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Inside INCREASE PROPOSED: Fast-food workers in New York state heralded a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 even as restaurant owners vowed to fight what they said would be a damaging increase./Page 3 NEW CHARGES: Federal authorities on Wednesday indicted the man accused of killing nine people at a Charleston, S.C., church on new charges, including hate crimes./Page 7

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INDIANA ATTORNEY Myron Tomb addressed a rally Wednesday at the White Township Recreation Complex.

Hundreds gather over reassessment By KAYLA CIOFFO

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MOVING ON: The top aide to Gov. Tom Wolf resigned Wednesday in preparation to run for U.S. Senate in 2016./Page 9 JAIL CELL DEATH: A woman who died in a Texas jail cell told a guard during the booking process that she had tried to kill herself in the past, according to the county sheriff./Page 10

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Comparable properties. That’s the key to a successful reassessment appeal, according to Indiana attorney Myron Tomb. “If you think your tax is too high, talk to your neighbors. Talk to people who have property like you,” he said to a group of about 200 concerned citizens Wednesday evening at the White Township Recreation Complex. “Those comparables mean everything when you go into that hearing.” Tomb spoke at a rally organized by Indiana County PA Against Tax Reassessment Increases to provide insight and advice to those who are unhappy with their recent tax reassessment. Since the beginning of the month, some county residents have been protesting over the reassessments and have started the process of appealing. An assessment center set up adjacent to Radio Shack at the Indiana Mall by Evaluator Services and Technology Inc. offers an informal hearing for property owners where some have been able to get their tax amount lowered if they could provide proof of a flaw in their property reassessment. Many are continuing on Continued on Page 5

Commissioners order review of some cases By RANDY WELLS

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The Indiana County commissioners have directed Evaluator Services and Technology Inc., the Greensburg-based company conducting the county’s property reassessment, to “review and research areas where there are insufficient valid sales or where new information has become available” in the review of property data and parcel documentation. At their meeting Wednesday, the commissioners announced that revised notices of assessment changes

WASHINGTON — The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year, the government said Wednesday, handing lawmakers a fiscal and political crisis in the middle of a presidential campaign. The trustees who oversee Social Security and Medicare said the disability trust fund will run out of money in late 2016. That would trigger an automatic 19 percent cut in benefits, unless Congress acts. The average monthly benefit for disabled workers and their families is $1,017. The typical beneficiary would see a reduction of $193 a month. “Today’s report shows that we must seek meaningful, in some instances even urgent, changes to ensure the program is on stable ground for future generations,” said Jo Ann Jenkins, the chief executive officer of AARP. In more bad news for beneficiaries, the trustees project there will be no cost-of-living increase in benefits at the end of the year. It would mark only the third year without an increase since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. Separately, about 7 million Medicare beneficiaries could face a monthly premium increase of at least $54 for outpatient coverage. That works out to an increase of more than 50 percent. The annual report card on the financial health of Social Security and Medicare shows that the federal government’s largest benefit programs are feeling the strain of aging baby boomers as they both approach milestone anniversaries. Medicare turns 50 at the end of the month and Social Security turns 80 two weeks later. Continued on Page 12

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will be mailed to affected property owners within the next several weeks. Commission Chairman Rodney Ruddock said the decision to do the additional review and research Continued on Page 5

Supervisors question new calculation of land values By SEAN YODER

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Because White Township holds about a third of the wealth in Indiana County, officials in the municipality have a responsibility to voice their opinion on the reassessments. That’s according to George Lenz, a White Township supervisor. Township officials voted Wednesday night to direct Solicitor Michael

Delaney and Township Manager Milt Lady to draft a letter requesting the county to modify the reassessments, especially concerning “nonproductive land.” Lenz came prepared with a first draft of the letter that might serve as Continued on Page 5

County seeks $400,000 grant to extend trail By RANDY WELLS

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The Indiana County commissioners Wednesday approved the filing of an application for $400,000 from the state’s Multimodal Transportation Fund to help pay for design work and engineering on a multimodal corridor in White Township, Indiana Borough and on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. The corridor, the route of which is not yet decided, will extend the Hoodlebug Trail from its end point south of Indiana across the campus and through the borough to the White Township Recreation Complex. The grant money, if approved, will be added to $30,000 commitments each from Indiana, White Township, IUP and the county for engineering and design work. Continued on Page 4

Officials declare emergency to speed fix of Martin Road By SEAN YODER

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Fast-food workers celebrate plan for $15 wage in N.Y. By DAVID KLEPPER and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press

NEW YORK — Fast-food workers in New York state heralded a proposal to raise their minimum wage to $15 even as restaurant owners vowed to fight what they said would be an arbitrary and damaging increase. The minimum wage would increase gradually to $15 an hour — but only for workers in fast-food restaurants with 30 or more locations — under a plan endorsed Wednesday by a state Wage Board. The proposal now goes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s labor commissioner, who is expected to approve the increase. Cuomo said he supports the move. Fifteen dollars represents a significant victory for workers who argue fast-food wages haven’t kept up with the cost of living in one of the country’s most expensive states. “If I made $15, I could pay my rent on time, I could put food on the table, I could hold my head up,” said Rebecca Cornick, a 60-year-old grandmother who makes $9 an hour at a Wendy’s in Brooklyn. “We have worked

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ACTIVISTS CHEERED Wednesday after the New York Wage Board endorsed a proposal to set a $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers at restaurants with 30 or more locations in New York. so hard to make this happen.” But restaurant owners say the increase will backfire by forcing them to consider higher menu prices, reduced hours for workers and even automated fast-food counters that use computers to take a customer’s order. “We’re being singled out for an unknown reason,” said David Sutz, who along with

his partners owns four Burger Kings in Westchester and Dutchess counties. “Unfortunately, I can turn one of my registers into a kiosk and eliminate a position,” he said. “Labor is your second most expensive cost in this industry after the product.” An estimated 200,000 workers would be impacted by the increase, which would be phased in over three years

in New York City and over six years elsewhere in the state. San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles have approved gradual increases to $15 an hour, and the huge University of California system said Wednesday that it would raise its minimum to $15 for all hourly workers. That group includes students and full-time employees working in dining halls, dorms and

bookstores or as gardeners, housekeepers and custodians at campuses and hospitals. With a large concentration of low-wage workers, the fast-food industry has become a popular target for labor activists who say inexpensive chain restaurants haven’t kept up with the cost of living. Fast-food employees themselves have emerged as a potent political force in New York and around the nation. “You cannot live and support a family on $18,000 a year in the state of New York — period,” Cuomo, a Democrat, said at a Manhattan rally celebrating the proposal. “This is just the beginning. We will not stop until we reach true economic justice.” Franchise owners are now considering whether they could fight the increase in court. Carolyn Richmond, an attorney with New York Citybased Fox Rothschild LLP, said she can’t see the legal justification for focusing on a single industry. “This is certainly ripe for challenge,” said Richmond, who represents many hospitality businesses including fast-food companies. “It’s

Poll: U.S. views of Pope Francis dim By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer

NEW YORK — Two months ahead of his first trip to the U.S., Pope Francis’ approval rating among Americans has plummeted, driven mostly by a decline among political conservatives and Roman Catholics, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. Fifty-nine percent of Americans said this month they had a favorable view of the pope, compared to 76 percent in February 2014, Gallup reported. The share of Americans who disapproved of the pope increased from 9 percent to 16 percent in the same period. The changes were most dramatic among political conservatives, whose opinion of Francis nosedived by 27 percentage points to 45 percent. Among Catholics, Francis’ approval dropped by 18 percentage points to 71 percent. The survey was conducted from July 8 to 12, three weeks after the pope released his bombshell teaching document proclaiming climate change largely man-made and excoriating an economic system he said drives global warming and exploits the poor. The survey of more than 1,000 adults had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. When the poll was underway, Francis, the first Latin American pope, was on a homecoming tour through South America that especially unsettled conservatives. In his July 9 speech in Bolivia — an address that the Rev. Jim Martin, editor at large of the Jesuit magazine America, called Francis’ most revolutionary so far — the pope called for radical reform of the global economy and solidarity with the poor, while naming labor, lodging and land as “sacred rights.” Mark Gray, polling director for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, said the poll reflects that “many American Catholics are more closely affiliated with their political party than their faith.” Several Catholics competing for the Republican presidential nomination have criticized or distanced themselves from the pope over his role in the historic thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations and his insistence that unfettered capitalism has hurt the poorest and most vulnerable. Catholic conservatives have also expressed discomfort with Francis’ style and emphasis. Carl Olson, editor of the conservative Catholic

POPE FRANCIS ... speaking at conference World Report, last week wrote that while he agreed with the pope’s criticisms of consumerism and overreliance on technology as a cure for society’s ills, Olson also found a “weariness” among some Catholics over the tone of many of Francis’ sermons and statements, which Olson described as often “haranguing, harping, exhorting, lecturing” and “grating.” However, political liberals also appeared to have soured on Francis, with a 14 percentage point dip to 68 percent since last year. John

Gehring, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life, a liberal advocacy group in Washington, said, “some progressives naively expected him to overturn church teaching on abortion, contraception and same-sex marriage.” Francis raised the hopes of gays and lesbians when he famously uttered, “Who am I to judge?” about gay priests, and said “we shouldn’t marginalize these people.” Francis has repeated his emphasis on being more open to gays and others, while also reaffirming church teaching on marriage and abortion, most recently in his ecology document, or encyclical, last month. Gallup also found an increase in people who said they had no opinion about the pope or hadn’t heard of him, rising from 16 percent last year to 25 percent this month. After his surge in overall popularity last year, the pope’s approval ratings are now back to the level they were soon after he was elected in 2013, according to Gallup. The Pew Research Center found a similar if less dramatic pattern, with a

peak in Francis’ favorability at 70 percent this past February and a drop to 64 percent last month. Francis is due to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 22, and will also travel to New York and Philadelphia. One of the most-watched events will be his Sept. 24 speech to a joint meeting of Congress, where Republicans have largely ignored his climate change encyclical.

what legally we call ‘arbitrary and capricious.’” The fast-food industry employs a greater number of minimum-wage workers than other sectors of the economy, according to Michael Reich, a University of California-Berkeley economics professor who has studied the minimum wage. Entry-level fast-food workers make an average of $16,920 a year, according to state labor statistics. They are twice as likely to receive some type of public assistance. Cuomo said the annual cost of that assistance to taxpayers is $700 million in New York state. “It accounts for more lowwage employment than any other,” Reich said of the industry. “If you’re going to pick one sector, it’s a strategic one.” The increase now goes to Cuomo’s labor commissioner for a final authorization. It does not require legislative approval. Cuomo called for the creation of the Wage Board after proposals to increase the minimum wage for all workers failed in the Legislature. The three-member panel was led by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.

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Board approves salary increases By MARGARET WEAVER

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CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP — The Blairsville-Saltsburg school board on Wednesday approved salary increases for administrative personnel totaling more than $22,000. The contractual raises are retroactive to July 1. Superintendent Tammy Whitfield received a raise of $4,094, bringing her salary to $140,562 a year. Assistant superintendent Jeffrey Soles received $3,060, bringing his salary to $105,060. Eric Kocsis, business manager, received a raise of $4,204, taking his salary to $110,010. The board also approved the following raises: • Regina Geesey, director of special education, $2,285 • Joseph Baker, Blairsville Elementary principal, $2,245 • Tracy Richards, Saltsburg principal, $2,263 • Allan Berkhimer, Blairsville Middle/High School principal, $1,628 • Leigh Free, director of child transportation/child accounting, $1,928. Free’s contract was also renewed with an end day of July 30, 2020. • H. Patrick Rosborough,

BLAIR-SAL SCHOOL DISTRICT director of maintenance, buildings and grounds, $1,975 School board member Holly Hall voted against increases for Whitfield, Soles, Kocsis, Geesey, Berkhimer and Rosborough, and member Linda Brown voted against increases for Geesey and Berkhimer. All other members voted in favor. Administrative support staff also received raises, retroactive to July 1. Jason Batsa, technology/ security; Becky Halberg, payroll specialist; Kathy Himes, administrative assistant to the superintendent; Nancy Powell, administrative assistant to the business manager; and Alice Santoro, administrative assistant to the assistant superintendent, all received an increase of $1,500. Also on Wednesday, the board hired an assistant principal. Michael Leasure will begin upon release from his current employer. Leasure is an assistant principal at Deer Lakes and was previously an emotional support teacher, Soles said. The posi-

tion is for 12 months at a salary of $70,000. In other business, the board: • Discussed starting a junior high track program. Saltsburg Athletic Director Glenn Richards said the district is one of only a few that do not offer a junior high track program. To start a program, it would take about $9,500, Richards said. That cost would include two coaches at $2,296 each, travel of $1,500 and $2,800 for some equipment. A lot of students were excited when this was discussed, Richards said. He anticipated a “healthy number” would be interested. Richards was directed to return to the board in the fall after conducting a survey to see how many students would participate if it were offered in the spring. • Approved an agreement with The Meadows behavioral health organization for services to district students at a cost of $60 per student per day. • Will participate in ARIN IU 28’s SchoolCast services for the 2015-16 year for $247.20. • Renewed an agreement with Lifestat Ambulance Services for 2015-16

for $3,200. • Approved a settlement payment of $98,062.98 to an employee identified only as #699. A solicitor filling in for the district’s regular solicitor, Jack Cambest, said she was unsure of the details regarding the settlement and could not comment. • Renewed a licensing agreement with MicroSoft through the LancasterLebanon IU 13 for 2015-16 at a cost not to exceed $16,000. • Approved for Principals Joseph Baker and Allan Berkhimer to attend the Westmoreland IU in Greensburg training for Act 82 Teacher Evaluation. • Approved the following contracted supplemental positions: Terri Ednie and Marcie Perfetti, BMHS cheerleading, junior high head and assistant cocoaches; Melinda Weimer, BMHS band front adviser; and Mary Jo Fadden, SMHS middle and high school band and choral director. • Approved the following volunteers: Richard Serafin, Chantal Townsend and Jeffrey Townsend, BSSD volleyball, and Kathy Muir, SMHS band. • Will accept the donation of a spinet piano from a private citizen.

Resurfacing project to start next week By CHAUNCEY ROSS

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BLACK LICK — Watch for the “Men At Work” signs going up next week in parts of Burrell Township, where the summer street resurfacing project is scheduled to begin. The board of township supervisors reported Wednesday that Derry Construction Co. submitted the sole bid to provide and deliver roadsurfacing materials for the summer program. The supervisors accepted Derry’s bid of $131,015 at a special public meeting July 6. The township plans to resurface McKnight Road, Hazel Street, Ridgeview Avenue, Sharps Hill Road, Maple Avenue Extension and Susan Drive, as the budget allows. In other business Wednesday, board chairman Larry Henry and supervisor Anthony Distefano held off action on proposed changes in the pension plan for township employees. The plan is administered by Pennsylvania Municipal

BURRELL TOWNSHIP Retirement System, and the changes must be adopted in a new ordinance that calls for repeal of Ordinance 174, which enabled the current pension plan in 1987. The changes are outlined in a 36-page contract PMRS sent to the township on June 18 along with a recommended ordinance. Anthony M. Pinto, the chief of the Municipal Services Division at PMRS, said the pension plan contract has been modified in response to Internal Revenue Service regulations. The IRS requires more details of the plan’s qualification as a 401(a) pension plan. “The IRS said they were underserving public pensions and wanted to see more scrutiny,” Pinto said. “Now, along with some other pension plans in the commonwealth, we all are dotting our i’s and crossing our t’s.” Pinto said the revised contract replaces one that was about 10 pages long. It now

includes an extensive set of definitions of the terms used in the plan. Burrell Township officials were required to designate the employees eligible for benefits under new definitions. Although the amended plan was to take effect July 1, Pinto said the supervisors could make their approval retroactive. Burrell Township is one of 12 public entities in Indiana County that are members of PMRS. The others are Burrell Township Sewage Authority, Center Township, Central Indiana County Joint Sanitary Authority, Clymer Borough, Clymer Borough Police, Conemaugh Township, Homer City Borough, Indiana County Conservation District, Indiana County Solid Waste Authority, Lower Indiana County Municipal Authority and West Wheatfield Township. The supervisors said the ordinance would be sent for review by the township solicitor, attorney William Shulick, of Blairsville, before the board advertises it for adoption.

The supervisors reported that a roadside drainage problem along Pender Avenue will be addressed by street workers beginning next week. Neighborhood resident Robert Libengood III said water has been ponding along the road since the completion of a sanitary sewage pipeline through the area. Distefano and Henry reported that water-quality specialists from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection had visited Park Boulevard to search for the source of pollution in a water drainage ditch between Laney Street and Willow Street. Area residents appealed to the supervisors at their meeting in June to help solve the smelly accumulation of oily waste. The Black Lick fire company will hold a fundraising hoagie sale on Aug. 1; the supervisors will conduct their next meeting Aug. 19; and the township parks board will host the annual community picnic on Sept. 13 at Burrell Park.

Defense Secretary Carter visiting Iraq By ROBERT BURNS

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BAGHDAD — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived unannounced in Baghdad today to assess the government’s progress in healing the country’s sectarian divisions and hear the latest on support for the Iraqi army’s coming attempt to recapture the key city of Ramadi from the Islamic State. It is Carter’s first visit to Iraq since he took office in February. His first stop on a daylong visit to the ASH Iraqi capital was the CARTER Iraqi Counterterrorism Service Academy. He spent about 20 minutes there, watching Iraqi soldiers in their trademark all-black uniforms maneuver and fire at silhouette targets at a firing range. Some wore partial or full-face masks. Carter told the Iraqi counterterrorism commanders: “Your forces have performed so very well, so very bravely. And I know that you have suffered great losses too, but I just wanted to tell you that it is very clear to us in Washington what a capable force this is. So it’s a privilege for us to be your partners.” Carter is not expected to

announce any major change in U.S. strategy or increase in U.S. troop levels. The approximately 3,360 troops now in Iraq are largely involved in training Iraqi troops, advising Iraqi commanders on battle plans, and providing security for U.S. personnel and facilities. The U.S., joined by several coalition partners, also is conducting airstrikes daily to chip away at the Islamic State’s grip on large parts of Iraq. The visit, however, comes at an important moment for the Iraqi government, which has announced a counteroffensive to retake Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province. The actual assault on the city has not yet begun, but a Pentagon spokesman, Army Col. Steve Warren, said it could start within several weeks. The Ramadi campaign will be a crucial test not only for the Iraqi government led by Prime Minister Haider alAbadi, but also for the U.S. strategy of relying on Iraqi security forces, operating in coordination with U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, to overcome the smaller Islamic State forces. President Barack Obama has opted not to commit U.S. ground combat forces to Iraq, saying the only lasting solution is for Iraq to fight for itself. American military leaders have said they would recommend to Obama that he approve moving U.S. military advisers and perhaps special

operations forces closer to the front lines if they believed it would make a decisive difference at certain stages of the Iraqi campaign. But Warren said no such recommendation has yet been made. Obama’s critics in Congress complain that he is missing an opportunity to swiftly defeat the Islamic State by not sending U.S. ground combat troops or at least placing military advisers with Iraqi units to make them more effective. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who visited Iraq last weekend, supports Obama’s approach. He told a congressional hearing July 7 that he realizes the Islamic State’s threat to the U.S. homeland “could increase” as a result of what he called a patient U.S. approach in Iraq and Syria. “But I also would suggest to you that we would contribute mightily to ISIL’s message as a movement were we to confront them directly on the ground in Iraq and Syria,” he said, using an acronym for the Islamic State and alluding to the risk of enhancing the group’s ability to recruit fighters. After Iraqi troops abandoned Ramadi in early May, handing the Islamic State its biggest battlefield victory of 2015, Carter caused a stir in Iraq when he said its army “just showed no will to fight.” That frank assess-

ment exposed a central Iraqi weakness born of the country’s sectarian split. Carter noted then that the Iraqi forces were not outnumbered in Ramadi, yet they abandoned their weapons and equipment, including dozens of American-supplied tanks, armored fighting vehicles and artillery pieces. They became part of the Islamic State’s arsenal and were then targeted in U.S. airstrikes. The Islamic State will again be outnumbered when, as expected, the Iraqi army makes a renewed assault on Ramadi. Warren, the Pentagon spokesman who is traveling with Carter, said there are between 1,000 and 2,000 Islamic State fighters in Ramadi. He would not say how many Iraqi troops are likely to undertake the Ramadi counteroffensive, but he said there are “several thousand” available in the area right now. The U.S. accelerated and expanded its training effort in Anbar province earlier this summer, but Warren said that none of the Iraqi troops currently available for the Ramadi counteroffensive are among the nearly 7,000 regular Iraq army soldiers who have received U.S. training. He said the government has deployed those trainees elsewhere in the country, although he did not rule out that they might be added to the Ramadi force.

