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“DON’T LET HIS LIFE go in vain. We have to do something about it. It’s important that we do something about it.”

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Obama has huge lead over likely GOP presidential nominee in this constituency and Romney expected to make overt pitch. By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press

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A well-wisher signs a mural hanging on Tyler Winstead’s front porch on Hill Street in Wilkes-Barre before the start of a vigil for the 14-year-old on Saturday night. Below, hundreds pour out to Wilkes-Barre’s Hill Street for the vigil for shooting victim Tyler Winstead on Saturday night.

Vigil held for shooting victim Tyler Winstead the field in front of GAR Junior/ Senior High School where he attended the eighth grade. En route, a young boy told another as they joined the line on the sidewalk, “We all got the same purpose.” Many were students and graduates of the school. Many of them held lit candles. Some pushed children in strollers. Others provided a

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WILKES-BARRE – The shooting death of 14-year-old Tyler Winstead brought together hundreds of people Saturday night for a vigil to remember the teenager and secured a promise from them to watch out for each other in their schools, neighborhoods and communities. At dusk a stream of people ended a short procession from the boy’s house on Hill Street and poured into See VIGIL, Page 10A

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is starting to hone his appeal to female voters, acutely aware as he turns to the general election that he has little choice but to narrow President Barack Obama’s commanding advantage among this critical constituency. None too soon, say many Republican activists. They expect Romney, as well as his popular wife, Ann, to make an explicit pitch to female voters on the economy and jobs, their top issues. The eventual nominee “needs to start recognizing the power that women voters have,” said Rae Lynne Chornenky, president of the National Federation of Republican Women. Romney, on pace to clinch the nomination in June, if not earlier, acknowledges that the GOP faces a historical challenge in closing the advantage Democrats have with women. Like Obama, he sees pocketbook issues as the key to winning them. AP PHOTO “We have work to do to make sure we Republican presidential takeourmessageto candidate Mitt Romney the women of speaks on a roof in HarAmerica, so they risburg Thursday. understand how we’re going to get good jobs and we’re going to have a bright economic future for them and for their kids,” Romney said this past week in Middleton, Wis. By Friday, Obama was making the same argument at the White House, where he hosted a conference on women and the economy. He presented a full review of the administration’s achievements on equal pay and workplace flexibility as new unemployment numbers showed an uptick in job creation. “When we talk about these issues that primarily impact women, we’ve got to realize they are not just women’s issues. They are family issues, they are economic issues, they are growth issues, they are issues about American competitiveness,” said Obama, using his office to cast himself as a defender of women. His Democratic allies are putting it more bluntly, accusing Republicans of waging a “war against women.” See WOMEN, Page 10A

After federal charges, reputation of Lupas in turmoil Friends describe him as really good guy, but he has allegedly stolen millions of dollars. By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER tmorgan@timesleader.com

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The East Mountain Apartments in Plains Township, where Anthony J. Lupas Jr., accused of stealing millions of dollars, now lives.

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WILKES-BARRE – For more than 50 years, Anthony J. Lupas Jr. was among the most respected attorneys in Luzerne County, garnering praise as a caring, dedicated professional, friends and colleagues said.

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The son of a well-known insurance agent, Lupas and his wife, Lillian, raised four children in their close-knit Lupas, 1965 Plains Township neighborhood as he built a highly successful law practice. They watched with pride as their children grew into successful adults, including a son, David, who is now a Luzerne County

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judge. Today the family’s reputation is in tatters, shattered by allegations that the 77-year-old family patriarch stole millions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme that targeted friends and clients. Federal prosecutors charged Lupas on March 29 with one count of mail fraud in connection with the alleged scheme. An indictment is expected to be filed soon. As Lupas awaits developments in the case, family, colleagues

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and friends are left to wonder what led to his downfall. Interviews with people who know him paint a conflicting portrait of the veteran attorney. Some recall a dedicated public servant who, driven by the mental disabilities of his daughter, Joanne, worked tirelessly in the early 1970s to help form the Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18, which provides educational services to disabled children. See LUPAS, Page 10A

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Senior duo tied up, robbed in Bear Creek Twp. home Bernard Gryskevicz, 74, and his 73-year-old wife, Patricia, victims of home invasion.

By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

An elderly couple was bound and robbed during a home invasion early Saturday morning in Bear Creek Town-

ship, state police reported. Police said two black males and one white male kicked in the back door to 270 Pittston Blvd. at approximately 12:30 a.m. Once inside, the intruders bound the hands and feet of the home’s residents, 74-yearold Bernard Gryskevicz and his 73-year-old wife, Patricia, and covered their heads with

blankets. Reached by phone Saturday, Patricia Gryskevicz said her husband was in the bathroom when the break-in occurred. She heard a thump and, worrying that he fell, went to investigate, leading her to the intruders. She was too distraught to continue the story. “I hope the police would

just catch them,” she said. State police said the intruders ransacked the home, removing $390 in cash, several guns and two diamond rings. The intruders were inside the home for about and hour and a half, police said. They fled in Bernard Gryskevicz’s vehicle, a gray 2008 Nissan Frontier pickup bearing Pennsylvania license

number YWH-9686. The intruders were last seen wearing dark-colored hooded sweatshirts and gloves. Their faces were covered throughout the home invasion, police said. Police are asking anyone with information to contact state police at Wyoming at 697-2000.

April 6, 2012 etty L. MacCartney, 64, of Plains Township, passed away Friday, B April 6, 2012 at the Wilkes-Barre

General Hospital due to complications from a chronic illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 29, 1947, the daughter of the late George and Sophie (Haczewski) Baltusavich of Plains Township. She was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School, class of 1965, where she was a majorette. Betty was employed at several area banks as a Data Processor and last worked at TRL trucking prior to her retirement in 2007. Betty enjoyed the simplest of pleasures in life – coffee with friends, visits to Atlantic City, more recently Mohegan Sun, and family. She was always ready to take a trip anywhere. She took an interest in the history of Russian Tzar Nicholas II, so in 2002 she and her husband, Jack, along with her Aunt Joz traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia. They also visited the city of Moscow during the journey. She enjoyed trips to watch Penn State play or made sure her Saturdays were free to watch them on television. Being a wife and mother were her priorities in her life and she gave so much, never asking for anything in return, but by far, her greatest joy was her grandchildren. Her wit and laugh will be remembered by those who knew her, and the void created in our hearts by her loss will never be filled. Surviving are her husband, John, Plains Township; daughters, Joanne Wychock and her husband, James, Pittston; Dianne Kasisky and her husband, Andrew, Plains Township; grandsons, James Thomas and Robbie John Wychock, Andrew John Kasisky and step-granddaughter Kyla Sunday Kasisky. Also surviving

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are her sister, Joan Stroup, Harrisburg, and her brother, George Baltusavich, Plains Township; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and many cousins. The family would like to thank Dr. Kevin Carey, Dr. Delehanty, and Dr. Elis for the excellent care they provided Betty over the years. She truly gave them a run for their money. They would also like to thank the staff at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, especially Ken and Marlene in the CCU for the outstanding and compassionate care they provided. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains Township. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family. Friends may call Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Betty’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15120, Chicago IL 60693 or the American Lung Association, 3000 Kelly Lane, Springfield IL 62711. Online condolences may be made at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.

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aster traditions E lived on in area events Saturday.

Above, parishioners at St. Leo’s/ Holy Rosary Church in Ashley take part in an Easter Vigil Mass in the evening. At right, Father James Hayer blesses Easter baskets filled with eggs, butter, ham, salt and other treats for Easter dinner at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in WilkesBarre.

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arol M. Johnston, of Kingston Township, daughter of John J. C and Carol Space Kearns, passed

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PLAINS TWP. – Police arrested Matthew Vital of Wilkes-Barre on Saturday on an arrest warrant for a probation violation stemming from a charge of theft by unlawful taking. Police said they encountered Vital while he and another man were loading scrap metal into a pickup truck on Pethick Drive at 12:40 p.m. Saturday.

Carol’s family also wishes to express their gratitude to the nurses, caregivers and supporting staff assigned to the Fifth Floor East at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for their compassion and kindness. There will be no visitation hours. Private funeral arrangements will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Carol’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com.

acqueline Karazia, 80, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday in Geisinger Wyoming Valley. She most recently resided with her daughter and family in Exeter. Born in Laurel Run, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Bessy Belles Griffith. She graduated from Laurel Run School and previously worked at Atwater Throwing Company. She retired as a floor supervisor at Kmart. Jacqueline was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who enjoyed scratching lottery tickets and bingo. As mentioned by her grandson, Cody, she also loved cheating at solitaire. Preceding her in death were her husband, Charles; son, Charles; brothers and sisters. Surviving are daughter, Susan Karazia and husband, Greg Vogelgesang; grandson, Cody; sisters, Laverne Lenkaitis, West Pittston; Betty Heffron, Olyphant; Leslie Holt, Laurel Run; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held

Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Straub Kane Funeral Home, 55 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, with the Reverend Krup, Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, Trucksville. Friends may call Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

April 5, 2012 Parish, formerly of St. Stanislaus Church, Nanticoke. Boone was preceded in death by a sister, Theresa Victoria, and a brother, Stanley Piontkowski. Boone was a good man who loved spending his time with his wife, daughters and granddaughter. He will be sadly missed by his loving family. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, the former Theresa Wineski Piontkowski, at home; daughters, Diane Weiss and her husband, Ralph, with whom he resided; Karen Hughes and her husband, David, White Haven; granddaughter, Michelle Bukofski, Nanticoke; several brothers and sisters; nieces and nephews. Private funeral services were held at the convenience of the family from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. Interment with military honors was held in St. Mary’s Nativity Cemetery, Plymouth Township.

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John J. Duda April 4, 2012 John J. Duda, 90, Plymouth Manor, Plymouth, formerly of Larksville, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in the WilkesBarre General

Hospital. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of the late Joseph and Martha Pinchock Duda. He was a graduate of Edwardsville High School, Class of 1940. He was a carpenter by trade and worked at Sordoni Construction Company until his retirement in 1984. He was a Bronze Star Army veteran of World War II. He was a lifelong member of Swoyersville American Legion, Post 644.

He was a member of St John the Baptist Church, Larksville. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Stephen, Mickey and Joseph, and sisters, Julia Stefanko, Martha Lease, Katie Duda, Betty Quarteroni and Josephine Erwine. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, the former Florence Janoski; son and daughter-in-law, John and Ellen Duda, Wilkes-Barre; granddaughters, Melissa and Alison Duda; brother, Matthew Duda, Edwardsville, and sisters, Mary Michaels, Luzerne, Agnes Rossick, Edwardsville; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township, with the Rev. James Quinn officiating. Arrangements are by the KieltyMoran Funeral Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave., Plymouth.

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Edward A. “Boone” Piontkowski, 80, of the Honey Pot section of Nanticoke, passed away on Thursday at home. He was born in Nanticoke, on Sep. 22, 1931. He was the son of the late Stanley and Theresa Ekker Piontkowski. Boone was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving from November 1952 to October 1954, attaining the rank of Corporal. He was employed by Penn Footwear for over 36 years, serving as a foreman, until his retirement in 1993. Boone was a PIAA umpire for softball. He was a member of the Honey Pot Volunteer Fire Co. and the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 834, Nanticoke. He was a member of St. Faustina

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away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 6 p.m. Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Attorney Ralph J. Johnston Sr., and her sisters, Mrs. Edward Ruane and Mrs. Leo Brady. Surviving are her children, Attorney Ralph J. Johnston Jr. and his wife, Beverly Jean Johnston; Dr. Judith Johnston, AUD; James Johnston and Thomas Johnston. A celebration of Carol’s Life will be held in a private Funeral Mass in the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers in her honor may be made to the charity of your choice, or, if desired, to St Joseph’s Center, 2010 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509. Carol’s family expresses their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. David W. Greenwald, Dr. Bruce H. Saidman, their colleagues and staff for their caring professional service.

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WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following: • Police said they charged Jose Morales of Wilkes-Barre with driving under the influence following an automobile accident at 12:52 a.m. Saturday on the 200 block of North Main Street. • A 12-year-old boy sustained minor injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle at the intersection of Horton and South Franklin Street at 5:40 p.m. Friday Police said the boy pulled in front of the vehicle driven by John Koury, 72, of Parney Street, and Koury was unable to stop. No charges were filed, police said. • Three vehicles collided at the intersection of South Main Street and Wood Street at 3:40 p.m. Friday. Police said Donald Decolumna, 24, of Kingston, drove his vehicle into the rear of a Ford Taurus driven by Ann MacFarland, 81, of Hanover Township. The impact pushed MacFarland’s car into a third vehicle driven by Barry Perrin, 58, of Wilkes-Barre, police said. MacFarland was taken to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for treatment of back pain, police said. No other injuries were reported by police.

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Infant dies in trailer fire A 4-month-old infant died in a trailer home fire early Saturday. Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland said an autopsy Saturday afternoon concluded Cindy Williams of Hillside Park, Madison Township, died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from smoke inhalation. The manner of death is pending the results of the ongoing state police fire marshal investigation, Rowland said. The fast-moving fire was reported at 9:10 a.m. Saturday. Township Fire Chief Kevin Emerson said the trailer was engulfed in flames when he arrived. Several other children and adults were rescued by neighbors or got out on their own, fire officials said. Emerson said they were taken by ambulance to a Scranton hospital. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but it isn’t believed to be suspicious. WILKES-BARRE

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House-approved bill and some kind of cut favored by several local senators

Senate eyes assembly downsize By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com

HARRISBURG – The state Senate will soon consider a bill, which received overwhelming support in the House last week, that could lead to a constitutional amendment reducing the size of the legislature. On Wednesday, the House voted 140-49 to approve House Bill 153. The measure seeks to cut the number of House districts from 203 to 153 and reduce the number of senators

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from 50 to 38. Every state representative from Northeastern Pennsylvania, except for Rep. Karen Boback, R-Harveys Lake, voted in favor of the measure. At least three local senators

also support the proposal, though they aren’t set on the optimum size of the chambers. “There are several competing numbers that have been proposed, and I will vote for a reasonable reduction,” said Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township. “Larger districts will make legislative service more challenging, but it is a necessary adjustment.” Sen. John Yudichak, D-Plymouth Township, agreed the “size and cost of the General

Assembly needs to be evaluated, particularly in these tough budgetary times.” He also stopped short of supporting a set number for reductions at this point. “There is no magic formula for the right size for a state legislature, but clearly the time has come for Pennsylvania to seriously examine this issue and address the efficiency of state government operations,” he said. Pennsylvania has the largest

Golomb’s Greenhouse in Plains Twp. again open for Easter

Conference at Wilkes “Women Across The World” is the theme of Wilkes University’s annual Women’s and Gender Studies Conference on April 16 and 17 in the Henry Student Center. Hours for the conference, which is free and open to the public, are from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday and to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The event includes over 30 sessions with a focus on the diversity of women around the globe. The conference is cosponsored by King’s College, with students and faculty from King’s and Wilkes Mears making presentations. The keynote address is at King’s, with all other events held at Wilkes. Ashley Mears, assistant professor of sociology at Boston University, will present the lecture “Pricing Looks, Pricing Gender” Monday at 7 p.m., at Burke Auditorium, McGowan Hall, King’s College. As an ex-fashion model, Mears researched the global context of culture and beauty, recently publishing her book “Pricing Beauty: The Making of a Fashion Model.” Mears’ presentation will focus on the use of thin, almost exclusively white, models in fashion. Wilkes alumnus and stand-up comic Teri Granahan of the class of 1994 presents “A Conversation with a Comedian – Who Just Happens to Be a Female” in the Miller Room on Tuesday from 4 to 5:15 p.m. HAZLE TWP.

Fourth juvenile is charged A fourth juvenile was charged in the ongoing investigation into the discovery of .22-caliber ammunition in the Hazleton Area 9th Grade Center on Tuesday. State police Saturday said a 14-yearold boy from Kelayres, Schuylkill County stole a .22-caliber revolver in a burglary in Kline Township and sold it to a 16-year-old boy near the Hazleton Area High School. The gun was not taken into any of the three schools on campus. The 14-year-old boy was charged with possession of a firearm by a minor, receiving stolen property, firearms not to be carried without a license, sale and transfer of firearms and possession of a weapon on school property. He was lodged in the Northampton County Juvenile Detention Center to await adjudication in Luzerne County Juvenile Court. WEST WYOMING

Trail project is session topic

There will be a public meeting on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the West Wyoming Borough Hall, 464 W. Eighth St., to discuss the West Side Trail project. Residents living on West Eighth Street from the Wyoming border to Charney Park and from West Eighth Street to Dailey Park in West Wyoming, residents along West Eighth Street from the West Wyoming border to Wyoming Avenue, residents who live on Tenth Street from Wyoming Avenue to Tenth Street Elementary School, Exeter, residents that live along Erie Street from Wyoming Avenue to Memorial Street and residents who live on Memorial Street from Erie Street to JFK School are urged to attend. For information, call Karen Szwast at 654-0933.

full-time legislature in the nation and the second-largest overall, trailing only New Hampshire, which operates with part-time lawmakers. Sen. John Blake, D-Archbald, said that while he personally believes the Senate is “rightsized” at 50 members, he believes the overall size of the legislature is too big, and he would support House Bill 153 as written. See DOWNSIZE, Page 7A

State head looking to merge transit operations

PennDOT secretary says merging Hazleton system with LCTA is in best interest of riders, taxpayers. By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

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Harold Golomb Jr. replants petunias in his Plains Township Greenhouse. The greenhouse was completely under water in the September floods, but the Golomb family is back and has a selection of Easter flowers from which to choose.

Still blooming after 22 floods By STEVEN FONDO Times Leader Correspondent

PLAINS TWP. – Harold Golomb Sr. has endured 22 floods at his farm and greenhouse complex along the flats of the Susquehanna River. But those disasters haven’t prevented him from staying in business. “There are Despite the no dikes in devastation of last September’s Plains. So flooding, Goevery time lomb’s Greenthe river ris- house has recoand is open es, our fields vered for business for get flooded.” the 55th Easter season. Harold Golomb Sr. Golomb, 74, assumed the business from his father in the mid-1950s. It sells fresh plants and flowers to a loyal following of local customers. “There are no dikes in Plains,” said Golomb. “So every time the river rises, our fields get flooded.” Golomb, his wife, Audrey, and son Harold Jr., decided to stay in their low-lying home during the most recent flood. He said the family took a

Audrey Golomb and daughter Laura Kosco replant begonias at the Plains Township greenhouse off River Road at the end of McCullough Road.

row boat to their relatives’ house on higher ground each day to shower and gather necessary staples and supplies. A photo album he has of the 2011 flood graphically shows the rising flood waters and ensuing damage from the Susquehanna, which crested above 40 feet. According to Harold Jr., the family homestead also suffered significant

damage in the floods of 1996, 2004 and summer 2006. “This flood was worse than ’72,” stated the older Golomb. “We had over 12 feet of water in our greenhouses and 8 feet of water on the first floor of the house.” Golomb’s Greenhouse will be open daily through July. The Golombs also sells fresh produce at local farmers markets until November.

Plains Township rededicates Municipal Park Casino-generated funds paid portion of costs to upgrade township’s parks. By RALPH NARDONE Times Leader Correspondent

plaque bearing the names of the commissioners and the township’s recreation board. The dedication was tied in with the township’s Easter egg hunt which about 150 children attended. Township Commissioner Robert Sax said the total cost incurred to upgrade the township’s five parks topped $250,000. A BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER percentage was covered by casino-generated Plains Township officials around the rededication plaque funds, the rest through Clockwise, from left: Robert Sax, Ciro Cinti, Lou Cardoni, John Kozerski Jr., Clarence Ozgo, Jerry Yozwiak, John the taxpayer revenues.

PLAINS TWP. – Residents of Plains Township saw significant improvement to the public parks in the last few years, according to local government officials. On Saturday, the largest one, Plains Municipal Park on Clark Lane was officially rededicated by township officials with a new stone See PARK, Page 5A

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A state transportation head hopes to convince Hazleton officials that merging the city’s public transit system with Luzerne County’s will be in the best interest of bus riders and taxpayers. Hazleton officials are eager to find out if the state can back up its cost-saving claims, address questions they say have so far gone unanswered and provide assurances that Hazleton area bus riders won’t get the short end of the stick if a merger materializes. The Times Leader on Wednesday reported that city council was set to rescind a resolution it passed last year to merge operations with the Luzerne County Transportation Authority. Pennsylvania Department of Transpor“If they tation Deputy Secretary Toby L. Fauver refer- don’t conenced a newspaper stotact us, if ry on council’s planned vote in a letter he sent they don’t electronically that talk to us, same day to Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi and how are we council members be- supposed fore the council meetto know ing. “I was disappointed what the to read in the paper today that the Mayor was issues calling for a vote … to are?” rescind the previous decision to move for- Stanley Strelish LCTA Executive ward with a merger Director without discussing with PennDOT or the county the facts related to consolidation,” Fauver wrote. He said it would be “a travesty” for state and county taxpayers and city residents if Hazleton opted to continue managing its own service with administration that duplicated LCTA’s. Fauver offered to meet with Yannuzzi and council to discuss the consolidation and address local concerns. He urged council to delay a vote until after a meeting. Council on Wednesday followed Yannuzzi’s recommendation to table the vote. Hazleton has concerns After the meeting, Yannuzzi and Hazleton Public Transit Director Steve Hahn shared their concerns. Hahn said he can’t imagine how PennDOT is projecting a half-million dollars in savings when Hazleton employs only him and a secretary to run the program. “Where is that (savings) coming from? There are only two employees down here. We’re not the cause of those costs,” he said. He suspects a majority of any savings must come from merging the county’s shared ride programs, but he hasn’t been provided details from a transit study upSee TRANSIT, Page 7A

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A dog day morning, afternoon

Junior Leadership members host ‘Awareness Pet Picnic’ to benefit local SPCA chapter.

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WILKES-BARRE – The Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre members got together on Saturday at Kirby Park to help a cause one member called “near and dear to their hearts.” They organized an “Awareness Pet Picnic” to benefit the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Eleventh-grade students from nine local schools set up food, provided face-painting, ran raffles, offered treats and toys for the dogs and essentially got the word out about helping local pets. Dogs of all sizes, shapes and colors showed up to play in the sun along with about 70 pet owners, SPCA volunteers and prospective pet adopters. “We’re all pet owners, too,” said Tara Giarrantano, representing Crestwood School District. “This is our service project for the leadership program and we decided to have a day to help the SPCA.” . Blake Donovan from Dallas School District manned the tables waiting on guests as they purchased baked goods or other items. He said members of Leadership passed out promotional fliers to local businesses to get people to visit as well as worked actively to catch those passing by at Kirby Park. “We want visitors to buy ev-

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erything so we can donate to the SPCA,” he said. “Dogs drink for free,” he stressed. Cary Moran, education director from the SPCA, said when the Junior Leadership group members approached her about their plans, she thought it was a great idea. She added the members essentially took care of the whole project on their own. “They did the bulk of the work,” she said. “We just brought the animals.” During the picnic, several animals housed at the SPCA were introduced to some potential

new owners. Kristin Fino, one of about 200 SPCA volunteers, was taken aback by a Bijon but was a little reticent about adopting another pet from SPCA after already taking three. “The SPCA is a wonderful place. They have so many great dogs to adopt,” Fino said. Tom Boyle, from Lake-Lehman School District, said the group volunteered at the SPCA as part of the project. They cleaned up cages, walked the dogs and provided whatever help they could.

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More lucrative Pa. lottery may mean going to Internet State wants to hire private manager to bring in more money from lottery. By MARC LEVY Associated Press

HARRISBURG — The Corbett administration said in announcing that it wants to hire a private lottery manager that Pennsylvania needs a more profitable lottery. As it happens, significant innovation is afoot in state lotteries, industry analysts say. And Gov. Tom Corbett said he believes that handing the reins of the Pennsylvania Lottery to a private company will not only boost innovation, but encourage higher cash flow by linking it to the company’s compensation. For now, Pennsylvania has the nation’s sixth-largest lottery, with more than $3 billion in annual sales. But things could change fast. For instance, buying tickets for Mega Millions or Lotto drawings

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Municipal Park was the largest upgrade, costing about $100,000, he said. Last year the township hired a firm to install the latest in “playground equipment,” Sax said. It is designed to be safe, provide exercise and entertainment for children up to 12 years old and is compatible for children with disabilities, he added. The large brightly colored structure is replete with various devices to encourage physical activity and is bordered with mulch to safely cushion children from falls, Sax said. On Saturday he noted how it was covered with children who were obviously enjoying it. “It’s a blend for all kids,” Sax said. “It’s also durable and can take the wear and tear,” he added. The commissioners are thankful for the residents of the township for their support and the diligent work of

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in real time from a home computer is possible now in Illinois, but nowhere else in the country. Many in the industry are also talking about online lottery games — think social network games like Angry Birds or ones in Zynga Inc.’s lineup — that can be played on a home computer, tablet or smartphone. There’s even technology to allow a home-computer user to buy a scratch ticket online and then use a mouse to scratch it off. “The growth potential is significant,” said Angela Wiczek, a spokeswoman for Providence, R.I.-based GTECH Corp., one of the nation’s leading lottery systems providers. These steps do not necessarily require hiring a private manager; theoretically, they could be made with the existing staff in the Department of Revenue. And it is likely that efforts to extend the Pennsylvania Lottery’s reach to the Internet would require the state Legislature’s approval. the township’s recreation board, he said. John Kozerski, recreation board member, said the board members approached the commissioners because they felt the township’s parks were outdated and unsafe. Now he takes pride in how well the projects turned out. “We think the parks are a big asset to the community,” Sax said. “People from all over the Valley come to visit them,” he said. Kim Krushnowski and her two sons Cael, 5, and Camren, 4, and Mara Vitale, with her daughter Julia, 2, and son Joey, 3, were there to enjoy the park. The children were having a good time running

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Regardless, online is now considered the new frontier for a more lucrative lottery. The grease in the gears came from a U.S. Justice Department opinion, issued in December in response to a query by Illinois and New York about whether federal law prevented them from selling lottery tickets online to on the ramps and through the tunnels, sliding on the slides, climbing into the structure. Krushnowski noted how her sons loved the “zip line.” Vitale emphasized the park is “beautiful and great for children of all ages.” Kozerski thanked the commissioners for their “blessing,” with particular thanks to Commissioner Brigid O’Connor. She was a stalwart supporter from the beginning, he said. He also thanked Wallace McCarrol for donating his time to help with the project. Sax pointed out the restrooms were also upgraded to be accessible to people with disabilities.

adults within their states. The department answered that the Wire Act only prevents players from wagering on sports outcomes — other bets are OK. It was a gift for cash-strapped states looking at long-term liabilities they don’t know how to pay for as well as for a lottery and gambling industry that realizes

that 20- and 30-somethings don’t care much for picking numbers or standing in line to buy lottery tickets, said I. Nelson Rose, a Whittier Law School professor who runs the website, www.gamblingandthelaw.com. “It opens doors to states doing a very dramatic expansion of online games,” Rose said. Most states, including Pennsylvania, would probably have to change their laws to allow online lottery gambling, and that could get tricky: Lawmakers may not want to be seen expanding gambling, and many states now have entrenched commercial casino gambling industries that would oppose such a move, unless they get licenses to operate, say, Internet poker, some say. But lotteries may have more to offer. “The next stage is going to be new (online) games, and new games that lotteries are in just as good a position as, and perhaps they’re in a better position than, casino operators to invent,” said

Paul Jason, who produces the online trade journal, Public Gaming Magazine. There are other, more conventional ways to improve cash flow that the Pennsylvania Lottery could pursue: introducing keno, which would require legislation, and greatly expanding the number and kinds of lottery retailers. Last fall, for example, Florida became the first state to sell lottery tickets in Wal-Mart stores. Corbett, a Republican who campaigned on a pledge not to raise taxes, right now isn’t saying what kind of expansion, if any, he would support. Asked about it Wednesday, the governor said his administration first wants to hear ideas from private companies on how they can save money and raise more revenue to support programs for the elderly. “I’m not going to say anything’s on the table, off the table,” Corbett said. “This is in a very embryonic stage. ... There is no table yet.”

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“I believe the General Assembly, and perhaps more specifically, the House chamber, is not ideally configured for good governance. Republican and Democratic House members have expressed as much to me as they believe it is sometimes difficult to operate or to achieve consensus with so many members offering literally dozens and dozens of amendments to various legislative initiatives,” Blake said. But 50 senators serving 12.5 million people is reasonable, Blake said, noting that the efficiency so many argue shrinking the legislature would bring may be an issue if the Senate is downsized. “Senate districts, on average, comprise 255,000 (constituents) and these districts offer reasonable proximity to and public access for citizens to their senators. I currently represent 40 municipalities traversing three counties. My very distinguished colleague in the Senate, Lisa Baker, has a district that traverses well over a hundred municipalities over a six-county region,” Blake noted. Using current population figures and the proposed reduction in Senate districts would mean, at 38 districts, each district

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CHARLOTTE V. MACAREK, of Wilkes-Barre, died Friday in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was preceded in death by husband, Michael; sister, Ann Abramek, and brothers, Frank, John and Dominic Cwanek. Surviving are daughter, Michele Casey, Ashley; grandson, Kieran Casey, Ashley; granddaughter, Maura Casey and fiance John Pambianco, both of Wilkes-Barre; granddaughter, Megan Casey, Ashley; sister, Margaret Titton and husband, Thomas, Dupont; nephews, David Titton and his wife, Cheryl, Dupont; Keith Titton, Dupont. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Leo’s Church, Ashley. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2012 at the funeral home. BLANCHE DOROTHY SHELLHAMMER-SMITH funeral services will be held at the First Welsh Presbyterian Church, WilkesBarre, April 14, at 11 a.m. Blanche was 92, born in Nanticoke, and raised in Wilkes-Barre by Ethel and Joseph D’Amico. She was a graduate of Meyers High School and Wilkes Business College. Married to Edwin William Smith of Plains Township for 38 years, she is survived by two daughters, two grandsons, and five great-grandchildren. Blanche taught Sunday school for 50 years and served as a church deacon. CAROLYN WILLIAMS, of West Pittston, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 6, 2012 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre. MARY ANN ZETTLES, of Wilkes-Barre, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre.

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er, great-grandmother and friend to many, passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 as the result of a fall she sustained nine days prior while vacationing in Cape Coral, Florida. She was 88. Born in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Kurt and Madeline Battenhausen. She grew up in Larchmont, New York, and graduated from Mamaroneck High School at the age of 16. She loved classical music and was an accomplished pianist, inheriting this gift from her concert pianist grandmother. She also enjoyed the “Big Band” sound and particularly loved to go dancing at the Glen Island Casino, where Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey often played. Her artistic talents led to a job offer as a Vogue designer, which she regretfully declined, in favor of taking what was considered a more practical path, and she enrolled in the Wood Secretarial School. She worked in Manhattan at the Walworth Company and later in Mamaroneck for Peter K. Doern Real Estate. She was married to James E. Stine Jr. and together they raised three children in Harrison, New York. Ann enjoyed cooking, gardening, knitting and sewing. She designed and made most of her children’s clothes. She loved to ice skate, swim and was quite proud of her ability to do a swan dive, well into her eighties! She bowled for the Winged Foot Golf Club Bowling Team and was a member of the “150” Club. She volunteered for the PTA and the Girl Scouts. A highlight of every summer was a family vacation on Cape Cod. She loved to be near the water…any water. Ann moved to Westtown, Pa., in 1975, where she enjoyed visiting art galleries, museums and “antiquing.” Despite being new to the area, her innate qualities of grace and elegance enabled her to cultivate many lasting friendships before moving to Shavertown in 1985. Her love of gardening steered her to the Back Mountain Bloomers, where she was revered as the club’s most senior member. She won several awards for her arrangements and table design. Ann played an enthusiastic game of golf and scored a hole in one on Newberry Estate’s second hole. She was an avid fan of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

rances A. (Jeconis) Zambito, 81, F formerly of North Street, Courtdale, died Monday at Manor Care,

and was a season subscriber. Ann loved to travel, and Paris was her favorite city. She made it a habit to learn simple niceties in multiple languages, which usually elicited a surprised smile from those she was able to greet in their native tongue. Ever the student, Ann had an inquisitive mind. She had a plaque in her kitchen inscribed, “I am still learning.” She took delight in the turn of a well-chiseled phrase. She was a collector of famous quotations, whether from Shakespeare or of Presidents, and could recite many from memory. “Let not your heart be troubled,” (John, Chapter 14) was a frequent and comforting expression of her compassion for others. In this, her final journey, her family wishes her the same. Godspeed, Omah. In addition to her parents, Ann was pre-deceased by her husband James, brother Fritz Battenhausen, and infant granddaughter Ashley Flack. She is survived by her sister, June B. Page, Nellysford, Va.; her children, Kristen Armstrong, Sweet Valley; William Stine (Nancy) St. Peter’s Village; Kathi Flack, Dallas; her grandchildren, Erica Fallstich, St. Peter’s Village; Kurt Stine, Philadelphia;, Trevor Stine (Laura) Pottstown; Chad Flack, Harveys Lake; Jamie Flack, Philadelphia; Alex Flack, Harveys Lake; great-grandchildren, Madelynn, Kyla and Samantha Stine-Fallstich, all of St. Peter’s Village. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on May 12 at Grace Church, Kingston. Interment will be in Philadelphia at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Misericordia University’s Shakespeare Garden Endowment Fund, or the charity of the donor’s choice.

Betty Ann Harry April 6, 2012 Ann Harry, of Plymouth, B etty passed away Friday, April 6,

2012. Born in Plymouth, on January 6, 1924, she was the daughter of William and Hazel (Miller) Aston. She was a graduate of Plymouth High School, class of 1941. She received a diploma from the Wyoming Seminary Dean School of Business in 1942. She worked as a Secretary for the Robert D. Kuschke and Son Insurance Company for 34 years before retiring. She was a faithful member of Pilgrim Congregational Church, Plymouth, for several years. She held the office of church clerk for 18 years and then held the office of financial secretary until she retired from that in 2001. She was a member of the church choir and the “Ladies Improvement Society.” Her beloved husband, Stewart Harry, preceded her death, in March 1992. She was also preceded in death by brother Gilbert Miller Aston, and grandson Ryan Harry, October 2009. Surviving are her children, Stewart J. Harry (Sharon) Forty Fort; Keith Harry (Karen) Harveys Lake; Nadine Calkins (Peter Kizis) Bear Creek; grandchildren, Heather Conrad, Forkston; Bethany Harry, Win-

ston-Salem, N.C.; Shawn Calkins, Plymouth; Erin Calkins, Plymouth; Lindsay Harry, Atlanta, Ga.; Adam Harry, Austin Harry, Alexis Harry, Harveys Lake. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 12 at 11 a.m. at Pilgrim Congregational Church, Shawnee Avenue, Plymouth, with her nephew, the Rev. James H. Harry, Goldsboro, N.C., officiating. The interment will be Edge Hill Cemetery, West Nanticoke. Friends may call from10 to11 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, 1133 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, PA 18704.

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Claire J. (Greek) Christian April 6, 2012 laire J. (Greek) Christian, a resiC dent of Dupont, died Friday, April 6, 2012, in Wilkes-Barre Gen-

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Sarah ‘Margie’ Boston April 7, 2012 Sarah “Margie” Boston, 86, of Rockview Avenue, Shickshinny, died Saturday morning, April 7, 2012 at Berwick Hospital Center, where she had been a patient. Born April 5, 1926, in Shickshinny, she was a daughter of the late Steward and Edith (Belles) Rissmiller. She was a graduate of the former Shickshinny High School and the Empire Beauty School, WilkesBarre. She worked in a silk mill in Berwick during World War II and then owned and operated her own beauty shop. She was last employed at the Wise Potato Chip plant in Berwick. She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church, Shickshinny and was known for her generosity and for helping people.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Boston, who died January 24, 2005. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are a son, Randy Boston and two daughters, Brenda and Beth Boston, all of Shickshinny; grandchildren Joanna Boston, McAllen, Texas; Bethany Boston, Shickshinny; Timothy Boston, McAllen, Texas, and Caleb Boston, Dunbar, Wis. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. from the Bible Baptist Church, Shickshinny, with the Rev. Daniel Potter officiating. Burial will be in Sorber Cemetery, Reyburn. Visitation will be held at the church Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations can be made to the Bible Baptist Church, 43 Furnace St., Shickshinny, PA 18655. Arrangements are under the direction of the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., Shickshinny. For additional information, or to send condolences, please visit www.mayofh.com.

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Family, friends, students, and alumni walk from Hill Street to the G.A.R. athletic field for Tyler Winstead’s vigil Saturday night.

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steady arm to hold onto during the climb up Lehigh Street. On the field’s green artificial turf they formed a half circle before a podium to listen to sing, pray and listen. “There’s a reason why we’re here tonight because this young man had some form of contact with us. And if you didn’t know him you must have felt a love for him somewhere,” said Kennard Johnston, a friend of the family. The teenager was shot Thursday night near his home as he returned from the Catholic Youth Center with another boy. As police continue to search for the shooter, Johnston and others struggled to find answers for why the quiet, athletic honor student was gunned down. “I’m in pain because this was senseless,” said Johnston. He beseeched the crowd to be strong and face the wrongs they see in the community. “Don’t let his life go in vain. We have to do something about

it,” he said. “It’s important that we do something about it.” The Rev. Gloria Watson of Shiloh Baptist Church in Scranton expressed thanks from Tyler’s family for the turnout and recalled her last contact with him. “I saw Tyler in school on Wednesday on the second floor. I went over. I gave him a hug and a kiss. Thursday his life was snubbed out,” she said. Watson offered assurance to the crowd, saying that she’s been reassured since being with the family. “Everything is going to be all right; I want you to know that,” she said. “I’ve been at the home since Thursday night. I have seen Muslim, Arab, Jew, black man, white man … people came to express their love.” Shauntae Thomas came to the vigil to remember the boy he called “TW.” “I coached him for the last three years on football at the Heights Packers,” said Thomas. There were several Tyler’s on the team and he settled on “TW,” said Thomas. He described Tyler as a “quiet kid, always had a smile for you and was kind, kind as could be.”

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Almost daily, the nation’s political discourse features some echo of this battle for women’s votes. Earlier this spring, the president called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke to reassure her after radio host Rush Limbaugh called her a “slut.” She had testified to congressional Democrats in support of their national health care policy that would compel her school to offer health plans that cover her birth control. Republicans widely called Limbaugh’s comments inappropriate. On Thursday, Obama called for women to be accepted as members to the allmale Augusta National, home of the Masters golf tournament. Romney quickly followed his lead. But the Republican’s challenge is stark.

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Others describe Lupas as a “consummate insider” who was well connected to the politically powerful and elite. To one of his alleged victims, he’s a criminal who stole not only her money, but her sense of trust in others.

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Hundreds gather on the G.A.R. High School athletic field in front of the school to listen to speakers comment of Tyler Winstead’s life Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre. G.A.R. seventhgrader Jay Deininger, 12, left, and Heights Elementary sixthgrader Bryce Baker, 11, listen to Tyler Winstead’s vigil.

Carol Goden, left, Tyler Winstead’s grandmother, thanks the hundreds who poured out for the vigil.

Romney must overcome history, political math and the missteps of a party that picked a fight over one provision of Obama’s health care law and ended up on the defensive over access to birth control. Romney also has work to do with female voters after inconsistencies or misstatements on issues such as abortion and the future of Planned Parenthood. Republicans have faced a “gender gap” since 1980, with women generally favoring Democratic candidates. A recent USA Today/Gallup poll found that gap lifts Obama to a lead across a dozen crucial states. The poll showed women favor Obama by 18 percentage points while men split about evenly between the two candidates. Taken together, that means women boost Obama to a 51-42 lead over Romney in those states. There’s evidence that Romney may have a steeper climb among women than that faced by Arizona Sen. John McCain, the GOP president nominee in 2008. Washington Post/ABC News polls at roughly the same point in the political

Romney must overcome history, political math and the missteps of a party that picked a fight over one provision of Obama’s health care law and ended up on the defensive over access to birth control. Romney also has had inconsistencies or misstatements on issues such as abortion and Planned Parenthood. calendar show McCain was viewed favorably by 47 percent of women at this time in 2008, while Romney currently stands at 30 percent favorable among women. Romney is convinced women, like men, will vote chiefly on Obama’s stewardship of the nation’s finances, so he tried to stay focused on the economy during this year’s battle over contraception. But some of his surrogates led the effort to cast the law’s mandate for birth control coverage as a violation of religious freedom, widely considered a lost argument that left questions about the GOP’s commitment to preserving women’s rights. Romney may have dealt himself trouble with his inconsistent position over

the years on abortion and a comment earlier this year that sounded as if he wanted to “get rid of” Planned Parenthood. His campaign later clarified that he was referring to deleting federal funding for the organization, not eliminating it outright. Then there’s the way Romney handles questions about his message to women. Virtually every time, Romney answers by invoking his wife of 43 years, and reports what’s she’s told him about what women want. “She reports to me regularly that the issue women care about most is the economy, and getting good jobs for their kids and for themselves,” Romney told the Newspaper Association of America on Wednesday. “They are concerned about gasoline prices, the cost of getting to and

from work, taking their kids to school or to practice and so forth after school. That is what women care about in this country, and my vision is to get America working again.” Some Republican activists say they are eager to see Romney show a genuine interest in and understanding of how women have experienced the recession, while also using his wife to rally female voters. She did just that last month on Super Tuesday, saying: “Do you know what women care about? Women care about jobs. They’re angry, and they’re furious about the entitlement debt that we’re leaving for our children.” The Republican National Committee is providing a model for any direct pitch Romney eventually makes to women. It has an extensive operation of surrogates and specific talking points that connect the party’s commitment to lower taxes and smaller government to the “kitchen table decisions” women make every day.

with the Public Utility Commission. Attorney Robert Panowicz, a longtime friend of Lupas, described him as a “workaholic” who was extremely dedicated to his practice, which grew rapidly. Panowicz’s cousin, attorney Anthony Panaway, was Lupas’ longtime law partner. The men built a successful firm that focused on a general practice of law, including real estate, criminal defense, wills and personal injury cases.

Easygoing demeanor There’s one thing everyone agreed: Lupas had a way of at- School district posts Lupas also sought work in artracting people with his evenea school districts early in his tempered personality. career. He was “Tony was appointed solicjust a likeable guy,” said “He was the kind of guy itor for the Wilkes-Barre ArSteve Barrouk, who felt sorry for peoea School Diswho served on trict and Luthe Luzerne ple and who was conzerne IntermeCounty Con- cerned about people. diate Unit 18 – vention Cenpositions he ter Authority That’s why this is so would hold for with Lupas. utterly shocking.” decades – and “He was just Attorney Robert Panowicz also served as an easygoing, About Anthony J. Lupas Jr. solicitor for the fatherly type Wilkes-Barre Arof person.” Lupas opted not to follow the ea Career and Technical Center. In the early 1990s, Lupas was profession of his father, also named Anthony, who founded among the first to be appointed the A.J. Lupas Insurance Agency to the 11-member Luzerne in Plains Township and also County Convention Center Auworked as a guidance counselor thority, which was formed to operate the arena now known as at the Plains High School. The junior Lupas graduated the Mohegan Sun Arena at from law school and was admit- Casey Plaza. Barrouk, former head of the ted to the Luzerne County Bar in June 1959. He served as an Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber assistant district attorney in the of Commerce, said Lupas develearly 1960s before leaving to oped many connections within take a position as an examiner the legal and political communi-

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Anthony Lupas leaving the William J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Scranton. Federal prosecutors charged Lupas with mail fraud in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme.

ty over his career. He was instrumental in efforts to build the arena, but it did not come easy. The early years of the authority were often marked by controversy as two factions of the board battled over important decisions regarding construction and operation of the arena. Barrouk said he and Lupas were on opposite sides and often butted heads, but they never made it personal. “We disagreed over a lot of stuff, but were respectful to each other,” he said. As Lupas continued to build his law practice, his wife stayed

home to raise the children, A.J., Diane, David and Joanne. Panowicz said the couple made great efforts to care for the children and to provide a normal life for Joanne, who suffered from severe brain damage. She died in 2008 at age 48. Doctors initially believed she would die in childhood. Attorney Mike Butera, who has known Lupas for decades, said he believes Joanne’s disabilities helped motivate Lupas to push for educational rights of special needs children. He was among the founding members of the LIU.

“He was a very strong advocate for special needs children,” Butera said. “He did a lot of good for the LIU over the years.” Handling of clients Panowicz said he saw that same sense of caring in Lupas with his clients. “He treated them like they were family,” Panowicz said. “He was the kind of guy who felt sorry for people and who was concerned about people. That’s why this is so utterly shocking. Some of those people are the same people who have lost mon-

ey.” Barb Garey was one of those. Garey lived adjacent to the West Carey Street home where Lupas and his wife raised their children. When Lupas approached her about investing in a trust fund that would pay 7 percent interest, she didn’t hesitate. She’s been told that money is gone. Garey, who invested $125,000, is upset by the financial loss, but equally troubled by the breach of trust. “He was just a very nice man. He was very considerate and low key. I don’t think he ever had a mean word for anybody,” she said. Like others who know Lupas, Panowicz said he’s at a loss to explain what might have happened, if the allegations against Lupas are proven to be true. Panowicz said he does not know Lupas to have any expensive vices, such as gambling or drinking. And he’s never known Lupas, who now lives in the East Mountain Apartments in Plains Township, to be a big spender. “He never lived a rich lifestyle. He never went on vacation. He never drove a brand new car. He always bought a used car,” he said. Panowicz said he’s disheartened by the allegations against Lupas as he still considers him a friend. As the case against Lupas proceeds, he hopes some explanation is forthcoming. “I’m keeping my fingers crossed that there will be some kind of answer,” he said.

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hen Carol Ann Vivrette was planning her wedding four years ago, her fiance encouraged her to bring her crafty nature to the day. Hundreds of hours and yards of yarn later, she had knit and felted flowers for her wedding party, from her own calla lily bouquet to the corsages of her two grandmothers.

