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New map praised, panned Michael Outlaw, 41, community liaison for Erie Mayor Joe Schember, stands near the intersection of Glendale Avenue and Cameron Road in Erie recently. Outlaw’s younger brother Eddie Outlaw, then 21, was shot to death there in 1999. [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

By Kevin Flowers kevin.flowers@timesnews.com

Michael Outlaw’s selfimprovement journey was not sparked by one single epiphany. There were several. Outlaw earned two degrees in criminal justice as an adult while taking

care of a wife and four children. He theorized the move would help improve his family’s circumstances and give him a better understanding of the law enforcement officers he once viewed as adversaries. He started attending public meetings about crime, poverty,

police-community relations and other important topics years ago to learn more about the root causes of issues heavily affecting many of Erie’s citizens. Serving jail sentences at 18 and 19, following convictions on burglary and drug charges, hammered home the importance of

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; and a master’s degree in administration of justice from Mercyhurst University.

EXPERIENCE: Former case manager at the Erie County Re-Entry Services and Support Alliance, which helps ex-offenders re-enter society after incarceration.

choices. And the June 1999 shooting death of his 21-year-old brother — who was gunned down not far from the family’s Woodlawn Avenue home during an argument and fight over suspected vandalism — confirmed See OUTLAW, A8

About Michael Outlaw AGE: 41 OCCUPATION: Community liaison for Mayor Joe Schember FAMILY: Married with four children.

Local lawmakers split: Bizzarro calls it ‘a debacle,’ Sonney says map ‘looks good’ By Matthew Rink matthew.rink@timesnews.com

A newly proposed congressional map submitted by Republican leaders to Gov. Tom Wolf late Friday would consolidate Erie County into a single district again. The 3rd Congressional District, currently represented by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler, would cover all of Erie County, a portion of Crawford County, and all of Mercer, Butler and Armstrong counties. Currently,

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Inside Pat Howard: Erie County nears political reunion. A2

Erie woman learns from roommate with Down syndrome She writes a book about her that ends up in hands of President Trump By David Bruce david.bruce@timesnews.com

Sissy Sargent was not her usual chipper, smiling self. Maybe it was the cold she

was battling or the stranger in her Summit Township condominium. But the 43-year-old woman, who has Down syndrome, was in no mood to do anything except mutter about her unhappiness and watch old episodes of “Alf” on Amazon Prime. “This isn’t how she

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For almost 10 years, Stephanie Wincik, 61, at left, has cared for Sissy Sargent, 43, who has Down syndrome. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE

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Erie County nears political reunion

Pat Howard

olitical redistricting is always a source of mischief, whichever party has the upper hand. But how it was handled last time in the Pennsylvania Legislature calls to mind the difference between petty larceny and armed robbery. So when the state Supreme Court ruled last month that Republican legislative majorities crossed the constitutional line in redrawing the congressional map after the 2010 census, it raised eyebrows but didn’t strain credulity. You could see the manipulation just by looking at it. The 2011 map couldn’t even pass the laugh test, in other words. The low point of that partisan malpractice could be found in the jagged outlines of suburban Philadelphia’s 7th Congressional District, which became infamous for looking like “Goofy kicking Donald Duck.” The state GOP got greedy, in other words, enabled by sophisticated data and technology wedded to bad faith and cynicism. It certainly was no laughing matter in this corner of the state. The 2011 gerrymander divided Erie County between the 3rd and 5th

districts. That split up the county’s Democratic majority, effectively shut out candidates from Erie, and made this region an afterthought in both districts. Except for a couple of years, Erie County for decades had been represented by Republicans in Congress, usually from Erie. But Democrats could be competitive, Erie County’s vote was pivotal and those GOP congressmen had to pay this region more than lip service. The 2011 map made the 3rd and 5th districts’ Republican congressmen, Mike Kelly and Glenn Thompson respectively, locks for re-election. Since then Democrats statewide have cast nearly half the congressional votes but have won barely more than a quarter of the seats. By 2016, Kelly didn’t even draw a Democratic opponent. Credible candidates aren’t prone to a fool’s errand. The ground started to shift in 2015 when Democrats swept three state Supreme Court seats and took the majority. Sensing an opportunity, plaintiffs led by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania sued on the grounds that the congressional map was unconstitutional. That Democratic court majority delivered last month, ruling that the map “clearly, plainly and palpably violates” the state constitution. The political whiff surrounding that decision

and its timing would be more worrisome if that conclusion weren’t so obvious. The Jan. 22 order gave legislators until last Friday to redraw the map and submit it to Gov. Tom Wolf, and gave the governor until Thursday to sign off and submit it to the court. If either of those things didn’t happen, the court ruled, the Supremes would handle it themselves. The Supreme Court opinion supporting that order, by the way, specifically cites the division of Erie County among the evidence that districts were drawn for nakedly partisan reasons. The opinion, issued Wednesday, cites testimony that the county was “cracked,” in gerrymandering lingo, in order to divide and neuter its Democratic majority. After an unsuccessful effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene, Republicans got to work, Pennsylvania style. The new map is largely the work of just two GOP leaders, House Speaker Mike Turzai and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, and was submitted to Wolf on Friday evening without a legislative vote. It remains to be seen how the governor will respond and if he’ll seek changes, and whether the full Legislature will vote at some point this week. Drew Compton, Scarnati’s chief of staff, said the map was developed without regard to voting patterns except for

not pitting sitting congressmen against each other. Call me skeptical. But at least it passes the laugh test, and doesn’t have Goofy kicking Donald anymore. The proposal would make Erie County whole again in the 3rd District. That district would also include about half of Crawford County and all of Mercer, Butler and Armstrong counties. The new map also seems to reflect, at least to some degree, the court’s direction that it consist of districts “composed of compact and contiguous territory ... and which do not divide any county, city, incorporated town, borough, township, or ward, except where necessary to ensure equality of population.” Erie County was hardly the only house divided. The new map would split 15 counties between districts, down from 28 in the old one. The proposal would take the number of split municipalities from 66 down to 17. The Supremes said a new map will be in place by Feb. 19, and will be used in the May 15 primary. We’ll see. But if Erie County gets reunited, as seems likely, presumably we’ll be seeing more of Kelly and less of Thompson in the coming months. Pat Howard can be reached at 870-1721. Send email to pat.howard@timesnews. com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNhoward.

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THE LOOK BACK Today’s highlight in history: On Feb. 11, 1968, New York City’s fourth and current Madison Square Garden, located on Manhattan’s West Side at the site of what used to be the Pennsylvania Station building, opened with a “Salute to the USO” hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. (The same evening, the New York Rangers played their ﬁnal game at the third Garden, tying the Detroit Red Wings 3-3.)

On this date: In 1531, the Church of England grudgingly accepted King Henry VIII as its supreme head. In 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law favoring his Democratic-Republican Party — giving rise to the term “gerrymandering.”

B O R N O N T H I S D AT E BORN ON THIS DATE: John Clifton, Megan Rose Rudd, Linda Gay Kerns, Christine Martin, Harold King, William Mackey, Sam Levine, Cynthia Barnett, Pat Weigel, Laura Bachman, Keith Born, J.R. Kulik, George Malizia, Ronald Lloyd, Betty Sweet Scanzilla, Mary Pat Downey, Debra Czemerych, Michael Dorich, Jacqueline Vogt, Eric Hertz, Eran Betan, Kenneth Anderson, Fay Williams, Bill Fessler, Lynell Naculich, Anna Brace, John Plavcan, Charles Schroeck Jr, F. Ronald Brown, David Van Veld, Megan Gutowski, Steven Platz, Missy McKibben, Ad Solomon, Robert Curry, Bonnie Lagner, Amy Vitter, Adam Vitter, Sarina Sekula, Irene Joan Rowinski, Odester (Beaver) Clark, Katya Konnerth, Matt Wolf, Robin Figurski, Scott Mead, Janet Gora, John Smerick. Happy birthday: Want to see your name listed here? Send an email to Pat Howard at pat. howard@timesnews.com.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Actor Conrad Janis is 90. Fashion designer Mary Quant is 84. Actor Burt Reynolds is 82. Actress Tina Louise is 80. Bandleader Sergio Mendes is 77. Actor Philip Anglim is 66. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is 65. Actress Catherine Hickland is 62. Rock musician David Uosikkinen (The Hooters) is 62. Actress Carey Lowell is 57. Singer Sheryl Crow is 56. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is 54. Actress Jennifer Aniston is 49. Actor Damian Lewis is 47. Actress Marisa Petroro is 46. Singer D’Angelo is 44. Actor Brice Beckham is 42. Rock M-C/ vocalist Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) is 41. Singer-actress Brandy is 39.

GETTING IT RIGHT If you notice an error, please bring it to the attention of Pat Howard at 870-1721 or send e-mail to pat.howard@ timesnews.com

Feb. 11, 1966: More than 3,000 Erie elementary school kids lost their “free milk” privileges as a result of federal budget cuts. The program, which had been launched just two years earlier, offered students a half a pint of free milk at ﬁve of Erie’s elementary schools in the city’s “poorer areas,” the Erie Morning News reported. Four elementary schools had to drop the program because of the funding cuts. Only Marshall School, 234 E. 12th St., was able to keep it. “That is because Marshall is considered the poorest of Erie schools, with about 90 percent of its students considered underprivileged and unable to pay for milk,” the paper reported.

In 1858, a French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, reported the ﬁrst of 18 visions of a lady dressed in white in a grotto near Lourdes. (The Catholic Church later accepted that the visions were of the Virgin Mary.) In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson began in Tennessee. (Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant captured the fort ﬁve days later.) In 1929, the Lateran Treaty was signed, with Italy recognizing the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City. In 1937, a six-week-old sit-down strike against General Motors ended, with the company agreeing to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union.

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PENNSYLVANIA Race to test how tax law plays with voters By Bill Barrow The Associated Press

NORTH HUNTINGDON — In southwest Pennsylvania, Democratic congressional hopeful Conor Lamb hammers the new Republican tax law as a gift to corporations and the wealthy that will add to the national debt and give the GOP-led Congress an excuse to gut Social Security and Medicare. Rick Saccone, Lamb’s opponent in the 18th Congressional District that wraps around Pittsburgh, says the sweeping tax changes will goose the economy and give Americans bigger paychecks. National Republican groups, meanwhile, are blanketing television stations here with ads to tell voters that Lamb simply doesn’t want them to have lower taxes. It’s a defining fault line ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, and the outcome for Lamb could serve as a guidepost for

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Democrats as they try to reclaim a House majority this November. Democrats must flip at least 24 GOP-held seats to regain a majority, and the Pennsylvania seat — in a district Trump won by almost 20 points in 2016 — would be an unexpected boost. The emphasis being placed on taxes ahead of the March 13 special election here also might remind the power players in Washington that the midterm elections will not revolve exclusively around the tempests that regularly consume the nation’s capital — the Russia investigations, a lingering immigration stalemate, the occasional government shutdown. The November outcome will turn as much or more

on voters’ fundamental impressions about how Congress is affecting their wallets, now and in the future. “Voters care about the economy and health care,” Lamb said in an interview the same day Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spent eight hours on the House floor to emphasize Democratic support for young immigrants threatened with deportation. But as Lamb tries to make his race about those bread-andbutter matters, he’s getting hammered by Republicans. The GOP’s House campaign committee has aired a television ad hailing Saccone as a faithful tax cutter and accusing Lamb of using “the same crummy words” as Pelosi to decry the tax bill. Pelosi has mocked some U.S. corporations for giving employees one-time bonuses after the tax cuts; she called them “crumbs” in comparison to benefits

for many large businesses and their executives. Lamb doesn’t usually describe bonuses or wage hikes as crumbs when talking to voters — though he’s used the word before in at least one interview. His preferred description is to call the law a “betrayal” of middleclass households. “It’s great we got tax relief for the working class and middle class, too, but we could have had that without adding a penny to the national debt,” the former federal prosecutor told about 150 voters at a recent campaign stop. He said Republicans had to “give tax relief to their donors, to the 1 percent and big corporations,” while setting up Speaker Paul Ryan’s longterm aims of limiting the price tag of Medicare and Social Security. “Paul Ryan came out and said it the very next day,” Lamb said, referring to Ryan’s comments after Congress passed the

GOP endorses candidates identified with Trump HARRISBURG—Pennsylvania’s Republican Party is endorsing candidates closely identified with President Donald Trump in contested primaries to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom WolfandDemocraticU.S. Sen. Bob Casey. Saturday’s

endorsements of gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner and Senate candidate Lou Barletta at the Republican State Committee’s winter meeting come a month before the deadline for the May 15 primary election. Barletta, a fourth-term congressman, is facing

several little-known competitors. He’s backed Trump’s agenda and cochaired Trump’s 2016 campaigninPennsylvania. Wagner, a state senator and waste-hauling company founder, is endorsed by former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon. Two others are

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tax law. The speaker told a Denver radio station, “We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform.” Saccone, 59, is keeping his argument plain. “Tax cuts, lower regulations and smaller government” are good for business and the people who work for them, he said in an interview. That’s “the Trump agenda” and “the Saccone agenda.” The Pennsylvania state representative is sidestepping nonpartisan

analyses that the law will add $1.5 trillion to the national debt over the course of a decade, despite Republicans’ insistence that economic growth will replenish the treasury with higher tax receipts. Asked about the congressional spending agreement — after it was announced but before it had passed — Saccone said, “I haven’t reviewed the details.” He added that he’d “never” cut Social Security or Medicare.

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Kims to Moon: Come visit Moods, suspicions rise after N. Korean ruling family extends proposal to S. Korean president By Foster Klug and Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea’s president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty’s southern road tour Saturday, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a “unified” Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. Nothing has been settled on any trip north by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. But the verbal message to come at a “convenient time” from dictator Kim Jong Un, delivered by his visiting younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, is part of a sudden rush of improving feelings between the rivals during the Pyeongchang Olympics. The result: a heady, sometimes surreal, state of affairs in a South Korea that has seen far more threat than charm out of the North. Still, it wouldn’t be South Korea if people weren’t asking the perennial question when it comes to North Korea changing gears and showering its rival with apparent affection: What’s in it for Pyongyang? Past “charm offensives” have been interpreted as North Korea trying to recoup

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, Kim Yong Nam, the 90-year-old president of the Presidium of the North’s Parliament, IOC president Thomas Bach and South Korean President Moon Jae-in watch the preliminary round of women’s hockey Saturday at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. [JAE C. HONG/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

from crippling sanctions on their nuclear program, or trying to drive a wedge between Seoul and its U.S. ally. A massive military parade in Pyongyang on the eve of the justopened Pyeongchang Games has been used as Exhibit A by skeptics. In it, Kim Jong Un highlighted several huge intercontinental ballistic missiles, which were successfully flight tested three times last year and could reach deep into the U.S. mainland when perfected. Even so, there’s also cautious optimism, or curiosity at least. If peace isn’t imminent, a summit in Pyongyang between Moon and Kim Jong Un seems preferable to recent months’ threats. Moon told Kim Yo Jong that the North and South should continue to build conditions for a summit, Moon spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said. The U.S. and the

North should quickly resume dialogue, he said. The lunch Saturday at Seoul’s presidential mansion between Moon and Kim Yo Jong was the most significant diplomatic encounter between the rivals in years. The night before, Kim and other North Korean delegates attended the opening ceremony of the Olympics, watching a “unified” Korean team march under a banner showing an undivided Korean Peninsula. In a surreal mixture of dignitaries, the Olympic Stadium’s VIP box included Kim Yo Jong and North Korea’s nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam, sitting above and behind U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and fellow hard-liner Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister. Pence and the Kims seemed to go out of their way not to acknowledge each other.

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Trump says Dems playing politics By Chad Day and Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press

From left, White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 4 in Washington. [ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

Trump vents over loss of aide over abuse allegations By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday seemed to frame the downfall of a pivotal aide accused of abusing his wives as a character assassination, adding to the tumult that has engulfed the White House, splintered the staff and imperiled chief of staff John Kelly’s hold on his position. Trump vented in a tweet that appeared to take aim at the rising #MeToo movement about sexual abuse and echoed his own denials of sexual impropriety in the face of accusations from more than a dozen women. “Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation,” Trump wrote. “Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?” His response also reflected his growing discontent with Kelly, once hailed for bringing discipline to the West Wing but recently at the center of his own controversies. The president has fumed that Kelly was too slow in bringing the allegations against staff secretary Rob Porter to his attention. That has added to Trump’s frustrations about the chief of staff’s attempts to control him and Kelly’s recent inflammatory comments about immigrants, according to two people who speak to the president regularly but are not authorized to publicly discuss private conversations. The two strong-willed men have clashed and Trump has begun floating possible names for a future chief of staff in conversations with outside advisers, according to three people with knowledge of the conversations. Among the names being considered: Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, House Majority Leader Kevin

McCarthy, Rep. Mark Meadows and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. But there was no sign that a move was imminent, according to the people with knowledge of the conversations. Trump is known to frequently poll his advisers about the performance of senior staff and is often reluctant to actually fire aides. As the aftershocks of the accusations against Porter reverberated for a fifth day, Trump stayed out of sight on a rainy Saturday in Washington and tweeted along while watching Fox News shows. Most West Wing offices remained dark. Kelly has indicated he would step aside if he lost the faith of the president. But he has not offered to resign, according to a White House official who was not authorized to discuss personnel matters publicly and spoke Friday on condition of anonymity. But Kelly’s hold on his post seemed the shakiest since he took the job in July, in part because several West Wing aides have had their faith shaken by his handling of the Porter accusations. At a senior staff meeting on Friday, Kelly tried to push his own timeline concerning Porter. Some aides in that meeting privately questioned Kelly’s account, thinking his version of events was self-serving, according to one official with knowledge of the meeting but not authorized to discuss it publicly. Kelly has said he found out only Tuesday night that the accusations against Porter were true and he was gone immediately. That clashes with the events of Tuesday night, when the White House released a statement of support for Porter from Kelly, who had initially urged his right-hand-man to remain in his post. The chief of staff said Friday that the decision was made before photos of one of Porter’s ex-wives with a black eye were published.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused the Democrats of playing politics with classified information, asserting that their memo countering GOP allegations about the conduct of the FBI’s Russia probe was a trap meant to “blame the White House for lack of transparency.” Citing national security concerns, the White Housenotifiedthe House Intelligence Committee on Friday that the president was “unable” to declassify the Democratic memo. White House counsel Don McGahn said in a letter to the committee that the memo contains “numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages” and asked the committee to revise it with the help of the Justice Department. HesaidTrumpwasstill “inclined” to release the memo in the interest of transparency if revisions are made. Trumpweighedinwith a tweet on Saturday. “The Democrats sent a very political and long response memo which they knew, because of sources and methods (and more), would have

President Donald Trump speaks Friday during a meeting with Shane Bouvet, a campaign volunteer, in the Oval Ofﬁce of the White House in Washington. [EVAN VUCCI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

to be heavily redacted, whereupon they would blame the White House forlackoftransparency,” he tweeted. The meaning of the “(and more)” was not immediately clear. TrumpurgedtheDemocratsto“re-doand send back in proper form!” The president’s rejection of the Democratic memo was in contrast to his enthusiastic embrace of releasing the Republican document, which accuses the FBI and Justice Department of abusingtheirsurveillance powers in obtaining a secretwarranttomonitor former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page.

Evenbeforereadingthe GOP document, Trump pledged to make it public and was overheard telling one congressman after the State of the Union address that he would “100 percent” put it out. It was published in full a week ago over the objections of the Justice Department. The Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat, California Rep. Adam Schiff, criticized Trump for treating the two documents differently, saying the president is now seeking revisions by the same committee that produced the original Republican memo.

Still, Schiff said, Democrats “look forward to conferring with the agencies to determine how we can properly inform the American people about the misleading attack on law enforcement by the GOP.” He responded to Trump’s tweet Saturday with one of his own, writing “Mr. President, what you call “political” are actually called facts, and your concern for sources and methods would be more convincing if you hadn’t decided to release the GOP memo (“100%”) before reading it and over the objections of the FBI.”

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NATION&WORLD Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria Military shoots down infiltrating Iranian drone before Israeli F-16 crashes By Aron Heller and Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press

JERUSALEM — In its most serious engagement in neighboring Syria since fighting there began in 2011, Israel shot down an infiltrating Iranian drone Saturday and struck Iranian targets deep in Syria before one of its own jets was downed. Thesuddenescalationoffers what could be a harbinger of what lies ahead as the Syrian fighting winds down and an emboldened Iran establishes a military presence that Israel vows it will never accept. Israel has issued several stern warnings of late about the increased Iranian involvement along its border in Syria and Lebanon. The Israeli Cabinet just held a meeting near the Syrian border to highlight the new threats, which it attributes to Iran’s growing confidence given the success of the government of Bashar Assad in the Syrian civil war thanks to their support. Israel called the drone infiltration a “severe and irregular violation of Israeli sovereignty” and warned that Iran would be held accountable for its meddling, raising the specter of a larger confrontation in an area that has remained largely stable since a monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah

Israeli security stands around the wreckage of an F-16 that crashed Saturday in northern Israel, near kibbutz of Harduf. The Israeli military shot down an Iranian drone it said infiltrated the country early Saturday before launching a “large-scale attack” on at least a dozen Iranian and Syrian targets inside Syria, in its most significant engagement since the fighting in neighboring Syria began in 2011. Responding anti-aircraft fire led to the downing of an Israeli fighter plane. [RAMI SLUSH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

in Lebanon in 2006. “This is a serious Iranian attack on Israeli territory. Iran is dragging the region into an adventure in which it doesn’t know how it will end,” Israel’s chief military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis, said in a special statement. “Whoever is responsible for this incident is the one who will pay the price.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman convened the top brass at military headquarters in Tel Aviv

for long hours of emergency consultations throughout the Jewish Sabbath to discuss their next steps. Netanyahu said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed to strike back hard. “Iran seeks to use Syrian territory to attack Israel for its professed goal of destroying Israel,” he said. “Israel holds Iran and its Syrian host responsible for today’s aggression. We will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect our sovereignty and

our security.” Israel also appealed to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Iran’s aggression and “put an immediate end to Iranian provocations.” Israel would not confirm whether its aircraft was actually shot down by enemy fire, which would mark the first such instance for Israel since 1982 during the first Lebanon war. Israel fears Iran could use Syrian territory to stage attacks or create a land

corridor from Iran to Lebanon that could allow it to transfer weapons more easily to Hezbollah — Lebanon’s Iranian-backed political party and militant group sworn to Israel’s destruction. Though Israel has largely stayed out of the Syrian conflict, it has struck weapons convoys destined for Hezbollah — which is fighting alongside Syrian forces — almost 100 times since 2012. But Israel hasrefrained from striking Iranian sites directly. Syria has also repeatedly said it will respond to Israeli airstrikes but has rarely returned fire. Both of those trends came to an abrupt end Saturday as a rapid escalation played out in the early morning hours. At dawn, Israel said it shot down an Iranian unmanned aircraft that penetrated its airspace and then destroyed the Iranian site in central Syria that it said launched it. Upon their return, Israel’s jets came under heavy Syrian anti-aircraft fire and the pilots of one of the F-16s had to eject and the plane crashed in northern Israel. One pilot was seriously wounded and the other one lightly. In subsequent attacks, the Israeli military said it struck four additional Iranian positions and eight Syrian sites, causing significant damage. The Israeli jets again faced a heavy barrage of anti-aircraft missiles but returned home safely, as large explosions were reported in Syria and warning sirens blared in northern Israel.

DATELINES PARATY, BRAZIL

NEW YORK

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A mud covered reveler poses for a picture Saturday during the traditional “Bloco da Lama” or “Mud Block” carnival party in Paraty, Brazil. Hundreds of revelers wrestled, tackled each other and threw chunks of gunk Saturday while shaking it to samba and reggaeton at a Carnival beach party where clothes were optional but the mud was not. The party harkens back to 1986, when a few teenagers hiking smeared themselves with mud to combat mosquitoes. [LEO CORREA/AP]

Johann Johannsson poses in the press room with the award for best original score for “The Theory of Everything” at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 2015 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The award-winning musician and ﬁlm composer has died, according to his manager, Tim Husom. Husom says Johannsson was found dead Friday in his Berlin apartment. More details were not immediately available. [JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP FILE]

People take to the streets Saturday in Macerata, Italy, to participate in a anti-racism march. The Italian city where a man with a neo-Nazi background shot and wounded six Africans is bracing for the possibility of violence around an anti-fascist protest march. Schools in the city of Macerata were ordered closed on Saturday, while public transportation was halted for the afternoon protest. [MASSIMO PERCOSSI/ANSA VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Ofﬁcials: Guard shoots justreleased inmate after attack

Couple sells all for sailboat venture, it sinks on day two

MADEIRA BEACH, FLA.

WARSAW, POLAND

ISTANBUL

PITTSFIELD, MASS.

Authorities say a prison guard leaving work for the day has shot and critically injured a just-released inmate who attacked the officer in a parking lot near the prison. The Philadelphia Department of Prisons says 26-year-old Jamal Bennett attacked the 66-year-old Currran-Fromhold Correctional facility guard around 11 p.m. Friday. The guard fired his personal weapon, striking Bennett in the chest. Bennett was in critical condition at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital but was expected to survive. Bennett had just been released from custody on a probation violation for a weapons charge. Court documents don’t list an attorney representing him.

A couple who abandoned their workaday lives to buy a sailboat for a once-in-alifetime adventure instead lost almost everything when it sank on day two of their journey off Florida. News outlets report that Tanner Broadwell, Nikki Walsh and their pet pug escaped injury when the 28-foot boat hit something and capsized Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico near Madeira Beach. But the couple says just about everything else on the boat floated away. They said they planned to escape modern life on the sailboat after leaving Breckenridge, Colorado, last year. Now Broadwell says they have no jobs, no savings and no place to go.

Poland’s president on Tuesday signed legislation that outlaws blaming Poland as a nation for Holocaust crimes committed by Nazi Germany, defying both criticism from Israel and a warning from the U.S. But in a move that appeared designed to soften the impact of his decision, President Andrzej Duda said he would also ask Poland’s constitutional court to evaluate the bill — leaving open the possibility it could be amended. As written, the legislation calls for prison terms of up to threeyearsforfalselyattributingthecrimesofNaziGermany toPoland.Thelawtakeseffect 14 days after it’s officially published,butitwasn’timmediately clear when that will be.

Four more Turkish soldiers have been killed in northern Syria, the Turkish military announced late Saturday, bringing the day’s death toll to 11 in what has been the mostlethaldaysinceAnkara’s offensive on Syrian Kurdish militia began. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced earlier that a military helicopter was “downed” in the Afrin operation. Speaking in Istanbul, Erdogan didn’t mention by name the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, but hinted they were to blame. The country’s prime minister walked back on the comments soon after, saying the cause of the helicopter’s crash was not yet clear and investigations were ongoing.

Massachusetts museum that was previously blocked from selling 40 pieces of art to stay afloat is now poised to sell its most valuable Norman Rockwell painting. The Berkshire Museum says the state’s attorney general has agreed to let it sell “Shuffleton’s Barbershop” as long as it goes to a nonprofit museum and is first displayed at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts for at least 18 months. A proposal submitted to the state’s highest court Friday says an undisclosed museum has offered to buy the 1950 painting. The deal will need the court’s approval to go through.

PHILADELPHIA

Polish law barring Holocaust speech signed, referred

Turkish president: Helicopter downed in northern Syria

Museum reaches deal to sell prized Rockwell painting

— The Associated Press

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the district covers the western portion of Erie County, all of Crawford, Mercer, Butler and Armstrong counties, and portions of Lawrence and Clarion counties. The 5th Congressional District, represented by Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, would no longer cover the eastern portion of Erie County. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the current map violates the state Constitution and ordered lawmakers to draw new lines so they are in place ahead of the May 15 primary. Republicans said Friday they believe the proposed map meets constitutional requirements because fewer counties and cities have been split and districts are more compact. “Upon just physically viewing it, it looks like what everybody says they want,” state Rep. Curt Sonney, of Harborcreek Township, R-4th Dist., said. “And it definitely has not separated as many municipalities (as the current map) by a considerable number, which is the way it should be. With that information, it looks good.” Democrats, however, criticized both the map and how it was drafted. State lawmakers failed to meet Friday’s courtimposed deadline to have anewmapvotedonandin Wolf’shands.Instead,the map was drafted and submitted to Wolf by House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson, with the possibility of a vote this week. Wolf has until Thursday to tell the court if he approves of the newmap.Democratshave urged him to reject it. State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, of Millcreek, D-3rd Dist., called the situation “a debacle.” “The entire legislature was supposed to vote on this map,” he said. “That didn’t happen. The Republican majority in both chambers decided to completely ignore the court order. ... It doesn’t say the officers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly are to submit a new plan to the governor. ItsaystheGeneralAssembly as a whole.” Robert Speel, a political science professor at Penn State Behrend who has given lectures on redistricting, said the GOP proposal is still a case of gerrymandering. “It’s obvious an effort was made to protect current incumbents and to protect Republican-leaning districts as much as possible,butinalessobvious and extreme way,” Speel said. Speel noted that the 18th District in Southwest

Pennsylvania remains oddly shaped and heavily Republican.Aspecialelection will be held in March to fill a vacancy created last year when Rep. Tim Murphy, a Republican, resigned amid a personal scandal. The district will not change for the special election, the winner of which will complete Murphy’s term through the end of the year. However, new lines would be in place for the midterm election, including the May 15 primary, that will determine who holds the seat in 2019-2020. Another area Speel pointstoistheDemocratic suburban area of Montgomery County outside Philadelphia. The county has been split in four. “Even Erie County, it was made whole again, which is good news for localvoters,”hesaid.“But I think it was intentional that the (3rd) District still runs down to Butler County to protect Mike Kelly.” It is unclear what the General Assembly will do is Wolf rejects the map. Sonney said it is not the court’s job to draft a map. “I don’t have a problem with the decision of the court,” he said. “My problemisthecourtsaying ifwe(thelegislature)don’t produce one by a certain date that they would draw it and that’s the one we’d use. It is absolutely a legislative function. We are really drawing close to separation of powers here.” How we got here New congressional maps are drawn every decade following the census. During the last reapportionment, Pennsylvania lost one seat in the House of Representatives. The current map was drawn by Republicans in 2011 and have been in use since 2013. In June, the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters and 18 registered Democrats from each of the state’s congressional districts filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court claiming that the districts were gerrymandered for partisan gain. They say the map was drawn behind closed doors, without the input of the minority party or the public and was rushed through the legislative process. They claim it was designed to give Republicans majorities in 13 districts, while consolidating Democrats into just five, which is how congressional elections have played out since it’s been in use, despite Democrats having received a majority of votes statewide. Districts were drawn to either dilute the Democratic vote or deny Democratic voters the ability “to elect representatives of their choice or to influence the political process.” The map included oddly shaped and sprawling districts, like the 7th

District in Philadelphia, which was nicknamed “Goofy Kicking Donald.” It also split cities and counties that had not been split before. On Jan. 22, the Supreme Court found that the map “clearly, plainly and palpably” violates the “free and equal elections clause” of the state Constitution. Five justices ruled the map unconstitutional, while only four issued the order requiring that a new map be put in place ahead of the primary. The fact Erie County was split in two for the first time since at least 1931 is cited multiple times throughout Justice Debra McCloskey Todd’s 139-page ruling. The current map divided 28 counties and 68 municipalities between at least two different districts. The ruling states that equal, compact and contiguous districts are required by the state Constitution.

congressional district. It would be “a good thing,” state Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-48th Dist., said Friday before a new map was released. Sonney, a Republican, said he was opposed to Erie County being split in 2011. “Erie was pretty much the population and power base,” he said. “When we split it that power shifted to other areas of the district. I would choose a single representative coming out of the Erie County area over top of the advantages of two congressmen representing the area.” Prior to redistricting, all of Erie County was represented within the 3rd District, which at one time was known as the 24th District. Before Kelly, the last three representatives in Congress, Republicans Tom Ridge and Phil English, and Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper, all were from Erie County.

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Q&A with community liaison Michael Outlaw Q: Tell me why you were interested in this job with the Schember administration. A: Over the past few years,

I’ve been doing this type of work in the community already, without actually having a title on me. Just being out within the community, going to town hall meetings, speaking up about the issues of violence in our community, issues involving the police and the community. And talking about how

to take the approach of best practices, talking about evidence-based, data-driven approaches. Me going to school gave me that perspective on how to use these kinds of practices to combat violence. Q: What made you want to go to college? A: I did it to raise the bar

for myself, for me, and my wife and my kids. And even though I knew a bachelor’s

degree would get me in the door, which was all well and dandy, I wanted to challenge myself even more. That’s why I went to grad school. Q: What message do you hope to send through the way you approach your work in the mayor’s office? A: That you can attain cer-

tain goals in life if you apply yourself. That we can work hard and transform the city of Erie. But we have to have

people from different ends of the spectrum really talk so that they can see each other through different lenses. Q: How did your brother’s homicide shape who you are now? A: It’s hard to put into

words what losing my brother did to me. One thing it taught me was the power of forgiveness, not to be hard on myself, and that it’s OK to cry and be angry.

Q: What are you hearing from the people you’re approaching in the community about the kind of Erie they want to see? A: They want the violence

to cease. They want to see people put the guns down. People want information about who’s hiring, what jobs are available. They want people to care about their issues, the stuff that affects them. Kevin Flowers

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for Outlaw that nothing is guaranteed. “I grew up in a family of five boys and five girls. In the inner city in Erie. We were limitedbecauseofourfinancial status,” said Outlaw, 41, who startedworkJan.2ascommunity liaison in Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s administration. “Ilearned several times that if you hang with the wrong crowd, you get in trouble. Period, point-blank,” Outlaw said. “But I was also fortunate enough, in my life, to learn to make the right decision. To learn how to walk away from lifestyles. Hence I went to college, and got involved in different things and learned different things.” Aformercasemanageratthe ErieCountyRe-EntryServices and Support Alliance, which helps ex-offenders re-enter society after incarceration, Outlaw has been given a clear directive by Schember: help close the divides between city government, including law enforcement, and Erie’s minority community. “There are lots of issues, and there have been for generations,” Schember said. “I’m really trying to build good relationships with all of the Erie community, includingwithgroupsthathavebeen disenfranchised.” Outlaw,anEastHighSchool graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a masters degree in administration of justice from Mercyhurst University. He will concentrate on improving relationships between the minority community and city government, community policing and the Unified Erie anti-violence initiative. “Oneofthemayor’sslogans is ‘restore hope,’ and ‘build opportunity,’”Outlawsaid.“I definitely see me embodied in allthis.Iwantpeopletoseeme inthemayor’sofficeandknow that it’s possible to achieve other positive goals in life, no matterwhereyoucomefrom.” Community liaison Schember met Outlaw through his work with Unified Erie, a broad-based, data-driven violence-reduction program created in 2010 that follows a three-pronged approach to reducing violence and problem behaviors: prevention, law enforcement and re-entry. Outlaw later volunteered with Schember’s campaign. “I feel a very close connection to Michael,” Schember said. “We both want the same things. We’re interested in helping people, and we both listenmorethanwetalk.We’re both not interested in headlines or personal gain. We’re about being open, honest and listening.” Schember said he also admires Outlaw’s resolve. “He chose to turn it around,” Schember said. Assistant U.S. Attorney MarshallPiccinini,whohelped createUnifiedErie,saidhefirst met Outlaw several years ago at a community meeting on

Michael Outlaw, 41, community liaison for Erie Mayor Joe Schember, stands near the intersection of Glendale Ave and Cameron Road in Erie on Feb. 4. Outlaw’s younger brother Eddie Outlaw, then 21, was shot to death there in 1999. [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

“It taught me how much a person can survive, taught me you can challenge yourself. And it taught me education is important because it helps you experience the world and change your perspective. Your neighborhood doesn’t have to be your whole experience. You can have more.” James Sherrod, at left, executive director of the Martin Luther King Center, greets Erie Mayor Joe Schember, center, at the Booker T. Washington Center on Jan. 5. Seated is Erie City Councilwoman Sonya Arrington. At right is City of Erie Community Liaison Michael Outlaw. Schember was at the Washington Center for a meeting with directors of area community centers. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

violence. “He sat in the front row, in a suit and tie, and asked incredible questions,”Piccinini said. “Itwasclearthatheknewwhat hewastalkingabout.He’sbeen a critical part of improving the conversation about neighborhoodsandsolvingproblemsin the city.” Outlaw said it’s important tomakesurethecommunity’s communicationwiththemayor’s office, police and other agencies is open and honest, because that is how relationships improve. Since starting his $50,000a-year job, Outlaw has been attendingneighborhoodwatch meetings, visiting neighborhood centers, meeting with clergy members citywide and sparking impromptu conversations in city barber shops. “I want to know what people are thinking about. Thechangestheywanttosee,” Outlaw said. He has also worked closely on Schember’s plan to have Erie serve as a national pilot program for community policing in an initiative called Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships. The program involves bringing police and key communitygroupstogethertotalk aboutissuesfacingthecityand how police-citizen relationships can improve. Representatives of the minority community, refugee groups, nonprofits, the arts, religious leaders, business leaders, educators, neighborhood associations and victims of violence will be part of the

discussions with police. The city is working with the U.S. Department of Justice on the program. Outlaw said he is working on a plan to provide new instructional training for minority police and firefighting applicants in the city, with the assistance of Erie’s neighborhood centers. “Once you set the right platform, you invite the right people to the table,” Outlaw said. “And you don’t want all those people at the table to all be people to feel the same way. Get it out. Talk about how we’ve judged each other without giving the other side an opportunity to explain. “Once we can set aside our own implicit biases,” Outlaw said, “then we can talk about howweaccomplishourgoals.” ‘Strategic moves’ It took Outlaw years to learn that lesson. As a teenager, Outlaw was often angry. He didn’t trust the police. He found trouble, and eventually a jail sentence, for, he said, “breaking into houses, shooting off guns in the woods, drugs, all kinds of stupid stuff.” Then, when Outlaw was 23, his brother, Eddie Outlaw, was killed at the intersection of Glendale Avenue and Cameron Road. A 17-yearold defendant, James House, was convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying. House, now 36, is currently at the State Correctional

Michael Outlaw on his brother’s murder

Institution at Huntingdon and scheduled to be resentenced in the Eddie Outlaw homicide on May 3. Erie County’s nine “juvenile lifers” became eligible for resentencing hearings five years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled their mandatory sentences of life without parole for murder were unconstitutional. “That showed me life is all aboutdecisions,man,”Outlaw said. “It taught me how much a person can survive, taught me youcan challengeyourself. And it taught me education is important because it helps you experience the world and changeyourperspective.Your neighborhood doesn’t have to be yourwholeexperience.You can have more.” Gary Horton, president of the NAACP’s Erie chapter and an aide to former Mayor Joyce Savocchio in the 1990s, called Outlaw’s hiring “an investment in the community.” Outlaw “came out of the community and overcame odds to prepare himself for sucha time and sucha position as this,” Horton said. “People in the community know him, and him being there indicates (Schember’s) approach is more than just lip service.” Issues affecting the minority community, such as crime, poverty, building wealth, job training and educational access, are at a crucial point in thewakeofaNovemberarticle from 24/7 Wall St., a Delaware-based financial news and opinion company, that ranked Erie as the worst city in the U.S. for black citizens. “The state of blacks in Erie is a defining moment for this

community and this administration,” Horton said. “How they address it is important. But the early signs I see is that this administration wants to address the real issues, andnot sweep them under the rug.” Horton said he knows from experience that Outlaw’s community liaison work requires someone who is “strong, intelligent, and willing to do and say what’s right when the opportunities present themselves. I think he’s the right guy at the right time.” Tyshun Taylor also respects Outlaw’s fortitude and approach to helping his community. “I’ve told him, ‘You’re playing chess not checkers out here,’ and that’s a compliment,” said Taylor, 44, a client advocate with Outlaw’s former employer, the Erie County Re-Entry Servicesand Support Alliance. Taylor, who spent more than a decade in prison for drug-related charges, credits Outlaw for helping him land what Taylor has called his “dream job” — helping other ex-offenders transition back into society in productive, law-abiding ways. “WhatImeanishe’smaking strategic moves to better himself,” Taylor said. “Mike is professional. He’s determined. Sometimes people (stereotype) people like me and Mike. He took that new route and ran with it. I’m trying to do the same thing and be focused, authentic and straightforward.” Outlaw said he feels energized by his opportunity with Schember, and he embraces its responsibility. “I’m here to be the bridge, help show a different side of life,” Outlaw said. “So many times, we have this ‘us against them’ mentality,” Outlaw said. “Our community needs to know it’s OK to really have honest conversations about our differences. That it’s OK to be a law-abiding citizen. That we can have a vibrant city. And that you don’t lose any stripes for doing the right thing.” Kevin Flowers can be reached at 870-1693 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNflowers.

