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by Stephanie Longo
ABINGTON SUBURBAN EDITOR
When Patty Lawler ran for mayor in 2013, her platform was that Clarks Summit was the “heart” of the Abingtons. Now, Lawler wants to take that platform and bring it to life with the inaugural mayoral brunch, which will benefit the Finish Shop Pocket Park on Depot Street, on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ramada Clarks Summit, 820 Northern Boulevard. “It was always in the back of my mind since I’ve been mayor to do this,” Lawler said. “I’ve met so many different people and I want them to meet each other. Some of them, of course, do know each other. I want neighbors to get to know each other as well as other groups, too.” Part of the morning’s festivities will include an awards ceremony thanking people or groups who have donated goods or services toward preparing the park for its planned opening this spring. Those who will receive awards include the Maria family, the Lackawanna County commissioners, the Greater Scranton Board of Realtors, Johnson College, the State Street Grille, the Clarks Summit Shade Tree Commission and Harry Mumford, who created and built the park’s pocket library; Ned Connell, who designed the park; and Nicholas Piccini, who surveyed the land. “It takes a community to make a pocket park,” Lawler said. “It also gives me an opportunity to publicly thank those who have come forward to make donations. This park will be an asset to Depot Street.” For event chair Gale Jaeger, the brunch is a way to spend a Saturday morning getting to know people, versus the cold and unfriendly atmosphere of a restaurant where you are only interacting with those who are seated at your table. “The whole idea behind this is community,” she said. “You want to meet people from the Abingtons. This isn’t just for Clarks Summit; this brunch is for people from all surrounding areas. It is a chance for people to get out and have fun and meet their neighbors. None of
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Preparing for the inaugural mayoral brunch for Clarks Summit borough are, from left: Nell Donnelly-O’Boyle, Greater Scranton Board of Realtors; John DeAngelis, Johnson College; Patty Lawler, Clarks Summit Borough Mayor; Harry Mumford, Finish Shop Pocket Library; Danelle Hogan, committee member; and Gale Jaeger, brunch chair. The brunch will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ramada Clarks Summit, 820 Northern Blvd. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds will benefit the Finish Shop Pocket Park (pictured). For tickets or for more information, call the Clarks Summit Borough Office at 570-587-3026 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PHOTO STEPHANIE LONGO
which you can do at a restaurant.” The brunch will also include a keynote speech from Sarah Buynovsky of WNEP, who is also a borough resident, raffles and door prizes. According to Lawler, this brunch will be the final major fundraiser for the park. Tickets are $20 and are available at NBT Bank, 318
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he Keystone College Concerts and Lectures Series will welcome Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., an internationally known bioethicist for a free program, “Violence, Guns and the Ethics of Mental Health Care” on Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in Evans Hall in the Hibbard Campus Center on the campus in LaPlume. Caplan serves as the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics at New Dr. Arthur Caplan York University’s Langone Medical Center Department of Population Health. His lecture at Keystone will address issues facing mental health care today, including ways to prevent gun violence, screening patients to determine risk profiles and current funding efforts to reduce suicides, domestic abuse and homicides by guns. Prior to his position at NYU Langone, Caplan was the Sidney D. Caplan Professor of Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he created the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Medical Ethics. He also taught at the University of Minnesota, where he founded the Center for Biomedical Ethics, the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University. He was the associate director of the Hastings Center for bioethics research from 1984-1987. Caplan has served on several national and international committees including: chair of the National Cancer Institute Biobanking Ethics Working Group; chair of the Advisory Committee to the United Nations on Human Cloning; chair of the Advisory Committee to the Department of Health and Human Services on Blood Safety and Availability; and a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses, among others. He is a member of the board of directors of The Franklin Institute, the board of visitors of the Columbia University School of Nursing
and the board of directors of the American Association of University Professors Foundation. Caplan served as the co-director of the Joint Council of Europe/ United Nations Study on Trafficking in Organs and Body Parts. He is currently the ethics adviser on synthetic biology to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an agency of the United States Department of Defense. Caplan is the recipient of many awards and honors including the McGovern Medal of the American Medical Writers Association and the Franklin Award from the City of Philadelphia. He received the Patricia Price Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics for 2011. He was name a “Person of the Year - 2001” by USA Today and was described as one of the “Ten Most Influential People in Science” by Discover magazine in 2008. He has also been honored as one of the “Fifty Most Influential People in American Health Care” by Modern Health Care magazine, one of the “Ten Most Influential People in America in Biotechnology by” the National Journal, and one of the “Ten Most Influential People in the Ethics of Biotechnology” by the editors of Nature Biotechnology. Dr. Caplan is the author or editor of thirty-two books and over 600 papers in peer reviewed journals. He appears frequently as a guest and commentator on various other national and international media outlets. He holds seven honorary degrees from colleges and medical schools. He is a fellow of the Hastings Center, the New York Academy of Medicine, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the American College of Legal Medicine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He completed his undergraduate work at Brandeis University, his graduate work at Columbia University where he also received a doctorate in the history and philosophy of science in 1979. For more information on Dr. Caplan’s lecture at Keystone College, please contact Dr. Dorothy Anthony at 570-945-8416 or dorothy.anthony@keystone.edu.
