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A Rip ‘Roaring’ Good Time for a Cause Abington Heights Civic League presents Alzheimer’s fundraiser

Committee Members for the Abington Heights Civic League’s Roaring 20s Gala are pictured. From left, front row: Cheri Murray, civic league president; Gretchen Eagen, gala co-chair and second vice president; and Sue O’Day. Back row: Nancy Brojack-Jeschke, gala co-chair; Peggy Bormann; Michele Catania; Cathy Plishka and Susan Griffiths. Susan Burke, Michele Connor and Deborah Kennedy are also committee members.

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It was the era of flappers, speakeasies and “talkies.” Hoping to bring a bit of the Jazz Age to the Abingtons while raising awareness for Alzheimer’s disease, the Abington Heights Civic League (AHCL) will host a Roaring 20s Gala on Saturday, March 28, from 6-11 p.m. at the Country Club of Scranton. As television shows like “Downton Abbey” and “Mr. Selfridge” grow in popularity, event co-chair Gretchen Eagen said that the AHCL decided to put the 1920s twist on their annual Mardi Gras party. Gala attendees can dress in period fashion, if they desire, and black tie is optional “Everyone seems to be getting exciting about this theme,” Eagen said. “We have the feathers and the boas and we plan on having a good time.” Part of the good time, though, includes educating the public on Alzheimer’s disease, including warning signs and caregiving. Eagen herself is a caregiver for Alzheimer’s patients and, through her work, has witnessed how the disease progresses. The gala will feature recognition of loved ones who have suffered or are suffering from the disease in a way that will celebrate their lives versus focusing on their illness. “In education, you want to educate the community in a manner that will get the entire community involved,” she said. “By focusing on Alzheimer’s awareness, we’ve actually broadened the scope of what we call the ‘community’ as now the medical community is involved as well. We wanted to present this in a way to involve everyone.” “Alzheimer’s came about as a focus through a couple of different ways,” she continued. “Due to the fact that our population is aging and due to the fact that our education on Alzheimer’s is lacking, we felt it was a great way to give back in a multifaceted way. We want to teach about what the disease is, but also the care for it, whether it be medication, caregiv-

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ing or a home and not only helping the individual who is suffering from it, but also helping the family and loved ones who are helping to care for that person.” According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and every 67 seconds someone develops it. Alzheimer’s is also the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. “People do die from Alzheimer’s, it is the progression of the disease that can kill,” Eagen said. “Because it is linked to your mind, it affects your bodily functions, that’s why people who have it have strokes and other things happen to them. You see a progression when you take care of someone who has it; they aren’t able to do the normal tasks that they were able to before they developed the disease. When you have a loved one or a friend who develops Alzheimer’s, the hardest thing for the person who has known them has been the change and grieving the loss of who the person was. Having the opportunity to cherish the moment as they are is so important; you get ‘gift’ moments with them that you can cherish.” Tickets for the gala are $40 per person. The

Roaring 20s Gala will also feature a wine pull, silent auction, live auction, a 50/50 raffle, a full buffet dinner and a cash bar as well as a photo booth with props. For tickets or for more information, call Eagen at 570-878-9795 or email geagen@yahoo.com. To have someone who is suffering from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia recognized at the gala, contact Susan Burke at 570-586-8740 or at 570-498-3877.

“Due to the fact that our population is aging and due to the fact that our education on Alzheimer’s is lacking, we felt it was a great way to give back in a multifaceted way.”

