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BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER Abington Journal Correspondent
RANSOM TWP.- At least three residents of Sunset Mobile Home Park, off of Newton Ransom Blvd., attended the Ransom Township Board of Supervisors meeting Sept. 4 to comment on a neighborhood dispute which they said has been ongoing since March. Neighbors Ed Johnston, Nancy Weinhardt and Guy Chilcote each expressed frustration about a situation, which was first brought to the attention of the supervisors by Officer Thomas Kreidler during his report at last month’s meeting Aug. 15. Kreidler said at the August meeting that police received reports July 20 of a resident “who apparently travels at night picking up scrap metal and makes a lot of noise overnight.” He said the man had allegedly been “harassing” and “terrorizing” the neighbors. Then after more complaints later in the month of “obscene language” during late night hours and verbal threats against the neighbors, he said police responded and charged the responsible parties.” He said, “I believe that person will be moving out of the trailer park if he hasn’t already.” But as of the September Township meeting, according to the three residents, the man is still residing at the park and plays loud “heavy metal” music during late hours almost See Dispute, Page 12
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CLARKS SUMMIT- Abington Heights School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Mahon is worried about the consequences that new federal regulations may have on school lunches. “I am very concerned on multiple levels,” he said. According to Mahon, a letter from the federal government is asking schools to be positive about the prospect of having healthy food in their cafeterias. “We are excited about the prospect of healthy lunches,” he said. “We recognize that childhood obesity is a very serious issue and we’re going to work hard to address it.” Although Mahon recognizes the benefits of serving healthy food, he is concerned about the possible reduction in portion sizes in order to stay within the minimum range of calories for active students and those who receive free or reduced meals. “This aspect of the program really See Lunch, Page 8 ABINGTON JOURNAL/ALICE STUFFLE
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lbows on the table, please. Annabelle Demora, 7, only needed one hand to give the reigning ‘Champ’ a run at the arm wrestling title this past weekend in Dalton. Mascot Champ, representing the Scranton /Wilkes -Barre Yankees at the 45th Annual Our Lady of the Abingtons Fall Festival, can be contacted for appearances at champ@swbyankees.com, but there is no guarantee he’ll arm wrestle. The festival was held Sept. 8 and 9 on Seminary Road. A pig roast and chicken barbecue catered to hungry attendees throughout the weekend. “The Poets” and folk group Harmony Constant took to the stage and the event featured an impromptu motorcycle show by the Iron Brethren Motorcycle Club and an Antique Car Display by the Car Cruisers.
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Former Factoryville resident Andy Bower had lived in his new city for less than two months when forced to evacuate because of recent Hurricane Isaac. A 2008 graduate of Lackawanna Trail Jr./Sr. High School, Bower had been assigned to teach high school math in New Orleans for Teach for America, a national teaching corps. When the hurricane’s path was projected to hit New Orleans,
“As soon as the path changed, they told me ‘make sure you have an evacuation plan.’” Factoryville native Andy Bower, shown at left, On advice from his New Orleans co-workers about Hurricane Isaac
Bower’s coworkers at the school urged him to evacuate. “As soon as the path changed, they told me ‘make sure you have an evacuation plan,’” he said. He contacted a college friend in Texas, who agreed to let Bower and a few friends stay in
Texas, away from the hurricane. The group of four, all new to the city, departed New Orleans in the middle of the night, he said. “We knew evacuation traffic would be crazy,” he said.
BBC mulls name change for rec center BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER lbaumeister@theabingtonjournal.com
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - Baptist Bible College and Seminary in South Abington Twp. announced last week its decision to indefinitely suspend the naming of the new student recreational center in honor of the late Wendell Kempton. The decision, affirmed by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees Sept. 4, follows the discovery of “fresh concerns” about Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) leaders’ responses to “disturbing matters of sexual abuse of missionary children overseas” during Kempton’s presidency at ABWE in the 1980s, according to a statement released by Ken Knelly, Baptist Bible College Executive Director of Communications and Marketing. “This was added to previously re-
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Tracing Reaching out to the world HISTORY MEET THE PRESIDENT
BY KELLY MCDONOUGH Abington Journal Correspondent
For Edward Borek, the thought of being a member of the Abington Lions Club was something he did not want to pursue. However, a Lions Club sponsor persisted despite Borek’s protests. Finally, the sponsor succeeded and Borek has happily spent more than 40 years reaching out to those in need. And he shows no signs of stopping. The President of the Abington Lions Club has made touching lives in 209 countries and 50 states a priority. Borek’s personal mission is to serve the needs of the local and global community. “With the economic
changes and the needs of the less fortunate, the blind and the deaf continuing to grow on a daily basis, I think what we do is more important than ever.” One major involvement of the Lions Club is the overall operations of Beacon Lodge located in Lewisburg. Borek explained it is a recreational and educational site for children ages 5 though 18 that features an adult village as well. There, members of their community can find educators who teach the blind and the deaf.
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ello, History Channel. Meet Waverly. Who would have imagined, in a hamlet with a land area of just 1.60 square miles: * There once lived both a survivor of the Titanic and a survivor of the Hindenburg? * The community was once a safe haven for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. * A one- room schoolhouse in the township is featured as a relevant piece of American history in the Library of Congress? As part of the Waverly
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A 1936 photo of Waverly’s one- room school house.