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her a sketching kit from the restaurant’s store.” Wincik, 61, and Sargent have been roommates for almost 10 years, shortly after the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services created its Lifesharing program. Lifesharing encourages qualified, unrelated people to share their home with an adult who has a developmental disability. Living with Sargent, which happened only after her original sponsor fell through, has deeply affected the way Wincik sees people with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities. She even wrote a book, “Brilliant Souls,” that encourages expectant parents not to abort a baby if tests show he or she has Down syndrome. Chloe Kondrich, a 14-year-old Pittsburgh girl who has Down syndrome, handed a copy of the book to President Donald Trump on Jan. 19, the day of the National March for Life in Washington, D.C. Kondrich is featured in the book and a photo of her is on the cover. “This book puts a face on these treasured individuals,” said Kurt Kondrich, Chloe’s father. “It’s an instrument to show they are priceless blessings.” The first time Wincik worked with people with developmental disabilities was in the 1980s when she took a job as a staff nurse with Erie Homes for Children and Adults. She remained there for about 30 years, leaving in 2016 to work at the Barber National Institute. Though she interacted with Sargent and other Erie Homes residents every day, Wincik said it was more of a “nursepatient” relationship until Sargent came to live with her. “At first it was a little rocky. I didn’t see her as a real person and that she had her own opinions,” Wincik said. “She didn’t always do what she was supposed to do. It was an adjustment. “She is very playful, a comedienne — though not so much today — who loves to clear things off the table and hide things,” Wincik added. “Now I see her as more of an equal. A roommate.” Sargent spends most weekdays in an Erie Homes day program while Wincik works. When the women return home, they share dinner and often watch television together. On weekends, they go shopping and eat at

Stephanie Wincik, at left, fastens a seat belt around Sissy Sargent after picking up Sargent at a facility operated by Erie Homes for Children and Adults in Erie on Tuesday. For almost 10 years, Wincik, 61 has cared for Sargent, 43, who has Down syndrome. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

restaurants, sometimes with Wincik’s daughter, Amanda. They also watch musicals, both in person and on television. “Sissy loves ‘Wicked,’ ‘Cats,’ and ‘Memphis,’” Wincik said. “We have even gone to New York City a couple of times to see Broadway shows.” Wincik’s two children still lived with her when Sargent arrived. Now they are grown and it’s just the two middle-aged women in the condo. Finding homes for older people with Down syndrome is important because people are living with the congenital condition much longer than they did a few decades ago. The average life expectancy has risen from 25 years in 1983 to 60 in 2017, according to the National Down Syndrome Society. Sissy’s adoptive parents placed her in a group home years ago because they had become too old to care for her, Wincik said. “Now that Sissy and I are getting older, Amanda has said she will step up and care for her if I can’t anymore,” Wincik said. The biggest impact Sissy has made on Wincik over the years is to teach her to live in the moment and not to worry about what lies ahead. “She hates going to the doctor,” Wincik said. “But she’s happy on the ride there and

This is the cover of the book “Brilliant Souls,” by Stephanie Wincik. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

President Donald Trump kisses Chloe Kondrich on the head during a gathering in the White House Rose Garden on Jan. 19. The 14-year-old Pittsburgh girl, who has Down syndrome, had given Trump a book written by Summit Township author Stephanie Wincik about the importance of not aborting fetuses with Down syndrome. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

when we’re in the waiting room. Sissy hates the five minutes we are with the doctor, but then she comes out and is happy again.” David Bruce can be reached at 870-1736 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ETNbruce.

More info For more information about Lifesharing, call the Department of Human Services Ofﬁce of Development Programs customer service line at 1-888-565-9435 or 1-866388-1114 (TTY), or email RA-customerservice@ pa.gov.

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ROLL CALL WASHINGTON — Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Friday:

House Sexual harassment in U.S. House: The House on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill (HR 4924) that would reform its handling of employees' sexualharassment allegations against Kelly lawmakers. The bill prohibits House members from engaging in a sexual Thompson relationship with any staff member they supervise; requires lawmakers to personally pay settlements arising from their misconduct; provides legal counsel for complainants; allows victims to talk publicly about settlements and requires public disclosure of members' settlement payments. The bill was passed on a non-record voice vote and is now before the Senate. U.S. Rep Mike Kelly, R-3rd Dist.: Yes. U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-5th Dist.: Yes. Posting fast food calories: The House on Tuesday voted, 266-157, to sidetrack a Food and Drug Administration rule under which restaurant chains of 20 or more outlets will have to post nutrition information including calorie counts on menu boards at the point of sale. A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 772) that would amend and effectively kill an anti-obesity rule due to take effect in May. Kelly: Yes. Thompson: Yes. Deregulation of homelending rules: The House on Thursday voted, 280131, to relax a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule designed to curb predatory homelending practices such as those linked to millions of foreclosures in the 2008-2009 ﬁnancial meltdown. Backers said the bill would enable community banks to expand middle- and low-income access to home ownership, while foes said it would add unnecessary risk to segments of the mortgage market. A yes vote was to send HR 1153 to the Senate. Kelly: Yes. Thompson: Yes. Provocative remarks by Arizona congressman: The House on Tuesday blocked, 231-187, an attempt by Democrats to force consideration of a measure formally condemning Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., for having called for the arrest and deportation of "dreamers" attending the recent State of the Union address as guests of Democratic members. A yes vote was in opposition to reproaching Gosar for his comments. Kelly: Yes. Thompson: Yes. Two-Year budget deal: Voting 240-186, the House

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on Friday passed a federal budget (HR 1892) that would increase discretionary spending by at least $300 billion over present levels over two years and raise the national-debt ceiling through February 2019. The bill would provide $6 billion for ﬁghting opioid addiction and $20 billion for infrastructure projects over two years while funding $90 billion in disaster aid for California, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A yes vote was to send President Trump a bill projected to increase annual deﬁcits by at least $320 billion over 10 years. Kelly: Yes. Thompson: Yes.

Senate Two-year budget deal: Voting 71-28, the Senate on Friday passed a bill (HR 1892, above) that would boost discretionary spending by at least

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$300 billion through the ﬁscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019, while increasing deﬁcits by a projected $320 billion over 10 years, or $418 billion counting new borrowing costs the bill would trigger. Military programs would receive nearly 60 percent of the spending increase with the remainder going mostly to domestic programs in areas such as education, health care, transportation, social services and job training. A yes vote was to send the bill to the House. Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., Democrat: Yes. Sen. Pat Toomey, Republican: No.

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NEW YORK — The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin said it will stop marketing opioid drugs to doctors, a surprise reversal following

lawsuits that blamed the company for helping trigger the current drug abuse epidemic. OxyContin has long been the world's top-selling opioid painkiller. It generated billions in sales for

privately-held Purdue. The pill, a timerelease version of oxycodone, was hailed as a breakthrough treatment for chronic pain when it was approved in late 1995.

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Doug Oathout Executive editor 870-1698 doug.oathout@timesnews.com

School district’s anxiety eases Wolf’s budget bolsters confidence as wait continues By Ed Palattella ed.palattella@timesnews.com

The Erie School District’s financial situation improved significantly with Tuesday’s release of Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2018-19 budget, which increases state funding

for the district by more than $15 million. But the more concrete relief is expected to arrive in the next several weeks when the district receives $14 million from the state. All signs point to the district getting that money. Its receipt will trigger a clause in a new law that boosts the district’s annual state aid by $14 million in 2018-19 and every

district. No one doubts the check will soon be in the mail, but the wait has let concerns linger. “I am a little disappointed that it has taken this long, but I am confident it is on its way,” state Sen. Dan Laughlin, of Millcreek Township, R-49th Dist., who helped the Erie School District secure the $14 million in additional funding, said on Friday.

The district on Jan. 3 completed an application for the funding, but a number of officials, including state Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera and Attorney General Josh Shapiro, must approve the release of the money, according to the application. The funds will come out of the state’s $21.15 million See FUNDING, B2

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fiscal year thereafter. Wolf’s proposed 2018-19 budget reflects the increase. It includes an additional $14 million for the district’s basic education subsidy, plus another $1.2 million in a regular increase of the subsidy. But the long wait for the $14 million, which the General Assembly authorized months ago, has created a bit of anxiety at the school

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ATTENTION TO SPANS State now No. 2 in number of structurally deficient bridges

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inter is an asset. Snow, ice, cold and lake effect is worth promoting. Celebrating even. But you sure wouldn’t know it by spending time in the United States’ snowiest big city this year. Last week Erie smashed its previous record for most snow in a season, and the reaction from the public, as well as business and government leaders, was so subdued you could have heard a snowflake drop. One of the hottest winter–related topics in the Erie Times-News came in a column from Ed Palattella, who documented an effort to establish an outdoor ice skating rink in Erie for the first time in several years. Let that sink in for a second. One of the consistently snowiest cities in the United States hasn’t had an outdoor ice skating rink for years. Seriously? There’s plenty of evidence that Erie gets it for half the year. Largely thanks to the efforts of locals promoting the area, Presque Isle’s beaches are known worldwide. Freshwater anglers everywhere are fired up about dropping a line in the water around this city. Birders flock here to get their kicks. Our vineyards are a destination, See BYWATER, B2

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OUR VIEW Council right to approve razing viaduct

O B I T UA R I ES | B 3 - 5 Ace, Richard L. Sr., 83 Barker, Cynthia R., 45 Baxter, Esther, 103 Berti, Beth Joann, 66 Chadwick, Jeffrey Scott, 43 Dandrea, James R. Jr., 75 DeMarco, Ronald P., 85 Golembeski, Edward C., 80 Hardy, Dr. Stephen James, 60 Janulewski, Joseph N., 85 King, William Francis "Bill", 83 Lloyd, Betty J., 90 Locke, Yvonne Marie (Onderko), 75 Long, John "Desi", 63 Loomis, John J., 56 McConnell, William J., 85 Morris, Ralph B., 88 Morton, Annabel Regan, 92 Nicewonger, Jean McCumber, 89 Nicotra, Melverta, 95 Norrgran, Colleen Agnes, 92 Preston, Cathy, 60 Sanders, Richard A., 65 Staley, Shirley M. Bell, 82 Stippich, William J., 69 Stoner, Gerald R. “Stoney,” 91 Wagner, Carole Ann

Organ builder Carl “Waldo” Emerson, left, replaces pipes on a 1906 Hinners tracker-action pipe organ inside St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in North East on Tuesday. With help from his wife and organist Jamie, reﬂected at right, Emerson, 68, has repaired and tuned the organ that will be featured in a Feb. 11 concert at the church. [GREG WOHLFORD PHOTOS/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Historic organ repaired at North East church By Greg Wohlford greg.wohlford@timesnews.com

A concert to re-dedicate a restored 1906 Hinners pipe organ is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 30 Clinton St., North East. The free event is open to the public and will feature organists Jamie Emerson and David Ruler. Retired organ builder Carl “Waldo” Emerson, 68, of Harborcreek Township, refurbished the organ. The See ORGAN, B2

See more Online Extras: See photos of the 1906 pipe organ: GoErie. com/Photos. Watch video of the organ: GoErie.com/Videos

Doctor opens online medical offices By David Bruce david.bruce@timesnews.com

An Erie physician is opening two new medical offices Sunday morning, ones that don’t have waiting rooms, examination tables or even stethoscopes. Psychxpress and eUrgicare are online medical offices that offer psychiatry and urgent care, respectively, without the patient ever leaving his or her home. Patientsaccessthemedicalofficethrough theircomputers,tabletsorsmartphones by visiting www.psychxpress.com and www.eurgicare.com. “Peopleareusingurgent-carecenters andemergencyroomsfartoomuch,”said Tony Ruffa, D.O., a primary-care physician who created and owns the online offices. “It’s not convenient for them, therearelongwaits,anditcanbeexpensive if they don’t have health insurance.

This is an alternative to all of that.” Telemedicine is not a new concept. Area hospitals have offered the service on a limited basis for years, especiallyinruralareaswhere Ruffa patients have difficulty gainingaccesstocertainphysicians,such as dermatologists. But Ruffa said he believes improved technology, increases in health-care costs,andagrowingacceptanceofvideo conferencing by young adults will result in a telemedicine boom. “Theideacametomeaboutthreeyears ago when I was sitting at a desk at the urgent-careofficewhereIworkedatthe time,”Ruffasaid.“Apatientcameinwith See DOCTOR, B2

Organ builder Carl “Waldo” Emerson holds a tuning cone he uses while working on a 1906 Hinners tracker-action pipe organ.

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project took about four months. By the numbers • $3,600 — cost of the organ when new in 1906. • $180,000 to $250,000 — cost to replace the organ today. • 515 pipes, made of both wood and metal alloy. What they said “Spaces are so tight

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Educational Access account. Wolf’s spokesman, J.J. Abbott, said the $14 million will arrive soon. “I’m not aware that there are any delays— it is just a process that has many steps at different agencies,” Abbot said in an email on Friday. “The money is on target for expected release in late February or early March.” A recap is in order to understand the importance of the release of the $14 million from the Educational Access account for the current fiscal year. • State lawmakers in July agreed to allocate the $14 million to the Erie School District in 2016-17 to help it remain solvent and improve its programs and buildings. The district blamed its problems partly on inadequate state funding in the past. The district undertook a sweeping restructuring plan, including the closing of two elementary schools and the merger of two of its three high schools, to show it had made significant efforts for financial recovery on its own. • The General Assembly in October passed a budget bill that made the $14 million in additional funding permanent for the Erie School District. The law stipulates that the district’s annual state basic education subsidy will increase by $14 million, starting in 2018-19, once the state releases the $14 million in Educational Access funds for 2016-17. • The release of the $14 million in Educational Access funds is also to trigger the appointment of a state-paid financial administrator to monitor the Erie School District’s finances. Wolf has yet to make that appointment. Wolf’s proposed increase for the Erie School District for

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between the pipes, I sometimes had to take off my clothes in order to fit in between,” Carl Emerson said. “There are nine sets of pipes— wood, metal, short, tall, fat, thin — all types and textures. They create sounds for woodwinds, strings and horns,”saidJamieEmerson, 68, who is married to Carl Emerson. For information on Sunday’s event, call Emerson at 899-4558. Greg Wohlford can be reached at 8701696 or by email. Follow him on twitter at www.Twitter. com/ETNwohlford. 2018-19 shows that he has built the $14 million boost into the district’s basic education subsidy, though the state has yet to release the $14 million in Educational Access funds. Wolf’s budget proposal made Erie schools Superintendent Brian Polito more confident, if not completely worry-free. “This is actually the first time since we’ve been promised this money that we’ve actually seen it in black-and-white, so it was very reassuring to me that this is going to move forward and we are going to see it in recurring years,” Polito told the Erie School Board at a meeting on Wednesday. The vice president of the School Board, John Harkins, raised questions. “How much do we have to fear that the Legislature would haggle over that and backtrack?” he said. “I don’t want to suggest that they will, but I’ve been through some of this before. It’s good news that it is in his proposal, but that doesn’t guarantee it.” “It gives us another level of assurance,” Polito said. “But, certainly, until we receive the $14 million, which really triggers it being legislatively put into the ‘18-19 budget and beyond, there certainly is going to be a little bit of concern.” Based on the state’s actions so far, Polito said he remains optimistic about the release of the $14 million. “We are hoping that it does happen rather quickly,” he told the board. Ed Palattella can be reached at 870-1813 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNpalattella.

Infant suffers minor injuries in car crash A 2-year-old infant suffered minor injuries after the child was ejected in a twovehicle crash Saturday afternoon in the 1100 block of East Lake Road in Erie. Police did not release the gender of the infant, who was sitting in the

back seat of a vehicle with a 4-year-old child and a 7-year-old child. Police said the 2-yearold infant was thrown from the vehicle through a back-door window. The injured child was taken to UPMC Hamot. The crash was reported at 4:45 p.m.

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the visits are not currently coveredbyhealthinsurers. Ruffa said he hopes to reach agreements with localbusinessestoofferthe websitestotheiremployees atacostof$10amonthper employee. “It’s a great alternative atatimewhenhealthcosts arerisingsodramatically,” Ruffa said. Only people who are physically in Pennsylvania can use the websites because all six health-care professionals are licensed in the state. All six healthcare professionals have other jobs, including Ruffa, who sees patients at LECOM Health’s Eastside Medical Center. LECOM Health is not involvedineithereUrgicare orpsychxpress,Ruffasaid. Pennsylvania Medical Society officials declined to speak directly about Ruffa’s websites, but said they are working to establish standard definitions for telemedicine and how virtual office visits should becoveredandreimbursed. UPMC has offered telemedicine services for several years, including a web-based UPMC AnywhereCare for nonemergencycarethroughout western Pennsylvania. “Systemwide, we had more than 1,000 visits in January,” said Jenni Dueweke,directorofoperationsatUPMCNorthwest in Venango County, which offers several other types of telemedicine services. UPMC AnywhereCare also costs $49 a visit, though patients with UPMC Health Plan insurance pay less. Ruffa has been working with Gannon University’s Small Business Development Center to help bring the websites to fruition. Staff and students have helped the physician identify his market and how to reach his potential patients. “Typicallypeopleages18 to 30 are very comfortable with online services and moms who are pressed for time are more apt to consider this,” said Maggie Horne, the center’s director. “The biggest question is whether the patient is going to be comfortable in the setting.” Ruffa said he eventually wants to expandeUrgicare to 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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the sniffles, paid her $100 copay, and was told to use a saline spray. She wasted $100 and two hours of her time at that urgent-care center.” Instead of visiting an urgent-care center, patientscangotoeUrgicare and schedule a visit for any time between 7 a.m. and 10p.m.Orifoneofthetwo physicians or three nurse practitionersisoncallatthe time, the patient can go to a virtual waiting room for prompt treatment, Ruffa said. Medical care is available for many of the same illnesses and injuries treated in an urgent-care center, including sprains, infections, allergies, flu symptoms, stomach aches and sexually transmitted diseases. A secure video portal allows the healthcare professional and patient to see each other and talk. “I can ask questions, listen to the patient describe their symptoms, make observations based on what I see,” said Ruffa, who is one of the physicians on call. “I can then prescribe them medicine or even refer them to a specialist.” If the doctor or nurse practitioner believes emergency care is needed, they will tell the patient to headimmediatelytoalocal emergency room. The psychxpress site operatesalittledifferently. Patients click on the link, request an appointment andapsychiatristresponds within 24 hours. A video session lasts 30 to 45 minutes and the patientcanfollowuponline orinperson,Ruffasaid.The psychiatrist on call is from Erie. “This is for mental-health illnesses like depression and anxiety,” said Ruffa, a family medicine doctor and former chairman of the Erie County Board of Health. “If the person is having an acute crisis, like a manic episode, they should call 9-1-1.” The cost for an eUrgicare visit is $49, while a psychxpress visit is $99. Patientsdonotneedhealth insurance to use either telemedicine service, and

Can you see the positives in this picture as pedestrians walk north on Peach Street near the Avalon Hotel in Erie on Christmas Day 2017? [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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and the list goes on. But it seems like when the first flake falls, the instinct is to hunker down and wait it out, usually while nursing a bad attitude. When The Weather Channel’s snow team shows up and points a microphone and camera at Mr. and Mrs. Erie, it rarely gets smiles and light. Calling this kind of behavior self-defeating is an understatement. At a time when so much money, time, effort and worry is expended on bolstering the future of this community, we fail to recognize and act on one basic, immutable fact. The one thing here that they can’t outsource, offshore, tear down, shut down or short change is Erie’s unique place in nature. This city could be bustling with visitors here for skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice boating, photography and nature tours. What would it take to put up a snowmometer in Perry Square to celebrate the annual snowfall total? What do we need to do to generate the momentum

necessary to showcase and embrace the season by establishing winter counterparts to Celebrate Erie and 8 Great Tuesdays in the center of the city? What’s holding us back from showing the world that winter here is fun, beautiful even, and they should be enjoying it with us? None of these things can be accomplished without a change in attitude. It’s keeping us from celebrating, sharing and benefiting fully from the one thing that does and always will make Erie special. Self-help experts will tell you that a serious, long-term change starts with a series of small steps. When it comes to Erie, the good news is that momentum is building. Our first step toward fully embracing winter may come when the first blade strikes the ice of Erie’s new outdoor skating rink. Once you get moving, it’s not too hard to glide along and eventually find yourself far from where you started. Pat Bywater can be reached at 870-1722 or by email at pat. bywater@timesnews. com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNbywater.

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Millcreek School Board says Aliota not immune in suit Director is facing counterclaims of defamation By Ed Palattella ed.palattella@timesnews.com

MillcreekSchoolDirector Lou Aliota is arguing thatgovernmentalimmunity protects him in his courtfightwithhisfellow directors and Millcreek schools Superintendent William Hall. But Hall and the Millcreek School Board are contending that Aliota’s claims of immunity are filled with legal holes and that Aliota should have to answer Hall and the School Board’s counterclaims of defamation. Aliota cannot argue immunity in response to the defamation counterclaimsbecauseheengaged in “willful misconduct” when he made what Hall and the School Board are contending were defamatory statements, the

lawyerfor Hall and theboard, William Weichler, wrote in a recent Aliota court filing. Aliota’s statements “were not made in the course and scope of his official duties,” Weichler wrote. “Rather they were malicious. They were made with actual knowledgeoftheirfalsityorwith reckless indifference to the falsity of those statements.Thus,Aliotaisnot entitled to the defense of official immunity.” The statements include, according to court records, Aliota accusing Hall in July 2012 of “having a disdain for citizens” and Aliota in February 2017 claiming that the board, Hall and districtSolicitorTimSennett “violated his basic rights and obstructed

his duties as a Board Director.” Hall and the School Board’s filing is the latest development in what has been an unusual case in Erie County Court: a school director suing his colleagues and the superintendent in a dispute over the release of records, and the school directors and the superintendent responding that his requests were meritless and that Aliota should be held liable for defamingthesuperintendentandtheSchoolBoard on which he sits. Aliota, 71, a retired pharmacist, was elected to the nine-member School Board in 2015. He sued in April, seeking a court order that would force the school district to turn over information on solicitor fees, among other things. The board and Hall, in a public censure of Aliota in February 2017, said

that Aliota’s requests for information have been excessive,areoftenvague and have been handled according to School Board policy. The district incourtrecordshassaidit released the information when appropriate. In June, citing reasons similartothosethatledto thecensure,theboardand HallsoughttogetAliota’s suit dismissed. Judge John Garhart overruled the dismissal request in October, which led Hall and the School Board to file their counterclaims of defamation on Jan. 16. Aliota responded on Jan. 26 with his claims of immunity,andtheSchoolBoard and Hall then responded with their argument that immunity fails to apply. Ed Palattella can be reached at 870-1813 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNpalattella.

4,173 bridges in state still need work Pennsylvania drops from worst to 2nd-worst in terms of structurally deficient spans By Valerie Myers valerie.myers@ timesnews.com

Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation in the number of structurally deficient bridges, according to a study by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. The good news is that Pennsylvania is making progress repairing or replacing bridges whose decks or supports are deteriorating. Pennsylvania led the nation in structurally deficient bridges in 2012, at 5,906, according to a Transportation for America study. There are now 4,173 structurally deficient bridges in the state, according to the new study, and Iowa has claimed the “top” spot with 5,067. Locally, the numbers are better. Only 24 stateowned bridges in Erie County, or 4.17 percent, are rated structurally deficient,downfrom32in 2012, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation data. Fifty-six state-owned bridges in Crawford County, or 11.2 percent, are structurally deficient, down from 69 six years ago. The progress in large partisduetoanadditional

Contractors replace a structurally deﬁcient bridge on Route 98 over Falk Run in Franklin Township in August. The old bridge was built in 1922. [FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

$2.3 billion pumped into the state’s transportation infrastructure from 2014 through this year. Act 89 of 2013 authorized incremental gasoline tax increases through 2017, to about 58 cents per gallon, the highest state tax on fuel in the nation,topayforhighway improvements. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation additionally partnered with a private company to replace 558 smallbridgesinfouryears beginning in 2015. The RapidBridgeReplacement Program, in partnership with Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners, so far has replaced390bridges.The remaining 168 are under construction or will be replaced this year. The yet-to-do list includes a bridge on Grubb Road over Walnut Creek in Millcreek Township. Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners designed, builtandwillmaintainthe new bridges for 25 years. “The (public-private

partnership) gives us the ability to replace hundreds of structurally deficient bridges in a compressed time frame bybundlingtheworkinto one contract,” said Mike Bonini,PennDOTdirector ofpublic-privatepartnerships. “And it’s good to see the numbers coming down.” Seven Crawford County bridges have been replaced through the program, including two Route 6 bridges, in Cambridge and Vernon townships. County and municipal-owned bridges also need attention. There are 42 locally owned bridges rated as structurally deficient in Erie County and 55 more in Crawford County. Local municipalities will get federal dollars to help address those bridges. Congress in December 2015 allocated $369 million over five years to improve Pennsylvaniahighwaysystems and help municipalities

and counties replace or repair local bridges. It’spartofa$305billion investment in highways nationwide. Also, Erie County Council took action in December that will providemoremoneyforlocal bridge improvements. Council voted to increase the statevehicle registrationfeeinthecountyby$5 beginning April 1, to $42 forpassengervehiclesand $24 for motorcycles, to generateanestimated$1.2 million annually for local infrastructure improvements. Pennsylvania Act 89 of 2013, besides raising gasoline taxes, also authorized counties to add the fee. PennDOT will return the fees to the county and for two years will match local revenues up to $2 million. Matching funds are designated forbridgeimprovements. “Without these resources, needed maintenancewouldbedelayed even further and would get to the point where a bridgewouldhaveweight restrictionsorbeclosedso that we’re not compromisingsafety,”PennDOT spokesmanRichKirkpatrick said. “And that plays havoc with communities, particularly in rural areas, as school buses, emergency vehicles and commercialvehicleshave to be diverted.” Valerie Myers can be reached at 878-1913 or by email. Follow her on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNmyers.

E R I E R E G I O N A L B R I D G E R E S U LT S , F E B . 5 - 9 The Erie Bridge Association is hosting its Sunday Unit Game at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18. Feb. 5 New Deal OA A 1. Shirley Irish-Judy Lyons 2. Bernice AuellGordan Lawrie 3. Amy Lund-Frank Grzegorzewski 4. Jim Mershon-Bev Walz Feb. 6 Erie Bridge Association OA A 1. Kathy KernMarlene Minzenberger 2. Judy BuchmanMarty Buchman 3. Don Kirsch-Joe Sweeney 4. Betty Motsch-Barbara

Lorei-Horn OA B & C 1. Kathy KernMarlene Minzenberger 2. Judy Buchman-Marty Buchman OA B 3. Betty MotschBarbara Lorei Horn Feb. 7 Erie Bridge Association Individual A 1. Steve Grzegorzewski 2. Shirley Irish 3. Judy Lyons 4. Elaina Dylewski 5. Francis Tseng 6. Doris Kirsch 7. Barb Grzegorzewski B 1. Judy Lyons 2. Elaina Dylewski 3./4. Judy Kissman/Amy Lund C 1. Judy Kissman 2. Amy Lund

Feb. 8 Lake Shore Country Club 1. Sandy Morris-Sue Lang 2. Marti Gehrlein-Ann Kennedy Mercy Center 1. Doug MoorheadMarlene Moorhead 2. Bev Walz-Al Walz 3. Bertille Ebert-Florence Daub Feb. 9 Newcomers OA A 1. Lila Sweeney-Joe Sweeney 2. Barb Dougherty-Barb Hourigan 3. Keith Gilbert-Bev Parshall OA B 1. Barb DoughertyBarb Hourigan 2. Keith Gilbert-Bev Parshall

3. Jean Anderson-Ellie Kaputa Grand Slam NS A 1. Rick Klapthor-Jim Davis 2. Doris KirschShirley Irish 3. Amy Lund-Steve Dylewski NS B 1. Amy Lund-Steve Dylewski EW A 1. Frank Grzegorzewski-Judie Lamberton 2. Kathy Dammeyer-Bernice Auell 3. Dave YonkersKathleen Horan EW B 1. Dave YonkersKathleen Horan 2. Judy Lyons-Dave Szymanowski

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Melverta Nicotra

Melverta Nicotra age 95, of Erie, died on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at Pleasant Ridge Manor She was born in Wilcox, Pa., on December 4, 1922 a daughter of the late Michael and Lily Johnson Preshok. Melverta worked at Talon Manufacturing and then became a manicurist for many years at Dora and Paul’s Beauty Salon, then opened her own beauty salon called Shear Delight. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church and enjoyed raising her family and cooking. She was known for her homemade applesauce, potato soup, and her pineapple cream pie. She also enjoyed working with her needlepoint and playing Yahtzee and cards. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband John Nicotra Sr.; a daughter Janet Nicotra-Glover; and two sisters: Marion Flagella and Dorothy McLucas. She is survived by her three sons: Robert J. Nicotra and his ﬁancé Tanica., John C. Nicotra Jr. and his wife Liz, all of Erie, and Terry M. Nicotra of Chapel Hill N.C.; a daughter, Denise Nicotra and her husband Kurt Kesselring, of Erie; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 602 West 10th St., Erie, on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and are invited to attend a prayer service there Monday at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. George Catholic Church at 10 a.m. with Rev. James Power celebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the staff at Pleasant Ridge Manor for the love and care over the years. Memorials may be made to St. George Church, Peach St., Erie, PA 16509. Send condolences at www.Burtonfuneralhome.com.

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Ronald P. DeMarco

Ronald P. DeMarco passed away peacefully Thursday, February 8, 2018, at the Fairview Manor at the age of 85, with his family by his side. He was the son of the late Domenic and Alta Hepworth DeMarco, born on February 13, 1932, in Erie, Pa. Ron graduated from Strong Vincent High School and from Slippery Rock University, from where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Education and his Master’s Degree. He taught math at Girard High School, Girard, Pa., and math and chemistry at East High School, Erie, Pa., from where he retired in 1989. Ron enjoyed reading, gardening, and the game of chess. He was a former member of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, serving as a Church Council member, Sunday School Teacher, and Treasurer, and an Assistant Minister. Preceding Ron in death were his parents, and his brother, David H. DeMarco of Florida. Ron is survived by his loving wife of 59 years Dolores A. DeMarco; his two sisters, Georgia DeMarco of Erie, Pa., and Barbara Grifﬁn (Gerald) of Salt Lake City, Utah; two brothers-in-law, Rev, Ralph Walter (Priscilla) of Essex, Mass., and Ross Walter (Barbara) of Fairview, Pa.; and a sister-in-law, Helen L. Collins (Robert). Ron is also survived by many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and several great-greatnieces and nephews. Ron will truly be missed by all his family and friends. A special “Thank You” is extended to the nurses and staff of the Fairview Manor for their care and compassion, to Pastor Bill Coleman of Luther Memorial Church for his comforting prayers and concerns, to his friends from St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, and also to the doctors and staff at St. Vincent’s Hospital and LECOM. Family and friends are invited to call on Sunday, February 11th, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Quinn Funeral Home, West 9th and Liberty Streets, and are invited to celebrate his life on Monday, February 12th, at 11:00 a.m. at Luther Memorial Church. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery In lieu of ﬂowers, memorials may be made to the Luther Memorial Church, 225 West 10th Street, Erie, PA 16501, St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 1316, Erie, PA 16512, or to a charity of one’s choice.

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Edward C. Golembeski

Edward C. Golembeski, age 80, of Erie, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. He was born in Erie on April 13, 1937, son of Florence and Zigmund Golembeski, Sr. Ed graduated from Academy High School, Class of 1955. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and worked at General Electric for 40 years. He belonged to the Polish Forester Club, American Legion Carl Neff Post #571, and was a life member of the Fulton, Slovak, Moniusko and Huzar Clubs. Ed was a Cleveland Indians and Browns fan and liked building model boats and airplanes. An avid gardener, he was known for his hot peppers. He also loved animals, especially his dogs, Mitsu, Spencer and Baron. Preceding Ed in death were his parents; brothers, Leonard and Zigmund, Jr.; and sisters, Terry Wycech and Jean Papparazzo. His wife of 30 years, Elizabeth A. “Betty Ann” Golembeski survives along with his sister, Eleanor Grunzel; stepsons, Dennis Oakes (Kristen) and Chuck Oakes (Carol); grandchildren, Justin, Jessica and Chelsea Oakes; his right hand man, Roger Wycech; and nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Road, on Monday, from 3 to 7 p.m., and are invited to attend a Funeral Service there Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. conducted by Rev. James McCormick. Burial with military honors will follow at Calvary Cemetery, conducted by Carl Neff Post #571.

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OBITUARIES Annabel (Regan) Morton

Annabel (Regan) Morton, age 92, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2018. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She was born in Erie, on September 27, 1925, a daughter of the late Daniel and Agnes “Tag” (Hendrie) Regan. Annabel was a proud graduate of East High School in 1944 and Allegheny College in 1948, majoring in History. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. Annabel retired from GTE in 1987 after 30 years of service. She loved her family dearly with her kind and giving nature and was always there to help in whatever way she was able when needed. She was a supporter of the Erie Zoo for many years and the Erie Historical and Genealogical Societies. Annabel lived through the Great Depression and the World War II era, and because of her Scottish Heritage, she knew how to pinch a penny. In her younger , she was an avid traveler throughout the U.S. with her family. She loved to read, and her cats were her constant companions. One of her favorite things was enjoying breakfasts at the peninsula and swimming at the family’s favorite beach. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald F. Morton; a brother, David Regan; and sister-in-law, Margaret “Peg” Regan. Survivors include, a son, Todd J. Morton, wife Shirley, of Lawrence Park; two grandchildren, James P. Morton, wife Catherine, of Lawrence Park and Lesley Swanson, husband Drew, of Pittsburgh; three great-grandchildren, Mackenzie, Hailey, and Jazon Morton; and several nieces and nephews, including David “Jordy,” Kim, Dana, Kathy, and Bobby Regan. Numerous cousins also survive. Friends may call on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pine Avenue Branch, 845 East 38th St., and are invited to attend services there on Tuesday at 11 a.m., with Rev. David Leninsky ofﬁciating. Interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Erie Zoological Society, PO Box 3268, Erie, PA 16508. Condolences may be expressed at www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com.

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Dr. Stephen James Hardy

Dr. Stephen James Hardy (retired), 60, formerly of Waterford, Pennsylvania, died peacefully, in his sleep, on February 5, 2018, at Woodland Park, after battling a longtime illness. He was born on Christmas Eve, 1957, the son of Donna (Whitsel) Hardy of State College and the late Ronald Hardy. Dr. Hardy is survived by his three daughters, Stephanie Hardy-Joslin and her husband Todd of Wexford, Melissa and Kelli Hardy of Girard, and their mother, Teresa Wennick-Hardy, also of Girard. He is also survived by his sister, Annette Hampton and her husband Michael, of Pennsylvania Furnace, and his nephews, James and David. He was a 1975 graduate of Mount Union Area High School, a 1979 graduate of Juniata college, and a 1983 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his medical studies at Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, Pa., and served there as an emergency room physician for many years before leaving to pursue private practice in both Waterford and later, Meadville. He was a favorite physician for many patients in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Apart from being a popular physician, “Doc” had a love for music, cooking, and sports, particularly baseball. He played baseball for many years, starting in little league, high school, college, and many pick-up softball leagues in the Erie and Meadville areas. He was also an avid golfer and bowler. His family and friends will remember his competitive spirit, his singing and his guitar playing. At his wish, no public service will be held. He will be interred at Morningside Cemetery in Dubois, Pa., alongside his father. Arrangements are being made by the Robert Heath Funeral Home in Mount Union, Pa. Memorial contributions in memory of Dr. Hardy can be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15289, Arlington VA, 22215, the American Heart Association, 5545 North High Street, Columbus OH, 43214, or to a charity of the donors’ choice.

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Cynthia R. Barker

Cynthia R. Barker, age 45, of Girard, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 9, 2018 at UPMC Hamot. She was born in Erie, on October 4, 1972 a daughter of June Webber Zygai and the late Raymond Zygai. Cindy graduated from Seneca High School and Mercyhurst College. She had worked at Hamot for over 20 years as an office billing manager. She enjoyed hunting, fishing and going for walks. She loved helping others, but most of all, she loved her children and family. Cindy was a member of Albion Assembly of God. Cindy is survived by her husband, Benjamin Barker; her children, Alyssa Rouse and her husband, Jason, Maranda Chase (Tyler Clark), Josh Chase, Dylan Barker and Jadyn Barker; her brother, David Marrale (Jenn Heinemann); and sisters, Sherry Kent (Paul Crilley) and Brenda Mosko and her husband, David; her in laws, Russell and April Barker. She is further survived by eight grandchildren: Malyki, Elijah, Michael and Shyanne Van Cise, Rylan and Jordan Chase, Declan Rouse and Hailey Young; two brother-in-laws: Jacob Barker (Jessica) and Joshua Barker (Michelle Ross) and sister-in-law, Lisa Barker (Josh Enterline), as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and lifelong best friend, Vickie Williams. Friends may call at the Burton Funeral Home, 525 Main St. East, Girard on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and are invited to attend a service there on Thursday at 10 a.m. with Pastor Allan Thorpe officiating. Burial at Girard Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family in care of Burton Funeral Home. Condolences can be sent to www.Burtonfuneralhomes.com.

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Colleen Agnes Norrgran

Colleen Agnes Norrgran, age 92, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at LECOM Senior Living Center. She was born on October 12, 1925, in Saint Paul, Minn., daughter of the late Gilbert and Mary Heimer Herne. After graduating from high school, Colleen helped her parents by working in the family-owned grocery store. She later worked for the City of St. Paul, eventually becoming the Supervisor of Elections, retiring after 25 years. During this time she also ran a house, raised two children with Dan, Sr., and still found time to be a leader for the Campﬁre Girls and a den leader for the Cub Scouts. Colleen lived in St. Paul until 1984 when she and her husband Dan moved to Sun City West, Ariz., to escape the cold winters of Minnesota and enjoy retirement. After Dan, Sr., passed away in 1996, Colleen continued to live in Sun City West until 2011 when her health caused her to move to Erie to be near her son and daughter-in-law. While living in Sun City West, Colleen kept busy with bridge, going to Jazzercize with her girlfriends, numerous home improvement projects with Dan, daily walks, and performing with the Jazzettes, her dance troupe. After Dan, Sr. passed, Colleen travelled extensively, visiting all corners of the globe. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and was an ace at the hard ones, doing three or four of them a day when in her prime. She continued doing at least one a day right up till her passing, when a crossword and a little chocolate were the highlights of her day. Colleen was a lifelong Catholic. Her faith was very important to her. Colleen will be remembered as a kind and generous lady. She had an easy-going nature, a great sense of humor, and a very quick wit, right up to the end. She will be deeply missed. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Allen Norrgran, Sr., her son Daniel Allen Norrgran, Jr., and her sister and brotherin-law Patricia and George Abbot. She is survived by her daughter Cynthia Norrgran, MD.(Fred Debrovner), and grandson Michal Norrgran Schafer, Franktown, Colo.; daughter-in-law Susan Norrgran of Erie, and grandson Nathan Allen Norrgran of Los Angeles, Calif. She is further survived by nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of Home Instead and, especially, the caregivers at the Greengarden house. They went above and beyond, caring for Colleen with love and compassion and we are deeply grateful. A funeral mass will be celebrated in Sun City West, Arizona, and she will be buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Arrangements are under the care of the Burton Westlake Funeral Home, 3801 W. 26 th Street, Erie PA 16506. Send condolences at www.Burtonfuneralhome.com.

