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MEMORIES OF A MARINE

ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER Suburban Subplots

One weekend, two plays

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Tom Kreidler with Michael G. McLane who’s pointing at a photo at himself.

VFW members honor Marine killed in action in Vietnam

BY CLAYTON OVER STAFF WRITER

Kreidler said.

According to Kreidler and CLARKS SUMMIT — Inside McLane, Parker was a quiet VFW Post No. 7069, Tom person, but one you could Kreidler and Michael McLane depend on. remember David Parker.

“Dave would not stand out in McLane opens a red-bound a crowd, but he was the kind of book to a page filled with the person you’d want to have your faces of young men in uniform. back,” McLane said.

They are the men of Platoon Feb. 28 marked the 50th 210, each clad in the distinctive anniversary of Parker’s death dress blue in Vietnam. uniforms of Last Thursday, American Marines. His family and casualties in finger finds friends The Vietnam War gathered at Parker’s photo, directly under his grave for ■ 58, 220 deaths, including 40,934 service memMcLane’s on a memorial bers killed in action the page. service to mark ■ 3,147 Pennsylvanians Kreidler the occasion. died in the Vietnam War knew Parker Parker, a — National Archives before the 1967 graduate ■ 1,589 missing in action Marine Corps of Abington — Defense POW/MIA and recalls the Heights High Accounting Agency days of their School, never youth, when talked much he, Parker and other children to him about what led him to roamed the streets around the enlist in the Marine Corps back borough’s VFW. Parker came in January 1968, Kreidler said. from a big family and grew up McLane, an Olyphant on Greenwood Avenue. They native, Parker, Michael spent their days playing Little Shuemaker of Jessup and League and sandlot football, Russ Kaub of Scranton all

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LCpl. David Parker, who was killed in action in Vietnam. enlisted in the Marine Corps around the same time. Their recruiters arranged for them to attend boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina on the buddy program.

While McLane and Shuemaker grew up together, they didn’t know Parker and

Kaub, but the four of them became fast friends. Being from the same area proved a comfort during boot camp and the four would often offer signs of acknowledgement to one another outside the watchful eyes of their drill instructors.

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JULIE JEFFERY MANWARREN | SUBURBAn LIFE

Life in the sky

During WWII and the years following, an influx of women entered the aviation. Born during aviation’s golden age, Nancy Bailey Bushko was one of 50 female students enrolled in the flight school at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri from 1949 – 51. In a field that had been dominated by men, Bushko joined the rise of women who were stepping up in aviation. In 1950, she was one of 500 women flight instructors in the world.

“To be honest, I didn’t feel opposition from men in our department. They were very helpful. They were proud of us,” Bushko said. “But, we weren’t competitive. It was the men who were out of the Air Force getting the good jobs, and women weren’t going to be given any part of that.

For a long time, the most they would let women do

was be a stewardess for the airline. But then, some women started private airports, teaching and different things like that.”

Bushko flew in air shows doing aerobatic flying and won spot landing contests.

Early in her career she worked with Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). As opportunities opened up for women in aviation, Bushko found her niche as a flight instructor, receiving her instructor’s rating in 1952.

Raised in Glenburn Township, she worked at many area airports after college, including the Scranton Municipal Airport.

During her time as a flight instructor, Bushko trained GI’s returning from WWII to become pilots.

“One of my students was a GI who survived the Bataan Death March,” she said. “The GI’s were

Exuberance filled the stage Saturday evening at Clarks Summit University.

I wouldn’t have blamed the cast members if they slowed down just a bit.

After all, it was their final of three 80-minute public performances in the school’s spring production of “Charlotte’s Web.” But it was nothing short of terrific. (I hear that’s spelled “T, double-E, double-R, double-R, double-I, double-F, double-I, doubleC, C, C.”) And the actors and actresses were radiant.

I choose these adjectives not just for their associations with the story, but because the descriptions fit.

Naomi Muennich’s facial expressions and antics shaped her success as Wilbur the pig. It was easy to see she enjoyed the role.

Emily Miller represented the childhood innocence, compassion and excitement of Fern Arable with every line.

The Lewistown resident never seemed to slow down, even when she was standing still.

Sylvia Chabala didn’t need eight legs – just a friendly but laidback demeanor – to beautifully portray the heroic spider for which the play is named.

In fact, the entire cast stepped into their roles with vigor that brought the characters to life: Abigail Haines of Madisonville as Lurvy, Kristen Pontz of Lebanon as the sheep/lamb/announcer, Jimmy Carr of Randolph, New York as Homer Zuckerman, Clara Gensiak of Erie as Edith Zuckerman, Mark Mallecoccio of Erin, New York as John Arable, Mariah Fredenburg of Conklin, New York as Martha Arable, Hope Showers of Millerstown as the goose and uncle, Faith Vileniskis of New York City as Templeton the rat and Jack Simons of Cadillac, Michigan as Avery and the gander.

At the end of the show, Jonathan Strayer, director, expressed pride in the entire cast and gave special recognition to the two senior members, Muennich, who is from Anchorage, Alaska, and Chabala, a Peckville resident, for their final theater performances as CSU students.

The two will be missed next year.

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Nancy Bushko in the 1970’s with the Cherokee Piper she and her husband John owned for many years. remarkably dedicated students and wonderful to teach and work with.”

For three years, she worked on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts at an airport managed by WASPs. The airport was owned by Nancy Harkness Love, who, with Amelia Earhart, founded the NinetyNines, Inc., International

Organization of Women Pilots.

Bushko managed a fly-in coffee shop that delivered pancake batter to tourists who camped in their planes next to blueberry bushes and grills to cook on.

“Our airport was parallel to the ocean,” she said.

“It was an excellent fly-in vacation spot.”

Bushko flew prominent

guests, like Katherine Cornell, James Cagney and Walter Cronkite in the 1950s while she worked there.

In 1956 she married John Bushko, one of only three in his company to return from WWII. The Bushkos settled in the Abingtons and had three children: John, Todd and Ann. Please see Life, Page 10

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CORRECTION The Feb. 28 edition of the Abington Suburban incorrectly identified the author of a piece titled “Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss.” The column was written by Teri Lyon.

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AROUND THE TOWNS

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019

Penn State Master Gardeners offer classes

CLARKS SUMMIT — practical steps to make your Penn State Master Garden- soil better so your plants will ers will offer seven classes, be more flowerful and fruiteach dealing with care of ful.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR your garden and lawn, for Before you plant, let Masthe coming spring and sum- ter Gardener Beth Bradshaw Simon Templar aka “The UPCOMING mer at The Gathering Place, teach how to plan your backSaint” novel by author 304 S. State St. yard garden. She will discuss MARCH 9 Leslie Charteris. The The first class will run how to use valuable garden American Red Cross author for April is John while the weather is still space for this summer’s Community Blood Grisham. cold. Learn how to choose fruits, vegetables and flowers Drive: Saturday, Mar 9, 10 The World of the and care for house plants. on Tuesday, April 23 at noon. a.m. to 3 p.m. at Timber Rattlesnake: Master Gardener Phyllis On Wednesday, May 8, at Countryside Community Tuesday, March 12, 7-8 p.m. Reinhardt will discuss which noon, Steve Ward will share Church, 14011 Orchard at the Lackawanna State plants work best for indoor info concerning the Spotted Drive, Clarks Summit.

Park. During this gardening and how to care Lantern Fly, an invasive Register: call 800-REDillustrated talk, Dr. for them. Everyone in class insect that can devastate CROSS or visit Christopher Howey, will take home a small, “user- fields, vineyards, trees and redcrossblood.org and biologist at The University friendly” house plant on landscapes. Learn how to enter code: of Scranton, will Wednesday, March 13 at identify the spotted lantern COUNTRYSIDE. introduce people to one of noon. flies, their lifestyle, the damMARCH 10 the area’s most valuable Just in time for spring gar- age they do and what to do if An Afternoon of woodland predators, the den clean-up, Robin Oster- you have them in your area.

Celtic Music with Poor timber rattlesnake. Cost: mayer, a certified arborist, Summer classes will Man’s Gambit: Sunday, free; register online at will explain the do’s and include Food Preservation on March 10, 4 p.m. at the PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GATHERING PLACE events.dcnr.pa.gov. don’ts of pruning and tree Tuesday, Aug. 6 at noon.

First Presbyterian Church Penn State Master Gardeners Georgiann Eccleston MARCH 12-26 care. She will give tips for Nicole McGeehan will show of Clarks Summit. Cost: and Sally Mahady will share their love of gardening in Mahjong: Tuesdays, trees both young and old on how to preserve vegetables free; a free-will offering spring and summer classes at The Gathering Place.

March 12, 19 and 26, 10 Thursday, March 28, at 6 p.m. and fruit. She will discuss will be taken. For more a.m. to noon at The The third class will help safe methods for food preserinfo, call the church at 570Gathering Place, 304 S. get your planting area in vation and offer free pres- lightweight, porous material ering Place, 304 S. State St., 586-6306 or visit fpccs.org.

State St., Clarks Summit. shape. Master Gardener sure canner group testing. that class participants will Clarks Summit. For more MARCH 11-APRIL 29 Instructors will review Georgiann Eccleston will Another summer class, mix and mold into decorative info or to register, visit Conversational and teach the basics of GatheringPlaceCS.org or call teach how to help that stub- Make Your Own Hypertufa planters to take home.