Community House Antiques Show and Sale, a historic walking tour will be offered Sept. 15 at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited to come hear about: * A great fire in 1915 that destroyed most of the businesses in the bus-
tling village, opening up the property on which the Belin family built the Community House, or, “The Comm” * Abington Road was once named the Philadelphia and Great Bend See History, Page 12
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Trips, camp-outs in the works town. Many camp-outs and events took place throughout the year. However, no campouts occurred in August. Instead the scouts were busy parking cars for the Our Lady of Snow’s annual Country bazaar. For all three nights of the bazaar, we parked cars from 5 to 8 p.m. The cars were parked in the grassy field next to Red Barn Village. The process was efficient and went smoothly. The scouts worked hard and afterward were able to attend the bazaar. Community service is very important to boy scouts. We are proud of the work that we do and perform it cheerfully. Remember, a scout is helpful. Tyler VanGorder has the rank of Eagle in Boy Scout Troop 160 from Clarks Summit. He is an eleventh grade student at Abington Heights High School. For more information, visit troop160bsa.org.
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nless laundry was a popular pastime at the turn of the century, even then Monday symbolized a rough start to the work week. Though this little bear, as illustrated by artist “Wall” copyright 1906 by the Ullman Manufacturing Company, seems to generate enthusiasm for his wringer washtub. Pick up next Wednesday’s print edition to see what Tuesday holds in the “Busy Bear” sevenpostcard series.
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Music, crafts, swimming, singing, canoeing and trail hiking are part of the program. There blind and deaf participants perform and showcase talents. The lodge also teaches blind attendees about what they have never seen – like a sunflower. Or helps the deaf learn to feel the vibration of music. “It’s amazing. I hope to continue this tradition and make it grow. We have 100 percent district participation and that includes the 19 Lions Club districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From Great Bend to Old Forge to the Abingtons and beyond, we have what we call a fair -share program that gives to the Lions Club eye bank and Scranton School for the Deaf,” said Borek. Headquarters is located in Chicago, Ill., and Borek said the Abington Lions Club sends relief such as medication, housing and clothing. In the past they have donated food, water and tools for renovation for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the 2011 Tsunami in Japan. Another program of which Borek is proud: Leader Dog. The organization trains puppies like Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds and Poodles, to lead a blind person. The dogs complete a rigorous training program and then are matched for compatibility with blind people. “There’s also sight conservation and research that we support…medical research that we call the NEPA Lions eye bank, ,” said Borek. The Ransom Township resident worked for the United States government at Tobyhanna and has more than 1,000 hours on tech-
Meet the President Interests and Hobbies: Golfing, traveling, collecting international merchandise including Hummels, buying and trading emeralds and rubies, the great outdoors and gardening. Inspired by: The knowledge that I have been with the Lions Club more than 40 years to do good deeds for the unfortunate. Favorite Place In The World: A small, quaint town in England, Stratfordupon-Avon Favorite Book: “Boston Red Sox,” by Ted Williams My Greatest Achievement: I had to travel 54 hours to respond to an emergency for the Department of Defense in order to give support Perfect Saturday Afternoon: I’m an outdoor person, so getting the necessary tools for my lawn, flowers, garden and shrubs is my perfect Saturday afternoon. One Item I Can’t Leave Home Without: My Lions pin, to represent global Lions and promote international Lions. nical management training and is now retired. He has traveled worldwide with the Lions Club. Borek has a daughter, Diann and three grandchildren: Amber 21; Emma, 15 and Cole, 8. Anyone wishing to donate eyeglasses, hearing aids or funds to the Lions can contact: Abington Lions Club, P.O. Box 273, Clarks Summit, PA 18411. To become a member of the, contact Borek at 570.587.2925.
every night. The noise and the personal threats they claim he has made against them are not their only complaints. Residents said they have seen him dismantling refrigerators and other Freon-containing equipment and dumping the chemical onto his rented property. Because it is an environmental issue, they said they contacted the DEP for help, but without success. Supervisors said they also were in contact with DEP, but were told the problem is too small for the department to handle. They said they would try contacting them again. Township Zoning Officer Bob Lukiewicz said at the Sept. 4 meeting to that date he had issued $6,000 in fines to the individual, who still persists with the violations. “He just has no regard for the law,” Weinhardt said. According to Township Solicitor Edmund Scacchitti, the next step is an appearance before the magistrate. He said the date of the hearing had not yet been set. Also at the meeting: · The supervisors expressed their gratitude toward Sally Price, who filled in as temporary township secretary after the abrupt resignation of former Secretary-Treasurer Kathy Zielinski. Although Price was not in attendance at the meeting, Supervisor Wil-
liam “Bud” Brown read a statement in Price’s honor, saying she worked hard to “get the office up and running again.” He said, “It has been a distinct pleasure and privilege working with Sally.” Supervisor David Bird added, “She kept us afloat. She did a good job.” · Regarding the ongoing forensic audit of township finances, which was said at last month’s meeting to have reached its initial cost limit of $7,500, Scacchitti said the Supervisors gave the accounting firm the go-ahead to complete the audit for the addition cost. · During the road report, Bird said work has begun to secure the sliding bank on Ledge Drive with stone donated by Alliance Landfill. · Scacchitti explained a non-employee pension resolution tabled last month by the supervisors, and they voted to accept it. · Other items discussed included a problem with residents putting their trash out too early; a township cleanup scheduled for Oct. 5; three MS4 billboards ordered for the township; a letter from PPL Utilities regarding a new policy on sheds, swimming pools and other obstructions in the company’s electrical transmissions right of way; various upcoming countywide events and the police, treasury, recycling and road reports.
dell Kempton was a man with a deep legacy of service for Jesus Christ. Any decision to honor an individual through naming a building in their honor, though, will come after a serious process of examination of questions of paramount importance.” He said he is unable to estimate how long this process will take and the college leaders and administration with have to examine and deliberate
on related information as it becomes available. “The prime issue we face at this point,” he said, “is whether to name a building after someone or not.” He added that although the ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony previously planned for Oct. 13 is now cancelled, the open house planned for 10 a.m. that day will still be held and the center will then be open for student use.