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Gerald R. “Jerry” “Stoney” Stoner

Gerald R. “Jerry” “Stoney” Stoner, age 91, of Harborcreek, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Martinsburg, Pa., on August 13, 1926, the son of the late Horace G. and Effie I. (Pepple) Stoner. Stoney was a World War II veteran having served in the U.S. Army as a traffic analyst (radio). He was employed as a mechanic foreman for Brayman Construction Co. in Gibsonia, PA for over 30 years, retiring in 1992. He also previously worked at the General Electric Co. Stoney was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers. Jerry enjoyed woodworking, the outdoors, fishing and hunting. He went on a couple of memorable hunting trips out west and in Ontario, Canada, where he shot a moose in 1966. He was a member of AA and was sober for over 26 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two brothers and five sisters. Jerry is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Margaret “Marge” (Tompkins) Stoner; his three children: Diane Vollmer (Tom Waters) of Hollywood, Md., Rick Stoner of Erie and Linda Binney (Ed Domowicz) of Erie; one grandson, Kevin Vollmer (Amy) currently of Stuttgart, Germany; three great-grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Dylan and Jaxson Vollmer; his two sisters-inlaw: Jean Deniziak and Betty Cavarretta and many nieces, nephews and friends. Family and friends may call at the Dusckas-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 5151 Buffalo Rd. (at Hannon Rd. in Harborcreek Twp.), on Tuesday, February 13th from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at which time a Funeral Service will be conducted. A private burial will take place at Erie County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Great Lakes Hospice Fund, Hamot Health Foundation, 302 French St., Erie, PA 16507-9948 or to ANNA Shelter, 1555 E. 10th St., Erie, PA 16511. Share your condolences at www.dusckas-taylorfuneralhome. com.

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Carole Ann Wagner

Carole Ann Wagner passed away on February 5, 2018. She was born in Westﬁeld, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her parents Fred “Gus” Schell and Marian (Bull) Schell. She is survived by her husband Larry Wagner, daughter Pamela McGrath, granddaughter Kayla McGrath, and brother Don Schell and Diane Schell.

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Jeffrey Scott Chadwick

Jeffrey Scott Chadwick, age 43, of Pittsburgh, Pa., departed this life on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. He was born on March 21, 1974, in Erie, Pa., and spent his childhood in Lawrence Park, Pa. He was married to Julie on July 8, 2000, in Lake City, Colo. He is survived by his wife Julie (nee Iiams) Chadwick of Pittsburgh and his mother Rebecca “Becky” Chadwick of Erie. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his grandmother Constance Dombkowski and his father Benjamin Turben. Jeffrey was a graduate of Iroquois High School and Pittsburgh Technical Institute, and was a gifted Mechanical Engineer. He traveled for pleasure and work to many areas in the both the U.S. and abroad, and had a huge love of his dogs, both past and present. Jeffrey is survived by family in Lawrence Park, Pa., Erie, Pa. and Florida. His family members include his grandfather Robert Dombkowski, his uncle Rick Chrapowicz, aunts Janet Chrapowicz and Renee Kaiser (Rick), cousins Erica and Tiffany, Danielle Baker (Scott), Gabi and Sophia, Sarah Buettner (Nick), Reese and Charlotte, Joe Chrapowicz (Jess Jelinek), Nicole Wonner, Mila and Liam, Robert Wonner (Julie) and Quinn, stepmother Marilyn Turben and sisters Lauri Porter, Shelly Turben and Christine Joseph, as well as by many nieces and nephews. Jeffrey was more than a cousin and was considered a “big brother, uncle, mentor and friend” to his younger cousins. There will be no calling hours, and in lieu of ﬂowers, donations can be made to the ANNA Shelter in Erie, Pa.

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William J. McConnell

William J. McConnell, age 85, of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018, at Pleasant Ridge Manor. He was born in Smicksburg, Pa., on June 23, 1932, a son of the late Ray and Dora Reitz McConnell. William attended Dayton Joint High School and during his working career was a foreman for both Crawford and LaCastro Plastics. He enjoyed country music and had a love for classic cars, which he enjoyed working on, restoring and taking to numerous car shows. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Beverly McConnell and Shirley Whitacre. He is survived by his wife, Marian McConnell; two daughters, Sharon McConnell of Fairview and Kim (Rick) Pruchniewski of West Springﬁeld; three brothers, his twin brother, Robert McConnell, Larry (Carol) McConnell, and Alan (Patricia) McConnell; four sisters, Jane (Frank) Schultz, Mona McMeans, Donna Black and Carole (Peter) DeVaughn; three grandsons, Michael, Matthew, and Jason; one granddaughter, Emma; and one great-grandson, Chase. He is further survived by several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are private and are under the care of the Burton Westlake Funeral Home, 3801 W. 26th Street, Erie, PA 16506. Send condolences at www.Burtonfuneralhome.com.

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Yvonne Marie (Onderko) Locke Yvonne Marie (Onderko) Locke, 75, of McKean, died Friday, February 9, 2017 at home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by The Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Edinboro on Monday.

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OBITUARIES Ralph B. Morris

Richard L. Ace, Sr.

Richard L. Ace, Sr., age 83, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018, after an extended illness. Richard was born on November 16, 1934 the son of the late Gladys Ione Ace and Jacob Barton Ace. Rick graduated from Lawrence Park High School and then enlisted in the United States Marine Corp and served his country in the Korean Conﬂict. Rick worked at Hayes Manufacturing for 15 years before driving for Erie Metropolitan Transit for 22 years. While there, he was proud to be a member and steward of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local # 568. He also served on the pension board and was the President of the EMTA Credit Union for several years. One of his proudest accomplishments was coaching his Little Gridders to the City Championship in 1965. Besides his parents, Rick was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother. Rick is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years, Linda Christoph Ace; two daughters, Valarie Moser (Chris) of Okla., and Connie Ulbrich of N.C.; six sons, Richard L. Ace, Jr (Kim) of Ariz., James Blanchard (Patty) , Jonathan Blanchard all of Erie, Robert Ulbrich, Jr (Nancy) of Ohio, Jim Ulbrich (Beverly) of Erie and Ronald Ulbrich (Debbie) of S.C. He is further survived by 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A special thank you from the family to the VNA Hospice staff, especially Leslie, Cindy, Toni, Kathy, Kate, Sue, Kathy, Laura and Marilyn for their wonderful care. Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Road, on Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and are invited to attend a Funeral Service there on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Mark McCallion ofﬁciating. Burial will be at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Wesleyville Baptist Church at 3509 Buffalo Road Erie, PA 16510.

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William J. Stippich

William J. Stippich, age 69, of Erie, passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Born in Pittsburgh, on March 22, 1948, he was a son of the late William W. and Jeannie (Everson) Stippich. William was a graduate of Iroquois High School, class of 1966. He was a truck driver for Vantage Linen and transported U.S. Mail for John Dasher. He was a wonderful Papa and had a special bond with his granddaughter; he loved his family and friends, and his four dogs. He enjoyed golfing and was a devoted Cleveland Browns fan. William is survived by his wife of 43 years, Anita (Carlson) Stippich, of Erie, whom he married on July 27, 1974; two sons, William E. Stippich, wife Teresa, of Millcreek and Brian Stippich, of Erie; a granddaughter, Taylor Jean Stippich, of Millcreek; a brother, Robert W. Stippich, of Erie; brothersin-law; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to call at Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pine Avenue Branch, 845 E. 38th St., Monday from 6 to 8 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 8 p.m., with Rev. Harry H. Johns III officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Humane Society of NW PA, P.O. Box 3930, Erie, PA 16508, or the ANNA Shelter, 1555 E. 10th St., Erie, PA 16511. Condolences may be expressed at www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com.

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Esther Baxter

Esther Baxter, age 103, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Manchester Commons. She was born in Ashtabula, on May 14, 1914, a daughter of the late Joseph (J. Arthur) and Myrtle Mehan Bartholomew. Esther graduated from Conneaut High School (Ohio) and was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing bridge, but her ultimate joy in life was her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, R. Stanley Baxter; her siblings, James, Cecil and Theora Bartholomew; and grandchildren, Brian Baxter and Matthew Springirth. Esther is survived by her children, James and his wife Carolyn, Robert and his wife Jean, A.Donald, Virginia Springirth and her husband Ken, William and his wife Sue, David, and Richard and his wife Jana. She is further survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 17th at Girard Presbyterian Church, 260 E. Main, Girard, PA 16417, at 10 a.m. with Pastor Nicola Vitielo ofﬁciating. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Burton Funeral Home, 525 Main Street East, Girard. Memorials may be made to Girard Presbyterian Church. Condolences can be sent to www.Burtonfuneralhomes.com.

Ralph B. Morris, age 88, of Millcreek Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Clarksburg, W.V. on July 12, 1929, the son of the late Chester P. and Genevieve Long Morris. Ralph served in the US Air Force. He was employed by Sears Roebuck and Co. as Customer Service Manager first in W.V., then Ohio, and finally in Erie, Pa., where he retired. He was a very active member of Asbury United Methodist Church where you could find him singing in the choir, teaching Sunday School, working with his loved “Tuesday Morning Men’s Group”, organizing a church spaghetti dinner (a fundraiser for various charities & community fellowship), or simply making phone calls or writing notes to check in on members or encourage them in their faith walk. He also served as President of the Asbury U.M. Men’s Group, Church Trustee, and Sunday School Superintendent. Prior to Asbury U.M. Church (while in W.V.) he served in a variety of roles at Duff Street U.M. Church and enjoyed singing with the Madrigal Singers. Ralph enjoyed fishing in Canada with his friends, woodworking, building things and simply making sawdust. He is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years Betty L. Shuman Morris, his children; Ralph B. Morris, Jr. of Millcreek, James C. Morris (Janet) of Erie, Lynn Goard (Jim) of Greensboro, N.C., six grandchildren: Katie and Zach Morris, Jamie Dailey (Dean), Bill Morris, Nicholas and Matthew Goard, three great-grandchildren; Dylan and Parker Dailey, Ethan Morris, one sister Peggy Morris of Clarksburg, W.V., and one niece Melissa Phillips (Bob) of Midlothian, Va. He was preceded in death by one brother Paul “Bud” Morris. Friends may call at the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 4216 Sterrettania Rd. on Monday, February 12, 2018 from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. and are invited to Asbury United Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. for the Funeral Service; private interment. Your thoughts of flowers are most appreciated, but we all have allergies. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution made to the Asbury United Methodist Church’s Gifts and Memorial Fund, 4703 West Ridge Rd., Erie, PA 16506. And most important to Ralph, he’d want you to know the importance of a church family. If you go to church, bring a friend. If you don’t have a church family, please find one.

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James R. Dandrea, Jr.

James R. Dandrea, Jr., 75, of Erie, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at Fairview Manor. He was born April 22, 1942, in Uniontown, Pa., a son of the late James R. Dandrea, Sr. and Eva Delligatti Dandrea. He served in the United States Army. Jim was a graduate of Strong Vincent High School, where he was named All City in basketball, football, and baseball. Jim was an avid Pittsburgh Steeler and Pirate fan. He enjoyed golf. He always made time for his children, and coached his daughter’s basketball team, and was adored by his team at Villa Maria Elementary back in the 1980s. He owned Dandrea Hair Designs in the Colony Plaza, and worked for many years as a professional hair stylist. He also owned the Cubby Hole Lounge with his beloved brother Duke. He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne D. Sitzler (David) of Greenville, S.C.; one son, James R. Dandrea, III of Erie; two brothers, Peter Dandrea (Laverne) of Valdosta, Ga. and Donald “Duke” Dandrea (Bonnie) of Erie; four sisters, Marie DeCarlucci of Erie, Lois Monahan (Dwayne) of Uniontown, Pa., Evelyn Mozur and Rita Masi, both of Erie; and seven grandchildren, Megan Dandrea, Victoria Dandrea, James Dandrea, IV, Anthony Dandrea, Anthony Sitzler, Michael Sitzler, and Mia Sitzler. He is also survived by a great-grandson, Anthony Panella; and many nieces and nephews. No calling hours will be observed. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, February 17th at Saint Paul RC Church, 1617 Walnut Street, at 11 a.m. The John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc., 2122 Raspberry Street, is handling arrangements. To send condolences, visit www.orlandofuneralhome.com. Anyone wishing to donate in Jim’s name can send donations to the St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.

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Joseph N. Janulewski

Joseph N. Janulewski, age 85, of Erie, passed away Friday February 9, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pine Ave. Branch, 845 East 38th St.

John J. Loomis

John J. Loomis, age 56, of Erie, passed away Friday February 9, 2018 at St. Vincent Health Center. A full obituary by Burton Westlake Funeral Home, 3801 W. 26th St. to appear in a future edition of the Erie Times.

Cathy Preston

Cathy Preston, age 60, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at UPMC Hamot. Arrangements will be announced by the Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 602 W. 10th Street, Erie.

Jean McCumber Nicewonger

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Jean McCumber Nicewonger, age 89, of Millcreek Township, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018. Arrangements will be announced Monday by the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc.

Beth Joann Berti

Shirley M. Bell Staley

Beth Joann Berti, age 66, formerly of Erie, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, in Lithia, Fla. Arrangements will be announced Tuesday by the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd.

Shirley M. Bell Staley, age 82, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital. The Francis V. Kloecker Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Richard A. Sanders

Richard A. Sanders, 65, of Waterford, Pa., and formerly of Sherman, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Erie, Pa. He was born May 26, 1952 in Westfield, N.Y., the son of Richard D. Sanders and the late Jacqueline Bagley Sanders. Richard had been a truck driver for over forty years, working primarily for Agway in Waterford, Pa. He had also worked for the Agway Sherman Mill and G.E. in Erie. He belonged to the Sherman Community Church as well as the Magnolia United Methodist Church, the Moose in Union City, was a life member of the North American Fishing Club, a life member of Chautauqua County Fireman’s Grounds in Stockton where he served as a past President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Richard enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, metal truck models, and time with his family. He was also very proud of earning his Eagle Scout Badge. He is survived by his two sons; Eric Sanders of Waterford, Pa., and Aaron Sanders of Union City, Pa., his father; Richard D. Sanders of Sherman, five grandchildren; Colby, Dakota, Annabelle, Kaylee, and Brady, two brothers; Kevin Sanders and Harold (Deborah) Sanders of Sherman and several nieces and nephews. Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Weaver Sanders, whom he married July 24, 1971 in Magnolia, N.Y., a son; Christopher Sanders, his mother; Jacqueline Bagley Sanders, a brother; Teddy Sanders, and a sister; Mary Manhke. The funeral will be held on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Freay Funeral Home in Mayville (139 S. Erie St). Pastor John Bowen will officiate. Burial will be private in Magnolia cemetery at the convenience of the family. Friends will be received for calling hours from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. on Friday before the funeral service. The family suggests that memorials be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220, or the American Cancer Society, 2115 W. 38th St, Erie, PA 16508. To leave a remembrance or post condolences to the family, please visit freayfuneralhome.com.

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William Francis “Bill” King

William Francis “Bill” King, age 83, of Erie, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018, at ForestView Health Care Center. He was born in Erie, on July 20, 1934, the son of the late Harold and Clara Mayer King. Bill graduated from Academy High School in 1952 and attended Behrend College. He served in the United States Army. Bill worked at Erie Technological Products, Inc. and retired from Spectrum Control. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, enjoyed fishing, hunting, and golfing with family and friends, and always appreciated a good Manhattan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Unger King. Bill is survived by four daughters, Lori Miller (Ted) of Alburtis, Pa., Sandra Kent (David) of Jefferson, Mass., Leslie King of Pittsford, N.Y., and Lisa Pysher (Doug) of Woodbury, Minn.; and a son, Clark King (Kristen) of Erie; four sisters, Helen Graves of St. Petersburg, Fla., Irene King-Hughes of Johnson City, Tenn., Rose Marie Wilkins (Dwight) of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mary Ann Heintz of Erie; eleven grandchildren, Brian (Margot), Kara (Carlton), John, Jessica, Zachary, Michael, Mitchell, Carter, Alaina, Spencer and Garret; and three great-grandchildren, Jackson, Charlotte, and Alida. The family would like to express gratitude to all of the staff at Springhill Continuing Care Community for the compassionate and respectful care Bill received. Family and friends are invited to call at the Burton Westlake Funeral Home, 3801 West 26th Street (at Powell Avenue), on Thursday, February 15th from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and may attend a Funeral Mass on Friday, February 16th at St. George Church, 5145 Peach Street, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pheasants Forever Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter # 728, c/o Ed Moss, 9992 Wildman Rd., North East, PA 16428. Send condolences at www.burtonfuneralhome.com.

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John “Desi” Long

John “Desi” Long, age 63, of Erie, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1595 West 38th St. at Greengarden Blvd.

Betty J. Lloyd

Betty J. Lloyd, age 90, of Millcreek, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 536 West 10th Street.

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ANOTHER VIEW

Council right to approve razing viaduct The issue: McBride Viaduct’s fate Our view: Demolition should proceed

hile we expect supporters of preserving the McBride Viaduct will keep making their case until the end, two votes by Erie City Council on Wednesday put that end in sight. Council, by two 4-3 votes, approved a $1.5 million demolition contract for the bridge and declined to schedule an 11th-hour public hearing on the decision to raze it. Mayor Joe Schember also favors moving ahead with demolition for reasons of cost, safety and liability. Absent a change of heart by at least one member of that council majority — Cas Kwitowski, Mel Witherspoon, Bob Merski and Jim Winarski — demolition will move forward. That’s what should happen. Adam Trott, president of the advocacy group Erie Connect + Respect, raised the prospect of legal action. It’s conceivable that could delay demolition, but even the group’s lawyer has said he doesn’t believe it could prevent it. The McBride Viaduct, which spans the railroad tracks between East Avenue and Buffalo Road, opened in 1938 and was closed by the city in June 2010 because of structural deterioration. Preservationists have argued for preserving the bridge as a pedestrian and bicycle route. Working through an extensive, yearslong public process, the city and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation concluded that the bridge was obsolete and, with the advent of the nearby Bayfront Connector, redundant. They determined that safety and connectivity concerns could best be addressed by a new interchange and pedestrian crossings along the connector at Buffalo Road. As that process played out, activists continued to advocate for preserving the McBride Viaduct but didn’t take the organizational and fundraising steps necessary to bolster their case and mitigate city officials’ concerns about cost, safety, maintenance and liability. Their passion has been admirable, but it doesn’t alter the fact that at this pivotal moment the city has more pressing needs for scarce resources and the talents of its staff. In recent months, the viaduct’s fate has become a proxy for larger issues — poverty and racial justice among them — and has drawn new voices to the debate. And for some, the bridge’s fate is emblematic of what they perceive as a City Hall dismissive of Erie’s east side. Let’s be clear. Outside the context of the viaduct debate, those issues are legitimate. The east side has many problems and grievances. The mayor and City Council deserve to be judged in due course on how they engage with residents there and work with them to address their concerns. But the deterioration and closing of the McBride Viaduct is not the cause of those ills nor is saving it the solution. It’s time to say farewell to that old bridge, knock it down and move on.

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YO U R V I E W

Stop senseless slaughter of Pennsylvania coyotes Coyotes, greatly revered by Navajo herders, who call them “God’s dog,” are tragically the most persecuted and demonized predator in Pennsylvania. Throughout Pennsylvania, coyotes are being brutally slaughtered in killing contests for money. They have the same DNA as our beloved dogs, and one would go to jail for killing a neighbor’s dog. It is bad enough they are tortured, but some cruel, bloodthirsty hunters use hound dogs. Typically hunters will wound coyotes in the leg areas, so the hounds can easily catch up with them, and the hounds tear them apart. Coyotes are not killed because they are a nuisance, as claimed. They are killed to keep the deer populations high, so the sport and trophy hunters, a small 6 percent minority of Pennsylvanians, will have an excess of deer to kill during hunting season. Coyotes serve important natural roles as scavengers and predators, controlling rodents, killing fawns and keeping deer populations in check. The Pennsylvania Game Commission and hunters always say that their services are necessary to reduce the deer population, because the deer have no natural predators. However, coyotes are deer predators, so why are they trying to slaughter all of the coyotes in Pennsylvania? For more information go to www.projectcoyote.org. — Silvie Pomicter, Chinchilla

Saving the viaduct could bring community together I am writing this with strong feelings about saving the McBride Viaduct and ask those of you who don’t care about it one way or another to imagine yourselves among the people who depend on it daily for safe, secure, convenient travel. Also, imagine the pride these travelers and their neighbors could feel knowing their needs were recognized, valued and acted on. A positive ripple effect could surely follow. Imagine the community at large coming together to ensure the bridge’s ongoing maintenance and enhancement through business sponsors, service organizations, school community projects, volunteers, adopt-a-bridge efforts, etc. I truly believe the sky’s the limit on this. Erie has a well-known reputation as a giving

community. Let’s keep that reputation by doing the right thing for the viaduct. — Susan Parry, Millcreek

Improvements at Granada complex welcome, overdue I’m so glad to see the new management is renovating the former Granada Apartments. As a former longtime resident— I moved in when it was the premier complex in the area and moved out eight years ago when my ceiling started leaking and began to collapse— I saw how a wonderful complex went downhill as the Buffalo management group took charge. The people out of Buffalo were totally absent and unresponsive to concerns. (They wouldn’t repair my ceiling, for example.) The hall fire extinguishers often went unchecked and they turned off the alarm system connected to the fire department without notifying the tenants. I hope the new owners win their lawsuit with the company in Buffalo and use the money to bring the complex back to life. — Mark Eisert, Summit Township

Democrats obstructing American values, ideals Oh, how the worm turns. The Democratic Party has now become the obstructionist party of no. But what are they saying “no” to? No to tax cuts for all. No to lower unemployment, especially among women, minorities and the handicapped. No to rising wages. No to putting American citizens’ rights ahead of those here illegally. No to stopping illegal immigration. No to the border wall. No to stopping foreign aid to countries that support terrorism. No to independence from foreign oil. No to civil discourse. Notice the personal attacks on the president, which would not be tolerated if he had a “D” by his name. No to honest journalism. No to the Second Amendment. No to American exceptionalism, the American dream, American leadership. And I believe they are saying no to the American way of life, preferring a socialist/communist form of ruling their subjects, rather than governing their citizens. — Max Jonson, Erie

Rep. Thompson can’t lead 5th District into future The Jan. 9 Guardian newspaper tells us exactly why we can no longer afford to have U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson,

R-5th Dist., in Congress. The headline reads: “China on track to lead in renewables as U.S. retreats.” The area of Pennsylvania Thompson represents has given us all three forms of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. As such, we contributed to the rise of our modern energy-hungry society. But times have changed. Those who don’t change will be left in the carbon-polluted dust, beholden to others who do “get it,” including China. We cannot afford to have people like Thompson who can’t understand the changes that are happening in front of our eyes. We cannot afford to have people like Thompson who vote in lockstep with President Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” vision of a polluted future. There is a whole new renewable energy economy happening with increasing speed. Thompson’s continued support of yesterday’s energy is stopping the people of his own district from participating and taking advantage of it, from getting the jobs of the future. The good news is that there are already more jobs in the renewable energy sectors than there are in coal, oil and gas combined. And this is just getting started. Marc Friedenberg gets it. He understands the future that awaits. We need his leadership moving us forward. He is technology and clean energy savvy and prefers to build our economy, not China’s. — Ed Satalia, State College

Show some manners, quit using term ‘guy’ How many women are annoyed at a waitress or server coming to their table at a restaurant with the greeting, “Hi, guys.” Why? Can’t she or he see we are women not men? What is with the “guys” greeting? How about a new meteorologist on WJET-TV who begins his forecast with “Hey!” or currently, “Hey guys!” Is this to seem personable or cute to the audience? Why bother? His job is giving the weather, not to be a standup greeter or comedian. Finally, what is with greeting everyone with a one-word “hihowareyou”? Do people really want to find out how the person is? Isn’t it easier to just say “hi” or “hello,” since at times I would really like to tell the person asking me exactly just how I am. — Carol Overbeck, Erie

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ANOTHER VIEW

We all have to do our part to make Erie’s comeback succeed

Lisa Thompson

n a recent column I predicted 2018 could be a watershed year for Erie. New leadership, new investments and an array of strategic plans seem to be putting real change within reach. The column was placed amid other telling coverage. A photo by Erie Times-News photographer Christopher Millette corroborated the hope I expressed. It depicted ironworker Chris Cann positioning a 1,000-pound steel beam into the framework of the new $135 million Erie Insurance office building meant to one day house up to 1,200 workers. Stretching across the top of the page was the counterpoint, a headline blaring: “Manufacturing employment falls.” That was Jim Martin’s piece detailing a December jobs report noting that manufacturing

employment fell by 300 jobs in December to 19,200. The number had not been that low since April 2010 when the Great Recession was still reverberating through the local economy. In our most recent Reader Advisory Board meeting here at the Erie TimesNews, member Joel Natalie named the tension on the page. “It the ‘The Tale of Two Eries,’” he said. There are the hard facts that reflect Erie’s ongoing struggle to find a place in “the world marketplace,” Natalie said. That includes intractable poverty rates, population decline, sinking property values and ongoing job losses. But then, “there is another narrative of all the good things happening in Erie,” he said. That would include the new Erie Insurance building and the rest of the more than half a billion dollars of investment in the works; the advent of new “woke” Mayor Joe Schember’s administration; the financial recovery of the Erie School District; the creation of the Erie Downtown Development Corp.; and the Erie

Innovation District. Natalie is one of a panel of 12 readers who meet with us monthly to discuss news and vet our coverage. Amid the animated, rapid-fire exchange of ideas, these careening conversations invariably throw into high relief the most important questions facing the community and our newsroom. We explored more of Erie’s dual narrative: The region has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to institutions of higher learning. Yet students who spend years here preparing for their futures do not choose to build those futures here. Why would they stay when wages are so low? more than one member asked. They pointed to an ad touting personal care positions with pay lower than what a person could earn working in a convenience store. And some have speculated that the difficulty for some local manufacturers to attract qualified workers may have more to do with the wages offered than a dearth of trained workers. Andy Steinmetz said well-paying jobs were not the only obstacle to retaining

millennials like him. You have to have a community where people want to live, he said. That includes a downtown that can be perused on foot or by bike, and where attractive housing, good coffee, groceries, nightlife and work all are within reach. Another dissonance: If the region wants to build a future on innovation, then it must feature the kind of internet service needed to support the high-end needs of high-tech businesses, he and others have repeatedly pointed out. The same is true of the fight against poverty. How to lift Erie residents from it when many do not have the means to obtain even basic internet service, a utility as critical to survival in the modern economy as light or heat? I don’t think we can choose just one of these narratives to believe. Both Erie’s potential and challenges are real. There is a standard warning in the British rail system, “mind the gap,” that space that must be bridged as a passenger steps from a platform onto the train. Success will be achieved by attending to, bridging and

reconciling the gaps between these divergent tales of Erie. To my mind, it is not a matter of ability, but will. And as a northwestern Pennsylvania resident who has watched the world recede from the region for decades, trust me when I say the need to wield it is urgent. City Hall and the city’s corporate leaders are doing some heavy lifting, aligning resources and leadership to make change possible. But for this to work, everyone must play a role. Identifying obstacles to Erie’s recovery is one thing. Putting forward ideas and advocating for ways to overcome them is better. It is up to residents to listen closely to and engage with (not throw stones at) the conversations underway to reshape this region. This will require paying attention and continually asking— including at this newspaper— what is my part? Lisa Thompson can be reached at 870-1802. Send email to lisa.thompson@ timesnews.com. Follow her on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/ETNthompson.

GUEST VIEWPOINT

United Way changing to lead way in breaking cycle of poverty

Janel Bonsell

n Thursday, community leaders and supporters will come together at the United Way of Erie County’s Self-Sufficiency Summit. Information will be shared on the work that is underway in our community to improve conditions so more people can move out of poverty with hope for their future. In the past, the United Way’s focus was solely on how much money was raised, but times have changed. Now we believe that it’s first about the work and what’s in the best interest of the Erie community rather than simply raising money and doing good things. A little background. The United Way was conceptualized in Erie in 1911 when the first recorded discussion was held concerning the need to unite separate agencies for fundraising and mutual cooperation. Then

in 1914, when 11 of the 22 social service agencies in Erie County united, the Erie Social Service Federation was established. In 1974, the Erie Social Service Federation was renamed the United Way of Erie County. From the beginning, the United Way’s mission has been, and remains, to serve the community. How that is done, though, has necessarily evolved. Our community, and the conditions we find ourselves in, is very different now. The number of nonprofit organizations has grown from 22 in 1914 to 400-plus today and, unfortunately, we are faced with increasingly complex social challenges, like poverty, that hold our community back from economic development and progress. We know that to effect positive change at scale, we need to transform how we work. Transformation is a word we are hearing more these days, and it certainly applies to numerous promising initiatives underway in our own community. The Erie region’s downtown is gearing up for great transformation; the collaborative efforts of the Erie Downtown

Development Corp.; expansion of both UPMC Hamot and Saint Vincent Hospital; the Erie Innovation District’s focus on creating a new knowledge-based economy that will draw technology companies to Erie; and the city of Erie’s comprehensive plan, Erie Refocused, is getting long-overdue attention and implementation. Joining these exciting initiatives is the United Way of Erie County, which in December announced a transformational shift from its traditional role as a fundraiser to a collective impact organization. Collective impact is a disciplined, defined approach to solving complex social issues, such as poverty. By focusing on student success and family stability through a collective impact model, the United Way is committed to giving children — and their families — the key to unlocking the net of poverty: educational success. The United Way’s razorsharp focus is on providing children and families a hand up, out of poverty. We believe education is the key to accomplishing this. For too long, the barriers to

learning have been ignored or addressed through a “Band-aid” approach. When these barriers are removed, and especially from Erie County children living in poverty, students are successful in school and their options for the future expand as far as they can dream. But despite more than 100 years of good work funded by donors to the United Way and its predecessor organizations, students from lowincome households continue to face barriers to learning and the Erie community continues to suffer from unacceptable rates of poverty. If our community is serious about stopping the cycle of poverty, we need to make hard decisions and change what we know has not been working. To that end, our board reaffirmed that the focus of the United Way is to promote collective work to make our entire community a better place for all. That’s why it unanimously agreed to move away from funding individual programs in isolation to supporting intentional partnerships that work together collectively to achieve student success and family stability.

Through strategic partnerships that bring people and organizations together, we can give everyone the chance to live their best life. The United Way of Erie County is building powerful collective impact partnerships in schools and neighborhoods across our region. We are innovating in the way people, organizations and systems work together. With committed partners and donors, we are working toward large-scale change that impacts generations. The United Way’s role goes beyond funding. We believe our role is to be a leader and convener, bringing the private sector, public entities, educational systems and social service resources together to work collectively toward the common goal of breaking the cycle of poverty. That’s what our children deserve. That’s what our community needs. With your support, we can ensure children and families succeed in school and in life. Janel Bonsell is chairwoman of the board of the United Way of Erie County.

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

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Raddysh, Greyhounds overwhelm Otters Former Otters star scores in his return to Erie

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than a fad,” he said. “It wasn’t going to go away.” Shimpeno graduated Shimpeno fromMcLane in 1990. He stayed local and received his bachelor’s degree in photography from Edinboro University in 1994. However, Shimpeno knew his true calling remained snowboarding. Within a year, he began crossing the country’s major mountain ranges in search of work at resorts. Shimpeno’s persistence

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The culture. The art. The rebelliousness. Definitely the rebelliousness. All of that is what initially drew Rick Shimpeno to the world of skateboarding in the late 1980s. The General McLane student then learned about snowboarding, the winter version of that sport. Shimpeno quickly found Krupp asked Shimpeno if he’d be interested in doing that. “That’s when I knew snowboarding was more

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The Cathedral Prep Ramblers finally experienced what the Reynolds Raiders have long felt. The view from upon the PIAA's team wrestling tournament podium is a satisfying one. The District 10 champions each placed in the top three of their classes after this season's meet concluded Saturday afternoon at Hershey's Giant Center. And in the Raiders' case, it was as Class 2A champions for a record fifth time.

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WINTER OLYMPICS A ROUNDUP OF SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS /// LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNDAY

What to watch for today

LUGE The U.S. has two men in Chris Mazdzer and Tucker West who won World Cup races since Sochi, but it would be a surprise if either makes the podium.

FIGURE SKATING The team event ﬁnishes with the men’s and women’s free skates and free dance. The medals should come down to Russia, Canada and the U.S., who made up the Sochi podium in that order.

ALPINE SKIING Women’s giant slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin makes her PyeongChang debut here, the ﬁrst of potentially ﬁve individual events where she could earn a medal.

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GAMES FACES Here is a handful of men and women in Alpine skiing who never have won an Olympic medal but could be betterknown to fans by the time the Pyeongchang Games are done:

Jessica Diggins of the United States reacts after the women’s 7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the Winter Olympics Saturday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [MATTHIAS SCHRADER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Jessie Diggins finishes 5th in skiathlon, best ever for a US woman From wire reports

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Jessie Diggins wasn’t quite fast enough to catch the history she was chasing Saturday. That didn’t mean she finished her first race of the Pyeongchang Olympics with any disappointment, or without a meaningful achievement. Diggins, of Afton, Minn., led the U.S. contingent with a fifth-place finish in the women’s skiathlon at Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Center. Battling nerves and cramping, she still recorded the highest placing of any American woman in history in a crosscountry ski race at the Winter Games. Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla used a bold move in the final two kilometers to win, with Marit Bjoergen of Norway taking silver and Krista ROUNDUP WOMEN’S HOCKEY Alina Muller scored four goals, including three in the ﬁrst period, to lead Switzerland over Korea 8-0 in the preliminary round for women’s hockey. The ﬁrst combined Korean team was clearly overmatched by the Swiss, but that didn’t mute fans’ enthusiasm for a team dressing three North Koreans. Sara Hjalmarsson scored 1:53 into the third period and Sweden held off Japan 2-1 earlier Saturday. It was only Japan’s third appearance in the Olympics for women’s hockey, and they had

Parmakoski of Finland earning bronze. Kalla’s gold medal was the first awarded at the Pyeongchang Games and made her the first Swedish woman to win three Olympic cross-country titles. Bjoergen set a record, too, with her 11th Olympic medal, the most won by any woman in cross-country at the Winter Games. The American women would be delighted just to win their first Olympic medal in the sport. Though Diggins didn’t get it done in the skiathlon, which includes a 7.5-kilometer classic leg and 7.5k freestyle leg, she and her teammates have several more opportunities in Pyeongchang — and Saturday left her feeling good about their chances. “Today was a good race for me,’’ said Diggins, whose time of 40 minutes, 59.6 seconds was 14.7 seconds behind Kalla. “It was not my best race, which I’m really happy about,

because I’m ready to do some more. “I’m really excited. I think I’m in a good place at these games. It’s really cool being seconds away from a medal and seeing it right there. I know it’s possible. I know I have what it takes.’’ The other Americans didn’t fare as well. Caitlin Patterson was 34th Kikkan Randall was 40th and Rosie Brennan was 58th. The U.S. women entered the Olympics shouldering heavy expectations, created by their move up the World Cup rankings. The greatest hopes rest with Diggins, third in the circuit’s overall standings. She clearly felt it, though the anxiety seemed to subside once she got going. At the halfway point of the classic leg, Diggins was third, as close as she would get to the lead. She was trying to find the optimal position on a course she labeled as both tactical and “a serious grinder,’’ with

a biting wind complicating things further. After falling back to 10th place early in the freestyle leg, she moved up steadily late in the race. “There are a few crucial pinch points where you don’t want to be stuck behind people,’’ she said of the freestyle portion. “I was not in a smart position when Charlotte made her move. Then, when I got my body to start pushing, it just was a little bit late. “I really was wrecked at the finish. I gave it absolutely everything I had, and I’m proud of that. So I’m walking away happy.’’ Kalla seized the early lead and set a brisk pace. Bjoergen moved up through a lead pack of about 20 skiers and passed Kalla on the second lap of the race. The two swapped positions several times before Kalla attacked on the final lap, charging to the front and immediately putting distance between her and the rest of the field.

to start off pool play against a country that took home silver in 2006 and bronze in 2002.

MEN’S DOWNHILL Race organizers expect “challenging” conditions to stage the men’s Olympic downhill on Sunday. Team leaders have been told the weather forecast is “partly cloudy, but the wind will be strong.” Race-time temperatures will be below freezing on the Jeongseon hill. Gusts and tailwinds affected a shortened practice run on Friday but eased for the ﬁnal training session Saturday. “It was good enough to have a race today,” race director Markus Waldner said. “Tomorrow we will see.”

FIGURE SKATING American siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani will compete in the ice dance and Bradie Tennell in the women’s short program when the team competition resumes Sunday at Gangneung Ice Arena. The American team, second behind Canada after the pairs and men’s short programs, waited until the last possible moment to announce its lineup in a bit of gamesmanship with its rival nations. The top ﬁve nations after their short programs advance to the free skate later Sunday.

GERMANY TAKES TWO GOLDS Laura Dahlmeier pushed through bitterly cold conditions to win gold in the women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint biathlon after hitting all 10 of her targets. Marte Olsbu of Norway won silver and Veronika Vitkova of the Czech Republic earned bronze. Andreas Wellinger won the gold in men’s ski jumping. Norway won the silver and bronze with Johann Andre Forfang in second and Robert Johansson in third.

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BEAT FEUZ, Switzerland: A victory by Feuz on what’s his 31st birthday would not surprise anyone in the skiing world. He is, after all, the reigning world champion in the downhill and owns three World Cup wins and a pair of second-place finishes this season. At his lone previous Olympics, four years ago, he was still recovering from left knee problems and his best showing in three races was 13th. DOMINIK PARIS, Italy: This is his third Olympics and he’s never fared better than 11th. But Paris was the silver medalist at the 2013 world championships and is a consistent contender on the World Cup circuit, winding up third in the downhill standings three times and sitting in that spot this season, too. He also won the downhill on home snow in Bormio in December and was second in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Jan. 27. WENDY HOLDENER, Switzerland: She might just be the biggest threat to Shiffrin’s pursuit of multiple gold medals in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Since failing to finish either of those races at the Sochi Olympics at age 20, Holdener has established herself as a top competitor, taking home a gold in the combined event and a silver in the slalom (behind Shiffrin) at last year’s world championships. PETRA VLHOVA, Slovakia: Another potential challenger to Shiffrin, she was 18 — just like the American — at the Sochi Games, finishing no better than 19th. But she is now an established slalom racer, with two wins this season. SOFIA GOGGIA, Italy: If Vonn does not win what would be her second Olympic downhill title, it might just be because Goggia earns a medal in her Winter Games debut at age 25. And she might become a real star, because her personality is as electric as her skiing. Goggia has won two World Cup downhills this season, along with a couple of second-place finishes.

