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Maryann Tomko waters ﬂowers she planted at the cemetery plot of her husband, Eugene A. Tomko Sr., in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township. Maryann tries to get to the cemetery as often as possible. ON THE COVER: The headstone at the graves of former Wilkes-Barre Mayor and Judge John Kosek and family in St. Mary’s Cemetery includes a sculpted judge’s robe over part of the marker.

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islature and U.S. House of Representatives. Tony Brooks, executive director of the Luzerne County Historical Society, said the stone for the unique marker was quarried from Laurel Run and is similar to the stone used to build the First Presbyterian Church at South Franklin and West Northampton streets in Wilkes-Barre. “Charles Miner put on his stone he was the historian of the Wyoming Valley,” Brooks said. “It’s rather large.” Also buried in Hollenback are George W. Woodward, an associate judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1863 and chief justice from 1863 to 1867. Innovative architect Bruce Price, whose daughter, Emily Post, went on to literally write the book on etiquette, designed the Woodward monument in Hollenback Cemetery and several other buildings See MEMORIES, Page 4

A tombstone depicts a boy leaning on a tree stump with a book in his hand at Shawnee Cemetery in Plymouth.

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hey sit silently under the shade of tall trees or out in the open amid wellgroomed lawns, quiet monuments to those who have gone before us. Their imposing stone structures, sculptures or the words carved into their faces speak for the memory of those who lie beneath. While most grave markers are modest, simply revealing the name and dates of a person’s life, and whether they served in the military, some are giant tributes to a person of note. The Kirby and Stegmaier family mausoleums along the hilly, paved roads in Hollenback Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre offer such outsize tributes while safely containing family members’ remains. Lying beneath a red stone tombstone in the uppermost part of Hollenback are the remains of Charles Miner, a 19th-century newspaperman, entrepreneur and longtime politician. He served on the Wilkes-Barre Town Council and in the state leg-

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THE GUIDE MONUMENTS TO THE PAST • Osterhout Free Library Named after prominent merchant and real-estate magnate Isaac Smith Osterhout, who died in 1882. He willed a substantial portion of his estate for the establishment of a free public library in Wilkes-Barre. • F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Named in honor of Fred M. Kirby I, the co-founder of the Woolworth’s chain and a native of the Wilkes-Barre area • Angeline Elizabeth Kirby Memorial Health Center A nonprofit public health institution on North Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre dedicated in 1931 and built by Fred M. Kirby in memory of his mother • The Hoyt Library In 1810 Daniel Hoyt, grandfather of Gov. Henry Hoyt, who served from 1879 to 1883, met with his friends at his home to form a library group so their community on “this side of the Endless Mountains” could have the mutual benefits of books. Ninety-nine years later, his grandson, Frank Weston Hoyt, donated the family homestead, at Hoyt Street and Wyoming Avenue in Kingston, where that meeting took place, to Kingston Borough for a library. • Memorial Presbyterian Church On the top of North Street in WilkesBarre and now owned by King’s College, the church was built in memory of three young daughters of businessman Calvin Wadhams. The girls died of scarlet fever in 1871. • Queen Esther’s Rock (or Bloody Rock) Queen Esther’s Rock, along Susquehanna Avenue near Seventh Street in Wyoming, is named for Queen Esther Montour, the descendant of several “mixed” marriages between white settlers and Indians. According to local history reported on luzernecounty.org, the huge rock marks the spot where, allegedly, after the Battle of Wyoming, Queen Esther, angered by the recent death of her son, lined 16 American colonists around the huge stone and personally smashed their skulls with her tomahawk. • Swetland Homestead Owned and maintained by the Luzerne County Historical Society, this homestead on Wyoming Avenue in Wyoming contains the original cabin built on this site in 1803. • Nathan Denison House The Denison House, in Forty Fort, is one of the oldest structures in the Wyoming Valley. Col. Nathan Denison built the house in 1790. He was the first man to be married in Wyoming Valley. His son is believed to be the first child born in the new settlement, according to local history. • Wyoming Monument This American Revolutionary War monument and gravesite in the borough of Wyoming marks the gravesite of the bones of victims of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming, which took place on July 3, 1778. Former President James Carter will speak at the monument at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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A smaller cemetery for Civil War soldiers inside the Shawnee Cemetery in Plymouth is chained off and adorned with cannons.

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and homes when he had an office in Wilkes-Barre. He also laid out Tuxedo Park in New York and Château Frontenac in Quebec City. “Price himself is buried in Hollenback Cemetery,” Brooks said. In St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township, the rank and file of headstones stand in formation on the green carpet of groomed hillside lawn. Inside the uppermost gate off St. Mary’s Road, the Kosek family headstone is partially draped with a sculpted judge’s robe. It is the plot where former WilkesBarre Mayor and Luzerne County Judge John Kosek is buried. Kosek was mayor in the early 20th century and was the youngest man to serve in that office. Hanover Green Cemetery along Main Road in the township, meanwhile, has been the final resting place of Rufus Bennet, George Washington’s personal bodyguard, since 1842. Lt. John Jameson, who survived the Wyoming Massacre, was buried there in 1782 after he was killed and scalped in an ambush by a band of Six Nation Indians near the very spot where his headstone sits behind the cemetery’s iron fence. Pennsylvania’s 33rd governor, Arthur H. James, was buried in Hanover Green in 1973. HiSTOry AT rEST — Or NOT The Forty Fort Cemetery has many markers, with names for-

ever linked to Wyoming Valley history, said local historian and Times Leader columnist Tom Mooney. Among the more well-known names is that of Elinor Wylie, a famed poet and novelist of the early 20th century, whose maiden name was Hoyt and is buried in the Hoyt plot. Mooney especially noted a memorial for three former headmasters of Wyoming Seminary, who were buried in the cemetery until the 1972 Agnes Flood, whose torrents of water broke through the dike and scattered their remains, along with those of some 2,500 other people. High atop Plymouth Borough, near the border with Plymouth Township, lie the graves of soldiers from the Civil War “guarded” by a cannon on each of the four corners of the plot. Also buried here are veterans of other wars, along with victims of the 1885 typhoid-fever epidemic and the 1902 smallpox epidemic, the Avondale mine disaster of 1869 and Gaylord mine disaster of 1894, as well as 10 of the 12 victims of the Powell Squib factory explosion in 1889, most of them girls ranging in age from 14 to 22. The factory made explosive detonators, known as squibs, used primarily in mining. That tall narrow monument reads that it was erected “by sympathizing citizens to the memory of 10 of the victims of the explosion that destroyed the Powell Squib Factory February 25, 1889.” Not far away is the grave of a young boy from the 1872, marked by a sculpture of a boy resting against a tree, book in

