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GANGS IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

‘Culture shock’ in new county government

RACIAL TENSIONS CREATE CONCERN

To avoid involvement of politics, manager’s personnel decisions not run past county council members. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

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A Wilkes-Barre police officer at his post in the GAR High School gym during a basketball game. Concern about gang violence is higher after a 15-year-old boy was attacked with a machete near GAR on Feb. 9. Police said the victim is black and the attacker, Juan Borbon, 19, is Hispanic.

Cops: Gang rivalry may have played part in machete attack

A Wilkes-Barre police officer watches carefully at the GAR High School gymnasium Friday night during a basketball game. While it is normal to see a police presence at high school sporting events across the area, fear of an incident is higher at GAR after a student was attacked with a machete near school grounds Feb. 9.

Luzerne County Interim Manager Tom Pribula didn’t ask county council members for permission before he told Sheriff John Gilligan he would be furloughed. The elected council members learned about the furlough through media coverage. What’s wrong with this situation? Nothing. “Those This is how the decisions county’s new home rule government is are now supposed to operate, made by with a manager independently overseeing the nonpoday-to-day operations litical manand personnel matager simters. “It’s a 180-degree ply in the change,” said Jim Haggerty, one of the best indrafters of the historic terest of home rule charter that the countook effect Jan. 2. The charter power ty.” switch was meant to James stop elected officials – Haggerty previously three counCharter drafter ty commissioners and row officers – from making politically motivated decisions about hirings, firings and promotions, Haggerty said. Personnel decisions that had been made by row officers and commissioners for decades now are handled by an See OPERATES, Page 10A

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WILKES-BARRE – Some students at Wilkes-Barre Area’s GAR High School say the assault involving a freshman who nearly lost his hand from a machete attack 10 days ago was the result of rival tensions between students of AfricanAmerican and Dominican heritage. While the incident may be isolated to one school, the brutality of the offense has not been overlooked. City police officers warned privately about hostilities between the different races that have moved into the neighbor-

hood in recent years. During a break at a hearing in WilkesINSIDE Barre Central Court two months ago, a casual conver❏ Teachers alert to gang sation involving officers, a dissigns, Page 7A trict judge, a lawyer and a re❏ Area school officials porter centered on racial tenbelieve there are memsions in the GAR neighborbers of gangs in local hood. schools, Page 12A Those officers predicted some sort of violence, especially with teenagers and what role – if any – gang rivalry young adults whom they deplayed in the machete assault scribed as “gang wannabes.” near GAR. “Gang members are dangerDangerous ‘wannabes’ ous no matter what sect they Law enforcement authorities are still investigating See GANGS, Page 12A

Population changes can increase potential for racial tension By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

The potential for tension between African-Americans and Dominicans in Wilkes-Barre has increased dramatically over the last decade just based upon population changes, U.S.

Census data show. Students at GAR Memorial High School have said a recent machete attack by a Dominican against a black student was racially motivated. Census data shows the black population in the city has doubled in the

past decade, with about 4,500 African-Americans living within city limits in 2010. The Dominican population, on the other hand, went from about a dozen in 2000 to more than 600 just 10 years later. Data also show neighborhoods

closest to the school have the highest numbers of Dominicans living in them compared to elsewhere in the city. In the census tract in which GAR See TENSION, Page 7A

GOP contenders face 13-state test after brief lull By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON — A resurgent Rick Santorumhopestospringhisnextbigsurprise in Michigan. Newt Gingrich looks for a campaign revival in the Bible Belt. Mitt Romney has his home state of Massachusetts, and the luxury of picking his spots elseELECTION where, if not everywhere,astheraceforthe Republican presidential nomination roars back to life. After a brief midwinter lull, the Republican field faces a cross-country series of nine primaries and four caucuses between Feb. 28 and Super Tuesday on March 6. At stake are 518 delegates, more than three times the number awarded so

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POLICE BLOTTER HANOVER TWP. – Police cited three teenagers on charges of underage drinking and charged a fourth with driving without a license following a traffic stop early Saturday morning. According to police, officers on patrol observed a vehicle pulled over on the side of Ashley Street containing five occupants, all female ages 17 and 18. A passenger side door was open, and one of the 18-year-olds was vomiting, police said. She was transported by Hanover Township Ambulance to an area hospital. Police said they determined three of the passengers had been drinking, and issued citations for underage drinking to Christal Denoy, 18, of Wilkes-Barre, Samantha Mitchell, 18, of Lyndwood Avenue and a 17-year-old from Wilkes-Barre. They were released to the custody of a sober adult. Police additionally charged the driver of the vehicle, Paisley Scalfer, 18, of McLean Street, with driving without a license. The vehicle was towed from the scene, police said. HAZLE TWP. – Tina Delehanty of Hazleton told state police that the driver of a newer model silver or gray sedan backed into her Toyota Prius in the parking lot of Sheetz, 999 Airport Road, then fled the scene. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact state police at 459-3890. WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following incidents: • Police responded to a reported armed robbery attempt at Appliance Parts Etc., 223 George Ave., at approximately 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The store owner, who did not wish to give her name, said a young, white male entered the store and asked to use the phone. He was allowed to and then left the store, but returned moments later, showed a black pistol and said “one more thing, I want your money,” according to the owner. The owner told her daughter to call 911, at which point the young man fled. The suspect is described as a white male in his late teens, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a dark jacket. • Police said Saturday Christin Rutt, 32, of Larch Lane, will be charged with theft and receiving stolen property. Police said Rutt allegedly wrote out and cashed seven checks belonging to Robert Moran, also of Larch Lane, signing Moran’s name. • Police cited Timothy Hartman, 22, of Kado Street, after he allegedly struck his sister, Patricia Pearson, of Plymouth, in the face at 11:56 p.m. Friday near 73 Kado St. • Police arrested John Roberts of Wilkes-Barre and cited him on disorderly conduct and public drunkenness charges after he allegedly yelled obscenities near the corner of Lehigh and Grant Streets at approximately 9:10 p.m. Frdiay. • Mary Harris of Wilkes-Barre said someone smashed the window of her vehicle and removed a purse while it was parked at the Midtown Parking Lot Friday evening. Harris said the purse was later found nearby, according to police.

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Montessori Parents’ Association hosts book fair to raise funds for school events

Turning page to help area school Julia Godfrey, 6, excitedly said that the school "gives her a chance to learn." When asked what her favorite thing about the school is, the primary school student enthusiastically says "subtraction." Both Julia’s parents, Keith and Maria Godfrey, credit the school with offering a great education, giving students the opportunity to learn at their own pace. Maria Godfrey, who also teaches at the school, said, "I love what I do.” "The children enjoy an great environment at the school and get great preparation for their futures," said Heather Horsly, mother of students Emma, 6, and Will, 3. Horsly was also volunteering at the event, assisting children in making dog puppets and talking about the therapy dogs at the event. The school will use funds raised during the book fair to support such activities as a field trip to the Franklin Museum in Philadelphia. The public can learn more about the school on its website, www.wvms.org.

By GERI GIBBONS Times Leader Correspondent

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Barnes & Noble in the Arena Hub Plaza was abuzz on Saturday with the sounds of children, interacting with therapy dogs, completing coloring pages and making puppets. The activities were part of the Wyoming Valley Montessori School Parents’ Association book fair held Saturday and continuing today to benefit the school’s extracurricular activities. Patrons of the store simply needed to indicate that they wanted to support the book fair, and a percentage of their purchases were directed toward the school. "We sponsor over 50 such events each year to benefit the community," said Donna Wench, community relations manager at the store. Principal Dennis Puhalla expressed appreciation at the turnout for the event. He said the school was an effort for area children from 18 months through sixth grade to reach their social and academic potential. The Montessori con-

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Jaxon Carey, 4, of Shavertown pets a basset hound therapy dog named ‘Dixie’ during Montessori book fair Saturday.

cept is to allow students’ learning experience to be self-directed. He said the Montessori system fostered a love for learning among students while also instilling a sense of confidence and independence. He said even conflict resolution was something older students learned, making adult intervention less

necessary. Graduates of the Montessori system seem to easily transition into other environments. Puhalla retired two years ago from the public school system and now celebrates the opportunity his new job gives him. He also credits parents for fully participating in their children’s education.

A meal with ‘mobsters’ Actors from ‘The Sopranos’ attend local event centered around food.

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Actor Vincent Pastore, right, of the TV show ‘The Soprano’s’ chats with writer/producer/actor William DeMeo in Ash cigar bar below the Buca Del Vino restaurant in Laflin on Saturday during "The FoodFellas" event. Other actors in attendance were Tony Darrow and Joe Gannascoli.

said Walsh. More than 50 people mingled with the actors in the dimly lit, smoke-filled lounge, just the right place for Gannascoli to shop his handgun-shaped ashtrays. He also had copies of his cookbook/novel, “A Meal to Die For.” It’s loosely based on his own life and includes recipes. “I was a chef for 20 years,” he said, in cities such as New

Jill Hertel of Dallas was interested in shooting photos of the actors. She surprised her husband Doug with a Valentine’s Day gift of a ticket for the event. He sat down with Pastore while she took their photos with her iPhone. A fan of “The Sopranos,” Doug Hertel relished the moment and the surroundings. “It’s a great atmosphere,” he said.

Orleans, Boston, Los Angeles and New York. His experience in the kitchen suits him well for the food show yet to be picked up by a network. “We’re going to be going out to restaurants, critiquing and talking to their chefs,” said Gannascoli. And eating too. Darrow added the cable network TLC is interested in shooting seven episodes.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Ten future caregivers spent Saturday morning at the Wyoming Valley Mall to greet shoppers with enthusiastic smiles and provide them with expert advice about healthy living. Shoppers sat to get their blood pressure checked and answered questions about their lifestyle to

help them be healthier. The group was comprised of senior level nursing students from Luzerne County Community College who were there as part of community service necessary to earn their degrees, according to nursing instructor Allison Stone. “They put a lot of work into this,” Stone said. They gathered pertinent research material, conducted blood pressure screening and generally “got the word out,” Stone said. She anticipated about 200 people would take advantage of the community service. There is a definite “lack of

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LCCC event features blood pressure screening, information at area mall.

John Ropietski of Wilkes-Barre gets his blood pressure checked by April Liszewski, an LCCC nursing student, during a health fair.

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LAFLIN – It wasn’t a mob scene, but a crowd turned out for a trio of actors from “The Sopranos” in town Saturday night to take care of some business. Vincent Pastore, Tony Darrow and Joe Gannascoli spent a few “We’re go- hours at Ash, the cigar bar ing to be below the going out Buca Del Virestauto restau- no rant, signing rants, cri- autographs, for tiquing and posing photos and talking to enjoying themselves their at the $50 a chefs.” person Joe Gannascoli event. The three ‘The Sopranos’ actor men, known for their mobster roles in films and the popular HBO series, are playing off their wise-guy personas in a new show, “Dinner with The FoodFellas” and came to Northeastern Pennsylvania to promote the recently opened restaurant and lounge on state Route 315. Jonathan Walsh, a partner in the venture, appreciated the visit. “This is more of friends coming out helping friends,”

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Special airing on Depot The new WVIA Original Feature Presentation, “A Century of Service, The Army at Tobyhanna,” premieres March 1 at 8 p.m. on WVIA TV following an all-new State of Pennsylvania live from the Tobyhanna Army Depot. The program recounts the events and stories that intertwined the U.S. Army’s service to our country with our patriotic hard working region. LUZERNE COUNTY

Board to interview hopefuls The Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration will publicly interview citizen applicants for a fifth board seat on Monday night. The following citizens will be interviewed at the 5 p.m. meeting, which will be held in the county’s Emergency Management Agency building on Water Street in Wilkes-Barre: H. Jeremy Packard, Michael Lombardo, James Shoemaker, Mike Lacey and Jane Acri. The fifth member will be selected by the four election board members already appointed by county council – Republicans John Ruckno and John Newman and Democrats Thomas Baldino and Barbara Williams. The fifth member will serve as the board chair.

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LOCAL SBA LOANS

Pittston businessman tells congressional committee about need for government help

Flood victim goes to Congress Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access. The hearing, titled “Examining the PITTSTON – Gino Tighe had $1 million of flood insurance on his family’s Role of Government Assistance for Dimetal fabrication business. It wasn’t saster Victims: A Review of H.R. 3042,” provided the subcommittee with infornearly enough. When the Susquehanna River over- mation on the role of the federal governflowed its banks in September, his Bene- ment in long-term disaster recovery and dict Street plant took on as much as 15 programs offered by state and federal government. feet of water, which destroyed After Tighe described his machinery inside worth more dealings with the SBA, the subthan $2 million. That didn’t incommittee heard expert testiclude damage to the building itmony about potential conseself. Tighe’s flood insurance – the To read testi- quences of legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletmaximum amount available – mony from ta, R-Hazleton. covered only $500,000 in loss to the hearing and watch a Barletta’s bill, House Resothe structure and another video of lution 3042 – the Disaster $500,000 for building contents. Barletta’s A Small Business Administra- remarks visit Loan Fairness Act, would cut the interest rate on all SBA dition loan for disaster victims www.timessaster recovery loans to 1 perwould have helped recovery tre- leader.com cent for 30 years. mendously, Tighe said on Friday, but not at an interest rate of 6 perDescribing the devastation cent. In his testimony, Tighe described the That’s why Tighe spent the day in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. He was devastation to his family’s business and one of several people to testify before the defeat in the eyes of his father, Gene, the House Small Business Committee’s who started the business with his wife By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

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Gino Tighe stands in his Pittston metal fabrication plant next to a machine ruined in September flooding.

Debbie in 1989. “We desperately needed financial help because we weren’t conducting any business and draining the company’s funds on the cleanup.” Then he told a tale of dealing with the

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Resentencing in cat case A woman charged with 48 counts of cruelty to animals in a case where prosecutors say she had 60 cats inside her Swoyersville home in July 2011 was resentenced in the case Wednesday after admitting to a probation violation. Aileen Kulpon, 49, who now resides in Carbondale, appeared before Luzerne County Senior Judge Joseph Augello Wednesday, and was resentenced to five years probation in the case. Prosecutors say they revoked Kulpon’s original probationary sentence handed down by a magisterial district judge in November after she failed to appear for Kulpon two scheduled appointments with probations officers in Lackawanna County. Kulpon had been jailed for a short period and released after Wednesday. Kulpon was charged after investigators went to her house on July 18 and confiscated all of the cats because of the deplorable conditions found there. Walls and floors were soaked with urine and feces. Several cats were diagnosed with feline leukemia and a few were diagnosed with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Some had to be euthanized, investigators said. HARRISBURG

NRT kits are available The Pennsylvania Department of Health is offering free, four-week nicotine replacement therapy, or NRT, kits and counseling support to residents trying to quit using tobacco. The kits will be available through the state’s Free Quitline (800-QUIT NOW) for six to eight weeks, while supplies last. The NRT giveaway is funded through Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds and a federal grant. To receive a free NRT kit, call 800QUIT NOW (800-784-8669). For more information, call the Quitline or visit www.DeterminedToQuit.com.

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Organizers want to aid impoverished area citizens

Activists establishing network of individuals to solve problems. By B. GARRET ROGAN Times Leader Correspondent

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Volunteers Carl Hughes and Barry Hughes, Wilkes-Barre, help Larry Bloom and Jared Miller, Trucksville, get balls going during the Multi-County Special Olympics Bowling Competition at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center Saturday.

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Jared Miller, left, and Larry Bloom, Trucksville, wait patiently for bowling action to start for the competition at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center.

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WILKES-BARRE – The pins were tumbling at Chako’s Family Bowling Center on Saturday for the Special Olympics’ annual Luzerne County Bowling Invitational. The fun-for-all event featured special athletes aged 7 to 70 vying for six coveted spots in the Special Olympics qualifying round to be held in Allentown in April. According to event organizers, more than 130 special athletes from throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania pre-registered to participate in the competition. The festivities were sponsored by the Wilkes-Barre Firefighters Athletic Association as part of their longstanding partnership with the local chapter of the Special Olympics. "We’ve been sponsoring this event

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with the Special Olympics for over 25 years," said Wilkes-Barre firefighter Rich Voelker. "Just to come here and see the smiles on their faces, that alone makes it all worthwhile." Special Olympics Competition Coordinator Chris Roam explained that an-

nual bowling competitions like Saturday’s event have been a cornerstone of the organization since she began her duties in 2006. "Take a look around," said Roam as she assessed the crowded lanes. "This is what Special Olympics are all about."

WILKES-BARRE – Local community organizers and activists gathered Saturday at King’s College’s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center for what event planners hoped would be the first event towards establishing a local network of individuals looking to take action to solve some of today’s most challenging issues. Krystal Representatives from several local or- Hall is ganizations hosted an from the economic crisis presentation by Krystal Poverty Hall of the New York- Initiative, based Poverty Initiaa group tive, a group dedicated to helping the impov- dedicated erished acquire the to helping tools to improve their the impovown situations. The event focused erished on the issues facing the poor and working acquire the classes today, such as tools to income inequality, unemployment and stu- improve dent debt. The inten- their own tion was to show that these national and situations. global problems feature local consequences and local voices could play a role in helping to resolve them. Frank Sindaco, who heads the Northeastern Pennsylvania Organizing Center, which he describes as a “grassroots organization dedicated to helping local residents fight for human rights,” was one of the main facilitators of Saturday’s See ISSUES, Page 4A

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Gino Tighe stands in his Pittston metal fabrication plant next to a pile of wiring that was ruined in September flooding. His Benedict Street plant took on as much as 15 feet of water, which destroyed machinery inside worth more than $2 million. That didn’t include damage to the building itself. Tighe testified before a congressional committee Thursday about a lower interest rate for federal loans for disaster victims.

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had only $79,000 in losses. He explained how an official with the SBA told his mother the loan application was being withdrawn because the forms weren’t returned within seven days of a letter being sent to the Tighes. When his mother told the official they received the letter four days after it was dated and that the time frame seemed unfair, the official told her “That’s the way it is,” Tighe said. Tighe said state Sen. John Yudichak, D-Plymouth Township, told him about a Luzerne County Flood Recovery Loan Program that loaned his business $100,000 at 1 percent interest and that the city of Pittston hired a flood consultant to help him and other flood victims. “The City of Pittston has been very helpful, … the County of Luzerne provided us the loan that saved our business, but the federal government failed,” he said. Others take the stand Also testifying were Doug Hoell, director of the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, who testified for the National Emergency Management Association; Howard Kunreuther, a professor of decision sciences and public policy and co-director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania; and David Muhl-

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hausen, research fellow in Empirical Policy Analysis at The Heritage Foundation in Washington. In their testimony and during a question-and-answer period, Muhlhausen and Kunreuther repeatedly stressed that lowering the SBA loan interest rate was not the answer and that business owners should instead be directed to buy more disaster insurance. Muhlhausen said Americans “are becoming overly dependent on federal assistance after natural disasters” and called federal disaster declarations “a political tool” used in election years. Barletta pointed to photos of flood destruction in his district and asked Muhlhausen if helping the victims would be “politically motivated.” Muhlhausen said Barletta’s bill would encourage businesses to relocate in areas that experi-

ence disasters and that businesses should move to areas unaffected by flooding when possible. Barletta said California experiences earthquakes, “so should everyone move from California?” He asked Muhlhausen what would happen to the families and employees of small business owners such as Tighe and their communities if they did relocate. Barletta looks at aid Barletta pointed out that the United States gave $215 million in flood disaster relief to Pakistan over the last two years. “Did we … require them to have mitigation first, before we use American tax dollars? … Know what interest rate they’re paying? Not 6 percent, like we would have offered Mr. Tighe. Zero percent. Is that fair to the American taxpayers?” Barletta said.

“And do you know what the payback is?” Barletta continued. “There is no payback. They don’t have to pay it back. So I would tell Mr. Tighe, if he wanted to move, maybe we want to say, ‘Maybe you should move to Pakistan, where we would have offered a zero-percent loan and you wouldn’t have to pay the money back.’ … We are trying to keep manufacturers and people in business, sir. We are not trying to make a profit.” Barletta said he’s embarrassed the federal government didn’t do more to help GT Fabrication and other businesses in Pennsylvania to re-open. “At a time when we’re trying to create a pro-jobs, pro-growth environment at the federal level, SBA disaster loan interest rates jeopardize family businesses and Northeastern Pennsylvania manufacturing jobs. That’s unacceptable,” he said.

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presentation. The 39-year-old Wilkes-Barre resident contrasted his experiences growing up in the Heights section of the city during the 1970s and 1980s with what he sees today in order to illustrate how bad things have grown. He also elaborated on the historic growth of the economy in the Wilkes-Barre area and its decline in more recent decades as a way of drawing a local example from a global problem. . Sindaco and Hall pointed out the threat or reality of poverty underlies every major economic danger. This, Sindaco stated, is why local groups “cannot exist in isolation.” He went on to add, “If one of us is doing work somewhere, then we should all be there.” Groups affiliated with the Leadership Campaign, in addition to the NEPA Organizing

Center, include: the Peace and Justice Center, Public Transit Advisory Council, Field of Grace Community of Faith and the Pennsylvania Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals. Sindaco explained that even the smallest events could have a profound impact on the establishment of such a community. In the coming months the Leadership Campaign will hold several events aimed at organizing and informing. On March 14 at 7 p.m., a Campaign Orientation and Fellowship Meeting will be held at the Kirby Health Center. On April 14, a New Strategies for Housing and Development meeting will be held with the time and location yet to be determined. On May 5, the group will be organizing a bus trip to tour Wall Street and meet with Occupy Wall Street organizers and possibly take in some Cinco de Mayo festivities in New York. Sindaco urged anyone interested in becoming involved or seeking more information to contact the NEPA Organizing center at www.nepaorganizingcenter.org. Krystal Hall, a fellow and divinity student from Union Theoligical Seminary, New York, was the speaker at a seminar at King’s College Saturday about the economic crisis.

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Iran set for big nuke leap

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quickly and efficiently than its present Nation ready for an advance that machines. would increase how fast it could While saying that the electrical circuiproduce nuke warheads, diplomats say. try, piping and supporting equipment for By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press

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VIENNA — Iran is poised to greatly expand uranium enrichment at a fortified underground bunker to a point that would boost how quickly it could make nuclear warheads, diplomats tell The Associated Press. They said Tehran has put finishing touches for the installation of thousands of new-generation centrifuges at the cavernous facility — machines that can produce enriched uranium much more

the new centrifuges was now in place, the diplomats emphasized that Tehran had not started installing the new machines at its Fordo facility and could not say whether it was planning to. Still, the senior diplomats — who asked for anonymity because their information was privileged — suggested that Tehran would have little reason to prepare the ground for the better centrifuges unless it planned to operate them. They spoke in recent interviews — the last one Saturday. The reported work at Fordo appeared to reflect Iran’s determination to forge ahead with nuclear activity that could be

used to make atomic arms despite rapidly escalating international sanctions and the latent threat of an Israeli military strike on its nuclear facilities. Fordo could be used to make fissile warhead material even without such an upgrade, the diplomats said. They said that although older than Iran’s new generation machines, the centrifuges now operating there can be reconfigured within days to make such material because they already are enriching to 20 percent — a level that can be boosted quickly to weapons-grade quality. Their comments appeared to represent the first time anyone had quantified the time it would take to reconfigure the Fordo centrifuges into machines making weapons-grade material.

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he New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students T far more broadly than previously known, including Yale and the University of Pennsylvania. Police talked with local authorities about professors 300 miles away in Buffalo and even sent an undercover agent on a whitewater rafting trip, where he recorded students’ names and noted in police intelligence files how many times they prayed. Detectives trawled Muslim student websites every day and, although professors and students had not been accused of any wrongdoing, their names were recorded in reports prepared for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. Asked about the monitoring, police spokesman Paul Browne provided a list of 12 people arrested or convicted on terrorism charges in the United States and abroad who had once been members of Muslim student associations, which the NYPD referred to as MSAs. Browne sais police monitored student websites and collected publicly available information, but did so only between 2006 and 2007.

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Cardinals increase by 22

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday brought 22 Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals who will elect his successor, cementing the Italian majority in a future conclave but also giving New York’s garrulous archbishop a position of prominence. Cardinal Timothy Dolan emerged as something of the star of the consistory, delivering a highly praised speech on spreading the faith and mentioned in some Italian media as an improbable “papabile,” or having the qualities of a future pope.Traditionally Americans are ruled out as papal contenders, with the argument that the world doesn’t need a superpower pope. Seven of the 22 were Italian, adding to the eight voting-age Italian cardinals named at the last consistory in 2010. As of Saturday, Italy had 30 cardinals out of the 125 under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a future conclave.

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The coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried to a hearse after funeral services at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., Saturday.

By MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer

CHICAGO — Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally. A recent Columbia University survey found, in fact, that 70 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said they had bought, copied or downloaded unauthorized music, TV shows or movies, compared with 46 percent of all adults who’d done the same. With such an entrenched attitude, what can be done about widespread online piracy? Certainly law enforcement has gone after scofflaws like these, hitting them with fines and, in some cases, even jail time. Congress is considering controversial anti-piracy bills that would, among other things, forbid search engines from linking to foreign websites accused of copyright infringement. And there are lawsuits pitting media heavyweights against Internet firms — notably Viacom’s billion-dollar litigation against YouTube. But here’s a radical notion to consider: What if young people who steal content weren’t viewed as the problem? What if they and advocates for maximum online access could persuade the entertainment industry to loosen its tight grip on its coveted, copyrighted material — quite the opposite of what the industry is trying to do right now?

Singer remembered at funeral in her hometown By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer

Singer Bobby Brown, left, is seen outside during the funeral of his ex-wife.

Huge protest sees violence

Singer Stevie Wonder, center, leaves the funeral service.

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Fund set up for teen atheist

A national association that says there’s no proof for the existence of God is managing a scholarship fund set up for a teenage atheist at the center of a dispute over a prayer banner at a Rhode Island school. The American Humanist Association says Jessica Ahlquist, 16, was targeted with online threats after she challenged the constitutionality of the display at Cranston High School West. A federal judge last month ordered the banner removed. A school committee on Thursday decided not to appeal. Blogger Hemant Mehta started a campaign at the Friendly Atheist website to raise money for Ahlquist. The Friendly Atheist says the fundraiser, which runs through the end of February, has brought in more than $40,000.

Survey finds 70 percent of 18to 29-year-olds take unauthorized music and films.

Gas prices are highest ever Big names pay tribute to star for early year

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Syrian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas Saturday at thousands of people marching in a funeral procession that turned into one of the largest protests in Damascus since the 11-month uprising against President Bashar Assad began. The new violence broke out during a visit by a Chinese envoy, who said his country will back a solution to the crisis based on proposals already put forward by the Arab League — even though Beijing is unlikely to support the regional bloc’s call for Assad to step aside. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun urged dialogue and called on all parties to stop violence.

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Singer Alicia Keys, center, leaves after a funeral service for Whitney Houston.

NEWARK, N.J. — Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston’s powerful voice once wowed her congregation, some big names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar at her hometown funeral Saturday. “We are here today, hearts broken but yet with God’s strength we celebrate the life of Whitney Houston,” the Rev. Joe A. Carter told the packed New Hope Baptist Church. Mourners including singer Jennifer Hudson and Houston’s mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston, stood, swayed and clapped along in the aisles. Gospel singers BeBe Winans and the Rev. Kim Burrell Houston joined with pop stars like Alicia Keys in paying tribute to the 48-year-old pop superstar who first began singing in the Newark church. “You wait for a voice like that for a lifetime,” said music mogul Clive Davis, who led Houston’s career for decades. The service had lighthearted moments too — Houston’s cousin Dionne Warwick offering short insights about the singer. Others were more mournful; singer Ray J., who spent time with Houston during her last days, broke down crying. His sister, singer Brandy, put her arm around him. Cissy Houston and Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, 18, clutched each other in

the front of the row. As Houston’s casket was carried out, her hit “I Will Always Love You” played. Bobbi Kristina began crying, and the sobs of Houston’s mother rang throughout the church. “My baby!” she wailed. Stevie Wonder and Oprah Winfrey were among the biggest names gathered to mourn. Warwick presided over the funeral, introducing speakers and singers. Houston’s ex-husband, Bobby Brown, briefly appeared at her funeral, walking to the casket, touching it and walking out. Security guards said Brown was upset that he would have to sit separately from the people he arrived with, and left. A Brown representative didn’t immediately comment. “I never told you that when you were born, the Holy Spirit told me that you would not be with me long,” Cissy Houston wrote her daughter in a letter published in the program. “And I thank God for the beautiful flower he allowed me to raise and cherish for 48 years.” “Rest, my baby girl in peace,” the letter ends, signed “mommie.” Close family friend Aretha Franklin had been expected to sing, but she was too ill to attend. Franklin said she had been up most of the night with leg spasms and sent best wishes.

And experts say they could reach a record $4.25 a gallon by late April.

By CHRIS KAHN AP Energy Writer

NEW YORK — Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year. At $3.53 a gallon, prices are already up 25 cents since Jan.1. And experts say they could reach a record $4.25 a gallon by late April. “You’re going to see a lot more staycations this year,” says Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research. “When the price gets anywhere near $4, you really see people react.” Already, W. Howard Coudle, a retired machinist from Crestwood, Mo., has seen his monthly gasoline bill rise to $80 from about $60 in December. The closest service station is selling regular for $3.39 per gallon, the highest he’s ever seen. “I guess we’re going to have to drive less, consolidate all our errands into one trip,” Coudle says. “It’s just oppressive.” The surge in gas prices follows an increase in the price of oil. Higher gas prices could hurt consumer spending and curtail the recent improvement in the U.S. economy.

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S TAT E L I S T W I T H D E L E G AT E S A state-by-state list, with the number of delegates at stake in parentheses: Feb. 28: Arizona primary (29): The winner gets all the delegates, and private polling shows Romney well ahead. Candidates gather in Mesa on Feb. 22 for their first debate in three weeks. Michigan primary (30): The relative lack of suspense about Arizona heightens the political significance of Michigan, the first of the big industrial states to vote in the Republican race. Romney, who grew up in the state, won it four years ago. Santorum’s support in the polls is rising statewide as well as nationally, and he hopes for an upset that can strengthen his chances on Super Tuesday. March 3: Washington caucuses (40 delegates): Santorum hoping for a victory. Three delegates go to the winner of each of the state’s 10 congressional districts, an invitation for strong competition. March 6 (Super Tuesday, seven primaries, three caucuses, 419 delegates total) Alaska caucuses (24): Delegates are awarded in proportion to the statewide vote. Paul may fly there in search of an elusive victory. Georgia primary (76): Gingrich’s home state when he was in Congress, and anything other than a victory would resurrect talk of a campaign exit.

Idaho caucuses (32): A large Mormon population makes this a natural fit for Romney. Santorum campaigned there last Wednesday, Paul on Friday. Massachusetts primary (38): Romney could win all of the delegates in his home state. North Dakota caucuses (28): Santorum made three stops in the sparsely settled state in a single day recently, and hopes to add it to his list of earlier caucus victories in Iowa, Minnesota and Colorado. Paul is also hoping for success. Oklahoma primary (40): Private polling makes this a three-way toss-up among Romney, Santorum and Gingrich, who’s targeting it as part of a Southern-based revival strategy. Ohio primary (63): A big battleground state, although the results of the Michigan primary on Feb. 28 are likely to reset the race instantly. As elsewhere, Restore Our Future, the pro-Romney Super-Pac, got the jump in television advertising. Tennessee primary (55): One of the states Gingrich hopes will launch a comeback, and polling currently shows a competitive three-way race in a state that allocates delegates in proportion to the popular vote. Vermont primary (17): The second New England state on the ballot, and the one with the fewest delegates of all the Super Tuesday states. Romney is favored although the delegates could be divided. Virginia (46) : Romney figures to get all the delegates for little effort, with neither Santorum nor Gingrich on the ballot.

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far in the unpredictable competition to pick a GOP opponent for President Barack Obama. A debate on Feb. 22 in Arizona, the first in three weeks and possibly the last of the GOP campaign, adds to the uncertainty. The political considerations are daunting as Romney, Santorum, Gingrich and Ron Paul weigh the cost of competing in one state against the hope of winning in a second or perhaps merely running well but gaining delegates in a third. “Not all states are of equal importance,” said Steve Schmidt, who helped the GOP’s 2008 nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain, navigate the campaign calendar as a senior adviser. According to numerous strategists inside and outside the campaigns, the Michigan primary on Feb. 28 shapes up as particularly important contest as Romney tries to fend off a charging Santorum one week before a10-state night on Super Tuesday. Yet of the 13 states, Georgia has the biggest delegate haul at stake, 76, and Gingrich can ill afford to lose now where his political career

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“It’s going to matter more for Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich because their campaigns are more reliant on cash flows Santorum and they need the victories to maintain that,” he said. All candidates share one objective, he added. “You go from win to win.” Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the only of the four contenders without a victory so far, eyes four chances to break through: caucuses in Washington on March 3, and in North

Dakota, Idaho and Alaska three days later. An unusual presidential campaign trip to Alaska is possible. Nor are the candidates the only ones working to shape the race. Restore Our Future, the political organization that supports Romney and has devastated Gingrich with attack ads in two states, is turning its attention to Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator. Already, the group has spent $5 million on television advertisements combined in Arizona and Michigan through Feb. 28, and Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Georgia through Super Tuesday.

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MR. WILLIAM “WILLIE” GRAY, 55, currently a resident of Mountain City Nursing Facility, Hazle Township, passed away early Saturday morning, February 18, 2012, in the facility following an illness. He was born in Kingston, on April 3,1956, to the late William Jackson and Shirley Ellen Gray. He is survived by his sisters, Carol Whiting of Scranton, Linda “May” and Paul Stahl, and Kathy A. Davis and her husband, Thomas Jr., all of Wilkes-Barre; two nieces, Michelle and Robin and three nephews, Michael, Paul and Thomas III. He is remembered by family as being a simple and loving man to his sisters and their children and who had a fascination for fire trucks and trains. The John V. Morris Family is honored to care for Mr. Gray and his family at this time. In lieu of formal visitation periods, online words of comfort may be shared with Willie’s family by visiting www.JohnVMorrisFuneralHomes.com. LT. GEN. JOHN J. YEOSOCK, (RET.), 74, formerly of Plains Township, died Wednesday in Georgia. A 33-year Army career veteran, he served in Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Saudi Arabia and across the U.S. He was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, Penn State and the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School. He commanded the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 194th Armored Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Third U.S. Army, and coalition ground forces during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Betta; children, John and Beth, spouses Susan and Paul; grandchildren, Matt, Amanda, Addison, Nate; brother, Michael, wife, Patricia; niece, nephews. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Yeosock Funeral Home, Plains Township. Military service at 6 p.m. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery. MARY MASONIS, of Swoyersville, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012, at ManorCare Nursing Center, Kingston, where she had been a guest. Born in Swoyersville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Zaterick. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, in December 2011, and her daughter Miranda Specht. Surviving are son, John Gold; daughters, Deidra Gold, Victoria Baress and Rebecca Hazlitt; grandchildren, Joshua and Jacob Specht and Kevin Masonis. Private funeral will be held and there will be no public calling hours. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home Inc., 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville. JAMES M. GILROY, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on February 14, 2012. Born April 1, 1938, he was the son of the late James and Lottie Nizio Gilroy. He was preceded in death by siblings, Frank, Regina Izraelski and Thomas. Surviving are son Jeffery (Angel) Roseto, brothers and sisters, John, Tunkhannock; Maryann Chopyak, Pottstown; Lorraine Scully, Newark, Del.; Steven, Wilkes-Barre; two grandsons, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Private funeral services were arranged by the Ashton Funeral Home, Easton. JOYCE ANN (ZIKOWSKI) BALOG, 70, formerly of Wilkes-Barre and a resident of Manor Care in Kingston for the past several years, died Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was born in Kingston on October 8, 1941. She was the daughter of the late Russell and Jane (Rowlands) Cragle. Joyce was a graduate of Kingston High School and was employed by the former Leader Nursing Home and Manor Care, Kingston. Surviving are her sons, David, Daniel, Dwayne and Douglas Zikowski; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sisters, Linda Hartman, Sally Chesnalavage, Sue Dane and Janet Dyer; numerous nieces and nephews. Private funeral services will be held from the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson Street, Larksville. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family. WILLIAM GUNSTER, a guest at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, passed away Saturday morning, February18, 2012, at The Meadows. Funeral arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to the Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home Inc., 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville. JULIE STARK, of Pittston, died Saturday, February 18, 2012. Arrangements are pending by the Paul F. Leonard Funeral Home, 575 North Main St., Pittston. HELEN HASAY, 92, of Cambra, died Saturday, February 18, 2012. Funeral arrangements and a complete obituary will be published in Monday’s paper.

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ger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born in Mountain Top, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Margaret (Bolton) Smith. Sandra graduated from Crestwood High School, class of 1978, and was a college graduate of Penn Foster. Sandra loved the beaches at the Gulf of Mexico and her puppies and she was a masterful crafter. She is preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by her sister, Sarah “Sally” Martin, and her motherin-law, Joan Maloney Jobst. Sandra is survived by her husband, Ken Jobst; sisters, Peggy Miller and her companion Dave Faux, Wyoming, Pa.; Sharon Boyum and her husband, Gregory Cahn, West Pittston, and Susan Smith, Tunkhannock; goddaughter and niece Mindy Pears, godson and nephew Douglas Smith, father-in-law Charles A. Jobst, as well as aunts, uncles,

nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. at McCune Funeral Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Interment will immediately follow in Albert Cemetery, Mountain Top. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. View obituaries online at mccunefuneralserviceinc.com.

Irene M. McLaughlin February 16, 2012 M. McLaughlin, 75, of BlackI rene man Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed

away on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the Kindred Hospital Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, on March 30, 1936, a daughter of the late William and Irene McGinty Loftus. Irene was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, class of 1953. In 1954, Irene was named the Inaugural Miss Monarch at King’s College. She received her BA in Elementary Education from College Misericordia in Dallas and her MA in Art Therapy from Marywood University. Mrs. McLaughlin was employed as a Licensed Art Therapist for the Scranton Counseling Center, prior to her retirement. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Parish, Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre, and a longtime member of St. Boniface Church. Irene was an avid gardener, artist, “crafter extraordinaire” and chef. She especially enjoyed preparing meals for family gatherings. Irene traveled to 23 different countries along with her husband. Irene was preceded in death by her brothers, James, Daniel and William and by her sisters, Rosemary McAuliffe and Rita Walsh. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Dr. Edward M. McLaughlin; children, Daniel McLaughlin, Wilkes-Barre; Sean McLaughlin and his wife, Eva, Mountain Top; Mary Jo McLaughlin, Eugene, Oregon;

Michael McLaughlin and his wife, Jennifer, Mountain Top; grandchildren, Sean Edward McLaughlin, Kieran and Kate HostetlerMcLaughlin; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 9 a.m. from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 a.m. in St. Andrew’s Parish, 316 Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call today from 2 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Tribute Program, PO BOX 1000, Department 142, Tribute #30319036, Memphis, TN 38148. Online condolences may be made at www.natandgawlasfuneralhome.com.

Thomas John Calabrese February 8, 2012 Thomas John Calabrese, of Hilo, Hawaii, passed away February 8, 2012 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Pittston, on October 28, 1938, he was the son of the late Michael and Pauline Falzone Calabrese, of Kingston. He attended Pittston High School until his enlistment in the Navy. He graduated from Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois and served aboard the USS FORESTAL CVA59. He had the honor of service next on the naval cruiser, the USS NORTHAMPTON CC1, which was the flagship of the entire Atlantic Fleet at the time. He continued his career in the Navy by attending school at “the world’s first and finest submarine base” in Groton, Connecticut. On completion of his studies, he was stationed aboard the USS PIPER SS409. His next assignment was aboard the nuclear powered submarine the USS GRANT SSBN631 as a plank owner. He concluded his naval career as an interior commu-

nications specialist aboard the destroyer the USS MADDOX DD731. Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy, he continued his education at Cerritos College in California, obtaining a degree in business administration. He went on to California State College in Long Beach, where he was awarded a BA in Political Science. Throughout his civilian career in California, he held many positions in local government as city manager in Arista, Willits City, Patterson and Colton City. Besides being a member of the Western Government Research Association, he was also employed by the General Telephone Company of Pomona. Tom spent his retirement near the ocean in Hawaii with his wife, the former Sharon Nishimoto. He is survived by his sons, Thomas, Michael and Nicholas; his nine grandchildren; his one great-grandchild and stepchildren, Stephen, Harry and Jan. He is also survived by his brothers, Charles, who resides in Arizona; John Michael, of Swoyersville; and Anthony, of Hughestown. A memorial service was held in Hilo and at his request, he was cremated and his ashes were returned to the sea he loved so much.

Alma Rodola Kearney February 16, 2012 Alma Rodola Kearney, 84, of Dupont, passed away Thursday at home. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Caroline Adams Rodola and attended Dupont area schools. She worked with several local companies, retiring after many years from Rex Shoes in Exeter. Alma was a life member of St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston, often volunteering her time to the church and school. An avid bingo and card player, she could be found playing almost every day at the Senior Center in

Pittston. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, August and Joseph Rodola. She is survived by a son, Ronald Kearney, and a daughter, Donna Breymeier, sister, Frances E. Cipriano; four grandchildren, great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William Street, Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Interment will follow in Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville. Friends may call Monday at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m.

Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, the former Margaret Kendall, died August 6, 1992. Born and raised in Old Forge, son of the late Anthony and Anna Przywara Zimak, he was educated in the Old Forge School District. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Superior Door and Sash Co. Earlier in life, Homer also worked at the Dutchess Co. of Old Forge. Following his education, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and later belonged to the American Jean Grimes, all of Old Forge; a sisLegion Post 513 and the VFW Post ter-in-law, Margie Zimak, of Taylor; 4954, both of Old Forge, and the Du- eight grandchildren, Dr. Raymond pont AmVets Post 189. He was a par- Wascavage and wife, Kim; Tracie ishioner of St. Nicholas of Myra Byz- Krasulski and husband, Matthew; antine Catholic Church, Old Forge. Jennifer Carr and husband, Brian; He was a loving father and grand- Amy Wascavage; Justin Bryk and father who enjoyed spending time wife Melissa; Jessica and Sarah with his family. He especially loved Bryk, and Breanna Zimak; two hosting holidays at his home. In his great-grandchildren, Justin Bryk spare time, he enjoyed gardening and Kendall Krasulski; nieces and and sharing the fruits of his labor nephews. with family, friends, and neighbors. The funeral with military His family wishes to acknowledge honors will be Tuesday beginboth Dr. Kenneth Sebastianelli and ning with Panachida at 9:15 a.m. the doctors and nurses of NCHS for from the Victor M. Ferri Funeral their wonderful care and profession- Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge, to alism. be followed by Office of Christian He was preceded in death by two Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Nicholas of brothers, Adam “Casey” Zimak and Myra Byzantine Catholic Church, Gene Zimak; a sister, Sophie Kwiat- 140 Church St., Old Forge, with the kowski; and two great-grandchil- Rev. Gary Mensinger, pastor, as celdren, Haylie Alexa and Raymond ebrant. Interment services will folMichael Wascavage and companion low in the parish cemetery, Old Yvonne “Bonnie” Rink. Forge. Surviving are two daughters, Friends may call Monday from 5 Sandra Wascavage, and husband, to 8 p.m. in the funeral home. ParasRaymond, of Old Forge and Debo- tas will be held at 4:30 p.m. Services rah Bryk, and husband, Frank, of the will also be conducted by the AmerOld Boston section of Jenkins ican Legion and VFW at 5 p.m. and Township; a son, Joseph Zimak, of the Dupont AmVets at 7:30 p.m. Duryea; four sisters, Josephine GaTo leave an online condolence, wel, Mary Sohara, Lucy Davis and visit www.ferrifuneralhome.com.

Beatrice E. (Serino) Montagna February 17, 2012 E. (Serino) Montagna, of B eatrice Pittston, passed away Friday,

February 17, 2012, in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born in Pittston, on July 11,1942, daughter of the late Stanley Serino and the late Anna (Redding) Serino Davis. She was the wife of Salvatore Montagna. She graduated from Pittston High School, Class of 1959. She was preceded in death by brothers, Albert Serino, Stanley Serino; sister-in-law Tina Serino; brothers-in-law, John Anzalone, Joseph Schifano and Robert Kowalcyk. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are daughter, Ann Marie Giarratano; sons, Charles and wife, Marianne; Salvatore and wife, Ronica; Joseph and wife, Angela; sisters, Maryann Persall, Ann Marie Kowalcyk, Eva Wojtowicz, Patricia Kreseski; brother John Serino; granddaughters, Alyssa Giarratano, Ava Montagna, Sophia Montagna, Zoe Montagna and Kristyn Giarratano; grandsons, Ryan Montagna, Mark Montagna, Nicholas Giarratano; great-granddaughter Ella Regina Phillips; numerous nieces and neph-

ews. Funeral services are entrusted to Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. Viewing hours will be held on Monday, February 20, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will begin at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 9 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held from St. Joseph Marello Parish (St. Rocco’s R.C. Church) Pittston, at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Interment services will be in St. Rocco’s Cemetery, Pittston Township.

FUNERALS BESTEDER – Helen, funeral 11 a.m. Monday in the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Friends may call 9 a.m. until time of service. CAFFREY – Thomas, celebration of life 12:10 p.m. today with memorial Mass in the Church of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 130 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. CASTERLINE – Bruce, memorial services 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. CELLA – Vincent, funeral 9 a.m. Monday in the Anthony Recupero Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, West Pittston. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. GRENDZINSKI – Paul, funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Wroblewski Funeral Home, Inc., 1442 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Name/Saint Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Swoyersville. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. HARDISKY – Helen, Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Monday in St. John the Baptist Church, Nesbitt Street, Larksville. Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson Street, Larksville. Friends are asked to go directly to the church on Monday. JOBSON – Paul Sr., funeral services 11 a.m. Monday in the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, Inc., 140 N. Main Street, Shavertown. Military honors will be conducted Monday at the funeral home. Friends may 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

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MAINZER – Ellen, celebration of life with Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Church of Saint Nicholas, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. today in McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. MCLAUGHLIN – Irene, funeral services 9 a.m. Monday in the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Andrew’s Parish, Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 2 to 5 p.m today at the funeral home. MIGNONE – Anna, prayer service 2 p.m. today in St. Jude’s school cafeteria, Mountain Top. MILLER – Gladys, homegoing services noon Monday in Mount Zion Baptist Church, 105 Hill Street, Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 10 a.m. to noon at the church. RIBAUDO – Nancy, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph Marello Parish (St. Rocco’s R.C. Church), Pittston. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. today in the Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. ROTHSTEIN – Beulah, memorial gathering 1 p.m. February 26 in Temple B’nai B’rith, Kingston. SOBECK – George III, Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Monday in the Nativity BVM Church, East Tioga Street, Tunkhannock. Friends may call 2 to 5 p.m. today at the Harding-Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. STELLA – Patricia, funeral 9 a.m. Monday in the Mark V. Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark Street, Plains. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. to time of services Monday.

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eorge E. Cameli, 83, of Dunmore died peacefully Wednesday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger CMC in the arms of his beloved wife, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the former Elaine Sofranko. The couple celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on August 4. Born on July 3, 1928, in the Browntown section of Pittston, he was the son of the late Bernardo and Mary Tavaloni Cameli. George was a 1946 graduate of Pittston Township High School, where he played football and various other sports. After high school, he was employed by Franconi Auto Parts in Kingston before enlisting in the Army during the Korean War. George served as a Corporal stateside at several bases including Fort Knox, Ky. and Camp Pickett, Va., where he developed his auto mechanic skills. After serving for two years, he attended Temple University in Scranton and studied electronics. George then began his 30year career at the Tobyhanna Army Depot as a supervisor in the Electronic Communications Division. He traveled to army bases in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Philippines, Japan and other countries overseeing and repairing communications systems. George was a member of Ss. Anthony and Rocco Parish in Dunmore. He was an avid golfer and served as president of the Municipal and Tobyhanna Golf Leagues for years. He loved cooking and traveling across the country. George had a fabulous 28 years of retirement; spending most winters in West Palm Beach, Fla. His greatest enjoyment in life came from spending time with family, friends and especially his five grandsons. He will always be remembered as a kind and loving person who would do anything for anyone, unconditionally. The twinkle in his eye for his wife Elaine reflected the depth of love in his heart. The family would like to thank caregivers Jason Manzer, the Vinskofski family, George Macko, Allied Services, Dr. Serine, Dr. Alocci and staff, Marion Community Hospital Wound Care Center, Geisinger CMC ICU and all who provided support for George over the years. He was also preceded in death by siblings, James Cameli, Frances Dellario, Lola Gross and Joseph Cameli; nephew John Cameli; niece Krista Cameli. Surviving are his wife, Elaine; three daughters, Susan and husband, Dr. John Scanland, Clarks Summit; Maine and husband, Kevin Keith, Lebanon; Sandy Cameli, Dalton; and dear family friend Karen Stroney; five grandsons, Craig and Brendan Scanland; Chris, Brian and Tyler Keith; sister, Rosemary Balkunas, Taylor; brothers, Bernie Cameli, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Eugene Cameli, Pittston. The funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 302 Smith St., Dunmore. Friends attending the funeral may go directly to the church. The viewing will be held on Monday 3 to 7 p.m. at John. F. Glinsky Funeral Home, 445 Sanderson St., Throop. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Ann’s Basilica, 1250 St. Ann St., Scranton 18504 or St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen, 500 Penn. Ave., Scranton PA 18509. Online condolences may be made to JFGlinsyFuneralHome@gmail.com.

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appointed professional manager and 11-member part-time elected council. The council’s only involvement in hiring: appointing the manager and confirming top division heads. Politics removed “Those decisions are now made by the nonpolitical manager simply in the best interest of the county,” Haggerty said. Charter drafter Christopher Kersey concurred. “The whole point was to have a professional, nonpolitical manager who is going to make decisions based on what’s best for the county – not what’s best for political contributors or a political future,” Kersey said. The charter prohibits council members from lobbying the manager on employment matters. The county manager should keep the council informed about operational decisions, but updates at county council meetings and executive sessions should generally suffice, Haggerty said. Council Chairman Jim Bobeck said he learned about Gilligan’s furlough from a newspaper and has no problem with that. He believes many still wrongly believe council members have some sort of veto power over the manager’s personnel actions. Unless something major arises, the manager can update council about his progress at its meetings, Bobeck said. “The manager should not waste his time giving daily up-

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dates to council. The manager’s job is not to appease council,” he said. Pribula is scheduled to brief council about the layoffs that have been initiated during an executive session at Tuesday’s council work session, Bobeck said. “After-the-fact is critical because that will demonstrate it was the manager making the decision without council interference,” Bobeck said, noting the11 council members can’t be accused of “playing favorites” or attempting to safeguard anyone connected. Morelli caught off guard Councilman Rick Morelli, also a charter drafter, said council members and the manager must develop a communication plan to ensure council members stay on top of important developments. Council members can’t intervene in the manager’s decisions but must monitor his performance, he said. Morelli said he was recently caught off guard when he and his wife went to dinner in the WilkesBarre area and were approached by two county workers who told him they had been laid off due to budget cuts.

He said he understands the separation of power between the council and manager but feels uncomfortable as a council member “when it looks like we have no idea of what’s going on.” “We have to have this fine line between letting the manager do his own job yet holding the manager accountable by asking intelligent questions,” Morelli said. Pribula, who will serve as manager until Robert Lawton assumes the role Feb. 29, said he is comfortable making personnel decisions because it’s what he did as a manager in the private sector. ‘Culture shock’ “It’s taking me back to the process I’m used to, but to those who never worked any place except Luzerne County and government, it’s a culture shock,” Pribula said. “Many feel they need to go around the manager and speak to council members.” Pribula said the idea of running proposed layoffs by council members “never even crossed my mind.” “They’re not supposed to influence you. I don’t feel like I need to run a process by them or seek some sort of approval from them for normal course of business,” he said.

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Officials: Gang members likely attend area schools Biggest county districts’ chiefs differ on whether gang-related activity occurs in schools.

Are there gang members in area schools? The superintendents of Luzerne County’s three largest districts say yes, almost certainly. “I’d be naïve to say we have no gang members,” Wyoming Valley West Superintendent Chuck Suppon said, a sentiment echoed by Wilkes-Barre Area’s Jeff Namey. Are those members conducting gang business in the schools?

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The three men, who oversee more than 22,000 students, have different opinions. Both Namey and Suppon said they believe there is no significant gang-related activity in their schools. “There’s no clear evidence of any gang activity in our schools,” Suppon said. He noted that it is difficult for gang members to “wear colors” because the district has a fairly narrow dress

graphics as families of numerous ethnic backgrounds, particularly Hispanic, moved into the area – many from large cities. “What we’ve seen, unfortunately, is that schools are merely a reflection of the communities in which they serve,” Antonelli said, adding once gangs came to the Hazleton Area, their activities inevitably spilled into the schools. It also has been spilling into younger grades. “We see it beginning at the fifth- and sixth-grade levels,” Antonelli said. In fact, the district previously ran a program in those grades to teach gang resistance and awareness. Money for the program ran

out, and the district is seeking more funds. The district is also trying to secure grants to pay for another law enforcement officer on the multi-building campus that houses ninth through 12th grades and the Career Center. Currently, one state police officer and a district resource officer are there full time. While student education and staff training can help prevent, spot and curb gang activity, Antonelli said in the end there are some students who get so caught up in the culture the only option left is to involve law enforcement. “We have excellent relations with the Pennsylvania State Po-

lice and the Hazleton City police,” Antonelli said. “Police dedicate officers to this job. They do an exemplary job in ascertaining the pulse of the activity, of knowing who the players are, and of monitoring the activity very closely so they can do what they need to do.” Hazleton Area also launched a gang task force last year that has met twice – the next session is in March – and has consistently drawn representatives from police departments, the district attorney and public defender. “We’re bringing the issue to the table,” Antonelli said, “We’re trying to formulate strategies to address the issue, and we are pursuing grant money.”

and others were outside GAR and ran toward a group of black juveniles. A fight erupted as a black juvenile was on the ground being kicked, the criminal complaint says. The victim attempted to pull the boy away from the group when Borbon came from behind and swung the machete, severelyslashingthe15-year-old’swrist,police allege.

come from,” said Robert Maguire, chairman of the Lackawanna County Gang Task Force. “Wannabes are the most dangerous of all. They want to be part of something; they want to do something to get noticed.” “I’m more afraid of the wannabes than Battle for control Students, on the other hand, say the asthe real gangs because they’re trying to be something they’re not,” said James sault was about power and control Marinello, an adjunct criminal justice among the young people. “At times there are racial tensions, professor at King’s College and a former Luzerne County probation officer who yes,” said Wilkes-Barre Area Superinhas interviewed gang members in Los tendent Dr. Jeffrey Namey. “I can’t say we Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and Chi- don’t have racial tensions. Is it something out of our control or are there gangs in the cago. “Real gangsters know what will bring school? When someone asks me are there the police down on them. These wan- racial tensions, I have to say yes. Not only nabes have that ‘I don’t care’ attitude and at GAR but other schools, too.” Since the vicious assault that occurred will do anything to get that reputation,” 35 minutes after school he said. dismissal – and off Unfortunately, the vio- “Real gangsters school property – police lence that city police offihave heightened patrols cerspredictedinlate2011in- know what will around the school. volved a 15-year-old boy bring the police “There have not been near GAR on Feb. 9. Police any incidents in the afsaid the victim is black and down on them. termath of the assault,” the attacker, Juan Borbon, These wannabes said Drew McLaughlin, 19, is Hispanic. have that ‘I don’t administrative coordiPolice late Friday night nator who spoke for Pocharged Borbon with swing- care’ attitude and lice Chief Gerard Desing the machete and Yansy will do anything to soye. “Until the police Abreu, 16, as an accomplice department investigafor carrying the weapon in a get that reputation is complete and bag, according to the crimi- tion.” they are satisfied that nal complaint. Borbon reJames Marinello the incident and any pomains at large. Abreu was charged as an King’s adjunct criminal justice tential residual effects professor have been concluded, adult with multiple charges the police department of aggravated assault, simwill maintain an inple assault, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy. He re- creased patrol presence as a precautionmains jailed at the Luzerne County Cor- ary measure.” Immediately after the assault, Mayor rectional Facility for lack of $250,000 Tom Leighton asked people “to refrain bail. Assistant District Attorney Mary Phil- from speculation about motivations and lips said Friday night Abreu is considered allow police to do their job and investia flight risk. She added, “We do have con- gate.” Inside the school, the frequency of cerns about possible gang involvement.” Police said Abreu and Borbon are from scanning students entering GAR with the Dominican Republic. Abreu, a stu- hand-held metal detectors has been dent at the Alternative Learning Center stepped up since the machete attack. Namey said screenings are randomly in Plains Township, has been in the United States for about a year and was resid- conducted in the other two city high ing on Wyoming Street, Wilkes-Barre, schools, Coughlin and Meyers. police said. Borbon resided in Wilkes-Barre in Influx of minorities A contributing factor that leads to in2008, according to a court record. It was not immediately known where Borbon creased violence and delinquency in and around schools is the influx of families had recently lived. Police suspect Borbon fled the area moving to Northeastern Pennsylvania from the bigger cities, experts say. and may be in New Jersey. “With the culture moving into the area A witness to the attack identified Borbon from a photo array that included a from New York and New Jersey, some of picture from Wyoming Valley West High these kids are exposed to gangs in the bigger cities,” Maguire said. “They know School, police said. The witness claimed Abreu, Borbon what the gangs are about in the bigger ci-

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ties and how they act. When they move here and enroll in school, these kids are new and they feel like they’re a big fish in a small pond.” Old Forge Police Chief Larry Semenza said families from bigger cities are attracted to the region due to the lower cost of living. “The demographics in Northeastern Pennsylvania have changed in the last 20 years,” Semenza said. “The home-grown families are dying off or moving away, leaving their houses to be sold and turned into apartments and duplexes. When families from the bigger cities move here because it’s cheaper to live and work here, they bring that bigger city lifestyle and mindset with them, having grown up in that culture.” Maguire, Marinello and Semenza believe the problem of turf battles between different ethnic groups, especially in schools, has been growing for years throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, fueled in part by the illegal drug trade. A report released last April titled, “The Eastern Pennsylvania Drug Gang Threat Assessment,” outlines the growing problem of gang violence and drug trafficking. It was prepared by the National Drug Intelligence Center, “In many eastern Pennsylvania communities, the nature of drug distribution by gangs that originated in the New York area has shifted from occasional and transient operations to those that are more permanent and established,” the report says.

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Maguire, Semenza and Marinello said organized street gangs “recruit” younger kids as young as 10 and 11 years old to become involved in gang warfare. That recruitment has been happening in schools across the region for some time, they said. Maguire said the youngest gang member he has interviewed was 11 years old. “That kid was legitimate, he knew a lot of the rules,” Maguire said. “He was a foot soldier from New York living the gang lifestyle here. “A few people in nationally known gangs have told me that their members are reaching out to high school kids and even younger so they could mold them in their teachings, rules and regulations. That’s why they recruit targeting kids of an early age,” Maguire said. For Marinello, the youngest gang member he encountered was 8. A report by the National Youth Gang Center in 2005 states gangs require recruitment for prolonged survival in populated areas. “We don’t have major gang activity in the schools,” Namey said. “I know Brian Lavan (director of security for WilkesBarre Area) is monitoring that pretty constantly. He’s saying as far as organized gangs in the schools, we don’t see that. That’s not to say members of gangs don’t come into the school. That would be naïve.” Lavan could not be reached for comment, but Namey said most of the students at GAR are “phenomenal” while a

few have created a bad image for the high school. “That’s typical in any school in any district,” Namey said. “A vast majority of the students are great and are tainted by a small group doing what they want. We need to address that.” Rural areas affected Maguire and Marinello believe recruitment has stretched into rural areas. “I’m seeing more schools in the country reaching out to me for information,” Maguire said. “It’s just not in the cities anymore.” “All kinds of things are going on in schools we never thought would happen,” Semenza said. “Ten years ago, we never thought we would have the problems we have today. Not just in the schools in the cities but also in the schools in the outskirts.” Lavan, along with Maguire, Semenza, David J. Tosh, director of secondary education at Wyoming Valley West, and TaylorPoliceChiefLeonardMickaviczJr.are panelists at a presentation Thursday focusing on gang activity in schools. The presentation is scheduled for 6 p.m., in the Burke Auditorium of the McGowan School of Business at King’s College. Semenza said the presentation is the second in a series of five community meetings since the federal report about gangs in Eastern Pennsylvania was released last year. Mark Guydish, a Times Leader staff writer, contributed to this report.

