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By CHAUNCEY ROSS chauncey@indianagazette.net

A Saltsburg man has been sent to the Indiana County Jail to await a hearing on allegations that he tried to lure a young girl into his car last week in Indiana.

Vincent DiLascio, who was identified after police published a photo captured by a surveillance video system, was arrested early

today in Pittsburgh and was incarcerated with bond set at $50,000 following a preliminary arraignment at 8:45 this morning in Indiana District Court.

DiLascio, 39, is charged with a second-degree felony count of luring a child into a car or structure.

He had no lawyer with him when he appeared in court today.

An 11-year-old girl reported to police that a stranger in a black car

stopped to talk to her about 2 p.m.

Friday on North 11th Street near Philadelphia Street.

A video from the security camera system at the Moreau Sign Company shop showed the car driving north past the girl, then driving south moments later when the driver rolled down the window to talk to her.

Police said the video shows the Continued on Page 12

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DETECTIVE John Scherf led Vincent DiLascio into Judge Guy Haberl’s office this morning in Indiana.

Route 119 upgrades to mean safer travel, PennDOT says

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caves and buildings, he said.

The Grove Chapel Hill realignment project will provide both safety and mobility improvements.

“The safety is the key thing,” Rozich said.

The new alignment will reposition the highway to the area where the trees were cut, and to the opposite side of Grove Chapel Church, eliminating Scurves on the existing section of highway between the school and church.

In addition, a 1.2-mile truckclimbing lane will be built from a point near Craig Road to the top of the hill, and left-turn lanes will be added at Grove Chapel and Kimmel roads.

Construction crews will have to remove the remains of the felled trees and cut 70 feet of earth — an estimated 675,000 cubic yards of dirt — from the top of the hill.

During this construction season, crews will mainly be Continued on Page 12

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HOME — Motorists traveling Route 119 through Rayne Township on a regular basis this summer are watching the progress on a pair of major safety and improvement projects. The multi-year enhancements are $28.5 million investments in the county’s main north-south highway corridor.

Adjacent to the highway near Rayne Elementary School and Grove Chapel Church, a large area of trees was cut last winter.

Mark Rozich, the PennDOT project manager for design of both projects, said the area where the trees were removed will be the new alignment for Route 119 between Craig Road and the crest of the hill near the church.

Rozich said the trees were cut during the winter to avoid harm to bats that may nest there in warm weather. During the winter the bats nest in

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HARLAN VICK, 4, made a creation with Legos during a building contest Wednesday at IRMC Park on North Seventh Street in Indiana, sponsored by the Indiana hospital. He was there with his father, Brandon Vick, of Indiana. Look for a photo gallery from the event on The Indiana Gazette Online.

Study projects worker shortage, cites need for better job skills

By RANDY WELLS rwells@indianagazette.net

The workforce in the 10county Pittsburgh region is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven in large part by the impending retirement of many baby boomers and by technology, which is requiring every worker to have more skills to remain competitive.

That was the message Laura Fisher, senior vice president of workforce and special projects for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, brought Wednesday to an audience of employers, elected officials and economic development specialists in Indiana.

The conference is an organization of more than 300 employers in the 10county southwestern Penn-

sylvania region focused on improving the economy and quality of life.

Fisher highlighted the findings of a study commissioned by the conference that identified the occupations and skill sets that will be in highest demand in this region through 2025.

Another goal of the report was to assess the ability of the region’s projected talent pipeline to meet the demand.

According to the report — “Inflection Point: Supply, Demand and the Future of Work in the Pittsburgh Region” — the challenges ahead for employers across the region include a projected shortage of workers and a need to better align education and training with workforce demand.

Fisher said the report is “a Continued on Page 12

By JAY REEVES and ROBIN McDOWELL

LAURA FISHER, of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, spoke Wednesday to an audience of employers, elected officials and economic development specialists in Indiana.

Rodney Kimball, West Bethel, Maine cans to get a sense of what they think about the nation’s greatness in the twilight of President Barrack Obama’s eight years in office. The responses were as different as Americans can be, yet a theme emerged: Compared to other nations, the United States is at least good, probably even great. But there’s a lot of work to be done.

“Yes, America is great. It could be a lot better if the politicians weren’t fighting each other all Continued on Page 12

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Gov. Wolf signs bill that relaxes liquor regulations

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HARRISBURG — A new law will soon give Pennsylvania consumers many more options about where to purchase their favorite varieties of wine.

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf approved legislation Wednesday allowing wine sales in grocery stores and making other changes to how alcohol is sold in a state long criticized for

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maintaining Depressionera restrictions on booze.

The governor said “truly historic� changes will help consumers and generate new revenue for the state. “I have every confidence that this is a good thing for Pennsylvania,� Wolf said, flanked by lawmakers as he signed the bill in his Capitol offices a day after it passed the House with bipartisan support.

The new law lets licensed groceries and restaurants

sell up to four bottles of takeout wine per customer, and supporters say consumers could see bottles on sale in stores sometime this fall. The measure also formalizes the sale of beer at convenience stores, something that has already begun as a result of court cases. In other changes, state stores will have more flexibility about hours and pricing, and consumers can have wine shipped directly to them from private wine

wholesalers. About 14,000 holders of takeout beer licenses will be permitted to sell up to four bottles of wine to a customer. Takeout wine sales can expand to licensed restaurants, bars, hotels, supermarkets and delis.

Unions, including the one that represents state liquor store workers, have said the measure will undermine the finances of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and lead to job losses. They

are skeptical of claims it will generate about $150 million for the state treasury in the first year.

Wolf said he was uncertain how much revenue the law will bring in but predicted it will create demand for workers at the stores and for businesses that will distribute wine to the new retail outlets.

Hard liquor is not affected, and officials have said there are no plans to close any of the roughly 600

state-owned liquor stores.

The liquor board said the massive bill was being reviewed, and promised to quickly set up new licensing procedures. It also will determine which of its stores will sell lottery tickets and expand Sunday hours, both provisions of the legislation. State stores will get more latitude about which products to stock. Casinos will be able to sell booze 24 hours a day. The law takes effect in August.

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Judge denies appeal of stabbing suspect GREENSBURG (AP) — A judge won’t allow a teenager to appeal a ruling that he must stand trial as an adult in a Pennsylvania school stabbing rampage when he was 16.

The Pittsburgh TribuneReview reported Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani refused Tuesday to let Alex Hribal appeal the judge’s ruling to the state Superior Court.

Hribal is charged with stabbing and wounding 20 students and a security guard at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville in April 2014. Defense attorney Patrick Thomassey acknowledges Hribal committed the crimes but wanted the case in juvenile court, where Hribal would face no sanctions after turning 21.He is now 18.

State: No air hazards from pipeline blast GREENSBURG (AP) — State environmental regulators said there should be no adverse health effects from substances blown into the air when a natural gas pipeline exploded scorching 40 acres of a rural western Pennsylvania township.

The Pittsburgh TribuneReview reported the state Department of Environmental Protection found some volatile compounds, including chloromethane, propene, benzene and xylene were released.

But the DEP said air samples taken after the April 29 blast in Salem Township showed those who live nearby were exposed for only a short period and that the maximum levels detected were below levels of concern for short-term exposure.

Teacher’s attorney denies intimidation PITTSBURGH (AP) — A defense attorney is denying that a suspended western Pennsylvania teacher tried to intimidate a female student who accused another teacher of having sex with her.

Drew Zoldak, 41, is accused of pointing out the Plum High School girl in class last year and telling students she was the reason he was questioned by the Allegheny County district attorney’s office.

The Pittsburgh TribuneReview reported that a prosecutor on Wednesday called that “witness intimidation.� But defense attorney Al Lindsay said it never happened, and the accusation went against his client’s character and previous behavior toward the girl. Prosecutors dropped a related charge alleging that Zoldak asked whether the girl would object to a classroom discussion of sexual assault.

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Life-size Monopoly game scheduled Three local teams will participate in a life-size Monopoly game June 24 to benefit Family Promise.

RE/MAX Real Estate Specialists, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Indiana WPA (NAIFA) and the United Methodist churches in Indiana County will compete in a game beginning at 6 p.m. in the Indiana Area Senior High School gym. Doors open at 5:30.

Among the judges will be IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll and Becky Driscoll, president of the board of Family Promise.

Pastor Adam Stump of the Creekside United Methodist Church will emcee the event.

There will be food concessions and a variety of characters from the popular board game.

Tickets can be obtained by calling (724) 464-5220, online at www.family promiseindianapa.com/ or at the door.

The price is $10 per family, $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.

“We feel that a strong community is when we pull

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PICTURED, from left, are Doug Steve, Team NAIFA; Rich Gallo, Team RE/MAX; Larry Buterbaugh, Team UMC; and Kristy Rowley, Team NAIFA. together and help others in need. A home is one of the essentials of life; it is a place of security, protection and family life,” Rich Gallo of Team RE/MAX said in release.

The 2010 census estimates that there are ap-

proximately 400 homeless people in Indiana County every night.

Proceeds from the game will help provide services to homeless children and families in the county.

Family Promise focuses on helping families develop

the skills they need to sustain independent living, such as budgeting and maintaining employment.

For more information about Family Promise, visit www.familypromise ofindiapapa.com or the agency’s Facebook page.

OBITUARIES Harold Grove Harold “Buzz” Reyburn Grove, age 86, of Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Communities at Indian Haven.

He was born in 1930 in Indiana, to Elmer Reyburn and Zelda Ruth (Shearer) Grove.

Mr. Grove was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Indiana.

After graduating from Indiana High School in 1948, he graduated from Slippery Rock University and then received his master’s degree from IUP. He was a dedicated teacher of 33 years in astronomy and aerospace science at Indiana Senior High School. He was a life member of NEA, and a member of PSEA. He retired in 1989.

Buzz was admired and respected by his students and colleagues. He was the most happy when in the observatory with his students, but equally as happy when having dinner with his beloved Mary.

He was an avid golfer, reader, and enjoyed flower

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Buzz was a loving and devoted husband of 61 years to Mary (Berish) Grove, whom he married on Jan. 29, 1955.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, of Indiana; and brothers Raymond Grove and his wife Mildred, of Indiana; Royden Grove and his wife Carolyn, of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Irene Hawk.

Friends will be received from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, where a funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Tom Spiker, chaplain, VNA Hospice, officiating. Interment will be made in the Oakland Cemetery, Indiana.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Indiana Free Library, 845 Philadelphia St., Indiana, PA 15701. www.bowser-minich.com

Betty M. Kimmel Betty M. Kimmel, 89, of Shelocta, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Indian Haven Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 1, 1926, in Indiana, to Merle L. and Daisy L. (Kunkle) Stuchell.

Betty lived in Shelocta for most of her life and graduated from Indiana High School in 1944. She spent many years raising her children and later worked as the co-owner and bookkeeper of Kimmel Construction. Betty was a member of Elderton Presbyterian Church, where she served for six years as an elder and for many years as the chairwoman of the Women’s Circle. Betty also belonged to the Pennsylvania Farmers Association and enjoyed golfing and traveling.

She will be remembered with love by her son, Gerald L. Kimmel and wife, Sandra, of Shelocta; daughter, Leigh A. Shubra and husband, Charles, of Indiana; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Gerald E. Kimmel, whom she married Jan. 21, 1949, and who died May 24, 1976; and sisters Dorothy Walls and Irene Richardson.

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Audrey M. Morris, 75, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, June 8, 2016, at Hospice House in Poland, Ohio.

Audrey was born Oct. 22, 1940, in Clymer, a daughter of the late Carl and Vada Wise Buchanan, and came to the Youngstown, Ohio, area in 1980.

Audrey served her country in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1961 and was honorably discharged from the service as a member of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC).

A beloved wife and homemaker, Audrey dedicated her adult life to raising and caring for her family.

She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Morris, whom she married in 1985; three daughters: Wanda (Marty) Thomas, of Canfield, Ohio; Connie (James) Sorrell, of East Palestine, Ohio; and Mildred Giesey, of Youngstown; a son, Mark Giesey, of Youngstown; four stepsons: Robert T. (Bonnie) Morris, Daniel Morris, Kenneth Morris and Brian Morris, all of Youngstown; a stepdaughter, Donna Morris, of Youngstown; a sister, Carol (Ken) Krolick, of Dixonville; and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Audrey’s first husband, W.T. Messer, whom she married in 1959, passed

away in 1964. Her second husband, Thurman Giesey, whom she married in 1972, passed away in 1976. Her son, William T. Messer III, passed away in 1965. A sister, Barbara Hulet; two brothers, John Buchanan and infant Allen Buchanan; a grandson; and two stepsons, James M. Morris and infant David Morris, are also deceased.

Family and friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, where funeral services will take place at 1 p.m.

Graveside committal services will follow at Tod Homestead Cemetery in Youngstown.

Visit kinnickfuneral home.com to view and share this obituary, and to send condolences online to Audrey’s family.

White Township’s East Pike WalkWorks kickoff is scheduled for June 28 at 5:30 p.m. starting at the recreation complex with a walking tour for the public led by Nancy Smith.

WalkWorks is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Health to encourage physical activity by walking along preplanned community routes. Indiana is one of seven counties in the state currently participating in the program. Chris Anderson, assistant township manager, said the Blairsville route has seen some promising activity and has a weekly walking group. Smith, who serves on the township planning commission, will lead the first walk on June 28 and Anderson said she will continue to lead a group every Tuesday evening.

WalkWorks routes are centered around historical sites, other points of interest and recreation areas.

Township Manager Milt Lady said the stormwater phase two project in Chevy Chase is proceeding well in its first week.

There is an inspector on site representing the township at all times, Lady said, and some utility conflicts are expected.

The work is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 4.

Usually only one block at a time will be closed off to traffic and residents should receive forewarning of work in front of their homes, he said.

Lady also said the new field at Kennedy King Park got good reviews after the Indiana Showcase softball tournament from Friday through Sunday. He said the field drained well, that players were mostly happy with the surface and gave credit to Ryan Shaffer, recreation director, and his staff. Lady said about 100 teams participated in the tournament at various fields throughout the area.

In other news: • The supervisors approved a stormwater management indemnity agreement with IndiApple, the developers of the long-expected Applebee’s along Oakland Avenue. The state requires such agreements with municipalities and developers when builders want to connect to state stormwater systems.

White Township will act as the applicant, but the

friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Clark Chapel of Bauer Funeral Home Inc., 238 S. Main St., Elderton.

Additional visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of funeral services at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Edward Gray officiating.

Interment will be in Elderton Cemetery, Elderton.

Contributions can be made in Betty’s honor to Elderton Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 159, Elderton, PA 15736 or Plumcreek Church of the Brethren, 3087 Dutch Run Road, Shelocta, PA 15774.

Arrangements are being handled by Clark Chapel of the Bauer Funeral Home Inc. To send a condolence to Betty’s family, visit www. bauerfuneral.com.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah should be convicted and jailed if the charges aired in a weekslong corruption trial are proved.

Rendell testified Wednesday in defense of a lobbyist on

Patricia J. Stiteler, 57, of Shelocta, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

Friends will be received from 3 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 7 p.m.

Saturday at the Clark Chapel of the Bauer Funeral Home Inc., 238 Main St.,

Elderton.

A complete obituary will appear in Friday’s paper.

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developer is responsible for nearly everything related to implementation of the connection and maintenance. Anderson said only a portion of the stormwater system will connect to the state’s, and that the main system will be in the rear of the facility and discharge into an existing waterway.

• The township followed up a recent meeting with PennDOT concerning Oakland Avenue between Windy Ridge and Rustic Lodge Road with a letter expressing their interests. Anderson said the township is advocating for measures to ease up congestion at some of the traffic lights along the avenue, especially at the Plaza Road intersection where he hopes secondary access roads and service roads will be a part of future plans.

• Township officials warned contractors that fees will be doubled if they don’t have a proper permit before working, based on resolution the supervisors approved in January.

Supervisor Eugene Gemmel put forth a successful motion to send a copy of the rules to the Indiana-Armstrong Builders Association.

• S&T Bank agreed to once again control the naming rights to the arena at the recreation complex along East Pike.

S&T will have rights for five years and will eventually approve the separate naming rights to the ice resurfacing machine.

• Kyle Campbell, representing the Indiana Borough Bicentennial Committee, gave the supervisors a brief overview of events planned for Aug. 13 at Mack Park.

It will be a full day at the park with a Civil War reenactment camp with nine units across the state slated to participate, vendors and booths and all capped off with fireworks at dusk, Campbell said.

• Matt Genchur, White Township’s code enforcement officer and planner, submitted his application for one of the vacant seats on the Recreation Commission that has been open since Feb. 11, 2015.

Township rules require the supervisors to wait until the following meeting to approve people to seats on the commission.

Iraq bombings kill 31

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press

Patricia J. Stiteler

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BAGHDAD — Two suicide attacks in and around the Iraqi capital today killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens, officials said.

The deadliest attack took place in a commercial area of a majority Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. At least 19 civilians were killed and 46 wounded, police said.

Another suicide bomber rammed his explosivesladen car into an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people, police said.

Seven civilians and five troops were killed in the

attack in the town of Taji, about 12 miles north of the capital, a police officer said. At least 32 people were wounded, he added.

Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to brief the media.

In an online statement, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in the New Baghdad neighborhood, saying it targeted Shiite militia members. It later claimed responsibility for the Taji bombing in a second online statement, saying it was targeting the Iraqi army.

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Co-defendant Herbert Vederman once served as a deputy mayor under Rendell in Philadelphia. Vederman is accused of bribing Fattah in exchange for help seeking an ambassadorship.

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reported that Rendell said he thought prosecutors twisted the friendship between Fattah and Vederman and overreached in charging Vederman. Fattah is accused of using federal grants and nonprofit funds to enrich family and friends.

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Tri-County Workforce group honors student Cherridy Westover, of Mentcle, was honored for her work in the Tri-County Workforce Development’s youth program during the Tri-County Workforce board meeting on May 20.

She was presented with a STEP award, which recognizes her success with the programs, employers, participants and staff of the TriCounty Workforce Development group.

Westover was referred to the In-School Youth Work Experience Program by counselors at Penns Manor Area School during her junior year. Because she loved

animals, she was placed at the Four Footed Friends animal shelter, where she continued to work during her senior year.

Emily Christoff, her supervisor, remembered Westover’s enthusiasm, positive attitude, friendliness and willingness to learn from mistakes during the early days of her work experience.

After graduating from high school, Westover began participating in the Tri-County Workforce’s Outof-School Internship Program, where she began interacting more with the

public and working more extensively with the cats at the Four Footed Friends shelter.

Toward the end of her internship in the fall of 2014, Westover’s youth case manager became aware that the Indiana County Humane Society had recently moved into a new, larger kennel and was in need of additional staff. Hoping that Westover’s successes at Four Footed Friends could translate in a new environment, the youth case manager recommended Westover to kennel manager Lisa Wier.

CHALLENGE PROGRAM WINNERS

CHERRIDY WESTOVER Less than a month later, Westover was taking part in her final Tri-County Work-

force program, the Youth On-the-Job Training Program. For approximately six months, she learned the particulars of a different shelter environment at the humane society, primarily working with cats and fulfilling general maintenance and upkeep duties.

In June 2015, Westover was officially hired by the humane society as a kennel technician. A year later, she continues to be one of the humane society’s most reliable and dependable employees, according to Wier.

Wier said that Westover continues to embrace new

Lenape Tech names area honor-roll students The following students at Lenape Tech have earned honor-roll status for the third trimester.

Honors Anton Cline, David Hazlett, Corey Johnston, Brandon Kostelansky, Joseph McIlwain, Shane Rimel, Tessa Vakulick, Zabreana Vensel GRADE 11 High honors Chyann Berk, Pandora Coulter, Shawn Faiola, Alyssa Johns, Alesha Kimmel, Ashley Morhac, Maurisa Sloan, Chelsey Smith, Samantha Sosnick Honors Alexander Cecchini, Jacob Deemer, Jeremy DiBernardo, Nathan Poydence, Brant Shaffer

man Hertzler, Chelsi-Rose Hinterberger, Hailey Hoblak, Nikki Hooks, Kirsten Jack, Savannah Johns, Shawn Kelly, Brandon Linhart Bailey Lucas, Chloe McCann, Victoria McElwain, Kelsey Minnich, Hannah Morda, Ashley Painter Noah Polka, Shanequa Richard, Jensen Slagle, Hunter Stitt, Hunter Szymanski, Bailey Toy, Jocelyn Troutman Honors Amanda Altman, Nicole Andryka, Cheyenne Anthony, Kiara Anthony, Noah Beck, Jack Butler, Emily Cullum, Sierra Fouse, Heaven Fox, Rebecca Fry, David Hawkins Jeremy Hebenthal, Brianna Jordan, Shelby King, Brittany Kirkwood, Skyler McAfee, Kyle McCann, Kiera Moorhead, Kaitlyn Olean Jonathon Painter, Nathan Peppler, Jonathan Pyle, Nathan Pytel, McKenzea Ritchey, Joshalynn Rosenberger Dominic Rupert, Brady Sarver, Norman Shellhammer, Raechel Steiner, Sean Stirling, Chyeanne Traister, Jasmine Worlds

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GRADE 12 High honors Kayla Anderson-Coover, Courtney Bishop, Brielle Bowser, Emily Close, Brandon Crownover, Matthew Dunn, Ysabella Flores William Forringer, Tori Geidel, Allison Good, Cierra Gray, Logan Gray, Seth Hepler, Samantha Johns, Kendra Kline Elaina Krafick, Abbey Laux, Shayla Lloyd, Kelsea McConnell, Morgan McFadden, Emily Nulph, Alexis Pampeno Christopher Schreckengost, Gary Shaffer, Aaron Shaner, Jacqueline Slagle, George Stright, Emily Toy, Paige Wyant Honors Brian Anthony, Lucas Bower, Brittany Boyer, James Campbell, Daryl Wyatt Chestnut, Kaytlin Cigola Kassie Davis, Tyler Davis, Evan Hilty, Austin Howard, Zachary Kosicek, Sonja Morhac, Josey Nimerosky Abraham Sedlacek, Tristan Shaffer, Michael Stright, Evan Tripp, Justin Walters, Savannah Weight, Travis Wright

GRADE 12 High honors Logan Adams, Jenna Barclay, Jason Barker, Kayla Boyer, Troy Cramer, Cortney Crownover, Courtney Dilick, Kaitlyn Ford Nicholas Hawkins, Jordain Lentz, Alexis Lynn, Jace Rearick, Kirstin Reed Lacy Reedy, Katie Reesman, Logan Rosenberger, Jamie Yount Honors Cory Blystone, Dylan Boyer, Jacob Brink, Shane Cessna, Giuseppe Koppenaal, Cheyenne McCormick, Lucas Nimal Jesse Reesman, McKinley Rupp, Jakob Shankle, Shawn Shearer, Danielle Smith, Nicholas Sweeney, Cayley Thompson, William Trudgen, Dylan Walker GRADE 11 High honors Kelsey Breneman, Sarah Cramer, Chelsey Cravener, Sabrina Habel, Austin Hankey, Morgan Hankinson, Anna Longwell, Jesse Stroupe Honors Logan Black, Chance Cobbett, Kieran Cobun, Paige Erskine, Chace Fisher, Jacob Good, Shannon Hank Shannon Hawkins, Matthew Kersten, Christa Marsh, Shannon Neff, Alexander Peat, Dennis Peters Kierstyn Reesman, Christopher Sheffler, William Simon, Charles Skamai, Dylan Toy, Twila Waugaman

APOLLO-RIDGE GRADE 12 High honors Zachary Byers, Leigha Coleman, Lisa Cuddy, Stephen Megella, Jackie Rearick, Alyssa Seaman, Benjamin Shaffer

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THE CHALLENGE PROGRAM Inc. distributed financial awards to seniors at Indiana County Technology Center for excelling in the areas of attendance, academic improvement, academic excellence, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and community service. The Reschini Group is the sponsor of the program at the school. Winners in the morning session were, from left, Richard Ankney, attendance; Eric Kranik, academic improvement; Stephanie Bernd, academic excellence; with Shawn McClure, The Reschini Group. Recognized in the afternoon session were Benjamin Crawford, community service, at right, and Juliet Davis, STEM winner, who is not pictured.

