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Party for a good cause Coaches vs. Cancer benefit returns BY JOSH MCAULIFFE Special to the triboro banner
things up a bit, said event committee member Meghan Gagorik, presCoaches vs. Cancer of NEPA has ident and owner of the Moreland become one of the region’s preemi- Collective. nent fundraising entities, thanks “We want to keep the program to popular events like its annual and its events fresh and exciting gala. and decided that after the anniThe party is back, but has been versary year would be the perfect tweaked a bit this year. What was time to switch up the gala,” Gagorpreviously known as The Basik said. “The entire vibe and atmoketBALL Gala is now The Spring sphere are going to be new, from Fling. the new venue being Glenmaura’s The event will take place Saturtent vs. a ballroom, to a new band, day, May 18, at 6 p.m. at Glenmaura Black Tie Stereo, less but more National Golf Club in Moosic. It is desirable auction items and new being hosted by Micah and Lauren things to do like a chipping contest Woodard, event chairs, and Anon the green.” drew and Bridget Kettel, campaign This year’s big-ticket auction chairs. items include: a package featurTickets are $150 and include din- ing four 50-yard-line tickets to a ner, cocktails, music by local band Notre Dame-Navy football game; Black Tie Stereo and silent and the Downtown package featuring live auctions. gift certificates for some of the Reservations can be made on the area’s best restaurants and retail event’s website at bit.ly/2JIF3rJ, or establishments; a round of golf by calling 570-562-9749. with local basketball legend Gerry As always, proceeds from the McNamara; a Montage Mountain event will benefit the American package featuring season memberCancer Society. Since its inception ships and sports and event tickets. a decade ago, Coaches vs. Cancer The ACS will put event proceeds of NEPA has raised more than toward programs like the Hope $1 million, with last year’s event Lodge, which provides “a free and alone bringing in over $250,000. comfortable place for patients and It’s hard to argue with that kind family members to stay close to of success. Still, the planners demajor hospitals while they are uncided it was a good time to change dergoing treatment,” Gagorik said. It’s programs like that that make events like the Spring Fling so worthwhile, and organizations like Coaches vs. Cancer such an integral part of the fight against TS_CNG/TRIBORO/PAGES [T01] | 05/15/19
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From left: Kevin Harchar, Nino Cimino, Tim McNamara, Andrew Kettel, Bridget Kettel, Meghan Lennox Gagorik, Greg Gagorik, Lauren Woodard, Bob McCormick, Micah Woodard and Mark Dennebaum. cancer. “Unfortunately, every one of us has a reason we come to the table for this cause and that shouldn’t be the case,” Gagorik said. “The Coaches vs. Cancer program has been supporting the American Cancer Society in improving and saving lives from cancer in the U.S. and worldwide. They also provide local programs which are utilized by countless members of our community.”
If you go What: 2019 coaches vs. cancer Spring Fling, benefiting the american cancer Society When: Saturday, May 18, 6 p.m. Where: Glenmaura national Golf club, Moosic Details: tickets are $150 and can be purchased at bit.ly/2JiF3rJ or by calling 570-562-9749. For more information, contact nino cimino at nino.cimino@cancer.org.
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Local residents were among the University of Scranton students inducted into Phi Lambda Upsilon, the national honorary chemistry society. The University’s chapter was established in 1975. Students inducted included Christina Mecca and Nazia Nowshin, both of Moosic.
dents who received a leadership award from the mass communications department, based on his/her academic and extracurricular accomplishments. Spager received the Emerging Leader Award for demonstrating strong leadership skills and emerging as an “up-and-comer” in the field of mass communications. Spager is the president of the class of 2022.
