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BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH
Residents want answers on flooding “THIS IS a major concern and this has happened a number of times now.�
By ELLEN MATIS
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TOM PEEL/Gazette
THE WALLS quadruplets — from left, Caleb, Levi, Noah and Shyloh — will graduate tonight from United High School. They are holding a photo shot by Gazette photographer Tom Peel when they started kindergarten, superimposed digitally in the same order onto a frame.
Quads bid farewell to school just like they began — united By MATTHEW BURGLUND
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ince the moment they became parents a little more than 18 years ago, Joe and Jacinda Walls have never really experienced a quiet house, nor have they known what it was like to just relax on a weeknight with nowhere to go and nothing to do. Quite simply, there has been nothing simple about their life together. Things won’t change overnight, but gradually their nest will start to
empty, and in a few years the Walls will suddenly find everything has changed. Things will probably be quiet, and there won’t be any more functions to go to. They’ll just have each other. But first, the first four of the Walls’ six children — quadruplets Shyloh, Caleb, Noah and Levi — are about to graduate from United Senior High School, starting the next phase in the family’s life. To say Joe and Jacinda are ready, though, isn’t quite true. “It’s a bittersweet feeling,� Jacinda Walls said. “I’m very proud, but
I’m very sad that this chapter is coming to an end.� That chapter ends tonight at commencement, when the quadruplets say farewell to their classmates at United High School and look toward their next move. That’s something the parents are reluctant to deal with right now. “It’s emotional to even think about it,� Jacinda said. The quadruplets were born about a minute apart on April 3, 1998, and to call tonight’s ceremony a commencement is apt — it’s Continued on Page 8
BLAIRSVILLE — Blairsville officials have been left with a mess on their hands after heavy rains spurred flooding in various locations over the weekend and caused even more problems in an area affected by a landslide earlier this year. Members of the Blairsville community, specifically those who live on South Walnut and Spring streets, came to a special municipal meeting Wednesday to seek answers from borough officials regarding the progress being made to fix the damage incurred in the past few days. According to Blairsville Borough Manager Tim Evans, on May 23, the borough saw about an inch of rain within 20 minutes that caused erosion of a sewage line at North Spring Street, where a large landslide had occurred in March. What started as a small hole where Sulfur Run travels next to North Spring Street turned into a 40-foot slide — which has just gotten bigger. On Friday, the sewer line that runs through the slide area broke. The Blairsville Municipal Authority at that time brought in backup pumps for wastewater. On Saturday, Blairsville got another 2½ inches of rain with-
FDA issues new guidelines on consumption of sodium By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is pressuring the food industry to make foods from breads to sliced turkey less salty, proposing long-awaited sodium guidelines in an effort to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke. The guidelines released Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration are voluntary, so food companies won’t be required to comply, and it could be a year or more before they are final. But the idea is to persuade companies and restaurants — many of which have already lowered sodium levels in their products — to take a more consistent approach. It’s the first time the government has recommended such limits. Sodium content already is included on existing food labels, but the government has not set
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in 40 minutes that caused more erosion. “Friday night we tarped it, and Saturday night when the storm came ‌ the tarps were shredded, pulled away from it and more of that tank was eroded,â€? said Kenneth Smith of the municipal authority. “The catch basin on the bottom of Spring (Street) broke off and damaged the well even farther.â€? As a result, residents in the area saw what was described by one resident as “a volcano of nothing but fecesâ€? coming into their basements. “I had a finished basement ... and now I have nothing. It’s just unusable space,â€? Mary Lou Tripodis, of South Walnut Street, said at the meeting. Another resident, Samantha Griffith, said her insurance company won’t cover the cost of any of the damage caused by the weekend flooding. Her hot water tank and furnace both need to be replaced. Continued on Page 8
HISTORY
Salt intake Daily milligrams recommended by the FDA
Average milligrams consumed by Americans a day
specific sodium recommendations. The guidelines suggest limits for about 150 categories of foods, from cereals to pizzas and sandwiches. There are two-year and 10-year goals. Health officials from the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said overwhelming scientific evidence shows that blood pressure increases when sodium intake increases, increasing the chances of heart disease and Continued on Page 8
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DEMOLITION HAS begun on Keith Hall on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. Constructed in 1939, the building long housed the campus laboratory school, in which children from the community were instructed by IUP student teachers. Upon hearing of plans for razing the building, former students reminisced at a reunion in fall 2014.
INDIANA COUNTY
County excise tax increases 2 percent By RANDY WELLS
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Most overnight accommodations in Indiana County will become a little more expensive next month, and the additional money spent will benefit
tourism efforts, and indirectly, economic development, in the county. The county commissioners Wednesday agreed to increase the county’s excise tax from its current 3 percent to 5 percent, effective July 1. The excise tax is
added to the fees for hotels, motels, cabins, bed-andbreakfast establishments and similar facilities that offer temporary occupancy. The excise tax does not apply to several other types of facilities, including charitable institutions, university student residence halls, educational or religious institution camps for children and nursing homes. The revenue from the excise tax goes to the Indiana Continued on Page 3
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Commissioners seek $3 million grant to add asphalt on runway By RANDY WELLS
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On the recommendation of the Indiana County Airport Authority, the county commissioners Wednesday authorized the filing of a grant application to the state for up to $3 million to
add at least 2 more inches of asphalt to the runway at the Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart Airport. Airport manager Tom Robertson told the commissioners that PennDOT’s Bureau of Aviation recommended the additional layer of asphalt as a preven-
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tive maintenance initiative. The airport authority will cover the local match that may be required for the grant. “This is not county money whatsoever,� Robertson said. In an update on efforts to Continued on Page 3
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GRADUATIONS
Penns Manor High School
MORGAN GLASSER ... co-valedictorian
CASSIDY LYDICK ... salutatorian
Marion Center High School Marion Center High School held graduation ceremonies at Wednesday at the high school. Co-valedictorians are Taylor Lecce and Morgan Glasser. The salutatorian is Cassidy Lydick. Members of the Class of 2016 are: Nathan William Alabran, Maranda E. Anderson, Aaron Adam Ankney, Richard Todd Ankney, Michael Robert Bacha, Tessa Laine Bailey, Hanna Jo Beer Colton James Bennett, Roland Rockwell Braun Jr., Joseph Michael Brendle Jr., Morgan Renee Bresnock, Kristie Alyece Coffman, Kevin Ray Condrick, Madison Leah Conner, Julia Christine Davies, Benjamin David Diamond, Mallory Ann Dixon, Madison Grace Doolin, Kaitlyn Rose Dotts, Zachery Tyler Edwards Glenda Ann Elliott, Heather Aldene Ferringer, Matthew Wayne Ferringer, Sierra Nicole Filipovich, Haley Alyse Frazee, Gabrielle Lynn Freed, Samantha Josephine Fulmer Nickolas James Fulton, Madeline Rose Geesey, Morgan Blaire Glasser, Mitchell Dalton Gordish, Jed Michael Goss, Madison Paige Griffith, Dean Walter Haight, Lindsay Anne Herring Erik James Hicks, Tyler Edward Howell, Emilee Marie Howells, Patience Marie Huey, Craig Andrew Irvin, Rachel Elizabeth
Johns, Courtney Renee Johnston, Larry Kevin Jones, Joshua Michael Keith, Carissa Jean Kessler Kyle Jeffrey Kinter, Kaitlin Renee Kirk, Lakin Rae Lambing, Shaylynn Grace Lane, Madison Rose Lazeration, Bradley Scott Leasure, Taylor Anne Lecce Kylie Rose Lingenfelter, Nathaniel Thomas Lingenfelter, Trina Ann Lingenfelter, Cassidy Paige Lydick, Erika Cheyenne Mack, Kaitlin Marie Miller, Kacey Renee Misko, Alexis May Mouser Josie Lynn Ohler, Christopher Lee Olp Jr., Katelin Samantha Olson, Tyler Aaron Orr, Vanessa Raine Pappal, Zachary Joseph Patterson, Shawn Michael Pearce, Tiffany Lynn Pearce Carley Aleece Peterson, Hannah Leann Peterson, Chanler Denmar Polisky, Jacob Daniel Richardson, Kyla Mae Rito, Benjamin Alexander Rudd Nathan Eric Ruddock, Nicole Maree Sarnovsky, Justin Allen Saunders, Samantha Louise Shank, Jordan Zachary Stear, Lori Elizabeth Ward Stear Chaise Nichole Stiteler, Samantha Rose Tucker, Deanna Ann Varga, Deven Phillip Ward, Lindsey Anne Weaver, Morgan Cheyenne Wells, Kyle Taylor Weston, Matthew Scott Weston, David Russell Wiles III, Jordan Ryen Williams, Levi Daniel Yeomans, Holly Lynn Zaffuto, Tyler Jay Zapach
$3 million sought for asphalt Continued from Page 1 satisfy Federal Aviation Administration mandates for a GPS precision approach and landing system at the county airport, Robertson said work is progressing on cutting trees near the runway that the FAA deems are obstructions. Robertson said it’s expected the FAA will conduct overflights of the airport this month, then design and chart a precision approach to the airport’s runway that pilots will use in poor weather. Robertson said the Indi-
ana County Airport now operates as a VFR (visual flight rules) airport, but with an FAA-approved approach and the GPS precision landing system it will operate as an IFR (instrument flight rules) airport. Robertson said many planes are now diverted to Latrobe and other airports when the runway at Indiana’s airport is obscured by fog and other weather conditions. He said the airport authority is trying to build business opportunities in the county by making the airport suitable for use by
business aircraft. The commissioners also approved an application for a grant of up to $10,000 from PennDOT to fund operations against impaired driving. The money can be used as overtime pay for municipal officers working DUI details and for maintenance of equipment used on the DUI patrols. And the commissioners issued a proclamation supporting the “Father’s Day Pledge� and the “No More� campaign against gender violence in relationships June 13-19.
Excise tax increases 2 percent Continued from Page 1 County Tourist Bureau, the designated tourist promotion agency for Indiana County. County treasurer Sandy Kirkland said the excise tax at its 3 percent rate in 2015 generated $324,653, down from $379,456 in 2013. And the tax generated only $42,231 in the first quarter of this year. The commissioners attributed the declining revenue from the excise tax in part to the reduced level of travel and need for overnight accommodations by people working in the natural gas industry.
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KEVIN CLARK ... valedictorian
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Purchase Line High School Purchase Line High School held commencement ceremonies Wednesday at the high school. The valedictorian was Kelsee Lazor, and the salutatorian was Jordan Barr. Members of the Class of 2016 are: John Anthony, Lisa Barger, Jordan Barr, Hannah Berringer, Gregory Boring, Emily Bouch, Caleb Brady, Sarah Brady, Edward Brocious, Ronald Button, Benjamin Crawford, Jacob Daisher, Cara Edwards, Larista Esposti, Destiny Faivre Cody Farmery, Brooke Faught, Jaycelyn Fleming, Allison Goodlin, Ashley Goodlin Jammie Goss, Phoenix Goss, Brianne Guzman, Kenneth Haight, William Harkins, Shane Hines, Catherine Hocter, Gregory
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Homer-Center High School Homer-Center High School held graduation ceremonies Wednesday at the high school. The faculty-selected speaker was Rachel Worcester. The student-selected speaker was Benjamin Wolford. Members of the Class of 2016 are: Hannah Adams, Alex Arone, Jared Bellman, KyLeigh Bellman, Stephanie Bernd, Gregory Boyer, Jordan Bretz, Levi Bruner, John Capitosti, Lindsey Caylor, Dakota Coffman, Mark Coleman, George Davis, Lillian Davis Charles Findley, Kaeldra Finnegan, Elizabeth Ginter, Joseph Gorton, Jacob Hurd,
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OBITUARIES Rodney Cramer Rodney L. Cramer, 60, of Penn Run, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. A son of the late Raymond and Mildred Graham Cramer, he was born Jan. 22, 1956, in Indiana. Mr. Cramer was a graduate of Penns Manor High School and attended the Penn Run Church of the Brethren. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding his motorcycle. An avid outdoorsman, a favorite hobby was training the family dogs. He was a loving husband, uncle, brother, brother-inlaw and a friend to many. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Corinne S. Fyock, Cramer; two brothers, David Cramer, of Slickville, and Donald Cramer and wife Judy, of Penn Run; his father-in-law, Dale C. Fyock, of Penn Run; brothers-in-law and sistersin-law Rebecca Widdowson and husband Fred, of Roanoke, Va.; Tracy Fyock and wife Darlene, of Cly-
mer; Peggy Ankeny and husband the Rev. Aaron Ankeny, of Jacksonville, Fla.; and John Fyock and wife Jean, of Penn Run; special canine Colbie; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sisterin-law, Patsy Cramer; and his mother-in-law, Nellie Fyock; and the family dogs Paco and Gage. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Robinson-Lytle Inc, Indiana, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Aaron Ankeny officiating. Memorial contributions can be made in Mr. Cramer’s name to American Cancer Society, Indiana Unit, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, or American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania, Cranberry Professional Park, 201 Smith Drive, Suite E, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
Marion Simon Marion Rose Simon, 78, of Charles, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born April 1, 1938, in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late Forrest Bracken and Alma Jean (Colbert) Malec. Marion cherished her family. She was a longtime employee of United School District, where she was known as “Lunch Lady.” She enjoyed crocheting, spending time with her family and taking care of the many stray cats in Charles. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, William “Dina” Simon; loving children Debra Gindlesperger and husband Marvin, Davidsville; Diana Hipp and husband Raymond, Johnstown; and William Simon and wife Connie, Cramer; grandchildren Nikki (Mike) Simpson, Steven (Autumn) Gindlesperger, Jason (Angela) Bretz, Justin (Vicki) Gindlesperger and Ralph (Kirsten) Bretz; stepgrandchildren Jennifer Cochran, Maria Glance and Nicole (Joseph) Messina; greatgrandchildren Caiden, Davis, Kaitlyn, Addison, Sierra, Owen and Miles; stepgreat-grandchildren Dayton, Alexis and Noah; brother Gail Bracken, Bedford; and her four feline companions, Mama Kitty, Buddy, Rosie and Itty Bitty. In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by grandchildren Stephanie and Stephen Bretz; brother Russell Bracken; and sister Barbara Bracken. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Richard C. Stuart Funeral Home, 392 E. Philadelphia St., Armagh. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 425 Bridge St., Seward, with the Rev. Robert Washko as the celebrant. Interment will be in Armagh Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Four Footed Friends, 220 Beck Road, Indiana, PA 15701. It was Marion’s life mission to provide love and care for abandoned and neglected animals, especially her stray cats. In honor of Marion, please consider adopting a shelter pet. Online condolences may be left at www.thestuartfu neralhomes.com.
community activities. She is survived by her son, Fred M. Slick, and wife Mary Anne (McGinley), Parker, Colo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Earl Slick; and brother Kenneth H. Campbell. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Kenneth A. Stuart Funeral Home, 139 Ligonier St., New Florence, where a service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Sharon Hamley officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to either Laurel Valley Senior Center, P.O. Box 366, New Florence, PA 15944, or Laurel Valley Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 862, Connellsville, PA 15425. Online condolences may be left at www.thestuartfu neralhomes.com.
George Mihoerck George J. Mihoerck, 65, of Indiana, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the family farm in Northern Cambria. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
Virginia A. “Jane” (Rager) Hill, 94, of Johnson City, Tenn., formerly of Black Lick, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at her home in Johnson City, Tenn. She was born Nov. 27, 1921, in Johnstown to Edgar Rager and Myrtle (Torrance) Rager. She was a member of the United Brethren in Tennessee and was a former member of the United Methodist Church in Black Lick. Virginia is survived by sons Milton “Bud” Hill and wife Janet, of Greensburg; and Dennis Hill and wife Jenny, of Jonesboro, Tenn.; grandchildren Sherri Falin and Lewis, of South Carolina; Brian Hill and wife Lynn, of Tennessee; Joe Hill and Heather, of North Carolina; Brandon Hill and wife Jenna, of North Carolina; and Brianna George and husband Stephan, of Tennessee; great-grandchildren Steven Falin and wife Lauren, David Falin and Aaron Falin, all of South Carolina; and Christopher Falin and wife Daragh, Emily Hill, Brody Hill and Avery Hill, all of North Carolina; greatgreat-grandson James Falin; many nieces and nephews; brother Edgar Rager and wife Esther, of the state of Indiana; sisterin-law Dorothy Rager, of Blairsville; stepgrandchil-
dren Kim Coleman and husband Greg, Traci Kachur and husband Nick, Dianne Leasure and husband Chip, Robert Caylor and wife Angela and Michelle Caylor; and several stepgreatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Milton C. Hill in 1995; sisters Edna Hill and Mary Bergman; and brother Walter Rager. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the James F. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc., Blairsville, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. Interment will be in Blairsville Cemetery. If so desired, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice or a local animal shelter. www.jamesfergusonfu neralhome.com
Sally J. Marshall, 84, of Brookville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Brookside Assisted Living in Brookville. She was born April 14, 1932, in Mayport, and was the daughter of Harry E. Swartz and Mary E. Huber Swartz, who preceded her in death. Sally was married to Fred B. Marshall, who passed away on Aug. 18, 1965. She worked as a tube welder for Sylvania in Brookville and retired from the Jefferson Manor in Brookville as a dietary aide after many years. Sally attended the First Assembly of God Church, now the Living Hope Church, in Brookville. She volunteered at the Brookville Area Food Bank, enjoyed shopping, playing cards, cross stitching, and was a very avid reader, but most importantly she loved and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She is survived by two daughters, Cathy Clark (John), of Brookville, and Beth A. Mauk (Richard), of Indiana; one son, Fred R. Marshall (Lucinda), of Wardensville, W.Va.; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a grandson, Tyler S. Marshall; and one sister, Lois A. Rusak. The family will receive friends at the Peterson Funeral Home, 153 Jefferson St., Brookville, from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, and at the Living Hope Church in Brookville Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the West View Cemetery in Summerville. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Peterson Funeral Home, 153 Jefferson St., Brookville.
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Ruth Etta Slick Ruth Etta Slick, 91, of New Florence, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016, at St. Andrew’s Village, Indiana. Born Oct. 9, 1924, in Heshbon, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lester Campbell and Serulah (Townsend) Campbell Swan. Ruth Etta was a 1944 graduate of Conemaugh School of Nursing, a former school nurse at Laurel Valley High School and a state nurse. She was a founding member of Laurel Valley Ambulance Service who served as one of the first nurses on the ambulance. She also was a member of the New Florence United Methodist Church; New Florence Women’s Club, where she was active in providing medical equipment for many in the community; and Laurel Valley Senior Citizens. She served on the New Florence Community Development Committee along with various other
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THIS YEAR’S Downtown Decathlon, a benefit event for the Lucy Donnelly Memorial Fund, will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. June 10. Decathlon participants play a variety of bar games at various downtown establishments to raise money for the installation and maintenance of lights and other holiday-related activities. The winning team will receive a dinner for eight at Nap’s Cucina Mia/Josephine’s and will be the grand marshals in the Nov. 18 “It’s a Wonderful Life” parade. Pictured, from left, are Chris Liner, Twisted Jimmy’s manager; Lucas Yenerall, Twisted Jimmy’s cook; Jennifer Williams, Downtown Decathlon committee member; and Dave Janusek, Downtown Indiana manager.
Regulators propose loan restrictions By KEN SWEET
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NEW YORK — Federal regulators are proposing a significant clampdown on payday lenders and other providers of high-interest loans, saying borrowers need to be protected from practices that wind up turning into “debt traps” for many. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed regulations, announced today, seek to tackle two common complaints about the payday lending industry. The CFPB is proposing that lenders must conduct what’s known as a “fullpayment test.” Because most payday loans are required to be paid in full when they come due, usually two weeks after the money is borrowed, the CFPB wants lenders to prove that borrowers are able to repay that money without having to renew the loan repeatedly. Secondly, the CFPB would require that lenders give additional warnings before they attempt to debit a borrower’s bank account, and also restrict the
number of times they can attempt to debit the account. The aim is to lower the frequency of overdraft fees that are common with people who take out payday loans. “Too many borrowers seeking a short-term cash fix are saddled with loans they cannot afford and sink into long-term debt,” CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a prepared statement. Cordray compared the situation to getting into a taxi for a crosstown ride and finding oneself stuck on a “ruinously expensive” trip across the country. He said the proposal would aim to “prevent lenders from succeeding by setting up borrowers to fail.” Payday lenders would have to give borrowers at least three days’ notice before debiting their account. Also, if the payday lender attempts to collect the money for the loan twice unsuccessfully, the lender will have to get written authorization from the borrower to attempt to debit their account again. In a study published last year, the CFPB found that payday borrowers were
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charged on average $185 in overdraft fees and bank penalties caused by payday lenders attempting to debit the borrower’s account. The CFPB is also proposing that auto titles no longer be used as collateral, which would effectively end the auto-title lending industry. A separate study found that one out of every five borrowers of auto title loans were having their cars seized after failing to repay the loan, which often had a secondary negative effect of taking away the means for the borrower to get to his or her job. The CFPB found that annual percentage rates on payday loans can typically
be 390 percent or even higher, while rates on auto title loans are about 300 percent. The proposed regulations are likely to face stiff opposition from lobbyists from the payday lending industry and auto-title lending industry, as well as opposition from members of Congress. “The CFPB’s proposed rule presents a staggering blow to consumers as it will cut off access to credit for millions of Americans who use small-dollar loans to manage a budget shortfall or unexpected expense,” said Dennis Shaul, CEO of the Community Financial Services Association of America, which is a trade group for the payday lending industry.
