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2018: A year of joy and sorrow, part I
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Patrick and Linda McDonnell with their son Matthew in Tunkhannock at the launch of his fund, Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles.
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South Abington Elementary School student launches nonprofit, Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles
S. ABINGTON TWP. — The “4” in the name of Matthew McDonnell’s nonprofit organization is significant to him because God healed him four times, he says. The South Abington Township Elementary School student and 8-year-old son of Patrick and Linda McDonnell is a cancer survivor. He has battled Wilm’s Tumor, a rare form of kidney cancer, four times since age 3. Matthew recently launched Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles to raise awareness and funds to fight pediatric cancer and support those suffering from it. “I hope to raise lots of money so that I can cure pediatric cancer forever,” Matthew said. “That is my Christmas wish.” “It will be five years in January since we received the diagnosis,” said Matthew’s mom. “Before that
he hadn’t been sick. There were no warning signs. But he ended up having 11 tumors on his left kidney. One tumor was very resistant to treatment, and that was what gave us all the problems with his relapses.” Matthew finished his first round of chemo in the summer of 2014. The family thought they were in the clear. Typically, Wilm’s Tumor is easily treated, but the MRI showed Matthew had relapsed a mere three months later. The McDonnells were shocked at the poor prognosis they received. “We got the news just before Christmas,” said Linda McDonnell. “We weren’t offered much hope. We went home to pray about what to do next. As you can imagine, we had tons of emotions - shock, anger, despair.”
That’s when she and her husband got to work. They left no stone unturned. They went to the best hospitals in the country and gathered all the information they could on Matthew’s options. The McDonnell’s weren’t comfortable with the treatment suggested which didn’t have good survival rates behind it. “We realized we had to do things differently for Matthew,” Linda McDonnell shared. “Then God started putting together this medical team from all over the country for us. He led us to a Naturopath who worked in oncology, and an oncology researcher.” The McDonnells tried a new treatment plan, and for 11 months it seemed to have worked. Then Matthew relapsed. Again, it was at Christmas time
that they received the news. They decided to try an intensive radiation treatment for Matthew. “The huge machine was very intimidating,” Linda McDonnell said. “He was 5 years old at the time, but Please see Hope, Page 6
More info Follow Matthew’s journey and learn about upcoming events for Matthew’s hope 4 Miracles by liking and following his Facebook page at bit.ly/2R9yid8. Donations can be made by checks made out to “Matthew’s hope 4 Miracles” and mailed to Matthew’s hope 4 Miracles c/o Scranton area Foundation, 615 Jefferson ave., Suite 102, Scranton, Pa, 18510.
The Gathering Place hosts mini museum of fiber art through Jan. 15 By Clayton ovER StaFF WRiteR
CLARKS SUMMIT — Inside a room at The Gathering Place for Community, Arts and Education, Emily Rancier shows off lengths of flax, a distaff, spindles and other items with appearances and names foreign to modern eyes and ears. Once commonplace in homes, the tools were used to make fabric, clothing and more hundreds of years ago, when people had to make their own clothes and even develop their own raw materials, such as linen from flax and wool from family flocks of sheep. The items, all from Rancier’s collection, will be on display in a mini museum at The Gathering Place through Jan. 15. “That’s how I got into this whole fiber world,” said Rancier, a North Abington Township resident. “The history of it.” Rancier spins fabric and makes and dyes yarns and other items
using traditional methods. She started collecting the old tools about 40 years ago, when she and her family moved to a farm. They kept sheep on the farm, which sparked a desire to start spinning wool. Part of her fascination stems from her ancestors. She recalls a small spinning wheel, long unused, that stood in her grandparents’ basement. Older documents indicate relatives made their own fabrics. “They grew the flax, they processed it. There was a weavButCh CoMeGyS / StaFF PhotoS er in the family,” Rancier said. Emily Rancier holds a distaff among one of her many collections of She found some of the gear fiber at The Gathering Place in Clarks Summit. in her collection, like a wooden break used to prepare flax to be Rancier produced a video detailprocessed into linen, at auctions. during spinning, came from ing how flax, wool and other raw Others, like a braided length of Yugoslavia. Another table at The Gathering materials are transformed into linen thread spun long ago, she found at rummage sales. Some Place features items like a paper- fibers to be spun, dyed and weaved people give her old fabric produc- like mulberry fiber from Korea into finished products that is also and a wool rug from Turkey. shown to visitors to the museum. tion equipment. “The fiber tradition is worldOne distaff, a tool used to hold fibers and keep them untangled wide,” Rancier said. Please see Art, Page 7
