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“THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM” Bill O’Brien said little. Eight full months of being thrust into the spotlight meant he had to spend most of his time talking, talking, talking. After finally getting to return to the sideline and coach a live game on Saturday, Penn State’s new boss wasn’t eager to start the conversation back up. But what he did say stung more than any part of the Nittany Lions’ demoralizing 24-14 loss to Ohio. “They beat us,” O’Brien said. “They were the better team.”

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Revival of downtown W-B still on track

For the victims of the flood that ravaged the area in September of 2011, a slow and agonizing recovery goes on … and on

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Business Improvement District funding program for area renewed through 2018. By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

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BREAKS GO THE BOBCATS’ WAY A tip of a pass and an unlikely deflection was all it needed to stymie the Penn State defense and pull all of the Nittany Lions’ momentum in the favor of Ohio. Leading 14-3 on the first drive of the second half, Penn State’s fortunes turned on a third-andlong play. PAGE 6C

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In top photo, the high-water mark from flooding last September is still visible at clock level inside Wyoming Valley Wheels in Plymouth. Above, a rescue crew on Main Street, Duryea, helps military personnel from a flooded vehicle.

NOTES FROM THE GAME Three key starters missed extended periods of time because of lower-body injuries. Cornerback Stephon Morris and tailback Bill Belton did not return after both suffered sprained ankles in the second half.

Corbett hoping for online cash Main Street of Duryea looks high and dry today, bursting with patriotic spirit. But a year ago it was in the forefront of the battle against flooding from Tropical Storm Lee.

n day 350-something of Mike Aufiere’s flood recovery nightmare last week, he massaged a sander over the hardwood floors of his West Pittston home.

Penn State at Virginia TV: Noon, Saturday. ABC, WNEP-16 Where: Charlottesville, Va. Last Meeting: Penn State defeated Virginia, 35-14, on Nov. 9, 2002.

WILKES-BARRE – In the heart of the city, Tom Healey located his restaurant at the intersection of opportunity and desire. The retiree opened Big T’s Coney Island Deli in August on South Main Street to fulfill a dream and take part in the downtown’s revival. The 62-year-old South WilkesBarre resident spent years helping others get their businesses up and running and knew the recipe for success was more than a good hot dog on a bun with meat sauce, onions and yellow mustard. “I remember when downtown was something,” Healey said Thursday, stepping out from the deli’s kitchen. “Maybe I can be part of bringing that back.” Healey spent 14 years with the Small Business Development Center at Wilkes University and helped some of his neighbors put together business plans. He has joined store owners, restaurateurs and business people on both sides of the street in the transformation of the downtown once known for falling See DOWNTOWN, Page 11A

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The temperamental rented machine and monotony were getting to him. The awaiting repairs made him feel suffocated and trapped – pocket doors that must be repegged, a kitchen in disarray, a stack of water-damaged wood trim on the front porch, painting to be done inside and out. “Every day for the last 12 months, I’ve had a sour, sour stomach craw-

EDITOR’S NOTE: First of a three-part series exploring the ramifications of widespread flooding on Northeastern Pennsylvania a year ago.

two federally declared disasters that caused tens of millions of dollars in damage throughout the region. ling out of bed,” said Aufiere, 55, Irene downed trees and flooded who squeezes in hours of daily rewaterways on Aug. 28. Lee thunpairs while building a new career as a dered in Sept. 7, swelling the Susquecurrency trader. hanna River to a record 42.66 feet “I felt like walking away a hundred and inundating communities. times.” Aufiere got 2 feet of water on the He’s among thousands of area first floor of his pink Victorian on residents marking – not celebrating – Philadelphia Avenue. He had rethe one-year anniversary of HurriSee FLOODING, Page 11A cane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee,

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Deadline passes for online retailers to begin collecting Pennsylvania’s 6% sales tax. By PETER JACKSON Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s push to force online retailers to collect sales taxes has hit serious pay dirt — a commitment to do so by Internet giant Amazon.com Inc. — but the struggle is far from over. Gov. Tom Corbett is eager to collect tens of millions of dollars in new state revenue without technically raising taxes. But consumers still look for taxfree merchandise on the Internet and sellers are happy to fill the orders, pocketing profits while Pennsylvania’s bricksand-mortar retailers are sandbagged by taxes they cannot evade. Saturday was the deadline for online retailers to register with See TAX, Page 7A

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Man found shot dead in Hazleton Identity of 34-year-old white male was withheld pending notification of his family. By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

HAZLETON – City police said a man was found shot dead early Saturday morning near the intersection of Fourth and Alter streets. The identity of the 34-year-old white male was withheld pending notification of his family.

Investigators armed with warrants searched various locations and interviewed witnesses and others throughout the day, but still urged anyone with information about the case to contact them through Luzerne County 911. The victim was discovered by police responding to a report of shots fired at the intersection at 2:01 a.m. District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis declined to say how many bullets struck the man or provide information about the gun used

in the shooting. Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene by members of the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Salavantis said investigators “have had multiple leads and are conducting many interviews.” “We are on top of it,” she said. “Everyone’s working very hard at trying to track down who did this.” Pennsylvania State Police and

detectives from the Hazleton Police Department and the district attorney’s office are assisting in the investigation. Police said they are not currently releasing additional information about the incident because their investigation is in its early stages. The shooting is the second homicide in Hazleton in a month. Aaron Reznick, 29, of Ebervale, was found unconscious and bleeding from the head on Carson Street the morning of Aug. 4. He died on Aug. 13 at Lehigh Val-

ley Hospital, Allentown, from blunt force trauma sustained in a beating, authorities said. Five days later police arrested Breon Judon, 19, at his residence on Lafayette Court, Hazleton, and charged him in the death. The other suspect, Mitchell Dedes, 17, also of Hazleton, was jailed in the county prison on unrelated robbery charges when he was arrested. Police alleged Judon and Dedes robbed Reznick of his iPhone before beating and kidnapping him.

WILKES-BARRE - A man walking on South Main Street Saturday afternoon had a gold chain stolen from around his neck, police said. Tom Hunter told police a man came up from behind him around 1 p.m., ripped away the chain and fled on foot toward the Midtown Village. The suspect is white, 6’1” tall, wearing a red shirt, gray shorts, dark sneakers and dog tags, police said. HAZLE TWP. – A flat-screen television was damaged during a burglary at a residence in the Eagle Rock Development, state police said. The break-in occurred between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday at the residence of Marion Victoria Fletcher, 42, and Ronald Jeanette, 48, on Pine Valley Lane, state police said. The victims are in the process of moving and very little personal property remained in the residence. No items were reported missing. Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to contact state police Hazleton at 570 459-3890.

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POLICE BLOTTER HANOVER TWP. – Township police reported the following incidents: • Police arrested Royna Bonilla, 24, on charges of criminal trespass, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct following an alleged dispute with her neighbor inside the Hanover Village Apartment Complex at 9:40 p.m. Thursday. Police said Bonilla forced her way into the victim’s apartment and attempted to assault the victim. The victim struck Bonilla in the face with a board, forcing her out of the apartment, police said. Police also said Bonilla struggled with police as she was arrested. • Police said they cited two female juveniles on retail theft charges after they allegedly attempted to steal cosmetics at CVS on Carey Avenue at 5:09 p.m. Thursday. The juveniles were cited and released to their parents, police said. • Police arrested Archie Heffern, 49, of Shawnee Street, on public drunkenness charges after he was allegedly found sleeping on the front steps of a Fellows Avenue business at 10:05 p.m. Friday. Police said they found Heffern to be intoxicated upon waking. He was cited and released to a family member, police said. • Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint on the Sans Souci Parkway Friday night and issued citations for multiple offenses, including two for driving under suspension, three expired registrations, four inspection violations and three equipment violation warnings. • Joseph Kurovsky of Boland Avenue said two men dressed in black entered his apartment at 12:25 a.m. Saturday and stole an Xbox 360, Playstation 3, a wallet and a 1-year-old female pit bull. Kurovsky said he fled the apartment as the actors entered and called police from a friend’s house.

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Singer/songwriter Carole King wil perform on the prerecorded ‘MDA Show of Strength,’ which replaces the MDA telethon. The program was pre-produced and taped in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, Tenn.

No tote board, no Jerry, not live MDA telethon scales back to three-hour pre-recorded show after 45-year run.

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LOS ANGELES — No tote board. No Jerry Lewis. And not from Las Vegas. An annual Muscular Dystrophy Association television fundraiser goes a new way today , with a different title and featuring three hours of taped appearances by entertainers including country music star Carrie Underwood, pop singer Gavin DeGraw, alternative pop group OneRepublic, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am

and songstress Carole King. The renamed “MDA Show of Strength” was pre-produced and taped in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, Tenn., said association spokeswoman Roxan Olivas in Tucson, Ariz. It is set to show on various TV and cable channels in 150 markets around the country from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central and Mountain time and 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time. There won’t be a traditional tote board, and Olivas said some cities will have local hosts. But the overall event will urge national phone, text and online pledges toward funding efforts to find treat-

ments and cures for neuromuscular diseases. The annual Labor Day weekend telethon ended a 45-year run last year with comedian and longtime host Lewis, who turned 86 in March and lives in Las Vegas. Lewis was part of a comedy duo with Dean Martin and became a film icon with antics and characters including the “The Nutty Professor.” He went on to become synonymous with the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon after starting it in 1966 with a marathon 22hour show at a single TV station in New York. Lewis was MDA national

chairman from the early 1950s to 2011, and is credited with raising more than $1.6 billion over the years. He was nominated in 1977 for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the telethon and muscular dystrophy relief. The event moved to Las Vegas in 1973, and had stints in Los Angeles before moving back to Las Vegas. Despite Lewis’ absence, telethon officials last year reported raising $61.5 million in a six-hour show with several hosts. A silent montage of Lewis film clips was shown, but he didn’t take part in person or tape his signature song, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

Matthews’ anti-GOP rant scorches airwaves The outspoken TV newsman represents a programming trend, some experts say. By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer

NEW YORK — In the cable television news world where provocation is prized, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews took home the trophy from Tampa’s Republican National Convention as most over-the-top pundit. Who’s the early favorite to do the same when the Democrats meet this week in Charlotte, N.C.? Matthews engaged in a bitter verbal brawl on “Morning Joe” with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, upsetting the show’s hosts, accusing the GOP of conducting a campaign of race-baiting and suggesting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not proud of his record in public life. Now that opinion is a key

component of cable news and commentators are asked to cover events run by a political party they disagree with Matthews on a daily basis, such contentious weeks aren’t that surprising. Fox News Channel personalities are next to face the challenge at the Democratic National Convention. Matthews and Priebus were both guests on “Morning Joe,” one of the dwindling number of cable talk shows consistently welcoming to people with differing views. The confrontation began when Matthews suggested the Republican leader should be embarrassed at how his party was playing the “race card” during the campaign with advertisements about welfare. The MSNBC host also berated Priebus about Romney’s comment during a campaign stop in Michigan that “no one has ever asked to see my birth certifi-

cate.” Annoyed after some back-andforth, Priebus declared: “I’m not going to get into a shouting match with Chris. You guys can move on.” “Because you’re losing, that’s why,” Matthews retorted. “Garbage,” Priebus said. “You’re garbage,” Matthews concluded. Priebus, talking to the media later, said Matthews was “the biggest jerk in the room.” Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski of “Morning Joe” were clearly perturbed. While Scarborough later said “we love Chris,” he said Matthews’ outburst wasted five minutes of the show. “If people come on our show and do that, they’re not going to come back on our show until we’re certain that they’re not going to do that,” he said at a luncheon sponsored by the Poynter journalism think tank. “The problem is, the people who do that, whether it’s on cable TV or online ... they are rewarded by the extremists on either the far

right or the far left.” Tim Graham of the conservative media watchdog Media Research Center, said Matthews, a former Democratic legislative aide, has been going overboard. “He just comes across as an angry crank and he says things that are not thought out at all,” Graham said. “He just blurts. In recent months, he has become the biggest target in a target-rich environment.” Matthews’ week comes amid a sharpening of opinion programming on outlets like MSNBC and Fox since 2008. And conventions are the perfect venues for those in that line of work, said Frank Sesno, a former CNN Washington bureau chief and now a professor at George Washington University. “For those who want to be in the opinion world, this is heaven because you’re there for a fight or you’re going there to cheerlead,” Sesno said. “If you’re an opinionator, and you’re there with that mission, this is what you live for.”

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West Nile advice given

he Wilkes-Barre City Health Department advises all residents T to take proactive measures to mini-

mize any health risks posed by the West Nile virus. All residents should remove any pools of water accumulating on their property as that attracts mosquitoes that could possibly carry the virus. Wheelbarrows and wading pools should be overturned to prevent stagnant water from collecting where mosquitoes breed. Piled tires are also an attractive nuisance for mosquitoes as well as recycling containers and garbage cans that do not have drainage in the bottom of the container. Outdoor activities do not need to be curtailed but insect repellant is always recommended as a precaution. There have been 15 reported cases of the West Nile virus in Pennsylvania in 2012. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 1,600 cases have been reported in the United States this year, the highest year on record since 1999. West Nile virus can lead to severe health complications, including meningitis, encephalitis, paralysis, and even death. If residents act on these proactive measures, their risk of contracting the virus will be significantly reduced. If anyone has questions, they can contact the Wilkes-Barre City Health Department at 570-208-4268 or visit http://www.westnile.state.pa.us.

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Law firm rents meter for trial City is charging Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn $10 a day for spot on North State Street. By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – On-street parking is at a premium outside the Luzerne County Courthouse Annex during the week and a law firm is paying a premium to rent a meter daily for a lengthy trial. The city is charging Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn $10 a day for a spot on North State Street, said Drew McLaughlin, assistant to Mayor Tom Leighton. It’s well above what the meter would bring in on its own. It costs 25 cents to park for 20 minutes and there is a four-hour limit. Over an eight-hour period it generates $6 in revenue. The law firm sought permis-

sion from the city to use the meter for a trial expected to last up to four weeks, Sue Greenfield, office manager of the law firm said. She said the law firm is not getting special treatment with the meter rental. “Anybody can do it,” she said. McLaughlin confirmed there is a daily rate for rental and added, “The city will bag meters for necessary events but they are never free and it is always for temporary needs.” The city police department reviews requests to bag meters, he said. An orange plastic bag with “HKQ Law Firm” marked on it in black letters covers the meter for the reserved space. Greenberg said the law firm rented six spaces at the nearby Genetti parking lot for paralegals and attorneys involved in the trial. But it asked for the onstreet spot in order to park a vehicle used to bring witnesses

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The city of Wilkes-Barre is charging the Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn law firm $10 a day to rent a parking meter and space on North State Street for use during a lengthy trial at the Luzerne County Courthouse Annex.

McLaughlin said the city will and paperwork to the trial. She estimated someone from be paid later and the law firm the firm is “probably in and out will be invoiced for what it owes for the rental. eight times a day.”

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Event for grandparents

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Funfest features pierogies

The Funfest Committee has announced that the “Pierogie Hockey Slapshot Challenge” and the “Pierogie Eating Contest” will both return to the festival. The events will both take place on Saturday, September 8 at the DLP Stage near Broad and Pine Streets. In the Slapshot Challenge, which begins at 11:30 a.m., contestants are required to hit a frozen pierogie into a net using a hockey stick. Any age can enter, and prizes will include Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins clothing, other merchandise, and tickets for the team’s upcoming season. There is no cost to enter, and contestants will get to sample the cooked version of T&L Pierogies. Those interested should report to the DLP Stage by 11 a.m. Saturday. Registrations will be limited. The 5th annual Pierogie Eating Contest begins at 1 p.m., and anyone looking to enter can sign up at Funfest Headquarters, or at the stage before the competition. Entries may be limited. For more information, visit www.funfestpa.org, or call 570-4551509 or 1-800-OKF-FEST.

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rowds begin to trickle in at La Festa Italiana in downtown Scranton on a hot Saturday afternoon. The festival will be open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. The festival features lots of food and entertainment. An Italian Mass is set for today at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Cathedral. A fireworks show is also planned. Monday will feature the Dean Martin show at 7:30 p.m. with tribute artist Andy DiMino. For additional information, go to www.lafestaitaliana.org.

Mountain Top woman hopes to stop cancer cold Lael Swank and a team of 140 supporters will participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. By CAMILLE FIOTI Times Leader Correspondent

Two years ago, when 41-year-old Lael Swank of Mountain Top found out she had breast cancer, her friends and family pulled together to support her. “It’s been a rough two years,” said Swank, a mother of two young boys. Each week, after dropping her children off at school, she and her husband, Randy,

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Working on mural of river at West Pittston library aids in making sense of flood.

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The NEPA Intergenerational Coalition is hosting the sixth annual conference for grandparents from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre. The conference is free for grandparents with breakfast and lunch provided. Agency staff can participate for a fee of $25. In Pennsylvania alone, more than 165,000 children are being raised in households that are headed by grandparents. These families face everyday challenges, struggles and opportunities, and a goal of the conference is educating grandparents and the community on the issues. Eight workshops include HELPLINE: Knowing where to turn, post permanency issues, regulations and stress reduction, making the transition from grandparent to parent, drug and alcohol issues, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and a presentation by grandparents. And there will be many resource tables to browse. Keynote speaker will be Cindy Loftus-Vergari, a noted professional in providing support and services to those families involved in grandparenting the second time around. To register, contact Sue Harding at the Area Agency for Aging at 8221158, ext. 2383.

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I F YO U G O Registration for the race begins on Saturday in Courthouse Square at 6:30 am. Survivors breakfast is at 7:30, and an aerobic workout is at 7:45. The race begins at 8:30. For more information and to participate or donate, visit: www.komennepa.org.

my head,” she said. “They’re just two amazing little boys.” Last October the players, cheerleaders and coaches of her oldest son’s junior football team in Mountain Top, “The Blitz,” recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Day by wearing pink socks, shirts and ribbons. “There I was, sitting in the bleachers with no hair and a bandana on my head, taping cleats with pink tape,” she said. “There was a line of 20 little boys waiting to get ‘pinked out’.” On Saturday, Swank’s many supporters will cheer her and the roughly 140 mem-

40, would drive to Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia for her treatment. Swank said she’s been very open about her diagnosis with her sons, ages 10 and 7, because she didn’t want them to be afraid of the unknown. “They went wig shopping with me and were with me when I shaved See RACE, Page 8A

By GERI GIBBONS Times Leader Correspondent

WEST PITTSTON – Jan Lokuta’s excitement about art is contagious and he often uses it to entertain and inform area youngsters. Saturday’s art project at the West Pittston Library creating a mural depicting the Susquehanna River at West Pittston was no exception. He has entitled the project “View on the Susquehanna.” The scene includes a few lounge chairs where the viewer might picture himself sitting and enjoying the river. “Ninety percent of the time the river stays quietly within its banks. We should fully enjoy it at those times,” said Lokuta. Lokuta was also mindful, however, of the devastation that the river caused during the 2011 flooding and that the library itself had been closed as a result of water damage. The fact the library has reopened and is now fully functional is a tribute to the resilience and resolve of both the library staff and area residents. “Children need to both value and respect the river,” said Lokuta. “It’s an area reality.” The young participants surrounded the artist as he gave careful direction as to how the paint should be successfully applied to the canvas. Lokuta also encouraged participants to be fearless and creative as they painted. “I’m not really good in art class, but this is fun,” said a smiling Joseph Gacek, 10, as he added shades of green to the mountains depicted in the mural. Summer Belles, services coordinator at the library, was also very excited about the opportunity to allow children to get a better understanding of the river, especially a year after it overflowed its banks. Lokuta also shared information on the watershed concept and reminded attendees that, “The river starts in our own backyard, anywhere it rains or snows.” The event will continue through the next two Saturdays, Sept. 8 and 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. Children ages 7 to 11 are welcome to participate. For more information, the public can contact Summer Belles at the West Pittston Library, 654-9847.

Islands in the street object of Harveys Lake fundraiser Group looking for help to maintain road islands that have just gotten facelift. By EILEEN GODIN Times Leader Correspondent

HARVEYS LAKE – Jimmy Buffet might not island hop on these, but the Harveys Lake Protective Association has just finished giving a facelift to the median islands located in the center of three intersections within the borough, and now help is needed to maintain them. Mark Sobeck, past president of the association and co-chairman of the Island Maintenance Committee said the three

median islands were left go for quite sometime. Once looking sparse and brown, the islands today are lush and green, adding to the natural beauty of Pennsylvania’s largest natural lake. The eight-year project consisted of more than just planting a few flowers. Using several different landscapers, Sobeck said the project included weeding, lighting, irrigation, a selection of a variety of plants, seasonal cleanups, and a new wooden sign welcoming residents and visitors at the lake entrance. Now the association needs some help again. They are looking to mirror a fundraiser they did in 2004 to kick off the project. Sobeck said they were able to raise about $16,000 then and

are hoping for the same. “We are hoping the response will be similar,” he said. “Funds raised will go toward maintaining the islands for years to come,” Sobeck said. Letters will be sent out to all association members, roughly 190 lake residents, he said. Businesses or residents who are not currently members can join or make donations through their website, www.hlpa.org. The new landscaping is eye catching and residents are noticing. Sobeck said he received a letter from a resident who stated the islands look fantastic. NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER Borough council chairman Francis Kopko said he has heard From left, Richard Hass, Matt DePrimo and Mark Sobeck of the See ISLANDS, Page 8A

Harveys Lake Protective Association, which is trying to raise money to maintain islands in Harveys Lake intersections.

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Gruesome accident followed warnings by a security guard on the double-decker bus. By VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press

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A child wipes his forehead at the wedding of Romanian President Traian Basescu’s daughter, Elena, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, as dozens of protesters gathered outside the church where the ceremony took place chanting anti-presidential slogans and demanding President Basescu’s resignation. BEIRUT

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he U.N.’s new envoy to Syria said on Saturday that President Bashar T Assad’s regime should realize that the

need for change was both “urgent” and “necessary” and that it must meet the “legitimate” demands of the Syrian people. Lakhdar Brahimi’s comments in an interview with al-Arabiya television came as Syrian warplanes and ground forces pounded the country’s largest city, Aleppo, with bombs and mortar rounds while soldiers clashed with rebels in the narrow streets of its old quarter, according to activists. The latest violence shows that government troops are still struggling to regain full control of the city from the lightly-armed rebels nearly five weeks after they stormed their way into it in a surprise offensive. Activists said rebels also captured an air defense facility in the east of the country near the border with Iraq.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney and Republicans on Saturday of offering outdated ideas that are illsuited to voters during the first stop on a march to the Democratic conven2 0 1 2 tion. Romney, ELECTION fresh from his GOP convention, vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed. “Despite all the challenges that we face in this new century, what they offered over those three days was, more often than not, an agenda that was better suited for the last century,” Obama said in Urbandale, Iowa, on a sprawling 500-acre property that serves as a museum of farming history. “It was a rerun. We’d seen it before. You might as well have watched it on a black-andwhite TV,” the president said. Romney, at Cincinnati’s Union Terminal, gave a retooled campaign speech with a nod to the start of college football season and a focus on creating jobs. “If you have a coach that’s zero and 23 million, you say it’s time to get a new coach. It’s time for America to see a winning season again, and we’re going to bring it to them.” Obama, as his party’s faithful began streaming to Charlotte, N.C., for this week’s convention, assailed Romney’s three-day gathering in Tampa, Fla., as void of any new ideas to help voters struggling with an economy saddled with an un-

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employment rate of 8.3 percent. “There was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices, but nobody ever actually bothered to tell you what they were,” Obama said. “And when Gov. Romney had his chance to let you in on his secret, he did not offer a single new idea, just retreads of the same old policies that have been sticking it to the middle class for years.” Both men were campaigning across the country as the

race entered September, each day adding to the sense of urgency in a presidential contest that has remained tight since Romney sewed up the nomination in April. They recognize that undecided voters, including those in about eight key states, will begin to fully assess their options through the conventions and the upcoming debates in the weeks ahead. Flanked by House Speaker John Boehner and leading Ohio Republicans, Romney vowed to cut the deficit and

work toward balancing the budget, open new markets for American products and crack down on unfair trade practices by competitors, issues closely watched by voters dependent on Ohio’s manufacturing base. The new GOP nominee’s voice grew hoarse as he debuted a slimmed-down version of his convention address with a heavy emphasis on his jobs agenda. Both Romney and running mate Paul Ryan focused their attention on Ohio — the Wisconsin congressman shook hands with voters and flipped burgers in the parking lot of Ohio Stadium in Columbus before the start of an opening weekend football game between Ohio State and Ryan’s alma mater, Miami University of Ohio. Ohio is a linchpin in Romney’s strategy, a recognition that no Republican has won the White House without carrying the Midwestern battleground. No Democrat has won without winning Ohio since John F. Kennedy in 1960. “We recognize what a great responsibility you’ve given us,” Romney said at Cincinnati’s Union Terminal, “and how much you expect from us to be able to get back the White House and get America back on track.” Obama’s run-up to the convention was taking him through the battleground states of Iowa, Colorado, Ohio and Virginia, four states he carried in 2008 that also are at the top of Romney’s wish list. Following his stop Saturday in suburban Des Moines, he was traveling to Sioux City, Iowa, before heading to Colorado for an event today with college students at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

NEW YORK — A teenager headed to a sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a highway overpass, authorities said. The gruesome accident followed the warnings of a security guard on the bus who said he told the teens repeatedly not to “Someopen the hatch. Daniel Fer- times kids nandez, 16, was don’t recamong 65 teens aboard the bus ognize Friday night their own from New York mortality.” City on its way Jane Lynch to the party in Teacher Garfield, N.J., said Steve Coleman, spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The teens were dancing and the bus had gotten hot, the security guard, Alex Franco, told the Daily News. Still, he said, he had asked the teens to leave the emergency hatch alone. “I told them not to open the hatch, like three or four times, but kids, they don’t understand,” he said. Fernandez’s English teacher at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens echoed that sentiment. “Sometimes kids don’t recognize their own mortality,” said Jane Lynch, her voice trembling. Franco said he had gone downstairs to tell the driver that it was getting too hot. “Two, five minutes I was downstairs,” he said. But then he heard teenagers screaming, and he saw Fernandez on the floor of the bus. “There was so much blood everywhere,” he told The New York Post. Fernandez was pronounced dead at a hospital. “Kids loved him; he had lots of friends and was popular with the girls,” said Lynch, who taught him last school year. She said a group of students had a special last project, producing and appearing in a takeoff on the novel “Lord of the Flies,” about a group of boys on a desert island who try to govern themselves, with disastrous results. “He was very hands-on, he took the leadership role,” said Elizabeth Gonzalez, a student teacher at St. Francis last year. The school said on its website that it shared in grief and shock over his death. A wake was set for Monday, the site said.

Gulf Coast is slowly recovering from Hurricane Isaac More than 400,000 electricity customers in La. remain without power. By KEVIN McGill Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes, some on the Gulf coast were impatient with the pace of restoring power days after the storm dragged through the region. While New Orleans streets were bustling again and workers were returning to offshore oil rigs, thousands of evacuees couldn’t return home to flooded low-lying areas of Louisiana and more than 400,000 sweltering electricity customers in the state remained without power.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service said two tornadoes touched down in rural areas of north-central Illinois. There were no reports of damage. By midday Saturday, the storm had dumped up to 5 inches of rain in parts of Illinois. The National Weather Service said it was bringing more rain and some drought relief to parts of the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. In Louisiana, the number without power was down from more than 900,000. However, in heavily populated Jefferson Parish near New Orleans, parish president John Young said Entergy Corp. was too slow in restoring electricity. “I don’t see boots on the ground,” said Young, who complained that he has seen repair trucks sitting idle in a staging area and fielded calls from residents and business owners

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complaining about a lack of progress. “We’ve restored about 45 percent of our customers in about a day and a half, Entergy spokesman Chanel Lagarde said. He

added that crews have come in from 24 states. “In many situations, crews have driven all day and have worked their 16-hour day and have to rest for the day.”

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said he too was anxious to get power back on. “Like everybody else, my patience is wearing thin,” he said. Parts of coastal Plaquemines Parish, where thousands were evacuated, remained under water. But in the water-logged town of Lafitte, Mayor Tim Kerner was allowing property owners and residents to return and begin cleaning up. Meanwhile, Gulf of Mexico oil platforms were being repopulated after Isaac forced shutdown of most Gulf oil production. People stuck inside stuffy, powerless homes were comparatively lucky. The governor’s office said more than 4,000 were in state, local or Red Cross shelters as of Saturday morning and that doesn’t count others who took refuge with friends, family or in hotels.

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PITTSBURGH — A muchpublicized plan by two Pennsylvania health companies to study possible impacts from gas drilling is only in the preliminary stages as the groups continue to look for major funding. Meanwhile, a group that has been examining similar questions is starting to focus on air quality, as

precise numbers of people who’ve had health complaints linked to drilling remain elusive. Geisinger Health Systems of Danville and Guthrie Health of Sayre are in the planning stages of examining how people might be affected by gas drilling activity. Geisinger spokeswoman Marcy Marshall said the company has received $100,000 from a local charitable organization and

is seeking other grants. The initial funding will pay for the planning stage and some pilot studies, she said. Guthrie spokeswoman Maggie Barnes said the company hasn’t received any funding or started research. Guthrie will seek future grants and do research in collaboration with Geisinger. Raina Rippel of the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental

Health Project said their next big push will be on air quality. “We have plans in the works to look at personal monitors people could wear” to detect harmful levels of natural gas, she said. Rippel said there’ve been “dozens” of complaints in the community they serve, about 50 miles south of Pittsburgh, and some patterns are emerging. But the nonprofit group hasn’t conclusively linked

the complaints to nearby drilling. Until a few months ago, Pennsylvania public health officials had expected to get a share of the revenue being generated by the state’s new Marcellus Shale law, which is projected to provide about $180 million to state and local governments in the first year. But representatives from Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s of-

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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Friday it has established a new procedure for the very oldest state residents to obtain the newly required voter ID after its computer system would not recognize the age of a 105-yearold woman. PennDOT spokeswoman Jan McKnight said supervisors will inform staff about the new process, developed two days after Alice Carlson had trouble getting identification because of her age.

Carlson showed up at a PennDOT licensing center in Snydersville on Wednesday, but the computer would not recognize an age above 104. Instead, it wanted to record her as being 6 years old. “I guess they don’t really expect 105-year-old folks to come in for an ID,” said state Rep. Mario Scavello, R-Monroe, who accompanied Carlson to get the photo ID, which will be mandatory for voters in Pennsylvania starting with the Nov. 6 election. Scavello, a supporter of the voter ID law, has offered to drive

anyone who needs one to the licensing center. So far, about six people have taken him up on it. After an hour and a half, PennDOT used a work-around to get an official ID into the hands of Carlson, a lifelong Democrat who first voted for Franklin Roosevelt in 1932. Reached at her home in Canadensis on Friday, Carlson declined to comment. Carlson moved to the Poconos, her longtime vacation spot, after the death of her husband. Scavello said she drove until about two

fice and the state Senate cut the health appropriation to zero during final negotiations, so now the state Department of Health is left with a new workload but no funding to examine whether gas drilling impacts health. A Congressional committee in June also turned down an Obama administration request to fund $4.25 million in research on how drilling may affect water quality.

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SCOTT J. JUMPER, age 59, of Plymouth, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. Funeral arrangements are pending from the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, Plymouth. Please submit online condolences at www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com. SHEILA M. PARSONS, of Swoyersville, died Friday, August 31, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer at Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born December 14, 1970, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of Janet Gordon Farrell, Wilkes-Barre, and the late John Farrell. Sheila was a 1987 graduate of G.A.R. High School, and was last employed as a nurse’s aide at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was a member of Second Welsh Congregational Church, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving, in addition to her mother, are son, Brad Parsons, Larksville; daughter, Shiann Parsons, at home; brothers, John and Harry, Wilkes-Barre; Don, Dallas, John, Greentown, Pa.; John, Ashley; and stepsister, Lisa Corbett, Kingston. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family by the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre. MRS. AGNES OLSHESKI, of Duryea, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. REGINA FLANAGAN, of Laflin, passed away Saturday morning, September 1, 2012, in the inpatient unit at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore, surrounded by her family. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township. EUGENE JOSEPH AYELLO, 68, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012, in Celtic Health Care at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Ralph and Mary Fredericks Ayello. He attended Pottsville area schools. He was the author of many children’s books and magazines articles. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Private funeral services were held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements were entrusted to the Daniel J. Hughes Funeral & Cremation Service, 617 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre. LOUIS “LOU” HOWELLS, 61, of West Wyoming, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Simon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St., Plains Township. NORMA J.MOYLES, 63, of Wilkes-Barre, died Friday evening, August 31, 2012, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre. For more information or to view Norma’s obituary, view the funeral home website at www.lehmanfuneralhome.com. JERRY M. KAMMER, of Kingston, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, in ManorCare Health Care, Kingston. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday in the Rosenberg Funeral Chapel Inc., 348 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Go to www rosenbergfuneralchapel.com for updated funeral information.

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arton R. Earl, 84, of Clarks Summit, went home to be with his Savior on Saturday evening, August 4, 2012. Born in Dallas, he was a son of the late Thomas and Maude Dymond Earl. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Thomas Earl, Howard Earl, Alden Earl, Raymond Earl, and Donald Earl; two sisters, Annabelle Fitser, Eleanor Joslin and also by his wife of 32 years, Mae Coolbaugh Earl. Surviving him are two brothers, Robert Earl, Kenneth Earl and his devoted companion for the last four years, Wilma Hess Williams. Barton was owner and builder of Forest Acres Development and a master plasterer. Bart was very proud of his work in the Masonic Lodge, serving as a two-time Master of the Waverly Lodge #301, but he considered his children and grandchildren to be his crowning glory. Bart truly lived a great life and had the best stories to prove it. His claim to fame was his ability to meet someone waiting in line or anywhere and by the time he left the building, they would have found something in common and become good friends. After completing high school, Bart joined the Navy during World War II and was put into the Medics Division. Throughout his life, Bart has left a legacy of hard work, determination and an unsurpassing passion for fostering his relationships with old and new friends. He had such a love for life and lived each day to its fullest. His interests included salmon and lake trout fishing in Canada, hunting, basketball (especially following Steve Nash), square dance and ballroom dancing,

riding his Harley, snow skiing and roller-skating. He also enjoyed moonlight hiking on the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. But most of all, he just loved being part of whatever his grandchildren were doing and being proud of their accomplishments. He is survived by four children, Barton R. Earl and his wife, Ellen, Barbara Rozelle and her husband, Richard, Beverly Piconi and Bryon Earl and his wife, Mary. He had 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, six nieces, 12 nephews and a multitude of lifetime friends. Bart will be cremated in Apache Junction, Arizona and brought home to rest. A memorial service will be held Friday, September 21, 2012 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Waverly Lodge #301, North Abington Road, Clarks Green. Friends and family can pay their respects from 6 until 7 p.m. Bart has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Waverly Lodge #301, c/o Richard Polish, 134 Basalyga St., Jessup, PA 18434.

August 29, 2012 J. Conklin passed away R obert Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in Wesley Village, Pittston. Born March 9, 1930, in Gloversville, N.Y., a son of the late Layton and Flora Hanft Conklin, he was a manager for J-J Newberry’s (McCrory’s Department Stores) for over 48 years and also Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, where he enjoyed operating the train and Rotojets. He and his wife, the former Elba McCasland, celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in 2011. In addition to his wife, Robert is survived by daughters, Debra and her husband, Robert Newcombe, LaCanada, Calif., Donna and her husband, Michael Puchyr, Allentown; son, Robert and his wife, Suzanne Conklin, Shavertown; grandchildren, Lisa Rhinehart, Allison Puchyr, Michael W. Puchyr, Laura

Newcombe, Nicole and Leah Conklin and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are by MamaryDurkin Funeral Service, 59 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre.

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eorge Albert Hutchins, 94, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at the United Methodist Homes Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township. Born in Kingston on September 11, 1917, he was a son of the late Foster and Nora Hutchins. Mr. Hutchins was a graduate of the former Luzerne High School, class of 1935. He served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater from 1943 to 1945. He had numerous professions and interests such as watch-making.

with a Blessing Service at 10 a.m. in Miller Bean Funeral Home Inc., 436 Cedar Ave., Scranton. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. ONDERKO – Martha, funeral services 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in DavisDinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Faustina Kowalska Parish /St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, Nanticoke. Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. OSBORNE – Elizabeth, memorial service 2 p.m. today in St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. PRIEBE – Verna, memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, September 15, in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Dallas. REAKES – Dorothy, friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Earl W. Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14 W. Green St., Nanticoke. RITTENMEYER – Harold, funeral services 10 a.m. Wednesday in Harold C. Snowdon Home for Funerals Inc., 420 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. ZAMBITO – Lawrence, funeral services 11 a.m. Wednesday in Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Wednesday from 10 until the time of the service.

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arold E. Rittenmeyer Jr., age 69, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at the Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit at Geisinger South WilkesBarre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Harold was a son of the late Harold and Shirley Hitchner Rittenmeyer. Harold resided in Kingston most of his life. He attended Wyoming Seminary and Staunton Military Academy in Virginia. Harold served with the Pennsylvania National Guard 1st Battalion 109th Field Artillery from 1964 to 1970. He had been employed by The Times Leader and the Citizen’s Voice, retiring in 2004 after 32 years. Surviving are his brother, Ron Rittenmeyer and wife, Hedy, Plano, Texas; sister, Shirley Brown and husband, Harry, Charlotte, N.C.; nephews, Chris Rittenmeyer, Chicago, Ill.; Brian Moore and Eric Moore, both of Mooresville, N.C., Martin Moore Jr., Dallas; one niece, Ashley Rittenmeyer, Dallas, Texas; six great-nephews and great-nieces. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the

Leo S. Blaine August 30, 2012

Leo S. Blaine, 61, of Harrisburg, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012, in Community General Osteopathic Hospi-

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Harold C. Snowdon Home for Funerals Inc., 420 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. The Rev. Daniel C. Gunn, pastor of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, will officiate. Interment will be made in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown. Friends may call the funeral home Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests those wishing to donate should do so in Harold’s name to Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Ruth Vaskas August 30, 2012

uth M. Vaskas, 82, of Dallas and Leesburg, Fla., passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012, at the residence of her son in Dallas. Born November 1, 1929, in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Sara Breynon Masonis and was a graduate of Luzerne High School, class of 1947. \ She later earned an associate degree from Keystone College and was an Admissions Director at Valley Crest Nursing Home in WilkesBarre for many years. She was a past Worthy Matron of the Dallas Chapter 396 Eastern Star. Ruth was a member of The Kunkle United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School and was active with the United Methodist Women. Ruth was elected and served as Democratic State Committee member for the Pennsylvania 20th Senatorial District. She was a member of Daddow Isaacs American Legion Auxiliary and the Wyoming Valley Lithuanian Club. She was also a Licensed Practical Nurse. Ruth was active in the early years of Hospice and a member of the National Hospice Organization. Ruth enjoyed her retirement years in Florida with her husband, Jo-

seph, and good friends Julia and Eladio Martinez. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, in 2007. They were married for 50 years. Surviving are a son, Peter Calkins PE, and his wife, Heather, Dallas; grandchildren, Tanya Lang, Palmer, Ala.; April Musick, Seattle, Wash.; Michael Calkins, Dallas, attending Widener University studying Civil Engineering; great-grandson, Tyson Musick, Seattle, Wash.; sister-inlaw, Helen Leoni, Wilkes-Barre, numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas, with the Rev. Linda Bryan, pastor, Kunkle United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Shrine Burial Park, Wyoming. Friends may call Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern Star service will be held Monday at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Kunkle United Methodist Church,177 Old Highway Road, Dallas, PA 18612 or The Kunkle Fire Department, 3943 SR 309, Dallas, PA 18712.

tal. Born December 17, 1950, in Kingston, he was a son of the late Leo and Sylvia (Magal) Blaine. He was a 1968 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, Kingston. He was an employee of Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Trust Fund for 10 years, and worked at Verizon for 25 years. He was a member of the Lawnton American Legion, Post 998. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Donna S. Blaine; their two cats, Ginger and Riley, which were always given special attention; two brothers, Michael T. Blaine and his wife, Judy; Patrick Blaine, all of Larksville; nephew, Michael J. Blaine of Larksville; and a niece, Lindsey Marie Soult, of Harrisburg. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to a charity of one’s choice.

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many complaints on the HLPA’s project. “They had a good plan and a good crew,” Kopko said. “It looks pretty sharp.” Harold Taylor, manager of Grotto Pizza for 20 years, has seen the islands go through many transitions. “They look really nice,” Taylor said. Sobeck said years ago during the lake’s heyday, people used to sunbathe on the islands when the beaches became too crowded. The Harveys Lake Protective Association is a long-standing organization in the lake community, originally started to protect the summer cottages. It has implemented many programs, including the buoy program and a reduction of boat speeds to 45 mph on weekends.

Songwriter Hal David dies at 91 RACE Lyricist teamed with Burt Bacharach on songs for movies, TV and many artists. Tthe Associated Press

He worked for the Hazard Insulated Wire Works Division of Okonite Company for 23 years. Prior to retirement, he spent 6 years employed as a construction inspector with the Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority. Mr. Hutchins was a member of Landmark Masonic Lodge 442 of Wilkes-Barre for 59 years. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre. He resided in the Wilkes-Barre area for 70 years. His beautiful wife of 72 years, the former Henrietta May Posten, died in December of 2008. Also preceding him in death, in addition to his wife and parents, were sons, Robert F. Hutchins and G. James Hutchins. Private funeral services were held Thursday, August 30, 2012, with interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. The Rev. Grace H. Taylor, Interfaith Ministry, officiated.

LOS ANGELES — Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91. David died of complications from a stroke Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his wife, Eunice David. He had suffered a major stroke in March and was stricken again on Tuesday, she said. “Even at the end, Hal always had a song in his head,” Eunice David said. “He was always writing notes, or asking me to take a note down, so he wouldn’t forget a lyric.” Bacharach and David were among the most successful teams in modern history, with top 40 hits including “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” “Close to You” and “That’s What Friends Are For.” Although most associated with Dionne Warwick, their music was recorded by many of the top acts of their time, from the Beatles and Barbra Streisand to Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin. They won an Oscar for “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” (from the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”), Grammys and Tonys for the songs from the hit Broadway musical “Promises, Promises.” David joined the board of the

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1974 and served as president 1980 to 1986. He David was head of the Songwriters Hall of Fame from 2001 to 2011, and was Chairman Emeritus at his death. “As a lyric writer, Hal was simple, concise and poetic -- conveying volumes of meaning in fewest possible words and always in service to the music,” ASCAP’s current president, the songwriter Paul Williams, said in a statement. “It is no wonder that so many of his lyrics have become part of our everyday vocabulary and his songs... the backdrop of our lives.” In May, Bacharach and David received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a White House tribute concert attended by President Barack Obama. Bacharach, 83, thanked Obama, saying the award for his life’s work topped even the Oscars and Grammys he won for individual projects. David could not attend because he was recovering from a stroke. Eunice David accepted on his behalf. More than 55 years after their first songs hit the airwaves, Obama said “these guys have still got it.” He noted their music is still being recorded by such artists as Alicia Keys and John Legend. Happy Birthday In Heaven

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bers of her team “Stop Cancer Cold” during the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Scranton. Swank’s team is sponsored by the Ice House Pub in Mountain Top, which Swank and her family frequent, and is the largest private team participating in the 5K walk/run. Chris Ostroski, 43, of Shavertown, is one of the six breast cancer survivors on Swank’s team, which started out with 40 members. After posting the event on Facebook, Ostroski said the numbers rapidly grew. “I invited people, and those people invited people--that’s how we got to 140,”she said. Ostroski, who was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago, credits early detection for saving her life. She’s felt great since then, getting plenty of exercise and keeping tabs on her health. In March, however, her oncologist, Dr. David Greenwald told her the cancer came back, this time in her lungs. “This was all found out by my doctor doing a cat scan,” she said, adding that she never felt symptoms. “I just ran three miles on the treadmill. Had he not done a cat scan, I would have gone on for years, happy-go-lucky, thinking I was fine.” Ostroski said a new, aggressive medication is shrinking the nodules in her lungs. “The key is early detection,” she said. “It saved me twice. If you find a lump, don’t be afraid. It might be nothing.”

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PITTSBURGH — A man Pittsburgh police describe as a “nationwide con man” has been jailed on charges that he ripped off five upscale hotels for free rooms and other services, and tried to do so at a sixth, by telling desk clerks a sob story about a stolen wallet. Larry Raymond, 55, has no known permanent address, and

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online court records don’t list an attorney for him. Raymond came to town Aug. 17 and told a real estate agent he was looking for a downtown apartment or condominium, Detective Jack Mook told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Once here, he stayed at five upscale hotels by claiming his wallet was stolen and promising to pay later, each time producing

a phony bank statement as proof that he had the financial means, police said. But Raymond left each hotel without paying and tried to do the same at a sixth hotel, but “became nervous and left the building” when a desk clerk at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel turned him away, according to a criminal complaint. Police arrested Raymond on

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 Wednesday about an hour after he checked into the Cambria Suites hotel, where he was located with the help of the real estate agent. She told police Raymond had claimed to be a wealthy retiree from Harrisburg who lost his wallet at a convenience store while trying to relocate to Pittsburgh. Police first learned of Raymond from the security director

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of the Omni William Penn, who told police last week that he left without paying a $753 bill. Mook eventually learned Raymond skipped out on a $360 bill at the Westin; a $792 tab for three nights at the Downtown DoubleTree; and $1,559 for five nights at the Mariott. That bill included meals in the lounge, gift shop purchases, laundry and even Starbucks coffee.

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Still cleaning up Plymouth Township neighbors Ben Amos and Cora Blackwell have been leaning on each other for emotional support as they continue to put their West Main Street homes back together. Amos thought he’d be safe when he bought his place in 2009 because the Susquehanna is nearly two miles away and he was told his main worry would be basement flooding. The single home stayed dry until July, when a freak rainstorm caused flash flooding from Plymouth Mountain. His basement filled up, destroying a new oil furnace, washer, dryer and deep

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Mike Aufiere sands the hardwood floors of his flood-damaged West Pittston home – one of many chores on his to-do list.

freezer freshly packed with food. His replacement furnace was destroyed by Lee, which brought over 5 feet of water on the first floor. Amos, who is disabled, had to gut the main floor and is relying on friends to help with repairs. He and his child and their two cats squeezed into his camper onsite during much of the work. His son’s yard toys and swimming pools were swept away, and the home’s cherished oak floors “buckled like a speed bump,” he said. Blackwell has been on a government buyout list since 2006. She’s shopping around to make the most of her $29,000 flood insurance check. Her new white kitchen cabinets were installed last week, and she has a bucket of cheery green paint ready for the walls. But fresh surroundings won’t compensate for the loss of trophies and other belongings of her son, Kyle Eckrote, who died in a car crash in 2009. Blackwell hastily elevated the items where they

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Mike Aufiere hopes to save the woodwork in his West Pittston Victorian, damaged by 2 feet of water last September.

would have been safe based on initial water-level forecasts. “I watched her cry many days,” Amos said. Though laughter is scarce these days, they point to their one moment of comic relief discovering the whereabouts of a jumbo pack of adult diapers that belonged to Blackwell’s relative.

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A life of worrying Beverly Murphy thinks about the damage caused by Irene every day. The raging Hettis Run creek town, the more businesses will locate there, such as a coffee shop, dry cleaner or small grocery store, she said. Big T’s Healey moved in to fill a vacancy left by Carol’s Deli. “I thought the concept (of a Coney Island restaurant) was good,” he said. His patrons range from students from either King’s College or Wilkes University, some of the estimated 15,000 workers downtown and residents of the Provincial Towers building. “We exceeded projections as for our sales (for the month),” Healey said, adding late-night hours to attract customers from the nearby bars and restaurants.

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streetlights, decay and empty buildings into a busy hub of office space, entertainment and shopping. “I see it coming back,” Healey said. A visioning project begun in 2001 has kept the focus on the downtown’s improvement with the goals of making it a more attractive place to live, work and play. The R/C Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 multiplex and the Barnes & Noble College bookstore have helped turn the tide. BID continues The Diamond City Partnership grew out of the project and in 2007 established the Business Improvement District as a means to raise revenue from commercial property owners to do just that. Elizabeth Graham, chief operating officer of Riggs Asset Management, moved back to the area from working in Washington, D.C., around the time the project was under way. The state of the downtown “disheartened” her, she said. “One of my first priorities frankly was to get involved.” Under her watch as partner-

They landed scattered and waterlogged on a nearby tree. “It was decorated like a Christmas tree,” Amos said.

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Tom Healey, owner of the recently opened Big T’s Coney Island Deli on South Main Street, hopes to help bring downtown back.

ship chairwoman, the BID was renewed on Aug. 1 through 2018. The BID encompasses the area between River Street and Pennsylvania Avenue bracketed by North and South streets. “The first five years was building that foundation of a clean and safe city,” Graham said. With a 2012-13 budget of $372,000 for the BID the next phase will continue with the upkeep of the district and begin marketing and recruiting new businesses downtown. Since the inception of the BID,

there has been a net gain of 28 occupied storefronts and 23 new market-rate housing units. But downtown took a hit last week when Frontier Communications announced it would relocate approximately 110 employees from the Wilkes-Barre Center office building to the company’s complex in Dallas Township by the end of the year. Graham noted the connection between the commercial and the residential components of the downtown. The more people living down-

Enough eateries The downtown has reached the saturation point of restaurants for Rob Finlay of Humford Equities, and he won’t lease any of his available space unless it’s something unique. The next growth spurt is under way with the construction of apartments and condominiums. “I think there’s a real demand for housing,” Finlay said. Developers have noticed and invested private money in a number of projects, added Larry Newman, a downtown resident and vice president of planning, policy and development with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of

blew out a footbridge construct- though they spent weeks hauling ed by her father more than 80 away “flood junk” out of their years ago, ripped out a section of yard. “Every time it rains, we always her Noxen Township, Wyoming County, property and uprooted worry,” Sandra said. massive trees, including one that Decision looming landed on her home. Clarence Lewis is among more Insurance covered the home repairs, but her three sons had to than 200 Luzerne County property owners in limbo awaituse chainsaws and alling an expected governterrain vehicles to clear ment buyout. out tree wreckage. Lewis and his family She worries about completed minor repairs several remaining trees so they can live on the that are now leaning. second floor of their The creek has flooded home on North Susquebefore but never got so hanna Avenue in Shickwild during the 77 years she’s lived there. “Every day shinny. He cut out interior damage caused by “I never saw anything like it in my entire life,” for the last more than 5 feet of water she said. “I pray every 12 months, on the first floor but doesn’t want to install innight and pray especialsulation on the ground ly hard when they say a I’ve had a storm is coming.” sour, sour level unless it’s likely the family will remain there Butler Township resistomach this winter. dents Sandra and SteHe doesn’t want to phen Brill went to bed crawling part with the more than late the night of Lee’s arout of bed. century-old home he rival with no idea the purchased in 2001, but Nescopeck Creek be- I felt like reconstruction isn’t feahind their home was go- walking sible because the strucing to flood. ture needs costly foundaThey awoke at 7:15 away a tion repairs, he said. The a.m. to the sound of hundred home was featured in emergency workers many historic photobanging at the door. The times.” water was rising fast, Mike Aufiere graphs of the borough, and they were ordered West Pittston he said. resident “She’s an old house. to evacuate. They She’s had a lot of family grabbed their dog, Barin it. She’s kept a lot of on, and scrambled into a families dry and warm, but the rescue boat. The Brills thought their days of house itself has to go to rest,” said stressing over flood damage were Lewis. He moved to Shickshinny from behind them because they built their Maple Drive home 6 feet off Michigan and plans to buy anoththe ground after 2000 flooding er home in the borough. “People are very warm, very destroyed their previous strucgiving and very resilient in this ture. Even their tiny shed is 7 feet off town. I’m not willing to give up the ground, accessible by a stair- on this community,” he said. Plains Township Fire Capt. case. Sandra closed her eyes when Charles Krommes said he’s witthey opened the front door after nessed several property owners they were permitted to return in the low-lying Plainsville sechome three days later. The water literally stopped at the doorsill, See FLOODING, Page 12A Commerce. The 22 condominium lofts at University Corners are nearly full. A dozen luxury apartments occupy the two top floors of the Luzerne Bank Building on Public Square. The 40 West Apartments occupying three floors in the WilkesBarre Family YMCA have been marketed to students. “Among the best signs of a downtown revival, people with choices are choosing to live here,” Newman said. The number of new housing units fell below the minimum 50 units a year a 2003 study suggested the downtown needed to support additional retail development and retain and attract businesses. Newman acknowledged the downtown has come a long way and still more has to be done. “It’s very much a work in progress,” Newman said. The mixed-use University Corners made up of the lofts, the multiplex and street-level retail and office space has been a draw. Two other mixed-use projects

are in the works – the Hampton Park on the corner of East Northampton and South Washington streets will have 14 luxury condos and commercial space; and the site of the Sterling Hotel. The landmark building on the corner of West Market and River streets is slated for demolition and the property will be developed. One proposal was submitted to the city last month. The city’s philosophy toward the revitalization of “Live, Work, and Play,” is the same as the chamber’s, said Greg Barrouk, director of economic development for Wilkes-Barre. “Office space is pretty much filled. We have entertainment. Our last component is the living,” he said. Drew McLaughlin, assistant to Mayor Tom Leighton, pointed out that most of the improvements have occurred during the economic crisis still gripping the country. When the economy turns around, he said, the city will be “right there ready for new investment.”

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stored “every inch” of the property after he purchased it in 1994. He’s doing the work himself to save money and ignored advice from others to scrap the original woodwork and buy new. In an ironic twist, he had canceled his flood insurance two weeks before the flood hit, saying his mortgage holder told him it seemed unnecessary. The structure isn’t in the highrisk zone that requires flood insurance with a mortgage, and it wasn’t added to the danger zone in new flood insurance maps that take effect in November. He won’t take chances again and has renewed his policy. His family has been living upstairs since late February. He can’t muster up optimism because the Susquehanna could revisit. He and his neighbors try to distract themselves with other topics, but the conversation always drifts back to that ever-present reality. “I’m paying a mortgage on a worthless home waiting for the river to come back again. It’s a terrible feeling,” he said.

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tion visibly struggling to decide whether to stay or go. “Some of them are rooted there most of their lives, if not all their lives, so to pick up and leave, it’s hard for them to do. They’re giving up their homes and a lot of their heritage,” Krommes said. Krommes said he wouldn’t have the will to stay. “They know they’re going to get flooded again. How much more heartache can they deal with?” he said. Jenkins Township Supervisor Stanley Rovinski was on one of his regular patrols of a bowl-shaped Miller Street neighborhood known as “The Patch” last week and said it’s painful to see the destruction. An entire section of the neighborhood is still in ruins, with several homes off their foundations. He’s encouraging property owners to take advantage of buyouts. “It’s like a war zone,” he said as he passed a home with a sign warning that trespassers will be shot. Charles and Rosalie Romanuski are among a handful of Patch residents who have returned to their homes after the repair of first-floor flooding. Rosalie, 74, was born and raised in the Jennings Street house and can’t picture living anywhere else. Her street is at the highest elevation, and the property hasn’t had water since the prior record flood in 1972. Charles speaks proudly of the home’s foundation, which didn’t budge in September. He was accidentally buried up to his neck in cement building a new foot-thick foundation in 1972. “I’m staying,” he said. Rosalie said she will try to consider a buyout with an open mind. “We’ll see what they give, but I’m pretty sure we will stay,” she said.

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Flood mud and a stern warning grace the front porch of a home on Miller Street in Jenkins Township.

emotions in people, and I know how that feels,” Naylor said. His family lost almost all belongings when the water rose 5 feet on the first floor of his Chittenden Street property because he had cleared out the second floor prior to the flood for remodeling. The family is back home, with only minor repairs on Naylor’s todo list. Richard Brassington said he became physically sick facing the overwhelming flood cleanup of his business, Wyoming Valley Wheels, which has been located off Carey Avenue in Plymouth for 35 years. “Three times I went to the hospital. That’s how bad I felt,” said Brassington, who was prescribed medication. The window panes at his leased building glistened last week from the sun reflecting off the Susquehanna, and the sound of the water below was soothing. But flood mud residue more than 7 feet up the walls creates a gloomy atmosphere inside. He parted with box after box of once-valuable tools and parts and routinely wastes time hunting for the items he needs to change a tire or complete other motorcycle repairs. Brassington plans to scale back and relocate to the garage behind his Kingston home on Oct. 31. Gertrude Yachna said the flooding of her Chittenden Street home was unsettling and chaotic. The 80-year-old lives with sisters Loretta, 82, and Johanna, 75, along with her disabled nephew James, 45. A generous citizen put them in a hotel for six days before they moved into a rental unit in Avoca. “It was hard, and we had to get used to different surroundings,” Gertrude said. They’ve been back in the family homestead since January. The home had basement flooding in 1972 but got 6 feet on the first floor in September. She relied on some donated furniture because her flood insurance didn’t cover all the needed contents. “It’s still going to be awhile before we get organized,” she said. “I hope we never have to experience this again.”

Clarence Lewis said he’s waiting for a flood buyout because his more than century-old Shickshinny home sustained costly structural damage last September.

‘We took a hit’ Exeter resident Greg Lynch watched in horror the morning of Sept. 8 as dump trucks built a makeshift levee on Susquehanna Avenue to stop the river from crossing the street. The problem: Lynch and his neighbors lived on the river side of the emergency flood wall. In the prior record flood of 1972, sandbags were piled up behind these homes, and his house stayed dry. “We took a hit for the rest of the town. We saved 400 houses from getting flooded,” Lynch said. The water stopped at the basement ceiling. He lost family photos and other mementos that piled up in his 28 years there and had to replace the water heater, furnace and electrical system. Lynch eyes a nearby privately owned island in the Susquehanna River, saying it’s getting too big and should be leveled. He believes the island causes more water to back up in his area. He praised the American Red Cross for its “godsend” of meals and other organizations that provided assistance but has bad memories of a steady stream of “gawkers” who walked along the temporary levee surveying the damage while he and his neighbors strugTaking another chance gled to clean. Michael Moughan spent “I felt like I was a monkey in a zoo. The flood brought out the $96,000 to renovate his Applegood and bad in people,” he said. tree House Restaurant on state Route 92 in Exeter Township, Emotionally affected with some covered by flood insurDuryea resident Mark Naylor ance. “We’re doing really good. We must control his emotions as a state police trooper, but it now came back better and stronger takes more effort when he encoun- than ever,” he said. It’s the restaurant’s third flood ters victims of fires who’ve lost evin eight years, though September erything. “It’s getting harder for me to do was the whopper because the wafire investigations. I see all the ter hit the second floor, which

hasn’t happened since ’72. He never considered calling it quits and fully expects to pick up his snow shovel to scrape out mud again. “We’re waiting for the next one. Hopefully it won’t be as bad,” he said. Michele Mleczynski lost well over $60,000 in inventory and income when the water rose several feet inside the Tuft-Tex Complex in Plains Township, where she leased space for her bake shop, Sugar Artists Emporium. She’s back in business in a larger space at the complex and largely credits loyal customers for convincing her to take the plunge to borrow money and start again. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed and keeping our chin above water,” said Mleczynski,

An overgrown playground adds to the ruinous atmosphere of the Miller Street area in Jenkins Township.

The Susquehanna River swelled high enough to break this window at Wyoming Valley Wheels in Plymouth last September.

Jenkins Township Supervisor Stanley Rovinski says the Miller Street neighborhood known as ‘The Patch’ still looks like a ‘war zone’ due to flood damage last September.

who was thankful to be reunited with her original store sign that had detached and washed down the street. Jim Houseknecht hit roadblocks securing financing to reopen his Shickshinny business, JAngelo’s New York Pizza, which had 7 feet of water. He ended up borrowing $40,000 from private individuals to purchase all the necessary furnishings and equipment for the leased space. Houseknecht said he and the building owners mistakenly thought the business contents were covered under the owner’s flood insurance. He doesn’t expect to draw a paycheck for several years until the loans are repaid and can’t relax until he’s out of debt. “It’s pretty stressful,” he said. “Business is not too bad. I love it

here. The people are really nice.” Calling it quits Debbie Zavada hasn’t driven past the Tuft-Tex Complex in Plains Township since she and her husband, John Jr., cleaned out the mucky ruins of their business, County Optical Inc. “One day I’m going to wake up and say I have to do this, but not yet. I didn’t think I’d take it as bad as I did,” she said. The Zavadas leased space in the complex and would have to borrow $700,000 to buy the optical equipment needed to reopen the 40-year family business. Instead, the couple gave up on business ownership and obtained fulltime employment working for others. Zavada doesn’t want pity, saying she feels bad for flood victims

still struggling to rebuild their homes. “It’s the homeowners I bleed for,” she said. “A business is a business. It’s not a home.” Duryea resident Jimmy Pliska also followed through on his plans to sell the three-family structure at the corner of Walnut and Chittenden streets that was built by his great-grandparents. Pliska told Vice President Joe Biden during his post-flood visit to the borough in September that he made the difficult decision to sell, in part, because he was concerned about future flooding. Pittston residents William and Michele Pambianco bought the structure for $60,000 in January. Michele said she is seeking renters for the three units, which were completely remodeled. “It came out gorgeous,” she said. “We’re trying to help bring that community back.” The River Street building occupied by Randu’s Southern Open Pit Bar-b-que in Plains Township is now home to Barton Weidlich’s food and ice cream eatery, Sprinkles & Shakes. Weidlich expanded the outdoor patio and redid the interior. “I’ve had tons of compliments on the work I did. I’m off to a tremendous start,” Weidlich said. “It’s nice that people rose above the flood.” Rebuilding their lives Colleen Azaravich and her family and friends rolled up their sleeves to tackle rebuilding of their homes on Towpath Court in Pittston, armed with countless batches of soap and disinfectant. “Everybody pulled together. We persevered. That’s all I can really say,” she said. That’s not to say they didn’t lose their cool at times. There was occasional screaming in the backyard. “We had times when you’d want to sit down and cry, which I’ve done. You let it out,” she said. Four Towpath Court homes in the Azaravich family were heavily damaged in September, and two are back in shape. Colleen and her husband, Leo, are attached to the property they purchased in 1956 and have gone through several major floods during their 60-year marriage. “We think about how much we’ve accomplished. We had 6 inches of mud on the kitchen floor a year ago, and now it’s nice and clean,” she said. West Pittston resident Charles Gallo basked in the sun on the front porch of his Susquehanna Avenue property last week. It took five months to remodel the property because the water was up to the roof. Two neighboring structures are still out of commission, but many property owners have returned, he said. “It’s come back nicely,” he said. Shickshinny resident Carl Rees plans to return to his East Union Street home by November. He’s been living in a Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile home in Salem Township. “It would be nice to get back to normal,” he said. He’s not biting at a buyout because he’s paid off his property and doesn’t want to go into debt on a new one. His home of more than a decade has high ceilings, which kept the 14 feet of water from reaching the second floor. “Right now, I’m just going to stick with the property,” he said. He refuses to get rattled by flooding. “I wake up every morning. I’m still breathing. I’m fine.”

Shoes coated in flood mud were left on the porch of a home in ‘The Patch’ section of Jenkins Township.

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Wilkes University President Patrick Leahy and a view of Wilkes-Barre from atop the university’s new science center building under construction.

SCHOOL SYNERGY Wilkes president hopes to work closely with neighbor King’s By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com

Wilkes University President Patrick Leahy chats with members of the university’s mens soccer team, from left, Mitch Woodward, Hunter Murray, Ian Moyer and Eddie Metzge, on the campus green on Wednesday.

hile Wilkes University and King’s College are very competitive on the athletic fields and in the student recruiting process, the two have collaborated on joint ventures and have started preliminary discussions about ways to expand that partnership. During a sit down interview Tuesday, new Wilkes President Patrick F. Leahy said he’s looking forward to bringing the two downtown Wilkes-Barre schools closer together for the good of the city and for the good of the two school’s bank accounts. He said while there is a rivalry and the two compete on many levels, there is a history of cooperation that could help make it easier to agreements for more joint ventures. In 2006 the two schools joined forces to partner with Barnes & Noble to lure the national book store and coffee house to open a Downtown Joint Student Book Store, on Public Square. The two, plus Misericordia University in Dallas Township, have a cross registration agreement in place so students interested in taking a course at another school can do so and still get the credit at no extra charge. John McAndrew, a King’s College spokesman, said

“I’m very intentional about the relationships I’m establishing both on campus and off. I think every 10 to 12 years a university is ripe for a new style. I think that’s what I bring.” Patrick F. Leahy Wilkes University president

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Ruth Hughes is the Director of the Small Business Development Center in Wilkes-Barre. Hughes, 50, graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. and Tulane University in New Orleans. She also graduated from Washington and Lee University Law School in Lexington, Va. Ruth and her husband, Dick, live in Mountain Top and have three children, Callie, Ellen and Richard. What exactly is the Small Business Development Center and what is your role with the company? “Our center is funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is part of Wilkes University. The bulk of our resource support comes from universities such as Wilkes and the University of Scranton. We provide free confidential consulting services to small businesses which includes business plan development, market research and competitive financial analysis. We say that your success is our business. We help both existing and new busi-

nesses. My role as director is to manage the office, staff and budget and to ensure that consulting services are delivered with quality and care. I am also a consultant here.” When you are not working what are some of your favorite things to do with your time? “I have recently developed an interest in genealogy. Staying in line with the family theme, I really enjoy time with my husband and kids. I enjoy cooking and reading as well.” What are some of the books you like to read? “I really like non-fiction history books. John

Steinbeck has always been one of my favorite authors. My favorite new author is Haruki Murakami who wrote “After Dark” and “Kafka on the Shore”.” Do you have a favorite quote or saying? “When in doubt, throw it out. That is from my mother.” Is there anyone you follow on Twitter? “I have not figured Twitter out yet. My daughter follows people on it though.” What type of music do you enjoy? “I like the Icelandic band, Of Monsters and Men. I also enjoy traditional rock and roll as well.” What’s in the fridge? What food do you fancy? “I really enjoy a good piece of key lime pie.” Do you take part in any good causes in the Northeast Pennsylvania area? “I am involved with the Forty Fort Meeting House Preservation Committee and a regular parishioner of St. Stephen’s Church in WilkesBarre.” See MEET, Page 3B

eaning on his leaf rake, my neighbor Alner looked around quizzically. “The old block sure seems quiet since school started,” he mused. I nodded. “Happens every year,” I said. “But, you know, some things really have changed.” Alner sighed. “Oh, no,” he said. That look in your eyes - I sense a trip coming on.” My friend couldn’t have been more right. Within seconds, thanks to my power of metaphysical travel, we were walking down a Wyoming Valley street of many decades past, toward a high school at the end of the block. “What school’s that?” he asked, pointing at the small, brick building. “Doesn’t matter,” I said. “Every town back in these times has its very own public school system, grades one through 12, and everybody grows up ready to go out and fight for the old green and white or black and orange or whatever the school colors are. Shall we go inside?” “I know, I know,” Alner sighed. “Your power of theoretical invisibility will enable us to observe and eavesdrop and…” “You got it,” I laughed. “Notice the teacher getting up from her desk and heading to the lectern at the front of the room.” Alner’s jaw dropped. “She’s reading from the Bible. Now she’s leading prayer.” “Right you are, buddy,” I said. “Looks like they’re heading off to their first class,” he said as the students arose, books and tablets retrieved from the flip-top desks where they’d been sitting. “But…they’re not making any noise.” In truth, the silence in the halls was deafening. “You’ll notice also that there’s no horseplay, no girl-guy stuff,” I said. “Get out of line and you win a free trip to the dreaded ‘office’ for a little one-on-one with the assistant principal.” “I wouldn’t think about misbehaving,” he whispered. “That’s smart,” I replied. “Some of the guys teaching here charged ashore at Okinawa or parachuted into France on D-Day. Think they’re afraid of a few noisy teenagers? By the way, that lady librarian over there was a Marine sergeant. Don’t run up any fines.” We enjoyed our time looking in on the classes. In fact, Alner was absorbed. “I wondered how kids learned before computers,” he said as we ducked out of a history room. “Now I see: it was attention and respect. Probably reinforced at home, too. The parents and teachers must have been on the same page.” I nodded. “I’m not saying everything was perfect back here. Too many girls were channeled away from college, and the dropout rate could have been improved. But this era has a few things to teach us.” As a buzzer sounded the kids headed for the exits. “What’s that storefront they’re going into?” asked Alner as we sauntered down the street. “That’s a dance club,” I replied. “There are school dances every weekend, and the kids still can’t get enough. So nearly every neighborhood has one of these little after-school dance places. Dancing was good fun, and it was the way guys and girls met and formed relationships. They didn’t have to go drinking. During the summer they’d run out to the dance pavilions at Sans Souci or Harveys Lake and meet kids from the other schools.” The aroma of french fries from the club made me hungry, and I brought us back to 2012. “I know we can’t duplicate that past world exactly,” said Alner, picking up his leaf rake. “But I sense there is a lesson in there somewhere” I smiled. “Old buddy, you get an Aplus.” Tom Mooney is a Times Leader columnist. Reach him at tmooney2@ptd.net.

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Luzerne gets ready for Pumpkin Festival

United Way Labor cookout set for Sept. 12

The Luzerne Merchants Association is planning its annual Fall Pumpkin Festival to be held from noon-6 p.m. on Sept. 15 on Main Street. The event will include food and craft vendors, entertainment, games and face-painting for children, horse and buggy rides, local merchants and more. A Pumpkin Derby will also be held. The public is invited to sponsor a pumpkin and the winners will be given a prize or gift certificate from a Luzerne merchant. Pumpkins can be sponsored at several locations. The proceeds of the event will benefit Luzerne food banks. The organization is still accepting applications for vendors. For more information call Karen at 287-4333 or Shirley at 288-1004 or visit luzememerchants.com. Some of the representatives, from left, first row: Barbara Gavlick and Kaitlin Connolly, Costumes by Barbara; Amber Campbell, Amber’s Sports Cuts; Chuck Dekmar, Chuck’s Main Street Diner; Nicole Perry, Baby & Beyond; and Trenton Perry, Brown’s Got Everything. Second row: Albert Sweitzer, American Tails.

