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Who’s in the news There is good news today in The Indiana Gazette about these area people: Ariah Rose Alabran, Lois Geyer, Janelle Weaver, Frances Shacreaw, Tyler Helman.

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Inside TUITION INCREASE: Tuition at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities is going up by 3.5 percent./Page 2 SEEKING PARDON: Pope Francis begged forgiveness Thursday for the crimes of the Catholic Church against indigenous people during the colonial conquest of the Americas./Page 3 KILLING SPREE: Authorities say a man killed seven people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including his cousin, over a seven-week period before being arrested Monday./Page 5 FLAG COMES DOWN: South Carolina officials today quietly and quickly removed the Confederate flag from the Statehouse where it has flown for more than a halfcentury./Page 7 MAKING HIS PITCH: Greece’s prime minister sought his party’s backing for a harsh new austerity package today to keep his country in the euro, less than a week after urging Greeks to reject milder cuts in a referendum./Page 7

MEANINGFUL CREATION: One mom is changing lives with capes for tiny superheroes./Page 8

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DOZENS OF people assembled outside the county courthouse this morning to protest the recent tax reassessments.

Reassessment: By the numbers

By CHAUNCEY ROSS

chauncey@indianagazette.net

The value of real estate in Indiana County increased tenfold in just one day last week, officials said Thursday.

The reality is that the registered values of land and buildings — the paper numbers used to calculate taxation — went unadjusted in county records for 47 years, while the “real time” values were set any time property was bought and sold.

“YOU WOULD think that two-thirds of the people in Indiana County would be happy with me today.”

Tim Barr,

Evaluator Services and Technology On paper, the county had $585 million worth of land and buildings until June 30.

The number rose to $5.9 billion

on July 1, when a yearlong project to reassess properties to presentday values reached its first major milestone, according to figures from the assessment firm, Evaluator Services and Technology.

Tim Barr, the vice president and chief technology officer at EST, on Thursday provided figures that could be called preliminary, at best, along with a prediction that county real estate values will settle at about $4.6 billion after appeals are hashed out and when Continued on Page 10

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Deaths Obituaries on Page 4 BOWSER, Mae Belle, 89, Shelocta FULKERSON, Daniel P. “Dan,” 50, McCandless SANFORD, William R. “Bill,” 83, Indiana

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WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. government’s personnel office is rejecting bipartisan calls for her resignation following revelations that hackers stole the personal information of more than 21 million people on her watch.

Katherine Archuleta, director of the federal Office of Personnel Management, said she has no plans to step down and is committed to continuing her work. The KATHERINE White House, which had previously said ARCHULETA President Barack Obama was confident in Archuleta’s leadership, said there was no change in its position.

The escalating calls for Archuleta to be replaced came as the Obama administration disclosed on Thursday that the number of people affected by the federal breach — believed to be the biggest in U.S. history — was far higher than previously reported.

Hackers downloaded Social Security numbers, health histories or other highly sensitive data from OPM’s databases, affecting more than five times the 4.2 million people the government first disclosed this year.

Since then, the administration acknowledged a second, related breach of systems housing private data that individuals submit Continued on Page 4

Wolf vetoes Republicans’ pension bill

By PETER JACKSON Associated Press

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HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf shot down another key Republican agenda item Thursday, vetoing a GOP-crafted bill to overhaul Pennsylvania’s two major public employee pension systems, saying it would provide no immediate cost savings and inadequate long-term savings.

It also would have forced newly hired state government and public school employees to help pay down the cost of existing pensions, the Democratic governor said. In addition, Wolf said, an element of the legislation would have violated federal tax law.

The bill was an improvement over earlier GOP plans, Wolf said. But “it’s still not good for employees moving forward. We are not going to attract good employees to our system with that particular pension bill,” he said Thursday in a live telephone interview with a Pittsburgh radio station.

In a separate statement from his office, Wolf said the GOP’s pension bill “does not address the problems facing our pension system comprehensively and fairly.”

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Fair board unveils life-size cow

FDA steps up heart warnings on pain relievers

By RANDY WELLS

New York Times News Service

Children visiting the 153rd Indiana County Fair this summer can get a realistic demonstration of where one of their favorite beverages comes from — without the risk of getting their toes stepped on by a hoof or getting swatted by a tail.

The Indiana County Fair board of directors Thursday introduced the “Incredible Milking Cow” (she doesn’t have a name yet) that will be the new attraction in the fair’s Kiddie Farm.

Ed Nehrig, the fair’s general manager, said the life-size fiberglass replica of a Holstein milk cow is an interacContinued on Page 10

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is strengthening warnings on painkillers like ibuprofen to say that they cause an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. The over-the-counter forms include Advil, Motrin IB and Aleve.

The distinction was subtle: The labels already say such drugs “may cause” increased risk of heart attack and stroke. But the agency said new data from a recent analysis provided stronger evidence of the increased risk of heart failure from such drugs, called nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are taken by millions of Americans.

In the coming months, the agency said it would ask manufacturers to change the labels to say the drugs “cause an increased risk” of serious heart failure. It also will ask them to add that the risk may occur early Continued on Page 10

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Pope Francis apologizes for church’s ‘grave sins’

By JIM YARDLEY and WILLIAM NEUMAN

New York Times News Service

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — Pope Francis offered a direct apology on Thursday for the complicity of the Roman Catholic Church in the oppression of Latin America during the colonial era, even as he called for a global social movement to shatter a “new colonialism” that has fostered inequality, materialism and the exploitation of the poor.

Speaking to a hall filled with social activists, farmers, garbage workers and Bolivian indigenous people, Francis offered the most ambitious, and biting, address of his South American tour.

He repeated familiar themes in sharply critiquing the global economic order and warning of environmental catastrophe — but also added a twist with his apology.

“Some may rightly say, ‘When the pope speaks of colonialism, he overlooks certain actions of the church,’” Francis said. “I say this to you with regret: Many grave sins were committed against the native people of America in the name of God.” He added: “I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America.”

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POPE FRANCIS shook hands with a mineworker as Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, right, stood

by Thursday in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Francis, an Argentine, is the first Latin American pope, and his apology comes as he is trying to position the church as a refuge and advocate for the poor and dispossessed of his native continent.

During his visit to Ecuador, and now Bolivia, Francis has made broad calls for Latin American unity — on Thursday mentioning “Patria Grande,” the historic ambition to make the continent a unified world force — even as he has sidestepped some local controversies.

Bolivia suffered stark exploitation during Spanish rule, as silver deposits helped finance the Spanish empire, bankroll European colonialism elsewhere and also fill the treasury of the Vatican. Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, is a longtime leftist critic of the church, yet on Thursday he spoke before the pontiff and praised him.

Francis’ criticism of multinational corporations and global capitalism has already brought him criticism and suspicions among some who

question the leftist tint of his ideas.

Morales, a fierce critic of American corporate influence, wore a white shirt and a dark jacket bearing a picture of the communist revolutionary Che Guevara on the left breast.

“For the first time, I feel like I have a pope: Pope Francis,” Morales said.

Francis has filled four consecutive days with appearances, but other than an environmental critique offered in Ecuador, the pope had hewed mostly to theological

topics or broad themes like family, service and mission.

His appearance on Thursday night was at the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements, a congress of global activists working to mobilize and help the poor.

Some people wore Che Guevara T-shirts while some indigenous women wore traditional black bowlers.

Francis drew cheers when he called on the activists and others to change the social order: “I would even say that the future of humanity is in great measure in your own hands, through your ability to organize and carry out creative alternatives, through your daily efforts to ensure the three Ls — labor, lodging, land.”

Francis repeated his condemnation of an economic system rooted in pursuit of money and profits, but in an aside he criticized “certain free-trade treaties” and “austerity, which always tightens the belt of workers and the poor” — a likely reference to Greece.

“Human beings and nature must not be at the service of money,” he said. “Let us say no to an economy of exclusion and inequality, where money rules, rather than service. That economy kills.

That economy excludes. That economy destroys Mother Earth.”

But if Francis again called for change, he also offered no detailed prescription.

“Don’t expect a recipe from this pope,” he said. “Neither the pope nor the church have a monopoly on the interpretation of social reality or the proposal of solution to contemporary issues. I dare say no recipe exists.”

In Latin America, Francis’ apology will likely draw the most attention though he told the audience that Pope John Paul II had already apologized.

In 2000, John Paul made a blanket apology from the Vatican, asking forgiveness from Jews, ethnic populations on different continents and other groups.

Francis’ apology was specific and made on Bolivian soil.

Yet Francis’ agenda for the trip includes bolstering the church, and he noted that many priests and laity had acted with courage on behalf of Latin America and said Catholicism was integral to the continent’s identity.

“An identity which here, as in other countries, some powers are committed to erasing, at times because our faith is revolutionary, because our faith challenges the tyranny of Mammon,” he said.

At the end of the speech, Francis made his familiar request that people pray for him, but mindful that this was a more secular crowd, he added that if people could not pray for him that “you think well of me and that you send me good energy.”

Bush’s new challenge: How to spend $114 million

By STEVE PEOPLES and JULIE BYKOWICZ Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush has shattered political fundraising records with a $114 million haul in the first six months of the year, an extraordinary total designed to instill a sense of shock and awe into his Republican competitors.

Now he has to figure out how to spend it.

Bush and his allies reported Thursday they have collected more than $114 million through the end of June and reported $98 million in the bank, likely at least twice as much as his next closest Republican competitor and more than the outside group backing President Barack Obama in 2012 raised in two years.

“More than the symbolism of surpassing $100 million, the totals demonstrate Bush’s success charting new territory,” said Bush donor Mark Jacobs, a former Texas energy

JEB BUSH ... GOP presidential candidate executive who now lives in Iowa. Bush’s team “has raised more and been more successful than any political organization ever.”

Yet in some ways, now the real test begins.

He helped raise the money, but Bush has no direct control over 90 percent of his new haul. The total announced Thursday includes $103 million raised by Right to Rise, a super PAC that will support Bush in the crowded

GOP contest. The rest, $11.4 million, came into Bush’s formal campaign.

By law, the super PAC can’t take direction from Bush’s Miami-based campaign, and the two operations have limits on how they can communicate.

Based in Los Angeles, Right to Rise will handle a huge part of the costly work of running for president, including buying TV, online and radio commercials, conducting polling and even doing some organizing tasks such as voter outreach in early primary states. Bush’s official campaign and its markedly smaller bank account will pay for his travel and employee salaries, and give him a pot of money from which to craft messages exactly as he sees fit.

Designed with longtime

aides Sally Bradshaw, who now leads the campaign, and Mike Murphy, who now leads the super PAC, it’s a strategy untested in modern politics.

Right to Rise already is advertising on Bush’s behalf. It has spent $47,000 so far on digital media, according to documents filed this week with the Federal Election Commission. The group has also inquired with broadcast and cable stations in the early primary states about booking TV ad time.

The campaign’s broader strategy — and continued fundraising efforts — will be a focus this weekend as Bush gathers with top donors at his family’s Kennebunkport, Maine, compound.

In exchange for gathering $27,000 worth of donations in the first 15 days of the campaign, donors were re-

warded with an “evening picnic” with Bush and his parents, former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush, and a morning “political and campaign briefing” with senior campaign officials.

In announcing its fundraising Thursday, Right to Rise said it had about 9,400 donors who had given $25,000 or less, and about 500 who’d given more. Having made its mark in the bigmoney chase, the Bush cam-

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OBITUARIES

A HELPING HAND

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

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today 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.shoemakerfhmonuments.com.

Mae Belle Bowser Mae Belle Bowser, 89, of Shelocta, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at her residence.

She was born Feb. 28, 1926, in Clarion County, and was a daughter of the late Merle A. Mohney and Willa R. (Wray) Mohney.

She worked 27 years at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital and then at Trader Horn in Kittanning before she retired in 2014.

She was a devoted member of the Alliance Church, in Kittanning, and belonged to Hose Co. #6 Ladies Auxiliary, in Kittanning.

Mae Belle is survived by her son, Joseph A. (Linda) Skursky, of Shelocta; a stepson, William (Margaret) Bowser, Youngstown, Ohio; stepdaughters Laura McElfresh, of Manorville, and Mary Lou Stewart, of Kittanning; grandsons Joseph (Amy) Skursky, Kittanning, and Jeffrey (Patti) Skursky, Shelocta; great-grandchildren Joey (Sallieanne) Skursky, Shaina Skursky, Jeffrey Skursky and Amanda Skursky; great-great-granddaughter Abigail Skursky; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death

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THE INDIANA County Humane Society recently received a donation of $5,000 from First Commonwealth Bank. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Yogi Misra, veterinarian and ICHS board member; Lisa Bell, First Commonwealth; Camille Morris, treasurer of ICHS; Shannon Jackson, president of ICHS board; and Joe Gatti, First Commonwealth Bank Insurance. First Commonwealth is a supporter of the humane society and its annual Cause for Paws Wag-a-palooza to be held Sept. 19 at Blue Spruce Park.

Other events planned to assist the humane society include the Claws & Paws Cash Bash Aug. 1 at the Red Barn Sportsman’s Club, and the Doggone Hootenanny, a country-themed night of dancing Aug. 15 at Whitey’s Peetza & Eatery, Coral. Tickets for both events can be purchased at the shelter on Airport Road or at Whitey’s. For more information, call (724) 465-7387. by her parents; her first husband, Joseph Skursky, in 1980; her second husband, Harry R. Bowser, in 1983; a brother, Merle Mohney II; and a stepdaughter, Dorothy Simpson.

Friends will be received from 2 p.m. until the time of the services at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Kennedy and Blodgett Funeral Home, Kittanning.

The Rev. Mark Applebee will officiate at the service.

Interment will be in Lawn Haven Burial Estates.

For more information, or to sign an online condolence, visit www.snydercrissman. com.

Daniel Fulkerson Daniel P. “Dan“ Fulkerson, 50, of McCandless, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

Dan was the dear son of Patricia F. Daw; beloved fiance of Veronica Dorsch, M.D., and her son Nicholas Girard; father of Bailey Fulkerson; loving brother of Tami Kelly and Carmen Knaus (Chris Queiser); and uncle of Devin, Joseph and Evelyn Kelly.

Dan was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church in Indiana, a sergeant with the Allegheny County Sheriff reserves and a former member of the Highland, Ingomar and Peebles volunteer fire companies. He was fun-loving and enjoyed

shooting and horseback riding. Dan never met a man that didn’t like him. He lived life large.

Friends will be received Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at the H.P. Brandt Funeral Home Inc., 1032 Perry Highway, Ross Township.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in St. Gregory Church, Zelienople. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Allegheny County K-9 Unit or Animal Friends.

Online condolences may be sent to www.brandtfuner alhome.com.

William Sanford William R. “Bill” Sanford, 83, of Indiana, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Indiana Regional Medical Center.

A son of the late Howard T. and Edith Bobinets Sanford, he was born March 20, 1932, in Indiana.

Mr. Sanford was a graduate of Indiana High School and had proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy.

Prior to his retirement from Montgomery Ward, where he was the appliance manager for Greensburg and Indiana, he was the district manager for Metropolitan Insurance in Pittsburgh and Indiana.

Mr. Sanford was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church. He was also a member of the Allied Club, Meadow Lane Golf Course, the Indiana Church Golf League and the Jolly Boys Poker Club.

For the last several years, Mr. Sanford had enjoyed spending winters in Florida.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy B. Smrek Sanford, of Indiana; three

sons: William R. Sanford Jr. and wife Cheryl, of Sutherland, Va.; Greg T. Sanford, of Johnstown; and Jeff Sanford and wife Morgan, of Manhattan, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Katharine Sanford, Leah Vanhuyck and Madeline Sanford; one greatgrandchild, Emma Lee Vanhuyck; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard Sanford and Robert Sanford.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday at Robinson-Lytle Inc., Indiana.

A funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, with the Rev. Don Conroy as celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Bernard Mausoleum.

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Work to be done on Neal Road

By CHAUNCEY ROSS

chauncey@indianagazette.net

GRACETON — The Center Township supervisors announced Thursday that they plan to close Neal Road daily from 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning as early as Monday, for a total reconstruction of almost one mile of the road.

The project, originally set for mid-June and delayed several times by rainy weather, should begin no later than Tuesday and will go on even if there is light rain, Supervisor John Bertolino said.

“We’ll fight through the rain,” he said. “If we get light rain or showers, we’ll be OK. But if we get very heavy rain, that might slow us down.”

The plan is to mill and grade an estimated 1,300 feet

of road per day, and to prepare the 4,500-foot section between the Bork farm and Cherry Run Road for resurfacing on July 21 or 22, according to the supervisors.

In other business at the supervisors’ biweekly payroll meeting, Bertolino and Chairman David “Butch” Smyers reported two township residents so far have applied for appointment to the supervisor seat vacated in June by Robert Pozik.

The supervisors set July 21 as the deadline for applications; they plan to name a temporary replacement on Aug. 3 to serve until the end of the year. Township residents will elect someone to complete the final two years of Pozik’s term in the November general election.

Data hack worse than earlier reported Continued from Page 1 during background investigations to obtain security clearances.

Although the government declined to name the hackers, officials said the same party was responsible for both hacks. Numerous U.S. lawmakers who have been briefed on the federal investigation have pointed the finger at China.

Word that the breach was far more severe than previously acknowledged drew indignation from members of Congress who have said the administration has not done enough to protect personal data in their systems, as well as calls for Archuleta and her top deputies to resign. House Republican leaders — Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Whip Steve Scalise — called for Archuleta’s resignation, and Boehner said the president must “take a strong stand against incompetence.”

Even some members of Obama’s own party, usually reluctant to criticize the administration, joined the call for Archuleta to go.

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia decried Archuleta for a “slow and uneven response” that he said had undermined confidence

in her abilities.

“It is time for her to step down, and I strongly urge the administration to choose new management with proven abilities to address a crisis of this magnitude with an appropriate sense of urgency and accountability,” Warner said.

Among the data the hackers stole: criminal, financial, health, employment and residency histories, as well as information about their families and acquaintances.

The second, larger attack affected more than 19 million people who applied for clearances, as well as nearly 2 million of their spouses, housemates and others.

“Such incompetence is inexcusable,” said House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, in repeating his calls for Archuleta’s resignation. Chaffetz said Archuleta and her aides had “consciously ignored the warnings and failed to correct these weaknesses.”

Yet Archuleta insisted Thursday she would not step down, telling reporters during a conference call, “I am committed to the work that I am doing.”

“I truly understand the impact this has on our current

and former employees, our military personnel and our contractors,” she added.

Archuleta said the hackers also obtained user names and passwords that prospective employees used to fill out their background investigation forms, as well as the contents of interviews conducted as part of those investigations. But the government insisted there were no indications that the hackers have used the data they stole.

Members of Congress including Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid have said China was behind the attack, and investigators previously told The Associated Press that the U.S. government was increasingly confident that China’s government — not criminal hackers — was responsible for the extraordinary theft.

But Michael Daniel, Obama’s cybersecurity coordinator, said Thursday that the government wasn’t yet ready to say who was responsible. Still, he added cryptically, “Just because we’re not doing public attribution does not mean that we’re not taking steps to deal with the matter.”

China has publicly denied involvement in the break-in.

The administration said it

has stepped up its cybersecurity efforts by proposing new legislation, urging private industry to share more information about attacks and examining how the government conducts sensitive background investigations.

“Each and every one of us at OPM is committed to protecting the safety and the security of the info that is placed in our trust,” Archuleta said. In early June, government employees received notice that OPM would offer credit-monitoring services and identitytheft insurance to those affected.

Meanwhile, the White House waited about a month before telling the public that hackers had stolen the personal information of millions of people associated with the government, people directly involved with the investigation told the AP last month.

“It’s a treasure trove of information about everybody who has worked for, tried to work for, or works for the United States government,” FBI Director James Comey said Thursday, describing the scope of the breach as “huge” and “a very big deal.”

Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and Ted Bridis contributed to this report.

Wolf vetoes Republicans’ pension bill Continued from Page 1 The Republican majorities in the House and Senate had pushed the legislation to Wolf’s desk last week without input from the governor or a single vote of support from Democratic legislators.

The three ranking Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate issued a statement saying they were “dismayed” by the rejection. The proposal would have ended the traditional pension benefit in favor of an alternative that would include 401(k)-style defined contribution plans for future state and school employees.

“With this veto, Gov. Wolf will be taking another step to ensure Pennsylvanians pay significantly higher taxes, in order to fund an outdated retirement system which is out of step with what average Pennsylvanians receive,” the GOP lead-

ers said in the statement.

During and after his campaign for governor, Wolf maintained that he supported the existing traditional pension benefit, and opposed scrapping it in favor of a 401(k)-style plan.

When the state’s 2014-15 fiscal year ended last week, Wolf vetoed a $30.2 billion Republican budget plan and a separate GOP-crafted bill that would have privatized Pennsylvania’s statecontrolled liquor and wine sales, leaving the state without a budget. But he held on to the pension bill until the day before the deadline for signing it or allowing it to become law without his signature.

Many states are struggling to cover the rising cost of their state and school pension plans.

While 31 states maintain defined-benefit plans as their primary retirement benefit, others offer differ-

ent plans on a competing or mandatory basis, according to the Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures.