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Tom Wessels is the expert in forest forensics. By looking carefully at a forest’s current state, he is able to read decades of its history. Questions he can answer just by looking at the current state of your woods include whether or not an area was once affected by logging, fire, grazing and/or storms. That being said, with the leaves still off your trees this late winter, perhaps you should take a few moments and do some forensic analysis on the trees on your property. With no leaves, a well-trained eye can easily read the structure of a tree. Believe it or not, the form of your own body can be a guide for looking at the form of your trees. The human body has bilateral symmetry, with one trunk, four limbs and 20 fingers and toes. Moving from the center out, each part is progressively thinner and the thicknesses are balanced. If, however, you had one arm the size of a leg, a leg the size of an arm, a foot with no toes or your hands had 15 unusually long fingers each, you would naturally seek an explanation. The same goes for a tree. Maybe your tree has no “fingers” but only “arms” or any possible combination. If that’s the case, maybe you hired someone to “top” the tree. Similarly, if the appearance of your tree is dominated by hundreds of ever-lengthening finger-like sprouts, well, you know what happened there, too, because it seems like you might have

once hired someone to trim the tree every other year. Picture this: along the street and under the power lines, some of the branches in the middle of your trees are dead stumps or are missing altogether and some of the branches toward your lawn or the street seem to be all young shoots. In this particular case, the power company regularly used to mow down the branches under the lines. This hard cutting caused the death of the interior branches and the numerous water sprouts on the outer branches. More recently, however, the utility is following directional pruning and only removing living branches growing toward the power lines. Look for past cuts. If your tree has ever been topped, because of the sharp difference in thickness of branches, you will be able to see the location of the cuts and you may be able to see decay spreading down the branch away from the cuts. You can do more forensics, too. Ask yourself, “Is part of the tree undersized because it has been shaded by another tree or building?” “Is half the tree in decline because you replaced the sewer line under it or because your brother-inlaw knocked off half the bark with the moving truck ten years ago?” Learn from the past so your trees are not doomed to repeat it. 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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The Bach Festival will conclude with a choral concert on Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m. also at Covenant Presbyterian Church. The performance will feature the Arcadia Chorale and the Arcadia Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Steven Thomas, performing Mozart’s “Vesperae Solennes de Confessore” and Haydn’s “Heiligmesse.” Featured soloists for the performance are Kathy Brink, Catherine Carter, Lauren Cuccia, Patrick Fisk, George Levandowski, Gina Lupini, Llewellyn Miller, Evelyn Munley and Craig Westbrook. Admission for this concert is $15; $12 for seniors and WVIA members. For more information regarding the Arcadia Chorale, to reserve tickets, or to order a copy of the chorale’s CD, visit arcadiachorale.org or call 570-871-0350.

The Keystone College Concerts and Lectures Series will present a free concert by The Quietmen on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in the Theatre in Brooks. The Quietmen is an acoustic rock and Celtic band and feature Jamie Ratchford on guitar, vocals, harmonica, and kazoo; Paddy Ratchford on keyboard, vocals, and bodhran (Irish frame drum); Danny Ratchford on guitar, vocals, mandolin and ukulele; and Molly “Quietgirl” The Countryside Community Church, Ratchford-Malone on the tin whistle. Call 14011 Orchard Drive, Newton Twp., will Kate Dempsey Jones at 570-945-8161 host a series of Lenten midweek servicor email kate.jones@keystone.edu for es as follows: more information. • Wednesday, March 18: “Faith and Forgiveness” • Wednesday, March 25: “Pardon” All services will be held from 6:30-7 The Arcadia Chorale will present the 30th Annual NEPA Bach Festival on Sat- p.m. For more information, visit countryurday and Sunday, March 14 and 15. A side-church.org or call 570-587-3206. free organ concert will be held on Saturday, March 14, at 4 p.m. at Elm Park United Methodist Church, 712 Linden St., Scranton, and will be given by organist Mark Laubach, who is organist The Lake Winola Fire Co. and auxiland choirmaster of St. Stephen’s Epis- iary will host a breakfast with the Easter copal Church in Wilkes-Barre. On Satur- Bunny on Sunday, March 22, from 8 a.m. day, March 14, at 8 p.m., in Covenant to noon at the Lake Winola Fire Hall, Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Ave., located on Rte. 307. Tickets are $10; Scranton, the Arcadia Festival Orchestra $5 for children ages 4-12 and free for will present all six of J. S. Bach’s Bran- children younger than age 3. Call 570denburg Concertos in one evening. Fea- 388-2564 to reserve tickets or for more tured soloists will include Loriann Kerber information. and Ed Wargo, flutes; Tom Heinze, oboe; Ralph Dudgeon, trumpet; Jeffrey Ellenberger, Amy Iwazumi, Sophie Till and The Evangelical Free Bible Church, John Michael Vaida, violins; and Timo431 Carbondale Road, South Abington thy Smith, harpsichord. Admission for Township, will host a free dinner for pothis concert is $15; $12 for seniors and lice officers, state troopers and their WVIA members.