When I started working on this column, my goal was to highlight the joys and sorrows of 2018. I wanted to look back and remember both the highs and lows of the past 12 months in the Abingtons. But before I started skimming through the year’s issues of the Abington Suburban, I wasn’t sure how much I would find. After all, nothing ever happens in our small-town community, right? Silly me. I found so much, I couldn’t fit it all in one edition, even after tight editing. So, I arrived at a compromise. Below is part one, taking us through the first half of the year, January through June. Check back here next week for highlights from July through December. January The year started off on a sorrowful note for Abington-area residents who mourned the sudden death of Clarks Green Mayor William Thorburn, or “Mayor Bill,” as he was known to many. “Thorburn, 73, died Friday night at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton after falling ill at his home earlier in the evening,” read an article published in the Suburban Thursday, Feb. 1. “Thorburn, who had been the borough’s mayor for 20 years and served as a councilman for eight years before that, had just been re-elected to a sixth term in November.” On a happier note, the Comets celebrated a milestone win for Coach Ken Bianchi. “January 19, 2018, will not be forgotten any time soon because that was the day Bianchi registered the 758th win of his high school boys basketball coaching career — surpassing Julius Prezelski, the longtime coach at Forest City — after beginning his career with short stints at Waymart, Milford and Mountain View,” read a piece published in the Suburban on Jan. 25. February February was all about ice – from the successful 14th annual Clarks Summit Festival of Ice, themed “The Wizarding World of Ice,” to the performances of Clarks Summit native Adam Rippon, a U.S. figure skater in the Winter Games. Please see 2018, Page 12
What’s inside Calendar ......................... 2 Court notes .................... 2 Contest .......................... 3 Readers’ Choice .......... 4-5 Just For Fun .................... 8 Sports............................. 9 Green Scene ................. 10 Classifieds ................... 11
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Community CAlendAr uPCominG DEC. 28; 29 & JAN. 3, 9 American Red Cross Blood Drives: Friday, Dec. 28, noon to 5 p.m. at The Gathering Place; Saturday, Dec. 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Countryside Community Church; Thursday, Jan. 3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clarks Summit State Hospital, Newton Hall and Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1-6 p.m. at the Church of the Epiphany. Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor app, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-733-2767. As a thank-you, those who come to give Dec. 20 through Jan. 6 will receive a longsleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last. JAN. 8 Mysteries and Detectives Book Club meeting: The next meeting of the Mysteries and Detectives Book Club will be held Tuesday, Jan. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Abington Community Library. The selections for January will be various short stories by O’Henry, E. W. Hornung and Edgar Wallace. The author for Please see Calendar, Page 10
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CLARKS SUMMIT — The Gathering Place has some exciting “pop-up” opportunities that just couldn’t wait to be included in our spring schedule. Check out some new opportunities including nurturing a student artist, getting involved in your community and even kicking-up your cooking skills. And we also want to hear from you as we plan 2019. Art scholarship For the first time, The Gathering Place is partnering with the Abington Business and Professional Association and the Abington Heights Civic League to offer a scholarship for a senior in Abington Heights High School studying art. Applications and information are available through the high school Art Department. Interested students should be planning to continue their art education at a 2- or 4-year degree university. As part of the scholarship application, students are asked to explain how they intend to include art as a part of their lives. Entries may be submitted in photography, drawing, painting and mixed media with one award in each category. The amount of the scholarship and awards will depend on how much money is raised with the sale of “Our Town” notecards and private/business contributions. Entries are due by Jan. 11 and the students’ submitted
artwork will be exhibited at The Gathering Place in February with the scholarship and three art awards presented at a reception on Feb. 8. More details on the reception will be available at a later date. To help fund the scholarship, “Our Town” note cards are now available through The Gathering Place, ABPA and the Civic League. The “Our Town” notecards were created by local artist Shirley Wagner Eagen and are attractive pastel images of Abington businesses and locations. Pictured on each set of 12 notecards is one from a collection of local buildings including the Waverly Deli, Everything Natural, Our Lady of Snows Church, the library, post office and others. Eagen is committed to giving back to her community and encouraging young artists. All funds raised will go toward the scholarship. Notecards are on sale for $15 at local businesses, the library and at The Gathering Place. For more information on the cards call Anne at 570-881-7612 or send an email to gatheringplacecs@ gmail.com. Teachers who also made the exhibit possible are Eileen Healey, Tim Butler and Abby Whitbeck. Shirley Eagen and two other members of the arts community will be the judges. Cooking class On Sunday, Jan. 13, The
Gathering Place is offering a Tuscan Soup cooking class with Marzia Caporale at 6 p.m. Techniques for making two of what were originally considered peasant bread soups will be demonstrated. They come from the age when to waste any single piece of bread, even if stale, was a kind of blasphemy. Pappa al Pomodoro, or Tuscan Tomato and Bread Soup is a simple, tasty and traditional recipe. Also to be demonstrated is Ribollita, a soup that uses stale bread and blends it with herbs and vegetables available in the garden. The secret to these soups is the best of the simple ingredients. Class size is limited to 10 people. The cost is $35. Registration information is available online at gatheringplacecs.org under “pop-up classes.” Ideas sought Please consider sharing your ideas for 2019 classes and programs. Have you participated in anything to date? What did you enjoy and want more of ? What would you like to see that has not been offered? Our facilities offer a lot of opportunities from cooking and demonstrations to display and more. We would love suggestions on how we can grow and expand to offer more relevant programs for area residents.