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Why toss the bouquet when you can keep it forever? Instead of fresh-cut flowers, many brides like Vivrette are making or buying alternatives out of fabric, paper and even old brooches. The results can be stunning — colorful paper hydrangeas, sparkling brooches, even quirky buttons, hundreds of them, forming a bouquet. It’s a way to personalize a wedding, and turn what can be a costly, one-time expenditure into a family keepsake. It also can mean a lot of work. Vivrette, of Oakland, Calif., began working seriously on her project six weeks out and finished the day before her wedding. Part of the fun was that the process became a family affair: One friend helped knit; two helped assemble the pieces into boutonnieres and corsages; and Vivrette’s mother inserted and sewed wire into the flower stems so the bouquet could hold its shape. In all, they made 26 full flowers and 11 boutonnieres or corsages. “I definitely feel more loved and connected to them in my wedding memories than I might have if I had just ordered flowers from a florist,” Vivrette said. Some brides choose an alternative bouquet to save See BOUQUETS, Page 2B

A homemade calla lily bouquet was made by knitting and felting flowers and shown in the wedding of Carol Ann and Jason Vivrette in Oakland, Calif.

CUSTOMIZED BRIDESMAID DRESS MAKES A PRACTICAL GOWN

I’m practical. Never dreamed of having a lavish gown. Didn’t want to endure a long hunt for bargains. So four little words from the saleswoman spoke to me: “Bridesmaid dress. In white.” Yes, I’m wearing a bridesmaid dress to my own wedding. It’s simple, elegant, relatively cheap and easy. Talk about putting the “bride” in bridesmaid. When I showed up at my local Macy’s bridal salon on my first day of dress shopping, I explained that I wanted something elegant, good for an outdoor summer wedding, at a price that wouldn’t rival the liquor bill. What the saleswoman suggested is a littleknowntrickthatcansavehundredsofdollarsor more on a wedding dress. Perhaps even better, youcancustomizeyourweddingdresshowever you like it; bridesmaid dresses are usually basic — satin or silk, without the beads, lace and other frills on many traditional gowns. And at anywhere from $100 to $300, there’s no traditionalpricetageither.Getabridesmaiddress in white, ivory or whatever color you want. Wear it as is. Or glam it up with accessories and have a

Dresses are among the biggest costs of a wedding, averaging nearly $1,200, according to The Wedding Report, Inc., which tracks industry spending. And don’t forget accessories, headpieces and veils. An extra $250, please. unique — and cost-effective — look. It’s called a wedding dress hack, I’d later find out. Happy with my plan, I couldn’t help looking at the women sorting through the expensive gowns at the store. Why would they want to spend thousands on a dress for one day? They could spend far less, still look amazing and save See GOWN, Page 2B

MEET LINDO SABATINI

indo Sabatini is the owner of Sabatini’s Pizza in Exeter. Sabatini, 38, graduated from Wyoming Seminary High School and attended Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa. He and his wife, Maria, have a son, Savino, 4, and daughter, Sofia, 6. They are expecting their third child, Santo, at the end of the month. They live in Exeter.

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The restaurant has been in your family for a long time. What is some of the background of the establishment and your history with it? “It dates back to 1958. That is when my grandfather, John, started the restaurant. It has been in the family for three generations. My father, Joe, took it over in the 1970s. I worked at Sabatini’s all through high school. I never saw a Friday night football game as I worked weekends and some during the week. In 1995, after college, I worked full time in the kitchen and dining room and I never left. I also worked next door for our entertainment arcade, the Play Plaza, for many years. In 2005 I bought the restaurant from my father and have loved running the business ever since. My manager, John Rallo, has been with me from the beginning and is my left and right hand man as he handles a great deal of the daily concerns at the restaurant.” So is Sabatini’s your lifelong employer and

business or did you do other jobs growing up? “Growing up I worked at Sabatini’s and can remember making pizza boxes with my brother and trying to see who could finish folding a stack first. As I got older I worked at maybe seven different banquet or fine dining restaurants. I wanted to become wellrounded in the industry as I began to realize it was going to be a big part of my life. There was a time from 1991 to 1995 that I also worked with a construction company. I also helped run a small landscaping business with my brother Nick at one point, too.” The construction and landscaping jobs may lead one to believe you have an interest in real estate. Do you dabble in that industry at all? “I actually own and manage two real estate companies currently. They deal with commercial and residential properties and I oversee all of their daily operations.” What do you do on any down time you

may get? “I work over 90 hours a week. When I get some free time I like to spend it with my wife and kids. I like to take the family anywhere we can be together.” Where have you visited when traveling? “We have family in Italy and have traveled there several times on various trips. Once we went there for a wedding. Last September we visited Belgium and I got to see how breweries worked there. I learned a lot about brewing processes and proper serving etiquette. I have been implementing some of that etiquette into the daily operation of Sabatini’s. We have over 400 beers and 80 of them originate from Belgium.” What about when you are away from the family. Do you like to participate in any activities? “I really enjoy playing soccer at the Riverfront Sports Facility in Scranton. I play in a men’s open league where we compete against college-aged players. It’s great fun.” Do you have a favorite drink or food? “It’s what we serve of course. Pizza and beer are my favorite. I am partial to Belgian I.P.A. beer.” Do you have any favorite films or television shows? “The film I like is more a See MEET, Page 2B

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ell, the U.S. Census of 1940 is out, and genealogists are having a field day with this snapshot of America at the end of the Great Depression and the eve of World War II. Of course it was the first U.S. Census to be available online. Within 24 hours of the April 2 online release by the National Archives, news media were reporting that people were having difficulty getting into the site and that it was operating slowly — the usual problems caused by too many visitors to a website. How about you? Did you plunge into the census right away? Did you find what you were looking for? Did you experience trouble accessing it? Did you, perhaps, give up in frustration and go away, planning to return later when things calmed down? Whatever experience you had, I’d like to know about it. Please drop me an email at the address listed on the bottom of this column. Remember that indexing the census is a worthy project for genealogists, and you can help. Go to www.1940census.com and click on “home” to sign up for the indexing effort. When you do, register to participate in connection with the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, sponsor of the local effort. Indexing, of course, will make it far easier for a genealogist to search the census and find his or her ancestors. Civil War: We are in the 150th anniversary period of our devastating Civil War (1861-1865), and genealogists are searching hard for information about their ancestors of that time. An estimated one-third of present-day Americans had ancestors caught up in that war. Historian J. David Hacker of Binghamton University recently published a paper supporting his belief that the death total for that war is far higher than generally believed. His article in “Civil War History” last December says the dead for Union and Confederate sides were about 750,000 rather than the commonly accepted 620,000. What does this mean for the genealogist? It suggests that the society-wide dislocation caused by the gigantic war (broken homes, poverty, lost businesses and farms, orphaned children, marriages that never took place, forced relocations) affected a lot more families than previously believed. Put Hacker’s full name into your search engine to find articles about his research. Genealogy Class: I’ll offer my “Getting Started in Genealogy” program at the Osterhout Free Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday. Contact the library at 823-0156 to register. The library is at 71 S. Franklin St. in Wilkes-Barre. The presentation is free. News Notes: Don’t forget the second and final Open House at the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Research Library 4-8 p.m. April 24. The library is on the grounds of the historic Hanover Green Cemetery, Main Road, Hanover Township. The Luzerne County Historical Society’s annual dinner meeting (open to all) is set for 6 p.m. on April 19 at the Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre. Dr. William V. Lewis, Jr., commissioner of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, will speak on “Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Titanic Passengers.” Guests will include local descendants of Titanic passengers. This year is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the famed ocean liner, with a loss of more than 1,500 people. A number of those people were immigrants on their way to Wilkes-Barre. Much information about the Titanic, including a complete passenger list — with biographies, origins and destinations — is available online at www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. For cost and reservations, call the Historical Society at 823-6244, Ext. 3.

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the rest for their honeymoon or a house. Why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I feel their urge to splurge? Was something wrong with me? Not at all, says Meg Keene, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Practical Wedding: CreativeIdeasforPlanningaBeautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful Celebration.â&#x20AC;? I simply hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bought into the wedding myth, she says. The myth is why so many weddings keep getting bigger (hello Kardashians) and prices keep going up. Women see the glamour and feel they are supposed to have it, regardless of cost, says Keene, who started the blog â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Practical Weddingâ&#x20AC;? when planning her own nuptials in 2008. Dresses are among the biggest costs of a wedding, averaging nearly $1,200, according to The Wedding Report, Inc., which tracks industry spending. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget accessories, headpieces and veils. An extra $250, please. The average U.S. wedding now costs more than $26,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now this industry

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around weddings,â&#x20AC;? Keene says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;weddingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is attached, people will pay.â&#x20AC;? It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be that way, especially for dresses. There are so many other options: bridesmaid dresses, prom dresses, vintage, renting, borrowing and making. Women like me who seek out alternatives sometimes wonder if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look like a bride. But, says Keene, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no one way to look. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You remember how your wedding felt, not how it looked,â&#x20AC;? says

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part of tradition, in a humorous way. I would get together with my brothers Nick and Carlo and watch â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Boondock Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; before all of our weddings. That movie relieved some of the nervousness for us before our big days.â&#x20AC;? Do you have any favorite singers or music that you enjoy? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like all types of music. I really like most everything and I am an avid WVIA listener.â&#x20AC;? What do people have to look

A bridesmaid holds a homemade bouquet, made by knitting and felting flowers, for the wedding of Carol Ann and Jason Vivrette in Oakland, Calif.

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having flowers shipped to her winter wedding. Over four months, she crocheted flowers for her wedding party of 12 people, including her own bouquet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a mix of golden yellow, rusty orange and a deep gray blue. The time she devoted to the project gave her a chance to reflect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I was going through the process of making flowers, thinking about my hopes for the wedding and our marriage, I was cro-

Keene, who wore a $250 vintage dress to her wedding. After deciding that I would customize a bridesmaid dress, I allowed myself one indulgent experience at a designer wedding-gown studiosoIcouldgetideas.Aftertrying on half a dozen pouffy, fancy gowns, I knew that ivory looks just fine on me, a sweetheart neckline works well, and an A-line cut and strapless are both flattering. I took all that knowledge back to my original salon, to my saleswoman friend. In minutes, I found the dress.Thesamplewaswhitewitha blackfloralprint,butinthemirrorI envisioned myself in ivory. With a deep purple sash, maybe some silk flowers stitched onto it. And maybe some tulle underneath to give me some pouf. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all up to me. Final price? The tag said $205, but after a bridal salon-wide sale of 15 percent off, it was $174.25, before tax. Bam. Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m planning my accessories. And talking glowingly about my wedding dress rebellion. The question I get is always the same: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What about your bridesmaids? What are they wearing?â&#x20AC;? Bridesmaids? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not having any. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve decided to elope.

BOUQUETS money. Flowers for the average wedding can cost more than $2,000, according to The Wedding Report, which tracks industry spending. Of that, the bridal bouquet runs on average $132; it and the other bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages often add up to more than $400. Beyond cost, however, brides might choose an alternative to the traditional bouquet to express their individuality, go lighter on the environment, or continue or establish a family tradition. All of those factors influenced Karyn Thurstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to crochet flowers for her wedding in Portland, Ore., in February 2011. Thurston grew up seeing the fabric flowers her mother had made for her own wedding and displayed at home. An avid knitter, Thurston also wanted to avoid

cheting all that intention into these flowers,â&#x20AC;? she said. The Internet is awash in patterns, tutorials and how-to videos for making bouquets out of things besides fresh flowers. And if craftingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not for you, you can find handmade wares on sites such as Etsy.com, where prices range from $50 for simple silk bouquets to well over $600 for custom brooch bouquets. Some popular bouquet options:

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Holy Redeemer to hold annual spring art/music festival April 28 and 29 Holy Redeemer High School will hold its annual spring art and music festival 7 p.m. April 28 and 29 in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s McCarthy Auditorium. The concert features the combined chorus, Royal Singers, instrumental ensemble and the traditional senior waltz. The art exhibit showcases artworks from the current school year and will be displayed throughout the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first floor beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students and are available at the door. Students in AP studio art and Honors studio art who will be among the featured exhibitors, from left, first row: Sarah Warnagiris, Hunlock Creek; Andrea Siejna, Wilkes-Barre; Pat McHale, Kingston; and Jerry Maloney, Hanover Township. Second row: Kim Waters, Swoyersville; Sydney Smith, Kingston; Devon Nowicky, Drums; Sarah Williams, Mountain Top; Connor Linden, Wilkes-Barre; Alexandra Heck, Plains Township; Olivia Vitali, Laflin; Abby Staskiel, Plains Township; Abby Keefe, Mountain Top; Mary Claire Materna, Mountain Top; Marissa Walker, Hanover Township; and Maggie Sullivan, Wilkes-Barre.

â&#x20AC;˘ Knit/Crochet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tiny stitches, an assortment of colors and easy-to-follow patterns can turn yarn into gorgeous keepsakes. Novices to experienced knitters can find patterns to suit their skills. Because the flowers are small, you can make a lot out of just a few skeins of yarn. Thurston spent under $100 for yarn for the flowers for her entire wedding party, including wrist corsages and flower headbands, bouquets and boutonnieres. Yarn stores also have patterns, and knitters to help guide you. Many patterns online are free. On Ravelry.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a networking site for knitters and crocheters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there are more than 2,600 free flower patterns. â&#x20AC;˘ Fabric/Felt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Like wedding dresses, fabric flowers can keep for years. And they can be made in many ways. Make flowers out of silk and burn the edges slightly to curl them for a natural look. Have a favorite fabric designer? Take the vibrant floral patterns

found on, say, Liberty of London fabrics and incorporate that into your wedding. A bonus: Many of the patterns for fabric flowers online donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even require sewing. Felt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a thicker form of fabric â&#x20AC;&#x201D; works well too for flowers because it holds its shape. You can buy felt in dozens of shades and thicknesses. Or, like Vivrette, you can essentially make your own felt by knitting flowers and then washing them in hot water. That process, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;felting,â&#x20AC;? creates a thicker, tighter fabric, akin to what happens when you shrink a sweater. â&#x20AC;˘ Paper â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Often, all thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required is the paper, a pair of good scissors and glue. Use recycled books, crumple up tissue paper or fold paper with origami techniques. Online, ready-made paper bouquets are among the less expensive options â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sometimes as little as $30 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; because paper is relatively cheap. Want to make your own? Martha Stewart has a gallery of 20 different types of pa-

per flowers, with directions, from peonies and dahlias to roses made out of coffee filters and accented with water color paint. â&#x20AC;˘ Brooches/Buttons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; To get â&#x20AC;&#x153;something oldâ&#x20AC;? into your ceremony and add some sparkle too, try incorporating family heirloom brooches or old buttons. Scour thrift stores or ask relatives for contributions. Some brides even assemble a brooch bouquet as they walk down the aisle, having family members reach out and contribute pieces. Or buy online: The Blue Petyl website, for example, has dozens of combinations of brooches, buttons, pearls and more, from about $100 to $500. â&#x20AC;˘ Buy a kit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bridal designer Princess Lasertron sells a felted flower kit for bridal bouquets for $140. To outfit bridesmaids too, a larger kit is available for $420. Paper Source has kits for roses, daffodils, magnolias and more; you can make nine red roses for less than $20.

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Ambosie, Bierbach

lyssa Bierbach and Dale Ambosie, together with their families, announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Raymond and Ruth Bierbach, Hunlock Creek. She is the granddaughter of Robert and Carol Kiska, Ashley; William Bierbach, Wilkes-Barre; and the late Naomi Bierbach. The prospective groom is the son of Dale Ambosie, Mountain Top, and Margaret Solovey, Plains Township. He is the grandson of Dale and Ruth Ambosie, Mountain Top, and William and Dorothy Davis, Wilkes-Barre. Alyssa is a 2004 graduate of Northwest Area High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from Misericordia University in 2008. She earned her master’s degree in educational development and strategies from Wilkes University in 2010. She is employed by Northwest Area School District, Shickshinny. Dale is a 2004 graduate of Crestwood High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health sciences and a master’s degree in physical therapy from Misericordia University in 2009. He is employed by Caregivers America, Stroudsburg. The couple will exchange vows July 6, 2012, at the Inne of the Abingtons, Dalton.

Dickson, Chipego

onelle Amber Dickson and Jonathan Thomas Chipego, together with their families, are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Judith Dickson and Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Dickson, all of Dallas. Jonelle is the granddaughter of Melba Dickson and the late William Dickson Jr., Trucksville, and the late Mollie Sullivan, Wilkes-Barre. Jonelle is a 2003 graduate of Dallas High School. She is a 2007 graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders and a 2009 graduate of Misericordia University, where she earned a master’s degree in speech-language pathology. She is employed by the Lake-Lehman School District. The prospective groom is the son of Carol Chipego and the late Bernard Chipego, Lehman. Jonathan is the grandson of Violet Chipego and the late Bernard Chipego, Swoyersville, and the late Katherine and Thomas Guilford, Dallas. Jonathan is a 2000 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and attended Lackawanna College. He is employed by the Kingston Township Police Department. The couple will exchange vows in July 2012.

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tacey Fox and Robert Urban, together with their families, announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Allen and Rita Fox, Jackson Township. She is the granddaughter of the late John and Helen Malak, Jackson Township, and Allen Fox Sr. and the late Katherine Fox, Lehman. The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and a 2008 graduate of Penn State University, University Park, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications arts and sciences. Stacey earned her master’s degree in organizational management from Misericordia University in December 2011. She is employed by Verizon Wireless as a wireless sales consultant in Lexington Park, Md. The prospective groom is the son of Susan Urban and the late Robert Urban, Wilkes-Barre. He is the grandson of Joseph and Mary Godlewski, Wilkes-Barre. The prospective groom is a 2005 graduate of Wyoming Seminary and a 2009 graduate of Penn State University, University Park, with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. He is employed by Navair as an aerospace engineer in Lexington Park, Md. He recently earned his private pilot license. The couple will exchange vows in the fall of 2012.

hina Chantel Dickson and Sammie Lee Craven III, together with their families, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The bride-to-be is the daughter of LuAnn Dickson and the late Marvin Dickson, Courtdale. China is a 2005 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and a 2009 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition. She is pursuing her Master of Science degree in teaching, learning and curriculum from Drexel University. She is employed by the Commission on Economic Opportunity, Wilkes-Barre, as a nutrition educator. The prospective groom is the son of Marie and Sammie Lee Craven Jr., Larksville. Sam is a 2004 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and a 2010 graduate of Wilkes University School of Pharmacy, where he earned his Pharm. D. Sam is employed by Wal-Mart, Honesdale, as a pharmacy manager. The couple will exchange vows on Sept. 1, 2012, at the East Mountain Inn, Wilkes-Barre.

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atthew Edward Pietrzak and Molly Anne Martin, together with their families, are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jack and Maureen Martin, WilkesBarre, Pa. She is the granddaughter of Peter and Marie Ciliberto, Pittston, Pa., and the late Norman and Ruth Robinson. The prospective groom is the son of Sherri Jones Pietrzak, Dallas, Pa., and Edward Pietrzak Jr., Scranton, Pa. He is the grandson of Carol Jones, Dallas, Pa.; the late John Jones; Beverly Pietrzak, Scranton, Pa.; and the late Edward Pietrzak Sr. Molly is a 2004 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. She graduated in 2008 from Misericordia University, Dallas, Pa., with a Bachelor of Science degree in medical imaging. She also earned a certificate in radiation therapy in 2009 from Bergen Community College, Paramus, N.J. Molly is employed as a registered radiologic technologist at MedExpress Urgent Care, Edwardsville, Pa., and Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, Pa. Matthew is a 2003 graduate of Dallas Senior High School. He earned an associate’s degree in automotive technologies from Luzerne County Community College in 2005. He is employed at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The couple will exchange vows October 2012 at St. Benedict’s Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Nemeth, Sharkey

Machlus, Krutski

imberly Krutski and Joshua Maauren E. Nemeth and Thomas W chlus, together with their famK Sharkey, together with their famL ilies, announce their engagement and ilies, are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Lauren is the daughter of Thomas and Janice Nemeth, West Hazleton. She is the granddaughter of the late John and Adeline Yesenofski, West Hazleton, and the late George and Elizabeth Nemeth, West Hazleton. Thomas is the son of Attorney Thomas and Jean Sharkey, Hazle Township. He is the grandson of William and Catherine Lorah, Sheppton, and the late Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth Sharkey, West Hazleton. The bride-to-be is a 2001 graduate of Bishop Hafey High School and a 2005 graduate of Bloomsburg University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a major in marketing. She is employed by Luzerne County. The prospective groom is a 1997 graduate of Bishop Hafey High School and a 2002 graduate of Bloomsburg University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education. Thomas earned his Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, in 2009 and is associated in the practice of law with his father. A wedding is planned for July 28.

approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Carl and Karen Krutski, Wilkes-Barre Township. She is the granddaughter of Laura Shubilla and Margaret Krutski, both of Wilkes-Barre Township; Carl Krutski Sr., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and the late Henry Shubilla. The prospective groom is the son of Linda Machlus, St. Petersburg, Fla., and the late Barry Machlus. He is the grandson of Abe Neidoff, New York, N.Y., and the late Ruth Neidoff. Kimberly is a 1997 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. Joshua is a 1995 graduate of Flagler Palm Coast High School. He earned Bachelor of Science degrees in mathematics and statistics from the University of Florida in 1999. He earned his Master of Arts degree in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland in 2001 and his law degree from The Florida State University College of Law in 2004. The couple will exchange vows Nov. 3, 2012, in Siesta Key, Fla.

Michelle Poulin, daughter of Donald Poulin and Pauline Couture, Canaan, Vt. Mark is a 2003 graduate of King’s College with a Bachelor of Science degree in information systems. Michelle is a 2005 and 2010 graduate of Saint Michael’s College with a master’s degree in the science of administration. The couple resides in Denver, Colo., and works at the University of Colorado Hospital. A fall 2012 wedding is planned.

Kokura, Kravitz nnouncement is made of the engagement and upcoming wedA ding of Alexandra Celia Kokura and

Nicholas Frank Kravitz, both of Dupont. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Madelyn Kokura, Dupont, and the late Thomas P. Kokura. She is the granddaughter of the late Joseph and Ceil Shandra; Martha Kokura, Nesquehoning; and the late John Kokura. The prospective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kravitz, Pittston. He is the grandson of Regina Marriggi, Pittston; the late Frank Marriggi; and the late Joseph and Mary Kravitz. Alexandra is a 2000 graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and a 2004 graduate of Lehigh University. She is also a 2009 graduate of Widener University School of Law. Alexandra is a former law clerk to Lackawanna County President Judge Thomas J. Munley and serves as an attorney with Lackawanna County Family Court. Nicholas is a 2004 graduate of the University of Scranton and a 2007 cum laude graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law. Nicholas is an attorney with Myers, Brier and Kelly, LLP, Scranton. An engagement party honoring the couple was graciously hosted by Jerry and Linda Mancinelli, Dallas, at the Westmoreland Club, WilkesBarre, last August. The couple is set to marry 2 p.m. July 7, 2012, at St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston.

Generations gather to celebrate 90th birthday our generations gathered to F celebrate the 90th birthday of Ruth Christman Jones, Ashley.

Ruth is the daughter of Stanley and Clara Shannon Christman. She is also celebrating her 61st wedding anniversary to John P. Jones. A family dinner marked the occasions. Four generations, from left, first row: Jones, Emily McDermott, great-granddaughter; and Suzanne Jones McDermott, daughter. Second row: Kristin McDermott, granddaughter.

The Pritchards and Sandra Pritchard, longtime residents of Wyoming, Pa., Jwillack celebrate their 50th wedding

anniversary on April 14, 2012. They were married in the Wyoming United Methodist Church on April 14, 1962. The Pritchards have three children, nine grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. They reside in Nokomis, Fla.

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Malonis, Manganello

Huebner, Oriel

mber Marie Manganello and Christopher Luke Malonis were A united in holy matrimony at St. Ma-

he Church of Christ Uniting, Kingston, Pa., was the setting for T the marriage of Amanda Gail Oriel

ry’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 30, 2011, at three o’clock in the afternoon. The bride is the daughter of Linda Manganello, Kingston, Pa., and David Manganello, Apopka, Fla. The groom is the son of Luke and Diane Malonis, Dallas, Pa. Before leaving on a honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean, the couple received congratulations at a reception in their honor at the Appletree Terrace at Newberry Estates in Dallas, Pa. Melissa Cheramie, sister of the bride, served as matron of honor and Barbara Manganello, sister-in-law of the bride, served as bridesmaid. William Jesse, brother-in-law of the groom, served as best man and John Burke, also brother-in-law to the groom, served as groomsman. Ushers were Tyler Burke, Brenden Jesse, Hunter Burke and Matthew and Zachary Jesse, all nephews of the groom. Noah Manganello, the bride’s nephew, served as ring bearer. Mrs. Malonis holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Marywood University. She is employed by Childcare Information Services of Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as an eligibility representative. Mr. Malonis is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in business finance. He is employed by Kraft Foods, WilkesBarre, Pa., as a financial control manager. The newlyweds will reside in Pringle, Pa.

and David Walter Huebner on Oct. 29, 2011. The Rev. Dr. Carol A. Fleming officiated the double-ring ceremony. Special music was provided by Becky Olsen, sister of the groom, and Tim Oriel, brother of the bride. Amanda, the daughter of Janice (Ritz) and David Oriel, Edwardsville, Pa., is a 2002 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has a master’s degree in classroom technology from Wilkes University. She is an elementary teacher in the East Penn School District in Emmaus, Pa. David, the son of Billie Gail and William Huebner, Coatesville, Pa., is a 1997 graduate of Laurel Highlands High School, Uniontown, Pa. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in religion from Liberty University and has a master’s degree in education from Philadelphia Biblical University. He is a history teacher for the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School, West Chester, Pa. The bride, escorted by her father, chose Jessica Bradley as her maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Lauren DePalma, Cathy Roberts, Tara Mark, Tiffany Altman and Sarah Beltram, friends of the bride; Becky Olson, sister of the groom; and Abbegail Fisher, godchild of the bride. The groom chose Jeremy VanEtten as best man. The groomsmen were Brian Gaudiano, Robert Shopf, Nicholas Gray and Scott Hall, friends of the groom; Joshua Olson, brother-inlaw of the groom; Tim Oriel, brother of the bride; and Zachary Fisher, cousin of the bride. Megan Kelly, cousin of the bride, was flower girl and Liam Olson, nephew of the groom, was ring bearer. Scripture readings were given by Robert Griffin, uncle of the groom, and Cynthia Gordon, cousin of the bride. Music was provided by William Johnson. An evening reception was held at Appletree Terrace, Dallas, Pa. The couple is residing in the Allentown area.

Ozgo, Lispi

atrina Alicia Lispi and Colby Christopher Ozgo were united in marriage in a double-ring ceremony performed by Magisterial District Judge Diana Malast on Feb. 24, 2012. The bride is the daughter of Albert and Kathleen Lispi, Plains Township. She is the granddaughter of Kathleen Wysocki and the late Charles Wysocki and Gela Lispi and the late Albert Lispi. The groom is the son of Clarence Ozgo and the late Catherine Ozgo, Plains Township. He is the grandson of Clarence and Julia Ozgo and Ruth W. and Lester Williams. Catrina chose her sister, Gina Elizabeth, as her maid of honor. Colby chose Daniel Pfeffer as his best man. Colby is employed by Plains Township as a firefighter. Catrina is a student at Luzerne County Community College. A dinner celebration was held at Café Italia. Colby and Catrina reside in Plains Township.

The Magdas r. and Mrs. Nicholas Magda, Mountain Top, recently celeM brated their 50th wedding anniver-

Zera, Stesney Marie Zera and Robert C atherine Joseph Stesney III were united in

marriage on March 31, 2012, at the parish of St. Monica in Wyoming. The bride is the daughter of Edward and Barbara Zera, Exeter. She is the granddaughter of the late Edward and Blanche Deschak, Edwardsville, and the late Shirley Stanish, Exeter. The groom is the son of Bob and Sandra Stesney, Luzerne. He is the grandson of Margaret and Richard Slusser, Exeter, and Shirley Stesney, Swoyersville. The bride was given away in marriage by her father. She chose her close friend, Jessica Vernouski, as her maid of honor. Bridesmaid was Erica Madara, friend of the bride. The groom chose his best friend, Kenny Jones, as his best man. Groomsman was Steven Stesney, brother of the groom. Flower girl was Tesa Stesney, daughter of the bride and groom. Ring bearer (or best boy as the bride and groom called him) was Channing Stesney, son of the bride and groom. Readings were given by Jessica Vernouski and Kenny Jones. The bride is a psychology major at Liberty University. She is also a stayat-home mother to the couple’s two children, Tesa, 4, and Channing, 18 months. The groom is a student at The American School of Technology and is majoring in computer programming and design. He works night shift at Price Chopper. The couple resides in Swoyersville.

The Harrings he Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James L. Harring will celebrate their 60th T wedding anniversary on April 10.

Dr. and Mrs. Harring, both natives of Mount Carmel, were united in marriage by the Rev. E.B. Harris in St. Paul’s Evangelical United Brethren Church, Mount Carmel. Mrs. Harring, the former Doris M. Schucker, was employed by Bell Telephone for more than 10 years. Dr. Harring served as pastor of Albright United Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre for 30 years and also served as the senior Protestant chaplain of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. He is serving as minister of pastoral care at the Church of Christ Uniting in Kingston. Attendants at the Harring’s wedding ceremony were Emma Schucker Good, Dorothy J. Kinsinger, the Rev. Galen Klinger, Robert M. Harring, the Rev. Norman Snook and Charles Booser. The couple has two children, Carol and Mrs. Richard (Cathy) Hannis and two grandchildren, Steven and Eric Hannis, all of Mountain Top. The couple will celebrate with a dinner in their honor.

sary with a family dinner at the Top of the 80’s in Drums. They were married on Dec. 2, 1961, in St. Patrick’s Church by the Rev. Maurice A. Hughes. Maid of honor was Janet Kennedy Kaminski and best man was John Magda. They are the parents of three children, Mark and his wife, JoAnn, North Carolina; Sharon and her husband, Merritt, Connecticut; and Neil and his wife, Catherine, South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Magda also have four grandchildren, Rhett, Stephen, Kendra and Matthew. Mr. Magda retired from Intersil, where he was employed for 35 years.

PNC makes donation to Junior Achievement

PNC Bank recently presented a $10,000 check to Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The money came from funds made available in 2011 by the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. At the check presentation, from left, are Melissa Turlip, Junior Achievement, and Annmarie Andrejko, PNC Bank.

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Cardoni, Jacobson

r. Joel Jacobson and Lauren Cardoni were united in marriage on April 30, 2011, at the Bonnet Island Estate in Long Beach Island, N.J. An evening cocktail hour and reception followed the ceremony at the estate. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cardoni, Harveys Lake. She is the granddaughter of Della Cardoni and the late Harry J. Cardoni, WilkesBarre, and the late Joseph and Ann Mitros, Glen Lyon. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Jacobson, Salinas, Calif. He is the grandson of the late Dr. Donald and Gertrude Bleiberg, Palo Alto, Calif., and the late Isaac and Edith Jacobson, Los Angeles, Calif. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose Lauren Stahl as her matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Danielle Mullery, Leslie Calzaretta, Rita Schmid, Jessica Weintraub, Britt Wenzler, Katie Sacripanti, Sarah Jacobson, Annie Kantor, Cristina Carpintero and Lauren Simhon. Junior bridesmaids were Emma and Sophie Kantor, nieces of the groom. The flower girls were Abby and Hannah Wolf, nieces of the groom, and Jasmine Rebore-Nardone, goddaughter of the bride. The groom selected Darren McDaniel as his best man. Groomsmen were Sal Cardoni, Kevin Wang, Mike Cohn, Kevin Horowitz, Barry Wolf, Jason Kantor, John Lorton, Jonathan Sarhad and Orian Shirihai. Ring bearer was Isaac Kantor, nephew of the groom. Lauren is a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and a graduate of Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. She earned a Master of Science degree in occupational therapy from New York University. She is employed as a pediatric occupational therapist at UC Davis Medical Center in California. Joel is a graduate of Robert Louis Stevenson High School, Pebble Beach, Calif., and a graduate of the University of California Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in molecular biology. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Michigan. He is a fellow in head and neck and skulled based surgical oncology at UC Davis Medical Center in California. The couple honeymooned in the Amalfi Coast, Italy. They will be moving to Monterey, Calif., in July.

Kratz, Crager n July 1, 2011, Carlene Kratz married her best friend Mark O Crager. The wedding took place at St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre. Monsignor Joseph Rauscher served as officiate. Carlene is the daughter of Carl and Arlene Kratz, Exeter. She is the granddaughter of the late Mercur and Helen Drew, Pittston, and the late Carl and Marie Kratz, Wilkes-Barre. Carlene is a 1997 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Lock Haven University and a Master of Science degree from Florida State University. She is employed by Enterprise in Hattisburg, Miss., as a branch manager. Mark is the son of Gary and Sherry Crager, Stateline, Miss. He is the grandson of Ethel Dees and the late Clifford Dees and the late Elmer and Elizabeth Crager. Mark is a 1994 graduate of Fruitdale High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Science degree from Mississippi University. He is employed at Southern Mississippi University as associate director of recreational sports. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose friend Katie P. Desiderio as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Ashley Andrews, Kerry Smiley, Rachel Hannock and Cenecia Leflore, all friends of the bride, and Kayla Crager, niece of the groom. Isabella Desiderio served as flower girl. Tara Desiderio served as greeter. The groom chose his friend, Grady Sheffield, as best man. Groomsmen were Drew Kratz, brother of the bride, and Adam Germek, Ryan Green, Darrel Hargraves and Matt Sebring, all friends of the groom. Chase Crager, nephew of the groom served as ring bearer. Scriptural readings were given by Greg Crager, brother of the groom, Drew Kratz, brother of the bride, and Joseph and Frances Lisewski, godparents of the bride. A cocktail hour and reception were held at Oyster’s at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center following the ceremony. The couple honeymooned in Jamaica. The bride was honored at a bridal shower given by her mother at her home. A couple’s shower was given by the mother of the groom in Stateline, Miss. A rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom’s parents at Rodano’s. The couple resides in Hattisburg, Miss., with their two dogs, Duce and Hercules.

Montessori students collect items for West Side Food Pantry The students of the Wyoming Valley Montessori School in Kingston recently collected food items for the West Side Food Pantry located in the Christ the King Church on West Market Street, Kingston. The drive was spearheaded by the lower elementary students of the school and all classes participated. Montessori students conduct numerous drives to help the community throughout the school year. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Jacob Kristeller, Shavertown; Annabel Dobash, Mountain Top; Ainsley Dean, Mountain Top; Corbin Morrison, Kingston; Alexis Kostoff , Moosic; and Aarez Khan, Mountain Top. Second row: Remedy Allport, Nanticoke; Abel Waksor, Dallas; Nathan Kile, Shavertown; Ivana Kumar, Wilkes-Barre; Trisha Kumar, Wilkes-Barre; and Rylee Critchosin, Shavertown. Third row: Kara Taylor, instructor; Zaiden Kaminsky, Mountain Top; William Filali, Wilkes-Barre; Sophia Filali, Wilkes-Barre; Yousef Ramadan, Kingston; Kevin McNulty, Kingston; Marie Parra , parent coordinator; Zachary Kile, Shavertown.

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Luzerne County Council recently proclaimed March 31 Bowl For Kids’ Sake Day in Luzerne County. The proclamation was made in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of Bowl For Kids’ Sake, which is the largest annual fundraiser of Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge. Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge is a program of Catholic Social Services and is a United Way partner agency. All proceeds from Bowl For Kids’ Sake help provide mentors to the young people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. This year’s event took place at Stanton Lanes in Wilkes-Barre and raised approximately $92,000. From left: Jim Bobeck, Luzerne County Council; Tanya Olaviany, program director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge; and Noreen Clark, WNEP-TV and co-chair of Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2012. Second row: Tim McGinley, Luzerne County Council; Nick Michalisin Jr., co-chair of Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2012; Alan K. Stout, community and resource development coordinator, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge.

Alexandra K. Rutkoski Sarah Elizabeth Kuderka, daughter of John and Colleen Kuderka, Vernon, is celebrating her 1 1th birthday today, April 8. Sarah is a granddaughter of Carlos and Marian Smith, Bear Creek, and Jack and Linda Kuderka, Falls. She is a great-granddaughter of Mary Smith, Wilkes-Barre. Sarah has a brother, John, 7.

Alexandra Kathryn Rutkoski, daughter of Kelly and Joe Rutkoski, is celebrating her second birthday today, April 8. Alexandra is a granddaughter of Maryellen Kashubski and the late Alex Kashubski and Dorothy Rutkoski and the late George Rutkoski. She has five siblings, Joey, 17, Jessica, 15, Matthew, 5, Jakob, 3, and Braden, 7 weeks.

Sugar dance line named Grand Champion at arts competition The dance line Sugar recently attended the Performing Arts Alliance Contest of Champions competition in King of Prussia. The group was named Grand Champion Group/Line in the 8-9 age division and was awarded a $1,000 check. Sugar also won ‘Tops’ in the tap and specialty categories. Members of Sugar are dance students under the direction of Robert and Kristine Oberst, owners and directors of the Back Mountain Dance Studio of Dallas. Members of Sugar, from left, are Faith Bradley, Bailey Zelinski, Samantha Matushek, Megan Krakosky, Carly Kappler, Makayla Krakosky, Erin McLaughlin, Tegan Ostroski, Samantha Blamire, Ashley Elick and Makenzi Walsh.

Devon M. Williams Aiden S. Weidl Aiden Scott Weidl, son of Scott and Allison Smalley Weidl, Clermont, Fla., is celebrating his first birthday today, April 8. Aiden is a grandson of Joe and Nina Smalley, Pittston, and Sharon Damron and Tom Weidl, Orlando, Fla. He has a brother, Ethan, 6.

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Devon Michael Williams, son of Will and Keri Williams, Hanover Township, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, April 8. Devon is a grandson of Susan Basham, Wilkes-Barre, and Catherine Williams and Mike and Diane Basham, all of WilkesBarre Township. He is a greatgrandson of Elizabeth Gillman, Wilkes-Barre.

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The Mary Kintz Bevevino Library at Misericordia University has scheduled a slate of events to celebrate National Library Week, Tuesday through Saturday. The theme of the 2012 national celebration is ‘You belong at your library.’ Librarian Sameera Redkar will present ‘iPads Belong at the library!’ an iPad tips and tricks tutorial, at noon on Tuesday. A Food for Fines can goods collection will also take place, with donations going to the Back Mountain Food Pantry. Anyone signing up during the week as a Friend of the Library will be eligible for great prizes, including a $100 gift certificate to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and a basket from the Nimble Winery. Community library supporters and local businesses have donated prizes and basket raffle items. Additional information on the library and the week’s events is available at www.misericordia.edu/mu_library, or by contacting Colleen Newhart at 674-3036 or cnewhart@misercordia.edu. Members of the library staff, from left, first row: Colleen Newhart, National Library Week coordinator; Joan Yamrick; Jennifer Luksa; Beth Spaciano; Martha Stevenson; Susan Lazur; Jean Dobinick; and student Kelly Rogan, Pittsburgh.

The Wyoming Valley West School District recently participated in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science held at King’s College. Over 600 students in grades 7 through 12 in seven Northeastern Pennsylvania counties participated in the daylong event. First-award winners proceed to the state competition in May at Penn State University. Students who participated in the mathematics category, from left, first row: James Dal Santo, grade 8, first award; and Bethany Lindsey, grade 9, second award. Second row: Drea Buczeskie, grade 7, first award; and Lauren Hannagan, grade 9, first award. Third row: Ethan Rosentel, grade 8, first award; and Hollis Langley, grade 9, first award. Fourth row: Alexa Vargo, grade 9, first award; and Hunnter Maxwell, grade 8, first award. Fifth row: Maria Konopke, sponsor. Joseph Dal Santo, grade 10, also received a first award.

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POSH proprietors host fundraising dinner for Philharmonic Joshua Mast and Paul Blackledge, proprietors of POSH at the Scranton Club, recently hosted a fundraising dinner that benefited the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic 2012 Conductor’s Challenge. The Conductor’s Challenge features an individual each year who takes up the conductor’s baton in an effort to raise funds for the Philharmonic orchestra. Mast will be a guest conductor this year in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic’s annual Conductor’s Challenge at ‘The Gershwin Symphonic Experience: Here to Stay’ 8 p.m. Friday at the Scranton Cultural Center. The event raised more than $3,000 with all proceeds going to the Philharmonic’s education and community engagement projects. Contributions are still being accepted and can be made by logging onto www.nepaphil.org. From left: Steve Parulski, director of marketing and community relations, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic; Patricia Arvonio, chief financial officer and director of administration, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic; Mary Marrara, board member, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic; Mast; Sandy Davis, patron services manager, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic.

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Wyoming Valley West Middle School Miss Troy, principal, Wyoming Valley West Middle School, recently announced the Honor Roll for the second marking period. Grade 8: Honors with Distinction: Jacob Chalawich, James Dal Santo, Edward Doreskewicz, Matthew Finnegan, Alexandria Hargrave, Joshua Hospodar, Leeann Mahalick, Hunnter Maxwell, Megan Menzel, Brianna Moran, Samantha Packer, Young Eun Park, Ethan Rosentel, William Stone III, Kaitlyn Stoodley, Nicholas Stuart, Emily Welgoss, Kiersten Wiedwald, Jackson Williams, Elizabeth Wood, Kyra Yaglowski. High Honors: Emma

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Mark Macosky, a senior at West Side Career and Technology Center, was named the Student of the Month for March. Macosky was selected based on his outstanding attributes both in and out of the classroom. He is in the computer maintenance program and Macosky plans on attending college and pursuing a career in computer technology and history education. Macosky is the son of Mark and Michele Macosky, Edwardsville. Mia Cipriani, daughter of Michele and Thomas Michael Cipriani, Sugar Notch, celebrated her sixth birthday by having a fundraising birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese’s on March 25. Her guests, which included her classmates from Hanover Green Elementary School and her close friends and family, were requestCipriani ed to bring an item to be donated to the Luzerne County SPCA in lieu of birthday gifts. She was proud to have donated about 20 bags of pet food and numerous cleaning supplies and miscellaneous pet items. Robert Yanik, a resident of Dallas and a student at King’s College, has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to study at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the 2012-2013 academic year. The Irish-American Scholars Program is sponsored by the Government of Northern Ireland, Ulster and Queen’s Universities, The Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education and the Catholic,

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SYRACUSE – It hasn’t been a good start of the season for the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees as they were shut out for the second time in three games on Saturday afternoon. Starter Yunesky Maya and reliever Austin Bibens-Dirkx combined to scatter six hits as Syracuse defeated Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4-0. Syracuse improved to 1-2, while the Yankees dropped to 0-3. They were also shut out in their opener of the season in Allentown on Thursday. Maya, who has made spot starts with the parent WashingCHIEFS ton Nationals, struck out four and allowed for hits in six innings of work. BibensYANKEES Dirkx pitched three scoreless innings to pick up the save. The Yankees’ best threats to score came in the third and eighth innings. Doug Bernier and Chris Dickerson opened the third with infield singles. Francisco Cervelli , though, grounded into a double play and Steve Pearce flew out to end the inning. In the eighth, Bernier singled to left with one out and Dickerson followed with a walk. But Cervelli and Pearce failed again. Cervelli struck out swinging and Pearce grounded into a fielder’s choice. SWB had just one baserunner between the two threats when Colin Curtis singled with two outs in the seventh. Syracuse got a run in the first inning on Tyler Moore’s RBI single to left. The Chiefs increased their lead to 3-0 in the third on run-scoring singles by Carlos Maldonado and Mark Teahen. They tacked on their final run in the fourth when Seth Bynum led off the inning with a homer to left. SWB starter Manny Banuelos lasted just 3 1/3 innings. He gave up all 11 hits and four runs. Righty D.J. Mitchell will be on the mound today for the Yankees. He’ll be matched against lefty John Lannan, a

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson raised the putter in his right hand and slammed down his left fist to celebrate a 20-foot eagle putt that shook Augusta National with the loudest roar on a day filled with them. Peter Hanson knew what was going on behind him without looking Saturday. He also knew exactly what he had to do. The 34-year-old Swede, playing in only his second Masters, answered by making four birdies over the last five holes for a 7-under 65, the lowest score

of the tournament, to take a one-shot lead into the final round. “I’m standing in the middle of the fairway and I feel him breathing down my neck a little bit,” Hanson Mickelson said. He followed with an approach into 2 feet for birdie, a 15-foot putt from the fringe on the 15th, a 30-foot birdie putt over the ridge on the 17th and one last birdie at the 18th with a shot that stopped inside 3 feet from the cup. What a finish — and it’s all just begin-

ning. The advantage going into Sunday belongs to Mickelson, a three-time Masters champion who thrilled the sunbaked crowd with some magical shots. Mickelson shot 30 on the back nine, including a birdie on the par-5 15th when he played a full flop shot with a 64-degree wedge — no one even thinks about hitting a shot like that — to 4 feet. He wound up with a 66 and was in the final group at the Masters for the fourth time in the last nine years. Mickelson won the last three times he was in that See MASTERS, Page 9C

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Another whale of a game for WBS goalie Munroe By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – There are several possible reasons why WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Scott Munroe has dominated the Connecticut Whale this season. Could it be that Connecticut’s style of PENGUINS WHALE putting a lot of pucks on net suits Munroe? FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER “It’s nice to have that work some“You do kind of learn some tendentimes. I really get in a groove,” he said. cies and have a little bit of an idea what The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ Brandon DeFazio, No. 24, takes the puck Is it because Munroe knows Connecpast Connecticut Whale defensiveman Wade Redden during an AHL game Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Penguins won the game 3-0. ticut inside and out? See PENS, Page 9C

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The road to Russia can be pretty expensive. And to get there in time for the 2014 Paralympics, Stephanie Jallen can’t just depend on her astounding athletic ability. She’s counting on the community. So when Jallen lost count of the long line of people who stopped by to support her during a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins game Friday night, it made her feel fortunate to find such warmth in an icy place. “I didn’t think there were going to be that many people,” Jallen said after signing autographs on the concourse of Mohegan Sun Arena. “I was absolutely shocked when I saw this many.” Apparently, Penguins fans want to see Jallen reach her dreams. They came out on Stephanie Jallen Appreciation Night to wish her well between periods of Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton’s stirring hockey victory over Hershey, but Jallen’s performances in another winter sport seem to thrill area sports fans just as much. The Harding native was born with CHILD’s Syndrome, which forced the amputation of her left leg and burdened her with an underdeveloped left arm that tapers down to a stump. But her prowess on the ski slopes even stumps able-bodied competitors. Jallen not only became a national championship skier before she turned 16 in February, the daughter of Deb and Mike Jallen was named to the United States ski team that’s heading for the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. “She’s quite a kid,” said Mike Rosto, a long-time supporter of Jallen’s who helped organize Friday’s fundraiser with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. But Jallen has quite a task in front of her. Right now, she’s on the U.S. “B” team, trying to move up to the “A” team. To get there, Jallen expects to compete in anywhere from 16 to 25 races worldwide over the next two years in an attempt to accumulate points and move up in national stature. But those travel costs add up quickly. Jallen’s trip to represent our nation in two years could become a bank-breaker, costing in the neighborhood of $40,000 each year, Deb Jallen said. “The Paralympics doesn’t have the (financial) backing like the able-bodied team,” Rosto said. “It’s very minimal funding that we get. Everybody thinks because she’s on the (U.S.) team, everything’s cared for. But it’s not.” That’s why night’s like Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena can make Jallen’s quest much brighter. The Penguins donated a portion of the proceeds from each ticket sale to the Stephanie Jallen Paralympic Fund (SJPF), Inc., which was set up not only to help Jallen reach Russia but to help other physically-challenged children and adults live more productive lives. Other scheduled fundraisers for Jallen this year include the “Friends of Stephanie” 5K run/walk in Hazleton on April 21, and the Big Bike Run at St. Barbara Parrish (formerly St. Anthony’s), right outside where Jallen attends classes at Wyoming Area High School. “Every little bit helps,” Stephanie Jallen said. “Everything we do (with fundraisers) goes to the SJPF, Inc. for travel costs, equipment costs, lodging, food. It’s absolutely necessary. “Ski racing and traveling is very expensive.” Thanks to nights such as the one she shared with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, her planned run to Paralympic glory is getting a little less steep.