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Soccer Fundraiser

The Abington Rowdies Boys U-15 Soccer Club parents will host a fundraiser at Maiolatesi Wine Cellars in Scott Township on Friday, March 27, from 5-7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and include two glasses of wine and appetizers. All proceeds will benefit the team’s trip to Europe. Call Lisa at 570-586-3290 or Lori at 570-499-7535 for tickets or for more information. Attendees must be age 21 or older.

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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 behalf of a child under 12 years of age or younger. A winner will be drawn and notified during National Library Week in April. Call 570-587-3440 for more information.

Award Nominations

The Voluntary Action Center is accepting nominations for the “Volunteer of the Year” award through Wednesday, March 18. Nominees must have volunteered for a non-profit organization based in Lackawanna County and awards will be given in three categories: volunteer of the year, youth volunteer of the year (ages 18 and younger) and business volunteer of the year. For a nomination form or for more information, call the center at 570-347-5616, ext. 208, or visit vacnepa.org.

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Email your organization’s events to suburbanweekly@timesshamrock.com. Please have them in by noon on Friday to have them included in the following Thursday’s edition. Visit the abingtonsuburban.com for the complete calendar listing, including additional events. SPECIAL EVENTS Tuesday, March 17: Ham and Cabbage Dinner The ladies auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7069, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit, will host their annual ham and cabbage dinner on Tuesday, March 17, from 4-7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.50, $4 for children. Take-outs will be available and a bagpiper will perform at 5:30 p.m. Call 570-587-5663 for more information. Saturday, March 21: Lenten Pizza Sale The Countryside Community Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, Newton Twp., is hosting its annual Lenten pizza sale on Saturday, March 21. Pickup times are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The pizza is unbaked and is ready to bake or freeze. Cost is $10 for plain; $12 for pepperoni, with or without onion. All orders are requested by Sunday, March 15. Call 570-5873206 or email countrysideoffice@yahoo. com for more information or to place an order. Sunday, March 22: Easter Egg Hunt The Abington Council No. 6611 of the Knights of Columbus will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast and Easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church Hall, 205 Main St., Nicholson. Tickets are $8; $4 for children age 12 and younger. Wednesday, March 25: Free Coffee Club Local Edward Jones financial adviser Chuck Parry will host a free coffee club meeting on Wednesday, March 25, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Glenburn Grill, 1144 Lackawanna Trail. Parry will discuss current events, the economy and investing and breakfast will be served. Call Jennifer at 570-585-8979 for more information or to reserve a seat by Friday, March 20. Through Friday, March 27: Winter at the Comm The Waverly Community House,

1115 N. Abington Road, is offering the following winter programming: • Tots and Toddlers Music Time for infants (ages 6-24 months) and preschoolers (2-5 years old): Thursday evenings through March 12; Friday mornings through March 13 and Saturday mornings through to March 14. • World music drumming for children in kindergarten through sixth grade: Saturdays through March 14, 10:45-11:30 a.m. • Ballroom dancing for adults: Wednesday evenings from March 4 to April 8. Advanced American tango will begin at 6 p.m. and the beginner night club two step will begin at 7 p.m. Call instructor Jill Wetzel at 570-954-1147 to register or for more information. • Ballroom dancing for children and young adults: Wednesday evenings from March 4 to April 8. Children and youth beginner Latin dance will begin at 8 p.m. Call instructor Jill Wetzel at 570-9541147 to register or for more information. • National Women’s History Month Luncheon: Friday, March 27, at noon at the Glen Oak Country Club, 250 Oakford Road. This year’s guest speaker is Abby Peck. To register or for more information on any of the above events, call 570-5868191, ext. 2, or visit waverlycomm.org. 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 Feb. 20 to April 3 at the fire hall, 120 College Ave. A 12cut 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. Please see CALENDAR, Page 7