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get an audiobook for our six-hour drive to Pittsburgh. We have to please four people, so it’s not easy. What are you currently reading? Who are some of your favorite Evie: “Alice In Wonderland” because authors? my social studies teacher said it was a Evie: J. K. Rowling; she knows what metaphor for politics. she’s doing. Evelyn: I’m reading John Green’s “TurEvelyn: I love Ann Patchett. I read a lot tles All the Way Down.” I just read “Midof biographies, too. night at the Bright Ideas Bookshop” by Any last comments or thoughts? Matthew Sullivan. I love this book. SomeEvelyn: I’ve been bringing them (my one gave it to me and it had a great cover. kids) to the Library since they were I couldn’t put it down. babies. We used to take stacks and Why are you here today? stacks of picture books home. Now we Evelyn: We are here to meet someone have scaled back a bit. But we just love to give them some books. And we need to it here.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ■ Katharine Marcella Weis and William Eugene Aubrey, both of Waverly Twp. DIVORCES SOUGHT ■ Scott M. Evans, Clarks Summit, v. raquel A. Evans, Brooklyn, n.Y.; married Dec. 4, 2010, in rio De Janeiro, Brazil; pro se. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS ■ James J. Yee and Wanyi huang, Forest hills, n.Y., to Barefoot holdings llC, South Abington Twp.; a property at 512-514 Marion St., Scranton, for $54,352. ■ Catherine M. Mennig, Abington Twp., to Deborah Ann and Elizabeth lehnert, Scranton; a property in Waverly Twp. for $160,000. ■ rock Bottom Construction llC to Michael and Emily
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Bomba; a property at 116 Tourist Ave., Glenburn Twp., for $62,500. ■ lee D. and Marlene Griffiths, Clarks Green, to Jennifer l. Besack, Scranton; a property at 104 Yale Blvd., Clarks Green, for $156,000. ■ Marla A. Coroniti, Clarks Summit, to James roberts, Clarks Green; a property at 114 lansdowne Ave., Clarks Summit, for $163,000. ■ Fairway Consumer Discount Co., luzerne, to lakewood Development Co. inc., Dallas Twp.; a property at 504 S. Skyline Drive, South Abington Twp., for $40,000. ■ Scranton lackawanna industrial Building Co., Scranton, to Pharmacann Penn Plant llC, Oak Park, ill.; a property in Scott Twp. for $925,000. ■ B & M Property Development llC, Dunmore, to David W.
Pompey, lackawanna County; a property at 205 Florence St., Clarks Summit, for $198,000. ■ Michael J. Fowler, Jensen Beach, Fla., to ElA Properties llC, Clarks Summit; a property at 1936 n. Washington Ave., Scranton, for $165,000. ■ Powers Kirn & Associates llC, attorney-in-fact for Federal home loan Mortgage Corp., to ryan M. and Amy M. Devine; a property at 108 hemlock Drive, Clarks Summit, for $111,700. ■ Debra l. and Thaddeus F. Sokolowski, South Canaan Twp., to Xochitl T. Juarez, Clarks Summit; a property at 1929 layton road, Scott Twp., for $53,000. ■ linda Spott lombardo, Saddle lake, Tunkhannock, to Marc and Karen loretti, Clarks Summit; a property at 508 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit, for $138,000.