Italian: Marzia Caporale this ancient Chinese game. born NEPA soil be more fer- Planter, will be held at a date All classes featuring the 570-881-7612. The cost for each will present two classes Cost: $15. For more info, tile. On Tuesday, April 9 at to be announced. These Penn State Master Garden- class is $5. Advance registraexploring the basics of visit gatheringplacecs.org. 6:30 p.m., she will give easy, hypertufa structures are ers will be held at The Gath- tion is requested.

Italian language and MARCH 13 culture. Mondays, March Caring for Your House 11, 18 and 25 and April 1, 8, Plants: Wednesday, March 15, 22 and 29 at The 13 at noon at The Gathering Place, 304 S. KAREN DAVIS RICKABY | FOCUS ON FAITH Gathering Place, 304 S. State St., Clarks Summit.

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Classes will be held at 6:30 Master Gardener Phyllis p.m. for beginners and 7:30 Reinhardt will discuss p.m. for return students. which plants work best Cost: $60. For more info, indoors and how to care visit gatheringplacecs.org. for them. Cost: $5. For MARCH 12 more info, visit My clothes from last year each day, we throw more feed him for a day. Teach How true that is.

Mysteries and gatheringplacecs,org. don’t fit. The irresponsible food away than others may him how to fish and you feed This year’s Abington Detectives Book Club MARCH 13-27 eating habits from the holisee in months. When I clean him for a lifetime.”

Area CROP Walk will help meeting: Tuesday, March Knit a Spring Scarf or days carried over into the my refrigerator, I’m struck We know that food aid, celebrate the 50th Year of 12, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Wrap: Wednesdays, March new year, as did the lack of by containers full of food I while a worthy pursuit, isn’t CROP Hunger Walks. It will Abington Community 13, 20 and 27 at 7 p.m. at a regular exercise routine. I actually forgot even existed. a long-term solution. Susbe held on April 28 at 2 p.m., Library. There will be a The Gathering Place, 304 feel sluggish and lazy.

It’s food that I dispose of tainability is necessary and starting at the Dalton Fire reader’s choice of any S. State St., Clarks Poor me, right? because my family wasn’t that comes in the form of Company and taking the Summit. This class is for As I walk into church in in the mood for leftovers or providing seeds, tools, wells beautiful Trolley Trail to the experienced beginners or Ackerly Ball Field and back. an ill-fitting dress, I think we wanted pizza that night and water. And training on intermediate knitters.

The total route is 3.5 miles. of starting a weight-loss instead. how to become more selfKristina Laurito will cover group for those who are The walk is hosted by Hunger kills more people sufficient is crucial. basic skills to create a experiencing similar woes. than AIDS, Tuberculosis and While some of us struggle the Abington Ecumenical spring accessory. Cost: $25 Ministerium and the CounBut then I step inside Malaria combined. with being overweight, we plus $10 supply fee.

THE VOICE OF tryside Conservancy and and my eyes are drawn to Hunger. need to put that issue into For more info, visit the bins collecting food for The basic lack of food. perspective. We’re a blessed it helps support the overall THE ABINGTONS gatheringplacecs.org. work of CWS to fight hunger the local food pantry. I look There are 795 million community and, in the MARCH 16 around the corner – up to 25 to the right and notice the people who do not have grand scheme of things, havA publication of TimesCountryside poster recently placed on the sufficient food. But not just ing excess food doesn’t com- percent of the funds raised Shamrock Community Community Church bulletin board to advertise in faraway places. Children pare to experiencing hunger. stay in our community – and Newspaper Group Pizza Sale: Saturday, around the globe. the Abington Community in our own community We must acknowledge 149 Penn Ave March 16, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CROP Walk, which helps You can make a donation are also affected by lack of and help those who are truly Scranton, PA 18503 at the church, 14011 or register to participate in those who are without nourishment. suffering.

Phone: 570-348-9185 Orchard Drive, Clarks the walk online at adequate food.

It’s like I’m When our children have a Jesus himself recognized Fax: 570-207-3448 Summit. Countryside’s crophungerwalk.org/ seeing these things for the day off from school because that, when spreading his suburbanweekly@ Old Forge style pizza can clarkssummitpa. first time. of snow, we look forward to gospel message, it wouldn’t timesshamrock.com be ordered plain for $10 or If you would like your Thank you, Lord, for warm cookies and hot choc- be heard until the basic abingtonsuburban.com with pepperoni for $12, silencing my own selfish olate and something great in physical needs of the people church, youth group, sports with or without onion. team, family, friends, scout vanity and setting my heart the slow cooker for supper. were met. So he fed them.

Managing Editor Pizza is ready to bake or and mind on the right path.

But other children were rely- He provided food and simply troop or any other group Elizabeth Baumeister freeze. Pay when you pick to form a team, email The reality is that my ing on the school breakfast fed his people. It was, and 570-348-9185, ext. 3492 up at lower level. Order kdavis75@hotmail.com. “huge problem” could be and/or lunch that was going continues to be, an act of ebaumeister deadline is March 10. To If you’re interested in solved with simple selfto be served. Without school, humanity and simple love. @timesshamrock.com place an order, email rj. participating and don’t discipline and self-restraint. they go hungry.

Mahatma Gandhi stated, imdorf@gmail.com or call The problems that millions have enough for a team, I’ve Organizations like Church “there are people in the Editor 570-586-9092. got you covered. Working of others experience can World Service (CWS) realize world so hungry , that God Christopher M. Cornell MARCH 20 together today can make a only be solved with our help. the truth in the old proverb, cannot appear to them 570-348-9185, ext. 5414 Thirteen Olives class: It’s a harsh reality that, “give a man a fish and you except in the form of bread.” better tomorrow for us all. ccornell@timesshamrock.com Wednesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m. Cost: $20. Join Chef Advertising Manager Gene Litz as the prepares Alice Manley COURT NOTES seasonal food using 570-348-9100, ext. 9285 premium olive oils and 2006, in Springville; Barbara J. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS ■ Sandra Ezman, administratix Twp., letters testamentary to amanley vinegars. Class is Thomas R. Carey, 5149 Fifth O’Hara, attorney. of the estate of Francis J. ■ Ross M. and Merran I. @timesshamrock.com sponsored by The St., Boulder, Colo.

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Janowski, Honesdale, to Gathering Place, 304 S. ■ Elizabeth Joan Allen, also Stephen Toth, Clarks Green; Darlene Cohen, Clarks Summit; Francis Joseph Santarelli, Advertising Account known as Elizabeth Allen, 204 State St. and will be Thompson, to Kristiane Viola married July 1, 1994, in a property at 302 Evans St., Executive and Logan Clauss-Walton, Scott Carnation Drive, Clarks Summit, Scranton; pro se. presented at 13 Olives in Clarks Green, for $130,000. letters of administration to Cali Nataloni Twp.; a property at 30 Govan ■ Derek Charles and Ashley South Abington Township.

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William III and Kathleen 7-8:30 p.m. at the Dennis Hewlett, 65 N. Gravel Scott Twp. police for a DUI and ■ Ronald G. Warren Jr., 81 eblack@timesshamrock.com Lackawanna State Park.

Blazejewicz, Levittown, N.Y.; a Pond Road, Clarks Summit, Commerce Drive, Scott Twp., accidents involving death or 570-348-9100, ext. 5447 Come search the full moon property at 2457 Milwaukee Road, seeking an amount not in letters of administration to personal injury. The following Ransom Twp., for $285,000. excess of $50,000, together twilight skies for the Deanna Warren, 317 Lake defendant was admitted to the ■ Herbert S. Hollenberg, with such further relief as the Staff Writer courtship dance of the Road, Nicholson, and Christina ARD program for other crimes: Clarks Summit, to Charles J. court may deem appropriate, on Clayton Over American woodcock. One McAvoy, Kingston; a property at two counts, for injuries suffered Sorak, 1528 State Route 11, ■ Emily M. Vanfleet, 19, 101 cover@timesshamrock.com of the area’s earliest Nicholson.

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Aug. 19 by South Abington Twp. returning migrants, this 12, 2017, at about 11:55 p.m., DIVORCES SOUGHT ■ Kerry D. Joyce and Kristin L. while the plaintiff was driving on police for possession of ■ Kevin J. Carr, Clarks small game bird has a Duffy, co-trustees of the Grantor Ash Street, approaching its marijuana and use/possession Summit, v. Stacey Patricia Carr, Contributors unique mating ritual call, Duffy Trust, Clarks Summit, to of drug paraphernalia.

Scranton; married Oct. 29, Joshua Arp intersection with Wyoming dance and flight. A short, Kimberly A. and Jason Avenue, Scranton; James T. Karen Davis Rickaby indoor presentation will Vandermark, Waynesboro, Va.; a DiMarco, attorney.

Jennifer Familetti precede an outdoor search. property at 907 Scott Road, ■ Diane Ozack, 619 Rocky Teri Lyon Dickson City, for $145,000.

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Glen Road, Avoca, v. Joseph ■ Joseph and Pamela Hennigan, Skinner, 710 Atherton St., Julie Jeffery Manwarren dcnr.pa.gov.