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There is currently no legislation in the state that requires school districts to conduct emergency lockdown drills. And that’s something State Rep. Sid Kavulich wants to see change. “Schools have always worked for the safety of their students,” Kavulich explained. “Fire drills have been going on forever, but in this day and age, Rep. Hackett and I feel we need to be prepared for a different sort of threat.” Kavulich, who is a Democrat, teamed up with Republican Joseph Hackett from the 161 district. “There is absolutely no reason why we can’t come together and work together on something as important as the safety of our children,” he said. Current law requires schools to have emergency management plans in place and conduct monthly fire drills; however, there is no requirement that the plans be rehearsed or ensure that faculty, staff and students are prepared in emergency scenarios. “This is a bipartisan effort to make sure our students, teachers and administrators are fully aware of what to do if an emergency strikes. We practice fire drills and we should practice emergency lockdowns

to ensure the safety of those who are a part of our educational system,” Kavulich said. “Pennsylvania is like a time-bomb ticking,” Rep. Hackett stated during a Lackawanna County press conference announcing the proposed legislation. “What I mean is that there is currently a lack of training for our teachers and our students as to how to respond in an emergency. Compared to other states, Pennsylvania is behind the times.” According to Hackett, students are 35 percent more likely to be part of a violent incident in schools than an active fire during the school day. “Less than one percent of incidents involve fire in a schools across the state, but our schools are mandated to hold fire drills once a month,” he added. Kavuilich and Hackett are proposing to reduce the number of required fire drills and replace them with more “effective” lockdown drills. “Pennsylvania is not immune; it’s time and it makes sense,” remarked Assistant District Attorney Eugene Talerico. “When that call comes in, wouldn’t it be better to know that we’ve planned for this, we’ve trained for this?” “It’s definitely time to update the law to reflect the reality that we face in 2015,” said Michael Mahon, superintendent of the Abington Heights School District.

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SPECIAL NOTICES Eyeglass Collection The Abington Heights High School Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) are collecting used eyeglasses, which will be donated to the Lackawanna Blind Association. Collection will take place until, Friday, March 27. Donations may be brought to Abington Heights High School, 222 Noble Road, Clarks Summit. Call 570-585-5300 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 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, Please see CALENDAR, Page 13

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The Abington Heights Educational Improvement Organization (AEIO) has received a donation of $30,000 from Peoples Security Bank. The funds will be used to supplement and enhance the educational environment and programs within the Abington Heights School District. Popular Abington Heights School District programs supported by AEIO donations include Odyssey of the Mind, FIRST Robotics, Greenhouse, Music Technology Lab, Weather Bug, Drama Society, Arts Alliance, TV Studies Project, Science Olympiad, Aquaponics/Aquaculture, The Gathering and the Kuiper Award for Teaching Excellence. From left: AEIO Board members Michele Tierney and Barry Kaplan, AEIO president Dominick Mitchell, Peoples Security Branch Manager Deborah Kennedy and AEIO board members Ronda Schiavone, Linda Ross and Nancy Sarno de los Rios.