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ILKES-BARRE – The new chairwoman of the board that oversees Mohegan Sun Arena says keeping the public informed of what the board is doing is one of her top priorities. Donna Cupinski was elected chairwoman in January after serving four years on the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority and chairing a committee that oversaw major improvements at the 11year-old facility situated in Wilkes-Barre Township.

When it was pointed out that she was the first woman to hold the post, Cupinski, 46, of Dallas Township, said she hadn’t considered that fact, but she was honored to have the designation. Past board chairmen include former Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry president Steve Barrouck, former state representative Kevin Blaum, businessman and former county Republican Party vice chairman Patrick Judge, and local Teamsters Union officer Patrick Connors. “Mentioning those names makes me even more proud,” Cupinski said. Despite a history of board chairmen with numerous political and business ties, Cupinski said she’s glad that politics hasn’t played a fact in board decisions, at

Age: 46 Hometown: Dallas Township Education: Dallas High School graduate, Associate’s in Applied Science for Commercial Art at Luzerne County Community College Professional: Owner of DMC Graphics on Carey Avenue in Wilkes-Barre Family: Parents are Stan and Marcie Cupinski. She has a brother, Ray.

least since she’s been a member. “When I applied, I certainly thought you had to know somebody to get on the board. I felt, I guess, that there were some political favors. I can speak only for myself, but in my situation, I’m not involved in politics. I never donated a dime to any political campaign. So I don’t think anybody could refer to me in that respect,” Cupinski said. “With regard to the others, I guess some might have been what you call political appointments. But when it came to board business, they were 100 percent onpage that the board is run honestly and with dignity. And from what I saw, I didn’t think there was anything (political) going on and I still don’t. I think that they did a really good job of keeping politics out of the arena,” she said.

No perks or politics Cupinski recalled a newspaper article that mistakenly stated arena board members got free tickets to shows there and free parking passes. “If anybody came for that reason, they found out quickly there were no free tickets,” Cupinski said. “One of my goals as chairman is to seek avenues and do whatever I can to let the public know we’re not there for free tickets. There are no perks that come with the job. Maybe after a meeting we’ll have a sandwich or something, but you can get sandwiches anywhere.” The free tickets that are arranged for in some contracts are given to big advertisSee CUPINSKI, Page 13B

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isa Bachman is the rehabilitation director at Riverstreet Manor in Wilkes-Barre. Bachman, 35, is a graduate of Crestwood High School and earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Scranton. Lisa earned a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Misercordia University. She and her husband, Stephen, have a daughter, Abigail, 3 and son, Owen, 6. They live in Drums. You have been with Genesis Healthcare for two years. What have been your duties with the company during that time? “I am currently the program manager at Riverstreet Manor and I oversee the therapists and help with treatment plans. I work with the entire team there in managing the

short-stay rehabilitation program and discharge planning. I was recently promoted to senior manager of three other facilities in the company.” You mentioned the team. How is it working with the staff at the various facilities? “I always feel that it is the people around you that make someone a better person or leader. The staff in this company is composed of exceptional individuals who have done that for me.”

Before you got into the health care field, what jobs did you do growing up? “I actually delivered papers for The Times Leader when I was younger. I would walk the routes and deliver the papers that I carried in my satchel. During college I was a hostess at Chili’s restaurant. I also worked as a CNA in Mountain Top and that is when my passion to help others really kicked in.” Was there any other moment or inspiration that propelled

you into the field? “I had a friend who had to endure a long recovery after being in an automobile accident. I witnessed her recovery and therapy first hand and decided that I wanted to be the person that helped someone through the healing and recovery process. I was proud of her and the fact that she went on to have a job and engage in everyday activities.” Speaking of activities, what are some of your favorites? “I love fitness activities. I really enjoy running. I have participated in half marathons and plan on being part of more events in the future. I also love to play the piano.” Have you ever traveled abroad? “I have been to London and Scotland. I love the cultures and scenery in those places. They See MEET, Page 13B

was checking out the drugstore magazine rack when I heard a familiar voice. “Hey, I realize it’s a Wyoming Valley winter, but you look too glum even for that.” It was my buddy, Alner. “Alner,” I sighed. “There’s only one way to explain to you the blue funk I feel right now after looking at these magazines.” Within moments, thanks to my powers of metaphysical travel, we were heading down a local street in the early 1950s. “Is this going to take long?” he asked. “I rented a movie for tonight, and…” “Alner,” I said, “did you ever hear of EC Comics?” “You brought me back here to show me some comic books?” he asked, open-mouthed. “Well, you asked what was bothering me. Just a couple of days ago I read that John Severin had died, at 90. He was a famous designer and illustrator in the golden age of the American comics industry – the 1940s and the early 1950s. With the EC company he helped to start and design “Mad” magazine, the only remaining relic of those times.” Alner nodded. “I have heard about those days.” “You’re about to hear some more,” I said as we entered a neighborhood grocery and I ushered him toward the magazine rack. He gave a whistle of amazement. “Look at all those titles,” he gasped. “Horror comics, war comics, sci-fi comics, crime comics, westerns, fantasy. I wish I could have been a kid back then.” He picked up a copy of “The Haunt of Fear” and leafed through it. “Darn good drawing,” he said. “Really scary stuff. Would have kept me awake all night.” I laughed. “Take a look at this.” I opened up a science-fiction comic and showed him a story predicting an international space station and a Mars probe. The next tale was a grim one about Earth getting blown up, and all its civilization being lost, because people thought war was a solution instead of a problem. “This is pretty heady stuff,” he said. “And kids were buying and reading this?” “For ten cents you traveled a universe of the mind,” I nodded. I realized the storekeeper was staring at us. “Two double dips of chocolate,” I called, handing him a shiny quarter. Outside again, we strolled down the street. “What happened to all those great old magazines?” asked Alner, licking his cone, as we began our return to 2012. “Some people got the idea that comic books were rotting kids’ minds and turning them into juvenile delinquents,” I said. “A psychologist, Dr. Fredric Wertham, wrote a book called “Seduction of the Innocent” in which he said as much. Would you believe that even the U.S. Congress held hearings on the ‘menace’ of comics? Editorialists thundered against them. Moms and dads began throwing away their kids’ stashes of reading matter. Stores dropped them.” Alner stared, amazed. “And so the comics industry went kaput?” “Exactly,” I said. “The EC company converted “Mad” from a comic to a glossy magazine, and that’s how it survived the national purge of newsstands.” “Imagine all the kids who never had the chance to be inspired by imaginative reading,” said Alner. “That’s right,” I nodded. “Hey, I just remembered — that quarter I gave the storekeeper 60 years ago had “2012” and an image of the space shuttle on it.” Alner grinned, a big smear of chocolate on his face. “Sounds like a good sci-fi tale to me.” Tom Mooney is a Times Leader columnist. Reach him at tmooney2@ptd.net.

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Art League presents People’s Choice Award The Wyoming Valley Art League’s first People’s Choice Award for 2012 was awarded to Katie Larsen-Lick, Mountain Top, for her photograph, ‘Winter Sky.’ The Wyoming Valley Art League is part of The Third Friday WilkesBarre Art Walk which is held 5-8 p.m. the third Friday of each month at the WVAL building, 130 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. For more information about the Wyoming Valley Art League, contact www.wyomingvalleyartleague.org, or call 829-4139. With her awardwinning photo is Larsen-Lick.

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King’s students participating in spring internships Seventy-two junior, senior and graduate level King’s College students are participating in spring semester internships at 53 sponsoring organizations. Some of the interns and their sponsoring sites, from left, first row: Dominique Daley, Bensalem, Wilkes-Barre Police Department; Meghan Wernimont, Reeders, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; Nicole Buckman, Forty Fort, Joe Paciotti, CPA; Anna Scutt, Mountain Top, Joe Paciotti, CPA; Alicia Higgs, Mountain Top, Prociak & Associates; and Julia Dearden, Warrington, Entercom. Second row: Megan Mundy, Plymouth Meeting, American Cancer Society; Tessa Farah, Somerset, N.J., King’s College; Anna Elkin, Plains Township, Wyoming Valley West; Danielle Long, Olyphant, BI Incorporated; Ashlee Mallery, Hanover Township, Greater Nanticoke School District; Megan Grohol, Oneida, Nutitis & Co.; Jessica Skarbek, Philadelphia, Catholic Social Services; and Scott DeVincenzo, Parsippany, N.J., Luzerne County Historical Society. Third row: Tara Mlodzienski, Wilkes-Barre, King’s College Public Relations Office; Kelly Flannery, Laurel Run, Westmoreland Club; Shawna Barcheski, Mountain Top, Vintage Tub and Bath; Jacob Humphreys, Kingston, Thomas M. Gill and Company; James Flakker, Manalapan, N.J., Wilkes-Barre Police Department; Christina Bartolomei, Bordentown, N.J., Luzerne County Adult Probation-Mental Health; Bobbi-Ann Maslowski, Hunlock Creek, Luzerne County District Attorney; Eric Drevitch, Wilkes-Barre, Citizens’ Voice; and Daniel Gilbert, Shavertown, Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Restoration. Fourth row: William Everett, Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre Police Department; Scott Pavone, Wilkes-Barre, Institute for Public Policy; Justin Eimers, Hunlock Creek, Tobyhanna Army Depot; Gabrielle Carbone, Scranton, King’s Hildebrandt Learning Center; Anna Smitrovich, Phoenixville, Northeast Environmental Labs; Nina Niglio, Elysburg, Pugliese, Finnegan, Shatter & Ferrention, LLC; Kaitlyn Nonamker, Wolcott, Conn., St. Joseph’s Center; Michael Ruth, Wilkes-Barre, Northeast Editing; Ronald Harvey, Meshoppen, Kirby Center; and, Kaitlin Falatovich, Hazleton, Entercom-98.5 KRZ. Fifth row: Korie Dudrich, internship advising coordinator; Charles Smith, Somers, N.Y., King’s College History Department; John Sanchez, Ringtown, Luzerne County District Attorney; Zach Yodis, Kingston, Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Restoration; and, Kelly Lettieri, assistant director for internships. Other interns are: Neil Apichella, Downington, Hillside Farms; William Baratta, Wapwallopen, Crestwood High School Guidance Department; Molly Brown, Whitehaven, Guard Insurance; Mathew Campbell, Allentown, ReferLocal; Alison Cheung, Kingston, Aviation Technologies; Michael Chmielewski, Wilkes-Barre, Patrick Murphy for Attorney General of Pennsylvania; Steven Coolbaugh, Nanticoke, King’s College IITS; Anthony Corigliano, Boonton, N.J., Reznick Group; Gregory Demaio, Old Bridge, N.J., David K. Mitchell, Financial Advisor; Giancarlo DiLonardo, Philadelphia, Commission on Economic Opportunity; Carmella Gubbiotti, Pittston, WBRE; Kyle Kepfinger, Bethlehem, Reznick Group; Vanessa Kunrick, Freeland, Luzerne County Courthouse, Interpreters; Timothy Lange, Edison, N.J., Hazleton Water Authority; Jerry Lewis, Iselin, N.J., Vintage Tub and Bath; Cristina Mahoney, Lehman, Wyoming Valley Children’s Association; Christine Malecki, Mountain Top, Geisinger Health Plan; Alisa Marino, Waterbury, Conn., Luzerne County Adult Probation; Parveen Merchant, Dayton, N.J., King’s College IITS; Jason Merola, Yardley, Services 2 Soccer; Brian Mikus, Malvern, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; Logan Monaco, Nesquehoning, Dave’s Tax Service; Patrick Moran, Glen Mills, Reznick Group; Steven Owazany, Nanticoke, Edwards Business Systems; Laura Panzitta, Dallas, Reznick Group; Jessica Porter, Millinton, Md., Nanticoke Middle School; Corey Roccograndi, Wyoming, Intermountain; Kaylene Schan, Hawthorne, N.J., Wallenpaupack Area School District Guidance Office; Brianne Schmidt, Chalfont, PepperJam; Kimberly Sharkey, Glen Gardner, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; Patricia Streeter, Tobyhanna, Ares Media Network; Barbara Sudnick, Wilkes-Barre, Albert B. Melone and Company; Albert Trinisewski, Wilkes-Barre, Reznick Group; Sarah Yocius, Mountain Top, Institute for Public Policy; and Brian Zinn, Andover, N.J., Tobias J. Jacobs.

Students at Miss Ellie’s enjoy Pajama Day Pre-school and pre-kindergarten classes from Miss Ellie’s Education Center, Wilkes-Barre, recently celebrated Pajama Day. The students enjoyed breakfast foods for lunch which included French toast, pancakes, cereal, fresh fruit, eggs, juice and milk. The children were able to bring in their favorite stuffed animals. They also enjoyed watching the movie ‘Bedtime Stories’ and listened to a story called ‘Pajama Day.’ Participants, from left, first row, are Liam Frame, Abby Treddinick, Noah Sabecky, Christopher Schlude, Colton Tomczak and Aiden Nealon. Second row: Alivia Evans, Miah Sims, Mackenzie Kearney, Nicholas Nuss, Nico Bellio, Christian Padden, Keira Thompson and Robbie Miller. Third row: Allison Drust, Victoria Okonski, Christopher Rilk, Sean Davis, Tristin Rushnock, Jude Free, Shawn Rubin and Bobby Ashford.

Good Shepherd Academy students make Valentines Students from Toni Griseto’s third-grade class at Good Shepherd Academy recently designed Valentines to deliver to residents of the Holy Family Convent nursing facility. Valentine gift bags, donated by parents Arlene Grudkowski and Dr. Lee Ann Del Balso, accompanied the cards. Members of Homeroom 3, from left, first row, are Katie Magda, Abby Varzaly, Jacob English, Cameron Kohut, Amelia Grudkowski, Emalee Woychio, Jordan Stochla, Gary Sabulski, Noah Zim and Jeffrey Stilp. Second row: Ava Fino, Antonette Grzesek, Matthew Albrecht, Krista Biago, Matthew Carty, Jake Pizzolato, Victoria Berbano, Patrick Del Balso, Kurtis Nordmark and Collin Dougherty.

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Wilkes education students will teach in Malaysia Six Wilkes University education majors will be teaching abroad in a new exchange program at the Sri Utama International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The participating students’ areas of specialization vary from secondary English and history to elementary and special education. They will spend seven weeks student teaching under the guidance of Gina Morrison, associate professor of education at Wilkes, giving them a first-hand opportunity to experience cultural diversity. Morrison developed a relationship with the school when she spent her sabbatical year teaching in Kuala Lumpur at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The six students were chosen via a competitive selection process and after they return from teaching in Malaysia, they will complete the remainder of the spring semester student teaching at schools in Pennsylvania. Participants, from left: Marrissa Fedor, Hanover Township; Kathleen Shedden, Canton; Rebecca Gallaher, Hershey; Felicia LeClair, Denville, N.J.; Thomas Goldberg, Freehold, N.J.; Kaitlyn McGurk, Swarthmore; and Morrison.

Masonry students attend workshop on concrete countertops Students in Anthony Chopyak’s masonry class at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center participated in a four-day seminar and workshop on concrete countertops presented by area expert Bart Sacco of Concrete Texturing Tool and Supply of Dunmore. The seminar consisted of a power point presentation and classroom instruction followed by hands-on participation by the students. The students also designed and cast a concrete desktop for their instructor, complete with a celestial pattern in theme and color. Participants are Joseph Zegarski, Austin Everding, Dakota Hamilton, Andre Aldubayan, Brandon Figerski, Joseph Kirshner, Micheal Mihneski, Ryan Coffay, Mike Gryskevicz, Zachary Laiuvara, Joseph Cunningham, Kevin Lickers, Nick Hughes, Matthew Hughes, Colton Balliet, Robert Smith, Chopyak, Sean Hawkeye, Brandon Davis, Sacco and Kyle Uravage.

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The fourth-grade students of St. Nicholas-St. Mary School, WilkesBarre, recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week. As part of the week-long celebration, family members were welcomed to the classroom to share their talents or discuss their professions. Thomas Nat, owner and operator of Curious Mind Trivia and grandfather of fourthgrade student Breanna Rosenko, set up and conducted a game showstyle review based on the current content of the fourth-grade curriculum. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Breanna Rosenko, Caton Fahey, Cloe Mazzatosta, Matthew Dinh and Lauren Kozicki. Second row: Nat and Jennifer Jones, fourth-grade teacher.

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The Luzerne County Community College Literary Arts Society recently presented a check for $300 to the West Pittston Library to help in its restoration after the flooding in September. Funds were raised through a book sale and bake sale. At the check presentation, from left: Paula Rittenhouse, Plymouth, treasurer, Literary Arts Society; Joseph Chilson, Hanover Township, president, Literary Arts Society; Anne Bramblett Barr, director, West Pittston Library; Mary Stchur, adviser, Literary Arts Society and associate professor and chair, English; and Tasha Olszyk, Tunkhannock.

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elissa Savage and Stephen Luebbert were united in marriage on Nov. 12, 2011, in St. Francis Xavier College Catholic Church, St. Louis, Mo. A reception followed at the Four Seasons Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. The bride is the daughter of William and Mary Ellen Savage, Hazle Township. She is the granddaughter of Rudy Daniels, West Hazleton, and the late Helen Daniels and the late Bill and Ruth Savage, Pringle. The groom is the son of Steven and Andrea Luebbert, St. Louis, Mo. He is the grandson of Francis and Margie Luebbert, Meta, Mo., and the late Andrew and Geneva Breen, Webster Groves, Mo. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose sister-in-law Julie Savage as her matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Tiffany Sallemi, Danielle Larned, Jessica Nemeth, Lynn Kelly, Lindsay Donnelly and Julie Brandt. The flower girl was Dani Stegeman, niece of the groom. The groom selected his brother, Alex Luebbert, as his best man. Groomsmen were Brian Savage, brother of the bride, and Kevin St. Cin, Tom Milford, Matt Birke, Mark Chipello and Ed Rhee. Ring bearer was Max Savage, nephew of the bride. Ushers were Bill Savage, brother of the bride, and Dustin Mundey, Kent Gebicke, Scott Silverman and Jason Stanton. The bride is a 2000 graduate of Bishop Hafey High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Misericordia University and a degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a veterinarian at Millis Animal Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. The groom is a 2000 graduate of St. Louis University High School. He holds a bachelor’s degree with double majors in political science and mass communication from the University of Miami of Ohio. He is vice president of development for Coolfire Originals, St. Louis, Mo. He previously served as coordinator for ABC comedy. The couple honeymooned in Costa Rica. They reside in Webster Groves, Mo.

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upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter Jay and Valerie Delaney, Wilkes-Barre. She is the granddaughter of Jay and Dorothy Delaney, Pittston; Bernice Sakaduski, Wilkes-Barre Township; and the late Joseph Sakaduski. The prospective groom is the son of Thomas (Red) and Nancy Patterson, West Avoca. He is the grandson of the late Louis Patterson and the late Bernard and Doris Gardner, all of Avoca. Megan is a 2005 graduate of Coughlin High School. She is a 2009 and 2011 graduate of Misericordia University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and a Master of Business Administration degree. She is employed by Wells Fargo Bank. Michael is a 1997 graduate of Seton Catholic High School. He is employed by the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department. The couple will exchange vows in Nassau, Bahamas, in June 2012.

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engagement. Kristen is the daughter of Carmen and Irene Pizzano, Exeter, Pa. A graduate of College Misericordia, she is employed as a physical therapist in Los Angeles, Calif. Eric is the son of Tom and Linda Eviston, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Eric studied aviation and is the owner/operator of Flight Guardian Aviation. Eric is a pilot and consultant for the worldwide private jet industry. Kristen and Eric will exchange vows July 7, 2012.

Maley, Cork rin Cork and Richard Maley were united in the sacrament of marE riage on July 30, 2011, in St. Elizabeth Anne Seton Church, St. Charles, Mo. The bride is the daughter of David and Kaye Cork, St. Charles, Mo. The groom is the son of Richard and Clare Kakareka, Plains Township. He is the grandson of the late William and Noreen Woolfolk, Wilkes-Barre. Readings were given by Michael Kakareka, brother of the groom, and Alan and Greg Cork, brothers of the bride. The wedding reception was held at The Grand Opera House, St. Charles, Mo. A bridal shower was hosted by the mother of the bride, sisters-in-law and friends in St. Charles, Mo. The parents of the groom hosted the rehearsal dinner at Amie’s Rendezvous, St. Charles, Mo. The bride is a 2000 graduate of Francis Howell North High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University. She is employed by Fauquier County School District, Virginia. The groom is a 1995 graduate of Coughlin High School. He earned bachelor’s degrees from King’s College and Marywood University and a master’s degree from Marywood University. He is employed by Stafford County School District, Virginia. The couple is planning a trip to Ireland in June. They reside in Fredericksburg, Va.

The Balogas l J. and Marion M. Baloga, Dallas, celebrated their 60th wedding A anniversary Feb. 9, 2012. They were married in 1952 at St. Mary’s Church, Kingston, witnessed by the Rev. Vyto Zemaitis. Al is the son of the late Andrew J. Baloga and Elizabeth Andrascik Baloga. Marion is the daughter of the late Edward Grozalis and Valeria Valenta Grozalis. The couple has five children: Rebecca Caffrey and husband, Michael; Virginia Godleski, and husband, Scott; Valerie Smith and husband, Kevin; Mark and wife, Amy; and Bert and wife, Susanne. Their grandchildren are Michael and Marnie Caffrey; Mary Cantin; Kristin, Samantha, Amanda, Timothy and Anthony Godleski; Kirby and Shelby Smith; Drew and Jessica Baloga; and Katherine Baloga. The occasion was celebrated with a Mass of Thanksgiving and a family dinner.

PSU W-B students attend MLK service event

The Kerpoviches ichard E. and Rosalie M. Klecha Kerpovich celebrated their 40th R wedding anniversary Feb. 12, 2012.

The couple was married in 1972 at St. Hedwig’s Church, Kingston, by the Rev. Stephen C. Medick. Gail Konefal Pletnick was maid of honor and Arthur Kerpovich was best man. Bridesmaids were Christine Chmielewski, the late Rose Ann Dietrick and Pauline Bruzauskas Gronchick. Shirleen Bruzauskas Woodward was junior bridesmaid. Jaclyn Kerpovich Shemanski was flower girl. Ushers were Ray Metzgar, Dale Metzgar and Theodore Kerpovich Jr. Robert Switzer Jr. was ring bearer. Rosalie is the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Klecha and Richard is the son of the late Peter and Pauline Kerpovich. The couple has two children, daughter Molly DeSarro and husband, Frank, Duryea; and son, Richard Jr., Edwardsville. They also have two grandchildren, Benjamin and Olivia DeSarro, Duryea. Prior to retirement, Richard Kerpovich was the owner of Rich Kerpovich Sanitation Service. Rosalie Kerpovich is employed by Impressions Media at The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre. The couple celebrated with a family dinner.

DEAN’S LIST Penn State Wilkes-Barre Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently announced the Dean’s List for fall 2011. Dean’s List: Jordan Agnew, Dallas; Christopher Albee, Dallas; Seth Andes, Benton; Paul Ascenzi Jr;, Shickshinny; Kristin Augustine, Wyoming; Nathan Ayers, Harveys Lake; Matthew Barkley, Tunkhannock; Auberon Bartley, Plains Township; Arielle Belskis, Dallas; Melissa Bennett, Jessup; Marcie Blair, Springville; Jordan Bloom, Shavertown; Cory Blowers, Honesdale; Eric Bogumill, Mountain Top; Aaron Bomba, Bear Creek Township; Matthew Boozer, New Bethlehem; Jacinta Bowden, Hanover Township; Kyle Bragalone, Hazleton; Steven Brennan, Tunkhannock; Jordan Broody, Shavertown; Nikki Broody, Shavertown; Marley Bross, Shavertown; Michael Buczkowski, Glenside; Brandon Burke, Edwardsville; Sabrina Bush, Tunkhannock; Kevin Bzdyk, Thompson; David Cantoran, Wilkes-Barre; Kyle Casterline, Shickshinny; Michael Cefalo, Exeter; Kaila Clark, New York, N.Y.; Kayla Clawson, Lancaster; Daniel Coates, Ashley; Tony Colemire, Nanticoke; Abigail Collins, Swoyersville; Robert Constable, Stroudsburg; Amanda Cotner, Pennsdale; Andrew Courtillet, Alexandria, Va.; Jannelle Courtney, Quakertown;

OUT-OF-TOWN DEANS’ LISTS Albright College, Reading

Jennifer Perillo, Wilkes-Barre.

Berklee College of Music, Boston, Mass.

Michaelina Trapane, Berwick; Bradley Chukinas, Plains Township.

Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I.

Samuel Davidowitz, Shavertown.

Duquesne University, Pittsburgh

Claire Saunders, Nanticoke; Julia Saunders, Nanticoke; Christina Flaherty, Wilkes-Barre.

A group of Penn State Wilkes-Barre students and staff recently traveled to Penn State Schuylkill for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day ‘ON’ Community Service Event. This year’s program included a presentation by volunteer Natasha Bliss from the Invisible Children in San Diego; live music performed by Penn State students; and three hours of volunteering at various locations throughout the Schuylkill County area. Penn State Wilkes-Barre students and staff volunteered at the St. John’s Church of Christ Food Pantry, Orwigsburg. Participants, from left: Alan Slutter Bartonsville; Edna, St. John’s Food Pantry volunteer; Megan Harris, Bloomsburg; Ann Marie Wempa, Trucksville; Suzanne Attanasio, campus nurse; Marika Merritt, Susquehanna; and Karen Winters, athletics staff assistant. Jackie Warnick-Piatt, student activities coordinator, also participated.

Misericordia students attend March for Life Several Misericordia University students were among more than 200,000 participants in the 39th annual March for Life held in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. The pro-life protest was held on the anniversary date of the 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, that made abortion legal nationwide. At the march, from left: Megan Lage, Morristown, N.J.; Shannon Kowalski, Nanticoke; Leila Comerford, Moscow; Shannon Joyce, Avoca; Alina Busch, Waldorf, Md.; and Andrew Casanova, Hawley.

Sean Davis, Dallas; Vincent DePalma, West Pittston; Raymond Dearmitt, Harding; Jesse Derrick, Benton; Sydney Doyle, Sweet Valley; Matthew Eckenrode, Quakertown; William Elko Jr., Pittston Township; Ashley Ellsworth, Harding; Meghan Flanagan, WilkesBarre; Kiley Foley, Dallas; Kyle Forry, Codorus; Logan Godfrey, Shickshinny Lake; Anna Gorma, Bear Creek Township; Nicholas Gototweski, Dallas; Shane Grady, Sweet Valley; John Grady, Tunkhannock; Timothy Graham, Dallas; Julie Haller, Dallas; Christina Hanley, Nanticoke; Cassandra Hehn, Sciota; Eric Hillard, Emlenton; Ryan Hogan, Dallas; Paul Holmgren Jr., Hanover Township; Lindsey Howell, Tunkhannock; Ashley Jackubowski, Hanover Township; Shantelle Johnson, Effort; Ceili Jones, Wilkes-Barre; Jonathan Kelly, Hanover Township; Tyler Kerlavage, Hanover Township; Ryan Kochanowski, Duryea; Lee Kozokas, Trucksville; Christopher Kubicki, Wyoming; Lauren Langan, West Pittston; Bradford Lapsansky, Plains Township; Renea Larue, Clarks Summit; Jillian Lavelle, Wilkes-Barre; Kyle Levalley, Shickshinny; Jason Levan, Troy; David Levandoski, Swoyersville; Jordan Levandowski, Kingston; Katherine Lewis, Buck Hill Falls; Jeffery Li, Kingston; Sen Lin, Nanning Guangxi China; Frederick Lokuta, Avoca; John Lombardo, Wilkes-Barre; Laura Mann, Middletown, N.Y.; Kristopher Marconi, Kingston; Nicholas Martin, Exeter; Kelly Mazur, Shavertown; Thomas McAndrew, Pittston; Devon McMahon, Shavertown; Chelsea McMurray, Virginia Beach, Va.; John Medrano, Scranton; Wyler Michael III, Blakeslee; Jesse Miller, West Wyoming; Megan Millo, Dallas; Matthew Morris, Kingston; Abby Moules, WilkesBarre; Molly Murphy, Shavertown; Ray Musto, Wilkes-Barre; Marissa Nicoletti,

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, N.J.

Honor’s List: Steven Shatrowskas, Shavertown. Dean’s List: Erin Quinn, White Haven.

Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.

Arielle Manganiello, Pittston; Jill Jackson, Shavertown; Cara Olson, Dallas; Laura Murray, Tunkhannock.

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Leah Butterwick, Kingston.

St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia

Dominic Pino, Hazleton; Lynsey Daniels, Beaver Meadows; Ryan Forte, Sugarloaf; Sarah Saporito, Pittston; Elizabeth Golden, West Pittston; Ryan Agurkis, Wilkes-Barre; Julian Truskowski, WilkesBarre; Mercedes Yanora, Wilkes-Barre; Alyson Bartolomei, Forty Fort; Erica English, Kingston; Meghan Lenahan,

Plains Township; Kasey Noss, Nanticoke; Jillian Oakland, Pempbroke, Mass.; Colleen Paddock, Swoyersville; Ali ParisHasan, Dallas; Harriet Polites, WilkesBarre; Emma Pugh, Wilkes-Barre; Richard Rachkowski, Harding; Brian Reese, Hughestown; Jennifer Reid, Sunbury; David Ridner, Stroudsburg; Brendan Rinehimer, Pocono Pines; Theodore Ritsick, Forty Fort; Andrew Sawchak, Hanover Township; Amy Scafella, Dallas; Ryan Scardigli, Orangeville; Chad Schraeder, Dallas; Mary Schwartz, Nanticoke; Justin Seliga, Nanticoke; Aaron Severance, Kane; Jeanette Shao, Tunkhannock; Bradley Sherman, Dallas; Samantha Shewan, Shavertown; Brooke Shultz, Cogan Station; Bruce Sobocinski, Shavertown; Megan Soltis, Tunkhannock; Kianna Spencer, Dallas; Shad Steigerwwalt, Lehighton; Megan Steward, Freeland; Scott Summa, Lehman; Adam Supey, Dallas; Nicole Symons, Wilkes-Barre; Michael Szumski, Laflin; Matthew Thomas, Sweet Valley; Michael Tomaszewski, West Wyoming; Caitlyn Traver, Mehoopany; Derek Uber, Milford; John Ulichney Jr., West Nanticoke; Justin Vincent, York; Michele Vowler, Bloomsburg; Sarah Walker, Waymart; Daniel Walters, Nicholson; Terry Warren, Plains Township; Andrew Watkins, Plymouth; Bryce Weaver, Ephrata; Kyle Weaver, Dallas; Thomas Weeks, Trucksville; Randall Welsh Jr., Hunlock Creek; Annemarie Wempa, Trucksville; Ryan White, Royersford; Nicole Wiesner, Exeter; Shane Wildoner, Hunlock Creek; Caitlyn Wright, Sweet Valley; Virginia Wyatt, Wyoming; Yu Xie, Archbald; Zachary Yursha, Dallas; Michael Zaleskas Jr., Shavertown; Amy Linn Zdipko, WilkesBarre; Dale Zielinski, Jefferson Township.

Kingston; Brittany Yurkoski, Hanover Township; Emily Amendola, Mountain Top; Michael Mazur, Shavertown; Nicole Swaboski, Luzerne; Lara Maciejeski, Scranton; Nina Giglio, Old Forge; David Pagnotti, Old Forge; Carolyn Creedon, Old Forge; Andrew Norwich, Shenandoah; Angela Carrato, Hazleton; Katie Moran, Larksville.

Widener University, Chester

Simone Conner, Stillwater; Sean Dittman, Ebervale; Joshua Everett, Harveys Lake; Amanda Harris, Plymouth; Marc Noyalis, Dallas; Shauna Phillips, Dallas; Erica Szpynda, Berwick; Ryan Vogt, Berwick; Kathrynn Gavlick, Ashley.

Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg

Meredith Demark, West Pittston; Andrew Race, Hughestown; Cassandra Shannon, Pittston; Ryan Molitoris, Plains Township; Hugh Taylor, Mountain Top.

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HONOR ROLL Elmer L. Meyers High School Anthony M. Schwab, principal, Elmer L. Meyers High School, recently released the Honor Roll for the second quarter. Grade 7: Highest Honors: Lise Beauvil, Hannah Bolacker, Elise Fellerman, Ryan Gilgallon, Guadalupe Guerrero, Amelia Hammond, Christopher Hinds, Kendra Krolick, James Langan, Sydney Lonsdale, Aria Mason, David Nargoski, Jacob Nargoski, Forest Nguyen, Lauren Owca, Jekyra Risher. High Honors: Scott Banta, Brianna Billingsley, Samantha Brooks, Jade Butczynski, Gionna Carmelengo, Ashley Chavez, Madyson Davies, Michael Emel, Megan Graham, Devon Keiper, Alex Kendra, Maryam Khan, Stanley Kwok, Kelli Meginess, Kayley Nilon, William Norton, Preston Perkins, Samantha Pursel, Rakim Salaam, Tabitha Schwab, Jacob Yurko, Yelicia Zamudio-Barajas. Honors: Brianna Brito, Caitlyn-Ann Burger, David Burgerhoff, Sandrina Cinti, Karlee Cragle, Clarissa Day, Michael Deininger, Logan Domanski, Damaris Franco, Andrew Hossage, Rosalee Jodziewicz, Carson Kosloski, Colin Pasone, Cindy Peralta Nin, Kelvin Perez-Arias, Joshua Poplawski, Thomas Ramierz, Rocco Rodano,

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Yesenia Rojas, Shawnae Stucker, Willie Wallace, Bradley Wright, Alexis Zigler. Grade 8: Highest Honors: Michael Eichhorn, Michael Emel, Jillian Kopec, Keith Ostrowski, Jabrea Patterson, Joshua Schiowitz, Timothy Snyder, Megan Welles. High Honors: Sanauva-Nique Bilal, Hayley Boote, Nicholas Capozzi, Ryan Drust, Joseph Franckiewicz, Barbara Guirin, Leslie Huertero, Wynter Kelley, Daisy Labatch, Cassidy Lupico, Zachary Mendoza, Josselyn Morataya, Leidy Peralta Nin, Marissa Prince, Rai-Shawn Rinaldi, Cheyenne Robertson, Cody Robinholt, Gianna Romanelli, Masiel Sanchez, Kristofer Tarnalicki, Kasidi Unger, Maribel Vergara, Jonathan Weaver, Kyle Zelinka. Honors: Enrique Betz, Austin Bynon, Adam Casey, Mariam Darboe, John Dulis, Alexander Fonzo Anthony Fonzo, Destinee Gavrish, Jack Givens, Yesenia Hernandez, Haley Jasnoski, Elizabeth Macko, Julian Maffei, Jennifer Malvar De La Cruz, Isaac Mensah, Kelsey Polanowski, Cristian Rojas, Caroline Sailus, Sarah Smith, Derek Sosa, Jennifer SuarezVergara, Shauna Williams, Alexis Yanora, Matthew Yekel. Grade 9: Highest Honors: Sara Bolacker, Jeremiah Bower, Miles Hammond, Jesse Macko, Adalberto Morales, Amanda Olszyk, Sydney Rentsch, Olivia Richards, Nicholas Sisko. High Honors: Vitale. Grade 8: High Honors: Christopher Belawicz, Haylee Bobos, Michael Bonifonte, Sabrina Chan, Maryann Chapin, Sean Connelly, Mallory Ellis, Dominick Gurnari, Michaela Halesey, Kayleigh Kashubski, Jesse Keats, Alyssa Koneski, Nathan Maholtz, Michelle McNair, Megan Milford, Kristen Podolak, Johnny Qiu, Lauren Richmond, Cabrini Rudnicki, Alicia Saltz, Renee Saraka, Zachary Shaffer, Nicholas Stefanec, Shelby Tencza, Kathryn Waclawski, Justina Warnick, Kelly Weaver, Kristen Weisgerber, Fei Fan Xu. Honors: Luis Avila, Connor Bowers, Courtney Cimakosky, Lauren Coleman, David Cook, John Day, Alyssa Ferrence, John Fulginiti, Anna Fusco, Carla Garcia, Frank Geklinsky, Kaydee Hemsley, Amelia Hossage, Julia Jopling, Kendyl Kalish, Jared Keats, Robert Kiska, Jinlin Todd Lin, Michael Malone, Simran Mangat, Brianna McGovern, Zachary Meckes, Hannah Mendygral, Sarah Metric, Daelyn Mynes, Isaac Ojeda, Dajah Patrick, Mary Kate Penczkowski, Kayla Reilly, Jonathan Rutkoski, Gino Setta, Caleb Szczucki, Dana Tomko, Jacob Viti, Sean Westawski. Grade 9: High Honors: Larissa Bannon, Jacob Barber, Megan Connelly, Bryanna Eichler, Chyanne Fine, Randall Florek, Lauren Gallagher, Abrielle Gar-

HONOR ROLL Tunkhannock Area High School Tunkhannock Area High School recently announced the Honor Roll for the second marking period. Grade 9: Adryana Appleby, Brian Beauchemin, Brooke Blankenship, Harry Brown, Chance Carey, Kurtis Carichner, Cory Case, Taylor Case, Leila Christofferson, Alexander Clark, Bernard Clark, Aidan Cronin, Katherine Davis, Bryan DeRemer, Chelsea DonVito, Gerard DonVito, Makayla Drost, Ashley Dunn, Matthew Dymond, Blair Eaton, Ryan Ell, Matthew Grebeck, Paige Greenley, Molly Hampsey, Anthony Heise, Aubrey Heise, Kristin Herring, Briana Hill, Abbey Hirkey, Jessica Ide, Matthew Keefer, Jordyn King, Lindsey Kwiatkowski, Mitchell MacDougall, Samantha Markovitz, Ashley Morgan, Malysses Moy, Garry Musselman, Matthew Newberry, Vraj Patel, Jill Patton, Tara Patton, Sabrina Peters, Emma Pizzolanti, Blake Posten, Alexa Prebola, Megan Quick, Aaron Reeves, William Reidenbach, Keanyn Richardson, Charles Richter, Erin Rome, Skyler Roote, Justine Rought, Martin Saporito, Sarah Schork, Emily Seaberg, Katherine Seaberg, Stephen Sehne, Kaylee Seward, Kayla Shotto, Daniel Shurtleff, Symantha Simmons, Kennedy Smales, Donald Smith, Jamie Smith, Jessica Sorokach, Brett Stage, Eric Stamer, Shane Straley, Elissa Stretch, Zachary Swilley, John Tidball, Alexis Tinna, Mya Toczko, Jessica Tomsak, David Trexler, Kelcy Vandorick, Lucas Verbeek, Alison Wetherbee, Mark Wiernusz, Alyson Wilbur, Kristin Wilhelm, Alexander Williams, Mitchell Winters, Matthew Wootten, Maegan Wrubel, Austin Yanora, Brooke Yeager, Gabriel Yerdon, Colby Yurksza, Jessica Zackus, Alexander Zelna. Grade 10: Zachary Appleby, Tiffany Atkins, Michael Bednarz, Alexander Bishop, Shequoya Bonner, Cheyenne Brown, Gabrielle Buchter, Larissa Casselbury, Miranda Colburn, Morgan Cross, Luke Cruver, Zachary Daniels, Rhiannon Davis, Lia deLyon, John Dziadosz, Margaret Elias, Taylor Finan, Anthony Fiorenza, Ryleigh Fitch, Desiree Flaherty, Rachel Fowler, Samantha Frear, Jeffrey Gardner, Harold Giberson, Ryan Giberson, Michelle Goodwin, Kelly Hall, Meghan

Christopher Banas, Amanda Brooks, Tashandra Burton, Jazmine Castillo, Sydnee Curran, Jason Gutkowski, Nikole Harrington, Quince Hutchings, Kayla Judge, Samantha Kellar, Cassandra Kelly, Emily Kipiel, Kayla Krasnavage, Alisyia Lombardo, Elizabeth Lombardo, Kayla Lovecchio, Genny Manun, Julia Miller, Taylor Nargoski, Dominique Sharpe, Joshua Smith, Erick Soriano, Anzhela Turyanytsya, Giavanna Twyman, Shakeerah Walker, Emily Welles. Honors: Rebecca Belch, Allison Berman, Salimah Biggs, Stell Chery, Nina Coger, Andrew Davidson, Christopher Edward, Desirae Evans, Brent Hummel, Michael Koch, Patrick Lukas, Brandon McKinley, Andi Meginess, Matthew Norton, Lauren Pacurariu, Megan Price, Melinda Ritter, Kayla Schinse, Joshua Sheetz, Coty Strausser, Gina Strillacci, Joel Tlatenchi, Wilhelmina Townes, Tonia Turak, Eddie Warren, Jamie Wills, Jillian Zionce.

Joshua Crackett, Miles Davis, Brianna DiMaggio, Kenyattah Hickson, Breanna Kaskey, Noman Khan, Erin Langdon, Brooke Langhorne, Donald Linker, Nathan Mahalak, Melanie Maskowski, Leah Merrick, Samantha Middleton, Jose Reyes, Melissa Robles, Tanya Roque, Quatanza Rose, Eric Smith, Bradley Stefanovich, Sara Tekeyan, Hayley Tlatenchi, Karissa Whitman. Honors: Shermaine Aiken, Paul Brannigan, Jacob Brominski, Alex Burke, Dominic Donnelly, John Glowacki, Juan Hernandez, Equayja Johnson, Demi Joye, Adam Kostelnick, Jocelyne Machuca, Timothy Markovich, Diamond Mayo, Joselyn Mondragon, Johntae Nelson, Taisha Olmeda Tirado, Sabrina Robertson, Tyler Smallcomb, Ivan Soto, Andrew Umphred, Jacob Vest, Vichon Wilborn, Robert Wright, Kimberly Wychock, Mary Wychock.

Grade 10: Highest Honors: Michelle Chavez, Matthew DeMarco, Natalie Elms, Robyn Fannon, Christa Franckiewicz, Jacob Greenberg, Julia Kerr, Luke Kropp, Emmalie Langan, Katie Lehnert, Cal Lisman, Catherin Morocho, Kierstan Poplawski, Morgan Prince, Amy Webster. High Honors: Darlene Abraham, Dominique Bell, Kiefer Chavez, Riley Conahan, Cody Coolbaugh,

Grade 1 1: Highest Honors: Gregory Adams, Brianna Alba, William Amesbury, Joseph Arnone, Alexis Brown, Viviana Castellano, Tiffany Castro, Daniel Conrad, Mykeyah Dempsey, Michael DiMaggio, Nathaniel Ekas, Sharon Flores, Conor Gallagher, Emily Gruver, Eilish Hoban, Michael Kendra, Florence Kwok, Teaguen Labatch, Allison Langhorne, Thomas Lovecchio, Angela Marinelli, Alfian Maulana, Cynthia Menges, Terri Moore, Mathew Ocasio, Courtney Passi-

ber, Melina Good, Amber Grohowski, Meighan Hannon, Gabrielle Keating, Marissa Keegan, Kaylene Kennedy, Robert Kerestes, Marissa Kremenic, Tyler Major, Jordan McKeaige, Ariel McPeek, Tristin Milazzo, Travis O’Boyle, Kimberly Pericci, Jessica Rabbas, Jessica Rutkoski, Amanda Ungvarsky, Dominic Vitale, Cindy Vo. Honors: Sarah Beecham, Derek Brodginski, Alyse Callahan, Kaitlyn Dixon, John Gray, Shaylen Harris, Travis Jacobs, Kiersten Knorr, Thomas Kriton, Melissa Krzysik, Mitchell Lawson, Elizabeth Lewis, Kevin Love, Dylan Luzny, Samantha Martinez, Madalyn McAnney, Ian McGraw, Meghan McGuire, Thomas Monahan, Christian Pack, Sabrina Rios, Brianna Rowles, Christina Ruda, Keely Simonson, Kristie Swetts, Nicholas Telencho, Chelsey Thompson, Christopher Warman, Dmitri Yaple, Jordan Zagora.

Waclawski, David Williams, John Windt. Honors: Mitchell Bagnas, Giovanni Baiamonte, Michael Beierle, Sara Biller, Caitlyn Bogart, Mark Boyle, Amber Carbohn, Tyler Demko, Nicholas Deno, Anthony Eck, Toni Elick, Blaire Evans, Madison Everetts, Alexis Garrison, Mackenzie Gasper, Alexandra George, Malik Hudson, Michelle Kaminski, Jonathon Kennedy, Matthew Kuhl, Maggie May, Daniel Monk, Kayla Morgan, Stephen Morgan, Allison Nelson, Haley O’Mack, Brian O’Malley, Melissa Ortiz, Shawna Parsons, Blaise Passetti, Miranda Jo Price, Sean Kyle Reilly, Analiese Reisinger, Elishia Schilling, Colin Sheply, Jessica Shimko, Hailee Shuman, Jonathon Smith, Savannah Smith, Michael Steve, Quilleran Sudduth, Marissa Sudo, Heather Torres, Claudia Woznicki, John Yurkoski.

Grade 10: High Honors: Sara Belles, Michael Blazaskie, Thomas Bogarowski, Brooke Bullek, Carmen Cesari, Alexander Chan, Matthew Clemons, Angela Frawley, Dominic Gagliardi, Joseph Gagliardi, Erin Glennon, Elise House, Alyssa McCoog, Brittany McNair, Darrek Mislivets, David Nareski, Erik Nierwinski, Brexy Pena, Eric Prozeralik, Emily Rinehimer, Fred Schiel, Alexis Schutz, Kyle Starzynski, Michael Sulcoski, Willliam Tarutis, Alyssa Thomas, Brooke Toluba, Sara

Healey, Taylor Hegedty, Sara Hicks, Nicole Hunt, Ashley Kasmierski, Cameron King, Derek Kline, Keri Klinges, Abigail Kohl, Felicia Lane, Alison Leiser, Theresa Longstreet, Brooke Maloney, Michael Markovitz, Kelly Maro, Sara Mayer, Harley McCain, Matthew Miller, Eric Mosley, Megan Myers, Robert Nast, Keith Nielsen, Amanda Nole, Nicholas Norris, Nicole Perez, Sarah Pharr, Alex Phillips, William Phinney, John Vito Powell, Taylor Ray, Samantha Reposa, Kelsey Rincavage, Amanda Rosencrance, Rebecca Rusinko, Tony Shao, Savannah Shea, Kyle Shupp, Claudia Sick, Logan Sickler, Benjamin Siegel, Melinda Simons, David Sinker, Jessica Sirko, Erin Smith, Sean Soltysiak, Benjamin Swilley, Felicia Tague, Zachary Trowbridge, Cailyn VanHouten, Austin Vosburg, Tessa Wells, Tyler White, Genevieve Whittaker, Holt Wiggans, Miranda Woodruff, Austin Yeager, Emily Yost. Grade 1 1: Gabrielle Alguire, Joseph Allen, Matthew Andres, Dylan Barber, Kanesha Bonner, Timothy Breen, Ashley Brong, Heidi Brown, Austin Brozusky, Tessa Bucciarelli, Kyle Caudell, Marlena Chesner, Brent Christy, Meghan Clark, Daniel Clemens, Joshua Colley, Colton Coolbaugh, Joeanthony Cordero, Kristen Darling, James DeWitt, Adam Dodge, Mackenzie Drungell, Morgan Drungell, Corey Dulsky, Elizabeth Franko, Amy Getts, Alicia Giberson, Kirsten Gilpin, Jennifer Grasso, Christina Green, Katie Greene, Kristie Greenip, Seth Gulich, Kaitlin Hall, Lindsey Harris, Jonathan Headman, Jensen Healey, Carly Heck, Justin Hill, Rachel Hines, Kiley Holdren, Michael Hoskins, Jacob Hughes, Cheyenne Hunsinger, Kalee Ide, Lucas Jackson, Katelyn Jacques, Sarah Jewell, Ian Jones, Andrew King, Briana Knowles, Dakota Kresge, Stephanie Kridlo, Malcolm Layaou, Jade Levi, Alicia Lomascolo, Ian Manglaviti, Douglas McCarty, Kyonna McClain, Liam McClurg, Rebekah Mills, Sean Morrison, Darian Mosluk, Kenneth Moss, Andrew Muckin, Hope Murray, Brianna Nemeth, Alexander Nole, Rebecca O’Neill, Cory Otto, Prutha Patel, James Proulx, Katelyn Proulx, Mark Reeves, Rachel Reichle, Shyanne Remy, Colby Rome, Mark Schork, John Shaffer, Jeffrey Shefler, Lance Sherry, Stephen Smith, Benjamin Spencer, Brian Stephenson, Cory Valvano, Kelsey VanHorn, Wade Weber, Jason Whitney, Breana Wilde, Mikayla Wright, Lindley Yerg, Natasha

Grade 1 1: High Honors: Nathalia Avila, Samantha Cefalo, Antonio Costantino, Kyle Cunard, Stephen Dokas, Shane Elick, Kevin Fahey, Michael Ferrence, Bradley George, James Gildea, Mary Kate Hannon, Olivia Jendrzejewski, Haley Lawson, Renee Mackunis, Lyndsey Malarkey, Kyra Maldonado, Juan Ramos, John Rash, Tiffanie Rowe, Timothy Saltz, Holly Saraka, Charles Schmoll, Jacqueline Taylor, Jessica Taylor, Kathleen Weston, Matthew Williams. Honors:

Zachary. Grade 12: Steven Ash, Britney Atkins, Amelia Ayers, Jessica Backus, Kyle Baker, Yvonne Beck, Christina Belles, Rebecca Benko, Ethan Berlew, Chrystal Betcher, Alec Bevan, Ryan Bracey, Amy Bunavage, Joshua Burton, Natasha Canfield, Sarah Clark, Clarice Colwell, Richard Condeelis, Kathleen Cowher, Cecelia Cronin, Jenna Custer, Wesley Custer, Thomas Damiani, Sarah Davis, Autumn DePietro, Kristy Donero, Casey Drake, Nicolas Drake, Amber Drost, Brenna Drungell, Kyle Ely, Kristie Emmett, Samara-Jo Fassett, Mollie Fenwick, Ryan Fowler, Derik Franklin, Theodore Frear, Andrew Gardner, Sarah Gardner, Charles Generotti, Brady Glass, Desiree Goble, Tyler Greene, Carley Griffiths, Kathleen Guy, Jamie Hampsey, Dallas Hanna, Jordan Herbert, Joshua Herbert, Casey Hoover, Anna Hopkins, Samantha Hopkins, Brandon Howell, Randy Howell, Bret Hoyt, Mae Huffman, Robert Hug, Keith Hutchins, Ashley Inman, Jesseca Jenkin, Janel Kalmanowicz, Daniel Kaskus, Hannah Kelly, Monique Kenia, Jeffrey King, Clifford Kingston, Lisa Kintner, Michael Kolodzieski, Samantha Krishak, Matthew Krispin, Cassandra Lane, Katherine Lee, Brianne Legg, Ryan Leiser, Alexis Lewis, Kristine Loomis, Hayley Macuga, Nicholas Manglaviti, Kimberly Maro, Sisile Maruzzelli, Rebecca Matson, Lindsey Matylewicz, Steven Mercer, Casey Michalowski, Marissa Miller, Shala Mintzer, Ashley Mitchell, Ryan Montross, Nathaniel Moyer, Jessica Murley, James Newhart, Joshua Norris, Rachel Paduck, Michael Parduski, Michael Pavlichko, April Pellam, Brett Peterson, Christa Porasky, Ryan Potuck, Kathryn Rincavage, Benjamin Robinson, Jenna Robinson, Cortney Rogers, Joey Lyn Saporito, Zachery Saylor, Lucas Seaberg, Adam Sehne, Robert Seibert, Elizabeth Senter, Savanna Seward, Fred Seymour, Erin Shedlock, Mara Sickler, Jacob Siegel, Jennifer Sims, Daniel Sohns, Keeth Spindler, Carlie Steinberg, Mariah Stevens, Robert Stevens, Matthew Stroney, Erica Swenson, Shayla Tallia, Randy Thompson, Jacob Titus, Eric Tschantz, Dakota Tunis, Spencer VanHorn, Samantha Veety, Tyler Viscomi, Kristen Vogrin, David Warman, Mark Westfield, James Wetherbee, Corina White, David Wiernusz, Monica Wilde, Kassandra Williams, Ryan Wilson, Phillip Yerdon, Alex Zaner, Britnee Zionkowski.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012 PAGE 7B koff, Joseph Perillo, Cathy Quinones, Shaniese Ricketts, Christina Shonk, Matthew Snyder, Christian Szafran, Elexis Waiters, Brooke Yanovich. High Honors: Summer Barrouk, Rebecca Bolton, Kristen Cease, Gabriella Conover, Rianna DaughtrySmith, Justin Elick, Stephanie Gallagher, Miriam Hernandez, Amber Holmes, Doreen Hossage, Julie Kennedy, Shannon Kita, Savannah Kratz, Ryan Krawczeniuk, Debbie Luciano, Kayla Luminella, Kelly Mahalak, Neena Maldonaldo, Alanna Monte, Rasheed Moore, Bethany Romero, Brendilee Soto, Tallon Staudenmeier, Bria Wincek, Mackenzie Winder, Hayley Zelinka. Honors: Mayra Adames Torres, Alicia Blaine, Crisleidy Cabada Taveras, Breeann Edwards, John Finn, Jason George, Kimberly Gorney, Lisa Hartman, Russell Heath, Ashley Hernandez, Mallory Hughes, Amilyn Konopki, Alice Moses, Tyler Ocasio, Kiyawnna Powell. Grade 12: Highest Honors: Tyler Byrd, Lisbeth Cabrera, Lauren Carmadella, Christopher Chapin, William Christian, Thomasina Cochran, Kasey Conahan, Deidre Davis, Christopher DeMarco, Corey Dubil, Katherine Flannery, Caitlin Florek, Nicholas Fonzo, Joshua Fox, Jasmine French, Collin Gallagher, Sierra Hairston, Matthew James, Michael Kishbach, Amy Kowalczyk, Matthew Kropp, Frances Kwok, Jeremy Trevor Ahouse, Matthew Balon, Kaylee Baran, Cody Bedosky, Catherine Blasi, Vincent Cerreta, Debreann Chesney, Alissa Cimakosky, Jonathan Czerpak, Carissa Doreskewicz, Troy Everetts, Casey Fedor, Amanda Fuller, Deena Gurnari, Jarrell Hagler, Megan Harding, Cady Heller, Brandon Holmgren, Alec Hontz, Ethan Hoolick, Ryan Josefowicz, Amanda Judge, John Kashmer, Kayla Keating, Jessica Keihl, Maranda Keihl, Robert Kinney, Zachary Kollar, Jill Kost, Jared Langdon, Guillermo Levine, Nicole Marra, Samantha Masher, Samantha Maxwell, Todd McFadden, Kati McManus, Emily Mikluscak, Ian Murphy, Kristen Nelson, Jared Osko, Nicholas Pallotta, Rachel Rakowski, David Redmond, Ryan Richards, Nathan Romiski, Joseph Rutkoski, Christina Santarsiero, Dallas Segear, Alycia Stefanoski, Rachel Thomas, Shaniyah Tindal, John Westawski, Joseph Wildes, Nikki Zula. Grade 12: High Honors: Gina Baiamonte, Brea Bonning, Stanley Chan, Brandon Connelly, Bethany Costantino, Carl Daubert, Jolene Domyan, Tyler Edwards, Matthew Elmy, Ashley Evans, Adrienne Feisel, Amanda Frisoulis, Marsha Geiser, Shannon Glennon, Brianna Good, Jared Jones, Amanda Keegan, Kara Kiska, Kacey Kobal, Jenifer Maciejczak, Brittany Malia, Troy

HONOR ROLL Crestwood Middle School Brian Baddick, principal, Crestwood Middle School, recently announced the second quarter Honor Roll. Grade 7: Principal’s Honors: Paige Allen, Lauren Anderson, Lance Blass, Anna Clark, Alyssa Cuono, Suraj Dalsania, Marlee Dillon, Joshua Edwards, Maria Ellis, Natalie Everett, Kimberly Floyd, Samantha Forgatch, Alexa Gaetano, Madeline Heller, Cara Henahan, Danielle Jones, John Kehl, Noah Kulp, David Lackenmier, Cataldo Lamarca, Emily Lehman, John McGroarty, Nicholas Miller, Alexandra Olszyk, Lauren Rowski, Gwyneth Shermanski, Rachel Speck, Nicole Teberio, Stephanie Thorpe, Curtis Tokach, Emily Traficante, Jacob Way, Taylor Wells. High Honors: Alyssa Allen, Zachary Anderson, Nicholas Andrews, Hannah Barry, Gregory Chang, Noah Coffin, Kate Garcia, Kyle Gegaris, Paige Good, Emma Goodbred, Amanda Goss, James Graves, Hunter Hashagen, Taylor Herron, Megan Hudock, Nicholas Jones, Aaron Keller, Allison Knorek, Mackenzie Koslop, Michael Kozelsky, Samuel Majdic, Rebecca Navin, Jordan Olenginski, Amelia Prezkop, Madison Quijano, Quinn Roberts, Jake Rosner, Neil Simasek, Troy Simko, Olivia Stemrich, Daniel Tron. Honors: Austin Amelung, Ashton Balliet, Luke Bartley, Brandon Belfonti, Nicholas Davis, Noah Dean, Sara DeSino, Alexander Despirito, Drake Dewald, Matthew Dopp, Alexis-Taylor Ermish Gattuso, Steven Evans, Siri Fredmund, Aaron Frihart, Kyle Frisbie, Madisyn Granoski, Elizabeth Hines, Brianna Hischak, Jai Hoover, Zachary Humenick, Jeremy Jones, Kyle Katra, Adam Keil, Schyler Kelsch, Jordan Kotowski, Benjamin Kreuzer, Madisyn LoweKonon, Justin Lukashewski, Marissa Margalis, Abigail Martino, Zachary Matson, Kristina Mayewski, Garrett Mcafee, Nina McCormack, Kaytlyn Miscavage, Maria Morgante, Andrea Pegarella, Madison Poharski, Kyle Richards, Christian Rickrode, Hunter Rinehimer, Tatiana Scaramastro, Corie Schoch, Monica Schuler, Alexandria Smolenak, Kaitlin Snipas, Jennifer Soto, Lacey Stemrich, Gianna Uhl, Michael Ullman, Emily Van Fossen, Reagan Venturi, Stephen Wegener, Justin Whetstone, Christian Zero. Grade 8: Principal’s Honors: Hannah Ackers, Matthew Andrews, Alexandra Ayers, Tara Full, Danielle Gendler, Haley Grebousky, Olivia Hassinger, David Havard, Preston Israel, Connor Keenan, Noah Kita,

Labatch, Alexander Marino, Tylyn Martin, Megan McDade, Abigail Mercadante, Anthony Morrash, Ann Nace, Jeffrey Nealon, David Oram, Alexander Pape, Vito Pasone, Mary Pettit, Robert Reilly, Thomas Risko, Ingrid Ritchie, Daniel Rodriguez, Vincent Rodriguez, Gabriella Romanelli, Tess Sauer, Mia Scocozzo, Kristin Sheetz, Anastasiya Shelest, Darren Stucker, Tabassum Tabassum, Amanda Tredinnick, William Trowbridge, Brianna Wallace, Alivia Weidler, Julian Welsch, Kyra Wolsieffer, Jonathon Zionce, David Zych. High Honors: Sean Bergold, Mariah Betz, Timothy Brodhead, Megan Chew, Evan Domanski, Kenneth Estrella, Terrence Evans, Jesus Figueroa, Thomas Gallagher, Michael Gonzalez, Jenna Hatcher, Lizette Hernandez, Antonio Huertero, Leslie Jimenez, Leanne McManus, Elizabeth Miller, Krista Mitchell, Branden Ott, Caroline Sosa, Sheila St. Preux, Brandon Sweeney, Nancy Van, Brandon Velez, Edward Walters, Janice Whitaker, Percell Wilson, Christopher Yanovich. Honors: Mikaela Carlson, Leonard Evans, Jairel Joye, Kingston Kurutz, Nubia Lopez, Mari Lynn Martinez, Drew Metzger, Sarah Moses, Yen Nguyen, Brittany Norton, Hector Perez, Yvonne Prado, William Quach, Jazma Robertson, Evan Rodriguez, Emily Sabol, Abeyah Scott, Marlene Tlatenchi, Anthony Treslar. Malia, April Marcincavage, Jeremy McDonnell, Michael McGavin, Johnna McGovern, Marissa Metric, Gabrielle Murphy, Johanna Nutaitis, Katie Pelak, Anthony Pellegrino, Colleen Pstrak, Catherine Qiu, Shawn Rabbas, Steven Radzwilla, Sarah Richards, Amy Savidge, Felicia Schiel, Julia Smith, Melissa Steininger, Sarah Tabaka, Christian Tencza, Daniel Tomko, Zachary Vikara, Amy Viti, Molly Walsh, Caryn Wielgopolski, Adam Zapotok, Frankie Zupancic. Honors: Mohammed Abuelhawa, Kenneth Adams, Jeffrey Albert, Sandra Attar, Kayla Baron, Alison Besecker, Peter Blasi, Jessica Borys, Devon Brown, Laphea Coleman, Cameron Coley, Markie Collum, Patrick Cook, Alyssa Cunard, Samantha Dickson, Nicholas Drust, Samantha Earley, Joseph Gurnari, Andrew Harrison, Forest Hawkins, Cody Hossage, Joshua Hynes, Jeffrey Jaikes, Shaina Jaslar, Ashlee Jones, Brittany Koneski, Joseph Ksiazkiewicz, Robert Lawson, Bryan Lopez, Joel Martinez, Jesse McDermott, John Muscovitch, Emily O’Day, Domenick Pallotta, Aimee Pelak, Paige Rogers, Thomas Roushey, Donald Shoemaker, Jordan Siergiej, Matthew Silbernagel, Morgan Smith, Martin Steve, Eugene Suda, Noelle Swetts, Nicole Trevethan, William Warke, Amber Wegrzynowicz, Clayton Weston, Jessica Williams, Thomas Yancheck.