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Parents of preemies join forces By ALLISON EATOUGH The Baltimore Sun
BALTIMORE — Shocked, worried, and physically and emotionally exhausted — this was not how Joi Turner expected to feel after the birth of her first child. Alex arrived at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore close to three months early. At just 1 pound, 14 ounces, his head fit inside Turner’s palm. “When you go through pregnancy, nobody ever says, ‘Hey, you might have the baby early,’” the Baltimore resident said. “It’s a shock.” Turner and her fiance spent six months by Alex’s side in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Sinai and then the University of Maryland Medical Center, hoping he would recover from surgery to repair a heart defect and eventually grow to breathe and feed on his own. But Turner wasn’t alone in her journey. Her friend, Natalie Estelle, of Owings Mills, Md., had also delivered her first child, Andrea, close to three months pre-term. The women often compared notes on the challenges of preemie parenthood: learning the meaning of each beep and alarm, sleeping at the hospital for weeks at a time, fighting the guilt that comes with sleeping at home without the baby, deciding how to split maternity leave between when the baby is in the hospital versus when the baby goes home, squeezing in NICU visits during work lunch breaks. That’s why, in February, Turner and Estelle launched Preemie Moms Rock, an organization that provides healthy meals and emotional support to NICU parents. It’s one of several local and national programs run by fellow preemie parents and hospitals in an effort to ease their stress. Parents with infants in the NICU often get little sleep, forget to eat or resort to quick, unhealthy foods so they stay by their child’s side, Turner said. About a third of them suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental illness triggered by traumatic events. “Everyone is focused on the kids, and they should be,” Turner said. “But (mothers) need so much at that point.” In Maryland, premature births are not uncommon. In 2013, one in eight babies was born pre-term (before 37 weeks of the full 40 weeks of gestation), according to the March of Dimes. In Baltimore City, that number increases to one in seven. And the prevalence of health problems, some of which are life-threatening, is high in premature babies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls pre-term birth the greatest contributor to infant death and a leading cause of long-term neurological disabilities. Most pre-term babies have low birth weights and experience respiratory problems that require mechanical ventilation or other devices to help them breathe, said Dr. David Kanter, a neonatologist at Sinai Hospital. “Their lungs are just not ready to be here,” he said. They can also have apnea, a pause in breathing, and bradycardia, a slowing of the heart rate, said Janet Alderfer, NICU nurse manager at Sinai Hospital. These conditions are potentially life-threatening if not monitored. Depending on the gestational age at birth, some premature infants are kept in dark, covered isolettes — incubatorlike homes with temperature and humidity controls — to simulate the womb. The lack of physical contact with the baby can take an emotional toll on parents as well. At Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, NICU nurses encourage parents to participate in the preemie’s care whenever possible, said Polly
BIRTHDAY Logan Piper Byerly celebrated her first birthday on May 24, 2016, with a Little Mermaid birthday party. She is the daughter of Matt and Teri (Enciso) Byerly, of Indiana. She is the granddaughter of Anthony and Vickie Enciso and Rick and Barb Byerly, all of Indiana. Her great-grandparents are Clair and Donna Ruffner Jr. and Laird and Dolly Byerly, all of Indiana.
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NATALIE ESTELLE recently held her daughter, Andrea Estelle, 18 months, at left, and Joi Turner held her son, Alexander Aybar Jr., 10 months. White, nurse navigator for the NICU. “We want them to be involved as much as they can be and want to be,” she said. “That helps because they see their baby as a baby and not a thing in an isolette.” Parents of babies born at 32 weeks or earlier receive “journey bead necklaces,” collecting up to 10 beads, each representing a parental milestone, like the first diaper change, first bottle or breast-feeding, and the first time the baby is held skin-to-skin. “It’s a sweet little token and a memory,” said Shanna Blackwell, a Baltimore resident whose son, Moses, was born at just 23 weeks and two days. “And it’s a reminder of the journey he’s been through. This is our little baby, and it’s a miracle that he’s here.” Amanda Rombach’s daughter, Emily, was born at 26 weeks and spent 86 days in the Greater Baltimore Medical Center NICU. “I could touch her hand, but I couldn’t hold her,” the former Baltimore resident said. “For the first month or so, I didn’t get to change her diaper, so I didn’t feel like a mom.” The diaper changes and late-night feedings eventually came. But four years later, when Rombach’s second daughter, Anna, arrived early, she did not survive. “No matter how young a baby is when they pass, they’re still a baby, and they’re still a part of you,” she said. “I didn’t know I could love and it would hurt so much. I think about her every day.” Parents are often unprepared for the medical and emotional issues that come with having a preemie, Alderfer said. “They’re not going to go out in the wheelchair with the lovely bow in the baby’s hair,” she said. “It’s fear of the unknown. All the things associated with shock and trauma happen to these folks.” Mental support is essential for parents of preemies in the NICU, parents said. Many hospitals have social workers dedicated to the NICU and postpartum units who discuss the stress associated with having a baby in the NICU, provide mental health screenings and refer parents to community resources as needed. Still, many parents said mental illnesses like PTSD don’t strike until weeks or months after the baby is born. “You have a birth plan in mind, and when things don’t go that way, and you’re forced into a situation where you have to use the NICU, it’s a very unnatural environment,” said Michelle Stansbury, a Westminster resident who lost her son, Mason, a month after he was born. Shortly after Mason died, Stansbury was diagnosed with PTSD. “A lot of times, it goes under the radar,” she said.
A March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program at Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center increased its focus on mental health awareness for life after the NICU, said Christy Keppel, former family support specialist. “We found this dearth of information out there,” she said. “This is affecting a lot more people than we realize.” The program trained nurses to recognize PTSD and understand its longterm effects. It also added discussions on stress reduction during weekly “parent topic hours” for NICU families and provided parents with a booklet on mental health disorders. Parents said the NICU nurses and doctors are invaluable resources when it comes to preemie care and support. Many hospitals, including Sinai, also have rooms where parents of NICU babies can stay overnight. But parents said the biggest support they receive comes from fellow preemie moms and dads. At Sinai Hospital, Stansbury created “Mason’s Library” in honor of her son. The library is filled with hundreds of books to be used by parents reading to their preemies or by siblings in need of entertainment. Alderfer said parents use the library daily. Rombach routinely volunteers with the March of Dimes, walking at the organization’s annual March for Babies and sharing her story at Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center’s March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program. “I felt like if I could talk about it, it would help others,” she said. But the challenges of having a preterm baby aren’t just emotional; it can affect parents physically, too, Turner said. Once a month, Turner and Estelle bring Preemie Moms Rock to the NICU at Sinai Hospital. Using donations and money raised through Tshirt sales, they offer parents healthy meals like chicken sandwiches, quinoa granola and fresh vegetables. They also offer willing ears. “At first, the families are intimidated,” Estelle said. “But once we start talking and sharing our experience, they loosen up a little bit.” During their most recent visit, the women spent about 15 minutes talking with a new NICU mom still in shock that her baby came early. Alex, now 11 months, Andrea, now 18 months, and Estelle’s second child, 6month-old Anthony Jr., sat nearby. The mother, who had yet to meet other preemie parents in the NICU, seemed comforted knowing Alex and Andrea were born at just 25 weeks and are now thriving. “We’ve been there,” Estelle said. “We get it. We’re not counselors. We’re just talking about real-life experiences.”
How to spend below your means The data is in, and it’s not pretty. The average American is spending $1.22 for each $1 of income. If you’re one of the overspending average, you’re in trouble. You are digging yourself into a horrible pit of debt. Let’s say you’re below the average spender and spend Email $1 for questions or every $1 tips to you earn. mary@every That’s a lot daycheap better. But skate.com or you’re still Everyday living Cheapskate, from pay12340 Seal check to Beach Blvd., paycheck. Suite B-416, If one Seal Beach, CA thing goes 90740. wrong, you’ll be in trouble. The key to achieving financial freedom is to live below your means. Limit your spending to 80 cents for each $1 you earn. That leaves 10 cents to spend
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EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE and 10 cents to save for the future. That’s called balance, and I promise that if you live by that formula you will never be broke. Is it impossible? No. But it takes skill, effort and determination. It takes desire and commitment to live below your means without giving up your lifestyle or your quality of life. The first step is to adopt a new attitude, a simple personal standard: I do not pay full price for anything. It is not realistic to think you will never pay full price for anything, or that everything is available somewhere for just pennies on the dollar. But if your goal is to exclusively buy halfpriced items, it will average out over time. This is a mindset and an attitude. Don’t worry about losing your dignity and being plunged into a life of poverty if you live below your means. In fact, no one will know how you spend your money unless you write “I’m Cheap!” on your fore-
head. Instead, write this in your mind: Wherever I am, whatever I do, there is a way to do it for less. Living below your means doesn’t require you to give up the things that bring you joy and add to your quality of life. It just means that you find a way to have things for less. Or, you decide to be happy by choosing to want what you already have. Here’s one example of how to cut the cost of an act that millions of people do every day: Let’s say you are hooked on caffe lattes or other pricey Starbucks beverages. With a slight adjustment, you can cut the price tag for a tall (which means small) Caffe Latte nearly in half without sacrificing your Starbucks experience. Near me, a caffe latte costs around $3.39. Instead, order a strong freshly brewed coffee for about $1.75. Request that it be made extra hot. Then, step to the side counter, where you will find a lovely assortment of creams, sweeteners and flavorings for no additional charge. Add milk or cream until your drink
reasonably resembles a Caffe Latte. It won’t be exactly the same (a true caffe latte is made with espresso and steamed milk), but I can no longer tell the difference, and that says a lot because I am not one to be fooled easy. What makes it taste even better is knowing I paid half the price. Living below your means doesn’t equate to deprivation and misery. Actually, it’s just the opposite. Spending more than you earn is a surefire way to plunge yourself into deprivation and financial misery. By living below your means, you, too, will know the secret shared by many who have learned how to live extraordinary lives on an ordinary income. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website and the author of “Debt-Proof Living,” released in 2014. To find out more about Mary and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY Buck and Maggie Shotts will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 4. They were wed 50 years ago at the former Evangelical United Brethren Church in Indiana, now the Trinity United Methodist Church. They have two sons, Jim and Steve, daughters-inlaw, Sarah and Jeanette, and four grandchildren, Thomas, Hannah, Arden
and Jonas. They will be celebrating their anniversary by renewing their vows at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 398 Church St., Indiana. The couple invites friends to come as they once again come before God in pledging their vows to each other. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.
COMING EVENTS LUNCH: Former Indiana Sportswear (Campus) employees will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Friday at Hoss’s Steak & Sea House, Wayne Avenue, White Township. DANCE: An Indiana Singles Dance will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 420 Philadelphia St., Indiana. A snack will be served at 7:30 p.m. Music will be provided by DJ-T-Rox. Please note that there will be no dance on June 17. For more information, call Bonnie at (724) 397-2672, Martha at (724) 840-4983 or Ed at (724) 422-2060. 98TH ANNIVERSARY: Catholic Daughters, Ct. St. Bernard #339, Indiana, will hold its 98th Anniversary Celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, in the St. Bernard’s Social Hall. Dinner choices are stuffed chicken breast and stuffed pork chops. Entertainment is planned. The cost is $13.50. Reservations will be taken after Mass on Saturday and Sunday. A check must accompany reservations. Reservation deadline is June 6.
If you see these people today, be sure to wish them a happy birthday: • Loretta Gamble, Brush Valley • Nathan Gaston, Blairsville • Mandy Kephart, Arcadia • Janet Sexton, Indiana • Miranda Schultz, Home • Phyllis Shadle, Marion Center • Nicole Sokol, Indiana The Gazette would like to wish you a “Happy Birthday!” To have a name added to the list, call (724) 4655555, 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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our Honor, I rise this week in defense of Hillary Clinton. I see from polls that Clinton scores very low on “trustworthy” questions. Well, let’s talk about truth in politics. All politicians shade the truth at times. Some do it more than others. Indeed, when Donald Trump tells the truth, it should be labeled “Breaking News — Trump tells truth without immediately contradicting himself. We’re going live to the scene right now.” Here is what is relevant: Lying is serious business. But Clinton’s fibs or lack of candor are all about bad judgments she made on issues that will not impact the future of either my family or my country. Private email servers? Cattle futures? Goldman Sachs lectures? All really stupid, but my kids will not be harmed by those poor calls. Debate where she came out on Iraq and Libya, if you will, but those were considered judgment calls, and if you disagree don’t vote for her. But while Hillary’s struggles with the whole truth on certain issues have garnered huge attention, driving up her negatives, Trump and Bernie Sanders have been getting away with some full Burger King Double Whoppers that will come crashing down on the whole country if either gets the chance to do what he says. Trump told a biker rally in Washington on Sunday: “When you think of the great Gen. Patton and all our generals, they are spinning in their graves when they watch we can’t beat ISIS. ... We are going to knock the hell out of them.” Then, for good measure, he repeated his longThomas standing call to build a wall along Friedman writes the Mexican border, and when he a column for The asked who would pay for it, the New York Times. crowd shouted in unison: “Mexico!” Trump added, “Not even a doubt.” Really, not even a doubt? Why hasn’t President Barack Obama been a “real man” and just carpet-bombed the Islamic State off the face of the earth? Answer: 1.) ISIS is embedded in urban areas, among Iraqi and Syrian civilians, so we can’t carpet-bomb the terrorists without killing all the civilians around them. 2.) If Obama sent the 82nd Airborne into Mosul and wiped out ISIS, after horrific door-to-door fighting, the morning after the battle we would own Mosul, because there is no agreement among Sunni tribes there, let alone the Kurds, Shiites and neighboring Turkey, over who should control Mosul postISIS. In other words, we’d be stuck governing it. So Obama is trying to squeeze ISIS with one hand while trying to squeeze Iraqis to come together around a post-ISIS order with the other. It’s called being strategic and Gen. Patton would be applauding from his grave. On Mexico, please tell me why it would pay for a multibillion-dollar wall on our border and how we would compel our neighbor to do so and what impact that would have on U.S. companies? To act as if those are not even issues is fraud. Trump’s tax plan? The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that it would decrease tax revenues over 10 years by $11.2 trillion, and since Trump has ruled out entitlement cuts, he would need to slash all discretionary federal spending by 80 percent — that’s where the defense, research and education budgets come from. This is not just magical thinking, it’s nonsense, and if Trump implemented half of it, your kids would pay dearly. As for Sanders, he is promising to break up the big banks. Under what legal authority? What would be the economic fallout? And how would this raise stagnant incomes for middle-class Americans? Sanders mumbles on these questions. The Tax Policy Center said in a study of Sanders’ full economic plan, including free health care, with no premiums or copays, and free college education, more generous Social Security benefits and 12 weeks of family leave, “Even though Sanders would raise taxes on nearly all households by a total of more than $15 trillion over the next decade, his plan still would add an additional $18 trillion (plus at least $3 trillion in interest) to the national debt over the period” and thereby “create an enormous fiscal challenge.” Even eliminating the defense budget wouldn’t come close to balancing his books. If you’re a college student “feeling the Bern,” I hope you’re wearing sunscreen, because if Sanders wins, you and your kids will be paying for his cash burn for eternity. All lying in politics is not created equal. I think the ideology Sanders is selling is fanciful, but underlying it is a moral critique of modern capitalism that has merit and deserves to be heard. But Sanders is not being truthful about the costs. What is grating about Clinton is that her prevarications seem so unnecessary and often insult our intelligence. But they are not about existential issues. As for Trump, his lies are industrial size and often contradict each other. But there is no theory behind his lies, except what will advance him, which is why Trump is only scary if he wins. Otherwise, his candidacy will leave no ideas behind. It will just be a reality TV show that got canceled. This is serious. We’re about to elect all three branches of our government. I wish we had better choices, but given the options, I’d vote for the candidate who is most likely to be a practical unifier and get some things done — and who only tells whoppers about herself, not about my country’s future.
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
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In defense of Cincinnati Zoo
he typical response when someone saves a small child from harm isn’t “How dare you?” But the Cincinnati Zoo has been subjected to a torrent of abuse for making the agonizing decision to shoot and kill one of its gorillas, a 17-year-old silverback named Harambe, when a 4-year-old boy fell into its enclosure. Invariably, the adjective used to describe Harambe is “magnificent,” and rightly so. Gorillas are physically imposing and highly intelligent, with sophisticated social structures. In a better world, they probably wouldn’t be confined for our viewing pleasure, but that’s another issue. The question is what should the Cincinnati Zoo have done when forced to choose between the welfare of a prodigious animal and a small human? This wasn’t a case of a hunter who went out of his way at great expense and trouble to shoot a lion or some other glorious creature for the triumphant photo with the carcass and the trophy on the wall back home. This wasn’t a poacher who killed for tawdry profit. This wasn’t a fly-bynight roadside attraction abusing the poor creatures in its clutches. This was a serious, responsible institution con-
fronted with a life-and- Koko the sign-language godeath crisis, in real time rilla really cares about and not of its devising. global warming. When the little boy Gorillas are indeed — somehow crawled through putting aside their hairthe fencing outside the enraisingly brutal sexual policlosure and splashed into tics — largely peaceful and water with admirable mothHarambe — ers and fathers. and yes, the They are still boy’s mother wild beasts. should have Harambe was a been paying forbiddingly closer attention strong 420-pound — the child’s life creature with no was potentially experience babyin danger. This sitting. He could was self-evident seriously hurt a to the shocked child without and dismayed even trying. witnesses, who Once that is acwatched knowledged, it’s Harambe drag clear that the zoo the kid around had no good by the ankle like choices. Its critics a proverbial rag Rich Lowry’s — including doll. celebrities who column is Everything are suddenly amdistributed by that people ateur primatoloKing Features lamenting the gists — have inSyndicate. shooting say sisted there must
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about Harambe may be true: He wanted to help. He didn’t mean the child any harm. He was merely confused. None of this means he wasn’t a danger. We desperately want to anthropomorphize apes, and make them out to be the gentle giants of our imagination. We want to believe that King Kong was just misunderstood, with a thing for blondes. That
have been a way to create a happy ending for all. The zoo could have reasoned with Harambe. But zoo officials called the gorillas out of the enclosure when the child fell in; the two females complied, Harambe did not. They could have tranquilized Harambe. But this would have agitated him more, and the tranquilizers would have taken time to
work. They could have, as one expert mused to an Australian paper, shot the gorilla in the shoulder. Because there’s nothing like a badly wounded gorilla in possession of a child. G.K. Chesterton wrote of the healthy and unhealthy love of animals, with the latter characterized by its overseriousness. Exhibit A: the change.org petition that has garnered more than 300,000 signatures and is titled “Justice for Harambe.” For his part, Chesterton was quite prepared to love a rhinoceros (“with reasonable precautions”), but couldn’t give himself over to what he called “animal worship.” He believed that “wherever there is Animal Worship there is Human Sacrifice. That is, both symbolically and literally, a real truth of historical experience.” In this case, the would-be human sacrifice wasn’t an abstraction. He was a 4year-old boy. The Cincinnati Zoo, to its credit, wasn’t willing to discount his welfare, even if the decision was excruciating. It sacrificed the beast to protect the child. In a less sentimental age, the moral calculus would be obvious. comments.lowry @nationalreview.com
Treat addiction as disease, not defect By LEE TANNENBAUM For The Baltimore Sun
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have followed news of Prince’s death this spring with a mix of anger and insight. While the cause is still under investigation, officials suspect prescription drugs played a role; authorities found opioid medication on him when he died and in his Minnesota home. From my lengthy experience as a doctor who specializes in the treatment of those addicted to such pain medications, I believe it is likely that he was taking more and more of these medications because of probable withdrawal symptoms until he overdosed and died. And I hope his death inspires people to look at how we treat those with addictions, as much as his music inspired them in life. We need to treat the people who suffer from it as having an illness like any other and not as a personal failing.