Green Scene
A column from the Clarks Summit Shade Tree Commission by Joshua Arp
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Last week, I had the opportunity to meet with a woman who thought she was starting from scratch with her landscape. From all appearances, she was — until we walked her property and considered the categories of the landscape planning worksheet I had given her. At the top of the worksheet there is an introductory statement that says that there are existing features around which to work. However, she had a brand-new house. What features had to be worked around? As we walked, we found that she had three doorways and three downspouts near the most prominent corner of her home. Before she could even begin to think about planting, she needed to resolve two infrastructure issues, namely drainage and walkways. Of these two issues, drainage needed to be solved first because the water from the downspouts — two of which drain one third of the roof — needs to be channeled under the walkways to avoid erosion. In the most extreme case, thunderstorm water from the downspouts could wash out the base of any sidewalks yet to be installed. On the other hand, although on a smaller scale (and perhaps more irritating) every rain event could mean uncovering the sidewalk from piles of mulch and soil that should otherwise stay in the landscape bed. Once the drainage issue is settled, the new homeowner needs to think about the location of the sidewalk. The sidewalk needs to be designed in such a way as to
provide continuity and access to each of the three doorways. If any dimension of continuity is neglected — either by changing sidewalk materials or dimensions or by not providing for traffic flow, the sidewalk will forever subconsciously linger as an afterthought. Once the sidewalk is located, then it can be ornamented with plantings. In this case, on the house side, the homeowner is eager to create landscape beds filled with large, native, flowering shrubs. Whether or not this is possible, however, should be determined by the space afforded by the placement of the sidewalk and not vice-versa. On the other side of the sidewalk, the homeowner has decided to install a low-maintenance lawn alternative and she expects that periodically her husband will drive across this area to access the basement of the home and barn. Here again, the size and slope of this lawn area will be directly affected by the placement of the sidewalk. This example demonstrates how important it is to follow a logical hierarchy that accounts for all green and non-green factors when you plan your landscape. A good worksheet will help you to itemize all of the factors in this decision-making process from existing features, to desired features and uses, to project phasing, future maintenance and budget. 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.
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Bunny Breakfast
The Fleetville Volunteer Fire Co. will host a breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 4, beginning at 9 a.m. at the fire house, located on Rte. 407. Tickets are $5; children younger than 10 will be admitted for free. The Lions Club of Benton Township will host an egg hunt immediately after the breakfast.
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The Mysteries and Detectives Book Club will meet on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St. The selection for April is “A for Alibi” by Sue Grafton.
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The Abington Heights School District will host a series of student art shows as follows: • Newton-Ransom Elementary School, 1549 Newton-Ransom Boulevard: Tuesday, April 14, 6-7:30 p.m. • South Abington Elementary School, 640 Northern Boulevard: Thursday, April 23, 5-7 p.m. • Abington Heights Middle School, 1555 Newton-Ransom Boulevard: Wednesday, April 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m. • Clarks Summit Elementary School, 401 W. Grove St.: Thursday, May 7, 6-7:30 p.m. • Abington Heights High School, 222 Noble Road: Thursday, May 14, 6-8 p.m. • Waverly Elementary School, 103 Waverly Road: Monday, May 18, 6-7:30 p.m.