Emily Liberaski, Derek Lutz, Nathan Mehalick, Zachary Metzger, Kyle Mitchell, Joanne Monfiletto, Alison Moyer, Ashley Paranich, Michael Paranich, Alee Pettit, David Scavone, Emily Shiplett, Robert Shovlin, Taylore Smigelski, Richard Supkowski, Ryan Toporcer, Jordan Wilkinson, Alaina Williams. High Honors: Kyle Argenziano, Sierra Austin, Spenser Bevins, Bailey Bowman, Patrick Brennan, Sarah Burleson, Lauren Carter, Skyler Davis, Sarah Denion, Derek Distasio, Mark Dixon, Skyler Dixon, Sarah Estok, Breann Fetterman, Sarah Gower, John Hawley, Cassandra Holbrook, Cara Jarmiolowski, Brian Jumper, Joshua Kaminski, Jenna Kanyak, Erika Karassik, Jennifer Katulka, Sydney Kellar, Timothy Kindler, Jason Klusewitz, Richard Kresge, Stefan Krupski, Michael Leri, Amy Loveless, Michelle Loveless, Abigail Macko, John Macri III, Ian Malia, Sadie Mcnulty, Morgan Melovitz, Mckenna Mera, Abbey Murphy, Julie Murphy, Morgan Novosel, Nicole Paranich, Megan Parsons, Jay Patel, Kishan Patel, Grace Penney, Yekaterina Petrash, Hunter Pitman, Michaela Plouffe, Isabella Possinger, Jillian Prezkop, Irfan Punekar, Daniella Ramirez, Lindsay Ratushny, Brett Reidinger, W. Jacob Reilley, Madeline Ritsick, Seamus Rother, Kyle Sanders, Tyler Scott, Connor Sheloski, Joel Sledziewski, Gabriella Slucki, Samantha Stasko, Joshua Sterling, Ashleigh Thomas, Nicole Wert, Austin Wood, Joshua Wynn, Paige Zaleppa, Tyler Zasada. Honors: James Albee, Alexis Ankiewicz, Skye Benninger, Paige Borowski, Michael Brooks, Sarah Brown, Morgan Cavanaugh, Mary Cooper, Alexis Davidson, Elizabeth Dessoye, Erik Diel, Mallory Dixon, Courtney Dornheim, Madison Emanski, Sean Ermish, Christa Filbert, Mendell Foreman, Bailey Gallagher, Madisen Gavin, Maxwell Gentilesco, Allison Geroski, Jeffrey Glynn, Wilson Guarnera, Gabriel Hagen, Robert Hopkins, Zachary Howton, Alexa Johnson, Kara Johnson, Bernhard Kahlau, Joshua Keil, Christian Kintz, Logan Knapp, Haleigh Lassiter, Lauren Lehnowsky, Ryan Leroy, Katie Lieberman, Michael Lunney, Lance Lysiak, Ryan Magin, Alexander Makowski, Joshua Malkemes, James Martino, Megan McClintock, Sean Meehan, Christina Mercadante, Rachel Morgan, Gavin Morgans, Alice Novatnak, Rebecca Ortiz, Tyler Papura, Taryn Pecile, Rachel Pickett, Chase Riccio, Brandon Rinehimer, Conor Rogan, Ryan Rogan, Kayla Roman, Alexander Scaramastro, Gary Scott III, Brianna Scutt, Paul Sedon, LeeAnn Shene, Taylor Stemrich, Amanda Stopper, Allyson Talarico, Nicholas Tomlinson, Abigale Walton, Kevin Wascavage, Stephanie Wychock.

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Mullery honored as Hibernian of the Year The Ancient Order of Hibernians, St. John Neumann Division of Wilkes-Barre, recently honored Bob Mullery as Hibernian of the Year for 2011. Bob is a past president of the division and currently serves as recording secretary. At the award presentation, from left: the Rev. James McGahagan, division chaplain; Mullery; and Joe Keating, division president.

HONOR ROLL Crestwood High School Crestwood High School recently announced the Honor Roll for the second marking period of 2011-2012. Grade 9: Principal’s Honor Roll: Jamie T. Atherton, Kasey E. Barry, Ellie N. Bennett, Daniella F. Callaghan, Andrew M. Chang, Carla A. Cunningham, Katherine E. Distasio, Jason T. Dotzel, Nicholas J. Gavio, Laura M. Jones, Erin E. Kline, Megan J. Knorr, Chet T. Manship, Matthew T. Marshall, Katherine D. Neteler, Rebecca L. Neteler, Ashlee Olenginski, Alexander G. Orrson, Zoya Rahman, Jordyn N. Rickrode, Keely Saenz, Olivia Skiro, Elmer J. Stewart, Sereya K. Tereska, Olivia R. Termini, Kailee N. Traficante, Elijah T. Williams, Matthew R. Wimpfheimer. High Honor Roll: Emily J. Anderson, Bailey P. Bauman, Talia M. Brogna, Sarah N. Burke, Caroline Cefaly, Robert C. Coslett, Matthew T. Darden, Hayley Forgatch, Autumn S. Gallagher, Samantha F. Geroski, Brooke A. Giarratano, Connor L. Givens, Alyssa A. Golden, Makenzy J. Golomb, Joseph Grandinetti, Irene A. Hudock, Kelly R. Jesikiewicz, Bethanie Jones, Chase B. Jones, Neha Kansal, Dallas E. Kendra, Corenne M. Krzan, Kimberlee Ladner, Alexandria P. LaMarca, Gavin L. Lewis, Matthew G. Madry, Charles F. Martz, Nicholas T. McGuire, Kaitlin F. Mclean, Keira O. Mongeon, Heather L. Muse, Jessica V. Olszyk, Pooja P. Patel, Jillian A. Perrone, Ana Rahman, Freudy Reyes, Daniel J. Ritz, Cole R. Rosner, Steven A. Ross, Kyle J. Sandroski, Simone E. Scally, Faith A. Schafer, Martina M. Sledziewski, Abigail V. Way, Jared D. Witner, Sarah K. Wodarczyk, Curt T. Yenchik. Honor Roll: Taylor M. Ashton, Alyssa V. Bajkowski, Cade J. Bekanich, Julianna Bodek, Nicholas J. Booth, Alexandra C. Bukowski, James J. Carey, Bethany W. Carpenter, Julianna M. Deluca, Callie E. Demko, Harrison M. Espiritu, Sarah J. Fino, Sean H.

HONOR ROLL Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center recently announced the Honor Roll for the second marking period. Grade 7: Honors with Distinction: Evie G. Allport, Meghan Armstrong, Kayla M. Aufiero, Morgan E. Briggs, Michaela Buckley, Lauren E. Cann, Zachery Cardone, Justin A. Casey, Matthew Daniels, Courtney H. Day, Alec J. Divers, Miranda K. Dunn, Emily R. Eckhart, Jessica H. Eckrote, Savanna Kalinowski, Riley M. Klepadlo, Breaunna C. Koernig, Aaron M. Kreitzer, Janine Levandowski, Bradley D. Markowski,

Geisler, George T. Gendler, Joshua A. Gentilesco, Cody F. George, Jackson L. Gould, Tyler N. Gray, Shawn E. Griffiths, Meghan K. Hines, Bryanna L. Hurn, Ian J. Karchin, Katelyn Kehr, Ryan Kelly, Sjon Kilbourn, Rodney J. Koch, Marissa E. Lines, Alec K. Losen, Sarah R. Maher, Henry J. Majdic, Corey P. Manship, Hunter S. May, Luke Modrovsky, Hyland P. Muckle, Caitlin Myers, Austin P. Orso, Katie M. Petroski, Paige A. Pierce, Kyle M. Price, Zachary D. Roberts, Madyson M. Savner, Jordan N. Schmuck, Robert L. Shannon, Jessica N. Snyder, Stacie N. Snyder, Madison M. Steinbrenner, Eric Stencavage, Shelby L. Szoke, James T. Taylor, Cameo G. Tice, Carmelo Tolentino, Keelan M. Tollinger, Rachael A. Velehoski, Calvin T. Waters, Hunter Wersinger. Grade 10: Principal’s Honor Roll: Azeen Athar, Connor P. Barry, Kimberly A. Bernetski, Bethany M. Blass, Adam Bonnevier, Kristiana M. Bowman, Lindsay T. Denion, Jenna T. Dymond, Ian P. Egan, Dylan Fassari, Kristian C. Givens, Theodore P. Grozio, Grace Hao, Anne L. Hilenski, Olivia K. Jankowski, Alexandra E. Jones, Allison M. Kachel, Rielly M. Kaminski, Robert T. Keenan, Rachael M. Lackenmier, Rachel R. Maczuga, David Madl, Katlyn D. Magnotta, Brian M. Markowski, Rebecca G. Milano, Ashley E. Miscavage, Hari B. Patel, Raj C. Patel, Rebecca M. Price, Casey M. Ritsick, Gabrielle M. Termini, Ryan T. Tometchko, Jennifer L. Wells, Megan R. White, Kendra N. Williams. High Honor Roll: John P. Andrews, Saige L. Boyer, Alex K. Buchholz, Anthony M. Caladie, Jessica R. Clifford, Maury E. Cronauer, Taylor L. Dean, Devon R. Distasio, Stephanie L. Distasio, William Dombroski, Christopher R. Fazzini, Brian J. Ferguson, John P. Filipczyk, Brady J. Gallagher, Andrew K. Gamble, Sophia L. Greene, Antonio Grottola, Joshua Grzech, Richard J. Hochreiter, Nicole M. Jankowski, Kellie L. Kalada, Michelle C. Khalife, Morgan L. Kile, Adam F. Klimchok, Samantha K. Kohlert, Adam M. Kreuzer, Kailee R. Krupski, Matthew D. Lee, Michael R. Legg, Christine Maichin, Stephanie Maichin, Christian Mal-

Tyler Mayo, Daniellle T. O’Connor, Samantha Panagakos, Kyle N. Pokrinchak, Halyey M. Rakowski, Leandra E. Ramos, Colin Sulcoski, Tyler P. Thomas, Justin Wolfe. High Honors: Destiny M. Allabaugh, Joshua L. Baranowski, Taylor M. Brown, Jacob J. Bukofski, Nicholas Bukofski, Luke Butczynski, Dustin Detrick, Eleanor N. Duggins, Corey J. Goss, Taylor Goss, Kaci S. Grabowski, Andrea D. Grey, Dominic Hanlon, Elizabeth M. Kanjorski, Trishia L. Kinney, Jennifer L. Knell, Brandon M. Knorowski, Megan Kocher, Brian M. Kotz, Courtney Mazonis, Brittany L. McGraw, Paige J. Mislitski, Elizabeth Mulhern, Mariana A. Orellana, Adrianna D. Roberts, Kaitlyn J. Russell, Jacob S. Shatley, Alexis R. Simpson, Justin Skoniecki, John A. Walp, Dylan White, Lindsay A. Wiaterowski, Richard Wiaterowski. Honors:

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Knights help McAuley House residents

In recognition of February as Heart Health Awareness Month, Allied Rehab Hospital’s Stroke Team raised funds for the American Heart Association. The team collected donations for hearts, raffle tickets for a lottery gift basket and for a dress down day for employees who wore jeans with red tops. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Julie Judge. Second row: Carol Weisenfluh, supervisor of occupational therapy; Patty Frangella, assistant director of recreational therapy; Bonnie Haluska, assistant vice president; and Dr. Michael Wolk, medical director.

The Knights of Columbus of Our Lady of Czestochowa Assembly, Luzerne, recently made a donation to the Catherine McAuley House, Plymouth, to help five mothers and six children shop at K-Mart. Each mother was given $20 and each child received $10. At the check presentation, from left: Sir Knight Thomas Walent, Past Faithful Navigator; Sir Knight William Jones, former Master of the Calvert Province; Sister Mary Larkin, house mother of the McAuley House; and Sir Knight Anthony Blaso, Past Faithful Navigator of the Assembly.

kemes, Kaitlin Mangan, Ethan T. Markowski, Megan McCole, Abhay A. Metgud, Danielle M. Metzger, Kelli A. Mickowski, Michael D. Novosel, Michela L. Pantano, Tapaswi J. Patel, Sarah Prohaska, Charles J. Rafalko, Kaitlin Ralston, Kenneth L. Reichard, Tyler M. Robinson, Michael D. Rogan, Kyle R. Rozitski, Thomas J. Rushton, Andrew J. Scutt, Taylor L. Shene, Mikayla M. Skapyak, Samuel R. Skonieczki, Nicholas Sorkine, Julia E. Stopper, Marne J. Stover, Marissa Surdy, Timothy J. Tokash, Kristen Vitz, Meghen M. Waite, Audrey H. Wood. Honor Roll: Joshua C. Amosson, Noah B. Arcure, Thomas Armstrong, Autumn N. Atkinson, Samantha Ayling, Kristen M. Balliet, Elana M. Boiselle, Anthony M. Borges, Mark E. Bull, Amber L. Carberry, Gianna Colandrea, Brandon E. Cole, Alyssa K. Davies, Jesse A. Davis, Glynis C. Dean, Jacob Z. Gallagher, Wesley A. Geib, Ziera C. Gilmore, Thatcher-Lysle W. Goshorn, Bailey Grubb, Joseph Grzech, Bernard J. Gugliotti, Sara L. Hagen, Karissa A. Hall, Nicole Hewitt, Donald R. Hopkins, Joseph J. Hurn, Sean M. Hutchins, Megan M. Johanssen, Elijah J. Johnston, Sarah M. Jones, Christopher Kennedy, Martina M. Kleger, Brian D. Knorr, Chris Krout, Michelle R. Lehman, Paige N. Martin, John W. McGowan, Thomas A. Muccio, Kali S. O’Rourke, Mikayla A. Oulai, Colton Palmiter, Samira Patel, Kelci Piavis, Joshua T. Prezkop, Richard M. Robins, Winiffer Rodriguez, Leonny Rojas, Brandon C. Ruckle, Alexandra Rupchis, Rebecca A. Rutkowski, Destiny R. Scholl, Kayla J. Schwartz, Carl J. Sheridan, Amber Smith, Anna N. Smith, Devin J. Stein, Mateusz Szymczak, Ian J. Taylor, Matthew Vickers, Kevin J. Walsh, Patrick C. Walther, Jamie W. Wilkinson, Jessica F. Winkler, Taryn A. Wojnar, Anastassia M. Womer, Jonathan J. Wychock, Krista N. Yocius, Paige Zukosky. Grade 1 1: Principal’s Honor Roll: Chandler E. Ackers, Brittany E. Ayers, Amber E. Baab, Evan W. Callaghan, Ashley C. Casem, Shiyun Chen, Brittany Clark, Brian E. Collins, Jason Cornelius,

Sarah L. Benscoter, Brytney Cervantes, Tatiana L. DeJesus, Christian M. Fritz, Eric M. Grodzicki, Kerry E. Gruber, Matthew R. Jurta, Samantha A. Labenski, Lindsey Laity, Jenna Lipowski, Zechariah M. May, Kelsey L Moran, Cassandra A. Novakowski, Yessinia Orellana, Miranda Park, Kayauna M. Piper, Noah Sedorchuk, Allison C. Settepani, Tessa R. Stegura, Brett S. Tesar, Tiffany M. Toporcer, Reyna L Villafranca, Hanna Voyton, Emily B. Ward. Grade 6: Honors with Distinction: Sarah E. Adkins, Megen R. Banas, Morgan L Bienkowski, Kaitlyn M. Bigos, Miranda N. Bohn, Emily B. Brzozowski, Katelyn J. Butczynski, Carlos M. Castillo, Nadia L. Cobb, Emily A. Echrensperger, Joylynne R. Frie, Sabrina N. Holevinski, Codi Hornlein, Dawson A. Hughes, Douglas Hunter Jr., Brandon R. Karavitch,

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Alexis C. Cunningham, Andre V. D’Souza, Ravi A. Dalsania, Jordan A. Dotzel, Erin M. Foertsch, Tara G. Giarratano, Ross M. Gladey, Michael G. Henry, Jessica D. Jennings, Zachary T. Jones, Matthew K. Kaster, Alexandra S. Kintz, Kota J. Kishel, Melanie A. Kobela, Alexander M. Machalick, Gabrielle C. Marotta, Alexa L. Martino, Amanda Mattern, Claire M. McCallick, Jordan A. Mera, Daniel Morgis, Andrew J. Munisteri, Sydney R. Myers, Neil V. Patel, Nikhil V. Patel, Angela G. Pegarella, Christina M. Perry, Aaron Piavis, Katelyn L. Pierce, Alan E. Poltorak, Jacob T. Popowycz, Joseph E. Quinn, Hunter W. Ragantesi, Rachael L. Ritz, Taylor N. Rupp, Lauren F. Rusiloski, Melanie L. Snyder, Angela C. Teberio, Jenny L. Toribio, Matthew M. Yanchus, Nathan A. Yanchus, Christopher L. Yokimcus. High Honor Roll: Kevin J. Argenziano, Nicholas E. Banos, David Bonczek, Sarah A. Burger, Holly M. Burnett, Timothy J. Carl, Daniel A. Ceonzo, William G. Columbo, Reed M. Cormier, Mackenzie M. Drago, Kelly A. Foertsch, Jacob E. Geroski, Richard J. Golden, Thomas M. Goyne, Julianna G. Grandinetti, Savannah R. Heller, Alyssa B. Hughes, Nicole A. Hvozdovic, Elizabeth M. Jones, Anna L. Kozelsky, Gabriella M. Lutz, Dominic Mack, Justina L. Malys, Daniel J. Martin, Carina Mazzoni, Ryan J. Murphy, Brittany L. Painter, Nilkumar V. Patel, Nimita Patel, Jillian X. Penney, Richard M. Pouffary, Tyler S. Sadvary, Victoria F. Scaramastro, Gabrielle T. Shermanski, Elliot A. Snyder, Hanna K. Sulkowski, David J. Supko, Kiana A. Thompson, Laura M. Thonus, Allison E. Trzeskowski, Dakota A. Vaughn, Raymond Walton, Matthew E. Wascavage. Honor Roll: Malik S. Alston, Sundeep K. Bahl, Rachel A. Behm, Danielle M. Billings, Charles M. Bodek, Melissa M. Burleson, Brandon L. Cloran, Sean P. Conway, Joseph D. Cuono, Meghan C. Demeglio, Matthew E. Dexter, Nicholas J. Dopko, Grace S. Emmett, Christopher S. Fassari, Elizabeth F. Gillen, David Gochez-Kerr, Harry M. Gothreau, Dean T. Gregory, Emily F. Grullon, Matthew T. Hammer-

Grade 12: Principal’s Honor Roll: Sarah M. Andrews, Rachel L. Bohn, Logan J. Bretz, Samantha L. Cantwell, David A. Chang, Robert M. Coulter, Xavier C. Cummings, Lindsey K. Dotzel, Ashley M. Faison, Nickolas P. Forsberg, Summer B. Gavin, Kayla M. Gegaris, Cassandra L. George, Jeffrey A. Golden, Hannah M. Gzemski, John P. Herron, Carly A. Hislop, Erica K. Hollock, Janak P. Jethva, Kelsey J. Jones, Lindsey M. Kastreva, Jared B. Kotsko, Heather N. Krzywicki, Megan E. Lasko, Hannah M. Lee, Joseph N. Legg, Roger J. Legg, Kelly L. Madigan, Randy L. Miller, Alecia E. Myers, Hiral R. Patel, Nicholas A. Powell, Jesse T. Quintiliani, Jessica L. Radjavitch, Cally M. Richardson, Michael F. Scatton, Leah M. Serafin, Jamie L. Sheridan, Jared A. Smigelski, Bernard J. Socha, Serina M. Steinbrenner, Colleen B. Taylor, Steven M. Waskie, Joseph S. Zolnowski. High Honor Roll: Ian R. Ashford, Branden M. Bender, Melissa M. Benson, Luke T. Bernardo, Lori A. Bogumil, Kyle A. Brosh, Cassandra L. Care, MaryKate Coulter, Daniel E. Delgrosso, Kelsey E. Forsberg, Corey H. Gallagher, Kyle M. Gallagher, Zachary S. Getz, Kaitlin R. Gower, Timothy Hanlon, Cody E. Hendricks, Ashley L. Hoch, Nicole M. Iagnemma, Samantha E. Jones, Taylor A. Lukasavage, Lily E. Macke, Samantha M. Macko, Kyle M. McCormack, Joseph H. Mel-

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Cassidy Moore, Brandon M. Murtha, Joseph J. O’Hara, Matthew J. Piontkowski, Caven J. Pollick, Kasey R. Radginski, Lisa N. Radziak, Kassandra A. Rinker, Alexander E. Rusin, Kristopher M. Rynkiewicz, Emily O. Scott, Michael J. Skamarakus, Evan J. Stecco, Christopher Thomas, Devn M. Thomas, Samantha E. Waichulis, Ryan P. Whittaker, Taylor A. Zabrenski, Tyler M. Zaremba. High Honors: Rebecca H. Bavitz, Corbyn D. Bogart, Courtney M. Capie, Brian Dougherty, Ian P. Dougherty, Madelyn R. Gomelko, Madelyn E. Grilz, Savana A. Gwynn, Calvin T. Herring, Colin A. Higgs, Olivia R.

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Olivia Morgan Yelen, daughter of Sherri and Michael Yelen, Kingston, celebrated her sixth birthday Feb. 16. Olivia is a granddaughter of Sandra and Gerald Rebo, Drums, and Janice and Sandor Yelen, Kingston. She is a great-granddaughter of the late Mary and Morris Yelen and the late Emily and John Rebo, all of Wilkes-Barre; the late Lottie and Joseph Sherin, Plains Township; and the late Louise and James Davis, Mesa, Ariz. Olivia has a brother, Jake, 4, and two sisters, Charlotte, 3, and Valerie, 10 months.

Almeda Grace Appelby, daughter of Donald and Almeda Appleby, Tunkhannock, is celebrating her second birthday today, Feb. 19. Almeda is a granddaughter of Almeda J. Patts, Hudson; the late Anthony V. Patts; and Donald and Geraldine Appleby, Tunkhannock. She has a sister, Ashley, and a brother, Zack.

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Wyoming Area Catholic School recognizes top fundraisers

Wyoming Area Catholic School, Exeter, presented awards during Catholic Schools Week to students who achieved the most laps and collected the most sponsors and money during the Race for Cougars held in the fall. Award winners, from left, first row: Ethan Cegelka, fourth grade; Kayla Kovaleski, first grade; Michael Casey, kindergarten; John Wayne Kravitz, first grade; and Brady Jones, pre-school. Second row: Nick Allardyce, eighth grade; Zach Patterson, seventh grade; Sarah Cragle, seventh grade; Samantha Rajza, sixth grade; Jordan Chepalonis, second grade; Dominic Cirelli, fifth grade; Ryan Reedy, fourth grade; Ethan Kozden, third grade; and Christopher Tigue, principal.

CNA students graduate at Wesley Village

Seven students recently completed the Certified Nursing Assistant course at the United Methodist Homesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wesley Village campus. The 120-hour course includes 60 classroom hours and 60 hours of practical training. It focuses on all aspects of the nursing assistantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role, including activities of daily living, resident rights and abuse prevention, infection control, first aid, legalities and more. Graduates, from left, first row, are: Kristine Strong, Jennifer Monroe, Margaret Marcy, Candace Horensky, Valerie Weller, Nicole Shields and Julene Rabbitz. Second row: Jane Corcoran, LPN instructor, and Oliva Leonardi, program coordinator and registered nurse.

Derek L. Shemanski Derek Lee Shemanski, son of Gerald and Amber Shemanski, Honey Pot, is celebrating his fifth birthday today, Feb. 19. Derek is a grandson of Gerald and Mary Shemanski, Honey Pot, and Linda Stewart, Nanticoke. He is a great-grandson of Sophie Robaczewski, Honey Pot. Derek has a brother, Jay, 7.

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association honors judges

Austin Aldrich Austin Aldrich, son of Andy and Amy Costello Aldrich, Omaha, Neb., celebrated his second birthday Feb. 16. Austin is a grandson of the late Debbie Costello and Joseph Costello, Pittston. He is a great-grandson of Irene and Stanley Dudeck, Jenkins Township.

The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association recently gathered to honor Judge Lewis Wetzel and Judge Joseph M. Cosgrove before they stepped down from the Bench of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. Also honored were several lawyers who offered pro bono services to Luzerne Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortgage Foreclosure Diversionary Program. Attorneys honored were Joseph G. Albert, Bruce K. Anders, Frank J. Aritz, Thomas P. Brennan, N. Brian Caverly, Jerome L. Cohen, John H. Doran, Lisa M. Doran, David J. Harris, Peter J. Hoegen, Michael J. Hudacek Jr., Mark P. McNealis, Deirdre Murphy, Charles A. Shea III, Gary S. Taroli, Angelo C. Terrana Jr., John J. Terrana, Joseph J. Terrana, and Raymond P. Wendowlowski. At the event, from left, first row: John Doran; attorney Joseph F. Saporito Jr., president, W-BLLA; Harris; Brennan; Lisa Doran; Wendowlowski; and Wetzel. Second row: Thomas F. Burke, president judge, and Cohen and Taroli.

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I felt it was our turn to ask the community for something,” Cupinski said. The authority was awarded a $177,550 state grant with assistance from former state Sen. Bob mellow and the bridges were repaired.

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ers or in trade for services or equipment, she said. And while she says she’s not political, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have leadership experience. Cupinski took an interest in a board position following nearly two decades of service with the Back Mountain Jaycees since she was 20 years old, progressing through the ranks from a district director to regional director, state vice president and finally president of the Pennsylvania Jaycees. Demands of her business – and a fear of flying – kept her from running for a national Jaycees vice president post, she said. “You’re assigned to certain states and, with my luck, I’d end up with Alaska and Hawaii.” Throughout that time, she became active in the Luzerne County Fair and eventually became a member of the fair board of directors. After her leadership with the Jaycees came to an end, she took on more responsibility with the fair and served as board chairwoman for nine years. “So, when I get involved with something, obviously I like to give it my all.” After her tenure as fair chairwoman ended, she recalled, she was driving past the arena one day with her father and thought she might like to be on the board that oversees the facility. It was 2008, former county commissioner Maryanne Petrilla had just taken office and the commissioners were accepting letters of interest and resumes from people interested in serving on county boards and authorities. Cupinski felt that the fair and the arena were similar in several ways. “And they had a lot of contracts coming up for renewal. I thought maybe I could offer some of my guidance in that direction,” she said. She mailed a letter of interest along with her resume and soon received a phone call from Petrilla. “She said, ‘Donna, you sent us a letter expressing interest.’ I thought she was going to ask me to come in for an interview, but she said, ‘Well, we appointed you yesterday.’ So that was a nice surprise,” Cupinski said.

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through, but Cupinski pursued the matter with former U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s office, the state Department of Transportation eventually approved the project funding, and the work was completed in September 2010. The remaining unpaved section of the lot is the biggest complaint from arena patrons, Cupinski said, and more paving will be done if and

when revenue becomes available. After authority solicitor Murray Ufberg mentioned to the board that stimulus money might be available for municipal authorities, Cupinski began doing Internet research and found a grant for municipal authority projects that would better the community. “When you think of all that the arena has done for the community,

Future plans In October, the arena opened a new $240,000 sports bar in a former concession space that had been doing minimal business. “SMG – the arena management company – and arena general manager Rebecca Bonnevier worked very hard on the project and the bar exceeded my expectations. I’m very proud to say it’s part of our arena,” Cupinski said. Her hopes are that more smaller shows – a little too big for the F.M. Kirby Center – can be brought into the arena. Her favorites are comedy acts and comedians. Cupinski said the economy has hurt business at the arena, but it’s still doing well financially. “We did better than our budget projections, but numbers are still coming in,” she said. She credited the rest of the board and SMG staff for their hard work to keep the arena running successfully.

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were just wonderful and different experiences. I would still like to see Germany or Hawaii someday. I like to go to places with a rich history and beautiful scenery.” How about in Northeastern Pennsylvania, any favorite places to get away to? “My family loves to go to Jim Thorpe. The old streets and stores are part of its charm. My children like the trains there.” If you are going out or cooking at home, what meal and drink do you prefer? “I like seafood in general or anything with crab meat. I’ll take a Mojito as my drink.” Do you have a favorite book? “I love most anything by Nicholas Sparks. I enjoyed ‘A Walk to Remember’ and ‘The Guardian’ in particular.” Any favorite quotes? I sort of came up with this one on my own, I believe it to be original. “You need to embrace change because with every change there is

growth.” You mentioned liking fitness-related activities. Do you have any favorite sports? “I played volleyball in high school and I enjoy watching football, especially the Cowboys.” Favorite athlete? “I liked Troy Aikman. However, I would have to say Emmitt Smith overall.” How about music? “The Dave Matthews Band.” What was your first car and what made it special to you? “It was a red 1994 Saturn. I bought it new and used what I earned delivering papers to help pay for it. It was funny because people were clapping as I left the dealership with it.” What would you say are some of the proudest moments of your life? “I’ll say that watching my kids grow up together and what they have accomplished already stands out the most. They are so well mannered and I love them very much. In regards to my work, I am very proud of the Program Manager of the Year award that I won. I was picked out of approximately 50 managers in my field of work.”

Change for the good Over the past four years, Cupinski has chaired the Bylaws Committee and Future Directions Committee. The bylaws needed to be updated mostly because the county was adopting a new council/administrator form of government, and that would affect how authority board members are appointed. The Future Directions Committee was Cupinski’s suggestion, given that board members had been frustrated by the fact that there was no capital budget and not much money available for repairs to the venue, which was approaching its one-decade anniversary. Some major projects accomplished by the Future Directions Committee include paving of a section of the parking lot, repair of pedestrian bridges that span the gully between the arena and the parking lot and the construction of Styx Sports Bar on the arena concourse. Paving of the lot had kind of fallen by the wayside after a $200,000 federal grant fell

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Papelbon relishing fresh start

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Homeward bound

Krawczeniuk takes matters into his hands

By MATT GELB The Philadelphia Inquirer

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The last pitch Jonathan Papelbon threw was a 90 m.p.h. splitter in Baltimore, and like so many that have come from his right hand before, it carried promise. Promise that the Boston Red Sox could avoid the ignominy of a historic collapse. Promise that Papelbon’s team would live another day. Almost 700 miles south in Atlanta, the Phillies watched Papelbon’s windup on a big-screen TV in the visitors clubhouse at Turner Field. They reveled in the chaos. When Robert Andino dropped Papelbon’s splitter into shallow left field for a gamewinning single, some Phillies shouted, others sprinted from the showers, and a few just stared in disbelief. "I wouldn’t want to be him," one Phillies player said aloud. Now Papelbon is one of them, and says he couldn’t be happier. His Phillies career informally begins Sunday, when pitchers and catchers participate in the team’s first

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Matt Mullins (4) of Wilkes drives past Matt Fiorino of King’s during the first half of a men’s college basketball game Saturday at the Marts Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Win secures Colonels home playoff game By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com

Getting back on the mats

Lake-Lehman ready for action after two cases of common mat herpes. By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

LEHMAN TWP. – The Lake-Lehman varsity wrestling program will return to practice Monday after being cleared by doctors. The Black Knights can resume live drilling and workouts in the wrestling room after last week’s cases of mat herpes – a term for an infection also known as herpes gladiatorum – were discovered. Uninfected wrestlers have been conditioning in the meantime, but have not been partaking in wrestling activities. Black Knights coach Tom Williams said he has had meetings with doctors, those infected and school officials to make sure the necessary precautions were being taken. “We’ve been in constant contact with doctors about when we can go back,” See MATS, Page 5C

PAUL SOKOLOSKI OPINION

The former Red Sox closer will finish games for the Phillies this season.

Philadelphia Philllies pitcher Jonathan Papelbon

WILKES-BARRE — No late dramatics this time around. Wilkes had the lead at halftime and took control from there. The Colonels closed out the regular season with a decisive 74-60 win over rival King’s on Saturday at the Marts Center. By finishing off a season sweep of the Monarchs, Wilkes secured the No. 2 seed and a home game in the up-

coming Freedom Conference tournaWILKES ment. King’s saw its season end at 9-16 and 410 in league play. KING’S Wilkes (16-8, 9-5) will host No. 3 Eastern on Wednesday in the semifinals while top-seeded Misericordia hosts No. 4 FDU-Florham. It will be the Colonels’ first home playoff game in three years.

“It didn’t really matter who we played today – the guys knew we had to win the game to play at home on Wednesday,” Wilkes coach Jerry Rickrode said. “That’s what it really came down to. It didn’t come down to rivalries and all that kind of stuff. It came down to we just had to win the game to play at home Wednesday. “You know how big that is in the playoffs, just mentally.” See COLONELS, Page 6C

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

King’s proves itself ready for postseason

Katlin Michaels scores 15 points for Lady Monarchs in crosstown hoops clash. By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com

bounded from their KING’S first conference loss with a 7061 win on WILKES Saturday at the Marts Center, holding off a late rally by their rivals. A late Wilkes shot that would have made it a onepossession game was off the mark and King’s was able to seal it up at the foul line. Wilkes finishes its first season under coach Chris Heery at 6-19 and 1-13 in

WILKES-BARRE — Playing in their final game of the season, the Lady Colonels got to make one last charge. Trailing by 23 in the second half, the Wilkes women’s basketball team cut the deficit to six before King’s finished off the game in preparation for the postseason. The Lady Monarchs re- See KING’S, Page 6C

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Marissa Manning (25) of King’s shoots over Allison Walsh of Wilkes during the second half Saturday.

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Busch comes through in the clutch to take Shootout Late pass leaves champ Tony Stewart second in season’s kickoff event. The Associated Press

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Paul Menard (27), David Ragan (34), Michael Waltrip (55) and Matt Kenseth wreck coming out of Turn 1 on Saturday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The pack is back. And so is the Big One. Kyle Busch edged Tony Stewart in a thrilling finish of the first race of 2012, using a sling-shot pass Saturday night on the last lap of the exhibition Budweiser Shootout to beat the defending NASCAR champion to the

checkered flag. It gave Busch a victory in a wild race that saw him use two incredible saves to stay in contention at Daytona International Speedway. The event was a preview of next weekend’s season-opening Daytona 500, and showed that NASCAR has successfully broken up the two-car tandem racing that dominated restrictorplate racing last year. Fans were overwhelmingly opposed to that style of racing, and NASCAR worked hard through the offseason to develop a rules

package that would separate the cars. It was obvious at the start that the new rules worked as the cars were lumped in a big pack from the drop of the green flag. It led to the first multi-car accident a mere nine laps into the race when David Ragan nudged Paul Menard to trigger the nine-car accident. A later wreck with two laps remaining sent Jeff Gordon sliding on his roof for roughly 1,000 feet. The four-time NASCAR See BUSCH, Page 6C

omehow, some way, the biggest game Meyers could play was going to end up in the hands of Ryan Krawczeniuk. It nearly slipped out of his grasp, when Krawczeniuk banged his leaning jump-shot off the front of the rim and straight into enemy hands. So here came GAR, feeling new life on its home floor, down three points with 20 seconds to go and one more big chance waiting for the Grenadiers. Then Krawczeniuk stole it away. He jumped a pass headed for Darrell Crawford, GAR’s best three-point shooter, and Krawczeniuk took it the other way for a layup that iced the Wyoming Valley Conference Division II title for Meyers with a 45-38 victory. For good measure, Krawczeniuk cut short GAR’s final possession with another steal, meaning the Mohawks’ junior point guard pretty much took matters into his own hands when it counted most. “Just instinct,” Krawczeniuk said. You get the sense Meyers doesn’t always rely on its tremendous basketball talent and tenacity to win titles. Sometimes, you win them by simply playing smart. Even during the moments that leave players feeling pretty stupid. “I knew as soon as I shot it, I shouldn’t have,” Krawczeniuk said of his missed shot that gave the Grenadiers one last shot. “GAR called a timeout right after that,” Meyers coach Pat Toole said. “He (Krawzeniuk) had his head down. I said, ‘Make a play.’ And boy, he comes up with a steal.” For the longest time, it appeared Krawczeniuk was robbed of his impact. Stymied early One of the team’s top scorers, he was held without a field goal by GAR’s tight defense until a half-second before halftime, when Krawczeniuk dropped a three-ball that sent Meyers into intermission with a nine-point lead. But through the drought, and what would wind up as a nine-point night for him, Krawczeniuk proved his leadership by stepping aside. He didn’t care who was making baskets, as long as someone from his team was. “I believe in my teammates,” Krawczeniuk said. “It’s a team effort.” Most of his effort went into finding the open man and playing defense. “One of the great things about basketball,” Toole said, “you don’t have to score to contribute.” Both teams gave great effort Friday night, starting with GAR coach Paul Brown who kept his team hanging around to the end and Toole, who didn’t allow his players to panic after GAR ran off the first seven points. Meyers received big points from Alex Pape and veteran poise from Rasheed Moore, especially when the Mohaws needed it in the first quarter. They nearly needed a fire ladder to contend with GAR’s 6-foot-10 Christian Skrepenak, who owned the second quarter with seven points. And the 10 points GAR forward Isaiah Frances scored didn’t come close to defining his night, because the defense he played smothered Meyers’ scoring machine Eugene Lewis. And the final two baskets Frances hit – a three and a tip-in during the final three minutes – nearly rallied GAR all the way back. “You play GAR,” Toole said, “they’re going to make runs.” But the Mohawks ran into the night with their third straight division title and eighth straight victory over their fierce city rival. “I don’t know, on paper, we’re very equal,” Krawczeniuk said. The Mohawks, though, have the greatest equalizer. They have the kid who’s most clever when it counts.

Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader sports columnist. You may reach him at 970-7109 or email him at psokoloski@timesleader.com.

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L O C A L C A L E N D A R MONDAY, FEB. 20 BOYS BASKETBALL WVC Division I Second-Half Championship Crestwood vs. Hazleton Area, 7 p.m. at Berwick M.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL WVC Division III Championship Lake-Lehman vs. Nanticoke, 6 p.m. at Holy Redeemer H.S. WVC Division I Championship Pittston Area vs. Wyoming Valley West, 7:30 p.m. at Holy Redeemer H.S. MEN'S COLLEGE TENNIS Wilkes at Drew Invitational (All Day)

TUESDAY, FEB. 21 BOYS BASKETBALL Northwest at MMI Prep, 7:15 p.m. WVC Division II Championship Dallas vs. Tunkhannock, 7:30 p.m. at LakeLehman H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL District 2 Class 2A Qualifier GAR vs. Wyoming Seminary, 6 p.m. at LakeLehman H.S.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Freedom Conference tournament Eastern at Wilkes, 7 p.m. FDU-Florham at Misericordia, 8 p.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Freedom Conference tournament DeSales at Misericordia, 6 p.m. Eastern at King’s, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 23 No events scheduled

FRIDAY, FEB. 24 HS WRESTLING District 2 Individual Championships: Class 2A at Lake-Lehman H.S.; Class 3A at Hazleton Area H.S. National Prep Championships

SATURDAY, FEB. 25 HS SWIMMING District 2 Diving, 10 a.m. at Wilkes-Barre CYC HS WRESTLING District 2 Individual Championships: Class 2A at Lake-Lehman H.S.; Class 3A at Hazleton Area National Prep Championships WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Freedom Conference Championships , TBA COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD MAC Indoor Championships, TBA

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AUTO RACING 1 p.m. FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 9 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Arizona Nationals, at Chandler, Ariz. (same-day tape)

GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Avantha Masters, final round, at New Delhi (same-day tape) 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, final round, at Los Angeles 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, final round, at Los Angeles TGC — LPGA Thailand, final round, at Chonburi, Thailand (same-day tape) 7 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, ACE Group Classic, final round, at Naples, Fla. (same-day tape)

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Michigan St. at Purdue ESPN — Syracuse at Rutgers 4 p.m. BTN — Penn State at Wisconsin 6 p.m. BTN — Indiana at Iowa 7 p.m. ESPN2 — South Florida at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. FSN, PLUS, ROOT — Oregon at Stanford

MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE 2 p.m. NBCSN — Doubleheader, Ohio St. vs. Denver, at Jacksonville, Fla.;Navy at Jacksonville

NBA 1 p.m. ABC — Dallas at New York 3:30 p.m. ABC — Orlando at Miami 7 p.m. YES — Milwaukee at New Jersey 8 p.m. ESPN — Denver at Oklahoma City

NHL Noon NBC — Pittsburgh at Buffalo, San Jose at Detroit, or St. Louis at Chicago 3 p.m. NBC — Boston at Minnesota 6 p.m. NBCSN — New Jersey at Montreal 7 p.m. MSG — Columbus at N.Y. Rangers

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon BTN -- Michigan at Indiana 1 p.m. PLUS, ROOT — Rice at SMU 2 p.m. BTN — Wisconsin at Nebraska 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Duke at Maryland PLUS, ROOT — UCLA at Southern Cal 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Purdue at Michigan St. PLUS, ROOT — Washington at Arizona

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Mendoza, INF Eric Hosmer, INF Mike Moustakas and OF Lorenzo Cain on one-year contracts. National League HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with LHP Fernando Abad, OF Brian Bogusevic, C Jason Castro, RHP Paul Clemens, IF Chris Johnson, RHP Fernando Rodriguez and IF Brett Wallace on oneyear contracts.

FOOTBALL Canadian Football League HAMILTON TIGER-CATS — Signed LB Kevin Eiben, DE Greg Peach and OL Tim O’Neill.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned F Tomas Tatar to Grand Rapids (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled D Nolan Yonkman from San Antonio (AHL). Reassigned D Colby Robak to San Antonio. NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned G Jason Missiaen to Connecticut (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES — Recalled D Michael Stone and F Matt Watkins from Portland (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled G Ben Bishop from Peoria (AHL). American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed G Riley Gill to a professional tryout contract. HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Released LW Peter Lenes from a professional tryout contract. Recalled LW Robert Slaney from Cincinnati (ECHL). SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled F Justin Vaive from Cincinnati (ECHL).

COLLEGE IOWA — Named Brian Ferentz offensive line coach. Promoted administrative assistant LeVar Woods to linebackers coach.

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H O C K E Y National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers............... 56 37 14 5 79 158 114 Philadelphia ................ 58 32 19 7 71 193 177 Pittsburgh .................... 58 33 20 5 71 182 154 New Jersey ................. 57 33 20 4 70 161 158 N.Y. Islanders.............. 58 25 25 8 58 139 168 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 56 35 19 2 72 190 130 Ottawa .......................... 60 30 22 8 68 179 183 Toronto ........................ 59 29 24 6 64 178 180 Montreal....................... 59 24 25 10 58 159 161 Buffalo.......................... 58 24 27 7 55 142 173 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida .......................... 57 27 19 11 65 144 160 Washington ................. 58 29 24 5 63 159 163 Winnipeg...................... 60 28 26 6 62 148 169 Tampa Bay................... 58 26 26 6 58 163 195 Carolina ....................... 59 22 26 11 55 153 181 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit .......................... 59 40 17 2 82 187 137 St. Louis....................... 58 36 15 7 79 149 114 Nashville ...................... 58 33 19 6 72 162 152 Chicago........................ 59 31 21 7 69 186 177 Columbus .................... 58 17 35 6 40 134 192 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver ................... 58 37 15 6 80 189 142 Calgary ........................ 58 27 22 9 63 141 155 Colorado ...................... 59 29 26 4 62 150 163 Minnesota.................... 58 25 24 9 59 129 154 Edmonton .................... 57 22 29 6 50 151 172 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose ...................... 56 31 18 7 69 165 139 Phoenix........................ 58 28 21 9 65 150 146 Los Angeles ................ 58 27 20 11 65 124 125 Dallas ........................... 57 29 25 3 61 149 162 Anaheim ...................... 58 24 24 10 58 150 168 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday's Games New Jersey 3, Anaheim 2, SO Montreal 4, Buffalo 3, SO Carolina 3, San Jose 2 Washington 2, Florida 1 Detroit 2, Nashville 1 Winnipeg 4, Boston 2 Colorado 3, Edmonton 1 Saturday's Games Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4 Chicago 6, Columbus 1 St. Louis 4, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3 Tampa Bay 2, Washington 1 Vancouver 6, Toronto 2 Dallas at Phoenix, late Calgary at Los Angeles, late Today's Games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m. San Jose at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 12:30 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Florida, 6 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 7 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Monday's Games Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

American Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s .............. 52 33 13 5 1 72 174 147 Manchester ........... 55 28 25 0 2 58 140 153 Worcester.............. 49 23 17 4 5 55 132 129 Portland ................. 52 24 22 3 3 54 146 171 Providence............ 53 24 23 3 3 54 126 145 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Norfolk ................... 54 32 18 1 3 68 191 149 Penguins.............. 53 30 16 2 5 67 168 158 Hershey ................. 52 29 15 4 4 66 182 154 Syracuse ............... 51 21 23 4 3 49 163 169 Binghamton........... 52 21 28 2 1 45 143 169 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Connecticut........... 52 26 16 5 5 62 157 147 Bridgeport ............. 49 26 18 3 2 57 150 139 Albany .................... 50 23 19 5 3 54 130 148 Springfield ............. 52 24 24 2 2 52 151 164 Adirondack............ 51 23 25 2 1 49 139 151 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte................ 52 30 18 2 2 64 149 138 Chicago ................. 50 28 18 1 3 60 146 129 Peoria .................... 53 28 22 2 1 59 160 148 Milwaukee ............. 50 26 21 2 1 55 142 135 Rockford................ 53 21 26 2 4 48 151 179 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto .................. 53 29 18 4 2 64 156 132 Lake Erie ............... 53 26 23 2 2 56 132 147 Rochester.............. 52 23 20 6 3 55 150 156 Hamilton ................ 51 23 23 1 4 51 128 153 Grand Rapids........ 50 20 21 5 4 49 159 166 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City...... 50 32 13 2 3 69 148 109 Houston ................. 52 25 15 3 9 62 142 140 Abbotsford ............ 50 27 20 3 0 57 118 126 San Antonio .......... 51 27 21 2 1 57 134 144 Texas ..................... 51 22 25 2 2 48 153 165 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Saturday's Games St. John’s 2, Toronto 1 Bridgeport 3, Adirondack 2 Connecticut 3, Worcester 1 Peoria 3, Grand Rapids 1 Springfield 4, Providence 1 Hershey 2, Manchester 1 Albany 3, Penguins 0 Hamilton 5, Rockford 2 Binghamton 6, Portland 2 Syracuse 3, Norfolk 2, SO Lake Erie 3, Rochester 1 San Antonio at Texas, late Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, late Charlotte at Chicago, late Houston at Abbotsford, late Today's Games Hershey at Bridgeport, 3 p.m. Adirondack at Manchester, 3 p.m. Worcester at Springfield, 3 p.m. Binghamton at Albany, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 4 p.m. Connecticut at Providence, 4:05 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Hamilton at Rochester, 5:05 p.m. Monday's Games Penguins at Portland, 1 p.m. Albany at Bridgeport, 1 p.m. Lake Erie at Toronto, 1 p.m.

G O L F PGA Tour Northern Trust Open Par Scores Third Round Keegan Bradley ............................71-69-66—206 -7 Phil Mickelson...............................66-70-70—206 -7 Bryce Molder.................................74-67-66—207 -6 Jonathan Byrd ...............................68-70-69—207 -6 Pat Perez .......................................72-65-70—207 -6 Aaron Baddeley ............................73-69-66—208 -5 Dustin Johnson.............................71-70-67—208 -5 Bill Haas ........................................72-68-68—208 -5 Ryan Moore...................................72-69-68—209 -4 Jarrod Lyle ....................................73-65-71—209 -4 Bo Van Pelt ...................................74-68-68—210 -3 J.B. Holmes...................................67-73-70—210 -3 Marc Leishman .............................70-69-71—210 -3 Jimmy Walker ...............................72-66-72—210 -3 Jim Furyk .......................................72-70-69—211 -2 Justin Rose ...................................70-70-71—211 -2 Zach Johnson ...............................71-69-71—211 -2 J.J. Killeen .....................................71-69-71—211 -2 Bubba Watson...............................70-69-72—211 -2 Nick Watney ..................................73-70-69—212 -1 Hunter Mahan ...............................67-75-70—212 -1 Kyle Stanley ..................................74-68-70—212 -1 Retief Goosen...............................73-67-72—212 -1 Johnson Wagner ..........................73-71-68—212 -1 Spencer Levin...............................73-66-73—212 -1 Tommy Gainey .............................70-73-70—213 E Jason Kokrak ................................76-67-70—213 E Luke Donald..................................70-72-71—213 E Brendon de Jonge........................73-69-71—213 E Cameron Tringale ........................70-74-69—213 E Y.E. Yang ......................................72-72-69—213 E Briny Baird .....................................71-70-72—213 E Adam Scott....................................73-71-69—213 E Kevin Chappell .............................73-67-73—213 E Brandt Snedeker ..........................75-70-68—213 E Ryan Palmer .................................76-69-68—213 E Matt Kuchar ...................................69-69-75—213 E Joe Ogilvie ....................................71-71-72—214+1 Kevin Stadler ................................71-71-72—214+1 Ernie Els ........................................73-68-73—214+1 Graham DeLaet ............................73-68-73—214+1 Rickie Fowler ................................75-69-70—214+1 Charlie Wi......................................75-69-70—214+1 K.J. Choi ........................................69-71-74—214+1 Stewart Cink..................................69-71-74—214+1 Bobby Gates..................................73-72-69—214+1 Carl Pettersson.............................68-70-76—214+1 Erik Compton ................................73-72-69—214+1 John Senden.................................73-70-72—215+2 Vijay Singh ....................................74-70-71—215+2 Kevin Streelman ...........................74-70-71—215+2 Fredrik Jacobson..........................72-72-71—215+2 Bud Cauley....................................74-70-71—215+2 Michael Thompson ......................72-72-71—215+2 Sergio Garcia................................69-76-70—215+2 Sunghoon Kang............................72-71-73—216+3 George McNeill.............................76-67-73—216+3 Vaughn Taylor...............................72-71-73—216+3 Cameron Beckman ......................70-75-71—216+3 Jeff Overton ..................................73-72-71—216+3 John Mallinger ..............................71-71-75—217+4 Brendan Steele .............................69-74-74—217+4 David Hearn ..................................70-73-74—217+4 Jason Dufner ................................72-72-73—217+4 Billy Mayfair ...................................72-73-72—217+4 Padraig Harrington.......................74-70-74—218+5 Gary Woodland.............................73-71-74—218+5 Ricky Barnes .................................71-71-77—219+6

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Checkerboard Inn Golf League will hold an organizational meeting 7 p.m. Monday at the Checkerboard Inn in Trucksville. All members must attend or contact the league. Any questions can be directed to Frank at 675-7532. Crestwood Boys Basketball Booster Club next meeting will be held at Cavanaugh’s on Monday, February 27th at 7 p.m. Five Mountains Umpire Association is holding its mandatory PIAA coaches and umpires rules interpretation meeting 6 p.m. TODAY at the Polish Falcons in Moncanaqua. Heights Packers Booster Club will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Stanton Lanes meeting room. Jenkins Township Little League will hold its monthly meeting from noon-12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4, upstairs at the fieldhouse at the field complex. Items to be discussed are 2012 season preparations and golf tournament. All interested parents are urged to attend. Field Preparation Day will be 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 10. All managers and coaches must be present on this day for field preparations for the upcoming season. Luzerne County Girls Softball Organization will meet 7 p.m. Monday at Alexis Tavern in Hanover Township. All executive officers and the board are required to attend. All other league members are welcome. The main topic of discussion will be registrations, number of teams and schedules. Plymouth Shawnee Indians minifootball will hold is regular meeting at 7 p.m. TODAY at the Plymouth Borough Building. Anyone applying for a coaching position should attend. Parents are welcomed. Wyoming Area Softball Parents Association will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Wyoming Area Secondary Center gymnasium lobby. All parents of players in grades 7-12 are urged to attend. Plans for upcoming fundraisers will be discussed at this time. Wyoming Valley West Baseball Booster Club will meet 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at Murphy’s Pub, Swoyersville. Parents of players are encouraged to attend. The Crestwood High School PTA will be holding a crucial PTA meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. at the high school. The Senior Lock-In will be discussed. Parent involvement is essential if the Lock-In is to take place. It is imperative that all concerned high school parents attend. Membership is $8 and signups will be available in the CHS lobby during conferences on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the meeting on Wednesday, or by contacting Michele Cronauer at 881-7981. Any questions or concerns, please call Michelle.

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Knicks - Mavericks circle is for New York forward Carmelo Anthony (doubtful) and Dallas guard Jason Terry (probable); the Thunder -Nuggets circle is for Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook (probable). BOXING REPORT: In the WBA super welterweight title fight on May 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is -$650 vs. Miguel Cotto at +$450; in the WBA/IBF welterweight title fight on May 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Amir Khan is -$450 vs. Lamont Peterson at +$350; in the WBO welterweight title fight on June 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$400 vs. Timothy Bradley at +$300. PITTSBURGH

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B A S K E T B A L L National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia ................. 20 11 .645 Boston........................... 15 14 .517 New York ...................... 15 16 .484 New Jersey .................. 9 23 .281 Toronto ......................... 9 23 .281 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami............................. 24 7 .774 Orlando ......................... 20 11 .645 Atlanta ........................... 19 11 .633 Washington .................. 7 24 .226 Charlotte ....................... 4 26 .133 Central Division W L Pct Chicago......................... 25 8 .758 Indiana .......................... 18 12 .600 Milwaukee..................... 12 18 .400 Cleveland...................... 11 17 .393 Detroit ........................... 10 22 .313 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio.................. 22 9 .710 Dallas ............................ 20 11 .645 Memphis ....................... 17 14 .548 Houston ........................ 17 14 .548 New Orleans ................ 7 23 .233 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City............... 23 7 .767 Denver............................ 17 14 .548 Utah ................................ 15 14 .517 Portland .......................... 16 15 .516 Minnesota ...................... 15 16 .484 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers .................. 19 10 .655 L.A. Lakers..................... 18 12 .600 Golden State .................. 11 16 .407 Phoenix .......................... 12 19 .387 Sacramento ................... 10 20 .333 Friday's Games Charlotte 98, Toronto 91 Orlando 94, Milwaukee 85 Miami 111, Cleveland 87 Detroit 114, Sacramento 108 Minnesota 111, Houston 98 Oklahoma City 110, Golden State 87 Memphis 103, Denver 102 New Orleans 89, New York 85 Dallas 82, Philadelphia 75 Utah 114, Washington 100 L.A. Lakers 111, Phoenix 99 Saturday's Games San Antonio 103, L.A. Clippers 100, OT New Jersey 97, Chicago 85 Golden State at Memphis, late Atlanta at Portland, late Today's Games Dallas at New York, 1 p.m. Orlando at Miami, 3:30 p.m. Sacramento at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m. Utah at Houston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Monday's Games Atlanta at Chicago, 4 p.m. New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 8 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m. Washington at Phoenix, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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NCAA MEN Top 25 Fared Saturday 1. Kentucky (26-1) beat Mississippi 77-62. Next: at Mississippi State, Tuesday. 2. Syracuse (26-1) did not play. Next: at Rutgers, Sunday. 3. Missouri (25-2) beat Texas A&M 71-62. Next: vs. Kansas State, Tuesday. 4. Kansas (22-5) beat Texas Tech 83-50. Next: at Texas A&M, Wednesday. 5. Duke (22-4) did not play. Next: at Boston College, Sunday. 6. Ohio State (22-4) at No. 17 Michigan. Next: vs. Illinois, Tuesday. 7. Michigan State (21-5) did not play. Next: at Minnesota, Wednesday. 8. North Carolina (23-4) beat Clemson 74-52. Next: at N.C. State, Tuesday. 9. Baylor (22-5) lost to Kansas State 57-56. Next: at Texas, Monday. 10. Georgetown (20-5) beat Providence 63-53. Next: at Seton Hall, Monday. 11. UNLV (22-6) lost to New Mexico 65-45. Next: vs. Boise State, Wednesday. 12. Marquette (22-5) beat UConn 79-64. Next: vs. Rutgers, Wednesday. 13. San Diego State (20-6) lost to Air Force 58-56. Next: vs. Wyoming, Wednesday. 14. Florida (21-6) beat Arkansas 98-68. Next: vs. Auburn, Tuesday. 15. Wisconsin (19-7) did not play. Next: vs. Penn State, Sunday. 16. Murray State (26-1) beat No. 21 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 65-49. Next: at Tennessee State, Thursday. 17. Michigan (19-7) vs. No. 6 Ohio State. Next: at Northwestern, Tuesday. 18. Indiana (20-6) did not play. Next: at Iowa, Sunday. 19. Louisville (21-6) beat DePaul 90-82, OT. Next: at Cincinnati, Thursday. 20. Florida State (19-7) beat N.C. State 76-62. Next: vs. No. 5 Duke, Thursday. 21. Saint Mary’s (Cal) (23-5) lost to No. 16 Murray State 65-49. Next: at Portland, Thursday. 22. Virginia (20-6) beat Maryland 71-44. Next: at Virginia Tech, Tuesday. 23. Notre Dame (18-8) at Villanova. Next: vs. West Virginia, Wednesday. 24. Gonzaga (21-5) lost to San Francisco 66-65. Next: vs. BYU, Thursday. 24. Wichita State (24-4) beat Davidson 91-74. Next: at Illinois State, Wednesday. Saturday's College Basketball Major Scores EAST Albany (NY) 70, Rider 61 American U. 74, Army 50 Canisius 73, UMBC 66 Colgate 59, Navy 57 Dartmouth 58, Brown 53 Georgetown 63, Providence 53 Hartford 67, St. Peter’s 51 Harvard 66, Yale 51 Hofstra 81, Siena 69 Holy Cross 54, Bucknell 52 Iona 90, Nevada 84 LIU 99, Quinnipiac 89 La Salle 72, UMass 71 Lehigh 72, Lafayette 53 Manhattan 79, UNC Wilmington 64 Marquette 79, UConn 64 Monmouth (NJ) 68, Mount St. Mary’s 66 Penn 61, Columbia 59, OT Princeton 75, Cornell 57 Robert Morris 68, CCSU 60

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Bruins

-$175/ +$155

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-$110/$110

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CANADIENS

-$110/$110

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-$110/$110

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Saint Joseph’s 73, George Washington 66 St. Bonaventure 81, Rhode Island 61 St. Francis (NY) 58, Sacred Heart 56 St. Francis (Pa.) 76, Bryant 61 St. John’s 66, UCLA 63 Stony Brook 76, Northeastern 69 Temple 78, Duquesne 59 Wagner 90, Fairleigh Dickinson 70 SOUTH Alabama 62, Tennessee 50 Alabama St. 78, Alcorn St. 63 Appalachian St. 76, Winthrop 64 Auburn 65, Mississippi St. 55 Bethune-Cookman 70, SC State 59 Charleston Southern 77, Wofford 59 E. Kentucky 78, IPFW 69 Florida St. 76, NC State 62 Gardner-Webb 57, Delaware St. 56 George Mason 75, Lamar 71 Georgia Southern 83, UNC Greensboro 69 Georgia St. 82, UTSA 71 Howard 70, Coppin St. 66 IUPUI 84, Nicholls St. 80 Jackson St. 63, Grambling St. 60 Jacksonville 81, Mercer 75 Jacksonville St. 67, Presbyterian 48 Kentucky 77, Mississippi 62 LSU 68, South Carolina 58 Louisiana Tech 84, Cent. Arkansas 62 MVSU 60, Prairie View 58 McNeese St. 74, SE Missouri 61 Miami 74, Wake Forest 56 Middle Tennessee 72, FAU 59 Morgan St. 81, Liberty 69 Murray St. 65, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 51 NC Central 71, NC A&T 66 North Carolina 74, Clemson 52 North Dakota 67, Longwood 59 North Florida 81, Kennesaw St. 77, 2OT Northwestern St. 100, Campbell 86 Radford 64, Binghamton 59 Richmond 53, Charlotte 52 SC-Upstate 62, Lipscomb 61 SE Louisiana 64, UT-Martin 48 Samford 55, Furman 49 Savannah St. 76, Florida A&M 57 Southern U. 72, Alabama A&M 65 Tennessee Tech 77, Coastal Carolina 71 The Citadel 48, Chattanooga 46 UCF 64, East Carolina 55 UTEP 60, Memphis 58 VMI 73, William & Mary 65 Virginia 71, Maryland 44 Virginia Tech 74, Georgia Tech 73, OT W. Carolina 78, Elon 76, OT Wichita St. 91, Davidson 74 MIDWEST Ball St. 71, S. Illinois 62 Bowling Green 73, Morehead St. 60 Butler 75, Indiana St. 54 Cincinnati 62, Seton Hall 57 Coll. of Charleston 80, Kent St. 73 Detroit 82, James Madison 70 Drexel 69, Cleveland St. 49 Evansville 68, W. Illinois 45 Green Bay 54, E. Michigan 49 Ill.-Chicago 67, E. Illinois 63 Illinois St. 79, Oakland 75 Iowa St. 80, Oklahoma 69 Louisville 90, DePaul 82, OT Milwaukee 67, Fairfield 63 Nebraska 80, Illinois 57 Northwestern 64, Minnesota 53 Ohio 81, UNC Asheville 62 Old Dominion 73, Missouri St. 67 S. Dakota St. 86, Buffalo 65 SIU-Edwardsville 64, N. Illinois 62 Saint Louis 66, Fordham 46 Texas A&M-CC 49, Cent. Michigan 47 Wright St. 76, UMKC 62 SOUTHWEST Florida 98, Arkansas 68 Houston Baptist 75, NJIT 68 Kansas St. 57, Baylor 56 Louisiana-Lafayette 57, North Texas 53 Marshall 73, SMU 68 Missouri 71, Texas A&M 62 Oklahoma St. 90, Texas 78 Oral Roberts 67, Akron 61 Stephen F. Austin 69, High Point 62 Texas-Pan American 74, Chicago St. 70 Toledo 59, Sam Houston St. 58 FAR WEST Air Force 58, San Diego St. 56 BYU 82, Santa Clara 67 Boise St. 65, TCU 64 Colorado 55, Utah 48 Denver 76, Louisiana-Monroe 57 New Mexico 65, UNLV 45 New Mexico St. 71, Drake 55 Pacific 66, Idaho St. 64, OT Washington 79, Arizona 70

B O X I N G Fight Schedule Feb. 24 At Dover (Del.) Downs Hotel & Casino (ESPN2), Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Cristobal Cruz, 10, for the WBC Silver super featherweight title; Edgar Santana vs. Manuel Perez, 10, for Santana’s NABA junior welterweight title. At the DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, Calif., Artemio Reyes vs. Victor Hugo Correa, 10, welterweights. Feb. 25 At Stuttgart, Germany, Alexander Povetkin vs. Marco Huck, 12, for Povetkin’s WBA World heavyweight title. At St. Louis (HBO), Marcos Maidana vs. Devon Alexander, 10, welterweights; Adrien Broner vs. Eloy Perez, 12, for Broner’s WBO junior lightweight title. Feb. 29 At Hobart, Australia, Daniel Geale vs. Osumanu Adama, 12, for Geale’s IBF middleweight title; Kali Meehan vs. Kertson Manswell, 12, heavyweights. March 3 At Duesseldorf, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck, 12, for Klitschko’s WBA Super World-IBF-WBO-IBO heavyweight titles. At the Woodland (Calif.) Community Center, Vicente Escobedo vs. Lonnie Smith, 10, for the vacant NABO Junior Lightweight Title. March 7 At Hobart, Australia, Daniel Geale vs. Osumanu Adama, 12, for Geale’s IBF middleweight title; Billy Dib vs. Eduardo Escobedo, 12, for Dib’s IBF featherweight title; Kali Meehan vs. Travis Walker, 12, heavyweights. March 10 At Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico (SHO), Orlando Salido vs. Juan Manuel Lopez, 12, for Salido’s WBO featherweight title; Miguel Angel Garcia vs. Michael Farenas, 12, featherweights. March 16 At Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif. (ESPN2), Kendall Holt vs. Tim Coleman, 10, welterweights. At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif., Omar Figueroa Jr. vs. Ramon Ayala, 10, for Figueroa’s WBO Intercontinental Youth lightweight title. March 17 At Madison Square Garden, New York (HBO), Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin, 12, middleweights; Donovan George vs. Edwin Rodriguez, 10, super middleweights. March 24 At Johannesburg, South Africa, Nkosinathi Joyi vs. Katsunari Takayama, 12, for IBF minimumweight title. At Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, N.Y. (NBCSP), Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris, 12, junior welterweights. At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Victor Cayo vs. Nate Campbell, 10, junior welterweights.

REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS Dupont Softball/T-ball signups will be held at the Dupont field house, 200 Elm St., on the following dates: TODAY from noon to 3 p.m., Monday from 6-9 p.m., Feb. 27-29 from 6-9 p.m. Signups are open to all boys and girls of the Greater Pittston Area and surrounding communities. T-ball is for boys and girls ages 4-7 and is $25 per player with no family discount or fundraiser. Softball is for girls ages 7-17 and is $50 per player, $85 per two players and $110 for three players of the same family (sisters) with no fundraiser. For more information, call Bob Cappelloni at 881-8744. Greater Pittston Senior Legion is reorganizing for the 2012 season. All current and prospective players are asked to call 655-1919 and leave a message, including name and phone number, to begin the registration process. Jenkins Township Little League will hold registration 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday and 12:30 p.m. March 4 upstairs at the Jenkins Township Fieldhouse at the Little League Field Complex. Fees due at sign up are $65 for Major/Minor Baseball/ Softball, $55 for Coach Pitch, $50 for T-Ball and $75 for Teeners. Additional child cost is $30 with no rebate for Teeners. Please bring a copy of child’s birth certificate and three proofs of residency. A $20 late fee will be assessed for any player signing up March 4. If you can not sign up by one of the registration dates, please let us know so we can make other arrangements. Forms and information can be found at Www.jenkinstwplittleleague.com. Kingston/Forty Fort Little League will hold its final registration for all baseball and softball divisions from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Forty Fort Borough Building (corner of Wyoming Avenue and River Street). Visit www.eteamz.com/kbsi for registration and medical release forms, types of residency documents accepted, fees, and fundraising information. This will be the final registration before a $10 late fee. For any additional questions, call 331-4817 or 714-4035. Plains American Legion Baseball Teams will hold registrations 1-3 p.m. TODAY at the Plains American Legion home on East Carey Street. Players between the ages of 13-19 who reside in Plains, Laflin, Bear Creek, Parsons, Miners Mills, North End, East End, Avoca, Dupont, Jenkins Township and Pittston Township, East of the Pittston Bypass, are eligible to sign up. For more information, call Don at 822-0537 or Jack at 947-7246. Plymouth Little League will be holding signups 1-3 p.m. Saturday,

Feb. 25 at Plymouth Hose Co. No. 1, Gaylord Ave. Registration fees are $35 per player or $50 per family. For more information please contact Mike Spece at 570-3284612. Greater Pittston Stoners Youth Soccer will hold registrations for spring soccer on Feb. 21, 23 and 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Exeter Scout Home, located in the rear of the Exeter Borough Building on the corner of Wyoming Ave. and Lincoln St., Exeter. Cost is $25 if you do not need a uniform and $40 with a uniform. For more information, go to http://stonersoccer.org. Nanticoke Area Little League will hold final sign ups Monday at the field house behind the high school from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday at Newport field house 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Feb.25th-26th at the Elementary Cafeteria from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Go to www.nanticokelittleleague.com or call Wade at 7350189, Ken at 735-2386, or Dave at 262-5970. Mountain Legion Baseball (Mountain Top) will be holding registrations 1-3 p.m. TODAY and Feb. 27 from 6-8 p.m. in the basement of the Legion Post. For more information, visit www.leaguelineup.com/mountainlegionbaseball. Swoyersville Little League will be holding baseball and softball registrations for ages 5-12, Junior Little League for ages 13-14 and Senior Little League for ages 13-16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on March 3 and 14 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the borough building. Costs are $30 (t-ball, players 4-5) and $50 (players 6-16). Family rate is $10 for each additional child, but does not apply to Junior or Senior Little League. For more information, call Dave at 899-3750. Wyoming Valley Challenger Baseball will hold signups on March 3 from 1-4 p.m. at Norm’s Pizza, 257 N. Sherman St., Wilkes-Barre. Please call Judith at 793-9302 with any questions. Wilkes-Barre American Legion Baseball will be holding registrations on Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Vinsko & Associates, located at 253 S. Franklin St. Players ages 13-19 who reside in Wilkes-Barre and go to Meyers, GAR or Holy Redeemer are eligible. The fee for the season is $50 and players are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate to the signup. Call Corey at 332-2794 with any questions. Avoca/Dupont Little League will hold registrations at the upper Avoca Little League Field clubhouse from 6-8 p.m. TODAY and Monday. Registration fee is $60 per player and $75 per family. Teener baseball signup fee is $60 per player. Programs include: t-ball (ages 4-6), coach pitch (ages 7-8), minor softball and baseball (ages 8-10), major softball and baseball (ages 10-12), junior baseball (ages 13-14), senior baseball (ages 15-16) and big league baseball (ages 17-18). Hanover Area Little League will be holding final registration for the upcoming season on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. – noon in the cafeteria at the Hanover Area High School. All children residing in Warrior Run, Sugar Notch and Hanover Twp., excluding Preston and Newtown, ages 4-16 as of April 30, 2012 are eligible to play. Registration costs are $45 per player (ages 4-12) or $75 per family of two or more. Cost for Junior/Senior League ages 13-16 is $65 per player. All new players are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate for age verification purposes. Please e-mail any questions to hanoverareall@yahoo.com. PRACTICES South Valley Fast Pitch Softball will be having practice from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. TODAY at the Luzerne County Community College gym. Any girls ages 7 though 18 that wish to play Babe Ruth Fast Pitch Softball may sign up at practice. Cost is $40. Any questions contact Steve at 417-7217, Brian at 239-2070 or Ed at 417-1119. UPCOMING EVENTS Athletes for Better Education (AFBE) will be hosting a regional basketball tournament in the Hazleton Area on March 24-25. There will be seven different age groups for both boys and girls: 10 and under, 12 and under, 13 and under, 14 and under, 15 and under, 16 and under, 18 and under. Each team will be guaranteed four games. There are a limited number of spots available in each division, so a quick response is advised. The deadline is March 18. For more information or to register, visit www.afbe.org or contact Jason Bieber at 866-906-2323 or e-mail jbieber@afbe.org. A Specialty Baseball Camp will be held on Feb. 26 in the King’s College Scandlon Gymnasium. The program is designed for players in K-12 grade. For additional information, go to www.kingscollegeathletics.com or contact Coach Greeley at baseball@kings.edu or call 592-7797. LIVESTRONG Live Long 5K Run/ Walk Charity Event will be held on April 29 at Frances Slocum State Park. Race begins at 11 a.m. Registration is 8:30-10:30 a.m. Email livestrong.livelong5k@gmail.com for details.

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PENGUINS SUNDAY LAST FIVE GAMES

Feb. 11 Portland W, 5-1

Feb. 12 at Hershey L, 4-3

‘Q’ known for more than great goalies By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

Aside from growing up in the maritime provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Geoff Walker, Zach Sill and Alex Grant also share another common bond: they all went through the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before turning pro. Affectionately called the “Q”, the QMJHL produced some of the biggest names to play in the NHL, such as Mario Lemieux, Ray Bourque, Patrick Roy and Luc Robitaille. The league also produced some of hockey’s toughest players as well. Matthew Barnaby, Sandy McCarthy, Donald Brashear, Peter Worrell and Jody Shelley all fought their way through the “Q” before becoming top NHL enforcers. Even as the league has been known as a haven of goaltender development, as well as scoring stars, it’s a tough league and it made hard-nosed players even harder when they turned pro. “In my opinion, it’s the toughest league. You have the Maritimers and the players from Quebec,” said Walker, who spent four seasons in the QMJHL. “You have to learn to protect yourself right away and it opened my eyes a bit.” Grant spent four seasons in the QMJHL, beginning when he was 16, and logged a total of 324 penalty minutes. Most of Grant’s fights during that time were against fellow Maritimers, he said, including one bout against Walker and two with Sill. “I had a couple of fights when I was 16, and I kept progressing and getting more confident with it,” Grant said. Sill spent two seasons in the QMJHL and said young players coming through the “Q” and other junior leagues, such as the Western Hockey League that Ryan Craig played in, have an advantage in the fisticuffs department over their counterparts coming up through the college ranks. “The guys in college don’t have the opportunity to fight. There’s a lot of tough guys that have played college, but when they came out they didn’t necessarily have the experience in fighting that the guys did coming out of the ‘Q’ or other juniors,” Sill said. That experience prepared Sill for the rough stuff in the pro ranks. “My first year here, Greg Amadio came after me. It was kind of intimidating, but I did alright and that gave me confidence at this level,” he said. Walker said the physical style of the QMJHL taught him not only how to fight, but how to protect himself as well. “Everyone likes to talk about the west (Western Hockey League) when it comes to toughness, but a lot of tough guys have come out of the ‘Q,’” Walker said.

Feb. 15 Norfolk L, 4-0

NEXT FIVE GAMES

Friday at Bingham’n W, 6-1

Saturday at Albany 7 p.m.

Monday at Portland 1 p.m.

Feb. 23 Manchester 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 25 Syracuse 7:05 p.m.

Maritime tough

March 4 at Adirond’k 3:05 p.m.

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Unique upbringing leads Pens trio to pro careers

rivalries, Sill said. That, in turn, produced the tough style of play in the Geoff Walker was 13 years province. old playing for his pee wee “We’re Maritimers. We just team in Charlottetown, don’t hold back our emotions Prince Edward Island, when when we get worked up,” Sill he scored the game-winning said. “Since we were young goal in overtime against we’ve been playing that way. Sherwood, a rival team from We’re not shy about dropping a nearby town. the gloves.” As Walker was celebrating Perhaps that’s why it’s no the goal, he got drilled from surprise that Antigonish behind by a Sherwood player produced hockey’s all-time who was actually a friend of penalty minute leader in his who lived up the street. Bonvie. During his 15-year The hit broke Walker’s leg pro career, which included and, needless to say, the five seasons with Wilkesfriendship ended. Barre/Scranton, Bonvie Welcome to Maritime dropped the gloves with hockey. virtually every notable heavyWith the exception of weight in hockey. Now a Sidney Crosby, the Canadian scout for the Chicago BlackMaritime provinces of PEI, hawks, Bonvie has noticed Nova Scotia, Newfoundland the trend of tough players and New Brunswick may not that come out of his home be famous for producing slick province. goal scorers and elite goalIt’s more than a coincitenders. dence, he said, and it has to But they sure do produce do with the way they grew plenty of hard-nosed hockey up. players. “Most of the guys, includThe Wilkes-Barre/ScranPenguins defenseman Alex Grant makes a pass as Manches- ing myself, have worked so ton Penguins have a few, ter’s Chris Cloud defends during a game earlier this season. hard to get there. Nothing’s including Walker. There’s taken for granted and you also Zach Sill and Alex grew up just fighting for Grant, who both hail from everything you get,” Bonvie Nova Scotia. The most fasaid. “Maybe us Maritimers mous Maritimer to wear a have a slight chip on our Wilkes-Barre/Scranton jersey shoulder. We had to work was Dennis Bonvie, who is and scrap just to keep forking from the same hometown as ahead. Grant – Antigonish, and just “All we make (in Nova happens to be the most peScotia) is superstars (Crosnalized player in professional by) and tough guys,” he hockey history. joked. So what makes Maritimers But even the Maritime so tough? superstars such as Crosby, Many of them say it has to who is from Cole Harbour, do with their upbringing in had to grow up tough. small Canadian towns. Walker remembers going “It started with our parto watch Crosby play when ents,” Grant said. “It was his minor team would have a always a tough, blue collar game in Prince Edward Isarea of Canada. Back in the land. Even though he was day there were a lot of bar just a teenager, everyone in fights, but not gangs or anythe Maritimes knew how thing like that. Just hardtalented Crosby was, innosed people having fun cluding his opponents. doing it. “You might as well have “It’s Maritime pride and we painted a target on his back,” still have it.” Walker said. “He’d be playing Walker, who grew up on against kids three years older PEI to the north of Nova Penguins’ center Zach Sill gets checked against the boards and they’d be trying to kill Scotia, agreed with Grant’s by Portland’s Dean Arsene at Mohegan Sun Arena. him. But he always came out assessment. Fighting was a on top because he was just way to settle differences, he that much better.” said. There was no beating Like the Antigonish and around the bush, and it’s an Truro rivalries that Grant approach that carried over to and Sill were a part of, Walkthe ice as well. er grew up in the midst of “If you have a difference the heated battles on PEI. with someone, you take it Whenever Walker’s team outside and you settle it. from Charlottetown would Everyone’s held accounttake on clubs from nearby able,” Walker said. “That’s towns like Sherwood, Sumthe way everyone plays the merside and North River, game up there to. It’s just the things would get heated. way we were born and raised “They were big battles and and it’s a little different than real dirty teams,” Walker most places.” said. “I remember some of It doesn’t mean that the the games in pee wee, I can’t Maritime towns are laced imagine how people got away with violence. Rather, they with some of the things they are steeped in pride and did to each other.” respect, something that led Things like breaking an to bitter rivalries between opponents’ leg. the proud towns. After enduring the hit that Grant said once he was old broke his leg following his enough to play pee wee miovertime goal against Shernor hockey and hitting was wood, Walker spent the next allowed, those rivalries got BILL TARUTIS/PHOTOS FOR THE TIMES LEADER several months on the mend. really heated. He patiently waited to settle “Minor hockey is war,” he Right winger Geoff Walker works behind the net against a score against his friend that said. “I played against Siller Syracuse. leveled the hit. and his team growing up. We “Once my leg healed up in remembers the bitter rivalis shared by the Penguins lived an hour apart and it the summer, I caught up to ries fondly. They were heatand Hershey Bears today. If was always a rivalry. It was him and we settled it,” Walked, he said, but it’s not like you’re from Antigonish, he crazy the wars that were er said. “We were never good Nova Scotians are tougher going on in the province. It’s said, you hated the teams friends again, but we settled and meaner than other peofrom Truro and Pictou, for just the way hockey was our differences.” example. And the feeling was ple. played.” And they did it the MarIt’s the competitiveness mutual. Grant compares those nature that fueled the intense itime way. Sill grew up in Truro and early rivalries to the one that By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

Feb. 26 Norfolk 3:05 p.m.

TOM GRACE

Penguins broadcaster We changed things up a bit for this week’s Fantasy GM, leaving the Penguins locker room for the broadcast booth, where we asked Wilkes-Barre/Scranton broadcaster Tom Grace to give us his fantasy team. But the changes didn’t end there. The voice of the Penguins has a wealth of hockey knowledge and is well-versed in the history of the game. So rather than limit Grace by allowing him to pick only active players, we let him choose any player from any era. The result? Well, Grace certainly had a lot to say and he put together a team filled with Hall of Famers… a group of players who, in their prime, would be unstoppable. Since Grace took time out away from the broadcast booth to play Fantasy GM for us, we gave him a bonus category – Best Announcer. Fitting, isn’t it? FORWARD – Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh), “I’m not sucking up to the boss here, but Mario was the best combination of size, speed, skill, productivity and effectiveness. What more could you want in a forward?” DEFENSEMAN – Bobby Orr (Boston, Chicago), “The greatest player who ever lived.” GOALTENDER – Jacques Plante (Montreal, N.Y. Rangers, St. Louis, Toronto, Boston), “He played for so long and he played on so many winning teams in Montreal. And he always kept his top spot no matter who challenged him.” POWER PLAY SPECIALIST – Phil Esposito (Chicago, Boston, N.Y. Rangers), “He was the best net-front player who ever played. Nobody could snipe from the slot like he did.” PENALTY KILL SPECIALIST – Dave Keon (Toronto, Hartford), “Arguably the greatest Leaf in terms of body of work. Everyone always told me he was the best penalty killer.” Honorable mention – Milt Schmidt (Boston), “He did everything well and was the most complete two-way centerman. He was always a plus player before they kept plus-minus.” SHOOTOUT SPECIALIST – Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh), “The size, speed, moves, stickhandling and talent made him the most complete forward. If you’re a goalie, Mario in his prime is the last guy you want to see coming at you on a breakaway.” ENFORCER – Dave Brown (Philadelphia, Edmonton, San Jose), “He did it for years and his overall body of work is exceptional. A great character guy and one of my favorite people in pro hockey.” Honorable mention – Tony Twist (St. Louis, Quebec), “In his prime, he was the scariest player. When he won, he won big.” AGITATOR/PEST – Bobby Clarke (Philadelphia), “He played with so much tenacity. He would hack and slash, but he was such a good player. He broke Valeri Kharlamov’s ankle to win the Summit Series.” HEAD COACH – Al Arbour (St. Louis, N.Y. Islanders), “Class and dignity, that was Al Arbour. He took the Islanders from nothing to the most complete hockey team dynasty ever.” TOP ACTIVE PLAYER – Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), “Hands down. Sidney Crosby’s work ethic, leadership, talent and ability make him the overall best hockey player in the world.’ TOP ANNOUNCER – Bob Wilson (Boston Bruins radio), “He lived on my street (in Massachusetts) and I remember seeing him drive by in his sky blue Cadillac on his way to Bruins games. I would think ‘That guy has it made.’ He was my inspiration for what I’m doing today and he is the best retired announcer of all-time.”

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WOMEN’S HOOPS

Rutgers, Stanford roll to victories

JUNIOR HIGH WRESTLING

Invitational makes return despite fears

Some teams drop from event even though participants faced no abnormal danger. By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

The Associated Press

VILLANOVA — April Sykes scored 20 points to help No. 21 Rutgers snap a five-game losing streak with a 61-52 win over Villanova on Saturday. Erica Wheeler added 16 points and Khadijah Rushdan had 13 for the Scarlet Knights (18-8, 7-6), who hadn’t won since beating DePaul 65-64 on Jan. 24. Laura Sweeney had 19 points and six rebounds for Villanova (15-12, 5-9 Big East), which shot 6 for 31 from 3-point range. The Wildcats got off to a fast start, but Rutgers responded and went ahead for good late in the first half. Villanova cut the lead to five points with 5:35 to play before Sykes, Wheeler and Syessence Davis scored three quick baskets to push the lead back to double digits. No. 3 Stanford 81, Oregon 46 EUGENE, Ore. — Joslyn Tinkle scored 19 points, AllAmerican Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 3 Stanford routed Oregon 81-46 on Saturday to clinch the inaugural Pac-12 title. Chiney Ogwumike added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinal (24-1, 15-0), who have won 12 consecutive conference titles and 21 since Tara VanDerveer became the coach in 1985. The Cardinal have won 21 consecutive games since a Nov. 21 loss at Connecticut and 72 consecutive conference games dating to January 2009. No. 11 Green Bay 77, Youngstown State 72, OT YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Adrian Ritchie scored 26 points, including nine in the last 35 seconds of regulation to force overtime, as No. 11 Green Bay edged Youngstown State 77-72 on Saturday. Julie Wojta had her third consecutive double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Phoenix (23-1, 13-1 Horizon League), and Lydia Bauer scored 14. Keny Middlebrooks scored 22 points while Brandi Brown had 21 points and 19 rebounds for the Penguins (10-16, 4-11). Kelsea Fickiesen and Melissa Thompson scored 12 points apiece. No 15 Georgetown 66, Providence 39 WASHINGTON — Tia Magee notched a double-double, scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds, to lead No. 15 Georgetown past Providence 66-39 on Saturday. Sugar Rodgers added 14 points for the Hoyas (21-6, 10-4 Big East), who have lost just once in five February games — an 80-38 drubbing at the hands of No. 2 Connecticut on Feb. 11. No. 22 St. Bonaventure 66, Xavier 48 ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Megan Van Tatenhove had 24 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 22 St. Bonaventure to a 66-48 victory over Xavier on Saturday. Van Tatenhove was the only player to score in double figures for the Bonnies (25-2, 11-0 Atlantic 10), who held Xavier to 32 percent shooting (18 for 56). Van Tatenhove and Alaina Walker also blocked two shots apiece. Tyeasha Moss and Sabrina Johnson had 10 points apiece for Xavier (7-18, 4-8), which had won two in a row. No. 23 BYU 64, San Diego 50 PROVO, Utah — Jennifer Hamson and Haley Steed scored 14 points apiece and No. 23 BYU defeated San Diego 64-50 on Saturday. The Cougars (22-5, 11-2 West Coast) used a 19-0 run in the second half to break away from a one-point lead.

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Kentucky’s Anthony Davis dunks during Saturday’s game against Mississippi in Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky rules at home The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Terrence Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kentucky to a 77-62 victory over Mississippi on Saturday, the Wildcats’ 50th consecutive win at home. The Wildcats (26-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) are 49-0 at home under head coach John Calipari as part of the nation’s longest active home winning streak. Kentucky took an early 16-5 lead, but the Rebels took advantage of freshman center Anthony Davis sitting for much of the first half because of foul trouble. No. 3 Missouri 72, Texas A&M 61 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kim English scored 21 points and Marcus Denmon had a key 3-pointer late to lift No. 3 Missouri to its seventh straight win, 71-62, over Texas A&M on Saturday. Texas A&M cut the lead to five points on a 3-pointer by Elston Turner with 1:22 remaining. A turnover by Phil Pressey on the next play gave A&M the ball back. No. 4 Kansas 83, Texas Tech 50 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas had built such a big lead and was playing so well, Bill Self had no qualms about using only a few seconds of a timeout before sending his guys back onto the floor. No. 17 Michigan 56, No. 6 Ohio State 51 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jordan Morgan had 11 points and 11 rebounds, playing AllAmerica forward Jared Sullinger to a virtual stalemate as No. 17 Michigan beat No. 6 Ohio State 56-51 on Saturday night to remain unbeaten at home. Trey Burke scored 17 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 13 for the Wolverines (20-7, 10-4 Big Ten), who improved to 15-0 at the Crisler Center by snapping a six-game losing streak to their longtime rivals. No. 8 North Carolina 74, Clemson 52 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Harrison Barnes scored 24 points to help No. 8 North

Carolina beat Clemson 74-52 on Saturday. Tyler Zeller added 14 points for the Tar Heels (23-4, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who extended the Tigers’ long run of futility in Chapel Hill. North Carolina improved to 56-0 all-time here against Clemson (13-13, 5-7), which is an NCAA record for the most consecutive home wins against one opponent. Kansas St. 57, No. 9 Baylor 56 WACO, Texas — Angel Rodriguez had 15 points and six assists and Kansas State made up for his potentially costly turnover in the final seconds as the Wildcats held on for a 57-56 victory at No. 9 Baylor on Saturday. Rodriguez had an apparent breakaway layup with 13 seconds left after a turnover by Baylor guard Pierre Jackson. But Rodriguez was called for a traveling instead, giving the Bears one more chance.

fell short at the buzzer. No. 14 Florida 98, Arkansas 68 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Erving Walker scored a careerhigh 31 points and No. 14 Florida ended Arkansas’ perfect home record with a 98-68 win. The Gators (21-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) shot a season-high 58.3 percent (28 of 48) from the field, hitting a 13 of 23 3-pointers. No. 16 Murray St. 65, No. 21 Saint Mary’s 51 MURRAY, Ky. — Isaiah Canaan scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half and senior Donte Poole added 11 as No. 16 Murray State beat No. 21 Saint Mary’s 65-51 on Saturday night for its most convincing win to date over a nationally recognized opponent.

No. 19 Louisville 90, DePaul 82, OT ROSEMONT, Ill. — Russ Smith hit back-to-back baskets in overtime Saturday and No. No. 10 Georgetown 63, 19 Louisville rallied from an Providence 53 early 17-point deficit to beat PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hollis DePaul 90-82, the Cardinals’ seventh win in eight games. Thompson and Jason Clark scored 13 points each and No. No. 20 Florida State 76, N.C. 10 Georgetown shut down State 62 Providence’s shooters for the RALEIGH, N.C. — Ian Millsecond time this season in a er scored 17 points to lead No. 63-53 victory Saturday night. 20 Florida State past North New Mexico 65, Carolina State 76-62 on SatNo. 11 UNLV 65-45 urday. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — No. 22 Virginia 71, Drew Gordon scored a careerMaryland 44 high 27 points and grabbed 20 Mike Scott scored 25 points rebounds to lead New Mexico and No. 22 Virginia took comto its seventh straight victory, mand with a 16-0 run early in 65-45 over No. 11 UNLV on the second half and beat MarySaturday. land 71-44 on Saturday. No. 12 Marquette 79, No. 24 Wichita State 91, Connecticut 64 Davidson 74 HARTFORD, Conn. — Jae CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joe Crowder had 29 points and 12 Ragland scored 30 points and rebounds to lead No. 12 MarNo. 24 Wichita State shot a quette to a 79-64 road victory over Connecticut and keep the blazing 80 percent from the Golden Eagles in position for a field in the second half to break double bye in next month’s Big open a tight game and defeat Davidson 91-74 at Belk Arena. East tournament. Air Force 58, No. 13 San Diego St. 56 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Michael Lyons scored 27 points and Air Force upset No. 13 San Diego State 58-56 on Saturday when Xavier Thames’ off-balance 3-pointer

San Francisco 66, No. 24 Gonzaga 65 SAN FRANCISCO — Rashad Green scored on a short leaner with 3.3 seconds left to lift San Francisco to a 66-65 win over No. 24 Gonzaga on Saturday.

LEHMAN TWP. – In the late 1960s, Lake-Lehman began the Lake-Lehman Invitational as a year-end tournament for junior high wrestlers. After a few years, the event was taken over by District 2 and was known as the end of the season district tournament on the junior high level. As part of cutbacks, the district dropped junior high postseason play in all sports last year. That paved the way for the Lake-Lehman Invitational to make its return. When the event first started only eight teams participated. On Saturday, just 10 teams were involved. “We’re repeating old times. It’s like wearing old corduroys they go out of style and then they come back in,” Lake-Lehman junior high coach Jim Rosencrans said. “It was a good turnout.” The event was held on Saturday at Lake-Lehman, but was held under a black cloud with reports of the varsity program’s skin infection problem. Prior to the health issues, 17 teams were committed to participate, but programs began dropping rapidly and only nine teams joined the host Black Knights for the tournament. This despite the fact the risk of infection was no different than any other event these wrestlers might participate in. “Stuff happens and I understand parents’ concerns. Their kids come first and I understand that,” Rosencrans added. “We had no issues with the junior high program. There were issues in the varsity program, but that’s skin-to-skin contact.” On the four mats – two new mats given to coordinators by the National Guard, one which was in storage all season and the other was from the junior high wrestling room – there were competitive matches despite the showing. One of the most interesting occurrences came from Lake-Lehman 85-pound seventh-grader R.J. Driscoll, who was in a bracket with just two other grapplers. So he showed his competitiveness by throwing out challenges to the 80-pound champion, Honesdale’s Devon Todd and the 90pound champion, Wyoming Area’s Mitchell Higley. Both brackets only had two wrestlers competing so both challenges were accepted as exhibitions. “It’s amazing to see a kid want it and just say ‘come on let’s do it,’” Rosencrans added. “He’s just

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Williams said. “I think we’re handling this thing as progressively and as thorough as we can.” The team even pulled two wrestlers from today’s junior varsity tournament at GAR out of respect for other participants. Even though the JV participants were not infected, Williams didn’t try for an early clearance. Lake-Lehman postponed a meet last month due to one incident and then cancelled a dual against Wyoming Valley West last week once the problem arose again. “We did that for another team so that the other kids wouldn’t be in harms way,” Williams added. “We still get some criticism and even from some people in our own program. “I know of several other District 2 schools that have had herpes and one school had five instances, and that wasn’t all over the front page of (another) paper.” A junior high tournament was held at Lake-Lehman on Saturday and the coach was on hand to help run the event and make sure the appropriate skin checks were made prior to competition.

a seventh-grader and for a kid to go out and do that, I give the kid credit. He came here to wrestle and that’s what he did.” All 18 weight classes were full brackets with at least14 wrestlers prior to the teams pulling out. In addition to 80, 85 and 90 being low in numbers, 155 was also scarce with just three grapplers. The other 14 groups had at least four participants, with seven classes consisting of at least six athletes. One wrestler was turned away at weigh-ins because of a skin discrepancy. West Scranton captured the team championship scoring 160.50 points, outscoring secondplace Scranton by 16.5. Pittston Area was the top Wyoming Valley Conference team placing fourth with 116 points, while Lake-Lehman was fifth with 101. Scranton led the way with six gold medalists and Honesdale’s four titlists were second-most. For the WVC, Wyoming Area crowned three champions. In addition to Higley, eighth-graders Pat Heck took first at 100 and Charlie Johnson won the 130pound bracket for the Warriors. Lake-Lehman Invitational Team Scores: 1. West Scranton 160.50; 2. Scranton 143; 3. Honesdale 119; 4. Pittston Area 116; 5. Lake-Lehman 101; 6. Valley View 100.50; 7. Wyoming Area 69.50; 8. Nanticoke 69; 9. Elk Lake 38; 10. GAR 14 75 1. Brett Uhrin, Valley View 2. Tyler Vince, Pittston Area 3. Jared Slack, West Scranton 4. Mark Leggin, Scranton 80 1. Devon Todd, Honesdale 2. Jack Ciminaro, Valley View 85 1. Aidan McNally, Scranton 2. R.J. Driscoll, Lake-Lehman 3. Brandon Canfield, Honesdale 90 1. Mitchell Higley, Wyoming Area 2. Joey Walsh, Honesdale 95 1. Bubba Novak, West Scranton 2. Blake Chew, Elk Lake 3. Kris Sweitzer, Lake-Lehman 4. Troy Russell, Honesdale 100 1. Pat Heck, Wyoming Area 2. Tyler Jakes, West Scranton 3. Chris Starinsky, Pittston Area 4. Alex Drozdick, Valley View 105 1. Jim Forsette, West Scranton 2. R.J. Kilmer, Valley View 3. Francisco Lopez, Elk Lake 4. Mark Grey, Lake-Lehman 110 1. Nelvin Villafranca, Nanticoke 2. Kevin Flores, Scranton 3. Tyler Kolb, Lake-Lehman 4. Jason Deboard, Pittston Area 115 1. Rui Evanitsky, Scranton 2. Brallio Garcia, Pittston Area 3. Garrett Allabaugh, Nanticoke 4. Yahnzy Ortiz, West Scranton 122 1. Andrew Burgette, Scranton 2. Dylan Ratizan, Pittston Area 3. Jake Hand, Elk Lake 4. Jude Satkowski, Wyoming Area 130 1. Charlie Johnson, Wyoming Area 2. Ryan Wilkes, Valley View 3. Tyler Hanna, Nanticoke 4. Destin Hontz, Lake-Lehman 138 1. Tim August, West Scranton 2. Keegan Werner, Honesdale 3. Mike Minich, Pittston Area 4. Tommy Williams, Lake-Lehman 145 1. Jack Malia, Scranton 2. Jake Yaple, Lake-Lehman 3. Damian Foshay, Honesdale 4. Tyler Christiano, West Scranton 155 1. Josh Burkavage, Honesdale 2. Andrew Hudak, West Scranton 3. Jonathin Brown, Lake-Lehman 165 1. Isaiah Burgette, Scranton 2. Malik Davis, GAR 3. Jack Harrity, West Scranton 4. Kris Rosencrans, Lake-Lehman 185 1. Rhyne Miller, Honesdale 2. Phil Hettes, Lake-Lehman 3. Dakota Blake, Pittston Area 4. Gage Bennett, Valley View 210 1. Jake Vaxmonsky, Pittston Area 2. Jeff O’Hara, West Scranton 3. Simon Ubera, Scranton 4. Will Bunnell, Honesdale 250 1. Jacob Rowe, Valley View 2. Brett Havens, Nanticoke 3. Jody Zlotucha, West Scranton 4. Thor Balavage, Pittston Area

“I met with officials beforehand to have skin checks before this tournament and told the kids that you’re not going to get this (infection) from the mat and you will only get it on skinto-skin contact,” Williams said. “We have to make sure as a district and conference that checks become more thorough, like looking through athletes’ hair and making sure that everything is OK. Because that’s the only way to make sure we’re all good.” Routine skin checks are done before every dual and tournament by the working officials. While referees and other tournament officials my be veterans and are familiar with certain types of skin infections, sometimes they aren’t the most thorough. Williams has an idea to make the process more careful. “I would be in favor of a doctor being there for big tournaments for peace of mind,” he said. The next big tournaments are this weekend with the District 2 Class 2A and 3A events on Friday and Saturday. The Black Knights will participate in the Class 2A event, which is slated to be held at Lake-Lehman, and the coach expects to have nearly a full lineup. The 3A event will be held at Hazleton Area.

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LOCAL ROUNDUP

PHILS

Seminary wins its 6th straight prep title The Times Leader staff

Wyoming Seminary’s wrestling team captured its sixth straight Pennsylvania State Prep School championship on Friday in Philadelphia, tying one record and setting another. The Blue Knights tied Germantown Academy with their sixth straight prep state title. Their 328.5 team points broke the all-time event best. Seven different wrestlers came away with state titles as Danny Boychuck (106 pounds), Dom Malone (126), Tyler Fraley (132), Eric Morris (170), Conor Wasson (182), A.J. Vizcarrondo (220) and Michael Johnson (285) all finished first in their weight classes. Malone was named most outstanding wrestler for the event. Second-place finishes went to Logan May (113), Evan Botwin (120), Ty White (138), Jack

Walsh (145) and Ryan McMullan (160). Cohl Fulk took third at 152 while Matt Doggett was fourth at 195. Up next for the Knights is the national prep school tournament next weekend at Lehigh University in Bethlehem.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Susquehanna 70, Berwick 63

Eric May hit seven threepointers and finished with 22 points but Berwick fell short at home against Susquehanna. Jake Mansa contributed 16 points for the Bulldogs. For Susquehanna, Cole Mallery accounted for 29 points while Andrzej Tomczyk added 26 points.

SUSQUEHANNA (70): Tomczyk 9 7-7 26, Vaughn 0 0-1 0, Soden 3 0-1 7, Cowperthwait 2 0-3 4, Biegert 1 0-0 2, Zappe 1 0-0 2, Mallery 10 9-10 29. Totals 26 15-22 70. BERWICK (63): Melito 3 0-0 6, Gaizick 1 0-0 2, Clausen 2 2-2 6, May 7 1-4 22, Curry 0 0-0 0, Ladonis 1 2-2 4, Pierce 0 0-0 0, Fenstermacher 2 0-0 5, Gensel 0 0-0 0, Dalo 1 0-0 2, Mansa 6 4-7 16, Updegrove 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-15 63.

PENGUINS

Albany’s Frazee makes 32 saves, blanks WBS

By PHIL JANACK For The Times Leader

ALBANY, N.Y. – Scoring chances were plentiful for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night, but for the second time in three games, goals were not. Despite firing 32 shots at Albany goaltender Jeff Frazee, the Pens came up empty in a 3-0 loss to the Devils in front of 8,114 at the Times Union Center. Albany defenseman Eric Gelinas had two goals, including an empty-netter in the final minute, and Tim Sestito scored on a penalty shot for the Devils, who have taken two of three meetings this season after 15 consecutive headto-head losses. “We had a lot of opportunities to score and we were doing a lot of the right things, and I thought the guys put themselves in position to score,” Pens head coach John Hynes said. “I don’t know if it’s as much luck as it is being a little bit more thorough, having a little more of a heavy stick and a little bit of finish. “I thought we played well and we had opportunities to score. As a team, we did some good things; we just didn’t put the puck in the net.” Hynes and assistant coach Alain Nasreddine gathered the team in the dressing room for a quick, closed-door team meeting following the game. The Pens have now lost three of four gamesand fell to 30-16-2-5 and out of first place in the East Division. “It’s really about how we play,”

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From a mental perspective, the Colonels were just happy to have a game that didn’t raise the blood pressure at the end. Wilkes had played three straight contests that more or less came down to the last shot – a win at Eastern sandwiched between losses to FDU-Florham and DeSales. Wilkes also had to endure a late collapse at Delaware Valley that allowed the Aggies to overcome a nine-point deficit in the

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Freedom Conference play. King’s (21-4, 13-1), meanwhile, advances to the conference tournament as the top seed and will host Eastern on Wednesday in the semifinals. Misericordia will host the other semifinal against four-time defending champion DeSales. The 13 league wins are a program record for King’s. “We’re excited,” King’s coach Brian Donoghue said. “The word

Hynes said. “We have a certain identity that we want to play to, a certain style that we want to have, a certain compete level. As you go through a long season, you’re going to have times where maybe you play some games and you feel you should get a different result. “I thought tonight there were more positives than negatives in that direction, which is the most important thing.” It was Gelinas who staked Albany to a 1-0 lead at 14:13 of the second. Mattias Tedenby left the puck at center ice for Darcy Zajac, who carried up right wing and centered to a trailing Gelinas, whose snap shot snuck past Pens goalie Brad Thiessen’s stick inside the left post. A penalty to Sestito put the Penguins on their fourth power play, but the Pens were unable to convert. On his way out of the penalty box, Sestito was sprung on a breakaway. Sestito managed to take a forehander that Thiessen stopped with 1:34 remaining, but referee Jon McIsaac awarded the Devils a penalty shot after Pens defenseman Joey Mormina got his stick on Sestito from behind. Similarly to Gelinas’ goal, Sestito, skating in slowly from center ice, fired a wrist shot from the slot that eluded Thiessen’s outstretched stick for a 2-0 Albany lead. “I thought it was a bad call,” Hynes said. “The guy got a shot off and it was a pretty weak onehanded slash.”

Susquehanna ............................. 17 20 18 17 — 70 Berwick ........................................ 18 16 18 11 — 63 3-Point Field Goals— SUS 2 (Tomczyk, Soden); BER 8 (May 7, Fenstermacher).

MEN’S BASKETBALL Misericordia 77, Manhattanville 71

Misericordia University tied the school record for wins and ended the regular season on a 10-game winning streak with a win at Manhattanville. Ethan Eichhorst led the Cougars with 23 points while Steve Artzerounian followed with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The Cougars will now host FDU-Florham in a Freedom Conference semifinal Wednesday at 8 p.m.

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Manhattanville 66, Misericordia 63

Despite 15 points from both Hannah Seely and Christine Marks, Misericordia was unable

to stop a late Manhattanville rally as the Lady Valiants went on to pick up the win. Kayla Sileo contributed with 11 points for Misericordia, who will now host DeSales in a Freedom Conference semifinal Wednesday at 6 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL Misericordia sweeps

Misericordia opened the season with a sweep at No. 21 Shenandoah, winning 9-2 in the first game and 7-4 in the nightcap. Kenny Durling hit a two-run homer and Frank Santarsiero drove in four runs as the Cougars took the opener. Ryan Cacchioli drove in two runs and Evan Robaczewski worked six solid innings to lead the Cougars in Game 2.

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school records at the Susquehanna Invitational on Friday. Sean Ciborowski finished second in the 60-meter hurdles with a school record of 8.57 seconds, while Aidan Marich set a school record of 7.17 seconds during his fourth-place finish in the 60 meters.

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Lady Cougars run hard

Jill Dunn had two secondplace finishes to lead Misericordia at the Susquehanna Invitational on Friday. She set a school record with her time of 9.24 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles and was also second in the triple jump (10.72 meters). Stacey Perrins contributed a third-place finish in the 60 meters with a school record (8.2 seconds) while Stephanie Grow set a school record (60.62 seconds) while finishing fourth at 400 meters.

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champion ultimately climbed out the window with his car still upside down, and said it was the first time in his career he’d been on his roof. Gordon’s accident began when he ran into the back of Busch, who used his second save of the night to avoid the accident. An earlier save left fellow competitors in awe. “There aren’t many people, ever, who could have done that,” said three-time champion Stewart, who was behind Busch on the first save. Busch referenced his wild ride in Victory Lane. “I don’t know how many times I spun out, but I didn’t spin out, you know?” he smiled. GERHART GEARS UP: Bobby Gerhart has been downright dominant over the years at Daytona International Speedway. This time, he was simply fortunate. Gerhart raced to his record eighth ARCA series victory at Daytona — and third in a row — Saturday after two of the top cars ran out of gas just a few hundred feet from the finish. “It took one little slip from the leader,” Gerhart said. “Unbelievable! Wow!” Gerhart, who spends all year getting ready for the annual race that kicks off Speedweeks, started 42nd after failing a post-qualifying inspection Friday. He worked his way toward the front, taking advantage of some fuel strategy moves, and was just behind the leaders when the green flag dropped on a two-lap sprint to the finish. Brandon McReynolds was up front, with Chris Windom close

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A crew member uses a hammer to try to straighten a fender on Juan Pablo Montoya’s car after he was involved in a wreck.

behind, when their cars started sputtering. McReynolds, the son of former NASCAR crew chief and current television analyst Larry McReynolds, led the previous 62 laps and appeared to be a lock for his first ARCA victory. But McReynolds ran out of gas on the frontstretch and faded to 11th. Windom also came up short and finished eighth. COOTER’S COUNTERPOINT: Former “Dukes of Hazzard” actor and ex-Georgia Congressman Ben Jones doesn’t see any problem with letting the General Lee take a lap around the racetrack. In a statement, Jones lashed out at NASCAR’s decision to cancel a planned appearance by professional golfer Bubba Watson at Phoenix International Raceway next month. Watson was going to drive a parade lap in one of the 1969 Dodge Chargers featured in the show, which Watson bought at an auction, before the March 4 Sprint Cup Series race. But NASCAR and track officials called it off because the car has a confederate flag on its roof.

“As a cast member of ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ and the owner of several ‘General Lees,’ I can attest that the car and our show reflect the very best of American values, and that Hazzard County was a place where racism was not tolerated,” Jones said. “This action by NASCAR is a provocative and unnecessary overreaction to a problem that doesn’t exist. It is a disgraceful and gratuitous insult to a lot of very decent people. It is prejudicial toward those goodhearted folks who, like Uncle Jesse Duke, are in fact ‘never meanin’ no harm.”’ Jones played mechanic “Cooter” Davenport on the show. SWEET 16: Roush Fenway Racing’s Greg Biffle led both practice sessions Saturday, making he and the No. 16 team a favorite to win pole position for the Daytona 500 in Sunday’s qualifying. Biffle figures about eight cars have a shot at the pole. “We’re definitely one of them, but some other guys still have some speed left,” Biffle said. “The thing that concerns me a little bit is that’s about all we’ve got.”

workout of the spring. On Saturday, during a news conference, he attempted to shut the door on seven years in Boston. "This year," Papelbon said, "I’ve been more excited to get into the clubhouse than any spring training." The man is wired like a closer. So much that when the Red Sox attempted to move him back into the rotation in 2007, he demanded he remain the ninth-inning man. He is known for his theatrics on the mound, and a number of Phillies players this winter remarked how excited they were to meet the person behind the intense personality. "I like pressure," he said. "That’s what makes me tick, man." But mostly, he was reserved Saturday, and that was to be expected. The riverdancing and references to Cinco Ocho, his alter ego, can wait. But then, when Papelbon was asked if he could picture facing Boston in October, the confidence briefly revealed itself. No, Papelbon said, it’s not hard to look ahead. His current tasks are long tossing and meeting his new teammates. The rest will come. "But," he said, "I do know when we play the Red Sox." When asked if he often thought this winter about how 2011 ended, Papelbon said, "Every day. All day." He stared for a couple of seconds without saying a word. "I mean, I don’t think about it at all, man," he said. If anything, Papelbon’s fouryear, $50 million contract with the Phillies offers a clean break. He embodied Boston’s baseball success, and the Dropkick Murphys signaled his presence to sellouts at Fenway Park. But when it soured, Papelbon sought a new place where he could thrive in a pressure-packed environment. That night he threw the 90 m.p.h. splitter to Andino, Papelbon vowed that would not define him. Papelbon often alluded to the Yankees’ Mariano Rivera, the alltime saves leader, and the man he calls "The Godfather." He said Rivera told him at the 2006 AllStar Game that the key to being a closer was a good short-term memory. Staying healthy is another. Papelbon has averaged 66 innings and never spent time on the disabled list. A shoulder ailment in late 2006 prompted Boston to consider reducing the strain by making him a starting pitcher again. Papelbon resisted and has held up ever since. He has plenty of reasons to relish a new challenge, especially when it means less of the American League East. "To be honest," Papelbon said, "there really were some days when it got kind of old sitting there saying, ’OK, I got to face (Derek) Jeter again and he’s seen everything I got and I’ve seen everything he’s got.’ "That’s why I say this brings a little bit of life to me this year."

final minute before winning in overtime. “The guys, we’ve absorbed (a lot),” Rickrode said. “We had three of those little, one- or twopoint losses. But like I said to the guys after the game, ‘You’re 16-8. That’s what you were. Now we’ve gotta go on and be 1-0 on Wednesday.’” On senior day, the Colonels’ three senior starters all finished in double figures, led by center Kendall Hinze, who posted a double-double (20 points, 14 rebounds) while going 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Fellow captains Paul Huch (15 points, nine boards) and Matt

Mullins (11 points, five rebounds, four assists) also came through. A fourth senior who was honored before the game, reserve Todd Eagles, missed the game with a knee injury but should be ready for the playoffs. Wilkes came out by knocking down its first three shots from behind the arc but gradually worked more down low as the half went along. When the shots didn’t fall, the Colonels were often able to get to the foul line, scoring 11 of their first 25 points from the stripe. They finished the game 21-of-32 on free throws. Up 33-27 at halftime, Wilkes

kept the pressure on when play resumed, quickly building the lead up into double digits, where it remained for much of the afternoon. “You look at the end of the first half, we have the two missed lay-ups and the missed jumper and we’re down six,” King’s coach J.P. Andrejko said. “Right there it was a tight game – instead you’re down six. “Then we get off to a slow start to start the second half. We don’t score again, and all of the sudden six goes up to 12. And that’s it. We’re fighting back, fighting back, fighting back (the rest of the way).”

Freshman Tim O’Shea racked up 12 points and eight rebounds to lead King’s in both categories. The Monarchs will move on without senior starters Kyle Stackhouse and Nick Reisig, the former having started for all four seasons. Returning will be a group that includes Kyle Hammonds – last season’s conference freshman of the year – and promising rookies like O’Shea and Keyton Winder. While the Monarchs were happy to see those young players develop this season, their sights as a team remain higher. “Individually, yes, there was

definitely improvement and that’s what you’re hoping for,” Andrejko said. “But team-wise we always talk about getting to the playoffs, winning championships. I don’t care if it’s all freshmen or all seniors, that’s what you come in here for.”

we’ve been using with this group is ‘proud.’ We’re very proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish so far.” With the victory Saturday, King’s won for the 28th time in the last 29 games in the city rivalry. Guard Katlin Michaels hit a pair of early threes and led three King’s players in double figures with 15 points and eight assists. Freshman Marissa Manning added 12 and seven rebounds, followed by 11 points from Paige Carlin. Though they were eliminated from the postseason hunt earlier

in the month, the Lady Colonels caused headaches for teams down the stretch, playing DeSales tough on Tuesday. That was the script on Saturday as well. Wilkes led for a good bit of the first half, playing strong defense and blanking King’s for a stretch of four-plus minutes. An Elena Stambone three put Wilkes up 26-20 with 3:40 left in the first, but the game swung around immediately afterward. A putback by Manning ignited a 14-0 run to end the half as the Lady Monarchs were able to attack the basket in transition and put the Lady Colonels on their

heels. “We made good decisions in those last four or five minutes at both ends of the court,” Donoghue said. “I thought that was a real solid stretch of going from defense to offense.” “We’re hoping that the maturity for next season will help us stay focused when teams go on runs,” Heery said. “That’s our biggest problem. When a team makes a run, we don’t always have the confidence to stop it.” Suddenly down 34-26 at the break, Wilkes was unable to recover until late in the second half.

Stambone led the Lady Colonels with 16 points. Megan Kazmerski had 12 while Angela Palmerio scored 10. All but one player – senior Whitney Connolly, who was honored before the game – is eligible to return next season for Wilkes. That includes mainstays such as Kazmerski and Amanda Pawlowski, as well as a group of freshmen led by Stambone and forward Allison Walsh, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, respectively. “That run we made at the end was with a lot of underclassmen, which is very positive,” Heery

said. “Everyone contributed when we started coming back. “We wanted to be respectable down the stretch in the league, and I believe we did that. I think we showed a lot of maturity, especially in these last two games.”

KING'S (60): Stachkouse 2-8 5-6 9, Hammonds 2-10 1-2 5, O’Shea 5-15 1-2 12, Reisig 2-4 2-2 7, Oakley 1-2 3-3 5, Fiorino 3-4 1-1 8, Caffrey 1-5 4-4 6, Womack 0-2 0-0 0, Foster 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Winder 4-10 0-2 8, Gates 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-63 17-22 60. WILKES (74): Wilson 3-10 4-6 11, Mullins 2-9 7-8 11, Hinkel 0-1 0-2 0, Huch 6-11 1-5 15, Hinze 6-12 8-8 20, Breznitsky 3-5 0-1 6, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Furst 1-1 0-0 2, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, Hartman 3-5 0-0 8, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0, Sheldon 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 24-55 21-32 74. Halftime— Wilkes, 33-27 3-point field goals— KC 3-14 (Reisig 1-1, O’Shea 1-2, Fiorino 1-2, Womack 0-1, Foster 0-1, Winder 0-1, Caffrey 0-2, Hammonds 0-4); WU 5-14 (Hartman 2-3, Huch 2-4, Wilson 1-2, Hinkel 0-1, Hinze 0-1, Mullins 0-3)

KING'S (70): Simcox 3-10 0-0 7, Muscatell 1-5 2-3 5, Michaels 6-12 1-5 15, Atchison 3-7 0-0 8, Manning 6-9 0-2 12, Magan 1-1 0-0 3, McHugh 0-4 0-0 0, Davies 2-3 0-1 4, Flaherty 0-0 0-0 0, Dahl 1-2 0-0 3, Carlin 4-11 2-2 11, Henry 0-1 0-0 0, Malloy 0-3 2-2 2, Erdmann 0-0 0-3 0, Boccio 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-68 7-18 70. WILKES (61): Pawlowski 1-2 0-0 2, Connolly 3-7 3-5 9, Palmerio 3-6 2-2 10, Walsh 2-11 4-6 8, Kazmerski 5-10 0-2 12, Thomas 0-0 2-3 2, Stambone 6-14 0-2 16, Brown 0-5 0-0 0, Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Forese 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 11-20 61. Halftime— King’s, 34-26 3-point field goals— KC 9-33 (Atchison 2-3, Michaels 2-6, Magan 1-1, Dahl 1-1, Muscatell 1-4, Carlin 1-5, Simcox 1-7, Malloy 0-2, McHugh 0-4); WU 8-17 (Stambone 4-8, Palmerio 2-3, Kazmerski 2-5, Pawlowski 0-1)

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Nets’ forward Kris Humphries fights through a block between Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah, left, and Kyle Korver on Saturday.

Nets a thorn in side of Rose-less Bulls

The Bulls had won seven of CHICAGO — Deron Williams eight, but the way they were scored 29 points, Kris Humrushing shots and slacking off phries had 24 points and 18 on defense, they never had a rebounds, and the New Jersey chance. For once, they looked Nets beat the Chicago Bulls like a team that was missing its 97-85 Saturday to snap an eight- star. game losing streak. Rose remained day to day and Chicago’s Derrick Rose misthe Bulls simply seemed lost. sed his fifth straight game because of back pain, and the Nets Spurs 103, Clippers 100, OT took advantage, jumping out to LOS ANGELES — Gary Neal a 22-3 lead while rolling to their hit go-ahead 3-pointers in regufirst victory since Feb. 1. lation and overtime, Tony ParkThe lopsided win wasn’t the er scored 30 points and the San only good news for New Jersey. Antonio Spurs held off the Los Coach Avery Johnson said cenAngeles Clippers 103-100 on ter Brook Lopez will start SunSaturday to earn their NBAday against Milwaukee after leading 10th consecutive victobeing sidelined all season by a ry. broken right foot, a big boost for Neal was one of six Spurs in a team that began the day last in double figures with 17 points. the Atlantic Division. He stole the ball and hit the Lopez was injured in the tying 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds preseason and the Nets have left in regulation. His 3 with 25 floundered all year, but they seconds to go in overtime took control right from the start snapped a 98-all tie. in a surprisingly easy victory Matt Bonner added 13 points, over Chicago. With Rose sidelined, Williams Tim Duncan had 11 points and had his way. He scored 21 points 17 rebounds, Danny Green had 11, for the Spurs, who improved in the first half and hit five 3to 6-0 on their annual rodeo trip pointers in the game. He also that includes nine games. had eight assists. Blake Griffin had 22 points Humphries narrowly missed season-highs for points (25) and and 20 rebounds, and Chris Paul and Randy Foye scored 21 rebounds (19), while MarShon points for the Clippers. Brooks added 19 points. The Associated Press

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Dustin Jeffrey, left, skates towards his teammates to celebrate his goal as Philadelphia Flyers goalie Sergie Bobrovsky lays in the crease during the third period Saturday in Philadelphia. The Penguins won 6-4.

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PHILADELPHIA — Dustin Jeffrey scored a go-ahead goal 37 seconds into the third period, Matt Cooke had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Saturday. Jordan Staal, Pascal Dupuis and James Neal also scored goals for the Penguins, who moved into a tie with Philadelphia for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Jaromir Jagr scored two goals against his former team and Eric Wellwood notched his first NHL goal for the Flyers. Philadelphia lost for the sixth time in eight games and got another poor performance from goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who was benched after allowing three goals on 13 shots. In a matchup of the league’s two top scorers, Evgeni Malkin and Claude Giroux each had one assist. Malkin has a twopoint lead over Giroux. Islanders 4, Hurricanes 3 UNIONDALE, N.Y. — John Tavares took advantage of Carolina again, notching two goals and an assist in the Islanders’ victory that completed New York’s four-game season sweep of the Hurricanes. Kevin Poulin made 33 saves

for the Islanders (25-25-8), who pulled within six points of eighth-place Toronto in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The last time the Islanders had at least a .500 record after Feb. 1 was four years ago. Chicago 6, Blue Jackets 1 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and two assists and the Chicago Black Hawks ended a nine-game road swing with a victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Patrick Kane added a goal and a helper and Viktor Stalberg continued his magic touch against the Blue Jackets with a goal. Stalberg has scored eight times against Columbus in five games this season — matching his total against the rest of the NHL in 51 games. Corey Crawford had 33 saves as the Blackhawks won their second in a row. They ended a nine-game losing skid with a 4-2 win at the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Blues 4, Wild 0 ST. LOUIS — Barret Jackman broke a league-high 150game scoreless drought and Brian Elliott made 13 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues over the Minnesota Wild.

F LY E R S A C Q U I R E K U B I N A F R O M TA M P A PHILADELPHIA — A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia Flyers have acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a pair of draft picks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been made public. The rounds of the draft picks were not immediately available. Kubina has three goals and 11 points in 52 games. He has 110 goals and 382 points in 953 career games.