hand. The stone is too worn to identify him. But Shawnee Cemetery Preservation Association President Tom Jesso Sr. and his wife, Ruth, said the boy, Robert J. Jones, was 2 years old when he died. The story is he was killed by lightning. “That’s been elaborated on to say he was struck on the way home from school, but he was only 2; he wouldn’t have been in school,” Ruth Jesso said. PEAcEfUl yET AbUzz The cemetery on one particular day last week was quiet, except for a couple of squirrels scampering through the nearby woods and birds chirping and calling throughout. The quiet at Shawnee contrasted with St. Mary’s Cemetery, where several cars parked along the paved roads throughout the cemetery grid on Monday had delivered family members tending to grave sites. They planted flowers at headstones, many of which were decorated with crisp, new small American flags for Memorial Day. Tom Basar of Mountain Top, whose parents and other family members are buried there, was talking with friends there. He took the chance to socialize briefly. Basar not only lists his family members who are part of the cemetery, but those who are not. “My parents, my sister and her husband — he’s a Brooklynite — my grandparents on my mother’s side,” he noted. His paternal grandparents are not buried here. “My father was from Europe — Slovakia,” Basar said.

Cemeteries that house memorials to those resting in peace also provide a peaceful place for the living. Some like the peace of walking through the quiet. And many times, memorial markers are interesting to the eye. Jeanne Kenney, a local photographer, likes to walk in Hollenback Cemetery, “as it’s very grand and there are many interesting markers and mausoleums,” she said. “The shiny granite monstrosities are at a minimum. The fence and stone surrounding the entire cemetery are pretty cool, too.” She loves the brick gutters in parts of the cemetery, too, but, she added, “My mind also boggles at the steep pitch of most of that cemetery — what a challenge some of those grave sites must’ve been to pull off.” Of course, not all memorial markers sit atop a grave. There are plaques noting someone’s memory, buildings, such as libraries and other institutions of learning, and athletic ﬁelds named in honor of those who’ve passed from this life. Mooney noted the memorial at the Kingston end of the Market Street Bridge for World War II Army Air Corps pilot Joseph Azat, who does not have a grave because he is listed as missing in action. A towering marker in the Forty Fort Cemetery was erected by the cemetery association in memory of those whose remains were washed away when the “swirling water gouged away a four-acre chasm out of the heart of the cemetery, displacing approximately 2,500 burials.”

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THIS WEEK: May 24 to 30, 2013 Grand Opening of the new White Haven Area Community Library and Visitors Center with ceremonies, ribbon cutting and reception tonight at 5. Festivities continue 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Saturday with library tours, a walk along the Lehigh River, children’s authors, live music, book and plant sale, food, bounce house, games and face painting. 99 Towanda St., White Haven. 443-8723. Jessup Hose Company Carnival, with games, S&S amusement rides, firemen’s parade (tonight), St. Ubaldo Festivities (Saturday), food, family fun, Sunday fireworks and entertainment by Jeffrey James Band (tonight), Jus4Fun DJ (Saturday), Aim and Fire (Sunday). Jessup Hose Company #2, 333 Hill St. 6:30 to midnight tonight; 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 2 to 11 p.m. Sunday; 2 to 7 p.m. Memorial Day. 489-1141. Movie Night in the Park, a family night out with children’s activities and a family movie with free popcorn. Bring a chair or blanket. Sponsored by the Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club at Dailey Park in West Wyoming. Tonight with activities at 7 and movie at 8:15. 407-0173. Farm Animal Frolic, the 25th annual event with baby animals including piglets, bunnies, lambs, kid goats, ducklings and more. Also: wagon rides, puppets and storytelling, old-fashioned games, hay jump, fish pond, sheep shearing (Saturday), one-room schoolhouse, bread and cookies from the outdoor brick oven and more. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $8. 992-6161. Shawnee Celtic Festival, with non-stop Celtic music on three stages, a bagpipers parade, Celtic jam, working sheep dogs, Irish step dancers and a variety of Celtic crafts

and foods. Performers include Seven Nations, Burning Bridget Cleary, Seamus Kennedy, Timlin & Kane and the Irish Lads. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, Hollow Road, Shawnee-onDelaware. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $12 advance, $15 at the gate. 421-7231. Victorian Fashion Show, with Edwardian Era clothing modeled by the women of Queen Victoria’s Court and a talk on “The Secret Victorian Language of Fans.” Sharpe House, Eckley Miners Village, Highland Road, off Route 940. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. $10 includes tea and cookies. Reservations: 636-2070. La Festa Dei Ceri, the annual ethnic festival commemorating St. Ubaldo Day with ceremonies, a mass and procession followed by the Race of the Saints in which teams carry statues of St. Ubaldo, St. George and St. Anthony and race through the hilly streets of Jessup beginning at Powell Avenue and finishing at Veterans Memorial Field Saturday with race at 5 p.m. 575-4141 or stubaldoday.com. Mifflinville 125th Memorial Day Parade, an anniversary celebration with a two-day carnival, offering an antique tractor and car show, food, crafts, children’s games, fire and ambulance vehicles and more. Carnival Grounds, East First Street, Mifflinville. 10 a.m. to dusk Sunday and Monday. The Memorial Day Parade forms 8:45 a.m. at Third and Race streets and proceeds to the Mifflinville Cemetery for speakers. Also: tours of the historic 1850 German School will take place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday. 759-3610. Dart Tournament Fundraiser, to benefit Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. Murphy’s Pub, 347 Slocum St., Swoyersville. Sunday with signups 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. and tournament at noon. $90 per three-person team. Followed by a buffet for participants. 333-5265. Forty Fort Meeting House Tours.