OBITUARIES Janet Hall Janet Ann Hall, 76, of Sagamore, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born March 5, 1939, to Delmas G. and Margaret Elizabeth (Hileman) Fulton in Sagamore. Janet worked at the National Bank of the Commonwealth and was the owner of Hall’s Ceramics Shop in Sagamore. She was a member of Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sagamore, and enjoyed gardening, bird-watching, ceramics and growing flowers in her greenhouse. Janet is survived by her husband, Dilbert D. Hall, whom she married Aug. 5, 1962; a daughter, Jan Eileen

William Hovis William W. Hovis, 89, of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Indiana Regional Medical Center. A son of the late Allen P. and Berniece Walter Hovis, he was born April 18, 1926, in Wilkinsburg. Mr. Hovis was a graduate of Indiana High School and a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church. In 1946, he purchased the former Archie Nickel farm in Indiana and has been farming ever since. He was a history buff and a fan of Pirates baseball and Steelers football. Mr. Hovis enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, gardening, farming and animals. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Helen Brown Hovis, of Indiana; two daughters:

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Louella was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert (Johnny) Long and Geraldine (McQueeney) Long; a brother, Leonard Long; daughter› in›law Kristina “Cheryl” Powell; and special friend Lou Pitonzak. A memorial service will be held at 8 p.m. today at Hope Church, in Brunswick, Ohio, where the family will receive friends for refreshments from 7 to 8 p.m. Pastor Eric McAdams will officiate. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine Flats Church of God, Route 580. A burial service will follow at the Uniontown Cemetery, with Pastor Timothy Bash officiating. A dinner will be served immediately following at the Spruce Community Center. In lieu of flowers or gifts, contributions may be made to Mooseheart International, 155 S. International Drive, Mooseheart, IL 60539.

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Continued from Page 1 Jeff Raykes, of the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development, said any construction on a multimodal corridor with

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Christine Hovis Sukel, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Kathryn Hovis-Younger and her husband Todd, of Locke, N.Y.; a cousin, Mary Lou Ubben and husband Roger, of Mechanicsburg; five grandchildren: Zachary, Griffin and Spencer Sukel and Eleanor and Abigail Younger; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Robinson-Lytle Inc. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dr. Richard Cassel officiating. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery. www.robinsonlytleinc.com

Louella Powell Louella Jane (Long) Powell passed away peacefully at her home Monday, July 20, 2015. Louella was born Jan. 11, 1949, in Spangler, and spent most of her childhood in Uniontown (Green Township, Indiana County). She spent most of her adult life in the Cleveland/Parma, Ohio, area. Louella worked as a cashier at Woolworth, Old Time Pottery and Walmart, where she retired in 2013. She was an avid reader and enjoyed doing crosswords and wordfind puzzles, and she always carried a bag along with a couple of her books. Louella was very thoughtful and was always buying little gifts for her loved ones, things she knew that would mean something to them. She attended Hope Church, in Brunswick, Ohio, and was a member of Indiana chapter 1260 of the Women of the Moose. Louella was the beloved mother of Wayne Powell (Carrie Graf ), of Byrnedale; Susan Powell (Samuel Reed), of Strongsville, Ohio; Dennis Powell Sr., of Indiana; and Terri Powell (Hattie Swiat), of Tullahoma, Tenn. She was also a beloved grandmother to 15 and great-grandmother to 17. She is also survived by a brother, Leroy (Janette) Long, of Iselin; a sister, Linda (Dee) Gardner, of Pine Flats; and several nieces and nephews.

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(Donnie) Stear, of Sagamore; four grandchildren: Leah, Jordan, Shawnee and Braden Stear; a brother, John (Patricia) Fulton, of Home; and a sister, Linda (Robert) Betz, of Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Robert Fulton; and infant twin granddaughters. At Janet’s request, all services will be private with the Rev. Thaddeus Taylor officiating. Burial will take place in the Atwood Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be given to the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, 2090 Third St., Sagamore, PA 16250. www.carsonboyer.com

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Hundreds rally over property reassessments Continued from Page 1 from there and filing a formal appeal, not fully satisfied with the outcome yet. At the rally, attendees discussed their experiences and sought advice from Tomb and other speakers on how to make the appeal, whether it be informal or formal, more effective. As Tomb suggested, comparing a property to another with similar characteristics, a similar area and a similar year it was built, in his opinion, is the best chance at getting taxes lowered. Tammy Curry, an organizer of the rally, urged those appealing to also have pictures as proof of anything incorrect in a reassessment, citing a few cases where EST would not lower a property owner’s tax because they did not have proof that their basement was, in fact, not finished, or their attic was not a furnished loft. “Whatever you want to prove to them or disprove, take your pictures,” she said. Curry is a former data collector for EST. If a house has been appraised within the last six

months, that figure can also be used to argue an appeal, Tomb said. The biggest issue with an appraisal, he said, is that Realtors who usually conduct them will not do them in this case. “Their job is to get the high value for property. They don’t want to be in a situation where they are arguing all these low values,” he said. Some eligible land owners have been offered the Clean and Green Program, which is set up to keep taxes lower in exchange for land owners keeping their land for certain agricultural or farming purposes,” according to the county website. “If you enroll your property in Clean and Green and then change the property’s use to one which is not authorized under the Clean and Green Act, you will be required to repay … back taxes, all or a portion of the tax relief that enrollment in Clean and Green has provided, plus interest,” said a document on the website. However, Curry advised that the program is not as

good as it seems. “The burden comes back on those of us who don’t have it. … While it might help some people, it’s not helping the rest of us,” Curry said. According to Curry, petitions have been racking up signatures around the county to completely rescind the reassessment, which she said was “flawed from the beginning.” She reminded everybody the petitions are due by the end of this week. She will be at the UPS Store at the Regency Mall, Oakland Avenue, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday to collect them, as it will take the whole weekend to go through them, verify names and addresses and get a head count. As for the petition, Tomb said he is not sure it is the way to fight the tax increase, reminding the crowd that the number of people negatively affected by the reassessment is only a percentage of the entire population of Indiana County. “Theoretically, a third of the taxes should have gone up a little bit, a third would

go down and a third would stay in the middle. The folks that are hurt by this are only a third of the population,” he said. “I don’t think arguing about this reassessment, as upset as you are, is going to solve the problem.” He suggested citizens direct their efforts toward changing the way property taxes are spent. “In my opinion, property taxes should not be supporting public education. … If you all just had your county and township bill to pay you wouldn’t be here. It’s that school tax bill you get that blows you out of the water,” Tomb said. According to Tomb, there is a bill in talks right now that would make it so the county could choose how it wants to support public education. “I would be talking to Dave Reed; I would be talking to Don White,” he said. “I would direct my energy towards them.” To the disappointment of many in the audience, Tomb assured that the reassessment is going to happen, arguing that if the commissioners didn’t do it, the state

Supreme Court would have made them because it had been so long and the “formula doesn’t work anymore.” “I’ll give the county commissioners a lot of credit. They took on a very unpopular thing. It may cost them their office, and they knew that going in,” Tomb said. He reminded the audience that appealing is a natural part of the reassessment process, as it is the only way to catch mistakes. “I was told the county expects 8,000 appeals, and 500 of those are going to go beyond the appeal to a judge,” Tomb said. The judge must make all decisions by the end of February so that changes can be reflected in residents’ 2016 taxes. Several audience members showed concern over the lack of preparation to appeal by the Aug. 10 deadline. Tomb reminded them they can appeal taxes at any time; they could wait until they feel adequately educated on the process and appeal for 2017 after the August deadline for 2016 passes. Curry informed attendees

of two resources they could use to gain more information on the reassessment or the appeals process. On Aug. 5, there will be an open meeting with the county commissioners at 10:30 a.m. at the courthouse. She encouraged everyone with questions, comments or concerns to attend, but warned they may not leave satisfied. “When you speak, you do not get an answer right then and there,” Curry said. As per their procedure, the commissioners only take notes on what everybody has said. Another resource for those who need assistance is Lori Zona, of Blairsville, who will be available from 9 a.m. to noon at the Burrell Township Library and from 1 to 4 p.m. at Blairsville Public Library to assist anyone who needs help with deciphering their tax notices. “Our main goal (at Wednesday’s rally) was to try to inform those that haven’t been informed of the procedure for the informal appeal,” Curry said. “I think we helped a lot of people with that and a lot more.”

Commissioners order review of some cases Continued from Page 1 followed five executive sessions by the commissioners in the past week to seek “judicial and legal clarification” on the county’s current reassessment process. From those meetings the commissioners concluded they must allow the reassessment process to move forward, and they again urged property owners who claim errors on their property’s data to take advantage of informal administrative reviews and formal appeals that can be scheduled. More property owners brought concerns about the countywide reassessment to the commissioners’ meeting, and particularly raised objections to the process involved. Karen Abel, of Clarksburg, told the commissioners many property owners need more time to prepare for informal administrative reviews or formal appeals of their new property assessment values. Abel said there are not enough appraisers available to assist owners who have questions. “They’re overwhelmed,” she said of the appraisers. “Senior citizens are in shell shock” and need more time to understand the reassessment process and how to prepare an appeal, she said. Doug Bovard, a certified general appraiser in Pittsburgh, objected to a notice that taxpayers who wish to appeal their property assess-

ment but are unable to attend their scheduled hearing can have a relative or friend attend on their behalf without pay, but property consultants may not represent taxpayers for a fee at the informal reviews or formal appeals. “You need people who have a real estate background” involved at this stage of the reassessment process, Bovard told the commissioners. “At this level, you need to open it up to real estate people, appraisers.” The Rev. Charles Harvey, of Homer City, asked the commissioners where they expected many property owners, especially older owners, to get the money they’ll need to pay higher tax bills. “Most of the older people are stuck,” Harvey said. “You put us in a hard spot. … People are upset.” Cheryl Grube, of Clymer, said she’s been paying taxes for years on her property that was valued at $5,000. Now, under the reassessment, it’s worth $57,000. “It’s not fair. It’s not equal,” Grube said. She called the reassessment a “mistake.” “It needs to be rethought, refigured. Somehow, start over again,” she said. She also said the higher property values and higher taxes will probably cause some of her children to move elsewhere: “We’re scaring the younger people out of the county. It’s not really a wonderful life,” she said.

Tammy Curry, of Indiana, said she was unclear about the meaning of the terms “actual use” and “potential use.” “How can you possibly say that (property) has use potentially if it’s being used as storage today? How can you tax something on what it could be but probably won’t be?” she asked the commissioners. She also wanted to know if the commissioners had performed background checks on EST before selecting the company to perform the reassessment. Data collectors, Curry said, are being blamed for flaws in the data. If so, they should have been better trained, she said. Curry worked as a data collector for EST. “The citizens clearly understand the (reassessment) process has flaws in it,” said Doug Varner, of Armstrong Township. “Our concern is that the numbers that have been determined are not accurate.” Varner also said two-thirds of property owners — those whose taxes will go down or change very little — are not likely to come forward to help correct the data. He asked the commissioners if they are satisfied that the “margin of error” in the data is within an acceptable range. Keith Isenberg, of Marion Center, reminded the commissioners that if garbage is fed into a computer, garbage

is what comes out. Isenberg said he knew of properties that data collectors listed as being along paved roads when in fact they are along dirt or gravel roads. He said the county’s residents are paying $2.5 million to $3 million for the property reassessment and they deserve an accurate reassessment. “We need to have this done right. That’s the bottom line,” he said. In response to the public comments, Commissioner Ruddock read a two-page statement on the reassessment on behalf of all three commissioners. The full text is on Page 6 of today’s edition. Following Ruddock’s comments, Tim Barr, vice presi-

dent of EST, said his company has fielded 5,500 calls on the toll-free telephone line, (855) 998-3600, and 1,200 property owners have scheduled informal reviews on 2,000 properties. Many inaccuracies in data can be corrected at the informal administrative reviews, Barr said. Property owners can bring anyone with them to an informal review or formal appeal that they want to, but in his opinion, neither an appraiser nor an attorney are needed at either. And Barr said that as of Wednesday, 37 percent of the county’s properties will have tax shifts of $199 or less under the reassessment. In December 2012, following a hearing on a petition filed by the commissioners

seeking approval of a tax millage increase, Indiana County Common Pleas Court President Judge William Martin concluded a property reassessment was long overdue and necessary, and he directed the commissioners to begin the process of a countywide tax reassessment. “I have reviewed the appeal process the commissioners have established to finalize the tax assessment values,” Martin said in a statement Wednesday. “The process includes informal administrative reviews, formal appeals and appeals to the Court of Common Pleas. I find that the process is in compliance with the statutes and provides due process to the parties.”

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Officials question calculation Continued from Page 1 a basis for the supervisor’s opinion. He read the letter aloud during the public meeting. Lenz said he is already involved in helping with 17 different appraisals and may have to start rejecting residents who come to him for help. “I’ve been fortunate to serve 42 years a supervisor,” Lenz said. “Not one issue in that time has drawn as much involvement as this has from the citizens we represent.” Lenz said properties under 10 acres “really got clobbered,” because those with more than 10 acres have the option of having their land designated to the Clean and Green program. Supervisor Eugene Gemmell agreed with Lenz’s views and said the township has a right to be involved in the discussion. He said people who own vacant land have contacted him and are worried they may have to sell. “It’s going to go a long ways towards killing our development in White Township,” Gemmell said. Delaney advised the supervisors not to limit the letter to addressing vacant land but to include concerns about commercial properties as well. He said his clients are taking issue with both commercial and vacant reassessment, but fewer are concerned with residential properties. Delaney said he will be appealing the reassessments of three of the township’s properties, and that number may grow.

Lenz said they should send the letter, when it is completed, to all of the townships in the county. “I think this has to grow beyond us,” he said.

Lenz said one township, which he did not identify, has already requested a copy of any letter White Township may draft to the county commissioners.

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Backing up our wager with Iran F

rom the minute Iran detected that the U.S. was unwilling to use its overwhelming military force to curtail Tehran’s nuclear program — and that dates back to the George W. Bush administration, which would neither accept Iran’s right to a nuclear fuel cycle nor structure a military or diplomatic option to stop it — no perfect deal overwhelmingly favorable to America and its allies was ever going to emerge from negotiations with Iran. The balance of power became too equal. But there are degrees of imperfect, and the diplomatic option structured by the Obama team — if properly implemented and augmented by muscular diplomacy — serves core U.S. interests better than any options I hear coming from the deal’s critics: It prevents Iran from producing the fissile material to break out with a nuclear weapon for 15 years and creates a context that could empower the more pragmatic forces inside Iran over time — at the price of constraining, but not eliminating, Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and sanctions relief that will strengthen Tehran as a regional power. Supporting this deal doesn’t make you Neville Chamberlin; opposing it doesn’t make you Dr. Strangelove. Both sides have legitimate arguments. But having studied them, I believe America’s interests are best served now by focusing on how to get the best out of this deal and cushion the worst, rather than scuttling it. That would be a mistake that would isolate us, not Iran, and limit our choices to going to war or tolerating an Iran much closer to nuclear breakout, without any observers or curbs on the ground, and with crumbling sanctions. “The nuclear agreement is a deal, not a grand bargain,” argued the Wilson Center’s Robert Litwak, author of “Iran’s Nuclear Chess.” “Obama and Iran’s supreme Thomas leader, (Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei, are Friedman writes each making a tacit bet. Obama is dea column for The fending the deal in transactional terms New York Times. (that it addresses a discrete urgent challenge), but betting that it will empower Iran’s moderate faction and put the country on a more favorable societal trajectory. Khamenei is making the opposite bet — that the regime can benefit from the transactional nature of the agreement (sanctions relief) and forestall the deal’s potentially transformational implications to preserve Iran’s revolutionary deep state.” We can, though, do things to increase the odds that the bet goes our way: 1. Don’t let this deal become the Obamacare of arms control, where all the energy goes into the negotiation but then the implementing tools — in this case the verification technologies — don’t work. President Barack Obama should appoint a respected military figure to oversee every aspect of implementing this deal. 2. Congress should pass a resolution authorizing this and future presidents to use force to prevent Iran from ever becoming a nuclear weapons state. Iran must know now that the U.S. president is authorized to destroy — without warning or negotiation — any attempt by Tehran to build a bomb. 3. Focus on the Iranian people. The celebrations of this deal in Iran tell us that “the Iranian people want to be South Korea, not North Korea,” notes Karim Sadjadpour, Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment. We should reach out to them in every way — visas, exchanges and scholarships — to strengthen their voices. Visiting Iran taught me that Iranians have had enough Islamic fundamentalism to know they want less of it, and they’ve had enough democracy to know they want more of it. (Iran’s hard-line Revolutionary Guards know this well, which is why they are still trying to persuade Iran’s supreme leader to reject this deal and its opening to the world.) 4. Avoid a black-and-white view of the Middle East. The idea that Iran is everywhere our enemy and the Sunni Arabs our allies is a mistake. Saudi Arabia’s leadership has been a steadfast U.S. ally in the Cold War; many Saudis are pro-American. But the Saudi leadership’s ruling bargain is toxic: It says to the Saudi people that the al-Saud tribe gets to rule and in return the Saudi Wahhabi religious establishment gets billions of dollars to transform the face of Sunni Islam from an open and modernizing faith to a puritanical, anti-women, anti-Shiite, anti-pluralistic one. The Saudis have lost control of this puritanical-Salafist transformation of Islam, and it has mutated into the ideology that inspired the 9/11 hijackers —15 of 19 of whom were Saudis — and the Islamic State. Iran aided the U.S. in toppling the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, and, at the same time, Tehran, and its cat’s paw, Hezbollah, have propped up the Syrian regime while it has perpetrated a genocide against its own people, mostly Syrian Sunnis. We need to confront Iran’s regional behavior when it contradicts our interests, but align with it when it comports with our interests. We want to balance the autocratic Sunnis and Shiites, not promote either. Neither share our values. Finally, when it comes to the Middle East broadly, we need to contain, amplify and innovate: Contain the most aggressive forces there, amplify any leaders or people building decency there, and innovate on energy like crazy to keep prices low, reduce oil money to bad actors and reduce our exposure to a region that is going to be in turmoil for a long, long, long time.