MOST PEOPLE continue to believe that addiction is a self-inflicted wound caused by a voluntary behavior and that appropriate “counseling” of the addicted person will result in effective treatment. That belief is the biggest myth of all, often repeated even by treatment professionals who should know better. The fact of the matter is that people develop tolerance to pain medications, become dependent, have intolerable withdrawal symptoms and then eventually end up taking higher doses, even if they start off taking medications exactly as directed. It is therefore physiology and biochemistry — not a moral failing — that causes people to take prescribed pain medications to the point the opioids cause terrible withdrawal symptoms if not taken.
Medical science has shown one of the brain’s constant goals is to try to maintain a chemical balance. When a high tolerance occurs because of frequent use, and when drug use stops, the sudden, sharp drop in neurotransmitter levels upsets the chemical balance. The brain activates a deep, instinctive drive to get more drugs and restore the higher neurotransmitter levels the brain is now used to having. These impulses produce insatiable cravings. The brain works against the will of the person because the brain is deprived of something it thinks it needs to survive, and the brain’s only goal becomes to obtain that substance again. Still, society treats those who use opioid pain medications as having failed at a personal level. Even our language shows how we view them. Those who test drug free are “clean.” Those with drugs in their system are “dirty.” We do not view other diseases such as heart disease or cancer in such a way. Even many common treatments, such as 12-step programs, emphasize that addiction can be treated by relying on a “higher power” to cure it instead of treating it like the medical illness that it is. We do not expect diabetics to rely on a higher power to solve their health problems. People die daily from a combination of untreated withdrawal symptoms and unintended overdoses. It is comforting for us to believe that after people cease use of an addictive drug, their synapses and receptor sites repair themselves and the brain returns to its natural balance. If this were true, simple detoxification would allow people an opportunity to recover. Unfortunately, medical profession-
als know this is not always the case. With our new understanding of the disease of addiction, we have been able to develop some medications, such as buprenorphine, which can get at the root of the medical problem, at the neurochemical level. These medications offer us a true chance to treat and beat the disease of addiction. However, because of the myths, stigma and lack of proper medical resources, that treatment can be hard for people in need to seek out and to find. An attorney for California-based drug-addiction consultant Andrew Kornfeld told reporters that he had plans to meet with Prince to encourage the entertainer to enter rehab and begin treatment with buprenorphine, but he was too late.
IF PRINCE, a very wealthy and influential person, had difficulty finding the proper course of treatment in time, or felt it necessary to keep his struggles to himself, think how difficult it must be for people whose disease has already deprived them of financial and other resources to seek out help. Addiction treatment needs to be readily accessible just like treatment for other common diseases. For Prince, the medicine that might have treated his illness and saved his life was too slow in coming. For those who still live with the disease of addiction and the medical professionals who treat them, it does not have to be. It’s time we started an open and honest conversation about treating addiction before more senseless deaths occur. Dr. Lee Tannenbaum (Baca@baca. comcastbiz.net) is the founder of Bel Air Center for Addictions in Bel Air, Md., and author of “The Addiction Conspiracy.”
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Baylor president resigns from chancellor role WACO, Texas (AP) — Ken Starr resigned as Baylor University’s chancellor on Wednesday, a week after the former prosecutor who led the investigation of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal was removed as the school’s president over its handling of sexual assault complaints against football players. Starr, who will continue to teach at the law school, told ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he didn’t know about the allegations of sexual assault involving members of Baylor’s vaunted football program until media reports first surfaced in 2015 during a player’s trial. “I didn’t know about what was happening, but I have to, and I willingly do accept responsibility. The captain goes down with the ship,” said Starr, who was hired as president of the nation’s largest Baptist university in 2010 after gaining renown as the special prosecutor who investigated Clinton’s affair with Lewinsky, a White House intern. The school hired Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton to investigate allegations surrounding the football team last year. It released its findings last week, determining that under Starr’s leadership, Baylor did little to respond to accusations of sexual assault involving football players over several years. School regents came under fire for allowing Starr to stay on in the prominent role of chancel-
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lor for external fundraising. Starr resigned the position Wednesday morning, effective immediately, telling ESPN he did it “with sorrow” and “as a matter of conscience.” “We need to heal Baylor. ... We need to put this horrible situation behind us,” Starr said. Baylor regents issued a statement thanking Starr for his service. “We recognize this is a tumultuous time for Baylor, most importantly for our current and former students and victims of sexual assault. We were horrified by what we learned from the investigation and again express our public acknowledgment and deepest apologies,” the regents said. Starr didn’t immediately respond to requests from The Associated Press for comment. The scandal has resulted in major upheaval at the Waco school, which emerged from years in the athletic doldrums to become one of the top football programs in the Big 12 and nationally. The same day Baylor released its report, the regents fired head coach Art Briles and sanctioned athletic director Ian McCaw, who resigned on Monday, the same day the school hired Jim Grobe to coach the 2016 season. Starr called Briles “a very powerful father figure” who “wants the best for these young men.” Starr said he wasn’t consulted before Briles was fired. The report didn’t identify specific cases, but two
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit by abortion protesters who say their free speech rights are violated by a Pittsburgh ordinance establishing a 15-foot buffer zone around clinic entrances. The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals doesn’t address the merits of the lawsuit filed on behalf of protesters by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative activist group. Rather, in allowing the lawsuit to go forward, the court recognized a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a 35-foot protest zone around clinic entrances in Massachusetts. The lawsuit targeting the Pittsburgh ordinance contends the buffers prevent local anti-abortion activists — who they refer to as
KEN STARR ... was unaware of claims football players have been convicted of sexual assault since 2014. In the past year, there have been multiple reports of other alleged assaults and women who said the school did nothing to help. The report said school administrators discouraged students from reporting or participating in student conduct reviews of sexual assault complaints, and that they even contributed to or accommodated a “hostile” environment against the alleged victims. In one case, the actions of administrators “constituted retaliation against a complainant for reporting sexual assault,” the report said. University leaders were also slow to enact federally required student conduct processes and they failed to identify and eliminate the hostile environment toward victims, the report found. Starr told ESPN that he didn’t think the school had a problem until the August 2015 conviction of football player Sam Ukwuachu, who sexually assaulted another student. But Tevin Elliott, another football player, had been convicted of sexual assault in 2014 and multiple women have said they notified school officials they had been attacked by Elliott.
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Alleged gun-buyer had ties Smith’ Smith’s Sm mitith th’’s Furniture Furn Fur Fu urn rnniture nititu ni tur ure re to jihadists LOS ANGELES (AP) — The friend who bought the high-powered rifles used in the San Bernardino terrorist attack had ties to a group of California jihadists arrested in 2012 as they tried to fly to Afghanistan to join al-Qaida, federal prosecutors said. The revelation by prosecutors filed Tuesday is the first time they have linked Enrique Marquez Jr. with other possible terrorist groups. The FBI has always said its investigators couldn’t find any link between Marquez and other terrorists. Marquez, 24, has pleaded not guilty to conspiring with one of the San Bernardino shooters to provide material support to terrorists for an unrelated plot. He is also charged with a federal firearms charge for purchasing the guns Syed Rizwan Farook and Farook’s wife, Tashfeen Malik, used in the Dec. 2 attacks in which they killed 14 people before dying in a gunfight with police. Prosecutors said Marquez plotted in 2011 and 2012 with Farook to massacre college students and gun down motorists on a gridlocked freeway and bought two rifles for Farook. Marquez said he backed out of the plot after four men in the area about 60 miles inland from Los Angeles were arrested on terrorism charges in late 2012, the FBI said in court documents. Until now, however, prosecutors did not connect him to any other terror plots. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the government to seize a life insurance payout to Farook’s mother, however, federal prosecutors linked Marquez to a group of California jihadists. “During this period, Marquez had ties to a group of jihadists (‘California jihadists’) who were arrested in 2012 when they attempted to travel to Afghanistan to join al-Qaida,” the suit said. The lawsuit provided no further details and a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office wouldn’t comment.
help to women.” The Massachusetts case, known as McCullen “teaches that the constitutionality of buffer zone laws turns on the factual circumstances giving rise to the law in each individual case — the same type of buffer zone may be upheld on one record where it might be struck down on another,” the court ruled. What that means is the protesters need to be given a chance to develop the facts surrounding their claim before any future decision is made on whether the lawsuit can proceed. “The Third Circuit’s ruling just means the case will proceed for now, and there will be other opportunities for the City to prove the Ordinance should be upheld as constitutional,” Assistant City Solicitor Matthew McHale said in a written statement.
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Quadruplets bid farewell to United Continued from Page 1 the beginning of a new time in their lives, when they won’t be side-by-side constantly, when they won’t be recognized only while in the company of their siblings, and when they can begin the journey into adulthood on their own terms. “Oh yeah,” said Shyloh, the oldest, and only girl, of the four, “I’m ready to be done.” “For the most part,” said Levi, the oldest boy. “I’m pretty excited to have something new, for a change.” “I’m kind of excited to be off on my own, to be my own person,” said Noah, the thirdoldest. “I’m excited,” said Caleb, the youngest. “I’m ready to move on.” The quadruplets might be ready to put high school behind them, but they know breaking away from each other won’t be so easy. They’re a tight-knit group that runs in the same circles in school, play on some of the same teams and participate in some of the same clubs. And when they’re home, they generally get along pretty well, and that’s saying something considering the family of eight lives in a three-bedroom house. “But sometimes we do fight,” said Caleb. “It’s usually over little, petty stuff.” It’s been a long and sometimes challenging road that has brought the Walls family to this point. Through in vitro fertilization, they were blessed with the quadruplets, and their bounty grew larger when sisters Sasha, now 14, and Jada, 7, came along. Joe and Jacinda each come from somewhat large families, and they got married in 1992 knowing they wanted multiple children. “But we never dreamt about six kids,” Joe said. At first, it was a challenge to keep up with everything, and that problem only grew when the kids did. The fact all four quadruplets, plus Sasha, are heavily involved in activities at United means Joe and Jacinda oftentimes find themselves not knowing whether they’re coming or going. But when the quadruplets got their drivers’ licenses a couple years ago, things eased up a bit, although Joe still leaves the house at 6 a.m. to get to his job as a union electrician so he can be back in time to help get the kids to practice, games and contests in the evenings. Other than getting everyone where they needed to be at the right time, the other issue for Joe and Jacinda has been accepting the fact their four oldest children are preparing to leave home, something that seemed light years away when the quadruplets were still in diapers. “I’m fine with it, but it’s starting to be pretty emotional,” Joe said. “I can remember when they were born and everybody always said, ‘take time with them because life will fly by.’ Well, it seems like yesterday that we were bringing them home from the hospital.” Joe said he and Jacinda got a taste of what the future holds during a recent school trip to Disney World for the United marching band. The quadruplets, plus Sasha, went off together, leaving Jada alone with the parents. “It was like, ‘Wow, being a family of three is so weird,’” he said. The Walls family could be cut in half pretty soon, though. Shyloh and Levi will be headed to Penn State Altoona in the fall, Noah will be off to the Penn State main campus in State College, and Caleb is still debating whether to join Shyloh and Levi in Altoona or take his own path and join the electrician’s union. “I’m kind of excited about that,” Shyloh said, “because I know I’ll always have a friend with me.” The quadruplets have become celebrities of sorts in their school. At a small school like United, having two siblings in a class is unusual, so having four is mind-blowing. And don’t think the Walls haven’t used that to their advantage. The three boys have oftentimes tortured their teachers by switching seats, a gimmick their classmates were always in on, but the teachers knew nothing about — until some time had passed. “It’s always kind of been fun,” said Levi. “It was entertaining until the teachers caught on.” “Sometimes it was the entire class period before (the teacher) noticed,” Noah recalled with pleasure. “Everybody laughed.” There might be a little laughing tonight at commencement, but Jacinda expects mostly tears. Moms usually cry at graduation when their child walks across the stage, but she will have to endure all the emotions four times. That’s why during the last few weeks, she has been trying to keep busy and not think too much about tonight’s ceremony. She works from home doing legal transcriptions, and Sasha and Jada also need their mom, so distractions have been plenty. “It’s really emotional for me,” she said. “I’m glad I have so much stuff to do because it keeps me busy and keeps me moving so I’m not always thinking about it.” As for the kids, well, they’re ready to get to the school tonight, put on the cap and gown and grab their diplomas. They’ll certainly be corralled into some group photos, and as much as they might protest it, they might feel a twinge of sadness knowing this is the final chapter of an 18-year book they all read together. The good news for Joe and Jacinda, though, is that the nest isn’t quite empty yet. Sasha and Jada have a few more years to go until they graduate, and things will never be the same after that. “I think,” Shyloh said of her parents, “they’ll miss us.” They certainly will. But first, Joe and Jacinda need to get through tonight. It’s a night they knew would come, but just not this quickly. “We blinked,” Jacinda said, “and now they’re graduating.”
TORCH RELAY RUNNERS HAVE teamed up with law enforcement to run the torch for the Pennsylvania Special Olympics from PNC Park in Pittsburgh to Medlar Field in State College. On Wednesday, the runners and their escorts moved through Blairsville along Route 22 on Day Two of the three-day journey that will cover 150 miles. Running in front, from left, are Mark Rosenthal and Jeff Shaw. Running behind them, from left, are Anne Styn and Mark Schau. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for this evening. TOM PEEL/Gazette
Blairsville residents want answers Continued from Page 1 “My stepdaughter’s belongings are all ruined other than the metal bed,” Griffith said. “All the walls had to be cut out.” According to Indiana County’s Emergency Management report, around 11 p.m. Saturday evening the Blairsville and Black Lick fire departments were “responding to multiple flooded basements and weather-related incidents.” “Our system is not designed for 2½ inches of rain in 40 minutes,” Smith said. The municipal authority’s main concern at this time is to “maintain the flow” of the 12inch sewer line where the problems started. “At the present time, we have temporary pumps set up to transfer the wastewater,” Smith said. A new line will keep the soil from the landslide from falling into the tunnel and blocking the flow within it. “Someone is checking on the pumps every four hours,” Smith said. “We’re doing everything we can.” In addition, he said fuel is added to the pumps every 24 hours. Safety is a significant concern for the authority, though. Borough engineer Mike Meyer recommended on Wednesday that “none of the borough workers go back into that area because there is a severe safety issue.” He explained that the backfill of the area is composed of concrete, bricks, organic materials and other materials that are “uncompactable.” Meyer is unsure at this time how far the weak backfill extends. “The other problem is that once (the area) is disturbed it
THIS PHOTO shot by borough manager Tim Evans shows flooding on Market Street after heavy rains late Saturday night. can shear at any time,” he said. The repair of the actual landslide area is in the hands of the borough. An initial bid for the repairs exceeded $700,000, Evans said. The borough has been working with multiple agencies to seek funding for the repairs through grants. After heated discussion over the legalities of sharing funds, the Blairsville Municipal Authority granted borough council the use of a $200,000 credit line for work on the area. The motion passed 5 to 1, with Smith abstaining from the vote. Smith said he would not vote because the money has already been approved for use by the borough, in which case work could have begun on the area more than a month ago. The borough council was unaware that the funds had been released, multiple members said. “I wasn’t aware of this money being released but there is no
way these people should have had to endure … that kind of catastrophic (event),” said councilman Ab Dettorre. “This never should have happened and it just irritates the hell out of me that so many people had to suffer because we can’t get on the same page.” Municipal authority member Patty Evanko motioned that both bodies meet at least once a week while this issue is being resolved. The motion passed, and follow-ups to each meeting will be presented to the board as well as be posted on the municipal authority’s website and Facebook page. Rainfall also caused heavy flooding in the businesses area of Blairsville. According to Dettorre, who responded to the flooding this weekend as a member of the Blairsville fire department, a Market Street drain flooded, causing damage to multiple
businesses. “This is a major concern and this has happened a number of times now,” Dettorre said. He said the drain can only take so much water before it begins to flood during a heavy rainfall. The flooding caused about $15,000 in damage at Hewitt Real Estate’s Market Street office, he reported, and said there was also significant damage to the liquor store on the street. The district magistrate’s office as well as Blairsville Pharmacy also were damaged by water. “In the Tractor Supply lot there is a lake probably 50 yards long and 30, 40 or 50 feet wide,” Dettorre said. “The railroad tracks are flooded from the Market Street side all the way past the old Moose building” on Campbell Street. The flooding on Market Street is a result of a sewer separation project done by the Blairsville Municipal Authority in 2010, Evans said. The catch basin and storm lines were installed incorrectly, which results in stormwater backup. “The borough has been telling the authority that there is a problem there for several years and they have taken no action,” Evans said. Authority members did not take action Wednesday on a fix for the Market Street flooding. Dettorre said he fears businesses in the area will relocate elsewhere if these issues are not resolved. Residents who have experienced flooding can turn their names and addresses in to Tim Evans at the Blairsville Borough office, where the information will be sent to the borough’s insurance company.
FDA issues new guidelines on sodium Continued from Page 1 stroke. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said that many people may not be conscious of how much sodium they are eating until they get sick. “Our great hope is that this will initiate a very serious national dialogue,” he said. Americans eat about 1½ teaspoons of salt daily, or 3,400 milligrams. That amount hasn’t gone down over the years, and it’s about a third more than the government recommends for good health. Most of that sodium is hidden inside common processed foods and restaurant meals, making it harder for consumers to control how much they eat. The guidelines are longdelayed. The Food and Drug Administration first said it would issue voluntary guidelines in 2010, after an Institute of Medicine report said companies had not made enough progress on reducing sodium and advised the government to establish maximum levels for different foods. The FDA decided to go with a voluntary route instead. The delays came as food companies balked at the idea of government guidelines, pointing to myriad efforts already under way to reduce sodium. The food industry has also pointed to a newer, 2013 IOM report that said there is no good evidence that eating sodium at very low levels — below the 2,300 milligrams a day that the government recommends — offers benefits. Some companies have
worried that though the limits will be voluntary, the FDA is at heart a regulatory agency, and the guidelines are more warning than suggestion. But the wait means that Obama administration officials probably won’t be around to see if individual companies follow the guidelines. A new administration will be likely be tasked with making the proposed guidelines final, as they could take a year or more to complete. If companies do eventually comply with the guidelines, Americans won’t notice an immediate taste difference in higher-sodium foods like pizza, pasta, bread and soups. The idea is to encourage gradual change so consumers’ taste buds can adjust, and to give the companies time to develop lower-sodium foods. Many food companies and retailers already have pushed to reduce salt. WalMart, ConAgra Foods, Nestle and Subway restaurants say they have achieved major sodium reductions in their products. Mars Food, a subsidiary of Mars Inc. that produces Uncle Ben’s rice among other products, said the guidance “will drive a broader dialogue within the food industry and help inform consumers about the role sodium plays in their diet and overall health.” The companies say that in some cases, just removing added salt or switching ingredients does the trick. Potassium chloride can also substitute for common salt (sodium chloride), though too much can cause a metallic taste. In addition to flavor, companies use sodi-
um to increase shelf life, prevent the growth of bacteria, or improve texture and appearance. That can make it more difficult to remove from some products. Levels of sodium in food can vary widely. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sodium in a slice of white bread ranges from 80 milligrams to 230 milligrams. Three ounces of turkey deli meat can have 450 milligrams to 1,050 milligrams. The guidelines could face some backlash in Congress, where Republicans have fought the Obama administration over efforts to require calorie labels on menus and make school lunches healthier. When the administration attempted to create voluntary guidelines for advertising junk food for children, the industry fought the idea and Republicans in Congress backed the food companies up, prompting the administration to put them aside. Health groups have argued for mandatory standards, but say voluntary guidelines are a good first step. Michael Jacobson, the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, says the government should assess how the voluntary standards work, and set mandatory targets if they don’t. “It’s disappointing that the FDA is only proposing targets and not formal limits, but in this political climate with a Republican Congress and such massive industry opposition, we’re gratified that the administration is at least coming out with voluntary targets,” Jacobson said.
