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Who’s in the news There is good news today in The Indiana Gazette about these area people: Christopher Rura, Kassarah Williams and Kyle Brooks, Megan Bonelli, Sandra Palmo, Irene Renosky.

and the flagpole it flies on passed the South Carolina House early this morning. It should get to Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk before the end of the day.

The governor promised to sign it quickly, but didn’t say exactly when. That’s important, because the bill requires the flag be taken down within 24 hours of her pen hitting the

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 50 years after South Carolina raised a Confederate flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the state is getting ready to remove the rebel banner.

A bill pulling down the flag from the Capitol’s front lawn

A CONFEDERATE battle flag flew in front of the South Carolina Statehouse Wednesday.

paper and shipped to the Confederate Relic Room.

There were hugs, tears and high fives in the House chamber after the vote. Members who waited decades to see this day snapped selfies and pumped their fists. But even among the celebrations, there was more than a bit of sadness.

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CANDIDATE SOUGHT: National Democrats in search of a candidate they can support to take on incumbent U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey have contacted Gov. Tom Wolf’s top aide about running, but she is not saying whether she will run./Page 3

By MIKE STOBBE

AGAINST THE CLOCK: Greece’s government was racing today to finalize a plan of reforms for its third bailout, hoping this time the proposal will meet with approval from its European partners./Page 7

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COUNSELING PAYMENTS: Medicare announced plans Wednesday to reimburse doctors for conversations with patients about whether and how they would want to be kept alive if they became too sick to speak for themselves./Page 7 TOP COP REMOVED: Baltimore’s mayor on Wednesday fired the city’s police commissioner amid the worst crime spike in the city since the 1970s and plummeting morale among officers./Page 9

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PROTESTERS gathered in the parking lot of The Indiana Mall this morning to voice their concerns about property reassessments. Among those participating were, from left, organizer Tammy Graham Curry, of White Township; Judy Shrokman, of Young Township; Lee Vest, of Indiana; Pearlena Donahey, of Cherryhill Township; and Doug Varner, of Armstrong Township. Look for more photos on The Indiana Gazette Online.

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Protests, strong words mark backlash over reassessments

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Not surprisingly, feedback on the property reassessment notices mailed recently to owners of Indiana County property was the only topic of public comment at Wednesday’s meeting of the county commissioners.

The commissioners even moved their meeting to Courtroom 1 in anticipation of needing extra space for a larger-thannormal audience.

But only a few people publicly addressed the commissioners.

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Ron Small, of Gipsy, was most vocal and most critical of the reassessment of 48,000 properties in the county now nearing completion. Small asked his son to read his prepared statement because he said the more he talks

about the reassessment the more agitated he becomes, and he has difficulty controlling his anger.

Small accused the commissioners of not weighing the hardships the new property values and higher taxes will cause for some seniors living on fixed incomes.

He questioned how a 2-acre parcel of land along a secondary road in Montgomery Township that he purchased for $4,500 about 15 years ago could now be reassessed at a value of $46,800. “Come on people. ‌ You’re Continued on Page 5

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government report.

Experts think the increase was driven by people switching from opioid painkillers to cheaper heroin.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the report that’s based on annual face-to-face surveys of about 67,000 Americans — the government’s main source of data on use of illegal drugs.

In recent surveys, nearly 3 in every 1,000 Americans said they used heroin in the previous year. That’s up from under 2 per 1,000 about a decade ago, a 62 percent increase that translates to hundreds of thousands more peoContinued on Page 4

Kane urges court to endWolf’s ban on death penalty

By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s attorney general asked the state Supreme Court this week to nullify Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on executing death row inmates, describing the policy as blatantly unconstitutional and a threat to the justice system.

Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed the request Monday in the case of Hubert Lester Michael Jr., who is on death row for killing 16-yearKATHLEEN old Trista Eng in York County nearly 22 years ago.

KANE “Never before has a member of the executive branch of government sought to unilaterally negate a criminal penalty across an entire class of cases,� the state proseContinued on Page 5

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By MARC LEVY Associated Press

HARRISBURG — The air war over Gov. Tom Wolf’s week-old budget standoff with Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Legislature expanded Wednesday with the launch of a TV ad by a national Democratic group.

The 30-second statewide ad by America Works USA, an affiliate of the Democratic Governors Association, aligns with Wolf’s public relations strategy. It takes on Republicans over the budget bill that Wolf vetoed, saying the GOP plan let the oil and gas industry off the hook, did not adequately fund education and would have deepened the deficit.

“Gov. Wolf is fighting for a middle-class budget that lowers property taxes and makes oil and gas companies pay up to fund our schools,” it finishes. “Tell the Legislature to get serious and pass a real budget.”

The ad comes a day after Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Centre, left a meeting with Wolf and told reporters that the effort to revive talks are stuck on Republican opposition to Wolf’s request for tax increases on sales and income to prop up state spending. Corman did not rule out other kinds of tax increases, and he said Republicans are open to helping Wolf meet his goals, within reason. Wolf did not speak to reporters after the meeting.

A spokesman for the DGA said the group is spending over $500,000 to run the ad for 10 days. America Works USA is organized under a section of the federal tax code that does not require it to disclose its donors.

A spokesman for House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, accused the Wolf administration of running itself like a campaign.

Wolf’s gubernatorial campaign has continued to regularly blast out fundraising emails, he has started a new political action committee called Rebuild Pennsylvania, and he has voiced a radio ad paid for by America Works USA that is critical of Republicans.

“They were clearly colluding with the Democratic Governors Association and their own PAC to basically attack Republican members of the House and Senate,” said the spokesman, Stephen Miskin.

Wednesday marked Pennsylvania state government’s eighth day without an enacted budget, meaning that the Wolf administration has lost some authority to pay vendors.

For the time being, there is no slowdown in the state government’s payment activity, since vendor invoices are for work performed in June, when money was appropriated, a treasury official said.

However, school districts receive installment payments in August and counties and social service organizations that care for children and run shelters and food pantries could start missing reimbursement checks in the second half of July.

Under a 2009 court decision, employees are to remain paid, and the administration can tap ongoing tax collections to continue services involving public health, welfare and safety and those required by law, including unemployment compensation, health care financed through Medicaid and home and community services for seniors and disabled people. Public safety agencies, such as state prisons and the state police, also would function as normal, the administration said.

No talks were scheduled between Wolf and Republican leaders.

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McGinty approached for U.S. Senate

By MARC LEVY Associated Press

HARRISBURG — National Democrats in search of a candidate they can support to take on incumbent U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey have contacted Gov. Tom Wolf’s top aide about running, but she is not saying whether she will run, Democrats said this week.

Katie McGinty, who ran unsuccessfully against Wolf for last year’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination, said through a political ally that for now she is focused on her role as Wolf’s chief of staff.

“Right now, Katie is focused on working for the governor to get a budget in place that is balanced, fully funds public education and offers the people of Pennsylvania a reduction in their property taxes,” said Mike Mikus, who was her campaign manager

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The only Democrat currently running to challenge Toomey in the 2016 election is Joe Sestak, who has a chilly relationship with national Democrats and some of the party’s elite in Pennsylvania.

National party leaders tried, but failed, to persuade Josh Shapiro to enter the race.

Shapiro, who runs Montgomery County as its commissioner chairman, turned them down in May. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee approached McGinty in recent weeks, Democrats said.

Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania’s former Democratic governor, said he does not think McGinty will enter the race.

“I think she’d be a terrific candidate, but I don’t think she’s going to do it,” said Rendell, who employed both McGinty and Wolf in his cabinet.

To take on Sestak, McGinty would need to leave her post in the next week or two, Rendell said, to raise money and get herself known by Democrats.

In any case, if McGinty decides against running, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will probably support Sestak, Rendell said.

Bob Brady, a congressman and Philadelphia’s Democratic Party chairman, said a September entry by McGinty into the race would not be too late.

But he said he did not know the nature of her commitment to Wolf or whether she wants to run.

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OBITUARIES Darlene Blattenberger Darlene Kay (Palmer) Blattenberger, 66, of Black Lick, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Indiana Regional Medical Center.

The daughter of Scott R. and Alice E. (Williams) Palmer, she was born March 15, 1949, in Indiana.

Darlene was a member of the Black Lick United Methodist Church and worked as a personal caregiver. She was a member of F.O.E. #1488 Ladies Auxiliary and enjoyed going to bingo and playing cards.

Darlene is survived by her husband of 35 years, Draper “Bucky” Blattenberger Jr.; three stepchildren: Paul Blattenberger, of Black Lick; Wendy Burns (Doug), of Bellwood; and Michael Blattenberger (Linda), of Altoona; 10 stepgrandchildren; six stepgreat-grandchildren; three sisters: Shelby McQuiston

(Richard), of Baltimore, Ohio; Judith Daugherty, of Black Lick; and Debora Cecconi (William Bair), of Greensburg; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers: Scott Palmer, Robert Palmer, Jack Palmer and Jerry Palmer; and four sisters: Linda Palmer, Karen Waldenville, Nancy Shaffer and Terrie Palmer.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, where immediately following a funeral service will be held with the Rev. George Blattenberger officiating.

To view the online obituary, sign the guest registry or send condolences, visit www.shoemakerfh-monu ments.com.

Alvin Brown Alvin Francis Brown, 84, of Baltimore, formerly of Homer City, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

The son of Irvin and Edna Brown, Alvin was born March 7, 1931, in Baltimore.

Alvin Francis Brown was also called Air Force Brown, as he worked as an Air Force recruiter for several years in Indiana while living in Homer City. He worked for the Air Force for 24 years.

Alvin also worked for R&P Coal Co. in Indiana. Alvin returned to Baltimore after retiring from the Air Force and R&P Coal Co. He was the beloved husband of 64 years of Dorothy Brown and devoted father of Brenda Polacca, Pamela Bennett, and Gary Brown and his wife Leigh Ann. Alvin was also the loving grandfather of Alisha Henry, Ashlee Bennett, Jessica Brown and Travis Brown and greatgrandfather of Mavrick Henry, Makaela Henry, Mitchell Henry and McGuire Henry.

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Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Interment will be at the Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301. To sign the family guestbook, please visit w w w. b u r g e e - h e n s s seitz.com.

Hagel, Anna Chodubski and Samuel Chodubski.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Robinson-Lytle Inc. A funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church.

Interment will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.

The family kindly suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Emma’s Monastery, 1001 Harvey Ave., Greensburg, PA 15601.

The family would like to thank Dr. Cassidy and the staff at UPMC Presbyterian for the care of their wife and mother. www.robinsonlytleinc.com

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Continued from Page 1 After the Civil War, the flag was first flown over the dome of South Carolina’s Capitol in 1961 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the war. It stayed as a protest to the civil rights movement, only moving in 2000 from the dome to its current location.

The push that would bring down the Confederate flag for good only started after nine black churchgoers, including state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, were gunned down during Bible study at the historic Emanuel African Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17. Police said the white gunman’s motivation was racial hatred. Then three days later, photos surfaced of the suspect, Dylann Roof, holding Confederate flags.

“I am 44 years old. I never thought I’d see this moment. I stand with people who never thought they would see this as well,” said House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, who called the victims martyrs.

“It’s emotional for us not just because it came down, but why it came down.”

Republican Rep. Rick Quinn, whose amendment appeared it might at least delay the flag’s removal for several hours, was happy too after getting a promise that lawmakers would find money for a special display at the Relic Room for the Confederate flag that was about to be removed as well as the one that flew over the Statehouse dome in 2000 when a compromise was passed to move the rebel banner to its current location.

“It was done in a way that was a win to everyone,” said Quinn, who voted for the bill.

The back-to-back votes came around 1 a.m. today after more than 13 hours of passionate and contentious debate.

As House members deliberated well into the night, there were tears of anger and shared memories of Civil War ancestors. Black Democrats, frustrated at being asked to show grace to Civil War soldiers as the debate wore on, warned the state was embarrassing itself.

Changing the Senate bill could have meant it taking weeks or even months to remove the flag, perhaps blunting momentum that has grown since the church massacre.

Republican Rep. Jenny Horne reminded her colleagues she was a descendent of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and scolded fellow members of

Jr.; and sisters Eleanor Rafalko and Patricia Jones.

Friends will be received on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. in the Cicholski-Zidek Funeral Home Inc., 1522 Carlisle St., Natrona Heights. Officiating will be her grandson, the Rev. Jason Arnold. Burial will be in Mount Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Juanita may be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023.

To send an online condolence, visit www.cicholskizidekfh.com.

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Diane Jonischek Diane M. Jonischek, 68, of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh.

A daughter of the late Joseph F. and Lillian Price Best, she was born July 2, 1947, in Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Jonischek was a graduate of the Holy Ghost Academy in Pittsburgh and was employed at S&T Bank in the Wealth Management department. She was also a certified paralegal. Mrs. Jonischek was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters of America, and also attended St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church in Sigel. She was a very devout Catholic and held strong to her beliefs.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Donald A. Jonischek, of Indiana; two children, Todd P. Jonischek and his wife, Dana, of Salisbury, Md.; and Pamela L. Chodubski and her husband, Michael, of Erie; brother Joseph Best and his wife Kathleen, of Pittsburgh; sister Nancy Cvitkovic and her husband, Joseph, of Pittsburgh; her pride and joy, a granddaughter, Emma D. Chodubski; and stepgrandchildren Brett Jones, Ty

Juanita Mears Juanita (Kunkle) Mears, 91, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot.

The daughter of the late Roy and Mildred McComb Kunkle, she was born July 26, 1923, in Indiana.

Juanita was a member of the former Highlands Free Methodist Church in Natrona Heights and a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Arnold. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, arts and crafts, and especially spending time with her family.

Juanita is survived by her children, Carol Jean Rogers, of Griffin, Ga.; William H. (Joan) Mears Jr., of Harrison, Ind.; Janet (Brad) King, of Freeport; Richard (Frances) Mears, of Aspinwall; Kenneth H. (Marsha) Mears, of Tarentum; and Lois (William) Arnold, of New Kensington; 19 grandchildren; 42 greatgrandchildren; four greatgreat-grandchildren; and a sister, Marjorie Shank, of Brook Park, Ohio.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Mears Sr., on Oct. 30, 1995; a brother, Roy M. “Bud” Kunkle

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The price will be $5.50 for adults and $3 for children ages 3 to 10. Kids under 3 can eat for free.

William R. “JUJ“ McCrory Jr., 57, of Indiana, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015, at his home.

Family and friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the James F. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc., Blairsville. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the

Rev. Scott Shaffer officiating.

Interment will be at the Blairsville Cemetery.

If so desired, memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 50 S. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA 15717, or a charity of your choice. www.jamesfergusonfuner alhome.com

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Surveys find drastic rise in heroin use Continued from Page 1 ple, government researchers said.

Vince Mercuri, executive director at The Open Door in Indiana, said his center has seen that trend firsthand.

“Without a doubt. Over the last five years there has been a huge increase in heroin/opioid usage,” Mercuri said.

Many patients, he said, come to The Open Door with an overall opioid addiction, having been hooked by prescription painkillers and eventually moving over to cheaper heroin.

“That tends to be the path of illness,” Mercuri said.

He said more patients are being treated with Suboxone, which is the brand name for buprenorphine, and V ivitrol, both of which are drugs used to treat opioid addiction.

While he did say there appeared to be an increase in the rate of women who are hooked on opioids, he said the numbers for all groups of people are rising.

The government report also mirrors trends seen in earlier studies, which noted marked increases in heroin use in people who are white and living outside of major cities, said Katherine Keyes, a Columbia University epidemiologist who researches drug abuse issues.

But the new report, released Tuesday, offers some additional details about people using heroin, government scientists said.

While heroin use more than doubled among whites, it seemed to level off in other racial and ethnic groups, the

report found.

But it grew among different income levels, in different parts of the country. And the rate of heroin use doubled in women — a more dramatic rise than what was seen in men.

For years, officials have focused their worry on misuse of prescription opioid painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin.

Experts say recent restrictions on prescribing such painkillers may be reducing illicit supplies of them at a time when the heroin supply has been increasing.

Heroin has become a popular alternative.

It is essentially the same chemical as that in the prescription painkillers, but it costs roughly five times less on the street, said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden.

“An increasing number of people are primed for heroin use because they were addicted to an opioid painkiller,” Frieden said.

The new report found that people who abused opioid painkillers were 40 times more likely to abuse heroin.

The heroin death rate quadrupled over a decade, reaching nearly 8,300 in 2013, with most of the fatal overdoses involving other drugs at the same time — most often cocaine.

Deaths involving opioid painkillers have been leveling off but continue to be more common than heroin-related deaths, government statistics show.

Gazette staff writer Sean Yoder contributed to this report.

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her party for stalling the debate with dozens of amendments.

She cried as she remembered Pinckney’s funeral and his widow, who was hiding with one of their daughters in a church office as the gunman fired dozens of shots.

“For the widow of Sen. Pinckney and his two young daughters, that would be adding insult to injury and I will not be a part of it!” she screamed into a microphone.

She said later during a break she didn’t intend to speak but got frustrated with fellow Republicans.

Opponents of removing the flag talked about grandparents who passed down family treasures and lamented that the flag had been “hijacked” or “abducted” by racists.

Rep. Mike Pitts, who remembered playing with a Confederate ancestor’s cavalry sword while growing up, said for him the flag is a reminder of how dirt-poor Southern farmers fought Yankees not because they hated blacks or supported slavery, but because their land was being invaded.

Those soldiers should be respected just as soldiers who fought in the Middle East or Afghanistan, he said, recalling his own military service. Pitts then turned to a lawmaker he called a dear friend, recalling how his black colleague nearly died in Vietnam.

Black lawmakers told their own stories of ancestors. Rep. Joe Neal talked about tracing his family back to four brothers, brought to America in chains to be bought by a slave owner named Neal who changed their last names and pulled them apart from their families.

“The whole world is asking, is South Carolina really going to change, or will it hold to an ugly tradition of prejudice and discrimination and hide behind heritage as an excuse for it,” Neal said.

Other Democrats suggested any delay would let Ku Klux Klan members planning a rally July 18 a chance to dance around the Confederate flag.

Instead, Democrats were using a line Gov. Haley often says, calling it “a great day in South Carolina.”

The governor issued her own statement. “It is a new day in South Carolina, a day we can all be proud of, a day that truly brings us all together as we continue to heal, as one people and on,” she said.

Associated Press writer Meg Kinnard contributed to this report.

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JONATHAN CLAYTON, 16, helped assemble the frame for a raised bed in the children’s garden. He is the son of Doug and Andrea Clayton, of Blairsville. Meanwhile, Cortney Bracken, 11, below, helped weed and pick snow peas from plots at the Blairsville Elks. She is the daughter of Corey Bracken and Melissa Busani, of Blairsville.

Work begins on garden About 25 volunteers are using a pair of grants to build a children’s garden and make enhancements to the Blairsville Community Garden.

The Blairsville Elks received a $2,000 Gratitude Grant from the Elks National Foundation and the Blairsville Community Development Authority received a Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful 25 in 25 grant to improve and expand the community garden at North Liberty Street and West North Avenue.

The grant was used to buy supplies to build the children’s garden, a garden shed and a trellis wall. Fence posts for the trellis wall were installed using equipment donated by Kencove Fencing and all labor is being donated.

Local Girl Scouts are leading the effort to design and plant the children’s garden, and local Life Scout Jonathan Clayton is building a frame for the children’s garden and the garden shed with help from volunteers.

“We are excited to be part of this collaborative project that will increase access to healthy foods in our community, which does not have a grocery store,” said BCDA board member Carol Persichetti. “In addition, this hands-on exposure will teach our youth about gardening, demonstrate community stewardship and introduce them to the importance of environmental stability.”

“The additional growing space created by the trellis wall will also allow us to grow more vegetables for donation to a local food pantry,” said Leann Chaney, a project manager for the Elks.

Through its Community Investments Program, the National Elks Foundation awards grants to local lodges to help the Elks strengthen their communities. And in recognition of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 25th anniversary, that organization awarded 25 grants in 25 days to local affiliates for community improvement projects.

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Kane urges end to ban Continued from Page 1 cutor’s office wrote. “Never before has a member of the executive branch affirmatively interfered with the proper administration of the law on the grounds that the judicial branch of government has not functioned in a way that meets a personal standard of satisfaction.”

The current situation puts at risk the integrity of the constitution, and the court should act to preserve it, the attorney general’s office wrote.

The filing was made without fanfare, and Kane had not previously criticized Wolf’s stance in public. Wolf and Kane are both Democrats.

A Wolf spokesman said Wednesday that the governor is aware of the filing and plans to respond.

“It essentially makes the same arguments as the arguments currently pending before the court,” said Wolf press secretary Jeff Sheridan.

Telephone messages left for Michael’s lawyers were not immediately returned Wednesday evening.

Kane’s office attacked Wolf’s policy of issuing a series of reprieves in death row cases, at least until he can review the findings of an overdue study of capital punishment.

If the Supreme Court agrees, it could clear the way for the state’s first execution since 1999, although the Department of Corrections has struggled to obtain the specific drugs required for executions under state law.

The attorney general’s office said Wolf’s series of reprieves — he has issued three so far — “falls well outside the realm of his constitutional authority.”

Eng disappeared July 20, 1993, as she was walking to a job at a fast-food restaurant in Dillsburg. Her body was found concealed in some weeds, shot three times with a .44caliber handgun.

Michael was arrested in Utah a week later for jumping bail on a rape charge, and he later confessed to killing her.

Michael subsequently walked out of Lancaster County Prison in November 1993 under the assumed identity of a weekend cellmate serving a drunken-driving sentence.

He was arrested about four months later in New Orleans, pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping in 1994 and was sentenced to death in 1995.

“The governor is required by the constitution to respect the co-equal judiciary’s determinations in criminal cases,” state prosecutors wrote this week. “His faux ‘reprieve’ of Hubert Michael subverts that obligation.”

Shortly after he took office earlier this year, Wolf announced the new policy, saying the state’s system is “errorprone, expensive and anything but infallible.”