United Way of Wyoming Valley’s Labor Participation Committee will hold the annual United Way Labor Kick-Off Event from 5-7 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Plains Township Park Pavilion. Cost for the cookout is $1 1 per person and reservations can be made by calling 270-9109. Deadline for reservations is Sept. 10. Committee members, from left, first row: Ed Harry, president, Greater Wilkes-Barre Labor Council; Kerri Gallagher, staff representative, AFSCME District Council 87; Sheila Saidman, UniServ representative, PSEA; and David Williams, retired president, CWA Local 13000/Unit 34. Second row: John Rusask, lead agent, UFCW Local 1776; Walter Klepaski, AFL-CIO community services liaison, United Way; Gil Cooney, retired business agent, UFCW Local 1776; Tony Thomas Jr., USW Local 5652-00, InterMetro Industries; and Pat Connors, principal officer, Teamsters Local 401. Other committee members include: Don Engleman, president, CWA Local 13000/Unit 34; Jeff Ney, president, Wilkes-Barre Area Education Association; Heather Wertman, president, PSEA Luzerne County Coordinating Council; and Ben Uzdilla, president, Utility Workers Local 406.

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Bear Creek Woman’s Club awards scholarship The Bear Creek Area Woman’s Club recently held its annual scholarship award presentation at the Bear Creek Inne. The Woman’s Club presented a $500 scholarship to Marissa Warnick, a graduate of Holy Redeemer High School. This scholarship is awarded to a senior residing in Bear Creek Township, Bear Creek Village or Buck Township. Students complete an application, essay and interview with the scholarship committee. The club meets the second Monday of the month from September until June at the Bear Creek Inne. Women interested in joining the club may contact any member or call 472-3111 for more information. At the event, from left, first row: Warnick; Ann Tinner, scholarship chairman; Rosanne Hartwigsen, scholarship committee; Ellen Smith; Carol Petrucka; Joyce Smith; Marge Katcavage; and Velma Mislivets.

Tourney benefits Prescription Assistance Fund Committee members for The Blue Ridge Trail Pink & Blue Golf Tournament recently donated $7,500 to the Prescription Assistance Fund of Medical Oncology Associates in Kingston. The tournament was held on July 14 and attracted 88 golfers and a large number of sponsors. The theme of the tournament addressed breast, prostate and colon cancer awareness and support. At the check presentation, from left: Matt Nowak, tournament committee; Dr. David Greenwald and Dr. Bruce Saidman, Medical Oncology Associates; and Stephanie Grubert, Alison Kryger and Pat Kwetkauski, Pink & Blue Tournament committee members.

Mercy Center residents enjoy luau Mercy Center Skilled Nursing and Personal Care recently held its annual luau in the center’s Rivers Room, which was full of excitement and colorful displays as the activity department brought the Hawaiian Islands to the residents. The residents enjoyed the atmosphere and flavor of many different Hawaiian foods and refreshments. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Lorraine Welch, Pierre Rabbit, Marie Lauck, Sister Bride Pollard and Rose Sergi. Second row: Sammy Shark; Deborah Dragon, activity coordinator, Personal Care Unit; Ann Marie Morgan, activity director; Jerry Stone, entertainer; Clancy the puppet; Rose Ann Bauer, volunteer; Katie Payne, activity assistant; and Don Stone, entertainer.

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Corey Rupp, Nescopeck, Bachelor of Music degree in professional music.

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Tufts University, Medford, Mass.

Luzerne County Community College recently awarded degrees to graduates of the college’s dental assisting program. Members of the graduating class attended a Dental Recognition Ceremony at the college’s Educational Conference Center. The graduates also received pins which were provided by the College’s Alumni Association. Graduates at the ceremony, from left: Kaitlyn Raup, Danville; Heather Stefanick, Hazleton; Kelly McLaughlin, Pittston; Gina Bordi, Olyphant; Amanda Wright, Kingston; and Bernae Evans, Bloomsburg.

Nina Santarelli, Dallas, bachelor’s degree in art history and Italian.

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in Spring 2011, the most recent year data was readily available, 25 King’s students attended other schools for classes and a total of 90 Wilkes or Misericordia students attended King’s for a class, mostly a foreign language offering. Vicki Mayk, a Wilkes spokeswoman, said the agreement between Wilkes and Kings has been in effect since 1980 and Misericordia joined the mix in 1996. She noted that students can register for any undergraduate courses, with the exception of pharmacy courses at Wilkes, physician assistant courses at King’s and occupational therapy courses at Misericordia. Graduate courses are also excluded. With budget concerns an issue for most institutions of higher education, Leahy said it only makes sense for schools in close proximity to each other to look at ways to stretch their dollars without shortchanging students. He said he met recently with King’s College President John Ryan and in their chat the issue of collaboration came up and ideas were bounced around such as maybe joint purchasing agreements, shared services like IT, facilities maintenance and more. Ryan himself has only been at the helm at King’s for a more than a year. Leahy said he and Ryan agreed to form task forces up their respective school’s staff to look into the possibilities, though he cautioned there was no agreement to do anything by a certain time. He is hopeful the task force finds ways that make sense and the two schools can come to an agreement or two. “I would argue start with anything that’s not academic then wade into academics,” Leahy, who lives in Bear Creek Village, noted. Ryan, in a statement relayed through McAndrew, said the conversation did occur and he supports the premise. He said to date it has not moved past that initial discussion phase. “We’re open to anything that allows us to offer the same high quality of education that would mean more efficient use of tuition dollars,” McAndrew said The father of four, who started July 1 after eight years at the University of Scranton, said he hopes to grow Wilkes’ enrollment but he has no set ceiling in mind and no concrete plans to build any dormitories or apartment complexes to handle student body growth. He said on the graduate level, online courses and off-campus sites such as the one the university opened in the Poconos recently are ways to accomplish growth without impacting current on-campus infrastructure. He said with no buildings in the planning stages for campus, the school will have to look at how it can “grow enrollment within our existing infrastructure.” How or where that will occur is not something he has even looked into yet, he added. When the subject of the no confidence vote the faculty gave to his predecessor, Tim Gilmour, just a few months before his 11th and final year at the

hy said. He also touched on a variety of other topics during his hourlong sit down visit at The Times Leader offices. Among them: • The school’s $35 million science center is on schedule to be complete and open in time for the 2013 fall semester. He said the $20 million capital campaign the school kicked off for the project has raised $11 million to date. • He will become the first president since the school’s first president to not reside in the oncampus president’s house on West River Drive. He said with a wife and four young children, their home in Bear Creek is better suited for the family, though he will still host functions at the president’s house and could stay there if necessary.

school ended, Leahy said he believes the style between himself and Gilmour is so different that he doesn’t envision that problem occurring between him and the faculty. He has already implemented changes to make sure college deans and faculty and staff members have more input in top level decisions including the budget. “I’m very intentional about the relationships I’m establishing both on campus and off,” Leahy noted, though he had praise for a lot of the work Gilmour was able to accomplish at the school. But he said in academics, some people’s time at a school just run their course. “I think every 10 to 12 years a university is ripe for a new style. I think that’s what I bring,” Lea-

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favorite places in the world that you have ventured to? “I absolutely loved Italy and its culture. I would really like to visit Egypt. The whole scope Continued from Page 1B of Egypt is alluring, from the pyramids to the culture to Who is someone that you strongly admired throughout everything about it’s past. It is very enticing since I am a your life? “I was so proud of history buff.” my husband when he ran for What about here in Northjudge and won. He juggled so east Pennsylvania? Are much in doing so. I would also there interesting places or be remiss if I did not mention events that you like to be my parents. They gave me the part of? “We really like the freedom to do what I want and bazaars. I did not grow up with that yielded me achieving a them when I was younger. The great deal in life. The key monumber of them in this area is ment was when they let me go so intriguing and the foods to boarding school in Masand entertainment at them is sachusetts. That was a big so good.” event in my life. That meant so In regards to this region, much.” what do you think needs to What are some of your be improved upon in North-

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Beagle, Humko iffany Leigh Humko and Jeremy David Beagle were united in marT riage on July 2, 2011, at Holy Trinity

Church, Swoyersville. The Rev. William J. Karle performed the doublering ceremony. Margaret Semanek was organist and the vocalist was Kathy Kufta. The bride is the daughter of John Humko III and Sandy Humko, Shavertown. She is the granddaughter of Arlene Zibuck, Dallas; John Humko Jr., Harding; and the late Anna Humko. The groom is the son of Brian and Kathy Beagle, Danville and Rome, Ohio. He is the grandson of Donald and Mary Lou Beagle, Danville, and George and Claire Holdren, Millville. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She chose her cousin, Jessica DeSanto, Wyoming, as her matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Alicia Pizano, Wyoming, cousin of the bride; Sara Shendock, Maryland; and Kathy Evenski, Helen Eldridge, Stephanie Meadors, Melissa Nance, all from West Palm Beach, Fla. Flower babies were Madeline DeSanto, Wyoming, godchild of the bride, and Julia Nance, West Palm Beach, Florida, daughter of a friend of the bride. The groom chose his brother, Jesse Beagle, Danville, as his best man. Groomsmen were Damion Beagle, Danville, brother of the groom; Barrett Cortright and Jared Tarr, both from Danville; Eric Kushmeder, Hazleton; Jason Mellas, Mountain Top; George Yeager, West Palm Beach, Fla., all friends of the groom; and Connor Garvey, Shavertown, friend of the bride. Ring bearer was Javin Beagle, Danville, nephew of the groom and godchild of the bride and groom. An evening cocktail hour and reception were held at Irem Country Club, Dallas. Groove Train provided music for the reception. The rehearsal dinner was held at Costello’s in Edwardsville. The bride was honored with bridal showers at Hayfield House, Penn State, Lehman and Old Calypso, Delray Beach, Fla. The couple went on an Alaskan cruise for their honeymoon. They reside in Boynton Beach, Fla. Tiffany is a 1999 graduate of Bishop O’Reilly High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from East Stroudsburg University and a master’s degree from Nova Southwestern University. She is enrolled in the doctorate program at Nova Southwestern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She is employed by the Palm Beach County School District as a third-grade teacher at Highland Elementary School, Lake Worth, Fla. Jeremy is a 1998 graduate of Warrior Run High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from East Stroudsburg University. He is employed by HSA Engineers and Scientists as an environmental scientist in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Four generations gather for birthday our generations recently gathered for a family dinner to celebrate F the 90th birthday of Pauline Godish,

a resident at the Meadows Rehab and Nursing Center, Dallas. At the dinner, from left, first row: Godish; Terry Van Why, Dallas, daughter; Amy Van Why-Roberts, Shavertown, granddaughter; and Rayna Roberts, greatgranddaughter. Second row: Jacob Roberts, great-grandson.

Spagnola, Fletcher

lycia Marie Spagnola and William Fletcher, together with their families, are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Robert Spagnola Jr., Miners Mills; the late Karen Spagnola, Bear Creek; and step-father Bob Siskovitch, Bear Creek. She is the granddaughter of Jim and Florence Shovlin and Eileen Spagnola, all of Wilkes-Barre, and the late Robert Spagnola Sr., Hazleton. The prospective groom is the son of Ken and Lisa Fletcher, Wilkes-Barre. He is the grandson of Angela Fletcher and the late Allen Fletcher and the late Nancy Czock, all of Wilkes-Barre. The bride-to-be is a 2006 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. She is a certified nursing assistant at Golden Living Center, Wilkes-Barre. The prospective groom is a 2006 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. He is employed at Quitflex as an industrial machinist. The couple will be united in marriage Feb. 23, 2013, at Penn State Lehman with a reception to follow at the Quality Inn.

Russo, Meeker

arah Meeker and Matthew Russo, along with their parents, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of James Meeker and the late Valerie Simmons Meeker, Trumansburg, N.Y. She is the granddaughter of Marion Simmons and Judy and James Simmons and Mrs. Brenita Meeker II, of New York. Miss Meeker is a 2004 graduate of Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and a 2011 graduate of Cornell University with a Master of Business Administration degree. She is employed by Amgen. The prospective groom is the son of Philip and Barbara Menarick Russo, Exeter. He is the grandson of the late Angelo and Mary Russo and the late George and Mary Koslick Menarick. Mr. Russo is a 2001 graduate of Wyoming Area High School and a 2005 graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in labor relations. He is employed by Keystone Automotive, Inc. Their wedding will take place on Oct. 6, 2012, at Friedman Farms in Dallas. The couple is pictured with their dog, Marj.

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Detwiler, Mutchler

arah Morgan Detwiler and Keith William Mutchler, together with their families, announce their engagement and upcoming nuptials. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Paul L. Detwiler III and stepmother, Kathleen, Kingston, and Kathryn E. Detwiler and fiancé, David Kovalchik, Wyoming. She is the granddaughter of the late Paul L. Detwiler Jr. and Vivian Detwiler and the late Ernest and Frances Evans, all of Kingston. Sarah is a 1999 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and a 2001graduate of Luzerne County Community College with an associate’s degree in general studies and science. She is employed as an assistant manager at Boden Clothing Company, Pittston Township. The prospective groom is the son of Joseph and Judith Letteer, Plymouth. He is the grandson of the late Joseph Letteer Sr. and Lillian Zipay, Wilkes-Barre, and the late George and Clara Alden, Plymouth. Keith is a 1998 graduate of West Side Vocational Technical High School. He is employed as a machinist at Pride Mobility Products, Exeter. The couple will exchange vows at The Plymouth Christian Church in Plymouth on Sept. 15, 2012, with the Rev. David Quesenberry officiating. The couple’s parents will host a reception at The Highlands, Newberry Estates following the ceremony. The couple resides in Kingston with their two toy fox terriers and cat.

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Keiper, Hendershot amara Hendershot and Alan Keiper, together with their T parents, announce their engage-

ment and upcoming wedding. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Sterling and Janie Hendershot, both of Bear Creek Township. She is the granddaughter of Faye Fieseler, who currently resides in Pittston; the late William Fieseler Sr., Sweet Valley and Bear Creek; and the late Sterling and Louise Hendershot, Bear Creek Township. She is a 1999 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School and a 2003 graduate of Bloomsburg University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She earned her master’s degree in social work from Marywood University in 2007. She is employed full-time by Community Care Behavioral Health, a division of UPMC, and part-time at Community Counseling Services as a licensed social worker. The prospective groom is the son of Ralph and Sherry Keiper, Pocono Pines. He is the grandson of Homer and Gloria Argot, Pocono Lake, and Eleanor and Ralph Keiper Sr., Gouldsboro. He is a 2000 graduate of Pocono Mountain High School and a 2006 graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a dual bachelor’s degree in history and political science. He is employed by the Lake Naomi Club, Pocono Pines. The couple will be united in marriage Sept. 29, 2012, at Pocono Lake Wesleyan Church with a reception to follow at Mountaintop Lodge at Lake Naomi.

Marino, Jeffrey aura Ann Marino and Sean Joseph Jeffrey were united in marriage L Sept. 16, 2011, in Our Lady of the

Snows Church, Clarks Summit. The ceremony was performed by Monsignor James McGarry, pastor. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Marino Jr., WilkesBarre. The groom is the son of John Jeffrey and the late Francella Jeffrey, Clarks Summit. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose her dearest friend, Melinda Rushkowski Heffron, as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Jillian Krupsha, cousin of the bride, and Devon Rother Malone and Lacey Churmblo, friends of the bride and groom. Julianna Heffron served as flower girl. The groom chose Curtis Churmblo as best man. Groomsmen were Michael Comstock, nephew of the groom; Matthew Marino, brother of the bride; and Brandon Shadle, friend of the bride and groom. Ayden Heffron served as ring bearer. Scriptural readings were given by Chelsey Coslett and offertory gifts were presented by Jennifer Morris, both friends of the bride. The bride and groom were honored at an engagement party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Krupsha, uncle and aunt of the bride. The bride was honored at a bridal shower hosted by the mother of the bride and her attendants at the Gallery at Pierce Plaza. A rehearsal dinner was hosted by the father of the groom. An evening cocktail hour and reception were held at Rossis Ristorante, Archbald. The bride is a 2001 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and a 2005 graduate of King’s College with a bachelor’s degree in human resources management. Laura is employed by Borton-Lawson Engineering as a human resources specialist. The groom is a 1998 graduate of Abington Heights High School and a 2008 graduate of Keystone College with a bachelor’s degree in information technology. Sean is employed by Hematology and Oncology Associates as a systems administrator. He is also the owner of Jeffrey IT Services. The couple resides in Olyphant.

The Sundays r. and Mrs. Robert Sunday M celebrated their 50th anniversary on May 26, 2012. They

were married at St. Boniface Church in Wilkes-Barre. They are the proud parents of daughter Lisa Sunday-Lefkowitz and husband Jay and the proud grandparents of Noah and Levi. Jeanne Marie Sunday is the daughter of the late Stella and Anthony Kilgallon. Bobby Sunday is the son of the late Anthony and Matilda Sunday. The Sundays enjoy travel, especially cruises. They have been on cruises to the Mediterranean, Europe, Alaska, Mexico, Bermuda, Canada, Panama and the Caribbean. Another European cruise is planned for the future. The couple celebrated their anniversary with a family trip to the Polynesian Hotel at Disney World and a weekend trip to Lancaster. Mr. Sunday is a 1955 graduate of GAR Memorial High School. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force for four years and attended Penn State University. Bob enjoyed working at Certain Teed for 40 years until his retirement in 2001. He stays active fishing, cooking, gardening, and, most of all, spending time with his grandsons. They are his greatest joy. Mrs. Sunday is a 1961 graduate of St Nicholas High School and worked at First Eastern Bank until the birth of her daughter. Over the years Jeanne has volunteered as a tutor and has served as a member of the board of directors at the YMCA. She has been a devoted Eucharistic Minister at the Mercy and Geisinger Hospitals for 25 years and at John Heinz Rehabilitation Center for the last seven years.

Feist, Mengak eather Lynn Mengak and Brian H John Feist, together with their families, are pleased to announce

their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Karin and Steve Wojcik, Mountain Top. She is very blessed to have many grandparents in her life including, Ron and Marilyn Myers, the late Theresa and Michael Mengak, Judy Woodring, Bernie and Shirley Wojcik and also two greatgrandmothers, Mildred Myers and Rachel Woodring. Heather is a 2004 graduate of Crestwood High School and a 2008 graduate of Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition. She is employed by the Commission on Economic Opportunity as a nutrition educator in WilkesBarre. The prospective groom is the son of Dianne and Emil Feist, Wilkes-Barre. He is the grandson of the late John and Margaret Feist and Robert and Helen Marie Joseph. Brian is a 1995 graduate of GAR Memorial High School and a 2000 graduate of the University of Scranton, where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. He is employed by Fairchild Semiconductor in Mountain Top. He is also pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree at Wilkes University. The couple will be united in marriage during an outdoor ceremony in May 2013 at the East Mountain Inn, Wilkes-Barre.

The Prices argaret and David Price, Edwardsville, are celebrating their M 45th wedding anniversary today,

Sept. 2, 2012. They were married Sept. 2, 1967, in the former St. Boniface Church, Wilkes-Barre, by the late Rev. Joseph Maier. Mrs. Price is the former Margaret L. Steininger, daughter of the late John and Margaret Steininger. Mr. Price is the son of the late Robert and Helen Price. The couple has two children, Kimberly Broskoske and husband, Dr. Stephen, Wanamie, and Nadine Emel and husband, Jay, Larksville. They also have a granddaughter, Alyson. A family dinner will be held to mark the occasion.

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Van Gorder, Perzia

r. and Mrs. Anthony J. Perzia, Luzerne, announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Perzia, to Robert Lawerence Van Gorder Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Gorder Sr., Dallas. The couple met at Cross Creek Community Church, Trucksville. They give thanks to God for bringing them together and for His faithfulness throughout their courtship. As the picture displays, on Aug. 4, 2012, down on one knee, Robert proposed to Michelle on top of the Empire State Building in New York City. The bride-to-be is employed as a teacher at the Agora Cyber Charter School. The prospective groom is employed with the Pennsylvania State Game Commission. A September 2012 wedding is planned.

The Staneks

r. and Mrs. Frank Stanek celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 19, 2012. They were married by the Rev. Michael Bernat at the Holy Rosary Church, Ashley. The anniversary was celebrated by spending a week at the Ocean Tower Resort in Wildwood, N.J., with their family. A dinner was also held in their honor at the Boat House Restaurant in Wildwood, N.J. The Staneks have four children, Michael Stanek, Ashley; Sharon Stanek Coben, Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh; Frank J. Stanek, Washington, Pa.; and Shelby Stanek Maskarinec, Washington, Pa. They also have seven grandchildren and one step-granddaughter, Michael and Joseph Stanek, Lauren and Michelle Coben, Mary Elizabeth Stanek, Jennifer and Sarah Maskarinec and Amelia Reese. Mr. Stanek is the son of the late Frank J. Stanek, Ashley, and Steffie Yannick, New Jersey. He was employed by Acme Markets and also worked with his wife at Frank’s Pizza Parlor, Ashley. Florence Malinchak Stanek is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Malinchak, Ashley. She was the owner of Frank’s Pizza Parlor for 45 years. The couple resides in Washington, Pa.

Becker, Maloney

indsay A. Harry and Cpt. Daniel W. Krueger Jr., together with L their families, announce their engage-

nne Becker and Mark Badyrka, A West Pittston, Pa., and Edward Becker, Kenosha, Wis., announce the

ment and approaching wedding. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Stewart and Sharon Harry, Forty Fort, Pa. She is the granddaughter of the late Stewart and Betty Harry, Plymouth, Pa., and the late Earl and Margery Turner, Georgetown, Ky. The prospective groom is the son of Col. (Retired) and Mrs. Daniel W. Krueger, Houston, Texas. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Krueger, Venice, Fla., and Mrs. William Bruce and the late William Bruce, Seattle, Wash. Lindsay is a 2002 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, Plymouth, Pa. and a 2006 graduate of Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga., with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. She is employed at Newell Rubbermaid as a senior engineer. Daniel is a 2006 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in political science. He is stationed at Fort Stewart, Savannah, Ga., with the 4th Brigade 3rd Infantry Division. He previously served with the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan and Iraq. A December 2012 wedding will be celebrated at the Cadet Chapel in West Point, N.Y.

Mary Krommes marks her 80th birthday

ary Krommes of South WilkesBarre celebrated her 80th birthday on Saturday, Sept 1. Employed at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Mercy Hospital location, Mary is stationed at the Information Center five mornings a week offering a warm smile to all who come seeking directions. She is also an active member of the Firwood Methodist Church, where she is in the choir and contributes her time volunteering in its many community programs. Being a mother of seven, grandmother to seven grandchildren and great-grandmother to nine, Mary is the heart and soul of the Krommes family. Mary’s family sends a message for this special occasion. Happy birthday, Mom! Thank you for everything you do for us. You are an amazing, caring, warm and wonderful mother and we love you. We are so proud of you and wish you every happiness. Enjoy this year!

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Strish, Shipula manda Strish and Anthony Shipula, together with their families, announce their recent engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Daryl Lyons, Plymouth, and Tony Strish, Glen Lyon. She is the granddaughter of Carol and Harry Trotter, Plymouth; Barbara Strish, Larksville; and the late Joseph Strish. The prospective groom is the son of Anthony and Christine Shipula, Hanover Township. He is the grandson of the late Phyloretta and Anthony Shipula and the late Charlotte and Joseph Hudak. Amanda is a 2003 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from College Misericordia in 2007 and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from King’s College in 2011. She is a third-grade special education teacher at Pleasant Valley School District. Anthony is a 2003 graduate of Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from College Misericordia in 2007 and is pursuing a master’s degree in middle school math from Wilkes University. He is a third-grade teacher at Hanover Area School District. The couple will exchange vows on July 6, 2013, in the chapel at Misericordia University.

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The Shatrowskases ohn Butch and Barbara Yankowski Shatrowskas, Wyoming, Jcelebrated their 50th wedding

anniversary Aug. 18.The couple was married at St. Joseph’s Church in Port Griffith by the late Rev. Walter Skursky. Charlene Gostynski Jones served as maid of honor and Jack Fugowski was best man. Mrs. Shatrowskas is the daughter of the late Stanley and Caroline Mondlak Yankowski. Mr. Shatrowskas is the son of the late Mary Evans Shatrowskas Lulewicz, the late John Shatrowskas and the late Leo Lulewicz. Mrs. Shatrowskas works as secretary for DaVita Dialysis in Dunmore and Mr. Shatrowskas is selfemployed in excavation and construction. The couple has three children, John (Butch) Shatrowskas and his wife, Kim, Wyoming; Jackie Zukosky and her husband, Robert, Wyoming; and Jason Shatrowskas and his wife, Courtney, Wyoming. They also have four grandchildren, Kasey and Allyson Shatrowskas and Tara and Tiffany Zukosky. Their granddaughters wish love to the couple celebrating their golden anniversary.

engagement of their daughter, Nicole Marie Becker, to Matthew Joseph Maloney, son of Joseph and Mary Jayne Maloney, Scranton, Pa. Nicole graduated from King’s College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in marketing. She is working at Verizon. Matthew graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Campbellsville University in Kentucky. He is working at Cintas First Aid and Safety. An October 2012 wedding is planned at Lake Wallenpaupack.

BIRTHS Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Graham, Karissa and Brian, Mountain Top, a son, Aug. 1. Czachur, Breanna and Robert Zielinski, Avoca, a daughter, Aug. 1. Kassner, Tanya and John Rowlands, Duryea, a son, Aug. 1. Trout, Alisha, Wilkes-Barre, a son, Aug. 1. Kresge, Christine and Jesse White, Exeter, a daughter, Aug. 1. Keller, Alisha and Justin, Tannersville, a daughter, Aug. 2. Piccotti, Christine and Dave, Pittston, a son, Aug. 2. Dotter, Brianna and Nicholas Albersworth, White Haven, a son, Aug. 2. Zinck, Toni and Patrick, Kingston, a daughter, Aug. 2. Brogna, Maria and Anthony, Pittston, a son, Aug. 3. Gaugler, Trish and David, Luzerne, a son, Aug. 3. Villano, Tiffany and Frederick Albarran, Scranton, a daughter, Aug. 3. Austin, Kaylea, Sugar Notch, a daughter, Aug. 3.

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ill and Jane Young, Southlake, Texas, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 1, 2012. The couple was married Sept. 1, 1962, at the former St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church, Kingston, Pa. They have three children, Karen Smith and husband, Scott, Flower Mound, Texas; Bill Young and wife, Kerry, Kirkwood, Mo.; Patrick Young and wife, Delia, Humble, Texas. They have nine grandchildren, Taylor Smith, Lauren Young, Austin Smith, Garret Smith, Matthew Young, Katherine (Katie) Young, Mackenzie Young, Max Young and Elyse Young. Bill and Jane celebrated their anniversary on a cruise with their family to the Southern Caribbean in August, 2012.

r. and Mrs. Thorwald “Bud” Holmgren, Hanover Township, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 1, 2012. They were married at 10 a.m. at the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, by the late Rev. Edmund Adamkiewicz. A wedding reception followed at the Russian Club, Edwardsville. Their attendants were Natalie Polons, matron of honor, and Carolyn Kulah, Elnora Keil and Sandra Komar, bridesmaids. Flower girls were Donna Komar and Denise Columbus. Carl Holmgren served as best man. Groomsmen were Richard Kulah, James Ritchie and Jack Wenger. Ring bearer was Gary Kulah. Mrs. Holmgren is the former Phyllis Kulah, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kulah. She is employed by the Cross Valley Federal Credit Union as a member services representative. Mr. Holmgren is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thorwald Holmgren Sr. and the stepson of the late Aloysious Wenger. He is retired from Acme Markets as a store manager. They are the parents of three children, Holly Nealon and her husband, Dave; Annette Jones and her husband, Mark; and Paul Holmgren and his wife, Mary. They have nine grandchildren, Victoria, Luke and Grace Nealon; Heath, Daniel and Allison Jones; and Paul, Brandon and Kyle Holmgren. A celebration with family and friends was held in their honor.

The Ostroskis ick and Chris Hooper Ostroski celebrated their 15th wedding R anniversary on Aug. 30, 2012. They

were married at St. Stanislaus Polish National Catholic Cathedral in Scranton by the Rev. Charles Cyrup. Their best man was Mark Ostroski and matron of honor was Renee Stipa. Chris is the daughter of the late Will Hooper, Kingston. She is also the granddaughter of Betty Riley, Edwardsville. Rick is the son of Richard and Lois Ostroski Sr., Moosic. Rick is a business development director for the Northeastern Pennsylvania area with CSG Global, Plymouth Meeting. Chris enjoys being a stay-at-home mom to their two children, Nathan Richard and Tegan Riley. Rick and Chris will celebrate their anniversary with a weekend trip to Newport, R.I., which is one of their favorite places to visit.

Jimoh, Elizabeth and Jermaine Kroon, Hazleton, a son, Aug. 4. Napoli, Kristine and Nicholas Abuiso, Tobyhanna, a son, Aug. 4. Stokes, Jennifer and Joshua, Dallas, a son, Aug. 5. Fletcher, Megan and Jamal Wilson, WilkesBarre, a son, Aug. 6. Kattner, Coral and Tucker Steigerwalt, Jim Thorpe, a daughter, Aug. 6.

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elissa Ann Betkoski, daughter of Bernadine Betkoski and the late Leonard Betkoski, Wanamie, and Albert E. Zaborney Jr., son of Linda and Albert Zaborney Sr., Wanamie, were united in marriage June 16, 2012. The ceremony was held at Holy Spirit Parish, Glen Lyon, by the Rev. Tony Generose. The bride was escorted down the aisle by her mother and cousin of the bride, Connor Oshinski. She chose her friend, Marge Zastavny, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Samantha Zaborney, niece and godchild of the groom; Laura Zakrzewski and Jennifer Cook, friends of the bride; and Colleen Oshinski, cousin of the bride. The groom chose his cousin, Michael Jagodizski, as his best man. Groomsmen were Zachery Zaborney, son of the groom; Jason Zaborney and Matthew Zaborney, brothers of the groom; and Stanley Betkoski, brother of the bride. Readings were given by Madisyn Granoski, friend of the bride and groom. Following the ceremony, a cocktail hour and reception were held at the Stage Coach Inn, Drums. The bride was honored with a bridal shower at the Stage Coach Inn, Drums, given by her bridesmaids. The rehearsal dinner was hosted by Stanley Betkoski, brother of the bride, at Madison’s Vodka Bar, Nanticoke. The bride is a graduate for John S. Fine High School, Nanticoke, and Luzerne County Community College. She has a pre-pharmacy degree and is employed by CVS/Caremark Pharmacy, Hanover Township. The groom is a graduate of John S. Fine High School, Nanticoke, and is employed as a corrections officer by SCI Retreat, Hunlock Creek.

Kabata, Sarah and Raymond, Benton, a daughter, Aug. 7. Smith, Tara and Jason, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, Aug. 7. Sims, Trista and Corrie Davis, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, Aug. 7. Velez, Krystal and Miguel, Sheppton, a daughter, Aug. 8. Ramos, Abigail and Christopher Davila, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, Aug. 8. Gover, Joanna and Clem, Lehman, a son, Aug. 8. Fowler, Tasha and Carl Keithline, Mehoopany, a son, Aug. 8. Newberry, Lauren and David Albrecht, Scranton, a daughter, Aug. 9. Soroka, Larissa and Jeffrey, Harveys Lake, a son, Aug. 9. Williams, Breyanna and Devon Halstead, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, Aug. 10. Dunn, Melinda and Ken Nestorick, Dupont, a son, Aug. 1 1. Flynn, Laura and Ryan, Edwardsville, a son, Aug. 12. Schult, Ciara and William Wunner, WilkesBarre, a daughter, Aug. 12. Sauerwine, Jenna and Christopher, Benton, a son, Aug. 13. McCloe, Danielle and Javaughn Springer, Pittston, a daughter, Aug. 13. Lasky, Billie Jo and David Notz, Scranton, a daughter, Aug. 14. Dowdy, Diamond and Raymond Legette Jr., Blakeslee, a son, Aug. 14. Mueller, Allison and Leonard Buraczewski Jr., Plymouth, a daughter, Aug. 14. Lamonica, Jacqueline and Russell, WilkesBarre, a daughter, Aug. 15. Bibla, Anna and Martin, Mountain Top, a daughter, Aug. 15. Solovey, Rebecca and Colby, Wilkes-Barre, a son, Aug. 15. Maclean, Toni and Robert Wolenski, Jenkins Township, a daughter, Aug. 15. Graziano, Lindsay and Nicholas, Hazleton, twin son and daughter, Aug. 15.

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NAMES AND FACES Lisa Iskra, Wilkes-Barre, a member of the Wyoming Seminary Lower School science faculty, recently received the Teaching Excellence Award from the Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. She received the award in recognition of her outstanding ability to teach science, her civility and concern Iskra for students and colleagues, her commitment to a value-centered education and her service to Wyoming Seminary and the community. Iskra has taught eighth-grade science at the Lower School for five years and serves as director of the award-winning Science Research Group. She also runs a golf program for students in grades 5-8, serves on the school’s health care committee and reaccreditation program committee and teaches afterschool enrichment classes for primary students. Prior to joining Seminary, she taught science at Bishop Hoban High School and other area schools. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Wilkes University and two state certifications in biology and general science. John A. Bednarz Jr., WilkesBarre, was recently a presenter for the Department of Labor and Industry, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and the Office Bednarz of Adjudication, at the Workers’ Compensation Conference. Approximately 1,300 members of the workers’ compensation com-

munity participated in the event. Bednarz is the only lawyer in Wilkes-Barre named a Super Lawyer in the practice area of workers’ compensation and has been a board-certified civil trial attorney since 1991. He has been practicing law in Wilkes-Barre since 1978. In addition to workers’ compensation, his law practice includes representation of injured people in auto accidents, trucking accidents, Social Security disability and products liability. Shannon E. Doyle, Wilkes-Barre, recently earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. Doyle is a member of the Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society, the Pathology Honor Society and the Foundations of Clinical Medicine Honor Society. She

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Hazleton Funfest Weekend will be held Sept. 8-9. There will be a long and varied list of performers who will provide entertainment at the festival. Luzerne County Community College will sponsor Stage 1 at the event and the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance will sponsor the Wyoming Street Performance Area. A printable version of the entertainment schedule is available at www.funfestpa.org or by calling 455-1509. At the new location for Stage 1, near Broad and Church streets, from left: Mike Sosar, entertainment committee chairman, Funfest; Jane Danish, Greater Hazleton Health Alliance; and Terry Bauder, Luzerne County Community College.

Jennifer L. Zatorski, Nanticoke, recently earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. Zatorski is a member of the Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society, the George McClellan Honor Society and a committee member of Jeff HOPE. She will begin a residency in family medicine at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster. Zatorski earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2007 and a Master of Science degree in 2008 from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Jordyn E. Burnaford Jordyn Elizabeth Burnaford, daughter of Michael and Kim Burnaford, Beaumont, is celebrating her second birthday today, Sept. 2. Jordyn is a granddaughter of Judy Ferrone and the late Ralph Ferrone, Blakely; Bernice Manzoni, Shavertown; and Bill and Tammie Burnaford, Howard.

Lana R. Burns Lana Rose Burns, daughter of Mariah Webb and Robert Burns, Kingston, is celebrating her second birthday today, Sept. 2. Lana is a granddaughter of Thomas Webb Jr., Pittston; James Burns, Kingston; and Mary Ellen Burns, Swoyersville. She is a great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Webb, Pittston, and Peg Dubaskas, Kingston.

Pre-kindergarteners graduate at W-B Academy Savannah G. Dorris Savannah Grace Dorris, daughter of Jeffrey and Elizabeth Dorris, Hanover Township, is celebrating her first birthday today, Sept. 2. Savannah is a granddaughter of Jim and Sharon Dorris, Okeechobee, Fla.; David Davenport, Nanticoke; and Barbara and Edward Davies, Pringle. She is a great-granddaughter of Ann Golightley, Pringle. Savannah has two brothers, Ryan, 14, Jake, 13, and a sister, Morgan, 10.

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The pre-kindergarten class at Wilkes-Barre Academy held its annual graduation ceremony on June 7 at The Kiss Theatre. The students performed songs, finger plays and poems that highlighted the educational topics taught throughout the school year. A graduation party was held after the ceremony. Graduates, from left, first row, are Ethan Boellmann, Colin Woodnough, Dylan Collins, Tanner Evans, Jonah Stegmueller and Daniel Hughes. Second row: Marissa Sanders, Gabrielle Medura, Marin Purcell, Jane Gillespie, Lily Cannon, Kali Piczon, Helana Ruch and Isis Shaver. Third row: Rehaan Mansuri, A.J. Borchert, Brady Keyes, Braiden Fisher, Tristan Iman, Kyle Draina and Rex Hrabel. Fourth row: Christina Dombroski, teacher’s assistant; Ian Smith; Astin Sutterer; Ayden Middleton; Ben Radziewicz; Jack Augustine; Sam Reese; Luciano Pugliese; Tyler Dickerson; and Debbie Cooper, teacher. Fifth row: Maria Chaney, teacher’s assistant.

Jacob Aiden Missal, son of Lauren Missal and Levi Naugle, is celebrating his sixth birthday today, Sept. 2. Jacob is a grandson of Ron and Joanne Missal, Wilkes-Barre. He is a greatgrandson of Mary Lou Widman, Ron and Betty Missal and Mary Sue Holmes. Jacob has a sister, Ella, 1.

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Kindergarten grads at W-B Academy display Earth Day projects Wilkes-Barre Academy recently announced the graduates of the 2012 kindergarten class. Graduates with their Earth Day projects created from recyclable materials, from left, first row, are Alyssa Daubert, Kylie Freiman, Amanda Zemetro, Abigail Whitby, Mikayla Sullick, Marie Prudence Adajar, Marie Geneva Adajar, Adriyanna Whitaker, Angelina Opachko and Emily Krevey. Second row: Zachary Updyke, Ryan Andress, Lydia Mellner, Jayden Klepar, Theryon Taylor, Camron Craig, Drew Pais, Jason Middleton and Justin Ascencio. Third row: Eileen Granda, teacher’s assistant; Ambria Kramer, assistant director; Max Filchak; Avagail Yerger; Anish Reddy; Julia Moses; Tyler Vodzak; Yusuf Imran; Eliot Thomas; Lindsey Gustas; Aiden McDonald; Isabella Serkosky; Eileen Sholtis, teacher; and Rachel Boellmann, teacher’s assistant.

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HONORS LIST Luzerne County Community College Luzerne County Community College recently announced the following students have earned recognition for outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2012 semester. 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Stacy Dunkle, Berwick; Laura Dunlap, Nescopeck; Matthew Edstrom, Drums; Elizabeth Edwards, Mountain Top; Jay Edwards, Swoyersville; Aaron Eichner, Millville; Ashley Eisenman, Kingston; Ryan Elmy, Nanticoke; Justin Ervin, Sugarloaf; Janelle Evangelista, Hunlock Creek; James Eveland, Selinsgrove; Noelle Fabrizio, Wilkes-Barre; Brandon Fairchild, Drums; Scott Farr, Milton; Cori Farrell, Bloomsburg; Jennifer Fedorick, White Haven; Brad Fegley, Elysburg; Cindy Ferraz, Drums; James Fetterman, WilkesBarre; Amanda Feudale, Kulpmont; Brooke Fiore, Throop; Mariah Flaim, White Haven; Kaitlyn Flynn, Freeland; Nickolas Forsberg, Mountain Top; Lucas Fox, Freeland; Shahara Fox, Milton; Tyler Frederick, Sugarloaf; Erik Fredericks-Bronstein, Drums; Karen Gahring, Northumberland; Corey Gallagher, Mountain Top; Vanessa Garrison, Catawissa; Mary Geiser, Shavertown; Chelsea Gerhart, Hazleton; Arrielle Giles, Nanticoke; Kenneth Gill, Nanticoke; Julia Gladkikh, Nanticoke; Paul Gottshall, Bloomsburg; Tyler Grimes, Benton; Kevin Gruber, Jonestown; Michael Hage, Dallas; Janelle Hagenbach, Benton; Nicole Haggerty, Inkerman; Peggy Hamilton, Nanticoke; Tammy Hampton, Bloomsburg; Amanda Hartman, Dallas; Samuel Havard, Mountain Top; Sarah Hayes, Wilkes-Barre; Mark Hess, Millville; Hailey Himlin, Plains; Carissima Hodovanec, Peckville; Jeanine Hofbauer, Pocono Lake; Mary Honis, McAdoo; Cynthia Hopkins, Clarks Summit; Kelly Hopkins, Wilkes-Barre; Brian Inshetski, Scranton; Lindsey Jamieson, Bear Creek Township; Anna Jarnutowski, Hazleton; Christopher Jayne, Shavertown; Jesse Jayne, Hunlock Creek; Amanda Jones, Bloomsburg; Christopher Kane, Edwardsville; Joel Kankiewicz, Mountain Top; Caroline Kaslavage, Elysburg; Ariana Katchur, Scranton; Jason Keck, West Pittston; Kimberly Kepner, Berwick; Eileen Kerpovich, Trucksville; Stephanie Kile, Nescopeck; Michael King, Warrior Run; Kara Kiska, Ashley; Ian Kleinsasser, Muncy Valley; William Klingensmith, Dunmore; Annarose Kosierowski, Avoca; Roman Kostyk, Catawissa; Ann Kotsko, Mountain Top; Deborah Kowalczyk, Plains; Jeffrey Kramer, Duryea; Daniel Kuligowski, Dallas; Alyse Kuprionas, Dallas; Lindsey Lahr, Coal Township; Jeffrey Landis, Sugarloaf; Hartt Lang, Wilkes-Barre; Michael Langan, Wilkes-Barre; Cassidy Lennon-Douthat, Mocanaqua; Kelly Levandowski, Hanover Township; Clayton Lewis, Unityville; Jeremy Lindquist, Freeland; David Little, Dallas; Kevin Lizbinski, Nescopeck; Sarah Llewellyn, Nanticoke; Deborah Lloyd, Kingston; Melissa Lohman, Luzerne; Elizabeth Lorenz, Hazleton; Zora Low, Benton; Eric Ludwig, Wilkes-Barre; Krystle Lynn, Scranton; Kelly Madigan, Wapwallopen; Megan Magoski, Kingston; Joseph Mamourian, Hazleton; Jeanine Manta, Exeter; Victoria Martin, WilkesBarre; Holly Massar, Tresckow; Brandie Maurer, Coal Township; Cole Mausteller, Watsontown; Timothy McCarthy, WilkesBarre; Michael McDonough, Mifflinville; Matthew McGinnis, Mountain Top; Audra McGough, Wilkes-Barre; Jason McGuigan, Coal Township; Amanda McIntyre, Mount Carmel; Joshua McKinley, Watsontown; Kim McManus, Plymouth; Karin Menges, Wilkes-Barre; John Mensinger, Drums; Kelley Mercavitch, West Pittston; Nicole Monelli, Hughestown; Pattie Moro, Tresckow; Jessica Mowery, Orangeville; Kathleen Moyer, Dallas; Sherry Mummey, Shamokin; Courtney Munson, Coal Township; Carlene Musselman, Dallas; Dean Myers, Nanticoke; Matthew Myers, Benton; Lori Naugle, Elysburg; Daniel Nawrocki, Exeter; Melinda Newhart, Bloomsburg; Dinh Nguyen, Lattimer Mines; Anthony Nicholas III, Hazleton; Denee Nichols, Hunlock Creek; Sebastian Nicholson, Dallas; Cassandra Niglio, Kulpmont; Michael Nixon, Swoyersville; Rebecca Noles, Shamokin; Diana Noreika, Factoryville; John O’Byrne, Mountain Top; Crystal O’Connor, Scranton; Sara Olszewskie, Coal Township; Mary Orzolek, Bloomsburg; Heather Paradise, Scranton; A’ja Parker, Nanticoke; Autumn Patterson, Berwick; Priscella Payne, Wilkes-Barre; Kimberly Peeples, Pittston; Chantel Pepin, West Hazleton; Oskarllys Perez, WilkesBarre; Vanessa Peterson, Larksville; Joseph Petro, Pittston; Francis Petrucci, Tamaqua; Waltraut Piontkowski, Nanticoke; Cecelia Plata, McAdoo; Michael Poch, Thornhurst; Gabrielle Prezkop, Mountain Top; Deborah Price, Hunlock Creek; Sherri Rada, Ashland; Jacquemiere Ramos, Hazleton; Kaitlyn Raup, Danville; Robert Reeder, Freeland; Jonathan Reese, Drums; Jennifer Reimiller, Wilkes-Barre; Wendy Richardson, Freeland; Joshua Ridall, Berwick; Jonathan Rizzo, Pittston; Esmeralda Rodriguez, Hazleton; Derek Rompolski, Coal Township; James Rosenberger, Paxinos; Tina Rosini, Shamokin; Ann Roslevich, Hazleton; Marissa Rossi, Wapwallopen; Hannah Rubasky, Nanticoke; Karl Rucker, Greenfield Township; Richmond Rush, Swoyersville; Kelsey Rynkiewicz, Nanticoke; Salina Sachetti, Hazle Township; David Savage, Hanover Township; Brian Saxton, Sunbury; Anne Scheers, Drums; Stephen Scheers, Drums;

Jessica Scott, Nanticoke; Jason Seward, Berwick; Luke Shemo, Kingston; Cassidy Sherman, Mountain Top; Tonya Shingara, Trevorton; James Siene, Mountain Top; Charles Sienkiewicz, Catawissa; Laura Siko, Reston; Robert Simons, New Milford; Amanda Smith, Cogan Station; Dillon Smith, Mount Carmel; Richelle Smith, Summit Hill; Kevin Snyder, Bloomsburg; Susan Snyder-Strawser, Sunbury; Bernis Sosa, Wilkes-Barre; Deanna Spak, Yatesville; Tabitha Spickler, Middleburg; Danielle Stankus, Pittston Township; Clarissa Stauffer, Berwick; Mark Stettler, Wapwallopen; Kyle Stevens, Herndon; Ann Strizak, Hazleton; James Stuart, WilkesBarre; Jessica Stugart, Berwick; Mark Swick, Tunkhannock; Abigail Takacs, Berwick; Jeffrey Taylor, Shavertown; Tiffany Tehansky, Coal Township; Ashley Tirpak, Plains; Jolisa Tokar, Berwick; John Trolio, Dupont; Kevin Tulay, Conyngham; Hollie Turner, Falls; Alison Turowski, Kingston; Lisa Ulshafer, Weston; Annie Van Scoy, Shavertown; Maria Vilushis, Hazle Township; Amy Viti, Sugar Notch; Katelynn Voelker, Berwick; Solomon Voola, Wilkes-Barre; Amy Wagner, Hunlock Creek; Anthony Walaitis, Harveys Lake; James Walsh, Wilkes-Barre; Ryan Warner, Sweet Valley; Dana Weksner, Danville; Angela Wetzel, Shamokin; Rebecca Wharton, Scranton; Lindsay Williams, Nuremberg; Lindsey Williams, Sweet Valley; Cailin Wilson, Coal Township; John Wishard, Clarks Summit; Melinda Wright, Sweet Valley; Rachael Wright, Plymouth; Megan Yachimowski, Berwick; Jessie Yost, Shamokin; Rodney Yost, Stillwater; Brittany Young, Berwick; Haley Young, Kingston; Tiffany Young, Mountain Top; Kyle Yourth, Berwick; Brian Zannetti, Nanticoke; Dorothy Zazycki, Drums; Mark Zluchowski, Plains; Tiffany Zobaski, Edwardsville; and Brian Zywicki, Scranton. Dean’s List: Marilyn Abod, Wapwallopen; Natalie Abreu, Hazleton; Elizabeth Aciukewicz, Trucksville; Teri Adkins, Berwick; Nicholas Aigeldinger, Mountain Top; Ahmed Alahmed, Wilkes-Barre; Khurshid Alam, Bloomsburg; Michelle Alfonso, Nanticoke; Nikita Alicea, Scranton; Misty Allabaugh, Nanticoke; Theodore Allabaugh, Wilkes-Barre; Krystal Allen, WilkesBarre; Samuel Allen, Berwick; Johnathan Almy, Beach Lake; Tawnya Amer, Hazleton; Lindsey Ancharski, Pringle; Ethan Anderson, Nanticoke; Allison Andrews, Scranton; Daniel Androckitis, Mountain Top; Kala Ankner, Askam; Lauren Apel, Nanticoke; Crystal Aponte, Wilkes-Barre; Tessa Appleman, Danville; Christine Arens, Jessup; Cody Arner, Nescopeck; Christopher Arnold, Drums; William Arthur, Hazle Township; Heather Ashmore, Berwick; Chester Atherton, Bloomsburg; Katie Bachman, Hazleton; Michelle Balberchak, Pittston; Michael Baloga, Dallas; Richard Balukonis, Hazleton; Devin Bankes, Bloomsburg; Cody Bannon, Hazleton; Jessica Bardo, Berwick; Marisa Barna, Freeland; Alexis Barsh, Larksville; Kaitlin Bartley, Dallas; Adrian Baskin, Carbondale; Michael Bates, Mountain Top; Ryan Bauman, Pittston; Anna Baumeister, Dalton; Abigail Beach, Shamokin; Colleen Beazzo, Freeland; Angela Bellezza, Hazleton; Nicole Bencho, Wyoming; Jessi-May Benfield, Benton; Tiffany Benjamin, Berwick; Melissa Benson, Mountain Top; Shelby Bentler, Pittston; Bianca Beritcho, Sugarloaf; Luke Bernardo, Mountain Top; David Bernstein, Hamlin; Marcos Berra, Hazleton; Marcus Berry, Wilkes-Barre; Milos Besterci, Exeter; Todd Betterly, Hazleton; Wendy Bezilla, Wilkes-Barre; Stanley Bibalo, Mount Cobb; Kristina Bielski, Coal Township; Kim Bills, Coal Township; Loretta Bishop, New Milford; Rheanna Blackburn, Benton; Adam Blannard, Swoyersville; Brooke Blase, Dallas; Michael Bobinis, Watsontown; Judith Bogart, Orangeville; Kelly Bogaski, Ashley; Cynthia Bohner, Danville; Randy Bonilla, Mountain Top; Jade Bonnell, Shamokin Dam; Gina Bordi, Olyphant; Taryn Borich, Sunbury; Walter Borkoskie, Shamokin; Andrew Bourbeau, Danville; Ryan Bourinski, Coal Township; Kayleigh Bower, Berwick; Cody Bowers, Shickshinny; Gwendelyn Bowman, WilkesBarre; Nicole Boyd, Berwick; Cathy Boyer, Mifflinburg; Rainy Boyle, Pittston; Diane Brace, Edwardsville; Casandra Bradigan, Sunbury; Melissa Braskey, Drums; Jessica Brennan, Pottsville; Richard Brill, West Hazleton; Jessica Britton, Shamokin; Valerie Bronack, Springbrook Township; Krystle Bronson, Carbondale; Kurt Broody, Shavertown; Taylor Brosious, Sugarloaf; Jessica Brown, Wyoming; Joslyn Brown, Scranton; Phyllis Brown, Wilkes-Barre; Ruben Brown, Wilkes-Barre; Janet Brucher, Hunlock Creek; Amanda Bruno-Wright, Hanover; Brian Bubb, Nanticoke; Brittany Bubblo, West Wyoming; Terri Bugelholl, West Pittston; Helen Bunnell, Millville; Kyle Burke, Shickshinny; Kyle Burns, Coal Township; Richard Byrne, Bloomsburg; Erin Bytheway, Kingston; Benjamin Bzdak, Catawissa; Dana Cacioppo, Clarks Summit; Erin Callacki, Swoyersville; Sara Calvaruso, Mountain Top; Maria Cantoran, WilkesBarre; Samantha Cantwell, Mountain Top; Jessica Caprilozzi, Larksville; Alexandria Caraballo, Edwardsville; Angel Carrasquillo, Kingston; Kaitlyn Carton, Tyler Hill; Marissa Carver, Swoyersville; Darlene Casey, Freeland; Eric Casey, Wapwallopen; Bruce Castelli, Archbald; Justin Cauley, Hazleton; Charles Cavanagh, Long Pond; Craig Cebrick, Larksville; Michael Cendoma, Northumberland; Brooke Chapin, Nanticoke; Tyera Cherrey, Wapwallopen; Daniel Chmiola, Wilkes-Barre; Joann Ciccotti, Nanticoke; Holly Cieczko, Shavertown; Victoria Cigler, Wapwallopen; Joseph Cimino, Galeton; April Clark, Pittston; Callen Clark, Sweet Valley; Tara Claussen, Sugarloaf; Brandon Clayton, Coal Township; Rebekah Cleary, WilkesBarre; Danielle Cohen-King, Shamokin; Jennifer Colarusso, Pittston; Richard Collins, Luzerne; Kayla Conner, Berwick; Erin Conologue, Lewisburg; Marie Conrad, Wapwallopen; Robin Cook, Hunlock Creek; Skylar Corbin, Danville; Christopher Cormier, Dunmore; Felicia Correa, Waymart; Ian Cote, Nanticoke; Robert Coulter, Mountain Top; Rohaan Coutinho, Hazleton; Holly Cragle, Berwick; Melinda Craigle, Weatherly; Melissa Craigle, Weatherly; Eva Crane, Dalton; Samantha Crisswell, Williamstown; Brittney Cristiano, Exeter; Jessica Cromer, Wilkes-Barre Township; Michael Cross, Harveys Lake; Shauna Cuff, Pittston; Leonard Cumbo, Mehoopany; Phillip Cumbo, Wilkes-Barre; Kenneth Czapracki, Glen Lyon; Corey Daly, WilkesBarre; Zoe D’Angelo, Freeland; Brenda Daniels, Dallas; Joseph Daniels, Edwardsville; Jessica Darker, Pottsville; Michelle Davies, Sweet Valley; Rebecca Davies, Dornsife; Amber Davis, Wyoming; Kareemah Davis, Kingston; Richard Davis, Wyoming; William Davis, Wilkes-Barre; Jeffrey Decker, Scott Township; Jeff DeFabo, Kingston; Devan DeFrain, Nescopeck; Daniel Del Grosso, Mountain Top; Sarah DeLong, Berwick; Sally Demeck, Wilkes-Barre; Edward Dempsey, Sunbury; Rebecca Dennis, Larksville; Joseph Depue, Pringle; Elaine Derby, Berwick; Walter Derby, White Haven; Amy Deska, Berwick; Stephen Dewitt, Sugarloaf; Suzanne Diana, Nanticoke; Kathleen Dickson, Danville; Cindy Diemer, Berwick; Connor Dillon, Plymouth; Shawna Diltz, Nescopeck; Amy Dixon, Dallas; Matthew Dixon, Plains; Ivan Doma, Wilkes-Barre; Rebeka Donovan, Dickson City; Zaxton Dorshefski, Shickshinny; Leah Dougherty, Kingston; Laura Downs, Nanticoke; Robert Doyle, Thornhurst; Mathew Drachler, Coal Township; Silas Drewchin, White Haven; Penny Duclos, Danville; Jerry Durling, Hanover Township; Talon Duzick, Danville; Lisa Dyer, Watsontown; Jared Dzugan, Nanticoke; Damien Earhart, Quakake; Caitlin Edwards, Swoyersville; Bryan Emala, Ringtown; Marleny Encarnacion, Wilkes-Barre; Charles Englehart, Shickshinny; Robert Erdman, Bear Creek Township; Bernae Evans, Bloomsburg;

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Michele Evans, Bloomsburg; Chay Eveland, Danville; Katie Eveland, Hazleton; Donna Fairchild, White Haven; Jillian Falkowski, Pittston; Ashley Farr, Berwick; Joseph Farrell, Hanover Township; Tiffany Fassl, Plains; Danielle Favinger, Sunbury; Brooke Fedder, Bloomsburg; Samantha Federo, Plymouth; Rebecca Fitzgerald, Honesdale; Sammy Flores, Wilkes-Barre; Sarah Florkiewicz, Wapwallopen; James Forbes, Shamokin; Toni Foselli, Mountain Top; David Fox, Drums; Kristen Fox, Edwardsville; Scott Frask, Wapwallopen; Jessica Freeman, Luzerne; Jolynne Frie, Nanticoke; Christine Fritz, Kingston; Danny Fuentes, Hazleton; Jared Funk, Bloomsburg; Jeanette Gadison, Plymouth; Theresa Gagliardi, Hanover Township; Nancy Gallick, South Abington Township; Ana Garcia, McAdoo; Lacey Garrison, Berwick; Daniel Garvine, Elysburg; Veronica Gavel, Hunlock Creek; Summer Gavin, Mountain Top; Bernard Gavlick, Ashley; Kathryn Gavlick, Ashley; Alyssa Gawlas, Hanover Township; Destiny Gayz, Pittston; Colleen Gembitski, Wilkes-Barre Township; Christa Generose, Hazleton; Mariah Gentner, Wilkes-Barre; Michael George, Drums; Jamie Gerhard, Weatherly; Debra Gerrity, Scranton; Thomas Gershey, Pittston Township; Zachary Getz, Mountain Top; Alicia Giambra, West Pittston; Antonio Giannelli, Plymouth; Gina Gibbon, Hanover Township; Kelly Giberson, Wapwallopen; Brian Giedosh, Lattimer Mines; Michael Giedosh, Lattimer Mines; Francisca Gil, Wilkes-Barre; Jonathan Gilbert, Pittston; Robert Gilboy, WilkesBarre; Kenneth Gilley, Exeter; Dawn Gilliland, Pittston; Rachel Giraud, Mountain Top; Keely Glatz, Dallas; Tammy Gluck, Wilkes-Barre; Ronald Gnall, Avoca; Kelly Golden, Shamokin; Juanly Gomez, Hazleton; Joseph Goss, Plymouth; Miroslava Govzberger, Wilkes-Barre; Samantha Gow, Nanticoke; Erich Granahan, Swoyersville; Bryce Gray, Catawissa; Darwin Gregory, Plymouth; Cortney Grenier, Bloomsburg; Jeffrey Griffith, Wilkes-Barre; Alyssa Grimes, Bear Creek; Robert Groblewski, Sweet Valley; Mark Gronski, Hazleton; Pamela Grosner, Exeter; Travis Grosz, Wapwallopen; Kelly Grourke, Forty Fort; Yanery Grullon, Wilkes-Barre; Rita Gunning, Pittston; Brittany Guydish, WilkesBarre; Brandon Hacken, Mountain Top; Zachery Hacker, Berwick; Michelle Hall, Wilkes-Barre; Osama Hameed, WilkesBarre; Juliana Hamilton, Berwick; Brandon Hampton, Pittston; Sarah Hare, Millville; Brent Harmon, Wapwallopen; William Harrington, Scranton; Lauren Harris, Mountain Top; Colin Hart, Wilkes-Barre; Craig Harvey, Mountain Top; Nicholas Harvey, Plymouth; Kevin Hauer, Coal Township; Jesse Hauze, Sweet Valley; Emine Havale, Plains; Christopher Healey, Edwardsville; Nicole Helmer, McAdoo; Jesse Hendrickson, Edwardsville; Alexandra Hengst, Exeter; Patrick Henry, Mountain Top; Heather Herbst, Forest City; Erika Herr, Catawissa; Timothy Herring, Berwick; Laura Herron, West Pittston; Crystal Hess, Berwick; Deborah Hess, Beaver Meadows; Robert Hess, Ashley; Ryan Hetro, Pittston; Ann Higgins, Shavertown; Thomas Hirko, Wilkes-Barre; Margaret Hirsch-Morris, Lake Ariel; Jonathan Hirt, Mountain Top; Lindsay Hischak, Mountain Top; Carly Hislop, Mountain Top; Charles Hoats, Conyngham; Sara Hodakowski, Kingston; Kristin Hofauer, Orangeville; Emily Holeva, Nanticoke; Samuel Hollock, Mountain Top; Christopher Holt, Glen Lyon; Anthony Homa, Wilkes-Barre; Stephanie Hopkins, Kingston; Erin Hornberger-Wetzel, Shamokin; Ashley Horoschock, Nanticoke; Jayme Hough, Kulpmont; Beth Houser, Shenandoah; Brittany Howells, Nanticoke; Calieb Howey, Wilkes-Barre; Jenae Hudack, White Haven; Kaitlynn Hughes, Kulpmont; Katie Hummer, Hanover Township; Jasie Hunter, Swoyersville; Nicole Huntingcut, Shavertown; Samantha Hurtt, Yatesville; Leeanne Ibriga, Nanticoke; Alicia Insley, Roaring Brook Township; Cameron Irvin, Wapwallopen; Anna Jakubczak, Nanticoke; Christopher James, Coal Township; Paul James, Wilkes-Barre; Robert James, Nanticoke; Karoline Jimenez, Hazleton; Yiny Jimenez, Hazleton; Barbara Johnson, Bloomsburg; Colleen Johnson, Wilburton; Kaitlin Johnson, Bloomsburg; Laura Johnston, Wanamie; Jacob Jones, Taylor; Joshua Jones, Mountain Top; Leonice Jones, Wyalusing; Tiffany Jones, Nescopeck; Deborah Jordan, Freeland; Laura Jozefowicz, Clarks Summit; Michael Judge, Wapwallopen; Roxanne Jurevicz, Millerstown; Joshua Jurewicz, Sunbury; Joyce Jurnak, Scott Township; Randy Kadtke, Shickshinny; Kristina Kaminski, Pringle; Richard Kane, Courtdale; Donna Kapitula, Luzerne; Gerald Karasinski, Swoyersville; Serena Karp, Nicholson; Karen Kashmer, Hanover Township; Jessica Kashner, Bloomsburg; Lindsey Kastreva, Mountain Top; Phillip Kaufman, White Haven; Thomas Kauker, White Haven; Brandon Kazar, Sunbury; Jaryd Keck, Drums; Justin Keck, Drums; Jennifer Keefer, Millville; Dana Keiper, Pocono Pines; Jenny Keller, Wapwallopen; Timothy Kelly, Mountain Top; Justin Kendzor, West Wyoming; Brandy Kerstetter, Shamokin; Michelle Kerstetter, Mount Pleasant Mills; Marcella Kester, Kingston; Gerard Kiah, Tunkhannock; Cassie Kile, Muncy; Kristyn Kile, Wapwallopen; Frederick King, Nanticoke; Joseph King, Moosic; David Kinney, Wyoming; Julie Kirby, Mount Carmel; Victoria Kishbaugh, Shickshinny; Wendy Kiska, Ashley; Sarah Kiwak, Falls; Catherine Kleiner, Berwick; Wendy Kleyman, Kingston; Zachary Klina, Danville; Jessica Kline, Hazleton; Andrew Klopotoski, Luzerne; Alicia Klug, Kingston; Daniel Knepp, Exeter; Benjamin Knouse, Chambersburg; Abigail Koch, Swoyersville; Jessica Koch, Berwick; Amanda Kocher, Dallas; Dustin Kohl, Sunbury; Gabrielle Konopczyk, Mountain Top; Amanda Konopelski, Scranton; Casey Koons, Wilkes-Barre; Nina Koons, Nanticoke; Andrew Kopco, Nanticoke; Timothy Kopiak, Hanover; Stacey Kordish, Peckville; Erik Kordsmeier, Plymouth; Erin Koscelansky, Wyoming; Kevin Kost, Aristes; Leah Kowalski, Nanticoke; Samantha Krafchek, Moscow; Kim Kralik, Bloomsburg; Victoria Kramer, Shamokin; Michael Krankowski, Trevorton; Ryan Kratz, Kingston; Lisa Krieger, Coal Township; Caitlin Kristiansen, Wilkes-Barre; Heather Krzywicki, Mountain Top; Shannon Ktytor, Plymouth; Patricia Kuchera, McAdoo; Joseph Kuhar, Dickson City; Joshua Kuhar, Mountain Top; Tawny-Rae Kulaga, Muncy Valley; Kayla Kulikowich, Wilkes-Barre; Cassandra Kulsa, Hazleton; Michael Kwiatek, Lake Ariel; Nicole Labenski, Nanticoke; Thomas Ladson, St. Johns; Yulia Laird, Wilkes-Barre; Michael Lamb, Kingston; Connor Landmesser, Bear Creek; Jamie Lane, Wilkes-Barre; Elizabeth Laskowski, Wilkes-Barre; Kathleen Laskowski, Hunlock Creek; Karen Latsha, Bloomsburg; Rebecca Lattig, Wilkes-Barre; Matthew Lawrence, Nanticoke; Nichole Lawrence, Berwick; Sheri Lawson, Warrior Run; Ashley Leaveck, Mount Carmel; Alisha Lebo, Trevorton; Hannah Lee, Mountain Top; Kristin LeFebvre, Stroudsburg; Roger Legg, White Haven; Samantha Leiby, Bloomsburg; Emily Leighow, Berwick; Katlynn Leonard, Nuangola; Brian Lewis, Glen Lyon; Jenna Lindquist, Freeland; Neville Link, Wilkes-Barre; Catrina Lispi, Plains; Amanda Lockett, Union Dale; Kevin Lockett, Pittston; Gabriela Lopez, Wilkes-Barre; Teresa Lopez, Shamokin; Amanda Lowery, Nescopeck; Whitney Lukas, Courtdale; Amber Luminella, Wilkes-Barre; Matthew Lutsey, Hunlock Creek; Bradley Lutz, Mifflinville; Katie Lynn, Shickshinny; David Macekura, Wilkes-Barre; Caitlyn Mack, Catawissa; Michele Macker, Frackville; Samantha Macko, Mountain Top; Carmine Maddon, Mountain Top; Kyle Magda, Dupont; Carissa Magnotta, Mountain Top; Aimee Mahalak, Berwick; Anas Mahmoud, Plains; Joshua Makarewicz, Larksville;

