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Dual Senate votes part of blame game Immediate impact of acrossthe-board cuts uncertain as both sides harden positions. By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Squabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending reductions Thursday as President Barack Obama and Republicans blamed each other for the latest outbreak of gridlock

and the administration readied plans to put the cuts into effect. So entrenched were the two parties that the Senate chaplain, Barry Black, opened the day’s session with a prayer that beseeched a higher power to intervene. “Rise up, O God, and save us from ourselves,” he said of cuts due to take effect sometime today. The immediate impact of the reductions on the public was See BUDGET, Page 10A

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Two alternative spending plans offered by both political parties were defeated Thursday in the Senate. That leaves today’s deadline for the dreaded sequester at hand, and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said the effects on the country and specifically his home state will be devastating. The Republican plan,

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Don Rash pulls the lever on the printing press he used to make a replica for the National Park Service of the chess board that was created by Revolutionary War hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

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PLAINS TWP. — Don Rash hasn’t played chess for years, couldn’t string three facts together about Thaddeus Kosciuszko and never visited the Revolutionary War hero’s native Poland or adopted Philadelphia home. Yet when the National Parks Service craved a replica of the freedom fighter’s chess board, they hired the bookbinder with the gray beard and shop full of antique technology Kosciuszko would probably recognize. So how does one recreate a 230-yearold chessboard that sits in Poland while

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County housing authority hasn’t taken applications since ‘11 due to huge demand.

For the first time in two years, the Luzerne County Housing Authority is accepting applications for Section 8 rental assistance. Authority Executive Director David Fagula said it’s taken that long to work through a waiting list of 700 applicants who sought the rental subsidy during the last three-week enrollment period in March 2011. He expects a similar onslaught of new requests this time, which prompted him to limit new applications for H ow to a two-week apply period ending How to apply March 13. Luzerne “I know we’ll County residents can apply receive hunfor Section 8 dreds of appliin person at cations in two the Housing weeks, and it’s Authority Ofsenseless to fice, 250 First take more when Ave., Kingston, between 9 we won’t reach a.m. and 3 the people on p.m. Monday the waiting list through Friday for years,” Faguuntil March 13. Faxed or mailed la said. He received applications 25 applications won’t be accepted. the first day they were accepted Wednesday and already had another 20 as of Thursday morning. The authority, which serves all county municipalities except for the four cities, is federally authorized to fill 1,115 Section 8 slots, but 75 aren’t being accessed by renters because of federal funding cuts, he said. A federal budget dispute could result in further spending reductions in the rental housing program, he said. Fagula said he doesn’t want to offer the subsidy to new tenants until he’s confident the authority can afford to keep them in the program. Other housing authorities throughout the country have been notifying Section 8 participants

co-authored by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, failed by a 62-38 vote. A second bill — authored by the Democratic majority - failed 51-49. The two plans were attempts to avoid or replace the $85 billion in cuts that both sides say will threaten economic growth, military readiness and jobs. The House did not have any

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never leaving Luzerne County? Let’s just say Rash doesn’t live up to his name; you don’t learn in a hurry the art of binding handmade paper in vegetable-tanned leather decorated with pressed gold leaf. “I get people who say they’d like to learn this, and I ask, ‘What’s your boredom threshold?’ ” Rash quipped. Rash worked from photos of the original, leather-backed board with a handmade paper playing surface. “The weird thing was that, when they showed me the picture, it looked like it had been

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The antique replica chess set painstakingly created by Dan Rash.

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ABOUT THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO A native of Poland, Kosciuszko was commissioned as Colonel of Engineers by the Continental Congress in 1776 and began his outstanding service of fortifying battle sites, many of which became turning points in America’s

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fight for independence against the British. He became friends with Thomas Jefferson and in 1778, Kosciuszko was made chief engineer of West Point, N.Y. This fortification became known as the

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American Gibraltar because it was unable to be penetrated by the British Army. Eventually West Point became a military academy. In 1783, Kosciuszko was appointed brigadier general and was awarded the Cincinnati Order Medal by

Gen. George Washington. Washington also presented Kosciuszko with two pistols and a sword as gifts for his outstanding service to America. SOURCE: Polish American Center, Philadelphia

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On the heels of the homicide of federal corrections officer and Nanticoke resident Eric Williams, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday it will issue pepper spray to officers at high-security prisons, including the Wayne County facility where Williams was killed. The Justice Department instituted a pilot program to arm corrections officers with pepper spray, or oleoresin capsi- Williams cum aerosol, in June 2012 at seven federal prisons, including the high-security prison in Lewisburg. On Thursday, it expanded the program to all highsecurity prisons, including the U.S. Penitentiary at Canaan near Waymart, according to Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke. Williams, 34, was working at the Canaan prison Monday night when he reportedly was beaten and stabbed by an inmate. Federal corrections officers are equipped with an alarm system on their bodies that they can trigger if they are in danger, but according to his father, Donald Williams, initial reports indicate Eric Williams did not trigger the alarm. It remains unclear why. The FBI is investigating his homicide. The new operations memorandum detailing the use of pepper spray allows officers at specific posts within prisons, including housing unit officers, corridor officers and recreation officers, to carry pepper spray after they have received training in its use. The training consists of an initial fourhour class and quarterly refresher courses. It permits officers to use the spray as a “last alternative after all other reasonable efforts to resolve a situation have failed.” “Prior to any OC aerosol spray being used, staff must attempt verbal intervention to defuse the situation when feasible,” the memorandum states. “… When authorized, staff must use only that amount of force necessary to gain See PEPPER, Page 10A

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sisters, Joan Samsel and her husband, Donald, Conway, S.C., and Jean Markley and her husband, John, Sauquoit, N.Y.; brother Tom Dautrich and his wife, Joan, Lancaster; sister-in-law, Joanne Dautrich, Berwick; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held March 16 at 11 a.m. at the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township, at the convenience of the family. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home the morning of the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245. Online condolences may be made at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.

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awrence A. Corridoni Sr., 78, of the Cork Lane section of Pittston Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at home with his loving wife and family by his side. Born in Pittston on Nov. 15, 1934, he was a son of the late Lawrence A. Corridoni and Angeline Pisano Corridoni. He was a graduate of Pittston Township High School, class of 1951. Lawrence served two years overseas in Germany with the U.S. Army between 1957 and 1959, then worked in the flourishing garment industry as a floor supervisor. Lawrence worked extremely hard all his life in order to provide the best things for his family. He enjoyed supervising his sons’ many house projects, watching television sports like the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Steelers, and visiting the casino when possible. He was a member of Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston. He was an avid bowler and poker player with the Pittston locals, but most of all, Lawrence enjoyed spending time with his large family. In recent years his health became a challenge, but Lawrence’s strength and courage persevered and he was able to make it through very tough times. In addition to his parents, Lawrence was preceded in death by a brother, Oliver Corridoni; and sisters, Lucy Orkwis and Marie Prokop. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rita Sauter Corridoni; children, Lawrence Jr. and Eve, Pittston Township; Joseph Sr. and

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Alfred, Joseph, Thomas and Harry Martin, all of Pikes Creek, and Claude Martin, Hunlock Creek; sisters, Cora Harmon, Pikes Creek, and Irene Yeager, Hunlock Creek; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Pastor Danny Brubaker of Roaring Brook Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family requests no flowers. Online condolences can be made at clswansonfuneralhome. com.

Joseph L. Czopek Feb. 26, 2013 Joseph L. Czopek went into the hands of our Holy Father on Feb. 26, 2013. Joe was born in Sugar Notch on Aug. 3, 1921, the son of the late Kazmierz (Casmir) and Margaret (Dombroski) Czopek. He attended Sugar Notch schools during his youth. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was attached to the 47th Fighter Squadron stationed at Haleiwa Beach, Hawaii and stationed on Iwo Jima during the invasion. Joe and Mary Eva were joined in marriage on Sept. 3, 1950, at St. Mary’s Nativity Church in Plymouth. While residing in New Jersey, he worked for SS White Dental Supply in Newark. In the early 1960s, the family moved back to Plymouth and years later Joe retired from Tobyhanna Army Depot. He was a member of the American Legion in Plymouth and the VFW of Hanover Township. Over the years, Joe enjoyed spending time with his family on Long Beach Island, N.J. He spent time fishing and crabbing, but enjoyed cleaning crabs the most. Joe usually caught the first, and in many cases the only, fish of the trip. He liked to watch sports, especially the Philadelphia Phillies, and play the lottery, where he was known to his friends at the local

Nicole, Exeter; Matthew, Rochester, N.Y., and Christopher and Cara, West Chester; grandchildren, Joseph Jr., Meghan, Lawrence III, Angelina and Max; sisters, Caroline (Cookie) Kushner, Scranton, and Angeline (Jeannie) Dennora, West Pittston; brother, Peter Corridoni, Plymouth; and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston. The family will receive friends and relatives in the church from 9 a.m. until the time of Mass. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Assumption Cemetery, Hughestown. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Celtic Healthcare/Hospice of Northeast PA, Kingston, or to Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston. Arrangements are entrusted to the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

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Feb. 27, 2013 lyde F. Martin, 74, of Noxen, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Mr. Martin was born in Lake Township on April 11, 1938 and was a son of the late Clifford and Lillian Hagle Martin. He graduated from the former Lake Noxen High School in 1957. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1957 to 1962 and was employed by Whitesell Brothers Construction, Dallas, for 22 years. He loved to hunt, fish and go camping at the family campsite in Pikes Creek. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his brothers Bruce, David and Carl Martin, and Harold Shaw; sisters, Eleanor Blessman Johnson and Grace Beahm; brothers-in-law, Harold Blessman, TJ Johnson and Michael Harmon; nephews, Chester and Mark Martin and Harold (Butch) Shaw; and niece, Tammy Stuart. Clyde is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Lois Boston; children, Lucinda Marie Martin Lutz and her husband, Walter, Falls; Cecil Fred Martin, at home; Donna Louise Martin Boyes and her husband, Jeff, Pikes Creek, and George Henry Martin, at home; grandson, Marshal Lutz; brothers

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Kenneth H. Dautrich Jr. enneth H. Dautrich Jr., 77, of Plains Township, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Commonwealth Hospice at St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Kenneth H. and Jane (Driscoll) Dautrich. He moved to Berwick and was a graduate of Berwick High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College. Kenneth was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving from 1952 to 1956. He was employed for many years at Williams Bakery and retired from Stroehman’s Bakery. He most recently worked at Pediatria, Wilkes-Barre. He was a former member of St. John the Evangelist Church, Wilkes-Barre, and the North End Slovak Club, and was an avid Dodger fan. He touched the lives of all who knew him with his gentle ways and love for his family and friends. He always was there for everyone. His passing leaves a great void. We love you, Bert! He was preceded in death by his brother Daniel Dautrich. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, the former Vicki Prebola, Plains Township; daughter, Karen Chmielewski, and her husband, Rick, Wilkes-Barre; son, Ken Dautrich, and his wife, Marybeth, Mansfield Center, Conn.; grandchildren, Jill DeAnthony and her husband, Jeff, Shavertown; Kenny Dautrich, Philadelphia, and Allison Dautrich, Connecticut; greatgrandchildren, Katelyn, Jeffrey, Justin and Abigail DeAnthony;

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Turkey Hill as “Lottery Joe.” When his grandchildren were attending school, he enjoyed watching them play softball, Little League and especially volleyball at both Wyoming Valley West and Dallas high schools. He was a fixture in the Wyoming Valley West volleyball stands for the past 17 years. Recently he found great joy in “supervising” his grandson with the restoration of his classic car. He also enjoyed Big Band music and dancing with his longtime companion, the late Helen Carlo, of Korn Krest. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Eva, in 1982; sisters, Steffie Norkunas and Tessie Broda; and brother Steve Grabowski. Surviving are his daughter, Mary Leonarda (Lee) Czopek Ricci, and her husband, Peter, Dallas, and their daughter, Mary Bianca, Plains Township; son, Joseph A., and his wife, Kelly (O’Kane), and their son, Alex, Plymouth; and brother Alexander Z. Czopek and his wife, Carol (Jamrowski), Wilkes-Barre. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday from Kielty-Moran Funeral Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave., Plymouth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in All Saints Parish, Willow Street, Plymouth. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Plymouth Township. Family and friends may call today from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Mass cards would be appreciated.