Continued from Page 1 stealing from us. This is an injustice,” Small told the commissioners. He suggested they scrap the entire reassessment which he described as a “raping of the people.”

Small also accused Evaluator Services and Technology Inc., the company performing the reassessment, of “grossly” inflating home values and barren land values.

Peggy Getty, who lives in the part of Indiana County included in the ApolloRidge School District, said the data collectors who visited her property recorded that there is an apartment above her garage, and there is not, she told the commissioners.

Getty said her real estate taxes will triple under the reassessment.

“I guess we’re trying to kick people out of Indiana County,” she said.

Tammie Shetler, the senior records clerk at the Indiana County Jail, said her taxes went up $850 over the weekend with the receipt of her change of assessment notice.

“I am working. I’ll pay it,” she said, but added she is concerned about the elderly and those on fixed incomes who may not be able to pay similar increases.

As is customary for the public comment portions of their meetings, the commissioners did not reply to the remarks about the reassessment. But following the meeting, Tim Barr, vice president of Evaluator Services and Technology, clarified and emphasized several points about the process.

• Not all property owners will pay higher taxes because of the reassessment, Barr said. About one-third of property owners will pay lower taxes and for about onethird of property owners taxes will remain the same.

• All assessed values are expected to rise and all taxes will equalize because of the reassessment, he said.

• Large tracts of land are receiving the largest increases in assessed values because those have had the greatest inflation in value in the 47 years since the last property reassessment.

• Barr said that in his experience, the assessed values placed on real estate don’t have a great impact on what people are willing to pay for the real estate.

• The fair market values for real estate tax purposes must be uniform and the fair market value for a particular property is based on overall sales patterns for properties in that neighborhood, Barr said.

The neighborhood can be a small cluster of homes, a housing development or a section of a borough or township. The fair market values in the Indiana County reassessment were based on more than 1,100 real estate sales in the county in the past three years.

• Contrary to some misconceptions, property owners do not give up all rights to have control over their land enrolled in the Clean and Green program, Barr said.

Clean and Green is designed to help keep post-reassessment taxes on agriculture and forest land closer to what they are now.

Barr said the two best sources of accurate answers to questions about the reassessment are a toll-free telephone number, (855) 998-3600, and the county’s website, www.countyofindiana.org.

The issue of reassessment also arose at Wednesday’s White Township supervisors

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GARY STOVER, of Blacklick Township, carried a sign expressing his feelings in the mall parking lot this morning. meeting. The township supervisors said they have been taking phone calls from upset residents regarding the reassessments and have directed residents to call the hotline.

Supervisor George Lenz said more people have called him with concerns on this issue than any other in 42 years.

“There’s a lot of frustration out there,” Lenz said.

While the supervisors are powerless to change the reassessment, they said they are sympathetic to the plight of township residents and voted to send a letter to the county commissioners expressing concern and to make them aware this will be a burden on some township residents.

This morning, a group of 75 to 100 demonstrators paced a parking lot off Warren Road at the Indiana Mall. The protest, organized this week chiefly on Facebook, was to continue throughout the workday, and another more visible protest is scheduled for Friday starting at 8 a.m. in front of the county courthouse.

Also at Wednesday’s commissioners meeting, a $117,500 loan was approved from the county’s Revolving Loan Fund to help establish the Levity Brewing Company in the former Gorell Enterprises building in White Township.

The 120-month loan will have a fixed interest rate of 2.75 percent for six months only.

The start-up brewery/brewpub is expected to create five full-time jobs over the next three years.

Levity owners Erich Walls, Luke McKelvy and Jared Herman said they hope to have the brewery and taproom operational by fall.

Byron Stauffer, executive director of the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development, said the new brewery eventually will have a tourism component.

The county’s revolving loan fund was created in the early 1990s with a $1 million federal grant and was used to help Gorell Enterprises get started. Gorell repaid its startup loan with interest, and now the revolving loan money is helping another new business get started in the same location.

Gazette staff writer Margaret Weaver contributed to this report.

White Township supervisors order bins for plastics recycling

By MARGARET WEAVER

mweaver@indianagazette.net

White Township officials have ordered 8,064 recycling bins for plastics 1 and 2 at a cost of $48,464.64, assistant manager Chris Anderson reported at Wednesday’s meeting.

The bins were purchased from ORBIS, a Canadian company with U.S. headquarters in Wisconsin.

Officials decided to go with a larger and taller 22-gallon bin instead of an 18-gallon bin, he said.

The bins will be stamped with the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority logo and will be numbered to keep track of bins.

A start date for plastics collection has not

yet been announced, as the township and Indiana Borough are waiting on the modification of trucks to pick up the recyclables.

Residents will receive a pamphlet of information regarding plastics recycling.

Residents will pay a fee for the program, but it has not yet been set.

In other business Wednesday, supervisors: • Approved for the township to pay for the supervisors to attend the annual Eggs and Issues breakfast with local legislators Aug. 18 at a cost of $25 per person.

• Approved a fireworks display for Dr. Scott Cook to be set off Aug. 7 at Indiana Country Club at 10 p.m. for approximately 10 minutes.

Dependency on tech raises risk of breakdowns Continued from Page 1 enough to maintain themselves.”

Technology already is controlling critical systems such as airline routes, electricity grids, financial markets, military weapons, commuter trains, street traffic lights and our lines of communications.

Now, computers are taking other aspects of our lives as we depend on smartphones to wake us up in the morning before an app turns on the coffee pot in the kitchen for a caffeine fix that can be enjoyed in a the comfort of a home kept at an ideal temperature by an Internet-con-

nected thermostat designed to learn the occupant’s preferences.

Within the next few years, we may even be unlocking our doors with high-tech watches after being chauffeured home in robotic cars.

Technology’s relentless march demands better security measures to prevent hackers from breaking into system and more rigid programming standards to reduce the chances of crippling outages, said Lillian Ablon, a technology researcher for the Rand Corp.

“Instead of just letting the technology rush ahead of us and then trying to catch up

in terms of privacy and security, we should be baking those things into the systems from the start,” she said. “We need to be a little smarter on how we are coding things.”

The sequence of Wednesday’s outages appears to have been a fluke. Sabotage isn’t suspected, FBI Director James Comey said during an appearance before Congress.

But a domino effect may have contributed to The Wall Street Journal’s outage.

Comey believes the newspaper’s website buckled after the New York Stock Exchange’s problems caused alarmed investors looking for information to swamp

the Journal’s website.

The length of Wednesday’s outages also is disconcerting, Gartner’s Litan said.

It took the New York Stock Exchange more than threeand-a-half hours to resume trading, slowing Wall Street’s usually furious pace. A “router issue” at United Airlines grounded its planes for nearly two hours, leading to 800 flight delays and 60 cancellations.

“Everyone needs to assume technology is going to go down sometimes, but you should be resilient enough to quickly recover from the outage within a half hour, if not a few minutes,” Litan said.

Wednesday’s breakdowns were minor inconveniences compared to what might happen if better security measures aren’t imposed to keep out intruders bent on wreaking havoc, said Jeff Williams, chief technology officer for Contrast Security.

Too often, the technology industry’s focus is on creating something cool and worrying about security later, Williams said.

He said the lackadaisical attitude breeds a mindset like this: “Oh, we’ll just put your blender on the Internet, there are no security issues there. And hackers figure out a way to turn on your

blender in the middle of the night and set your house on fire.”

Computers may get smarter through a combination of better programming, machine learning and more sophisticated chips. If computers can reach the still faroff goal of becoming artificially intelligent, they could be better equipped to prevent problems and fend off unauthorized users. Self-reliant and self-aware computers would still confront humans with a scary question, Litan said: “Are the computers going to be nice to us or are they going to take us out?”

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ho knew that inherent rights are a political bombshell?

Justice Clarence Thomas set off a controversy in his dissent in the Supreme Court’s gay-marriage decision by reciting core American beliefs about the innate dignity and rights of all persons, whatever their circumstances or the injustices done to them. He wrote that even people held in slavery, even people interned during World War II, retained their dignity because it is impossible to erase what is woven into our very nature.

What one would think is a stirring statement about our irreducible human quality occasioned outrage among the justice’s critics. Slate considered the passage “brutal.” MSNBC found it “jaw dropping.” Salon called it “vile.” But none could top the gay actor and activist George Takei — famous as Sulu in “Star Trek” — who fumed that Thomas had forfeited his status as a black man.

Seriously. In a TV interview, Takei called Thomas “a clown in blackface.” Amid a backlash over this insult, he doubled down: “I feel Justice Thomas has abdicated and abandoned his African-American heritage by claiming slavery did not strip dignity from human beings.” Takei the would-be racial arbiter eventually apologized, although he still thinks Thomas is “deeply wrong.”

That Takei’s first instinct was to deny the blackness of Clarence Thomas tells us much about the rancid racial essentialism of the left, which can’t get its head around minorities stepping out of ideological line.

That aside, the left’s freakout is remarkable, since what Thomas wrote repreRich Lowry’s sents American Founding 101. Where did column is Thomas get this outlandish notion of distributed by rights and dignity that exist prior to govKing Features ernment?

Syndicate.

Maybe Thomas Jefferson? “We do not claim these,” he wrote of our natural rights, “under the charters of kings or legislators, but under the King of kings.” Or John Adams? He wrote of rights “antecedent to all earthly government,” “that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws,” “derived from the great Legislator of the universe.”

One wonders if anyone disturbed by the Thomas dissent glanced at the Declaration of Independence over the July Fourth weekend. It says, as Thomas notes, all men “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” In case there’s any misunderstanding, the good folks at Merriam-Webster define unalienable as “impossible to take away or give up.”

This is a truth that abolitionists wielded against the institution of slavery. The foremost of them, Frederick Douglass, held it strongly. He declared once after suffering a rank act of discrimination: “They cannot degrade Frederick Douglass.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade. I am not the one that is being degraded on account of this treatment, but those who are inflicting it upon me.” (Quick — someone ask George Takei if Frederick Douglass was truly black.)

The reaction to the Thomas dissent is, in part, about the historical and philosophical illiteracy of his critics. But they also have a profoundly different worldview. The Founders believed we have innate rights that must be protected from government. As Thomas writes, “Our Constitution — like the Declaration of Independence before it — was predicated on a simple truth: One’s liberty, not to mention one’s dignity, was something to be shielded from — not provided by — the State.”

This notion is anathema to a left that identifies the state with progress, and that defines freedom much more loosely (not to say nonsensically) as including what government gives us, in an ever-expanding palette of benefits.

Thomas is the one firmly grounded in the best of the American tradition, even if his clueless attackers don’t get it. Some of them acted as if he is somehow ignorant of the nature of slavery, even though his forebears were slaves and he grew up in abject poverty in the Jim Crow South. Justice Thomas doesn’t just understand more about the reality of racial discrimination than his critics, but more about America and its ideals.

They should keep reading his opinions. Maybe they will learn something. comments.lowry@nationalreview.com

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Separating church, state In reference to a letter to the editor on July 2 with the question “What should we do as we see the government making so many unbiblical decisions?”

The First Amendment to the Constitution is understood to be a “separation of church and state.” I am sure our government does not and should not make any decisions based on biblical principles. If they did, that in itself would be unconstitutional. Our leaders are elected to uphold the Constitution, not the tenets of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc.

Please don’t misunderstand me: I am a Christian and an American. I believe everyone is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and protection under the law regardless of their ethnicity or color of their skin, or whether they

are gay or “straight,” or male or female.

I am quite aware of what the Bible says about homosexuality. I am also aware that the Bible says “an eye for an eye” and to cut off the hand of the thief, and that the good Saint Paul thought women should be silent in church, but let’s keep our various religious values and our government separate, like the Founding Fathers planned.

In a perfect world we would have no sin, no crime, no hate or no bigotry, but it isn’t a perfect world. That is why the church is so important, but let’s not try to impose our religious beliefs on our government. Let the church take care of our immortal souls and the government our civil liberties.

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Pa. death penalty lingers on

oday it’s pensions, liquor privatization and educational funding.

These white-hot issues pervade the policy debate in Pennsylvania, sucking so much political oxygen out of the air that other issues seem virtually invisible.

Will pensions, liquor and educational funding ever go away? Will they ever be resolved?

A better question might be: 20 years from now will they even be remembered?

In fact, it was only 20 years ago that crime dominated the politics and monopolized the policy debates in the state Capitol. Republican Tom Ridge had been elected governor after a campaign that made crime the central issue in the 1994 gubernatorial race.

Once elected, Ridge fulfilled a campaign promise to call a special session of the Legislature, one that led to the passage of two dozen tough crimefighting measures.

Back then, most state politicos supported the death penalty, as did many national leaders. In this climate, Ridge signed more than 200 death warrants — five times the number signed by his two predecessors.

EVEN SO, just three people were put to death, but only after waiving their legal appeals. And no one has been put to death in Pennsylvania since. Indeed, Pennsylvania now has the fifth largest number (186) of condemned prisoners awaiting execution.

The reasons are many for the virtual abandonment of the death penalty in Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf’s temporary moratorium is one of them — but even without the moratorium it is doubtful anyone would be executed since the state can no longer legally procure the chemicals needed to carry out an execution.

Meanwhile, support for the death penalty has steadily waned nationally as well as in the state. National Gallup surveys show support peaked during the mid-1990s when almost 80 percent of the population backed it.

Decline in support has been precipitous since. Today, just 56 percent of Americans favor it. Many factors explain the erosion in support for the death penalty — botched executions, the enormous cost of actually execut-

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by Dr. G. Terry Madonna, left, and Dr. Michael Young. Madonna is professor of Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College, and Young is a former professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Penn State University and managing partner of Michael Young Strategic Research. ing someone (six times the cost of lifetime imprisonment) and the abandonment of the death penalty by virtually the entire Western world have changed many minds.

But the two strongest reasons for opposition lay in the dual beliefs that innocent people have probably been put to death while the death penalty is not really a deterrent.

In Pennsylvania, June’s Franklin & Marshall College Poll showed just 61 percent of state voters still favor the penalty, a decline similar to the national erosion of support. Even more tellingly, a plurality of poll respondents favor life in prison over the death penalty, when given that option. Asked whether they favor imposing the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole for murderers, most voters favor life imprisonment without parole (47 percent to 41 percent) — compelling evidence of growing discomfort with the ultimate punishment.

Nevertheless, Wolf’s unilateral moratorium has been controversial. The families of murder victims and prosecutors have expressed outrage, while pockets of political opposition have emerged including a legal challenge by Philadelphia’s district attorney.

While the decline in support for the death penalty has been rapid, slim majorities still support it. The sharp divi-

sions over the death penalty nationally as well as in Pennsylvania reflect the vast cultural differences that rive the nation in so many other areas of public policy.

The statistics are stark. In Pennsylvania, three of every four Republicans (75 percent) still favor the death penalty, with only one in seven (15 percent) opposing. But only half (54 percent) of Democrats still support it and even fewer Independents (49 percent).

Ideologically, the polarization is even sharper with liberals and conservatives now virtual mirror images of each other on the issue. Seven in 10 extreme liberals (72 percent) oppose the death penalty, but eight in 10 extreme conservatives (79 percent) favor it.

Interestingly, many demographic groupings often seen at odds over public policy differ little on the death penalty. Neither age nor income reveal any great difference in support or opposition. Nor is there much difference among the major religious denominations.

But regional differences are substantial. In Philadelphia only three in 10 (32 percent) support the death penalty while in western Pennsylvania (excluding Allegheny County) seven in 10 support it.

THIS PATTERN of public opinion with its deep partisan and ideological fissures is reflected as well in support or opposition to Wolf’s moratorium. Only 36 percent of Republicans support it while 59 percent of Democrats do; almost nine in 10 (86 percent) of extreme liberals support Wolf’s action, but only three in 10 (28 percent) of extreme conservatives do.

Clearly, public opinion is steadily turning against the death penalty. But a majority, albeit a shrinking one, still supports it. Moreover, there are deep differences on the issue among key groups in the electorate. No one is moderate on the death penalty.

Echoing the now too familiar polarization that infuses so much of our politics today, these divisions all but guarantee the death penalty will live on in Pennsylvania for some time. If support for it is declining, it is declining slowly.

The death penalty may end, but not quickly, nor quietly. If it does die, it will be a lingering death.

Restore funding to treat addiction

ast month, a report from the Penn- has asked state agencies to work tosylvania Coroners Association gether to lead abuse prevention efforts, showed that at least seven Pennsyl- treat the disease of addiction and revanians are dying every day from drug duce overdoses. The administration overdoses. The number of deaths from has marshaled a statewide collaboradrug overdoses now surpasses car acci- tive effort to address this epidemic dent-related deaths in Pennsylvania head-on. and 35 other states. AccordAn overwhelming body of ing to the Trust for America’s research shows that every Health, heroin and opioid dollar spent on treatment addiction has become the saves taxpayers seven dollars primary public health epiwithin 12 months of the exdemic in the commonpenditure. These savings are wealth. Substance abuse generated from reduced and addiction afflict at least prison and other criminal one out of four families in justice costs, health care Pennsylvania. These families costs and social assistance. are rich, poor, Republican, Additionally, research shows Democrat and of all races that clinically appropriate and religious persuasions. treatment makes our streets For these reasons, I hope and homes safer, reducing the General Assembly will criminal recidivism by more reconsider the budget prothan two-thirds. By providing posal eliminating $6 million long enough drug and alcoin Gov. Wolf’s proposed hol addiction treatment, proSECRETARY funding for the departments vided with clinical integrity, GARY TENNIS of Human Services and Drug we transform criminal ofand Alcohol Programs to adfenders into law-abiding, dress this growing epidemic. Gov. working, taxpaying Pennsylvanians.

Wolf’s budget proposal includes $7.5 Further, we know that lives are being million for programs to treat addiction saved by the overdose-reversing drug and save lives from overdoses, and he naloxone. Last year, members of the

AS I SEE IT

General Assembly joined together and passed the bipartisan measure to allow state and municipal police to carry the lifesaving drug. The departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs and Health and the state police have all been working together to ensure that patrol cars have the drug as another tool to protect and serve citizens.

Since the General Assembly passed this law late last year, municipal police officers across the commonwealth have saved nearly 200 lives; recently, the state police saved their first life in Uniontown with naloxone, and police officers and medics revived another person in Pittsburgh while a news crew was filming nearby. While these individuals now have another chance at life, we must be ready with the treatment they need to recover from addiction.

Today I respectfully ask the General Assembly to reconsider this action, and follow up the public-spirited overdose legislation of last fall, by reinstating the full funding dedicated by Gov. Wolf into their budget proposal. The lives of our loved ones are at stake.

Gary Tennis is secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.

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Nuke talks lurch toward deadline VIENNA (AP) — Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program lurched toward another deadline today with diplomats reconvening amid persistent uncertainty and vague but seemingly hopeful pronouncements from participants.

As the talks entered a 13th day in Vienna with a flurry of closed-door meetings, Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, said his nation was preparing for a “postsanctions” era, suggesting that a deal may be in sight to curb the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. His foreign minister, meanwhile, opined on Twitter that “with mutual respect, anything possible.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a tweet that he and the others were “continuing to discuss difficult issues” and “working diligently to see if agreement possible.”

Greece races to finalize reforms

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press

Greece's government was racing today to finalize a plan of reforms for its third bailout, hoping this time the proposal will meet with approval from its European partners and stave off a potentially catastrophic exit from Europe's joint currency, the euro, within days.

Details of Greece's reforms were to be submitted today, giving time for creditors to review them ahead of a summit of the European Union's 28 members set for Sunday.

Hopes for a deal rose after Donald Tusk, who chairs the EU summits, said that Greece's plan would have to be matched by creditors’ suggestions on how to make the country's debt manageable in the longer term.

“The realistic proposal from Greece will have to be matched by an equally realistic proposal on debt sustain-

ability from the creditors. Only then will we have a win-win situation,” Tusk said.

Easing the terms of Greece's existing bailout loans has been a key dividing issue in the bailout talks for months — with Greece and the International Monetary Fund pressing in favor and key European states like Germany resisting the idea.

Tusk's comments boosted confidence that the sides will be able to find a compromise. The Stoxx 50 index of top European shares jumped 2.6 percent.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was meeting today with finance ministry officials to finalize his country's plan, a day after his government requested a new three-year aid program from Europe's bailout fund and promised to immediately enact reforms, including to taxes and pensions, in return.

The last-minute negotiations come amid bank closures to staunch a

bank run in Greece, where capital controls have been imposed that restrict Greeks to cash withdrawals of 60 euros ($67) per day.

The closures have been extended through Monday.

If Tsipras does not get a deal, Greece faces an almost inevitable collapse of the banking system, which would be the first step for the country to fall out of the euro.

“I believe he will have to get an agreement. We will pay dearly for it, but at least we'll get an agreement,” said mechanic Pantelis Niarchos, walking down the street in central Athens.

After months of fruitless negotiations with Tsipras’ government, elected in January on promises to repeal bailout austerity, the skeptical eurozone creditor states have said they want to see a detailed, cost-accounted plan of the reforms.

Greece's financial institutions have been kept afloat so far by emergency

liquidity assistance from the European Central Bank.

But the ECB has not increased the amount in days, leaving the lenders in a stranglehold despite capital controls.

German ECB governing council member Jens Weidmann argued today that Greek banks should not get more emergency credit from the central bank unless a bailout deal is struck.

He said in a speech it was up to eurozone governments and Greek leaders themselves to rescue Greece.

The central bank “has no mandate to safeguard the solvency of banks and governments,” he said.

The ECB capped emergency credit to Greek banks amid doubt whether the country will win further rescue loans from other countries.

The banks closed and limited ATM withdrawals because they had no other way to replace deposit flight.

Medicare to pay for end-of-life discussions

No Child revision passes House WASHINGTON (AP) — The focus is on the Senate as it considers a rewrite of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law, a day after the House narrowly passed a Republican-led measure that dramatically lessens the federal role in education policy.

The House bill, passed late Wednesday, gives states and local school districts more control over assessing the performance of schools, teachers and students. It also prohibits the federal government from requiring or encouraging specific sets of academic standards, such as Common Core, and allows federal money to follow low-income children to public schools of their choice.