Joseph Malacari, Wilkes-Barre; Kathleen Malec, Pringle; Shawna Malloy, Girardville; Sean Malone, Old Forge; Chelsea Margallis, Swoyersville; Lynn Marko, Forty Fort; Kyna Markowski, Berwick; Christine Marocchini, Warrior Run; Marissa Marold, Jermyn; Audrey Marshall, White Haven; Mackenzie Martin, Nanticoke; Meghan Martin, Trucksville; Alexandra Martinez, Danville; Brooke Martinez, Bloomsburg; Kathy Marx, Lake Ariel; Angela Maschuck, Shamokin; Kimberly Mascioli, Dallas; Christopher Materewicz, Glen Lyon; Amee Matlock, Berwick; Lisa Matschat, Shickshinny; Adriane Maurer, Stillwater; Dustin Maurer, Bloomsburg; James McAndrew, Sugarloaf; Quentin McClellan, Edwardsville; Cody McClintock, Kingston; Kyle McCormack, Mountain Top; James McCrone, Plains; Joseph McDonald, Wilkes-Barre; Shawn McGhee, Nanticoke; Jessica McGlinchey, Kingston; Milissa McGuirk, Wyoming; Megan McHugh, West Nanticoke; Nicole McKean, Greeley; Kathleen McKenzie, Benton; Kelly McLaughlin, Pittston; Robert McLaughlin, Shavertown; Emily McMichael, Berwick; Dawn McQuiston, Edwardsville; Christopher Medon, Elysburg; Ashley Mehal, WilkesBarre; Jeremy Melton, Plains; Shanda Mensch, Coal Township; Mikhail Meshko, Wilkes-Barre; Thomas Mickowski, Mountain Top; Robynn Migatulski, Wilkes-Barre; Hilary Mihoch, Forty Fort; Toni Miles, Scranton; Brooke Miller, West Wyoming; Damien Miller, Scranton; Scott Miller, Drifton; Shaina Miller, Millville; Tia Miller, Plymouth; Katlin Mininger, Plymouth; Helen Minnick, Warrior Run; Kayla Minnick, Bloomsburg; Megan Minnig, Atlas; Marilyn Mirowski, Wilkes-Barre; Holly Mitchell, Plymouth; Christopher Monjelo, Pittston; Johnny Monstroski, Swoyersville; Danielle Monsuer, Wilkes-Barre; Karyn Montigney, Wilkes-Barre; Janel Moon, Bear Creek Township; Veronica Moore, Coal Township; Adalberto Morales, Wilkes-Barre; Michael Moran, Plymouth; Carol Morgan, Paupack; Monica Morgan, Mountain Top; Tyler Morgan, Dallas; Hannah Morgans, Hanover Township; Rebecca Morrison-Mattioli, Old Forge; Thomas Moyer, Coaldale; Kristen Mushell, Hudson; Alecia Myers, Mountain Top; Shannon Mysnyk, Wapwallopen; Breanne Nagle, Mountain Top; Nicole Napkori, Mountain Top; Cassidy Nash, Luzerne; Jeremy Naus, Berwick; Joshua Nealon, Ashley; Melody Nelson, Glen Lyon; Adam Nenstiel, Sugarloaf; Justin Nepenthe, Plains; Curtis Neuhausel, Dalton; Claudia Nicolae, Hazleton; Josephine Nicoletta, Wilkes-Barre; Corey Nolter, Kulpmont; Katie Nork, Mountain Top; Eugene Novak, Hanover Township; Paul Novak, Little Meadows; William Novick, Kingston; Renae Novitski, Kingston; Nathaniel Nowak, Glen Lyon; Taylor Nowicky, Drums; Breanna Oberto, Hazleton; Amanda O’Brien, Dallas; James O’Connor, White Haven; Thomas O’Donnell, Hanover Township; David Olah, Berwick; Nadia Olah, Berwick; Christopher Olcheski, Nuangola; Moira Olex, Plymouth; Amy Oliver, Berwick; Stephen Oliver, Peckville; Tasha Olszyk, Monroe Township; Bornfase Omurwa, Kingston; Hannah Ondish, Conyngham; Tyler O’Reilly, Union Dale; Nicole Orlando, Wilkes-Barre; Tamara Orleski, Benton; Donnamarie Orr, White Haven; Kimberly Ortona, Marion Heights; Thelma Osifat, Drums; Ellen Otten, Forkston Township; Katherine Ovalles, Hazleton; Ryan Owazany, Nanticoke; Daiana Paez, Wilkes-Barre; Jessica Palermo, Sugarloaf; Katelin Pallone, Swoyersville; Jacqueline Palmer, Nicholson; Bethany Papincak, Weatherly; Gabrielle Papp, Sugarloaf; Stephen Paradis, Wilkes-Barre; John Paredes, Hazleton; Melissa Parker, Mount Pleasant Mills; Brian Parry, Plains; Brian Pascucci, Wilkes-Barre; Rikesh Patel, Mountain Top; Rebecca Paul, Scranton; David Paupst, Wilkes-Barre; Rebecca Pecora, Sugarloaf; Michael Perry, Bloomsburg; David Peters, Wapwallopen; Eric Peters, Hanover Township; Julianne Petrikonis, WilkesBarre; Kristen Petro, Catawissa; Stacey Petro, Hunlock Creek; Ryan Petruce, Freeland; Mary Beth Pinkowski, Swoyersville; Donnie Pizano, Duryea; Cecilia Plisiewicz, Mount Carmel; Justin Pliska, Hazle Township; Kathryn Plotkin, Archbald; Kegan Polastre, Coal Township; April Pollick, Kingston; Jonathan Pollick, Berwick; Samantha Portanova, Hazleton; Donalee Posey, Montrose; Scott Posey, Orangeville; Michael Poust, Benton; Joy Powell, Hallstead; Adaline Predmore, Wilkes-Barre; Cordnelius Price, Monticello; Kelcey Price, Lewisburg; Gertrude Profit, Mount Carmel; Jarod Przywara, West Nanticoke; Chelsea Purcell, Coal Township; Samantha Purdy, Hughestown; Michael Pusti, Hazle Township; Sherri Puterbaugh, Benton; Monica Quick, Benton; Matthew Quinn, Hazleton; Kimberly Rabbits, Frackville; Timothy Race, Nanticoke; Amy Rader, Dallas; Jessica Radjavitch, White Haven; Valerie Rarig, Danville; Elizabeth Rathfon, Sunbury; Lauren Rattigan, Kingston; Christa Razvillas, Pittston; Merissa Reap, Duryea; Elizabeth Redan, Tunkhannock; Alice Reeder, Freeland; Krista Reimiller, Hazleton; Tina Remensnyder, Mocanaqua; Karen Renard, Dallas; Andrew Resseguie, New Berlin; Quaid Richart, Plymouth; Yvonne Ritsick, Luzerne; Brandi Ritz, Hazleton; Virginia Rivera, Wilkes-Barre; Nyree Rivers, Plymouth; Dawn Robbins, Jackson; Arthur Roberts, Wilkes-Barre; Sarah-Grace Roberts, Wilkes-Barre; Desiree Robinson, Nescopeck; Roy Romano, Milford; Eric Roos, Wilkes-Barre; Emily Rosenberg, Lords Valley; Enith Rosenstock, Hazleton; James Roslevich, Hazleton; Gail Rospendowski, Wapwallopen; Heather Rucinski, White Haven; Tyler Rupp, Shamokin; Ruhiyyeh Rushinski, Wilkes-Barre; Tyler Russell, Sugarloaf; Amy Ryczak, Jermyn; Heidi Sadak-Walther, Honesdale; Daniel Saenz, Scranton; Chad Saffel, Berwick; Stefanie Sakosky, Plymouth; Moses Sam, Hanover Township; Angelia Sampino, Exeter; Kathleen Sanchez, Pittston; Carolyn Santee, Duryea; Justin Santore, Ranshaw; Robert Savage, Wyoming; Alan Saviano, Harveys Lake; Casey Savitski, Elysburg; Jolene Scatton, Hazleton; Kaitlin Schafer, White Haven; Scott Schenkel, Schnecksville; Megan Schneider, Ashley; Cindy Schreffler, Elysburg; Corey Schreffler, Weston; Sarah Schrope, Sunbury; Adam Scotchlas, Simpson; Amy Scutt, Mountain Top; Vickie Searfoss, Berwick; Heidi Segura, Shamokin; Christine Seidita, Avoca; Joseph Senchak, Edwardsville; Colleen Sgaggero, Kingston; Lynn Shaffer, Berwick; Akash Shah, Hanover Township; Gokul Shah, Hanover Township; Mollie Shannon, Exeter; Lauren Sharkuski, Benton; Cody Sharp, Tunkhannock; Hannah Shaw, Danville; Caleb Shepherd, Larksville; Kaitlyn Sheridan, Wilkes-Barre; Samantha Shevitski, Coal Township; Luke Shillington, Shickshinny; Mary Beth Shimansky, Hanover Township; Bryan Shock, Wapwallopen; Brandon Shoemaker, Wapwallopen; Rebecca Shoup, Elysburg; Zachary Siepietowski, Glen Lyon; Catherine Silvestri, Jefferson Township; Matthew Simoncavage, Nanticoke; Ashley Sims, Hazle Township; Merissa Sims, Wilkes-Barre; Richard Sims, Hanover Township; Grace Sipple, White Haven; Frederick Sivulich, Glen Lyon; Kerri Skrip, Wilkes-Barre; Michelle Smedley, Mount Carmel; Lindsey Smerlick, Mount Carmel; Brandon Smith, Shavertown; Cassandra Smith, Nescopeck; Cody Smith, Drums; Philip Smith, Nanticoke; Robert Smith, Wilkes-Barre; Deborah Snyder, Mountain Top; Megan Snyder, Drums; Melissa Snyder, Mountain Top; Kayla Sokola, Hanover Township; Jared Sokolowski, Plains; Maggie Sorber, Dallas; Mary Alice Sorber, Forty Fort; Angel Sosa, WilkesBarre; Noah Spott, Scranton; Nichole Spudis, Tunkhannock; Luke Stearns, Dallas; Damian Stephens, Honesdale; William Sterling, Forty Fort; Toni Stettler, Nanticoke; Aubrey Stewart, Mountain Top;

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 Edward Stewart, Marion Heights; William Stewart, Bloomsburg; Heather Stich, Hanover Township; Ross Stilman, Nanticoke; Ronald Stiner, White Haven; Autumn Stiver, Berwick; Hannah Stone, Elysburg; Brittnee Stout, Beach Haven; Kent Straub, Shickshinny; Kayla Strouse, Shamokin; Lewis Strunk, Glendale; Alissa Stubblebine, Shickshinny; Brandon Stuchkus, Wilkes-Barre; Joshua Stucker, WilkesBarre; Tammi Suda, Mocanaqua; Ann Marie Summers, New Milford; Michelle Sura, Glen Lyon; Anthony Survilla, Mountain Top; Joshua Susman, Simpson; Ashley Sutton, Dallas; Katherine Sutton, Hazleton; Steven Suvacar, Hazle Township; Michael Sweeney, Mountain Top; Brandon Swendsen, Nanticoke; Brianna Swies, Frackville; Ryan Swingle, Nicholson; Alaina Swiston, Eldersburg; Nicole Swope, Plymouth; Alexandra Szoke, Hudson; Colleen Taylor, Mountain Top; Patrick Teehan, Milford; Elizabeth Telencio, Wilkes-Barre; Gary Thoman, Moscow; Justin Thomas, Analomink; Mark Thomas, Wilkes-Barre; John Thompson, Dallas; Maggie Tibus, Wyoming; Catalina Tirado, Hazleton; Ivana Tomasino, Dallas; Kelly Tomolonis, Bear Creek Township; Zachary Tonkin, Luzerne; Adele Torres, Forty Fort; Lori Totten, Sheatown; Carmen Traistaru, White Haven; Chanh Tran, Kingston; Lisa Treslar, Wilkes-Barre; John Truett, West Pittston; Gergana Tserovski, Clarks Summit; Kaitlyn Tugend, Scranton; Christopher Twardowski, Pittston; Aaron Tyson, Mountain Top; William Uram, Berwick; Charlotte Utt, Mifflinville; Samuel Valenti, Edwardsville; Sara Vanchure, Hanover Township; Tina VanDeLinde, Honesdale; Jennifer Veet, Beaver Meadows; Mackenzie Veet, Hazleton; Alysha Vehoski, Courtdale; Jason Veillette, Drums; Erin Venarchick, Nanticoke; Johncarlos Ventura, Hazleton; Jonathan Victor, Hazle Township; Noelle Visconti, Wilkes-Barre; Mark Vital, Wilkes-Barre; Laura Volch, Dallas; Lauren Wackley, Drums; Angel Walck, Hazleton; Vincent Wallace, Hanover Township; Katelyn Wallick, Berwick; Denise Walser, Drums; Brandon Warner, Sweet Valley; Adam Wasiakowski, Mountain Top; Keith Wasiakowski, Wilkes-Barre; Paul Watson, West Pittston; Richard Wech, Hazleton; Jordon Weiss, Benton; Ryan Wenrich, Wyoming; James Wesser, Bear Creek Township; Caitlin Westley, Kingston; Kelsey Weston, Hanover Township; Jason Wheeland, Moscow; Nicole Whitebread, Berwick; Sonia Wickersham, Wilkes-Barre; Christine Wickiser, Hanover Township; Alicia Wilcox, Nanticoke; Caitlin Williams, Larksville; Crystal Williams, Pittston; Ellen Williams, Dallas; Laura Williams, Wilkes-Barre; Richard Williams, Wilkes-Barre; Christina Williamson, Wilkes-Barre; Jennifer Williman, Swoyersville; Sabrina Wills, Mount Carmel; Alyssa Wincek, Hudson; Jennifer Witek, Plains; Charissa Woodruff, Catawissa; Charles Woodruff, Berwick; Ashley Woodyatt, Scranton; Erika Woychio, Hanover Township; Brandy Wright, Berwick; Mark Wychock, White Haven; Elizabeth Wynn, Bloomsburg; Eric Yachera, Drums; Krystle Yadwisinczak, WilkesBarre; Danielle Yakoboski, Pine Grove; Jared Yakscoe, Wapwallopen; Joseph Yankoski, Hanover Township; Steven Yannes, Bloomsburg; Brittany Yanora, Wilkes-Barre; Randy Yeager, Hunlock Creek; Gregory Yestrumskas, Mountain Top; Asegdew Yirgu, Wilkes-Barre; Zachary Yordy, Huntington Mills; Maggie Young, Coal Township; Zachary Young, Catawissa; Carolyn Yucha, Kulpmont; Tyler Yurista, Drums; Zachary Zagata, Shickshinny; Marion Zakrzewski, Elysburg; Keena Zalar, Coal Township; Mary Jo Zdziarski, Shickshinny; Ashley Zearfoss, Mountain Top; Devon Zeiler, West Hazleton; Rebecca Zelner, White Haven; Matthew Zera, Yatesville; Robert Zigmund, Nanticoke; Emma Zimmerman, Kingston; Kelly Zirnheld, Mountain Top; Joseph Zolnowski, Mountain Top; and Jasmin Zuluaga, Scranton. Honors List: Jasmin Acevedo, Wilkes-Barre; Francesca Agostini, Hanover Township; Jason Aiello, Hazle Township; Michael Aiello, Mountain Top; John Albanese, Nanticoke; Kathryn Alfred, Dalton; Brittany Allen, Orangeville; Elias Amick, Shickshinny; Robert Anastasio, Wilkes-Barre; Ashley Annis, Coal Township; Jeffrey Arias-Nivar, Hazleton; Fortino Baizan, Scranton; Bradley Baloga, Mountain Top; Laura Baran, Carbondale; Amanda Barletta, Drums; Yaniri Batista, Hazleton; Jacqueline Battista, Bloomsburg; Lynnann Bayliff, Shenandoah; Genesis Beato, Hazleton; Josef Bechter, Nanticoke; Briana Beck, Dickson City; Justin Bednar, Kingston; Mark Beleski, Nanticoke; Sarah Benczkowski, Plains; Jennifer Berry, Hazleton; Daniel Bixler, Nanticoke; Lisa Blickley, Wilkes-Barre; Vivian Bloom, Nescopeck; Jamie Bodie, Honesdale; Violet Bogdanovich, Nanticoke; Linda Bohman, Drums; Georgia Bone, Exeter; Brad Bonham, Hanover Township; Kathleen Bowers, Shickshinny; Ilyas Boyce, Sweet Valley; Lakita Boyer, Bloomsburg; Dylan Brandt, Wyoming; Angela Braun, Shamokin; Aileen Breech, Bloomsburg; Jason Bresnahan, Hanover Township; Melissa Briggs, Sugarloaf; Drew Brislin, Wilkes-Barre; Bridget Broody, Pringle; Courtney Brosious, West Hazleton; Chloe Bruce, Drums; Kayla Bucci, West Wyoming; Travis Buchanan, Nanticoke; David Buckley, Wilkes-Barre; Mariah Buckley, Pittston; Madeleine Bunavage, Tunkhannock; Lacie Burd, Nescopeck; Alexander Burger, Drums; Jessica Burger, Pringle; Gary Burney, Duryea; Michelle Caccia, WilkesBarre; Keith Cagigas, Berwick; Milagros Candelaria, Catasauqua; Alyxzandria Canfield, New Albany; Joshua Cannon, Nicholson; Bryan Carey, Wilkes-Barre; Lori Carey, Wapwallopen; Jason Carle, Shickshinny; Lauren Castelli, Wilkes-Barre; Christopher Castillo, Shickshinny; Lee Ann Chamberlain, Hanover Township; Logan Cherkauskas, Ashley; Joseph Chilson, Hanover Township; Michael Chinikaylo, Wyoming; Amanda Cimms, Hazleton; Ashley Colarusso, Pittston; Saundra Colon, Hazleton; Kathryn Conahan, Ashley; Gabrielle Coniglio, Mountain Top; Donna Conrad, Berwick; Frank Cook, Nanticoke; Brandyn Cooper, Riverside; Daniela Crudu, Edwardsville; Melba Cruz, Wilkes-Barre; Xavier Cummings, Mountain Top; Jonathan Curnow, Hazleton; Mariah Curtis, Dupont; Benjamin Damick, Kingston; Joshua Daniels, Beaver Meadows; Jennifer Daubert, Elysburg; Destiny Davis, Millville; William DeFazio, Roaring Brook Township; Christina Dejohn, Drums; Allyson Delfino, Stroudsburg; Kevin Della Rosa, Laflin; Anna Delle Cave, WilkesBarre; Chandel DeLucca, Hazleton; Ana DeOliveira, Hanover Township; Anthony Deppen, Shamokin; Meghan Deroche, Bushkill; Danielle Despirito, Mountain Top; Melissa Diaz, Hazleton; Jesse Dickson, Avoca; Kevin Dillon, Shamokin; Christopher Diltz, Benton; James Dingfelder, Bloomsburg; Amelia DiPhillips, Nanticoke; Joseph Dolinsky, Pittston; Justin Domonkos, Pittston; Richard Dooley, Greenfield Township; Ivy Dormer, Ranshaw; Beth Ann Dougherty, Auburn; Nathaniel Dyanick, Luzerne; Jean Egan, White Haven; Suzanne Ensminger, Middleburg; Paige Evans, Mountain Top; Stephanie Evans, Nanticoke; Chastity Fabrizio, Wilkes-Barre; Robert Falletta, Luzerne; Lucas Farrall, Mountain Top; Kelly Fasciana, Exeter; William Faust, Weatherly; Jeffrey Feist, Larksville; William Femea, Kingston; Charles Ferguson, Nanticoke; Kendra Fiero, Berwick; Alice Fisher, Wilkes-Barre; Janet Fisher, Beaver Meadows; Daniel Flail, Freeland; Kathy Ann Flynn, Plains; Carllie Foley, White Haven; Alicia Frey, Plymouth; Francis Fuentes, Hazleton; Anthony Gallo, Northumberland; Jerica Gariano, Mountain Top; Kelly Geist, Coal Township; Austin Genell, Moosic; Kimberly Gennaro, West Hazleton; Tyler George, Berwick; Andrew Gialanella, Dallas; Derek Gill, Danville; Robert Gion-

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friddo, Shavertown; Michelle Gitkos, West Pittston; Steven Glogowski, Falls; Melissa Golomb, Nescopeck; Jessica Good, Orangeville; Alia Goodrich, Plymouth; Ninean Graaf, Pittston; Mariah Grabinski, Nanticoke; Dominique Green, Nanticoke; Evan Greenberg, Kingston; Kathleen Grundowski, Kingston; Anthony Gryskevicz, Nanticoke; Amy Gulla, West Pittston; Cesar Gutierrez, Hazleton; Sarah Gyle, Wilkes-Barre; William Haller, Dallas; Carolyn Haney, Shickshinny; Casey Harris, Mountain Top; Chesney Heller, Paxinos; Bethany Hemma, Danville; Thomas Hennigan, Pittston; Daniel Herchenroeder, Pittston; Colleen Herr, Catawissa; Steven Herring, Wapwallopen; Jessica Hess, Benton; Arianna Hewitt, Mountain Top; Matthew Hilenski, Mountain Top; Jesse Hoffman, Wapwallopen; Alexander Holdren, Shickshinny; Shaun Holmes, Mount Carmel; Michelle Horan, Girardville; Chad Howe, Mocanaqua; Stefanie Hoysock, Minersville; Amanda Hudock, McAdoo; Michael Hughes, Hanover Township; Tiffany Ignaszewski, Coal Township; Mary Innes, White Haven; Richard Irving, Wilkes-Barre; Amy Jakubowski, WilkesBarre; Jamileh Jaloudi, Wilkes-Barre; Kelsey Jones, Mountain Top; Jason Kamensky, Exeter; Francis Kane, Swoyersville; Misty Kazmierski, Mountain Top; Benjamin Kelly, Hazleton; Joclyn Kennedy, Pittston; Michael Kennedy, Shickshinny; Breann Kingsbury, Hunlock Creek; William Kishbach, Wilkes-Barre; Arthur KishbaughLeffler, Berwick; Kylie Kishel, Mountain Top; Craig Kittrick, Hanover Township; Carl Kiwak, Exeter; Jared Kline, Shickshinny; Cody Klinger, Berwick; Brooke Kocher, Bloomsburg; Rachael Kominski, Honesdale; Katlyn Krieger, Coal Township; Chris Krolikowski, Pittston; Shayna Ksanznak, Hazleton; Kristopher Kuba, Drums; Kimberly Kubasti, Luzerne; Felicia Kulpon, Freeland; Kalyn Kurutz, Wilkes-Barre; Diane La Rosa, Millville; David Lane, Nanticoke; Keith Lang, Catawissa; Cody Lappan, Berwick; Jamie Laubach, Berwick; Kasey Leidy, Hazleton; Amanda Lipowski, Nanticoke; Sara Litzelman, Nanticoke; Michelle Llewellyn, Wyoming; Sally Lockman, Pittston; Adrienne Loewen, Nanticoke; Crystal Long, Orangeville; Samantha Long, Shickshinny; Adam Loprete, Moosic; Stacy Lugin, Pittston; Michael Madry, Mountain Top; Mark Majikes, Larksville; Megan Malkemes, Dallas; Steven Malloy, Hazleton; Justine Sophia Manangan, Nanticoke; Remona Mansilla-Perry, Plymouth; Michael Marrero, Berwick; Sean Marstell, Exeter; Adam Martin, Glen Lyon; Milton Martinez, Wilkes-Barre; Catherine Martoccio, Hazle Township; Joshua Marvin, Shickshinny; Christy Mastantuono, Luzerne; Sarah Masteller, Berwick; David Matoushek, Waymart; Keriann Mauro, Shickshinny; Ashley McAndrew, Duryea; Sara McGovern, Wyoming; Angus Mead, Shavertown; Mark Mentrikoski, Mountain Top; Stephanie Michael, Nescopeck; Brandi Michaels, Shamokin; Matthew Michalski, Hazleton; Michele Mikkelsen, Exeter; Margaret Miles, Moosic; Joseph Minzola, Drums; Ryan Miscavage, Wilkes-Barre; Jane Mizerak, Hanover Township; Christopher Montagna, Pittston; Alexa Moran, Mountain Top; Darlene Morcom, Mayfield; Sarah Mosteller, Berwick; Kalin Mulligan, Forty Fort; Lauren Murgitroyde, Dallas; Michael Murphy, Dickson City; Gregory Murray, Kingston; Trevor Nadolny, Wilkes-Barre; Kimberly Naylon, Sugarloaf; Amy Neishel, Hudson; Matthew Nighbert, Forty Fort; Michael Noel, Hudson; James Norton, Exeter; Joseph O’Brien, Harding; Mark Ogonowski, Scranton; August Oister, Milton; Stephan Ormiston, Conyngham; Sarah Orosco, Ringtown; Samantha Ortona, Kulpmont; Frances Otero, Nanticoke; Fawn Overton, Freeland; Anthony Palermo, Hazle Township; Melissa Palermo, Old Forge; Jasmine Palovick, Coal Township; Albert Paolucci, Montrose; Elizabeth Parsons, Wapwallopen; Richard Patton, Pittston; Lori Pavell, Hazleton; Dominick Peck, West Pittston; Daniel Pellegrini, Pittston; Jonathan Perez, Wilkes-Barre; Padma Perez, Plains; David Perillo, Wapwallopen; Gary Perna, Kelayres; Alexandra Pernikoff, Kingston; John Peterson, Pittston; Matthew Petrosky, Hanover Township; Freddie Place, Wyalusing; Brittany Plesce, Hazleton; Kelsey Polachek, Hanover Township; Claudia Poltorak, Mountain Top; Blaine Porpiglia, Tresckow; James Prokopovich, Freeland; Cody Prueitt, Danville; Kelsey Pugh, Forty Fort; Grace Pugliese, Elysburg; Kayla Reese, Swoyersville; Paula Regan, Shickshinny; Leah Rehal, Hazleton; Thomas Reilly, Wilkes-Barre; Svetlana Reina, Moscow; Kasandra Reisinger, Nanticoke; Brittany Rice, Dallas; Rebecca Rigle, Swoyersville; Kristynn Riley, Nescopeck; Michelle Rinus, Shavertown; Ashlee Rittenhouse, Nanticoke; Paula Rittenhouse, Plymouth; Bradley Ritzman, Paxinos; Jamielyn Rizzo, Edwardsville; Kirstie Robertson, Wilkes-Barre; Sonya Rogers, Hanover Township; Michele Rohrbaugh, Kingston; Amanda Romiski, Wilkes-Barre; Teresa Roth, Pittston; Mark Royer, West Pittston; Manuel Ruiz, WilkesBarre; Jennie Rushnak, Dallas; Kelsey Rutledge, Tyler Hill; Theodore Sadusky, Nanticoke; Tia Sagliocolo, Wyoming; Jose Santana, Hazleton; Kiara Santana, West Hazleton; Jennifer Santos, Hazleton; Louis Scarantino, Old Forge; Alyssa Scatena, Avoca; John Scheers, Drums; David Scheid, Tafton; Heather Scherbinske, Drums; Christopher Schierloh, Kunkletown; Briana Schlauch, Hanover Township; Hayden Schutz, Wilkes-Barre; Beth Ann Schwarz, Ranshaw; Henry Sedorchuk, Nanticoke; Leila Sehat, Pocono Pines; Neil Seltzer, Kingston; Nancy Senchak-Love, White Haven; Michael Shandra, Pittston; Andrea Shaw, Kingston; Caitlin Sherman, Shamokin; Amber Smith, Edwardsville; Dylan Smith, Shavertown; Mark Smith, Carbondale; Shana Sobers, Wilkes-Barre; Melanie Socash, Wyoming; William Sod, Trucksville; David Sokolofski, West Hazleton; Suzanne Somers, Dallas; Kristal Souders, Mountain Top; Edward Sromoski, Pittston; Jacquelin Stasik, Wilkes-Barre; George Steltz, Hanover Township; Thomas Stirling, Drums; Audrey Stofanik, Mahanoy City; Jaclyn Strausser, Plains; Brian Strocko, Mount Carmel; Ashley Stuart, Nanticoke; Brandon Synoraski, Drums; James Tagliaferri, Old Forge; Donnajo Thomas, Danville; Elizabeth Thomas, Wilkes-Barre; Jordan Timlin, Wilkes-Barre; Randall Tinsley, Nescopeck; Michael Tirko, Wilkes-Barre; Nicholas Tisdel, Old Forge; Alexa Tluczek, Wilkes-Barre; Thomas Tomasco, Wilkes-Barre; Amber Torres, Berwick; Chelsey Travelpiece, Beach Haven; Kyle Traver, Larksville; Hallie Tripler, Harveys Lake; William Troth, Kingston; Catharine Trump, Selinsgrove; Ariel Tucker, Sunbury; Kurt Tylutke, Avoca; Lauren Ursta, Drums; Michelene Valania, Hazleton; Daurisa Valerio, Hazleton; Samuel Van Horn, Dallas; Mindi VanFossen, Wapwallopen; Margarita Velasquez, Wilkes-Barre; Christine Visgaitis, Hazleton; Sara Walton, Plains; Katherine Warga, Freeland; Jaclyn Waschko, Sugarloaf; Jessica Weegar, Wilkes-Barre; Dyllan Weikel, Zion Grove; David Weisser, Lansford; Mitchell Wiernusz, Tunkhannock; Stephanie Wilde, Wilkes-Barre; Dana Williams, Plymouth; Logan Williams, Honesdale; Mark Williams, White Haven; Temera Williams, Hazleton; Rebecca Willner, Mountain Top; Corey Wilsey, Tunkhannock; Christopher Wilson, Pocono Lake; Saray Windom, Wilkes-Barre; Christopher Woodring, Bloomsburg; Morgan Yanko, Swoyersville; Patricia Yankowsky, Nescopeck; Amber Yost, Coal Township; Jenna Youkoski, Wilkes-Barre; Amy Yucha, Mount Carmel; Jasmine Zacek, Freeburg; Nathan Zannetti, Nanticoke; Dana Zayac, Dunmore; Kevin Zaykoski, Nanticoke; Frank Zdziarski, Shickshinny; and Andrew Zedolik, Mountain Top.

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OPENING-DAY FLOP New era for PSU doesn’t start well

By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com

STATE COLLEGE -- Bill O’Brien said little. Eight full months of being thrust into the spotlight meant he had to spend most of his time talking, talking, talking. After finally getting to return to the sideline and coach a live game on Saturday, Penn State’s new boss wasn’t eager to start the conversation back up. But what he did say stung more than any part of the Nittany Lions’ demoralizing 24-14 loss to Ohio. “They beat us,” O’Brien said. OHIO “They were the better team.” It was the truth. The up-and-coming team from the MAC was better PENN STATE than the humbled Lions on Saturday, taking over the game in the second half. The enthusiastic start from a spirited pregame atmosphere and a14-3 halftime lead quickly evaporated as the Bobcats took control on both sides of the ball after the break. INSIDE It was Penn State’s first loss in a • Unlucky play season opener since 2001 against got ball rolling Miami.ItwastheLions’firstlosstoa against Penn MAC opponent since Toledo in State. 6C 2000. • Newest Lions And it left O’Brien -- largely upplay well. 6C • More photos. beat through a miserable offseason 6C bogged down by fallout from scan• Notre Dame dalandsanctions--inarottenmood. has no problem “I’ve gotta coach a lot better,” sinking Navy. O’Briensaidrepeatedly.“Wehaveto 5C coach better, and it starts with me.” • Wilkes wins His players were quick to defend defensive struggle. 7C him. • Tough loss Quarterback Matt McGloin, the for King’s. 7C centerpiece of O’Brien’s new offense, disagreed that the blame lay with the new coaching staff. “Not at all. He did a great job today,” McGloin said of O’Brien. “It’s on us (players), definitely. We couldn’t make the plays when we needed to.” “I think it’s very important that we’re all ac-

Despite one-sided loss, Misericordia took many positives in inaugural contest. By JOHN MEDEIROS jmedeiros@timesleader.com

GETTYSBURG – Football became a reality for a fledgling Misericordia program on Saturday. Unfortunately, the scoreboard showed nothing but a harsh reality, as Gettysburg scored early and often in a 70-0 rout of the Cougars at Musselman Stadium. “Yeah, 70-0 ... it hurts,” Cougars quarterback Jeffrey GETTYSBURG Puckett said. “But we did just make history. MISERICORDIA And we did give it everything we’ve got. We played our hearts out ’til the end.” The first play in Misericordia history went for a touchdown, as Freddy Caruso caught the kick from the Cougars’ Steve Clemson and was returned 89 yards for a score. Just 15 seconds into its history, Misericordia was down 8-0. “It certainly wasn’t the way we wanted to start an era,” Cougars coach Mark Ross said. “We wanted to perform better than we did.” Disconnect the electricity from

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Penn State QB Matt McGloin (11) looks up at the scoreboard during Saturday’s game at Beaver Stadium. Penn State lost its home opener to Ohio University 24-14.

There’s no good feeling with what happened Saturday They came trudging into Beaver Stadium like they were heading to weekly mass, a lot of unsmiling people giving the impression they showed up mainly because it was an obligation to them, not because they felt a sense of fulfillment.

PAUL SOKOLOSKI OPINION Heaven help the 97,000 Penn State fans if they were expecting any kind of redemption out of Saturday’s season opener. Because all it brought to Penn State was a greater sense of gloom.

The Nittany Lions lost a season opener for the first time in 11 years, back when a Miami team ranked No. 2 in the nation came in to start the 2001 season and thumped Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions, 33-7. Whether or not you are still a Paterno worshiper like former Penn State great Franco Harris - who brought a lifesize cardboard replica of Paterno to Saturday’s game and

propped it up in his luxury box - what happened on this opening day felt a lot worse. This wasn’t a team commanding national attention, coming to town and taking it to Penn State. This was Ohio. Not Ohio State. Little-known Ohio. See SOKOLOSKI, Page 7C

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Baur picks up where Lewis left off By JOHN ERZAR jerzar@timesleader.com

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Wyoming Valley West quarterback Michael Baur scores a touchdown on a keeper against Dallas in WVC football action in Dallas on Saturday afternoon.

DALLAS – The void is, perhaps, too big to expect any one player to fill. Mike Baur, though, did his best to do so on Saturday afternoon. The junior quarterback – making his first start replacing graduated Eugene Lewis – ran for three touchdowns and accounted for 245 yards of offense as Wyoming Valley West knocked off Dallas 28-14, spoiling the debut of Mountaineer coach Bob Zaruta.

“I thought for a first start he WYOMING played tremenVALLEY WEST dous,” Valley West coach Pat Keating said. DALLAS “He ran the ball extremely tough, which I knew he could do. And he didn’t make any crucial mistakes that cost us.” Lewis thrilled the Wyoming Valley Conference as a runner and thrower, parlaying his incredible athletic ability into a football scholarship at Penn State.

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The Indians’ Russ Canzler, a Hazleton Area grad, had two singles Saturday against Texas.

Canzler gets call, delivers immediately By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

Baur, though, showed both aspects. He completed 8-of-12 passes for 154 yards. He rushed 21 times for 91 more. Valley West snapped a scoreless tie on a 5-yard run by Baur at 9:49 of the second quarter. It also gave Baur a boost of confidence. “I’d say after my first touchdown run where we did the fake,” Baur said, “and see the whole crowd going crazy and

Russ Canzler, a graduate from Hazleton Area, learned on Saturday that he was getting called up to the Major Leagues for Cleveland. He was immediately inserted into the Indians lineup and batted fifth as the designated hitter in Saturday night’s starting nine against Texas and went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles to help the Indians defeat the Rangers 4-3. Canzler singled in his first two plate appearances of the season and struck out his third time before popping out in the eighth.

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HOLES-IN-ONE SPORTS IN BRIEF Robert Swank recorded a hole-in-one on Saturday at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club on hole nine at a distance of 150 yards. Witnesses were Marlene Reilly, Jack Wallace and Bob Wallace. Tom Federo scored his first career hole-in-one on the second hole at Lehman Golf Club at a distance of 169 yards on Saturday. Witnesses were by Gary Williams and Mike Makos. Jamie Bedford recorded a hole-in-one on Friday at the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club on hold nine at a distance of 152 yards.

L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY'S EVENTS WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER Misericordia at Bryn Mawr, 1 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 5 No Events

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4 H.S. FIELD HOCKEY Coughlin at Wallenpaupack Dallas at Lake-Lehman Delaware Valley at Crestwood Hazleton Area at Honesdale Lackawanna Trail at Wyoming Seminary Nanticoke at Wyoming Area Wyoming Valley West at Holy Redeemer H.S. GOLF Pittston Area at Crestwood Dallas at Berwick Tunkhannock at Hazleton Area Coughlin at Wyoming Valley West Wyoming Area at Nanticoke GAR at Lake-Lehman Meyers at MMI Prep Wyoming Seminary at Hanover Area H.S. BOYS SOCCER Wyoming Valley West at Dallas Berwick at GAR MMI Prep at Hanover Area Pittston Area at Holy Redeemer Crestwood at Coughlin Lake-Lehman at Wyoming Seminary Wyoming Area at Nanticoke H.S. GIRLS SOCCER GAR at Berwick Hanover Area at MMI Prep Wyoming Area at Nanticoke Holy Redeemer at Pittston Area Coughlin at Crestwood Wyoming Seminary at Lake-Lehman H.S. GIRLS TENNIS MMI Prep at Berwick Holy Redeemer at Pittston Area Hazleton Area at Tunkhannock Hanover Area at Wyoming Area GAR at Wyoming Seminary Dallas at Wyoming Valley West Crestwood at Coughlin H.S. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Dallas at Tunkhannock Berwick at MMI Prep Nanticoke at Pittston Area North Pocono at Coughlin Holy Redeemer at Wyoming Valley West MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF PSU Wilkes-Barre at PSU Lehigh Valley Invitational, 11 a.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL King’s at Scranton, 7 p.m.

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Noon ESPN — FCS, Alabama St. vs. Bethune-Cookman, at Orlando, Fla. 3:30 p.m. ESPN — Kentucky at Louisville

GOLF

7 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, European Masters, final round, at Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, third round, at Norton, Mass. 3 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, third round, at Norton, Mass. 7 p.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Mylan Classic, final round, at Canonsburg, Pa. (same-day tape)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m. SNY – N.Y. Mets at Miami YES — Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees 2 p.m. ROOT – Pittsburgh at Milwaukee 2:10 p.m. WGN — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs 5 p.m. WQMY – Philadelphia at Atlanata 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Chicago White Sox at Detroit

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

5 p.m. SE2, WYLN – Buffalo at Lehigh Valley

SOCCER

9 p.m. NBCSN — MLS, Chivas USA at San Jose

TENNIS

11 a.m. CBS — U.S. Open, men’s third and women’s fourth round, at New York

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Activated INF Wilson Betemit from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Xavier Avery, C Luis Exposito and INF Steve Tolleson from Norfolk (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled LHP Scott Barnes and 1B-OF Russ Canzler from Columbus (IL). Called up OF Thomas Neal from Akron (EL). DETROIT TIGERS—Recalled INF-OF Ryan Raburn from Toledo and reinstated him from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Luis Marte, C Bryan Holaday and INF Danny Worth from Toledo. Purchased the contract of INF-OF Don Kelly from Toledo. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Recalled OF David Lough from Omaha (PCL) and C Manuel Pina from Noerthwest Arkansas (Texas). MINNESOTA TWINS—Reinstated RHP P.J. Walters from the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Esmerling Vasquez from Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled OF-INF Eduardo Nunez, RHP Cory Wade, RHP Adam Warren, LHP Justin Thomas and C Francisco Cervelli from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Added OF Chris Dickerson to the roster. Designated INF Ramiro Pena for assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Activated RHP Jeff Niemann off the 60-day DL. Recalled INF Reid Brignac, C Chris Gimenez, LHP Cesar Ramos and OF Rich Thompson from Durham (IL). TEXAS RANGERS—Placed LHP Robbie Ross on 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 30. Recalled OF Leonys Martin, LHP Martin Perez, RHP Tanner Scheppers, INF-OF Brandon Snyder and RHP Yoshinori Tateyama from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contract of INF Jurickson Profar from Frisco (Texas). Designated LHP Miguel De Los Santos for assignment. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Activated INF Willie Bloomquist, RHP Josh Collmenter and RHP Takashi Saito for the 15-day DL. Recalled C Konrad Schmidt from Reno (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Tyler Graham from Reno. Activated INFr Cody Ransom. Transferred RHP Daniel Hudson from the 15- to the 60-day DL. CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled OF Tony Campana, OF Dave Sappelt and INF Adrian Cardenas from Iowa (PCL). NEW YORK METS—Recalled C Mike Nickeas and INF Zach Lutz from Buffalo (IL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled C Eric Fryer, LHP Jeff Locke and LHP Justin Wilson from Indianapolis (IL). Selected the contracts of RHP Chris Leroux and INF Brock Holt from Indianapolis. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Activated OF Lance Berkman from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Sam Freeman from Memphis (PCL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Promoted Named national crosschecker Billy Gasparino to director of scouting. Reinstated RHP Andrew Cashner and LHP Joe Thatcher from the 15-day DL. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Activated 1B Aubrey Huff, RHP Brad Penny and RHP Shane Loux from the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Brett Pill from Fresno (PCL). Purchased the contracts of OF Xavier Nady and RHP Jean Machi from Fresno. Transferred 2B Freddy Sanchez from the 15- to the 60-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Recalled LHP John Lannan, C Sandy Leon and OF Eury Perez from Syracuse (IL). Reinstated INF Mark DeRosa from the 15-day DL. Reinstated C Jhonatan Solano from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Harrisburg (EL).

HOCKEY

National Hockey League PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed LW Jordan Martinook to a three-year entry level contract.

A U T O

R A C I N G

NASCAR Nationwide-NRA American Warrior 300 Lineup After Saturday qualifying;race Saturday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (54) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 176.28. 2. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 176.173. 3. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 176. 4. (38) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 175.721. 5. (18) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 175.454. 6. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 175.41. 7. (2) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 174.956. 8. (22) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 174.653. 9. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 174.455. 10. (44) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 174.219. 11. (98) Reed Sorenson, Ford, 174.039. 12. (88) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 173.717. 13. (31) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 173.239. 14. (43) Michael Annett, Ford, 172.856. 15. (11) Brian Scott, Toyota, 172.49. 16. (99) Travis Pastrana, Toyota, 172.019. 17. (7) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 171.822. 18. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 171.556. 19. (50) David Starr, Chevrolet, 170.669. 20. (81) Jason Bowles, Toyota, 170.569. 21. (10) Jeff Green, Toyota, 170.548. 22. (00) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 170.501. 23. (30) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 170.443. 24. (08) Kyle Fowler, Ford, 170.291. 25. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 170.197. 26. (39) Matt Carter, Ford, 170.108. 27. (01) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 169.78. 28. (40) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, 169.578. 29. (42) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 169.365. 30. (14) Eric McClure, Toyota, 169.158. 31. (46) Chase Miller, Chevrolet, 168.932. 32. (71) Carl Long, Chevrolet, 168.572. 33. (15) Timmy Hill, Ford, 168.531. 34. (47) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 167.736. 35. (24) Benny Gordon, Toyota, 167.655. 36. (4) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 166.262. 37. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 165.973. 38. (19) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, 165.31. 39. (74) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 165.241. 40. (70) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 163.946. 41. (23) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 163.632. 42. (41) Fain Skinner, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (52) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 164.956. Failed to Qualify 44. (72) John Jackson, Toyota, 161.088.

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BY ROXY ROXBOROUGH

Jerry Greeley, the King’s College baseball coach, will host training and games at the Wyoming Valley Sports Dome during September and October. The program, which is open to all area players ages 8-12, will run from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday and Thursday nights beginning Sept. 10. For more information, email baseball@kings.edu Midnight Hoops Boys Basketball Fall League will be held at Wyoming Seminary on Wednesdays and Sundays beginning Sept. 5 and ending Oct. 7. Open to all high school freshmen to seniors. Registration and league information is available at leaguelineup.com/ midnighthoops. Contact Steve Modrovsky at 793-3280 Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center is currently accepting registrations for its Pee-Wee Basketball Clinic opened to boys and girls ages 4-7. The CYC will offer an eight session clinic, which meets twice weekly, for four weeks. The sessions will take place Monday and Wednesday evenings in the CYC gymnasium. The choice of times for the two evening sessions are 5 – 5:45 p.m. or 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 1 and concluding Oct. 24. Each session is opened to 25 participants. The cost of the clinic is $40 per player, a will include a CYC T-Shirt at the conclusion of the clinic. For more information about the clinic, contact the CYC Athletic Office at 823-6121 or stop by at 36 South Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre.

BOXING REPORT: In the WBC/WBA super middleweight title fight on September 8 in Oakland, California, Andre Ward is -$320 vs. Chad Dawson at +$260. Follow Eckstein on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vegasvigorish.

FOOTBALL

National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Traded CB A.J. Jefferson to Minnesota for undisclosed, conditional 2013 draft picks. BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed RB Anthony Allen, S Omar Brown, LB Josh Bynes, G-OT Jack Cornell and G Antoine McClain to the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed G Bryant Browning, WR Lamont Bryant, DT Nate Chandler, WR Jared Green, TE Nelson Rosario, RB Armond Smith and G Zack Williams to the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS—Signed RB Armando Allen, WR Joe Anderson, QB Matt Blanchard, OT Cory Brandon, OT James Brown, CB Isaiah Frey, RB Harvey Unga and DE Aston Whiteside to the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed QB Zac Robinson, RB Dan Herron, FB Jourdan Brooks, LB Emmanuel Lamur, CB Chris Lewis-Harris, G Otis Hudson and LS Bryce Davis to the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS—Claimed LB Tank Carder off waivers from Buffalo and DL Ishmaa’ily Kitchen off waivers from Baltimore. Waived DL Brian Sanford. Waived/injured DL Scott Paxson. Signed LB Solomon Elimimian, DL Ronnie Cameron, WR Josh Cooper, LB Benjamin Jacobs, FB Brad Smelley, OL Garth Gerhart, OL Jarrod Shaw and OL Jeff Shugarts to the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS—Released QB Stephen McGee. Claimed TE Colin Cochart off waivers from Cincinnati. Signed WR Danny Coale, RB Lance Dunbar, RB Jamize Olawale, DT Robert Calloway, LB Orie Lemon, DE Ben Bass, WR Tim Benford and G Ron Leary to the practice squad. DENVER BRONCOS—Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson, DT Ben Garland, S Duke Ihenacho, TE Cornelius Ingram, WR Greg Orton, NT Sealver Siliga and G Wayne Tribue to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS—Signed G Rodney Austin, WR Patrick Edwards, LB Carmen Messina, CB Ross Weaver and RB Stephfon Green to the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS—Waived G Shelley Smith. Signed QB Case Keenum, RB Jonathan Grimes, S Eddie Pleasant, WR Jeff Maehl, DE David Hunter, TE Phillip Supernaw and LB Delano Johnson to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Claimed S Sergio Brown (New England), OT Mike Person (San Francisco) and NT Martin Tevaseu (N.Y. Jets) off waivers. Waived S Jermale Hines, CB D.J. Johnson and OT Ty Nsekhe. Signed DT Chigbo Anunoby, LB Jerry Brown, G Hayworth Hicks, TE Kyle Miller, WR Kashif Moore and S Latarrius Thomas to the practice squad. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Waived/injured TE Zach Miller. Claimed TE Brett Brackett off waivers from Philadelphia. Signed QB John Parker Wilson to the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed WR Josh Bellamy, FB Patrick DiMarco, WR Junior Hemingway, DL Jerome Long, OL David Mims, WR Jamare Newsome, OL Lucas Patterson and DB Neiko Thorpe to the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Claimed OL Mark Asper off waivers from Buffalo. Signed CB Bobby Felder, DT Chase Baker, G Trevor Holmes and RB Jordan Todman to the practice squad. Waived OL Pat Brown and DB Zack Bowman. NEW YORK GIANTS—Claimed OT D.J. Jones off waivers from Philadelphia. Waived G Mitch Petrus. Signed DE Craig Marshall, DE Matt Broha, WR David Douglas, OL Matt McCants, OL Stephen Goodin, OL Selvish Capers, TE Larry Donnell and DB Laron Scott to the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed LB Kaelin Burnett, WR Brandon Carswell, WR Travionte Session and LB Nathan Stupar to the practice squad. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Claimed G-OT Nathan Menkin off waivers from Houston. Released CB Trevard Lindley. PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Agreed to terms with OL Ryan Lee, OL John Malecki, WR Toney Clemons, WR David Gilreath, TE Jamie McCoy, LB Marshall McFadden, DB Damon Cromartie-Smith and DB Josh Victorian for their practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed S Michael Thomas, DT Matthew Masifilo, LB Cam Johnson, LB Michael Wilhoite, WR Nathan Palmer, DT Tony Jerod-Eddie, OT Al Netter and OT Kenny Wiggins to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed TE Brandon Barden, DT Zach Clayton, FB Collin Mooney, WR Michael Preston and S Tracy Wilson to the practice squad.

Wednesday

BASEBALL Favorite

Odds

Underdog

GIANTS

Cowboys

Sunday

American League Rangers

9.0

INDIANS

YANKEES

9.5

Orioles

BEARS

9.5

Eagles

JETS

Colts BROWNS

Bills

Rays

7.5

BLUE JAYS

ROYALS

9.0

Twins

A’S

7.5

Red Sox

Patriots

6.5

TITANS

Angels

7.0

MARINERS

VIKINGS

4.5

Jaguars

TIGERS

7.0

White Sox

TEXANS

10.5

Dolphins

LIONS

8.5

8.0

Mets

Falcons

National League MARLINS

SAINTS

9.5

Redskins

Rams CHIEFS

PACKERS

5.5

49ers

Panthers

2.5

BUCS

NATIONALS

7.5

Cards

Reds

8.0

ASTROS

BREWERS

7.5

Pirates

Seahawks

CARDS

Giants

CUBS

BRONCOS

Steelers

September 10

ROCKIES

10.5

Padres

DODGERS

7.0

D’backs

RAVENS

BRAVES

7.0

Phillies

Chargers

1.5

NOTE: There will be no over/under run total (which would be the overnight total) for all the Chicago Cubs home games due to the constantly changing weather reports at Wrigley Field. Please check with www.americasline.com for the latest Cubs run total on the day of the game. NFL Favorite

Points

Underdog

Sprint Cup-AdvoCare 500 Lineup After Friday qualifying;race Sunday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 186.121 mph. 2. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 185.648. 3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.493. 4. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 185.319. 5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 185.307. 6. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 185.232. 7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 185.22. 8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 185.139. 9. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 185.084. 10. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 185.053. 11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 184.997. 12. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 184.929. 13. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 184.874. 14. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 184.738. 15. (22) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 184.609. 16. (51) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 184.566. 17. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 184.48. 18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 184.425. 19. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 184.082. 20. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 184.07. 21. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 184.058. 22. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 183.747. 23. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 183.673. 24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 183.643. 25. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 183.509. 26. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 183.412. 27. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 183.388. 28. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 183.37. 29. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 183.364. 30. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 183.333. 31. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 183.037. 32. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 182.886. 33. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 182.759. 34. (49) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 182.675. 35. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 182.627. 36. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 182.549. 37. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 182.38. 38. (91) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 182.189. 39. (23) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 182.141. 40. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, Owner Points. 41. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, Owner Points. 42. (32) T.J. Bell, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 182.069. Failed to Qualify 44. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 181.776. 45. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 181.39. 46. (33) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 181.283. 47. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 180.651.

B A S E B A L L Minor League Baseball International League North Division W z-Yankees ................................ 83 Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 77 Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 74 Rochester (Twins) ................... 70 Syracuse (Nationals)............... 69 Buffalo (Mets)........................... 66 South Division W z-Charlotte (White Sox) .......... 81 Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 72 Durham (Rays)......................... 65 Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 61 West Division W z-Indianapolis (Pirates) ........... 86 Columbus (Indians) ................. 73 Toledo (Tigers) ........................ 59 Louisville (Reds) ...................... 51 z-clinched playoff spot Saturday's Games Pawtucket 2, Yankees 0 Toledo at Indianapolis, late Buffalo 6, Lehigh Valley 3 Rochester at Syracuse, late Louisville at Columbus, late Durham 2, Charlotte 0 Gwinnett at Norfolk, late Today's Games Rochester at Syracuse, 2 p.m. Buffalo at Lehigh Valley, 5:35 p.m. Columbus at Toledo, 6 p.m. Yankees at Pawtucket, 6:05 p.m. Gwinnett at Norfolk, 6:15 p.m. Indianapolis at Louisville, 7:05 p.m. Durham at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m. Monday's Games Gwinnett at Norfolk, 12:15 p.m. Columbus at Toledo, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Louisville, 1:05 p.m. Syracuse at Rochester, 1:05 p.m. Yankees at Pawtucket, 1:05 p.m. Buffalo at Lehigh Valley, 1:35 p.m. Durham at Charlotte, 2:15 p.m.

L 58 64 67 71 72 75

Pct. GB .589 — .546 6 .525 9 .496 13 .489 14 .468 17

L 60 69 76 80

Pct. GB .574 — .511 9 .461 16 .433 20

L 55 68 82 90

Pct. GB .610 — .518 13 .418 27 .362 35

Bengals RAIDERS

College Football Favorite

Points

Underdog

LOUISVILLE

Kentucky

BAYLOR

Smu.

Ga Tech

Monday VA TECH

F O O T B A L L College Football Scores EAST Bridgewater (Va.) 23, St. Vincent 7 Castleton St. 35, Plymouth St. 7 Franklin & Marshall 35, Washington & Lee 29 Hobart 31, Dickinson 0 Lebanon Valley 31, Montclair St. 21 Lehigh 27, Monmouth (NJ) 17 Marist 35, Bryant 10 Miami 41, Boston College 32 Northwestern 42, Syracuse 41 Notre Dame 50, Navy 10 Ohio 24, Penn St. 14 Otterbein 15, Gallaudet 0 Rowan 27, Delaware Valley 13 Susquehanna 37, Merchant Marine 21 West Virginia 69, Marshall 34 Widener 63, W. Connecticut 17 William Paterson 9, King's (Pa.) 3 Wilkes (Pa.) 9, Morrisville State 7 Gettysburg 70, Misericordia 0

FAR WEST Air Force 49, Idaho St. 21 Cal Poly 41, San Diego 14 Colorado St. 22, Colorado 17 Montana 35, South Dakota 24 Nevada 31, California 24 New Mexico 66, Southern U. 21

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 17, Langston 14

MIDWEST

Illinois 24, W. Michigan 7 Illinois St. 56, Dayton 14 Iowa 18, N. Illinois 17 Iowa St. 38, Tulsa 23 Nebraska 49, Southern Miss. 20 Ohio St. 56, Miami (Ohio) 10 Purdue 48, E. Kentucky 6 Wisconsin 26, N. Iowa 21

SOUTH Alcorn St. 22, Grambling St. 21 Coastal Carolina 29, NC A&T 13 Concordia-Selma 20, MVSU 19 Delaware St. 17, VMI 10 East Carolina 35, Appalachian St. 13 Florida 27, Bowling Green 14 Florida St. 69, Murray St. 3 Georgia 45, Buffalo 23 Georgia Southern 58, Jacksonville 0 Howard 30, Morehouse 29 James Madison 55, St. Francis (Pa.) 7 Maryland 7, William & Mary 6 Morgan St. 30, Sacred Heart 27, 4OT NC Central 54, Fayetteville St. 31 Norfolk St. 24, Virginia St. 0 North Carolina 62, Elon 0 Old Dominion 57, Duquesne 23 Presbyterian 45, Brevard 10 Samford 24, Furman 21 The Citadel 49, Charleston Southern 14 Troy 39, UAB 29 UTSA 33, South Alabama 31 Virginia 43, Richmond 19 Wofford 34, Gardner-Webb 7

F I S H I N G Catching Dreams at Harveys Lake Charity Bass Tournament Aug. 19 results (30 boats, 59 anglers): 1. Robert Polishan and Joe Zombek 2. Cody Cutter and Travis Doty 3. Jon Kelley and Jonathan Kelley Lunker Award – Shawn Kochorsla and Robert Vales Suskie Bassmasters Aug. 29 results: Anthony Glazenski - 16 1⁄8 inches, 2.07 lbs.2. Chris Ostrowski - 15 ¾ inches, 1.94 lbs. 3. Joe Halesey 15 ¼ inches, 1.76 lbs.4. Lloyd Lamoreaux – 15 inches, 1.73 lbs.5. Alan Casal - 15 ½ inches, 1.71 lbs. Small fish pool winner – Lynda Morris and Alan Casal - .87 lbs. Top 10 Season Standings (total weight in pounds): Chris Ostrowski - 17.07 lbs.2. Joe Halesey - 15.67 lbs.3. Jim Lacomis - 15.50 lbs.4. Frank Slymock 14.13 lbs.5. Donnie Parsons III - 14.10 lbs.6. Andy Nealon - 13.81 lbs.7. Hunter Lacomis - 13.58 lbs.8. Chuck Saypack - 13.50 lbs.9. Larry Fetterhoof 13.45 lbs.10. Ed Mrochko - 13.35lbs. Bass tournament at White Oaks Pond in Wayne County Aug. 26 results: Ted Brandro and Paul Wonick – 8 bass, 9.72 lbs. Mike and Tom Auston – 8 bass, 8.50 lbs. John Marhefra and John Masichis – 7.81 lbs. Lunker award – Ted Brandro and Paul Wonick – 2.30 lbs.

LEAGUES Lady Birds Bowling League will begin their season on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Modern Lanes in Exeter. Bowlers please report at 6 p.m. since bowling starts at 6:15 pm. MEETINGS Berwick High School Boys Basketball Boosters will have a meeting Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium lobby. For more information, call coach Jason Kingery at 394-7115. Crestwood Boys Basketball Booster Club will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at Cavanaugh’s Grille. We will be discussing our annual "Nite at the Races" benefit. All parents of Crestwood boys basketball players are invited to attend.

T E N N I S U.S. Open Results Saturday Singles Men Third Round Nicolas Almagro (11), Spain, def. Jack Sock, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-1. Marin Cilic (12), Croatia, def. Kei Nishikori (17), Japan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Jeremy Chardy (32), France, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Fernando Verdasco (25), Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Feliciano Lopez (30), Spain, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4). Women Third Round Roberta Vinci (20), Italy, def. Dominika Cibulkova (13), Slovakia, 6-2, 7-5. Agnieszka Radwanska (2), Poland, def. Jelena Jankovic (30), Serbia, 6-3, 7-5. Serena Williams (4), United States, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-4, 6-0. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, def. Maria Kirilenko (14), Russia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Angelique Kerber (6), Germany, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-1, 6-2. Sara Errani (10), Italy, def. Olga Puchkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles Men Second Round Christian and Ryan Harrison, United States, def. Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, Israel, 6-4, 6-4. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (15), Brazil, def. Treat Conrad Huey, Philippines, and Dominic Inglot, Britain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer (9), Netherlands, def. Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 2-1, retired. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (12), Brazil, def. Dennis Novikov and Michael Redlicki, United States, 6-1, 7-5. Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Nicholas Monroe and Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia Tecau (3), Romania, def. Benoit Paire and Edouard RogerVasselin, France, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Scott Lipsky (16), United States, def. Pablo Andujar and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-4, 6-1. Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski, Britain, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Philipp Petzschner (10), Germany, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7). Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins (14), Britain, def. Brian Baker and Rajeev Ram, United States, 7-5, 6-3. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia, and Raven Klaasen, South Africa, def. Matthew Ebden and Bernard Tomic, Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Women Second Round Natalie Grandin, South Africa, and Vladimira Uhliro-

Nanticoke Area Little League will hold its monthly meeting at high school cafe on Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Board Members are to meet at 7 p.m. Pittston Area Lady Patriot Basketball Booster Club will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Lizza’s on North Main Street in Pittstonfor the purpose of organizing their fall activities. All Lady Patriot Basketball Parents are asked to attend. Plains Yankees Football & Cheerleading Organization will hold it’s next monthly meeting on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the PAV in Hudson. All are welcome to attend. UPCOMING EVENTS/OTHER Hanover Area School Board and Hanover Township Commissioners is holding theirannual Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Sand Springs Golf Course in Drums, PA. Format is Captain and Crew with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.Awards for closest to the pin, longest drive,flight winners along withother prizes.An awards dinner will be held immediately following golf at Sand Springs. Entry fee is $85 per golfer.Awards dinner only is $30. Hole sponsors also available.Any questions or for reservations, please contact Kevin Quaglia at 821-5681 or Jeff Lewis at 8175906. Kingston/Forty Fort Little League is accepting nominations for all board positions for the 2013 season. Visit www.eteamz.com/kbsi for a complete list of open positions. A letter of interest must be mailed to P.O. Box 1292, Kingston, or emailed to bbordow@msn.com no later than Sept. 7. For more information, call 714-4035. Modrovsky Park will host the third JNL Labor Day Classic on Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. There will be two divisions (16-and-up and 15-and-under) of 20 teams in each division. Team and player registration will be available at leaguelineup.com/modrovskypark. The registration fee is $5 per player. See Luke Modrovsky to turn in your registration fee. For more information, call Luke at 905-3201. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250. va (14), Czech Republic, def. Liga Dekmeijere, Latvia, and Mervana Jugic-Salkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-2, 6-3. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Sania Mirza (13), India, def. Darija Jurak, Croatia, and Katalin Marosi, Hungary, 6-4, 6-2. Mixed First Round Elena Vesnina, Russia, and Leander Paes (3), India, def. Raquel Kops-Jones, United States, and Treat Conrad Huey, Philippines, 6-4, 7-5. Anastasia Rodionova, Australial, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, def. Zheng Jie, China, and Rohan Bopanna, India, 6-2, 7-5. Second Round Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Marcin Matkowski (4), Poland, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, and Daniele Bracciali, Italy, 6-1, 7-6 (2). Junior Qualifying Boys Second Round Karen Khachanov (8), Russia, def. Francis Tiafoe, United States, 7-5, 6-2. Shotaro Goto, Japan, def. Franz Sydow, Netherlands, 6-0, 6-3. Maxime Hamou (1), France, def. Cem Ilkel (14), Turkey, 4-6, 7-5, retired. Sumit Nagal, India, def. Hugo Cesar Dojas (11), Brazil, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Or Ram-Harel (10), Israel, def. Evan Hoyt (4), Britain, 6-4, 6-4. Jose Antonio Salazar Martin, Spain, def. Hugo Di Feo (15), Canada, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Michael Mmoh, United States, def. Jorge Brian Panta Herreros (3), Peru, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 3-0, retired. Vasco Mensurado (5), Portugal, def. Mitchell Stewart, United States, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4. Girls Second Round Nicole Frenkel, United States, def. Mayo Hibi, Japan, 6-2, 6-4. Szabina Szlavikovics (12), Hungary, def. Erina Hayashi, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Victoria Rodriguez (2), Mexico, def. Denise Starr (16), United States, 6-1, 6-1. Tornado Alicia Black (11), United States, def. Basak Eraydin, Turkey, 6-2, 6-3. Louisa Chirico, United States, def. Renata Zarazua, Mexico, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Madrie Le Roux (6), South Africa, def. Klaartje Liebens (9), Belgium, 6-0, 6-2. Rasheeda McAdoo, United States, def. Emma Christine Higuchi, United States, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Valeria Salazar, Mexico, def. Marika Akkerman, Canada, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

◆ BUILDING TRUST Correction: In Saturday’s edition of Dallas and Berwick girls tennis write up, a singles win should read Grace Schaub instead of Julia Tonze. The Times Leader apologizes for the inconvenience.

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STANDINGS/STATS

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP

I.L. BASEBALL

S TA N D I N G S

New York...................................... Baltimore ...................................... Tampa Bay ................................... Boston .......................................... Toronto .........................................

W 76 73 72 62 60

Chicago ........................................ Detroit ........................................... Kansas City.................................. Cleveland ..................................... Minnesota ....................................

W 72 70 59 56 54

Texas ............................................. Oakland.......................................... Los Angeles .................................. Seattle ............................................

All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 56 .576 — — 59 .553 3 — 11⁄2 61 .541 41⁄2 71 .466 141⁄2 111⁄2 72 .455 16 13 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 59 .550 — — 61 .534 2 21⁄2 72 .450 13 131⁄2 77 .421 17 171⁄2 78 .409 181⁄2 19 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 54 .591 — — 57 .565 31⁄2 — 62 .534 71⁄2 21⁄2 70 .478 15 10 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 52 .606 — — — 59 .556 61⁄2 69 .481 161⁄2 8 70 .474 171⁄2 9 1 74 .444 21 ⁄2 13 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 52 .609 — — 61 .541 9 — 61 .534 10 1 68 .481 17 8 81 .386 291⁄2 201⁄2 92 .303 401⁄2 311⁄2 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 58 .564 — — 63 .526 5 2 67 .496 9 6 71 .466 13 10 77 .408 201⁄2 171⁄2

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AP PHOTO

The Yankees’ Derek Jeter backs away from a pitch during the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Hardy’s error helps Yanks rally past O’s The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Shortstop J.J. Hardy’s bases-loaded error let New York complete a seventhinning comeback and the Yankees stung the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Saturday to restore their AL East lead to three games. Shut down all afternoon, the struggling Yankees rallied for three runs in the seventh against a suddenly shaky Baltimore bullpen. The streaking Orioles had won 13 straight one-run decisions before falling apart as the calendar turned to September. Newly promoted Eduardo Nunez hit an RBI single with two outs that chased Wei-Yin Chen (12-8) and made it 3-2. Pedro Strop, one of baseball’s best relievers, walked Ichiro Suzuki and then threw two quick strikes to Derek Jeter before walking him, forcing home the tying run. Rays 5, Blue Jays 4

TORONTO — Matt Joyce homered and had three RBIs, Ryan Roberts also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays. For the second straight day, the game ended with the potential tying run thrown out at

home plate. This time, Colby Rasmus singled to center off Fernando Rodney, but catcher Jose Molina hauled in a high throw from B.J. Upton and blocked Omar Vizquel’s path to the plate, tagging him out to end it. Rays starter Jeff Niemann left in the fourth inning with tightness in his right arm, bringing an early end to his comeback from a broken right leg. Angels 5, Mariners 2

SEATTLE — Mark Trumbo hit a two-run single in the eighth inning that helped hand Felix Hernandez his first loss in nearly three-months as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners. Hernandez (13-6) lost for the first time since June 12. He entered this outing 9-0 with a 1.40 ERA over his previous 14 starts. Twins 3, Royals 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Morneau drove in two runs and Minnesota rookie Cole De Vries beat the Kansas City Royals again in the first game of a doubleheader. De Vries (4-5) has four career victories and three of them are against the Royals.

N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P

Phillies’ Lee finally gets some run support The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Cliff Lee took advantage of some rare run support, throwing seven scoreless innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the slumping Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Saturday. Jimmy Rollins hit his 16th homer for the Phillies, who got off to a good September start after a strong August. The wild card-leading Braves are heading in the opposite direction with three straight losses and only four wins in their past 14 games, rekindling memories of their historic collapse last season. Lee (4-7) came in with a record that was hardly indicative of the way he’s pitched this season. The Phillies had been held to three runs or fewer in 14 of his 23 starts. The Phillies knocked out Tim Hudson (13-5) and blew the game open with two runs in the sixth.

Francisco a 4-0 lead in the first. Cardinals 10, Nationals 9

WASHINGTON — David Freese homered, drove in three runs and had a go-ahead single in the ninth inning Saturday as the St. Louis Cardinals ended a four-game skid with a wild win over the Washington Nationals. Matt Holliday also homered and Matt Carpenter smacked a three-run double for the Cardinals, who had scored only one run during their four losses while allowing 32. Freese, John Jay and Allen Craig each had three of the Cardinals’ 14 hits. The NL East-leading Nationals led 6-2 in the second inning and, after falling behind by two runs in the fourth, rallied for three in the sixth to take a 9-8 lead. Adam LaRoche and Danny Espinosa each homered for Washington. Brewers 3, Pirates 2

MILWAUKEE — Corey Hart homered to lead off the ninth CHICAGO — Tim Lincecum inning and lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a win over the pitched four-hit ball into the Pittsburgh Pirates. seventh inning and Xavier The win was the Brewers Nady had a three-run double in second straight over the Pihis first game of the season, rates and the team’s 10th win helping the NL West-leading in its last 12 games. The PiSan Francisco Giants beat the rates lost for the ninth time in Chicago Cubs. Lincecum (8-14) allowed two the last 12 games as Pittburgh continues to try to stay in the runs on David DeJesus’ sevNational League Wild Card enth homer and struck out playoff race. seven over 6 1-3 innings in a Leading off the ninth inning, solid effort on a breezy day at Hart hit the second pitch he Wrigley Field. saw from Pirates closer Joel Nady, promoted from TriHanrahan (4-1) for his 26th ple-A Fresno when major home run of the season into league rosters expanded Satthe Brewers bullpen in left urday, hit a bases-loaded field. It was his third career smash past third and into the game-ending home run. left-field corner to give San Giants 5, Cubs 2

Washington.................................. Atlanta........................................... Philadelphia ................................. New York...................................... Miami ............................................

W 80 74 64 63 59

Cincinnati...................................... St. Louis ....................................... Pittsburgh..................................... Milwaukee .................................... Chicago ........................................ Houston ........................................

W 81 72 70 63 51 40

San Francisco .............................. Los Angeles ................................. Arizona ......................................... San Diego..................................... Colorado.......................................

W 75 70 66 62 53

AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Baltimore 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 4 Texas 5, Cleveland 3 Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1 Minnesota at Kansas City, ppd., rain Oakland 20, Boston 2 L.A. Angels 9, Seattle 1 Saturday's Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4 L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 2 Minnesota 3, Kansas City 1, 1st game Cleveland 4, Texas 3 Chicago White Sox at Detroit, (n) Minnesota at Kansas City, (n), 2nd game Boston at Oakland, (n) Sunday's Games Baltimore (Tillman 7-2) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 13-11), 1:05 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 9-6) at Cleveland (McAllister 5-5), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 16-5) at Toronto (R.Romero 8-12), 1:07 p.m. Minnesota (Vasquez 0-0) at Kansas City (Mendoza 7-9), 2:10 p.m. Boston (Matsuzaka 1-3) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 2-0), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 16-3) at Seattle (Iwakuma 5-3), 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 15-5) at Detroit (Verlander 12-7), 8:05 p.m. Monday's Games Cleveland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Texas at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Phillies 5, Braves 1 Philadelphia

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco 4 Washington 10, St. Louis 0 N.Y. Mets 3, Miami 0 Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 5, 10 innings Cincinnati 9, Houston 3 Milwaukee 9, Pittsburgh 3 San Diego 5, Colorado 4 Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 3, 11 innings Saturday's Games San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1 St. Louis 10, Washington 9 Cincinnati at Houston, (n) N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 3 Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, (n) San Diego at Colorado, (n) Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, (n). Sunday's Games N.Y. Mets (C.Young 3-7) at Miami (Buehrle 12-11), 1:10 p.m. St. Louis (Westbrook 13-10) at Washington (Strasburg 15-6), 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-7) at Houston (B.Norris 5-11), 2:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 12-6) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 14-8), 2:10 p.m. San Francisco (M.Cain 13-5) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-11), 2:20 p.m. San Diego (C.Kelly 1-0) at Colorado (Francis 5-4), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (Miley 14-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 11-10), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 14-6) at Atlanta (Maholm 11-9), 5:05 p.m. Monday's Games Chicago Cubs at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

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Reds 9, Astros 3 Cincinnati

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Brewers 3, Pirates 2 Pittsburgh

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Yankees 4, Orioles 3 Baltimore

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Indians 4, Rangers 3 Texas

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BATTING—Trout, Los Angeles, .336; MiCabrera, Detroit, .329; Beltre, Texas, .319; Jeter, New York, .318; Fielder, Detroit, .314; Mauer, Minnesota, .312; Konerko, Chicago, .309. RUNS—Trout, Los Angeles, 107; Kinsler, Texas, 91; MiCabrera, Detroit, 86; Hamilton, Texas, 86; Jeter, New York, 84; Encarnacion, Toronto, 83; Granderson, New York, 83; AJackson, Detroit, 83. RBI—Hamilton, Texas, 112; MiCabrera, Detroit, 109; Willingham, Minnesota, 96; Fielder, Detroit, 93; Encarnacion, Toronto, 92; Pujols, Los Angeles, 92; ADunn, Chicago, 88. HITS—Jeter, New York, 177; MiCabrera, Detroit, 167; Beltre, Texas, 159; AGordon, Kansas City, 157; Cano, New York, 154; Andrus, Texas, 153; Butler, Kansas City, 151; Trout, Los Angeles, 151. DOUBLES—AGordon, Kansas City, 44; Cano, New York, 37; AdGonzalez, Boston, 37; Choo, Cleveland, 36; Kinsler, Texas, 36; Pujols, Los Angeles, 36; Brantley, Cleveland, 35. TRIPLES—AJackson, Detroit, 9; JWeeks, Oakland, 8; Rios, Chicago, 7; Andrus, Texas, 6; AEscobar, Kansas City, 6; ISuzuki, New York, 6; Trout, Los Angeles, 6; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 6. HOME RUNS—ADunn, Chicago, 38; Encarnacion, Toronto, 36; Hamilton, Texas, 36; Granderson, New York, 34; MiCabrera, Detroit, 33; Willingham, Minnesota, 33; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 30.