Clarks Summit, to Keith David Denise Reinhart Clarks Summit, seeking an MARCH 20-APRIL 6 Griffiths Jr., Scranton; a property Linda Scott amount in excess of $50,000, Introduction to at 608 Meadow Lane, Clarks together with such further relief Call 348-9185 ext. 3027 to Advertise Your Business Google Drive: Summit, for $175,500. as the court may deem The Abington Suburban wel- Wednesdays, March 20 and ■ Peoples Security Bank and appropriate, for injuries suffered comes all photos and subTrust Co., executor of the estate 27 and April 3, 6 to 7:30 in an automobile accident June missions. There is no of Robert J. Jones, Clarks p.m. at The Gathering 15, 2017, at about 11:40 a.m., Cabinets Touched-Up, Restored, Painted. charge for publication, but Summit, to Christopher while the plaintiff was driving on Place, 304 S. State St., Michaels, Clarks Green; a all photos and submissions STEEL, Fiberglass & Composite Oak Street, approaching its property at 813 Atherton St., run on a “space available” Clarks Summit. Lisa DOORS Wood-Grained. intersection with South Keyser Imbriocco will teach the Clarks Summit, for $150,000. basis. The editor reserves Avenue, Taylor; Diane M. Columns: FAUX Marble or Granite fundamentals of Google ■ Terri L. Crambo, Scott Twp., the right to reject any or all Sodano, attorney. to Hilda Roche Santiago Lawley, Ph: 570-815-8411 www.Wood-Grain.com Drive for document submissions.

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Ready for spring The Lackawanna State Park is getting ready for its upcoming spring and summer season.

“The park works throughout the year to complete maintenance, prepare the park and complete projects,” said Robert Barrese, park manager. “This year, like each year prior, we will open the lower half of the campground midApril in anticipation of the trout opener.

The campground will fully open mid-May in anticipation of Memorial Day. The Saturday prior to Memorial Day, the swimming pool will open.”

Lackawanna State Park offers camping, swimming pool access, fishing, hunting, picnic areas, hiking and biking trails and boat and food concessions.

There are several volunteer opportunities at the state park such as helping with trail maintenance, planting flowers and trees, repairing footbridges and helping with environmental education.

The park will hold several programs in the spring, including the following: ■ “The World of the Timber Rattlesnake” will be held Tuesday, March 12 from 7-8 p.m.

Dr. Christopher A.F. Howey, assistant professor of biology at The University of Scranton, will talk about timber rattlesnakes.

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“Growing up, I was the full moon twilight always interested in skies for its courtship wildlife and the outsky dance. doors,” said Howey. “I This bird is one of would either be out on the park’s earliest rea lake fishing, hiking turning migrants. It through the woods, has an interesting matwatching ing ritual People are birds or call, dance flipping and flight. A afraid of snakes, over logs short indoor and picking but they don’t presentaup snakes. will be have to be, you tion Much of my followed by research can learn about an outdoor revolves them and how search. around conPeople atservation to identify them tending this and in parevent should in the wild. ticular, how dress for the we can conweather. dr. Christopher serve popu■ People A.F. howey lation of can join the Assistant professor of these amazsearch for biology at The University ing reptiles. of Scranton an “AmThe first phibian step in any successful Adventure” on Thursconservation program day April 18 from 7-8:30 begins with education p.m. of the public.”

Cheryl Nolan, Timber rattlesnakes Lackawanna county are not found in the conservation district state park but are watershed specialist found in Northeast and Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, along Amphibian and with rattlesnakes and Reptile Survey (PARS) copperheads. They can coordinator, will be range from 4-6 feet, can present. Attendees will weigh 1-5 pounds and learn to use the PARS are either black or yel- website, paherpsurvey. low. They eat rodents org, to record sightings such as rats, chipand photos of various munks and squirrels. species. They can Howey will have one complete a form on hand for the event. with information as “People are afraid to where the reptile of snakes, but they or amphibian was don’t have to be,” said found and how they Howey. “You can learn encountered it. about them and how To register or for to identify them in the more information wild.” about programs ■ “Spring is in and volunteer the Air” will be held opportunities, visit the Wednesday, March 20 Lackawanna state park from 7-8:30 p.m. website at events.dcnr.

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St. Patrick’s snacks I’m not Irish. But as it’s often said, “Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.” No doubt, there will be plenty of families and friends from the Abingtons this Saturday, March 9, at the big Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade, beginning at 11:45 a.m., especially when it’s time to cheer for the Abington Heights Marching Comets.

On St. Patrick’s Day itself, local families can get an Irish ham and cabbage dinner at VFW Post 7069, 402 Winola Road in Clarks Summit. Sponsored by the post auxiliary, the dinner is scheduled for March 17 from 3-7 p.m. or until food is sold out. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Takeouts will be available. A bag piper will perform at 5 p.m.

In addition to finding their favorite local St. Patrick’s Day celebration, families can continue their holiday fun at home with special foods and crafts.

Green food coloring goes a long way with kids. Just a few drops can make any food or drink more appetizing for the holiday.

Families can have fun creating green pancakes, green ginger ale or green ice cream for the little ones.

Green-candied popcorn Here is a cute recipe for green-candied popcorn that I found on disney.com:

4 quarts popped corn 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda green food coloring In heavy saucepan on medium heat, melt butter then add sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and salt.

Increase temperature to medium high and bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar.

Once mixture boils, add in food coloring and stop stirring. Boil for 5 minutes. (Do not stir.) Mixture should be about 250-260 degrees.

Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla and baking soda.

Working quickly, and while mixture is foamy, pour mixture over popped corn and gently stir to coat popcorn.

Place popcorn into a large roaster or rimmed baking sheet (lined with parchment paper or sprayed with cooking spray) and bake at 200 degrees for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

shamrock pretzels This recipe for shamrock pretzels by Elizabeth LaBau comes from thespruceeats. com. Use as candy or as toppers for St. Patrick’s Day cakes or cupcakes: 12 ounces green candy coating 90 mini twist pretzels (3 to 4 cups)

Microwave green candy coating in 30-second increments, stirring well after every 30 seconds, until the coating is melted and smooth.

Cover several baking sheets with waxed paper or parchment paper. Dunk a pretzel in the melted coating until it’s completely covered. Take it out using a fork or dipping tools, and let the excess drip back into the bowl for a few minutes.

Place the pretzel on the baking sheet.

Repeat with a second pretzel, positioning it so that the bottom of the second pretzel touches the bottom of the first. Repeat again, placing the pretzel at the top of the other two to form a shamrock shape. Break a pretzel twist in pieces for stems.

Repeat with the remaining pretzels and coating, until you’ve made 24 shamrock shapes. Refrigerate the trays to set the shamrocks, for about 15 minutes. When set, use a paring knife to trim away any stray coating from the edges of the shamrocks.

Serve immediately and enjoy.

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denise reinhArt | WAvERly Comm-ENtARy

A month of activities at the Comm

WAVERLY TWP. — Not only is March the month we celebrate the return of spring; it’s also one of the busiest months on the Waverly Community House’s calendar. Several special events are planned, which appeal to people of all ages.

national women’s history Month Luncheon The first event, the National Women’s History Month Luncheon, takes place Friday, March 15 at Glen Oak Country Club. This year’s keynote speaker is award-winning author Suzanne Fisher Staples.

Born in Philadelphia, Fisher Staples worked as a news reporter and editor for United Press International in Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, New York and Washington, D.C. Later she Fisher served stAPLes as a foreign news editor for The Washington Post, and she helped design a literacy project for poor rural women with the U. S. Agency for International Development.

Her novel, “Under the Persimmon Tree,” set in Afghanistan, is listed by the International Reading Association as a Notable Book for a Global Society.

Fisher Staples is program chair for The Gathering at Keystone College, a unique symposium on the power of imagination.

Among her many awards and citations are: the Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award, the Keystone College Distinguished Scholar Award and the Keystonian Award for Outstanding Keystone College Alumnae. She currently serves as a Keystone College Scholar in Residence and is a member of the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania.

Fisher Staples grew up on Chapman Lake and graduated from Lakeland High School.

She went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cedar Crest College in Allentown. She is a current resident of Nicholson.

The luncheon will begin at noon. Tickets are $35 and are available at the Comm and online at waverlycomm.org.

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st. Patrick’s day Family Party

Next is the Comm’s first St. Patrick’s Day Family Party, which the organization plans to make an annual event. It will be held Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to noon and feature crafts, games and a raffle. Admission is free; however, donations will be accepted at the door.

northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival Last, but certainly not least, is the Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival, which runs Friday, March 22 through Sunday, March 24.

The festival will screen more than 20 films, including features, horror and animated shorts, documentaries and international films. It will include an opening night gala, artist tributes, presentations and panel discussions and the everpopular Mystery Box Challenge.

The three-day event kicks off with an Opening Night Gala Awards Presentation and Filmmaker Reception, hosted by TV personality Paola Giangiacomo at 7 p.m. at the Waverly Community House.

The evening’s activities will include a presentation of the F. Lammot Belin Award for Excellence in Cinema to Producer Robert May and a screening of his awardwinning film, “The MAy Station Agent.”

May will host an audience Q & A immediately following the film.

Waverly Township native and Abington Heights graduate Lisa Marie Stetler, a force behind the popular animated movie “Ferdinand,” will receive the Festival’s Vision Award.

Tickets for the Friday evening event are $65 in advance and $70 at the door. The ticket price includes light fare, catered by POSH, and cocktails.