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Information Session
The Special Education Department of the Abington Heights School District will host an information session presented by the Center for Independent Living on Tuesday, April 14, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Abington Heights High School Auditorium, 222 Noble Road, Clarks Summit. Ed Ryan will present information on the center’s services. The Center for Independent Living assists adults 18 years of age
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and older by developing specific service plans that suit their individual needs to live independently in the comfort and safety of their own homes. These inhome services include personal hygiene, meal preparation, laundry, housekeeping, therapies, home modifications, non-medical transportation and adult day services. Ryan will explain who qualifies for these services, how to apply and what services are available. Call Abington Heights Director of Special Education Dr. Fran A. Rassouli at 570-585-8278 for special accommodations to attend this session or for more information.
Reunion Planned
The Abington Heights High School Class of 1965 is planning its 50th year reunion later this year and is searching for “lost” members. Classmates that still need to be found include Ralph Beck, Ruth Ann Bogert Ospasnick, Robert Carver, James Costello, Sally Davis Hodge, Dale Eisele Aguilera, Gerald Heller, Nancy Houser Pivovarnik, Margaret Hunt Sweet, David Hurst, Joan Hynak Kost, Donald Keller, udith Lendrim, Jean MacRobbie, Hazel MacWaters Pikkel, Richard Morgan, Paul Myers, Donna Palmer Osborn, Robert Gerald Renard, Dorothy Sherman, Ann Vandemark Butler, James Villaume and Jeffery Vogelbacker. Anyone with information on these classmates can call Sandy Carr Kresge at 570-587-3560 or email s.kresge@aol.com or call Guy Ehler at 610-322-2539 or email relhew@verizon. net.
Actor’s Circle
The Actor’s Circle will present “The Miracle Worker” by William Gibson at the Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton, from Thursday, April 16, through Sunday, April 26. Thursday, Friday and Saturday showtimes are 8 p.m. and Sunday showtimes are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and $8 for students. A preview performance will be held on Thursday, April 16, at 8 p.m.; tickets for this performance are $8; $6 for stu-
dents. Call 570-342-9707 for tickets or visit actorscircle.org for more information.
ASL Classes
The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, 537 Venard Road, South Abington Twp., will host a sixweek American Sign Language Course on Wednesday evenings from April 22 to May 27. Three levels of sign language will be offered. Cost is $65 and is due via cash or check when registration is submitted. Checks should be made payable to the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-ofHearing Children. For more information or to register for the course, call Hannah Thebarge at 570-585-1000 or email hthebarge@thescrantonschool.org
Fly Fishing Camp
Keystone College, in conjunction with Trout Unlimited, will host a conservation and fly fishing summer camp for teens age 14-18 from Sunday, June 14, through Saturday, June 20, on the college’s LaPlume campus. Some fishing experience is necessary and after submission of application there is a selection process. Students will be housed on campus in dormitories and fed in the college cafeteria. Students will be instructed on the intricacies of fly fishing and they will also learn all about the sciences of fish biology, aquatic insect life, water quality management, aquatic vegetation and trout habitat. Instructors are from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, various county conservation districts, local universities and Trout Unlimited. There is a fee of $275 for the camp, but there are also scholarships available for low income families. It is not necessary to have or bring any equipment, all materials and equipment will be supplied by Trout Unlimited. For an application or for more information, visit lackawannavalleytu.com or call 570-9545042.
Calendar 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 Thursday, April 2: Poetry Reading In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Keystone College Concerts and Lectures Series will present a free poetry reading by poets Elaine Equi and Jerome Sala, Ph.D., on Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m. in the Theatre in Brooks on the LaPlume campus. For more information, call Kate Dempsey Jones at 570-945-8161 or email kate.jones@keystone.edu. Through Friday, April 3: Pizza Sale The Chinchilla Hose Co.’s annual pizza sale will be held every Friday in Lent at the fire hall, 104 Shady Lane Road, from 2-7 p.m. Red, white and white broccoli pizza trays will be available. Orders can be placed on Fridays beginning at noon by calling 570-586-5726. Walk-ins are welcome. Through Friday, April 3: Pizza and Halushki Sale The Factoryville Fire Co. ladies auxiliary will host its annual pizza and halushki sale on Fridays from through April 3 at the fire hall, 120 College Ave. A 12-cut pie will be $9 and $1 for each additional topping (mushrooms, onions, pepperoni or broccoli). White pizza will also be available. Halushki will be sold by the quart or by the pint. Good Friday broccoli and cheese is available by order only. Call 570-945-5769 after 3 p.m. on Fridays for preorders or for more information. Friday, April 3: Pasta e Fagioli Sale The Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, 1310 Morgan Highway, will host a pasta e fagioli and vegetable soup sale on Friday, April 3, from 3-7 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall. Tickets are $6 for take-out, $7 for eat-in. For people who cannot attend or who do not like soup, the church will donate soup to a family or shutin with ticket purchase. Advance tickets are available by calling 570-587-2571 and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Saturday, April 4: Easter Egg Hunt