Margaret T. Skvarla, 88, Plymouth, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. She was a lifelong resident of Plymouth and a lifelong member of St. Stephen’s Church, now All Saints Parish, in Plymouth. Margaret was active in many church functions and was one of the founding members of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of St. Stephen’s Church. She graduated from St. Vincent’s High School in 1941 and worked for a short time at the A & P Food Store in Plymouth. She married Joseph B. Skvarla, her husband of 57 years, and enjoyed a long and happy life, raising five children. She was employed for 27 years at RCA in Mountain Top. Margaret was a faithful participant at her children’s and grandchildren’s activities, watching numerous sporting and school events and attending picnics and parties to celebrate family milestones. After retirement, she was a volunteer at the Mercy Hospital. She enjoyed bingo with her friends, bus trips, dinner theater, Little League baseball, Wilkes University football games and her beloved New York Yankees. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph B. Skvarla;

parents, John and Theresa (Kreller) Bowden; sister, Mary Muscavage; and brothers, John, George and Harry Bowden. She is survived by her brother, William Bowden, Plymouth; sisters-in-law, Helen Karavis, Plymouth, and Lucille Bowden, Erie; children, Joseph Skvarla Jr. and Donna Kulik, Larksville; Michael and JoAnne (Wargo) Skvarla, Lansing, N.Y.; Mark and Patricia Skvarla, Plymouth; Maggie (Skvarla) Dale and husband Robert, Harveys Lake, and Mary Beth (Skvarla) Dudick and husband Robert, Plymouth; grandchildren, Eric Skvarla; Jennifer Daisy; Allison Wetherell; Amy and Brian Skvarla; Natalie, Michael, Nicholas and Peter Skvarla; Koren Sutliff; Keri Skvarla; Emily and Casey Dale; Daniel and Andrew Drury, and Lucas Dudick; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and relatives by marriage. The family would like to thank the staff at both the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the General Hospital Critical Care Unit for their excellent care during Margaret’s recent stays. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday from Kielty-Moran Funeral Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave., Plymouth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in All Saints Parish, Willow Street, Plymouth. Interment will follow in St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Lehman. Family and friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Joseph C. Cronauer Feb. 28, 2013

oseph C. Cronauer, 70, of Tunkhannock, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 27, 1942, a son of the late Clarence F. Cronauer Sr. and Edith Umlah Cronauer. He was a 1960 graduate of GAR Memorial High School and he served with the 109th Field Artillery. Joseph was a master electrician, starting as a young man at Loomis Electric in Wilkes-Barre and later owning and operating a woodworking business. He loved woodworking and he was an avid fisherman. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Daniel L. Cronauer, in 1967; brothers, James and Frederick Cronauer; and sister, Edith K. Alu. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Judy) Conwell Cronauer, with whom he would have celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary on June 21, 2013; sons, Joseph C. Cronauer Jr. and his life partner, Wil Wright, Philadelphia, and Dr. David A. Cronauer and his wife, Tina, Black Walnut, Pa.; nine grandchildren; numerous greatgrandchildren; brothers, Clarence F. Cronauer, Kunkle, and Robert J. Cronauer, Harveys Lake; sister,

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Mary Krysicki, Wilkes-Barre; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 9 a.m. from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 a.m. in St. Nicholas Church, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent visiting Joseph’s obituary at www. natandgawlasfuneralhome.com.

PLYMOUTH TWP. — State police at Wyoming are investigating a hit-and-run crash on state Route 11 on Saturday. Leonard Petroski, of Shickshinny, told state police he was stopped at a traffic signal when his vehicle was struck by a darkcolored Chevrolet Silverado that drove away. Petroski was not injured. The Chevrolet, believed to be a 2003 to 2006 model, was last seen traveling north on Route 11. WILKES-BARRE — Police arrested Daniel Eddy, 35, of Willow Street, Plymouth, alleging he burglarized a Wilkes-Barre home. Eddy was found inside a vacant house on Carey Avenue on Tuesday. He was carrying a backpack that contained tools used to cut copper pipe, according to the criminal complaint. Eddy was charged with burglary, criminal trespass and possessing instruments of crime. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $30,000 bail.

Livia (Sabbatini) Marianacci Feb. 27, 2013

ivia (nee Sabbatini) Marianacci, 89, of Millstone Township, N.J., and formerly of Jersey City, N.J., and Plains Township, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Livia spent many years as a dressmaker at the Sherri-Anne Dress Shop in Jersey City. She was a former parishioner of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Plains Township, where she was a Red Hatter. Later, she was an active parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Hightstown, N.J. where she served on the Rosary Society. She was the beloved wife of the late Gene Marianacci; devoted mother of Diane Parisi and her husband, Louis, and Joseph Marianacci and his wife, Shirley; loving grandmother of Katrina Marianacci and Gina Livia Gray; cherished great-grandmother of Ashley, Tali, Adriana and Eli; and dear sister of the late Adrian, Rego and Janet. Family and friends are invited to visit Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, 251 Franklin St., Hightstown. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Italian Independent Cemetery in Wyoming. For more information, visit www.volkleber.com.

Paul A. Ryan Feb. 21, 2013

aul A. Ryan, formerly of Plains Township, passed away on Feb. 21, 2013. He was born on Nov. 15, 1927 and raised in Plains Township. He graduated from the University of Scranton and became an officer in the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge in 1953, he joined Mead Johnson Inc. as a pharmaceutical representative in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, retiring in 1985. He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and The Ryan Club. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Ryan, and brother, Joseph Ryan and his wife, Florence. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Mariclare R. Ryan (nee Gallagher); son, Peter A. Ryan, and his wife, Kimberley Ryan; grandchildren, Patrick, Meghan, Kathleen and Sean Ryan; brother, James Ryan and his wife, Joyce Ryan, Syracuse; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Township, on April 6 at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plains Township. Services have been entrusted to the Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc., 1050 York Road, Towson, Md. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society through its website at www.cancer.org. For additional information, visit the funeral home’s website at www.ruckfuneralhomes.com.

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panel of all Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas judges on Thursday appointed Michael J. Johnson to serve the unexpired term of Elaine Donahue on Nuangola Borough Council. Johnson, 64, and Douglas D. Fawbush, who also applied for the position, tied for fourth place in the November 2011 general election, losing the seat to Donahue by five votes. Johnson, executive vice president of the commercial division of Lewith & Freeman Real Estate, said he brings experience in real estate and banking to the table, having served as senior vice president at the former Franklin First Savings Bank until it was acquired by M&T Bank in 1998. Johnson said his immediate goal for council is to have a meeting and proceed with business. The seven-member council has conducted no business since December because of a lack of a quorum after Donahue resigned.

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LOCAL Historic train station damaged Thieves reportedly stripped copper roofing from WilkesBarre building. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

Sections of copper roofing have been stolen from the 143-year-old Central Railroad of New Jersey station at the Market Street Square complex in Wilkes-Barre, officials said Thursday. Graffiti also was painted on at least three parts of the historic brick structure. “Unfortunately, the longer buildings sit unoccupied, the more prone they are to theft

and blight,” said Andrew Reilly, acting executive director of the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority, which owns the property at the corner of Market Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. Reilly was informed the stolen roofing material was copper and believes the theft is “no surprise” because the city and other area municipalities have been battling copper thefts, he said. An authority worker has been monitoring the train station roof and found no evidence of leaks as a result of the removed material, but temporary roof repairs might be necessary, Reilly said.

The authority agreed in September to invite interested developers to submit plans to purchase or lease the structure, because the authority has no money to restore it. Prior county administrations had planned to allocate community development funding to outfit the structure for a senior center and other county-related offices. County Manager Robert Lawton advised switching gears in May, saying he would have a “difficult time” releasing a $2 million county community development loan fund allocation for a project that won’t create

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Luzerne County Judge Fred Pierantoni III on Thursday scheduled March 8 to hear arguments on a request to move double-homicide suspect Hugo Selenski from the county prison to state prison. Selenski, 39, has been housed since April 2012 at the county facility, where he frequently meets with his attorneys. Prosecutors are seeking to have Selenski jailed at a state prison on a request from acting Warden James J. Larson, who Selenski claims it is a burden to have a correctional officer watch Selenski when he meets with his lawyers. Selenski also is taking up bed space in the restrictive housing unit, Larson claims. Selenski escaped from the county prison by climbing down a bed sheet rope in October 2003. A Monroe County jury convicted Selenski in July 2009 in the January 2003 robbery and assault of a jewelry store owner in Saylorsburg. He was sentenced to 32 1/2 to 65 years to state prison for the conviction in Monroe County. Selenski’s trial on charges he killed Michael Kerkowski and Tammy Fassett in May 2002 has often been delayed because of appeals and changes of judges and defense attorneys.

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More than 20 young spellers representing local schools will compete in the 2013 Times Leader/Scripps NEPA Regional Spelling Bee at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Woodlands Inn, Route 315. The winner of the regional bee will take part in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C., where he or she will be sponsored by The Times Leader and compete against spellers from across the country. The public is welcome to attend the regional bee, which has been sending a speller to Washington for 30 years. In 2011, The Times Leader’s speller, Sukanya Roy of Clarks Summit, survived 20 rounds and spelled the winning word, “cymotrichous,” to become the national champion. WASHINGTON

School bullying bill unveiled

U.S. Sens. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, and Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing bullying and harassment in schools. The Safe Schools Improvement Act would require schools and districts that receive federal funding to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment, encouraging them to implement effective prevention programs to respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. The act also would require districts to prohibit bullying and harassment based on a student’s actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. The bill also requires states to collect information reported by districts on incidents of bullying and harassment and report it to the Department of Education. This data must also be readily available to the public.

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Copper roofing reportedly was stolen from atop the Market Street Square train station in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

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ody Novitski of Kingston plays his guitar on a mild February day Thursday while sitting on a park bench at Midtown Village in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Cody says he plays solo gigs from time to time under the name Street Smarts. Going into March today, technically the start of meteorological spring, the weather won’t be very springlike, but not bad. For the forecast, see Page 10A.

Hazleton police: Counterfeit $100 bills discovered Fifty-six phony hundreds allegedly found at house where person of interest in shooting was caught. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

HAZLETON - City police investigating the deadly shooting of Angel Villalobos last weekend allegedly found 56 counterfeit $100 bills in a North James Street house where police apprehended a man they call a “person of interest.” Adamis Arias, 20, of Seybert Street, Hazleton, was taken into custody Mon-

day on a parole violation. Police identified Arias as a person of interest in the killing of Villalobos, 19, of West Maple Street on Saturday. No charges have been filed in the slaying of Villalobos. An autopsy showed Villalobos suffered multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide, according to the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office. Based on interviews with witnesses, police believe Villalobos was gunned down during an argument over money. A second person, a 24-year-old man whose name has not been released, also

was shot in the incident. Police searched the North James Street house after Arias was apprehended. According to the search warrant affidavit and inventory receipt: Villalobos had an argument with another man about money in the area of 570 W. Maple St. on Saturday night. Just before the shooting, the gunman was heard saying, “Where’s my money?” Witnesses and the second shooting victim identified the gunman by the first name of “Adamis,” the affidavit See MONEY, Page 4A

Lawyer alleges his client illegally searched in W-B Attorney says police did not have probable cause to stop Samuel Reyes, 35. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE — A lawyer believes city police illegally stopped and searched his client while investigating a report that a Hispanic male was threatening a woman. Attorney John Sobota is scheduled today to try to convince a Luzerne County judge that police did not

have probable cause to stop Samuel Reyes, 35, on Wood Street on May 29. A loaded gun that was reported stolen was recovered after Reyes initiated a foot chase, according to the criminal complaint. Reyes was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license, receiving stolen property, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Sobota claims police investigated a report that a woman received threatening text messages from a Hispanic male on Wood Street.

Police responded and spotted a Hispanic male, identified as Reyes, wearing all black clothing, walking in the middle of the road. Reyes was ordered to place his hands on the police cruiser’s hood. When he got several feet from the cruiser, Reyes took off and ran through yards and Carey Avenue, police said. During the foot chase, police alleged Reyes reached into his pants and pulled out a black gun. He ran through a yard and across Carey Avenue, where he was caught. Police said in arrest re-

cords they recovered a loaded .45-caliber pistol near a fence in a yard Reyes ran through. The firearm was reported stolen, police said Sobota believes Reyes was illegally stopped by police who received “unreliable information” about a woman being threatened and Reyes was not involved in criminal activity when he was asked to show his hands. Assistant District Attorney Mamie Phillips argued in court papers that police had reasonable belief based on clothing description to stop and search Reyes.

WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge heard arguments Thursday on a bank’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by The Powell Law Group relating to its guarantee of a multimillion-dollar loan for a failed housing project. Attorneys for First National Community Bank in Dunmore contend the law firm, owned by attorney Robert Powell and Jill Moran, has failed to allege sufficient facts to permit the suit to continue. The law firm filed suit against FNCB in November, alleging the bank was negligent for approving loans to W-Cat. Inc. for the construction of the Sanctuary, a housing development in Powell Wright Township. FNCB has been seeking to recover more than $5 million from the firm after W-Cat defaulted on payments. Powell, a key figure in Luzerne County’s “kids-for-cash” scandal, and Moran were partners in W-Cat with several people, including former county judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, each of whom is serving a lengthy prison sentence on corruption charges related to the juvenile justice scandal. Powell, sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in corruption probe, was released to a halfway house on Tuesday to serve out the remainder of his prison term. He did not attend the hearing before Judge Thomas Burke. The Powell Law Group’s suit claimed the loans FNCB made to W-Cat were marred by a conflict of interest within the bank’s board, which allegedly made the loans contingent on W-Cat hiring a construction company owned by the son of a bank board member, Michael J. Cestone, to build the townhomes. At Thursday’s hearing, Michael McGrath, the bank’s attorney, said the suit should not be permitted to proceed on the negligence claim and other See POWELL, Page 4A

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their rental subsidy might be cut off because of federal budget cuts. “We’re not sure any of these open slots can be filled. Right now we’re worried if we will have enough money to keep people who are on there now,” Fagula said, describing the fiscal situation as the “cloudiest” he’s encountered since he started working for the authority in 1976. Fagula has cut back on administrative staff in the Section 8 program, with four employees

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jobs. The public request for developers is on hold until the authority completes an appraisal valuing the train station and 6-acre site, which also includes a strip mall, Reilly said. Developers would have the option to

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says. Police visited a residence on North Grant Street where Arias was known to stay. Arias allegedly had called a person, who then showed his cellphone displaying the caller’s phone number to police. Police said the same phone num-

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covering the work previously handled by seven, he said. Funding will never meet the demand for the rental assistance, he said, estimating thousands of county residents meet the income eligibility limits ranging from $20,750 for a single person to $39,100 for a family of eight. A Section 8 participant receives vouchers to present to the landlord covering the difference between 30 percent of the tenant’s income and the fair market rent in the area. “There’s a tremendous need out there, but not enough money,” said Fagula. ” I think we see more traffic than ever, whether it’s for public housing or rental assistance.”

New applications haven’t been halted for the authority’s 22 public housing buildings, but there’s a waiting list of about 1,550, said authority Deputy Director Rose Yarmel. Applicants choose up to five locations of interest and wait anywhere from two months to five years, depending on the location and number of bedrooms they need, Yarmel said. The authority owns nine buildings for the elderly and 13 for families. Housing authorities in the county’s four cities — Pittston, Nanticoke, Hazleton and WilkesBarre — also have Section 8 waiting lists. Hazleton’s authority has 347 approved Section 8 slots, but federal funding allows only up to

310 to participate, said authority Executive Director Dorothy George. She doesn’t expect to accept new applications for at least a year because 155 past applicants are still waiting. The authority received more than 500 applications during the last fourday enrollment in 2011, she said. New Section 8 applications will be halted for the foreseeable future in Nanticoke because its authority’s 51 Section 8 slots are in use, with 51 applicants waiting. Specifics on Wilkes-Barre’s Section 8 participation weren’t available Thursday, but an authority phone operator said new applications won’t be accepted for about a year because of a waiting list.

incorporate the entire site or only the train station in their proposed projects, he said. Reilly and other officials determined an appraisal was worthwhile, he said, because government entities must try to receive fair market value when properties are sold. The appraisal should be completed in several weeks, he said. “This way, developers will have all the information they

need to put together a good proposal,” Reilly said. The appraisal also will reveal whether newer, deteriorating train station additions have impacted its value, he said. If so, the authority might work with county officials to identify funding to remove the add-ons to make the structure more marketable, he said. “It may make sense to do some light demolition to im-

prove the overall condition before it goes out for proposal, but that will depend on the cost and availability of funds,” Reilly said. The county gave the authority $6.1 million for the project six years ago — $5.8 million to buy the property based on appraisals and the remainder to start designing the renovation. Authority officials years ago moved stained-glass windows and other valuables from the train station to another location for safekeeping.

ber was used to call another person. Police traced the cellphone number to the residence on North James Street where Arias was seen leaving. He was caught after a short foot chase, the affidavit states. A search warrant was served at the North James Street residence, where police allegedly found the counterfeit bills, a bag of .22-caliber bullets, cellphones, computers and equip-

ment in a bedroom, according to the search warrant receipt. Police said Thursday the Secret Service is assisting in the investigation. Court records say Arias was sentenced in Luzerne County Court in October 2011 to four to 23 months in jail on a gun offense. A county judge issued an arrest warrant for Arias when he failed to appear for a hearing on a parole violation on Feb. 11.

gued even if everything that is alleged was true, the complaint did not meet legal standards, which would require that the Powell Law Group show the bank had some hand in the dayto-day operations of W-Cat. Brian Muething, attorney for the law firm, contends the bank’s alleged insistence that the Ces-

tone company build the project was proof it was involved in the day-to-day operations. The bank also dictated which vendors should and should not be paid, which enforces the claim it was involved in daily operations. Burke took the matter under advisement and will issue a ruling at a later date.

Shooter of tax office sentenced to prison for up to 7 years Michael Kozloski, of Pittston, takes ‘full responsibility’ for 2012 incident in Pittston Twp. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge on Thursday told Michael Kozloski he was lucky no one was killed or injured when Kozloski fired a rifle on East Oak Street, Pittston Township, 14 months ago. Kozloski, 29, of Pittston, was under the influence of a controlled substance when, township police said, he fired a round from a rifle into the township tax office on Jan. 6, 2012. The tax office was occupied at the time of the shooting, police said. Kozloski was wearing only a T-shirt when he terrorized the neighborhood for nearly 45 minutes before surrendering, police said. Judge Joseph Sklarosky Jr. sentenced Kozloski to three and a half years to seven years in state prison on charges of discharge of a firearm into an occu-

pied structure and aggravated assault, followed by three years probation and 25 hours of community service. “You’re lucky no one was killed or seriously injured,” Sklarosky told him. Kozloski’s attorney, Nanda Palissery, said his client lost control from ingesting a controlled substance. Addressing the judge, Kozloski apologized and said he accepted “full responsibility” for the shooting and fright he caused in the neighborhood. He wrote a letter to Sklarosky prior to being sentenced expressing his regret and sorrow. “The person who wrote this letter has potential,” Sklarosky told Kozloski. Sklarosky ordered Kozloski to earn his G.E.D. while in prison. “You’re going to be under supervision when you are paroled,” said Sklarosky. “You’re not going to have much room for error. The ball is in your court to get on the right track.” Kozloski was given credit for 328 days time served in jail.

Bear Creek Community Charter School Accepting New Students Bear Creek Community Charter School is now accepting pre-enrollment applications for new students for the 2013-2014 school year. Bear Creek Community Charter School is a free public school. There is no tuition, and free transportation is provided to students residing in most Wyoming Valley communities. Bear Creek Community Charter School emphasizes academic achievement, parental involvement and environmental education. To learn more about enrollment for the new school year, visit the school’s web site at www.bearcreekschool. com or call (570) 820-4070. Space is limited and the pre-enrollment process ends on March 15, 2013. Bear Creek Community Charter School is an equal opportunity educational institution.

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Domestic abuse bill moves past U.S. House Transsexuals, lesbians and gays added to the Violence Against Women Act. By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press

A helicopter with Pope Benedict XVI aboard leaves the Vatican in Rome on Thursday.

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Jasper Cords, 5, of West Richland, Wash., kicks up his heels while playing on the swings at the Bombing Range Sports Complex playground during a sunny winter day. DENVER

Colo. ponders how to tax pot

ot smokers in Colorado were the biggest winners in the vote that legalized the drug. Now state regulators are working out the details of exactly how to tax it, so the benefits are shared statewide in the form of increased revenue. A state panel was to meet Thursday to draft final recommendations based on the voter-approved marijuana legalization question that asked for excise taxes up to 15 percent to fund school construction. Colorado lawmakers could set a lower tax, or they could add sales taxes beyond the current statewide 2.9 percent. Legislators could even create a special new “marijuana tax” for consumers, plus a series of required licensing fees for growers and sellers. Besides schools, the taxes must fund marijuana safety enforcement and drug education measures. WEST POINT, N.Y.

Gen. Schwarzkopf laid to rest Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the nononsense Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed “Stormin’ Norman,” graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, soaking up its values: “Duty, Honor, Country.” He married there. He taught there. And on Thursday he was buried there. His family and friends joined Kuwaiti officials, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Vice President Dick Cheney, gray clad cadets and a detail of New Jersey state troopers for a memorial service in the academy’s gothic chapel. His remains were buried afterward at the cemetery on the grounds of the storied military institution.

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WHO: Japan cancer risk low People exposed to the highest doses of radiation during Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011 might have a slightly higher risk of cancer but one so small it probably won’t be detectable, the World Health Organization said in a report released Thursday. A group of experts convened by the agency assessed the risk of various cancers based on estimates of how much radiation people at the epicenter of the nuclear disaster received, namely those directly under the plumes of radiation in the most affected communities in Fukushima, a rural agricultural area about 150 miles north of Tokyo.

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Syrian rebels clashed with regime troops in the narrow stone alleyways around a historic 12th century mosque in the Old City of Aleppo on Thursday, while a government airstrike north of the city killed at least seven people, activists said. The rebels, who have been slowly chipping away at the regime’s hold on Aleppo, received a boost from the United States in their fight to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Washington pledged an additional $60 million in assistance to the opposition and — in a significant policy shift — said that for the first time it will provide non-lethal aid such as food and medical supplies directly to rebel forces on the ground.

Pope bids farewell By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign Thursday, ending an eight-year pontificate shaped by struggles to move the church past sex abuse scandals and to reawaken Christianity in an indifferent world. As bells tolled, the Swiss Guards standing at attention in Castel Gandolfo shut the doors of the palazzo shortly after 2 p.m. EST Thursday, symbolically closing out a papacy whose legacy will be most marked by the way it ended — a resignation instead of a death. In a changing of the guard, the Swiss Guards in their yellow-and-blue striped uniforms handed over responsibility of protecting the 85-year-old Benedict to Vatican police as some of the faithful outside shouted “Viva il papa!” — Long live the pope! The pope’s journey into retirement began with an emotional send-off from the Vatican, with Swiss Guards in full regalia and prelates kneeling to kiss Benedict’s papal ring one last time. Benedict’s closest aide wept by his side as they took their final walk down the marbled halls of the Apostolic Palace. As bells tolled in St. Peter’s and in church towers across Rome, Benedict flew by helicopter to the papal vacation retreat in Castel Gandolfo in the hills south of Rome, where he will spend the first two months of his retirement. Benedict leaves behind a church in crisis, still coping with the fallout of the sex abuse scandals, a central Vatican administration torn by divisions, and what Benedict said was a crisis of faith, with baptized Catholics in places of ancient Christian tradition thinking they can do without God. In his final public remarks as pope, Benedict pledged to continue working for the good of the church in his retirement. Arms raised, he told a packed piazza from

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the palace balcony that as of his retirement, “I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this Earth.” Benedict also reached out to the wider world electronically, sending a final tweet from his Twitter account, (at)Pontifex: “Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting

Christ at the centre of your lives.” The day began with Benedict’s final audience with his cardinals, where he pledged his “unconditional reverence and obedience” to his successor, a poignant and powerful message that was utterly unexpected. Inside the Vatican’s frescoed Clementine Hall, the pope appeared to be trying to defuse

concerns about his future role and the possible conflicts arising from the peculiar situation of having both a reigning pope and a retired one. Benedict also gave a final set of instructions to the “princes” of the church who will elect his successor, urging them to be united as they huddle to choose the 266th leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