Saturday’s events include “Pitch, Fund, Cast” a kickoff brunch and panel discussion featuring film producers Lisa Stetler and Chris Fetchko and casting agent Mia Cusumano. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. at POSH at the Scranton Club. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door.

“When Scorsese Calls,” with author Charles Brandt, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the private

event space at the Bittenbender Building, 126 Franklin Street, Scranton. Brandt will discuss his book, “I Heard You Paint Houses,” and the soon to be released movie “The Irishman,”

by Martin Scorsese, based on Mr. Brandt’s book.

Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing following the presentation. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Seating is limited.

Saturday’s films will be showing at the Ritz Theater in Downtown Scranton beginning at 11 a.m. with the movie “A Bread Factory, Part 1” with Tyne Daley. A block of MiniInternational Documentary Films will be shown at 1:30 p.m., followed at 3 p.m. by a curated selection of film festival shorts which focus on the human condition. “The Pretender,” a popular documentary about a Rocky impersonator, will be stetLer shown at 7:30 p.m.

At 9 p.m., the festival will show “All in Time,” a film shot almost entirely in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Director Chris Fetchko will introduce the film and offer an audience Q & A after.

Sunday’s films and events will take place at The PNC Auditorium in the Loyola Science Center on the University of Scranton campus.

The day begins with an encore showing of the film “A Bread Factory, Part 1” followed by “A Bread Factory, Part II” at noon. VIA Global Studios, the production arm of WVIA-TV, will offer a free panel discussion on the digital age of filmmaking at 2 p.m. Films selected from the Mystery Box Challenge will be shown beginning at 4 p.m. The festival concludes with a block of films by regional filmmakers. The first film starts at 5 p.m.

The Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival is supported by the F. Lammot Belin Arts Foundation, which has a mission to “build community through the arts.” Festival sponsors include Scranton Tomorrow, The Lackawanna County Council on the Arts, WVIA Public Media, People’s Security Bank and Trust, ATR Properties, the Ritz Theater and the MacGregor family.

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JoshuA ArP | GREEN SCENE

Market caution This morning I was reading a seed catalog.

One of my most knowledgeable readers claims that much of her landscaping and plant knowledge came from reading catalogs.

I looked at horseradish.

There were two entries, noting the benefits of each variety, and there was an inset, explaining the “culture” of horseradish. There was, however, no caution that horseradish should be planted in confined areas, even in planters, because as a vigorous root vegetable, it is likely to “escape cultivation.” And, once it is established, if you decide you don’t want to grow it anymore, you must remove every bit of every root, or it will come back.

But the catalog omitted mention of this important disclaimer.

The reason I looked for the mention of horseradish’s negative invasive traits is because of a Penn State tree webinar I attended this past week.

The guest was a nurseryman, and I anticipated that because of this, the webinar had the potential to degrade into a mere catalog reading. The webinar targeted

municipal tree boards, so it was billed as a basic and practical, but not academic presentation.

In his hour presentation, the nurseryman cautioned only against thorns, fruit, size and urban soil issues.

But he steered away from other basic tree characteristics that impact the maintenance requirements of the trees: Suckering habits, decay resistance, branch attachment, dieback and adaptability to pruning.

In my opinion, tree board members need experts to provide an “owners’-manualperspective” for select tree species, rather than endless distinctions among cultivars of the same species.

This brings us to sales ethics. OK, maybe it’s not an ethical question but a caveat emptor question.

It’s one thing to list the benefits of a product. The expected benefits are why goods are produced in the first place. Arguably, the unintended liabilities of a product are more important than its benefits. If the liabilities outweigh the benefits, the purchase or installation is a step backwards.

If an unwary gardener

gets a yard full of horseradish, or if a municipality gets a forest of suckering trees or trees that split under the weight of snow, the result is not just a dissatisfied customer. Instead, the result might be someone who refuses to consider gardening again. There might be a municipality that cuts its budget for tree planting.

So what is the caveat for the emptor, the warning for the buyer?

The warning is that while nearly all products have benefits, some products should be avoided because of their liabilities. While all salespeople are trained to discuss product benefits, only few are aware of or are willing to discuss product liabilities.

In general, Americans have championed the free market. But the burden of the free market falls on the buyer. That doesn’t mean, however, that you and I can’t keep looking for a more conscientious salesperson.

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.

AreA church services Bethel United Methodist, 2337 Falls Road, Dalton.

Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. Pastor is Janelle Moser.

Chinchilla United Methodist, 411 Layton Road: Sunday Service 10 a.m. Sunday school/teen program during Sunday service. Pastor is Charles Consagra. 570-587-2578.

Church of the Epiphany, 25 Church Hill, Glenburn Township/Dalton. quiet, nomusic 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.

The Church of Jesus C h r i s t of L att e r- d ay Saints, 505 Griffin Pond Road, South Abington Township. Sunday sacrament meetings at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Bishop Brian Traweek presides. 570-903-3237; briantraweek@gmail.com 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. Tuesdays: DivorceCare at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Rooted Youth at 6:30 p.m. and GriefShare, adult studies, Rooted Kids and childcare at 7 p.m.

Senior pastor: Dan Miller.

Associate/worship pastors: Michael and Denise Warner.

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. 570-586-8946. 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; secret a ry 1 3 1 0 @c o m ca s t . ne t; clarkssummitumc.com. Rev. Andy Weidner is pastor.

Country Alliance, 14014 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. Wednes-

days: Choir, 7 p.m. Thursdays: Bible study, 10 a.m. 570587-3206. countrysideoffice@ yahoo.com. countrysidechurch.org. Rev. Mark Terwilliger is pastor.

Crossroads, 15924 Route 407 in Fleetville. Sunday service, 10 a.m. Nursery is available. Woman’s Bible study and prayer meeting, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Men’s meeting last Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. Jamie Overholser is lead pastor. 570-650-3784. crossroadschurchnepa.com.

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. 570-563-2789.

East Benton United Methodist, 200 Jordan Hollow Road in Dalton. Sunday worship Service 9 a.m. Adult Sunday school at 8:15 a.m.

Pastor is Mark E. Obrzut Sr. 570-563-2370.

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. 570586-6306; 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. Pastor is David Harris. 570-563-2206.

Heritage Baptist, 415 Venard Road, Clarks Summit. Sunday 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. 570587-2543, info@wearehbc. com, wearehbc.com.

Hillside Haven Community Church, (Formerly S u m m i t B ap t i s t B i bl e Church) 232 Noble Road S. Abington Twp. Worship services Sundays, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Services: Student Ministries Grades 6-12; 6:30 p.m – 8:30 p.m. Lead Pastor is

Don Roe. 570-586-335. Website: summitbaptist.org. Email: sbbc@summitbaptistbible.org.

Our Lady of the Abingtons, 207 Seminary Road, Dalton. Mass schedule: Saturday, 6 p.m. and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Email: spolachurch@ g m a i l . c o m w w w. s p o l a church.weebly.com.

Our Lady of the Snows Parish: Pastor: Msgr. Joseph G. Quinn. Email: info@ olsparish.net. Website: olsparish.net.

■ Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Weekday Mass at 12:10 p.m., Confessions at 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

■ Church of St. Benedict, 1849 Newton Ransom Blvd., Newton Township, Confessions at 3:15 p.m. Saturdays.

Weekend Masses: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m., 11 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. 570586-0646 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. 570-587-4808. churchofstgreg@gmail.com.

St. Patrick, 205 Main St. in Nicholson. Mass schedule: Saturday, 4 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. Email: spolachurch@ gmail.com. spolachurch.weebly.com.

Trinity Lutheran, 205 W. 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. 570-587-2280. 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.

Send updates or additions about your Abington-area church to suburbanweekly@timesshamrock.com.

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LIBRARIES/SCHOOLS

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019

JENNIFER FAMILETTI | DALTON LIBRARY DENOTES

March at the library DALTON — Here comes March and we’ve got some new events at the Dalton Community Library, where there’s always something to do or learn.

This month, our afterschool group, Kid’s Crew, will be working on computer coding. The group will meet on Mondays from 4-5 p.m.

All elementary-age children are welcome. To register or for more information, email JFamiletti@albright.org.

The Saturday Spotlight group discussion that takes place on the last Saturday of every month chose it’s March book. We’re really

happy to share that, “The Shadowland” by Elizabeth Kostova will be the topic of the group’s next discussion on Saturday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m. Anyone who would like to read this book and share their opinions is invited.

Each spring and fall, we promote our Book & Bake Sale. The next one will be held April 27 – the Saturday after Easter. Let your family and friends know the date, since we’d hate to see anyone miss this great sale.

The county’s Winter Reading Challenge last month was a lot of fun and suc-

cessful. Thank you to all who registered at the Dalton Community Library, and to everyone who participated during January and February. The children loved receiving their Smart Cookie bookmarks and stickers, and listening to so many wonderful books. Adults enjoyed this challenge too, as they came in to borrow books.

As always, we hope this month is a good one for everybody. Please check in with the Dalton Community Library with any questions about programs or items we offer.

Enjoy March!

March events at the Abington Community Library CLARKS SUMMIT — The Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., will host the following events this month. Stop by the library or call 570-587-3440 for more information or to register as necessary for classes and events. The library is also always open online at lclshome.org/ abington.

All ages Insulin support group: Thursday, March 21, 6-8:30 p.m. Are you using or thinking of using an insulin pump to manage your diabetes?