Since 2009, eight states have replaced their defined-benefit plans with an alternative such as a defined-contribution, hybrid or cash-balance plan, said Anna Petrini, a policy associate for NCSL. By November, 13 states will not offer new employees a definedbenefit plan, she said.

The Pennsylvania bill would have had little effect on the roughly 700,000 current employees, retirees and beneficiaries in the traditional defined-benefit pension plans.

But most future state and school employees would have seen changes designed to reduce payments of about $11 billion over three decades on an estimated $53 billion pension debt that is partly the result

of the state paying less than its fair share in previous years.

The scuttled plan would have combined a 401(k)style defined-contribution plan, whose cost would be shared by employees and employers, and a “cash-balance” plan financed by the employees.

Future employees would have been required to contribute at least 3 percent of their salary into the defined-contribution plan and employers would have had to contribute an additional 2.9 percent for school employees and 4 percent for state workers.

The employees also would have been required to contribute 3 percent of their salary into the cashbalance plan, which would guarantee them a 4 percent return and any excess investment gains would be shared between the employee and employer.

Directors plan to hire staff, repair buildings

By SEAN YODER

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KENWOOD — The Penns Manor Area School District is getting its house in order in preparation for the coming school year by doing a few building repairs, renewing contracts and paving the way for new hires.

At Thursday night’s school board meeting, the administration received permission to post staff openings for the months of July and August as needed. Superintendent Daren Johnston didn’t make any specific hire requests but said the motion was in case a hiring situation arose and the district was between summer board meetings.

The board voted to do away with the reading curriculum leader position as a paid extracurricular duty.

There were overlaps in re-

PENNS MANOR AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT sponsibility with the language curriculum leader, which the district will retain, Johnston said.

The board voted to renew its agreement with Aesop, a substitute placement and absence management system at a cost of $3,642 for the 2015-16 school year. The district also now has a fresh agreement renewal with Edulink, which provides services such as teacher evaluations, at a cost of $3,912. A motion passed moving the date of the overnight football camp at Seph Mack to Aug. 16 through Aug. 21. It had been Aug. 9 through Aug. 14.

Johnston also reported the gym has been repainted and most of the banners have

been hung.

The board also voted to: • Accept the resignation of Darlene Rizzo as yearbook adviser and grant the administration permission to post for the position.

• Give a 2 percent salary increase to Julianne Miller, secretary to the superintendent; Connie Patterson, administrative assistant to the business manager; and Joel White, network technician.

• Renew the agreement with Meadows Universal Community Behavioral Health to pay $60 per day for education for any student admitted there.

• Use Title II grant funds to maintain small class sizes in grade 2. Grade 2 would have had two classrooms with 27 students each, but Title II funds allowed the district to avoid a furlough.

• Approve a contract with Tom Talmage Painting for

$6,000 to prepare and paint the underside of the high school bus port.

• Approve a contract with Allegheny Glass and Mirror for $3,171 to supply and install tempered glass in the nurse’s office and high school library hallways.

• Replace six chalkboards with dry erase boards through Myron Davis at a cost of $4,060.

• Approve a contract with MDS Construction Inc. for $5,650 to replace two storm inlet drains in the elementary parking lot.

• Make the school nutfree for the 2015-16 school year due to the increasing number of students with allergies.

• Hire Mandi Gillo as a 2.5-hour per day cafeteria monitor at a rate of $12.85 per hour after the probationary period of 60 work days.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge is dismissing a case by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and several other news organizations seeking to force the state government to keep employee emails for two years.

A Commonwealth Court panel dismissed the case Thursday, eight months after a judge denied the news organizations’ request for an injunction.

The state Supreme Court also declined a request to intervene in the case.

The decision allows 47 state agencies to continue letting employees decide whether emails have no use as public records and can be permanently deleted.

The news organizations contended that the policy violates Pennsylvania’s Rightto-Know Law. But in the court decision, Judge Dan Pellegrini wrote that the law doesn’t have a record retention requirement or outlaw the destruction of records.

Man pleads guilty in fatal crash

Mother arraigned in toddler’s death PITTSBURGH (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old Pennsylvania girl found dead in a ravine has been arraigned on charges she asphyxiated her after becoming angry about helping the toddler clean herself after using the toilet.

Adriene Williams, 26, of Wilkinsburg, was arraigned Wednesday on criminal homicide and other charges in the death of her daughter, Adrionna.

Williams was arrested Tuesday by Allegheny County police.

She was ordered jailed without bail until her July 17 preliminary hearing.

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HONESDALE (AP) — A suburban New York man has admitted to letting his unlicensed teenage daughter drive a sport utility vehicle that crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania last summer, killing three other teens.

Michael Ware, 54, of Scarsdale, N.Y., pleaded guilty Thursday in Wayne County Court to three counts each of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment in the Aug. 30 crash. Prosecutors say Ware gave permission to his then-15-year-old daughter to drive his Chevrolet Suburban on the day of the crash.

The SUV flipped over in Paupack Township, killing 15-year-old Council Rock High School sophomores Ryan Lesher, Shamus Digney and Cullen Keffer. Three others were hurt.

The teenage driver was sentenced to indefinite probation, but was spared jail time.

Ware faces up to 21 years in prison when he’s sentenced on Aug. 20.

Vet: Dog’s stomach filled with debris MARS (AP) — A Pennsylvania veterinarian has “retrieved� 62 hair bands, eight pairs of underwear and other items from the stomach of a junk-gobbling Labrador.

Emily Cottle, the head technician at Good Shepherd’s Veterinary Hospital in Mars, says Dr. Hisham Ibrahim found those items inside Tiki.

Cottle told WTAE-TV about last week’s amazing surgery during the animal’s followup visit on Wednesday.

The doctor did exploratory surgery on the dog after it didn’t respond to medicine for vomiting, diarrhea and a loss of appetite.

By PETER JACKSON Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday he believes his death penalty moratorium is on solid legal ground, despite court challenges by prosecutors including the state attorney general, and he warned against “a rush to judgment� on such an important issue before a bipartisan legislative panel issues its findings.

Wolf’s comments came after Attorney General Kathleen Kane, a fellow Democrat, asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rule that the moratorium is unconstitutional and to overturn it. “I want to do what’s right,�

Wolf said in a telephone interview with KQV Newsradio in Pittsburgh. “I think we owe it to ourselves, to future generations and to what’s right to see what that commission says and weigh the evidence.�

Kane’s request on Monday that the state high court nullify the governor’s moratorium echoes arguments that Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams raised in his challenge of another capital case pending before the state’s high court, Wolf said.

Wolf imposed the moratorium in February, shortly after he took office, calling Pennsylvania’s capital punishment system error-prone

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The summer treat made with eggs is being pulled from Rita’s stores across the country due to an egg shortage and has been replaced by soft-serve ice cream. “Until we can get enough eggs, we’ve replaced our custard with a high-quality, premium ice cream soft-serve

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More than 48 million turkeys and chickens have died or were euthanized because of the H5N2 avian flu virus that hit Midwest farms this spring.

As a result, nationwide egg production in May dropped 5 percent from last year, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.

By MICHAEL CATALINI and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

A man killed seven people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania over a seven-week period during shooting rampages in which at least some victims may have been targeted at random, authorities said Thursday.

The killings began in Elizabeth, N.J., in mid-May and ended 70 miles away in Pennsylvania on Sunday, when three people were shot in the middle of the night, two as they sat in a car.

Todd West, 22, of Elizabeth, was arrested Monday by police in Allentown who spotted him and an accomplice who matched the descriptions of two men wanted for robberies earlier in the day, prosecutors said.

The police work “may have prevented more people from being killed, potentially, because it’s pretty apparent that these guys meant business,� said Terry Houck, first district attorney in Pennsylvania’s Northampton County, where one of the killings occurred.

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Prosecutors said his first victim was a cousin, killed in an apartment building in Elizabeth on May 18. Three other victims were killed June 25 in Elizabeth.

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Houck said no connection had been found among the victims in the two states. “Nothing other than random at this point,� Houck said.

Authorities said they did not know much about West’s background. New Jersey court records show he pleaded guilty to theft in 2012 and was found guilty of a drug charge in 2013.

Police and prosecutors in the two states gave the following account of the shootings: On June 25 in Elizabeth, he killed Dennis Vega, 28, of Elizabeth, early in the morning. Vega was found lying on the ground dying of gunshot wounds. Late that night, West fatally shot Jamil Payne, 29, and then about an hour later, Kelvin Nelson, 32. They were found about a mile apart.

Shortly after Nelson was reported attacked, police responded to another shooting by West. That victim is expected to survive.

The same .38-caliber revolver was used in all four shootings.

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On Sunday, West confessed to killing three people during the middle of the night in eastern Pennsylvania.

Kory Ketrow, 22, was fatally shot shortly after 3 a.m. in Easton as he was walking home from a friend’s house.

Less than an hour later, Francine Ramos, 32, was found dead of gunshot wounds in the driver’s seat of a car in Allentown. Trevor Davante Hall Gray, 21, appeared to stagger away and was found leaning against a nearby parked car with gunshot wounds. He died a short time later.

Allentown police said West confessed to the killings in Allentown and Easton.

West identified an Easton man as having purchased the ammunition used in the Pennsylvania shootings and a Newark man as the person who drove him to both crime scenes.

Both were charged in connection with the killings.

Surveillance video was recovered showing the purchase of the ammunition at a Walmart in Easton at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday, police said.

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Pennsylvania has executed only three murderers since the death penalty was legalized in the 1970s, the most recent in 1999.

Kane filed her request to the state’s high court in the case of Michael, who was convicted of killing a York County teenager 22 years ago.

The governor’s policy exceeds his authority and is a threat to the justice system, Kane’s filing said.

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and expensive. He said he would issue reprieves at least until he receives the overdue report by the panel that is examining the death penalty. “The constitution is pretty clear that I have the right to grant reprieves,� the governor said. “That’s what I’ve done, so we’ll see how this goes.�

He has granted three reprieves so far, canceling scheduled executions for Terrance Williams, of Philadelphia; Robert Diamond, of Bucks County; and Hubert Lester Michael, of Cumberland County.

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uiz time: Which American president was attacked by a “killer rabbit”? It was Jimmy Carter, although the incident says more about the news media than it does about Carter.

He was fishing from a boat in a pond when a rabbit swam frantically for the president’s boat.

Where’s the Secret Service when you need it? Carter fended off the rabbit with an oar.

A few months later, Carter’s press secretary happened to mention the incident to a reporter. Soon there was a flood of articles and cartoons about a hapless president cowed and outmatched by a wet bunny.

One of our worst traits in journalism is that when we have a narrative in our minds, we often plug in anecdotes that confirm it. Thus we managed to portray President Gerald Ford, a first-rate athlete, as a klutz. And we used a distraught rabbit to confirm the narrative of Carter as a lightweight cowed by anything that came along.

The press and chattering class have often been merciless to Carter. Early on, cartoons mocked him as a country rube using an outhouse or associating with pigs, writers pilloried him as a sanctimonious hick, and in recent years it has been common to hear that he’s anti-Israel or anti-Semitic (This about the man whose Camp David accord ensured Israel’s future!).

Now that Carter is 90 and has been an ex-president longer than anyone in history, it’s time to correct the record. He is anything but an empty suit.

At a time when “principled politicians” sometimes seem a null set, it’s remarkable how often Carter showed spine.

He has a new memoir, “A Full Life,” out Nicholas Kristof this week, recounting that his father was writes a column a segregationist. Yet Jimmy Carter says he for The New York was the only white man in his town who Times. refused to join the White Citizens’ Council, and he fought to integrate his church.

At one point, after a racist slur was posted on his door, he considered giving up and moving away.

Carter persevered. When he was inaugurated governor of Georgia, he declared, “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.” He then erected a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. in the State Capitol.

A black woman who was a convicted murderer, Mary Prince, was assigned to work at the governor’s mansion in a work-release program. Carter became convinced that she was innocent and later applied to be her parole officer, so he could take her to the White House to be his daughter’s nanny. Prince was eventually pardoned.

It’s true that Carter sometimes floundered as president. He also had great difficulty, as an outsider, managing Washington, and suffered from a measure of anti-Southern prejudice.

When the Reagans took over 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., their interior decorator reportedly couldn’t wait to “get the smell of catfish out of the White House.”

But Carter was also a pioneer. He was the first to elevate human rights in foreign policy. He appointed large numbers of women, Latinos and blacks. He installed solar panels on the White House (President Ronald Reagan removed them).

He established diplomatic relations with China.

Carter also had a deep sense of honesty — sometimes too deep. Other politicians have affairs and deny them. Carter didn’t have affairs but nonetheless disclosed that “I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” File that under “too much information.”

After leaving the presidency, Carter could have spent his time on the golf course. Instead, he roamed the globe advocating for human rights and battling diseases from malaria to blinding trachoma.

Because of Carter’s work, the world is very close to eradicating Guinea worm disease, an excruciating ailment, and has made enormous headway against elephantiasis and river blindness as well. Only five cases of Guinea worm disease have been reported worldwide in 2015: It’s a race, Carter acknowledges, between him and the Guinea worm to see which outlasts the other.

I’m betting on Carter. In 2007, I joined him on an Africa visit because his aides said it would be his last major foreign trip.

So as we sat by a creek for an interview, I noted that this was his last major overseas trip and — “Whatever would give you that idea?” Carter interrupted.

His icy tone made clear that he planned to be touring remote Ethiopian villages until at least his 200th birthday.

Carter, the one-termer who was a pariah in his own party, may well have improved the lives of more people in more places over a longer period of time than any other recent president. So we in the snooty media world owe him an apology: We were wrong about you, Mr. President. You’re not a lightweight at all, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll do in your next 90 years!

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They hate us, but who cares?

n her 1985 speech after receiving the CNN) are not biased, while conservabest actress Oscar for her role in tives, who favor Fox News and conser“Places in the Heart,” actress Sally vative talk radio as an antidote to what Field famously gushed, “You like me; they perceive as an imbalance in the you really, really like me.” mainstream media, have a different The latest in a long history of perception. And perception surveys examining the pubis reality when it comes to lic’s level of trust in the news ratings and profits. media might paraphrase The downward trajectory Field’s line this way: “You hate of the public’s trust in media us; you really, really hate us, is not encouraging for those but we don’t care.” of us in what used to be conThe 2015 State of the First sidered, at least by those in Amendment Survey, a project it, as an honorable profesof the Newseum Institute’s sion, the only one menFirst Amendment Center, has tioned in the Constitution, if “discovered” what most of us you don’t count government could have told them. Accordas a profession. ing to the survey, “Only 24 perThe survey suggests that cent now think that the news controversies about NBC media try to report on news News anchor Brian Williams without bias. This represents a (embellishing and distorting 17-point drop from last year facts) and George and a 22-point drop from Cal Thomas Stephanopoulos of ABC 2013. In fact, the 24 percent writes a News (failure to disclose who now say the media try to column contributions to the Clinton report news without bias is the distributed by Foundation) “have taken lowest since we began asking Tribune Media their toll on news media this question in 2004.” credibility among AmeriServices.

The survey also revealed cans. It is also possible that that Democrats (36 percent) the public is reacting negaare more likely to think that the news tively to media coverage of the highmedia try to be unbiased than do ei- profile events in Ferguson and Baltither Republicans (19 percent) or inde- more over the past year.” pendents (21 percent).

As with previous surveys that have Though the survey doesn’t distin- indicated growing public distrust of guish between media some regard as journalists, even disgust of the news conservative and others as liberal, I media, there is no response so far from would venture to guess that Democrats any of the major news organizations, mostly believe the media they con- no statement of what they intend to do sume (broadcast networks, NPR and about it.

CAL THOMAS

No other business operates this way.

If a department store is losing customers because of poor selection and high prices, the store wouldn’t tell customers to shop elsewhere if they don’t like their products and prices. If it did, it would quickly go out of business. Not so the news media. They lay people off; they reduce the size of their newspapers, but they refuse to acknowledge their biases and do something to win back viewers and readers.

The denial is complete and across the board. When Larry King had a show on CNN and one of these surveys was published, he would have a panel of journalists on to discuss the subject of bias. None would admit to bias, even when callers accused them of it. Instead, they seemed to suggest there must be something wrong with the public’s impression of them and thus the information consumer was to blame, which is a far cry from the old retail slogan “the customer is always right.”

A healthy journalism is vital to a free society. If the public doesn’t trust the news they are getting; if they believe the institution focuses too much on trivialities and distractions instead of consequential things; if they don’t believe reporters are being truthful, then not only is the profession’s credibility damaged, the country’s stability is, too.

And that leads to poor leadership, which is one reason we have so many bad leaders in both parties and at all levels.

Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.

Tax issue also about containing costs

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s residents of Indiana County on June 30. Unfortunately, the govergrapple with reassessment no- nor vetoed the measure. tices, we must recognize the unSenate Bill 1 would have provided derlying issue — the overall burden of $11 billion in savings by moving new property taxes is driven by the cost of state and school district employees to a running local government, primarily defined contribution plan similar to school districts. those that cover most PennThe Indiana County comsylvania workers. SB 1 would missioners had the unenvihave only impacted new emable task of updating a reployees. Current employees assessment system that is and retirees would have realmost 50 years old and bemained in the current system. yond antiquated. They are However, elected officials working within the confines would have been moved into of the current system and the new defined contribution doing their best under diffisystem upon re-election. cult circumstances.

That’s a move I’ve advocated As taxpayers, it’s imporfor several years. If we want tant for us to keep in mind change, it’s only fair that legisthe basis for these costs. On lators lead by example. average, of the property tax Even as we continue workbill paid by landowners in ing for meaningful pension Indiana County: 70 percent reform, the school property is school districts, 23 pertax burden must be adSTATE SEN. cent county government dressed. There are proposals and 7 percent municipal in Harrisburg to ease that DON WHITE government. burden through a shift from Also keep in mind that real estate to other taxes. pension costs are the main cost driver However, that’s only half the equation. for school districts and therefore the In the end the financial burden reprimary cause for real estate tax in- mains on the taxpayer. creases. Recognizing that fact, the LegThat’s why I’ve introduced Senate Bill islature sent Senate Bill 1 to Gov. Wolf 909.

AS I SEE IT

Cost containment must be part of the property tax relief solution, otherwise any relief provided will be shortlived.

If enacted, my bill would require voter approval of any future school district real estate tax increases. If voters believe an increase in their real estate taxes is warranted to fund schools, they should be empowered with making that decision while accepting accountability for the increased tax burden.

While opponents of real referenda claim voters will always reject tax increases, data from other states that require voter approval do not support that view. In fact, voters are willing to approve school tax and spending increases when they are convinced they are worthwhile and will be used responsibly.

My legislation not only empowers voters, but makes them more accountable for the educational environment in their own communities, while encouraging school districts to convince the public the product being provided is worth additional taxpayer investment.

State Sen. Don White, R-Indiana, represents the 41st Senatorial District, which includes Indiana County.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Gun deaths vs. car deaths We had a great July Fourth and celebrated with old friends, a few beers and good food. I hope you all did, too.

Then I read Monday’s headline in the Gazette: “10 killed, 54 injured by gun violence in Chicago,” and this was enough to spoil the whole idea of our national birthday. I know that fireworks are a common part of July 4 … but guns?

Recently a young white guy who was fond of wearing the Confederate battle flag allegedly went to a Bible study meeting with a gun and killed nine churchgoers. The innocent victims have all been eulogized and buried, but the debate rages on in the press and on TV. Should the Confederate battle flag be flying above state buildings? Should the Southern states repent their racist past? Should the statues of Robert E. Lee be torn down, just like that statue of Saddam Hussein?

Stop there for a moment and reconsider: What is “gun” violence? A gun is a piece of

metal and only becomes a lethal weapon when a human being pulls the trigger.

Guns don’t kill people … people do.

Mark 2015 in your memory as the year when — according to The Atlantic’s website www.theatlantic. com — gun deaths are poised to overtake car deaths as the No. 1 killer in the USA (predicted as 33,000 by guns vs. 32,000 by autos). Sadly, 60 percent of those gun deaths will be suicides.

American private citizens own more guns than any other country except perhaps Iraq and Syria, and that does not include the many law enforcement agencies and the armed forces.

Isn’t it about time we had a serious, adult conversation about guns, beyond the limits of the Second Amendment and the NRA? Surely, that is the least 33,000 people deserve.

Julieann C. Knox Indiana

God to have last word My heart was broken whenever I heard the news about “gay” marriage being made legal throughout the United States. Have these judges never read the Bible?

They need to read Genesis 19, the whole chapter. Then skipping to the New Testament, they need to turn to First Corinthians 6:9-11.

These Scripture verses certainly let a person know what God, our creator, thinks of homosexuality.

God will not be mocked! He will have the last word, and the USA will suffer for turning from God. Jayne Henry Indiana

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Greek PM to sell austerity deal to party

NYSE: Outage caused by update

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Stock Exchange said an outage of more than three hours was caused by problems associated with a software upgrade on the exchange’s computers.

The NYSE said in a statement Thursday that the upgrade caused communication problems between its trading software and other systems, causing customers’ orders to not go through.

The problem became severe enough by late morning Wednesday that the exchange decided to suspend trading at 11:32 a.m. so the problem could be addressed. Orders were canceled, trading software was restarted and backup units were brought online, the exchange said.

The exchange restarted trading at 3:10 p.m.