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BULLETIN BOARD MEETINGS County Line Girls Softball League will have a scheduling meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Dupont Boro Building. Softball team coaches from ponyball to 17U are asked to attend. For more information, call Bob Cappelloni at 881-8744. Hollenback Thursday Night Women’s Golf League will hold an organizational meeting 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the clubhouse. First day of play is April 19. New members are being accepted. If there are any questions contact Donna Zapotek at 570-696-0424. Luzerne County Federation of Sportsmen will meet 7:30 p.m. Monday at American Legion Post 609, on the corner of Lee Park Ave. and St. Mary’s Rd. Club delegates are urged to attend and interested sportsmen are cordially invited. Monday Night Golf League of the North End Slovak Citizens Club will hold a team selection meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the club’s meeting hall. All league members are asked to attend. League play will begin on Monday, April 16, at 4 p.m. at the Hollenback Country Club. Contact Rick at 817-3999 for more information. Wyoming Area Diamond Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 129 at the Secondary Center. All parents of players grades 7-12 are encouraged to attend. Wyoming Valley West Baseball Booster Club will meet 7 p.m. Monday at Murphy’s Pub in Swoyersville. REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS Beginner to Intermediate Field Hockey Players may sign up for the upcoming season beginning April 15 to May 20. There will be a total of six training/game play sessions every Sunday from 3:305:30 p.m. Gear and sticks will be available for sale for those who have never played. To register, visit www.kapowfh.com and print/ complete/mail the Youth Spring Training Flier on the homepage. Plains Yankees Football & Cheerleading Organization will hold registration 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Plains American Legion, 101 E. Carey Street, Plains. Cost is $60 for one child or $75 per family. Please bring a recent picture of your child along with a copy of their birth certificate. West Side United Soccer Club is having sign-ups at Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Arena Hub Plaza on Saturday, April 14 from 2-4 p.m. Fee is $20 per player for all ages 3-17. Plus $50 to cover cost of 10 raffle tickets per family. Selling the raffle tickets earns you your $50 back. Uniforms are $20 for those who need them. New players required to provide proof of age. For more info visit our website www.wsusc.org or phone Matthew Detwiler at 779-7785. UPCOMING EVENTS Dallas High School Softball Clinic will be held on 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, April 15, for girls ages 7-13 at the Back Mountain Little League Field. In case of rain, the clinic will be held at the Dallas Middle School. For more information please call Bill Kern, 498-5991 or email dallashighsoftball@gmail.com. Soccer Referee Course (entry level grade 8), will be taking place April 20-22 in the Plymouth Borough building. The course involves 18 hours of classroom and field work. It will be held Friday from 6:309:30 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $100. Students must be at least 14 years old by the last day of class. The course is limited to the first 30 students. For more

L O C A L C A L E N D A R This Week's Events MONDAY, APR. 9 H.S. BASEBALL Hazleton Area at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Pittston Area, 4:15 p.m. Nanticoke at Crestwood, 4:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at Berwick, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER North Pocono at Hanover Area, 4 p.m. MMI Prep at GAR, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Pittston Area, 4:15 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL Crestwood at Nanticoke, 4:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. Pittston Area at Holy Redeemer, 4:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at Berwick, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Nanticoke at Lake-Lehman Dallas at Holy Redeemer COLLEGE BASEBALL King’s at DeSales, 1 p.m. COLLEGE TENNIS Wilkes at Dickinson, 4 p.m. TUESDAY, APR. 10 H.S. BASEBALL GAR at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. Meyers at Lake-Lehman, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Northwest, 4:15 p.m.

information, go to http://www.epsarc.org, or contact Matthew Detwiler at 779-7785 or President@WSUSC.org. Central Pennsylvania Conservancy and the Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club will be hosting the Ironmaster’s Challenge, a 5K, 15K, 30K and 50K trail hike and run on Saturday, May 5. There will be four checkpoints providing snacks, water, energy beverages and first aid. Participants in the 50K and marathon may begin check-in at 5:30 a.m. by picking up packets at the Furnace Stack Pavilion at Pine Grove Furnace State Park. For more information, call 717-241-4368. SPCA of Luzerne County Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser will be held on Friday May 25, at the Sand Springs Country Club in Drums. Registration is $100 per golfer and includes, lunch, golf, cocktails, dinner and prizes. For more information, visit http:// www.spcaluzernecounty.org/ golf.html. Modrovsky Park Charity Wiffle Ball Tournament will be held May 6 at noon at Modrovsky Park. The tournament follows a pool play format with all teams playing at least three games (12 teams and four fields). Cost is $5 per player. The tournament is benefiting the MS Society. To sign up, visit www.leaguelineup.com/modrovskypark and click “Team Sign-Up”. Ice Rink at Coal Street special holiday public skating session 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Admission for the holiday skate will be free, while skate rentals will be available for patrons for $3.. Jenkins Twp Little League annual golf tournament Saturday, May 12. Registration is $75 per person and $300 per team. Registration fee includes green fee, cart fee, unlimited driving range, hog dog and refreshments at the turn, Italian buffet dinner menu and a hole-inone prize on all par 3s. For more information, go to www.jenkinstwplittleleague.com. Misericordia University Athletics Department 22nd Annual Arnie Garinger Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, May 21, at Blue Ridge Golf Club in Mountain Top. Entry fee is $100 for the captainand-crew event, and includes golf, dinner and prizes. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. The field is limited to 120 players. Call 674-6374 for more information. Toby FCU Ninth Annual Golf Tournament taking place on Monday, June 11, at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club located in Mountain Top. . The four-flight captain-and-crew format. All golfers will receive free gifts and a buffet dinner at the end of the tournament. All proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and The Fisher House. The tournament cost is $90 per person which includes green fees, cart, gifts, and dinner. Make your reservations by May 21 for the early registration discount. For more information, contact Nina Waskevich, Chairperson, at 1-866TobyFCU ext.109, or visit www.tobyhannafcu.org. JCC Milton Brown Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 11, at 1 p.m. Shotgun start. The cost is $125 per golfer and this includes greens fees, cart, and dinner. Proceeds for this tournament go towards scholarships for children to attend the JCC Day and Autistic Summer Camps. If you would like to play in this year’s tournament, please contact Bill Buzza at 824-4646, ext. 232. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Coughlin at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL GAR at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. Meyers at Lake-Lehman, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Northwest, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS TENNIS Berwick at Holy Redeemer, 4 p.m. Coughlin at Wyoming Valley West, 4 p.m. Crestwood at Wyoming Seminary, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Wyoming Area, 4:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at MMI Prep, 4 p.m. Meyers at Tunkhannock, 4 p.m. H.S TRACK AND FIELD Berwick at Tunkhannock, 4:15 p.m. Coughlin at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Crestwood at Pittston Area, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Coughlin at Delaware Valley North Pocono at Wyoming Valley West H.S. BOYS LACROSSE Delaware Valley at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. H.S. GIRLS LACROSSE Dallas at Tunkhannock, 5 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL PSU-Berks at Misericordia, 4 p.m. Susquehanna at King’s, 4 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF King’s vs. Scranton, Huntsville CC, 1 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL King’s at Drew, 3 p.m. COLLEGE TENNIS Wilkes at Scranton, 5 p.m.

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Girls basketball Geena Palermo of Berwick was not included in the list provided for the Wyoming Valley Conference Division II All-Stars published recently.

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COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon BTN — Minnesota at Ohio State 3 p.m. BTN — Michigan State at Michigan

By Roxy Roxborough

CYCLING

9 a.m. NBCSN — Paris-Roubaix, Saint-Quentin to Roubaix, France

GOLF

2 p.m. CBS — Masters Tournament, final round, at Augusta, Ga.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m. SNY — Atlanta at N.Y. Mets 1:30 p.m. ROOT, WQMY — Philadelphia at Pittsburgh YES — N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay 2:10 p.m. WGN — Washington at Chicago Cubs 8 p.m. ESPN — Chicago White Sox at Texas

BOXING REPORT: In the WBA super welterweight title fight on May 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is -$700 vs. Miguel Cotto at +$500. BASEBALL Favorite

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ORIOLES

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Twins

RAYS

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ANGELS

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Royals

RANGERS

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National League

MOTORSPORTS

2 p.m. SPEED — MotoGP Moto2, at Doha, Qatar (sameday tape) 3 p.m. SPEED — MotoGP World Championship, at Doha, Qatar

METS

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REDS

-$130

Marlins

Phillies

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PIRATES

NBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m. ABC — Chicago at New York 6 p.m. CSN — Philadelphia at Boston YES — Cleveland at New Jersey

SOCCER

3:25 p.m. ESPN2 — Spanish Primera Division, Valencia at Real Madrid

TENNIS

1 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA, Family Circle Cup, championship match, at Charleston, S.C.

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Signed RHP Kip Wells to a minor league contract. National League CHICAGO CUBS—Selected the contract of Rodrigo Lopez Iowa (PCL). Sent INF Luis Valbuena outright to Iowa. NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathon Niese on a five-year contract. Recalled OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Buffalo (IL). American League HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Signed G Brandon Maxwell. Eastern League ALTOONA CURVE—Announced RHP Kris Harvey was added to the roster from extended spring training.

FOOTBALL

National Football League OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed DE Dave Tollefson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Agreed to terms with G Ray Emery on a one-year contract extension. WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled G Dany Sabourin from Hershey (AHL). ECHL ECHL—Suspended Idaho’s Matt Case three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for an illegal check to the head of an opponent during an April 6 game at Ontario. Suspended Ontario’s Benn Olson one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for being s assessed a fighting major. Fined Ontario’s Geoff Irwin and J.D. Watt and Idaho’s Kory Scoran undisclosed amounts as a result of their actions at the conclusion of the April 6 game. Fined Elmira’s Dustin Gazley and Corey Cowick undisclosed amounts as a result of their actions an April 6 game against Reading. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS—Signed G Rob Madore.

COLLEGE

FRESNO STATE—Named Raegan Pebley women’s basketball coach.

B A S E B A L L

Braves

W L Pct. GB Lehigh Valley (Phillies).............. 3 1 .750 — 1 Buffalo (Mets) ............................. 2 1 .667 ⁄2 1 Rochester (Twins)...................... 2 1 .667 ⁄2 Pawtucket (Red Sox) ................. 2 2 .500 1 Syracuse (Nationals) ................. 1 2 .333 11⁄2 Yankees ...................................... 0 3 .000 21⁄2 South Division W L Pct. GB Charlotte (White Sox).............. 2 0 1.000 — 1 Durham (Rays) ......................... 2 1 .667 ⁄2 Gwinnett (Braves) .................... 1 2 .333 11⁄2 Norfolk (Orioles)....................... 0 2 .000 2 West Division W L Pct. GB Columbus (Indians).................... 1 1 .500 — Indianapolis (Pirates) ................. 1 1 .500 — Louisville (Reds)......................... 1 1 .500 — Toledo (Tigers) ........................... 1 1 .500 — Saturday's Games Syracuse 4, Yankees 0 Buffalo 4, Rochester 2 Pawtucket 4, Lehigh Valley 1, 1st game Durham 6, Gwinnett 5 Charlotte 6, Norfolk 3, 1st game Indianapolis 8, Toledo 6 Lehigh Valley 3, Pawtucket 2, 2nd game Louisville at Columbus, late Norfolk at Charlotte, late Today's Games Buffalo at Rochester, 1:05 p.m. Norfolk at Charlotte, 2:15 p.m. Louisville at Columbus, 4:05 p.m. Indianapolis at Toledo, 5 p.m. Yankees at Syracuse, 5 p.m. Gwinnett at Durham, 5:05 p.m. Monday's Games Yankees at Syracuse, 6 p.m. Lehigh Valley at Pawtucket, 6:15 p.m. Louisville at Toledo, 6:30 p.m. Indianapolis at Columbus, 6:35 p.m. Charlotte at Durham, 7:05 p.m. Buffalo at Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Gwinnett at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.

Eastern League

Eastern Division W L Pct. GB Reading (Phillies)..................... 4 0 1.000 — New Britain (Twins) ................. 3 1 .750 1 New Hampshire (Blue Jays) ... 2 1 .667 11⁄2 Binghamton (Mets) .................. 1 2 .333 21⁄2 Trenton (Yankees) ................... 1 2 .333 21⁄2 Portland (Red Sox) .................. 0 4 .000 4 Western Division W L Pct. GB Akron (Indians) ........................... 2 1 .667 — Altoona (Pirates)......................... 2 1 .667 — Harrisburg (Nationals) ............... 2 1 .667 — Bowie (Orioles)........................... 1 2 .333 1 Erie (Tigers) ................................ 1 2 .333 1 Richmond (Giants) ..................... 1 3 .250 11⁄2 Saturday's Games Binghamton 2, Akron 1 Trenton 11, New Hampshire 2 Richmond 3, New Britain 1, 12 innings Harrisburg 13, Bowie 3 Erie 12, Altoona 1 Reading 4, Portland 1 Today's Games Harrisburg at Bowie, 2:05 p.m. Monday's Games Akron at Altoona, 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Reading, 6:35 p.m. Portland at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.

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CUBS

PADRES

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Giants

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D’BACKS

Favorite

Points

NBA Underdog

Bulls

2.5

KNICKS

NETS

7.5

Cavaliers

CELTICS

HEAT

76ers

12.5

Pistons

THUNDER

Raptors

SPURS

Jazz

B A S K E T B A L L

The Masters

National Basketball Association

S O C C E R

North Division

Rockies

G O L F At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 Third Round (a-amateur) Peter Hanson ........................... 68-74-65—207 -7 Phil Mickelson.......................... 74-68-66—208 -6 Louis Oosthuizen .................... 68-72-69—209 -5 Bubba Watson.......................... 69-71-70—210 -4 Matt Kuchar .............................. 71-70-70—211 -3 Padraig Harrington.................. 71-73-68—212 -2 Hunter Mahan .......................... 72-72-68—212 -2 Henrik Stenson ........................ 71-71-70—212 -2 Lee Westwood ......................... 67-73-72—212 -2 Paul Lawrie ............................... 69-72-72—213 -1 Fred Couples ........................... 72-67-75—214 E Ben Crane ................................ 69-73-72—214 E Jason Dufner............................ 69-70-75—214 E Sean O’Hair.............................. 73-70-71—214 E Fredrik Jacobson..................... 76-68-70—214 E Francesco Molinari.................. 69-75-70—214 E Ian Poulter ................................ 72-72-70—214 E Nick Watney ............................. 71-71-72—214 E Sang-Moon Bae ....................... 75-71-69—215 +1 Jonthan Byrd ............................ 72-71-72—215 +1 Jim Furyk .................................. 70-73-72—215 +1 Sergio Garcia ........................... 72-68-75—215 +1 Brandt Snedeker...................... 72-75-68—215 +1 Charles Howell III .................... 72-70-74—216 +2 Justin Rose .............................. 72-72-72—216 +2 Webb Simpson ........................ 72-74-70—216 +2 Miguel Angel Jimenez ............ 69-72-76—217 +3 a-Hideki Matsuyama................ 71-74-72—217 +3 Rory McIlroy ............................. 71-69-77—217 +3 Geoff Oglilvy ............................ 74-72-71—217 +3 Scott Stallings .......................... 70-77-70—217 +3 Kevin Chappell ........................ 71-76-71—218 +4 Graeme McDowell .................. 75-72-71—218 +4 Kevin Na ................................... 71-75-72—218 +4 Adam Scott............................... 75-70-73—218 +4 Vijay Singh................................ 70-72-76—218 +4 Y.E. Yang.................................. 73-70-75—218 +4 Aaron Baddeley ....................... 71-71-77—219 +5 Zach Johnson .......................... 70-74-75—219 +5 Tiger Woods............................. 72-75-72—219 +5 Angel Cabrera.......................... 71-78-71—220 +6 Rickie Fowler ........................... 74-74-72—220 +6 Steve Stricker .......................... 71-77-72—220 +6 Anders Hansen ........................ 76-72-73—221 +7 David Toms .............................. 73-73-75—221 +7 Keegan Bradley ....................... 71-77-73—221 +7 Ross Fisher .............................. 71-77-73—221 +7 Bill Haas.................................... 72-74-76—222 +8 Martin Kaymer.......................... 72-75-75—222 +8 Martin Laird .............................. 76-72-74—222 +8 Charl Schwartzel ..................... 72-75-75—222 +8 Thomas Bjorn .......................... 73-76-74—223 +9 a-Patrick Cantlay...................... 71-78-74—223 +9 Luke Donald ............................. 75-73-75—223 +9 Bo Van Pelt............................... 73-75-75—223 +9 Scott Verplank.......................... 73-75-75—223 +9 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 74-75—76—225+11 Trevor Immelman .................... 78-71-76—225+11 Robert Karlsson....................... 74-74-77—225+11 Edoardo Molinari ..................... 75-74-76—225+11 a-Kelly Kraft.............................. 74-75-77—226+12 Stewart Cink............................. 71-75-81—227+13 Gary Woodland........................ 73-70-85—WD

International League

Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE .................................................. W L T Pts GF GA Sporting Kansas City ............. 5 0 0 15 8 1 New York................................. 3 2 0 9 14 8 Houston ................................... 2 1 0 6 2 2 Columbus................................ 2 2 0 6 4 6 New England .......................... 2 3 0 6 4 6 D.C........................................... 1 2 2 5 5 5 Chicago ................................... 1 1 1 4 2 3 Montreal .................................. 1 4 1 4 5 12 Philadelphia ............................ 0 3 1 1 2 6 Toronto FC.............................. 0 4 0 0 2 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE .................................................. W L T Pts GF GA San Jose.................................. 4 1 0 12 8 2 Real Salt Lake ........................ 4 1 0 12 9 4 Colorado.................................. 3 1 0 9 7 5 Vancouver ............................... 2 1 2 8 4 3 Seattle...................................... 2 1 1 7 5 2 FC Dallas ................................ 2 2 1 7 6 8 Portland ................................... 1 2 1 4 6 6 Chivas USA ............................ 1 3 0 3 1 3 Los Angeles ............................ 1 3 0 3 5 8 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday's Games Real Salt Lake 1, Montreal 0 Thursday's Games FC Dallas 1, New England 0 Saturday's Games Montreal 2, Toronto FC 1 New York 4, Columbus 1 Sporting Kansas City 1, Los Angeles 0 San Jose 3, Vancouver 1 D.C. United 0, Seattle FC 0, tie Colorado at Real Salt Lake, late Chivas USA at Portland, late Saturday, April 14 Columbus at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. D.C. United at New England, 4 p.m. Colorado at Seattle FC, 4 p.m. Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at New York, 7 p.m. Montreal at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15 Houston at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Premier League

England GP W D L GF Manchester United ........ 31 24 4 3 76 Manchester City............. 31 22 5 4 75 Tottenham ...................... 32 17 8 7 56 Arsenal............................ 31 18 4 9 62 Chelsea........................... 32 16 8 8 55 Newcastle....................... 32 16 8 8 48 Everton ........................... 32 12 8 12 34 Liverpool ......................... 32 11 10 11 37 Sunderland ..................... 32 11 9 12 42 Fulham ............................ 32 11 9 12 42 Stoke ............................... 32 11 8 13 31 Norwich........................... 32 10 10 12 44 West Bromwich Albion . 32 11 6 15 39 Swansea ......................... 32 10 9 13 35 Aston Villa ...................... 31 7 13 11 34 Bolton.............................. 31 9 2 20 36 Queens Park Rangers .. 31 7 7 17 35 Blackburn ....................... 32 7 7 18 43 Wigan .............................. 32 6 10 16 30 Wolverhampton ............. 32 5 7 20 34 Saturday's Scores Sunderland 0, Tottenham 0 Bolton 0, Fulham 3 Chelsea 2, Wigan 1 Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1 Norwich 2, Everton 2 West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn 0 Stoke 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

GA 27 25 36 41 37 42 34 34 37 42 44 51 43 41 43 63 54 67 57 70

Pts 76 71 59 58 56 56 44 43 42 42 41 40 39 39 34 29 28 28 28 22

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston........................... 31 24 .564 Philadelphia ................. 29 25 .537 New York ...................... 28 27 .509 Toronto ......................... 20 36 .357 New Jersey .................. 20 37 .351 Southeast Division W L Pct x-Miami ......................... 39 15 .722 Atlanta ........................... 33 23 .589 Orlando ......................... 32 23 .582 Washington .................. 12 44 .214 Charlotte ....................... 7 46 .132 Central Division W L Pct x-Chicago ..................... 43 13 .768 Indiana .......................... 34 22 .607 Milwaukee..................... 27 28 .491 Detroit ........................... 21 34 .382 Cleveland...................... 18 35 .340 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio ................... 39 14 .736 Memphis ........................ 31 23 .574 Dallas.............................. 31 25 .554 Houston.......................... 30 25 .545 New Orleans .................. 14 41 .255 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Oklahoma City.......... 40 15 .727 Denver .......................... 30 25 .545 Utah............................... 29 27 .518 Portland......................... 27 29 .482 Minnesota..................... 25 31 .446 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers ................... 35 21 .625 L.A. Clippers................. 33 22 .600 Phoenix......................... 28 27 .509 Golden State ................ 21 33 .389 Sacramento.................. 19 36 .345 x-clinched playoff spot Friday's Games Indiana 103, Oklahoma City 98 Atlanta 101, Detroit 96 Memphis 97, Miami 82 New Jersey 110, Washington 98 Cleveland 84, Toronto 80 Portland 99, Dallas 97, OT San Antonio 128, New Orleans 103 Milwaukee 95, Charlotte 90 Denver 105, Phoenix 99 Utah 104, Golden State 98 Houston 112, L.A. Lakers 107 Saturday's Games Boston 86, Indiana 72 Minnesota at New Orleans, late Dallas at Memphis, late Atlanta at Charlotte, late Orlando at Philadelphia, late Portland at Milwaukee, late L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, late Denver at Golden State, late Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, late Today's Games Chicago at New York, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 6 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 6 p.m. Cleveland at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Toronto at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Houston at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Monday's Games Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 9 p.m. Houston at Portland, 10 p.m.

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PENGUINS SUNDAY NEXT FIVE GAMES

LAST FIVE GAMES

March 30 at Conn. W, 3-0

March 31 at Albany W, 5-2

April 3 at Norfolk L, 2-1

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Lerg, Street healthy this time around for postseason

TBA Playoffs

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Cal O’Reilly spent the first six years of his pro career with the Nashville Predators organization. That stability came to an abrupt halt this season, when O’Reilly was traded by Nashville to Phoenix after five games. Since then, O’Reilly has played for three more teams – two AHL and one more NHL (Pittsburgh), and has worn a total of five different jerseys this season. While O’Reilly may not have enjoyed the stability he had for much of his career, this season certainly has given him an opportunity to play with a ton of great players. And that has given O’Reilly an advantage when it came time to pick his fantasy team. FORWARD Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay), “He’s an easy choice, just look at his goal total.” DEFENSEMAN Shea Weber (Nashville), “He can do it all – put up points, hit and fight.” GOALTENDER Pekka Rinne (Nashville), “He’s so quick and agile. He’s big, skilled and he can do it all as a goalie.” AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER

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Bryan Lerg, left, and Ben Street, right, both missed time during last season’s playoffs. Both are healthy and ready for this year’s postseason.

Providing playoff punch “Right now the team is playing well and we’re both scoring at the same time. We know we have to be all-around players and lead the way production-wise.”

And those times will occur, he said, pointing to his own 11-game stretch without a goal that struck Last May, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton earlier this season. . Penguins forwards Bryan Lerg and “There’s 76 games and you’re not Ben Street were both missing time Bryan Lerg going to score in all of them. You in the playoffs as they battled inWBS Penguins forward have to stay in it mentally, stick to juries. the system and it eventually works It was a frustrating few weeks for out,” Lerg said. players have been constant. Street a pair that the Penguins were count- season, and they’ve responded not Despite the mental fortitude, Lerg has 15 goals and 32 points after Jan. ing on to provide an offensive punch only with points, but by playing a 1, while Lerg posted 12 goals and 25 and Street both admit they put preston of minutes in all situations. in the postseason. sure on themselves to produce offen“They’re competitors. The tougher points. “It was a very frustrating time,” sively. Street said the pressure isn’t “Right now the team is playing the hockey gets, those guys have the Lerg said. “There was nothing we overbearing, but it does exist. well and we’re both scoring at the ability to thrive in pressure situacould do.” “If I come out of a game without same time,” Lerg said. “We know we tions,” Hynes said. “That’s what Now, fully healthy and well on any points and we lost, I take rehave to be all-around players and you’re seeing when they’ve pulled their way toward playing a full seasponsibility for that,” he said. “It lead the way production-wise.” away (in points). They can raise son, Lerg and Street have been proAnd that goes back to the compet- may not be the end-all if we don’t their games.” viding the offensive punch they get a point and it’s more important itive nature that Hynes mentioned. Both players are in their second hoped to contribute in the 2011 playto play the right way. But I need to When Lerg or Street struggle they season with the Penguins and both offs. Heading into this weekend, don’t quit, he said, and they look for be a guy that’s a difference maker, have already posted career highs in Street leads the Penguins with 26 and that’s where the pressure comes a way to get back on track. goals and points. goals and 54 points, while Lerg is from.” “They’re mentally tough and they But the consistency between the second in both categories – 25 goals Lerg equals out the pressure with want answers if things aren’t worktwo wasn’t present for the entire and 49 points. confidence, and that comes from ing,” Hynes said. After injuries limited their postsea- season. Street found himself looking for an having a coach in Hynes who beIn October, Lerg got off to a hot son, both players have come away lieves in him. answer during a six-game stretch with an appreciation for what it’s like start and ended up with six goals Lerg spent his first three pro seafrom Dec. 27 to Jan. 7, when he and 12 points for the month. Street to be healthy and contribute. sons with Edmonton, playing in managed to post a single assist. He struggled, managing just two assists “There are guys in the room now, Springfield. He said the coach didn’t admits to getting frustrated, but like Carl Sneep who has had a tough during the span. have much faith in him, and as a rather than change things Street But in November, it was Street’s year and Keven Veilleux, who didn’t result he lost confidence. turn to light the lamp when he regis- stuck to playing a simple game and even get a chance this season beWith Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Lerg doing the little things to help his cause of an injury,” Street said. “You tered six goals and 15 points. Meanknows Hynes believes in him. while, Lerg managed only three goals team win. feel fortunate. It’s always a blessing “That builds confidence and scor“Then, the points started to come and six points. when you’re able to stay healthy.” ing comes from that,” Lerg said. again,” Street said. “At the beginning of the year we The Penguins are counting their “Coach Hynes has helped both of us For players who are expected to were taking turns,” Lerg said. “One blessings that Lerg and Street have to play a physical game and not just contribute points, Lerg said it’s imguy would get hot, the other would been healthy and productive. Head be perimeter players. He believes in slow down. It went back and forth a portant to remain intact mentally coach John Hynes said both players us and we are confident because of during those times when the points bit.” were considered to be key compoit.” are hard to come by. But since the start of 2012, both nents of the team coming into the By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

POWER PLAY SPECIALIST Erik Karlsson (Ottawa), “He’s having a great year and putting up points while quarterbacking that power play.” PENALTY KILL SPECIALIST Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit), “He’s very smart and really good with his stick.” SHOOTOUT SPECIALIST Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit), “He has unbelievable moves.” ENFORCER Brian McGrattan (Nashville), “He’s a very tough guy.” AGITATOR/PEST Matt Cooke (Pittsburgh), “Been doing it effectively for a long time.” HEAD COACH Claude Noel (Manitoba-AHL), “I played for him in Milwaukee during my first pro season and I really liked him.” ALL-TIME GREAT Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton, Los Angeles, N.Y. Rangers, St. Louis), “He’s the best player that ever played. I loved the way he played and he did some unbelievable things.”

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Hazleton Area star shines in senior season

Travis Buckner

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Hazleton Area, Sr. As a junior, Buckner showed signs of being a special player. As a senior, he was one. Buckner led the Cougars during the WVC season by averaging 15.5 points and shot 68 percent from the foul line. He led the team in all games with 173 rebounds and 84 steals. He shot 49 percent from the field.

Meyers, Sr. The Wyoming Valley West transfer and future Penn State football player was pivotal in Meyers winning the WVC Division III and District 2 Class 2A titles. He grabbed a team-leading 159 rebounds and blocked 25 shots. He averaged 18.1 points and electrified crowds with his powerful dunks.

Shane Dunn

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Dallas, Sr. Dunn was selected the Division II MVP by the coaches after helping Dallas to the divisional title. He led the team with 65 field goals and 177 points. His 13.6 scoring average was second best in Division II. His all-around ability made him a threat anywhere on the court and on defense.

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Hazleton Area’s Travis Buckner scored 16.5 points per game, the fourth-most for a single season in school history. It’s one of the reasons he was named Times Leader Player of the Year..

Year to remember

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Crestwood, Sr. Fazzini was one of the best all-around players in the WVC who helped Crestwood win 10 of its last 13 games. He averaged 14 points, connected on 44 three-pointers, shot 84 percent from the foul line and averaged four assists and five rebounds per game.

Travis Buckner was at a crossroads after his junior year. The Hazleton Area wing player could either be content with the status quo – an uneven season where he lost his starting spot for a time – or prove he could be the player coach Mike Joseph envisioned. Buckner chose the latter and it showed

this season as he was named The Times Leader Player of the Year in boys basketball. Buckner’s statistics were impressive, especially for a player in the traditionally strong Hazleton Area program. He set a school single-season record with 84 steals. He tossed in 16.5 points per game, the fourth-most for a single season. His 412 points ranked ninth in the school’s record books. And his 30 points versus Tunkhannock was the most by a Cougars in a game since Mike Demarco scored 39 in

Travis Buckner led Hazleton Area to a 20-5 record this season.

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Meyers, Jr. The Division III MVP led the Mohawks in three-point shooting, steals and assists. He averaged 14.3 points and shot 78 percent from the foul line in Wyoming Valley Conference play. He scored in double figures in 12 of 14 WVC games.

2007. Those stats added up to Hazleton Area winning the Wyoming Valley Conference Division I title and finishing 20-5 overall, a jump of seven victories from the previous season. “With the numbers he put up, arguably he had one of the top 10 seasons of any individual player in the 20 years of our school district,” Joseph said. One aspect of Buckner’s play, though, couldn’t be measured by numbers. It was how he handled a rough junior season where he showed enough to earn a starting position at the beginning, only to lose it at midseason and regain it by the end. Even though Buckner played “starter’s minutes” coming off the bench according to Joseph, the demotion was difficult. “It was rough,” Buckner said. “I was young and really didn’t know how to respond to it. Instead of taking it as something to build off to get better, I was just a little shocked about it. But then I finally used it as something I could build off.” The construction began in the Harrisburg summer league where Buckner made the allstar team. “I started to see him doing things offensively and defensively against great competition,” Joseph said. “We played Harrisburg, Cedar Crest, Central Dauphin, Central Dauphin

East. We made the semifinals and he definitely distinguished himself as one of the best players in the summer league. And that’s arguably one of the best summer leagues in the state.” The jump in Buckner’s play – both physically and mentally – wasn’t and aberration. He knew what the competition would be like and prepared accordingly. “When we went down there, I knew there would be a lot of good competition every night and I would have to step up my game,” Buckner said. “During the summer I worked really hard on my body and my game to get better. When we went there, it kind of showed the hard work I put in during the summer.” More hard work is in store. Buckner will be heading to Misericordia University in the fall and will be vying for playing time on a Cougars team that won the Freedom Conference championship and qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament. And he’ll take with him the memories of playing for one of the WVC’s top programs. “I was blessed to play for them, really,” said Buckner, who moved to the area from New York City in sixth grade. “It’s a good school, a good program. There are great players who played there. I’m just fortunate to play there and put that jersey on.”

SECOND TEAM Darrell Crawford, GAR, Sr. Ryan DeReemer, Holy Redeemer, Sr. James McCann, Wyoming Valley West, Sr. Isaiah Francis, GAR, So.

Sal Biasi, Hazleton Area, So. Marcus Cobb, Coughlin, Sr. James Hawk, Tunkhannock, Sr. ShaQuille Rolle, Hanover Area, Sr.

Meyers, Jr. One of the top inside players in the WVC, the 6-foot-5 Moore led the Mohawks with 65 blocked shots and grabbed 131 rebounds, second most on the team. He was also a scorer, tossing in 13.2 points per game and shot 64 percent from the foul line in WVC play.

Matt Sharpe

GAR, Sr. A three-year starter at point guard, Sharpe dished out 149 assists, more than double any of his teammates. He also recorded 82 steals and 68 rebounds. He averaged 9.2 points in WVC games in helping GAR to a 20-3 overall record.

Steve Stravinski

Pittston Area, Sr. The most prolific scorer in the WVC, Stravinski led the entire conference with a 22.0 average and tied for the three-point field goal lead with 34. He scored in double figures in all 13 WVC contests and shot 81 percent (38-of-47) from the foul line.

HORSE RACING

I’ll Have Another edges favorite Creative Cause to win Santa Anita Derby The Associated Press

ARCADIA, Calif. — I’ll Have Another edged 9-10 favorite Creative Cause by a nose in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, returning from a twomonth layoff to make himself one of the early favorites for the Kentucky Derby. Sent off at 4-1 odds, I’ll Have Another ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:47.88 under Mario Gutierrez in the West’s leading prep for the Kentucky Derby. I’ll Have Another paid $10.20, $4.20 and $3.60. Creative Cause

returned $2.60 and $2.40, while Blueskiesnrainbows paid $9.60 to show. The top three horses came charging down the stretch together in the most exciting of the day’s three Derby preps around the country. Todd Pletcher-trained Gemologist won the $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, and Done Talking took the $500,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne. At Santa Anita, Blueskiesnrainbows was a half-length back in third for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who was trying to win his record seventh Santa

Anita Derby. His other entries, Paynter and Liaison, were fourth and sixth, respectively in the nine-horse field. Trained by Doug O’Neill, I’ll Have Another won the Robert Lewis Stakes on Feb. 4 after returning from a five-month layoff. He was then given two months off to prepare for Saturday’s race. He’ll have just under a month to get ready for the May 5 Kentucky Derby. Brother Francis was fifth, followed by Liaison, Midnight Transfer, Senor Rain and Longview Drive.

Wood Memorial NEW YORK — Gemologist won the $1 million Wood Memorial for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct on Saturday, holding off Alpha by a neck to improve to 5 for 5. The latest victory makes the colt trained by Todd Pletcher one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby on May 5. Gemologist will enjoy an important advantage over many rivals in the Derby, having already won twice at Churchill Downs. Ridden by Javier Castellano,

Keeneland. Gemologist ran 1 1-8 miles in The 3-year-old brown filly’s 1:50.96 and paid $4.40 to win. next stop is likely the Kentucky The $600,000 first prize in the Oaks on May 4 after a change in Wood assures Gemologist a starting spot in the Derby where strategy has netted her two straight victories, even though the 20 entrants are determined questions remain about her by graded stakes earnings. abilities on dirt after the win in Teeth of the Dog finished 1:44.82 over 1 1-16 miles on the third. poly surface. Ashland Stakes Karlovy Vary paid $32.80, LEXINGTON, Ky. — Karlovy $11.60 and $5.60, Hard Not to Like returned $9.80 and $4.60, Vary took an early lead and and Stephanie’s Kitten, who easily beat favorite Stephanie’s Kitten on Saturday in the Grade went off at even money, paid $2.40 to show. 1 Ashland Stakes for fillies at

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Pirates rally by Phillies for win The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Alex Presley singled home Mike McKenry with two outs in the bottom of the 10th to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Rod Barajas, brought in by the Pirates in the offseason to provide some power, doubled off Philadelphia reliever Joe Blanton (0-1) leading off the inning and pinch-runner McKenry came home three batters later when Presley beat out an infield single. Juan Cruz (1-0), a non-roster invitee to spring training, won in relief. Presley had two of Pittsburgh’s six hits. Nationals 7, Cubs 4

CHICAGO — Adam LaRoche homered and matched a career high with four hits, and the Washington Nationals again rallied late against Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol, scoring five runs in the eighth to beat the Chicago Cubs. LaRoche drove a two-run shot off Matt Garza in the fourth. The Cubs chased Gio Gonzalez with three in the bottom half to go up 4-2. But Washington sent up 11 batters in the eighth and hammered Wood (0-1) and Marmol again after they faltered in a 2-1 loss on Thursday. Mets 4, Braves 2

NEW YORK — Lucas Duda homered twice and became the first player to take advantage of the pulled-in fences at Citi Field, leading R.A. Dickey and the Mets over Atlanta. David Wright kept hitting with a homer and two singles as the Mets improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2009. Josh Thole lined a go-ahead single with two outs in the fifth inning off well-traveled Livan Hernandez, making his first regular-season relief appear-

ance since his major league debut in 1996. Diamondbacks 5, Giants 4

PHOENIX — Aaron Hill hit two homers, Chris Young had a pair of run-scoring doubles and the quick-striking Diamondbacks beat San Francisco. The kings of the comeback last season, the Diamondbacks have been fast starters in 2012, scoring seven runs the first two innings their first two games. Brewers 6, Cardinals 0

MILWAUKEE — Corey Hart homered twice, Zack Greinke pitched four-hit ball for seven innings and the Brewers beat the Cardinals. Rickie Weeks homered while Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Gomez added RBI doubles for the Brewers. Ryan Braun had a pair of doubles and drew a walk after going 0 for 5 on Friday. Astros 7, Rockies 3

HOUSTON — J.D. Martinez homered and drove in three runs and the National League’s youngest team, the Houston Astros, beat baseball’s oldest player, 49-year-old Jamie Moyer, and the Colorado Rockies. Jordan Schafer took it deep leading off for the Astros and Martinez’s two-run shot in the fourth made it 3-0. Marlins 8, Reds 3

CINCINNATI — Giancarlo Stanton led Miami out of its early slump, getting three hits and driving in three runs, and the Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds for their first victory of the season. Omar Infante, Hanley Ramirez and John Buck homered for the Marlins, who managed a total of one run and seven hits while losing their first two games. Infante also had a double and a triple.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP

Tigers use long ball in rout of Red Sox The Associated Press

DETROIT — Prince Fielder hit his first two home runs with the Detroit Tigers and Miguel Cabrera added a pair of his own in a 10-0 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Fielder signed a $214 million, nine-year deal with Detroit in the offseason, forming a powerful middle of the order with Cabrera that was on full display against Red Sox starter Josh Beckett (0-1). Cabrera opened the scoring in the first inning with a two-run shot to left-center, and Fielder added a solo homer in the fourth to the same part of the ballpark. Royals 6, Angels 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Luke Hochevar took a shutout into the seventh inning and Kansas City got solo homers from Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas against Dan Haren in a victory over the Angels. Blue Jays 7, Indians 4, 12 inn.

CLEVELAND — Rajai Davis hit a two-run double in the 12th inning, Toronto rallied for the second straight game against Cleveland’s bullpen and the Blue Jays beat the Indians in extra innings again. Davis’ hit off Tony Sipp (0-1) gave the Blue Jays a 5-3 lead and they held on to win another extra-inning game between the teams, who set a major league record by playing the longest opening-day game in history — a 16-inning marathon Thursday. Orioles 8, Twins 2

BALTIMORE — Tommy Hunter took a four-hitter into

the eighth inning, Nick Markakis went 3 for 4 with a homer and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Minnesota Twins. Rays 8, Yankees 6

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Luke Scott had three hits and drove in three runs in his debut as Tampa Bay’s designated hitter, helping the Rays beat the New York Yankees. The Yankees trimmed a six-run deficit to two in the ninth, even getting Alex Rodriguez to plate as the potential tying run. But Fernando Rodney came out of the bullpen to retire A-Rod on a first-pitch grounder to a perfectly positioned second baseman to the left of second base. Left-hander David Price (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits over 6 1-3 innings to win for the first time since Aug. 28. Matt Joyce hit a solo homer off Hiroki Kuroda (0-1) for the Rays, and added a two-run single against Clay Rapada in the seventh after umpires used instant replay to overturn what initially was ruled a two-run homer for Evan Longoria. White Sox 4, Rangers 3

ARLINGTON, Texas — Alex Rios led off the ninth inning with a home run and the Chicago White Sox got their first win for new manager Robin Ventura, beating the two-time defending American League champion Texas Rangers. Rios homered off new Rangers closer Joe Nathan (0-1) who got a save with a perfect inning in the season opener a day earlier but entered a tie game this time.

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All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 0 1.000 — — 0 1.000 — — 0 1.000 — — 2 .000 2 2 2 .000 2 2 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 0 1.000 — — 1 .500 1 1 1 .500 1 1 2 .000 2 2 2 .000 2 2 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 1 .667 — — 1 1 .500 ⁄2 1 1 1 .500 ⁄2 1 2 .333 1 11⁄2 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 0 1.000 — — 0 1.000 — — 1 .500 1 1 11⁄2 2 .333 11⁄2 2 .000 2 2 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 1 .667 — — 1 1 .500 ⁄2 1 1 1 .500 ⁄2 1 1 ⁄2 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 ⁄2 1 2 .000 11⁄2 2 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 0 1.000 — — 0 1.000 — — 1 .500 1 1 2 .000 2 2 2 .000 2 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Texas 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Baltimore 4, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 6 L.A. Angels 5, Kansas City 0 Seattle 7, Oakland 3 Saturday's Games Toronto 7, Cleveland 4, 12 innings Detroit 10, Boston 0 Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 3 Baltimore 8, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 4, Texas 3 Seattle at Oakland, (n) Sunday's Games Boston (Buchholz 0-0) at Detroit (Scherzer 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Toronto (Carreno 0-0) at Cleveland (Lowe 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (Swarzak 0-0) at Baltimore (Hammel 0-0), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 0-0), 1:40 p.m. Kansas City (Sanchez 0-0) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-0), 3:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-0) at Texas (Harrison 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Monday's Games L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

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Nationals 7, Cubs 4 Washington

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games St. Louis 11, Milwaukee 5 Colorado 5, Houston 3 Arizona 5, San Francisco 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Diego 0 Saturday's Games Washington 7, Chicago Cubs 4 N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 2 Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 0 Arizona 5, San Francisco 4 Houston 7, Colorado 3 Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1, 10 innings Miami 8, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, (n) Sunday's Games Atlanta (Minor 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Miami (Zambrano 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Worley 0-0) at Pittsburgh (McDonald 0-0), 1:35 p.m. Colorado (Nicasio 0-0) at Houston (Norris 0-0), 2:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lynn 0-0) at Milwaukee (Wolf 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-0), 2:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Harang 0-0) at San Diego (Richard 0-0), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Cain 0-0) at Arizona (Collmenter 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Monday's Games Miami at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Atlanta at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Diamondbacks 5, Giants 4 San Francisco Arizona ab r h bi ab r h bi Pagan cf 4 0 0 0 RRorts 3b 5 0 1 0 MeCarr rf 4 1 1 0 A.Hill 2b 4 2 2 3 Sandovl 3b 3 1 2 2 J.Upton rf 3 1 1 0 Posey c 4 0 0 0 MMntr c 3 1 2 0 A.Huff lf 4 0 1 0 CYoung cf 3 0 2 2 Belt 1b 3 1 0 0 Gldsch 1b 3 0 0 0 Theriot 2b 3 0 0 0 Kubel lf 3 0 0 0 GBlanc ph 1 0 0 0 DHrndz p 0 0 0 0 BCrwfr ss 4 0 0 0 Putz p 0 0 0 0 Bmgrn p 1 0 1 0 JMcDnl ss 4 0 0 0 Schrhlt ph 1 0 0 0 DHdsn p 3 1 2 0 Otero p 0 0 0 0 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 Pill ph 1 1 1 2 GParra lf 1 0 0 0 SCasill p 0 0 0 0 JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 6 4 Totals 32 510 5 San Francisco.................... 000 200 200 — 4 Arizona ............................... 220 010 00x — 5 DP—San Francisco 2. LOB—San Francisco 4, Arizona 8. 2B—A.Huff (1), C.Young 2 (2). HR—Sandoval (1), Pill (1), A.Hill 2 (2). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Bumgarner L,0-1..... 4 7 4 4 2 3 Otero......................... 2 3 1 1 1 2 S.Casilla................... 1 0 0 0 1 1 Ja.Lopez .................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 Arizona D.Hudson W,1-0 ..... 62⁄3 5 4 4 2 4 Shaw H,1.................. 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 D.Hernandez H,2 .... 1 1 0 0 0 1 Putz S,2-2 ................ 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP—by S.Casilla (C.Young). WP—Otero. Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds;First, Mike DiMuro;Second, James Hoye;Third, Jim Joyce. T—2:36. A—34,789 (48,633).