S AT U R DAY ' S O LY M P I C M E D A L I S T S At Pyeongchang, South Korea BIATHLON Women's 7.5km GOLD: Laura Dahlmeier, Germany SILVER: Marte Olsbu, Norway BRONZE: Veronika Vitkova, Czech Republic CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Women's Skiathlon GOLD: Charlotte Kalla, Sweden SILVER: Marit Bjoergen,

Norway BRONZE: Krista Parmakoski, Finland SHORT TRACK SPEEDSKATING Men's 1500 GOLD: Lim Hyojun, South Korea SILVER: Sjinkie Knegt, Netherlands BRONZE: Semen Elistratov, OA Russia SKI JUMPING Men's Normal Hill GOLD: Andreas Wellinger,

Germany SILVER: Johann Andre Forfang, Norway BRONZE: Robert Johansson, Norway SPEEDSKATING Women's 3000 GOLD: Carlijn Achtereekte, Netherlands SILVER: Ireen Wust, Netherlands BRONZE: Antoinette De Jong, Netherlands Saturday's Olympic scores:

CURLING Mixed Doubles China 6, United States 4 Norway 7, Finland 6 Canada 7, Switzerland 2 OA Russia 6, South Korea 5 Switzerland 6, South Korea 4 United States 10, Norway 3 China 10, Finland 5 Canada 8, OA Russia 2 ICE HOCKEY Women Sweden 2, Japan 1 Switzerland 8, South Korea 0

South Korea goalie Shin So-jung, of the combined Koreas team, watches the puck go into the net on a shot by Phoebe Staenz, of Switzerland, during the second period of the preliminary round of the women’s hockey game at the Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Saturday. [BRIAN SNYDER/POOL PHOTO VIA AP]

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BayHawks' Magette sinks winner at overtime buzzer Erie rallies past Greensboro, takes over outright division lead Staff report

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Erie BayHawks will savor their latest win longer than most others. Erie won on Josh Magette's short jump shot at the overtime buzzer, capping a rally for a 105-104 victory over the Greensboro Swarm before 1,924 fans at The Fieldhouse. The BayHawks (20-17) forced the extra twominute period largely because of a 12-0 run late in regulation. They were tied with the Swarm at 102-all after 48 minutes. Damian Wilkins opened the OT scoring on a fade-away bank shot, but his field goal represented the last

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kurt Busch is racing toward a Daytona 500 championship sequel. Busch could become just the fourth driver to go back-to-back and win consecutive Daytona 500s. Richard Petty (1973-1974) and Cale Yarborough (1983-1984) both won consecutive Daytona 500s, and no driver had his name etched on the Harley J. Earl Trophy two straight years since Sterling Marlin (1994-95). "I feel the pressure. I like

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points for Greensboro (11-24). Erie got back within one when Andrew White III made the front end of two free throws with 34.4 seconds left. White then atoned for a gametying miss at the line by grabbing the rebound off Wilkins' ensuing 3-point attempt. BayHawks coach Josh Longstaff then called timeout with 7.7 seconds on the clock. Magette took the inbounds pass from Jaylen Morris when played resumed. The guard dribbled near the top of the key, drove down the right side of the lane and then launched a short one-handed jumper over Swarm guard Marcus Paige. The ball twice bounced off the rim before falling back through the net while the horn sounded. Magette ran off the

court waving an index finger after Erie's dramatic victory, which represented its last action until Feb. 21 because of the G League's schedule and NBA AllStar break festivities. The BayHawks also start that hiatus with the outright lead in the league's Southeast Division. Lakeland, which went into Saturday tied for first with Erie, lost at home to the Raptors 905. Magette's game-winner was the last of his 16 points. The league leader in assists totaled 16 of them against the Swarm. Morris scored 21 points for Erie, which saw all five starters finish in double figures. Jeremy Evans was good for a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Greensboro lost despite a game-high 22 points from Damian Wilkins.

Jordan Sambrook to Sault Ste. Marie a month ago, let his fellow Greyhounds take care of the rest on the way to handing the Otters a 6-2 loss in front of 4,033 fans at Erie Insurance Arena. The Greyhounds’ potent No. 1 line of Raddysh, fellow Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Boris Katchouk and Ontario Hockey League scoringleaderMorganFrost tallied its only points of the evening on Raddysh’s goal. But Hayden Verbeek (two goals, assist) and Tim Gettinger (goal, two assists) headlined a balanced attack from the league’s highestscoring offense (240 goals). Raddysh instantly made his presence felt in a way Otters fans enjoyed during his three-plus seasons in Erie. He fired a wrist shot— and the game’s first shot on the game’s first shift— past Otters rookie goaltender Anand Oberoi to give the Greyhounds a 1-0 lead in the opening 10 seconds of

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Greensboro 33 21 31 17 2 —104 ERIE (00-00): Morris 10-14 0-0 21, Putney 6-12 4-4 17, Evans 6-9 2-5 16, Sword 5-11 0-2 10, Magette 6-15 2-2 16, Hollowell 0-1 0-0 0, White 5-13 1-4 13, Mathews 0-3 0-0 0, Beech 2-7 0-0 5, Gillon 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 43-90 9-17 105. GREENSBORO (00-00): Wilkins 8-20 3-3 22, Thompson 4-10 0-0 10, Mathiang 4-9 1-2 9, Henderson 3-8 0-0 7, Paige 6-12 0-0 17, Williams 2-8 0-0 4, Gill 1-3 1-4 3, Smith 8-11 4-4 20, Dawson 4-7 0-0 12, Huff 0-1 0-0 0, Petrasek 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 40-92 9-13 104. 3-Point goals: E 10-33 (Magette 2-6, White 2-6, Evans 2-4, Putney 1-5, Beech 1-5, Morris 1-4, Williams 1-1, Sword 0-2), G 15-36 (Paige 5-9, Dawson 4-7, Wilkins 3-7, Thompson 2-4, Henderson 1-4, Petrasek 0-2, Williams 0-1, Huff 0-1, Smith 0-1). Personal fouls: E — 13, G — 20. Fouled out: none Rebounds: E 47 (Evans 11), G 44 (Mathiang 10). Assists: E 28 (Magette 16), G 26 (Wilkins 7). Turnovers: E 14 (ﬁve tied with 2), G 15 (Paige 4). Blocks: E 12 (Putney 3), G 4 (Mathiang 2). Steals: E 9 (Putney 3), G 4 (Paige 2). Officials: Greg Dandridge, Evan Scott, Josh Wilson. Attendance: 1924.

sticking, 16:59. 2nd period: 5. Sault Ste. Marie, Noah Carroll 5 (Gettinger, Verbeek), 2:04. 6. Sault Ste. Marie, Jack Kopacka 23 OHL (Roth), 6:40.7. Sault Ste. Marie, Tim WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Gettinger 29 (N. Carroll), 13:06 (sh). 8. W LOTL SLPTS Erie, Kurtis Henry 1 (Golod, Duff), 16:10. Kitchener 36 15 2 0 74 Penalties — N. Carroll (S) tripping, 9:09; London 28 20 2 2 60 J. Carroll (S) hooking, 12:28; Katchouk Guelph 27 21 1 3 58 (S) tripping, 6:44. Owen Sound 25 19 2 5 57 3rd period: Scoring. Penalties — MacKay Sunday’s games Erie 15 29 6 3 39 (S) tripping, 3:39; Erie, too many men Mississauga at Erie, 2 p.m. West Division (served by Fowler), 5:22; Sambrook (S) Sault Ste. Marie 45 5 2 1 93 London at Guelph, 2 p.m. foul from behind, 6:14; Katchouk (S) tripSarnia 37 12 4 0 78 Sault Ste. Marie at Hamilton, 2 p.m. ping, 6:44. Missed penalty shot — Girhiny Saginaw 25 19 8 0 58 North Bay at Kingston, 2 p.m. (E), 6:14. Windsor 24 24 2 2 52 Owen Sound at Ottawa, 2 p.m. Shots on goal: Sault Ste. Marie 10-8Flint 16 31 3 2 37 Sudbury at Sarnia, 2:05 p.m. 7—25; Erie 5-9-6—20. Niagara at Windsor, 2:05 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Goaltenders: Sault Ste. Marie, Tyler Peterborough at Oshawa, 6:05 p.m. East Division Johnson 10-4-1-0 (20 shots, 18 saves); Hamilton 33 14 3 3 72 Erie, Anand Oberoi 6-8-3-1 (17 shots, Kingston 28 17 4 3 63 GREYHOUNDS 6, OTTERS 2 3 3 0 — 6 11 saves), Daniel Murphy 13:06 of 2nd Oshawa 25 25 3 0 53 Sault Ste Marie 1 1 0 — 2 period (8 shots, 8 saves). Ottawa 22 21 5 3 52 Erie Power plays: Sault Ste. Marie (0-3); Peterborough 18 28 3 3 42 1st period: 1. Sault Ste. Marie, Taylor Erie (0-5). Raddysh 26 (Frost), :10. 2. Erie, Ryan Central Division Referees: Ben Moser, Jason Goldenberg. Barrie 30 19 2 1 63 Martin 2 (Lajeunesse, Mack), 1:42. 3. Linesmen: Dustin McCrank, Justin Tang. Niagara 26 18 5 3 60 Sault Ste. Marie, Hayden Verbeek 19 North Bay 24 21 6 1 55 (LeGuerrier, Howdeshell), 5:15. 4. Sault Attendance: 4,033 Three stars: 1. Hayden Verbeek, Mississauga 24 26 0 1 49 Ste. Marie, Verbeek 20 (Howdeshell, Greyhounds (2 goals, assist); 2. Tim Sudbury 14 33 6 0 34 Gettinger), 16:50. Penalties — MaksiGettinger, Greyhounds (goal, 2 assists); Note: OTL is overtime loss; SL is shootout movich (E) slashing, 5:15; Kopacka loss. (S) slashing, 13:50; Wainman (E) high 3. Taylor Raddysh, Otters (goal)

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Kurt Busch targets 2nd straight Daytona 500 win Only 3 other drivers have back-to-back titles in ‘The Great American Race’

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it," Busch said Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Busch was a bit of a surprise winner last season in the first race for Ford as part of Stewart-Haas Racing's lineup. Busch, who had been suspended by NASCAR for two days before the 2015 Daytona 500 for off-track behavior, used a last-lap pass to win a race that was otherwise marred by a series of wrecks. He survived the crashes and gave SHR its first Daytona 500 victory. "Winning Daytona is like winning a championship ," Busch said. "It's one of the coolest things in stock car racing is to win Daytona. To hoist up a trophy and to have that

with us at Stewart-Haas, it's equivalent to winning a championship." Busch will be a longshot to repeat. There have been repeat NASCAR champions and drivers who swept multiple races on the same track in the same season, but none who could solve Daytona two straight years in the 23 seasons since Marlin went back-to-back at "The Great American Race." The Daytona 500 did nothing to serve as a catalyst for Busch's season. The 2014 Cup champion with 29 wins in 612 career starts, Busch failed to win another race last season, led only 16 laps all season and quickly flamed out in NASCAR's playoffs.

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Jordan Sambrook, left, of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds tries to get away from Emmett Sproule, right, of the Erie Otters on Saturday at Erie Insurance Arena. [JACK HANRAHAN/ETN]

the game. The goal seemed to stun the Otters (15-296-3), but they responded 3:02 later with Ryan Martin’s second goal in his 87th career game off assists from Troy Lajeunesse and Joseph Mack to even the score at 1. Yet, the Greyhounds responded at the 5:15 mark of the period with the first of Hayden Verbeek’s two goals, and the game’s third goal on only four shots. Verbeek’s 20th goal of the season extended the Greyhounds’ lead to 3-1 with 3:10 left in the period. The Greyhounds (45-5-2-1) put thegameawaywithsecondperiod goals from Noah Carroll, Jack Kopacka and Gettinger, with Gettinger’s shorthanded score ending Oberoi’s evening with 6:54 Saturday’s games Sault Ste. Marie 6, Erie 2 Ottawa 4, Oshawa 2 Kitchener 4, Hamilton 3 London 5, Sudbury 3 Windsor 3, Saginaw 2, OT Sarnia 5, Niagara 4, OT North Bay at Peterborough, late Flint at Barrie, late

left after six goals on 17 shots. Meanwhile, backup goaltender Tyler Johnson improvedto10-0-0-0since joining the Greyhounds in mid-October. • News and notes: Sambrook had no points, two shots on a goal and an even rating in his return to Erie. … Rookie defenseman Kurtis Henry scored his first OHL goal in the second period. … Otters defenseman Ryan Martin left the game in the second period with an apparent leg injury and didn’t return. … The game began 15 minutes late because of a late-arriving officiating crew. … Gettingeristheyoungerbrother of former Mercyhurst University defenseman Grant Gettinger.

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Jackson’s foul shots lift Gannon over Edinboro Golden Knights win thriller by 1 point in final second By Tom Reisneweber tom.reisenweber@ timesnews.com

EDINBORO — Zay Jackson immediately thought back to the first game of the season. Back in November, he had a chance to close out Wheeling Jesuit at the free-throw line, but he missed. On Saturday, Jackson had his chance for redemption. Jackson was fouled with 0.4 seconds left and drained all three free throws to give Gannon a thrilling 72-71 win over Edinboro in a PSAC West men’s basketball showdown in front of 1,309 fans at McComb Fieldhouse. “The first thing I thought about was Wheeling Jesuit because it was the same situation and I missed the first one before making the next two,” Jackson said. “We lost in overtime down there, but I do this kind of thing every day in practice. I just had to take my time, relax and make the free throws.” Edinboro and Gannon, as expected, played an exciting and tight game throughout the afternoon and were tied at 67 in the

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final minute. General McLane graduate Jaymon Mason drove to the whole and hit a jumper with 48 seconds on Jackson the clock to give Edinboro a 69-67 lead before Gerrell Williams hit a long jumper to tie the game with 33 seconds left. After a Fighting Scots timeout, they set up a play to find McLane grad Alex Jay in the corner for a 3-pointer. Jay, who provided a big spark off the bench in the second half, just missed, but Keshawn Liggins had a putback with four seconds to play. Jackson took the inbounds pass, raced down the floor and put up a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer. He missed the shot, but the foul was called putting him at the line down 71-69. Jackson made all three shots and Edinboro did

Edinboro’s Anthony Coleman, right, gets a piece of a shot by Gannon’s Matt Johnson on Saturday at Edinboro’s McComb Fieldhouse. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

not get a shot off before the buzzer in their fourth last-second loss of the season. “I love Zay Jackson. He was in that same situation earlier in the season he did a great job getting down the floor to get a shot up,” said Gannon coach John Reilly. “He’s not a big guy, but he’s got a big heart and he’s a competitor. It all goes back to how he was raised, and he loves

to play basketball. I have so much respect for him.” Gannon improved to 16-8 overall and 12-6 in the PSAC to sit in third place and just half a game back of Slippery Rock. The Golden Knights have a quick turnaround and host Indiana (Pa.) on Monday in a makeup game that was snowed out in December. Edinboro dropped to 14-8, 11-7, but the

Fighting Scots still control fourth place in the West, which would mean a home game to start the PSAC tournament. “I just told the guys we can’t let this affect the rest of the season,” said Edinboro coach Pat Cleary. “We have to use it as fuel. We had so many opportunities in the first half and didn’t capitalize on them, and then we didn’t close

the door in the second half when we had a chance and this is the end result. I’m proud of our guys’ effort, and they are a resiliant group that will find a way to bounce back.” Gannon led by as many as 14 points in the second half before Edinboro made a run. The Fighting Scots led 66-62 with 3:41 left before Gannon made another run to make it close at the end. Jackson led Gannon with 18 points and nine assists, while Evan Phoenix had 13 points and nine rebounds and Williams scored 14 points. Liggins scored 29 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Edinboro, which celebrated MakeA-Wish Awareness Day and gave away a trip to a Make-A-Wish child at halftime. Mason added 14 points and Anthony Coleman scored 10, while Jay had four points and two big assists in the final few minutes. “We have a lot of respect for Edinboro and knew these two teams are pretty evenly matched,” Reilly said. “We are fortunate to get a win because they really took it to us down the stretch.” Tom Reisenweber can be reached at 870-1707 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNreisenweber.

Rosten, Edinboro defense overwhelm Gannon women 13th-ranked Fighting Scots improve to 20-2 By Tom Reisneweber tom.reisenweber@ timesnews.com

EDINBORO — Ayana Vaughn has found a role with Edinboro in coming off the bench to give the FightingScotsqualityminutes here and there. With standout Michaela Barnes leaving the game in the first half with a bad cut near her mouth, Vaughn stepped up as a lockdown defender as she played a season-high 21 minutes. With Vaughn filling a need,forwardCiaraRosten dominatedinthepaintwith 30 points and 13 rebounds, 11 defensive, for her 13th double-double of the season,whichhelpedEdinboro beat Gannon 63-42 in a PSAC West women’s basketball game Saturday in front of 714 fans at McComb Fieldhouse. “We wanted to keep them off the 3-point line because they have good shooters,” said Rosten, who broke the Edinboro single-season blocks record with 84. “We wanted to force them to drive and then be in their face and be aggressive. I think the key for me was just to stay in the paint and play tough. My teammates were able to get me the ball.” Edinboro, the No. 13 team in the country, improved to 20-2 overall and 16-2 in the PSAC. Edinboro has now won 20 games for eight straight seasons. The Fighting Scots sit in first place with Indiana (Pa.) in second at 15-2 and California (Pa.) in thirdat15-3.IUPwillcatch up in games played on Monday when they make up a snowed-out game at Gannon. The Golden Knights dropped to 13-11 overall and sit in fifth place at 10-8. With the top six teamsgoingtotheplayoffs, Gannon has a three-game

Women’s basketball PSAC West Gannon 42 Edinboro 63 Game stats, standings, C5 Online Extras: View Times-News photos from the Edinboro vs. Gannon women's basketball game: GoErie.com/photos

lead on seventh-place Mercyhurst with four games left. Edinboro and Gannon were grinding out the first two quartersas the Fighting Scots took a 31-24 lead at the half. Edinboro wouldn’t have Barnes, who had 45 points in the previous two games, after she scored eight first-half points because she could not returnwith a deep cut on her face. “Ayanahasbeencoming up big in several games, including Slippery Rock and Mercyhurst,” EdinborocoachStanSwanksaid ofVaughn.“Shekeepsgetting better and better, and

that’s what we really want Harlie Bolt. 11andLaurenTewesscored from our bench. We want Julia Braungart led eight. them to step up and get Gannon with 13 points, the job done. She has been while Maggie Mitchell had Tom Reisenweber can doingthatandwasmarvelousondefense(Saturday).” Edinboro held Gannon to seven points in the third quarter and 11 in the fourth to secure the win. The 42 points allowed is the lowest total of the season for the Scots. The previous season-low was when Edinboro beat Cheyney 87-46. “We wanted to get stops in the second half, and I was glad I could help my team,” Vaughn said. “Michaela (Barnes) is a big defensive threat, so I had to fill that role. I think the more minutes I play, the morecomfortableIgetand the more I can help.” Jontay Walton added 12 pointsandGeneralMcLane graduate Michelle Jahn scored 11 for Edinboro, which raised money for the Leukemia and LymphomaSocietyina“Hoops for Harlie” game in honor of former Girard standout Edinboro’s Ciara Rosten drives past Gannon’s Nicole LaCava on Saturday at Edinboro’s McComb Fieldhouse. Rosten ﬁnished with 30 points and 13 rebounds in Edinboro’s victory. [JACK HANRAHAN/ ERIE TIMESNEWS]

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Pitt-Bradford upsets Behrend men Mercyhurst dumps Seton Hill in PSAC game Staff report

Four days ago, the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team was gearing for a battle with La Roche that would likely determine the AMCC's top seed for the upcoming playoffs. Now, the Lions are left wondering how things could go so wrong so fast. Losing to La Roche 61-56 at the Junker Center was

disappointing but understandable. But the Lions' 65-62 defeat at the hands of lowly PittBradford (4-19, 3-13) was stunning, and hurt more when first-place La Roche fell 85-84 at Penn State-Altoona. The day's results left La Roche a game ahead of Behrend with two games left in the regular season. Behrend (18-5, 13-3) erased a fivepoint halftime deficit and went ahead 60-59 on Mike Fischer's free throw with 2:34 remaining, but Dylan Mitchell's

layup 13 seconds later put the Panthers ahead to stay. The Lions had one last shot at sending the game to overtime but Dan Wanker's 3-point attempt missed with one second remaining. Wanker led the Lions with 17 points, and Malike Brinson finished with 14. Christian Kelly-Perkins led PittBradford with 17 points.

Mercyhurst 77, Seton Hill 66: At Greensburg,

Pa., Derrick Ellis started the second half with consecutive 3-pointers to begin a 16-3 spurt that sent the Lakers on

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Seton Hill outlasts Mercyhurst women Behrend fends off Pitt-Bradford in AMCC matchup

victory with three free throws. Lapertosa led Mercyhurst with 12 points, Staff report and her sister Maria Lapertosa finished with G R E E N S B U R G — 11. Former Villa Maria star Jenna Kaufman had Lindsey Mifsud drilled 16 of her game-high 22 a 3-pointer with 4:19 to points in the first half go Saturday to snap a tie for Seton Hill. and send Seton Hill on Penn State Behrend the way to a 65-59 vic- 77, Pitt-Bradford 71: At tory over Mercyhurst in Bradford, Emily Kinecki a PSAC West women's had 10 of her 21 points basketball game. in the fourth quarter for T h e L a d y L a k e r s the Lions, who scored (9-15, 7-11) battled back the final nine points of from a 14-point deficit the gameto overtakethe to take a 54-52 lead on a Panthers in an AMCC layup by Emily Shopene matchup. with 6:30 remaining. Pitt-Bradford (12The score was knotted 10, 9-7) held a 57-47 at 56 before Mifsud gave lead after three quarthe Griffins (18-7, 13-6) ters and was up 61-49 the lead for good with with 8:49 remaining her 3-pointer. Alexan- when Behrend (10-13, dra Hay connected on 8-8) started its comea free throw and Katie back. Autumn Byes and Nolan followed with a Kourtney Beamesderfer layup to give Seton Hill each had six points and a six-point lead with Kinecki added four in a 2:01 left. 16-2 spurt that gave the Lauren Lapertosa's Lions a 65-63 advanthree-point play gave tage. The Panthers the Lakers hope with battled back to regain 1:39 remaining, but the lead before a layup the Grffins ensured the by Nicole Boyer put

COLLEGE BASKETBALL PSAC MEN WEST

x-IUP x-Slippery Rock x-Gannon x-Edinboro Pitt-Johnstown Mercyhurst California Seton Hill Clarion EAST

Conf. 14-3 13-6 12-6 11-7 11-8 9-9 5-13 5-14 0-18

Ovr. 18-6 19-6 16-8 14-8 13-10 12-10 9-15 8-16 3-21

Conf. Ovr. x-Shippensburg 14-3 18-4 x-West Chester 15-4 19-4 x-E. Stroudsburg 13-4 16-5 x-Kutztown 12-5 16-5 Bloomsburg 10-9 14-9 Millersville 7-12 9-16 Lock Haven 5-13 7-15 Mansﬁeld 5-14 6-16 Cheyney 2-15 2-19 x-clinched PSAC Tournament berth

Saturday’s games Gannon 72, Edinboro 71 Mercyhurst 77, Seton Hill 66 Slippery Rock 82, Clarion 65 Bloomsburg 89, Millersville 78 West Chester 107, Cheyney 65 Pitt-Johnstown 82, California 75 Kutztown 77, Mansﬁeld 71 Shippensburg 81, Lock Haven 68

GANNON 72, EDINBORO 71

Gannon 39 33 — 72 Edinboro 27 44 — 71 GANNON (16-8, 12-6): Jackson 4-12 7-7 18, Williams 6-8 0-0 14, Phoenix 6-10 1-2 13, Miraud 3-5 3-4 9, Ogbuagu 3-4 0-0 6, Green 2-8 2-2 6, Mills 2-2 0-0 4, Webb Jr. 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Porter 0-0 0-0 0, Fustine 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 13-15 72. EDINBORO (14-8, 11-7): Liggins 10-22 4-6 29, Mason 6-16 0-0 14, Coleman 3-7 2-2 10, Beck 3-5 0-0 8, Staunch 3-4 0-0 6, Jay 2-5 0-0 4, Simpson 0-1 0-0 0, Frank 0-2 0-0 0, Baston II 0-0 0-0 0, Sims Jr. 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 6-8 71. 3-point goals: G 5-12 (Jackson 3-8, Williams 2-2, Green 0-2), E 11-34 (Liggins 5-12, Beck 2-3, Coleman 2-6, Mason 2-8, Simpson 0-1, Sims Jr. 0-1, Jay 0-3). Rebounds: G 35 (Phoenix 9), E 31 (Liggins 9). Assists: G 21 (Jackson 9), E 17 (Three tied with 3). Attendance: 1,309.

MERCYHURST 77, SETON HILL 66

Mercyhurst 35 42 — 77 Seton Hill 38 28 — 66 MERCYHURST (12-10, 9-9): Collier 8-18 4-4 27, Ellis 6-6 3-4 18, Smith 3-6 0-2 8,

Walters 3-11 1-1 7, Maxwell 2-3 0-0 5, Ferreira 2-2 0-0 4, Holness-Lightbody 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 1-4 0-1 2, Dent 1-2 0-0 2, Spurlock 0-1 0-0 0, Knowles 0-0 0-0 0, Roland 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 8-12 77. SETON HILL (8-16, 5-14): Blondin 8-17 3-6 22, Davis 5-12 6-7 18, Casson 4-6 6-8 14, Bowling 3-6 1-2 7, Lecuona 2-6 0-0 5, Sekunda 0-1 0-0 0, Alston 0-0 0-0 0, Karabatsos 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 16-23 66. 3-point goals: M 13-24 (Collier 7-11, Ellis 3-3, Smith 2-3, Maxwell 1-1, Holness-Lightbody 0-1, Walters 0-5), SH 6-18 (Blondin 3-6, Davis 2-6, Lecuona 1-5, Karabatsos 0-1). Rebounds: M 32 (Smith 8), SH 28 (Casson 15). Assists: M 16 (Smith 5), SH 14 (Blondin 4). Attendance: 215.

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Conf. Ovr. La Roche 14-2 17-6 Penn St. Behrend 13-3 18-5 Penn St. Altoona 12-4 16-7 Hilbert 11-5 15-8 Medaille 11-5 14-9 Mt. Aloysius 5-11 5-18 Pitt-Greensburg 4-12 6-16 Franciscan 4-12 5-18 D’Youville 3-13 6-16 Pitt-Bradford 3-13 4-19 Saturday’s games Pitt-Bradford 65, Penn St. Behrend 62 Medaille 71, Mt. Aloysius 58 Hilbert 84, Pitt-Greensburg 58 D’Youville 75, Franciscan 66 Penn St. Altoona 85, La Roche 84

PITT-BRADFORD 65, PENN STATE BEHREND 62

Penn State Behrend 27 35 — 62 Pitt-Bradford 32 33 — 65 PENN STATE BEHREND (18-5, 13-3): Wanker 7-15 3-3 17, Brinson 5-10 1-2 14, Clark 4-11 1-1 9, Fischer 2-4 2-3 6, Fukon 2-3 0-0 5, Gorny 2-5 0-0 4, McLaughlin 2-6 0-2 4, King 1-2 0-0 3, Niland 0-1 0-0 0, Nuara 0-0 0-0 0, Reese 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 7-11 62. PITT-BRADFORD (4-19, 3-13): KellyPerkins 7-13 1-1 17, Rogers 4-10 1-2 10, Brogsdale 4-9 2-2 10, Mitchell 3-8 4-6 10, Harris 3-6 0-0 7, Mills 2-3 0-0 5, Dailey 1-1 1-3 3, Niedermeyer 1-1 0-1 3, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 9-15 65. 3-point goals: PSB 5-22 (Brinson 3-5, Fukon 1-2, King 1-2, Niland 0-1, Gorny 0-2, McLaughlin 0-2, Clark 0-4, Wanker 0-4), PB 6-15 (Kelly-Perkins 2-4, Niedermeyer 1-1, Mills 1-2, Rogers 1-3, Harris 1-4, Brogsdale 0-1). Rebounds: PSB 32 (Wanker 8), PB 32 (Mitchell 9). Assists: PSB 11 (Fischer 5), PB 10 (Rogers 5). Attendance: 565.

Behrend ahead to stay with 30 seconds to go. Byes and Erika Woll each finished with 17 points for the Lions. Ali Rinfrette led Pitt-Bradford with 23 points and nine rebounds.

Denison 71, Allegheny 54: At Granville, Ohio,

the Lady Gators were blown out in a 32-point second quarter as they lost for the seventh consecutive time. Denison (11-13, 6-9) scored the last eight points of the first quarter to take a 19-12 lead, then outscored Allegheny 32-14 in the second quarter to open a 51-26 cushion. The Big Red connected on 10-of17 3-point shots in the half. Brittany Atkinson led Denison with 17 points, including five 3-pointers,while Alison Schafer added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Rylee Donovan scored 14 points and Delaney Arbore finished with 13 for Allegheny (5-17, 2-12). NCAC MEN

Conf. 15-1 13-3 10-6 10-6 8-8 8-8 6-10 4-12 4-12 2-14

Wittenberg Wooster Ohio Wesleyan Hiram Denison Wabash DePauw Oberlin Kenyon Allegheny Saturday’s games Denison 90, Allegheny 59 Hiram 94, Wittenberg 71 Kenyon 90, DePauw 68 Wabash 70, Oberlin 57 Wooster 75, Ohio Wesleyan 72

Ovr. 22-1 19-4 15-8 14-9 12-11 12-11 10-13 10-13 7-16 5-18

DENISON 90, ALLEGHENY 59

Allegheny 30 29 — 59 Denison 46 44 — 90 ALLEGHENY (5-18, 2-14): Rawls 12-20 2-4 28, Bi. Urso 4-11 0-0 11, O’Toole 3-5 1-2 7, Szabo 2-5 0-0 4, Strobridge 1-4 0-0 3, Kirkman 1-2 0-0 2, Zoll 1-2 0-0 2, Br. Urso 1-2 0-0 2, Wilby 0-2 0-0 0, Todd 0-3 0-0 0, Pateras 0-0 0-0 0, Shedd 0-0 0-0 0, Szabo 0-0 0-0 0, Dougherty 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 3-6 59. DENISON (12-11, 8-8): Siwic 6-14 2-3 18, Doyle 5-8 3-4 16, Gerics 5-10 0-0 14, Brou 3-4 6-6 12, Collier 4-5 1-2 11, Coulter 3-7 0-0 9, Patenaude 2-4 0-0 5, Vernasco 1-3 1-2 3, Lambert 1-2 0-0 2, Freeman 0-0 0-0 0, Fenton 0-2 0-0 0, Meurer 0-2 0-0 0, Fleming 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Livingston 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 13-17 90. 3-point goals: A 6-25 (B. Urso 3-9, Rawls 2-6, Strobridge 1-4, Br. Urso 0-1, Kirkman 0-1, Wilby 0-1, Newland 0-1, Szabo 0-2), D 17-36 (Gerics 4-7, Siwik 4-9, Doyle 3-5, Coulter 3-7, Collier 2-2, Patenaude 1-2, Meurer 0-1, Chandonnet 0-3). Rebounds: A 35 (Rawls 7), D 0 (Leader 0). Assists: A 18 (Bi. Urso 4, Br. Urso 4), D 0 (Leader 0). Attendance: 750.

WNYAC NIAGARA CO. CC 84, MERCYHURST NORTH EAST 77

Niagara County CC 35 49 — 84 Mercyhurst North East 32 45 — 77 Niagara County CC: Reed 3 13-18 20, Cathcart 4 6-12 16, Mixson 4 2-4 14, D. Watson 3 6-7 13, Nodine 3 2-2 8, Scott 1 2-2 5, Ramsahai 1 2-2 4, Luke 1 0-0 2, Evans 0 2-2 2, Pollard 0 0-1 0, Murcia 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 35-50 84. Mercyhurst North East (6-14, 2-8): Ajilore 8 5-8 21, Stromenger 7 1-2 18, T. Watson 4 2-2 12, Sula 2 4-4 8, Montanez 3 2-5 8, Jackson 2 2-2 7, Beckett 0 2-4 2, Clark 0 1-4 1, Jones 0 0-0 0, Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Bufkin 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 19-31 77.

their way to a PSAC triumph. Mercyhurst (1210, 9-9) trailed 38-35 intermission before Ellis hit shots from outside the arc twice in the first 1:19 of the second half. Malcolm Walters had four points while Lorenzo Collier and Patrick Smith added three apiece in the rally that left the Lakers with a 51-41 edge. Seton Hill (8-16, 5-14) never climbed closer than eight points after that. Collier led Mercyhurst with 27 points, 16 of them coming in

the second half when he connected on four of his seven 3-pointers. Ellis finished with 18 points, while Smith added eight points and eight rebounds. Trevor Blondin had 22 points for Seton Hill, while Nathan Davis added 18 points and Spencer Casson finished with a doubledouble of 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Denison 90, Allegheny 59: At Granville, Ohio,

the Gators couldn't protect the ball (19 turnovers) or defend outside the arc (allowing

17 3-pointers) as they watched their losing streak grow to 13 games. Jordan Rawls had 28 points and seven rebounds for Allegheny (5-18, 2-14 NCAC), which led 6-5 before the Big Red (12-11, 8-8) took control with a 15-3 run. Denison led 46-30 at the half and never let the Gators get closer than 13 points in the second half. Billy Urso finished with 11 points for Allegheny. Maxwell Siwik led a balanced Big Red attack with 18 points.

DiVincenzo helps No. 1 Villanova rally past Butler The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA— Donte DiVincenzo scored a careerhigh 30 points, Jalen Brunson had 27 and No. 1 Villanova bouncedbackfromitssecond lossoftheseason,rallyingpast Butler 86-75 Saturday. Omari Spellman added 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big East), who avoided losing consecutive games for the first time since March 2013. Theinjury-depletedWildcats were coming off a surprising home loss to last-place St. John's three days earlier. Kelan Martin scored 30 and Kamara Baldwin had 25 for Butler (17-9, 7-6), which handed Villanova its first loss of the season on Dec. 30. The Bulldogs had won three straight vs. Villanova, and looked they might continue the streak when they led by as many as 13 in the first half behind Martin's hot hand. VIRGINIA TECH 61, No. 2 VIRGINIA 60: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored on a putback with 5.8 seconds left and Virginia Tech spoiled Virginia's opportunity to climb to No. 1. Blackshear rebounded a missed layup by Justin Robinson and banked it in as he was being fouled. He 3-point goals: NCC 9 (Mixson 4, Cathcart 2, Scott, Reed, D. Watson), MNE 6 (Stromenger 3, T. Watson 2, Jackson).

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Conf. 16-2 15-2 15-3 13-6 10-8 10-9 7-11 6-13 2-16

x-Edinboro x-IUP x-California x-Seton Hill Gannon Slippery Rock Mercyhurst Pitt-Johnstown Clarion EAST

Ovr. 20-2 20-2 20-4 18-7 13-11 12-12 9-15 9-15 7-17

Conf. Ovr. x-West Chester 16-3 19-4 x-E. Stroudsburg 13-4 15-6 x-Millersville 9-10 12-11 Kutztown 8-9 13-10 Bloomsburg 7-12 10-15 Mansﬁeld 5-14 7-18 Shippensburg 4-13 5-18 Lock Haven 4-14 4-17 Cheyney 3-14 5-18 x-clinched PSAC Tournament berth

Saturday’s games Edinboro 63, Gannon 42 Seton Hill 65, Mercyhurst 59 Slippery Rock 74, Clarion 64 West Chester 98, Cheyney 63 California 56, Pitt-Johnstown 54 Bloomsburg 82, Millersville 71 Kutztown 54, Mansﬁeld 38 Lock Haven 76, Shippensburg 65

EDINBORO 63, GANNON 42

Gannon 13 11 7 11 — 42 Edinboro 17 14 18 14 — 63 GANNON (13-11, 10-8): Braungart 3-8 5-6 13, M. Mitchell 5-12 0-0 11, L. Tewes 3-6 0-0 8, LaCava 3-7 0-0 6, Rourke 1-6 0-0 2, Vetra 1-2 0-0 2, S. Mitchell 0-7 0-0 0, Oas 0-1 0-0 0, Torrence 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-50 5-6 42. EDINBORO (20-2, 16-2): Rosten 13-23 4-4 30, Walton 3-12 4-6 12, Jahn 4-10 0-0 11, Barnes 2-2 4-4 8, Shaffer 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Vaughn 0-6 0-0 0, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Fischer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-59 12-14 63. 3-point goals: G 5-25 (L. Tewes 2-4, Braungart 2-7, M. Mitchell 1-4, Oas 0-1, LaCava 0-1, Vetra 0-1, Rourke 0-3, S. Mitchell 0-4), E 5-13 (Jahn 3-7, Walton 2-4, Allen 0-1, Vaughn 0-1). Rebounds: G 31 (Vetra 6), E 39 (Rosten 13). Assists: G 9 (There tied with 2), E 16 (Jahn 5). Attendance: 714.

SETON HILL 65, MERCYHURST 59 Mercyhurst Seton Hill

16 17

15 21

17 11 — 59 14 13 — 65

Villanova guards Collin Gillespie, left, Donte DiVincenzo (10) and Jalen Brunson (1) wave to the crowd after the Wildcats defeated Butler 86-75 Saturday in Philadelphia. [AP PHOTO/LAURENCE KESTERSON] missed the free throw, but Ty Jerome's 28-foot attempt at the other end missed badly and the Hokies (18-7, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) had a marquee victory. Robinson led the Hokies with 20 points and seven assists. Devon Hall had 16 points for Virginia (23-2, 12-1). No. 4 MICHIGAN STATE 68, No. 3 PURDUE 65: EAST LANSING, Mich. — Miles Bridges made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left and ﬁnished with 20 points, helping Michigan State top Purdue. The Spartans (24-3, 12-2 Big Ten) have won eight straight, improving their chances of contending for a conference championship and earning a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers (23-4, 12-2) have MERCYHURST (9-15, 7-11): L. Lapertosa 5-13 1-1 12, M. Lapertosa 3-12 4-6 11, Shabazz 4-4 0-0 8, Norris 4-7 0-2 8, Chessar 2-3 0-0 6, Shopene 3-9 0-0 6, Renz 2-4 0-0 4, Sidwell 2-2 0-0 4, Allison 0-1 0-0 0, Petery 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 5-9 59. SETON HILL (18-7, 13-6): Kaufman 8-17 5-5 22, Hay 5-13 2-4 16, Nolan 4-6 2-3 10, Mifsud 3-7 0-0 8, Rabold 2-6 0-0 5, Trest 0-9 2-4 2, Laslo 1-2 0-0 2, Cecere 0-2 0-0 0, Weeks 0-1 0-0 0, Civittolo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-63 11-16 65. 3-point goals: M 4-15 (Chessar 2-2, M. Lapertosa 1-4, L. Lapertosa 1-5, Petery 0-1, Renz 0-1, Shopene 0-2), SH 8-28 (Hay 4-09, Mifsud 2-5, Kaufman 1-4, Rabold 1-4, Cecere 0-1, Trest 0-5). Rebounds: M 40 (Norris 12), SH 36 (Cecere 8). Assists: M 18 (Shopene 7), SH 13 (Kaufman 3, Hay 3). Attendance: 210.