The Countryside Community Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, Newton Twp., will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, beginning at 1 p.m., for children up to sixth grade. Registration is required by Tuesday, March 31. Call 570-587-3206 or visit countryside-church.org for more information. Sunday, April 12: Philadelphia Trip The Marywood University Lifelong Learners will host a trip to Philadelphia on Sunday, April 12, for a presentation of the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra. The bus will leave from Marywood University at 10 am. The group will have brunch at the Waterworks Restaurant followed by the concert. The cost of the trip is $155. Call 570-3830544 for more information. Through Friday, May 29: Observatory Hours The Keystone College Thomas G. Cupillari ’60 Astronomical Observatory spring program will continue each Wednesday and Friday through Friday, May 29, with the exception of Friday, April 3. Open to the public and free of charge, the spring sessions will be held regardless of sky conditions and will be cancelled by the threat of severe weather. This season’s astronomical programs will feature an illustrated lecture and telescopic observations. The main objects planned for viewing include the moon, the planets Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn, and various double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Large groups such as school classes, scouts and community organizations interested in attending a session may contact professor Thomas Cupillari at 570-9458402 or email tom.cupillari@kesytone.edu. The Thomas G. Cupillari ’60 Astronomical Observatory is located approximately two miles west on Route 107 from exit 202 on Interstate 81 and approximately two miles east of Fleetville on Route 107. Visit keystone.edu/observatory for more information. 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 p.m. New members are always welcome. Glenburn 4-H
The Glenburn 4-H Club is open to young people ages 8-19 who would either like to learn how to sew or know how and would like to learn new skills. Hilda Lewis and Ann Northup are instructors. Call 570-563-1369 for more information. Social Singles Club A social singles club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month at Our Lady of Snows Church rectory basement, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Meet other active, mature singles for fun activities and friendship. Call Linda at 570-470-5220 for more information. SPECIAL NOTICES Enter to Win The Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit, is hosting a raffle for children to receive a personalized, pre-recorded message from Josh Gad, the voice of Olaf in “Frozen.” Tickets are $1 each and all proceeds will be used to purchase children’s books for the library. Anyone may enter, but it must be on be-
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half of a child 12 years of age or younger. A winner will be drawn and notified during National Library Week in April. Call 570587-3440 for more information. Leaves of Class The Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library at The University of Scranton are sponsoring their 17th annual “Leaves of Class” raffle to help support the Friends of the Library Endowment Fund. This year’s raffle features more than $8,000 in prizes. Tickets are $20 and earn each participant a chance for monthly drawings for prizes. Drawings will continue through Thursday, Dec. 31. Among the prizes are an iPad, diamond bracelets, gift certificates to several area restaurants, an evening with family and friends at Woodloch Resort, cash prizes, services for personal care, gift baskets, season passes to local theaters and concerts and many more gifts. To be eligible for the drawings, a completed entry form, along with $20, must be
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The Clarks Green United Methodist Church, 119 Glenburn Road, will host an interactive Holy Thursday Service on Thursday, April 2, from 6-8 p.m. Prayer stations, explanations of the Stations of the Cross and a slide show of famous artwork depicting the last week of Christ’s life are part of the service. Call 570-586-8946 for more information.
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The Countryside Community Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, Newton Twp., will host a Passover Communion Meal on Thursday, April 2, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The church will also hold a Tenebrae service on Friday, April 3, at 7 p.m. On Easter Sunday, April 5, a sunrise service will
be held at 6:30 a.m. and an Easter service will be held at 10 a.m. Call 570-5873206 or email countrysideoffice@yahoo. com for more information or to reserve a seat for the Passover meal.
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The Waverly Community Church, 101 Carbondale Road, will host a Good Friday service on Friday, April 3, at 7 p.m. A men’s breakfast will be held on Saturday, April 4, at 9 a.m., while an egg hunt and craft time for children ages 12 and younger will be held from 11 a.m. until noon. On Easter Sunday, April 5, a Resurrection worship service, including a service for children, will be held at 11 a.m. Call 570-587-2280 for more information.