Marion Center High School lists scholarship recipients Marion Center Area Junior/Senior High School held its annual senior breakfast/awards ceremony on May 31, where the following students won awards: Nathan Alabran : Academic scholarship, Penn State DuBois campus Aaron Ankney: Good Citizen Award Michael Bacha: S u t t o n Scholarship, IUP Tessa Bailey: Good Citizen Award Hanna Beer: Athletic scholarship, Bucknell University; Moose Association Scholarship; KDKA Extra Effort Scholarship; Cinnamon Stancombe-Miller scholarship; Indiana County Hall of Fame Athletic Award Mallory Dixon: Academic scholarship, Slippery Rock University Kaitlyn Dotts: Lyttle Family Scholarship; Mary S. Raybuck Scholarship Zack Edwards: Kiwanis Club Scholarship; U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award Heather Ferringer: Indiana County Rotary Scholarship Sierra Filipovich: Keith Bloom Memorial Scholarship Samantha Fulmer: Indiana County Rotary Scholarship; Kiwanis Scholarship; Creekside Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship; Andy Koma Nursing Scholarship Morgan Glasser: valedictorian; academic scholarship, IUP; Women of the Moose Scholarship; Mahoning Medical Center James C. Leasure Memorial Scholarship; Gary Martin Memorial Scholarship; District 6 Athletic Award; Evans Fund Scholarship Mitchell Gordish: Kurt Weiss Make A Wish scholarship; CNB Bank Scholarship; Marion Center Bank Scholarship; Marion Center Area Education Association scholarship; Heritage Conference Athletic Award Lindsay Herring: Theater by the Grove scholarship, IUP; Francis Steinman Indiana Players Scholarship; Fine Arts Award Erik Hicks: Red Cross Scholarship Award; Indiana County Hall of Fame Athletic Award Craig Irvin: District 6 Ath-

letic Award Rachel Johns: Presidential scholarship, St. Francis University; Exercise Physiology fellowship scholarship; St. Francis Marching Band scholarship; Girl Scout Gold Award scholarship; Deborah Zubalik-Toy Scholarship; Evans Fund Scholarship Larry Jones: Gary Martin Memorial Scholarship Carissa Kessler: Art Club Award; Raymond Munnell Memorial Scholarship Madison Lazeration: Davis Drake Speak Up and Reach Out Scholarship; Dale and Camille Bryan Memorial Scholarship Taylor Lecce: valedictorian; Presidential scholarship, Seton Hill University; Deborah Zubalik-Toy Scholarship; Evans Fund Scholarship Cassidy Lydick: salutatorian; Sutton Scholarship, IUP; Cook Honors College Scholarship; Mahoning Medical Center James C. Leasure Memorial Scholarship; Heritage Conference Athletic Award; Evans Fund Scholarship Erika Mack: Mathew Ewing Scholarship Kasey Misko: Academic scholarship, Mount Aloysius College Vanessa Pappal: Eat N Park Hospitality Group Scholarship; International Oddfellows Scholarship; Marion Center Area Education Association scholarship; Toni Thompson Memorial Scholarship Carley Peterson: Susan Mottorn Memorial Scholarship; Miriam Ross Scholarship; U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award Hannah Peterson: Baskins scholarship; Jessica Gess Memorial Scholarship Chanler Polisky: Academic scholarship, Penn State DuBois Nathan Ruddock: Christine Mayes Scholarship Chaise Stiteler: Academic scholarship, Slippery Rock University Morgan Wells: Academic scholarship, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg David Wiles: Academic scholarship, Slippery Rock University; Watson Lingenfelter Memorial Scholarship Levi Yeomans: Indiana County Technology Center

responsibilities and is now working with small dogs and expanding her overall knowledge base. She also said Westover’s friendly demeanor and expertise has translated well into the customer service realm as she now assists potential pet adopters and helps new interns at the society.

The youth development program of the Tri-County Workforce Development Board for Butler, Armstrong and Indiana counties offers assessment, career exploration, training, work experiences, and job search for young adults ages 16-24.

Scholarship; Indiana County Counselor’s Association Scholarship The following students received secondary honor roll status by maintaining an overall grade-point average of 3.0 to 3.49 for four years: Chandler Polisky, Colton Bennet, Richard Ankney, Kaitlin Miller, Nicole Sarnovsky, Lakin Lambing, Emilee Howells, Nathan Alabran, Zachary Patterson, Trina Lingenfelter, Madison Doolin, Kyla Rito, Tyler Zapach, Alexis Mouser, Benjamin Rudd, Katelin Olson, Tessa Bailey, Jed Goss, Samantha Fulmer, Aaron Ankney, Morgan Wells, Levi Yeomans, Kacey Misko and David Wiles.

These students received primary honor roll status and the presidential education award by maintaining at least a 3.5 overall GPA for four years: Lindsay Herring, Nathan Ruddock, Madison Griffith, Zachery Edwards, Mallory Dixon, Erika Mack, Sierra Filipovich, Lindsey Weaver, Kaitlyn Dotts, Madison Lazeration, Carissa Kessler, Rachel Johns, Erik Hicks, Michael Bacha, Hannah Peterson, Mitchell Gordish, Madeline Geesey, Christopher Olp, Carley Peterson, Maranda Anderson, Larry Jones, Craig Irvin, Chaise Stiteler, Vanessa Pappal, Hanna Beer, Cassidy Lydick, Morgan Glasser and Taylor Lecce.

GRADE 11 High honors Jenna Barnett, Abigail Bellas, Chance Claypoole, Angela Crissman, Chelsea Davis, Hannah DeLaCour, Caleb Gallagher Paige Gasbarro, Morgan Hecker, Cole-

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH DEAN’S LIST The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown has announced its 2016 spring term dean’s list, which recognizes the accomplishments of 1,002 students, representing 48 Pennsylvania counties, 12 states and six countries.

To be eligible for dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credits and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.25.

Students who earned dean’s list status from Indiana County are: Armagh: Halee J. Sesock Blairsville: Laurel A. O’Barto, Scott W. Thompson Clymer: John T. Berkavich Commodore: Douglas M. Jenkins Homer City: Regan J. Hencel, Eden O. Pohley, Grady M. Smith, Brandon S. Vought

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ANNA NYCUM Anna Pfeiffer Nycum, of Marion Center, earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in sociology with a secondary emphasis in women and gender studies from Juniata College.

Nycum held three different campus jobs, completed two internships and spent a semester studying abroad.

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Time is now for new GOP f a party could declare moral bankruptcy, today’s Republican Party would be in Chapter 11. This party needs to just shut itself down and start over — now. Seriously, someone please start a New Republican Party!

America needs a healthy two-party system. America needs a healthy center-right party to ensure that the Democrats remain a healthy center-left party. America needs a center-right party ready to offer market-based solutions to issues like climate change. America needs a center-right party that will support common-sense gun laws.

America needs a center-right party that will support common-sense fiscal policy. America needs a centerright party to support both free trade and aid to workers impacted by it.

America needs a center-right party that appreciates how much more complicated foreign policy is today, when you have to manage weak and collapsing nations, not just muscle strong ones.

But this Republican Party is none of those things.

Thomas Today’s Republican Party is to govFriedman writes erning what Trump University is to a column for The education — an ethically challenged New York Times. enterprise that enriches and perpetuates itself by shedding all pretense of standing for real principles, or a truly relevant value proposition, and instead plays on the ignorance and fears of the public.

It is just an empty shell, selling pieces of itself to the highest bidders — policy by policy — a little to the tea party over here, a little to Big Oil over there, a little to the gun lobby, to anti-tax zealots, to climate-change deniers.

And before you know it, the party stands for an incoherent mess of ideas unrelated to any theory of where the world is going or how America actually becomes great again in the 21st century.

It becomes instead a coalition of men and women who sell pieces of their brand to whoever can most energize their base in order for them to get re-elected in order for them to sell more pieces of their brand in order to get reelected.

And we know just how little they are attached to any principles, because today’s Republican Party’s elders have told us so by (with a few notable exceptions) being so willing to throw their support behind a presidential candidate whom they know is utterly ignorant of policy, has done no homework, has engaged in racist attacks on a sitting judge, has mocked a disabled reporter, has impugned an entire religious community, and has tossed off ignorant proposals for walls, for letting allies go it alone and go nuclear and for overturning trade treaties, rules of war and nuclear agreements in ways that would be wildly destabilizing if he took office.

Despite that, all top Republican leaders say they will still support Donald Trump — even if he’s dabbled in a “textbook definition” of racism, as House Speaker Paul Ryan described it — because he will sign off on their agenda and can do only limited damage given our checks and balances.

Really? Mr. Speaker, your agenda is a mess, Trump will pay even less attention to you if he is president and, as Sen. Lindsey Graham rightly put it, there has to be a time “when the love of country will trump hatred of Hillary.”

Will it ever be that time with this version of the GOP? Et tu, John McCain?

You didn’t break under torture from the North Vietnamese, but your hunger for re-election is so great that you don’t dare raise your voice against Trump? I hope you lose. You deserve to.

Marco Rubio? You called Trump “a con man,” he insults your very being and you still endorse him? Good riddance.

Chris Christie, have you not an ounce of self-respect?

You’re serving as the valet to a man who claimed, falsely, that on 9/11, in Jersey City, home to many Arab-Americans, “thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down.” Christie is backing a man who made up a baldfaced lie about residents of his own state so that maybe he can be his vice president.

Contemptible.

This is exactly why so many Republican voters opted for Trump in the first place. They intuited that the only thing these Republican politicians were interested in was holding onto their seats in office — and they were right. It made voters so utterly cynical that many figured, Why not inflict Trump on them? It’s all just a con game anyway.

And at least Trump sticks it to all of those politically correct liberals. And anyway, governing doesn’t matter — only attitude.

And who taught them that?

But it does matter. I know so many thoughtful conservatives who know it matters.

One of them has got to start the NRP — New Republican Party — a center-right party liberated from all the Trump birthers, the Sarah Palins, the Grover Norquists, the Sean Hannitys, the Rush Limbaughs, the gun lobby, the oil lobby and every other narrow-interest group, a party that redefines a principled conservatism. Raise your money for it on the Internet. If Bernie Sanders can, you can.

This is such a pivotal moment; the world we shaped after World War II is going wobbly. This is a time for America to be at its best, defending its best values, which are now under assault in so many places — pluralism, immigration, democracy, trade, the rule of law and the virtue of open societies.

Trump will never be a credible messenger, or a messenger at all, for those values. A New Republican Party can be.

If you build it, they will come.

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THOMAS FRIEDMAN

Ali’s greatness transcended sports “I am the greatest,” Muhammad studied it, sat with my father to watch Ali used to say, and I began to the fights on TV every Friday night guess as much when he was and boxed some myself at the YMCA. still Cassius Clay and arrived at the I came to see with ever greater clarity Louisville, Ky., airport after boxing his how exceptional this local guy was way to an Olympics gold with his grace, his bigmedal in Rome. man speed, his dodging, I lived in Louisville myself weaving and dancing and — once went to church just a not least his ring intellifew blocks from where he gence. was raised — and tuned into He would figure out the live broadcast on local TV strategies and they would to watch this amazing, funny, work, such as leaning on a hometown athlete I had rope while someone he been cheering. called a dope wore him“Where is that Floyd Patterself out. son?” he asked a man with a OK, George Foreman microphone. “I want that was no dope, but he did Floyd Patterson.” The fact get tricked and, as Ali said that I still remember those about himself, he could words 56 years later tells you be so mean he could something. make medicine sick.

Here was this precocious In those days, you amateur, having won the Jay Ambrose, a would mostly see truly light heavyweight division in columnist living major fights by means of Rome, saying in so many au- in Colorado, is live broadcasts at movie dacious words that he was syndicated by the theaters. ready to whip the heavyI could easily share a weight champion of the McClatchystory about each of those I Tribune News world. witnessed, such as one in While I knew he had a way Service.

Albany, N.Y., where the to go, I also figured he would guy next to me was a proeventually arrive at some supreme fessional fighter and would stand up destination, either by knocking peo- and throw his own combinations ple out with his lightning-fast jabs or every time Ali did something amazflabbergasting the world with his per- ing. sonality.

The memory I like best, however, is Boxing back then was still a major about the time in 1975 when I was on sport in America, and I loved it. I had a fellowship at the University of

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Michigan. Going for the heavyweight championship again, Ali was facing Joe Frazier, who had beaten him once.

The theater was full for this socalled “Thrilla in Manila.” It was as if the several hundred black folks in the Ann Arbor audience had a compact.

Every time Ali would connect with one of his jabs, they’d all shout, “pow!” He landed a lot of them, sometimes one right after another, and so you would hear this loud chorus singing, “Pow ... pow, pow, pow ... pow ... pow, pow.”

There was no questioning that this audience was on Ali’s side, and no wonder: He was a messenger about black pride, about standing up for yourself, about the need for justice.

And so, when Frazier failed to come out of his corner after the 14th round, they stood and cheered not just for Ali, but for what he represented, or so it seemed to me.

Ali especially enlisted in causes bigger than himself when he changed his name, adopted the Islamic faith, began speaking out for peace and was a conscientious objector to the draft.

It was sad when blows to the head helped induce Parkinson’s disease, leaving him slow of mouth and minus the old vigor. But his efforts in reaching out only increased and he became a symbol of caring.

He achieved fame by fighting. He achieved more by gentleness.

Queen Hillary has an Achilles’ heel WASHINGTON — If one has to ex- in the nation’s history. plain in a word why Hillary Clinton Obviously, as those who defend her has made decisions that have under- maintain, one with such broad expocut her image and left her sure in high-profile public vulnerable to questions service over the last quarabout her ethics and at times ter century is bound to even her honesty, it is “impehave made some enemies. riousness.”

After all, along with the The former first lady, U.S. weighty political stress senator, secretary of state has come personal crisis and now presidential conwith a marriage threattender has a record of beened by a husband who havior that leaves no other strayed. Some of the negaconclusion than that she betivity about her clearly lieves she is intellectually sustems from the fact she perior to most people. stayed with him, leaving That when she enters a many to believe she did so room full of her peers, there out of her own Lady Macis no one smarter. That her beth-like personal ambimotives are pure and free tion rather than love. Horher from the standards that rors! Who ever heard of most of us poor mortals are Dan Thomasson that? held to.

Clinton’s imperiousness is former vice That attitude manifests it- president of was evident from the moself in the current dust-up ment she stepped through over her use of her personal Scripps Howard the White House door with email system while leading Newspapers. her president husband in the State Department rather His column is 1993. Rumors of tantrums, than conducting official distributed including lamp-throwing business over government by McClatchyand foul-mouthed diaservers, as legally mandated. Tribune News tribes and fights with the She appears to have ignored Service.

Secret Service agents aswarnings that doing so could signed to the protective cause trouble in the handling of clas- detail were everywhere in Washingsified information. Why should any- ton. The Secret Service director at the one question her decision? time, John Magaw, was reportedly reDo I believe for a minute she moved and sent to the Treasury to thought there was a national security oversee what today is called the Burisk in what she did? I do not, and reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms there is no real evidence that vital in- and Explosives after he complained formation was hacked by either a do- to the president about her abusivemestic or foreign source. Nor do I per- ness to agents. sonally believe she will be held acThere were other incidents in the countable in the aftermath of an FBI first months of the Clinton adminisinvestigation. tration that showed the president’s This is merely to analyze what is lady had a bit more queenliness in contributing to her electoral nega- her demeanor than denizens of this tives, among the highest for a presi- town had seen in a while. dential candidate of her experience All that reached its zenith when she

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was given the job of overseeing her spouse’s primary initiative — a reform of the nation’s health care system.

Her efforts produced a disaster.

One of the reasons was Hillary’s failure to include key Republicans and warnings from health industry experts in the White House drafting, which she held in closed sessions.

The huge sweeping proposal was dead on arrival in Congress. Once again there were allegations of imperious behavior by the first lady. Soon the late-night television comedians and Washington wags were calling the couple “Billary,” a two-for-one presidency.

Throughout her Senate and State Department careers and, for that matter, her failed 2008 candidacy for the Democratic nomination, her staff has remained mostly loyal in their public comments about her, although some have conceded privately that she was demanding and difficult to work for.

Perhaps the best verification that she still suffers from the characteristic of self-anointment was her insistence that not only had she done nothing wrong in using her own email account for official business, it almost was improper to challenge her over such a trivial action also used by others in her job. She, of course, had cooperated with the investigation at least to some degree and she submitted herself to 11 hours of public Congressional interrogation, by the end of which she may have proven she was indeed smarter than most of those on the House committee examining her.

But how much better off would she have been had she in the beginning just conceded that she had made a colossal mistake instead of giving the whole thing a royal flick of the wrist?

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BRIEFS Gazette wire services

Did Clinton emails imperil CIA?

Navy, Marines taking ‘man’ out of job titles

By DEB RIECHMANN

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Engineman? Yeoman? Not so fast. Now that women will be allowed to serve in all combat jobs, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are dropping “man” from some of their job titles to make them inclusive and gender-neutral.

Much like the term “fireman” has evolved to “firefighter” and “policeman” to “police officer,” an engineman could be called an engine technician and a yeoman could be called an administrative specialist.

Some Army and Air Force titles end in “man,” too, but the services aren’t considering changing them. The names are historically significant, and the focus now is on bringing women into the jobs rather than on what to call them, both services said.

WASHINGTON — The names of CIA personnel could have been compromised not only by hackers who may have penetrated Hillary Clinton’s private computer server or the State Department system, but also by the release itself of tens of thousands of her emails, security experts say.

Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, turned over to the State Department 55,000 emails from her private server that were sent or received when she was secretary of state.

Some contained information that has since been deemed classified, and those were redacted for public release with notations for the reason of the censorship.

At least 47 of the emails contain the notation “B3 CIA PERS/ORG,” which indicates the material referred to CIA personnel or matters related to the agency. And because both Clinton’s server and the State Department systems were vulnera-

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ble to hacking, the perpetrators could have those original emails, and now the publicly released, redacted versions showing exactly which sections refer to CIA personnel.

“Start with the entirely plausible view that foreign intelligence services discovered and rifled Hillary Clinton’s server,” said Stewart Baker, a Washington lawyer who spent more than three years as an assistant secretary of the Homeland Security Department and is former legal counsel for the National Security Agency.

If so, those infiltrators would have copies of all her emails with the names not flagged as being linked to the agency.

In the process of publicly releasing the emails, however, classification experts seem to have inadvertently provided a key to anyone who has the originals. By redacting names associated with the CIA and using the “B3 CIA PERS/ORG” exemption as the reason, “Presto — the CIA names just fall off the page,” Baker said.

The CIA declined to comment.

A U.S. official said the risk of the names of CIA personnel being revealed in this way is “theoretical and probably remains so at this time.” The official, who did not have the authority to publicly address the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity and would not elaborate.

Steven Aftergood, who directs the Federation of American Scientists’ Project on Government Secrecy, said even if any identities were revealed, they might be the names of analysts or midlevel administrators, not undercover operatives.

“I don’t think there’s any particular vulnerability here,” Aftergood said.

Clinton has acknowledged that the email server, set up in the basement of her New York home, was a mistake. But she says she never sent or received anything that was marked classified at the time of transmission. Clinton, who was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, insists the personal server she used was never actually breached.

Trump’s son-in-law emerges as quiet force

Detroit schools to get $617 million bailout LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature narrowly approved a $617 million bailout and restructuring of Detroit’s debt-ridden school district early today, two years after the state spent less than a third of that amount to help the city government emerge from bankruptcy.

The legislation goes to Gov. Rick Snyder for his expected signature. The Republican-controlled Senate passed a main bill 19-18 late Wednesday, and the GOP-led House followed with a similar razorthin 55-54 vote. Some Republicans joined all Democrats in opposition during an emotional debate that brought some lawmakers to tears.

Snyder said in a statement that the measure is a “fresh start” and an “unprecedented investment for the education of Detroit’s children.”

Man dies after falling into hot spring BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rangers suspended their attempts on Wednesday to recover the body of a man who wandered from a designated boardwalk and fell into an acidic hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, another in a string of incidents raising concerns over visitor behavior.

“They were able to recover a few personal effects,” park spokeswoman Charissa Reid said. “There were no remains left to recover.”

Colin Nathaniel Scott, 23, of Portland, Ore., was with his sister and had traveled about 225 yards off the boardwalk on Tuesday when he slipped and fell into the hot spring in the Norris Geyser Basin, park officials said.