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August is a relaxed month. The summer is fading to an end and scouts will have to go back to school. There has been a long year of camping fun. Now it is time to begin another great one. August is the time when trips are planned and preparations are made for future events. It is a very important time and no trip is impossible. In past years, we have gone on large trips and planning is very important. Some trips take years of planning. In the next few months, we will be going on two trips. One is to Gettysburg, where we will hike around the battlefields and tour the area. Another trip will be to Boston. This trip will include the entire Northeastern Pennsylvania council. It is a historic traveling camporee. There are several historic hikes on trails and around
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– 2000 and was active at the college in the 1960s and early Continued from Page 1 1970s. Knelly said Kempton took on a variety of roles in ported information from many departments at the colABWE and others,” the statelege, including athletics, and ment continues. “We also rewas involved in moving the ceived emails from BBC&S alumni and friends, who asked college from New York to us about the planned naming of Pennsylvania in 1968. Knelly said in the statement, the student recreational center in honor of Wendell Kempton." “BBC&S intends to sort According to Knelly, Kemp- through facts with integrity as additional information beton, who died in 2008, served as ABWE president from 1971 comes available. The late Wen-
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Turnpike. It began as an Indian trail and became the main route all the way through the state from Philadelphia to the New York border. Towns were dotted about 10 miles apart along the route, or about as far as a horse could travel. This made Waverly an apt resting spot as slaves fled north. The First Baptist Church, which was built in 1802 and still offers services today, was home to a strong abolitionist spirit, and many church members harbored runaway slaves despite the law. The tour is narrated by Robert Jaeger, a historian and native of Waverly who has shared his excursion with the public and educators for years. He was raised in the John Stone house on Carbondale Road, which was built in the 1800s, and served on the Board of The Comm for 10 years, three as President. In addition, he was involved in the early movement to designate Waverly as a historic district. It turns out that the Waverly General Store was actually a general store long ago and the Waverly Deli was a market. The Comm once sported a wading pool, paddle tennis courts, bowling alleys and auditorium seating. The tour ends at the one- room schoolhouse on Abington Road, built in 1830. “The one room Waverly Schoolhouse was also called the Fells School,” said Mary Ellen D’Andrea, a member of the Neighborhood Preservation Alliance. “The Fells family donated the land to build the public school, which was also used as a meeting place. The Fells were active abolitionists and welcomed blacks to utilize the schoolhouse for their religious services.” The Alliance is seeking to preserve and rehabilitate the historic landmark. Jaeger recommended a visit to the Hickory Grove Cemetery on Miller Road, founded in 1807, for even more exploration of local history. The graves of many of the area’s founders, freed slaves and their descendents and other important
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“The one room Waverly Schoolhouse was also called the Fells School,” said Mary Ellen D’Andrea, a member of the Neighborhood Preservation Alliance. “The Fells family donated the land to build the public school, which was also used as a meeting place. The Fells were active abolitionists and welcomed blacks to utilize the schoolhouse for their religious services.” The Alliance is seeking to preserve and rehabilitate the historic landmark, shown.
Waverly residents can be seen there. In addition to the tour, the Antiques Show will present the beginning of the Archiving Project at the Comm. The project was taken on to organize the wealth of historical photographs and documents found at the Comm and other related locations. For example, documents were brought over from the nowclosed Scranton Lace Mills, which was founded by a member of the Belin family, who built The Comm. The Archives will continue to grow, presenting historic artifacts in a specially designated room at The Comm, and will be open to the public at designated times or by appointment. “Waverly is the only historic district in all of Lackawanna County that is on the National Historic Register in Washington, D.C.,” said
Attorney Steven Saunders. Saunders lives in a house on The Comm Square that was built in 1848. He described some of the history of his home. In 1888, the house belonged to a Dr. Mackey, who built an addition, seen to the left of the original house. This was where the doctor saw patients. His was the first home in Waverly to get both a bathtub and a telephone, in 1895. “When the prior owner was doing some expansion, they knocked down a wall and found some very old clothing and wooden bowls and spoons in the foundation under the kitchen, ” said Saunders. It was an odd place to find such items, leading people to believe they may have been used as part of the Underground Railroad. Sue Houck lives next door to Saunders. Her home was built as the Presbyterian Church in 1859 and was later used as a schoolhouse. Saunders detailed how Mackey purchased the home next to his, fearing that the steeple might fall on his house. He had the steeple removed and eventually moved his practice next door. Those interested in the tour should gather in the Scout Room of the Waverly Community House at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 15. An Antiques Show ticket is required and available in the main lobby for $6. The tour will be preceded by a short film, “The Gift of Community,” produced by Thomas Curra and WVIA. The tour will proceed, rain or shine, and will last 30 minutes. A luncheon is available prior and refreshments will be available afterward. Antique Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The public is also invited to the Preview Party and Archives Project debut Sept. 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., where there will be cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and shopping. Cost for the Preview Party is $20 and RSVP is suggested but not required. For more information, call 570.586.8191, extension 2, or visit www.waverlycomm.org.
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Chasing spirits Hickory Grove Cemetery On Miller Road, this cemetery has stroll through two of Wabeen a final resting place for the verly’s historic cemeteries dead since 1807. Its 12 acres are reveals headstones of Revolu- lovingly tended by brothers Paul tionary War veterans, former slaves and Bob Webb. The pair has been and early settlers, among others. working the grounds for more than Whether preserved by vigilant care- 40 years and they have witnessed takers or salvaged by a congregamuch during that time. tion, the markers share stories with “Henry used to call us the encythose who seek them.