ATHENS, Greece — Left-wing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought his party’s backing for a harsh new austerity package today to keep his country in the euro — less than a week after urging Greeks to reject milder cuts in a referendum.

Government ministers signed off on the sweeping new measures — likely to extend the recession after six years of painful decline — that include pension cuts and tax hikes. In exchange, Greece wants a three-year financial support program worth nearly $60 billion and some form of debt relief.

The measures were sent to rescue creditors who will meet this weekend to decide whether to approve them.

The proposed new bailout would be Greece’s third since it lost access to financing from bond markets in 2010.

In an unusual procedure, Tsipras is first seeking authorization from par-

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liament to negotiate with the creditors based on the proposal in a vote today. He is essentially asking his Syriza party to sign off on the U-turn despite more than 60 percent of voters opposing more austerity in Sunday’s referendum.

Tsipras was convening his party’s lawmakers for discussions this morning before the parliamentary debate.

The coalition government has 162 seats in the 300-member parliament and pledged backing on a deal from a large section of opposition lawmakers. But failure to deliver votes from his own government would likely topple his coalition.

The proposals are to be discussed by eurozone finance ministers on Saturday, ahead of a summit of the European Union’s 28 leaders Sunday.

Though German officials would not be drawn on the merits of the Greek proposal, French President Francois Hollande said they are “serious and credible.”

France’s Socialist government has been among the Greek government’s few allies in the eurozone during the

past months of tough negotiations.

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the man who chairs eurozone finance ministers’ meetings, said the proposals were “extensive” but would not say whether he thought they were sufficient.

Later today, Dijsselbloem was to hold a conference call with the leaders of other key creditors, the European Union’s executive Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas says they will likely send their assessment of the Greek proposal to the eurozone finance ministers later today.

In Greece, government officials were confident their concessions would be accepted by the creditors.

Alternate Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas said he expected parliament to sign off on the proposal.

The negotiations have come amid capital controls in Greece, with banks shut since late last month and Greeks restricted to cash withdrawals of 60 euros ($67) per day.

Although credit and debit cards work freely within the country, many businesses are refusing to accept them and insisting on cash-only payments. All money transfers abroad, including bill payments, require special permission from a finance ministry committee.

Mardas said the banks would be gradually restored to operation. They are currently to remain closed through Monday, at which time he said a new order would be issued expanding what transactions can be carried out.

Tsipras could face a tough battle to convince his party hard-liners to back his proposal.

Before the proposals were finalized Thursday, a prominent dissenter, Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, urged the government not to sign a third bailout.

“The choices we have are tough ... but the worst, the most humiliating and unbearable choice is an agreement that will surrender, loot and subjugate our people and this country,” he told a business conference.

Iran accuses U.S. of shifting

23 die in stampede at charity handout DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A stampede in central Bangladesh left 22 women and a child dead early today when hundreds of people stormed the home of a businessman for a charity handout during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, police said.

Another 30 were injured and rushed to a hospital in Mymensingh, a town 70 miles north of the capital, Dhaka, said police officer Kamrul Islam.

The crowd gathered outside the tobacco businessman’s home around 4 a.m. and stormed in when the gates were opened to collect free clothing, Islam said. Survivors said there were about 1,000 people, mostly elderly women, in front of the house.

Authorities detained six people, including the businessman, who did not request police presence at his house for the distribution.

Candy sickens 1,080 students MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say more than 1,000 people, mostly students, have fallen ill in a southern Philippine province after eating fruitflavored candy sold by vendors during their school recess.

Provincial disaster management officer Abel de Guzman said today no deaths have been recorded, but at least 1,080 students in southern Surigao del Sur province received emergency treatment after vomiting and complaining of nausea, dizziness, stomach pain and headaches. They were from the provincial capital, Tandag, and the towns of Cagwait, Tago, Bayabas and Marihatag.

Tandag Mayor Roxane Pimentel said some children reported falling ill just minutes after eating candy flavored with durian, mangosteen and mango that was sold cheaply by vendors.

She said seven people have been arrested.

Descendant irked at $10 bill change COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Doug Hamilton is just fine with the plans to put a woman’s portrait on U.S. paper money. But he’d like the Treasury Department to leave the $10 bill alone.

The 10-spot has since 1929 carried the prominent visage of Hamilton’s greatgreat-great-great-greatgrandfather, Alexander Hamilton.

It’s a source of family pride in Doug Hamilton’s house in suburban Columbus, so he’s speaking out over the proposal that has the first Treasury secretary sharing the note with a deserving woman yet to be chosen.

The 64-year-old salesman for IBM takes issue with the “diminishing” of Alexander Hamilton. He’s urging people to sign a petition and this weekend will be making his case at a series of events planned around the anniversary of Hamilton’s death in 1804.

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SOUTH CAROLINA Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday signed a bill into law enabling the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds as former South Carolina governors and officials looked on at the Statehouse in Columbia.

Confederate flag comes down at S.C. Statehouse

By JEFFREY COLLINS and MEG KINNARD Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — With protracted emotional debates and raucous protests behind them, South Carolina officials today quietly and quickly removed the Confederate flag from the Statehouse where it has flown for more than a half-century.

The state conducted a simple, short ceremony at 10 a.m. to remove the rebel banner, which was surrounded in its final hours by ropes and barricades.

“We will bring it down with dignity and we will make sure it is stored in its rightful place,” South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said.

A special van used to transport historical artifacts took the flag to the Confederate relic room, where it eventually will be housed in a multimillion-dollar shrine lawmakers promised to build as part of a compromise to get the bill ordering the flag’s removal through the House.

South Carolina’s leaders first flew the battle flag over the Statehouse dome in 1961 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. It remained there to represent official opposition to the civil rights movement.

Decades later, mass protests against the flag by those who said it was a symbol of racism and white supremacy led to a compromise in 2000 with

lawmakers who insisted that it symbolized Southern heritage and states’ rights. The two sides came to an agreement to move the flag from the dome to a 30-foot pole next to a Confederate monument in front of the Statehouse.

Thousands of people showed up in 2000 for the transfer. Flag supporters shouted, “Off the dome and in your face!” at protesters who wanted the flag gone, a line of police in special gear separating the two sides. A pair of Citadel cadets, one white and one black, lowered the flag from the dome as a dozen Confederate re-enactors marched to the brand new flagpole and raised the rebel banner.

The flagpole will also be taken down, but no time frame has been announced for that.

The flag came down 23 days after the massacre of state Sen. Clementa Pinckney and eight others inside Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Haley signed the bill with 13 pens. Nine of them went to the families of the victims.

Authorities say they believe the killings were racially motivated. By posing with the Confederate flag before the shootings, suspect Dylann Storm Roof, who has not yet entered a plea to nine counts of murder, convinced some that the flag’s reputation for white supremacy and racial op-

pression had trumped its symbolism of Southern heritage and ancestral pride.

“People say he was wrapped in hate, that he was a hateful person,” said Democratic Rep. Justin Bamberg.

“Well, his hate was wrapped in the cloak of that Confederate flag. That is why that flag is coming down.”

Supporters of the flag were disappointed, but resigned.

“It’s just like the conclusion of the war itself,” said Rep. Mike Pitts, who submitted several amendments to fly a different flag on the pole that all failed. “The issue was settled, and the nation came back together to move on.”

States across the nation are moving on without their Confederate symbols. The rebel flag is gone from the Alabama Capitol, and the U.S. House voted that it can no longer fly at historic federal cemeteries in the Deep South. A city council committee in Memphis wants to move a statue and the remains of Civil War hero and slave trader Nathan Bedford Forrest out of a prominent park, and officials in Alaska want a new moniker for a U.S. Census district named for Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton.

Haley said the removal of symbols that have become divisive is the right thing to do for the family members of those killed at Charleston’s Emanuel AME.

VIENNA (AP) — The Iran nuclear talks turned today from talk of progress to a blame game, with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accusing the United States of shifting its demands. He dismissed a warning that the U.S. is ready to quit the negotiations as counterproductive.

Hours after his comments, Zarif met again with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for another try at resolving differences standing in the way of a landmark deal that offers Iran sanctions relief in exchange for long-term and verifiable curbs on nuclear programs which Tehran could turn to making weapons.

The tougher rhetoric mirrored the frustrations by the sides as the current round of talks entered its 14th day. After blowing past two extensions, negotiators had hoped to wrap up the talks by today, but Zarif’s comments cast doubts that agreement was near.

The sides had hoped to seal a deal before the end of Thursday in Washington in attempts to avoid delays in implementing their promises.

By missing that target, the U.S. and Iran now have to wait for a 60-day congressional review period during which President Barack Obama cannot waive sanctions on Iran. Had they reached a deal by then, the review would have been only 30 days.

Iran is unlikely to begin a substantial rollback of its nuclear program until it gets sanctions relief in return.

The talks are formally between Iran and six world powers but have devolved into U.S.-Iranian negotiations over recent months, with diplomats saying the other nations were ready to accept terms agreed to by Tehran and Washington. Zarif’s critical comments were thus seen as mostly directed against Washington.

Still, disagreements also have surfaced recently between the U.S. and Russia. Moscow supports Iranian demands for at least a partial lifting of the conventional arms embargo as part of any deal. That’s something Washington opposes, and an issue Zarif appeared to touch on in his comments to Iranian state television.

Beyond “witnessing a change of stances” from the other side, Zarif noted a “different stand” on some issues among the six nations.

“This situation has made the work difficult,” he said.

Joint Chiefs nominee: Russia biggest threat to security

By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Russia poses the world’s greatest threat to U.S. national security, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff declared on Thursday. The White House quickly distanced the president from that blunt assessment.

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford told senators at his confirmation hearing, “If you want to talk about a nation

that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I’d have to point to Russia.

And if you look at their behavior, it’s nothing short of alarming.”

The four-star general said there are other threats to the nation, which must be addressed in concert.

He pointed to China with its expanding military capability and presence in the Pacific, North Korea with its ballistic missile capability and Islamic State militants.

But he said, “My assess-

ment today ... is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security.”

At the White House, press secretary Josh Earnest distanced Obama from the assessment, saying Dunford’s comments reflected his own view and not necessarily “the consensus analysis of the president’s national security team.”

Yet Earnest said that much has changed since 2012, when Obama mocked his GOP opponent, Mitt Rom-

ney, for calling Russia the top U.S. geopolitical threat.

Earnest said Russia’s destabilizing actions in Ukraine and “saber-rattling” over its nuclear program and military activities near borders with NATO allies have increased U.S. concerns.

Relations between Russia and the West have sunk to post-Cold War lows after Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and its support for a proRussian insurgency in eastern Ukraine.

The general told the committee that Russia is a nuclear power that not only has the capability to violate the sovereignty of U.S. allies and do things that are inconsistent with U.S. national security interests, but is actually doing so.

However, he also said he thinks it’s important to maintain a military-to-military relationship with Russia to improve trust and mitigate the risk of either nation miscalculating the moves of the other.

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What to say when ‘you’re so skinny’

By PHILIP GALANES

New York Times News Service

QUESTION: I am a very skinny woman. I have always been thin, but over the last few years, I have lost a great deal of weight because of depression and stress. I am now on the mend and slowly putting weight back on, but I am frightfully self-conscious about my appearance. The problem: When I run into people I know, they say, “You’re so skinny!” Even people I don’t know make remarks like, “I hate skinny women.” What can I do? — Anonymous ANSWER: I had a steep learning curve on this one.

Years ago, after congratulating an acquaintance on her weight loss, I asked how she pulled it off. “The chemo and radiation diet,” she replied, with a steady gaze that did not let me off the hook. It (mostly) cured me. The fact is, we are a nation of fat people, and many of us envy those who are thin. I suspect that most of your “I hate skinny” people are trying to be funny, underscoring their own waistline challenges while tossing you a backhanded compliment.

Given your circumstances, these folks fail as humorists and complimenters. The others are simply idiots, blurting out whatever pops into their heads: “You’re so skinny!”

Two ways to go: take a page from my acquaintance’s book and say, “Depression will do that.” This may cause more sputtering than apology, and it could be more information than you want to share. If so, say, “Why on earth would you say something so foolish?”

Give people a chance to consider the impact of their statement in its immediate wake. But steer clear of comments on their size; that only perpetuates the problem.

Here’s hoping that you continue to mend and that the weight police cut you some slack.

QUESTION: My girlfriend takes out her frustrations on me, especially after bad days at work. It’s as if she comes home mad at her boss but starts a fight with me instead. I’ve talked to her about it, and she says it’s totally normal for her to dump on me because I know she loves me and she can’t say anything to her boss. Is this really a thing? — Paul, New York ANSWER: It’s a thing, all right. There’s even an oldtime song about it: “You Always Hurt the One You Love.” (Favorite line: “You always take the sweetest rose and crush it ‘til the petals fall.” Ouch!) Yes, it is inevitable that our loved ones will occasionally misdirect their snappishness.

But yours sounds like a too-regular offender.

Say to your girlfriend: “I want to support you, but I don’t want to be your doormat. That leaves scuff marks. Let’s talk about a better outlet for your frustration.”

QUESTION: What should I write about gifts on the invitation to my 80th-birthday luncheon? I don’t need anything, but I wouldn’t mind if a friend gave me a book she enjoyed (used is fine) or made a contribution to Hadassah. But I don’t want these ideas to be mandatory. Any suggestions, or should I just write “no gifts” and be done with it? — Nancy ANSWER: You sound ambivalent. Used copies of “The Thorn Birds” are still gifts. But the good news is that it probably doesn’t matter what you write.

Readers report that when they go along with no-gift invitations, they are often the only guests who do.

And I receive countless emails from hosts who want to chase down nongivers in the streets. (You may not.) So, why not say nothing and let people do what they want?

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Mom changes lives with superhero capes

By MICHELE MUNZ

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When Amey McAllister opened the package containing her superhero cape in the mail for her son Bryce, who just turned 3 and has bravely battled nearly a dozen surgeries related to his cleft lip and palate, she cried.

Its soft, blue outerside was emblazoned with his initial, a big yellow “B.” The underside was a pattern of airplanes. Bryce loves Captain America, Spider-Man and the Hulk. This cape was so much more special than the flimsy store-bought ones he plays in.

“It just seemed so perfect for him. I knew he would just love it so much,” said McAllister, 33, of St. Peters, Mo., trying to explain her tears. “It made me happy that this would make him so happy.”

Bryce wears it all the time, she said, especially on trips to the hospital when he needs to be particularly brave. And he must believe it makes him run fast, because he speeds around the house as soon as he puts it on.

“It makes him feel empowered and different than other kids, but not in a negative light, in a positive light,” his mom said.

The cape was made by Robyn Rosenberger, who quit her job in Seattle and returned home to the St. Louis area last fall to run TinySuperheroes out of her basement, with a mission to empower and unite extraordinary kids with her capes as they overcome an illness or disability.

“The cape for me is a symbol of so much more” Rosenberger said, “and I am repeatedly thrilled that the families who receive it, understand it.”

She mailed her first cape in January 2013, and since then, more than 6,000 have been sent to children in every state in the U.S. and more than a dozen countries.

Rosenberger, 30, never dreamed she would have her own business, let alone that it would be making capes for sick children. But it has changed her to the core.

AHA! MOMENT Rosenberger grew up in Kirkwood, Mo. She and her then-boyfriend decided to move to Seattle in 2009. She worked in customer support for a software company, and he worked for Amazon. They married and had a baby boy, Rory, in 2011.

Rosenberger says she is no seamstress, but she’s crafty. For her nephew’s birthday, she looked up how to make a cape. It turned out so cute that she made one for her son and their dog.

At the time, Rosenberger was following a mother’s blog about her daughter Brenna, about the same age as Rory. The baby girl was born with a rare skin disorder that causes the body to make too much skin, and it can’t shed skin quickly enough. While most babies with the condition die shortly after birth, Brenna survived.

Her skin is thick and dry, requiring a meticulous daily regimen to prevent infection, dehydration and temperature changes. Rosenberger became engrossed with their story.

“You can’t imagine being in their shoes,” she said, “but I was overwhelmed with how gracefully they were taking this path.”

Rosenberger vividly remembers the “Aha! moment.” She was rocking Rory, holding him in one hand and reading the blog on her phone in the other. “Brenna needs a cape,” she realized.

“She has overcome more than most humans and proven to be stronger.

She’s overcome so much and defied the odds,” Rosenberger said. “Those are superhero powers.”

Because Brenna’s mom understood and was touched by what the gift

symbolized, Rosenberger was inspired to make more. That was January 2013.

Rosenberger searched the Internet for 10 more superheroes who needed capes. With their permission, she created a blog and shared their stories about what makes them heroes.

“Parents know their kids are extraordinary, but they are met with outsiders who don’t see it, who only see a disability,” Rosenberger said. “I want them to know that others do see it.”

People reached out, wanting to buy one for their children or children they knew. Rosenberger ran to the fabric store on her breaks, sewed until 1 a.m. and turned their living room into a mini factory.

Within the first few months, a father wrote to her. His son had gotten a cape and died the next day. The gift had given the boy and his family such joy that he was buried in it.

That letter changed Rosenberger’s light-hearted hobby into something much more important, something she couldn’t just stop when she tired of it.

“If I can create something that meaningful,” she decided. “I will keep doing it.”

WORLD HEADQUARTERS For every TinySuperheroes cape ordered, a cape also goes to a child with an illness or disability on the waiting list who can’t afford one. Sponsors can also buy a cape for a child on the waiting list. About 15 children get nominated for the waiting list each week, Rosenberger said.

About halfway through the first year, the “Today Show” and “World News with Diane Sawyer” did stories on Rosenberger’s fledgling livingroom business, and she was flooded with orders. Suddenly, Rosenberger was faced with a life-changing decision that meant a drop in income for her family and a major emotional investment.

“I decided I would figure out a way to make it work,” she said, “and I quit my job.”

She rented a one-room business space. She contracted with a small sewing company, which was better and faster at making the capes. She sewed the letters and friends helped.

But the most meaningful part of her job — learning about her families’ stories and maintaining relationships with them — can be the most

ROBERT COHEN/St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ROBYN ROSENBERGER, owner of TinySuperheroes, recently sewed initials onto capes, like the one above, at her home in Ballwin, Mo. consuming.

Along with every cape, she writes a note about the child on the waiting list who gets a cape because of its purchase. Each superhero has a “Squad Membership Card” describing his or her diagnosis, superhero powers and birthday. Families get special “missions” (aka craft projects) about things like love and courage and sidekicks.

“All of that stuff is my favorite,” Rosenberger said, “where I’m building it as a community and not a transaction.”

When her second son, Milo, was born last year, it all became too hard to balance. They decided to return home to be closer to family. Her husband, Joe, grew up in Springfield, Ill. “I decided if TinySuperheroes was going to keep going, we had to move our world headquarters — I call this my world headquarters,” Rosenberger said with a laugh, waving her arm around her cozy basement in Ballwin, Mo., with a sewing/computer table, racks of capes and label printer.

“We had to move our world headquarters to St. Louis.”

AS A MOTHER The world headquarters has a wallsize dry erase board where Rosenberger writes her to-do list. Beyond the now of blogging and responding to emails, she wants to reach out to the area’s children’s hospitals and

create a local community of superhero parents as she did in Seattle.

Another wall holds her “inspiration board,” which consists of pictures of kids proudly sporting their capes and notes; like one from a mom whose son now gets compliments instead of stares because of his cape, or the strangers who raised donations for capes at their wedding reception.

“This mission has been life-changing in many ways,” Rosenberger says, “as a mother first and foremost, and how I live my life every day.”

As a mother, she says she is more open to how children are different and gotten rid of her expectations.

“A lot of parents have had to let go of the milestones their kids are supposed to hit, but there is a lot of freedom in that,” she said. “There is a lot of freedom in knowing your kid is just how he is supposed to be.”

She’s amazed by how in the midst of adversity, families can be so thankful and happy, while those whose problems hardly compare continually complain. Yet none of us knows what could happen tomorrow.

“So many families have this reality that this could be their last day together, and out of that comes an incredible gratefulness for what they have rather than what they don’t,” Rosenberger said.

“It’s really been a wake-up call for me, too. Today is all we know we have, for sure.”

COMING EVENTS REUNION: The United High School Class of 1960 will hold its 55th class reunion July 18 at the VFW, White Township.

The reunion committee is still trying to locate the following classmates: Della Mae Carney and Robert Dietz.

Anyone having contact information for either of these classmates, please call Patricia Kukula at (724) 676-2252.

REUNION: The annual Jehu Montgomery reunion will begin at noon Saturday at Getty Heights Park, White Township. A covered-dish meal will begin at 1 p.m. All Montgomerys are welcome.

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.

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.

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United directors hire five teachers

By HEATHER BLAKE

hblake@indianagazette.net

EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP — Five instructors were hired Tuesday during a special meeting held by United school board members.

School directors hired Mary Rhoades as an elementary instructor at a salary of $58,526, Craig Bytner as an elementary instructor at a salary of $40,000, Mary Frances Beattie as a special education instructor at $41,000, Mathew Grata for a chemistry teacher position at $58,526 and Jocelyn Lonsinger as a family consumer science instructor at $40,000.

Rhoades, Beattie and Grata received unanimous approval from the board.

Board President Trudy DeRubis, Vice President Ronald Moyer and director Don Davis cast “no� votes for Bytner, and Davis, Moyer and directors Robert Dill and Eric Matava voted “no� for Lonsinger.