Rodman befriends North Korean dictator Former NBA star wines and dines with Kim Jong Un, a Chicago Bulls fan. By JEAN H. LEE Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out Thursday with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on the third day of his improbable journey with VICE to Pyongyang, watching the Harlem Globetrotters with the leader and later dining on sushi and drinking with him at his palace. “You have a friend for life,” Rodman told Kim before a crowd of thousands at a gymnasium where they sat side by side, chatting as they watched players from North Korea and

WASHINGTON — House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on extending domestic violence protections to gays, lesbians and transsexuals after months of resisting an expansion of the Violence Against Women Act. GOP leaders, who had tried to limit the bill before last November’s election, gave the go-ahead for the House to accept a more ambitious Senate version written mainly by Democrats. Democrats, with a minority of Republicans, were key to the 286-138 House vote that sent to President Barack Obama a renewal of the 1994 law that has set the standard for how to protect women, and some men, from domestic abuse and prosecute abusers. It was the third time this year that House Speaker John Boehner has allowed Democrats and moderates in his own party to prevail over the GOP’s much larger conservative wing. As with a Jan. 1 vote to avoid the fiscal cliff and legislation to extend Superstorm Sandy aid, a majority of House Republicans voted against the final anti-violence bill. Obama, in a statement, said that “renewing this bill is an important step towards making sure no one in America is forced to live in fear” and said he would sign the bill “as soon as it hits my desk.” The law has been renewed twice before without controversy, but it lapsed in 2011 as it was caught up in the partisan battles that divide Congress. Last year, the House refused to go along with a Senate-passed bill that would have made clear that lesbians, gays, immigrants and Native American women should have equal access to Violence Against Women Act programs. It appeared the scenario would be repeated this year when the House introduced a bill that didn’t mention the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

the United States play, Alex Detrick, a spokesman for the New York-based VICE media company, told The Associated Press. Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Monday with three members of the professional Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, VICE correspondent Ryan Duffy and a production crew to shoot an episode on North Korea for a new weekly HBO series. The unlikely encounter makes Rodman the most highprofile American to meet Kim since the young North Korean leader took power in December 2011, and takes place against a backdrop of tension between Washington and Pyongyang. North Korea conducted an underground nucle-

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would break the ice between the United States and North Korea, VICE founder Shane Smith said

Dems: Pa. must expand effort on voter ID By PETER JACKSON Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Democrats on the House budget-writing committee Thursday accused the Corbett administration of not doing enough to prepare for the possibility that Pennsylvania’s embattled voter-identification law will be enforced in this year’s general election. The lawmakers questioned Secretary of State Carol Aichele about Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s decision not to include money for outreach efforts in his 2013-14 budget plan even though the law could be in full effect — or overturned — by the time voters head to the polls in November. “This (law) has created tremendous confusion,” said state Rep. Matthew Bradford, D-Montgomery. “People have no idea what the status of their ability to vote is. We’re going to have to educate people. There’s got to be some appropriation for that.” Aichele defended her department’s efforts, saying it spent $4.9 million in federal money last year on a multimedia campaign to explain the new requirement that all voters show photo ID at the polls. Even though the law was signed in March 2012, the requirement has never been enforced because of a pending lawsuit challenging its constitutionality.

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ROSCOE RISHCOFF, 87, of Hunlock Creek, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and retired from the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution, Dallas. He was preceded by his parents, Michael and Christena Rishcoff; wife, Margaret Shemo; and brother Christopher Rishcoff. Surviving are his daughter, Judy and Donald Finn, Hunlock Creek; grandsons, Brian and Sharon Finn, and Kevin and Laura Finn; great-grandson, Donovan Finn; brothers Donald and Pat Rishcoff, Williamsport; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday at S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, Plymouth. Interment in Ss. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Plymouth Township. Friends may call 9:30 a.m. until time of services. For information, visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com. JOSEPH JOHN GRIGLOCK, 95, of Clarks Summit and formerly of Old Forge, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Born in Wilkes-Barre to the late John and Rose Molitoris Griglock, he was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was preceded by his wife, Margaret Vaxmonsky Griglock, in 2009; daughters, Nancy and Sharon; and sisters, Mary Shigo and Betty Turkes. Surviving are a daughter, Charlotte Fierro, Moosic; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services 8:45 a.m. Saturday at Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge, with Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Interment in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Exeter. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. today. Online condolences may be posted to www.ferrifuneralhome.com. MAE TEDESCO, 83, of Elmhurst and formerly of Old Forge, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, widow of Sandy R. Tedesco. Born in Scranton to the late Michael and Mary Yeck Tiddick, she was a member of St. Eulalia Church, Elmhurst. Preceding her were a brother, George Tiddick; and sisters, Irene Lucas and Margaret Barna. Surviving is a daughter, Lori Ann Tedesco Williams, and husband John, Elmhurst; grandchildren, Arthur, Jared, Ethan and Ian; brother Michael Tiddick, New York; nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Eulalia Church, Elmhurst. Friends may call at the church from noon until service. Arrangements provided by Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road, Old Forge. JOHN J. SMUTKO, 63, of West Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. For more information or to send the family an expression of sympathy, please visit www. gubbiottifh.com.

CARL H. KRETCHMER, 80, of Ashley, died Thursday at his home after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to and will be announced by the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. THEODORE R. REMETZ, Pine Ridge Road, Northmoreland Township, died at his residence on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. A memorial service will be held on March 9 at 3 p.m. from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of service. LAWRENCE JOSEPH MARTIN, 73, of WilkesBarre, died Wednesday, Feb, 27, 2013, at home. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, a son of the late Frank and Marie Dillon Martin. Preceding him was a son Michael and brother Frank. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth (Betty), at home; son Lawrence and wife Teresa, Nanticoke; daughter, Angela Yakabovicz, and husband Eugene, Wilkes-Barre; brother Robert and wife Margaret, Hanover Township; eight grandchildren; several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Funeral 9 a.m. Saturday at Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc., 55 Stark St., Plains Township. Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains Township. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. For condolences or directions, visit www.yanaitisfuneralhome.com. NANCY LUNNEY BASARAB, 67, beloved wife and sister, entered into eternal life Monday, after a brave and strong battle with cancer. Born Oct. 20, 1945 in WilkesBarre to the late John and Nancy Maxwell Lunney, she was a 1964 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. She was employed by American Clothing and enjoyed decorating, shopping and being with family. Preceding her were her godson, John J. Lunney III, and grandmother, Catherine Lunney. Surviving are her husband, Thomas Basarab; brother, John (Jack) J. Lunney Jr.; brothers-in-law; sisters-inlaw; nieces and nephews. Private services, with a Mass of Christian Burial, were held at Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery. For information, visit www.lehmanfuneralhome. com. ANNE MARIE GURNARI, of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning at St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township.

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ettie Wanat Buchola, 88, of the Parsons section of WilkesBarre, passed away Feb. 22, 2013, at her home due to natural causes. She was born June 20, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of the late John and Anna Phillips Wanat. She attended Coughlin High School and resided in Wilkes-Barre and Kingston. She created the sample shoes for the Faith Shoe and Melody factories and was a Red Cross volunteer in the canteen in Hanover Township. For many years, she was a volunteer and later the nutrition manager at the senior center in Wilkes-Barre. She was noted for her sense of humor and was known as the “Joke Lady.” In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Buchola; brothers, Frank Wanat, John Wanat and Andrew Wanat; and sisters Mary Tokach, Anne Baczynski and Helen

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Domiano. Surviving relative include her siblings Eleanor Ziomek and Dolores Palladino; and nieces and nephews, Carole Ann Songaila, Robert Wanat, Marilyn Cavallari, Shirley Senghaas, Deborah Lehman, Donna Dennis, Mark Wanat, Darlene Richards, Rick Wanat, Andy Wanat Jr., Patricia Gambale, Marianne Coolbaugh, Michael Ziomek, Ronald Ziomek, JoAnna Deering, Mary Roberts, Rafe Palladino and Alan Palladino. The funeral will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict’s Church, Austin Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.eblakecollins.com.

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regory Kania, Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Born on May 4, 1956, he was a son of the late Sophie (Sally) Kania, who passed away in 1989. Greg was married to the former Mary Anne Morgan, with whom he celebrated 31 years of marriage in October. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Mary and Zsymon “Sam” Kania. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Grace E. Kania and Emily M. Kania; and son, John G. Kania, all living at home. Funeral services have been entrusted to the Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. Viewing hours will be held today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will begin at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Saturday. A Mass of Christian Burial

will be held from Nativity BVM Church, Tunkhannock, at 10 a.m. Interment services will be held at the convenience of the family in St. John the Evangelist Cemetery, Market Street, Pittston. For directions to the funeral home or to express condolences to Greg’s family, visit www.grazianofuneralhome.com.

tella A. Shugdinis, 96, West Pittston, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at her home. Born in Pittston on Jan. 18, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Petcavage. She attended West Pittston schools and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by Drury Clothing. Stella enjoyed working in her garden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1956; and brothers William, Ignatz, Tony, Stanley and Frank Petcavage. She is survived by her sons, Charles Shugdinis and his wife, Mary, West Pittston, and William and Virginia Shugdinis; brother Peter Petcavage, West Pittston; and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from the HowellLussi Funeral Home, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St.

Louise L. Semmer

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Feb. 25, 2013

ouise L. Semmer, 100, of Sugarloaf Township, passed away late Monday evening at Smith Health Care Center, Mountain Top, after a short illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 8, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Laura (Walton) Lawson. She spent the past four years in Sugarloaf after moving from Kingston. She was a retired registered nurse at both the Nanticoke Hospital and the Retreat Hospital of Nanticoke. She was a member of Church of Christ Uniting, Kingston, and the Order of the Eastern Star. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley, who passed away in October 1988.

Surviving are two daughters, Laura Sobol Neilson and her husband, Richard, Foxborough, Mass., and Shirley McKenzie and her husband, Daryl, Sugarloaf; six grandchildren, Suzanne Case, Maria Parrish, Linda Sherman, Laura Martin, Jill Bentz and Jeffrey McKenzie; and six great-grandchildren. Private cremation services will be held at Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. (East), 669 W. Butler Drive, Drums. Interment will follow in Fern Knoll Cemetery, Dallas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Church of Christ Uniting, 190 S. Sprague Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. For more information, or to send online condolences, visit www.harmanfuneral.com.

FUNERALS BASESKI - Walter, funeral Mass 11 a.m. today at the St. Frances X. Cabrini Church, Carverton. Friends may call 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass. CORKER - Charles, celebration of life 1 p.m. Sunday at his home, 212 Sweitzer Lane, Plymouth. CORRIDONI - Lawrence Sr., Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston. Friends may call 9 a.m. until time of Mass. COX - Margaret, funeral 11 a.m. Monday from Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Friends may call 10 a.m. until services. CROUGHN - Charlotte, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. today in St. Patrick’s Church, White Haven. HEALEY - Rev. William, viewing 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today at Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace Church, 314 Chestnut Ave., Hawley. Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. today. HECK - Aileen, funeral 10 a.m. today at Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. in St. Andrew’s Parish, 316 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 8:30 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. LAWALL - Thomas, celebration of life 8:30 a.m. today at McLaughlin’s, 142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass 9:30 a.m. in the Church of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception. MCDANIELS - William, funeral 10 a.m. today at George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. MURPHY - Margaret, funeral 9 a.m. today from the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township. Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m.in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Township. NARSAVAGE - Frank, Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, the parish of St. Robert Bellarmine. All attending Mass should assemble at the church by 9:45 a.m. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Desiderio Funeral Home Inc., 679 Carey Ave., Hanover Township. ROMAN - Louis, funeral 9:30 a.m. today from the Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist

Church, Pittston. SPERAZZA - Linda, funeral Mass 11 a.m. today in St. Lawrence O’Toole Church, 620 S. Main St., Old Forge. Friends may call 9:30 a.m. until service. SUTTON - Kathryn, funeral 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Shavertown United Methodist Church, Shavertown. Friends may call 9:30 a.m. until time of service. TEEL - Kenneth, funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at the HardingLitwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today. WASHINSKI - Helen, funeral 10 a.m. today from the Earl W. Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14 W. Green St., Nanticoke. WILLIAMS - Eric, friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Greater Nanticoke Area High School gymnasium, 425 Kosciuszko St., Nanticoke. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Faustina Kowalska Parish/Holy Trinity Church, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. WINTERS - Louis, funeral 11 a.m. Sunday at SheldonKukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. YURKSZA - Barbara, funeral 10 a.m. Saturday from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today. ZALEWSKI - Andrea, funeral 8:30 a.m. Saturday from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. Mass of Christian Burial 9 a.m. in Holy Family Church. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today.