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Family resolutions With the new year around the corner, I’m getting ready to say my annual good-bye to pie. Okay, maybe not. But like many who are pondering their New Year’s resolutions, I want to promise myself that I will better my life in 2019. It’s a goal, it’s a challenge, it’s hope. If you, like me, are part of a family, you don’t have to limit your resolutions to yourself. There are plenty of ways you can improve your family’s quality of life in the new year. Say “I love you” to your family members every day, and give lots of hugs. Hang onto their every word. Make them feel loved and appreciated. Put down the devices, especially at mealtime. Schedule times when your home is device-free and your family can give each other the attention they deserve. Enjoy the great outdoors together. Go sledding, skiing or ice skating as a family, or at the very least, take a walk together. There are plenty of parks and other scenic areas in the Abingtons, such as Hillside Park in Clarks Summit that offers ice skating, where you can get some good exercise and enjoy each other’s company. Start with a walk around your neighborhood. Cozy up indoors. Winter, especially is a great time for family fun right inside your house. Schedule a regular pizza-and-a-movie night, work on a craft, have a video game playoff or bring back an old favorite – playing board games together. Monopoly never gets old. Shovel snow together, or make a team effort out of doing other chores inside or outside your home. Knocking off the items on your todo list with a buddy or two makes the time pass quickly. Plus, you can share the sat-
isfaction of accomplishing something that makes your home more inviting. Find a great spot to eat out as a family. There are plenty of places to choose from in the Abingtons, from diners to fine dining, depending on your mood and your finances. Scheduling in a regular “go out for dinner” night gives your family (especially the cook) something to look forward to. Cook together at home. Even the little ones can contribute to the meal by helping prepare cold foods or helping to set the table. Take a class together. The Abingtons are filled with opportunities for learning, from lectures to cake decorating to learning the ukelele. How much better to share this experience with a family member or two? Volunteer together. There are many local organizations that need your help. Share the good feeling of doing something for others. Let Grandma and Grandpa in on the fun. So often, nuclear families get caught up in their own busy schedules. Your older relatives have a wealth of experience to share and would love to spend time with you. For divorced/blended families, make a real effort to get along. Put the past behind you and begin a “new normal” for your family. Give each other space. Sometimes, too much togetherness can be a little stifling. Respect each other’s boundaries and give each other the time to pursue their own interests without making anyone feel guilty. Then, the mood will be harmonious when everyone comes together again. Teri lyon is a mom, grandmom and freelance writer who lives in Glenburn Township with her cat.
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East Stroudsburg University Two Abington-area residents earned degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 15 in Koehler Fieldhouse. ■ Vincent Lakatos of Clarks Summit graduated with a M.A. in history. ■ Joseph Ross of Clarks Green graduated with a B.S. in computer science. 422 bachelor’s degrees, 46 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees were awarded.
Johnson College The following Abingtonarea Johnson College students completed the fall 2018 semester with a grade point average of 3.90 or higher and were named to the president’s list. ■ Andrew Giardina of Dalton, advanced manufacturing engineering technology ■ Adrian Gonzalez of Clarks Summit, radiologic technology ■ Joseph Morin of Dalton, Automotive Technology
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Best Community Park South Abington Park Best Consignment Store The Avenue Best Contractor Ed Frable Construction Inc. Best Dance Studio (tie) ■ Joan’s Dance Studio ■ Devine School of Dance Best Day-Care Center Daydreamers Child Care
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so strong. He was like, ‘It’s ok. I can do this.’ We spent a month away from home. I will never forget, Christmas Eve, he had a radiation treatment. On the way home Patrick said, ‘This doesn’t feel like Christmas at all.’” Matthew had other treatments, including high dose chemotherapy as his doctors worked to fight the resistant tumor. But it continued to grow. On Dec. 15, 2016, the oncologist called the McDonnells to tell them he did not believe successful treatment was possible and they were out of options. Their response? “The medical community may be out of options, but God is just getting started. Hold on for the ride.” Soon after that, the McDonnells looked at surgery, which they knew would be risky. They met with numerous surgeons from New York,
Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. The 10-inch tumor was up against other organs, which made surgeons nervous to operate. “We prayed about it and ended up choosing a surgeon who had operated on Matthew before,” McDonnell siad. “But then he (the doctor) ended up needing emergency surgery himself. He is an incredible doctor, but he couldn’t do Matthew’s surgery … Pat and I just looked at each other saying ‘What are we going to do now?’ “Matthew got up, put his arm around me and said ‘Mommy, don’t worry. We know other doctors. And I know who. I want the guy who calls me Sponge Bob Square Pants.’ And that was Dr. Laquaglia, a surgeon we had met, and who we ended up going with.” Matthew had surgery on Feb. 23, 2017. It was an emergent surgery because of complications with his
“I look back on it all and wonder how we made it. It was absolutely God who carried us. He orchestrated every one of our steps. Otherwise, we never would have done it.”