After Scott’s sister reported the fall, rangers navigated over the highly fragile crust of the geyser basin to try to recover his body. They halted the effort Wednesday “due to the extreme nature and futility of it all,” Reid said, referring to the high temperature and acidic nature of the spring.

Fossils hint ‘hobbits’ older than thought NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say new fossil finds on an Indonesian island have revealed ancestors of the “hobbits,” our extinct, 3½-foot-tall evolutionary cousins that gained fame more than a decade ago after their remains were found in a cave there.

The fossils are about 700,000 years old, extending the hobbit story far backward from the original remains, which date to just 50,000 years ago.

Scientists say the six isolated teeth and a jaw fragment come either from hobbits or a related species.

The fossils were excavated in 2014 about 45 miles from the cave where the first hobbit remains were found.

The AP discovered last year that Clinton’s private server was directly connected to the Internet in ways that made it more vulnerable to hackers. A recent State Department inspector general’s report indicated the server was temporarily unplugged by a Clinton aide at one point during attacks by hackers, but her campaign has said there’s no evidence the server was hacked.

In each year from 2011 to 2014, the State Department’s poor cybersecurity was identified by its inspector general as a “significant deficiency” that put the department’s information at risk. Another State Department inspector general report revealed that hacking attempts forced Clinton off her private email at one point in 2011.

Then in 2014, the State Department’s unclassified email system was breached by hackers with links to Russia. They stole an unspecified number of emails. The hack was so deep that State’s email system had to be cut off from the Internet while experts worked to eliminate the infestation.

By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

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ISRAELI POLICE officers examined the scene of a shooting attack Wednesday in Tel Aviv.

Palestinian gunmen open fire in Tel Aviv, killing 4 Israelis

By IAN DEITCH Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Two Palestinians opened fire near a popular open-air market in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, killing four Israelis and wounding at least five others in one of the deadliest attacks in an eightmonth wave of violence.

The shooting occurred at the Sarona market, a series of restored buildings that have been transformed into a popular tourist spot filled with crowded shops and restaurants.

The complex is across the street from Israel’s military headquarters and is often filled with tourists and young soldiers in uniform.

“Two terrorists opened fire at civilians,” Tel Aviv district police commander Moshe Edri said, adding that one of the detained attackers was being treated for a gunfire wound.

Police had initially said there might be a third attacker but later ruled that out after extensive searches and examining security camera footage.

Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital said the four slain Israelis had been brought to the facility in critical condition and later died of their wounds.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his defense minister and security leaders shortly after the attack and then

traveled to the scene.

He called the attack a “coldblooded murder by despicable terrorists,” according to a statement from his office.

Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, welcomed the attack but did not claim responsibility for it. Hamas official Mushir al-Masri called the shootings a “heroic operation” and the group later issued an official statement promising the “Zionists” more “surprises” during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Channel 10 aired CCTV footage from inside a restaurant showing two men in suits shooting at diners as they run away from their tables. One of the attackers shoots a man on the ground and waves a knife before running out.

Shlomi Hajaj, director of the market, told the station that security guards at the entrance prevented the attackers from entering, “averting a bigger disaster” as the market was packed with people.

Police said the two gunmen were members of the same family from the Palestinian village of Yatta, near the West Bank town of Hebron, which has been a flashpoint for violence in recent months. One was injured and was being treated in an Israeli hospital. The other was apprehended by security.

Israel today imposed a series of sweeping restrictions on Palestinian movement and deployed

hundreds of additional troops to the West Bank in response to the attack.

As Netanyahu prepared to meet with his Security Cabinet to discuss further responses, the Israeli military announced that it was deploying two additional battalions to the West Bank “in accordance with situation assessments.”

The deployment, involving hundreds of troops, includes soldiers from infantry and special forces units.

Earlier today, defense officials suspended tens of thousands of special permits given to Palestinians to visit Israel during the current Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

COGAT, an Israeli defense body, said 83,000 permits for Palestinians in the West Bank to visit relatives in Israel had been frozen.

Special Ramadan permits were also suspended for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to visit relatives in Israel, travel abroad and attend prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, COGAT said.

Israel considers the Ramadan permits a goodwill gesture toward Palestinians.

In addition, the military said it had frozen Israeli work permits for 204 of the attackers’ relatives, and was preventing Palestinians from leaving and entering Yatta.

COGAT said entering or leaving will only be permitted for humanitarian and medical cases.

Iraqi troops enter southern Fallujah

By SUSANNAH GEORGE Associated Press

NAYMIYAH, Iraq — A column of black Humvees carrying Iraqi special forces rolled into southern Fallujah on Wednesday, the first time in more than two years that government troops have entered the western city held by the Islamic State group.

The counterterrorism troops fought house-to-house battles with the militants in the Shuhada neighborhood, and the operation to retake the city is expected to be

one of the most difficult yet.

“Daesh are concentrating all their forces in this direction,” said Gen. Haider Fadel, one of the commanders of the counterterrorism forces, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State militants.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi promised a swift victory when he announced the start of the operation on May 22 to liberate Fallujah, about 40 miles west of Baghdad. But the complexity of the task quickly became apparent.

Although other security forces

from the federal and provincial police, government-sanctioned Shiite militias and the Iraqi military have surrounded the city, only the elite counterterrorism troops are fighting inside Fallujah at this stage of the operation. And they are doing so under the close cover of U.S.-led coalition airpower.

“We expect to face more resistance, especially because we are the only forces entering the city,” Fadel said.

Fallujah is one of the last IS strongholds in Iraq.

NEW YORK — A new power player has emerged among the feuding factions behind Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, one that through the bonds of marriage enjoys a direct line to the Republican billionaire.

Despite limited political experience and some family baggage, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is playing an active role in virtually every aspect of the New York real estate magnate’s presidential bid. And empowered through his marriage to Trump’s trusted daughter Ivanka Trump, Kushner, 35, operates with an extraordinary level of autonomy within an organization now struggling to shift its focus toward the general election.

Kushner’s growing influence in recent weeks, as described by several people with direct knowledge of his role, has included the selection and vetting of potential running mates, planning for his father-in-law’s transition to the White House, the campaign’s nascent push to incorporate voter data into its strategy, fundraising and the development of major policies.

He also played a hand in writing Trump’s closely watched speech, delivered with the aid of a teleprompter, on Tuesday night meant to reassure jittery Republicans after the candidate’s attacks on a federal judge. Those confidants were not authorized to speak publicly.

The young businessman’s rise adds a new complication to an intense internal power struggle.

Kushner’s background has little to do with politics or public policy, as noted by internal campaign critics who worry he has too much power. Others described Kushner, while inexperienced, as a mild-mannered and valuable presence with helpful connections in the media world and across the Jewish community.

He took over his family’s New Jerseybased real estate firm at the age of 23 after his father, Charles Kushner, went to prison for tax evasion, making illegal campaign contributions and witness intimidation. The younger Kushner later became the publisher of the New York Observer, a Manhattan-based newspaper read largely for its high society and real estate coverage.

“Every publisher in New York has a role in influencing the political debate, from the tabloids to the broadsheets to the community weeklies,” said Mitchell Moss, a professor of urban planning at New York University and an acquaintance of Kushner. “He’s an intelligent and thoughtful young man and he has now surged to the political top through marriage.”

He is also notoriously private.

Kushner, who rarely speaks to journalists despite being a newspaper publisher, declined an interview request through a representative. And even those who work with him regularly in the business world know little about his work on the presidential campaign.

“You wouldn’t know anything about it even if you interact with him multiple times a day like I do,” said Asher Abehsera, CEO of the real estate development company LIVWRK. He added, “He’s creative and exceptionally wellconnected.”

Kushner is considered a critic of campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who has been locked in a months-long power struggle with Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

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BIRTHDAY Jeffrey Lee “JJ” McCullough III turned 2 on April 17, 2016.

He is the son of Jeffrey McCullough Jr. and Kimberly McCullough. He is the older brother of Jaidyn Laine McCullough, 8 months. JJ and his family reside in Indiana.

He celebrated his birthday with close family and friends at Zion Lutheran Church, Indiana.

He is the grandson of Jeffrey McCullough Sr. and Tammy McCullough, of Shelocta, and Gary Shearer, of Indiana.

His great-grandparents

JEFFREY McCULLOUGH III are Sherry and Henry Clawson, of Indiana; Pearl McCullough, of Indiana; Ruth Ray, of Indiana; and Luida and Ronald Shearer, of Indiana.

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THE JUNIOR Women’s Civic Club made two $5,000 donations to special projects during the 2015-16 club year. The club focused on raising funds for both the Chevy Chase Community Center and Camp Orenda through a breast cancer awareness month T-shirt sale, a “Get Out Of Town” raffle ticket, an “All Washed Up” carwash, a gift-wrapping booth during the Christmas season and a basket auction luncheon. Pictured, from left, are Krista Grattan, JWCC president; Beverly Stiffler, of the Chevy Chase Community Center; Christa Haire, Camp Orenda; and Chrissy Bonatch, JWCC vice president.

Celebrate summer with a party

By ERIN DAVIS Tribune News Service

Alice Cooper isn’t the only one singing about school being out for summer. From coast to coast and in between, kids are raising their voices alongside the tune of end-ofthe-year school bells. Parents on the other hand, despite looking forward to a family vacation or two, may be less excited for three months of youthful free time. Still, there’s something nostalgic for everyone about summer, so why not celebrate in style?

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER What better way for kids of all ages to celebrate the end of another school year than by hosting a movie night? With most areas of the country settling into sweet summer evenings, an outdoor movie scene is a perfect plan for hosting a kid/adult school’s out party.

MomAdvice.com offers a full backyard movie schematic including a white-sheet movie screen, projector and even a made-to-order popcorn stand.

Make guests extra comfy by offering throw pillows, picnic blankets and lawn chairs to lounge on. Have tweens and teens operate a miniature concessions

stand. A smaller version of a vintage-movie popcorn machine can be purchased for under $100, like the Nostalgia Electrics Old Fashioned Kettle Popcorn Maker ( JcPenney.com).

Add vintage red-and-white popcorn containers for individual guest portions and offer a variety of popcorn accompaniments — butter, cheese, cinnamon and chipotle-flavored shakers; peanuts, peanut M&M’s and more.

Provide a plastic or stainless steal bucket full of refreshing bottled and/or canned beverages. Set up a citrus-infused water station with a bucket of ice and plenty of cups.

CARNIVAL CREATIONS The end of school equals many happy kids with an abundance of energy.

What better way to diffuse an excess of steam than a small-scale carnival? If room permits, it can be done in the backyard, but consider a local park or community center as alternate options. To really play up the fun fair, offer several stations that party guests can visit: a bounce house or trampoline, ring toss, bean-bag toss and something unique like Ladder Golf (ThisOl dHouse.com), in which a pair of golf balls are connected by a length of nylon cord. The objective is to

wrap one over a rung, and you score — but it has to stay put.

Offer a hot dog buffet with traditional and healthy (vegetarian, vegan) franks with all the fixings. Make sure to supply onions, bacon bits, cheese, jalapenos, kraut and more condiments than you can shake a ketchup bottle at. Offer delicious dessert chasers like individually wrapped cotton candy and caramel apples. For something different, forgo traditional funnel cakes for Funnel Cake Fries (KevinandAmanda. com) made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, sugar, milk, vanilla and vegetable oil, with a marshmallow fluff dipping option.

Pick up a DIY helium kit for around $50, and offer small prizes for carnival competitions that have been mastered.

CRAFT IT LIKE IT’S HOT Summer is a no-excuse option to pull all the pins into play, stocked on Pinterest over the last year. Set up several tables — indoors or outdoors, weather-permitting — with several different activities and crafts.

Create a scrapbook station where guests can assemble a “Summer 2016 Adventures” book. Make sure to supply several

sheets of paper, stickers and embellishments with beach, travel and vacation themes. Don’t forget children and adult-sized scissors, glue and hand wipes for sticky fingers.

To foster the summer fun spirit, unleash some Tulip Tie-Dye. Although party goers can certainly channel their inner-hippie, they can also tap into their kitschy chic by creating a Tropical Punch ColorShot Leaf Skirt (or shirt) (ILovetoCreate. com). All that’s needed is a white or light colored clothing item, an instant fabric color, freezer paper, pencil, craft knife, paper towels, banana leaf design and imagination to turn a potential summer wardrobe item from blah to voila!

Nothing says last day of school like tidings of tropical treats.

While guests craft to their heart’s content, adults can sip on homemade mojitos (adorned with paper umbrellas) and kids can enjoy a guava, sparkling water punch (adorned with silly straws).

Offer grab-and-go fruit and veggie skewers and Piña Colada Cupcakes made with yellow-cake mix, vegetable oil, water, crushed pineapple, eggs, coconut extract, whipped frosting and shredded coconut (BettyCrocker.com).

Got a carpet stain? Twist it out DEAR MARY: Is there anything that will take a Crystal Light fruit-punch stain out of beige carpet?

The stain has been there for a while, and it appears to have dyed the carpet.

Thanks. — Mary C. DEAR Email MARY C.: questions or This is tips to going to mary@every be tough daycheap because of skate.com or the red Everyday color. This Cheapskate, is why I 12340 Seal never Beach Blvd., serve red Suite B-416, beverages Seal Beach, CA in my 90740. home, especially at a party — the red dye stains so easily. Even red wine can be problematic on carpet unless it is dealt with immediately.

To be clear, I do not, in any way, suggest you shouldn’t try to get rid of the stain! I think there’s a very good chance you can lighten the stain, if not remove it completely. My best suggestion is to get a can of Spot Shot. Shake the can well, saturate the stain

EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE and let it sit for a few minutes. Then, using a clean, white cloth (you don’t want to transfer any dye from a colored cloth to the stained area), work that stain out as best you can.

My favorite method to use Spot Shot is to spray the spot and then lay the cloth on top of it. Make sure you’re wearing shoes so you can use your foot to dig the cloth into the stain.

Picture someone putting out a cigarette butt on the street or doing “the twist.”

You want to blot and scrub at the same time. You’re in luck if you see any of that red color transferring to the cloth. You may have to repeat the process several times.

Spot Shot is the best carpet-stain remover I know of. Everyone who has carpet in their home needs to have a can of Spot Shot on hand at all times.

DEAR MARY: My husband and I both retired. He is 57 and I am 63. Because of the financial principles we have learned from you over the years, we are very comfortable financially. We have paid off our house, and our Freedom Account and Contingency Fund are

going strong. I first saw you on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” I immediately bought your first book, “The Best of Cheapskate Monthly,” and read it in two days. It changed my family’s financial future. I have never looked back, and I thank you for what you do from the bottom of my heart. — Mary A. DEAR MARY A.: Oh, my goodness! I am so thrilled to hear from you. We go way back. I was on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” the day that book was released back in 1993! I am so happy to know that you and your husband are doing well.

You remind all of us that it’s not how much money you have; it’s about what you do with it and how much of it you save that makes all the difference. And my, that book. It was in print for more than 20 years until it was replaced by “DebtProof Living” in 2001 (now in its fourth edition).

For those of you who are curious about Mary A.’s reference to a “Contingency Fund” and “Freedom Account” — that’s all in “Debt-Proof Living.” I am certain those two elements of the debt-proof-living method have made all the difference for you. I am so proud of you. I still believe that anyone can learn how to do extraordinary things

on an ordinary income if they have the right information and the right financial tools. You and your husband are proof of that.

Thank you so much for writing.

DEAR MARY: In response to the recent column on waterlogged mobile phones, my son found a mobile phone in our neighborhood lake. My hubby took the battery out and put it in rice for a few days.

It actually worked! We were able to boot it up and retrieve the owner’s number to return the phone. One key lesson we’ve learned over the years is to be patient.

So, when it comes to water-damaged phones, do not attempt to turn the phone on until it is completely dry. — Janet DEAR JANET: That’s good advice. And what an amazing story!

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, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www. creators.com.

Madelynn Kaye Farmery, 6, is pleased to announce the birth of her little brother, Marshall Dean, on April 19, 2016, at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He is the son of Brant and Samantha Farmery, of Westover. Marshall arrived at 5:06 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 21 inches.

He is the grandson of Gary and Diana Farmery, of Cherry Tree, and Brenda Rice, of Clymer.

He is the great-grandson of Gerald and Shirley Fleming, of Commodore, and Treva Walls, of Clymer.

SCHOLARSHIP The Indiana Garden Club, a member of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, District VI, annually awards a minimum of one $500 scholarship from the Julia Pound/Alice O’Dell scholarship fund for students entering college or graduate school with a major of ecology, horticulture, landscape design, landscape architecture, conservation, botany, forestry, agriculture or earth sciences.

The student must be a resident of Indiana County.

A scholarship application must be completed and include an official transcript and a letter of recommendation.

The application may be obtained at www.indianaga rdenclub.org.

The application and supporting documents must be mailed to the Indiana Garden Club, Attention: Scholarship, P.O. Box 1447, Indiana, PA 15701, with a postmark deadline of Wednesday. Students will be notified by mail before Aug. 1 if they have been awarded a scholarship.

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Philadelphia council approves sugary drinks tax

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK

over the next year, slightly less than the $95 million projected under Kenney’s original pitch. A full council vote is scheduled for today.

“You don’t always get everything you ask for,” said Kenney spokeswoman Lauren Hitt. “That’s the meaning of compromise.”

Before the committee’s vote, Democratic City Council President Darrell Clarke said it likely would “leave some people with a sour taste in their mouth.”

Afterward, Clarke expressed concerns about how the tax would be implemented, such as including diverse labor participation in recreation center building projects and ensuring that Philadelphia’s most vulnerable children benefit from pre-K expansion.

Associated Press

MATT ROURKE/Associated Press

OPPONENTS OF a proposed sugary drink tax demonstrated outside City Hall in Philadelphia Wednesday. promise adds diet soda to the list and slashes Kenney’s initial proposal in

half, to 1.5 cents per ounce.

The amended plan is expected to raise $91 million

Gazette wire services

House votes to revive pensions

Cosby lawyers challenge evidence

HARRISBURG (AP) — A public sector pension bill that was resoundingly defeated in the Pennsylvania House back in December is getting a new lease on life.

The House voted 157 to 26 on Wednesday to put the proposal back under consideration, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to pass.

It’s a step Republican Majority Leader Dave Reed, Indiana, says will help lawmakers move quickly if there’s agreement on pension changes during the flurry of lawmaking ahead of the state’s July 1 budget deadline.

The bill would force newly hired teachers and state workers into a hybrid system made up of a traditional pension alongside a 401(k)-style benefit.

Pennsylvania’s massive pension plans for state workers and school employees are a large and growing segment of the state budget and increasingly a burden for school districts.

NORRISTOWN(AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers are challenging the use of hearsay evidence at his recent preliminary hearing on sex assault charges and say Pennsylvania prosecutors are trying to “win at all costs.”

The lawyers argued in a petition Wednesday that accuser Andrea Constand should have been called to testify so they could have questioned her last month.

Prosecutors instead used her and Cosby’s police statements before a judge upheld the charges and sent the case to trial.

The state Superior Court has ruled that hearsay testimony can be used at preliminary hearings.

But the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review the issue. Cosby considers the 2004 encounter with Constand consensual.

Prosecutors say Constand was drugged and molested.

The defense petition seeks to have the charges dropped.

paigned in Pennsylvania ahead of the state’s primary.

The soda industry also spent millions of dollars on ads to block the proposal. It is expected to sue the city if the tax is adopted.

Both sides dug in hard ahead of Wednesday’s vote, with people shouting “No new tax!” and “Kids can’t wait!” across the council chamber.

Council members and the mayor worked behind the scenes for much of the day before emerging with the compromise.

In California, the beverage industry lost a fight over warnings appearing on ads for sugary drinks.

A final vote on the Philadelphia tax is expected June 16, the deadline for adopting next year’s fiscal budget.

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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia could soon become the first major U.S. city with a sugary drinks tax after a city council committee voted Wednesday to approve an amended version of a soda tax proposal that would set a 1.5 cent-perounce tax on sugary and diet drinks.

Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney initially proposed a 3 cents-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages only, but he lacked the votes needed to secure it. He wants the tax to pay for universal prekindergarten, community schools and park improvements.

Critics balked at the proposed tax, saying it was too steep. Wednesday’s com-

“These are taxpayer dollars, and we want to make sure these dollars are being spent in an equitable manner,” Clark said.

“We want to make sure young people have an opportunity to get an early education.”

Cities including New York and San Francisco have tried to pass similar taxes, but have failed. Berkeley, Calif., is the only U.S. city to approve such a tax.

Philadelphia’s proposal has drawn national attention, with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg jumping into the fray and spending thousands of dollars on ads supporting the measure. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders took opposite sides of the issue when they cam-

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Modi to Congress: India, U.S. can anchor stability

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that the world’s two largest democracies can anchor stability and prosperity from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific in an aspirational speech that glossed over continuing divisions in the relationship.

Modi, who has ushered in closer bilateral ties since taking power two years ago, said that India and the U.S. have overcome “the hesitations of history” and called for ever-stronger economic and defense links between the two countries.

Speaking in English, Modi used dashes of humor, drawing a parallel between the rough-and-tumble politics of his own nation and the U.S., which he described tongue-in-cheek as “harmonious” and wellknown for bipartisanship.

Modi, a keen advocate of yoga, also referenced cultural ties, citing estimates that “more Americans bend for yoga than to throw a curve ball.”

Modi paid tribute to the role of Congress, including through a civilian nuclear deal in 2008 that lifted U.S. export restrictions on nuclear technology to India and which is hoped to lead to a contract by mid-2017 for the construction of six power reactors by U.S.based Westinghouse Electric Co. He also praised Congress for “refusing to reward” those who preach and practice terrorism. Although Modi avoided direct mention of Pakistan, he was alluding to lawmakers recently blocking a proposed, U.S.-subsided sale of F-16 fighter jets to India’s archrival.

“A strong India-U.S. partnership can anchor peace, prosperity and stability from Asia to Africa and from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific,” Modi said.

Modi’s 46-minute speech followed years of being shunned in the U.S. because of religious violence in his home state.

EVAN VUCCI/Associated Press

VICE PRESIDENT Joe Biden and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., applauded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill Wednesday in Washington.

It came a day after a White House meeting with President Barack Obama and was followed by a lunch with congressional leaders and a reception hosted by the House and Senate Foreign Affairs committees.