John the Evangelist Church, William Street, Pittston. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Casimir’s Cemetery, Pittston. Memorial donations may be sent to Scoliosis Research Society, 555 E. Wells St., Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823.

Feb. 27, 2013

heodore “Ted” Napierkowski, our enduring patriarch, passed into heaven on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Born on Dec. 18, 1919, this was a man like few others, a consummate learner and lover of life. Prior to World War II, Ted enlisted in the U.S. Army, rising through the ranks during the war and eventually earning the rank of Master Sergeant while at Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii. After his last assignment in California, he became enamored with the beauty of the West Coast and maintained residence there for several years. Alas, his love for his home town could not be matched, and Ted returned to Pringle, where he met the love of his life – Anne Padavan. When his daughter Ruth was born, Ted would begin to comment, “This is real happiness.” He shone with pride, so much so that a twinkle could be seen in his eyes! Teddy owned and operated a garage and gas station before becoming employed by Kingston Borough as their mechanic for almost 25 years. He proudly served as a volunteer fireman for Kingston for 56 years, finally retiring in the early 1980s. During this time, Ted was able to enjoy his two grandchildren and countless nieces and nephews. If he was needed, everyone knew “Teddy’s in the garage,” which he built himself. Always strong-willed with a hearty laugh, he taught us not only

Geraldine E. Pahler Feb. 23, 2013

eraldine E. Pahler, 90, formerly of Sugarloaf, passed away on Saturday at the Hazleton General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Frank C. and Ethel Mary (Judge) Pahler. Geraldine worked in the research department of Lever Brothers Inc. in Edgewater, N.J., for more than 25 years. She was an avid reader, loved cooking, and knitted and crocheted hats and mittens for the less fortunate. Geraldine was a member of the Black Creek United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Sharon J. Good, Flanders, N.J., and Grace E. McKearnin, Westwood, N.J.; sister, Gloria Whitebread, Sugarloaf; brothers, Francis W. and wife Adeline, Freeland, and Frank E. and wife, Sherry, Allentown; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from the McCune Funeral Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Interment will follow in Albert Cemetery. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

strength, but also to remember to take time to enjoy! Ted was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Stella Niziolek Napierkowski; his wife, the former Anne Padavan; and his great granddaughter, Krysta Geraldine. Ted is lovingly remembered by his daughter, Ruth NapierkowskiGazdowicz, Kingston; grandson, John Gazdowicz; granddaughter, Caroline Kalanyos; and great-grandson, Steven Kalanyos. The funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerby Ave., Kingston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church, North Maple Avenue, Kingston. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Pringle. Friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sophie C. Bienias Feb. 27, 2013

ophie C. Bienias, 87, of Hanover Township, passed away Feb. 27, 2013. She was born Nov. 25, 1925 in Plymouth and was a daughter of the late Stanley and Catherine Bolka Olshefski. She graduated from Hanover Township Memorial High School, Class of 1943. She was employed by American Tobacco Co., Mountain Top, and retired in 1980. She was a lifelong member of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Buttonwood, Hanover Township. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley T. Bienias. Surviving is her son, David, with whom she resided. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Charles V. Sherbin Funeral Home, 630 Main Road, Hanover Green, Hanover Township. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Monday at 10 a.m. Friends may call Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Hanover Green Cemetery.

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Police: Mentally challenged woman gang raped Four of five suspects in the alleged attack Monday night have been identified. By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

WEST HAZLETON — An 18-year-old mentally disabled woman was gang raped in a West Hazleton home Monday night, according to police, who

say they have identified four of the five suspects. Police Chief Brian Buglio said he responded to Hazleton General Hospital on Tuesday after receiving information that an 18-year-old woman was being treated for a reported sexual assault. The victim, who has the mindset of an 11-year-old, told Buglio she went to a house at

209 Winters Ave. at about 4 p.m. Monday and met with a male known to her as “Joe Danny,” whom she knew from previous contact, Buglio said in court papers. She accompanied “Joe” to the attic, where she met another male whom she knows as “Joe’s cousin,” the papers state. According to the allegations: Once in the attic, “Joe” asked her to have sex, and she replied

W-B gives loan to redevelopment authority The $20,000 loan has no interest and payment deadline of Dec. 31, 2016 By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE - City Council on Thursday agreed to loan yet another $20,000 to the Wilkes-Barre Redevelopment Authority with the expectation of recouping the money from sales of properties it owns. The authority created to spur redevelopment in the city operates independently of it, but has relied on it for money to operate. The loan mirrored one made two years ago for insurance and legal expenses, said Marie McCormick, city administrator. “No, the previous one had not been paid,” McCormick said in response to a question from Frank Sorick of the Wilkes-Barre City Taxpayers Association. “What we have done in the past, we have a mortgage against the redevelopment authority,” McCormick explained at the council’s regularly scheduled meeting. “We are hopeful that, given this loan, that we will be able to take possession of some of those bigger parcels.” Council Chairman Bill Barrett said the city can place a lien on the properties to recover its money and discussed the outstanding loan before agreeing to the latest one. “We are aware of that concern as well,” he said. The new loan has no interest and a payment deadline of Dec. 31, 2016. Council approved spending money for business and pleasure as well, including: $25,000 for a mobile band shell from Fun Stuff Inc. of Olyphant to replace the one damaged last summer in

a storm; $17,385 to Borton Lawson Engineering Architecture of Plains Township for Phase V of the Public Square Streetscape Project; and $634,030 for the purchase of five 2014 singleaxle dump trucks from Triple Cities Mack of Scranton. Insurance will cover the cost of the band shell, and Liquid Fuels tax funds will pay for the trucks. As has been the case at nearly every meeting since last summer, the contract with LAG Towing Inc. was discussed, but without the friction between councilman Tony George and Mayor Tom Leighton. The mayor was out of town and did not attend the meeting. George said council acted on his request that the mayor begin the due process hearing to terminate the contract based on complaints and allegations of price gouging. “It now lies in the mayor’s lap,” he said. Sorick questioned why council hasn’t set rates for the towing contract. “Council has the power to set legislation and the towing contractor would have to follow it,” Sorick said. Barrett replied that last year council passed a towing ordinance that, among other things, capped rates. But at the request of the administration, council suspended the ordinance. “It is one of the few things that council can do to regulate this industry,” Barrett said of the ordinance. The way the ordinance was written prevented Bob Kadluboski, who had the towing contract before LAG, from doing business because he couldn’t comply with the requirements, Kadluboski said. Kadluboski repeated a comment he’s made before, saying he didn’t blame Leo Glodzik III

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no. About 40 minutes later, three more males arrived and put a marijuana cigarette in her mouth, but she refused to smoke it. She also initially refused to drink beer, but eventually did drink five Coronas out of fear of being “not cool,” court papers state. The group went to a local bar/restaurant and returned to the house a short time later. “Joe” again asked the victim to have sex and, after she declined, “Joe” told her, “You’re going to have sex with me or I will kill you.” The five males then each forced sex on the victim, three of them using condoms, court papers allege. The victim called her mother

to pick her up on Tuesday morning and told her what happened. Police on Tuesday served a search warrant on the home. Among the items seized were two T-shirts, a girl’s tank top, a bed sheet, a towel, a used

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Caitlin Alyssa Dushanko, daughter of John and Renae Dushanko, Mountain Top, is celebrating her eighth birthday today, March 1. Caitlin is a granddaughter of Barbara and John Dushanko, Swoyersville, and the late Ann Louise and Allen Scott, Edwardsville. She has two sisters, Cortney, 11, and Carly, 3.

Kayla A. Pekarovsky, daughter of Bill and Sue Pekarovsky, Kingston, is celebrating her sixth birthday today, March 1. Kayla is a granddaughter of John and Mary Lou Pekarovsky, Edwardsville; Jim Kowalczyk, WilkesBarre; and the late Margaret Flannery Kowalczyk. She has a sister, Alesha, 11.

Sara Ann Naessig Sara Ann Naessig, daughter of Carl and Fawzieh Naessig, Bloomsburg, is celebrating her 16th birthday today, March 1. Sara is a granddaughter of Carl and Mary Ann Naessig, WilkesBarre, and the late Khalil and Fatmeh Mourtada, Boston, Mass. She has two brothers, Eric, 20, and Adam, 19.

ManorCare, Hampton House patients enjoy Super Bowl party ManorCare, Hampton House held a Super Bowl party for their patients and their families. The Greater Nanticoke Area High School cheerleaders entertained the residents prior to the start of the football game. Cheerleader instructor is Carmelle Brown. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Alice Donovan, Nancy Williams and Leona Verbyla. Second row: Jasmine Morningstar, Chelsea Gronkowski, Bethany Mayewski, Danielle Yudichak, Joanna Tushinski, Alicia Kotz, Alitza Portuhondo and Demitria Tonkin.

Nina, Luciano and Lorenzo Ginocchietti Nina, Luciano and Lorenzo Ginocchietti, daughter and sons of Michelangelo and Aubrey Ginocchietti, Pittston, are celebrating their third birthdays today, March 1. They are the grandchildren of John and Catherine Morris, Shavertown; Patrick Ginocchietti, Pittston; and Vita Blasi, Jacksonville, Fla. They are the greatgrandchildren of Nando and Marion Ginocchietti, Pittston. Nina, Luciano and Lorenzo have a sister, Solana, 2.

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Hannah E. and Blake D. Siene Hannah Elizabeth Siene and Blake David Siene, twin daughter and son of Marla Siene and Christopher Siene, both of Ashley, are celebrating their third birthdays today, March 1. Hannah and Blake are the grandchildren of David Pavlick Sr., Wilkes-Barre; Nancy Pavlick, Ashley; and Regina and Frederick Siene Sr., Hanover Township. They are the greatgrandchildren of Thomas Fey Sr., Greene, N.Y.

Names and Faces Tanner Homa , 16, the son of Debbie Homa and the late John Homa, achieved Boy Scouting’s highest rank, the Eagle Scout. Homa is also the grandson of Victoria Verdine, West Homa Wyoming. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 444. Homa began his scouting career as a Tiger Cub with Pack 444, transferred to Pack 241 and continued through Cub Scouting to achieve the highest award, the Arrow of Light. After he crossed over to Boy Scouts he joined Troop 444 out of Sweet Valley with Allan Stroud as his scoutmaster. As a member of Troop 444, Homa held numerous leadership positions, including patrol leader, assistant patrol leader, guide and instructor. He has earned a total of 60 merit badges and 13 awards, including the Ad Altare Dei religious emblem and the Pope Pius XII religious emblem. He was inducted into the Lowwapaneu Lodge 191 of the

Order of the Arrow in 2011 and earned Brotherhood Membership in 2012. Homa has attended many camp outings at Goose Pond and Camp Acahela, including working on staff for one year at Camp Acahela. For his Eagle Scout project he repainted the entire choir loft and stairway and renovated a coat closet into a storage closet with shelves at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, St. Monica’s Parish, West Wyoming. Homa is a junior at Wyoming Area Secondary Center and an active member in St. Monica’s Parish, Youth Group and Divine Mercy Ministry, along with many other school clubs and activities such as marching band, SADD, History Club and the Atlantic coast award-winning indoor percussion. Homa reached his goal of Eagle Scout on Sept. 19, 2012, and received the badge at his court of honor on Dec. 29, 2012. He plans on continuing his scouting journey to earn more merit badges and awards along with helping the younger scouts advance in rank. Homa plans to be a music teacher and hopes to attend West Chester University or Marywood University.

WEST PITTSTON: The West Pittston Cherry Blossom Committee, 7 p.m., at the Corpus Christi Parish school building, 605 Luzerne Avenue. All members are urged to attend.

Monday

PLAINS TWP.: The Plains Parks and Recreation Board, 6:30 p.m., at the Mosko/ Hilldale Park Complex in the Hilldale section.