Explore the 1807 historic religious ediﬁce with its original box pews and elevated pulpit. 20 River St., Forty Fort. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday and Memorial Day. Tours continue Sundays through Sept. 29; July 4 and Sept. 2. $2, $1 children. 287-5214. Archaeology Talk, on a local cer-

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FUTURE AACA Car Cruise, sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional AACA Car Club. Anything with wheels is welcome to participate. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. May 31, 6 to 10 p.m. with awards at 9 p.m. Free. Anthracite Heritage Conference, with presentations by historians F. Charles Petrillo, William Hastie Sr., Robert Wolensky, Darlene MillerLanning and more. Also: a musical performance by the Hometown Boyz. Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park, off Keyser Ave., Scranton. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 1. $20 includes lunch and refreshments; $25 at the door. 963-4804 or anthracitemuseum. org/conference. Knight of Mayhem, a fundraising event for the Lake-Lehman School District’s new turf ﬁeld and volleyball court complex. With a carnival of food, games, rock climbing, wrestling tournament, pie-baking contest, silent auction, theme baskets, barnyard olympics, cow-pie bingo and more. Lake-Lehman High School, 1128 Old Route 115, Lehman Township. 10 a.m. to dusk June 1. 255-2705. Osterhout Fundraiser, an all-youcan-eat pasta dinner along with a book sale, bake sale and basket rafﬂe. North Branch of the Osterhout Free Library, 28 Oliver St., Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre. June 1, 4 to 7 p.m. with takeouts available from 3 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. $8, $4 children. 822-4660. SPCA Motorcycle Run, the 17th annual fundraiser beginning at the SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, and ending at the Polish-American Veterans Club in Plains. June 2 with registration 10:30 a.m. until race start at 1 p.m. $15 rider, $10 passengers. 825-4111. Sicilian Sulfur Miners in Anthracite: A Study of Italian Mineworkers in Pittston, Old Forge and Scranton, 1897-1935, a talk by historians Bill Hastie and Bob Wolensky based on their recently released book “Anthracite Labor Wars.” Presented by the West Pittston Historical Society at Immaculate Conception Church, 605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. 3 p.m. June 2. Free. 603-0615 or westpittstonhistory.org.

THIS WEEK: May 24 to 30, 2013 Farewell Senior Recital, performances by senior student musicians at Wyoming Seminary. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. 4 tonight. Free. 270-2192. William Doney, the Christian recording artist. Ekklesia Christian Coffee House, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight with food menu at 6, concert at 7 and open mic at 9. Free. 899-2264. Open Mic Night, with musicians, poets, storytellers, comedians and others. Followed by a poetry reading by Nygel Metcalfe of the Breaking Ground Poets. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Tonight with open mic at 7 and poetry at 8:15. Free. 996-1500. Smith Family Revival, the local Christian band. Voice of Hope Christian Coffee House, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Nanticoke. 7 to 9 tonight. Free. Broadcast live on WVHO-FM (94.5). 899-2264. Jon Herington Band, the Steely Dan guitarist and his group. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 tonight. $23. 325-0249. Mayday Music Festival, the sixth annual event with more than 75 bands performing on six music stages along with food, crafts, vendors, pony rides, games, bounce house, scavenger hunts, rafﬂes and children’s activities. Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre. Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 301-8890. Gary Belles & Friends, a local Christian group. The Main Bean, 161 Main St., Luzerne. 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. 899-2264. Matt Simons, piano-based pop rock with hints of jazz and R&B. Hawley Silk Mill, 8 Silk Mill Drive. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $16 advance, $20 at the door. 588-8077. Childhood’s End, a Pink Floyd tribute band using a circular video screen

Singer-songwriter Matt Simons will perform at the Hawley Silk Mill on Saturday night.

The Dave Matthews Band returns to the Toyota Pavilion in Scranton on Wednesday. and high-tech lighting along with note-perfect renditions of the classic songs. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Saturday. $23. 325-0249. Party on the Patio Kickoff, the sixth year of “hot summer fun” with drink specials and music by Bad Hair Day. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280 Route 315, Plains Township. Sunday at 6 p.m. with music at 7 and ﬁreworks at 9:30. 888-946-4672. Parrot Beach, the Jimmy Buffett tribute band. Mount Airy Casino Resort, 312 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. 877-682-4791. Dave Matthews Band, touring in support of the group’s latest album “Away from the World.” With jam masters moe. Toyota Pavilion, 1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton. 7 p.m. Wednesday. 800-745-3000. Northeastern Pennsylvania Bluegrass Festival, with two stages of music, camping, food and craft vendors, children’s programs and workshops. Performers include Reno & Harrell/Sons of the Legend, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Larry Stephenson Band, Goldwing Express,

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“We have an 1847 hand pumper that still pumps,” Oley said. If you’re in the mood for good embers of the Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire food but don’t want to fire up the Company are gear- grill, the Sweet Valley Fair offers ing up once again for the annual plenty for your palate. Everything Sweet Valley Fair, a Memorial from potato pancakes, hamburgDay weekend tradition for many. ers and kielbasa sandwiches to John Oley, 42, of Sweet Valley deep-fried Oreos, funnel cake and said the fair has been going on ice cream is on the menu thanks for about 60 years, including a to a number of volunteers. “It’s all fire-department membrief break organizers took in the 1960s. Oley has been a member bers or local church members that volunteer,” of the Sweet ValOley said. “We get ley Volunteer Fire IF YOU GO a lot of help from Company for 27 our local churchyears, including a What: Sweet Valley Fair, the annual Memorial Day role as assistant Weekend event with festival es. Without them, we wouldn’t be chief for the past foods, amusement rides, able to do what seven years and a White Elephant Sale, we do.” leader of the an- vendors and entertainment While the fair’s nual Sweet Valley by Pop Rox (tonight), Tommy primary function Fair for most of the Guns Band (Saturday), 3rd Degree (Sunday) Hess Boys is to aid the fire past decade. and Iron Cowboy (Monday). “It is our main Also: Fireworks on Saturday, department, it’s a fundraiser for the the Firemen’s Olympics and great way to reconnect with friends year,” he said of parade on Memorial Day and neighbors. the alcohol-free, Where: Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company, 5383 “I enjoy seepet-free event. ing old friends,” Oley said the fire Main Road, Sweet Valley When: 5:30 to 10 tonight; department has ap- 4:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Oley said. “That’s proximately 30 ac- Sunday; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. the thing. You come out and see tive members, and Memorial Day friends that you funds raised from More info: 477-5121 haven’t seen all the fair help offset costs for equipment purchases, year at the fair. People that have training, insurance and more for moved away come back to visit the company, which responds to family and come to the fair.” The Sweet Valley Fair is open about 200 calls each year. The fair offers free live enter- from 5:30 to 10 tonight, 4:30 to tainment each night and a full 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and schedule. Things kick off Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monwith Pop Rox and continue with day. Families can enjoy fireworks the Tommy Guns Band on Satur- Saturday night and the annual day, 3rd Degree on Sunday and parade on Memorial Day. Festivities take place on the Iron Cowboy wrapping up the fire-company grounds at 5383 fair on Monday. The event also offers kiddie Main Road, Sweet Valley. For rides, and wristband specials will more information, call (570) 477be offered on Friday night and 5121. Oley encouraged residents to from 3-6 p.m. on Monday, Memosupport local fire companies — rial Day. A highlight of the annual fair not just the one in Sweet Valley is Monday’s Firemen’s Olympics. — any way that they can. “If you see your local fire comOley said four- to six-man teams from local fire companies company having a dinner, stop down pete in two main events — the and buy one. If they’re having a bucket brigade and the hand wa- bazaar, go down and grab a sandter pump — where competitors wich and a soda,” he said. “Every work to fill a 55-gallon drum first. dollar counts to all of us.”