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he following is a listing of April events at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. To register for any event or for more information, call 570587-3440 or visit lclshome.org/abington. This month, the library is collecting used jewelry, scarves and purses for Dress for Success Lackawanna. This month, the library will display the hat collection of Helene Dutko Flaherty. The library will also observe National Library Week from Sunday, April 12, through Saturday, April 18. The library will be closed on Sunday, April 5, in observance of the Easter holiday. Ongoing Events • Story times for children will be held on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m for preschoolers (ages 3-5), Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. for toddlers (ages 2-3) and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. for babies (ages 0-2). The “After School Stories” story time for children in kindgergarten through grade three will be held on Thursdays at 4 p.m. Registration is requested. • Caring Hands Group: Mondays at 1 p.m. Knit or crochet items that are needed by local non-profit agencies. Grade 7 to adult. • Knitting Group: Every other Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. • Bridge Group: Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. New members welcome. • Mah Jongg: Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. Group consists of National Mah Jongg League players. No experience necessary. • Bridge Group: Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. New members welcome. • Families Helping Families: Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. Facilitators provide an educational series and support group for teens and their families affected by substance abuse. Cosponsored by the Clearbook Foundation. • Scrabble: Thursdays at 1 p.m. No
registration necessary. • Sanskrit Class for Kids: Fridays from 4-5 p.m. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. • Anime Club: Fridays from 4-6 p.m. Open to grades seven through 12. • Chess Club: Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. April Events • Technology Scheduling Session: Thursday, April 2, from 6-7 p.m. Oneon-one sessions for adults who need help in computer basics, such as email, iPad/ iPhone, Kindle/Nook, Facebook, Skype, Facetime, Microsoft Office Suite (2007). Additional sessions will be held on Tuesdays, April 7 and 14, from 11 a.m. to noon; Wednesday, April 22, from 6-7 p.m.; and Thursdays April 9, 23 and 30 from 6-7 p.m. Registration required. • Gaming Club: Saturday, April 4, from 1-3 p.m. Presenting a Yu-Gi-Oh! duel and Magic: The Gathering. No registration required, open to grades four to 12. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. • Financial Education Workshop: Wednesday, April 8, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. First Financial Investments will present “Safety and Income Retirement Planning,” participants will learn strategies that can help protect them from losing their retirement savings. • Quilting: Thursday, April 23, from 4:30-6 p.m. An additional session will be held on Thursday, April 23, from 4:306:30 p.m. • Kaffeeklatsch: Thursday, April 9, beginning at 7 p.m. German language conversation group for all levels. • Game Night with Wii: Friday, April 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Open to grades four through six. Registration required. • On the Same Page Book Discussion: Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to noon. County-wide book discussion on “Need You Now” by James Grippando. Registration required. • Kids in the Kitchen; Sunday, April
12, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Demonstration hosted by the Junior League of Scranton for children ages 3-6. Registration required. • Minecraft Meet Up: Monday, April 13, from 6-7 p.m. No instruction provided but bring devices, books and creativity to discuss ideas for future meetings. Open to kindergarten through grade six. • Essential Oil Safety: Tuesday, April 14, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Learn the basics of essential oils and how to use them safely. Registration required. • Make-It, Take-It Craft Time: Wednesday, April 14 from 3-5 p.m. Open to children ages 3-10. Drop in at any time during the hours listed, all materials will be provided. • Basics in Natural Remedies: Tuesday, April 14, from 6-7 p.m. Learn the basics of essential oils and how to use them safely. Registration required. • Mysteries and Detectives Book Club: Tuesday, April 14, from 7-8:30 p.m. This month’s selection is “A Is for Alibi” by Sue Grafton. • Afternoon Book Club: Wednesday, April 15, from 2-3 p.m. This month’s selection is “Julie and Julia” by Julie Powell. • Star Wars Gathering: Wednesday, April 15, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Grades five to 12. • Read to Dogs: Wednesday, April 15, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Children in kindergarten through grade three can stop in and get reading practice in with certified therapy dogs. • Healthy Teeth for Kids: Thursday, April 16, from 4-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by Geisinger Health Plan for ages 