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clopedia,” Bob Webb said about his former boss, Henry Belin, the president of the cemetery. The brothers pointed out Belin’s gravestone. “He was a really good man, a good friend,” he added. The Belin family built the Waverly Community House as a gift to the community. Many Belins are laid to rest in the cemetery. Hickory Grove Cemetery has
three entrances from Miller Road. The main entrance is the closest to Carbondale Road. At that entrance are the historic marker signs. Turning in there, one is on the northernmost driveway. Driving all the way back to the woods, one comes to the most northwestern point, an apt start for a walking tour.
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Residents angry over theft case
District concerned with scores Abington Heights administration plans to monitor classes, talk with students
Former Ransom Twp. Secretary-Treasurer Kathy Zielinski was recently charged with a second degree felony count of theft by unlawful taking
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CLARKS SUMMIT- The Abington Heights School Board picked up discussions Oct. 3 that began months ago regarding the merits of grade weighting. Abington Heights Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Quinn presented the board with his thoughts on how he thinks the district should move forward. “Last spring, we had an underlying feeling that a change in grade weighting is something that we want to do to encourage an increase in rigor in our high school curriculum,” Quinn said. “With that in mind, I had a twopart proposition. The first part of the proposition was to look at the extra weight given to AP and honors courses and how to differentiate between the two. I think part of the motivation was if we have someone who is able to go either honors or AP and we differentiate between the two, and make the AP more valuable, maybe we could encourage
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Richard Pollock delivers a spirited performance on saxophone.
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ackawanna Trail Jr./Sr. High School hosted its annual homecoming bonfire Oct. 3. The event featured musical performances and stunts from the cheerleaders. For results of the football game, see Page15 and photos of other activities, Page 7.
RANSOM TWP. - Questions regarding the alleged theft of Ransom Township funds by former Ransom Township Secretary-Treasurer Kathy Zielinski were in abundance from residents in attendance at the regular Board of Supervisors meeting held Oct. 1 at Mount Dewey Community Center. According to the Ransom Township Forensic Audit Report, Zielinski had allegedly spent more than $98,000 of Ransom Township funds for personal expenses. Zielinski, 60, of South Abington Township, who was charged Sept. 25 with one second -degree felony count of theft by unlawful taking, waived a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. in Central Court at the Lackawanna County Courthouse, Scranton. At the Oct. 1 meeting, resident Bill Auriemma asked regarding the legal proceedings, “Who’s representing the rest of the people here?” Solicitor Edmund Scacchitti said the District Attorney’s office is representing the people of the township, and Auriemma asked whether the township will have any input in the case or in the possible sentencing. “We will have an opportunity to submit a victim’s impact statement prior to sentencing,” said Scacchitti, “and in it we are going to ask for restitution. So, See theft, Page 6
Meals on Wheels seeks help Chair: ‘We have a deficit on every meal produced of 50 cents to $1.’ BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
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Kenny and Hannah James decorate their scarecrow’s shirt at Heritage Baptist Church in 2011.
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Church, 415 Venard Road, Clarks Summit. Rob Hammaker, Pastor of The Heritage Baptist Church and the Abington Business and Adult Ministries, Heritage Professional Association have Baptist Church said, “Heritage teamed to provide the commu- has enjoyed sponsoring this event for the past nine years nity with a day of free family and we look forward to another fun. Spend a day celebrating the season at the upcoming Fall great weekend of fun and food Fun Day Oct. 20, beginning at 11a.m. at Heritage Baptist See Fall, Page 6 BY JOAN MEAD- MATSUI Abington Journal Correspondent
biggest fundraiser, the Soup Sale, will take place for the 13th year in November. Fifty to 60 restaurants donate one of their signature soups for sale. Cooper’s Seafood lobster bisque and Patsel’s noodles with clam chowder have been two of the most popular soups over the years, according to
Loss. “They have both been extremely generous,” she said. According to Loss, next year the organization will face another hurdle when funding from the Area on Aging is cut, along with rising gas and food costs. For more than 40 years,
Meals on Wheels of Northeastern PA is in need of volunteers for several of the tasks in the organization. They are also See Help, Page 13 dealing with cutbacks in funding. “We have seen an increase in the number of people using the service over the years, but the biggest issue right now is the cuts in state funding every year,” Meals on Wheels of Northeastern PA Board Chair Lindsey Loss said. “We have a deficit on every meal produced of 50 cents to $1.” According to Loss, they average approximately 1,000 meals per day. Close to 800 meals are delivered to home bound resiABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLER dents and 400 to senior centers. Adele Bianchi and Lenora Takach of Dalton prepare meals at the AbingAccording to Loss, their ton Senior Center.
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still undecided about what college she will attend. Messana said of her grandContinued from Page 11 Maloney, 17, is a senior at daughter, Chloe, “She is a free-spirit and she loves it Abington Heights High [Queen Victoria’s Court].” School who participates in Finding the dresses and an event at least once each accessories is “a job in ityear. She said she enjoys being a part of Queen Victo- self,” said Messana. Memria’s Court because she likes bers buy their dresses, hats, jewelry and other accessories wearing the clothing. from auctions in Philadel“They are so elegant and classy,” said Maloney of the phia, on eBay and in antique shops. Victorian dresses. She also Messana said it is importhoroughly enjoys the finger tant to match all pieces of food at the events. When she is not time -trav- the outfits . She added that mixing pieces from different eling back to the Victorian time period, Maloney enjoys time periods does not work well because it is obvious the photography. The South Abington Twp. resident also pieces do not belong togethsaid that she and her grand- er. Queen Victoria’s Court mother enjoy having tea will host its event Nov. 11 at together. 1 p.m. at POSH, 404 N. “We also go to a lot of Washington Avenue. The antique shops.” Maloney will study Sports cost to attend is $30 and all Management next fall. She is proceeds will benefit the
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Clean sweep After Thursday’s full day of baking, this bear probably had a lot of crumbs to clean, as illustrated by artist “Wall” copyright 1906 by the Ullman Manufacturing Company. Pick up next week’s print edition to see what Saturday holds in the “Busy Bear” seven-postcard series.