The 22-year old Stamkos became the first Tampa Bay player to have three consecutive 40-goal seasons when he scored 1:50 into the second period. He stole an errant pass at the Lightning blue line and made a nifty stick-handling move during a breakaway to beat Tomas Vokoun and give the Lightning a 2-0 lead.

Canucks 6, Maple Leafs 2 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Alex Burrows and Daniel and Henrik Sedin combined for 10 points in the Vancouver Canucks’ thrashing of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Burrows scored two goals, Daniel Sedin had a goal and The Blues won for the sixth time in seven games and gained three assists, and twin brother points in a franchise-record 21st Henrik added four assists. The Sedins’ outburst came after straight home game. St. Louis both had gone three games picked up its league-best 26th without a point. home win (26-3-4). It was Vancouver’s 10th Minnesota is winless in its straight win over Toronto, last seven, the longest streak covering a span of more than since an eight-game skid Dec. eight years. 13-28, 2011. The Wild have Manny Malhotra, Sami Salo scored just nine goals in the last and Kevin Bieksa also scored seven games. for the Canucks (37-15-6), who Lightning 2, Capitals 1 have won six of seven. Dion Phaneuf and Nikolai TAMPA, Fla. — Steven StamKulemin, with 19.2 seconds left kos scored his NHL-leading 40th goal of the season and the in the game, had goals for the Maple Leafs (29-24-6), who Tampa Bay Lightning beat the have lost six of seven. Washington Capitals.

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Wild Mickelson still has share of the lead He enters today’s final round of Northern Trust Open tied with Keegan Bradley. By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

LOS ANGELES — Phil Mickelson hit one tree, threaded a shot through five trees and hit a drive that wound up in a spectator’s shorts. He somehow managed a1under 70 on Saturday to share the lead with PGA champion Keegan Bradley in the Northern Trust Open. Bradley, inspired by a Riviera course that is one of his favorites, took only five putts over the final five holes, including a10-footer for par on the last hole, for a 5-under 66 that assured him being in the final group. The par was meaningful because he wanted to play today with Mickelson, a mentor to him. There’s no telling what to expect in the final round. The phrase “routine par” was not part of Mickelson’s vocabulary on a beautiful afternoon off Sunset Boulevard. Mickelson played one chip well past the hole on the par-3 sixth so it would roll off the bank some 25 feet behind the cup and roll back. He made a 12-footer for his par. The only disappointment was

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Phil Mickelson reacts to his fairway shot on No. 2 during the third round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.

not taking advantage of enough birdie chances, twice missing birdie putts inside 8 feet and failing to give himself a good look on the par-5 17th when his wedge rolled off the front of the green. Mickelson and Bradley were at 7-under 206, though this is hardly a two-man race at Riviera. A dozen players were within four shots of the lead going into the final round, including defending champion Aaron Baddeley (66), Dustin Johnson (67) and FedEx Cup champion Bill Haas (68). Bradley surged into a share of the lead with an 8-foot birdie on

the 16th, and a pitch to tap-in range on the next hole. From the right rough, he came up short of the 18th and chipped to 10 feet to set up the important closing par. Bradley always has looked up to Mickelson, and the four-time major champion invited him to play in one of his money games at The Players Championship. They have played together in a tournament only once, the opening two rounds of The Barclays. “Nothing like this would be,” Bradley said. There was a stretch where Mickelson lived up to his “Phil the

Thrill” reputation at Riviera. He pulled his tee shot so far right on the par-3 sixth that it clipping a tree and dropped. Then, instead of hitting a lofted chip that could run to the pin, he chose to chip some 25 feet past the hole. It rolled 12 feet past the hole, and he made par. On the par-4 eighth, which gives players the option of two fairways, Mickelson found his own route. He blasted a tee shot so far left it went over a white fence and landed at the base of the stairs of a corporate tent. After getting a free drop, he threaded a 9-iron through five eucalyptus trees to 12 feet. It would have been one of the more amazing birdies in his career, except he missed the putt. He was introduced to a Bottle Brush on the 10th. That was the name of the tree between the pin and where his tee shot landed. Mickelson caught a tiny branch and didn’t reach the green, but hit a skillful pitch to 3 feet for par. And on the 15th, Mickelson blocked a tee shot into the gallery and discovered a man lying on his back, fearful of moving. The ball landed inside the hem of his shorts, and he remained still until Mickelson could remove the ball and take his free drop. He managed another par.

Madeline Dworak, a Pittston Area senior, will continue her field hockey and academic careers at Kutztown University. Pictured are: First row from left: coach Dana Baloga, Madeline Dworak, Patti Dworak, mother; and coach Caitlin Hadzimichalis. Second row: high school principal John Haas; athletic director Charlie Turco, and assistant principal Arthur Savokinas.

Newport 12’s win Syracuse event

Newport 12’s recently participated in the Winter Challenge in Syracuse, New York taking the championship posting a 5-0 record. Pictured are team members. First row (from left): Kayla Aufiero, Miranda Dunn, Mikayla Buckley, Meghan Armstrong. Second row: assistant coach Mark Lipowski, Alexis Pyzia, Cassie Novakowski, Jenna Lipowski, Janine Levandowski, Riley Klepadlo and coach Kevin Coughlin. Absent from the tournament was Taylor Brown.

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WINTER SPORTS

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Lindsey Vonn celebrates on the podium after her third-place finish at the women’s World Cup downhill on the Sochi Olympics course, in Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi, Russia, on Saturday.

Vonn’s title streak now 5 The American skier placed third in the downhill on the course for the 2014 Olympics.

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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Lindsey Vonn clinched her fifth consecutive World Cup downhill title Saturday after placing third in a race on the 2014 Sochi Olympics course won by German rival and friend Maria HoeflRiesch. Hoefl-Riesch clocked 1 minute, 49.17 seconds down the Rosa Khutor slope for her second victory this season and first in downhill. She beat Elisabeth Goergl of Austria by 0.43 seconds and Vonn by 0.59. With two downhills remaining this season and wins worth 100 points each, Vonn holds an unassailable 231-point lead over HoeflRiesch in the discipline standings. “Downhill is my favorite event and it’s always nice to wrap up a title before the end of the season, before the last races,” Vonn said. “It puts a little less pressure on me.” Hoefl-Riesch also had a win in the test event for the 2010 Vancouver Games. “It’s really important,” the German said. “In Whistler, two years before the Olympics I won the super-combined and I (did well) in the downhill and I won two gold medals two years later. But it’s

upper part of the slope and placed last of the 27 finishers. Hirscher, who began the second run trailing Ligety by 0.16 seconds, clinched the victory with a combined time of 2 minutes, 25.35 seconds.

never a guarantee, it’s just good to know you can be fast on a special track where a big event takes place.” Vonn has an even bigger lead in the overall standings, where she is 448 points ahead of Slovenia’s Tina Maze and 486 points in front of Hoefl-Riesch, who ended Vonn’s run of three consecutive overall titles last season. The start of the race was delayed by 15 minutes as organizers cleared overnight snowfall off the course, and there were a few more delays once it started due to clouds moving over the course, limiting visibility. As for the men’s races last week, the stands were only half full, although those in attendance were enthusiastic, singing and cheering on each finisher. Vonn started after a TV break and executed well on the upper portion of the course but lost some time on the bottom, and her lead only lasted slightly more than a minute because HoeflRiesch skied next and was faster than Vonn at each checkpoint.

Kearney’s sweet 16th NAEBA, Japan — American mogul skier Hannah Kearney has had one smooth ride the past year. Kearney won her 16th straight World Cup moguls event, extending a record winning streak that began in January 2011 by edging Canada’s Audrey Robichaud in the final. Kearney leads Dufour-Lapointe by 352 points in the World Cup standings. Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury won the men’s event for his eighth victory of the season. Jeremy Cota of the United States was second followed by Canada’s Cedric Rochon. Kingsbury widened his lead in the World Cup standings to 421 points over Cota with four races left in the season.

Giant mistake BANSKO, Bulgaria — Marchel Hirscher took advantage of a mistake by rival Ted Ligety to win a World Cup giant slalom and overtake the American for first place in the discipline standings. Ligety led after the first run but dropped out of contention in the second run with a mistake in the

US duo 7th in luge SIGULDA, Latvia — The American doubles luge team of Christian Niccum and Berwick’s Jayson Terdiman placed seventh at the World Cup event in 1:25.580. Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger of Austria won the event in 1:24.722.

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OUTDOORS Thanks to students with the Crestwood Watershed Team and teacher Fran Gough, stocking remote waterways just got a lot simpler

A barrel of success By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

Luzerne County Waterways Conservation Officer Aaron Lupacchini had a problem with stocking the delayed harvest stretch of Nescopeck Creek. The nearly 2-mile stretch is filled with beautiful holes and pockets ideal for holding trout. But it’s also fairly remote, and getting the trout to the stream was a challenge. “You can’t get a vehicle back there, so we had to load buckets of fish TO MAKE on a quad and A BARREL drive them Crestwood High down a trail,” teacher Fran Gough Lupachinni said. said it cost approxiThe long mately $86 to build drive over the each float stocking barrel. Here is a list of rough trail was supplies needed (all stressful on the metal components, fish, and Lushould be stainless pachinni and his steel): deputies spent • two 3-inch hinges nearly an hour • one hasp trying to revive • one hasp clip • two hatch stops trout that had inside the lid just been • two eye rings stocked. • six 6-inch hose The limited clamps access also • four 4-inch Schedmeant the fish ule 40 PVC end caps • two 5-foot lengths couldn’t be of 4-inch Schedule 40 spread out in PVC pipe the stream. • one 30-gallon Lupachinni had plastic barrel no choice but to The hatch opening release all the should be cut to a trout at one or 12-inch by 15-inch rectangle. One length two locations. of PVC pipe is “It’s always clamped to each side been a challengof the barrel to act as ing place to floats. Several 1-inch stock,” he said. holes are drilled into Thanks to the each end of the barrel to allow fresh water help of Crestto circulate. wood High School teacher Fran Gough and his students with the Crestwood Watershed Team, stocking the Nescopeck will be a lot easier this spring. During a field trip to Nescopeck State Park last fall, office staff told Gough about the difficulties in stocking the delayed harvest stretch. They told Gough that a float stocking barrel would really help, so he and his students went to work. “We needed to get funding to build one first, and the Stanley Cooper Sr. Chapter of Trout Unlimited backed us 100 percent. The Mountain Top Area Joint Sewer Authority gave us clean barrels, and we were ready to get to work,” Gough said. “We wanted to get them done before trout season so the WCOs could use them this year.” On Tuesday, Gough donated the second of the two stocking barrels his students built to Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officer Kaden Thompson, who covers Wyoming County. Thompson said the barrel will be used to float stock a portion of Bowman’s Creek. The first barrel went to Lupachinni, and he can’t wait to use it. The delayed harvest stretch, which runs from the park office down to the wooden bridge, is scheduled to be stocked April 5. The barrel may also be used to float stock a portion of Big Wapwallopen Creek in the Mountain Top area as well. “We’re really looking forward to it,” Lupachinni said. “Instead of putting fish in one or two spots, we’ll be able to spread them out really well.” Lupachinni designed an aerator system that will be mounted on the quad to

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Fran Gough talks about a floating trout stocking box that his class made to donate to the Stanley Cooper Sr. Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

chinni said. “We have that in place now, and it will be a much more effective way to stock fish.” The project is also an effective way to get young people interested in the outdoors, Lupachinni added. “It was really refreshing to see these kids have such an interest in this,” he said. “They were eager to help out. I think this proves it’s a lot easier than people think to get kids interested in the outdoors. You just need to point them in the right direction.” Each barrel can hold approximately 100 trout, and Gough and his students hope to build more. Ideally, if the funding is available to purchase materials, Gough said they’d like to build and donate a float stocking barrel to every WCO district along the Susquehanna River watershed. Fran Gough, center, donates a floating trout stock box to the Stanley Cooper “If there’s a need for them, we’ll do Sr. Chapter of Trout Unlimited, who in turn donated it to the Waterway Conservation Services, where Kaden Thompson, right, accepted the gift. more,” he said. There is definitely a need, according to Lupachinni. reduce the stress on the trout as they are to release them along the way. “Ideally I could use two in my district, driven to the stream. Once there, the “I’ve gotten a lot of comments from and if the students want to keep building buckets will be emptied into the float anglers who wanted to see this stretch stocking barrel and volunteers will wade float stocked. We just needed a stocking them I’ll keep finding WCOs to distribute them to,” he said. down the stream, netting the trout out barrel and volunteers to do it,” Lupa-

OUTDOORS NOTES The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will hold a basic boating course Saturday, March 10, at Nescopeck State Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no fee for the course and participants can earn a Boating Safety Education Certificate, which is required for all operators of personal watercraft, regardless of age, and for boat operators born after Jan. 1, 1982, who operate motorboats of more than 25 horsepower. For more information or to register, call 477-2206. The Factoryville Sportsmen’s Club will host a black powder shoot Sunday, Feb. 26. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the fee is $6 per shooter. Blanket prizes will be awarded. This event is limited to primitive style rifles only, using flint or percussion cap ignition. Modern or "in-line"

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firearms are not allowed. Shooters using percussion cap rifles will be subjected to a scoring handicap, as determined by the event director. For more information, call 378-2593. Homeowners wishing to learn more about the animals, plants and water features found in their backyard are invited to attend a one-day workshop titled The Woods in Your Backyard on March 30 at Keystone College, LaPlume, and repeated March 31 at East Stroudsburg University. The program, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., is designed specifically for smaller landscapes. These small lots are a big deal, for the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s land-owners have less than 10 acres. By enhancing wooded areas or creating natural areas on your

lot, you can enjoy recreation, aesthetics, wildlife, improved water quality and reduced energy costs. The workshop includes lunch, breaks and program materials. Each workshop attendee will receive a free copy of “The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home.” The full-color, 139page manual will guide you through the process of developing and implementing projects to enhance your land’s natural resources. This workshop is part of a Sustainable Backyard Landscapes Series developed through a partnership of Penn State Extension, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Environmental Council and

Forestry for the Bay. To register for this program online, visit www.agsci.psu.edu/backyard/woods or call 825-1701. Nescopeck State Park will host the following events in March (for more information or to register, call 4032006): Saturday, March 3 – Junior Bird Club: Middle Creek Wildlife; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 3 – Adult Learning Series: Mammal Identification; 6-8 p.m. Sunday, March 4 – Maple Sugaring: From the Tree to Your Table; 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 – Basic Boating Course; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31 – Signs of Spring: Wood Frog Trail Hike; 1-2:30 p.m.

hen the Pennsylvania Game Commission board meets in April, it has a chance to correct a big mistake. During the board’s January meeting, preliminary approval was given to a motion allowing hunters to use bait in certain areas in the southeast region of the state. Baiting will be allowed during any of the deer seasons on farms enrolled in the agency’s Red Tag program. Farms enrolled in the program are given a specific number of antlerless permits that can be used from Feb. 1 to May 15, and July 1 to Sept. 28. And yes, deer hunters hunting Red Tag farms will be able to bait then as well. The move was made to increase the deer harvest on the Red Tag farms. No doubt baiting will draw deer, the same way they are attracted to a pile of corn dumped in the woods during the winter. But it’s a bad idea, one that could be devastating to the deer herd not only on the farms, but throughout the region. The purpose of baiting is to attract deer to a particular spot. Concentrating deer in such a manner increases the risk of disease, and right now the risks are great. Chronic wasting disease – which has devastated deer herds in several states, was found last year in Maryland, just 10 miles from the Pennsylvania border. There’s a good chance the disease is here, and the last thing we want to do is concentrate deer over bait. According to the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance, concentrating deer by artificial feeding increases the likelihood of transmission between individuals. The infectious agent can be passed through contact with the ground or between deer. It doesn’t matter how out-of-hand the deer population is in the southeast, increasing the risk of CWD through baiting is not a wise way to manage wildlife. More than CWD But CWD isn’t the only disease that can be spread by concentrating deer. Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease and tuberculosis are two others. Even the risk of rabies can be increased through baiting. Recently, a deer killed by a hunter in Pennsylvania tested positive for rabies. The disease is spread through contact and, like CWD and EHD, baiting will only increase the risk. Deer aren’t the only species that can be impacted by baiting. Piles of corn or other attractants will likely draw in just about anything, including raccoons, foxes, skunks and other wildlife that can carry rabies, distemper and mange. In a Game Commission brochure entitled “Please Don’t Feed the Deer,” it states that turkeys drawn to bait piles can spread another deadly disease called aspergillosis. “The spread of disease within and among species is encouraged by repeated and prolonged contact at feeding sites,” the release states. In the end, a legal bait pile in the southeast can become a deadly magnet for many species of wildlife. There is yet another reason why the board’s move to allow baiting doesn’t make sense. The Red Tag farms have large numbers of deer that need to be reduced. By allowing baiting, the agency is basically creating a means to attract even more deer to areas where they are trying to get rid of them. Beyond that, the agency has correctly prohibited baiting in all other areas of the state, but yet it believes it’s worth the risk in the southeast. I understand the pressure that the Game Commission is under to reduce deer numbers in the southeast. Still, no matter how bad the situation is, the area needs to be managed soundly and ethically. The “anything goes” approach is a dangerous one, and it could turn deadly if baiting is allowed.

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Spartans’ Bunch to play football at Lock Haven

Tashawn Bunch, a senior at Wyoming Valley West, signed with Lock Haven University to continue his football and academic career. Pictured, first row, from left: JerMichael Bunch, brother; Beverly Quinn, grandmother; Leslie Bunch, mother; Tashawn Bunch; Allan Bunch, father; Ronald Quinn, grandfather. Second row: Erin Keating, principal; David Robbins, assistant principal; Patrick Keating, head football coach; Christopher Lazor, assistant principal; Sandy MacKay, athletic director.

Tunkhannock’s Inman to attend Mansfield Ashley Inman, a Tunkhannock senior, will continue her academic and softball careers at Mansfield University. Ashley is flanked by her mother and father, Diane Malkemes and Dan Inman. Also pictured in the back row are assistant coaches Ron Hampsey and Bob Hegedty, head coach John Keefe, athletic director Kenny Janiszewski and assistant principal Todd Bosscher.

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Hannah Rubasky, a senior at Nanticoke High School, will continue her academic and softball careers at Concordia College. Hannah is a three-year softball letter winner, fouryear field hockey letter winner, a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the newspaper and yearbook staff at Nanticoke, and takes part in the dual enrollment program at Luzerne County Community College, where she has the distinguished honor of being placed on the President’s list. Rubasky plans to major in biology, with the hopes of later studying veterinary medicine. Pictured, from left: Joe Drach, pitching coach; Kimberly Rubasky, mother; Hannah Rubasky, Ashlee Rubasky, sister; Gary Williams, head softball coach; John Gorham, assistant principal; Bill Hischak, guidance counselor.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Why big talk about small business is wrong

By BERNARD CONDON and MATTHEW CRAFT AP Business Writers

NEW YORK — Mitt Romney says they’re “job creators” and vows to come to their aid as president. Newt Gingrich visited them on his “jobs and growth” bus tour. President Barack Obama calls them “the engine of our economy.” If there’s one thing Republicans and Democrats agree on, it’s that small business is the answer to what ails the economy. On these tiny bundles of

entrepreneurial energy, they say, rides the nation’s hope for lower unemployment and faster economic growth. But the work of several economists suggests that most small businesses are not particularly adept at creating jobs, at least not the best jobs. The work also suggests their role in generating national wealth has been exaggerated. The problem is that not all small businesses are created equal. Businesses just getting off the ground contribute most

of the country’s job growth, but older small businesses cut as many as they add. Think Bill Gates and Paul Allen huddled together late nights developing Microsoft, not the corner liquor store. “I don’t want to pick on dry cleaners and restaurants and small manufacturing firms, but they’re not a big source of job creation,” says John Haltiwanger, an economist at the University of Maryland. Politicians like to say that small companies create two of

every three jobs in a given year. That’s less impressive when you consider that almost all the 6 million companies in the U.S. — 99.9 percent of them — are small businesses, with fewer than 500 workers. What’s more, two-out-ofthree masks the fact that most small businesses eliminate more jobs than they create in a given year, either through layoffs, closings or bankruptcy. And many of the rest, the ones that don’t shrink or shut down, don’t offer much hope

for the millions of Americans looking for jobs. Many small companies — outfits like florists, hardware stores and barbershops — tend to grow with the U.S. population, not faster. So they don’t speed the economic recovery the way an exploding new industry might. According to an August study by two University of Chicago economists, most small business owners just want to See SMALL, Page 2D

China shale delay to boost LNG imports By RAKTEEM KATAKEY, DINAKAR SETHURAMAN and GUO AIBING Bloomberg News

NEW DELHI — China’s ambitions to unlock the natural gas trapped in shale rocks are likely to take longer than planned, boosting the nation’s reliance on overseas suppliers from Exxon Mobil to Royal Dutch Shell. Shale gas output will rise to 23 billion cubic meters in 2020, or 29 percent of the government’s 80 billion target, below the average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The shortfall, stemming in part from tougher geology, should boost liquefied natural gas imports from about $5.8 billion in 2011 while curbing speculation that the nation can duplicate the U.S. shale boom that has upended global energy markets. Drillers in China, the world’s biggest holder of shale reserves, have yet to produce shale gas commercially, with Shell helping China National Petroleum Corp. to sink the nation’s first horizontal well. Explorers such as Cnooc and China Petrochemical, which have invested more than $5.7 billion in so-called unconventional oil and gas assets overseas, have found their technology lacking at home. “There are resources in China but the geology is different and more challenging than in the U.S.,” Liu Zhenwu, a vice president at state-run CNPC’s advisory center, said in a Feb. 7 interview in Bangkok. “Technical issues need to be solved first. It may take a few years, maybe a decade, maybe more, before large quantities of shale gas are produced in China.” Until then, China will need to boost purchases of LNG from providers such as Exxon, Chevron and Woodside Petroleum to meet demand. The nation imported 12.2 million metric tons of LNG in 2011, worth $5.8 billion at last year’s average price, customs data show. Paris-based GDF Suez estimated shipments may almost quadruple to 44 million tons in 2020. See SHALE, Page 2D

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McLanahan Corp. continues to hire at its export business in Hollidaysburg, Pa.

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OLLIDAYSBURG — Don’t tell Michael W. McLanahan that manufacturing in the United States is dead.

His family-owned, privately held company has made mineral processing and farm equipment since its founding way back in 1835 — and is enjoying a boom. “It was our best year ever,” said McLanahan, during a tour of the busy factory in central Pennsylvania that illustrates why manufacturing is growing twice as fast as the broader economy. McLanahan, 73, is the fifth generation of his family to run the capital-intensive company. It builds equipment to help mining companies separate product from waste, the dairy industry to remove manure from sand and the energy sector to segregate gravel from silica

sand used in fracking — the process of drilling through shale deposits thousands of feet below ground to reach natural gas. McLanahan Corp. boomed even as U.S. economy struggled to gain momentum in 2011 and the global economy was panicked and fearful that Europe’s debt problems would drag everyone down. One important reason for McLanahan’s success — and for U.S. manufac-

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These President’s Day deals are easy on the pocketbook WASHINGTON, Lincoln and Jackson likely never envisioned President’s Day being celebrated with sales, but thanks to them, more of the bills bearing their likenesses will stay in our pockets this week. CVS has an offer on Coldcalm by Boiron. Get a 60count box for $6.99 and if you use your Extra Care Card, you’ll get a coupon for $6.99 printed on your receipt for a future store purchase. The store also has packs of Eclipse gum on sale three for $3 and you’ll get $2 in Extra Bucks printed on your receipt. If you have a Wellness+ Card, run to Rite Aid for this deal. Colgate sensitive or

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Buy the four tubes of Colgate, use the $14 in Up Rewards coupons plus the $5 off a Tylenol Precise product found in today’s Times Leader and S T E A L S & D E A L S get a 3 or 4 count box of Precise heat patches or a 2.5 ounce cream, which in on sale Total Advanced toothpaste is for $5.99, plus grab a 30 count sold for $3.50 and you’ll get the full purchase amount back box of Brainstrong Natural DHS supplements for todin the form of a coupon that dlers. They’re on sale for $13 will print on the bottom of and you’ll get a $13 Up Reyour receipt. wards coupon printed on your You can get up to four offers, so if you really wanted to, receipt. So you’ll get the four tubes pay $14 for four tubes then use of toothpaste, the Brainstrong the $14 in coupons toward a future store purchase. There’s and the Tylenol Precise, pay $13 out of pocket and get $13 a $1 off Total coupon in toback to use for another future day’s Times Leader so it store purchase. makes the deal even better. If No coupon required for this you buy just one tube, you’ll deal but it’s a good one, just in pay $2.50 and get a coupon time for the Lenten season. worth $3.50. Weis has all Gorton’s seaHere’s a suggestion for food on sale at half off and if those looking to build a deal:

you buy three products you’ll get an additional $2 off the purchase. Speaking of half-off sales, head to Price Chopper where about 50 items are 50 percent off. Among them are Price Chopper brand pretzels, all Price Chopper vitamins and 16 ounce cartons of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Though many of our founding fathers made their money on their tobacco crops and even though our current president has been caught lighting up a cigarette now and then, there’s no reason to emulate the commander’s in chief’s bad habits. If you’re trying to quit smoking, here’s a good way — and it’s free. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is offering free, four-week nicotine replace-

ment therapy, or NRT, kits and counseling support to residents trying to quit using tobacco. The kits will be available through the state’s Free Quitline (800-QUIT NOW) while supplies last. The NRT giveaway is part of the second annual “Quit for Love” outreach effort during the week of Valentine’s Day and is funded through Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds and a federal grant. To receive a free NRT kit, call 800-QUIT NOW (800-7848669). For more information, call the Quitline or visit www.DeterminedToQuit.com. If you know of any local steals or deals, send them to aseder@timesleader.com or call 570-829-7269. Follow Andrew M. Seder on Twitter @TLAndrewSeder

PERSONAL FINANCE GAIL MARKSJARVIS

Like others, tactical funds bear watching ARE YOU HAVING a difficult time committing? I’m talking about making up your mind about whether to choose stocks or bonds or a certain variety of one of them. After the battle scars of the last few years, it’s not surprising people would be second-guessing their choices. And after a 7 percent rise in the stock market this year as of mid-February, the fear of plopping new money into stocks just in time to lose again might be dreadful. That’s why investors are being drawn to a relatively new type of fund called “tactical allocation funds.” With these funds, you give the fund manager the discretion to move around quickly, maybe buying large company stocks one day when he sees opportunity but selling them shortly thereafter if he spots a market threat or a better opportunity elsewhere. Not all tactical funds have choices that broad. But some do. And the key with all tactical funds is that you give your fund manager the freedom to decide at any moment that he wants to buy a lot of something and none of something else. You do not tie his or her hands the way you do in most mutual funds by telling the manager precisely what type of investment to buy. The flexibility to hop around markets and to buy and sell quickly is supposed to serve you well. It’s supposed to save you when the market is about to tank, or place you at the front of opportunity when some investment is about to soar. What could be better? The trouble is that such an approach promises more than it delivers. Morningstar analyst Michael Herbst recently reviewed tactical funds and found what studies of investing pros have shown repeatedly: Market timing, or trying to pinpoint the time when it’s worth buying one type of investment while selling another, is difficult to do. It sounds good on the surface, but few managers can carry it out well continually. Herbst notes that the AllianceBernstein Retirement Strategies target-date funds moved a significant amount of money out of stocks and pleased investors by avoiding harsh losses during the third quarter of 2011. But after getting that move right, he said, the fund didn’t move back into stocks soon enough to capture the surge that delighted investors in other funds during the fourth quarter. Ivy Asset Strategy was an investor’s dream come true during the harsh 38 percent downturn in the stock market in 2008. And it was nimble enough to also position for the rise in stocks in 2009. But then it got roughed up by the flash crash in May 2010 and was not positioned well for the difficulties in stock investing in 2011, Herbst said. In a study of tactical funds between October 2007 and December 2011, Morningstar chief investment officer Jeff Ptak found that despite all the maneuvering and esoteric, risky approaches to investing, most didn’t do as well as the Vanguard Balanced Index fund. That’s a simple fund that uses no fancy tactics. It holds about 60 percent of investors’ money in stocks and 40 percent in bonds through good times and bad without trying to guess when it’s best to buy or sell. Tactical funds tend to be more volatile than other funds and also have trouble rebounding when the market is climbing after a downturn, Herbst said. Yet, Herbst has identified a few standouts. Among them, he said, are the Pimco All Asset, Pimco All Asset All Authority and Pimco Global MultiAsset. Even if funds seem to have good track records over several years, however, Herbst warns against buying them if you do not understand how the manager is going to make money and avoid losses. Some strategies are complex, involving derivatives and leverage, or borrowed money that can lead to great gains but also explosive losses. Gail MarksJarvis is a personal finance columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Readers may send her e-mail at gmarksjarvis@tribune.com.

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BUSINESS AGENDA RED CARPET BREAKFAST: Feb. 23, 7:45-9 a.m., Capriotti’s Palazzo, 1 Banks Ave., McAdoo. Speaker will be U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta. $15 for Greater Hazleton Chamber members, nonmembers $20, includes breakfast. Reservations required, call 455-1509. WOMEN’S NETWORKING MIXER: Feb. 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Bobby’s of New York, 2 E. Butler Drive, Drums. Open to all businesswomen in Greater Hazleton. Complimentary hors d’oevures and cash bar, door prizes. $5 for Greater Hazleton Chamber members; nonmembers $7. Reservations required; call 455-1509, email jferry@hazletonchamber.org or online at www.hazletonchamber.org. RED CARPET LUNCHEON: Feb. 29, noon, Valley Country Club, 79 Country Club Road, Sugarloaf. Luke Bernstein, Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Corbett, will discuss Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed budget, with a question and answer period following. $25 for Greater Hazleton Chamber members; others $30, includes lunch. Reservations required by Feb. 24. Call 4551509, email jferry@hazletonchamber.org or online at www.hazletonchamber.org. WYOMING COUNTY CHAMBER LUNCHEON: March 14, noon, The Fireplace restaurant, Route 6, Tunkhannock. Dave Sweeley, area manager for Southwestern Energy, will speak. The company has a local office in Tunkhannock. Free for chamber members; others $10 each. Reserve by calling 836-7755 or by emailing Robin at Robin@wyccc.com. Send announcements of upcoming events by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com; by mail to Business Agenda, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 1871 1 or by fax to 829-5537. Include a contact phone number and e-mail address. The submission deadline is Wednesday for publication on Sunday.

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turing’s rising luster — is an export revival. McLanahan Corp. is no outlier. The manufacturing sector as a whole bounced back in 2011, adding more than 287,000 new positions over the last 13 months and shifting into higher gear after a summer slowdown brought on by Europe fears. During 2011, exports of U.S. goods and services were up by 14.5 percent over 2010, to a record $2.1 trillion. And despite Europe’s economic problems, U.S. exports to Europe rose 3.6 percent in December. In the 1990s, as environmental regulation stiffened on the U.S. mining industry, McLanahan refocused the company to take advantage of export opportunities. Back then, about 10 percent of the company’s product went overseas. Today it’s about 70 percent. Mineral-rich Australia is a big customer, and McLanahan has benefited greatly from that

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CORPORATE LADDER MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY Carolyn Yencharis Corcoran, assistant director of the Insalaco Center for Career Development has been named president of the Middle Atlantic Counseling Association. Corcoran earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literaCorcoran ture with an economics minor from Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove and a Master of Science degree in organizational management with a specialization in marketing from Misericordia University.

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The Scranton hospital named the senior management team that will lead the organization. Robert Steigmeyer, current president and CEO, will remain in his leadership role; Anthony D. Aquilina, DO, will serve as chief medSteigmeyer ical officer; Edward A. Chabalowski will join the organization as vice president and chief financial

officer; and Barbara Bossi, RN, has been appointed associate chief administrative officer. In addition, Sean McAndrew will serve as associate vice president for information technology and Wendy Wilson will serve as associate vice president for public relations and marketing.

PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE Dr. Albert Lozano-Nieto has accepted the director of academic affairs position. Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, Dr. Lozano-Nieto received his Lozano-Nieto academic degrees from Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He and his wife are parents to two Penn State graduates. . The Times Leader publishes announcements of business promotions, hirings and other noteworthy events on Sundays. Photographs may be included as space allows. Submit an announcement by e-mail to tlbusiness@timesleader.com, by mail to 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711; or by fax to 829-5537. Photos in jpeg format may be attached to e-mails.

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country’s high labor costs and weaker manufacturing base. “We can build here and ship into Australia for cheaper than they can make it there,” said McLanahan. He laments that mining in the United States has shrunk so much and with it, domestic sales opportunities. “I knew that the future of our company depended on a robust export effort.” During a recent visit, the Pennsylvania manufacturer was busily filling orders from Iceland and Colombia, as well as actively building log washers for the timber industry and equipment for dairy farmers. It recently installed equipment in Glen Rose, Texas, to prepare fracking sand for shipment. Natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania are consuming so much silica sand, he said, that the price now varies between $240 a ton to $400 a ton, compared to $10 a ton for sand used in concrete mix. It’s good news for a sector that accounts for about 12 percent of the U.S. economy but lost more than 6 million jobs over the past decade. There’s even anecdotal evidence that some companies

that had shifted production overseas are beginning to come home, a process known as insourcing or re-shoring. Some orders for iron castings that McLanahan had lost to China are returning because of quality and supply issues. How many firms are moving back? It’s hard to know. “It’s a hard number to quantify — the notion of out-sourcing and in-sourcing. There’s a hype to both of those numbers,” said Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers. “We have a lot of foreign companies that are locating here. It’s a global decision-making process right now.” Right now many factors are combining to make American manufacturing more attractive than it’s been in quite a while. These include rising production costs in China, flat wage growth in the United States, corporate borrowing rates near historic lows, a weakening of the dollar against the currencies of competitors in hot emerging economies and a boom in U.S. natural gas production that’s lowering a key cost for U.S. factories.

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Make sure contributions are noticed By MARIE G. MCINTYRE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Q: I have become very disillusioned with my manager. “Brian” and I worked well together as peers for several years, collaborating on a variety of successful projects, until a new CEO promoted me and demoted him. Recently, that CEO was replaced by a guy who worked with Brian 20 years ago. Now he has decided to make Brian my boss. Unfortunately, Brian has turned out to be an ineffective manager who doesn’t want me to have any visibility. Some trusted colleagues have shown me emails in which he takes credit for my work. Brian praises me to my face, but apparently does not share these positive comments with higher-level executives. Although I like my job, I don’t see how I can advance my career while working for Brian. I have tried to remain professional and accept the situation, but I’m starting to feel that leaving is my only choice. What’s your advice? A: At this point, you would be wise to pursue a two-track career strategy. While exploring external possibilities, you should simultaneously take

steps to enhance your reputation within the company. Given the recent volatility of your work environment, you never know what future opportunities might present themselves. Like it or not, the first step in preserving your internal options is to maintain a favorable relationship with Brian. In addition to being your boss, he is also well-regarded by the CEO, so staying on his good side would be politically astute. Try to remember that both of you may be rather wary and self-protective after being repeatedly jerked around by top executives. If Brian truly is minimizing your accomplishments, then you need to concentrate on expanding your network of supporters. Look for opportunities to impress managers and other influential colleagues with your knowledge, ability, and cooperative attitude. The more people who think highly of you, the greater the odds that word will spread to top management. You might also consider increasing your involvement with industry groups and professional associations, since those activities can boost your career both

internally and externally. In short, the best way to handle your resentful feelings is to stop obsessing about Brian and start taking control of your future. Q: My co-worker is being very inconsiderate with his cellphone. We all keep our phones turned on at work, but the rest of us silence them out of courtesy to others. This co-worker allows his phone to ring, which is quite disruptive and annoying. What can we do about it? A: Here’s a radical idea. Instead of stewing in silence and becoming increasingly irritated, have a friendly chat with your colleague and politely ask if he would mind using the “vibrate” setting. Calmly explain that even though he may not notice the noise, his ringer is a distraction to others. If you are courteous and he is considerate, this problem should be quickly solved with no hard feelings. Marie G. McIntyre is a workplace coach and the author of”Secrets to Winning at Office Politics." Send in questions and get free coaching tips at http://www.yourofficecoach.com.

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WESTVILLE, N.Y. — “Got milk?” is getting to be a difficult question when it comes to organic. Because even as more consumers are willing to pay premium prices for organic milk, supermarkets are having trouble keeping it on the shelves as high feed and fuel prices have left some organic dairy farmers unable to keep up with demand. “The market has surged faster than supply,” said George Siemon, CEO of Wisconsin-based Organic Valley, the nation’s largest cooperative of organic farmers, “and at the same time we had high feed costs reduce supply, so we had a double hit here.” Organic milk shortages are nothing new. As the milk — which federal regulations require be from cows fed organic feed and free from production-boosting synthetic hormones — rose in popularity during the past decade, there haven’t always been enough farmers to meet demand (it can take three years to transition a conventional dairy farm to organic). Some relief is expected with the seasonal spring boost in production. But industry watchers say this shortage is more worrisome because of the alarming jumps in the price of organic corn and other feed coupled with higher fuel costs. “It’s kind of like a treadmill thing,” said Siobhan Griffin, an upstate New York organic farmer whose cows chomp hay in a hilly pasture. “If you make less milk you make less money, and then you can’t afford to make more milk.” After a recent dip during the recession, sales of organic milk — which can sell for twice as much or more as conventional milk — are strong again. Sales for organic whole milk were up 16 percent from January through November of last year compared with a year earlier, even as sales of conven-

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A cow is seen in a field at Raindance Farm in Westville, N.Y. Even as more consumers are willing to pay premium prices for organic milk, supermarkets are having trouble keeping it on the shelves as high feed and fuel prices have left some organic dairy farmers simply unable to keep up with demand.

tional milk declined, according to federal agricultural statistics. Some farmers have switched to less expensive feed, but that reduced production. Griffin, who runs Raindance Organic Farm 55 miles west of Albany, is losing money as costs outrun prices. She sold 15 cows in the fall so she could afford to buy feed for her remaining cows. Some struggling farms are switching back to conventional milk or leaving the dairy business entirely. Milk Thistle Farm, a Hudson Valley farm that was a popular vendor at New York City farmers markets, recently announced that it no longer could afford to continue production. Horizon and Organic Valley say they have more dairy farmers making the transition to organic. But Ed Maltby of the Northeast Organic Producers Alliance said not as many farmers are making the switch because of the economics. The farmers’ plight illuminates an unusual feature of the U.S. dairy economy: Most farmers do not set their own milk prices. Organic farmers typically enter into contracts with processors. This provides stability compared with

the month-to-month pricing of conventional milk, but it has caused problems once food and fuel costs took off. Some farm advocates say additional price pressure comes from industrial-style organic farming operations with 1,000 or more milking cows that are producing more milk for “private label” store brands sold in supermarkets and box stores. The largescale operations, some with their own processing plants, can produce the milk less expensively than traditional farms and put pressure on all producers to keep prices low. Though no one knows when supply will catch up with demand, many expect it to at least ease in a couple of months with the production boost that comes each spring when the fields are in bloom and cows can graze. Maltby is more pessimistic. “Perhaps when the cows go out to pasture in the spring, there might be an increase in production, but we don’t anticipate that happening dramatically,” Maltby said. “Nothing will really change until the price that the farmer gets paid starts to meet their cost of production.”

ton should stop offering certain incentives to small business owners, such as loan guarantees and write-offs on taxes for home offices. He says the money would be better spent subsidizing research and development. “If you want jobs, you have to focus on the innovative firms trying to provide something new and different,” he says. The country’s unemployment rate is 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. But the U.S. still has 5.6 million fewer jobs than before the recession. Many economists think the job problem is due in part to a slowdown in the creation of new businesses. It was true even before the Great Recession: The number of

startups less than a year old was no higher in the boom year of 2006 than it was 30 years ago, when the economy was much smaller, according to the Census Bureau. And the ones that are launching are hiring fewer people. The grim takeaway is that the U.S. could struggle with high unemployment long after a pickup in economic growth. Even the idea that small businesses play an outsized role in the economy has come under attack lately. A study from the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research shows that the self-employed worker, that rugged exemplar of the small businessperson, accounted for less of the working population in the U.S. than in the other 20 rich countries tracked, except for Luxembourg. Another study by economists at Harvard and Dartmouth suggests that might not be such a bad thing because poorer countries are more likely to have a higher share of their workers self-employed. Adding fuel to the argument, Kelly Edmiston, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, showed that workers at small businesses are more likely to lose their jobs and less likely to have vacation days, retirement plans and a range of other benefits, including health care. Some 41 percent of companies employing less than 100 people offered no medical insurance at all.

Russia as the world’s biggest natural gas provider. Output surged to 142 billion cubic meters in 2010, causing prices to slump. Natural gas prices in New York were close to $10 per million British thermal units end of 2000 and rose a record of $15.38 per million British thermal units in December 2005, spurring drilling investments. Prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange have dropped this year to around $2.50. Chinese shale may hold 1,275 trillion cubic feet (36 trillion cubic meters) of technically recoverable gas, 12 times the country’s conventional gas deposits, an April report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. That’s almost triple the 482 trillion cubic feet in the U.S., ac-

cording to a Jan. 23 estimate by the EIA. “On average the shale deposits in China are deeper than in the U.S. and more difficult to get to,” Neil Beveridge, an energy analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein in Hong Kong, said Feb. 10. “The mineralogy of the shale rocks in China is also primarily what is called non-marine, which means their productivity could be lower. The U.S. has marine shales which have much lower clay content and are more easily fractured.” Teams that unlock gas with hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the U.S. found success mostly from 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) to 4 kilometers deep, while in China some key deposits are found 6 kilometers down, according to Beveridge.

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be their own boss and never expect to hire more than a few employees. In fact, the more you study the numbers, the more you wonder what the politicians are getting so excited about. Haltiwanger and two other economists showed, in a study of 32,000 companies over 30 years, that small businesses no more than five years old — that’s about 40 percent of them — are the only ones that create more jobs each year than they cut. In 2005, for instance, more than 99 percent of the 2.5 million net new private-sector jobs in the United States came from these startups, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But the 60 percent of small businesses that have been around more than five years act as a slight drag on the number of jobs available in the United States. They have cut about 0.5 percent more staff than they have added in a typical year, according to Haltiwanger. By contrast, big businesses, the ones that get all the headlines for layoffs, have hired more than they have cut — about 0.1 percent in a typical year. Economist Charles Kenny of the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan research group, goes as far as suggesting that Washing-

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The global LNG market last year was valued at about $123 billion, based on an average price of $10 for a million British thermal units and 336 billion cubic meters of shipments. Grieder forecasts China will produce 20 billion cubic meters of shale gas in 2020. “The government’s target is ambitious,” he said. “It reflects their confidence about the resource base and about strong domestic and foreign investor interest in the sector.” The U.S. produced 96 billion cubic meters in 2009, overtaking

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MarketPulse ME, ME, ME A stronger economy means we Cynosure revenue and get to be vain again. The unem- net income 34.1 ployment rate is at its lowest lev- millions el since 2009, and personal in- $30 come for Americans has grown for five straight months. That 25 Revenue means people can afford to 22.3 spend on things that may have 20 seemed frivolous at the depth of the recession. Citi analyst Mat15 thew Dodds recently upgraded Cynosure (CYNO) to “Buy,” for 10 example. He expects much of the company’s growth to come 5 Net from increased demand for its income 1.1 PinPointe foot laser, which helps -0.8 clear toenails of fungus, and Cel- 0 4Q 2010 4Q 2011 lulaze, a cellulite treatment. “VanSource: The company ity is back,” Dodds says.

ANOMALY February has been a good month for stocks so far: The S&P 500 is up 4 percent following a report that showed the strongest job growth since April. But February has historically been a loser for the market. Since 1950, the S&P 500 has dropped an average of 0.2 percent in February, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. It’s the only month between October and May that has historically been a loser. One sign of caution for this February: Trucking companies, railroads and other companies in the Dow Jones Transports index are down 1.5 percent. Some investors see their movements as a good gauge for the economy, because a healthy economy moves more products around the country. Since 1950, the S&P 500 has fallen 29 times in February and risen 33 times. The drops have been bigger than the rises, meaning the average performance for the month is a decline of 0.2 percent.

DON’T GIVE UP ON TREASURYS As long as Europe’s debt crisis remains, investors will keep buying Treasurys, says Murillo Campello, a professor of finance at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Campello says the problems in Greece that grab much of the headlines these days are also present in other countries in the region. Investors who want the relative safety of bonds might be interested in top-rated countries like Australia and New Zealand, but their bond markets are small. So, Campello says, look for investors to keep buying U.S. debt — including big companies in the U.S. and Europe that have a lot of cash and want a secure place to put it.

Red flag: transportaion companies are down

Market vigilantes

Stocks look like a good long-term buy, says John Manley, chief equity strategist for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. But he expects them to remain volatile in the near term. That’s because the stock market is acting like the bond market vigilantes of earlier decades: The market will drop sharply to grab politicians’ attention when they’re falling short of fixing economic problems.

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Manley

So, this market reminds you of the past? I think there are a great number of analogies between today and 1980. Then, as now, we’d already had two bear markets because of the -flation problem. Then it was inflation, now it’s deflation. Then, as now, we had a sense that whatever it was going to take to fix the problem was going to be pretty darn painful. Back then, it was the bond market vigilantes: The market took control, along with the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and interest rates had to go to 16 to 18 percent. That was incredibly painful, it was the Reagan recession. But oddly enough, had you bought the S&P in January or February of 1980, you were never down more than 5 percent on that investment, even through the end of 1982. I think, to a certain degree, we have to go through the same thing, except this time I think the stock market is acting as the bond market did back then. Stock market vigilantes. What happened in August and September (of 2011, when stocks tumbled worldwide) was almost a slap in the face for Europe. The capital markets were not going to let them get away with this stuff anymore. So where is the market headed from here? We are still in a trading range as far as I’m concerned. Nothing is really truly fixed yet. I strongly recommend that people buy stocks for the long term. But in a strange way, if I’m right, the market will have to go down from time to time for the market to go up. In other words, the market will have to act as the disciplinarian. The market will have to punish (politicians for) any failure to move forward in dealing with these issues. You’re not worried about slowing profit growth? You don’t have to be a wizard to see that profits are at a record level, and that in the past, profits inevitably regressed to the mean. So even if 2012 is flattish, you have to worry that 2013 is going to be lower. But what’s different this time is that corporate profits are at these levels without the economy booming. We have a very tepid economy at best. We have fairly high levels of unemployment. We have very questionable growth, maybe decelerating growth. That sort of begs the question: Why is this happening? Maybe margins are higher for a different reason. My theory is technology. The next best thing to finding out you’re right is to find out you’re wrong as quickly as possible. That’s what technology, data processing and rapid telecommunications have done. They’ve let businesses know how to operate more efficiently. They get better feedback so you don’t get a second year of the Edsel (a Ford car that flopped). Retailing is the obvious example of this: Don’t run the second run of Nehru jackets. That could result and has resulted in a step up in profitability.

Mortgage rates stay at record low

The defense budget

B-Day, or Budget Day, B-Day Day came Monday for investors in defense stocks. President Obama submitted his spending requests for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 -- including his proposals for cutting defense

spending to reduce the deficit. deficit The budget proposes $614 billion in defense spending next fiscal year, down 6 percent from $656 billion this year. The Army would take the deepest cuts, while

the Navy’s budget budg udget would increase i slightly. The proposed budget will likely change as Congress debates it, but here’s a look at potential winners and losers:

Boeing

The budget calls for spending on General Dynamics’ Abrams tanks to fall 84 percent to $74 million next fiscal year. Spending on its Stryker armored vehicles would fall 57 percent to $332 million. They are two of the biggest products in General Dynamics’ combat systems business, its second-largest by revenue.

KEYW Holding

Northrop Grumman

The military is worried about hackers, and the budget calls for $3.4 billion in cybersecurity funding for next fiscal year and $18 billion the next five years. That’s good for KEYW, a cybersecurity provider. About 80 percent of its workers are allowed to work on sensitive government projects, Sterne Agee analysts say.

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General Dynamics

The aerospace company looks to have fared best in the budget, Credit Suisse analyst Robert Spingarn says. Funding for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter would rise 56 percent to $1.2 billion next fiscal year. The military also identified Boeing’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker as one of its top priorities.

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Air Products

APD

72.26 8

98.01

92.06

1.66

1.8

8.1 -+.47

5.8

2.5

Amer Water Works

AWK

25.39 0

34.67

33.82

-0.17

-0.5

6.2 +27.12

1 20.5a

2.7

Amerigas Part LP

APU

36.76 7

50.22

46.00

2.85

6.6

0.2 —2.15

12.8

6.6

Aqua America Inc

WTR

19.28 7

23.57

22.14

0.24

1.1

0.4 —1.98

1.6

3.0

Arch Dan Mid

ADM

23.69 6

38.02

31.35

0.96

3.2

9.6—14.57 4

-1.0

2.2

AutoZone Inc

AZO

Bank of America

BAC

Bk of NY Mellon

Bon Ton Store

BONT

CVS Caremark Corp Cigna Corp

247.36 0 361.40 360.21 4.92 4

6.11

1.7

10.8 +40.94

23.2

...

-0.05

-0.6

44.2—45.58 5 -25.1

...

0.5

10.5—27.79 4 -10.2

2.4

44.2—68.80 5 -34.1

...

4.1

7.1

1.5

-1.2

0.1

3.0

14.95

8.02

17.10 4

32.11

22.01

0.59

2.8

2.23 2

17.49

4.86

-0.05

-1.0

CVS

31.30 0

44.56

44.27

1.09

2.5

8.6 +36.78

38.79 5

52.95

44.93

1.39

3.2

7.0 +3.33

CocaCola

61.29 8

71.77

69.05

1.11

1.6

-1.3 +9.88

10.0

Comcast Corp A

CMCSA 19.19 0

29.05

29.17

2.00

7.3

23.0 +17.45

1.9

2.2

Community Bk Sys

CBU

21.67 0

28.95

28.23

0.49

1.8

1.5 +15.95

7.6

3.7

Community Hlth Sys

CYH

14.61 3

42.50

20.73

0.70

3.5

18.8—46.98 5 -11.5

...

Entercom Comm

ETM

4.61 4

13.63

7.48

-0.44

-5.6

21.6—38.23 4 -20.7

...

Fairchild Semicond

FCS

10.25 6

21.02

15.88

1.09

7.4

31.9—19.19 4

-2.7

...

Frontier Comm

FTR

-7.2—41.36 5

Genpact Ltd

Harte Hanks Inc Heinz

3.81 2

9.55

4.78

0.74

18.3

-8.8

8.4

13.09 6

18.16

15.74

0.38

2.5

5.3 +7.00

2 24.2a

1.1

HHS

7.00 4

13.24

9.40

0.06

0.6

3.4—25.63 4 -17.1

3.6

HNZ

46.99 0

55.00

54.47

2.60

5.0

0.8 +16.54

5.8

3.5

Hershey Company

HSY

49.46 9

62.38

60.86

1.31

2.2

-1.5 +24.28

5.1

2.5

Kraft Foods

KFT

30.26 9

39.06

38.01

-0.57

-1.5

1.7 +27.01

4.6

3.1

Lowes Cos

LOW

18.07 0

27.58

27.68

0.59

2.2

9.1 +7.92

-2.3

2.0

M&T Bank

MTB

66.40 7

91.05

82.92

3.12

3.9

8.6 —4.74

-4.9

3.4

McDonalds Corp

MCD

72.89 0 102.22

99.99

0.52

0.5

-0.3 +34.93

19.4

2.8

NBT Bncp

NBTB

17.05 9

24.10

22.70

0.39

1.7

2.6 +1.42

1.9

3.5

Nexstar Bdcstg Grp

NXST

5.30 7

10.28

8.39

0.07

0.8

7.0 +34.89

2.0

...

PNC Financial

PNC

42.70 9

65.19

61.14

1.47

2.5

6.0 —2.33

-2.0

2.3

PPL Corp

PPL

24.10 8

30.27

28.47

0.02

0.1

-3.2 +19.43

-1.0

5.1

Penna REIT

PEI

6.50 7

17.34

13.65

0.26

1.9

30.7 —7.77

3 -14.9

...

4.4

PepsiCo

PEP

58.50 4

71.89

62.68

-1.27

-2.0

-5.5

2.0

3.3

Philip Morris Intl

59.09 0

82.31

81.74

1.30

1.6

4.2 +38.99

1 37.0a

3.8

Procter & Gamble

57.56 8

67.72

64.91

1.03

1.6

-2.7 +4.70

2.5

3.2

Prudential Fncl

PRU

42.45 8

67.52

61.39

2.39

4.1

22.5 —6.65

-6.4

2.4

SLM Corp

SLM

10.91 9

17.11

16.14

0.26

1.6

20.4 +8.51

2 -17.6

3.1

22.5

+.01

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SLM Corp flt pfB

SLMBP 39.00 5

60.00

47.78

0.53

1.1

Southn Union Co

SUG

26.83 0

44.65

43.91

0.87

2.0

0.0

...

9.7

4.3 +59.94

9.9

1.4

TJX Cos

TJX

23.92 0

34.94

34.87

0.51

1.5

UGI Corp

UGI

24.07 4

33.53

27.56

0.46

1.7

8.0 +43.68

20.6

1.1

-6.3—11.24 3

3.3

Verizon Comm

32.28 8

40.48

38.46

0.77

2.0

-4.1 +11.18

3.8

5.7

5.2

WalMart Strs

WMT

48.31 0

62.63

62.48

0.58

0.9

4.6 +16.79

7.0

2.3

Weis Mkts

WMK

36.52 0

44.22

43.63

1.13

2.7

9.2 +14.41

2.9

2.8

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The Best Man: Who will it be for the GOP? “THE BEST Man won.” That’s the closing line in a play written by Gore Vidal. It opened on Broadway, March 31, 1960 at the Morosco Theater. Considered one of the finest political dramas written for the stage, “The Best Man” starred Lee Tracey as former President Arthur Hockstader, Melvyn Douglas as the cerebral Secretary of State William Russell and Frank Lovejoy played Sen. Joe Cantwell — thought to be a composite character based on then-presidential candidates Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Russell and Cantwell are the leading contenders among five candidates vying for the party’s presidential nomination at their national convention in Philadelphia. “The Best Man,” adapted to the silver screen in 1964, continued Tracey as Hockstader but cast Cliff Robertson in the role of Joe Cantwell. Robertson had just portrayed JFK in the cinematic hit, “PT 109” (1963), and when Ronald Reagan auditioned for the part of Russell he was thought not to appear adequately presidential. The lead went to Henry Fonda. Without ruining the plot, the movie runs less than two hours and is available free online; the characters arrive at their nominating convention with no candidate having a majority of delegates pledged. Russell is 16 votes shy of the nomination. Could such a scenario be playing out for Republicans scheduled to meet on Aug. 29 in Tampa, Fla. to nominate their 2012 candidates for president and vice president? Is it conceivable, after Republican primaries and caucuses conclude with Utah on June 26, that neither Mitt Romney, nor Newt Gingrich, or Rick Santorum or Ron Paul will have the necessary 1,144 pledged delegates to secure the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot? Unlikely. But, with few winner-take-all primaries and a Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited cash to be funneled to political action committees, it is no longer impossible. If these Fab Four continue arguing all the way to Tampa, it becomes increasingly difficult for one to accumulate 1,144 pledged delegates. So, why should anyone withdraw? Ron Paul won’t. Romney will be 65 next month. It’s his last shot. He’s spent millions trying to convince the fringe he’s fringy, while supported by establishment Republicans convinced that losing with Romney will minimize GOP losses in the House and Senate. Newt will be 69 in June. It’s his last shot. He had the nomination in his grasp until Romney put him through a food processor in Iowa. Newt could withdraw, giving Santorum center stage, or he can accumulate delegates, deny Mitt at the convention and donate his delegates to one willing to rehabilitate his image. Santorum has come a long way, and that terrifies congressional Republicans. It’s his last shot. He deserves to march his delegates into Tampa and at least grab the VP nod. Currently Romney has 123 delegates, Santorum 72, Gingrich 32, with 19 delegates pledged to Ron Paul. At this rate, Romney is picking up 49 percent of delegates. Santorum has 29 percent, 13 percent go to Gingrich, while Paul has received 8 percent. Yet there are more than 2,000 delegates still to be won. Hypothetically, were Romney to win 37 percent of those, Santorum 33 percent, Gingrich 20 percent and Paul 5 percent, the former governor would have only 863 delegates, the former senator 732, the former Speaker 432 and congressman Paul 119. A brokered convention? Uh-oh. What’s a “brokered convention”? Fortunately, “The Best Man” is being reprised on Broadway for 18 weeks beginning in April at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. It stars James Earl Jones as Hockstader; Angela Lansbury as party vice chair; John Larroquette as Russell; Candice Bergen as Mrs. Russell; and Eric McCormack as Cantwell. For ticket information, visit broadwaysbestshows.com/show/Gore-Vidal-sThe-Best-Man. Kevin Blaum’s column on government, life and politics appears every Sunday. Contact him at kblaum@timesleader.com.

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OS ANGELES — The tech broke the bud of marijuana into small flakes, measuring 200 milligrams into a vial. He had picked up the strain, Ghost, earlier that day from a dispensary in the Valley and guessed by its pungency and visible resin

glands that it was potent. He could have determined this the old-fashioned way, with a bong and a match. Instead, he began the meticulous process of preparing the sample for the high pressure liquid chromatograph.

His lab, called The Werc Shop, tests medical cannabis for levels of the psychoactive ingredient known as THC and a few dozen other compounds, as well as for contaminants like molds, bacteria and pesticides that marijuana advocates don’t much like to talk about. The strains that pass muster are labeled Certified Cannabaceuticals, a trademarked term. The commercial lab is one of dozens opening in the last two years, as a rush to build an industry around medical marijuana has produced a desire — by some — to know what exactly is in the medicine. The idea is that patients don’t pop a Vicodin not knowing if the pill has 5 milligrams of hydrocodone or 15. Nor do people make drinks wondering if they are pouring beer or bourbon or Bacardi 151. “Every pharmaceutical requires quality control and assurance, every diet supplement, every vitamin,” said Jeff Raber, the Werc Shop founder and president, who has a Ph.D. in chemistry from USC. “Why not treat this like medicine?”