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Riverside School District teacher Renee Barucky-Ruthkosky was named to the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher training program. Barucky-Ruthkosky teaches business Golf tournament Vikings helping vikings and computer technology at Riverside The 14th annual Mike Shimko Memorial The annual Vikings Helping Vikings Fes- Junior-Senior High School. Amazon Future Golf Tournament will be held at Pine Hills tival is being held on Saturday, June 1, at the Engineer is a comprehensive childhood-toCountry Club in Taylor on Saturday, June 1, career program to inspire, educate and train Riverside Veterans Memorial Stadium, with a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start; captain and Main Street in Taylor, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. children and young adults to pursue careers mate format. Price is $80 per person. The in computer science and engineering. Events of the day include a bake sale, food, price includes: green fees, cart, buffet dinner The Amazon Future Engineer program entertainment and basket raffles. Also, an and cash prizes. The dinner will be held at initiative seeks to dramatically expand all-inclusive children’s area with bounce St. George’s Center, 743 S. Keyser Ave. in Tayaccess to high caliber preparatory courses, houses, dunk tank, face painting and other lor. Payment for the tournament is due on or curricular resources, and programs for children’s games. before Wednesday, May 22. For anyone wishThe festival helps to fund Vikings Helping schools and districts to help prepare and proing to sponsor a hole, the price is $50 per pel high school students forward in their Vikings scholarships for graduating Riverhole. Those interested can call 570-430-6749 or pursuit of computer science education. side seniors. Scholarship recipients will be 570-702-7137. All proceeds are going to Uplift“I want to prepare my students for the real honored and community service awards preing Athletes, Penn State University, in memworld by teaching social skills, problem solvsented. This year’s scholarship presentaory of Mike Shimko. Make checks payable to ing and collaboration,” Barucky-Ruthkosky tions will total more than $35,000. “Penn State Uplifting Athletes.” said. “This program will provide me the College graduates Leadership awards tools to do this. I am very excited about the A total of 1,187 students will receive opportunity to use this coding curriculum to Scarlett Spager of Old Forge, a student at degrees from East Stroudsburg University enhance my computer science classes.” King’s College, was recently one of six stuof Pennsylvania. Among them are Erin
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On Saturday, May 25, the Old Forge Sons of Italy will host its annual bocce tournament, at the Arcaro and Genell bocce courts on Main Street, to benefit Saint Francis Commons, a newly constructed housing facility designed to provide transitional housing to homeless veterans. The entrance fee for a four-person team is $100. All teams play a minimum of two games. Included in the fee is a continental breakfast, lunch and dinner. Games start at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in registering a team may stop by the courts on Monday nights after 6 p.m. or call 570-687-0301 or 570-507-0734 by Saturday, May 18. Anyone wishing to attend as a spectator and support a team may purchase tickets for $20 per person. Included in the price is all meals. If anyone (either individual or business) wishes to be a sponsor, the cost is $100 and includes four admission tickets plus all meals.
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Act Out Theatre will present “Bonnie and Clyde” at 150 E. Grove St. in Dunmore. The show will run Friday, May 17, to Sunday, May 26, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20; $15 for students/seniors at the door. Tickets reserved or purchased in advance are $15; $10 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased by visiting actouttheatre.com. Parental discretion is advised for children under the age of 12. Live gun shot effects will be used during the production. The cast includes Alana Simrell and Caelan Baden, both of Taylor.
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Performing in “The Little Mermaid” is Hunter Lloyd.
Romar Dance Studio, under the direction of Rosemarie MorettiGraham and Mary Lou Moretti-Lloyd, will present its 43rd ballet performance, "The Little Mermaid" and "T.V. Mania," on Saturday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at the Old Forge High School auditorium. The “Petite Dancers” will perform in "The Rainbow Rescue" and "We Got The Beat" on Friday, May 17, at 7 p.m at the Old Forge High School auditorium.
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The kindergarten classes at Riverside Elementary West School performed their spring musical, “Mother Goose,” under the direction of Melissa Lingle, music teacher. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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The Riverside High School watershed team presented a program to the fourthgrade classes at Riverside Elementary East School. From left: Greg Davis, watershed team advisor and science teacher; Kevin Connor; Haley Tilberry; Ethan Burnside; Julia Antonacci; Jimmy Brown and Connor Brown.
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“Watcher in the Woods” by Kelley Armstrong The secret town of Rockton has seen some rocky times lately, understandable considering its mix of criminals and victims fleeing society for refuge within its Yukon borders. Casey Duncan, the town’s only detective on a police force of three, has already faced murder, arson, and falling in love in the several months that she’s lived there. Yet even she didn’t think it would be possible for an outsider to locate the town and cause trouble in the place she’s come to call home. When a US Marshal shows up demanding the release of one of the residents, but won’t say who, Casey and Sheriff Eric Dalton, are skeptical. Only hours later, the marshal is shot dead and the only possible suspects are the townspeople and Casey’s estranged sister, smuggled into town to help with a medical emergency. It’s up to Casey to figure out who murdered the marshal, and why someone would kill to keep him quiet, before the killer strikes again. “The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury” by Chris Murray Alice Pendelbury believes everything in her life is pretty much in order, from her good friends to her boring career. Even Alice has to admit it’s been an odd week,