THOMAS FRIEDMAN

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AN OPEN LETTER

Commissioners: Fairness the goal

s Indiana County commisshould go through the appeal sioners, we fully recognize process to ensure their personalthe frustration and anger ized value considers all factors. which have followed the anIf you have farm land or forest nouncement of proposed properland, please check out the state ty values and tax estimates for Clean and Green program using 2016. We have been, and continue the information on our website. to be, concerned about the fairThis constitutional amendment ness of taxes among all property spares eligible properties from owners. We have met on five occapaying taxes based on market sions in executive session this value. The farm land and forest RODNEY MICHAEL PATRICIA past week to seek judicial and land does not have to be open to RUDDOCK BAKER EVANKO legal clarification on our current the public. Please seek the facts reassessment process. From this from official sources. Don’t let mismistakenly believe it to be an overall discussion it has been made clear to us tax increase. Many also believe that the information keep you from participatthat we must allow the process to move process which has been developed ing in a program designed for you. The forward, which will permit all con- should be phased in over time as a deadline to enroll for next year is Oct. cerned taxpayers to take full advantage consequence of the 47-year gap in re- 15. of the system of informal reviews and assessment. However, Pennsylvania What you need to do: formal appeals. Your participation in Law does not permit such an option as • Visit www.countyofindiana.org/ this process is essential during this we are obligated to follow our present reassessment for videos explaining the final phase of the countywide reassess- timeline. Pennsylvania law also pro- process, documents and forms to help ment. hibits the county, municipalities and your understanding and to view data Over the past several weeks, there school districts from receiving in- and sales for the entire county. has been a great deal of public discus- creased tax dollars as a result of the re• Call the toll-free number (855) 998sion about the countywide tax reassessment. The goal is fairness as de- 3600 to ask questions about your noassessment process, its effects on fined by Pennsylvania law and assess- tice or schedule a personal informal property owners and taxpayers, and ment standards. appointment to review your property even the need to do a reassessment at We have directed the reassessment description and identify possible data all. In 2012, we commissioned an inde- vendor to review and research areas discrepancies. pendent study which confirmed that where there are insufficient valid sales • Visit the Indiana Mall office to pick the 1968 base year assessments violate or where new information has become up forms or search the assessment the commonwealth’s constitution and available in our review of property data records. expose the county to legal action. By and parcel documentation. Revised • Visit the Assessment Office if you law, a countywide reassessment is the notices will be mailed to affected prop- have questions regarding ownership, only action that can be taken to correct erty within the next several weeks. acreage or the Clean and Green prouniformity issues. We have also tasked our county as- gram. In 2013, we were mandated by the sessment team to directly coordinate • File the formal appeal form by Aug. county court to conduct a countywide with our vendor where property dis- 10 if you disagree with your new asreassessment. In compliance with this crepancies/values are significant and sessed value. directive, the process was initiated. demand our immediate attention. Engaging in this process will help to Since the preliminary notices were If you disagree with your new as- establish the fairest system of property sent on July 1, we have heard from nu- sessed value, make sure your property values and tax assessments our county merous taxpayers. Many are confused data is correct (online or at an informal will have experienced in nearly half a by the process, upset because their review) and file the appeal form by the century. We strongly support statewide taxes will go up, or pleased that they Aug. 10 deadline. Panels of local resi- property tax reform. Meanwhile, we rewill see a tax reduction. We are also dents will hear your opinion and evi- main committed to completing the revery concerned with the senior popu- dence of value as well as what makes assessment, meeting the court manlation who yet do not clearly under- your property unique compared to date and achieving fairness for all Indistand the effect of their tax notice or others in your area. The goal is accura- ana County property owners. their ability to pay. Indiana County Board of Commissioners cy and tax fairness. The county does Indiana County hasn’t been through not benefit by keeping values high Rodney D. Ruddock, chairman a countywide reassessment in 47 years, since millage rates must be equalized. Michael A. Baker, commissioner so it is no surprise that many owners Properties with atypical characteristics Patricia A. Evanko, commissioner

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

People can’t afford tax reassessment We the property owners of Indiana County cannot afford the property tax reassessment. I attended the rally at the Indiana Mall recently. There were several important points made by some of the attendees and the rally organizer: 1. Appeal. Appeal. Appeal. 2. At your appeal hearing, protest the process. Go on the website and look at your property. Compare it with your neighbor’s property. Present photos of your property and back it up with facts. 3. Do not let your emotions drive your actions. It is difficult to keep emotions in check right now. For

those of you whose taxes went down a little, stayed the same or maybe went up a little bit and believe that you really don’t need to be wound up about the reassessment, think again! What’s going to happen in five or 10 years when they whack us again with a fair market value reassessment hike? We all know someone or lots of someones who were hit hard. I have friends whose taxes went up to $12,000-$13,000 a year and others who will pay $37,000$80,000 a year. The more people you talk to, the worse it gets. Contrary to the assumption of Tim Barr (of Evaluator Services and Technolo-

gy) that two-thirds of the people in Indiana County should be happy with him, there isn’t anyone in Indiana County who is happy with him. Who can afford to pay $1,000 a month (or more) in taxes? You can’t get blood out of a turnip and Indiana County is bleeding the people dry! Indiana County already paid $5 million for this assessment. You would think for $5 million the job would be done right. You can’t correct 47 years of unadjusted tax assessments in one shot. And this is supposed to be for the betterment of the people? How? The Indiana County com-

Impact of change far-reaching, negative I am writing to predict what will happen to Indiana County if the Indiana County commissioners implement the 2016 property tax reassessments. Farmers will be forced to sell or foreclose on the farms that they’ve owned for decades. The Amish and Mennon-

ites will move out of the county. The elderly will lose their homes because they simply cannot afford the taxes. Those that can will sell their properties for what they can get and move out. People looking to purchase property will go elsewhere because of the high

property taxes in the county. Renters will see their rents increase. All businesses big and small will suffer. Those that do stay in the county will not make improvements (if they can afford it) to their properties fearing that they will be further taxed. Potential businesses will

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missioners let this happen. The commissioners are elected — they work for us, the people. Lest they forget! When people lose what they have worked and paid for all of their lives — family farms, businesses, those retired folks and all the rest of us because property taxes are unaffordable —it is an injustice to the people. Who can afford to live here? Buy a home here now? Retire here? Forget it! Reassess the reassessment? I say scrap the whole thing. In the meantime, the last one out of Indiana County, please turn out the lights. Vicki Blair Clarksburg

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steer clear of Indiana County because of the decreased tax base. The domino effect caused by this flawed reassessment process will be far-reaching. No residents, no agriculture, no local businesses, no big businesses — no tax base. Lee Vest Indiana

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Roof faces hate crime charges By ERIC TUCKER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Five weeks after nine people were slain at a black Charleston church, federal authorities have indicted the suspected shooter on dozens of new charges, including hate crimes, firearms violations and obstructing the practice of religion. The prosecution, particularly on hate crimes, has been expected since the June 17 shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, S.C. The suspected shooter, Dylann Roof, 21, is white and appeared in photos waving Confederate flags and burning or desecrating U.S. flags. He purportedly wrote online of fomenting racial violence, and federal authorities on Wednesday confirmed his use of a personal manuscript

in which he decried integration and used racial slurs to refer to blacks. Hate crimes cases can be tricky to bring, with the onus on authorities to prove a suspect’s motivations and precrime intentions. But one expert who has followed this case says some of the extenuating circumstances of Roof’s case could potentially make it easier for prosecutors — and more difficult for his defense team. “All a jury is going to have to do is look at the crime that was committed and the victims that he selected and then read what he wrote in advance, and then look at the photos, as well as things that he might have said to people about why he was committing the crimes,” Cornell Law School professor Jens Ohlin said. “This strikes me as an incredibly easy case for a federal prosecution. It’s not clear to me at all what kind of

DYLANN ROOF ... indicted on new charges defense strategy his lawyers could come up with.” Although what tack Roof’s defense lawyers might take is unclear, Ohlin said their job may be made even more difficult if Roof were to be unapologetic for any of the photos or writings. “Dylann Roof might object to his lawyers trying to defend him against the hate crimes charges,” Ohlin said. “If the lawyers go in there and say, ‘This wasn’t a hate crime’— he might not let his

lawyers say that. His view might be: ‘This was a hate crime, and I’m proud of it.’” The Justice Department has not decided whether it will seek the death penalty against Roof, nor whether its prosecution will come before a state case that includes murder charges and another potential death penalty prosecution. Because South Carolina has no state hate-crimes law, federal charges were needed to adequately address a motive that prosecutors believe was unquestionably rooted in racial hate, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said during a Wednesday news conference. Roof, Lynch said, had for several months prior to the shootings conceived a goal of “increasing racial tensions throughout the nation and seeking retribution for perceived wrongs he believed African-Americans had com-

House OKs bill to fight coal ash regulations

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Obama administration has given Royal Dutch Shell PLC approval to begin limited exploratory oil drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast. The two permits issued Wednesday clear the way for drilling in Chukchi Sea, but with conditions. Shell can only drill the top sections of wells because the company doesn’t have critical emergency response equipment on site to cap a well in case of a leak. That equipment is aboard a ship headed to Portland, Ore., for repairs. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said in a statement that Shell could submit an amended application for deeper drilling when the capping stack can be deployed within 24 hours.

29 killed in Nigeria bus station blasts LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Bomb blasts at two bustling bus stations killed 29 people and wounded 105, officials said today after Nigeria’s new president warned that the U.S. refusal to sell his country strategic weapons is “aiding and abetting” Boko Haram. Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency called today for urgent blood donations to treat 105 wounded people, according to spokesman Sani Datti, who said at least 29 bodies have been recovered. Wednesday night’s bombings in the northeastern town of Gombe are the latest in a series by Islamic extremists that has spilled across Nigeria’s borders. In neighboring Cameroon on Wednesday, two suicide bombers killed at least 18 people at a marketplace near the border, officials said. Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, returned home today to the capital, Abuja, from a fourday visit to the United States where he was warmly received by President Barack Obama, but failed to get all he wanted.

Russian capsule docks with ISS BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Soyuz space capsule carrying a Russian, an American and a Japanese docked smoothly today with the International Space Station. The capsule connected to the orbiting laboratory about 250 miles above Earth at 2:45 a.m. GMT today (10:45 p.m. EDT Wednesday). The rocket had lifted off from a Russian manned launch facility in Kazakhstan about 5 hours and 45 minutes earlier. The rocket reached orbit about 15 minutes after launch and circled the Earth four times before heading for the space station. The capsule carried Oleg Kononenko of Russia, NASA’s Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui of Japan. Lindgren and Yui are on their first trips into space.

mitted against white people.” To carry out those goals, he “decided to seek out and murder African-Americans because of their race,” Lynch said, adding he had purposefully selected the historic church to “ensure the greatest notoriety and attention to his actions.” He took advantage of his victims’ generosity when they welcomed Roof into their Bible-study group, she said. “The parishioners had Bibles. Dylann Roof had his .45-caliber Glock pistol and eight magazines loaded with hollow-point bullets.” Hate crime cases are often challenging for the government because it must prove that a defendant was primarily motivated by a victim’s race or religion as opposed to other factors frequently invoked by defense attorneys, such as drug addiction or mental illness.

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GREEK PRIME MINISTER Alexis Tsipras spoke today during an emergency parliament session in Athens.

Greece clears final reform hurdle before new talks By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s radical left-led government survived another revolt by rebels in the early hours today, passing reforms that should pave the way for the imminent start of bailout discussions with European creditors. The reforms to the judiciary and banking systems were the final hurdle the country had to clear before talks can start over a third bailout worth around 85 billion euros ($93 billion). Without the money Greece would be unable to pay the debts due over the coming three years and would likely be forced to leave the euro, Europe’s shared currency. Discussions over the details of the bailout program, which will involve economic targets as well as potential debt relief for Greece, should begin “as swiftly as possible,” according to the European Union’s executive commission. The hope on both sides is that the discussions will conclude by Aug. 20, when Greece has a payment of a little more than 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) due to the European Central Bank. The European Commission welcomed the Greek Parliament’s vote in favor of further reforms, saying it had taken “another important step toward implementing its commitments” made during a summit of

European leaders last week. Lawmakers voted 230-63 in favor of the measures, following a whirlwind debate that ended at 4 a.m. Another five members of the 300seat house voted present, a kind of abstention. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was unable to forestall a second revolt in a week among his Syriza party lawmakers, but had no trouble passing the draft legislation with the backing of pro-European opposition parties. Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili conceded there is a clear rift within Syriza, but would not say whether rebels would be expelled. Tsipras has accused party critics of acting irresponsibly. “From this point on, party procedures will be followed in order to deal with the problem,” she said after the vote. The number of disaffected Syriza lawmakers, who see the reforms as a betrayal of the anti-austerity platform that brought their party to power in January, shrunk slightly compared to last week’s similar vote — from 38 to 36. Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis voted in favor this time following his vote against last week’s austerity measures, which included big increases in sales taxes. Though the number of rebels diminished, it’s still roughly a quarter of all party lawmakers. Addressing parliament before the vote, Tsipras said the reforms

were a necessary price to keep Greece in the euro. “We have chosen a compromise that forces us to implement a program in which we do not believe, and we will implement it because the alternatives are tough,” he told lawmakers. “We are summoned today to legislate under a state of emergency.” Tsipras also ruled out resigning. “The presence of the left in this government isn’t about the pursuit of office, it’s a bastion from which to fight for our people’s interests,” he said. “And as far as I’m concerned, I won’t abandon this bastion, at least of my own free will.” Following the two parliamentary votes required by creditors, the Greek government hopes that the economy will stabilize following a crisis-ridden period that’s seen strict controls on capital imposed amid fears over the country’s future in the euro. After being shuttered for more than three weeks, the banks were able to reopen at the start of this week, albeit for limited transactions, as the European Central Bank has increased the amount of emergency liquidity it has made available to Greek banks. The reforms approved today are aimed at reducing the country’s court backlog and speeding up revenue-related cases. Greek lawyers’ associations oppose them, arguing that they will have the opposite effect.

Uber growth unhampered in deal with NYC By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

NEW YORK — Uber cars can continue to be a growing presence on the streets of New York City now that an agreement has been reached between the ride-hailing company and the city. Just before a City Council vote that could have capped the number of cars Uber can have on city streets, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced late Wednesday that Uber agreed to a four-month study on the impact of the cars on the city’s traffic and the environment.

The agreement contrasts sharply with the legislation the council was set to vote on today, which called for a 1 percent cap on the San Francisco-based company’s growth within New York City during a yearlong study. Uber has steadfastly opposed any cap, and the company and City Hall had traded increasingly nasty barbs over the past week. Under the deal, the city will not cap Uber’s growth during those four months. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a growing number of public officials who had been calling for the council to delay the vote, instead cheered the agreement. City

Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito announced that the study will be passed today but no longer carry a cap. The surprise arrangement also included a commitment to turn over far more data to the city on the location and duration of its rides. The company also agreed to discuss working toward making more of its vehicles handicap-accessible and contributing to the region’s mass transit network. The $40 billion company has become a dominant force on the streets of New York, dispatching 25,000 cars compared to 13,000 of the city’s iconic yellow taxis.

WASHINGTON — Defying a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House on Wednesday approved a bill granting states authority to regulate waste generated from coal burned for electricity. The bill, approved 258-166, would largely bypass a federal rule issued last year by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule set the first national standards for so-called coal ash, treating it more like household garbage than a hazardous material. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said it was needed because the EPA rule leaves open the possibility that coal ash could be designated as hazardous, creating uncertainty for industry. The White House said in its veto threat that the House bill would undermine public health and environmental protections provided by the EPA rule. The 2008 failure of a coal ash containment site in Tennessee, and a massive spill last year in North Carolina serve as “stark reminders” of the need for safe disposal and management of coal ash, the White House said.

“WITHOUT THIS legislative action, regulatory uncertainty that swirls around coal ash will continue, as it has for 35 years.” Rep. David McKinley, bill’s sponsor

The EPA rule “articulates clear and consistent national standards to protect public health and the environment, prevent contamination of drinking water and minimize the risk of catastrophic failure at coal ash surface impoundments,” the White House said. The House bill would weaken these protections, in part by eliminating restrictions on how close to drinking water sources coal ash containment sites can be located. McKinley, a strong supporter of the coal industry and a staunch critic of the EPA, hailed the agency’s decision not to treat coal ash as hazardous waste. “That gives the recyclers, the utility companies, all a chance to take a deep breath and proceed,” McKinley said. At the same time, language in the rule says the EPA can reverse its decision in the future, causing uncertainty for industry and regulators alike, McKinley said. “Without this legislative action, regulatory uncertainty that swirls around coal ash will continue, as it has for 35 years,” McKinley said, calling that unfair to more than 300,000 workers employed by coal ash recyclers and related industries. McKinley’s bill would allow states to set up a coal ash permit program, using the federal rule as a minimum requirement. States that choose not to set up a program would be subject to regulation established by the EPA. Environmental groups and some Democrats said the bill would strip important safety requirements in the EPA rule, including restrictions on proximity to drinking water sources. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., called the bill “unnecessary and dangerous” and said it would roll back important protections put in place by the EPA “after years of hard work and public process.” Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have introduced a similar bill in the Senate.

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FRIDAY Marion Center Summer Concert Series featuring Lynne and Chuck, 7 p.m., Marion Center Community Park

“Bye Bye Birdie” (young performers’ edition), 7:30 p.m., also Saturday, Philadelphia St. Playhouse, 725 Philadelphia St., Indiana

Thursday, July 23, 2015

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“The Cheyenne Social Club,” 1 p.m., also Sunday, The Jimmy Stewart Museum, 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana

“Bye Bye Birdie” (young performers’ edition), 2:30 p.m., Philadelphia St. Playhouse, 725 Philadelphia St., Indiana

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REGIONAL EVENTS

What’s happening in the Indiana County area

ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITS Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh present the following special exhibits: • Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave.: “Animal Secrets,” through Jan. 10. • Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Ave.: Omnimax films are “Mysteries of the Unseen World,” “Titans of the Ice Age,” “Great White Shark.” Laser shows are Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Van Halen, Midnight Floyd, The Vision Bell: The Best of Laser Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Daft Punk, Outkast, EDM, SkrillStep and MGMT. Visit www.carnegiescience center.org for a complete schedule of showtimes. • The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., is presenting “Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York,” through Sept. 6; “Glycerine and Rose Water,” through Oct. 4; “I Just Want to Watch: Warhol’s Film, Video and Television,” ongoing. For more information, call (412) 622-3131 or go to www.carnegiemuseums.org. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, presents “Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit,” through Sept. 20, before it begins its multi-year tour as a traveling exhibit. It is the first North American traveling exhibit of Carle’s work, and is expected to tour for up to 10 years. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for children age 2 to 18 and senior citizens. Children younger than 2 are admitted free. For more information, please call (412) 322-5058 or visit the museum website www.pittsburghkids.org. The Frick, 7227 Reynolds St., Pittsburgh, presents: • “Rolling Hills, Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape,” through Aug. 2. • Ongoing: Works from the permanent collection including Jean-Francois Millet works on paper and Renaissance and Baroque bronzes. Visit thefrickpittsburgh.org for more information. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, Oakland, presents: • Summer Flower Show, through Oct. 5. • Butterfly Forest, ongoing. • Tropical Forest Congo, ongoing. Regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (412) 6226915 for more information or visit phipps.conservatory. org. Sen. John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, presents: • Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, ongoing. • “Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation,” ongoing. • “From Slavery to Freedom,” ongoing. • “Clash of the Empires: The British, French & Indian War, 1754-1763,” ongoing. • “Glass Shattering Notions,” ongoing. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (412) 4546000 for more information. The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art presents the following exhibits: • Altoona, 1212 11th Ave.: “Life’s Abstractions: Lynn Marchetti Heverly,” through Aug. 8. • Johnstown, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center at Pitt-Johnstown: “Projects on Paper: Abstract Prints and Drawings From the Permanent Collection,” through Aug. 21. • Ligonier Valley, 1 Boucher Lane, Route 711, “Pastel Expressions,” through Aug. 23. For more information, go to www.sama-art.org. The Toonseum, 945 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, presents “Avengers Assemble,” through Aug. 23. Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday; 10:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and

MARK GARRICK, left, and Sean Moran will be performing at 5:30 p.m. Sunday as part of the Indiana Summer Concerts in the Park Series, held in Memorial Park, 630 Washington St., Indiana. Those who are attending are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets. For more information, go to www.Facebook.com/ SummerConcertsInThe Park. Submitted photo

ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITS The Indiana Art Association presents: • “Leaving 50 Behind,” an exhibit featuring colorful abstract pen-andink and hand-painted works by Heidi McClure at the Indiana Regional Medical Center’s Urgicare building, through Aug. 1. All pieces are for sale and information can be found included in the exhibit. • A collection of paintings, drawings and photography from artists Michael Whitton, Barbara Kubala, Candace Joseph, Todd Yatsko and Dayas Silvis at the Ambulatory Surgical Center, IRMC, through Aug. 1. All pieces are for sale. • A collection of nature photography by Karin Eller, at The Artists Hand Gallery, 732 Philadelphia St., through Aug. 1. For more information, call (724) 9101871 or go to www.indianapaartasso ciation.org. The Indiana County Historical Museum, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana, presents the following programs: • An exhibit featuring the history and artifacts of the Indiana Glass Manufacturing Plant, presented by the Rainbow Diamond Glass Club, in conjunction with the Historical Society. • Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame exhibit, featuring a wealth of memorabilia on Indiana County athletes through the years. The exhibit will change yearly. • Indiana County lumber industry, an exhibit featuring the history and artifacts of one of Indiana County’s earliest industries. • Historic wedding gowns, a revolving exhibit featuring locally worn and crafted wedding gowns from periods in history. • Indiana County Memorial to the Veterans, an ongoing exhibit devoted to those in Indiana County who served in the military from the Revolutionary War to the present. • Continuous exhibits detailing the history of Indiana County, including the county’s history of coal mining. • Coming soon: Indiana Quilts, featuring quilts made by local residents (some signed and dated) from 1830 to 1950. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday. For information, call (724) 463-9600.

DANCE The Mountainview Square Dance Club dances every Friday at 7:30 p.m. All modern western square dancers welcome. The club offers beginning dancing for anyone who would like to learn to square dance. For location

Sunday; 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, call (412) 232-0199 or go to www.toonseum.org.

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS Benedum Center, Pitts-

and more information, call Jan at (724) 459-7434. The Thunderbolts do A-1 and A-2 square dancing every Tuesday at 7 p.m. For more information and location, call Norm at (724) 388-1909.