DeRubis declined to comment on her vote, saying “we do not comment once the board has made a decision� and that she “stands with the majority.�

Substitute Superintendent Patricia Berezansky said four teachers retired previously, leaving vacancies that allowed Tuesday’s hires: special education instructor Kathy Jones, elementary instructor Joanne Weigel, chemistry teacher Tom Whitcomb and home economics instructor Ellen Plowman. The board accepted their retirements in March. Special education instructor Francine Ressler was hired as the district’s special education supervisor at the board’s April meeting.

The board on Tuesday approved a written adjudication and disposition of school board directors regarding Student No. 204058, and directed the board secretary to provide a copy to the student and the student’s parents and to their legal counsel.

DeRubis said she could not comment on the matter.

Directors approved a contract between the district and McCutcheon Enterprises Inc. for a onetime pickup and disposal of chemicals from the high school’s chemistry lab in the amount of $1,320.

The board also approved a request from the Music Boosters to place a temporary storage unit on district property at the back of the music tent during football season, with all costs to be incurred by the boosters, and a request to install a permanent blacktop area to extend from the existing paved walkway to and including the present gravel area under the tent. Berezansky said she did not have the cost of the blacktop installation, but the boosters will pay all associated costs.

Directors also heard from elementary custodian Bernie Sapp, who requested more help, especially during the afternoon and daylight hours, because the school is “short-staffed.� “Day to day, you get swamped with things,� he said. He said it’s difficult at times for one person to handle heavy objects, or to be in one place working and then get out in the middle of it to take care of something else, and that it’s necessary to have two or more people.

Sapp said he tries to “keep the place safe and secure, and one person can’t do it all up there themselves.� “I love my school, I love the kids. I like to keep the school clean,� Sapp said. “But we’re shorthanded — the school isn’t going to get clean� because more help is needed.

DeRubis told Sapp she would take his comments and concerns into consideration.

Friday, July 10, 2015 — Page 9

Defendants sentenced in county court

By The Indiana Gazette

• Dan Mumau, 49, of Hartman Road, Marion Center, was directed to pay $1,180.50 in fines and costs of prosecution and was placed on probation for one year for disorderly conduct. • Alice Deemer, 60, of Center Street, Bolivar, was required to pay $1,207.50 in fines and costs of prosecution and was placed on probation for one year for theft. • Scott Lute, 22, of Purchase Line Road, Dixonville, was directed to pay $820.05 in fines and court costs and was placed on probation for one year for receiving stolen property. • William Schrey, 61, of Redbird Drive, Armstrong Township, was assessed $700.50 in fines and court costs and was placed on six months of probation for violation of a court-issued protection-from-abuse order. • Aaron Singleton, 22, of York, York County, was required to pay $817.50 in fines and court costs and was placed on probation for 30 days for possession of a small amount of marijuana. • Robert Gibbons, 25, of Cedar Drive, White Township, was required to pay $487.50 in fines and costs and for possession of a small amount of marijuana. • William Sullinger, 69, of Gemmell Road, Young Township, was assessed $470.50 in fines and costs for resisting arrest. • Timothy Q. Steele, 44, of Redwood Drive, White Township, was ordered to pay $391 in fines and court costs for criminal mischief. • Samuel Groom, 34, of Seventh Street, Clymer, was required to pay $394 in fines, restitution and costs of prosecution for a summary count of disorderly conduct. • Mark Slater, 42, of McKeesport, Allegheny County, was ordered to pay $814.16 of court costs for his guilty plea to counts of possession of a small amount of marijuana and habitual offender.

Four other counts were set aside in a plea agreement. • Thomas Essary, 27, of Saxonburg, Butler County, was ordered to pay $579.50 in fines and costs for possession of a small amount of marijuana and one summary traffic offense.

The following defendants appeared for sentences or other sanctions at hearings before Judges William Martin and Thomas Bianco in early May in Indiana County Common Pleas Court: • Sherri Risinger, 44, of South Stewart Street, Blairsville, was required to pay $1,349.50 in fines, restitution and costs of prosecution and was placed on probation for one year for retail theft. • Joshua Montanez, 20, of Mount Joy, Lancaster County, was ordered to pay $840 in fines and costs and was placed on probation for one year for receiving stolen property. • Melissa Miller, 28, of New Florence, was assessed $648.83 in fines, costs and restitution and was placed on probation for one year for one count of theft. • Christopher Vargas, 22, of Philadelphia, was directed to pay $770.50 in fines and costs and was placed on probation for one year for one count of theft. • Donald Coy, 38, of Carlisle Street, Homer City, was told to pay $1,130.50 in fines and costs and was placed on probation for one year for possession of an altered controlled substance. • George Gardner, 65, of North Sixth Street, Indiana, was assessed $730.50 in fines and costs and was placed on one year of probation for theft. • Ronnie Cochran, 42, of Oak Street, Indiana, was told to pay $550 of restitution and court costs and was placed on probation for one year for theft. • Paige Shanner, 24, of Murray Avenue, Graceton, was assessed $1,186.44 of fines, court costs and restitution and was placed on probation for one year for retail theft. • Corey Altman, 23, of McKnight Road, White Township, was required to pay $1,169.25 in fines and court costs and was placed on one year of probation for possession of a controlled substance. • Matthew Sheehan, 22, of Chicago, was ordered to pay $1,324.55 in fines and court costs and was placed on probation for one year for possession of drug paraphernalia. • Jacob Shedlock, 21, of Jefferson Street, Clymer, was ordered to pay $993.08 in fines, costs and restitution and was placed on probation for one year for theft.

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required to pay a total of $1,489 in fines, restitution and court costs and was ordered to serve two years of probation for two unrelated counts of retail theft. • Devin Butler, 23, of Cedar Street, Coral, was assessed $837.50 in fines and costs plus an undetermined amount of restitution and was placed on probation for two years for receiving stolen property. • Victoria Kaplon, 21, of East Main Street, Rural Valley, Armstrong County, was required to pay $884.23 of fines, restitution and court costs and was placed on two years of probation for retail theft. • Daymon McGhee, 25, of Philadelphia, was assessed a fine and court costs totaling $820 and was placed on probation for two years for theft. McGhee also was removed from parole for a 2012 charge of driving under the influence and was placed on a new term of parole. • Tina Vennebush, 32, of Pittsburgh, was required to pay $820 in fines and costs and was placed on probation for two years for receiving stolen property. • Melissa Taylor, 23, of Grandview Avenue, White Township, was ordered to pay $770.50 of fines and court costs and was placed on probation for one year for possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Rain, Gigaroo, Rustic, psychics, etc.

To whom it may concern — With all this rain it’s sometimes hard to remember that it’s July, but subtle reminders are all around, such as the area’s bushes that are now dotted with red, black and blue berries of all kinds — both wild in the woods and at local upick fields, and, of course, annual summer events.

This weekend brings the Hoodlebug Summerfest in Homer City, set for Sunday at Fireman’s Field.

Events begin at 9:30 a.m. and include ethnic food sales, crafts and games, entertainment and more.

BUT IF YOU can’t wait until Sunday for some fun, Gigaroo 2015 may satisfy your need to rock.

The two-day music festival starts tonight at the Iselin ball field.

The cost is $20 and the event features more than a dozen bands.

The concert is held by Rock for Life, a nonprofit group that provides financial support to individuals in western Pennsylvania with life-threatening illnesses.

This year’s recipients are Sydney Brison, 8, of Ford City, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2009, and Leeland Jay Wensel, of Leechburg, son of Jason Wensel and wife Becky, who has undergone several surgeries since his birth at 35 weeks, including open heart surgery.

The show is open to all ages, but those under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Camping is available, and vendors will be selling food and alcohol.

For more information, visit www.rockforlifeconcert.com.

And look for more from the organization in August, with Rock for Life 16 set for the weekend of Aug. 7 to 9 at the same site.

BUSINESS BYTES Dog Star Rising, an Indianabased pet training business owned and operated by Crystal Collins, has opened a shop at 518 Philadelphia St. at the former Bow Wow Boutique.

A grand opening is set from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Collins is an animal trainer and consultant with more than a decade of experience, she said in a news release.

“I’m so excited to have a physical location here in the downtown, where I can meet new people and new dogs and share what I do,” she said.

Customers and dogs are always welcome in the store, she said.

The business specializes in classes for dogs and owners to take together for learning and bonding experiences. Courses include Canine Good Citizenship, Fearful Dog Class, Puppy Class and more.

It also offers pet-related items for purchase.

During the grand opening, there will be a litter of 11-week-old adoptable bunnies, fostered by Collins for Judge’s Park Rescue.

THE RUSTIC LODGE in White Township is turning 70 and owner Joe Lubold wants to celebrate with an event that will benefit the United Way of Indiana County.

A barbecue buffet celebration is set from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 9, and includes the buffet, performances

FDA steps up warnings on pain relievers Continued from Page 1 in treatment and may increase the longer the patient uses the medicine.

The changes will apply to over-thecounter and prescription forms of the medicine, an FDA spokesman said. The agency said people with heart problems should consult a doctor before taking the medication.

The agency said it reviewed a large number of studies that supported the conclusion that the medicines caused increased risk. The studies estimated that the relative risk increased by 10 percent to 50 percent, depending on the drugs and the doses considered.

The agency first warned of the risk of heart attack and stroke in the prescription medicines in 2005. People who have heart disease, particularly those who recently had a heart attack or stroke, are most at risk, the agency said. But it added that even those who had never had heart disease were at risk.

“Everyone may be at risk, even people without an underlying risk for cardiovascular disease,” Dr. Judy Racoosin, the deputy director of the FDA’s Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Addiction Products, said in a written explanation of the change.

Last year, the FDA convened a panel of experts to review the studies and evidence that informed its decision Thursday.

The over-the-counter form of the drugs is used to treat pain or fever. The prescription forms tend to be stronger and are used to treat arthritis and other painful conditions, the agency said.

Board unveils life-size cow Continued from Page 1 tive, educational tool that will help kids learn about milk production and cows in general. Among other facts, she’ll tell kids that if she was real she would weigh 1,400 pounds and eat 40 pounds of food and drink a bathtub-full of water each day.

The new cow replaces a plywood bovine that had been in the Kiddie Farm for years.

The new version, Nehrig said, requires a lot less imagination. She’s anatomically correct and kids can milk her. Her “milk” circulates from the pail under her udder back into her body through the base she stands on.

Nehrig said the educational Holstein cost about $8,000. That’s about three to four times the price of a live Holstein cow typically added to Indiana County dairy herds, according to Andrew Sandeen, the dairy educator in Indiana County’s Penn State Cooperative Extension office.

The fair directors thanked the financial sponsors who made the new cow’s acquisition possible. They are state Sen. Don White, R-Indiana; the Allied Milk Producers; the Indiana County Dairy Promotion Committee; the Ray and Sandy Martin family; the Anthony and Vickie Enciso family; and Ron and Luida Shearer.

More than 3,000 children each year visit the Kiddie Farm, where they stop at interactive stations to dig for potatoes, collect eggs and learn where other farm foods come from.

This summer’s Indiana County Fair will be Aug. 29 to Sept. 5.

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by The Five6 and 7 Mile Run, children’s activities, a cash bar and more, according to organizers.

The cost is $15 per person in advance and $20 at the door.

BETTER TO GIVE Organizers are preparing for the annual Back to School Bash, which helps elementary and secondary students who are economically disadvantaged prepare for backto-school season, and they need your help.

School-appropriate clothing will be collected from Monday to Aug. 7 at Zion Lutheran Church, Sixth and Church streets, Indiana.

Clothes can be sized to fit children from preschoolers to high school graduates.

To donate, place items inside the glass Church Street doors from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, with extended hours on Wednesday until 7 p.m.

On Tuesday and July 25, drop-off times are from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Back to School Bash assists about 600 Indiana County students each year.

AND a fundraiser dinner is set for Lynette Clawson, of Indiana, who is suffering from Stage 3 ovarian cancer.

The dinner starts at 2 p.m. July 18 at the Towne Hall, Elderton.

It will be catered by Just Ask Catering, and the event includes music, dancing, raffles and more.

The cost is $10 per person, and children ages 12 and younger can

eat for free.

Proceeds will help offset medical expenses for the mother of two.

A SPAGHETTI dinner benefit is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday at Penn Run Christian Outreach Center to benefit the Howie Cramer Fund.

Cramer, of Penn Run, suffered a spinal cord injury and broke his neck in a backward fall while cleaning his tri-axle and is now paralyzed from the chest down.

The dinner is $10 for adults, $6 for children ages 3 to 12 and free for those younger. Takeout will be available.

People can also donate at his GoFundMe account by searching his name. Proceeds will help defray his medical expenses.

FUNDRAISING FUN A fundraising event Saturday to benefit the annual Son Day in the Park, a free concert each year in Clymer, will offer a basket raffle and food from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next to Tate’s Supermarket in Clymer.

All of the proceeds benefit Son Day in the Park, scheduled this year for Aug. 1 and 2.

Look for more details on Son Day in the Park, which draws as many as 800 people, here in the coming weeks.

SAVE THE DATE Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort in Burrell Township will host a Wear White Party to benefit Family Promise of Indiana, which helps provide shelter and other services to homeless families in Indiana County.

PROPERTY VALUES Number of properties in Indiana County and their new total values, by type Type

Number

Amount

A: Residential, 10 acres or more

4,411

$1.16 billion

B: Commercial

2,376

$1.13 billion

I: Industrial

199

$140 million

L: Lots, less than 10 acres

6,498

$93 million

M: Mineral

1,576

$47 million

R: Residential, less than 10 acres

26,103

$2.92 billion

T: Manufactured homes on leased lots

1,703

$23 million

V: Vacant land, 10 or more acres

3,280

$383 million

Total

46,146 $5.915 billion Source: Evaluator Services and Technology Inc.

Old value: $585 million New value: $5.9 billion Continued from Page 1 the numbers are declared final.

Indiana County commissioned EST for the reassessment after being warned by legal consultants that the county could be sued for taxing property owners without assuring that similar properties were given similar values.

EST completed the assessments with teams of data collectors, who viewed land and buildings from outside, and by asking property owners to provide updates on conditions and features of their homes and businesses.

In the appeal phase, just launched this week, EST and county officials will conduct informal reviews and formal hearings to correct any proven errors in the assessments.

At the same time, the county will accept applications to designate properties, mainly large areas of forested or farmed land, to the Clean and Green program. Properties in the program would be assessed by usage value, typically far less than the market value.

In November, when the final assessed values are turned over to the county, townships, boroughs and school districts so they can prepare tax bills, two main impacts of the reassessment will come into play, according to Barr.

First, any group charging a tax will be required to reduce its millage rates to collect no more tax money in the first year of the new assessed values than it did during the last year under the old values.

The change is called a “revenue-neutral” tax collection, a process required after reassessments to prevent windfall tax collections by local governments.

Using the $585 million tax base, the county collected $22 million of tax revenue with a rate of 37.4 mills, Barr explained.

But when the values rise to $4.6 billion or more, Barr estimated the county would slash its property tax rate to less than 5 mills, which would generate the same $22 million of revenue.

The same revenue neutral would hold true for municipalities and school districts.

The second impact of the assessment is a shift in tax burden, estimated to mean higher tax bills for one-third of properties, while one-third are nearly the same and one-third have lower tax bills.

“You would think that two-thirds of the people in Indiana County would be happy with me today,” Barr said.

Based on the last three years of real estate sales in the county, and on the comparison of similar properties to establish similar assessed values, Barr said, officials found that roughly one-third of properties were being taxed at an average of 40 percent less than

The event will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. on July 31, and the cost is $150 per person or $250 per couple.

There will be dinner, dancing, auctions and casino games.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Hutton at (724) 3883721.

IF PSYCHICS are your thing, Lisa K. Fox, a fifth-generation clairvoyant from Seattle, will spend the evening Aug. 6 in Brookville for a Gallery Reading.

The last time she appeared, organizers said, more than 100 people attended and many were from the Indiana and Punxsutawney region.

“She left everyone in awe and amazement at her incredible talent,” according to a news release.

Purchase tickets at www.lisakfox. com.

SHOP TALK AT SIX Gas prices in the Indiana area today ranged from $2.79 to $2.89 a gallon, compared to $2.85 statewide and $2.76 nationwide (www.pennsylvaniagasprices.com) . … Willie, our ex-shoeshine boy, says the late entertainer Arthur Godfrey once remarked, “I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is — I could be just as proud for half the money.”

Good evening!

This column is compiled by Gazette staff writer Margaret Weaver. Email items for submission to mweaver@indianagazette.net.

Protesters rally against reassessment for 2nd day

By CHAUNCEY ROSS

chauncey@indianagazette.net

Between 50 and 100 people rallied for a second day over the property reassessment project, congregating with placards and protest signs this morning on the sidewalk and lawn of the Indiana County Court House.

County commissioners Rodney Ruddock and Mike Baker, and Evaluator Services and Technology Vice President Tim Barr fielded property owners’ complaints, mainly urging people to appeal any assessments they believe are wrong, unfair or based on bad information.

Sarah Patterson, a senior citizen from White Township, carried a protest sign reading “Seniors Can’t Afford the Increase.” She said her notice predicted a $1,000 tax hike.

“I want everybody to be aware,” Patterson said. “It’s hard to pay for the increase. It’s been hard to pay for the old tax.”

Patterson said she has asked for a hearing.

Her appointment is Monday.

But a main organizer of the demonstration said she is protesting the process itself.

“The appeal process is a joke,” said Tammy Curry, of White Township. She said the informal appeal panel members stationed at the Indiana Mall assessment center huddle behind closed doors and deliberate on the evidence presented before explaining their decision to property owners.

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INDIANA COUNTY Commissioner Rodney Ruddock spoke this morning with some of the protesters who assembled outside the county courthouse to speak out against the recent tax reassessments. they should have been, and another third of owners were paying 40 percent higher taxes than they should have.

“We know now that, on average, people were paying $800 too much or $800 too little on a $2,000 tax bill,” Barr said. Through the reassessment, “some will get an $800 increase and some will then get an $800 decrease on a $2,000 bill.

“The assessments were all over the place with some variances of 44 percent. The new statistic is less than 5 percent variance,” Barr said. “The new values are matching the sale prices closely.”

Not unexpectedly, the county and EST have been flooded with property owners’ questions and complaints about the figures shown on the assessment notices mailed to owners of the county’s 46,000 taxable properties on July 1.

Barr said county residents can find answers to questions about the reassessment on the county website, and should phone a toll-free hotline — (855) 998-3600 — for further questions and to request a hearing on erroneous assessments.

By the close of business Thursday, Barr said, EST had scheduled about 1,600 property owners for informal appeals of assessments on 2,800 properties.

The county and EST have set up a temporary storefront center for information and appeal hearings at the Indiana Mall.

Curry also said she takes issue with the employment of lay people without specialized training to conduct the informal hearings.

“I’m protesting because of the way things are done, and the fact that my friends and neighbors are in turmoil over it,” Curry said.

“I have 1.14 acres of wetlands that now is valuated at almost $50,000. That’s wrong.”

Curry said she, too, has scheduled an appeal hearing scheduled for July 28.

Curry, who worked as a data collector for EST, the company that has performed the reassessment, said she “has no ax to grind with that company (EST).

“I have an ax to grind for my own assessment, and my family and neighbors and friends’ assessments,” she said.

A Penn Run-area man said the reassessment threatens his family’s future.

“We have a responsibility to defend our homes, our personal property rights and our children’s future,” said Tom Short, of Cherryhill Township. I see it as an absolutely shameful push to force us into the Clean and Green.”

Some used the rally to protest the bigger tax picture.

“Not only are their county taxes and school taxes going up because of the reassessment — for a lot of us,” said Julie Anderson, of White Township, who carried a sign reading “Wolf + School Tax = Disaster.”

“If Gov. Wolf gets his way, our sales tax will be not only raised but expanded to things like nursing care and child care, things that middle-class and lower-class people buy, and our income tax will be raised.

“It’s time to reduce spending, and spend wisely.”

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WIMBLEDON

Serena Slam?

MLB: Cardinals 4, Pirates 1

Shut Down

Williams cruises into another final

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

LONDON — Her game in high gear, history in the offing, Serena Williams is perfectly content to let everyone else talk about what a victory in the Wimbledon final would mean.

A “Serena Slam” of four consecutive major titles. The third leg of a calendar-year Grand Slam. A 21st major singles trophy, one short of the Open-era record.

For now, the No. 1-seeded Williams is keeping her thoughts to herself, declaring she won’t entertain questions about those topics, even after easily dismissing No. 4 Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals at the All England Club on Thursday to close in on the milestones.

“I don’t want the pressure of that, and I’m not thinking of that. When you talk about it every time, you can’t help but think about it,” Williams said. “It’s been OK just to free WOMEN’S my brain from that.”

Whatever works.

FINAL Clearly, Williams is Serena Williams doing plenty right at vs. Garbine the moment. ParticMuguruza ularly against SharaSaturday pova, whom she’s 9 a.m. (ESPN) beaten 17 times in a 3 p.m. (ABC) row.

Williams hit 13 aces, reaching 123 mph. Fewer than half her serves were put in play. She never faced a break point, and was pushed to deuce just once on her serve. She had a 29-9 edge in winners.