Marlins 8, Reds 3 Miami

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Pirates 2, Phillies 1 Philadelphia

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A M E R I C A N L E A G U E Blue Jays 7, Indians 4 Toronto

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Royals 6, Angels 3 Kansas City

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Tigers 10, Red Sox 0 Boston

Minnesota Liriano L,0-1............. 4 8 6 5 2 4 Al.Burnett ................. 2 2 0 0 1 0 Burton....................... 1 2 2 2 0 1 Perkins ..................... 1 1 0 0 0 2 Baltimore Tom.Hunter W,1-0.. 7 6 2 0 1 3 Strop ......................... 1 1 0 0 0 1 Ayala......................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tom.Hunter pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. HBP—by Tom.Hunter (Willingham). Umpires—Home, Jeff Nelson;First, Bill Welke;Second, Chris Guccione;Third, Tim Tschida. T—2:37. A—31,532 (45,971).

White Sox 4, Rangers 3 Chicago

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F R I D AY ’ S L A T E B O X S C O R E S Angels 5, Royals 0 Kansas City

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Detroit ab r h bi AJcksn cf 3 1 1 1 Boesch rf 5 0 0 0 MiCarr 3b 5 2 2 3 Fielder 1b 3 2 2 2 Kelly 1b 0 0 0 0 DYong lf 4 2 2 0 RSantg 2b 0 0 0 0 Avila c 4 2 2 2 JhPerlt ss 4 1 1 0 Dirks dh 4 0 2 1 Raburn Aviles ss 3 0 0 0 2b-lf 4 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 7 0 Totals 361012 9 Boston.............................. 000 000 000 — 0 Detroit .............................. 200 321 20x — 10 E—Aviles (1), Saltalamacchia (1). DP—Boston 1, Detroit 2. LOB—Boston 7, Detroit 5. 2B—Saltalamacchia (1), A.Jackson (1). HR— Mi.Cabrera 2 (2), Fielder 2 (2), Avila (1). IP H R ER BB SO Boston Beckett L,0-1 ........... 42⁄3 7 7 7 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 Atchison ................... 11⁄3 2 2 1 0 0 Albers ....................... 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 J.Thomas ................. 1⁄3 Bowden .................... 1 0 0 0 1 0 Detroit Fister......................... 32⁄3 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 Below W,1-0 ............ 21⁄3 Dotel ......................... 11⁄3 1 0 0 0 3 Coke ......................... 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Benoit ....................... 1 2 0 0 0 1 HBP—by Albers (Fielder). Umpires—Home, Bill Miller;First, Dan Iassogna;Second, CB Bucknor;Third, Dale Scott. T—2:53. A—44,710 (41,255).

ab r h bi Maybin cf 4 0 1 0 Venale rf 4 0 1 0 Headly 3b 4 0 0 0 Guzmn lf 3 0 1 0 Alonso 1b 3 0 0 0 Hundly c 2 0 0 0 OHudsn 2b 3 0 0 0 Bartlett ss 3 0 0 0 Luebke p 1 0 0 0 Owings p 1 0 0 0 Cashnr p 0 0 0 0 Hermid ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 610 6 Totals 29 0 3 0 Los Angeles....................... 202 020 000 — 6 San Diego .......................... 000 000 000 — 0 E—Luebke (1), Alonso (1). DP—Los Angeles 1, San Diego 1. LOB—Los Angeles 5, San Diego 3. 2B—M.Ellis (2), Ethier (1), Venable (1), Guzman (2). 3B—Ethier (1). SB—Kemp (1). CS—D.Gordon (1). S—Billingsley. IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Billingsley W,1-0 ..... 81⁄3 3 0 0 1 11 J.Wright .................... 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 San Diego Luebke L,0-1 ........... 42⁄3 9 6 5 1 6 Owings ..................... 31⁄3 1 0 0 1 2 Cashner ................... 1 0 0 0 1 1 Umpires—Home, Jerry Meals;First, Paul Emmel;Second, Scott Barry;Third, Gary Darling. T—2:31. A—32,490 (42,691).

Rays 8, Yankees 6

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Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Jeter dh 5 0 2 0 Jnnngs cf 5 1 1 1 Swisher rf 3 1 1 3 C.Pena 1b 3 1 1 1 Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 Longori 3b 4 1 1 0 ARdrgz 3b 4 0 0 0 Joyce lf 3 2 2 3 Teixeir 1b 4 0 0 0 Zobrist rf 2 1 1 0 Grndrs cf 4 2 2 0 Scott dh 4 1 3 3 AnJons lf 3 1 1 1 Kppngr 2b 3 0 0 0 Ibanez ph 0 0 0 1 SRdrgz 2b 1 0 0 0 Martin c 1 1 0 0 Loaton c 4 1 1 0 ENunez ss 3 0 1 1 Brignc ss 3 0 0 0 ErChvz ph 1 1 1 0 Totals 32 6 9 6 Totals 32 810 8 New York ........................... 000 200 004 — 6 Tampa Bay......................... 211 002 20x — 8 E—E.Nunez (1), Lobaton (1). DP—New York 2, Tampa Bay 3. LOB—New York 7, Tampa Bay 6. 2B—Cano (1), Longoria (1), Zobrist (1), Scott (1), Lobaton (1). 3B—Granderson (1). HR—Swisher (1), Joyce (1). SB—Jennings (1). SF—Ibanez. IP H R ER BB SO New York Kuroda L,0-1............ 52⁄3 8 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 0 Rapada..................... 2⁄3 Wade ........................ 12⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 Tampa Bay Price W,1-0.............. 61⁄3 5 2 2 4 5 Badenhop................. 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 Lueke........................ 11⁄3 Jo.Peralta................. 1⁄3 1 1 1 0 1 McGee...................... 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rodney S,1-1 .......... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 McGee pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. WP—Price. Umpires—Home, Sam Holbrook;First, Andy Fletcher;Second, Rob Drake;Third, Joe West. T—3:20. A—34,078 (34,078).

Orioles 8, Twins 2 Minnesota

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Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA April 8 1934 — The Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies played the first legal Sunday baseball game in Philadelphia. The exhibition game was made possible when the state made Sunday baseball a local option and the city approved it in a referendum ballot. 1969 — The Montreal Expos played their first regular-season game — the first international contest in major league history — and defeated the eventual world champion New York Mets, 11-10, at Shea Stadium. Expos pitcher Dan McGinn hit the expansion team’s first home run. 1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves beat the Dodgers 7-4 before a crowd of nearly 54,000. 1975 — Frank Robinson became the first black manager in major league history by making his debut as player-manager of the Cleveland Indians. He hit a home run in his first at-bat — as a designated hitter — to help beat the New York Yankees, 5-3. 1986 — Jim Presley of the Seattle Mariners hit home runs in the ninth and 10th innings for a comefrom-behind 8-4 opening day victory over the California Angels. 1987 — Pitchers Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton of the Cleveland Indians teamed up to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3. Niekro recorded his 312th victory and Carlton pitched four shutout innings in relief. It was the first time in modern history that two 300-game winners pitched for the same team in the same game. 1993 — Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians became the first player in major league history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning. The homers came in the seventh inning of a 15-5 rout of the New York Yankees. 1994 — Kurt Mercker of the Atlanta Braves pitched the season’s first no-hitter, beating the Dodgers 6-0. It was the first complete game of Mercker’s career. 2002 — Craig Biggio hit for the cycle and had four RBIs in Houston’s 8-4 win over Colorado. 2009 — Four Phillies walked with the bases loaded during an eight-run seventh inning and Philadelphia rallied for a 12-11 victory over the Atlanta Braves. 2011 — Manny Ramirez retired from baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The slumping Tampa Bay slugger informed Major League Baseball that he would retire rather than face a 100-game suspension. Ramirez served a 50-game ban for violating the drug policy in 2009. Today’s birthdays: Felix Hernandez 26; Bobby Wilson 29; Chris Iannetta 29; Jeremy Guthrie 33.

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Charity ride is set for Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity of Wyoming Valley would like to carve out its own little cycling tradition in the first

week of May. The group will hold its fourth annual Spencer Martin Memorial Bike Ride on Sunday, May 6, in the Back Mountain. It’s the first charity ride of the season in the area. Something that Habitat executive director Karen Evans Kaufer hopes will help draw cyclists to the event. “People are very happy with the way we run the ride,” Evan Kaufer said, adding that many cyclists are already making it yearly event on their calendar. Martin was a longtime volunteer with the group and although he wasn’t a cyclist, Habitat decided a 30-mile bike ride through the scenic Back Mountain might just be the way to do that. “We just decided to have an event to honor his volunteerism,” said Evans Kaufer.

JOE SOPRANO CYCLING SCENE As usual, Evans Kaufer says the ride will feature a host of volunteers, refreshments and a SAG wagon. “We are very supportive of the cyclists,” she said. However, the course will be a bit different this time around due to some road construction. Tom Jones, of Around Town Bicycles in Wilkes-Barre, mapped out a new route for the ride, which takes in more of the road around Harveys Lake. The route is both “beautiful and challenging” and runs just a little over 30 miles, according to Evans Kaufer. The ride is the primary fundraising event for Habitat. According to Evans Kaufer, the previous three rides have raised somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000. The group uses the money to carry out its mission of the helping Luzerne County families. In the last 20 years, Habitat has built 28 homes in part-

nership with local craftsmen and thousands of local volunteers. So on the first Sunday in May, Evans Kaufer hopes to see 200 or more cyclists pedaling through the Back Mountain. If you are interested in riding more information can be found at www.bikeforhabitat.org. If you can’t ride and still want to contribute, sponsorships are available. More information about sponsorships is also available at the website. New cycling rule Good news for cyclists – well at least those of us who prefer to road biking to mountain biking. A law went into effect on Monday, setting new rules that in theory will make it safer to ride on Pennsylvania’s roads. The law requires motorists to leave a four-foot “cushion of safety” when passing a bike rider. Drivers may cross a roadway’s center line if needed. But wait … there is more. Drivers attempting to turn left must also yield the right of way to bicycle riders traveling

the opposite direction. I would like to think that would be common sense, but I narrowly missed becoming someone’s hood ornament enough times to know that just isn’t the case. “The differential in speed is the biggest safety challenge with motor vehicles and bicycles sharing our state’s roadways,” PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said in a news release announcing the new regulations. “I urge all drivers and cyclists to learn the rules of the road to better share our highways and make travel safer for all.” Schoch hits the nail on the head there. The new rules will only have an effect if drivers learn them and follow them. So far the results I have seen on the roads have been mixed. I noticed no difference at all while riding through WilkesBarre early in the week and actually came pretty close to becoming a hood ornament once or twice while merely attempting to go straight through an intersection. Later in the week in Hanover

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He said what? Working late in the office Sunday night, I happened to catch the audio of one of local newscasts announcing the new bike regulations going into effect. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of something and didn’t see which station or anchor it was, but the anchor did drop a real gem. In describing the new regulations, the anchor said they were aimed at “making bicycling safer both on the road and on the sidewalk.” Seems to me, that if the station was going to take the time to do a story on the new law, they would have at least informed the anchor that it is illegal to ride a bicycle on a sidewalk in Pennsylvania. (As far as I’m concerned, not knowing that little fact should be grounds for having your license

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer

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The Philadelphia Flyers’ Harry Zolnierczyk (29) fights with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Joe Vitale during the first period of an NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Saturday.

Malkin wins scoring crown PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin scored his 50th goal of the season and added an assist to lock up his second NHL scoring title and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Saturday. Malkin finished the regular season with 109 points and became the ninth player in Penguins history to reach the 50-goal mark when his wrist shot with 12 seconds left in the second period beat Philadelphia’s Sergei Bobrovsky to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead. Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis also scored for the Penguins, who knocked off the Flyers for the first time at Consol Energy Center. Brent Johnson stopped five shots in relief of Marc-Andre Fleury to get the win. Brayden Schenn and Jaromir Jagr scored for the Flyers, who rested leading scorer Claude Giroux in the regular season finale in preparation for their first-round matchup with Pittsburgh starting next week.

goal for the Bruins, who will be the No. 2 seed in the East. They open the playoffs next week against either Ottawa or Washington.

be the seventh or eighth seed in the East, facing either the Rangers or Boston. Craig Anderson made 30 saves for Ottawa.

Blackhawks 3, Red Wings 2 DETROIT — Patrick Kane scored the only goal of the shootout to give Chicago the win over Detroit in the final game of the regular season for both teams. Despite the loss, the Red Wings clinched the fifth seed in the Western Conference, while the Blackhawks finish as the sixth seed. Viktor Stalberg and Andrew Shaw scored in regulation for Chicago, Patrick Sharp had two assists and Corey Crawford made 30 saves. Johan Franzen and Pavel Datsyuk scored for Detroit. Jimmy Howard stopped 30 shots. Datsyuk tied the game with 46 seconds left while Howard was off for the extra attacker.

Flames 5, Ducks 2 CALGARY, Alberta — Nigerian-born Akim Aliu scored his first two NHL goals to lead Calgary to a season-ending win over Anaheim. By winning their final two games, the Flames reached the 90-point mark for the eighth season in a row. However, since going to the Stanley Cup finals in 2004, they have been ousted from the playoffs in the first round four times followed by three years of not making the postseason.

Devils 4, Senators 2 NEWARK, N.J. — Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice, Stephen Bruins 4, Sabres 3 Gionta broke a third-period tie BOSTON — Patrice Bergewith his first NHL goal and ron had three assists before New Jersey beat Ottawa for its scoring the winner in the shoo- sixth straight win. tout to lead defending Stanley Petr Sykora also scored, and Cup champion Boston into the Martin Brodeur made 31 saves playoffs with a win over Buffa- for the Devils, who clinched lo. the No. 6 seed in Eastern ConThe Sabres had already been ference. They will face Florida eliminated from the playoff or Washington in the opening race. round. Tyler Seguin scored twice, Matt Gilroy and Jim O’Brien and Brad Marchand also had a scored for Ottawa, which will

Calendar, results If you have a ride coming up, we would like to know about it. Whether it’s a club ride, charity ride or just a weekly ride from a local bike shop we would be more than glad to list it when Cycling Scene runs and on our website at www.timesleader.com. The same goes for your race results. Whether you have competed locally or out of town, let us know and we will publicize your results. Send your calendar of events and race results to me at jsoprano@timesleader.com. Please include Cycling Scene in the subject. Joe Soprano is a page designer for The Times Leader and an avid cyclist. His Cycling Scene column appears every other week. Reach him at jsoprano@timesleader.com or 8297164. Follow him on twitter at @tlcycling.

Pierce leads Celtics to win over Pacers The Associated Press

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revoked). And I would hope that cars are already giving anyone on a sidewalk a four-foot “safetycushion.”

NBA ROUNDUP

Serena routs Stosur to make final CHARLESTON, S.C. — Serena Williams even impressed herself with her powerful showing at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday. Williams needed less than an hour to dispatch second-seeded Samantha Stosur 6-1, 6-1 and advance to the clay-court final. “You know, I think it was just one of those days that I could have Williams done anything against anybody,” Williams said. There aren’t many people in the world who could’ve withstood Williams’ performance at the Family Circle Tennis Center. The 10th-ranked player was on her game from the start, winning the match’s first eight points and rarely letting Stosur catch a breath. On Sunday, Williams will face Lucie Safarova, a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Polona Hercog. Stosur held serve to cut Williams’ lead to 2-1, then lost the next nine games. Stosur, who defeated Williams to win the U.S. Open title last September, got a loud cheer from the crowd when she prevented Williams from shutting her out in the second set. Williams hit a forehand winner to end the match moments later, and eliminated Stosur from a tournament for the second straight week. Williams beat Stosur 7-5, 6-3 last week at the Sony Ericsson Open, serving 20 aces — tying per personal best — in the hard-court win. Williams only had seven aces in this one, but was in command of nearly every shot she hit. “I have to say this is probably the best match I’ve played in my career, either in a long time or it’s up there in the top five,” Williams said. Safarova has lost all four times she’s played Williams. The 25-year-old from the Czech Republic watched the opening semifinal and said she’ll have a plan to slow down Williams’ attack. After all, Safarova didn’t lose a game in her semi, something she joked about with Serena. “’Yeah, I got you,”’ Safarova told Williams when they saw each other after the match. If Williams matches her Saturday effort in the finals, Safarova will have her hands full. “It’s a great challenge. She’s a great player,” Safarova said, “and you see what she’s done today.”

Township, I noticed several cars giving me wide berth. However, whether this was due to the new law or simply those drivers’ normal habits is debatable. Still any law aimed at making it safer to ride is a good one.

Rangers 4, Capitals 1 NEW YORK — Washington scored three first-period goals and third-string goaltender Braden Holtby made 35 saves Saturday night to help the Capitals beat the Rangers 4-1, spoiling New York’s chance to clinch the Presidents’ Trophy. The Rangers (51-24-7) finished with 109 points for the third time in franchise history and remain tied with Vancouver for the league’s top spot. The Canucks host Edmonton later Saturday. Washington (42-32-8) has 92 points and will be the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference if Florida earns at least a point against Carolina. Washington would open the playoffs in Boston, while the Rangers host Ottawa in the first round.

INDIANAPOLIS — Paul Pierce scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 86-72 on Saturday night. Ray Allen added 19 points, Kevin Garnett scored 15 and Rajon Rondo had 12 assists for the Celtics. Boston snapped a two-game skid and remained ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers at the top of the Atlantic Division. Danny Granger scored 20 points, David West had 16 and Roy Hibbert added nine points and 17 rebounds for Indiana. The Pacers had won four in a row and had scored more than 100 points in five consecutive games, but they matched their lowest point total of the season against Boston. Indiana shot 35 percent from the field, made just 5 of 22 3-pointers and committed 19 turnovers. The possible first-round playoff opponents split their season series, winning two games apiece. The Pacers were coming off a home win against Oklahoma City on Friday night, but looked tired against the Celtics.

Boston took a 22-19 lead, then held the Pacers scoreless for the next 7:23 to take a 36-19 lead. Boston led 43-33 at halftime. The Pacers shot just 3 for 19 in the second quarter, but hung tough because they only allowed Boston to shoot 30 percent. The Pacers just missed their low half of the season, which was 29 points in the second half against Chicago on March 5. Boston rookie Greg Stiemsma had 10 points, five rebounds and five blocks in the first half. Pierce hit a 3-pointer, then a pull-up jumper to extend Boston’s lead to 15 points. Granger made a 3-pointer and Leandro Barbosa made a layup to cut Boston’s lead to 55-48, but the Celtics held on and led 59-51 at the end of the quarter. Pierce scored 13 points in the third period. Boston led by double digits for most of the fourth quarter. Indiana tried to make a late surge, and a 3-pointer by Granger cut Boston’s lead to 74-65. Allen hit a 3-pointer at the other end a few seconds later to stop Indiana’s momentum.

Heat give Make-A-Wish kid a weekend to remember The Associated Press

MIAMI — The collective mood of the Miami Heat after a loss on Friday was relatively gloomy. Perspectives changed considerably on Saturday. The Heat are spending the weekend hosting Thiago D’Elia, a 17-year-old high school player from Atlanta. The kid can shoot — he was hitting 3-pointers from NBA range during practice Saturday — but his presence was for a more important reason. D’Elia has fought cancer, and the MakeA-Wish Foundation reached out to the Heat to see if his dream of hanging out with LeBron James could become reality. On Wednesday, D’Elia found out that it was going to happen. “It’s unreal,” D’Elia said, wearing a black Heat uniform with No. 32 — his high school number — on it, along with his first name on the back. “No words for it, really. It’s kind of overwhelming but once you get used to it, it’s pretty fun.” Even after seeing their 17game homecourt winning streak snapped Friday night by Memphis, Saturday’s workout was a light one for the Heat, evidenced by the fact that it ended with a halfcourt shooting contest, with D’Elia taking part in that. He missed. No one was disappointed. “He’s a great kid, from the story

we’ve gotten to know about him, and it was a joy to have him with us today,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Not only for him, but also coming off a night like last night it certainly keeps everything in perspective for all of us. We are in the toy department of human affairs.” D’Elia said he’s followed James for most of his life, and for reasons that go beyond basketball. Like James was, D’Elia said he’s being raised by a single mother, Laura Roig, who was there for practice as well on Saturday. They’ll have courtside seats on Sunday when the Heat play host to the Detroit Pistons. “As a mom, how can I thank you?” Roig asked James after practice. With that, James gave her a hug. “It brings it all in perspective,” James said. “The game is bigger than just five-on-five or the two teams meeting last night. We’ve got fans all over the place and for him to be here, for this organization to put this together, man, it means a lot.” D’Elia also got a signed authentic game jersey and a pair of sneakers from James, as well as an autograph from Dwyane Wade. The autograph wasn’t for himself — D’Elia wanted it for a friend at home who recently had surgery.

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BULLETIN BOARD The Red Rock Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold its annual JAKES event on Sunday, April 22 at the Wilkes Barre Twp. Settlement Camp in Thornhurst. The event runs from 8 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. If you are looking for a fun day for your kids to attend and learn about the many things there are to enjoy in the outdoors, this event is for them. For $15 your child will get a one-year membership and magazine delivered to your house, lunch, a t-shirt and day filled with fun. For more information on this event contact Chastity King, event coordinator at 472-1190. This event is limited to 150 children ages 5-17. Some of the classses offered may include: archery, shotguns (12-17 yr. olds) .22s (5-11) turkey calling, trapping and fishing to name a few. The North Mountain Branch of the QualityDeer Management Association will hold is ninth annual QDMA REACH Banquet on Saturday, April 14 at the Triton Hose Company in Tunkhannock. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and buffet-style dinner begins at 6 p.m. A live art auction, silent auction, gun raffles and ladies and sportsmen’s raffles will be held. Twelve guns will be auctioned off as well. Ticket prices are: single $50; couple - $75; and sponsor - $250. For more information, contact Chris Denmon at 477-2238 or Linda Coolbaugh at 836-2765. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will hold its quarterly business meeting on April 11-12 at The Conference Center at Shippensburg University, 500 Newburg Road, Shippensburg, Pa. Commission committees will meet beginning at 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11, and again at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 12. Formal consideration of the agenda by the full Commission will begin at approximately 11:05 a.m. on Thursday, April 12. All committee meetings and the formal meeting are open to the public. A complete copy of the meeting schedule and the full agenda for the meeting can be found on the PFBC’s web site at www.fishandboat.com/minutes.htm. The Factoryville Sportsman’s Club will host the annual Fred Loch Memorial Scholarship Shoot on May 6 on the club grounds, located on Lithia Road off Route 6. This event is to help fund the club’s scholarship program for graduating seniors at both Tunkhannock and Lackawanna Trail high schools. Any Tunkhannock or Lackawanna student may apply, and club members’ children attending other schools may also apply. Scholarship winners in 2011 were: Hailey Weisenfluh and Jarrica Garey from Tunkhannock and Jennifer Brown from Lackawanna Trail. The format has changed beginning this year. We will now be offering a 50 bird and 100 bird course for our shooters. The 50 bird course is $25 including your meal, and the 100 bird course is $45 including your meal. In both cases, each shooter is to provide their own ammo. All shooting begins at 9 a.m. and a meal will be ready after 11:30 a.m. Shotguns are also available if needed; please indicate on the application form. All proceeds go towards the scholarship fund. This year’s sporting clays course will again feature automatic traps. If you aren’t available to shoot, you can sponsor a shooter for $25 or $45. You may also sponsor a shooting station for $25. Donations of any size are also appreciated. Scholarship applications will be available in the guidance offices at both high schools and at the Factoryville Sportsman Club. For additional information or to request an entry form, contact either Carl Tylutki at 945-3137or Phil McCarthy at 8365395 by April 30th. You can also check the Club website atwww.fscweb.org.

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TROUT SEASON: OPENING DAY IS SATURDAY

TOM VENESKY OUTDOORS

Love of fishing keeps growing for good reason

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Volunteer Mike Sypniewski, of Wilkes-Barre, left, and Joe Burkardt, of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, load brook and brown trout into a bucket for stocking at Nescopeck State Park on Friday afternoon. Trout season opens Saturday.

Bait is their business

By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

It’s understandable if Kathy Sterling has visions of nightcrawlers, mealworms and waxworms when she sleeps. It’s not that Sterling is having nightmares, but when you spend all day counting and packaging thousands of worms and grubs for the upcoming trout season, such images become ingrained. Sterling and her husband, Jody, own B-C Bait in Lehighton. The business sells bulk orders of minnows, worms and grubs to more than 100 bait shops in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the April 14 opener of trout season less than a week away, Sterling’s business has picked up. During the 10 days before the season opens, Sterling said her business will package and sell approximately 2,000 pounds of fathead minnows and up to 300,000 each of worms, mealworms and waxworms. That means a lot of counting. “If I’m on nightcrawlers one day, I can

sales for mealworms and waxworms spike before trout season. Owner Dan Cochran said his business sells approximately four million extra mealworms , 300,000 waxworms and 100,000 maggots per week before the season opens. “It’s about two-and-a-half times more,” Cochran said. “It’s like a Christmas tree farmer before Christmas – you have that one big shot, and for us it’s trout season.” Grubco sells to bait shops and individual anglers looking to buy in bulk. The business has eight employees and all of the grubs and crickets it sells are raised on-site. Cochran said the entire process takes five months, and they begin planning for trout season around Thanksgiving. Deciding how much of the insect larva to raise can be a gamble, he said, depending on the demand for that year. “We’ve had years when we had to throw package around 1,200 cups or 15,000 nightcrawlers,” Sterling said. “It’s a lot of count- away millions of them, and years when ing and a lot of time.” Ohio-based Grubco, Inc. also sees it’s See TROUT, Page 9C Grubco sells minimum orders of 300 mighty mealworms (packaged in cups of 25) and 600 waxworms (packaged in cups of 50). Cochran said buying live bait in bulk is affordable in the long run, and there are steps that need to be taken to keep the bait alive for longer periods. Mealworms, he said, should be refrigerated. Only remove what you intend to use that day and leave the rest in the refrigerator. Exposing the mealworms to drastic temperature fluctuations can reduce their lifespan, he said. Waxworms shouldn’t be refrigerated but stored in a large container in a room with a temperature between 55 and 70 degrees. Keep the lid off for plenty of air. “They should keep for a couple of months,” Cochran said. “If you refrigerate them they’ll last three weeks tops.”

Warm weather causes a surge in license sales

Opening day is exciting even for Fish & Boat boss Area bait shops owners say they see anglers are stocking up for the upcoming season.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission says that license and permit sales are up by 21 percent as of April 4.

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double what they normally are for that month,” he said. “I really think it’s because of the warmer weather.” Joe Lasecki, owner of Nimrod Haven Sporting Goods in Hanover Township, said he lost license sales over the winter because of the lack of ice, but regained those sales in the weeks leading up to trout season. “This past month it’s really picked up,” Lasecki said. Walt Dietz, outreach and education coordinator for the PFBC’s Northeast Region, said the mild winter had many anglers either fishing for panfish in lakes or walleye in the river at times when such places would be inaccessible. He added anglers started thinking

No angler is immune to the anticipation that builds before the April 14 opening day of trout season. Not even the head of the agency running the show. “I remember lying awake the night before and then getting up early and fishing with my family on opening day,” said John Arway, executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. “Opening day is a time-honored tradition for so many families, including grandparents, parents and their children. It’s a lot of fun that I now share with my grandkids.” A fun time, and a busy one to. Area bait shops have reported a spike in business as the opening day approaches. Jo Lasecki, owner of Nimrod Haven Sporting Goods in Hanover Township, said anglers have been coming in to stock up on small items, but the big rush will take place this week. “They’ll be buying the Power Baits, live bait, salmon eggs, lures. All the usual items,” Lasecki said, adding sales for trout season are fairly predict-

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By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

It’s no secret that anglers like to fish in nice weather. After all, it’s tough to cast in the wind and it’s even harder to stand in a cold downpour. But not only do anglers like to hit the water when the weather is nice, they also like to buy licenses. Since 2012 licenses became available on Dec. 31, 2011, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reported license and permit sales are up by 21 percent as of April 4. That means 53,000 more anglers bought licenses compared to the same time last year. Resident license sales are also up, 279,069 compated to 227,405 at the same time last year. And it’s all due to the weather. “This year we’ve had significantly warmer weather and anglers everywhere are excited to get out and start the season,” said PFBC executive director John Arway. The hike in license sales has been seen locally. Paul Scavone, owner of JS Sporting Goods in Wilkes-Barre Township, said even without ice during the winter anglers started buying licenses in February to fish the Susquehanna River and area lakes. It’s a trend that continued into March, Scavone said. “My fishing license sales for March were

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Volunteers Ken Whitman, right, and his son Chase, 8, both of Sugar Notch, stock trout into Nescopeck Creek on Friday afternoon.

o matter how one interprets the numbers, it’s big news. In a press release this week, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reported that, as of April 4, sales of fishing licenses, vouchers and permits – mainly Trout/Salmon Stamps, were up 21 percent when compared to the same time last year. According to Brenda Verner, the PFBC’s manager of licensing and registration, that’s a total of 581,739 licenses and permits. Resident licenses sold totaled almost 280,000 as of April 4, more than 51,000 than the same time last year. More than 6,800 senior licenses have also been sold already, which is 1,800 ahead of last year’s pace. It’s true that license sales could stabilize as the year progresses and when it’s all said and done the increase may evaporate, and it’s also accurate to assume that the mild winter kept most waterways ice-free and accessible to all anglers, sparking a surge in sales. But it doesn’t change the fact that large numbers of anglers still get excited about fishing, whether it’s because of the approaching trout season opener or the nice weather that we enjoyed for weeks. The weather is an indirect reason for the spike in license sales. The main factor is the sport of fishing itself. People love it, and for good reason. My love for fishing actually began indoors when I could count my age on one hand. That’s when my parents took me to an outdoors show, where I fished in a makeshift trout pond that was nothing more than a shallow swimming pool. I remember eagerly awaiting my turn to walk up and grab a pole that was nothing more than a rod with line tied to the end and a chunk of bait on the hook. The trout slowly swam around the edge of the pool, and I anxiously lobbed the chunk of bait in front of the passing fish. They rarely hit, but when one did my excitement level shot through the roof. If I was lucky I’d pull two or three out before the session ended and the next group of eager kids took their turn. And I remember the pride I felt as I walked around the rest of the evening carrying a plastic bag with my trout. I was hooked. It wasn’t long after my indoor trout pond days that my dad took me to ply my new-found skill in an outdoor setting. And that’s when the anxiety and sleepless nights kicked in. Visions of clear water and schools of trout kept me awake all night. When I finally made it to the edge of the stream early the next morning, those visions turned into a reality. And then came the torturous wait. We’d usually arrive at the stream well before 7 a.m. to claim a spot. That meant waiting an hour or more for the 8 a.m. start time. I was five years old when I experienced my first opening day, and I remember every detail vividly. The frigid morning air, the sound of the stream as it emptied into the deep hole, and the sight of greenish/blue trout calmly holding in the current below. As the last hour drug on, I repeatedly asked my dad how much longer as I stared at my rod and reel and felt the urge to pick it up and make that first cast. After an eternity, someone along the stream would blow a whistle to signal that 8 a.m. had arrived, and all at once everyone lobbed their baited hooks into the water. The season had begun. That excitement is rekindled every year in April, and it’s ultimately what draws anglers to the water. It’s a time when anticipation makes for a sleepless night, and 8 a.m. can’t come soon enough.

Tom Venesky covers the outdoors for The Times Leader. Reach him at tvenesky@timesleader.com

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BC wins NCAA title

Tiger’s antics disrupt Masters atmosphere

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TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Whitney scored twice and Boston College beat Ferris State 4-1 on Saturday night for its fifth NCAA hockey title and third in five seasons. The Eagles (33-10-1) finished with a 19-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 77-21 during that span. Ferris State (2612-5) was making its first Frozen Four appearance. Paul Carey broke a tie with a power-play goal midway through the first period, redirecting Brian Dumoulin’s blast from left point to make it 2-1. Johnny Gaudreau also scored for Boston College. Garrett Thompson scored for Ferris State. Whitney opened the scoring at 3:18 of the first period, stealing a pass and beating lunging goalie Taylor Nelson. Thompson tied it at 5:19, and Carey put the Eagles in front at 10:33. Gaudreau weaved through the Ferris State defense to make it 3-1 with 3:02 left in the game, and Whitney added an empty-net goal with 1:03 to go.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods’ latest temper tantrum did not go over well with some fans at the Masters. Woods caused a scene with his boorish behavior at buttoned-down Augusta National on Friday, scowling, cursing, tossing clubs. He even went so far as to give one a swift kick after his shot on the 16th tee landed in the bunker. “It’s not what you want to see,” said Charles Hatcher III, who was at the course on Saturday with his 11-year-old son, Charles IV, and his father, Charles Sr. “Golf is a gentleman’s game, and you should treat it as such.” Especially at Augusta. The home of the Masters oozes decorum. Members wear their green jackets no matter how high the temperatures climb; there are no garish video boards or corporate logos to take away from the simple beauty of the shrubs and the Georgia pines. “Patrons” know their golf and their history, and show a proper appreciation for both. “I’m not making excuses, trust me. What he’s been DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER

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they’re trying to do out there,” he said. Or could it be because Munroe owns a house 25 minutes outside of Hartford, where the Whale call home? “I don’t know. Maybe I’m playing for a contract,” he joked. Whatever the reason, Munroe was the main factor behind the Penguins 3-0 win over the Whale on Saturday night. It was the third time he faced Connecticut this season, and he shut them out every time. Saturday’s win wraps up a weekend sweep for the Penguins, which began with a 4-2 victory over Hershey on Friday. Head coach John Hynes liked what he saw from his team over the weekend, but stopped short of declaring that the Penguins are

Coughlin’s Devon Davis tries for a kill as Abington Heights’ Jake Roba, No. 21, defends during a volleyball match Saturday at the Lake-Lehman boys volleyball tournament. Crestwood defeated Coughlin in the championship game. Crestwood’s Nick Banos was named tournament MVP. No further details were available at press time.

Demko hurls 1-hitter for Hazleton The Associated Press

SWIFTWATER – Becky Demko pitched a one-hitter to lead Hazleton Area to a 12-2 victory over Pocono Mountain East in five innings Saturday. Demko allowed only a ground single in the fourth inning to Shanay Kleeman. She struck out eight batters. Maria Trivelpiece led the Cougars three hits, an RBI and two runs. Shannon Salvaterra went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double. Lexi Wolk produced three runs and two hits. Carly ready for the playoffs. “I still think we can get to another level. We’ve taken a nice step this weekend, but there are still some things we can improve to get completely ready for the first-round series,” Hynes said. Saturday’s win coupled with a Hershey shootout loss to Syracuse moves the Penguins five points ahead of the Bears for the fourth spot in the conference and home ice advantage. On Saturday, the Penguins cruised through the first two periods with sound defense backed by Munroe, who stopped all 15 shots he faced including a string of eight to close out the first. The offense was also clicking, with a first period goal from Simon Despres followed by a breakaway tally from Bryan Lerg 49 seconds into the second period, and a Geoff Walker power-play score five minutes later to make it 3-0. Munroe was stellar in the third

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we’ve run out,” Cochran said. Rather than count each grub, Cochran’s employees use a gram scale and a measuring device. It’s an accurate method that speeds up the process, he said, and timing is crucial when shipping a perishable item. “Our shipping department is working an extra 24 hours every three days for trout season orders,” Cochran said. “It’s got to get shipped right away.” The method works, as Cochran said his replacement rate on orders is less than a quarter of one percent. But while the numbers of minnows, worms and grubs that are shipped and used by

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Brook and brown trout wait to be stocked into Nescopeck Creek on Friday afternoon.

anglers may be staggering, it’s not what it used to be. Cochran and Sterling both said the live bait business has slowed over the years, and much of it is due to the increasing popularity of lures and Power Bait. “People don’t use live bait like they used to, and things

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COLLEGE TRACK Cougars relay breaks school record The men’s 4x800m relay finished eighth in a school-

period also, making a diving save on Jonathan Audy-Marchessault during a power play and stopping all 12 Connecticut shots he faced to earn his fifth shutout of the season. Munroe said killing off the third-period power play was crucial. “It’s still only 3-0. They get a goal early and the tide can turn real quick,” he said. “It was a big kill.” The goal from Despres turned out to the game winner and it came after Cal O’Reilly made a long pass from the boards out to the top of the slot. Despres rushed across the blue line and buzzed a wrister past Whale goaltender Chad Johnson. “It was a good momentum swing for us and we built on it from there,” he said. The game took a nasty turn midway through the third period when Connecticut’s Jared Nightingale cross-checked Despres relike Power Bait had an influence on that,” said Cochran, who has owned Grubco for 25 years. “Some anglers like to use artificials that mimic the live baits, but what’s more natural than a real mealworm or waxworm? “Live bait represents the tradition and simplicity that made angling popular in the first place.” To compensate for the decline, Cochran has shifted much of his business toward the pet industry and zoos that purchase grubs to feed reptiles and birds. He holds out hope that anglers will one day switch back to live bait, and said they won’t be sorry if they do. “There isn’t too much that doesn’t crawl or fly that hasn’t been used as bait,” Cochran said. “It’s hard to beat a mealworm or waxworm when it comes to catching trout.”

record time of 8:07.92 and qualified for ECACs. Joe Ardo finished fourth in the discus with a distance of 13.66 meters. Angel Guzman finished fifth, throwing a school-record distance of 40.93 meters. For the women, Stacey Perrins won the 200 meter with a time of 23.28. Jill Dunn finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.07, and Ashlee Ward had a height of 1.62 meters in the high jump, all qualifying for ECACs.

peatedly after he fell to the ice along the boards in the offensive zone. Colin McDonald rushed in and cross-checked Nightingale before getting jumped by Connecticut’s Andre Deveaux. “I was trying to protect the puck, I fell and he cross-checked me as I tried to get back up,” Despres said. “I wanted to turn around and fight, but I couldn’t get back up.” Penguins 3, Connecticut 0 Connecticut ................................................. 0 0 0 — 0 Penguins...................................................... 1 2 0 — 3 First period: 1, W-B/Scranton, Despres 5 (O’Reilly, Thompson), 12:16. Penalties-Bortuzzo Wbs (kneeing), 13:28; Tanski Ct (fighting), 16:06; Grant Wbs (fighting), 16:06. Second period: 2, W-B/Scranton, Lerg 26 0:49. 3, W-B/Scranton, Walker 18 (Williams, Despres), 5:18 (PP). Penalties-Deveaux Ct (hooking), 5:10; Samuelsson Wbs (hooking), 6:08; Nightingale Ct (high-sticking), 9:05; Petersen Wbs (hooking), 11:55; Deveaux Ct (tripping), 13:34. Third period: No Scoring.Penalties-O’Reilly Wbs (tripping), 0:30; Deveaux Ct (roughing, misconduct), 8:26; Nightingale Ct (fighting), 8:26; Bortuzzo Wbs (fighting), 8:26; McDonald Wbs (cross-checking, misconduct), 8:26; Bell Ct (hooking), 18:24. Shots on Goal: Connecticut 11-4-12-27. W-B/ Scranton 10-11-6-27. Power Play Opportunities: Connecticut 0 / 4; W-B/Scranton 1 / 4. Goalies: Connecticut, Johnson 22-18-5 (27 shots-24 saves). WB/Scranton, Munroe 19-9-3 (27 shots-27 saves). A: 7,901. Referees: Graham Skilliter (48). Linesmen: Francis Trempe (56), Alex Stagnone (7).

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about trout earlier then usual due to the nice weather. “They’re prepping early and getting their licenses,” Dietz said. “Plus you have ice anglers that didn’t get to fish this winter and they’re anxious to get out for trout.” Dietz cautioned that license sales may stabilize as the year goes on because many people bought them earlier. “When we look at the stats at the end of the year, it may not necessarily mean more anglers bought licenses this year,” he said. “Of course we hope they do, but we won’t know for sure if there is a trend of more anglers picking up the sport or returning to fishing.”

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spot, and on Sunday he faces a Swede whom he trounced in the Ryder Cup two years ago in Wales. “I love it here, and I love nothing more than being in the last group on Sunday at the Masters,” Mickelson said. “It’s the great thing in professional golf.” Hanson, who has never been closer than seven shots going into the lead at any major, was at 9-under 207. Mickelson gave the leaderboard some star power when so many others faded or, in the case of Tiger Woods, never came close to getting there. Woods now has gone 26 consecutive holes on the back nine at Augusta without a birdie. He had to settle for a 72 and was 12 shots behind, his largest 54-hole deficit ever at the Masters. But he wasn’t alone. U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy, who started the day one shot out of the lead, made double bogey from the trees on the first hole and it only got worse from there. He had three 6s on his card and went out in 42, finishing with a 77 that left him 10 shots behind. He played with Sergio Garcia, who shot 75. Neither made a birdie until No.

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able. “It’s not a mystery. The stocked trout aren’t too particular, especially during the first week. What drives a particular bait or lure is someone will see another angler catching trout on something, they’ll come in and buy it and tell their friends. Then you have a trend for that particular item for the year.” One trend that Paul Scavone has seen in his Wilkes-Barre Township shop, JS Sporting Goods, is a revival of the salmon egg. “The popularity of salmon eggs fell off a bit because of Power Bait, but now they’re making a comeback because guys are realizing it’s a proven, effective bait,” Scavone said. Bait shops aren’t the only busy places in the weeks leading up to trout season. The PFBC’s Northeast Region Office has also been bustling, but it doesn’t happen only for trout season. Walt Dietz, outreach and education coordinator for the Northeast Region, said his office has been busy year round. “A lot of people think we’re seasonal in nature, but that’s not really the case,” Dietz said. “It’s

through — largely brought on by himself — and not playing up to expectations, and the expecWoods tations he puts on himself, it’s hard sometimes to keep your emotions in check,” said two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange, working as a broadcaster at the Masters. “With that said, you have to be somewhat aware of the stage you’re on. Expectations that Woods would win a fifth green jacket skyrocketed two weeks ago when he won at Bay Hill — his first PGA Tour victory in 30 months. But his chances began imploding with a flurry of wayward tee shots, blocked approaches and missed putts from close range. As his game melted down, so did he. He cursed the bad shots or took mock swings in anger — sometimes doing both. He hung his head or looked skyward with exasperation after the missed putts. He flipped clubs and, after that poor tee shot on 16, booted his 9-iron about 15 yards.

12, and they hugged each other on the green to celebrate. Fred Couples, at 52 the oldest player atop the leaderboard going into the weekend at Augusta, bogeyed his first two holes and tried to stay in the game. He wound up with a 75 and was seven shots behind. A win would give Mickelson his fourth green jacket, same as Woods and Arnold Palmer. But this is far from a two-man race. Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen rode his sweet swing to a 69 and was only two shots behind. Bubba Watson birdied the last hole for a 70 and was three shots back, followed by Matt Kuchar, who joined Mickelson as the first players in 13 years to birdie the 18th hole each of the first three rounds. The group at 4-under 212 included Lee Westwood (72) and Padraig Harrington, who shot 68 and summed up what awaits on Sunday. “It’s not the player that plays the most consistent that wins at the Masters. The player who plays probably some of the most exciting golf wins at the Masters,” Harrington said. “You only have to look at the way Phil has won some of his majors. You’ve got to take on golf shots. Fortune favors the brave at times here.”

TROUT SEASON FACTS • Trout season opens on Saturday, April 14 at 8 a.m. • Minimum size is seven inches and the creel limit (from opening day through Labor Day) is five. Other rules apply for Special Regulations Areas (consult the Summary of PA Fishing Laws and Regulations). • Anglers 16 and older must possess a valid fishing license and Trout/Salmon Stamp. Licenses and permits must be displayed. • A resident license costs $22.70 and a Trout/Salmon Stamp is $9.70.

just that right now the anglers are seeing the white stocking trucks out in full force.” Dietz said the tradition of the trout season opener also adds to the excitement of the season. He likened the trout opener to the first day of deer season, but with one difference. “A lot of anglers fish closer to home, as opposed to going away to hunting camp for a few days,” Dietz said. “With the access to stocked streams and lakes that are close to so many urban areas, people can trout fish almost anywhere. “We want it to be convenient because we want people to have the opportunity to get out there and catch fish.”