5-8. Registration required. • Paper Crafting with Maria Pappa: Thursday, April 16, from 6-8 p.m. Project is to be announced. Materials cost of $10 paid to instructor at time of class. • Financial Education Workshop: Thursday, April 16, from 6:30-7 p.m. First Financial Investments will present “Maximizing Your Social Security.” • Spring Into Stamping: Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A day of crafting with make-and-takes, goody bags and door prizes. Lunch and snacks are included. $30 fee for the entire day, registration required. • Classics Discussion Group: Saturday, April 18, from 1-2:30 p.m. Discuss Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons” and “Virgin Soil” this month. • Think Big, Go Far: Sunday, April 19, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. A TEDx AbingAPRIL 2, 2015
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ton Community Library event. TEDx is an initiative that uses talks that are idea-focused and cover a range of subjects to foster learning. Featured speakers include: Nancy Perri, Women’s Resource Center of NEPA; Mary Garm, head administrator of Lackawanna County Library System; Ed McNichols, counseling department at Marywood University; Stephanie Longo, Abington Suburban editor; Natalie Carleo, student at Susquehanna University; Raeva Mulloth, student at Abington Heights High School. • Painting with Sharon McArdle: Monday, April 20, from 6-8 p.m. This month’s project is watercolor birch trees. A materials fee of $8 is due to the instructor at the time of class. • Crafters’ Club: Monday, April 20, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Meet other crafters and share tips. All materials will be provided. Open to grades three to six. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. • Save, Share, Spend: Wednesday, April 22, from 4-5 p.m. Children in kindergarten through grade three will learn all about money and what to do with it. Registration required. • Memory Care for Healthy Aging: Thursday, April 23, from 7-8 p.m. Question-and-answer session for dementia, caregiving and successful aging with Dr. Mario Cornacchione. • Family Story Time: Friday, April 24, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee; this month’s story time will feature books about money. • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Friday, April 24, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Based on the television show; for grades four to six. Registration is required. • Friends of the Abington Community Library Book Sale: Saturday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church across the street from the library. Special preview sale will be on Friday, April 24, from 5-7:30 p.m. • Sip and Dip into Spring with Sharon McArdle: Saturday, April 25, from 6-8 p.m. BYOB event where participants can paint two beach-themed stemless wine glasses. Cost is $15, advance sales only. Must be age 21 or older to attend. • LEGO Club: Sunday, April 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m. LEGOs are provided. Sponsored by the Teen Leadership Please see LIBRARY, Page 15
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Abington Heights High School senior Joseph Sileo was recently named a candidate in the United States Presidential Scholars Program. He is one of more than 3,900 students participating in the 2015 Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.4 million students expected to graduate from United States high schools this year. Organizers say that inclusion in the United States Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 51st year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected upon the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities. The United States Department of Education will announce the Scholars in May. From left: Abington Heights High School Principal Dr. Pamela Murray, Presidential Scholar candidate Joseph Sileo and guidance counselor Deanna Klingman.
Celebrating Students
Lackawanna Trail High School assistant principal Brian Kearney recently announced the candidates for “Students of the Month” and “Power of the Paws.” Students receiving nominations for Student of the Month (SOM) were nominated by the faculty for their academic effort, citizenship and school service. Students receiving nominations for Power of the Paws (POP) were nominated by the faculty for their school pride, achievement and work effort. From left, front row: Emma Hawthorne, eighth-grade POP; and Victoria Firoini, seventh-grade POP. Middle row: JJ Spadine, 11th-grade SOM; Natalie Cocchini, 10th-grade SOM; and Jordan Flynn, ninth-grade POP. Back row: Ross Fauquier, 12th-grade SOM.
Academic Achievement
Scott R. Salmon of Clarks Summit recently attained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during his first semester at U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut. In recognition of his achievement, Salmon was awarded a President’s List medal. A 2014 graduate of Abington Heights High School, Salmon was a member of the National Honor Society, the catcher for two district championship baseball teams and a drum major for the Abington Heights Marching Band. Salmon is one of five children of Patrick and Kristin Salmon.