How much salt is in these foods By The Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration proposed new sodium guidelines Wednesday that encourage food companies and restaurants to lower the amount of sodium in the foods they sell. Americans now eat about 3,400 mg of sodium a day, about a third more than the 2,300 mg recommended. FDA’s two-year targets are designed to bring U.S. diets down to about 3000 mg daily, and the 10-year targets are designed to get diets down to the suggested 2,300 mg daily. Average sodium content per 100 grams, about 3½ ounces, in some topselling foods, and the new target averages for those foods: • Cream cheese spread Average sodium content in 2010: 401 mg Two-year target: 380 mg 10-tear target: 340 mg • Salad dressing Average sodium content in 2010: 1,047 mg Two-year target: 880 mg 10-tear target: 590 mg • Canned, condensed soup Average sodium content in 2010: 581 mg Two-year target: 520 mg 10-tear target: 430 mg • Ready-to-eat cereal, flakes Average sodium content in 2010: 647 mg Two-year target: 550 mg 10-tear target: 360 mg • White bread Average sodium content in 2010: 523 mg Two-year target: 440 mg 10-tear target: 300 mg • Turkey and chicken deli meats Average sodium content in 2010: 990 mg Two-year target: 900 mg 10-tear target: 780 mg
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Ohio officials mulling charges in zoo case CINCINNATI (AP) — No decision has been made yet on whether charges will be brought against the parents of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, causing an animal response team to shoot and kill the primate, authorities said. Cincinnati city spokesman Rocky Merz said Wednesday no determination has been made on possible charges nor has anything related to the case been released by city or county departments. Merz said an investigation into the incident Saturday at the zoo is ongoing and that Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters will review the case.
Iran says no Iranian pilgrims at next hajj TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran officially announced today that it won’t be sending pilgrims to the hajj this year, blaming Saudi Arabia for the move and claiming the kingdom has failed to provide adequate security for the pilgrims. The hajj has become a contentious issue as tensions between the two Mideast powers escalated after last year’s disaster at the hajj killed at least 2,426 people, according to an AP count. Iran has said the disaster killed 464 of its pilgrims. Iran has since demanded additional security guarantees for pilgrims but a second round of talks in Saudi Arabia this week failed to resolve the issue.
After five days, boy’s fate unknown TOKYO (AP) — The search for a boy who disappeared after his parents reportedly left him behind in a Japanese forest as punishment pushed into a fifth day today, with no clues to his fate. Yamato Tanooka, 7, has been missing since Saturday, when his parents said they made him get out of their car as punishment for misbehaving, leaving him behind in a wooded area on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. Police said more than 180 rescuers, including defense troops, were searching today, focusing on the area where the boy was believed to have been dropped off. Police said the parents said they made the boy get out of the car as “discipline,” after changing their earlier story that he disappeared while picking wild vegetables. The father said the boy was gone when he returned to the site several minutes later, police said.
Forbes: CEO is now worth nothing NEW YORK (AP) — Forbes has revised the net worth of the woman it crowned America’s richest self-made woman last year from $4.5 billion to nothing. Forbes says its estimate of Elizabeth Holmes’ wealth is based entirely on her 50 percent stake in troubled blood-testing startup Theranos. The company acknowledged in April that it’s under investigation by several regulators and agencies following a series of reports by The Wall Street Journal in which former employees said the company’s tests were unreliable. The tests use only a few drops of blood. Theranos said the articles were inaccurate when they were published. Forbes says its previous estimate of her wealth came from a $9 billion valuation for the company in 2014. Holmes, 32, started Palo Alto, Calif.-based Theranos in 2003 and remains its CEO.
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STUDENTS AND faculty members were escorted by a police officer from the scene of a fatal shooting Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Professor killed in UCLA murder-suicide By AMANDA LEE MYERS and CHRISTINE ARMARIO Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A murder-suicide brought a massive police response and widespread fear of an active shooter among tens of thousands of people at UCLA. Now fear has shifted to sadness as many lament the death of a professor who worked on computer models of the human heart who was also a doting father who coached his young son’s baseball team. William S. Klug, a professor of mechanical engineering, was gunned down in an engineering building office Wednesday, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation but not authorized to publicly discuss it. The shooter in the murder-suicide has not yet been identified, and finding his motive in killing Klug will be foremost in the investigation as it continues today. Classes at the University of California, Los Angeles campus will resume today for most of the school, and on Monday for the engineering department, whose students and faculty were coming to grips with his loss. “Bill was an absolutely wonderful man, just the nicest guy you would ever want to meet,” said a collaborator, UCLA Professor Alan Garfinkel. “Devoted family man, superb mentor and teacher to so many students. He was my close colleague and friend. Our research together was to build a computer model of the heart, a 50 million variable ‘virtual heart’ that could be used to test drugs.”
Peter Gianusso, who headed the El Segundo Little League where Klug coached, said he “exemplified what Little League was all about: character, courage and loyalty.” “He had a special relationship with his son through baseball, was a great coach, spent countless hours on the field with the boys and girls of El Segundo Little League,” Gianusso said. The initial reports from the scene set off widespread fears of an attempted mass shooting on campus, bringing a response of hundreds of heavily armed officers who swarmed the campus. Groups of officers stormed into buildings that had been locked down and cleared hallways as police helicopters hovered overhead. Advised by university text alerts to turn out the lights and lock the doors where they were, many students let friends and family know they were safe in social media posts. Some described frantic evacuation scenes, while others wrote that their doors weren’t locking and posted photos of photocopiers and foosball tables they used as barricades. After about two hours, city Police Chief Charlie Beck said it was a murder-suicide and declared the threat over. Two men were dead, and authorities found a gun and what might be a suicide note, he said. It was the week before final exams at UCLA, whose 43,000 students make it the largest campus in the University of California system. Those locked down inside classrooms described a nervous calm. Some said they had to rig the doors closed with whatever was at hand
because they would not lock. Umar Rehman, 21, was in a math sciences classroom adjacent to Engineering IV, the building where the shooting took place. The buildings are connected by walkway bridges near the center of the 419-acre campus. “We kept our eye on the door. We knew that somebody eventually could come,” he said, acknowledging the terror he felt. The door would not lock and those in the room devised a plan to hold it closed using a belt and crowbar, and demand ID from anyone who tried to get in. Scott Waugh, an executive vice chancellor and provost, said the university would look into concerns about doors that would not lock. One student who spent hours sheltering in a building did the same thing almost exactly two years ago when he was locked down in a dorm at UC Santa Barbara during a shooting rampage in the surrounding neighborhood that left six students dead and wounded 13 people. Jeremy Peschard, 21, said it was “scary” and “eerily similar” but also that having been through the feeling of crisis before left him almost numb. “I just felt a little bit less shocked, a little bit less taken aback by the reality of an active shooter on a college campus,” he told The Associated Press in an email. “Because I feel like this is the day and age we’re living in, that college campus shootings have genuinely become a normalized threat, almost like a natural disaster, except this type of destruction isn’t natural. It’s just really sad.”
Somalia hotel siege leaves 15 dead By ABDI GULED Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali security forces today ended an overnight siege by extremist gunmen at a hotel in the capital that killed at least 15 people, including two members of parliament, officials said. The assault started when a vehicle laden with explosives detonated outside the Ambassador Hotel on Wednesday evening and then three militants stormed inside the building, said the African Union Mission in Somalia. The African Union multinational force is bolstering Somalia’s weak government against an insurgency by the Islamic extremist group alShabab. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. One militant was killed at the entrance of the hotel while two others entered the building and shot at residents, the AU force said in a statement. All the attackers were killed in the siege that ended early today. Nine bodies were removed from the hotel after troops killed the last remaining assailants, Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior Somali police officer told The Associated Press. Six out of 40 people injured in the attack died from their wounds, said Ahmed Mohamed, a nurse at Madina hospital in Mogadishu. The chairman of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Francisco Madeira, condemned the
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SECURITY FORCES today examined the scene after a bomb attack on the Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. attack, saying it targeted government ministers, politicians and innocent citizens. The attack came on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, during which extremists often step up attacks in this volatile East African country. The hotel assault highlights challenges facing the Somali government and African Union forces that are struggling to secure the seaside
capital, which has seen a series of attacks by al-Shabab. An attack on another Mogadishu hotel and public garden in February killed at least nine civilians. A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the capital in April, killing at least five. The insurgents have been ousted from most of Somalia’s cities but continue to carry out bombings and suicide attacks.
WASHINGTON — The manual for the staff at Trump University events was precise: The room temperature should be 68 degrees. Seats should be arranged in a theater-style curve. And government prosecutors had no right to see any documents without a warrant. Instructing employees how to stall law enforcement investigations might seem like an unusual part of running a real estate seminar company. But at Trump University — which drew investigations by Democratic and Republican attorneys general alike — it was par for the course. Trump University guides unsealed this week by a federal judge in Southern California undercut Trump’s portrayal of his one-time real estate seminar course as an uncontroversial operation. Instead, the manuals reflect boiler-room sales tactics — the proceeds of which went largely to Trump. One guide encouraged staff to learn prospective enrollees’ motivations in order to better sell them on products: “Are they a single parent of three children that may need money for food?” the guide asked. When people balked at paying for expensive courses, the suggested response for Trump University staff was harsh. “I find it very difficult to believe you’ll invest in anything else if you don’t believe enough to invest in yourself and your education,” the guide offered as a recommended response. Those who bought into Trump University ended up paying as much as $34,995 for what was purported to be private mentoring with supposed real estate experts — some of whom Trump himself later acknowledged were unqualified. With past Trump-affiliated business failures, Trump has often distanced himself by noting that his only financial involvement was a branding agreement. In the case of Trump University, however, Trump’s ownership is not in dispute — Trump wanted the business for himself. When future Trump University President Michael Sexton pitched Trump on the deal, he wanted to pay Trump a flat fee in a licensing deal. Trump rejected that, Sexton said in a deposition. Trump “felt this was a very good business, and he wanted to put his own money into it,” said Sexton, who ended up receiving $250,000 a year from Trump to run a business in which Trump held more than a 90 percent stake. The design of the Trump University operating agreement “was entirely in the hands of the Trump legal team,” Sexton said. Other court records and depositions showed that Trump and senior members of the Trump Organization were responsible for reviewing and signing all checks — and that Trump withdrew at least $2 million from the business. Trump reviewed the advertising for Trump University’s courses, Sexton said. And he did not believe Trump ever looked at what the three-day seminars included. “Mr. Trump is not going to go through a 300-page, you know, binder of content,” Sexton said. The impression of Trump’s involvement given to potential customers was quite different, according to a script for Trump University telemarketers. “You know who my boss is, right?” the script reads. “Mr. Trump is on a mission to create the next wave of independently wealthy entrepreneurs in America. Is that YOU?” Trump has defended Trump University by citing surveys in which 98 percent of students reported being pleased with the program. But those surveys took place before students had experienced the full program and were not anonymous, plaintiffs lawyers have said. A higher percentage demanded refunds later. As scores of students complained that Trump University was a ripoff, the Better Business Bureau in 2010 gave the school a D-minus, its second-lowest grade.
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What’s happening in the Indiana County area DANCERS IN the SSD, Showstopper and Senior Musical Theater classes at Sharon’s School of Dance will perform Disco Fever during Sharon’s 39th annual dance extravaganza, Showtime 2016. The event will be at 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday in Fisher Auditorium on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus and will feature more than 400 dancers of all ages from the area.
ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITS Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh present the following special exhibits: • Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave.: “Teenie Harris Photographs: Great Performances Offstage,” through July 17; and “Hot Metal Modern: Design in Pittsburgh and Beyond,” through Oct. 2. • Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Ave.: Omnimax films are “D-Day: Normandy 1944” and “Animalopolis.” The planetarium shows are: “Back to the Moon for Good,” “A Traveler’s Guide to Mars,” “Astronaut,” “Infinity Express” and “National Parks Adventure.” Visit the website at www.carnegiesciencecen ter.org for a complete schedule of show times. • The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., is presenting “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 Frick, 7227 Reynolds St., Pittsburgh, presents “Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe,” June 11 to Sept. 4. Visit thefrickpittsburgh .org for more information. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, Oakland, presents: • Butterfly Forest, ongoing. • Tropical Forest Congo, ongoing. Regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (412) 622-6915 for more information or visit phipps .conservatory.org. Sen. John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, presents the following ongoing exhibits: • “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” • “Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation.” • “From Slavery to Freedom.” • “Clash of the Empires: The British, French & Indian War, 1754-1763.” • “Glass Shattering Notions.” Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (412) 454-6000 for more information. Westmoreland Museum of Art will present the following exhibits: • “Telling Tales: Stories and Legends in 19th Century American Art,” through June 19 • “Making The Westmoreland Museum of Art,” through Tuesday • “John Schlimm: The Smile that Changed the World (is yours),” from June 7 to July 3 • “A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America,” July 9 to Oct. 16 • Please Touch & Create Fun, July 9 to Oct. 9 The museum is at 221 N. Main St., Greensburg.
ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS Heinz Field presents: • Kenny Chesney Spread the Love tour, July 2 at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh • Guns N’Roses Not in this Lifetime tour, July 12 Tickets are on sale at Live Nation.com.
OUTDOORS Keystone State Park in Westmoreland County will offer Friday night walk-in movies every Friday through Sept. 2. The movies will be shown on a projector screen outside on the lawn. Grab your blankets, chairs and make sure that you dress for the weather. The movies will start at 8:30 p.m.; however, the times may vary depending on when it gets dark. The food concession stand will be open. This movie this week is “Minions.”
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ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITS The Indiana Art Association will hold its first juried show at The Artists Hand Gallery, 732 Philadelphia St., Indiana. The exhibition will run from Monday through July 1 and feature artists from Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria, Beaver, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene, Fayette and Somerset counties. For complete information, go to www.indianapaartassociation .org/ or send an email to IAA. j u r i e d . s h ow. s u b m i s s i o n s @ gmail.com. The Indiana Art Association will also offer the following exhibits of members’ artwork through Aug. 6: • Ambulatory Building at IRMC, 835 Hospital Road, White Township: A collection of award winning photography by Gregory Jones. All works are for sale and can be viewed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Urgi Care Facility at IRMC, 875 Hospital Road, White Township: A collection of Macro nature photography from Linda Fisher and photography of an antique feel by Bobbie Avery. All pieces are for sale. Pieces can be viewed from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • The Artists Hand Gallery, 732 Philadelphia St., Indiana: A collection of Eco-Prints, a truly different form of artwork, by Dana Driscoll, Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Calvary Presbyterian Church, 695 School St., Indiana: Darlene Palmer is displaying her waterdrop photography and Donna Clements is showing a collection of her colored pencil artwork. Most pieces are for sale. Please check in with the office before viewing works; normal office hours 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Indiana County Historical Museum, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana, is presenting: • “The Lady Who Wore the Cape,” focusing on the life of Elizabeth “Betty” Joan Kinter Weber, a graduate of the Indiana Hospital School of Nursing who worked as a nurse for Indiana Hospital and later at a hospital in Colorado. View artifacts from her time as a nurse, as well as her many travels around the area and the world. • A spring art exhibit focusing on local women whose paintings depict locations around the community. All works of art are part of the historical society’s collection and range in date from the 19th to 20th centuries. • “The Quilts That Covered Indiana County,” a look at the works of art women accomplished using cloth, needle and thread dating from the early 1800s to the 1950s. • Artifacts and images of Edward Abbey, nationally recognized naturalist and author originally from Rayne Township. • An exhibit on Col. Harry
White and his wife, Anna Sutton White, made possible with the help of the fifth-grade classes in the Indiana Area School District, as well as images and documents regarding his service in the Civil War and their lives in Indiana. • Permanent exhibits including Coal Mining in Indiana County, the Lumber Industry, the Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame, and the Indiana County Memorial to the Veterans. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; closed Sundays and Mondays. For information, call (724) 4639600. Visit the website at www. hgsic.com. The Indiana County Historical Society is offering a genealogy workshop in June. Curious about your ancestors? Always wanted to study your family’s genealogy but were unsure where to start? Join Gary Clawson and Vince Beatty, historical society board members and longtime genealogy researchers, for a genealogy workshop at the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County. Over four sessions, they will discuss starting points, sources and software and provide pointers for those encountering problems with research. Classes begin on June 9 and are 10 a.m. to noon each Thursday through June. Each class will require a $5 research fee for nonmembers but is free for members. Call (724) 463-9600 or email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com for more information. The University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is offering “XX,” a showcase of artwork from the University Museum’s permanent collection created by female artists, until June 11. Admission is free. www.iup.edu/museum/
DANCE The Mountainview Squares Dance Club dances every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Blairsville High School cafeteria. All modern western square dancers are welcome. The club offers beginning dancing for anyone who would like to learn to square dance. For more information, call Jan at (724) 459-7434. The Thunderbolts do A-1 and A-2 square dancing every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Blairsville High School cafeteria. For more information, call Norm at (724) 388-1909.
ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS Sharon’s School of Dance & Gymnastics will present the 39th annual dance extravaganza, Showtime 2016, in Fisher Auditorium on the IUP campus at 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. The production features more than 400 dancers from the area. Family Promise of Indiana County will offer the inaugural Monopoly Challenge June 24 at Indiana Area Senior High School. Doors open at 5:30 and the game begins at 6 p.m. The life-size, live
board game will benefit the homeless through Family Promise. Cost is $10 per family, $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. For tickets, call (724) 4645220 or visit www.familypromise indianapa.com. The Star Spangled Charity Independence Day Celebration is set from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 3 at the Indiana County Fairgrounds. The event includes food vendors, live music, fireworks and a concert by The Clarks. For more information, visit www.starspan gledcharity.com. The Indiana County Fraternal Order of Police Rhododendron Lodge #33 will feature the band Lonestar at its 42nd annual Country Music Show on July 17 at the Mack Park fairgrounds. The lineup will also feature Chuck Blasko and The Vogues. Tickets for the Country Music Show are on sale now. Admission is $25 in advance and $28 at the door. The show kicks off at 3 p.m. at the fairgrounds at Mack Park. For tickets, call (724) 349-9114 or visit www.fop33.com. Indiana’s annual Summer Concerts in the Park series will be held Sundays at Memorial Park in Indiana beginning Sunday. The concert schedule is as follows: Sunday: White Sands acoustic band June 12: Alyssa Hankey with Dave Marley and Corey Kurtz June 19: The Aultman Brothers Band June 26: Jumpin’ Rob Duo with Josh Zallar July 3: No concert July 10: My Sweet Patootie July 17: Grist for the Mill July 24: Ken and Mary Turbo, accordians July 31: Crew of the Half Moon Aug. 7: Melville Walbeck Aug. 14: Walk of Shame Band with Sean Styles Aug. 21: Cavalcades (formerly Hiram & the Walkers) Aug. 28: Kids Talent Showcase (for students only. Contact July Holliday at (724) 840-7673 to participate) BBQ Burgers from the Brown will be available every Sunday.
FILM The Jimmy Stewart Museum, 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana, will present “Rope” at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Other movies for June are: June 11 and 12: “You Gotta Stay Happy” June 18 and 19: “The Stratton Story” June 25 and 26: “Malaya” 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.” Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call (724) 349-6112 or go to
www.jimmy.org. The museum also has a new exhibit celebrating the 70th anniversary of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The exhibit includes images from the museum’s collection, a new poster by Dark Hills Mansion and email tributes that were received at the museum at the time of Stewart’s death and which specifically reference the film. The exhibit will run through the end of the year.
OUTDOORS The Indiana County Farmers Market will open for the season on Saturday. The market is held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Eighth and Church streets, Indiana, and from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays on Wayne Avenue across from the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. The market offers a variety of vendors with produce and more. For more information, visit indianafarmmarket.blogspot. com. Yellow Creek State Park near Penn Run will offer the following programs: • “Sly as a Fox (and other Canines of Pennsylvania),” at 7 p.m. Friday at the Environmental Learning Center. Join PA Game Commission Officer Ned Kimmel and park staff to learn about Pennsylvania’s elusive wild canines including the red fox, gray fox and coyote. These animals are well-known for their intelligence, camouflage and adapting to the habits of people. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center. • “Salamander Safari,” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Meet at the park office and join Park Educator Lisa Meadows to explore Laurel Run for salamanders and other critters. Wear shoes that can get wet. Registration required at limeadows@pa.gov. If you don’t have email, please call (724) 357-7913. • “The Bear Out There,” at 1 p.m. June 11 at the Environmental Learning Center. One of Pennsylvania’s most sought-after animals is the black bear. Chris Reidmiller from the PA Game Commission will present a hands-on program to dispel the myths and shed some light on one of the largest mammals in Pennsylvania. If you need an accommodation to participate in park activities due to a disability, please contact the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks: (888) PA-PARKS (voice); (717) 558-2710 (local or international voice); or 711 (AT&T Relay Services). With at least three days’ notice, interpreters for people who are deaf or hard of hearing are available for educational programs. The Indiana Flyers Club will host the Summer Solstice Radio Control Aircraft Fun Fly on June 18 at the Flyers Club Field, one mile up Snyder Road from South Sixth Street. Spectators are invited to attend to view top-notch flying shows and be introduced to the hobby of R/C aircraft flying. The day begins at 9 a.m. Bring a lawn chair. Food and facilities will be available.