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The Lackawanna Trail High School Drama Club will present “The Drowsy Chaperone” from Thursday-Saturday, March 19-21, at 7 p.m. each night in the high school auditorium, 28 Tunnel Hill Road, Factoryville. Tickets are $8; $5 for students and senior citizens. Cast members are pictured, from left, front row: Emily Herron, Samantha Gregory, Kevin Thorne, Marty Gatto, Lauren Zotta, Wynn Phillips, Sarah Kinback and Marleah Filan. Middle row: Bobby Titus, Matthew Merolla, Jennifer Price, Allison Stuenzi, Austin Pringle, Marissa Passaniti, Amanda Kinback, Grace Wetzel and Samantha Schur. Back row: Philip Mattes, Seth Williams and Jericho Hendershot.

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The Abington Suburban will run a special “Voters Guide” for the May 19 primary election on Thursday, May 7, in the Abington Suburban All area candidates are invited to submit a brief statement and photo. These brief articles (250 words or less) will run free of charge in that edition. To submit your notice, e-mail it to the appropriate address below. The deadline is Friday, April 24, at 5 p.m. (If you do not have e-mail, you may fax it or drop it off, but e-mail is preferred!) As always, we reserve the right to edit what you send. Please write your statement in the “first person” (I am...), NOT the “third person” (she is...).

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Abington Suburban Editor Stephanie Longo at 348-9185 ext. 5429 E-mail: slongo@timesshamrock.com These special “Voters Guides” provide a captive audience for your political message. Therefore, if you have more to say then the brief biography permits, advertising space is available. All endorsements or other statements of position should be submitted in the form of an advertisement.

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The University of Scranton will host several academic competitions for area middle school and high school this spring. The University offers a Stock Market Game competition for students in grades four through 12 each spring (and fall) semester. The Stock Market Game, a program of EconomicsPennsylvania, is a ten-week simulation during which students invest an imaginary $100,000 by buying stocks listed on the major securities exchanges. Students learn how financial markets operate and hone their mathematics and decision-making skills. For more information about the Stock Market Game, email edward.scahill@ scranton.edu or call 570-941-4187. On Wednesday, April 15, the University will host its annual Kane Competition The daylong contest tests high school students’ knowledge of physics and engineering through a series of hands-on games and challenges. Students compete individually and as part of a team. The competition can help participants prepare for Advanced Placement tests. It This year’s theme, “Music, Waves and Oscillations” will include a “concert” with participants collaborating to play a song on oversized electric guitar. The competition will be held in the Byron Recreation Complex and pre-registration is required. For additional information, call 570-941-7509 or email nancy. laffey@scranton.edu. On Friday, April 17, the annual Computer Programming Contest will be held in the Loyola Science Center. Hosted by the Computing Sciences Department, the four-hour competition for high school students will involve using programming languages to solve six computer-programming problems. Immediately following the competition, an awards banquet will recognize the first-, second- and third-place teams. For additional information about the Computer Programming Contest, call 570-941-7774 or email Robert.mccloskey@scranton.edu. On Monday, April 20, the annual Math Integration Bee will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Mcllhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center. The competition, which is hosted by the Mathematics De-

partment, includes both college and high school divisions. The competition can help high school students improve their skills for Advanced Placement mathematics tests. The Bee is offered free of charge. For more information, call 570-9416580 or email stacey.muir@scranton.edu. The University of Scranton and Pennsylvania American Water will sponsor an art contest for students in grades four to six, and an essay contest for students in grades seven to 12. Submissions are due Friday, April 10, for the art contest and Tuesday, April 7, for the essay contest. Essay contest winners will be announced at an Evening of Environmental Science, which will take place on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Loyola Science Center. The event, which is open to the general public as well as contest participants and their families, will include University studentrun interactive science experiments, displays and astronomy observation, as well as the exhibit of art and essay contest submissions. For additional information about the Earth Day art and essay contest, visit scranton.edu/sustainability/index.shtml or call 570-941-7520.