Talk with diabetics who know. Join insulin pump users with/without a sensor in a group setting to share and talk about your experiences. The group is open to children, parents and senior citizens who are presently using a pump or are considering it. No registration required.

Friends of the Abington Community Library Spring Book Sale: Saturday, March 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church. Shop from thousands of books, DVDs and CDs. Credit cards accepted. The Friends Preview Sale will be held Friday, March 29 from 5-8 p.m. You must be a Friends member in good standing to purchase books at the preview sale.

Adults Paper Crafting: Tips, Tools and Techniques with Maria Pappa: Thursday, March 7 from 6-8 p.m.

Join in this session for some techniques to add a little “wow” to your paper craft creations. Theme: special effects. Materials Fee: $12, paid to instructor.

At Home Party Marketplace: Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop brands like Pampered Chef, Initial Outfitters, Stampin’ Up, Shaklee Wellness, Scentsy, Mary Kay and Tastefully Simple. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions, book parties and more.

Beginning in March, shop a special fundraiser through Pampered Chef with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Abington Community Library. Learn more the day of the Marketplace or shop online at bit. ly/2EBOEwH. Elder Law Clinic: Monday, March 11, 1-4:30 p.m.

Meet with a lawyer and ask questions about legal issues that matter to you. Sponsored by Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. Drop-in. No registration required.

ACL Social Justice Book Club: Monday, March 11, 6-7 p.m. Join in the first Social Justice Book Club of 2019.

This group meets quarterly to read and discuss a book which speaks to and comments on past and current social justice issues. This month’s selection is “#NeverAgain” by David Hogg and Lauren Hogg. Pick up your copy at the circulation desk when you sign up.

The Pleasure Of Painting: Monday, March 11, 6-8 p.m. Paint “Barn in Meadow” for yourself or to give

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away. Beginners welcome.

All materials provided.

Materials fee of $25 due to instructor at time of class.

Limited to 12 participants.

Mystery Book Club: Tuesday, March 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. Reader’s choice of any books from “The Saint” series with Simon Templar

by Leslie Chartaris.

Craft ‘N Chat: Thursday, March 14 and 28 from 6-8 p.m.

Bring your project to work on. No registration required.

Essential Oils with Kristy Bayle - Know What’s in Your Skincare: Thursday, March 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. A night of pampering.

Learn some tips and tricks on how to best take care of your skin during winter.

Includes a facial mud mask and a hand treatment, using doTERRA’s body wash, sugar scrub and body butter.

The class will also be making a roller bottle for nails.

Materials fee of $5 due at time of class.

Lackawanna Backyard Beekeepers meeting: Tuesday, March 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Lackawanna Backyard Beekeepers are a Beekeeping group in (but not limited to) Lackawanna County. Its mission is to foster interest in backyard beekeeping and provide a forum for discussion among local beekeepers. Beekeeping and honey bee information is exchanged in an informal and friendly environment.

Families welcome.

Papercrafting with Maria Pappa: Thursday, March 21, 6-8 p.m. Theme: think spring. Materials Cost: $12, paid to the instructor the day of the class.

All Day Craft ‘N Chat: Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Do you knit, bead, make rugs, hand stitch or do any kind of handcraft? Come to share ideas, show off your work and get another crafter’s eye and perception. Chat and meet your neighbors while you work on your craft. Bring any project you’re working on, or come just to be inspired. All levels of experience welcome. No registration required.

Painting class: Monday, March 25, 6-8 p.m. Join painting instructor Sharon McArdle and paint a winter scene.

Materials fee of $10 is due at time of class.

Community Garden Class: Starting Seeds: Monday, March 25, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Join a Penn State Master Gardener and learn the dos and donts of starting your own seedlings.

Financial Education Series: Wednesday, March 27, 6-7 p.m. Sponsored by Credit Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. An Evening with the Artist - Dorothy O’connor: Thursday, March 28, 6-7 p.m.

An artist meet and greet with the library’s March featured artist, Dorothy O’Connor. An aspiring artist who has been an active member of the Abington community for more than 30 years, O’Connor lives in Waverly Township with her husband, Sean. Together they have raised four children and are now enjoying being grandparents. Since retiring from

Sole to Soul, she has been able to focus more on developing her skills as an artist.

Teens ACL TRL Social Justice Book Club: Monday, March 11, 5-6 p.m. A special Teen Reading Lounge which meets quarterly to discuss social justice issues based on a book. This month’s selection is “#NeverAgain” by David Hogg and Lauren Hogg. Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk when you sign up. For teens in grades 9-12 .

Pi Day: Friday, March 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. A belated Pi Day (3.14) celebration with math fun and games and pie, too. For teens in grades 5-8.

Teen Reading Lounge: Friday, March 22, 4:15-5 p.m.

Join in for a book discussion, art project and snacks. This month it’s bring your own book. Bring a book you read recently and loved. Get some new ideas for books to read and share your book love with others. For teens in grades 5-12.

Abington Community Library Teen Leadership Committee meeting: Tuesday, March 26, 4-5 p.m. A group of tweens/teens focused on giving a voice to all young adults for programming, book selections and more. Come and share your thoughts and ideas. For teens in grades 5-12.

Children Storytimes For Children: Baby (ages 0-2): Fridays, March 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.; Toddler (ages 2-3): Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.; Preschool (ages 3-5): Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Read to Dogs: Wednesday, March 13, 6-7 p.m. Drop by during this hour to get some reading practice in with certified therapy dogs. Make a new friend and discover a new book. For students in grades K-4.

Crafters’ Club: Tuesday, March 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. All materials will be provided.

Come and craft with friends.

For children in grades 3-5.

Block Party: Thursday, March 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Join in the free play with blocks, vehicles, animals and people. There are only two ground rules: no throwing blocks, and no knocking someone else’s building down. No registration required. For children ages 2-7.

Math and Science Club: Monday, March 25, 4:15-5 p.m.

Do you love experiments?

Games? Puzzles? Check out the library’s new Math and Science Club. Each month, there will be different activities and challenges to complete. This after school club is all about the fun in STEM. For students in grades K-4.

Homeschoolers at the Library: Thursday, March 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Homeschooling parents: bring your children to this program to enrich their home-learning experience.

Includes hands-on projects, stories, short videos and more. For students in grades K-6.

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Grades on the rise at AHMS

PHOTO COURTESY OF ABINGTON HEIGHST SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Abington Heights Middle School recognizes two students from each team to receive the BUG (Bringing Up Grades) Award during the second and third quarters of each school year. Students are chosen for this honor when they display grades that do not go down in any subjects from the previous quarter and go up in at least one. The 2018-19 second quarter BUG Award recipients are, from left, first row: Emilie Hettes, Madison Howell, Lauren Lowe, Cooper Stewart, Shane Liples, Mario Matrone, Kyle Warrick and Liam Rogers. Second row: Christopher Giallorenzi, Dom Gurliacci, Gerald Conover, Azul Silva, Leandra Brust, Giavanna Matrone, Trinity Anglin and Caitlyn Grant.

SCHOOL BRIEFS Dean’s lists Colgate University Gabrielle Durr, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2019, earned the fall 2018 Dean’s Award with Distinction.

Durr, from Clarks Summit, is a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School.

Durr’s current major is English.

Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses during the fall 2018 semester earn the Dean’s Award with Distinction.

Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown College announced the following Abington-area students earned dean’s list recognition for the fall semester.

Students on the dean’s list are full-time undergraduate students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.60 or higher in 14 or more credit hours, of which at least 12 credits are lettergraded course work.

■ Allison Melnikoff of Dalton, a Class of 2022 political science major ■ Melissa Spencer of South Abington Township, a Class of 2019 English - professional writing major Millikin University McKinley Carey of South Abington Township was named to the dean’s list at Millikin University for the fall semester.

Students who attempt 12 or more graded credits during a fall or spring semester and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher earn dean’s list honors.

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University announced the following Abington-area students qualified for fall dean’s list.

■ Eric Brickel of South Abington Township ■ Alec D’Elia of Clarks Summit ■ Alexandra Maddock of Clarks Summit University of the Sciences The following local students were named to the fall dean’s list at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all

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An autumn scene from around the Colgate University campus in Hamilton, New York. assigned courses with no grade below a “C” and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the fall.

■ Sahas Chandragiri of Waverly Township, a biomedical sciences student ■ Kiera Lucash of South Abington Township, a Doctor of Physical Therapy student Washington University in St. Louis Two Dalton residents were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Washington University in St. Louis: ■ Jacob Linker ■ Sam Linker Both students are enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences.

To qualify for the dean’s list in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s (GCSOM) MD Class of 2020, was elected to the position of District III medical student assistant district representative for 2019, according to an American MACKAREY Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Pediatric Trainees (SOPT) announcment.

Medical student assistant district representative is a two-year position, wherein Mackarey will become the medical student district representative for 2020.

Serving as medical student district representative provides a wealth of experience, including networking with AAP leadership, attendance at the AAP National Degree Conference and Exhibition, Bloomsburg University and the opportunity to of Pennsylvania make a difference in the Daniel Stevens of Clarks lives of medical students, Summit was one of more residents and fellowship than 400 students awarded a trainees through the AAP Bloomsburg University of resolution process.