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Josh Sawyer of Back Mountain Regional Services ﬁlls a bucket with water from the porta-pond during the bucket-brigade competition at the Fireman’s Olympics at a prior Sweet Valley Fair.

ABOVE: Fireﬁghter Joe Leach of the Harveys Lake Fire Department hoists buckets of water up a ladder.

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RIGHT: The team from the Harveys Lake Fire Department competes in the water-pumper drill at a previous Sweet Valley Fair.

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The stage version of ‘The Price is Right’ will bring a classic big wheel to the F.M. Kirby Center. By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

hances are if you’re planning to attend “The Price Is Right Live!” interactive show at the Kirby Center on Thursday, you’re probably hoping you’ll be called to “come on down” and be a contestant. The good news, host Todd Newton said, is that everyone has a chance.

port, R.I. “There’s a great feeling of coming together, when you have thousands of people who have loved the same (television) show for 42 years, you have a sense of family,” he continued. While the televised version of “The Price is Right” dates to 1972, when it debuted with host Bob Barker, the interactive stage show started 10 years ago. “It was in a little theater in Reno, Nev.,” Newton said. “It was supposed to be a two-week run, but it’s turned into a decade of game-show magic. We’re thrilled with the response we get.” Newton said he enjoys interacting with contestants, especially certain ones. “I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for people in the military,” he said, as well as “the sweet little old ladies who had a crush on Bob

Barker for years.” His own nana, Eleanor, was the person who introduced him to “The Price is Right” when he was young, and they watched it on television together. It’s fun to see how exuberant people can become when they win a prize, Newton said. “I’m 6 foot 3 and 200 pounds, and I think I’ve been picked up and spun around more than any other game-show host.” One thing Newton wants people to remember before they come to the Kirby Center is that this is not the television show, and it’s not an audition for the television show, so don’t expect TV cameras and don’t expect to be on TV. But do expect to have a good time, he said. “We’re like a band that comes in and plays your favorite songs.”

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“They’re completely chosen at random,” he said. “Everyone registers to become a contestant, and we draw names. The reason we do it is to level the playing ﬁeld. No matter

where you’re sitting, up front or way in the back, no matter how far you traveled to get there, everyone has an equal chance” to try to win appliances, cash, a car or other prizes. Of course, if you’re too shy to be a contestant, you don’t HAVE to register. “If you just want to come and observe and absorb the energy like we do in our living rooms every morning,” he said, “just grab your ticket, grab your seat and enjoy the circus.” Does “The Price is Right,” with its Cliffhanger games and Plinko games, spinning wheel and guesses about how much certain items cost, really seem like a circus? “We were once described as part rock concert, part old-time church revival and part game show,” Newton said in a telephone interview, in between the traveling show’s visits to Chattanooga, Tenn., and New-

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Dwayne Johnson , left, Vin Diesel, center, and Paul Walker in a scene from the ﬂashy, funny and just-plain fun ‘Fast & Furious 6.’

‘Fast & Furious 6’ just dumb, easygoing summertime fun

and Gal Gadot — back together. The added incentive? Dom’s late Bad movies are rarely as much love Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) fun as these “Fast and the Furi- is still alive and apparently one of ous” pictures. And make no mis- the bad guy’s minions. take about it — they’re bad. These movies are a collecThey stick to a rigid formula of tion of epic chases, epic brawls, hot cars, street races where skin- dialogue zingers and guilty pleany supermodels make up the au- sures. Yeah, Diesel’s still a stiff, dience, and impossible (and im- something that adding the colpossibly expensive) road heists. orful ex-wrestler Mr. Johnson to Fans know every character the mix only underlines. You can will have his or her moments to be muscle-bound and expresshow off and that no sive, at ease in your beloved character will IF YOU GO skin. Not that Roman be killed off and stay What: “Fast and (Gibson) notices that. dead. Fans know the Furious 6” Given most of the cast keeps growing, Starring: Vin funny lines, Gibson just like the lineup of Diesel, Paul Walker, announces Johnson’s Michelle Rodrivintage and modern- guez, Luke Evans, entrance with, “Why day hopped-up rides Tyrese Gibson, do I smell baby oil?” that power slide, Gina Carano, Sung The gang they’re drift and burn rubber Kang, Gal Gadot battling is the spitting through the digitally Directed by: Jusimage of their own. assisted chases and tin Lin “It’s like we’re hunting Running time: 130 crash-ups. Bystand- minutes our evil twins!” ers’ vehicles may be Rated: PG-13 for When this comes crushed and squashed intense violence out on video, you can as collateral damage, and action and make “I got this,” “We but you never see the mayhem throughgot your back” and out, some sexuality “Get in the car” into a blood of innocents. and language And fans know to drinking game, thanks stay through the credits, where to how many times those weary the movies’ gift to cinema car cliches are repeated in the script. culture just keeps on giving. The cars? Cooler than ever, “Fast & Furious 6” pulls our with Dom’s passion for Chrysboys Dom and Brian (Vin Diesel ler/Plymouth/Dodge products and Paul Walker) out of retire- extending to a big-winged Plymment one more time to help the outh Road Runner Superbird feds (Dwayne Johnson and Gina of 1970s vintage. He’s chasing “Haywire” Carano) nail a British Letty, who drives a 1970s British villain (Luke Evans, well cast) Jensen Interceptor. bent on world domination. He’s Every law in the book will be stealing parts for a “Nightshade” broken, from trafﬁc infractions device that will knock out a na- to laws of physics. It runs out tion’s communications, and he’s of gas for 30 minutes or more doing it with wedge-shaped ramp in the middle of everything. But cars and such. the easy bonhomie of the cast, Dom and Brian leave their the jokey tone of the script and lovely ladies, Brian’s newborn in-your-face slam-bang action (a baby and their Canary Islands girlﬁght for the ages) make this retirement for London. And they junk food that goes down easily, get the team — played by Tyrese no matter how little nutritional Gibson, Sung Kang, Ludacris value it has.