U.S.-India relations have been transformed since

Rajiv Gandhi in 1985 became the first of five Indian prime ministers to have addressed a joint meeting of Congress. During the Cold War, the U.S. was more focused on ties with Pakistan, and many in Washington believed India, with its “non-aligned” foreign poli-

cy, was far too friendly with the Soviet Union.

Today, the U.S. and Indian militaries conduct more drills with each other than with any other nation.

While India resists the notion of becoming a U.S. ally, both nations share concern over China’s rise and over freedom of navigation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Although Modi lauded both nations’ common democratic principles and hailed two heroes of nonviolence, India’s Mahatma Gandhi and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., he did not address congressional concerns his government’s record on religious tolerance and other rights issues.

“I wish there had been an emphasis on cooperating with the U.S. and every other democracy on combating all human rights abuses, especially human trafficking and slavery,” said Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey.

But the overall response from lawmakers of both parties was positive.

“We’re now standing shoulder-to-shoulder in ways that no one would have imagined a generation ago,” Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said of the bilateral relationship.

Modi described the U.S. as an “indispensable part-

ner” for India.

He said his nation’s 1.25 billion people made India an “ideal partner” for U.S businesses. Trade has expanded dramatically in recent years, from $60 billion in 2009 to $107 billion in 2015, although the U.S. remains concerned over restrictions on foreign investment and bureaucratic red tape.

Modi did not read a passage from his prepared remarks that said he and Obama “have agreed” that making India a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council “has to be an intrinsic part of this century’s new reality.” It was not im-

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Obama first voiced support for Indian membership in 2010 and reaffirmed it Tuesday, but it appears no closer to happening because of resistance from other council permanent members.

At his meeting with Obama, the two leaders consolidated strong bilateral ties but fell short of major outcomes.

India, the world’s third-largest carbon emitter among nations, said it would strive to formally join a global climate deal this year — as the U.S. and China have said they will do — but it gave no ironclad commitment.

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A professional interpreter will interpret everything that is said; for example, they will not leave out curse words or “filter” or embellish anything. They also try to approximate the same voice tone.

I should also note that professional interpreters are bound by privacy codes much like doctors and nurses.

We are not allowed to divulge any information we have learned from our interpretation jobs. Another thing to realize is that a professional interpreter (or translator) will be completely neutral, regardless of who hired him/her or with which party he/she enters the room.

If someone is using a nonprofessional interpreter, a person who just happens to know both languages but has not had the training to be an interpreter, he/she may not adhere to these privacy or conduct codes, and their interpretations may not be of the best quality. Just knowing two languages does not guarantee that someone is capable of doing accurate interpretations (the same goes for translations). — ONE WHO KNOWS IN KANSAS DEAR O.W.K.: Thank you for clarifying the difference between the two terms. You

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DEAR ABBY: Please tell your readers that even though gay people are more integrated into our lives, it does not provide an open invitation to pry into anyone’s sexual practices. I have been asked many times about the physical mechanics of my relationship, although I would never consider requesting such information from my heterosexual friends, neighbors or co-workers.

I think the bottom line should be: Keep your noses out of your friends’ bedrooms and everything will be just fine.

I am a gay 49-year-old man in Texas and honestly would never dream of asking any couple — straight or gay — what they do when they are alone. It bothers me that some people think being accepted means I welcome these kinds of questions. — MYOB IN AUSTIN DEAR MYOB: There is no end to the nosy and intrusive questions people with poor judgment will ask.

However, there is a standard response that may resolve your problem if you say it with a smile. It’s, “If you’ll forgive me for not answering that question, I’ll forgive you for asking!”

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

Tim McGraw ended Carrie Underwood’s four-year winning streak for the top prize at the 2016 CMT Music Awards with his music video for “Humble and Kind” — which features footage provided by Oprah Winfrey — while stars from outside the country music world performed onstage, including Pharrell, Cheap Trick and Pitbull.

McGraw thanked Winfrey, Tyler Perry, video director Wes Edwards and others onstage Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

“When we make a footprint as an artist, there’s a lot of people involved in making that footprint. And we do it because we hope to move you, we hope that we make a little bit of an impact in your life, and you care a little bit about what we do,” McGraw said onstage. “Thank y’all for caring a little bit about what we do, because we care a whole lot about y’all.”

“Humble and Kind” was inspired by McGraw’s daughter’s leaving for college and the touching video features people of all backgrounds and ethnicities.

It includes footage from the OWN TV series “Belief.”

At the fan-voted show, he beat out Underwood, who had won video of the year consecutively since 2012 and also won the honor in 2010 and 2007. Underwood still walked away as the night’s big winner with two awards: She took home female video of

TODAY IN HISTORY

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 9, the 161st day of 2016. There are 205 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On June 9, 1986, the Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocketbuilder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

On this date: In 1870, author Charles Dickens died in Gad’s Hill Place, England.

In 1911, Carrie (sometimes spelled “Carry”) A. Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died in Leavenworth, Kan., at age 64.

In 1934, the first Walt Disney animated cartoon featuring Donald Duck, “The Wise Little Hen,” was released.

In 1943, the federal government began withholding income tax from paychecks.

In 1946, Bhumibol Adulyadej became king of Thailand at age 18, beginning a reign that continues to this day.

In 1953, 94 people died when a tornado struck Worcester, Mass.

In 1954, during the Senate-Army Hearings, Army special counsel Joseph N. Welch famously berated Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, RWis., asking McCarthy: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have

you left no sense of decency?”

In 1969, the Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be the new chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.

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Ten years ago: President George W. Bush said the elimination of al-Qaida in Iraq founder Abu Musab alZarqawi two days earlier “helps a lot” with security problems in Iraq but wouldn’t bring an end to the war.

Five years ago: The entire top echelon of Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign resigned in a mass exodus that left his bid for the Republican nomination in tatters; the former House speaker vowed defiantly to remain a candidate. Alabama passed a tough law against illegal immigration, requiring schools to find out if students were in the

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One year ago: Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty in Chicago to charges that he had violated banking rules and lied to the FBI about promising to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher. (Hastert later pleaded guilty to violating banking laws in a case that revealed accusations of sexual abuse, and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.)

Today’s Birthdays: Comedian Jackie Mason is 88.

Media analyst Marvin Kalb is 86. Former baseball manager and player Bill Virdon is 85. Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 77. Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 77.

Rock musician Mick Box (Uriah Heep) is 69. Retired MLB All-Star Dave Parker is 65. Film composer James Newton Howard is 65. Mystery author Patricia Cornwell is 60. Actor Michael J. Fox is 55. Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin is 55. Actor Johnny Depp is 53. Rock musician Dean Felber (Hootie & the Blowfish) is 49. Rock musician Dean Dinning is 49. Musician Ed Simons is 46. Actress Natalie Portman is 35. Actress Mae Whitman is 28. Actor Lucien Laviscount (TV: “Scream Queens”) is 24.

the year and CMT performance of the year.

The singer also performed while others brought pop, rock and rap stars to help onstage.

Pharrell joined Little Big Town for a fun and funky performance that featured a number of background dancers.

The hit-making “Happy” performer produced Little Big Town’s eight-song album “Wanderlust,” to be released Friday.

Little Big Town won group/duo video of the year for their Grammy-winning smash, “Girl Crush.” It was their first-ever CMT win.

“This is a real surprise,” Kimberly Schlapman said onstage, standing next to Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet.

Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick performed with Billy Ray Cyrus outdoors; Pitbull hit the stage with singers Cassadee Pope and Leona Lewis; Grammy-nominated poprock singer Elle King sang with Dierks Bentley; and girl group Fifth Harmony sang their pop hit “Work from Home” alongside breakthrough singer Cam. The country world has recently been welcoming of pop stars, and not just onstage: On her popular album “Lemonade,” Beyoncé performs a country original called “Daddy Lessons,” which the Dixie Chicks covered in concert and others in the genre praised.

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THIS VIEW from the entrance to Rayne Township Elementary School shows trees that have been cleared along Route 119 to make way for the project.

Upgrades will mean safer travel Continued from Page 1 relocating utilities in the area. Next year much of the work will take place on the hillside offline of the existing highway, and in 2018 the new alignment will be tied in to the existing roadway.

Ligonier Construction Company is the main contractor for the $17 million climbing lane project.

A couple miles north of the Grove Chapel Church work site, Swank Construction Company is the main contractor for the second major project, an $11.5 million undertaking to replace two structurally deficient bridges that carry Route 119 over Pine Run and a railway line on the south side of Home. Replacing those two bridges will be a new threespan, 400-foot reinforced concrete bridge supported by two piers and two abutments. One concrete pier has been substantially completed.

Excavating equipment is removing about 60,000 cubic yards of dirt and rock from a steep hillside at the

north end of the project.

Dave Schaffer, PennDOT’s construction project manager at the Home bridge site, said some of the rock from the hillside will be used as fill for a retaining wall panel system behind the abutments for the new bridge.

Rozich said reshaping the hillside was necessary to relocate utilities and to make room for the correct approach to the new bridge which will give nearly 25 feet of clearance above the railroad tracks.

Plans call for most of the bridge to be built this construction season and then completed and tied in to the highway in 2017.

Rozich said much — but not all — of the construction work is being done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to avoid rush-hour traffic on the highway.

Motorists should observe the reduced speed limit signs posted in the work zones and be alert for short periods of stops and alternating one-way traffic, he said.

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Continued from Page 1 the time,” said Rodney Kimball, 74, a stove dealer in West Bethel, Maine. “The government needs to start doing what’s right for the people.”

America is divided, and the current dearth of confidence in the nation’s politics and government is striking. Recent polling by the AP and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows just 13 percent of Americans are proud of the 2016 election, and 55 percent feel helpless. Only 10 percent have a great deal of confidence in the overall political system.

Although their America is still a land of shining seas, spacious skies and majestic mountains, many express a deep sense of disenchantment and uncertainty in their own lives.

“I think America as an idea is one of the most beautiful ideas that the world has ever known. I think that American opportunity and ingenuity has built some of the most incredible technologies and innovations today,” said Allene Swanson, 22, of Chicago. “And still, when I look around, I see a country that seems like it’s crumbling. I see people who are hungry and broke and who are struggling a lot.”

For people like Craig House, 32, real success has always seemed out of reach.

He lives in inner-city St. Louis with his grandmother in a sea of burned-out buildings and abandoned schools, not far from a hip, trendy part of town.

“America has always been great, just not for me and my people. For us it’s been the worst ever,” said House. “People come from all over the world, Arabs own this, that. Black man don’t own nothing.”

Known as “Deacon” in his native New Orleans, 74-year-old guitarist John Moore fondly recalls the 1960s, when black people like him were seeing an end to racial segregation; when women were gaining equality; when politicians were taking a stand to end poverty despite the turmoil of protests over the Vietnam War. “Those were the best years,” said Moore, tears welling in his eyes in the living room-turned-recording studio of his shotgun house. “And then they were destroyed right before my very eyes when they assassinated all of our leaders. Robert Kennedy. John Kennedy.

Martin Luther King. Malcom X. All of our leaders. And, you know, that was the end of hope. We had no more hope.”

Hope returned, at least for some, in 2008 when the election of Obama as president seemed to prove anyone really could accomplish anything in America.

Yet the years that followed have

seemed more unsettling than uplifting to many. Today, some people want more from their government.

Others just want it to go away as much as possible.

“I expect less government, less regulation,” said Russ Madson, 45, a steel industry worker looking for better opportunities in Birmingham, Ala. “Our country was built by people like the Rockefellers, Edison, Henry Ford — pioneers.

And today they couldn’t do what they did because of regulation.”

But others expect more of government. Agriculture consultant and farmer Mike Poling of Delphos, Ohio, expects good governance and leadership “and nothing less.”

“That’s what got us to this point and that’s what made America great,” said Poling, 58. “What made America great is its people. That’s what built the country.

Our forefathers had the foresight to draft the Constitution, the Bill of Rights that has laid the groundwork for (the) nation carrying on for 200 years and continues to guide us.”

Yet American greatness isn’t just about words scrawled on yellowed paper and kept in a vault at the National Archives. A veteran of the war in Afghanistan, daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, Kimberly Jung, 29, sees it as something deeper, a challenge to every citizen.

“I believe greatness is a responsibility,” said Jung, of Chicago. “It’s a dual state of mind in which you know your power or you know what resources you have but also your weaknesses. And you harness that set of strengths and weaknesses to work with a group and form a team and do great things.”

That striving for the common good is somehow AWOL in America right now, people say.

“If there was one thing I could change about this country it would be to sit here and get us focused back on the country itself and not on our own selfinterest,” said Poling, the Ohio farmer.

Whether they opt for Trump, Clinton or someone else in November, Americans say the state of the union isn’t good enough. Amal Kassir, a 20-year-old college student from Denver, sees her own future caught up with the chance the country has right now to make itself into something better.

“No doubt whatever greatness I’m capable of comes from being in this place,” she said.

Associated Press writer Mike Householder in Delphos, Ohio; video journalists Peter Banda in Denver and Teresa Crawford in Chicago; and photographer Bob Bukaty in Portland, Maine, contributed to this report.

Regional study projects worker shortage Continued from Page 1 forward look” across the 10-county region. “We know we have an aging population. The question is, what is that going to look like over the next 10 years and what is our occupational demand going to look like? … What we’re now projecting and looking at over the next 10 years is roughly 29,000 retirements across the region a year.

That means that over the next 10 years, there will be 290,000 jobs that become vacant that we have to fill.”

Conservatively, 5,000 new jobs are also expected across the region every year, she said. That’s another 50,000 jobs to be filled.

“So we’re talking about 340,000 vacant jobs over the next 10 years,” she said. “When we look at the pipeline … of K through 12 population in the 10 counties, the average is never going to be more than 26,000 graduates a year. And that 26,000 number assumes everyone finishes high school, everyone has the skills they need to either get a job or continue work and they stay in the region.

So that means we’re going to have 8,000 jobs without people to fill them every year if we continue to do things as we have in the past.

“So our call to action is to get employers engaged in a new way, working not just on the talent in their own company, but working with all employers to invest in that pipeline and to build a much tighter connection … with educators” so they know very specifically what skills are required.

In addition to many baby

boomers retiring and new jobs being created, another challenge facing employers will be to find workers who understand and are able to use more technology.

“We need all of our students and adults to be digitally competent, digitally fluent and they’ve got to have what we call these baseline skills — customer service … good communication skills,” Fisher said. “So it isn’t enough to just have technical and academic skills. You’ve got to have interpersonal skills.”

Fisher said that instead of focusing on industry sectors, the study looked at occupational sectors.

“One example of why that’s important is IT,” Fisher said. “Computer system analyst … is an occupation that’s going to grow 19 percent over the next 10 years. It’s in demand in hospitality, in health care, in manufacturing, business services.”

Nearly every kind of company has IT people in their operations, she said.

“So if you’re in banking, you may think your talent competition are the other banks. But in fact, it’s going to be the hospital down the street, it’s going to be the university looking for IT talent.”

Fisher said there will continue to be demand for grads with both two-year and four-year degrees and people with certifications.

“What we’re seeing, however, is a misalignment in some places … where we’re graduating … more people with a two-year degree

By the numbers Over the next 10 years, the Allegheny Conference estimates ...

jobs will become vacant

additional jobs will be created

high school students will graduate than there is a demand for and not enough with a four”-year degree, she said.

So, Fisher continued, it’s important that as people make their choice for educational training that they have in front of them the data about where the demand is.

Fisher cited cosmetology as an example of the misalignment in career and technical education.

Cosmetology is the No. 1 career and technical education program in the region.

“We have 1,200 students in this region who enroll every year in that,” she said. “It’s about equivalent with the demand. But the average salary is $23,000 and there is

very limited upward mobility.”

In contrast, there are 750 current openings in the region in machine tool technology, but only 350 students enrolled in that training.

“They start at a salary well above $35,000 and have the opportunity to earn more than $50,000,” she said. “So that’s the information we want to get into the hands of students, parents, guidance counselors. Choose to study whatever you want, but choose with your eyes open.”

Fisher said the same advice applies to choosing between twoand four-year education degree programs.

“The problem nationally, we have so many people pursuing four-year degrees because they’re told that’s the ticket to success, but the completion rate is less than 50 percent nationally, which means people are choosing to go to college without really knowing why,” she said. “And they’re underemployed, many of them, too.

They’re in a job that didn’t require the four years of education they got.”

Fisher said that according to one of the more localized sources of jobs information, as of Tuesday there were 210 employers in Indiana County with 545 current open jobs (narrowed to jobs that pay more than $15 per hour). That information was broken down into top jobs for people with a high school diploma, with a two-year degree and with a four-year degree or more.

Top jobs for the high school

grads were licensed practical nurse and CDL truck driver; for the holders of two-year degrees the top jobs were registered nurse and administrative assistant; and for the four-year degree holders, the top jobs were nurse practitioner and physical therapist.

To communicate the study results and gain feedback on how stakeholders can work together as a region on next steps, the conference is conducting meetings across southwestern Pennsylvania that will bring together business leaders, policymakers, educators and economic development practitioners. Fisher said the session Wednesday at the S&T Bank facility in Indiana West Plaza was an excellent sample of those representatives.

“We want to convene employers across the region who all have common demand across those sectors and talk about how we work together to align the pipeline,” Fisher said.

The conference study report is available on the group’s website, alleghenyconference.org.

“Anyone can dig in and look at the data,” Fisher said. “Our hope is people will get engaged with it and come up with their own solutions.”

Job hunters in Indiana County are also encouraged to check out ImaginePittsburgh.com, another project of the conference. Despite its Pittsburgh name, that custombuilt jobs search engine is updated nightly from 1,000-plus sources across all 10 counties in the region.

Saltsburg man charged in child-luring incident Continued from Page 1 driver putting the car in reverse and continuing to talk to the girl when she tried to walk away.

The victim told police that the man asked for her phone number and her age.

She called 911 from her cellphone after she walked away between Agway and the former Tazé restaurant toward a nearby First Commonwealth Bank of-

fice and saw the black car circle around from 12th Street to Philadelphia Street.

Investigators gleaned still images of the car, a black four-door Volvo, and driver, a man wearing a yellow shirt, from the video and provided them for online publication during the weekend. On Tuesday, police circulated a close-up photo of the driver in the incident.

Multiple phone callers told police Wednesday morning the driver was DiLascio after seeing his picture on The Indiana Gazette website, according to a criminal complaint filed in Indiana District Court. One caller specifically told police DiLascio was in Indiana on Friday and wore a yellow shirt, according to court papers.

With DiLascio as the prime suspect, police in-

cluded his photo with seven similar ones in a lineup.

The victim identified his photo as that of the motorist who tried to get her into his vehicle, according to police.

Police again circulated a photo of DiLascio after officers could not locate him at his home Wednesday afternoon.

Phone callers told Pittsburgh City Police where

they could find him, and officers detained DiLascio sometime before 3 a.m. today, Scherf said.

DiLascio was brought before District Judge Guy Haberl with his wrists chained to a waist belt and his ankles shackled.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. June 23 “on these very serious charges,” Haberl told DiLascio.

DiLascio had no ques-

tions about the charges and indicated that he would not be able to post $50,000 bond. He asked Haberl if he would be able to go home before going to jail.

DiLascio also advised Haberl that he “has mental health issues” and asked if a treatment facility would be available for him.

Haberl said he would advise jail officials of the request.

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JACKIE KALLAL TRIATHLON

Triathlon marks 20th year

By DUSTIN FILLOY dfilloy@indianagazette.net

Many of those who had the privilege of cultivating a relationship with Jackie Kallal remember the array of altruistic roles she played before her life was tragically cut short in 2007.

More than just a vibrant competitor as a triathlete, Kallal was a devoted and loving mother, sister and friend and a compassionate philanthropist who thought with an avant-garde mind.

Twenty years after she formulated a plan to start a series of charitable triathlons in and around Indiana County, Kallal’s vision continues to

touch and benefit so many in western Pennsylvania.

Kallal’s name will continue to be honored at the 20th annual Jackie Kallal Triathlon, which will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Yellow Creek State Park.

All proceeds of the event benefit Habitat for Humanity of Indiana County. The race consists of a halfmile swim, a 9.5-mile bike race and a 3.3-mile run.

Since the inaugural race in 1997, the Jackie Kallal Triathlon (formerly the Yellow Creek Triathlon) has raised between $7,000 and $11,000 each year.

Becky Perkovich, the race’s director and Kallal’s older sister, offered some

insight on how Kallal made the event a mainstay in Indiana County.

“It’s really very special to see where it’s come, because Jackie was someone that if you knew her, you knew everything she did truly came from her heart. She cared so much about doing things for other people, and that’s just who she was,” she said.

“When you met her for the first time you walked away thinking you knew her your whole life. Every year I’ve done registration I’ve seen many of the same names, over and over again.

They keep coming back, and part of that is just knowing how it all started and what this race stands for.”

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A COMPETITOR prepared to get on his bike following the swimming portion of the first triathlon in 1997.

Stanley Cup Final Game 5 • 8 p.m. today • TV: NBC • Penguins lead Sharks 3-1

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PENGUINS FORWARD Phil Kessel is on pace to claim the Conn Smythe trophy, awarded to the playoff MVP. Kessel is leading the Penguins during the playoffs with 10 goals and 11 assists.

Pens poised to wrap up series

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH — Phil Kessel insists nothing has changed. Not his game. Not his attitude. Not the shape of his body or his commitment to winning.

Press all you want. Monkey with the wording of the questions. It doesn’t matter. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward, hardened by years of taking the brunt of the criticism for an underachieving franchise in Toronto, refuses to buy into the narrative that he has somehow evolved while leading the Penguins to the cusp of winning the Stanley Cup. “I just kind of play the same way I have for my whole career,” Kessel said Wednesday.

It’s everything else that’s different. The coach. The talent surrounding him. The pressure that’s no longer his to bear alone. Oh yeah, and the stakes are different, too. When Kessel’s No. 81 appears on the ice at Consol Energy Center tonight to face the San Jose

Sharks in Game 5 of the Final, he’ll try his best to soak in — but not get lost in — a moment he was never quite sure would come during those challenging seasons with the Maple Leafs.

“It’s a big change from where I was at before,” Kessel said. “Obviously it’s pretty special.”

Kessel has certainly done his part.