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The 2014-15 Abington Heights Comets basketball team.
by Dave Lauriha
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Change was in the air for the Abington Heights boys basketball program this season. The Comets were making the move up to Class AAAA — which includes the schools with the largest enrollments — and they would be doing so without four starters from last year, including J.C. Show, who graduated as the boys’ career points leader at Abington Heights and embarked on a successful rookie season at Bucknell University. But standout head coach Ken Bianchi was back and, after a season filled with change, Abington Heights found itself in a familiar place: capturing a District 2 championship for the fourth straight year. While Bianchi moved steadily toward his
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700th career victory, ending at 699 after a 22-4 season, the Comets met every challenge thrown at them, showing their resilient side with all the adapting they needed to do along the way to return to the state playoffs. “I still don’t think we reached our full potential. We didn’t have a full complement of players until Jan. 16 when Jordan Hollander was physically released to play,” Bianchi said. “Shortly after that, Colin Klingman missed several weeks and eight games and never fully recovered. Seth Maxwell broke the same thumb that he broke in the summer and Clay Basalyga had serious medical issues over the summer and lost 40 pounds and it took him a good deal of time to round into shape and regain his strength.” Despite all that, Bianchi was able to mold APRIL 2, 2015 09:39 | LONGOSTEPH
the Comets into another impressive unit, one good enough to emerge with the District 2-4 subregional title after beating Scranton, 3522, and Hazleton Area, 51-45. Bringing another district championship trophy home just added to the program’s prestige, succeeding during a turbulent season filled with potential missteps. Bianchi kept the players focused on what they had, never making excuses for their misfortune, and rose to the occasion like many other Comets teams during the veteran coach’s long tenure. “We put that pressure on ourselves every year whether we win the division or not,” Bianchi said about the Comets runner-up finish to Scranton Prep in the Lackawanna League Division I play. “In the 2012 season, we lost
both games to Prep during the league but then came back to defeat them for the district championship. That started our streak of winning four district championships in a row. When we lose a game, we always do the same thing; we will watch the tape of the game, point out the mistakes made and try to correct them for the next game. We don’t want to continue making the same mistakes over and over again. Hopefully that will make us a better team as the season progresses.” At times, the Comets make churning out win after win seem effortless but, as this season proved, the striving for excellence is anything but simple. “It was just our ability to work hard every Please see COMETS, Page 14
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returned to the Dean’s Office of the Weinberg Memorial Library. Checks should be made payable to “Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library.” Tickets may also be purchased online. Gift envelopes are available for anyone who would like to give a raffle ticket as a gift. For more information on the Leaves of Class drawing, call 570-941-7816 or visit scranton.edu/academics/wml/friends/loc/ index.shtml. Donations Requested The University of Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library is requesting book and tag sale donations for its annual spring sale, as well as volunteers to help with preparation and staffing for the event, which will take place during the 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 570-941-4078. 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 Please see CALENDAR, Page 15
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day in practice to get better,” Bianchi said. “If you work hard every day, good things will happen and, fortunately for us, we were able to win the AAAA district championship and our one state playoff game.” That state win over Central York — the school’s first boys state Class AAAA playoff win — brought Bianchi to the precipice of 700 career wins but a second-round loss to LaSalle College ended the pursuit of that milestone for now. Still, the season was an overwhelming success, with a nine-player rotation that combined senior leadership with youthful enthusiasm to produce that district title. “With four new starters and the injuries we suffered during the season, we had several players step up to be leaders on this team. Some were verbal leaders, while others let their playing performance speak for themselves,” Bianchi said. “Tyler Ksiazek and Clay Basalyga were voted captains, but we had other members of the team step up in leadership roles during the course of the season.” Bianchi praised all of his rotation players. Klingman, junior: “[He] was our starting point guard who we counted on to hit some 3’s. In our opening game vs. Holy Cross, and the Christmas tournament vs. Meyers, he combined for eight 3-point shots. He was on his way to a big year [but] sustained a high ankle sprain in January and missed several weeks of practice plus eight games. He made it back on Feb 22. He played a little but wasn’t himself. For next year, we hope he will pick up the outside scoring we will lose with the loss of Tyler.” Basalyga, senior: “[He] was one of our captains who was injured to start the season and lost 40 pounds over the summer and it took him a long time to get back into basketball condition. He always gave his best effort, diving for loose balls and taking the ball to the basket.” Ksiazek, senior: “[He] was another captain. He led by example and was our best outside scoring threat, especially the 3-point shot. He also led our team and was second in the league in foul shooting percentage.” Hollander, junior: “[He] had a lacerated kidney and didn’t join our team until midDecember. It took him a while to get in shape to play but he filled in nicely when Klingman went down.” Matt McDonald, senior: “[He] was the surprise of the year. He stepped in and could play inside at the 4 position (power forward) and outside at the 2 (shooting guard) or 3 (small