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low, sentimental and somewhat se- cature by the irrepressible Ken Jeong. dated, the third “Hangover” movie It begins with the Alan (Zach Galiisn’t so much exhausted of outrageous fianakis) buying and accidentally de“Oh no, they DIDN’T!” capitating a (digital) ideas as it is spent of IF YOU GO giraffe, driving his dotenergy. And they knew What: “The Hangover, Part III” •• ing dad (Jeffrey Tamit, too. The only raun- Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zach bor) to a heart attack. chy moment is stuffed Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, And that’s just the first into the closing credits, John Goodman death. a “we forgot to do that” Directed by: Todd Phillips Ditzy Alan needs Running time: 100 minutes afterthought. an intervention, and They know they’re Rated: R for pervasive language that’s when the “Wolf including sexual references, some done. They just want to violence and drug content and Pack” (Bradley Coomake sure we know. per, Ed Helms and brief graphic nudity “The Hangover Part Justin Bartha) are III” becomes a fairly conventional ca- commissioned to deliver him to a reper comedy with the capers driven by hab facility in Arizona. On the way, the still-cackling, far-less-manic Mr. Chow, played right to the edge of cari- See HANGOVER, Page 13

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‘Epic’ raises the animation bar By ROGER MOORE - McClatchy-Tribune News Service

erivative as all get out and plainly concocted by a committee, “Epic” is a children’s animated ﬁlm that is more entertaining and emotional than it has any right to be. Characters make sacriﬁces and die, miss their parents and mourn. And we’re touched. At least a little. Hard (if overly familiar) lessons are learned, and laughs land on queue. Throw in some truly gorgeous animation, and Blue Sky, the studio that made it, delivers more proof that it’s moved on from the junky cash-machine “Ice Age” movies, even if this one doesn’t rise to the charms and wit of “Rio.”

Taking characters from William Joyce children’s novel about “Leaf Men” and “Brave Good Bugs,” a team of writers has borrowed from “Antz” and “A Bug’s Life,” and even “Spiderwicke Chronicles,” for a story about the fairy forces of life in a forest, the Leaf Men (and women) and their allies, in battle with the rotting reptilian bog-dwelling forces of decay.

A dotty scientist has surveillance cameras covering the forest where this struggle is going on and suspects there are little people out there, riding into battle on hummingbirds and crows, armored and armed with bows and arrows. But it’s his daughter, M.K. (Amanda Seyfried), who finds the See EPIC, Page 12

IF YOU GO What: “Epic” •• 1/2 Starring: The voices of Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell, Beyonce Knowles, Christoph Walz, Aziz Ansari Directed by: Chris Wedge Running time: 102 minutes Rated: PG for mild action, some scary images and brief rude language

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proof. That happens when she’s magically shrunk by the Queen (Beyonce Knowles) and tasked with ensuring that this one lily pod blooms and renews life by the light of the full moon. M.K. struggles to survive this brave (tiny) new world, where warriors like the rebellious Nod (Josh Hutcherson) and mission-focused Ronin (Colin Farrell) must fend off the reptilian designs of

Mandrake (Christoph Waltz), who is determined to upset the balance between new life and decay and thus take over the forest. M.K. is assisted in her quest by a very funny snail and a slug (Chris O’Dowd, Aziz Ansari), who know how to keep the pod alive until it blooms. And they are guided by the daffy six-legged Nim (Steven Tyler), the “scrollkeeper” who sings and studies records from the past to figure out how to carry out the pod-blooming ritual. The film’s 3-D makes excellent use of depth of field, delivering eye-popping next-

generation animation that, among other things, gives the forest and its creatures wonderful shadings and detail and makes the cartoon humans even more lifelike. But that’s the sort of thing critics mention when the story is kind of all over the place, a real patchwork of ideas and inventions borrowed elsewhere. “Epic” isn’t epic, but it isn’t half bad, either. It’s just that as high as the bar has been raised on this sort of animation, this is more evidence that a strong story is worth more than any next-generation software.

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two teenage boys near a mighty river down South, “Mud” is shot through with traditional qualities of American literature and drama. Jeff Nichols’ much-anticipated follow-up to his breakthrough second feature “Take Shelter” feels less adventurous and unsettling but remains a well-carpentered piece of work. PG-13 for violence, sexual references, language, thematic elements and smoking. 130 mins. ••• PAIN & GAIN — Michael Bay’s true-crime caper lacks the visual-effects mayhem and sci-ﬁ cacophony of his “Transformers” blockbusters, yet the movie uses all the shock and awe and noise and bluster the director has in his utterly unsubtle arsenal. There’s a story, screenplay, characters and wry mix of suspense and pitiable comedy to be had in the tale of three Florida bodybuilders (Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie) who blunder through kidnapping-extortion schemes like the Three Stooges on steroids. R for bloody violence, crude sexual content, nudity, language throughout and drug use. 129 mins. • 1/2 THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES — This tells three overlapping

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my life, Mr. Chow,” the mob boss bellows. Go fetch him. The boys promise to “take him out” to save Doug. That leads us to Tijuana and eventually back to where all this started — Las Vegas. There’s only one funny cameo, and funny lines are rare and random this time — references to past escapades (“Did you get tested?”) and Mr. Chow’s peccadilloes (“Gimme some sugar.”).

People and animals die. Even the racist zingers feel like pulled punches: “We’re looking for an Asian guy. He’s short.” “They’re ALL short.” As is the movie, though it plays considerably longer than the ﬁrst two. As “Hangovers” go, “Part III” isn’t challenging or unpleasant, just instantly forgettable. It won’t take much to sleep this one off.

Movie Amy By AMY LONGSDORF For The Times Leader

While a number of indie films have been shot in NEPA through the years, very few big Hollywood productions have rolled into town outside “Miracle of the Bells,” “The Molly Maguires” and “That Championship Season.” The very first major movie to film in the area was “The Farmer Takes a Wife” (1935, Fox Cinema Archives, unrated, $20), which marked Henry Fonda’s screen debut. Never issued on VHS, the rare, Freemansburg-shot film is finally making its DVD debut this month courtesy of Fox Cinema Archives. Directed with gusto by Victor Fleming (“The Wizard of Oz”), the love story is set during the 1850s on the Erie Canal, when small boats hauled supplies from Europe to a number of cities in Upstate

New York. A winning Janet Gaynor stars as a cook devoted to the excitement of canal life. She falls hard for Fonda but is reluctant to leave her boat for what she imagines will be a more staid existence on his farm. For a film that doesn’t have much of a critical reputation, “The Farmer Takes A Wife” boasts a vibrant atmosphere, an unusual setting and spirited performances by, among others, Margaret Hamilton (“Oz’s” Wicked Witch) and Andy Devine. In other words, it’s a real find. While “Farmer” namechecks the Erie Canal many times, it was largely shot in Freemansburg, at the Lock #44 of the Lehigh Canal. While some of the film was also lensed on sound stages in California, the heart of the movie takes place in Freemansburg, with the canal and its surrounding buildings playing the Erie Canal and Rome, New York very convincingly.