said. “Christmas during those years was hard … This time, it’s like we are saying ‘cancer took away all those Christmases, but now we are fighting back, and we are going to give back and to help other kids beat this.’” After an almost five-year journey, and Matthew’s five major surgeries, several minor surgeries, 13 months of intense chemotherapy and 25 cumulative radiation treatments, the McDonnells took Christmas back. Linda McDonnell Matthew wanted his fund, Mother of Matthew McDonnell, Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles, 8-year-old cancer survivor to launch in December. Matthew’s Hope 4 Miraintestines due to the growcles launched on Dec. 8 at ing tumor. Tunkhannock’s Christmas The surgery and recovery in our Hometown event. He were harrowing for the Mcdidn’t sell anything, but used Donnells. the launch to introduce his Following eight months of fund and give back to the treatment in 2017 Matthew’s community that supported scans have been clear. him. He handed out Christ“For a few years, it seemed mas cards he designed, he always relapsed around along with gifts of mittens, Christmas time,” his mother hot cocoa, candy canes and copies of the book “Jesus Calling.” The book is special to Matthew, and he reads it every day before school. “I look back on it all and wonder how we made it,” Linda McDonnell shared. “It was absolutely God who carried us. He orchestrated every one of our steps. Otherwise, we never would have done it. Thank goodness it isn’t all up to us ... He knows we don’t see it all. He knows that we don’t have all the answers.” Sue Youtz sits on the advisory committee for Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles, which is under the umbrella of The Scranton Area Foundation. “Matthew is basically the CEO,” she said. “He’s already started thinking about what this nonprofit can do in the future. He wants to raise money and awareness. Funds will pay for research to help defeat this horrible disease and assist families who are battling pediatric cancer.” Matthew also desires to share his faith in God. “I want people to know
that the fund is special because I want to teach kids that it can be easy to get through tough times by praying to God and believing in Him,” he shared. “Matthew’s goal is to grow this fund. He wants a cure,” said his mom. “He hates knowing kids are suffering. He knows what he went through. He knows what it is to hurt, to miss out on things, and to be isolated from your friends and family. But Matthew is so caring and loving and always full of joy. That’s what has drawn people to him. He was so sick, but always had a smile on his face.”
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ART: A mini museum at TGP FROM PAGE 1
In addition to Rancier’s collection, there are goods made by other local artisans on display and available for sale as part of a gallery and exhibit called “Fiber Arts: Functional and Fantastical.” “Feeling happy is primarily happy does not only exist in This time of year can Anyone who wishes to viscontribute to a form of dean emotional experience the absence of suffering and it the museum can stop by pression called Seasonal Af- frequently associated with The Gathering Place, 304 S. pain, and it doesn’t always fective Disorder (SAD), says stimulation.” manifest itself through a State St., Tuesdays through Jeremy Yeckley, Foundations He says emotions like smile. He points to the bibli- Fridays from 12-4 p.m. or Christian Counseling’s rethese often seem instinctive cal examples of Paul and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 gional director. or reactive instead of some- Christ, who are historically p.m. , said Anne Armezzani SAD often surfaces in thing a person feels he or of The Gathering Place. remembered as men who the middle of this season The Gathering Place will she can control. suffered and were sorrowful, be closed the week of Christwhen “happy holidays” and “Rather than placing the yet still had joy. “happy New Year” seem to mas, though people can set emphasis on an emotion, be“The happiness Christ up a time to see the museum be consistently echoing. ing happy targets someone’s brings into our soul is “The challenge to feel that week or other times on essence,” he continues. “The victorious over pain and happy during the holiday pursuit of happiness shifts suffering, but it does not nec- regular days by emailing season may be more diffrom a feeling to an identity.” essarily diminish the physi- gatheringplacecs@gmail. While he agrees that seekficult for individuals who com or by calling Armezcal experience of them,” ing happiness is a great purstruggle with SAD. The zani at 570-881-7612. explains Yeckley. He recommends reading colder weather, less sunlight suit, he admits, “Some people Contact the writer: the book of Philippians in cover@timesshamrock.com; and increased stress