The vote was 218-213, with no Democrats supporting the measure. Twenty-seven Republicans voted against the bill sponsored

by Minnesota Republican Rep. John Kline.

Man gets 14 years in IRS tax scam NEW YORK (AP) — A leader in an India-based scam that scared American taxpayers into sending millions of dollars because they thought the U.S. government was after them was sentenced Wednesday to more than 14 years in prison by a judge who said he wanted to send a message to others considering similar crimes.

Sahil Patel, 36, sobbed as he apologized for his crimes before he was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein for conspiring to extort, to impersonate government officials and to commit wire fraud.

Patel, of Tatamy, Pa., also must forfeit $1 million for crimes that stretched from December 2011 until his December 2013 arrest.

The IRS calls it the largest impersonation scam in the tax agency’s history.

Since 2013, about 591,000 people have complained of calls from fake IRS agents demanding money, and 3,967 people as of Monday have reported losing more than $20 million, with a typical victim out $5,000 to $7,000.

Taco Bell starting delivery service NEW YORK (AP) — Getting your Taco Bell fix may soon get a whole lot easier.

The restaurant chain is starting delivery service on Wednesday in certain markets in a partnership with the startup delivery company DoorDash.

Delivery will be available initially in more than 90 cities and more than 200 restaurants around Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas.

Pricing and delivery costs may vary, depending on the location of the restaurant.

Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum Brands Inc., said that it plans to bring delivery nationwide, but did not specify a time frame.

By PAM BELLUCK

New York Times News Service

L’Osservatore Romano

POPE FRANCIS was presented Wednesday with a gift of a crucifix carved into a wooden hammer and sickle, the Communist Party symbol uniting labor and peasants, by Bolivian President Evo Morales in La Paz.

Pope to meet representatives for workers, poor in Bolivia

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — Pope Francis reached the halfway mark of his South American pilgrimage today, celebrating his first Mass in Bolivia and meeting with workers’ cooperatives and other grass-roots groups representing the poor whose causes have long been championed by history's first Latin American pope.

All night and through dawn, Bolivians streamed into the Christ the Redeemer plaza in the center of this southeastern Bolivian city for Francis’ Mass. The government declared a national holiday so workers and students could attend the ceremony, which featured an altar carved from wood by artisans of the Chiquitano people, one of the country's 36 indigenous groups.

Later in the day, Francis was to meet with priests and seminarians and attend the second world summit of “popular movements,” a collection of non-governmental organizations representing street sellers, fishermen, farmers and “cartoneros,” who sift through garbage looking for recyclable goods.

When Francis headlined the first such summit at the Vatican last October, he issued a remarkable, off-thecuff monologue on the injustice of unemployment, the scandal of poverty and the obligation to care for the Earth.

“Terra, Techo, Trabajo,” was his mantra then. “Land, Roof, Work.”

“When I talk about this, some people think the pope is a communist,” he

told the gathering. “They don't realize that love for the poor is at the center of the Gospel.”

Francis arrived in Bolivia from Ecuador on Wednesday, embraced by President Evo Morales on the tarmac of the airport in La Paz where Francis praised Bolivia for taking “important steps” to include the poor and marginalized in the political and economic life of South America's poorest country.

Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president with a socialist bent, came to power championing Bolivia's 36 indigenous groups and enshrined their rights in the constitution. Under his leadership Bolivia's economy has boomed thanks to high prices for its natural gas and minerals.

But Morales has roiled the local Catholic Church by taking a series of anti-clerical initiatives, including a new constitution that made the overwhelmingly Catholic Bolivia a secular country. As soon as Morales took office in 2006, the Bible and cross were removed from the presidential palace and Andean religious rituals have now replaced Catholic rites at official state ceremonies.

In his speech, Francis noted the Catholic faith took “deep root” in Bolivia centuries ago “and has continued to shed its light upon society, contributing to the development of the nation and shaping its culture.”

“The voice of the bishops, which must be prophetic, speaks to society in the name of the church, our mother, from her preferential, evangelical option for the poor,” he said.

Morales, for his part, recalled how the Catholic Church in the past was on the side of the oppressors of Bolivia's people, three-quarters of whom are of indigenous origin. But Morales, an Aymara Indian, said things have changed with this pope and the Bolivian people are greeting Francis as someone who is “helping in the liberation of our people.”

“He who betrays a poor person, betrays Pope Francis,” Morales said.

Morales then offered Francis an unusual gift: a crucifix carved into a wooden hammer and sickle, the Communist Party symbol of the joining together of workers and peasants.

While Morales is known for his anticapitalist rhetoric, the ideologically charged gift actually had a very personal back story to it: A Jesuit priest killed by the Bolivian military regime in 1980, the Rev. Luis Espinal, had an identical crucifix.

Espinal, a follower of the left-wing liberation theology, was kidnapped and tortured by Bolivia's right-wing regime before his body was dumped on a highway in La Paz. Moments after arriving Wednesday, Francis stopped his motorcade to pray by the assassination site, in a poignant reminder of his own experiences with Argentina's military dictatorship.

The then Rev. Jorge Mario Bergoglio led the Jesuit order in Argentina in the 1970s when two fellow priests were kidnapped by the regime, which had joined like-minded governments in Bolivia and Paraguay to mount Operation Condor to wipe out and “disappear” leftist opponents.

Israeli officials: 2 citizens held in Gaza

By DANIEL ESTRIN Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Two Israeli citizens are being held in the Gaza Strip, at least one of them by the Hamas militant group, Israeli authorities said today.

Avraham Mangisto “independently” crossed the border fence into the Gaza Strip on Sept. 7 last year, nearly two weeks after the end of the Israel-Gaza war, the Israeli defense body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs said, without giving further details of why he crossed into the Palestinian territory.

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said that “according to credible intelligence,”

Mangisto is being held “against his will” by Hamas.

It said “Israel has appealed (to) international and regional interlocutors to demand his immediate release and verify his well-being.”

“This is a humanitarian matter and I expect those holding him to treat him properly and to return him in full health,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in a statement.

A spokesman for Hamas, Salah Bardawil, declined comment. “We don’t have any information about it. Even if is true, we don’t have instructions to talk about it,” he said.

Israel’s military lifted a gag order today to reveal details of the matter. It is unclear why it decided to publicize the issue 10 months after the incident.

Senior Israeli government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were unauthorized to speak publicly about the issue, said Israel had hoped keeping the affair quiet could lead to his release. They would not comment on the lifting of the gag order.

COGAT said the second Israeli citizen being held in Gaza is an Arab citizen of Israel. Israeli officials provided no further details.

The detention of Israelis in Gaza is particularly sensitive because of the prolonged saga of Gilad Schalit, an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas-allied militants in 2006 and held for more than five years before he was swapped for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Medicare, the federal program that insures 55 million older and disabled Americans, announced plans Wednesday to reimburse doctors for conversations with patients about whether and how they would want to be kept alive if they became too sick to speak for themselves.

The proposal will be open for public comment for 60 days, but it is expected to be approved and to take effect in January.

If adopted, it would settle a debate that raged before the passage of the Affordable Care Act, when Sarah Palin labeled a similar plan as tantamount to setting up “death panels” that could cut off care for the sick.

“We think that today’s proposal supports individuals and families who wish to have the opportunity to discuss advance care planning with their physician and care team,” said Dr. Patrick Conway, the chief medical officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, also known as CMS, which administers Medicare.

“We think those discussions are an important part of patient- and family-centered care.”

The proposal would allow qualified professionals such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as well as doctors, to be reimbursed for faceto-face meetings with a patient and any relatives or caregivers the patient wants to include.

Major medical organizations endorsed Medicare’s proposal Wednesday.

The National Right to Life Committee opposed it on the grounds that it could lead to patients’ being pressured to forgo treatment.

The reimbursement rate paid under the proposal and other details will be determined after public comments are received, Conway said.

People covered by Medicare account for about 80 percent of deaths each year.

Because Medicare often sets the standard for private insurers as well, the new policy would prompt many more doctors to engage patients in such discussions about their preferences.

“It’s a huge step forward,” said Dr. Diane Meier, the director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, who was on a national panel of medical, legal and religious leaders that issued a report last year saying that the country’s system for dealing with end-oflife care was seriously flawed and should be overhauled.

Burke Balch, the director of the National Right to Life Committee’s Powell Center for Medical Ethics, said his organization would oppose Medicare’s plan.

“We feel there is pervasive bias against treatment that is occurring in advance care planning that involves nudging individuals to reject lifesaving medical treatment,” he said.

He said such pressure on patients was “motivated in large part by a desire to cut health care costs.”

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Smith Memorial Scholarships awarded The Armstrong-IndianaClarion Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc. (AICDAC) last month awarded a Bernie Smith Memorial Scholarship to Christopher Rura of Homer-Center High School.

Rura and fellow recipients Kaitlyn Satterfield of Ford City High School in Armstrong County and Julie Kennesson of Clarion Area High School in Clarion County were awarded $1,000 each to further their educational endeavors.

The presentation was made by Indiana County Commissioner Patricia Evanko, Armstrong County Commissioner Rich Fink and Clarion County Commissioner Wayne Brosius and members of the ArmstrongIndiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission Board along with Marie Dillon-Griffith, board president.

The Bernie Smith Memorial Scholarship is presented yearly to one student each from Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion counties.

Submitted photo The honorees are chosen from the graduating class. El- PICTURED, top row, from left: Commissioner Patty Evanko, Commissioner Wayne Brosius, and igible students are those Commissioner Rich Fink. Bottom row: Scholarship winners Christopher Rura and Kaitlyn most exemplifying the mission of the Armstrong-Indi- Satterfield. Julie Kenneson was absent from the photo. ana-Clarion Drug and AlcoDrug hol Commission by way of through their high school ca- Indiana County commis- Armstrong-Indiana sioner from 1995 to 2006 and Alcohol Commission their involvement, leader- reers.

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ENGAGEMENT

KASSARAH WILLIAMS and KYLE BROOKS David and Marcella Williams, of Homer City, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kassarah Jean Williams, to Kyle Matthew Brooks, son of John W. Brooks and Lisa G. Savercool-Anderson.

Kyle is a 2006 graduate of Homer-Center High School.

Kassarah is a 2008 graduate of Homer-Center High School and a 2015 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she studied early childhood and special education.

A November 2015 wedding is being planned.

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TEE TIME The Chestnut Ridge Ladies league played on July 2.

The chairwoman for the event was Betty Jean Branthoover. The game of the day was “Throw out with handicap.” Jenny Farabaugh won the event and Glenda Bollinger won the 50/50 raffle.

COMING EVENTS CHICKEN BARBECUE: The Glen Campbell Volunteer Fire Company chicken barbecue dinner scheduled for July 19 will now be held Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the fire hall.

Associated Press

COUPLES CAN almost instantly play any song ever made with the help of today’s technology.

DIY wedding playlist?

Doable, but demanding

By STEVE KNOPPER Associated Press

As she prepared to get married in 2009, Meg Keene considered iPods “a small gift from the wedding gods.”

Rather than hiring a band or professional DJ for thousands of dollars, she and her fiance made their own playlist of Sir Mix-A-Lot, Frank Sinatra and Dolly Parton songs and cranked them on rented speakers.

Today, with phone apps that let brides and grooms instantly play just about any song ever made, Keene counsels caution.

“It’s easier to screw up, honestly,” says Keene, 35, an Oakland, Calif., blogger and author of “A Practical Wedding” (Da Capo, 2011). “People think a great way to DJ a wedding is to set up a Spotify playlist or have a Pandora station — that tends to not work very well. Putting a playlist on at random tends to just go down in flames.”

Although professional DJs and wedding planners scoff at the idea of do-it-yourself dance-floor playlists, technology makes it almost irresistibly simple. Many venues have built-in sound systems with ports for phones and laptops or even Bluetooth for wireless audio connections.

For more electronically challenged churches and gazebos, couples can buy or rent speakers that can be connected to a small, affordable mixer and a laptop. Google Cast and Apple’s AirPlay let you control the playlist remotely.

The trick is coming up with a playlist. There’s an art to it, as the staff at Google-owned Songza has discovered. A year ago, in the middle of wedding season, the staff of six full-time New York curators and a fleet of freelancers realized they had no wedding playlist. They corrected that with a dozen specialized lists, from the Marvin Gayepacked “It’s Your Wedding

Day!” to “Rustic Outdoor Wedding,” filled with Avett Brothers and Mumford and Sons. Of course, users can go off the reservation and add their own songs.

“As long as you maintain a consistent mood, you can really mix whatever you want from whatever decade you want,” says Parry Ernsberger, a curation expert at Google Play Music, which oversees the Songza playlists. “Reading the room is important.”

Those who DJ their own weddings run into several challenges. They have to provide different playlists for different settings, from herecomes-the-bride tearjerkers for the ceremony to cocktail music for early drinks to dance music for the reception. They have to find the right balance between familiar, “YMCA”-type anthems and meaningful obscurities that risk clearing the dance floor. And they must do all this while greeting guests and making sure drunk uncles avoid face-planting into the cake.

“It can really be pulled off,” Keene says. “But it’s not something that you can sort of look away and be like, ‘That will work itself out.’ It takes some work.”

Keene recommends crafting a fully formed iTunes playlist, with a beginning, middle and end, including a series of “big, raging danceparty numbers” followed by a cool-down song. Pay attention, she says, to the early part of the reception, when older guests want to hear Benny Goodman’s “Sing, Sing, Sing” or Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say.” Later, friends and family might want to hear Kesha and hip-hop.

(She also recommends using iTunes’ cross-fade function to avoid awkward silences between tracks; backing up the playlist on several guests’ phones; and depending on a mobile streaming service only as a last resort, since Internet connections can be

unreliable.)

Not everyone is sold on DIY wedding playlists. Asked for an interview, one prominent New York wedding planner sniffed, “That does not make sense at all. None of our clients have ever been interested in something like this.”

“Really, my experience?

We’ve always hired the professionals,” adds Trudy Baade, president of the American Association of Certified Wedding Planners.

“There’s so much to plan.”

But Evan Minsker, 27, spent months making a playlist for his May 2014 wedding — then wrote about the process for indie-rock website Pitchfork, where he is a staff writer. Minsker built a reception soundtrack full of sure things (Outkast’s “Hey Ya!”), novelties (Eddie Murphy’s “Party All the Time”) and lesser-known, Pitchforkfriendly favorites (Todd Terje’s “Inspector Norse”), hitting all decades.

He posted playlists and wrote: “Pay attention to transitions. Try to make it so your playlist has a flow and logic to it.”

Minsker’s reception playlist began with Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up, Part 1” and ended with Michael Jackson’s “Man In the Mirror.” He tried to entertain every age group. The dance floor, at his wife’s parents’ house in the woods, was full for most of the wedding. The rare snag was when one of his friends temporarily commandeered his laptop, purchased Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on iTunes for $1.29 and aired it as a practical joke.

Otherwise, Minsker, who lives in Ann Arbor, Mich., highly recommends the process.

“It was honestly the most fun and meditative part about putting together my wedding,” he says. “By the time the wedding rolled around, it was ‘hit play on the playlist.’”

FESTIVAL: The 13th annual Summer Fest celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 18 at St. Andrew’s Village, White Township. There will be an antique and classic car cruise and live outdoor entertainment. Hiram and the Walkers will perform from 11 a.m. to noon; Anthony and Friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.; 7 Mile Run from 2 to 3 p.m.; and Luckenbach Penna Pickers from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

There will be picnic food, kettle corn, ice cream, craft booths, antique tractors and a basket raffle. Those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco are not permitted.

The event is sponsored by Friends of the Village. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Village St. Andrew’s Gardens.

For information about sponsorship, contact Brian Parks at bparks@psl.org or (724) 464-1612.

If you see these people today, be sure to wish them a happy birthday: • Gary Bain, Indiana • Megan Bonelli, Apollo • Jacklynn Fleming, Homer City • Sandra Palmo, Blairsville • Justin Querry, Indiana • Irene Renosky, Homer City The Gazette would like to wish you a “Happy Birthday!”

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By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press

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KEVIN DAVIS, interim Baltimore Police Department commissioner, listened as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake spoke Wednesday at a news conference in Baltimore.

Chief who pledged reforms fired amid crime spike Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Less than three years ago, Anthony Batts was hand-picked by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to combat crime and reform a troubled law enforcement department in one of America’s most violent cities.

On Wednesday, Batts was fired as police commissioner amid the worst crime spike in the city since the 1970s and plummeting morale among officers who complained their boss was failing to provide the support and leadership they needed to do their jobs. “We cannot continue to debate the leadership of the department,� Rawlings-Blake told a news conference she called to announce her decision. “We cannot continue to have the level of violence we’ve seen in recent weeks in this city.�

Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, who has only been with the department since January, will serve as interim commissioner, Rawlings-Blake said.

Batts and Rawlings-Blake are African-American, as is the city’s top prosecutor, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Davis is white.

Sixty percent of the city’s population is black, while the police department is 48 percent African-American.

Mosby said her office has already met with Davis and she looks forward to working with him.

The firing comes less than three months after the city erupted in riots following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25year-old black man who died of injuries he received in police custody. Six police officers have been criminally charged in Gray’s death. Gray died April 19. Most of the unrest took place on April 27.

The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a civil rights review of the department and Batts announced Tuesday that an outside organization would review the police response to the unrest.

But the Baltimore police union released a scathing postmortem report Wednesday accusing Batts and other top brass of instructing officers not to engage with rioters and to allow looting and destruction to occur. “The officers repeatedly expressed concern that the

passive response of the Baltimore police commanders to the civil unrest allowed the disorder to grow into fullscale rioting,� Gene Ryan, president of the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3, wrote in the report. “The riots were preventable.�

In the weeks after the riots, homicides and other violent crimes spiked and arrests began to plummet as word spread that police officers were afraid that they, too, would be charged with crimes if something went wrong during the course of their duties.

Baltimore’s homicide total this year is 156, according to police. That’s a 48 percent increase compared with the same time last year. Shootings have increased 86 percent. In the latest example, gunmen jumped out of two vans and fired at a group of people a few blocks from an urban university campus Tuesday night, killing three people. The startling spike stands in stark contrast to Batts’ promise to fight violent crime when he arrived in Baltimore in 2012.

At a swearing-in ceremony in November of that year, Batts pledged to “continue our progress at reducing violent crime and holding accountable those that perpetrate violence in our good streets.�

Batts took over from Fred Bealefeld, who resigned after five years as commissioner and 31 in the Baltimore Police Department. Batts, too, was a veteran officer, though new to the city of Baltimore: He spent three decades in California, two as commissioner of the embattled Oakland Police Department and seven as commissioner of the Long Beach police department, where he’d served as a law enforcement officer for 20 years. “I worked closely with Commissioner Batts and always found him open to my ideas for reforming the department,� said Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack� Young. “He was engaging, experienced, and served our city to the best of his ability.�

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The Rev. Jamal Bryant, who delivered the fiery eulogy at Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral, called Battsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; firing a first step toward healing police-community relations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no secret thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been great strain and stress since the uprising,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It became not just a disconnect between police and the community but between the police and their commissioner.â&#x20AC;?

In the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, where Gray was arrested, residents praised the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision.

Keonna Stokes, 22, said she was glad to see Batts removed from his position, and hopes a new commissioner will have a lower tolerance for police misconduct.

questions made public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although some of the women engaged in consensual relations with Cosby, their accounts substantiated defendantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged predilection for somnophilia,â&#x20AC;?

Troiani wrote in her motion Wednesday, referring to a term used to describe someone aroused by having sex with an unconscious person.

Cosby settled the case after his deposition for an unknown sum. Both sides agreed to keep the terms confidential and not comment on what did or didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen between them.

His lawyers have not returned messages seeking comment since the release of the deposition excerpts, which they had fought.

However, ABC reported that an unidentified Cosby associate, in a statement this week, said Cosby settled the suit to save accusers the embarrassment of testifying in open court.

Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representatives have since said the statement didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come from anyone in the comedianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camp.

Troiani, in her motion, pointed to that statement in support of her motion.

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PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first accuser has asked a judge to release the comedianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full deposition in her sex-assault lawsuit, saying that Cosby, his lawyers and agents broke the confidentiality agreement that sealed the 2006 court settlement.

Andrea Constandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer argued in a sanctions motion Wednesday that the entire deposition should be made public, including questions Cosby answered under oath about his use of quaaludes and other drugs, his alleged use of hush money to silence women, his deal to have an accuserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story spiked and his alleged affairs with other women.

Her lawyer said Cosby and his representatives broke the confidentiality agreement with public comments made over the years and again this week, but Constand has been powerless to respond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The release of these documents will assist other women who have been victimized and bring awareness to the fact that sexual assault is not just committed with a gun or knife but is also committed by mentors who engage in exploitative behaviors,â&#x20AC;? lawyer Dolores M. Troiani wrote in asking the judge to sanction Cosby and his lawyers.

Lawyers for Cosby, 77, did not immediately return calls for comment.

The motion comes after U.S. District Judge Eduar-

do Robreno unsealed excerpts from Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deposition this week in response to an Associated Press request, concluding that the public had a right to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;the stark contrastâ&#x20AC;? between Cosby the public moralist and the statements he made under oath about his lifestyle and conduct.

The excerpts show Cosby admitting that he obtained quaaludes in the 1970s so that he could give them to young women he pursued for extramarital sex.

Asked if they knew what they were taking, his lawyers objected and he never answered.

Frustrated by their attempts to dodge questions, Troiani went to court then to force Cosby and his lawyers to cooperate in the pre-trial deposition. She asked that Robreno force the comedian to answer 50 questions about his lifestyle, drug use and sexual encounters with 13 other â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jane Doeâ&#x20AC;? women who had come forward to say Cosby had molested and perhaps drugged them years earlier.

The deposition eventually proceeded. And Troiani now wants his answers to those

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KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY, left, and Jordan Peele are back for a fifth season on Comedy Central.

More reflective Key, Peele return

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When â&#x20AC;&#x153;Key & Peeleâ&#x20AC;? made its debut on Comedy Central in 2012, it involved a lot of yelling.

The showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature Anger Translator sketches were predicated on the contrast between the button-down cool of Jordan Peeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barack Obama and the volcanic squawks and wails of Keegan-Michael Keyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Luther, the man hired to express the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hidden emotions.

Key also got to pump up the volume as Garvey, the volatile substitute teacher bedeviled by his white suburban students.

Two of the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most vivid characters, the mean girl Meegan (Peele) and her boyfriend, Andre (Key), spent their time shouting at each other outside clubs.

Now in its fifth season, which premiered Wednesday night, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Key & Peeleâ&#x20AC;? has experienced a shift in tone and volume.

There are still sketches built around escalating violence and invective, like Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opener, a football locker-room scene in which two players pound each other mercilessly while hollering clichĂŠs about teamwork.

But overall, the show feels quieter, more reflective and, if anything, even more cerebral than before.

When Luther the Anger Translator does make an appearance, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relatively subdued, taken aback at being out-angered by Hillary Rodham Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s translator, Savannah (brilliantly played by Stephnie Weir of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Comediansâ&#x20AC;?). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, you know how it is to campaign for president,â&#x20AC;? Clinton (Kate Burton, who played the vice president on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scandalâ&#x20AC;?) says to Obama, after

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The contemplative mood is abetted by a significant change in the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s format that began last season. Interstitial segments that had Key and Peele talking to a live audience have been replaced by short scenes of them joking around as they take what appears to be a never-ending drive through the desert.

These casual exchanges, sometimes almost surreal in their inconsequentiality, set up the subsequent sketches in loopy, indirect ways.

Peeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passenger-seat riff on being ashamed that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s half white leads into a sketch about wanting to infiltrate that whitest of institutions, the a cappella group.

Changing the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connective tissue from staged banter to something more cinematic makes sense, because one of the hallmarks of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Key & Peeleâ&#x20AC;? has always been its craftsmanship, the care with which itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assembled and executed. The sketches are often straightforward â&#x20AC;&#x201D; dueling anger translators, a white cop shooting black men that are holding anything at all in their hands, a conversation that disintegrates because every topic contains spoilers.

But they never feel simple or routine, partly because of the wit and subtlety of the writing but also because of the attention paid to costume and production design, the panache of Peter Atencioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directing (heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done almost every episode) and the performing skills of Key and Peele, which exceed those of the usual stand-up comedian.

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paramount Pictures chiseled a crack into the closely guarded theatrical window on Wednesday in an experimental agreement with two leading theater chains that will trim the length of time a handful of movies are restricted to playing only in theaters.

Paramount, along with AMC Theaters and Cineplex Entertainment, announced a deal to shorten the rollout of two low-budget horror films due out in October: Paramountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimensionâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.â&#x20AC;? Seventeen days after each film dips below 300 screens domestically, Paramount can distribute them to home entertainment destinations such as video-on-demand.

The traditional theatrical window is 90 days, during which other platforms â&#x20AC;&#x201D; digital and home video â&#x20AC;&#x201D; must wait on the sidelines while theaters get exclusivity to new releases. Top exhibitors have fiercely protected their window, refusing to play movies that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t abide by it.

Smaller releases that play in independent theaters often operate under different

rules. But Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agreement is the first of its kind between a major studio and top exhibitors. AMC is the second-largest chain in the U.S., and Cineplex is the largest in Canada.

Paramount called the plan one that â&#x20AC;&#x153;could potentially redefine home digital distribution.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Movie-lovers want us to respond and meet their desires,â&#x20AC;? said Brad Grey, chairman and chief executive of Paramount Pictures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hope and intent is that this initiative offers a degree of innovation that benefits all parties.â&#x20AC;?

The preservation of the theatrical window has been a hot-button issue in the movie industry for several years.

In 2011, Universal Pictures attempted to release the Eddie Murphy comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tower Heistâ&#x20AC;? on-demand just three weeks after it was to hit theaters. Exhibitors threatened to boycott the film and Universal relented.

Another test came in December with the Seth Rogan comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Interview.â&#x20AC;?

When the top chains in North American pulled the film following terrorist threats, Sony cobbled together a simultaneous release on digital platforms and in select theaters. The

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A local drag racer set new marks at last week’s PINKS All Out Festival at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, N.C. Sarah Boyce, a 2014 graduate of Blairsville High School, blazed trails at the PINKS Festival when she became the first female to win a race at the competition, which has been an annual part of Rockingham’s summer “THERE schedule since WERE five racing 2006.

Not only did Boyce rounds become the first female and I was to win a race at the winning PINKS competition, the 19-year-old who resides all of in New Derry put her them. As name on a mark that will stand forever by besoon as coming the first female you raced to win a racing division you had to at the PINKS Festival.

“I still really can’t become back lieve it,“ said Boyce. “It’s starting to sink in a little and You see things like compete bit. this happen on TV and again. ” in the news, and I just didn’t think it would Sarah Boyce ever happen to me. I’m so thankful. It was such a great time.“ Boyce’s interest in drag racing began when she was just a kid watching her father Ron compete in races at the old Keystone Raceway in New Alexandria.

When Boyce was 16 she joined in on the fun, participating in drag races at the same track, which is now known as Pittsburgh Raceway Park, in her father’s truck.

Boyce raced in the 14-second division for two years before purchasing the yellow 1989 Ford Mustang that she races in now. The Mustang was immediately a step up for Boyce, as it was quick enough to race in the 13-second class, but her father made sure she could still compete in her newer, faster ride.

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THE PIRATES’ Neil Walker celebrated with Gregory Polanco, Andrew McCutchen and Gorkys Hernandez after beating the Padres on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh completed its 10th series sweep of the season, tying a franchise record.

Bucs finish off Padres, win fifth straight

By NATE BARNES Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — A walk, of all things, might have been the key to the Pirates’ 5-2 victory over the Padres on Wednesday night.

Andrew Cashner was one out away from completing an eight-inning, twohit gem. Then he walked Travis Ishikawa. Gregory Polanco, Andrew McCutchen and Jung Ho Kang followed with RBI singles to knock out the Padres starter.

“We had no one on base with two outs, it was big,” manager Clint Hurdle said of Ishikawa’s walk. “He has some experience in that area and got some good looks.”

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Ishikawa was acquired by the Pirates on waivers after San Francisco designated him for assignment last week.

The Pirates scored all three runs in the eighth with two outs as they finally wore down the opposing pitcher.

Pittsburgh completed its 10th series sweep of the season, which ties a club record.

“Cashner was tough, but we kept showing up and battling,” Hurdle said.

“We did some gritty hitting.”

Cashner allowed one hit in his first six innings for San Diego, but was gone in the eighth.

Brandon Maurer allowed his inherited runners to score and Cashner (3-10) was charged for four runs in 7 2-3 innings.

“He had basically a two-hitter going into the eighth and we had a couple defensive plays that could’ve been made that led to that first run,” San Diego manager Pat Murphy said. “I thought he had as good an outing as I’ve seen in a while.”

Deolis Guerra (2-0) retired all six batters in the seventh and eighth for the win. Antonio Bastardo worked a scoreless ninth to pick up his first save of the season.

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PAGE 14 • Preview of Pirates-Cardinals series • Pairings set for Home Run Derby

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For a 13-year-old who has aspirations of someday playing NCAA Division I softball, Haleigh Zimmerman just took her first major step in realizing her ultimate goal.

The Shelocta native was chosen to play in the inaugural USA Elite Select Boombah All-American Games, which will be held at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., beginning Tuesday. Zimmerman, a shortstop and pitcher who will enter her freshman year at Indiana High School in the fall, was one of 15 players chosen to play on the Northeast Region’s U-13 team in the fastpitch softball tournament.

“I’ve only been to Disney World once and that was when I was 8. I’ve always wanted to go back since then, but I didn’t think I’d ever be going back to play a sport,” Zimmerman said.

A member of the Indiana County Explosion U14 team, Zimmerman made the select team by impressing members of the National Scouting Report during a comprehensive evaluation at a tryout for the event this spring.

Zimmerman credited her coaches at Play Ball Sports in White Township for helping her become one of just 120 players to be selected to play in the eight-team tournament (each team represents a different region). She’s also the first softball player from Play Ball Sports to be named to an All-American team.

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McIlroy pulls out of Open Continued from Page 13 Ben Hogan in 1954 was the last British Open champion who did not defend. Hogan, who was nearly killed in an automobile accident in 1949, won the only British Open he played in 1953 at Carnoustie.

“We are naturally very disappointed that Rory will be unable to defend his title at St. Andrews next week,” the R&A said in a statement.

“Rory will play in many more Open Championships and our primary concern is for his complete recovery.”

He was replaced in the field

by Russell Knox, who grew up in Inverness in the north of Scotland and will be making his Open debut.

Though it wasn’t a big surprise that he withdrew — not after the photo Monday of McIlroy on crutches — it was no less jarring that golf’s best player would not be at the home of golf to defend his title.

His absence makes Jordan Spieth the favorite at St. Andrews in his quest for the Grand Slam. Spieth is only the fourth player since 1960 to have won the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year.

“It’s hugely disappointing, especially with him and Jordan and everything that’s going on,” Graeme McDowell said from the Scottish Open.

“It was looking to be a really exciting Open for all involved. I’m sure he’s really disappointed. ... No one would love to stop Jordan in his tracks next week more than Rory. With the fun rivalry going on and everything, he’s going to be gutted. I saw the golf course last Saturday.

I believed that Rory was rightly a favorite. I thought he’d get it done.”

Still to be determined is how long the ankle injury keeps McIlroy out of golf.

He also is the defending champion in the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone on Aug. 6-9, and the PGA Championship the following week at Whistling Straits. McIlroy finished one shot out of a playoff when the PGA Championship was last held there in 2010.

“We want him back. Everybody does,” Spieth said Tuesday at the John Deere Classic.

“It’s unlucky, it’s unfortunate, and I’m sure he’s taking it harder on himself than anybody else.”

Spieth will have a chance to replace McIlroy at No. 1 in the world with a good finish at the John Deere and a victory at St. Andrews.

Tiger Woods is the only other No. 1 player to miss a major championship — the British Open and PGA Championship in 2008 recovering from reconstructive knee surgery.

Knox was first alternate from the world ranking published Monday, and he was hopeful he would get into his first Open.

This wasn’t what he had in mind.

“Everyone is gutted for Rory,” Knox said after his pro-am round at the Scottish Open. “He is in the prime of his career and would have had a great chance to win there. Nobody wants to get in because someone else got injured. It’s a horrible way to get in, I guess, but I’m very happy I’m in the field.”

McIlroy has never won at St. Andrews, though the Old Course is special to him. It was at the Dunhill Links in 2007 that he finished third to earn his European Tour card.

And he tied a major championship record with a 63 in the opening round of the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews, only to follow with an 80 when a big wind arrived the next day. He tied for third that year.

He put a scare into the leaders at Chambers Bay in the final round of the U.S. Open, closing with a 66.

“It bodes well for the rest of the summer the way I’ve hit the ball this week,” McIlroy said before leaving Chambers Bay. “And I’ve got a couple of weeks to work on my putting and get that up to the shape that it has been in. If I can do that ... I’m really excited about what can happen over the summer.”

MAJOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP

deGrom leads Mets to victory over Giants

By The Associated Press

All-Star Jacob deGrom allowed two hits over eight innings, Eric Campbell hit a tworun homer and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 Wednesday to win consecutive road series for the first time this season.

Juan Lagares also drove in a run for the Mets, who took advantage of an error by AllStar shortstop Brandon Crawford to break a 0-0 tie in the sixth.

DeGrom allowed a double to Hunter Pence in the third inning and a bloop single to Brandon Belt in the fourth, then retired 13 consecutive batters. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year, deGrom struck out 10 and walked one. He is 5-1 with a 1.09 ERA in day games.

Mets starting pitchers have allowed three or fewer hits in each of their last four starts.

Jeurys Familia got two outs for his 24th save in 26 chances.

In his second start after missing 2½ months because of a strained back, Jake Peavy gave up two runs — one earned — and six hits in seven innings.

CARDINALS 6, CUBS 5: Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and St. Louis jolted Chicago.

The Cardinals trailed 5-4 and Cubs reliever Pedro Strop quickly retired the first two batters in the ninth.

Matt Carpenter followed with a four-pitch walk and Peralta connected on a 1-2 pitch, hitting a drive that barely cleared the wall in left field for his 12th home run.

Miguel Socolovich got two outs for the win. Trevor Rosenthal gave up a two-out double to Addison Russell in the ninth, but struck out Dexter Fowler for his 25th save in 26 chances.

The Cubs took a 5-4 lead in the sixth on Miguel Montero’s three-run double. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and catcher Yadier Molina were ejected after Montero’s hit, arguing that the pitch before the double should’ve been called a strike instead of a ball.

DODGERS 5, PHILLIES 0: Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 in snapping a five-start winless streak with an eight-hit shutout, and Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run homer against his former team to help Los Angeles beat Philadelphia.

Kershaw walked none and threw 123 pitches, earning his 10th career shutout and 18th complete game in his 227th start.

A.J. Ellis added a two-run homer for the Dodgers.

BREWERS 6, BRAVES 5: Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning and also had a solo shot in the sixth to help Milwaukee beat Atlanta.

The Brewers trailed 5-3 before Gomez’s eighth home run off reliever Luis Avilan, who failed to hold the lead for Julio Teheran and Atlanta.

Jeremy Jeffress picked up the win with 1 13 scoreless innings of relief, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 19th save in as many chances.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROYALS 9, RAYS 7: Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson hit two-run homers, Alcides Escobar had four hits and Kansas City pounded AllStar Chris Archer before holding off Tampa Bay. The Royals lost All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon to a strained groin in the fourth inning. He was hurt on Logan Forsythe’s inside-the-park homer.

Dyson countered with an inside-the-park homer two innings later. It was the first time there were two in one game since the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa and Pirates’ Tony Womack did it on May 26, 1997.

Jeremy Guthrie got the win. Greg Holland got the final two outs to earn his 17th save.

YANKEES 5, ATHLETICS 4: All-Star slugger Mark Teixeira homered twice after Scott Kazmir left his start with triceps tightness, and CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month as New York held off Oakland.

Stephen Drew homered off Fernando Abad in the eighth to give New York a 5-2 lead.

Stephen Vogt reached second on third baseman Gregorio Petit’s two-out throwing error. But Petit charged Ben Zobrist’s soft grounder and made a quick throw to first for the final out. That gave Andrew Miller his 18th save in 18 chances.

ANGELS 3, ROCKIES 2: Mike Trout homered twice and Johnny Giavotella singled in the

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THE ATHLETICS’ Billy Burns moved out of the way of Mark Texeria’s tag on Wednesday. tiebreaking run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift Los Angeles over Colorado for its fifth straight win.

It was the fifth multihomer game of Trout’s career and second this season. The reigning AL MVP has gone deep 24 times on the year, second in the league to teammate Albert Pujols (26).

Troy Tulowitzki had a first-inning single that extended his hitting streak to 20 games, tied for the longest in the majors this season.

WHITE SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 6: Adam Eaton’s walkoff home run in the 11th inning lifted Chicago to a win over Toronto.

Josh Donaldson hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs for Toronto.

Zach Putnam pitched a scoreless 11th and White Sox relievers tossed scoreless ball for 6 2-3 innings, giving up two hits.

INDIANS 4, ASTROS 2: David Murphy drove in two runs with a double in the eighth inning to send Trevor Bauer and Cleveland to a win over Houston.

Bauer allowed six hits and no walks in eight innings and retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced.

Cody Allen worked the ninth for his 17th save.

DIAMONDBACKS 7, RANGERS 4: A.J. Pollock hit a three-run homer during a five-run second inning in Texas left-hander Matt Harrison’s first start in more than a year, and Arizona beat the Rangers.

Randall Delgado was the second of five Arizona relievers behind right-hander Jeremy Hellickson.

Brad Ziegler pitched a perfect ninth for his career-best 14th save.

Welington Castillo hit a two-run homer for the Diamondbacks.

TWINS 5, ORIOLES 3: Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the sixth inning, propelling Minnesota past Baltimore to complete a threegame sweep.

Manny Machado and Chris Davis hit consecutive homers off Casey Fien in the eighth for the Orioles, but Glen Perkins got his 28th save.

Tommy Milone struck out five in seven innings to lower his ERA to 2.84.

Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez pitched five scoreless innings.

TIGERS 5, MARINERS 4: Jefry Marte got an RBI double for his first major league hit, then added a solo home run that sent Detroit over Seattle.

Making his first start, Marte doubled during a three-run second and scored later in the inning.

Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh that broke a 4-4 tie.

Anibal Sanchez got the win. Joakim Soria finished for his 19th save.

INTERLEAGUE RED SOX 6, MARLINS 3: Rick Porcello held Miami to two runs in six innings to snap a career-worst, seven-game losing streak, David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and surging Boston won its season-high fourth straight.

Michael Morse hit a solo homer for the Marlins, who lost their fourth straight.

Porcello gave up eight hits, struck out four and walked one.

Koji Uehara got the final three outs for his 21st save.

Pairings set for HR Derby

By The Associated Press

The Reds’ Todd Frazier is paired with two-time champion Prince Fielder of Texas in the first round of Monday’s All-Star Home Run Derby in Cincinnati.

In this year’s new format, Chicago Cubs rookie Kris Bryant is in a pairing with the Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols, Toronto’s Josh Donaldson is in a bracket with the Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo, and Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson takes on Baltimore’s Manny Machado.

The Frazier-Fielder winner faces Donaldson or Rizzo, and the Bryant-Pujols winner goes against Pederson or Machado.

Brackets were based on

season home run totals through Tuesday.

Each batter gets five minutes per round, and home runs in each batter’s final minute stop the clock.

Players can earn up to 1 minute, 30 seconds of bonus time based on home run distance.

“Five minutes is a really long time,” said Pederson.

“Hopefully I don't have to go first and I can watch how some of the veterans go about it.”

Pederson has selected Triple-A coach Johnny Washington to pitch to him.

“He’s been with me since Day 1,” he said. “It’s only appropriate that he gets to come along and gets to share in this event, see how far we’ve come together.”

Bryant said his father, Mike, will throw to him.

Mike Bryant taught Kris to hit at a young age, passing along the lessons he learned from Ted Williams during the two spring trainings he was a Boston Red Sox farmhand in the early 1980s.

Bryant thinks Rizzo may have an advantage at Great American Ball Park.

“Cincinnati’s a pretty good left-handed hitter’s ballpark,” Bryant said. “Hopefully, I win it, but if he wins, that’s great, too.”

Fielder won the derby in 2009 and 2012.

He will be participating for the sixth time, matching Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa, and trailing only Ken Griffey Jr. and Mark McGwire.

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PIRATES PREVIEW

ST. LOUIS (55-30) vs. PITTSBURGH (50-34) When: 7:05 p.m. today, 7:05 p.m. Friday, 7:15 p.m. Saturday and 8:05 p.m. Sunday Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh On the air: Today and Friday Root and WCCS-AM 1160, Saturday Fox and WCCS-AM 1160 and Sunday ESPN and WCCSAM 1160 All-time series: Pirates lead 1,231-1,174.

So far this season: Cardinals lead 4-2. The Cardinals swept the Pirates in a three-game series at Busch Stadium in May. The Pirates took a three-game series (2-1) at PNC Park a week later.

Managers: Pirates: Clint Hurdle (fifth season with Pirates, 383-349). Cardinals: Mike Matheny (fourth season with Cardinals, 330-241).

About the Pirates: The Pirates are 50-34, just 4½ games back of the Cardinals in the NL Central, after sweeping the Padres in a three-game series at PNC Park. The Pirates have won 10 of their last 12 games and have completed a major-league leading 10 sweeps. ... Andrew McCutchen extended his hitting streak to a career-long 15 games with an RBI single on Wednesday. Over that stretch, McCutchen is batting .380 with eight doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs. ... Josh Harrison had surgery on a torn ligament in his thumb on Wednesday and is slated to miss seven weeks. Jung Ho Kang, who is likely to take a majority of Harrison’s playing time, is 4-for-11 with a double, a triple and two RBIs in his stead. ... Gregory Polanco is 3-for-11 with two goahead RBIs since taking over the leadoff spot in the lineup. ...

Starling Marte sat out the entire San Diego series with left side discomfort.

About the Cardinals: The Cardinals are 55-30 after losing a three-game series (2-1) to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. St. Louis has dropped six of its last 10 games. ... Kolten Wong missed the last two starts with concussion-like symptoms. Wong was batting .282 with 29 extra-base hits and 37 RBIs. ... Lance Lynn has allowed one earned run and 11 hits over 19 innings in three starts since returning from the disabled list on June 25. ... Tommy Pham is 4-for-25 with three extra-base hits, three RBIs and three runs scored since being called up from Triple-A on June 3. ... Trevor Rosenthal is second in the National League with 25 saves. The right-hander has struck out 43 batters in 39 1-3 innings and holds a 0.69 ERA. Probable starters • Today: Carlos Martinez (9-3, 2.70) vs. Jeff Locke (5-4, 4.15) • Friday: Lance Lynn (6-4, 2.53) vs. Gerrit Cole (12-3, 2.28) • Saturday: John Lackey (7-5, 3.09) vs. A.J. Burnett (7-3, 1.99) • Sunday: Tim Cooney (0-0, 3.95) vs. Francisco Liriano (5-6, 2.99) Projected lineups Pirates Name Pos. Avg. HR RBI 1. Gregory Polanco RF .232 3 21 2. Neil Walker 2B .273 6 32 3. Andrew McCutchen CF .302 10 53 4. Starling Marte LF .281 13 48 5. Jung Ho Kang 3B .263 4 27 6. Pedro Alvarez 1B .240 12 39 7. Francisco Cervelli C .292 4 29 8. Jordy Mercer SS .245 2 18 9. Starting Pitcher SP — — — Bench: Sean Rodriguez (utility), Chris Stewart (C), Steve Lombardozzi (utility), Gorkys Hernandez (OF), Travis Ishikawa (1B/OF).

Bullpen: Mark Melancon (RH, closer), Tony Watson (LH), Jared Hughes (RH), Antonio Bastardo (LH), Arquimedes Caminero (RH), Vance Worley (RH).