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS The Indiana Summer Concerts in the Park Series, held in Memorial Park, 630 Washington St., Indiana, will present the following Sunday concerts: • Mark Garrick and Sean Moran (variety and original), Sunday. • Somebody to Love (variety ’70s to ’90s), Aug. 2. • Blairsville Community Concert Band, Aug. 9. • Hiram & The Walkers (oldies and doo wop), Aug. 16. • My Sweet Patootie (Americana and swing), Aug. 23. The concerts are from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Those attending are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets. The Artists Hand Gallery will sell refreshments. For more information, go to www. Facebook.com/SummerConcerts InThePark. The Marion Center Summer Concert Series is offered every Friday in July. Concerts are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Marion Center Community Park at the intersection of Routes 403 and 119, Marion Center. The schedule: • Friday: Lynne and Chuck (acoustic folk and soft rock). • July 31: 7 Mile Run (country.) The concerts are free and food is available for purchase. Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, concerts are held in the park hall. The Northern Appalachian Folk Festival, which will be held Sept. 11 and 12 in downtown Indiana, will once again feature free live music, workshops, visual art, food vendors, a children’s alley and, new this year, storytelling, dance and a car show. The main site of the festival will remain on the 500 block of Philadelphia Street, with children’s alley located at IRMC Park. The car show will be held on North Sixth Street, between Philadelphia Street and Nixon Avenue. A variety of music will be featured throughout the weekend. Headlining Sept. 11 is Coastal Remedy and headlining Sept. 12 will be Rusted Root. Additional confirmed acts are Chris Higbee, Bastard Bearded Irishmen, Unknown String Band, Melville Walbeck, Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing and Luckenbach Penna Pickers. On Sept. 11, the festival will feature all local acts, or those who have performed in the area on a frequent basis. Sept. 12 will feature music acts from around the Northern Appalachian region.

burgh, will present Idina Menzel, 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Go to www.trustarts.org for ticket information. First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, will present: • Rascal Flatts, Friday, with Scotty McCreery and

Anyone interested in donating, sponsoring or participating may send an email to naff@downtownindiana. org; call (724) 463-6110; send mail to 39 N. Seventh St., #101, Indiana, PA 15701; or go to www.northernappfolk fest.org. The 44th annual Fort Armstrong Folk Festival, July 30 to Aug. 2, Riverfront Park, Kittanning. For more details, go to ArmstrongFestival.com. Rock for Life 16 is set for Aug. 7 and 8 at the Iselin ball field, 1782 Iselin Road, Saltsburg. The festival opens at 6 p.m. On Aug. 7, the 16th annual charity music festival will feature Terry Lee Spencer, Hit n Miss, Slant6, All My Monsters, ill Fated and Dimwit. The lineup for Aug. 8 is Patrick Keddie, Jason Mailman Slee, A Common Crown (Acoustic), Post Traumatic, Amber-Alexis, KGB, 90 Amp Fuse, Big House Pete, After the Fall, Skell and Fist Fight In The Parking Lot. The festival will be held rain or shine. All ages are welcome. Admission is $20 and camping is encouraged. There is a concession area and alcohol available for those 21 and older.

FILM The Jimmy Stewart Museum, 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana, will present “The Cheyenne Social Club” at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the third-floor theater. The 1970 production starring Stewart, Shirley Jones and Henry Fonda. In 1870 Texas, John O’ Hanlan (Stewart), an itinerant cowboy, receives a letter notifying him that he has inherited a business establishment called the Cheyenne Social Club in Cheyenne, Wyo. Museum admission: Members, free; adults, $8; seniors, military, students with ID, $7; children 7 to 17, $6; children younger than 7, free. Prices are subject to change. Movies are included with admission to the museum, which is currently hosting the special exhibit “Selections from our Collections.” For more information, call (724) 3496112 or go to www.jimmy.org.

THEATER The Indiana Players, at the Philadelphia Street Playhouse, 725 Philadelphia St., Indiana, will present “Bye, Bye Birdie” (young performers’ edition) at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available on the website at www.indianaplayers.com, by calling the theater at (724) 464-0725, or at the box office (if not sold out). Visit the Players on Facebook at www.facebook.com/indiana players.

Raelynn. • Van Halen, 7 p.m. Sunday. • Luke Bryan, July 31 and Aug. 1. • Slipknot, 6 p.m. Aug. 6, with Lamb of God and Bullet for My Valentine.

• Nickelback, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12. • Jimmy Buffett, 8 p.m. Aug. 13. • Florida Georgia Line, Aug. 15, with Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard. • 5 Seconds of Summer,

7:30 p.m. Aug. 23. • Tim McGraw, Aug. 30. • Jason Aldean, Sept. 11, with Tyler Farr and Cole Swindell. • Lady Antebellum, Sept. 18. • Toby Keith, Sept. 26. Tickets available at live nation.com. The Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, will present: • Peter Noone & Herman’s Hermits, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. • Humorist Jeanne Robertson, 8 p.m. Aug. 28. • Michael W. Smith, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29. For ticket information, call (724) 836-8000 or go to www.thepalacetheatre. org. Kecksburg UFO Festival, Friday through Sunday, at the intersection of Clay Pike and Route 982, Mount Pleasant. Festival hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Various activities are planned each day and there will be displays from area UFO, Bigfoot and paranormal groups. For complete details, go to www.kecksburgvfd.com or www.stangordon.info. One Direction will bring their “On the Road Again 2015” tour to Heinz Field at 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Tickets on sale at www.tick etmaster.com. Steel City Con, a toy, comic book and pop culture convention, will be held from Aug. 7-9, at the Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 8 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 9. Three-day passes are $25, single-day passes are $15 and children younger than 5 are admitted free. To purchase a dealer table or to get tickets, go to www.steelcitycon.com. Stage AE, 400 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, will present: • Brandi Carlile, 7 p.m. Monday. • Hozier, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sold out. • Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson, 7 p.m. Wednesday. • Blues Traveler, 7 p.m. July 31. Go to www.ticketmaster. com for more information.

THEATER Apple Hill Playhouse, 275 Manor Road, Delmont, will present: • “It Could Be Any One of Us,” 7:30 p.m. July 30 and 31 and Aug. 6 and 7; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Aug. 1 and 8; and 2 p.m. Aug. 2. • “Be My Baby,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20, 21, 27 and 28; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 29; and 2 p.m. Aug. 23. • “Fox on the Fairway,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 11 and Sept. 17 and 18; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 19; and 2 p.m. Sept. 13. • “The Outgoing Tide,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 2, 8 and 9; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10, and 2 p.m. Oct. 4. Call (724) 468-5050 or go to www.applehillplayhouse.org for ticket information. Johnny Appleseed Children’s Theatre, 275 Manor Road, Delmont, will present “The Emperor’s New Clothing,” 11 a.m. Tuesday and July 30 and Aug. 1, 4, 6 and 7. Call (724) 468-5050 or go to www.applehillplayhouse.org for ticket information. Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown, will present: • “Nanna’s Naughty Knickers,” through Aug. 2. • “Church Basement Ladies IV — A Mighty Fortress is Our Basement,” Aug. 4 to 16. • “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” Sept. 15 to 27. • “Forever Plaid,” Sept. 29 to Oct. 11. Go to www.mountainplay house.com for more information. Pittsburgh CLO presents “Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women,” through Aug. 16, at The Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday. For more information, call (412) 456-6666 or go to www.pittsburghclo.org.

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Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s embattled lawyer remains chair of Temple trustees By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MARYCLAIRE DALE

ing for Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, currently chairman of the trustees, to step down, but university officials are standing behind Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor. A half dozen trustees contacted by The Associated Press wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comment on the situation, though one, Joseph W. Marshall 3rd, expressed â&#x20AC;&#x153;full supportâ&#x20AC;? for Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor. Experts are split on whether Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work for Cosby constituted a clear conflict of interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my experience, the highest standards of ethical behavior and the best interest of Temple have always guided the chairmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership and relationship to the university,â&#x20AC;? Temple President Neil Theobald said in a statement this week. Temple is a public university with a history of helping underprivileged students from Philadelphia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as Cosby â&#x20AC;&#x201D; do better in life.

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PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill Cosby, once the very public pride of Temple University, parted ways with the school last year amid allegations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted women. Now that his own words show behavior that was at least unsavory, his lawyer is feeling heat for continuing to serve as the chairman of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees. In deposition testimony taken a decade ago and made public this month, Cosby acknowledged giving quaaludes to women with whom he wanted to have sex â&#x20AC;&#x201D; adding evidence that his lawyer, Patrick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, knew that Cosby had behaved in a way that could reflect badly on the university. The president of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faculty union is call-

PATRICK Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;CONNOR ... in 2014 Cosby was the public face of the school for decades. He was a student there in the 1960s, left school to find fame as a comedian and actor and later returned to earn his degree. Temple was always the academic home for the celebrity who championed education. He became a Temple trustee in 1982. According to a review of minutes, he attended just

one board meeting over the next 32 years, but he was an active booster who wore Temple shirts on his 1980s sitcom â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cosby Show.â&#x20AC;? He stepped down from the trustees board in December as public pressure grew when more than two dozen women came forward accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting them. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give his customary graduation speech this year. The first public accusations came more than a decade ago from Andrea Constand, a Temple employee who sued Cosby and later settled for undisclosed terms. This month, testimony from Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s depositions in that case has been made public. In his sworn statements made in 2005 and 2006, he said that in the 1970s, he had prescriptions for quaaludes, a powerful sedative that was later banned in the U.S., and gave

them to women with whom he wanted to have sex. He has denied giving the drug to anyone without their knowledge and says he has not raped anyone. Cosby has not been charged with any crimes, though he is the subject of a recent criminal investigation in California and a pending civil lawsuit in Massachusetts. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor rose from a working-class family in Wilkes-Barre to become one of the first partners at whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now known as Cozen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, a law firm that ranks among Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor served on the Temple board from 1971 to 1984 and returned in 2001. He has been the chairman since 2009. Jerry Reisman, a Garden City, N.Y., lawyer who has experience in the duties of nonprofit boards, said thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt that Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor

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Official: McGinty preparing Senate bid By MARC LEVY

prospect of former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak seeking a rematch with incumbent Republican Pat Toomey in 2016 and were searching for months for an alternative. In recent weeks, they began courting McGinty. McGinty, 52, has a lengthy rĂŠsumĂŠ and list of contacts after serving as a top environmental policy adviser to former Gov. Ed Rendell and President Bill Clinton. She also was being recruited by Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List, a Democratic group backing female candidates who support abortion rights. She ran for governor last year, her first bid for public office. But she finished a distant fourth place in the fourway Democratic primary behind Wolf. The primary is April 26, giving McGinty nine months to campaign against Sestak. The 2016 Senate election in Pennsylvania promises to be expensive and closely watched, with control of the Senate on the line. Democrats are optimistic about a victory over Toomey in Pennsylvania, where Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by a 4-to-3 margin. Sestak, 63, is a former Navy vice admiral and two-term congressman from suburban Philadelphia. He built a reputation as a gritty, aggressive campaigner who has garnered good will from rankand-file Democrats after becoming a regular on the local Democratic Party event circuit in recent years. Toomey narrowly beat Sestak in the 2010 midterm elec-

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Authorities say she hanged herself using a plastic liner taken from a garbage can. State Sen. Royce West, who attended a Tuesday meeting with law enforcement and other officials to discuss questions surrounding Blandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, said Wednesday that the kind of information disclosed on Blandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intake form should have prompted jail officials to place Bland on a suicide watch, meaning a face-toface check on her welfare every 15 minutes instead of the hourly checks normally required. Blandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death comes after nearly a year of heightened national scrutiny of police and their dealings with black suspects, especially those who have been killed by offi-

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Blandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intake documents were released hours after her family held a news conference in suburban Chicago to discuss the release of a video of her arrest taken from the officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dashcam. It shows state trooper Brian Encinia drawing a stun gun and threatening Bland when she refuses to follow his orders. The roadside encounter swiftly escalated into a shouting confrontation, with the officer holding the weapon and warning Bland, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will light you up,â&#x20AC;? for not getting out of her vehicle. The video posted online Tuesday by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows the trooper stopping Bland for failing to signal a lane change. The conversation

thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case. Bland was arrested July 10 and was found dead three days later. A medical examiner has ruled her death suicide by hanging. Her family and friends dispute the finding. Texas Rangers and the FBI are investigating. An autopsy conducted by the Harris County medical examiner has been completed and given to Waller County, where officials have not said when it will be released. Late Wednesday, Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis told CNN that his office had received an â&#x20AC;&#x153;initial reportâ&#x20AC;? from the medical examinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office that Bland had marijuana in her system, though he said further toxicology reports are pending. When asked about news reports that autopsy results also show evidence of selfharm, Mathis told CNN heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been informed it was the â&#x20AC;&#x153;opinion of the medical examinerâ&#x20AC;? that Bland had what appeared to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;cutting scars on the arm.â&#x20AC;? A legal assistant for Mathis didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return a message from The Associated Press seeking further comment. The suicide questionnaire also notes that Bland told jailers she had epilepsy and was taking medication for it. But in another document, this one to be filled out by the inmate and signed by Bland, â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? is circled by the question asking if sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently on any medication. In a third document, it is checked â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taking medication. Lambert said the family had no indication that Bland was ever treated for epilepsy. AP left messages seeking comment from Lambert after the jail forms were released. It was not immediately clear why the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department had not acted earlier to disclose details of Blandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intake form, whether it was widely shared among jail staff or if it prompted jail officials to take any special precautions. Blandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body was found three days later in her cell.

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Daughter still struggles with past abuse DEAR ABBY: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in my early 50s, disabled and live with my elderly mother. Between the ages of 8 and 11 I was sexually abused by my adoptive father. My mother finally caught him in the act, but the next day they acted like nothing had happened. He never did it again, and it was never spoken about, ever. I have read about women who caught their husbands abusing their children and kicked them out, pressed charges, etc. Dear Abby is It makes me think I written by didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter enough Abigail Van for her to do that. I Buren, also confronted her about known as it a few years ago. Her Jeanne response was that it Phillips, and would have been in all was founded the papers (my parents by her mother, were prominent local Pauline musicians in our Phillips. town), and there was no way she could have

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Disability fund to run dry in 2016 Continued from Page 1 Together, the programs accounted for more than 40 percent of federal spending last year. There was some good news in the report: The trustees said Social Security’s retirement fund has enough money to pay full benefits until 2035, a year later than they predicted last year. At that point, Social Security will collect enough in payroll taxes to pay about 75 percent of benefits. Medicare’s giant hospital trust fund is projected to be exhausted in 2030, the same date as last year’s report. At that point, Medicare taxes would be enough to pay 86 percent of benefits. Advocates for seniors say that gives policymakers plenty of time to address both programs without cutting benefits. But some in Congress note that the longer lawmakers wait, the harder it gets to address the shortfall without making significant changes. There is an easy fix available for the disability program: Congress could shift tax revenue from Social Security’s much larger retirement fund, as it has done in the past. President Barack Obama supports the move. And acting Social Security Commissioner Carolyn Colvin said shifting the tax revenue “would have no adverse effect on the solvency of the overall Social Security program.” But Republicans say they want changes in the disability program to reduce fraud and to encourage disabled workers to re-enter the work force. “Washington has continually kicked the can down the road, and now, as 11 million Americans face cuts to Social Security disability benefits they rely on, it is time for Congress to take action,” said Sen. Rob Portman, ROhio. In January, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., suggested that a lot of slackers are on disability. Paul, who is running for president, joked that half the people getting benefits are either anxious or their back hurts. The date that the disability fund will run dry is unchanged from last year’s report. But as the deadline gets closer, advocates say the need to act becomes more urgent. “The president has proposed a common-sense solution to improve the sol-

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Jamaica stuns U.S. in Gold Cup By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA — The United States had everything on its side. History. A raucous home crowd. And, supposedly, the better team. None of it prevented Jamaica from handing the Americans their biggest upset defeat. The Reggae Boyz stunned the U.S. with a pair of first-half goals, one off a blunder by goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and held on for a 2-1 victory in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals Wednesday night. Instead of heading on to an expected berth in Sunday’s title game at Philadelphia, the Americans will play a day earlier for third place following their first home loss to a Caribbean nation since a 1969 defeat to Haiti. “Obviously the team is disappointed. The

GOLD CUP SEMIFINALS Jamaica 2, U.S. 1 fans are disappointed,” U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. “We wanted to play in the big final Sunday.” Darren Mattocks, who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer, put Jamaica ahead with a 31st-minute header directly off a throw-in. The Houston Dynamo’s Giles Barnes followed five minutes later with a goal on an 18-yard free kick after Guzan was caught outside the penalty area on a routine throw-in.

Other than those two set plays, the Americans largely dominated. They finished with a 10-3 edge in shots on goal — including eight in the second half, as they furiously charged at Jamaican goalkeeper Ryan Thompson, who plays for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the third-tier United Soccer League. Thompson was up to the task, turning aside every shot but Michael Bradley’s goal in the 48th minute. “My phone hasn’t stopped, as you can imagine,” said Barnes, savoring one of his country’s greatest victories. “Back in Jamaica, there’s got to be a party going on. Everybody knows how we are.” At the final whistle, the Jamaicans charged onto the field, hugging and waving their flag while a small contingent of fans, clad in green and gold, saluted their underdog team. Continued on Page 15

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JAMAICAN PLAYERS Joel McAnuff, top, Rudolph Austin, center, and Je-Vaughn Watson celebrated after Wednesday’s victory.

Olympians tuning up for Rio

MLB: Royals 5, Pirates 1

Down and Out

U.S. athletes using Pan Am Games as testing ground By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer

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THE ROYALS’ Omar Infante (14) beat the tag of Pirates catcher Chris Stewart on Jarrod Dyson’s bunt single in the seventh inning; Mike Moustakas (8) followed with a three-run homer later in the inning; and former Pirate Edinson Volquez allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings.

Bucs lose again on Royals’ late rally By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charlie Morton thought it was a good pitch, but the results were disastrous. Mike Moustakas hit the fastball over the right-field fence for a three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. The count was 3-0, but Moustakas was given the green light. “It was right where I wanted it,” Morton said. “He was obviously looking in. It was right up on his hands. He was cheating in, I guess. He hit a heater, so he probably was looking for it.” Manager Clint Hurdle said he did not consider pulling Morton. “We had the left-hander up in case the inning got away, and then the inning got away,” Hurdle said. “I wanted to give Charlie every opportunity to walk off that field feeling pretty good. He threw his good curveball to the hitter before and punched him out. He got Moose three times tonight. I had four or five reasons. At the end of the day, I’m wrong

and you wear it.” The Pirates have lost five of six since the All-Star break, dropping all three games in Milwaukee over the weekend and losing two of three in Kansas City. The Royals have won six of eight and top the American League with 57 victories. “I probably had the best stuff I’ve had all year,” Morton said. “That last inning ruined an otherwise good outing. That seems to have happened a lot this year.” The Royals’ Edinson Volquez (9-5), who won 13 games last season for the Pirates, picked up his first victory since June 26. He allowed one run on eight hits, walked one and struck out eight. “He was just bearing down,” said Neil Walker, who drove in the Pirates’ only run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. “He was making good pitches. He was mixing his breaking ball. He was throwing his fastball in good spots. He was keeping guys off balance. That’s what good pitchers do. He had a good year last year for us, and he’s doing the same over here.” “I wanted a complete game,” Volquez said. “I get two easy outs in the eighth Continued on Page 12

NATIONALS at PIRATES

Series Pitching Matchups • Tonight: Fister (3-5, 4.30) vs. Liriano (5-6, 2.98), 7:05 p.m. • Friday: Scherzer (10-8, 2.09) vs. Locke (5-6, 4.01), 7:05 p.m. • Saturday: Gonzalez (7-4, 3.93) vs. Burnett (8-3, 2.44), 7:05 p.m. • Sunday: Ross (2-2, 2.70) vs. Cole (13-4, 2.31), 1:35 p.m.

TORONTO — Alan Ashley isn’t paying attention to the medal table at the Pan Am Games, but the American will be riveted to it at next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Ashley, the chief of sport performance for the United States Olympic Committee, is working the Pan Am Games like a laboratory: trying out younger athletes, giving many their first taste of a large multi-sport event, and using the 41-nation championships to qualify some athletes for Rio. “I feel an enormous amount of pressure to deliver for the athletes,” Ashley said. “It’s their show, they’re the ones out there competing. But we’ve got to do everything within our power to make sure they have their very best day.” The United States is expected to top the medal table when the Pan Am Games end Sunday, probably just ahead of host Canada. The Americans have won twice as many medals as anyone else in the 64year history of the event, so the outcome was expected before the games opened in Canada’s largest city. Now eyes turn to Brazil, and expectations soar. It’s still early, so Ashley declined to make predictions. However, several widely circulated forecasts show the United States as a slight favorite to finish ahead of China, with Russia in third. Ashley said prospects for Rio will be clearer after the world swimming championships opening this week in Russia and the track and field world championships in August in Beijing. “After the world championships, everybody will have a better idea of how their countries are stacked up against each other,” Ashley said. The United States won the most gold medals in the London Olympics with 46 and also led the overall count. China had 38 gold and was second overall. Host nation Brazil won only 17 overall medals — only three gold — and is hoping to use the home-nation advantage and win about 30. Continued on Page 15

In NBA, there’s no doubt about it

Commissioner says league could see female head coach By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

NEWARK, N.J. — Adam Silver has “no doubt” the NBA could see a day when Becky Hammon or another woman is a head coach. The commissioner said Wednesday he had texted and emailed with Hammon while they were in Las Vegas, where she coached the San Antonio Spurs to the Summer League championship Monday night. He praised the San Antonio organization for hiring her last season as the first full-time female assistant in the NBA and putting her in charge of its entry in the Vegas league.