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they’re car-jacked by a mobster (John Goodman) who takes hapless Doug (Bartha, who’s had the “missing” role in all three ﬁlms, poor fellow) hostage. The Wolf Pack has to track down the thieving Chow, who has escaped from a Thai prison. “You introduced a virus into

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The romantic byplay of Spock (Zachary Quinto) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana) complements the bickering bromance between Spock and Kirk in ‘Star Trek Into The Darkness.’

New DVDs this week contain witches, wiseguys and weird medications. “BEAUTIFUL CREATURES,” GRADE B-MINUS: It’s easy to try to force “Beautiful Creatures,” the ﬁlm based on the young romance novel of the same name, into the same pigeonhole as other stories about teens — one mortal, the other supernatural. That’s unfair. While the ﬁlm includes the basic elements that have been used in everything from “Twilight” to “Harry Potter,” they take on a fresh look through some interesting writing, a handful of fascinating characters and a pair of young lovers who look emotionally awake. “STRUCK BY LIGHTNING,” GRADE B: Chris Colfer has taken the suggestion of “write what you know” to heart. His script isn’t autobiographical — he’s never been hit by a lightning bolt — but it’s rife with elements of his own less-thanhappy days in high school. Colfer does double duty as writer and star. There are a few problems, such as some very stereotypical characters. Do cheerleaders always have to be narcissistic witches? A secondary story line about a father seems tacked on to the main story. But, overall, the script is a solid effort by the young screenwriter. “SIDE EFFECTS,” GRADE C: The drugs a woman’s taking for depression have nasty side effects. Jude Law stars.

WARNING: Watching the movie may cause drowsiness, a blurred sense of reality, explosive confusion and a slight tingling in the logic center of your brain. This alert is necessary because the new thriller from director Steven Soderbergh requires so many coincidences, chance meetings, ignored signals and plot oversights that the surprise ending is not that surprising and the story to get there is as illegible as a doctor’s handwriting. “STAND-UP GUYS,” GRADE B: After being released from jail, a man (Al Pacino) slowly returns to his old ways. Christopher Walken co-stars. The movie is at its strongest when it focuses on how it is for two longtime good friends to face a future they never expected to see. Dealing with the trials and tribulations of aging doesn’t quite ﬁt into the lifestyle of these bad boys, but it’s staring them in their wrinkled faces. Director Fisher Stevens gives the actors a rich backdrop in which to play. ••• ALSO NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK: “PARKER”: Jason Statham plays a modern day Robin Hood. “NIGHTFALL”: A gritty, brutal story of love, hate and vengeance from director Chow Hin Yeung Roy. “ONCE UPON A TIME IN BROOKLYN”: A man must decide between family and fortune. Ice T stars. “DARK CIRCLES”: Pell James stars in the horror ﬁlm. “OPEN ROAD”: A young woman connects with an aging drifter. Andy Garcia stars.

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Kids THIS WEEK: May 24 to 30, 2013 Curious George, the little cartoon monkey visits a storytime session at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. 11 a.m. Saturday. Photo ops available. 829-4210. Buzzy Buddies, learn about the world of honeybees through dramatic play, stories and crafts. Ages 3 to 5. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township. 4 p.m. Saturday. Free. 696-9105. Salamander Search, a brief talk followed by a search for the slippery creatures. Ages 6 to 12. Campground Amphitheater, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Kingston

Township. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 696-9105. Books and Babies, for ages 1 to 3. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Registration: 8230156. I Dare You Not to Yawn, a reading of the comical Helene Boudreau book about bedtime avoiders. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. 10 a.m. Tuesday; 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 829-4210. FUTURE Aladdin Jr., a children’s theater presentation by Kiss Theatre Company, 58 Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre Township. 7 p.m. May 31; 2 and 7 p.m. June 1; 2 p.m. June 2. 829-1901.

Junior Bird Club, a morning bird walk with members of the Pennsylvania Society of Ornithology. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. 7:30 a.m. June 1. New members welcome at $5. Registration: 403-2006. Kids Free Fishing Derby, for ages 4 to 15 with prizes in all age categories. Lackawanna State Park, 1839 Abington Road, North Abington Township. Meet in the ﬁrst parking area. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1. 346-2274. Rosie Sprout’s Time to Shine, a reading of Allison Wortche’s empathetic story that captures every child’s desire to be noticed. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. 10 a.m. June 4; 6:30 p.m. June 6. 829-4210.

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What: ‘Majesty of the British Empire’ show Who: Presented by Tonylou Productions When: Event begins 11:30 a.m. and includes a luncheon Where: Radisson Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton Tickets: $31 per person Reservations: Call 570-226-6207 by Monday.

ll right, old chaps, gather round and let’s s see how well you know your trivia: Who discovered King Tut’s tomb back in November 1922? If you immediately thought of British archaeologist Howard Carter, you’re right. How many older brothers and sisters does Celine Dion have? The Canadian singer grew up the youngest of 14.

In the musical “Spamalot,” which country does the chorus sing about ﬁrst? They sing about being in Finland until they realize they’re supposed to be in jolly olde England, in a not-so-jolly time of plague. We present these questions just to get you into the mood for a song-and-dance revue called “Majesty of the British Empire,” which will be presented Thursday at the Radisson Hotel in Scranton. “You don’t have to be an Anglophile to enjoy it,”said Mary Lou Ambrose, who is taking reservations. “You just have to enjoy good music and dancing.” During the show, three per-

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If you attend the ‘Majesty of the British Empire’ show at the Radisson Hotel in Scranton on Thursday, you’ll meet some people who appear to have stepped out of the musical ‘Spamalot’ and you’ll be able to enjoy styles of music and dancing that span ﬁve decades. Performers are Sam Abuschinow, Katie Breen and Harry Petaccio.

formers will appear in one costume after another, presenting ﬁve decades’ worth of music from the Beatles (who got their start in Liverpool) to Bob Marley (a Jamaican reggae artist whose father was British) to Dion (whose

Canadian homeland is part of the British Commonwealth of Nations.) Characters from “Phantom of the Opera” and “Cats,” which were written by Brit Andrew Lloyd Webber, will appear along with some folks you might re-

member from “Spamalot,” a musical based on the 1975 movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” The performance will be preceded by a luncheon at 12:15 p.m. and a trivia contest at 11:30 a.m.