He has 10 goals and 11 assists over the last seven weeks, including setting up a pair of scores in Pittsburgh’s 3-1 win in Game 4 that gave the Penguins a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and provided the franchise an opportunity to win the Cup at home for the first time. The player who spent more than half a decade as a pariah in Toronto, usually for things far beyond his control, is a leading contender to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs’ most valuable player.

“We’re not here if it’s not for him,” Penguins reserve goaltender Jeff Zatkoff said.

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SERIES SCHEDULE Penguins lead, 3-1 Best of 7 x-if necessary All games at 8 p.m.

Monday, May 29: Penguins 3, Sharks 2 Wednesday: Penguins 2, Sharks 1 (OT) Saturday: Sharks 3, Penguins 2 (OT) Monday: Penguins 3, Sharks 1 Today: Sharks at Penguins x-Sunday, June 12: Penguins at Sharks x-Wednesday, June 15: Sharks at Penguins

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates blew a late lead and missed a chance to sweep a three-game series from the New York Mets, and yet the mood was upbeat afterward.

Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores’ bloop single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning drove in the goahead run for the Mets in a 6-5 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.

The Pirates, though, were buoyed by the performance of Jameson Taillon, a well-regarded 24-year-old right-hander, in his major league debut. He gave up three runs and six hits in six innings with three strikeouts and two walks.

“I really thought he did a very good job,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “He kept his composure throughout everything that happened. I was very pleased.”

Pittsburgh lost for the eighth time in 12 games despite sweeping the Mets in a doubleheader Monday.

Taillon was the second overall pick in the 2010 draft, chosen after Washington’s Bryce Harper and just before Baltimore’s Manny Machado. Taillon sat out the last two seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery and a sports hernia.

“It was fun,” Taillon said. “I tried to take a step back and take it all in. It was really amazing. The stadium was beautiful. The whole experience was beautiful.

Obviously, it’s something I’ll never forget.”

Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker opened the 10th with consecutive singles off Cory Luebke (0-1), and James Loney sacrificed. Asdrubal Cabrera was intentionally walked, and Flores hit a flare into center field.

“I wanted to stay up the middle against him but the ball got up on me a little bit,” Flores said. “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.”

Michael Conforto’s two-run homer, an eighth-inning drive off Jared Hughes, tied the score 5-5. The Mets won for the just the fourth time in 11 games and stopped a nine-game losing streak to the Pirates that dated to 2014.

Hughes pitching hand was bloody after a callus on his thumb broke, but he said it did not affect his command.

Addison Reed (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings, and Jeurys Familia pitched a shaky ninth to convert his 35th straight save chance, including 19 this season. He walked three batters around Sean Rodriguez’s double-play grounder, then threw a called third strike past David Freese to end the game with runners at the corners.

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NBA FINALS

Cavs grab one in return home

By TOM WITHERS

Rutherford mastered roster overhaul

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

JIM RUTHERFORD

PITTSBURGH — Tasked two summers ago with rebooting a franchise whose window for success around stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin appeared to be closing, Jim Rutherford didn’t tinker. He gutted.

The man they call “Trader Jim” spent the better part of the next 18 months making over the Pittsburgh Penguins on the fly.

It started almost immediately after he took over as general manager in June 2014.

The early returns were hardly promising. Marred by injuries and dispassionate play under then-head coach Mike Johnston, the Penguins fell to the New York Rangers in five listless games last spring, leading to concerns the man who built a Stanley Cup winner in NASCAR country

in Carolina a decade ago had lost his touch.

Now, the 67-year-old has his fingerprints all over a team that heads into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight up 3-1 over the San Jose Sharks.

Asked recently about the heat he took during the transition, Rutherford deadpanned, “I did?”

Yeah. Kinda. Not that it stopped Rutherford from continuing his search for the right pieces to put around his high-profile core, a process that included admitting to a few mistakes of his own along the way.

Only a small handful of familiar faces remain from the roster Rutherford inherited from Ray Shero. The departed have been replaced almost universally by quicker, more versatile players who — along with a needed jolt of intensity from new coach Mike Sullivan — have the Penguins on the brink of a fourth title.

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AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND — Crawling on the floor after a loose ball, LeBron James gathered himself and quickly got to his feet.

He stood tall, and so did the Cavaliers.

James had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Kyrie Irving added 30 points and Cleveland, pushed for 48 minutes by a delirious, championship-starved crowd, hammered the Golden State Warriors 120-90 in Game 3 on Wednesday night to pull within 2-1 in the NBA Finals.

On their home floor, where they have been dominant all postseason, the Cavs recovered from a 33point loss in Game 2 and yanked their season from the brink of disaster following back-to-back blowouts in the Bay Area.

“We finally got back to our game,” said James, whose energy from the start electrified 20,000 fans, and most importantly his teammates. “It was a good flow, a collective team win.”

The Cavs did it without starting forward Kevin Love, with little help from their bench and by keeping Stephen Curry penned in.

The league’s MVP was mostly MIA, scoring 19 points — two in the first half — on 6 of 13 shooting.

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MAJOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

Oklahoma tops Auburn for title

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer

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MARINERS FIRST BASEMAN Adam Lind took a pickoff throw as the Indians’ Rajai Davis stepped safely back to the base during Wednesday’s game in Seattle.

Darvish makes early exit

By The Associated Press Jose Altuve hit a tiebreaking tworun double in the seventh inning and the Houston Astros finally beat the Rangers, 3-1 on Wednesday night in a game Texas starter Yu Darvish exited earlier than expected.

Darvish, in only his third start for the Rangers since Tommy John surgery in March 2015, left after feeling tightness in his right shoulder during the fifth inning. He was shaking his arm after throwing a 63 mph breaking pitch to strike out George Springer but faced two more batters to finish the inning.

Houston had lost its first eight games this season against its AL West and instate rival. The Astros had also lost 12 straight in Arlington, matching their club record for longest road losing streak against one opponent.

Doug Fister (6-3) got his fifth straight win over his last eight starts — all Astros victories. The right-hander had five strikeouts while allowing one run over six innings.

MARINERS 5, INDIANS 0: Taijuan Walker returned to his early-season form by throwing eight innings and tying a career high with 11 strikeouts, and Chris Iannetta provided the offense with two home runs in Seattle’s victory over Cleveland.

Walker (3-6) was dominant, allowing three hits and winning for the first time since April 25.

Iannetta hit a two-run homer in the third inning, added a solo shot in the fifth off Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco (2-1) and had an RBI double in the seventh.

ORIOLES 4, ROYALS 0: Chris Tillman pitched effectively into the eighth inning to earn his seventh consecutive win, Ryan Flaherty drove in two runs and Baltimore extended Kansas City’s losing streak to seven games.

Tillman (8-1) allowed eight hits over 7 1-3 innings, matched his career high with nine strikeouts and walked none. The right-hander is unbeaten in 10 starts since April 14, 6-0 at home and tied for second in the AL in wins.

Brad Brach got the final five outs to earn his second save and help the Orioles complete their first threegame sweep of Kansas City since May 2011.

The Orioles took control with a four-run fifth inning against Edinson Volquez (5-6).

YANKEES 12, ANGELS 6: Chris Parmelee homered twice in his first start for the Yankees, Carlos Beltran added two more big hits to his huge series and New York’s bats broke loose late in a victory over Los Angeles.

Jacoby Ellsbury homered and scored three times, Brett Gardner had three hits and two RBIs, and the Yankees extended their home winning streak against the Angels to eight games. New York, which has won 15 of the past 20 meetings overall, will go for a four-game sweep tonight.

Mike Trout and Albert Pujols

smacked consecutive doubles in the fifth to give Los Angeles a 5-4 lead that got away from Jered Weaver (55) and an ineffective bullpen.

Anthony Swarzak (1-0) was the winner in his Yankees debut, tossing 1 2-3 scoreless innings in relief of a shaky Nathan Eovaldi.

BLUE JAYS 7, TIGERS 2: Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a threerun homer and a triple, and R.A. Dickey won consecutive starts for the first time since last summer, helping Toronto beat Detroit to avoid a three-game sweep.

Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer and Kevin Pillar added a two-run triple as Toronto stopped Detroit’s five-game winning streak.

Dickey (4-6) allowed two runs and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings. Combined with Friday’s victory at Boston, he won back-to-back outings for the first time since Aug. 28 against Detroit and Sept. 2 versus Cleveland.

Jordan Zimmermann (8-3) gave up seven runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings — including two triples and two homers.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CUBS 8, PHILLIES 1: John Lackey struck out eight in seven dominant innings, Kris Bryant and Ben Zobrist hit homers and Chicago beat Philadelphia.

Lackey (7-2) gave up three hits and extended his scoreless streak to 13 23 innings.

Phillies starter Vince Velasquez left the game after getting one out because of right biceps soreness. Velasquez threw two pitches and quickly left the mound when a trainer came out.

Brett Oberholtzer (2-1) replaced him and allowed one unearned run in four innings.

CARDINALS 12, REDS 7: Brandon Moss homered in consecutive atbats, Matt Adams and Jhonny Peralta added three-run drives and St. Louis rolled over Cincinnati.

Moss broke a 4-4, fifth-inning tie with a two-run drive into the rightfield seats, then lined a solo homer that barely cleared the right-field wall in the seventh for his eighth career multi-homer game.

Matt Bowman (1-1) got his first major league win by striking out his only batter, Zack Cozart, for the final out of the fifth with the potential tying run on second base.

NATIONALS 11, WHITE SOX 4: Ryan Zimmerman hit one of three home runs off James Shields in his miserable White Sox debut, Max Scherzer threw seven scoreless innings and Washington routed reeling Chicago.

Zimmerman’s two-run shot in a four-run first inning was followed by consecutive shots by Stephen Drew and Danny Espinosa to lead off the second.

Everyone in the Nationals’ lineup reached base safely at least once in two-plus innings off Shields (2-8), who was booed while giving up seven runs and eight hits three days after being acquired from San Diego.

Instead of jump-starting a club once 23-10, Shields failed to get out of the third inning for the second straight start. The White Sox lost for the 20th time in 26 games to fall under .500.

ROCKIES 1, DODGERS 0: Chris Rusin combined with four relievers on a four-hitter as Colorado beat Los Angeles in the rubber match of their three-game series.

Rusin (2-4) allowed three hits in six innings for his first win since April 13.

BRAVES 4, PADRES 2: Ender Inciarte finished a home run shy of the cycle and scored twice, Julio Teheran pitched eight innings and had an RBI single, and Atlanta beat San Diego to stop a six-game losing streak.

Wil Myers homered twice for the Padres, last in the NL West at 25-36.

Teheran (2-6) allowed two runs and five hits, struck out eight and walked one. Arodys Vizcaino pitched the ninth for his seventh save in nine chances.

INTERLEAGUE GIANTS 2, RED SOX 1: Mac Williamson hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning for his first career long ball, Brandon Belt also connected and San Francisco beat David Price and Boston to split the quick two-game series.

Price (7-3) struck out seven over eight innings, allowing three hits and two runs with two walks.

He and Madison Bumgarner opposed each other in a rare matchup between two of baseball’s top lefthanders representing each league.

Both surrendered only a home run before Williamson sent the first pitch deep into the bleachers in left field.

Cory Gearrin (2-0) struck out two in a 1-2-3 eighth for the win.

RAYS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Corey Dickerson homered twice and Tampa Bay completed a 10-game road trip with a victory over Arizona.

Desmond Jennings also homered for the Rays. Rickie Weeks Jr. hit a home run for the Diamondbacks.

Jake Odorizzi (3-3) went five innings and got the victory, thanks to a two-run Tampa Bay sixth that put the Rays up 4-3.

BREWERS 4, ATHLETICS 0: Chase Anderson pitched 6 2-3 strong innings, Scooter Gennett drove in three runs and Milwaukee beat Oakland.

Gennett keyed the offense off Jesse Hahn (2-4) with a run-scoring single in the first and a two-run base hit in the fourth.

TWINS 7, MARLINS 5: Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run homer and drove in the go-ahead run with a double off the right-field wall to help Minnesota keep up its power binge in a victory over Miami.

Taylor Rogers (2-0) pitched one inning, and six relievers combined for 3 1-3 scoreless innings. Brandon Kintzler earned his first career save in place of struggling closer Kevin Jepsen.

Taillon shows promise in Bucs’ loss Continued from Page 13 Mets rookie infielder Ty Kelly hit his first career home run. The tworun drive tied the score 2-2 in the fourth against Taillon.

Mets starter Noah Syndergaard allowed three runs — two earned — and seven hits in six innings.

Syndergaard matched his career high with five walks.

Pittsburgh’s Gregory Polanco hit three doubles, including one that drove in a run during a two-run first.

Polanco’s third double came in a two-run seventh that put the Pirates ahead 5-3 — one run scored on a

throwing error by Walker, the second baseman, and the other on Josh Harrison’s sacrifice fly.

NOTES: Pirates left fielder Starling Marte (bruised left ankle) did not start for a second game in a row after being removed from the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader. He pinch hit in the eighth and lined out, then said he should be ready to return to the lineup today. ... Plate umpire Alan Porter ejected the Pirates’ Matt Joyce for arguing a called third strike that ended the seventh inning. He warned both benches in the eighth after Hughes threw a pitch behind

Cespedes’ back after Conforto’s home run. … The Pirates optioned right-handed reliever Curtis Partch to Indianapolis to open a roster spot for Taillon. Partch was recalled from the same club Saturday but did not appear in a game. ... Pirates left-hander Jeff Locke (5-3, 4.28 ERA), who has won four straight starts, is scheduled to face Colorado right-hander Chad Bettis (4-5, 5.58) today as Pittsburgh takes a one-day trip to Denver in the middle of a nine-game homestand to make up a game postponed due to inclement weather from April 28.

OKLAHOMA CITY — After two losses to start the season, Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso wasn’t sure about her team full of freshmen and sophomores.

By the end, those youngsters were in a dogpile in the pitcher’s circle with “Boomer Sooner” blaring from the speakers and thousands of crimson-clad fans celebrating.

Sophomore Paige Parker pitched a complete game to help Oklahoma defeat Auburn 2-1 on Wednesday night for its third national softball title.

The Sooners won the championship at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, about 25 miles from campus, creating a unique scene.

“It was one of the most fantastic feelings that I’ve ever had in my whole life,” Parker said.

“Our fans this year have been so vital to all of the things that we’ve done.

They’ve supported us so much, and to have all of them here and to have all of our families here as well just meant so much to us.”

Parker retired the final 12 batters and put the Tigers down in order in the seventh to improve to 5-0 at the Women’s College World Series. She was selected as the most outstanding player.

Gasso was questioned about the decision to rest Parker during Game 2, when Auburn rallied from an early 7-0 deficit to beat the Sooners 11-7 in eight innings. Parker was the winner in Game 1, a 3-2 decision, and Gasso felt it would have been unfair to Parker to start her on Tuesday.

Parker came back refreshed. She threw 107 pitches, struck out five and walked one.

Gasso said Parker told her Wednesday morning that she was at about 75 percent.

“When you add adrenaline in that, you probably get to 85 to 90 percent, and that would give us a chance to win a championship,” Gasso said. “Thank you, Paige, for filling your gas tank.”

Oklahoma won its first two titles in 2000 and 2013.

The Southeastern Conference had won three of the previous four, with Oklahoma interrupting.

Auburn’s Emily Carosone, the star of Tuesday’s comeback win with a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth, couldn’t follow it up. In the bottom of the first, she committed an error on a grounder by Shay Knighten, and Caleigh Clifton scored for the Sooners (57-8) when Carosone lost control of a throw to first.

Knighten then scored on a slow-bouncing infield single by Fale Aviu to make it 2-0.

Auburn (58-12) loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but Parker struck out Carosone, then the Sooners turned a double play to get out of the inning unscathed.

Jade Rhodes’ solo shot for Auburn in the top of the fourth made it 2-1, but Parker regained control.

Carosone went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and two errors.

Auburn, which was seeking its first national title, snapped Oklahoma’s 31game win streak on Tuesday to force Game 3. The Sooners hadn’t lost since April 2.

MLB DRAFT

Phillies have options at top

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The Philadelphia Phillies have lots of options — and uncertainty — at the top of the Major League Baseball draft.

They could go with a smooth-hitting high school outfielder with the No. 1 overall pick Thursday night.

Or, a slugging college outfielder. Maybe a big college left-hander. A hard-throwing high school lefty might be the choice.

Less than 24 hours before Commissioner Rob Manfred was set to declare that the Phillies were officially on the clock to lead off the draft, there still was no clear indication of who Philadelphia would take.

“There’s a lot of debate going on up there,” Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said earlier this week. “And it’s good debate.

It’s really healthy.”

The choice might be California prep star Mickey Moniak, who could become the first high school outfielder selected No. 1 since Tampa Bay drafted Delmon Young in 2003. The lefthanded hitter has solid power to the gaps and is also an outstanding defensive player.

Mercer outfielder Kyle Lewis, a two-time Southern Conference player of year who hit .395 with 20 HRs and 72 RBIs, could be the pick. Louisville’s Corey Ray has been the offensive leader (.319, 15 HRs, 60 RBIs, 44 for 52 in stolen bases) for the Cardinals, who are in the NCAA Tournament’s super regionals.

Florida left-hander A.J. Puk, a 6-foot-7, 230-pound fireballer, has only two wins for the Gators, but has the stuff that could make him a future ace. He could become the sixth lefty to be selected No. 1 overall, but the second in three years — joining Brady Aiken (Houston, 2014). Only two college lefties have gone first: Arizona State’s Floyd Bannister (Houston, 1976) and Vanderbilt’s David Price

(Tampa Bay, 2007).

New Jersey high school lefty Jason Groome, who threw a no-hitter with 19 strikeouts this season, was also in the mix.

“There’s no pressure,” scouting director Johnny Almaraz said earlier this week. “We’re doing our job to take the best player with the best ability.”

Here are some other things to know about the draft: WHEN? WHERE?: Starts today at 7 p.m., and continues for 40 rounds over three days, with the first two rounds and compensatory picks broadcast live from MLB Network’s studios in Secaucus. Rounds 3-10 will be held Friday, and rounds 11-40 Saturday — both days via team conference calls.

Teams pick in reverse order of finish from the overall standings from last season.

Also, teams are not allowed to trade picks, as is common in other sports.

OTHER NAMES TO KNOW: In addition to the players mentioned as options for the Phillies, a handful of others are expected to hear their names called early: Tennessee third baseman Nick Senzel, California high school outfielder Blake Rutherford, Miami catcher Zack Collins, Alabama high school lefty Braxton Garrett and Kansas high school righty Riley Pint.

SHOWING UP: Two top prospects are expected to be at the draft site, where they’ll shake hands with Manfred and slip on their new team’s cap and jersey: upstate New York high school righty Ian Anderson and Georgia prep outfielder Will Benson.

BIG BUCKS: Teams spent a record $249.9 million on signing bonuses for players eligible for the 2015 draft, up 11.4 percent from $224 million in 2014. The previous high was $234 million in 2011, the last year before teams and the players’ association put in restraints.

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BRIEFS From staff and wire reports

Steelers sign No. 1 draft pick

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have signed their firstround draft selection, cornerback Artie Burns.

Financial terms of the four-year deal were not disclosed.

Burns, a 6-foot, 197-pound defensive back, was the 25th overall pick. He started 23 of 36 games during his collegaite career at Miami and finished with 93 tackles, 14 pass breakups, seven interceptions, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Burns led the Atlantic Coast Conference with six interceptions in 2015, the most by a Hurricane since 2003.

Burns is the sixth of the Steelers’ seven selections from the draft to sign with the team.

PIAA PLAYOFFS First Round Class AAAA Cumberland Valley 2, Pennridge 0 Easton 1, Downingtown West 0 Wyoming Valley West 3, Governor Mifflin 1 Boyertown 18, Olney Charter 0 Marple Newtown 4, Ephrata 2 Council Rock North 2, Father Judge 1 Hempfield 5, Norwin 1 Plum 3, Erie McDowell 2 Class AAA Radnor 13, Bishop McDevitt 4 North Pocono 3, Selinsgrove 2 Palmerton 7, Palmyra 6 Susquehanna Township 6, Archbishop Wood 5 Hamburg 5, Franklin Towne Charter 0 Punxsutawney 3, Blackhawk 2 Bellefonte 2, Chartiers Valley 1 Erie Cathedral Prep 13, Mars 2 Class AA Neumann-Goretti 5, Lancaster Catholic 1 North Penn-Mansfield 9, Northwest 2 MAST Charter 7, Devon Prep 5 North Schuylkill 6, Oley Valley 3 Bishop McCort 4, Keystone Oaks 3 Neshannock 5, Fairview 3 Riverside 2, Central 0 Moniteau 5, Girard 3 Class A Millersburg 6, Masterman 2 Marian Catholic 8, Christopher Dock 1 Forest City 4, Millville 2 Meyersdale 12, Juniata Valley 11 Serra Catholic 4, Portage 3 Rocky Grove 7, Oswayo Valley 1 Southern Fulton 4, Greensburg Central Catholic 3 Vincentian 4, DuBois Central Catholic 3 Quarterfinals Today’s Games Class AAAA Cumberland Valley vs. Easton at Wegner Field, Fredericksburg, 4 p.m.

Wyoming Valley West vs. Boyertown at Pottsville HS, 5:30 p.m.

Marple Newtown vs. Council Rock North at Immaculata U. , 4 p.m.

Hempfild vs. Plum at Fox Chapel HS, 1 p.m.

Class AAA Radnor vs. North Pocono at Pottstown HS, 4 p.m.

Palmerton vs. Susquehanna Township at Wegner Field, Fredericksburg, 1 p.m.

Hamburg vs. Punxsutawney at Green Twp. Park, Scotland, 4 p.m.

Bellefonte vs. Erie Cathedral Prep. at Slippery Rock U., 3:30 p.m.

Class AA Neumann-Goretti vs. North Penn-Mansfield at Pottsville HS, 3 p.m.

MAST Charter vs. North Schuykill at Muhlenberg HS, 4 p.m.

Bishop McCort vs. Neshannock at Fox Chapel HS, 4 p.m.

Riverside vs. Moniteau at Slippery Rock U., 1 p.m.

Class A Millersburg vs. Marion Catholic at Stump Stadium, Pine Grove, 4 p.m.

Forest City vs. Meyersdale at Bald Eagle Area HS, 4 p.m.