“No different than for me in coming up in my career, unless you’re given those opportunities, you’re never going to show your ability to be successful,” Silver said. “So I’m enormously proud of her and I’m enormously proud of the players who’ve quickly seen that she’s a top-notch coach and have been willing to follow her.” Hammon is a former WNBA star who had been hired by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich last summer before ending her playing career in San Antonio. After assisting him on a variety of coaching responsibilities during the season, Hammon ran the team in the NBA’s top summer league. The Spurs lost their first game, then won the rest before beating Phoenix on Monday for the title. Silver had already returned from Las Vegas but watched the game on NBA TV. Silver was speaking at the “Beyond Sport United” program, where he joined

former NBA star and league global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo and women’s great Teresa Edwards on a panel discussing the social responsibilities of the league and its players. He believes with more women playing in the WNBA or working in the NBA, and with so many men’s players having women in their family who have played, there will be more opportunities for women like the one Hammon got. “I think just like we’ve seen enormous change in our society, just in the last decade, I think that’s another ceiling, another barrier that will be broken,” Silver said. “And it takes women like Becky being out there. “You need pioneers, and there’s been other pioneers before her, but I think you couldn’t ask for more of a complete package in terms of former player, student of the game and someone who’s able to work within a strong organization like the Spurs.”

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BECKY HAMMON hugged Jonathan Simmons after the Spurs won the NBA’s summer league in Las Vegas.

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MAJOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP

Commissioner: Trade deadline may need to be extended By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer

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THE NATIONALS’ Michael Taylor (3) and his teammates congratulated each other following Wednesday’s comeback win over the New York Mets. Taylor stroked the game-tying two-run single in the eighth inning.

Nationals rally past Mets By The Associated Press

Michael Taylor had a tying two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning, Danny Espinosa followed with an RBI double and Washington rallied from three runs down to beat the New York Mets 4-3 on Wednesday. In danger of having their lead over the Mets in the NL East cut to one game, Taylor drove in the Nationals’ first run in the fourth with a single off Noah Syndergaard to make it 3-1. After a wild pitch from Bobby Parnell (1-1) put runners on second and third in the eighth, Taylor ripped a full-count fastball to left to tie it. Taylor then stole second base before Espinosa put Washington in position to take two of three from the Mets and open a threegame lead in the division. Drew Storen struck out the side in the ninth for his 29th save. Matt Thornton (1-0) pitched the eighth for the win. MARLINS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Jose Fernandez struck out 11 in seven innings, A.J. Ramos struck out three straight with the bases loaded in the ninth and Miami held off Arizona. Fernandez (3-0) was sharp in his fourth start since returning from Tommy John surgery, allowing three runs on five hits for rare road win. The right-hander also had his second RBI of the season, following J.T. Realmuto’s run-scoring double with one of his own in Miami’s three-run first inning off Robbie Ray (3-5). Aaron Hill led off the ninth with a walk off Ramos, and Ender Inciarte and pinch hitter Wellington Castillo followed with singles to load the bases. Ramos struck out Paul Goldschmidt and A.J. Pollock, then closed out his 16th save by getting Yasmany Tomas to swing through a breaking ball for the final out. REDS 9-5, CUBS 6-1: Taylor Teagarden singled home the tiebreaking run off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning, completing Chicago’s biggest comeback of the season and a doubleheader split with Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the opener behind another strong showing by Mike Leake (8-5), who could be traded this month. The Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to get the split, completed with Teagarden’s pinch-hit single off Chapman (34). Hector Rondon (4-2) escaped a bases-loaded threat in the eighth, and Jason Motte finished it for his sixth save in as many chances. Leake went eight innings in the opener to beat the Cubs for the fifth straight time. Todd Frazier extended his post-derby surge with three more hits, including a two-run double in the first inning off Kyle Hendricks (4-5). Joey Votto added a solo homer off Hendricks, who gave up four runs while facing nine batters in the first inning. DODGERS 3, BRAVES 1: Mike Bolsinger pitched seven strong innings and Los Angeles scored three runs in the fifth inning to beat Atlanta. Having used their bullpen for 9 1-3 innings in first two games of the series, the NL West-leading Dodgers were hoping Bolsinger would pitch past the sixth for the first time in his last eight starts. Alberto Callaspo, Jimmy Rollins and Joc Pederson each drove in a run for Los Angeles. Bolsinger (5-3) retired 14 straight batters before a two-out walk of A.J. Pierzynski in the seventh. Kenley Jansen pitched around a leadoff walk in the ninth for his 17th save. Julio Teheran (6-5) struck out seven of the first 10 batters he faced but struggled with his command in the fifth inning. GIANTS 7, PADRES 1: Brandon Belt hit a tying solo home run in the sixth inning

and Buster Posey hit a go-ahead, tworun double in the seventh to lead San Francisco to a victory over San Diego. Matt Cain pitched six strong innings in his fourth start of the season for the defending World Series champions, who took two of three and have won eight of their last nine. Padres ace James Shields left with a 1-0 lead after throwing 96 pitches in five innings, and the bullpen promptly gave up the lead. Belt homered into the sandy play area beyond the fence in right-center on a 3-2 pitch from Marcus Mateo with two outs in the sixth. It was Belt’s 10th of the year. AMERICAN LEAGUE ANGELS 5, TWINS 2: Huston Street earned his 300th save, Kole Calhoun had three hits and drove in two runs, and Los Angeles beat Minnesota for its seventh straight victory. Chris Iannetta homered and Albert Pujols had an RBI double for the Angels (54-40), who have won 13 of 15 while streaking to the top of the AL West. Johnny Giavotella had three hits and scored three runs for the Angels, who briefly trailed for the first time during their streak in the third inning. They reclaimed the lead later in the inning on the way to their 17th win in their last 20 games. Brian Dozier had an early two-run single for the Twins, who have lost four straight. ATHLETICS 4, BLUE JAYS 3: Pinch-hitter Ike Davis beat out an infield single with two outs in the 10th inning that went to replay review, lifting Oakland past Toronto. The play went to review with the A’s already in the midst of a postgame celebration near the mound. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons immediately emerged from the dugout to challenge, and Oakland players stood together near the mound during the review that took 2 minutes, 45 seconds before they celebrated again. It confirmed that Davis barely beat the throw by shortstop Jose Reyes, for his fifth career walkoff hit and first since July 1, 2014. Josh Reddick hit a one-out double against Roberto Osuna (1-4) to start things off in the bottom of the 10th. Fernando Rodriguez (1-1) pitched the top half for the win. YANKEES 4, ORIOLES 3: Alex Rodriguez hit the 20th homer of his renaissance season, Mark Teixeira connected for an early two-run shot and New York beat Baltimore. Ivan Nova (2-3) ended the first threestart losing streak of his career, and the AL East leaders won for the eighth time in 10 games. Dellin Betances struck out two in a perfect eighth, and New York pitchers retired 14 in a row before Andrew Miller gave up a solo homer to Chris Davis with two outs in the ninth. Miller then struck out Jonathan Schoop for his 22nd save in 22 tries. Ryan Flaherty also homered for the Orioles, who have dropped 11 of 15. Before the game, vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said the Orioles (46-47) will be buyers as the July 31 trade deadline approaches. TIGERS 9, MARINERS 4: Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam off the brick facade in left-center field, part of an eight-run third inning for Detroit in its victory over Seattle. Anibal Sanchez (10-7) won his seventh straight decision, and Ian Kinsler had four hits for the Tigers, who rebounded from an ugly 11-9 loss the previous night. Detroit entered the night four games behind the American League’s second wild card. With the trade deadline approaching, it’s not clear what the next week or so has in store for the Tigers,

but every win helps their postseason chances. Nelson Cruz homered twice for Seattle. Mike Montgomery (4-4) allowed six earned runs and six hits in 2 2-3 innings. The Mariners did make it close enough to force Detroit to use closer Joakim Soria, who got four outs for his 22nd save in 25 chances.

NEWARK, N.J. — Commissioner Rob Manfred thinks baseball may need to consider moving the trade deadline back to give teams in the hunt for a wild card more time. A second wild card in each league was added in 2012, keeping more teams in playoff contention long past the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. And those clubs may not have enough time to evaluate whether their rosters are good enough to get one. “I think that the July 31st deadline is something that we may want to revisit in the context of the revised playoff format,” Manfred said Wednesday. “Obviously when you have two additional opportunities to be in the playoffs, you have more teams in the hunt and they may want to wait a little longer before they make decisions.” “On the other hand, you’ve got to remember, we want teams that the core of which have been together for the year playing in the postseason,” he said. “So you have to just balance those two issues,

I think.” Manfred spoke before joining MLB Ambassador for Inclusion Billy Bean on a panel at the “Beyond Sport United” program. Commissioners Adam Silver of the NBA and Gary Bettman of the NHL had taken part in earlier discussions. Manfred said baseball has been talking with President Barack Obama’s administration about U.S. relations with Cuba. He hopes there can be some exhibition games on the island next spring and a more regularized immigration process so Cuban players could play in the majors and also be allowed to return home. The commissioner also said his meeting with Pete Rose to discuss his request for reinstatement to baseball would come later in the summer, after the Hall of Fame inductions. Manfred wouldn’t elaborate on his criteria for ending Rose’s ban, saying that would be unfair to the career hits leader and would be detailed after a decision has been reached. “I’ll explain to people where I’m coming down and why I got there,” Manfred said.

INTERLEAGUE CARDINALS 3, WHITE SOX 2: Yadier Molina hit a bases-loaded triple off David Robertson with two outs in the eighth inning, sending St. Louis to a victory over Chicago. Randal Grichuk singled, Matt Holliday was hit by a pitch and Jason Heyward reached on a catcher’s interference before Molina drove a 2-2 pitch into the corner in right field for his third hit of the game. It was the first triple for the All-Star catcher since May 22, 2011, and No. 4 for his career. Miguel Socolovich (4-1) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. Kevin Siegrist struck out Adam LaRoche with runners on the corners for the final out in the eighth, and Trevor Rosenthal finished for his 29th save in 31 chances. PHILLIES 5, RAYS 4: Pinch-hitter Odubel Herrera’s RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning lifted Philadelphia to a victory over Tampa Bay. The Phillies lost a franchise-record 62 games before the All-Star break, but are 5-1 since returning. They swept a three-game set against Miami and took two of three from the Rays to win consecutive series for the first time since last September. Domonic Brown led off the 10th with a single off Brad Boxberger (4-6) and advanced on a sacrifice. After a bouncer to the mound for the second out, Herrera lined the 11th pitch he saw to left-center to drive in Brown. Herrera was mobbed by teammates after rounding first and was taken down to the ground by Jonathan Papelbon as players piled on. Papelbon (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. INDIANS 7, BREWERS 5: Michael Brantley homered, doubled and drove in four runs, and closer Cody Allen withstood a rocky ninth to help Cleveland hold on for a win over Milwaukee. Allen entered the game with a threerun lead. But a string of 5 1-3 scoreless innings for the bullpen ended with Adam Lind’s RBI double with one out in the ninth. A single for Aramis Ramirez put runners on first and third before Khris Davis hit into a gameending double play started by third baseman Giovanny Urshela. Allen pumped his fist on the mound after picking up his 20th save. Austin Adams (1-0) threw 1 1-3 innings of scoreless relief. Cleveland snapped an eight-game losing streak dating to 2001 in the interleague series with the Brewers. RANGERS 10, ROCKIES 8: Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the ninth, and Texas bounced back from blowing an early five-run lead to beat Colorado. Rougned Odor homered and finished with three hits for the third time in the last six games for the Rangers. Carlos Gonzalez and Nick Hundley homered in Colorado’s four-run eighth. Gonzalez’s three-run shot off Tanner Scheppers (4-1) tied it at 8. Odor led off the ninth with a walk against closer John Axford (2-3). Adrian Beltre singled and one out later pinchhitter Prince Fielder was intentionally walked. Andrus singled to left on drawn-in infield to give the Rangers the lead. Shawn Tolleson worked the ninth for his 15th save.

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NEIL WALKER drove in the Pirates’ only run Wednesday with a sacrifice fly in the third inning.

Bucs suffer another loss in Kansas City Continued from Page 13 and then give up singles to (Andrew) McCutchen and (Starling) Marte. I was hoping to stay in the game, but the skipper came out and I said, ‘oh man.’ (Royals manager) Ned (Yost) said, ‘See all those people in the stands, they’re going to give you a standing ovation.’ I said, all right, I’ll take that.” Moustakas homered with two out in the eighth with Alex Rios and Jarrod Dyson aboard. “His eyes lit up when he saw the go ahead and swing sign,” Yost said. Dyson’s bunt single scored Omar Infante with the first run of the inning. Morton (6-4) allowed five runs on seven hits, two of them home runs, walked one, hit two batters and struck out four. After coming off the disabled list and winning his first five starts, he is 1-3 in his past five starts, inflating his ERA from 1.62 to 4.59. Eric Hosmer hit his ninth home run, matching his 2014 total, in the fourth for the other Kansas City run. Hosmer went 101 at-bats since his previous homer on June 19. Neil Walker’s sacrifice fly in the third scored Jaff Decker for the only Pittsburgh run. The Pirates went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position off Volquez. Opponents are hitting just .186 off Volquez with runners in

scoring position. “We pushed him four different innings with two runners on,” Hurdle said. “He’s shown up well this year on batting average against with runners in scoring position. We saw more of that tonight. One inning we lined out twice. We just had poor aim.” NOTES: Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli missed his second straight game with a right wrist bruise, but Hurdle said he would likely return to the lineup tonight. … The Pirates selected the contract of Pedro Florimon from TripleA Indianapolis and inserted him into the lineup at shortstop Wednesday. Florimon hit .254 with two home runs, 18 RBIs and 20 runs in 60 games with Indianapolis. Florimon was the Minnesota Twins’ starting shortstop in 2013, hitting .221 in 134 games. He went 0-for-3 last night. The Pirates optioned right-hander Wilfredo Boscan to Indianapolis. To create a space on the 40-man roster for Florimon, they designated for assignment lefthander Jayson Aquino. … Royals left-hander Jason Vargas, who left after 26 pitches with elbow pain Tuesday, has a torn ligament that will require season-ending Tommy John surgery. … Pirates lefthander Francisco Liriano, who was scratched from a Saturday start at Milwaukee with a stiff neck, will start tonight against the Nationals.

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THE BRICES, Bart and Bret, left, and the Gradwells, Doug and Ty, right, won the titles in the Father/Son Classic golf tournament at the Indiana Country Club on Sunday. The Brices were the low-net winners, and the Gradwells were the low-gross winners. They are pictured with club pro Dan Braun.

Jamaica stuns U.S. in Gold Cup semis Continued from Page 13 This was a glorious moment for an island nation of about 2.9 million people, one that had nothing to do with Olympic champion Usain Bolt. A team ranked 76th in the world became the first Caribbean nation to reach a Gold Cup final and will face Mexico, 2-1 winner over Panama in the wild second semifinal. The Jamaicans want more, said their German coach, Winfried Schaefer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have one more match to play,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bob Marley is for after the match.â&#x20AC;? The 34th-ranked Americans, who had played in five straight Gold Cup finals and were the defending champion, will face Panama in the third-place game. They also must meet the Gold Cup winner in a playoff for the North and Central American and Caribbean berth in the 2017 Confederations Cup. It marked the first time the U.S. was eliminated by a CONCACAF team en route to the Gold Cup final. In the era when teams outside the region were invited guests, the Americans lost semifinals to Brazil in 1996 and 2003 and a quarterfinal to Colombia in 2000. In the early going, it looked as though the Americans might romp to another impressive win after a 6-0 blowout of Cuba in the quarterfinals. In their first game in Atlanta in 38 years, they had most of the chances but kept sending good looks wide or over the net. Suddenly, Jamaica jumped ahead. Kemar Lawrence got everything on a long throw-in, delivering it perfectly into the penalty area. Mattocks, with his back to the goal and sandwiched between defenders Ventura Alvarado and John Brooks, leaped up for a dazzling header that caught the underside of the crossbar, out of a leaping Guzanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reach, and dropped beyond the goal line. Guzan had taken a step off his line and

scrambled back for the ball, but it was too late. He slammed it in disgust as the Jamaicans celebrated. The U.S. goalkeeper was really steaming minutes later, when his huge mistake set up Jamaica for a commanding lead. On a routine throw downfield from the edge of the penalty area, Guzanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right arm went over the line when he let go of the ball. That gave the Jamaica a dangerous free kick and Barnes hooked a shot over the defensive wall and into the right side of net, while Guzan was covering the opposite side. After the goal, Guzan screamed at the linesman who made the call, but the replay showed it was the proper one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He made the decision 2 or 3 yards behind me,â&#x20AC;? Guzan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those decisions, they sometimes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go in your favor. But youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve still got the free kick. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to defend it. He hit it well.â&#x20AC;? Bradley added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a call you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see very often. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a call I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be making if I was a referee. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a referee.â&#x20AC;? The Americans fought back. Early in the second, Aron Johannsson ripped a shot that was smothered by Thompson, but he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hang on to the ball. Dempsey tried unsuccessfully to poke it under the sprawled-out keeper, and Bradley swooped in on the third whack for the goal that sent the sell-out Georgia Dome crowd of some 68,000 into a frenzy. Bradley nearly evened it in the 57th, when his shot one-hopped off Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chest, caught the near post and deflected away. The Americans had a few more good chances the rest of the way, but none that came close. Now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to deal with a shocking loss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had enough chances to put three or four or five in there,â&#x20AC;? Klinsmann said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we lost.â&#x20AC;?

EXPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Matt Holuta, of Indiana, tied for seventh in the 111th annual West Penn Open Championship at Westmoreland Country Club on Wednesday. Holuta fired a 72 in the third and final round of play to finish in a four-way tie at 214. Holuta, an Indiana High School graduate who now plays golf at Rutgers, also finished in a four-way tie for the top amateur score in the tournament. Jon Mills, of Indiana, finished in a tie for 13th place. Mills carded a 73 in the final round to finish with a score of 216. Mike Van Sickle, of McKees Rocks, won the tournament with a 204.

Jennings, Shotts team up for win PENN RUN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne Jennings and Bob Shotts combined to shoot a 30 to lead the Floggers best-ball event Tuesday at Cherrywood Golf Course. Second-place finishers Bob Lloyd and Ken Walker teamed up to shoot a 31.

New Derry wins opening game NEW DERRY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Derry jumped out to an early seven-run lead and banged out six extra-base hits to roll over Apollo, 15-1, in the opening game of the quarterfinal round of the Indiana County League baseball playoffs Wednesday. Fourth-seeded New Derry (10-13) travels to fifth-seeded Apollo (3-20) for the second game of the best-of-three series today. The series winner advances to play top-seeded Bovard in the semifinals. The Tigers got on the board first when they plated seven runs on six hits and an error in the bottom of the second inning. Then, after scoring three runs in the fourth, New Derry plated three runs on two hits, two walks and a hit batsman in the fifth to take a 12-run lead, 13-1. Connor Wege struck out eight, walked one and allowed eight hits in a complete-game win. Scott Dixon paced New Derry with a two-run homer,

Continued from Page 15 â&#x20AC;&#x153;China will be really solid, and I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discount Russia,â&#x20AC;? Ashley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best I can tell you is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably similar to London and the horse race that went on there.â&#x20AC;? The U.S. needs to maintain its dominance in swimming and track and field and improve in events like sailing and equestrian, which failed to produce medals in London. The Americans will be strong in golf, which is returning to the Olympics since its last appearance in 1904 in St. Louis. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field could include the likes of defending Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler. The Americans are also hopeful in rugby sevens, another new sport. Ashleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first summer Olympics in this

position was London. He said being on the job during the entire four-year Olympic cycle has brought continuity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel a little bit different than I did in London only because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to make sure we are working harder to support the athletes,â&#x20AC;? Ashley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our connection with many of the sports is a little higher than it was going into London. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing from the standpoint of shaping up as one team when we hit the ground in Rio.â&#x20AC;? Ashley, who expects to have a team of about 570 in Rio, said he follows athletesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; numbers and listens to coaches as he weighs where to invest time and money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go with one or the other. The trends in the data donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always tell you whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But simply going by a coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intuition isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough either.â&#x20AC;?

Bowmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s takes IABB game Bowmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coins defeated Brunzies, 9-1, in an Indiana Area Baseball Boosters game Wednesday. Scott Shirley and Ben Harley had three hits apiece to lead Bowmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coins. Kenny Shankle, Scott Bowman, Charles Waller and Izaak Gray added two hits apiece, and Lucas Chakot earned the win.

IUP women to hold camps The IUP womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball program will hold two more camps this summer. Individual day camps for players in grades 2 to 8 will be held Aug. 3 to 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The cost is $150 per camp, with IUP employees receiving discounts. An elite player camp for post players in grades 9 through 12 will be held Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $40. For information, visit iup athletics.com or contact assistant coach Jaclyn Babe at (412) 400-5499.

Armstrong Force set tryouts ELDERTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Armstrong Force softball organization will hold tryouts for 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U team on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2, at the Elderton Recreation Center. Tryout times follow: 10U and12U, 8 to 10 a.m.; 14U and 16U, 10 a.m. to noon; 10U and 12U, 1:30 to 3:30 pm.; and 14U and 16U, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. All players must attend at least two tryouts. For information, contact Brian Walker at (724) 5452214 or email Armstrong. force@yahoo.com.

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EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE I know what you’re thinking: “simplify” and “spending” in the same sentence? Ha! Like that’s even possible when we have credit cards, bank accounts, bills, bill-paying options, fees, penalties and interest rates to keep track of. How can we possibly make spending simple? By knowing the right tricks. Email Choose questions or to betips to come acmary@every countadaycheap ble, and skate.com or then use Everyday every tacCheapskate, tic you 12340 Seal can to Beach Blvd., streamSuite B-416, line — Seal Beach, CA and de90740. stress — your financial life. If you can pare things down as follows, you’re well on your way. USE CASH: When it comes to paying for things like groceries, gas and other daily routine items, there is nothing easier than paying with cash. You can’t overdraft it and you won’t have to worry about fees and interest. Once it’s spent, that’s it. Done. So simple. ORGANIZE WITH ENVELOPES: This is quite possibly the most effective money management technique. Get a stack of envelopes and label one for each of the ways you’ll be spending your cash (food, gas and so on). Place the appropriate amount of cash in each envelope. There. You’ve got a spending plan. As a bonus, you’ll have a handy place to keep the receipts from each of those categories. And they’ll be neatly organized by category if you need to return something in the future, or prepare your taxes. KIDS ON ALLOWANCE: For most families, kids plus money equals a big black hole. It’s the constant money drip for food, friends, movies, food, games, school, tickets, food. Bring sanity to your finances by determining a set amount for each child per month. Then, create an envelope with that child’s name on it and put the cash inside. Call it an allowance. Now, whether you or the child manages that money is up to you. Either way, it’s a set amount you can plan on. And when it’s gone? No more spending until the next fill up. STORE CARDS: Most retailers, including supermarkets and gas stations, offer some kind of gift card these days. Use them to simplify your finances. Let’s say you intend to spend $400 for groceries this month. Buy a $400 gift card from your supermarket and use it as you would a debit or credit card during the month. When you swipe it, the amount of that purchase will be deducted from the total prepaid amount available. You can’t “borrow” money from a store gift card and it’s fee-free, too. If you stick with it, you’re guaranteed to stay on a budget. TRACK YOUR CHARGES: Whenever you use a credit or debit card, take 30 seconds to record that transaction in the same way you record the checks you write. Enter it in red ink. Later, when your bank statement or Visa bill arrives, you’ll be able to quickly double-check the red entries. At first glance these tactics may appear to be too simple to be effective. Just try them. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at mary@everydaycheap skate.com, or c/o Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually.

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

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TWO $1,000 college scholarships were awarded by the Evergreen Garden Club at its annual picnic held Monday at the home of club member Becky Kaskan. Pictured are, from left, Lisa McCann, Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate student and winner of the Jane Dole Memorial Scholarship; Carla Eichman, EGC scholarship chairwoman; Dalton Mack, environmental engineering student at St. Francis University and winner of the Evergreen Garden Club Memorial Scholarship; and JoAnne McQuilkin, Evergreen Garden Club president.

Scooby-Doo a best friend to teen with Down syndrome By JIMMIE TRAMEL Tulsa (Okla.) World

CHOUTEAU, Okla. — Matthew Davis could be the biggest Scooby-Doo fan on the planet. His bedroom is slam full of Scooby items, including about 100 DVDs that he watches on a bigscreen TV near a bed covered with Scooby pillows and Scooby blankets. Matthew watches ScoobyDoo every day and he has seen his DVDs so many times that he can often tell you what a character is going to say or do before they do it. On the day when news organizations visited to come to get a look at the Scooby collection, Matthew dressed appropriately for the occasion. He wore an ascot (you know, like Fred) which was given to him by an uncle. “He would wear that thing every day if I would let him,” Matthew’s mother, Lesha Davis, said. The next time Matthew’s bedroom is due for a makeover, he wants it painted like the Mystery Machine, of which there are several replicas around his room. Sometimes, he likes to wear a Scooby costume when he accompanies mom to the grocery store. Matthew is 16. He has Down syndrome. His world revolves around ScoobyDoo. A doctor recently asked Matthew what he wants to do when he gets older. His answer was “solve mysteries.” Maybe Matthew can crack the biggest mystery ScoobyDoo has yet to solve: What’s the secret of Scooby’s popularity? Viewers know how episodes will end because the formula is the same. “I would have gotten away with it if weren’t for you meddling kids.” “And meddling dog,” Matthew adds when the subject is broached. But people tune in to watch the mysteries unravel anyway, and they’ve been doing so since 1969, when “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” premiered as part of CBS’ Saturday morning programming. New tales have been produced in each decade since, creating fresh waves of Scooby fans, and there’s no end in sight. A new series — “Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!” — is scheduled to debut on the Boomerang cartoon channel in the fall.

WHY DOES Scooby appeal to viewers? Why does he have staying power? “I wish I could tell because I would make another cartoon just like it,” former Scooby-Doo animator Tom Cook said during an interview at a Wizard World pop culture convention last year. Cook (who speculated that it must drive writers crazy trying to come up with new ideas when story outcomes are predetermined) guessed that Scooby’s success may have something to do with the relationship between

“I SEE how happy he gets with Scooby and I about cry sometimes, just because of the look on his face when he sees something new or he gets a new toy or a new Scooby.” Lesha Davis,

Matthew’s mother Shaggy and Scooby. Consultation with the world’s No. 1 Scooby fan suggests Cook is close to hitting the target. Hey, Matthew. Why do you like Scooby so much? “Because they are all best friends,” he said, clarifying that Scooby is a best friend and a “best dog.” Is Scooby the best thing ever to “happen” to Matthew? When Matthew was a baby and it was confirmed he had Down syndrome, his parents came to the realization that Matthew was not going to be the type of kid who could fall in love with, for instance, playing sports. “And when he started loving Scooby so much, this is his sport, kind of,” his mother said. “That’s his obsession. So it made us feel a lot better that he would be actually into something so much.” Elmo of “Sesame Street” fame was Matthew’s first TV love. One day his mother was flipping through channels, and Matthew caught a glimpse of the cartoon with you-know-who. Mom monitored his reaction (“dog!”) and surfed back to Scooby-Doo. Matthew was 2 at the time. He and Scooby have been besties ever since. Mom said Matthew started talking more after he became a Scooby watcher. He learned to write words other than his name by looking at things like Scooby DVD cases. He signs his name Matthew Scooby Doo Davis on school papers. He almost always has a pencil and a Scooby book in his possession. Mom will tell you Scooby aided in Matthew’s development (he memorized which DVDs he owns) and sparked his imagination. “He’s very observant now when we go places because he says he is looking for clues,” she said. It became necessary for Mom to get a new car, and Matthew was upset because she purchased a “normal” car instead of a Mystery Machine. Consolation prize: The new car gave Matthew a mystery to solve. A raccoon walked on the car and left prints. Matthew said the “meddling kids” and Scooby will find that raccoon. He let it be known that he’s available to solve any mystery, even if there’s a monster involved. “I was kind of worried when he was younger that he might get scared of the monsters and stuff, but he has never been,” his mother said. “At one time, when we first moved into this house,

he was worried that there was a monster in his closet, but then he realized Scooby would solve the mystery and he would just take off the mask, so he has never been really scared of monsters because of the movies.” Because Scooby-Doo touches Matthew in a way that nothing else does, family members are “all in” when it comes to the relationship. They’re always on the prowl for Scooby merchandise, and that’s how he wound up with (all of these are Scooby branded) wall hangings, stuffed animals, a clock, a coin bank, a wallet, two castle play sets (for action figures), a remote control car, lunchboxes, drink cups, curtains, a telephone, dominoes and Valentine’s Day cards, which are unopened because Matthew didn’t want them opened.

MATTHEW’S MOTHER said she considered buying a $300 van from a salvage lot so he could have a Mystery Machine to explore in the yard. Matthew said the Scooby item he wants but does not yet own is a “booby trap.” Mom said a relative is trying to figure out a way to build Matthew a trap like the one Scooby and the gang use to catch bad guys. He’ll sometimes re-enact the end of Scooby adventures and pretend to unmask family members. Mom is Velma. Sister is Shaggy. Of course, Matthew can do a Scooby impression: “Scooby say, ‘Ruh-roh, Raggy, there’s a roast!’” The words create smiles all around. “I see how happy he gets with Scooby and I about cry sometimes, just because of the look on his face when he sees something new or he gets a new toy or a new Scooby,” his mother said, indicating that something as simple as a Scooby napkin can brighten his day. “His face, he is like, ‘Oh, thank you, Mama.’ He gets so excited. It makes me happy that he is so happy.” Mom said Matthew was “just in heaven” the day he attended a performance of “Scooby-Doo Live!” She said her mother-in-law escorted Matthew to the show, and he got moist eyes when Scooby came on stage. “He was just so starstruck, you know?” The mother of ScoobyDoo’s No. 1 fan was asked if there is anything she would like to say to the people responsible for creating Scooby tales. Two words: Thank you. “Just because Matthew is so passionate about it,” she said. “Just thank you for putting something into his life like that.”

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KATRINA MARTIN

Cameron Joseph Kline celebrated his first birthday July 16, 2015, with family and friends. He is the son of Jason and Stephanie Kline, of Clymer. His grandparents are Joe and Andrea Perkovich, of Commodore, and Greg and Paula Jo Kline, of Northern Cambria. He is the great-grandson of Sue Anderson, Commodore; Elizabeth Perkovich, of Ernest; and Herk and LouAnn Kline, of Nicktown.

Katrina Diana Martin celebrated her second birthday with a Minnie Mouse party in her honor on June 13, 2015, at Circleville Park in State College. Katrina’s parents are Malissa and Michael Martin, of State College. Her grandparents are Diana and Ron Mastrine, of Ebensburg, and Marcella and Jim Martin, of Indiana.

COMING EVENTS REUNION: The Lezanic reunion will be held Aug. 16 at Blue Spruce Park, Pavilion 3. Arrival time is 12:30 p.m. and lunch will be at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish to share, drinks, a $5 wrapped auction gift and wrapped bingo gifts. Chicken, dinner rolls, coffee, paper products and silverware will be provided. For questions, call Deb at (724) 349-1306. REUNION: The annual Blazavich reunion will be held Aug. 1. Descendants of Alex and Mary (Pluto) Blazavich will meet at the Keystone Sportsman Club in Atwood, near Keystone Dam, Route 210 and Five Points. Doors will open at noon and lunch will be at 1 p.m. Chicken, drinks, paper products and plastic ware will be provided. Bring a covered dish or dessert to share. There will be a basket raffle as well as the auction. Bring your wrapped item, valued at $10-$15, for the auction, a gift basket of your choice, or both. Fishing under adult supervision will be available. The bouncy house will be available for the kids and the cornhole tournament will be for everyone. There will be door prizes. For more information, call Barb at (724) 397-2891. REUNION: A reunion for the descendants of Bennett and Mary Bell Warden Van Horn will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 2 in Pavilion 1A at Blue Spruce Park. Bring a covered dish and a homemade item for the silent auction. Plates, utensils and drinks will be provided. For more information, call Rick at (724) 349-1565.

If you see these people today, be sure to wish them a happy birthday: • Adelyn Burns, Creekside • Heather Ferringer, Home • Vanessa Francisco, Saltsburg • Hope Howells, Indiana • Ron Shields, Creekside • Amanda Stadtmiller, Home • Samantha Williams, Indiana The Gazette would like to wish you a “Happy Birthday!” To have a name added to the list, call (724) 465-5555, ext. 265. If you leave a message, be sure to spell out the first and last name of the person celebrating their special day and remember to tell us the day and the town where they live. Messages left with incomplete information will not be run on the list.

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‘Pixels’ highlights iconic video games By DERRIK J. LANG

AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — Q*bert is ready for his close-up. After bringing Harry Potter and Mrs. Doubtfire to life on the big screen, Chris Columbus’ latest film sees the director inserting classic video game characters into the real world. “Pixels” follows a trio of 1980s arcade champions who are recruited by the government to stop an alien force that’s taking the form of Donkey Kong and other interactive critters. “I was excited about bringing these characters to life in a way we haven’t seen,” said Columbus. “I’ve done visual effects before, but they’ve all been reality based. In this particular situation, we were creating 30-foot-tall voxelized, lived-from-within creatures that had to be menacing enough to destroy a city, yet also have a mischievous charm about them.” “Pixels,” out Friday, is inspired by the 2010 short film of the same name that depicted old-school games wrecking blocky carnage on New York City. Columbus included imagery from about 20 titles, such as “Burger Time” and “Tetris.” During a recent interview on the Sony back lot, the “Home Alone” director discusses bringing the games to life in his movie.

‘CENTIPEDE’ For their first mission against the misunderstood extraterrestrials, the “Pixels” protagonists played by Adam Sandler and Josh Gad encounter the slithering baddies who star in the 1981 shoot-’em-up “Centipede.” In the movie, behemoth renditions of the game’s bugs descend from the sky onto human forces positioned on a soccer field in London. “I wanted ‘Centipede’ to be a surrealistic three-dimensional moment,” said Columbus. “It’s the first time we really insert these characters. For me, I pushed it into ‘Yellow Submarine’ territory where, in the middle of that scene, it just totally turns psychedelic. You shouldn’t do any mindaltering drugs before you watch that particular sequence of the film.”

‘PAC-MAN’ An oversized tyrannical take on Pac-Man goes on a chomping spree through the streets of New York as the movie’s heroes tail the pelleteating character in Mini Coopers. Columbus filmed the chase sequence over three-and-ahalf weeks by having the actors followed by a yellow golf cart, which was later replaced with a computer-generated Pac-Man. “The key was that we weren’t immersing people into ‘Pac-Man’ as much as the game was forcing itself onto the streets of Manhattan,” said Columbus. “Because the visual-effects toolbox is so giant these days, there’s this temptation to do everything CGI, but I wanted a tangible, hand-made quality to the film. We didn’t resort to CGI for everything.”

‘Q*BERT’ In the movie, the cubehopping creature Q*bert serves as an intergalactic trophy who eventually becomes a sidekick to the human heroes. Despite his history of speaking only in cartoon bubbles filled with punctuation marks, “The Goonies” and “Gremlins” screenwriter opted to give the aliens’ version of Q*bert a voice and beef up his role in “Pixels.” “In the first draft of the script, Q*bert was there, but we didn’t utilize him as much,” said Columbus. “When we first started playing around with the designs, I felt like it was my Gizmo moment from ‘Gremlins.’ I could actually create a fun, lovable character that kids would respond to and add a different element — that not all the aliens are here to kill us.”

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MATTHEW LINTZ, left, stars as Matt and Adam Sandler is Sam Brenner with Q*bert in a scene from Columbia Pictures’ “Pixels,” in theaters Friday.

‘Pixels’ falls apart before it begins

‘DOJO QUEST’ The filmmakers licensed characters from real-world video games for the movie, but they opted to craft a fictional title starring a ninjafighting heroine named Lady Lisa (played by Ashley Benson), who serves as an unconventional love interest for Gad’s character. To promote “Pixels,” Sony released a side-scrolling mobile game resembling “Dojo Quest.” “Lady Lisa was in the first draft of the script, and I thought it would be fun to create just one game that didn’t exist back in the ’80s,” said Columbus. “It never occurred to me not to do it. I felt like we could get away with it. A character like Lara Croft could’ve worked, but I loved the fact that Josh Gad’s character has been pining for this woman all his life.”

‘DONKEY KONG’ The movie’s climatic final battle takes place inside the alien’s mothership, where filmmakers re-created the original 1981 barrel-jumping game. Columbus called Donkey Kong “the holy grail” of game characters and said talking Nintendo into allowing them to feature the angry ape required more convincing than any of the other games depicted in “Pixels.” “The ‘Donkey Kong’ sequence is one that we could have done 90 percent CGI, but we literally built the game from scratch,” said Columbus. “We built the platforms. When you walked into that soundstage, it was mind blowing to see actors 100 feet in the air on harnesses running around from barrels that we later added. It was an amazing experience.”

By SANDY COHEN

In summary

AP Entertainment Writer

The most believable element in “Pixels” is that alien video-game creatures could attack our planet. The core concept is clever — space aliens misunderstand a recording of old video games as a declaration of war, and send digital monsters based on those games to Earth as their army. But its execution in the hands of director-producer Chris Columbus and starproducer Adam Sandler is a mess. This disappointing comedy falls apart before it begins because no one would behave the way its characters do, and their ridiculous choices drive the action. Part of the problem is that it’s unclear who the filmmakers think their audience is. This is a big-budget spectacle about 1980s nostalgia aimed at kids who have no emotional connection to the decade. “Pixels” is also insanely sexist, culminating with the winning male characters each rewarded with a woman. Seriously, they get human women as prizes. They literally call one a trophy. Only the film’s opening moments ring true. It’s 1982, and Sam Brenner and Will Cooper are a couple of pre-teen boys excited about the new arcade in their neighborhood. They’re so good at video games that they compete in the world championships, and Brenner almost wins. A cocky, mullet-wearing kid who nicknamed himself “The Fire Blaster” takes first. Flash forward to present day, and Sam and Will are

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still best friends. Only now, Sam (Sandler) installs hometheater systems, and Will (Kevin James) is president of the United States. He launches a kids’ reading program to boost his sagging approval ratings, but he can’t pronounce the multi-syllabic words in a children’s book. The first introduction to these guys as grown-ups is the two of them discussing which Hollywood actresses are hottest. Will snaps into action when a U.S. territory is mysteriously attacked from the sky. Forget the elite military and special services — Will calls up Sam, the one-time video-game championship runner-up, hoping he might spot some arcade-inspired pattern in the airborne attack. Whaddaya know; it looks just like Galaga! Sam is a loser who feels his best days are 30 years behind him, at the arcade. He’s the kind of guy who shows up to the White House wearing shorts and hits on the pretty homeowner whose theater system he’s installing.

When she rejects him but ends up driving behind him on the street, he declares to no one: “She went from zero to psycho in 3.4 seconds.” Because women are crazy, get it?! That homeowner turns out to be Lt. Colonel Violet Van Patten (Michelle Monaghan), a defense leader forced to work with Sam and his team of childhood friends against the alien threat. Sam’s friends are the only source of levity, even if they’re as unbelievable as Paul Blart as president. Josh Gad plays Ludlow Lamonsoff, a former videogame prodigy turned reclusive conspiracy theorist. He stows away in Sam’s van for some unexplained reason and ends up part of the military operation. Peter Dinklage is “The Fire Blaster.” He’s still wearing a mullet, but now he’s in jail for criminal hacking. The president frees him, because as the 1982 video-game world champ, the Fire Blaster needs to help protect the world from the alien invasion.