With testing, pot-users can stroll into a high-end store, look at a menu and decide what level of THC they want in their weed. And since dispensaries post their menus on popular directories like weedmaps.com and stickyguide.com, customers can first shop around online for the strongest strain of bud for the dollar. But is this tidy new glimpse of marijuana retail illusory? Only some top-end dispensaries test their products, and even they can’t be sure the results are reliable. Because all marijuana possession is illegal under federal law — and the Justice Department has been cracking down recently — the nascent labs are as unregulated and vulnerable to prosecution as dispensaries and growers. In Colorado, the one lab that tried to get a license from the Drug Enforcement Administration was promptly raided by that agency. That very week, Los Angeles passed its marijuana ordinance, which required testing by “independent and certified” labs, with-

"Every pharmaceutical requires quality control and assurance, every diet supplement, every vitamin. Why not treat this like medicine?” Jeff Raber Werc Shop founder and president

out specifying who was supposed to do the certifying. Long Beach followed suit two months later. Making the situation even woollier: There are no federal standards for pesticides in marijuana. So, along with the rest of the industry, the businesses operate in a raucous frontier, with drug-lab cowboys pulling up to pot shops with second-hand equipment to offer “lab-tested” results. The more prominent operations in California — including Steep Hill in Oakland, Halent in Sacramento and The Werc Shop in Los Angeles County — have recently formed the Association of California Cannabis Laboratories to set equipment standards and methodology and to give a seal of approval for those who comply. They also hope to advance the science of marijuana, deciphering which compounds do what in a plant that can produce a broad range of psychological and physiological effects. Donald Land, a University of CalSee POT, Page 6E

Republicans backed similar birth control mandates By KIM GEIGER AND NOAM N. LEVEY Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — Since President Barack Obama moved to require Catholic hospitals and universities to offer their employees contraceptive health benefits, Republicans have rushed to accuse the administration of an unprecedented attack on religious freedoms. None has been more forceful than former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who accused Obama of “a direct violation of the First Amendment.” But years before the current partisan firestorm, GOP lawmakers and governors around the country, including Huckabee, backed similar mandates. Twenty-two states have laws or regulations that resemble, at least in part, the Obama administration’s original rule. More than a third had some Republican support, a review of state records shows. In six states, including Arkansas, those contraceptive mandates were signed by GOP governors. In Massachusetts in 2006, then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed a health care overhaul that kept in place a contraceptive mandate signed by his Republican predecessor. Now the GOP presidential candidate is calling the Obama rule an “assault on religion.” At the federal level, President George W. Bush never challenged a similar federal mandate imposed in 2000. The state laws were the product of a campaign by women’s Twenty-two groups and others that states have began after insurers laws or regustarted covering Viagra lations that for men. Thecausehasalways resemble, at drawn more support least in part, from Democrats, who the Obama pushed successfully in 2010 to include a provi- administrasion in the health care tion’s original law designed to expand rule. women’s access to preventive services like contraception. Butuntilrecently,manyRepublicansalso supported expanding access to contraceptives, even if it meant angering some religious constituencies. In 1997, Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine and then-Rep. James C. Greenwood of Pennsylvania cosponsored bills aimed at requiring contraceptive coverage nationally. Seven additional Senate Republicans and 15 other House Republicans signed on to the legislation, though it never became law. Three years later, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is responsible for enforcing laws against workplace discrimination, ruled all employers with more than 15 workers must cover contraceptives for women if they offer health plans that cover preventive services and prescription drugs. When Republicans took control of Washington after Bush won the 2000 presidential election, his administration could have challenged that requirement, as it did other mandates. Butinhis2001confirmationhearingsto be attorney general, John Ashcroft told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he would “defend the rule” promulgated by the EEOC. The original Obama regulation, released in January, went further than any state by requiring that women receive contraceptive benefits without co-pays or deductibles, as required for all preventive care under the health care law. But in exempting only some religious organizations, the administration followed what had become the approach used by many states. The administration would have exempted an employer that “has the inculcation of religious values as its purpose,” primarily employs and serves people of the same religion, and is a nonprofit. That standard was understood to exempt churches, but not religiously affiliated hospitals and universities. In the face of fierce blow-back, the administration has since proposed a compromise that makes insurers, rather than employers, responsible for the cost of contraceptive coverage for employees of religiously affiliated institutions. Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation to exempt all employers from providing contraceptive coverage if it goes against their beliefs. See MANDATES, Page 6E

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ALTING GANG activity in Luzerne County became a matter of more widespread concern this month after a machete assault outside a Wilkes-Barre high school, during which a 14-year-old boy’s hand was maimed. Suddenly, parents of schoolage children and others are wondering about the safety of area schools’ hallways and campuses. Good. This rising awareness of ongoing and potential problems should spur more people to get the facts, and education remains the primary tool in combating the dead-end, dangerous and destructive gang culture. Few gang members reach AARP age because by then most of them have either (1) been killed, or (2) outgrown the ridiculous and reckless gang lifestyle, realizing the phase was an immature part of their development, like leaving behind the diaper stage or the pouty, self-absorbed teen years. The sooner we can get our youths to realize point (2), the more likely we can help them avoid entry into gangs – or equally risky “wannabe gangs” – and the fast track to becoming another statistic. Of course, certain militanttypes who read today’s editorial will bristle at this notion. They prefer only a hard-line approach, removing the “bad ones” from school and society. No doubt, law enforcement provides our fastest and best

ANTI-GANG EVENT Public meeting: “Combating Gang Activity in Our School Districts” Time: 6 p.m. Thursday Site: Burke Auditorium in the McGowan School of Business at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre

defense against ongoing gang activity, but it won’t stem the tide of new recruits. That takes involved teachers, administrators, parents, guardians and other concerned citizens – hopefully you – working collaboratively to reach and teach susceptible youths. A public program about gangs in schools, featuring gang-prevention expert D. Darell Dones, is set for this week in Wilkes-Barre. Expect to hear plenty of discussion about early intervention and the importance of role models. “We fail to provide the guidance and the discipline that the baby boomers and others have had before us,” Dones said during a June 2011 gathering in the Hazleton area. “And because of that, we’ve pretty much lost control of our kids. ... If we don’t take control of our kids, the streets will.” In essence, the public’s best response to gangs isn’t to grab bigger guns and cower behind locked doors. Instead, more of us need to get behind mentoring efforts such as Big Brothers Big Sisters and to be there when our community’s children need us most: before it’s too late.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Today, the U.N. General Assembly sent a clear message to the people of Syria: the world is with you.” Susan Rice The U.S. ambassador made a statement after the United Nations voted last week for a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.

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Goal for PSU: Full disclosure

ENN STATE officials made good on a promise last week when they released details of how much they have paid lawyers, consultants and public relations firms in the aftermath of child sexual abuse allegations against its former assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky. Now they need to do more. On Monday, the university launched a new website intended to demonstrate an increased commitment to public disclosure. The site contains answers to questions about the scandal, updates from administrators, Penn State’s budget and copies of contracts with President Rodney Erickson, $515,000 a year; football coach Bill O’Brien, $2.3 million; acting athletic director David Joyner, $33,000 per month; and David Gray, senior vice president for finance and business, $355,008 a year. That’s a far cry from Penn State’s previous refusal to say

G E T T H E 4 11 O N P S U Visit Penn State University’s new “openness” website: www.openness.psu.edu.

how much it was paying legendary coach Joe Paterno or release other key information about campus operations, but it’s still lacking. The school won’t detail its settlement with the late Joe Paterno, who was fired after Sandusky’s arrest, or with its past president, who resigned in the midst of the controversy. Even worse is Penn State’s exemption from the state’s open records law. If the university is serious about its newfound support for being forthright, it doesn’t have to wait for a change in law to change its behavior. And, just in case its flirtation with openness is fleeting, lawmakers in Harrisburg should waste no time in making sure that open records are a matter of law for Penn State. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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To revive sluggish U.S. economy, best option is a tariff FEW PEOPLE would deny that the U.S. economy is badly damaged or that the party with the more plausible plan for fixing it is likely to win the coming election. Yet neither party has proposed a plan that realists can believe in. While Republicans advocate yet more tax cuts and deregulation, Democrats propose further stimulus and deficit spending. Both are futile. Tax cuts will fail because they reduce government revenue, thereby necessitating additional layoffs at the state and local levels among police, firefighters, teachers and others. Outside the beltway, budgets have to balance, and deficit spending is not an option. In any case, firing people is a poor way to create jobs. The victims swell the ranks of the unemployed, even as their insolvency erodes demand for their services. History suggests that deregulation isn’t the answer either. As it affected the airlines in the late 1970s, deregulation served mainly to create shareholder value by decreasing the compensation of pilots, flight attendants and airline mechanics. Stimulus and deficit spending are even less promising. Though widely believed to have halted the economic freefall of late 2008 and early 2009, the combination has yet to generate a recovery worthy of the name. Economist Nouriel Roubini, together with colleagues Daniel Alpert and Robert Hockett, has recently released a proposal for further economic stimulus leading, it is hoped – after five to seven additional years of massive deficit spending – to genuine recovery. But a substantial portion of their report is devoted to policies the Chinese

COMMENTARY JAMES CASE government must be persuaded to adopt (including universal health care, education, retirement benefits and substantial disposable income), lest the benefits of American deficit spending accrue primarily to that nation. How realistic is that? The changes Roubini proposes would have many of the same effects as a simple protective tariff on imported goods, increasing federal revenue and rendering U.S. manufacturers more competitive in domestic markets. Yet such is the power of the free-trade lobby forged in the campaign to pass NAFTA and the WTO that every remaining presidential candidate has explicitly disowned “protectionism.” Should they? Protectionism is the antithesis of the “free international trade” that American leaders have been preaching at least since Woodrow Wilson made it one of his “14 points.” As long as it received only lip service, the doctrine had little effect on the U.S. economy. But that changed soon after it became official policy. The turning point, according to trade expert Ravi Batra, came in 1968, with the conclusion of the so-called Kennedy Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations. Before then, he argues, the U.S. economy had been relatively selfsufficient. Only after 1973, when the OPEC oil embargo fell like a wet blanket on the growth prospects of energy-poor industrializing nations such as Japan and South

No other feasible reform would have as large an impact on either the nation’s finances or its employment prospects. Korea, did foreign firms and products begin to enter U.S. markets in force. Low-tech products such as textiles and footwear came first, soon to be followed by radios, televisions, automobiles, motorcycles, refrigerators, air conditioners, generators, turbines, cameras and others long supplied by U.S. firms. Often, the invaders used tactics that would have violated U.S. antitrust law had they been deployed by domestic firms. Little of this “export-led growth” would have been possible, according to Batra, without the draconian U.S. tariff reductions of the Kennedy and Tokyo Rounds. The enactment of a protective tariff of, say, 30 percent on most imported goods and services could increase government revenue as much as half a trillion dollars annually. The resulting scramble to reopen or replace mothballed U.S. factories could hardly fail to create a welcome flood of new (albeit temporary) jobs. No other feasible reform would have as large an impact on either the nation’s finances or its employment prospects. Yet no serious candidate dares to mouth those words, for fear of being ridiculed by the media and denied access to corporate campaign funds. James Case is the author of “Why Can’t Obama Fix the Economy?” Readers may send him email at jcase66777@aol.com. He wrote this for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

New direction of ‘No Child’ mandate could go south SCHOOLS ACROSS America have entered a new era. After four years of a stalled debate over renewing the No Child Left Behind Act, the Obama administration has set sail from the accountability law. The president announced this month that 10 states no longer will be bound by some provisions of the bipartisan measure that was passed under President George W. Bush in 2001. Look for more states to join them. Will this new course work? We better hope it does. The school accountability movement started about 20 years ago because of a growing concern among civil rights leaders and business executives that campuses were leaving behind poor and minority students. If we retreat from the movement’s driving force, which resulted in No Child, poor minority kids one day will wonder why the rest of us abandoned them. But here we are, so what’s the best way to look at the administration’s moves? Let’s start with the positives: The White House isn’t fully cutting loose those 10 states. They still must test their students. They must show whether the students are on a path that prepares them for college or a good career. And they must come up with better ways to evaluate teachers and principals. Each requirement matters. The rules keep the pressure on those states to know how well their students are achieving. They create expectations for college or a

retreating from the federal oversight of No Child. If you are the parent of a poor and/or minority child in a failing school, you espeWILLIAM MCKENZIE cially should fret about this change: Most states winning the waivers no longer must break apart their testing data to show how decent job. And they emphasize quality well students did according to their race, teaching and school leadership. income and ethnicity. The “disaggregation That human capital part especially matof data” was one of No Child’s beauties ters. School districts need better ways to because it required states to report how assess their principals and teachers other well students in various groups performed. than through cursory reviews. In return, The waivers would let states lump stuthey also must be willing to help teachers dents together when reporting testing develop their skills. Teachers might not like the emphasis on data. The risk is that schools could mask the problems some students are having in more precise evaluations. But there’s a learning at grade level. blessing in disguise for the struggling This revision drew a swift complaint teacher: Evaluations that better spotlight shortcomings can lead to relevant training. from African-American blogger RiShawn Biddle. On his Dropout Nation blog, he Here’s another part to like: The states blasted the administration for letting must be clear about how they plan to asstates and districts off the hook for the sess students, focus on college-readiness testing data of poor minority students. and good jobs, and evaluate teachers. In So did the Education Trust, an orgaColorado’s waiver request, for example, the nization that advocates for low-income state gets detailed about how and when children. It liked some parts of the Obama the state will execute better evaluations. proposal, but questioned dropping the But here are two parts to worry about, reporting requirement. and worry about a lot: No Child undoubtedly needed some Will the feds enforce these waivers? If a reworking. But the White House felt it state doesn’t comply, will Washington really yank its exemption? To put it anoth- must go in a different direction. The onus for making sure all kids progress is now er way, what will it take for the Education upon those who have sailed us into this Department to intervene? new era. Everyone’s saying the right thing now. But what about in a few years, especially if the White House grants more waivers? William McKenzie is an editorial columnist for The And what if the Obama administration Dallas Morning News. Readers may write to him at isn’t around in a year? Will a Republican the Dallas Morning News, Communications Center, enforce these? I wouldn’t bet on it, because Dallas, Texas 75265; email: wmckenzie@dallasnews.com. as many Republicans as Democrats are

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‘Obamacare’ arrogant breach of Constitution GIVE HIM points for cleverness. President Obama’s birth control “accommodation” was as politically successful as it was morally meaningless. It was nothing but an accounting trick that still forces Catholic (and other religious) institutions to provide medical insurance that guarantees free birth control, tubal ligation and morningafter abortifacients – all of which violate church doctrine on the sanctity of life. The trick is that these birth control/abortion services supposedly will be provided independently and free of charge by the religious institution’s insurance company. But this changes none of the moral calculus. Holy Cross Hospital, for example, is still required by law to engage an insurance company that is required by law to provide these doctrinally proscribed services to all Holy Cross employees. Nonetheless, the accounting device worked politically. It took only a handful of compliant Catholic groups – “Obamacare” cheerleaders dying to return to the fold – to hail the alleged compromise, and hand Obama a major political victory. Before, Obama’s coalition had been split. His birth control mandate was fiercely opposed by such stalwart friends as former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and pastor Rick Warren (Obama’s choice to give the invocation at his inauguration), who declared he would go to jail rather than abide by the regulation. After the “accommodation,” it was the (mostly) Catholic opposition that fractured. The mainstream media then bought the compromise as substantive, and the issue was defused. A brilliant sleight of hand. But let’s for a moment accept the president on his own terms. Let’s accept his contention that this “accommodation” is a real shift of responsibility to the insurer. Has anyone considered the import of this new mandate? The president of the United States has just ordered private companies to give away for free a service that his own health and human services secretary has repeatedly called a major financial burden. On what authority? This is government by presidential fiat. Consider the constitutional wreckage First, its assault on the free exercise of religion. Only

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COMMENTARY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER churches themselves are left alone. Beyond the churchyard gate, religious autonomy disappears. Every other religious institution must bow to the state because, by this administration’s regulatory definition, church schools, hospitals and charities are not “religious,” and thus have no right to the free exercise of religion. Second, its assault on free enterprise. To solve his own political problem, the president presumes to order a private company to enter into a contract for the provision of certain services – all of which are free. And yet, this breathtaking arrogation of power is simply the logical extension of Washington’s takeover of the private system of medical care. Under “Obamacare,” the state treats private insurers the way it does government-regulated monopolies and utilities. It determines everything of importance. Third, the assault on individual autonomy. Every citizen without insurance is ordered to buy it, again under penalty of law. This so-called individual mandate is now before the Supreme Court – because never before has the already inflated Commerce Clause been used to compel a citizen to enter into a private contract with a private company by mere fact of his existence. This constitutional trifecta – the state invading the autonomy of religious institutions, private companies and the individual citizen – should not surprise. It is what happens when the state takes over onesixth of the economy. In 2010, when all this lay hazily in the future, the sheer arrogance of “Obamacare” energized a popular resistance powerful enough to deliver an electoral shellacking to Obama. Yet two years later, as the consequences of that overreach materialize before our eyes, the issue is fading. This constitutes a huge failing of the opposition party whose responsibility it is to make the opposition argument. Every presidential challenger says he will repeal “Obamacare” on Day One. Well, yes. But is any of them making the case for why? Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

n the runway of life, you can try to stand out by seizing on next season’s trends. But self-assuredness and individuality, they never go out of style. O And, man, are they comfortable.

Re-evaluating that ‘New York state of mind’ WHEN people hear I moved my family to Long Island from South Carolina, they want to know if the crazy stories they’ve heard about the lands beyond the Northeast are true. “I met a man from South Carolina, a wild feller, who told impossible tales about ... cost-of-living,” one Long Islander said. “Is it true that the houses are free, and you pay your school taxes with change from under the couch cushions?” Well, not quite. I own a 3,000-square-foot home in Spartanburg, S.C., that I rent out. It’s on about an acre, in a lovely neighborhood with good schools. The house would probably fetch $235,000, just less than a really roomy cardboard box in Great Neck. The annual taxes are $2,300. Not per month, per year. By contrast, the average Nassau County, N.Y., family of four pays $2,000 per year for the county police department alone. South Carolina spends about $13,000 per student on education. At least 20 districts on Long Island spend more than

A U-Haul truck dropped off in New York can be rented immediately to a family of Yankee cost-of-living victims LANE FILLER ready to flee for cheaper pastures. But the vehicle deposited in South Carolina might $30,000. And my daughter’s sit a spell before anyone school in Spartanburg was comes along to say: “I’m sick better than the very highly of all this sunshine and afforrated one she attends here. dability. Let’s head for a place Whether that makes the where the salt piles glisten.” South sound like a version of If it weren’t for the 7.4 milheaven amply stocked with lion people who moved to grills and pools is up to you. New York from other counBut many do think the South and the West are the Promised tries over the last 50 years, the state’s population would have Land and that, financially, New York is a chilly version of dropped by about a quarter. New York is a great place to hell. In 1953, New York contained live if you’re looking at it from 45 of the nation’s 435 congres- Bangladesh or Krakow. But to America, it’s not so inviting. sional districts, which are It’s true that the state’s folks apportioned by population. It are flocking to have better now has 29, and next year, weather, but they always did. that number will drop to 27. Consider the U-Haul factor, It’s a reason why people are leaving, but it’s also an exa fascinating measure of cuse. which way the migratory Every place has flaws, but it American is flying. U-Haul seems as if New York is broken must have trucks where people will rent them, so it charg- in ways very hard to fix. Could the education lobby es vastly different amounts for one-way trips based on where ever be forced to make schools affordable? you’re moving. Could the police unions, As of earlier this month, a and all the other public one-way rental for a 10-foot truck picked up in Smithtown, unions, accept the changes in work rules and benefits needN.Y., and dropped off in Spartanburg, S.C., would run you a ed to get taxes in line? Could workers accept the flat $1,022. A one-way rental of the same truck in the oppo- lower wages it would take to site direction would cost $435. get manufacturing back?

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If it weren’t for the 7.4 million people who moved to New York from other countries over the last 50 years, the state’s population would have dropped by about a quarter. New York is a great place to live if you’re looking at it from Bangladesh or Krakow. But to America, it’s not so inviting. Could NIMBYs accept significant new commercial, industrial and residential development to get things moving in the right direction? It’s possible. It’s worth fighting for. But it will take some extraordinary changes in how things work in New York. My family and I love New York. We moved here for my career, and to be closer to my relatives, and for the opportunities it offers my daughter, and because the food, culture and energy are all spectacular. But I’m not buying a house here yet. I already own one, and the taxes are $2,300. Per year. Lane Filler, formerly a writer for The Times Leader, is a member of the Newsday editorial board. Readers may send him email at lane.filler@newsday.com.

Although opposition to it will continue, gay marriage is inevitable THE YEAR 2012 is shaping up as a big one for same-sex marriage. This month, the Washington state legislature passed a bill allowing gay marriage, and legislatures in Maryland and New Jersey might follow suit soon (though New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has promised a veto). North Carolina and Minnesota are conducting referendums this year on constitutional amendments to bar gay marriage, and Maine is likely to conduct a referendum on legalizing it. On Tuesday, the U.S. 9th Court of Appeals reminded us that courts too have something to say on the subject. In a case challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, that court ruled in favor of gay marriage. Because its ruling was so narrow that it might not be applicable outside California, the U.S. Supreme Court may decide not to review this decision. Eventually, though, the Supreme Court will take a gay marriage case. How might the justices decide it when they do? As recently as seven or eight years ago, there might not have been a single justice prepared to declare a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Opinion polls then showed

COMMENTARY MICHAEL J. KLARMAN that Americans opposed gay marriage by a 2-1 margin, and a Massachusetts court decision declaring a right to gay marriage under the state constitution produced an enormous political backlash in 2004, with 13 states enacting constitutional bans. Even liberal justices such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer, who probably sympathize with gay marriage, might well have been wary of venturing too far in advance of public opinion and stoking further political backlash. The situation has since changed dramatically. Opinion polls now consistently show that a slender majority of Americans support gay marriage. State supreme courts in California, Connecticut and Iowa have ruled in its favor, and legislatures in five states have enacted gay-marriage statutes. If liberal judges on state supreme courts now regularly support gay marriage, liberal justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are likely to do so as well. Why is gay marriage inevitable? First, the basic insight of the gay rights movement over the last four decades has proved powerfully correct: As more gays and lesbians have come out of the closet, the social envi-

ronment has become more gay-friendly. In turn, as the social environment has become more hospitable, more gays and lesbians have felt free to come out of the closet. This social dynamic is powerfully reinforcing and unlikely to be reversed. A second reason that gay marriage seems inevitable is that young people so strongly support it. One study by political scientists found a gap of 44 percentage points between the oldest and youngest survey respondents in their attitudes toward gay marriage. A 2011 poll found that 70 percent of those age 18 to 34 supported gay marriage. It is hard to imagine a scenario in which young people’s support for gay marriage dissipates as they grow older. In recent years, many conservatives have begun to acknowledge the inevitability of gay marriage, even as they continue to strongly oppose it. In March 2011, Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said on a Christian radio program that “it is clear that something like same-sex marriage ... is going to become normalized, legalized and recognized in the culture.” “It’s time,” he continued, “for Christians to start thinking about how we’re going to deal with that.” That a particular social change might be inevitable, given certain background conditions, does not mean

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that opponents will cease fighting it. White Southerners continued to massively resist Brown long after most of them came to believe that school desegregation was inevitable. Similarly, those who believe that gay marriage contravenes God’s will are not likely to stop fighting it simply because their prospects of success are diminishing. Moreover, because religious conservatives are both intensely opposed to gay marriage and highly mobilized politically, they are likely for the next

several years to continue exerting significant influence over Republican politicians who need their support to win primary elections. Although the ultimate outcome of the contest over gay marriage no longer seems in doubt, plenty of fighting remains until that battle is over. Michael J. Klarman is a professor at Harvard Law School and the author of “Same-Sex Marriage Litigation and Political Backlash,” to be published this fall. He wrote this for the Los Angeles Times.

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s a Catholic woman, I want to respond to Sue Haas’ letter to the editor (“Women display muscle in Komen controversy,” Feb. 8) about the Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood. Years ago I participated in the Race for the Cure and attended fundraisers in support of the Komen Foundation until I found out the foundation was giving grants to Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the country (more than 320,000 abortions last year). In addition to abortion, Ms. Haas failed to mention the biological connection between the increased risk for breast cancer from abortion and also using birth control drugs. Hmm … so why would Komen support Planned Parenthood? It must be the mammograms. Well, Planned Parenthood does not perform mammograms; it refers women for them but doesn’t perform

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them. Haas also failed to mention that when the decision was made to stop the grants to Planned Parenthood, Komen received much support from pro-life women and men, and its donations increased significantly. She also stated that 22 senators sent a letter to Komen to reverse its decision; I applaud the senators who didn’t sign the letter. Yes, the power of pro-choice (abortion rights) women is strong in the country, though their arguments for pro-choice rights are being refuted now through information and technology – ultrasounds. There are many pro-life women and men (young and old) who are stepping up to defend the lives of the innocent, living unborn

children – human beings! We are their voices, since they can’t speak, write, pray or protest. Donna M. Davis Scranton

Romney clueless on economic cure

ot long ago, Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of not doing enough to create jobs in America. Can it be that Romney somehow missed Obama’s ambitious, fiscally responsible American Jobs Act, which the president brought out last September? Doesn’t Romney realize that the jobs act will help small

businesses access capital and grow, provide tax credits to businesses that hire veterans, invest $35 billion in local communities to prevent layoffs of teachers, cops and firefighters, set aside another $25 billion to modernize at least 35,000 public schools, spend $50 billion to upgrade infrastructure in America’s highway, transit, rail and aviation systems, reform our unemployment insurance system and help more Americans refinance mortgages on their homes. If Romney hasn’t heard about President Obama’s efforts to create jobs, then he probably doesn’t know that Republicans in both the Senate and House of Representatives won’t even discuss the jobs act, much less pass it. These stories were in all the newspapers. Even Rick Santorum is in the loop! Then again, it’s possible, even likely, that Romney really does know all about the jobs act. And he also knows that Republican strategy seemingly is to let the economy sink and then blame the president for

not fixing it. And they expect a majority of voters to believe them, blame the president and replace Barack Obama with a Republican, e.g., Romney, on Election Day in November. I call that “putting what’s best for the party above doing what’s best for the nation.” Although other names for this strategy might occur to the discerning reader. John Hudanish Carbondale

Elected Congress has power, too

n the media, day after day, I hear comments about how the president of the United States is, or is not, doing what he is supposed to do to help the American people. This confuses me, since when I was in school they taught me about the checks and balances of the American political system. This system ensured and provided fair and appropriate government for the people. If this is the case, how can people blame a president for

what is happening in America? It seems as though under this checks-and-balances system that the Senate and the House of Representatives play a crucial and most determining factor in what becomes law. Although a president and his cabinet can make suggestions, the true power appears to lie with Congress. Sure, the president can veto its suggestions when brought for his/her approval, but Congress can override the president’s veto by a majority vote. What appears to have happened over the last 200 or so years is that Congress has become more bound to a particular political party philosophy than to checks and balances for the welfare of the American people. I only wish people would look at what is happening with the political process in America today and cast their votes to make a difference, but remember who really is making the rules. Stanley Halas Hanover Township

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Obama is stifling American dream

he most disturbing aspects of President Obama’s State of the Union address were the condescension and elitism dripping from every word. He seemingly does not comprehend that it is not up to him to define what the “American dream” means for each citizen. Listen closely and it’s obvious that our president, the leader of the most opportunity-rich nation in the world, cannot conceptualize that someone below his economic status cannot only aspire to be at his wealth level, but achieve and exceed it. Statements such as “I’m doing OK, but folks like you need help” convey his ingrained sense of superiority and patronizing view of the American public. His examples of what’s possible in our country invariably involve people who through poor life planning or suspect decision making end up needing government assistance to right their lives. Yes, we can take some measure of inspiration from those who have experienced difficulty through their personal failings or outside causes, then achieved some level of sustainability with the aid of a taxpayer-funded program. The trouble point is when the single, employed mother of three who pays not a penny in income taxes on top of an additional stipend of earned income tax credits is held out as a shining example of the promise of America, while the businessman who has employed thousands and pays $3 million a year in taxes is seen as the non-contributor. Today, more than ever, we need a leader who understands and can communicate that the pathway to success is available to all who want to follow its intractable tenets rather than one who projects that, were it not for the manna

from his beneficence, we would be lucky to get through high school and hold on to a job. Kirk Matoushek Simpson

Geisinger South’s season of growth

t’s been a busy few years since Geisinger assumed ownership of the South Wilkes-Barre campus. I’m writing to tell you about some of the progress we’ve made since 2009. Since that day two years ago, our team of nurses, doctors and administrators has been working hard to improve the services we provide in the close-knit South Wilkes-Barre community. In December, our inpatient rehabilitation center opened an aquatic therapy pool and started an evening activity program hosted by local volunteers. These new programs enhance an already popular unit that was remodeled, relocated and increased in size in 2009. Our interventional pain management center also helps patients overcome debilitating pain by offering more advanced procedures such as acupuncture, steroid injections and nerve blocks. Additionally, we help provide relief from sleep problems at our Sleep Disorders Center. To better accommodate families who might have multiple appointments on the same day, many of our improvements have been in the areas of pediatrics and women’s health. Pediatric and adult urgent care extended

Saturday and Sunday hours and are now open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The pediatric unit also offers allergy testing each month. Women’s health services were relocated to a larger, more accommodating area on the third floor and, in the coming months, the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Partners in Pediatrics practice also will move into a larger space. For our surgical patients, pre-surgery services have expanded so all pre- and postoperative appointments can be held at one location. Also, we continue to make more surgical options available to patients at GSWB, such as colorectal, ear, nose and throat, gynecological, orthopedic, cosmetic, urology and podiatry procedures. We also have grown several programs to help area residents stay active and social. Through our “Silver Circle,” a program for those people aged 55 and over, GSWB has become the main location for senior-focused events such as yoga classes, AARP driving courses and other healthrelated seminars. The Repeat Boutique, a re-sale shop within the GSWB lobby, also has grown into a community staple, where members of the community can buy gently used items ranging from prom dresses to home décor, toys and board games. All of these enhancements have been made in an effort to provide the best possible care to the residents of WilkesBarre and the surrounding area. We feel these upgrades give patients more options and make high-quality care more accessible and scheduling more convenient.

It’s a source of great pride for us that the community can and will continue to benefit from the growth at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Lissa Bryan-Smith Chief administrative officer Geisinger Regional Ambulatory Campus

Council explains budget choices

hile we understand that many people might question our vote Tuesday on the 2012 budget, we believe that this decision, made after much research and much soul-searching, is in the best interests of Luzerne County at this time. This budget: 1) increases taxes by $10 on properties assessed at $100,000. (Many county properties are assessed at less than that amount, and so the additional cost to many homeowners will be less than $10). 2) eliminates 78 positions among county employees, realizing approximately $2 million in savings. 3) attacks the $25 million debt service on the $450 million total debt inherited from those who elected to govern in the past 10 years by borrowing against our county’s future. 4) allows the new county manager to analyze and reorganize county operations over this year and in the future and to make surgical cuts that will right-size the government rather than hasty amputations that could endanger public safety and compromise the services offered to those people who need them the most. Those of us who were sworn in as members of county council on Jan. 2 were essentially “handed the bill” for a maxed-out credit card after a decade of wild living by past leadership. For those people who live within their means, it is nearly incomprehensible to understand a debt that is four times their annual income.

This compares to a family with an annual income of $30,000 and credit card debt of $120,000 that grows by more than $6,000 annually. Even as we face a new future in our county under home rule government, we council members must face the questionable legacy left by those who governed before us and make decisions that might be difficult but nevertheless will help Luzerne County to get on the path to financial stability. The members of the county council have invested countless hours over the past few months to begin the process of restoring trust, accountability and professionalism in Luzerne County government as we selected a new professional manager and began to implement procedures and policies with ethical foundations. Those of us who support this budget believe that it allows the county to attack the monstrous debt and to restructure our government in a responsible way. • This budget builds trust by acknowledging that we are partners in overcoming the financial issues that face us as a result of more than a decade of borrowing to meet operating expenses. The increase in revenue is strictly dedicated to payment on the debt, and the reduction in staff of 78 positions aims to right-size the county workforce. • This budget builds accountability by mandating that department heads trim budgets and reduce staff by almost 4 percent. When more cuts come over the next few years, they will be done in a calculated way that will maintain services, especially those that protect the most vulnerable in our midst. The charter mandates restructuring and new accountability codes that will, over time, “separate the wheat from the chaff” and result in an efficient and well-trained workforce. The current “hiring freeze” will segue into accountability

for management to justify and explain changes in staff. • This budget lays the foundation for professionalism by giving our new manager, Bob Lawton, the time to see what works, what needs correction and what needs cuts. In any corporate acquisition, new leadership takes time to evaluate all operations in order to make changes, and tough decisions are made within the first year. Expect Mr. Lawton to evaluate all programs first and then consolidate services, trim fat and make staff adjustments based on workplace efficiency. Please understand that we share your concern for a rightsized government that operates efficiently. That concern is what led us to run for office. Although we did not create the problems that face us today as a county, we are faced with the task of making the tough decisions that help us to solve those problems. We, the undersigned, have determined that this budget is the best choice we can make at this time, even while we respect the differing opinions of our fellow council members. In embracing home rule, Luzerne County residents took the first step to reclaim and rebuild our government. We can, and we will, reinvent our local government by rightsizing it and making it accountable to those people who pay the bills. This cannot be done in one month, in one budget or even in one term on council, but we move in that direction starting today. We ask your patience in the next few years as we implement professional management of county operations and restructure the government so that it works well for all of us. Jim Bobeck Harry Haas Eugene Kelleher Elaine Maddon Curry Linda McClosky Houck and Tim McGinley Members Luzerne County Council

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ifornia, Davis, chemistry professor who co-founded Halent, said labs have no choice but to regulate themselves. “Labs are popping up in people’s vans. People are doing color tests and all kinds of stuff that’s not very accurate. And there’s people doing plain-old ‘dry-labbing’ — they take a sample, make a guess, put a number on it and send it out. “Unfortunately, that’s what an unregulated industry has to deal with.” Testing the labs When Ean Seeb’s prized strain Bio-Diesel won top prize in the Colorado Medical Marijuana Harvest Cup, he decided to see what the numbers were. Seeb, co-owner of a dispensary called Denver Relief, took it to a nearby lab, which informed him that the THC accounted for 18 percent of the sample’s weight, a solid showing. Then a marijuana review website took samples of the same strain to the same lab and got different results, with one coming in at a stratospheric 29 percent. “There was no way that that plant was 29 percent,” Seeb said. Suspicious, he decided to blind-test the labs. Seeb put his marijuana buds through a coffee grinder to homogenize samples

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In 2000, when Iowa became one of the first states to enact a contraceptive mandate, the Republican Legislature overwhelmingly backed the bill, which has no exemption for religious employers of any kind. Even one of the law’s few opponents did not move to exempt religious employers at the time, records show. Republican U.S. Rep. Steve King of Iowa, a leading conservative who was then a state senator, instead proposed to exempt employers who did not cover Viagra. “We were not fighting the bat-

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drawing into their lungs. Most labs charge separate fees for each test the customer wants: screening for THC and other active compounds, for biological contaminants, and for pesticides. Dispensaries always want the THC test. The Werc Shop does the biological contaminant tests on half its samples and checks about 30 percent for pesticides. Steep Hill, the state’s largest lab, tests about 65 percent of submitted samples for mold and microbes and only about 5 percent for pesticides. Steep Hill’s president, David Lampach, says it’s too costly to routinely test for the hundreds of possible pesticides and easier to work with farmers to ensure they’re never used. At Halent, Land says “purity is more important than potency,” and he performs only an all-inclusive screening for more than 30 pesticides as well as molds, fungi, and mycotoxins. But this tests only the most common pesticides and, with no federal tolerance guidelines for marijuana — or tobacco, as a potential reference point — the labs are left to come up with their own thresholds for what is acceptable. In October 2009, Los Angeles police officers bought marijuana at nine dispensaries and had it tested by the Food and Drug Administration. “They came back with a number of different pesticides,” said William W. Carter, the chief deputy city attorney. “Half the samples were contaminated.”

tle over conscience protection then,”Kingsaidinaninterviewthis week. In Arizona, state Rep. Linda Binder, a Republican who supported abortion rights, formed a bipartisan coalition to push her bill, which exempted churches but not otherchurch-affiliatedinstitutions, through the Republican-controlled Legislature.Then-Gov.JaneHull,a Republican and a Catholic, signed the measure into law. In New York, a similar law also won GOP support in the state Legislature. It was signed in 2001 by Gov. George Pataki, another Republican. Four years later, the Arkansas law easily cleared that state’s Legislature, with help from Republican

lawmakers, including two GOP cosponsors. Huckabee signed it in April 2005. He defended the law in a statement.“Religiousemployersarenot required to comply with this policy,” he said. “My position is, and always has been, that religious entities shouldn’t be forced to pay for contraception.” But like the original federal regulation proposed by Obama, the Arkansas law did not exempt churchaffiliated hospitals and universities. It exempts only “religious employers” that are nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is “the inculcation of religious values,” and primarily employ people whosharethesamereligion,astandard few Catholic hospitals meet.

for five local labs. One was a mobile lab. A young woman showed up with a gas chromatograph in a yellow suitcase and a tank of helium gas. “She had Rainbow Brite makeup, a spiked belt and tight jeans,” Seeb said. Once she set up the equipment, a heavily tattooed man joined her and donned a white lab coat. He spent two hours having problems calibrating the machine, while dumping his used solvents down the toilet. Seeb asked him what he did with the part of the sample he didn’t use in the test. “I smoke it,” the man replied. Within a couple of days, the results from all five labs came back, and they were all over the chart. “The whole thing was a joke,” Seeb said. In California, the director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, with help from a leading cannabis researcher in the Netherlands, did a similar trial with 10 top labs in the state. The results for a “same homogenized cannabis material” ranged from 4.16 percent THC to 14.3 percent, although seven of the labs had closer results, between 8.4 percent and 12.5 percent.”

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Philly gives the ‘V-word’ prime time By ELLEN GRAY Philadelphia Daily News

he steel mill suffered a major downturn, and laid-off workers are depressed. • One of them, Malcolm, feels so low he tries to asphyxiate himself with carbon monoxide. • Early in the Tony Award-winning show “The Full Monty,” former co-workers Jerry and Dave come along in time to pull Malcolm from the car and suggest – in song, of course, because this is a musical – other ways to die.

“One guy says ‘I’ve got some quality rope at home. I’ll hoist you up,’ ” said Michael Marone, who plays Malcolm in the Music Box Playhouse production through March 4. Among the other morbid possibilities in the song, Marone said, “You can drown yourself in the river or stand in the middle of a construction zone and wait for a steam roller to squash you. There are lots of interesting ways.” “As silly as these two men’s suggestions

are, Malcolm realizes they’re his friends. They show him he’s not alone.” Feeling a definite sense of camaraderie, Malcolm agrees to join the men in a new enterprise. Because the women of the town are enjoying a local male strip club, they figure they, too, can make money by taking off their clothes. Of course, it’s not that simple. They need choreography, which comes courtesy of Harold, their former foreman who for six months has kept his job loss a secret from

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his wife. In real life, cast members Marone and Jim Williams have worked on the choreography, striving to achieve a kind of balance. “You want it to be humorous and funny,” Marone said. “We’re kind of dancing around the line of being tasteful and not being vulgar, having a full flare of sexuality without being raunchy.” Here strategic use of police hats comes See MONTY, Page 4F

Minister’s message a motorcycle metaphor By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

When the Rev. Dr. Robert R. Kopp was a youth, before he became a reverend or earned his Ph.D., he set off on his “little shiny red Honda 350” for a trip from Wyoming Valley to Maine. Just north of Scranton, the motorcycle broke down on Route 81. “I thought things were going from poorly to catastrophically when a pack of Pagans stopped,” he remembered. Young Kopp was scared, especially when a “burly mountain of a man with more hair than I’ve ever had on almost every part of his mostly exposed body de-

The next thing Kopp knew, several bikers “jumped off their bikes, tore into mine, got it running and then rode off” with a final piece of advice: “I’d get rid of that Jap #@$% and get a real mule if you’re goin’ anywhere other than round the block near mama’s house!” manded, ‘What’s wrong with your pony, boy?’ ” The next thing Kopp knew, several bikers “jumped off their bikes, tore into mine, got it running and then rode off” with a final piece of advice: “I’d get rid of that Jap #@$% and get a real mule if you’re goin’ anywhere other than round the block near mama’s house!”

Kopp, who soon began to appreciate Harley-Davidsons as his ride of choice, recalls the roadside assistance from the Pagan “outlaw” bikers in his new book, “I Just Wanna Ride,” published recently by Black Oak Press. “I don’t think I’ve experienced many better incarnations of the The Rev. Dr. Robert Kopp, as comfortable on a Harley as in See MINISTER, Page 4F

the pulpit, is the author of ‘I Just Wanna Ride.’ The local native now lives in Belvidere, Ill.

Warning: This story will almost certainly set a newspaper record for the most instances of the word “vagina.” That’s because, as you may have heard, television lately has been as focused on the vagina (and surrounding territory) as a 1970s teen clutching her first edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves.” It’s possible Philly helped get this party started, even if Philly’s not totally responsible for the recent surge in the use of an anatomically correct word on broadcast television. (On cable, there are much worse terms for it.) Why Philly? Because it’s the city that gave “Any joke that the world Tina Fey, one of the has the word funniest women ‘vagina’ in it, at on the planet and least that I try the creator and star of NBC’s “30 to do, is not Rock,” a show relying on the that’s proven you can so say that word vagina. on television. There’s someWhatever that happens to be thing bigger. ... this week. ... I think the Oh, when “30 Rock” returned more shocking for its sixth sea- thing about son a couple of weeks ago with that is that new episodes she’s being that included peballsy and nis mentions, the allegation standing up to that the Phillie someone." Phanatic has “a Comedian Whitney menstrual cycle” Cummings and a reference — by Jane Krakowski’s Jenna Maroney — to “vaginal mesh,” the show might have seemed a little late to the party, the 2011-12 season having started off months ago with a rash (sorry) of vagina shout-outs. Fey, though, had been ahead of her peers all along, having written an episode way back in 2007 in which Jenna uttered the memorable line, “My vagina is a convenience store: clean and reliable. And closed on Christmas.” It was two locally grown writers, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, who cocreated “Friends” and wrote the show’s 100th episode in 1998, in which Lisa Kudrow’s Phoebe, in labor with triplets, tells Ross (David Schwimmer), “I don’t see three kids coming out of your vagina.” (Kudrow, interestingly, remembered recently that on “Friends” “we could say penis a certain number of times, but we could not say vagina.”) Philadelphia also helped educate Whitney Cummings, the comedian behind two of the fall’s more in-your-face pilots, CBS’ “2 Broke Girls” (which she co-created with “Sex and the City’s” Michael Patrick King) and NBC’s “Whitney,” in which Cummings also stars. Maybe you laughed, maybe you didn’t, when Max, the waitress played by Kat Dennings, snapped her fingers under the nose of a finger-snapping would-be hipster in the first episode of “2 Broke Girls,” telling him, “This is the sound that dries up my vagina.” But to Cummings, that wasn’t really a joke about a body part. “Any joke that has the word ‘vagina’ in it, at least that I try to do, is not relying on the word vagina. There’s something bigger,” she said in an interview in Pasadena, Calif. “She’s putting a guy in his place, she’s standing up for herself, she’s being demeaned by a man who is treating her terribly and like basically sexually harassing her and she’s broke and she’s 23. ... I think the more shocking thing about that is that she’s being ballsy and standing up to someone,” she said. CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler denied that network standards had been relaxed. “Vagina’s not indecent. It’s a part of the body,” she said. “I have no problem hearing it, saying it. It’s part of my physical body.’ ” Cummings noted that society has shifted and so has the average female vocabulary. “You know, like girls who are 20 years old talk like 40-year-old guys now,” Cummings said, laughing. “They’re smarter; they’re more sexually active; it’s just a fact; it’s not an opinion.”

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Dear Scared: Because Dwayne is unwilling to be more responsible, it’s time to consider your son’s safety and your own. Your boyfriend is not only addicted to tobacco, he is also misguided. If cigarettes were “safer now” there wouldn’t be burn holes in his bedding and the area surrounding where he sleeps. If moving isn’t feasible, at least make sure there are working smoke detectors in your apartment and an extra one outside Dwayne’s bedroom door. Dear Abby: My husband died 13 years ago. Since then I have pretty much lost everything, except the grief. Recently it occurred to me that I have some photographs his siblings and nieces might like copies of. I don’t want them to know where I live — in a trailer — because I’m ashamed. They are all well-to-do and never seemed to like me. No one has spoken to me since my husband’s death.

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parable of the Good Samaritan,â&#x20AC;? he said. Admitting his premise could anger some church folks, Kopp said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This book is about biker culture as metaphor and challenge to the church.â&#x20AC;? Kopp believes bikers as opposed to churches of many Christian denominations often do a better job of accepting and including other people, which reminds him of the way the biblical Jesus reached out to people in all walks of life, including the margins of society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The real Jesus loves lavishly, he loves mercifully, he loves tolerantly,â&#x20AC;? Kopp said in a recent interview. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;non-distinguished graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School,â&#x20AC;? Kopp remembers himself as an unmotivated student in high school. But when he enrolled at Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College in 1970, something clicked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. (Donald) Farmer taught me to think. He invited me into the honors program. He had confidence in me,â&#x20AC;? said Kopp, adding he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of three Protestant theology majors.â&#x20AC;? With his thirst for education awakened, Kopp went on to graduate from Princeton Theological Seminary in1977 and to earn a doctorate from Drew University in 1982. Now he serves the First Presbyterian Church in Belvidere, Ill., rides his HD whenever he can, and invites people to read his book. As someone familiar with church culture and bike culture, he says there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;authenticsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;posersâ&#x20AC;? in both groups. But he thinks churches would benefit if they were more like a motorcycle

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rally, where people who are very diverse but all love motorcycles, would gather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Too many churchgoers are so stressed out, separated and segregated from each other over abortion, sex, money, politics and whether Susan Boyle deserved to win over that ghetto dance team that not even Jesus bridges the distances between â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em,â&#x20AC;? he wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tragic.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of providing a beacon to a better way, truth and life and safe haven for everybody regardless of who, what, where or when, which is what its Founder was all about, the church has become host to the most segregated hour of the week, Sundays during worship.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bikers, as opposed to so many churchgoers, have a bond that overcomes religious, political, color, class and cultural distinctions,â&#x20AC;? he wrote. He wants people to think about that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bikers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if you wear brown leather or black leather. Bikers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care how you wear your hair or if you have hair,â&#x20AC;? he said with a laugh, indicating his own hairless pate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to know what you wear, but who you are.â&#x20AC;? Recently in town to visit his parents, Bob and Jane Kopp of Forty Fort, the author described himself humbly as â&#x20AC;&#x153;an underachieving husband and fatherâ&#x20AC;? and added â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels as if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just scratching the surface of my relationship with the Lord.â&#x20AC;?

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“Borrow: The American Way of Debt” by Louis Hyman; Vintage Books (292 pages, $15 paperback)

By SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS Newsday (MCT) “The Snow Child,” by Eowyn Ivey; Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown and Company (389 pages, $24.99)

“T

he Snow Maiden” is a Russian folk tale that has been told, written, sung and danced. Versions exist throughout Europe, but the original story refers to an aging couple, a woodcutter and his wife, who are unable to have a child. One day, they build a child from snow and the child comes alive, only to disappear each spring and reappear with the first snow.

In her debut novel, “The Snow Child,” Eowyn Ivey has taken this tale and woven it into the lives of Mabel and Jack, a middle-aged couple who buried their stillborn child10 years before the book opens in1920. They have moved from Pennsylvania to start anew in Alaska, where Jack has built a cabin and cleared some fields. The cabin is surrounded for miles by dark forests. Mabel’s longing for a child is a focused beam of energy cutting through her days. Jack doesn’t know how to reach her anymore. One night, they build a snowgirl. In the morning, she is gone — mittens, scarf, hat and all. Footprints lead off into the woods. Ivey, a native Alaskan, knows how to make the frost glow in a window, how to describe light flickering through birches in a way that plays with the reader’s imagination — what is running through the trees at the edge of the clearing? The book is full of reflections in dark windows, lamplight, alpenglow. It “was a beauty that ripped you open and scoured you clean,” Mabel thinks, “so that you were left helpless and exposed, if you lived at all.”

At first it seems that the child, who Jack and Mabel see with increasing frequency at the margins of their clearing, must be a fairy. She leads Jack to a moose, which keeps them alive through a lean winter. She leaves them rabbits and pelts. Mabel makes her a doll. And then, one day, Jack follows her up into the mountains. He learns the secret truth of her existence, and promises to tell no one. Mabel, whose father was a literature professor, remembers the story of the snow maiden, and asks her sister to send her the book. As she turns the pages, she sees her own story unfolding. Ivey dives deep into Jack and Mabel’s relationship; how does she keep this aspect of the novel so specific and intimate, even as she tells the story of every mother and father? It could be that because the story is familiar, we think, like Mabel, that we know how it will end. When the story takes a different turn, we are surprised. Ivey sets up the two most powerful forces in any story: fear on the one hand, potential for the miraculous on the other. Fear vs. Miracle. Which will win?

Book explores the bonds, boundaries of friendship By JIM HIGGINS Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Friends Like Us” by Lauren Fox; Knopf (288 pages, $24.95)

As I read Lauren Fox’s new novel, I dogearedthepageswithwittylines,orimpressively bitter ones, or ones that made me laugh. Please forgive me, Alfred A. Knopf, for what I’ve done to your book. I hadn’t intended to make origami out of it. Willa, her narrator, describes her parents’ marriage as “another planet, a harsh, extraterrestrial climate — scalding mornings followedbyblue-blackeveningssofrigidnolife could possible be sustained there.” She takes note of her best friend Jane’s father, Mr. Weston, in the kitchen “wearing an apron, in the style of men who believe that they cook frequently.” She scalds herself, too: “desperate, hungry, plumbing the depths of my own treacherous psyche and capable of unpleasant surprises.” Twentysomethings Willa and Jane, artsy, single and underemployed, share a Milwaukee apartment and a friendship, the closest thing she has to a boyfriend, Willa

thinks. At an eightyear class reunion, high school best friendBenpopsback into Willa’s life — then her confidante and a “weird little wombat,” now a man as tall as she is, with intense brown eyes. She nudges Jane and Ben into a romance. This could sound like the pitch for a “Friends” episode or a rom-com script, but Fox is probing deeper. Willa sometimes wants nothing more than to be with Jane and Ben, other times feels trapped by their pairing. They’re generous with her, making room in their orbit for a person they both like. LearningthatBenpinedforherforyears works on her. Does she have unfinished businesswithhim?SeeingJane,whosooften seems like a perfect person, stumble in a weak moment gives Willa a secret to keep and something to gnaw on. Willa relives disastrous moments of growing up under the shadow of her par-

ents’ brutal marriage, contrasting them with memories of visits to Jane’s less-dramatic small-town parents. Her brother Seth has mastered the art of relationship sabotage, too. While set in Milwaukee, Fox isn’t primarily interested in describing local color, thoughtheMitchellParkDomesgetasuitable shout-out, and a certain old-fashioned basement bowling emporium “colonized by the college-aged residents of its eastside neighborhood” is lovingly rendered. Seeingathreesomethenextlaneover,two girls and a guy, Willa seems to be winding up for a moment of condescension but is moved to reflect, “We all think we’re snowflakes, but we’re Tinker Toys, held together by our interchangeable parts.” I’ve sometimes marveled at the multilayeredclosenessofthefriendshipsbetween some women I know, to the point of occasionally wondering why they would even need men around, except for the pesky sex thing.Foxhasdrawnasharpportraitofsuch a female friendship, inscribing both the joys and the needs that maintain its bonds while also illuminating the countervailing forces that could send its partners flying apart.

The drama leading up to the real estate crash of the mid-2000s is becoming as familiar as the Wall Street crash that sparked the Great Depression used to be. There are plenty of villains: social engineers and market ideologues in Washington; lying bond traders, conflicted credit analysts, careless bank bosses and investment funds on Wall Street; lenders and builders and borrowers across America: All found it profitable not to worry about shaky loans, until they blew up. Cornell University historian (and exMcKinsey & Co. consultant) Louis Hyman has written a breezy book that goes deeper. Skimming decades of news, testimony and arcane trade reports, he reminds us that this has happened before, and that there was nothing secret about the public and business decisions that led to cheap money, price inflation, collapse, mass foreclosures, and bailouts. Americans’ refusal to worry too much about history is a national strength in some ways, but it also makes our recurring financial crises more emphatic. In the early Republic, Hyman tells us, borrowed money was for rich people only; for everyone else, it was a sign of weakness and impending doom. Speculators, gamblers, and other marginal figures who gave in to weakness and borrowed were liable to wind up in debtors’ jails. Railroads opened the way for farmer-investors willing and able to borrow. Bankruptcy law eased the finality of failure. Personal consumer lending, as we know it, began in the 1920s, as pioneering loan financiers, instead of sitting on borrowers’ notes, packaged and sold them to spread the risk and finance new loans. Henry Ford insisted on cash for his Model T’s, but his rivals, led by DuPont Co. financier John J. Raskob, set up General Motors Acceptance Corp. to finance auto sales to the working masses. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal planners, frustrated by surviving banks’ reluctance to lend again, created the Federal Housing Administration and Fannie Mae to boost the prostrate home-building business. After World War II, they financed the new suburbs. As other nations recovered, the U.S. economy came to depend less on factory production and more on the home market for homes, cars, consumer goods. To help consumers buy now, pay later, banks formed Visa and MasterCard; industrial companies such as Jack Welch’s General Electric sold factories and bought into the retail finance business, too. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pushed home-loan finance costs down when they started large-scale home-loan sales through Wall Street banks. Credit card and student lenders did, too. Home prices and consumer debt were soon rising far more rapidly than worker incomes. But since homeowners were worth more, on paper, every year, the new debt seemed to get absorbed, until it didn’t, and the economy froze. Hyman shows how the Supreme Court, President Jimmy Carter, and Congress effectively gutted state usury laws, giving the credit card business its greatest spur to growth; he ranksAdvanta Corp. and First USA Bank among the fastest-growing card lenders of the 1990s, though he misses the biggest such lender, MBNA America, and the lone, much enlarged survivor of that period, Capital One. He incorrectly claims the card banks didn’t take deposits; insured deposits were an important part of how credit card banks raised billions to lend. Yet Hyman’s book tells enough about the abuses of the FHA-Fannie model to make us wonder how much government support business lending really needs. An old-fashioned tax on financial transactions, or even Ronald Reagan’s proposal to end special tax treatment for home purchases by stopping the mortgage tax break, would discourage finance for finance’s sake. (There are signs Wall Street is finally contracting, as big firms cut bonuses and close trading desks, while American manufacturing exports are making a modest recovery.) His is an accessible and well-written primer on a vast history, with plenty of cautionary tales for those who would fix what’s broken in our financial system, as well as what isn’t.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — “Brazil is not for beginners,” the late, great Brazilian composer Tom Jobim once quipped. Nowhere does the remark hold more true than for the country’s pulsing, chaotic oceanfront metropolis, Rio de Janeiro. This is a city of contrasts, where vastly different worlds rub shoulders and the unexpected lurks around every corner. Hang a right during an aimless stroll through the chic beachside neighborhoods of Ipanema or Copacabana,andyoumightjustbump into a lush tropical forest. Hang a left, and the luxury condominiums could give way to a warren of brick and corrugated iron houses perched precariously on a rocky outcropping — a “favela,” or hillside slum. It’s this proximity between rich and poor, city and nature that gives Rio its intensity. But it also makes navigationachallengeforfirst-time visitors. It’s even more difficult during Carnival season, when city streets morph into rowdy block parties with tens of thousands of costumedrevelersdancingtoinfectious samba beats. Luckily, Rio is dotted with landmarks that allow you to easily find your bearings. Sugarloaf Hill, the awesome rocky outcropping that can be visited by aerial cable car, presidesoverGuanabaraBayinthe east. The monumental statue Christ the Redeemer reaches toward the sea from his perch inside

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ACURA 06 TSX Leather. Moonroof. $9,880

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

BUICK ‘01 PARK AVE

66k original miles, rebuilt tranny in 12/11, great condition. Green with gray interior. fully loaded. $6200 OBO 570-824-9614

09 ESCAPE XLT $11,495 10 Suzuki sx4 $11,995 10Journey SE $12,495 06 EQUINOX 4X4 $8,995 04 XL7 4X4 $8,995 10 FUSION SEL $13,995 Full Notary Service Tags & Title Transfers

CADILLAC ‘06 STS

AWD, 6 cylinder, Silver, 55,000 miles, sunroof, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6 CD changer, satellite radio, Onstar, parking assist, remote keyless entry, electronic keyless ignition, & more! $16,500 570-881-2775

CHEVROLET ‘06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

Silver beauty, 1 Owner, Museum quality. 5,900 miles, 6 speed. All possible options including Navigation, Power top. New, paid $62,000 Must sell REDUCED! $39,500 FIRM 570-299-9370

CHEVY `97 ASTROVAN

Beautiful, 4 door. Power steering & brakes. 8 cylinder. Excellent condition. $3,000. Negotiable. 570-762-3504

CHEVY 08 IMPALA LTZ

Metallic gray, sunroof, leather, Bose Satellite with CD radio, heated seats, traction control, fully loaded. Remote Start. 50k miles. $16,995 or trade. (570) 639-5329

CHEVY ‘95 ASTRO MARK III C

ONVERSION

VAN. Hightop. 93K. 7 passenger. TV/VCP/Stereo. Loaded. Great condition. $3,495 (570) 574-2199

4Leather, Alloys, Low miles$13,990

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

HONDA `07 ACCORD

V6 EXL. 77K miles. 1 owner with maintenance records. Slate blue with leather interior. Sunroof. Asking $12,500. Call 570-239-2556

HONDA ‘04 Civic LX Sedan PRICE REDUCTION

Fully loaded, gas stingy 4 cylinder, 1.7 liter engine, well maintained, very good condition, driven less than 10.1 k miles per year. $7995 570-855-0095

HONDA 08 ACCORD 15K miles. Auto.

Excellent condition! $15,999 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

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CHEVY`10 CAMARO SS2. Fully load, V8,

jewel red with white stripes on hood & trunk, list price is $34,500, Selling for $29,900. Call 570-406-1974

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CHRYSLER `06 300

4 door sedan in perfect condition. Full service records. All luxury options and features. 25.5 MPG. $12,800. Call 570-371-1615

CHRYSLER ‘04 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

Silver, 2nd owner clean title. Very clean inside & outside. Auto, Power mirrors, windows. CD player, cruise, central console heated power mirrors. 69,000 miles. $5500. 570-991-5558

CROSSROAD MOTORS 570-825-7988

700 Sans Souci Highway WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘11 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 3950 miles. Factory Warranty. New Condition. $17,599 ‘10 Dodge Nitro SE 21k alloys, cruise, tint, factory warranty $18,799 ‘10 DODGE CARAVAN SXT 32K. SilverBlack. Power slides. Factory warranty. $16,699 ‘09 J EEP L IBERY LIMITED Power sunroof. Only 18K. Factory Warranty. $19,399 ‘09 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 Automatic, 24k Factory Warranty! $11,599 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS Only 18K! One Owner - Estate Sale. Factory Warranty. $11,999 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42K. 5 speed. AWD. Factory warranty. $12,699 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 4 door, only 37K! 5 Yr. 100K factory warranty $11,199 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX One owner. Just traded. 65K. $12,799 ‘06 FORD FREESTAR Rear air, 62k $8099 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,599 TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY

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

HYUNDAI ‘00 ACCENT 4 cylinder. 5 speed. Sharp economy car! $2,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

HYUNDAI 04 ELANTRA

Only 52K miles, cruise, power windows & locks. $8,880

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

HYUNDAI ‘06 ELANTRA Tan, 4 door,

clean title, 4 cylinder, auto, 115k miles. Power windows, & keyless entry, CD player, cruise, central console heated power mirrors. $4200 570-991-5558

JAGUAR `00 S TYPE

4 door sedan. Like new condition. Brilliant blue exterior with beige hides. Car is fully equipped with navigation system, V-8, automatic, climate control AC, alarm system, AM/FM 6 disc CD, garage door opener. 42,000 original miles. $9,000 Call (570) 288-6009

LINCOLN 06

Town Car Limited

Fully loaded. 50,000 miles, Triple coated Pearlized White. Showroom condition. $14,900. (570) 814-4926 (570) 654-2596

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FORD ‘04 EXPEDITION 4 door, black with tan leather, loaded with options, 144k miles. $7899 FORD ‘04 Taurus 4 door, white with gray interior, loaded, 145k miles $4500 LINCOLN ‘00 Towncar, 4 door, leather interior, 117k miles $3995 CADILLAC ‘99 50th Gold Anniversary Sedan Deville. Red with tan leather, loaded. $3995 MERCURY ‘96 GRAND MARQUIS 4 door, gold with tan cloth intertior, only 50k miles. Loaded. Must See! $4200

570-955-5792 MAZDA ‘02 626LX

Sedan, auto, power windows & locks, CD, 4 cylinder. 122,000 miles. Good on gas. $3,000. 570-472-2634

MERCURY 2008 GRAND MARQUIS LS 23,000 original

miles, all power, leather interior. NADA book value $17,975. Priced for quick sale to settle estate. $15,950, or best offer. Car is in mint condition. 570-735-4760 570-954-1257

NISSAN `08 XTERRA

Grey, Mint condition. 35K miles. New, allseason tires. Sirius radio. 2 sets of mats, including cargo mats. $18,400. Call 570-822-3494 or 570-498-0977

Low miles. AWD. $12,750

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

PORSCHE `85 944

Low mileage, 110,000 miles, 5 speed, 2 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, power windows, power mirrors, AM/FM radio, CD changer, leather interior, rear defroster, tinted windows, custom wheels, $8,000. (570) 817-1803

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 ‘09 COROLLA S Auto. 4 Cylinder. $12,880

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

VOLKSWAGEN ‘00 BEETLE

2.0 automatic, air 67k miles $6400. 570-466-0999

VOLVO `95 940 STATION WAGON Looks and runs like new. Sun roof, CD loader, all power. 98,000 miles, $2,950. OBO 570-702-6023

VOLVO 850 ‘95 WAGON Runs good, air, automatic, fair shape. $1,800. 347-693-4156

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CHEVY ’77 CORVETTE Red & red, all

original. No hits, restoration. Rides and looks new. Exceptionally clean. A/c, pb, ps, pw, 51K $14,900 OBO 570-563-5056

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All original $12,000

MERCEDES ‘76 450 SL $24,000

MERCEDES ‘29

Kit Car $9,000 (570) 655-4884 hell-of-adeal.com

CHEVY`75 CAMARO

350 V8. Original owner. Automatic transmission. Rare tuxedo silver / black vinyl top with black naugahyde interior. Never damaged. $6,000. Call 570-489-6937

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. REDUCED TO $6,500. 570-579-3517 570-455-6589

MERCEDES 1975

Good interior & exterior. Runs great! New tires. Many new parts. Moving, Must Sell. $1,300 or best offer 570-362-3626 Ask for Lee

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

6 cylinder automatic. 52k original miles. Florida car. $1500. 570-899-1896

427

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FORD `90 TRUCK

17’ box. Excellent running condition. Very Clean. $4,300. Call 570-287-1246

GMC ‘98 SIERRA 3500 4WD Stake Side, 350 V8, Auto. 75,000 miles on current engine. 12' wood bed, body, tires, interior good. Excellent running condition. New generator, starter, battery. Just tuned and inspected. $6,900. Call 570-656-1080

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DAELIM 2006

150 CCs. 4,700 miles. 70 MPG. New battery & tires. $1,500; negotiable. Call 570-288-1246 or 570-328-6897

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles.