Serra Catholic vs. Rocky Grove at High Field, Butler, 3 p.m.

Southern Fulton vs. Vincentian at Mount Aloysius College, 4 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PIAA PLAYOFFS First Round Class AAAA Perkiomen Valley 10, Dallastown 2 Hazleton 2, Penn Manor 1 Avon Grove 6, Archbishop Ryan 1 West Chester East 4, Parkland 3 Chambersburg 7, Upper Darby 2 Mifflin County 6, Lower Dauphin 4 Hempfield 4, Latrobe 0 Erie McDowell 3, Baldwin 2 Class AAA Lampeter Strasburg 3, Villa Maria Academy 2 Bangor 10, Jersey Shore 2 Abington Heights 5, Greencastle-Antrim 3 Bishop Shanahan 1, Archbishop Wood 0 Donegal 15, Nueva Esperanza 0 West Allegheny 3, Punxsutawney 2 Bellefonte 3, Mount Pleasant 2 Yough 11, General McLane 1 Class AA Kutztown 5, Philadelphia Academy Charter 0 Holy Redeemer 7, Milton Hershey 3 Pine Grove 2, St. Basil’s 1 Pequea Valley 1, Conwell Egan 0 Ellwood City 10, Bald Eagle Area 0 Moniteau 6, Everett 0 Philipsburg-Osceola 6, Steel Valley 5 South Park 16, Northwestern 4 Class A Bristol 3, Greenwood 0 Williams Valley 39, GAMP 0 Bloomsburg 4, Lackawanna 3 Southern Huntingdon 8, Meyersdale 3 West Greene 12, Clarion 2 Saegertown 9, North Catholic 5 Conemaugh Valley 12, Charters-Houston 7 DuBois Central Catholic 16, Windber 1 Quarterfinals Today’s Games Class AAAA Perkiomen Valley vs. Hazleton at Patriots Park, Allentown, noon Avon Grove vs. West Chester East at Twin Valley HS, noon Chambersburg vs. Mifflin County at Carlisle HS, 4:30 p.m.

Hempfield vs. Erie McDowell at Slippery Rock U., 11 a.m.

Class AAA Lampeter Strasburg vs. Bangor at Lyons Park, Fleetwood, 6 p.m.

Abington Heights vs. Bishop Shanahan at Patriots Park, Allentown, 6 p.m.

Donegal vs. West Allegheny at Mount Aloysius College, 5 p.m.

Bellefonte vs. Yough at Mount Aloysius College, 3 p.m.

Class AA Kutztown vs. Holy Redeemer at Patriots Park, Allentown, 4 p.m.

Pine Grove vs. Pequea Valley at Lyons Park, Fleetwood, 4 p.m.

Ellwood City vs. Moniteau at Slippery Rock U., 1 p.m.

Philipsburg-Osceola vs. South Park at Somerset HS, 4 p.m.

Class A Bristol vs. Williams Valley at Patriots Park, Allentown, 2 p.m.

Bloomsburg vs. Southern Huntingdon at Bald Eagle Area HS, 3 p.m.

West Greene vs. Saegertown at Slippery Rock U., 3:30 p.m.

Conemaugh Valley vs. DuBois Central Catholic at Bald Eagle Area HS, 5 p.m.

SANDLOT BASEBALL INDIANA COUNTY YOUTH LEGION S.W. JACK 9, ARMSTRONG 7 Armstrong 102 200 2 — 7 6 5 S.W. Jack 035 100 x — 9 9 6 2B — Ryan (SW), Cyphert (A). HR — Morris (A).

W — Connell 1 K, 3 BB. L — Dillard 2 K, 4 BB.

WALBECK INSURANCE 7, YOUNG TOWNSHIP 6 First Game Young Township 202 011 00 — 6 7 3 Walbeck Ins. 001 301 11 — 7 4 5 3B — Rankin (WI).

W — Davis 3 K, 0 BB. L — Fairman 0 K, 2 BB.

WALBECK INSURANCE 6, YOUNG TOWNSHIP 2 Secnd Game Walbeck Ins. 101 010 3 — 6 6 2 Young Township 001 100 0 — 2 1 3 2B — Davis (WI).

W — Saiani 9 K, 6 BB. L — Gibbon 6 K, 44 BB.

Sports hours 8 to 11 p.m.

Miller rejects offer from Broncos

TOM PEEL/Gazette

COLE SHAFFER, a senior at Indiana High School, has committed to play baseball at Clarion University. He is flanked by his parents, Scott and Christa Hildebrand. Standing are, from left, Wade McElheny, district superintendent; Larry Cadile, baseball coach; and Pat Snyder, director of athletics.

HOMER-CENTER SENIORS

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Super Bowl MVP Von Miller’s camp has rejected a contract proposal that would have made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The person said Miller’s representatives rejected a sixyear, $114.5 million offer that included $39.8 million in guarantees in the first two years.

Joby Branion, who represents Miller, didn’t immediately return a message left by The AP seeking comment.

Although the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement gives teams until July 15 to work out long-term contract extensions with franchised players, Broncos general manager John Elway imposed a Tuesday night cutoff because he wanted Miller to attend this week’s mandatory minicamp and not miss the entire offseason program.

Rams keeping Bailey with team

Submitted photo

THE HOMER-CENTER High School baseball team recognized its seniors recently at its annual banquet. Pictured are, from left, Stephen Novak, Levi Bruner, Colin Moore, Jordan Bretz and Alex Arone.

YOUTH LEGION BASEBALL

S.W. Jack ends skid

By The Indiana Gazette S.W. Jack escaped a seventh-inning jam and ended a five-game losing skid by outlasting first-place Armstrong, 9-7, in an Indiana County Youth Legion baseball game Wednesday at Hogan Field.

Armstrong was trailing 9-5 before two of its first three batters in the top of the seventh inning scored to make the score 9-7.

Then, with two outs and runners on second and third, Armstrong’s Tanner Bordick ripped a line drive to S.W. Jack second baseman Brandon Boyer, who made the catch and then fired to second base in time to retire Paul Cypher for a game-ending double play.

The Black Sox scored five runs on four errors, two hit batsmen, a hit and a walk in the third to take an 8-3 lead.

For S.W. Jack, Austin Homer went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, and Justin Raible singled twice.

Winning pitcher Lucas Connell struck out one, walked three and allowed three hits in 2 1-3 innings.

Cypher went 2-for-4 to lead Armstrong.

S.W. Jack (2-5) travels to Armstrong (5-2) today.

WALBECK INSURANCE 7-5, YOUNG TOWNSHIP 6-2: Walbeck Insurance swept a doubleheader from Young Township, taking the

first game, 7-6 in eight inning, and the second game, 6-2.

In the opener, Jayke Saiani scored the game-winning run in the eighth after drawing a walk, stealing second, advancing to third on a throwing error and scoring on a wild pitch.

Walbeck tied the game in the seventh when Noah Davis walked and eventually scored on a throwing error.

Josh Hamilton came up big in relief for the winners. He came on to pitch with the bases loaded and one out in the first after Young Township had already plated two runs. He proceeded to work out of that jam and pitch 5 2-3 innings. He struck out seven, walked one and was charged with four runs (two earned).

Nate Davis picked up the win in relief, striking out three without issuing a walk in two innings.

In the second game, Davis registered the save in relief of Saiani. Saiani struck out nine and walked six in 5 1-3 innings, and Davis came on for the last 1 2-3 innings.

They combined to allow only one hit.

Trevor Mlakar delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning that helped Walbeck build on a 3-2 lead. Mlakar and Davis finished with two hits apiece.

Young Township plays at S.W. Jack on Tuesday, and Walbeck (5-4) plays at Kovacik Insurance on Wednesday.

Triathlon marks 20th year Continued from Page 13 Triathlons have become wildly popular in western Pennsylvania, but that wasn’t the case in the mid-1990s, particularly in Indiana County. In fact, when Kallal proposed the idea to Habitat for Humanity, many were confused as to what she was pitching.

Kallal explained her proposal years later in a letter she wrote to Habitat for Humanity in 2005: “I remember going to the board of directors meeting with a toddler on one hand and a baby on my hip. I mustered as much enthusiasm as I possibly could and proceeded to tell them about the idea — that I believed we could conduct a triathlon and raise money for the Habitat. It would raise awareness of Habitat’s valuable contributions to the community, and corporate sponsorship money would go directly to their affiliate. We just needed their help to recruit volunteers and make the race happen. Someone eventually said, ‘It sounds like a great idea! But what’s a triathlon?’”

The member who gave Kallal that memorable response is Jim Sisitki, president of Habitat for Humanity of Indiana County president for 10 years.

Sisitki represents one of many that have volunteered at every race since the event’s inception. Along with Sisitki and his wife, Betsy, couples such as Melvin and Lenora Woodard and Walter and Eleanor Gallati have served as instrumental catalysts in keeping the event so customer friendly. The Sisitkis, Woodards and Gallatis will be joined by roughly 20 other enthusiastic volunteers, each of whom will handle a specific role that will help the race run more smoothly.

Kallal devised what seemed like an obvious winning formula, although Sisitki admits he didn’t envision the race lasting the test of time.

“When she first came in I never thought it was going to work,” he said. “It’s not that I didn’t think she had a good idea, I just didn’t know anything about triathlons, so I could never imagine it lasting this long or becoming this great.

“But she put a lot of work into promoting it, and it was her devotion that made it work,” he said. “Her life was taken far too short, and Becky and our group decided we were going to take it over and change the name to the Jackie Kallal Triathlon.”

The inaugural race marked the first triathlon of many for a longtime friend of Kallal’s, Don Gibbon. Gibbon, who has competed in the event 17 times and won the 18th annual race at the age of 49, explained why Kallal’s vision created so much more than just a race for residents of western Pennsylvania.

“When Jackie started this she actually started the triathlon movement in western Pennsylvania,” he said. “There were many people who were interested in competing, but there were no local triathlons. She helped organize Crooked Creek (in Ford City) the year before she put on the first Yellow Creek Triathlon, and from there she spread to organizing children’s triathlons and events around Pittsburgh.

“She was a driving force behind the movement and getting it going,” he said.

“She had such enthusiasm and passion for the sport. For her, it wasn’t about winning.

It was about competition, finishing and getting everyone involved. It wasn’t a bit uncommon to see Jackie join those who were struggling to finish and help and encourage them to do so.”

Race-day registration will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. The cost on the day of the race is $65 per individual and $90 per team.

Advance registration is still available at www.active.com.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Rams have waived Stedman Bailey, they intend to keep the receiver around the team this season while he continues to recover from his gunshot wounds.

Bailey is headed to the Rams’ reserve non-football injury list after clearing waivers, coach Jeff Fisher said.

Bailey was shot in November while sitting in a car in Miami with his cousin and two children. He survived and underwent numerous medical procedures, but hasn’t been cleared to resume a football career.

While he continues to heal, the Rams intend to introduce Bailey to other aspects of football. Bailey has been with the Rams in their new offseason home during organized team activities, and he will continue to work with their coaching staff.

Sharapova draws two-year ban PARIS (AP) — Maria Sharapova was suspended for two years for failing a drug test, labeled “the sole author of her own misfortune” because she hid regular prematch use of a newly banned substance from anti-doping authorities and members of her own entourage.

The tennis star said she would appeal what she called “an unfairly harsh” punishment to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The ban, handed down by a three-person Tennis AntiDoping Program tribunal appointed by the International Tennis Federation, is backdated to Jan. 26, when Sharapova last played. She tested positive for meldonium that day after losing to Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals. The panel said various elements of Sharapova’s case “inevitably lead to the conclusion” that she took the substance “for the purpose of enhancing her performance.”

Sharapova, who faced up to a four-year suspension, loses all ranking points and prize money she earned in Melbourne.

Exaggerator opens as 9-5 favorite NEW YORK — Preakness winner Exaggerator is the 95 morning-line favorite in a field of 13 entered for Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.

The 3-year-old colt trained by Keith Desormeaux and ridden by his brother, Hall of Famer Kent Desormeaux, drew the No. 11 post position.

Stradivari, who ran fourth in the Preakness in his stakes debut, is the surprising second choice at 5-1.

Destin, sixth in the Kentucky Derby, is the third choice at 6-1. Both are trained by Todd Pletcher, a two-time Belmont winner. Preakness runner-up Cherry Wine is 81.

Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, who finished third in the Preakness, isn’t running in the Belmont. He was sidelined briefly by a fever after the Preakness and is back in California.

A year ago, American Pharoah became the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, sweeping the Derby, Preakness and Belmont.

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EVGENI MALKIN scored a power-play goal after taking a perfect pass from Phil Kessel in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night.

Back-and-forth romps in NBA Finals unprecedented

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

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Kessel, Pens charge ahead Continued from Page 13 “He’s (risen) to the occasion. It’s just something you’ve grown to expect from him now. These types of games, you know he’s going to deliver.”

And Zatkoff isn’t just talking about that wicked wrist shot like the one that tied the score in Game 5 of the opening round against the New York Rangers, the goal that steadied the Penguins on their way to a closeout win. There’s the passing like the tapeto-tape laser from his spot in the right circle to Evgeni Malkin’s stick at the side of the net in the second period of Game 4 on Monday that gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead. There’s the conscientious backchecking and his interest level at both ends of the ice.

“I see a guy that’s working his butt off,” said ESPN analyst Barry Melrose. “He’s competing a lot harder away from the puck than he ever has before.”

Penguins coach Mike Sullivan calls it “playing the right way,” something he challenged Kessel and his highprofile teammates to do since taking over in mid-December.

“We’ve asked him to improve in certain areas of his game away from the puck, in the battle areas, and he’s embraced our message,” Sullivan said.

Much in the same way the locker room — one where he can be just

one of the guys — embraced him after Pittsburgh acquired the threetime All-Star from the Maple Leafs last July. Kessel is only too happy to quietly look for the exit whenever the media descends on Sidney Crosby’s nearby stall. He’d much prefer to let his play do the talking, something he can do here that he never could for the Maple Leafs.

“I mean for some reason lots of people don’t like Phil Kessel,” Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said. “He was only the best player Toronto had for (six) years, year in and year out, and he got the blame for everything, which was terribly unfair.”

While Kessel is quick to brush off his chances of capturing the Conn Smythe, the Sharks would prefer to table the discussion for at least a few more days, if not entirely. No team has rallied from a 3-1 deficit to raise the Cup since the Maple Leafs did it in 1942. Yet San Jose is well aware that no lead is insurmountable. The Sharks were up 3-0 in the first round against Los Angeles two years ago only to drop four straight, a collapse it took a full season to get over.

“I think it’s closer than it feels and we’ve got to give ourselves an opportunity that if they stumble, we’re going to jump on it,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said.

That’s something the Sharks have

been unable to do through four games. They have yet to lead at any point during regulation, their only victory being a comeback 3-2 triumph in overtime in Game 3. They insist they’re a different team when playing from ahead, even if they’re decidedly out of practice against a Penguins team that has led for an astonishing 435:46 of game time.

“Let’s just go win a game,” San Jose forward Logan Couture said. “Let’s just win three periods.”

The Sharks’ only stretch of extended dominance came in the second period of Game 1. Pittsburgh’s edge hasn’t been significant, but it’s been enough. Yet the Penguins stress they’re not quite there, that the midseason renaissance that coincided with Sullivan’s arrival on Dec. 15 is not complete.

No Pittsburgh franchise has captured a championship within the city limits since Bill Mazeroski’s walkoff home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. Kessel and the rest of the guys in black-and-gold are not getting ahead of themselves even as ticket prices on the secondary market soared into the thousands while police are girding for what’s sure to be a rowdy celebration.

“I’m just going out there playing, trying my best,” Kessel said. “We still have a long way to go here. We need this one.”

Rutherford mastered overhaul Continued from Page 13 “I think what Jim has done has given us an identity,” backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff said.

It’s one that will have three shots over the next week to add another adjective: champion.

A quick look at Rutherford’s most significant moves during an overhaul that’s made the former goaltender a finalist for the NHL General Manager of the Year and propped open that window that no longer appears on the verge of slamming shut.

THE DATE: June 27, 2014 THE DEAL: Sending forward James Neal to Nashville in exchange for forward Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling.

THE RESULT: Rutherford wasted little time getting to work, sending the productive but volatile Neal to the Predators. While Spaling’s tenure didn’t last long — he’s actually playing for the Sharks during the Cup Final — Hornqvist has jelled nicely with Crosby. Hornqvist’s ability to get to the net frees up space for Crosby, and his eight playoff goals this postseason include an overtime winner against Washington and a hat trick in the first round against the Rangers.

THE DATE: July 1, 2015.

THE DEAL: Acquiring Phil Kessel from Toronto in a trade that included six players and a couple draft picks.

THE RESULT: Pittsburgh needed depth — badly — to help take some of the scoring burden off Crosby and Malkin. Enter Kessel, who spent six seasons in Toronto scoring goals and becoming a three-time All-Star while

also becoming an unwitting avatar for a fan base frustrated by the team’s inability to generate any momentum in the postseason.

Put together with Carl Hagelin and Nick Bonino (like Kessel, brought in by trades) as part of the “HBK” line in March, Kessel has been the Penguins’ most consistent player. His 21 points through 22 playoff games have him as one of the favorites to earn the Conn Smythe Trophy given to the playoff MVP.

ford found an unlikely partner in Chicago, which sent the underperforming Daley to Pittsburgh so long as the Penguins held on to a portion of Scuderi’s contract. The deal went down as the Penguins were finishing a dismal 5-1 loss to Washington in Sullivan’s coaching debut. Daley immediately upgraded Pittsburgh’s skill at the blue line and was playing perhaps the best hockey of his career before an ankle injury suffered in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

THE DATE: Dec. 12, 2015 THE DEAL: Firing Johnston and promoting Sullivan to head coach THE RESULT: Johnston wasn’t Rutherford’s first choice to replace Dan Bylsma, and the professorial Johnston’s brief tenure was marked by a sometimes nonchalant style that hardly seemed to take advantage of Crosby, Malkin and Kris Letang’s unique talents. Sullivan took over with the Penguins on the fringe of the playoff picture and issued a challenge to the entire roster to hold itself accountable while evolving as a group. After a sluggish start, Pittsburgh took off around Jan. 1 and tore through the final weeks of the regular season by forcing opponents to play 200 feet.

THE DATE: July 1, 2015, and March 14, 2016 THE DEAL(S): Signing Conor Sheary, Tom Kuhnhackl and Bryan Rust to two-year contracts THE RESULT: On the surface, the respective deals for the three young forwards — all 25 and under — barely caused a ripple when they were announced. Yet, the trio’s precocious play has given the Penguins an influx of speed and youth. All three were regulars by March and have been factors through June. Sheary has two goals in the Cup Final, including the overtime winner in Game 2. Rust has more goals in the playoffs (six) than he did during the regular season (five), and Kuhnhackl is an effective penalty killer with plenty of defensive chops.

Rutherford raised eyebrows when he took the job, saying he figured to be around only a few years. He’s chucked the timetable for now and perhaps for good.

“I’m not worried about myself,” he said. “I’ve been around a long time. If you want me to leave today, I’ll leave.”

THE DATE: Dec. 14, 2015 THE DEAL: Sending defenseman Rob Scuderi to Chicago for Trevor Daley THE RESULT: Scuderi, who helped the Penguins to a Cup in 2009, was brought back in 2013 to provide guidance and grit at the blue line. By last fall, Scuderi’s best days were firmly in the rearview mirror. Ruther-

City gears up for potential celebration

By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — If you’re a Pittsburgher wondering where the couch on your front porch went, wonder no more.

Guy Costa, the city’s chief of operations, said public works crews began going to various parts of the city Wednesday to enforce a little-known ordinance in advance of the Pittsburgh Penguins potentially winning the Stanley Cup during tonight’s game at Consol Energy Center.

Looking to head off an unruly victory celebration — assuming there is one — Costa said crews will collect abandoned furniture and empty trash containers. He’s urging businesses to do the same before Game 5 against the San Jose Sharks.

“The less fuel that’s out there, the better off we will be,” Costa said.

The city even plans to empty or lock newspaper boxes so revelers will have less fuel to set on fire.

The city ordinance prompting the couch roundup is meant to keep fur-

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niture built for interior use off people’s porches. Such furniture can draw vermin and other pests — but it also can become fuel for impromptu fires fans sometimes set in championship celebrations, City Councilman Bruce Kraus said.

Nearly 19,000 fans are expected at the game, and a similar number are expected to gather outside to watch the game on a big-screen television or fill the streets should the Penguins win.

The Penguins are up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and could play again Sunday in San Jose and June 15 in Pittsburgh if they don’t win tonight.

Police Chief Cameron McLay wouldn’t say how many of the city’s more than 800 police officers will be working tonight. But he said officers have been assigned to 12-hour shifts for regular patrol duties so the officers who would normally work the eight-hour evening shift can be used exclusively for crowd control.

City officials are OK with fans filling

the streets, up to a point.

“There’s a 90-minute window as long as they’re under control,” Costa said.

That means, fans can roam the streets for an hour-and-a-half after the game ends, as long as they don’t become violent or start damaging property.

“If things get out of control, we’ll ask people to go home and move on,” Costa said.

And when the 90 minutes is up, “We’re going to remind people they have school and work tomorrow and to go home.”

Any couches or other stuffed furniture seized from city porches will be stored until the Stanley Cup finals are over, Costa said. After that, residents can reclaim their furniture.

Costa said it’s too early to tell how much the extra police and other precautions will cost the city. But he said amusement and other tax revenues generated by Game 5 alone are expected to be $250,000 and should more than cover the cost.

CLEVELAND — It’s been the postseason of blowouts.

The NBA Finals have been no different. There was a 63-point turnaround from Game 2 to Game 3 in the span of about 72 hours.

Try to make sense of this: The Cleveland Cavaliers had their entire roster available to start Game 2 of the NBA Finals and wound up losing that game to the Golden State Warriors by 33 points. So in Game 3, with starting forward Kevin Love limited to watching in the locker room while he continues recovering from a concussion, the Cavaliers won by 30.

This sort of wild backand-forth isn’t just rare, it’s unprecedented.

“At the end of the day, no matter if you lose by 30 or one, it’s just one win,” Cleveland star LeBron James said after the Cavaliers’ 120-90 win on Wednesday night in Game 3. “You have to be able to have a short mind and also learn from the mistakes that you made in the previous game and just try to better yourself in the following game.”