AMCC WOMEN

Conf. Ovr. Hilbert 15-1 18-5 Mt. Aloysius 13-3 15-6 Pitt-Bradford 9-7 12-10 Medaille 9-7 12-11 La Roche 8-8 10-13 Penn St. Behrend 8-8 10-13 Penn St. Altoona 7-9 11-10 Pitt-Greensburg 6-10 6-17 D’Youville 4-12 5-18 Franciscan 1-15 1-20 Saturday’s games Penn St. Behrend 77, Pitt-Bradford 71 Hilbert 72, Pitt-Greensburg 52 Franciscan 65, D’Youville 57 Medaille 80, Mt. Aloysius 75 Penn St. Altoona 79, La Roche 75

PENN STATE BEHREND 77, PITTBRADFORD 71

Penn State Behrend 18 19 10 30 — 77 Pitt-Bradford 26 12 19 14 — 71 PENN STATE BEHREND (9-13, 7-8): Kinecki 7-10 7-8 21, Woll 7-20 3-3 17, Byes 7-11 3-6 17, Beamesderfer 4-13 2-2 12, Boyer 4-6 0-2 8, Burgess 1-2 0-0 2, Dillman 0-1 0-0 0, Atterholt 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-66 15-21 77. PITT-BRADFORD (12-9, 9-6): Rinfrette 9-19 3-4 23, Isenberg 8-14 2-2 18, Wells 4-10 2-3 10, Snipes 4-11 0-0 8, Adams 4-7 0-1 8, Collins 1-1 2-2 4, Guengerich 0-1 0-0 0, Waddell 0-0 0-0 0, Colebert 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 9-12 71. 3-point goals: PSB 2-11 (Beamesderfer 2-6, Boyuer 0-1, Kinecki 0-1, Woll 0-3), PB 2-12 (Rinfrette 2-7, Colebert 0-2, Snipes 0-3). Rebounds: PSB 38 (Woll 7), PB 40 (Rinfrette 9). Assists: PSB 22 (Woll 5), PB 17 (Wells 6). Attendance: 565.

lost two straight after winning a school-record 19 games in a row. No. 5 XAVIER 72, CREIGHTON 71: OMAHA, Neb. — Quentin Goodin made two free throws with threetenths of a second left, allowing Xavier to hold off Creighton. Goodin got fouled by Ronnie Harrell Jr. after Harrell had made three straight free throws to give the Bluejays a one-point lead with 4.6 seconds left. Goodin took an inbound pass from Naji Marshall and drove the length of the court to the basket, with Harrell making contact in the lane and sending him to the line. Toby Harrell's baseball pass sailed out of bounds on the other end, and the Big East-leading Musketeers (23-2, 11-2) got the win. NCAC WOMEN

Conf. DePauw 15-0 Oberlin 12-2 Kenyon 11-3 Wittenberg 7-7 Hiram 7-7 Denison 6-9 Wooster 4-10 Allegheny 2-12 Ohio Wesleyan 0-14 Saturday’s games Denison 71, Allegheny 54 DePauw 61, Kenyon 49 Oberlin 60, Wittenberg 53 Wooster 68, Ohio Wesleyan 65

Ovr. 23-1 17-6 18-5 12-11 11-12 11-13 6-17 5-17 1-22

DENISON 71, ALLEGHENY 54

Allegheny 12 14 11 17 — 54 Denison 19 32 13 7 — 71 ALLEGHENY (5-17, 2-12): Donovan 5-15 1-2 14, Arbore 3-12 7-9 13, Skowron 3-6 3-4 9, B. Smith 2-6 5-8 9, Relihan 2-3 0-2 4, Joiner 1-3 1-2 3, Caufield 1-7 0-0 2, Casale 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-55 17-27 54. DENISON (11-13, 6-9): Atkinson 6-15 0-0 17, Schafer 4-12 2-2 14, Longbrake 4-11 3-3 11, Turner 4-8 0-1 10, Bancone 2-3 0-0 5, Hofer 2-9 1-2 5, Hunter 0-0 4-4 4, Province 1-4 0-0 3, MacBlane 1-2 0-0 2, K. Williams 0-1 0-2 0, Youngs 0-0 0-0 0, Lockett 0-1 0-0 0, Mayne 0-0 0-0 0, Licht 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 24-66 10-16 71. 3-point goals: A 3-15 (Donovan 3-6, Caufield 0-1, B. Smith 0-1, Joiner 0-2, Arbore 0-5), D 13-26 (Atkinson 5-7, Schafer 4-10, Turner 2-4, Bancone 1-2, Province 1-3). Rebounds: A 43 (Caufield 8), D 44 (Schaefer 10). Assists: A 5 (Donovan 3), D 18 (Schaefer 4). Attendance: 350. WNYAC

NIAGARA CO. CC 105, MERCYHURST NORTH EAST 69

Niagara Co. CC 24 25 39 17 —105 Mercyhurst NE 13 15 19 22— 69 NIAGARA COUNTY CC: Parker 9 1-1 25, Fedrick 8 8-9 24, Trueheart 8 0-6 20, Clark 4 6-6 14, Sullivan 4 2-2 11, Lawton 3 2-3 8, D. Johnson 1 0-0 3. Totals 37 19-27 105. MERCYHURST NORTH EAST (6-13, 2-8): Phillips 6 8-12 22, A. Johnson 5 3-6 14, Faulkner 3 4-4 10, Overton 2 1-4 7, Maddison 3 1-2 7, McCray 3 0-0 6, Montgomery 1 0-0 3, Kande 0 0-2 0. Tiotals 23 17-30 69. 3-point goals: NCC 12 (Parker 6, Trueheart 4, Sullivan, D. Johnson); MNE 6 (Overton 2, Phillips 2, Montgomery, A. Johnson).

Sunday, February 11, 2018

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SCOREBOARD ON THE AIR (all times p.m. unless indicated)

AUTO RACING Noon — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, Daytona 500, qualifying, at Daytona Beach, Fla., WFXP 3 — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, Advance Auto Parts Clash, at Daytona Beach, Fla., FS1 BOWLING 1 — PBA Tour, Tournament of Champions, at Fairlawn, Ohio, ESPN COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon — Loyola (Md.) at Lafayette, CBSSN 1 — Michigan at Wisconsin, WSEE 2 — Wagner at Fairleigh Dickinson, CBSSN 4 — UCF at Memphis, CBSSN 4 — Cincinnati at SMU, ESPN 4 — Illinois St. at Valparaiso, ESPNU 6 — Duke at Georgia Tech, ESPN 6 — Tulane at Houston, ESPNU 7 — Penn St. at Illinois, BTN 8 — Washington St. at Oregon, ESPNU COLLEGE WRESTLING 6 — Ohio St. at Michigan, ESPN2 DRAG RACING 1 — NHRA, Lucas Oil Winternationals, qualifying, at Pomona, Calif. (taped), FS1 5 — NHRA, Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, finals, at Pomona, Calif., FS1 GOLF 1 — PGA Tour, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach, Calif., GOLF 3 — PGA Tour, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach, Calif., WSEE 3 — PGA Champions Tour, Boca Raton Championship, final round, at Boca Raton, Fla., GOLF NBA 3:30 — Cavaliers at Celtics, WJET 7 — Mavericks at Rockets, NBA NHL Noon — Penguins at Blues, WICU SOCCER 9 a.m. — Premier League, teams TBA, NBCSN 9:30 a.m. — Bundesliga, Stuttgart vs. Borussia Monchengladbach, FS1 11:25 a.m. — Premier League, teams TBA, NBCSN 11:50 a.m. — Bundesliga, Werder Bremen vs. Wolfsburg, FS2 WINTER OLYMPICS 5 a.m. — Biathlon: Men’s 10km Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Speedskating: Men’s 5000m Gold Medal Final; Cross Country: Men’s Skiathlon Gold Medal Final, NBCSN 5 a.m. — Medal Ceremonies (LIVE), OLY CHANNEL 7 a.m. — Women’s Ice Hockey: Canada vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia (LIVE), USA 1:30 — Curling: Mixed Doubles Tiebreaker; Luge: Men’s Singles Gold Medal Final Runs, NBCSN 3 — Speedskating: Men’s 5000m Gold Medal Final; Biathlon: Men’s 10km Sprint Gold Medal Final; Cross Country: Men’s Skiathlon Gold Medal Final, WICU 5:30 — Biathlon: Men’s 10km Sprint Gold Medal Final, NBCSN 7 — Figure Skating: Team Event Gold Medal Final (LIVE), Men’s Free Skate, Ladies’ Free Skate, Ice Dancing Free Dance; Alpine Skiing: Women’s Giant Slalom (LIVE); Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Moguls Gold Medal Final; Snowboard: Women’s Slopestyle Gold Medal Final; Luge: Men’s Singles Gold Medal Final Runs, WICU 8 — Snowboarding: Women’s Slopestyle Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Curling: Mixed Doubles Semifinal, NBCSN 11:30 — Curling: Semifinal Mixed Doubles (replay); Speedskating: Men’s 5000m Gold Medal Final, NBCSN 11:35 — Alpine Skiing: Women’s Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Snowboarding: Women’s Halfpipe (LIVE), WICU 2:40 a.m. (Monday) — Women’s Ice Hockey: Switzerland vs. Japan (LIVE), NBCSN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon — Maryland at Rutgers, BTN Noon — Michigan at Michigan St., ESPN2 Noon — Dayton at George Washington, ESPNU 1 — Florida at South Carolina, SEC 2 — Ohio St. at South Florida, ESPN2 2 — Kentucky at Mississippi St., ESPNU 2 — Seton Hall at Villanova, FS2 3 — Georgia at Tennessee, SEC 4 — Penn St. at Minnesota, BTN 4 — Florida St. at Miami, ESPN2 5 — Missouri at Arkansas, SEC

Non-conference Behrend Tournament PENN STATE BEHREND (5-4) DEF. KEUKA (1-5) 25-16, 25-14, 26-24 PSB — Herrmann 12 kills 7 digs, Hildenbrand 10 kills 7 digs, Sprentz 26 assists, Mathews 8 assists 7 digs, McMaster 14 digs. K — Gail 13 kills, Corcoran 25 assists 8 digs, Cantando 7 digs. SAGE (3-7) def. PENN STATE BEHREND (6-4) 25-21, 25-14, 22-25, 25-21 S — Guyton 15 kills 8 digs, Cecchi 13 kills 6 digs, Jennings 24 assists 6 digs, Sanders 10 kills, Fitzpatrick 13 digs, Martel 5 kills. PSB — Herrmann 5 kills, Sprentz 35 assists, Albert 9 kills, Hildebrand 7 kills, McMaster 14 digs, Mathews 17 digs, Goodsel 9 kills.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

Bucknell Invitational at Lewisburg, Pa. Gannon 2 0 2 5 — 9 Bucknell 5 4 2 5 — 17 Goals: G — Ruh 3, Barr 2, Fountain 2, Howe, Cooney, Convery; B — Hyham 4, Teresi MARTIAL ARTS 3, Konishi 3, Rojahn 2, Furano, Romeyn, Volkenburg Taekwondo Academ Barron, Nedrow, Benson. Mahoning Valley Taekwondo Bucknell 1-0, Gannon 0-1 Championship Saturday’s results Gannon 2 2 5 1 — 10 Zander Kelley — 1st Forms, 1st Sparring George Washington 2 5 4 0 — 16 Gregory Bagnoni — 1st Forms, 1st Breaking, Goals: GA — Barr 4, Ruh 3, Cooney 2, 1st Sparring Villano; GW — Ponce 8, Heck 2, Hallahan 2, Lilly Saxton — 1st Forms, 1st Breaking, 1st Ball, Bywater, Moaddeli, Jochim. Sparring George Washington 2-0, Gannon 0-2 Landen Saxton — 1st Forms, 2nd Breaking, 2nd Sparring WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Benjamin Voli — 1st Forms, 3rd Breaking, University of Illinois Tournament 1st Sparring at Urbana-Champaign, Il. Nicole Ayala — 2nd Forms, 2nd Breaking, Nebraska-Omaha 59, Edinboro 36 1st Sparring Edinboro 55, Missouri 54 Braya Sorenson — 2nd Forms, 1st Breaking, 1st Sparring

YOUTH SPORTS

H.S. RESULTS

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

TSTCA #4 meet at Edinboro University McDowell results Boys long jump: 1. Mabins 21-9; 6. Davision 19-9 ½ Girls 60 dash: 2. Kaveney 7.96 (school record) Boys triple jump: 2. Mabins, 41-3; 3. Loupe, 41-1; 5. Davison, 40-3 Boys high jump: 3. Davison 5-11 Girls 200 dash: 4. Kaveney 26.6 Boys 400 dash: 6. Quinn 52.49 Boys pole vault: 4. Sanford 12-5 Boys 800 relay: 8. Whipple, Hollenbaeck, Loupe, Spacht 1:38.48 Boys 1,600 relay: 7. Quinn, Loupe, Whipple, Mabins 3:45.14 Boys 3,200 relay: 5. Zimmerman, Carpinello, Ballay, Daubert 8:53.33.

BOWLING

AREA SCORES

ERIE MAENNERCHOR DUCKPINS: Paul Bachmaier 201-197-577, Terry Crowe 237-561, Gary Carmosino 190-183-541, Mike Maciejewski 189-530, Rick Rydzewski 207183-528, Dave Froess 200-523, Ryan Brown 216-189-517, Tim Giek 200-511, Bill Nesgoda 212, Bill Braham 193, Mike McIntire 193, Butch Williams 188, Tom Schaaf 187-175, Steve Bauer 184, Steve Davis 182, Doug Wingenbach 181, Jim Stuczynski 180, Neil Burger 180, Ryan Schaaf 179, Russ Rydzewski 176, Bruce Hrinko 176, Bill Bucceri 176.

SENIORS

EASTLAND: Rick Hersey 276-213-207-696, Ken Berlin Sr. 206-224-237-667, Bill Ditch 245-202-645, Ken Berlin Sr. 233-213-630, Joe COLLEGE BASKETBALL Felice 255-621, Namon McWilliams 234-2136:30 — Penn St. at Illinois (joined in prog614, Ed Zelaski 212-235-604, Jerry Clover ress), WPSE-AM/1450, FM 107.1 266, Bob Passerotti 247, Greg Figurski 225, NBA Dan Passerotti 219, Dave Bithell 205, Joe 3 — Cavaliers at Celtics, WFUN-AM/970 Buki 226, Joe Felice 226-213, Dave DiSanti NHL 223-205, Roger Snyder 223, John Celeski 2 — Penguins at Blues, WPSE-AM/1450, 215, Roger Snyder 214-212, Gene Thomas FM 107.1 212, Carl Ruff 210, Vinny Orlando 209, Boyd OHL Whitehead 207, Keith Reynolds 206, Ron 2 — Mississauga Steelheads at Erie Otters, Palombi Sr. 205, Tom Canavan 205, Denny WRIE-AM/1260 McLaughlin 203-214, Mike Jacobs 203, Butch Perino 202-202, Dave DiSanti 202, Frank Wieser 202, Bill Peterson 201, Tom Sieberkrob 201, EASTWAY: MIKE HAYNES 244-235-246-725, BUTCH PERINO 269-266-716, DICK POTTORF 257-266-714, Steve Dylewski 234-258-687, SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Butch Perino 256-208-205-669, Rich Hayes BOYS BASKETBALL 2321-201-236-668, Ron Palombi Sr. 233-250New Castle Showcase 660, Mike Groucutt 236-215-204-654, Doug Fairview vs. Sewickley Academy, 3 p.m. Lunger 203-257-651, Mike Henry 204-222Farrell vs. New Castle, 6 p.m. 225-651, Ralph Schwab 214-224-204-642, Meadville vs. Lincoln Park, 7:30 p.m. Dick Pottorf 245-630, Jim Winkelbauer 213-247-621, Blaine Moyer 220-201-620, Jim Dyer 210-227-614, Stan Niemic 206-215-613, Tom Denning 242-612, Bob Hanes 215-202612, Jerry Banko 234-223-610, Bob Demchak 205-218-610, Dave Ogle 200-229-610, SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Dave Ogle 209-207-608, Dan Foor 234-605, BOWLING Chet Widomski 235-604, George Guthrie Non-conference 238-603, Sue Palicia 199-194-551, Carmel Kutztown at Penn St. Behrend, TBA Campanelli 203-536, Bill Peterson 235, Sam Waite 235, Scott Anderson 226-207, SOFTBALL Tony Bukowski 226, Dave Marker 226, Jerry Non-conference Newcamp 226, Jack Chandley Jr. 224-214, Mercyhurst at Mars Hill, 1 p.m. Bill Ditch 224, Larry Will 224, Bill Bucklin 223, Chet Widomski 222, Jim Kosko 221, WOMEN’S TENNIS Charlie McCracken 221, Carl Ruff 219-204, Non-conference Jim Radel 217, Ed Czernek 217, Jim Murosky Mercyhurst at St. Bonaventure, noon 217, Tom Sieberkrob 216, Paul Wolcott 215, Ken Peterson 215, Steve O’Neil 215, MEN’S VOLLEYBALL LeRoy Warren 215, Bob Eicher 214, Gary Non-conference Jasper 214, John Finazzo 213, Nick Woznicki Wittenberg at Penn St. Behrend, 12:30 p.m. 213, Gene Gereno 213, Steve Abt 211-223, Jared Daly 211-200, Dennis Perry 210, Don WOMEN’S WATER POLO Fuller 208, Al Warren 206-213, Fred Gabler Bucknell Invitational 206, John Gage 206, Jack Baker 204, Frank Gannon vs. St. Francis, 10 a.m. Wieser 204, Jim Winkelbauer 204, Jim Burek Gannon vs. Wagner, 2:30 p.m. 203, Len Kisiel 202-213, Tom Saunders 202, Jim King 202, Nick Woznicki 201-230, WRESTLING George Guthrie 201-214, Gene Thomas 201Non-conference 203, Ted Grimm 201-213, Ray Laughlin 201, Gannon at John Carroll Open Scott Anderson 201, Bob Stover 201, Dave Mercyhurst NE at Nassau CC Regional Nowakowski 200, Ken Pierkowski 200, Steve Tournament, TBA Heubel 200, Dennis Fisher 200, Bill Camp 200, Dotty Smith 200, Marsha McCracken SATURDAY’S RESULTS 189, Fran Skobieranda 179, Francis Macrino MEN’S LACROSSE 176. Non-conference GREENGARDEN: John Derosa 218-234Mercyhurst 2 0 2 5 — 9 649, Jack Pianta 245-202-638, Rich Mellin NYIT 5 4 2 5 — 16 213-213-201-627, John Derosa 208-234-625, Goals: M — Greenway 4, Crusha 3, Van Mark Wattle 202-223-619, Leo Frawley Rheenen, Convery; N — Zito 5, Halftown 4, 200-205-212-617, Rich Mellin 215-210-613, Soﬁa 2, Murphy, Trainor. John Covello 215-213-601, Bill Albertson NYIT 1-0, Mercyhurst 0-1 232-600, Rosie Tuten 189-161-205-555, Dee Pierkowski 194-163-513, Bill Sekula 237, Frank Miller 227, Mark Wattle 225, Frank Miller 222, Jim Ross 218, Vincent Gardner INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 214-207, Jack Kaminski 213, Tony Nichols Dragon Grand Prix 212, Frank Laskowski 208, Mike Passerotti at Tifﬁn, Oh. 206-205, Geiorge Knittel 204, Bob Weber Women’s 1,000 meters: 1. Carr (B) 3:15.89 203m, Jim Saunders 202, Butch Haroper Men’s 1,000: 1. Drozynski (B) 2:39.80 201m, Ton Bowden 201, Bill Darnell 201, Bill Women’s 400: 1. Pell (B) 59.70 Koch 201, Howard Harper 200, Mary Bliss Women’s 3,000: 1. Crissman (B) 10:55.55 198, Becky Sienkewicz 192, Nancy Smit Men’s 4x400 Relay: 1. Behrend (Ross, 167-163, Mary Ann Curtze 163, Barbara Barger, Graf, Rodgers) 3:34.39. Mitcho 162.

HIGH SCHOOLS

COLLEGES

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

PRO BASKETBALL

JUNIORS

EASTLAND: Maur McLaughlin 268, Kacie Irwin 226-201-621, Katelyn Klein 204, Johanna Rinderle 203, Brittany Metzler 203. EASTWAY: SAVANNAH PRATHER 258-612, Ken Berlin 243-677, Garrett Clark 674, AJ Utegg 247-665, Ryan Rearick 222-224-637, Gio Barbato 226-213-590, Sam LaFuria 208537, Diane Akerly 216-511, Conor Ferretti

L 17 16 25 33 37 L 24 26 32 36 39 L 22 24 25 27 35

PCT. .702 .704 .519 .411 .339 PCT. .564 .536 .418 .333 .304 PCT. .593 .556 .554 .500 .352

GB — — 10 16 20 GB — 1½ 8 12½ 14½ GB — 2 2 5 13

L 13 21 26 36 38 L 24 25 25 26 28 L 13 25 31 38 37

PCT. .759 .625 .519 .333 .309 PCT. .586 .554 .554 .527 .491 PCT. .764 .528 .426 .321 .315

GB — 7 13 23 24½ GB — 2 2 3½ 5½ GB — 13 18½ 24½ 24½

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS G 47 50 40 48 54 47 55 49 48 51 50 43 54 55 42 52 53 48 52 53

FG PERCENTAGE Capela, HOU Jordan, LAC Adams, OKC Kanter, NYK Collins, ATL Gibson, MIN Valanciunas, TOR Randle, LAL Whiteside, MIA Towns, MIN REBOUNDS Drummond, DET Jordan, LAC Cousins, NOR Howard, CHA Towns, MIN Embiid, PHL Capela, HOU Kanter, NYK Davis, NOR Jokic, DEN

FG 442 507 342 467 546 433 530 405 406 459 443 347 451 475 351 384 404 390 396 469

FT 401 350 233 306 240 235 271 290 294 206 208 232 328 220 253 297 256 218 317 226

FG 302 224 304 315 209 300 235 299 219 429 G 52 48 48 55 58 42 49 52 48 48

ASSISTS Westbrook, OKC Harden, HOU James, CLE Simmons, PHL Green, GOL Rondo, NOR Teague, MIN Dinwiddie, Bro Lillard, POR Curry, GOL

PTS. 1476 1390 1086 1272 1425 1222 1405 1249 1210 1259 1213 1038 1292 1305 996 1212 1214 1088 1176 1189

FGA 460 347 482 521 357 525 419 541 401 787

OFF 260 205 105 185 169 93 158 186 116 128

DEF TOT 553 813 511 716 513 618 507 692 534 703 374 467 384 542 363 549 390 506 375 503

G 55 47 54 51 48 40 47 55 49 40

AST 566 423 482 370 348 289 331 366 326 257

AVG. 31.4 27.8 27.2 26.5 26.4 26.0 25.5 25.5 25.2 24.7 24.3 24.1 23.9 23.7 23.7 23.3 22.9 22.7 22.6 22.4

PCT. .657 .646 .631 .605 .585 .571 .561 .553 .546 .545 AVG. 15.6 14.9 12.9 12.6 12.1 11.1 11.1 10.6 10.5 10.5 AVG. 10.3 9.0 8.9 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.4

ODDS PREGAME.COM LINE

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL

American League TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP John Axford on a minor league contract. National League NEW YORK METS — Designated 3B Matt Reynolds for assignment. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with LHP Josh Tols on a minor league contract. National Football League NEW YORK JETS — Signed DB Kacy Rodgers II to a reserve/future contract.

Friday’s Games L.A. Clippers 108, Detroit 95 Philadelphia 100, New Orleans 82 Cleveland 123, Atlanta 107 Indiana 97, Boston 91 Houston 130, Denver 104 Miami 91, Milwaukee 85 Utah 106, Charlotte 94 Chicago 114, Minnesota 113 Portland 118, Sacramento 100 Today’s Games New Orleans at Brooklyn, late L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, late Milwaukee at Orlando, late Washington at Chicago, late L.A. Lakers at Dallas, late San Antonio at Golden State, late Denver at Phoenix, late Today’s Games Toronto at Charlotte, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. New York at Indiana, 5 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 7 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Utah at Portland, 9 p.m. Monday’s Games New Orleans at Detroit, 7 p.m. New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Through Feb. 9: SCORING Harden, HOU Antetokounmpo, MIL Curry, GOL Davis, NOR James, CLE Durant, GOL Westbrook, OKC Lillard, POR Cousins, NOR Irving, BOS Oladipo, IND Booker, PHX DeRozan, TOR Beal, WAS Embiid, PHL Williams, LAC Walker, CHA Porzingis, NYK Butler, MIN Aldridge, SAN

at Houston 13½ 216½ Dallas at Portland Off Off Utah COLLEGE BASKETBALL Today FAVORITE OPEN UNDERDOG at Syracuse 7½ Wake Forest Michigan 3 at Wisconsin Louisville 11 at Pittsburgh at Memphis 1½ UCF at S. Illinois 4½ Bradley at Valparaiso 5 Illinois St. at Colorado 3 Stanford Cincinnati 7 at SMU at Houston 14 Tulane Duke 9½ at Georgia Tech Penn St. 2½ at Illinois at Oregon 14½ Washington St. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Today FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Washington -185 Detroit +170 at St. Louis -113 Pittsburgh +103 at Winnipeg -225 N.Y. Rangers +205 at Dallas Off Vancouver Off at Buffalo Off Colorado Off at New Jersey Off Boston Off Calgary -113 at NY Islanders +103 at Anaheim -165 San Jose +155 at Las Vegas Off Philadelphia Off Updated odds available at Pregame.com

FOOTBALL

NBA

All times Eastern EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W Boston 40 Toronto 38 Philadelphia 27 New York 23 Brooklyn 19 Southeast Division W Washington 31 Miami 30 Charlotte 23 Orlando 18 Atlanta 17 Central Division W Cleveland 32 Milwaukee 30 Indiana 31 SWIMMING Detroit 27 Non-Region Chicago 19 CATHDRAL PREP 95, CANISIUS 81 WESTERN CONFERENCE 200 medley relay: Cathedral Prep (Neff, Southwest Division W Behm, Maholic, Rahner) 1:41.55 Houston 41 200 freestyle: Thomas (CP) 1:45.30 San Antonio 35 200 individual medley: Ruffolo (C) 2:02.98 New Orleans 28 50 freestyle: Balkin (C) 22.42 Memphis 18 100 butterfly: Bowen (C) 52.22 Dallas 17 100 freestyle: Thomas (CP) 47.73 Northwest Division W 500 freestyle: Ruffolo (C) 5:02.96 Minnesota 34 200 freestyle relay: Cathedral Prep (Rahner, Portland 31 Stark, Maholic, Thomas) 1:31.55 Oklahoma City 31 100 backstroke: Neff (CP) 54.49 Denver 29 100 breaststroke: Bowen (C) 1:02.35 Utah 27 400 freestyle relay: Canisius (Balkin, Bowen, Paciﬁc Division W Granto, Rufolo) 3:17.04 Golden State 42 Diving: Campbell (CP) 225.85. L.A. Clippers 28 Cathedral Prep 13-1, 10-0 L.A. Lakers 23 Phoenix 18 Sacramento 17

RADIO

Edinboro women’s results from the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Mich. Distance Medley Relay: 5. Edinboro (Fehr, Hauser, Lang, Parsons), 11:45.88 (school record; NCAA provisional mark, 12th nationally) Shot put: 2. Schultz, 14.18 meters (NCAA provisional mark)

160-433, Isaiah Biitner 165-415, Natalie LaFuria 168-383, Hunter Phillis 104-102-302, Brad Schommer 259, Kairlyn Klein 227, Noah Hawryliw 223, Jacob Hollenbeck 191, Mia Whitehead 100. GREENGARDEN: Cliff Morehouse 211-517, Coy Bardwell 196-508, Dominick Randazzo 158, Koenya Sadowski 153, Christopher Sallot 151, Cassie Dunbar 139, Tres Palaico 130, Nathan Colley 108. ROLLING MEADOW: Killian Kilpatrick 225221-242-688, Jacob Palmer 97-93-75-265. WESTWAY: HAYDEN STIPPICH 268-702, Jonah Hawley 223-615, Johanna Rinderle 224-588, Seth Rose 256, James Sickles 215, Cora Pound 209, Brendan Heidt 187-189, Starr Bacher 167, Jenna Woodard 144, Junior Scholarship Tournament: KILLIAN KILPATRICK 255-227-244-726, LAUREN LYTLE 215-208-617, Tommy Lytle 246, Kenny Berlin 205-205, Seth Rose 205.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Today FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Boston 4½ 213 Cleveland Detroit 3½ 211 at Atlanta at Indiana Off Off New York at Minnesota 13½ 212 Sacramento at Oklahoma City Off Off Memphis

LOTTERY RESULTS Drawings for Saturday, Feb.10 Pennsylvania

Day Drawings (Wild: 2): Pick 2: 3-1 Pick 3: 3-3-9 Pick 4: 8-3-9-6 Pick 5: 0-4-4-5-1 Treasure Hunt: 3-5-6-8-17 Night Drawings (Wild: 7): Pick 2: 6-7 Pick 3: 1-5-4 Pick 4: 9-6-3-9 Pick 5: 0-0-7-0-3 Cash 5: 5-11-31-33-38 Match 6: 8-11-20-23-37-42

Ohio

Day Drawings: Pick 3: 5-9-9 Pick 4: 1-2-2-7 Pick 5: 5-3-1-4-2 Night Drawings:

Pick 3: 2-5-4 Pick 4: 9-6-3-8 Pick 5: 1-8-4-5-1 Cash 5: 1-5-16-25-27 Lotto: 4-23-31-37-38-49 Kicker: 987669

New York

Midday Drawings: Daily: 8-7-9 WinFour: 8-6-1-2 Night Drawings: Daily: 6-9-6 WinFour: 8-9-2-1

Late drawings: Friday, Feb. 9 New York

Take 5: 6-8-13-16-39 Multistate lotteries Mega Millions: 28-34-41-46-47 Mega Ball: 14 Megaplier: 3

YOUR SPORTS BASKETBALL

• McDowell will host three boys basketball tournaments March 2-4, April 6-8 and May 4-6 at McDowell High School. The March tournament is for grades 3-8 and costs $200. The April and May tourneys are for grades 3-12 and are $225. Teams are guaranteed at least three games. For information, contact Cliff Beck at 814-882-1230 or by email at ericbeck@roadrunner.com.

advanced golfer. Go to girlsgolfoferie.com. • Registration for the 2018 WNYPGA Junior Golf Tour is now opens. The tour is open to juniors who have attained an age of 10 years but not reached their 19th birthday. The tour is divided into the following divisions: Boys 16-18, Boys 13-15, Girls 16-18, Girls 13-15, Boys 9 Hole (10-12) and Girls 9 Hole (10-12). Register online at westernnewyork. pga.com/jrgolf/. For information, call Bob Ashley at 716-707-3818 or send an email to bashley@pgahq.com.

• Achieve Your Dreams (AYD) Basketball is now registering players for its 2018 AAU travel teams for boys and girls grades National Hockey League LACROSSE 5-12. For information or to register, go to NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled G Alexandar aydbasketball.com or contact coaches Terry • The Gannon Spring Lacrosse Skills Clinic Georgiev from Hartford (AHL) and G Chris Nell is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 17, from Thompson (814-572-4746), Bob Amendola from Kansas City (ECHL) to Hartford. (814-450-1178) or Bill Hager (814-432-8674). noon-3 p.m. at the Gannon Recreation and WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Re-signed C Lars Wellness Center. The clinic is open to all feEller to a five-year contract extension. males in grades 9-12. Registration deadline • The 2018 Edinboro Spring Cage Classic American Hockey League is Monday, Feb. 12. For information, contact sponsored by AYD Basketball will be played HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Released D Desmond coach Kerry O’Donnell at odonnel001@ April 20-22. 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Yardage: 7,143; Par: 72 Baylor 80, No. 10 Kansas 64 Today’s Games (36-36) (a-denotes amateur) No. 11 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 12 Gonzaga, late Pittsburgh at St. Louis, noon Third Round No. 13 Arizona vs. Southern Cal, late N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. Advanced to second round of match play No. 14 Ohio State vs. Iowa, late Detroit at Washington, 3 p.m. Prom Meesawat, Thailand 67-70-67—204 No. 15 Tennessee at Alabama, late Vancouver at Dallas, 4 p.m. Lucas Herbert, Australia 68-69-69—206 Iowa State 88, No. 17 Oklahoma 80 Calgary at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark 70-67-69—206 Oklahoma State 88, No. 19 West Virginia 85 Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Sean Crocker, United States 70-69-67—206 No. 21 North Carolina 96, N.C. State 89 Colorado at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Sam Horsfield, England 68-72-68—208 No. 22 Wichita State vs. UConn, late Philadelphia at Vegas, 8 p.m. Yusaku Miyazato, Japan 70-70-68—208 No. 23 Nevada vs. San Diego State, late San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Brad Kennedy, Australia 69-72-67—208 No. 24 Kentucky at Texas A&M, late Monday’s Games Dimitrios Papadatos, Australia 69-73-66—208 Boston College 72, No. 25 Miami 70 Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m. Advanced to first round of match play Today’s Games Florida at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Grant Forrest, Scotland 69-68-72—209 No. 6 Cincinnati at SMU, 4 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 9 p.m. Marcus Fraser, Australia 68-74-67—209 No. 9 Duke at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m. Matthew Millar, Australia 73-70-67—210 No. 20 Michigan at Wisconsin, 1 p.m. FRIDAY’S LATE SUMMARY a-Min Woo Lee, Australia 69-70-71—210 STARS 4, PENGUINS 3, SO Ben Eccles, Australia 72-69-69—210 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 0 1 0 — 3 Pavit Tangkamolprasert, Thailand THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS/SCHEDULE PITTSBURGH DALLAS 1 0 2 0 — 4 70-71-69—210 Friday’s Games Dallas won shootout 1-0. Nick Cullen, Australia 72-68-70—210 No. 8 UCLA 69, Arizona 46 First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Sheahan 5 (AstonJames Nitties, Australia 66-76-68—210 No. 9 Oregon 76, Washington 63 Reese, Cole), 9:07. 2, Pittsburgh, Hagelin 6, 10:54 Satoshi Kodaira, Japan 70-71-70—211 No. 16 Oregon State 63, Washington State (sh). 3, Dallas, Seguin 29 (Benn, Heatherington), Callan O’Reilly, Australia 72-71-68—211 61, OT 17:57. Penalties—Lindell, DAL, (high sticking), Zander Lombard, South Africa 68-70-73—211 No. 17 Stanford 70, Utah 49 0:43; Maatta, PIT, (interference), 2:30; Sheahan, Stephen Leaney, Australia 69-72-70—211 Southern Cal 77, No. 25 Arizona State 62 PIT, (slashing), 6:45; Roussel, DAL, (cross check- Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand 67-72-72—211 Saturday’s Games ing), 9:29; Malkin, PIT, (cross checking), 9:29; Yi-keun Chang, South Korea 67-73-71—211 No. 1 UConn 124, Wichita State 43 Dumoulin, PIT, (high sticking), 9:43; Roussel, Andrea Pavan, Italy 73-66-72—211 No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 24 TCU, late DAL, (cross checking), 12:17. Poom Saksansin, Thailand 71-73-67—211 No. 6 Texas vs. Kansas State, late Second Period—None. Penalties—None. Missed the cut No. 20 Green Bay 65, Milwaukee 36 Third Period—4, Dallas, Klingberg 7 (Benn, Anthony Quayle, Australia 71-68-72—211 No. 22 Oklahoma State at Iowa State, late Radulov), 2:46. 5, Dallas, Hamhuis 3 (Benn, Chase Koepka, United States 70-74-70—214 Today’s Games Pateryn), 6:47. 6, Pittsburgh, Schultz 3 (Letang, Lee Westwood, England 66-70-78—214 No. 2 Mississippi State vs. Kentucky, 2 p.m. Malkin), 18:47. Penalties—None. Jarin Todd, United States 73-71-71—215 No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech, 1 p.m. Overtime—None. Penalties—None. James Marchesani, U.S. 73-71-71—215 No. 7 South Carolina vs. Florida, 1 p.m. Shootout—Pittsburgh 0 (Malkin NG, Crosby NG, Seungsu Han, United States 68-73-75—216 No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 25 Arizona State, 4 p.m. Kessel NG), Dallas 1 (Radulov NG, Seguin G, David Lipsky, United States 68-76-75—219 No. 9 Oregon at Washington State, 4 p.m. Spezza NG). No. 10 Maryland at Rutgers, Noon Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 13-7-15-2—37. Dallas WEB.COM TOUR No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 18 Georgia, 3 p.m. 9-12-10-5—36. CLUB COLOMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP No. 12 Florida State at Miami, 4 p.m. Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 0 of 2; Saturday’s leaders at Bogota CC, Bogota, No. 13 Ohio State at South Florida, 2 p.m. Dallas 0 of 3. Colombia No. 14 Texas A&M at LSU, 3 p.m. Goalies—Pittsburgh, Murray 18-12-2 (36 shots-33 Purse: $700,000. Yardage: 7,237; Par: 71 No. 15 Missouri at Arkansas, 5 p.m. saves). Dallas, Lehtonen 10-5-1 (37-34). (35-36) No. 16 Oregon State at Washington, 6 p.m. A—18,532 (18,532). T—2:43. Third Round No. 17 Stanford vs. Colorado, 6 p.m. Referees—Eric Furlatt, Marc Joannette. Ben Taylor 67-66-68—201 No. 19 Duke at Clemson, 2 p.m. Linesmen—Brian Murphy, Mark Shewchyk. D.H. Lee 67-69-68—204 No. 21 Michigan at Michigan State, Noon Jason Gore 70-66-68—204 No. 23 N.C. State at North Carolina, 3 p.m Sebastian Cappelen 73-67-66—206 Joey Garber 68-70-68—206 Chip Lynn 70-68-68—206 Dan McCarthy 69-68-69—206 PGA TOUR Kevin Dougherty 71-65-70—206 PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM NHL Luke Guthrie 70-66-70—206 Saturday EASTERN CONFERENCE Edward Loar 67-69-70—206 At p-Pebble Beach GL, Yardage: 6,816; Atlantic Division Roger Sloan 69-66-71—206 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Par: 72 Jared Wolfe 69-70-68—207 Tampa Bay 54 37 14 3 77 194 142 At s-Spyglass Hill, Yardage: 6,953; Par: 72 Brian Campbell 67-72-68—207 Boston 52 33 11 8 74 173 124 At m-Monterey Peninsula, Yardage: 6,958; Kramer Hickok 70-69-68—207 Toronto 56 32 19 5 69 182 156 Par: 71 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 68-68-71—207 Florida 52 23 23 6 52 147 167 Pebble Beach, Calif. Sam Burns 67-69-71—207 Detroit 53 21 23 9 51 142 161 Purse: $7.4 million Erik Barnes 70-71-67—208 Montreal 54 22 26 6 50 142 169 Third Round Carlos Ortiz 71-69-68—208 Ottawa 53 19 25 9 47 141 182 70-69-69—208 68p-71s-62m-201 Jim Knous Buffalo 54 15 29 10 40 124 178 Ted Potter, Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. 68-70-70—208 Dustin Johnson 67s-64m-70p-201 Metropolitan Division Christian Brand 66-70-72—208 69s-65m-69p-203 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Jason Day 67-68-73—208 67p-67s-69m-203 Conner Godsey Washington 54 32 17 5 69 169 156 Troy Merritt 72-70-67—209 69s-65m-70p-204 Sepp Straka Pittsburgh 55 30 22 3 63 169 166 Steve Stricker Jimmy Stanger 72-70-67—209 70s-65m-69p-204 New Jersey 53 27 18 8 62 159 159 Patrick Rodgers Bio Kim 73-69-67—209 67m-67p-70s-204 Philadelphia 54 26 19 9 61 157 158 Jon Rahm 70-71-68—209 67p-72s-66m-205 Mito Pereira N.Y. Islanders 56 27 23 6 60 191 207 Chez Reavie 72-69-68—209 65s-69m-72p-206 Anders Albertson Carolina 55 25 21 9 59 148 165 Kevin Streelman Brandon Matthews 74-67-68—209 69s-69m-68p-206 Columbus 54 27 23 4 58 141 154 Brian Gay Brian Davis 69-72-68—209 65p-67s-74m-206 N.Y. Rangers 55 26 24 5 57 161 171 Beau Hossler 67-71-71—209 Phil Mickelson 69s-65m-72p-206 Henrik Norlander WESTERN CONFERENCE 69-69-71—209 Kevin Na 70s-68m-69p-207 Jose de Jesus Rodriguez Central Division Bo Hoag 69-69-71—209 Paul Casey 67p-70s-70m-207 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pat Perez 71-66-72—209 68m-70p-69s-207 Alex Prugh Nashville 53 32 12 9 73 166 138 Daniel Summerhays 73-69-68—210 70s-68m-70p-208 Andrew Svoboda Winnipeg 55 32 14 9 73 178 148 Tyrone Van Aswegen 70-71-69—210 67m-68p-73s-208 Ben Kohles St. Louis 57 34 20 3 71 166 143 Russell Knox 70-70-70—210 71s-70m-67p-208 Vince Covello Dallas 56 33 19 4 70 175 145 K.J. Choi Ryan Brehm 70-70-70—210 69m-70p-69s-208 Minnesota 54 29 19 6 64 162 156 Russell Henley 71-69-70—210 68m-70p-70s-208 Max Marsico Colorado 53 29 20 4 62 168 156 Aaron Wise 72-68-70—210 65m-69p-74s-208 Scott Harrington Chicago 54 24 22 8 56 157 152 William McGirt Brian Richey 70-69-71—210 73s-69m-66p-208 Pacific Division 70-68-72—210 Sangmoon Bae 71p-69s-68m-208 Chris Baker GP W L OT Pts GF GA Peter Malnati 71-65-74—210 67m-69p-72s-208 Kyle Reifers Vegas 54 36 14 4 76 186 148 Jordan Spieth 72-70-69—211 72s-66m-70p-208 Alex Kang Los Angeles 54 30 19 5 65 156 129 Rafa Cabrera Bello Mark Anderson 70-69-72—211 69m-69p-70s-208 San Jose 54 28 18 8 64 156 150 Shane Lowry 69-70-72—211 67m-73p-68s-208 Grant Leaver Calgary 55 28 19 8 64 156 157 Stephan Jaeger 70-69-72—211 68p-71s-69m-208 Michael Hebert Anaheim 56 27 19 10 64 158 161 Ryan Armour 66-72-73—211 70p-70s-69m-209 Rhein Gibson Edmonton 53 23 26 4 50 148 171 Scott Piercy Brett Drewitt 69-69-73—211 71p-71s-67m-209 Vancouver 55 21 28 6 48 141 180 Ben Martin Kyoung-Hoon Lee 68-70-73—211 68m-75p-66s-209 Arizona 54 13 32 9 35 126 189 Julian Suri 72-70-70—212 66s-67m-76p-209 Gerardo Ruiz 2 points for a win, 1 point for OT loss. 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Rangers 4, Calgary 3 72-66-74—212 Cameron Tringale 70p-68s-71m-209 Roberto Castro Carolina 4, Vancouver 1 66-69-77—212 Ricky Barnes 70p-71s-69m-210 Augusto Nunez Los Angeles 3, Florida 1 69-73-71—213 Jimmy Walker 68s-69m-73p-210 Nick Rousey St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 2 Steven Alker 72-70-71—213 Eric Axley 69m-67p-74s-210 Dallas 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO 73-68-72—213 Rory Sabbatini 68m-74p-68s-210 Tag Ridings Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2 73-68-72—213 Sam Saunders 72s-66m-72p-210 Brad Hopfinger Saturday’s Games Derek Bard 74-66-73—213 Brandt Snedeker 71s-70m-69p-210 Buffalo at Boston, late 69-69-75—213 Kevin Chappell 73s-68m-69p-210 Sebastian Munoz New Jersey at Columbus, late Chase Wright 69-69-75—213 Nashville at Montreal, late Mark Blakefield 72-69-73—214 Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, late Dawie van der Walt 70-71-73—214

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Back to school time for walleye anglers

Ohio. He has been chasing Lake Erie walleye for 30 years. He is particularly skilled at techniques used in the Middle Basin and the Western Basin. Keith Eshbaugh is a nightcrawler harness expert. His fishing skills were honed during the pro walleye circuits for 15 years. He started Dutch Fork Custom Lures, and is a lure designer for Northland Tackle. Also part of the instructions will come from an expert panel of Erie walleye charter captains. This will be open microphone, so class participants will be able to ask specific questions. The Tackle Expo will be happening at the same time as Walleye School classes. This part of the program is open free to the public. Expo hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Expo doors open at 9 a.m. As of a few days ago, scheduled tackle vendors are Lake Shore Towing, Muddy Creek Rod Holders, Dutch Fork Custom Lures, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Nautical Academics, Kranx Spoons, Mike’s Walleye Rigs, Raymarine, Custom Band Lures and Big Al’s Releases. Since the vendors are targeting walleye fishing, this will be an unusual opportunity to see such a good variety of walleye tackle, and walleye information, in one place. The Erie PA Charter Boat Association is a network of professional, licensed captains operating on the waters of Lake Erie in Pennsylvania to promote environmental advocacy, education and awareness of today’s fisheries issues. We work closely with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, lending a helping hand in the best interest of Lake Erie boaters. The association is cooperating with the Fish and Boat Commission radio telemetry study of Lake Erie walleye movements. “We’re going to tag 10 walleye with transmitters, five on the west side of town and five on the east side of town,” Pettys said. For more information and to register online, go to www.epacba.com. Mike Bleech can be reached by e-mail at mikeb73@verizon.net. Read more of his columns at nwpaoutdoors.com.