ABS brakes. Security System Package. $16,000 firm. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY 570-704-6023

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HARLEY DAVIDSON `03 NIGHTTRAIN New rear tire. Very good condition. 23K miles. $8,500. Call 570-510-1429

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FORD ‘76 THUNDERBIRD

468

SATURN ‘07 ION2 Newly inspected,

310

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driven, last Cutlass off the GM line. Crimson red with black leather interior. Every available option including sunroof. Perfect condition. 300 original miles. $21,900 or best offer. Call 570-650-0278

good condition. Dealer price $7500. Asking $5500. 570-574-6880

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

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PONTIAC `04 VIBE

White. New manual transmission & clutch. Front wheel drive. 165k highway miles. Great on gas. Good condition, runs well. $3,000 or best offer 570-331-4777

runs perfect! $13,500 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

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DODGE `90 CARAVAN

Blue. 181k miles. 3rd row seating. All power accessories. Lots of new parts. $800 or best offer.

80,000 miles, excellent condition, all options. Recently serviced. New tires. $9,300. 570-388-6669

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HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘03 Dyna Wide Glide

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CADILLAC `99 ESCALADE 97k miles. Black

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JEEP 04 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4x4. Auto. 6 cylinder. $8,995 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

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MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER

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NISSAN ‘04 FRONTIER XE King Cab,

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MERCURY ‘03 MOUN- Sport SUBARU `03 BAJA Utility 4 door pickup. 68K. AWD. 4 TAINEER cylinder. 2.5 Litre LUXURY EDITION

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engine. 165hp. Bedliner & cover. Premium Sound. $10,700. Call 570-474-9321 or 570-690-4877

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87,000 miles, 4 cyl, auto, good on gas, in good condition. $6,000 570-466-5921

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CHEVY ‘99 BLAZER

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FORD ‘06 ESCAPE XLT

4x4. Sunroof. Like new. $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

FORD ‘06 F150

4WD, Auto, Alloys $15,990 1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

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560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

price! $3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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CHRYSLER `02 TOWN & COUNTRY

AWD. Auto. 34K miles. Extra Sharp! $18,995 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

HONDA ‘09 CRV LX Luxury people mover! 87,300 well maintained miles. This like-new van has third row seating, power side & rear doors. Economical V6 drivetrain and all available options. Priced for quick sale $6,295. Generous trade-in allowances will be given on this top-of-the-line vehicle. Call Fran 570-466-2771 Scranton

GMC `05 SAVANA

1500 Cargo Van. AWD. V8 automatic. A/C. New brakes & tires. Very clean. $10,750. Call 570-474-6028

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AWD. 1 owner. $16,900

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JEEP `03 LIBERTY

SPORT. Rare. 5 speed. 23 MPG. 102K highway miles. Silver with black interior. Immaculate condition, inside and out. Garage kept. No rust, maintenance records included. 4wd, all power. $6,900 or best offer, trades will be considered. Call 570-575-0518

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$6,950

07 HY UNDA I SO NA TA SE SDN B eige,89K M iles

N ow

$9,950

02 FO RD EXPLO RER XLT 4W D

$11,950

06 HO NDA PILO T EX 4W D B lack,71K M iles

N ow

$16,950

10 NISSA N M URA NO S 4W D C harcoal,43K M iles

N ow

$21,500

05 H Y U N D A I SA N TA FE 4W D W hite,8K M iles

$8,950

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01 TO Y O TA R A V 4 L 4W D

$9,950

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09 HY UNDA I SO NA TA G LS SDN V 6

$11,950

TO URING A W D B lack,58K M iles

N ow

$15,950

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LX SDN Titanium ,36K..........................NO W EX 5-SPD SDN W hite,42K.............NO W LX C PE N avy,30K................................NO W LXS SDN G ray,23K............................NO W LXS SDN S ilver,18K...........................NO W EX SDN Titanium ,28K..........................NO W EX SDN B lue,23K................................NO W EXL SDN W hite,29K...........................NO W

$14,750 $14,950 $15,750 $15,950 $16,250 $16,500 $16,750 $18,950

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08 ELEM 08 ELEM 08 ELEM 10 ELEM

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EN T LX S ilver,56K...............................N O W EN T EX B lack,43K...............................N O W EN T EX G ray,30K................................N O W EN T EX O m inP earl,24K........................N O W

$9,950 $15,750 $17,500 $18,950 $21,500

N ow

$21,500

PIL OT 4W D

06 PILO T EXL R ed,71K.......................................NO W 09 PILO T EXL W hite,54K....................................NO W 09 PILO T TO U R IN G N A V I N avy,48K.........NO W 09 PILO T EXL S ilver,22K.....................................NO W

$17,250 $24,950 $27,950 $28,500

Y O UR NIC E TRA DE HERE 05 HO NDA O DY SSEY EXL DV D/NA V S ilver,70K M iles

N ow

$15,950

09 TO Y O TA C A M RY LE SD N G old,29K M iles

60 m os

N ow

$15,500 $15,950 $15,950 $15,950 $16,250 $16,950 $16,950 $17,500 $18,500 $22,500

$9,250

05 TO Y O TA C A M RY LE SDN S ilver,67K M iles

N ow

$10,950

08 NISSA N A LTIM A “S” SDN

W hite,13K M iles,W as $18,950 N ow

$14,500

09 TO Y O TA M A TRIX “S” A W D R ed,56K M iles

N ow

$15,950

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08 R ID G ELIN E RTS C herry,46K......................N O W $22,500

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07 A C C O RD EX SDN N avy,23K.................................NO W 08 A C C O RD EX SDN S ilver,42K................................NO W N ow $18, 950 08 A C C O RD LXP SDN G ray,30K..............................NO W 09 A C C O RD LX SDN G ray,27K..................................NO W 09 A C C O RD LX SDN N avy,18K.................................NO W 09 A C C O RD LX SDN B urgundy,13K..........................NO W 09 A C C O RD LXP SDN B urgundy,28K......................NO W 10 A C C O RD LX SDN W hite,24K................................NO W 08 HY UNDA I 09 A C C O RD EX SDN B lack,19K................................NO W V ERA C RUZ A W D 10 A C C O RD EXL NA V I B lack,24K............................NO W W hite,33K M iles

B lack,29K M iles

W hite,46K M iles

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04 HO NDA C RV 4W D

S ilver,45K M iles

N ow

02 FO RD M USTA NG C O NV ERTIBLE

LX S ilver,98K

S ilver,65K M iles

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$8,950

N ow

08 FIT S ilver,37K.......................................................NO W $12,950 10 O D Y SSEY EXL G ray,15K...............................N O W $28,500 09 FIT SPO RT B lue,55K.....................................NO W $14,500 10 O DY SSEY TO URING NA V I/R.DV D S late,26K..N O W $32,500 09 FIT SPO RT R ed,15K......................................NO W $15,500

09 C IV IC 08 C IV IC 04 JEEP W RA NG LER 07 SUBA RU 09 C IV IC RUBIC O N 4X4 IM PREZA A W D 5 S peed,B lack,42K M iles S ilver,39K,W as $17,950 09 C IV IC N ow $14, 950 N ow $15,750 10 C IV IC 09 C IV IC Y O UR 09 C IV IC NIC E 09 C IV IC 07 M A ZDA C X-7

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10 INSIG HT EX G ray,22K...................................NO W $17,950 08 NISSA N V ERSA SDN

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$16,750

07 JEEP W RA NG LER X 4DR 4W D G reen,60K M iles

N ow

$18,950

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N ow

$23,750

08 JEEP LIBERTY SPO RT 4W D B lack,20K M iles

N ow

$16,750

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N ow

$19,950

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Sale Price

Financing Available

White Diamond Beauty, 1SD Pkg

MSRP $23,115 Discount -$1,653 & Rebate

21,462

NEW 2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB 4X4 0%

Sale Price

23,233

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33,919

Sale Price

26,967

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MSRP $31,025 Discount -$2,774 & Rebate

28,251

AllWheel Drive, Leather, Moonroof, ChromeWheels

MSRP $40,825 Discount -$3,116 & Rebate

37,709

Sale Price

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28,897

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24,168

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Sale Price

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MSRP $31,290 Discount -$2,393 & Rebate

NEW 2012 GMC ACADIA DENALI

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Sale Price

NEW 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE NEW 2011 GMC ACADIA SLT DEMO CXL 0%

Financing Available

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MSRP $28,040 Discount -$1,073 & Rebate

Sale Price

NEW 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE

MSRP $41,385 Discount -$7,466 & Rebate

Financing Available

AllWheel Drive, SLE-One Package

Sale Price

Financing Available

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Financing Available

MSRP $23,965 Discount -$732 & Rebate

$.99

AllWheel Drive, White Diamond Beauty

MSRP $45,995 Discount -$4,095 & Rebate

41,900

Sale Price

Sun & Entertainment Pkg, Side Blind ZoneAlert

MSRP $47,485 Discount -$3,407 & Rebate

44,078

Sale Price

MSRP $60,230 Discount -$7,235 & Rebate

52,995

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USED CARS

24K Miles, Preferred Equipment Pkg

Black Beauty, Nice Miles

16,995

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Stk# 1684

20,900

2003 GMC YUKON 2008 CHEVY COLORADO DENALI CREW CAB 4X4 Z-71

2010 KIA RIO

2010 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4 2007 FORD F-150 CREW CAB 4X4

12,995

11,900

31K Miles, One Owner

2010 DODGE CHARGER SXT’S

FX-4, Just 43K Miles, Black Beauty

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21,995

2008 FORD F-150 CREW CAB 4X4

24,995

From

16,995

2010 CHEVY AVEO SDN’S 2010 DODGE AVENGER 2010 VW BEETLE CPE SXT SDN’S

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12,995

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From

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13,995

2010 CHEVY HHR 2010 FORD FOCUS SDN’S 2004 BUICK REGAL LS 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2008 BUICK LUCERNE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2010 CHRYSLER 300 2010 MERCURY GRAND 2010 HONDA CIVIC MARQUIS CONVERTIBLE

Choose From 2, LT Package, Nice Miles!

13,995

Choose From 2, SE Package

13,995

Local One Owner, 55K Miles

8,995

Stk# 1811, Choose From 2

14,995

Local Trade, Low Miles

Stk# 1688

14,995

Stk# 1782

15,900

16,900

2010 NISSAN VERSA

2010 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR AWD

2011 DODGE NITRO AWD

2010 & 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENTS

2011 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4X4

2009 CHEVY EQUINOX LS

2011 HYUNDAI TUCSON AWD

Just 30K Miles, Balance of Warranty

Stk# 1734

Stk# 1732

Choose From 6,Tons of Warranty

White Beauty Just 19K Miles

AWD, Local Low MileageTrade

Stk# 1836

13,995

2010 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR

22,900

18,900

FROM

12,995

2011 FORD ESCAPE AWD 2010 DODGE JOURNEY 2010 FORD EXPLORER RT4 AWD AWD

Stk# 1794

Stk# 1791

22,900

Stk# 1783

22,900

19,995

22,900

20,900

2011 BUICK REGAL

2011 MAZDA CX-7 ALL WHEEL DRIVE

Stk# 1801

Balance of Warranty, Black Beauty

Stk# 1650

FROM

22,900

24,995

2010 FORD TAURUS 2011 DODGE DAKOTA 2011 CHEVY CAMARO LT LIMITED QUAD CAB 4X4

2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SE

2009 CADILLAC CTS

2010 MERCEDES 300C AWD

SLT Equipment, Miles As Low As 14K, Choose From 3

15K Miles, Black Beauty

Stk# 1431

Stk# 1833

Stk# 1521

23,900

Starting At

23,995

Power Galore,Tons of Warranty

24,995

25,900

29,900

Stk# 1542

Stk# 1797

21,900

16,900

2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD

Stk# 1907, 12K Miles, Silver Beauty

21,900

24,900

2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 4X4

New Body Style, Extra Sharp!

Just 16K Miles,Tons ofWarranty

16,995

Stk# 1858

33,900

Stk# 1731

23,900

Stk# 1649

Stk# 1681

34,900

21,995

2010 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 EXT CAB

2011 GMC ACADIA AWD 2010 CHEVY TAHOE AWD 2011 CHEVY SUBURBAN AWD

24,995

2011 VW JETTA SEDAN

Stk# 1857

SLT, Navigation, Moonroof, Rear DVD, 7-Passenger

16,900

2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2011 GMC TERRAIN AWD 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE SLE/2 PKG. AWD REG CAB 1500 4X4

2007 GMC ACADIA ALL WHEEL DRIVE

Stk# 1537

13,995

36,900

Stk# 1535

23,900

2011 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL

All Wheel Drive, 19K Miles

34,995

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Stk#S1792

MSRP 3-Mode Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, 6 Spd

TAX TIME SALE PRICE

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2012 SUZUKI SX4 SEDAN

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SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

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TOYOTA 02 TACOMA 4WD. SR5. TRD. V-6. $10,880

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

TOYOTA ‘04 4 RUNNER

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A BRAND NEW P-TOP QUEEN MATTRESS SET!! Still in plastic!! $150!! MUST SELL!! Call Steve @ 280-9628!! BED solid pine sleigh bed & matching chest of drawers, cream colored with floral design, great for a girls room, excellent condition/never $900. 212-0948

BEDROOM SET

5 piece with King size bed complete. Excellent condition! Broyhill Attic Heirloms 5 piece bedroom set. Solid oak. Beautiful full dresser with mirror + additional dresser + 2 nights stands + king size oak bedframe & headboard + USA Olympic quality. Paid $7k+ for this beautiful integrated bedroom set. Moving to Philadelphia in small apartment or would bring with me! $1,200 for the entire set. 570.855.2751 BEDROOM SET: 6 pc. Dresser, mirror, door chest, 2 night stands and headboard that is good for full, queen or king size. Must see great shape. $450 570-814-5477 BOSTON ROCKER with design, beautiful paid $1300 asking $300. Lazy Boy recliner, brown leather $200, never used, selling to make room. 570-822-5391 DINING ROOM SET 10 piece Antique Bernhardt, good condition. $950 OBO. 570-542-5102

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726

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732

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758 Miscellaneous

WANTED

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ALL CONTENTS FOR SALE Call 868-5973

ROCKER, wood/tapestry, $75. RECLINER, Burgundy velour cloth, $125. SOFA, chair, ottoman, 3 tables, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 6 PM 570-675-5046 SOFA & LOVESEAT, leather, 3 1/2 years old, excellent condition paid $2100 sell for $600. Two glass end tables, like new $120. 570-301-4102

752 Landscaping & Gardening FIELDSTONE WALL, FREE, 40’ x 3’. You haul away. 570-696-1853 Leave Message

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758 Miscellaneous DVD PLAYER Insignia $20. (2) 8 mm movie projectors reg & super 8 GAF 138 $40. Ionic pro air purifier $25. 3 fluorescent fixtures & 30 watt bulb $24. 35 mm Cannon sure shot $15. Handyman Magazines .15 cents each. American Standard shower head $4. VHS tapes $3. VHS tapes T120 $5. 570-825-5564

RAILROAD JACK $35. Railroad spikes .25 cents each. 570-696-1036 TANNING BED, Full Size Excellent Condition. $1,000 570-332-4869. TIRES (2) all season tires, 225-55-17, like new $50 each. 570-690-2721 TIRES 2 215/70R15 snowtires on rims from 2000 Chevy Venture $80. 570-474-0935 WHEELS Ford Escape 17” factory chrome wheels with tires p23565r17 $350. 696-2212

774

Restaurant Equipment

GRILL: 24” electric table top. 208 phase. Made by Anvil. $400. 570-542-7532

780

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TV 15.5 very slim flat screen hi definition LCD, remote, beautiful picture, original box paid $109. sell for $65. 570-258-0568 or 570-406-4523 TV BRACKETS, wall mount, 1 holds large set $39. 1 for smaller set $29. 570-636-3151

Televisions/ Accessories

TV Sony Trinitron 36” tube with flat front. HD ready. V. good condition. $30.

784

Tools

CIRCULAR SAW, 7 1/4” Craftsman $25. 570-825-5564 MECHANICS TOOL CHESTS Craftsman one 5’ double decker, 1 single roll chest, great condition. asking $185. for both 831-5510 SNOW THROWER Ariens 7hp electric start, tire chains, 24” cut just serviced, runs well $395. 570-636-3151

786 Toys & Games CHILD’S MAT almost new purchased at Best Buy on 12-11-12 for $21. have receipt sell $12. 570-258-0568 or 570-406-4523

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

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Call 829-7130 to place your ad.

Dogs

POMERANIANS

AKC, 9 weeks, 2 females. Shots & wormed. Vet checked. Home Raised. $475. 570-864-2643

SHIH TZU PUPPIES

YOU CAN BUY LOVE

Registered. Available 02/21. 570-714-2032 570-852-9617

ALL JUNK

HEAVY

815

Cats

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

824-4172, 9-9 only

TO CONSIDER.... ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE Call 829-7130 Place your pet ad and provide us your email address This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed” You can then use your account to enhance your online ad. Post up to 6 captioned photos of your pet Expand your text to include more information, include your contact information such as e-mail, address phone number and or website.

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified! Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

Collect Cash. Not Dust. Sell it in The Times Leader Classiﬁed section.

DACHSHUND PUPPIES!

AKC Registered. Ready to go. Vet checked. Please call 570-864-2207 DOGS FREE 2 boston terriers. 1 male, 1 female, 3 years & 1 1/2 years old. 570-825-5659 or 570-793-3905

POMERANIAN PUPPIES Male. $500

Call 829-7130 to place an ad. ONLY ONL NL LY ONE N LE LEA L LEADER. E DER. timesleader.com

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Professional Services Directory

HUTCH 2 piece hutch $100. Large end table $75. 2 piece old bedroom set $350. each old mirrors included. 570-200-5311 LOVE SEAT green striped $60. 570-675-3890

MOVIE POSTERS: genuine $15. Classical 33 records $3. each. 5 drawer side ti side $350. 570-280-2472

780

CALL AN EXPERT

HOOSIER CABINET Antique with flour bin & pull-out baking table. Must pick up. $650.570-970-3576

Mattress Guy

and equipment for sale. Luzerne Co. By appointment only 570-824-3223

WE PAY THE MOST IN CASH

HEATERS 2, 1 kerosene radiant 10 with manual & pump $75. 1 carbon fiber electric, new in box, never used, free standing or wall mountable $49. 570-636-3151

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

WASHER kenmore portable needs hose $100. 570-288-1281

TAX REFUND COMING?

Furnaces & Heaters

MATTRESS SALE

600 FINANCIAL 610

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Building & Remodeling

1000 SERVICE DIRECTORY 1024

Building & Remodeling

1st. Quality Construction Co.

Roofing, siding, gutters, insulation, decks, additions, windows, doors, masonry & concrete. Insured & Bonded.

Senior Citizens Discount! State Lic. # PA057320

570-299-7241 570-606-8438 ALL OLDER HOMES SPECIALIST 825-4268. Remodel / repair, Interior remodel & additions

All types of residential remodeling. Kitchens & baths. Specializing in Windows & Vinyl Siding. Solar light tunnels. 30 years experience. BBB. PA025042 Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-287-1982 For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price! BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS, etc. 25 Yrs. Experience References. Insured Free Estimates. (570) 855-2506

LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE IN CLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmore space? Ayardorgaragesale in classified is thebestway to cleanoutyourclosets! You’rein bussiness withclassified!

NEED A NEW KITCHEN OR BATH???? HUGHES Construction

Roofing, Home Renovating. Garages, Kitchens, Baths, Siding and More! Licensed and Insured. FREE ESTIMATES!! 570-388-0149 PA040387

NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION

All Types Of Work New or Remodeling Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-406-6044

See Us At

The Home Show

March 2, 3 & 4th at the Kingston Armory call 287-3331 or go to

www.bianepa.com

Shedlarski Construction H I OME MPROVEMENT SPECIALIST

Licensed, insured & PA registered. Kitchens, baths, vinyl siding & railings, replacement windows & doors, additions, garages, all phases of home renovations. Free Estimates 570-287-4067

1030

Carpet Cleaning

Alan & Linda’s Carpet and/or Chair Cleaning

2 FOR $39

570-826-7035

Motorcycle for sale? Let them see it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

1039

Chimney Service

A-1 1 ABLE CHIMNEY Rebuild & Repair Chimneys. All types of Masonry. Liners Installed, Brick & Block, Roofs & Gutters. Licensed & Insured 570-735-2257

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

Stainless Liners. Cleanings. Custom Sheet Metal Shop. 570-383-0644 1-800-943-1515 Call Now! COZY HEARTH CHIMNEY Chimney Cleaning, Rebuilding, Repair, Stainless Steel Lining, Parging, Stucco, Caps, Etc. Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 1-888-680-7990 570-840-0873

1054

Concrete & Masonry

C&C Masonry and Concrete. Absolutely free estimates. Masonry & concrete work. Specializing in foundations, repairs and rebuilding. Footers floors, driveways. 570-766-1114 570-346-4103 PA084504

Williams & Franks Inc Masonry contractors. Chimney, stucco & concrete. Cleanouts and hauling service. 570-466-2916

1057Construction & Building

GARAGE DOOR

Sales, service, installation & repair. FULLY INSURED HIC# 065008 CALL JOE 570-606-7489 570-735-8551

1078

Dry Wall

MIKE SCIBEK DRYWALL

Hanging & finishing, design ceilings and painting. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured. 328-1230

MIRRA DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

(570) 675-3378

1084

Electrical

1135

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

Hauling & Trucking

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

570-829-4077

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

1132

Handyman Services

All Your Home Repair Needs Call now and save 10%. Licensed & Insured. Carpentry, Drywall, Painting, Plumbing, Tile & more. 570-406-3339

BOB’S RADIATOR COVERS Are you tired

of looking at those ugly radiators? Call for a free estimate. 570-709-1496

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

plumbing & all types of interior & exterior home repairs. 570-829-5318

The Handier Man

We fix everything! Plumbing, Electrical & Carpentry. Retired Mr. Fix It. Emergencies 23/7

299-9142

1135

Hauling & Trucking

AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299 AAA Bob & Ray’s Hauling: Friendly & Courteous. We take anything & everything. Attic to basement. Garage, yard, free estimates. Call 570-655-7458 or 570-905-4820

ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL

TREE/SHRUB REMOVAL REMOVAL DEMOLITION Estate Cleanout Free Estimates 24 HOUR SERVICE SMALL AND LARGE JOBS! 570-823-1811 570-239-0484

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

823-3788 / 817-0395

HAUL ALL& H AULING

PAINTING SERVICES. Free Estimates. 570-332-5946

FREE SCRAP METAL REMOVAL

Services include: general hauling, attics, basements, garages, and estate clean out. Call Ray’s Recycling 570-735-2399

Mike’s $5-Up

Removal of Wood, Trash and Debris. Same Day Service.

570-826-1883

VERY CHEAP JUNK REMOVAL! Licensed, Insured & Bonded. Will beat any price, guaranteed! Free Estimates. Over 10,000 served.

570-693-3932

1141

Heating & Cooling

HEATING, A/C & REFRIGERATION REPAIR Services. Commer-

Looking to buy a home? Place an ad here Motorcycle for sale? and let the Let them see it here sellers know! in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 570-829-7130

cial / Residential. Licensed & Insured. 24-7 Free Estimates. Call 646-201-1765 mycohvac.com

1156

Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY

Long Term Care Insurance products/life insurance/estate planning. Reputable Companies. 570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT www nepalong termcare.com

1162 Landscaping/ Garden TREE REMOVAL Stump grinding, Hazard tree removal, Grading, Drainage, Lot clearing, Stone/ Soil delivery. Insured. Reasonable Rates 570-574-1862

1189 Miscellaneous Service

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: WANTED ALL JUNK CARS, TRUCKS & HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS

1204

M. PARALIS PAINTING

Int/ Ext. painting, Power washing. Professional work at affordable rates. Free estimates. 570-288-0733

1252

FREE PICKUP

288-8995 1195

Movers

BestDarnMovers Moving Helpers Call for Free Quote. We make moving easy. BestDarnMovers.com 570-852-9243

1204

Painting & Wallpaper

“AA+ C LASSICAL”

All phases. Complete int/ext paint & renovations Since 1990 Free Estimates Licensed-Insured 570-283-5714

Roofing & Siding

GIVENS CONSTRUCTION New roofs and

repairs. Shingles, rubber, slate, metal roofs, terracotta, and many others. Licensed and Ins. Free estimates 570-239-8534 PA 010925

J.R.V. ROOFING

570-824-6381 Roof Repairs & New Roofs. Shingle, Slate, Hot Built Up, Rubber, Gutters & Chimney Repairs. Year Round. Licensed/Insured FREE Estimates *24 Hour Emergency Calls*

Jim Harden

570-288-6709

New Roofs & Repairs, Shingles, Rubber, Slate, Gutters, Chimney Repairs. Credit Cards accepted. FREE ESTIMATES! Licensed-Insured EMERGENCIES

WINTER ROOFING Special $1.29 s/f Licensed, insured, fast service 570-735-0846

1276

BACKHOES

Highest Prices Paid!!

Painting & Wallpaper

Snow Removal

SNOW

PLOWING Commercial

Industrial Residential DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS SALTING

VITO & GINO’S 570-574-1275

1282

Tax Preparation

TAX PREPARATION by Law School

Graduate with Tax Certificate Reasonable Call 570-793-6210

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2 0 1 2 DODGE JOURNEY SXT AWD A L L W HE E L DRIV E

S T K # 1287010 M S RP $39,020

A L L W HE E L DRIV E , U-CON N E CT W / V OICE COM M A N D/BL UE TOOTH

$249

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Price in clu d es $1000 L ea s e Reb a te, $1000 Co n qu es t/ L o ya lty Pa ym e n tis plu s ta x. Am o u n td u e o n le a s e @ d e live ry is $3 ,495 d o w n plu s re gis tra tio n fe e s w hic h in c lu d e s $750 Ac qu is itio n Fe e a n d $100 Do c Fe e , 10,000 m ile s /ye a r, $3 ,000 Le a s e Re b a te , $1000 Ally Bo n u s Re b a te , $1000 Re tu rn in g Le a s e , $1000 Re b a te o n pu rc ha s e pric e in lie u o f $3 000 Le a s e C a s h.

Includes $1000 R ebate,$1000 C urrent Lease, $500 M ilitary

3 6 m o n th le a s e , Pa ym e n tis plu s ta x. $3 ,495 d u e @ d e live ry in c lu d e s 1s tm o n th pa ym e n t a n d $750 a c qu is itio n fe e a n d $100 d o c fe e a n d 1s tpa ym e n t. 10,000 m ile s / yr. In c lu d e s $3 750 Le a s e Re b a te , $1000 Ally Bo n u s C a s h Re b a te a n d $1000 C o n qu e s tLe a s e Re b a te .

Pa ym e n tis plu s ta x. Am o u n td u e @ d e live ry is $3 ,495 d o w n plu s re gis tra tio n fe e s w hic h in c lu d e s $750 Ac qu is itio n Fe e a n d $100 Do c Fe e , 10,000 m ile s / ye a r, $3 ,000 Le a s e C a s h Re b a te a n d $1,000 Le a s e o rC o n qu e s tRe b a te is u s e d in pa ym e n tc a lc u la tio n s

2 2012 012 JEEP PATRIOT SPORT 4X4 S tk#1274001 M S RP - $22,400

$266

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P E R M O.

$18,778 $ 18, 778

* *

S T K # 1286103 M S RP $34,235

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N N O OW W L L O OW W

$27,660 $ 27, 660**

36 M O N TH S

3 6 m o n th le a s e , Pa ym e n tis plu s ta x. $3 ,495 d u e @ d e live ry w hic h in c lu d e s 1s tm o n th pa ym e n ta n d $795 a c qu is itio n f e e a n d $100 d o c f e e re gis tra tio n f e e is e xtra . 10,000 m ile s / yr . In c lu d e s $2000 Re b a te , $1000 Lo ya lty/ C o n qu e s t, a n d $1000 Le a s e Lo ya lty.

2 2012 012 JEEP COMPASS S T K #1173023 SPORT 4X4 M S RP $22,650

NEW 2011 CHRYSLER 200 S

S T K # 1255013 M S RP $23,275

2 L E FT

A UTOM A TIC, 6 DIS C CD

S tk#1173016

M S RP - $27,285

Inc ludes $1500 R ebate, $1000 C urrent Leas ee, $1000 Truc k M onth, $1250 Pres idents D ay, $500 M ilitary

2 2012 012 DODGE RAM 1500 S T K #1173023 CREW CAB 4X4 M S RP $22,650 S T K # 1286101 M S RP $36,725

HE M I V -8, CL A S S IV TRA IL E R HITCH

V -6 6S P E E D A U TO M A TIC

* $19,734 $ $1 19 9, ,7 73 34 4*

A A S S A A S S

N OW

2 0 1 2 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT DIESEL 4X4

S T K # 1286083 M S RP $46,905

L OW

CUM M IN S DIE S E L A UTOM A TIC

P ow er W indow s , P ow er Loc k s , C D /M P 3 & S irius X M S atellite R adio

L E A S E FOR A S L OW A S S

$20,577 $ 20, 577*

$13,985*

N OW A S L OW A S

P ric e inc ludes $3000 R ebate, $1000 C urrent Leas e R ebate, $1000 A lly B onus R ebate, $500 M ilitary R ebate

3 6 m o n th le a s e , Pa ym e n tis plu s ta x. $3 ,495 d u e @ d e live ry in c lu d e s 1s tm o n th pa ym e n ta n d $750 a c qu is itio n fe e a n d $100 d o c fe e . Re gis tra tio n is e xtra . 10,000 m ile s / yr. In c lu d e s $4000 Le a s e Re b a te , $1000 Ally Bo n u s Re b a te a n d $1000 C o n qu e s tLe a s e Re b a te .

2 2012 012 JEEP WRANGLER S T K #1173023 SPORT 4X4 M S RP $22,650

N OW L OW

* $24,258 $ $2 24 4, ,2 25 58 8*

NEW 2011 DODGE AVENGER MAINSTREET

2012 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 S T K #1173023 CREW CAB 4X4 CUMMINS DIESEL M S RP $22,650 S T K # 1286098 M S RP $46,660

D eep Tint S uns c reen W indow s , B lac k 3-P iec e H ard Top, S irius X M S atellite R adio

Inc l udes R eturni ng Les s ee $1,000, M i l i tary $500

2 2012 012 JEEP WRANGLER S T K #1173023 UNLIMITED M S RP $22,650

CHROM E P K G! 6S P E E D

3.6L, U c onnec t w ith V oic e C om m and Pow er W indow s & Pow er Loc k s , M p3, Sirius XM Satellite R adio

N OW L OW

$18,861*

A S A S

N N O OW W L L O OW W

NEW 2011 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE 4x4

Inc ludes $1500 R ebate, $1000 Truc k M onth, $500 M ilitary, $1000 C urrent Leas ee

2 2012 012 CHRYSLER 200 S T K #1173023 LIMITED M S RP $22,650

S tk#1174066 M S RP - $26,120

S T K # 1273004 M S RP $26,615

L A S T P A TRIO T IN S TO CK

V -6, L E A TH E R S E A TIN G

A utoS tic k A utom atic Trans m is s ion, U c onnec t V oic e C om m and w ith B luetooth, U S B P ort for M obile D ev ic es , A uto-D im m ing R earv iew M irror w ith, M ic rophone, P ow er door loc k s , pow er w indow s , H eated s eats , P ow er 6-W ay D riv er S eat, C D /D V D /M P 3, S irius X M S atellite R adio

N N O OW W L L O OW W

$24,780 $ $2 24 4, ,7 78 80 0

A A S S A A S S

3.6 Liter, B lac k 3 P iec e H ardtop w ith S torage B ag Inc l udes $1,000 R eturni ng Les s e, M

2 2012 012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4

i l i ary $500

U-CON N E CT V OICE COM M A N D W / BL UE TOOTH

S T K # 1223052 M S RP $30,315 L E A S E FOR A S L OW A S

$269

P E R M O.

36 M O N TH S

L OW

$27,347 $ 27, 347*

P ric e inc ludes $1000 R ebate, $1000 C urrent Leas e R ebate, $500 M ilitary R ebate 3 6 m o n th le a s e , Pa ym e n tis plu s ta x. $3 ,495 d u e @ d e live ry in c lu d e s 1s t m o n th pa ym e n ta n d $795 a c qu is itio n f e e a n d $100 d o c f e e . Re gis tra tio n is e xtra . 10,000 m ile s / yr . In c lu d e s $1500 Re b a te a n d $1000 Le a s e Re b a te .

2 2012 012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4 S T K # 1223008 M S RP $43,375

A S A S

N OW L OW

$22,892

H O U R S: M on 8am Tues 8am W ed 8am Thurs 8am Fri 8am Sat 9am

$ $37,053 37,053

Inc ludes $1,000 R ebate, Engine Bonus $1,000, M ilitary $500, R eturning Les s ee $1,000

* $20,438 $ $2 20 0, ,4 43 38 8*

A S A S

3.6-Liter V 6, Leather, U c onnec t V oic e C om m and w ith Bluetooth® Stream ing A udio, R em ote Start Sy s tem , U niv ers alG arage D oor O pener, H eated Front Seats , C D /D V D /M P3/H D D , 6.5-Inc h Touc h-Sc reen D is play, 40 G B H ard D riv e, Sirius XM Satellite R adio

R eturning les s ee $1,000, M ilitary $500

Inc ludes $2,500 R ebate, R eturning Les s ee $1,000, $1250 Pres idents D ay

-8pm -5:30pm -8pm -8pm -8pm -4:30pm

2 0 1 2 CHRYSLER 300

S tk#1241001 31 M P G HW Y

L E A S E FO R A S L O W

$268

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$25,635 $ 25,635*

P E R M O.

36 M O N TH S

V -6, 8 S peed A utom atic , P ow er D riv er & P as s enger S eat, U -C onnec t V oic e C om m and w / B luetooth, R em ote K ey les s Entry

3 6 m o n th le a s e , Pa ym e n tis plu s ta x. $3 ,495 d u e @ d e live ry w hic h in c lu d e s 1s tm o n th pa ym e n t a n d $795 a c qu is itio n f e e a n d $100 d o c f e e . Re gis tra tio n f e e is e xtra , 10,000 m ile s / ye a r . In c lu d e s $1500 Re b a te ($2000 if a Le a s e ), $1000 Ally Bo n u s Re b a te a n d $1000 C o n qu e s t/ Lo ya lty Re b a te .

2 0 1 2 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T

2 0 1 2 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING S tk#1257009 M S RP - $29,530

S tk#1248001 M S RP - $38,520

3.6-Liter V 6 5-Speed A utom atic , Leather Seats , C om m and V iew D ual-Pane Panoram ic Sunroof, H eated Steering W heelw ith A udio C ontrols , Pow er Liftgate, G PS N av igation w ith V oic e C om m and, Park V iew R ear Bac k U p C am era, R em ote Start Sy s tem , R ain-Sens itiv e W inds hield W ipers , H eated Seats , C D /D V D /M P3/ H D D /N A V , G arm in N av igation Sy s tem , 6.5-Inc h Touc h-Sc reen D is play, U c onnec t V oic e C om m and w ith Bluetooth, Fog Lam ps , Bi-Xenon H eadlam ps w ith A uto Lev eling Sy s tem , D edic ated D ay tim e R unning H eadlam ps

N OW A S L OW A S

N OW L OW

* $38,524 $ $3 38 8, ,5 52 24 4*

A A S S A A S S

C hrom e A ppearanc e G roup, Trailer Brak e, H eav y D uty Snow Plow Prep G roup, 6 Speed M anual, Lim ited Slip D ifferential, Spray In Bedliner

Inc ludes $500 A lly Bonus C as h, $1000 R eturning Les s ee, $500 M ilitary

S T K # 1220061 M S RP $27,080

* $38,656 $ $3 38 8, ,6 65 56 6*

Inc ludes $1500 R ebate, $1000 C urrent Leas ee, $500 M ilitary

O N L Y 2 2011 A V E N G E RS L E FT!

A A S S A A S S

A S A S

Lim ited Slip D ifferential, R em ote Start, H eav y D uty Snow Plow Prep Pk g

Inc ludes $500 M ilitary, $1,000 R eturning Leas ee

S tk#1182009 M S RP - $24,950

S T K # 1220068 M S RP $26,753

* $28,721 $ $2 28 8, ,7 72 21 1*

A S A S

5.7L V -8, 6 Speed A utom atic , 20” C hrom e C lad W heels , U C onnec t V oic e C om m and w / Bluetooth Inc ludes $1500 R ebate, $1000 C urrent Leas ee, $1000 Truc k M onth, $1250 Pres idents D ay, $500 M ilitary

ON L Y 2 L E FT!

S UN S CRE E N RE A R P RIV A CY GL A S S

36 M O N TH S

A S

S tk#1161007 M S RP - $18,130*

S T K # 1234009 M S RP $26,915

$189

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NEW 2011 DODGE CALIBER EXPRESS

2 2012 012 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT S T K #1173023 4X4 M S RP $22,650

P E R M O.

A S

N OW L OW

$21,900

Inc luding $500 R ebate, $1000 Pres idents A lly Bonus R ebate, $1000 C urrent Leas e R ebate, and $500 M ilitary

* $26,551 $ $2 26 6, ,5 55 51 1*

A A S S A A S S

5.7L V -8, 6 S peed A utom atic , U -C onnec t V oic e C om m and w / B luetooth

V -6, 8 Speed A utom atic , R ear Body -C olor Spoiler, A llW heelD riv e

Reb a tes in clu d e $500 Reb a te, $1000 Cu rren tL ea s e Reb a te, $1000 Pres id en ts Da y Ally Reb a te, $500 M ilita ry Reb a te

V -8, 6 Speed A utom atic , Pow er W indow s , Pow er Loc k s , R ear Sliding W indow , C -C onnec t w / V oic e C om m and

HE M I V -8, 20”CHROM E W HE E L S

L E A S E FOR A S L OW A S

A S A S

$22,206 $ 22,206**

A S A S

2012 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 S T K #1173023 QUAD CAB 4X4 M S RP $22,650

2 2012 012 DODGE CHARGER SXT S T K #1173023 AWD S T K # 1241006 M S RP $22,650 6 A LL W H EEL D R IV E C H A R G ER S IN STO C K!

P E R M O.

N OW L OW

Inc ludes $1500 R ebate, $1000 C urrent Leas ee, $1000 Truc k M onth, $1250 Pres idents D ay, $500 M ilitary

A L L W HE E L DRIV E !

A UTOM A TIC, P OW E R W IN DOW S & L OCK S , U-CON N E CT

N N O OW W L L O OW W

HE M I V -8 P OW E R W IN DOW S A UTOM A TIC

L E A S E FOR A S L OW A S

$24, 350 $24,350

36 M ON THS

N N O OW W L L O OW W

S T K # 1286074 M S RP $29,625

L E A THE R IN TE RIOR, N A V IGA TION , A L L W HE E L DRIV E

L E A S E FOR A S L OW A S

N OW L OW

2 2012 012 DODGE RAM 1500 S T K #1173023 4X4 M S RP $22,650

2 2012 012 DODGE DURANGO S T K #1173023 AWD M S RP $22,650

S tk#1247009 M S RP 28,585

P OW E R A DJUS TA BL E P E DA L S , S IRIUS XM S A TE L L ITE RA DIO, P OW E R L IFTGA TE

N OW L OW

A S A S

$32, 982 $32,982

5.7-Liter V 8 H EM I, A utom atic , Leather Seats , Pow er Sunroof

In clu d es $1,500 Reb a te, $1000 L es s ee, M ilita ry Reb a te $500

L E A S E FOR A S L OW A S

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30 Costello Circle Fine Line construction. 4 bedroom 2.5 bath Colonial. Great floor plan, master bedroom, walk in closet. 2 car garage, fenced in yard. 2 driveways, above ground pool For additional info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3162 $248,500 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

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$279,000 255 Summit Ave., Pocono Manor, PA Reminiscent of the 1900’s and “the Magic Garden,” copious stone work, pine floors, secret passageways, tree lined border with natural stone walls. Partners are PA Real Estate Agents. Call Charles Marzzacco (570) 242-7744. Lic# RS068523A

13 Park Ave., Pocono Summit, PA Lakefront!!! Perfect home to relax or entertain. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, family room w/ walkout to Lake. Low taxes, large wraparound deck. Call John Cioc (570) 8563309 Lic#RS-297036

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274 Hillside Ave. PRICED TO SELL. THIS HOME IS A MUST SEE. Great starter home in move in condition. Newer 1/2 bath off kitchen & replacement windows installed. MLS11-560. $52,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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$339,000

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44 Orchard St. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath single, modern kitchen with appliances, sunroom, hardwood floors on 1st and 2nd floor. Gas heat, large yard, OSP. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1866 $137,999 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

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Nice size four bedroom home with some hardwood floors, large eat in kitchen with breakfast bar. 2 car garage & partially fenced yard. Close to everything! $92,900 MLS# 11-1977 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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18 Meadow Lane 3BR/3BA Log Home. MLS#11-1855 Dir: Rt 118 to Sweet Valley (4 mi past Olives Diner)@ fork sharp R on Grassy Pond, L on Meadow Ln, home 2nd on L

64 E Luzerne Avenue 3BR/2BA Two Story. MLS#11-1040 Dir: Main St Luzerne, L on Courtdale , turns into E Luzerne Ave, home on L

6 yrs young! 3BR/3BA located in central Dallas. View today! MLS#12-434

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362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite countertops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil furnace, washer dryer in first floor bath. Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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3-unit investment includes storefront, 3BR apt & rear 2BR home. MLS#12-406

$99,500

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3BR/2BA Three Money Maker! Double Block + 4 room apt MLS#12-437

ASHLEY

Nice Double! 2BR/1.5BA & separate util each side MLS#12-395

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3 BR w/large fenced yard, needs TLC MLS#11-3465

$58,500

$74,900

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$35,900

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This 2 story with stone front affords room for entertaining! It features 3-4 bdrms, 2 full and 2 half baths. The maple kitchen with granite floors and counters flows into the dining and breakfast areas. Family rm and tavern rm feature gas fireplace. Office and first fl laundry add to its appeal. Many upgrades make this a rare find. Call Judy Rice 714-9230

908 Primrose Court Move right into this newer 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Townhome with many upgrades including hardwood floors throughout and tiled bathrooms. Lovely oak cabinets in the kitchen, central air, fenced in yard, nice quiet neighborhood. MLS 11-2446 $123,000 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

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128 JEAN ST. Nice bi-level home on quiet street. Updated exterior. Large family room, extra deep lot. 2 car garage, enclosed rear porch and covered patio. For more information and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-2850 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

Luxurious Twins in Kingston

$198,900

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* Approx 2100 Sq. Ft. * 2 Car Garage with Storage Area * 2 Story Great Room * Cherry Kitchen with Granite * Fenced in Yard with Patio * Gas Heat/AC Directions: From Wyoming Ave. take Pringle St. to the End, take left on Grove St. Twins on left 267 Grove St. Kingston

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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

Affordable bldg waiting for your business. 2 BR apt on 2nd flr. OSP. MLS#11-572 JUDY 714-9230

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900 SF Commercial space on Great business opportunity. 1st flr has 2 BR, Apt. Freshly painted exterior. Zoned 1st flr. 900 SF 2 BR apt on 2nd flr. Billboard also available to rent on bldg. Community Business. MLS#11-4416 MLS#10-4309 MATT 714-9229 TINA 714-9251

Multi-Purpose Bldg Nicely maintained offices 2 bldgs zoned commercial. Convenient location on State St - Adjacent lot & garage. 2400 SF w/overhead door. Great 1 consists of retail space & apts, the available. MLS#10-4590 for many uses. Near highways. MLS#11other is a 2-story home. MLS#10-4056 MARGY 696-0891 or MIKE J 970-1100 4561 MIKE JOHNSON

JUDY RICE 714-9230

Auto repair & body shop w/state certified paint booth. 2nd flr storage. MLS#11-2842 ANDY 714-9225

Large 8000 SF building looking for a new lease on life! Zoned Commercial. MLS#11-4058 SANDY 970-1110 or DAVID 970-1117

Excellent opportunityEstablished Restaurant for sale in busy shop ctr. Business only. MLS#11-2782 PAT G 788-7514

6000+ SF former furniture store, plus apt. & lots more space. High traffic area. Combined w/12 Davenport. MLS#11-3865 RAE DZIAK 714-9234

Great corner property. Ranch style home includes 2990SF Commercial space. MLS#11-459 LISA 715-9335

Currently business on 1st flr, 3 BR apt. on 2nd flr. Lg garage in rear w/storage. Owner financing or lease purchase available. MLS#11-4015 ANDY 714-9225

Prime commercial storefront + 3 spacious Apts. Parking lot in rear. MLS#10-3764 DONNA S 788-7504

High traffic Route 11 w/6000 SF Showroom/Garage, & Apt above. MLS#11-2106 ANITA REBER 788-7501

Great location for professional 3 BR, Ranch w/gar+ Great location on busy Rte Prime location Established turn-key office. Private drive in rear. Zoned C-3. attached bldg. Zoned HWY COMM. Ideal ZONED HWY COMMERCIAL- 4 BR Cape 309! Office Bldg w/1500 SF of space restaurant w/2 apts. Business & Property being sold "as is". MLS#10-4362 for office or sm business. MLS#10-4367 Cod on 100x556 lot. MLS#11-229 & 2270 SF warehouse. MLS#11-2094 building priced to sell! MLS#11-130 TINA 714-9251 RAE 714-9234 ANITA REBER 788-7501 RAE 714-9234 ANDY 714-9225

Wonderful opportunity for commercial bldg w/ice cream stand, storefront & apt. Also storage bldg. MLS#12-370 CORINE 715-9321

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

Well built 2 story - 8000 SF bldg. Prime location/high traffic area. Add’l pkg available. 1st flr office/commercial space & 2 apts on 2nd flr. MLS#11-508 RHEA SIMMS 696-6677

High traffic location. 2900 SF professional office space w/basement storage. Pkg for at least 12 cars. MLS#12416 RHEA SIMMS 696-6677

- MOVE-IN READY - MOTIVATED 5700 SF in Prime downtown SELLER. Use the entire bldg or rent space location. Suitable for office/residence. Full out. 10 offices, 3 baths, OSP. MLS#11-4371 basement, private parking, Zoned C3. TRACEY 696-0723 or JUDY 714-9230 MLS#11-345 MARGY 696-0891

Retail, Office, Medical Whatever your need - This 4000 SF Bldg can accommadate it! Parking for 10. MLS#12276 JUDY RICE 714-9230

Lg Commercial warehouse & office space w/over 3.5 acres. Owner financing or lease purchase available. MLS#11-4014 ANDY 714-9225

Outstanding brick bldg! Parking for 7-10 cars. MLS#08-2790 PEG 714-9247

Turnkey restaurant/bar. Liquor license & inventory included + 3 Apts. MLS#11-3895 MIKE 970-1100 or BETTY 970-1119

Established restaurant/bar. Equip & liquor license included + 3 Apts. MLS#11-3896 MIKE 970-1100 or BETTY 970-1119

Commercial - Vacant Land Perfect downtown corner location near Coal Street Exit. Ideal for many uses. MLS#12181 MIKE JOHNSON 970-1100

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

Prime location - former Convention Hall. Wonderful opportunity for professional offices. Pkg for 100+ cars. Zoned Hwy Business. MLS#11-3654 MARGY SIMMS 696-0891

Rental space - office & 32,000SF, 30+ parking, including trailer spaces warehouse, 500SF to 15000SF. MLS#092115 MLS#08-1305 MATT 714-9229 VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371

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Executive Offices from 600-1000 SF or Retail store front. Ample pkg. Fiber optics, all inclusive rates start @ $7.50/SF MLS#114141 JUDY RICE 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

Attractive office space Prime Location Prime location on in excellent condition. Good visibility. 1900SF - 12 pkg spaces. MLS#09- Memorial Hwy. Unique space-many For "rent" only. MLS#10-4503 3085 possibilities. Zoning B-2. MLS#11-669 BARBARA M 696-0883 MARGY 696-0891 MARK 696-0724

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1 GRANDVIEW AVE Hanover Twp. Discover the values in this welcoming 3 bedroom home. Some of the delights of this very special home are hardwood floors, deck, fully fenced yard & screened porch. A captivating charmer that handles all your needs! $97,500 MLS 11-3625 DIRECTIONS: from San Souci to St. Mary’s Rd. make first right then left onto Grandview. Michael Slacktish 570-760-4961

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3 Bedroom 1.5 bath ranch with new windows hardwood floors finished basement 2 car garage and a finished basement. MLS 11-3610 $154,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100

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94 Ferry Road Nice vinyl sided 2 story situated on a great corner fenced lot in Hanover Twp. 2 bedrooms, 2 modern baths, additional finished space in basement for 2 more bedrooms or office/ playrooms. Attached 2 car garage connected by a 9x20 breezeway which could be a great entertaining area! Above ground pool, gas fireplace, gas heat, newer roof and “All Dri” system installed in basement. MLS #11626. $119,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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476 Wyoming St. Nice 3 bedroom single home. Gas heat. Convenient location. To settle estate. Reduced to $34,900 Call Jim for details

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95 Pulaski St. Large home on nice sized lot. Newer windows, walk up attic. 3 bedrooms, nice room sizes, walk out basement. Great price you could move right in. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-4554 $39,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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Double block with both sides having nice secluded yards and decks. Close to area schools. Wood floors just redone on owners side. Wonderful opportunity to live in one side and rent the other side to help pay your mortgage! MLS#11-4537 $65,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-322-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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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! $125,000. Call 570-474-5540

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5 Raymond Drive Practically new 8 year old Bi-level with 4 bedrooms, 1 and 3/4 baths, garage, fenced yard, private dead end street. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3422 $175,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Finished Walk-Out Basement, Single Car Garage Nice corner lot

$59,500

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Great duplex on nice street. Many upgrades including modern kitchens and baths, plus ceiling fans. Both units occupied,separate utilities. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-3284. $74,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

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Multi-family. large 3 unit building, beautifully updated apartments. Two 3 bedroom apartments & one efficiency apartment. Great location also offers street parking. This is a must see. $139,900. MLS 114389. Call/text for Details Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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* NEW LISTING! * 3-story home with 4 car garage. Hardwood floors, sun parlor with magnificent leaded glass windows, 4 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen with pantry, formal dining room, gas heat. MLS #11-4133 $84,500 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

This 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath home is in the desired location of Jenkins Township. Sellers were in process of updating the home so a little TLC can go a long way. Nice yard. Motivated sellers. MLS 11-2191 $89,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 JENKINS TWP.

2 W. Sunrise Drive PRICED TO SELL! This 4 bedroom has 2 car garage with extra driveway, central air, veranda over garage, recreation room with fireplace and wet bar. Sunroom For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-296 $199,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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806 Nandy Drive Unique 3 bedroom home perfect for entertaining! Living room with fireplace and skylights. Dining room with builtin china cabinets. Lower level family room with fireplace and wetbar. Private rear yard withinground pool and multiple decks. MLS#11-3064 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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BUTLER ST. Large double, great older home with all modern updates. Pantry, kitchen, living room, formal dining room, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Collect $1300 rent from other side. $195,000 570-288-4203

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2032 ROUTE 92 Great Ranch home surrounded by nature with view of the river and extra lot on the river. Large living room and kitchen remodeled and ready to move in. Full unfinished basement, off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-79 $78,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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3 bedroom, 1.5 bath raised Ranch on 1 acre. Home boasts a gas fireplace in living room, traditional fireplace in finished basement. Central A/C, 2.5 car garage, covered deck, out of flood zone. $179,900. Call 570-388-4244 570-388-2773

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29 Landon Ave N Striking curb appeal! Beautiful interior including a gas fireplace, hardwood floors, modern kitchen, all new carpeting on the second floor, extra large recently remodeled main bath, serene back patio and spacious yard. MLS#11-3075 $144,900 Call Mary Price 570-696-5418 570-472-1395

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Located within 1 block of elementary school & neighborhood park this spacious 4 bedrooms offers 1450 sq. ft of living space with 1.75 baths, walk up attic, and partially finished basement. Extras include gas fireplace, an inground pool with fenced yard, new gas furnace & more. 11-823

$105,900

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189 Rock St. Spacious home with 4 bedrooms and large rooms. Nice old woodwork, staircase, etc. Extra lot for parking off Kenley St. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3404 $99,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

Completely remodeled, spacious 4-5 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with tons of original character. Desirable Kingston neighborhood. Hardwoods throughout, 2 zone central air, 2 gas fireplaces, finished basement, new vinyl fence. Crown molding, ample storage, many built-ins. A must see! $275,000 Call for appointment 570-417-6059

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3 bedroom bi-level with two modern, full baths & one 3/4 bath. Living room with fireplace and skylights, built in china cabinets in dining room. Lower level family room with fireplace and wet bar. Large foyer with fireplace. MLS#11-3064 $289,500 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

Large charmer had been extensively renovated in the last few years. Tons of closets, walk-up attic & a lower level bonus recreation room. Great location, just a short walk to Kirby Park. MLS 11-3386 $129,000 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127

1-3 A Classy Move-in Ready 5 bedroom, with recent updates including flooring, bathroom, recessed lighting & many new widows. Woodburner on brick hearth, eat in kitchen, formal dining room. Good room sizes, fenced yard, patio, private driveway, walking distance to park, shopping, public transportation, restaurants, etc. MLS #11-4283 $132,900. Call Pat today @

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Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath Brick “Cape Cod” with oversized 2 car garage with loft for storage. MLS#11-4162 $179,900 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950 KINGSTON

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KINGSTON 4 Orchard St. 3 bedroom starter home with 1 bath on quiet street. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-254 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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76 N. Dawes Ave. Use your income tax rebate for a downpayment on this great home with modern kitchen with granite counters, 2 large bedrooms, attached garage, full basement could be finished, sun porch overlooks great semi private yard. A great house in a great location! Come see it! . For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-41 $119,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

This charming 3 story has plenty of potential and is within 1 block of Wyoming Ave. Put in your own finishing touches. Priced to sell! MLS 12-48 $ 34,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

RARE OPPORTUNITY! This one you can’t match for overall charm, utilization and value. The beautifully carpeted, gas fireplace living room makes you want to sit down and relax. The dining room opens to a Florida room with a gas fireplace. There is a modern kitchen and 2 modern bathrooms. Three spacious bedrooms on the second floor with a walkup attic. Completely finished basement with wet bar! The home features many upgrades including windows, roof, landscaping and driveway. Also a one car detached garage and gazebo. Great Kingston location with low taxes and located near school and shopping. MLS#11-4552 $172,900 Everett Davis (570) 417-8733

10 E. Second St. Property in nice neighborhood. Includes 4 room apartment over garage. MLS 12-253 $79,000 Charles J. Prohaska EXT 35 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

LUZERNE

330 Charles St. Very nice 2 bedroom home in move in condition with updated kitchen and baths. Nice yard with shed and potential off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3525 $59,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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MESHOPPEN Novak Road 13 Fordham Road Totally remodeled custom brick ranch in Oakwood Park. This home features an open floor plan with hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, kitchen, formal living & dining rooms, family room, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, office with private entrance, laundry room on first floor, tons of closets and storage areas, walk-up attic, great finished basement with fireplace, builtin grill, in-ground pool, cabana with half bath, an oversized 2-car garage & a security system. Renovations include new: windows, gas furnace, central air, electrical service, hardwood floors, Berber carpeting, freshly painted, updated bathrooms & much, much, more. Laflin Road to Fordham Road, on right. $399,700 Call Donna 570-613-9080

Lovely, nearly completed, renovated Victorian farmhouse sits high on 7.81 acres featuring panoramic pastoral views, high ceilings, original woodwork, gutted, rewired, insulated & sheetrocked, newer roof, vinyl siding, kitchen and baths. Gas rights negotiable. Lots of potential with TLC. Elk Lake $119,900 MLS# 11-525 Call 570-696-2468

MOOSIC

570-288-6654

573 Carverton Rd Privacy & serenity! This 40 acre estate features living room with fireplace & hardwood floor; family room with vaulted ceiling & fireplace; 1st floor master bedroom & bath with jetted tub & stall shower; panelled den; dining room with stone floor & skylight; 3 additional bedrooms & 2 baths. Central Air, 3 outbuildings. $725,000. MLS 11-4056 Call Nancy Judd Joe Moore 570-288-1401

LAFLIN

210 Beechwood Dr Rare brick & vinyl tri-level featuring 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, family room with fireplace, rear patio, sprinkler system, alarm system & central air. MLS#11-2819 $199,000 CALL DONNA 570-613-9080

KINGSTON LAFLIN 24 Fordham Road

Well maintained one owner home located near schools & shopping. Home features 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, eat-in kitchen, living room, dining room & foyer, with ductless air conditioning on the first floor. 2-car detached garage and basement ready to be finished. All appliances are included along with the first floor laundry. MLS#11-97 $129,000 Everett Davis (570) 417-8733

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Lovely cedar shingle sided home on large corner lot in a great development. 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, 1st floor family room, finished lower level. Hardwood floors throughout, huge living room & family room. 1st floor laundry room & office, gas heat, nice deck, above ground pool, 2 car garage. 11-3497 $295,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444 LAKE NUANGOLA Lance Street

Very comfortable 2 bedroom home in move in condition. Great sun room, large yard, 1 car garage. Deeded lake access. Reduced $119,000 Call Kathie MLS # 11-2899

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East Noble Street Nice two family on the east side. Gas heat. Detached 2 car garage. Affordable @ $69,500. Call Jim for details TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. CO. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708

PITTSTON Great 3 Bedroom 2 story with lots to offer. Large oak kitchen with Corian counters. Oversized 30’ x 30’ 2 car garage on a beautifully landscaped fenced lot with plenty of rear decking & above the ground pool for all of your outdoor entertaining. $117,900 MLS# 12-457 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950 NANTICOKE

29 Valley View Dr. MOTIVATED SELLER Raised ranch on corner lot. Spacious two car garage. Modern kitchen & bath, tile floors. Energy efficient Ceramic Heat. MLS#11-2500 $174,900 Call Julio Caprari: 570-592-3966

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15 EMERSON DRIVE GLENMAURA Beautiful brickfaced 4 bedroom Colonial. Spacious, open floor plan. Tile floors, fireplace, two car garage. MLS# 12-295 $350,000 Call Stacey Lauer 570-262-1158

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Private country living, with easy access to interstate. Relax and enjoy this comfortable A-Frame home. Jacuzzi, large deck & gorgeous pond. Great for entertaining inside and out. For more photos and info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3285 $249,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

MOUNTAIN TOP

33 Valley View Drive 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath, 2 car garage, new roof & hot water heater, above ground heated pool, finished basement. $210,000 Contact Melissa at 570-430-8263

VACANT LAND 333 OAKMONT LANE 1.15 acre, level lot, #254, on cul-de-sac, in Laurel Lakes. Underground electric, phone & cable. Ready for your new home in 2012! MLS# 11-4465 $39,900 Call Christine Kane 570-714-9231

NANITCOKE

3 bedroom, 1 bath. Nice opportunity for a starter home or investment property. Needs work, but columns, moldings, and leaded glass windows are intact. MLS #12-133 $42,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950 NANTICOKE

182 Robert Street Nice single or duplex. Gas heat. Detached garage. This home is “high and dry”, and available for immediate occupancy. Call Jim for details. Affordable @ $104,900 TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708 NANTICOKE

New Homes From $275,000$595,000 570-474-5574

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New Listing. Totally remodeled 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Spectacular kitchen w/tile radiant heat floor, center island, appliances. Beautiful cabinets and counters. 1st floor mudroom/laundry. Master bedroom w/double lighted closets, modern bath w/jacuzzi tub and shower. 4 zone gas heat + AC/heat pump. New roof, siding, windows, flooring, fencing. Walk up attic, full partially finished basement. Off street parking. MLS 12-333 $99,900 ANTONIK & ASSOCIATES 570-735-7494 Patricia Lunski, X304 (C) 570-814-6671

10 Garfield St. Looking for a Ranch??? Check out this double wide with attached 2 car garage on a permanent foundation. Large master bedroom suite with large living room, family room with fireplace, 2 full baths, laundry room, formal dining room, vaulted ceilings throughout and MORE! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 10-2463 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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168 Mill St. Large 3 bedroom home with 2 full baths. 7 rooms on nice lot with above ground pool. 1 car garage. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3894 $82,000 Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716

PITTSTON

OPEN HOUSE 130 W. GREEN ST SUNDAY, FEB. 19 12 NOON - 2:00 PM2 4-5 bedroom,

bath home features new windows & entry doors, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors & ceiling fans. Outdoor features include vinyl siding, large front porch & rear deck, fenced & level rear and side yards with swing set, off street parking. Dry walkout basement includes coal stoker stove, workshop and storage area. New 200 amp service. 12-22 James Banos Realtor Associate COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-991-1883

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31 Tedrick St. Very nice 3 bedroom with 1 bath. This house was loved and you can tell. Come see for yourself, super clean home with nice curb appeal. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3544 Reduced to $79,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

20 NEW STREET

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Attractive Bi-level with 2 bedrooms and room for another. 2 full baths, gas forced air heat, ventless gas fireplace & sauna. Move in condition, $123,000 MLS 12-193 Barbara Young Call 570-466-6940

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95 William St. 1/2 double home with more square footage than most single family homes. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, ultra modern kitchen and remodeled baths. Super clean. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc. com MLS 11-2120 $54,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

PITTSTON TWP.