Zumafilmz returns, requests memorabilia well as conducting scheduled interviews while in town, umafilmz, an Abilene, according to the press release. Kaplan said the crew will film Texas-based docuat Everything Natural during mentary production the Clarks Summit Second company, is returning to Clarks Summit Oct. 9 through Friday Art Walk Oct. 12. Clarks Summit is one of six 14 for its second trip to Pa. this small towns featured in the year as it seeks to document life in small American towns. documentary, “My Place on the Planet,” which according According to a Zumafilmz to Windham, will be a short press release, the company is requesting anyone who has old documentary covering different aspects of small town life photographs or memorabilia over various areas, ethnicities relating to the area in or and economic levels. It will around Clarks Summit to bring it to Everything Natural, place an emphasis on the significance of small towns to 426 S. State Street, Clarks American culture. It will also Summit, Oct. 9 through 12, feature the towns: Clyde, Texbetween 1 and 5 p.m. Those as, Greensburg, Kan., Social willing to have their material used in the film will be asked Circle, Ga., Anthony N.M. and to wait while it is scanned and Port Townsend, Wash. “I believe small towns feed crecopied. ativity into the culture,” WindBarry Kaplan, of Everything Natural and President of ham said during Zumafilmz’s Clarks Summit visit in Februthe Abington Business and Professional Association, said ary. She then added that she found plenty of creativity, he is excited about the crew’s patriotism and growth in upcoming visit and the film’s Clarks Summit, and was focus on Clarks Summit. “We love the project itself,” amazed at the variety of skills Kaplan said, adding that one of displayed by its residents, from his favorite aspects of the film artists, to musicians to athletes. “There’s just people everyis that it aims to show how individuals create community. where who do interesting things in this town,” she said. He said he believes it also According to Windham, the brings positive attention to the community of Clarks Summit Zumafilmz plans to enter the documentary into film festivand features local businesses als and hopes to eventually as an important part. have it aired on a travel or Zumafilmz Owner Carol history channel. It also plans to Windham, Producer Ricky have showings in each of the Long and Cameraman Phil six towns featured sometime at Fulton will be recording the end of next year. around the Abington area, as BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER
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AHSD sets date for physicals The Abington Heights School District winter sports physicals are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 25, at the High School Field House. The cost is $15 per student. Physical exams will take place as follows: 2:30 to 4 p.m. – junior high and 4 to 6:30 p.m. – grades 9 to 12.
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When she is not time -traveling back to the Victorian time period, Chloe Maloney enjoys photography. The South Abington Twp. resident said she and her grandmother Margaret Messana have tea together and visit antique shops. American Cancer Society. For more information or to register, contact Margaret Messana at 570.587.5264.
experienced singers and it’s free. For more information, please call 570.836.8595. Then Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m., Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack will be at the Dietrich for an audio and videooriented discussion that will bring the story of the Beatles vividly to life. We will trace the group from their beginnings to the twilight of their career. We will also discus the origins of the group’s compositions as well as their songwriting and recording practices. Admission is free thanks to funding from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. For reservations, please call us at 570.996.1500. We hope to see you there. As you can see the Dietrich is so much more than the movies.
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In the section furthest back there lies: * Reverend W. Fletcher Burgette Sr. Burgette passed away in 1974. He descended from Thomas Burgette, who escaped slavery and settled in Waverly. Thomas’ last name had been Sumners, but he changed it in Burkettown, Maryland while fleeing his master, to increase his odds of escape. “The Reverend was a really nice guy,” said Paul Webb. “He had a congregation in Scranton and came here often.” * Behind Burgette’s grave, in the grassy area bordering the woods is where many escaped slaves are thought to be buried. There are no gravestones, probably due to the people’s economic situation at the time. The second section from the woods is the oldest. There one will find: * Susanna Hall Stone’s grave, the oldest in the cemetery, dated 1807. She was the 20-year -old sister-in-law of John Miller, a settler of Waverly and first pastor of the First Baptist Church, which still stands. When she died, Miller realized there was nowhere to bury Baptist residents, so he donated the land for that purpose. * The Stone family, early settlers of Waverly, who show their affinity for interesting names on their gravestones. According to the names listed, there was more than one Pardon Stone and she had relatives Welcome Stone and Thankful Stone. * The Potter family plot, which provides comic relief in their epitaphs: “Husband, Gone but Not Forgotten,” states one. And next to it, simply “Wife, Gone.” * The grave of two former slaves, husband and wife. It’s easy to locate with its veteran flag. The epitaph on their shared stone states, “Ann Matilda, wife of Edward Smith, died January 1886. Forty years in slavery, now safe in the arms of Jesus.” Her husband is decorated as a Civil War veteran. Bob Webb explained why the stone is difficult to read. “It’s made of marble, which doesn’t last. Those made of granite stand the test of time.” It is thought that the grassy area in the same row as the Smiths’ stone is where more former slaves are buried in unmarked graves. The third section from the woods is the second oldest. There is located: * The designated veterans’ area where the flagpole stands. A number of highly decorated veterans are buried there; however, the exclusion of wives and other family makes it less appealing for some as a final resting place. * The older section for veterans. There can be found the grave of James Stone, Revolutionary War veteran. * John Phillips, another soldier in the Revolutionary War, has a grave bearing the flag of a veteran. It shows that he was born in 1752 and lived to the ripe old age of 94 years, eight months. He and his family had survived the British massacre of 360 colonial settlers in the Wyoming Valley in 1778. He went on to become a Baptist Deacon, Justice of the Peace for Luzerne county and Waverly settler. His epitaph speaks to his time at war: Here rests Deacon John Phillips A Soldier of the revolution Servant of God, well done Rest from my loved employ; The battles fought, the victory won Enter thy Master’s joy. Hickory Grove is the final resting place to countless prominent families and founding fathers of Waverly. In addition, there lie at least two vic-