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Advocate for owls Erie native’s work with owls wins international honor Staff report

An Erie native will be inducted into the World Owl Hall of Fame and receive an award during the 16th Annual International Festival of Owls next month in Minnesota. Lisa Owens Viani, whose parents remain Erie residents, founded the Berkeley, California, based Raptors are the Solution (RATS) in 2011, with the goal of ending the use of rat poison through public education and political action, according to the International Owl Center, organizer of the festival. Owens Viani recognized that few people understood the secondary effects of rat poison on predatory birds and animals that ingest poisoned rats. She has

worked with local, regional and national media to publicize the RATS message and story. She developed a website, RaptorsAreTheSolution.org, that serves as a clearinghouse for information about rats, rodenticides, and rodenticide impacts on wildlife. In collaboration with wildlife photographers, Owens Viani created a “Faces of Rat Poison” campaign using billboards and signs in the San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles. The billboards/ signs combine pictures of wildlife with provocative messages such as “Rat poison kills more than rats." She is known as a coalition builder in the anti-rodenticide movement and has worked with 28 California cities to pass anti-rodenticide regulations. RATS advocacy has

led to bans on rodenticides in California state parks and wildlife areas. Broader state and national rodenticide bans are the focus of her continuing work. Owens Viani will receive a special achievement award and will be inducted into the World Owl Hall of Fame at the 2018 Owl Festival along with two others. Errki Korpimäki will receive the champions of owls award for barn owl research and conservation in his native country of Finland. Jonathan Haw will receive a special achievement award for his work with barn owls and antirodenticide initiatives in South Africa. Owens Viani and Haw will speak at the 2018 Owl Festival. The International Festival of Owls is in Houston, Minnesota, March 2 to 4. For more information, visit www.festivalofowls.com.

Snocross National snowmobile race scheduled for Salamanca Staff report

SALAMANCA, New York — Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino hosts the U.S. Air Force Snocross National on Friday and Saturday as top snowmobile racers from around the world compete. Snocross combines big air jumps and the action of motocross. The competition takes place on a professionally designed and graded track. The series brings together top amateur and professional

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f you wanted to learn a lot about Lake Erie walleye fishing, what better way could there be than to pick the brains of a group of top Lake Erie walleye charter captains. But where are you going to see that many Lake Erie charter captains? That just is not going to happen. Or is it? On March 3, the Erie PA Charter Boat Association will host their 2018 Great Lakes Walleye School and Free Tackle Expo. The event will be held at St. John’s Banquet and Conference Hall, 1001 E. Main Street in Girard. There are two parts to this single day event: Walleye School and a free Public Dealer Expo. Walleye School has a limited enrollment. Participants must pre-register at www.epacba.com/school. htm to enroll in the school. Students pay $80 to attend. This fee gets students a full day of instructional seminars, free coffee and donuts in the morning, a free catered lunch, a chance at door prizes consisting of effective walleye tackle, and 2018 Walleye School color T-shirt. A limited number of student positions still are available. Classes run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for students. “The class is very informative,” said Board Member Jim Pettys. “It covers all the different ways to go about finding and catching walleye. The course is made up of a group of professional charter boat captains that make their living catching fish.” Presenters include Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission biologist and charter captain Mark Haffley, who operates TLB Sportfishing Charters, will talk about fish migration and a radio telemetry walleye tagging study which starts this year. Jeff Fink, the senior account manager for FLIRRaymarine, will be the electronics expert. His topics will include sonar-fish finders and GPS. A Master Captain since 1990, Fink is an Erie native who has returned to his hometown. Tony Sambunjak, of Reel Thrill Charters, has chartered on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for 20 years. He will focus on open water trolling with multiple spreads. Mark Battone, of My Bonnie Walleye Charters, is based in Lorain,

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Since the vendors are targeting walleye fishing, this will be an unusual opportunity to see such a good variety of walleye tackle, and walleye information, in one place.

Mike Bleech

Sunday, February 11, 2018

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Gannon runners claim national honors Staff report

all-academic honors.

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The Gannon men's cross country team finished with the third-highestcumulativegradepoint average in NCAA Division II,andthewomen'steamhadthe fifth-highest GPA. Both teams, which are led by 28th-yearheadcoach John Carrig, werenamedAll-Academicteams by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Gannon's men had a 3.73 GPA and the women had a 3.74 GPA. Bobby Danielson (CentralTech/ Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy), Grant Folgate, Eric Ingram, Garrett Sutton and Joseph Westrick claimed D-II all-academic individual honors. Allie Domer (Oil City), Sarah Fiorello and Meredith Morse earned

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•Edinboroseniorforward Keshawn Liggins was named PSAC Westmen'sbasketballco-athlete oftheweekafterheledEdinboro to two wins, including an 87-72 overtimewinatPitt-Johnstown. He had his 12th double-double of season with 29 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in that game. He also had 22 points, six rebounds and six assists against California. • Edinboro senior forward Ciara Rosten was selected as the PSAC West women's basketball athlete of the week after she carriedtheFightingScotstotwo wins,includinganupsetofCalifornia. She had 17 points and 15 rebounds against Cal and added 16pointsand15reboundsagainst

• Penn State Behrend freshman Jacob Schmidt, a Cathedral Prep graduate, was named AMCC male swimmer of the week after he won the 500-yard freestyle in 5 minutes, 0.03 seconds and placed second in the 1,000yard freestyle (10:24.80) in the Lions' narrow Schmidt win over Saint Vincent. He also swam on the second-place200freestylerelay. •Behrend freshman Matthew Kuchcinski, a North East graduate, was named the AMCC diver of the week and ECAC North Division III rookie of the week

after he turned in first-place finishes in the 1-meter(223.70) and 3-meter (247.20) dives against Saint Kuchcinski Vincent. He also had a pair of second-place finishes against Malone.

class early on signing day Wednesday, 13 recruits had signed. However, four others signed later in the day that were notreportedintheTimes-News. Also signing for the Lakers were offensive lineman Cam Dabill (6-1, 260, Buffalo/St. Joe's), linebacker Ryan Funa (6-1, 201, Somerset), running back Fred Green (5-8, 165, Immokalee, Florida) and running back Mekhi Hyman (6-2,215,Toronto/Clarkson North).

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• Edinboro freshman Stefanie Parsons was named PSAC wom-

en's indoor track athlete of the weekaftersherananNCAAProvisionaltimeof9minutes,57.09 seconds in the 3,000 meters at the YSU Mid-Major Invite. She finished second in the event.

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• The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association named Gannon's Danielle Samuel thefreshmanoftheweek aftershehelpedtheLadyKnights to a victory over Concordia in their season opener.

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Mercyhurst Prep girls rout Girard in Think Pink game Staff report

Mercyhurst Prep scored 40 points in the first half and didn't look back in a 57-29 non-region girls basketball win over Girard onSaturdayinaThinkPinkgame atMercyhurstPrepHighSchool. Mercyhurst Prep improved to 16-4 and finishes the regular season out this week at Northwestern(onMonday)andagainst

McDowell (on Wednesday) before taking on Oil City in the District 10 Class 4A semifinals. Girard dropped to 14-7 and completes the regular season Monday at Grove City before heading to the D-10 5A quarterfinals against Harbor Creek. JillianSpanoscoredall12ofher points on four 3-pointers in the first half, while Renee Stoicovy scored seven of her game-high

15 points in the first half for the Lakers. Emily Thompson added 10 points for Mercyhurst Prep, while Nicole Buckman had nine pointsandAndieStuarthadeight for Girard. Boys General McLane 66, Kane 44: At

Kane, the Lancers (14-8) outscored the host Wolves 35-17 in the second and third quarters as theyclosedouttheregularseason

on a three-game winning streak and secured their victory in a non-region match. Seth Myers led General McLane by scoring 19 of his 26 total points in the first half, while Logan Donahue and Josh Schreiber both contributed with 12 points each. Chad Greville led Kane with 17 points. Hickory 56, Fairview 43: At Hermitage, the Hornets (16-4)

surged ahead in the fourth quarterandsnappedtheTigers'(18-2) 12-game winning streak as they won their opening game of the Kennedy Catholic Showcase. DonaldWhiteheadledHickory with 26 points, Brandon Beader contributed with 12 and Michael Filardi helped out with eight. Nick Franos led Fairview with 15points,whileSamPariniturned in 13.

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Co-winners: Michael Rahner, Cathedral Prep sophomore Highlights: Rahner was a triple winner when Prep defeated MeadRahner ville and Warren in Region 3 competition last week. The Ramblers were victorious in each of the dual's 400-yard freestyle relays. With Rahner as the anchor, they were timed at 3 minutes, 32.95 seconds vs. Meadville and 4:07.39 vs. Warren. Rahner also led off (1:47.41) and anchored (2:00.73) Prep's ﬁrst-place 200 medley relays. He was an individual winner in the 100 free (52.76) against Meadville and the 50 free (26.69) against Warren.

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Bobby Bolmanski, McDowell senior Highlights: Bolmanski won his specialty events, the distance freestyle races, when the Trojans Bolmanski defeated Warren 117-52. He swept the 200- (1 minute, 58,34 seconds) and 400-yard (4:16.91) events against the Dragons. He also started third for McDowell's 200 free relay that came in ﬁrst at 1:44.35. Bolmanski also started one event when the Trojans beat Erie High 112-63. He again started third for their 200 free relay, which posted a combined low time of 1:41.11.

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Molly Mraz, Villa Maria senior Highlights: Mraz has stepped up as a leader to help run the Villa Maria offense and be a Mraz big part of it as well. The 5-foot 8-inch guard is second on the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game, and she has signed a letter of intent to play Division I basketball at Richmond next year. Mraz scored a seasonhigh 20 points against Greensburg Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic earlier this season.

Olivia Mottillo, Villa Maria freshman Highlights: Mottillo was an individual and relay winner last week. The ﬁrst-year Victor contribMottillo uted to her team's 132-44 Region 3 rout of the Meadville Bulldogs. She completed the marathon 500-yard freestyle in a time of 6 minutes, 12.58 seconds. Villa then defeated the Warren Dragons 111-58. Mottillo was part of two winning foursomes for the Victors. She started the third leg of their 200 medley relay (2:10.76) and again in their 400 free relay (4:31.01).

Luke Sittinger, Cathedral Prep sophomore Highlights: No Rambler was more efficient on the mat than Sittinger was during District 10's Class 3A Sittinger team tournament. Prep repeated as the meet's titlist at Joann Mullen Gymnasium on Jan. 31. The Ramblers defeated McDowell 69-9 and then routed General McLane 76-0 for the championship. Sittinger needed 1 minute, 38 seconds to pin McDowell's Jacob Onorato in their 160-pound semifinal match. He was even faster in the 170 final, where he flattened McLane's Cody Stempka in 37 seconds.

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’Hurst women squander late lead, settle for tie The Lakers (13-13-4, 10-3-3 CHA) squandered a The Mercyhurst Univer- pair of two-goal leads, and sity women’s hockey team allowed a 3-2 lead to slip settled for a second straight away on Natalie Heising’s tie with College Hockey second goal of the game— a America rival Penn State on 6-on-4goalwith16seconds Saturday at Mercyhurst Ice left in regulation that set up Center. But that 3-3 over- ascorelessfive-minuteextra time draw likely stung more period. thanthe1-1tiewiththeNitBoth teams had short tany Lions on Friday. power-play chances in

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overtime before settling for the tie, which was the 11th such outcome this season for the Nittany Lions (6-1311, 3-6-7). Mercyhurst built a 2-0 first-period lead on goalsfromBrookeHartwick and Callie Paddock. Hartwick was ejected from the game in the second period for a major cross-checking penalty.

Meanwhile, Penn State sandwiched goals from Heising and Bella Sutton around a Lakers goal from Sam Isbell that sent Mercyhurst into the third period with a one-goal lead. Then Heising’slast-minuteheroicsforcedtheLakerstosettle for two of a possible four points in the conference standings.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY College Hockey America

MERCYHURST 3, PENN STATE 3 (OT)

Penn State 0 2 1 0 — 3 Mercyhurst 2 1 0 0 — 3 1st Period: 1. Mercyhurst, Hartwick 10 (unassisted), 11:13. 2. Mercyhurst, Paddock 3 (Vasko, Dobson), 18:35. Penalties — Welch (P) hooking, 3:04; Stacey (M) hooking, 8:13; Tanskanen (M) tripping, 13:49; Meilleur (P) interference, 15:47. 2nd Period: 3. PSU, Heising 10 (Rankin, Crow), 16:13 (pp). 4. Mercyhurst, Isbell 5 (Hine, Stacey), 19:43. 5. PSU, Sutton 3 (Madsen), 19:58. Penalties — Welch (P)

tripping, 7:38; Sutton (P) tripping, 11:14; Hartwick (M) 5-min. cross checking, 13:05; Hartwick (M) game misconduct, 13:05; Sutton (P) interference, 13:40; Dobson (M) roughing, 15:28. 3rd Period: 6. PSU, Heising 11 (Madsen, Sutton), 19:44 (pp-ea). Penalties — Knott (M) body checking, 7:23; Crow (P) cross checking, 12:25; Tanskanen (M) body checking, 17:57. Overtime: None. Penalties — Welch (P) hooking, 2:28; Blasen (M) hooking, 4:08. Shots on Goal: PSU 12-8-9-2—31; Mercyhurst 5-14-7-1—27. Goaltenders: PSU, Ehresmann 5-8-9 (27 shots, 24 saves); Mercyhurst, McDonnell 7-7-3 (31 shots, 28 saves). Power play: PSU (2-8); Mercyhurst (0-6).

’Hurst men sweep Holy Cross with shutout The Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team didn’t need to generate much offense to complete a two-game sweep of Holy Cross on Saturday. The Lakers were outshot 34-19, but still

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Region 4

SENECA 52, CONNEAUT, OHIO 28

Conneaut, Ohio 4 8 7 9 — 28 Seneca 15 12 10 15 — 52 Conneaut, Ohio (3-12, 5-14): McLaughlin 3 0-0 8, Skwera 1 4-5 6, Ortiz 1 2-4 5, Woods 2 1-2 5, Lower 2 0-0 4, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Schwartﬁgure 0 0-0 0, Burckhartte 0 0-0 0, Armeni 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 7-11 28. Seneca (6-9, 6-15): Stopnowski 5 0-0 14, Foley 4 1-2 10, Krahe 3 2-2 8, Martin 2 2-2 8, Smith 3 0-2 7, Hoffman 1 1-2 3, Buterbaugh 1 0-0 2, McCall 0 0-0 0, Zejac 0 0-0 0, Rodriquez 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-10 52. 3-point goals: C 3 (McLaughlin 2, Ortiz 1), S 8 (Stopnowski 4, Martin 2, Foley 1, Smith 1).

Non-region

GENERAL MCLANE 66, KANE 44

posted a 4-0 Atlantic Hockey Association win at Mercyhurst Ice Center. Jonathan Charbonneau scored twice, and Derek Barach added a goal, on the Lakers’ 10 shots in the decisive opening two periods on the way to extending

Mercyhurst’s unbeaten streak to nine games (7-0-2). Barach added his second goal of the evening on the power play early in the third period for the junior forward’s 100th career point. The Lakers scored on 2-of-4 chances with the man

Franos 0 0-0 0, Sundberg 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 11-12 43. 3-point goals: H 6 (Whitehead 4, Filardi 2), F 4 (Franos 2, Cook 1, Niland 1).

4, McKown 2 0-0 4, Nizzi 2 0-0 4, Garris 1 0-0 2, Spicer 1 0-0 2, Renninger 1 0-0 2, Wheeler 0 1-4 1. Totals 8 3-10 19. 3-point goals: CS 4 (Miller 2, Myers 1, Yanc 1), E 0.

SHARPSVILLE 85, MAPLEWOOD 61

Maplewood 18 25 6 12 — 61 Sharpsville 19 25 21 20 — 85 Maplewood (4-14): Young 7 4-4 18, Hollabaugh 6 1-3 13, Mehok 5 0-0 11, Wooley 4 0-0 9, Rodriguez 2 1-2 6, Cox 0 2-2 2, Kelly 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 8-11 61. Sharpsville (11-8): Ladjevich 5 8-10 18, Messett 4 5-5 16, Levis 6 2-2 14, Hubbard 6 0-2 12, Eliam 4 0-0 9, Flaherty 2 2-2 7, Doyle 1 0-0 3, McCall 1 0-0 2, Brenneman 1 0-0 2, Fry 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 17-21 85. 3-point goals: M 3 (Rodriguez 1, Mehok 1, Wooley 1), S 6 (Messett 3, Doyle 1, Eliam 1, Flaherty 1).

MCDOWELL 61, BISHOP CANEVIN 45

McDowell 13 12 11 25 — 61 Bishop Canevin 12 7 9 17 — 45 McDowell (17-4): Jeffress 10 7-12 27, Becker 7 0-0 15, Gallagher 1 4-6 6, Beck 2 2-2 6, Olamuyiwa 1 1-3 3, Pulice 0 2-2 2, Krahe 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 16-25 61. Bishop Canevin: Meriweather 1 1-2 4, Kirsch 0 3-4 3, Deschon 2 0-0 6, Crossey 4 0-0 12, Logan 7 1-1 20. Totals 14 5-7 45. 3-point goals: MCD 1 (Becker 1), BC 12 (Logan 5, Crossey 4, Deschon 2, Meriweather 1)

General McLane 19 15 17 15 — 66 Kane 19 6 9 10 — 44 General McLane (14-8): Myers 11 3-5 26, Donahue 5 0-0 12, Schreiber 5 2-7 12, Parker 2 0-0 5, Jones 1 1-4 3, Jukes 1 1-2 3, Seneta 1 0-0 2, Manchester 1 0-0 2, Johnson 0 1-2 1, Scrutchins 0 0-0 0, Kulka 0 0-0 0, Yoder 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 8-20 66. Kane: Greville 8 0-1 17, Pierson 4 1-2 9, Williams 3 0-0 7, Hottel 1 1-2 3, Costanzo Oil City 69, Jamestown 34 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Rezzelle 1 0-2 2, Riverside 58, Mercer 47 Zujek 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 2-7 44. 3-point goals: GM 4 (Donahue 2, Myers 1, Parker 1), K 2 (Greville 1, Williams 1).

HICKORY 56, FAIRVIEW 43

Hickory 12 15 10 19 — 56 Fairview 11 6 11 15 — 43 Hickory (16-4): Whitehead 9 4-4 26, Beader 4 4-5 12, Filardi 3 0-0 8, Mele 2 1-3 5, Jarvie 1 3-4 5, Walsh 0 0-0 0, Shannonhouse-Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Iacino 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-16 56. Fairview (18-2): N. Franos 4 5-5 15, Parini 5 3-3 13, Cook 3 0-0 7, Morosky 1 3-4 5, Niland 1 0-0 3, Debreo 0 0-0 0, M.

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Taylor said. “But this one also means a lot to our fans. The level of support we get doesn't happen often. It does mean a lot to these kids when they see how many people from Reynolds make the long drove to see us (at Hershey). “I'm proud of this one not just for us, but for everyone in the community,” he said. The Raiders (25-1) also spoiled Southern Columbia's bid at a perfect season. The Tigers (21-1) led 25-24 with two matches left, but Andrew Ischo and Rocco Bartolo came through in the clutch for Reynolds. Ischo decisioned Ian Yoder 5-2 at 126 pounds and Bartolo shut out Jake Renn 5-0 in their 132 finale. “I looked into their eyes (before each match) and neither of them were phased,” Taylor said. “It was remarkable. They didn't blink.” Taylor also credited Kaeden Berger (120) and Cole Toy (170) for their efforts. Each respectively lost by technical falls to Southern Columbia stars Gaige Garcia and Jaret Lane, but their ability to avoid pins denied the Tigers two bonus points. Prep followed Reynolds onto the podium for the Class 3A awards. When that happened,

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CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 63, EISENHOWER 19

Cambridge Springs 21 18 14 10 — 63 Eisenhower 6 4 2 7 — 19 Cambridge Springs (13-0, 17-3): Miller 6 2-2 16, Wescott 6 0-2 12, Hoover 4 2-3 10, Mailliard 3 2-4 8, Mason 2 1-2 5, Swanson 1 2-3 4, Myers 1 0-0 3, Yanc 1 0-0 3, Schmidt 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 9-16 63. Eisenhower (4-9, 7-13): Giannini 1 2-3

advantage, giving them six man-up goals on nine opportunities against the Crusaders (12-13-7, 11-9-6) this weekend. Meanwhile, Brandon Wildung stopped all 34 shots he faced in his third shutout of the season.

Atlantic Hockey Association

MERCYHURST, HOLY CROSS 0

Holy Cross 0 0 0 — 0 Mercyhurst 1 2 1 — 4 1st Period: 1. Mercyhurst, Charbonneau 9 (Lammon), :31. Penalties — Best (M) slashing, 8:13. 2nd Period: 2. Mercyhurst, Barach 12 (Piacentini, Sienerth), 3:40. 3. Mercyhurst, Charbonneau 10 (Best, Duszak), 13:14 (pp). Penalties — Todd (M) interference, 1:14; Lammon (M) 5-min. boarding, 7:01; Lammon (M) game misconduct, 7:01; Mulcahy (H) interference, 12:15; Best (M)

holding, 15:17; Mulcahy (H) high sticking, 18:27. 3rd Period: 4. Mercyhurst, Barach 13 (Todd), 3:58 (pp). Penalties — Mulcahy (H) holding, 3:12; J. Riley (M) goaltender interference, 10:03; Holy Cross, too many players, 11:56; J. Riley (M) roughing, 17:56; Surowiec (H) roughing, 17:56. Shots on Goal: Holy Cross 15-12-7—34; Mercyhurst 5-5-9—19. Goaltenders: Holy Cross, Berrafato 12-13-7 (19 shots, 15 saves); Mercyhurst, Wildung 14-9-4 (34 shots, 34 saves). Power play: Holy Cross (0-5); Mercyhurst (2-4)

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Non-region

MERCYHURST PREP 57, GIRARD 29

Girard 10 3 5 11 — 29 Mercyhurst Prep 15 25 10 7 — 57 Girard (14-7): Buckman 3 3-4 9, Stuart 2 3-4 8, Klemm 1 2-3 4, Miller 1 0-0 3, Bolt 1 0-0 3, Fiolek 1 0-0 2, Brown 0 0-0 0, Tramontano 0 0-0 0, Wetzel 0 0-0 0, Carr 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 8-11 29. Mercyhurst Prep (16-4): Stoicovy 5 2-2 15, Spano 4 0-0 12, Thompson 5 0-0 10, Bly 2 0-0 6, Pasko 2 0-0 5, Chermack 2 0-0 5, Spizarny 2 0-2 4, Bailey 0 0-0 0, Carson 0 0-2 0, Lutterbaugh 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 2-6 57. 3-point goals: G 3 (Stuart 1, Miller 1, Bolt 1), MP 11 (Spano 4, Stoicovy 3, Bly 2, Pasko 1, Chermack 1).

bounced in the playoffs by the New York Yankees despite taking a 2-0 series lead. It was a bitter finish for a team that won 102 games andreeledoff22straightvictories. But while there was a sense of finality for some Cleveland fans, manager Terry Francona said these Indians aren't done. "I don't think anybody should be pessimistic right now," Francona said last month. "My goodness, we have the best record in the AmericanLeaguethelastfive years. This has been a good runofbaseball,andIdon'tsee that going anywhere." With one of baseball's top rotations, anchored by twotimeCyYoungwinnerCorey Kluber,theIndiansareaiming to win their first Series since 1948andendthemajors'longest championship dry spell.

HARBOR CREEK 58, FAIRVIEW 31

Fairview 7 4 9 11 — 31 Harbor Creek 20 10 17 11 — 58 Fairview (6-15): McCall 4 2-2 13, Reisenauer 3 1-2 7, Nicewonger 3 0-1 7, White 1 1-2 3, Momeyer 1 0-0 2, Murphy 0 0-0 0, DiStefano 0 0-0 0, Imler 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-7 32. Harbor Creek (15-4): Benim 10 4-5 26, Baker 7 1-2 15, Babay 3 4-4 10, Soles 1 0-0 2, Prokopchak 1 0-0 2, Williamson 1 0-0 2, Pulvino 0 1-2 1, Buziewicz 0 0-0 0, McLaughlin 0 0-0 0, Cass 0 0-0 0, Humphreys 0 0-0 0, Barton 0 0-0 0, Przybylski 0 0-0 0, Born 0 0-0 0, Woll 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-13 58. 3-point goals: F 3 (McCall 3), HC 2 (Benim 2). Winchester Thurston 62, West Middlesex 52 Jamestown 32, Calvary Baptist 16 Slippery Rock 48, Indiana 37 Warren 61, Meadville 28 Mt. Lebanon 55, Hickory 37

it marked the first time the district had teams place in the top three of each class for a single meet. Prep dropped into the large-school consolation semifinals after losing to Bethlehem Catholic 33-26 in Friday's championship semifinals. The Ramblers initially defeated Nazarath 40-25 on Saturday. They eliminated the District 11 second seed, coached by Corry native Dave Crowell. Prep then beat CanonMcMillan for the second time in 24 hours. Tyler McKinney (126) and Andrew Stark (132) recorded a decision and a fall in the dual's last two matches for a 42-22 win. Before Saturday, Prep (18-3) never medaled as a team at states. Harbor Creek also made team history, even if PIAA hardware wasn't involved. Chestnut Ridge eliminated the Huskies 31-27 in Saturday's 2A consolation semifinals. However, that still represented the furthest Harbor Creek ever advanced in PIAA competition. The district's second seed never won a state dual in the Hershey portion of a state meet before this weekend. The Huskies' 4-2 tournament record left them 22-5 for 2017-18. Mike Copper can be reached at 870-1614 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ ETNcopper.

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H.S. WRESTLING Saturday’s results from the PIAA team wrestling tournament, held at the Giant Center in Hershey: Class 2A Championship

REYNOLDS 30, SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 25

138: Cole Matthews (R) p Mike Minor :45 145: Hunter Michaels (R) p Shane Miller :59 152: Cade Linn (SC) d Mason Wilkerson 4-1 160: Cameron Haladay (SC) d Hunter Thompson 5-0 170: Gaige Garcia (SC) tf Cole toy 21-6 182: Anthony Scicchitano (SC) d Bryce McCloskey 4-3 195: Jarod Miller (R) d Lear Quinton 5-2 220: Sean Sprage (SC) d Wyatt Owen 7-3 285: John Fulmer (SC) d Derek Skeehan 2-0 106: Gary Steen (R) p Nicholas Dorkoski 2:57 113: Beau Bayless (R) d Patrick Edmonson 7-4 120: Jaret Lane (SC) tf Kaeden Berger 26-11 126: Andrew Ischo (R) d Ian Yoder 5-2 132: Rocco Bartolo (R) d Jake Renn 5-0 Reynolds 25-1, Southern Columbia 21-1

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HARBOR CREEK 44, HUNTINGDON 16 126: Nick Oosterkamp (HC) p Brynen Kisiel :53 132: Sam Sallot (HC) p Hunter Rhone :11

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NEW LOOK: Cleveland's power and bullpen were both drained during the offseason. The club chose not to resign first baseman Carlos Santana (23 homers, 79 RBIs) or outfielder Jay Bruce (36 homers, 101 RBIs with Indians,Mets)asfreeagents. Clevelandtriedtooffsetthose losses by adding first baseman Yonder Alonso, who changed the launch angle

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120: Gryphon Callihan (CR) d Mike Gabler 7-2 126: Andrew Dalton (HC) p Caleb Holderbaum 1:41 Chestnut Ridge 16-3, Harbor Creek 22-5

120: Sean Pierson (N) d Paniro Johnson 7-1 126: Tyler McKinney (CP) p Blaine Wilson 3:59 Cathedral Prep 17-3, Nazareth 5-3

Muncy 37, Boiling Springs 22

Canon-McMillan 27, Seneca Valley 23

Third-place ﬁnal Chestnut Ridge 39, Muncy 22

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U.S. halfpipe team Members of the United States snowboarding team that will compete in the halfpipe competition for the 2018 Winter Olympics at PyeongChang, South Korea:

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Shimpeno isn’t at either locale at the moment. Instead, he’s halfway around the world in PyeongChang, South Korea. Yes, the same site of the Winter Olympics that began last week. Last year, Shimpeno, 45, was selected by Team USA officials to be an assistant coach for the American snowboard athletes who participate in the 23rd Winter Games. He left Feb. 3 for that competition, which runs this Monday through Wednesday at the Phoenix Snow Park. “To represent the United States and the snowboarding world on a stage like this is mind-blowing,” Shimpeno said. “This is the most special thing that can happen to somebody in our sport, and I even get to share it with some people I’ve known since they were kids.” Shimpeno will report to Rick Bower, one of the sport’s most respected coaches. Each will also report to Mike Jankowski, who’s overseeing all of the American halfpipe, slopestyle skiing and big-air athletes. Snowboarding is a relatively new Olympic sport. It wasn’t sanctioned until the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. However, thanks to the growth of extreme sports and the parallel rise of the X Games, it’s already hard to imagine a time when they didn’t exist. It didn’t hurt Shimpeno and his brethren that Americans have fared very well in halfpipe snowboarding over

A snowboarder trains ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [AP PHOTO/GREGORY BULL]

Women Name, age, residence Kelly Clark, 34, Mammoth Lakes, California Arielle Gold, 21, Steamboat Springs, Colorado Chloe Kim, 17, Torrance, California Maddie Mastro, 17, Wrightwood, California Men Name, age, residence Ben Ferguson, 23, Bend, Oregon Chase Josey, 22, Hailey, Idaho Jake Pates, 19, Eagle, Colorado Shaun White, 31, Carlsbad, California

Two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White trains ahead of the 2018 Winter Games. [JEFF MCINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP, FILE]

those 20 years. According to olympics.org, U.S. men and women have each won three gold medals, two silvers and three bronzes going into PyeongChang. It also helped that American Shaun White, once nicknamed “The Flying Tomato” for his flowing red hair, became the face of the sport over the last decade. White was the men’s halfpipe Olympic gold medalist in 2006 and 2010. He placed fourth in the 2014 Games at Sochi, Russia, and qualified for the current team despite a serious training accident that required more than 60 stitches to his head. Shimpeno said that, while

he’s thrilled for the chance to work with White, he doesn’t know what advice he could sincerely offer the 31-year old snowboard icon at this point. “I’m hopeful this isn’t the last Olympics for Shaun,” Shimpeno said. “I do think he’ll enjoy this whole experience more than he used to.” Krupp, the man who helped Shimpeno get his professional start, is in his 32nd winter of employment at the Peek. Supervising its snowboard programremains significant duty for the 67-year Erie resident. Krupp also said Shimpeno was extremely fortunate

Halfpipe, slopestyle and big-air head coach: Mike Jankowski Halfpipe head coach: Rick Bower Halfpipe assistant coach: Rick Shimpeno Women's halfpipe schedule Monday: First and second qualiﬁcation runs Tuesday: First, second and third medal runs Men's Halfpipe schedule Tuesday: First and second qualiﬁcation runs Wednesday: First, second and third medal runs

to come of age at the same time as snowboarding’s growth. However, he was unaware his former part-time employee was in PyeongChang when contacted. “I knew Rick was coaching in the X Games (last month),” Krupp said. “The X Games are a big deal for us in the snowboard world.

But coaching the Olympics? That’s a pretty amazing accomplishment for Rick.” Before this week, Shimpeno had to settle for knowing two American Olympians. While he never wrestled for Edinboro, he was more than aware Bruce Baumgartner coached the Fighting Scots at that time. Baumgartner, now Edinboro’s athletic director, was in the midst of his sevenseason tenure in charge of that Division I program. He was a two-time Olympic champion as a heavyweight, and medaled four times between 1984 and 1996 Summer Games. Shimpeno is even more familiar with Phoebe Mills, a bronze medal gymnast from the 1988 Summer Olympics that also were held in South Korea. Mills is his wife. They married after meeting at a snowboarding camp for junior athletes. “Phoebe’s still involved in sports,” Shimpeno said. “She even served as a (snowboarding) judge for the Sochi Games, which was so cool.” Sometime this July, the couple and their five-year old daughter, Esme, plan to vacation where it all began for Shimpeno. They’d like to rent a cottage somewhere along the shore of Edinboro Lake. None of that, according to Shimpeno, would have happened if he hadn’t tried to navigate a laminated slab of fiberglass and hardwood down the slopes of nearby Mount Pleasant. “Snowboarding,” he said, “opened the door to all of this.” Mike Copper can be reached at 870-1614 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNcopper.

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Cable rates rise but there are options

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Jim Martin Assigning Editor 870-1668 jim.martin@timesnews.com

Saying yes to Erie

David Bruce

ob Jahn wants to know why his cable television and internet bill is going up in March by nearly 10 percent. Jahn, who lives near Edinboro, receives his cable TV and internet through Armstrong, which serves Crawford County and part of southern Erie County. Right now he is paying $123.15 a month but that figure will increase by about $12 starting in March. “I just want internet and cable but I’m starting to feel like I’m getting ripped off,” Jahn said. Jahn isn’t alone. Cable and satellite TV providers have increased their rates in 2018 as much as 15 percent, according to www.broadcastingcable.com. Many of them link the price hike to similar rate increases from channels such as ESPN, Disney and TNT. “We are passing along the content rate increases, about $6 a month, from our existing (stations),” said Dave Wittmann, Armstrong’s vice president of cable marketing. He said the rest of Jahn’s price increase is likely due to increased internet costs. Rising rates aren’t new. Cable and satellite TV bills rose 53 percent from 2007 to 2017 and now average $100.98 a month, USA Today reported in January. See BRUCE, D2

Talk to us Have a consumer question you’d like us to help you with? Call David Bruce at 870-1736, send email to david.bruce@ timesnews.com, or send mail to 205 W. 12th St., Erie, PA 16534.

MOTLEY FOOL WINNER Leon J. Buczynski Jr. is this week’s Motley Fool winner for correctly answering that Eli Lilly and Co. was the answer to last week’s question. For a list of those who answered correctly, turn to D2. For this week’s question, turn to D6.

Attending a Young Erie Professionals lunch discussion at the Erie Club in Erie on Tuesday are, from left, Matthew Petruso, 30, president of Beneﬁt Advisors Insurance Group; Joelyn Bush, 32, director of marketing and communications at the United Way of Erie County; and Nick Cianci, 25, development ofﬁcer at the United Way of Erie County. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

A reinvented Young Erie Professionals has a new approach By Jim Martin jim.martin@timesnews.com

One person’s networking event, it turns out, can be another person’s happy hour. And Joelyn Bush, director of marketing and communications for the United Way of Erie County, said she didn’t need another happy hour. That’s why she quit the Young Erie Professionals a while back. But the group, which is an affiliate of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, hit the reset button in July, bringing on new leaders and a new way of thinking about its mission. Kristi Bailey, the 33-yearold director of business development and services for the Erie Federal Credit Union, joined YEP about a year ago. In certain circles, she said, “The group didn’t have the greatest reputation in the world. We realized (some) young people were looking for more value. They didn’t just want to go to happy hour

Kristi Bailey is the president of the Young Erie Professionals. Bailey, 33, is also the director of business development and services for the Erie Federal Credit Union. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

and network. They wanted there to be more to it.” The more Bailey thought about it, the more she thought she should help take the group in a different direction. “It was time for a new structure,” she said. “I knew the old president’s term was coming to an end. I made the decision to talk to them about potentially stepping up and leading.” Now, eight months after Bailey took over as president at YEP, the

organization appears to have a new playbook. Tuesday found 20 members attending a roundtable event with Jim Berlin, CEO of Logistics Plus. Other scheduled events include a panel discussion with Erie Mayor Joe Schember, a breakfast gathering at newly opened coffee shop Ember & Forge and a gathering for mentors and those they are mentoring.

Young Erie Professionals For more information: www.eriepa. com/get-connected/ young-erie-professionals Who can join: Interested individuals between 21 and 40 Cost: $50 for chamber members, $75 for nonmembers

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M OV E R O F T H E W E E K

THE BUZZ

Beverly Weaver has been named executive director of the Erie County Housing Authority. Weaver,whohadservedasdeputydirector,takesoverforMicheleMcNierney,who retired Jan. 15. A lifelong resident of Erie County,Weaverisagraduate of Seneca High School. She lives in Union City with her husband and two children. She has worked for the ErieCountyHousingAuthorityfor32years, serving as deputy director since 2014. Her duties have included administration of the city of Corry’s community development block grant program and human resources director. She also administered the county’shousingrehabilitationandworkedwith the public housing and Section 8 housing assistance programs.