over the become more frustrated and winter are common factors depressed pursuing the feeling the Bible to learn more about 570-348-9100 x5363; Knotted wool rug made in Turkey. being happy in the middle of @Claytonover on twitter of happiness. They assume that contribute to SAD,” explains Yeckley. trials and suffering. that happiness is something “Whatever you do,” he He also shares practical to take rather than something advises, “make sure you do ways to combat SAD: that may be given.” “These steps could include Yeckley believes the Bible not go through this holiday seeing a family doctor or teaches that “being happy is a season facing SAD alone. therapist, receiving light fruit of the Spirit and is a gift Reach out to a trusted friend, Helping you therapy, making healthier given through the Holy Spirpastor or local counselor to to live your life diet choices, exercise, helping it’s work of revealing Christ start your journey of becomothers, investing in meaning- to His followers,” he says. ing a happier you.” He encourages people who ful relationships, going on a vacation, reducing stress and pursue happiness as their Counseling taking health supplements or life goal to “explore how services putting their faith in Christ antidepressants.” We are here to care for you. Foundations Christian He also notes the differcould help them discover a Counseling provides ences in being happy versus deep sense of being happy.” Scranton: 570-558-6160 professional counseling feeling happy, explaining, He also cautions: being services throughout Wilkes-Barre: 570-808-8896 eastern Pennsylvania and the Binghamton, new york, region. Clarks summit Kulpmont: 570-373-2100 university hosts one of FCC’s offices on their LifeGeisinger.org Clarks summit campus, providing counseling services to the region while giving the university’s Counseling An innovative program to help seniors live independently majors exposure to and experience in a LIFE Geisinger is a unique and innovative program for older adults professional counseling designed to give them the support they need to live independently. If you Photo By eszter lisztes / Clarks summit university setting. reach Foundations Students who are pursuing state licensure such are an eligible older adult, the LIFE Geisinger Program can help you stay in as2018 CSU Master of Science graduate Zachary Christian Counseling at your home while you take advantage of our comprehensive daily living and Rollison, get practical experience in a professional set- Csu by calling 570-5859415 or visiting health services. ting at Foundations Christian Counseling, which has FoundChristCounsel.org.
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Abington Heights’ Kyle Burke celebrates as he approaches the finish line after moving past Bishop Shanahan’s Jonah Hoey to win the PIAA Class 3A 1600 meter run state championship at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 26, 2018.
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Abington Heights’ #10 Hannah Kowalski.
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Abington Heights freshman Bella Peters won the D2 Class 3A title beating Hazleton Area’s Lily Nowak during a match at Birchwood Tennis & Fitness Club in South Abington Township on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.
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Abington Heights’ Troy Kelleher tees off during the Jackman Tournament at Scranton Municipal Golf Course.
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Abington Heights boys basketball players Jackson Danzig, left, and George Tinsley hoist the trophy after winning the PIAA Class 5A title in Hershey. The Comets defeated Mars, 67-55, to capture the first state basketball championship win in school history. Senior Danzig played a strong game, scoring 11 points, but was sidelined after he picked up his fifth foul with a little more than five minutes left in the game. Tinsley said he knew he had to step up—big time. The junior finished the game with 29 points, reaching 1,000 for his career.
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Abington Heights’ #11 Meghan McGinley pitches against North Pocono.
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30 years ago: Jim Clark had 22 points for Abington Heights in a 57-54 win over Wallenpaupack. 20 years ago: Maureen Myers had 12 points, 10 reCHristopHer DolAn File pHoto / stAFF pHotogrApHer bounds and 10 steals for Abington Heights in a 56-40 win JAson FArmer File pHoto / stAFF pHotogrApHer Abington Heights’ Mike Malone moves the ball past over Honesdale. Abington Heights’ #25 Evan Dempsey pitches Wallenpaupack’s Tommy Hiller during a game on 10 years ago: Ross Danzig scored 16 points for Abington against North Pocono. Heights in a 45-44 win over Dunmore. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.