Pennsylvania degree at the Mackarey will also serve commencement ceremonies as a resource and mentor Dec. 14-15, 2018. for other trainees at Stevens was awarded a GCSOM. In addition, dissecondary education - biolo- trict representatives have gy Bachelor of Science in immediate access to the lateducation and biology est in AAP grants, scholardegree. ships and awards, as well as information on career planStudent ning and local and national representative advocacy efforts.

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At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of the Abingtons, two new members were installed and welcomed into this international service organization. Past District Governor Warren Watkins and current District Governor Roger Mattes presented Lauren Calvey, wife of Vice President Chris Calvey Jr., and Virginia Johnson with their Rotary pins. From left: Chris Calvey Jr., Lauren Calvey, Roger Mattes, Virginia Johnson and Warren Watkins.

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At the check presentation, from left: Harry Faux, fire company president; Gregg Barber, fire captain and secretary; Phil Saxton, fire company treasurer; David "Trapper" James, Benton Township Lions Club treasurer; Dave Grunza, fire company vice president; Tony Saxton, fire chief; Lisa Logan Clough, Trail Rotary secretary; Mike Halmo, fire company trustee and firefighter; Heinz Hoffmann, Trail Rotary assistant treasurer; Beverly Michaels, life member of the fire company and Ladies Auxillary president and Andreia Halmo, firefighter.

Generating funds BENTON TWP. — Members of the Fleetville Volunteer Fire Company, the Trail Rotary Club and the Benton Township Lions Club gathered for a check presentation for funds earmarked toward the purchase and installation of a 20kW Generac Generator for the fire station.

The Trail Rotary, having provided support to community projects and organizations within the Lackawanna Trail School District,

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Keith Eckel, president of Eckel Farms, spoke about raising hemp and international trade at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of the Abingtons. He stressed the importance of the relationship between agriculture and international trade as 35 percent of crops grown in the United States are exported.

Eckel, a lifelong farmer, serves as an Emeritus Trustee of Pennsylvania State University, former board member and Chairman of Nationwide Mutual Insurance, former board member of International Food and Agricultural Development and is a former president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

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The joint project splits the costs of the unit and installation, each organization contributing roughly $2,500 toward the project.

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Church to host an afternoon of celtic music CLARKS SUMMIT — A week before Saint Patrick’s Day, the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit will be filled with the sound of Celtic music.

Poor Man’s Gambit will perform on Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m. at the church, 300 School St. This is the fourth event in the 2018-2019 Arts at First Presbyterian concert series.

Poor Man’s Gambit features three accomplished Celtic artists from the Lehigh Valley area: Corey Purcell, button accordion, cittern, vocals, bodhran and dance; Federico Betti, guitar and fiddle, and Deirdre Lockman, fiddle, vocals and dance.

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At the 11th Annual Pink Game between Abington Heights and North Pocono on Saturday, Jan. 26 are, from left, first row: Madison Hall, Megan Heard, Ainsley O’Donnell, Megan Malone, Mia Ruby, Claire Evans, Sam Polishan and Sam Bajor. Second row, North Pocono coach Brian Fruehan, Madison Carney, Kayla Locker, Sam Snyder, Audry Wynn, Amanda Burch, Sophia Foster, Amelia Maros, Elizabeth Pettinato, Abington Heights team manager Lucy Abdalla and Abington Heights coach Pam Hurd. The event served as a fundraiser for the Foundation for Cancer Care.

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Abington Heights boys, girls repeat as District 2 hoops champs

BY MARTY MYERS And JOBY FAWCETT STAFF WRITERS

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — In last Saturday night’s District 2 Class 5A girls t i t l e g a m e, A b i n g t o n Heights’ Maria Tully stood out on both ends of the court.

The Abington Heights’ senior guard slowed Wyoming Valley West’s l e a d i n g s c o r e r, To n i Amato, limiting her to seven points. That defense trig g ered an of fensive outburst in the second quarter that helped carry the Lady Comets to their fourth straight title, 33-19, at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Meanwhile, one night earlier, George Tinsley delivered on the big stage at Mohegan Sun Arena for the fourth straight season.

His relentless pursuit of another District 2 title ended with a 20-point night that included seven rebounds, five blocked shots and three assists in a 43-36 win over Crestwood in the Class 5A boys basketball championship game.

Abington Heights (23-2) won its eighth consecutive district championship and a dva n c e s t o s t a r t t h e defense of its state crown F riday at 7:30 p.m. at S cr a n t o n H i g h S ch o o l against Pottsgrove (15-12), the fourth-place team from District 1.

Before he resets, however, Tinsley and his teammates celebrated with those smiles and high fives, and a 26th straight win in the district postseason.

“This means so much to me,” Tinsley said. “All of us as a team did this for the community and the coaches. I love this team.

This team has a lot of heart and a lot of grit.

“Through my four years, I have had a phenomenal time playing for these coaches and with my teammates. I have been here with four different groups and different captains and they gave me the confidence to play in gyms like this and know that you have to let it come to you, and that is what we did.”

This title, and coach Ken Bianchi’s 797th career win, came after Abington Heights battled through a spirited effort from Crestwood (20-7), which also advances to the state tourn a m e n t a n d w i l l p l ay Frankford (20-7), the thirdplace team from District 12, on Friday at 6 p.m. at

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The Abington Heights Comets celebrate with the district championship plaque after defeating Crestwood in the PIAA District 2 Class 5A basketball championship at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, March 1.

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As for the Lady Comets, they will play District 3’s sixth-place finisher Mechanicsburg (20-6) on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Marywood University in the first round of states.

On Saturday, Tully and her teammates stifled the Lady Spartans, who shot just 14 percent from the floor, making only six baskets in 42 attempts.

“It was a big game so I felt I had to step up some,” Tully said. “It’s amazing.

We’re so grateful to come back to Mohegan Sun this year. We had a young team.

To bring them here and through this experience is so awesome.

“We were very underestimated in the beginning of the season just because of how young we were. But we came together as a team and trusted one another and stuck together.”

It was defense that kept the team driving toward the title.

“They buy into defense,” Abington Heights coach Deanna Klingman said. “I s a i d i f yo u c a n p l ay defense every night, you’re going to be good. We’re going to be able to win some games. I know a lot of people didn’t expect it this year, but to be 20-5 is terrific.

“Some teams would be happy to get here. We weren’t. We wanted to finish the job today.”

Valley West (16-9) — T. Amato 2-11 3-4 7, T. Johnson 1-5 2-6 4, L. Gruver 1-1 0-0 3, J. Shaver 1-6 1-4 3, N. Boutanous 1-11 0-2 2, A. Blaski 0-4 0-0 0, K. Stelma 0-3 0-0 0, B. Varner 0-1 0-0 0, A. Boyd 0-0 0-0 0, K. Mackiewicz 0-0 0-0 0, M. Brody 0-0 0-0 0, K. Kane 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 6-42 6-16 19.

Abington Heights (20-5) — M. Tully 4-11 0-2 9, R. McDonald 3-11 0-0 6, C. Marion 2-9

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Abington Heights players celebrate after defeating Wyoming Valley West in the PIAA District 2 Class 5A girls basketball championship game on Saturday, March 2, 2019.

1-2 5, A. Scoblick 0-4 5-8 5, E. Albright 1-3 0-1 3, L. Lombardo 0-0 3-4 3, A. Dammer 0-0 2-2 2, M. Kohanski 0-0 0-0 0, A. Murray 0-0 0-1 0, A. Davis 0-0 0-0 0, S. Henzes 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals: 10-38 11-20 33.

Valley West 2 5 9 3—19 Abington Heights 4 13 4 12—33 3-point shooting: WVW 1-14 (Gruver 1-1, Shaver 0-1, Boutanos 0-3, Blaski 0-3, Amato 0-6), AH 2-7 (Albright 1-1, Tully 1-2, McDonald 0-2, Marion 0-2). Rebounds: WVW 33 (Blaski 7), AH 39 (Albright 14).

Assists: WVW 3 (Blaski, Amato, Shaver), AH 3 (McDonald, Marion, Albright). Steals: WVW 6 (Boutanos 2), AH 6 (McDonald 2, Marion 2). Turnovers: WVW 14, AH 12.

Blocks: WVW 4 (Blaski 3), AH 5 (Marion 3).

Crestwood (20-7) — R. Petrosky 6-13 0-2 15, M. Palmiero 4-9 0-0 8, S. Murphy 1-9 2-5 5, C. Boris 2-8 0-0 4, B. Papura 1-1 0-0 2, Ja. Zaleski 1-3 0-0 2, M. Vieney 0-0 0-0 0, F. Casarella 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 15-43 2-7 36.

Abington Heights (23-2) — G. Tinsley 8-14 4-5 20, T. Koehler 6-12 2-2 15, J. Nealon 1-5 0-0 3, C. Perkins 1-4 1-2 3, M. Malone 0-2 2-2 2, D. Nealon 0-1 0-0 0, Totals: 16-38 9-11 43.

Crestwood 4 7 8 17 — 36 Abington Heights 5 11 9 18 — 43 3-point shooting: CRE 4-14 (Petrosky 3-6, Murphy 1-4, Boris 0-3, Ja. Zaleski 0-1), AH 2-11 (J. Nealon 1-4, Koehler 1-3, Tinsley 0-2, Perkins 0-2). Rebounds: CRE 27 (Petrosky 6), AH 25 (Koehler 8). Assists: CRE 3 (Petrosky 2), AH 10 (Perkins 4).