Acutec Precision Aerospace, a locally owned aerospace industry supplier that has operations in Saegertown and Meadville,isnowa supplierfor SpaceX, a private company led by technology innovatorElonMuskthatdesigns,builds and launches rockets and spacecraft. “Our first purchase order from SpaceX is a 60-piece order for an injector post that goes into the Falcon 9 rocket for testing,” said Elisabeth Smith, CEO of Acutec. “This is a very exciting time to be in aerospace.” TheFalconrockethaditsmaidenflight Feb. 6 from the Kennedy Space Center. Its test payload was a Telsa Roadster boundforMars.TheelectricTeslaisbuilt by another company owned by Musk.

The Erie County Public Library and Radius Cowork are inviting local entre-

preneurs,businessowners,workersand

concernedcitizenstotheErieEconomic ExchangeTalkandLearnat11a.m.Saturday at the Blasco Library. Participants will have the the opportunity to share perspectives on economics in daily life, gain educational tips and offer opinions about the state of the local economy. Interested individuals are asked to prepare a three-minute presentation. Visit www.erielibrary.org/events or call the Idea Lab at 451-6939. ErieBank has announced a scholarship essay contest open to seniors who plan to seek a business-related college degree. Winners, each of whom will receive $500, will be named from ErieBankmarketareasofErie,Harborkcreek Township, Meadville, Mentor, Ohio and Warren. For more information, call Amy Potter at 814 765-9621.

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Jim Berlin, at far left, president and CEO of Logistics Plus, talks about good business practices during a lunch discussion with members of the Young Erie Professionals at the Erie Club. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

YEP From Page D1

It is perhaps a measure of how much the group has changed that Bush has rejoined the organization and was sitting around the table Tuesday asking questions of Berlin. She said she’s happy to be back, happy to be learning things, and to be getting involved and finding opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Terry Carson, 26, who works in the information technology department at Erie Insurance, said he had attended a few YEP-sponsored events in the past. He had a nice time but was left with no urge to join. Carson said he’s focused on building his career and doing

BRUCE From Page D1

Fortunately for TV watchers, they have more choices than ever — as long as they have fast internet service (at least 3-5 Mbps to stream video on one TV or computer). One of my coworkers is an Armstrong customer who is tired of the routine rate hikes. Here is his plan to slash his TV expenses: Plug in a TV antenna.

These antennas can be bought for as little as $15, though most good ones will cost you around $40. Hook it up to your TV and scan to see what local channels you receive. If you live far away from the stations’

his part to transform Erie and this group didn’t seem like it would help him do either one. “It felt more like a boys’ club rather than a group of people I could imagine having an impact on my career,” he said. He began to rethink that decision after meeting Bailey at an Erie Community Foundation event last summer. Carson, who serves as YEP’s chairman of community and civic engagement, said members of the newly enlarged group share a common trait. They aren’t shy to admit they want to make a difference. “We truly care about the future of Erie,” he said. “We want to have an impact on the transformation Erie is having. We all have different backgrounds, but we are all trying to work together.” Perhaps no one can speak

more convincingly about the turnaround at YEP than someone who was part of the previous group’s leadership’s structure. Bill Lillis, 37, a certified financial planner, said the group did great work between 2009 and 2012. “After 2012, it really took a downturn,” said Lillis, who was chairman of YEP’s board of directors both before and after the leadership change. “We weren’t offering enough of what professionals wanted in Erie. We were missing the ball. It was a lack of leadership across the board.” Previous leaders, himself included, wanted many of the same things for Erie’s young leaders that the group is pursuing now, he said. “We had high hopes, but our execution wasn’t there,” he said. “We put on some networking events, but that

transmitters in Summit Township, you might have to place your antenna in your attic or on your roof. Erie’s commercial TV stations currently broadcast 15 different channels (WSEE is broadcast on both 12.4 and 35.1). They are all free.

DirecTV Now — “internet cable providers.” They offer many of the same channels you get from your cable company or satellite provider. Since you get them over the internet, there are fewer overhead costs, so they often cost less than traditional cable or satellite TV. You can purchase a Sling TV package for as low as $21.20 a month, tax included. It even includes ESPN, the most expensive cable channel. Most of these services offer a free trial week, so give them a try. There are no contracts to sign or cancellation fees. Once you find a streaming service you like, go ahead and cancel your cable or satellite TV. That’s what I did more than two years ago and I have no regrets.

Buy a streaming device.

These are players that enable your TV to receive channels carried over the internet. They include Roku, Google Chromecast, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, and usually cost between $20 and $80. You won’t need one if you have a smart TV that is already internet-compatible. Each TV you use will require its own streaming device. Test drive at least a few video streaming services. I

call these services— which include Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV and

was really about it.” Lillis, who calls himself the last remnant of the old YEP, said the new group operates under four guiding principals: He said, “We: • “Want to have fun.” • “Want to better ourselves and make ourselves more valuable.” • “Want to better our community.” • “Want to have a voice.” Bailey said the restructured organization was built around higher expectations. “We realized that young people were looking for more value,” she said. “They wanted to have more meaningful events.” It’s an approach that seems to be finding an audience. Lillis said the group’s kickoff event held in January attracted more than 100 people, many of them new to the organization.

“It showed me there is a demand for a new organization that is doing what the old YEP wasn’t getting done,” he said. YEP, which is once again affiliated with the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, has a part-time staff person assigned by the chamber to handle much of the behindthe-scenes work that helps the organization operate. Lillis said that’s freed up Bailey and the group’s other members to set about reinventing the organization and Erie. “She found great young people,” he said. “They are ambitious, they are passionate and they love Erie.” Jim Martin can be reached at 870-1668 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter. com/ETNMartin.

MOTLEY FOOL WINNERS

The following people correctly responded that Eli Lilly and Co. was the answer to last week’s Motley Fool trivia question: Kathy Martin, Carolyn M. Welther. Deb Cole, LuAnn Patterson, Mary Ann Fogle, Barbara Alonge, Bernie Smith, Susan Cenfetelli, Roger Aaron, Debbie Bowers, Susan Gomolchak, Frankie Vandermark, Fran and Paul Kuzma, Jerry Kraus, Carolyn Schenker, Paul Scholl, Leon J Buczynski Jr., Greg Tower, Len Jefferson, Sheryl Carpenter, Mike Zeller, Gregory L. Swanson, Mike Roesch, Vance L. Duncan III, Greta Jones, Dave Halas, Greg Lessig, Sam and Karen Amendola, Kristina Straub, Eric Amendola, Jared Daly, David Strazisar, Jill Gomes, Jerry Lutz, Malcolm Pollard, Keith and Laura Farnham, Beverly Zarella, Dick Forbes and John McClelland. Think you know the answer to this week’s question? Send your answer to jim.martin@timesnews. com. Or, mail your answer to Motley Fool, Erie Times-News, 205 W. 12th St., Erie PA 16534.

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PERSONAL FINANCE

3 tax breaks that may help caregivers

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BUSINESS

By Tina Orem NerdWallet.com

Over 17 million people in the United States are actively taking care of their elderly parents, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Providing that care can be expensive: A study by the Urban Institute found that out-of-pocket expenses can run $140,000 on average in families in which a person has longterm care needs. However, a few tax breaks might help. These aren’t the only ones that might be available to you, so consult with a qualified certified public accountant or financial planner for options.

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By Jackie Zimmermann | NerdWallet.com

ccording to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 29.6 million small businesses were operating nationwide in 2014. If you’re interested in successfully joining their ranks, the last thing you want to do is start a business in an industry with a gloomy outlook. Here are five industries with promising futures, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and market research firm IBISWorld.

1. Health care As the 75 million baby boomers age, there’s increased demand for health-care services. About half of the 20 occupations projected to have the highest percentage increase in employment by 2026 are in the health industry, according to the BLS. Meeting the needs of an aging population creates opportunities for physical therapists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other specialists to open their own practices.

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2. Marijuana Good news for those with green thumbs: 29 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana. IBISWorld predicts that industry revenue for medical and recreational marijuana growers will jump 33.5 percent from 2016 to 2021. The retail side of the business is also expected to see sales rise this year, according to the research firm. But for every high, there’s a low: Because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, growth of the industry could be affected by shifting state and federal regulations.

2026, according to the BLS, and as disposable income grows, so does the “quantity and quality of online purchases,” IBISWorld says. Depending on what you’re selling, e-commerce markets can be easily saturated, given the low barrier to entry. To increase your online business’s chance of success, focus on your customers — whether through customizable products, superior support or fast delivery.

4. Information technology The BLS predicts the information technology industry, which includes roles like programmers and systems analysts, will grow 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, which is faster than the average for all occupations. Information security analysts, in particular, are expected to see a boost in demand because of the increase in cybersecurity incidents like hacking. More companies are working to protect their data, prompting the BLS to predict a 28 percent growth rate in the occupation from 2016 to 2026.

5. Other personal care services The BLS highlights the broad category of “personal care services” as one of the fastest-growing industries based on employment. It encompasses massage therapy, tattoo shops, wedding planning, wellness services and other trades. This industry is also one of the most funded by Small Business Administration-backed loans, an added bonus for entrepreneurs in search of financing.

You might be able to claim all or part of an exemption of up to $4,050 if your adjusted gross income was less than $436,300 (for joint filers) or $384,000 (for single filers) in the 2017 tax year. Mom or Dad has to be your dependent for tax purposes. That might be the case if you provide more than half of their financial support during the year, even if they don’t live with you. (There are many rules about who can be a dependent, so be sure to talk with a qualified tax pro.) “Support” can include expenses such as food, utilities, health care, repairs, clothing and travel. Enjoy this exemption while it lasts, warns Lindsey Nolan, a CPA at Ketel Thorstenson in South Dakota — it’s gone for the 2018 tax year, though there will be a $500 tax credit for nonchild dependents.

2. The Child and Dependent Care Credit

If you paid for someone to take care of your parent so you could work or actively look for work, you might qualify for a credit that generally runs 20 percent to 35 percent of up to $3,000 in adult day care and similar costs. IRS rules say Mom or Dad must have been physically or mentally incapable of self-care and must have lived with you for more than half the year, said Nolan. You’ll need to have earned income to take this credit, and you’ll need to provide detailed information about the care provider.

3. Your employer’s dependent care benefits

People often think dependent care ﬂexible spending accounts, if your employer offers them, are just for child care. But elder care may be included, too, Nolan says. The IRS will exclude up to $5,000 of your pay that you have your employer divert to a dependent care FSA account, which means you avoid paying taxes on that money. That can be a huge win, but again, Mom or Dad usually needs to be your dependent. What’s covered can vary among employers, so check out your plan’s documents.

4. The medical expenses deduction

3. E-commerce Personal disposable income is projected to grow 4 percent a year from 2016 to BIGSTOCK

In general, you can deduct qualiﬁed medical expenses that are more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. So, for example, if your adjusted gross income is $40,000, anything beyond the ﬁrst $3,000 of Mom’s medical bills could be deductible. If you paid $10,000 in medical bills for her, $7,000 of it could be deductible. Mom needs to be your dependent in this case, too. Your state might have a lower AGI threshold, which means you might get a break on your state income taxes even if you can’t get one on your federal income taxes.

Equifax extends free credit freezes By Bev O’Shea NerdWallet.com

Equifax has extended its offer of free credit freezes through June 30. Equifax ﬁrst made freezes free in September, after a data breach that compromised the personal data of about 145 million U.S. consumers. If you’re looking to keep your credit data from being accessed, the best way to protect it is a credit freeze, also known as a security freeze. Credit monitoring, another service the credit bureaus offer, can tell you when

someone uses your data to apply for credit, but it won’t typically prevent it. If you intend to use your credit in the near future, such as opening a credit account or applying for a lease or job, a fraud alert might be more appropriate. Fraud alerts are free. You’ll have to freeze your credit with each of the three major credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. A credit freeze makes your credit report off-limits to anyone who does not already have access to it. No one else will be able to check your credit until and unless you lift the freeze. That

means if scammers try to misuse your personal data to open a credit account, they are unlikely to be approved. However, a freeze will not prevent collection agencies or creditors you already have from seeing your credit information. A credit freeze does not affect your ability to use the credit accounts you already have. And a freeze has no effect on your credit score. You can monitor your own credit while it’s frozen by getting reports from AnnualCreditReport.com and by setting up a free credit monitoring account.

How to do it The easiest way to freeze your credit is via freeze.equifax.com. Fill in the requested information, then you will be given a PIN that you will need in order to lift the freeze. Or, you can request an Equifax security freeze by calling 800-685-1111 (except in New York, where the number is 800-349-9960). You’ll need to give your Social Security number, street address and state of residence. Your PIN will be mailed to you.

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52-WK RANGE LOW HIGH 32.55 4 42.70 9.40 6 11.55 5.35 5 6.98 803.00 81498.00 75.51 7 102.39 128.90 6 180.10 29.56 5 39.55 45.12 7 58.99 47.86 5 72.87 41.67 8 78.59 0.28 2 1.70 37.54 8 58.22 20.91 7 29.76 66.45 2 84.00 92.09 6 119.21 90.34 8 173.19 40.22 4 48.62 9.04 1 20.84 106.72 8 171.96 36.71 6 67.89 96.20 4 116.10 15.10 8 35.30 56.77 7 74.45 40.14 9 54.13 106.63 3 129.73 12.02 5 16.33 182.89 6 274.66 9.60 8 24.95 27.93 5 35.20 10.19 2 13.48 14.45 1 30.59 16.53 5 24.20 139.05 7 207.61 12.14 8 16.53 139.13 3 182.79 49.60 5 66.94 34.51 2 44.37 35.16 8 69.14 62.45 3 79.17 70.76 7 108.98 17.41 5 33.73 125.27 7 178.70 63.14 8 96.07 13.20 7 22.65 48.31 2 61.25 11.87 7 17.62 109.27 7 157.15 14.95 5 18.63 19.12 3 25.90 115.25 9 160.07 2.35 3 7.42 101.06 5 122.51 37.29 8 58.25 21.13 6 35.21 0.28 1 3.91 71.35 6 99.10 7.93 4 13.89 21.51 6 31.44 1.38 2 6.15 50.32 6 72.43 2.09 1 14.32 305.70 8 435.15 9.00 3 11.70 32.22 7 44.50 45.00 7 62.19 179.26 6 259.77 102.12 2 135.53 42.80 6 54.77 67.56 8 109.98 63.82 2 88.00 69.55 6 89.73 12.05 9 76.09 26.48 1 36.78

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t 4-wk. -7.38% t YTD -4.19%

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t 4-wk. -7.17% t YTD -3.76%

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PERCENT RETURN 1MO 1YR RANK -4.4 +14.6 1 -6.3 +31.2 1 -4.1 +18.3 2 -4.8 +22.6 3 -2.4 +27.7 1 -4.0 +11.7 1 +0.1 +0.8 4 -3.4 +8.3 -5.2 +8.5 4 -5.7 +18.2 2 -3.7 +10.5 2 -1.4 +1.2 3 -5.5 +16.9 4 -4.3 +18.2 4 -1.0 +2.7 5 -3.7 +27.2 1 -3.4 +11.1 1 -2.8 +26.1 1 -5.2 +8.1 4 -3.2 +18.6 4 -2.4 +8.3 1 -4.3 +13.0 4 -4.7 +15.1 1 -1.4 +3.0 2 -3.3 +13.1 1 -13.6 -23.1 5 -10.1 +11.4 5 -4.6 +3.4 5 -4.6 +2.4 5 -5.7 +20.9 2 -4.1 +19.0 1 -5.1 +20.9 1 -5.0 +17.2 4 -7.1 +8.6 5 -4.4 +7.6 4 -3.0 +10.8 2 -4.0 +21.1 2 -3.5 +16.7 3 -2.3 +25.2 1 -5.6 +15.9 -4.3 +17.6 1 -6.8 +11.3 5 -4.0 +30.6 1 -4.9 +19.5 4 -9.3 +2.5 3 -3.1 +22.3 1 -4.4 +25.1 4 -4.7 +15.6 2 -3.4 +9.0 3 -4.9 +10.7 4 -1.2 +5.5 1 -5.0 +11.7 2 -1.4 +4.1 2 -5.1 +10.8 1 -1.5 +4.2 1 -4.6 +22.4 3 -5.6 +8.3 2 -3.5 +10.9 1 -3.8 +12.0 2 -4.1 +13.2 2 -2.1 +5.5 2 -1.4 +0.9 4 -4.7 +12.2 2 -3.7 +10.2 2 -3.1 +6.1 3 -5.3 +11.5 2 -5.0 +12.5 2 -3.6 +10.8 2 -3.6 +6.4 5 -1.1 +5.1 1 -1.1 +5.3 1 -7.0 +24.0 4 -4.0 +16.3 2

5YRS* RANK +12.3 1 +6.6 1 +9.8 2 +7.7 2 +15.0 2 +7.2 3 +0.5 4 +4.5 +12.5 1 +8.8 3 +6.9 4 +2.2 2 +5.6 4 +14.0 3 +2.4 3 +17.3 1 +9.6 1 +15.4 2 +10.2 4 +12.8 4 +6.0 2 +13.1 2 +11.7 2 +2.7 1 +10.0 1 -7.0 3 +16.0 1 +5.5 2 +8.3 5 +9.6 3 +14.2 1 +0.7 5 +13.9 3 +11.0 4 +10.8 3 +8.8 1 +10.2 2 +11.2 1 +9.1 1 +7.7 +14.3 1 +12.9 3 +12.6 1 +7.0 3 +1.0 2 +16.6 1 +19.6 3 +13.7 1 +8.7 1 +15.6 3 +3.7 1 +12.8 1 +3.2 1 +12.4 1 +3.4 1 +17.4 1 +11.6 2 +8.1 1 +8.8 1 +9.4 2 +4.4 2 +1.6 4 +12.9 1 +9.4 1 +6.3 1 +11.3 3 +12.2 2 +2.8 5 +7.1 3 +5.1 1 +5.4 1 +13.9 5 +12.8 2

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Fund AMG YacktmanI d 22.31 -.87 American Century UltraInv 43.58 -2.21 American Funds AMCpA m 31.70 -1.56 AmrcnBalA m 26.66 -.87 AmrcnHiIncA m10.23 -.14 AmrcnMutA m 39.93 -1.91 BdfAmrcA m 12.65 -.01 CptlIncBldrA m 60.91 -2.60 FdmtlInvsA m 61.15 -3.30 GrfAmrcA m 49.81 -2.66 IncAmrcA m 22.79 -.89 InvCAmrcA m 39.98 -2.03 NewWldA m 65.53 -3.54 NwPrspctvA m 42.99 -2.24 SmCpWldA m 54.81 -2.80 TxExBdA m 12.84 +.02 WAMtInvsA m 44.85 -2.17 Baird AggrgateBdInstl 10.65 -.01 CorPlusBdInstl 11.01 -.02 BlackRock EqDivInstl 22.28 -1.17 GlbAllcIncInstl 19.58 -.62 GlbAllcIncInvA m19.47 -.61 HYBdInstl 7.66 -.12 StrIncOpIns 9.99 -.07 Causeway IntlValInstl d 16.47 -1.01 DFA EMktCorEqI 23.00 -1.27 EMktSCInstl 23.60 -1.29 EmMktsValInstl 31.40 -1.89 FvYrGlbFIIns 10.80 +.01 IntlCorEqIns 14.19 -.81 IntlSmCoInstl 20.77 -1.20 IntlSmCpValIns 22.28 -1.36 IntlValInstl 20.21 -1.06 OneYearFIInstl 10.27 +.01 RlEsttSecInstl 31.82 -1.33 TAUSCorEq2Instl17.65 -.92 USCorEq1Instl 22.27 -1.16 USCorEqIIInstl 20.98 -1.11 USLgCo 20.33 -1.10 USLgCpValInstl 38.02 -2.28 USSmCpInstl 34.47 -1.62 USSmCpValInstl36.07 -1.75 USTrgtedValIns 23.73 -1.16 Delaware Inv ValInstl 21.05 -1.16 Dodge & Cox Bal 105.31 -4.33 GlbStk 13.54 -.84 Inc 13.60 -.06 IntlStk 45.39 -2.87 Stk 199.25-12.99 DoubleLine CorFII 10.80 -.03 TtlRetBdI 10.47 ... TtlRetBdN b 10.47 ... Edgewood GrInstl 30.31 -1.31 FPA Crescent d 34.33 -1.15 Federated BdA f 9.07 -.08 StratValDivIns 5.73 -.32 Fidelity 500IdxIns 91.73 -4.93 500IdxInsPrm 91.73 -4.93 500IndexPrm 91.73 -4.93 AsstMgr50% 17.93 -.56 BalancedK 23.39 -.91 Cap&Inc 10.13 -.23 ContrafundK x122.10 -8.69 DiversIntl 39.14 -2.14

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Fri Wk Fund NAV Chg EmMkts 21.39 -1.18 ExMktIdxPr 60.02 -2.99 Frdm¬Æ2020 16.33 -.53 Frdm¬Æ2025 14.19 -.50 Frdm¬Æ2030 17.77 -.75 Frdm¬Æ2035 14.99 -.72 Frdm¬Æ2040 10.52 -.52 GroCo 17.04 -.83 GroCo 182.72 -8.93 GroCoK 182.71 -8.92 IntlDiscv 44.78 -2.54 IntlGr 15.80 -.86 IntlIdxPremium 42.25 -2.32 IntlVal 10.55 -.58 InvmGradeBd 10.99 -.06 InvmGradeBd 7.74 -.05 LowPrStkK 53.22 -2.48 Magellan 104.54 -5.82 OTCPortfolio 110.06 -5.70 StkSelorAllCp 43.20 -2.44 StratInc 10.92 -.12 TotalBond 10.42 -.06 TtlMktIdxF 74.77 -3.97 TtlMktIdxPrm 74.77 -3.97 USBdIdxInsPrm 11.32 -.04 USBdIdxPrm 11.32 -.04 Fidelity Advisor NewInsI x 31.56 -2.39 Fidelity Select Biotechnology 224.40-12.58 First Eagle GlbA m 57.76 -2.68 Franklin Templeton CATxFrIncA m 7.31 +.01 FdrTFIncA m 11.78 +.02 GlbBdA m 12.00 -.04 GlbBdAdv 11.95 -.05 Gr,IncA m 26.67 -1.45 GrA m 93.90 -4.91 IncAdv 2.27 -.08 IncC m 2.32 -.08 MutGlbDiscvA m30.97-1.55 RisingDivsA m 59.45 -3.09 GE RSPUSEq 51.72 -2.66 Harbor CptlApprecInstl 70.48 -3.69 IntlInstl 66.59 -3.88 Harding Loevner IntlEqInstl d 22.06 -1.34 INVESCO EqandIncA m 10.78 -.46 JPMorgan CPBondR6 8.11 -.04 CoreBondR6 11.37 -.02 MCapValL 38.76 -1.80 John Hancock BalA m 20.11 -.78 DiscpValMCI 22.55 -1.21 MltMgLsBlA b 14.95 -.51 MltmgrLsGr1 b 15.81 -.69 Lazard EMEqInstl 20.10 -1.06 Loomis Sayles BdInstl 13.66 -.14 Lord Abbett ShrtDurIncA m 4.22 -.01 ShrtDurIncF b 4.22 -.01 MFS InstlIntlEq 24.83 -1.31 ValI 39.82 -2.16 Metropolitan West TtlRetBdI 10.45 -.01 TtlRetBdM b 10.45 -.02 TtlRetBdPlan 9.83 -.02 Northern StkIdx 31.16 -1.67

Fri Wk Fund NAV Chg Nuveen HYMuniBdI 17.12 ... Oakmark EqAndIncInv 31.92 -1.01 IntlInv 28.67 -1.29 Inv 83.63 -4.65 Old Westbury LgCpStrats 14.13 -.76 Oppenheimer DevMktsY 42.66 -2.59 IntlGrY 42.84 -2.15 MnStrA m 49.63 -2.55 PIMCO AlAstInstl 11.97 -.37 IncA m 12.25 -.03 IncC m 12.25 -.03 IncD b 12.25 -.03 IncInstl 12.25 -.03 IncP 12.25 -.03 ShrtTrmIns 9.89 ... TtlRetIns 10.08 -.03 PRIMECAP Odyssey AgrsGr 44.99 -3.37 Gr 37.64 -2.57 Stk 31.37 -1.79 Parnassus CorEqInv 41.72 -2.11 Principal DiversIntlIns 13.61 -.74 Prudential TtlRetBdZ 14.24 -.05 Putnam EqIncA m 23.94 -1.29 InvsA m 28.01 -1.43 Schwab SP500Idx 40.43 -2.17 Schwab1000Idx 61.37 -3.29 TtlStkMktIdx 46.27 -2.45 T. Rowe Price BCGr 98.62 -5.44 CptlAprc 27.94 -1.01 EMStk d 44.46 -2.54 EqIdx500 d 70.38 -3.78 EqInc 32.57 -1.67 GNMA 9.01 -.02 GrStk 63.31 -3.48 HlthSci 70.39 -4.63 InsLgCpGr 37.62 -2.02 IntlValEq d 14.79 -.76 MdCpGr 86.64 -4.60 MdCpVal 29.40 -1.50 NewInc 9.29 -.05 OverseasStk d 11.10 -.59 Rtr2020 22.18 -.75 Rtr2025 17.31 -.64 Rtr2030 25.50 -1.05 Rtr2035 18.66 -.83 Rtr2040 26.80 -1.24 Rtr2045 18.18 -.86 SmCpStk 46.14 -2.17 SmCpVal d 46.78 -2.01 Val 36.35 -1.93 TIAA-CREF BdIdxIns 10.57 -.04 EqIdxIns 19.23 -1.03 GrIncRetail b 18.80 -1.01 IntlEqIdxIns 19.77 -1.07 Transamerica AsAlModGrC m13.17 -.50 Tweedy, Browne GlbVal d 27.65 -1.26 Vanguard 500IdxAdmrl 242.27-13.03 BalIdxAdmrl 34.03 -1.10 BalIdxIns 34.03 -1.11 CAITTxExAdm 11.61 +.01 CptlOppAdmrl 151.59 -9.30 DevMIdxAdmrl 14.03 -.78

Fri Wk Fund NAV Chg DevMIdxIns 14.05 -.78 DivGrInv 25.98 -1.30 EMStkIdxInAdm 38.11 -2.37 EqIncAdmrl 75.24 -4.04 ExplorerAdmrl 87.05 -4.15 ExtMktIdxAdmrl 81.98 -4.09 ExtMktIdxIns 81.98 -4.08 ExtMktIdxInsPls 202.32-10.07 GNMAAdmrl 10.26 -.01 GrIdxAdmrl 71.77 -3.76 GrIdxIns 71.78 -3.75 GrandIncAdmrl 75.44 -4.13 HCAdmrl 85.08 -4.71 HYCorpAdmrl 5.79 -.09 HYTEAdmrl 11.24 +.01 InTrBdIdxAdmrl 11.07 -.02 InTrInGdAdm 9.54 -.03 InTrTEAdmrl 13.92 +.02 InflPrtScAdmrl 25.04 -.17 InflPrtScIns 10.20 -.07 InsIdxIns 238.98-12.85 InsIdxInsPlus 239.00-12.85 InsTrgRt2020Ins22.13 -.67 InsTtlSMIInPls 58.24 -3.09 IntlGrAdmrl 95.63 -5.62 IntlGrInv 30.05 -1.77 IntlValInv 39.11 -2.11 LTInGrdAdm 10.02 -.21 LTTEAdmrl 11.44 +.02 LfStrCnsrGrInv 19.61 -.45 LfStrGrInv 33.01 -1.45 LfStrModGrInv 26.64 -.89 LtdTrmTEAdmrl 10.85 ... MCpVlIdxAdm 55.92 -2.65 MdCpIdxAdmrl 186.34 -9.25 MdCpIdxIns 41.16 -2.05 MdCpIdxInsPlus203.01-10.08 MorganGrAdmrl 90.84 -4.75 PrmCpAdmrl 132.36 -7.23 PrmCpCorInv 26.38 -1.51 PrmCpInv 127.69 -6.97 RlEstIdxAdmrl 105.14 -4.11 RlEstIdxInstl 16.27 -.64 SCpGrIdxAdm 54.82 -3.00 SCpValIdxAdm 54.37 -2.66 STBdIdxAdmrl 10.31 +.01

Fri Wk Fund NAV Chg STInvmGrdAdmrl10.56 ... STInvmGrdIns 10.56 ... STInvmGrdInv 10.56 ... STTEAdmrl 15.72 ... SeledValInv 29.89 -1.64 SmCpIdxAdmrl 67.99 -3.51 SmCpIdxIns 67.99 -3.51 SmCpIdxInsPlus196.25-10.12 StarInv 26.36 -.95 TMCapApAdm 134.53 -7.21 TrgtRtr2015Inv 15.08 -.36 TrgtRtr2020Inv 30.83 -.93 TrgtRtr2040Inv 35.06 -1.65 TrgtRtr2045Inv 22.04 -1.09 TrgtRtr2050Inv 35.47 -1.75 TtBMIdxAdmrl 10.51 -.03 TtBMIdxIns 10.51 -.03 TtBMIdxInsPlus 10.51 -.03 TtInBIdxAdmrl 21.55 ... TtInBIdxIns 32.34 ... TtInBIdxInv 10.78 ... TtInSIdxAdmrl 29.87 -1.71 TtInSIdxIns 119.43 -6.84 TtInSIdxInsPlus119.45 -6.84 TtInSIdxInv 17.85 -1.03 TtlSMIdxAdmrl 65.34 -3.47 TtlSMIdxIns 65.35 -3.47 TtlSMIdxInv 65.31 -3.47 ValIdxAdmrl 40.33 -2.20 ValIdxIns 40.33 -2.20 WlngtnAdmrl 70.85 -2.64 WlslyIncAdmrl 63.36 -1.51 WndsrAdmrl 77.08 -3.91 WndsrIIAdmrl 65.42 -3.75 Virtus VontobelEMOppI11.94 -.69 Waddell & Reed Adv AcculativeA m 9.61 -.53 Western Asset CorPlusBdI 11.57 -.06

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Sudoku Puzzles Fill in the grid so that all nine rows across, all nine columns down and all nine 3x3 boxes contain the numbers 1 through 9, each used only once. There is no math involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) If you offer suggestions that will encourage positive change, you will make a difference. When helping others, you will discover something that will be of personal use. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) You’ve got the discipline, insight and determination to see matters through to the end. Don’t give up when you should be getting started. Romance will improve a relationship with someone special. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You’ll have to rely on your knowledge and experience to guide you if you encountersomeoneusingmanipulative tactics. Question any proposed changes that you feel may jeopardize your reputation. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Make travel plans or sign up for a seminar that will raise your awareness about what’s available to you. It’s time to change your direction. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Financial growth should be your priority. Invest in something that will give you a tax break, or save for something you’d like to pursue in the future. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your emotions will lead to interesting decisions regarding your lifestyle, relationships and professional goals. An opportunity will arise if you attend a function with people from unusual backgrounds.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Look over your personal papers and bank accounts. Adjusting your spending habits or looking for lowrisk investments will encourage greater stability that will help you reach your financial goals. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) If you share your ideas with the people you love, together you will come up with a plan that will encourage good relationships and a better future. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Socialize with people you find uplifting and avoid those who bring you down. Make choices that are healthy and lead to positive changes. Walk away from bad habits. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) You’ll figure out the best way to move forward. Your insight and originality will bring you closer to a dream you’ve wanted to accomplish for some time. Romance is on the rise. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Aggressive behavior will be met with opposition. You are best off using your intelligence if you want someone to compromise or bend to your way of thinking. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Review your past and reconnect with people you haven’t talked to in a long time. A reunion will be uplifting and will encourage you to revisit old interests. Romance is in the stars.

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Name That Company I trace my roots back to the 1946 founding of a telecommunications engineering company in Tokyo. My first products included a rice cooker and a power megaphone. In 1960 I introduced the world’s first direct-view portable TV. My Trinitron was a huge success, but my Betamax was not. I launched my Walkman in 1979 and the world’s first CD player in 1982. Today I’m a multimedia giant, with a market value recently near $67 billion, and more than 120,000 employees. I’m involved in electronics, gaming systems, motion pictures, music and even biotechnology and financial services. Who am I? Think you know the answer? We’ll announce it in next week’s edition.

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IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been around for more than a century, and it’s setting itself up for many more decades of serious business. The company has seen a decline in its core business due to cloudcomputing technologies, but a turnaround seems to be underway. CEO Ginni Rometty has identified high-growth, next-gen technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and mobile tech as IBM’s path forward, calling them “strategic imperatives.” In the company’s last quarter, revenue grew by almost 4 percent year over year, helped by a 17 percent jump in strategic imperatives sales, to $11.1 billion. A whopping 49 percent of IBM’s total revenue in the quarter was generated by strategic imperatives segments. Meanwhile, IBM’s dividend payouts have seen uninterrupted increases since 1995, through thick and thin. Over the same period, IBM spent more than $115 billion on share buybacks — another method of shoveling cash flows directly into investors’ pockets. (The company’s dividend yield was recently 3.7 percent.) Big Blue is dedicated to rewarding shareholders: It has been known to take on more debt in order to finance dividends and buybacks when cash flow runs low. That’s not an issue today, though, since IBM’s trailing-12-month free cash flow stands at $11 billion. In recent quarters, 30 percent of that cash went to share buybacks, while 50 percent was earmarked for dividend checks.

LAST WEEK’S TRIVIA ANSWER I trace my roots back to 1876, an era of questionable healing elixirs, when a Civil War veteran and pharmacist founded me in order to make high-quality medicines. In 1923 I introduced the world’s first commercially available insulin product, in 1955 I was the first to make and distribute the Salk polio vaccine globally, and in 1986 I launched Prozac to treat depression. Today, based in Indianapolis and with a market value recently near $90 billion, I’m a global health care giant with more than 40,000 employees, over 9,000 of whom work in research and development. Who am I? (Answer: Eli Lilly) Want to Invest? Email us at foolnews@fool.com, and we’ll send you some tips to start investing. Sorry, we can’t provide individual financial advice.

Talking money with your spouse By Rachel Cruze Ramsey Solutions

Certain topics are guaranteed to cause friction in a marriage. For some, it’s in-laws. For others, it’s work-life balance. Or the kids. Or housework. And then there’s money. When finances are mentioned, do you feel anxious and get that pit in your stomach? If so, you’re not alone. In late 2017, Ramsey Solutions conducted a study of more than 1,000 U.S. adults to learn how married couples communicate and relate about money. The study found that money is the number one issue married couples fight about. In fact, money fights are the second leading cause of divorce, behind infidelity. The good news is that money doesn’t have to be a source of friction in your marriage. In fact, money talks can actually bring you closer together instead of tearing you apart. I’ll show you how. Tips for improving communication around money

Before you start talking about specific money issues, like debt or budgeting, I want you and your spouse to take a step back and share your money stories with each other. You both come from different backgrounds that impact how you relate to money. For example, my parents filed for bankruptcy the year I was born, so debt was a four-letter word in our house growing up. My husband’s family didn’t have that same experience, so they saw finances differently. Our backgrounds have shaped how we think and feel about money, but

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knowing each other’s story has helped us to acknowledge our unique perspectives and find a compromise as we move forward together. I promise, if you take the time to learn your spouse’s story, you will avoid a lot of miscommunication and unnecessary conflict. Here are some more steps to improve your money conversations: Be fully present. That means turning off devices (phones, laptops, tablets, TV) and focusing on your spouse. Pay attention to what they’re saying. Don’t check out and make a to-do list or wonder how your favorite team is doing. And keep showing up

every time you talk.

Listen to understand. Most

of us listen so we can give an answer. When we do that, we miss important details that could change the conversation completely. Don’t jump in with your opinions and observations unless your spouse asks for them. Ask questions. You can’t always trust your assumptions. Questions help you see the other person’s viewpoint more clearly, and they show that you’re actively participating in the discussion. Questions also move the conversation to a deeper level. Reflect on what you hear.

Giving a reflective statement shows that you understand

what your spouse is saying. Start with, “What I hear you saying is . . . ” Then summarize what they said, including any emotions you’re hearing or seeing. When your spouse feels heard and understood, you grow closer together. And that’s the end goal, isn’t it? Watch your non-verbal cues.

How you say something is just as important as what you say. You’ve probably heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, the same applies to your eye contact, posture, facial expressions, tone of voice and other non-verbal cues. You may say one thing, but your spouse may see another.

A marriage is about two people working as a team. And when you learn how to talk about money together, you’ll win as a team. Getting on the same page will unify the two of you in ways you may not have experienced before. You’ll talk about dollars and cents, but in the process, you’ll also talk about dreams, possibilities and opportunities. And that’s a conversation worth having. Rachel Cruze is the author of three books, including “Love Your Life, Not Theirs” and “Smart Money Smart Kids,” which she co-wrote with her father, Dave Ramsey.

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COMMUNITY ALBUM

Area students recognized The Kiwanis Club of Millcreek Area recently presented Citizenship Awards to three area students. Club Vice President Marie Hanes, left, presented the awards to recipients, from second from left, Chloe Grucza, a senior at Harbor Creek High School and Erie County Technical School; Corey Eisert-Wlodarczyk, a senior at McDowell High School; and Allison Testa, a senior at McDowell. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Mercyhurst raises funds for Special Olympics Through their efforts in the annual Polar Plunge at Presque Isle, Mercyhurst University volunteers raised $11,765.43 in support of Erie Special Olympics. The university earned the “Cool School Challenge” for being the highest fundraiser among area universities. From left are Christian Cooper, Mercyhurst Student Government vice president; Jonah Jackson, MSG president; Jessica Kury, PA Special Olympics event manager; Michael Victor, Mercyhurst president; and Janine Calabrese, Special Olympics athlete. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Local students earn Citizenship Awards The Kiwanis Club of Millcreek Area recently presented Citizenship Awards to three area students. Club Vice President Marie Hanes, left, presented the awards to recipients, from second from left, Madison Sissem, Samantha Wismer and Katelyn Whitman, all seniors at McDowell High School. Whitman also attends Erie County Technical School. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Red Cross accepts donation

Erie Shriners receives donation

Stacy Kline, left, of Country Fair, and Christina Turliji, center, of Coca-Cola, present a check for $5,000 to American Red Cross Northwestern Pennsylvania executive director Pam Masi, in support of disaster relief and preparedness program. The money was raised through a promotion run by Country Fair and CocaCola. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Rent One and the Great Expectations Foundation recently presented a check for $7,000 to Erie Shriners Ambulatory Surgery Center and Outpatient Specialty Care Center. The money donated will be applied to the wheelchair program at the medical center and be used to purchase appropriate adaptive equipment for patients. On hand for the check presentation were, from left, Chris Paul, Rent One; Jim Guthrie, Rent One; Mark Carrick, Rent One; Greg Hall, director of business development, Erie Shriners, and Mary Jane Antoon, administrator, Erie Shriners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Donation helps fund urban garden At the December meeting of the Carrie T. Watson Garden Club, a check was presented to the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network for $2,400. The money will help further the network’s efforts in growing an urban garden. On hand for the check presentation were, from left, Gretchen Durney, Mary Gail Baldwin, president of Carrie T. Watson Garden Club, and Sister Phyllis Hilbert. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

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The Black United Students’ ﬁrst culture center, where many events of the ﬁrst Black History Month celebration took place.