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Travelocity works to get back its magic By ANDREA AHLES McClatchy Newspapers

FORT WORTH, Texas — With pointy red gnome hats, a cruise giveaway and plenty of balloons, Travelocity turned sweet 16 last month. But it hasn’t been all cupcakes and champagne for the Southlake, Texas-based travel website that operates a customer contact center in Hanover

Industrial Estates. Once considered a trailblazer, Travelocity has struggled for the past few years to keep up with competitors like Expedia or Priceline. “We weren’t moving as fast as we needed to,” CEO Carl Sparks said about newer, nimbler competitors. “We’re 16 and so sometimes we think of ourselves as one of the elderly

companies in the space because we were around since its inception. ... Yet 16 is quite young for a multibillion-dollar company.” Since Sparks took the top job a year ago, he and his executive team have refocused the company on hotel products, buildyour-own-vacation packages and mobile devices. In February, the company launched its

first iPad app, which allows users to book airline tickets, hotels and rental cars from their tablets and offers hotel deals exclusive to its mobile users. Created in 1996 by the Sabre Group, then part of American Airlines’ parent, AMR Corp., Travelocity first offered travel content to consumers browsing the Web with 28.8 Kbps modems. Within a year, they could

buy airline tickets, book hotels and reserve rental cars on the site. As dot-coms hit Wall Street with soaring initial public offerings, Travelocity became publicly traded in 2000 through its acquisition of Preview Travel. But it faced increasing competition from Expedia, which was See TRAVELOCITY, Page 2D

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For details and to try to win, head here: www.facebook.com/victoriassecret/app_346827745352858. If you aren’t a Shop Your Way Rewards member at Kmart, now’s a good time to become one. The retailer is offering all members the chance this week to double manufacturer’s coupons up to $1. You must have at least $25 of health, grocery or beauty merchandise in your order to qualify and you can use only up to five coupons per customer per day. Check out the Kmart circular inserted into today’s Times Leader that’s chock full of other rewards club member offers. Best wishes for a good Easter and Passover.

he suspended animation at the former Sterling hotel and much of the University Corners retail development is evidence that “build it and they will come,” while an attractive notion in the movie fantasy “Field of Dreams,” may not be the most effective way to attract new residents and businesses to downtown Wilkes-Barre. The two projects in purgatory also illustrate how things can go off track when good intentions and easy money overwhelm realistic expectations in the cutthroat world of commercial real estate. Both the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber, backer of University Corners, and CityVest, the nonprofit behind the Sterling, convinced themselves and others that latent demand would reveal itself once a suitable property was available. Both also had the benefit of millions of dollars in public funding that most private developers lack. The absence of fiscal discipline allowed costly projects to go forward despite an absence of commitments from potential occupants or purchasers. A more pragmatic evaluation of University Corners might have spawned a smaller complex with full storefronts rather than the shiny but empty shell most of the ground-floor retail space now is. And it surely would have meant that before spending $600,000 — in state gambling taxes — to prepare a vacant 7,418-square-foot section as an Irish pub there would have been an actual tenant ready to move in. At the Sterling, there apparently was so much certainty an eager buyer would surface that $6 million provided by Luzerne County was spent largely to take down an unwanted tower and to acquire more property rather than to preserve the integrity of the structure that is now damaged beyond repair. I know what advocates of these projects will say — that if it wasn’t for their efforts these parts of the city would now be crumbling, unsightly fire hazards that would discourage businesses and residents from moving downtown. In fact, if it wasn’t for the theaters at University Corners, fewer new restaurants and shops would have opened on South Main Street, they’ll claim. There may be some truth in that, but there are reasons for doubt. First, few of those businesses are located in the theater block and other than the ones there, none are in new buildings. Also, it’s likely that new sidewalks and streetlights had a lot to do with filling spaces that had been empty for years. Given that many of the new businesses are bars and restaurants, it may simply be that some smart entrepreneurs decided to take advantage of the long-neglected college market. Certainly the Great Recession had some effect on the viability of both projects. But an honest appraisal of the risks and potential rewards would have taken into account that the real estate boom of the early 2000s could not be sustained. Combined with an honest look at the demographics of the city and region, that would have signaled a more cautious approach, one that might have resulted in less grand but also more successful developments. Thankfully, the theaters seem to be doing fine and undoubtedly attract some shoppers and diners to downtown. But the forlorn-looking empty spaces there and the unsightly Sterling block project a poor image, one fueled in part by plans that leaned too heavily on misplaced optimism and not enough on clear-eyed realism.

Andrew M. Seder, a Times Leader Staff Writer, may be reached at 829-7269. Follow him on Twitter @TLAndrewSeder

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

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Amazon co-sponsored last year’s South Lake Union Block Party and has given local writers groups grants of about $25,000 each.

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By AMY MARTINEZ The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — The bad news came to McFarland & Co. in an email from Amazon.com. The world’s largest Internet retailer wanted better wholesale terms for the small publisher’s books. Starting Jan. 1, 2012 — then only 19 days away — Amazon would buy the publisher’s books at 45 percent off the cover price, roughly double its current discount. For McFarland, an independent publisher of scholarly books situated in the mountains of North Carolina, Amazon’s email presented a money-losing proposition. “It was the apocalypse,” said Karl-Heinz Roseman, director of sales and marketing at McFarland, which has a long track record of giving all its retail partners the same discount. McFarland and Amazon have shared a mutually beneficial relationship for more than a decade. A well-regarded source of books on baseball and chess, McFarland helped Amazon fulfill its mission of offering “Earth’s biggest selection.” And Amazon — in contrast to traditional bookstores — listed all of McFarland’s titles, no matter how arcane. Last year, Amazon generated nearly 70 percent of McFarland’s retail sales and 15 percent of its entire business. “If we made a change for Amazon, we’d have to do it for everyone, and that would jeopardize our business,” Roseman said. “We couldn’t exist like that.” Now, McFarland and others in the book world worry that Amazon will use its pricing pressure to crush publishers. They say See AMAZON, Page 2D

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Fred Maier, co-founder/vice president of Susquehanna Brewing Co., holds a glass of grains that will be used in making the company’s beer.

A NEW BREW J By ANDREW M. SEDER

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ENKINS TWP. – What started as a father-son trip to Boston three years ago to a craft brewers’ conference will culminate this week when the brewing units are fired up and the Susquehanna Brewing Co. begins making beer.

The smell of hops was in the air last week as the final touches were being put into place inside the sprawling brewery that was once home to United Beverage of NEPA, a beer distributorship owned by the brewery’s current owners Ed Maier, his son Fred and Mark Nobile. On Monday the brewery will look more like a laboratory as engineers from England, Austria, Germany and the United

States make sure the equipment from Canada, Germany and the United States is ready to go on line. On Tuesday, if all the equipment passes muster, the brewing process will begin. The Maiers said that beer should be on tap at local bars and taverns by Memorial Day and in bottles at area beer distributors and six-pack stores a few weeks later. See BREWERY, Page 2D

Owners foresee a crafty boom By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com

Ed Maier remembers a time not long ago when only 42 beer breweries remained in the United States. The year was1974 and Schaefer was the world’s best-selling beer with Schlitz, Genesee and Stroh’s still popular at the corner tavern. Miller Lite was just a year old and was officially called “Lite Beer from Miller.” “The industry was caving,” said Maier, great-great-grandson of local brewing icon Charles Stegmaier. Things were so bad that Maier sold his family’s brewing label and names that year to the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre. See CRAFT, Page 2D

Prepare those tax forms; great promotions are all over the place IT’S TAX WEEK, SO for all you procrastinators, either request your extension or get a local CPA ASAP. One local eatery is helping you to save some money this week, though it’s not a write-off. Cork Bar & Restaurant in WilkesBarre is offering a 1040 Tax Week Discount this Tuesday through Saturday. Get $10 off a dinner check of $40 or more. Today also marks Easter, so starting tomorrow Easter candy will go on clearance at area grocery and drug stores. Hey peeps, load up on Peeps. Grab a Mini Iced Cappy Blast every Wednesday this month at Baskin Robbins for 99 cents. And for every one you purchase, Baskin Robbins will donate a meal to Feeding Amer-

fingerprints and smudges are a constant issue. One company has a product that will help. KIMTECH is giving away samples of touch screen STEALS & DEALS wipes, but hurry, supplies are limited. Head here to try to snag one before ica. I am a big Old Navy fan and while I they’re gone: www.kcdiy.com/touchlove heading to the stores, sometimes screen. Since today is a holiday, it might be I like to shop online. I like it even more now that any purchase over $50 a bit easier to try to win some freebies from Victoria’s Secret. will ship for free. The lingerie retailer has been givHere’s a sweet smelling deal for ing away reward cards to the first you today at Bath and Body Works. 1,333 people on their Facebook page Buy three Signature Collection body starting at noon each day through care items priced up to $34.50 each April 15. and get three equal or lesser value Prizes include $10 off $50 purchase Signature Collection body care items coupons and gift cards with values of for free. Clearance items, gift sets, home fragrance, travel and trial sizes, $50, $100 or $500 that are redeemable in-store or online through April and Anti-Bacterial Collection items 30. They have been going fast but are among the exclusions. with people out and about today for For all the folks out there with Easter you might have better odds. smart phones with a touch screen,

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CORPORATE LADDER FRIEDMAN ELECTRIC Courtney (Savage) Shatrowskas has joined the company as a marketing specialist. Shatrowskas holds a bacheShatrowskas lor’s degree in marketing from Penn State University.

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The Foundation Board of Directors has elected new officers for 2012. The new officers are: James Burke, vice president/ regional executive, Luzerne Bank, foundation board president; Robert Tamburro, vice president, TFP LTD real estate development, foundation board first vice president; Robert Stanley, financial advisor, Merrill Lynch, foundation board second

BUSINESS AGENDA HAZLETON CHAMBER NETWORKING MIXER: Tuesday, 5-7 p.m., Damon’s, 120 Route 93, Hazleton. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, prizes. Free for members, employees, coworkers and guests. Reservation required; call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org. WYOMING COUNTY CHAMBER LUNCHEON: Wednesday, 1 1:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Purkey’s Pink Apple, Route 6, Tunkhannock. Officials from Cabot Oil & Gas will describe their investments in the region. Free for chamber members; non-members, $10 per person. To reserve, call 836-7755 or email Deborah@Wyccc.com. PSU EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SERIES: Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, 77 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre. Topic is new Luzerne County governance and management. Keynote speakers will be James Bobeck, chairman of Luzerne County Council and Robert C. Lawton, Luzerne County manager. Call 823-2101, ext. 133 for more information. NEPA CUSTOMER SERVICE CONSORTIUM: Thursday, 8:3010 a.m., Luzerne County Community College Corporate Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Presenters Noreen Zadarosni and Sharon Furbur, of Telerx Marketing Inc., will tell how the company of 2,000 associates, spread across five locations in three states, developed a road-

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Amazon’s demands for deeper discounts threaten already-thin profit margins, and some warn of a coming Amazon monopoly. Amazon, which declined to answer questions or discuss its relations with publishers for this report, dominates the U.S. market for print books sold online and also leads the market for electronic books. At the same time, it’s working to become a big-name publisher in its own right. Although publishers rarely criticize companies they do business with, some say they’re speaking out against Amazon partly because they’re offended by its tactics. They describe Amazon’s demands — made in email, with no personal-contact information provided — as overly aggressive and leaving almost no

vice president; Judith Aita, owner, Company’s Coming, foundation board treasurer; and David Sawicki, director, business solutions and customized training, LCCC, foundation board executive secretary.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Alexia Kita Blake, Esq., Blake Law Offices, L.L.C. owner/member, has joined the board of directors. She resides in Moosic Lakes with her husband, Geff, and three children.

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Age may not be reason for canceled interview Q: After three phone interviews with an out-of-state company, I was invited to corporate headquarters to meet with the hiring manager. The human resources employee who made my flight arrangements asked for my date of birth, saying the airline needed it for security reasons. Shortly thereafter, I received an email saying the manager needed to cancel our interview. When I called to reschedule, I was told they were considering another candidate and would let

me know if they still needed to talk with me. Now I’m concerned that my age was the real reason for this rejection. Although I am in excellent health and have a very youthful appearance, that doesn’t help unless I get an interview. Should I just forget about jobs that require a plane flight? A: Before restricting yourself to ground transportation, take a moment to reconsider your assumptions. Although age could have been a factor in your interview cancellation, it is equally

possible that management discovered a more qualified applicant or found a local candidate who would not incur relocation costs. Nevertheless, if revealing your age troubles you, try asking if you can make future flight reservations yourself. Some companies will allow you to do so within their travel guidelines. In that case, you have little choice but to share your birth date if the airline must have it for security reporting. You might also consider using

a webcam to turn phone screenings into video interviews. That would enable you to make a positive visual impression at the beginning of the process. Again, some companies may not allow this, but there’s no harm in asking. 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.

KEN POLLOCK SUZUKI RECEIVES RECOGNITION

Liza Behrens, MSN, RN, CCRC, associate director of nursing research, was recently named president-elect of the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses. She earned her first nursing degree and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Norwich University, Northfield, Vt.; her baccalaureate nursing degree from Cedar Crest College, Allentown; and her master’s degree in clinical research administration from George Washington University, Washington D.C.

GEISINGER COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER Dr. Gerald Maloney was named associate chief medical officer for Geisinger Northeast. Maloney obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and a Master of Science degree in Human Services Administration from Misericordia University in Dallas. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

map to enrich their culture and created leadership teams. Free; light refreshments will be served. Reservations can be made at nepacsc.com or 5928378. MAINTENANCE ROUNDTABLE: Thursday, 1 1 a.m.-1 p.m., Top of the 80s, Sugarloaf Township. Topics will include energy costs, replacement costs, service contracts, parts and supplies, repairs, administration and lost productivity in HVAC systems. $36 for Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association members and $72 for non-members, includes lunch. To register, email crobbins@maea.biz, or call 6220992. BACK MOUNTAIN BUSINESS & COMMUNITY EXPO: April 18, 4-7 p.m., Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, Dallas. Local businesses and organizations will have tables and booths; door prizes, refreshments provided by Gerrity’s Supermarkets and Fire and Ice restaurant. Free to the business community and general public. For more information, call 675-9380 or log on to www.BackMountainChamber.org. HAZLETON CHAMBER NETWORKING MIXER: April 18, 5-7:30 p.m., Mountain Valley Golf Course, 1021 Brockton Road., Barnesville. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. Door prizes including a corporate golf membership at Mountain Valley and custom designed websites. Reservation required; call 4551509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org.

room for discussion. To some, Amazon’s hardball tactics are reminiscent of its much-publicized pricing row two years ago with Macmillan, one of the nation’s largest publishers. In early 2010, Amazon removed the “buy” buttons from Macmillan’s titles after the publisher sought to take pricing control of e-books away from the retailer. Amazon soon relented, saying it had no other choice but to cede control because Macmillan “has a monopoly over their own titles.” This February, Amazon again asserted its influence when it pulled nearly 5,000 titles by distributor Independent Publishers Group from its Kindle e-book store. Amazon wanted better terms, and IPG refused. Other online retailers, including Barnes & Noble and Apple, continue to sell digital versions of IPG’s titles, enabling the distributor to resist Amazon’s demands. “They want more margin than

Ken Pollock Suzuki has been recognized with the Suzuki President’s Award for the second consecutive year. The award is given for outstanding sales, service and customer satisfaction. Shown surrounded by the dealership staff are Kevin Burns, regional sales manager of American Suzuki Motor Corp.; A.J. Detrick, Ken Pollock Suzuki sales manager (holding the award plaque); Gary Peters, general manager; and Murad Elbaitah, business manager.

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Three beers will be rolled out for the initial core lineup: Golden Cold Lager, Sixth Generation Stock Ale and Pils-Noir. The lager will be along the lines of a traditional pilsner, said Fred Maier. The ale will be brewed in the traditional pre-Prohibition tradition and will resemble a pale ale. The Pils-Noir is an experimental beer that will mark the first jet black pilsner on the market in the world, according to Jaime Jurado, the company’s master brewer. A 1990 Wilkes University graduate, Jurado walked through the brewery last week excitedly using terms like “endosperm mashing” and pointing to the odd- looking devices and see-through tubes that will carry the beer and husks through the process and give the brewery an aura of a fictional chocolate factory. “We’ve got a little bit of Willy Wonka stuff going on here,” Jurado said as he passed stainless steel fermenting bins that are part of nearly $9 million in investments the brewery’s owners have made to date. Which gets us back to the Maiers’ road trip to Boston in the spring of 2009. “We initially thought a couple of million was doable,” laughed Ed Maier. “It’s well beyond that scope now.” Both the Maiers and Nobile said it’s an investment they believe in and was impressive enough to lure Jurado back to Northeast Pennsylvania from his position as director of brewing operations at The

The industry began to brighten in the1990s as beer became more popular and home brewers and small craft brewing companies began springing up with unique flavors. The upstarts included Samuel Adams, which would go on to become the largest Americanbased brewery until it was passed by Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville. Yuengling, about 60 miles south of Wilkes-Barre in Schuylkill County, is America’s oldest brewery but it’s not the only one in the region. In addition to the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre and Susquehanna Brewing Co. in Jenkins Township, there’s also Breaker Brewing Company in Plains Township, 3 Guys & a Beer’d Brewing Co. in Carbondale, Barley Creek Brewing Co. in Tannersville, Benny Brewing Co. in Newport Township, Shawnee Craft Brewing Co. in Shawnee-On-Delaware and Turkey Hill Brewing Co. and Old Forge Brewing Co., both in Bloomsburg. All are within 60 miles of WilkesBarre. “To see the industry take a180 degree turn where small is cool again, and local is cool again and variety is cool again is beyond belief,” Maier said. He said that starting up a nano- or micro-brewing operation in today’s environment “is a very feasible thing to do.” Mark Nobile, one of the co-owners of the Susquehanna Brewing Co., said he recently read that there are close to 2,000 breweries in the United States now and half of them are small startups or brew pubs. According to a recent Los Angeles Times story, craft brewers in the U.S. saw a15 percent boom in retail sales last year and a13 percent boost in volume, compared to a1.3 percent slide in volume for the overall beer market. Craft brewers now make up nearly 6 percent of the U.S. beer economy, the Brewers Association reported.

what is reasonable to give,” IPG President Mark Suchomel said. “At some point, enough is enough. What we and our publishers do to bring a book to market is so much riskier than what Amazon does to bring it to the reader.” While Amazon’s discounting long has made it the go-to place for many book buyers, critics argue that the strategy prevents competition and devalues books. In November 2007, at a news conference to introduce Amazon’s Kindle e-reading device, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos revealed that Amazon would sell newly released e-books for $9.99, below the wholesale price. “When you sell books at a loss, by the millions, to corner the market, you’re not interested in competing,” said novelist Richard Russo, a Pulitzer Prizewinning novelist. “You’re interested in burying your competitors and then burying the shovel.”

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The fermentation vats are in place at the Susquehanna Brewing Co. in Jenkins Township.

Gambrinus Company in San Antonio, Texas. That brewery, the country’s sixth largest, produces beer under the labels of the Spoetzl Brewery, in San Antonio, Bridgeport Brewing Company of Portland, Ore. and Trumer Brauerei of Berkeley, Calif. “Every decision we made was about the quality of beer,” Ed Maier, of Lehman Township, said. Jurado said the unique topof-the-line equipment and brewing methods that Susquehanna Brewing will employ attracted him to the startup. In addition to being able to brew the Pils-Noir, Jurado noted the facility will be one of only seven in the world using the endosperm mashing method to brew beer. That means the grain is completely dehusked before mashing and then the husk is reintroduced later on in the brewing process. Fred Maier said local bars and distributors already have signed on and the community has been keeping tabs on the brewery’s progress waiting for their first products to begin flowing. “The support without even making a drop of beer has been great,” Fred Maier said. Maier shook his head as he retraced the journey from ca-

Jamie Jurado, master brewer, holds some of the first hops that will go into making the company’s beer.

sual thoughts of brewing craft beer to being just a day or two from reality. “It’s unbelievable,” he said. Jurado said the Maiers and Nobile are doing things right by focusing on quality in equipment, the brewing process and the final product. And he’s already thinking about the future, pointing out areas on the brewing floor where additional fermenting machines could be installed and how the slope of the roof was designed to accommodate taller and wider silos. With the local river in its name and the town of Pittston on all its kegs and bottles, the brewery owners believe they have what the region is looking for and will support. “We sure hope Northeast Pennsylvania sees us as their local brewery,” Ed Maier said.

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adding to its hotel offerings, and Orbitz, a new site founded by a group of U.S. airlines. As Travelocity slipped out of first place, Sabre Holdings brought the company back into the fold and combined it with Lastminute.com, a European travel site. In 2007, Sabre was taken private by Texas Pacific Group and Silver Lake Partners in a $5 billion deal. In a survey Harteveldt conducted late last year, 13 percent of consumers said they used Travelocity to book their leisure/personal travel within the previous 12 months, as many as Priceline, Orbitz and Hotels.com. Expedia ranked first, with 21 percent. When Sparks came in as CEO

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In his first year at the helm, Carl Sparks has refocused Travelocity on hotel products, vacation packages and mobile devices.

last April, he recognized that having staff spread among three offices hurt the company by slowing down business decisions. Sparks, who previously was president of Gilt Groupe, an online fashion retailer, and had worked at Expedia and Hotels.com, closed Travelocity’s offices in New York and San Francis-

co, consolidating employees at its Texas headquarters. He also added more executives with experience in e-commerce and continues to hire developers to create products and apps. And instead of trying to make Travelocity all things to consumers, Sparks decided to focus on three areas: hotels, vacation packages and mobile platforms. “We could do a lot more with this brand than we have,” Sparks said, adding that he is pleased with the past year’s progress. “It’s done well. We’re very proud of the fact that we’re large and we’re profitable and we’re growing again. “Our biggest markets — the U.S., the U.K. and France — we are now growing in all three of those markets. We are taking share, we think, in a number of those markets across multiple product categories.”

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MarketPulse FLYING HIGHER International air traffic growth To get a sense of how Estee Lauder’s sales are doing, don’t 8.9 9% just look at adepartment store’s ’11 ’12 cosmetics counter. Check the airport. Well-off customers jetting between countries are a prime 7.3 target for cosmetics companies, 6.6 and Estee Lauder gets about 20 6.4 6.2 percent of its operating profits 5.9 6 from duty-free stores, according 5.5 to Citi analyst Wendy Nicholson. Good news for Estee Lauder in4.6 vestors: More people are flying abroad. International air traffic 4.0 jumped 8.9 percent in February from a year earlier, according to the most recent data available. 3 J J A S O N D J F That’s faster than January’s 5.5 Source: International Air Transport percent growth.

IT CAN WAIT When CEOs hit the beach house or ski lodge, their share prices take a vacation too. After comparing the travels of corporate CEOs against the performance of their stocks, a researcher from New York University’s business school found that stocks become less volatile when their CEOs are on vacation. That’s because companies tend to release little, if any, news during the period. But the day that CEOs return tends to be a busy one, with a flurry of good announcements. This could be because CEOs plan their vacations for when they expect little to happen or because CEOs are cutting vacations short when news breaks.

CHIPPING AWAY Retirement portfolios made it through 2011 relatively unscathed. Savers held $3.07 billion in their 401(k) plans at the end of 2011, up 1 percent from the $3.03 billion that had held at the end of 2010. IRA balances also rose ever so slightly, to $4.87 billion from $4.84 billion. But that small change belies a wild ride for investors through the year. Retirement portfolios bounced up and down during 2011. The S&P 500, for example, ended up nearly flat for the year. But in August, it swung by at least 4 percent for four straight days, the first time that has happened since the financial crisis.

401(k) plan assets

Retirement portfolios rose in 2011, but only after volatile markets caused big swings throughout the year. In billions 3.2 3.1

$3.0

3.1

3.0 2.9

2.5

2.0

Q4 ’11

Q1 ’12

Source: Investment Company Institute

Loading up on short-term junk InsiderQ&A

David Sherman What he does: Runs RiverPark Short Term High Yield Bond (RPHYX) What he suggests: Invest in short-term junk bonds to generate yield, while also limiting the risk of losses due to rising interest rates.

The big payback

The dividend comeback got a big boost recently when Apple said it would resume quarterly payouts for the first time in 17 years. Nearly $10 billion will go to shareholders in the first year alone. All told, dividend payments increased by a net $24.2 billion 1,216 in the first quarter. Some 677 companies initiated, resumed or increased thier dividends. Only 31 suspended or decreased them, according to Standard & Poor’s. That nearly 22-to-1 ratio made it 1,028 the best first quarter for dividends since 2007. 790 Other noteworthy developments in the quarter:

479

What he owns: High-yield corporate bonds

Short-term high-yield bonds are drawing greater interest as investors seek higher yields without tying up money for long periods. Sherman’s fund was launched in September 2010, and companies such as PIMCO and State Street have recently introduced exchange-traded funds specializing in short-term junk bonds. The short maturities of the bonds offer protection. When interest rates rise, there’s less risk of a loss with short-term bonds than with bonds maturing in five years or longer. Most bonds that Sherman invests in mature in less than a year, and the fund has returned about 4 percent the past 12 months. However, highyield investors should expect more volatility than those investing in lower-risk segments of the bond market. How do you explain the recent interest in short-term highyield bonds? Whenever interest rates are declining, people will stretch for returns. Low rates are painful for savers, but one should be ultracareful in how they invest. Maybe you should just bite the bullet and say, “I’m going to earn zero on my money for the next few years.” That’s better than getting caught in the next financial calamity. But obviously, one can’t live on a portfolio earning zero. There are lots of choices to generate yield, and short-term highyield is one of them. Aren’t the risks of investing in junk bonds too great for many investors? Obviously, we’re going to have some volatility in any day, week or month. But over an extended time, we’re trying to preserve your principal. We’re not looking to buy bonds with short-term maturities where we think there is limited upside potential, and a whole bunch of downside. I refer to that as a widow-making investment. But because we don’t do that, we won’t perform on a par with the high-yield market when it’s up sharply. That’s because we’re focusing on short-term bonds, rather than bonds with longer maturities. We may miss out on some short-term returns, but protect against losses. For many investors, that’s better than reaching for a strong short-term return. That’s merry-go-round investing — you’re betting you’re going to get off before there’s a problem. Aren’t dividend-paying stocks a reasonable alternative because they generate income with comparable volatility? It’s a fair comparison. With dividend stocks, share prices will grow if the global economy grows. But in the short-term, they’ll be more volatile than investing in a bond maturing in one year. However, you have daily liquidity with a stock, so you can sell it when you want. Answers edited for content and clarity. AP

Mortgage rates tick down

Tech comes around

Technology companies are gradually shedding their reputation for being stingy with quarterly dividends. Among the tech newsmakers:

’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 Dividend increases First quarter

’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 Dividend decreases s First quarter

12 months

LocalStocks COMPANY

TICKER

52-WK RANGE FRIDAY $CHG %CHG %CHG %RTN RANK %RTN LOW HIGH CLOSE 1WK 1WK 1MO 1QTR YTD 1YR 1YR 5YRS* PE YLD

Air Products

APD

72.26 8

98.01

90.81

-0.99

-1.1

6.6 +1.05

6.2

2.8

Amer Water Works

AWK

25.39 0

34.67

33.81

-0.22

-0.6

6.1 +22.17

1 25.7a

2.7 7.6

Amerigas Part LP

APU

36.76 3

48.46

40.17

-0.35

-0.9

t -12.5 —9.74

3 10.2

Aqua America Inc

WTR

19.28 8

23.28

22.23

-0.06

-0.3

0.8 —.31

2.0

3.0

Arch Dan Mid

ADM

23.69 6

37.28

31.32

-0.34

-1.1

9.5—13.59 3

-1.7

2.2

AutoZone Inc

AZO

Bank of America

BAC

266.25 0 386.00 383.80 12.00

3.2

s 18.1 +38.74

1 24.3

...

13.88

9.23

-0.34

-3.6

s 66.0—31.18 4 -23.4

...

0.4

17.10 5

30.77

23.82

-0.31

2.2

2.23 5

15.60

8.01

31.30 0

45.88

44.62

4.92 5

Bk of NY Mellon

Bon Ton Store

BONT

CVS Caremark Corp

CVS

-1.3

s 19.6—19.93 4

-8.0

-1.24 -13.4

s 137.7—45.84 5 -31.0

...

2.5

-0.18

1.5

-0.4

9.4 +29.02

6.0

Cigna Corp

38.79 8

52.95

48.99

-0.26

-0.5

s 16.6 +12.04

0.0

0.1

CocaCola

63.34 0

74.39

73.47

-0.54

-0.7

2 10.6

2.8

Comcast Corp A

CMCSA 19.19 0

30.41

29.56

-0.29

-1.0

s 24.7 +19.48

3.2

2.2

Community Bk Sys

CBU

21.67 9

29.47

28.54

-0.24

-0.8

1 10.3

3.6

Community Hlth Sys

CYH

14.61 3

41.09

22.50

0.26

1.2

s 28.9—44.42 5

Entercom Comm

ETM

4.61 3

11.97

6.36

-0.13

-2.0

Fairchild Semicond

FCS

10.25 4

21.02

13.99

-0.71

-4.8

s 16.2—25.51 4

Frontier Comm

FTR

Genpact Ltd

Harte Hanks Inc

HHS

7.00 4

12.22

Heinz

HNZ

48.17 8

55.00

Hershey Company

HSY

53.77 9

62.38

Kraft Foods

KFT

31.35 9

Lowes Cos

LOW

M&T Bank

MTB

McDonalds Corp NBT Bncp Nexstar Bdcstg Grp

5.0 +11.74 2.7 +21.20

-8.7

...

3.4—44.74 5 -22.1

...

-4.1

3.81 1

8.97

4.31

0.14

3.4

t -16.3—38.31 4 -10.3

9.3

13.37 6

18.16

16.13

-0.17

-1.0

2 22.2a

1.1

8.74

-0.31

-3.4

-3.9—24.02 4 -17.6

3.9

53.26

-0.29

-0.5

-1.4 +12.38

5.4

3.6

60.66

-0.67

-1.1

-1.8 +12.21

3.6

2.5

39.06

38.04

0.03

0.1

1.8 +24.48

6.7

3.0

18.07 0

31.57

31.35

-0.03

-0.1

s 23.5 +19.04

1.2

1.8

66.40 9

90.76

86.88

0.00

0.0

s 13.8 -+1.12

-1.0

3.2

MCD

75.66 9 102.22

98.62

0.52

0.5

-1.7 +32.17

1 19.0

2.8

NBTB

17.05 7

24.10

21.64

-0.44

-2.0

-2.2 —2.22

2.4

3.7

NXST

5.53 5

10.28

7.63

-0.68

-8.2

-2.7—11.79 3

-4.2

...

PNC Financial

PNC

42.70 0

64.85

63.53

-0.96

-1.5

s 10.2 +3.05

-0.5

2.2

PPL Corp

PPL

25.00 5

30.27

27.63

-0.63

-2.2

-4.3

5.2

Penna REIT

PEI

6.50 8

17.34

14.86

-0.41

-2.7

s 42.3 +9.34

2 -15.1

...

4.0

PepsiCo

PEP

58.50 6

71.89

66.15

-0.20

-0.3

3.4

3.1

Philip Morris Intl

60.45 0

90.10

88.64

0.03

0.0

s 12.9 +39.73

1 38.6a

3.5

Procter & Gamble

57.56 0

67.95

67.31

0.10

0.1

3.9

3.1

Prudential Fncl

PRU

42.45 9

65.30

62.52

-0.87

-1.4

s 24.7 +1.30

-5.9

2.3

SLM Corp

SLM

10.91 8

17.11

15.26

-0.50

-3.2

s 13.9 +1.39

2 -17.7

3.3

SLM Corp flt pfB

SLMBP 39.00 5

60.00

48.25

-1.25

-2.5

s 23.7

...

0.0

...

9.6

TJX Cos

TJX

24.60 0

39.99

40.29

0.58

1.5

s 24.8 +59.96

1 24.5

1.1

UGI Corp

UGI

24.07 4

33.53

27.61

0.36

1.3

-6.1—13.63 3

3.3

3.8

Verizon Comm

32.28 7

40.48

37.66

-0.07

-0.2

-6.1 +4.57

5.7

5.3

WalMart Strs

WMT

48.31 9

62.63

60.67

-0.53

-0.9

1.5 +17.87

6.6

2.6

Weis Mkts

WMK

36.52 8

44.85

42.97

-0.63

-1.4

7.6 +11.56

2.2

2.8

7.9 +9.28

-6.1 +13.62 -0.3 +4.01 0.9 +12.55

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

The biggest dividend increases this year

Not only are more companies paying dividends, they’re paying bigger amounts. S&P Indices counted 677 companies that either started paying a dividend or increased their payouts during the first quarter. Only 31 companies cut or suspended their dividends. This screen shows the stocks in the S&P 500 that have announced the biggest percentage increase in dividends so far in 2012. Six companies have already doubled their payouts. Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) leads the group. Its dividend quadrupled. The company, which helps banks with payment processing and other services, announced the dividend hike the same day it said its net income rose 16 percent to $469.6 million in 2011. Several financial companies are on the list. Both Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp hiked their dividends after they passed the Federal Reserve’s stress test, which checked to see if they could survive another severe recession. * 1 = buy; 2 = hold; 3 = sell

Data through April 4;

COMPANY

TICKER

NEW ANNUAL DIVIDEND

FRIDAY YIELD

1WK

0.07 0.23 0.13 0.34 1.01

0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.03

r s r s s

s 0.02 s -0.05 s 0.01 s -0.48 s -1.30

0.12 0.30 0.16 0.82 2.31

0.07 0.01 0.16 0.71

10-year T-Note 2.18 30-year T-Bond 3.33 Money fund data provided by iMoneyNet Inc.

-0.03 0.00

s s

s -1.36 s -1.25

3.57 4.63

1.72 2.72

s s s t t s

t s t t t s

52-WK HIGH LOW

-0.88 -1.08 -0.63 -1.09 0.30 -1.22

3.18 5.23 4.11 5.72 10.15 2.43

CHANGE 1MO 3MO 1YR

GROUP, FUND

TICKER

FRIDAY NAV

WK CHG

American Funds BalA m American Funds BondA m American Funds CapIncBuA m American Funds CpWldGrIA m American Funds EurPacGrA m American Funds FnInvA m American Funds GrthAmA m American Funds IncAmerA m American Funds InvCoAmA m American Funds NewPerspA m American Funds WAMutInvA m BlackRock GlobAlcA m BlackRock GlobAlcC m BlackRock GlobAlcI DFA EmMktValI Dodge & Cox Income Dodge & Cox IntlStk Dodge & Cox Stock Fidelity Contra Fidelity GrowCo Fidelity LowPriStk d Fidelity Puritan Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m FrankTemp-Franklin Income C m Harbor IntlInstl d Oakmark EqIncI PIMCO AllAssetI PIMCO LowDrIs PIMCO TotRetA m PIMCO TotRetAdm b PIMCO TotRetIs PIMCO TotRetrnD b Permanent Portfolio T Rowe Price EqtyInc T Rowe Price GrowStk T Rowe Price HiYield d T Rowe Price MidCpGr T Rowe Price NewIncome Vanguard 500Adml Vanguard 500Inv Vanguard GNMAAdml Vanguard InflaPro Vanguard InstIdxI Vanguard InstPlus Vanguard InstTStPl Vanguard MuIntAdml Vanguard STGradeAd Vanguard Tgtet2025 Vanguard TotBdAdml Vanguard TotBdInst Vanguard TotIntl d Vanguard TotStIAdm Vanguard TotStIIns Vanguard TotStIdx Vanguard WellsIAdm Vanguard Welltn Vanguard WelltnAdm Vanguard WndsIIAdm Vanguard WndsrII

ABALX ABNDX CAIBX CWGIX AEPGX ANCFX AGTHX AMECX AIVSX ANWPX AWSHX MDLOX MCLOX MALOX DFEVX DODIX DODFX DODGX FCNTX FDGRX FLPSX FPURX FUSVX FKINX FCISX HAINX OAKBX PAAIX PTLDX PTTAX PTRAX PTTRX PTTDX PRPFX PRFDX PRGFX PRHYX RPMGX PRCIX VFIAX VFINX VFIJX VIPSX VINIX VIIIX VITPX VWIUX VFSUX VTTVX VBTLX VBTIX VGTSX VTSAX VITSX VTSMX VWIAX VWELX VWENX VWNAX VWNFX

19.56 12.64 50.92 35.00 38.87 38.97 32.66 17.36 29.70 29.46 30.24 19.40 18.04 19.49 29.70 13.56 32.01 112.50 77.77 97.94 40.19 19.38 49.57 2.15 2.17 58.44 28.92 12.09 10.41 11.10 11.10 11.10 11.10 48.12 25.21 38.10 6.73 59.36 9.70 128.91 128.91 11.02 14.19 128.07 128.08 31.62 14.10 10.74 13.27 10.95 10.95 14.25 34.93 34.94 34.93 56.97 33.18 57.31 50.78 28.61

-.14 -.42 -.57 -.60 -.39 -.26 -.13 -.26 -.29 -.18 -.23 -.22 -.24 -.31 -.95 -2.13 +.23 -.07 -.53 -.14 -.52 -.03 -.03 -1.57 -.27 -.05 +.01 +.01 +.01 +.01 +.01 -.62 -.31 +.18 -.01 -.34

4WK

52-WK HIGH LOW

RETURN/RANK 1YR 5YR

+1.3 -.2 -.1 -.5 -1.1 +1.4 +2.2 +.3 +1.4 +1.4 +1.4 -.7 -.8 -.7 -4.7 -.1 -2.1 +1.2 +4.3 +4.5 +1.0 +1.7 +2.7 +.1 -2.5 +.4 -.7 +.2

-.87 -.87 +.01 +.02 -.87 -.86 -.23 +.01

-1.6 +1.6 +5.5 -.1 +1.9 -.4 +2.7 +2.7 +.2 -.2 +2.7 +2.7 +2.5 -.6

-.12 +.01 +.01 -.37 -.26 -.26 -.26 -.15 -.30 -.52 -.64 -.36

+.6 -.4 -.4 -2.7 +2.5 +2.5 +2.5 +.2 +.6 +.6 +2.1 +2.1

2.05 3.72 3.27 4.54 6.61 0.93

+6.7/A +7.3/B +3.4/A -3.3/C -8.6/B +.9/D +2.1/D +4.5/B +3.3/C -.9/B +7.2/A -1.2/C -2.0/C -1.0/C -17.4/E +6.3/D -11.3/C -.1/D +9.3/B +11.8/A +4.9/A +5.1/B +7.2/A +1.6/E +1.1/E -6.4/A +2.0/D +4.2/A +2.4/C +5.6/E +5.7/D +6.0/D +5.7/D +2.1/D +2.4/C +12.3/A +4.6/C +1.2/C +6.7/C +7.2/A +7.1/A +7.9/A +11.4/A +7.2/A +7.2/A +5.9/B +10.7/B +3.0/B +2.9/A +7.9/A +7.9/A -10.5/D +5.8/B +5.9/B +5.7/B +10.0/A +5.6/A +5.7/A +6.3/A +6.2/A

+3.6/A +3.5/E +.9/D /B -.4/A +1.6/B +1.3/D +1.9/D +.5/C +2.2/A +1.0/B +4.3/B +3.5/B +4.6/B +3.9/B +6.7/B -3.0/A -2.7/E +4.9/B +7.5/A +3.6/A +3.3/B +1.5/B +2.9/D +2.4/D +.3/A +4.9/A +6.2/A +5.3/A +7.9/A +8.1/A +8.4/A +8.0/A +8.5/A +.4/B +4.3/B +7.0/B +6.9/A +6.6/B +1.6/B +1.5/B +6.8/A +7.3/B +1.6/B +1.6/B +2.1/A +5.2/B +4.4/B +2.2/A +6.3/B +6.3/B -3.0/B +2.0/A +2.0/A +1.9/A +6.3/A +4.3/A +4.4/A +.2/B +.1/B

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

StockScreener PREVIOUS DIVIDEND DIVIDEND INCREASE

300%

$32.54

AVG. 1-YR STOCK BROKER CHANGE RATING*

Fidelity Nat. Inf. Serv.

FIS

$0.80

$0.20

-1.7%

1.6

Gannett

GCI

0.80

0.32

150

14.98

-3.5

1.7

Mosaic

MOS

0.50

0.20

150

53.84

-34.7

1.4

Cliffs Nat. Res.

CLF

2.50

1.12

123

68.28

-31.7

1.4

Macy’s

0.80

0.40

100

40.91

70.9

1.4

MasterCard

1.20

0.60

100

430.94

65.0

1.4

Wells Fargo

WFC

0.88

0.48

33.88

6.5

1.4

U.S. Bancorp

USB

0.78

0.50

31.31

17.7

1.6

Wyndham Worldwide

WYN

0.92

0.60

46.38

44.6

1.2

Apartment Inv. & Mngmt.

AIV

0.72

0.48

26.71

4.9

2.0

Comcast

CMCSA

0.65

0.45

29.32

16.1

1.4

Ball

BLL

0.40

0.28

43.62

21.2

1.3

Mattel

MAT

1.24

0.92

33.88

33.7

1.4

Source: S&P Indices, FactSet

CHANGE 1MO 3MO 1YR

MutualFunds

Dave Carpenter; J. Paschke • AP

Sources: Standard & Poor; The companies

0.08 0.11 0.09 -0.04 -0.02 0.02

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

The dividend yield measures annual payouts to shareholders against a company’s stock price. The average yield decreased to 2.6 percent at the end of the first quarter from 2.8 percent at the end of December.

0.01 0.08 $ 3,000 min (800) 662-7447

2.27 4.07 3.45 4.60 7.25 1.21

TREASURYS

Yields still solid

73 15

0.01 0.20 $ 10,000 min (800) 243-1575

1WK

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

American Express, 20 cents, up 11 percent • Ame BB&T, 20 cents, up 25 percent • BB& JPM Chase, 30 cents, up 20 percent • JPMorgan State Street, 24 cents, up 33 percent • Stat • U.S Bancorp, 19.5 cents, up 56 percent Wel Fargo, 22 cents, up 83 percent • Wells

MIN INVEST PHONE

YIELD

FRIDAY YIELD

U.S. BOND INDEXES

Major lenders increased their quarterly dividends after getting a green light from the Federal Reserve for passing its stress test. They’ll now pay investors the following amounts per share each quarter:

222

193

PRIME FED Taxable—national avg RATE FUNDS Selected Daily Govt Fund/Cl D FRIDAY 3.25 .13 Tax-exempt—national avg 6 MO AGO 3.25 .13 Vanguard OH Tax-Exempt MMF 1 YR AGO 3.25 .13

Banks on board

335

284

Money market mutual funds

percent

552 413

InterestRates

• SAIC, will start paying 12 cents per share starting this month • Applied Materials, increased dividend to 9 cents, up 12.5 percent • Qualcomm, increased dividend to 25 cents, up 16 percent • Xilinx, increased dividend to 22 cents, up 16

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dipped to 3.98 percent from 3.99 percent a week earlier. Mortgage rates tend to follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury, which swung sharply last week. The yield spiked on Tuesday on lowered expectations that the Federal Reserve will buy more Treasurys to help the economy. The yield later fell on renewed worries about Europe’s debt problems.

q q q q

Dow industrials

-1.2%

WEEKLY

Nasdaq

-0.4% WEEKLY

LARGE-CAP

S&P 500

-0.7% WEEKLY

SMALL-CAP

Russell 2000

-1.5% WEEKLY

p p

+1.2%

p p

+3.7%

p p

+2.4%

p p

+1.5%

MO +6.9%

YTD MO +18.3%

YTD MO +11.2%

YTD

MO +10.4%

YTD

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Seeking truth and justice? Why rush it?

Mitt may have just lost ‘it’ with women

ONCE UPON a time in the late ’90s, a certain black newswoman was awarded her own column. She wrote 12 pieces, three of them about race. That was too many for her boss, who told her to tone it down. Confused, she went to a white colleague for advice. He explained that, being black, she lacked the judgment to decide if a given racial matter merited a column. In the future, he suggested, if she saw some racial issue she thought worth writing about, she should bring it to him and let him decide. That paternalistic offer is brought to mind by a recent on-air statement from Tamara Holder, a contributor to Fox “News,” about the killing of Trayvon Martin. “The blacks,” she told Sean Hannity, “are making this more of a racial issue than it should be.” One is reminded that the more things change, the more they don’t. One wonders how much of a racial issue Trayvon’s death should be, in Ms. Holder’s esteemed opinion. There is a storyline coalescing here among conservative pundits. From Holder to Hannity to William Bennett to my colleague, Glenn Garvin, it says there’s been a “rush to judgment” against George Zimmerman, the man who stalked and killed an unarmed 17-year-old black kid he found suspicious. Candidly, there is good reason to fear such a rush. Anyone who remembers the Tawana Brawley hoax and the Duke lacrosse case, among others, knows many African-Americans have proven prone to jumping to conclusions of racism even when the evidence thereof is dubious. Some black folks see racial mistreatment everywhere, always. But some white folks see it nowhere — ever. That’s a corollary truth that seems apropos to this moment. Indeed, when a black man named Abner Louima was maimed in an act of broomstick sodomy by New York police, Holder’s friend Hannity accused Louima of lying. Don’t rush to judgment, he warned. For some people, that is less sage advice than default response. The Rodney King beating, said former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates, “did look like racism,” but wasn’t. “This is not a racial issue,” said a school official in Louisiana after six black kids were charged with attempted murder for a schoolyard fight with a white classmate. And so on. There is a line — subjective, but there just the same — between avoiding a rush to judgment and avoiding judgment itself. If rushing to judgment suggests a reflexiveness that ill serves the cause of justice, refusing to judge suggests a moral cowardice that does the same. Where this case is concerned, it is telling that judgments made weeks after the fact are being called rushed. The rapid response nature of media being what it is, we make judgments every day based on much less than five weeks of reflection. We do this on matters of economics, war, politics, scandal. But, of course, race is different. It scares some of us, particularly when it requires them to concede the continued existence of injustices they would rather deny. They are aided in this denial by a naïve belief that a thing can’t truly be racist unless it is wearing a pointed hood or spouting epithets. But racial bias is seldom so conveniently obvious. More often, it lurks behind smiles and handshakes, unknown sometimes even to its host. More often it is deduced, not declared, seen in excuses that don’t add up, justifications that make no sense, logic that is not. As in Zimmerman’s decision to stalk Trayvon. Five weeks later, for all the back and forth, push and pull, no one has yet explained what the boy did that made him suspicious. Five weeks later, the initial conclusion still feels like the right one: Trayvon did not seem suspicious because of what he did but because of what he was. So fine, let us not rush to judgment. But let’s not rush from it, either.