What kind of questions will there be? “Oh, questions about science, television, general knowledge,” Ambrose said. But don’t people have to study up on the British Empire or British culture or even the musicians or musicals that will be represented in the performance? “Absolutely not,” Ambrose said. OK. But just for fun and to get us all in a British mood, let’s pass the marmalade and ponder more questions and answers. Would you meet a “Doubting Thomas” in “Spamalot?” No, but you might meet a “Doubting Dennis.” Which character in “Cats” is reputed to perform sleight-ofhand tricks? That would be Magical Mr. Mistoffelees. When is the traditional time to serve afternoon tea? Thanks to the inﬂuence of Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, it became a custom to serve tea and little snacks at 4 p.m.

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THIS WEEK: May 24 to 30, 2013 The Merry Wives of Windsor, a Shakespeare in the Park event about the lusty Lothario Falstaff, who decides to woo two beautiful but married women — at the same time. Presented by Ghostlight Productions in South Abington Park, Clarks Summit. Through June 2: 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Free but donations accepted. 575-5185. A Chorus Line, the Tony Award-winning musical about 17 dancers auditioning for openings on the chorus line of a Broadway show. Performed by Phoenix Theatrics at the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday to celebrate the theater’s ﬁfth anniversary with giveaways and cake at intermission. $12. Reservations: 457-3589.

Marcellus Shale gas drilling and the lumberindustry boom that swept the Endless Mountains more than 100 years ago. Presented by the Roving Theater of the Sullivan County Council on the Arts. Russian Hall, 211 Main St., Lopez. 7 p.m. May 31 and June 2; 2 p.m. June 1. $9 advance; $10 at the door. 928-8927. Cinderella, performed by Ballet Northeast. Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, West South Street at South River Street, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. May 31 and June 1; 2 p.m. June 2. $20, $15 students and seniors.

821-8525 or balletnortheast.org. The Hallelujah Girls, a comedy about six feisty female owners of a Georgia beauty shop and day spa. Performed by the Lakeside Players at Grace Episcopal Church, 827 Church St., Honesdale. 7:30 p.m. May 31 and June 1; 2 p.m. June 2. $12. 857-2226. ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for the youth performing troupe GLEE for ages 5 to 18. Bring a two-minute vocal selection to Robert M. Sides Music Store,

210 Wilkes-Barre Township Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. The group performs at festivals, malls, fairs and Knoebels Amusement Park. 359-3267. Theater Bus Trip to New York City for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” and a family-style dinner at Carmine’s on Broadway. Leaves from the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock 8 a.m. on June 5 and returns at 11 p.m. $235 includes show, bus and dinner along with a contribution to the Dietrich Theater. Reservations: 996-1500.

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FUTURE Murder in the Gallery, a murder-mystery dinner party that centers on the world of art. Presented by Leadership Lackawanna at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 5:30 p.m. May 31. $40 includes dinner and show. Cash bar available. 342-7711. Treeline Fever, a historical play about the congruities and contrasts between the current

Phoenix Theatrics will present the Broadway musical ‘A Chorus Line’ tonight and Saturday at the Phoenix Performing Arts Centre.

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Familiar voices are often in commercials Q. I have a question about John Corbett. He was the radio announcer in the old TV favorite “Northern Exposure.” Is he also the one who does the current Walgreens commercials about “the corner of happy and healthy” and did he also do Applebee’s ads on TV? It sure sounds like the same pleasant voice. A. Corbett, whose credits also include “Sex and the City,” is indeed a commercial voice for Walgreens and Applebee’s. When the Huffington Post made its list of 29 favorite celebrity-voiced commercials — one ad per star — a Corbett spot for Walgreens was the first in line. Q. Who is the young lady that plays William Shatner’s daughter on the Priceline commercial as well as the genie in the Toyota commercial?

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HOROSCOPE BY HOLIDAY MATHIS ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re after a

feeling today. Who or what can give it to you? The answer may come in the form of a fellow fire sign (Leo or Sagittarius) on a similar mission. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Someone will try to convince you that what you’re contributing is very similar to what anyone would do. It’s not. Don’t be fooled. You’re a complete original. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The squeaky wheel will often get the grease. But sometimes it goes on squeaking and

ON THE WEB For more Sudoku go to www.timesleader.com squeaking, and everyone gets so used to it that they don’t even hear it anymore. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Being masterful at spreading emotion is a superpower more important than being able to turn invisible or leap tall buildings in a single bound. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It is said that a mind can only hold one thought at a time, but you’ll challenge that notion by maintaining opposing ideas simultaneously. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Some feel that showing enthusiasm for ideas that are not self-generated is admitting weakness. This couldn’t be further from the truth. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your work may be superior to the work of others, but if

you don’t present it in a way that allows it to be readily accepted, it will not get the fighting chance it deserves. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In a new setting, it is only natural to want to fit in. You may feel an eagerness to please those around you. They may or may not be worthy of your efforts. Wait and see. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Instead of looking for omens in the falling of leaves and the flocking of birds, consult a maternal figure. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s said that no one gets a free ride. And yet you may note that some people, as it appears to you at least, have a mighty smooth deal. Don’t be jealous. Your disadvantage is actually an advantage.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Why not

seek maximum enjoyment from your endeavors? Who knows how, but you have always found a way to pull through. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The lower agenda seeks attention and aches for acceptance. The higher agenda is too busy trying to solve, invent, heal and celebrate to care what others think. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 24). Show off, even if you have to create your own opportunity to do so. People need to see you. Once they do, you’ll change their views and open their minds. June and July are the most romantic months. Scorpio and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 20, 14, 33 and 1.