That was Cleveland’s mandate going into Wednesday’s game.

The task now falls to Golden State heading into Game 4 on Friday night.

This is the first time since 1965 that there have been two 30-point margin of victories in the NBA Finals — and the first time ever that teams have both won and lost games by 30 in the title series. There hadn’t even been an instance of a team winning one game by 20 and then losing the next by 20 since the Chicago-Seattle series in 1996.

Again, try to make sense of that. It’s not just this series — these playoffs are on pace for the highest average margin of victory that the NBA has ever seen. In theory, a matchup of the Eastern Conference and Western Conference champions should at least occasionally have some moments of drama in the final minutes.

So far, that’s nowhere to be found in this series.

“The only change is just playing hard,” said Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue, who wasn’t going to spell out any specifics of anything related to the new ideas gleaned out of the Cavaliers’ strategy sessions on Monday and Tuesday.

While Lue wasn’t sharing, the Cavaliers — even with Love in the locker room — might have figured out something Wednesday night. They didn’t switch as often against Golden State’s steady diet of pick-androlls, and they showed the Warriors some new wrinkles — partly out of desperation, partly because they had different personnel units capable of different things.

“I think the game would have been the same whether he played or not,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Love after Game 3.

“This was about one team being emotionally fired up and angry about being down 2-0, and another team being comfortable.”

No one would say Cleveland is more talented when Love isn’t in uniform.

But in Game 3, they were better without him.

His status for Game 4 is unknown, and Cleveland might have a dilemma on its hands when Love gets medically cleared to play again. If the doctors say he can play, then he’ll play — but it wouldn’t seem likely that the Cavaliers will get away from what worked Wednesday.

What Lue should do will be one of the more debated topics until Friday’s game.

“I’m not going to tell you,” the Cleveland coach said when asked how he would use Love in Game 4, if he’s cleared.

The Cavs had three players — James, Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith — each reach 20 points in Game 3, which is three more such outings than the Warriors have gotten from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in this series.

The “Splash Brothers” haven’t exactly lived up to the moniker.

Combined, they’re shooting 31-for-77 (40 percent) from the field in the series, 16-for-45 (36 percent) from 3-point range and have shot a combined nine free throws between them.

“The best part about this team is we responded well the whole year, and we’ve had a bad history of Game 3s, which is unfortunate,” said Thompson, after the Warriors dropped to 0-4 in Game 3s in this postseason.

“But luckily for us a golden opportunity still to go home up 3-1, so no time to sulk. I mean, me and Steph haven’t really shot the ball as well as we want to. That’s all right. We’re still up 2-1.”

Cavs grab win in return home Continued from Page 13 Harrison Barnes scored 18 and Klay Thompson 10 for the Warriors, who had won seven straight over Cleveland — the first two finals games by a combined 48 points.

The Cavs, though, have made this a series after it appeared the Warriors were on the fast track to another crown.

James had called it “door-die” for Cleveland.

The Warriors didn’t look anything like the team that won a record 73 games during the regular season or the one that overcame a 3-1 deficit in the Western Conference finals.

“We were soft,” said coach Steve Kerr. “When you’re soft, you get beat on the glass and turn the ball over.”

Curry didn’t offer any excuses, but the two-time MVP hasn’t been himself so far in this series.

“I’ve got to play 100 times better than that,” he said, dismissing any notion he’s slowed by injuries. “I’m fine. Not the way we wanted the night to go.”

Irving bounced back from two rough games out West, J.R. Smith made five 3pointers and Tristan Thompson did the dirty work inside, getting 13 rebounds for the Cavs, who improved to 8-0 at home and can even the series with a win in Game 4 on Friday night.

The Cavs hardly missed Love, still suffering from a concussion sustained in Game 2.

Coach Tyronn Lue started veteran Richard Jefferson and moved James into Love’s power forward spot, giving the Cavs a smaller lineup better equipped to run with the Warriors.

The 35-year-old Jefferson gave the Cavs a huge boost in 33 minutes, scoring nine points with eight rebounds.

Leading by eight at the half, Cleveland took control in the third quarter when James and Irving combined on a play that symbolized the Cavs’ resurrection.

Scrambling on his hands and knees while for a ball near midcourt, James got to his feet and whipped a pass to Irving on the left side.

Irving returned a lob to James, who leaped high and flushed it with his right hand, a basket that seemed to erase all that went wrong for the Cavs in California.

“I wanted to see something great,” Irving said of the high pass, which forced James to soar. “It was awesome.”

The Cavs had to get Game 3, and James gathered his teammates in the hallway with some instructions.

“Follow my lead from the beginning!” he screamed.

“And do your job!”

The Cavs listened, scoring the game’s first nine points and opening a 20-point lead in the first quarter.

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Walk-in Movie Keystone State Park, Westmoreland County 8:30 p.m.

“The Amazing Wizard of Paws”

“The Bear Out There” A hands-on program about the black bear 1 p.m.

Yellow Creek State Park, Environmental Learning Center

“You Gotta Stay Happy” 1 p.m., also Saturday Jimmy Stewart Museum, Indiana

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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. carnegiesciencecenter.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 HighHeeled Shoe,” Saturday 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 • “John Schlimm: The Smile that Changed the World (is yours),” through July 3 • “A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America,” July 9 to Oct. 16, with an opening reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 9.

• “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.

The Community Arts Center of Cambria County will host Concerts-on-the-Green at 7 p.m. each Wednesday starting June 29 at the center, 1217 Menoher Blvd., Johnstown.

The schedule is as follows: June 29: Civic Band July 6: Walt Churchey July 13: Civic Band July 20: Satrycon July 27: Civic Band Aug. 3: Walt Churchey Aug. 10: Civic Band Aug. 17: Denise Baldwin

OUTDOORS Keystone State Park in Westmoreland County will offer Friday night walk-in movies every Friday through Sept. 2. The park will be playing a variety of movies (PG or less) at the beach house. 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. Movies will not be shown in inclement weather. The food concession stand will be open.

The movie this week is “The Amazing Wizard of Paws.”

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CHLOE DREW, of Mother Earth Farms, sold produce Saturday at the Indiana County Farmers Market. At right, Dan Stonerook, of Johnstown, provided entertainment at the market on his acoustic guitar. The market is open from 3 to 5:30 p.m. each Wednesday across from the KCAC on Wayne Avenue, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at Eighth and Church streets, downtown Indiana.

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 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.juried.show.submissions@ 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, Indiana: 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, Indiana: 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 University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is offering “A Passion for Light,” which celebrates decades of photographer David Young’s work and accomplishments. The exhibition opens with a public reception Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. Hosted by the University Museum, the exhibit will be shown and reception will be held in Kipp Gallery, located in Sprowls Hall on the corner of 11th and Grant streets. Admission is free and the exhibit runs through June 30.

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.starspangledcharity .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) 3499114 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: 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.

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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.

The Jimmy Stewart Museum, 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana, will present “You Gotta Stay Happy,” at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Other movies for June are: 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

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS The Star Spangled Charity Independence Day Celebration is

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 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: • “The Bear Out There,” at 1 p.m. Saturday 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) PAPARKS (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, 1 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.

The Artists Hand, Lively Arts to partner for discussions The Artists Hand Gallery and Espresso Bar in Downtown Indiana is partnering with the Lively Arts at IUP to provide an opportunity for community members to “Chat With the Lively Arts” about its season, outreach and operation. The first in this series will be Friday from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

People are free to come and go

during the time and ask any questions they would like with a staff member on hand to guide the conversation.

Those attending will also receive a $2 coupon off any latte drink, courtesy of the Lively Arts and Artists Hand.

To be held every second Friday of the month, this first session will

be centered on 2016-17 Ovations! season recently announced at the Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival.

Future Chats With the Lively Arts are scheduled over the summer are for July 8 and Aug. 12. On Sept. 9, it will be held during the Northern Appalachian Folk Festival with the series to continue

through May 12, 2017.

Some sessions will also provide opportunities for participants to receive complimentary tickets.

The Artists Hand Gallery and Espresso Bar is at 732 Philadelphia St., Indiana.

Future Dates for Chats With the Lively Arts are July 8, Aug. 12, Sept.

9, Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.

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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaidsâ&#x20AC;? was supposed to change the game for the female-driven comedy.

But each new movie is still treated like a beta test for the genre and the next unwitting subjects are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghostbusters,â&#x20AC;? out July 15, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad Moms,â&#x20AC;? out July 29. Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it supposed to be summer? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wait and see how Ghostbusters doesâ&#x20AC;? has become a common phrase in the press and the industry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as if the future of female-led comedic blockbusters depends on Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon.

It all sounds eerily familiar to director Paul Feig, the high priest of female ensemble comedy. He heard the same thing with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaids.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfair that women have to be put through litmus tests all the time. What if â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ghostbustersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work?â&#x20AC;? Feig said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a giant tent pole starring men doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do well, people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh well, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have guys in movies anymore.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Kay Cannon, who wrote the a cappella comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pitch Perfectâ&#x20AC;? and its sequel, which together cost $46 million to make and earned $402.9 million worldwide, has had similar experiences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like with every movie, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re auditioning to be members of this business,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Former Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson, who greenlit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaidsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pitch Perfect,â&#x20AC;? sees it differently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is true that the movies are discussed that way. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that in fact each movie carries that weight.

People tend to forget just how many success stories there are,â&#x20AC;?

Fogelson said, rattling off titles like â&#x20AC;&#x153;9 to 5,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The First Wives Club,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bring It On,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clueless,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mean Girlsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby Mama.â&#x20AC;?

In his mind, if â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaidsâ&#x20AC;? was breaking any new ground, it was around the R-rating.

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THE NEW â&#x20AC;&#x153;GHOSTBUSTERSâ&#x20AC;? are, from left, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon.

Fogelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company STX Entertainment is behind â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad Moms,â&#x20AC;? starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn, which he guarantees will have an R-rating, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no honest PG-13 expression of the frustrations, the challenges and the hilarity of pursuing perfect parenthood,â&#x20AC;? Fogelson said.

He also recognizes that beyond its R-rating, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaidsâ&#x20AC;? took on an added significance that snowballed externally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legally Blondeâ&#x20AC;? co-screenwriter Kirsten â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kiwiâ&#x20AC;? Smith was the one leading the charge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sent out a mass email saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;please support the endangered species of the female-driven comedy,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Smith said.

As with most things in Hollywood, the effects of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phenomenal success were complicat-

ed. Feig and his stars did well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pitch Perfectâ&#x20AC;? got off the ground.

But Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peers werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seeing an uptick in project sales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no, wait, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t supposed to be happening. The movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hit. Now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to be able to sell all our femaledriven comedies,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen.â&#x20AC;?

She thinks some thought â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaidsâ&#x20AC;? was an anomaly.

Feig, meanwhile, continued to do his thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was hoping that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be able to show Hollywood that these movies are profitable and that they can stop using the excuse that men wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show up,â&#x20AC;? Feig said.

He disproved the old box office myth that female-led movies â&#x20AC;&#x153;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t travelâ&#x20AC;? by creating â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spy,â&#x20AC;? a movie with all the elements of a marketable action-comedy that

just happened to have a woman, McCarthy, as the lead.

But, again, it seemed to only benefit his circle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My end game wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OK, Paul Feig will make all the female-led movies,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Feig said.

Now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dismayed that every summer there only seem to be a few, despite continued proof that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just good business.

For instance, in the summer of 2015, the so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;summer of women,â&#x20AC;? four female-led studio comedies (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pitch Perfect 2,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trainwreck,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spy,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot Pursuitâ&#x20AC;?) made over $715 million at the worldwide box office. The price tag: $164 million.

Hollywood, however, is not governed solely by the bottom line, but also by â&#x20AC;&#x153;comps.â&#x20AC;? It wants proven stars and proven properties.

That limits the talent pool and

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Call of Dutyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fan convention set to return

By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Activision is re-enlisting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty XP.â&#x20AC;?

After a five-year hiatus, the video game publisher is organizing a second edition of the fan-focused convention to celebrate the popular military shooter franchise.

The three-day event will host this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Dutyâ&#x20AC;? championship. The e-sports extravaganza will serve as the culmination of a yearlong tournament featuring 32 teams vying for a prize pool of $2 million in competitive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIâ&#x20AC;? matches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty XPâ&#x20AC;? will be held Sept. 2-4 at the Forum

in Inglewood, Calif. The event is expected to draw 10,000 fans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to seize the opportunity to bring back a great fan event and make it bigger,â&#x20AC;? said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sure to be our biggest championship ever for our Call of Duty World League.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty XPâ&#x20AC;? will feature the unveiling of the multiplayer modes from the upcoming entries â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty: Infinite Warfareâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.â&#x20AC;?

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from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Ops IIIâ&#x20AC;? and a laser tag course inspired by the zombie mode from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Infinite Warfare.â&#x20AC;? At the convention, Sony will debut a PlayStation VR experience that will recreate the sensation of sitting in the pilot seat of the Jackal fighter jet from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Infinite Warfare.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a celebration of the franchise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; past, present and future,â&#x20AC;? said Hirshberg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good time for us to invite our fans, celebrate the championships and go big.â&#x20AC;?

Hirshberg noted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty XPâ&#x20AC;? is among the reasons Activision will not be exhibiting on the show floor at next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Electronic Entertainment Expo, the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual trade show.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will have a presence at E3 but not the big booth that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had in the past,â&#x20AC;? said Hirshberg.

The inaugural â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty XPâ&#x20AC;? event was held in 2011 and drew more than 6,000 fans to a 12-acre compound in Playa Vista, Calif.

The convention featured the debut of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Warfare 3â&#x20AC;? multiplayer mode and a performance

by Kanye West.

Tickets for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call of Duty XPâ&#x20AC;? go on sale Saturday.

They will range from $49 for general three-day admission to $199 for a VIP pass that includes a deluxe edition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Infinite Warfare,â&#x20AC;? a space-set edition of the series set for release Nov. 4.

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the box office lore that movies targeted toward men generally get a pretty even distribution of gender into theaters, whereas movies targeted at women can sometimes have an exaggeratedly female audience.

Just last year, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magic Mike XXLâ&#x20AC;? attracted an opening weekend audience that was 96 percent women.

Yet films like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaidsâ&#x20AC;? have, of course, proven otherwise and most in the industry are hopeful for the future. After her Netflix series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girlbossâ&#x20AC;? wraps, Cannon is going to direct her first feature, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Pact,â&#x20AC;? about three teenage girls hoping to lose their virginity and the parents who try to stop them. She did have to spend some time tweaking the script, which was written by two men.

And there are a few studios that have more female centric films on their roster, like 20th Century Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amy Schumer comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mother/Daughterâ&#x20AC;? and Universalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pitch Perfect 3,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl Tripâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridget Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baby.â&#x20AC;? Beyond â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghostbusters,â&#x20AC;? Sony has a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angelsâ&#x20AC;? reboot, a liveaction â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barbieâ&#x20AC;? comedy, and the bachelorette party comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock that Body.â&#x20AC;?

But for Feig, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still the same old issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice that there are any ... there just need to be more,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody should be celebrating or patting themselves on the back right now.â&#x20AC;?

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NOTICE Barbor, Sottile & Darr P.C., Attorney ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of Leonard E. Barbus, Late of East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, deceased, having been granted the undersigned, those having claims against said estate are requested to present them duly authenticated and those knowing themselves to be indebted are requested to make prompt payment.

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NOTICE UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT INDIANA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA NOTICE OF FINAL ENACTMENT OF 2016 - A/B BOND RESOLUTION IN RE DEBT AUTHORIZATION OF AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $7,200,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES A/B OF 2016 OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice of the final enactment of a 2016 - A/B Bond Resolution on June 7, 2016, by the Board of School Directors of the United School District, Indiana County, Pennsylvania (“District”), is hereby given.

This 2016 - A/B Bond Resolution was amended during final passage by including any other capital improvements in the description of the project and by reducing the principal amount of the Series A bonds from an estimated amount of $2,335,000 to the actual principal amount of $2,260,000 and by reducing the principal amount of the Series B Bonds from an estimated amount of $5,040,000 to an actual principal amount of $4,940,000. The price bid for said 2016 - A/B Bonds is $7,254,927.85 comprised of $7,200,000 principal less Underwrites Discount of $63,000 and plus a net Original Premium of $117,927.85, the interest rates (yields) named in said successful bid ranged from .63% to 3.07% (yield).

Please be advised that a copy of the final approved text of said 2016 - A/B Bond Resolution of the United School District may be examined by any citizen in the Office of the Secretary of the Board of School Directors at the United School District Administrative Offices, 10780 Route 56 Highway East, Armagh, Pennsylvania 15920 during reasonable business hours on any weekday hereafter.

UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT By /s/ THOMAS KALINYAK Secretary Board of School Directors 6/9

Real Estate Transfers William E. Medvide Jr. and Diana Medvide to Stephen J. Medvide, Brushvalley Township, $1 Residential Asset Securities Corporation Home Equity, Mortgage Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2003-KS5 No by TR by AIF to EXR LLC, Green Township, $750 Douglas L. Reiter by SHF and Lori A. Reiter by SHF to LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Rayne Township, $51,867 Citifinancial Servicing LLC by AIF to Robert E. Ondo, Clymer Borough, $26,510 Dale E. McMahan and Mary M. McMahan to Tami M. Smithmyer, Rayne Township, $1 Jean M. Coradi Est. to Kathleen Sunday, William R. Trunzo Jr. and Benjamin M. Trunzo Jr., South Mahoning Township, $1 Kathleen Sunday, William R. Trunzo Jr. and Benjamin M. Trunzo Jr. to William R. Trunzo Jr., South Mahoning Township, $33,099 Boyd T. Payne and Joan C. Payne to Gregory J. Payne, West Wheatfield Township, $1 Schurman Living Trust by TR, Eugene W. Schurman LVG TR by TR and Carol Schurman LVG TR by Tr to Schurman Living TR by TR, Green Township, $1 Michele L. Cummings to Bruce Blattenberger, Burrell Township, $1 Barabra A. Sharlow to Joseph J. Coy, Cherryhill Township, $1 Edward J. Smith and Gloria J. Smith to Edward J. Smith Limited Family Partnership, Young Township, $1

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NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing Interested citizens are invited to attend a public hearing on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room on the second floor of the Indiana County Courthouse located at 825 Philadelphia Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The hearing is being conducted to discuss the development and planning of Indiana County’s 2016 Non-entitlement and Competitive Community Development Block Grant applications.

Indiana County’s 2016 Non-entitlement Community Development Block Grant allocation amount is $255,209.00.

Indiana County’s Competitive application(s) cannot exceed $750,000.00 per application and can only be for all non-entitlement municipalities and entitlement municipalities under 10,000 in population.

An eligible project for either funding must meet one of three national objectives: benefit low-moderate income persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of blight, and/or address an imminent health or safety threat. Seventy percent of funds spent must directly benefit low-moderate income persons.

The types of activities eligible for Community Development Block Grant funding are: water; sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems; housing rehabilitation; public/community facilities; recreation facilities; public services; street/road improvements; parking facilities; historic preservation; removal of architectural barriers; solid waste facilities; code enforcement; economic development; acquisition/relocation; clearance; disposition; utilities (other than water/sewer) and administration.

In the event these activities will demolish or convert any low-moderate income housing units, the units will be replaced on a one-for-one basis by type, size, condition and location. It is not anticipated at this time that any demolition or conversion will occur.

The County of Indiana does not discriminate in regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or age in the provision, admission, employment or access to the County’s services and programs.

Persons with disabilities or non-English speaking persons who wish to attend the public hearing and require special accommodations need to contact the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled public hearing at 724-465-3870 (Voice) or 724-465-3805 (TDD).

If you are unable to attend the scheduled public hearing, you can submit written comments and/or project requests to LuAnn Zak at the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development, 801 Water Street - Courthouse Annex, Indiana, PA 15701. All comments need to be submitted no later than 9:30 A.M. on June 29, 2016 in order to ensure placement of such comments and/or project requests in the official public hearing record. All project requests must include the location of the proposed project, the number of beneficiaries, a brief project description and the project’s intended objective.

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that at a special meeting for general purposes of Saltsburg Borough Council will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. at the Saltsburg Borough Building, located at 320 Point Street, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, to consider the following ordinance for adoption: ORDINANCE NO. 274 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF SALTSBURG, COUNTY OF INDIANA, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, SETTING THE MILLAGE FOR REAL ESTATE TAX FOR THE YEAR 2016 AND THEREAFTER: WHEREAS, Indiana County, Pennsylvania recently completed a county-wide reassessment; and WHEREAS, the Borough of Saltsburg needs to reduce its millage based on the county-wide reassessment valuations; and WHEREAS, the tax rate initially established for 2016 was 16.2 mills; and WHEREAS, that amount needs to be reduced because of the increase in the value for the 2016 certified tax base.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Borough Council of the Borough of Saltsburg, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, it is hereby ordained and enacted as follows: 1. The millage rate for 2016 for real estate tax levied on real estate within the Borough of Saltsburg shall be set at 1.9 mills for general purposes.

ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Borough Council of Saltsburg Borough this _____ day of June, 2016.

BOROUGH OF SALTSBURG

By President of Council Secretary APPROVED this _____ day of June, 2016.

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NOTICE Cherry Tree Borough has adopted Ordinance #2 of 2016 creating the Cherry Tree Borough Recreation Association on May 10, 2016. A copy of it is available at the Borough Building for your perusal.

NOTICE The Board of Supervisors of East Manoning Township will be holding a Special meeting on Thursday June 16, 2016 at 9:00 am at the Township Office located at 12052 Route 119 HWY N, Marion Center, Pa. The purpose ot the meeting is to set the Real Estate tax for 2016 due to the Indiana County Re-assessment.

Patrick Ackerson Chairman

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by Eugenia Last Nothing will change overnight, but once you put a plan in motion, you will begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Discipline will be required to shut down any interference or temptation. If you show strength, intelligence and versatility, you will come out on top.

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Exert yourself physically to ease stress. Selfimprovement will bring you more satisfaction than trying to change someone else.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — You can tackle anything you put your mind to.

Home improvements will make you happy and please the ones you love.

An interesting job offer should be considered.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Getting away someplace you have never been before will spark your imagination and inspire you to take on a new challenge.