Oldest headstone in Hickory Grove Cemetery, shown, belongs to Susanna Hall, dated 1807. She was the 20-year -old sister-inlaw of John Miller, a settler of Waverly and the first pastor of the First Baptist Church, which still stands. When she passed away, Miller realized there was nowhere to bury Baptist people, so he donated the land for that purpose. ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/ADRIANE HEINE
“That was a big “Henry used to funeral. Among call us the the mourners encyclopedia. were several He was a really detectives. They good man, a watched everyone. ” good friend.” Paul Webb, caretaker at Hickory Grove Cemetery On gravesite of young woman whose body was found on a beach in 1962
Bob Webb, caretaker at Hickory Grove Cemetery About former boss, the late Henry Belin, onetime president of the cemetery
tims of murder, one a young nurse shot by her jealous husband in the 1980s and another young woman whose body was found on a beach in 1962. “That was a big funeral,” Paul Webb described. “Among the mourners were several detectives. They watched everyone. I didn’t hear if that was ever solved.” Like every other body in the cemetery, they were laid to rest facing east. The freshest dirt lies over a grave less than two weeks old. “She was brought in from a funeral home in State College,” Bob Webb explained. “The driver of the hearse said he had driven Joe Paterno in that same car.”
Coming back into town from the country, there is another historic cemetery, though smaller in size. The Waverly United Methodist Church, bordering the Community House, hosts a small burial ground behind it. Unfortunately, it did not receive the care and maintenance that Hickory Grove did over its nearly 140 years of existence. Some notable headstones: * Catherine Weidman, born in 1780, who lived through a portion of the Revolutionary War and the entire Civil War. * Martin Colvin, a 24 -year -old soldier who died during the Civil War. * George Keyes, an escaped slave, blacksmith and then soldier in the Colored Regiment of the Union Army, whose stone is decorated with the Veterans flag. “There was a vault in the cemetery,” Pastor Barbara Snyder, leader of the congregation for the past five years, said. “It belonged to the founding pastor and his family. The vault fell into disrepair in the 1950s. Neighborhood children were removing bones from it. Parents were finding skulls in their children’s bedrooms. At that time, the church trustees voted to demolish the vault. “They buried the bones and bulldozed the vault,” Snyder continued, “At about the same time, the story goes that the then-pastor cleared the whole cemetery, knocked down the stones and threw them over the stone wall.” In recent years the congregation has taken this on as an ongoing project. The stones are raised carefully, in order not to break them, and returned to their original place. Members of the congregation repair and piece them back together with plaster. “Steve and Hank from Young’s Funeral Home have come out to help us. Some of the more fragile, marble stones are difficult to lift. We want to do everything possible to preserve them, to give their final resting place the respect it deserves.”
Waverly United Methodist Church Cemetery
In recent years the congregation at the Waverly United Methodist Church has taken its cemetery on as a project. Overturned headstones are raised carefully and returned to their original place. Members of the congregation repair them.
Credit to “Echoes in the Hills” by Anne Davison Lewis for additional background information on the buried.
Holiday TREATS Which local library held a Holiday Marketplace featuring many seasonal items? See Page 3.
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Couple restoring oldest home in Waverly
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Glassblower Kyle Lavery enjoys the sense of satisfaction he gets from finishing a project. “It’s a pretty rewarding feeling every time you make something that comes out the way you had envisioned it,” he said.
Skillful creations F BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI Abington Journal Correspondent
rom a project’s beginning to end, glassblowing for Kyle Lavery is relaxing. The 26-year-old became interested in blowing glass after he visited the Corning Museum of Glass, in New York, while he was attending Lakeland JuniorSenior High School. “I enjoy working with the material,” he said. “From start to finish you’re working with gravity and heat, along with your tools, to create something that started from a 2100 degree molten mass in the furnace. It’s a pretty rewarding feeling every time you make something that turns out the way you had envisioned it.” Lavery, interested in art as long as he can remember, attended Keystone College in La Plume. There, his course load ran the gamut from drawing and painting to sculpture,
but his focus was glass. “Glass is my medium because it takes a lot of skill to do it. It takes years to learn the basics. When you’re working with glass you have to keep it hot enough so it doesn’t crack, but you can’t get it too hot that it’s uncontrollable. It is very difficult when you’re first starting out,” he explained. Lavery’s glass, including ornaments, paperweights, pumpkins, sea shells, drinking glasses, bowls and vases with prices beginning at $15, will be available for purchase at the Waverly Community House Artisans’ Marketplace to be held Nov. 17 and 18. For those curious to know how a favorite glass vase received its elegant curves or narrow neck, Lavery explained the basics of glass blowing. See Creations, Page 9
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CLARKS SUMMIT- The Borough of Clarks Summit Council voted unanimously at its Nov. 7 meeting to contribute $200 to assist the newlyformed coalition S.T.O.P. (Scranton Taxing Our People) in opposing the City of Scranton’s commuter tax, a one per-
cent tax rate hike on nonresident workers’ earned incomes. Council members also discussed the possibility of imposing a similar tax on Scranton residents working in Clarks Summit, although they were doubtful such a tax would be possible. Borough Solicitor Pat Rogan said he would look into the matter.