In sum, Williams made Sharapova look like some sort of middle-of-the-pack wannabe, rather than the five-time major champion, career Grand Slam owner and former No. 1 that she is.

“Nothing to do with Sharapova,” said Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. “She does this to most of the top 10 players. It’s true. She’s dominating the game for a long time.”

Williams beat her sister Venus in the fourth round and another past No. 1 and multiple major winner, Victoria Azarenka, in the quarterfinals.

On Saturday, with so much at stake, Williams will face No. 20 Garbine Muguruza of Spain, who advanced to her first Grand Slam final by eliminating No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

“If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, ‘I want Serena in the final,’” the 21-year-old Muguruza said.

“She’s like one of the best players in all these years.”

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Muguruza ‘not afraid’ of Williams

By The Associated Press

LONDON — Garbine Muguruza knows she can beat Serena Williams on the big stage. After all, the then 20-year-old Spaniard handed the now 20-time major champion her most lopsided loss ever at a Grand Slam tournament.

On Saturday, Muguruza will again go up against Williams, but this time in the Wimbledon title match.

“She knows that I can win against her, that I’m not afraid,” said Muguruza, who beat Williams 62, 6-2 in the second round of last year’s French Open.

GARBINE “I don’t think she’s really MUGURUZA used to this. Serena, she doesn’t lose so many matches in the year.”

Williams, actually, hasn’t lost that many matches at all since that day in May 2014.

And at major tournaments, she’s only lost once since then, in the third round at last year’s Wimbledon.

Williams has beaten Muguruza once since that day on clay in Paris, eliminating the Spaniard from the fourth round at this year’s Australian Open. But even that match went to three sets, with Muguruza winning the first.

“We had a tough match the last time we played. And she’s given me problems in the past,” Williams said Thursday after beating Maria Sharapova for the 17th time in a row.

“So this time I have to just go in it ... and do the best that I can, just try to stay positive and stay focused.”

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ANDREW McCUTCHEN, top left, was greeted by third base coach Rick Sofield after hitting a home run in the ninth inning Thursday. Pirates starter Jeff Locke, bottom left, allowed five hits and struck out five. Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez, above right, gave up just four hits.

Cardinals snap Bucs’ winning streak

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Carlos Martinez would likely get the Pittsburgh Pirates’ vote.

Martinez made his case for inclusion on the National League All-Star team by pitching 7 1-3 scoreless innings Thursday night, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pirates 4-1 in a matchup between the teams with the best records in the National League.

Martinez (10-3) scattered four hits while striking out five and walking three in improving to 7-1 with a 1.20 ERA in his last 10 starts.

“Martinez was working the zone, was throwing all his pitches for strikes,” Pirates All-Star Andrew McCutchen said. “We didn’t square many balls up against him, that’s for sure.”

The Cardinals’ right-hander is one were off Jeff Locke (5-5). Only one of of the five players contending for the the runs was earned because shortNL’s All-Star Final Vote. Fan voting stop Jordy Mercer booted pinch-hitends this afternoon and the ter Kolten Wong’s grounder game will be played Tuesday for an error with none out. at Cincinnati.

Carpenter and Molina finSt. Louis (56-31) opened a ished with two hits each.

5½-game lead on the Pirates McCutchen kept the Pirates in the NL Central. Pittsburgh from being shut out as he hit (50-35) had its five-game a 443-foot home run, his winning streak snapped in 11th, to center off Seth the opener of a four-game seManess to lead off the ninth. ries.

That extended his career-best That was Martinez’s main hitting streak to 16 games. concern.

Trevor Rosenthal retired the ANDREW “The All-Star Game would McCUTCHEN next three hitters for his 26th be nice but I just wanted to save in 27 opportunities. go out and pitch as long as I could to Locke was pulled for a pinch hitter help the team win the game,” Mar- in the bottom of the fifth. He allowed tinez said. “That’s my job.” five hits, struck out five and walked The Cardinals did their scoring in three after giving up two earned runs the fifth inning on two-run singles by or fewer in each of his previous five Matt Carpenter — with one out — starts. and Molina an out later. Both hits Continued on Page 12

TONIGHT’S GAME Pirates (Cole) vs. Cardinals (Lynn) 7:05 p.m.

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KEN STABLER: 1945-2015

Former Raiders QB, MVP dies at 69

By JOHN ZENOR

The family’s statement said he was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in February.

A Snake wouldn’t seem to offer Stabler’s coach with the Raiders, much help on a football field.

John Madden, said his former quarUnless that snake was named Sta- terback was cool under pressure. bler.

“I’ve often said, if I had one drive to Ken Stabler, who led the Oakland win a game to this day, and I had a Raiders to a Super Bowl victory quarterback to pick, I would and was the NFL’s Most Valupick Kenny,” Madden said. able Player in 1974, has died as “Snake was a lot cooler than I a result of complications from was. He was a perfect quarcolon cancer. He was 69. terback and a perfect Raider.

His family announced his When you think about the death on Stabler’s Facebook Raiders you think about Ken page Thursday. The statement Stabler.” said Stabler “passed peacefully” Stabler was a four-time Pro on Wednesday while surroundBowl selection with the ed by family, including his three Raiders, leading the franchise daughters and longtime partto consistent success during KEN ner, who wasn’t named. Raiders the 1970s, including a 32-14 STABLER owner Mark Davis said the victory over the Minnesota team, which was informed by the Vikings in the 1977 Super Bowl. family, was “deeply saddened by the Stabler first showed his professional passing of the great Ken Stabler.” chops in the game best known for the “He was a cherished member of the Immaculate Reception.

Raider family and personified what it Mostly forgotten was his replacing means to be a Raider,” Davis said in a starter Daryle Lamonica and scoring statement. “He wore the silver and what seemed to be the winning black with pride and poise and will touchdown in the fourth quarter — continue to live in the hearts of Raider until Franco Harris’ spectacular catch fans everywhere. Our sincerest and run won it for Pittsburgh. thoughts and prayers go out to Oakland lost two of its first three Kenny’s family.”

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RAIDERS QUARTERBACK Ken Stabler talked to coach John Madden during the 1976 AFC title game against the Steelers.

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LeBron signs with Cavs

By JOE KAY

AP Sports Writer

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND — There was no need for a heartfelt letter this summer. LeBron James isn’t going anywhere.

This decision was easy.

Just shy of the one-year anniversary of his celebrated homecoming, James agreed to terms on a two-year, $47 million contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Thursday.

The deal includes a $24 million player option for 2016-17, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity because James has not yet signed the contract.

That will be done soon enough as the four-time MVP has a busy schedule over the next few weeks to promote a new comedy film in which he portrays himself.

James is hosting a VIP screening for family and friends in Akron on Friday, where he’ll walk the red carpet with the other stars of “Trainwreck,” an R-rated movie he filmed last summer shortly after announcing he was returning to the Cavs.

Unlike last July 11, when his essay in Sports Illustrated touched Cleveland fans and changed the NBA’s landscape, James wasn’t the star attraction during this summer’s free agency period.

DeAndre Jordan and others took care of all the drama as James went on vacation in the Bahamas with close friends Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony.

James ended any suspense or speculation about his future with Cleveland by saying several times during the past season that he intends to end his career with the Cavs.

This is the first time since 2006 that James will re-sign with a team. On two previous occasions as a free agent he left for another team, signing with Miami in 2010 and Cleveland in 2014.

It had been expected that James would wait to see if forward Tristan Thompson, who is also represented by his agent, Rich Paul, would sign before he negotiated with the Cavs.

But on the first day teams could sign players, James made his intentions known to the Cavs, who in one season went from a lottery team to Eastern Conference champions with James.

With more experienced players and perhaps a few new ones, there’s no reason why the Cavs won’t be in the title chase again. James’ skills have shown no signs of erosion, and owner Dan Gilbert has shown a willingness to shell out major money to keep his biggest star surrounded with quality players.

And while his agreement with the Cavs is not a surprise, it does give him future flexibility and the ability to make more money next summer when the league’s new TV deal kicks in. The $24 billion package is expected to escalate the salary cap by millions.

The 30-year-old James led the Cavs to the NBA Finals in his first season back. Cleveland lost in six games to Golden State, but through no fault of James.

Forced to carry the scoring load following injuries to AllStar point guard Kyrie Irving and forward Kevin Love, James was brilliant against the Warriors, averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists — the best statistical line in finals history.

But it wasn’t enough, and after dropping to 2-4 in the finals, James said he’s more motivated than ever to bring a championship to Cleveland.

“I always say, chase what you love and everything you love will chase you right back,” Love said.

James can relate. He said numerous times last season that he and his wife, Savannah, and their three children, were happy being back in Ohio. He’s at ease around the people who know him best, and he’s determined to make good on his promise to deliver them a championship.

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THE MARLINS’ Dee Gordon ran past Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart for one of his two runs in Thursday’s game in Miami.

Pitcher earns record-tying win

By The Associated Press Jose Fernandez pitched seven innings and tied the modern record for most consecutive home victories by a starter to begin a career, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 Thursday.

Fernandez won for the second time in two outings since his return from Tommy John surgery. He allowed six hits, struck out nine and improved to 14-0 in 22 career starts at Marlins Park.

The only other pitcher since 1914 to win his first 14 home decisions as a starter was Johnny Allen of the Yankees in 1932-33, according to STATS. Fernandez lowered his home ERA to 1.17.

On the road he’s 4-8 with an ERA of 3.93.

All-Star Dee Gordon stole three bases, scored both runs and broke the Marlins record for hits before the AllStar break with 119. Miami snapped a four-game losing streak.

Michael Lorenzen, whose outing was delayed a day when the Reds were rained out Wednesday at Washington, went six innings and allowed two runs — too many against Fernandez.

Working on six days’ rest, Fernandez faced his biggest jam when he allowed singles by Marlon Byrd and Eugenio Suarez on consecutive pitches in the seventh. Tucker Barnhart then grounded into a double play, ending the inning and Fernandez’s night.

A.J. Ramos pitched around a leadoff double by Joey Votto in the ninth to earn his 14th save in 17 chances. AllStar Todd Frazier flied out to the warning track and kicked the turf in disgust.

Jay Bruce then struck out, and Byrd popped out.

Ramos lowered his ERA to 1.13.

Gordon singled in the first, stole second and third and came home on a two-out, 415-foot double by Justin Bour. Gordon singled again to start the fifth, advanced on a walk, stole third and came home on a double play groundout to make it 2-0.

DODGERS 6, PHILLIES 0: Zack Greinke allowed one hit in eight innings, extending his career-high scoreless streak to 35 2-3 innings and lowering his major league-best ERA to 1.39 in Los Angeles’ victory over Philadelphia.

Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer and Yasiel Puig ended an RBI drought of 51 at-bats with a two-run homer and two-run double for the NL West leaders.

Greinke struck out eight, walked none and retired his final 21 batters after giving up a leadoff single in the second by Ryan Howard.

Greinke hasn’t allowed a run since June 13 at San Diego.

Rookie right-hander Severino Gonzalez gave up four runs and five hits through 5 2-3 innings in his seventh major league start.

ROCKIES 5, BRAVES 3: Carlos Gonzalez hit three doubles, Nolan Arenado had

three hits for the second consecutive night and Colorado beat Atlanta at rain-soaked Coors Field.

Troy Tulowitzki singled to extend his hitting streak to 21 games — longest in the majors this season — for the Rockies, who dealt with yet another weather delay at home.

Jace Peterson had two RBIs and Chris Johnson added three hits for the Braves.

A heavy rainstorm came through two pitches into the bottom of the first inning and sent the players and fans scurrying for shelter. The delay lasted 2 hours, 6 minutes, and ended the night early for both starters.

David Hale, the scheduled starter Friday for Colorado, took over for Kyle Kendrick in the second but exited in the third with a mild left groin strain.

Hale went 1 2-3 innings to get the win.

Jake Brigham relieved Braves starter Alex Wood after play resumed, and the Rockies jumped on the rookie with three doubles in the first to take a 2-0 lead. Drew Stubbs homered and Tulowitzki hit a sacrifice fly in the second.

John Axford, Colorado’s eighth pitcher, earned his 15th save.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROYALS 8, RAYS 3: Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez hit two-run homers, Yordano Ventura went five innings in his return from the disabled list, and Kansas City beat Tampa Bay to finish off a four-game sweep.

Ventura allowed three runs and four hits and three walks, striking out four.

It was his first start since June 12, when an elbow condition began causing numbness in his hand.

Eric Hosmer, Cheslor Cuthbert and Kendrys Morales also drove in runs off Nathan Karns.

WHITE SOX 2, BLUE JAYS 0: Jeff Samardzija had a four-hitter, Melky Cabrera homered and Chicago shut out Toronto.

Samardzija took a no-hitter into the sixth inning for a second straight game. It was his first complete game of the season. He struck out Toronto slugger Jose Bautista to end the 2 hour, 15minute game and threw 108 pitches.

Toronto’s R.A. Dickey allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings.

The White Sox, who had just five hits, have won eight of 10.

YANKEES 6, ATHLETICS 2: Masahiro Tanaka allowed two hits over 7 2-3 innings, Brett Gardner hit a first-inning home run and learned midgame he had been picked for his first All-Star team, and New York rallied past Oakland.

Cole Figueroa doubled twice in his Yankees debut. Jacoby Ellsbury had a tiebreaking, two-run single.

Tanaka ended a four-start winless streak, the longest drought of his 1½year major league career. He set season highs for innings and pitches (114), striking out six and walking one. One

of the runs off him was unearned.

Jesse Chavez lost for the first time in six appearances against the Yankees, giving up four runs and seven hits in five innings. He is winless in his past three starts.

TIGERS 4, TWINS 2: Ian Kinsler had a leadoff homer, a double and three RBIs to back David Price’s eight innings as Detroit beat Minnesota.

Price struck out eight in his final start before going to the All-Star Game. He allowed five hits and two unearned runs.

Yoenis Cespedes added two hits and an RBI for the Tigers. Joakim Soria earned his 20th save in 22 chances.

Mike Pelfrey gave up four runs and eight hits in 7 2-3 innings for Minnesota. Torii Hunter had a base hit and an RBI, but the Twins had their threegame winning streak snapped.

Kinsler hit the second pitch of the game into the left-field seats, his 32nd career leadoff homer.

INDIANS 3, ASTROS 1: Rookie righthander Cody Anderson pitched threehit ball into the seventh inning against Houston, his latest splendid performance for Cleveland.

Making his fourth major league start, Anderson allowed Hank Conger’s leadoff homer in the third but little else in 6 2-3 innings. Anderson has given up three earned runs in 30 1-3 innings for a 0.89 ERA since being called up from Triple-A Columbus on June 21.

Brett Oberholtzer took a shutout into the sixth before the Indians scored three times. Touted rookie Francisco Lindor tied the game with a leadoff homer.

Ryan Raburn’s RBI double put the Indians ahead, and Carlos Santana’s triple made it 3-1.

Cody Allen allowed a single and a walk in the ninth, but retired Evan Gattis on a popup for his 18th save.

Cleveland took three of four from the AL West leaders.

MARINERS 7, ANGELS 2: Felix Hernandez threw seven shutout innings to become the third pitcher with at least 11 wins before the All-Star break, Logan Morrison hit the first leadoff home run of his career and Seattle beat Los Angeles.

Seattle opened a key four-game series before the break by cooling off the surging Angels, who had won the first five games of their road trip.

Hernandez was dominant, giving up five hits and only once facing trouble in reaching the 11-win mark before the All-Star Game for the second time in his career.

The Mariners had a season-high 19 hits, 12 off Angels’ starter Garrett Richards.

Mike Zunino added two hits and two RBIs, while Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz and Seth Smith all had RBI singles as Seattle added three runs in the eighth inning.

Cardinals snap Bucs’ win streak Continued from Page 11 “In that fifth inning, I didn’t execute my pitches,” Locke said. “This is a good team we’re playing. You have to be able to execute if you’re going to beat them.”

NOTES: Pirates LF Starling Marte did not start for a fourth straight game because of a strained left oblique muscle. He underwent a full pregame workout for the second day in a row but is still day to day. …

Wong stayed in the game to play the final four innings at second base in his first

action since sustaining a mild concussion Tuesday. ... RF Matt Holliday, who has been on the disabled list since June 9 with a strained right quadriceps, might be activated today.

Matheny said Holliday would be limited to pinch hitting until after the AllStar break. … Pirates RHP Gerrit Cole (12-3, 2.28 ERA) faces Cardinals RHP Lance Lynn (6-4, 2.53 ERA) tonight. Cole leads the major leagues in wins.

Lynn is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in his last six starts.

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THE PIRATES’ Gregory Polanco walked off the field during the fourth-inning rain delay of Thursday’s game.

CINCINNATI — Hits king Pete Rose said he’s “open to almost anything” that Commissioner Rob Manfred might have in mind when they discuss his lifetime ban for betting on baseball.

The former Cincinnati Reds player and manager hopes that he can informally meet Manfred — who took over for Bud Selig in January — when the two are in town next week for the All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park. Rose said they’ll meet again at some point later on to discuss his longstanding application for reinstatement.

Rose, who is now an analyst for Fox Sports, said on a conference call Thursday that he’s elated to have a chance to plead his case with Manfred.

“When you’re in my situation, you’re open to almost anything,” Rose said. “I’m just happy he’s going to review my status, and we’ll go from there.”

Rose was banned in 1989, four years after he set baseball’s hits record. After denying for years that he bet on baseball, he acknowledged doing so in his most recent autobiography in 2004. The 74-year-old Rose isn’t eligible to be elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.

Selig didn’t act upon Rose’s petition for reinstatement before retiring. Rose said he’s uncertain what to expect from the new commissioner.

“I don’t know if I have a better chance or not,” he said.

“When you say better chance — just having him review my status, I’m happy with. I’m looking forward to sitting down one-on-one with Mr. Manfred and discussing the situation, I really am.”

Manfred has given Rose permission to go on the field before the All-Star Game on Tuesday to be honored as part of Major League Baseball’s Franchise Four promotion. Fans got to choose four players to represent each team.

Rose was chosen along with Reds Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Barry Larkin. He’s unsure what’s involved in the onfield ceremonies.

“Baseball has not told me as of yet,” Rose said. “Just to be able to come out from behind home plate onto the field will be a big honor for me.”

Rose attends several Reds games in his hometown each season, sitting in the stands.

He’s gone on the field at Great American one time, wearing a No. 14 Rose jersey as he stomped on first base on Sept. 11, 2010, the 25th anniversary of his record-setting hit No. 4,192. Selig gave permission for that on-field appearance.

Rose is part of Fox’s broadcasting team for the All-Star Game. It’ll be the first All-Star Game he’s attended since his lifetime ban.

“Charlie Hustle” scored the winning run by bowling over Indians catcher Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star Game at Riverfront Stadium. Both got into the game in the later innings. Rose’s run in the 12th inning gave the National League a 5-4 win.

Baseball has tried to eliminate home plate collisions, so there probably won’t be a repeat of the 1970 finish.

The All-Star Game also has become more about trying to get as many players onto the field as possible, something that Rose thinks detracts from the competitive nature of the game.

He noted that Carl Yastrzemski batted six times during the 1970 game, getting four hits. Now, there are frequent substitutions, limiting players to a few innings.

Last year, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter doubled and scored in his final All-Star Game, playing only three innings before being replaced.

Asked if he thinks most fans want him in the Hall of Fame, Rose said, “Most who are around baseball have a tendency to know how hard it is to hit a baseball. I hit more than anybody else.

“One thing I never did was cheat the fans,” Rose said.

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Serena cruises into finals Continued from Page 11 One of?

Five women have won four consecutive Grand Slam tournaments — and Williams already is among that group, having done it from 2002-03. Only three have pulled off a true Grand Slam, winning all four majors in a single season; Steffi Graf was the last, in 1988.

If Williams can beat Muguruza, the 33-yearold American would head to the U.S. Open in August with a shot at that feat.

Under a cloudless sky at Centre Court on Thursday, it was quickly clear Williams’ semifinal wouldn’t last long. At age 17, Sharapova beat Williams twice in 2004, including in the Wimbledon final — and hasn’t defeated her since.

In the opening game, Sharapova double-faulted three times and got broken. More ominously, the first four points that lasted at least six strokes ended with errors by Sharapova.

If she couldn’t serve well, and couldn’t stay with Williams once the ball was in play, Sharapova was in trouble.

Asked what she needs to do to be competitive against Williams, Sharapova responded: “A lot more than I’m doing.”

Radwanska, the runnerup to five-time Wimbledon champion Williams in 2012, used a six-game run to make things close against the hard-hitting Muguruza.

But a pivotal moment came with Muguruza two points from victory, serving at 5-3, deuce. A backhand from Muguruza landed near the baseline, and after Radwanska hit the ball, she stopped playing and lifted her racket to indicate she wanted to challenge the call — at the same time that Muguruza was missing a forehand.

“Wasn’t really a good decision,” Radwanska acknowledged.

Muguruza’s miscue would have given Radwanska a break point. Instead, the replay review showed Muguruza’s backhand caught the edge of the baseline — giving her a match point, which she converted. When it ended, Muguruza dropped her racket and fell onto the court on her stomach.

As big a deal as this win was — “a present after the hard work,” Muguruza called it — she wants the title, of course.