MITT ROMNEY “unzipped” is the stuff of cartoonists’ dreams. The image suggested came from none other than his wife, Ann, when a Baltimore radio interviewer asked whether it’s true that her husband is stiff. Yes, do go ahead and cover the children’s eyes. “Well, you know, I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out because he is not!” laughed the Mrs. But, really, should we be talking like this? About unzipping the stiff and letting the “real Mitt” out? Goodness gracious, as Romney would say. What’s next, hot cocoa before noon? Ann Romney’s comments coincided with the punditocracy’s swoon over her husband’s lack of popularity among the once-fairer sex. (Women have cojones now, you might have heard, while men are ransacking Viagra warehouses. Dots, anyone?) Recent polls show single women younger than 50 scrambling back into the warm embrace of Barack Obama after a brief flirtation with the Republican boy band — Mitt, Rick, Ron and Newt. Was it something they said about birth control? This seems to be the conventional wisdom. Once contraception became a Recent polls topic of debate, show single women amscrayed women younger in the other directhan 50 scramtion. It isn’t as though women bling back into haven’t always the warm emfound the Demobrace of Barack cratic Party more Obama after a hospitable, but the brouhaha over brief flirtation whether “Obamawith the Recare” should force publican boy religious groups to fund or endorse band – Mitt, insurance coverage Rick, Ron and for contraception Newt. seems to have reminded women of just how fragile reproductive autonomy is. It didn’t help that at the same time, some states moved to force ultrasounds on women seeking abortion; Rush Limbaugh called a young woman a “slut” when she appeared on Capitol Hill to make a case for contraceptive coverage; the GOP looks and acts like a fraternity of cranky old white men. But what really gives with the old gender gap? Why are women running away from Republicans if, as Ann Romney insists, they’re really interested in the economy and jobs, not abortions and “free” birth control? In 12 battleground states where pollsters recently took to clipboards, more than 60 percent of women younger than 50 prefer Obama over Mitt Romney. Just a few weeks ago, fewer than half of this group said they’d re-elect the president. Which means, of course, that things could shift in another few weeks. Meanwhile, some analysts say that Romney’s decline in popularity among women has to do with his promise to defund Planned Parenthood, which to female ears apparently is tantamount to saying, “Women? They’re so cute when they’re pregnant.” Defunding Planned Parenthood is of course a staple of the Republican diet because some portion of public funds is in the same airspace as women seeking abortions. A guy can’t get nominated by the GOP unless he confesses his disapproval of Planned Parenthood, a thorough exploration of which will have to await a better mood. I’m swinging at the moment. It nevertheless bears mentioning at this point that Romney has no objection to contraception, as he said during one of the Republican debates. Moreover, the shift in women’s attitudes did not, in fact, coincide with the birth-control debate. Counterintuitively, women indicated in yet other polls that they weren’t

Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132. Readers may write to him via email at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

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Darren Spencer, a former homeless veteran, and his 18-year-old son, Lamont, pose in their Tacoma, Wash. apartment. Darren said he has lived in the apartment for two years with his son.

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ASHINGTON — Darren Spencer, a 39-year-old Army veteran from Tacoma, Wash., found himself homeless after losing his $15.45-an-hour job as a furniture mover a year ago. He takes pills for his depression and has trouble hear-

ing. He has no car, and his unemployment benefits ran out in December. But Spencer considers himself lucky on one count: Last August, he got a voucher from the federal government to help pay the $725 monthly rent for his apartment in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, where he lives with his 18-year-old son, Lamont. “I still have a lot of stress, but that’s one thing I don’t have to stress about,” Spencer said. “It’s still hard, but at least now I have a place to stay.” Spencer is among thousands of beneficiaries of a federal effort to end all homelessness among veterans by 2015. It’s a lofty goal as the nation gears up to accommodate another 1 million service members who are set to return home from war in the next five years To get the job done, President Barack Obama and the Veterans Affairs Department are thinking big, asking Congress to increase spending for veterans homeless programs by 33 percent next year, to $1.35 billion. On Capitol Hill, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state is the champion of the cause, making the issue a centerpiece of her tenure as the chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Last year, when some Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed eliminating 10,000 vouchers as a way to save $75 mil-

lion from the 2011 federal budget, Murray led the fight to get the money reinstated. At the time, Republicans defended the plan by saying that many of the vouchers weren’t being used, but the program has won plenty of bipartisan backing and critics have been largely silent this year. “I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me on the street who tell me stories of having lived on the streets, out of Dumpsters, in horrible conditions, and because of a voucher have got a place to live and are now back. ... My passion comes from that,” Murray said in an interview. Murray, who also heads the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, called the president’s latest budget request “absolutely essential” and said the administration’s timetable was laudable. “We’d all like to end it tomorrow,” Murray said. “But it’s the first time they’ve set a goal of doing this, which really focuses everybody on what we are doing.” Last month, when the Depart-

ment of Housing and Urban Development sent out $73 million in voucher aid to public housing agencies in all 50 states, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan called the level of homelessness among veterans a “national disgrace.” According to the government’s latest count, 67,495 of the nation’s 22 million veterans were homeless last year. That was a nearly 12 percent drop from a year earlier, when the government found 76,329 veterans in emergency shelters or living in their cars, abandoned buildings or on the streets. If Congress approves the new funding request, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told Congress last month, the number of homeless veterans will fall to 35,000 next year. But Murray, the first woman to lead the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is none too pleased with the VA’s performance in one key area: She says far too many female veterans are falling through the cracks and getting inferior serSee HOMELESS, Page 2E

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vice when they do find their way to government shelters. While the overall numbers have declined, the number of homeless female veterans more than doubled from 2006 to 2010, rising from 1,380 to 3,328. A report last month by the VA’s inspector general found that women face serious safety and security shortcomings in shelters, especially those who experienced sexual trauma in the military. Investigators found women assigned to live in mixed-gender facilities with bedrooms and bathrooms that lacked sufficient locks, and halls and stairways that didn’t have proper lighting. In one case, a woman and her 18month-old son were assigned to a building that housed a homeless male veteran who was a registered sex offender. “Sometimes they stay on the street because it’s more safe than going into a facility that doesn’t have locked doors or separate bathrooms,” Murray said. “Or in some cases where these women have children, there’s no place for their children. ... That is really an outrage to me.” Spencer, who served six years in the military after he joined at age 18, said he’d been frustrated with the VA because he wanted more help with his mental health issues. He said he thought he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder but that he’d received medication only for depression. “It’s just been pill after pill after pill,” he said. For the last 15 years, he said, he’s worked a variety of jobs, “from a steamboat to a billy goat — I’ve done it all.” His jobs included grinding metal at a foundry, working in warehouses as a shipping clerk and forklift operator, even helping to produce a radio show. He said he had to file for bankruptcy in 2005 and that it had been difficult for him to maintain either a job or a place to live.

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According to the government’s latest count, 67,495 of the nation’s 22 million veterans were homeless last year. That was a nearly 12 percent drop from a year earlier, when the government found 76,329 veterans in emergency shelters or living in their cars, abandoned buildings or on the streets. If Congress approves the new funding request, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told Congress last month, the number of homeless veterans will fall to 35,000 next year. “No matter how much I tried, every two steps I would go forward there would be five steps taking me back,” he said. “It just seemed like somebody had their foot on my neck and I could not get up.” Each voucher, which is provided by the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program, is worth roughly $7,500, with veterans paying no more than 30 percent of their incomes for rent. Local housing programs help HUD and the VA administer the program.

Since he lost his unemployment benefits, Spencer said, he’s been relying on “the grace of God” to survive, along with timely temporary jobs such as helping friends or acquaintances move. MCT PHOTO Without a federal housing voucher, he said, he has no Darren Spencer plays video games with his 18-year-old son, Lamont, in their apartment in Tacoma, doubts that he’d be homeless Wash. Last August, Darren got a voucher from the federal government to help pay the $725 monthly rent for his apartment. again. “It’s been a big load off of my shoulders,” Spencer said. “And it just feels good to be able to say I have a place to stay, and my kid has a place to lay his head.”

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really that concerned about the birth-control issue and that they did, by a majority, disapprove of what the government was doing in principle. The public opinion research firm QEV Analytics conducted a private poll for the Catholic Association and found that 59 percent of unmarried women think birth control should be handled like any other drug, rather than offered for free. Among married women, the number was 67 percent. The poll also found that 55 percent of unmarried women would question the wisdom of the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate if it meant that religious agencies serving the poor would have to shut down because of prohibitive fines. Women do not monolithically think with their uteri, in other words, the assumption of which might well be a male projection, so to speak. And though the cumulative effect of these discussions might have swayed some women to stick with the president, to focus only on so-called “women’s issues” is perhaps to miss the more compelling point and, therefore, in Romney’s case, to miss what needs fixing. It is entirely possible that women simply aren’t that into Mitt. He’s just not their kind of guy. Health care, taxes, budgets, debt ceilings, capacity utilization, Chinese currency: so important. But at the end of the day — does he have “it”? His wife says he does, but then she knows the unzipped Mitt. The question for American women is, do they really want to go there?

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OUR OPINION: CAMPAIGN FEVER

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Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney and others will woo Pennsylvania voters this month. Choose wisely.

Use your head in the vote ahead

URING MITT Romney’s campaign stop in Tunkhannock last week, the Republican presidential hopeful won the backing of a 7-year-old girl who noted, “He has a very nice smile.” All too often, grownups evaluate the candidates – even for the highest elected office in the land – on equally superficial observations and hunches. It shouldn’t be that way. As GOP contenders Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich blitz the Keystone State between now and the April 24 primary, would-be voters should disregard the men’s certain onslaught of folksy charm and sudden devotion to Philly cheesesteaks and shoofly pie. Ditto for when President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden invariably descend on the state later in this election year. If you cross off a viable candidate from your list simply because he or she doesn’t visit

your city or burg, you’re being petty. If you require a handshake to solidify your support, you’re pathetic. Evaluate the choices in this and every race on the candidates’ qualifications and views on the issues that most matter to you. To help you identify your ideal pick, try online resources such as the nonpartisan On the Issues.org, at www.ontheissues.org, and the New York Times’ Election 2012 synopsis, at http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/ issues#issue/abortion. Also, gauge the candidates’ claims by reading reports from trusted news sources and visiting websites such as PolitiFact.com, a project of the Tampa Bay Times. Don’t be swayed by babysmooching or back-slapping. Vote wisely in this presidential race. Or you’ll be compelled for the next four years to grin and bear it.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Matt is the franchise, and our franchise player has decided to keep leading our team.” Steve Capus The NBC News president released a statement regarding Matt Lauer’s new long-term deal to remain with the network’s “Today” show. The morning program is in a ratings dogfight with ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

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Obama off-target on court comment

ORROWING A LINE from conservative critics of the judiciary, President Obama declared that the Supreme Court would be engaging in “judicial activism” if it threw out the 2010 health care reform law. Responding to a question at a news conference Monday, Obama said it would be “an unprecedented, extraordinary step” if the court overturned “a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.” He added that such a move would be a good example of the lack of judicial restraint that conservative commentators have bemoaned for years. There are several things wrong with the president’s remark. For one thing, it’s simply not true that it would be “unprecedented” for the court to overturn such a law. Since Marbury v. Madison in 1803, the court has seen “judicial review” of laws as part of its responsibility, and over the years it has ruled many unconstitutional. That’s entirely appropriate.

Furthermore, the implication of the remark was that the number of votes in favor of a bill was somehow relevant to its constitutionality. It’s not. Otherwise, whichever party or point of view is in the majority would be free to tyrannize the minority. That doesn’t mean that the court can do as it pleases. For much of the past century, it has deferred to Congress’ judgment about how to regulate commerce. On Tuesday, Obama noted those precedents and said that “the burden is on those who would overturn a law like this.” And that’s correct: The justices start every review from the presumption that the law in question is constitutional. There’s a natural tension between the Supreme Court’s role as the ultimate arbiter of a law’s constitutionality and Congress’ power to set policy through statute. It’s appropriate for the court to tread carefully and with restraint as it reviews this landmark change in health care policy.

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Declare ‘Obamacare’ dead and begin from scratch GO AHEAD, Supreme Court. Rip off the BandAid. The court recently heard arguments on whether the federal requirement that Americans buy health insurance is unconstitutional. The truth, of course, is that nobody knows. That’s because it’s a theological question, like “what is literature?” The Constitution doesn’t say anything about health insurance. But it’s like the Bible: People can find almost anything in there, and then lay claim to the credibility of Scripture. For a while the Constitution said black people weren’t citizens, at least according to the Supreme Court in 1857. The current justices presumably don’t see it that way. Since the Constitution offers little useful guidance on health insurance, today’s justices will no doubt decide based on their own preferences and prejudices, just like their forebears would have done. And you know what? I hope they throw out every bit of it. That’s not because I think the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act – “Obamacare” to its enemies – is such a bad thing. On the contrary, I always liked the idea of mandatory health insurance (and subsidies for those who can’t afford it), as did the Republicans who came up with the notion. But like Mitt Romney, who backed just such a plan in Massachusetts when he was governor, I’ve come to see the error of my ways. Americans dislike a law requiring all to

COMMENTARY DANIEL AKST have health insurance. But they also dislike the soaring cost of health care, the way medical spending fuels government deficits or the fact that we let people die for want of care – or go bankrupt trying to pay for it. Did you know that ours is the only affluent country in the world where this kind of thing is routine? In retrospect, the Obama reforms were both too complex and too modest. “Obamacare” was a way of making our crazy system fairer while slowing the growth in costs – but the system would still be crazy. It’s already the world’s costliest by far, even while leaving 50 million uncovered. It’s also fragmented, over-reliant on medical technology and adept at turning the natural process of dying into an expensive mess. Here’s how crazy our system is: Because my wife has had cancer, we’re not sure we could move to another state. What if we couldn’t get coverage? American health care has made us prisoners of New York. The Supreme Court now has a chance to toss out the Obama reforms en masse – and as a result, I hope, our whole ugly, irrational and unsustainable health care system finally will get the truly massive overhaul it has needed for years – if it doesn’t collapse first. Think of it: Without “Obamacare,” insurance companies can continue ex-

In retrospect, the Obama reforms were both too complex and too modest. “Obamacare” was a way of making our crazy system fairer while slowing the growth in costs – but the system would still be crazy. cluding pre-existing conditions like my wife’s cancer. Young adults won’t automatically be eligible for their parents’ policies. And hordes of Americans will remain uninsured, except for the promise of limited care at an emergency room. Sweeping away the Obama reforms will mean a lot of pain. But that might be what it takes to get us to see how badly our system is broken – and to save the 45,000 lives lost annually (according to a Harvard study) for want of universal coverage. The funny thing is, Uncle Sam already has a highly efficient health system. It’s called Medicare. And until we get every last American on it, we’ll never stop shoveling cash into administrative expenses and insurance-company profits. Medicare for all isn’t a new idea. Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton all saw the need for universal coverage long before Barack Obama came along. How ironic if it’s the Supreme Court that ultimately gets us there. Daniel Akst is a columnist for Newsday and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. His email address is daniel.akst@newsday.com.

Words matter when addressing environmental issues WORDS MATTER. Take the term “red tide,” which is the popularized way of talking about blooms of harmful marine algae. This common terminology is a misnomer because the blooms are not always red and their movement is largely unrelated to tides. Also, many species of algae that cause red discoloration are not harmful. I am a biological oceanographer, so naturally I focus on my own discipline. But I worry that throughout the sciences we are using inaccurate terminology to describe serious environmental issues. Though catchy names do grab public attention, they are often misleading and likely to feed troublesome misconceptions in a public unfamiliar with the complexity of the issues. To take another example from my field, let’s consider the “great Pacific garbage patch.” The term “garbage patch” leads many people to believe that a visible blanket of trash and other debris covers the ocean surface somewhere in the middle of the North Pacific. This is not true. The majority of the debris is small plastic pieces (often microscopic) that are suspended in the water column. This type of garbage – or more accurately, pollution – is not visible from plane or satellite images or even always from boats. The popularized term “garbage patch” misrepresents the complexity of the problem. Garbage sounds like something that can be simply collected and disposed of. But the widespread and dispersed nature of the problem makes any cleanup effort

chemical reactions occurs that effectively lower seawater pH. But while ocean pH is definitely decreasing, the ocean is not actually becoming acidic – just less basic. ELIZABETH TOBIN The world’s oceans are not predicted to drop below a pH of 7.0 (neutral on the pH extremely difficult. Experts are still unsure scale). That doesn’t mean we should downplay how to tackle it. The only credible solution in the long run is to stop plastic waste the severity of changing ocean chemistry. from entering the ocean, which would take Extensive research has shown that even a slight reduction in pH, down to 7.8 from both public policy shifts and widespread education efforts. I do not believe the term the current average of about 8.1, could “garbage patch” conveys this crucial mess- have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems. Many types of organisms, espeage. “Global warming” is another example of cially those with calcium-carbonate shells like corals and shellfish, will have trouble a not entirely accurate term, and it’s one that has fed skepticism about whether the surviving in lower pH waters. Although it is important that the crucial nature of the phenomenon exists. Skeptics often cite issue be translated to the public, we must extreme weather events or short-term cooling periods as evidence against global be careful with terminology. People don’t like to hear bad news. warming. But weather (which is shortThey’d prefer that the oceans were healthy term, localized and highly variable) is not the same as climate (the long-term average and that rapid shifts in climate were not of such things as rainfall and temperature). occurring. That’s why scientists and the media must avoid hyperbolic language Still, doubters are quick to cite cool Midwhen describing crucial environmental western weather in August or a winter issues. The use of more colorful terms deep-freeze in Florida to bolster their might make for catchier headlines, but the claims that global warming is “history’s terms also can invite disbelief. biggest scam.” There is a need, of course, to make comIn response to this public doubting, plex scientific issues understandable to there has been a push by climate experts to replace the term “global warming” with nonscientists. But in trying to do so, we must also be careful to be absolutely accuthe more accurate term “climate change.” rate in our descriptions. A relatively new issue catching public attention is “ocean acidification.” “Ocean acidification” is a term used to describe Elizabeth Tobin is a doctoral candidate in the changes in seawater chemistry due to School of Oceanography at the University of Washincreasing amounts of CO2 being taken up ington. Her research focuses on improving the by the ocean. When CO2 from the atmoprediction of harmful algal blooms. She wrote this for the Los Angeles Times. sphere dissolves into seawater, a series of

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agree that the economy is of the utmost importance for the upcoming election. We should not forget that our national defense also is important. Our first socialist president and his administration are engaging in defense cuts far too deep and putting our national security on a precipice. We are going to cut 50 A-10 aircraft, our most lethal ground support and tank-killer aircraft, not to mention a significant cut in U.S. Marine Corps manpower along with Army personnel. We stopped the F-22 Raptor program, the best fighter out there, bar none. Oh, don’t forget our space program. I agree there is room for cuts in the Department of Defense, but not to the point at which we are taking money from defense and putting it into social programs. Everyone touted the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. The now-governing Muslim Brotherhood doesn’t govern on Jeffersonian principles nor is it democratic. Its members raise money for Hamas and apparently have ties to Hezbollah. They talk a good game, but it’s a facade. Our defense budget is being slashed, yet we are going to give Egypt $1.5 billion in aid – remarkable since we are only facilitating a radical Islamic military. The day after we announced that, they declared Israel their No. 1 enemy. And Iran then stated, we have Israel surrounded. We are giving this money via the State Department. What happened to Congress? Now the president is cutting deals on missile defense with Vladimir Putin. This administration is going to give Russia the football if he gets re-elected. Our missile defenses are better than their offense. We

Republicans such as Rep. Lou Barletta want to foster fear about such a vital and important issue as our health. Do not surrender to such scare tactics. Pennsylvanians need better representation in Washington.

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have tested and shot down 24 out of 24 missiles with our defense system, and Russia wants these defense plans. To the Jewish community: Stop sitting on the fence and hedging your bets. Vote to not re-elect Obama. To veterans: I don’t care what your party affiliation is; this election is too important. If Russia gets the football, it almost surely will send that missile defense technology to Iran and North Korea. The bottom line is this: Are voters willing to gamble on the security of the United States? It’s your call. Chuck Marhelski Trucksville

Barletta distorts health reform

ongressman Lou Barletta apparently is so confused about health care reform that he once more is misinforming his constituents. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is not government-run health care, despite Barletta calling it so at least four times in a recent commentary (“Health care reform law won’t fix insurance problems,” March 27). The Obama administration’s health care reform is all about providing better health care to as many Americans as possible through our current mixed system of for-profit, nonprofit and public insurance plans and medical providers. Reform seeks fairness by including as many citizens as possible under insurance plans, using ideas pushed by Republicans until a Democrat-

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ic president adopted them. Reform improves health by covering pre-existing conditions, covering basic tests and physician’s visits and encouraging preventive care. Reform improves our economic competitiveness by laying out a fair playing field for more businesses and individuals on how to pay for health care. Reform starts to address rising costs of Medicare (including spending the $500 billion the congressman is worried about in more costeffective ways). Using the recent nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates of costs of health care in a partisan way, Rep. Barletta implies the costs have almost doubled from previous estimates and claims rising costs of the program will hurt Americans. The actual numbers, according to objective analysis, actually save money in the overall economy and for the federal deficit compared to what they should be without reform. The newly factored increases also reflect the ongoing damage to our economy of the Bush tax cuts, which slow our recovery. What does Congressman Barletta offer as an alternative? Tort reform and increased competition through inter-state competition? That’s all? (And reform already calls for “exchanges” to increase competition). Oh, and don’t forget he wanted to take away Medicare from those of us who are 55 and younger. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is not perfect, but it is not the danger that its partisan enemies portray.

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Keep animals out of circuses

t’s that time of year again and the circus is coming to town. After the tragedy two years ago – a man stomped to death by an elephant in Wilkes-Barre – I was hoping they would have a non-animal circus this year. The problem with circuses that use animals is twofold. First, as in the case we saw the year before last, animals that come from the wild are dangerous and unpredictable. People are killed every year by circus elephants, lions and tigers. The unsuspecting public does not know this. Children are even allowed to ride on the backs of the elephants. Second, there can be terrible cruelty to animals in circuses. The training process of elephants is very inhumane, with the use of bullhooks (a long bat with a metal hook on the end) and shockprods. They also are beaten with bats, boards and other objects. They are chained almost 24 hours a day. This is how they travel in trucks and boxcars. Tigers and lions live in small cages that barely let them move. With so much cruelty and so much danger, let’s hope that we can look forward to a circus with only human performers who are willing and talented. For more information, visit www.bornfreeusa.org and www.circuses.com. Lisa Walker Clarks Summit

Will you answer call from Jesus?

t Easter, as Christians, we remember the resurrection of our savior, Jesus Christ. As I contemplate the suffering and death of Christ that preceded his glorious resurrection, I am overwhelmed with love and gratitude for the sacrifice he made for all mankind. I am reminded of how much my heart and life has changed since Jesus became my lord and savior. Please don’t misunderstand; I still experience hardships, trials and heartaches. The difference for me now is that no matter what circumstance I encounter, God’s love is ever before me to sustain me, to give me hope, comfort, joy and peace. Although God desires our love, he is just and fair and will not force anyone to love him. We can freely make our own choice for or against him. Because of his love for all of us, God set forth his wonderful plan of salvation and redemption through the birth, life, death and resurrection of his son, Jesus. It puzzles me that even though we have this wonderful opportunity to respond to the prompting of God through his holy spirit, many individuals have not yet made their decisions. Allow me to share a few Scripture verses: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16). “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3:17). The Bible teaches that Jesus is the only mediator between mankind and God; there is no other way to reach God. So, what will your decision be? Jesus is calling. Will you

say yes? I welcome your questions and concerns. Please contact me at Bibletruths@ptd.net. Catherine Merrifield Danville

Remember true meaning of Easter

ften, the observance of Easter Sunday is overtaken by a more “traditional” celebration than one truly reflecting the Feast of the Resurrection. Lest we forget: Before there were bonnets or bows, there was a cap of thorns, common and coarse; but more precious by far than all the crowns of all the kings who ever reigned. Before there were gatherings or greetings of the day, there was a crowd and the cry: “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Before there were fashion pageants or parades, there was a path whose sacred steps were sorrow-worn and whose only design was death. Before there was elegance or style of dress, there was a simple robe, woven of a mother’s love and trimmed with tears untold. Before there were baskets brimming with every sort of sweet delight, there was a crude casket of spikes spilled out upon a hill and driven deep into sinless hands. Before there were customs of candy and cake, there was the bitter taste of gall. Before there were gifts of fond exchange, there was redemption, rising with the dawn; and hope, like prayer, lifting the least of us to the heights of heaven. Easter, then, is not about bunnies or bouquets or clothing or cuisine – although they are pleasant and familiar associations. No. it is about the greatest love humankind has ever known. It is a day given to the glory of God. It is a holy day and one like no other. Mary Lynch Wilkes-Barre

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A beaten-back Obama resorts to being a bully I’M confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress. – Barack Obama, on the constitutional challenge to his health care law, April 2

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Without a limiting principle, the central premise of our constitutional system – a government of enumerated powers – evaporates. What then is the limiting principle? Liberals were quick to blame the administration’s bumbling solicitor general, Donald Verrilli, for blowing the answer. But “Unprecedented”? Judicial review has been the centerpiece Clarence Darrow couldn’t have given it. There is none. of the American constitutional Justice Stephen Breyer tried system since Marbury v. Madito rescue the hapless Verrilli by son in 1803. “Strong majority”? suggesting that by virtue of The House has 435 members. In March 2010, Democrats held being born, one enters into the a 75-seat majority. “Obamacare” “market for health care.” To which plaintiffs’ lawyer Michael passed by seven votes. In his next-day walk back, the Carvin devastatingly replied: If birth means entering the marpresident implied that he was merely talking about the normal ket, the Congress is omnipotent, authorized by the Com“restraint and deference” the merce Clause to regulate “every courts owe the legislative human activity from cradle to branch. This concern would be grave.” touching if it weren’t coming QED. from the leader of a party so Having lost the argument, deeply devoted to the ultimate what to do? Bully. The New judicial usurpation – Roe v. York Times loftily warned the Wade, which struck down the abortion laws of 46 states – that Supreme Court that it would forfeit its legitimacy if it ruled fealty to it is the party’s litmus test for service on the Supreme against “Obamacare” because with the “five Republican-apCourt. With “Obamacare” remaking pointed justices supporting the challenge led by 26 Republican one-sixth of the economy, it governors, the court will mark would be unusual for the Supreme Court to overturn legisla- itself as driven by politics.” Really? The administration’s tion so broad and sweeping. On case for the constitutionality of the other hand, it is far more “Obamacare” was so thoroughly unusual to pass such a fundamentally transformative law on demolished in oral argument that one liberal observer called such a narrow, partisan basis. it “a train wreck.” It is perfectly “Obamacare” passed the natural, therefore, that a majorCongress without a single vote ity of the court should side with from the opposition party – in contradistinction to Social Secu- the argument that had so clearly prevailed on its merits. That’s rity, the Civil Rights Act, the not partisanship. That’s logic. Voting Rights Act, Medicare Democrats are reeling. Obaand Medicaid, similarly grand legislation, all of which enjoyed ma was so taken aback, he hasn’t even drawn up contingensubstantial bipartisan support. cy plans should his cherished The fundamental deviation from custom and practice is not reform be struck down. Liberals still cannot grasp what’s hapthe legal challenge to “Obamacare” but the very manner of its pened – the mild revival of constitutionalism in a country enactment. they’ve grown so used to orderThe president’s pre-emptive attack on the court was in direct ing about regardless. When reaction to “Obamacare’s” three asked about “Obamacare’s” constitutionality, Nancy Pelosi days of oral argument. It was a shock. After years of contemptu- famously replied: “Are you serious?” She was genuinely ously dismissing the very idea of a legal challenge, Democrats puzzled. As was U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, suddenly realized there actually D-Ill. As Michael Barone notes, is a serious constitutional arguwhen Hare was similarly chalment to be made against “Obamacare” – and they are losing it. lenged at a 2010 town hall, he replied: “I don’t worry about the Here were highly sophistiConstitution.” Hare is now cated conservative thinkers – retired, having been shortly lawyers and justices – making thereafter defeated for re-electhe case for limited government, and liberals weren’t even tion by the more constitutionalprepared for the obvious consti- ly attuned owner of an East Moline pizza shop. tutional question: If Congress can force the individual into a private contract by authority of Charles Krauthammer’s email the Commerce Clause, what can address is letters@charleskrauthit not force the individual to do? ammer.com.

waters can in some cases bubble unnoticed by all but the keenest T roubled observers. Other times the signs are perfectly clear.

Only thing to fear is NRA’s fear tactic itself NO, THE U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a “right” to carry a gun. There. Now you know I will never run for office. That’s because the National Rifle Association, America’s pioneer mega-lobby, would shoot down any human being who would dare say something so sacrilegious. But the Second Amendment, the cornerstone of the NRA’s BS, is not relevant today. It was ratified in relation to state militias in 1791 and has no meaning in today’s world. The “right to keep and bear arms” does not mean you can own a heat-seeking missile or a nuclear bomb, does it? By the way, have you ever read the Third Amendment? It’s similarly archaic. “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house ...” The Second and Third amendments addressed conditions in Colonial times, when the British army was America’s biggest problem and nobody knew where the Mississippi River was. Guess what? The redcoats are not coming. But the rednecks are. And when they say that the Second Amendment protects them from a “tyrannical” federal government, they are more than delusional. The U.S. military is so big, Mitt Romney’s annual “income” couldn’t buy lunch at the Pentagon, especially if Paul

JOHN WATSON COMMENTARY Ryan’s budget passes. Now please don’t misunderstand. I don’t want to trigger any anger. Progressives like me don’t care if you own a gun. The NRA wants you to think we care, but we don’t care. I don’t want to rip anything from any actor’s “cold, dead hands.” I believe that most gun owners, unlike texting drivers, are responsible caretakers of their deadly weapons. But we do have problems these days. The numbers are startling – nearly 100,000 shootings per year. And mass shootings seemingly are becoming a weekly occurrence. To ignore the problem because of some outdated verbiage in the Constitution aimed at warding off redcoats is the ultimate cop-out. I agree that gun ownership does not correlate with killing. Something more pernicious is at play here. The NRA has evolved from an organization dedicated to sportsmen into a Washingtonbased political bully and propagandist that encourages the sale and use of guns. And, of course, a vehicle for right-wing political dogma. “Lock and load,” as Sarah Palin, an NRA mouthpiece, would say. Fear is the NRA’s primary

mode of marketing itself. Be afraid. Buy a gun. Join the NRA. Gun sales soared after the election of President Obama because the NRA had its minions convinced that Obama was coming after their guns, which he wasn’t. More insidious than the NRA’s dominance over politicians in both parties is its new gig as the writer of laws. The gun lobby drafts laws and sponsors them through lapdog legislators who would allow people to carry a gun anywhere: in a bar, at a football game, at a college campus. Oh, guns in bars, that’s a good idea. The “Stand Your Ground” nonsense passed in Florida and 22 other states is one of the NRA’s marquee accomplishments, and it was responsible for the killing of young Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman, a “neighborhood watch captain,” acting more like a hunter, armed with a Kel-Tek 9mm semi-automatic pistol, stalked Martin, who was armed with a bag of Skittles, and shot him dead. And the cops let Zimmerman go as if he were a pretty woman who went through a stop sign. Luckily, such right-to-kill laws were not around when I was a teen. Most of our Pittston gang, especially my brother Cowboy, would not have made it to puberty. Then again, the adults in our day, the people who fought World War II, weren’t easily scared by teenagers and they recognized fear-mongerers and

The gun lobby drafts laws and sponsors them through lapdog legislators who would allow people to carry a gun anywhere: in a bar, at a football game, at a college campus. Oh, guns in bars, that’s a good idea. vigilantes when they saw them. The gun lobby insists that “an armed society is a polite society,” because criminals live in fear of law-abiding gun owners. But the opposite is true. Residents in “red states” with the highest rates of gun ownership (such as Louisiana and Alabama) are more than twice as likely to become homicide victims than those in the states with the lowest rates of gun ownership (such as Massachusetts and New Jersey). In Seattle, a liberal bastion where everybody wears a hoodie, including old white guys, there were only 19 murders last year. Own all the guns you want, just get the NRA back to representing responsible sportsmen and gun owners instead of corporate overlords. Its present mission to make guns of all kinds ubiquitous serves only one purpose, its own, to the danger and detriment of the rest of us, including gun owners. John Watson is the former editor of the Sunday Dispatch in Pittston. He lives in Seattle.

Once evicted, 101-year-old woman gets an overdue ‘welcome home’ LAST WEEK, she got her house back. She never should have lost it. After 101 years on this Earth, Texana Hollis deserved better than to watch from the street, in a wheelchair, as her possessions were stacked on the sidewalk like garbage. But that is where she found herself last September, evicted from her home of nearly 60 years, after her son Warren failed to make tax payments. Since then, this sweet, slight woman – who was born four years before the start of World War I – has been living with a caregiver, Polly Cheeks – a woman Texana once taught in Sunday school – hoping and praying her fates would change. They have. “You don’t know how happy you have made me,” Texana told us, a soft robe over her shoulders, a blanket on her lap. “I get my house back?” “Yes.” “Lord, have mercy!” That should have applied six months ago. Like many of you, I watched Texana’s

COMMENTARY MITCH ALBOM story with dismay. How could a 101year-old woman be evicted from anywhere? After weeks of back-and-forth with the federal agency that took over the property – the Department of Housing and Urban Development – I offered to buy the house to return it to Texana. It’s something many Detroiters would have done. Only it wasn’t enough, HUD said. The house was unlivable and needed major work. OK, I said, we’ll get the work done. More bureaucracy. More paperwork. Assurances that mold and lead paint would be removed. More waiting. Finally, last month, the deal went through. Working with our charity to help homeless people, S.A.Y. Detroit, the good people from the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, some studs from Tamer Builders of Dearborn and plenty of big-hearted volunteers from all around town, we ensured the westside house on Carbondale was completely refurbished: new floors, walls,

appliances, repaired roof, heating, electrical, a security system donated by Guardian Alarm. We even painted it the colors Texana said were her favorites: canary yellow and light green. “I gotta get someone to clean it,” she said. “We’ll clean it,” she was told. “You gonna do that, too? Lord, have mercy! ... I’m the happiest person on Earth.” The mark of a society is how it treats its neediest citizens, especially its neediest senior citizens. Texana Hollis should never have been thrown out – no matter what mistakes her son made – and it should not have taken this long to get her back in. But she is made of tough stuff. Married for six decades before her husband died, she once had cancer so widespread that the doctors who “opened me up” gave her up for dead. “They couldn’t save me. But the Lord said, ‘Stand back! Man has gone as far as he can go. Now watch my glory.’ “I was in my 30s. Here I am, 101 years old.” And there she was on Wednesday afternoon, when we gave her the keys to the house she never should have

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Texana Hollis, 101, re-enters the Detroit home from which she had been evicted. Columnist Mitch Albom’s nonprofit group led the campaign for her return.

lost. She had owned it outright until her son talked her into a reverse mortgage – essentially taking money out of the house. It is not the first time such a deal has gone badly for senior citizens. Texana told us often how her husband bought her that house after World War II, and how dearly she missed sitting in it, cooking in it. On Wednesday, she promised to make cookies for the well-wishers. And despite the

wheelchair, she said, “I think I might have to dance.” Texana Hollis is a joyous piece of our city’s living history, and we should cherish her. Mitch Albom is a columnist for the Detroit Free Press. Readers may write to him at: Detroit Free Press, 600 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226, or via email at malbom@freepress.com.

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Doo-wop music getting its due

hanks for keeping our music alive! This is not me saying it. This is what has been said by the various musical groups appearing over the last four doo-wop shows I produced. Thank you for The Times Leader’s wonderful reviews of our shows. Many of the groups that have appeared were recording their songs in the ’50s, when many record companies were not paying the proper royalties, and as a result never received payments for their works. Many performers were not allowed to stay in the hotels during the 1950s because of their skin color. When they say, “Thanks for keeping our music alive,” it means this: Thanks for finally giving us a chance to earn a decent living by playing at doo-wop shows here and across the country. Those people who attend are paying a fine tribute to the groups that experienced very difficult times during their recording careers. My thanks to public television (WVIA-TV, Channel 44) for bringing back to our area the sounds of doo-wop – another reason why we all should support public television with our dollars to keep this and other kinds of programming that we do not see on networks or cable. Much of the music we are

hearing at the doo-wop shows was not heard on radio in the ’50s due to playlists of radio stations, which did not play most black music. But that’s another story for another time. If anyone wants to suggest some groups he or she would like to see in Wilkes-Barre, email me at jrn@galleryofsound.com. Thanks for keeping our music alive! Joe Nardone Sr. Wilkes-Barre

Blue Ribbon aims to help our health

he Blue Ribbon Foundation of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that its 2011 annual report is now available on this website: www.bcnepa.com/ceBRFoundation.aspx. Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania established its private, nonprofit Blue Ribbon Foundation in 2002 to invest in health and wellness initiatives throughout Northeastern and North Central Pennsylva-

nia. In 2011, our foundation awarded grants to 26 organizations for health and wellness projects that are serving thousands of regional residents. These projects – driven by grassroots organizations and executed with the help of foundation funding – are producing real results. Last year, for example, in Greater Wilkes-Barre, our partners included: • Ruth’s Place, which will provide onsite trauma services for 110 shelter guests. • Volunteers in Medicine, which will provide diagnostic testing and lab services for 475 uninsured patients. • The Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania, which is providing personal safety education to 100 at-risk children, ages 6 through 11, across two counties. • United Way of Wyoming Valley, which provides muchneeded health and human services to county residents, including a new behavioral health education program for child care centers. These partners and others recognize the value of preventing, rather than treating, disease, and they are helping to

turn the tide on many of today’s most pressing – and most costly – health issues. We remain committed to our mission of helping people live healthier lives, and we’re privileged to support the work of so many dedicated organizations. Cynthia A. Yevich Executive director The Blue Ribbon Foundation of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Scranton

Time to eliminate property taxes

am the president of one of 71 property taxpayers’ associations in Pennsylvania. We represent tens of thousands of taxpayers. I am well aware of the problems municipalities are having with special interests that do not pay property taxes, namely nonprofits, businesses and residences that are covered by state programs such as Enterprise Zones, KOZs and LERTA. Yet, they are receiving public services: i.e. fire, police, street plowing, infrastructure. If they are not paying for these services, then the taxpayers are also paying for their share of services. Also, our system of school funding is crumbling. This decay has been occurring for many years and continues to worsen. Home foreclosures and tax sales are occurring at an expanding rate, and the home market is at a standstill.

The opportunity to fund education from the existing statewide source is rapidly vanishing. There is a better approach. The Property Tax Independence Act offers the only hope for all Pennsylvania homeowners to truly own their homes, improve school financing and improve economic development – without increasing property taxes. Instead of property taxes, education would be funded through an increase of the sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent, as well as an expansion of the sales tax base to include items such as landscaping, haircuts, sports and theater tickets, dry cleaning, candy, gum and magazines. Exemptions from the sales tax have been proposed for other items, including food stamp purchases, utilities, homeheating fuels, health, hospital and dental services, prescription drugs and home health care. In addition to the benefits it would provide to homeowners and school systems, it would be a tremendous advantage to employers and workers. Every dollar of school property taxes that homeowners and employers do not have to pay can be reinvested into Pennsylvania’s economy. Homeowners would have more money to spend in our local businesses. Employers would have more money to invest in their operations and to hire more workers. Our students perhaps stand to benefit the most from the

replacement of the inherently inequitable school property tax system. Due to great variations in property values, a student in one corner of the commonwealth might have access to a quality education, while a student in another area might be compelled to attend a severely underfunded school that fails to meet that student’s needs. School districts should be equalized yearly. It’s time to rise up and eliminate the property tax in Pennsylvania. It’s time to help homeowners, to make a better state school system to benefit all students and concurrently increase economic development. For more information, please go to Pennsylvania Taxpayers Cyber Coalition at www.ptcc.us/pcta.htm. Ozzie Quinn President Scranton & Lackawanna County Taxpayers’ Association Inc.

Corruption drives people from area

hen is corruption going to end? This area is known for it; a lot of people leave this Valley, and you cannot blame them. Monkey see, monkey do. Alex S. Partika Wilkes-Barre

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the monocle and top hat f you grew up in reminded people about Wilkes-Barre durthe crunchy, tasty fun of a ing, oh, let’s say the handful of Planters. 1960s or ’70s, you may Mr. Peanut showed up well have sipped your in a series of statues atop milk from a plastic Mr. what was once the headPeanut cup, saved nickquarters of the Planters els and dimes in a colorful Mr. Peanut bank and A Mr. Peanut Christmas Nut and Chocolate Co. ornament is one of on South Main Street in maybe even picked up a many places the smilWilkes-Barre. He apnew sport at the local ing legume has appeared over the years. peared on bracelets playground with help from a Mr. Peanut how-to-play ten- and pajamas and as a Halloween costume. He was nis booklet. But stop by the Luzerne County part of several holiHistorical Society Museum for “The day ornaments, a Wonderful Story of Planters Pea- whistle and a nuts” exhibit and you’ll see the many golf putother ways the smiling legume with ter.

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She once cut her roommate’s hair and sold it for wigs. She told the parents of yet another roommate that he was kidnapped, then used the ransom money to take a trip to Paris. She has been described as opinionated, deceitful and downright terrifying. She IF YOU WATCH grew up in What: “Don’t Trust ShickshinThe B---- in Apartny. ment 23” OK, so Starring: Shickshinny only one native Krysten Ritter of those When: 9:30 p.m. things is Wednesday on ABC actually true of Hollywood starlet Krysten Ritter. Her birthplace was indeed Shickshinny. All the other stuff is true only of the latest character the 30-year-old actress plays on television: a (rhymes with witch) who runs through roommates faster than a Kardashian through husbands. “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23” will debut at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on ABC. “It’s like the role of a lifetime,” Ritter said during a phone interview from Los Angeles. “I feel really lucky. I’ve never seen a character like this on TV, and I’m happy I get to play” her. “Apartment 23” centers on New York party girl Chloe. Her newest roommate is June, and Chloe wastes no time in causing trouble for her. “I think that the reason Chloe gets away with what she does is because she has what she believes are the best intentions, which is what makes the character work,” Ritter explained. “As an actress it’s really fun to play a character that’s so well written, has such a great point of view,” she said. “You can get inside her head, and you know exactly how she’d approach every line, every scene, every situation. There’s really nothing that is going too far.” Ritter also has a project making a limited debut on April 13, a movie titled “Life Happens.” She and close friend Kat Coiro wrote and produced the film, in which Ritter is also the main character. “It’s about two fabulous, young, modern women hell-bent on having it all, and my character gets pregnant, which changes the dynamic and ruins their fabulous plans.”

“There’s an alarm clock shaped like a peanut. Several cast-iron statues of Mr. There are salt-and-pepper shakers that look like a Peanut once decorated the headpeanut. I love it all,” Katie Kearney, 25, of Scranquarters of the Planters Nut and ton marveled as she meandered through the exChocolate Co. in the 600 block of hibit’s opening-night reception. South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. “They left no stone unturned,” museum curator MaYou can see this one through ry Ruth Burke said. “He (Planters Peanuts founder AmeOctober at the Luzerne County deo Obici) was a marketing genius.” Historical Society Museum. Visit the museum and you’ll soon learn Obici was a generous philanthropist as well. He willed 98 percent of his estate to establish a hospital and foundation in Suffolk, Va., where by 1913, most of his peanuts were processed. He paid for a hospital wing devoted to women’s care in the province of Treviso, Italy, which was his birthplace. He also founded a company, at one time a major employer in Wilkes-Barre, where employees were proud and grateful to work. “This is my 10-year pin,” 81-year-old Frank Elick of Luzerne said during the recent reception, showing a tie tack, emblazoned with Mr. Peanut, to Obici’s great-niece Jolyne R. Dalzell. “I treasure this,” he told her. When Elick was a senior at Coughlin High School, a Planters representative came to the school and asked the principal to recommend a likely student for office work. Elick got the job and remembers Planters had a policy of giving deserving employees a raise every six months. See PEANUTS, Page 4F

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IF YOU GO What: ‘The Wonderful Story of Planters Peanuts’ Where: Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, rear 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre When: Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, through Oct. 27 More info: 823-6244 Obici

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W-B native mines area’s coal history for her mystery tales By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

Marianne Strong may have left Northeastern Pennsylvania almost 50 years ago, but the region and its rich history still linger in her everyday life, serving as the basis for nearly half of the 35 short stories she’s written for mystery magazines. “The area, to me, is an endless source of stories and inspiration,” she said. The 70-year-old Wilkes-Barre native, who now resides in Maryland, focuses many of her murder-mystery tales on coal mining. “It’s a fascinating history,” Strong said. “It fired the Industrial Revolution in this country, and

it’s a story that I think is being forgotten and lost. It needs to be told, so, for me, it’s almost a kind of mission to tell it through both my fiction and the lectures I’ve given in Pennsylvania and here in Maryland.” Her sharp ear in her father’s presence helped provide many plots. “Growing up, my father would tell me many stories, and I was one of those kids who listened very carefully,” Strong said. “He and his brothers would talk about the coal-mining days, although none of them had actually worked in the mines. My father owned a garage and knew many miners. All of these things I heard

IF YOU GO What: Treasures and Tragedies: Using Northeastern Pennsylvania in Fiction When: 6:30 p.m. Strong Tuesday Where: Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre

as a kid made their way into my published works.” “The Honored Guest” is a story that draws inspiration from such anecdotes, this one about the killing of a mine foreman. It was chosen by readers of “Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine” as one of the

best mysteries of the year and was published in the “Best Mysteries of 2001” anthology. Another series of stories involves the character Aunt Chesla. “She’s based on some of the very strong and impressive women I knew in Wilkes-Barre who had to deal with husbands who had black lung and met early deaths because of coal mining.” Chesla stories such as “The Shooters” and “Ice-Cold Murder” were published in “Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.” Strong also looks to what she calls “the incredible ethnic richness of the area.” “Wedding Blues” deals with the marriage of a Polish girl and

an Irish man in the times of IrishPolish rivalry, which Strong said was a result of working in the mines. “The Last Vigil” is a story based on a night-before-Easter ritual, when men would keep vigil in the churches. “That story in particular is filled with an ethnic richness that comes from the Polish background of which I was part.” Strong is now working on a short story, “The Breaker,” which centers on the Huber Breaker in Ashley. She is also halfway through writing a novel with the working title “Treasure at the French Azilum.” “I used to go there with my fa-

ther when I was a kid, and he would tell me stories about it,” Strong said. “It’s extremely interesting, a place right along the Susquehanna where a group of French aristocrats came to to escape being guillotined.” Strong has taught courses for Misericordia University’s Road Scholar program. She graduated from Misericordia with a bachelor’s in English, then went on to earn a master’s in English from the University of Maryland. She will discuss her upcoming novel, as well as some of her short stories, Tuesday at the Osterhout Free Library in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

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Ritter will then step behind the camera for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cassandra Frenchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finishing School For Boys,â&#x20AC;? an MTV pilot she is producing about a young woman in search of the perfect guy who eventually decides to lock one up in her basement to train him to become the perfect gentlemen.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I got drafted to go to Korea,â&#x20AC;? Elick recalled, his boss called him into the office and told him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give you your raises just as if you were here all along.â&#x20AC;? Obici worked hard himself and expected Planters employees to do the same, Dalzell said. She recalls her uncle as a fair person who paid black employees a wage equal to white employees, something not always done before the Civil Rights era. Dalzell is the granddaughter of Obiciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister Angelina and her husband, Thomas Sangiuliano,

open his own fruit stand and peanut roaster in downtown WilkesBarre. He delivered roasted peanuts throughout the Wyoming Valley via horse and wagon and paid the passage for his brother Frank, widowed mother and two sisters to join him in America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He saved enough money to bring everybody,â&#x20AC;? Dalzell said, indicating Frank came first, followed in 1985 by the women. In 1906 Obici went into business with his friend Mario Peruzzi (who married Obiciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister Elizabeth). The two men formed the Planters Peanuts Co., which later was incorporated as the Planters Nut and Chocolate Co. By 1913, according to Historical Society records, a majority of the

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been acting on the other side of the camera for so long that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned a lot, and you can bring that to the other side. It was a natural progression for me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Acting is what I do and what I love, but I also love producing. For me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all creative. ... Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all character work at the end of the day.â&#x20AC;? Ritter, daughter of Garry Ritter of Benton and Kathi and Ron Taylor of Shickshinny, grew up on a farm in Shickshinny and gradu-

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who worked at Planters Peanuts for more than half a century. She treasures her grandfatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50year pin as well as the story of the famous Amedeo, who emigrated from Italy in 1889 at age 11. Amedeoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father had died and his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, Victor Sartor, who lived in Scranton, suggested the boy be sent to him. Obici, who had not yet learned to speak English, disembarked from a train in Wilkes-Barre instead of Scranton, the story goes, and ended up at the fruit stand of Enrico Musante. Musante eventually would become his father-in-law when Amedeo married his daughter Louise. Young Amedeo worked at various jobs until he was able to

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hospital,â&#x20AC;? Dalzell said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you how many people came up to me and said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Your uncle put me through college.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He did a tremendous amount of good,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That (foundation) money thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Virginia now is still his gift to the poor.â&#x20AC;? Planters Peanuts became part of Standard Brands in 1961. That company merged with Nabisco in 1981 and later with R.J. Reynolds, eventually becoming part of Kraft Foods, which owns the Planters brand today.