In other business, Borough Manager Virginia Kehoe announced that a new budget is ready for preliminary review, and although she said it is extremely tight, it is complete without increasing taxes. During public comment, resident Theresa Barrett lodged See S.T.O.P., Page 4
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The doctor’s log book
he streets of Waverly’s historic district are lined with beautiful homes that were built to last. None has stood the test of time better than the landmark home which faces the Waverly Community House. The Greek Revival-style home was built between 1826 and 1828 by the young physician, Dr. Andrew Phelps Bedford. It was the fourth home built in Waverly, but the oldest still standing. Gerry and Val Calpin purchased the home in 2004 after it had stood vacant for six years. The couple, who share an appreciation for historic homes, have spent the past eight years painstakingly restoring it. “It’s an ongoing mission, we take one project at a time,” Val explained. “Our goal is to get back to the original whenever possible.” Some notable facts about the house: * It was home to the (thennamed) Old Abington Post Office. Dr. Bedford served as the second Postmaster from 1832 until 1853. It appears that, what is presently the garage was the location of the Post Office. There is evidenceof a stove for heat and it contains a spiral staircase into a vaulted attic. * There is a trap door under the kitchen floor which leads to a crawl space. Dr. Bedford’s close association with passionate abolitionists led to the belief this may have been used to hide runaway slaves. * The support beams, visible
It was eight or nine years ago when Paul Angeloni of Waverly stopped by the estate sale at the beautiful old home built by Dr. Andrew Phelps Bedford. That’s when he saw it: the doctor’s log books from 1829. The covers were long gone but the pages were intact and perfectly legible. Yellowed with time, page edges slightly frayed, the books were sewn together with thread that still holds. He bought it for $25. “I wanted the book to stay in Waverly,” Angeloni said. “It belongs here. I didn’t want it auctioned off to possibly end up in another state.” The title page features, “Abington, AD 1829- A. Bedford,” in beautiful script, and then the entries begin. Each of the 47 used pages of what appears to be three separate books, lists approximately 20 entries. Each entry states the date, name of individual, service performed and/or medication dispensed and fee applied. In almost every case, even obstetrics, the name logged is the male household member. A sampling of entries includes: * Jan. 9, Philip Stone,
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Police: C.S. man confesses to shooting hunter A Clarks Summit man was charged with two separate accounts of aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangering another person, after firing a shotgun at a local hunter, according to a Pa. State Police report. According to the report, Joseph James Taft, 22, of Clarks Summit, confessed to firing the shot at Henry Krieg, 41, of Scranton. Taft said he was mad at Krieg because he was hunting “their Deer.” The report states on Nov. 10 at 7:30 a.m. the Pa. State Police at Dunmore received a phone call from Krieg, who informed them he was hunting at 2651 Ransom Rd, Ransom Twp, when he was See Hunter, Page 5
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VFW Post #7069 Commander Steuart J. Bailey, along with the Post color guard, presented a program at Clarks Summit Elementary School Nov. 12. Shown: Bailey, right, answers a question from student Casey Ames, 8, left. For additional images of Veterans Day observations, see Page 9.
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Pages from the 1829 log books from Dr. Andrew Phelps Bedford, Waverly.
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Veterans share a moment of silence at a Sunday evening ceremony at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church organized by Post 7069.
Honoring the fallen and paying homage to all brethren, a crowd gathered Sunday evening, Nov. 11 at a Veterans Day Memorial Service at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church. The local VFW Post #7069 includes more than 1,000 members—approximately 250 lifetime. The morning of Nov. 12, Post Commander Steuart J. Bailey, along with the Post color guard,
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Army Veteran Terry Kresge of Ransom bows his head in silence at a Sunday evening ceremony at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church organized by Post 7069. presented a program at Clarks Summit Elementary School. Commander Bailey then visited his daughter Jacklyn’s second grade classroom where all three second grade classes heard the meaning of Veterans Day and the flag. Students were then presented with an American flag. At Lackawanna Trail High School Nov. 9, Veterans Day was observed with services. PHOTOS COURTESY ALICE STUFFLE
ABOVE: David Gohsler, Commander of Post 953 at a Lackawanna Trail High School Veterans Day observance Nov. 9. AT LEFT: Boy scouts at a Lackawanna Trail service display the proper folding of an American flag.
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VFW Post #7069 Commander Steuart J. Bailey shakes hands with special guest John Austin, of Factoryville, 95, a US Marines veteran of WWII.
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Kyle Lavery, a Keystone graduate and Glass Artist, and Facilities Coordinator at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, offered college students and onlookers an opportunity to watch a glassblowing demonstration.