Here’s the one element that might give Muguruza a hint of hope: In the French Open’s second round last year, she stunned Williams 6-2, 6-2, the most lopsided loss in Williams’ 318-match Grand Slam career.

“She made me improve,” said Williams, who beat Muguruza at this year’s Australian Open, “so she has me on my toes.”

That’s generally bad news for Williams’ foes.

Just ask Sharapova.

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SERENA WILLIAMS will compete in the women’s final on Saturday.

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Mets rookie could be out a month NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Steven Matz has a partially torn muscle in his back that will sideline the impressive rookie at least a month — probably longer.

In a surprise announcement, the Mets revealed Thursday that Matz was examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery and diagnosed with a partial tear of the lat muscle on his left side.

He received a platelet-rich plasma injection and will not throw for three weeks before getting examined again.

There was no previous indication Matz was hurt. The left-hander threw six innings of two-hit ball Sunday in an 8-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. He has won both his major league starts, compiling a 1.32 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 2-3 innings.

Stybar takes sixth stage of Tour

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STEVE STRICKER watched his tee shot on the 18th hole before a crowd of onlookers during the first round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.

Spieth eight strokes back after first round

By The Associated Press

For every good shot Jordan Spieth hit, a bad one seemed to follow.

Spieth’s struggles left him eight shots back after the first round of his final British Open tuneup.

Justin Thomas and Nicholas Thompson each shot an 8-under-par 63 to share the lead at the John Deere Classic on Thursday. Spieth was at even-par 71 in his first round since winning the U.S Open.

Spieth, who will go for his third straight major title next week at St. Andrews, had three bogeys in a four-hole stretch and missed a 15-foot birdie putt on No. 18.

“Just a rusty round,” said Spieth, who skipped last week’s Greenbrier Classic. “I didn’t get out on the golf course like maybe I should have.”

Thomas and Thompson were a stroke ahead of Charles Howell III and Luke Guthrie.

Three-time tournament winner Steve Stricker led the list of golfers at 6 under.

Spieth is one of just five golfers in the current top 20 of the Fed Ex Cup standings to play in the Quad Cities.

Some even criticized Spieth for supposedly jeopardizing his Grand Slam push by playing this tournament rather than heading over to the United Kingdom early to prep for the Open Championship.

Spieth disagreed, naturally.

But Spieth nonetheless struggled for the “good feels” he said he was hoping to find at this forgiving 7,300-yard course on the banks of the Mississippi River. In a rare display of frustration, Spieth even slammed his fist on a table after barely missing a short birdie putt.

Spieth finally got something going on his 13th hole, sinking a 32-foot birdie putt after escaping the bunker. He put his next approach within 2 feet for another birdie. But Spieth’s tee shot on the 15th hole wound up in the gallery.

Still, Spieth shot a 70 during his opening round here in 2013 and went on to post his first career win at age 19.

“I had some pretty bad lip-outs, and that’s going to happen. I’m still going to continue to hit good putts. If they drop and I can chip the ball a little better, then I’ll be in good position,” Spieth said.

Thomas had his first career win within grasp with 10 holes to go last week at the Greenbrier Classic. He quickly learned how tough it is to win on the PGA Tour.

Thomas collapsed behind a shaky putter, falling out of contention with a bogey followed by a double-bogey. He then shot a ghastly 8 on the par-4 16th and finished tied for 54th.

On Thursday, Thomas answered with 10 birdies, including a 51-foot putt on his 16th hole.

“I just played a couple of bad holes, and if it wasn’t for that I’m right there. There’s definitely more positives than negatives to take

out of the last couple of weeks,” Thomas said about last week’s final round. “I’ve felt like I’ve been close.”

Thompson, who has never won in 214 PGA Tour starts, had an eagle on the par-4 14th to highlight his impressive start.

Guthrie, a 2012 graduate of the nearby University of Illinois, went on a run of seven birdies in 10 holes. But he missed a 15-foot par putt that would have put him atop an unlikely leaderboard.

Iowa native Zach Johnson, who has finished either first or second in three straight John Deere Classics, shot a 66. It was Johnson’s 25th straight round in the 60s at Deere Run. PGA EUROPEAN: Thorbjorn Olesen returned to form with a 7-under 63 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Scottish Open on Thursday, with Jimmy Walker leading a trio of top Americans in the chasing pack.

Rebounding from missing the cut in five of his last six events, Olesen made seven birdies — including three in a row on Nos. 15-17 — and was bogey-free in benign conditions for the morning starters over the Gullane links.

In a week in which Rory McIlroy withdrew from next week’s British Open because of an ankle injury sustained playing soccer, it’s fitting that Olesen is playing a starring role here.

The 25-year-old Dane sustained one of the most bizarre injuries of recent years when he fell off a camel while on holiday with friends in Dubai last year, pulled a groin muscle and was ruled out for two months. A hand injury forced him out of action this season from February to May, contributing to his poor recent form.

Daniel Brooks of England, playing in the last group, birdied the final hole to take sole ownership of second place on 6-under ahead of a group of seven players a stroke back.

U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN: Atop the leaderboard, veteran Karrie Webb and second-year LPGA Tour player Marina Alex did their best to temper expectations at the U.S. Women’s Open.

Both early starters opened with a 4-underpar 66 on Thursday, and that score held up through the afternoon before things turned wet and windblown. Play was suspended in the early evening after a storm packing high winds, lightning and heavy rain pounded Lancaster Country Club.

The sudden halt to the action with 55 players needing to complete their rounds — with at least two threatening the lead — left Webb and Alex as unlikely co-leaders.

Amy Yang was in the clubhouse a shot behind the leaders. Two players on the course were also at 3 under: Na Yeon Choi, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, had three holes to play, while Jane Park had five.

Top-ranked Inbee Park birdied two of her last three holes before play was stopped and was at 2 under through 14. Morgan Pressel and six other morning starters shot a 2-under 68.

Former Raiders quarterback, league MVP dies at age 69 Continued from Page 11 Oakland lost two of its first three games in the next season, 1973, scoring no touchdowns with Lamonica behind center. After a loss to archrival Kansas City, Madden gave Stabler a chance to show what he could do in practice. Stabler did enough for Madden to start him, and the Raiders beat the Cardinals, and then won four straight games after that.

Stabler remained the starter for more than seven seasons, allegedly studying the game plan by the light of a jukebox — if he studied it at all. He prided himself on being able to wing it, and few quarterbacks did it better in the clutch.

But for all of his bravado, Stabler was not a wild thrower. He was one of the most accurate passers of his time.

“The bigger the situation,” Madden said, “the calmer he got.”

Stabler’s favorite songs were playing when he died, from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” to Van Morrison’s “Leaves Falling Down,” the family said. His brain and spinal cord were donated to Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center to support research into degenerative brain disease among athletes, according to the family.

“He was a kind, generous and unselfish man, never turning down an autograph request or an opportunity to help someone in need,” the family said. “A great quarterback, he was an even greater father to his three girls, and grandfather to his two ‘grand snakes.’”

The Foley, Ala., native threw for 27,938 career yards over 15 seasons, which also included stints with the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.

During his college career, Stabler led Alabama to an undefeated 1966 season and was chosen the Sugar Bowl MVP after a 34-7 rout of Nebraska. He also ran for a long touchdown on a rain-soaked field during the 1967 Iron Bowl to lead the Tide to a 7-3 win over Auburn.

Alabama coach Nick Saban got to know Stabler from golf tournaments and the exRaiders quarterback’s stint as an analyst on Alabama radio broadcasts.

“I think anyone who had the chance to get to know Kenny would appreciate the great person he was and the pride he had for the University of Alabama,” Saban said in a statement.

“I have had the chance to be around some of the best to ever play college and pro football, and Kenny may have been one of the greatest competitors to ever play the game.”

LE HAVRE, France (AP) — Czech rider Zdenek Stybar won the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, while defending champion Vincenzo Nibali of Italy was caught in a crash near the finish caused by race leader Tony Martin.

Martin lost control of his bike with about 900 meters to go. It swerved to the right, clipped another bike and then brought down some eight other riders, including Nibali and Colombian climbing ace Nairo Quintana.

Martin kept hold of the yellow jersey because the crash happened inside the last 2 miles, at which point those who fall are given the same time as the riders crossing the line in the main pack.

Martin retained his overnight lead of 12 seconds over Chris Froome and 25 seconds over American rider Tejay Van Garderen.

NCAA lifts S.C. championship ban INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will end a nearly 15year ban on South Carolina hosting sanctioned championship events following the decision to remove the Confederate flag from the state’s capitol grounds.

Gov. Nikki Haley signed the legislation Thursday.

Within minutes of announcement, NCAA Board of Governors Chairman Kirk Schulz issued a statement commending South Carolina’s lawmakers for taking the action.

The ban applied to all championship events with pre-determined host sites, such as the men’s basketball tournament. Events that were assigned to home teams, such as the baseball tournament, were exempt from the ban.

McDonald facing two charges SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors in California have charged former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald with domestic violence and false imprisonment following allegations he assaulted his ex-fiancee while she held their 2-month-old child.

The Santa Clara County district attorney’s office announced the charges Thursday. McDonald also is charged with child endangerment and violating a court order that he stay away from the victim. He is scheduled to be arraigned in the afternoon.

Prosecutors said McDonald broke into the woman’s bedroom around 4 a.m. on May 25 and assaulted her while his driver tried to stop him and she tried to get away. They say he eventually left the scene.

Mexico shuts out Cuba in Gold Cup CHICAGO (AP) — Oribe Peralta scored a hat trick as favorites Mexico routed undermanned Cuba 6-0 in the first game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup for both teams on Thursday.

It was an easy opener for the six-time Gold Cup winners.

Cuba was playing without six players who hadn’t arrived in the United States because of visa issues, and one who went missing after the team arrived in Chicago. Coach Walter Benitez said earlier this week that Keilen Garcia left the team on Wednesday.

Mexico was playing without star forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who broke a collarbone last week in a tuneup match against Honduras. The Mexicans didn’t need the Manchester United star, however, creating scoring chances seemingly every few minutes throughout the game against a clearly overmatched Cuban team.

FIFA expels former executive ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s ethics committee said it has expelled former executive committee member Chuck Blazer from soccer for bribery and other corruption.

FIFA’s ethics panel said American Blazer “was a key player in schemes involving the offer, acceptance, payment and receipt of undisclosed and illegal payments, bribes and kickbacks as well as other money-making schemes.”

Blazer’s guilty pleas on widespread corruption charges were unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice in May. Blazer was a cooperating witness with U.S. federal agencies since 2011 after his tax affairs were investigated.

FIFA’s ethics committee said its case used “the latest facts presented by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.”

Blazer served on FIFA’s executive panel for 16 years until 2013.

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IUP faces tough non-PSAC teams The IUP men’s basketball team announced its nonconference, regular-season schedule for the upcoming season.

The Crimson Hawks will play against three teams that competed in the NCAA tournament earlier this year.

Their five non-conference opponents will be Urbana and Fairmont State out of the Mountain East Conference, Bowie State from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, University of the Sciences from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and American International out of the Northeast-10 Conference.

Those teams combined for a 99-55 (.643) overall record last season, with Fairmont State, Bowie State, The Sciences and American International each winning at least 22 games.

IUP will open with Urbana and Bowie State when it plays host to the S&T Bank Atlantic Region Classic on Nov. 13 and 14.

The Crimson Hawks are scheduled to play a total of 27 regular-season games, including 13 at home.

Over-40 league sets registration The Indiana Over-40 Baseball League is registering players for the upcoming season.

The registration fee is $75 per player. Registration must be dropped off or mailed to Ted Geletka at Bob’s Pizza on 459 N. Fourth St., Indiana, by July 27.

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‘Star Wars’ talk dominates Comic-Con as event begins

By SANDY COHEN

AP Entertainment Writer

SAN DIEGO — If anticipation for this year’s ComicCon had a soundtrack, it would be John Williams’ instantly recognizable, Oscarwinning “Star Wars� theme.

The latest take on the beloved space opera was top of mind for fans Wednesday night as the annual pop-culture convention opened for a preview of its colorful showroom floor. Comic-Con officially began Thursday. “Everyone loves ‘Star Wars,’� said Kristen McLaughlin, of Los Angeles.

The 23-year-old, wearing a Captain America costume, said she planned to spend Thursday night waiting in line for Lucasfilm’s afternoon presentation today on “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.�

More than 130,000 fans are expected at the San Diego Convention Center over four days for autograph signings, TV and film presentations, toy shopping, costume contests and other artistic engagements inspired by comic books and superheroes. “Star Wars� has a major presence in the massive showroom, with a mini-mall of booths dedicated to its

“TO A CERTAIN extent, it’s a giant commercial.

But we pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to be part of it.�

Shane Morrison,

in reference to Comic-Con characters. There are Chewbacca rugs and Storm Trooper sweaters, limited-edition Darth Vader skateboard decks and Yoda backpacks, plus Sith Lord pet outfits and Ewok stuffed animals.

A life-size replica of Rey’s Speeder Bike from the new film is on display. “To a certain extent, it’s a giant commercial,� Shane Morrison, 34, of Glendale, Calif., said of the annual convention. “But we pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to be part of it.�

He was most interested in the latest collectible figurines. “Just seeing all the new toys — that’s a lot of what Comic-Con is about,� he said, surrounded by his purchases.

Wayne Wadler amassed more than 15 giant bags of exclusive toys within minutes of Comic-Con’s doors

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JACK KIRKEGAARD looked up at a giant Lego display in the exhibit hall during the 2015 Comic-Con International Preview Night on Wednesday in San Diego. opening. He expects to sell them all in one weekend at his comic-book shop in Riverside, Calif. The most popular collectibles right

now? “‘Star Wars,’� he said. A line snaked through the convention center for a toy booth selling translucent Darth Vader dolls and over-

Nelson named winner of Gershwin prize

Squeaky sidekicks take charge in ‘Minions’ prequel

By JAKE COYLE

By BRETT ZONGKER

Sidekicks rarely shine when thrust into the spotlight, but what about a few hundred of them?

The Minions, having been the best part of the two previous “Despicable Me� movies, have swarmed the screen in “Minions.� As candidates for center stage, they are seemingly ill-suited. Slavishly — if rarely competently — devoted lackeys, they’re underlings by both definition and verticality.

They don’t speak intelligibly, which, to be fair, isn’t a bar all of Hollywood’s leading men reach. Instead, they talk in a bright babble that belies their fondness for colorful phonetics. “Bananaâ€? and “piĂąataâ€? are their kind of words.

Their unsuitability for the lead role, or just about anything else, is much of the fun of “Minions,� a happy henchmen overload that largely succeeds in its simple mission: More Minions!

Directed by Pierre Coffin (who co-directed “Despicable Me� one and two and voices the Minions) and Kyle Balda, “Minions� begins in fine form. The little yellow

Rated: PG for action and rude humor Running time: 91 minutes Rating: â˜…â˜…Â˝ ones are already humming the Universal theme as the film begins.

With Geoffrey Rush narrating, we get the history of the Minions, which stretches back across eons and begins with them — a curious early mammal — literally walking out of the sea.

But the evolution stops there. For thousands of years, we see, they’ve been letting down their evil masters, from a Tyrannosaurus rex accidentally tipped into a volcano, to Dracula, whom they excitedly wake with a birthday cake and wide-open blinds.

The Minions have their own Ice Age, however, ending up leaderless in Antarctica. After a few hundred years, the joy of snow ball fights beginning to dim, three of them — Kevin, Bob and Stuart —

son’s new collaboration with Merle Haggard, “Django and Jimmie,� debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard country album chart.

Librarian of Congress James Billington said the native Texan is a “musical explorer� who has redrawn the boundaries of country music, crossing into jazz, blues, folk, rock and Latin styles.

Nelson has made more than 200 recordings. In the last five years alone, he has delivered 10 new releases and published a New York Times best-selling book.

The Gershwin Prize honors an artist’s lifetime achievement in music. Past recipients include Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Paul McCartney.

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size Boba Fett figurines.

For the ninth year in a row, Dave Jamer, 46, came to Comic-Con dressed as Boba Phat, his 1970s approach to

the “Star Wars� character. His buddy Daniel Enlow, 67, was clad as “Pirate Pimp Vader.�

He paired a Darth Vader helmet with a brocade smoking jacket.

Even entertainment competitors are excited about the seventh “Star Wars� installment. “I’m excited that ‘Star Wars’ is coming here. We love JJ Abrams and have his shows,� said Lisa Gregorian, chief marketing officer for Warner Bros. Television Group, which is premiering its new “Supergirl� show at ComicCon. Other anticipated properties at the convention include “The Walking Dead,� “Game of Thrones,� “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice� and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2.�

As crowds passed by the convention center, a lone busker stood across the street in the grass.

In front of her was a music stand. Charise Zablotsky, a 26-year-old who performs with the La Jolla Symphony, chose a special selection for this night.

She plugged her violin into a tiny amp, and played the opening notes of the “Star Wars� theme.

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SCARLET OVERKILL, voiced by Sandra Bullock, appears with minions Stuart, left, Kevin and Bob in the animated feature “Minions.� set out on a quest to find a new supervillain to idolize.

Soon, they’re on their way to Villain-Con, a riff on Comic-Con only a convention celebrating the likes of Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), an evil world-conqueror in a beehive. The trio inadvertently wins a job in Overkill’s entourage, and they’re soon enmeshed in her plan to take the British throne, along with Overkill’s inventor, Herb (Jon Hamm).

There are, it should be noted, more ambitious seats of power to set one’s diabolical sights on. But this is 1960s Swinging London, a colorful if over-familiar backdrop, and the goggle-wearing Minions could just as well be chipper Mods.

The irreverent slapstick unfortunately gives way to the kind of action set pieces that have now even corrupted children’s movies. The bombast, though never serious, is

still loud enough to, for too long, drown out the best thing the movie has going for it: The chuckles and squeaks of the Minions.

It also makes it harder to hear the other key sound accompanying the Minions: the laughter of children.

What are the Minions but stand-ins for kids? Mumbling half-understood words by the mouthful, they plunge headlong into any task, usually wielding a dangerous object they shouldn’t. Nothing makes them double over like a good pratfall, and they will insist on a goodnight kiss or bedtime story. Teaming and relentless, they will melt the heart of any guardian, even a supervillain.

Coming on the heels of Pixar’s “Inside Out,� an emotional wallop that most knocks out misty-eyed adults, “Minions� is a different beast. This one’s for the kids.

WASHINGTON — Willie Nelson will receive the national library’s pop music prize this year — the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song — as the Library of Congress cited Nelson’s six decades in music Thursday.

Nelson will receive the prize in November when he will be feted with a concert and other honors in Washington, the library said.

Nelson’s songwriting includes country-music standards like “Crazy� and “Hello Walls� as well as the albums “Shotgun Willie� and “Stardust.�

And he’s still making new music.

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Mom regrets she stayed in marriage DEAR ABBY: How do I forgive myself for staying with my husband “for the sake of the kids” and because I was afraid of him?

Our children are teenagers now and both suffer from low self-esteem and depression.

We lived far away from any family while they were growing up, and I was financially dependent and scared. I realize now that it wasn’t the right thing to do.

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Jeanne The relaPhillips, and tionship bewas founded tween our by her mother, children and Pauline their dad is Phillips. very strained.

I don’t know how to move forward. Any advice? — IN PAIN IN WISCONSIN DEAR IN PAIN: A way for your children to heal some of the damage your husband has caused would be for you to arrange for them to talk with a licensed family counselor.

A way for you to move forward would be to find a job, take your kids and live apart from your abuser.

If you haven’t already done that, and you are still afraid he might be violent, then you should contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org, [800] 7997233) and ask for help in formulating an escape plan.

DEAR ABBY: Because I’m unemployed, I am currently living with my parents. I am 40, but my mother treats me as if I am an 8-year-old boy.

Among other things, she forbids me to leave the house without her permission and considers my room to be a mess she must clean if even a single book is out of place on my desk.

DEAR ABBY

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I believe my mother has obsessive-compulsive disorder. I have told her this and recommended she get herself evaluated. She refuses to listen, even after I gave her a month’s worth of examples illustrating which of her actions meet the criteria.

I want to remain sane as I try to find employment and a way out of her house. Have you any suggestions? — GOING MAD IN SOUTH DAKOTA DEAR GOING MAD: As an adult, you should not have to ask anyone’s permission to leave the house.

It’s time for a man-to-man talk with your father.

What does he think of this?

Has your mother always been this way?

While you’re talking with him, bring up the fact that she is showing signs of OCD and see if he can convince her to be evaluated.

If she does have it, there are treatments for it and it might greatly benefit their marriage, as well as your relationship with your mother.

DEAR ABBY: My two sons are 30 and 31. Both are married with families of their own.

My husband has been their stepdad for 20 years, and a very good one.

Neither of my boys ever remembers their stepdad on his birthday. When I ask why, they say, “Oh, Mom, I’m really bad at remembering stuff like that.”

Well, this year I intend to “forget” their birthdays so they — and their wives — will know how it feels to be forgotten.

Do you think I’m being petty? I think that at their ages, it’s time they took responsibility for themselves. — ON THEIR CASE IN OKLAHOMA DEAR ON THEIR CASE: I have a better idea. Ask your sons to program your husband’s birthday into their electronic devices.