SWB will see PawSox in playoffs KEN CASTRO For the Times Leader

PAWTUCKET, R.I. – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees finally found an opponent for the Governors’ Cup semifinals. And it’s a familiar one at that in the Pawtucket Red Sox. Nelson Figueroa hurled eight solid innings for Pawtucket against his former teammates in a 2-0 win Saturday night at McCoy Stadium, forwarding the home team into the postseason The PawSox, who came into the game needing a win or a Lehigh Valley loss, clinched the wild card slot with the victory. Pawtucket will host the opening two games of the series on Wednesday and Thursday nights before the action heads to Frontier Field in Rochester on Friday for game three. If required, games 4 and 5 will be played on Saturday (7:05 p.m.) and Sunday (6:05) at Frontier. Providing the semifinals go the distance, the two Northern Division rivals will have met nine times in 10 days. Pawtucket holds an 8-6 advantage thus far in the season series. The PawSox received a pair of solo home runs from catcher Dan Butler in securing the second game of a season- closing fourgame set. Figueroa, who the Sox acquired on July 24 from SWB, allowed four hits, struck out six and issued a lone free pass in upping his slate to 12-5 overall and 5-3 with Pawtucket. “He was tough on us tonight,” said SWB manager Dave Miley of the 38-year-old Figueroa. Before the two clubs ramp up the action in the second season there is a matter of completing the regular campaign. Yankees

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The 26-year-old Canzler spent the entire season playing for Triple-A Columbus batting .265 with 22 home runs, 79 RBI and 36 doubles. Canzler, who can play corner outfield and first and third base, led the Clippers in homers, doubles and RBI and currently leads the I.L. in doubles, while being third in the league in total bases with 237 and RBI. He’s also sixth in the league in longballs. The Indians started off the season as a surprise contender in the American League Central, but have fallen on hard times recently and entered Saturday in fourth place in the division, 17.5 games behind division leader Chicago after just ending a 5-24 month in August. Cleveland has also started a bit of a rebuilding process and Canzler appears to be a key piece in that system. It’s the second time in as many seasons that Canzler is a September call-up. Last year, he was promoted by the Tamps Bay Rays and picked up his first Major League hit and RBI in three atbats after being named the International League Most Valuable Player for Durham. He’s expected to see more playing time for the Indians. Montrose grad Rich Thompson also learned on Saturday that he was getting a call-up and will report to Tampa Bay today. Thompson, who started the season in the Philadelphia organization before getting traded to the Rays, batted .311 with two home runs, 19 RBI and 22 stolen bases for the Bulls this season.

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ND turns Ireland trip into a victory party Wisconsin survives scare from N. Iowa

The Associated Press

DUBLIN — Notre Dame’s trip to Ireland could not have gone much better. The Fighting Irish eased in their new quarterback, showed they have a couple of capable replacements for their suspended star running back and even got a touchdown from a 300pound defensive lineman. Theo Riddick and George Atkinson both ran for two scores and defensive end Stephon Tuitt returned a fumble 77 yards for another TD as Notre Dame routed Navy 50-10 in Saturday’s season opener in Ireland. A crowd of 49,000, mostly visiting Americans, filled Dublin’s Aviva Stadium for the first U.S. college game in Ireland since 1996, when the same two teams played in the Emerald Isle Classic. It was no classic, regardless of the enthusiasm of the fans, who did the wave even as both sides sent in substitutes in fourthquarter garbage time. The Fighting Irish dominated the game, running the ball at will against Navy’s undersized defense and showing no signs of missing starter Cierre Wood. Riddick gained 107 yards on 19 carries, Atkinson 99 on just nine carries, leaving the Midshipmen and their outnumbered fans crestfallen at the end. Riddick started the Irish blowout with an 11-yard run to cap an 11-play, nearly six-minute opening drive. Atkinson broke free on the next drive, sweeping right and then cutting back and rampaging untouched through a bevy of Midshipmen for a 56yard score. Wood will also miss next week’s game against Purdue because of a violation of team rules. Quarterback Everett Golson, making his first start, put the Fighting Irish up 20-0 with a 5-yard end zone jump ball to tight end Tyler Eifert, who beat two smaller Navy defenders. “I think I was comfortable,” said Golson, who won the starting job in a four-way competition. He spent his freshman year as the scout team QB, and credited coaches with easing his nerves by giving him permission to make mistakes. Golson said his coaches told him: “You’re going to make mistakes but you just have to relax. You’re going to make mistakes, but make them going full speed.” Last year’s starter Tommy Rees returns from suspension this week, and Brian Kelly was noncommittal about Golson’s hold on the job. Still, the coach has said all along he’d like one quarterback to seize the job, and Golson gave little reason for Kelly to worry. Kelly said he was pleased with Golson’s performance. “I was. He made some good decisions and moved our offense. We put 50 points on the board, so that’s a pretty good start.” Golson, who finished 12 of 18 for 144 yards, often looked best on the move. But he did make one second-quarter mistake that gave Navy brief momentum when he tried to hit Eifert for a second TD and threw the ball without any touch into double coverage. Cornerback Parrish Gaines stepped in front of the pass at the Navy 4 for an easy interception. Navy appeared to be heading for its first touchdown on the ensuing drive, but backside pressure from Notre Dame defensive end Kapron LewisMoore spurred a clumsy fumble from Navy quarterback Trey Miller. Tuitt, listed at 6 foot 6 and 302 pounds, scooped up the ball and rumbled untouched 77 yards to put the Irish up 27-0 with barely 2 minutes left in the first half. It was Notre Dame’s longest fumble return since 1985 and third-longest in history. Navy managed a 26-yard field goal before halftime and opened the second half with a nifty three-pass drive capped by Shawn Lynch’s 25-yard grab to make it 27-10 but could get no closer. Georgia 45, Buffalo 23

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MADISON, Wis. — Montee Ball rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and No. 12 Wisconsin needed a big defensive play to survive a fourthquarter scare from Northern Iowa in a 26-21 victory Saturday. Wisconsin’s defense didn’t allow Northern Iowa on its side of the 50-yard line until the 4:27 mark in the third quarter — but then the Badgers nearly melted down. Leading 26-7 in the fourth quarter, Wisconsin allowed Northern Iowa quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen to throw a pair of long touchdowns to David Johnson, cutting the lead to five. With the Panthers facing fourth-and-1 at the Wisconsin 41-yard line, defensive lineman Ethan Hemer tipped the ball at the line of scrimmage to stop the drive. Nebraska 49, Southern Mississippi 20 LINCOLN, Neb. — Taylor Martinez threw for a careerhigh 354 yards and matched his high with five touchdown passes to lead No. 17 Nebraska to a victory over Southern Mississippi. The Huskers won their nation-leading 27th straight opener.

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Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o, center, reacts after a turnover against the Navy during their NCAA football game in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday. Notre Dame won, 50-10.

ATHENS, Ga. — Freshman Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns, Aaron Murray threw three scoring passes and Georgia overcame a sloppy first half. Gurley didn’t start but may have emerged as the Bulldogs’ future at tailback with his eight carries for 100 yards, including scoring runs of 10 and 55 yards. He added a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter. Georgia, favored by 371⁄2 points, led only 24-16 at halftime before pulling away in the season opener for both teams. Branden Oliver, coming off his school-record 1,395 yards rushing in 2011, had 30 carries for 111 yards and a 2-yard touchdown run for the Bulls.

ron and Malcolm Brown both rushed for more than 100 yards and combined for three touchdowns, leading No. 15 Texas to a win over Wyoming. Texas quarterback David Ash, who won the starting job over Case McCoy in training camp, was an efficient 20-of-27 passing for 156 yards and a touchdown to Jaxon Shipley. Bergeron had 110 yards and scored Texas’ first touchdown on a 1-yard run in first quarter. He put the game away with a 17-yard TD in the fourth. Brown ran for 105 yards for Texas (1-0).

Playing before a 50-50 crowd at the Georgia Dome — basically halfway between the two campuses — Clemson shook off any hangover from last season’s embarrassing 70-33 loss to West Virginia in the Orange Bowl and showed plenty of offense against Auburn (0-1) even without star receiver Sammy Watkins, who was suspended for the first two games after an offseason drug arrest.

Arkansas 49, Jacksonville State 24 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tyler Wilson set the school Florida 27, Bowling Green 14 record for yards passing in a season opener, finishing 19 of 27 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mike passing for 367 yards and three Gillislee had a career-high 148 touchdowns to lead Arkansas to yards rushing and two toucha win over Jacksonville State. downs, helping Florida beat Two of Wilson’s touchdowns Bowling Green. West Virginia 69, Marshall 34 The performance was far from went to tight end Chris Gragg, who finished with seven catches MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — perfect for the Gators, who for 110 yards as the No. 10 RaGeno Smith threw for 323 yards struggled part of the game on zorbacks (1-0) won their first and four touchdowns to lead the offense and failed to generate Mountaineers past Marshall. much pressure on defense. Still, game under coach John L. In the final scheduled game it was enough for Florida to win Smith. between the state’s only Bowl its 23rd consecutive opener. The LSU 41, North Texas 14 Subdivision teams, it marked streak is the second longest in West Virginia’s highest-scoring the nation behind Nebraska BATON ROUGE, La. — Kenseason opener in school history. (27). ny Hilliard rushed for 141 yards Smith kept the momentum and two touchdowns, and No. 3 Youngstown State 31, going from his six-TD performLSU opened its season with a Pittsburgh 17 ance from the Orange Bowl. victory over North Texas. While the heavily favored PITTSBURGH — Kurt Hess USC 49, Hawaii 10 Tigers were never threatened, passed for 154 yards and two their performance did not alLOS ANGELES — Marqise touchdowns as Youngstown Lee caught a 75-yard touchdown State of the Football Champion- ways thrill a Death Valley crowd that eagerly anticipated the pass on the first play from ship Subdivision spoiled Paul debut of Zach Mettenberger as scrimmage and returned a kick- Chryst’s debut as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback. off 100 yards for a score, and No. coach in a 31-17 upset on Sat1 Southern California rolled to a urday night in the season openOklahoma St. 84, victory over Hawaii. er for both schools. Matt Barkley kicked off his Andre Stubbs ran for 71 yards Savannah St. 0 Heisman Trophy campaign with and a score, and also added 61 STILLWATER, Okla. — Jere377 yards passing and four yards receiving and another my Smith and Desmond Roland touchdowns, and Lee caught 10 touchdown as the Penguins beat ran for three touchdowns passes for 197 yards for the a Football Bowl Subdivision apiece, Wes Lunt completed all Trojans (1-0), whose offensive team for the first time in 12 11 of his passes in a brief first stars were every bit as impresyears. It was the team’s first win outing as the new starting quarsive as expected in their first over Bowl Championship Series terback for No. 19 Oklahoma game since their two-year opponent in history. State and the Cowboys beat NCAA bowl ban ended. This wasn’t a last-second outmatched Savannah State. Silas Redd rushed for 57 yards stunner. The Penguins never Florida State 69, and a touchdown on a teamtrailed, controlling the ball and leading nine carries in the Penn the tempo with a spread offense Murray State 3 State transfer’s debut at USC, that kept the Panthers off balTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lonwhich led 35-0 at halftime and ance during a soggy night at nie Pryor, James Wilder Jr., and coasted to its 15th consecutive Heinz Field. Debrale Smiley combined for season-opening victory. seven rushing touchdowns to Clemson 26, Auburn 19 Robert Woods caught six lead No. 7 Florida State to a win passes for 42 yards and two ATLANTA — Andre Ellingover Murray State. TDs, and tight end Xavier Grim- ton rushed for 231 yards, Pryor ran for three TDs, and ble caught Barkley’s final scorDeAndre Hopkins set a school Smiley and Wilder added two ing throw in the fourth quarter. record with 13 receptions and apiece. Wilder finished with 106 No. 14 Clemson opened the yards rushing. Texas 37, Wyoming 17 season with victory over AuFlorida State (1-0) scored on AUSTIN, Texas — Joe Berge- burn. their first touch of the new

Iowa 18, Northern Illinois 17 CHICAGO — Damon Bullock ran for 150 yards and scored on a late 23-yard touchdown run to lead Iowa to a victory over Northern Illinois in the season opener. The Hawkeyes simply got all they could handle from the reigning Mid-American Conference champions but came out on top after trailing most of the way. Purdue 48, Eastern Kentucky 6 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Robert Marve passed for a career-high 295 yards and matched a career best with three touchdowns to help Purdue defeat Eastern Kentucky in both teams’ season

season on Rashad Greene’s 47-yard punt return just 89 seconds into the game. Kansas State 51, Missouri State 9 MANHATTAN, Kan.— Collin Klein threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns, John Hubert ran 95 yards for a fourth-quarter score and No. 22 Kansas State pulled away late to beat Missouri State. Hubert finished with 152 yards rushing, Braden Wilson and Daniel Sams added touchdown runs, and Tramaine Thompson returned a punt 89 yards for another score as the Wildcats (1-0) tuned up for next week’s showdown with Miami with an impressive second-half scoring binge. Miami 41, Boston College 32 BOSTON — Freshman Duke Johnson broke two long touchdown runs, rushing for 135 yards to lead Miami to a victory over Boston College. Johnson scored from 54 and 56 yards out for the Hurricanes, and Stephen Morris threw for 207 yards and a touchdown in the season opener for both teams. The schools also played each other in the 2011 finale, when BC beat the Hurricanes in Miami for the first time since Doug Flutie’s famous desperation pass in 1984. Virginia 43, Richmond 19 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Michael Rocco threw for 311 yards and a touchdown and Virginia beat Richmond in the season opener for both teams. The game marked the start of Danny Rocco’s career as the Spiders’ coach, but his nephew and the Cavaliers had their way pretty much all afternoon. Rocco finished 25 for 37 with

B I G T E N R O U N D U P opener. Ohio St. 56, Miami (Ohio) 10 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Braxton Miller rushed for 161 yards, a record for an Ohio State quarterback, and threw for two scores including Devin Smith’s highlight-reel, one-handed catch as the 18thranked Buckeyes ushered in the Urban Meyer era with a win over Miami (Ohio). Meyer, who won two national titles at Florida, moved to 11-0 in season-openers. Northwestern 42, Syracuse 41 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Backup quarterback Trevor Siemian hit Demetrius Fields for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds left and Northwestern held on to beat Syracuse in the teams’ season opener. Siemian, subbing for starter Kain Colter, drove the Wildcats 75 yards in 10 plays, taking advantage of a critical personal foul against Syracuse defender Keon Lyn for a late hit out of bounds on the previous play. The decisive score in the sweltering Carrier Dome came after Ryan Nassib had engineered a stunning comeback for the Orange, throwing for four second-half touchdowns. Nassib finished 44 of 65 for 470 yards. His completions obliterated the school record of 29 he’d shared with Marvin Graves and Andrew Robinson. Illinois 24, Western Michigan 7 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase injured, Ashante Williams returned an interception 60 yards for a fourthquarter touchdown to help Illinois and new coach Tim Beckman hang on for a 24-7 win Saturday over Western Michigan in the season opener for both teams.

a touchdown on a short pass that Darius Jennings took 51 yards for a score. Kevin Parks ran for two touchdowns and Perry Jones ran for another for Virginia. Nevada 31, California 24 BERKELEY, Calif. — Stefphon Jefferson ran for 141 yards and scored his third touchdown with 36 seconds remaining as Nevada spoiled the reopening of Memorial Stadium by beating California. Colorado State 22, Colorado 17 DENVER — Jim McElwain became the first Colorado State coach to win his debut in 42 years when the Rams rallied past their arch rival for a win over the Colorado Buffaloes. Maryland 7, William & Mary 6 COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Justus Pickett ran for a 6-yard touchdown with 9:52 left in the fourth quarter, and Brad Craddock added the tie-breaking extra point to give Maryland a victory over William & Mary in the season opener for both teams. Air Force 49, Idaho State 21 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Cody Getz ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns, Connor Dietz rushed for 74 and a score and had 142 yards passing, and Air Force beat Idaho State in the season opener for both teams. North Carolina 62, Elon 0 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Gio Bernard had three first-half touchdowns and North Carolina had its biggest scoring day in 17 years to beat Elon in the debut of new coach Larry Fedora.

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Unlucky play changed momentum to Bobcats By JAY MONAHAN For The Times Leader

STATE COLLEGE – A tip of a pass and an unlikely deflection was all it needed to stymie the Penn State defense and pull all of the Nittany Lions’ momentum in the favor of Ohio. Leading 14-3 on the first drive of the second half, Penn State’s fortunes turned on a third-andlong play. Safety Stephen ObengAgyapong was unable to pull in a possible interception that fortuitously landed in Ohio’s Landon Smith’s hands on the first drive of the second half. Smith, with no blue jerseys behind him, eased his way for a 40-yard touchdown, putting the Bobcats within arm’s reach of the Nittany Lions. The fluke play both reinvigorated the Bobcat offense and cut the defense’s spark, and Ohio scored 21 unanswered points in the second half for a 24-14 victory over the Nittany Lions. “That was a big play in the game,” sophomore cornerback Adrian Amos said. “It did switch the momentum a lot. Was that a

third down? It was a third down. If we make that stop, make that pick, we’re probably in here with different looks on our faces.” Coach Bill O’Brien blamed not only himself but the offense’s inability to produce in the second half. The Nittany Lion offense garnered 115 yards (2.69 average yards per play) and netted seven first downs – less than half of its first half production. “Again, I think offensively, we need to do a better job of sustaining drives to keep the defense off the field,” he said. The Nittany Lions, specifically their secondary, didn’t play particularly poorly but struggled to stop Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton late in the game. Tettleton completed 16-of-19 passes for 217 yards in the half. “I don’t think (Tettleton played better in the second half),” Amos said. “We gelled in the first, and then things just broke down.” Penn State defenders refuted any claims that fatigue or a lack of conditioning was a factor in the late stages of the game. “I mean, personally myself, I

New players shine for Nittany Lions By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com

STATE COLLEGE – Nyeem Wartman shredded through the blockers like he had so often last year at Valley View. This was different. This was in front of 96,000 fans. This was his first collegiate game. And Wartman made the most of it. Shredding any doubts that he would redshirt in his true freshman year, Wartman came through with one of the biggest plays of the game for the Lions in a losing effort. His first appearance had come earlier in the second quarter, spelling starting middle linebacker Glenn Carson. He returned on fourth down, crashing through Ohio’s punt protectors and pouncing quickly on Bobcats punter Grant Venham. Wartman deflected the kick straight up in the air, with Jesse Della Valle falling on the loose ball at the Ohio 18-yard line. Three plays later another Lackawanna League alum in Matt McGloin hit walk-on tight end Matt Lehman for a 14-yard touchdown. “I feel like I have a lot to prove,” Wartman said following his performance in the Big 33 all-star game in June, a week before arriving at Penn State. “I can show that I can make a difference.” Wartman was not available for interviews after the game, per Penn State’s policy on true freshmen. The former Cougars star was one of four rookies to play for the Lions in the opener, joining cornerback Da’Quan Davis, tight end Jesse James and wide receiver Trevor Williams. Former Wyoming Valley West and Meyers star Eugene Lewis did not play. Lions coach Bill O’Brien said this week that Penn State would try to redshirt Lewis this season. Infirmary report Three key starters missed extended periods of time because of lower-body injuries. Cornerback Stephon Morris and tailback Bill Belton did not return after both suffering sprained ankles in the second half. Linebacker Gerald Hodges missed a few drives in the second half with a knee contusion before returning in the fourth quarter. O’Brien had no updates on any of them looking ahead to next week’s game at Virginia. “I don’t know anything about it at this time,” O’Brien said. “I don’t have anything to report. I’ll be able to tell better on Monday.” Surprise returns O’Brien had said little about

wasn’t that tired,” sophomore defensive end Deion Barnes said. “I don’t think people were gassed. They had a good strategy against us. It was a good game plan. “I don’t think conditioning was a problem. They had a better strategy, and they beat us down.” Through the first two quarters, the Nittany Lions performed well on defense. Ohio’s only points came on a fumble recovery that placed the ball at the Penn State 13. The Nittany Lions forced a three-and-out that yielded a Matt Weller field goal. Penn State did not force any turnovers throughout the game. Junior safety Malcolm Willis said the defense has “to come back and respond” to adversity. “We don’t have to get down because they scored a touchdown,” he continued. “Offenses score touchdowns; that’s what they’re supposed to do. As a defense, we need to make sure we move on to the next series.” To make matters worse, Stephon Morris, one of the most promising athletes in the secondary, left the game with an undis-

closed injury in the middle of the third quarter. O’Brien would not comment on the injury in his post-game press conference. Stopping third-down conversions posed a problem for defensive coordinator Ted Roof. Tettleton and the Bobcats converted11of-12 (91.6 percent) third-down opportunities. “They made more plays than we did,” Morris said. “We just (have to) make more plays and stay more open, more plays on the ball. The defense will come out Monday and emphasize making plays on the ball.” The Bobcats put the game away when Tettleton found Donte Foster on a fade pattern that put them up 24-14 with 2:55 remaining in the fourth quarter. Tettleton’s quick three-step drop proved difficult for the defensive line. Barnes regretted not knocking down the touchdown throw. “I should have gotten my hands up quicker,” Barnes said. “I should have gotten to the passer quicker. So I blame that on myself.”

B O X S C O R E Ohio ................................. 0 3 14 7 -- 24 Penn State....................... 7 7 0 0 -- 14 FIRST QUARTER PSU -- Bill Belton 6-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sam Ficken kick), 0:03. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:17. Comment: Bill O’Brien’s offense holds true to its promise and throws a little bit of everything at the Bobcats in the first quarter. Some I-form. Three-wide. Two-tight end. Three-tight end. On this drive, there’s even some no-huddle. McGloin looks comfortable throughout and does a nice job on thirdand-goal to check down to his tailback for the first touchdown of the O’Brien era. PENN STATE 7, OHIO 0. SECOND QUARTER OU -- Matt Weller 22-yard field goal, 10:22. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:21. Comment: A new wrinkle that doesn’t work out for the Lions is the decision to experiment with linebacker Gerald Hodges on the return teams. As in, actually returning kicks. His third attempt at it on a punt is muffed and Ohio pounces on the loose ball at the Lions’ 13. But the defense holds, pressuring Bobcats QB Tyler Tettleton into throwing it away on third down. PSU 7, OU 3. PSU -- Matt Lehman 14-yard pass from McGloin (Ficken kick), 1:29. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:55. Comment: Talk about a debut. Nyeem Wartman, who was playing for Valley View at this time last year, busts through the Ohio protection team and blocks a Grant Venham punt attempt. The true freshman had also appeared at middle linebacker earlier on the drive. Jesse Della Valle recovers at the Ohio 18. That sets up another Lackawanna League alum, McGloin, who finds Lehman open out of a bunch formation for his second passing score of the half. PSU 14, OU 3. THIRD QUARTER OU -- Landon Smith 43-yard pass from Tyler Tettleton (Weller kick), 10:40. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:15. Comment: Tough break for the Lions as a poor pass by Tettleton ends up going all the way for a score. After bobbling a shotgun snap, Tettleton was out of rhythm and running to his right when he launched an illadvised pass over the middle. Safety Stephen Obeng-Agyapong is there to jump for the interception, but the ball clangs off of his hands

and deflects right to Ohio’s Smith, who has nothing but green in front of him for the touchdown. PSU 14, OU 10.OU -- Tettleton 1-yard run (Weller kick), 3:49. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:49. Comment: The Lions falter on fourth-and-5 from the Bobcats 30 as McGloin can’t connect with Allen Robinson deep down the right sideline. The momentum is clearly with the Bobcats, as Tettleton gets into a groove. The junior drops a perfect throw right on the hands of Ryan Clark over top of Stephon Morris for a gain of 33. The Bobcats work it down to the goal line soon after and Tettleton leaps into the pile, just getting the ball over for the score and the Bobcats’ first lead of the game. OU 17, PSU 14. FOURTH QUARTER OU -- Donte Foster 5-yard pass from Tettleton (Weller kick), 2:55. Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 6:42. Comment: Ohio turns the tables on time of possession in the second half, and the Lions’ defense, thought to be a strength because of the front seven, couldn’t keep up. A punt pineed the Bobcats back to their own 7-yard line, but they proceeded to convert every third down they faced, including a thirdand-goal from the 5 in which Tettleton hit Foster right at the left boundary of the end zone to put an end to the Lions’ hopes. OU 24, PSU 14. Ohio PSU First downs ................... 25 21 Rushes-yards ............... 47-175 22-92 Passing ......................... 324 260 Comp-Att-Int ................. 31-41-0 27-48-1 Return Yards ................ 1 6 Punts-Avg. .................... 4-31.8 5-35.8 Fumbles-Lost................ 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards ............ 5-35 3-25 Time of Possession...... 33:10 25:05 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Ohio, Blankenship 31-109, Tettleton 9-47, Cochran 1-11, Boykin 3-9, Hammonds 1-1, Team 2-(minus 2). Penn St., Belton 13-53, Day 8-36, Zordich 1-3. PASSING—Ohio, Tettleton 31-41-0-324. Penn St., McGloin 27-48-1-260. RECEIVING—Ohio, Blankenship 7-72, D.Foster 5-32, Clark 4-54, L.Smith 3-82, Dovell 3-29, Bussey 3-11, Futrell 2-20, Cochran 2-8, Thompson 1-11, Hill 1-5. Penn St., Robinson 9-97, Carter 6-74, Kersey 5-35, Belton 3-16, Kenney 2-21, Lehman 1-14, Day 1-3

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his return game throughout preseason camp. Saturday revealed why. Penn State had been experimenting with using Hodges to return both punts and kicks in August, keeping it under wraps and surprising most of Beaver Stadium. It didn’t work out well. Hodges fielded one kickoff and two punts for 11 net yards. On his last attempt, he bobbled a punt deep in his own territory. Ohio recovered and kicked a field goal for its only points of the first half. “He had a lot of time back there (in the summer),” O’Brien said. “He’s an excellent player. We gave him a lot of work back there. We have four or five guys that did a lot of work back there. We chose to go with two or three guys today. That’s what we chose to do.” After the fumble, the return duties were handled by Adrian Amos, Belton and Alex Kenney. There in spirit? Penn State held a “moment of reflection” before the game, asking fans for silence to “consider all victims of child sexual abuse and those who have endured suffering and loss.” It was also the closest the school came to acknowledging Joe Paterno, the late Lions’ coach whose likeness has disappeared from around campus since July. Paterno’s wife Sue and son Jay were among the family members who were in attendance. Players said they were not disappointed that a tribute to their former coach was not part of the pregame ceremonies. “No, not at all,” McGloin said. “We had a lot of great times here with coach Paterno. We have coach O’Brien now, and he’s doing a tremendous, tremendous job. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the win for him.” But Paterno did appear in at least one form on Saturday. In one of the stadium’s suites -- right underneath the large 1986 representing the Lions’ last national title season -- stood a cardboard cutout of Paterno in the front row. Perhaps not coincidentally, former Penn State great Franco Harris was two seats down. Harris has been one of Paterno’s biggest supporters since the coach was fired back in November. Midway through the game, a sign was attached to the cutout. It read, “DUE PROCESS FOR PSU JVP”.

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Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien heads back to sideline following a timeout in Saturday’s home opener at Beaver Stadium against Ohio University. The game was O’Brien’s first as head coach.

Penn State’s Matt Lehman breaks through the tackle of Ohio’s Nathan Carpenter for a second quarter TD in Saturday’s home opener at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin and O’Brien discuss a play during Saturday’s game.

Penn State’s Eugene Lewis warms up before Saturday’s home opener at Beaver Stadium. Lewis did not get into the game.

Penn State’s Eric Shrive watches Saturday’s game from the sidelines.

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LOCAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Serena avenges loss in January

Defense does trick in Colonels’ opener

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

NEW YORK — Serena Williams does not enjoy viewing videos of her losses. Not one bit. She used to engage in that sort of film work, Williams said, but “it was so painful; it was like stabbing myself.” So even though Williams knew her third-round opponent at the U.S. Open would be the same woman she lost to at the Australian Open, preparing by studying a replay of that January defeat simply was out of the question. Did not seem to matter at all. After splitting Saturday’s first eight games against 42nd-ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, the fourth-seeded Williams got into high gear and breezed to a 6-4, 6-0 victory, reeling off the last eight games in a row. “Definitely was motivated. Knowing that I lost; could definitely happen again. Did not want that to happen,” said Williams, who hit13 aces to raise her tour-leading total this season to 408. “I really hate watching matches that I lose, unless I’m puni-

shing myself,” added the 14-time Grand Slam champion. “I didn’t punish myself.” The woman Williams beat in the Wimbledon final, secondseeded Agnieszka Radwanska, dealt with the 90-degree heat and former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic with equal aplomb during a 6-3, 7-5 victory. “I was feeling like I was melting there,” Radwanska said. “I survived the match.” She wasn’t the only one who felt that way. Olympic champion Andy Murray, still seeking his first Grand Slam title after four losses in finals, eked out a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4) victory over No. 30 Feliciano Lopez, who led in each of the three tiebreakers before faltering. “Could have gone either way,” Murray acknowledged. “It was very hot and humid in the middle part of the match. I was struggling a bit with that.” The man he beat for the gold at the Summer Games, and lost to in the Wimbledon title match, Roger Federer, is also Murray’s potential semifinal opponent in New York. Federer, as is often the

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Serena Williams returns a shot to Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova in third round of play at the US Open Saturday in New York.

case, barely was bothered Saturday while dismissing No. 25 Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Five of Federer’s record 17 Grand Slam titles came at Flushing Meadows, and he’s sure looking capable of adding to those numbers. Federer also was pretty good at the net, winning 26 of the 27 points when he moved forward. He next will take on the winner of Saturday night’s match between No. 16 Gilles Simon and No. 23 Mardy Fish. Murray gets

No. 15 Milos Raonic, who hit his 29th ace of the day, and 89th of the week, to cap a 6-3, 6-0, 7-6 (3) victory against 32-year-old American wild-card entry James Blake. Other men’s winners Saturday included No. 11 Nicolas Almagro, who ended the run of 19year-old American Jack Sock 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-1; No. 12 Marin Cilic, who defeated No. 17 Kei Nishikori; and 50th-ranked Martin Klizan of Slovakia, who beat No. 32 Jeremy Chardy.

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Comets deal Dallas rare loss in boys soccer The Times Leader Staff

WRIGHT TWP. – Crestwood handed Dallas its first loss in boys soccer in nearly three years on Saturday with a 4-2 victory in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division I showdown. John Andrews scored 10 minutes into the game for Crestwood’s first goal and a 1-0 lead at halftime. Alex Buchholz gave the Comets a 2-0 lead two minutes into the second half. Danny Saba, who scored both Dallas’ goals, trimmed the lead to 2-1 a few minutes later. But Aaron Wroblewski’s tally at the 30:00 mark gave Crestwood a 4-1 advantage. Dallas’ last loss came on Oct. 19, 2009 to Wyoming Valley West as its 30-game conference winning streak was snapped.

Dallas........................................................... 0 2 — 2 Crestwood .................................................. 1 3 — 4 First half: 1. CRE, John Andrews (Alex Buchholz) 30:00 Second half: 1. CRE, Buchholz (Marty Ryman) 38:00; 2. DAL, Danny Saba 32:00; 3. CRE, Aaron Wroblewski (Alex Machalick) 30:00; 4. DAL, Saba :45 Shots: DAL 14, CRE 15; Saves: DAL 2 (Casey Baring), CRE 9 (Steven Rerick); Corners: DAL 6, CRE 3.

Wyoming Seminary 2, Meyers 1

Ambriy Molchanov and Malcolm Lumia scored one goal apiece to lead Wyoming Seminary to a close win against Meyers. Cal Lisman scored the only

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"We lost to the better team today," new Nittany Lions coach Bill O’Brien said. Sadly for Penn State, he’s right. The Bobcats outhit, outhustled and outplayed Penn State, especially in the second half when they rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to a convincing 24-14 victory. "This one game doesn’t make or break our season," Nittany Lions guard John Urschel said. "It’s a long season." It’s going to be a long road back if this is what the Nittany Lions are looking at. The offense managed just two touchdowns, and wouldn’t have made it to the end zone a second time against Ohio if Nyeem Wartman, a special freshman out of Valley View High School, didn’t block a punt to give Penn State the ball 18 yards from the end zone. The end result from the Penn State defense was embarrass-

goal for Meyers.

Meyers......................................................... 1 0 — 1 Wyoming Seminary................................... 2 0 — 2 First half: 1. SEM Ambriy Molchanov (Henry Cornell), 9:08; 2. SEM: Malcolm Lumia (Dylan Bassham), 15:34; 3. MEY Cal Lisman (Keith Ostrowski), 33:47 Shots: MEY 5, SEM 14; Saves: MEY 12 (David Torres, Adam Casey), SEM 4 (Andrew Drewchin); Corners: MEY 1, SEM 6

Greyhound Premiere Invitational. They then knocked off Alvernia 3-0 by scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-12. King goes 1-1

The Lady Monarchs won 3-2 over Wesley winning by scores Lehighton 3, Hazleton Area 1 of 25-19, 23-25, 21-25, 25-15, Tristan Williams scored Ha15-8 in their first game of the zleton Area’s only goal and Moravian Tournament. Caleb Ancharski had 23 saves Emily Heimbecker led with in the net in the loss to Lehight- 10 kills and 12 digs while Kelsie on. Kramer added nine kills and Lehighton .................................................... 2 1 — 1 two solo blocks. Hazleton Area ............................................ 0 1 — 3 First half: 1. LEH Dan Baka; 2. LEH Austin SchlossLater in the day King’s fell to er; Second half: 3. HAZ Tristin Williams; 4. LEH Alvernia 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, Dylan Kleintop 25-17. Shots: LEH 40, HAZ 10; Saves: LEH 6 (Geoff Ebbert), HAZ 23 (Caleb Ancharski); Corners: LEH Emily Heimbecker again 8, HAZ 0 topped the team with 10 kills and eight digs while Kramer H.S. GOLF tallied nine kills and four digs Dallas 168, Hazleton Area 188 while Alexa Nelson posted Rudy and Ryan Georgetti eight kills and five digs. both led Dallas to victory shooting four-over par in a meet with FIELD HOCKEY Hazleton Area from Thursday. Misericordia 5, Virginia Rich Gawel led Hazleton Wesleyan 1 Area shooting four-over par as Lindsay Hischak netted a well. goal with two assists while (at Irem G.C. par 36) DAL – Rudy Georgetti 40, Ryan Georgetti 40, Rebecca Hindman recorded a Justin Borjakowski 44, Chad Delona 44 goal and an assist as the Lady HAZ – Rich Gawel 40, Dave Mehalick 48, Josh Provost 49, Joe Baran 51 Cougars notched the win. Terra Hall, Hannah Harvey COLLEGES and Allison Alexander each WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL added a goal while Haley Wilkes wins two Brandt earned the win in the The Lady Colonels defeated net for the Cougars. Usrinus 3-1 by scores of 25-22, 25-20, 26-28 and 25-18 in game Wilkes 4, Wittenberg 3, OT one of a two-game day at the Lexi Thompson scored the ing. The Lions watched Ohio quarterback Kyle Tettleton whose father Mickey was known for eating Fruit Loops when he was a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles - make Penn State’s defense look loopy while passing for 324 yards, leading four scoring drives and two others that resulted in blown field goals. But it was the Lions who really blew it. They had a 14-3 lead at halftime and had a chance to really give themselves and their fans some hope this season, after the Jerry Sandusky scandal spurred severe NCAA sanctions and a coaching change since November. How hopeless does this season seem now if Penn State couldn’t even beat Ohio? "We all have that sting," said Penn State wide receiver Allen Robinson, who led the Lions with nine catches for 97 yards. It’d be easy to believe the Lions had too much to overcome. Paterno was fired near the end of last season, died of lung

cancer during the winter and was then accused of helping the university cover up the horrible crimes the team’s former defensive coordinator Sandusky was convicted of committing against children for more than a decade. It led to an NCAA ban on bowl games for Penn State, along with the reduction of scholarships, the loss of a few key players who were allowed to transfer without penalty and the Big Ten made the Lions ineligible to compete for a conference championship over the next four years. But that shouldn’t stop the Lions from trying to play like champions. And while Tettleton was making the second half seem like pregame warm-ups to him, Lions fifth-year linebacker Michael Mauti noticed the dropoff in Penn State’s play. He gathered his teammates, according to defensive end Deion Barnes, and implored, "This is not us!" Maybe this really is the Lions team we’re going to have to live with for the foreseeable future. "Things really weren’t going

game-winning goal in a thrilling overtime win over the Tigers in the consolation game of the Colonel Classic. Alisha Bowers, Aliya Frankel recorded one goal in the win as well while Alexis Reed had seven saves in net.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Wilkes 2, Moravian College 1

Katy Fissel broke open a tie game with an unassisted goal at the 79:36 mark to lead visiting Wilkes. Lisa Semetti earned her first collegiate win in net finishing with one save on the afternoon. Susquehanna 2, King’s 0

King’s dropped its seasonopener at home as Lauren Duguid started the game in net making one save and not allowing any goals int eh first half before being relieved.

MEN’S SOCCER

King’s 6, Farmingdale State 1

King’s picked up its first win of the season on the second day of the Monarch/Royal Classic. Brandon Raynor notched two goals while Kevin Buchanan, Erik Foster, Chris Nygen and David Stroh all scored one goal apiece.

our way," said Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin, from West Scranton High School. "What are you going to do? You have to respond. "We didn’t get the job done." The job seemed simple enough against an Ohio team that won the MAC and then something called the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl last season, but would likely get bowled over playing in the Big Ten. The matchup was supposed to play right into the hands of the Nittany Lions, who were looking to turn the page on the Paterno saga and past scandals. Instead, they turned their season opener into more consternation. This was no way to keep the team’s fan base religiously coming back. They fulfilled what they believed was their duty to show up, but like a typical Sunday service, a lot of them didn’t bother to stick around to the end. Paul Sokoloski is a columnist for The Times Leader. Reach him at psokoloski@timesleader.com.

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – What a difference a season makes for Wilkes. After allowing an average of 31.8 points per game in 2011, the Colonels defense got off to a great start in 2012 allowing just seven and 225 total yards and adding a key interception in a 9-7 victory over Morrisville State. The Colonels (1-0) netted the eventual game-winning field goal with 1:25 to go in the game on an 18-yard kick by Jordan Fredo for a 9-7 lead. The Mustangs (0-1) had plenty of time to march down field and win the game. But on Morrisville’s first play from scrimmage, Paul Gaffney intercepted a Jory Tanner pass. Wilkes got the ball back with 1:16 to go and ran out the clock to secure its first season-opening win since 2010. Fredo also added field goals of 29 and 27 yards as Wilkes scored nine unanswered points after trailing 7-0 at the 4:28 mark of the first quarter. The Colonels piled up 436 total

yards, including 287 through the air as quarterbacks Alex George (130 yards) and Tyler Bernsten (157) each had good outings. Andrew Regan led the receivers with five receptions for 110 yards and was the team’s second-leading rusher with 38 yards. George was Wilkes’ top rusher with 47 yards.

Wilkes 9, Morrisville State 7 Wilkes ...................................... 0 3 3 3 — 9 Morrisville State ...................... 7 0 0 0 — 7 First Quarter MS – Dunworth 2 run (Drake kick) 4:28 Second Quarter W – Fredo 29 field goal 8:07 Third Quarter W – Fredo 27 field goal :56 Fourth Quarter W – Fredo 18 field goal 1:25 Team Statistics Wilkes MST First downs ............................. 24 12 Rushes-yards ......................... 56-149 37-139 Passing.................................... 287 86 Total Yards ............................. 436 225 Comp-Att-Int ........................... 25-41-1 11-18-1 Sacks-Yards Lost .................. 2-8 1-6 Punts-Avg................................ 7-30.3 7-45.4 Fumbles-Lost.......................... 2-0 6-2 Penalties-Yards ..................... 11-147 5-33 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – WILKES, George 14-47, Regan 17-38, Bernsten 12-34, Conklin 2-16, Bachman 1-8, Garvin 3-6, Incremona 3-5, Inguilli 2-(minus-1), TEAM 2(minus-4); MST, Cesar 8-60, Dunworth 12-52, Tannet 12-15, Henchey 5-12 PASSING – WILKES, Bernsten 10-18-157-1, George 15-23-130-0; MST, Tanner 11-18-86-1 RECEIVING – WILKES, Regan 5-110, Curry 5-49, Devitt 4-37, Behrmann 3-6, Bachman 2-28, Garvin 2-19, Casey 2-17, Bousson 1-16, Schmitt 1-5; MST, Betton 7-57, Mella 2-12, Latta 1-10, Strong 1-7 INTERCEPTIONS – WILKES, Gaffney; MST, Erlwein

Monarchs opener ends in heartbreaking loss The Times Leader staff

WAYNE, N.J. – King’s outplayed William Paterson in nearly every aspect on Saturday’s season opener. The Monarchs posted more rushing yards, total yards and first downs then the Pioneers, but they still fell short dropping a heart-breaking 9-3 victory when the Pioneers struck on a 26-yard touchdown pass with just 8 seconds remaining in the game. King’s evened the game at 3-3 with 5:19 left in the third quarter on a 20-yard field goal by Lance Williams after getting a first-andgoal on the Pioneers 6-yard line before stalling on the 4. The Monarchs put together another long drive in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 3-3. They put together a 12-play, 7 minute, 43 second drive, but only moved 26 yards. A 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty negated a 12yard run by quarterback Bryant Klein. The drive only moved the ball to the King’s 46 before the Monarchs had to punt.

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countable,” guard John Urschel said. Just two hours earlier, O’Brien was smiling through a halftime TV interview as he came off the field. Hisoffensewasrunningsmoothly as McGloin threw touchdowns totailbackBillBeltonandtightend Matt Lehman. His defense held an up-tempo Ohio offense to just a field goal. His special teams, thanks to Valley View’s Nyeem Wartman, even blocked a punt. It was precisely the start the Lions (0-1) were looking for in their first season that opened without Joe Paterno on the sideline in some capacity since 1949. And then... “I think the (offensive line) was able to take control of the game. I think we wore them down a little bit,” Ohio’s veteran coach, Frank Solich, said. “I think our pace maybe did take a toll (on Penn State) and helped us in the game.” Indeed, it was the Bobcats (1-0) who looked like the team from a major conference, controlling the line of scrimmage and draining the life out of the Lions. Sparked by a fluky pass that bounced out of the hands of safety Stephen Obeng-Agyapong and right to Ohio’s Landon Moore for a 43-yard touchdown, Ohio quickly rallied. A14-10 deficit then turned into a 17-14 lead when Bobcats star Tyler Tettleton scored on a QB sneak at the goal line on his next drive. Tettleton proceeded to drive his team93yardson12playslateinthe fourth quarter to put Penn State

King’s got a stellar rushing effort from Kyle McGrath, who picked up 108 yards on 27 carries. Klein rushed for 17 yards and passed for 43 yards going 5-of-8. Tyler Hartranft also saw time at quarterback and was 7-of-16 for 96 yards with an interception. Jake Ksiazwewicz helped the Monarchs defense with two sacks and six tackles.

William Paterson 9, King's 3 King’s ....................................... 0 0 3 0 — 3 William Paterson..................... 0 3 0 6 — 9 Second Quarter WP – Sinegra 38 field goal :00 Third Quarter KING’S – Williams 20 field goal 5:19 Fourth Quarter WP – Davis 26 pass from Gresik (kick failed) :08 Team Statistics King's WP First downs ............................. 14 11 Rushes-yards ......................... 45-149 26-104 Passing.................................... 139 147 Total Yards ............................. 288 251 Comp-Att-Int ........................... 12-24-1 15-27-0 Sacks-Yards Lost .................. 2-7 3-8 Fumbles-Lost.......................... 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards ..................... 7-66 8-55 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – KING’S, Goimbert 5-30, Hartranft 3-5, Williams 2-7, Klein 7-17, McGrath 27-108; WP, Gresik 5-14, Dabney 3-(minus-2), Jlaka 3-13, German 15-79 PASSING – KING’S, Hartranft 7-16-96-1, Klein 5-843-0; WP, Gresik 15-27-147-0 RECEIVING – KING’S, Buford 3-24, Sanders 1-17, Mitchell 1-13, Goimbert 1-5, Kempa 2-23, Duncan 2-33, Henry 1-17, Richelmi 1-7; WP, Winfield 3-45, Price 1-5, Frazier 1-6, Vannucci 1-8, Jlaka 1-5, German 2-6, Cordato 2-17, PAye 3-29, Davis 1-26 INTERCEPTIONS – WP, Cooper

away, capping it off with a 5-yard touchdown pass. The Bobcats faced 12 thirddown plays in the second half. They converted 11 of them. “I’m very disappointed in that,” senior defensive tackle Jordan Hill said. “You won’t see that (again) all season. I’ll tell you that now. No otherteamwilldothattousagain.” On offense, McGloin finished with career highs in completions (27) and attempts (48), throwing for 260 yards and two scores. Sophomore receiver Allen Robinson, after catching just three passes all of last season, hauled in nine for 97 yards Saturday. But while McGloin was successfulrunningtheup-tempooffensein the first 30 minutes, things dried up in the final 30. “They started bringing some more heat, playing some different coverages,” McGloin said. “But nothing we weren’t ready for. We were prepared for everything that they showed us. We just didn’t get the job done.” Penn State reached the Ohio 30 in the third quarter with a chance to build on a 14-10 lead. But a fourth-and-5passintendedforRobinson was overthrown. Ohio took the ball from there, scored and never relinquished the lead. “We didn’t win the game, and it comes down to me being the head football coach,” O’Brien said. “I havetogetthisteamreadytoplay.I told them in the locker room it’s a long season. This is one game. We have to learn from our mistakes. We can still be a good football team. “I told them the number one priority is I’m going to come to work tomorrow and do a better job for them.”

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Mistakes haunt PA vs. Comets FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER

CLARKS SUMMIT – The tone was set just two plays in. Pittston Area’s young quarterback Kyle Gattusso made a mistake, and Abington Heights’ senior captain Jerry Langan made it hurt. The linebacker picked off the errant pass and returned it 42 yards for the score just 45 seconds into the contest. The Comets went on to punch one in the end zone once “We will each quarter have to go as Abington shutout the back and Patriots, address 28-0, at The Pit Saturday some afternoon. things.” Abington PA coach Mike (1-0) picked Barrett off three passes, two that were returned for touchdowns, and kept constant pressure on a duo of Pittston Area quarterbacks, forcing two sacks and multiple quick passes on routes not yet established – especially on key moments when Pittston Area was driving. “That was a big play for us early on because it got some points on the board and got us momentum,” said AH head coach Joe Repshis. No sequence explains it more than the second quarter. Down 7-0, the Patriots were deep in Abington territory, down to the 15. But one sack and a 2yard loss on a fullback dive created a third-and-long and left the Patriots with an empty feeling on an incomplete fourthdown pass in the end zone. “We made way too many mistakes,” said Patriots head coach Mike Barrett as the team also had six fumbles, losing one of them. “We played a ton of freshmen and sophomores, and we are a young football team. As they begin to get that experience, they will learn not to make those mistakes. We will just move forward.” Down 14-0 in the third, Pittston Area had another opportunity – down to the Abington 30, but a short run by Justin Wilk and three straight incomplete passes turned it over to the Comets. It’s not like Abington dominated the offensive categories. Pittston racked up more than 200 yards of offense, and had the opportunities. Abington just capitalized in the right moments. “I thought that we were right with them from an offensive standpoint and offensive putout,” Barrett said. “Our guys started to go down with cramps, and we gave two touchdowns with the interceptions. We will have to go back and address some things.” Justin Wilk had 45 yards on the ground for the Patriots, while Marc Romanczuk added 25. Gattusso completed three passes for 42 yards, while James Emmett added 34 through the air.

Abington Heights 28, Pittston Area 0 Pittston Area....................... 0 0 0 0 — 0 Abington Heights............... 7 7 7 7 — 28 First Quarter A – Jerry Langan 41 yard interception return (Ryan Patrick kick), 11:15 Second Quarter A – Quinn Karam 3 run (Patrick kick), 0:32 Third Quarter A – Dante Pasqualichio 50 pass from JC Show (Patrick kick), 2:43 Fourth Quarter A – Jamie Henzes 40 yard interception return (Patrick kick), 10:02 Team Statistics PA AH First downs......................... 13 14 Rushes-yards .................... 40-126 26-135 Passing............................... 76 151 Total Yards......................... 202 286 Comp-Att-Int ...................... 6-18-3 12-22-1 Sacks-Yards Lost ............. 0-0 2-14 Punts-Avg........................... 5-34.6 4-35 Fumbles-Lost..................... 6-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards................. 6-45 9-75 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – PIT, Justin Wilk 11-45, Zach Erfman 3-35, Marc Romanczuk 8-25, Kyle Gattusso 10-19, Hassan Maxwell 4-7, RJ Haas 1-3, James Emmett 1-(-3), Team 2-(-5); AH, Quinn Karam 646, Sean Rock 8-32, Jerry Langan 2-23, Alosha Fox 4-20, Pat Kearny 2-9, Kyle Walsh 4-5. PASSING – PIT, Gattusso 3-7-1, 42 yds, Emmett 3-11-2, 34 yds; AH, Dante Pasqualichio 1220-1, 151 yds, JC Show 0-1-0, 0 yds, Tim Graham 0-1-0, 0 yds. RECEIVING – PIT, Maxwell 2-26, Chisdock 2-26, Joe Starnisky 1-16, Schwab 1-8; AH, Show 9-138, Williams 2-11, Rock 1-2

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Coughlin fullback Paul Cole breaks away from Tunkhannock defenders during third quarter play Saturday night.

Rushing attack helps Coughlin down Tigers By JOHN ERZAR jerzar@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – Coughlin has had a long line of quality tailbacks throughout the years. Zac Evans made his pitch Saturday night to join that list. The fullback-turned-tailback rushed for 211 yards, including a 70-yard TD that changed the complexion of the game, as Coughlin defeated Tunkhannock 28-0 in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 3A game. Evans, who was a 1,000-yard rusher as a fullback last season, carried the ball just 15 times. His 13th tote of the night – the 70yard scoring run – gave the Crusaders a 21-0 lead at 8:38 of the third quarter. The run also completed a three-play, 97-yard drive after Tunkhannock pinned the Crusaders with a punt and a penalty. “It feels great,” Evans said, “but it’s not just about me. Everybody came out and played hard. We got an opening-season victory and it feels great.” Coughlin scored on its first possession of the game, with quarterback Tim Pilch completing the 75-yard drive with a 20yard run. Pilch added a 1-yard TD sneak at 2:41 of the second quarter as the Crusaders took a 14-0 lead into halftime. In between those scores, Tunkhannock’s Double-Wing rushing attack was able to control the clock and move the ball at times. But the Tigers had two possessions fizzle out in Coughlin territory, including one at the 17-yard line. Tunkhannock’s offense found little success in the second half. The Tigers didn’t get a first down until their final possession with 3:41 left in the game. By that

time, Coughlin led 28-0 on a 17yard run by Pilch late in the third quarter. The score was set up when Coughlin linebacker Joe Lanning made a sack, causing a fumble that was recovered by defensive lineman Brad Emerick. “Tunkhannock played a very hard game,” Coughlin coach Ciro Cinti said. “They have a good bunch of kids. I think it was a matter of we wore them down in the second half. I don’t know if they had a first down in the second half. The first half they ran up and down the field.” Tunkhannock coach Rod Azar echoed those comments. “We made a lot of mistakes in the second half offensively, more so in our pass blocking,” Azar said. “We have to fix some big mistakes that we made.” Paul Cole, Coughlin’s new fullback, also had a solid game. He rushed nine times for 88 yards. Josh Colley led Tunkhannock ballcarriers with 49 yards. But after gaining 96 yards on the ground in the first half, the Tigers managed just 54 in the final two quarters. Coughlin 28, Tunkhannock 0 Coughlin.............................. 7 7 14 0 — 28 Tunkhannock...................... 0 0 0 0 — 0 First Quarter COU – Tim Pilch 20 run (Hunter Bednarczyk kick), 10:07 Second Quarter COU – Pilch 1 run (Bednarczyk kick), 2:41 Third Quarter COU – Zac Evans 70 run (Bednarczyk kick), 8:38 COU –Pilch 17 run (Bednarczyk kick), 1:05 Team Statistics Tunk Coughlin First downs ........................... 10 15 Rushes-yards....................... 44-150 35-367 Passing ................................. 0 17 Total Yards ........................... 150 384 Comp-Att-Int......................... 0-6-0 3-9-1 Sacked-Yards Lost.............. 5-34 0-0 Punts-Avg. ............................ 7-32.0 3-42.7 Fumbles-Lost ....................... 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards ................... 5-30 4-39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Tunkhannock, Josh Robinson 13-38, Josh Colley 5-49, Shane Edmundson 4-14, Brian Beauchemin 10-(minus-16), Colton Coolbaugh 740, Ryan Cywinski 2-19, Brandon Dailey 2-6. Coughlin, Zac Evans 15-211, Paul Cole 9-88, Tim Pilch 5-40, Hunter Bednarczyk 2-19, Ryan Gorki 2-8, Joey Mirgalia 2-1. PASSING – Tunkhannock, Beauchemin 0-5-0-0, Ryan Eli 0-1-0-0. Coughlin, Pilch 1-7-1-12, Gorki 22-0-5. RECEIVING – Coughlin, Corey Keen 2-11, Cole 1-6. INTS – Tunkhannock, Brett Stage.

Bennett, Mohawks run all over Crusaders in opening day rout By MATTHEW SHUTT For The Times Leader

DUNMORE – Holy Cross was given a steady showing of what will be Meyers’ primary offensive weapon Saturday afternoon, and, like most teams who saw him last year – if in different colors – came away with no need for a sequel. The Mohawks’ Parrish Bennett ran wild for 284 yards and three touchdowns while Teaguen Labatch added a pair of touchdown passes in a 40-0 win for Meyers in the Wyoming Valley Conference season-opener for the Mohawks. “It’s much better starting 1-0 than it does 0-1 like last year,” said Meyers (1-0) head coach Corry Hanson. “It’s great to get the season started off with a win in a game where Parrish really showed what he’s capable of.” Bennet, who amassed over 1,700 yards last season for Hanover Area, got his season on track early against a Holy Cross squad that just couldn’t handle his athleticism. After Labatch’s first scoring toss to Matt DeMarco and a Crusader’s miscue that went for a safety, Bennett ran the ball straight into the teeth of Holy Cross’ front four, made a linebacker miss and left a Crusader safety flat-footed as he raced 22 yards for a touchdown and a 16-0 lead with 7:13 to go in the first half. “We just don’t have speed to match up,” said Holy Cross (0-1) head coach Jeff Stevens. “We’re a big, plodding team, but, we lack

team speed. Hopefully we can find some ways to work with what we have and defend that going forward.” Bennett tacked on two more displays of what he can do in the second half, adding a snaking, 45yard scoring run and another 55yard breakout. The latter of the two came after the diminutive Bennett dropped his shoulder into a Crusader linebacker to make some room before tearing free. “My line got me to the edge to start that (45-yard run) and from there I found a hole or two and got another great block downfield. My teammates really kept after the play,” said Bennett. “On the other one, it was nice to show I can do a little more than just take it to the outside.”

Meyers 40, Holy Cross 0 Meyers .............................. 7 12 14 7 — 40 Holy Cross........................ 0 0 0 0 — 0 First Quarter MEY – Matt DeMarco 4 pass from Teaguen Labatch (Cal Lisman kick) 1:05 Second Quarter MEY – Safety, ball snapped out of endzone 11:19 MEY – Parish Bennet 22 run (Lisman kick) 7:13 MEY – Lisman 20 FG Third Quarter MEY – Bennet 45 run (Lisman kick) 9:53 MEY – DeMarco 45 pass from Labatch (Lisman kick) 6:43 Fourth Quarter MEY – Bennet 55 run (Lisman kick) 11:35 Team Statistics Meyers Holy Cross First downs ...................... 13 9 Rushes-yards.................. 26-321 30-126 Passing ............................ 136 27 Total Yards ...................... 457 153 Comp-Att-Int.................... 6-12-0 3-10-3 Sacks-Yards Lost........... 1-7 1-14 Punts-Avg. ....................... 0-0 5-24 Fumbles-Lost .................. 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards .............. 2-25 5-35 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – MEY: Bennet 19-284, Nate Mahalak 317, Rudy Goodwin 1-13, Michael Edwards 2-9, Josh Schiowitz 1-4, Dunell 1-1, Nelson 1-0, Labatch 1(-7); HC: Patrick Hagan 19-82, Thomas Ware 4-27, Shawn Iezzi 5-21, Petcavage 2-10, Gatto 1- (-14) PASSING – MEY: Labatch 6-12-0-136; HC: Gatto 310-3-27 RECEIVING – MEY: DeMarco 4-98, Jacob Brominski 1-24, Dunnell 1-14; HC: Hagan 2-15, Andrew Miles 1-12. INTS – MEY: Brominski, Amair Blake, Eric Smith MISSED FG – MEY: Lisman 30 WL, 39 WL

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Dallas top pick once again By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

Abington intercepts Patriots three times and forced six fumbles. By TOM FOX For the Times Leader

For the last two-plus seasons, Dallas has been far and away the best boys soccer team in the Wyoming Valley Conference. The Mountaineers began their season on Saturday riding a 30-game winning streak in the conference. In that stretch, the team has strung together the victories mainly by playing potent defense only giving up a total of 15 goals in those matches and holding opponents scoreless 18 times. Since its last loss on Oct. 19, 2009, there have been times that teams in the conference have allowed 15 goals in one game. With nine starters back from last year’s team, which includes players who have been a part of an unbeaten junior high team going 35-0 at that level, the Mountaineers are once again the favorite to claim the Division I championship and contend for the District 2 Class 2A gold. The district title has been elusive for Dallas in that time and this year the standards are high. “We knew coming up the last few years they did very well and we expected to do very well in the league and the conference,” Dallas coach Chris Scharff said. “We’re a little disappointed that we didn’t win districts the last two years but that’s the breaks you get. We really want to win districts the next two years and that’s our goal so we’ll see what happens.” The road likely won’t be easy for the Mountaineers in the division as rival Coughlin appears to be back on track after a down 11-3 season a year ago. Lake-Lehman is now in Division I and will play its Back Mountain rival twice this season instead of just once when the Black Knights played in Division II. And don’t forget about Crestwood, which gave Dallas fits in the district semifinals a year ago before the Mountaineers pulled away for the victory. Top returning players Justin Okun, senior, Coughlin – The Wyoming Valley Conference Division I scoring leader a year ago finished with 25 goals, 10 assists and 60 points. He was also selected as AllState by the Wyoming Valley Conference coaches. Danny Saba, senior, Dallas – He was second in Division I in points tallying 39, consisting of 14 goals and 11 assists.

Dallas Defense – Anchored by senior Brian Stepniak and junior Brandon Scharff, who were starters last year on a unit that allowed just nine goals in the regular season, the Mountaineers defense should be stingy as usual. This duo also helped on offense last year with Stepniak registering eight points and Scharff netting 14. Alex Machalick, senior, Crestwood – He finished fourth in Division I with 34 points in 2011, consisting of 15 goals and four assists. Jordan Consagra, junior, Pittston Area – The Patriot tied for the Division II lead with 30 goals, 12 assists and 72 points in 2011. Kenny Kocher, senior, LakeLehman – A stellar defender and one of the top in the league last year, he helped the unit, which only allowed 23 goals, the third-fewest in the entire WVC. Returners to watch Richard Umana, senior, Berwick; Pat Malone, senior, Coughlin; Josh Tarnalicki, senior, Coughlin; Steve Rerick, senior, Crestwood; Dante DeAngelo, senior, Dallas; A.J. Nardone, senior, Dallas; Chris Edkins, senior, Lake-Lehman; Cal Lisman, junior, Meyers; Ryan Wisnewski, senior, Wyoming Valley West; Eric Whited, senior, Wyoming Valley West

on your toes every game because there are no easy games.” Around Division II With Lehman moving up to D-I after consecutive division titles, the division could be anyone’s to win. In 2011, Pittston Area finished in second, but Tunkhannock, Wyoming Seminary and Holy Redeemer were close behind. Meyers was at the bottom of the very even division in 2011, but the Mohawks appear to be much improved after that down season and could make things more interesting. The Tigers could climb to the top of the standings once all is said and done. They only lost two seniors from last year’s club and have a successful veteran coach in Mark Stroney, who is back for his second year after a 10-year hiatus from the high school game. “It’s a lot easier for me in the second year because I don’t have to explain everything to the players that I’m looking for this time around,” Stroney said. “So that’s a bit of an advantage.”

Around Division III The last two division titles have gone through Hanover Area. The Hawkeyes have had a lot of turnover from those two teams and may be in a bit of a transition. Berwick took secAround Division I ond in the division both years With nine returning starters to Hanover and may now be back from last year’s team, the favorite with many several Dallas should be the top choice. returning players from a year But the team also has a target ago that won a play-in game to on its back now and teams will be looking to knock the Moun- advance to the District 2 Class 2A tournament. taineers off their perch. Another team that could give Coughlin also has nine startHanover Area and Berwick fits ers back from last year’s team in Wyoming Area. The Warriors and Lake-Lehman advanced to enter with a first-year coach in the District 2 Class 2A semiNick Hufford, but their numfinals, as did Crestwood. With a new coach and several bers are up and like the Bullreturning key players, Hazleton dogs they return several key Area should be able to improve players from a year ago. Up-and-coming teams are on last year’s one-win season GAR, Nanticoke and MMI. The and should be watched as an Grenadiers are still in the midst upset pick. of rebuilding a program and are And don’t forget about starting to see the light with a Wyoming Valley West. The few successful junior high seaSpartans are always a force sons. when it comes to the postseaNanticoke has only won son in Class 3A and in the division. They also return a lot twice in the last two seasons, of players from last year’s squad but veteran coach Mark Matusek has his young team ready and has the ability to improve to snap that skid. If the Trojans on an 8-6 season. can get a win or two, it can “I think Dallas is still the team to beat and Coughlin has begin a winning stretch bea lot back,” Lake-Lehman coach cause no players were lost from Mike Kostrobala said. “The rest last year and a few standouts of the division, you have to be were added.

T E A M - B Y-T E A M C A P S U L E S (State Classification in parenthesis) DIVISION I Coughlin (2A) Coach: Rob Havard, 7th season Home Field: the BOG, Miners Mills 2011 Record: 11-3 Key Players Lost: Kevin Zingaretti, John Skurski Key Players: Justin Okun, Sr., M/F; Pat Malone, Sr., M/F; Josh Tarnalicki, Sr., D; Kyle Grego, Sr., D; Joe Tona, Sr., M; Josh Featherman, Sr., GK; Dave Marriggi, Jr., M; Tom Sebia, Jr., D; Travis Kile, So., M; Brandon Butry, So., D Coach's Comments: “I think on paper we can compete with anybody. But we have to play the games.” Crestwood (2A) Coach: Pat Upton, 2nd season Home Field: High School 2011 Record: 9-5 Key Players Lost: A.J. Krysicki, Seth Skonieczki, Zach Duboff, Pat Henry Key Players: Alex Buccholz, Jr.; Alex Machalick, Sr.; Steven Rerick, GK, Sr.; Aaron Wroblewski; Marty Ryman, Sr. Dallas (2A) Coach: Chris Scharff, 15th season Home Field: High School 2011 Record: 14-0 (Division I champion) Key Players Lost: Josh Shilanski, Dave Miller Key Players: Dante DeAngelo, Sr., F; A.J. Nardone, Jr., F; Matt Saba, Jr., M; Nate Wood, So., M; Danny Saba, Sr., CM; John Murray, Sr., CM; Zach Goodwin, Jr., D; Blake Pertl, Jr., D; Brandon Scharff, Jr., D; Brian Stepniak, Sr., D; Casey Barrett, Jr., GK Coach's Comments: “We really want to win districts the next two years and that’s our goals so we’ll see what happens.” Hazleton Area (3A) Coach: Rob Schoener, first season Home Field: Maple Manor Field (former Bishop Hafey football field) 2011 Record: 1-13 Key Players Lost: None Key Players: Logan Yacowatz, Sr., GK; Caleb Ancharski, So., GK; Vinny Hornak, Sr., M; Tyler Bicking, Sr., F; Robert Caffray, Sr., M; Connor Drost, Sr., D; Ryan Minnick, Sr., D; Dylan Brennan, Sr., D; Daniel Mendoza Sr., M; Wade Genasevich, Sr., D; Tristan Williams, Sr., F; Angelo Greco, Sr., M Coach's Comments: “I believe that even though we only won three games over the last two seasons, we’ve had the talent to succeed. I expect the team to play with more control and discipline this season. If we do, a winning record and a playoff berth are within our reach.” Lake-Lehman (2A) Coach: Mike Kostrobala, 7th season Home Field: High School 2011 Record: 13-3 (Division II Champion) Key Players Lost: Jay Dawsey, John Butchko, Zach Manganella Key Players: Chris Edkins, Sr., MF; Kenny Kocher, Sr., M; Kris Konicki, Sr., Mike Novak, Austin Harry, Jr., F; Cody Spriggs, Sr., D; Mike Symeon, Sr., D; Kyle Paulson, Jr., D Coach's Comments: “Hopefully we can be competitive in the division and hopefully we can put ourselves in god position for districts and make a run at that.” Wyoming Valley West (3A) Coach: Charlie Whited, 3rd year Home Field: Spartan Stadium, Kingston 2011 Record: 8-6 Key Losses: Connor Dolan, Matt Zielen, Connor Stancavage, Jeremy Biagiotti, Zach Patricio, Donny Engel, Chris Jaworski Key Players: Ryan Wisnewski, Sr., M; Eric Whited, Sr., M; Eddie Thomas, Jr., M; Brooks Thomas, Jr., M; Nick Singer, Jr., F; Dan Taren, Jr., F; Derek Denman, Jr., GK; Logan Zavada, So., GK; Patrick Antall, So., D; Hunter Maxwell, Fr., D; Zach Holena, Sr., D; Dillon Reynolds, Sr., D; Brian Hromisin, Sr., D; Mike Bazadona, Fr., M; Justin Montalvo, Fr., F Coach's Comments: “I believe this is going to

be the most skilled team I’ve had in the three years I’ve been here. So expectations have to be high.”

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Holy Redeemer (2A) Coach: Sal Leggio, 5th season Home Field: Eddie White Field, Plains Twp. 2011 Record: 8-7-1 Key Players Lost: Jared Kukosky, T.J. Doyle, Rob Wingert, Pat Duffy Key Players: Brendan Leahigh, Sr. F; Tyler Kukosky, Jr., M; Chris Pawlenok, Jr., F; Eric Cudo, Jr., D; Kenny Rexer, So., M; T.J. Doyle, Sr., D; Tyler Scott, So., D; Matt Lyons, So., D Coach's Comments: “I think my expectations are that we’re going to be a .500 team and we could be better.” Meyers (A) Coach: Jack Nolan, 7th season Home Field: Gibby Field, Wilkes-Barre 2011 Record: 4-12 Key Players Lost: David Oram, Will Trowbridge, Jon Zionce, Branden Ott, Alex Pape Key Players: Mike DiMaggion, Sr., D; Mike Kendra, Sr., D; Tom Levecchio, MF; Jovanni Tecayehvalt, Sr., D; Cal Lisman, Jr., Striker Coach's Comments: “We’re very young with a lot of freshman on the roster. Hopefully we get better with what we do and the seniors lead us to get better every day. Pittston Area (3A) Coach: Pat O’Boyle, 4th season Home Field: Pittston Primary Center, Rock Street, Hughestown 2011 Record: 10-5-1 Key Players Lost: Pietro Colella, Chris Musto, Tom Allardyce, Quinn Tracy Key Players: Jordan Consagra, Jr., M/F; Ian Tracy, Sr., MF/F; Matt Tavaglione, Jr., M; John Kielbasa, F, D; Julian Kester, So., D; Colin Tracy, Sr., M/F; Rob Koprowski, Jr., M; Coach's Comments: “I’m excited about the fast we have kids out. Hopefully we can win some things early and get close to the top like we have been in the past.” Tunkhannock (2A) Coach: Mark Stroney, 2nd season 20th year overall Home Field: Tewksbury Field, Digger Drive, Tunkhannock 2011 Record: 9-7 Key Players Lost: Ryan Karnopp, Robert Hug Key Players: Jacob Hughes, Sr., F; Dean Mirabelli, Sr., MF/F; Zack Daniels, Jr., GK; Eric Stamer, So., D; Justin Hill, Sr., D; Jacob Cole, Sr., D; Aidan Cronin, So., MF; Brian Ly, Jr., MF; Colton Brown, Fr., F; Patrick Cronin, Fr., MF Coach's Comments: “We only lost two seniors from last year’s team so that will be a plus for us. We have a large freshmen crew too. Hopefully we score a lot of goals and we beat the teams we should be beating.” Wyoming Seminary (A) Coach: Charles Carrick, 6th season Home Field: Nesbitt Field, Kingston 2011 Record: 8-6-2 Key Players Lost: Key Players: Dylan Bassham, Sr., M; Henry Cornell, Sr., M; Andrew Drewchin, Sr., GK; Sami El-Mashtoub, Sr., D; Coach's Comments: “I’m looking for some good challenging matches coming up. It’s a wait and see right now.” DIVISION III Berwick (2A) Coach: Janet Henger, 4th season Home Field: Crispin Field and Salem Soccer Field, Berwick 2011 Record: 10-5-1 Key Players Lost: Kyle Venditti, Brandon Dougherty, Brendon Cope, Jeremy Moyer, Edwin Anthony Ramos, Alex Buck Key Players: Julio Ayala, Sr., D; Edgar Guzman, Sr., D; Aldo Mejia, Sr., D/M; Zach Mitchell, Sr., M; Aaron Preston, Sr., D/M; Anthony Ramos,

Sr., F; Arlinson Reyes, Sr., M; Richard Umana, Sr., F; Ismael Vaquiz, Sr., D/GK; Andrew Woznock, Sr., D; Wilfredo Cruz, Jr., M; Michael Karchner, Jr., M/D; Erickson Vasquez, Jr., GK; Jacob Benkinney, So., M; Luke Henger, So., M/F/GK; Zachary Klinger, So., M; Nicholas Oliver, So., D; Edgar Junior Ramos Ramirez, So., M; Adam Trivelpiece, So., D; Jose Umana, So., F/M/D; Eric Varner, So., M; Guiseppe Baratta, Fr., F; Morgan Broyan, Fr., D; Josh Moran, Fr., M; Steven Rodriguez, Fr., M/D; Bristyn Watts, Fr. F; Luke Whitenight, Fr., D Coach's Comments: “They are ready to go in there and fight this season. I think between them moving so hard in the offseason and getting so close last year, they really want it.” GAR (2A) Coach: Len Witczak, 3rd season Home Field: Coal Street Park, Wilkes-Barre 2011 Record: 3-13 Key Players Lost: Edgar Tapia, Nick Rybitski, Justin McCarthy Key Players: Luke Height, Sr., M/F; Jesus Tlatenchi, Jr., GK; Edwin Sosa, So., M; Elmer Strollis, So., D Coach's Comments: “We lost a lot, but the quality of the players coming up are good. It’s just a matter of if they can have the chemistry we need…Our junior high coach has done a good job of getting numbers up. I think if I can get the young players to learn from some of the veteran players we can be in good shape. I think we can win a lot more games than last year that’s for sure.” Hanover Area (2A) Coach: John Nealon, 4th season Home Field: High School 2011 Record: 11-4-1 (Division III champion) Key Players Lost: Austin Bogart, Jeff Albert, Dan Tomko, Aaron Smith, Pat Cook Key Players: James Lukachinsky, Sr., F/D; Dominic Gagliardi, Jr., M; Matt Clements, Jr., M; Anthony Eck, Jr. D; Dave Williams, Jr. D; Joe Gagliardi, Jr., GK Coach's Comments: “We have a pretty decent defense with a new offense. It’s all about getting these guys on the same page and playing together. We should be fairly competitive in our division. Hopefully we have a winning season.” MMI (A) Coach: Guillermo Lara, 2nd season Home Field: MMI Athletic Complex 2011 Record: 3-13 Key Players Lost: Alex Van Hoekelen, Corey Seasock, Ryan Twardzik Key Players: Noah Beltrami, Sr.; Greg Yannes, Sr.; Casey Olszewski, Sr. Nanticoke (2A) Coach: Mark Matusek Home Field: High School or West Side Park (West Grand Street, Nanticoke) 2011 Record: 0-16 Key Players Lost: None Key Players: Andrew Blank, Sr., D; Adam Lutz, Sr., D; Tyler Robaczewski, Sr., F; Ed Lukowski, Fr., M; Carmello Pioquinto, Fr., GK; Benny Searson, Fr., M; Wiston Godoy, So., M; Mike Mihneski, Jr., F Coach's Comments: “Hopefully they will develop and get better throughout the season and win some games. I just hope we can get better and win some games and get these guys some confidence.” Wyoming Area (2A) Coach: Nick Hufford, first season Home Field: Tenth Street Elementary School, Wyoming 2011 Record: 6-10 Key Players Lost: Chris Bone, Nate Brague, Michael Kohut, Sean O’Malley Key Players: Brian Mapes, Sr., D; Mike Harding, Sr., F; Aaron Carter, Jr., GK; Brian Buckman, Jr., M; Brian Wisowaty, Jr., M; Jared Zaboski, Jr., F. Coach's Comments: “I think we’re set for a nice run here. They have experience from last year and I think we’re set for a three or four year run. I think this is Wyoming Area’s time and I’m glad to be a part of it.”