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bus trip to “Costuming ‘The Crown’” at Winterthur Garden & Musuems on Saturday, May 18. The cost is $99 per person and Last week I was visiting with a customincludes bus, exhibit and tour of Winterthur. er. We were walking his property and disBus leaves the Viewmont Mall at 8 a.m. Garcussing the various maintenance needs of den tram tour will be followed by a guided his plants. While a few plants needed setour of Winterthur. Exhibit includes 40 iconlective pruning to remove dead, diseased, Job Fair: Sixty-eight companies from ic costumes from the Netflix series “The damaged or unsightly shoots, many plants across Northeast Pennsylvania, offering Crown.” Depart for home at 4 p.m. Lunch is needed shearing. approximately 3,431 full-time, part-time and on your own at the museum. Payment is due Several herbaceous perennials needed seasonal job openings, are participating in at time of reservation and seats on bus are last year’s dead growth to be sheared off the seventh annual Lackawanna County Job assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. completely, being careful not to damage Fair at PNC Field’s Geisinger Champions Fire co. breakfast: Taylor Fire and Resthis year’s new shoots already aggresClub on Thursday, May 16, noon to 4 p.m. cue, 1137 Reynolds Ave. in Taylor will hold sively growing. (If this type of shearing The event is free and open to candidates of its semi-annual pancake and sausage breakis done after late fall’s freezes and before all experience levels and work categories. fast on Sunday, May 19, 8 a.m to 1 p.m. Takespring’s new growth, often the shearing Representatives from the Pennsylvania outs available. can be right to the ground). But beside CareerLink Lackawanna will be onsite to Lions dinner: The Moosic Lions Club these herbaceous specimens, there were offer assistance on resume preparation and (assisted by local Boy Scout troops and comalso shrubs that needed shearing. proper interview etiquette, along with other munity-minded individuals) will serve a pasHe had contacted me in order for me to ta dinner on Sunday, May 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. related general advice. shape the boxwoods that ornament each People are urged to bring a resume, dress at the Moosic Youth Center, 606 Main St. The side of his front porch. This is the type of menu will include pasta with meatballs, salprofessionally and be prepared to be intershearing that most people think of when ad, roll and dessert. Eat in or take out. Tickviewed. The firms exhibiting at the job fair they say “cut the hedges.” In this type of ets cost $10 and will be available at the door. come from Lackawanna and Luzerne counshearing, non-selective cuts are made in Proceeds will benefit community service ties. order to shape the plant. In the photo, I ‘13: the Musical’: Phoenix Teens will pres- projects sponsored by the Moosic Lions. am shown working carefully to ensure ent “13 the Musical,” Fridays and Saturdays Seeking artifacts: Riverside School Disthat both boxwoods match as exactly as May 17-18 and 24-25 and Sunday, May 19, at 2 trict is seeking artifacts depicting the histopossible in shape and size. ry of the district, including the former TayFor this type of shearing, it is necessary SubmiTTed PhoTo p.m. at Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St. in Duryea. Tickets are $10 and availlor and Moosic School Districts, for display not only to go slow but to cut the same Joshua Arp works carefully to ensure purposes at Riverside Junior-Senior High areas repeatedly. For this reason, angular two boxwoods match as close as possi- able by calling 570-457-3589 or at the door. Following a move from New York City to School. Email smurphy2@riversidesd.com hedges are much easier to cut well; all ble in shape and size. small-town Indiana, young Evan Goldman or call 570-239-5720 with information. shoots must be removed back to the degrapples with his parents’ divorce, prepares Food bank donations: Non-perishable sired plane. now. We don’t want to risk damaging or for his impending bar mitzvah and navigates food items and monetary donations for the In spherical or conical shapes, howdelaying that bloom. After that bloom the complicated social circles of a new Commission on Economic Opportunity Weinever, it is necessary to use a flat blade to is finished, however, the plants can be school. berg’s food bank will be collected during the produce a curved appearance, and this re- promptly sheared. This shearing will Visit ‘The Crown’: The Taylor Commumonth of April at the Taylor Branch of Citiquires more time. Because of the amount result in new growth and a second bloom zens Savings Bank, 137 S. Main Ave. in Taylor. nity Library, 710 S. Main St., will sponsor a of effort required, and because a display late in the growing season. of a menagerie of shapes looks goofy, I For this type of shearing, while the genrecommend only maintaining a few of eral shape still matters, it is a speedy buzz these geometric exhibits. cut. This light, quick cutting does not In contrast to this type of shrub shearshock the plant, but reduces the size a bit ing, however, there is yet another type of and encourages response growth, promptshearing I discussed with the customer. ing a new bloom. Behind me in the photo there is a “hedge” With spirea, regular shearing not only of spirea. From its form, it appears it eskeeps the plant blooming, but also precaped any pruning last summer. But as I vents it from getting leggy. But with regupointed out to the customer, while its size lar shearing, the plants will also eventu– and to a degree its form and growth hab- ally need to be thinned. 1315 Crestwood Drive • Archbald, PA 18403 Ceramic, amic Porcelain & Vinyl Tile Tile, its – do not demand shearing, its bloom Joshua arp is an iSa-certified municipal specialHardwood & Laminate Flooring, potential does. Regrouting & Custom Showers, ist, Clarks Summit’s municipal arborist and an Within two months, this hedge will be Small Plumbing Repairs operator of an organic lawn and landscape covered with short-lived flowers. This maintenance business. reach him at josarOwner & Installer 57 - 7 - 7 5 Cell: 570-885-1510 PA #050244. huap@aol.com. is why I recommended not touching it BY JOSHUA ARP For The Triboro banner
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