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Two placed on leave as Plum school investigates By The Associated Press PLUM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The legal and emotional casualties keep piling up in a Pittsburgh suburb where two high school teachers have pleaded guilty to having sex with students, a third is awaiting trial and a fourth is charged with trying to intimidate one student victim by pointing her out in class. The atmosphere is so poisoned in the Plum Borough School District, an upwardly middle-class bedroom community of roughly 27,000 people, that the senior class president told the superintendent to stay away from commencement ceremonies tonight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve to be at my graduation,â&#x20AC;? Plum High School senior Sylvia Ankrom told Superintendent Timothy Glasspool at a school board meeting last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want you there. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show up.â&#x20AC;? That appears to be a moot point now that the school board has placed Glasspool and Ryan Kociela, principal of the 4,100-student districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only high school, on
paid leave and hired a law firm to investigate whether they and possibly other employees should be fired. The new internal investigation is fueled by a scathing grand jury report released May 19 by the Allegheny County district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. The report highlights changes in state law since the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal at Penn State University and makes the general point that Glasspool, Kociela, and perhaps other teachers and administrators may not have broken the law by failing to report rumors of teacher-student relationships under old standards, but might have been prosecuted under newer, stricter guidelines. The grand jury determined employees were more concerned about upholding the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image than investigating misconduct. When two employees came to Glasspool in 2014 to report an obscene Twitter comment that claimed teacher Joseph Ruggieri was having sex with a student, the superintendent
other threats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It essentially took six months before they even acknowledged there was a problem, and we should be taking corrective actions,â&#x20AC;? he said. The county prosecutor convened the grand jury to determine whether those delays were criminal after teachers Ruggieri, 41, and Jason Cooper, 39, were charged last year with having sexual relationships with students. Both have since pleaded guilty, with Ruggieri sentenced to two to five years in prison and Cooper 1½ to three. The grand jury also uncovered alleged wrongdoing by Michael Cinefra, 30, a former part-time teacher and coach, who is awaiting trial on charges he had sexual contact with a student under 16 and provided her with alcohol, among other allegations. He has denied wrongdoing, along with Drew Zoldak, 41, the teacher awaiting trial on charges he pointed out Ruggieriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victim in class. Zoldak is accused of
TIMOTHY GLASSPOOL ... under investigation asked them if the report was a case of â&#x20AC;&#x153;CYA,â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;cover your ass,â&#x20AC;? the report said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in a street fight for the last 16 months,â&#x20AC;? William Chapla said of administrators and the school board. His son, Jake, is among the seniors graduating tonight. Chapla volunteered to serve on a committee to change how the district protects students from predator teachers and
telling his class he missed work â&#x20AC;&#x153;because two men in suits from the district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office were asking me hundreds of questions,â&#x20AC;? then pointing to the girl as the reason. His attorney argues those remarks wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be illegal because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suggest the girl shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cooperate with authorities. The grand jury investigated whether Glasspool, Kociela or any other district employees broke state law by not calling police or a child welfare hotline if they had â&#x20AC;&#x153;reasonable cause to suspectâ&#x20AC;? teachers were having sex with students. The grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing, in part because it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prove whether the employees were trying to cover up the problem or merely confused about what the law required. The grand jury also found Glasspool, Kociela and other employees had heard rumors that Ruggieri, the teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; union vice president for much of that time, was having sexual or inappropriate relationships
Marijuana rules Wrestler unable to stand trial could take two years to write By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It could take up to two years to write regulations and make medical marijuana available through retailers in Pennsylvania to eligible patients, Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secretary of health said Wednesday. Before that, the Department of Health aims to publish regulations in July to guide parents on how to bring medical marijuana bought legally from another state into Pennsylvania to administer to a child with a qualifying condition, Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy said. By the end of the year, the department expects to publish temporary regulations for growers and processors, Murphy said. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation in April making Pennsylvania the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. The next day, the department got started on writing a raft of regulations, which are required before medical marijuana can be grown and sold in Pennsylvania. Murphy said her agency is surveying other states for lessons learned and best practices developed while setting up programs there, and it is seeking input from people who will be involved in the process, including growers, processors and physicians. Patients must receive a certification from a physician registered with the Department of Health
and have a valid identification card issued by the department that includes their name, address and date of birth. A patient also must be diagnosed with one of 17 conditions spelled out in the law. Murphy said she could not estimate how many people in Pennsylvania ultimately may qualify to use medical marijuana, because there is no registry for some of the conditions in the law. There is significant interest in joining the industry, Murphy said, noting that the department has fielded around 100 inquiries about becoming a grower or processor. The department is looking to hire a program director â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it has received more than 120 applications for the $116,000-ayear job â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and will eventually hire more epidemiologists, public health specialists and researchers, Murphy said. Eventually, the department must write regulations to track plants, certify physicians and license growers, dispensaries and physicians. It must monitor the growth, transportation, possession, processing, testing and sale of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. It also must maintain a database of all patients approved to use it, create an identification card system for patients and require criminal background checks for owners and employees of growers, processors and dispensaries. Patients would not be allowed to legally grow their own marijuana.
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ALLENTOWN (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pro wrestling star Jimmy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superflyâ&#x20AC;? Snuka is mentally incompetent to stand trial in the death of his girlfriend more than three decades ago, a judge ruled Wednesday. Lehigh County Judge Kelly Banach ruled from the bench after a four-day hearing on whether Snuka should face trial on murder and manslaughter charges. Snuka, 73, took the stand last month and often seemed confused as he was questioned by the judge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faking it,â&#x20AC;? Banach said Wednesday. Snuka, a native of Fiji who lives in Waterford Township, N.J., was charged last year in the death of Nancy Argentino, 23, whose body was found in their Whitehall Township hotel room. Snuka pleaded not guilty and was released on bail.
His mental fitness will be re-evaluated in six months. The defense argued that Snuka suffers from dementia, partly due to the head trauma he suffered over a long career in the ring. A prosecution expert said Snukaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain shows normal signs of aging and suggested he might be feigning symptoms. Questioned by the judge last month, the high-flying wrestler didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know his age or the year, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember the name of his lawyer or identify the current U.S. president or any presidential candidates, and seemed befuddled about the reason he was in court. The judge said Wednesday she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that Snuka is â&#x20AC;&#x153;smart enoughâ&#x20AC;? to fake illness, characterizing the wrestler as â&#x20AC;&#x153;vacantâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;leadable.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, justice suffers when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delayed,â&#x20AC;? Banach said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justice suffers after 30 years because everything decays.â&#x20AC;? Snuka had been at a World Wrestling Federation taping at the Allentown Fairgrounds in May 1983, and told police shortly after Argentinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death that he had returned to their Whitehall Township hotel room to find her unresponsive in bed. She was pronounced dead at a hospital several hours later. An autopsy determined she died of traumatic brain injuries and had more than three dozen cuts and bruises, and it concluded her injuries were consistent with being hit with a stationary object. But the probe went cold, and Snuka continued his high-profile pro wrestling career.
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Connecticut focuses on digital industry By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. — Once hoping to be known as Hollywood East, Connecticut is now actively courting the television and digital media industry, working to attract and grow companies that can meet the burgeoning demand for the content used across multiple platforms, from cable TV’s TLC to the Internet’s YouTube. The push comes about a decade after the state had high hopes of luring major movies, considering so many actors, directors and crew already lived in the state. Connecticut created a new tax incentive program and built up a trained crew base that attracted bigname movie directors like Steven Spielberg, Barry Levinson, Sam Mendes and others to the state.
ment Commissioner Catherine Smith said the state has tried to “shift away from short-term gains” and encourage studios to be established here, making them part of “our entire economic industry base.” She and Norfleet point to the growth of ESPN, World Wrestling Entertainment, NBC Sports and NBCUniversal, which tapes “Maury” and “The Jerry Springer Show” at the Stamford Media Production Center, as examples of some bigger successes for Connecticut. The state is also now home to Blue Sky Studios, the digital animation studio in Greenwich. Connecticut is also working with smaller companies that produce varied programming such as television cooking shows, infomercials, video games for cellphones, audio books, online action movies and
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ESPN’S “SPORTSCENTER” is filmed in Bristol, Conn. But in recent years, the state has focused more on productions that appear on much smaller screens. “We still have films that are shooting here, but really the lion’s share of the production activity in the state is split between television and digital media. It’s sort of our niche. That’s sort of where we hunt,” said George Norfleet, director of Connecticut’s Office of Film, Television and Digital Media. Some Connecticutbased filmmakers are disappointed with the change in focus. They point to the decision to stop funding the Connecticut Film Industry Training Program, which trained workers in film and TV production from 2008 to 2012. The state originally invested $1 million in the program, hoping to help create a trained crew base. Filmmakers are also dismayed by the decision to suspend the state tax credits for feature films for two years, starting July 1, 2015. A group urged state legislators this year to exempt small productions that cost less than $2 million from the suspension. While the provision didn’t make it into the final budget deal this year, it will likely be resurrected in the next legislative session. “The new language ensures that these smaller films will be made mainly by Connecticut residents and that will keep Connecticut’s film industry growing,” Wallingford film producer and director A.D. Calvo, owner of Goodnight Film LLC, told state lawmakers in March. “These smaller films serve as incubators for a thriving workforce, a workforce that will attract larger budget, studio-level, film and television projects.” Department of Economic and Community Develop-
parodies, and even 3-D animated science videos used by pharmaceutical and biotech companies. In April, Connecticut’s film office co-sponsored the inaugural Tribeca Digital Creators Market in New York City. The event was billed as the first marketplace for digital and online content, where creators could connect with buyers, producers and agents. At that event, Connecticut highlighted the tax credit program, which provided $91.5 million in tax credits to 36 production companies that spent an estimated $348 million in fiscal year 2015 in the state on qualified digital and TV productions. The credit covers up to 30 percent of what’s spent in Connecticut, ranging from salaries to rental equipment. The film office has also refocused its job training efforts on digital media production. This summer will mark the second year of The Digital Media CT, a training program the office developed with the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus. James Amann was speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007 when the effort to grow both the film and digital media industries began. While he’s happy with the state’s progress made with the digital industry, he says Connecticut “fell very short” on continuing to bring movies to the state. Now a lobbyist, Amann represents about 900 small filmmakers. He said one could someday open a studio and “be the next big deal.” “There was a bridge built,” he said. “But unfortunately, one lane has been completed on the digital end. But the other lane is sitting dormant in mothballs.”
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“I MADE a discovery because I had a hammer.” Jack Horner
‘Jurassic Park’ paleontologist retiring from museum he built By MATT VOLZ
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BOZEMAN, Mont. — Jack Horner, the paleontologist who discovered the world’s first dinosaur embryos and found that dinosaurs had nests and cared for their young, is leaving the Montana museum he spent decades filling with fossils from across the globe. Horner, 69, is one of the best-known dinosaur researchers in the world. Michael Crichton based the character Alan Grant on Horner in the 1990 book “Jurassic Park,” and Steven Spielberg brought Horner on as a technical adviser on all of the “Jurassic Park” movies — and Horner did it without a college degree and with dyslexia. From his base at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, and before that with Princeton University, Horner discovered a dozen dinosaur species, the first dinosaur eggs in the Western Hemisphere, and provided proof of the theory of their close relation to birds. He built the Museum of the Rockies from eight dinosaur specimens when he started working there 34 years ago to more than 35,000 today. As he ponders a state of semi-retirement, he plans to turn his attention back to education by teaching a class on imagination and creative thinking at Chapman University in California. His struggles with dyslexia caused him to flunk out of college multiple times and initially hindered his ability to raise money for research because the grant applications had to be signed by an advanced-degree holder. He still reads at a thirdgrade level, and claims to have written more books than he’s read. Horner solved one funding crisis by seeking $10,000 from the Rainier Brewing Company, whose
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PALEONTOLOGIST Jack Horner, right, stood with fans at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont. beer he and his team drank. Princeton, his employer at the time in the late 1970s, balked and gave him the money instead. “So Rainier Brewing Company gave us 100 cases of beer for the summer,” he said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. That summer in 1979 would result in one of his most important discoveries — dinosaur nests on what was later called Egg Mountain in Montana. He found the site less than a mile from where he had discovered the fossils of young dinosaurs a year earlier. “That one square mile out there is the richest dinosaur site in the world,” he said. Little was known then about juvenile dinosaurs, and with the finds, Horner’s career path was set. The money came
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pouring in from the National Science Foundation and from other grants. The head of the Museum of the Rockies, tired of seeing Horner take the valuable specimens out of Montana, hired him as the museum’s paleontologist. After that, Horner led as many as nine crews in a single digging season from Montana to Mongolia, and he started building what would become one of the largest tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops collections in the world. Horner for the last several years has been working on the chickenosaurus, or dino-chicken. His idea is to revive dormant dinosaur DNA found in chickens to give them some traits of their ancestors, such as a long tail. Horner said work continues on that project, and he will likely set up a laboratory for it in California, but his focus is being
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pulled to other things, as well. He has five books in the works, including an autobiography. He said he is helping Microsoft develop an app, but declined to speak about it in any detail. He also won’t give up dinosaur hunting. The University of Washington is planning to open its new Burke museum, and Horner has agreed to be a part-time research associate to help fill the museum up with dinosaurs. The Museum of the Rockies is overflowing with dinosaur fossils after 34 years of Horner as its curator of paleontology. A planned expansion will allow the museum to bring its vast collection under one roof, but there won’t be any room for him to bring in anything new to work on, he said. “I filled this place up. There’s no reason to just stay,” Horner said. “I would just be — what do you call it — resting on your laurels or something?” The Museum of the Rockies, which is a part of Montana State University, hasn’t found a new curator yet. Members of Horner’s team who will remain in Bozeman say he will be difficult to replace, but the museum is strong enough now to stand on its own. “We may have a lag while we get re-established with a new curator, but I don’t see us diminishing and going away,” said Jamie Jette, who worked with Horner for 18 years. For his part, Horner is most interested in applying his approach to paleontology to the education system. He made his most famous discoveries because he was unafraid to take a hammer to a dinosaur egg when everybody else thought eggs were too precious to crack, he said. “I made a discovery because I had a hammer,” Horner said. “That kind of thinking is basically what I made my career on.”
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Rapper’s video puts N.J. principal in hot water By The Associated Press PATERSON, N.J. — A principal at the New Jersey high school where rapper Fetty Wap recorded a music video has been placed on leave, according to a published report. Paterson Superintendent Donnie Evans announced during a board of education meeting Wednesday night that East Side High School principal of operations Zatiti Moody has been placed on paid administrative leave, NorthJersey.com reported. The school district is investigating how Fetty Wap was allowed to record the video that included drug references and a pole dancer in his old high school. The Paterson native released the video for “Wake Up” last week. Paterson school district spokeswoman Terry Corallo told NJ.com the district is investigating whether procedures were followed in allowing parts of the video to be recorded at Eastside High School. Fetty Wap dropped out of the school. Corallo said the district doesn’t endorse the content of the video. It was shot during non-instructional hours and didn’t include students, she said. The video released April 20 includes numerous drug references and features a scantily clad woman dancing on a pole inside a classroom. Numerous banners and posters seen in the video read, “Go Team Kush,” which references a strain of marijuana. Toward the end of the video, a woman presumed to be a teacher takes an apple from her desk and uses it as a bong. Some community leaders questioned why a video they say glamorizes negative behaviors was allowed to be filmed at the school. “I’m from Paterson and I’m proud of his success,
but as a parent and school board member I think it sends the wrong message,” Kenneth Simmons told The (Hackensack) Record. “To me, it glorifies dropping out of high school and getting high.” In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, the rapper defended his actions. “I went back to my old high school because I love my city,” he said. “I wanted to show the students of Paterson that someone who walked those same hallways they walk every day and sat in the same classrooms shown in the video has become successful. If I can do it they can do it, too.” His recording label, 300 Entertainment, also voiced support for Wap. The label “encourages and champions artistic expression and creativity from our artists,” the company said. ❏❏❏ CHICAGO — A search last month in suburban Chicago for Sinead O’Connor was launched after a doctor concerned about her welfare contacted authorities, according to police documents obtained Wednesday. The May 15 call prompted a search of hotels by 10 police departments, according to the documents from the Wilmette Police Department that The Associated Press obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The name of the doctor who called police is blacked out, but the report says the doctor was calling about a patient. The search for the Irish singer-songwriter began within an hour of the doctor’s call, the documents show. O’Connor was found later that day at an unidentified hotel. The police report doesn’t indicate her condition at the time. A rambling message
posted that evening on O’Connor’s official Facebook page referred to emotional trauma she had been through over the years. O’Connor scored an international hit in 1990 with her rendition of Prince’s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U.” But her blunt-spoken manner often drew criticism, notably in 1992 after she ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live.” ❏❏❏ NEW YORK — Prince’s death sent fans flocking to buy his music — and set some new standards on the charts at Billboard, the music industry bible. For the first full sales week following Prince’s death on April 21, five of his albums were in Billboard’s top 10, at Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. Only Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” kept him from the top. Billboard says no artist has had that many albums in the Top 10. Prince had 19 discs in Billboard’s top 200, beating a record of 14 previously set by The Beatles. Billboard said the top sellers were three hits collections, “Purple Rain” and “1999.” The singer sold 4.4 million albums and songs the week after his death, compared to 19,000 the week before. ❏❏❏ NEW YORK — Caitlyn Jenner will mark the 40th anniversary of her goldmedal Olympic win in the decathlon with a cover story in Sports Illustrated. The magazine, on newsstands on June 8, also will release a film Monday on SI.com with Jenner visiting various stops along her Olympic journey, including the University of Oregon campus track, where she qualified for her first Olympics in 1972, and San Jose City College, where she trained for the 1976 games, Sports Illustrated said in a statement Wednesday.
TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, June 2, the 154th day of 2016. There are 212 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 2, 1941, baseball’s “Iron Horse,” Lou Gehrig, died in New York of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; he was 37. On this date: In 1863, during the Civil War, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman wrote a letter to his wife, Ellen, in which he commented, “Vox populi, vox humbug” (The voice of the people is the voice of humbug). In 1886, President Grover Cleveland, 49, married Frances Folsom, 21, in the Blue Room of the White House. (To date, Cleveland is the only president to marry in the executive mansion.) In 1897, Mark Twain, 61, was quoted by the New York Journal as saying from London that “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” In 1924, Congress passed, and President Calvin Coolidge signed, a measure guaranteeing full American citizenship for all Native Americans born within U.S. territorial limits. In 1946, Italy held a referendum which resulted in the Italian monarchy being abolished in favor of a republic. In 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI. In 1966, U.S. space probe Surveyor 1 landed on the moon and began transmitting detailed photographs of the lunar surface. In 1976, Arizona Republic investigative reporter Don Bolles was mortally injured by a bomb planted underneath his car; he died 11 days later. (Prosecutors believed Bolles was targeted because he had written stories that upset a
liquor wholesaler; three men were convicted of the killing.) In 1981, the Japanese video arcade game “Donkey Kong” was released by Nintendo. In 1983, half of the 46 people aboard an Air Canada DC-9 were killed after fire broke out on board, forcing the jetliner to make an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. In 1986, for the first time, the public could watch the proceedings of the U.S. Senate on television as a six-week experiment began. In 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. (McVeigh was executed in June 2001.) Ten years ago: The United Nations General Assembly concluded a conference on AIDS by promising to set “ambitious national targets,” but falling short of setting exact financial goals for the fight against the disease. Canadian authorities announced they had foiled a homegrown terrorist attack to set off bombs outside Toronto’s Stock Exchange, a building housing Canada’s spy agency and a military base. Grateful Dead keyboardist Vince Welnick died in Sonoma County, Calif., at age 55. Five years ago: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination during an appearance in New Hampshire. A 73year-old man opened fire in the Yuma, Ariz., area, killing five people and wounding one other before fatally shooting himself. A judge in Placerville, Calif., sentenced serial sex offender Phillip Garrido to life in prison for kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard; Garrido’s wife, Nancy, received a
decades-long sentence. Eighth-grader Sukanya Roy, of South Abington Township, Pa., won the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee. One year ago: President Barack Obama signed the USA Freedom Act, extending three expiring surveillance provisions of the 9/11-era USA Patriot Act. FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation as head of soccer’s governing body just four days after being re-elected to the post amid a widening corruption scandal. Today’s Birthdays: Actress-singer Sally Kellerman is 79. Actor Ron Ely is 78. Actor Stacy Keach is 75. Rock musician Charlie Watts is 75. Actor Charles Haid is 73. Movie director Lasse Hallstrom is 70. Actor Jerry Mathers is 68. Actress Joanna Gleason is 66. Actor Dennis Haysbert is 62. Comedian Dana Carvey is 61. Actor Gary Grimes is 61. Pop musician Michael Steele is 61. Rock singer Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) is 56. Actor Liam Cunningham is 55. Actor Navid Negahban is 52. Singer Merril Bainbridge is 48. Rapper BReal (Cypress Hill) is 46. Actress Paula Cale is 46. Actor Anthony Montgomery is 45. Actor-comedian Wayne Brady is 44. Actor Wentworth Miller is 44. Rock musician Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane) is 40. Actor Zachary Quinto is 39. Actor Dominic Cooper is 38. Actress Nikki Cox is 38. Actor Justin Long is 38. Actor Deon Richmond is 38. Actress Morena Baccarin is 37. Rhythm-andblues singer Irish Grinstead (702) is 36. Rock musician Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes) is 36. Olympic gold medal soccer player Abby Wambach is 36. Country singer Dan Cahoon (Marshall Dyllon) is 33. Singer-songwriter ZZ Ward is 30. Actress Brittany Curran is 26. Actor Sterling Beaumon is 21.
