Pure Suds Co.; Sabrosa Salt Co.; Chocolates by Leopold; Little Red Hen Soap Factory; Wyldflower Farms and Mount Pleasant Herbary. Textiles and Wearable Art: Saint’s Nicks; Habitat; Second Season Mittens; Angus & Oliver and Bad Kitty Knits. Ceramics, Glass, Stone and Wood: Chickadee Studio; Hand Blown Glass by Kyle Lavery; For the Love of Wood; Mark Chuck Ceramics; TB Turning & Woodwork and Colley Studio. Jewelry: Nancy Jane Artisan Jewelry; Laurabee Studios, Little Gems by Em; Mariah Sol Metals and Wired & Fired Designs. A luncheon, catered by

Constantino’s Catering, is offered in the Scout Room each day of the show from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu includes vegetable minestrone soup, spring mix salad, chicken salad croissant sandwiches, turkey panini’s and mini pulled pork sandwiches. Homemade desserts will be available for purchase in The Comm Bake Shop. Hours for the Artisans’ Marketplace are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The ticket price is $5 per person and is good for admission to the show on both days. The Comm’s annual Holiday House Tour will be offered this year on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour features the

homes of Tim and Tara Atkins, Craig and Lisa Best, Donna Nasser and Jim and Kelly Tates. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased in advance at The Comm office or during regular Artisans’ Marketplace Show hours. Visitors to the Artisans’ Marketplace will be treated to the The Small Works Gallery’s Third Annual Juried Show. The Gallery will be open on Saturday and Sunday during regular show hours and will feature the winning submissions of local and regional artists. December’s events include Wreath Making with Abby Peck on Friday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Native greens will be provided. A $3 charge covers supplies. On Saturday, Dec. 8, The Comm will

hold its annual Sustainers’ Holiday Dinner and Dance at Constantino’s from 6:30-11 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person and are available in The Comm office. The last event of 2018 will be The Comm’s annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 15. Tickets this year are $12 per person and must be purchased in advance of the event. No tickets will be sold at the door. Families are reminded that this event sells out every year so we encourage them to purchase their tickets early. For more information on any of these events, visit Waverly Community House on Facebook or waverlycomm. org or call 570-586-8191, extension 2.

service 9 a.m. Heritage Kids (babies - 4th grade), 9-11:45 a.m. adult and student classes, 10:45 a.m. Glenn amos is pastor. 570-587-2543, info@ wearehbc.com, wearehbc.com.

Grove St. in Clarks Summit. Sunday worship: 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:25 a.m. and adult education 9:30 a.m. Interim pastor is rev. Jeffrey Bohan. office@trinitylutheranCS. Church office: 570-587-1088. Preschool: 570-586-5590. trinitylutheranCS.com. Waverly Community, 101 Carbondale road. 10 a.m. Sundays: Badge of Honor, ages 2 to 12, to help children grow in their character, understanding of the Bible and relationship with Jesus Christ. 10 a.m. Sundays: Sunday school. 11 a.m. Sundays: worship service, 7 p.m. Wednesdays: House Church. Contact the church for the location. Pastor is the rev. James Cohen. 570587-2280. james@waverlycommunitychurch.org. Waverly United Methodist, 105 Church St. in Waverly. Worship service Sunday at 9 a.m. Pastor is rev. michelle Whitlock. 570-586-8166; waverlyumc@ gmail.com.

AREA CHURCH SERVICES Bethel United Methodist, 2337 Falls road, Dalton. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. Pastor is John Hardman-Zimmerman; hzfam@ hotmail.com. Chinchilla United Methodist, 411 layton road: Sunday Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday school/teen program during Sunday service. Pastor is Charles Consagra. 570587-2578. Church Of The Epiphany, 25 Church Hill, Glenburn township/ Dalton. Quiet, no-music Communion service on Saturdays at 5 p.m. with a pot luck supper on the first Saturday of each month. Sunday morning Communion service is at 11 a.m. with hymns both old and new. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. 570-563-1564, epiphanyglenburn.org; cote@epix.net. rev. lou Divis, priest-in-charge. Church of St. Benedict, 1849 newton ransom Blvd. in newton township, reconciliation at 3:15 p.m. Saturdays. Weekend masses: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m., 11 a.m. Pastor – msgr. Joseph Quinn. email; info@olsparish.net. Website – olsparish.net Clarks Green Assembly of God, 204 S. abington road, Clarks

Green. Sundays: worship services at 9 and 11 a.m., preschool church and childcare at 9 a.m., rooted Kids, preschool church and childcare at 11 a.m. mondays: young adults, 7 p.m. Wednesdays: rooted youth, 6:30 p.m.; GriefShare, adult studies, rooted Kids and childcare, 7 p.m. Senior pastor: Dan miller; associate/children’s pastor: Brian mascaro. 570-586-8286, clarksgreenassembly@gmail.com, cgassembly.com. Clarks Green United Methodist, 119 Glenburn road. Sunday worship: 10 a.m., Sunday school during the service. Prayer meeting: Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Christian book study: mondays at 7 p.m. 570-5868946. Pastor is rev. John Bondhus. Clarks Summit United Methodist, 1310 morgan Highway. Sunday services: 8 and 10 a.m. with live streaming of the 10 a.m. service on the church’s Facebook page. Contact: 570-587-2571; secretary1310@comcast.net; clarkssummitumc.com. rev. andy Weidner is pastor. Country Alliance, 14014