Little Flower Manor and Saint Therese Residence holds Valentine’s party Residents from Little Flower Manor and Saint Therese Residence recently gathered for a Valentine’s Day party with music by Bob Smith and strawberry milkshakes. After the musical performance, residents were chosen at random as the Valentine’s Day King and Queen. Each King and Queen were crowned and given a small gift. At the event, from left, first row: Diane Thomas; Ed Nowa, Saint Therese Residence, Special Care Unit; Nell Haleski; Joe Pringle, Saint Therese Residence; and Joe Cionzynski and Mary Lopatto, Little Flower Manor. Second row: Ralf Salafrio; Sister Mary Robert Romano, director of mission integration; Bob Smith; Marilyn Smith, administrator, Saint Therese Residence; Laura Garron, director of therapeutic recreation; and John Strobel.

Slovak Club donates to Wounded Warrior Project The North End Slovak Citizens Club, chartered on March 10, 1926, recently donated $500 to the Wounded Warrior Project. The club, 637 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, has 1,500 members. At the check presentation, from left: Michael Mallis, representative for the Wounded Warrior Project; Andrew Kopko, club steward and member of the board of governors, North End Slovak Citizens Club; Bruce Braden, Dine and Donate program, which benefits the Wounded Warrior Projects and is sponsored by the Lone Star Restaurant, Wilkes-Barre; and Joseph Hvozdovic, past president and sergeant of arms, North End Slovak Citizens Club.

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Harveys Lake, a community-oriented, nonprofit club, recently elected officers for the 2012-2013 year. Any woman, 18 years of age or older, interested in learning more about the club, can contact Linda Schuler at 639-2541. New officers, from left: Lex Bubb, vice president; Kelley Moran, president; Linda Schuler, treasurer; and MaryAnne Salaway, secretary.

Maternal and Family Health supports shelter dogs Staff at the Maternal and Family Health Services Inc. (MFHS) administration office recently raised money for Beds 4 Paws, a nonprofit organization run by Paul Kattner, Hazleton, which creates elevated cots for shelter dogs. The group has made 120 beds that have been given to five different shelters, including Blue Chip Animal Refuge, Dallas, and Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, Clarks Summit. MFHS staff collected monetary donations during the holiday season. Some of the participants, from left: Kattner; Claire Bernardo; Carol Nicholas; Gail Kaufmann; Cordy Long; and Erica Bozentka, MFHS.

in brief PLAINS TWP.: The Plains Parks and Recreation Board is accepting applications for summer employment. All applicants must be residents of Plains Township and enrolled in college or graduating high school students who will be attending college in the fall of 2013. College applicants must submit proof of the college or university they will be attending.Applications are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Plains Township

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OTHER opinion: MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

US doesn’t need spy base in Niger

he United States has decided to establish a new drone base in Niger in West Africa, staffed by up to 300 U.S. military intelligence, logistics and security personnel. The surprise announcement came last week in the midst of Pentagon and other administration caterwauling about how America’s defenses will be jeopardized by the military spending cuts that will occur if Congress does not head off the sequester mandated to begin today. What goes on in landlocked Niger, neighboring Mali and other African countries in the region has little or nothing to do with the United States. France, the former colonial power in the region, has an estimated 4,000 troops in Mali fighting Islamist rebels opposed to the country’s government, which was in-

stalled in a coup d’etat in March. The United States has provided the French support in the form of intelligence (some obtained by drones, unmanned aircraft), transport and refueling facilities for fighter jets. Another worrisome element in President Barack Obama’s decision to set up a base in Niger, a country of 16 million, is that the United States is likely to become committed to a degree to supporting the government in power of that country. Niger has a track record of many military coups and other non-democratic changes of government since independence in 1960. It is very hard to imagine why the United States is doing this, particularly as it must cut back its military expenditures. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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“We are determined that the Syrian opposition is not going to be dangling in the wind, wondering where the support is, if it is coming.”

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry As the Obama administration, in coordination with some European allies, is for the first time considering supplying direct assistance to elements of the Free Syrian Army as they seek to ramp up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.

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s states of a more liberal bent battle the federal government over the legalization of medical and even recreational marijuana, another cannabis battle has re-emerged in the farm states. But if pot smoking raises troubling moral and safety questions, industrial hemp does not. Activists have been struggling to legalize hemp for decades in the United States, but only recently has the issue seemingly caught fire in Congress. Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signed on to legislation that had for years been championed by Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the former GOP presidential contender, and has now been taken up by his son Rand, the Republican senator from Kentucky. It would remove hemp from the federal government’s list of Schedule 1 controlled substances and make it legal to cultivate the plant. What’s so hep about hemp? Supporters tout it as a wonder fiber with dozens of potential uses that would find a lucrative market in the United States. But while that may be an exaggeration — hemp is unlikely to become anything more than a specialty crop for a few hundred growers supplying goods to high-end food markets and lowend textile producers — there’s no denying that it’s a highly useful weed. The global market for hemp consists of 25,000 products, ac-

cording to a report by the Congressional Research Service, including fabric, paper, rope, auto parts and home furnishings. Hemp seed, meanwhile, is an alternative protein source used in a variety of food and beverages, and can be pressed to make body oils, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Despite all this, it is illegal to grow hemp anywhere in the United States without permission from the Drug Enforcement Administration. There are currently no active federal licenses, so all hemp products produced here are made from imported material. Based on its classification under the Controlled Substances Act, one might suspect that hemp provides a cheap high for pot fiends, but one would have to smoke an absurd amount of rope to catch a hemp buzz. Reasonable people can disagree about whether marijuana should be legalized. But the dangers of growing industrial hemp are next to nonexistent. To date, nine states have approved its cultivation, but none has any active fields because of a refusal by the DEA to grant growing permits. Enough. Hemp is a rare issue that Republicans and Democrats, and members of Congress from both rural and urban states, ought to be able to agree on. Legalize it.

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do not believe President Obama’s gun control plan should be considered. I do believe people, through government, can decide what sort of weaponry they want to have in public. It is legitimate for people to discuss limiting the lethality of weapons available to the general public, but not for reasons being currently stated. To begin, this president has been stating an outright lie since he first ran for president. When first campaigning in this Commonwealth, I heard him state directly that he has no opposition to firearms for hunting or self defense. This is a lie and it is one that he should be called on. He cited his own “hometown,” Chicago, as a reason for his efforts to control gun ownership. However, Chicago, like D.C., had a virtual ban on individuals owning pistols in their own homes until the recent Supreme Court decision struck this down. Barak Obama is on record supporting Chicago’s virtual ban on law abiding citizens keeping guns in their homes for their own protection. It is worth noting that every single city where gun control advocates have won the government, these cities have banned gun ownership of even completely non criminal citizens in the effort to disarm criminals. Thus it happened that in every one of these places, only criminals and police had guns. These same people, including the president, then come out and call people who oppose gun control alarmist and extremist for suspecting that they really intend to ban all firearms. Their own record of governance proves as much. This is also the same man who called Pennsylvania gun owners “bitter clingers.” What is even more troubling is the fact that many of these gun control advocates are urban politicians who have completely failed to keep their own constituents safe from violent crime in spite of banning firearms. What is heart breaking is the stories of unspeakable violence coming from places like Chicago. Chicago is a model of how not to do things, and its politicians like, Barak Obama, should be ashamed of themselves. While they have had one party rule for nearly four decades, and all ideas are coming from one source with almost complete control over every aspect of life there, violence, especially in non-white neighborhoods, is uncontrollable. Yet there is this total reliance on blaming outsiders and not holding local politicians accountable for their own failed policies. This is no more evident than the recent shooting of two innocent teenagers, one of whose parents recently attended the President’s State of the Union address. While I do not believe I can tell these parents what to make of their tremendous loss, it still brings up nagging questions. Why can’t these parents have the same safety that

President Obama has for his family? There are no restrictions on where the secret service can carry their firearms in protecting his daughters. Why is it that people in urban areas, who vote almost unquestionably Democratic, can’t even hold their own politicians accountable for their failed policies on policing and crime and punishment? Instead they allow these politicians to use their victimization to blame gun owners in other parts of the country, people who have nothing to do with their own home grown violence. The entire argument is one of irresponsible politicians who don’t seem to have any idea what to do about their own complete failures in their cities so they blame gun owners, whom they stereotype as ignorant fanatics. To allow elitist politicians to disarm us and enable criminal gangs to run rampant as they have in Chicago and almost every other major city is untenable. These people are not as smart as they think they are and they are not very compassionate either, despite their rhetoric, towards those who suffer under their failed policies to curb gun violence. Joseph Martin Berwick

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or at least two decades watershed groups, land conservancies, and municipalities collectively spent millions of dollars protecting Pennsylvania’s drinking water streams and rivers to keep them safe for swimming and fishing. During some of that time the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was their ally. Pennsylvania’s DEP’s website reads as follows: “The Department of Environmental Protection’s mission is to protect Pennsylvania’s air, land and water from pollution and to provide for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment. We will work as partners with individuals, organizations, governments and businesses to prevent pollution and restore our natural resources.” Wow, that’s a far stretch from what DEP is doing today under the direction of Secretary Michael Krancer. Take for instance the wild, rampant, and mostly unregulated Marcellus Shale gas rush that is fouling our air, polluting entire watersheds, farmlands, and destroying our state forests and parks to benefit a select few, many of whom don’t even live in Pennsylvania. Also, consider the gas pipelines that are gouging through pristine streams and private property throughout the state in flagrant violation of the protections that DEP’s own mission is charged to protect. On top of that, Corbett is proposing establishing highly polluting gas cracking plants around the state. What’s more critical than the smell of

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gas money or environmental degradation is the blatant blindness to the most life threatening issue that we know Secretary Krancer and Governor Corbett know about. But because it is so highly politicized, especially within neoconservative circles, they don’t want to talk about it global warming. Scientists observe 90 million tons of CO2 being pumped into the atmosphere every 24 hours from burning coal, oil and natural gas. Yes, burning natural gas contributes to global warming. After a recent Senate budget hearing Secretary Krancer said, “Scientists have concluded that the world is getting warming. They’ve also concluded that human activity contributes to greenhouse gas and carbon emissions to the atmosphere. I agree with that.” He later injected the neoconservative mantra, “There is no uniformity within the scientific community on how much warming is occurring, and there is no agreement about how much is attributable to the human part of it and how much is attributable to other factors.” That’s just not true and he knows it! As previously stated, 90 million tons of CO2 are pumped into the atmosphere every 24 hours from burning fossil fuels. Also, it’s a lie that scientist disagree. That crap comes from oil financed conservative think tanks like the Heartland Institute. There is not one peer-reviewed study by a qualified climatologist that disputes the overwhelming science about climate change that is backed by over 2,500 climatologists around the world. They observed CO2 levels, in just the last 120 years jump 112 parts per million from an 800,000 year average of 280 parts per million to today’s 393 parts per million. In 2012, we witnessed a 75 percent Arctic polar ice sheet melt. We witnessed extreme storms all over the planet. Global warming draws more moisture into the atmosphere so when storms happen most of that moisture comes down as extreme storm events. If regional weather is cold, it comes down as snow; if weather is warm it comes down as rain. Extreme is the operable; droughts and wildfires in some areas; floods in others. Tornadoes are more frequent and larger; hurricanes such as Katrina and Sandy are coming as super storms. If you have children and grandchildren, for their sake, your most pressing concern should be global warming. When climate change really kicks in the economy will be a moot point, so will many other frivolities on which we focus. As “custodian to our states waterways, air quality, and the health and safety of our citizens through a cleaner environment,” Krancer should be doing his utmost best to keep coal, oil, and gas in the ground. The survival of future generations is dependent upon it. If Secretary Krancer can’t uphold DEP’s mission statement he should step down. Richard Whiteford Downington

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uncertain, and the administration pulled back on its earlier warnings of long lines developing quickly at airports and teacher layoffs affecting classrooms. On the Senate floor, a Republican proposal requiring Obama to propose alternative cuts that would cause less disruption in essential government services fell to overwhelming Democrat-

ic opposition, 62-38. Moments later, a Democratic alternative to spread the cuts over a decade and replace half with higher taxes on millionaires and corporations won a bare majority, 51-49, but that was well shy of the 60 needed to advance. Republicans opposed it without exception. In a written statement after the votes, Obama lambasted Republicans. “They voted to let the entire burden of deficit reduction fall squarely on the middle class,” he said. He noted that he would meet with congressional leaders from

both parties at the White House today, but no one is expecting action before the cuts begin taking effect. Obama said, “We can build on the over $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction we’ve already achieved, but doing so will require Republicans to compromise. That’s how our democracy works, and that’s what the American people deserve.” Said House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress: “Obama and Senate Democrats are demanding more tax hikes to fuel more ‘stimulus’ spending.” Though furloughs are a fear

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for some, especially certain federal workers, there is little sign of business worry, let alone panic in the nation. Stocks declined slightly for the day after trading near record highs. And unlike the “fiscal cliff” showdown of two months ago, there are no deadlines for action to prevent tax increases from hitting nearly every American. Still, there was talk of crisis. “We have the opportunity to avoid the kind of calamity and disaster that is being threatened and is completely unnecessary,” said U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, RZionsville, who co-authored the

Republican proposal. “The question is, are we going to achieve these savings through badly designed spending cuts that make no attempt whatever to distinguish between more sensible government spending and less sensible spending?” Sen. Patty Murray of Washington said that was precisely what Democrats had tried to do by proposing the deferral of Pentagon cuts until U.S. combat troops have come home from Afghanistan in two years’ time. At the same time, she said the Democrats had reasonably proposed replacing half of the pend-

ing cuts with higher taxes on “the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations.” In fact, the Democratic measure also included small increases for a variety of small programs such as biodiesel education, assistance for biomass crops and certification of organic foods. Boehner and House Republicans show no hurry to alter the cuts, contending they provide leverage with Obama in their demand for savings from government benefit programs. Yet they are expected to launch legislation next week.