With today’s technology it is easier than ever to get a reminder about important events. Their wives might thank you for it, because if the “boys” forget their stepdad’s birthday, there’s a good chance they forget other important days — like their anniversaries or their wives’ birthdays, too.

By The Associated Press

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LOS ANGELES — Black civil rights leaders on Thursday called on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove Bill Cosby’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, saying it could become a “walk of shame” if his name remains on the storied sidewalk.

Many of the activists largely remained neutral in the controversy until Monday’s revelation of court documents obtained by The Associated Press from a 2005 deposition, where Cosby admitted under oath to obtaining quaaludes with the intent of giving them to women with

whom he wanted to have sex. Cosby settled a sexualabuse lawsuit brought by a former Temple University employee for undisclosed terms in 2006.

“Cosby to black America is an icon, but once an icon figure betrays the trust of the community, we have to withdraw our support and condemn their actions,” said Najee Ali, who was among those calling for the resignation. “If they don’t remove that star, we can call it the walk of shame.”

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable president Earl Ofari Hutchinson echoed his sentiment.

“We were there; we remained silent; but no more,” Hutchinson said.

The chamber said it had no plans to remove Cosby’s star, and has never removed one before.

“Once a star has been added, it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Because of this, we have never removed a star from the Walk,” Chamber of Commerce president Leron Gubler said in a statement.

Cosby received his star in November 1977, and it’s placed in a prominent spot near the busy intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue.

❏❏❏ LOS ANGELES — Tom Selleck reached a tentative settlement Thursday in a lawsuit that claims he stole truckloads of water from a public hydrant and took it to his ranch in droughtstricken California.

Resource manager Eric Bergh with the Calleguas Municipal Water District in Ventura County said he could not provide any details about the agreement until it’s approved.

The proposed settlement will go before the district’s water board Wednesday.

A representative for Selleck didn’t immediately return a request for comment. Selleck’s wife was also named in the suit.

TODAY IN HISTORY

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Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2015. There are 174 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.)

On this date: In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Noyon, Picardy, France.

In 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state.

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson personally delivered the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate and urged its ratification. (However, the Senate rejected it.)

In 1925, jury selection took place in Dayton, Tenn., in the trial of John T. Scopes, charged with violating the law by teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (Scopes was convicted and fined, but the verdict was overturned on a technicality.)

In 1929, American paper currency was reduced in size as the government began issuing bills that were approximately 25 percent smaller.

In 1943, during World

War II, U.S. and British forces invaded Sicily.

In 1951, armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean War began at Kaesong.

In 1962, AT&T’s Telstar 1 communications satellite, capable of relaying television signals and telephone calls, was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral.

In 1973, the Bahamas became fully independent after three centuries of British colonial rule. John Paul Getty III, the teenage grandson of the oil tycoon, was abducted in Rome by kidnappers who cut off his ear when his family was slow to meet their ransom demands; young Getty was released in December 1973 for nearly $3 million.

In 1985, the Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk with explosives in Auckland, New Zealand, by French intelligence agents; one activist was killed. Bowing to pressure from irate customers, the Coca-Cola Co. said it would resume selling oldformula Coke, while continuing to sell New Coke.

In 1991, Boris N. Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.

President George H.W. Bush lifted economic sanc-

tions against South Africa.

In 1999, the United States women’s soccer team won the World Cup, beating China 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 minutes of scoreless play at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Ten years ago: A searchand-rescue team found the body of a missing U.S. commando in eastern Afghanistan, bringing an end to the desperate search for the last member of an ill-fated, four-man Special Forces unit that had disappeared the previous month. Nineteen-monthold Suzie Marie Pena was struck and killed by a SWAT team bullet during a shootout between Los Angeles police and her father, who was using the toddler as a shield; Jose Raul Pena also died. Hurricane Dennis roared quickly through the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast with blinding squalls and crashing waves.

Today’s Birthdays: Former boxer Jake LaMotta is 94. Writer-producer Earl Hamner Jr. is 92. Former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins is 88. Actor William Smithers is 88.

Broadway composer Jerry Herman is 84. Director Ivan Passer is 82.

Actor Lawrence Pressman is 76.

Singer Mavis Staples is 76.

Actor Mills Watson is 75.

Actor Robert Pine is 74.

Rock musician Jerry Miller (Moby Grape) is 72. International Tennis Hall of Famer Virginia Wade is 70.

Actor Ron Glass is 70. Actress Sue Lyon is 69. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is 68.

Rock musician Dave Smalley is 66. Country-folk singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler is 64. Rock singer Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) is 61. Banjo player Bela Fleck is 57. Country musician Shaw Wilson (BR549) is 55.

Actor Alec Mapa is 50.

Country singer-songwriter Ken Mellons is 50. Rock musician Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros) is 50.

Actor Gale Harold is 46.

Country singer Gary LeVox (Rascal Flatts) is 45. Actor Aaron D. Spears is 44. Actress Sofia Vergara is 43.

Rockabilly singer Imelda May is 41. Actor Adrian Grenier is 39. Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is 38. Actress Gwendoline Yeo is 38. Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas is 35.

Singer-actress Jessica Simpson is 35. Rock musician John Spiker is 34. Actress Heather Hemmens is 31. Rapper/singer Angel Haze is 24. Pop singer Perrie Edwards (Little Mix) is 22.

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BY VIRTURE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF INDIANA AND TO ME DIRECTED THERE WILL BE EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VENUE OR OUTCRY AT THE COURTHOUSE, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, ON JULY 31, 2015 AT 2:00 PM ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, CLAIM AND DEMAND OF THE DEFENDANTS, TERESA L. SCHALL AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES, PARCELS, OR LOTS OF LAND SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PINE, COUNTY OF INDIANA, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK VOLUME 1473, PAGE NUMBER 382, TAX PARCELS 33-022-507 63 THIRD AVENUE HEILWOOD, PA 15745 TAKEN INTO EXECUTION

AT THE SUIT OF JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VS TERESA L. SCHALL CS # 10185 CD 2015 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: LEEANE O. HUGGINS (610-278-6800) NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: At the time of the sale $100 or ten (10) percent of the successful bid, whichever sum is the greater, must be paid to the Sheriff. The balance of the purchase money must be paid before the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution or the Sheriff will direct the Auctioneer to resell the property. The balance due shall be paid to the Sheriff by the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution, otherwise all money previously paid will be forfeited and the property will be resold at which time the full purchase price of all costs, whichever may be higher shall be paid in full or under proper circumstances a receipt given by a lien creditor; also there must then be delivered to the Sheriff a Judicial Affidavit of Value, executed in duplicate on the form supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for the purpose of establishing the correct amount of documentary stamps for the deed, (note that proper certification must be secured from the Department of Revenue if the amount of stamps is to be based upon monetary value or if exemption is claimed for a deed to a grantee such as the Veterans Administration). For each sale a Schedule of Distribution will be filed on AUGUST 30, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance therewith unless exceptions are filed within ten (10) days after the filing date.

ROBERT E. FYOCK, SHERIFF 7/10, 7/17, 7/24

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NOTICE SHERIFF SALE NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THIS ACTION CAN DEPRIVE YOU OF YOUR PROPERTY. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY TO ADVISE YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS. YOUR PROPERTY IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF A WRIT OF EXECUTION BASED UPON A JUDGMENT. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION TO OPEN THE JUDGMENT OR SET THAT JUDGMENT ASIDE. AFTER THE SALE IS HELD YOU STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE COURT TO SET ASIDE THE SALE AND/OR FILE EXCEPTIONS TO THE DISTRIBUTION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF THE SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION.

BY VIRTURE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF INDIANA AND TO ME DIRECTED THERE WILL BE EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VENUE OR OUTCRY AT THE COURTHOUSE, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, ON JULY 31, 2015 AT 2:00 PM ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, CLAIM AND DEMAND OF THE DEFENDANTS, WAYNE H. HIMES III AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES, PARCELS, OR LOTS OF LAND SITUATE IN THE VILLAGE OF LOVEJOY, COUNTY OF INDIANA, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2008186114, TAX PARCELS 20-035225 & 20-035-224 186 LOVEJOY ROAD COMMODORE, PA 15729 TAKEN INTO EXECUTION AT THE SUIT OF WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. VS WAYNE H. HIMES III CS # 10556 CD 2011 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: ASHLEIGH L. MARIN (908-233-8500) NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: At the time of the sale $100 or ten (10) percent of the successful bid, whichever sum is the greater, must be paid to the Sheriff. The balance of the purchase money must be paid before the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution or the Sheriff will direct the Auctioneer to resell the property. The balance due shall be paid to the Sheriff by the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution, otherwise all money previously paid will be forfeited and the property will be resold at which time the full purchase price of all costs, whichever may be higher shall be paid in full or under proper circumstances a receipt given by a lien creditor; also there must then be delivered to the Sheriff a Judicial Affidavit of Value, executed in duplicate on the form supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for the purpose of establishing the correct amount of documentary stamps for the deed, (note that proper certification must be secured from the Department of Revenue if the amount of stamps is to be based upon monetary value or if exemption is claimed for a deed to a grantee such as the Veterans Administration). For each sale a Schedule of Distribution will be filed on AUGUST 30, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance therewith unless exceptions are filed within ten (10) days after the filing date.

ROBERT E. FYOCK, SHERIFF 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 NOTICE COUNTY OF INDIANA NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT In accordance with requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), the County of Indiana will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities.

Employment: The County of Indiana does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under title I of the ADA. Effective Communication: The County of Indiana will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in Indiana County’s programs, services and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing or vision impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The County of Indiana will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in Indiana County’s offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity of Indiana County, should contact the Indiana County Department of Human Services located at 300 Indian Springs Road, Indiana, PA or by telephone at 724-463-8200 as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the County of Indiana to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

Complaints that a program, service or activity of Indiana County is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Lisa Spencer, Executive Director of the Indiana County Department of Human Services at 300 Indian Springs Road, Indiana, PA or by telephone at 724-463-8200.

Indiana County Board of Commissioners 825 Philadelphia Street Indiana, PA 15701 7/10

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NOTICE SHERIFF SALE NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THIS ACTION CAN DEPRIVE YOU OF YOUR PROPERTY. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY TO ADVISE YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS. YOUR PROPERTY IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF A WRIT OF EXECUTION BASED UPON A JUDGMENT. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION TO OPEN THE JUDGMENT OR SET THAT JUDGMENT ASIDE. AFTER THE SALE IS HELD YOU STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE COURT TO SET ASIDE THE SALE AND/OR FILE EXCEPTIONS TO THE DISTRIBUTION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF THE SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION.

BY VIRTURE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF INDIANA AND TO ME DIRECTED THERE WILL BE EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VENUE OR OUTCRY AT THE COURTHOUSE, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, ON JULY 31, 2015 AT 2:00 PM ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, CLAIM AND DEMAND OF THE DEFENDANTS, JUDY A. LEYDIC & RICHARD L. LEYDIC A/K/A RICHARD L. LEYDIC, SR. AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES, PARCELS, OR LOTS OF LAND SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF EAST MAHONING, COUNTY OF INDIANA, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK NUMBER 743, PAGE NUMBER 677, TAX PARCEL 27-011-111.02 1001 RICHMOND ROAD MARION CENTER, PA 15759 TAKEN INTO EXECUTION AT THE SUIT OF LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST VS JUDY A. LEYDIC & RICHARD L. LEYDIC A/K/A RICHARD L. LEYDIC, SR. CS # 10171 CD 2015 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: WILLIAM E. MILLER (215-572-8111) NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: At the time of the sale $100 or ten (10) percent of the successful bid, whichever sum is the greater, must be paid to the Sheriff. The balance of the purchase money must be paid before the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution or the Sheriff will direct the Auctioneer to resell the property. The balance due shall be paid to the Sheriff by the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution, otherwise all money previously paid will be forfeited and the property will be resold at which time the full purchase price of all costs, whichever may be higher shall be paid in full or under proper circumstances a receipt given by a lien creditor; also there must then be delivered to the Sheriff a Judicial Affidavit of Value, executed in duplicate on the form supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for the purpose of establishing the correct amount of documentary stamps for the deed, (note that proper certification must be secured from the Department of Revenue if the amount of stamps is to be based upon monetary value or if exemption is claimed for a deed to a grantee such as the Veterans Administration). For each sale a Schedule of Distribution will be filed on AUGUST 30, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance therewith unless exceptions are filed within ten (10) days after the filing date.

ROBERT E. FYOCK, SHERIFF 7/10, 7/17, 7/24

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NOTICE SHERIFF SALE NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THIS ACTION CAN DEPRIVE YOU OF YOUR PROPERTY. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY TO ADVISE YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS. YOUR PROPERTY IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF A WRIT OF EXECUTION BASED UPON A JUDGMENT. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION TO OPEN THE JUDGMENT OR SET THAT JUDGMENT ASIDE. AFTER THE SALE IS HELD YOU STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE COURT TO SET ASIDE THE SALE AND/OR FILE EXCEPTIONS TO THE DISTRIBUTION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF THE SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION.

BY VIRTURE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF INDIANA AND TO ME DIRECTED THERE WILL BE EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VENUE OR OUTCRY AT THE COURTHOUSE, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, ON JULY 31, 2015 AT 2:00 PM ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, CLAIM AND DEMAND OF THE DEFENDANTS, CHARLES BUTERBAUGH AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES, PARCELS, OR LOTS OF LAND SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF GREEN, COUNTY OF INDIANA, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK VOLUME 1286, PAGE NUMBER 340, TAX PARCELS 20-019-138 900 VANDERBILT STREET COMMODORE, PA 15729 TAKEN INTO EXECUTION AT THE SUIT OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUT COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2003-KS5 VS CHARLES BUTERBAUGH CS # 11938 CD 2014 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: LEEANE O. HUGGINS (610-278-6800) NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: At the time of the sale $100 or ten (10) percent of the successful bid, whichever sum is the greater, must be paid to the Sheriff. The balance of the purchase money must be paid before the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution or the Sheriff will direct the Auctioneer to resell the property. The balance due shall be paid to the Sheriff by the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution, otherwise all money previously paid will be forfeited and the property will be resold at which time the full purchase price of all costs, whichever may be higher shall be paid in full or under proper circumstances a receipt given by a lien creditor; also there must then be delivered to the Sheriff a Judicial Affidavit of Value, executed in duplicate on the form supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for the purpose of establishing the correct amount of documentary stamps for the deed, (note that proper certification must be secured from the Department of Revenue if the amount of stamps is to be based upon monetary value or if exemption is claimed for a deed to a grantee such as the Veterans Administration). For each sale a Schedule of Distribution will be filed on AUGUST 30, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance therewith unless exceptions are filed within ten (10) days after the filing date.

ROBERT E. FYOCK, SHERIFF 7/10, 7/17, 7/24

BRIDGE ♥♣♠♣

FRIDAY, JULY 10,

by Phillip Alder

THE OPENING LEAD FROM THE BIDDING Fletcher Knebel, an author of political fiction, said, “Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.” When you play bridge, keeping some statistics is not a bad idea. For example, in a duplicate (or during a social game) note how many times your opponents went down two or more. If several, you did not double enough.

How often do you find the best opening lead? Treat each one with care, though, because the “right” opening lead will not always turn out to be best in a given deal.

After South opened one no-

trump, North used Stayman.

When South rebid two hearts, North’s slightly aggressive jump to three notrump announced a four-card spade holding and asked South to retreat to game in that suit if he also held four. Here, of course, South passed out three notrump.What should West lead?The books tell you to lead the top of three touching honors against a notrump contract.

However, here, how are the spades distributed?

North is known to have four, and South has two or three. This leaves East with two or one. If East has a singleton, the suit will be useless. West should hope that his partner has a doubleton, preferably honor-doubleton. And not to block the suit, West must lead the seven, fourth-highest from his longest and strongest Here, East should win with his ace and return the suit, which defeats the contract. The defenders must get four spades and one heart. Even if South wins with dummy’s spade king and runs diamonds, finessing through East, West can discard two hearts.

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NOTICE SHERIFF SALE NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THIS ACTION CAN DEPRIVE YOU OF YOUR PROPERTY. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY TO ADVISE YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS. YOUR PROPERTY IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF A WRIT OF EXECUTION BASED UPON A JUDGMENT. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION TO OPEN THE JUDGMENT OR SET THAT JUDGMENT ASIDE. AFTER THE SALE IS HELD YOU STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE COURT TO SET ASIDE THE SALE AND/OR FILE EXCEPTIONS TO THE DISTRIBUTION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF THE SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION.

BY VIRTURE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF INDIANA AND TO ME DIRECTED THERE WILL BE EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VENUE OR OUTCRY AT THE COURTHOUSE, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, ON JULY 31, 2015 AT 2:00 PM ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, CLAIM AND DEMAND OF THE DEFENDANTS, JUDY A. DERMODY A/K/A JUDY DERMODY & MICHAEL DERMODY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES, PARCELS, OR LOTS OF LAND SITUATE IN THE BOROUGH OF BLAIRSVILLE, COUNTY OF INDIANA, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK VOLUME 1208, PAGE NUMBER 261, TAX PARCEL 06-003-073.01 321 MAPLE AVENUE BLAIRSVILLE, PA 15717 TAKEN INTO EXECUTION AT THE SUIT OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VS JUDY A. DERMODY A/K/A JUDY DERMODY & MICHAEL DERMODY CS # 10102 CD 2015 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: BRETT SOLOMON (412566-1212) NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: At the time of the sale $100 or ten (10) percent of the successful bid, whichever sum is the greater, must be paid to the Sheriff. The balance of the purchase money must be paid before the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution or the Sheriff will direct the Auctioneer to resell the property. The balance due shall be paid to the Sheriff by the date fixed for the filing of the Schedule of Distribution, otherwise all money previously paid will be forfeited and the property will be resold at which time the full purchase price of all costs, whichever may be higher shall be paid in full or under proper circumstances a receipt given by a lien creditor; also there must then be delivered to the Sheriff a Judicial Affidavit of Value, executed in duplicate on the form supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for the purpose of establishing the correct amount of documentary stamps for the deed, (note that proper certification must be secured from the Department of Revenue if the amount of stamps is to be based upon monetary value or if exemption is claimed for a deed to a grantee such as the Veterans Administration). For each sale a Schedule of Distribution will be filed on AUGUST 30, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance therewith unless exceptions are filed within ten (10) days after the filing date.

ROBERT E. FYOCK, SHERIFF 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO JOHN SHARP that a hearing is scheduled for July 15, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 3, Floor 4 of the Indiana County Courthouse on the issue of terminating his parental rights. A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed at No. 32-15-0282 in the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County, Orphan’s Court Division.

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A Divorce $219 Complete. Uncontested. NoFault. Davis Divorce Law, Pgh. No Travel. Free Info 1-800-486-4070, 24/7

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Houses For Sale

HOMER City: 2 story, 4 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 2 car garage, corner lot, gas heat, $55k. (724) 349-6517 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.

WHITE TWP: 3 bdr, 1.5 ba, Ranch style on dbl lot. House sz 1485 sq ft, Lot sz 100’x163’, Newer furance & central air, hardwoods thru out & lrg closets, attached garage. $163.900.

(724) 464-0171

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Lots & Acreage For Sale

ACREAGE, 5.4 wooded acres, great Indiana location, priced greatly reduced, (724) 349-1690 STERLING HILLS Development, Indiana - Lots starting at $25,000 with Public Utilities. Call (724) 349-4914.

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Business Property For Sale

PRICE REDUCED!

Retail Furniture Store or Commercial Building For Sale. 6th Street, Clymer.

724-254-5678

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Furnished Apartments

1 BEDROOM located near Martins. Call for info.

(724) 463-9290

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James Morrison (Jimmy) 2/7/85 - 7/10/14 If our tears could build a stairway, and our memories a lane. We would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken, no time to say “Goodbye”. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.

Our hearts still aches with sadness, and secret tears still flow. What it meant to love you - No one can ever know.

You will never be forgotten, we pledge to you today. A special place within our hearts is where you’ll always stay.

Jimmy, we will wait patiently for the glorious day you come for us knowing on that day we will be together for eternity.

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 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 BLAIRSVILLE, Large 2 bedroom, all appliances, w/d, porch, parking. $450 month plus util. Call (724) 388-5687

Greatly missed and very much loved Mom, Angel, Jasper, Aunt Barb and Kathy

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 INDIANA: 2 bdrm, 2nd floor, newly remodeled, all util. incl. $725 + sec.

No pets! (724) 463-9008 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

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

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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 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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Townhouses For Rent

TWO Bdrm townhouse $660. 1 bdrm apt $415. plus util., No Pets, Non Smoking, (724) 422-2819

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Mobile Homes For Rent

3 Bdrm, $500 mo + util and sd, no pets, Shelocta Area, (724) 354-2317

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Vacation Homes For Rent

OCEAN CITY MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full / partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services.