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orchard Dr. off newton-ransom Blvd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. 570-587-2885. Pastor is Glen Bayly. Countryside Community, 14011 orchard Drive in Clarks Summit. Sunday school 9 a.m. Worship service Sundays, 10 a.m. mondays: Bible study, 10 a.m. Prayer Group, 11:30 a.m. Second tuesdays: Warm Hugs outreach, 9 a.m. Wednesdays: Choir, 7 p.m. thursdays: Bible study, 10 a.m. 570-587-3206. countrysideoffice@yahoo.com. countryside-church.org. rev. mark terwilliger is pastor. Dalton United Methodist, 125 S. turnpike road in Dalton. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Sunday service: 11 a.m. the food cupboard serves the abington area mondays at 6 p.m. Donations of non-perishable foods are always welcome. 570-5632789. Evangelical Free Bible, 431 Carbondale road, South abington township. Sunday services: Prayer, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school and small groups, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. 570-586-5557. Website:

eFBC.family. First Baptist of Abington, 1216 n. abington road, Waverly. Sunday worship: 11 a.m. adult or youth Sunday school: 10 a.m. Pastor is Don Hickey. 570-587-4492. First Presbyterian of Clarks Summit, 300 School Street, Clarks Summit. Worship service: Sunday at 10 a.m. nursery is available. Wednesdays: 5:30 p.m. chapel choir (for young children); 6:15 p.m. the Way Christian education program for adults and children; 7:15 p.m. teen and adult choir; 8:30 p.m. teen and adult bell choir. 570-5866306; office@fpccs.org; fpccs. org. rev. William G. Carter is pastor. Grace Baptist of the Abingtons, 11 Pine tree Drive, Dalton. Sunday service 10:30 a.m. (nursery provided). Sunday school/Bible study for all ages, 9:30 a.m. Bible study and prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m. (youth group and children’s program at the same time.) Pastor is Ben rust. 570-563-2206. Heritage Baptist, 415 venard road, Clarks Summit. Sunday

Our Lady of the Abingtons, 207 Seminary road, Dalton. mass schedule: Saturday, 6 p.m. and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. email: spolachurch@gmail.com www. spolachurch.weebly.com. Our Lady of the Snows, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Weekday mass at 12:10 p.m., reconciliation at 5 p.m. Saturdays. Weekend masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Parker Hill, 607 north abington road, Clarks Summit. Worship services Sundays, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. lead pastor is mark Stuenzi. 570-586-0646 parkerhill@parkerhill.org. parkerhill.org. St. Gregory Parish, 330 n. abington road in Clarks Green. Weekday mass: 7 a.m. reconcilation 4-4:45 p.m. Saturday. Weekend masses: 5 p.m. Saturday, 8 and 10 a.m. and noon Sunday. rev. John m. lapera is pastor. 570-5874808. trinity lutheran, 205 W.

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I get to give back to the community that does so much for me.” Stacknick Jr.’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, hiking and farming. He is an assistant athletics director at Misericordia

University. “The fire company is a brotherhood and like a family atmosphere,” he said. “It is enjoyable for me and it is a true passion. You can help someone on their worst day and make it brighter for them. That makes being a

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urday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Rd, Waverly Township. Dalton Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary Craft Show, Saturday: Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dalton Fire Company Station 5, 109 S. Turnpike Road, Dalton. Shop Local Holiday Gift Market: Saturday, Nov. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Gathering Place, 304 S. State Street, Clarks Summit.

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member of the fire company worthwhile.” The Dalton Fire Company meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. People interested in volunteering may stop by then to pick up an application.

HEAD START: Shopping local Dorothy Boccella Holiday Marketplace: Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Factoryville Public Library Annual Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair: Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center, 179 College Ave., Factoryville. 35th Annual Artisan’s Marketplace: Sat-

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Abington Heights Education Association Craft Fair: Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Abington Heights Middle School, 1555 Newton Ransom Blvd., Clarks Summit. Abington Heights High School Music Department Vendor Sale: Thursday, Dec. 13 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the high school, 222 Noble Road, South Abington Township. So don’t resort to fruitcake or start browsing ties just yet. Give shopping local a try first.

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NOV. 13 “White Abolitionists, Black Fighters of Waverly” history talk, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. in the Environmental Learning Center at the Lackawanna State Park. “White Abolitionists, Black Fighters of Waverly,” with Waverly Township native and author Jim Remsen chronicles the region’s Underground Railroad era. Cost: free; for reservations call 570-945-7110. Book sales and signing will take place at the B&B restaurant after the talk. NOV. 25 Free Clothing Huddle: Sunday, Nov. 25, 1-3 p.m. at Wav e r l y C o m m u n i t y Church, 101 Carbondale Road, Waverly Township. With the crisp cooler weather rolling in the church is opening its doors as a way to serve people in the community with free clothing. All are welcome.

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*All prices, Plus tax and tags. All Leases, 10,000 miles per year. Includes lease Conquest or Loyalty rebate, 1st months payment & tags & title fee due at signing. Taxes extra. Purchase price must finance thru GM Financial. 0% in lieu of rebates. Good thru 11/30/18.

Family Owned & Operated for Over 40 Years

1609 MAIN AVE., PECKVILLE EXIT 190 OFF I-81 • (Right At the Light, Go 4 Miles to Our Door)

570-489-7586 • www.sylvesterchevrolet.com

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