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STANLEY CUP FINAL: Penguins 2, Sharks 1 (OT)
Calling the Shots
One play leads to another for Pens It was the play that led to the play. Conor Sheary scored a memorable game-winning goal in overtime Wednesday night that gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 victory and a 2-0 lead over the San Jose Sharks in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final. Sheary scored off Kris Letang’s pass after Sidney Crosby’s faceoff win 2:35 into overtime. That set faceoff play led to the gamewinner. RememTony Coccagna ber the play is sports editor before that at The Indiana play? Gazette. Email: The tonyc@indiana Penguins’ gazette.net. Patric Hornqvist raced to the boards behind the San Jose net and put a big hit on the Sharks’ Brenden Dillon. Dillon crumpled to the ice on the top of the puck, which forced a stoppage of play and a faceoff in the offensive zone. A few seconds later, on the play after that play, the game was over. Go back a little farther and there was another big moment. It came with the clock stopped. After the Penguins iced the puck 1:45 into overtime, coach Mike Sullivan used his only timeout to give his players a rest. The team that ices the puck must keep the same lineup on the ice for the ensuing faceoff, and the Penguins were sucking wind after an extended shift. After the timeout, the Penguins won the faceoff, shoveled the puck out of the zone and changed lines. Forty seconds later the game was over. Remember late in the third period? The Penguins faced a similar situation after icing the puck. The Sharks scored the game-tying goal not long after with 4:05 remaining in the third period. Sullivan didn’t let it happen again. The Penguins’ coach hasn’t made all the right moves since taking over in mid-December, but he’s been spot-on on the overwhelming majority and downright brilliant in the playoffs. Earlier in the playoffs, Sullivan shifted Sheary, Continued on Page 19
Starter solid, but Bucs lose in Miami By CHRISTOPHER STOCK Associated Press
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MIAMI — Jonathon Niese kept the Pirates within striking distance against Adam Conley and the Miami Marlins before eventually coming up short. Niese allowed two runs in five innings for the Pirates, who then allowed a tiebreaking RBI double to Adeiny Hechavarria off Tony Watson in the bottom of the eighth in a 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. “I thought he pitched a very good game,“ Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “A solid effort.“ Niese had a different take on his outing. “Any time I go five or less it’s not good,“ Niese said. “I want to go six or more. Realistically, I want to go seven. Any less than that is not a quality outing.“ The Marlins opened the scoring in the fifth when J.T. Realmuto reached on a double and scored on a ground ball by Christian Yelich to first baseman John Jaso, whose throw home was late. A wild pitch by Niese gave the Marlins a 2-0 lead. “That fifth inning snowballed and a lot of things didn’t go our way,“ Niese said. Pittsburgh’s Matt Joyce tied the score with a two-run single in the seventh. Hechavarria was unable to give the Marlins an early lead, but he delivered when it mattered most. “I was thinking about my previous atbats in the game and how I wasn’t able to come through for the team especially with bases loaded in my first at-bat,“ Hechavarria said. “I just wanted (Derek) Dietrich to get on base in any way. ... I just wanted to come up again and help the team.“ Watson (1-1) hit Dietrich with a pitch with two outs in the eighth. Pinch-runner Miguel Rojas scored on Hechavarria’s double to left-center field that bounced once before hitting the wall. “Hechy battles and fouls some balls off and then finally got something he could hit in fair territory,“ Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “Obviously a huge hit for us at that point.“ Hechavarria bounced into a fielder’s choice in the second inning with the bases loaded and nobody out. Continued on Page 16
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THE PENGUINS’ Sidney Crosby, left, and Patric Hornqvist celebrated as the overtime goal by Conor Sheary, not shown, bounced out of the net behind Sharks goalie Martin Jones.
Pens win on Sheary’s OT goal, take 2-0 series lead By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby enters the faceoff circle with a plan every time, well aware it will almost certainly evaporate once the puck smacks the ice. That doesn’t stop the Pittsburgh superstar from doing it, because every once in a while the idea in his head morphs into reality — times like Wednesday night, when Crosby’s improvisation helped move the Penguins within two victories of the Stanley Cup. Crosby’s faceoff win helped set up Conor Sheary’s perfectly placed wrist shot 2:35 into overtime, one that lifted the Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. “I call 25 faceoffs a night,” Crosby said with a laugh. “I got 24 wrong tonight.” It’s the one Crosby got right that will live on if the Penguins find a way to close out their fourth championship. Just before heading to the dot to the right of San Jose goalie Martin Jones, Crosby told Sheary to line up on the wall and then look for a soft spot in the San Jose defense. Crosby won the draw and dropped it to defenseman Kris Letang, who feigned a shot then slipped it to Sheary. The 23-year-old rookie zipped it over Jones’ outstretched glove for his fourth goal of the playoffs and second of the series. “It’s pretty surreal,” said Sheary, who began the season in the minor leagues. Game 3 is Saturday night in San Jose. Sharks defenseman Justin Braun tied it with 4:05 left in regulation, but San Jose fell to 0-4 when pushed to overtime in the playoffs after getting largely outplayed for much of the night by the quicker, more nimble Penguins.
SERIES SCHEDULE San Jose vs. Pittsburgh
Best of 7 x-if necessary All games at 8 p.m. Monday: Penguins 3, Sharks 2 Wednesday: Penguins 2, Sharks 1 (OT) Saturday: Penguins at Sharks Monday, June 6: Penguins at Sharks x-Thursday, June 9: Sharks at Penguins x-Sunday, June 12: Penguins at Sharks x-Wednesday, June 15: Sharks at Penguins
Phil Kessel scored his 10th goal of the postseason for Pittsburgh, and Matt Murray made 21 stops. The Penguins have not trailed at any point while reeling off four straight playoff victories after falling behind 3-2 in the Eastern Conference final against Tampa Bay. “Game 1 was decided in the last two minutes, tonight was decided in overtime,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “We’ll hold off on the funeral.” Continued on Page 19
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PIRATES LEFT FIELDER Starling Marte made a play on a ball hit by the Marlins’ Christian Yelich during the third inning.
NBA Finals • Game 1 • Cavaliers at Warriors • 9 p.m. today • TV: ABC
Warriors comfortable on the big stage By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer
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STEPHEN CURRY, shown during Wednesday’s practice, and the Warriors are looking for a second straight NBA title.
OAKLAND, Calif. — There’s a comfort level for MVP Stephen Curry and his teammates this time around on the big stage. Coach Steve Kerr even senses a calm about the Golden State Warriors as they go into a second straight NBA Finals — a second straight against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, no less. Everything was new last year. There were some serious nerves. Golden State’s daily schedule and routine got disrupted, which Kerr called “a bit of a shock to our guys’ system.“ “I don’t think anyone’s going to be nervous out there like we were last year,” Klay Thompson said.
The 73-win Warriors are fresh off a strength as they try again for the franGame 7 victory against the Oklahoma chise’s first championship after losing Thunder that capped a rein six games last year. markable comeback from a 3Kyrie Irving went down with 1 deficit, and they hope to roll a devastating knee injury in a that momentum right into Game 1 overtime loss to GoldGame 1 tonight in front of en State last year. He is back their rockin’ home crowd at for the rematch, and power Oracle Arena. forward Kevin Love is poised “I know we’re a better team for his Finals debut after he than we were last year, just off missed last year’s series beexperience and what we’ve cause of a dislocated left been through in this postseashoulder that required surLEBRON son, better equipped to kind of gery. handle the scene of the Finals Ask folks in Northern Ohio JAMES and all that’s kind of thrown at and they’re sure to say things you when you get here,” Curry said. would have turned out differently had “The first time, it’s a whirlwind.” those two stars been on the court, and Cleveland has its own reasons for the city’s five-decade championship these Finals to feel far different from drought dating to the Browns’ 1964 last June. Namely: The Cavs are at full Continued on Page 19
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Murray moves on to semifinals By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
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BRAVES INFIELDER Freddie Freeman, center, was congratulated by teammates after hitting a game-winning home run on Wednesday against the Giants.
Albers lifts Sox in 13th inning By The Associated Press Relief pitcher Matt Albers doubled leading off the 13th inning for his first hit since 2007 and scored the tiebreaking run, his first in the majors, to help the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Mets 2-1 on Wednesday. Todd Frazier tied the score in the seventh with his major league-leading 17th homer for the White Sox, who overcame 13 walks by their pitching staff. Albers (2-4) relieved closer David Robertson to start the 12th and led off the 13th in his first at-bat since 2009. With the outfield playing shallow, he drove a 1-2 pitch from Logan Verrett (3-3) to left-center, and the ball rolled to the fence on two hops. Unaccustomed to baserunning, Albers didn’t slide at second and steadied himself against second baseman Neil Walker to avoid coming off the base. A 33-year-old right-hander who has spent most of his career in the American League, Albers had been 2for-34 (.059) at the plate in the majors and had not even batted since 2009. He chugged to third on a wild pitch that went to the backstop and scored standing up on Jose Abreu’s sacrifice fly. ASTROS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4: George Springer homered with two outs in the 11th inning to lift Houston over Arizona for the Astros’ fifth straight win, and third in a row against the Diamondbacks. Springer hit the first pitch he saw from Tyler Clippard (2-2) off the facade in left-center for his 13th home run of the season and first career game-winning shot. Michael Feliz (4-1) pitched two innings for the win. Michael Bourn hit an RBI double to cut Houston’s lead to 4-2 in the ninth before Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer off Luke Gregerson to tie it. Carlos Correa had a two-out RBI single and Evan Gattis followed with his homer to give the Astros a 3-1 lead in the fifth. Houston won for the eighth time in nine games. Mike Fiers allowed one run in six innings. PADRES 14, MARINERS 6: Alexei Ramirez homered twice and matched his career high with five RBIs, Adam Rosales and Wil Myers also went deep and San Diego routed Seattle hours after Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler strongly criticized the team’s poor play. Ramirez hit a pair of two-run homers and an RBI single. Jon Jay had four hits and Myers finished a triple shy of the cycle. The Padres snapped a four-game losing streak, winning for the second time in 10 games. In the morning, Fowler told the team’s flagship radio station, the Mighty 1090, that the Padres’ recent performances have been “embarrassing” and “pathetic.” His comments came a day after James Shields allowed 10 runs in 2 2-3 innings of a 16-4 loss at Seattle. A few hours after Fowler chastised them, the Padres found out they didn’t have to face Felix Hernandez, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain. James Paxton (0-1) started in Hernandez’s place and was roughed up. Christian Friedrich (2-1) won de-
spite allowing an early three-run homer to Robinson Cano.
runs, one earned, in six innings but lost for the first time in 11 starts.
AMERICAN LEAGUE ATHLETICS 5, TWINS 1: Danny Valencia had three hits, including a pair of doubles, Billy Butler added two hits and an RBI, and Oakland beat Minnesota to win its fifth straight game. Jake Smolinski homered, Jed Lowrie singled twice and scored two runs and Sean Manaea (2-3) pitched six innings for his second career win. Pat Dean (1-2) allowed four runs and nine hits over five innings in his third major league start.
ROYALS 6, RAYS 3: Danny Duffy pitched six effective innings and rookie Whit Merrifield had two hits and scored a run as Kansas City beat Tampa Bay to complete a 6-0 homestand. Duffy (1-0) yielded three runs and seven hits while walking none and striking out six in his longest outing since moving into the rotation on May 15. Royals relievers Joakim Soria, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis held the Rays scoreless over the final three innings. Davis picked up his 16th save in 17 chances.
ORIOLES 13, RED SOX 9: A wild, backand-forth slugfest turned on a rare error by Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia, and Baltimore overcame five Red Sox home runs to win. Matt Wieters had three RBIs for the Orioles, who reached a season high in runs without benefit of a homer. Hyun Soo Kim and Pedro Alvarez each had three hits, and Chris Davis drew four walks to help Baltimore secure its third win in 10 games. Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 25 games — secondlongest in the majors this season — and Mookie Betts added two homers to go with the three he clocked on Tuesday night. After connecting in the first and second innings of this game, Boston’s leadoff hitter had five home runs in seven at-bats. Chris Young also homered twice for the Red Sox, and David Ortiz had a solo shot to move into a tie with Jim Rice for third place on the team’s RBI list with 1,451. Brad Brach (5-0) was the winner, and Zach Britton got four outs for his 15th save. INDIANS 5, RANGERS 4: Yan Gomes’ single scored Lonnie Chisenhall with the winning run in the 11th inning, and Cleveland defeated Texas. Alex Claudio (1-1) gave up Chisenhall’s double to start the inning. Gomes, who came into the game batting .171, fouled off a bunt attempt on the first pitch before bouncing his hit up the middle for Cleveland’s first walk-off win of the season. Tom Gorzelanny (1-0), called up from the minors before the game, got one out and the Indians avoided a three-game sweep against the AL West leaders. TIGERS 3, ANGELS 0: Michael Fulmer took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and completed 7 2-3 dominant innings to lift Detroit over Los Angeles. The rookie right-hander shut down the Angels a day after they scored 11 runs on 17 hits. Fulmer (5-1) did not allow a hit until C.J. Cron’s brokenbat single on a 98 mph fastball with two outs in the seventh. Matt Shoemaker (3-6) allowed two runs in seven innings while striking out eight for Los Angeles. BLUE JAYS 7, YANKEES 0: Aaron Sanchez (5-1) pitched 6 2-3 innings to win his fourth straight decision, Edwin Encarnacion had two RBIs and Toronto beat New York to complete a three-game sweep. Darwin Barney reached base four times and Michael Saunders had two doubles as Toronto won its seasonhigh fifth straight and improved to 72 against the Yankees this season. Masahiro Tanaka (3-1) allowed two
NATIONAL LEAGUE BREWERS 3, CARDINALS 1: Zach Davies had a career-high nine strikeouts over eight shutout innings and Milwaukee averted a three-game sweep by St. Louis. Davies (3-3) allowed three hits and retired 13 in a row to finish the longest outing of his young career before yielding to Jeremy Jeffress. The closer gave up a pinch-hit homer to Brandon Moss before retiring the final three batters for his 13th save. CUBS 2, DODGERS 1: Jon Lester pitched a four-hitter for his first complete game of the season, helping Chicago edge Los Angeles despite another lackluster night at the plate. The Cubs finished with just three hits against Mike Bolsinger (1-2) and two relievers after they managed only one in Tuesday night’s 5-0 loss to Los Angeles. But one of Chicago’s hits was a long, two-run homer to center field by Kris Bryant in the third inning, and Lester (6-3) took over from there. The left-hander struck out 10 and walked none in his second straight win, settling down quite nicely after Kike Hernandez’s leadoff homer on his second pitch. He retired his last 15 batters and threw 113 pitches in his 13th career complete game.
PARIS — Entertaining as his French Open quarterfinal might have been, Andy Murray hardly enjoyed the experience. “When you’re out there,” Murray said, “I personally find it quite stressful.” You don’t say? Yelling at his entourage and muttering to himself, the No. 2-seeded Murray alternated between brilliant and bad for the better part of two sets while dealing with a French opponent and a partisan crowd Wednesday, before righting things to beat No. 9 Richard Gasquet 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 62 and reach his fourth semifinal at Roland Garros. “I thought I did well, for the most part, in a tough atmosphere,” said Murray, whose next opponent is defending champion Stan Wawrinka, a 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7) winner against 55th-ranked Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Murray had a much tougher time. He led 5-2 in each of the first two sets and got broken while serving for both at 5-3. Then he trailed 3-1 in the second-set tiebreaker, a critical moment. “Had I won the second set,” Gasquet lamented later, “it would have been a totally different match.” He didn’t, of course. After Murray’s ace made it 3-2, Gasquet got to a drop shot and wound up for what should have been an easy one-handed backhand, his signature shot. The ball clipped the net tape, though, allowing Murray a putaway for a winner. That, basically, was that. Hoping to see Gasquet become the first Frenchman to hoist the trophy since Yannick Noah in 1983, spectators urged him on with choruses of “Reeshard!” They even loved a tremendous point Gasquet lost, when he wound up flat on his back, leaving his arms, legs, shirt, socks and shoes caked with the rustcolored dirt. Murray’s white hat was smudged with clay, too. His entire being was smothered
with angst. He pointed at his temple. He screamed, “Hit it! Just hit it!” He looked up the folks in his guest box, including coach Jamie Delgado, and shouted various complaints, mostly craving more feedback. Earlier today, Novak Djokovic won the last three games after the briefest of rain delays and moved into the French Open semifinals for a record sixth consecutive year. Eyeing his first title at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam, the No. 1-seeded Djokovic beat No. 7 Tomas Berdych 6-3, 75, 6-3. It is Djokovic’s 30th career major semifinal. Only Roger Federer, with 39, and Jimmy Connors, with 31, have participated in more in the Open era. If Djokovic can win this French Open, it would give him four consecutive Grand Slam titles, something no man has done since Rod Laver won all four in 1969. Because of showers, zero points were played Monday, and only about 2 hours’ worth were contested Tuesday. All the rain tightened the schedule to the point that players will compete several days in a row to get to the final, instead of enjoying a major’s usual off-days. With more wet weather in the forecast, the prospect of completing the tournament by Sunday is iffy. Aiming to win his fourth consecutive major trophy and complete a career Grand Slam, Djokovic continued his charm offensive with the fans after a 3-6, 64, 6-1, 7-5 victory over No. 14 Roberto Bautista Agut, cajoling a ball boy to join him in bowing, then donning a floppy yellow hat. Also Wednesday, the first women’s semifinal matchup was established, with No. 4 Garbine Muguruza ending the surprising run of 108th-ranked American Shelby Rogers 7-5, 6-3, and 2011 U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur eliminating Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-4, 7-6 (6).
NATIONALS 7, PHILLIES 2: Max Scherzer had 11 strikeouts in eight sharp innings, Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer and Washington finished a three-game sweep of Philadelphia. Ramos had three hits and four RBIs and Danny Espinosa also went deep for the Nationals. Tyler Goeddel hit a two-run homer for the Phillies. BRAVES 5, GIANTS 4: Freddie Freeman homered leading off the 11th inning to give Atlanta a victory over San Francisco. Freeman’s ninth homer, off Derek Law (1-1), came after Giants closer Santiago Casilla couldn’t hold a 4-3 lead in the ninth. Chris Withrow (1-1) pitched a perfect inning for the win. REDS 7, ROCKIES 2: John Lamb overcame a liner off his left leg to throw a career-high seven innings and help Cincinnati beat Colorado. Lamb (1-3) allowed one run and kept the Rockies in the park a night after they tied a franchise record with seven homers. Billy Hamilton hustled out two doubles, including one that brought in two runs, and Jay Bruce added a solo homer to power the Reds.
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NOVAK DJOKOVIC returned the ball today in his quarterfinal match against Tomas Berdych at Roland Garros.
Niese solid in start, but Pirates lose to Marlins again Continued from Page 15 Miami starter Adam Conley took a no-hitter into the sixth until Andrew McCutchen singled to center and tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in six scoreless innings. “Pretty good,“ Mattingly said. “I thought he drove the ball in better tonight. His stuff held, he kept everything together, and just attacked all night.“ David Phelps (4-3) pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings for the win.