forward) spot. He was one of our best man defenders and he could have scored a lot more points if he shot the ball more. He didn’t realize how good of an offensive player he was. He was a very unselfish player. Tim Toro, junior: “[He] was our enforcer. He scored points inside and we knew going into every game we played that he would dominate the inside for us defensively.” Maxwell, sophomore: “[He] came on strong at the end of the year and gave us some much-needed scoring inside.” Chase Wickenheiser, senior: “[He] was slowed by injury during part of the year but when he played, he was a force inside. We would not have won our first state game if it was not for his play in the second half of the Central York game.” Jackson Danzig, freshman: [He was] only a freshman but we are looking for him to be a big part of next year’s team. He can handle the ball and is a 3-point threat. He is only going to get better.” McDonald’s versatility paid huge dividends for the Comets, making him an integral part of the team. “I think McDonald made a big difference in our team this year. He missed almost an entire year because he suffered a perforated bowel and underwent emergency surgery,” Bianchi said. “He never fully recovered his junior year and didn’t know what to expect his senior year. We thought we could use him as a backup at three different positions to give those players a rest, but as the season started, he won a starting position and never relinquished it.” He epitomized the Comets, grabbing hold of something and never letting go, much like the way the program feels about district championship hardware. It never gets old seeing gold medals draped around their necks while wearing the navy and white uniforms proudly. Next year may be more of the same, with plenty of experience coming back in Toro, Klingman, Hollander, Maxwell and Danzig among the returning players. “We think the prognosis for next season is good. We lose six seniors but we do have some good underclassmen that we are looking for to step up and fill the open spots,” Bianchi said. “It all depends on how hard they work this summer. We will give each player an evaluation on how they played this year and what areas they need to show some improvement. The rest is up to them. We tell our players that in basketball, we (the coaches) will find out in November.” It is a formula that has worked for Bianchi before, even during seasons of drastic change like this one.
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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 Road, or email them to jbrown@clarksgreen.info. Call 570-586-4446 for more information. Preschool Available The Oppenheim Family Children’s Center at Keystone College is accepting new
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enrollees. Located on Keystone’s campus in La Plume, the program offers several preschool program options for children three to five years old. Children must be three years old by Sept. 1 to participate. Preschoolers will receive developmentally appropriate educational services provided by qualified early-childhood professionals. The center also serves as a training site for students majoring in education and related fields at Keystone College. Licensed and inspected by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, the center is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and has earned a “Four-Star” rating by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning Quality Rating System. This designation recognizes child care facilities which exceed state requirements. Call 570-945-8260 or email childrencenter@keystone.edu for more information.
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THE ABINGTON
SUBURBAN
Licenses and Permits
2,356,139 72,075
Fines and Forfeitures
28,990
Interest, Rents and Royalties
90,963
Intergovernmental Revenues
275,095
Charges for Services
1,585,748
Miscellaneous Contribution
2,079 225,570 170 72,565
Proceeds of Long Term Debt
1,015,939
Proceeds of Short Term Debt
300,000
Refunds of Prior Year Expenditures Total Revenue
64,525 6,089,858
Expenditures Paid: General Government
393,575
Public Safety
834,893
Public Works: Sanitation
2,127,490
Highways
597,005
Pension Contributions Fiduciary Funds
28,903 1,563,946 94,018 227,868
Miscellaneous Refunds of Prior Year Revenues Transfers
72,565 5,940,263
The complete audit may be inspected in the Office of the Borough Secretary, Borough Building, 304 S State Street, Clarks Summit, PA during any business day between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. Handicapped access is available through the Spring Street elevator to the Borough Building, 2nd floor, 304 S State St.
Yards, Houses, Cellars, Attics, Garages Cleaned Furnaces-Boilers Oil Tanks Removed From Cellars Moving One Item or a Truckload
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Taxes (all sources)
Total Expenditures
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Revenue Receipts:
Culture and Recreation
YEAR ROUND
SUBURBAN
COMBINED FUNDS - YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
Debt Service
Hauling
THE ABINGTON
BOROUGH OF CLARKS SUMMIT CONCISE STATEMENT OF REVENUE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES PAID
Transfers
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Notice is hereby provided that the Clarks Summit Borough Auditor has completed his analysis of the Borough’s records for fiscal year 2014. Below is a summary of his results in accordance with statute 53 P.S. §46043:
Sale of Fixed Asset
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PUBLIC NOTICE 2014 CLARKS SUMMIT BOROUGH AUDIT REPORT
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