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cut in half, and I didn’t know if it had been originally a folding board or just had been cut,” he said. Putting the board together was relatively simple, Rash said. He painted black squares onto hand-made paper from England and wrapped paper and leather around a piece of cardboard. But as you might expect in recreating something so old, the devil was in the details. Take the markings along the edges, designed to allow playing long distance. The rows and columns — “rank” and “file” — are marked with letters along one edge and numbers along the other, giving each square a unique alpha-numeric label that is universal. His board had such markings, in a “funky font with decorative elements that were very tiny and very rare.” Savvy computer users know even basic word processing software can come with scores of fonts, but this was not one of them. “I had to reproduce them in a font-editing program,” Rash said. “I sent them to a company in Syracuse and had plastic plates made, then printed them on my letter press, just as they would have done on the original.” Well, except for the plastic part. Creating the fonts — and remember, he only needed letters “a” through “g” and numbers “1 through “8” — took longer than the rest of the project combined,

control of the inmate; to protect and ensure the safety of inmates, staff and others; to prevent serious property damage; and to ensure institution security and good order.” U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, DScranton, applauded the decision by the Justice Department, calling it an example of federal administrators addressing a problem brought on by growing prison populations and inmate-staff ratios without legislative intervention. “It’s good news,” Casey said. “Unfortunately it comes in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy. I wish this policy had been in effect a while ago.” Casey introduced a bill in 2011 to allow corrections officers to carry pepper spray after hearing repeatedly about the dangers of prison overcrowding. Prison statistics show assaults on guards have been increasingly common. There were 1,902 assaults on guards, of which 97 were considered serious, in 2009, the last year for which data was available. While some states allow prison guards to carry pepper spray, the new federal procedures are not mirrored in Pennsylvania and Luzerne County prisons. Without detailing specific procedures, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokeswoman Susan Bensinger said state corrections officers have access to nonlethal weapons such as pepper spray for incident response, but they are not normally carried in areas where inmates congregate. “We do have other methods that are available,” Bensinger said. “However, we do not carry them inside the fence.” Instead, state corrections officers undergo “constant” training in verbal conflict resolution in hopes of diffusing conflicts. “There are times when a job goes into a physical situation, but the more weaponry you introduce, the more weapons the inmates could potentially have,” Bensinger said, noting that she had worked as a corrections officer. “I’m not real big,” she said. “You stand me next to a 6-and1/2-foot tall inmate, it would be a possibility of getting that off of me.” James Larson, acting warden of the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, said the

PARTIES sequestration legislation on its Thursday schedule. Casey, D-Scranton, issued a statement after the votes, clearly showing his disappointment. “Today, rather than close loopholes for the wealthiest few and make smart cuts to eliminate government waste, some in Congress decided to protect the powerful and cast blame,” Casey said. “According to a recent study, Pennsylvania stands to lose nearly 80,000 jobs due to sequestration …. The American people deserve a balanced and reasonable approach that will protect middle class families and create jobs.” Toomey said the bill he developed with Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe offered “a much more sensible way” to achieve

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Rash said. The leather backing, which wrapped slightly around the edges to the top, also had a unique gold repeating pattern pressed into it. Rash sent a photo of the pattern “to a guy in England who makes book-binding tools. He ran it through a computer program, and made it onto a small brass roller.” The gold-leaf adhesive is heatactivated, so the trick is to put it in the right place on the leather, heat the roller and press it along the leaf, leaving the gold only where the pattern from the roller presses into the leather. How did Rash ever get into this arcane artistry? Almost entirely by accident, as he tells it. A Delaware native who earned a liberal arts bachelor’s degree at the University of Delaware, he

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the saving he said is needed. “I will say unequivocally, we need to trim spending,” Toomey said. “We cannot con-

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taught himself calligraphy and launched a career as “a failed art major” working in construction. He taught calligraphy on the side and hooked up with someone who knew someone willing to sell some old printing equipment, then learned that Haverford College outside Philadelphia was looking for a bookbinder in its library. He was hired, “knowing next to nothing,” full-time at $7,800 a year. Rash said he learned basics on the job, and then had a chance to learn from someone who had studied under a true master in Germany. He migrated to Lake Harmony because his late wife’s parents had a cottage there, and pretty much never left the region. The chess board job came courtesy of prior work with the National Parks Service. They

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tinue spending money at the rate that we have been spending money. We cannot continue trillion dollar deficits. We have a $16 trillion debt. The massive deficits and the accumulated debt are costing us jobs and holding back the economy.” Toomey, in a speech on the Senate floor, said over the last 12 years the federal government has doubled in size — spending 100 percent more now than a dozen years ago. “And after this huge run up in the size of federal spending, this sequester or its equivalent, would reduce spending by 2.3 percent,” he said. “After

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knew his skill, and when they decided to add a replica of Kosciuszko’s chess board to his preserved Philadelphia home — a national memorial to a man who used his engineering skills on Revolutionary War fortifications — they turned to him. They paid Rash “about $1,500, and close to half of that was spent on materials.” And, no, he didn’t think to put a few men on the board and snap a shot before it headed to Philadelphia. Nor has he visited the memorial to see it in place. Neither of which bothered him as much as his biggest missed opportunity. “It occurred to me later that I should have said ‘Send me over there, I’ll look at the original and come back,’ ” Rash said, ruining a missed opportunity for an Eastern European excursion. growing by 100 percent, we can’t find 2.3 percent?” Toomey noted that even with the sequester, total spending of the government in 2013 will be greater than spending was in 2012. “This is how much austerity that we’re talking about,” Toomey said. “Let’s look for the programs that are working least well or not at all, look for areas where there is waste and inefficiencies, look for redundancies and that is where we are going to trim a little. That’s what any competent manager in any business would do, that’s what families have to do, that’s what state and local governments have to do, that’s what we need to do here. And that’s what this bill would enable the president to do – to find the areas where we can make the cuts without causing great disruption.”

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Nanticoke is planning a number of measures to honor slain corrections officer and city resident Eric Williams, City Clerk Mary Cheshinski said Thursday. According to Cheshinski: Mayor Joseph Dougherty, City Council members and representatives of the city police department will attend Williams’ viewing and funeral. The Nanticoke and Hanover Township fire departments will raise a large flag of honor between two fire engines on Prospect Street as the funeral procession passes. City employees will contribute to a memorial fund established in Williams’ memory, and a donation can for the memorial fund will be placed at the city municipal building. City business owner Dave Aberola has placed a memorial advertisement on a bench in the city. A public viewing for Eric Williams will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Greater Nanticoke Area High School, 425 Kosciuszko St. His funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, formerly Holy Trinity Church, at 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. He will be laid to rest at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township.

prison stockpiles pepper spray and trains officers in its use, but does not issue it to officers who walk cell blocks and yards. Officers carry radios and alarms to alert other staff members in an emergency, he said. “The officers walking the blocks are always outnumbered,” Larson said. “The ratio is always far and away more inmates than officers, so if the officer would ever be taken by surprise while he was doing his rounds — if they were to jump him or something — the inmates could get control of his gas. So that’s why we don’t issue it on the blocks.” A supervisor must issue pepper spray to officers, he said, adding that it is sometimes used in forcible cell extractions and other planned tactical operations. Larson said he has “mixed feelings” about arming guards with pepper spray. Casey responded to those concerns by noting “no solution here is zero risk.” “That’s why the training is very important,” Casey said. “That’s why they’re not going to put this in the hands of anyone before they’ve received the training.” “I think in some ways it’s self-evident,” he added. “You don’t have to be a prison law enforcement expert to understand that it gives them a reasonable nonlethal alternative when they’re confronted with these attacks.”

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Pens hope Grant is right tonic for scoring woes WBS, which has struggled lately to score, expects the return of sniper Alex Grant will lead to more production. By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

Alex Grant has a plan when he returns to the lineup for tonight’s game against the Hershey Bears: pick up where he left off. That means blasting shots from the point, something the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins would welcome as they work

on boosting their goal production. With seven goals in their last five games, the Penguins know they need to put more pucks in the back of the net as they jockey for playoff position. Grant, who has missed the last six games with an injury, believes he can help. “Getting shots to the net and having traffic in front is obviously our recipe for scoring a goal,” said the fourth-year defenseman. “That’s what I want to bring to the table; get lots of shots and hopefully, with traffic in front, one squeaks through

or someone is able to put home a rebound.” Judging by Grant’s play before he was injured, his return to the lineup should certainly equate to a few more shots from the blueline. On the season he has 61 shots in 26 games, averaging 2.34 shots per game highest among all Penguins’ defensemen. “He gives you a shot presence,” said head coach John Hynes. “The main thing he brings to our power play is we can establish that high shot. He finds a way to get

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Dallas looks to close with wins at Districts District 2 swim meet kicks off today at Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center. BOYS The Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center pool will be especially crowded this weekend – at least during the afternoon hours. Lap swimming will likely stand the test of elbows and feet. A good seat will be hard to come by. And it’s a surefire bet the humidity will be omnipresent. Don’t blame the warm weather. Thank this season’s PIAA reclassification for the congestion. Three prominent Class 3A programs – Abington Heights, Tunkhannock, Pittston Area – dropped to Class 2A in boys swimming, setting the stage for a 20-team field at this weekend’s District 2 Swimming Championships. The evening District 2-4 Class 3A regionals session, on the other hand, pits only five Wyoming Valley Conference teams and Williamsport. The Class 2A competition begins noon today and Saturday. The Class 3A events start at 6 p.m. both days. “It is certainly opened up the field for additional competition,” Dallas coach Romayne Mosier said. “It’s a good thing because everyone has to bring their A-game this weekend.” Mosier’s Mountaineer team will need to bring its A-game to the table as it seeks a fourth-conSee BOYS, Page 4B

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Pittston Area’s Angelo Lussi (left) takes control of the match over Derrick Simms of Valley West in the 152-pound match in the District 2 Class 3A finals at Hazleton Area High School on Saturday.

Changes in 3A; Song remains the same in 2A “Regionals are brutal. It is what it is. It (the change) made it a little tougher.”