Cardinals Name Pos. Avg. HR RBI 1. Tommy Pham CF .160 1 3 2. Matt Carpenter 3B .266 8 39 3. Jhonny Peralta SS .292 12 44 4. Jason Heyward RF .278 9 30 5. Yadier Molina C .289 2 28 6. Kolten Wong 2B .282 9 37 7. Mark Reynolds 1B .227 6 30 8. Randal Grichuk LF .260 7 24 9. Starting Pitcher SP — — — Bench: Tony Cruz (C), Xavier Scruggs (1B), Pete Kozma (INF), Peter Bourjos (OF).

Bullpen: Trevor Rosenthal (RH, closer), Seth Maness (RH), Randy Choate (LH), Kevin Siegrist (LH), Carlos Villanueva (RH), Miguel Socolovich (RH), Marcus Hatley (RH).

Next: The Pirates are off until Friday, July 17, for the All-Star break.

Bucs finish off sweep of Padres Continued from Page 13 Matt Kemp sent his seventh home run of the year into center field for an early 1-0 San Diego lead. The Padres struck again in the second when Will Venable walked with one out and scored on Melvin Upton Jr.’s double off the center-field wall.

Pittsburgh cut its deficit in half in the home second.

Jung Ho Kang doubled and scored on Pedro Alvarez’s sacrifice fly to left. After allowing two runs in the first two innings, Charlie Morton settled in and held the Padres to two runs and five hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out five.

“My off-speed pitches got some good contact,” Morton said. “It was one of those nights when I was mixing my pitches well.”

Cashner retired 15 Pirates in a row before Neil Walker doubled leading off the seventh. He advanced to third on Kang’s fly out and tied the game when Francisco Cervelli grounded into a fielder’s choice.

Grounds crew member

Matt Gerhardt was swallowed by the tarp Tuesday night when a gust of wind swelled beneath the covering and enveloped him as he attempted to tamp it down.

After McCutchen, Polanco and other Pirates personnel helped rescue Gerhardt and secure the tarp, Gerhardt’s co-workers had some fun with him.

Before Wednesday’s game they drew an outline of a body in the dirt near third base, the same location Gerhardt was caught in the tarp.

Alongside the outline read “RIP TARP MAN” and “7.7.2015”, the date of Tuesday’s game.

NOTES: Pittsburgh’s 10game homestand concludes with a four-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals, who lead the Pirates in the NL Central. LHP Jeff Locke (5-4, 4.15 ERA) pitches against St. Louis RHP Carlos Martinez (9-3, 2.70) tonight. … Pirates 3B Josh Harrison (thumb) underwent surgery on his left thumb to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament Wednesday and will miss seven weeks.

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Local player selected for team

TEAM MMA

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CAELI WOODRING, a student at Miller’s Martial Arts, placed in the top three at the TEAM MMA Championship in Johnstown and the AATKD Championship in Ebensburg. She is pictured with, from left, Master Jeremy Mostoller, Master Chaney Woodring and Master Christopher Miller, the chief instructor of Team MMA.

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MASTER CHANEY WOODRING was presented his fourth Dan Master instructor certificate and new studio certificate during the first class held at the YMCA of Indiana County. Pictured are, from left, Master Jeremy Mostoller, Woodring and Master Christopher Miller, chief instructor of Team MMA.

Boyce becomes first female to win race, division at PINKS Continued from Page 13 “The car just fits me,“ said Boyce. “My dad and a few of his friends work on my engine and work hard to make sure the car is safe and fits me. The seat, shifter, where the buttons are, everything just fits me.“ Boyce’s father surprised her earlier this year by registering her online to compete in this summer’s PINKS Festival.

“He surprised me by not telling me about it,“ said Boyce. “But I was excited. I was ready for it.“ And Boyce’s father made one last adjustment to her car just two weeks before the competition, swapping the F-150 truck engine that was in the Mustang for a new 350cubic-inch small-block engine. The new engine allowed Boyce to jump from the 13-second division to the 11-second division.

The division that racers compete in is determined by how fast the racer’s car can make its way down the quarter-mile track. With her car completing the stretch in just over 11 seconds, Boyce’s car was traveling nearly 82 miles per hour.

The PINKS All Out Festival, which ran from July 1 to 4, derived its name from the original format of drag racing where the losing racer would forfeit his or her vehicle title or “pink slip“ upon losing a race. As the festival grew in popularity it became impossible to exchange titles among thousands of competing racers, so current PINKS Festival racers compete solely for cash prizes.

The particular division that Boyce competed in featured approximately 300 racers in the qualifying round. From those 300, competition founder Rich Christensen selected 16 racers that he considered to be the most competitive to race in each division’s bracket. Boyce never expected to experience the type of success she had at the festival.

“I had never won a race before,“ said Boyce.

“We were just waiting, hoping to hear that No. 72 car called. My car was the first car that Rich selected. We were screaming and jumping around, we just couldn’t believe it.“ The competition quickly heated up, with Boyce having to jump right into her car to race against the other 15 competitors. As quickly as the competition began, though, Boyce started to realize how well she fared at that level.

“There were five rounds and I was winning all of them,“ said Boyce. “As soon as you raced you had to come back and compete again.

They give you two minutes to let your engine

cool down. My engine was getting up to about 200 degrees.“ The PINKS Festival grew in popularity from the early stages of its creation, not only because of its unique format, but also because of its abandoning of the traditional Christmas tree light start that most drag races employ.

Traditional drag racers time their starts by watching lights descend to the bottom of a tree-shaped light stack, but racers at the PINKS Festival have a different kind of experience as they have to race with Christenen’s signature arm-drop start.

Christensen points at the driver of the car on his right (left lane), waits for the driver to respond with a thumbs up, then drops that arm. Christensen then repeats this with the driver on his left (right lane). Next, Christensen raises both arms, waits for 2 to 5 seconds and then lowers his arms to start the race.

“I had never done the arm-drop start before,“ said Boyce. “There was no practice for that. It was interesting and I didn’t know what to expect. I’m used to watching lights. He said to leave with any movement you see, so I was just waiting for something to happen.“ Boyce adjusted well enough to the altered start, winning six straight races. After winning her division, she faced off against Virginia native Tricia Clary, who had won the 12-second division. Boyce gave Clary a car-length start but still managed to race past her ’84 Chevrolet Camaro.

“I didn’t really care who won that race,“ said Boyce. “I just thought it was cool that two girls won their divisions.“ Boyce’s only loss in the festival came on July 4 when she lost to the 9-second winner, Josh Sperle, of Kernersvillle, N.C. Sperle gave Boyce a 12-car-length lead, but was still able to use his 1970 Cheverolet El Camino to pull ahead of Boyce’s Mustang.

“I still got to come home with the $2,500 that I won,“ said Boyce. “I won’t complain about that. I’m just glad I got to compete and race. It was a lot of fun.“ Boyce usually only has time to compete on weekends at Pittsburgh Raceway Park due to her busy schedule working at Lifesteps in Indiana, but she is already looking forward to next year’s PINKS Festival.

“We are planning on going to PINKS next year,“ said Boyce. “They are already planning next year’s show, so we are working on getting registered for that.“

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Continued from Page 13 “I’ve trained really hard all the years I’ve played at Play Ball Sports, and that’s where I got most of my help,” Zimmerman said. “I can train anytime I want there, even in the winter when most people around here can’t, and my dad (Mike) is always there to help. All the coaches there are the real deal. They all have something to offer to help you succeed.”

Zimmerman, who played under Indiana High School coach Harold Wilson on a U-12 team as a 9year-old, said she hopes the experience will help her earn a starting spot in her first varsity season.

“We have a bunch of good girls moving up this year and I think we’re going to be good,” Zimmerman said. “My goal is to win a starting spot somewhere in the infield and then I really want to try and help Indiana win a state championship.”

She also said she’s excited to keep building her already exceptional résumé.

“My goal is to play Division I softball in college and I think this is really going to help build my résumé,” Zimmerman said.

“This is the kind of stuff big-name colleges look for on a résumé. Playing in tournaments like this and having good grades, and I have a 4.0 GPA. I like all the big-name colleges, like Florida, Alabama (and) Michigan, but I’ll go anywhere I have to go to try and play Division I.” The Northeast Region’s All Americans will play three games in pool play on Tuesday, with its opening game coming against the Atlantic Region’s team at 8 a.m.

AROUND THE AREA

By The Indiana Gazette

Young Township wins SL title PUNXSUTAWNEY — Ian Satler was Young Township’s ace all season, and with the regular-season title on the line Tuesday, the hardthrowing left-hander once again came through for the Renegades.

Satler fired a three-hitter, and the Renegades claimed the Indiana County Senior Legion baseball regularseason crown by outlasting Punxsutawney, 3-1.

“I’ve talked about it before and I’ve always said that big-game guys are always going to want the ball in big games. He (Satler) wanted the ball in this one and went out there and looked pretty much untouchable,” longtime Young Township coach Barry Thomas said.

Caddis Coscarelli put Young Township on the board first when he smacked a two-run single that scored Devin Fairman and Brandon Neal in the top of the fourth inning.

Then, after Punxsutawney scored a run in the bottom of the fourth, Neal hit an RBI single that scored Mike Percic to give Young Township a 3-1 lead in the fifth.

Satler struck out six in the last three innings to seal the win.

“They got a couple of hits, a few doubles here and there, but he was mainly dominant all night,” Thomas said. “Once we got that two-run lead I felt like we would be OK. He’s been our go-to guy all year, and we had to win this game to win the league, so it was obvious that we would give him the ball.”

Satler fanned 11 and walked two, Brandon Neal singled and doubled, and Brady Neal singled twice.

Young Township (12-7) finished with 31 points, one point ahead of secondplace Punxsutawney (13-4) in the regular-season standings. Both teams qualified for the county playoffs,

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which begin tonight. Topseeded Young Township plays host to fourth-seeded Kovacik Insurance in the opening game of the bestof-three semifinals series, and second-seeded Punxsutawney welcomes thirdseeded Indiana Legion in the other semifinals series.

Hawks add three games to slate The IUP women’s basketball team released its regular season, non-conference schedule for next season.

Three games were added to the schedule, including the Crimson Hawks’ season opener at Bowie State on Nov. 14. IUP will also play host to Saint Augustine’s and Johnson C. Smith in the IUP-Lodestar Classic on Nov. 28 and 29.

LOCAL SCOREBOARD SANDLOT BASEBALL INDIANA COUNTY SENIOR LEGION STANDINGS

W L T Pts. Young Township 12 7 0 31 Punxsutawney 13 4 0 30 Indiana Legion 9 7 0 25 Kovacik Insurance 6 8 0 20 Marion Center 0 13 0 13 2 points for a win, 1 for a loss, ½ for ties

Young Township — 3 Brad.Neal c 4-0-2-0, Townsend lf 4-00-0, Johnston ss 3-0-0-0, Percic 3b 4-11-0, Fairman 2b 2-1-1-0, Bran.Neal cf 31-2-1, Coscarelli rf 3-0-1-2, Satler p 00-0-0, McCombs dh 3-0-0-0, Hill 1b 30-0-0, Totals 29-3-7-3 Punxsutawney — 1 Pennington cf 2-0-0-0, Kahn cf 0-0-00, Klingensmith p 2-0-0-0, Dunkle c-2b 3-1-0-0, Huey ss 3-0-1-0, Byers rf 3-00-0, DiPietro 3b-p 3-0-1-0, Smith lf 2-00-0, Geer lf 1-0-0-0, Knox p-2b 2-0-0-0, Stouffer 1b 3-0-1-0, Totals 24-1-3-0 Young Twp. 000 210 0 — 3 7 1 Punxsutawney 000 100 0 — 1 3 1 2B — DiPietro, Huey, Bran.Neal, Percic.

W — Satler 11 K, 2 BB. L — Knox 2 K, 1 BB.

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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

LONDON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Roger Federer and Andy Murray ran into each other Wednesday morning in the championsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; locker room at the All England Club, then walked together over to the practice area to prepare â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on adjacent courts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for their respective quarterfinals later in the day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t chatting about anything.

It was just, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, how you doing?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nothing interesting,â&#x20AC;? Murray recounted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get on well. But obviously, on Friday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; different story.â&#x20AC;?

Yes, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll meet up again Friday, only the setting will be far different and things might be a tad less cordial, because the two past Wimbledon champs face each other at Centre Court in the semifinals.

The No. 2-seeded Federer is closing in on his record eighth trophy at the grasscourt tournament; No. 3 Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 championship was the first for a British man at Wimbledon in 77 years.

Plus, they have history on this particular patch of grass. In 2012, Federer won his 17th â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, to date, last â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grand Slam title by beating Murray in the Wimbledon final. A few weeks later, also at Centre Court, Murray repaid the favor, beating Federer for the singles gold medal at the London Games.

Both advanced in quarterfinals slowed only by a pair of rain delays. Federerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 116-hold streak in service games, dating to his previous tournament, ended, but that was merely a blip during a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory over No. 12 Gilles Simon of France.

Murray was hardly troubled at all by a weary Vasek Pospisil of Canada and won 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in a match that finished with the retractable roof closed at Centre Court, in front of an audience that included Prince William and his wife, Kate.

Another past champion, No. 1 Novak Djokovic, also barely was tested, eliminating No. 9 Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to improve to 13-0 against the

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STAN WAWRINKA lost to Richard Gasquet in five sets on Wednesday.

2014 U.S. Open winner.

Djokovic, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014, plays No. 21 Richard Gasquet of France next. Gasquet emerged from the most compelling quarterfinal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; featuring two beautiful one-handed backhands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a 6-4, 46, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 win over No. 4 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great to watch them go backhand-to-backhand today,â&#x20AC;? said Djokovic, who is 11-1 against Gasquet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some great points, great exchanges.â&#x20AC;?

Until Gasquet dropped to his back at the baseline when French Open champion Wawrinkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last backhand sailed long, it appeared this might be the first Wimbledon semifinals in 20 years involving men seeded 1-4.

Gasquet truly is an interloper, the only remaining man without a major title.

Never been to a final, even. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the worst,â&#x20AC;? Gasquet said with a smirk, â&#x20AC;&#x153;when you see Federer, Djokovic and Murray and me.â&#x20AC;?

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be in his third Grand Slam semifinal. Djokovic, in contrast, owns eight major championships and reached his

27th major semifinal, sixth in a row at Wimbledon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously,â&#x20AC;? Djokovic said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the experience of being in these final stages of Wimbledon many times is going to help me. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like something I walk around, beating my chest, saying, like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m great here.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Federer, runner-up to Djokovic last year, needed only 95 minutes to dispatch Simon.

The most noteworthy moment came when Federer served for the second set at 5-4. Up to then, Federer had won all 67 games heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d served the past two weeks, following 49 in a row at a tuneup tournament in Halle, Germany.

Simon broke Federer at love, looked to the guest box and shook his right fist.

Federer broke right back, then served out the set this way in a game interrupted by rain after the first point: 125 mph ace, 115 mph service winner, 109 mph ace, 122 mph ace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t serve 140s, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be honest,â&#x20AC;?

Federer said.

So far, so good. Now Murray will try to solve that serve.

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NBC coverage has good response

By JENNA FRYER

AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to NASCAR coverage came with a big set of challenges: A three-hour rain delay and a caution-filled race that ended with a horrific last-lap crash nearly eight hours after the network began its broadcast.

But the reviews for the actual product were resoundingly positive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was just blown away by how well they covered the sport and it makes me get excited about the future with them, because that was a great broadcast,â&#x20AC;? NASCAR Chairman Brian France told SiriusXM Radio.

France singled out analyst Steve Letarte, who made his debut in a new talent combination for NASCAR. Rick Allen is NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play-by-play announcer, and outspoken former driver Jeff Burton is teamed with Letarte as an analyst.

Letarte spent his entire career at Hendrick Motorsports, where he moved up the ladder to crew chief for Jeff Gordon and then Dale Earnhardt Jr. He is credited with resurrecting Earnhardtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career and leading him to his Daytona 500 win last season.

But Letarte decided he wanted more time at home and announced before the start of the 2014 season that it would be his last as he transitioned into television.

Earnhardt, winner of the race that began just before midnight Sunday and ended early Monday morning, watched the replay later that afternoon and said on Twitter he was curious to see how Letarte did in his debut.

BULL RIDE: Austin Dillon skipped the standard wave to the crowd when he climbed

from his wrecked race car at Daytona International Speedway and instead gave a two-handed salute that paid tribute to the late bull rider Lane Frost.

Dillon, an avid fan of Professional Bull Riding, called Frost one of his heroes and said he decided after his victory in Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Xfinity Series race at Daytona to do the two-handed wave as a tribute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday after the wreck, I thought it was appropriate because that was a pretty wild ride,â&#x20AC;? Dillon said.

Dillon has watched his wreck several times, in part because of the emotion in the voice of younger brother Ty when the two finally talked on the phone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I talked to my brother, it was another level because he was upset, and hearing him on the phone upset, it was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Man, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to have to watch this,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough guy, and to hear him be upset about it and worried about me, it was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;All right, I need to look at this wreck.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

ABREUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BIG WEEK: Rising star Rico Abreu is coming off a huge weekend â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he won his first career stock car race with a victory in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East event at Columbus Motor Speedway in Ohio.

Abreu followed the next night with a win at the Pepsi Nationals Midget Car race at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. His win Sunday night was completed when Abreu used a last corner slide-job to edge teammate Tanner Thorson by just 0.093 seconds.

The win in Wisconsin made Abreu just the second driver to win the Chili Bowl and the Pepsi Nationals in one year.

Dan Boorse did it in 1999.

Abreu, who stands just 4foot-4, won 26 races last year across 410 winged and nonwinged sprint car races, 360 winged sprints, and USAC midget competition.

NEMECHEK MOVES UP: John Hunter Nemechek is finally old enough to race on any NASCAR track.

Nemechek, who turned 18 last month, will make his Kentucky Speedway debut in

tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Truck Series race.

It will be Nemechekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first race on a 1.5-mile track because NASCAR rules limit drivers under the age of 18 to tracks 1.25 miles or less in length.

Nemechek, the son of NASCAR veteran Joe Nemechek, has run in four Truck Series races this year.

He finished a career-best fourth last month at Gateway.

From Gazette wire services

Pierre-Paul had finger amputated UNDATED (NYT) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jason Pierre-Paul, the New York Giantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; two-time Pro Bowl defensive end, had his right index finger amputated Wednesday at a South Florida hospital, according to a person in football with knowledge of the procedure.

The amputation took place four days after Pierre-Paul injured both hands during a Fourth of July fireworks accident.

Giants officials, including trainer Ronnie Barnes, flew to Miami to visit Pierre-Paul at Jackson Memorial Hospital, but they were spurned in their attempts to see him. They got no farther than the waiting room, a team official said, and returned home Wednesday shortly before ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adam Schefter first disclosed that an operation had taken place. He displayed medical records on his Twitter account. â&#x20AC;˘ TAMPA, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Tampa Bay Buccaneers said cornerback C.J. Wilson injured one of his hands in a Fourth of July accident.

In a statement Wednesday, the team didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t describe the nature of the accident but said its â&#x20AC;&#x153;primary concern at this moment is for his long-term health.â&#x20AC;?

Wilson was injured near his hometown of Lincolnton, N.C. He played at North Carolina State and has played in four NFL games over two seasons.

Maj. Lee Caskey of the Lincoln County sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office says there was no call for an ambulance or emergency medical care that night, though a fire department and the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office were eventually called to a local hospital where Wilson had been taken for treatment.

Judge cancels Redskinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trademark ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A federal judge has ordered the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel registration of the Washington Redskinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trademark, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans.

The ruling Wednesday by Judge Gerald Bruce Lee affirms an earlier finding by an administrative appeal board.

In his 70-page ruling, Lee emphasized that the organization is still free to use the name if it wishes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the team would just lose some legal protections that go along with federal registration of a trademark.

The team argued that cancellation of its trademark infringed on its free-speech rights because it required the government to judge whether the name is offensive.

Greipel wins ninth stage of Tour AMIENS, France (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Andre Greipel won a raindrenched fifth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Wednesday, while fellow German Tony Martin kept the yellow jersey and the main Tour contenders stayed safe as others tumbled around them.

Greipel attacked some 100 meters from the line and held on to beat Slovakian Peter Sagan. British sprinter Mark Cavendish finished third.

The mostly flat stage took the riders over 117.5 miles from Arras to Amiens in northern France, passing some of the battlefields of World War I.

Jordan opts to return to L.A. DALLAS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; DeAndre Jordan gave the Dallas Mavericks his word. Then he gave the Los Angeles Clippers his signature.

After a Clippers contingent including Blake Griffin, J.J. Redick, Paul Pierce and Doc Rivers descended on Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home in Houston on Wednesday night for a last-ditch push to keep their defensive pillar, Jordan backed out of a verbal agreement with the Mavericks to stay with the only NBA home heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever had.

The Clippers announced Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deal late Wednesday night. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a four-year pact worth more than $87 million, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.

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REGIONAL EVENTS

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What’s happening in the Indiana County area

ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITS Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh presents the following special exhibits: • Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave.: “Animal Secrets,” through Jan. 10.

• Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Ave.: Omnimax films are “Mysteries of the Unseen World,” “Titans of the Ice Age,” “Great White Shark.” Laser shows are Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Van Halen, Midnight Floyd, The Vision Bell: The Best of Laser Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Daft Punk, Outkast, EDM, SkrillStep and MGMT. Visit www.carnegiesciencecenter.org for a complete schedule of showtimes.

• The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., is presenting “Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York,” through Sept. 6; “Glycerine and Rose Water,” through Oct. 4; “I Just Want to Watch: Warhol’s Film, Video and Television,” ongoing.

For more information, call (412) 622-3131 or go to www.carnegiemuseums.org.

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, presents “Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit,” through Sept. 20 before it begins its multi-year tour as a traveling exhibit. It is the first North American traveling exhibit of Carle’s work, and is expected to tour for up to 10 years.