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Times-Shamrock Community Newspaper Group is looking for Freelance writers for Lackawanna and Luzerne County’s premier arts & entertainment weekly publications – Electric City and Diamond City. The ideal candidates will be a versatile journalist with strong writing and editing skills and the ability to produce in a very deadline oriented position. We are looking for people who are active and involved in our community’s arts and entertainment scene and want to write about it. Interested applicants should send cover letter and writing samples to: The Community Newspaper Group Tom Graham At tgraham@timesshamrock.com 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503

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Lackawanna Trail High School Principal Dr. Mark Murphy recently announced the school’s honor roll for the second quarter. Students obtaining honor roll status were: 12th Grade High honors: Nathaniel Barbolish, Kasey Buck, Kerrigan Buck, Rachel Clark, Matthew Cole, Hunter Crook, Ross Fauquier, Neil Harvey, Jericho Hendershot, Aidan Holmes, Kelsey Hopkins, Rachel Johnson, Shania Kane, Russell Lauzon-Toole, Maddie Lengel, Daria Lewandowski, Victor Mallory, Nicole Martin, Taryn Matti, Joseph Merolla, Nicholas Miller, Logan Phillips, Miranda Plavier, Michael Pond, Tyler Rzucidlo, Adriana Sanchez, Evan Sandercock, Taylor Selwood, Amanda Stutzman, Krystal Thurston, Deanna Warren, Mikaela Weisenfluh, Grace Wetzel, Seth Williams and Kaylah Woodcock. Honors: Jonathan Bowman, Liam Dougherty, Jacob Hayduk, Abdessamii Lebdaoui, Jody Lengel, Megan Peckins and Cooper Rosiak. 11th Grade High honors: Mackenzie Duffy, Breanna Halter, Eric Holmes, Carli Kalinowski, Anna Kane, Amanda Kinback, Evan Kongvold, Amber Kozubal, Philip Mattes, Austin Pringle, Nicholas Rolka, Melissa Russell, Steven Scioscia, Alyssa Sohns, Joannah Spadine, Cody Stuenzi and Brooke Telesk. Honors: Robert Buck, Courtney Carpenter, Colt Clark, Samantha Cobb, Justin Giannotti, Victoria Middleton, Rocco Pacini, Brittany Panunzio, Trent Phillips, James Vilchock, John Wagner and Sarah Walter. 10th Grade High honors: Travis Ankoff, Kayla Becchetti, Anthony Berrios, Cassandra Brown, Ashleigh Clarke, Colin Domnick, Gregory Ellsworth, Grace Gallagher, Noah Hawthorne, Colin Holmes, Trina Ingalls, Matthew Kinback, Madison Lee, Miah Nunez, Mikayla Otto, Madisyn Peoples, Elizabeth Rodenbach, Rachael Rosengrant, Mackenzie Semken, Allison Strauch, John Thomas, Robert Titus, Ronnie Traver, Emily VanFleet and Sarah Weisenfluh. Honors: Holden Aylesworth, Lauren Baldwin, Natalie Cocchini, Joseph Kubilus, John Maier, Kimberly Meckwood, Gina Merritt, M. Lyn Nelson, Nicholas Price, Hunter Reynolds and Brenden Tobin.

Ninth Grade High honors: Ivy Adcroft, Rachel Aschenbrenner, Lauren Beemer, Timothy Cole, Karley Cresswell, Heidi Davis, Allison Decker, Lydia Dunckle, Courtney Dwyer, Andrew Faist, Marleah Filan, Alaina Jones, Shawn Jones, Annika Kongvold, Brooke Lamberti, Carolyn Mack, Lili Martin, Allison Melnikoff, Ryan Mercer, Zachary Oulton, Brianna Pensak, Danielle Petrilak, Jennifer Price, Kathleen Rodenbach, Christopher Rosiak, Ami Sohns, Mikayla Stuenzi, Nicholas VanFleet, Benjamin Walker, Jacob Wescott, Breanna Wood, Jessica Zajac and Lauren Zotta. Honors: Emma Collins, Jordan Flynn, Kaitlyn Harvey, Griffin Holmes, Owen Hyde, Thomas Kohinsky, Reid Miner, Christopher Mulvey, Eva Rappenglueck, Jerenis Resto-Medina, Deena Richmond, Ryan Schur.