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NOTICE (On April 22, 2015, the State Board of Nursing automatically suspended the licenses of Jade M. Kessler, license nos. PN278149 and RN620290, of Ernest, Indiana County, based on her convictions under the Drug Act.) 7/23

NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 6, 2015, at 5:30 pm, at the Township office at 140 Tanoma Road, Home PA 15747, the supervisors of Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, will consider an Ordinance (of which this notice is the summary) authorizing the issuance of a general obligation Note, at a private sale, in the reasonably estimated amount of $110,000. If enacted, the Ordinance will award the Note to the purchaser thereof, approve the form of the Note, fix the rate of interest to be paid, pledge the full faith and credit of Rayne Township for the payment thereof, and authorize the proper officers to take the necessary steps to issue the Note. The funds to be obtained from the borrowing will be used for the purpose of purchasing a 2016 International 4300 Truck. A copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance may be examined by any citizen in the Rayne Township offices at 140 Tanoma Road, Home PA 15747 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm. Secretary of Rayne Township 7/23

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NOTICE COLE & HENS-GRECO, P.C. NOTICE Letters of Administration of the Estate of Walter E. Witmer, late of Cherry Tree Borough, having been granted to the undersigned, those having claims against said estate are required to present them duly authenticated for settlement to the undersigned, or to his attorney, James B. Cole, Cole & Hens-Greco, P.C., 429 4th Avenue, Suite 2100, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and those knowing themselves to be indebted are required to make prompt payment. Robert F. Witmer 4043 Pioneer Lake Road Cherry Tree, PA 15724 7/9, 7/16, 7/23

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NOTICE JULIA E. TRIMARCHI, ESQ. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Donald R. Donahey, a/k/a Donald Roy Donahey, late of Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, having been granted the undersigned, those having claims against said Estate are requested to present them duly authenticated for settlement, and those knowing themselves to be indebted are requested to make prompt payment. Audrey Joann Donahey Tammy Kay Donahey c/o Julia E. Trimarchi, Esq. 558 Philadelphia Street Second Floor Indiana, PA 15701 7/9, 7/16, 7/23

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NOTICE FOR SALE: Three Wooded Parcels-By the Acre -Surface Only •Susquehanna Twp Cambria County, approximately 13 acres with road frontage on Peg Run Road. Tax Map # 60-007-136 •Susquehanna Twp Cambria County, approximately 22 acres. Tax Map #60-007-107 •Cherry Tree Borough Indiana County approximately ?? acres, Part of Tax Map #14-003-111 Bids must be submitted to Cherry Tree Borough, P O Box 161, Cherry Tree, PA 15724 prior to 7 pm Borough Meeting on August 11, 2015 at which time they will be opened. Terms - Cash 60 days from acceptance. For more information call 814-743-5356 and leave a message 7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25, 7/26

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BLAIRSVILLE: Abundant Grace Assembly of God (formally The Father’s House Fellowship) 1147 Old William Penn Hwy, July 24 & 25; 10am-4pm. Indoor yard & bake sale!

BLAIRSVILLE: Behind Tri Star & across from Baptist Church, 24th, 25th, 26th. 9-4pm. Corner tv stand, new box springs & mattress. Too much to mention. Must See Sale!

BRUSH VALLEY: 100 Schaffer Rd. Fri & Sat. 8-4pm. furniture, clothing, misc.

CREEKSIDE 1179 Pepley Rd, 1st Time Sale, Thurs 7/23 and Fri. 7/24 8am-2pm, antiques, tools, dog cage, leaf blower, cookbooks, weight bench basketball hoop, yarn, lots of household items, sink / vanity & lots of misc.

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Hamill Rd. & Robin St (off old 119). Follow signs. Fri & Sat 8-2pm. mens dress pants & jeans, womens (m-plus sz) redwood patio set, household items. Baby items, girls clothes (sz 1-10) toys & golf balls.

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HILLSDALE: 1 Mile past Purchase Line Schools, turn left onto Burns Rd before Bus garage. Fri. 7/24; 9am-2pm. Early back to school 2 family yard sale! Under armour, Nike, Old Navy, Justice, Zymborlee & Children’s Place, girls size 4-5, 12, 14, 16; boys size 12, 14, Men’s XL. Baseball bats, cards, etc. Shoes, bikes, basketballs, household goods and more. HOMER CITY: 102 Sycamore St. Thurs-7/23 & Fri-7/24, 8-? antiques, tools, houseware & crafts.

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INDIANA: 264 Warrington Dr, Tyson Farms, Thurs, Fri, & Sat; 9am-5pm. Glassware, beads, craft supplies, clothes & more.

INDIANA: 1269 Klondyke Ave. Fri & Sat, 8-noon. girls Name brand clothing & shoes sz 0-14, Step-To Kitchen, Little Tykes, etc.

INDIANA: 150 Oak St, July 25th and July 26th, 9am-8pm. Clothes, baby stuff, tools, much more INDIANA: 167 Canterbury Commons. Sat-7/25, 8-12. Lots of holiday items, drapes, many household items & printer.

INDIANA: 180 Canterbury Commons. Fri-7/24 & Sat-7/25. 8-?, Whirlpool electric washer / dryer, microwave, TV & micro stands, household items, 4-drawer file cabinet, misc garage items, floor lamps, 35mm Pentax camera & lens, 5x8 area rug, books, garden tools, men’s clothing, linens, and much more.

INDIANA: 5024 Rte 286 Hwy W, next to cousins storage. Fri & Sat; 9am5pm. Furniture, tools, wicker, clothes & more!

INDIANA: 265 Elm St. , Sat 7/25 8am-2pm, multi families, Lots of stuff.

INDIANA: 304 S 5th St. , 7/24 12pm-4pm & 7/25 8am-1pm, girls dresses & clothing 5t-12, mens clothing, toys, books, games, air compressor, speakers, outside items, lots of misc items, something for everyone, kids will be selling lemonade & bake goods so come and enjoy.

INDIANA: 100 Ben Franklin Rd, Calvary Evangelical Free Chuch , 5 Families, Sat 7/25 8am-3pm, clothing, furniture and households, wide variety INDIANA: 101 Canterbury Commons, Sat-7/25. 8-3. Annual Sale! housewares. handbags, & jewelry, maple corner hutch

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INDIANA: Airport Rd, left on Hood School Rd 1.5 miles left on Nibert Rd. 7/24 9-5, 7/25 9-2, sink, jewerly, florescent lights, office desk, adult clothes sz 14-18 & little boys, linens, curtains, cushions, cots, bedding, furniture, home decor, glass, toys, housewares, collectibles, perinials, Fuller Brush & Stanley Home Products

INDIANA: Canterbury Commons, W. Phila. St. Annual Multi Family Sale! July 25, 8-3. INDIANA: 3095 Warren Rd, July 23rd, 24th & 25th 9-3pm, childrens, mens, womens, misses clothing, swimming pool & raft, lawn cushions, dvd’s, boys, kids bikes & hot wheels bikes , household items & much more

INDIANA: Yard Sales, lots of items for men & women. Virginia Ave between S 6th & 7th Streets 7/24-25, 8am-1pm

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Public Notices

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that at a regular meeting of Saltsburg Borough Council on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Saltsburg Borough Building, located at 320 Point Street, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, the following amended ordinance will be considered for adoption: ORDINANCE NO.___ AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF SALTSBURG, COUNTY OF INDIANA, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE LOITERING AND CURFEW, ORDINANCE NO. 268. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Council of the Borough of Saltsburg and it is hereby ordained and enacted that Ordinance No. 268 shall be amended in the following respects: Section 8 shall be replaced by the following: Section 8. Curfew for Children. It shall be unlawful for children to be, or remain in or upon the streets, alleys, parks, public property, or public places in the Borough at night after the hour of 10:00 p.m. In all other respects, Ordinance No. 268, as amended shall remain in full force and effect. ENACTED, ADOPTED, AND ORDAINED this ___day of _____, 2015. ATTEST: Secretary BOROUGH OF SALTSBURG By: President of Council APPROVED this ___ day of____, 2015. Mayor 7/23

NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF REGISTRATION OF FICTITIOUS NAME Notice is hereby given that an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on July 16, 2015, pursuant to 54 Pa.C.S.§ 311, relating to registration. The fictitious name is The Bucket List Home Company, and the party to the registration is Daniel Trimble, of 80 Old Gate Road, Penn Run, Pennsylvania, 15765. Christopher S. Welch Attorney at Law 57 South 9th Street, Suite 1 Indiana, PA 15701 (724) 463-6050 7/23

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KENT: Across from the former Golden Pheasant Inn. Fri, 7/24, 8-5pm & Sat. 7/25, 8-12pm Household items, furniture, toys, & other misc. items.

RETIRED TEACHER SALE!

INDIANA: 240 S. 11th St “behind Taco Bell”, Fri, 7/24 & Sat. 7/25; 9am- 5pm Cash only, Huge amount of Dressmaker Fabric ($2 to $5 yard, sold by the piece), boxes of size 7 shoes, novels, holiday & home decor, clothing, school supplies, misc. items. Rain Date 7/24 & 7/25

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Britt Energies, Inc., 57 South 9th Street, Suite #3, Indiana, PA 15701, has requested a Stage 3 bond release on the Kiski Mine, permit #03010103, pursuant to the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, the Clean Streams Law, and applicable Title 25 Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection. The permit was issued on January 8, 2002 and is located north and south of township road T-347, 3,400 feet northeast of Hickville and 3,800 feet north of Foster in Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County & Conemaugh Township, Indiana County on the property(s) of Franklin A. Lytle, and Lyle Barrett. Total bond held is $16,400.00; requested amount of bond release is $16,400.00 for 46.2 acres. No postmining pollutional discharges have occurred. Backfilling and grading were completed in 07/2008, topsoiling was completed in 08/2008 and revegetation was completed in 10/2008 in accordance with the approved reclamation plan and it has been at least 5 years since the area was revegetated. Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to the Department of Environmental protection, New Stanton District Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672 within 30 days following the date of the final publication of this notice. Written comments, objections or requests for a public hearing or informal conference must include a brief statement as to the nature of the objections. 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30

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INDIANA: 833 N. Ben Franklin Rd. July 23rd, 24th & 25th. 9-4pm. Everything Must Go!

PARKWOOD American Pickers were here! Huge Sale - Four buildings full. See ad in today’s Classified for details.

Sunshine Notices

NOTICE

A special meeting of the Indiana County Planning Commission will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. on July 30, 2015, in the 1st Floor Meeting Room in the Courthouse Annex at 827 Water Street, Indiana, PA.

READ YOUR AD THE FIRST DAY IT APPEARS Report any errors by calling the Gazette Classifieds in time for the next edition of the the newspaper. The Gazette will only be responsible for errors the first day that an ad appears. Your ad will be corrected for the next day if you call before the deadline. Deadline is 1:00 Monday through Friday for the following day. Weekend deadline is Friday at 1:00 p.m. for Saturday and Sunday. Monday deadline is 4:00 on Friday Phone (724) 349-4949 Monday Friday 8-5. The office is closed on Saturdays.

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James A. Capitosti July 23, 1982 July 05, 1994 In Loving Memory of Joseph (Bobo) Gaston 3/7/80 - 7/23/14 Our son, our sweet baby boy. It’s so hard to believe a year has gone by. Not a day goes by we all don’t miss you. May each tear that falls be a gentle reminder you are so loved and missed by all. Our hearts still aches with sadness and many tears still fall. You are the light in so many eyes and that light will shine again when we all are together again. For our love as a family is so special. You are the happiness and love in everybody’s heart. We all feel your love from Heaven above still with us each and everyday. We will never say good bye, but only say until tomorrow. For our hearts still ache with unbearable pain since you’ve been gone. We love you Bobo. Sadly missed by: Mom & Dad, Jason, Melissa & Eric, Cheyenne, Crystal, all nieces & nephews.

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USE the Indiana Gazette classifieds for your special remembrance or announcement. We have specific categories for Personals, Special Notices, Memoriams, and Lost and Found. Our classified staff will help you decide where to place your ad and help you determine the most cost efficient way to advertise. Phone the Gazette Classified Department at (724) 349-4949 to place your ad.

Today on your 33rd Birthday we remember the beautiful, handsome,talented,loving son and brother you were to our family. It is only by faith, hope, and love from God and his word that we have carried on through the years. Jimmy, our love for you never dies and you still live on in the hearts of all you touched. Since you have gone to heaven, there is a little heaven in our home and now our family is a circle of strength and love. With every birth and union, the circle grows. Every joy share adds more love. Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger. Jimmy you walk beside us day by day unseen, unheard, but always near, for you are still loved so much and very dear. Love Always, Dad, Mom, Amanda, Ashley, Joe, John,

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A Divorce $219 Complete. Uncontested. NoFault. Davis Divorce Law, Pgh. No Travel. Free Info 1-800-486-4070, 24/7 PUBLISHERS NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Rentals LUCERNEMINES: 10th St Multi Family Sale July 25th 8am-3pm & July 26th 8am-1pm, boys clothing newborn-7, mens & womens clothing, maternity clothing, toys, books, holiday decor, kitchen items, golf clubs, small tools, fishing equip,and much more

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NOTICE WILLIAM T. SHULICK, ESQUIRE EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of THOMAS J. BRACKEN, late of West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned, those having claims against the said Estate are requested to present them and those knowing themselves to be indebted are requested to make prompt payment. AMY BRADSHAW Executrix 525 Grandview Avenue Indiana, PA 15701 7/23, 7/30, 8/6

Real Estate For Sale INDIANA: 361 N. Taylor Ave; Sat 7/25; 8am-3pm. Baby items, stroller, Pack N-Play, baby clothes, toys, bouncer, swing, maternity clothes, holiday decorations, other items.

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The Indiana Gazette

BRIDGE ♥♣♠♣ else was better. East should stop to consider the alternatives. In notrump, far more often than not, if third hand wins the first trick, he returns his partner’s suit. But if East does that here, how many tricks can declarer cash? At least 10: two hearts, seven diamonds (even if South has a void) and one club. After taking the first trick with East’s club ace, the defenders must find four spade winners immediately. The best chance to do that is for East to lead the spade 10 or queen. With this layout, the defenders do take four spade tricks and defeat the contract. Note that here, shifting to a low spade at trick two is no good. Declarer just plays low from his hand. The only time it is better to lead the spade two is when West has the spade ace-king-jacktripleton and thinks of winning the first spade trick with his king, not with the jack. In this situation, if you need two spade tricks, lead low; if you need three or four tricks, lead high.

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 by Phillip Alder

HOW MANY TRICKS DO YOU NEED? Nicole Kidman said, “When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.” Not at the bridge table. If you can successfully control your future, you will make or break the contract and be happy — as will your partner. In today’s deal, look at the North and East hands. South is in three no-trump. After West leads the club queen, how should East try to stay happy? North was a trick too strong for his three-diamond rebid, but nothing

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Houses For Sale

$5,600 OFF DISPLAY MODEL! HUGE 1,707 sq ft 28x64 ranch. Unique Family Room layout. Features ship lap pine interior, wood burning stone fireplace. All this house for $83,800. Riverview Homes – Rte 56 Apollo (724) 478-1991

BRUSH Valley: 3 bdr, 1.5 bath, 1st floor laundry, oil heat, remodeled kitchen, new carpet, city water, move in ready, United S. D.; $45,000. Call (724) 422-4557 ask for Kathi.

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THE “RICHFIELD”: Our newest “L” shaped IRC Modular Ranch. 2,107 sq ft of living space. You’re looking for the industry’s strongest, heaviest constructed home? This Is It! Luxurious kitchens and baths. Don’t miss at least seeing it! Custom Orders $156,500. Riverview Homes – Rte 119 Greensburg (724) 834-3960

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STERLING HILLS Development, Indiana - Lots starting at $25,000 with Public Utilities. Call (724) 349-4914.

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CLOSING APOLLO HOUSING CENTER! Merging into Vandergrift location (4 miles away). Too expensive to move show models. 2-Story, Cedar Log Home, Modulars, Double Wides & Singles. Come make the deal of a lifetime!!! Riverview Homes – Rte 56 Apollo (724) 478-1991 LOT MODEL SLASHED $23,300! Natural Log Sided Home. 3 beds 2 baths. 16” o.c. const/100# roof load, 7/12 roof with walk-up attic, hand-laid stone gas fireplace. Optional porch included. Now $162,100. Riverview Homes – Rte 56 Apollo (724) 478-1991 DESCRIPTION brings results. Use adjectives in your classified ad.

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TO HELP YOU WRITE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD 1. IDENTIFY-begin with the item for sale, service you are offering, or job title of the person you are looking to hire. 2. DESCRIBE- the more information you provide the reader, the better the responses. Put yourself in the buyers place. What would you want to know? 3. INCLUDE PRICE-research shows that people are more interested when they know the price. If the price will be negotiable---- say so. 4. BE HOME-when you run your ad, be home or specify the hours that buyers can call. 5. DON’T EXAGGERATE- list the features and the condition of the item. Make your description attractive and believable.

HOMER CITY: 1 bdr, water, sewage & dish included. $415. No pets. (724) 463-3333 IN BORO: 2 bdr, $495/mo + gas & electric, no pets, non smoking, (724) 463-0339 IN TOWN 2 bdrm unit. Rent incl. gas heat, a/c, water, hot water, garbage, sewage & off street parking. 6 mo. lease, no pets. Call (724) 349-5880 INDIANA BORO Studio 2nd floor apt, $325 plus utilities, 1 adult, no pets Call (724) 349-8077 or www.pelesholdings.net INDIANA: 1 bdrm, $500 mo + electric. No pets, no smokers, avail now & 8/1. (724) 349-9270, M-F, 9-5

TIME Share at Silverwoods at Treasure Lake, week 40 (October). $900 obo. (724) 465-0486

SPACIOUS One bdrm, Indiana. $500 month incl. sewage, garbage & water. (412) 289-0382

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SPACIOUS 1 bdrm residential apt. $560 plus electric. Great location. Frig, stove, dishwasher, central air, and off-street parking incl. No pets, ns. Call 724-349-2638.

Roommate Needed

WANTED Female roommate to share 3 bedroom house next to campus. Rent negotiable (724) 840-3370

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1 BEDROOM located near Martins. Call for info. (724) 463-9290 EFFICIENCY $385 + electric, 2 bdr $650 + electric, no pets, move in now. (724) 465-8521 before 9 pm. INDIANA: 1 mile N, 2 Bdrm, 1 bath, 1st floor. No pets! $525/mo. + util. (724) 465-8253 INDIANA: Two bdrm, 2nd fl., no pets, non smoking. $625/mo incl. util., dep. required. (724) 397-2862

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2 BDRM 1 bath close to Indiana schools, appl. includ. $650/mo plus util. No pets. (724) 349-1669

Houses For Sale

Unfurnished Apartments

342 N. 5th, 3 br, 1.5 ba, W/D hookups, lrg porch, off St parking, No pets, $750 + util. 724-422-4852 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 BORO, 2 bdrm + office, nice, AC, dw, pkg, non smoking, $750 mo + util. residential (724) 549-8099 CLYMER: 1 bdr, heat, water, garbage incl, $500/mo, no pets, n/s. Call (724) 840-2315 COLONIAL MANOR 1 bdr furnished. & unfurnished. 2 bdr unfurnished. Call for info. (724) 463-9290. 9-4pm. colonialmanorindianapa .com COUNTRY LIVING Min. from Indiana, 1 bdrm $425. 4394 Warren Rd (724) 465-8522

TWO Bdr, 48 N. Coulter, $600 plus utilities, off St parking, No pets, Nice! Call (724) 422-4852 TWO Bdrms, remodeled, $650/mo plus utilities, free heat, laundry rm, a/c, storage bin, no smoking & no pets. Call (724) 465-6807 VERY Nice 2 bdr, 1.5b, walk to downtown / campus, off street parking. w/d, a/c, mancave. Call (305) 333-4892 VERY NICE: 1 lrg bdr, off street park, appliances, incl, a/c, w/d hookups, $575/mo + utilities. Cat Friendly. (724) 541-1061

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CLYMER: 2 office/ commercial space. Completely remodeled. (724) 254-9300, 8:30a.m.-Noon

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FREE RENT Indiana Downtown, all util included, approx 1300 sq ft, will negotiate rent. (724) 388-2681

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2 BEDROOM house, Shelocta area, no pets. $475 + utilities and deposit (724) 388-1356 BORO-2 bdrm house w/ garage, a/c, all appliances, hw floors No pets, non-smoking. $750 plus utilities. (724) 463-3084 DERRY TWP/Blairsville, 2 bdrm, $500 mo. plus sec. dep. & util., no pets, non smoke.(724)459-8248 HOMER CITY: 4 bdrm, $600/mo plus utilities and security. (724) 840-3530 MARSTELLAR 4 bdr, 2 bath. $550/mo. Dixionville 3 bdr $400/mo. Both + util. Call (724) 254-4444

WHY Rent?