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Cyclist sets sights on one large goal By JOE SOPRANO jsoprano@timesleader.com

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The start of the cross country varsity girls race at Letterkenny Fields off of 42nd Street in Dallas Township. The Wyoming Valley Striders held the 38th annual Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational cross country races Saturday morning.

Rome, Williams win Cliff Robbins By ROBERT MINER For The Times Leader

DALLAS TWP. – Saturday was a big day for local girls in the Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational Cross Country Races at Letterkenny Fields. Regan Rome, a junior at Dallas High School, ran away with the Girls Varsity 5K Run. And Audrey Williams, a home-schooled girl who is running at the freshman level with Wyoming Valley West, squeaked out a victory in the Girls Junior High 3K. Rome broke the tape in 19 minutes and seven seconds. She outdistanced second-place finisher, Tessa Barrett, a junior from Abington Heights by 35 seconds – the widest margin of victory of the four races. “I led for most of the race,” said Rome, who finished third in the 2 miler at states at Shippensburg University in May, running as a sophomore. “I took control on a hill, about 1 mile into the race. I really pushed that hill. Once I took the lead, I concentrated on my pace. This race is tough when you’re running alone because there are so many straight-aways. You have to keep pushing. I do that by paying attention to my pace. Williams crossed the finish line in 12:39, edging out second-place finisher, Libby Pearson, an eighth grader from Holy Cross, by one second, capturing top honors in the 3K. Keri Jones, an eighthgrader from Elk Lake, finished third, a split second behind Pearson. And Lexi Walsh, an eighth-

grader from Holy Cross, finished fourth, a split second behind Jones. “I didn’t think I could win,” said Williams, who will also play soccer for the Spartans this fall. “I was running in second place as we were running around the final turn. Then I heard a bunch of people cheering for me. That’s when I kicked it in and moved into the lead. I wasn’t sure I could hold on for the win. But I did!” Rico Galassi, a senior from Holy Cross, won the Boys Varsity 5K in 16:13. He outran second-place finisher, Dominic DeLuca, a junior from Dallas, by 20 seconds. Luke Jones, a senior from Elk Lake, finished third, three seconds behind DeLuca. Lake-Lehman senior, Kieran Sutton, finished sixth in 17:03. And LakeLehman freshman, Dominic Hockenbury, finished eighth in 17:24. “Me and a guy from (Scranton) Prep (senior Mike Brier, who finished 7th) ran together for a while,” said Galassi. “I just kept running at my normal pace and pulled away from the rest of the field about 1,500 meters into the race. I was tired throughout the entire race. The heat probably had a lot to do with that. But I found something extra and ran strong over the final 800 meters.” Galassi isn’t sure yet about what college he would like to attend after he finishes high school. But he’s been thinking about Penn State, Villanova and the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is very interested in study-

ing about film. Matt Kravitz, a freshman from North Pocono won the Junior High 3K in 11:02. Austin SennBishop, an eight-grader from North Bradford, finished second, 14 seconds behind Kravitz. Pat Cosgrove, a freshman from Scranton Prep, finished third, a split second behind Senn-Bishop. “I took the lead about a mile and a quarter into the race on a turn,” said Kravitz. “Once I took the lead, I just kept pushing. I wasn’t going to give it up. I worked too hard for this.” Wyoming Valley Striders’ 38th annual Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational Cross Country Races results Race No. 1. Junior High Girls 3K (1.86 miles). Top 25 award winners Audrey Williams, fr., Wyoming Valley West, 12:39 Libby Pearson, 8th, Holy Cross, 12:40 Keri Jones, 8th, Elk Lake, 12:40 Lexi Walsh, 8th, Holy Cross, 12:41 Emily Demko, 8th, Northwest, 13:18 Gabrielle Krause, 8th, Blue Mountain, 13:21 Justine Johns, 8th, Elk Lake. 13:26 Korena Kraynak, 8th, Elk Lake, 13:27 Lexus Hemenway, 8th, Elk Lake, 13:34 Katie Bennet, fr., Elk Lake, 13:34 Julie Vanetten, 7th, Elk Lake, 13:34 Claire Traweek, fr., Abington Heights, 13:48 Abby Haines, fr., North Pocono, 13:57 Emma Walsh, fr., Scranton Prep, 13:58 Lindsay Pembleton, fr., Lake-Lehman, 14:00 Alyssa Alfano, fr., Holy Cross, 14:15 Nicolette Lucas, 8th, Dunmore, 14:21 Cameron Bullet, 8th, Lakeland, 14:23 Nicole Marzzacco, 8th., Dunmore, 14:25 Paige Boyle, 8th, Dallas, 14:32 Riley Oremus, 8th, Dallas, 14:36 Julia Sirotnak, 8th, Holy Cross, 14:36 Ali Carroll, 8th, Pittston, 14:37 Aubrionna Rampel, 8th, Wyoming Valley West, 14:38 Hannah Yoder, 7th, Blue Mountain, 14:39 Field: 147 finishers. Race No. 2. Boys Junior Varsity 3K (1.86 miles) Top 25 award winners Matt Kravitz, fr., North Pocono, 11:02 Austin Senn-Bishop, 8th, Northeast Bradford, 11:16 Pat Cosgrove, fr., Scranton Prep, 11:16 Garrett Smith, 8th, Northeast Bradford, 11:32 Liam Moyle, fr., Scranton Prep, 11:42 Gokulan Gnanendran, fr., Scranton Prep, 11:43 Colin Jenkins, fr., Scranton Prep, 11:44 Aaron Hoda, 8th, Holy Redeemer, 11:45 David Haines, 8th, North Pocono, 11:51 Mike Arzie, fr., Lakeland, 11:52 Mike Sullin, fr., Scranton Prep, 11:53 Jacob Kobusky, 7th, Wyoming Valley West, 11:56 Jacob Specht, 8th, Dallas, 11:58

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really sling it.” Even when Dallas moved within 28-14 on a 59-yard TD run by Kris Roccograndi with 9:47 to play, the Mountaineers couldn’t sustain the rally because of the pressure. Their final two drives ended at the Valley West 5 and 28 after Zapoticky had to hurry throws.

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(Dallas fans) are silent. I realized we could do this, this is for real.” Baur added a pair of 1-yard TD sneaks, the final coming with 1:04 left until halftime for a 21-7 advantage. Big plays led to all three short TD runs. On the first scoring drive, Baur hit running back Derrick Simms with a screen pass that turned into a 46-yard gain to the Dallas 11yard line. On the second, receiver Lucky Williams caught a 68-yard pass before being stopped at the Dallas1. Simms had a 38-yard run to the Dallas 5 on the third. “On the good side, they didn’t drive the football on us,” Zaruta said. “But we also gave up those three big plays and that’s part of the game. There were probably a couple that on the offensive side of the ball that could have been big plays for us and they weren’t. That happens in football and you

Thomas Levkulik, 8th, Blue Mountain, 11:59 Steve Dule, 8th, Hanover, 12:06 Chris Rubino, 7th, North Pocono, 12:06 Taylor Messina, 8th, Abington Heights, 12:08 Chase Yarns, fr., Abington Heights, 12:10 Dan Bell, 8th, Elk Lake, 12:10 Ty Moon, fr., Elk Lake, 12:11 Dakota Oswald, 7th, Elk Lake, 12:15 Wes Carrol, 8th, North Pocono, 12:19 Zake Berger, 8th, Wyoming Valley West, 12:21 Mark Deseta, fr., Abington Heights, 12:22 Brendan Betti, fr., Sranton Prep, 12:24 Field: 155 finishers. Race No. 3. Girls Varsity 5K (3.1 miles) Top 25 award winners Regan Rome, jr., Dallas, 19:07 Tessa Barrett, jr., Abington Heights, 19:42 Kate Scott, sr., Council Rock North, 19:48 Catherine Lombardo, sr., Pittston, 19:58 Alexandria Plant, sr., Wyoming Valley West, 20:11 Kaelyn Heineke, jr., Council Rock North, 20:17 Bryanna Dissinger, jr., Dallas, 20:27 Jenny Vanetten, soph., Elk Lake, 20:32 Tara Johnson, fr., Pittston, 20:35 Lindsey Oremus, soph., Dallas, 20:49 Erin Jaeger, jr., Abington Heights, 21:00 Lydia Werner, fr., Northeast Bradford, 21:03 Jenn Burke, jr., Abington Heights, 21:09 Niki Van-Theyne, jr., Council Rock North, 21:13 Hannah Kruman, sr., Council Rock North, 21:14 Katie Metcalf, sr., Dallas, 21:16 Kait Lewis, soph., North Pocono, 21:19 Gabby Tolfig, sr., Council Rock North, 21:22 Kate Reilly, fr., Scranton Prep, 21:27 Angela Marchetti, jr., Hazleton, 21:27 Cassie Papp, jr., Hazleton, 21:27 Taylor Ross, sr., Abington Heights, 21:32 Lainey Bedell, sr., Elk Lake, 21:32 Natalie Guarana, jr., Council Rock North, 21:40 Tess Kearns, soph., Holy Cross, 21:41 Field: 198 finishers. Race No. 4. Boys Varsity 5K (3.1 miles) Top 25 award winners Rico Galassi, sr., Holy Cross, 16:13 Dominic DeLuca, jr., Dallas, 16:33 Luke Jones, sr., Elk Lake, 16:36 Sam Williams, sr., Northeast Bradford, 16:40 Curt Jewett, sr., Northeast Bradford, 16:54 Kieran Sutton, sr., Lake-Lehman, 17:03 Mike Brier, sr., Scranton Prep, 17:13 Dominic Hockenbury, fr., Lake-Lehman, 17:24 Jacob Fetterman, sr., Hazleton, 17:25 Matt Murray, fr., Dunmore, 17:42 Kyle Perry, soph., Scranton Prep, 17:56 Levi Upham, fr., Northeast Bradford, 17:57 Nate Morgan, soph., Lakeland, 17:59 Travis Mattson, jr., Dallas, 18:03 Ben Evans, soph., Scranton Prep, 18:07 Mike Brenkosh, soph., North Pocono, 18:10 Jacob Ross, sr., Abington Heights, 18:12 Brandon Murray, sr., Dunmore, 18:16 Andrew Myers, jr., Hazleton, 18:19 Zamien Bewnditt, soph., Wyalusing, 18:21 Matt Warner, sr., North Pocono, 18:22 Brenden Ehret, jr., Dallas, 18:25 Brody Dial, soph., North Pocono, 18:28 Kyle Borland, jr., Dallas, 18:29 Pat Haggerty, sr., Abington Heights, 18:29 Field: 238 finishers. Official starter: Joe Curry. Timing and results: www.runhigh.com Backup timing: Vince P. Wojnar. Race director: Vince A. Wojnar. Schedule Saturday: Race for the Cure 5K Run/Walk at Courthouse Square, Scranton at 8:15 a.m. Info: 1 (800) 650-2873. Sunday, Sept. 16: Lupus Loop 5K Run/Walk at Nay Aug Park, Scranton at 11 a.m. Info: 1 (888) LUPUS or Pocono Northeast Branch, 558-2008 or www.lupuspa.org

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Dallas’ Ryan Zapoticky, right, runs past Wyoming Valley West’s Juan Rajo on a quarterback keeper in WVC football action in Dallas on Saturday afternoon.

go with that.” Dallas quarterback Ryan Zapoticky, an All-WVC selection last season, had a big game statistically. He hit on 16-of-24 passes for 172 yards, including a beautifully-place 34-yard TD toss to Darik Johnson in the second quarter.

What Zapoticky’s stats didn’t show was the relentless pressure he faced. He was sacked seven times for minus-55 yards. “It was very important to get pressure,” said Valley West senior nose tackle Tony Le, who had his hand in a few sacks. “He’s a very good quarterback. He can

Wyoming Valley West 28, Dallas 14 Wyoming Valley West ...... 0 21 7 0 — 28 Dallas................................... 0 7 0 7 — 14 Second Quarter WVW – Mike Baur 5 run (Ian Ultsh kick), 9:49 WVW – Baur 1 run (Ultsh kick), 5:49 DAL – Darik Johnson 34 pass from Ryan Zapoticky (Ryan Kozloski kick), 2:52 WVW – Baur 1 run (Ultsh kick), 1:04 Third Quarter WVW – Derrick Simms 2 run (Ultsh kick), 2:36 Fourth Quarter DAL – Kris Roccograndi 59 run (Kozloski kick), 9:47 Team Statistics Valley West Dallas First downs ..................... 14 12 Rushes-yards................. 46-207 27-73 Passing ........................... 154 172 Total Yards ..................... 361 245 Comp-Att-Int................... 8-12-0 16-24-0 Sacked-Yards Lost........ 3-17 7-55 Punts-Avg. ...................... 5-24.0 5-30.6 Fumbles-Lost ................. 3-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards ............. 6-57 5-30 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – WVW, Derrick Simms 15-82, Mike Baur 21-91, Brett Good 4-19, Josh Oritz 4-18, team 2-(minus-3). Dallas, Kris Roccograndi 10-73, Ryan Zapoticky 14-(minus-10), Bill Gately 1-(minus-3), Zach Macosky 1-8, Ryan Kozloski 1-5. PASSING – WVW, Baur 8-12-0-154. Dallas, Zapoticky 16-24-0-172, team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING – WVW, Lucky Williams 4-89, Good 215, Simms 2-50. Dallas, Roccograndi 3-15, Darik Johnson 5-68, Jason Simonovich 5-67, Kozloski 322.

Just about every cyclist knows that a ride of 62 miles is considered a metric century because it works out to100 kilometers. But a ride of1,000 kilometers? A metric millennium? Whatever you want to call it, Paul Zbiek plans on racking up 1,000 kilometers on his bike this week, finishing with the Upstate Velo Club’s Great 100 ride on Sunday. “I’ve always wanted to do a long distance ride at the end of the summer,” Zbiek said. “I do the Spin 4 Life in February. “And this just coincided nicely with the Great 100.” Zbiek, 60, who lives with his wife Donna in Plymouth Township, will start his trek Monday and go right through Sunday’s Great 100. He says he will spend about eight hours a day with some of that time spent refueling. Most of his rides will start from Sicklers Bike and Sport Shop in Exeter and follow the levee system into Hanover Township. “We’ve got a great levee system,” said Zbiek, who hopes his efforts draws a little extra attention to the levees. He also wants his efforts to bring attention and support to the Great 100, which is raising money for the Wounded Warrior Project. “A good friend and riding partner of mine – Rick Coslett – just returned home from Afghanistan,” Zbiek said. The Great 100 works out nicely for Zbiek not only because it is raising money for a cause he believes in, but also because it comes at a time when he has some free time on his hands.

To Donate To donate to the Great 100 benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project, go to www.upstateveloclub.com.

Zbiek is currently on sabbatical from King’s College, where he teaches geography with a specialty on Pennsylvania, while he works on a book on the Appalachian Mountain culture. The sabbatical has allowed Zbiek to be in top shape for his trek, while also allowing him to see some of the geography he teaches from the saddle of his bike. “I’ve already put in some 40 centuries both indoors and out,” said Zbiek, who added he’s ridden about 6,500 miles this year. The Great 100 isn’t Zbiek’s first experience with riding a bike for a good cause. He participates in the Spin 4 Life each year in memory of a stepson that passed way from leukemia in 1999. He also has plenty experience in the saddle, having been a cyclist for 40 years. “I don’t have the speed and quickness I used to have,” Zbiek said. “But I can still do the distances. “The great thing about cycling is that it’s not a high impact sport. And if you take care of yourself, you can do it for a long time.” No matter how well Zbiek has taken care of himself, he is bound to be one tired cyclist come Sunday. He did find a silver lining in that, however. “I joked with my wife that if I get dropped by the real hammers (in the Great 100) at least I have an excuse,” he said.

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Paul Zbiek of Plymouth Township will ride 1,000 kilometers this week, finishing with the Upstate Velo Club’s Great 100 ride Sunday.

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the scoreboard and there were positives for Misericordia. Sloppy penalties -- for illegal procedures, formations and substitutions, as well as delay of game -- were virtually nonexistent. The first turnover in Cougars history did not take place in Gettysburg. “Fundamentally, we didn’t tackle well and we didn’t get off blocks,” Ross said. “We talked about protecting the ball and not making mental mistakes, and we did well in that regard.” Puckett went the distance under center, connecting on 11of-15 passes in the first half for 102 yards. His top target was Paul Brace, as the Dallas grad pulled down four passes in the first half for 46 yards, including converting a second-and-12 with a 22-yard out and a third-and-10 with an 18-yard curl -- catching a pass tipped en route. “He did a great job getting open, Puckett said of Brace, who finished with 131 all-purpose yards. “It was an easy pitch and catch with him.” Despite being the first game in program history, Puckett was poised in the pocket. He was sacked four times, but managed to finish with113 yards in the air. “The line blocked great today,” Puckett said. “Sometimes it was on me to make something happen, but they picked them up well.” Cody Lamoreaux, a junior absent from the two-deep roster, came on in the second quarter

and found some running lanes after halftime. “We kept playing hard for 60 minutes,” Ross said. “We had a good effort and commited a lot of the errors that come with a new team.” Gettysburg set a school record for yards rushing, tied one for extra points made and topped its modern scoring mark. The Bullets ran for 546 yards on 55 carries, topping the 529 they had against Juniata in 2009. Robby Fay made eight PAT kicks for Gettysburg. The 70 points exceeds the 61 scored against Susquehanna in 2010, and was last topped with 81 points against American in 1928. Misericordia ................ 0 0 0 0 — 0 Gettysburg .................. 22 21 14 13 — 70 First Quarter G – Caruso 89 kickoff return (Hill pass from Smith), 14:45 G -- Delia 2 run (Fay kick), 6:52 G – Delia 4 run (Fay Kick), 3:09 Second Quarter G – Davis 22 pass from Smith (Fay kick), 45:55 G – Hutchins 1 run (Fay kick), 8:07 G -- Delia 5 run (Fay kick), 2:29 Third Quarter G -- Pennella 12 pass form Smith (Fay kick), 12:12 G -- McCarthy 16 run (Fay kick), 8:35 Fourth Quarter G – Miller 19 run (Fay kick), 14:18 G – Lowry 7 run (kick failed) 2:38 Team Statistics Away Home First downs .......................... 12 35 Rushes-yards ...................... 45-36 55-546 Passing................................. 117 119 Total Yards .......................... 153 665 Comp-Att-Int ........................ 14-23-0 10-16-0 Kick Return Yards .............. 130 89 Punts-Avg. ........................... 9-34.2 1-25.0 Fumbles-Lost ...................... 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards .................. 5-42 11-100 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – MIS, Lamoreaux 15-28, Delgato 5-10, Washo 3-9, Custodio 12-1, Pheasant (1-(-3), Puckett 9-(-9); GET, Delia 12-94, Hutchins 11-90, Caruso 4-63, McCarthy 3-47, O’Rourke 3-44, Miller 2-41, Amicone 3-38, Smith 4-34, Lowry 4-33, Ulassin 1-23, LeNoir 2-16, Fessenden 2-14, Eliff 1-7, Andrews 1-4, Team 2-0. PASSING – MIS, Puckett 13-21-0-113, Washo 12-0-4; GET, Smith 8-12-0-111, Eliff 1-2-0-5, Miller 1-2-0-3. RECEIVING – MIS, Brace 5-52, Kowalski 2-21, Stelzer 2-20, Rowe 2-9, Barber 1-6, Johnson 1-5, Delgato 1-4; GET, Pennella 3-29, Caruso 2-49, Davis 1-22, Delia 1-7, Amicome 1-5, McCarthy 1-4, Sparks 1-3. INTS – None MISSED FG’S – None

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Dr. Walt Cottrell (on the right), PGC wildlife veterinarian, said the threat of chronic wasting disease entering Pennsylvania is increasing every year. The disease can be devastating to deer and elk populations.

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If it enters into the state, it’s here forever

Pennsylvania hunters heading to a state with a history of CWD should become familiar with that state’s wildlife regulations and guidelines for the transportation of harvested game animals. Wildlife officials have suggested hunters in areas where CWD is known to exist follow these usual recommendations to prevent the possible spread of disease: • Do not shoot, handle or consume any animal that appears sick; contact the state wildlife agency if you see or harvest an animal that appears sick. • Wear rubber or latex gloves when field-dressing carcasses. • Bone out the meat from your animal. • Minimize the handling of brain and spinal tissues. • Wash hands and instruments thoroughly after field-dressing is completed. • Request that your animal is processed individually, without meat from other animals being added to meat from your animal, or process your own meat if you have the tools and ability to do so. • Have your animal processed in the endemic area of the state where it was harvested, so that high-risk body parts can be properly disposed of there.Only bring permitted materials back to Pennsylvania. • Don’t consume the brain, spinal cord, eyes, spleen, tonsils or lymph nodes of harvested animals. (Normal field-dressing, coupled with boning out a carcass, will remove most, if not all, of these body parts. Cutting away all fatty tissue will help remove remaining lymph nodes.) • Consider not consuming the meat from any animal that tests positive for the disease.

Dr. Walt Cottrell, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s wildlife veterinarian, is quick to offer up some frightening facts about chronic wasting disease. • Deer have no resistance to the disease. • If it enters Pennsylvania, it will be here forever. • It could change deer hunting and management for generations to come. But the scariest of all? The lack of concern from Pennsylvania residents about the severity of the disease. “It’s not immediate enough. It takes a long time to develop, but once it’s here it’s here forever,” Cottrell said, adding that the best defense to keep CWD out of Pennsylvania is prevention. That includes a parts ban that prohibits hunters from bringing back certain parts of any cervid from states where CWD is present. “Every year I have people tell me ‘How was I to know about the parts ban?’” Cottrell said. “Taxidermy parts is the way the disease came into New York, and people totally ignored the parts ban. “We need to make inroads into the importance of that ban.” One reason is because the disease is close. It has been found in neighboring states such as Maryland, New York and West Virginia. Cottrell is surprised that CWD hasn’t been found in Pennsylvania, yet. “The probability increases every year,” he said. “It’s either going to come across the border from Maryland (CWD has been found just over 10 miles from the border), from a live animal that escapes captivity and has the disease or a taxidermy part from an infected animal.” First identified in 1967, CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that affects cervids, including all species of deer, elk and moose. It is a progressive and always fatal disease of the nervous system. Scientists believe CWD is caused by an

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Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife veterinarian Dr. Walt Cottrell is concerned about the impact chronic wasting disease will have on Pennsylvania’s deer herd if it enters the state. The closest the disease has been documented is approximately 10 miles from the southern border, in Maryland.

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Participants will learn about regulations, equipment, safety and paddling skills. After an on shore lesson there will be the opportunity to test out your new skills and to practice re-entering swamped canoes. All canoes, paddles, PFDs and safety equipment will be provided. Participants should bring their own water and lunch and should wear clothes that can get wet. Pre-registration required by calling 403-2006. Saturday, Sept. 29 - National Public Lands Day

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said. “Deer have no resistance – that’s one of the heartbreaks of this disease. It’s something that the immune system is not set up for.” Every year, before the onset of the deer hunting season – which kick off with archery on Sept. 29, the PGC launches a public campaign to raise awareness about the disease and the importance of the parts ban. Commissioner Jay Delaney, who represents the northeast region on the PGC board, said Cottrell routinely sends emails to the board updating them on the status of CWD. Delaney said the agency’s CWD surveillance and prevention program – which includes testing approximately 4,000 deer annually, have worked to keep the disease out of the state. The Game Commission also has a response plan in place if CWD is detected in the state. Despite the safeguards, Cottrell is still concerned. “It may already be closer than 10 miles unknown agent capable of transforming to our border, but it’s hard to detect,” he normal brain proteins into an abnormal said. form. “When it comes to wildlife diseases, Cottrell said the disease essentially this is right at the top because it can stops an infected animal from eating, actually alter population levels. It and it could remain in the incubation spreads into areas, never leaves, and stage for one to two years. “It’s a very slow, insidious process,” he once it’s ion the soil it’s here forever.” The parts ban prohibits hunters from bringing back specific carcass parts where CWD prions concentrate, including: the head (including brain, tonsils, eyes and any lymph nodes); spinal cord/backbone; spleen; skull plate with attached antlers, if visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; cape, if visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; upper canine teeth, if root structure or other soft tissue is present; any object or article containing visible brain or spinal cord tissue; unfinished taxidermy mounts; and brain-tanned hides. States and provinces included in the parts ban are: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (only from CWD Management Area), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (only from Madison and Oneida counties), North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia (only from CWD Containment Area), West Virginia (only from CWD Containment Area, which now includes parts of three counties), Wisconsin and Wyoming; as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Helping Hand’s for America’s Lands, 9 a.m. to noon; Do you have a few hours to spare to volunteer at one of your local State Park’s to celebrate National Public Lands Day? Nescopeck State Park will be holding a work day to help with landscaping, trail trimming, litter pick up, and work in the park’s nature classroom. National Public Lands Day began in 1994 and is now the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands. In 2011, more than 170,000 volunteers worked at 2,067 sites in every

state, the District of Columbia and in many U.S. territories. Registration is required by calling 4032006. The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host a bus tour highlighting seven sites throughout Luzerne County that showcase a variety of management techniques such as riparian buffers, rain gardens, parking lot bio-infiltration, grass parking pads, green roofs, pollinator gardens, native grassland meadows, community gardens and more.

The tour, which was also organized by Penn State Cooperative Extension and PA Environmental Council, will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., on Sept. 20. Participants will begin at the Kirby Park Natural Area in WilkesBarre, where they will board a charter bus and travel to the Plains Animal Hospital, Lands at Hillside Farm, Butler Township Community Garden/Center for Landscape Stewardship and Design, Life Expression Wellness Center, and Nescopeck State Park. The cost for the program is $30 which

Although chronic wasting disease was last documented to be 10 miles from Pennsylvania’s border, PGC wildlife veterinarian Dr. Walt Cottrell said it may be closer. In fact, the disease may already be here. Cottrell said one of the biggest factors behind the path of the disease through other states is via captive deer. Because there is no way to test for the disease before an animal is dead, it’s possible, Cottrell said, that an infected deer could be shedding CWD prions into the environment for some time without anyone knowing it. And once those prions enter the environment, they will be there for a long time. “We’re second only to Texas in captive cervids, and there’s no restrictions on captive cervids from a CWD area, such as Texas,” Cottrell said. “With all these cervids coming and going, it’s all very worrying. It’s a huge risk factor.” The captive deer industry is overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The Game Commission was in charge of the industry until 2005, and Cottrell said the agency deals with escaped deer “all the time.” The captive deer industry presents a second CWD risk in the lure that is manufactured from some facilities. Cottrell said urine-based lure from an infected deer can spread the disease, meaning CWD can be unknowingly poured from a bottle by a hunter anywhere in the state. And the fact that it can remain in the incubation stage for years, it may already be present. “Urine-based lures are a risk factor, but we can’t quantify it,” Cottrell said. Lures are also a concern because they can attract numerous deer to an infected site, allowing the disease to spread through the population. Cottrell has been vocal about the need to, at the very least, consider implementing a ban on urinebased lures before the disease is found. The PGC executive director has the authority to ban lures if the disease is found in a certain area of the state, but Cottrell said a proactive approach needs to be considered. “Our job is to try and mitigate every risk factor we can identify,” he said. PGC commissioner Jay Delaney, who represents the northeast region, said he understands Cottrell’s concern but agency staff has not brought any proposals to the board. Delaney said he wouldn’t support a lure ban at this time until there is more testimony and dialogue with the Bureau of Wildlife Management and all other stakeholder groups.

includes the bus tour, lunch, and a tour booklet highlighting our stops. Tour sponsorships are also available. For more information and to register please contact the Penn State Cooperative Extension at 825-1701. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

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Union status not strong enough

SMALL TALK

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WILKES-BARRE – Northeastern Pennsylvania has traditionally been labor strong. But this soul of the United Mine Workers and other prominent unions has followed national trends downward, with less than 1 in 5 workers now represented by a union, and half that number in private industry. Ed Harry, president of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Labor Council, said local union membership is “way down” and worries that good paying union jobs are being replaced by $10 per hour distribution center positions. “Just drive through the industrial

parks and you will see a lot of empty buildings,” Harry said. “Thousands of people have lost their jobs – jobs that have gone overseas to China and other places. It’s decimated the labor movement locally and nationally.” Harry said the public sector is now feeling similar effects. Cuts in funding for education have resulted in school districts laying off hundreds of workers and governments like Luzerne County, where 60 positions have been cut, are reducing work forces, he said. “It’s not a good thing any place,” Harry said. “More and more trade agreements are taking all the good jobs out of this country.

“This country better wake up,” he said. “Soon there won’t be any good jobs here.” Harry said he has heard rhetoric from politicians, but feels Republicans and Democrats alike are to blame. “They all say we need jobs, jobs, jobs,” Harry said. “But who is bringing the jobs back to the U.S.? The trade agreements are killing us. It’s not a fair playing field.” Besides China, jobs are going to Asia, Central America and other places that don’t have the same labor laws and regulations, he said. See UNION, Page 2D

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HANDS-ON APPROACH to machinists’ old-school methods By ALEJANDRA CANCINO

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HICAGO -- Gerry Cantu is old school when it comes to teaching. From the first week of class, Cantu makes his students get their hands dirty, dis-

assembling and putting back together greasy, gunky decades-old machines to better understand how they work and how they can be repaired.

As the promise of good-paying jobs has renewed an interest in manufacturing, local colleges and training centers are beefing up their programs; their focus tends to be on mathematics and computer programs because modern plants operate with the latest technology. And then there’s Cantu, who teaches at the Illinois Manufacturing Foundation in Chicago. There is a market for his students because some companies continue to make parts on old, custom-made machines and need people who can operate them and keep them going, knowledge that is disappearing along with older skilled workers like Cantu. “All the old-timers are retiring,” said Cantu, 57, who explained that he is trying to impart skills no one would teach him when he started

Gerry Cantu teaches hands-on skills at the Illinois Manufacturing Foundation.

Cantu can at times be gruff with his feedback, but the students seem to sense he cares about them and wants them to succeed. “What I’m trying to do is to help you get in the door of a company,” Cantu explained to a group of potential students during an orientation. Learning how to properly set up a machine takes years, he said. “That’s what I’m teaching you from the beginning.” Some of the students are a lot like Cantu, a onetime member of the Harrison Gents street gang who credits turning around his life by working with his hands. Others want to turn themselves around the same way. Student Cordell King sees Cantu’s 16-week training program as a

working as a machinist four decades ago. “I learned mostly on my own,” Cantu said with pride. “That’s why I like to teach.” Cantu’s classroom is in the second floor of an old industrial building and consists of about a dozen machines in a row near the translucent windows facing railway tracks. See MACHINISTS, Page 2D

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Itchy lice aren’t nice, but a free treatment kit could be MOST KIDS IN the region are back to school and that means sniffles, strep throat and other ailments they seem to share. One of the biggest issues for school-age children is head lice, which affects six to 12 million families every year. Lice aren’t dangerous and don’t spread disease, but they are contagious and can be pretty annoying. Their bites may cause the scalp to become itchy and inflamed, and persistent scratching can lead to skin irritation and in some case, infection. There’s a product on the market that treats head lice without using toxic chemicals and the maker wants to give

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NEW YORK — When Rick Kimsey decided to start a business, a franchise seemed like the best way to go. Buying a franchise — in his case, a Doctors Express urgent care facility — meant he didn’t have to start from square one. The business came with a concept and a service to sell. For many people, the facilities are more appealing and less expensive than a trip to the emergency room. Kimsey just needed to get the franchise up and running, and then operate it. It didn’t even matter that he had no medical training. But what sounded like a great plan wasn’t so easy. Financing for the business was nearly impossible to get in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the recession. Kimsey was dealt his first blow when his bank froze his home equity line of credit. Then six banks turned him down for a loan. It took more than a year before he was finally able to close the deal. The tough economy has made the prospect of operating a franchise attractive to the unemployed, to workers who don’t want to wait to get knocked off the corporate ladder and to others looking for a new way to generate income. But first-time franchise buyers are finding it’s harder than they expected to cobble together the money needed to get their businesses off the ground. Lenders are rejecting them because of their inexperience or because the franchises they’re buying are relatively young and not as well-known as established brands such as McDonald’s and Jiffy Lube. Kimsey had enough of his own money saved for a $55,000 payment, known as the franchise fee, to the parent company. And he won approval to open the franchise in Sarasota, Fla. He needed $1.2 million to cover between $250,000 and $300,000 in construction costs, $150,000 for equipment and the remainder for working capital. The banks that rejected his loan application gave similar reasons for saying no, he says. “It’s a fairly new franchise. This isn’t McDonald’s, so we don’t have 70 years of history,” Kimsey says. Doctors Express was founded in 2005 and has 54 locations. And even though the company doesn’t require that franchisees have medical training, the banks were uncomfortable with the idea. The banks liked Kimsey’s business plan, but bank officers told him that because he wasn’t a doctor, “that’s going to be a problem.” There was more: “We don’t have a lot

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If you want to get all of these for free, be the first to send me an email to aseder@timesleader.com with the answer to this question: How many legs does an adult head louse have? Make sure you include your full name and address. Good luck readers. Maybe you’ll be lucky like a reader from last week. Congratulations to Chris Faux of Falls, who was first to respond with the correct answer to last week’s trivia question about the three different types of Good Food Made Simple breakfast burritos. Chris will receive coupons for free Good Food Made Simple products. With Labor Day BBQs planned for today and tomorrow, head out today to grab some good prices on picnic

staples. • Shur Save has grapes for $1 a pound and Doritos buy-one, get-onefree. They also have Stroehmann or Sunbeam hot dog or hamburger rolls buy-one, get-one-free. • Weis has boneless pork chops or country style ribs, or Bigger Deal! boneless/skinless chicken breasts buy-one, get-one of the same item free. • Redner’s Warehouse Markets has its brand hot dog and hamburger rolls for 79 cents. They also have grapes for 99 cents. Andrew M. Seder, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 570-829-7269, If you know of any local steals or deals, send them to aseder@timesleader.com. And follow him on Twitter @TLAndrewSeder

id the Obama administration hit a home run with its new fuel mileage standards for passenger vehicles, or was the announcement last week just another way to weasel out of tougher – and smarter – approaches to reducing dependence on oil and cutting emissions? Here’s what happened: The administration said the “fleet average” fuel economy of cars and light trucks would have to reach 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. That sounds really ambitious and if achieved will stretch a gallon further while cutting tailpipe emissions in half. The reality is less astounding; according to the Associated Press, real-world mileage will be closer to 40 mpg, still a huge jump over the present low 20s. Car makers were reported to have mixed feelings about the standards. While they’re happy to have firm targets to aim for, they fear car buyers may resist buying fuel-efficient vehicles, which tend to be smaller than we’re accustomed to. Still, the biggest driver of car-buying behavior “ultimately goes to the question of ‘What’s the price of gasoline?’ ” Gloria Bergquist, vice president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers told ABC News. So there’s the problem with imposing lofty standards. If gas prices remain bearable, car shoppers will want to stick with larger vehicles – and selling more of them will make it impossible for car makers to meet the goal. Remember, it’s an average that will be influenced by the mix of vehicles sold; too many SUVs and the average falls below the target. On top of that, mandates require bureaucracies to manage and measure. Even more troubling if you want to see better mileage and fewer emissions become reality, they are subject to the whims of the executive branch. That means a change in administrations could mean an end to the standards. Why go to all this trouble, when a simpler, more effective and more longlasting approach is available? What’s that? Raise the tax on motor fuels and create real demand for high-mpg vehicles. Rather than a stick alone – keep reasonable standards, too, at least for emissions – car makers would have a market-driven carrot as an incentive. Instead of pleasing Uncle Sam, they’d have to satisfy millions of customers. The bonus is badly needed dollars that could – and should – be directed at fixing and expanding transportation infrastructure. Not just roads and bridges, but trams and trains, too. Both liberal and conservative politicians hate this idea, at least in public, because it would draw the wrath of just about every segment of the population. While libs promise we can get there without much pain – except maybe on the car makers – the right abhors any talk of taxes, maintaining dishonestly that everything will be fine if we just drill more oil wells off the beaches. I’ll bet most readers, if they’ve made it this far, are fuming at the mention of higher gas taxes while the economy is struggling. “Wait until it gets better,” they might say, when people can more easily afford to pay more for gas. But we’ve been there, and no one dared raise the issue when gas prices were low. If anything, we’ve been going in the other direction; the federal tax rate was last reset in 1993 to 18.3 cents per gallon of gasoline. Accounting for inflation, that would be 29 cents today. And we wonder why there’s not enough money to fix the roads. But don’t’ worry, aside from making a lot of people mad, this idea – floated by some well-known conservatives as well – is likely to languish as long as voters believe politicians’ fairy tales and would rather dodge potholes than foot the bill for better roads.

Ron Bartizek, Times Leader business editor, may be reached at rbartizek@timesleader.com or 570-970-7157.

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Roger DuPuis II has joined Go Lackawanna as a reporter, covering Scranton and portions of Lackawanna County. DuPuis, of Scranton, formerly was city hall reportDuPuis er and assistant metro editor at The TimesTribune. Previously he was a reporter and editor at the Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y. He is a graduate of Niagara University, Niagara Falls, N.Y. and completed graduate studies in politics and public administration at Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.

PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE Jill Laing has joined the staff of the Lehman Township campus as career services coordinator in the soon-to-be-built Struthers Family Career Services Center. Laing New campus advisory board members have been selected for 2012-2013. Jane Adonizio is a University of Pittsburgh journalism graduate. Carmen F. Ambrosino is a graduate of King’s College with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a Wilkes University graduate with an M.H.A. in health care administration. Frank W. Nocito, a Penn State graduate, received his business administration degree from the University Park campus. Nocito received his jurist doctorate from Syracuse University. Richard K. Struthers, is a Penn State alumnus who was recognized in 1998 as a Penn State Alumni Fellow, and in 2002 as a distinguished alumnus.

THE COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL COLLEGE Dr. Michael M. Ferraro has been named associate regional dean for its South (WilkesBarre) campus. Ferraro graduated from Wilkes University and earned his Ferraro medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College. He did his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Mass. Ferraro is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology.

HONORS AND AWARDS Cross Valley Federal Credit Union was recently honored at the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association’s 78th annual convention in Pittsburgh with the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Recognition Award for continued support of the American Lung Association’s mission and for making an impact on the communities it serves. Submit announcements of business honors and awards to Business Awards by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com; by mail to 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250; or by fax to (570) 829-5537. Photos in jpg format may be attached to email.

BUSINESS AGENDA NETWORKING MIXER: Thursday, 5-7 p.m., Providence Place Retirement Community, 149 S. Hunter Highway, Drums. Complimentary hors d’ oeuvres and drinks, door prizes, facility tours. Free for Greater Hazleton Chamber members, employees, co-workers and guests. Reservations required; call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org. DOWNTOWN WILKES-BARRE BUSINESS ASS’N.: Friday, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Genetti’s, 77 W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre. For information, call 570-823-2191, ext. 127. WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON: Sept. 1 1, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Stegmaier Mansion, 304 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. $25 for Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber members. Call 570-823-2101 for reservations and information. RETIREMENT PLANNING WORKSHOP: Sept. 1 1 and 18, 6-9 p.m., Penn State Wilkes-

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en new full-time faculty members have joined King’s College for the 2012-13 academic year. From left, T seated: Karen McCready, assistant professor of mathematics, previously was an instructor and teaching assistant at Lehigh University; Janine Janoski, assistant professor of mathematics, previously a teacher of record in the Department of Mathematics at Clemson University; Frank Varriale, assistant professor of biology, previously served as an instructor at Rowan University. Standing: Fevzi Akinci, professor of health care administration, previously vice president for academic affairs and professor and dean of the faculty of Economics Administrative Sciences at Zirve University in Gaziantep, Turkey; Bernard Prusak, associate professor of philosophy and director of the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, previously a Lawrence C. Gallen Fellow in the Humanities at Villanova University; Sunny Minelli Weiland, assistant professor of education, previously a curriculum specialist and director of Curriculum & Instruction for Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19; Scott Weiland, assistant professor of mass communications, previously senior vice president, commercial division, of Semian Real Estate Group; Chad Hogg, assistant professor of computer science, previously a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Ursinus College; Adam Balcziunas, electronic resources/systems librarian with the rank of assistant technical professor, previously serials librarian at the Arcadia University Bette E. Landman Library; Robert Butler, assistant professor of psychology, previously held a position at the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center; and Joseph Evan, associate vice president of academic affairs and dean of the faculty.

possible ticket out of unemployment. Hiring managers, he said, don’t care about his years as an emergency medical technician and a paramedic. Cantu’s class has given him hope because he was referred to the school by a company that had openings for machinists. Mary Ann Cervinka, a human resources manager at Arrow Gear, a gear-maker based in Downers Grove, Ill., has hired some of Cantu’s students as trainees in the company’s in-house program. She said the handson training he provides is invaluable. “When you first start to cook or bake or work in the kitchen, you don’t make a 10course dinner,” Cervinka said. “You learn to boil water, to make hot dogs … or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.” It’s much the same for learning to become a skilled machinist, she said. Step by step, they learn the intricacies of metal, what the machine does and how it works, as well as the skills needed to troubleshoot and solve critical-thinking problems, Cervinka said. Not all of Cantu’s students land machinist jobs, which pay about $11 to more than $28 an hour, depending on their skill level. Since Cantu began teaching at the foundation in 2009, 13 of his 18 students have found jobs in manufacturing, according to Ric Gudell, the foundation’s executive director. The foundation has struggled to attract students because of a perception manufacturing is dead or dying. Cantu said one advantage of having a machinist’s skills is that work is almost always available. Sure, there are boom and bust cycles, and he acknowledged being laid off many times. But he said he always found a job within weeks. Just recently, he said, he turned down an offer of $25 per hour to repair machines, about the same amount he makes as a teacher. As a young machinist, Cantu said, the older workers essentially tried to block him from the trade by refusing to answer any of his questions during his training. They feared he would eventually take away their jobs. So he paid attention to how the men worked their machines, learned some of the black art skills that machinists like to keep to themselves, and soon even the older machinists were asking him for tips.

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“They’re sweat shops,” he said. “I try not to buy anything made in China, but that’s very hard to accomplish.” Roxanne Pauline of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation, agreed that union jobs have been affected by the economy. “More people than normal are out of work,” she said. “And that makes it difficult to negotiate contracts.” Pauline said union membership has stayed level recently, despite the lack of work. Some tradespeople are seeking to be retrained in skills needed in new job markets like natural gas drilling and solar panel installation. “Many union workers are being re-schooled for jobs that are becoming available,” she said. Statistics tell the story Labor has been a strong institution in the region for decades – from the mining industry to the garment workers. But union membership in American workplaces has dropped dramatically in the past several decades, particularly in the private sector. According to the federal BuBarre, Lehman Township. To help determine the amount of money needed to retire. $49, includes a guest. For more information or to register call 675-9253. 10-HOUR OSHA TRAINING: Sept. 1 1-12, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, 20 W. Broad St., Hazleton. For general industry workers, supervisors, safety managers or other individuals responsible for safety in their organizations. $180 for Greater chamber members; non-members $230, includes lunch and materials. 30-hour program also available. Reservations required; call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS SEMINAR: Sept. 14, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, 20 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Ethical theories and practices to use every day. $10 for chamber members; nonmembers $15, includes materials and refreshments. Reservations required; call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org.

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Plaques mark the International Ladies Garment Workers building on South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre. They’ve since been moved down the block to the Social Security building.

reau of Labor Statistics, 11.8 percent of wage and salary workers were members of unions in 2011. In 1983, the first year for which comparable data are available, the union membership rate was 20.1 percent. Public sector workers, such as government employees and teachers, had a union membership rate of 37 percent in 2011, five times higher than the 6.9 percent of those in the private sector.

CAREER FAIR: Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 Market St., Kingston. More than 30 employers will participate, as well as CareerLink. Job seekers should bring resumes and be prepared to interview. INNOVATION AND INSIGHT: BECOMING MORE CREATIVE: Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-noon, Wyoming Valley Art League, 130 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. First in a four-part professional development series sponsored by Leadership Wilkes-Barre. $40 per person or $140 for the series. For information or to register, call 570-823-2101, ext. 135 or visit www.leadershipwilkes-barre.org. APPEALS AND HEARINGS SEMINAR: Sept. 19, 8-9:30 a.m., Mea’s restaurant, 8 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Learn the best approach to unemployment compensation claims and appeals. Sponsored by PA CareerLink and the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce. Reservations are required, call Elaine at -459-3895 or email estalfa@pa.gov.

In Pennsylvania, the BLS said 14.6 percent of workers belonged to unions. The bureau said that in 2011, among full-time wage and salary workers, union members had median usual weekly earnings of $938, while those who were not union members had median weekly earnings of $729. According to data compiled by the Labor Market Reporter, private sector union membership

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of assets. It’s not like I have a million-dollar CAT scan” that could be used as collateral, he says. He leases the building and equipment like an X-ray machine. Eventually Kimsey did get a $575,000 Small Business Administration-guaranteed loan from a bank in Utah. He tapped into his savings and about $500,000 from his 401(k) — the entire account — for the rest of the money. “I’ve got to build this up. It will be my retirement,” Kimsey says of his franchise. “Then I’ll hand it over to my children.” Franchises have suffered along with other small businesses in the last five years. The number of franchises in the U.S. — for example, an individual McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts shop or Days Inn — fell by 37,790, or nearly 5 percent, between 2008 and 2011, according to the Inter-

peaked at 39 percent in 1958 and then began to fall steadily. Health care growing Patty Ludwikowski, vice president for hospitals for the Service Employees International Union Local Healthcare PA, said the union has about 23,000 members statewide. She said she recently helped organize some 4,000 state home care workers. “Workers feel they need a

“Where it’s really having its hardest effect is the aspiring entrepreneur who doesn’t have that track record or that relationship with the banks.” Stephen Caldeira President of the International Franchise Association

national Franchise Association. The trade group estimates that the number of franchises will rise this year for the first time since 2008, gaining 1.7 percent to 748,680. But that’s still more than 3 percent below 2008’s 774,016. The number of franchises dropped as the recession made many people wary about starting a business and because thousands of franchises closed “Where it’s really having its

Long a union stronghold, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties, now is about average in the proportion of workers belonging to unions. In 2011, 14.3 percent of all workers were union members, according to Unionstats.com. That compares to 11.8 percent nationally. Twenty-five years ago the local figure was 23.8 percent. The decline is entirely in private employment, where union membership fell to 9.5 percent from 20.2 percent. Still, that’s much higher than the 6.9 percent national rate. Over the same time period public sector employment rose slightly, to 49.5 percent from 46.1 percent.

voice,” she said. “The demands for health care and the rapid changes have made health care facilities operate more like a business.” Ludwikowski said her sector is one that is growing, unlike many other unions. She said with the region’s high elderly population, health care is a major employer and those workers need representation to assure they get fair wages and benefits.

hardest effect is the aspiring entrepreneur who doesn’t have that track record or that relationship with the banks,” says Stephen Caldeira, president of the International Franchise Association. But banks are also wary about franchises they’re unfamiliar with — the problem that Kimsey ran into. That’s a huge change from before the recession. “Prior to 2008, there was the general view of franchisees and the lending community that franchising was a fairly sound bet,” says Darrell Johnson, CEO of FRANData, a research firm. “The rising economic tide would float all boats, and one brand might not be as strong as another, but everyone was going to do OK.” Now lenders are asking more questions about the brand, Johnson says. That’s happening even in some of the franchise industries that are most popular now, including health care, elderly care and gyms and other fitness companies.

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MarketPulse MATCH GAME ON Companies pulled back on matching contributions to their employees’ 401(k) plans after the 2008 financial crisis. Now they’re matching more generously again, according to a Charles Schwab Corp. study. Some 73 percent of employers using Schwab Retirement Plan Services for their Number of companies 401(k) plans provided a matching contribution in 2011. offering a 401(k) match: That was up from 68 percent in 2010 and back above the 72 percent of 2008. An increasing number of employers, 83 percent, also Percentage now offering are making 401(k) advice 401(k) investment available to plan participants — about double the amount of advice to participants: six years earlier. Schwab calls the trend an encouraging sign for employees and a healthy one for companies. Source: Charles Schwab

APPLE VS. THE WORLD Fresh from a court victory, Apple’s stock hit an all-time high, briefly reaching $680.87 on Monday. Apple was already the world’s most valuable stock before its rise following the verdict in a patent dispute with Samsung. S&P Dow Jones Indices ran some numbers on the total value of Apple’s outstanding shares and found out that Apple’s market value exceeds the combined total for stocks from 16 of the smallest countries among 46 that make up S&P’s Broad Market Index. Those 16 countries’ stocks were valued at a total $601 billion, compared with Apple’s market value of $631 billion.

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Mondays really are the worst. Since 1928, Monday is the only day the stock market is more likely to fall than to rise. The Dow Jones industrial average has been down 12 of the past 13 Mondays. Some possible factors? Companies are prone to release bad news on Friday nights, when fewer people are paying attention. Monday is the first day investors can react. And when companies collapse, they often do it late Sunday or early Monday, after spending a last weekend trying to stay afloat. Maybe people are just anxious: The Chicago Board of Options Exchange Volatility Index, the VIX, a gauge of investor fear, tends to go up on Mondays.

Maddi Dessner Title: Co-manager of the JPMorgan Diversified Real Return fund (JRNAX) What she suggests: Investors in or near retirement should ensure that they’re sufficiently diversified to protect against inflation as well as a potential sharp decline in the stock market.

Prices are stable now for many consumer goods, but inflation remains a long-term concern. Maddi Dessner keeps a close eye on inflation risks at JPMorgan Diversified Real Return. Many of its investors are in or near retirement, so the fund takes a conservative approach. It invests in a variety of assets, including inflation-protected bonds, commodities and stocks of natural resources companies. The goal is to deliver modestly positive returns, whether inflation rises or not. Do you see rising inflation as short- or long-term threat? There really isn’t any inflation in the broad economy. Unemployment is still too high, we’re not at maximum manufacturing capacity, and there’s still room for economic growth. But central banks around the world have significantly increased their balance sheets. We could eventually see inflation rise as that stimulus works its way through the system and growth picks up. Your fund bought real estate investment trusts earlier this year, and they have performed well. Do you still see room for growth from REITs? Yes. But if you look within real estate, there’s a big difference between residential properties, high-end Class A commercial properties in prime locations, and Class B properties. Those are almost three different asset classes in terms what’s driving the returns. Class B and residential have done better than in the past, but not anywhere near as well as Class A recently. As economic growth starts to pick up, real estate is a nice place to be. You’ll start to see property values rise. New office space was underdeveloped for much of the past decade as residential real estate was booming. That area is certainly attractive, although it’s still a moderate weight in our portfolio. Any other areas that you're looking to invest in? Agricultural commodities. We’re trying to determine whether they might mitigate the effects of inflation. We haven't made any big moves there, but are definitely looking at that, along with interest rate volatility and inflation expectations. Are you paying close attention to whether the Federal Reserve will approve further economic stimulus measures? Anything that central banks do or say will affect inflation expectations. If people expect more stimulus, they could expect more inflation as well. But this fund is intended to be a longer-term strategy, so we’re not going to shift the portfolio based on something that Ben Bernanke says tomorrow or the next day. But it will inform the process. Answers edited for content and clarity. AP

Three of the five worst days in the history of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index were Mondays, including the two Black Mondays: Oct. 19, 1987, when stocks plunged more than 20 percent, and Oct. 28, 1929, which helped set off the Great Depression, according to Howard Silverblatt at S&P Dow Jones Indices. The pattern has held this year: On Monday, June 11, the Dow fell 142 points because of worries about Spanish debt. Almost as bad were June 25, also capsized by worries about Spain, and April 9, following an anemic jobs report. So pity the poor Monday. Even pop culture is stacked against it. There’s no T.G.I. Monday’s. The Titanic sank on a Monday, for crying out loud.

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Frontier Comm

FTR

-9.2

Genpact Ltd

Harte Hanks Inc Heinz

0.9 +16.18

3.06 4

7.58

4.62

-0.01

-0.2

s -10.3—30.64 4

8.7

13.37 8

19.52

18.25

0.44

2.5

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2.0

1.0

HHS

6.16 2

10.24

6.96

0.05

0.7

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4 -18.7

...

4.9

HNZ

48.54 8

58.31

55.72

-0.55

-1.0

7.4

3.7

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HSY

55.32 0

73.16

71.82

-0.79

-1.1

s 16.3 +24.99

11.0

2.1

Kraft Foods

KFT

31.88 0

42.00

41.51

-0.36

-0.9

11.1 +21.84

8.1

2.8

Lowes Cos

LOW

18.28 8

32.29

28.48

0.75

2.7

s 12.2 +45.81

-0.3

2.2

M&T Bank

MTB

66.40 9

90.50

86.90

1.73

2.0

s 13.8 +17.92

-1.0

3.2

McDonalds Corp

MCD

83.65 4 102.22

89.49

1.27

1.4

s -10.8 +2.08

3 15.6

3.1

NBT Bncp

NBTB

17.05 6

24.10

21.03

0.15

0.7

-5.0 +7.43

2.7

3.8

Nexstar Bdcstg Grp

NXST

5.53 8

9.60

8.66

0.30

3.6

s 10.5 +41.97

-2.4

...

PNC Financial

PNC

44.20 8

67.89

62.16

0.11

0.2

7.8 +26.96

-0.4

2.6

PPL Corp

PPL

26.68 8

30.27

29.33

0.05

0.2

-0.3 +6.48

-5.6

4.9

Penna REIT

PEI

6.50 0

15.97

15.72

0.23

1.5

s 50.6 +58.49

1 -11.1

...

4.1

PepsiCo

PEP

58.50 0

73.66

72.43

-0.63

-0.9

3.7

3.0

Philip Morris Intl

60.45 9

93.60

89.30

-0.46

-0.5

s 13.8 +33.27

1 28.6a

3.4

Procter & Gamble

59.07 0

67.95

67.19

0.17

0.3

0.7 +8.93

3.2

3.3

Prudential Fncl

PRU

42.45 6

65.17

54.51

-0.11

-0.2

8.8 +11.45

-7.9

2.7

SLM Corp

SLM

10.91 9

16.89

15.75

-0.07

-0.4

s 17.5 +17.26

2 -20.2

3.2

3.1 +9.56

9.2 +14.85

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SLMBP 39.00 7

50.35

46.85

-0.20

-0.4

s 20.1

...

0.0

...

4.8

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TJX

25.47 0

46.67

45.79

-0.08

-0.2

s 41.9 +69.55

1 25.4

1.0

UGI Corp

UGI

24.07 9

31.51

30.48

0.10

0.3

3.7 +5.95

6.4

3.5

Verizon Comm

34.65 8

46.41

42.94

-0.23

-0.5

7.0 +24.26

6.0

4.7

WalMart Strs

WMT

49.94 9

75.24

72.60

0.49

0.7

s 21.5 +39.42

1 12.5

2.2

Weis Mkts

WMK

36.52 6

45.96

42.15

-0.33

-0.8

2.8

5.5 +13.43

2.7

Notes on data: Total returns, shown for periods 1-year or greater, include dividend income and change in market price. Three-year and five-year returns annualized. Ellipses indicate data not available. Price-earnings ratio unavailable for closed-end funds and companies with net losses over prior four quarters. Rank classifies a stock’s performance relative to all U.S.-listed shares, from top 20 percent (far-left box) to bottom 20 percent (far-right box).

Volatile stocks aren’t that bad when the market is rising. Consider a stock’s beta, which measures volatility by showing how much the stock swings relative to the market. When a stock’s beta is exactly 1, it tends to move in sync with the market. If a stock has a beta greater than 1, it swings higher than the market when it’s rising, but it falls more when the market is weak. A stock with a beta of less than 1 has smaller swings than the overall market. Usually, investors look at the beta of a stock stretching back for a period of time, say for two years. But Credit Su-

isse strategists split the market’s history over the last two years into weeks when the S&P 500 rose and weeks when it fell. That way, they found which stocks have a beta of greater than 1 during up weeks for the market, but also a beta of less than 1 during down weeks. Visa (V), for example, fell only 0.9 percent during the week ending Sept. 23, 2011. That was the worst week over the last year for the S&P 500, when it fell 4.3 percent. During the S&P’s best week last year — it rose 7.4 percent in December — Visa rose 9.2 percent.

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-0.14 -0.13

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s -0.58 s -0.83

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3-month T-Bill 1-year T-Bill 6-month T-Bill 2-year T-Note 5-year T-Note

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t t t t t s

52-WK HIGH LOW

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2.55 4.77 4.03 5.10 10.15 1.34

CHANGE 1MO 3MO 1YR

MutualFunds TICKER

FRIDAY NAV

WK CHG

American Funds BalA m ABALX American Funds BondA m ABNDX American Funds CapIncBuA m CAIBX American Funds CpWldGrIA m CWGIX American Funds EurPacGrA m AEPGX American Funds FnInvA m ANCFX American Funds GrthAmA m AGTHX American Funds IncAmerA m AMECX American Funds InvCoAmA m AIVSX American Funds NewPerspA m ANWPX American Funds WAMutInvA m AWSHX BlackRock GlobAlcA m MDLOX BlackRock GlobAlcI MALOX Dodge & Cox Income DODIX Dodge & Cox IntlStk DODFX Dodge & Cox Stock DODGX Fidelity Contra FCNTX Fidelity GrowCo FDGRX Fidelity LowPriStk d FLPSX Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg FUSVX FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m FKINX FrankTemp-Franklin Income C m FCISX FrankTemp-Mutual Euro Z MEURX FrankTemp-Templeton GlBond A mTPINX FrankTemp-Templeton GlBondAdv TGBAX Harbor IntlInstl d HAINX Oakmark EqIncI OAKBX PIMCO AllAssetI PAAIX PIMCO LowDrIs PTLDX PIMCO TotRetA m PTTAX PIMCO TotRetAdm b PTRAX PIMCO TotRetIs PTTRX PIMCO TotRetrnD b PTTDX Permanent Portfolio PRPFX T Rowe Price EqtyInc PRFDX T Rowe Price GrowStk PRGFX T Rowe Price HiYield d PRHYX T Rowe Price NewIncome PRCIX Vanguard 500Adml VFIAX Vanguard 500Inv VFINX Vanguard GNMAAdml VFIJX Vanguard InflaPro VIPSX Vanguard InstIdxI VINIX Vanguard InstPlus VIIIX Vanguard InstTStPl VITPX Vanguard MuIntAdml VWIUX Vanguard STGradeAd VFSUX Vanguard Tgtet2025 VTTVX Vanguard TotBdAdml VBTLX Vanguard TotBdInst VBTIX Vanguard TotIntl VGTSX Vanguard TotStIAdm VTSAX Vanguard TotStIIns VITSX Vanguard TotStIdx VTSMX Vanguard WellsIAdm VWIAX Vanguard Welltn VWELX Vanguard WelltnAdm VWENX Vanguard WndsIIAdm VWNAX Vanguard WndsrII VWNFX Wells Fargo AstAlllcA f EAAFX

19.96 12.94 52.65 35.20 38.30 39.29 32.80 17.83 30.24 29.63 30.95 19.18 19.27 13.86 31.37 115.85 77.28 96.17 40.23 50.01 2.20 2.22 20.58 13.12 13.08 57.18 28.61 12.47 10.60 11.50 11.50 11.50 11.50 48.33 25.58 37.28 6.81 9.93 130.15 130.12 11.10 14.84 129.31 129.32 31.79 14.36 10.84 13.41 11.21 11.21 13.96 35.12 35.12 35.10 59.21 33.80 58.38 50.97 28.72 12.64

-.01 +.06 -.06 -.20 -.29 -.09 -.12

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0.01 0.10 $ 1,000 min (800) 362-7500

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Air Products

Arch Dan Mid

-5

MIN INVEST PHONE

YIELD

-0.03 -0.04 -0.03 -0.02 -0.04 -0.09

March 18,1935 Monday

-0.12

1.80 3.43 2.94 4.21 6.74 0.88

TREASURYS

Oct. 29, 1929 Tuesday

-0.04

in-line

1WK

Broad market Lehman Triple-A corporate Moody’s Corp. Inv. Grade Lehman Municipal Bond Buyer U.S. high yield Barclays Treasury Barclays

Oct. 28, 1929 Monday

0.00

positive

FRIDAY YIELD

U.S. BOND INDEXES

Oct. 19, 1987 Monday

0.04

negative

Source: S&P Capital IQ

PRIME FED Taxable—national avg RATE FUNDS Delaware Cash Reserve/Class A FRIDAY 3.25 .13 Tax-exempt—national avg 6 MO AGO 3.25 .13 Alpine Municipal MMF/Inv 1 YR AGO 3.25 .13

Five worst trading days ever:

0.08%

Monday

71 21 7

Mortgage rates are slipping, after climbing in recent weeks. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.59 percent, down from 3.66 percent the previous week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says. The record low of 3.49 percent was reached in late July. Since then, rates have climbed four out of five weeks. A year ago, the average was 4.22 percent.

Money market mutual funds

The Monday blues: S&P 500 performance data since 1928 show how poorly Monday fares. Percentage of down days:

Q3 earnings guidance

matched. Overall earnings growth is expected to come in 0.85 percent, the lowest growth rate since the third quarter of 2009. Looking ahead, 99 companies have issued guidance for this quarter. The ratio of negative to positive guidance is higher than the long-term average. That’s because, 71 issued negative guidance, 21 positive, and 7 said they expect to meet earnings expectations.

Mortgage rates slip, near record low

Monday, Monday

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52-WK HIGH LOW

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Rank: Fund’s letter grade compared with others in the same performance group; an A indicates fund performed in the top 20 percent; an E, in the bottom 20 percent.

When volatility is good

COMPANY

BETA DURING UP WEEKS S&P 500

BETA DURING DOWN WEEKS S&P 500

Visa (V)

1.06

0.68

$128.25

$82

$128

MasterCard (MA)

1.09

0.68

422.90

293

467

Allstate (ALL)

1.02

0.83

37.28

Linear Technology (LLTC)

1.08

0.87

33.02

Staples (SPLS)

1.15

0.89

10.92

-26

Intel (INTC)

1.07

0.90

24.83

Microchip Technology (MCHP)

1.21

0.91

34.75

Time Warner Cable (TWC)

1.06

0.93

88.82

St. Jude Medical (STJ)

1.12

0.96

37.76

-17

Precision Castparts (PCP)

1.27

0.99

161.08

140

179

-2

Sources: Credit Suisse; FactSet

52-WEEK LOW HIGH

1-YR STOCK CHANGE

46%

Data thorugh Aug. 31

q q p

Dow industrials

-0.5% WEEKLY

Nasdaq

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p p

+3.3%

p p

+1.1%

p p

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MO +7.2%

YTD MO +17.7%

YTD MO +11.9%

YTD

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Akin’s ignorance is just part of a GOP pattern

Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132. Readers may write to him via email at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

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Pay tribute to your hero By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

ILKES-BARRE – A multigenerational essay contest will give everyone an opportunity to share the lessons they have learned from family members who served in the military. Mike Zimmerman, executive director at Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, is on the committee for the contest: “Honor & Respect – What I Most Learned from my Family Member Who Served in the Military.” Zimmerman said the purpose of the contest is to hear the positive family connections and role modeling that are key elements to forming the groundwork for relationships and accomplishments throughout life. “Passed down through generations, the lessons learned from one’s family extend beyond the household and shape how we relate and respond to the community,” Zimmerman said. Through the combined efforts of The Times Leader, Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, the Tri-Vets Community Action Team and Generation 2 Gen-

eration, Zimmerman said residents will be able to recognize the positive role their parents have played in their personal development. “Strong communities are built through strong families,” he said. Joe DeVizia, chairman of Generation 2 Generation, said the contest, in its second year, has again chosen a great theme. “The return of the veterans back home and adjustment back to their families is one of the most important themes in our community,” DeVizia said. “We all should congratulate them and thank them for a job well done.” Last year’s contest asked people to write essays on what they learned from their grandparents. Zimmerman said the objectives of the contest are to demonstrate the positive influence military service has on all family members. “Contestants can write about anyone in their family,” Zimmerman said. “A student can write about a parent or grandparent, cousin, aunt or uncle, and an adult can write about a child or grandchild. It’s wide open. “But the important issue is that it’s vital to pay tribute to our veterans.”

CONTEST RULES In 500 words or less, write an essay on what you learned most from your family member who is serving in the military or has served in the past. ❏ Categories: Elementary School: Grades 4 through 6 Middle School: Grades 7 and 8 High School: Grades 9 through 12 College: Any age student who is actively enrolled Adult: Any non-student age 18 to 100 ❏ Awards for each category: First Place, $250; Second Place, $150; Third Place, $100 Plus: $100 will be donated to the library of each school represented by the 1st place winner in elementary, middle, and high school categories. ❏ Time Frame: Aug. 19 - Preliminary announcement of the competition Aug. 20 through Oct. 19 - essays received. Oct. 20 – Initial screening of essays completed. Oct. 22 through Nov. 5 – Final screening and winners selected Nov. 11, 5 p.m. – Winners announced at First Presbyterian Church, 63 S. Franklin St. ❏ Mail entries to : The Times Leader 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre 18711

THE SPONSORS In addition to the Times Leader, the following organizations are contest sponsors: • Tri-Vets Community Action Team purpose is to link public, private, and governmental support for service members; veterans; recovering wounded, ill, and injured warriors; service member and veteran immediate family members; and the immediate surviving family members of service members who have died in the line of duty, through a common understanding of what is required to ensure a sustainable life in civilian society. • Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization that provides diverse services to children, individuals, seniors, and families, empowering them to achieve their full potential and resulting in healthier relationships and stronger communities. • Generation 2 Generation is a non-profit corporation designed to enrich lives through intergenerational sharing by creating opportunities for people of all ages to share time, conversations, values and fun through meaningful activities; encouraging young people to learn from seniors and to benefit from their experience, wisdom and knowledge while celebrating their accomplishments.