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Continued from Page 1 “The glass blowing starts with a hollow stainless steel tube called a blow pipe. On one end is where the glass is gathered and on the other end is where you blow the air into the pipe to inflate the glass to the size that is desired.” He added that the shaping of the glass is done by the gaffer, a person in charge of the glass being made. “Once the gaffer decides that the work is finished on the blow pipe, it is time to flip the glass around 180 degrees so you can finish the other side of the vessel. This is done by attaching the bottom of the vessel to another stainless steel rod called a puntie. A small amount of glass is gathered on the end of the rod and will act as temporary glue, so the gaffer will be able to work on the other side of the vessel. Once the piece is attached to the puntie and broken free from the blowpipe, the gaffer will finish shaping the vessel until the piece is finished. Once the piece is finished with just a few taps on the steel rod, the vessel will be broken free from the puntie and put in an annealer (oven) to slowly cool down for about 12 hours.” Simple? Not remotely. However, Laver said this process is used for just about all glassblowing. Regionally, his glass is available at the Corning Museum of
‘Doors of Waverly’ to premiere Visitors to the Artisans’ Marketplace at the Waverly Community House will have the opportunity to purchase “The Doors of Waverly” ¯ unique, limited edition, posters (some framed), prints and notecards featuring 25 doors selected in the community. The poster is the brainchild of photographer Paul Funke, one of the more than 30 vendors at the Marketplace. Items featuring “The Doors of Waverly” are only available for purchase at the Hearth Booth in the Comm lobby during show hours. All proceeds benefit the Waverly Community House . Glass market place in Corning, N.Y.; at Tingley Glass, Dickson City and once a year at the Electric City Tattoo Convention in Scranton. Artisans’ Marketplace show times in Waverly this weekend are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $6 and cover admission to the show on both days. All proceeds benefit the Waverly Community House. For more information on the Marketplace, visit www.waverlycomm.org or call the Comm at 586.8191, extension 5. The Waverly Community House is located at 1115 North Abington Road.
throughout the basement, are original and still covered in bark. They most likely came from the site of the home, for it was forest before it was cleared for the purpose of building the house. * The home was built with post and beam construction. Instead of using nails, notches were cut in logs and logs were laid into the notches. Dr. Bedford was born in1800. His parents were early settlers in the Wyoming Valley and survivors of the massacre there during the Revolutionary War. He attended Yale University and answered the call to set up a practice in Waverly. The only doctor in town had died unexpectedly and the growing population created a great demand for his services. He purchased10 acres of woodlands on both sides of Abington Road (then called Main Street) from John Miller and had the property cleared and a home built. Here was a man dedicated to progress in many ways. Some areas he ventured into outside of medicine included: * Opening a general store in 1849 with his close friend, Leonard Batchelor. * Opening a drug store in 1853, which would become his son, Sterling’s, business. * Opening the Waverly Manufacturing Company in1867, a foundry which made agricultural tools. The foundry existed in
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An aerial view of the home of Gerry and Val Calpin, built between 1826 and 1828 by young physician, Dr. Andrew Phelps Bedford.
the alley between Clinton Street and Church Street, in a barn owned by the doctor. The store was located on Main Street, facing his house. * Opening a hotel with friends based on temperance (abstinence from alcohol) which stood on the corner of the Comm Square where there now sits a bench. It was called The Waverly House. * Traveling to Harrisburg many times to advocate for the railroad to come through Waverly. He proposed that rail travel would overtake the stage coach eventually and wanted his town to benefit from it. The steepness of Waverly’s hills, however, led the train to go through Dalton and Glenburn. * Joining with other prominent residents to purchase12 acres and then donate it to the railroad for the Glenburn train station site. * Being one of Waverly’s first elected officers in1880.
Clarke, ext. 2 teeth, $.50 Treatments noted include: Continued from Page 1 Bitters $.25 Ob case, $3.50 Linaments $.13 * Jan. 14, John NorthFracture dressing $2 rop, Elixir Asthma, $ .20 Camphor oil $.18 * Jan. 17, Samuel Miller Sulphur $.13 for child, proalgesic, $2.50 Pills $.13 * Jan. 20, Daniel B. Ointment $.25 Green, Ob case. Do order Gin Opium $.13 for 1¼ bushel corn, ½ bushCathartic $.13 el salt, credit by work. Opening Abscess $1.25 * March 11, Samuel Ipecac $.13 Stone son, dressing Tooth extractions $.25 wound, $1 each * March 13, George
Dr. Bedford medical practice treated patients over a 200 square mile area of heavily wooded terrain. However, he could only be summoned by patients in need via messengers on horseback. He traveled through all kinds of weather on horseback, loaded up with saddlebags full of medicines and tools, as wagons could not reach most of the scattered settlements. Not much about his descend-
ents was recorded, but a trip to the Hickory Grove Cemetery provides many clues. Bedford shares a headstone with two women, one Hannah, designated as his wife, who died at the age of 39, the same year in which a child, Andrew Jr., was born. Other children of his first marriage include William, Theodore and Sterling. The second woman noted on the same headstone is Mary Porter Bedford. She was16 years younger than the doctor. A son, John, born in1854, presumably to Mary, only lived to the age of two. Also laid to rest in Hickory Grove are the doctor’s aged parents, who must have followed their successful son to Waverly. Born in1762 and 1773, Jacob and Deborah lived to 87 and 96, respectively. The doctor lived to age 89, surrounded by family, friends and colleagues in the beautiful house in the town that he helped to build. Credit to ‘Echoes in the Hills’ by Anne Davison Lewis and ‘This Is Waverly’ by Mildred Mumford.
Vestiges from another time at the Waverly home of Gerry and Val Calpin.
Delivery of a baby $3.50 Dr. Bedford often delivered more than one baby in a day and several in a week. He had a flexible payment plan, noting partial payments, payments by goods and services and work done for one patient and paid for by another. “There is talk of the Little School House becoming some kind of a museum or library,” Angeloni said. “Maybe the book could be displayed
The title page from the 1829 log books from Dr. Andrew Phelps Bedford, Waverly.
there. I just want it to be here for the family and for the people to look at. It’s a piece of history.”