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459 Broad St. 3 bedroom 1 bath attractive home in great location, hardwood floors 100x144 lot asking $109,900 570.970.0650 jtdproperties.com

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10 Norman St. Brick 2 story home with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, large family room with fireplace. Lower level rec room, large driveway for plenty of parking. Just off the by-pass with easy access to all major highways. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 11-2887 $164,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

NEWPORT TWP.

Five bedroom Contemporary has a vaulted ceiling in living room with fireplace. Hardwood floors in dining & living rooms. 1st floor master bedroom with walk in closet. Lower level family room. Deck, garage, separate laundry. $257,500 MLS#12-170 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

238 S. Main St. Ten room home with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, great driveway, central air, large yard. A must see home! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-477 $139,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

PITTSTON

PITTSTON TWP. REDUCED

38 Frothingham St. Four square home with loads of potential and needs updating but is priced to reflect its condition. Nice neighborhood. Check it out. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3403 $59,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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MOUNTAIN TOP

803 Aspen Drive Brand new carpet in lower level family room! Hardwood on 1st floor dining room, living room, bedrooms & hall! Large rear deck. Master bedroom opens to deck! Private rear yard! Basement door opens to garage. MLS #11-2282 $192,000 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

NEW PRICE 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms & bath, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, new windows, gas heat. MLS # 11-4369 $74,500 Call Donna 570-613-9080

NANTICOKE

KINGSTON TWP

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Nestled on just under an acre just minutes from 81S this colonial offers 2194 sq. ft. of living area plus a finished basement. Enjoy your summer evenings on the wrap around porch or take a quick dip in the above ground pool with tier deck. The covered pavilion is ideal for picnics or gatherings And when the winter winds blow cuddle in front of the gas fireplace and enjoy a quiet night. MLS 11-2260 Priced to Sell, $185,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

414 Grove Street E Remodeled 2 story with new oil furnace, windows, electric kitchen, bath, door, flooring, paint. OSP. Seller will pay 1st year property tax. MLS#11-2760 $85,500 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381

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PRICED TO SELL Brick ranch with large living room, 3 bedrooms, sun room, deck, full basement, sheds and garage on 0.54 acres in Noxen. $135,000. Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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A lot of house for the money. Corner home with lots of space. 9 rooms, 2 1/2 baths, a bonus room of 42’ x 24’. This home is conveniently located near major highways, airport and shopping. Two car detached garage and nice yard. $75,500 MLS# 10-4350 Call Michael Nocera

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NEW LISTING 3 bedroom Townhouse in “Rivermist” with 2.5 bath, 1 car garage & all new carpeting & painted interior throughout! MLS #11-3153 $178,600 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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PLYMOUTH Completely remodeled 2story 3BR home. Great view. Tile radiant floors, modern maple Kit w/ stainless steel appliances, 1st floor bath & laundry, deck, wet bar & hot tub provides great entertainment for family & friends. MLS# 12-444 ANDREA 714-9244 $105,900

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WILKES-BARRE This home features over 3000SF of everything. Lg FR w/FP, fin. LL w/wet bar, fenced yard w/in-grnd pool & pool hs, C/A, sec sys & lots of room to grow, Most of all it’s affordable! Includes Hometrust Warranty. MLS# 12-411 JULIO 239-6408 or DEB 714-5802 $179,900

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DALLAS One of a kind 3BR, 2 bath w/FP in LR, DR, FR, C/A, HW floors, heated sunroom, 1 car garage. MLS# 11-942 SUSAN P 696-0876 $179,500

Spectacular 3br 2 1/2 bath twin on great lot offers beautiful hardwood floors on 1st flr and stunning kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appl. Large master suite with wonderful bath & closet. All modern amenities, stately entry and staircase, composite deck, central air, gas heat, 1 car garage. MLS# 10-2381 Dir: Rt 309S to Mountain Top, R at triangle to R onto Nuangola Rd. R into Woodland Estates to enter Woodberry Manor. R onto Woodberry Dr, R onto Twins Lane.

Prices Start at $219,900 Call Lisa Joseph at 715-9335 or Virginia Rose at 714-9253 for more information.

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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

SHAVERTOWN

Insignia Point Courtyards

Dir: 309S. to Right on S Main, Right on Nuangola, RIght on Fairwood Blvd. to end. Straight into Woodberry Manor. Right on Woodberry Dr.

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 DIR: Rt 309N to R into Dakota Woods

JENKINS TWP. UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. No upgrades needed. Includes HW, tile baths, granite & stainless in kitchen. All units have open floor plans. MLS# 11-1697 MARCIE 714-9267 $269,000 DIR: Rt 315 to Oak St. Oak St. to Pittston by-pass. L on by-pass to end. L on Main. Insignia Courtyards is on the R.

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HARVEYS LAKE

MOUNTAINTOP

$399,000 MLS#11-4163

$369,900 MLS#11-2051

Lakefront business, Owner Financing Available

Deanna Farrell

3BR, 2600 SF, Polonia Estates

PITTSTON

Bar, Tattoo shop, 2 apartments

$275,000 MLS#11-4026

(570) 696-0894

MLS#11-4159

MLS#11-3492

$275,000

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FORTY FORT

$175,900 MLS#11-4082

$159,900 MLS#11-3445

4BR brick home, in-ground pool

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JIM THORPE

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OPEN HOUSE TODAY • 1:00-3:00PM 76 ZERBY AVENUE, EDWARDSVILLE Wyoming Valley West S.D. Move in condition, 3 BR, 2 Baths with partially finished basement, fenced yard, 2 car garage and security system available. $115,000 (SCR-MLS #11-5074) (WB-MLS #11-4044)

HOSTED BY: GALE LEWIS Directions: Wyoming Ave to Right on Northampton, to Main St, Right on Zerby, property on the left.

$119,900 MLS#11-3774

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$115,000 MLS#11-944

nicely updated ranch

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2420 S. Main St., Hanover Twp.

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69 N. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, SHAVERTOWN, PA 18708

Kingston

Smith Hourigan Group (570) 696-1195

DALLAS TOWNSHIP Spectacular wooded and rolling topography provides backdrop for one of the Back Mountains most successful new neighborhoods. Created by Halbing-Amato Developers, you can work with Summit Pointe Builders to design your dream home or choose your own builder. Offers public, water, sewer, gas, electric, phone and cable.

Priced from $52,900 to $89,900.

Call Kevin Smith (570) 696-5420 Kevin.Smith@Century21.com

Directions: From Kingston. Route 309 to a right on Center Street. Left at the “T” onto Ondish Road. Follow 3/4 mile to Saddle Ridge Entrance on the Right.

Dallas

1046 N. Memorial Hwy., Dallas Across From Agway

(570) 675-4400

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Mountaintop (570) 403-3000

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388 Warren Ave., Kingston

1023 Meeker Rd. (Lot #2), Lehman

$157,000

(570) 474-9801

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72 N. Loveland Ave., Kingston

large double block with OSP

$49,000

Rae Dziak 714-9234

(570) 288-9371

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KINGSTON Lovely 3BR, 1.1 bath 2 story. LR & DR; modern eatin kitchen w/all appliances, gas heat & A/C; garage, screened porch, LL + attic ready to be finished. MLS# 12-479 RAE 714-9234 $157,000

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Modern contemporary 3BR 3BA home nestled on db lot at Beech Mountain. Open ﬂoor plan, vaulted ceilings, beautiful HW ﬂooring, gas FP, and a unique loft overlooking the LR/DR combo. Mod kit w/maple cabs and all appliances. LL Rec Room wrap around deck,1 car garage with clubhouse, restaurants, tennis, racketball and boating. D Directions: 309 S to Beech Mountain, a after passing guard shack stay on Edge D Drive, take R on Grouse Ridge, then take L onto Buck Ridge Drive, House on L.

696-3801

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KINGSTON A must see! Steel & concrete construction put together this exceptional 4BR, 5 bath home. Along w/the great location & fenced yard, this property features maple HW flrs cherry kitchen cabinets - unique bronze staircase – tile baths & so much more. MLS# 12-531 JULIO 239-6408 or RHEA 696-6677 $319,900

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SHAVERTOWN Sprawling 3BR Ranch in excellent condition features beautiful Brazilian cherry floors, stunning new baths, walls KINGSTON Completely renovated 5BR, 3.5 bath home. Fabuof windows, lovely deck & stone patio. MLS# 12-429 lous kitchen, in-ground pool. Lovely street. MLS# 12-499 MARGY 696-0891 $375,000 JOAN 696-0887 $334,900

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WILKES-BARRE Beautiful 3 sty brick home designed by Albert Kipp. Spacious rms, handsome millwork & architectural detail. Zoned R-3. Currently studio/office & residence. Great city location! Many possibilities. MLS# 12-112 MARGY 696-0891 $245,000

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KINGSTON Old World Charm at its best! Beautiful 5BR, 2.5 bath w/ mod kit. HW flrs, 2 mantels & 1 wood burning FP, 2.5 car gar, library w/built-ins & FP, DR w/beam ceiling & stain glass windows. Great landscaping! Could make wonderful bed & breakfast! Agent owned. MLS# 11-2878 MATT 714-9229 $249,900

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SWOYERSVILLE Plenty of room to entertain in this beautiful 4BR, 2800SF Split Level on a .37ac lot in a quiet neighborhood. FL room w/wet bar, lg eat-in Kit w/sliders to deck/patio, frml LR/DR, spacious FR & many more amenities. MLS# 11-1374 DEB R. 714-5802 $219,000

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3BR, modern kitchen and bath

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If you’re a fan of city lights, enjoy them from the custom Wonderful 3-4 bedroom, 2.5 bath traditional on a quiet street. Nothing to do but move in. Oﬀers formal living room, dining built deck of this stunning two-story contemporary home in room, modern kitchen, family room w/ﬁreplace & large bonus a great neighborhood. Picture Perfect Condition - Nothing to do but move in! MLS#11-3663 Priced at $249,900 room. MLS#11-4069 $249,900

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1610 Westminster Road. DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION Paradise found! Your own personal retreat, small pond in front of yard, private setting only minutes from everything. Log cabin chalet with 3 bedrooms, loft, stone fireplace, hardwood floors. Detached garage with bonus room. Lots to see. Watch the snow fall in your own “cabin in the woods.” For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-319 $279,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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74 Mack Street Modern 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths with a 1 car garage and fenced yard. Combination living room/ dinning room with hardwood floors. Modern kitchen with Corian counter tops and tiled backsplash. Modern tiled bath. First floor bonus family rooms. New carpeting throughout. Finished lower level with 1/2 bath. Shed included. MLS 11-4241 Reduced $109,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

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2 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Luxury 1,950 sq ft end unit Townhome in sought after River Ridge. Gas heat, A/C, Hardwood & wall to wall. Marble tile master bath with jetted tub & separate shower. $189,500 Call 570-285-5119 PLAINS

41 Bank Street Very nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath home situated on a large lot on a quiet street with off street parking. Move-in condition. Don't miss this one! MLS #11-4055 REDUCED! $64,500 Call Debra at 570-714-9251

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1 Willow St. Attractive bi-level on corner lot with private fenced in yard. 3-4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. Finished lower level, office and laundry room MLS 11-2674 $99,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 PLYMOUTH

Recently remodeled single family home with 1st & 2nd floor baths, modern kitchen, large family room with hardwood floors. $70,000 MLS # 10-4618 Call Michael Nocera

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Well maintained double block on quiet street, great neighborhood. Perfect home for you with one side paying most of your mortgage, or would make a good investment, with separate utilities & great rents. Vinyl replacement windows, vinyl aluminum siding, walk up large attic from one side, lower front & rear porches, with two rear upper enclosed porches. $119,900 Call Ronnie 570-262-4838

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234 UNION ST Previously a double block converted into one very roomy, totally remodeled single family home. New carpeting & flooring throughout. 2 updated full baths, one in master suite. Nicely level fenced yard with very large deck & patio fort entertaining. Zoned commercial. $131,900 MLS 11-3575 Barbara Young Call 570-466-6940

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63 Clarks Lane 3 story Townhome with 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, plenty of storage with 2 car built in garage. Modern kitchen and baths, large room sizes and deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-4567 $144,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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4 Genoa Lane There is much attention to detail in this magnificent 2 story, 4 bedroom, 2 full bath all brick home on double corner lot. Large family room with brick fireplace, all oak kitchen with breakfast area, master suite, solid oak staircase to name a few. MLS #11-3268 $525,000 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-07770 SHAVERTOWN

Well maintained raised ranch in Midway Manor. Good size level yard with shed. Large sunroom/laundry addition. Lower level family room with wood stove. MLS #11-4178 $163,700 Call Christrine Kutz Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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1195 Sutton Road Attractive, wellmaintained saltbox on 2 private acres boasts fireplaces in living room, family room & master bedroom. Formal dining room. Large Florida room with skylights & wet bar. Oak kitchen opens to family room. 4 bedrooms & 3 1/2 baths. Finished lower level. Carriage barn PRICE REDUCED $425,000 MLS# 10-3394 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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Very nice rustic log home. Finished lower level with private entrance. Perfect for in-law apartment, second income, or small business with zoning approval. Beautiful stone fireplace with propane insert, full length front porch, new roof, and logs just stained & sealed this year. Fish Bowman’s Creek right from the rear of your own property! MLS#11-4220 $165,000 Call Christine Kutz Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

Beautiful setting in a fabulous location. Well maintained 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home sits on a full beautiful acre of land. 3 car garage with a breezeway, first floor master bedroom suite and a great porch to sit and relax on all while enjoying your new serene surroundings. This is a MUST SEE! 12-392 $225,000 Call Tony Wasco 570-855-2424 Trademark Realtor Group 570-613-9090

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3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, gas heat, Central Air, master bath with whirlpool tub & shower, lovely landscaped fenced yard, 1 car garage. Great Location. MLS#11-3533 Call Nancy Palumbo 570-714-9240

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220 Linden St. Large 2 story home with 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths. Detached garage, inground pool. Home needs work on the fi rst floor, 2nd is i n very good conditi on. Kitchen cabinets ready to be reinstalled. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-78 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

550 Johnson St. Nicely landscaped corner lot surrounds this brick front Colonial in desirable neighborhood. This home features a spacious eat in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths including Master bedroom with master bath. 1st floor laundry and finished lower level. Enjoy entertaining under the covered patio with hot tub, rear deck for BBQ’s and an above ground pool. Economical gas heat only $1224 per yr. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-157 $254,860 Call Michele Reap 570-905-2336

116 Amber Lane Very nice Bi-level home with newer laminate floors, vaulted ceiling, 2 large bedrooms. Finished lower level with 1/2 bath and laundry room. Large family room built in garage, and wood pellet stove. No sign, alarm system. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3290 $89,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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If you’re looking for country living with peace and quiet and beautiful mountain views, this is the home for you! Only minutes from town, featuring large eatin kitchen, formal dining room & living room, all with hardwood floors. There are three bedrooms and a laundry in addition to two full baths. Master bath skylight. Gas heat. Central Air. $300 lot rent/month and that includes water, sewer and garbage removal. MLS#10-4421 $65,000 EVERETT DAVIS 417-8733

SHAVERTOWN

* NEW LISTING! * Great space in this 2-story coveted Dallas neighborhood! Lots of oak on 1st floor, door, moldings, kitchen, beams; finished basement, 3-season room, bonus room on 2nd floor with computer nook. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, office on 1st floor, dual heat/air units. MLS#11-4064 $349,900 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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74 W. Carey St. Affordable home with 1 bedroom, large living room, stackable washer & dryer, eat in kitchen. Yard with shed. Low taxes. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-4068

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1128 Bethel Hill Rd

A dollhouse in historic Patterson Grove Campground with country charm. Many recent updates. Cute as can be. Patterson Grove on web www.patterson grove.com 11-4376 $27,000 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127 SHICKSHINNY

408 Cragle Hill Rd. This is a very well kept Ranch home on 6 acres, central air, rear patio and 1 car garage. This is a 3 parcel listing. MLS 11-4273 $157,900 Jackie Roman 570-288-0770 Ext. 39 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

120 Barber St. Nice Ranch home, great neighborhood. MLS 11-3365 $109,000 Call David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 SWOYERSVILLE

20 Maple Drive REDUCED! An immaculate 4 bedroom split level situated on a .37 acre manicured lot in a quiet neighborhood. Features include a Florida room with wet bar & breakfast area, spacious eat-in kitchen with sliders to deck/ patio, formal living room, dining room, family room, central a/c, & 2 car garage. Many amenities. Don't miss this one! MLS #11-1374 $ 219,000 Call Debra at 570-714-9251

52 Barber Street Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in the heart of the town. With new carpets, paint, windows, doors and a modern kitchen and bath. Sale includes all appliances: refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer. Nice yard and superb neighborhood. Priced to sell at $89,900 or $433.00 per month (bank rate; 30 years, 4.25%, 20% down). Owner also willing to finance 100% of transaction with a qualified cosigner Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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51-53 Milbre St Nice home. A tenant would help pay the mortgage or use as an investment property or convert to a single family. Great location, worth your consideration. Full attic, walk out basement by bilco doors. Bathrooms are on the first floor. MLS 12-298 $99,500 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127

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60 Watkins St Home features 4 bedrooms, a master bedroom on 1st floor with large walk in closet, ceiling fans, screened porch, sunroom and workshop. New 200 amp service, interior paint & laundry area in basement. MLS#12-128 Reduced $99,500 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381

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“New Listing”! 3 bedrooms, 1 bath home on double lot. One car garage, two 3 season porches, security system & attic just insulated. MLS #12-31 $90,000. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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OUT OF FLOOD ZONE Estate. Nice brick front ranch home on a corner lot. 1 car attached garage, circle driveway, central air. 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath with 2 showers, Full basement with brand new water proofing system that includes a warranty. Great location. MLS 11-2127 $108,500 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

SWOYERSVILLE

Meticulous twostory home with double lot and 2-car garage. Eat-in kitchen with laundry area; first floor tiled full bath, nicely carpeted living/dining rooms; three bedrooms on second floor, gas heat, recently roofed, great starter home for you. Move in and enjoy not paying rent. MLS#11-3400 REDUCED TO $99,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

TRUCKSVILLE

Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide in nice neighborhood. Many updates. Landscaped & fenced yard with pool, large deck & koi pond! $99,700 MLS#11-2253 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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71 George Ave. Nice house with lots of potential. Priced right. Great for handy young couple. Close to just about everything. Out of flood zone. MLS 12-195 $76,000 Call Roger Nenni EXT 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WEST PITTSTON

611 Dennison St., High & Dry! Lovely three bedroom, two bath bi-level offers plenty of closet space, tiled kitchen & lower level floors, security system and very economical gas heat. Lower level has family room, laundry area and office or fourth bedroom. This home was NOT FLOODED! MLS#12-8 $144,500 Karen Bernardi 283-9100 x31

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313 Race St. This home needs someone to rebuild the former finished basement and 1st floor. Being sold as is. 2nd floor is move in ready. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-255 $39,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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18 Atlantic Ave. Large 2 story home with 2 baths, attached garage. Being sold as-is. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-4475 $49,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

Why pay rent when you can own this 1/2 double? 3 bedrooms. Eat in kitchen. New roof installed 12/11. $49,900 MLS# 10-2780 Call Michael Nocera

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1400 North Washington St Nice 2 story in need of some TLC with low taxes, near the casino. Roof is 5 years young. Newer water heater (installed '09), replacement windows throughout, 100 AMP electric, tiled bath, wall-towall carpeting entire 1st floor. $49,900. 11-4455. CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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WHY PAY RENT? Nice half double with eat in kitchen, nice yard, shed and off street parking. $49,900 MLS # 11-1910 Call Michael Nocera

260 Brown Street Move right into this 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath in very good condition with modern kitchen and bathrooms and a 3 season sunroom off of the kitchen. MLS 11-4244 $64,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468 WILKES-BARRE

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950 Center St. Unique property. Well maintained - 2 story 10 year old set on 3.56 acres. Privacy galore, pole barn 30x56 heated for storage of equipment, cars or boats. A must see property. GEO Thermal Heating System.Only 10 minutes from interstate 81 & 15 minutes to turnpike. MLS#11-3617 $249,900 Call Geri 570-696-0888

WAPWALLOPEN 359 Pond Hill Mountain Road

4 bedroom home features a great yard with over 2 acres of property. Situated across from a playground. Needs some TLC but come take a look, you wouldn’t want to miss out. There is a pond at the far end of the property that is used by all surrounding neighbors. This is an estate and is being sold as is. No sellers property disclosure. Will entertain offers in order to settle estate. MLS 11-962 $64,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 WEST HAZLETON

438 Tripp St

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Completely remodeled home with everything new. New kitchen, baths, bedrooms, tile floors, hardwoods, granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, free standing shower, tub for two, huge deck, large yard, excellent neighborhood $154,900 (30 year loan @ 4.5% with 5% down; $7,750 down, $785/month) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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28 S. Woodhaven Dr Beautiful 4 bedroom home. Peaceful surroundings. Lake view. 11-1253. $179,000 Darcy J. Gollhardt, Realtor 570-262-0226 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 Ext. 1352

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906 Homes for Sale $42,900 272 Stanton Street 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, 1 1/2 baths. Laundry room with washer & dryer, eat in kitchen includes refrigerator, stove, & dishwasher, built in A/C unit, fenced in yard, security system. MLS #11-4532 GO TO THE TOP... CALL JANE KOPP JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481

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100 Warren St 16,000 sq. ft. commercial building with warehouse / offices. Great location. 1 block west of Route 93. Approximately 3 miles from 80/81 intersection. Many possibilities for this property storage lockers; flea market; game/ entertainment center; laundromat; auto garage. $119,000 Call Karen at Century 21 Select Group - Hazleton 570-582-4938

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Good starter home that has been family owned & maintained since the 1950’s. Large eat in kitchen, formal dining room, & 3 bedrooms. MLS #12-272 $49,500 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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298 Lehigh Street Lovely 2 story with new roof, furnace, water heater, new cabinets and appliances. Whole house newly insulated. Nice deck and fenced-in yard. Call Chris at 570-8850900 for additional info or to tour. MLS 11-4505 $82,000 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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

Beautifully maintained double block on large landscaped lot (5 lots). Many updates, hardwood under carpet, ceiling fans, plaster walls and off street parking for 9! Must See! MLS#11-2651 $110,000 Call Christine Kutz for details. Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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Remodeled 2-3 bedroom with eat-in kitchen & oak cabinets; large dining room with oak flooring; laundry room on first floor with 1/2 bath; ceramic tile master bath with granite vanity and walk in linen closet; extra large master bedroom; wrap porch; partially fenced; concrete basement; ceiling fans; stained glass windows; gas heat; wood floor attic; shed; close to mall; quiet, safe neighborhood. Nice view. Move in condition, 7 smoke alarms. Low real estate taxes. New concrete driveway. Out of flood zone. $86,900. 570-970-8065, or email aleta59@msn.com

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Move right into this spacious 3 bedroom with 2 full baths. 4th & 5th bedrooms are possible in the finished attic. Hardwood floors under carpet. basement is partially finished. $37,500. MLS 12-494 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381

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Large, stately brick home in Historic District. Large eat-in kitchen, dining room 2 fireplaces, 5 full baths & 2 half baths. Huge master with office. Large 3rd floor bedroom. 2 story attic. Custom woodwork & hardwood floors. Leaded glass, large closets with built-ins. Needs some updates. With large income apt. with separate entrance. Call for appointment. ASKING $300,000 Call 570-706-5917

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Nicely maintained in move-in condition! Hardwood floors in living room, dining room & family room. 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Security system, central air, gas heat! Nice room sizes! Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

3 bedroom, 2 story, with brick & stucco siding. Beautiful hardwood floors. Semi-modern kitchen. Finished basement with fireplace. Covered back porch. Priced to sell. $79,900. MLS 11-2987 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

Very nice 2 family, one side move in the other rented separate utilities, 6 rooms each side plus 1/2 bath upstairs each side. Wonderful neighborhood plus short walking distance to Wyoming Avenue. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-4027. $124,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

12 Reid st. Spacious Bi-level home in semi-private location with private back yard. 3 season room. Gas fireplace in lower level family room. 4 bedrooms, garage. For more informtion and photos visit wwww.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 10-4740 $149,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

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Nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath home, with 3 season porch and detached 1 car garage. Good starter home in well established neighborhood. Family owned for many years. MLS#11-4464 $65,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

Nice home, great price. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors, off street parking, Approx 1312sq ft. Currently rented out for $550 monthly, no lease. Keep it as an investment or make this your new home. MLS 11-3207 $46,000 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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Lot 39 Mayock St. 9' ceilings throughout 1st floor, granite countertops in kitchen. Very bright. 1st floor master bedroom & bath. Not yet assessed. End unit. Modular construction. MLS #10-3180 $179,500 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

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32 Wilson St No need for flood or mine subsidence insurance. 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in a safe, quiet neighborhood. Aluminum siding. Corner, 105’x50’ lot. Fenced in yard. Appraised at $57,000. Serious inquiries only. Call 570-826-1458 for appointment

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60 Kulp St. 3-4 bedroom, 2 story home with well kept hardwood floors throughout. Private driveway with parking for 2 cards and nearly all replacement windows. MLS 11-2897 $59,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

Well maintained 2 story home with a finished lower level and a gas fireplace. New carpets and a walk-up attic, great for storage. $65,000 MLS# 11-4529 Call Michael Nocera

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205-223 WYOMING AVE., WYOMING High visibility! 3 separate buildings being sold as a package with a total of 184.7’ along Wyoming Ave. #205-duplex (2,344 sq.ft.); #211-bar with dining room & 4 single rooms with baths (2,392 sq.ft.); #221-23- 6 units (2,926 s q . f t . ) . # 2 0 5 - (1) tenant;(1)vacant#221-223-(2) apartments each w/1 bedroom and bath; (4) efficiencies. $575,000

1702 W. Eighth St. 1 story Ranch with 100x200 lot, paved driveway, new energy star replacement windows. Excellent starter home. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-2912 NEW PRICE $84, 500 Fred Mecadon 570-817-5792

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CELEBRATING 114 YEARS OF SERVICE 1898-2012 837 Wyoming Ave., Kingston

134 PAGE AVENUE, KINGSTON Light industrial complex consisting of main building (8,417 s.f.) with offices & shop areas; clear-span warehouse (38’ x 144’); and pole building (38’ x 80’) on 1.16 acres. MLS#11-1320 JOE MOORE $299,000

Want to live in the city? Look at this home! Well kept and clean two-story in this desirable Wilkes Barre neighborhood. Hardwood flooring, great size, eat-in oak kitchen with all appliances & first floor laundry. Open floor plan on first floor with living/ dining area. Modern baths & three large bedrooms. Plus bonus twin bunk beds built-in. Well insulated-gas heat, fenced yard, offstreet parking. MLS#11-2659 REDUCED TO $79,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

33-37 TENER STREET, LUZERNE HIGH VISIBILITY-HIGH TRAFFIC...This 5,700 sq. ft. clearspan facility offers multiple uses - retail - office - business - professional. Also: Receive income from 18 storage/warehouse units. MLS#11-2787 JOE MOORE $325,000

2 story, 3 bedroom home with spacious room sizes on a very large lot in Wyoming. Oversized garage with loft & ample off street parking $128,500 MLS# 12-397 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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Nice home located on a quiet street. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath well kept & ready for new owner. MLS 12-73. $55,000. Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

WILKES-BARRE

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AVOCA

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. Reduced to $89,000 MLS #10-3872 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

BEAR CREEK

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 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

EDWARDSVILLE

89-91 Hillside St. Out of the flood plain, this double has potential. Newer roof and some windows have been replaced. Property includes a large extra lot. MLS 11-3463 $87,000 Call Roger Nenni Ext. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 5770-288-0770 EDWARDSVILLE

1334 Main St. 1 story, 2,600 sq. ft. commePrcial building, masonry construction with offices and warehousing. Central air, alarm system and parking. Great for contractors or anyone with office/storage needs. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3156 $84,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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LEASE SPACE

Kingston Wellness Center / professional offices. -Modern Decor and Loft Style Offices -Four Lane Street Frontage -100+ Parking -Established Professional & Wellness Businesses On-Site -Custom Leases Available -Triple Net Spaces Available: 600SF, 1400SF, 2610SF, and 4300SF. 4300SF Warehouse Space available Built to Suit. Call Cindy 570-690-2689

KINGSTON

64-66 Dorrance St. 3 units, off street parking with some updated Carpets and paint. $1500/ month income from long time tenants. W/d hookups on site. MLS 11-3517 $109,900 Call Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

414 Front St. Move right into this modern office building featuring 4 offices, receptionist office, large conference room, modern kitchen, storage room, full basement, central air, handicap access. 2 car garage and 5 additional off street parking spaces. This property is also available for lease. Lease price is $675/mo + $675 security deposit. Tenant pays all utilities. Sells for $89,900 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 5 Mountains Realty 42 N. Main St. Shickshinny, PA 570-542-2141

NANTICOKE

423 E. Church St. Great 2 family in move in condition on both sides, Separate utilities, 6 rooms each. 3 car detached garage in super neighborhood. Walking distance to college. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1608 $123,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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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 FORTY FORT

33 Market St. Commercial/residential property featuring Ranch home with 3 bedrooms, newly remodeled bathroom, in good condition. Commercial opportunity for office in attached building. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3450 Reduced $159,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

LAFLIN 1012 Wyoming Ave. SUPER LOCATION Needs work. Priced to sell. Great for your small business or offices. Very high traffic count. Property is being sold IN AS IS CONDITION. Inspections for buyers information only. Property needs rehab. MLS 11-4267 $84,900 Roger Nenni 570-288-0770 Ext. 32 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770

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PITTSTON

Rear 49 James St. Two 2 bedroom apartments, fully rented with separate utilities on a quiet street. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-219 $39,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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Income & Commercial Properties

WYOMING PRICE REDUCED!

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 $169,900 Call Charlie VM 101

PITTSTON

Tug Hill and Salmon River Area 6 Acres WAS: $19,995 NOW: $12,995. 52 Acres WAS: $59,995 NOW: $49,995. Our #1 Properties for snowmobilers and fishermen. See property #1 at LandandCamps.com for pictures. Or Call 800-229-7843. MOUNTAIN TOP Crestwood Schools! 126 Acres for Sale! Mostly wooded with approx. 970 ft on Rt. 437 in Dennison Twp. $459,000 Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

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

SHAVERTOWN

“Great Business Location” $168,500 B-2 zoning, just off the Dallas Highway. 1st floor has 4 spacious rooms, stone fireplace & powder room & 2nd floor has 1 bedroom apartment with 1 & 3/4 baths. Ample paved parking area. Ideal for Nail & Beauty Salon, retail business or professional office. Owners are PA licensed Realtors. MLS#11-4356 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

WEST WYOMING

379-381 Sixth St. Perfect first home for you with one side paying most of your mortgage. Would also make a nice investment with all separate utilities and nice rents. Large fenced yard, priced to sell. Don’t wait too long. Call today to schedule a tour. MLS 11-1453 REDUCED!! $84,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSS REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE 98-100 Lockhart St

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38 Wedgewood Dr. Laurelbrook Estates Lot featuring 3.22 acres with great privacy on cul-desac. Has been perc tested and has underground utilities. 4 miles to PA Turnpike entrance. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-114 $64,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

DALLAS

Great Investment Opportunity. Separate utilities. Motivated seller! MLS 11-4330 $80,000 Maria Huggler CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-587-7000

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WILKES-BARRE

New Homes From $275,000$595,000 570-474-5574

SHAVERTOWN LAND Harford Ave.

4 buildable residential lots for sale individually or take all 4! Buyer to confirm water and sewer with zoning officer. Directions: R. on E. Franklin, R. on Lawn to L. on Harford. $22,500 per lot Mark Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

TUNKHANNOCK

Approximately 4 acres. Perk Tested & Surveyed. Well above flood level. Mountain View. Clear land. $45,000. Bill 570-665-9054 $135,000 SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW! 2 acres overlooking Huntsville Reservoir. Building site cleared but much of woodlands preserved. Perc & site prep done. MLS # 11-2550. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950 HARDING Mt. Zion Road One acre lot just before Oberdorfer Road. Great place to build your dream home MLS 11-3521 $29,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

HARVEYS LAKE SELLER SAYS SELL! Land with LakeView 90' x 125' Lot with View of the Lake. Sewer Permit Required. $19,000 MLS# 10-2523 Call Cindy 570-690-2689 www.cindykingre.com

LAFLIN Lot#9 Pinewood Dr

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GROUNDHOG, SPRING IS ON ITS WAY! BUILD NOW! 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 $34,900 atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

For Lease: Professional Office 1625 SF 2200 SF

WYOMING

FIRST ST. 4 building lots each measuring 68x102 with public utilities. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-439 $39,900 EACH Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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ASHLEY

ASHLEY PARK Double wide home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. 3 season deck & carport, new appliances, many upgrades, near Rts 81, 309 & Hanover Industrial Park $54,500. Serious Calls Only. (570) 826-0887

PITTSTON TWP.

95 Redman 2 bedroom. Vinyl siding, shingled roof. Clean. NEEDS NO WORK. Minutes from I81 & Turnpike. Excellent Condition. $19,900. 570-851-6128 or 610-767-9456

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WEST PITTSTON

House Wanted Need Owner finance. Flood house OK. Will repair. Please contact 570-212-8370

938 LAND FOR SALE

24 ACRES

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166 Vine St. Nice PPthree family home in good location, fully occupied. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-220 $49,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

Very clean, landscaped, well managed multi-tenant professional office with excellent access to highway system. Attractive base rate. Just off Laird Street near Woodlands Inn. Contact Griff Keefer 570-574-0421

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Wyoming Co, NY Bennington Twp. Cotton Hill Rd. ASKING $32,000 1-814-392-6548 NY SPORTSMAN & OUTDOOR FAMILY LAND BUYS! This is the best time ever!! 6AC- along snowmobile trail WAS: $29,995 NOW: $13,995. 51ACNear Salmon River WAS: $69,995 NOW: $49,995. 5ACBeautiful woodlands & riverfront WAS: $69,995 NOW: $39,995. 97AC- Timber & trout stream WAS: $119,995 NOW: $99,995. In house financing. Over 150 land bargains. Call 800-229-7843 Or visit www.LandandCamps.com Tioga County- 40 Wooded Acres near state forest land. Perc, electric, township road, perfect for home or cabin. $139,000. Possible Owner Financing. 800-668-8679

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ASHLEY

Available Now 2nd floor, 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

ASHLEY

We Care about the place you call home, & we want you to care about it too!! 2 & 3 bedrooms, reserved parking. Short block to bus stop. $650 & 725 rent includes heat/ water/sewer & trash. Application, references, background check, smoke free, pet free, lease + security. Call Terry 570-824-1022

AVOCA 2nd floor modern 2 bedroom, fridge, stove, w/d, heat and garbage incl. Off street parking. No pets $575/mo. lease and security. 570-479-1203

BEAR CREEK SALE OR LEASE PRICE REDUCED Modern office building, parking for 12 cars. Will remodel to suit tenant. $1800/mo or purchase for $449,000 MLS 11-751 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

570-675-4400

406-408 Front St. 4,400 SF commercial building with storefront and living space on the 2nd floor. This building can be used for commercial applications or convert it into a double block. Property being sold “AS IS”. MLS 11-4271 $40,000 John Polifka 570-704-6846 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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570-675-4400

584 Wyoming Ave.

Three large offices along with a reception area with builtin secretarial/paralegal work stations; a large conference room with built-in bookshelves, kitchenette and bathroom. Lower level has 7 offices, 2 bathrooms, plenty of storage. HIGHLY visible location, off-street parking. Why rent office space? Use part of building & rent space- share expenses and build equity. MLS#11-995 REDUCED TO $399,000 Judy Rice 570-714-9230 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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FULLY FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT

Short or long term Excellent Neighborhood Private Tenant Parking $600 includes all utilities. No pets. 570-822-9697

WILKES-BARRE

FULLY FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT

Short or long term Excellent Neighborhood Private Tenant Parking $600 includes all utilities. No pets. 570-822-9697

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ASHLEY

Available Now 1st floor, 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

AVOCA Two 1 bedroom,

2nd floor apartments. Refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking, no pets. $475 & 450/per month. Water & sewer paid, security & references required. 570-457-5251

BACK MOUNTAIN

Cozy 1 bedroom. Heat & Appliances. $475/ month. 570-574-2588

DALLAS 2nd floor. 2 bedroom, living room & kitchen. Laundry room. Tenant pays utilities. First, last, & security. $570/mo. 570-956-7571 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

DUPONT

1 bedroom, offstreet parking, no pets. $450/month. Heat paid. 1 month security. Call 570-655-2306

DUPONT

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, w/w carpeting, fridge, stove. Hot water, heat, sewer included. No pets, no smoking. $600/mo. + security 570-655-5196

DURYEA

Updated 1 bedroom apartment & den, neutral pottery barn colors, open-plan living, dining & kitchen area, all appliances, hardwood floors, parking. $655. 570-451-1982

EXETER 4 large rooms, 2nd

floor. 1 block from the Avenue. Range, fridge, heat/hot water furnished. Very clean. Quiet neighborhood. W/w, w/d hookup, attic and rear porch $675/mo + security 570-574-1276 (C) 570-288-4860

FORTY FORT

1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS Very nice, clean, great neighborhood, hardwood floors, a/c, washer /dryer with newer appliances, storage, 1st/last/security with one year lease. References required. $650$695 + utilities. Water/sewer by owner, no pets, non-smoking. Call 202-997-9185 for appointment

FORTY FORT 1st floor, 2 bedroom,

gas heat, nice kitchen & bath, new flooring, optional garage. Washer/ dryer included $685/month. Call after 6 p.m. 570-220-6533

FORTY FORT 2nd floor, 2 bed-

room, 1 1/2 baths, large living & dining room. Eat-in kitchen with washer/dryer hookup. Kitchen appliances included + AC units. Enclosed porch. Cable + internet also included. Off street parking. No smoking, no pets. $850 + security & utilities. Available March 1. Call 570-762-3031

FORTY FORT

51 Dana Street 2 bedroom, 1st floor. Heat & 1 car garage. $650/month, 1st & security required. Application & credit check 570-885-5146

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FORTY FORT

Available March 1 2nd floor, spacious, well maintained, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, in convenient nice neighborhood. Large living/dining area, large eat in kitchen with w/d hookup. Front porch, screened back porch. Great closet/storage space,w/w carpeting, central air, off street parking. $900/month plus utilities. Call 570510-4778 from 9am-5pm for an appointment.

FORTY FORT

BEAUTY EFFICIENT 1 bedroom, fireplace, courtyard parking, appliances, professionally managed. LEASE/ EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION/ NO PETS/ SMOKING $465+ utilities

AMERICA REALTY

288-1422

FORTY FORT

Wyoming Ave. Single level rear house (directly behind owners), approximately 1100 sq ft. 1 car off street parking, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, plenty of storage, quiet place, washer /dryer/fridge/stove, no pets or smoking, owner pays water, $600/mo + security deposit. 570-592-7921 HANOVER TWP. 30 Garrahan St.

QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR UNIVERSITIES 2nd floor, 2 bed-

room, off street parking & quiet back yard. $650/month heat & water included. security & references required. Call Rich @ 570-542-7620

JENKINS TWP.

3rd floor, 1 bedroom. All utilities included. Refrigerator & stove. No pets. Available now. $600 month. Call 570-362-0942

KINGSTON

109 N. Thomas Ave Efficiency with separate kitchen. Modern. Heat, garbage & hot water included. $475, lease, security. 570-474-5023

KINGSTON

2nd floor, 5 rooms, new stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. Off-street parking. Clean, no pets. $575/month, plus utilities. 1 year lease & security required. Call 570- 574-2602

KINGSTON

3rd floor, 1 bedroom. Stove, fridge, electric heat. $425 / month + security. Tenant pays electric. No smoking. Single occupancy. No section 8. Background & credit check / references required. Call 570-283-1761 after 6:00 pm

KINGSTON

40 Pierce Street 1st floor. 2 bedroom. Heat, hot and cold water, trash included. $725/mo. Cats considered. Call (570) 474-5023

KINGSTON

705 Nandy Drive Modern, clean 2 bedroom, all appliances, central air, & off-street parking, No pets / NonSmoking $660/ month + utilities 570-696-3915

KINGSTON

CLEAN -FRESH PAINT

New carpet 1st & 2nd floor. Bathroom renovated, 3 bedrooms, spacious living room, nice kitchen, laundry room with washer/ dryer hook-up. $795 /month + utilities + security. No pets/ smoking. Credit & background check. 908.246.9434

KINGSTON

E.Light, WALNUT ST. bright, 3rd

floor, 2 bedrooms, carpeted, security system. Garage. Extra storage & cable TV included. Laundry facilities. Heat & hot water furnished. Fine neighborhood. Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References. Security. Lease. No smokers please. $715. 570-287-0900

KINGSTON

Near Kirby Park, attractive 1st floor, 2 bedroom duplex. 1.5 baths, washer/ dryer, refrigerator, range, dishwasher. Basement, off street parking, large covered porch. No pets. References & credit check. Includes gas heat, sewer & water. $650 + electric. Call 570-474-5892

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KINGSTON

Newly renovated. 3 bedroom. Wall to wall carpet. Screened in porch. Off street parking. Fridge, stove, washer & dryer included. Sewer, lawn maintenance & snow removal also included. $750 + utilities. Call (570) 807-7204 LEAVE MESSAGE

KINGSTON

Penn St. 1/2 Double. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Gas heat. Fully carpeted. 4 closets. Yard. Parking. Washer/ dryer hookup. No Section 8. No pets. $725 + utilities. 570-714-1530

KINGSTON

PRIME LOCATION 1st floor, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 porches. Range, fridge, w/d, basement, yard, off street parking. $650/mo plus utilities, lease & security. Garage & extra parking $40. 570-417-7659

KINGSTON

SPACIOUS 1/2 DOUBLES 3 bedrooms, back yard. Separate utilities. No pets. Background & security. $750/month. 570-242-8380

KINGSTON

Third Avenue. 2nd floor. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, eat in kitchen, dining room, living room, washer/dryer hookup. $525/ month, + utilities & 1 month security. Call 570-654-0817

KINGSTON

Wyoming Avenue 2nd floor, 1 bedroom, appliances, laundry room. $410 + electric. Security & references. 570-696-1600

LARKSVILLE

3 bedroom, 1 bath. $725, with discount. All new hardwood floors and tile. New cabinets/bathroom. Dishwasher, garbage disposal. Washer/dryer hook-up. Off street parking. Facebook us at BOVO Rentals 570-328-9984

LARKSVILLE

Very nice, clean, 2 bedroom. Hardwood floors, w/d hookup, stove, fridge, dishwasher. Off street parking. $600 + security. Tenant pays utilities 570-954-5903

LUZERNE

1 bedroom, wall to wall, off-street parking, coin laundry, water, sewer & garbage included. $495/ month + security & lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

LUZERNE

Clean and spacious 1st floor. 2 bedrooms, off street parking, w/d hookup. Plenty of storage. Incl. stove, fridge, sewer and garbage. $650/mo plus security and references. No pets 570-466-4176 570-388-6468

LUZERNEground Modern,

floor, one bedroom apt. Includes heat, & hot water.$660. 570-817-8169

MOUNTAIN TOP

1 Bedroom apartments 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 1 bedroom with full

kitchen. Remodeled recently, first floor, ample parking. Hot water, sewer & garbage included. On Rt 309 - close to all amenities! No pets. Non smoking. $560/month + security & references. 570-239-3827

NANTICOKE

2 bedroom, new carpet/paint, washer dryer hookup, no pets. $450/month + security & utilities. Please call 570-822-7657

NANTICOKE

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NANTICOKE

East State Street 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Modern kitchen & bathrooms. All appliances. Ample storage. Some utilities included. $475 & $585 per month. Call (570) 239-2741

NANTICOKE

Nice clean 1 bedroom. Heat, hot water, garbage fee included. Stove, fridge, air-conditioning, washer/dryer availability. Security. $525 per month Call (570) 736-3125

NANTICOKE

Very clean, nice, 2 bedroom. Water, sewer, stove, fridge, Garbage collection fee included. W/d availability. Large rooms. Security, $545/mo. 570-736-3125 NUANGOLA

Adorable year round lake cabin available for 1 year lease. 854 sq.ft. with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Also features 10x25 screened porch, off street parking & appliances. Lake access. Security deposit required. $700/month + utilities. Call Pam Mcgovern 570-474-6307 or 570-715-7749

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PITTSTON

2nd floor. 1 bedroom, private entrance, newly painted, w/w carpeting, washer/ dryer hookup, off street parking. Water & sewer included. No Pets No Smoking! $425 + security. 570-883-9384

PITTSTON

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, gas heat, stove, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets fenced yard. $825/ month, plus utilities & security. Call 570-430-7901

PITTSTON

3 room, wall to wall carpet, appliances washer/dryer hookup, includes all utilities except electric. No pets $500/month + security Call 570-655-1606

PITTSTON APARTMENT

2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living room, kitchen, refrigerator & stove provided, off-street parking, no pets/ smoke free. $500/month+ utilities, security and lease required. 570-237-0190

PITTSTON

Large 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Heat, water and sewer included. No Yard. NO PETS. $675 per month 570-443-0770 PLAINS 1st floor. Modern 2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Convenient location. washer/dryer hookup. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-9234

PLYMOUTH

1st floor, 2 bedroom efficiency. Large bath, living room, galley kitchen, Closets, washer/ dryer, stove & fridge. $365/month Call 570-954-0505

PLYMOUTH

2 bedroom apt. Heat, water, stove & fridge included. Near bus stop. $600/month No smoking or pets. Credit and background check, security & references required. Call (570) 592-2902

PLYMOUTH

2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom,washer/dryer hook-up, enclosed porch, off-street parking, $475 per month + security & utilities. Call 570-821-9881

PLYMOUTH

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking. No pets. $450/month, heat, water, & hot water incl. 570-855-3958 leave message.

Center Avenue Efficiency. 1st floor, heat, hot water, refrigerator & range included. $395/ month + security & references. No pets 570-779-2257

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PLYMOUTH Large 1 bedroom apartment. Newly painted. Includes heat, water, sewer, fridge & range. $500 + security. Call Bernie 888-244-2714

ANOVER

2nd floor, 1 bedroom. No pets. $500 + security, utilities & lease. Photos available. 570-542-5330

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floor. $500 plus utilities 570-299-5471

Spacious, updated 1 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. Recently renovated. Sewer & appliances included. Off street parking. Security. No pets. $475 + utilities. 570-586-0417 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

WEST WYOMING

2nd floor, 1 bedroom apartment. All appliances. Washer/ dryer. Off street parking. No pets. $525 + utilities, security & references. Call 570-954-2972

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

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WILKES-BARRE /SOUTH 1st floor, 1 bedroom,

Close to Cross valley. Marvelous, clean, 2nd floor, 1 bedroom, tiled bath, appliances, courtyard parking. LEASE/NO PETS/ SMOKING/ EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION $465 + utilities.

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WILKES-BARRE Modern, 1st floor

apartment. 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths, offstreet parking. No pets, no smokers. Security & credit/ background check required. $550/ month + utilities. 570-881-4078 WILKES-BARRE Short Term OK! Studio near Wilkes. Furniture available. Lease till June or August. $450. All utilities included. 570-826-1934 WILKES-BARRE Â&#x160;1 bedroom water included Â&#x160;2 bedroom water included Â&#x160;2 bedroom single family Â&#x160;6 bedroom large half double HANOVER Â&#x160;2 bedroom NANTICOKE Â&#x160;2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Â&#x160;Large 1 bedroom water included KINGSTON Â&#x160;3 Bedroom Half Double LUZERNE Â&#x160;2 bedroom water included OLD FORGE Â&#x160;2 bedroom water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

refrigerator & stove provided, washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking. Heat included. $525/ month, + security. Call 570-718-0331

Spacious 1st floor, 1 bedroom in an Historic Colonial house. Next to Barre Hall on Wilkes Campus. Hardwood floors. Washer & dryer. Off street parking. $675 + security. 570-991-1619

WILKES-BARRE 264 Academy St

1.5 bedrooms, newly renovated building. Washer & dryer available. $600/per month includes heat, hot water and parking. 570-328-9896 570-855-4744 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

Apartments/ Unfurnished

& Arena. 1 bedroom, living room, kitchen & bath. Recently remodeled. New Stove, washer, dryer & fridge. included. Heat, hot water, sewer & recycling fees included. Off street parking. $600 /mo. + security. References, credit & background checks required. Call 570-861-2264

WYOMING

1 bedroom 2nd floor at $625/month. Off street parking. Non smoking. No pets. Bonus walk up attic with tons of storage. Heat, water, garbage, sewer included. 1 month security, credit check & references. 1 year lease. Please call Donna 570-613-9080

WYOMING

BLANDINA APARTMENTS Deluxe 1 & 2 bedroom. Wall to wall carpet. Some utilities by tenant. No pets. Non-smoking. Elderly community. Quiet, safe. Off street parking. Call 570-693-2850

IN THE HEART OF WILKES-BARRE

Immediate Occupancy!!

Efficiencies available @30% of income

MARTIN D. POPKY APARTMENTS

61 E. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable Senior Apartments â&#x20AC;˘ Income Eligibility Required â&#x20AC;˘ Utilities Included! â&#x20AC;˘ Low cable rates; â&#x20AC;˘ New appliances; â&#x20AC;˘ Laundry on site; â&#x20AC;˘ Activities! â&#x20AC;˘Curbside Public Transportation

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Commercial Properties

WYOMING WAREHOUSE/LIGHT Large 2 bedroom, 1st floor, lease, MANUFACTURING security, section 8 accepted. Handicap accessible, $695 + OFFICE SPACE electric. All other utilities included. 570-687-6216 or PITTSTON 570-954-0727 Main St. 944

Commercial Properties

Center City WB

FREE HIGH SPEED INTERNET! Why pay extra for

internet? Our new leases include a FREE high speed connection! Affordable modern office space at the Luzerne Bank Building on Public Square. Rents include internet, heat, central air, utilities, trash removal, and nightly cleaning all without a sneaky CAM charge. Parking available at the intermodal garage via our covered bridge. 300SF to 5000SF available. We can remodel to suit. Brokers protected. Call Jeff Pyros at 570-822-8577

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1000 SF - 5000 SF Space Available. 5000 SF Warehouse Space with loading docks, office, heat, and plumbing. $3.60 - $12 sf/yr + NNN, lease negotiable. Call Cindy King 570-690-2689 www.cindykingre.com

570-675-4400

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 3800 SF, will divide Office / Retail Call 570-829-1206

GARAGES

To place your WILKES-BARRE/NORTH ad Call Toll Free Quiet neighborhood. Apartment 1-800-427-8649 Mohegan Sun, near Mall

WILKES-BARRE 72 W. River St.

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1200 sq. ft. garage zoned for commercial $400 per month. ALSO 1200 SQ.FT. WITH LIFT $700 MONTH (570) 814-8876

OFFICE SPACE PLAINS

12,000 sq. ft. building in downtown location. Warehouse with light manufacturing. Building with some office space. Entire building for lease or will sub-divide. MLS #10-1074 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

WILKES-BARRE

RETAIL LEASE Available

Immediately. High traffic volume & great visibility on Wilkes-Barre Blvd. 1900 sq. ft., in Wilkes Plaza, with plenty of parking. $2,000 / monthly. Call Terry Eckert LEWITH & FREEMAN 570-760-6007

WYOMING

72â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 200â&#x20AC;&#x2122; VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT 233 Wyoming Ave, Rt. 11 (1/4 mile from proposed Walmart) For Sale or lease. $96,000. 570-388-6669

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PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

Lease Space Available, Light manufacturing, warehouse, office, includes all utilities with free parking. I will save you money!

RETAIL BUILDING

315 PLAZA 1750 sf former Physician Office. OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206

PLAINS

NEW LUXURY DUPLEX This beautiful, completely renovated 2 bedroom luxury apartment could be yours! All new high end amenities include: hardwood floors, gorgeous maple kitchen cabinets with granite countertops & stainless steel appliances. Spacious great room with gas fireplace. Stacked washer/dryer. All new tile bath. Large screened-in porch. Many large, convenient closets. Central Air. New gas heating system. Huge attic for storage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Must See!â&#x20AC;? $850 + utilities, lease & security. NO PETS. Call for appointment. 570-793-6294

PLYMOUTH

950

Half Doubles

FORTY FORT

26 Oak Street 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, all appliances provided, washer/ dryer hookup, garage parking, fenced yard, pets OK, $795/month, plus utilities. Call 570-415-5555

HANOVER TWP.

$650/month, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living dining room & eat in kitchen. Appliances, washer/dryer hook up. Off street parking. Water, sewer & recyclables included. Security, references & credit check. No pets. 570-824-3223

HANOVER TWP.

HUDSON

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hookup, full basement, no pets. $625/month, water & sewer paid, security. 570-829-5378

ONE MONTH FREE 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

PLAINS

2 bedroom, modern quiet, w/w, w/d hookup, gas heat. $475. No pets. Security & lease. 570-332-1216 570-592-1328

SCRANTON/NORTH

3/4 bedrooms. porch, yard. $750 monthly. available march 1st. (516) 507-9403 or 516-582-9719

3 bedroom, 1 bath. Located on Academy St. New paint, carpet & windows. $700 + utilities & security. Small pet OK with extra security. Off street parking . Call 570-760-6410

PLYMOUTH

122 Willow St.

Very clean and comfortable Â˝ double for rent. Large, level fenced yard. Quiet neighborhood. Rental application, verification of employment / income & credit check required. Tenant is responsible for all utilities except sewer. Call today for your private showing MLS 12-426 $550/ month plus security deposit Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Walter Belchick 606-2600 ext. 301

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BACK MOUNTAIN

Private, 3 bedroom ranch, patio, porch, appliances, work shop. $830 + utilities & security. Call 570-522-0084

DRUMS

SAND SPRINGS Golf Community Townhouse. Modern kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 stall garage. 3 minutes to interstates 81 & 80. $1350 + utilities. Call 570-582-4575

FORTY FORT

277 River Street 1 bedroom, modern. $500/month. Heat, electricity & water included. Security. 570-690-2721

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HARVEYS LAKE 2 bedrooms, 2

baths, all appliances, hardwood floors, washer/dryer on premises, single car attached garage. No pets. $925/month + security. Water, sewer & garbage paid. Call 570-855-2687

HARVEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAKE Live on the lake this summer in a 2 bedroom lake house! Living room with wood fireplace and dining room overlooking lake. No smokers. References, credit check 1 year lease. $1200 month. 570-696-5417

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NANTICOKE Desirable

Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms 2 Free Months With A 2 Year Lease $900 + electric only

NANTICOKE RENTAL-SINGLE FAMILY HOME

202 East Union St., Very spacious single family home for rent. 3/4 bedrooms, kitchen with breakfast room, dining room, living room, 3-season porch. Range, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer & dryer provided. Note: there is no yard and garage is for ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use only. No pets of any kind. No smoking. Applicant to provide proof of income and is responsible for cost of credit check. MLS#12-357 $600 per month plus security deposit. Tenant is responsible for all utilities except sewer. Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Walter Belchick 696-2600 ext. 301

PITTSTON

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, off-street parking, no pets, total gas, includes cable & garbage. All appliances included. $700 + utilities & $700 security. Call 570-709-9765

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PITTSTON

Completely renovated 3 bedrooms, stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets. Background check. $695/month, + utilities, security required. Call 570-479-0302

PITTSTON TWP.

Single family ranch home. 3 bedrooms. Quiet area, large deck, private driveway. $750/month + security & utilities. 570-883-7220 PLAINS Miners Mills Â˝ double with 3 bedrooms, & 1 bath. Security deposit required. No pets. Utilities by tenant. $600/month Call Dave Gula 570-696-5435

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SWOYERSVILLE 124 Perrin St

2 bedroom single. Gas heat. New appliances including washer & dryer. Shed. No pets. $675 + utilities, security, lease, references & background check. Call 570-406-1353 SWOYERSVILLE Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995 / month. 570-479-6722

WILKES-BARRE Large 1 family

house, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large living & dining rooms, extra room, eat-in-kitchen, finished attic. Backyard & driveway. Washer/dryer hookup. $750/ month + utilities, + 1 month security. Call 609-356-8416

WILKES-BARRE

One 4 bedroom $750 One 3 Bedroom $625 One 2 bedroom $580 Plus all utilities References & security. No pets. 570-766-1881

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH

Great neighborhood, 3 bedrooms, modern kitchen & bath. Wall to wall carpet. $625 + security & utilities. Call 570-856-3700

WILKES-BARRE TWP

TOWNHOUSE. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, behind VA hospital in Summit Place. Kitchen appliances, parking. $800/mo + utilities. Call Annie 570-497-6060

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BARNESVILLE 1st floor efficiency and bigger, all utilities. $100/mo 570-929-1444

KINGSTON HOUSE Nice, clean furnished room, starting at $340. Efficiency at $450 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331

WILKES-BARRE

Furnished room for rent. Close to downtown. $90/week + security. Everything included. Call 570-704-8288

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LARKSVILLE

Conveniently located. Spacious 4 bedroom single. Gas heat. Off street parking. Lease, no pets. Security. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

Apartments/ Unfurnished

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822-4444

HARVEYS LAKE

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large living room, dining room family room, kitchen with appliances, washer / dryer hookup. New w/w carpet & freshly painted. Large yard & screened porch. Water, sewer, garbage & snow plowing included. No pets. Non smoking. Security deposit, references & credit check required. $1,100/per month + utilities. 570-709-6678

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PLAINS

1 1/2 car garage. $125 month 570-714-9234

941

WILKES-BARRE TWP 12,000 sf. Route 309. Exit 165 off I81. 570-823-1719

Half Doubles

Garages

KINGSTON

Total space 30,000 sf. Build to suit. Perfect for Doctors suite, day care, etc. High visibility. Lots of parking. Rent starting $10/sf. MLS 11-4200 Call Nancy or Holly JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444

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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 2/29/12.

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*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 2/29/12.

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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