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for children age 2 to 18 and senior citizens. Children younger than 2 are admitted free. For more information, please call (412) 322-5058 or visit the museum website www. pittsburghkids.org.

The Frick, 7227 Reynolds St., Pittsburgh, presents: • “Rolling Hills, Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape,” through Aug. 2.

• Ongoing: Works from the permanent collection including Jean-Francois Millet works on paper and Renaissance and Baroque bronzes.

Visit thefrickpittsburgh.org for more information.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, Oakland, presents: • Summer Flower Show, through Oct. 5.

• Butterfly Forest, ongoing.

• Tropical Forest Congo, ongoing.

Regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (412) 6226915 for more information or visit phipps.conservatory. org.

Sen. John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, presents: • Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, ongoing.

• “Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation,” ongoing.

• “From Slavery to Freedom,” ongoing.

• “Clash of the Empires: The British, French & Indian War, 1754-1763,” ongoing.

• “Glass Shattering Notions,” ongoing.

Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (412) 4546000 for more information.

The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art presents the following exhibits: • Altoona, 1212 11th Ave.: “Life’s Abstractions: Lynn Marchetti Heverly,” through Aug. 8.

• Johnstown, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center at Pitt-Johnstown: “Projects on Paper: Abstract Prints and Drawings From the Permanent Collection,” through Aug. 21.

• Ligonier Valley, 1 Boucher Lane, Route 711, “Pastel Expressions,” through Aug. 23.

For more information, go to www.sama-art.org.

The Toonseum, 945 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, presents “Avengers Assemble,” through Aug. 23.

Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday; 10:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

THE BAND Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing will perform at the Indiana Summer Concerts in the Park series at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday at Memorial Park in Indiana.

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ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITS The Indiana Art Association presents: • “Leaving 50 Behind,” an exhibit featuring colorful abstract pen and ink and hand-painted works by Heidi McClure at the Indiana Regional Medical Center’s Urgicare building, through Aug. 1. All pieces are for sale and information can be found included in the exhibit.

• A collection of paintings, drawings and photography from artists Michael Whitton, Barbara Kubala, Candace Joseph, Todd Yatsko and Dayas Silvis at the Ambulatory Surgical Center, IRMC, through Aug. 1. All pieces are for sale.

• A collection of nature photography by Karin Eller, at The Artists Hand Gallery, 732 Philadelphia St., through Aug. 1.

For more information, call (724) 910-1871 or go to www.indianapaartassocia tion.org.

The Indiana County Historical Museum, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana, presents the following programs: • An exhibit featuring the history and artifacts of the Indiana Glass Manufacturing Plant, presented by the Rainbow Diamond Glass Club, in conjunction with the Historical Society.

• Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame exhibit, featuring a wealth of memorabilia on Indiana County athletes through the years. The exhibit will change yearly.

• Indiana County lumber industry, an exhibit featuring the history and artifacts of one of Indiana County’s earliest industries.

• Historic wedding gowns: A revolving exhibit featuring locally worn and crafted wedding gowns from periods in history.

• Indiana County Memorial to the Veterans, an ongoing exhibit devoted to those in Indiana County who served in the military from the Revolutionary War to the present.

• Continuous exhibits detailing the history of Indiana County, including the county’s history of coal mining.

• Coming soon: Indiana Quilts, featuring quilts made by local residents (some signed and dated) from 1830 to 1950.

Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday. For information, call (724) 463-9600.

The University Museum in Sutton Hall at IUP is presenting “Experiment: Poland/USA Fiber Art Collaboration” and “Color on White: Collage,” by Barbara

For more information, call (412) 232-0199 or go to www.toon seum.org.

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS Big Butler Fair, Friday and Saturday, Butler Fairgrounds.

Go to bigbutlerfair.com for

An open house at the Marshall House Museum, 107 North State St., Dayton, will feature a display of military items, Dayton High School yearbooks and Marshall House history on Wednesday from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

The Indiana Art Association will hold Landscape/ Seascape Painting in Acrylic, with instructor Alan Rauch, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 25 and 26. The class costs $50 for members and $70 for nonmembers.

Registration deadline for this class is Friday. Before registering, call (724) 7628411 to check availability.

For complete information about the class or to register, visit http://www.indi anapaartassociation.org /classes/.

The Indiana Summer Concerts in the Park Series, held in Memorial Park, 630 Washington St., Indiana, will present the following Sunday concerts: • Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing (progressive rock) with special guest Alyssa Hanky (acoustic original), Sunday.

• Summit Church worship team, July 19.

• Mark Garrick and Sean Moran (variety and original), July 26.

• Somebody to Love (variety ’70s to ’90s), Aug. 2.

• Blairsville Community Concert Band, Aug. 9.

• Hiram & The Walkers (oldies and doo wop), Aug. 16.

• My Sweet Patootie (Americana and swing), Aug. 23.

The concerts are from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Those attend-

ing are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets. The Artists Hand Gallery will be selling refreshments. For more information, go to www.Facebook.com/SummerConcertsInThePark.

The Marion Center Summer Concert Series is offered every Friday in July.

Concerts are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Marion Center Community Park at the intersection of Routes 403 and 119, Marion Center.

The schedule: • Friday: Classic Three (acoustic and classic rock).

• July 17: Luckenbach Penna Pickers (Americana, folk.)

• July 24: Lynne and Chuck (acoustic folk and soft rock).

• July 31: 7 Mile Run (country.)

The concerts are free and food is available for purchase. Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, concerts are held in the park hall.

The Northern Appalachian Folk Festival, which will be held Sept. 11 and 12 in downtown Indiana, will once again feature free live music, workshops, visual art, food vendors, a children’s alley and, new this year, storytelling, dance and a car show. The main site of the festival will remain on the 500 block of Philadelphia Street, with children’s alley located at IRMC Park.

The car show will be held on North Sixth Street, between Philadelphia Street and Nixon Avenue.

A variety of music will be featured throughout the weekend. Headlining Sept.

11 is Coastal Remedy and headlining Sept. 12 will be Rusted Root. Additional confirmed acts are Chris Higbee, Bastard Bearded Irishmen, Unknown String Band, Melville Walbeck, Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing and Luckenbach Penna Pickers. On Sept. 11, the festival will feature all local acts, or those who have performed in the area on a frequent basis. Sept. 12 will feature music acts from around the Northern Appalachian region.

Anyone interested in donating, sponsoring, or participating may send an email to naff@downtownin diana.org; call (724) 4636110; send mail to 39 N. Seventh St., #101, Indiana, PA 15701; or go to www.northernappfolkfest. org.

Aaron Tippin will headline the 41st annual Country Music Show at 3 p.m.

July 19 at the J.S. Mack Community Center (Indiana County fairgrounds) in White Township. The show is presented by the Indiana County Fraternal Order of Police Rhododendron

more information.

Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, will present Idina Menzel, 7 p.m. Aug. 25.

Go to www.trustarts.org for ticket information.

Consol Energy Center, 1001 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, will present:

• Shania Twain, 7:30 p.m.

Friday.

• WWE Live, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, call (412) 642-1800 or go to www.consolenergycenter. com.

First Niagara Pavilion,

Westman, through July 16.

The museum’s hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is free. For more information, call (724) 3572397. Located on the first floor of IUP’s Sutton Hall, the museum is free and open to the community.

DANCE The Mountainview Square Dance Club dances every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Blairsville High School cafeteria. All modern western square dancers welcome. The club offers beginning dancing for anyone who would like to learn to square dance. For more information, call Jan at (724) 459-7434.

The Thunderbolts do A-1 and A-2 square dancing every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Blairsville High School cafeteria. For more information, call Norm at (724) 388-1909.

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

Lodge 33, and will also feature The Hobbs Sisters, 7 Mile Run and Mark Garrick and Sean Moran. Advance tickets are available by calling (724) 349-9114 or at www.fop33.com. Tickets will also be sold at the door.

FILM The Jimmy Stewart Museum, 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana, will present the following movies at 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in the third-floor theater: • Saturday, “Firecreek,” a 1968 production starring Stewart, Henry Fonda and Inger Stevens. Stewart plays a mild-mannered part-time sheriff in a small town terrorized by Fonda and fellow plunderers.

• Sunday, “Winchester ’73,” a 1950 production starring Stewart, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea. Stewart tracks down a man — and his stolen gun — through a series of interrelated episodes, leading to memorable shootout among rock-strewn hills.

• July 18 and 19, “Bandolero,” 1968 production starring Stewart, Raquel Welch and Dean Martin.

Stewart and Dean play outlaw brothers whose gang flees across the Mexican border with Welch as a hostage.

• July 25 and 26, “The Cheyenne Social Club,” a 1970 production starring Stewart, Shirley Jones and Henry Fonda. In 1870 Texas, John O’ Hanlan (Stewart), an itinerant cowboy, receives a letter notifying him that he has inherited a business establishment called the Cheyenne Social Club in Cheyenne, Wyo. Museum admission: Members, free; adults, $8; seniors, military, students with ID, $7; children 7 to 17, $6; children younger than 7, free. Prices are subject to change. Movies are included with admission to the museum, which is currently hosting the special exhibit “Selections from our Collections.” For more information, call (724) 349-6112 or go to www.jimmy.org.

THEATER The Indiana Players, at the Philadelphia Street Playhouse, 725 Philadelphia St., Indiana, will present “Bye, Bye Birdie” (young performer’s edition) at 7:30 p.m. July 17, 18, 24 and 25 and 2:30 p.m. July 19 and 26.

Tickets are available on the website at www.indi anaplayers.com, by calling the theater at (724) 4640725, or at the box office (if not sold out). Visit the Players on Facebook at www. facebook.com/indiana players.

Burgettstown, will present: • Vans Warped Tour, 11 a.m. today.

• Kelly Clarkson, 7 p.m.

July 19, with Pentatonix and Eric Hutchinson.

• Rascal Flatts, July 24, with Scotty McCreery and Raelynn.

• Van Halen, 7 p.m. July 26.

• Luke Bryan, July 31 and Aug. 1.

• Slipknot, 6 p.m. Aug. 6, with Lamb of God and Bullet for My Valentine.

• Nickelback, 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 12.

• Jimmy Buffett, 8 p.m.

Aug. 13.

• Florida Georgia Line, Aug. 15, with Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard.

• 5 Seconds of Summer, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23.

• Tim McGraw, Aug. 30.

• Jason Aldean, Sept. 11, with Tyler Farr and Cole Swindell.

• Lady Antebellum, Sept.

18.

• Toby Keith, Sept. 26.

Tickets available at livenation.com.

The Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, will present: • Peter Noone & Herman’s Hermits, 7:30 p.m. July 25.

• Humorist Jeanne Robertson, 8 p.m. Aug. 28.

• Michael W. Smith, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29.

For ticket information, call (724) 836-8000 or go to www.thepalacetheatre.org.

Kecksburg UFO Festival, July 24-26, at the intersection of Clay Pike and Route 982, Mount Pleasant. Festival hours are 6 to 11 p.m. July 24, noon to 11 p.m. July 25 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26. Various activities are planned each day and there will be displays from area UFO, Bigfoot and paranormal groups.

For complete details, go to www.kecksburgvfd.com or www.stangordon.info.

Nocturnal Lands’ 5K Running Music Festival will be held July 18 at the North Shore Riverfront Park, Pittsburgh. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the first DJ takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. The race begins at 8:30 p.m., with multiple party zones featuring live DJs, dancers, light shows, selfie stations and glow gear along the way. Go to NocturnalLands.com for more information.

One Direction will bring their “On the Road Again 2015” tour to Heinz Field at 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Tickets on sale at www.ticketmaster.com.

Steel City Con, a toy, comic book and pop culture convention, will be held from Aug. 7-9, at the Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Aug. 8 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aug. 9.

Three-day passes are $25, single-day passes are $15 and children younger than 5 are admitted free.

To purchase a dealer table or to get tickets, go to www.steelcitycon.com.

Stage AE, 400 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, will present: • Jane’s Addiction, 7 p.m.

Friday • Christina Perri and Colbie Caillat, 7 p.m. Sunday.

• Brandi Carlile, 7 p.m. July 27.

• Hozier, 7 p.m. July 28.

Sold out.

• Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson, 7 p.m.

July 29.

• Blues Traveler, 7 p.m. July 31.

Go to www.ticketmaster. com for more information.

THEATER Apple Hill Playhouse, 275 Manor Road, Delmont, will present: • “The World Goes ’Round (musical),” 7:30 p.m. today and Friday and July 16 and17; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday and July 18; and 2 p.m.

Sunday.

• “It Could Be Any One of Us,” 7:30 p.m. July 30 and 31 and Aug. 6 and 7; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Aug. 1 and 8; and 2 p.m.

Aug. 2.

• “Be My Baby,” 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 20, 21, 27 and 28; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 29; and 2 p.m. Aug. 23.

• “Fox on the Fairway,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 11 and Sept. 17 and 18; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 19; and 2 p.m. Sept. 13.

• “The Outgoing Tide,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 ,2, 8 and 9; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10, and 2 p.m. Oct. 4.

Call (724) 468-5050 or go to www.applehillplayhouse.org for ticket information.

Johnny Appleseed Children’s Theatre, 275 Manor Road, Delmont, will present “Snow White,” 11 a.m. today and Saturday and Tuesday and July 16 and 17.

Et Cetera

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AC/DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rudd sentenced for threat

Man objects to girlfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vacation with ex DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend has been divorced for two years. She shares custody of her two girls, ages 5 and 6, with her ex.

She wants to remain friends with him for the sake of the girls.

I have supported her friendly relationship with him despite the repeated lies he tells and the deceptive stories he makes up in an attempt to break us up.

Recently, he decided he wants to take his daughters away for a long weekend. He invited my girlfriend to come along and plans to pay for everything, including a hotel room with two beds they will share.

I have said repeatedly that this vacation and the arrangements are a deal breaker for me.

She assures me that her intent is to be with her daughters and she has no desire for intimacy with her ex. She refuses to change her mind and says I need to trust her. The fact is, I

DEAR ABBY

By The Associated Press SYDNEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A New Zealand judge sentenced AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd to eight months of home detention today after the musician pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a man who used to work for him, along with possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.

The 61-year-old Australian-born drummer had faced up to seven years in prison on the threatening to kill charge, but his lawyer had argued for the conviction to be set aside.

During the hearing, Tauranga District Court Judge Thomas Ingram said Rudd had a limited criminal history and posed a low risk of reoffending, Radio New Zealand reported. But Ingram said Rudd had been found with a substantial amount of drugs. And the judge rejected an argument from Ruddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer that the death threat boiled down to one angry phone call.

Rudd has been out on bail since pleading guilty to the charges in April, when he acknowledged in a court summary of facts that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d offered large amounts of cash, vehicles and a house to an associate after asking him to have the victim â&#x20AC;&#x153;taken out.â&#x20AC;? He also acknowledged that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d directly said to the victim he was going to kill him.

Prosecutors had also originally charged Rudd with murder-for-hire, but later dropped it, citing lack of evidence. â??â??â??

SAN DIEGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Conan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien is offering up a free space for Comic-Con attendees.

The talk show host was on hand Wednesday night to kick off a raucous bingo tournament heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sponsoring while in town to tape his TBS talk show during the four-day pop-culture extravaganza. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to see so many people refusing to enjoy something in the moment,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien teased the rowdy crowd as he was surrounded by smartphones when he arrived on stage to ceremonially draw the first bingo ball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have you actually ever looked at a real painting? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not even looking at me right now!â&#x20AC;?

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien will host TBSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conanâ&#x20AC;? at the Spreckels Theatre through Saturday, featuring guests from such TV series as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game of Thronesâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Walking Dead.â&#x20AC;? His after-hours, invite-only bingo tournament is being held for super-fans at a top-secret gallery space in downtown San Diego. â??â??â??

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police said Wednesday they were investigating video that appears to show Ariana Grande licking doughnuts at a shop in Southern California. Earlier, Grande apologized for saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hate Americaâ&#x20AC;? in the same video.

Police in Lake Elsinore, where the doughnut shop is located, said they and Riverside County public health officials were investigating the leaked video, which appeared to show the 22-year-old singer and a man with her â&#x20AC;&#x153;maliciously lickâ&#x20AC;? the doughnuts.

Mayra Solis, 22, a cashier on duty at Wolfee Donuts when Grande went into the store, said the singer didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t purchase any of the doughnuts she licked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was really rude,â&#x20AC;?

Solis told The Associated Press.

Earlier Wednesday, Grande said in a statement to the AP that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a proud American. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am extremely proud to be an American and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always made it clear that I love my country. What I said in a private moment with my friend, who was buying the doughnuts, was taken out of context and I am sorry for not using more discretion with my choice of words,â&#x20AC;? the statement read.

The Indiana Gazette

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trust him based on his actions and many issues between them in the past.

Am I paranoid or obsessing over this? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d appreciate your input. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; UNEASY DOWN SOUTH DEAR UNEASY: You are neither obsessing nor paranoid.

You are normal.

Because the ex seems intent on breaking you up and he seems to have no girlfriend in the picture, you have a right to feel uneasy. (Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m assuming that your lady friend is physically fit and if necessary she could defend her virtue.)

Questions that occur to me are: Why would she want to go away for a long â&#x20AC;&#x153;familyâ&#x20AC;? weekend under these circumstances?

Why would she insist on it even though she knows it bothers the man with whom she has a relationship?

And why, after informing her

that this will be a deal breaker â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is an ultimatum â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are you tolerating it?

DEAR ABBY: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a 17-year-old girl about to head off to college. I have a great relationship with my father, but my mother and I are not on the best of terms.

Half the time, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loving and supportive and willing to spend time with me.

Other times, she is verbally and emotionally abusive. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll call me a failure and a disappointment, and cry for no reason (most likely to get attention).

She has done this since my childhood, and I want to escape her toxicity by shutting her out of my life as an adult. However, she has threatened suicide (she has tried it before).

My father is on her side and says he will refuse contact with me if I disown her.

I want to keep them both in

my life, but it has become too difficult to endure her abuse anymore. Please help. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; COLLEGE BOUND IN THE MIDWEST DEAR COLLEGE BOUND: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an intelligent young woman. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that by now you have realized that your mother has serious emotional issues for which one can only hope she is receiving professional help.

When you leave for college, you will no longer be subjected to her mood swings or the hurtful comments she makes when sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not herself.

Once you have completed your education you will be on your own, and will most likely make a life for yourself wherever your profession takes you.

It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessary to make any decisions about cutting anyone out of your life now. Time will take care of your problem.

TODAY IN HISTORY

By The Associated Press

Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2015. There are 175 days left in the year.

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highlight in History: On July 9, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troops in New York.

On this date: In 1540, Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s King Henry VIII had his sixmonth-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled.

In 1816, Argentina declared independence from Spain.

In 1850, the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, died after serving only 16 months of his term. (He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.)

In 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous â&#x20AC;&#x153;cross of goldâ&#x20AC;? speech at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.

In 1918, 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tenn. The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress.

In 1938, Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo, 68, died in Port Chester, N.Y. In 1945, architect Frank Lloyd Wright unveiled his design for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, a spi-

ral structure on Manhattanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Upper East Side that was completed in 1959.

In 1951, President Harry S. Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the United States and Germany. (An official end to the state of war was declared in October 1951.)

In 1965, the Sonny & Cher single â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Got You Babeâ&#x20AC;? was released by ATCO Records.

In 1974, former U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren died in Washington at age 83.

In 1986, the Attorney Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commission on Pornography released the final draft of its report, which linked hard-core porn to sex crimes.

In 1995, Jerry Garcia performed for the final time as frontman of the Grateful Dead during a concert at Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soldier Field (Garcia died a month later).

Ten years ago: A purported Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan said the group had beheaded a missing American commando, but he offered no proof and the U.S. military said it was still searching for the Navy SEAL. (The body of the commando was found the next day; officials said it appeared he died as a result of fighting, and was never abducted.) Hurricane Dennis dealt a glancing blow to the Florida Keys.

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BLAIRSVILLE: 133 E. Burrell, beside Christian Alliance Church, 7/10 & 7/11, 9-3, clothes, shoes (9 1/2 med), watches, jewelry, glassware, handpainted bird houses, decorations, lamps, misc.

CLYMER: 1 mile past Penns Manor School on 553 towards Heilwood.

Former patio sale. golf decor, roaster, saddle, furniture and decorating items. Fri-7/10, 9-2pm & Sat-7/11, 9-12.

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CLYMER: 392 Walcott St., Fri 9am-6pm and Sat. 9am-3pm, baby equipment, toys, boys clothing 0-4 and girls clothing 0-2, and ladies clothing, housewares, and misc.

CLYMER: 931 Grisemore Rd, Huge Garage Sale, July 9-11, Lots of new & slightly used children, infant & adult clothes.

Beach towels, huge collection of toys, kitchen ware. Bake sale Sat only.

JACKSONVILLE FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER 6DOWVEXUJ 5RDG &ODUNVEXUJ 3$ Â&#x2021; -726-0300 FAMILY MEDICINE

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CLYMER: Sherman St. Fri-7/10 & Sat-7/11. 9-? boys (nb upto sz 10), girls (nb upto 18mo), bouncers, activity seats, jumparoos, baby swing, baby bullet, windows, golf clubs, dehumidifiers, toys & household items.

COMMODORE: Fleming Summit Rd, Thurs, Fri , Sat, 9am -5pm, lots of baby items, boys clothing newborn-5t ,girls clothing newborn-18mo, Maternity and adult clothing, household items, & much more. Great prices

BLAIRSVILLE

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63 Yea rs In Business- Come See Why!

26 W. Market Street

724-459-9350

Mon. 9-7; Tues.-Thurs.-Fri. 9-5; Wed. & Sat. 9-1- Appt. Available

David Ball is 62. Business executive/TV personality Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary (TV: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shark Tankâ&#x20AC;?) is 61. Rhythm-and-blues singer Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) is 61. Actor Jimmy Smits is 60. Actress Lisa Banes is 60.

Actor Tom Hanks is 59.

Singer Marc Almond is 58.

Actress Kelly McGillis is 58.

Rock singer Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) is 56.

Actress-rock singer Courtney Love is 51. Rock musician Frank Bello (Anthrax) is 50. Actor David Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara is 50.