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REP. TODD Akin’s fame – more accurately, his infamy – now reaches all the way to the Congo. There, Eve Ensler, the award-winning American author of “The Vagina Monologues” and herself a survivor of rape, wrote an open letter castigating the recent suggestion by the Republican congressman that when a woman is a victim of “legitimate rape,” her body has means of preventing pregnancy. As it happens, Ensler is in the Congo working to help some of the thousands of women raped in the fighting there. She called Akin’s words “ignorant.” Nor is hers the only voice of international opprobrium. Criticism of the Missouri lawmaker has rung from such far points as London (“shamefully inaccurate”), Belfast (“profoundly offensive”) and Paris (“medieval”). A writer in Australia dubbed Akin a “boofhead” – apparently, not a compliment. All this, plus domestic denunciation, including sharp criticisms from his own party. Akin, make no mistake, richly earned every ounce of contempt that now rains upon his head. What he told KTVI-TV, the Fox affiliate in. St. Louis, manages to combine repulsiveness (“Legitimate rape?” As opposed, one supposes, to the rapes where “she brought it on herself?”) and remarkable ignorance (Does he really think the uterus is equipped with a force field?) into one appallingly malodorous ball of stupid. Naturally, given his grasp of biology, Akin sits on the House Science Committee. Yes, you read right. You can’t make this stuff up. Still, this is not about one congressman’s need for sensitivity training and remedial science. Akin is hardly unique, after all. To the contrary, he is only the latest vivid example of conservatism’s unrelenting hostility toward women’s reproductive rights – as in a Texas judge who just upheld the state’s ban on Planned Parenthood. Indeed, even as this controversy was simmering, the GOP unveiled a proposed platform plank calling for a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. It’s a plank Akin himself could have written. But he is emblematic of more than hardcore opposition to abortion. In him, one also senses the juvenile discomfort with which some male conservatives are afflicted at the merest suggestion of female sexuality. Think then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, piously covering the breasts of the “Spirit of Justice” statue at the Department of Justice. Think then-Rep. Tom Coburn decrying the “full frontal nudity” of a movie broadcast on television – the movie being “Schindler’s List,” the nudes being doomed European Jews. Think Republicans banning Rep. Lisa Brown from the Michigan statehouse for using the word “vagina” – as opposed, perhaps, to “lady parts,” “third base” or “tunnel of love.” Think Rush Limbaugh calling Sandra Fluke a slut because she has, presumably, on occasion had sex. It’s the kind of behavior one associates with a locker room full of adolescent boys, waiting for their faces to clear up and their voices to change. But these are men. Worse, they are men who are judged competent to make, interpret or influence laws impacting the most intimate decisions a woman can make. Including, for example, whether she must have a probe stuck up her “lady parts” before being allowed to terminate a pregnancy. The temptation is to view Akin’s gaffe in isolation. But there is a pattern here. In his antipathy to abortion and his childish grasp of reproductive science, Akin personifies much of the GOP, increasingly an extremist sect from which moderation has been banished. He has said he just “misspoke,” but that is disingenuous, as is, frankly, much of the criticism from within his party. Their problem and his is not that he misspoke. It’s that he spoke all too clearly.

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TAMPA, FLA. –Welcome to Mitt Romney. With his speech to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, the enigma running for president finally cleared some of the underbrush and revealed a clearer picture of who he is. To a degree yet to be determined, he seemed to break free of the rut he and running mate Paul Ryan have been stuck in – that is, running against themselves. Ryan ran from his own budget and history, and Romney was too modest to toot his horn. How many Americans know, for instance, that Romney gave away his inheritance? Or that he has worked several jobs, including the governorship of Massachusetts, for no pay? Or that he has given to and made millions for charities? The problem with such modesty is that others create your narrative for you. Romney the successful businessman was forced into defending himself against accusations that he outsourced jobs. Oh, well, who didn’t? Perhaps the outsourcing didn’t take place under his immediate watch, but the direction of the company he founded was known to him. Why not accept that outsourcing, unpopular as it is, was the way profitable companies operated so that investors could make profits and so Americans consumers could have cheap jeans? Romney isn’t one to brag, but he finally was able to express pride Thursday in his accomplishments. He managed to reframe the story of his years at Bain Capital as a success story of the kind Americans celebrate rather than apologize for. Also missing from his personal narrative has been any mention of his faith, which largely informs his deeds. His reticence perhaps owed to the fact that he had to work so hard to gain the support and faith of evangelicals and others who view Mormonism with skepticism. Why open that door? Because it is Who You Are. Romney managed to deal with the issue Thursday without lingering long on the details. His family’s religion might have seemed out of place in Detroit, he said, but it didn’t feel that way. His friends were more interested in what sports teams he followed than what church he attended. Enough said. Ryan, too, has tried to avoid being who he is. The budget guru to whom most Republicans defer on everything from debts and deficits to health care reform has been tentative in defending his record and, in some cases, pretended it doesn’t exist. In his speech Wednesday night, Ryan denounced Obama policies and maneuvers that closely resemble some of his own and made several not-quite-complete statements that resulted in a day of criticism and gave Democrats an opportunity to question both his credibility and his intellectual honesty. In one instance, Ryan criticized Obama for ignoring the recommendations of the Simpson-Bowles commission. What Ryan didn’t say is that he served on the commission and voted against its proposals. There’s nothing wrong with either of those facts except their omission. His criticisms would have carried more weight had he mentioned these things and elaborated. What’s wrong with saying: “I served on the commission and while I had problems with it and voted against it, it was the right approach. We just didn’t go far enough and the president simply looked the other way”? Instead, Ryan ignored his role in the process, essentially deleting his participation and his past. Whom does this serve? Certainly not the RomneyRyan ticket, which risks being perceived as less than straightforward. This is crucial given a recent Gallup poll that found Obama leading Romney (48 percent to 36 percent) on the question See ROMNEY, Page 2E

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Who oversees safety of new ingredients?

BY MONICA ENG Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO - Grocery shoppers examining colorful packages bearing long lists of hard-to-pronounce ingredients might take comfort in the belief that those substances were deemed safe by the government. They might also believe that some federal agency must, at least, be notified when a new substance enters the U.S. food supply. But that’s not the case. Over the past 15 years, the vast majority of new ingredients added to U.S. food never received a safety determination from the government. And since 1958, at least 1,000 legally entered the food supply without the knowledge of government officials, according to the Pew Health Group. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration acknowledges that since 1997, it has largely transferred the responsibilities for pre-market safety determinations on ingredients - including flavorings, preservatives, texturizers and binders - from its own scientists to food manufacturers. The agency characterizes the move as a “pragmatic means to protect health and avoid wasteful use of government and industry resources” at a time when government funding for FDA staffing in this sector is scarce. But in recent years, a range of experts, advocates and groups, including Pew, the Government Accountability Office and the American Heart Association, have expressed concern about what they see as a lack of oversight and a potential public health threat. James T. O’Reilly, author of definitive texts on U.S. food and drug law, said he believes the 1997 policy changes put consumers at greater risk. “I can confidently tell you there is no other area of food law in the developed world that is so badly regulated as this corner of the U.S. food system,” he said. Many industry representatives, however, say the system is

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of who is more trustworthy. In another example, Ryan criticized Obama’s plan to cut $700 billion from the growth of Medicare. Ryan’s own plan also calls for $700 billion in cuts, though with different details. Why not acknowledge this? Everyone knows it – unless

working. In the July issue of the journal Food and Drug Policy, Ray A. Matulka, of the food safety consulting firm Burdock Group, responded to recent criticism of the program. “FDA currently has sufficient authority to evaluate the safety of food ingredients (whether notified to FDA or not) and take the necessary course of action to maintain the safety of food and food ingredients,” he wrote. He characterized recent calls by Pew, the GAO and the heart association to overhaul the program as “an agenda-driven cadre of interest groups.” If a manufacturer wants to introduce a new ingredient to the food supply, it does not need to alert the FDA. But it does need to determine the ingredient is safe, meaning there is “reasonable certainty in the minds of competent scientists that the substance is not harmful under the intended conditions of use,” according to the law. In the jargon of the FDA, this would make it a GRAS ingredient: generally recognized as safe. What troubles some is that “competent scientists” can be employees or contractors of the product’s manufacturer. Manufacturers can - and many do - present their safety information on a new ingredient to the FDA as part of a voluntary notification program. The agency then examines the company’s safety determination and issues a letter of “no questions” or “insufficient basis.” But even when the FDA does examine safety determinations, at no point does it affirm the safety of the product. In fact, it specifically notes in each letter that the agency has “not made its own determination of the GRAS status.” In 2010, the GAO issued a report criticizing government oversight of new ingredients, urging the FDA to strengthen its oversight of GRAS determinations, conduct random audits of manufacturers’ safety assessments and address conflicts of interest between manufacturers and scientists hired for safety reviews.

Ryan believes that his audience isn’t up to speed – so why not set the record straight? Why not say, “Look, I want to cut $700 billion too, but there are ways to do this without hurting people. Here’s how.” It’s as though he wants no one to remember “that guy.” Now he’s this guy, the

Hey, you jerk — can’t we have a civil discourse? By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer

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Over the past 15 years, the vast majority of new ingredients added to U.S. food never received a safety determination from the government.

Complaints go unadressed CHICAGO — Concerned citizens can submit petitions asking the U.S Food and Drug Administration to take a closer look at certain food ingredients. The Government Accountability Office calls these petitions “the most formal path for an individual or organization to bring a problem to the FDA’s attention.” But some petitioners have been waiting for an answer for a decade or more. Although the agency is required to offer some response within 180 days (usually a notification that it has reached no decision), there is no deadline by which the FDA must make a decision. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has filed several petitions over the years, including those to modify the safety status of salt (2004) and revoke the

one who wants to protect Medicare. While Republicans love Ryan and his “Let’s get this done” attitude, Romney and Ryan need more than internal support. They need the folks who voted for Obama last time and who feel betrayed. They need independents, specifically.

safety status of trans fats (2005). They remain pending, to chagrin of the center’s executive director, Michael Jacobson. “FDA could snap its fingers and get trans fat out of the U.S. food supply by saying that it is no longer generally recognized as safe,” he said. “There is enough science out there by independent researchers, the Institute of Medicine and American Heart Association to show that it is generally recognized as dangerous.” The GAO found in a 2010 report that “the FDA has largely not responded to the concerns that individuals and consumer groups have raised through 11 citizen petitions submitted to the agency between 2004 and 2008.” To date the agency has answered only three of the 11 petitions — all denials.

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WASHINGTON — Addressing the Republican National Convention, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bemoaned the lack of civility and cooperation in American politics. “We are demanding that our leaders stop tearing each other down, and work together to take action on the big things facing America,” Christie said. Then he proceeded to tear Barack Obama down. The president, Christie said, is not a leader but part of a movement that preys on vulnerabilities, frightens with misinformation, has “failed America” and wants the American people to “live the lie.” Christie wasn’t alone. After speakers criticized everything from Obama’s healthcare initiatives to Vice President Joe Biden’s golf game, Democratic operatives were howling as if political discourse had hit some kind of historical low. But the GOP hardly holds the monopoly on divisive rhetoric. “What have they said about (GOP nominee Mitt) Romney? Killed a woman?” says Merle Black, an Emory University political scientist, referring to a proObama Super PAC ad featuring a steelworker laid off by a company shut down by Romney’s firm, Bain Capital. The man’s wife died of cancer after they lost his health insurance. “The campaign that Obama has put on so far is relentlessly negative,” Black says. “It’s all attack, attack, attack.” And so it goes: In divisiveness, we are united. The fundamental narrative of American politics in recent years contains two powerful threads: First, demand a better discourse among the people who run the country. Second, do everything you can to make sure that better discourse doesn’t take root. These

days, though, it seems as if the calls for civility and the acts of incivility show up in the same speech, if not the same paragraph. Amplified nationally, this becomes more obvious. But is it new? Hardly. The political dig, sometimes disguised as a compliment, goes back to ancient Rome and Marc Antony — or at least Elizabethan England, when Shakespeare put words in Antony’s mouth, giving him a soliloquy in his eulogy of Caesar. “Brutus says he was ambitious,” Antony orates. “And Brutus is an honorable man.” The sarcasm drips. Over and over, today’s politicians say they want a more civil discourse. Then they deploy vitriol. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who briefly ran for the GOP nomination in 2000, got on stage Tuesday and did everything but call Biden a liar. “Folks, let me tell you this — Joe Biden disputes a lot of those facts,” he said after listing a number of Romney’s accomplishments as head of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and governor of Massachusetts. “But Joe Biden told me that he was a good golfer, and I’ve played golf with Joe Biden. I can tell you that’s not true, as well as all of the other things that he says.” Obama campaign Senior Strategist David Axelrod said people who tuned in to hear how Mitt Romney was going to improve their lot got “a relentless cavalcade of insults and ideology, anger in place of answers, from a party more bent on tearing down the President than lifting up our country.” And Obama senior adviser Robert Gibbs, on MSNBC, characterized the night as “a very angry convention” and “full of insults.” Black’s response: “Let’s get serious here.” “They’ve always done that,” he said. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s no dishonor in giving or accepting credit (or blame) where due, but you can’t win voter confidence if you lack it in your own record. You can run, but you can’t run from yourself. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com.

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OUR OPINION: LABOR DAY

Take this job … and celebrate it

ERE’S TO THE hair- munity in which you live, or to dresser, the conve- society. We don’t; we benefit nience store clerk, from your collective energy the bank teller, the and expertise. And we often taxi driver, the nurse’s aide, the notice – though, admittedly, dairy farmer, the police officer, seldom stop to properly recogthe programmer, the plumber nize – when you go beyond the and the millions of other hard- duties and expectations of working U.S. residents – may- your job description to supply be you – who do what they do superior service. We notice the truck driver each day with pride, precision and, in too many modern who handles his rig with reAmerican workplaces, pre- spect for other motorists and the librarian who refuses to cious little appreciation. lose patience with a befuddled Thank you. Thank you for your know- patron. We admire the waitress who rushhow and your dedication. Thank you for doing a es to the parking lot, intent Thank you for on catching a collectively power- job with pride. departing diner ing a nation’s econwho left behind omy and providing the lifestyle to which we have a wallet. We respect the researchers and teachers, cleanbecome accustomed. Thank you for reliably showers and cooks who concentrate ing up and rarely making mis- on the task at hand. We are takes. Thank you for promptly grateful for the shopkeepers, fixing them when they occur. service reps, landscapers, lawThank you for sticking with an yers, launderers and all the assignment even when no one others who stay on the job just – the boss, a coworker, a client a little longer, try just a bit harder, to ensure it gets done – is watching. Thank you for doing a job right. May your industriousness with pride. While you might find it diffi- be rewarded by next year, Lacult to get in a celebratory spir- bor Day 2013, with rising wagit this Labor Day, in an era of es, renewed opportunities and high unemployment and resurgent workforces as U.S. seemingly nonexistent pay businesses reverse course and raises and perks, this is your finally add employees. It shouldn’t be purely wishful paid holiday. Don’t downplay the ways in thinking. After all, America has more which your efforts while on the clock contribute to the com- to do.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “No matter how big his passion/ temper was, his heart was bigger.” Bernard Prevuznak The Wilkes-Barre Area School District administrator paid tribute to Jeff Namey, who retired last week after 42 years with the district, the last 16 as superintendent.

OTHER OPINION: GOP CONVENTION

Isaac set tone for Romney’s gala

AVING FROM the stage Thursday night, Mitt Romney concluded a Republican National Convention that was sobered by a running mate he chose (Paul Ryan) and one he didn’t (Hurricane Isaac). Isaac’s unintended byproduct in Tampa was a relatively substantive and issues-oriented convention. Averaged across three days, the mood projected was combative enough to energize Republican partisans (and to aggravate Democratic voyeurs). You could profoundly disagree with Romney yet still hear in his Thursday night speech the conciliatory words aimed at independent voters who dislike over-the-top rancor: “Four years ago, I know that many Americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. That president was not the choice of our party but Americans always come together after elections. ... I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn’t something we have to accept.” These conventions are of

grave import to Romney and Obama – even if pollsters say most of us have made our choices. As Romney walked onstage, he trailed Obama in the RealClearPolitics aggregation of polls by a thin but stubborn 1.1 percentage points. In Charlotte this week, Obama will work to protect, then grow, his lead. Just as last week, in Tampa, Romney worked to convince Americans who voted for a Democrat in 2008 that they have permission to vote for a Republican in 2012. Mixed in with Romney’s pledges to create 12 million jobs, reform public education and corral ruinous deficits and debt, he told Americans: “Hope and change had a powerful appeal. But tonight I’d ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn’t you feel that way now that he’s President Obama?” A serious finish to – as these things go – a serious convention. That said, it’s difficult to convince the American people that they need to fire their president.

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TV’s latest train wreck: Honey child is a real boo-boo SHE WEARS a tiara. She plays with a pig. She wiggles and shakes her hips and makes “come hither” movements. She pulls the fat from her tummy and squeezes it for the camera. She refers to herself in the third person. She squeals, she brags. And her mother yells, “shake your butt,” and passes gas on camera. She is 6 years old. Two million people watch her. She is an American star. Welcome to the latest lowering of a bar that already was deep in the mud. “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” which recently debuted on TLC, is one of the most talked about TV phenomenons in a while, and the general disgust over its content makes “Jersey Shore” look like “Masterpiece Theatre.” That’s because in “Jersey Shore,” the main characters were at least older than 18 and presumably responsible for their idiotic behavior. “Honey Boo Boo” is different. The title refers to the nickname of 6-year-old Alana Thompson, the youngest in a self-proclaimed “redneck” family in tiny McIntyre, Ga. (population 700). Honey Boo Boo is a pageant participant. This explains why her mother buys her two-piece cowgirl outfits, pays for strutting and dance lessons and encourages her child to say things like, “A dollah makes me hollah ... Honey Boo Boo Child!” Honestly, you watch this, and your mouth can’t help but fall open. But nothing should surprise us about a family who watches a pig defecate on the kitchen table and jokes about their mother wanting to eat the pig. How could something like that not be on TV? Nor is there any point in growing furious

COMMENTARY MITCH ALBOM over a 6-year-old being exploited this way. It’s hardly new. Alana was previously on a popular TLC program called “Toddlers & Tiaras,” all about childhood beauty pageants. She wasn’t the prettiest. She wasn’t the most talented. She was merely the most outrageous. And that got her what other pageant families are privately lusting after: exposure. Her own show. So now America can watch Honey Boo Boo chase her pig, say, “I rocked my Daisy Duke,” and wear so much makeup she looks like a mannequin. They can watch her mother burp on camera or her pregnant teenage sister get an ultrasound. They can see an interview on CNN in which her mother admits to spending $15,000 so far on pageants, but putting nothing toward higher education. Here is a direct quote: “We haven’t, like, saved, like, you know, any, like, college fund from her, like, winnings or anything like that.” What a shame. Harvard was so close. The reason we cannot get upset over this obnoxious but still pitiable child who is encouraged by her mother to drink her Go Go Juice – a combination of Red Bull, Mountain Dew and Lord knows what else – is that 1) she is just a child and 2) 2 million of us are watching it. Two million people find this entertainment. Two million! And forget about the train wreck defense. Sorry. People stare at a train wreck and then move on. They don’t set up shop to keep looking every week.

We are increasingly becoming a nation that revels in saying, “Oh my god, did you see that?” We don’t want to think, we want to be amused. We don’t want to try, we want to feel superior. We don’t want to correct people, we would rather mock them. We don’t do, we watch. This is entertainment for at least 2 million of us. And as long as it is, TLC will keep pumping it out. There is only one way – there has only ever been one way – to keep trash off of television. Show no interest in it. But good luck doing that in a country infatuated with outlandishness. We are increasingly becoming a nation that revels in saying, “Oh my god, did you see that?” We don’t want to think, we want to be amused. We don’t want to try, we want to feel superior. We don’t want to correct people, we would rather mock them. We don’t do, we watch. This melting of our humanity is witnessed from every cruel YouTube video to the recent death of film director Tony Scott, whose suicidal leap was filmed by several people, but no one tried to stop him. Honey Boo Boo isn’t the last word in Lowest Common Denominator, only the latest. And when the world grows bored with her (give it five minutes) she and her family will go the way of Octomom and Kate (“Plus Eight”) Gosselin, left gasping for their oxygen, public attention and finding none. We’ll be too busy gaping at someone else. Mitch Albom is a columnist for the Detroit Free Press. Readers may write to him at: Detroit Free Press, 600 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226, or via email at malbom@freepress.com.

Fasten seatbelt for wild ride to November election NINE SUNDAYS remain, 65 days, a Democratic convention, hundreds of polls, thousands of ads, three presidential debates, setting a course for Nov. 6 and one American election. Like 2000 and ’04, this might be the third close call rendered by 120 million voters in four attempts this century. Despite Vice President Al Gore’s 50,999,897 votes in 2000 – a half million more than Gov. George W. Bush of Texas – it was all for naught when the U.S. Supreme Court awarded Florida, its 25 electoral votes and the presidency to Bush by 567 of the 6 million votes cast in the Sunshine State. Had Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry received support from another 1 percent of Ohio voters, he would have captured its 20 electoral votes and the 2004 election despite having 2 million fewer popular votes than President Bush. One year ago, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll had President Barack Obama leading Gov. Mitt Romney, 46 to 45 percent. After 12 months and a half billion dollars spent, last week’s poll by CBS News showed Romney trailing Obama 46-45. Fasten your seatbelt. In addition to the hundreds of statewide candidates in the 50 states hoping to be heard amid the noise, the world’s greatest democracy is choosing its president – the most significant leader on Earth – and we will do it all freely and peacefully.

measuring their numbers matter little when the outcome in 41 states is virtually assured (the campaigns are not spending money to woo Texas or New York); their electoral votes IN THE ARENA already are in the bank. The torrent of money about to be unleashed in the final nine weeks will target In the nine weeks remaining, hundreds of undecided voters (and electoral votes) in the millions -- if not a billion -- dollars more will nine yet-to-be-decided states of Colorado be spent by presidential candidate committees and the “super PACs” raking in unlimited (nine), Florida (29), Iowa (six), Nevada (six), New Hampshire (four), North Carolina (15), sums from anonymous suitors supporting Ohio (18), Virginia (13) and Wisconsin (10). their candidacies. Romney needs 79 of those electoral votes Romney can expect a bounce in the polls still up for grabs, Obama 33. from his underwhelming convention speech The candidates and their array of supportonly to see Obama even the score following the Democratic convention later this week in ive PACs already have spent $20 million in eight of those states and more than $15 milCharlotte, N.C. lion to coax New Hampshire. However, as both men awake next Sunday From now until Nov. 6 the campaigns are morning, post-conventions and post-Labor expected to match those huge sums in a Day, they will have but three weeks to preblizzard of negative ads reaching for 270 pare for their high stakes debate on Oct. 3. electoral votes. Such is the warp speed by which their calenAs those states drift finally to one camp or dars now travel. the other over the next 65 days, campaign The debates of October offer Obama and dollars typically get reallocated until, I susRomney a final opportunity to move the dwindling number of undecided voters quick- pect, only Colorado, Iowa, Virginia and Florida hang in the balance. ly curing in electoral concrete. As the smattering of ads running in PennThe hardening poll numbers unmoved by events and nearly a billion dollars of sophisti- sylvania (20) is reduced further, statewide candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general, cated advertising fashioned by imaginative state treasurer and attorney general will break consultants suggest time is running out. through the noise and “In the Arena.” Neither the consultants nor I believe 9 percent of the electorate remains undecided about the race for president. Barring a debate Kevin Blaum’s column on government, life and debacle, less than 5 percent of Americans politics appears every Sunday. Contact him at kblaum@timesleader.com. remain perplexed. And the nationwide polls

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he number of grandparent and relative caregivers is growing across the region as well as the state and nation. The NEPA Intergenerational Coalition has been in existence for more than seven years to provide technical support and advocacy, and to carry out events that will help grandparents and relative caregivers find ways to answer their many questions. One event that has proven of critical value is our conference. The sixth annual conference for grandparents will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre. It is a free event for grandparents, with breakfast and lunch provided. Agency staff can participate for a fee of $25. To register, contact Sue Harding at the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties at 8221158, ext. 2383. The conference will feature eight workshops and many resource tables. Many people helped put together this event, led by conference planner coordinator Brenda Saba. Sponsors of the conference include The Luzerne Foundation, Loftus-

Vergari and Associates, Pittston Memorial Library, attorney John Terrana, Milton Hershey School, Roxanne Foy in memory of Lillian and Thomas Foy, loving grandparents and an anonymous friend. The objectives of the conference are to ensure that families and community organizations obtain basic knowledge of available community resources. Keynote speaker will be Cindy Loftus-Vergari, a noted professional who provides support and services to those families involved in parenting the second time around. Her firm provides adoption, foster care and counseling services. In Pennsylvania alone, more than 165,000 children are being raised in households that are headed by grandparents. These families face everyday challenges, struggles and opportunities. The coalition deserves the support of all regional officials, professionals and families, and the conference en-

ables expanded information and involvement of many entities and individuals who can learn and participate in the steps being taken to help and assist this key demographic throughout the PoconoNortheast. Howard J. Grossman Chairman NEPA Intergenerational Coalition Pittston

Support bill to ax property taxes

recent letter to the editor by Mr. Robert C. Jazwinski, president of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, postured that the Property Tax Independence Act (House Bill 1776 and Senate Bill 1400) is “ill conceived and fiscally irresponsible.” I have one word for this position: wrong. Other states have opted to successfully abolish an archaic

school property tax in favor of a “consumption tax,” whereby personal income tax and a sales/use tax would increase. By doing so, it spreads the burden of taxation among most consumers and relaxes the significant challenges of those people who worked their entire lives to save for a family home. Currently, we find an economic stagnation along with substantial disparity between market and assessed property values. Specific to Luzerne County, I was the only individual, at the time, who did not settle with the county and had legal standing to bring the costly fight over an error-filled reassessment. An out-of-town judge ruled against our request for summary judgment without an opinion. It became clear that a very costly jury trial would be the only vehicle for correction. I continue to hear from many taxpayers in Luzerne County, particularly the elderly, who tell me that they must make decisions between medication and property tax payments. These people, along with many others, have worked their entire lives to save for a home only to have it taken away with escalated property taxes. This must be corrected. Call your elected officials and tell them to have the

courage to support and expedite the long overdue passage of the Property Tax Independence Act. Dr. Vic Kopko Hanover Township

Homecare meets increasing needs

lthough some people might not be familiar with homecare, it is important for people to recognize – particularly decision makers in Washington – how these services effectively address our seniors’ and disabled residents’ care needs by enabling homebound individuals to receive high-quality clinical services and recover from surgery and illness in the comfort of their own homes. Homecare has the ability to play a tremendous role in reducing care spending by treating more people at a fraction of the cost of institutional settings, such as nursing homes – which can cost more than four times that of receiving care in one’s home. On behalf of the millions of our nation’s elderly who are thriving thanks to skilled homecare, I hope our lawmakers will safeguard these vital services as they make important decisions in Washington. Cuts to Medicare and proposed co-pays could hurt

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this industry that so many rely on. That is why CareGivers America is joining the Pennsylvania Homecare Association to participate in “Bring the Vote Home,” a nationwide citizenship project to help senior, disabled and homebound Americans who have difficulty travelling to polling places cast their votes during the 2012 election. The campaign is being launched in partnership with other state home healthcare associations and national home health leaders to engage the nation’s 12 million home healthcare patients – including 3.5 million Medicare beneficiaries – via voter and absentee ballot registration initiatives. Speaking for more than 2,000 patients we serve in their homes, I strongly urge our lawmakers to hear our voices and consider the unique value homecare provides to beneficiaries – as well as the extensive savings it allows for the Medicare program – and to support the homecare population and the highly trained professional caregiving teams such as ours that are dedicated to treating our nation’s seniors and disabled in the security of their own homes. Paul Bartoletti CareGivers America Clarks Summit

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It’s a fantasy to think that deterrence works THERE ARE few foreignpolicy positions sillier than the assertion without context that “deterrence works.” It is like saying air power works. Well, it worked for Kosovo; it didn’t work over North Vietnam. It’s like saying city-bombing works. It worked in Japan 1945 (Tokyo through Nagasaki). It didn’t in the London blitz. The idea that some military technique “works” is meaningless. It depends on the time, the circumstances, the nature of the adversaries. The longbow worked for Henry V. At El Alamein, however, Montgomery chose tanks. Yet a significant school of American “realists” remains absolutist on deterrence and is increasingly annoyed with those troublesome Israelis who are sowing fear, rattling world markets and risking regional war by threatening a pre-emptive strike to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Don’t they understand that their fears are grossly exaggerated? After all, didn’t deterrence work during 40 years of Cold War? Indeed, a few months ago, columnist Fareed Zakaria made that case by citing me writing in defense of deterrence in the early 1980s at the time of the nuclear freeze movement. And yet now, writes Zakaria, Krauthammer (and others on the right) “has decided that deterrence is a lie.” Nonsense. What I have decided is that deterring Iran is fundamentally different from deterring the Soviet Union. You could rely on the latter but not on the former. The reasons are obvious and threefold: (1) The nature of the regime. Did the Soviet Union in its 70 years ever deploy a suicide bomber? For Iran, as for other jihadists, suicide bombing is routine. Iran’s clerical regime rules in the name of a fundamentalist religion for whom the hereafter offers the ultimate rewards. For Soviet communists – thoroughly, militantly atheistic – such thinking was an opiate-laced fairy tale. For all its global aspirations, the Soviet Union was intensely nationalist. The Islamic Republic sees itself as an instrument of its own brand of Shiite millenarianism – the messianic return of the “hidden Imam.” It’s one thing to live in a state of mutual assured destruction with Stalin or Brezhnev, leaders of a philosophically materialist,

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COMMENTARY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER historically grounded, deeply here-and-now regime. It’s quite another to be in a situation of mutual destruction with apocalyptic clerics who believe in the imminent advent of the Mahdi, the supremacy of the afterlife and holy war as the ultimate avenue to achieving it. The classic formulation comes from Tehran’s fellow (and rival Sunni) jihadist alQaida: “You love life and we love death.” Try deterring that. (2) The nature of the grievance. The Soviet quarrel with America was ideological. Iran’s quarrel with Israel is existential. The Soviets never proclaimed a desire to annihilate the American people. For Iran, the very existence of a Jewish state on Muslim land is a crime, an abomination, a cancer with which no negotiation, no coexistence, no accommodation is possible. (3) The nature of the target. America is a nation of 300 million; Israel, 8 million. America is a continental nation; Israel, a speck on the map, at one point eight miles wide. Its territory is so tiny, its population so concentrated that, as Iran’s former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has famously said, “application of an atomic bomb would not leave anything in Israel but the same thing would just produce damages in the Muslim world.” A tiny nuclear arsenal would do the job. In U.S.-Soviet deterrence, both sides knew that a nuclear war would destroy them mutually. The mullahs have thought the unthinkable to a different conclusion. They know about the Israeli arsenal. They also know, as Rafsanjani said, that in any exchange Israel would be destroyed instantly and forever, whereas the ummah – the Muslim world of 1.8 billion people whose redemption is the ultimate purpose of the Iranian revolution – would survive damaged but almost entirely intact. This doesn’t mean that the mullahs will necessarily risk terrible carnage to their country in order to destroy Israel irrevocably. But it does mean that the blithe assurance to the contrary – because the Soviets never struck first – is nonsense. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

t trail’s end, we part ways with the recognition that our connection will far A outlast our time in the saddle. So long, trusted friend. May your pastures be green, your burdens few.

And the Oscar for hype goes to GOP convention THE Republican convention last week was a study in the difference between truth and political theater. While speakers were reviewed on their performances, the truth became the victim of a script carefully crafted to deceive. There were a few good scenes for those people concerned about a future of an authentic GOP, such as Condoleezza Rice’s extraordinary speech dealing with American inclusion, a throwback to more dignified days, but the breadth of the convention was a panderlooza to right-wing extremism. The Romney/Ryan convention script was based on three major falsehoods that are obvious to any independent theater buff. First was the theme song of the convention, that “We Built It” – a distortion of what President Barack Obama clearly said in a speech about the need for business to have reliable infrastructure. But two “Titanic” lies dominated the convention: Medicare and Welfare. While pundits tripped over their tongues on TV to praise the acting of vice presidential

George and Ira Gershwin. Obama’s stimulus and the auto bailout staged the comeback in both states by giving COMMENTARY money to distressed local and state governments; otherwise Ohio’s and Virginia’s budgets candidate Paul Ryan, trying to would be “Gone With The play Jimmy Stewart in “It’s A Wonderful Life,” Ryan brazenly Wind.” Playing Orson Welles was my lied that Obama has “raided” favorite, Gov. Chris Christie, Medicare – failing to mention who thundered that “we are that his own plans would privgoing to tell the tough truth” to atize Medicare by providing the American people. And then seniors with a “voucher” to spend with Mr. Potter, or, in this he spent 20 minutes talking about himself. case, insurance corporations. The “Elmer Gantry” of the Trying “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the Romney/Ryan script- RNC, however, was Mike Huckwriters also concocted the total abee, heir apparent to Rush lie that Obama has removed the Limbaugh in right-wing radio, work requirement from welfare. who calls himself an “evangelical.” Huckabee said that ObaToo bad Gregory Peck wasn’t ma doesn’t care for life in or here to denounce this pernicious lie, because it was crafted outside the womb and that Obama insults Catholics beto incite racial tensions. cause employers under “ObamaUnderneath the choreocare” are required to include graphed lies was a chorus of contraception in their insurance deception, that President Obaplans for female employees. The ma, as Romney said, “does not understand America.” (Subtitle: late, great Burt Lancaster, a committed liberal, would be “Not one of us.”) angry. Playing minor roles for the The GOP producers did their hearts of uninformed voters best to appeal to women at the were governors such as John Kasich of Ohio and Bob McDon- convention, the worst pass made at women since Steve nell of Virginia, second-rate actors who are taking credit for Martin and Dan Aykroyd were “two crazy guys” on “Saturday low unemployment in their states, which is like Milli Vanilli Night Live.” The GOP platform is offensive to women. taking credit for the hits of

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Speaking of offensive (offensive to the presidency), actor Clint Eastwood made a “surprise” visit and did a one-man skit called “Empty Suit Talks to Empty Chair.” After a week of demonizing government, Romney, the star of the show, began his acceptance speech by saying America could do anything, citing John Kennedy’s government program to put a “Man on the Moon.” Does he realize the hypocrisy there, or is he like Andy Kaufman, just playing a role? Once again the Republicans were overtly hawkish, this time under the guidance of another chicken hawk, Romney, who received five deferments during the Vietnam War and whose advisers on foreign policy are mostly neo-cons from the Bush administration. Romney criticized Obama for “apologizing for America” – which he hasn’t – and did a repeat reading of a 50-year-old Cold War dialogue. “Russia will see less flexibility,” Romney promised, “and more backbone.” Looks like it’s time for the remake of “Dr. Strangelove.” John Watson is the former publisher of the Sunday Dispatch in Pittston. He lives in Seattle. Contact him via email at jwatson@timesleader.com.

A little advice for the Republican Party: It’s all about the economy SINCE THE announcement of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s running mate, much ink has been spilled over the new vice presidential candidate. But perhaps the most significant aspect of the Ryan pick is what it means for the future of the Republican Party. After all, even if the Romney/Ryan ticket loses in November, Ryan will become the heir apparent to Romney and the de facto leader of the GOP in the years to come. For the Republican Party, the Ryan selection means fiscal conservatism will be the core philosophy and the unifying element in a time when intraparty fissures are becoming evident. Ronald Reagan’s “three-legged stool” of conservatism – fiscal austerity, traditional social values and a strong national defense – has been a cornerstone of the GOP since his presidency. The stool still exists, but the fiscal leg has gotten longer recently. A Romney/Ryan ticket emphasizes this evolution. After spending eight years out of power in the 1990s, Republicans returned to the White House in 2000 (albeit by the skin of their teeth) via George W. Bush. During the cam-

COMMENTARY JENNIFER MARSICO paign, Bush aligned himself with “compassionate conservatism,” which stressed greater attention to mitigating social problems and addressing social welfare. This softer version of conservatism became somewhat lost in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which brought defense and national security issues to the forefront of political discussion. Defense spending rose accordingly. But Bush’s Keynesianism – increasing spending in the midst of a deficit – caused some hard-core conservatives to turn on him. Additionally, ongoing American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan created war fatigue and contributed to growing isolationist sentiment. By the time of Ron Paul’s presidential run in 2008, there was a strong and vocal libertarian faction in the Republican Party. At the same time, even though most mainstream Republicans continue to support traditional social values, discussion of social issues increasingly takes a back seat to talk of the economy. A big reason for this is that American opinion on certain social issues is undergoing a shift. In

May 2011, Gallup found that for the first time, a majority of Americans supported same-sex marriage. (Nearly three in 10 Republicans supported it, as did three in 10 self-identified conservatives.) Seven in 10 Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 say that same-sex marriage should be legal – a much higher percentage than reported by their elders. Even though the overwhelming success of “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” can be attributed partly to a conservative pushback on social values, other conservatives supported Chick-fil-A on the grounds of free speech. For his own part, Mitt Romney has avoided discussion of the controversy, asserting that it is “not part of my campaign.” It seems that GOP politicians are arriving at the belief that fighting a culture war is no way to win a national election these days. Whereas intraparty differences on national security and social issues have divided the Republican Party of late, fiscal conservatism is the glue holding together tea party-ers, libertarians and defense hawks. The mantra of cutting taxes and spending is consistent across all conservative factions, and given the country’s continuing economic struggles, it is destined to be so for some time to come.

When it comes to dealing with a Whereas intraparty differences on range of economic issues, Americans national security and social issues tend to believe that Republicans have divided the Republican Party of would do a better job than Demolate, fiscal conservatism is the glue crats. A June NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found that Americans trust holding together tea party-ers, Republicans to control government libertarians and defense hawks. spending more than Democrats by a 40 percent to 23 percent margin. Ryan was added to the Republican Thirty-seven percent trust Repubticket, but the GOP must make the licans to do a better job on reducing economy the main focus again if it the deficit, compared to 25 percent hopes to win this fall. for Democrats. Clearly, Republicans With its convention last week offihave a decisive trust advantage over cially kicking off the home stretch of Democrats on spending matters. So the presidential election campaign, it’s only natural – and smart – for the Republicans need to remember a party to emphasize its policy lesson from Bill Clinton’s successful strengths. 1992 campaign: It’s the economy, In the wake of Ryan’s selection as the vice presidential candidate, there stupid. Now that Romney has selectis one area in which Republicans need ed Ryan, the two Republicans need to stress that their understanding of to exercise some care: They must be careful not to focus too much of their fiscal and budget issues will mean a quicker economic recovery for Amerdiscussion on entitlement programs. ica. If they can convince voters of this, Whereas Republicans have the adthey stand a good chance of taking vantage when it comes to talking back the White House. about spending, Democrats have the edge on these programs. On dealing with Medicare, Americans trust Dem- Jennifer Marsico is a senior research associate at the American Enterprise Institute, ocrats over Republicans by a 40 perfocusing on campaigns and elections, eleccent to 24 percent margin. tion reform and government continuity Same goes for Social Security: issues. Readers may write to her at 2000 N Democrats have a 36 percent to 24 St. NW, Apt. 717, Washington, D.C., 20036; or percent edge on that issue. Demoe-mail: Jennifer.Marsico@aei.org. She wrote crats have wisely turned the conversa- this for The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va. tion toward these programs since

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hanks to The Times Leader for the publicity it so generously gave to our 13th annual St. John the Evangelist Parish Community Bazaar held Aug. 9 to 11. For the first time in the history of our festival, we had to shut down all operation at 8:30 p.m. Thursday due to the threatening lightning. We chose to ensure the safety of our guests and volunteers. Even though we had a “washout” on Thursday, we had marvelous crowds that came back on the next two nights for our delicious foods and booths and entertainment. Blessings to you for your kindness in informing the community of our event, and to the community at large for its tremendous support. All proceeds support the many

ministries of our parish, especially our outreach to those in need. Monsignor John J. Bendik Pittston

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ypothetical situation: Mitt Romney is our newly elected president. The House and Senate stay as they are now. How cooperative do you suppose the Democratic Senate will be with our newly elected president after four

years of a Republican Congress saying no, no, no? It even said no to legislation that it had earlier introduced and endorsed. (Talk about a flipflop). Our great country cannot sustain the current condition of our federal government. Something has to change. Instead of no, no, no, it should be compromise, compromise, compromise. I will say it until the situation is rectified: Partisan politics is the single biggest problem in our country today,

followed by grossly biased cable news networks and quoting candidates out of context. Seemingly, that has become the norm with the news media. Prior to being consumed by the events of 9/11, President George W. Bush made a proposal to give the American people an option with Social Security. You could privatize your account, leave it in your Social Security account or split it up; he proposed a choice. What did the media say about it? The president wants to privatize Social Security, period. What part of choice didn’t they get? There are some very bright minds out there who have the answers to a lot of our problems. I wish more people would express themselves. You don’t have to be a Rhodes scholar. Common sense goes a

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nyone who reads columnist John Watson’s far-left liberal gobbledygook in The Times Leader easily can come to the conclusion that he has fallen under the spell of his Svengali in the White House. Unable to run on his pathetic record, President Obama has resorted to his favorite tactic of trying to destroy his rival candidate. Obama and Watson accused former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney of demagoguery for being critical of Obama’s position on welfare reform. Not one word from Obama and Watson for

the despicable and untrue charge that Romney was responsible for the death of a woman whose husband once worked in a company owned by Romney. The only trouble with that falsehood is that she died six years after Romney left the company. Even a staunch Democrat such as Lanny Davis, a former aide to President Clinton, condemned the ad. But not Obama or his rubber stamp Watson. At the beginning of his term, Obama said if he did not turn around the economy, he would be a one-term president. Since then the debt has increased by $5 trillion and unemployment has risen and remained over 8 percent. For the sake of our nation’s future, let us hope that his prediction comes true. Ralph Rostock Carverton

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dawn redwood is a deciduous tree that can quickly grow to 300 feet when in the wild. Imagine keeping such a large force of nature under 3 feet and contained to a pot in your backyard. It’s possible. It’s bonsai. • “Making a scale model of nature is the best way to describe it,” Carl Achhammer, president of the NEPA Bonsai Society, said. “You’re tasked with containing something that can grow to a massive height into a small space while still making it look as it would in its natural habitat.”

Achhammer calls the Japanese method an art and a lifestyle, one that can start off in a simple manner and quickly turn into a major hobby. “It’s pretty amazing how your collection can grow,” said Gail Baginski, a member of the Bonsai Society along with her husband, Rich. This is the third season the Lake Ariel couple are doing bonsai. They own 50 plants. The types of trees range from deciduous to tropical and are indoor and outdoor.

“A common misconception is that bonsai plants are to be kept indoors, but 90 percent of the trees we work with are actually meant to be outside,” Achhammer said. Basic care for a bonsai plant is much like that of a regular household plant in that attention must be paid to watering, placement in the sun, correct climate and good soil. Bonsai plants must be repotted and often transferred See BONSAI, Page 4F

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What: “Return to Summers Run” Author: James Cotton Publisher: Self-published Buy it: on amazon.com for about $15 ••• The night the Keystone All-Stars Little League team from Clinton County snatched the Mid-Atlantic trophy to advance toward the Little League World Series in 2011, author James Cotton had just finished writing the same story – but about his fictional team, the Pickett Township Panthers, also based in Pennsylvania. “I just couldn’t believe the coincidence,” he said of his newest novel, “Return to Summers Run.” “I was waiting for that Clinton County game to be played, too, but it was delayed. I thought it’d be nice for a Pennsylvania team to advance. The night it was played I was writing that Cotton very chapter where I knew my own little team was going to win, and here the actual team from Clinton County won. I thought gosh, life really does imitate art.” “Return to Summers Run” may focus on baseball, but its key player is Claude Kinkade, a farm boy adjusting to life after his father is considered MIA when he doesn’t return from the Gulf War. Claude becomes involved with a local baseball team made up of boys from his Pennsylvania township and discovers much about himself and life in the process. The 71-year-old author, who grew up in Crawford County but now resides in Stevensville, Mont., takes a different approach to the coming-of-age novel. “A novel like this usually requires some traumatic event that throws the character into a tailspin, sending him or her reeling off course and requiring dramatic, heroic measures to get back on course and survive or triumph,” Cotton said. “My character has already been through that event, and now we see him dealing with the aftermath of losing his father.” Cotton gives Kinkade a dual perspective. The story is told solely through him, but at different ages, at 12, then 20 years down the line. “I wanted to make sure the reader could see both Claude’s reactions to his immediate surroundings and then his reflection on what happened and what he took away from it,” Cotton said. The tactic wasn’t difficult. “I raised four boys, so I took a lot of what I observed from them and their friends and put it into Claude’s younger perspective.” “Return to Summers Run” isn’t the first of Kinkade’s adventures. “Summers Run: An American Boyhood” was published in October 2009. Cotton plans a third novel, titled “The Boys of Summers Run.” So, will the Pickett Township Panthers and our hero capture that ultimate trophy in South Williamsport? We won’t give it away, but here’s a hint: Cotton refers to “Return to Summers Run” as a feel-good novel.

Now arriving on time: Your flight and suitcase By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Airlines Writer

NEW YORK — Fliers rejoice: U.S. airlines are more punctual and less likely to lose your bag than at any time in more than two decades. Travelers still have to put up with packed planes, rising fees and unpredictable security lines, but they are late to fewer business meetings and missing fewer chances to tuck their kids into bed. Nearly 84 percent of domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of their schedule time in the first half of the year — the best performance since the government started tracking such data in 1988.

The improvement over the first six months of 2011, when 77 percent of flights were on time, is mostly the result of good weather and fewer planes in the sky because of weak demand. Airlines also are doing a better job of handling bags. Fewer than three suitcases per 1,000 passengers were reported lost, damaged or delayed from January through June, a record low. The two areas of improvement are related: when flights are late, bags often miss their connection. “My flights this year have been way better,” says Amanda Schuier, a sales manager for a Kansas City, Mo., trucking supplier who flies roughly four times a week. “In the past six months,

I’ve only had two delays.” If the current pace continues, airlines will beat their best fullyear performance in 1991, when nearly 83 percent of flights arrived on time. The worst full year was 2000, when just 73 percent of flights arrived on time. The worst year for baggage handling was 1989, when nearly 8 suitcases per 1,000 passengers were reported late, lost or damaged. There are still problems. About one out of every six flights is late — and that’s after airlines have adjusted schedules to account for congestion, says airline consultant Michael Boyd. “That’s an indictment, not a record,” he says.

When flights are on time, it isn’t just good for passengers — it also helps the airlines’ bottom lines. The industry says it costs an average of $75 a minute to operate a plane. Last year, domestic delays cost airlines an estimated $5.2 billion. In the first six months of this year, Mother Nature has been kind to airlines. There have been 10 percent fewer thunderstorms than usual, according to a decade of data analyzed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Aviation Weather Center. There also has been less snow. See FLIGHT, Page 6F

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to different places come the change of the seasons. The Baginskis own all types of trees and have dedicated an area of their backyard as a spot to put outside trees in the winter, mulching them over to protect them from the elements. There’s also a room in their home with ample light dedicated to the tropical sort. Once the basics of bonsai tree care are down, there are two major things to concentrate on when it comes to cultivating the plant properly: how to dwarf it and how to present it. There are several methods to keep the tree from growing out of control. “You’ve got to keep an eye on the leaves and the branches, make sure nothing is growing way out of proportion or getting too long,” Achhammer said. “Trimming is a big part of bonsai.” Scissors also come in handy for cutting the roots. “You actually have to take the entire plant out of the soil, brush it all off, trim the roots, then repot it,” Achhammer said. “This helps to keep the tree the shape you want it.” Another way to make the tree grow into a particular shape is to use wire to make a general form for the tree to grow into. Grafting is another option, meaning new material, such as a bud, branch or root, is grown into a prepared area on the trunk or under the bark of the tree. The other key element of bonsai is presenting the plant properly, which means considering everything from the shape of the tree to the pot it’s put in. “The color of the pot can’t conflict with the tree,” Achhammer said. He describes looking at the tree as looking at a good photograph. “You have to position it in the right spot in the pot, which is usually off center,” he continued. “You need movement of the eye so that it really draws you in to the plant. Like a photograph, you want to work with positioning of things and negative space. The tree should tell a story.” The proportions of the tree should closely mimic those of a full-grown tree. A small tree with large leaves or needles should be avoided as well as a thin trunk with thick branches. For all of the work bonsai artists put into their plants, it must look as though no such effort was made. The planter’s touch must be absent, and scars from cutting branches or wiring must be concealed.

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oston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles deal with a killer with a diabolical plan in “Last to Die,” Tess Gerritsen’s latest Rizzoli & Isles thriller. Barely a teenager, Teddy Clock hides under the bed as the killer walks through his house and murders his family. Rizzoli investigates the case, but Teddy is in too much shock to provide any answers. She learns that Teddy was adopted after he witnessed the massacre of his parents two years earlier. With Isles’ help, Rizzoli has Teddy enrolled in an exclusive boarding school in the Maine wilderness. She hopes the school will

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RAGUE — Prague is a vibrant city, with a lively nightlife that attracts lots of young tourists. But while cafes, busy streets and good beer draw plenty of visitors, among the most beautiful and appealing attractions in this trendy capital are its historic and cultural sites, in the Old Town, in churches and castles dating back centuries. And many of them can be enjoyed for free. Here are five suggestions. The Charles Bridge’s construction began in 1357 under Charles IV, father of the Czech nation. The statue of the legendary Czech knight Bruncvik is among the notable sculptures on the bridge.

Legend has it that his magical sword was buried in the bridge and would be swung at times of great national tribulation by St. Wenceslas, Bohemia’s patron saint.

churches also are popular with visitors, and many can be seen free of charge. Among them is the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, where famed Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is buried. The church’s distinctive twin spires, 20 stories high, can be seen from a long distance away. You also can visit a small part of the monumental structure near the entrance to St. Vitus Cathedral for free, though a fee is charged for full access to the country’s biggest and most famous church. The church was the site of the funeral of the late President Vaclav Havel. Since May, all seven of the cathedral’s bells have been heard tolling together again, for the first time since World War I, when three of the bells were confiscated.

Prague Castle The area around the Prague Castle, the current presidency seat, is open almost in its entirety for free. Ceremonial changing of the guard is daily at noon in the first courtyard and on the hour into the evening by the castle gates. There’s a fee for exhibition halls and historical monuments, but the lovely gardens around the castle are free to visit. The grounds stay open until midnight every day through Oct. 31, so you can enjoy a nice night walk in a beautiful and safe place with hardly anyone there. The castle also provides a vantage Parks Urban parks throughout point for breathtaking views of Prague offer people-watching, the city.

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1/05/2013 Enchantment of the Seas 9 night Baltimore to the Caribbean $872.00 per person ****************** 1/13/2013 Explorer of the Seas 9 nights NJ to Caribbean $799.00 per person-Senior Special ****************** 1/17/2013 Carnival’s Miracle 7 night NY to Bahamas $587.00 per person for Balcony ****************** 1/22/2013 Explorer of the Seas 10 night NJ to Caribbean $855.00 per person Ask about other dates! All rates are per person based on Double occupancy and subject to change

Tenenbaum’s Travel 288-8747

412 Autos for Sale

ACME AUTO SALES

DODGE ‘03 GRAND CARAVAN

VITO’S & GINO’S

TOYOTA ‘03 COROLLA LE

343-1959

1009 Penn Ave Scranton 18509 Across from Scranton Prep

GOOD CREDIT, BAD CREDIT, NO CREDIT

409

Autos under $5000

CHEVY ‘01 TRACKER LT

V6, 4WD, 108,000 miles. $3,000. Call 570-814-3829.

however our hotel will guarantee our rate only until Sept. 7.

Legals/ Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE DEADLINES

LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE IN CLASSIFIED!

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FORD ’95 F150

4x4. 1 Owner. 91K. 4.8 engine, auto. Runs great. New paint, stake body with metal floor. 570-675-5046. Leave message, will return call. $4990.

LEO’S AUTO SALES 93 Butler St Wilkes-Barre, PA 570-825-8253

Volkswagen ‘98 Cabrio Convertible 4 cylinder, auto $1,650 Chevy ‘97 Blazer 2 door 6 cyl auto, red, 4WD, $2150 Current Inspection On All Vehicles DEALER

LINCOLN ‘99

CONTINENTAL 107,000 miles. Fully loaded, sunroof, alpine radio system 6 disc CD. $4,000 David - 735-7412

412 Autos for Sale

CADILLAC ‘03 DEVILLE low miles. extra

clean and sharp, $7,995 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 444 Market Street Kingston

CADILLAC ‘08 SRX AWD, mint

condition. $19,999 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 444 Market Street Kingston

Selling your Camper? Place an ad and find a new owner. 570-829-7130

CHEVROLET `02 IMPALA 68,700 miles, 4

door, excellent condition. $5,200 570-881-5179

CHEVROLET ‘11 CAMARO 1SS. 11,000 miles.

Black with silver stripes. Black interior. Excellent conditio. Asking $27,000. If interested call 570-592-1428

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

CHEVY ‘03 IMPALA V6, Very clean

car! $3,995 570-696-4377

CROSSROAD MOTORS

570-825-7988 700 Sans Souci Highway

WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,399 ‘03 F250 XL Super Duty only 24k! AT-AC, $6,799 ‘06 Dodge Stratus SXT 6 cyl, AT-AC 62K $7,299 ‘06 Dodge Stratus SXT 6 cyl, AT-AC 62K $7,499 06 Chrysler Sebring Conv. Touring 60K $7,599 ‘06 FORD FREESTAR 62k, Rear air A/C $7,799 07 Ford Escape 4X4 XLT 83K $10,799 ‘12 Ford Fusion 25k factory warranty $15,799 ‘11 E250 Cargo AT-AC cruise, 15k, factory warranty $16,999 ‘11 Nissan Rogue AWD, 27k Factory warranty $17,199 ‘11 Mitsubishi Endeavor 4x4, 20k, Factory Warranty $18,299 ‘11 Ford Escape XLT, 4x4, 26k, Factory Warranty, 6 Cylinder $18,999 ‘11 Toyota Rav 4 4x4 AT only 8,000 miles, alloys, power sunroof. new condition. Factory warranty $20,999 TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY WE W I L L E N T E R T A I N OFFERS !

DODGE `03 CARAVAN Runs excellent! $2,200 (570)814-8876

Call Our Auto Credit Hot Line to get Pre-approved for a Car Loan!

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AUDI S5 CONV. Sprint blue, black / brown leather int., navigation, 7 spd auto turbo, AWD 10 CHEVY MALIBU LS blue 4 cyl. auto 09 CHEVY IMPALA LS Silver, V6 07 BUICK LACROSSE CXL, black, V6 07 BUICK LUCERNE CXL, silver, grey leather 06 LINCOLN ZEPHYR grey, tan leather, sun roof 06 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER, mint green, V6, alloys 05 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, blue, sunroof, 87k miles 05 FORD 500 AWD grey, auto V6 05 CHEVY IMPALA silver, alloys, V6 04 NISSAN MAXIMA LS silver, auto, sunroof 03 CHEVY CAVALIER Blue, 4 cyl., auto (R-title) 03 CHEVY MONTE CARLO LS blue V6 auto 03 AUDI S8 QUATTRO, mid blue/light grey leather, navigation, AWD 01 TOYOTA CELICA GT silver, 4 cyl auto sunroof 00 BMW 323i silver auto 98 NISSAN ALTIMA Gold, auto, 4 dr 4 cyl. 73 PORSCHE 914 green & black, 5 speed, 62k miles.

Inspected 6/12, 100K mile, 7 passenger, green, V-6, 3.8L, automatic. ABS, power locks/ windows. Power driver seat, dual air bags. CD, cassette, am/fm radio. Front & rear AC, power steering. Tilt wheel & roof rack. $5,200. 570-814-8215.

FORD ‘01 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE V6, 120k, female driven, black, auto leather, 6 disc cd, flowmaster, intake, 17” wheels & tires, no leaks, cold air, new top. $6000 OBO. (347) 452-3650 (In Mountain Top)

FORD ‘02 MUSTANG

GT CONVERTIBLE

Red with black top. 6,500 miles. One Owner. Excellent Condition. $17,500 570-760-5833

FORD ‘02 TAURUS SES 84,000 miles, recent inspection. Minor rust. $3,000. 570-826-0469

HONDA ‘07 CIVIC SDN. Silver, 4 door,

exc. condition, 41,375 mi. Reduced $12,600 570-574-4854

HONDA ‘09 ACCORD

CD, keyless, extra clean 39k $15,999

08 JEEP PATRIOT grey, auto, 4 cyl., 4x4 08 DODGE NITRO SXT orange, auto, 4x4 08 FORD ESCAPE XLT SILVER, V6, 4X4 07 DODGE CARAVAN SXT green, 4 door, 7 pass mini van 06 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB SLT

black, 4 door, V8, 4x4 truck

06 MERCURY MARINER premium seafoam green, leather int., V6, 4x4 06 INFINITY QX56 Pearl white, tan leather, Naviga tion, 3rd seat, 4x4 06 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, Black, V8, 4x4 truck 06 FORD EXPLORER XLT, black, 3rd seat, 4x4 06 CHEVY TRAILBLZAER LS, SILVER, 4X4 05 FORD ESCAPE XLT blue, auto, V6 4x4 05 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT green, V6, 4x4 05 FORD FREESTAR SE, white, 7 pax mini van 05 CADILLAC SRX black, leather, V6, AWD 05 HYUNDAI TUSCON LX green auto, AWD 05 DODGE DURANGO LTD Black, grey leather, 3rd seat, 4x4 05 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE Blue, 5 speed, V6, 4x4 04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER lt green V6 4x4 04 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER XLS red, auto, 4 cyl., AWD 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO Se patriot blue, V6, 4x4 04 FORD SUZUKI XlS LX blue V6 4x4 04 KIA SORENTO EX blue, auto, V6 AWD 04 NISSAN XTERRA XE blue, auto, 4x4 04 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4x4 Pewter, grey leather, 3rd seat 04 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71, green, 4 door, 4x4 truck 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND graphite grey, 2 tone leather, sunroof, 4x4 02 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY EL 4 door, 7 pass mini van 02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT, silver, V6, 4x4 02 FORD F150 SUPERCAB XLT silver, 4x4 truck 01 FORD F150 XLT white, super cab, 4x4 truck 01 FORD F150 XLT Blue/tan, 4 door, 4x4 truck 00 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO X-CAB green, 4x4 truck 99 NISSAN PATHINDER gold, V6, 4x4 98 FORD EXPLOREER XLT red, auto, 4x4

949 Wyoming Ave, Forty Fort

288-8995 09 Mercedes GL450, 7 passenger. Too many options to list. 30K miles. Garage kept. Creme puff. $47,800 04 Nissan Armada, 7 passenger. 4wd. Excellent condition. $11,900 93 UD Tow Truck with wheel lift. 64k. $10,000 96 Jeep, Grand Cherokee, 4 wheel drive, 4 door, runs excellent $3,995 95 Buick Park Ave 54k. $3,995 96 Plymouth Voyager 82k $3,495 99 Chevy Cavalier, 89k. 4 door. $2,495 00 Chevy S10 Blazer. 4 door. 4wd. Red. $2,795 96 Nissan Maxima, V6, 4 door, air, auto, sunroof. 103K. $3,495 96 Buick Skylark Auto, 4 door, 81K $2,495 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee,wd auto, runs great! $3,995

KELLY

Junk Cars & Trucks wanted. Cash paid.

HONDA ‘09 CIVIC 42,000 miles, 4

MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER Premiere

SUVS, VANS, TRUCKS, 4 X4’s

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

door, 4 cyl, auto, $15,400 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 444 Market Street Kingston

HONDA ‘09 CIVIC Extra Clean, 33k miles $14,999.

KELLY

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

Line up a place to live in classified!

HONDA ‘09 CRV-EX

Sunroof, well equipped, 30k miles.

1 owner, Black with charcoal leather interior, remote keyless entry, auto garage openers, power moonroof, tow package, 6 CD, 3rd row seating and 17” aluminum wheels. 34,000 miles. $11,500 (570)823-7507

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

MERCURY `03 SABLE LS PREMIUM 4 door, one owner.

6 cyl, 3 liter, 4 speed auto. All power, ABS, moon roof & remote. 73,000 miles, very dependable. $4,550 570-333-4827

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR 6 cylinder

KELLY

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

HONDA ‘12 ACCORD LX 4 door, 4 cyl, automatic, showroom condition, 6,000 miles. $20,900 Warranty MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 444 Market Street Kingston

HUMMER ‘07 H3 New engine in 2011 by Chevy. New tires, non-smoker, immaculate condition. $19,900 570-817-6000

HYUNDAI ‘09 SONATA LIMITED 6 cylinder, leather, navigation system, AM/FM/CD Sirius, red, 28,000 miles, 1 owner. $16,700. 570-574-9054

JEEP ‘12 LIBERTY TRAIL RATED 4X4 6 cylinder, auto,

4x4, 14,000 miles $21,495 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 444 Market Street Kingston

automatic. 52k original miles. $1500. OBO 570-899-1896

NISSAN, 97 ALTIMA

GXE, 4 door, 4 cyl., 30 mpg, full power, 77,000 miles. No rust Fla. car. $3495 570-899-0688

SUBARU ‘11 OUTBACK SW keyless, well equipped, AWD

KELLY

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

TOYOTA `03 HIGHLANDER White. Original Owner. Garage kept. Excellent condition. $10,300 570-677-3892

DODGE ‘02 VIPER GTS 10,000 MILES V10

6speed, collectors, this baby is 1 of only 750 GTS coupes built in 2002 and only 1 of 83 painted Race Yellow it still wears its original tires showing how it was babied. This car is spotless throughout and is ready for its new home. This vehicle is shown by appointment only. $39,999 or trade. 570-760-2365

570-301-3602 MAZDA 3 ‘08 Extra clean. 5

speed. 41K miles $12,999

KELLY

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT

112K miles. Blue, 5 speed. Air, power windows/locks, CD/cassette, Keyless entry, sunroof, new battery. Car drives and has current PA inspection. Slight rust on corner of passenger door. Clutch slips on hard acceleration. This is why its thousands less than Blue Book value. $6,500 OBO. Make an offer! Call 570-592-1629

TOYOTA ‘04 COROLLA Navy Blue with light gray interior. 5 speed. AIR, stereo, CD. 119,000 miles. Body in perfect condition. Asking $5850. 570-406-5293.

BANKRUPTCY

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Alum Weld Xpress 2000.Trailer & a lot of extras. 570-287-0193 or 570-762-4824

STARCRAFT 17’ BOAT

7 passenger 3.2 Cobra inboard/outboard motor with trailer, 2 batteries, fish finder, 4 life jackets, water tube, good condition. $3500 neg. 570-287-8306

Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified!

CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE $47,000

GREAT DEALS! MERCEDES ‘29

1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119

MERCURY `55 MONTCLAIR 99.9% original. 4

door sedan, black & yellow. Motor rebuilt, 250 miles on it. You’ve got to see it to believe it! call for more information after 1:00pm (570)540-3220

421

Boats & Marinas

ALUMINUM 15’ BOAT

with 35hp Evinrude, trailer & extras. $1700. obo call (570) 239-7708 BOAT 12’ aluminum with oars, very good condition $375. 570-655-0546

310

Garage kept, no rust, lots of chrome, black with teal green flake. Includes storage jack & 2 helmets. $3600 570-410-1026

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

12,000 miles. With windshield. Runs excellent. Many extras including gunfighter seat, leather bags, extra pipes. New tires & battery. Asking $4,000 firm. (570) 814-1548

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

KAWASAKI ‘05 VULCAN 800 1,800 original miles.

442 RVs & Campers

Near Mint 174 miles - yes, One hundred and seventy four miles on the clock, original owner. $8000. 570-876-2816

Blue, 1 owner, includes back rest & saddle bags. Excellent condition. $3,400. 570-826-6089

FOREST RIVER`08 5TH WHEEL

Model 8526RLS Mountain Top,PA $18,500 570-760-6341

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Auto Parts

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MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. Priced to Sell! $23,000. Call 570-825-6272

SUZUKI ‘01 VS 800 GL INTRUDER

SPORTSTER CUSTOM Loud pipes.

Kit Car $5,500 OR TRADE JUST REDUCED (570) 655-4884

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

Motorcycles

CHEVROLET `76 PICKUP 4 Cylinder Very Good Condition! NEW PRICE $2,500. 570-362-3626 Ask for Lee

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Also, Like New, Used Tires & Batteries for $20 & up!

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574-1275 Expires 12/31/12

570-574-1275 Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

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Octagon Family Restaurant

375 W Main St, Plymouth, PA 18651

570-779-2288

CLOSED TODAY FOR THE HOLIDAY!

Home of the Original ‘O-Bar’ Pizza 230

Real Estate Auction

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JON BOAT 12’ x 36”

TOYOTA ‘09 CAMRY

Don’t Keep Your Practice a Secret!

310

Boats & Marinas

18,000 Miles, 1 owner, 4 cylinder. $16,500 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 444 Market Street Kingston

LAW DIRECTORY

WANTED!

ALL JUNK CARS! CA$H PAID

5 speed $3,999

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Attorney Services

BANKRUPTCY

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Thursday, September 13, 2012 at @ PM To Be Held At Opportunity Inc. - Opportunity for Housing & Community Development 301 East Market Street, York, PA 1740

Address Inspection (at Location) Mon.,Sept.10, 5-7 PM

(1) 1540 Forsythe Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (2) 543 Montview Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (3) 413 Howard Street, East Pittsburgh, PA 15112 (4) 417 Albert Street, Turtle Creek, PA 15145 (5) 374 Highland Street, Turtle Creek, PA 15145 (6) 110 South Depot St., Mount Pleasant, PA 15666 (7) 2 Columbia Road, Monongahelia, PA 15063 (8) 111 Rear East End Road, Connellsville, PA 15425 (9) 613 Fronheiser Street, Johnstown, PA 15902 (10) 232 Sportsmans Road, Winburne, PA 16146 (11) 448 Lorain Street, Sharon PA 15902 Address Inspection (at location) Tues., Sept. 11, 5-7 PM

(12) 1141 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 (13) 2135 Jefferson Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110 (14) 642 Seneca Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110 (15) 230 Sambourne Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 (16) 264 Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA18702 (17) 137 South 9th Street, Reading, PA 19602 (18) 354-356 South Centre Street Pottsville PA 17901 (19) 209 South Chestnut St., Mount Carmel PA 17851 Registration: Begins at 1 PM Real Estate information may be reviewed at that time. Real Estate Terms for Each Property: $3,000 Cash or Certified Funds. Inspection: At each location on day & time indicated Unable to Attend: bid online, wwwbssauction.com Barry S. Slossberg, Inc. Auctioneers/Appraisers AU-1487-L 215-425-7030 www.bssauction.com 888-476-0888

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 PAGE 3G

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STK# N22340 M O DEL# 13113 V IN# 100062 M SRP $23,410

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B U Y FOR

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STK# N22053 M O DEL# 32412 V IN# 451247 M SRP $30,830

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V6, Au to , Prem Utility Pkg, IPo d In terfa ce, PW , PDL , Cru is e, T ilt, F lo o r M a ts & M u ch M o re!

2012 N IS S A N M A XIM A 3.5S V S E DA N

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2012 N IS S A N JUK E “S ”A W D

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2012 N IS S A N ROGUE S FW D O VER 100 2012 R O G U ES A VA ILA B LE

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L EAS E FOR

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3 A V A IL IL A B L E A T TH T H IS IS P R IC IC E

B U Y FOR

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+ T/T OR

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L EAS E FOR

269

*P ER

M O. + T/T

*$269 p erm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $20,063.70; m u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $1999 ca s h d o w n o rtra d e eq u ity. (+ ) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; to ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2202.50. $1725 Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te & $500 Nis s a n Ho lid a y Bo n u s Ca s h.

2012 N IS S A N M URA N O S AW D H U G E S A V IN IN G S O N A L L 2 0 1 2 M U R A N O ’S ’S

SA VE O VER $5500 O N A LL 2012 M U R A NO S

STK# N21472 M O DEL# 23212 V IN# 211509 M SRP $32,525

V6, CVT , A/C, PW , PDL , Cru is e, T ilt, F lo o r M a ts , Ca rgo Co ver& S p la s h Gu a rd s

2 A V A IL IL A B L E A T TH T H IS IS P R IC IC E

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L EAS E FOR

259

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M O. + T/T

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2012 N IS S A N X-TE RRA X 4X4

SA VE O VER $3000 O N A L L 2012 XTER R A S

STK# N21462 M O DEL# 24012 V IN# 508885 M SRP $28,150

V6, Au to , A/C, PW , PDL , Cru is e, T ilt, S tep Ra ils & F lo o r M a ts , M u ch M o re!

STK#N 21750 M O D EL# 22112 V IN # 282868 M SR P $23,050

3 A V A IL IL A B L E AT T THH IS IS P R IC IC E

B U Y FOR

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+ T/T OR

W / $150 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE, $50 0 N M AC CAP TIVE CAS H , W / $50 0 N IS S AN H OL ID AY B ON U S CAS H

L EAS E FOR

279

* P ER

M O. + T/T

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STK# N22416 M O DEL# 20212 V IN#125283 M SRP $22,750

4 Cyl, CVT , A/C, PW , PDL , Cru is e, T ilt, F lo o rM a ts & S p la s h Gu a rd s

STK# N22286 M O DEL# 16212 V IN# 860766 M SRP $37,525

2012 N IS S A N P A THFIN DE R S 4X4 O FF

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2012 HONDA ACCORD LX

OPEN LABOR DAY 10-2

$0 DOWN PAYMENT

MPG

34 HWY

4 dr, Auto Trans, AC, PW, PL, Cruise, ABS, 6 Air Bags, Tilt, Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD, Model #CP2F3CEW

219

$219 Lease Per Mo. For 36 Months through AHFC. $0 Down Payment. 1st Payment and tags due at delivery. Residual $12,919.20.

Thank You To Our Customers APR FINANCING NOW AVAILABLE!

.9%

2012 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN

$0 DOWN PAYMENT

MPG 28 City 39 HWY

• Model #FB2F5CEW • 140-hp 16-Valve SOHC i-VTEC® • 5-Speed Automatic Transmission • Air Conditioning with Air-Filtration System • Power Windows/Locks/Mirrors • Cruise Control • Remote Entry • 160-Watt AM/FM/CD Audio System with 4 Speakers • ABS • Dual-Stage, Multiple-Threshold Front Airbags (SRS) • Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) • Side Curtain Airbags ***Lease ease 36 Months through ahfc. ahfc $0 Down Payment. Payment

199

* ** Per Mo Mo. L ease Lease

1st payment and tags due at delivery. Residual $11,952.95

*On select models to qualiﬁed buyers for limited term.