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We lived so close to Lake Ontario that even with the windows closed in our third story bedroom, the noise of the crashing waves affected our sleep each night. The reminder of the water stole sleep from my lifeguard wife, who fretted over the safety of our young children. The same sounds relaxed me so much that I had trouble getting up in the morning. So we solved the problem by moving our bedroom to the other side of the house. But the lake remained a presence in our daylight hours. Each day, the lake was a different color and a different texture from the last. And with every passing weather system, the lake had a different calm, or ripples, or whitecaps. Then my eyes moved skyward: cotton cumulus or wooly nimbus. Colors from sunlit blue to various pinks, and then stormy. With south-facing windows, even in the winter, the sun provided supplementary heat. Sometimes the rains would seem to drive the lake into our house, but other times we could sit and play
the role of spectators, as we watched the distant squalls slam New York’s snow belt. The ever-variable frames of sky and sea meant that no two days looked alike. Then we moved back between the ridges of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Even though the sky is much smaller here, we had already learned its lessons. And a smaller sky brings a larger earth. Here, the earth rises up toward the sky, prime for displaying its variable dress. The resilient hillsides, though formerly disrobed for human use, are clothed again by a secondary forest. And this forest wardrobe, though it moves slower than sky or sea, is ever-changing: spring’s pastel flowers to summer’s shading, calming greens, and then fall’s gradual encore, moving from pre- to post-peak leaf colors. Then leaves fall to reveal a forest floor covered in the purity of snow. In 2009, the market for digital picture frames peaked at $1 billion. Perhaps that year, there was one under your tree, and then you
had up to 20 inches of variable scenes displayed on your mantle. But living on the shore of Lake Ontario taught me that the gift of endless, perfect variability could not be packaged and wrapped, and instead of under my tree, just outside my door, it included my trees. Taking a second look outside, I noticed an additional wonder. While squirrels accidentally plant oak trees, and when bears relieve themselves, new berries grow, not even beavers plant and tend gardens. But each creature, from microorganisms to elephants faithfully does its ecological duty. And none need New Year’s resolutions to get them back on track. And while no dabbling mallards pause from their inverted feeding stances to enjoy a pink Ontario sunset, I find I need to resolve anew to enjoy the gift already given. 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.
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18 and older. For more info: call 570-586-7808. Bookmobile stops: The Lackawanna County ONGOING Library System BookmoRec center: The Newton bile will make two Clarks Recreation Center, 1814 Summit stops at Cole VilNewton-Ransom Blvd., lage Apartments, Williams began its fall hours. They Street, from 2:15-2:45 p.m. are: weekdays 3:30-8:30 p.m., and Applewood Acres Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Apartments, 405 Hamilton and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Terrace from 3–4 p.m. on Fall programs include: Jan. 17, Feb. 14, March 14, open volleyball on MonApril 11 and May 9. For days, 6-8 p.m., $2 per player, more information, call 570ages 18 and older; pickle348-3000, ext. 3004. ball, Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m, $2 State rep. outreach: A per player, ages 18 and oldstaff member from state er; sensory play, Thursdays, Rep. Marty Flynn’s office 4-5 p.m., free, ages 0-3; and will provide outreach assistance from 9 a.m. to open basketball, Fridays, noon on the third Wednes6-8 p.m., $2 per player, ages February will be Carl Hiaasen.
day of the month, alternating between the Clarks Green Borough Building, 104 N. Abington Road and the South Abington Township Building’s secondfloor meeting room, 104 Shady Lane Road in Chinchilla. Flynn’s staff can help with PennDOT paperwork, LIHEAP winter heating assistance, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, PACE/PACENET prescription-drug coverage, unclaimed property searches and any other state-related matter. Call 570-342-4348 for more information.
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Peoples Security Bank supports local education During 2018, Peoples Security Bank & Trust donated more than one million dollars as part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. The donations are administered through Commonwealth Charitable Management and are primarily used to award scholarships and
grants to numerous schools, colleges and organizations within the bank’s primary market area. During 2018, more than 650 scholarships were issued to 30 Pre-K and K-12 schools and career technology schools. Grants were also awarded to nearly 30 organizations and
school districts in order to support Educational Improvement Projects. Peoples Security Bank also funds the program costs of the EverFi Financial Literacy Program that is currently offered to 20 local high schools.