Rock musician Xavier Muriel

(Buckcherry) is 47. Actor Scott Grimes is 44. Actor Enrique Murciano is 42. Rock singer-musician Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse) is 40. Musician/producer Jack White is 40. Rock musician Dan Estrin (Hoobastank) is 39. Actor-director Fred Savage is 39.

Country musician Pat Allingham is 37. Actress Linda Park is 37. Actress Megan Parlen is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kiely Williams (3lw) is 29.

Actor Mitchel Musso is 24. Actress Georgie Henley is 20.

GARAGE SALES

CLYMER: 235 Sherman St, Sat, July 11, 9-4, Multi-family, no early birds.

Yard sale.

A panda cub, later named Tai Shan, was born at the National Zoo in Washington.

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthdays: Actorsinger Ed Ames is 88. Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is 83.

Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks is 82. Actor James Hampton is 79. Actor Brian Dennehy is 77. Actor Richard Roundtree is 73. Author Dean Koontz is 70. Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson is 68. Actor Chris Cooper is 64. TV personality John Tesh is 63. Country singer

FABULOUS FINDS! Indiana, 1250 Wayne Avenue, Sat 7/11, 8-4. First ever multi-family sale! From designer clothing, decorator items and furniture to antiques and appliances. Be There!

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Elvis at this sale!

INDIANA: 1195 Washington St. Fri-7/10, 8-2pm. & Sat-7/11, 8-3pm. Items for all ages!

HANNAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOWN July 12th. Fleatique. 3 mi. N of Greensburg, Rt 119. 809 Forbes Trail Rd. Next Date 8/9.

HILLSDALE: Rt 286, Fri & Sat 8-4:30. Multi-family, Antiques, country items, purses, womens & boys clothes, and more.

HOMER CITY: 103 Sunrise Ave. Fri-7/10, 9-2pm & Sat-7/11, 8-2pm. boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes sz 6-8 & shoes 3-4, mens sz xl-36-38, ladies xl-16, household items & toys.

HOMER CITY: 111 Sycamore St, rain or shine, fri, sat, sun 8am -4pm, riding mower, lawn sweeper, air conditioners, furniture, clothes, machinist tools, household items.

HOMER CITY: 334 Cherry Run Rd, 1 mile past bilo, 5+ families, July 10-11 , 8am-3pm, watch for signs from Main St, Large variety, microwave, dog crate, furniture, crafting supplies, garage items, etc.

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INDIANA : 2683 Melloney Lane, July 10th and 11th, 8am-1pm,compresser, snowblower, household items, clothing,and more.

INDIANA: 1310 and 1319 School St. Fri. 8 am - ? tons of kids clothes, tools, speakers, stage theater lighting, classic toys, household items, etc.

INDIANA: 1424 Phila. St, Sat, 8-1, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of books, board games, and lots of vintage & useful stuff, no clothes. Great prices!

INDIANA: 177 Maple St, 7/10 & 7/11, 8-5, boys & girls clothes, toys, power wheels, tvs, misc.

HOMER CITY: Community Sale Sat-7/11 starting at 8am Rain or Shine!

Maps available at local business

Garage Sales

INDIANA: 590 Washington St, July 9-11, 7-12, MOVING! furniture, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes (L), misc.

INDIANA: 819 Oak St., 7/10 and 7/11, 9am - 3pm clothes, furniture, videogame / game cube, air conditioner and more

INDIANA: Forest Manor, 5300 Ferguson Rd, Fri-7/10 & Sat-7/11, 8-3pm. office chair, TY beanie babies, puzzles, candle making supplies, variety of new & clean used household items and great prices.

INDIANA: 280 S. 13th St., 7/10 & 7/11, 8-4, baby & kids items, toys, household items, adult clothing.

INDIANA: 337 Washington St., Friday 8a.m.Noon. Furniture, armoire, boys, girls & adult clothing, bicycles, golf clubs, treadmill, and household.

INDIANA: 430 Elm St, fri 7/10, 8am-?,Multiple families, something for everyone , lots of misc items

INDIANA: 447 Grandview Ave. Thurs-7/9 thru Sat-7/11, 9-3pm. clothing, toys & misc. items.

HOMER CITY: 44 Red Maple Dr. Sat-7/11, 7:30am-?, fishing rods, a/c, bowling balls & toys.

HOMER CITY: 72 Red Maple Dr. Sat-7/11.

8-3pm. books, dolls, housewares & misc.

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INDIANA: 5759 Rte 286 West, 2.5 miles past Walmart, Fri-7/10, 9-2pm. antiques, hunting ladder stand, vintage cameras, radio & tools.

INDIANA: Hickory Meadows Community Yard Sale, 100 Birath Lane, Sat 7/11, 8-2. Multi-family

INDIANA: 956 Water St sat 7/11, 8am - 4pm , Indoor garage sale, antique glassware/ toys, paintings furniture, tvâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, sports equipment, stairlift and other home health aides, luggage, clothing and lots of misc. items.

PALMERTOWN: 309 Schoolhouse Rd. 5 Family Sale. Fri-7/10, Sat-7/11 & Sun-7/12. 9-? baby clothes, toys, furniture, teen & adult clothes & Lots more.

SHELOCTA: 1544 Rearick Rd. Sat-7/11 & Sun7/12. 8-2pm firm. Many collectibles, Christmas, dishes, waterbed, other furniture & much more.

STARFORD: 4123 Starford Rd. Sat-7/11.

8-4pm.

2 Families.

Something for Everyone!

Unbelievable Yard Sale.

HOMER CITY: 46 Juniper St. Sat-7/11. 8-5pm.

Cash Only, No Early Birds. Almost everything brand new. Too Much To Mention.

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Mikhail Baryshnikov modestly said, “No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.”

A bridge player who watches all of the cards will be in demand. If he also interprets them correctly, he will receive top billing.

In today’s deal, how should East-West defend against five diamonds after West leads a spade?

Which spade should West select?

West used a Michaels Cue-Bid to show at least 5-5 in the majors. It was

aggressive, especially vulnerable, with only seven high-card points. Then, East ought to have responded four diamonds to ask his partner to choose the trump suit. (Here, neither four spades nor five hearts can be defeated.) South, who opened one diamond, not one club, because of his limited high-card content, bravely battled on with five clubs. (Note that this guaranteed at least five clubs. With only four, he would have bid four no-trump.)

North, thinking that his partner might be 6-5, corrected to five diamonds, and East happily doubled.

West wanted to gain a club ruff. So, when he decided not to lead the heart king, he chose the spade two — his lowest card being a suit-preference signal for the lowerranking of the other two side suits.

South won with dummy’s ace and led a trump.

East jumped in with his ace and could have either immediately shifted to a club, or first cashed the spade king (West would have played the five, again his lowest) before giving his partner the lethal club ruff.

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Public Notices

NOTICE COLE & HENS-GRECO, P.C. NOTICE Letters of Administration of the Estate of Walter E. Witmer, late of Cherry Tree Borough, having been granted to the undersigned, those having claims against said estate are required to present them duly authenticated for settlement to the undersigned, or to his attorney, James B. Cole, Cole & Hens-Greco, P.C., 429 4th Avenue, Suite 2100, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and those knowing themselves to be indebted are required to make prompt payment.

Robert F. Witmer 4043 Pioneer Lake Road Cherry Tree, PA 15724 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 NOTICE ESTATE NOTICE Letters Testamentary for the Estate of LINDA K. MECKLEY late of 676 Faith Road, Indiana, Indiana County, PA, have been granted to DEBBIE D. BRINK of 14 Brink Lane, Glen Campbell, PA 15742. Persons indebted to or having claims against should present them to the Executrix or counsel.

Jay P. Lundy, Esquire LUNDY & LUNDY 219 East Union Street PO Box 74 Punxsutawney, PA 15767 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Articles of Amendment - Domestic Non-Profit Corporation were filed with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of changing the name of the The Father’s House Fellowship, Inc., a non-profit corporation organized under the provisions of the Non-Profit Corporation Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The name of the corporation has been changed to Abundant Grace Assembly of God. 7/9

NOTICE MICHAEL J. SUPINKA, ESQUIRE SUPINKA & SUPINKA, PC Letters Testamentary of the Estate of STEPHEN BONDRA, a/k/a STEVE BONDRA, late of the Township of Burrell, Indiana County, having been granted the undersigned, those having claims against said estate are required to present them duly authenticated for settlement, and those knowing themselves to be indebted are required to make prompt payment.

Francine A. Bondra 279 Old Indiana Road Blairsville, PA 15717 7/2, 7/9, 7/16

NOTICE SIMPSON, KABLACK & RIVOSECCHI, ATTORNEYS 834 Philadelphia Street Indiana, PA 15701 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of Clyde Morton Mentch, late of White Township, Indiana County, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned, those having claims against said estate are requested to present them duly authenticated for settlement and those knowing themselves to be indebted are requested to make prompt payment.

Gerald Clyde Mentch 2455 Chestnut Ridge Road Penn Run, PA 15765 6/25, 7/2, 7/9

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NOTICE JULIA E. TRIMARCHI, ESQ. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Donald R. Donahey, a/k/a Donald Roy Donahey, late of Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, having been granted the undersigned, those having claims against said Estate are requested to present them duly authenticated for settlement, and those knowing themselves to be indebted are requested to make prompt payment.

Audrey Joann Donahey Tammy Kay Donahey c/o Julia E. Trimarchi, Esq. 558 Philadelphia Street Second Floor Indiana, PA 15701 7/9, 7/16, 7/23

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NOTICE

Burrell Twp. Residents Please be advised - The regular scheduled meeting of the township supervisors of July 15, 2015 has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 7:00 at the municipal building. Any questions, Call Helen at (724) 248-3308 Helen Hill, Sec/Treas.

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Sunshine Notices

In Loving Memory of Robert T. Wolfe December 10, 1929July 9, 2001 Loving memories never die as years roll on and days pass by. In our hearts a memory is kept of one we loved and will never forget.

Memories are the windows that hold the past in view; through them we can see again each joy we ever knew.

And things that we remember so special to recall; the times we shared together were the nicest ones of all. Today brings back the memories that we gathered through the years; we’ll treasure them within our hearts like precious souvenirs.

Loved and sadly missed

by Wife Katherine, Children Bryan, Diane and Lisa. Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren.

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Bills Janitorial Service Inc. to William S. Stancombe AKA William S. Stancombe Sr., Armstrong Township, $74,669.42 Branch Banking and Trust Company

by AIF to Mary Catherine Newlin, Cheryhill Township, $16,960 DPA Properties LLC to RE Pool II LLC, White Township, $0 John E. Plowcha, Juanita C. Plowcha, Edward J. Plowcha, Edward J. Plowcha Sr., William Plowcha, Susan E. Plowcha, Robert E. Plowcha and Jocelyn Plowcha to Tri Star Capital Inc., Center Township, $50,000 Catherine McClenahan and Lynn A. Botelho to Lynn A. Botelho, Indiana Borough, first ward, $140,487.90 William J. Hritz by POA to Anthony R. Mihalow, West Wheatfield Township, $129,900 Harold S. Housholder III and Hope M. Housholder to Brian D. Gromley and Jessica Gromley, Green Township, $27,000 Joseph F. Renosky, Irene Renosky and Renosky Lure Company to Brian D. 916Gromley and Jessica Gromley, Green Township, $27,000 Joseph F. Renosky, Irene Renosky and Renosky Lure Company to Steven J. Renosky and Sherry L. Renosky, White Township, $1 Thomas F. Zack and Georgia C. Zack to Thomas F. Zack, Georgia C. Zack and Tina Louise Zack, Center Township, $1 Amanda J. Lee, John D. Lee and Mary Lee to Johnny A. Lee Amanda J. Lee, South Mahoning Township, $1

Special Notices

A Divorce $219 Complete. Uncontested. NoFault. Davis Divorce Law, Pgh. No Travel. Free Info 1-800-486-4070, 24/7

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here - Get hands on training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial Aid for qualified students.

Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance.

1-888-834-9715 Houses For Sale

HOMER City: 2 story, 4 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 2 car garage, corner lot, gas heat, $55k. (724) 349-6517

The regular board meeting for the Blairsville Community Development Authority of July 22, 2015 has been rescheduled to July 15th at 6:30 pm at the BCDA office, located at 130 W. Market Street Blairsville.

Real Estate Transfers

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Public Notices

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Britt Energies, Inc., 57 South 9th Street, Suite #3, Indiana, PA 15701, has requested a Stage 3 bond release on the Kiski Mine, permit #03010103, pursuant to the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, the Clean Streams Law, and applicable Title 25 Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection. The permit was issued on January 8, 2002 and is located north and south of township road T-347, 3,400 feet northeast of Hickville and 3,800 feet north of Foster in Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County & Conemaugh Township, Indiana County on the property(s) of Franklin A. Lytle, and Lyle Barrett. Total bond held is $16,400.00; requested amount of bond release is $16,400.00 for 46.2 acres. No postmining pollutional discharges have occurred.

Backfilling and grading were completed in 07/2008, topsoiling was completed in 08/2008 and revegetation was completed in 10/2008 in accordance with the approved reclamation plan and it has been at least 5 years since the area was revegetated.

Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to the Department of Environmental protection, New Stanton District Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672 within 30 days following the date of the final publication of this notice. Written comments, objections or requests for a public hearing or informal conference must include a brief statement as to the nature of the objections.

7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30

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PUBLISHERS NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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STERLING HILLS Development, Indiana - Lots starting at $25,000 with Public Utilities. Call (724) 349-4914.

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We miss you now, our hearts are sore, as time goes by we miss you more, your loving smile, your gentle face, No one can fill your vacant place.

Love, Mom, Dad, Jamie, Tammy, Rick, Matt, Cody and Dylan

Furnished Apartments

1 BEDROOM located near Martins. Call for info.

(724) 463-9290 CLASSIFIED helpline: (724)349-4949.

When your ad is published, specify the hours you can be reached. Some people never call back if they cannot reach you the first time. Our classified staff is available to serve you from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday thru Friday.

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William “Buco” McQuiston Jr 12/1/1977 – 7/9/2012

Lots & Acreage For Sale

Unfurnished Apartments

2 BDRM 1 bath close to Indiana schools, appl. includ. $650/mo plus util.

No pets. (724) 349-1669 ATTRACTIVE 2 bedroom Homer City, $550/mo + electric. Non smoking. No pets! (724) 388-3337 ATTRACTIVE, In-town, 1 bdrm unit. Rent includes: water, hot water, garbage, sewage, off street parking, & on-site laundry. $500/mo plus gas & electric. No pets. 6/ mo lease. (724) 349-5880

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Unfurnished Apartments

ATTRACTIVE, 1 bdrm unit, carpeting, appliances, air, on-site laundry, off st. parking. Rent incl water, garbage, sewage. No Pets. 10mo lease $475/mo (724) 463-1645 BORO, 2 bdrm + office, nice, AC, dw, pkg, non smoking, $750 mo + util. residential (724) 549-8099 CLYMER: 1 bdr, heat, water, garbage incl, $500/mo, no pets, n/s.

Call (724) 840-2315 COLONIAL MANOR 1 bdr furnished. & unfurnished. 2 bdr unfurnished. Call for info.

(724) 463-9290. 9-4pm. colonialmanorindianapa .com INDIANA: 1 bdrm, $525 mo + electric. No pets, no smokers, available July 1.

(724) 349-9270, M-F, 9-5 INDIANA: 2 bdr, 3 miles past Walmart on 286 w. $485/mo includes water, sewage, garbage, non smoking, no pets. Call 724-388-2023 ONE Bedroom. A/C, low traffic, laundry on-site, parking. No pets. One year lease. runcorental@verizon.net (724) 349-0152

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Office Space For Rent

FREE RENT Indiana Downtown, all util included, approx 1300 sq ft, will negotiate rent.

(724) 388-2681

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Houses For Rent

SHELOCTA: 2 bdr, 2 bath, central air, private patio, dishwasher, w/d, carpeted, off street parking, no pets, sec. dep.

Rent incl gas (heat, hw, stove). $825. Call (724) 354-5281 WHITE TWP: Ranch home, 3 bdrs, attached garage, non smoking & no pets. $750/mo + utilities & sec. dep. Call (724) 541-0305

WHY Rent?

Own For Less Than $500/mon Blairsville Area Call Now 724-464-4055

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Duplex For Rent

INDIANA BORO: 2 bdr, $550 + utilities, off street parking, washer & dryer, no pets. (724) 840-3370

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Rooms For Rent

INDIANA: utilities included, $375/mo. Call (724) 840-7190

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Mobile Homes For Sale

PRICE REDUCED 1982 Tyson Farm, 2 Bdr, 2 Bath, tip-out, 2 Car carport, Handicap ramp, $20K 724-349-6517

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Business Opportunities

: THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

by Phillip Alder

TRY TO HELP PARTNER IF HE IS WATCHING

Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

Business Property For Rent

BLAIRSVILLE commercial space for lease in professional bldg, 4059 square feet. Call (412) 613-6656

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Houses For Rent

3 BDRM, 2 bath home.

Marion Center Schools.

Heat included. No pets, no smoking. $800 mo.

Call (724) 549-2614.

ATTRACTIVE 2 bdrm.

Homer City, $550/mo + electric & gas, no smoking, no pets, Call (724) 388-3337 BLAIRSVILLE: 2 bdr, $550/mo + utilities & sec. dep, no pets. Call (724) 467-0150 DERRY TWP/Blairsville, 2 bdrm, $500 mo. plus sec. dep. & util., no pets, non smoke.(724)459-8248 HOMER CITY area, nice 2/bdr, includes water / sewage, w/d hook ups, $635/mo.

(724) 479-2541 INDIANA BORO: 2 bdr, 1 bath, fenced in yard, 2 car garage. $850/mo + utilities. (724) 980-6302 INDIANA Boro: 3 bedroom, $600 plus utilities.

No pets. (724) 422-3464 INDIANA: 3 bdr, brick ranch, near Martins, garage, a/c, approved credit required, $1175/mo. Call (724) 388-5300

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR MOTOR ROUTE

Available Now! y Shelocta y Parkwood

If you have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license & auto insurance.

Call Roque.

(724) 465-5555 ext 254

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Walking Carrier Needed to deliver newspapers daily (7 days a week).

INDIANA •800 Block Chestnut St And Surrounding Area •S. 5th & 6th St & Surrounding Area •500 Block School Street & Surrounding Area •300-600 Block Locust St & Surrounding Area •100 Block E. Pike Rd & Surrounding Area •Shadowood Area If you are at least 12 years old, and you have dreamed of owning your own business.

Call Donna (724) 465-5555 ext 204.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Walking Carrier Needed to deliver newspapers daily (7 days a week).

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Walking Carrier Needed to deliver newspapers daily (7 days a week).

INDIANA •1000 Block Church St. Gompers Ave.

INDIANA •200 & 300 Block N. 6th St, N. Tylor St. 500 Block Chestnut St.

•1000 Block School St. Washington St. •300 Block N. 7th St. 700-800 block of Chestnut St. If you are at least 12 years old, and you have dreamed of owning your own business.

Call Donna (724) 465-5555 ext 204.

CROSSWORD Bridge, and Sudoku puzzles..

They are a popular part of the Gazette’s daily Classified section If you do not subscribe to the Indiana Gazette, it’s easy to start a subscription. Just phone (724) 465-5555 and ask for Circulation.

•100 & 900 Block N. 10th St Area •400 Block Edgewood & Forest Ridge Rd Area •1000 Block Oak St. & Chestnut St Area •N. 11th St & 12th St Area •700 Block Fairman Ave & 500 Block N. 6th St Area If you are at least 12 years old, and you have dreamed of owning your own business.

Call Donna (724) 465-5555 ext 204.

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Over 40 participating locations.

For details call (724) 465-5555 and ask for circulation or visit www.indianagazette.com

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Help Wanted

DRIVERS NEEDED Late model equipment.

Flatbed operation for regional hauling. Also local & regional dump trailers hauling.

Part time weekend work is also available.

Also, hire owner operators.

Percentage pay.

Must have clear CDL. Min. 23 yrs. age. Min. 2 yrs.

Flatbed Experience.

Benefits Available.

Call: 724-639-9043, 412-491-4767 or apply on line at www.cticoordinators.com & click on line apps.

EARLY EDUCATION POSITIONS ASSISTANT PRESCHOOL TEACHER For Pre-K Counts classrooms at Keystone Stars early learning centers. Seeking dedicated, caring individuals with a strong commitment to high quality.

Minimum education experience-Associate Degree or 30 credits in Early Childhood or Child Development required.

Call 724- 349-1821, between 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for more information.

EOE.

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Help Wanted

CLASSIFIED helpline: (724)349-4949.

Need privacy and speed? Ask about our help wanted â&#x20AC;&#x153;blind boxesâ&#x20AC;?.

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Help Wanted

COOK and or NURSES AIDE Full time, Indiana, PA Call (724) 357-9360

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

We are a small family insurance business with the resources of a large national agency. We are looking for dedicated, service-oriented professionals to provide excellent customer service in person and over the phone. 1+ years customer service or office experience preferred with excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail oriented and exceptional organizational skills. A team player and the ability to empathize with customers.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll receive personalized training and ongoing feedback to ensure success in the program. You must have or obtain an insurance license. Â Â We offer salary plus a strong benefit package, a Mon.Fri. schedule and a fun and friendly work environment.

Send resume to careers@WalbeckInsurance.com

Help Wanted

D.L Lockard Construction accepting applications for all positions for concrete work. Offering Competitive hourly wages and benefits. Send resumes to: Box 2892 c/o The Indiana Gazette P.O. Box 10, Indiana, PA 15701.

CLASSIFIED ads give you affordable access to loyal readers. Just call (724) 349-4949 to publicize your service or business. Call today.

PART TIME POSITION ď&#x161;ź SECRETARIAL OďŹ&#x192;ce position located in downtown Indiana, PA, 25 hrs./wk., at $9.74 hr., available for child care agency.