Marlins’ closer A.J. Ramos walked Francisco Cervelli to begin the ninth, but got the next three batters out to convert his 26th consecutive save dating back to last season. Ramos’ 17 consecutive saves to start the season is one shy of the club’s longest streak to start a season. Juan Carlos Oviedo had 18 straight in 2011. The 26 straight saves dating back to last year is the third-longest streak in franchise history. Steve Cishek con-
verted 33 straight over the 201314 seasons. “It’s what good teams do, they find ways to win games like that when you may have one aspect that kind of struggles and another part picks them up,“ Phelps said. “That’s what we’ve been doing all year.” Giancarlo Stanton, back in the Marlins’ lineup after missing seven games with soreness in his right side, went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
Pittsburgh’s Josh Harrison extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single in the seventh. Harrison is hitting .480 (12for-25) during the stretch. NOTES: Dietrich left the game in the eighth after being hit by a pitch in the left wrist. “It didn’t sound good from him,“ Mattingly said. “He felt like something happened right away. Usually guys hang in there and say, ‘Wait, wait,’ but he knew something right away, which is not great, but
hopefully we get some good news.” ... RHP Bryan Morris underwent back surgery earlier in the day. … Pirates RHP Juan Nicasio (4-4, 4.79 ERA) will start the finale of the four-game series today. Nicasio is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in his last four starts. … Marlins LHP Wei-Yin Chen (3-2, 4.37) has pitched at least five innings in all 10 starts this season. He gave up one run in five innings in a 7-2 loss at Atlanta in his previous outing.
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Series fights for fans
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RICHMOND, Va. — At the zenith of its popularity a decade or so ago, many NASCAR tracks could count on sellout crowds for every Sprint Cup Series race. It seemed like the only real effort they had to make was simply to open the gates. That has changed dramatically during the economic downturn and put track presidents and other administrators back in the position of promoters trying to fill seats that once sold themselves. Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell equated the present challenge of attracting fans to NASCAR’s formative years. “You promoted your event and did things to attract crowds and then it got to the point where I think a lot of us were guilty of slacking off because things were going really well,” he said. “Now we’re back in that day where we do things to entice people to come to our events.” The results have been great for fans who show up to find free concerts and other amenities. But the enthusiasm hasn’t led to packed houses. Many tracks have removed sections of grandstands, and they still don’t look full on race day, and there has been a drop in television ratings, too. Overnight ratings are down by double digits for seven of the 13 Sprint Cup races so far this year, and six hit a multiyear low. Still, the CocaCola 600 was the third-most watched sporting event last weekend behind the Indianapolis 500 and Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference finals despite an 11 percent decline in viewership. Some wonder if NASCAR’s day in the sun has passed. Track officials instead see a changing, younger fan base that needs to be enticed to watch live racing — and spend money. Dover International Speedway President Mike Tatoian said the trend is not as alarming as one might think. “It’s hard to pinpoint one thing that’s caused this attendance decline,” Tatoian said. “I don’t think it was realistic for everyone to think it was going to continue on that meteoric rise or stay at that level. I always say our level of wellness has just been adjusting.” At Richmond International Raceway, ticket requests numbered upward of 160,000 in the late 1990s, and 33 races in a row in the top series sold out over more than 16 years. Since then, the track has reduced the capacity of its grandstand from more than 112,000 seats to about 60,000 — and still can’t sell out. That despite free parking, the ability for fans to bring their own food and drinks, and initiatives that allow them to walk on the track until nearly race time. “We have to get back to putting fans into those unique experiences,” track President Dennis Bickmeier said. Despite the economy, the Virginia track said, fan surveys don’t suggest an issue with the tickets. “One of the things that really jumped out to us in the data was that people weren’t complaining about the price of their ticket, but what they asked for was more value for their ticket,” Bickmeier said. As for the main attraction, rules changes have helped produce some of the best racing the Sprint Cup series has ever seen, including the closest finish in Daytona 500 history. There was a last-lap nudge and pass for the win for Carl Edwards at Richmond, too. General manager Jerry Caldwell of Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee said NASCAR crowds may be down but are still huge. Caldwell suggested it might be time to stop looking at attendance figures from the prerecession heyday and remember that other sporting events also struggle with empty seats.
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MICHAEL HILDEBRAND, a senior at Penns Manor High School, has committed to play baseball at Saint Vincent College. He is flanked by his parents, Cathy and Charles Hildebrand. Standing are, from left, Daren Johnston, district superintendent; Don Shirley, baseball coach; and Mike Reilly, director of athletics.
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BAILEY MUMAU, a senior at Penns Manor High School, has committed to play football at Saint Vincent College. He is flanked by his parents, Jodi and David Mumau. Standing are, from left, Daren Johnston, district superintendent; Bill Packer, football coach; and Mike Reilly, director of athletics.
Research goes on
LIFTING CHAMP
CTE study to begin in Boston, even without NFL funding By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer
BOSTON — Researchers are moving ahead with efforts to develop a diagnostic test for chronic traumatic encephalopathy — even without the NFL’s help. Some of the nation’s top brain scientists gathered Wednesday at the Boston University School of Medicine for the start of a seven-year, $16 million research project designed to find a test for CTE and identify its risk factors. For now, the disease increasingly found in former football players can only be diagnosed during an autopsy. “This is a recipe for being able to define what CTE is in living human beings,” said Jeffrey Cummings, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s center for brain health and one of the principal researchers. “That’s so important, because if you can diagnose something, then you can begin dealing with it.” The DIAGNOSE CTE project had originally been set to receive money that the NFL earmarked for concussion research. But the league’s complaints about Boston University researchers led the National Institutes of Health to pay for it with other funds. Doctors at the meeting on Wednesday said they were looking ahead, to the research, and not dwelling on the political maneuvering that delayed its start. “I don’t look back,” said Robert Stern, the Clinical Core Director of BU’s Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center and another of the principal investigators. “The science is moving forward, and I’m so thrilled that we have the funding to do the science right now.” In describing the project for several dozen researchers, Stern’s only reference to the funding dispute was in a timeline of the grant process. The project was approved in May 2015, with a planned start date of June; objections from the NFL reportedly delayed the official notification of the grant to Dec. 15 while the NIH arranged alternative funding. Martha Shenton, a professor of psychiatry and radiology at Harvard Medical School, also declined to discuss
the funding fight. “I’m really happy to be doing the science,” said Shenton, another principal investigator. “I’m always surprised when politics get involved in something that’s science.” Researchers have linked CTE to repeated blows to the head — even those not forceful enough to cause concussions. Those who develop the condition can experience memory loss, confusion, mood swings, depression and suicidal urges. Among those who have been diagnosed with CTE posthumously are Pro Football Hall of Famers Ken Stabler, Junior Seau, Frank Gifford and Mike Webster. Some, like Seau and former Chicago Bears defensive back Dave Duerson, descended into depression and killed themselves. The project hopes to look at men ages 45-74, including 120 former NFL players and 60 who played in college. (Another 60 who have never participated in contact sports or served in the military or show any symptoms of traumatic brain injury will serve as a control group.) Each will receive a three-day examination to establish a baseline, and the former NFL players will return three years later for a follow-up. The first exams are scheduled for next month — in Boston, New York, Las Vegas and Scottsdale, Ariz. Stern cautioned those concerned they might be suffering from CTE not to come looking for answers. “We cannot give them a diagnosis,” he said. “It’s not a clinical examination.” Also addressing the researchers on Wednesday was former New England Patriots defensive back Tim Fox, who said counting the number of concussions he suffered in college and an 11year NFL career is “literally impossible.” “I stand here, I guess, as a living, breathing petri dish for CTE research,” he said, describing how he was knocked unconscious in a game but sent back in until he began slowing things down too much. “It wasn’t for safety reasons. It was ‘we can’t keep holding up the game for you.’”
Court denies reconsideration of $1B concussion settlement PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia said it won’t reconsider a ruling that upholds the potential $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion claims. Critics of the plan for retired players had hoped the full court would reconsider the approval granted by a threejudge panel in April. They said the lead players’ lawyers traded away compensation for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, to boost awards
for less common problems. The settlement plan could pay several million dollars to young players with severe neurological diseases, but most ex-players would get far less. The settlement also offers medical monitoring to more than 20,000 retirees for the next 65 years. The Philadelphia court ruled Wednesday. The challengers still could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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DAVID McELRAVY JR., of Indiana, took first place in the 148-pound weight class in the 14- and 15-year-old division at the Battle for the Skull II powerlifting competition in Greensburg on May 21. He benched 245 pounds, squatted 325 and deadlifted 335 for a total of 905 pounds. The youngest lifter in the competition, he trailed the top overall lifter by only 85 pounds.
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DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONSHIPS At Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona Tuesday’s Games CLASS A Juniata Valley 7, Portage 1 CLASS AAAA Mifflin County 6, Central Mountain 2 Wednesday’s Games CLASS AA Bishop McCort 9, Central 3 CLASS AAA Bellefonte 7, Hollidaysburg 5
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DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday’s Games at Penn State CLASS A Conemaugh Valley 10, Southern Huntingdon 1 CLASS AA Philipsburg-Osceola 4, Bald Eagle Area 0 CLASS AAA Bellefonte 7, Hollidaysburg 5 CLASS AAAA Mifflin County 9, State College 1
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FOX TOWNSHIP 11, I-MEDICAL 0 Fox Township 014 042 — 11 10 0 I-Medical 000 000 — 0 1 5 2B — Belling (FT), Wimer (FT), Price (FT). W — Beimel 13 K, 1 BB. L — Greenblatt 1 K, 2 BB.
Cassidy Fairman, a senior at Indiana High School, placed second overall in the USA Shooting Pennsylvania State Championship in the 3-position smallbore. Fairman and her teammate, Haley Wilkerson, placed first in their division as a team. The duo also set an international CASSIDY junior FAIRMAN team record, besting the previous record by 19.8 points. Because she was the state runner-up, Fairman received an invitation to compete in the National Junior Olympics at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, but declined to participate in her first international competition at the Canadian Airgun Grand Prix from April 29 to May 1. Fairman also placed second at the NRA Indoor Three-Position Smallbore Sectional Championships. Fairman received her three-position Distinguished Shooter’s Badge along with a $1,000 scholarship from the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Fairman plans to attend St. Francis University, where she is enrolled in the physician assistant science program.
IHS sets physicals, practice schedules Indiana High School students planning to participate in a fall sport must have a physical completed by Monday, Aug. 17. A physical must be completed before the student is able to participate or practice in a sport. Physical forms can be picked up in the high school main office or athletic office or can be downloaded at www.ihsindians. org. Pactice schedules follow: Varsity and junior varsity football mini-camp begins at 7 a.m. on Aug. 8. The following sports begin practice or tryouts on Aug. 15: cross county (8 a.m., College Lodge); girls’ volleyball (8 a.m., high school gym); boys’ soccer (8 a.m., White Township Recreation Complex); girls’ soccer (7 a.m., high school field); girls’ tennis (4 p.m., White Township complex); and boys’ golf (6:30 a.m., Indiana Country Club). The girls’ golf team begins practice at 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at Meadow Lane Golf Course.
Fox Township routs I-Medical PUNXSUTANWEY — In a game played Friday, Fox Township outhit I-Medical 10-1 in an 11-0 win in an Indiana County Youth Legion baseball game. The game was shortened to six innings due to the mercy rule. Dan Wimer and Shane Price each singled, doubled and drove in three runs for Fox Township. Alex Fedus and Jasse McKee each had two singles and two RBIs, and Matt Belling singled, doubled and scored three runs. Winning pitcher Nate Beimel struck out 13 and walked one in five innings, and McKee fanned one, walked none and allowed no runs and no hits in one inning of relief. Daren Byers struck out four and walked none in two innings of relief for IMedical, and Logan Johnston struck out three, walked two and allowed one hit and two runs in one innings of relief. Both teams play Friday. Fox Township plays host to Clymer Legion, and I-Medical welcomes Kovacik Insurance.
Csanyi scores hole-in-one BLAIRSVILLE — Jason Csanyi, of Blairsville, scored a hole-in-one at Tom’s Run Golf Course on Monday. Csanyi aced No. 12, which was playing at 141 yards, using an 8-iron. Kevin Vukman and Nihare Ghate were the witnesses.
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Indians’ Byrd receives 162-game suspension CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended 162 games for testing positive a second time for a performance-enhancing drug. MLB officials said Wednesday that Byrd tested positive for Ipamorelin, a growth hormone releasing peptide. Byrd was suspended for 50 games in 2012 shortly after he was released by Boston. Major League Baseball increased its penalty for a second offense in 2014 from 100 games to a full season. Byrd’s lawyer Jay Reisinger said in a statement that the positive test resulted from a tainted supplement. He said Byrd won’t appeal the suspension. The 38-year-old Byrd signed as a free agent in March with Cleveland, which needed veteran outfield depth because both left fielder Michael Brantley and right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall were recovering from injuries. Byrd was batting .270 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 34 games.
Draymond Green,
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GS ready for big stage
Continued from Page 15 NFL title already would have ended. “I don’t really get involved into the whole pressure thing,” James said of bringing a championship home to Ohio. The healthy Cavs, who also added Channing Frye this season, like their chances with Love in the mix. Coach Tyronn Lue has all the confidence in Love. “It’s nice not having to sit there and watch. I mentioned last year that it was very bittersweet. Bitter having to sit there and watch not being able to help, but sweet seeing so many guys that are the main reason we are where we are today stepping up and making big plays,” Love said. “That was the sweet part of now being here and being able to play.” Even if he now draws menacing defender Draymond Green and those regular, celebratory muscle flexes. “Them having all their guys is always going to be a challenge,” Green said. While the Warriors have said all along that this special, record-setting season won’t matter in the end if they don’t hoist another trophy, they know how much Cleveland wants this. Desperately needs this, in fact, for a city starved of major sports triumphs. “I think we’re stronger at our core, but we’re very similar as a basketball team,” Kerr said. “They are dramatically different. Obviously they’re healthy, but not only are they healthy, they’ve changed their style. They tried to grind us to a pulp last year playing big, and they were slowing the ball down, slowing the pace down. ... They’ve got shooting all over the place, and they’re playing at a much faster pace. So it’s really a much different team that we’re seeing.” It’s the 14th time in NBA history that the same teams square off in the Finals in back-toback seasons. And in the Cavs’ favor? Six of the last seven teams to lose the Finals the previous year won the next facing the same opponent. The 2015 Finals were crazy for Green, from the level of play on the court to the stresses off it — like taking care of family members in town for games. “Coming in last year, we had no idea what to expect. All this stuff was like, ’Whoa.’ Everything was a shocker,” Green said. “You know how to deal with all that stuff now. I think it’s more the stuff before the game that you deal with better rather than the game. And then on top of that you know the intensity level that it takes to win an NBA Finals.” Irving and the Cavs understand as well as anyone it takes some luck at this stage after a long season, too. Something Cleveland didn’t have last year. “Well, coming into the postseason you actually want to have a great bill of health, and we were just unfortunate of not having that going into the full extent of postseason,” Irving said. “They won the championship last year, and now we come in, two evenly healthy teams, and No. 1 and No. 1 in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference, respectively. This is what it’s about.”
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Pens win on OT goal, take 2-0 series lead Continued from Page 15 Maybe, but time is running out. Only five teams in NHL history have come back from a 2-0 deficit in the final to win the Cup, a hole the Sharks find themselves in despite Braun’s second career playoff goal and 28 stops by Martin Jones. “We know that if we play this way we’re not going to win games, so we need to be better,” San Jose center Logan Couture said. The Sharks blamed themselves for their shaky start in Game 1, with defenseman Brent Burns admitting the spectacle of playing the franchise’s first Final led to spending a large portion of the first period standing around and watching the Penguins take an early lead on the way to an eventual 3-2 victory. Burns and his teammates promised repeatedly they would be sharper and more focused when faced with the prospect of heading home in a massive hole, pointing to their 5-1 record this postseason in games immediately following a loss as proof of their resilience. While the Sharks were better Wednesday, the sustained push the Penguins were expecting from the Western Conference champions failed to materialize until it was nearly too late. Pittsburgh did the two things that have been the club’s hallmark since coach Mike Sullivan took over for Mike Johnston in mid-December, controlling the puck and forcing the San Jose to go a full 200 feet to create chances. “I think that’s the identity of our team,” Sheary said after becoming the fifth rookie to score in overtime in a Cup Final. Pittsburgh’s forecheck made San Jose labor just to get the puck in the offensive zone, and once there, the Penguins kept throwing black-and-gold clad bodies in the way. Still, it took time for Pittsburgh’s heady
and hectic play to translate into a goal, with the group that’s been the Penguins’ best line for the last three months finally breaking through against Jones just before the midway point. Thrust together as an experiment when Evgeni Malkin went out with a left elbow injury in mid-February, the trio of Kessel, Carl Hagelin and Nick Bonino have rapidly evolved into Pittsburgh’s most dangerous line. They began the night with 90 combined points in 34 career games and added to it during another typically aggressive shift when Hagelin stripped it from San Jose defenseman Roman Polak and slipped it to Bonino in the slot. Bonino, who put in the Game 1 winner with 2:33 remaining from a similar spot, slipped it to Kessel on the doorstep. The pass was heading for the net, but Kessel nudged it in anyway just to be sure. “They’re feeling it right now,” Sullivan said about the line dubbed “HBK.” “They have that chemistry.” It appeared as if it would be enough to wrap up things in regulation until Braun found a moment of joy in the midst of a difficult time for his family. Braun’s father-inlaw, former Flames and Blackhawks center Tom Lysiak, passed away Monday following a lengthy fight with leukemia. Braun remained with the team, pledging to pay his respects to Lysiak before Game 3. His first goal of these playoffs — a shot from just outside the top of the right circle that made its way under Murray’s glove and off the post before crossing the line — gave the Sharks a needed jolt with their chances at a first championship teetering. The momentum didn’t last. The Penguins wasted little time while improving to 4-2 in overtime. “We did a good job of playing well here at home,” Crosby said. “We know it’s going to get challenging going to San Jose.”
One play leads to another for Penguins in victory Continued from Page 15 a rookie, up to the first line with Crosby and Hornqvist. Sheary, all 5-foot-8, 175 pounds of him — the smallest guy on the ice — has four goals in the playoffs, including one in each of the first two games of the Final. Sheary was benched for one game during the Eastern Conference finals against Tampa Bay. It seemed like a questionable move, replacing Sheary with Beau Bennett, but Sullivan has his motives. Sheary came back the next game re-energized and has since been racing all over the ice. “We just felt as a coaching staff he was wearing down a little bit, and it’s probably stating the obvious to say he’s not an overly big guy,” Sullivan said. “And one of the hardest things about winning the Stanley Cup is playing every other night to get there and it’s the most intense hockey all year long. We felt he was wearing down a little bit, and his competitive advantage is his quickness, and if he loses that step, he’s not as effective as we know him to be when he has the necessary energy. By no means was it a slight on him; we were just trying to manage his minutes … so he can keep his quickness.” • Hockey awards secondary assists for a reason. Again, it’s the play that leads to the play. On the Penguins’ first goal, Carl Hagelin applied some pressure on a forecheck to the left of the Sharks goal that forced Roman Polak to make a bad cross-ice pass in front of the net. Phil Kessel took it on
his stick but couldn’t hold it, and Dillon regained it for a moment. On came Hagelin again. He skated from the left of the net to the right, maneuvered in front of Dillon, lifted his stick, took the puck and passed to Nick Bonino skating down the slot. Bonino skated in on goal, holding the puck until the last possible moment before sliding it to Kessel on the right side of a wide-open net. Hagelin was rewarded with a secondary assist after making the play that led to the play. • If the Penguins go on to win the Stanley Cup, picking an MVP is going to be difficult. Kessel, who has a team-high 10 goals, seems like the early favorite. Matt Murray, the rookie goalie, could be considered a strong candidate. Sidney Crosby could be a dark horse who makes a run depending on what happens in the rest of the series. He has 17 points, including three game-winning goals, and last night he won 71 percent of his faceoffs, including the called shot on the game-winner. On that play, he told Sheary to be ready for a pass from Letang after a faceoff win back to the boards inside the blue line. Sure enough, it played out just as Crosby said it would, and Sheary took Letang’s pass and launched the game-winner from the inside edge of the left faceoff circle as Hornqvist skated in front of Sharks goaltender Martin Jones to set a screen. Jones never saw the puck, and the game was over.
“Sid has just been a horse out there,” Sullivan said. “He’s a threat every time he’s on the ice. He’s playing the game the right way. And he plays a complete game, the full sheet: winning faceoffs, great on puck battles, and he can defend. … For me, right now I think he’s inspiring for our group, and I know our players recognize the effort he’s putting in. He’s excited about this opportunity we have, and he’s trying to make the most of it and do everything in his power to help this team win.” How about Bonino for MVP? The center on the famed HBK line has been fantastic throughout the playoffs. He centers the Penguins’ highest-scoring line in the playoffs — 50 combined points — and has been solid on faceoffs and on defense. In addition to assisting on Kessel’s goal, he blocked four more shots, giving him 10 in the Final. And that faceoff win after icing in overtime? That was Bonino. Bonino has 17 points in the playoffs, including a team-high 13 assists and the game-winning goal in Game 1. • The series was billed as speed vs. speed. That has yet to develop. The Sharks just have not been able to keep up with the swarming Penguins. • Parting shot: Only five teams have rebounded from a 2-0 deficit to win the Stanley Cup. But, it takes four games to win a series and 16 to win the Stanley Cup. The Penguins need two more to complete both equations.