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BLAIRSVILLE 2 bedroom, residential area, yard, porch, laundry hookup, no pets, $550/month + gas & elec (412) 527-2533

BLAIRSVILLE: 2 bdr, stove, refrig. & w/d included. $375 mo. -1 person & $400 mo. - 2 people. Call (724) 459-8639 COLONIAL MANOR 1 bdr furnished. & unfurnished. 2 bdr unfurnished.

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(724) 349-4949 HANNA’S TOWN June 12th. Fleatique. 3 mi. N of Greensburg, Rt 119. 809 Forbes Trail Rd. Next Date 7/10.

HOME: 36 Honeysuckle Lane (119 N to Home turn on RT 85, go 1/4 mile turn left into Dogwood Estates, follow signs) Fri 6/10 8:30am-4pm Sat 6/11 8:30-2pm. Outdoor swing, table lamps, large outdoor xmas decorations, TV stand, Glassware, Clothes & misc.

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CREEKSIDE: Community Sale, Sat. 6/11 8-2, craftsman tools, jewerley, kids items, also a flea market at the Methodist Church, watch for signs.

INDIANA: 1310 School St., Fri. 6/10 8-?, Lots of misc. too many items to mention!

GIPSY: Community Yard Sales. Fri June 10th & Sat June 13th, 9am-? Rain or shine. Multiple Sales, lots to choose from!

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INTOWN, 1st fl, 1 bdrm, off st. parking, $465/mo + elec. & deposit. (724) 463-6498

INDIANA: 4688 Warren Rd, 2 miles past Shadowood. 6/10 & 6/11; 8-?

Tapes, books & misc.

INDIANA: White Woods, 219 Forest Ridge Rd, Fri. & Sat, 8-2pm. Furniture, clothes, household items, Christmas decor & more

NEWLY REMOLDED: 2 bdr. $475/mo. & 3 bdr. & 1.5 ba, $550/mo. Marion Center, water & sewage included. (724) 254-2973

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Visit Our HomePage OakGroveRealty.net (724) 471-1234 SPACIOUS One bdrm, Indiana. $490 month incl. sewage, garbage & water, No Pets (412) 289-0382

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INDIANA: 1442 Gompers Ave, MULTI FAMILY , Fri. 6/10 & Sat. 6/11 8-?, Lots of misc.

1 COMMERCIAL Office Space , all new, completely remodeled, off street parking, 8:30 am-noon.

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ARMAGH: Farmhouse, 4 bdr, 1.5 ba., $750/mo. plus util., ref., sec. & cr. chk req. (724) 676-2505 BLACK Lick Area 2 bdrm, newly renovated, appliances incl., $625/mo plus util. (724) 349-1669 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 INDIANA Boro: 3 bedroom, $650 plus utilities.

No pets. (724) 422-3464 MARION CENTER Area, recently remodeled, some utilities, $410. (724) 349-9026 STATELY 3/2, CA, DW W/D, firepl., fin. bsmt, walk to dwtn & campus, yr. lease. (305) 333-4892

INDIANA: 730 White Farm Rd, 6/10 & 6/11 8-4, women’s clothing & access., books, various furn., misc households, Sunday Evening clean-up!!

BEAUTIFUL Remodeled, 1 bdr, appl, bsmnt, garage, laundry. $685+ elec.

Must See! 724-388-0532

INDIANA:Multi-Family: 994 N. Ben Franklin Rd., 2.5 miles from YMCA. 6/9 & 6/10 & 6/11 8-4, Clothing boys/girls size 5-jrs., toys puzzles, games ammo, misc.

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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INDIANA: Heritage Oaks Neighborhood. Heritage Run Road. Fri; 8-5 pm; Sat; 8-noon. Baby & toddler clothing, electric woodchipper, tools, garden composter, furniture, many quality items.

LUCERNE MINES: House 151 11th St., Fri. 6/10 & Sat. 6/11 8-?, baby clothing girls nb-2t, boys nb-1yr, some toys, misc.

INDIANA: 30 Cedar Drive, Thurs., 6/9 & Fri. 6/10 8-2, riding lawn mower, snow blower, sm. trailer, lots of other misc. items. Rain or Shine!!

INDIANA: Neighborhood Sale, S 5th Street, Locust to Maple, 6/11 & 6/12, 8-6, 12 + homes & churches

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COUNTRY setting, 2 bdrm, Homer Center SD, $475 plus sec, includes heat, water & sewage, No Pets. (724) 479-8273 HOMER CITY area, 2 bdr, utilities included, $750/mo security deposit & 2 references required, no smoking & no pets. Call (724) 422-1395

MARION CENTER: 129 Deerfield Dr., Sat. 6/11 8-3 , 2002 vz 800 Suzuki Marauder, mens Calloway clubs, Milk/Cobalt & other collectible glassware, oak dresser, entertainment unit, log bed & night stand, baby & misc. items

PLUMVILLE: 3.5 Miles N. on Rte 210. June 10 & 11; 8-2, Metal band saw, jewelry, designer clothes, furniture, holiday, misc.

INDIANA Claypoole Meadows - Mill Run Dr. (near PSECU), Saturday June 11; 8-2pm.

INDIANA: 120 Hamill Rd. 6/10, 9-4, 6/11, 9-12.

Trunk, housewares, patio tables, buffer, books.

Rooms For Rent

SUMMER ONLY, 1 br apt. near campus. $125 per wk/person, util incl. call (724) 388-7605

INDIANA: Brookwood Estates, 51 Stonegate Rd, Fri. 6/10; 8-3p. Wheel barrel, Kids clothes, table router, books, Christmas items, end table, & misc.

INDIANA 102 S 5th St Fri 6/10 & 6/11 9-5. Vintage pictures, jewlry, dolls, glass, womans clothing, lots of mic.

INDIANA 1195 Washington St. June 10, 7-1pm, one day sale.

Townhouses For Rent

INDIANA: 2 bdrm, 1 bath.

No pets. $700 + util. Sec Deposit. 1 car gar. 1 year lease. (724) 388-4146

INDIANA: 1446 Florence Ave. , Fri. 6/10 8-4 & Sat. 6/11 8-?, 3 Family Sale! infant clothing 0-3t and other misc. infant items, misc.

INDIANA: 2656 Shelly Drive. Fri. 6/10 & Sat. 6/11 8-4, boys & girls baby & toddler clothing, boys & girls toys, Bicycle, crib set, play pen, co-sleeper, golf clubs, mirrors, booster seats, kitchen items, cd’s & videos., Camero parts, misc.

Duplex For Rent

INDIANA AREA: upper duplex, $725 + Sec. dep., 3bdr, 1ba, n/p & n/s Call (201) 787-8541

INDIANA: 1445 Gompers Ave, Fri. 9-3pm & Sat 9-noon; No Early Birds!

Household goods.

INDIANA: 175 Mill Run Dr. Fri. & Sat; 8-3 Household goods, clothing, tools, remodel supplies.

Houses For Rent

3 BDR, ac, dishwasher and many upgrades.

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HOMER CITY: 131 Oak St. (Cherry Run Area), Sat. 6/11 8-4, Grandma’s Moving Sale!!!, furniture, dishes, nick nacks, more.

Business Property For Rent

HOMER CITY: One bedroom, 5 miles from IUP. Security Deposit required. (724) 479-9408 or 724-549-9314

INDIANA: 1420 Grove Chapel Rd, Fri. 6/10 8-4 pm & Sat. 6/11; 8-2pm.

Furniture, household, garage, 5X8 trailor, more.

STRONGSTOWN Area, Huge garage sale! 403 Hwy N. near Dog hollow speedway, June 10, 11, 12; 8am-?

BRIDGE ♥♣♠♣

NEW 1 bdr, Indiana, $540/mo. incl sewage, garbage & water. No Pets. Call (412) 289-0382

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Unfurnished Apartments

VARIETY of Rentals, short or long term, furnished or unfurnished. $455/mo. to $1200/mo.

(724) 463-9000

INDIANA: 355 Gabriel Dr., Sat 6/11 8-4, baby items, kids toys, clothing, households, misc.

INDIANA: 818 Barclay Rd, Fri. & Sat.; 8:30am-?

Perenials plants, chairs, tools, electronics & more.

Something for everyone!

COOKPORT: Rt. 240 Mulberry Rd, Near Lighthouse Church, 3 FAMILY SALE , 6/10 & 6/11 8-5, antiq., , misc furn., furnance, Washer, Vera, boy clothing, country items, horse gate, appli.

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DIRECT CARE WORKERS Needed for new personal care home.

Opening soon, Indiana Square, Indiana.

All Shifts.

Located along bus route.

Contact Mary at

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by Phillip Alder

BAD BIDS ARE NOT ALWAYS PUNISHED Woody Allen said, “Capital punishment would be more effective as a preventive measure if it were administered prior to the crime.”

In a Britcom called “Red Dwarf,” there was an episode in which anyone on a prison ship who, for example, tried to stab another felon, he was the person stabbed.

At the bridge table, when a player makes a poor bid, it is not always punished — as was the case in this deal.

After East opened one club, South was strong for his oneheart overcall, but his diamond void counseled against

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making a takeout double. Then North ought to have passed, but she dredged up a two-heart raise.

South jumped to game, wondering if a slam was being missed. (If North had passed, presumably East would have balanced with two clubs, or maybe even two diamonds. Then South would have rebid in hearts and perhaps game would still have been reached.)

Although North had garbage, it was perfect garbage!

South took the first trick with his club ace over East’s jack and cashed the heart ace, dropping East’s king. Now dummy had an entry.

Declarer continued with a low heart.

West went in with her jack and shifted to a diamond. South ruffed East’s ace (really disappointing both defenders), crossed to the heart nine, and led the spade queen, which was covered by the king and ace.

Declarer cashed his other two spades, then played a club to the queen. He lost only one heart and two clubs.

Yes, South could have even gained an overtrick by playing to ruff a club in the dummy.

Clothing

WEDDING GOWNS: 1 white fitted w/satin & sequins; 1 pink w/sequins & train, size 12, never worn also good for prom, $50 ea. Ph. (724) 726-5775 WHITE Bridal Gown from David Bridal, size 12 corset back & beading, full shirt, never worn, $400.

Call (724) 726-5775

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Machinery & Tools

BLACK & DECKER Circular saw, good condition, $40. (724) 479-2189

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5 Sets Queen Size Sheets, nearly new, asking $30/all, Call (724) 459-7702 FLOOR Lamp, arc type, gold & 5 lights, $20. (724) 349-2852 FURNITURE: To furnish 3 room apt. $200 plus gold living room davenport & chair $200. Call (724) 465-7566 or (724) 465-7554 GE Electric Range , Ex. shape, like new, asking $150.

Call (412) 289-0352 GRANDFATHER Clock, sassafras wood, very good condition. $350.

(724) 717-3614 HOT POINT 33” side by side fridge, ice/water on door, $150. Call (412) 289-0352 MAHOGANY Twin bed, $50. Box spring $20. Call (724) 463-0809 OAK Buffet with lighted hutch, $150. Call (724) 463-0809 OAK Coffee table, end table and sofa table. $100 for the set. Call (724) 463-0809 ROUND Dining Room Table, 48”, metal frame, wooden decorated top, includes hand crocheted table cover, asking $25.

Call STONEWARE Dishes, Service for 8, Blueberry pattern, like new. $75.

(724) 422-9891

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Appliances For Sale

Dishwasher, Kitchen Aide, white, built in , ex. cond., asking $65. Call (724) 349-3383 FRIGIDARE Gas stove, burners works, oven needs gas valve, $50.

(724) 549-4654

Supporting the mission of IUP since 1967

Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania is seeking qualified candidates to fill a full-time ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT position.

The Administrative Assistant will provide support to Foundation staff and Board members.

Successful candidates will have exceptional Microsoft Office Suite skills, office and administrative experience and willingness to learn new skills. Attention to detail and ability to multi-task are essential.

For a full job description and how to apply visit www.iup.edu/foundation.

Deadline to apply is 6/20/16.

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Girls Princess Items: Dress-up, Princess purses & My Lil Pony, $10 for box , all in good condition . Call (724) 254-0325 KENMORE Multi-Room Window Air Conditioner, 23 5/8 x 17 5/8, 15,000 btu, 115 v, 15 a, 3 year service agreement. $200.

Call (724) 349-7565 Lift Master Garage Door Opener, 1/2 hp, good working condition, asking $70. Call (814) 427-2480

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INDIANA APPLIANCE Appliances Reconditioned and Guaranteed. Call 724-465-5595

GARDEN CENTER

WHIRLPOOL Electic range model # GR563LXSTO, pisque color, like new condition. $175. (814) 446-6842

BRUNNER

WHIRLPOOL Microwave hood combination, vent fan & light for over range, color pisque, like new condition. $150. (814) 446-6842

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Bicycles For Sale

ADULT Schwinn Tricycle, new chain and brake cable, $325.

(724) 349-6517 BRAND NEW: 21 speed, 26” men’s bike, $100 obo. (724) 422-6256

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3-in-1 Foolsball Table, Includes Foolsball, Air Hockey & Table Tennis, Full Actual Size, Excellent Condition, Asking $150, Call (724) 762-1779

Pair of Easy Spirit white canvas, anti-gravity shoes, size 7.5b, brand new, asking $12. Call (724) 465-2949 TWO ADIRONDACK Patio chairs, $30 each or 2 for $50. Excellent condition, (724) 354-2314 VANGUARD 20,000 BTU, vent free, natural gas, Blue flame gas heater. $150. (814) 938-9230.

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LANTZY Milling Co. Burlap sack(s) will pay, excellent to good condition.

Call (814) 615-9585

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NEED help to spay or neuter your cat? Cost $50 Call ICHS 724-465-7387

CHRISTMAS TREE: 7.5’ Prelit, beautiful, $25.

(724) 349-1247

Farm Products For Sale

HOMEGROWN Strawberries, 891 Pearce Road Smicksburg and Home Farm, Cher(724)

Lawn & Garden Tools For Sale

CRAFTSMAN Mower, 42”, 18HP, Hydro, wheel weights, bagger, $425.

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24th Annual Troutville School

BENEFIT & CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Friday, June 17 • 5:00 PM AND Saturday, June 18 All Day starting at 8:30 AM At the Ben Coblentz Farm (The Troutville area) 618 Paradise Rd, Punxsutawney go Rte. 119 N. or From Sykesville Rte. 119 S. to Big Run Lumber watch for signs.

Friday Evening Auction: Flower Baskets, Flower Pots, New & Used Tools & Tack, 50/50 Tickets, Gift Certificates.

Saturday Auction: Farm Related Items, Livestock, Lots of New & Used Furniture, Outdoor Lawn Furniture, Tools & Misc. Items, Sporting Goods & Collectibles, Lots of Quilts, & Many More items not listed!

This is a Large New Furniture & Quilt Auction!

Accepting Consignments & Donations June 15, 16, 17, Consignments Welcome!

Saturday join us for Breakfast from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM. AUCTIONEERS:

Andy Raber

Vernon Yoder

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AU-005267

5345 Twp. Rd. 118, Baltic OH 43804 1-330-893-2604 Not responsible for Accidents - Auction under roof (rain or shine) For More Information Contact: Eli D. Byler - 4489 Pike Rd., Punxs., PA 15767 Freeman Miller - 836 Pike Rd., Punxs., PA 15767 Eli D. Miller - 135 Borough Rd, Punx., PA 15767 Ervin Coblentz - 319 Beaver Rd., Punxs., PA 15767 Ervin D. Byler - 359 Rte. 410, Punxs., PA 15767

•Pool Installation •Spa & Sauna Selection •Pool & Spa Maintenance Free ConsultationFinancing Available

Weaver’s W ’ Pools & Spas, LLC 1990 1905 055 P Phila. hila St St., Indiana 724-463-7946 www.weaverspools and spas.com

Swimming Pools For Sale

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24’ ROUND 4.5’ deep pool with pump and all accessories, needs liner, $300. (724) 388-0900

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POOLS: 19’ x 31’ above ground, $899 installed FREE- site prep extra.

1-800-548-1923

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RV Units For Sale

MOTORHOME: 32’, Class A, 38K miles, garage kept.

(724) 463-3613

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Parts & Accessories For Sale

INSPECTIONS

Alignments Oil Changes

TIRES BRAKES Shocks Struts General Repairs

FRAME REPAIRS Serving the Area ea arss for Over 40 Years

INDIANA & FRAME AXLE

710 OLD RTE 119 HWY N. INDIANA

Wanted to Buy

BASEBALL Cards, over 3,000, asking $50/all Call (724) 459-8861

FERGUSON Model 30 Tractor and Farmall Super C, both in good condition, call after 5. (724) 463-8446

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YORKIE Puppies, 2 Males $600 ea. & 1 Female $650, ready to go, all shots and wormed , clean bill of health. Call (724) 954-4667

Take the Plunge

3 PIECE Round hay bale feeder, asking $75. Very good condition. (724) 465-2133

STRAWBERRIES Fresh Vegetables: grown at Sunrise 922 Arcadia Rd, rytree, PA. 549-9697

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

Adult Trike, fair condition, asking $175obo. Call (724) 254-2623

724-463-7980

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

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ADS FOR FREE PETS

1 mi. N. of the YMCA on Ben Franklin Rd. N. Mon-Fri 9-5; Sat 8-?

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Appliances For Sale

Oil Painting by Eric Marshall, signed, Girl in a Field Of Flowers, asking $50 obo, Call (724) 459-8917

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724-349-1262 4 Brand 215-70-14, Ford 14” $200/all, 549-5891

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New Tires, mounted on rims, asking Call (724)

Autos For Sale

2003 Ford Ranger, 4 wheel drive, good condition, 84,000 miles, asking $6000 Call (724) 762-0226 TRUST. It’s the reason 42% of area residents read The Indiana Gazette on a daily basis. Classifieds give you affordable access to those loyal readers.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE TRUCK-TOOLS-GUNS & MORE

SAT., JUNE 11 9 AM PREVIEW • 10 AM START 1133 Lantz Road, Avonmore 2006 Ford F-250 4 Door 4WD Diesel Truck With High Cap, 12’ Aluminum Boat With Johnson 10HP & Trolling Motors, Accessories & Trailer, Greco Paint Sprayer, Aluminum Loading Ramp, 4’ Round Saw Blade, Rigid 10,000 Watt Generator, Shop Vacs, Table & Miter Saws, Walk-in Cooler, Lowboy Trailer 10,000 GVW, Felker Wet Saw, 357 S&W Model 686 Stainless, 45 Cal. Custom Flinklock With Douglas Hardware, Custom Built Bar, Old Fireplace Mantle & Much More. Seller Adding More Daily.

For complete listing, photos and terms www.auctionzip.com ID #11915 Julie Dunmire - Auctioneer PA# AU005600

J Dunmire Auction Service 724-639-3522

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Autos For Sale

2003 PT Cruiser, Turbo GT, 4 cyl, auto, sunroof, heated seats, new A/C, wheel bearings, 85K, $3,600. (724) 349-6517 2005 CHRYSLER P.T Convertible Touring Edition, 81,000 mi., southern car, no rust, sharp. New PA Inspection. Call (724) 254-4948 2014 SUBARU Impreza, 5 door, hatchback, 5 speed, manual, 27,000 miles,excellent cond., 1 owner, asking $15,000, Call (724) 465-6697

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Trucks For Sale

1992 CHEVY S10, parts truck, lots of good parts, $200. (724) 726-5259 ‘86 GMC, 3/4 ton, 4X4.

(724) 349-6537

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1874 Oakland Ave. INDIANA

724-349-7007 201 S. Jefferson St. KITTANNING

724-545-2880 www.leewayrentals.com DESCRIPTION brings results. Use adjectives in your classified ad.

Motorcycles For Sale

1999 HARLEY Davidson, Dyna Convertible, 88 CUBIC inches, 5 speed, new battery & tires, 14,289 miles, ex. cond., many extras, asking $5200 obo.

Call 2009 HONDA Rebel 7,590 miles, black, 250 cc, beginner bike, $2,150 obo. Call (724) 357-9429 READERS’ CHOICE Advantage Program: Learn details on how you can save money and receive discounts at 40 plus locations. It’s an added bonus you receive as a Gazette Subscriber.

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OPEN HOUSE

101 Heritage Run Road, Suite 3, Indiana #1226319

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1-3 PM

4466 Rte 286 Hwy W

MLS #1067983

237 N. 10th Street, Indiana Boro

P: 724-349-1924 or 1-800-709-7896

Great 3 bedroom ranch with 1.5 baths and a spacious kitchen.

Large family room w/fireplace downstairs

We’re Mobile!

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NEW LISTINGS 823 White Farm Rd.

125,500

Hosted By: Ron Moreau ~ 724-388-1136

Lease$950/mo. #1226272

#1226516

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New 2 bedroom, 2 full bath townhouse in White Twp. Unique floor plan with skylights in living room, large closets and 1 car garage.

4 bedroom, 2.5 bath brick ranch home on White Farm Rd. Main level laundry, family room with gas fireplace, private back yard & 2 car garage

214,900

241 Rustic Lodge Rd. Prime location for office building in White Twp. 2.2 acres. Plenty of individual office spaces/rooms. Room to expand & large parking lot.

435,000

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$ #1226371

877 Poulos Rd. MLS #1224914 2547 Evergreen Drive, White Twp.

4 Bedroom, 3 Baths, Family Room w/fireplace, e, Enclosed rear porch with hot tub, pool with large patio area.

179,900

3 bedroom, 3 bath home on large, landscaped lot in Armstrong Twp. Hardwood floors, large family room, large Pergola deck & fenced-in yard.

169,900

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Hosted By: Dawn Wilson ~ 724-541-7653

Northwood Realty Services 1019 Water St., Indiana

724-349-8040

53 W. Market St., Blairsville

724-459-6770

www.Northwood.com

#1226254

138 S. Seventh St. B Updated 2nd floor apartment in Indiana Boro. 1 bedroom, 1 full bath unit with washer/dryer in unit. Convenient location to downtown.

Lease$650/mo. #1225442

#1226336

125 East Pike Rd. 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath all brick home in White Twp. Over 2,200 sq. ft. of living space.

Partially finished lower level with kitchenette.

$

129,000

123 Greenview Dr. 2 story brick condo in Country Club Estates, overlooking the golf course. 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths, spacious bedroom & generous closet space.

$

145,000