Must possess excellent computer skills, be able to work eďŹ&#x20AC;ectively with the public. Applicant must be able to read and comprehend state regulations and explain those to the general public. Well organized and able to manage several tasks at one time. Some training in child development helpful. EOE Applications can be obtained at CCIS of Indiana/ Armstrong, 155 N. Clymer Ave., Indiana, PA 15701, or Armstrong County Community Action Agency, Room 12, 705 Butler Road, Kittanning, PA 16201.

Applications/resumes should be returned to Armstrong County Community Action Agency, 705 Butler Road, Kittanning, PA 16201 by July 20, 2015.

IS EXPANDING: Looking For Team Members In

PREPARED FOODS and a

CAKE DECORATOR In The Bakery Department

Pay based on experience plus a benefit package including healthcare and 401K. Must be available for various hours 7 days a week.

We are a Drug-Free Workplace.

Application available at: Service Desk, 475 Ben Franklin Road, Indiana

Help Wanted

FOSTER families wanted who will open their hearts and homes to foster children of all ages. Compensation, support and in home training provided.

Call FCCY 800-747-3807.

EOE HOUSING INSPECTOR PT, contracted work, $15.18 per hour. Send resume and cover letter to HAIC, 104 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701

by July 13th.â&#x20AC;?

Janitorial Position Keystone Power Plant.

Must have valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and have some janitorial experience.

Must be able to pass background check and drug testing.

Be available for daylight & afternoon shift.

Wage $8.00/hr to start.

Call (724)537-3335 to set up an interview, Mon-Fri, 9am to 3pm, Send resume to: latrobewindow @yahoo.com MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS Skilled job opportunity, Saltsburg PA, Hydroelectric power plant. Looking for motived, reliable, hard working, team player, flexible schedule, mutli skills a plus. Please send resume: prra1665@outlook.com

Average 55 - 60 hours per week. OT after 40 hours. 12 hour shifts.

Company Housing Available.

2011 or newer equipment.

Schedule shifts, 5 days on 2 oďŹ&#x20AC;.

Applicants must be minimum 22 years old with tanker endorsement and safe driving record. 2 years CDL experience preferred.

Hiring Locations:

Belle Vernon, PA Dallas Pike, WV Apply online today at

www.equipmenttransportllc.com/careers or call 888-963-3864 for more information.

Work Wanted

WILL Do small paint jobs, pressure washing decks, houses, mobile homes. (724) 248-9460

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Painting & Wallpaper

AAA Quality Painting Services. Home repair.

No job too small! 35 years in business. GTM & Co. PA#41777.

(724) 349-6283

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Remodeling Services

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HANDYMAN SERVICE No Job Too Small Licensed & Fully Insured

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LAWN MOWING

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AN HONEST & REPUTABLE CONTRACTOR SERVING THE AREA FOR 28 YEARS! 814ď&#x161;ş749ď&#x161;ş0584

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Special Services

TREE MONKEYS

Professional Tree Service - Pruning and Removal - Stump Grinding

We Specialize In Hazardous Trees

Fully Insured

724-465-4083 PA059590

NOW Hiring Kitchen Staff Experience preferred but not necessary. Apply in person. The Coney.

PART TIME POSITION

In The Indiana Gazette Circulation Department.

Duties include data processing and customer service work, light dock work and newspaper delivery.

Must be available for various hours 7 days a week. Interested candidates may send resume or letter of interest to: The Indiana Gazette Circulation Dept., P.O. Box 10, Indiana, PA 15701 via e-mail: rseckar@indiana gazette.net Or stop at the Gazette for an application for employment.

St. Bernard Regional Catholic School is accepting applications for a part-time Kitchen Supervisor / Cook. Must follow the National School Lunch Standards for Nutrition. Please send your cover letter along with resume, 3 references, work history and clearances by July 21st to: Attn: Denise Swope St. Bernard School 300 Clairvaux Drive Indiana, PA 15701

Now Hiring CDL Class A or B Roll OďŹ&#x20AC;, Dump and Water Truck Drivers WV, PA and OH Competitive wage with beneďŹ ts including Blue Cross Medical, Dental and Vision after 90 days.

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ARMSTRONG COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY is seeking candidates for full-time and parttime positions: One full-time Case Manager ($18,735 annually) and one full-time Clerical/Eligibility Specialist $17,744 annually) with generous fringe beneďŹ t package after 60 days.

Also, accepting applications for part-time Case Managers for several of our agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs at $10.29 an hour for 17.5-28 hours a week.

Applications are available in Room 12 at 705 Butler Road, Kittanning, PA. Please submit resume with application. Deadline is 3 p.m. on July 20, 2015.

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READ YOUR AD THE FIRST DAY IT APPEARS Report any errors by calling the Gazette Classifieds in time for the next edition of the the newspaper. The Gazette will only be responsible for errors the first day that an ad appears. Your ad will be corrected for the next day if you call before the deadline. Deadline is 1:00 Monday through Friday for the following day. Weekend deadline is Friday at 1:00 p.m. for Saturday and Sunday.

Monday deadline is 4:00 on Friday Phone (724) 349-4949 Monday Friday 8-5. The office is closed on Saturdays.

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Fabrication â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial/Agricultural â&#x20AC;˘ Lubrication Service â&#x20AC;˘ Preventative Maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ Corrective Maintenance 724.840.8622 benbrendlinger11@gmail.com

HAULING Need your unwanted items hauled away. Call 724-463-8254.

McClure Plaster Drywall Repair Since 1971 (724) 422-6975

PRO 1 PAVING Residential & Commercial Paving â&#x20AC;˘ Sealing Line Striping

724-694-8011 090

Antiques

15 Gallon antique crock, asking $125. Call (724) 254-2239 OLD postage stamps qty of 20, 1/2 cent up to 10 cents stamps, 1-8 cent stamp from space, 1-10 cent minute man, 1 from egypt. Asking $15 for all.

(724) 471-2344

FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015

by Eugenia Last Pursue your dreams. Let others know what you are after and how you plan to capture it.

You will enlist many allies if you are knowledgeable and sincere about your intentions.

A personal relationship will go through many changes that will help strengthen it.

CANCER (June 21July 22) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You can lend a helping hand without opening your wallet. Donate your time and skills to an organization concerned with improving the environment or making positive changes in your community.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Be true to your word.

Broken promises will cause pain and frustration to those who care about you. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a commitment, say so.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You are on the verge of a change in direction. The more information you gather, the easier your choice will be.

Ask others who have been in similar situations for advice.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get coerced into paying off someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debts. Keep a close watch on your assets and make sure that your insurance and other personal documents are current.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Put your plans into action. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to step up your game. Sound out your friends and colleagues for ideas on how to make the most of your skills, knowledge and talents.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Put some effort into

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Clothing

BAG of xl & xxl womens clothes $10. Call (724) 254-0325

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Baby Needs

BABY EVGO baby carrier black, can be used from infant to 3 yrs. front, back and side carry, never used $80. (724) 354-5272 CAR SEATS: (2) Safety First convertible car seats. up to 65lbs. $60/ea. (724) 349-6194

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Machinery & Tools

PAINT SPRAYER: Wagner paint creww airless paint sprayer, still in box, 2800 PSI, 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122; hose. $240 obo. (724) 549-2106 MAKE your classified ad get noticed! Ask us about using Attention Grabbers. Call (724) 349-4949 today.

improving your job prospects. Follow the want ads, search online and network all you can.

Opportunities are present, so be bold and go get them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Positive change should be your goal. Selfimprovement projects or home renovations or repairs will enhance your life. You will be proud of the results you achieve.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Be cautious about sharing your secrets.

Someone will be looking to claim your ideas as his or her own. The less said about an important project, the better.

PISCES (Feb. 20March 20) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Negativity and dissatisfaction will lead to depression.

Boost your spirits by getting together with friends. Spending time with others will leave you less time to brood over something you cannot change.

ARIES (March 21April 19)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gambling or overspending must be avoided.

Careful budgeting will be the key to easing your stress.

Save up for a trip that will open your eyes to different cultures and philosophies.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Expect to feel emotionally taxed. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to please everyone else when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the one who needs a break.

Do whatever it takes to engage in something that makes you feel good.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Be discreet. Being too open about your plans will lead to problems. Someone will try to use your words against you and jeopardize your reputation and position.

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Machinery & Tools

TOOL BOXES: 2 United welding system blue label sidemount tool boxes, 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; heavy duty, very good condition, no rust. $215 obo. Call (724) 549-2106

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Household Goods

5 PC white wicker bedroom set: double / queen matching headboard, excellent cond, $950 Call (724) 388-0818 Antique maple head & footboard includes full size mattress and box springs. $100 Call (724) 977-3790 BATHROOM wall cabinet with mirror, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4.5â&#x20AC;?w x 74â&#x20AC;?h x 6â&#x20AC;?d. $20 Call (724) 349-2171 CALORIC gas stove, self cleaning , very good condition, asking $125 Call (724) 977-3790

AUCTION SALE

THURSDAY, JULY 16

2:00 P.M.

29 South 12th Street,, Indiana,, PA

SMITHTON, PA â&#x20AC;˘Dedicated Drivers - veriďŹ able driving experience â&#x20AC;˘Home Weekends For those who qualify to become a part of our elite ďŹ&#x201A;eet, We offer the following beneďŹ ts and amenities:

REAL ESTATE COLLECTIBLES - HOUSEHOLD Troy-Bilt self-propelled lawn mower, Craftsman toolbox, aluminum step and extension ladders, fishing poles, garden tools, log chains, Speed Queen gas dryer, Amana automatic washer, Gibson chest freezer, Whirlpool microwave & stand, patio table & chairs, metal porch furniture, Coleman cooler, couch & loveseat, end tables, recliner, 8 pc. dining room suite, wooden rocker, jewelry, towels, bedding and many other household items. Partial listing. Large sale, plan to attend. Refreshments & restroom on grounds.

REAL ESTATE: Will be offered at 7:00 P.M. This quality residential twostory frame dwelling with basement that houses gas hot air heat. First floor consists of living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry/laundry combination, small deck at rear. Second floor consists of three bedrooms, hall and bath.

All cooled by central air. Attic has 2 rooms. Two car frame garage at rear. All on a corner lot approximately 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x96â&#x20AC;&#x2122; more or less. Ideal family home in a good location. Near churches, school and shopping. Zoned R1 (one family residential). Plan to inspect Monday, July 13 from 6 to 7:30 P.M. or any other time by appointment. For photos go to auctionzip.com #1010. Come early, stay late.

TERMS: $5,000 down at time of sale, balance in 45 days. Sale of real estate subject to confirmation by sellers. Other terms and conditions will be given at time of sale. All in move-in condition. Do not procrastinate - participate!

OWNER: Dale G. Coleman Estate EXECUTOR: David D. Coleman ATTORNEY: John Barbor

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Sports Equipment For Sale

SIXTEEN 55 Gallon white plastic barrels. $12. each.

(724) 254-0526 or (724) 422-8323

WEIDER Pro-Series weight bench, like new, leg lock downs, multi position bench. $40.00, Call (724) 349-1289

Wicker Baskets, 80 +, various sizes, small, med, & large. $45 for all. Call (724) 465-7851

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Miscellaneous For Sale

AIR conditioner Comfort Aire portable air conditioner, 800 watts, 7000 BTU, like new. $225 obo.

Call (724) 549-2106 BRASS BALL Valves, miscellaneous sizes, 20 avail, $10 each. (724) 840-0531 BRASS Fireplace tool set with stand, needs cleaned. $10.

(724) 726-5414 BX of old records in sleeves, includes western & other types music. $20/bx. (724) 459-8861 CRAFTSMAN Router, includes 23 pc bit set plus other accesories. $115 Call (724) 859-5765

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Household Goods

CHAISE lounges: (2) adjustable, heavy duty metal, padded cushions, beige & taupe. $75 for both. Call (724) 459-5803 COFFEE TABLE with glass top, light colored wooden base, excellent shape, $27.

724-427-5154 DYSON sweeper with attachments. $120. (724) 471-2726 HOT POINT Refigerator, 22cu. ft, good condition. $100 obo. Call (724) 977-3790 RECLINER: brown in color, like new, $200.00 Call (412) 554-0517 ROCKING chair: white, outdoor, exc condition, $95. No delivery. (724) 272-4760. Call between 8am-8pm SAMSUNG front loader washer and dryr, white, fairly new, $800 for both , will not seperate , has stackable kit included.

Call (724) 977-3790 SENTRY safe box: 14x10x12, $20. Call (724) 541-2941 between 9am-5pm VINTAGE Bedroom set, blonde, includes headbood/sliding doors for bookcase, footboard,and a desk & chair,and glass door display case all in nice condition. $100 (724) 801-8265 VINTAGE roll rim clawfoot tub, cast iron, brass plumbing, great condition. $500 obo.

(724) 549-2106 WALNUT Oval coffee table, 2 doors for storage also 2 matching end tables has 2 doors each, all is good cond, $40 for all.

Call (724) 349-0429 WINDOW air conditioners (1) Frigidaire brand new & 1 Gold Star. $200 for both. (724) 977-3790

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Appliances For Sale

GAS Range 30” Frigidaire, Good condition, with electronic ignition. $100.

(814) 743-5323 GE upright freezer, 20.7 cubic foot. Call (724) 783-7992 WILLIAMS Appliance, 30 years. Selling quality new & used. (724) 397-2761.

LAWN FARM

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Farm Products For Sale

BLUEBERRIES Stutzman Farms. U-Pick or Ready Picked. 422 East Penn Run, 8 miles from Indiana. Mon - Sat 8-6; Tues 8-8. Closed Sunday (724) 463-7915.

Call for orders.

ORGANIC Blueberries, you pick, Sun through Sat., 8am-8pm. 3777 Airport Rd, Ph 724-762-8037

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Farm & Lawn Services

WHEELHORSE tractor model C195, 19.5 hp, 5 ft. mower deck / hydraulic lift, $1800 obo. Call (724) 840-1042

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Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale

OLD 78’s large record collection. $50. Call (724) 422-1398

105

Pets & Supplies For Sale

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Sports Equipment For Sale

INVERSION Table, champ brand, like new, $50. Call (724) 479-3436

Miscellaneous For Sale

NORDIC Track Pro Plus Skier, all steel construction. $300 obo. (724) 549-2106

WILSON tennis rackets, Jimmy Connors, professional champ, like new. $50 (724) 422-3198

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DDX470 Car DVD player & monitor, 6.1” touchscreen LCD, Sirius xn ready & many other extras. $350 obo. (724) 549-2106 LATHE , Good condition like new, asking $500 Call (724) 463-8446 New floor tiles, 3 boxes, 12 x 12, beige/grey also includes 1and 1/2 bags of grey grout and 1/2 bag of mortar. asking $150 (724) 463-9205 NINTENDO WII gaming system includes 2 controllers and wii fit, excellent condition,asking $50.

Call (724) 463-2050 NOTEBOOK PC, Gateway MX7118 laptop, new in open box. Windows 10 ready. 15.4” display. Paid $1166 at Best Buy. Sell $200. Call (724) 459-9418, Blairsville.

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Computers & Accessories

IBM word processor, comes with 4 replacement tapes and 1 replacement ribbon, like new. $20 call (724) 422-7870

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Wanted to Buy

BUYING Junk cars. Call us McCarthy Auto. (724) 349-2622

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Swimming Pools For Sale

Entex Pool 12 foot x 36 inch, complete w/filter, filter only used 1 year, $30.

Call (724) 388-4806 Pools: 19’ x 31’ above ground, $899 installed FREE- site prep extra.

1-800-548-1923

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Parts & Accessories For Sale

ALTERNATOR for a 98 Jeep Cherokee. $40. Call (724) 397-2993

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1998 TOYOTA Sienna, extra clean, 1 owner, 7 pass, $3,300. Call (724) 388-1374

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2004 Super Charged Monte Carlo SS. $8,500 obo. Call (724) 388-9128

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Boating Needs

07 Smoker Craft: 12’ aluminum fishing boat, Suzuki 4hp four stroke motor, 10 hrs on motor incl 2009 16’ Shore Lander trailer, both garage kept. $1,800 (814) 418-8624 COLEMAN Canoe, 15 ft, flat stern, 2 saftey vests, 2 oars, anchor, electric trolling motor, good condition. $200 (724) 599-6997

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AUCTION SALE THURSDAY, JULY 16 7:00 P.M. 29 South 12th Street, Indiana, PA REAL ESTATE Two story frame dwelling with basement that houses gas hot air heat and cooled with central air. First floor consists of living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry/laundry room combination, small deck at rear. Second floor consists of three bedrooms, hall and bath. Attic has 2 rooms. Detached 2 car garage. This home is well maintained.

Plan to inspect Monday, July 13 from 6 to 7:30 P.M. or any other time by appointment. This is it for your family living and entertaining. Ideal location near churches, schools and shopping. Zoned R1.

TERMS: $5,000 down at time of sale, balance in 45 days. Sale of Real Estate subject to confirmation by sellers.

For photos go to auctionzip.com #1010.

Other terms and conditions will be given at time of sale. All in movein condition.

OWNER: Dale G. Coleman Estate ATTORNEY: John Barbor EXECUTOR OF ESTATE: David D. Coleman

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201 Cowanshannock Ave. Office/Warehouse building with additional 2nd building on lot.

Main building has 4200 sq. ft. of warehouse space with 12 ft. ceilings. Lot has room for 12 parking spaces $

109,000

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1350 Poplar Ave. 3 bdrm, 1 bath home with integral garage. Laminate floors throughout and custom cabinets in kitchen. Office area off living room with large walk-in closet.

125,000

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#1065163

2109 Warren Road 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, brick home in White Twp. Situated on .46 acre level lot.

Convenient to schools, shopping, and entertainment. Indiana Schools.

RAYMOND J. & ELIZABETH SOMMERS

879 Mill Rd., Punxsutawney, PA 15767 - Gaskill Twp., Jefferson County

Saturday, July 25 • 11:00am * No Minimums * No Reserves Beautiful Scenic Setting 110.84 +/- Acre Farm sells w/all gas & oil rights w/Free gas. Offered in 2 Parcels & In Entirety

Parcel #1: Including 44.69 +/- w/4 bdrm brick home w/lg eat in kitchen, living room, 2 baths, Full Attic, Full Cemented Basement, Beautiful Oak Staircase. Well & Septic, Gas Forced Air Heat. Also Includes 55’x55’ Bank Barn w/new metal roof, 50’x228’ Veal Barn w/heated cement floor, 20’x31 cement block garage, 24’x28’ Garage & other out buildings. Parcel #1 has 1 Gas Well, Nice Pond, (3) Water Wells, Elec. To House & Barn & Out buildings Excellent Rd Frontage on Mill Rd. (50+/- AC Tillable). **Sells w/All Gas & Oil Rights. (Veal Calf Contract Available) Terms on Parcel #1: $25,000 Down Day of Auction (Non Refundable) Balance in 30 to 45 Days or Upon Delivery of Deed. ************** Parcel #2: 66.15 +/– Acres W (Approx 40 Highly Productive Tillable Open Land, Bal Wooded. (2) Gas Wells, Excellent Rd Frontage on Mill Rd, Sells W/All Gas & Oil Rights.

Terms On Parcel #2: $25, 000 Down Day of Auction ( Non Refundable) Balance in 30 to 40 days or upon delivery of deed. Taxes: 2,923 Year***Tax Map #11-568010

185,000

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#1065272

232 McHenry Road Total makeover! 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath ranch home on 1.06 acres. Entire home has been remodeled, updated, upgraded, and is move in ready.

$

259,000 #1065536

4874 Lucerne road Well maintained, 2 story, brick condo in Forest Manor. This 2 bdrm end unit has been freshly painted throughout and features a remodeled kitchen and baths.

89,900

$

FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT AUCTIONEER JOHN R. HUEY II AT 724-794-4737 Also selling: Veal Barn Equip: Taylor Outside Wood Burner; 300 Gal Hot Water Tank; 200 +/– Gal SS Tank Mixer; Inline Milk Pump; Honda 169 & 120 Gas Engines; IR 90 CFM Air Compressor; 3 Cyl Duetz Diesel Power Unit; (3) 1000 Gal Air Tanks; 4000 PSI Gas Pressure Washer; 304 Calf Bucket & Rings; Assorted Farm Gates & More.

Sawmill: Frick 01 Portable Circular Sawmill W/15’ Carriage, Manual SLB Saw, Saw Dust Blower, 4 Cyl ISUZU Diesel Power Unit.

Terms: Cash or Check W/Current Photo ID. ALL OUT OF STATE CHECKS NEED BANK LETTER PROOF OF FUNDS. Make Plans now to come take a look! Don’t Miss this opportunity to purchase this beautiful property at absolute auction.

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#1061173 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1496 Brown Road, Indiana â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Exceptional 3 BR, 2.5 bath home. Kitchen with new granite counters, ceraamic flr., oak cabinets, all appliances included. All exterior doors/windows and steel insulated garage door (5 yrs.). Central air and breaker box (2015), custom window treatments, roof and siding (12 yrs.). High end carpeting, new 3/4 bath (lower level), garage extra block higher, 10x10 shed with steel door and cement siding. Move right in. $239,000

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#1054145 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Immaculate ranch on level lot.

Home fe eatures 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, ďŹ nished lower level, enclosed 3 season porch, and large attached garage.

#1053488 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two story home in Shadowood.

Meticulously maintained home features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room, hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, and 2 car attached garage

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601 S. 26TH STREET BRENIZER

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916 Marion Road, Indiana

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#1065829

1500 Philadelphia Street, Indiana

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Property is on the corner of 15th and Philadelphia.

(Hosted d by Donna D. Putt - Putt Real Estate)

3 bdrm., 1 bath, 2 story home on a corner lot. Interior newly refurbished. Derry School District.

First ďŹ&#x201A;oor laundry available. $69,000 (Hosted by: Anna Clark)

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Nestled on 56+ acres with Free Gas! Very private estate with amenities too numerous to list! Over 5,400 sq. ftt. with 7 car garage, 4 bdrms., 2 full & 2 half baths. $1,150,000

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3056 Warren Road, Indiana

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586 Grant Street, Indiana

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