Wedding thank-you note fails to deliver intended message Dear Abby: My husband and I attended the wedding of the son of some old friends in another state. Rather than buy the young couple a gift, we instead gave them a check for $1,000. Imagine our astonishment when a month later the following arrived in our mailbox: “Dear ‘Loretta’ and ‘Evan,’ “Thank you for the generous donation. We really enjoyed spending that money. If ever

DEAR ABBY ADVICE you feel like you have too much of it, we would gladly take it off your hands. “Love, ‘Mason’ and ‘Candace’” Abby, my husband and I have worked hard for many years in our business and have been blessed by the Lord. We are not millionaires. We were happy and humbled to be able to share with them — until

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in sausage proclivities. The sausage had the immediate, and appreciated, taste of quality homemade, but our fan of hothot-hot mustard longed for just a bit more fennel here. This will, of course, be a matter of preference. Some can take or leave the fennel entirely. Fans of deli pickles can find their fix here — large, juicy versions are a buck apiece — and cute, nicely sized (neither large nor small) homemade pasties ($6.99) are an offering you don’t see every day. They brimmed with good, oldfashioned meat and potatoes. An accompanying cup of gravy was neither thick nor thin with sweetish undertones even. Good stuff. Finally, fans of the usual suspects — pizza, cold hoagies, tuna, taco, pasta and potato salads as well as Caesar salads, chef salads, tossed salads and chicken salad — will find plenty to love here, and early risers can enjoy bagels, bagel sandwiches, eggs/ homefries/toast or even French toast. Dessert? The rice pudding — $1.39 for a small cup — is certainly worthy. Hours: 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Decor/ambience: For a small deli, you’ll find a roomy dining room here, with nicely spaced tables and good airflow, even on a hot day. Everything appears spic and span, too, which you can’t always count on, after all. Overall impression: A keeper. We hope Donna lives long and prospers in Plains Township with this fresh new entry on the deli scene. Times Leader food critics remain anonymous.

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What: Donna’s Hoagies & Deli Where: 64 Maffett St., Plains Township Call: 570-235-1355 Credit cards? Yes Handicapped accessible? Yes Why we went: Let’s just say we were acting on a tip — from a fairly fierce new fan who clued us into the friendly, spacious and clean new sandwich shop with lots of extras. Menu highlights: Of the three or four things we tried, a cheesesteak was far and away the biggest hit. And perhaps the tastiest thing about it was the friendly-looking older man whom we watched cook it, to order, on a pan on a stove (as opposed to, you know, one of those hulking flat-top grills we’re more accustomed to seeing.) This one was worth the wait. And easy on the wallet. We shared a $3.99 half, and half of a half was even fairly large. The steak itself was the most commendable: finely chopped, no chewy gristle or stringy stuff and plenty of cheese, which almost disappeared into the steak itself. The bun was as fresh as can be. Kudos to the good man behind the stove. We also greatly enjoyed a shared hot pastrami ($4.69/half) with spicy mustard, melted Provolone cheese and piles of onion strings. The meat was fallingoff-the-bun in quantity and tasted top-quality, too. One of us wished for a little more heat in the mustard but cannot blame the shop for that. We were given a choice or regular, hot or horseradish mustard, so if you want to go the distance, go for the horsey mustard, I suppose. Other menu items: A half of a sweet Italian sausage hoagie ($3.99) was an interesting study

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Hanging Baskets, Annuals, Geraniums, Logs, Herbs and Vegetable Plants

Open Daily 8am-6pm

Directions: Go north on River Street 1/2 mile past Plains Plaza. Turn Left on McCullough Road. (Across from Rivermist Townhouse Entrance)

SUNDAY MAY 26

Grounds Open 4:30-10pm 3RD DEGREE 6-10pm

MONDAY MAY 27

Grounds Open 10:30am-8pm HESS BOYS opening to 3pm IRON COWBOYS 4-8pm PARADE at 1:30pm

SPECIAL

• Hanging Baskets Award Winning Food In A Casual Family Style Atmosphere

VOTED BEST CHEF BEST WINE LIST BEST MARTINIS OPEN TUES - SAT AT 4PM SUNDAY AT NOON

Line up at 1pm at Ross Elementary

FIREMANS OLYMPICS to follow

THEMETROBAANDGRILL.COM FIND US ON FACEBOOK.COM/ THEMETROBARAND GRILL

Serving Full Menu until 1am Nightly

PATIO NOW OPEN 1174 Memorial Highway • Dallas • 675-3663

Flowering Pots • Cemetery Logs

Impatiens

Hanging Basket Was $18.99

(5 Sizes To Choose From)

• Potted Perennials • Vegetable Plants • 38 Varieties of Tomatoes - 99¢

Now

14.99

(9 Varieties of Heirloom Tomato Plants)

• 21 Varieties of Peppers

HEROLD’S FARM MARKET

FAMILY RUN FOR OVER 100 YEARS

Daily 9-6 • Sun 9-5 1/8 Mile Past Hanover Mall Sans Souci Pkwy, Hanover

735-2918

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RIDES BY: PANDA AMUSEMENT White elephant info 570-477-3166 If you’re a vendor interested in a spot call John at 570-606-9422 For handicap information please call 570-477-5121 (leave a message)

• Large Selection of

New Guinea

Lakeside Skillet 651 Wyoming Ave. • Kingston 283-4322 • 283-4323

Celebrating 25 Great Years of Serving You!

Extra Large 18” Pizza with One FREE Topping

Prizes • Giveaways Enjoy some rollback prices

675-1110

Tax & Toppings Extra

Cannot be combined with any other offer. One coupon per visit. Expires 5-30-13

6 Miles from Dallas Center on Rt 118 • 2407 Rt. 118, Pikes Creek

OPEN MEMORIAL DAY 7am - 3pm

Specials, Prizes and Giveaways - All Week Open Daily 7am-9pm • Serving Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Visit our lower level Fishtales Bar & Grill

Pole 279 • Lakeside Drive • Harveys Lake • 639-3500

PIZZA PERFECT

PIZZA • WINGS AND MORE!

SAME ORIGINAL RECIPE, HAND MADE, HAND BAKED 16 Carverton Road Trucksville

buka

696-2100

Mon. - Thurs. 4pm to 10pm Fri 11am to 11pm • Sat. 12:30pm to 11pm Sun. 2pm to 10pm

contemporary womens clothing

SALE

DWIGHT (DOC) GOODEN Autograph Signing

Friday & Saturday May 24th & 25th

Saturday, May 25th 4 p.m.

120 North Main Street Shavertown Pa 18708 696-4277

SPORTS FEVER inside the Steamtown Mall Call for details (570) 343-7148

Meet Hakeem Nicks on June 22nd

Memorial Day

SALE 15% OFF ALL Spring & Summer Merchandise

Maxi Dresses, Tops, Jeans, Colored Denim & More!!

Memorial Day Weekend Sale

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