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VALENTINE’S DAY AND YOUR HEART A dietician says the treats in a box of chocolates represent love but aren’t always the loving thing to get for your special someone

he creator of what’s now known as Black History Month hoped for a day when it would no longer be required. Half a century after the 13th amendment abolished slavery, Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson, working with the Association for the Study of Negro (now African American) Life and History, created Negro History Week to be observed during the second week of February. The key to the date was that it coincided with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, said Janus Adams, an Emmy Award-winning

Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950)

“If you don’t know African-American history, you don’t know American history. There’s a missing piece of the puzzle. These stories have been expunged from history. It’s trying to fill in a missing piece of U.S. history.” Janus Adams

Beat cabin fever with boredom busters Lindsey Poisson

ight now, Erie is (hopefully) about halfway through winter. And as fun as our record-breaking snow season has been so far, it’s starting to get to me a little bit — especially since cold temperatures, biting winds and

icy roads have kept me indoors most of the time. I’m sure I’m not the only one who can feel the cabin fever starting to creep in. And if there’s any hope of surviving until spring— preferably without a full-on “Shining” freak out— it’ll require a few distractions. Here are a few of the boredom busters on my list: Learn to crochet: I can knit pretty well, but crocheting remains a

total mystery. Every time I try to learn— at least five attempts— I end up with a knottedup patch of yarn and a hook thrown clear across the room in frustration. How can people tell which chain loops to stitch? And why can I never seem to hold the hook correctly? I’m eager to learn, though— especially since getting a “Star Wars Even More Crochet” kit, complete See POISSON, E4

journalist, historian, author and nonprofit founder/publisher. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass “essentially had to invent his birthday,” Adams said. “His mother was sold away from him by the age of 5, and he had to cobble together stories to come up with his birth date.” A February birthday was deemed appropriate because oral history said that Douglass’ mother called him her little valentine, Adams said. Woodson, the Father of Black History, is best known for writing “The Mis-Education of the Negro,” and “that means

the miseducation of everybody,” Adams said. In 1926, black Americans and their accomplishments were rarely — if ever — mentioned in schools. Remember, this was during the days of segregation, when separate but equal public schools were the law of the land. It wasn’t until 1954 when the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which was successfully argued by future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall, found that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” See REMEMBER , E4

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH Never too early Raising color-blind kids may seem like good idea, but it’s really not possible. “From a very young age children notice race. Studies show children as young as 2, 3 or 4 are not color-blind,” Ortiz said. There’s nothing wrong with observing differences, especially for young children who may describe a new classmate as having a black or brown face, Ortiz said. “It’s not racism if they’re simply observing skin color,” she said. When your young child makes a racial observation, acknowledge what they’ve said, place value on what they’re saying, and ask follow-up questions. You can say, “That’s an important question or observation, I’m so glad you shared that with me.” Then ask followup questions like, “Why do you say that?” and encourage future conversations, Ortiz said. Race is inherently taught “In terms of racial differences, things can be more complicated because we live in highly racially segregated neighborhoods and go to racially segregated schools. Kids will not ‘see’ race unless we teach them, and we will teach them about race difference without even realizing,” Pelak said. “In judging when a child is ready for a hard conversation about any issue may start when your child asks you about that issue.” Talking about race and racism is difficult and fraught with emotion. At Border Crossers training, the goal is to strive for a “brave space” rather than a “safe space.” “Transformation happens when you’re in a yellow zone. When you’re uncomfortable or uneasy, that’s when you learn something,” Ortiz said. Inquiry can help keep the conversation going, even if a parent doesn’t have the answers. It’s OK to say “‘Let’s look for the answers together.’ Or, ‘I’ve got to do my homework on that and get back to you,’” Ortiz said. Rather than having all the answers before talking with their kids, Pelak suggests “that parents become more comfortable and knowledgeable about the difficult hot-button issues so that they can model respectful dialoguing and healthy coping behavior.” Make it personal Some parents are concerned that talking about race will radicalize kids, but not talking about race actually allows stereotypes and generalizations to go unchecked, Ortiz said. Pelak agrees: “One problem facing white parents is that we have been taught to not talk about race and racism. Thus we white folks need to start talking about race and racism, particular white supremacy and the idea that so-called white people should be in authority/power.” Another strategy to get kids talking about race is to bring up a

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RACISM By Melissa Erickson More Content Now

In these tumultuous times, the conversation about race is increasingly important, especially for parents who should be having direct conversations with their kids. “The current climate in our country is pushing for these conversations to be had. Because of what’s happening right now there’s an opportunity to have explicit conversations about race and racism,” said Natalia Ortiz, training director at Border Crossers, an organization with headquarters in New York City and Dallas, Texas, that provides training for educators, parents and communities on how to talk about race and racism with children. “All people are impacted by racism, even white people. White people benefit from racism,” Ortiz said. For people of color, the conversation about race often starts early out of necessity, but white families may not be having the same conversations, said Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak, assistant professor of sociology at New Mexico State University. “Parents of black and brown kids don’t need to be told by experts that they need have conversations with their kids about racism. This is because their child’s very life and body is where the racism lands in our society,” said Pelak, who is an expert in the areas of race and racism, gender and sexism, and social change through sports. Imagery of racism is impossible to ignore in the age of social media. Kids have most likely seen images of white nationalists marching in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NFL players taking a knee for racial equality and justice on television or their phones. These events need to be talked about before children encounter it on their own. “Kids will pick up conversations, media coverage, and all the emotions that adults and other children express,” Pelak said. “We are in an extraordinary moment in which our social norms of respectable discourse and non-violent communication between individuals are currently being challenged. We are also in a political moment in which race and racism are being used to gain and maintain political power and control.”

time when the parent experienced or felt uncomfortable about racism, Ortiz said. How did you handle it? What did you say? Would you handle it differently now? “Parents need to continue to learn and question what is the right approach,” Ortiz said. Depending on the age of one’s kids, another idea is “to start a family project of learning more about the contributions of African-Americans and other people of color (depending on which region of the country one lives) to our communities and nation. Visiting a local or national museum/ civil rights centers in person or online might be a good place to start,” Pelak said. Be honest Young children especially shouldn’t have their words shut down. Instead of saying, “That’s not something we talk about,” try and get more information, Ortiz said: “That’s an interesting comment. Why did you say that?” When talking about history, for example Columbus sailing to America, be honest with your kids, Ortiz said. Did Columbus really “discover” America? What really happened to the Native Americans who were already here? “If you don’t talk about history truthfully, then your kids may think (institutionalized racism) is the fault of the black or brown

people,” Ortiz said. “When we are dishonest with our kids they will know. Children might not be able to verbally express themselves but they generally know more than we think they know,” Pelak said. If you don’t know something or don’t understand something, tell your child you are trying to figure it out yourself. Ask them what they think. “Questions that allow them to explore their thoughts and feelings will be more productive than trying to cover up a problem,” Pelak said. “It’s better for children to see parents trying to figure something out,” Ortiz said. It’s great to revisit a conversation after you’ve learned something new — even better if you checked something out and found a better answer, she said. Take action Talk to children about what it really means to be anti-racist. Teach them to stand up and say something when they encounter racism, and model the same behavior as a parent, Ortiz said. “Think critically all the time,” she said. When you’re toy shopping, notice whether all the dolls have white faces or if all skin tones are represented, for example. Parents who enjoy privilege or shelter based on their whiteness must remember that there is a long legacy of racism in the country, Pelak said. “It is not a matter of being racist or not racist as individuals. In our society, we all learn to do racism. The challenge is to understand those lessons that have been imposed on us and not teach those lessons to the next generation,” Pelak said. Rather than dreading conversations about race, view them as opportunities for empowerment and growth. “Life is a journey of learning,” Pelak said. “This might be a moment for all of us, particularly white folks in the U.S., to collectively challenge ourselves to face our fears and embrace learning. We are all in this together.”

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH Monuments to history By Melissa Erickson More Content Now African-American contributions to culture, history and society are often overlooked. Need proof? Take a look at the monuments around your city or state or when you travel around the country. A common definition “states that a monument commemorates something or someone, in order to uplift and keep it in public memory — an enduring symbol of our lives. A monument can be a statue or structure, erected to honor a famous person or event. It might be a building of historical importance. Here in Philadelphia our city is full of monuments, many crafted in bronze and marble. There are monuments to individuals, to war, to culture. They can represent, elevate, inspire. But they also can be statements of power,” said Jane Golden, executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia. “Philadelphia has one of most storied collections of public art,” yet it took until fall 2017 for the first public sculpture of an African-American, Octavious Catto, to be erected, Golden said. The Octavius V. Catto Memorial, outside Philadelphia’s City Hall, recognizes the activist and educator who was gunned down by a white mob on Election Day 1871. Catto fought successfully to integrate the city’s trolley lines and pushed for Pennsylvania to approve the 15th Amendment that granted African-Americans the right to vote. Catto is seen striding forward toward a granite representation of a 19th century ballot box. Power equals pedestals The struggles of people who don’t have the power, the resisters — “black people, poor people, brown people and women” — don’t get the same recognition as the people who have traditionally inherited power, said Marisa Williamson, one of the artists from the Mural Arts Philadelphia Monument Lab. In September and November 2017, Monument Lab was a public art and history project that invited people to join a citywide conversation about history, memory and the future. “Both in Philadelphia and around the country the monuments we have speak to and for us all,” but they speak to only a sliver of the population, Golden said. “Monument Lab aims to address this skewed picture through a collective reckoning with the core values of our city.” The people with power are the ones who traditionally are put up on pedestals. Monuments to struggles for power are rare. “They can threaten the delicate system through which power has been passed from one privileged person to another,” Williamson said. “The Civil War monuments are interesting in this way. In a war in which two privileged sides were fighting to maintain their way of life, the life of the Confederacy was dependent on the violent exploitation of enslaved blacks. Their demands were ones that sought to maintain power over black people’s bodies and labor. They wanted to pass that power down to their children. To get rid of Civil War monuments today is to disrupt that process and end the transfer of white privilege,” Williamson said. Time is now Helping people understand the past is a way to

Panoramic view of Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights, with the Shenandoah (left) and Potomac (right) rivers. [WIKIPEDIA]

understand the future, said Robert Luckett, associate professor of history, Jackson State University in Mississippi. “It’s long past due to tell the story of AfricanAmericans that’s been completely whitewashed. Throughout history the disregard for black lives is systemic,” said Luckett, director of Jackson State’s Margaret Walker Center, dedicated to African-American history and culture. Monuments play a powerful role in creating a national history, Luckett said. “We need a national movement to add more” monuments and memorials to African-Americans, Luckett said. “It’s an opportunity to impact the national dialog,” he said. A few pieces remain from the temporary Monument Lab project that are well worth a visit. Jamal Shabazz, a photographer from New York City, created a photographic mural, Love Is the Message, that is a tribute to African-American veterans and their families set against the backdrop of Germantown’s historic Vernon Park. Williamson’s monument, Sweet Chariot, and its accompanying app create an interactive video scavenger hunt through Philadelphia that uncovers the stories of some incredible black Philadelphians past and present. Visit sweetchariotml.com. Monuments to visit “Monuments help tell the story of our country. They are tangible reminders of

the people and events that have influenced our collective culture and society,” said Kathy Kupper, spokeswoman for the National Park Service. Here’s a list of monuments to African-Americans and other places of interest to check out: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Storer College and its significant role in the Civil Rights Movement, Harpers Ferry is also the home of John Brown’s Fort, where Brown and several of his followers barricaded themselves during the final hours of their ill-fated raid of Oct. 16-18, 1859. Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama A gathering place for large-scale, peaceful protests in the 1960s, the 4-acre park in the Birmingham Civil Rights District, just across the street from 16th Street Baptist Church, now pays tribute to the foot soldiers, heroes and martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement. Texas African American History Memorial, Austin, Texas Unveiled in early 2017, the memorial includes sculptures and statues of representative figures and specific historical figures, like Estevanico, one of the first enslaved Africans on record to step foot on North America when his Spanish ship wrecked in the early 16th century. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C. Honoring Dr. King’s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality and justice,

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7 heroes you should know from Erie’s black history

MONUMENTS From Page E3 the memorial’s centerpiece is a 30-foot statue of King’s likeness carved in stone with the inscription: “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”

Pontiac Field at Bayview Park was used by the Erie Pontiacs. [FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Toni Morrison’s Bench by the Road, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina First of several erected by the Toni Morrison Society in 2008, the Bench by the Road is a 6-foot-long structure with a small bronze plaque mounted on its back. The name “Bench by the Road” is taken from Morrison’s remarks in a 1989 interview where she spoke of the absences of historical markers that help remember the lives of Africans who were enslaved and of how her ﬁfth novel, “Beloved,” served this role.

and wrote the 1996 book “Journey From Jerusalem,’’ which traced Erie’s black history from 1795 to 1995.

streets, which brought nationally known musical acts to play Erie for 60 years. He also played for theClevelandBuckeyes,a baseballteamintheNegro E r n e s t Wr i g h t S r . : American League. Owner of the Pope Hotel, West 14th and French Staff report

The President’s House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The only federally funded slave memorial in the United States explores the paradox of slavery and freedom at the nation’s

of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated,” Woodson wrote. Black History Month was first celebrated at Ohio’s Kent State University in 1970 and was officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976, when he urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout

our history” during the nation’s bicentennial.

because it evolved from Negro History Week. In addition to giving black people a sense of pride and purpose, Black History Month gives all Americans a better sense of our multicultural heritage, Adams said. Woodson believed that racial prejudice “is merely the logical result of tradition, the

episodes. Time to devote a few afternoons to catching up with “Lore,” “Revisionist History,” “You Must Remember This” and “Ridiculous History” (maybe while trying to crochet a Jawa).

only one way to find out. Let it stream: When in doubt, I can always turn to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, where a must-see movie or bingeable series is just waiting for my undivided attention. Right now, I have my sights set on the first season of “Riverdale” on Netflix; “Archer: Dreamland” on Hulu; and the next six episodes of “The Tick” coming to Amazon Prime on Feb. 23.

Harry T. Burleigh: Musi-

cian, songwriter and arranger who preserved many spirituals, including “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” in 1917.

Ada Lawrence [FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Ada Lawrence : First black teacher hired into the Erie School District in 1946. The Pontiacs: A semiprofessional black baseball team that played in the Glenwood Harry T. Burleigh League and other local [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] leagues from 1936 to 1956. They played at a place to stay and learn. Bayview Park, often following careers in the John S. Hicks: An ice Negro Leagues. cream-maker and confectioner,aVirginianative Le roy a n d B e a t r i c e who arrived in Erie in 1871 Smith : One of the first to start his company, African-American fami- which at one time was lies to settle in Edinboro located at1216 State St. in 1948, who fostered at least 75 children, black Sarah S. Thompson and and white, who needed Karen James: Researched

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Woodson’s goal in creating the weeklong event was to incorporate the teaching of the history of American blacks/ the African diaspora in the nation’s schools. “If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought

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with enough materials to make a mini Jawa. And I really want that Jawa. So hopefully a little downtime and an internet full of instructional videos will do the trick. Catch up on podcasts: Back in the summer and early fall, when the weather was better and road trips were more plentiful, I spent most of my weekends riding around and listening to podcasts. But ever since the snow started piling up, so did the backlog of

Get my reading on: It was a sad fact for a long time that I hadn’t finished a book since 2016. But thanks to the many cold and snowy days so far this winter, I’ve gone through at least four — the last one being Tom Rachman’s “The Imperfectionists,” which I picked up at a book sale over the summer. How long can I keep this streak going? There’s

history, you don’t know American history. There’s a missing piece of Why it’s still needed the puzzle. These stories have been expunged from Black History Month history. It’s trying to fill often sparks a debate over in a missing piece of U.S. why a month dedicated history,” Adams said. to the accomplishments Adams rejects the peoof one race is needed. ple who joke about Black “The issue isn’t History Month being the white or black history; shortest month of the it’s United States hisyear. It’s held in February tory,” Adams said. Plus, “every month is White History Month.” “If you don’t know African-American

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first executive mansion, in which Presidents George Washington and John Adams lived during their terms and where nine enslaved people served the first president. Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment, Boston, Massachusetts Across Beacon Street from the State House, the memorial serves as a reminder of the cost paid by individuals and families during the Civil War. In particular, it serves as a memorial to the group of men who were among the first African-Americans to fight in that war. Spirit of Freedom African American Civil War Memorial, Washington, D.C. Located at the African American Civil War Museum, founded recognize the contributions of the United States Colored Troops, the memorial honors these American soldiers who fought for freedom during the Civil War. Carter G. Woodson Statue, Washington, D.C. Located in Carter G. Woodson Park, the statue is dedicated to the Father of Black History.

inevitable outcome of thorough instruction to the effect that the Negro has never contributed anything to the progress of mankind.” For more information The Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s website is asalh.org.

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MUSIC&BOOKS The pressure is on for Brothers Osborne By Kristin M. Hall The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music upstarts Brothers Osborne may have started their career as underdogs, but now that they’ve been crowned the genre’s biggest duo, the pressure is on. In a few short years, Brothers T.J. and John Osborne have been embraced by the Nashville industry, earning a Grammy nomination before their debut album, “Pawn Shop,” came out in 2016 and racking up multiple country music awards. Their second album, “Port Saint Joe,” will be coming out April 20. “The success that we have had and those awards were really people, our peers, handing us the torch, saying, ‘You’re doing something different. We respect that,’” said T.J. Osborne, whose baritone voice complements brother John’s superb guitar skills. “We have this obligation in a great way to stay true to that and make this genre proud and make everyone feel that they made the right decision in voting us duo of the year.” In 2016 and 2017, these brothers from rural Maryland upset the three-time vocal duo of the year Florida

Georgia Line at the Country Music Association Awards. Cindy Mabe, president of their label, Universal Music Group Nashville, said she wasn’t too surprised by the wins. “Whether or not you put Florida Georgia Line in that bro country movement, from a creative standpoint and a creative nurturing of this town, people really wanted to distance themselves from that,” Mabe said. “And then you have this band that has this really fresh unique perspective who are clearly beating to their own drum.” They applied a live album mentality to “Port Saint Joe,” which they cut in two weeks in their producer Jay Joyce’s beach house on Florida’s Emerald Coast, complete with little imperfections and candid moments. The songs range from a traditional country waltz on “Tequila Again” to the Muscle Shoals inspired soul groove “A Little Bit Trouble.” “A lot of the takes you hear were live takes,” said John Osborne, 35. “We’re not going in and overdubbing anything.” “Shoot Me Straight,” their first single from the new album, is an Allman Brothers-inspired country rock

John, left, and T. J. Osborne, of the group Brothers Osborne, pose in Nashville, Tenn. [MARK HUMPHREY/AP]

song with a three-minutelong blistering guitar solo. “I had three minutes to sing, so why not give him three minutes to play the guitar?” T.J. Osborne, 33, said. “There used to be a time when a song that was 6 or 7 or 8 minutes long with a long guitar solo, that wasn’t a weird concept,” John Osborne said. “It wasn’t taboo. If you look back at ‘Freebird’ or ‘Hotel California,’ the solo is as much of the

MUSIC REVIEW

By Mesfin Fekadu The Associated Press

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Dare I say it — but Justin Timberlake, you have failed us. The superstar singer produced epic solo albums with 2002’s “Justified,” 2006’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds” and 2013’s “The 20/20 Experience.” And though he tripped over his own disco ball on the second part of “20/20” released seven months after the original, he rebounded with “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” — a song that can still put you in a good mood. Unfortunately, though, Timberlake not only missteps on “Man of the Woods,” he crashes and burns. He’s a singer lost in the woods. While some of the 16 songs are enjoyable, some feel like leftover efforts from “FutureSex” or “20/20” including “Midnight Summer Jam” and “Breeze Off

the Pond.” It’s almost like he rushed an album to sell around his Super Bowl halftime show. Listening to the disappointing project is a hard pill to swallow since Timberlake was once an idol on the level of Beyonce, launching hit after hit and working the stage like a passionate veteran, all while expanding and growing his overall sound. But there’s no way to justify “Man of the Woods” — the saddest part about the album is that some tracks are painful: The title track is unbearable, while “Flannel” is almost as bad — coming off like an awful lullaby. Timberlake does have some good tunes here, thanks to country superstar Chris Stapleton. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter co-wrote the album’s best songs — the Alicia Keys-featured “Morning Light” and “Say Something,” where Stapleton also provides vocals.

BOOK REVIEW

‘Force of Nature’ a compelling novel By Oline H. Cogdill The Associated Press

‘Force of Nature: a Novel’ Jane Harper (Flatiron Books)

“It’s easy to let yourself veer away from that because monetarily it might make more sense to try do something that is more pop or more mainstream. We’re just adhering to what we do naturally and what we think is authentic.” That authenticity extends not only to their music, but also to their own personal and political opinions, which they often share freely on social media and interviews.

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Timberlake is a man lost in the woods

‘Man of the Woods’

song as the actual song is.” Much like Chris Stapleton has moved the genre back to more soulful country music, Brothers Osborne feel a connection to the genre’s roots. In a nod to country music’s origins, the duo sometimes throws into their live set a cover of “Rocky Top.” “I am not saying we’re a throwback country band by any stretch, but we are still keeping in tradition,” said John Osborne.

A team-building expedition into Australia’s bush land quickly evolves into a taut plot about survival — both in business and in personal life — as well as corporate intrigue, jealousy and family issues in Jane Harper’s compelling novel “Force of Nature.” Executives and assistants of Melbourne accounting firm BaileyTennants go on a three-night retreat to the rugged Giralang Ranges. The men’s team returns ahead of schedule, but a search party has to be dispatched when the women’s team is six hours late. When the women do return, each one is injured. And one woman, Alice Russell, is missing. Federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper are sent to investigate Alice’s disappearance and assist the search team. Aaron and Carmen have a stake in finding Alice. She’s

key in uncovering an elaborate money-laundering scheme that began with the founder of the firm and has been continued by his children, brother and sister. The agents soon learn that Alice wasn’t just an inside source for them, she was one of the firm’s most disliked members. Alice was cruel and insensitive to others, from the assistant she bullied to a long-time acquaintance who was more enemy than friend. Lost in the bush land with food and water dwindling, every personal and professional slight is magnified. Harper continues the intense plotting and detail for characters and setting that she established in “The Dry,” which introduced Aaron. While “Force of Nature” depends heavily on police procedures, Harper keeps the focus more on her characters’ motivations, skillfully alternating between the search and what happened on each day of the retreat.

TOP SONGS 1. Say Something (feat. Chris Stapleton), Justin Timberlake 2. You Make It Easy, Jason Aldean 3. God’s Plan, Drake 4. The Middle, Zedd,Maren Morris & Grey 5. Perfect, Ed Sheeran 6. Finesse (Remix) (feat. Cardi B), Bruno Mars 7. Meant to Be (feat. Florida Georgia Line), Bebe Rexha 8. Havana (feat. Young Thug), Camila Cabello 9. Praying, Kesha 10. Despacito (feat. Justin Bieber), Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee TOP ALBUMS 1. The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Various Artists 2. Culture II, Migos 3. 24K Magic, Bruno Mars 4. Reckless Love, Cory Asbury 5. From A Room: Volume 2, Chris Stapleton 6. ÷ , Ed Sheeran 7. DAMN, Kendrick Lamar 8. From A Room: Volume 1, Chris Stapleton 9. Beautiful Trauma, P!nk 10. Evolve, Imagine Dragons

B E S T- S E L L I N G B O O K S The Wall Street Journal’s list reﬂects nationwide sales of hardcover books for the week ending Jan. 28 FICTION 1. “Dog Man and Cat Kid (Dog Man 4)” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix) 2. “The Woman in the Window” by A.J. Finn (William Morrow) 3. “Fall From Grace” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 4. “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio (Knopf Books for Young Readers) 5. “The Getaway” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) NONFICTION 1. “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff (Henry Holt & Company) 2. “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” by Jordan B. Peterson (Random House Canada) 3. “All-American Murder” by James Patterson and Alex Abramovich (Little, Brown) 4. “Rise and Grind” by Daymond John (Currency) 5. “The Subtle Art of Not giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson (HarperOne) FICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Judgment Road” by Christine Feehan (Penguin) 2. “The Woman in the Window” by A.J. Finn (HarperCollins) 3. “Fall From Grace” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 4. “The Wife Between Us” by Greer Hendricks (St. Martin’s Press) 5. “Ryan’s Bed” by Tijan (Tijan) NONFICTION E-BOOKS 1. “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” by Jordan B. Peterson (Random House Canada) 2. “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff (Henry Holt & Company) 3. “All-American Murder” by James Patterson and Alex Abramovich (Little, Brown) 4. “Churchill’s Trial” by Larry P. Arnn (Thomas Nelson) 5. “The Woman Who Smashed Codes” by Jason Fagone (HarperCollins)

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NEW YORK — Asked how it felt to narrate the audiobook of “The Right Stuff,” *)KKD 7 %8:,3 !1:065) JC &:5K !E86,?6)0+- #:;- 1)0)9 Dennis Quaid slipped 48:K)+ K<)68 2AK< G)++6,? right into character. “Who’s the best nar:,,6I)85:8D J, %)48I9 :8D H5K; @<)D <:I) CJI8 rator you ever saw? +:I?<K)85/ =6136) B#:I0> You’re looking at him,” ':I65- $:, B':,> *)8,6,6the actor said with a $J:,,) B'613> "J?)85- :,+ laugh during a recent (J,,6) B%8)+> !J0J.J,; telephone interview, @<)D :05J <:I) 5)I), invoking a signature line ?8:,+1<60+8), :,+ )6?<K as the grinning astronaut ?8):K ?8:,+1<60+8),; Gordon Cooper in the @<)68 C:.60D 7 C86),+5 1983 film production. G65< K<). 1J,K6,I)+ Released this week by <:EE6,)55F Audible.com, the new edition of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 prize winner about the early years of the space program is Quaid’s first time as an audio reader. He called

Dennis Quaid is narrating a new audio edition of Tom Wolfe’s prize-winning book about the space program, “The Right Stuff.” [FILE PHOTO/ASSOCIATED PRESS]

the experience “daunting,” explaining that the book’s 400-plus pages were more than he had remembered, and a pleasure on many levels. He loved the spark of Wolfe’s prose style, the chance to relive the making of the film and the chance to play, at

least in one medium, all of the characters. With film credits including “Great Balls of Fire!” The Big Easy” and “Traffic,” Quaid says “The Right Stuff” is his favorite. The Oscar-nominated film was directed by Philip Kaufman and

also starred Ed Harris as John Glenn, Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager and Fred Ward as Gus Grissom. His current acting projects include “I Can Only Imagine,” which comes out in March, and playing fellow Texan George W. Bush in the FX series “Katrina: American Crime Story.” He has no other audiobooks in the works, but has some ideas should anyone suggest he record another. “Mark Twain — ‘Huckleberry Finn,’” he says. “Some authors lend themselves to audiobooks better than others. It’s the rhythm of the speech, and I think Twain would be great to read.”

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PEOPLE, ETC. Warner Theatre a popular choice for bridal couples Meg Loncharic

he majestic Warner Theatre holds a lofty place in Erie history. Operated by the Erie County Convention Center Authority, the former movie palace opened April 10, 1931, with the showing of the film “The Millionaire.” It is one of the Erie County buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Converted in the early 1980s to a performing arts center, the gothic gold gilded and mirrored facility, designed by Chicago architects, has become the home of the Erie Philharmonic and Lake Erie Ballet, Broadway theatre performances and other national touring shows. More recently, it has been the setting for wedding receptions and marriage ceremonies. The Art Déco and French Renaissancestyled theater in downtown Erie hosted 14 wedding receptions in 2017. As staff member Brighid O’Brien said, “Many couples have a connection to the theater, whether they danced at the Warner, watched movies, graduated, attended a prom, wedding or just enjoyed being a patron at past events. Many siblings have utilized the theater for their weddings. Not only does it provide a unique space, it does not require a lot of decorations to make it special.” The Grand Lobby and

foyer provide flexibility to creatively set up the space for receptions. “Couples really enjoy seeing their name on the marquee and it makes for a great photo opportunity and provides a wonderful keepsake,” said O’Brien, premium services coordinator and executive assistant to Erie Events Executive Director Casey Wells. “Some couples have chosen movie or Broadway themes for their wedding with playbills, movie tickets and centerpieces made with rolls of film. New Year’s Eve has become a very popular wedding date.” Operations manager Barry Copple said he enjoys “seeing couples smiling and their families and friends delighted at Warner receptions.” He enjoys feedback from the out-of-town guests that are floored when they walk through the doors and see the Warner’s “wow factor.” Through the years, Copple has planned numerous weddings for former Erie folks who chose the Warner Theatre as their destination wedding location. People who grew up in Erie but no longer live in the area are choosing to return to Erie for a Warner Theatre reception. The Warner Theatre Preservation Trust was formed in 1994, and the project of preserving the landmark is still going on today. To learn more about booking dates, capacity and other details, call O’Brien at 480-6009. April happening Patrick Lampel, the new

development coordinator at EmergyCare, is shining a light on raising funds for the organization. The agency is hosting its third annual Garage Gala, a night event set to occupy its garage at 1926 Peach St. The fleet of 30-plus ambulances plus wheelchair transports will park outdoors around the facility while the party is in session. Save the date of April 27, from 7 to 10 p.m., for this signature fundraiser. “We will transform our 30,000-square-foot garage into street corners featuring local food trucks,” said Lampel, on the job since Jan. 8. “Attendees will have the opportunity to taste some of the best street fare Erie has to offer.” He said the evening will also include “street” entertainment, musicians, an artist’s demonstration and a dance group. Admission is $50 per person. Call 870-1066 for tickets and information.

The Warner Theatre’s Grand Lobby has been the opulent setting for numerous wedding receptions in recent years. [CONTIRBUTED PHOTOS]

Remarkable Erie women The 2018 Women Making History, whose names were released in last Sunday’s Her Times, will mark the local observance of National Women Making History Month in March. Jennie Hagerty, director of Mercy Center for Women, has arranged for the honorees to gather March 7 for a Get-Acquainted Tea at 11:30 a.m. at Mercy Center for Women. The tea provides an opportunity for them to meet each other, Mercy Center staff, clients and members of the board of directors, as well as past honorees who are invited to join them at no cost. It’s hard

Wedding receptions require very little decor in the beautiful majestic setting of Erie’s Warner Theatre, which opened in 1931.

to believe, but 2018 marks the 26th year for the fete. POSTSCRIPT: It is one proof of a good education, and of a true reﬁnement of feeling,

to respect antiquity. — Lydia Huntley Sigourney (17911865), American author.

Meg Loncharic can be reached at newsmeg@aol.com.

DEAR ABBY

World travelers mooch rides to the airport Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby: We have some friends who take a couple of expensive extended vacations each year. They go to Europe and take cruises. For the last four years, they have never once booked ground transportation from home to the airport and back. Instead, they rely on friends to take them to the airport.

They have plenty of money. They are just too cheap to pay for a shuttle, cab or limo. They never offer to put gas in the car or pay for the parking. It is a 45-minute drive in heavy traffic. They are getting ready for another trip. What should I say when asked? Please give me your thoughts on their behavior.— Unhappy About This in Georgia Dear Unhappy: These friends appear to be centered on themselves. Rather than fume about it, the next time you are

asked to drive them to the airport, tell them you have a conflict and are unavailable. Dear Abby: I am a 47-year-old professional man who loves children, but never had any of my own. Consequently, I have never had to contend with the considerable cost of raising children. Many of my friends are parents, and I feel the urge to buy their kids nice presents I know they want, or that I never received when I was a child, e.g., a wonderful bike or train set. What’s the protocol

for giving an expensive gift (e.g., a saxophone that can cost $1,000) to non-related children without creating awkwardness or obligation? Naturally, I would always check with the parents first. (All of us are white-collar executives and employed, but no one is “filthy rich.”) — Gift Giver in Oakland, Calif. Dear Gift Giver: The protocol is the one you are already observing, which is to have a conversation with the parents before buying expensive gifts for their children. And when

you do, make clear that it is not your wish to cause awkwardness or a sense of obligation. Dear Abby: I am increasingly reluctant to attend social and church events because several members of our group photograph everything and post the pictures online. My husband and I are private people, and we are uncomfortable with this. Why do people think they have the right to do this, and what can we do to stop it?— Discouraged in the East Dear Discouraged: People post photos of themselves, their

activities, their meals, etc. for a variety of reasons. Because you and your husband prefer not to be “memorialized” this way, tell the person taking the photos that you prefer to remain out of camera range and request that in the future, any shot you might “accidentally” be in not be posted. If the person demands to know why, say, “Because I don’t want anyone from the IRS to find us.” Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Sleep apnea By Freda R. Savana More Content Now

Abby Eberly

alentine’s Day is coming soon and our thoughts can’t help but turn to those heart-shaped boxes and the chocolates nestled within. Those hearts represent the eternal symbol of love, but what is contained in those boxes may not always be the loving thing to do for your special someone. Here are a few tips on how to look out for your loved one’s health and still enable them to enjoy chocolate treats on Valentine’s Day, and year round. First and foremost, when you think chocolate, always think dark chocolate. Dark chocolates contain higher levels of flavonoids, which contribute to heart-healthy benefits, such as lowering the incidence of hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases. The cocoa in dark chocolate may also help lower LDL cholesterol while raising HDL cholesterol. In addition, dark chocolate also may have the ability to reduce platelet aggregation and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Second, choose dark chocolates that are higher in cocoa solids and therefore rich in heart-healthy flavanols. Increasingly, dark chocolate products are providing the percentage of cocoa solids on the label— some as much as 70 percent. Third, when choosing dark chocolate, think solid chocolate. Try to stay away from other varieties. Dark chocolate may be good for you, but not when it’s filled with the high-fat, sugary creams often found in heart-shaped boxes. Those chocolates are doing your heart no good. Finally, think moderation. Chocolates, even when they are healthier dark chocolates, are still a sweet treat and should be eaten as an occasional treat, not as a regular part of your diet. Happy Valentine’s Day! Abby Eberly is a registered dietitian at Saint Vincent Hospital.

he minute she sat down to watch television or climbed into the passenger seat of a car, Doreen Henry would nod off. Her husband, Michael, was much the same, heading for the couch and a nap as soon as he got home from work. “I was always tired, I had memory loss and high blood pressure,” said Doreen, who is 51 and lives with Michael, 50. Sleep studies with Doylestown (Pennsylvania) Health’s Sleep Center found each of the Henrys had sleep apnea, a potentially dangerous condition that restricts the airway and stops breathing for several seconds, sometimes hundreds of times throughout the night. The interrupted sleep can lead to an array of health problems, from severe daytime fatigue to heart and liver ailments, sexual dysfunction and sleep-deprived partners. Dr. Les Szekely, the sleep center’s director, prescribed CPAP machines to the couple. (Doreen got hers several years ago; Michael, a few months ago.) “Within two days of using it, I felt so much better,” Doreen said. “I won’t go anywhere without it, no way.” CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) masks use air to open the airway passage and deliver oxygen to the lungs. The device fits securely over the mouth and/or nose. By opening the passage, the apneic episode is prevented, allowing deep sleep to continue uninterrupted. “It’s tolerated by about 80 percent” of patients, said the Doylestown Health sleep specialist. CPAP is the only sleep apnea treatment universally paid for by insurance, added Szekely. Population studies suggest 8 percent to 10 percent of men and 4 percent to 5 percent of women in the United States have the disorder, with upwards of 80 percent yet to be diagnosed, according to the doctor. Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form

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3 main types of sleep apnea 1. Obstructive sleep apnea: the more common form that occurs when throat muscles relax. 2. Central sleep apnea: occurs when the brain doesn’t send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing. 3. Complex sleep apnea syndrome: also known as treatment-emergent central sleep apnea. Occurs when someone has both obstructive and central sleep apneas.

Symptoms • Loud snoring • Breathing cessation during sleep, witnessed by another person • Abrupt waking accompanied by shortness of breath • Waking with a dry mouth or sore throat • Morning headache

of the affliction, is typically marked by loud snoring, awakening with a dry mouth or sore throat, morning headache, difficulty staying asleep, attention problems and irritability. The constriction begins when the throat muscles supporting the soft palate, the

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• Difﬁculty staying asleep • Excessive daytime sleepiness • Attention problems • Irritability

When to see a doctor Consult a medical professional if you experience or if your partner notices: • Snoring loud enough to disturb the sleep of another • Shortness of breath, gasping for air or choking the wakes you from sleep • Intermittent pauses in your breathing during sleep • Excessive daytime drowsiness, which may cause you to fall asleep while working, watching TV or even driving

Source: The Mayo Clinic uvula (that triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate), the tonsils, the side walls of the throat and the tongue all relax during sleep. It’s that relaxation that narrows and momentarily closes the airway, suppressing the flow of air into the lungs. The brain senses

the inability to breathe and rouses one from sleep so breathing can start again. The awakening is usually so quick, it’s not even remembered. But, experts agree, the episodes take a toll on an individual’s health. During these sleep apnea events, oxygen levels in the blood can be reduced, at times to dangerously low levels, said Dr. Arvind Cavale, an endocrinologist in Yardley, Pennsylvania, who has been studying the relationship between sleep apnea and diabetes for about 15 years. Untreated, sleep apnea can have longterm health consequences, including progression of diabetes, as apnea can create “a wild ride in glucose levels,” the doctor said. Michelle Rothstein said sleep apnea played a role in the death of her husband, David, two and a half years ago. “I knew he had it,” she said before he was later diagnosed. Still, he wouldn’t wear the mask consistently. “It was uncomfortable and noisy,” she said. “He also wouldn’t admit he had it.” David Rothstein had spent much of his life overweight, frequently a major risk factor in sleep apnea. He also had lived most of his life unaware of a heart defect he had since birth, explained his widow. While he died of a heart attack shortly after surgery to repair the defect, his wife said sleep apnea “greatly contributed” to his heart’s damage. She encourages others not to ignore the condition. “Sleep apnea is more serious than you know,” she said. “Have it treated. It can be a matter of life and death.” Anyone, including children, can have sleep apnea. But certain factors increase the risk. They include excess weight, those with thicker necks, a narrowed airway, being male, being older, family history, use of alcohol, sedatives or tranquilizers, smoking and nasal congestion, according to the Mayo Clinic. Freda R. Savana writes for The Intelligencer in Pennsylvania. Email her at fsavana@theintell.com.

Middle age is not too late to increase cardiac fitness

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Keeping your blood sugar levels steady and normal helps you reduce the risks of heart disease and developing type 2 diabetes. Here are eight foods you can eat or drink to help balance your sugar levels: coconut oil, olive oil, grass-fed butter, avocado, lemons, apple cider, green tea and raw dark chocolate.

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Late January can be a difficult time for anyone who began a new exercise routine on New Year’s Day. Research has shown that nearly half of all resolutions have faded by the end of January, and things only get worse after that. The situation can look especially dire for midlife adults beginning an exercise habit after years of inactivity. If you find yourself struggling, three new studies might rekindle your motivation. All conclude that midlife (and older) adults can sustain an exercise routine and gain a range of health benefits. The most remarkable of the papers, “Reversing the Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Aging in Middle Age,” was published in Circulation, the journal of the American

Heart Association. It went where no previous exercise study has gone, lasting two years rather than the more customary three to four months. The researchers employed a randomized, prospective design with both an experimental group and controls. For precision results, they probed into their subjects’ heart ventricles. Individuals in the exercise group, who had an average age of 53 when they started working out after years of sedentary living, increased their aerobic fitness by 18 percent. They also improved their cardiac compliance, or elasticity, by 25 percent. The improvement in cardiac elasticity was deemed particularly noteworthy, as it had never been seen before in midlife adults. Loss of elasticity is a major cause of heart failure, which results in many

hospitalizations and deaths in the over-65 population. “The biggest and most surprising result of our study was the magnitude of the increased cardiac compliance,” said Ben Levine, senior author and director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas. “A 25 percent increase in cardiac elasticity is huge. It allows the heart to fill more easily and pump more blood.” The control group practiced yoga, balance exercises or strength training three times a week for two years — much more than many inactive adults. Yet their aerobic fitness declined by 3 percent, and their cardiac compliance didn’t change. “This was a very sophisticated study, even a sensational one,” commented Paul Thompson, a cardiologist

at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. Thompson was not involved in the study but has been conducting heart and exercise research for four decades. In earlier studies, Levine had shown that older athletes have roughly the same degree of cardiac compliance as young adults. However, he had also discovered that regular exercise couldn’t increase the cardiac compliance of subjects over 65. Now he believes he has found the “sweet spot” in time when adults can still enhance their heart function: From ages 45 to 64. “We have demonstrated that if you incorporate regular exercise into your daily life, starting no later than middle age, you can restore the youthfulness of your heart muscle,” he says.