Own For Less Than $500/mon Blairsville Area Call Now 724-464-4055

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HOMER CITY 2 bdr, $350/mo plus utilities & security deposit. Call (724) 840-3530

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EAST PIKE / White Twp great 2 bdr, quiet private area, new kitchen, w/d, nice yard. $650/mo. + utilities. (724) 465-7602

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If you have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license & auto insurance. Call Roque. (724) 465-5555 ext 254

Mobile Homes For Rent

2 & 3 Bdrms, $500 mo + util & sd, no pets. 422 W Call (724) 354-2317 VERY CLEAN located in country setting, C/A. $500/mo. + util. No pets, Non smoking, preferred. Ref. & credit check req. (724) 248-9205

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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

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ASTROGRAPH ❂✵✪ ❂ Your Birthday FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015 by Eugenia Last Gather information from successful people who are heading in a similar direction as you. The more you learn, the fewer mistakes you’ll make throughout your journey. Take charge; it’s up to you to make the choices and do the physical work that will lead to victory. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your home environment will face trouble due to someone’s unexpected poor behavior. Get out with old friends and concentrate on having a good time instead of squabbling over trivial matters. VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Not everyone will share your vision. Rather than try to push your point, back off and let matters settle. You will win out in the end if you are patient. LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23)— Don’t allow anyone to treat you badly. Being with someone who is short-tempered will put a damper on your day. You are best off pursuing a solitary activity. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Being precise and clear about what you want and what you expect will bring you the results you are after. Finish off lastminute details. Love is highlighted and romance encouraged. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Take great pride in doing things that will help others. When you need assistance, you will be able to call in favors. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Your moneymaking ideas

may interest you, but don’t bore others with the details. Separate your work from your personal life to avoid a rift with someone you deem special. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Stubbornness will be your downfall. Don’t hide your true feelings. Avoid dishonesty and let others know what is going on with you. The response you get will be surprising. PISCES (Feb. 20March 20) — Make changes to your lifestyle. There are a lot of adjustments you can put into play that won’t blow the budget. Money is coming your way from an unexpected source. ARIES (March 21April 19) — A change in your personal status is apparent. Others may be speculating about your ideas, but keep them under wraps for the time being. Money is in the stars. TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Love is in a high cycle. You will be asked to mediate a friend’s conflict. Avoid placing blame or taking sides, and do what you can to open the lines of communication. GEMINI (May 21June 20) — A former flame will resurface. There are lots of changes going on around you, so just go with the flow and make adjustments that won’t jeopardize what’s important to you. CANCER (June 21July 22) — Younger family members or friends will need your help. Be patient and attentively listen to others’ concerns. Lecturing or complaining will cause you to lose touch or be left out. COPYRIGHT 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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CAD Operator/CNC Programmer Applicant must have: • 1 - 3 years of experience using Auto-Cad & Gibbs Cam Software (Experience using Gibbs or Mastercam cam preferred, other CAM software experience will be considered) • Ability to write macro programs to use on CNC machine tools • Proficient math skills and reasoning ability • Ability to communicate effectively and interact with other team members and leadership • Be willing to work overtime and travel (if needed) We offer competitive wages as well as a competitive benefit package. Wage based on experience and qualifications. Please send resume to: hr@acmemw.com or

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Full time, Part time and relief positions available assisting adults with Developmental Disabilities. We are looking for people who are honest, mature, dependable, and professional. You will be responsible for assisting individuals with activities of daily living, driving agency vehicles, medication administration, and insuring their health and safety. Competitive pay, excellent benefits. Motor vehicle report, PA driver’s license, Criminal History & post employment drug test required. If you are interested please call (724) 349-1420 or application may be completed at: Community Living and Learning, Inc. 1430 Route 286 Hwy E Indiana, PA 15701 ADA, EOE

•1000 Block School St. Washington St. •300 Block N. 7th St. 700-800 block of Chestnut St. If you are at least 12 years old, and you have dreamed of owning your own business. Call Donna (724) 465-5555 ext 204.

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Indiana Country Club Is looking for:

INDIANA •200 & 300 Block N. 6th St, N. Tylor St. 500 Block Chestnut St.

Ground Maintenance Staff. Please apply in person: 495 Country Club Road Indiana, PA 15701

•100 & 900 Block N. 10th St Area

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•400 Block Edgewood & Forest Ridge Rd Area

Needed for Physicians’ office. Full time. Nice working conditions and benefits. Send cover letter, resume and names of 3 references to: Box 2894 c/o The Indiana Gazette P.O. Box 10, Indiana, PA 15701.

•1000 Block Oak St. & Chestnut St Area •N. 11th St & 12th St Area •700 Block Fairman Ave & 500 Block N. 6th St Area

Needed at the Y. All shifts available. Must be friendly and out-going, with basic computer knowledge. Apply in person at YMCA, 60 North Ben Franklin Road, Indiana PA.

If you are at least 12 years old, and you have dreamed of owning your own business. Call Donna (724) 465-5555 ext 204.

Now Hiring Pizza Makers, Line Cooks & Dishwasher. Fill out application at Whitey’s Peetza & Eatery, 368 1st St. Coral, PA

Help Wanted

CDL School Bus/Van Drivers Needed:

Hiring for the current school year. Bus / Van Drivers are needed to transport children to and from schools in Indiana / Armstrong counties. Clean Motor Vehicle Record and Clean Criminal background req. Please contact Barker Inc. at (724) 548-8536 ext 111 or 127 for more information.

The Meadows Frozen Custard Now hiring morning shift. Call Becky at (724) 463-1117 8am-10am. Work Wanted

Handyman Services Carpentry, Painting, Deck Restoration, House & Garage clean outs, Pressure Washing, No job to small. (724) 388-6452 WILL Do small paint jobs, pressure washing decks, houses, mobile homes. (724) 248-9460

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Building Supplies

NEW black bundle of roofing shingles, $15.00 per bundle. Call (724) 354-2729

Machinery & Tools

20’ aluminum extension ladder, very good condition. $75. (724) 479-2189

JIN VALLEY FARM

ABSOLUTE AUCTION

273 BUCKTAIL RD., DAYTON, PA 16222

ARMSTRONG CO.

COWANSHANNOCK TWP.

SELLING ONE OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY’S PRETTIEST FARMS AT ABSOLUTE AUCTION

HAULING Need your unwanted items hauled away. Call 724-463-8254.

BEAUTIFUL PICTURESQUE 90 +/- ACRE FARM OFFERED IN TWO PARCELS & IN ENTIRETY W/FREE GAS

LIVESTOCK & FARM EQUIPMENT

Classifieds ~ 724.349.4949 Monday thru Friday 8AM-5PM

OLDER Solid wood cabinets with newer counter tops. Nice Shape. $100 (724) 422-0233

Saturday, August 1, 2015 @ 11:30 AM

10 Yr. Old Hackney Pony, Pony Wagon on Rubber w/Single & Double Hitch, Pony Cart, Easy Entry Horse Cart, 2 Horse Trailer, New Tack, Horse Hay, 12’ & 9’ Spring Tooth Harrows. A.C. Tractor, New Pony Carts & Harnesses.

TOOLS, LAWN & GARDEN & MISC.

New Dewalt Sets, New Husky Chainsaws, New Huskey Leaf Blowers and Trimmers, Used Stihl Chainsaws, New 6000 Watt Gen. New DG8000SE Diesel Gen, 6x12 Green House, Garden Hoses, Fire Wood and Much More, New Lawn and Porch Furntiure From Lifetime Furniture Pine Crafts, And Other Craft Items, Much More New and Used Items, New Mattresses.

(AUCTIONEERS CLOCK) QUILTS GROCERIES Expecting Lots of Quilts and Wall Hangings Only a partial listing, Many more items by sale time, Selling with TWO AUCTIONEERS ALL DAY

Accepting consignments week of sale July 27th to July 31st 10am to 7pm No consignments Saturday of sale unless arrangements are made before. No responsible for consignments items that are not brought to auction.

For Chicken Pot Pie Supper starting at 4 pm til ???? We will be selling tools, crafts, groceries, etc. starting at 6 pm

SATURDAY STARTING AT 9 PM

Berks Outlet Will Be Back With Their Plants & Schrubs

LOTS OF GOOD FOOD

Homemade Ice Cream, Baked Goods, Soft Pretzels, Bar-b-que Chicken Not Responsible For Accidents - Major Credit Cards Accecpted 15% Commission up to $100.00 10% Commission from $101.00 to $500.00 8% Commission on items $501.00 and over All $1.00 ticket sales will be considered donated.

724-694-8011

ANTIQUE Lane chest, two-tone wood, needs refinished but beautiful. $50 (724) 354-5272

Fabrication • Commercial/Agricultural • Lubrication Service • Preventative Maintenance • Corrective Maintenance 724.840.8622 benbrendlinger11@gmail.com

Come Join Us For Breakfast!!! SANDWICH, COFFEE & DONUT ... $4.00

The sooner you call, the sooner we can put money in your hand!

Residential & Commercial Paving • Sealing Line Striping

Building Supplies

Fully Insured

724-465-4083

538 Pyer Road, Homer City, PA 15748

Call to find out how little it will cost to put your message in the best spot in town.

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We Specialize In Hazardous Trees

From Strongstown, take 403 S. approximately 4 miles to Pyer Road (left). From Rte. 22 in Dilltown, take 403 N. to Pyer Road (right) to auction on right.

When you place your ad, you reach thousands of readers and many prospective buyers who are interested in what you have to sell.

McClure Plaster Drywall Repair Since 1971 (724) 422-6975

Antiques

TREE MONKEYS

July 31st & August 1st

Your classified ad will help you sell your items FAST!

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Special Services

Professional Tree Service - Pruning and Removal - Stump Grinding

Located at the Sam Stoltzfus Farm

ADVERTISE IN THE GAZETTE

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Special Services

7th Annual Indiana County School Benefit Auction

Get Your Hands On ... Some Extra Cash!

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CLAYPOOLE’S

AAA Quality Painting Services. Home repair. No job too small! 35 years in business. GTM & Co. PA#41777. (724) 349-6283

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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.

CROSSWORD

SpiritLife, Inc., a faithbased, non-denominational inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center located in Penn Run has several exciting employment opportunities for qualified healthcare and other professionals. We are interviewing for the following positions: Counselor, Assistant Counselor, RN, LPN, Treatment Aide, Cook, Housekeeper, Maintenance Manager, Driver, Marketer, and Administrative Assistant. Successful candidates will have experience working in a human services environment, the ability to interact with people from all walks of life and diverse populations, excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to problem solve and multi-task, strong initiative, and excellent follow through. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to VonZell Wade, SpiritLife, Inc. 170 Fr. Martin Telenson Lane, Penn Run, PA 15765-7336, or email the information to vwade@spiritlifeinc.org

SERVICES

DISPATCHER Phone and Computer Skills needed and must be able to work in a fast paced environment. Apply at www.seeworld.biz or within 1321 Wayne Ave Indiana Pa 15701

PART TIME POSITION

Help Wanted

Part-time Shelter Staff Security This position is at a homeless shelter for families and is responsible for the safety and security of the residents and facility. The position pays $8.35 an hour and requires a 24-hour block shift. Must have or be willing to obtain motor vehicle report and Act 33 & 34 clearances & FBI clearance with fingerprinting. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Job Opening, PO Box 821, Indiana, PA 15701.

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Member Service Representative

Acme Machine & Welding Co LLC PO Box 1099,Punxsutawney, PA 15767 EOE

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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

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Walking Carrier Needed to deliver newspapers daily (7 days a week).

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For More Information Contact:

Ivan King – 814-749-8457 Sam Stolzfus - 814-749-8598 Johnny Stoltzfus - 814-749-7068 Auctioneers: Freeman Yoder – AU005487 Ivan King – AU005712

REAL ESTATE SELLS FIRST @ 11:30 AM SELLS ABSOLUTE TO HIGH BIDDER * NO MINIMUMS * NO RESERVES *

PARCEL #1: 62 +/- ACRES INCLUDING: Beautiful nicely remodeled 4 bedroom farmhouse w/vinyl siding, lg. porch overlooking a serene lg. stocked pond, 36’x80’ rd. roof barn currently set up w/11 box stalls, wash bay & heated tack room w/12’x40’ cement stave silo, 40’x44’ machine shed, 30’x45’ workshop/garage plus other outbuildings. 200,000 FREE GAS - WELL WATER & SEVERAL SPRINGS RD. FRONTAGE ON BUCKTAIL RD. Parcel #1 has 3/8 mile training track. * Approx. 15 acres timber. Excellent set up for horses or cattle. Wonderful secluded setting. R E TERMS ON PARCEL #1: $15,000 DOWN (CERTIFIED FUNDS), DAY OF AUCTION (NON REFUNDABLE), BALANCE IN 30 TO 45 DAYS OR UPON DELIVERY OF DEED. GUARANTEED CLEAR DEED. PARCEL #2: 24 +/- ACRES: Nice gently rolling farm land w/200,000 FREE GAS, 1 gas well, rd. frontage on Bucktail Rd. EXCEPTIONALLY NICE LAND R E TERMS ON PARCEL #2: $15,000 DOWN (CERTIFIED FUNDS), DAY OF AUCTION (NON REFUNDABLE), BALANCE IN 30 TO 45 DAYS OR UPON DELIVERY OF DEED. GUARANTEED CLEAR DEED. COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST!!! DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURESQUE FARM @ ABSOLUTE AUCTION!!! FOR MORE INFO OR APPT. TO VIEW CONTACT AUCTIONEER JOHN R. HUEY II @ 724-794-4737. LOG ONTO AUCTIONZIP.COM TO VIEW FULL LISTINGS & PHOTOS. USE AU ID # 1361. ALSO SELLING: TRACTORS: CASE IH 685 2 WD, good rubber (3257 hrs.); Craftsman 20 HP lawn tractor. TRUCK: 2001 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab, 4 WD, auto., w/cap, high miles; new 6’8” snow plow (sold separately). EQUIPMENT & MISC.: 7’ 3 pt. brush hog; 8’ 3 pt. blade; 3 pt. bale fork; Craftsman 8” jointer; molding rack & assorted molding; lumber rack & assorted lumber; alum. truck toolbox; assorted farm gates; few T posts & more. OWNER: Jack Claypoole TERMS: Cash or Check w/Current Photo ID. ALL OUT-OF-STATE CHECKS NEED BANK LETTER PROOF OF FUNDS!!! LUNCH & RESTROOM AVAILABLE.

AUCTIONEER

JOHN R. HUEY II AU-001588-L

SLIPPERY ROCK, PA

724-794-4737

Classified

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Miscellaneous For Sale

243 WINCHESTER model 70 with 4 power Lyman scope & sling. $700. Call (724) 397-2756 after 6pm. 28’ Aluminium Ladder: excellent condition. $180. Call (724) 397-2756 after 6pm BREADMAKER By Home Bakery, brand new in box, $50. (724) 549-5297 COBALT Blue formica counter tops, 20” x 8’9”, 26” X 8’9”, 24” X 53”. $75 for all. (724) 397-4370

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Appliances For Sale

HEAVY Duty Hein Werner Truck Trans. Diff. Jack, $200. OTC 4 ton floor jack. $200. (724) 479-3267

CHEST FREEZER: Frigidaire, good working condition. $200 Call (814) 948-6543

SEARS Air Compressor, 5hp, 20 gallon tank, excellent condition. $300. Call (724) 397-2756 after 6pm

OLDER REFRIGERATOR: good shape, very cold. $75 obo. Call (724) 762-0397

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Household Goods

2 Triple Curtain Rods extends 48 to 88 inches, holds pinch pleaded drape, shear and valence, all hardware included white in color, $25/all. Call (724) 465-8252 BED - Brand new Queen Pillow Top mattress set, Never used , still in wrapper, asking $250 Call (814) 419-9556 BEST Chair Incorp: excellent condition, chair & foot stool swivels, brown. $300. Call (724) 349-8211 DINETTE SET: Table has glass top, metal frame & four matching chairs. $75. (724) 422-2838 DINING ROOM SUITE: Table with 2 extra extension, 6 padded chairs, and buffet with lighted hutch, quality furniture, exc. cond, $475 obo. Call (724)422-7870 EMERIL stainless steel, heavy 2 cooking pots, both for $25. Call (724) 541-2941between 9am 5pm. FRENCH Provincial Davenport, chair gold, excellent condition. $200 Call (724) 465-7554 HEADBOARDS: 1 white twin headboard, $45. Two medium solid oak twin headboards, $200 for both. (724) 349-3452 KITCHEN Table with 2 chairs. $45.00 Call (724) 463-2244 LARGE Wooden Porch Glider, Must Go! asking $10 Call (724) 422-7870 OAK Frame Couch & Chair with removable cushions. $125. (724) 397-8124 SOFA: Broyhill, excellent condition, 3 cushions, brown. $400. Call (724) 349-8211 Solid Cherry dining room set, wooden porch furniture,end table,formica table & chairs, Best Offer. Call (804) 694-6962 TEMPLE STEWART Maple corner hutch with bevel glass doors & light in unit. Excellent condition, $200. (724) 840-7756

WILLIAMS Appliance, 30 years. Selling quality new & used. (724) 397-2761. WRINGER Washer: $50. (412) 554-0517

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Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale

HAMMOND Organ: good condition, $185 obo. (724) 388-5223 leave message. OLD 78’s large record collection. $20. Call (724) 422-1398

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

English/Shepherd mix puppies, very cute nice markings, ready july 18th, $300. Call (814) 749-8457 leave message

ATTENTION... ADS FOR FREE PETS

Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who may sell your pet for research or breeding purposes. Please screen respondents very carefully when giving away your pet. Your pet will thank you! This message compliments of

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LUXURY Pet car seat, for dogs 20 lbs or less, new, $50. (814) 938-7726

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Farm Equipment For Sale

COSMO seed spreader, excellent condition. $225. Call (724) 397-2756 after 6pm NH 277 Hay baler with thrower. $1,400 (724) 254-2749 or leave message at (724) 254-4207

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Farm Products For Sale

BLUEBERRIES Stutzman Farms. U-Pick or Ready Picked. 422 East Penn Run, 8 miles from Indiana. Mon - Sat 8-6; Tues 8-8. Closed Sunday (724) 463-7915. Call for orders.

HUGE SALE Come pick where

American Pickers picked! Four buildings still packed full from when American Pickers visited us last year... Antiques, tools, industrial, architectural pieces, items from a 1920’s hardware store, corbels from an 1896 German church, printing press, railroad carts, hundreds of doors and windows, old furniture, lighting, barn wood, pulleys, rustic decor, building materials, gears, hardware, cabinets, shelves, benches, automotive, and thousands more items.

Like us on facebook to see photos. Bring your truck. Wear your gloves. No price tags cause there’s just TOO MUCH STUFF. Come ready to pick, dicker, ‘n get dirty! Cash only.

Saturday, July 25, 7am - 5pm Sunday, July 26, 9am - 3pm

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Shelocta PA

FFrom RRte 422 west off IIndiana, di turn onto PParkwood k d RRoad. d Turn left onto Laurel Road. Go to stop sign and turn right on to Old Rt 56. Approx 1/4 mile on left.

724-467-2013

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Sports Equipment For Sale

RUGER Air Magnum Rifle, 177 caliber, 1400 fps, brand new still in box, asking $165. Call (724) 286-9528 WOODEN Gun Cabinet, holds 7 guns, $65.00 Call (724) 599-6215

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Miscellaneous For Sale

SAWMILLS from only $4,397.00 - MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In Stock, ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www. NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N SHEETS: 2 Sets King size Sheets. 2 King Size fitted bottoms & 1 top. No pillow Cases. $10 for all. (724) 471-7313

COOKIE Jar collections: over 300. (724) 471-4785

THREE (3) High back oak added dining room chairs, $40 ea. (724) 397-4370

DOUBLE Bowl stainless steel sink. 22” X 43”, $60. (724) 397-4370

TRAC Phone, new, Alcatel A3826, $50. (814) 938-7726

HARBOR Breeze ceiling fan/light, brushed nickle finish. $25. (724) 726-5414

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OLD VICTORIAN food strainer, very good condition, $50. (724) 459-8861

Computers & Accessories

2 SPEAKERS for a Dell computer, like new, $20. (814) 938-7726 HP PCS Printer, $25. (814) 938-7726

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Wanted to Buy

BUYING Junk cars. Call us McCarthy Auto. (724) 349-2622 STANDING Timber & Clear Cuts. Cash Paid Up Front. (814) 541-5071

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Parts & Accessories For Sale

BRAND New radiator for 97 Chevy venture, $75. (724) 541-1425 TIRES: 4 used Bridgestone, P235/60R18, $15 each. (814) 938-7726

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Autos For Sale

CHEAPIES 96 Grand Marquis $895 99 Cutlass $995 99 Town & Country $1550 Two Mustangs $2500 02 Quad Cab 4x4 $2900 03 Ram 4x4 $2900 Wertheimer’s Used Cars (724) 465-8421 Indiana Gazette Classifieds...(724)349-4949.

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Autos For Sale

2001 PONTIAC Aztek, AWD, 169K, runs great, new tires, new brakes, $2,500 firm. Phone (724) 762-3439 DESCRIPTION brings results. Use adjectives in your classified ad.

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Trucks For Sale

73 F-100 Ford Pickup 75k miles, original wheels & mats, good shape. $4000. (724) 254-0805 CLASSIFIED helpline: (724)349-4949. Proud of your company? Put your logo in your ad.

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