2012 HONDA ODYSSEY EX

2012 HONDA CR-V EX

$0 DOWN PAYMENT

MPG 18 City 27 HWY

MPG 22 City 30 HWY

• Model #RL5H4CEW • 248-hp, 3.5-Liter, 24-Valve, SOHC i-VTEC® VTEC® V-6 Engine • 5-Speed Automatic Transmission mission h Trac• Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with m (ABS) tion Control • Anti-Lock Braking System • Driver’s Seat with 10-Way Power Adjustment, ustment, including Power Lumbar Support • Power wer Sliding Doors • 17” Alloy Wheels • 229-Watt att AM/ FM/CD Audio System with 7 Speakers including Subwoofer • 2GB CD-Library • Bluetooth® etooth® HandsFreeLink • USB Audio Interface • Exterior Temperature Indicator • Multi-Function 2nd-Row Center Seat • Three-Row Side Curtain Airbags with Rollover Sensor • Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) • Tri-Zone Automatic Climate Control System with Humidity Control and Air Filtration • One-Motion 60/40 Split ****Lease Lease 3rd-Row Magic Seat®

299

• Model RM4H5CJW • 185-hp • 2.4-Liter, 16-Valve SOHC i-VTEC® 4-Cylinder Engine • Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System™ • Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with Traction Control • Automatic Transmission • Cruise Control • A/C • One-Touch Power Moonroof with Tilt Feature • Remote Entry System • Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® • Multi-angle rearview camera with guidelines • 160-Watt AM/FM/CD Audio System with 6 Speakers • Bluetooth® Streaming Audio • Pandora® Internet Radio compatibility • SMS Text Message Function • USB Audio Interface • Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) • Dual-Stage, Multiple-Threshold Front Airbags (SRS) • Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) • Side Curtain Airbags with Rollover Sensor

* Per ***Mo. L ease Lease

36 Months through ahfc ahfc. $0 Down Payment Payment. 1st payment and tags due at delivery. Residual $18,823.90

IN STOCK!

LEASES BASED ON APPROVED CREDIT TIER 1 THRU AHFC. MILEAGE BASED ON 2012 EPA MILEAGE ESTIMATES. USE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT COMPARE TO MODELS BEFORE 2008. YOUR ACTUAL MILEAGE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON HOW YOU DRIVE AND MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE. OFFERS EXPIRE 9/4/2012

MATT BURNE HONDA PRE-OWNED CENTER

LABOR DAY WEEK

SILENT SALESMAN SALE!

All Prices Clearly Marked Down... What You See Is What You Pay!

OPEN LABOR DAY 10-2

2.9% on Certiﬁed Accords

View Prices at www.mattburnehonda.com

Call: 1-800-NEXTHONDA

‘S 04 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN

02 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 SDN

Gray, 138K, As Is, Was $8,500

Gold, 88K, Was $8,250

Now

$6,495

Now

$7,888

07 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING

04 HONDA ACCORD EX SDN

Navy, 71K, Was $9,850

Silver, 123K, As Is, Was $9,950

Now

$8,979

Now

$9,472

05 HONDA PILOT 4WD EXL, Gold, 104K EX, White, 76K EX, Gold, 71K EX, Sage, 47K

$10,973 $12,623 $12,926 $14,931

09 HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE

07 FORD FUSION SEL SDN

Silver, 34K, Was $14,950

Black, 73K, Was $13,950

Now

$12,592

Now

07 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

White, 53K, Was $16,950

Red Laredo, 46K, Was $15,950

$14,049

09 HONDA RIDGELINE RTL 4WD Silver, 63K, Was $19,950

Now

$18,402

Now

$15,501

10 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE SDN Black, 24K, Was $20,950

Now

2.9% APR

ACCORDS 08 ACCORD LX SDN 5 Speed, Silver, 46K..............NOW $13,431 08 ACCORD LX SDN Black, 41K .........................NOW $13,919 08 ACCORD LXP SDN Red, 37K .......................NOW $14,304 09 ACCORD LX SDN Gray, 36K ..........................NOW $15,580 09 ACCORD LXP SDN Silver, 37K ......................NOW $15,908 09 ACCORD LXP SDN Silver, 16K ......................NOW $16,387 09 ACCORD EX SDN Gold, 31K..........................NOW $16,982 11 ACCORD LX SDN 5 Speed, White, 17K..............NOW $17,497 08 ACCORD EXL V6 SDN Green, 52K .............NOW $17,633 10 ACCORD LXP SDN Silver, 29K ......................NOW $17,944 09 ACCORD EXL V6 SDN Silver, 37K ..............NOW $17,947 10 ACCORD EX SDN Burgandy, 19K ....................NOW $18,891 10 ACCORD EXL SDN Burgandy, 30K .................NOW $18,945 10 ACCORD EXL V6 SDN Gray, 39K ...............NOW $19,717 11 ACCORD SE SDN Gray, 16K ..........................NOW $19,999

$12,675

06 HONDA CRV SE 4WD Now

2.9% APR

$19,964

CIVICS 08 CIVIC HYBRID SDN Silver, 79K....................NOW $11,538 09 CIVIC LX SDN Gray, 30K .................................NOW $13,928 10 CIVIC LX SDN Titanium, 36K ............................NOW $14,788 09 CIVIC HYBRID SDN Black, 37K....................NOW $14,973 11 CIVIC EX SDN Titanium, 19K ............................NOW $15,899 10 CIVIC EX SDN Silver, 25K................................NOW $16,316 10 CIVIC EX SDN Blue, 26K.................................NOW $16,316 10 CIVIC EX SDN Black, 25K................................NOW $16,316 09 CIVIC EX SDN Navi, Titanium, 34K......................NOW $15,985 12 CIVIC EXL SDN Gray, 11K ..............................NOW $19,999 09 CIVIC EX CPE Black, 40K ................................NOW $13,988 10 CIVIC LX CPE Gray, 19K..................................NOW $14,707

05 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN

ODYSSEY 10 ODYSSEY EX Slate, 24K.....................NOW $23,720 10 ODYSSEY EXL-DVD Slate, 33K ...NOW $25,772 10 ODYSSEY EXL-DVD Slate, 24K ...NOW $26,302

Navy, 105K, Was $8,950

Now

$8,473

08 FORD FOCUS SE SDN White, 66K, Was $9,950

ELEMENT 4WD 09 ELEMENT EX Red, 53K ...................................NOW $17,243

RIDGELINE 4WD 08 RIDGELINE RT Black, 43K ..............................NOW $18,701 09 RIDGELINE RTL Cherry, 33K ..........................NOW $26,608 11 RIDGELINE RTS Black, 19K ...........................NOW $27,476

09 11 11 10 11 11 11

PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT

PILOT 4WD EX Silver, 58K ..........................................NOW $22,705 LX Gray, 37K............................................NOW $23,748 LX Silver, 17K...........................................NOW $24,748 EXL Cherry, 20K ......................................NOW $26,347 EX Navy, 18K ...........................................NOW $27,284 EXL-DVD Cherry, 36K...........................NOW $28,830 EXL White, 17K .......................................NOW $28,893

Now

$9,484

07 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD Silver, 68K, Was $12,500

Now

$11,775

05 HONDA CRV SE 4WD Gray, 73K, Was $14,750

Now

$13,393

07 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4WD Navy, 69K, Was $17,950

Now

CRV 4WD

08 CRV EX Blue, 56K................................................NOW $17,423 08 CRV EX White, 46K ..............................................NOW $17,723 10 CRV EX Sage, 15K ...............................................NOW $20,573 08 CRV EXL Red, 18K .............................................NOW $20,924

*2.9% on Certified Accords thru Am Honda Finance W.A.C. up to 60 mos. Certified Hondas have 1 yr - 12k Basic Warranty & 7yr - 100k Powertrain from orig. inservice date.

Open Monday - Thursday 9-9 Friday & Saturday 9-5

$15,838

10 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4 MOTION Silver, 17K, Was $20,950

Now

$19,647

04 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT SDN Gold, 36K, Was $9,750

Now

$8,782

06 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS SDN Silver, 37K, Was $11,950

Now

$10,823

06 HONDA PILOT EXL 4WD LX, Silver, 76K EXL, White, 56K

$11,783 $15,948

08 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 Red, Laredo, 80K, Was $14,950

Now

$13,929

10 TOYOTA MATRIX S AWD Gray, 23K, Was $18,950

Now

$17,444

10 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD Pearl, 26K, Was $21,500

Now

$20,499

1110 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 1-800-NEXT-HONDA 570-341-1400

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PACE ARROW VISION ‘99 M-36 B (FORD) Type A gas, 460

V10 Ford. Excellent condition, 11,000 miles. I slide out, 2 awnings, 2 color flat screen TV’s. Generator, back up camera, 2 air conditioners, microwave/convection oven, side by side refrigerator with ice maker, washer/ dryer, queen size bed, automatic steps. $29,900. 570-288-4826 or 570-690-1464

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CHEVROLET `99 S-10 64,000 ORIGINAL

MILES, RUNS LIKE NEW. $4500. 570-947-0032

CHEVY ‘99utility, BLAZER4 Sport

door, four wheel drive, ABS, new inspection. $4200. 570-709-1467

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CHEVY ‘03 SILVERADO 4X4 REG CAB AUTO, V8. LOOKS

& RUNS GREAT $6995. 4x4, 6 cyl., auto, 1 owner, great work truck $4995. Call For Details! 570-696-4377

FORD ‘01 F150

4WD Ext Cab, V8, Lariat, 6’ bed with liner, 7½’ western plow, 80,000 miles, $8500. OBO Call Tom 570-234-9790

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

FORD 04 F150

4x2. Nice Truck! $10,999 1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

DODGE ‘04 DURANGO

1 owner, leather sunroof, 3rd row seat $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

DODGE ‘03 CARAVAN Auto, V6. Nice clean car $4995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

FORD `04 F150

Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

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Silver, 4 x 4, automatic, 56,000 miles, extra tool box, leather cover, plastic bed & remote starting. Runs perfect, asking $7,200. Cell-570-472-8084 Home570-825-2596

FORD ‘02 EXPLORER

Red, XLT, Original non-smoking owner, garaged, synthetic oil since new, excellent in and out. New tires and battery. 90,000 miles. $7,500 (570) 403-3016

FORD ‘90 F-150

4x4. Cap, extra tires, $1,500. Runs great! 570-639-3089

KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT

EXTRA CLEAN! 4X4. $3,995. 570-696-4377

Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified department today at 570829-7130!

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD ‘03 EXPLORER XLT

4X4, leather, sunroof, like new! $5,995 570-696-4377

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD ‘03 F150 XL 4x4, 6 cyl., auto, 1

owner, great work truck $4995. Call For Details! 570-696-4377

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

GMC ‘99 YUKON

130,000 miles, new brakes, rotors, tires, & radiator. No rust. Leather. clean. $2950. 570-2889507 or 881-6315

Line up a place to live in classified!

JEEP 02 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 6 cylinder 4 WD, air

conditioning power windows, door locks, cruise, dual air bags, tilt wheel, AM/FM/CD. keyless remote. 130k miles. $5400. 570-954-3390

JEEP 04 WRANGLER

6 cylinder. 5 speed 4x4 $9,999

KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

JEEP ‘04 GRAND CHEROKEE LOREDO 4x4, 6 cyl, 1

Owner, Extra Clean SUV! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,000 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

MAZDA ‘01 B3000

4x4, 5 speed, extra clean truck $3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

MITSUBISHI `11

OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-

or/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heated seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only Low Miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. $22,500. Willing to negotiate. Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school. (570) 793-6844

GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

SATURN ‘04 VUE

Front wheel drive, 4 cyl, 5 speed, sunroof, clean, clean SUV! $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

457 Wanted to Buy Auto

BUYING USED VEHICLES

Call Vitos & Ginos 949 Wyoming Ave,

Forty Fort, PA

288-8995

702

600 FINANCIAL 610

Business Opportunities

NEPA FLORAL & GIFT SHOP Full-service floral & gift shop for sale. Turn key operation in prime retail location. Stable revenue growth & flexible operating hours. Includes delivery van, all inventory, walk in cooler, supplies, website, and customer list. Must sell, Owner relocating. 570-592-3327

630 Money To Loan “We can erase your bad credit 100% GUARANTEED.” Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission say they’ve never seen a legitimate credit repair operation. No one can legally remove accurate and timely information from your credit report. It’s a process that starts with you and involves time and a conscious effort to pay your debts. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc. gov/credit. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.

700 MERCHANDISE 702

Air Conditioners

AIR CONDITIONER Frigidaire 10,000 BTU remote, good condition Receipt $135,570-283-0575 or 570-709-5505

Air Conditioners

AIR CONDITIONER, 24,000 btu LG ductless type. Complete. $700 570-822-1824

708

Antiques & Collectibles

LIONEL 4 tin cars $50. all. German dagger repro $25. HO train set, diesel $25. 2 Hess 00-03 $15. each. 570-574-0271

PITTSBURGH STEELERS MEMORABILIA I am selling my

entire collection of Steelers items including helmets, autographs, photos, prints, lithographs, starting lineups, many one of a kind items. Too many to list. Prices from $5 to $1500. Serious inquiries only! Call 570-9056865 to set up time to review collection. VINTAGE EICO #666 vacuum tube tester with manual in excellent condition working $75. 570-735-6638

710

Appliances

Why Spend Hundreds on New or Used Appliances? Most problems with your appliances are usually simple and inexpensive to fix! Save your hard earned money, Let us take a look at it first! 30 years in the business. East Main Appliances 570-735-8271 Nanticoke dryer, Whirlpool heavy duty, gas, model number LGR6620PQ0. $75. 570-819-0948

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710

Appliances

FREEZER. Maytag, 19 cu. ft. Good condition. $100. 570-379-3540

To place your ad call...829-7130 FREEZER. Whirlpool Custom Series upright. 15 cu ft. New at $665, sell for $250. Excellent cond. 655-9852 MICROWAVE 1500 WATTS $10. 570-823-9004 MICROWAVE Sharp Carousel, used 22x15x12 LED clock partial works, all other functions work $15. 287-1901 REFRIGERATOR Whirlpool, white, runs well $230. obo. 570-287-0103 REFRIGERATOR, compact, for dorm or bedroom like new $50 825-3534 R E F R I G E R AT O R . Frigidaire. 18.2 cu. ft. auto defrost, $150. WASHER. Whirlpool, 2 speeds, 5 cycles. Negotiable $75. 570-655-2154 REFRIGERATOR. Kenmore. Regular size, very good shape. White. Must sell. $100. 570-655-3512 WASHER Whirlpool, good condition $100. Whirlpool electric dryer, front load, 4 years old, good condition $150. Sharp microwave good condition $25. 825-4336 WASHER Whirlpool, white, large, very good condition $100. 824-3507

712

Baby Items

Baby Girl Clothes sz 0-3mos and 36mos. sleepers, outfits, holiday dresses,shoes, receiving blankets, infant car seat cover, socks, onsies. All for $100. Call 9056971.

716

Building Materials

MEDICINE cabinets, White, wood, triview mirror, oak, mirrored, 3 built in lights $25. Vanity oak, drawers, towel holders, round chrome with gold $5. each. Bi-fold closet doors, white 2 sets, fits 5’ opening $25. each set. Toto toilet - one pieced elongated, soft close seat $35. All good condition. 570-735-5147 TOILET white, good condition $10. 570-823-9004

726

Clothing

JACKET, Navy blue blazer, 46R, Student Holy Redeemer. Excellent worn 6 months, Neil Allen Career. $45 570-474-9866

Selling Your Furniture? Do it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 JACKET: never used size 3x Fat Albert jean jacket. great collector’s piece. $30.570-991-5538 or 570-825-8109. PURSE Dooney & Burke navy with leather trim. New, still in wrapping with dust bag, has plenty of room if you need to carry paperwork. paid $280. sell for $120. OBO. 570-287-8279 RAINCOAT beige, longer length Misty Harbor 16P, like new $20. 570-654-9517 SHIRTS men’s 2x variety & XL variety $1. each, some brand new. 570-823-9004

730

Computer Equipment & Software

MONITORS Gateway flat screen monitor 21” asking $75. Dell flat screen monitor 15” asking $50. 570-814-5626

732

Exercise Equipment

ELLIPTICAL machine. Pro-form Cardio Cross Trainer 800. With digital display & fan. Excellent condition. asking $200. 570-287-2085 EXERCISE BIKE. Huffy. Adjustable tension, speedometer, timer, adjustable seat. $75. 570-287-4905 GYM Home Weider 8525excellent condition $75. 570-829-2599 WEIDER 2 person exercise equipment set, can’t get to the gym this is great $125. 825-0283

736

Firewood

FIREWOOD. FREE Must pick up. Call for address. 570-817-5114

744

Furniture & Accessories

AMOIRE. Corner media/TV. Walnut finish, beadboard door panels, holds up to 50” TV, shelves and storage, $500 KITCHEN SET, pub style. 42” high table, leaf and 6 padded chairs, espresso finish. $500 570-237-6694 BAR STOOLS 4 black with tan seats $35. 4 piece patio set, wood chaise, 2 chairs, table with cushions FREE. 5x7 cranberry rug with flower design $25. 570-287-7379

BEDROOM SET

Dark cherry queen bed, w36.5xl52.5 chest, w34.5xl65 dresser with mirror, w32xl28 nightstand Mediterranean. $1,500. OBO. (570) 328-4713 CABINET holds VCR, CD Player DVD tapes $10. LAMPS mint green ginger jar style with shades $10. pair. Gold glass with shades $10 pair. 570-823-9004

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, SE, 1.6 EcoBoost Engine, Auto., Keyless Entry with Keypad, PL, Auto. Headlamps, 17” Alloy Wheels, Sirius Satellite Radio, Perimeter Alarm, Tonneau Cover, SYNC, PW

Front Wheel Drive, Air, AM/FM Radio, Auto., Anti-Theft Sys., Anti-Lock Brakes Sys., Front & Side Airbags, Wire Mesh Bulkhead, Cargo Management Pkg.

FORD REBATE............................................–– 1,000 OFF LEASE REBATE..................................–– 1,000 FORD REGIONAL DISCOUNT OFF MSRP...................–– 45 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP........................–– 541

24 Mos.

*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 9/3/12.

FORD REBATE............................................–– 1,000 FORD COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT REBATE....................–– 375 OFF LEASE REBATE..................................–– 1,000 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP.........................–– 245

APR Pwr. Windows, PDL, Air, Advance Trac with Roll Stability Control, Remote Keyless Entry, MyFord, Convenience Group, Auto. Headlamps, Reverse Sensing System, CD Player

3.7V6, XL Plus Pkg., Cruise Control, CD, MyKey Sys., Pwr. Equipment Group, 40/20/40 Cloth Seat, Pwr. Mirrors, XL Decor Group

FORD REBATE...........................–– 1,500 FORD BONUS REBATE................–– 500 FMCC REBATE...........................–– 1,000 OFF LEASE REBATE.................–– 1,000 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP........–– 801

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 9/3/12.

STX, 3.7L V6, Auto., ABS, 17” Aluminum Wheels, 40/20/40 Split Seat, Decor Pkg., Cruise, Cloth Seat, Air, Pwr. Equipment Group FORD REBATE...........................–– 2,000 FMCC REBATE...........................–– 1,000 OFF LEASE REBATE.................–– 1,000 TRADE IN REBATE...................–– 1,000 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP........–– 761

FORD REBATE...........................–– 1,500 FMCC REBATE...........................–– 1,000 OFF LEASE REBATE.................–– 1,000 TRADE IN REBATE...................–– 1,000 XLWORK PKG DISCOUNT OFF MSRP.. .–– 500 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP........–– 451

3.5L Engine, MyFord Display, Auto. Climate Control, Pwr. Mirrors, 17” Steel Wheels, CD, Keyless Entry, 3rd Row Seat, MyKey, Cruise Control, PW, PL,

APR PLUS

PLUS

M O S.

FORD REBATE.........................................–– 1,500 FORD BONUS REBATE..............................–– 500 OFF LEASE REBATE...............................–– 1,000 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP.....................–– 686

24 Mos.

APR XLT, 5.0L V8, Auto., Air, CD, 18” Chrome Wheels, Driver’s Pkg., 40/20/40 Split Seat, Cruise, Convenience Pkg., SYNC, Keyless Entry w/Keypad, Fog Lamps, Pwr. Seat, Pwr. Sliding Rear Window, Pwr. Equipment Group, ABS, Max Trailer Tow Pkg., Sirius Satellite Radio, FORD REBATE...........................................................–– 2,000 FORD BONUS REBATE................................................–– 500 FMCC REBATE...........................................................–– 1,000 OFF LEASE REBATE.................................................–– 1,000 TRADE IN REBATE..................................................–– 1,000 CHROME PKG DISCOUNT OFF MSRP..................................–– 1,500 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP....................................–– 2,201

APR PLUS

M O S.

24 Mos.

6.2LV8, XL Decor Group, Snow Plow Pkg., Electronic Locking Axle, Speed Control, Sliding Rear Window, Stabilizer Pkg., Trailer Brake Controller, Pwr. Equipment Group, CD,Tilt Wheel, Air,

PLUS

M O S.

FORD BONUS REBATE.............–– 2,000 FMCC REBATE...........................–– 1,000 OFF LEASE REBATE.................–– 1,000 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP.....–– 1,601

CALL NOW 823-8888 1-800-817-FORD Overlooking Mohegan Sun 577 East Main St., Plains

Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B *Tax and tags extra. Security Deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. See salesperson for details. All payments subject to credit approval by the primary lending source, Tier 0 rate. Special APR financing cannot be combined with Ford cash rebate. “BUY FOR” prices are based on 72 month at $18.30 per month per $1000 financed with $2,500 down (cash or trade). Photos of vehicles are for illustration purposes only. Coccia Ford is not responsible for any typographical errors. No Security Deposit Necessary. See dealer for details. Sale ends

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 PAGE 7G

A TOP 10 IN THE NATION SUZUKI SALES VOLUME DEALER 2 YEARS RUNNING***

STOP

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!

OPEN LABOR DAY 9AM-1PM

2012 SUZUKI EQUATOR RMZ-4 4WD Stk#S2355

NEW

MSRP 31,034* 4 Wheel Drive, Automatic $ Transmission, Power Windows, Ken Pollock Sale Price 29,399* Power Locks, Power Mirrors, $ Manufacturer Rebate - 2,000* 4.0L V6, RMZ-4 $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500* Off Road Package $

$ NEW

BUY NOW FOR:

26,899* 2012 SUZUKI SX4 LE POPULAR SEDAN

FINANCING UP TO

72 MONTHS**

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S FWD Stk#S2207 NEW

HUGE SELECTION!

$ 8 Standard Airbags, Dual Digital MSRP w/ Accessories 20,493* Climate Control, Power $ Ken Pollock Sale Price 18,999* Windows, Power Locks, Power $ Mirrors, AM/FM/CD, 6 Speed Manufacturer Rebate - 1,500* $ Manual Transmission Owner Loyalty Rebate - 1,000*

TOP $$$ FOR YOUR TRADE!

BUY NOW FOR:

16,499*

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S AWD Stk# S2209 NEW

Stk#S2147

LE Popular Package, 8 Standard Airbags, Automatic Transmission, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Alloy Wheels

18,439* 17,499* $

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

15,999*

NEW 2012 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AUTO AWD

Stk#S2171

3-Mode Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Automatic, OVER 25 AVAILABLE AT THIS PRICE!

19,895* 18,499* $

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

- 1,000* - $ 1,000*

16,499*

Advanced Intelligent All-Wheel $ Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Dual MSRP Zone Digital Climate Control, $ Automatic CVT Transmission, Ken Pollock Sale Price $ TouchFree Smart Key, Power Manufacturer Rebate - 1,500* Windows, Power Locks, Molded $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 1,000* Mud ﬂap package

23,294* 22,299*

BUY NOW FOR:

19,799*

Join The

2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 4WD Stk#S2137

NEW

24,554* 22,999*

$ MSRP 4 Wheel Drive, Voice Activated $ Navigation w/ Blue Tooth, Ken Pollock Sale Price Automatic Transmission, Power $ Windows, Power Locks, Power Manufacturer Rebate - 1,500* $ Mirrors, Electronic Stability Control Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500*

BUY NOW FOR:

20,999*

I Love My Suzuki Car Club!

TODAY

*Tax and tags additional. Buy now for sale prices includes Suzuki Manufacturer Rebate of $1,000 on 2012 Suzuki SX4 AWD, and SX4 Sedan; $1,500 Suzuki Manufacturer Rebates on Suzuki Grand Vitara and Kizashi. Buy now for sale prices includes $500 Suzuki Owner Loyalty on 2012 Suzuki SX4 Sedan, Equator and Grand Vitara. Buy now for sale price includes $1,000 Suzuki Owner Loyalty on 2012 Suzuki SX4 Crossover and Kizashi. All Ken Pollock Suzuki discounts applied. Artwork for illustration purposes only. Dealer not responsible for typographical errors. Prices are VALID ON IN STOCK VEHICLES ONLY **O% Financing up to 72 Months with approved credit for S Tier Customers. $13.89 for every $1,000 Financed. 0% Financing in lieu of Manufacturer Rebate. Offer Ends 9/3/2012. ***Based on 2010 and 2011 President’s Club Standings.

EXIT 175

81 INTERSTATE

ROUTE 315 ROUTE 315

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CLOSE TO EVERYWHERE! WE’RE EASY TO FIND!

JUST OFF EXIT 175 RTE I-81 • PITTSTON

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 PAGE 9G

AMERICA’S NEW CAR ALTERNATIVE

OPEN LABOR DAY 9AM-1PM

2011 INFINITI G25X AWD

OVER

200

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

VEHICLES FOR EVERY BUDGET!

Leather, Back-Up Camera, Sunroof, PW, PL

2006 DODGE STRATUS SXT

6,989*

#18949, Low Miles, Alloys, PW, PL

MSRP When NEW

$36,895

Our Price

24,895*

2008 JEEP COMMANDER #18876A, 7 Pass, 4x4, Alloys, PW, PL

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2010 SUZUKI SX4

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Starting At

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17,998*

14,388*

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13,990*

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STARTING AT

18,936*

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23,930*

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14,863*

2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT AWD #18909, Alloys, 7 Pass, PW, PL, CD, 5 To Choose From

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25,995*

2011 CHEVY IMPALA LT

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2011 KIA SPORTAGE LX AWD #18919, PW, PL, CD, Alloys, Auto, 4 To Choose From

STARTING AT

18,894*

2007 FORD EDGE SEL AWD #18948, Leather, Skyroof, Chrome Wheels

16,488*

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS

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STARTING AT

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STARTING AT

16,488*

FINANCE RATES AS LOW AS

1.74 APR** %

*PRICES + TAX & TAGS. ARTWORK FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. OFFER ENDS 9/30/12. **UP TO 63 MONTHS WITH BANK APPROVAL

2011 MITSUBISHI GALANT #18912, Alloys, PW, PL, ABS, Keyless, 4 To Choose From

STARTING AT

12,894*

2011 HONDA CRV AWD EX #18886, Alloys, PW, PL, CD

20,695*

CARS, TRUCKS CONVERTIBLES SUV’S, VANS

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412 Autos for Sale

2008 - ‘09 - ‘10 - ‘11 - ‘12 Chevy Impala LS • LT • LTZ OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

To Choose From

As Low As

1.9% APR

Available To Well Qualified Buyers

Hwy MPG

LOW MILES

MOST EQUIPPED WITH: • 3.6L SIDI V6 6 Speed • Automatic Transmission • Dual Zone Air Conditioning • AM/FM CD • Power Windows • Power Door Locks • 1 Owner • Rear Spoiler • Power Mirrors

Pardon Our Dust.

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THEY WON’T LAST!

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* OR BUY $ FOR

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PER MONTH

VALLEY CHEVROLET 601 KIDDER STREET, WILKES-BARRE, PA

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MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30-8:00pm; FRIDAY 8:30-7:00PM; SATURDAY 8:30-5:00pm

EXIT 170B OFF I-81 TO EXIT 1. BEAR RIGHT ON BUSINESS ROUTE 309 TO SIXTH LIGHT. JUST BELOW WYOMING VALLEY MALL.

Furniture & Accessories

COMPUTER DESK oak overlay $50 or best offer. 570-825-0283

BOOKCASE Sauder, 5 shelf $40. Antique sewing machine $50. Nice hand painted Italian pottery, quite a few pieces all for $35. 2 plaid twin comforters $20. each. 2 wooden collectors spoon racks $10. Wooden rack for bathroom for blow dryer & curling iron $15. 570-825-2599

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CHAIRS, (2) Genuine leather, custom made recliners. Taupe color, like new. $550 each. SOFA, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, 3 TABLES, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 12 noon 570-675-5046

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BEDROOM SUITE 4 piece with side chair, walnut finish by Pilliod Furniture from Carolina $400. CHINA HUTCH walnut finish. $400. All in excellent condition. Call Rick 570823-3496 or Gary 570-472-0285

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*Price plus tax & tags. #Z2712 - Buy Payment of $149 plus tax per month, 72 months @ 3.9% APR, $2500 cash or trade down with approved credit. Low APR to well qualiﬁed buyers. Prior use daily rental on select vehicles. Pictures for illustration only. Not responsible for typographical errors. KEN WALLACE’S

Furniture & Accessories

COUCH 80”x32” $25. 570-829-2082 COUCH with sleeper & chair. Lazy Boy $135. 570-817-1190

DESK. Secretary. Large, solid wood, in excellent condition. French Provincial style. Approximately 7’ tall. 2 pieces. Photos available. $650 570-819-1111 DINING ROOM SET Oak, 6 chairs, china closet, large leaf, table pads. like new. Asking $1,000. 570655-6081/510-9727 DISHES complete set service for 12, gold trim, includes coffee carafe, S&P, gravy boat, creamer, sugar, soup & sandwich platter, cups, saucers $40. 570-654-1691

by Cadillac

2012 SRX Luxury

DRESSER, oak, 4 drawer $50. Blanket chest $50. 4 tier end table $320. Complete 8 piece place setting of Crown Mary Princess China includes sugar, creamer, salad bowl & platter $100. 570-735-7742 or 570-239-0171

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607 FUTON tan cover, good condition $25. RECLINER mauve, fair condition FREE. 570-287-0103 LOFT TWIN BED SET, heavy solid frame, dark wood, one loft, one floor, $195. Twin beds with spindle design, maple, complete, $125. 675-2593

ROCKERS. (2) wooden teak. Very good condition. Both for $100. 570-814-7559

OPEN LABOR DAY 10-2

CADILLAC MONTH END SPECIALS

2012 CTS Luxury

Furniture & Accessories

FURNISH FOR LESS

COUCH, chair and a half. Lazyboy. 10 years old but still in good shape. $200, cash only. 570-417-1785

of Scranton - NEPA

744

by Cadillac

LEASE IT!

$ $

0% APR

10 TO CHOOSE

AVAILABLE FOR 60 MONTHS*

349

Must Be A Current Lessee Of A 1999 Or Newer Non-GM Lease

0 SECURITY DEPOSIT Per Month + Tax*

Total Due at Signing $2,593.00 plus tag fees

2013 XTS Luxury Collection

24 MONTHS

0% APR

AVAILABLE AVAILABLE FOR 60 MOS. 13 CTS’s In Stock

IN STOCK NOW

Lease price based on a 2012 SRX FWD Luxury $41,740 MSRP. $349 per month plus 9% PA sales tax total $380 per month. 24 month lease 10,000 miles per year. 24 monthly payments total $9,120. $.25/mile penalty over 20,000 miles. $1,999 down payment plus $349 ﬁrst payment plus tax and tags due at delivery.Total due at delivery $2,593 plus tag fees. MUST BE A CURRENT LESSEE OF A 1999 OR NEWER NON-GM LEASE Leasee responsible for excessive wear and tear. Must take delivery by 9/04/2012. Requires ALLY BankTier S or A credit approval. Please see sales person for complete details. Per owned tax & tags extra. 0% Financing $16.67 per thousand. Ex. $30,000 would be $500 per month. Ex. 30% down payment would be $400 per month for 60 months.This offer is limited to qualiﬁed buyers must be S, A Or BTier thru Ally Bank.

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LEASE FOR

11 HYUNDAI ACCENTS (4 Available) ....... $13,995 11 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN’S..................... $14,900 10 DODGE CALIBER’S (2 Available) ........ $14,995 10 CHRYSLER SEBRING (2 Available) . From $14,995 10 VW BEETLE COUPE .......................................... $15,900 11 DODGE AVENGER SXT.............................. $16,900 12 FORD E-150 CARGO VAN ................... $19,900 11 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4X4 ................... $19,900 11 NISSAN ROGUE AWD ................................ $19,900 11 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AWD .................. $20,900

192

PER MO.B

Some restrictions apply. See dealer for details.

NEW 2012 GMC SIERRA NEW 2012 GMC 1500 EXT CAB 4X4 TERRAIN AWD Stk#1984, 5.3L V8, SLE Pkg, Power Tech Pkg

LEASE FOR

395

USED CARS

11 DODGE CHALLENGER................................ $22,900 11 MAZDA CX-7 AWD .......................................... $23,900 11 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT AWD .................. $26,995 12 NISSAN MAXIMA 16K Miles ............................... $25,995 11 NISSAN ALTIMA 23K Miles .................................. $17,995 11 TOYOTA COROLLA 27K Miles.......................... $16,995 08 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4 83K Miles . $18,995 08 PONTIAC TORRENT AWD .......................................... $12,995 11 CADILLAC CTS-4 CPE AWD, Just 15K Local One Owner Miles,Tons of Warranty $33,995 06 MERCURY GR. MARQUIS GS Just Arrived, Local One Owner, Only 29K Miles $12,995

PER MO.C

Stk#2079, SLE-2 Pkg, Convenience Pkg, Chrome Wheels

LEASE FOR

313

PER MO.D

10 MAZDA MIATA CONV Local One Owner, Only 13K Miles $20,995 07 GMC YUKON XL DENALI AWD White Beauty, Local New Car Trade $21,995 12 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 13K Miles,White Beauty, SLT Equipment $26,995 11 CHEVY IMPALA LT Power Equipped,Tons of Warranty.......................... $15,995 10 CHEVY HHR LT Silver Beauty, Power Galore ......................................... $13,995 03 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4X4 Local Trade, 91K Miles ............................. $7,995 09 LINCOLN MKZ All Wheel Drive, One Owner Local Trade, Only 45K Miles $21,995 08 PONTIAC G5 COUPE Power Equipment Pkg, Only 68K Miles, R. Spoiler....... $9,995 04 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING SDN Just Traded,V6 Engine, Priced To Move $6,995

*All Leases Payments based on 24 mos with 10,000 miles per year, $3,000. Cash or trade down plus tax, tags & 1st payment due @ signing. All Factory rebates applied. See dealer for details. Residual Values: A-$19,269 B-$17,132.40 C-$21,885 D-$21,372.75

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Twin sets: $139 Full sets: $159 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

DUPONT

WEST PITTSTON

GIANT OUTDOOR

MOVING MUST SELL

Weber gas grill with cover & tank $95. Coffee table & 2 end tables $40 each. Kitchen table & 4 chairs $100. TV stand with drawer $30. End table $25. 2 corner tables $10 each. Computer desk $10. Printer stand $10. File cabinet $5. Chair $10. 3 area rugs $25. each. 570-655-4124 SETTEES, (2) Tufted back, $150 each. SOFA, large tufted back, $250, CHINA CLOSET, large antique, $200, CHANDELIER, crystal, $125, TABLE, small pie crust, $40, CHAIRS, (2) Oak children’s $30 for pair, DESK, old school, $50, JUG, glass water with metal stand, $25. 570-262-6596 TABLE LAMP Oriental Chinese woman 1960’s ceramic, pink -white-gold. $35. Collector spoons 18 different, $30. neg. 570-696-1927 TABLE, 6 chairs & hutch, $350, SLEEPER SOFA, chair and table, $250, LAMP, Tiffany style, double lighted. $75. 825-2888

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH 9 AM to 5 PM Over 50 Vendors! Country Store Wide variety of fruits & vegetables. RAIN OR SHINE ALL TABLES UNDER TENT FOOD MENU ALSO AVAILABLE POTATO PANCAKES, PIEROGIES, HALUSKI & MORE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH 11 AM TO 7 PM POLISH HARVEST FESTIVAL (DOZYNKI) HARVEST WREATH CEREMONY & BLESSING, 2 PM POLKA PUNCH BAND, 3 PM GAMES, PRIZES

EXETER

HUNLOCK CREEK

DALLAS 9 Westminster Dr. Monday, Labor Day September 3rd, 9-1. Wicker, Lennox, paintings, bistro table & chairs, lamps, 2 antique sewing machines, 2 directors chairs, florescent lights, yard tools, women’s purses & clothes, sizes 10 to 12. Antique trunk, Michael Jackson Barbie & many Barbie clothes.

DUPONT GIANT

Holy Mother of Sorrows Church 212 Wyoming Ave. Saturday, Sept. 8 9 am to 5 pm RAIN OR SHINE / All tables under tent Potato Pancakes, Pierogies, Haluski & more!! Tables Only $10. Vendors Wanted! Call 570-457-2378 For More Information

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DURYEA

60 Main Street Sat., 8-4 & Sun. 9-1 Household items, decorations, appliances & furniture.

EDWARDSVILLE

HUGE OUTDOOR YARD SALE

Sat., Sept. 8th 7am to 3pm EDWARDSVILLE Collector’s Market Parking Lot 378 Main St VENDOR SPACE AVAILABLE $15. PER SPACE STOP BY For Reservations Call 570-718-1123

105 Butler St. Fri., Sat., Sun. 8/31. 9/1. 9/2 9am-4 pm Fri.-Sat. 9am-1pm Sun. Contents of whole house!!!

WEST WYOMING 6th Street

OPENSPACE YEAR ROUND ACE SP AVAILABLE INSIDE & OUT Acres of parking

CANES & walking sticks. 30 available. Many different sizes, heights, shapes, made from slippery maple trees $5. each. Christmas & household over 200 items available includes trees, ornaments, lights, vases, knickknacks, figurines, lamps, baskets, flowers, Samsonite belt massager, all for $60 Electric sewing machine with folding cabinet & drawer, excellent condition $45. Stove, coal, antique working. + 1 ton chestnut coal. $500 570-735-2081

FREE AD POLICY

The Times Leader will accept ads for used private party merchandise only for items totaling $1,000 or less. All items must be priced and state how many of each item. Your name address, email and phone number must be included. No ads for ticket sales accepted. Pet ads accepted if FREE ad must state FREE. You may place your ad online at timesleader.com, or email to classifieds@ timesleader.com or fax to 570-831-7312 or mail to Classified Free Ads: 15 N. Main Street, WilkesBarre, PA. Sorry no phone calls. MAGNIFYING screen for various uses 21x23 $20. firm. 570-654-9517 PERFIT incontinence underwear Size X-L 14 per package $5 each. 288-9940

758 Miscellaneous

409 Old Tavern Rd Sat & Sun, 9-3 Furniture, tools & appliances, windows, bird cages & free stuff.

MERCHANTS VILLAGE

BEST PRICES IN THE AREA

(Former Walmart Building) Oak St., Pittston

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CA$H

- $10 Saturday 10am-2pm Sunday 8am-4pm

ENTIRE CONTENTS OF HOME 21 Insignia Drive Sat. & Sun September, 1 and 2 8:30AM - 3PM

KINGSTON

134 Page Ave. Sat. and Sun. Sept. 1 & 2 7am-11am Furniture, holiday items, ceramic & vinyl tile, TV’s, microwave, VCR, clothing, baseball cards, sports memorabilia, toys, & glassware.

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LAFLIN LABOR DAY

13 Peachwood Dr. Mon., Sept. 3, 8-12 Children’s items & clothes, household, toys & much more. Everything Must Go!

PITTSTON TWP.

633 Suscon Rd HUGE SALE Fri, Sat & Sun, 8am-7pm Patio table,chairs and umbrellas. Household, holiday, sports cards and collectibles, Duraflame electric heater, Legos and Kenex, NASCAR and tools, CDs, albums and 45’s. Many new items.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP BIRCHWOOD HILLS 5 Pine Road Sat. & Sun, 9-3 Sporting goods, kid’s toys, furniture & more!

Jewelry

BRACELET sterling 925 bracelet 1.06 oz. 16” long $25 & 5 stone sterling 925 ring $3. 735-6638

752 Landscaping & Gardening LAWN MOWER. John Deere rider. 42”, 6 years old. Includes extra blades and belt. Excellent shape. $700 570-823-7957 WEED EATER gas string trimmer, like new $50. 288-9940

756

Medical Equipment

ROLLATOR-WALKER with seat and brakes used one time. Paid $119 asking $50. 570-822-3878

758 Miscellaneous AFGHANS, (4) $10 each, DISHES, service for 8, $15, GOLF CLUBS, 15 $1 each, WIGS (2) light brown with blonde highlights short hair. New, Paula Young, $10 each. 823-4941

All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H

FREE PICKUP

570-574-1275 BEER TAPS $ 1. each. Schaefer with faucet and two beer taps with with hose and hand nozzle, all with hand pumps, $60. 570-735-6638 CABINET, Curio, round glass door, $150. BAGS, evening, 25 new $75. 570-654-0156 COVER plastic for 6’ pickup box, aluminum mounts, good condition $40. 570-655-0546 DISPENSERS. (2) Max 2000 Manual Paper roll. 1 used other new. $15 each or both for $25 570-788-2388

$POT,

PICTURE of fog & cliffs, not framed approximate 18x24 1/2 $5. 474-6967 POR-A-POTTY $15. Call 570-283-0575 or 570-709-5505 REFRIGERATOR, Whirlpool, side by side, $175. LIGHT, pool table, $60. BOAT, 15’, on Spartan trailer $425. Call for details. 570-822-4094 REFRIGERATOR. Kenmore, 21 cu.ft., $159, Vanity top, bought wrong size, never used, $175, Crates for music or shipping, (2) $150 each. 288-9843

Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! TABLECLOTH 70x52 linen, off white, never used, new $6.50 White shower curtain liner new $4. 60”lx112”w ruffled white lace curtains with tie backs, new $7. 570-474-5653 WATER COOLER $50. DOG KENNEL 6x8x4, brand new $175. 570-301-3801

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3 ACRES INSIDE AIR CONDITIONED Huge, Huge Inventory

• FOOD ITEMS Huge Selection 1/2 Price!

• BABY ITEMS

diapers by the case

• BEAUTY ITEMS Make-Up • CLEANING ITEMS • ELECTRONICS • HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

• HEALTHCARE • TOOLS

Food Court

570-891-1972

762

Musical Instruments

PIANO. Gulbansen Spinet. Asking $500. 570-262-8282

Photo Equipment

CAMERA Olympus 520 zoom $8.00. Panasonic palmcorder pv22 $10. 570-696-9005

772

Pools & Spas

POOL 15’ x 52” round with filter plus other accessories. $350 or best offer. 570- 825-3534

776 Sporting Goods GOLF CLUBS bag & balls (dozen). $40. 570-824-8183

Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified department today at 570829-7130! GUN CABINET 10 guns, pine, locking glass doors, 4 drawer base, like new condition $200. 570-655-0546 ROLLER BLADES: Men’s roller blades size 11, like new $5. Harley Davidson back rest and pad off 1990 Heritage. $50, CLOTHING, Juniors name brand. 10 pieces, $15 for all. 570-822-6258

780

Televisions/ Accessories

TV RCA 27” swivel console, great for college students $30. 570-825-0283

782

Tickets

WANTED TO BUY TICKETS

Two tickets to the Sept. 1 Penn State/ Ohio State football game. 574-1559.

784

Tools

BRAKE 8’ aluminum brake $350. Lincoln AC-225 Arc welder$250. Delta bandsaw $380. (4) Electric handsaws $5. each. All prices neg. 570-466-7376 or 570-388-2000 CONCRETE WORKER TOOLS 7 piece $12. Pipe vise, fast mount $25. Drill blade sharpener $20. 8’ oak banister complete $20. Box of plumbing supplies $20. Box of bits & drills $15. 570-696-9005

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786 Toys & Games LITTLE TYKES Spray & Rescue fire truck, 1 1/2-5 years $19. 570-696-0187

788

Stereo/TV/ Electronics

CD PLAYER Sanyo radio, double cassette, record player all for $25. 570-823-9004 VOICE SYNTHESIZER. Roland XV5080 Sound Module 128. Expandable in rackmount case. $700. SPEAKERS, Fisher 3 way stereo, 15” woofer. $40 pair. 570-881-3929

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

WANTED JEWELRY $ ANTIQUES BUYING $

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baseball, football, basketball, hockey & non-sports. Sets, singles & wax. Also buying comics. 570-212-0398

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Appliance Service

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Building & Remodeling

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Cleaning & Maintainence

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1054

Concrete & Masonry

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Concrete & Masonry

D. Pugh Concrete

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1057Construction & Building FATHER & SON CONSTRUCTION Interior & Exterior Remodeling Jobs of All Sizes 570-814-4578 570-709-8826

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1078

Dry Wall

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Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

570-675-3378

1084

Electrical

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SLEBODA ELECTRIC Master electrician Licensed & Insured Service Changes & Replacements. Generator Installs. 868-4469

1099

Fencing & Decks

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1099

Fencing & Decks

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1129 Gutter Repair & Cleaning

GUTTER CLEANING

Window Cleaning Pressure washing Insured 570-288-6794

1132

Handyman Services

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1135

Hauling & Trucking

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1135

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1195

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1204

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1183

Masonry

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1189 Miscellaneous Service

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1189 Miscellaneous Service PSYCHIC MASTER D

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1213

Paving & Excavating

1219

Photo Services

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1234

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1252

Roofing & Siding

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12 FAULLS LANE HARVEYS LAKE 12-3111 Wooded and private bi-level home in D a l l a s School District. Owner says sell! As-is, where-is. No negotiations, quickest sale. CALL CINDY 690-2689 $150,000

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591 GARFIELD STREET, EDWARDSVILLE 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has finished lower level rec room with brick walls and gas heater. Large eat-in kitchen, large deck overlooking fenced rear yard. MLS#12-2685 JOE MOORE $79,900

66 GOODWIN AVE N, KINGSTON 2-story in good condition with flexible floor plan. First floor living room; dining room; kitchen; TV room; office; 3/4 bath-laundry. Second floor: 3 bedrooms,full bath. Lower level: 1/2 bath and rec room. Ductless air-conditioning on first floor. Private driveway. MLS#12-2024 JOE MOORE $112,500

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Attractively remodeled rancher duplex, a minute walk from the lake! One side contains 900SF w/5 rooms & 2BRs, the other 600SF with 4 rooms and 2BRs. Ideal setup for someone wishing to have a place at the lake with a tenant helping to pay for it! #12-2847 $119,500 Ted Poggi 283-9100 x25

Very nice 2-story with 3 bedGet settled in before fall! This 4 rooms, 2 full baths. Large bedroom home is move-in ready! family room in lower level and a Formal living room, dining GREAT back yard and a 15x11 room, nice size kitchen with screened-in patio. This home breakfast nook, family room has been carefully maintained leads to the year round sun room. by the original owner. Recently 1st ﬂoor laundry, basement painted and new carpet installed. ready to be ﬁnished! #12-3160 $139,900 #12-3174 $235,000 Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Jill Jones 696-6550

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door in the laundry room. The nearby hall offers access to the two-car garage, with a second door that opens to the rear deck. Upstairs, the master bedroom measures 12by-18 and has blue carpeting with a floral design, white walls and a picture window front. You are sure to love the large walk-in closet. A favorite highlight will likely be the adjacent master bath. Offering striking black laminate countertops with a pale blue sink over a wood vanity, this bath has tiled walls in shades of cream, blue and taupe, and a tan tile floor. There is a single window facing the side. Bedrooms two through four range in size from 12-by-12 to 8-by-10, each with double closets. A full bath nearby has a pale gray tile floor designed to accent a white vanity with gray and white laminate top. There is a pink tile tub and shower surround with sliding glass doors. Plenty of additional storage can be found in the full, unfinished basement. Five ground level windows add a good amount of natural light. To get to today’s Open House, take Route 315 north from Wilkes-Barre. At Saint Joseph Oblates, make a left onto Yatesville Rd. and a left onto Highland Dr. The home is straight ahead. For more information, contact Jane Kopp, of Jane Kopp Real Estate, at (570) 288-7481. SPECIFICATIONS: Two-story 2,000 square feet BEDROOMS: 4 BATHS: 3 PRICE: $245,000 LOCATION: 2201 N. Highland Dr., Jenkins Twp. AGENT: Jane Kopp REALTOR: Jane Kopp Real Estate, (570) 288-7481 OPEN HOUSE: Today, 1-3 p.m.

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6650 Bear Creek Blvd Well maintained custom built 2 story nestled on 2 private acres with circular driveway - Large kitchen with center island, master bedroom with 2 walk-in closets, family room with fireplace, custom built wine cellar. A MUST SEE! MLS#12-1751 PRICE REDUCED $275,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

One of the best deals in Bear Creek! Recently reduced to sell! All brick ranch with remodeled kitchen, hardwood floors and full tile baths. Nice sized lot has plenty of room in the back. Convenient location! Close to highways, shopping, recreation, casino and more! Finished basement with bonus and family room. #12-1698 $149,000 Paul Pukatch 760-8143

SUGARLOAF COUNTRY MANOR Private 18 acre estate with southern exposure & panoramic views! Quality constructed & custom built, this New England split level offers 3-4 bedrooms, three baths, solarium with hot tub, two fireplaces, extra large gameroom & other attractive amenities! Matching 2 story brick barn, cozy “A” frame guest cottage & more......absolutely ideal for horses, mini farmette & children. 20 minutes from Wilkes-Barre & Pocono Resorts. Broker Owned $489,900 Call Mike @ 570-455-9463 M.S. Pecora Realtor

1107 Spring Street Superb two story with 3 bedrooms & 1 ½ baths. Hardwood floors, gas heat, vinyl siding, large yard with garage. Call Jim for details. Offered at $169,500 Towne & Country Real Estate Co. 570-735-8932 or 570-542-5708

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Charming well maintained 3 bedroom, 1 bath home located on a quiet street near Blueberry Hills Development. Features a modern kitchen with breakfast bar, formal dining room, and family room with gas stove, hardwood floors in bedrooms, deck, large fenced yard, shed and offstreet parking. #11-2947 $99,500 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

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Large home on a huge lot. Needs some care so come put your personal touch into this great value. Off street parking, 2 car detached garage and a large fenced in yard. Did we mentioned 4 bedrooms. MLS 12-1589 $64,900 Call/text Donna 570-947-3824 or Tony 570-855-2424

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Spacious traditional Cape Cod home situated on 7.6 acres. Country like setting yet minutes to downtown & major highways. Home features 4-5 bedrooms, 2 baths, family room, hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, 2-car garage, large rear yard. Call today for a showing! #12-2627 $199,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

Attractive 7 year old 2-story with eat-inkitchen, oak cabinets, granite countertops, island & tile floor. Master bedroom with solid cherry hardwood floor, walk-in closet & master bath. Dual fireplace. Gas heat/ central air. Three car garage. Home Protection Plan. MLS# 11-2035 $279,900 Sandra Gorman 570-696-5408

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Private & beautiful lovely brick chalet on 11.85 acres. Custom brick work, tongue & groove interior & oversized 3 car garage. Features whirlpool tub, heated sunroom, kitchen island & hickory cabinets, laundry room. Basement is plumbed & ready to finish. MLS# 12-817 $315,000 Call Ken Williams Five Mountain Realty 570-542-8800

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Lovingly restored farmhouse with newer kitchen with ceramic tile. Approximately 500 feet of stream frontage on Sutton Creek. Bonus 30' x 60' drive-through heated garage with over 20' clearance. Natural wood built-ins, archway & under carpets ....Seller to credit buyer $3,000 towards a water filtration system. MLS# 12-1624 $169,900 call Tracy McDermott.

705 Blueberry Lane Large 4 bedroom Bi-level with large master bedroom with sliding glass doors leading to private deck. Modern kitchen with skylights, skylights also in master bath. Dining room with sliding glass doors to deck. Large corner lot with attached 2 car garage ready to move right in.For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2379 Call Fred 570-817-5792

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226 Church St. Four square home with large rooms and old world features in the woodwork and stained glass. A must see home. MLS #122596. For more information and photos visit atlasrealtyinc.com. Call Charlie 829-6200 VM 101

412 New St. Motivated Seller. Great starter home on large lot. Systems newer, but needs cosmetic updating. Ready to make to your liking! MLS 12-1732 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

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97 Chittenden St. Flood damaged home with new furnace, electric box, water heater, outlets and switches. 1st floor gutted but already insulated and ready for sheetrock. 2nd floor has 4 bedrooms and bath with double sinks. Large yard. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-1225 Sorry, cash buyers only! Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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38 Huckleberry Ln Blueberry Hills 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room with fireplace, 2 car garage, large yard. Master bath with separate jetted tub, kitchen with stainless steel appliances and island, lighted deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3071 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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MLS #11-2625 DIR: Middle Rd. towards Nanticoke; LEFT on McGovern Hill Road; RIGHT into Ledgewood. For more information or to schedule an appointment contact: Christine Pieczynski at 696-6569

28 Carverton Road, Shavertown, PA Phone: 696.2600 ext. 207 Fax: 696.0677 Direct: 696.6569 cpieczynski@poggi-jones.com www.poggi-jones.com

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On Your House With This View!

Let’s pick a lot and design a house... Call 881-2144

OPEN HOUSE

You can view a Model of our LUXURY RANCH at 15 River Shores Court, West Pittston (corner of Erie and Susquehanna) from 12 until 2pm SUNDAY AND MONDAY or anytime by calling 881-2144

(570) 288-9371

Rae Dziak 714-9234

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Enjoy All Four Seasons at Harvey’s Lake Pole 242

Pole 272

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Adjacent to Wyoming Valley Country Club

14 Premium Lots Available

SOLD SOLD SOLD

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POINT BREEZE - 4BR, 2.1 bath, LR & DR w/ great view of lake; MBR Suite; 1st ﬂoor FR w/FP; 3 garages; PLUS 2BR apartment; 40’ Lakefront; dock & boatslip. $619,000

Pole 271

Modern 3BR, 2 bath, 2200 SF home w/50’ lakefront; LR w/full glass wall, DR w/FP, modern kit w/appliances; 2nd ﬂr laundry; 2 car+ garage; deck; ﬁnished dock. $549,900

5 Baird Street

Motivated seller! Modern 3BR, 1.1 bath. New kitchen 20x19; BR w/skylights; Many many upgrades PLUS 1BR, 1 bath Guesthouse (or rental) w/deck & carport. Beach Membership! $139,900

105’ Lakefront w/4acre lot. Modern, 3BR brick ranch all HW; A/C; great lake views; 2+ heated garage; gas heat; boathouse & dock. HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. $595,000

Pole 265

Renovated 3BR, 2 bath Lakefront 2story; Great room = LR w/FP, DR; cherry kitchen w/all appliances; Open to large porch w/lakeview; FR; Laundry room; 25’ Lakefront & dock. $289,000 or lease for $1,800/Mo.

93 Baird Street

Totally remodeled 3BR, 1 bath Ranch on 50x161 level lot; LR, DR w/FP; Galley kitchen; deck; laundry; porch. Beach membership. Insulated for year round living. $99,900

With Rae, Service = Sales

SOLD SOLD

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Enjoy the secluded setting just minutes from Wilkes-Barre and I-81. Gas, electric, cable, water, sewer, storm sewer ready.

Contact Fairway Estates at (570) 760-1642

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906 Homes for Sale

HANOVER TWP

HUGHESTOWN $87,900

72 Lyndwood Ave. Move right in to this large yet cozy 4 bedroom, 2 bath home in a great area. The beautiful finished basement adds even more living space. This well maintained home has a Split AC sys. with heat pump, alarm system, private drive. Motivated sellers. Asking $105,000 MLS# 12-535 Appointment only. Call Don Marsh 570-814-5072

HANOVER TWP. Enjoy nature in

charming 2 bedroom, 1 bath raised ranch home in quiet setting on Pine Run Road, Laurel Run. Close to everything. Single car attached garage, 3 season sunroom, economical propane heat, central air, basement with fireplace. New carpeting and flooring, freshly painted, Hanover Area School District. Ready to move in! $105,000. Call 570-474-5540 HANOVER TWP.

58 Simon Block Nice home with private driveway features gas heat with baseboard heating, large room sizes, lower level with front walk-out ideal for finishing or extra storage. Directions: Sans Souci Pkwy, turn onto Main Rd, right on Mary St., left onto Simon Block, home on left. MLS# 12-2157 $55,000 Call Lynda Rowinski

Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-1195

HANOVER TWP.

New Construction. Lot #2, Fairway Estates. 2,700 square feet, tile & hardwood on 1st floor. Cherry cabinets with center island. $399,500. For more details: patrickdeats.com 570-696-1041 HANOVER TWP. NEW PRICE!

2 Betsy Ross Drive Warmly inviting 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Tudor. Striking highlights in this beautiful home include custom blinds, manicured lawn, deck, patio and 3-season porch. Entertain in the finished walkout basement with wet bar or relax by the pool! Outstanding quality! $329,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100

HARDING $249,900

1385 Mt. Zion Rd. Great country setting on 3.05 acres. Move in condition Ranch with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, inground swimming pool, hardwood floors. Finished basement with wet bar. 2 car garage, wrap around driveway. For more info and photos visit: www.atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 12-2270 Call Tom 570-262-7716

WILKES-BARRE

REDUCED Parsons Section 166 Matson Ave. $25,000. 5 bedroom, 1 bath. Garage. Corner lot. Nice location. Out of flood zone. Call 570-814-7453

Very nice 2 story with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. Replacement window with great screened porch for outdoor living without the bugs. Very neat and clean. MLS 12-3029 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

906 Homes for Sale HARDING

''Country Charm'' at its best describes this 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath 2 story situated on 1.87 scenic acres with many updates. Knotty pine kitchen, breakfast room, living room with gas propane stove, dining room, hardwood, office with electric stove, deck, gazebo & detached garage. MLS# 12-2813 $204,900 Call Marie Montante 570-881-0103

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906 Homes for Sale HANOVER TWP

NEW LISTING! Well maintained brick & vinyl 2-story home in a nice Hanover Twp. neighborhood. This home has been freshly painted and new carpet installed thruout the upper two floors. The first floor has large, modern eat-in kitchen with tile floor, counter & backsplash, formal dining room with sliding doors to the screened-in porch, a large living room. The second floor has 3 bedrooms, modern full bath, featuring a tile tub/shower. The finished lower level includes a 21’ x 15’ family room with large storage closets and another full bath. The laundry area is also in the lower level. An attached one-car garage includes a large room for a workshop or for storing outside furniture and garden tools, with easy access to the private back yard. For more information and to view the photos online go to: www.prudentialrealestate.com and enter PRU7W7A3 in the Home Search. Listed at $139,900. MLS#12-3160 Call today Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Walter Belchick 696-2600 ext. 301

696-2600 HUNLOCK CREEK

HARDING PRICE REDUCED $69,900

2032 ROUTE 92 RIVER VIEWS PLUS EXTRA LOT ON RIVER. Just 1/4 miles from boat launch, this great ranch home is perched high enough to keep you dry, but close enough to watch the river roll by. Surrounded by nature, this home features large living room and eat in kitchen, 3 bedrooms, full unfinished basement. Ready to move right in and enjoy country living just minutes from downtown. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-79 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

906 Homes for Sale

906 Homes for Sale KINGSTON

121 Vaughn St. Nicely Maintained 3 bedroom 1 bath 2 story on a quiet street in Kingston. Large yard includes garage which is presently being used as a storage building. MLS# 12-2408 $95,000 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100

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HUNLOCK CREEK

Spectacular, remodeled, two story house situated on 110 wooded acres. It’s an outdoor’s persons dream come true. Featuring a 20+ acre fishing lake & four small ponds, woods & fields with deer, turkey, bear & grouse. Home boasts breathtaking views of the lake & woods. Perfect for Hunt Club or very special home. Most furnishings included. Serious, pre-qualified inquiries only. Asking $575,000. Call Jim Stachelek or email jims@prudential keystone.com Prudential Keystone Properties 215-896-8860

JENKINS TWP. $254,900

297 Susquehannock Drive Traditional 4 bedroom home with 2.5 baths, 2 car garage. Large yard with deck and retractable awning. Above ground pool, 1st floor laundry. . For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-945 $254,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

KINGSTON

16 Birch Street Great home in Hudson Gardens. 4 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, central a/c, new roof & windows, newly painted, screened porch, family room with fireplace and bar. 12-2688 $172,000 Call Nancy Answini Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444

HUDSON

906 Homes for Sale JENKINS TWP.

HUNTING/FISHING MOTIVATED SELLER MAKE AN OFFER $65,000 RETREAT

PLAINS

906 Homes for Sale Immaculate 3 bedroom ranch on beautiful 1.3 acre lot. Modern kitchen & baths, hardwood floors, private patio. Finished lower level with bar area. MLS# 12-2033 $154,300 Call Jill Hiscox at 570-696-0875

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177 Third Avenue COMPARE WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY! Modern 3 bedroom end unit townhouse, with 2 1/2 baths (master bath). Central air. Family room, foyer, deck with canopy, patio, fenced yard, garage. Extras! $123,000. MLS # 12-3012 Ask for Bob Kopec Humford Realty Inc 570-822-5126

906 Homes for Sale

JENKINS TWP.

1717 River Road Completely remodeled home with new siding, windows and modern kitchen & bath. New flooring, walls, heat and electric. Move right in. Off street parking in rear. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2232 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

111 Laflin Road Nice 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Split Level home with hardwood floors, 1 car garage, large yard and covered patio in very convenient location. Great curb appeal and plenty of off street parking. Rt. 315 to light @ Laflin Rd. Turn west onto Laflin Rd. Home is on left. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2852 Keri Best 570-885-5082

MOUNTAIN TOP 33 LEE AVE.

This 3 bedroom home offers modern kitchen, with Corian counters accented by marble backsplash, central air, fenced rear yard with deck and patio. Off street parking for 2 to 4 cars. Custom shutters on the first floor windows along with natural woodwork and hardwood floors give this home a charm you are sure to love! #12-1997 $134,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

906 Homes for Sale

KINGSTON

3 story traditional BEAUTY features all the original character you would hope for. Crown moldings, hardwood floors throughout all three floors, beveled glass windows, built-ins. Modern maple kitchen, new windows, 2 new furnaces. 6 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, private backyard, one year home warranty. Directions: Wyoming Ave. South - Take a left at Reynolds (just past Dairy Queen) Home on right. MLS #12-3121 $299,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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NEW LISTING OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 12-2 DIRECTIONS: 309S bear right at the triangle and Lee Ave. is the second street on right. Move in ready house with premium upgrades. Completely remodeled from top to bottom. new kitchen & bath with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, refinished hardwood floors, finished basement, 3 season porch, attic pull down, ceiling fans, Florida room, hardwood floors, porch, recreation room, workshop. and too much more to list. A can’t miss o p p o r t u n i t y ! $227,500 MLS-12-2979 Call Dave Wychock 570-885-1670

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MOUNTAIN TOP

OPEN HOUSE Sun., Aug 12, 1-3pm 183 Gracedale Ave. 3 bedroom, 2 story home on large lot with creek. Above ground oval swimming pool, 24 x 24 deck with gazebo. Newer roof & replacement windows. Over sized 1 car garage with attached storage shed MLS # 12-2758 $109,000 James Banos Realtor Associate 570-991-1883 Caldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

906 Homes for Sale MOUNTAIN TOP 4 Widener Drive A must see home! You absolutely must see the interior of this home. Start by looking at the photos on line. Fantastic kitchen with hickory cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and tile floor. Fabulous master bathroom with champagne tub and glass shower, walk in closet. 4 car garage, upper garage is partially finished. The list goes on and on. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-210 Price Reduced $375,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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HUNLOCK CREEK

LAFLIN $129,900

PLAINS

1 YEAR HOME WARRANTY! Come create family traditions in this fabulous home in a great location. Huge dining room for entertaining, AMAZING updated kitchen with granite, lovely sun room, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths and partial finished lower level. Hardwood floors under carpet. Walking distance to 2 Universities, Kirby Park, downtown & much more. Don’t miss out call or text Donna 570-9473824 or Tony 570855-2424 for more information or to schedule your showing. $159,000.

Line up a place to live in classified! MOUNTAIN TOP

KINGSTON

142 Poplar St. Fully remodeled, move in ready! 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath. Modern kitchen, all stainless steel appliances, marble counter tops, custom cabinets. Beautiful fenced in back yard with deck and firepit. A MUST SEE!!! $127,900 For additional details or to see home call 570-239-2882

70 Warner Street 2 bedrooms, move-in ready with appliances, nice yard with shed and deck, Newer roof, and furnace, gas heat. Low taxes. Asking $62,900 Please Call 570-822-8708 or 570-301-2455

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906 Homes for Sale

NANTICOKE

NEWPORT TWP MULTI FAMILY

1235 Lincoln Ave. REDUCED! OWNER SAYS SELL! 3 bedroom two story with an extra room on 1st floor could be a 4th bedroom. Move in as is and do some TLC at your own pace. Gas heat and off street parking. $38,000. MLS# 12-1107 Pat @ 715-9337 Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801

NANTICOKE

60 ICE LAKE DRIVE Outstanding & immaculate 4 bedroom with many upgrades. Beautiful finished lower level could be an apartment for an extended family member. Floor to ceiling fireplace in stunning family room. Heated pool, hot tub, screened porch & much more on a 6.54 acre lot Crestwood School District. $619,000. MLS# 12-1557 Call Pat @715-9337 Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801

1457 S. Hanover St. Beautiful Tudor style split level home. This home features 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, recreation room with a bar, wood burning stove, 2 tier patio, storage shed, fenced yard and 1 car garage. Security system and more. MLS 12-3292 $189,900 John Polifka 570-704-6846 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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Nice fully rented 2 family investment in quiet conveniently located neighborhood. Separate heat, electric and water. Large wide double lot with off street parking on each side. Fenced rear yard. $49,000 MLS 12-2008 Call Steve Shemo 570-718-4959 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-793-9449

NEWPORT TWP.

46 Farmhouse Rd. REDUCED! MOTIVATED SELLER Lovely 10 room vinyl sided ranch home, with 2.5 modern baths, formal dining room, gas heat, central air, 2 car garage & large deck. Lower level consists of 2 large recreation rooms. Office, half bath and workshop. Lower level all ceramic tiled floors. MLS# 12-1359 $282,900 Call Florence 570-715-7737

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NANTICOKE $29,900

4 Overlook Drive Great split level home in Whitney Point development, formerly Ridgeview. This home has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 2 car garage, large deck, and lower level family room with a bar and coal stove. Heat your house all winter long with about $150 worth of coal! MLS# 12-2548 $175,000 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

906 Homes for Sale

PITTSTON $79,900

Duplex. fully rented with 2 bedrooms each unit. Owner pays heat. Tenants pay electric and hot water. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2973 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

PITTSTON

25 W. Washington Move right into this very nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Lots of natural woodwork and a beautiful stained glass window. Newer kitchen appliances and w/w carpeting. Supplement your heating with a recently installed wood pellet stove. This home also has a one car detached garage. MLS 12-2171 $76,000 John Polifka 570-704-6846 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

NANTICOKE REDUCED

114 W. Union St. Large home with 3 bedrooms, 8 rooms, yard with garage and off street parking. 2 bathrooms. Nice condition. Loads of potential. For more into and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-2096 $55,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

107 Nuangola Ave. LAKEFRONT! Totally remodeled home with a newer dock and a boathouse. This could be your ticket to paradise all year round. Features 3 large bedrooms and a wonderful Florida room with gorgeous lakeviews. Less than five minutes to Interstate 81. Crestwood School District. $399,900. MLS# 12-2775 Call Pat @715-9337 Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801

PITTSTON $109,000

Own a Historical Gem!!! This home was built in 1907 and is “STILL” in near original condition. All the woodwork, glass and light fixtures are there. Never ruined by a cheap remodel and the woodwork was never painted over. Don’t take my word for it, go on line and check out the photos at www.atlasrealtyinc.com. If you like classic features you’ll love this home! MLS 12-2781 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

PITTSTON $53,900

143 W. Broad St. Nice 2 story home with 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths, fenced yard, newer furnace with 3 zones and newer 200 amp electrical service, whole house water filter and beautiful hard wood floors. This home has an attached Mother in Law suite with a separate entrance. This can easily be converted to a 1st floor master bedroom with a master bath. MLS 12-1401 $64,900 John W. Polifka Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 570-704-6846 NEWPORT TWP INVESTMENT PROPERTY

81 Cliff St. Move in ready, freshly painted, 2 story home. Private driveway, screened in back porch. Nicely landscaped. 4 bedrooms. Must see! MLS 12-2124 $85,000 Call Melissa 570-237-6384

PITTSTON

NUANGOLA LAKE NUANGOLA

NANTICOKE

NANTICOKE REDUCED!

906 Homes for Sale

Lovely Ranch home on 1.42 acres. Features 3 bedrooms, full bath, 1/2 bath, kitchen, living room with fireplace, dining room, den & laundry room on Main floor. Kitchen, family room with fireplace, 3/4 bath & storage room on Lower Level. Newer roof, siding, sofit & gutters plus some newer carpeting, pergo flooring, central air & whole house fan, 2 car garage & paved driveway. 12-1010 $176,900 Ken Williams 570-542-8800 Five Mountains Realty

906 Homes for Sale

KINGSTON

KINGSTON NEW LISTING!! ADD YOUR TOUCHES!! Genuine hardwood floors, doors & trim will catch your attention as you arrive through the entry foyer into the sunny living room, formal dining room & eat-in kitchen. You will be pleased with the spacious bedroom sizes & closets. Terrific walk-up attic for your imagination. Whole house fan will keep you cool. Attached garage with large, full B-Dry Basement. Great Yard! Virtual Tour. MLS#12-2785 $120,000 Michele Hopkins 570-540-6046

906 Homes for Sale

3 Sand Street Completely renovated in 2008, This two-story sits on a private alley lot. Central air and maple hardwood floors throughout. MLS# 12-2714 $98,000 Call Ed Appnel 570-817-2500 570-654-1490

PITTSTON REDUCED $39,900

110 Union St. Fixer upper with 3 bedrooms, new roof, gas heat. Great lot 50 x 173. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1513 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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PITTSTON TWP.