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump is losing business to Mexico — a prestigious golf tournament at his resort at Doral. The PGA Tour announced that the World Golf Championship, which attracts the best players in the world and has been at Trump-owned Doral in South Florida since 2007, is relocating to Mexico City next year. The decision incensed Trump, who suggested in a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, “I hope they have kidnapping insurance.” Cadillac did not renew its title sponsorship of the event, and PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said another sponsor that wanted to be at Doral could not be found. The tour signed a seven-year deal with Grupo Salinas, a group of Mexico City companies overseen by chairman Ricardo Salinas. That means Doral, the longest-running PGA Tour event in Florida dating to 1962, will not have a tournament next year.
IOC recommends new sports for 2020 LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic leaders took action on two fronts, ramping up efforts to keep drug cheats out of the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and recommending the inclusion of baseball, softball and four other sports for the 2020 Tokyo Games. The IOC executive board agreed to double its budget for pre-games drug testing to $500,000, to target athletes from Russia, Kenya and Mexico, and to extend retesting of stored doping samples to include medal winners from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. “We want to make sure any targeted athletes who have a positive result will be stopped from competing in Rio,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. “That is, for us, the No. 1 priority.” Meantime, the board backed the proposed inclusion of baseball, softball, surfing, karate, sport climbing and skateboarding for Tokyo. Under new IOC rules, local organizers can propose the inclusion of at least one additional sport for their games. The five sports, which were proposed for inclusion last year by Tokyo organizers, were presented as a package and they will go to a vote of the full IOC at its session in Rio in August on the eve of the games.
Redskins say medical records aren’t at risk ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The NFL and the Washington Redskins said there’s no evidence indicating medical records are at risk after an athletic trainer’s laptop was stolen in April. The Redskins confirmed that someone broke through the window of a trainer’s locked car on April 15 in Indianapolis and took a computer. Deadspin reported that the computer included medical records from the past 13 years’ worth of scouting combines. The Redskins said in a statement that no Social Security numbers, protected health information under HIPAA laws or financial information was stolen or is “at risk of exposure.” The laptop was password-protected but not encrypted. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email the league is aware of the situation and there is no evidence that the thief accessed any information on the computer.
Second Texas Tech football player charged LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Jail records show that a second Texas Tech football player who was kicked off the team last month has been charged with burglary. Records show 18-year-old Trace Keaton Ellison was arrested on a charge of burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Jail records don’t list attorney information for Ellison, who was released on $5,000 bond. Details on the allegations weren’t immediately released. Robert James Castaneda, 20, was arrested Friday on the same charge. He was released after paying $5,000 bond. Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury kicked Castaneda and Ellison off the team on May 5 for “failure to uphold student-athlete expectations.” Ellison, from Frisco Centennial, would have been a redshirt freshman tackle. SPORTS PROGRAMS on TV tonight
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Houses For Rent
CORAL: 7 room, 3 bdrm, deck, yard, eat in kitchen, appliances. $675 mo., Sec. Dep. (724) 463-7623 ERNEST: 3 bdr, garage, $550/mo + util. & security deposit & references . Call (724) 397-8480 HOMER CITY: 1 bdrm, $500 + security, utilities included. (724) 840-3530 HOMER CITY: 35 West Indiana St, 2 bdr, off St. parking, nice lawn, attic & basement, no pets, non smoking. $750/mo. incl. some util. (724) 388-7308 HOMER CITY: 4 bdrm, $750/mo plus utilities and security. (724) 840-3530 INDIANA 3 bdrm, Ranch $650 mo. + util. No smoking, no pets, major appliances inclu., deck & covered porch, nice kitchen, w/d. (724) 349-6753 or (724) 840-7295 INDIANA: 380 S. 4th St., 3bdr, 2 ba, liv/din rm, kit, den, laundry , fl. rm, 1car gar., $1140 mo + util., avail. 7/1. Call (724) 388-2899 LARGE Farm House 2 miles from Ind. water & gas incl. $1,250/mo. Call (724) 388-0040.
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Houses For Rent
LUCERNE: nice 3 bdr, $600/ mo + sec. & utilities, a/c, non smoking no pets. Call (724) 422-4945 VARIETY of Rentals, short or long term, furnished or unfurnished. $455/mo. to $1200/mo. (724) 463-9000
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Duplex For Rent
2 BDR w/ laundry room, 6.5 miles from Walmart, in Jacksonville, $450/mo + utilities. (724) 422-7669 BEAUTIFUL Remodeled, 1 bdr, appl, bsmnt, garage, laundry. $685+ elec. Must See! 724-388-0532 HOMER CITY: One bedroom, 5 miles from IUP. Security Deposit required. (724) 479-9408 or 724-549-9314 INDIANA AREA: upper duplex, $725 + Sec. dep., 3bdr, 1ba, n/p & n/s Call (201) 787-8541 INDIANA Boro 2 Bdrm, 1st fl, off st. pkg., w/d hu, neat/clean. n/p, n/s, $600 + utilities. (412) 309-0379
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Townhouses For Rent
INDIANA: 2 bdrm, 1 bath. No pets. $700 + util. Sec Deposit. 1 car gar. 1 year lease. (724) 388-4146
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Mobile Homes For Rent
HOMER CITY area, 2 bdr, utilities included, $750/mo security deposit & 2 references required, no smoking & no pets. Call (724) 422-1395 HOMER CITY Area, 2bdr, private, heat included, $550 mo. Call (724) 840-4109 KENT/CLARKSBURG AREA - 2 bdr, 1ba, $400 mo. Call (724) 726-9661 or (724) 726-4851 Leave Message RENT/OWN: Hillsdale, 2 bdr $325/mo + sec. dep. & util. incl water, garbage & sewage. No pets. (814) 743-5291
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Vacation Homes For Rent
OCEAN CITY MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full / partial weeks. Call for FREE Brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com
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Help Wanted
DIRECT CARE WORKERS Needed for new personal care home. Opening soon, Indiana Square, Indiana. All Shifts. Admin. experience and CPR/first aide certified perferred but willing to train. Located along bus route. Contact Mary at
724-471-2140
Independent Contractor Walking Carrier Routes Available in:
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH • East Market St. • Brady St. • South Spring St.
HOMER CITY BOROUGH • S. Main St • Jefferson Ave.
Call The Indiana Gazette Circulation Department at 724.465.5555 for details.
Chestnut Ridge
Is currently seeking an entry level restaurant/bar supervisor. Position is 30+ hours a week, requires a flexible schedule as daylight, night and weekend hours are a must, food and beverage experience preferred. Candidate should have high energy, possess good people skills and be eager to learn in a fast paced, ever changing environment. All interested candidates should turn in an application for employment and/or resume to Aubrie Howell. (724) 459-7191 Ext 123 www. chestnutridgeresort. com
BDR SERVICES Painting, Dry Walling, Mowing, Clean Up, Yard Maintenance, Power Washing Reasonable rates. Fully insured.
Call (724) 599-0293 PA#107457
HAULING Need your unwanted items hauled away. Call 724-463-8254.
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Machinery & Tools
225 Lincoln Welder, 7” & 4” grinders, fusing machines, tool box’s, welding tables, plus other equipment, for info. call (724) 388-3038
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Household Goods
6’ BROWN Recliner Sofa, excellent condition, asking $125, Call (724) 479-2429 DINING Room Set, Oval Table w/ leaf, 4 chairs, lighted china/storage cabinet, asking $200/all, Call (724) 254-2395 DINING Table, 6 chairs, lighted 2 pc. china closet, includes table pads, excellent condition, asking $499. Call (724) 479-2429
MIRROR Dresser with bench seat , good condition, asking $75, Call (724) 479-2429 Oblong endtable, like new , also an undercounter mountable radio, working condition , asking $50/best obo. Call (724) 471-2113 Sm. Oak Table w/4 chairs, solid wood office desk/matching bookcase, sofa, full size sofa bed, white 5 drawer chest, white dresser w/ mirror, tv w/wall hu, bed side table, massage chair, misc. items. Call (724) 397-2621 or (724) 422-5129
LAWN FARM
GARDEN CENTER • Mulch • Soil • Compost • Planting Season
1 mi. N. of the YMCA on Ben Franklin Rd. N. Mon-Fri 9-5; Sat 8-?
724-463-7980
Shaws Jewelers Necklace, Diamond in case, mint, asking $75. Call (412) 289-0084 ACTION- Have you tried using the Gazette Classified Action ads yet? Join the growing number of satisfied sellers who got quick results at little or no cost to them. People are always looking for great bargains and Action ads bring sellers and buyers together. Items such as clothing, sporting equipment , musical, appliances and much much more can be sold through the Gazette Classifieds. Call (724) 349-4949 for details on our Class Action program
Garage Sales
Arc Indiana’s Gigantic Sale !!
INDIANA: Mack Fairgrounds, Fri. 8-6 & sat 8-4, households , toys, furn., clothes, glassware, sporting goods, electronics & more! Something for everyone, Baked Goods & Basket Raffles.
BROOKWOOD: 168 Valley Rd., Large Multi-Family, Fri. 6/3 & Sat. 6/4, 8-4pm, baby/ kids items, games, sports equip., housewares,toaster oven, silk flowers, wreaths, baskets & deco., 16” tires, antiques & more.
CENTER TWP: 1470 Bethel Church Rd., Sat 6/4 8-4, air conditioner, lift chair, patio cushins, chest & mirror, recliner, households, misc.
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Garage Sales
HOME: 1282 Wise Rd, Fri. & Sat; 8-4pm. Multi Family! John Deere front end loader w/mower, etc.
INDIANA: 800 Block Harvest lane, Fri. 6/3 & Sat. 6/4 8-2, many houehold item, all size brand name clothing, bikes, tv
HOMER CITY: 28 Wayne St & Myr Walt Add. Fri-6/3, 8-6pm & Sat-6/4, 8-Noon. 3 Family Sale!
INDIANA: 802 Angie Ln, Sterling Hills, Sat, 6/4; 84pm. Name Brand 0-2T girls, young lady, men’s, clothes & misc household
INDIANA: 418 N. Ben Franklin Rd., Fri. 6/3 & Sat 6/4 8-4, clothing 0-5t boys & girls, jr’s xs-xl, mens s-l, strollers, toys, bedding, books, puzzels, games, misc.
INDIANA: 465 N. 9th St, Sat, 8:00am-2pm. Just books! .25-.50-$1 Side Porch Sale!
INDIANA: 1424 Phila. St., Sat. 6/4 8-3, 100’s of books, some signed, bike, puzzles, clock, priced to sell
INDIANA: 89 Wolfe Rd, off of Rte 119 N; 6/3 & 6/4, 8am-? Appliances, Clothes all sizes, tools, furniture, many misc. Plenty for everyone!
INDIANA: 921 Country Lane, Sat June 4, 9-3, patio table set, air conditioners, new car speakers, household items & more!
INDIANA: Community Yard Sale, Sat. 6/4, 8-4 , Regency Square, Regency Square Drive (beside Papa John’s Pizza). Too many items to mention! ONE DAY ONLY!
CLARKSBURG: 2413 Prymak Rd. Fri-6/3 & Sat-6/4. 8-3pm. Multi Family. Like new home decor, clothes & toys. Don’t Miss!
INDIANA: 1470 Bethel Church Road at Bethel Presb. Congregational Multi-Family Yard Sale, Sat. 6/4, 8am - 4pm
CLARKSBURG: 3737 Clarksburg Rd., June 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 8-5, Lawn Trac., motors, 17 “ tires, fert. spreaders, nisc. baby items, tools, hoseholds & much more.
INDIANA: 148 Cambridge Ave. in Monticello, June 3rd & 4th, 9-3, Doll Houses, barbies, old dolls, games, toys, microwave, antique rocking chair, china, kitchen utensils, misc.
INDIANA: N. 15th St, 6/3 & 6/4, Lenox, collectibles, antique cars, glassware, classroom, clothing, Barbie, costumes, boys toys, Disney princess, MORE!
INDIANA: 2156 Bethel Church Rd., Sat. 6/4 8-4, avon, party lite, households, kids items, clothing & more !!!
INDIANA: Neighborhood Sale, S 5th Street, Locust to Maple, 6/11 & 6/12, 8-6, 12 + homes & churches
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GARAGE SALES
MICROWAVE: GE brand, white, over the range style, great condition, $35. (724) 349-3383
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Farm Equipment For Sale
HAYBINE: Hesston 1120, A1, new guards. Price reduced. Ph. 724-254-4884
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CLYDE: 601 Bethel Cemetery RD., Fri. 6/3, Sat. 6/4 & Sun. 6/5 9-5 , baby items, sm. new appliances, generator 4,400 watts $300, misc.
Farm Products For Sale
HOMEGROWN Strawberries, 891 Pearce Road Smicksburg
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Lawn & Garden Tools For Sale
2 WEEDEATERS (1) Feather Light Plus & (1) Ryobi, both work good, will together or seperate, asking $60.00. Call (724) 464-8195 SNAPPER High Vac Riding Lawn Mower, w/bagger , electric/pull start both, 8p motor, good condition, asking $500. Call (412) 289-0084
By Order of the Court
AUCTION
Tractors - Farm Equip. & Related - Tools
CLYMER: 185 Walcott St., Fri. 6/3 & Sat. 6/4 9-?, 3t-4t girls clothing, 4t-5t boys clothing, toys, bedding, misc.
CORAL: Under Cover at 819 Power Plant Road, near Homer City Plant, Fri. & Sat. 8-2, , collectibles, “spa” items, cut glass, household, purses, pictures, doilies, Christmas, & more!
SAT., JUNE 4 @ 10:00 AM 4141 Fulton Run Road (Rt. 954)
2 Mi. SW of Creekside, 6 Mi. NW of Indiana Photos at auctionzip.com (ID #1496) TRACTORS: Allis Chalmers D-15, gas, wide front, good rubber, wheel wgts.; Allis Chalmers Series 3 D-17, gas, wide front, wheel wgts., with Meyers 7’ adjustable blade; Cub Cadet 1864 riding mower, 4’ deck; tractor parts. FARM EQUIP.: JM Gravity Wagon; 7’ brush hog, pull type; New Idea manure spreader; New Holland 270 baler; 9’ Ontario grain drill, steel wheels; 2 hay wagons; AC combine, 7’ head; New Idea single row corn picker; Schwartz 1400 front loader; AC 2 bottom plow; homemade sprayer; cultipacker; 2 sets of harrows; 7’ wooden cart; Harvest Handler elevator, Md. 62C; auger; 2 sets - 2 bottom plows; David Bradley walk behind; Airovac; lime spreader, disc set; sickle bar mower; New Idea H-9. MISC.: Tractor chains & weights; 3 farm gates; 3 piles of lumber; portable antique farm scale, wood; Lawn Boy mower; hand cultivator & potato digger; hand fuel pump; assorted chains& hand tools; wire; Hoffco weedeater; Homelite chainsaw; wheelbarrow; case Pennzoil oil; nuts, bolts, nails, copper boilers; barb wire; miner’s bucket; feed sacks; binder twine; many cases of old Quaker State oil in metal cans, collectible; etc. SELLER: Betty Rellick and Rose Rellick Estate heirs; Montgomery V. Bell, Attorney Master-in-Partition CD 11565-2014 TERMS: Cash or check with photo ID. Immediate removal, bring truck and help. “Your Real Estate Auction Professional”
MIKE CHARNEGO
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Hickory Road Neighborhood Sale: Turn at Armstrong Township Building Off Parkwood Road, Fri. 6/3 & Sat. 6/4, 8-4. Lots of items for everyone, fom babies to adults, household, tools, furniture, garden, clothing, crib, high chair, knitting machine, much more. BE THERE!
HOMER CITY: Corner of 3rd & Edith St, Roberts Addition, June 3 & 4, 8-4pm. Black wrought iron screen door, 36” across; Karosene heater, jewelry, ladies cothes & other varies items.
INDIANA: 2460 Treese Ave, Fri. & Sat. 9-6pm. craftmatic adjustable king bed, 36” TV, 6 pc full sz cherry bedroom set, furniture, glassware, household. Men’s 2X shirts & all size clothing. Lots of items marked cheap!!
INDIANA: 33 Jeffrey Street, 6/4 8-2, ceiling fans, clothes, vhs, dvd’s, books, misc.
INDIANA: 360 N. 6th St. Fri. 6/3 & Sat. 6/4 8-3, clothing, baby items, weights, household items, window panes.
INDIANA: 45 Jeffrey St. (Sunset Acres) Fri. 6/3 8-4 & Sat. 6/4 8-2 , lawn spreader, new printer, books, laminator, 45 record collection, and much more!
LOVEJOY: 106 Lovejoy Rd. , Thurs. & Fri. 9-5, tools, households , lots of misc. somrthing for everyone. Rain or Shine!
MARION CENTER: 1 mile out on Richmond Rd, 6/3 & 6/4, 9-4, furniture, small appliances, glassware, Avon, Steeler collectibiles, clothing, children’s toys, outdoor games, vintage Radio Flyer horse, cedar bench, something for everyone, priced to sell!
NEW FLORENCE: 1013 Bethel Cem. Rd, 6/3, 6/4, 6/5; 9am-? Baked goods, household, furniture, decor. Everything but the kitchen sink!
PENN RUN: 3242 Route 553 Hwy, 6/2, 6/3 & 6/4. 7am-5pm, stereo, crafts, table& chairs & lots more.
INDIANA: 75 Oak St., Fri. 6/3 9-?, lots of misc.
INDIANA: 801 Jamison Rd. from YMCA take N Ben Franklin Rd. 3 miles. turn right onto Kauffman Rd. then turn left onto Jamison Rd. Follow signs. Thurs, Fri & Sat. 8-3pm. Tires, riding mower, gas furnace, bow, new & used items. Too much to list!
SHADOWOOD-MultiFamily Sale at 63 Shady Dr., Fri. 6/3 only 8-2, households, nice clothing baby girls 0-18mo & womens s-1x, toys, lots of misc.
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Sports Equipment For Sale
8 GUN Wooden gun cabinet. $125. (814) 938-9230 Bo-Flex x-xtreme, like new, power rod technology, no assembly, only $360 Call (724) 599-5420 MPXP Powerhouse incline weight bench, full olympic weight set, 2 bars, great condition, asking $75. Call (724) 349-9459
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Miscellaneous For Sale
2 FISH Tanks and stands, -20gal. & 1-30gal, asking $10/both. Call (724) 840-9697 4 Shirley Temple Dolls, new still in boxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Damberry Mint, $160/all, Call (724) 397-8124 AIR CONDITIONER: window style, 26â&#x20AC;? w x 17â&#x20AC;? h, 110 volts, $75. (724) 463-0412
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Appliances For Sale
FREEZER: Hotpoint Chest freezer, 14 cubic ft, good condition, $50. (724) 388-6163 WHITE Upright Freezer, excellent condition, asking $90, Call (724) 479-2429 THE Indiana Gazette online at Website www.indianagazette. com
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GARMIN GPS: Model # 2455LMT, lifetime maps of US & Canada, like new, $125. (724) 859-5765
Pets & Supplies For Sale
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Autos For Sale
STORM DOOR: 32â&#x20AC;? white insulated with frame, top half slides down to screen, $150. (724) 349-8211
1993 Cadillac Allante Convertible, collecter car, show room cond., 34,000 miles, latrobe pa, $12,000 Call (724) 244-2929
TRAMPOLINE, Super Brounce, 14 feet round, heavy duty, $250, Call (724) 354-4480
1996 Dodge Intrepid, 120,000 miles, inspected, runs good, asking $950. Call (724) 762-0301
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WANTED: Small electric wheel chair or small scooter, (724) 286-9464
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MONGOOSE, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21 Speed, 26â&#x20AC;?, like new, $60 obo, (724) 464-9629
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Miscellaneous For Sale
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Aquastar above Ground Pool Ladder, asking $50. Call (724) 349-3118
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2010 CAN AM SPYDER RT SM5 A&C, like new, 2127 miles, cruise, audio package, garage stored, May 2017 inspection, reg. certified maintenance, & Sr driver. 1000ccâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of fun & excitement! $16,500. (724) 422-4127
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12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ALUMINUM BOAT, 6Hp Evinrude, nearly new trailer, $995. Electric motor sold separately, (724) 463-8234 WANTED Boat with TwoLick Pass. Call (724) 349-4030
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