Eighth Grade High honors: Alyvia Cobb, Noah Coleman, Carter Crook, Jordan Edwards, Cali Fauquier, Jakob Fusik, Samantha Gregory, Kiana Grella, Emma Hawthorne, Emily Herron, Aidan Holzman, Sarah Kinback, Jared Klepadlo, Morgan Krzywicki, Colin Mulhern, Samuel Pieretti, Anastasia Rivenburg, Nathan Rolka, Joshua Rosengrant, Samantha Schur, Zachary Stec, Corbin White and Novella Wilhelm. Honors: Samantha Baltrusaitis, Rachael Beemer, Tyler Carleo, Alyssa Fowler, Samantha Kostick, Morgan Madans, Brianna Miller, Serena Myers, Benjamin Palaskas, Michael Seechock and Sydney Swan. Seventh Grade High honors: Nico Berrios, Willoughby Burnell, Richard Cocchini, Alexia Deutsch, Mark Dunckle, Luke Gondella, Amanda Haft, Paige Hyde, Isabella Jagoe, Victoria James, Alec Jones, Mikenna Lee, Seamus Nichols, Ethan Palaskas, Richard Rodenbach, Elizabeth Rothwell, Rachel Saxton, Joshua Semken, Monica Stuenzi, Allison Swanchak, Madison Swanchak, Connor Tobin, Taylor Townsend, Liam Trunk, Haley Valvano, Virginia VanFleet, Luke Walker, Kilar Wallace, Katelin Walton and Nadia Wohlgemuth. Honors: Heather Baker, Carter Cerretani, Abigail Dalton, Gerald Decker, Damian Howard, Brianna Jenkins, Camiryn Peoples, Christopher Purdy, Dominic Richmond, Joshua Rzucidlo, Owen Scioscia, Lamar Seignious and Elonna Spencer.

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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. Contest Available Third-graders across Pennsylvania will combine oral health education and creativity this February during the Pennsylvania Dental Association’s annual poster contest in celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM). Those who participate will have a chance at winning several different prizes. Three statewide winners will be selected from the entries. The first-place winner will be awarded $500. In addition, the first-place winner’s school and teacher will each receive a $250 prize. The grand prize will be awarded to the first-place winner at a school function. The second place winner will receive $250, while the third-place winner will receive $100. NCDHM lesson plan kits are distributed electronically. The kits are designed for third-grade teachers in Pennsylvania public, private and charter schools, and contain a lesson plan featuring information on dental health topics, fun classroom activities and instructions for the PDA-sponsored poster contest. Email Sara Mattrick at slm@padental.org to receive these materials. All entries for the poster contest must be submitted by Friday, March 13. Only one classroom winner is requested and should be submitted to: Pennsylvania Dental Association, Attn: NCDHM Poster Contest, 3501 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110. PDA will announce the top three winners in April. Waverly Preschool The Waverly Preschool, located inside of the Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road, is now accepting registrations for the 2015-’16 school year. The school offers three programs: a three-

year-old, two-day program with classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays; a four-yearold, three-day program with classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and a new four-year-old, five-day program with classes on weekdays. All classes run from 9-11:30 a.m. and offer an optional extra day class from 12:30-3 p.m. on Tuesdays (four-year-olds) and Wednesdays (threeyear-olds). There is also an optional daily extra hour, “Lunch Bunch,” running from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call Kathy Davis, owner/director at 570-586-2654 for more information or visit waverlypreschool.com. The Waverly Preschool is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. AHSD Notifications Abington Heights School District would like to remind residents that they can receive up-to-date closing and delay messages, as well as other alerts, via text or email. To receive messages via text, text @abingtonhe to 570-471-5703. Standard text messaging rates will apply. 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.

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