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Much has been written about FrankLangella’svoice—asonorous, plummy seducer that suggests both sophistication and unnerving ambiguity. So we shouldn’t be surprised, perhaps,thattheactor writes with a voice just as distinctive and sure of itself in “Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them.” What’s likelytosurprise,however,isthecontentofthismemoir—agossipy,candid and occasionally creepy successionofbrief,addictivelyentertaining chapters about intimate encounters (often sexual) with famous people (both genders, he implies, and all dead) through 50 years in theater and film. IfAmericahadanold-timeclassical theater, Langella would be up there with the master thespians, a grand and gutsy performer of serious — if sometimes self-serious — majesty andanappetitefortastyslabsofscenery. At 74, he has three Tony Awards and much less hair than the beautiful escapee from Bayonne, N.J., who romanced late ’70s Broadway as a matinee idol in a Dracula cape. It makes sense that the people who attracted him have been the glamorous, oversized stars of a style that few, alas, will soon remember. ElsaLanchestershowedhimthecorner of the pool where husband CharlesLaughtonencouragedhandsome young men to swim nude. At a small party in Cape Cod in 1961, Langella watched John F. Kennedy laugh so hardatNoelCoward’sone-linersthat the president pounded the table and beggedhim“towaitwhilehecaught his breath.” But the stories destined to make news, or at least raise eyebrows, come from less liberated times, when “famous older men in the closet had secret evenings to which alltheyoungmeatinNewYorkwas invited.” There also was the exclusive “private time” in Antigua and the Cape with Jackie Kennedy before she became an Onassis. She was just nine years his senior, a rarity for the dashing fellow recounting his lust, often consummated, for much — really, for the time, much — older women. There was Rita Hayworth, 56 to his 34, on location in Mexico. Yvonne de Carlo, 52 tohis36,“treatedmelikeaprettygirl in the backseat of a convertible on a hot summer night.” Brooke Astor, at 95, was “still vital, still available.” In 2001, there were nights with ElizabethTaylorafterherdivorcefrom Larry Fortensky. Langella, in one of his less invasive memories of that relationship, describes her as “a small, sweet woman who wanted a man to bewithher,protecther,andfillavoid as deep as the deepest ocean.” Around this time, late in the book, one wishes Langella had stopped a few chapters earlier. By the end, his nasty charm turns cruel and his revelations about others feel too private. Until then, however, sex scenes have the passionate mystery of the wind-on-the-curtain shots in the old movies he grew up adoring. And when he drops names, they bounce.

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is an alluring hit with women By BETH WHITEHOUSE Newsday

MELVILLE, N.Y. — At the nail salon, the grocery store and the gym, Jen Boudin of Melville has been urging friends and even strangers to read “Fifty Shades of Grey” — a racy romance incorporating bedroom bondage and servitude that has become a grassroots phenomenon among women. “I’m at the gym, we’re washing our hands at the sink. I say, ‘Have you read the book?’ That’s what it’s known as — ’the book,’” Boudin says. The allure? “Shades of Grey” is chick-lit gone wild. The power of word-of-mouth recommendation has catapulted the novel by unknown London author E.L. James to worldwide at-

tention. This week, 575,000 paperback copies of “Fifty Shades of Grey” hit U.S. bookstores. Untilnow,most readers have downloadedthenovelontoe-readers; hard copies have been difficult to comeby.Butsincethebookhasbeen picked up by mainstream publisher Vintage Books, it will become widely available in both formats. On April 17, the remaining two books in the trilogy — “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed” — will join the first book on shelves, for a total of more than 1 million copies. Last week, the story

was optioned for a movie by Universal Pictures and Focus Features. “FiftyShades”tellsthetaleofcollege student Anastasia Steele and 27-year-old billionaire entrepreneur Christian Grey, who asks Steele to sign a contract to be his submissive partner in a sadomasochistic relationship. “There’s a lot of buzz because it’s supposed to be a very juicy story, so people want to see what it’s about,” says Elizabeth Olesh, assistant director of the Nassau Library System; more than 3,000 people are on waitinglistsforthebookatLongIsland libraries. Says Charline Spektor, co-owner of three BookHampton stores on Long Island’s East End: “People are very eager to get it. Women seem to be sharing it

with their girlfriends.” Barbara Egenthal’s Merrick, N.Y.-area book club read “Fifty Shades of Grey” in March. The book club delved into the psyche of Grey: Why was he the way he was andwhydidSteelegothroughwith someofhismoreunusualrequests? “You want to know what makes him tick,” Egenthal says. Nobody was embarrassed by the subject matter, she says. “We’re a bunch of old ladies. I’m 57,” Egenthalsays.“Iwasmakingjokesabout all the accessories. You know what? It makes you hot. You might need a water gun to cool off.” Lyss Stern, who lives in Manhattan, says she expects to see lots of people with the book at her beach club this summer. Stern’s company,

Divalysscious Moms, which launches products and plans events for mothers,hostedapartyfor“Shades” author James when she came to New York in January. As soon as Stern sent out the invites, she had 900RSVPs.“Ithoughtmycomputer was going to break,” Stern says. “Moms drove in from Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey.” James herself is a mom — a former television executive who’s married and has two boys. Stern says the story line has made a lot of women feel sexy. “The book has helped rekindle a lot of marriages, adding that little spark or flame,” shesays.“Ithinkalotofhusbandsare thrilled about this book. Thrilled.” Laurie Segal, a social worker in private practice in Williston Park,

says the book has taken on a life of its own. “The question is: Why? What does it touch upon in the psyche of women?” she says. Boudin is happy to answer. But she has to do it quickly: “My kids aregoingtobeinthecarinabout10 minutes,” says Boudin, 42, a “happily married” stay-at-home mom. “I think that it allowed women to become more verbal about what they want. I can talk like that to my husband. I can talk to him about things that I like,” Boudin says. “Are all these women going out to buyhandcuffs?No.ButIthinkitencourages them to have a dialogue. Women are communicating with their husbands, talking more about whathappenswhentheygethome, what they want to happen.”

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Joshua Tree offers a desert oasis By CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS Los Angeles Times

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — It’s a dry heat — a boulder-studded, wind-raked Mojaveheatinwhichrockstarslielow, artists think big, Marines train, weird plants jut toward the sun like beseeching biblical figures, and climbers cling to granite walls like insects stuck to flypaper, except the climbers are way happier. That’s a notable thing about Joshua Tree National Park and the towns around it. While legions of Californians keep their faces toward the beach no matter the season, a certain stripe of traveler is powerless to resist the desert, especially in cooler months. They come for the wide-open spaces and quirky lodgings you see in Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms. They comeforthebandsatPappy&Harriet’s, for the steaming pools of lithium-rich water at Desert Hot Springs or for a sound bath (to be explained soon) at the Integratron in Landers. • Big rocks, bigger sky Joshua Tree National Park covers nearly 800,000 acres. No matter the time of year, you’ll enjoy it most in the day’s first and last hours of light, when the shadows get interesting and temperatures change quickly. The Mojave and Colorado deserts collide here, and a few billion rocks demand climbing or observation. There are almost as many cartoonish Joshua trees, which are better admired than climbed. From the park’s west entrance (near the town of Joshua Tree), head to Hidden Valley, a haven for tent-camping, hiking, climbing and scrambling. There’s a 1.1-mile looping nature trail to Barker Dam that’s great for photography (still water, stacked boulders), and the neighboring Gunsmoke area is beloved by boulderers. Not far from there is Cap Rock. Back in 1973, a few days after 26-year-old Gram Parsons died of a drug overdose in Room 8 of the Joshua Tree Inn, his friend Phil Kaufman stole the body from authorities and brought it to Cap Rock for a DIY cremation. It didn’t go well, and rangers continue to discourage this practice. For a healthier interaction with the landscape,tryaclassofferedbytheDesert Institute (www.joshuatree.org); its recent offerings have included geology and plein air poetry. Wherever you go, bring water. • Downtown Joshua Tree Get your first meal at the Crossroads Cafe (61715 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree), where postings on its bulletin board are liable to mention rock climbers’ chalk bags for sale, mercenaries for hire and upcoming drum circles. (At least, it did in February.)Foradateshake,walkdown to Ricochet (61705 Twentynine Palms Highway). For gear or a guide, stop at Joshua Tree Outfitters (61707 Twentynine Palms Highway). There’s also a pottery shop, a couple of thrift stores and the Joshua Tree Saloon (61835 Twentynine Palms Highway),

Pappy & Harriet’s, a bar, restaurant and live music venue in Pioneertown, draws an entertainment cross-section of desert-swellers, city slickers on holiday and musicians.

which plays a key role during the Joshua Tree Music Festival in May and the Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival in October. Across the street, there’s the Instant Karma Yoga Studio, the Mount Fuji General Store (a hipster boutique) and a pizzeria called Pie for the People. If you like a lodging with a little style and don’t need a pool, head for the five-room Spin & Margie’s Desert Hide-a-way (64491 Twentynine Palms Highway). If you want higher style (and have more money), there’s the Mojave Sands Motel (62121 Twentynine Palms Highway), where owner Blake Simpson has turned a roadside hole-in-thewall into a five-room compound with vintage vinyl and a manual typewriter in every room. Though he opened in 2011 and his bottom price is $200, Simpson hopes to add a pool and bump up prices before the year is over. Bear in mind that dozens of Joshua Tree properties are listed on vacation-rental sitessuchasVrbo.com,withwidely varying descriptions and prices. • The egg in the boulders There’s a growing art scene in Joshua Tree, and not just within the walls of the Red Arrow Gallery and Joshua Tree Art Gallery on the main drag. Check out the artists of High Desert Test Sites (6470 Veteran’s Way),whomakeoutdoorworksthat the desert will transform and reclaim. Like the galleries, the headquarters opens on weekends (11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays), and one work is always accessible. It’s along Twentynine Palms Highway, one mile east of Park Drive, on the boulder-strewn slopes at the end of meandering, unpaved Neptune Road. Up close, you may see that “untitled,” by Sarah Vanderlip, is madeofweldedaluminum,butfrom a distance, it gleams like a silvery egg, possibly dropped by a titanium dinosaur. • Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown, on a plateau about five miles north of Yucca Valley, was built in the 1940s as a TV and movie set. Some decades later,

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carved from a Sequoia redwood log by artist Peter Toth in 1978. Then you’ll notice the rest of Cabot’s Pueblo Museum (67616 E. Desert View Ave., Desert Hot Springs), a four-level, 35-room mansion built inersatzHopistylebyCabotYerxa, one of the pioneering eccentrics of Desert Hot Springs. To get a good look inside, sign up for the hourlong tour and learn how Yerxa built the home from recycled materials between1941andhisdeathin1965. Then it’s time for cocooning in a little spa hotel, of which there are several. The seven-room Sagewater Spa (built in 1954, redone in 2001) givesyouMidcenturyminimalism. El Morocco Inn & Spa (66810 4th St., Desert Hot Springs) is a 2005 revival project with 10 rooms, many veils, three round beds and sparkling TripAdvisor ratings for its service. The six-room Hacienda Hot Springs Inn (12885 Eliseo Road, Desert Hot Springs) delivers an Old California feel, including an

Triet Le, 36, of Torrance climbs on Intersection Rock inside Joshua Tree National Park.

along came Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace (53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown), a roadhouse with live music that has become a desert institution. Pappy’s gently blends desert-rat locals with escaped city slickers and lures performers you would never expect in the middle of nowhere. The Pioneertown Motel is next door. If you’re OK to drive back to Joshua Tree, there’s the 10-room Joshua Tree Inn (61259 Twentynine Palms Highway), where you can have Room 8 (the Gram Parsons death room) for $109. It has a pool and a shrine to Parsons. • Damp and shady at last After you’ve zoomed down the hill from Joshua Tree but before you reach the windmill forest at the entrance to the Coachella Valley, you reach Big Morongo Canyon Preserve (11055 East Drive, Morongo Valley), where boardwalk trails trace paths past riparian brush and desert willows. More

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Non-discrimination in Employment – Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order #11246 and will be required to insure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against on the basis of their race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or familial status in employment or the provision of services. In addition to EEO Executive Order 11246, Contractors must also establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 0.6% goal for minority participation in the aggregate on-site construction workforce for contracts in excess of $10,000 as per the notice of requirement for affirmative action as contained in the contract documents. Attention is called to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 USC 179 LU and the Section 3 clause and regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135. The Township of Newport reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive informalities in the bidding and is an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. BIDS may be held by the Township for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the Opening of the Bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids, prior to awarding the Contract. In this period of time, no Bidder may withdraw his Bid. BY: Richard Zika, Township Manager

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Sprint blue, black / brown leather int., navigation, 7 spd auto turbo, AWD 09 CADILLAC DTS PERFORMANCE PLATINUM silver, black leather, 42,000 miles 09 CHEVY IMPALA LS SILVER 09 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4 door, alloys, seafoam blue. 07 CHRYSLER PT Cruiser black, auto, 4 cyl 07 BUICK LUCERNE CXL, silver, grey leather 07 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, navy blue, auto, alloys 06 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER, mint green, V6, alloys 05 VW NEW JETTA gray, auto, 4 cyl 04 NISSAN MAXIMA LS silver, auto, sunroof 03 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXT red, grey leather, sunroof 03 DODGE STRATUS SE Red 03 AUDI S8 QUATTRO, mid blue/light grey leather, navigation, AWD 01 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON, blue/grey, leather, AWD 99 CHEVY CONCORDE Gold

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green, auto, 4x4 CADILLAC SRX silver, 3rd seat, navigation, AWD

CHEVY TRAILBLZAER LS, SILVER, 4X4 FORD EXPLORTER LTD black/tan

leather, 3rd seat, 4x4 06 PONTIAC TORRENT black/black leather, sunroof, AWD 06 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES, red, 4 dr, entrtnmt cntr, 7 pass mini van 05 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB SPORT, blue, auto, 4x4 truck 04 FORD F150 XF4 Super Cab truck, black, 4x4 04 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71, green, 4 door, 4x4 truck 04 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER V6, silver, 3rd seat AWD 04 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SLT SILVER, 4 door, 4x4 truck 04 FORD FREESTAR, blue, 4 door, 7 passenger mini van 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND graphite grey, 2 tone leather, sunroof, 4x4 03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT white, 3rd seat, 4x4 03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER black, V6, 4x4 03 SATURN VUE orange, auto, 4 cyl, awd 03 DODGE DURANGO RT red, 2 tone black, leather int, 3rd seat, 4x4 03 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT, 4 door, green, tan, leather, 4x4 02 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE, Sage, sun roof, autop, 4x4 01 CHEVY BLAZER green, 4 door, 4x4 01 JEEP GRAND 01

CHEROKEE LAREDO PEWTER, V6, 4X4 FORD EXPLORER

sport silver, grey leather, 3x4 sunroof 00 CHEVY SILVERADO XCAB, 2WD truck, burgundy 00 CHEVY BLAZER LT black & brown, brown leather 4x4 99 ISUZI VEHIACROSS black, auto, 2 door AWD 96 CHEVY BLAZER, black 4x4 89 CHEVY 1500, 4X4 TRUCK

412 Autos for Sale

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loaded. Remote Start. 50k miles. $14,975 or trade. (570) 639-5329

Near Wegman’s 570-822-7359

08 ESCAPE 4X4 $12,495 09Journey SE $12,495 07Spectra EX $9,495 10 FUSION SEL $13,995 10 FOCUS SE $9,995 05Stratus SXT $6,995 Full Notary Service Tags & Title Transfers

package, very clean, recently tuned, seat memory, silver. 26 mpg on trips, Low mileage for the age of the car 122,500 $6,100 570-704-7286

CHEVY ‘07 IMPALA LS Only 40k miles $11,500

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

FORD `12 ESCAPE

4 x 4, V6, all power, A/C, Sirius satellite, cloth interior, 3,000 miles. Great on gas. $23,000 570-822-3328

412 Autos for Sale

FORD ‘02 MUSTANG

GTRedCONVERTIBLE with black

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

CHRYSLER ‘04 Silver, 2nd owner clean title. Very clean inside & outside. Auto, Power mirrors, windows. CD player, cruise, central console heated power mirrors. 69,000 miles. $4900. 570-991-5558

CHRYSLER ‘07 SEBRING

Low miles, heated seats, moonroof, 1 owner. $11,900 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

CROSSROAD MOTORS

570-825-7988 700 Sans Souci

DODGE `00 DURANGO SPORT 4.7 V8, 4WD, 3rd

row seat, runs good, needs body work $1900. 570-902-5623

FORD `93 MUSTANG Convertible. 5.0. 5

auto, very nice car, (R Title). $4,600. 570-283-8235

FORD `95 CROWN VICTORIA V-8, power windows

& seats, cruise control. Recent inspection. Asking $1,000. Call 570-604-9325

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HONDA `07 ACCORD SPECIAL EDITION

4 cylinder, low mileage, fully equipped, excellent condition. $13,250 570-654-8371

HONDA ‘01 CIVIC Sedan, gold exterior 5-speed great on gas comes with a 3month power train warranty $ 4,500.

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

HONDA ‘02 CIVIC EX

Auto, moonroof, 1 owner. $8,888 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

HONDA ‘03 ACCORD EX Leather, moonroof $9,977

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

HONDA ‘05 CIVIC Sedan, red exterior,

102k, automatic, reliable & economical car comes with a 3-month power train warranty Clean title. $5,999.99

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

HONDA 07 FIT Auto. 4 door. Keyless entry. Hatchback. $10,999

speed. New top. Professional paint job. Show car. $6,500. Call 570-283-8235

FORD `94 MUSTANG GT Convertible, 5.0

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WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘11 DODGE DAKOTA CREW 4x4, Bighorn 6 cyl. 14k, Factory Warranty. $21,899 ‘11 Ford Escape XLT, 4x4, 26k, Factory Warranty, 6 Cylinder $20,999 ‘11 Nissan Rogue AWD, 17k, Factory Warranty. $19,999 ‘10 Dodge Nitro 21k alloys, tint, Factory Warranty $18,599 ‘08 Chrysler Sebring Conv. Touring 6 cyl. 32k $12,999 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42K. 5 speed, Factory warranty. $12,399 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX 4x4 65k, a title. $12,799 ‘06 FORD FREESTAR 62k, Rear air A/C $7999 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,499

412 Autos for Sale

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HYUNDAI ‘04 ELANTRA Black exterior, automatic , 4-door, power doors, windows, mirrors R-title $4,500

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

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. $3990. 570-991-5558

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

LEXUS `01 ES 300 80,000 miles,

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

Boat? Car? Truck? Motorcycle? Airplane? Whatever it is, sell it with a Classified ad. 570-829-7130

LEXUS `10 RX 350

Excellent condition, garage kept, navigation, keyless entry & start, heated seats, CD changer, ipod hookup, rear camera, light blue, 64K, new tires, balance of 100,000 mile warranty. $31,000. 570-881-6426

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Extra clean. 5 speed. 41K miles $13,999

KELLY

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

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

HYUNDAI ‘11 SONATA GLS, 1 Owner, only 11k miles $18,800

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

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

MERCEDES ‘99 BENZ S320exterior, Silver loaded r-title. $6,999.99

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

MERCURY `05 SABLE LS PREMIUM Moon roof, alloys, all power, 24 valve V6. Original owner, perfectly maintained, needs nothing 49,200 miles. $9,495 570-474-6205

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

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KIA ‘11 SORENTO LX

1 owner, AWD, low miles. $22,880

HYUNDAI ‘07

4 door, EXL with navigation system. 4 cyl, silver w/ black interior. Satellite radio, 6CD changer, heated leather seats, high, highway miles. Well maintained. Monthly service record available. Call Bob. 570-479-0195

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SANTE FE AWD, auto, alloys $14,880

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412 Autos for Sale

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STK#N 20877 M O D EL# 27011 M SR P $47,520

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STK#N 21665 M O D EL# 20612 M SR P $27,240 V IN # 115052

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STK#N 21536 M O D EL# 22112 M SR P $23,050 V IN # 273561

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

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I Love My Suzuki Car Club! 2012 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWD

NEW

Stk#S1838

MSRP 18,019* $ 3-Mode Intelligent All-Wheel Ken Pollock Sale Price 16,399* Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Power $ Windows, Power Locks, Power Manufacturer Rebate - 1,000* $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500* Mirrors, 6 Spd Transmission $

BUY NOW FOR:

14,899* NEW Stk#S2009

2012 SUZUKI SX4 SEDAN

LE Popular Package, 8 Standard Airbags, 6 Speed Transmission, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Alloy Wheels

2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 4WD

NEW

16,570* 15,299* $

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

13,799*

Stk# S1976

24,284* 22,499*

$ 4 Wheel Drive, Voice MSRP Activated Navigation w/ Blue $ Tooth, Automatic Transmission, Ken Pollock Sale Price Power Windows, Power Locks, Manufacturer Rebate - $ 1,000* Power Mirrors, $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 1,000* Electronic Stability Control

ONLY AT 20,499* BUY NOW FOR:

NEW Stk# S1734

2012 SUZUKI SX4 SPORTBACK

17,689* 15,999*

MSRP 8 Standard Airbags, Alloy Wheels, Electronic Stability Control, Power Ken Pollock Sale Price $ Windows, Power Locks, $ Manufacturer Rebate - 1,000* Power Mirrors, Fog Lamps, Owner Loyalty Rebate - $ 500* 6 Speed Transmission

BUY NOW FOR:

14,499*

NEW

2012 SUZUKI EQUATOR EXT CAB Stk#S2006

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S AWD

NEW

Stk#S2050

Advanced Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Dual Zone Digital Climate Control, Automatic CVT Transmission, TouchFree Smart Key, Power Windows, Power Locks

23,519* 21,999* $

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

- 1,000* - $ 1,000*

BUY NOW FOR:

19,999*

2.5L DOHC 4 Cylinder w/ Automatic Transmission, Dual Stage Airbags, 16” Aluminum Wheels, 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Braking System, Six Standard Airbags

81 INTERSTATE

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KEN POLLOCK SUZUKI

- 2,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

19,799*

*Tax and tags additional. Buy now for sale price includes Suzuki Manufacturer rebates of $1,000 on 2012 Suzuki SX4 AWD, Grand Vitara 4x4, Sportback, SX4 Sedan, and Kizashi. Buy now sale price includes Suzuki Manufacturer rebate of $2,000 on Suzuki Equator. $500 Suzuki Owner Loyalty on 2012 Suzuki SX4 Sedan, Equator, SX4 Crossover, and SX4 Sportback. $1,000 Suzuki Owner Loyalty on 2012 Suzuki Kizashi and Grand Vitara. All Ken Pollock Suzuki discounts applied. Artwork for illustration purposes only. Not responsible for typographical errors. 0% ﬁnancing in lieu of Suzuki Manufacturers rebates, Owner Loyalty is applicable. Buy now for sale prices valid on IN STOCK vehicles only.

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23,889* 22,299* $

MSRP w/ Accessories $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

TOYOTA ‘08 4 RUNNER

JEEP 03 WRANGLER X 6 cylinder. Auto. 4x4. $10,999

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

JEEP 04 WRANGLER

6 cylinder. 5 speed 4x4 $9,999

1 Owner, moonroof & alloys. $22,500 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

457 Wanted to Buy Auto WANTED

KELLY

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

KIA ‘07 SPORTAGE EX

4WD, Leather, Moonroof $12,724

Good Used Cars & Trucks. Highest Prices Paid!!! Call V&G Anytime 574-1275

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

KIA ‘08 SPORTAGE EX 4WD, Low Miles. $14,800

LEXUSwheel `05 RXdrive, 330 All

Savannah metallic, navigation, backup camera, lift gate, ivory leather with memory, auto, 3.3 liter V6, regular gas, garaged, nonsmoker, exceptional condition, all service records. 6 disc CD. Private seller with transferable one year warranty, 96K. $16,900 570-563-5056

LEXUS 08 RX350

Navigation. Back up camera. 45K miles. 4 WD.

CHILDREN’S SHOESTORE

Established 50+ years, owner retiring, looking for the right person as successor. Call 570-288-9323

FIRE YOUR BOSS!!!! “WORK FOR YOURSELF” INVEST IN YOURSELF WITH JAN – PRO

*Guaranteed Clients * Steady Income *Insurance & Bonding * Training & Ongoing Support * Low Start Up Costs *Veterans Financing Program * Accounts available through 0ut Wilkes-Barre & Scranton

570-824-5774

MITSUBISHI `11

Landscaper Dry Cleaner Home Health Care Car Wash 570-407-2716

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

NEPA FLORAL & GIFT SHOP Including delivery van, coolers, all inventory, displays, computer system, customer list, website and much more. Turn key operation in prime retail location. Serious inquiries please call 570-592-3327

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NISSAN `04 PATHFINDER TURN KEY OPERATIONat Located ARMADA Excellent condition. Wyoming Valley Mall Too many options to list. Runs & looks excellent. $10,995 570-655-6132 or 570-466-8824

TOYOTA 04 TACOMA 4X2. 4 cylinder Auto. $6,999

KELLY

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

TOYOTA ‘08 4 RUNNER

Antiques & Collectibles

ANTIQUES 3 piece Mahogany stack bookcase with drawer, 6ft x 20” hand carved Hitler made of pine, Dersuhrer carved on bottom signed by carver Gallagher. Needs some repair. Tiffany style lamps with stained glass shades, caramel in color. 1912 Gustave Stickley rocking chair with new rush seat, tag on bottom. Jewelry armoire, (4) 1912 chairs, original paint with newly rushed seats. 12 OldPA metal hunting licenses, 1927 & up. Two Oak bow china closets, one very ornate. Lots of smalls. 134 Route 11 Larksville, PA 570-283-3987 570-328-3428

must sell. $125,000 negotiable. Ask for Rob 570-693-3323

1 Owner, moonroof & alloys. $22,500 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

GOVERNMENT INSURED LOANS! Residential remodeling. Many programs require no equity, bad credit often O.K. Consolidate, extra $ in your pocket. www.TRISTATECREATIONS.C OM 1-888-9908886

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

HDI METALS

39 S. Prospect St. Nanticoke PA • 570-735-1487 GOLD - SILVER COINS - JEWELRY Buying Daily 11AM - 6PM No nonsense guarantee We will beat any competitors advertised price by up to 20%

DOOR antique round top oak door, leaded glass window 77 1/2x30x1 3/4” solid brass hinges & knob some work needed $250. 570-824-6278 PATIO PAVERS 250 8” x 16” gray $1 each. GRANITE TILES new 12x12 50 tan with black $8. each. 60 black with light brown $8. each. 570-735-2661

726

$ ANTIQUES BUYING $ Old Toys, model kits,

Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544

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Appliances

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

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 BEER FRIDGE unique; old single door GE; drilled and tapped; with tank & lines $85. 570-696-9024

DISHWASHER 24”

white, 2 years old $150. obo.

RANGE HOOD 30” Broan, white $50. obo. 570-574-3899

FOOD PROCESSOR B & D, glass blender jar $20. Cooks Essential fryer, 1 qt. stainless steel $5. Hamilton beach toaster oven $12. 570-696-9086

GENE’S RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES 60 Day Warranty Monday-Friday 8:00PM-5:00PM Saturday 8:00AM-11:00AM Gateway Shopping Center Kingston, PA

(570) 819-1966 JUICE EXTRACTOR Waring, commercial quality, stainless steel blade, internal mechanisms plus powerful 550 motor. Citrus juice attachment PCA45 bought for $200. Sell for $120. OBO. Cuisinart Smart Power 7 speed electronic blender $40. 735-2661 RANGE 40” Tappan electric, white, excellent condition. Cost over $1200 new sell for $350. 570-474-0974 WASHER, metal, oversized heavy duty, 15 cycle $75. 570-909-7621

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Baby Items

CRADLE SWING baby girl purple F. P. Paid $169. Asking $70. Hardly used. Mark @ 570-3013484 or Allison @ 631-6635. TODDLER BEDS boys Cars bed $30. Girls white metal toddler bed $30. Thomas the tank table, trains,tracks & accessories $125. All excellent condition. 570-417-2555.

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets SUGARLOAF

FOR SALE:Kitchen Table, with 6 chairs, corner covered hatch, All wood, Excellent condition! Living Room set, Johnston Benchworks. Sofa, 2 chairs & ottoman. Please call 570-956-6587

WILKES-BARRE

Clothing

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 COMMUNION SUIT black, size 14 like new $35. White Roman shade 23” w new $15. F.P. travel tender crib $25. Children’s pool $20. Thomas organ, needs tuning $375. 570-654-4113 FOX STOLE head, legs tail $15. 570-909-7621

732

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

CABINETS Omni Merillat 24 linear feet of laminated cabinets with laminated countertops. Includes sink in island. Good condition. Almond color with oak trim. $1,000 OBO. 570-696-1999.

TOTAL GYM XLS $200. 570-825-0905

COINS. Washington quarters ‘32-’34D, ‘35, ‘36, ‘36D-37. $70. 570-287-4135

Janpro.com

OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-

708

Business Opportunities

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

PAINTBALLS 3000!! Custom 98 tippman, cleaning kit, belt. $100. 570-430-9231

600 FINANCIAL 610

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

Arts/Crafts/ Hobbies

Building Materials

Exercise Equipment

STEPPER Nordic Trac, portable $10. Leg magic $5. Manual folding treadmill $20. 570-696-9086

742

Furnaces & Heaters

HEATER, electric, portable, $15. 2 hoover vacuums $25 for 1 or both for $40, 12” TV color good working condition $25. 570-825-5847

744

Furniture & Accessories

ANTIQUE hutch breakfront china cabinet, traditional oak finish, $125. Bedroom furniture set, 2 dressers 1 with mirror, queen bed frame, side rails, head & footboard, nightstand, cherry finish $275. All good condition. 570-430-4054 BEDROOM SET: Light wood, Bed, chest, dresser & 2 night stands. $325 570-826-1743 COFFEE TABLE & 2 end tables, light oak, excellent condition $50. 570-696-4494 DINING SET rattan 48” glass table top 4 chairs, removable cushions on coasters $375. Dining set 40x60” glass table with bevel edge 4 chairs, upholstered arm, neutral beige $375. Space Saver rattan table 24x42 $275. 570.474.0514

FURNISH FOR LESS

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607 LAMPS (2) parlor stand up, grey metal & black. $20 each. 570-740-1246

Mattress Queen P-Top Set New in Plastic Can Deliver $150 570-280-9628

MATTRESS SALE

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

Mattress Guy

Twin sets: $139 Full sets: $159 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 RECLINER beige, good condition $30. 570-736-6239 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 Berkline, double reclining, excellent condition $225. 570-655-1508

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

VENDORS WANTED

For Flea Market / Farmers Market to be held at Nanticoke Patriot Square on June 9, July 14 and August 11, from 8am to 3pm. For more info, Call Claudine at 570-256-9728 Or Dave at 570-262-9022 Sponsored by the Greater Nanticoke Area Rotary and Junior Interact Club

SALVATION ARMY INDOOR FLEA MARKET 17 S. Penna. Ave APRIL 14TH 8AM TO 2PM

Over 40 Vendor Tables Food Concessions, Bake Sale, & Silent Auction. 570-824-8741

750

Jewelry

JACK IS PAYING TOP DOLLAR !!!!! for gold and silver, diamonds, platinum, watches. Also buying scrap jewelry. Cash on the spot!!!!! We make house calls. 328-3428, 855-7197 or visit us 134 Route 11 Larksville, Pa

758 Miscellaneous

FREE AD POLICY

The Times Leader will accept ads for used private party merchandise only for items totaling $1,000 or less. All items must be priced and state how many of each item. Your name address, email and phone number must be included. No ads for ticket sales accepted. Pet ads accepted if FREE ad must state FREE. One Submission per month per household. You may place your ad online at timesleader.com, or email to classifieds@ timesleader.com or fax to 570-831-7312 or mail to Classified Free Ads: 15 N. Main Street, WilkesBarre, PA. Sorry no phone calls.

570-301-3602

756

Medical Equipment

HOSPITAL BED, twin size, good condition $175. 430-4054 JAZZY Select Mobility Chair by pride. Never used, but replaced with new batteries. paid $1200 sell $600 obo. 570-466-0239

758 Miscellaneous WANTED ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS

HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

Highest Prices Paid!!! FREE REMOVAL Call Vito & Ginos Anytime 288-8995

BEDLINER: 89 Chevy S10 truck bedliner, standard 6’ cab $15. Gong Show movie DVD $10. 5 storm windows $10. each. New 6 or 12 volt battery charger $25 V6 HEI distributor cap from ‘80 Monte Carlo, very good $15. 570-740-1246

BEDROOM SET - 5 piece, cream color with wood tops. $125 or obo. Wood storage bench with pillow top. $75. Oak topped pedestal table. $50. Computer desk, dark oak $150. 570-474-2375 ENGINE BLOCK ‘65 Corvette with pisttons & cam shaft, casting number 3858180, very good condition $475. 570-430-4054 LAWNMOWERS Craftsman selfpropelled, no bag, $125 firm. Craftsman lawnmower with bag not selfpropelled runs good $100. Murray 6hp side discharge not selfpropelled runs good $75. 655-3197

Wanted: WANTED ALL JUNK CARS, TRUCKS & HEAVY

EQUIPMENT

BACKHOES

CA$H

ON THE

BULLDOZERS

Highest Prices Paid!!

$POT,

Free Anytime Pickup 570-301-3602

LUGGAGE SET 3 piece, black & gray tweed, like new $30. 570-824-6278 PAMPERS women’s 3 packs, $20. 12 count $20. 4 packs bed pads 10 count $20. All for $35. 570-824-6278

FREE PICKUP

TV STAND 40”lx 22”wx25”tall, 2 multi shelf, cabinets below with glass doors $25. Flea market items records, cassettes, cds, electronics, tables, chairs & much more. $75. 570-909-7621

Musical Instruments

TUBE AMP HEAD Marshall JCM600 50 watt master volume & overdrive. sounds great, with footswitch $495. Traynor ycv 40 watt tube combo amp, 1x12 Celestion80 speaker, awesome! $345. Jimi Hendrixstyle octave pedal. Like new. $89. Pro Co turbo rat distortion pedal with box usa $59. Rick 2832552 rick@ wyoming valley.net

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

WANTED JEWELRY

WILKESBARREGOLD

(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538

Highest Cash PayOuts Guaranteed Mon-Sat 10am -6pm C l o s e d S u n d a ys

1092 Highway 315 Blvd (Plaza 315) 315N .3 miles after Motorworld

We Pay At Least 80% of the London Fix Market Price for All Gold Jewelry

London PM Gold Price

April 5th: $1,631.00 Visit us at WilkesBarreGold.com Or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com

776 Sporting Goods BIKE girls 20” pink, used a few times. $45. includes Schwinn water bottle holder. Montana helmet, gloves, elbow/ knee pads $25. Buy all for $70. 735-2661 ROD & REEL Anglers Touch 7’ 2 piece rod & Zebco Spin Cast Omega Z03 Reel $65. Micro Lite IMG Graphite 8’ 2 piece rod & Shimano Symetre Reel $60. Fenwick 6’ 6” 2 piece rod &d Shimano spinning side Stab Reel $35. 570825-7251 after 5pm

784

Tools

TORQUE WRENCH Snap-On 3/4” drive with case new condition $325. 570-655-3197

815

Dogs

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES AKC, quality pup-

pies, vet checked, champion parents, references available. 570-922-4888 or 570-716-4864

ROTTWEILER

1 year old. AKC Registered. $500. Call 570-704-8134

We Need Your Help!

SHELTIE

2 year old male. Fenced yard a must! $250. 570-578-5619

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

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES

Pure Bred & Mixes $400 570-250-9690 Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

Anonymous Tip Line 1-888-796-5519 Luzerne County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce

288-8995

TAILGATE EXTENDER 48” wide stainless steel good condition $75 firm. 570-655-3197

762

SAWMILLS from only $3997-MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmillCut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.Nor woodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N

VITO’S & GINO’S

BEST PRICES IN THE AREA

754

GENERATOR Troybuilt, 10HOP, 5500 watts, 8550 starting watts, 4 way electrical splitter, used once. $495. 570-817-8981

wind-up, German, cast iron, large pressed steel trucks, Tootsie toy, Dinky. Larry - Mt. Top 474-9202

DUMPTRUCKS

FOUNTAIN Little girl & boy fountain, & pump. Tan, 38” H. Excellent condition, $75. 570-477-2604

Machinery & Equipment

ANTIQUE TOYS WANTED Lead soldiers, tin

CALL US! TO JUNK YOUR CAR

WALL MURAL Tuscany, beautiful, same as the one at local Bartolei Wine place, new in box, $99. LOADHANDLE pickup truck bed unloader, $85. 570-735-2661

752 Landscaping & Gardening

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

800 PETS & ANIMALS 805

PLACE YOUR OWN CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE! IT’S FAST AND EASY! PLUS, YOUR AD WILL RUN FREE FOR ITEMS PRICED UNDER $1000. GO TO “CLASSIFIED ADS” AND CLICK ON “PLACE YOUR AD.”

Birds

Pair of Green Cheek Conures with cage $150.00 570-902-5330

810

Cats

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

824-4172, 9-9 only

815

Dogs

786 Toys & Games BANK atm kids pink, $20. LEAPFROG Leapzone turbo twist spelling wand $10. SPONGEBOB BUNDLE alarm clock & electronic book of 5 games, selling both for $20. TWILIGHT DELUXE Scene it dvd game, $20. 22 KIDS VHS movies lot & VHS stand $2. each or all for $35. Stand is $5. LITTLE TYKES Snacks & Snow cones cart $40. OBO. 735-2661 MOTORCYCLE: Indian battery operated children’s motorcycle. Max speed 2.5 MPH. Recommend age 2+ Like new condition. Asking $50. 570-592-1234

788

Stereo/TV/ Electronics

TV Sony Wega 27” , flat screen, not flat panel with component inputs. Excellent condition , complete with remote & manual. $150. 570-283-8202

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VIDEO SYSTEM Rock Band $15. 570-417-2555

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$6,950

06 H O N D A C IV IC SD N

07 H Y U N D A I SO N A TA SE SD N B eige,89K M iles

LX,G ray,122K M iles N ow

$9,750

N ow

HY UNDA I SA NTA FE 4W D 05 G LS ,R ed,31K 07 Ltd,W hite,71K 07 Ltd,C herry,60K

$11,500 $14,950 $15,950

HO NDA A C C O RD SDN 05 EX,G ray,56K 06 EXL V 6,B ronze,33K

$12,500 $14,950

06 NISSA N FRO NTIER XC A B 4X4 S ilver,68K M iles

N ow

$15,950

LX Lt B lue,63K...........................................N O W LX N avy,47K.............................................N O W EX Lt B lue,47K...........................................N O W EX B eige,60K.............................................N O W EX Lt B lue,63K...........................................N O W EX S ilver,53K.............................................N O W EX S ilver,50K.............................................N O W EX G reen,46K............................................N O W LX G reen,36K............................................N O W EX B lack,48K.............................................N O W LX B eige,17K.............................................N O W

$11,950

S ilver,35K

$12,750 $15,950

08 SA TURN V UE XE A W D

V -6,N avy,64K M iles N ow

$14,950

08 JEEP LIBERTY SPO RT 4X4 R ed,41K M iles

N ow

$15,950

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07 FIT

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G ray,47K.......................................................NO

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EX 5-SPD SD N W hite,42K.............N O LX SD N S ilver,36K...............................N O V P SD N S ilver,11K..............................N O LX-S SD N S ilver,15K.........................N O LX SD N R ed,11K................................N O EX SD N B lue,23K................................N O EX SD N W hite,36K..............................N O LX C PE B lue,19K.................................N O LX-S Titanium ,9K...................................N O LX C PE W hite,19K...............................N O LX-S SD N S ilver,16K.........................N O

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1.9%

36 m os

10 TO Y O TA RA V 4 4W D

06 C A DILLA C SRX A W D

W hite,52K M iles

N ow

$17,750

08 HO NDA RIDG ELINE RTL 4W D G ray,82K M iles

N ow

$20,950

G reen,30K M iles N ow

$19,950

08 C H RY SLER A SPEN LTD 4W D B lack,42K M iles

N ow

$22,500

C HEV Y C O BA LT SDN

08 C R V 08 C R V 07 C R V 07 C R V 09 C R V 08 C R V 09 C R V 09 C R V 10 C R V 10 C R V

07 A C C O 09 A C C O 10 A C C O 09 A C C O 09 A C C O 09 A C C O 09 A C C O 09 A C C O 09 A C C O 09 A C C O

RD RD RD RD RD RD RD RD RD RD

EXL R ed,65K............................................N O W EX N avy,43K.............................................N O W EXL B lue,39K...........................................N O W EXL S ilver,19K..........................................N O W EX W hite,21K............................................N O W EXL N A V I W hite,53K...........................N O W EX W hite,19K............................................N O W EXL Lt.B lue,28K.......................................N O W EXL B lack,30K..........................................N O W EXL Lt B lue,23K.......................................N O W

05 “LS ”,W hite,76K

$18,950 $18,950 $19,350 $19,950 $20,500 $20,950 $20,950 $22,500 $23,500 $23,750

09 “LT”S ilver,36K

$8,950 $13,500

05 H Y U N D A I TU SC O N G LS 4W D S ilver,50K M iles

N ow

$9,950

06 V O LV O S-80 2.5T SDN

10 INSIG HT EX G ray,22K...................................NO W $17,950

06 HO NDA C RV LX 4W D M oss,82K

$15,750 $15,950 $16,350 $16,950 $16,950 $17,950 $17,950 $17,950 $18,500 $18,950 $18,950

IN S IGHT HYBRID

W hite,42K M iles

N ow

S ilver,36K M iles

$14,950

08 C R V 07 C R V 07 C R V 08 C R V 07 C R V 07 C R V 07 C R V 07 C R V 09 C R V 09 C R V 08 C R V

08 N ISSA N V ER SA SD N

09 TO Y O TA M A TRIX “S” N ow

$9,950

36 M O S.

N avy,29K M iles

O DYS S EY

N ow

$11,950

04 EXL,N avi,B lack,75K

$11,950

$14,750 $15,500 $15,950 $16,250 $16,250 $16,750 $16,950 $16,950 $16,950 $16,950 $17,250

W W W W W W W W W W W

2.9%

60 m os

EX C arbon B ronze,49K................................NO W LX SDN R ed,40K..................................NO W EXL SDN S ilver,53K.............................NO W EX C PE R ed,34K....................................NO W EXL SDN N avy,36K..............................NO W EXL SDN G old,21K..............................NO W EXL SDN G reen,37K............................NO W EXL SDN W hite,34K............................NO W EXL V 6 SDN S ilver,37K....................NO W EXL SDN B lack,11K.............................NO W

$14,950 $16,500 $18,500 $18,500 $19,500 $19,500 $19,500 $19,950 $20,950 $21,500

60 M O S.

03 BUIC K PA RK A V E SEDA N B row n,76K M iles

$8,950

N ow

04 HO NDA A C C O RD EX SEDA N B lack,101K M iles

$10,500

N ow

05 JEEP G R A ND C H ERO KEE 4W D

Laredo,Khaki,68K M iles

$12,500

N ow

10 O DY SSEY TO URING DV D/NA V I S ilver,29K....NO W $32,500 10 O DY SSEY EXL G ray,24K...............................NO W $28,950 HO NDA PILO T 4W D

C CAL AL LL :1-800-N :1-800-NEE X XTH TH O ON NDD A A

CRV 4W D

S ilver,67K M iles

$8,750

H O N D A ’S

02 H O N D A C IV IC LX C PE N ow

A CCO R D S .9% .9%

06 EX,B lack,71K

08 ELEM 08 ELEM 08 ELEM 10 ELEM

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ENT LX S ilver,56K...............................NO W ENT EX B lack,43K...............................NO W ENT EX S ilver,33K...............................NO W ENT EX Om inP earl,24K........................NO W

$15,750 $17,500 $18,950 $20,950

$13,500 $16,500

B lack,41K M iles

N ow

$14,950

Khaki,3K M iles

N ow

09 PILO T EXL R DV D B urgandy,62K.............NO W 09 PILO T EX S ilver,33K........................................NO W 09 PILO T EX S ilver,34K........................................NO W 09 PILO T EX B lack,42K........................................NO W 09 PILO T EXL B lack,38K.....................................NO W 09 PILO T EXL-DV D N avy,33K........................NO W 10 PILO T EX N avy,16K.........................................NO W 11 PILO T EXL W hite,10K....................................NO W

$23,950 $25,950 $25,950 $26,950 $26,950 $27,950 $28,500 $32,500

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B lack,58K

$15,950

08 H Y U N D A I V ER A C R U Z A W D B lack,29K M iles

N ow

$20,950

08 C A D ILLA C STS A W D SD N D iam ond,43K,N avi

N ow

$22,500

C HO

W hite,58K

04 HO NDA C RV EX 4W D

10 HY UNDA I ELA NTRA G LS SDN

PIL OT 4W D

07 M A ZDA C X-7 G RA ND TO URING A /N

IC E $14,950

10 TO Y O TA C O RO LLA SDN LE,W hite,21K S ,W hite,21K

$14,950 $16,950

04 C HEV Y SILV ERA DO 1500 XC A B 4X4 Z71,W hite,70K

$16,950

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10 V W RO UTA N V A N

D V D ,N avi,R ed,33K M iles N ow

$20,950

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a double closet and two rear-facing windows. Bedrooms two and three measure 13’-by-12’ and 13’-by-14’, respectively, each with a double closet, white walls and carpeting. The fully ﬁnished lower level is designed with entertaining in mind and offers an 18’-by-12’ recreation room that provides a hanging light and room for a pool table. This area has light brown carpeting and a double front window. It opens rear to the adjacent 21’-by-12’ family room that comes complete with an oak wet bar. Pocket doors take you rear to a sunroom that hosts an eightperson hot tub set into a corner of windows overlooking the back yard. A side door leads to the pool. A half bath/laundry room on this level has an oak vanity with tan cultured marble sink and tan walls. The washer and dryer are included in the sale. A nearby door leads to the heated, two-car garage that includes a workbench and storage area. This home has gas hot water baseboard heat, and public sewer and water utilities. To get to the Sunday, April 15 Open House from Wilkes-Barre, take Route 309 south into Mountain Top. Go past the intersection with Church Rd. The entrance to Walden Park is further ahead on the right. Turn right onto Walden Dr. and make the ﬁrst left onto Yorktown Rd. For additional information, contact Michael O’Boyle at TradeMark Realty Group, (570) 901-1020; TeamTrademark1@gmail.com. SPECIFICATIONS: Bi-Level 2,032 square feet BEDROOMS: 3 BATHS: 1 full, 1 half PRICE: $219,000 LOCATION: 59 Yorktown Rd., Mountain Top AGENT: Michael O’Boyle REALTOR: TradeMark Realty Group, (570) 901-1020; TeamTrademark1@gmail.com

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143 Nevel Hollow Road Great country living in this 3 bedroom, 2 & 1/2 bath home with 1 car attached garage, large entertainment room lower level. Plus a 30'x30' detached garage with open 2nd floor ready to finish & mechanics pit in one stall. MLS 11-4124 $195,000 570-675-4400

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EDWARDSVILLE 548 Green St. Are you renting?? The monthly mortgage on this house could be under $500 for qualified buyers. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1st floor laundry. Off street parking, deep lot, low taxes. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3983 $64,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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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.co m MLS 11-2850 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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30 COVE ROAD, BEAR CREEK VILLAGE Fall in love w ‘’Whispering Pines’’ in scenic Historic Bear Creek Village set on a knoll w/lake glimpses. Spacious, comfortable traditional features 3FP’s, HW flrs, mod kit, GE appls. Come for a visit & stay for the lifestyle! MLS# 12-186 Ann Lewis 714-9245 $269,500 Dir: FROM WILKES-BARRE: RT 115 S (TOWARDS BLAKESLEE) TURN L ONTO BEAUPLAND RD., JUST AFTER THE DAM. COVE ROAD IS FIRST ROAD ON THE L. NO DRIVE-BYS PLEASE. PRIVATE DRIVE.