23 Ridge Street 4 Bedroom Colonial Home in Pocono Ridge Estates. Large 2 Car Garage, Paved Driveway, Electric Heat & Central Air, 1.5 Baths, Large Eat in Kitchen & Dining Room. Double Deck with Hot Tub. Low Taxes. $219,000 Call 570-212-1404

SALE PENDING

PITTSTON 42 E. Oak St. Cozy 2 bedroom, 2 story home with modern kitchen and bath. New vinyl windows, nice yard. Storage shed and 1 car detached garage. www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 12-3016 Terry 570-885-4896 Angie 570-885-4896

PITTSTON $78,900

Growing family needs this house sold! Beautiful inside and out, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath hoe features many improvements such as central air, new kitchen, oversized bath and fenced-in yard. Local tax is only $36/year. Located on a deadend street with low traffic volume. #12-95 $159,900 Paul Pukatch 696-6559

570-283-9100 715 Maple St. Handyman’s dream. NOT a nightmare. A little paint, carpeting and water lines and this house is good to go. Large yard. 2 bedrooms. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 12-2332 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

Nice fully rented 2 family investment in quiet conveniently located neighborhood. Separate heat, electric and water. Large wide double lot with off street parking on each side. Fenced rear yard. $54,900 MLS 12-2311 Call Steve Shemo 570-718-4959 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-793-9449

8 Tunnell St. 3 bedroom, 1 bath 2 story with extra large kitchen in very private location with newer vinyl windows. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2944 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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906 Homes for Sale PITTSTON

Great Investment just waiting for a new owner. Many updates In both units. Building has extra unused space in attic and basement that be be finished with many options. Out of flood zone, huge lot and off street parking. MLS 12-1586 $124,900 Call/text Donna 570-947-3824 or Tony 570-855-2424

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Nice 3 bedroom unit in back and a nice studio apt up front. Great investment opportunity. Large yard and off street parking plus out of the flood zone. MLS 12-1587 $89,900 Call/text Donna 570-947-3824 or Tony 570-855-2424

PLAINS 5 Odonnell St. $114,900

Nice Bi-Level in convenient location. Bi-Level. 3 bedrooms with hardwood floors, 1 and 3/4 bathrooms, NEW roof installed and 1-car heated garage. Near VA Hospital, casino, highways, etc. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS # 12-2622 Directions: Traveling South on RT 315; Left on Mundy St; Left on Bear Creek Blvd; Left on ODonnell St. Home is on the right. Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

PLAINS

NEW LISTING! This charming brick 2 story with semimodern kitchen, 3 bedrooms & 1 bath is well maintained. Newer roof, 1st floor replacement windows, off street parking & more. Priced to Sell! $54,900 Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

570-288-6654 PLYMOUTH

PRICE REDUCED! 308 Stephanie Drive Attractive Brick Front Ranch with 3 Bedrooms, gas heat, Sunroom, attached garage, large yard, shed. Hardwood floors under rugs. Great location. New windows. Basement can easily be finished. Well Maintained. MLS# 12-1911 $129,900 Call Nancy Palumbo 570-714-9240

PLYMOUTH

Roomy 2 bedroom single with eat-in kitchen, tile bath, gas heat & 2 car detached garage. Priced to sell at $33,000 MLS 11-2653 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

570-288-6654

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DALLAS

LAKE ALEEDA

HARVEYS LAKE

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE

SHICKSHINNY LAKE Stunning Lakefront home w/3000SF, 3BRs, 3 baths & 100ft of Lakefront w/ dock! Offers attractive Florida room overlooking the lake, formal LR w/FP, DR, FR w/FP, den & 2 car garage. MLS# 12-959 BARBARA M. 696-0883 $349,900

DALLAS DAKOTA WOODS - Carefree Condo -Bright & spacious w/3 BR’s, 1st flr master, study/library, kit w/granite & upscale app’ls, 2 car gar. MLS#11-3208 RHEA 696-6677 $379,000

LAKE ALEEDA 100FT OF LAKEFRONT! Beautiful 4BR, 3 bath home w/open floor plan offers magnificent lake views. Quality evident throughout - Master on 1st floor, Ashford floors, wonderful kitchen & baths, bright walk-out LL w/2nd kitchen, State of the Art heating, cooling & security systems! Lakefront gives views everywhere! MLS# 12-1388 RHEA 696-6677 or PEG 714-9247 $597,000

HARVEYS LAKE 2100SF Cape Cod with 51ft prime Lakefront w/large dock, 3 large BRs, 2.5 baths, C/A, 2 car garage. Movein ready. MLS# 12-1362 BUZ 696-0842 or MARK 696-0724 $480,000

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE Stunning lakefront home extensively renovated! Features 215’ lakefront. Only 20 min to Geisinger & Mohegan Sun, 2 hrs to NYC & Phila. $10,000 Seller Assist! MLS#12-1084 ANN LEWIS 714-9245 $481,000

MOUNTAINTOP

LAKE NUANGOLA

HARVEYS LAKE

NORTH LAKE

LAKE NUANGOLA

LAKE NUANGOLA Lakefront! Beautiful totally remodeled from top to bottom-inside & out Multi-level. Decks & new dock motorboat are allowed! 3BRs, 1 3/4 bath, great sunroom. Less than 1 minute to I81. MLS# 12-2775 PAT S. 715-9337 $399,900

HARVEY’S LAKE Secluded 5BR, 4 bath Contemporary home close to lake - custom tiled kitchen - vaulted great room w/FP & HW floors, formal dining room, full LL finished w/FR & BR, full kitchen & bath, garage & large deck. MLS# 12-2291 DAVID 970-1117 or LORI 788-7503 $359,900

HARVEYS LAKE

SHICKSHINNY LAKE

HARVEY’S LAKE Motivated seller! Modern 3BR, 1.1 bath. New kitchen 20x19; BR w/skylights; Many many upgrades PLUS 1BR, 1 bath Guesthouse (or rental) w/deck & carport. Beach Membership! MLS# 12-1777 RAE 714-9234 $139,900

HARVEYS LAKE

HARVEY’S LAKE Beautifully updated 2story home with lake views. New kitchen, 2 new baths & HW throughout. MLS# 12-2393 TRACY Z. 696-6674 $139,900

MOUNTAINTOP Beautiful 4BR, 3 bath lakefront home on cul-de-sac in Laurel Lakes. Fireplace in FR, H/W floors, gorgeous kitchen, attached garage. MLS# 09-295 MATT 714-9229 $349,900

MOUNTAINTOP Lot 1 Woodberry Dr., Mountaintop

Preview this 4BR, 3bath 2 story model w/ lots of HW & tile. Granite counters in kit, MSTR Suite w/2 walk-in closets & tiled bath w/ dbl vanities, shower & whirlpool. Home/lot packages available. TERRY D. 715-9317

NORTH LAKE GREAT HOUSE w/ 90ft of lakefront! 3BR, 2.5 bath Cape Cod w/ Open fl plan has extensive views, 1 fl Master opens to screened porch & large deck. MLS# 11-2958 RHEA 570-696-6677 $319,500

NUANGOLA 50ft of Lakefront! 3BR year round home w/modern kitchen & bath, LR/DR, FP & more! Open & airy - Large deck w/view of lake. Easy access from 81 & 309. MLS# 12-2061 MATT 714-9229 $395,000

HARVEYS LAKE

HARVEY’S LAKE Breathtaking beauty - 88 feet of lake frontage. 5BR home w/new Master Suite & gourmet kitchen, exceptional boathouse w/dream view. MLS# 11-605 VIRGINIA ROSE 714-9253 $950,000

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HAZLETON

Large oﬃce space with an extra acre of land in the back (2 lots sold as one) $299,999 MLS#12-3156

DURYEA

Stunning 4BR, totally renovated home on a lovely level corner lot $205,000 MLS#12-2623

DRUMS

Fantastic 4BR property in the Edgewood Terrace community $188,000 MLS#12-3103

SWOYERSVILLE

Bi-Level 3-4BR, 2 kitchens, 2 ﬁreplaces, in-ground pool $149,900 MLS#12-3269

NEW LISTING Quality built 6000SF home on 3acres! Radiant heat on 1st floor, 5 car garage, 10’ ceilings on 1st floor, 2-story FR w/FP, in-ground pool, covered patio, wet bar in LL! One of a kind! MLS# 12-3153 $797,500

1927 Updated Two Story Beauty At A Great Price! NANTICOKE

Great home close to schools and LCCC. Huge private backyard. Basement $129,900 MLS#12-2927

PLYMOUTH

3BR, renovated eat-in kitchen, new appliances, walk-in pantry, garage $119,000 MLS#12-1282

EXETER

Well care for! 5BR, 2 kitchens, over sized garage, large deck $114,900 MLS#12-2218

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Sprawling Ranch oﬀers up to 5BR, private in-ground pool, covered patio $110,000 MLS#12-3221 MULTIFAMILY

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SCRANTON

3-unit home in the Oram Street Section of Scranton. 3BR and two 1BR units $89,900 MLS#12-2981

TRUCKSVILLE

Well Priced 2-story, 3BR home, nice neighborhood, Dallas School District $79,900 MLS#12-3008

MOUNTAINTOP

Located in Crestwood School District, 3BR, 2-story, garage, on a nice lot. $75,000 MLS#12-2628

EDWARDSVILLE

Duplex, original woodwork throughout; marble bathroom, kitchen $74,000 MLS#11-1607

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HAZLETON

Priced to sell! Large 4BR, 3BA, single family home, detached garage $59,900 MLS#12-2398

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51 Sterling Avenue, Dallas PA 18612

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Excellent - better than new patio home! 1st flr living w/3 BR, 2 baths, DR, FR w/FP & cathedral ceiling, all in golf community. MLS#122241W $224,900

Great starter home fenced yard with swing 3 three season porches $60,000 MLS#11-1779

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2-story 3BR home on large lot. Eat-in kitchen, SS appliances, garage $89,900 MLS#12-2543

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3000 Square Foot Value.1927 Traditional w/Outstanding up-dates. New roof, wiring, designer bath, stained glass windows, oak woodwork, gleaming pine ﬂoors,and 2 sun porches. Located on a spacious corner, double lot with a 240 square foot kitchen and a 350 Square foot Family Room, Gracious formal DR and Living Room w/ Open Staircase. Preview this home now!

Luxurious Twins in Kingston

Well kept 3BR, 1 bath home. LR & DR, large eat-in kitchen w/ nice cabinets; 2 heated rooms in attic; new sewer line; 3 porches. Great location!

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Ranch, corner lot, wood ﬂoors, eat-in kitchen, sun room, ﬁnished LL $147,900 MLS#12-2783

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86 East Bennett Street

MOTIVATED SELLER! Well-kept modern 3BR, 1 bath 2-Story. Lg LR & DR, eat-in Kit w/ attractive cabinets & all appliances, W/D 1st ﬂr, 2 garages, great front porch

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Lovely 3BR, 1.1 bath 2 story. LR & DR; modern eat-in kitchen w/all appliances, gas heat & A/C; garage, screened porch, LL + attic ready to be ﬁnished. NEW COUNTERTOPS & BACKSPLASH IN KITCHEN. COME SEE!

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575 Susquehanna Avenue, Wyoming 73 Sutton Rd, Lehman $189,900 MLS#12-3284 $269,900 MLS#12-3162

Shavertown

72 N. Loveland Avenue

Classic 4 bedroom, 2.1 bath home in excellent condition on lovely treelined street. LR w/FP, formal DR w/beamed ceiling. Modern beautiful hardwood ﬂoors, living room w/beamed ceiling, modern granite and tile kitchen. Many more terriﬁc features don’t miss this one!

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DALLAS BOROUGH Great Location for Family living- Great Condition, 3 Bedroom 2 & 1/2 Bath, Heated Garage, LG Corner Lot Across from Park, 18 x 36 Pool. Asking $209,900 Call Richard Today for Showing 570-406-2438

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906 Homes for Sale PRINGLE 24 Flanagan St. $99,900

Completely remodeled home features 2 full living spaces Perfect for roommates, siblings or some needing their own space without being on their own. For more information and photos visit w w w. a t l a s r e a l t y inc.com. Call Tom 570-262-7716

SHAVERTOWN

906 Homes for Sale SWEET VALLEY

Split Level in good condition with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, Owens Corning walls in basement, walk-in cedar closet, whirlpool tub, Granite counter tops, 4 Season Sunroom, open floor plan, quality ceiling fans, french doors in Master bedroom, plus 2 car detached garage all sitting on 3 Acres of land. $179,900. MLS 12-1293 Ken Williams 570-542-8800 Five Mountains Realty

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CHARM is what you will find in this home. Beautiful original rustic floors, warm coal fire place, option of having 1st floor bedroom, den, office, your own personal get away space. whatever you need. Come put your personal touches in this great value. Sold as is inspection for buyers information only. MLS 12-2152 $69,900 Call / text Donna Cain 570-947-3824 or Tony 570-855-2424

689 Main Street 2 bedroom home on large lot with bonus efficiency apartment. Large living room, eat in kitchen, screened porch. Freshly painted and new flooring. See www.craiglslist.org $69,000. Call 570-696-3368 TRUCKSVILLE

SHAVERTOWN

Midway Manor Ranch 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths, family room, 3 season porch, gas heat, central air, 2 car garage. MLS #12-1935 $177,000 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611 SHICKSHINNY

130 Marvin Rd. Fantastic LOG HOME W/GREAT VIEWS**from Rear Deck, 4 Bedrooms 2 Bath on 1.55 Acres. Beautiful Landscaping. 12-1489 $199,000 570-675-4400

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524 Hunlock Harveyville Rd 3 Bedroom, 1 bath 2 story home in good condition with detached garage on approximately 6 1/4 acres. $165,000. MLS# 12-2749 Call Ken Williams Five Mountain Realty 570-542-8800 SHICKSHINNY LAKE

Lake Front Property at Shickshinny Lake!!! 4 Bedrooms, 2.75 baths, 2 kitchens, living room, large family room. 2 sunrooms, office & laundry room. Plus 2 car attached garage with paved driveway, AG pool, dock & 100' lake frontage. $382,500. MLS #12-860 Call Kenneth Williams 570-542-2141 Five Mountains Realty SHICKSHINNY LAKE Price Reduced!

The best of both worlds. If you crave privacy, consider this 4 bedroom, 3 bath raised ranch on a 4.96 acre wooded lot. A tree lined driveway leads to this spacious 3,300 square foot home. MLS# 12-1407 only $185,000 Adjoining 1+ acre with deeded lake front available for $50,000. Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-3801

157 Carverton Rd. Enjoy country living with scenic views just minutes from 309. This 2,030 sq ft Colonial offers an oak kitchen with new Jennaire gas range, family room with fireplace leading to a spacious rear deck, Formal dining room, 4 bedrooms and 2/1/2 baths plus a 2 car garage. The basement has a work shop area and can easily be turned into additional living area. REDUCED! $189,000 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

(570) 288-6654 WAPWALLOPEN

Vinyl resided, new shingles in 2008, quiet location with level, open ground. Replacement windows, new well pump. MLS #12-760 New price $49,500 Call Dale 570-256-3343 Five Mountains Realty

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WEST PITTSTON $115,000

812 Luzerne Ave. Excellent starter home with 2 bedrooms, knotty pine ceiling and walls. Modern kitchen, hardwood floors, oak trim throughout. 3 season porch, 6’ vinyl privacy fence around back yard. Move in condition. MLS 12-3123 Fred Mecadon 570-817-5792

WEST PITTSTON 725 Second St. $259,900

Four bedroom brick ranch home with large rooms, 4 baths, finished lower level with wet bar, central air, walk out basement, garage & new roof. MLS 12-2608 For more information and photos visit w w w. a t l a s r e a l t y inc.com. Call Tom 570-262-7716

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WEST PITTSTON REDUCED TO $69,900

318 Chase St. 3 bedroom, one bath home with extra large kitchen. Has newer gas furnace. Was not flooded in Sept. 2011. Why rent when you can own your own home? Interest rates will probably never be lower. If you’re employed and have good credit don’t wait, buy now! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2837 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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WHITE HAVEN $189,999!

WILKES-BARRE (Riverside Park) Corner of Dagobert and Gordon Ave.

WILKES-BARRE

PRICE CATCHES YOUR EYE? WAIT UNTIL YOU TAKE A TOUR! This meticulous 3 bedroom home located in the Crestwood school district offers spacious kitchen and dining area, ductless air, ¾ bath off the master bedroom, finished lower level rec room, workshop, ½ bath/laundry, zoned heating. oversized heated detached garage in addition to the 2 stall built in garage. Covered rear deck overlooking the enclosed yard accented by mature landscaping. Lower deck leading to the pool - the list goes on! Just minutes from major interstates. Schedule your showing today to truly appreciate this property! MLS#12-872 JILL JONES 696-6550

2 bedroom modular rancher (large master bedroom) with a 20x 22 family room and a woodburner. Paneled interior. 10x12 three season porch. Carport. 2 driveways. Many extras.(FHA: $2,345 down, $376/month, 3.875% interest, 30 years.) $67,000 MLS# 12-2092 Ask for Bob Kopec. Humford Realty, Inc. 570-822-5126

WILKES-BARRE

1 Cypress St. Move in condition. Large private yard, off street parking and a central location. MLS 12-2302 $62,000 Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

15 Amherst Ave PRICE REDUCED! Why rent when you can OWN this home for only $320./month and under $2,500.down? Own for less than your apartment rent! Freshly painted 4 Bedroom Dutch Colonial sports a brand new roof & is handicap accessible with wheelchair ramp in rear. 1st floor has Master Bedroom & 3/4 bath with walkin shower, modern kitchen with breakfast bar, computer room & 1st floor laundry. Great neighborhood walking distance to schools, colleges & bus rte. Come in & see what this great house has to offer. MLS #12-216 Reduced to $69,900 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-793-9449 Call Steve Shemo 570-718-4959

696-2600

WILKES-BARRE

Great Investment. Quiet street close to everything. Nice size rooms. Both sides currently rented. Off street parking in back with a 1 car garage. $79,900. MLS #12-2223. Call Donna for more information or to schedule a showing. 570-947-3824

696-2600

WILKES-BARRE $132,000

153 New Mallery Place Great split level home features 5 levels of living space. Much larger than it appears. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, extra lot.www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-3259 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

WILKES-BARRE $76,500

WILKES-BARRE

Convenient city living on almost one acre corner lot. Beautiful views, quiet street. Home has large room sizes & wrap around porch. Additional enclosed porch in back, finished basement with kitchen, bath & bar which could be used as separate apartment. Two car detached garage. Private property. Must see to appreciate! MLS # 12-1651 $103,000 Call Jill Hiscox

570-696-0875

38 Westminster St. Very good condition one story home with off street parking & nice yard. 2 year old roof, new stove & fridge included along with clothes washer & dryer. Large living room, dining room & eat-in kitchen. Full, dry concrete basement, could be finished. Gas heat. Seller offering up to $2,500 towards closing costs $64,400. MLS# 12-2605. Directions: Carey Ave. or S. Main to either Wood or Hanover to Westminster. Call Jim Banos 570-991-1883 Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate

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WILKES-BARRE

13 Darling St. $99,900

WEST NANTICOKE

46 Bradford St. Pride of ownership everywhere. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, large yard, off street parking. Ready to go! MLS 12-1508 $67,500 Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

WILKES-BARRE 70 McLean Street

TILBURY TERRACE Tilbury Avenue Superb 3 bedroom single. Hardwood floors, fireplace, garage. Well maintained. Great Neighborhood. REDUCED TO $179,900 Towne & Country Real Estate Co. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708

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WEST NANTICOKE

Nice double block, not in the flood area! 3 vehicle detached garage, off-street parking for 4 vehicles, front & rear porches, patio, fenced yard, nice & private. Home also has central air, #410 is updated & in very good condition, modern kitchen & bath. Kitchen has oak cabinets, stainless steel refrigerator, center aisle, half bath on 1st floor & 4th bedroom on 3rd floor. Both sides have hardwood floors on 2nd floor. MLS#12-737 $169,900 Louise Laine 283-9100 x20

35 Hillard St. Hardwood floors, fenced in yard, large deck. Off street parking. 3 bedroom home with 1st floor laundry. Move in condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1655 Colleen Turant 570-237-0415

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SEPT. 9TH 2PM-4PM Tilbury Terrace 69 Tilbury Ave All brick, 3 bedroom ranch, large wooded lot, large rooms with beautiful Parquet hardwood floors, plaster walls/ceilings, full walk-up floored attic, full basement with concrete walls & floor, wine cellar, washer/dryer, workshop areas, 2 car attached garage. Quiet, friendly neighborhood, $165,000. ROTHSTEIN REALTORS 1-888-244-2714

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Beautifully maintained 2-story home with 3 bedrooms and 1 and 3/4 bathrooms. Oak floors throughout with chestnut woodwork. Cherry kitchen, stained glass windows, french doors, fireplace and a 3season porch all situated in a countrylike setting in the heart of the city. Huge attic can be converted into master suite or 4th or 5th bedroom. Off street parking. Convenient location. Nothing to do but move in! Must see. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS #12-2620 $99,900 Directions: Traveling south on North River Rd; Left at light at Courthouse onto West North St, Left onto Darling St. Home is in the right. atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

WHITE-HAVEN 501 Birch Lane

Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath. Enjoy the amenities of a private lake, boating, basketball courts, etc. The home has wood floors and carpeting throughout. French doors in the kitchen that lead you out to the large rear deck for entertaining. The backyard has 2 utility sheds for storage MLS 12-1695 $179,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

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77 Schuler St. Newly renovated with new windows, door flooring, etc. “Goose Island” gem. Large home with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, screened in porch overlooking fenced in yard, driveway, laminate floors throughout. Fresh paint, move in condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-845 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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WILKES-BARRE

2 Story, 3 bedrooms, 1 & 1/2 bath single family. Large eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors, newer furnace & water heater, 1 car garage. Off street parking. Quiet one way street. $49,900 MLS 11-4171 Call Jim Banos Coldwell Banker Rundle 570-991-1883

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WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE PRICE REDUCED $129,900

WYOMING $89,900

Beautifully kept split level in desirable Barney Farms. 3 car attached garage, finished basement & attic. Landscaped lot, covered deck with custom pull down shades. Hardwood living room, formal dining room, cathedral ceilings in living room & kitchen. Full wet bar in finished basement, walk out patio for your parties/cookouts. MLS# 12-1874 $254,900 Ann Devereaux 570-212-2038 Classic Properties 570-587-7000 790 Northern Blvd. Clarks Summit, PA 18411 WILKES-BARRE

51 Flood Drive Parsons Manor Beautiful Townhouse in great condition. Very spacious with large rooms, one car garage and basement storage. 3 bedrooms. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2292 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

Former Blessed Sacrament Church & Rectory and paved parking lot. 4,372 sq. ft. Church 1,332 sq. ft. Rectory. Parking for 40 vehicles. Three adjacent lots for one price. $160,000 MLS#11-4037 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

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$99,900 Very nicely updated & maintained 2 story home, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 4season sunroom with huge backyard & deck. Newer carpeting, off street parking & security system. ONE YEAR HOME WARRANTY. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2886 Keri Best 570-885-5082

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PRICE REDUCED Large home that is bright and open. Newly remodeled kitchen and bathrooms. Home has 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room and a laundry room on 1st floor. Plenty of room for off-street parking in back of the large lot. Pergo flooring throughout the lower level, new tile backsplash in the main bathroom. #12-2524 $59,900 Call Chris Jones to schedule your showing! 696-6558

Bi-Level features many upgrades to kitchen, living room, dining room, 1/2 bath. Move-right-in to this lovely home setting on .36 acre. Ultra-modern kitchen, DR with sliders to rear deck, lower level family room w/fireplace, playroom, office, great storage, attached 2 car garage. MLS# 12-2456 $215,000 Call Lynda (570) 696-5418

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WILKES-BARRE

NEW ON THE MARKET! Affordability For You! This spacious home features formal dining room, three bedrooms, convenience of a bath on each floor, an extra benefit of a walk-up attic, newer windows, door, screen doors, deck to relax on and fenced-in yard for children & pets. Within Your MeansLock The Door On High Rent!!!! View The Virtual Tour. MLS# 12-2990 $45,000 Michele Hopkins 570-540-6046.

WILKES-BARRE MOTIVATED SELLER $26,500

37 Lynch Lane Add some TLC and this large 2 story home could be the gem it once was. Off street parking, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Priced to sell in quiet neighborhood. Being sold in ”as is” condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-2634 Call Michele 570-905-2336

Looking for a home with 5 bedrooms or mother in-law apartment, this is the home for you! This property has many amenities, a privacy rear fence with a concrete rear patio (23’ x23’), large storage building (23’ x 18’). Off-street parking for 2 vehicles, rear porches on 2nd and 3rd floor. Home has 9 rooms, 2 modern baths, 2 modern kitchens with plenty of cabinets. Replacement windows, newer roof, natural woodwork in living room and dining room. Property is close to all amenities including playground across the street, Dan Flood School, Coughlin High School, General Hospital, Kings College, churches and shopping. #12-1763 $69,900 Louise Laine 283-9100 x20

570-283-9100 WILKES-BARRE

Nice, clean 3 bedroom, 6 room home in very good condition, parking at rear for 3+ vehicles, newer rear porch with trees shading porch. Side lot is nicely landscaped, 2nd floor has rear porch off bedroom. Large storage area on 2nd floor which can be converted to a 2nd bathroom. Replacement windows throughout, natural woodwork on 1st floor and stairs. Kitchen remodeled with new stove and dishwasher. #12-2213 $59,000 Louise Laine 283-9100 x20

696-2600

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Income & Commercial Properties

AVOCA $79,900

696-2600

Intersection 805-807 Scott St. and 14 & 16 Minden Place Multiple buildings. 10 Unit income property. 3 separate double block homes & commercial storefront with upper level apartments. Separate utilities. MLS# 12-3137 $299,000 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

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Income & Commercial Properties

BEAR CREEK $149,900

1255 Laurel Run Rd. Bear Creek Twp., large commercial garage/warehouse on 1.214 acres with additional 2 acre parcel. 2 water wells. 2 newer underground fuel tanks. May require zoning approval. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-208 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

DUPONT $89,900

WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE 74 Frederick St

This very nice 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home has a large eat in kitchen for family gatherings. A great walk up attic for storage and the home is in move-in condition. MLS 11-1612 $63,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

4 Sharpe St. Well kept 3 bedroom Cape Cod. Excellent location. Ready to move in. New replacement windows, wall to wall carpeting, hardwood, cherry wood trim through out the house. Security system This house is a must see. MLS 12-3214 Fred Mecadon

WYOMING

WILKES-BARRE

WEST PITTSTON

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WILKES BARRE

3 plus bedroom home on Logan St. in Wilkes Barre with off street parking, fenced-in yard and newer furnace and water heater. Great potential on third floor. Replacement windows, double lot, close to shopping. #12-2005 $67,000 Paul Pukatch 696-6559

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129 Lampman St. Side by side double block home with 3 bedrooms each side, separate utilities. Includes 2 extra lots. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2253 Call Tom 570-262-7716

238 Main St. Multi Family Investment Property Great opportunity for the experienced investor. Property is large with parking for at least 9 cars. Extra lot, one office and 2 apartments. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2315 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

DURYEA $39,900

93 Main St. Four units. 3 residential and one storefront.Great corner location, flood damaged home being sold as is. For more info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1948 Call Tom 570-262-7716

EDWARDSVILLE

AVOCA REDUCED TO $89,000

25 St. Mary’s St. 3,443 sq. ft. masonry commercial building with warehouse/office and 2 apartments with separate electric and heat. Perfect for contractors or anyone with storage needs. For more information and photos log onto www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS #10-3872 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

Lawrence St. Nice 3 unit property. Lots of off street parking and bonus 2 car garage. All units are rented. Great income with low maintenance. $139,900 MLS# 10-2675 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

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JENKINS TWP. $154,900

DUPONT $79,900

P E N D I N G

100 Lincoln St. MULTI FAMILY 3 bedroom home with attached apartment and beauty shop. Apartment is rented. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-941 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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HANOVER

Repossessed Income Property & Duplex Home. Out of flood area On same lot. 7 apartments, 5 in excellent condition. Hardwood floors. $119,000 570-822-9697

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55 1/2 Main St. Newer side by side double with separate utilities, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths each side. Buy with 3 1/2% down and low FHA mortgage rate if you live in one side. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1851 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

KINGSTON

366 Pierce Street (corner lot). 1,300 sq. ft. concrete block commercial building on a 90 x 145 lot. Central air conditioning. Paved parking for 25 cars. Presently a pizza business, but land can be used for multiple uses (bank building, offices, etc.). MLS 12-1279. $325,000 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

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PITTSTON PRICED REDUCED NEW PRICE $79,900

912 Lots & Acreage

LAFLIN $32,900 Lot#9 Pinewood Dr

WYOMING $39,900 EACH FIRST ST.

Build your new home in a great neighborhood. Convenient location near highways, airport, casino and shopping

156 X 110 X 150 X 45

3000 Square Foot Building zoned commercial available for lease. Located in high traffic area. Parking for 20 cars. MLS# 12-1452 PRICE REDUCED! $1500/month Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883

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35 High St. Nice duplex in great location, fully occupied with leases. Good investment property. Separate utilities, newer furnaces, gas and oil. Notice needed to show. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3222 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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NANTICOKE

Fantastic investment property for the price! Building consists of a (6) room, 3 bedroom unit in good condition. A (3) room, 1 bedroom, unit in good condition and a vacant storefront that can be converted to commercial or residential space. Corner lot, food location (near LCCC), newer heating system and roof, off-street parking. #11-4019 $39,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

155 E Walnut St. Good investment property knocking on your door. Don't miss out, come and see for yourself. Also included in the sale of the property is the lot behind the home. Lot size is 25X75, known as 147 Cherry St. $82,000 MLS# 10-2666 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

WYOMING PRICE REDUCED! $154,900

PITTSTON $99,900

1 Benedict St. Fully rented double block with 3 bedrooms each side. Vinyl sided, separate utilities. Great income potential. www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-3019 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

DIRECTIONS Rt 315 to laflin Rd; make left off Laflin Rd onto Pinewood Dr. Lot is on corner of Pinewood Dr. and Hickorywood Dr. MLS 11-3411 atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

MOOSIC BUILDING LOT

$29,900 Corner of Drake St. & Catherine, Moosic. 80x111 building lot with sewer & water available, in great area with newer homes. Corner lot. For more details visit www.atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS #12-1148. Call Charlie

MOUNTAIN TOP Several building lots ready to build on! ALL public utilities! Priced from $32,000 to $48,000! Use your own Builder! Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

NEWPORT TWP.

LOTS - LOTS - LOTS 1 mile south of L.C.C.C.

210’ frontage x 158’ deep. All underground utilities, natural gas. GREAT VIEW!! $37,500 2 LOTS AVAILABLE 100’ frontage x 228’ deep. Modular home with basement accepted. Each lot $17,000. Call 570-714-1296

696-2600

285 Wyoming Ave. First floor currently used as a shop , could be offices, etc. Prime location, corner lot, full basement. 2nd floor is 3 bedroom apartment plus 3 car garage and parking for 6 cars. For more information and photos go to www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-4339 Call Charlie VM 101

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PITTSTON

68 William St. Great investment property with 3 units and separate utilities. Each unit has 2 entrances and washer hook up. Roof is 5 years old. For more info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-1897 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

PITTSTON

FOR SALE 5 Unit Money Maker Available immediately. Fully rented, leases on all five units. Separate utilities, new roof in 2007, 3 new gas furnaces, off street parking for 6 vehicles, 3 bay garage. Over $29,000 in rents. A true money maker for the serious investor. Must Sell! $130,000. Call Steve at (570)468-2488

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WILKES-BARRE

Former St. Francis Church, Rectory and 2 paved lots. 4,224 sq. ft. church 3,234 sq. ft Rectory Parking for 50 vehicles. MLS #12-877 $130,000. Call Jeff Cook Realty Word Bank Capital 570-235-1183

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912 Lots & Acreage BACK MOUNTAIN

Rolling Meadows – Developers Special – Back Mountain Lot 20 .46 acres. – Available at discount price of $49,900 if under contract by Sept 30, 2012. Your choice of builder with developer approval. Buy now and you have 3 years to build. Underground utilities: electric & gas, and public sewer Call Geri at 570.696.0888 or Rae at 570.714.9234 for details.

CAMERON COUNTY, PA - 4 wooded acres. Borders state forest and has trout stream frontage! Perc approved, electric. $49,900. Owner financing. 814-435-2570. DALLAS TOWNSHIP 63 acres with about 5,000’ roadfront on 2 roads. All Wooded. $385,000. Call Besecker Realty 570-675-3611 Earth Conservancy Land For Sale 61 +/- Acres Nuangola - $99,000 46 +/- Acres Hanover Twp. $79,000 Highway Commercial KOZ Hanover Twp. 3+/- Acres 11 +/- Acres Wilkes-Barre Twp. 32 +/- Acres Zoned R-3 See additional land for sale at: www.earth conservancy.org 570-823-3445

JENKINS TOWNSHIP Prestigious

Highland Hills Development .88 Acres. $70,000 570-947-3375 LEHMAN 9 Acres on Lehman Outlet Road. 470’ front, over 1,000’ deep. Wooded. $150,000. Call Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

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912 Lots & Acreage

Location, Location, Location A most unique & desirable lakefront property. This is an opportunity to purchase a centrally situated lot with an unmatched view of this beautiful lake. If you are looking for that special building site, this is it! MLS# 11-1269 $179,900 Call Dale Williams Five Mountains Realty 570-256-3343 SHICKSHINNY VACANT LAND Partially cleared 2.6 acre building lot located in a setting of mountains, pastures and farmlands. An ideal country setting to build your dream home! #12-2632 $29,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

696-2600 SWEET VALLEY Grassy Pond Road 6.69 wooded acres. Great building site and/or ideal hunting property. No utilities. REDUCED $65,000 Call Pat Doty 570-394-6901 McDermott Real Estate 570-696-2468 WHITE HAVEN Route 115 Nice level building lot right in front of the golf course! Close to I-80 & PA Turnpike. $14,500 Louise Gresh 570-233-8252 CENTURY 21 SELECT GROUP 570-455-8521 WHITE HAVEN Taxes are grandfathered in. 2 lots in city - country living with 3 small beautiful lakes surrounding. Includes well, pump, power pole & driveway. .6 miles from US 46 & 80 Paid $49,900 sale price $39,900. Call Michael 570-610-657-3605 or 570-215-4311

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4 building lots each measuring 68x102 with public utilities. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-439 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

915 Manufactured Homes

PITTSTON TWP 2 bedroom. Clean.

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EXETER Nice one bedroom first floor apartment with extra room in basement. Washer hookup. Heat & hot water included in rent. References & security required. Non Smoking. $650 per month. Call Nancy Answini Gilroy Real Estate 570-237-5999

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NANTICOKE

Nice, clean, 1 bedroom, water, sewer, garbage fee included.Washer/dryer, refrigerator & stove availability. Security, $465/month. No pets, no smoking. 570-542-5610

SHICKSHINNY

OUT FLOOD FLOOD ZONE (1 mile north of Shickshinny) 2 open efficiencies, on Route 11, Includes heat, air, garbage, wi-fi, satellite tv, tenant pays electric. $575 month. Also, 1 bedroom apt. includes all the above except water. $650/ month. New stove & refrigerator included with all apts. 570-793-9530 WILKES-BARRE

EFFICIENCY

for one person, fully furnished, nonsmoking, no pets $550/month. Call (570) 498-6914

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ASHLEY Available Now! 1st floor, modern, 2 bedroom. Off street parking. Washer dryer hookup. Appliances. Bus stop at the door. Water Included. $575 + utilities & security. No pets. TRADEMARK REALTY GROUP 570-954-1992

BEAR CREEK

Looking for someone to rent a small, clean, 1 bedroom cottage with washer & dryer, No Pets. Non smoker. $450 + utilities. references & security. Call Laura 570-760-4699 or Leo 570-760-0658 DALLAS Remodeled 2 bedroom. Convenient location washer/ dryer hook-up. Off street parking. $675/month + utilities, no pets. Call 570-862-7432 Call Geri 570-696-0888

Dallas, Pa. MEADOWS APARTMENTS 220 Lake St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-675-6936, 8 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

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PITTSTON Completely remodeled, modern 2 bedroom 1/2 double. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and completely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer hook up. Nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-899-8877 or 570-479-6722

EDWARDSVILLE

1 bedroom, first floor. W/w carpeting, w/d hookup, stove and fridge included. Large porch. Utilities by tenants. 1 year lease. $350/mo + security. No pets. Credit and background check. Not section 8 approved. 570-779-5218

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KINGSTON - 2 APTS.

902 MARKET ST. One very large 2 bedroom apartment washer/ dryer hookup, all appliances, recently renovated, quiet neighborhood, landlord pays water. $650/ month per unit. 3-5 ROSS ST. 1 & 2 bedrooms available. Private parking. Quiet neighborhood. $600 and $650. 1 month rent & security. Available now! Near college. 570-656-7125

KINGSTON 1 BEDROOM fridge, stove, dryer, garage $450 + utilities.

Needs no work. Remodeled throughout. $16,000. 570-851-6128 or 610-767-9456

Newly renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $8,000. $3,000 down, owner will finance balance. 570-851-2245

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2 BEDROOM, 2nd floor, fridge stove. $500 + utilities. 1693 Wyoming Ave. Beautiful spacious 1500 sq. ft. 1st floor apt. Hardwood floors, extra large living room with real fireplace, large formal dining room, 3 bedrooms with closets. 1 full bath with wall to wall tiler, washer/dryer hookup in basement. Deck off back. Off street parking with garage. $900 month plus utilities. No pets. Application and employment verification. Call 570-239-1010

FORTY FORT

All utilities included. Clean 4 room 2nd floor. Appliances. Covered parking. Non smoking, cat considered, starting at $700/month. 570-714-2017

FORTY FORT

Newly renovated, great neighborhood. 2nd floor. Non smoking. Oak composite floors, new wall-to-wall carpeting in bedrooms. 4 paddle fans, large bath with shower. Stove, new fridge & dishwasher. Off street parking, coin-op laundry. $600 + gas, electric & water. References required, no pets. 570-779-4609 or 570-407-3991

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

West End Road Clean & bright 3 bedroom apartments. Heat, water, garbage & sewer included with appliances. Off street parking. No pets, non smoking, not section 8 approved. References, security, first and last months rent. $725/month 570-852-0252 HANOVER TWP. 30 Garrahan St.

QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR UNIVERSITIES

2nd floor, 2 bedroom, off street parking & quiet back yard. $650/month heat & water included. security & references required. Call Rich @ 570-542-7620

HANOVER TWP. Lee Park

Available Now! Spacious 1 bedroom, 1st floor apartment. Large basement. Washer/ dryer hookup. Garbage fees included. $515/ month + utilities. 1st, last + security. No pets. Trademark Realty Group 570-954-1992

HUGHSTOWN

Half double, 2 bedroom, living room, eat-in kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, porch, yard, off street parking, across from a park. Water and sewer included. $565 per month, Lease, security & references. Call (570)451-2789

AVAILABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS: KINGSTON: 1st floor 2 bedrooms. $500. 2nd floor 1 bedroom $465. 3 bedroom, living room/dining room, washer/dryer hookup, yard, off street parking, convenient location, new kitchen. $800. PLAINS: 3 level with 3 bedrooms, yard, off street parking, washer/ dryer hook-up, bonus room. $525. 1 bedroom 1st floorcoming. Available Sept. $420. WILKES-BARRE: 4 bedroom, living room, dining room, laundry room, yard, off street parking. $725. INCLUDES: maintenance, sewer fees, appliances., carpeting. Not included: utilities. NO dogs/cats. Credit check/lease, references, employment history. Discount rates may apply to qualified. Call: Property Mgmnt 899-3407 for info & appt.

Security/References 570-204-0152

KINGSTON

1st floor, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Kitchen & living room, refrigerator & stove. Off street parking. $380/month + security, Call (570)655-6743

KINGSTON

1st floor, 2 bedroom. 1.5 baths, all appliances included, extra storage in basement, coin-op washer/dryer on premises, off street parking, high efficiency heating & cooling systems. $750 + utilities. Call 570-287-9631 or 570-696-3936

KINGSTON 1st floor, spacious, attractive, 2 bedroom, living room/den, Dining Room, large kitchen, AC, washer/dryer, gas heat, QUIET/SAFE. $695 + utilities after discount. No smoking, No pets, No Section 8. 570-574-9827

KINGSTON

399 - 401 Elm Ave. Quiet convenientneighborhood. Newly remodeled apartments. 2nd floor, 2 bedroom apts. $550 each + utilities NO PETS, No section 8 housing. References and security required. 570-301-2785

KINGSTON E. W alnut St.

A vailable Oct. 1 2nd floor. Located in quiet neighborhood. Kitchen, living room, dining room. Sunroom. Bath. 3 bedrooms; 2 large & 1 small. Lots of closets. Built in linen closet & hutch. Hardwood and carpeted floors. Fireplace. Storage room. Yard. Washer / dryer, stove / fridge. Heat and hot water included. One year lease+ security. $950 570-283-4370

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KINGSTON

LARKSVILLE

Bring Rover or Kitty & move right in. 2 bedroom apt. Off street parking, coin laundry on premises. $600/month + gas, heat & electric. Call 570-262-1577

FREE HEAT 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, off-street parking, small pets OK. $600/month + 1 month deposit. Call 570-262-1577

KINGSTON Modern, 1st floor,

large rooms, 1 bedroom, off-street parking, no pets, $495/month, plus utilities & security. Call 706-5628

KINGSTON MUST SEE!! Elegant 3rd floor of historic home in charming neighborhood with 2 bedrooms & full bath. kitchen with stainless steel fridge, oven, microwave, dishwasher, washer/dryer, garbage disposal. newly renovated throughout, with all hardwood floors, private deck, 2 car garage with remote, central air, security system, wifi, intercom & keyless entry. pets negotiable/ no smoking. Utilities included. Rent $1,300 + security/ references. Call 570-288-6686.

KINGSTON

Townhouse conveniently located on residential street, ultra modern, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, large eat-in kitchen, central air, gas heat, off street parking, outside maintenance provided, heat & utilities by tenant, no pets, no smoking, 1 year lease, and 1 month security. Call

ROSEWOOD REALTY LLC

LEHMAN

Large 3 bedroom, 2 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hookup, 2 car attached garage, no pets. Utilities paid. $1,500/month + security, lease & references. Call (570)675-2608

LUZERNE 2nd floor, small 1

bedroom. Gas heat. $465. Some utilities included. Lease, security. No pets. 570-220-6533 after 6pm

MOOSIC

5 rooms 1st floor heat and water furnished. $745 4 rooms 2nd floor heat and water furnished. $675 Security and references 570-457-7854

MOUNTAIN TOP 1 Bedroom apart-

ments for elderly, disabled. Rents based on 30% of ADJ gross income. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. TTY711 or 570-474-5010 This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer.

MOUNTAIN TOP WOODBRYN 1 & 2 Bedroom.

No pets. Rents based on income start at $405 & $440. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. 570474-5010 TTY711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

NANTICOKE 2 BEDROOM $550 MONTH. 570-287-6822

KINGSTON Twinkle in Kingston’s

Eye! 1,000 sq. ft. 2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, laundry available, appliances, no pets or smoking. $575 month + gas & electric. 1 year lease plus security. 570-814-1356

LEE PARK

Hanover Twp. 2nd floor, living room, 1 bedroom + office, rear porch, washer & dryer. Water, garbage & sewer included. No pets. $450/month. 1st, last, security, & references. 570-606-3256

1 BEDROOM $450/MONTH Section 8 Welcome 516-216-3539 OR 570-497-9966

NANTICOKE bedroom, 2nd

2 floor, washer/dryer hook up. Includes heat, water & trash. Absolutely no pets. Security deposit required. $550/mos Call (570) 592-1393

NANTICOKE

2 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, offstreet parking, $495 per month + utilities, security, lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

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PLAINS

Cozy modern 1 bedroom on 2nd floor, eat in kitchen, skylights, pantry, dishwasher. Bathroom with 2 windows, walk in closet, storage in basement. $495 month includes garbage. No pets or smoking Call (570) 239-2741

Modern 2nd floor 2 bedroom. 1 bath, Kitchen with appliances. new carpeting. Convenient location. No smoking. No pets. $550/month plus utilities. 570-714-9234

NANTICOKE

Clean and efficient first floor. One bedroom, off street parking. Incl. stove, fridge, sewer and garbage. Laundry facilities. Security and references no pets. $550/month plus utilities. 570-466-4176 570 388-6468

LEXINGTON VILLAGE 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartments. Refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & washer/dryer provided. Attached garage. Pet friendly. Water, sewer & trash included. 59 Agostina Drive 570-735-3500

NANTICOKE/SHEATOWN

21 Thomas Street 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, eat-in kitchen with appliances, shared yard and porch, washer/dryer hook-up $375 + security, no pets, no smoking Tenant pays electric, water, and oil heat & garbage. Call (570) 814-1356

PARSONS

for rent, available immediately, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, stove provided. All new area carpet & paint. References required. Water and sewer paid. $420 per month. Security deposit of $420 required. Call 570-474-6525.

PITTSTON

1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Fenced yard & covered patio. Refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hookup, no pets. $525 & $625/month, plus utilities & 1st month’s security. 570-234-4748

PITTSTON

2 apartments available Large 1 bedroom apartment, washer/dryer hookup, water, sewer & heat included, off street parking, $675/month + security 1st floor, 2nd floor apt is $650/month + security. Please call 570-443-0770

PLAINS

1st floor modern 2 bedroom, washer /dryer hookup, off street parking, near Mohegan Sun. $525 month includes heat plus utilities. Security & references. No pets. 1 year lease. (570) 883-7449

PLAINS

2nd floor, small 2 bedroom. Large fenced yard. Small pets OK. $450 + security deposit. Includes water & sewer. Call Tom at 570-574-6261

PLAINS/HUDSON

PLYMOUTH

Large 1 bedroom apt includes heat, water, sewer, fridge & range. $500. month plus $500 month security. Call Bernie 888-244-2714

PLYMOUTH

TWO SPACIOUS APARTMENTS: 2 BEDROOM 1 bath + office space / nursery. $700. 2 BEDROOM 2 bath + office space/nursery $750. Very clean living space. Tenant pays utilities. Very affordable sewer/off street parking included. New carpet throughout. Contact 570-855 8781 for more details to set up a walk through. NO SECTION 8. NO CEO. No smoking indoors. We are looking for reliable trustworthy people to rent clean living space. CLOSE TO WYOMING VALLEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SWOYERSVILLE

New 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Quiet area. All appliances included, coin-op laundry. Off street parking. No pets. $430. Water/sewer included. Security & references. Call 570-239-7770

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WEST PITTSTON

2 bedroom Living room, kitchen. Off street parking. Heat, water and all appliances included. 570-430-3095

WEST PITTSTON

2 bedroom. 2nd floor. finished attic. $600/month plus utilities 570-299-5471

WEST WYOMING

429 West 8th Street New 2 bedroom with off street parking, private patio, washer/dryer, stove included. No pets. $575/mo + security Sewer & garbage included other utilities by tenant. 570-760-0458

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MOVE RIGHT IN! Available for Immediate Occupancy FITZGERALD DRIVE COMMUNITY

Finished Home Will Vary From This Rendering

NEW CONSTRUCTION 6 Dickinson Close $439,900 9 Wharton Close First floor Master Suite, 2 bedrooms, bonus room and loft on second floor. Walk-out basement ready to be finished. Located on cul-de-sac.

$460,000

5 Bedrooms, 3 baths, 2nd ﬂoor laundry, large open ﬂoor plan located on a cul-de-sac.

GLENMAURA COMMONS NEW CONSTRUCTION 2004 Robinson Close 2 Bedroom, 2 1/2 bath townhome in an exterior maintenance-free community.

Glenmaura is Surrounded by:

KIPLING DRIVE COMMUNITY Four lots available oﬀering golf course and incredible views!

• Glenmaura National Golf Club • Glenwood Lake • Shoppes at Montage • Toyota Pavilion • Sno Mountain Ski & Summer Resort • PNC Field • Glenmaura Corporate Center • Cinemark Movie Theater • Great Restaurants • Lackawanna County Visitor’s Center

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TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 953 Houses for Rent DALLAS

166 Davenport St. TOWNHOUSE 2 years old. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, central air, hardwood floors, 1st floor laundry room. $1200 month + utilities, MLS# 12-2031 Call Geri 570-696-0888

DALLAS

953 Houses for Rent

WILKES-BARRE

GLEN LYON

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Clean, roomy family home. No pets., $650/month, Call (570)864-8595

HARDING

Route 92 2 houses available 1st home has 1.5 bedrooms, $600/month & second home has 3 bedrooms, 750/month. Appliances, and wall to wall carpeting. Lease, security & utilities. Call (570)344-4609

HARVEY’S LAKE

Charming single family home. 3 bedrooms plus office. Hardwood floors. Large kitchen. $1000/mo + utilities. Lake access included. Credit check. Call Mark 570-406-8195

Wanna make a speedy sale? Place your ad today 570829-7130. HUNLOCK CREEK Executive 2 story quality 4 bedroom home on 18 wooded acres in private setting. Quality construction with too many features to list. $1500/month + utilities. 1 year lease required. Call Dale for Specifics. 570-256-3343 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY

941

KINGSTON 3 bedroom single

farmhouse, 4 bedroom, 2 baths, all appliances, washer/dryer hookup, 2 car attached garage. $1,100/ month + utilities & security. Call 570-864-1014

KINGSTON

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, washer/dryer on premises, front & rear porches, full basement & attic. Offstreet parking, no pets, totally remodeled. $1,000/ month, + utilities, security & lease. Call 570-824-7598

KINGSTON

Executive Home Well maintained.

Newly remodeled. Front porch, foyer entrance, hardwood floors, living room, dining room, 4 bedrooms, 2 fireplaces, 2.5 baths, granite kitchen, sun room, basement with plenty of storage, no smoking. $1,600/month

570-472-1110 Nice Area

KINGTSTON

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths in quiet residential neighborhood. Central air, all appliances including washer/dryer on 1st floor. Off street parking. Deck. Basement & attic storage. No pets. Non smoking. References & security. $1,150. month + utilities. Call after 6 pm 570-814-6714

LUZERNE

392 Bennett St.

2 BEDROOM HOUSE Gas heat. Washer

/dryer hookup, dishwasher, stove & refrigerator. Fenced in yard, partially new carpet. Offstreet parking, yard. $725 + utilities. (570) 288-3438

NANTICOKE

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, stove, clean, freshly painted throughout. Some new wall to wall carpeting. Walk-up attic & full basement. Gas heat, washer dryer hookup. $675/month + utilities & security. References & proof of income required. No pets or smoking. 570-735-3076

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EAST MOUNTAIN APARTMENTS Regions Best Address

• 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts.

• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts.

822-4444

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THORNHURST HOME FOR RENT with lease. 1043 Thornhurst CC Estates. Corner lot, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, loft, 1 car garage, $1,050. per mo. 1st last and security. 570-259-0868 e-mail for photos bkmoyer@ptd.net

962 Smith Hourigan Group

RICKETT’S GLEN AREA Beautiful secluded

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SHAVERTOWN

Beautiful, meticulous contemporary 1 bedroom. Gas heat, air, fully furnished, fireplace, hardwood & tile flooring, carpeting. Carport & lovely garden. Most utilities included. $1,000/month. Please call 570-881-0320

SHICKSHINNY

2 or 3 bedrooms, newly remodeled, Section 8 Welcome. $550/month + security. (570)814-8299 SHICKSHINNY West Butler Street 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Two story, hardwood floors in living area, some appliances included, detached garage. $550/ month + utilities. Call Dale 256-3343 Five Mountains Realty (570)542-2141

SWEET VALLEY 3 bedroom house Lake Lehman School District No pets, 950/mo, Utilities paid by tenant. 570-477-3346

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KINGSTON HOUSE Nice, clean furnished room, starting at $340. Efficiency at $450 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331

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ROOM FOR RENT. $300 per month, plus utilities. Please call 570-817-7817

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570-822-2711

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SDK GREEN ACRES HOMES 11 Holiday Drive

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S. Mountain Blvd. Brick ranch with living & dining rooms, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths & 2 car garage. I year lease required. $1,200/month + utilities. Call Dave @ 570-474-6307 or 570-715-7750

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TOWNHOUSE 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Full kitchen, dining and living room. Large unfinished basement, Reserved parking. Large patio deck. $1,250 per month plus utilities. 1 year lease. Security deposit and credit check required. Available immediately. 570-639-0909.

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52 SYLVANIA ST. Single family home for rent. 1,450 sq ft. 3 bedrooms with closets. First floor tile bath, 1st floor washer/dryer hookup, new gas water heater, new carpets, modern kitchen, ceiling fan, new gas stove, dead bolt locks, enclosed front porch, basement, residential street, fenced yard, 1 car private driveway, 1 car garage. 1 year lease. 1 month security. Background checks. $790 plus utilities. call Bill 215-527-8133

house 1 & 3/4 bath, garage, washer/ dryer, new flooring, porch, $850 + utilities. (570)991-5190 19 Richard Drive Great 3 bed, 2 bath townhome with open kitchen & wonderful deck $1,250/month plus utilities. MLS#12-2636 570-696-3801 Call Margy 570-696-0891

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Located near shopping & transportation, Temple Apartments offers efﬁciencies & one bedroom apartments for income qualiﬁed individuals ages 62 or older and/or needing the features of a mobility impaired unit.

Apartment amenities include: Accessible features • Fully equipped kitchen Wall to wall carpeting • Ceramic tiled baths On-site management • On-site maintenance with 24-hour emergency response • On-site laundry • Intercom entry system • Social services coordinator on-site Leasing office located at: 5 Heisz Street • Edwardsville, PA 18704 T: 570.283.2275 • TDD: 1.800.545.1833 x646

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6000+ SF furniture store, plus apt. & lots more space. High traffic area. MLS#11-3865 RAE DZIAK 714-9234

900 SF Commercial space on 1st flr. 900 SF 2 BR apt on 2nd flr. Billboard also available to rent on bldg. MLS#10-4309 TINA 714-9251

Large 8000 SF building looking 2 bldgs zoned commercial. Great business opportunity. 1st flr has 2 for a new lease on life! Zoned Commercial. BR, Apt. Freshly painted exterior. Zoned 1 consists of retail space & apts, the MLS#11-4058 other is a 2-story home. MLS#10-4056 Community Business. MLS#11-4416 SANDY 970-1110 or DAVID 970-1117 MIKE JOHNSON MATT 714-9229

Multi-Purpose Bldg This 2400 SF bldg Convenient location on State St - Adjacent lot features offices & garage w/overhead door. available for sale $90,000. MLS#10-4590 Across from Hollenback Golf Course. MARGY 696-0891 or MIKE J 970-1100 MLS#11-4561 JUDY RICE 714-9230

Unique bldg currently used as single residence. May be converted to suit your needs (w/zoning approval). MLS#12-844 DAVID 970-1117

Auto repair & body shop w/state certified paint booth. 2nd flr storage. MLS#11-2842 ANDY 714-9225

2-Story masonry bldg on 3 BR, Ranch w/gar+ 96x180 lot w/pkg for 36 cars. Ideal for apts attached bldg. Zoned HWY COMM. Ideal for office or sm business. MLS#10-4367 or small mfg business. MLS#12-1758 MIKE 970-1100 or MARGY 696-0891 RAE 714-9234

Well located building for Great location for professional Opportunity to own your own Brick & block prime office bldg. Prime location offices & apts. Short walk to YMCA, Wilkes office. Private drive in rear. Zoned C-3. Includes professional office space + ZONED HWY COMMERCIAL- 4 BR Cape restaurant/pizza business. Includes University, Public Square or River Common. Property being sold "as is". MLS#10-4362 Cod on 100x556 lot. MLS#11-229 equipment & liquor license. MLS#12-1658 restaurant. MLS#12-366 MLS#12-2805 TINA 714-9251 JUDY RICE 714-9230 GERALD PALERMO 788-7509 RAE 714-9234 ANN LEWIS 714-9245

Former Tavern w/2 apts. No liquor license. Needs work. Add’l lot for OSP. MLS#12-421 JULIO 714-9252 or ANDY 714-9225

Corner Lot (106x350) on highly traveled Hazle St. Ideal for your business. Zoned C-2. Partially paved. MLS#12-3222 JUDY RICE 714-9230

Warehouse w/office area. Victorian 5 Unit in Great location on busy Rte 309! excellent condition! New fencing. Laundry, 3800 SF Building w/office & warehouse 28,000 SF w/overhead door. Ample parking. Easy access to Rte 81. Motivated Seller! 3 garages & OSP for 9. MLS#12-2487 space. Also for Rent. MLS#12-3186 MLS#12-2947 RAE Dziak 714-9234 ANITA REBER 788-7501

High traffic location. 2900 SF professional office space w/basement storage. Pkg for at least 12 cars. MLS#12416 RHEA SIMMS 696-6677

Retail, Office, Medical Whatever your need - This 4000 SF Bldg can accommadate it! Parking for 10. MLS#12276 JUDY RICE 714-9230

Prime commercial storefront + 3 spacious Apts. Parking lot in rear. MLS#12-687 DONNA S 788-7504

JUDY RICE 714-9230

3235 SF Building on .816 acre. Renovated in 2001. Perfect for truck repair, lanscaper, contractor, etc. MLS#121376 ANDY CISNEY 714-9225

PRIME LOCATION - Vacant land with Penn Dot access already in place. Close to everything! MLS#12-2517 DAVID 970-1117 or SANDY 970-1110

5100 SF Masonry building zoned for lumber yard, machine shop, heavy equip, etc. Over an acre w/parking. MLS#12-3216 DEANNA 696-0894

4 Sty brick office bldg, more than half rented. High traffic area. 2 lots included for pkg. MLS#11-1045 ANDY 714-9225 or MARGY 696-0891

Ideal bldg for retail sales or prof offices. High traffic location on Route 309S. Zoned Commercial. MLS#121534 MIKE JOHNSON 970-1100

Outstanding brick bldg! Parking for 7-10 cars. MLS#08-2790 PEG 714-9247

Commercial opportunity awaits your business.1st flr 10,000 SF w/offices. 2nd flr storage. Plenty of pkg on 4.62 acres. MLS#10-1110 JUDY 714-9230

3.895 Acres on W-B Blvd700 front feet provides excellent exposure. Utilities, access road, possible KOZ opportunity. MLS#11-1346 VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371

Waiting for developer - this 3.7 acre parcel is highly visible from Rt 81. Easy access. Ideal for many uses. MLS#12-2535 JUDY 714-9230 or CHRISTIAN 585-0614

6700 SF building on the San Attractive office space 32,000SF, Prime Location 30+ parking, including trailer spaces Souci Parkway. Modern office space available. in excellent condition. Good visibility. 1900SF - 12 pkg spaces. MLS#09Parking for 30+ cars. MLS#12-1342 For "rent" only. MLS#10-4503 MLS#08-1305 3085 MATT HODOROWSKI 714-9229 BARBARA M 696-0883 VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371 MARGY 696-0891

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THE HITCHNER 530 Exeter Ave

Now Accepting Applications! 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units available. Elevator, parking lot, central air, appliances, wi-fi access & more. Income Qualifications required.

570-344-5999

Sell your own home! Place an ad HERE 570-829-7130 West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

WILKES-BARRE

Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available

Call TODAY For AVAILABILITY!! www.mayflower crossing.com Certain Restrictions Apply*

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WILKES-BARRE / KINGSTON Efficiency 1 & 2

bedrooms. Includes all utilities, parking, laundry. No pets. From $390 to $675. Lease, security & references. 570-970-0847

WILKES-BARRE

1 large bedroom, 1st floor, fridge, stove. $450 + utilities. Section 8 Accepted Call 570-301-8200

WILKES-BARRE

264 Academy St 1.5 bedrooms, newly renovated building. Washer & dryer available. $650/per month includes heat, hot water and parking. 570-855-4744 646-712-1286

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WILKES-BARRE bedroom, 1 bath

3 apartment near General Hospital. $575 utilities, first, last & security deposit. No pets. 570-417-3427 WILKES-BARRE

30 SUSQUEHANNA

ONE BEDROOM 2ND FLOOR $450 PLUS UTILITIES, ELECTRIC HEAT. TWO BEDROOM 1ST FLOOR. $475 PLUS UTILITIES, GAS HEAT. Call Louise Gresh 570-233-8252 CENTURY 21 SELECT GROUP 570-455-8521

WILKES-BARRE APARTMENTS FOR RENT!

425 S. FRANKLIN ST. For lease. Available immediately, washer/dryer on premises, no pets. We have studio, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. On site parking. Fridge & stove provided. 24/7 security camera presence & all doors electronically locked. Studio - $450. 1 bedroom - $550. 2 bedroom - $650. Water & sewer paid. One month security deposit. Call 570-793-6377 after 9:00 a.m. to schedule an appointment. Or email shlomo_voola @yahoo.com wilkesliving.com

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Great income property! Established turn-key 7 units - good condition - many updates restaurant w/2 apts. Business & - tenant occupied. MLS#12-1646 building priced to sell! MLS#11-130 RAE DZIAK 714-9234 ANDY 714-9225

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WILKES-BARRE Barney St. near

Geisinger South. 2 bedroom on 2nd floor. $525/month. Pets OK with additional rent. Call (570)798-7051

WILKES-BARRE

Clean, 2 bedroom, duplex. Stove, hookups, parking, yard. No pets/no smoking. $490 + utilities. Call 570-868-4444 WILKES-BARRE

CLEAN, NEWLY RENOVATED two bedroom apt

with off street parking for one vehicle, utilities not included, one month security deposit, within walking distance to downtown and Wilkes college, minimum one year lease, located at 412 S. Franklin St. $575. contact Bill 570-371-7762

WILKES-BARRE

Convenient Location. 1st floor, 2 bedroom. Heat & water included. Washer/dryer hookup, yard. $625/ month. No pets, no smoking. Lease, 1st, last & security. References & background check required. 570-954-8329

Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified department today at 570829-7130! WILKES-BARRE HISTORIC WHEELMAN 439 S. Franklin St. 1 bedroom, hardwood floors. A/C, marble bath. Security system. Laundry. $650 570-821-5599 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS

SAVE MONEY THIS YEAR! 113 Edison St. Quiet neighborhood. 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy. Heat & hot water included. $625 Call Aileen at 570-822-7944

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS 1 & 2 bedroom

apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 OK 570-357-0712

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WILKES-BARRE LODGE Formerly The Travel Lodge 497 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre Rooms Starting at: Daily $44.99 + tax Weekly $189.99 + tax Microwave, Refrigerator, WiFi, HBO 570-823-8881 www.Wilkes BarreLodge.com

WILKES-BARRE

STUDIO NEAR WILKES

Lots of light, wood floors. Short term ok. $400. All utilities included. No pets. 570-826-1934

WILKES-BARRE

West River St. Stay Warm This Winter Huge 3-4 bedroom, with heat included, 3rd floor, great views from private balcony, near Wilkes and downtown. $840/month Pets OK with additional rent. Call 570-798-7051 WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom water included 2 bedroom water included 2 bedroom single family 5 bedroom large 2 bedroom, heat & water included 3 bedroom, half double, immaculate condition 3 bedroom single PITTSTON Large 1 bedroom water included AVOCA 3 Bedroom, water included HANOVER TWP. 2 Bedroom, half double PLYMOUTH 1/2 double, 3 bedroom DURYEA 2 bedroom, water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

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WYOMING 2nd floor, 1 bed-

room. New central air, kitchen cabinets & counter tops. Bathroom completely remodeled. New carpeting, porch, washer/ dryer. $600/month + 1 year lease at signing, 1 & last. Call 570-430-7077

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Commercial Properties

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 2,400 Sq. Ft. professional office space with beautiful view of Valley & Casino. will divide office / retail Call 570-829-1206

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FORMER KARATE STUDIO 1,000 sf with full

bathroom, kitchen, large waiting area & super big studio area. All for $495/month + utilities. 570-706-5628

KINGSTON

Prime Wyoming Ave. Location 1,100sf on ground floor & 500sf on second. Call Mark 570-696-1600

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

Lease Space Available, Light manufacturing, warehouse, office, includes all utilities with free parking. I will save you money!

315 PLAZA 1,750 SQ. FT. & 2,400 SQ.FT OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206

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PITTSTON

OFFICE SPACE $1,000/MONTH Attractive modern

office space. 2 suites available. Suite A-4 offices, plus restroom and storage includes utilities, 700 sq. ft. $650/month Suite B-2, large offices, 2 average size offices, plus restroom and storage plus utilities, 1,160 sq. ft. Call Charlie 570-829-6200

WILKES BARRE

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Prime retail or office space in high active shopping plaza. Close to Price Chopper, Kost Tires & Wegmans. MLS#122554 GERI 696-0888

Commercial Properties

WILKES-BARRE CITY NEAR ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS SHORT OR LONG-TERM LEASE

9,600SF 7,200SF 6,400SF 3,600SF

3,262SF 3,200SF 2,130SF 1,800SF

Ideal for: Offices, Medical Practice, Beauty Salon, Retail, Wholesale, Warehouse, Distribution. GREAT LOCATION!!! High Traffic Area, Plenty of Parking We Can Subdivide Call Dave or Betty at 570-822-2021

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WILKES-BARRE

228 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Blvd. Prime retail or office space in a highly active shopping plaza in close proximity to Price Shopper and Wegman's, 1500 sq. ft. available in end unit.Plenty of parking. Prominent marquee signage available. $1250/month Call Geri 570-696-0888 Lewith & Freeman R.E. 570-696-2075.

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LAND FOR RENT THE BEST LOCATION!!!! 80,000 sq. ft. of level, cleared, graded land. No obstructions. Fenced, automatic dusk to dawn lighting, 2 large 20’ double gates. Near all major highways & the recently expanded Coal St. Ideal for parking & storing equipment, trailers, heavy industrial vehicles, backhoes, flatbed trailers, masonry materials, fencing, shrubbery, Christmas trees, etc., or build to suit your needs. Subdividing considered. Call Dave at 570-822-2021 or 570-823-8849

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DURYEA

2 bedroom, 2 baths, totally remodeled, washer/dryer hookup. Includes water. $695/month + utilities. 570-510-9518 or 570-822-1544.

DURYEA

3 bedroom, 1 bath & 1 powder room, separate laundry area. Appliances included. Off street parking. $650/ month + security & utilities. 570-466-0401 570-655-6475

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EXETER/WYOMING

2 bedrooms, new tile kitchen & bath. Stove, washer/dryer hookup, offstreet parking. No pets. $650/month + utilities & security. Call (570)237-2076

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Half Doubles

950

Lease this building w/nice offices, conference room & Kit. Ample parking. MLS#11-419 JUDY 714-9230

Half Doubles

FORTY FORT 1/2 double.

3 bedrooms. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher. Washer /dryer hookup. Newly painted. Off street parking. $675 + utilities. 570-814-0843

FORTY FORT

2 bedroom, newly renovated, custom oak kitchen cabinets, tile floors, paddle fans, 1.5 baths. Off street parking, deck and patio, $800 + utilities; gas, electric and water, washer dryier hookup. References required, no pets or smoking. 570-779-4609 570-407-3991

KINGSTON

2 bedroom, clean, remodeled, no pets. $500 plus utilities, security and references Call 570-287-5491

LARKSVILLE

3 bedroom, 1 bath half double, Freshly cleaned & painted. Tenant pays all utilities including sewer. $585 plus security. Call (570) 357-0712

MINERS MILLS

2 bedroom, 1 bath, stove, washer/ dryer. Near Hollenback Golf Course. Living room, pantry, carpeting, gas heat. $550/month + utilities & security. (570)655-8639 NANTICOKE

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WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE NORTH 13 John St.

3 bedrooms, wall to wall carpet, eat-in kitchen with range, washer/dryer hookup, shared yard. Front porch. Off street parking. $630 + security. No pets. Water included. tenant pays electric & gas. 570-814-1356

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Beautiful remodeled double block with 6 rooms, 1.5 baths, refrigerator, & stove furnished. Gas heat. Washer/dryer hook-up. No pets. $700/month + 1 month security. Call Pat Doty 570-394-6901

570-696-2468

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KINGSTON OFFICENTERS Park Ofﬁce Building 400 Third Ave.

Ofﬁcenter–250 250 Pierce Street

Ofﬁcenter–270 270 Pierce Street

SPACIOUS

2 bedrooms, new paint, carpet, stove, fridge. Large, fenced yard. Some pets OK. Main Street location, but private setting.$550 / month + utilities. Security deposit required. 821-0841

New Bridge Center 480 Pierce Street

PLYMOUTH Ofﬁcenter–220 220 Pierce Street 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Located on Academy St. $650 + utilities & security. Small pets OK with extra security. Call 570-262-1577

WEST PITTSTON

MAINTENANCE FREE!

One block to elementary school. 2-3 Bedrooms. Off-Street Parking No Smoking. $650. + utilities, security, last month. 570-885-4206

Professional Ofﬁce Rentals Full Service Leases • Custom Design • Renovations • Various Size Suites Available Medical, Legal, Commercial • Utilities • Parking • Janitorial Full Time Maintenance Staff Available

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