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From left, first row: Silvana Coccimiglio, Keystone College Children’s Center; Kirsten Smith, WVIA; Leigh Abromavage, Little Acres Learning Academy; Linda Ross, Abington Heights EIO; Michele Tierney, Abington Heights EIO; Meg Hambrose, University of Scranton; Dr. Andrea Mantione, University of Scranton; Debra Adams, Peoples Security Bank & Trust; Nada Gilmartin, Scranton Cultural Center; Deborah Peterson, Scranton Cultural Center; Meghan Burns, Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA; Trish Fisher, Greater Scranton YMCA; Rose Minniti, Valley View School District; Michele Felins, Scranton Preparatory School. Second row: John Anderson, Peoples Security Bank & Trust; Tim Kirtley, Peoples Security Bank & Trust; Jessica Pierson, Little Acres Learning Academy; Lynn Thiel, Peoples Security Bank & Trust; Cheryl Scazafabo, Little Acres Learning Academy; Tim Lee, Pocono Services for Families and Children; Alice Manley, NEPA Business Journal; Christian Davis, Scranton Preparatory School; Cathy Wechsler, Lackawanna College; Michael Mahon, Abington Heights School District; Michelle Wheeler, Lackawanna College; Jill Murray, Ph.D., Lackawanna College; Laurel Radzieski, Lackawanna College; John Rushefski, Old Forge School District; Joseph Ferretti, Peoples Security Bank & Trust; Christopher Gatto, Old Forge School District; Thomas Tulaney, Peoples Security Bank & Trust; Rabbi Dovid Rosenberg, Scranton Hebrew Day School; John Murray, Scranton Cultural Center; Rabbi Avrohom Pressman, Yeshiva Beth Moshe; Camille Reinecke, Scranton Cultural Center; Jim Bebla, Diocese of Scranton; Jim Thomas, Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA; Jason Morrison, Diocese of Scranton; Diane McGee, Times Leader Group; Patrick Sheehan, Mid Valley School District; Steven Morris, Times Leader Group; Eduardo Antonetti, Mid Valley School District; Michael Boccella, Valley View School District; Joe Caputo, Lakeland School District; William King, Lakeland School District.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018
2018: Looking back FROM PAGE 1
In an article published in the Feb. 15 Suburban under the headline “Rippon pushes past bullying, self doubt,” the Olympian opened up about his insecurities and the experience of coming out publicly as gay in late 2015: “For a really long time I’d look in the mirror and I wouldn’t know who was looking back at me and I wouldn’t really like who was looking back at me, and it took me a really long time to own who I was,” he said. “And when I was able to own who I was, that’s when I had my most success.” March “Mayor once again” was the front page headline for the March 8 Suburban. “Some people are just cut out to be mayor,” the story read. “Patty Lawler is one of those people.” The former Clarks Summit mayor stepped into the familiar role in Clarks Green after Thorburn’s death. Lawler, who considered Thorburn a friend, described him in the story as “warm and caring.” “I have Mayor Thorburn’s keys to the borough building,” she said. “When I hold them or look at them, I will remember him. I have big shoes to fill. I intend to be a people person. My office at the borough building will be open for anyone who wants to stop by to visit and talk with me.” The Abington community celebrated with the boys basketball team again when it captured the PIAA Class 5A title on March 27 in Hershey. “Any other game, it might have been George Tinsley’s moment to celebrate alone,” read an article about the game and the star player in the March 29 edition of the Suburban. “But on the night when Tinsley erupted for 29 points, including the 1,000th of his career, Abington Heights had something
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St. Gregory’s Preschool participated in the Clarks Summit Memorial Day Parade. far bigger to relish — the school’s first state basketball championship.” April Joy was theme of the Suburban’s front page on April 19, with a story about local artist Sharon McArdle and her painting workshops at the Abington Community Library. “Painting brings joy to people,” McArdle said in the story. “When they start painting at the workshop, they say they can’t do this. When they finish the project, they say ‘I can’t believe I did this.’ I watch people’s faces when they complete the project. Art brings me joy and I like to see their joy.” May Clarks Summit barber Ralph Marasco retired after 62 years in the profession. “He started his career as a barber on May 1, 1956, in Clarks Green, where NBT Bank is now,” read an article in the May 3 edition of the Suburban. “The business moved one other time before moving to its present location, 413 S. State St. in Clarks Summit. He has cut the hair of four generations of families. He retired on May 1, at the age of 89.” Some other highlights of the month included Clarks Green Borough’s inaugural recycling festival, the planting of the Waverly Community Garden, the
thorburn Abington Community Garden and the Clarks Summit Memorial Day Parade. June Two Waverly Community House volunteers, Deena Richmond and Alexandra “Peanie” Johnson received surprise honors. Richmond received recognition as the organization’s Volunteer of the Year and Johnson was awarded the Gertrude Coursen Children’s Award for her role as director of Comm Camp programs. Abington Heights High School Class of 2018’s graduation was top news the week of June 28. Katherine E. Dammer was valedictorian and Mateen Kasim was salutatorian. To be continued next week... ContACt the wrIter: ebaumeister@timesshamrock. com; 570-348-9100, ext. 3492
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