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SHAVERTOWN Spacious home. Wonderful flr plan & elegant detail throughout. Fantastic 2 story great rm w/gas FP, great kitchen, MSTR on 1st flr, 5BRs, 5 baths & great finished LL w/custom cabinetry. MLS# 11-3697 MARGY 696-0891 $425,000

DALLAS Elevator - great feature! Beautiful 3BR Condo. Wood floors, custom kitchen, dramatic windows, 2 car garage. MLS# 12-970 VIRGINIA 714-9253 $292,000

HARVEY’S LAKE Live the life in this charming Chalet on 50’ of PRIME LAKEFRONT situated on a deep level lot. 3BRs, 2.5 bath, dock, fireplace, coal stove, awesome view of lake. You will love it! MLS# 12-263 MARK 696-0724 $399,000

HARVEY’S LAKE REDUCED! Breathtaking beauty - 88 feet of lake frontage. 5BR home w/new Master Suite & gourmet kitchen, exceptional boathouse w/dream view. MLS# 11-605 VIRGINIA ROSE 714-9253 $950,000

WILKES-BARRE Elevations is a new Condominium Living that features: 1 & 2BR lofts & flats w/high ceilings, open flr plans, quality finishes, secured indoor parking w/direct elevator access. PEG 714-9247, VIRGINIA 714-9253 or RHEA 696-6677 $199,900

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# 11-2000

$219,900

Call Lisa Joseph at 715-9335

SHAVERTOWN Elegant home w/wonderful floor plan-5BRs, 6baths & huge kitchen w/Garland range & bright breakfast area. Great finished lower walks out to patio & stunning Sylvan pool! MLS# 11-37 MARGY 696-0891 $695,000

GLEN SUMMIT Glen Summit Community - Beautiful Victorian home renovated w/new open floor plan, 6BRs, 4.5 elegant baths & stunning new kitchen HW flrs, spacious rms, handsome FP’s, front & back staircases, delightful Gazebo & huge wrap around porch. MLS# 10-2874 MARGY 696-0891 or RHEA 696-6677 $650,000

DALLAS Elegant home in beautiful setting overlooks Irem Golf Course - Spacious rooms w/ handsome beamed ceilings & wonderful detail - 4BRs, 3 full & 2.5 baths - French doors lead to lovely patio & pool. MLS# 12-1104 MARGY 696-0891 or RHEA 696-6677 $500,000

LAFLIN Elegant brick ranch in charming neighborhood! Kit w/bkfast rm, heated Fla rm & basement, tiled baths, 4 cedar closets. Hw in LR & DR. It’s a beauty! MLS#12-1057 TERRY D 715-9317 $368,900

TUNKHANNOCK Spacious 2-story in beautiful Clarendon Acres offers many custom features w/exquisite interior. Don’t miss it! MLS#12-1266 RENEE 585-0625 $338,000

KINGSTON A must see! Steel & concrete construction put together this exceptional 4BR, 5 bath home. Great location & fenced yard, property features maple HW flrs - cherry kitchen cabs - unique bronze staircase ñ tile baths & much more. MLS# 12-531 JULIO 239-6408 or RHEA 696-6677 $319,900

MOUNTAINTOP REDUCED Don’t miss this bright front brick home w/4BRs, 3 baths on tree lined landscaped lot. Ultra kitchen w/all appliances, huge Island opens to deck, FP in FR. Lots of upgrades. Prime location! MLS# 12-921 TERRY D. 715-9317 $284,900

SHAVERTOWN NEW LISTING Updated 3BR, 1 bath Ranch. Kitchen features custom cabinets & stainless steel appliances. New flooring throughout. OSP in rear. MLS# 12-1213 KATHY M. 696-0870 or RHEA 696-6677 $112,000

MOUNTAINTOP Move-in ready 3BR, 1.5 bath townhouse. Features hw floors, tile, and new carpet. Updated kit & baths. MLS#12-1072 EVELYN 715-9339 $119,900

HANOVER TWP. Lovely home w/ 3BRs, 2 baths, mod kit, LR/DR, 1 car det. gar. sec sys, patio, pond & above grnd pool. Just a few of the touches that make this home so appealing. Close to major highways! MLS# 11-2370 $124,500 DEB 714-5802

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MOUNTAINTOP Classic 4BR - 2 Story. Lg MBR suite. Modern kitchen, lg formal DR, cedar sunroom, Level lot & much more! MLS#12-1065 PAT S 715-9338 $238,000

FORTY FORT NEW LISTING Attractive movein condition Cape boasts 3BR, 1.5 baths, LR, DR, PLUS eat-in kitchen, lower level private drive on quiet street. MLS# 12-1119 CLYDETTE 696-0897 $117,000

WYOMING Complete remodel. Everything new in this cute Ranch. Modern kitchen w/ granite counters, new roof, siding, windows, electric & plumbing. MLS# 12-323 MARCIE 714-9267 $109,000

DUPONT Move-in ready! LR, DR, eat-in kitchen, 1st flr laundry. Generous room sizes, newer roof & gutters. MLS#12-1088 MARY D 696-0730 $84,900

PITTSTON Live on one side while the other helps pay the mortgage! Remodeled double with many upgrades. Must see! MLS# 11-862 TINA 714-9277 $160,000

PLYMOUTH Well maintained double block. Separate utilities. Both sides have 3BRs & laundry rooms. MLS# 12-583 NANCY PALUMBO 714-9240 $79,900

DRUMS Country living at its best! Move-in to this 3BR, 2 bath Ranch with C/A & lots of privacy! MLS# 11-4254 PATTY A. 715-9332 $144,900

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1/2 DOUBLE Great starter home in nice area. Close to schools and recreation. Large 3 season porch with cabinetry, great for entertaining. New plumbing, lots of light & huge walk up attic for storage or rec room. $38,500 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

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

203 W. SOUTH ST Well kept 6 room brick front ranch, 3 bedrooms, modern kitchen, separate dining room, 1.5 modern baths, large fenced level lot with prIvate drive. all appliances. MLS 12-331 $115,900 Call Florence 570-715-7737

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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

Johnson St. Great home, move in ready, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large yard with lots of outdoor living space. Hardwood floors, gas fireplace, modern eat in kitchen. New gas furnace, roof and windows. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-328 $139,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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 $159,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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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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Adorable home with charm & character. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, family room with gas fireplace. 3 season room, fenced in yard with rear deck & shed. $119,000 MLS#12-498 Michael Nocera 570-357-4300

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Price Reduced! 168 Elizabeth Street Sturdy ranch in Oregon Section. 3/4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Price $89,000. Call Stephen 570-814-4183

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168 P Mill St. Large E3 bedroom home with 2 full N baths. 7 rooms Don nice lot with I above ground pool. 1 N For car garage. moreG info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3894 $79,000 Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716

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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

PITTSTON

175 Oak Street NEW FURNANCE 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1st floor laundry room, 3 season porch, fenced yard and off street parking. MLS#12-721 $89,000 Call Patti 570-328-1752 Liberty Realty & Appraisal Services LLC

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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 $76,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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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

20 NITTANY LANE Vinyl sided 3 level townhouse with central air & vacuum, 4 baths, 3 bedrooms, 2 car garage. Deck & patio. A Must See! $195,900 century21shgroup. com MLS 12-927 Call Florence 570-715-7737

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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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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

137 Hollywood Ave. Beautiful 2 bedroom Townhouse in the River Ridge neighborhood. Modern kitchen/dining area with tile flooring, laundry area on main floor. Living room with gas fireplace and French doors leading to back deck. MLS 12-1109 $164,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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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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

PLYMOUTH

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

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Fixer upper on a deep large lot, close to everything. Home offers off street parking, 4 bedrooms, laundry room and 1 full bath. Brand new furnace installed last year. Great investment opportunity here don't pass it by this house has lots of potential. Seller says bring all offers. MLS 12-367 $30,000 Contact Tony, 570-855-2424 for more information or to schedule your showing.

PLYMOUTH

Roomy 2 bedroom single with eat-in kitchen, tile bath, gas heat & 2 car detached garage. Priced to sell at $34,900 MLS 11-2653 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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SUGARLOAF

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 fl master bedroom suite and a great porch to sit and relax on all while enjoying your new serene surroundings. MLS 12-392 $225,000 Call Tony 570-855-2424

Historic Tunkhannock Borough. Affordable 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath family home with detached garage. All appliances and many furnishings included. $166,800. Shari Philmeck ERA Brady Associates 570-836-3848 W. NANTICOKE

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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

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

EAST END BEAUTY

All lookers say the house is gorgeous, but too small. 1500 SF, but one of the 3 bedrooms is a pass thru. Great for a den or office. Eat in kitchen and large oak floor dining room. Ceramic tile master bath with walk in linen. Laundry and powder room on first floor. Large master bedroom. Lots of closet space. Gas heat, concrete floor basement. Private side yard, wrap porch. Safe neighborhood out of the flood zone. New concrete driveway. Minutes to the mall and other shopping. Nice view. Motivated seller, as I need a smaller house. Will consider trading for a ranch style house of equal value. New price: $85,700. Call 570-970-8065 or email aleta59@msn.com WILKES-BARRE 74 Frederick St

5411 Main Road Commercial zoned property on busy corner. Country Colonial home with detached 2 car garage, with additional office space and entrance door. Perfect property for home based business. Eat in kitchen with brick gas fireplace, large dining room and living room with coal stove. Finished basement with 2 rooms & 1/2 bath. Old fashioned root cellar off the kitchen. Large paved parking area. MLS 11-2554 $188,000 570-675-4400

Enjoy easy summer living in this adorable 2 bedroom cottage with lake rights located on North Lake. Motivated Seller. $68,900 Shari Philmeck ERA Brady Associates 570-836-3848 SWOYERSVILLE

120 Barber Street Nice ranch home! Great neighborhood. MLS#11-3365 $109,000 (570) 885-6731 (570) 288-0770

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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 WYOMING

285 Blackman St Great property. Priced to sell quickly and in move-in condition! Easy access to Interstate 81 & shopping! 11-3215 $36,500 570-675-4400

WILKES-BARRE REDUCED 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 $249,900 Call Michele Reap 570-905-2336

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NEW LISTING Nice double block, not in the flood area! 3 vehicle detached garage, off-street parking for 4 vehicles, front & rear porches, patio, fenced yard, nice & private. Home also has central air, #410 is updated & in very good condition, modern kitchen & bath. Kitchen has oak cabinets, stainless steel refrigerator, center aisle, half bath on 1st floor & 4th bedroom on 3rd floor. Both sides have hardwood floors on 2nd floor. MLS#12-737 $175,000 Louise Laine 283-9100 x20

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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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Large well maintained gas heated multi-unit property. 2 apartments, air conditioned office suite, 3 car garage with office area. Close to General Hospital. 11-1268 Price reduced to $165,000 ROTHSTEIN REALTORS Call Bernie 888-244-2714 WILKES-BARRE

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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

Just on the market this 2 story offers a modern kitchen, formal dining room, 1st floor laundry plus 2/3 bedrooms On 2nd floor. Affordably priced at $ 27,900 MLS 12-50 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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

115 Noble Lane 3 bedroom, 2 bath end unit townhome with finished lower level. Natural gas fireplace, 3 tiered deck, newer roof, cul de sac. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1006 $68,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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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

WILKES-BARRE

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

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Featured on WNEP’s Home & Backyard. Move right into this 3 bedroom, 2 bath immaculate home with custom maple eat in kitchen, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, Jacuzzi tub, 2 fireplaces, abundance of storage leading outside to a private sanctuary with deck/pergola & Koi pond. Off street parking. MUST SEE. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-733 $189,900 Call Keri 570-885-5082

Come invest your time for a great return. Fixer Upper in a nice location, nice neighborhood out of the flood zone. Offers 4 bedrooms and a beautiful large lot. Don’t miss out Call for your showing today. MLS 12-432 $29,900 Call / text Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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Birchwood hills, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 story family room with fireplace, finished basement, built in pool, $399,900 (570)824-2471

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SWEET VALLEY

This 4 bedroom 2 story has a full bath on the 1st floor and rough in for bath on 2nd floor. An enclosed side patio from the kitchen dinette area & side drive are a big plus. MLS 12-553 Only $33,000 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

A bargain at $68,900 A f f o r d a b l e , Updated & Move in Ready 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home - entry foyer with closet, large fully applianced eat-in kitchen with Corian countertops & tile floor, 1st floor laundry complete with washer & dryer; hardwood floors in some rooms, under carpet in others, large bedroom closets, quiet dead end street. MLS #12-361 Call Pat today @

WEST PITTSTON

12 Windy Drive New construction in the exclusive Slocum Estates. Stucco exterior. All the finest appointments: office or 5th bedroom, hardwood floors, crown moldings, 9' ceilings 1st & 2nd floor. Buy now select cabinetry & flooring. MLS #11-1987 $525,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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38 E. Thomas St. Former St. Francis Church. Sale includes Church, Rectory and 2 paved lots. $130,000 MLS# 12-877 Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

WILKES-BARRE

40 Solomon Street 4 bedroom, 1 bath, aluminum siding with awnings, driveway with carport, corner lot in quiet neighborhood, low taxes. $55,000. 570-824-7123 WILKES-BARRE 46 Bradford Street

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OUT OF FLOOD ZONE Single, 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath. Newer roof, windows & vinyl siding. Gas heat, off street parking with extra lot. One way street. A Must See! $69,900 Call 570-417-4884

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Beautifully maintained double block on large landscaped lot. Newer roof and windows, hardwood under carpet, ceiling fans, plaster walls and ample off street parking. Live in one side and let rent from other side help pay your mortgage. Must see! $108,000 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ for details 570-332-8832

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Lovely home with many upgrades, new roof, windows, flooring & plumbing. Pool & fenced yard. Home features gas hot water heat. Modern kitchen, Living, dining and family rooms. large foyer, Master Bedroom with walk-in-closet. 2 car detached garage with private driveway. MLS#12-467 $100,000 Call Lynda Rowinski

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NEW LISTING All brick ranch. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Large lower level family room. 2 car garage. Fenced yard. Gas heat and central a/c. Great South Wilkes-Barre location. 12-1045 $125,000 BESECKER REALTY 570-675-3611 WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE

Clean, nice double block at very attractive price. 750 square feet each side. 2 bedrooms per side. Separate utilities. Quick show. One side vacant. Only $34,900, but owner anxious to sell and is listening for reasonable offers. May be best 2 unit for the price around. Call today. 570-674-3120 day or night Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate

Nicely remodeled fully rented Duplex, near schools, hospital, parks & bus route. Separate utilities and off street parking. MLS 12599 $96,500. CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-793-9449 Call Steve Shemo 570-718-4959

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AVOCA 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 Wilkes-Barre

Terrific family home with lots to offer. Large kitchen/dining area. Family room, rec room, enclosed porch with knotty pine & hot tub. Separate screened porch. All appliances stay. Lovely yard with many perennial plantings, a covered patio & 2 sheds. $117,900 MLS # 11-4234 Cal570-715-7733 Mary Ann Desiderio 570-715-7733 Smith Hourigan Group Mountain Top

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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

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LAFLIN

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 $149,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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57 Carey Ave. Good investment property. 4 apartments needing a little TLC. Two 1 bedroom apartments. One 2 bedroom and one 3 bedroom. Separate water and electric. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1026 $79,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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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

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

Former upholestry shop. 1st floor in need of a lot of TLC. 2nd floor apartment in good condition & rented with no lease. Storage area. Off street parking available. PRICE REDUCED! $65,000 Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 11-572

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HUGHESTOWN

Cleared lot in Stauffer Heights. Ready for your dream home just in time for Spring! MLS 12-549 $32,500 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

Potter County: 11 acres near Keating Summit. Adjoins state forest, wooded, gently rolling, electric, perc approved, near trout streams. $51,500. Owner financing. 800-6688679

MOOSIC

VACANT LAND Corner of Drake St. & Catherine, Moosic. 80x111 building lot with sewer & water available, in great area with newer homes. Corner lot. For more details visit www.atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS #12-1148. Call Charlie

MOUNTAIN TOP Beautiful 2.66 Acre building lot/lake view. Public sewer & natural gas. Use any builder! Call Jim for private showing. $126,500.00 570-715-9323.

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

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Very nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide in quiet country setting. $20,000. Financing available Call 717-439-7716

MOUNTAIN TOP

Valley Stream Park 24 x 48. 3 Bedroom 2 bath double wide Skyline 2001. $20,000. Serious Inquiries only Please, do not waste my time. 570-406-7318

927

Virginia Seaside Lots: Absolute buy of a lifetime! Fully improved 3 acre lots, exclusive development on the seaside (the mainland) overlooking Chincoteague Bay and islands. Gated entrance, paved roads, caretaker, community dock, pool and club house including owners guest suites. Build the house of your dreams! Unique bank foreclosure situation makes these lots available at 1/3 of original cost. Great climate, low taxes and National Seashore beaches nearby. Only $49,000 each or pond lots $65,000. Tel. (757) 824-5284 website: http://ViewWebPage.com/5EUO or email:oceanland trust@yahoo.com

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

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP 570-696-5412 WILKES-BARRE

570-675-4400 NANTICOKE OPEN HOUSE APRIL 7 1 - 3 PM 100 Lincoln St. MULTI FAMILY 3 bedroom home with attached apartment and beauty shop. Apartment is rented. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-941 $82,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

EDWARDSVILLE 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

Come take a look at this value. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Sit back & relax on the rear deck of your new home. MLS 1275. $42,500. Call/ text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

WYOMING

DOUBLE BLOCK Easily converts to

single home. New roof, electric, windows & 2 car garage. Remodeled. 66 x 100 feet, fenced lot, $130,000. 570-693-2408 YATESVILLE PRICE REDUCED

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

WE BUY HOMES! 570-956-2385 Any Situation

Lawrence St. Nice 3 unit property. Lots of off street parking and bonus 2 car garage. All units are rented. Great income with low maintenance. $139,900 MLS# 10-2675 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

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REDUCED 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 $85,900 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 5 Mountains Realty 42 N. Main St. Shickshinny, PA 570-542-2141

PITTSTON

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

O L

115 New St. Office building with over 2600 sq. ft. can be divided for up to 3 tenants with own central air and utilities and entrances. New roof. 20-25 parking spots in excellent condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-607 $249,900 Call Tom

P E N D I N G

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

O L

KINGSTON

388 Schuyler Ave. Well cared for Duplex in great location. 1st floor has ne bathroom and large kitchen, 2nd floor has all new carpeting and long term tenant. Large lot and off street parking for 2 cars. Separate furnaces and electricity, Make an offer! MLS 12-1125 $119,000 Call Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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

912 Lots & Acreage BEAR CREEK

39 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

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

MOUNTAINTOP LAND Level building lot.

1/2 acre, 100 ft frontage, all utilities including gas. $42,900 Call 570-417-4177 Ready for construction.

NEWPORT TOWNSHIP 1 mile south of L.C.C.C. 2 lots available. 100’ frontage x 228’ deep. Modular home with basement accepted. Each lot $17,500. Call 570-714-1296

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DALLAS AREA

3 lots. 70 x 125. City water and sewer, gas available. $36,500 per lot. 570-675-5873 Earth Conservancy Land For Sale 61 +/- Acres Nuangola - $99,000 46 +/- Acres Hanover Twp. $79,000 Highway Commercial KOZ Hanover Twp. 3+/- Acres 11 +/- Acres Wilkes-Barre Twp. 32 +/- Acres Zoned R-3 See additional land for sale at: www.earth conservancy.org 570-823-3445 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 2 ACRES

$35,000 WOODED LAND. Call Cindy 570-690-2689

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570-675-4400

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 SHICKSHINNY

Level *7.5 acres* building lot with a mountain view. Great for horses or organic farming. MLS 12-306 $59,000 570-675-4400

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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EAST MOUNTAIN RIDGE

(Formerly Pocono Park) and San Souci Park. Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, MobileOneSales.net Call (570)250-2890

EXETER 850 SQ. FT. 2nd Story apartment for rent. 1086 Wyoming Ave Apt A 1 Bedroom/1Bath/ Living room/full Kitchen. New exterior doors with locks. Cleaned before showing. Private off street parking space included. Right on Wyoming Ave in the middle of town. Great Area. $475 a month. Water and Sewer included. you just pay electrical and your garbage sticker. Call Charlie at 570-760-7504 for showings and details.

EXETER

First floor, 1 bedroom. Freshly painted, washer/dryer hook-up. $425/ month + utilities. Security required. NO PETS. 570-477-6018 leave message.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP 2 bedroom, 2nd

floor. Stove & refrigerator, washer/dryer hook up. No pets. $475 + security & utilities Call 570-822-7657 HANOVER TWP. 30 Garrahan St.

QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR UNIVERSITIES 2nd floor, 2 bed-

HANOVER TWP. Beautiful 2 bed-

938

Apartments/ Furnished

PLYMOUTH FURNISHED APARTMENT Available immedi-

ately, refrigerator and stove provided, off-street parking, no pets, utilities all paid, Call (570) 881-0636

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WILKES-BARRE

FULLY FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT

Short or long term Excellent Neighborhood Private Tenant Parking $500 includes all utilities. No pets. 570-822-9697

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

ASHLEY

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

room, off street parking & quiet back yard. $650/month heat & water included. security & references required. Call Rich @ 570-542-7620

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DUPONT

Vacation Locations

941

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, living room, dining room, off-street parking, yard. Washer / dryer hookup. Gas heat included. $550. Call 570-991-1883 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

CHASE

1ST FLOOR EFFICIENCY 1 bedroom, offstreet parking, no pets, $500/month, plus utilities. 570-696-5602 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 Completely remodeled, modern 2 bedroom townhouse style apartment. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and completely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer hook up. Nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-479-6722

DURYEA/PITTSTON 2 bedrooms, gas

heat, washer & dryer hookup, tile kitchen & bath. Large yard. $545 + utilities, security & references. Call 570-840-4534

EXETER 1 BEDROOM. $450. Newly remodeled, off street parking. 570-602-0758

room second floor apartment with modern kitchen, refinished hardwood floors throughout, gas heat, 1 car garage. $575/month + security. All utilities by tenant. Call Lynda 570-262-1196

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HARDING

Renovated 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. New carpeting and paint. Fridge & stove. Water Included. $600 + security & utilities. Call 570-240-6620 or 570-388-6503

KINGSTON

E. W alnut St. Located in quiet neighborhood. Kitchen, living room, dining room, sun room, bathroom. 2 large and 1 small bedroom, lots of closets, built in linen, built in hutch, hardwood floors, fireplace, storage room, yard. New washer/ dryer, stove & fridge. Heat and hot water included. 1 year lease + security. $950 570-406-1411

KINGSTON Beautiful 2 bed-

rooms, 1 bath, modern kitchen with appliances, large dining & living rooms, central air, decks, ample parking. No pets. $595 per month.

570-696-1866

KINGSTON

Beautiful, oversized executive style apartment in large historic home. Two bedrooms, one bath, granite kitchen, hardwood floors, dining room, living room, basement storage, beautiful front porch, washer/ dryer. $1,200 monthly plus utilities. No pets. No smoking. Call 570-472-1110

KINGSTON DUPLEX

Beautiful 1st floor. 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 5 rooms. Convenient residential location. Hardwood floors, natural wood -work, French doors, laundry with washer & dryer included. Refrigerator, gas range, dishwasher, oak cabinets, off street parking, fenced in back yard, storage. Available May 1. $695 + utilities & security. 570-690-0633

KINGSTON

E.Light, WALNUT ST. bright, 1st

floor, 2 bedrooms, elevator, carpeted, security system. Garage. Extra storage & cable TV included. Laundry facilities. Air Conditioned. Fine neighborhood. Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References. Security. Lease. No smokers please. $765 + utilities. Call. 570-287-0900

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

KINGSTON

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

NANTICOKE

PARK PLACE Beautiful area. 2nd floor 4 room. Kitchen with washer/dryer, stove, and refrigerator. Heat, water, and electric included. $760 a month. Call Jim: 570-288-3375

Nice 2 bedroom Eat-in kitchen, living room, full bath, stove/fridge, washer/dryer, $475 + utilities. No Pets. Call 570-760-3637 or 570-477-3839

KINGSTON Two 1 bedroom & two 2 bedroom apartments available in a renovated building with OSP. Great location within walking distance to shopping & restaurants. 1 year lease, 1st month rent, credit check & security required. No pets. Utilities by tenant. 1 bedroom $550/month, 2 bedroom $650/month. Call Nicole 570-474-6307 or 570-715-7757

Spacious 1 bedroom 1st floor. New carpeting, gas range and fridge included. Garage parking, no dogs. References and security required. $450/mo. Water, sewer, garbage fee incl. Tenant pays gas and electric 570-696-3596

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KINGSTON

Wyoming Avenue 2nd floor, 1 bedroom, appliances, laundry room. $465 + electric. Security & references. 570-696-1600

LARKSVILLE

2 bedroom, 1 bath. All New Off Street Parking Dining Room or Office Brand New Hardwood Floors & Tile Floors Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer Hookup $725. + utilities Double Security

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LARKSVILLE

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Cute and clean 2 bedroom, off street parking, w/d hookup, eat in kitchen. Immaculate. $435 + utilities. 1 mo. security. NO DOGS 845-386-1011

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

Ultra clean, safe and private. 1.5 bedrooms, 2nd floor. All appliances. Wall to wall. No pets. Non smoking. $465 + utilities, lease & security. Call 570-288-9735 Midtowne Apartments 100 E. 6th Street, Wyoming PA 18644

Housing for

Extremely Low & Very Low Income

Elderly, Handicapped & Disabled. 570-693-4256 ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED Rents based on income. Managed by EEI

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.

NANTICOKE

1st floor 1 bedroom apartment with detached garage in a great location. Hardwood floors. Appliances included. Shared washer / dryer. Large yard. Landlord pays heat, water, WVSA & Garbage. Tenants responsible for electric, cable & phone. $800 + security & references. 570-371-3271

NANTICOKE 1st floor. 1 bed-

room. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! Off street parking. Fresh paint. NO PETS $525 + security 570-477-6018 leave message

NANTICOKE

2 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, offstreet parking, $495 per month+ utilities, security, lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

NANTICOKE Honeypot Section

2nd floor, 3 room apartment. Nice neighborhood. $400 + utilities & security. No pets. Call 570-885-6878

NANTICOKE L E

ARGE FFICIENCY. New carpeting, clean. Garbage Included. $350 + utilities, security & references. Call 570-815-2265

NANTICOKE

PARSONS SECTION 46 Govier St. 2nd floor, 2 bedroom, W/D hookup, fridge & stove. Off street parking water included. freshly painted $525/mo + utilities, lease & security No pets. 570-328-1875 PITTSTON 2 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. Includes heat, water, sewer, trash, fridge, range & washer/dryer hookup. $575 month plus $575 month security deposit. Call Bernie 888-244-2714 Rothstein Realtors 570-288-7594

PITTSTON

2 or 3 bedroom, 1st floor, full kitchen. Heat included, no pets. $650 + 1 month security. Call 570-451-1038

PITTSTON

3 bedroom. Living room, kitchen, 1 bath. Off street parking, on site laundry, enclosed porch, fenced yard. $695/mo + utilities. Security required. Call (570) 881-1747

PITTSTON

SINGLE DELUXE APARTMENT 2 large bedrooms over two car heated garage. Wall to wall carpet, large kitchen & living room, 1.5 baths. Master bath has shower & whirlpool tub, custom vanities & tile. Gas heat, central vacuum & air, all appliances. Sundeck off kitchen. $950/month, plus utilities, & security. No pets. 570-654-1621 or 570-654-6720 PLAINS

MODERN 1ST FLOOR

2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Convenient location. Washer/dryer hookup. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-9234

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Newly remodeled, 2 bedroom. Living room, dining room, eat in kitchen, stove w/d hookup. Heat, water, sewer included. No smoking or pets. $625/month, security and references. 570-905-0186

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

WEST SIDE

1 bedroom, appliances.W/D hookup, carpet, deck, parking. Trash & sewer included. No smoking, no pets. $440 + Security and lease Call 570-693-2586

WEST WYOMING

1st floor, 1 bedroom, $450 per month + utilities. No pets, no smoking. Call 570-693-1000

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WEST WYOMING

425 West 8th Street New 1st floor, 2 bedroom with off street parking, washer/dryer hook up, stove. No pets. $550/mo + security. Sewer & garbage included, other utilities by tenant. 570-760-0458

WEST WYOMING

Spacious 2nd floor, 6 room, 2 bedroom apartment, heat, water & sewer furnished, 1 bath, off-street parking, no pets, $600/ month + security & references Call 570-288-9831 after 5 pm.

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

155 W. River St. 1 bedroom, some appliances included, all utilities included except electric, hardwood floors, Pet friendly. $600. 570-969-9268

WILKES-BARRE

3 bedroom, 2nd floor apartment, off street parking, washer & dryer hookup, no pets. $550 + security & utilities. Call 570-822-7657

WILKES-BARRE

Cozy 1 bedroom, with living room, kitchen and private porch in the East End. Refrigerator, stove & water provided. Great closet space, no pets, 1 month security & references required. $450 + electric. 570 301-7723

WILKES-BARRE

PLYMOUTH

HUGE, modern efficiency, includes all new appliances & all utilities. $725/month + security. Call 570-574-3065

SCRANTON Green Ridge Area

LAFAYETTE GARDENS ! S

Cozy 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, $525/ month + utilities & security. No pets. 570-417-3427

Modern, nice, clean. Fresh paint, new carpet. 3 bedrooms (1 small) living room, kitchen, bath, & laundry room. $575, includes sewer. No pets. 570-344-3608 or 973-541-0686

SHAVERTOWN

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, refrigerator, stove & microwave. washer/dryer, off-street parking, no pets, $750/month, utilities and wi-fi included. No smoking. Available May 1st. 570-905-6865

WEST PITTSTON

Newly renovated, charming & spacious 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Off street parking. $760. Heat /hot water included. 570-881-0546 West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

WILKES-BARRE

AVE MONEY THIS YEAR

113 Edison St. Quiet neighborhood. 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy. Heat & hot water included. $625 Call Aileen at 570-822-7944 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS ! S AVE MONEY THIS YEAR

113 Edison St. Quiet neighborhood. 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy. Heat & hot water included. $625 Call Aileen at 570-822-7944

WILKES-BARRE LODGE Formerly The Travel Lodge 497 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre Rooms Starting at: Daily $44.99 + tax Weekly $189.99 + tax Microwave, Refrigerator, WiFi, HBO 570-823-8881 www.Wilkes BarreLodge.com

WILKES-BARRE

Mayflower Section 1 bedroom apartment available. Nice Area. Stove, fridge, heat & hot water included. Storage. No pets. Call 570-823-7587

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Benedict XVI, on eve of Easter, worries mankind unable to distinguish good from evil

Pope leads vigil By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press

Don Sphynx cat is held by its owner waiting for the evaluation by a judge at an international cat beauty show in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday.

Pope Benedict XVI

mankind, after all, is the fact that he can see and investigate tangible material things, but cannot see where the world is going or whence it comes, where our own life is going, what is good and what is evil.” “The darkness enshrouding God and obscuring values is the real threat to our existence and to the world in general,”

the pope said. “If God and moral values, the difference between good and evil, remain in darkness, then all other ‘lights,’ that put such incredible technical feats within our reach, are not only progress but also dangers that put us and the world at risk,” Benedict added. As the service began, the basilica was almost pitch-black. After aides lit the candle, Benedict climbed aboard a raised platform that was wheeled up the long main aisle to the central altar. The wheeled device is used to save wear and tear on the pontiff, who turns 85 on April 16. AP PHOTO On Sunday morning, Benedict will lead Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI, holding a tall, lit, then deliver a speech from the central white candle, enters a darkened St. Peter’s Basilica, Saturday. balcony of the basilica.

NEW YORK

Cardinal comes under fire

Neighbors fearful of shooter

BABY, BRUCE WAS BORN TO RUN, AND ROCK

day before Easter, the head of New York’s Roman Catholic archdiocese faced a challenge to his stance on gay rights: the resignation of a church charity board member who says he’s “had enough” of the cardinal’s attitude. Joseph Amodeo said Saturday that he quit the junior board of the city’s Catholic Charities after Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to respond to a “call for help” for homeless youths who are not heterosexual. “As someone who believes in the message of love enshrined in the teachings of Christ, I find it disheartening that a man of God would refuse to extend a pastoral arm” to such youths, Amodeo said in his letter to the charitable organization last Tuesday. Phone and email requests for comment from the archdiocese were not immediately answered on Saturday.

Tulsa police wait for the results of forensic tests, but think shootings are linked. By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Associated Press

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP

Israel: Strike nixed rocket

An Israeli airstrike wounded two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip near the Egyptian border on Saturday, officials said. Israel’s military said its air force targeted Palestinians in the town of Rafah attempting to launch a rocket from Gaza into Israel. Gaza health official Adham Abu Salmia said two people were wounded in the strike. The leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, vowed on Friday to abduct more Israeli soldiers to pressure the Jewish state to release Palestinian prisoners. Last year, Hamas struck a deal with Israel to swap an Israeli soldier for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including many jailed for helping carry out bombings. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

N. Korea preps for launch

North Korea has assembled the firststage booster on a launch pad in the northwest part of the country in preparation for its planned rocket launch this month, South Korean government sources said Saturday. The sources said the South Korean government confirmed the booster for the missile — which Pyongyang claims will carry a satellite — was erected. Despite strong opposition by Japan, the United States, South Korea and other countries to the plan, the latest development shows North Korea has entered the final stage of preparations for the launch. The first-stage booster assembly was confirmed by analysis of data from a U.S. reconnaissance satellite. U.S. and South Korean authorities believe the second- and third-stage units will be set up by early this week, followed by the injection of liquid fuel from an underground facility.

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ruce Springsteen performs with the E Street Band during a concert at Madison Square Garden, Friday, in New York. After 10 more dates in the U.S., Springsteen’s tour heads to Europe for much of the summer.

Tough choices for Navy pilots By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON Associated Press

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Zooming along at170 mph in a fighter jet carrying thousands of pounds of volatile fuel, two Navy pilots faced nothing but bad choices when their aircraft malfunctioned over Virginia’s most populated city. “Catastrophic engine system failure right after takeoff, which is always the most critical phase of flying, leaves very, very few options,” said aviation safety expert and decorated pilot J.F. Joseph. “You literally run out of altitude, air speed and ideas all at the same

time,” he said. Somehow, however, the student pilot and his instructor and everyone on the ground survived Friday when the men ejected from their F/A-18D jet moments before it crashed in a fireball in an apartment complex courtyard. The pilots and five on the ground were hurt, but all had been released from the hospital. Crews had carefully checked the apartments, and all residents had been accounted for early Saturday, AP PHOTO fire department Capt. Tim Riley said Saturday. No deaths Investigators approach the damaged Mayfair Mews apartwere reported. ment complex in Virginia Beach, Va., on Saturday.

U.S. issues warning to Syria about cease-fire compliance By KARIN LAUB Associated Press

BLANTYRE, MALAWI

Country has new president

Malawi has known rule by Britain and by a mercurial dictator. Over the last few days, however, it wasn’t clear who was leading this impoverished southern African country, as doctors disclosed Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika had died, but the government insisted he was only ill. Joyce Banda, who had held onto her post of vice president despite falling out with Mutharika, was sworn in Saturday in a ceremony in Lilongwe, the capital. Earlier Saturday, she presided over a Cabinet meeting and held a news conference, flanked by Cabinet ministers, the army commander and national police chief. The Malawi government only confirmed the president’s death on Saturday, two days after the leader died and a day after it was announced by doctors.

TULSA, Okla. — Residents of Tulsa’s predominantly black north side said Saturday they’re afraid a shooter is still roaming their neighborhoods looking for victims after five people were shot — and three killed — a day earlier. “We’re all nervous,” said Renaldo Works, 52, who was getting his hair cut at the crowded Charlie’s Angels Forever Hair Style Shop on Saturday morn- All the vicing. “I’ve got a tims are 15-year-old, and I’m not going to black, and let him out late. community People are leaders met scared. We Friday evening need facts.” Police are in an effort to still waiting for calm unrest. the results of forensic tests, but investigators think the shootings are linked because they happened about the same time within a three-mile span, and all five victims were out walking when they were shot. All the victims are black, and community leaders met Friday evening in an effort to calm unrest. “We have to handle this because there are a number of African-American males who are not going to allow this to happen in their neighborhood,” said the Rev. Warren Blakney Sr., president of the Tulsa NAACP. “We’re trying to quell the feeling of ‘let’s get someone’ and we will make as certain as we can that this isn’t pushed under the rug.”

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Pro-Syrian government demonstrators hold Baath party flags and a picture of President Bashar Assad at a rally.

BEIRUT — The U.S. warned Syria it won’t be able to deceive the world about compliance with a cease-fire that is just days away, as regime forces pounded more opposition strongholds Saturday in an apparent rush to crush resistance before troops must withdraw. Activists said more than 100 people were killed, including at least 87 civilians. Almost half died in a Syrian army raid on the central village of al-Latamneh,

activists said. Amateur video from the village showed the body of a baby with bloodied clothes and an apparent bullet wound in the chest. On another video, a barrage of shells is heard hitting a neighborhood of Homs as the restive city’s skyline is engulfed in white smoke. Syrian President Bashar Assad last week accepted a cease-fire agreement brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan calling for government forces to withdraw from towns and villages by Tuesday, and for the regime and rebels to lay down their arms by 6 a.m. Thurs-

day. The truce is meant to pave the way for negotiations between the government and the opposition over Syria’s political future. However, Western leaders are skeptical about Assad’s intentions because of broken promises of the past and the recent escalation in attacks on opposition strongholds, including arrest sweeps and shelling of civilian areas. The U.S. ambassador to Syria posted online satellite images late Friday that he said cast doubt on the regime’s readiness to pull out.

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil. Easter for Christians commemorates Christ’s triumph over death with his resurrection following his crucifixion. “Life is stronger than death. Good is stronger than evil. Love is stronger than hate. Truth is stronger than lies,” Benedict, wearing white robes in a symbol of new life, told the faithful in a packed St. Peter’s Basilica. Still, Benedict worried in his homily: “The darkness that poses a real threat to

“The darkness enshrouding God and obscuring values is the real threat to our existence and to the world in general.”

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PLAINS

2 bedroom, modern quiet, w/w, w/d hookup, gas heat. $500. No pets. Security & lease. 570-332-1216 570-592-1328

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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 A/C. New gas heating system. Huge attic for storage. “Must See!” $850 + utilities, lease & security. NO PETS. Call for appointment. 570-793-6294

WEST WYOMING

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hookup. Nice yard. $500/month + utilities by tenant. Security & references 570-693-7535 WILKES-BARRE SOUTH Nice, spacious 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath half double. Close to schools, Wilkes U & downtown WilkesBarre. Eat in kitchen. Rear handicap ramp. 2nd floor laundry hook-up. Full basement. Off street parking. $850 + utilities. Call 570-793-9449

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ALDEN

Large single family home. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, huge family room & fenced yard, off street parking, pets OK on approval. $1000 + security. Tenant pays utilities. Call

570-592-7918 DALLAS Gated retirement

village. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage. Quiet 55 plus community. No Pets. $1675/mo + utilities & security. Monthly maintenance fee included. 570-592-3023 DALLAS

GREENBRIAR Well maintained ranch style condo features living room with cathedral ceiling, oak kitchen, dining room with vaulted ceiling, 2 bedrooms and 2 3/4 baths, master bedroom with walk in closet. HOA fees included. $1,000 per month + utilities. MLS#11-4063. Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422

SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195

EDWARDSVILLE

150 Green St. Newly remodeled ranch, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Handicap accessible. Corner lot with nice yard. $1100. monthly plus own utilities (570) 283-0587 HANOVER TWP Modern 3 bedroom. 1 1/2 bath. Driveway. Gas heat. Lease. No pets. No smoking. $725 + utilities. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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HARVEYS LAKE

2 small bedrooms, All appliances. New wall to wall. Security & first month’s rent. NO PETS. 570-762-6792

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Newly remodeled single family Ranch home. Excellent condition with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Hardwood floors, granite counter tops, central air, garage, driveway, full basement. No pets or smoking. Garbage & maintenance included. Utilities not included. $1200/mo. Contact Pat 570-237-0425

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953 Houses for Rent

PLYMOUTH

3 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Gas heat. Carpeted. Off street parking. $800 + utilities & security. Call 570-430-7901 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

3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Full kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets. $675/ month, plus utilities & security. Call 570-760-8116

WILKES-BARRE 3-4 bedroom

house, yard. Section 8 welcomed. $650 + utilities & security. 570-735-2285

WILKES-BARRE

One 3 bedroom $700 One 3 Bedroom $625 One 2 bedroom $585 Plus all utilities References & security. No pets. 570-766-1881

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WILKES-BARRE

Furnished room for rent. Close to downtown. $90/week + security. Everything included. Call 570-704-8288

965

Roommate Wanted

Female roommate wanted. 2nd floor of house, 1.5 rooms, all utilities included. $400/month. Call 570-212-2594

MOUNTAIN TOP

Male homeowner looking for responsible male roommate to share house. Minutes away from Industrial Park. Off street parking. Plenty of storage. Furnished room. Large basement with billiards and air hockey. All utilities included. $425. Call Doug 570-817-2990

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WILKES-BARRE

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971 Vacation & Resort Properties

HARVEYS LAKE

Furnished Summer Home. Weekly and/ or Monthly. Starting June to end of August. Washer & dryer. Free boat slips. Call for more details. 570-639-5041

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974 Wanted to Rent Real Estate

WILKES-BARRE

& Surrounding Areas Seeking a Ranch Home. 3+ bedrooms. 1 1/2 baths or more. Call Jean 570-829-3477 ext. 152

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