Steals: CRE 4 (Ja. Zaleski 3), AH 7 (Perkins, J. Nealon, Koehler 2). Blocks: CRE 2 (Petrosky, Boris), AH 5 (Tinsley 5). Turnovers: CRE 8, AH 6.

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Abington Heights’ Clair Marion and Erin Albright jump up during team introductions before the PIAA District 2 Class 5A girls basketball championship game against Wyoming Valley West on Saturday, March 2.

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Basketball: Keystone College women’s basketball will host a clinic March 23, 2-5 p.m., at the Gambal Athletic Center for girls ages 12 and up. Cost is $40. Additional information: Kristina Danella, 570-945-8236 or kristina.danella@keystone.edu.

Conservation Camp: Registration is open for the Keystone/TUTeens Conservation Camp June 23-29 at Keystone College. Cost is $450.

Apply online at flyfishingsummercamp.org. Deadline to apply is March 30. Additional information: ffnepa@epix. net or 570-954-5042.

Muzzleloader shoot: The Factoryville Sportsmen’s Club will hold a muzzleloader shoot March 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the club grounds. The event is free to attend but a per-event fee will be charged.

Outdoor Show: The 18th annual J&B Sportsmens Hunting & Fishing Show will be March 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Shadowbrook Inn & Resort, Tunkhannock. Additional information: 570587-1302, 570 587-4427, bobkester57@gmail.com or jack.kester57@gmail.com.

Softball: Applications are being accepted for the 2019 Sunday men’s Leighton softball league. Games will be played Sunday mornings and afternoons beginning April 14. Deadline to register is April 7. To register: John Leighton, 570-430-8437.

Trout Program: Trout have returned to the Lackawanna River now that acid-mine drainage has lessened and guide Adam Nidoh will present a slide show where to found them during a meeting of the Western Pocono Chapter of Trout Unlimited at April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Nescopeck State Park.

Youth Baseball/Softball: Electric City Baseball & Softball Academy will host the following events: Sunday softball camp, March 10, 17, 24 and 31, 4:306:30 p.m. Cost is $100; pre-season Little League camp, March 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7, 5-7 p.m.

Cost is $125; little sluggers baseball camp for ages 4-8, March 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost is $100; open house, March 23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Additional information or to register: 570-955-0471 or electriccitybaseball.com.

■ The Sandlot will host its annual spring training camps on the following dates: baseball (ages 6-14) on Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., from March 16-April 20 or Sundays, 12:30-2:30 p.m. from March 10-April 28. Cost is $150; softball (ages 6-14) on Sundays, 2:30-4:30 p.m., from March 10-April 28. Cost is $150; rookie camp (boys and girls ages 4-6) on Saturdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., from March 16-April 6. Cost is $75. Additional information or to register: 570-445-1155 or CDD027@aol.com.

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Zack Rundell, 18, of South Abington Township, presented ‘How Mountain Biking Saved My Life and Gave Me a Future’ at the national Youth Cycling Summit in New York City in February. Rundell was one of five members of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League asked to speak about the growing national interscholastic cycling association (NICA). Rundell was a member of the local Keystone Composite Mountain Biking Team for the past three years. He also raced last year in the men’s category 1 (elite) division and will race internationally this season. His presentation described how he overcame serious speech, psychiatric, behavioral and learning difficulties to become one of the top state and national riders in the sport of mountain biking.

Abington Youth Basketball League AA league champion, Boys 14-15-year-olds O’Hora Screen Printing team. From left, Coach Jack Henzes, James Strain, Charlie Hamm, PT Cutrefello, Christian Henzes, Roman Cutrufello, Quentin Birch, Colin Davis, Conner Casey and Coach Gary Davis.

30 years ago: Becki Howard reached 1,000 career rebounds for Abington Heights in a 63-60 loss to North Pocono.

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20 years ago: Dave Doino was named to the Lackawanna League Division I first-team all stars in boys basketball.

BOWling SCORES The Alley Cats Bowling League scores from Feb. 26 are as follows.

Team standings 10 years ago: Evan Craig of Abington Heights won in the third overtime to claim the District 2 Class 3A wrestling title at 285 pounds.

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Wildcats - 58, Lynx - 57.5, Manx - 52.5, Bobcats - 52, Tigers - 48, Siamese - 43.5 Calicos - 42.5 and Panthers - 30.

high individual game Judy Wolfe - 191, Nancy Connors - 168 and Dianne Hickok - 162.

high individual series Judy Wolfe - 478, Linda

Sproul - 441 and Barb Borek 429.

high team game Lynx - 689, Tigers - 678 and Calicos - 670.

high team series Lynx - 1930, Tigers - 1923 and Calicos - 1897.

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LIFE: Nancy Bailey Bushko shares memories as a pilot FROM PAGE 1

In 1961 they purchased a Piper 160 Cherokee.

“We lived in that plane,” Bushko said. “I flew it a lot through the children’s growing up years. “My son Todd took his private exams and passed his private pilots flight test in the Cherokee.”

During Bushko’s career as a flight instructor, she had some scary moments.

“One student froze on the controls,” she said.

“We were flying the Ryan PT-22. It was open cockpit.

I was in the back and he was in the front,” Bushko said. “He was strong and I couldn’t get the controls from him. If they are next to you, you can reach over.

But when you’re tandem like that, it’s a different situation. He couldn’t hear me screaming at him. I finally got the controls free.

We went through some trees and there were branches in the gears and we tore up a little fabric but nobody got hurt. … That was a scary moment.”

“I had one emergency landing,” Bushko said. “I was with a student at an airport that didn’t maintain their planes well. We went north so I could keep my eye on a storm front.

It was all mountainous territory. … We were doing a power off stall and I saw we were getting ice in the carburetor. Then, the engine just stopped. The prop was parallel, and it was a terrible feeling. We

were high – probably four or five thousand feet. I was very cool and said to my student, ‘Well, we have an emergency.’

“I knew we had to establish an orbital glide. I forget the ratio on that plane now, but I figured it out that day and thought I had enough to get us back.

“I had to make a dead-stick landing and glide back to the airport. I didn’t do a pattern, I just came right in the back side and touched down in a field behind the hangar, not even on the runway. But I was down. And everybody came running. They threw it open and found the wire to the carburetor was broken.

I saw that and got all shaky and went right down in a heap.”

Bushko remembers the flood of 1972 and getting in the Cherokee Piper to go have a look at the vast damage to the area.

“It was almost wall to wall water between the mountains,” she said. “It was a terrible flood. Down in Wilkes-Barre, we flew over and could see the top of the courthouse and some of the fluorescent signs still blinking coming out of the water.”

Bushko has fond memories, too.

She was with a friend in a Seabee along the river near Wilkes-Barre and flew under a bridge, never touching the water.

The amphibious plane was equipped with floats.

Another time they had a hard landing on Lake Wallenpaupack that popped the windshield out. “We stood on the floats and he popped it back in,” Bushko said, laughing. “Maybe he’d had practice.”

Bushko is a member of the Aircraft and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Ninety-Nines. She received her gold card as a member of the Silver Wings Fraternity in 1999 for 50 years as a pilot.

Bushko’s friend, Brian Jones told her, “in today’s world you did something special. ... your accomplishments are astounding; as if all of the work, sacrifices and time you invested weren’t enough, you somehow managed to accomplish all that you did as a woman, during a time when women had so few opportunities.”

Bushko’s husband John, many friends, and even the Scranton Municipal Airport are all gone now. She sold her beloved Cherokee Piper to good friend Denis Johnson, who named it “The Golden Girl.”

At 88 years old, Bushko still looks to the sky when she sees or hears an airplane.

“I really haven’t retired,” she said. “But I don’t go up alone anymore. I prefer to fly with someone.

“But if I get in it, I can still SUBMITTED PHOTO fly it, I’ll tell ya,” she said, laughing.

Nancy Bailey Bushko when she was part of Stephen’s College Aviation Department

in 1950.

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Nancy Bailey Bushko and a Seabee airplane in 1950 at Shultzville Airport. She was in this amphibious plane SUBMITTED PHOTO with friend, Johnny Domin, when they flew under a bridge.

Nancy Bailey Bushko, far right, stands with her children, Todd and Ann, in front of her Cherokee Piper.

SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO Nancy Bailey Bushko with the ‘Golden Girl,’ a Cherokee Piper airplane, in 2011 at the Pottstown-Limerick Airport.

Nancy Bailey Bushko in a PT - 26 Fairchild at Stephens College in Columbia Missouri in 1951.

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Nancy Bailey Bushko as a flight instructor in the 1970’s.

Nancy Bailey Bushko in her kitchen in Waverly Township. Her necklace is a copy of one plane that she never got to fly, the P-51 Mustang. A picture of her children with one of the family dogs and the Cherokee Piper the Bushkos owned is in the background. Reminders of her time in the skies over Northeast Pennsylvania, and family momentos now fill her home.

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MARINE: VFW post honors David Parker FROM PAGE 1

“I can remember in the squad bay, or if we were doing physical training, we’d actually look at each other because we could relate and we had this bond, and then we’d wink,” McLane said.

“There was a camaraderie right from the beginning.”

A good recruit, Parker navigated the challenges at boot camp, McLane said. After graduating from boot camp in April 1968, the four attended infantry training in North Carolina and jungle training at Camp Pendleton in California. They were inseparable and spent weekends together at the beach, McLane said.