1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

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Misc. Real Estate For Rent

400 SQ FT commercial building w/dock & ramp access. Available July 1.

S 13th St Indiana. Electrical service available. $350/mo. with 12 months lease. (724) 463-3571

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Mobile Homes For Sale

HOME WITH POTENTIAL! 2 br, 1ba, abandoned manufactured home for sale in the Indiana area. $1000. Close by 7/31/15 and receive 1 month free lot rent. (724) 349-1322 PRICE REDUCED 1982 Tyson Farm, 2 Bdr, 2 Bath, tip-out, 2 Car carport, Handicap ramp, $20K 724-349-6517

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Unfurnished Apartments

BORO, 2 bdrm + office, nice, AC, dw, pkg, non smoking, $750 mo + util. residential (724) 549-8099

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285 Phil St: MUST RENT First Month FREE, 1,025 sq ft, 1st fl, pkg, ideal loc.

(724) 349-9270, M-F, 9-5 BLAIRSVILLE commercial space for lease in professional bldg, 4059 square feet. Call (412) 613-6656

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rentheatherbrae.com 724-463-RENT (7368)

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR MOTOR ROUTE

Available Now! y Shelocta y Parkwood

If you have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license & auto insurance.

Call Roque.

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Janitorial Position

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 Business Opportunities

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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 •800 Block Chestnut St And Surrounding Area

INDIANA •1000 Block Church St. Gompers Ave.

•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

•1000 Block School St. Washington St.

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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Walking Carrier Needed to deliver newspapers daily (7 days a week).

INDIANA •200 & 300 Block N. 6th St, N. Tylor St. 500 Block Chestnut St. •100 & 900 Block N. 10th St Area

•300 Block N. 7th St. 700-800 block of Chestnut St.

•400 Block Edgewood & Forest Ridge Rd 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.

•1000 Block Oak St. & Chestnut St 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.

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Don’t you want them to see your ad? We can offer suggestions to give readers a reason to call you first. Phone us at (724) 349-4949.

PART TIME POSITION  SECRETARIAL Office 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 effectively 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.

Now Hiring CDL Class A or B Roll Off, Dump and Water Truck Drivers WV, PA and OH Competitive wage with benefits including Blue Cross Medical, Dental and Vision after 90 days.

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 off.

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.

•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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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.

COOK and or NURSES AIDE Full time, Indiana, PA Call (724) 357-9360 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 INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE Instructional aide to assist in the Machining and Auto Technology Programs at the Indiana County Technology Center. Associate Degree preferred and / or some experience or knowledge in teaching and working with youth is desired.

This is a 10 month position which includes single health care benefits.

Send a letter of application and resume to the Board Secretary, ICTC, 441 Hamill Road, Indiana, PA. ACT 34, 151, and 114 clearances are required.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled. EOE.

CROSSWORD

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The Marion Center Area School District is accepting applications for two (2) Elementary AmeriCorps and (1) Secondary Americorps Position. Applications are being accepted at PA-Educator.net.

Applications posted to PA-Educator.net by July 23, 2015 will be guaranteed review. More details can be viewed at www.mcasd.net

NURSES AIDE PT/FT Nurses Aide positions available, day or night shift, 30 hours plus per week, full time potential. Benefits available.

Apply in person at Maple Valley Personal Care Home. (724) 465-4343

PART TIME POSITION

The Student Cooperative Association invites applications for a full-time Custodian. This position has an excellent benefits package. With a 4 day work week, normal schedule is Tuesday thru Friday 6am-4pm. Please submit resume including names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to: Student Cooperative Association C/O Custodian 319 Pratt Drive Indiana, PA 15701.

Applications will be accepted until 7/20/15. No phone calls please. Applicant must pass the state required criminal history background check.

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.

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 benefit package after 60 days.

Also, accepting applications for part-time Case Managers for several of our agency’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.

EOE

IS EXPANDING: Looking For Team Members In

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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

PREPARED FOODS

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CAKE DECORATOR

ALL ST★ R

and a

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

5 931 PA#

Remodeling Services

HANDYMAN SERVICE No Job Too Small Licensed & Fully Insured

Also

LAWN MOWING

724.479.8687

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Special Services

TREE MONKEYS

Professional Tree Service - Pruning and Removal - Stump Grinding

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.

You’ll receive personalized training and ongoing feedback to ensure success in the program. You must have or obtain an insurance license. 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

We Specialize In Hazardous Trees

Fully Insured

724-465-4083 PA059590

B.T. BRENDLINGER • Mobile Welding &

SERVICES

ESL, Inc., an established leader in the environmental laboratory testing industry, is seeking qualified applicants to join our team of professionals. We are currently accepting applications for a full-time Laboratory Analyst, 8am-5pm, based out of our Indiana, PA headquarters location. BS/ BA in Chemistry/Biology/Science related field or equivalent laboratory training & experience and/ or previous work experience preferred but not required. Candidates must be able to pay close attention to detail, multi-task and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, including meeting quick turnaround times under pressure.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including: health, vision and dental insurance, Paid Time Off, 401K, employee sponsored events and a family-friendly atmosphere.

Please apply with cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: HR@envlabs.com or mail to 1803 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701 Attn: Human Resources Please visit www.envlabs.com to learn more about this opportunity and our growing company.

EOE M/F/V/D

•N. 11th St & 12th St Area

Help Wanted

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

Keystone Power Plant.

Must have valid driver’s license and have some janitorial experience.

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Fabrication • Commercial/Agricultural • Lubrication Service • Preventative Maintenance • Corrective Maintenance 724.840.8622 benbrendlinger11@gmail.com

•Dedicated Drivers - verifiable driving experience •Home Weekends For those who qualify to become a part of our elite fleet, We offer the following benefits and amenities:

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, 35’ hose. $240 obo. (724) 549-2106 TOOL BOXES: 2 United welding system blue label sidemount tool boxes, 4’ heavy duty, very good condition, no rust. $215 obo. Call (724) 549-2106

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Household Goods

Antique maple head & footboard includes full size mattress and box springs. $100 Call (724) 977-3790 BATHROOM wall cabinet with mirror, 5’ 4.5”w x 74”h x 6”d. $20 Call (724) 349-2171 CALORIC gas stove, self cleaning , very good condition, asking $125 Call (724) 977-3790 CHAISE lounges: (2) adjustable, heavy duty metal, padded cushions, beige & taupe. $75 for both. Call (724) 459-5803

HAULING Need your unwanted items hauled away. Call 724-463-8254.

DYSON sweeper with attachments. $120. (724) 471-2726

McClure Plaster Drywall Repair Since 1971 (724) 422-6975

FURNITURE: living room set, dining room set, frig, and bedroom set. Best Offer.

Call (804) 694-6962

PRO 1 PAVING SMITHTON, PA

Baby Needs

Residential & Commercial Paving • 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

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Clothing

BAG of xl & xxl womens clothes $10. Call (724) 254-0325

HOT POINT Refrigerator, 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 separate , has stackable kit included.

Call (724) 977-3790 SENTRY safe box: 14x10x12, $20. Call (724) 541-2941 between 9am-5pm STACKABLE wood storage cabinets w/sliding doors. great for storage etc, 60”long , 30”wide, 22”wide, $10 each obo.

Call (724) 464-3216

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Household Goods

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.

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Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale

OLD 78’s large record collection. $50. Call (724) 422-1398

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Sports Equipment For Sale

INVERSION Table, champ brand, like new, $50. Call (724) 479-3436 NORDIC Track Pro Plus Skier, all steel construction. $300 obo. (724) 549-2106 WEIDER Pro-Series weight bench, like new, leg lock downs, multi position bench. $40.00, Call (724) 349-1289

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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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ASTROGRAPH ❂✵✪ ❂ Your Birthday SAT., JULY 11, 2015

by Eugenia Last You have the willpower and intuition to achieve whatever you desire.

Self-doubt or nervous tension should not hold you back. If you are confident in your abilities, others will want to support your efforts. .

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Take a stand for something you believe in. Your honest approach will help recruit others to a worthwhile cause.

Idle time will lead to boredom.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You will be upset about changes going on around you.

Take care of your responsibilities and don’t be overly opinionated. Wait for an opportune moment to make a suggestion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Your quick wit and sense of humor will elicit attention. If you are single, this can be the day you meet that special someone; if not, enjoy the one you are with.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) — Don’t share your financial status with anyone other than a trained adviser.

Wellmeaning friends or relatives will not give you good advice. Play it safe and get an expert opinion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Get out and do something that displays your talent.

Your creativity will astound your friends, and your popularity will grow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Strive for rest and reflection. Do some soul-searching to determine if you are heading in a

direction that is good for you. An evening of romance should be on your agenda.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Important new connections can be made through networking at industry functions.

Meeting people with similar backgrounds or interests will lead to opportunities and long-term benefits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Your financial status will be compromised if you loan money to a friend. Regardless of the guilt or obligation you feel, you are best off giving advice, not your hard-earned cash.

PISCES (Feb. 20March 20) — Business talks or seminars will be valuable aids to your progress. Brainstorm with people who have successful tips that you can use to ensure the success of your projects.

ARIES (March 21April 19) — Contentious relatives or family members will try your patience. Resist the urge to voice your opinion. Keep the peace and make the day go by smoother for everyone.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — You can drum up some impressive support if you let others know what you are trying to achieve. You will be amazed at the results that are possible once others are on board.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Uncertainty at home or work will be confusing. You will end up in a better emotional position if you get the facts straight and avoid the current rumors.

COPYRIGHT 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

ESTATE AUCTION WED., JULY 15 @ 3:30 PM 239 School St., INDIANA, PA

(Between 2nd & 3rd Streets) Household Contents - Furniture - Many Tools Jacuzzi Spa (sold @ 5:30 PM - like new) Photos @ auctionzip.com (ID #1496) HOUSEHOLD: Blue Ridge Spa by Jacuzzi (like new); Kenmore refrigerator, freezer on bottom; GE microwave; 2 Sealy Posturepedic single mattress sets; Danish modern-style BR set; double bed, dresser, vanity; twin/bunk beds; electric sewing machine in cabinet; recliner; cedar chest; upholstered chairs; TV cabinet; Sony TV; misc. wood chairs; office chair; computer desk; variety of pictures; 2 end tables; variety of kitchen items; spoon collection; Noritake china set; trumpet in case; maple table, 4 chairs, boards; many canning jars; coolers; lawn chairs and more! TOOLS: Many small hand tools - Ryobi BO saw & drill; bench grinder; soldering gun; socket set; Milwaukee drill; routers; bench vise; shop vac; reel mower; circular saws; shop wood & accessories; misc. plumbing, electrical and hardware items; yard tools; hand dolly; shop-mate; propane heater. Larger tools @ approx. 6:15 PM: Craftsman - table saw on stand, 6” jointer/planer on stand, 6.7HP mower; Delta 2 speed 16” scroll saw; bench-top table saw; Hitachi miter saw; 8HP chipper-shredder; Mantis tiller. VINTAGE: Copper kettle on iron stand; old grindstone; Damascus treadle sewing machine in oak cabinet; mantle clock; 5 cane-bottom chairs; large light bulb; oak parlor table; marble-top parlor table; oak washstand; oak medicine cabinet; apple peeler; old hats; 3 crock jugs; Life magazines; Cape Cod cranberry box; glassware and more!

Owner: Eva Meredith (Mrs. Robert) Shank Estate Executor: Dennis W. Shank Attorney: John H. Barbor Terms: Cash or check with photo ID. No out-of-state checks.

Auction Conducted By: “Your Real Estate Auction Professional”

MIKE CHARNEGO

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Miscellaneous For Sale

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.

QUART canning jars: $5.50/dz.

(724) 465-7430 SIXTEEN 55 Gallon white plastic barrels. $12. each.

(724) 254-0526 or (724) 422-8323 Wicker Baskets, 80 +, various sizes, small, med, & large. $45 for all. Call (724) 465-7851

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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

Swimming Pools For Sale

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 2004 Super Charged Monte Carlo SS. $8,500 obo. Call (724) 388-9128 2006 Saleen Mustang, excellent condition, 600hp, 31,000 miles, forged internal ports and polished heads, saleen air/water cold super charger, and much more. $35,989 (724) 549-1806

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COLEMAN Canoe, 15 ft, flat stern, 2 saftey vests, 2 oars, anchor, electric trolling motor, good condition. $200 (724) 599-6997

LAWN FARM

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TANNING BED: Want a 16 bulb bed or canopy.

(724) 549-7233

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.

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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

Farm Products For Sale

ORGANIC Blueberries, you pick, Sun through Sat., 8am-8pm. 3777 Airport Rd, Ph 724-762-8037

ESTATE AUCTION Sat., July 11 @ 9 AM 106 Indiana Ave., Avonmore, PA 15618 REAL ESTATE: (Offered First): Parcel No. 59/60 - Two Story Home & Two Car Garage on (2) Lots. Parcel 58 – (2) Vacant Lots.

Parcels offered separate. Plan to inspect by appointment, or the Day of Sale.

TERMS: 15% down, balance due at time of closing. Sale will be subject to Confirmation

by Seller. *See website for further details.

PERSONAL PROPERTY: Refrigerator, Sofa, Love Seat, End Tables, Rockers, Full Size Bed, Nice Twin Beds, Chest of Drawers, Small Blanket Chests, Cedar Chest, Hand Tools, Alum. Extension & Step Ladder, Plumbing and Duct Work, 1985 Sedan Oldsmobile (@ 12 Noon), Aerobird Remote Helicopter, Jewelry (Sterling, & Gold, etc.), Many New Beddings and Linens, Kitchen Bakeware and Utensils, etc.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Oak Dressers, Old Trunk, Tool Chests, Benches, Oak Bedroom Furniture, Granite Top Table & Chairs, Nice 1960’s Dining Table, Chairs, China Cupboard, Buffet and Server, Knee Hole Desk, Treadle Sewing Machine, Mantle Clocks, Nest of Tables, Butter Churns, Sewing Baskets, Old Wicker Baskets, Cookbooks, Vintage Ladies & Men’s Hats, etc., LARGE Variety of Old Material, Military Uniform Patches & Metals, Umbrella’s, Glassware, Costume Jewelry, Watches, Zippo Lighters, Country Collectibles, Stoneware, Pottery, Radio’s, Postcards, Miner’s Pics and Cap Box, Griswold Skillets, Clarinet, Comic Book, China (Noritake & etc.), Quilts, etc.

For Details, Contact:

www.quic-sale.com

724-726-5462

Mark E. Dixon III • Realtor & Auctioneer Lic. #2410

Member: National & PA Auctioneers Association

Kitchens/Baths Painting/Siding

Windows

Decks/Patios

IF YOU NEED NEW… Roofing • Kitchen • Bath Deck Deck • Patio • Painting De Siding • Windows BUILD ON OUR EXPERIENCE… SCHEDULE YOUR PROJECT TODAY! GENERAL CONTRACTING

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Garage Sales

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.

BLAIRSVILLE: Multi family yard sale, Sat 7/11 8am -1pm, Rte 286 South of Walmart just before Aultman

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Garage Sales

HANNA’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.

Boating Needs

BUYING Junk cars. Call us McCarthy Auto. (724) 349-2622

VEHICLE needed, good running condition, prefer car to be donated. (724) 349-1239

GARAGE SALES

Autos For Sale

QUIC-SALE

CAI Auctioneer - Appraiser Homer City, PA 724-479-2481 AU-1659-L E-mail: auctionmike@verizon.net

Roofing

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The Indiana Gazette

J h Johnstown John - 695 Solomon Run Rd. Altoona/State College - One Hillsdale Dr. Greensburg/Latrobe - 117 Beatty Country Rd.

Toll-Free 1.877.749.3397

CLARKSBURG: 87 Hans Rd, near Blackleggs nursery, Sat and Sun 10am-8pm, machinist tools, gerstner tool box, lathe tools, various collectibles, motorcross riding clothes and gear,lots of misc items.

HOMER CITY - 14 Juniper St, Fri and Sat. 8am -3pm, rain or shine, tools, microwave, misc.

HOMER CITY: 103 Sunrise Ave. Fri-7/10, 9-2pm & Sat-7/11, 8-2pm. boy’s clothes sz 6-8 & shoes 3-4, mens sz xl-36-38, ladies xl-16, household items & toys.

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.

CLYMER: 135 Hancock St. Sat. 8-2pm. kids clothes, tools, golf & misc. Everything Goes!

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.

CLYMER: 235 Sherman St, Sat, July 11, 9-4, Multi-family, no early birds.

Yard sale.

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: 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.

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Garage Sales

INDIANA: 1280 Cheese Run Rd , Sat 7/11 8am-3pm, misc. household items, tools, furniture, metal gazebo

INDIANA: 1424 Phila. St, Sat, 8-1, 100’s of books, board games, and lots of vintage & useful stuff, no clothes. Great prices!

INDIANA: 1599 Phila. St, Fri 7/10, 10 -?, Sat 7/11 8-?, jewelry, karaoke CDs, mircowaves, speakers, tools, exercise machine, household misc.

INDIANA: 1765 Parkwood Rd, Sat. 7/11; 8am12pm. Baby Girl 0-6T clothes, shoes, coats, booster seat, car seats, Barbie, Cabbage patch dolls, bring regular size grocery bag & fill w/clothes for $5.

INDIANA: 177 Maple St, 7/10 & 7/11, 8-5, boys & girls clothes, toys, power wheels, tvs, misc.

Don’t Miss The Deadline to Advertise Your Garage Sale!

For Ads running: •Tuesday through Friday call before 1pm the day before.

•For Saturday, call before 12 p.m Friday.

•For Sunday, call before 1 pm Friday.

•For Monday, call before 4pm Friday.

(724) 349-4949

Elvis at this sale!

INDIANA: 1195 Washington St. Fri-7/10, 8-2pm. & Sat-7/11, 8-3pm. Items for all ages!

ERNEST: 145 Store Hill Rd. Sat. July 11th 8am-?, furniture, lots of household and christmas items, misc.

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!

Garage Sales

INDIANA: 841 Josephine Ave., Sat & Sun 9am-4pm, Pine gun cabinet, cedar chest, lap tops, misc. Call (724) 349-8528

INDIANA: 956 Water St sat 7/11, 8am - 4pm , Indoor garage sale, antique glassware/ toys, paintings furniture, tv’s, sports equipment, stairlift and other home health aides, luggage, clothing and lots of misc. items.

INDIANA: 99 Concord St in Monticello, Sat 7/11, 8am-2pm, 3 family garage sale, many items.

INDIANA: Community Yard Sale, Regency Square Apt (Behind Papa John’s) Sat 7/11, 8-4

INDIANA: 280 S. 13th St., 7/10 & 7/11, 8-4, baby & kids items, toys, household items, adult clothing.

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.

HOMER CITY: 44 Red Maple Dr. Sat-7/11, 7:30am-?, fishing rods, a/c, bowling balls & toys.

HOMER CITY: 4593 Old 119 Hwy S. 7/10 & 7/11.

9-3pm. clothing, electronics, tools & misc items.

INDIANA: 325 Country Club Rd. Sat-7/11, 8am-1pm. home decor, furniture, toys, brand name kids clothes, household items & more.

INDIANA: 418 N. Ben Franklin Rd, 7/10 8-4pm & 7/11 8-12 then 12-4pm by the bag full. nb-5t girls, nb-4t boys, jrs xs-xl, mens sm-lrg, scrubs all sizes & bedding. All priced to sell.

INDIANA: 447 Grandview Ave. Thurs-7/9 thru Sat-7/11, 9-3pm. clothing, toys & misc. 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

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HOMER CITY: 66 East Indiana Street, Sat July 11th, 8am -?, lots of misc. items.

HOMER CITY: 72 Red Maple Dr. Sat-7/11.

8-3pm. books, dolls, housewares & misc.

HOMER CITY: Community Sale Sat-7/11 starting at 8am Rain or Shine!

Maps available at local business

INDIANA : 2683 Melloney Lane, July 10th and 11th, 8am-1pm,compresser, snowblower, household items, clothing,and more.

INDIANA 1416 Philadelphia St. Sat. July 11 8am-2pm. Baby clothes, crib, high chair, new changing table w/ drawers, toys, furniture, antiques, CD’s, electronics, books, sports memorabilia, art work, & posters.

INDIANA 25 Brady Rd. off 286 & old 56. Sat. 8-4pm. Inside Crete Church. kitchen items, toys, holiday, bake goods & misc. items INDIANA: 106 Bonnie Drive, 7/11, 8-2, Amish Inspirational books (61), ladies & baby clothes, dishes, collectibles, ladder, beanies, lots of misc!

INDIANA: 513 N 6th St. Sat-7/11, 8-5pm. Don’t Miss This Sale! furniture, clothing, nice decorations & household, jewelry and antiques.

INDIANA: 590 Washington St, July 9-11, 7-12, MOVING! furniture, women’s clothes (L), misc.

INDIANA: 635 Carter Ave. Fri. 8-4pm & Sat. 8-Noon kids clothes, baby items & much more!

INDIANA: 78 Cherry Hill Rd.on top of Sample Run Hill, Sat. 7/11 9am-3pm, solid pine china cabinet, large entertainment center, 2 shotguns and much much more.

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: Hickory Meadows Community Yard Sale, 100 Birath Lane, Sat 7/11, 8-2. Multi-family

LUCERNEMINES : 134 Tenth St, Sat. July 11th 9am-2pm,Clothes, books & many 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.

PENN RUN: 3271 Chestnut Ridge Rd. across from Ray Rd. Sat-7/11, 9-2pm. Rained out Wed. make offer. Everything Must Go!

PLUMVILLE Main Street Beside House #324.

Sat-7/1, 8-3pm. antiques, girls clothes sz 10-12, furniture, lots of misc!

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.