Military life seemed to suit Parker; he once said he wouldn’t mind staying in the Marine Corps, McLane said.

They went to Vietnam together in late 1968.

There, the four local men split up. Parker, who rose to the rank of lance corporal, got orders for First Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment. He ended up in Charlie Company, a rifle company with the unit. Parker and his comrades operated in a tactical zone called I Corps, located in the northernmost provinces of what was then South Vietnam, an area bordering North Vietnam and Laos.

On Feb. 28, 1969, Parker and the other men of Charlie Company operated in Quang Tri province, about 8,400 miles from Clarks Summit, and his squad came under enemy small arms fire from North Vietnamese soldiers. Parker and three other Marines were killed in the firefight. He was 19 years old.

Both Kreidler and McLane were heartbroken to hear of Parker’s death.

McLane wouldn’t learn the sad news until about a month afterward, after he suffered wounds in Vietnam.

Kreidler enlisted in the Air Force and received the news while stationed in North Dakota. He traveled home for the funeral to find a community shocked and saddened by the loss of one of their

LCPL. DAVID PARKER own. He and three other borough residents, all friends and neighbors of Parkers and each representing a different branch of the armed service, served as pall bearers. Parker is buried at Abington Hills Cemetery in South Abington Township.

“It was pretty somber, to say the least,” Kreidler said.

Tributes to Parker’s sacrifice are still visible in Clarks Summit. Dave Parker Memorial Stadium on Sheridan Avenue is named for him. The borough sold the property last month, but a provision of the sale calls for the land to include a plaque honoring Parker.

The Parker-Wescott Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge in Clarks Summit is also named for him and Richard Wescott, a Dalton sailor killed in the Vietnam War. The VFW post recently placed a plaque inside the building in Parker’s memory.

In addition, the borough plans to dedicate a memorial in his memory at the Veterans Park.

For those who knew and served with Parker, it doesn’t seem possible 50 years have passed since he died. They often think of their fallen friend, McLane and Kreidler said.

“Even 50 years later, it doesn’t make it easier,” McLane said. “It really is like it happened yesterday.”

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Clarks Summit native David Parker went to Marine Corps boot camp with other Northeast Pennsylvania natives.

Here, they are pictured with their recruiters before departing for Parris Island. Third from left: Russ Kaub of Scranton, Michael McLane of Olyphant, Michael Shuemaker of Jessup and Parker.

JAKE DANNA STEVENS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Patricia Parker Stark, left, sister of the late Marine Lance Cpl., David Albert Parker takes part in a ceremony at David’s grave site along with family, friends and members of VFW Post #7069 at Abington Hills Cemetery in South Abington Township on Feb. 28. Parker was killed in action in Quang Tri, Vietnam 50 years ago.

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Tom Kreidler and Michael G. McLane talk about their friend LCpl. David Parker who was killed in action in Vietnam 50 years ago.

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Air Force veteran Donnie Jones and member of VFW Post #7069 gives a reading at the grave site of Marine Lance Cpl., David Albert Parker at Abington Hills JASON FARMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Cemetery in South Abington Township, on Feb. 28, 2019. Parker was killed in action in Quang Tri, Vietnam From left, Tom Kreidler, Michael G. McLane and Donald Jones hold a plaque in honor of LCpl. David Parker, who 50 years ago Thursday. was killed in action in Vietnam.

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The committee is seeking MARCH 21 contact information The Art of Batik: including telephone, Thursday, March 21, 6 p.m. e-mail and residential at The Gathering Place, address, along with any 304 S. State St., Clarks other pertinent Summit. Gwen Harleman information, for those from Verve Vertu Art interested in a 50th Studio will teach how to reunion this year. Email design and create your info or questions to: beautiful fabric and paper khick07@comcast.net or using a batik technique. call 570-881-3186.

Cost:$20, plus a $10 supply Snowman Contest: A fee. For more info, visit contest for “Best GatheringPlaceCS.org.

Snowman Ever” will run MARCH 23 until March 31. It is Beginning Rigid sponsored by The Heddle Weaving: Gathering Place, Clarks Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. Summit. Take a picture of to 4 p.m. at The Gathering your snow creation and Place, 304 S. State St., email it to Clarks Summit. Linda GatheringPlaceCS@gmail.

Mesavage teaches how to com. Entries will be posted weave: warp a loom, weave in The Gathering Place and cut off your sample and winners announced project in one afternoon. on April 1. For more info, For beginners and those call 570-881-7612. who wish to brush up Bookmobile stops: The their skills. Cost: $60 plus Lackawanna County $10 supply fee. For more Library System information, visit Bookmobile will make two GatheringPlaceCS.org.

Clarks Summit stops at APRIL 11 Cole Village Apartments, Clarks Green Boy Williams Street, from 2:15Scout Troop 251’s 2:45 p.m. and Applewood annual spaghetti supper Acres Apartments, 405 fundraiser: Thursday, Hamilton Terrace from 3–4 April 11, 5-7 p.m. at Clarks p.m. on March 14, April 11 Green United Methodist and May 9. For more Church, 119 Glenburn information, call 570-348Road, Clarks Green. Dine 3000, ext. 3004. in or take out. Requested State rep. outreach: A donation: $10 for adults, $5 staff member from state for children. Tickets Rep. Marty Flynn’s office available at door. For more will provide outreach information, call 570-587assistance from 9 a.m. to 1390 or send an email to noon on the third scoutmaster@ Wednesday of the month, clarksgreen251.org. alternating between the APRIL 18 Clarks Green Borough Amphibian Adventure: Building, 104 N. Abington Thursday, April 18, 7-8:30 Road and the South p.m. at the Lackawanna Abington Township State Park. An evening Building’s second-floor search for the park’s meeting room, 104 Shady vernal pool inhabitants.

Lane Road in Chinchilla.

Topics to be covered Flynn’s staff can help with include an overview of PennDOT paperwork, some common local LIHEAP winter heating species and how to record assistance, unemployment finds in the PA Amphibian compensation, workers’ and Reptile Survey. compensation, PACE/ Register by calling 570-945- PACENET prescription7110. drug coverage, unclaimed property searches and any ONGOING other state-related matter.

Abington Heights Call 570-342-4348 for more Class of 1969 reunion: information.

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019

Bleeding control kits donated DANVILLE — Since January 2017, Geisinger trauma services has trained more than 10,000 people through the national Stop the Bleed program. Now, Geisinger is providing more than 2,300 bleeding control kits, including 107 kits to locations in the Abingtons, to further arm first responders and residents in the battle against blood loss.

Local schools, churches and public locations will receive wall-mounted bleeding control stations, containing eight bleeding control kits each. Individual kits are being provided to emergency responders, Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and community groups.

Local organizations receiving bleeding control stations and individual kits are: ■ Abington Heights School District: six bleeding control stations (48 kits) ■ Chinchilla Hose Company: two individual kits ■ Clarks Green Assembly of God: one bleeding control station (eight kits) ■ Clarks Summit Fire Company EMS: one individual kit

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Geisinger Community Medical Center Trauma Services recently donated five bleeding control kits to Keystone College as part of the nationwide Stop the Bleed program. From left: Jessica Koscelnak, Keystone director of health services; Jennifer Seward, Keystone registered nurse; Kathryn Bommer, Geisinger CMC trauma education coordinator; James Heffernan, Keystone Board of Trustees; Nicole Langan, Keystone associate vice president for student life.

■ Countryside Community Church in Newton Township: one bleeding control station (eight kits) ■ Keystone College: five bleeding control stations (40 kits) The bleeding control kits contain plastic gloves, gauze, tourniquets and easy-to-follow instructions. They are designed to be used by any-

one to help control bleeding during a traumatic incident.

According to the National Trauma Institute, 35 percent of fatalities occur due to blood loss before victims arrive at a hospital.

The kits supplement the nationwide Stop the Bleed training program. Launched as a collaboration between the Department of Home-

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Meanwhile in La Plume, Keystone College is suffering a loss of an even greater number. Five of the six cast members for the school’s spring production were seniors about to graduate.

“Over the River and Through the Woods,” which was also presented this weekend, was directed by Rachel Luann Strayer, wife of the CSU director. I was just as impressed with the final performance of this production on Sunday afternoon as I was with CSU’s play the evening before.

This cast included seniors Dalton Nixon of South Abington Township as Nick Cristano, Darren Weber of Scranton as Frank Gianelli,

Eileen Walsh of Scranton as Aida Gianelli, Nicci Petry of Clarks Summit as Emma Cristano and Meg Oyer of Warminster as Caitlin O’Hare, along with junior Michael Calabro of Paupack Township as Nunzio Cristano.

The performance of each actor and actress was magnifico, to borrow from the native/ancestral tongue of the characters.

The whole play was magnificent, but what I enjoyed most was the laughter. The cast delivered almost every line of the comedy with just the right expression, timing and clarity to draw enthusiastic laughs – or at least quiet snorts – from the audience.

I almost didn’t go to see the Keystone Players, thinking one play was enough for one weekend.

But I changed my mind, and I’m glad I did.

If I was writing a theatrical review, here would be the part in which I would give the plays 5-star ratings and tell everyone to go see them. But with both productions already come to a close, I can only reiterate the good times missed by those who didn’t go. Perhaps it will cushion the blow of disappointment, however, to know that both colleges still have their spring concerts coming up.

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