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DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader. com One will look completely different and the other will be the exact same challenge. That’s the flavor for this weekend’s Northeast Regional wrestling tournaments. The Class 3A Northeast Regional Tournament has a much different look compared to the last several years, starting with the location. It has been moved about three miles away, switching back to Liberty High School in Bethlehem after being held at Freedom for the last six years. A new district also joined

the party with District 12 re- Catholic League and the not placing District 4. That led to as powerful Philadelphia Puball the brackets swelling to 14 lic League. wrestlers instead of 11 in the The PCL is led by District past. 12 team champion La Salle, “Regionals are brutal. It which crowned six champions is what it is. It (the change) at the D12 tournament and admade it a little tougher,” Wyo- vanced nine of its 11 wrestlers ming Valley West coach Drew to the regionals. Feldman said. “District 12 Father Judge is another is definitely better than Dis- tough school from the district 4, but I don’t see it be- trict. All 10 of its wrestlers ing much of a change. To get moved on to regionals with through you have to wrestle at three district champs includyour top level because every- ing 138-pounder Joe Galasso, one’s tough down at regionals; who claimed the Outstanding it doesn’t matter what district Wrestler Award, and freshman you’re from.” Tim McCall (106 pounds), District 12 is Philadelphia, consisting of the Philadelphia See WRESTLING, Page 6B

O N T H E M AT Northeast Regional Wrestling Class 3A (at Liberty H.S., Bethlehem) Today Preliminaries: 4:30 p.m. Quarterfinals: 7 p.m. Preliminary consolations: 9 p.m. Saturday First round consolations: 9:30 a.m. Semifinals: 11 a.m. Consolation Finals: 5 p.m. Championship Finals: 6:30 p.m.

Class 2A (at Williamsport H.S.) Today Quarterfinals: 6 p.m. Saturday Semifinals and consolation quarterfinals: 9:30 a.m. Championship finals and Consolation finals: 4:30 p.m. Note: The top three placewinners in each classification will advance to the PIAA Championships March 7-9 at Giant Center in Hershey.

By MATTHEW SHUTT For The Times Leader WILKES-BARRE – Starting today at noon at the Wyoming Valley CYC, Pittston Area’s Mia Nardone will be trying to take the next step in what has quickly become a successful two seasons in the pool while Julie Ann Mahle closes out a decorated quartet of seasons for Holy Redeemer. Nardone has been putting together another attention-getting season for the Patriots, earning the top District 2 Class 2A seed in the 100 fly with a time of 1:00.94. Nardone also earned the No. 3 seed in the 200 IM, just a few seconds behind Mahle, who is seeded second in the event. “I believe that Mia always rises to the occasion, the more competition she has the better she does,” said Pittston Area coach Amy Hazlet. “She’s had a great season so far and I know she’ll do her best and hopefully things work out in her favor. See GIRLS, Page 4B

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One strange sight on the court: jerseys with sleeves BC-BKC—Unique Uniforms, 2nd Ld-Writethru,617 Strange sight on college basketball court: sleeves AP Photo NY153 Eds: Updates with new lead, quotes; adds byline. With AP Photos. By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — College basketball’s tournament time is

taking on a new look this year, with lots of double-takes expected. Six teams will wear special uniforms for their conference and anticipated NCAA tournament appearances next month, setting a fashion trend in college basketball: camouflage-patterned shorts, bright-colored jerseys and sleeves. Sleeves?

Yep. Sleeves on jerseys, including those worn by tradition-rich UCLA, giving March’s rich history a decidedly unconventional look. Six teams will wear special tournament uniforms unveiled on Thursday by Adidas — UCLA, Louisville, Baylor, Kansas, Notre Dame and Cincinnati. “I’m sure the traditionalists out there are really, really struggling looking at those uniforms,” Cin-

cinnati coach Mick Cronin said on Thursday. Especially those worn by UCLA, Louisville and Baylor, which agreed to have short sleeves on their jerseys. Adidas debuted a short-sleeve basketball shirt with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors in mid-February. The new look will be especially See STRANGE, Page 6B

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Ex-USOC head: Wrestling faces major hurdle BY SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer

Former U.S. Olympic Committee head Jim Scherr believes wrestling has a path to survival in the Olympics, but it will be a “major challenge.” Scherr is a former wrestler who has been working with the sport’s international federation to reverse a recent IOC recommendation to eliminate wrestling from the 2020 Summer Games. In a conference call arranged by USA Wrestling on Thursday, he said it’s difficult to gauge how “uphill” the battle will be.

“I think it’s a major challenge to the sport,” Scherr said. “By no means is there an easy win here. Wrestling can remain on the program. But wrestling has to work hard to do so. We’re optimistic that the leadership that’s been collected on the worldwide level and here in the United States, that we’re up to the task.” The international federation recognizes it could have done more to promote wrestling to Olympic leaders, and new leadership under interim president Nenad Lalovic will make a dif-

ference, Scherr said. The IOC executive board will meet in May in St. Petersburg, Russia, to choose which sport or sports to propose for inclusion in 2020. The final vote will be made at the IOC general assembly in September in Buenos Aires. Scherr said the sport’s leaders will consider ways to tweak the rules and scoring system for fans unfamiliar with the sport, and will try to sway the IOC with better media and sponsorship models. He said the international federation hasn’t been

a good steward for the sport within the Olympic movement. Raphael Martinetti resigned just days after the IOC’s recommendation was announced in midFebruary. “Everybody connected with the international movement would agree that in hindsight FILA and the worldwide wrestling community could have done much more, and certainly the leadership change is a reflection of that,” Scherr said. Scherr and his brother, former world champion Bill Scherr, are joining several wrestling stars

on a committee that will lead reform efforts in the U.S. Rich Bender, executive director of USA Wrestling, says an international coalition is vital to the cause, and worked to build one on a recent trip to IraN. The U.S. and Iran have rare common ground in trying to save wrestling, and it was on display with shows of unity during the event in Tehran. “Can we do a better job as a sport? Certainly we can because I think the values of our sport are obvious,” Bender said. “We’re looking forward at this as

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CHICAGO — Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization will persevere in the wake of the cyclist’s admission that he used performanceenhancing drugs. “I am on safe ground to say that the past year did not go as planned,” Livestrong’s executive vice president Andy Miller said at The Livestrong Foundation’s annual meeting in Chicago. “Things happen that we cannot control — cancer has taught us that. What do we do? We adapt.” He added later, “This is our message to the world: The Livestrong Foundation is not going anywhere.” The meeting, its first such gathering since Armstrong’s troubled departure in October, comes amid a swirl of uncertainty about whether donors could back away or whether people worldwide will stop showing their support by purchasing the foundation’s trademark yellow “Livestrong” bracelets. Addressing some 500 people in his 30-minute keynote speech, Miller mentioned Armstrong by name only four times. But there was no mistaking what he meant by the foundation being “caught in the crossfire of the media frenzy.” “We faced headwinds that were not only stiff, but heartbreaking,” Miller said, without getting more specific. Armstrong won seven Tour de France titles — all of which were stripped in August. He also is banned for life from sports. He stepped down as chairman of the charity in October, saying he didn’t want his association to damage the foundation’s ability to raise money and continue its advocacy programs on behalf of people with cancer. Livestrong’s president, Doug Ulman, echoed Miller’s sentiments in prepared remarks. “Our success has never been based on one person,” said Ulman, who was unable to deliver the speech in person because of travel delays. “Will the Livestrong Foundation survive? Yes. Absolutely, yes. Hell, yes.” A common theme Thursday was disappointment in Armstrong’s actions but gratitude for how he parlayed his fame into raising cancer awareness. “We were deeply disappointed when we learned along with the rest of the world that we had been misled during and after Lance’s cycling career,” Miller said. Among the steps the organization is taking to establish a new identity is to change its day of action each year from Oct. 2 — the date in 1996 that Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer — to May 17, the group announced Thursday. On that day in 2004, the charity launched their yellow bands. Since then, 87 million have been sold to raise $87 million, said Katherine McLane, the group’s executive vice president.

maybe the most significant opportunity our sport’s ever had.” Scherr is commissioner of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference after being forced out as leader of the USOC in 2009. Now a sport as old as the Olympic Games is asking for his help. ”I will do what I can to be a part of a team to help save the day,” Scherr said. “While this is a difficult, difficult challenge for the sport, it is a tremendous opportunity to make some real and lasting changes to the future of the sport.”

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Ryan Howard hit his first home run of spring training, an opposite-field drive to left off All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel that helped the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 10-5 Thursday. Howard put the Phillies ahead with an RBI double in the first against loser Paul Maholm. Howard, who didn’t play until July last year while recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon, has started all six of Philadelphia’s exhibition games this year and is 8 for 15 (.533) with three doubles and a homer. In his second start, Cole Hamels allowed one run — unearned — and four hits in three innings. Hamels struck out four of his first seven batters and finished with five strikeouts and no walks.

Mariners 4, Giants 3

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jon Garland pitched for the first time in nearly 20 months, Franklin Gutierrez and Nick Franklin hit home runs and the Seattle Mariners won their sixth straight. Justin Smoak collected two more hits and drove in a run for the Mariners. Alex Liddi also drove in a run.

Cubs 5, Athletics 3

MESA, Ariz. — Announced as Oakland’s opening-day starter before the game, Brett Anderson allowed one hit in two scoreless innings in the Athletics’ loss to the Chicago Cubs. The 25-year-old left-hander, 4-2 with a 2.57 ERA in six starts last year after he recovered from elbow surgery, struck out one and walked none in his first outing of spring training.

Blue Jays 1, Yankees (ss) 0 TAMPA, Fla, — David Phelps allowed two hits over

three scoreless innings as a New York Yankees’ spilt squad lost to the Toronto Blue Jays. Phelps struck out one and walked one, and has not given up a run in five innings over two starts. He could earn a spot in the rotation to start the season if Phil Hughes remains sidelined by a bulging disk. Hughes is working out in a pool and might resume throwing in a few days.

Astros 7, Yankees (ss) 6

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Brandon Laird hit a grand slam and Rick Ankiel hit his first home run of the spring, leading the Houston Astros to a victory over a split squad of New York Yankees. Ankiel, trying to make the Astros as a 33-year-old outfielder, has six hits in nine spring at-bats. His homer off Mike O’Brien broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning.

Tigers 11, Ray 2

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Evan Longoria had two hits in his second spring game in the Tampa Bay Rays’ loss to the Detroit Tigers. Longoria improved to 4 for 5 at the plate this spring after getting off to a late start following offseason back surgery. Austin Jackson hit a two-run homer, Nick Castellanos had three hits with an RBI and Anibel Sanchez pitched three scoreless innings in his second start of the spring for Detroit.

Twins 7, Orioles 1

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As news spread that Joe Mauer and his wife are expecting twins in August, the All-Star catcher had two hits with an RBI, a walk and two runs scored to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles. Josh Willingham boosted his spring average to .727 with a pair of hits for the Twins. Willingham also drove in a run, drew a walk and scored

twice.

Cardinals 8, Marlins 2

JUPITER, Fla. — Carlos Beltran and Jake Westbrook limped to the St. Louis Cardinals’ clubhouse moments apart Thursday. Beltran bruised the little toe on his right foot when he was hit by a pitch in the first inning of the Cardinals’ victory over the Miami Marlins. Westbrook bruised his left leg below the knee on a grounder hit by Casey Kotchman in the second inning.

Red Sox 16, Pirates 6

BRADENTON, Fla. — John Lackey labored through a 35-pitch second inning in his second outing of spring training, and the Boston Red Sox received 14 walks — including four with the bases loaded — in a rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lackey, who missed last season following elbow ligamentreplacement surgery, retired the Pirates on eight pitches in the first inning. Pittsburgh took a 3-1 lead in the second when Jared Goedert homered into the Red Sox bullpen beyond the left-field wall.

Brewers 4, White Sox 3

PHOENIX — Khrys Davis and Josh Prince hit their first home runs of the spring and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox.

Rangers 10, Indians 0

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Lance Berkman singled, walked and scored two runs in his Rangers’ spring training debut, a win that gave Texas its first exhibition victory this year after an 0-5 start. Berkman, who was limited to 32 games last year with St. Louis and needed two knee operations, was held out of the first six exhibition games because of a strained right calf.

Royals 5, Padres 4

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Shields pitched a hitless inning in his Kansas City debut, and the Royals remained unbeaten this spring with a win over the San Diego Padres. Shields was acquired in a big trade with Tampa Bay during the offseason.

Rockies 4, Reds (ss) 3

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cincinnati’s project to turn hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman into a starter got off to a strong start in the split squad Reds’ loss to the Colorado Rockies. Chapman has 16 starts in the minors but was derailed by injuries when he tried to make the conversion to starter last spring. He started and faced the minimum six batters in his two innings. Chapman threw 19 pitches, struck out one and didn’t allow the ball out of the infield.

Diamondbacks 6, Reds (ss) 5

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Gerardo Parra drove in three runs and threw out a base runner, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Willie Bloomquist had three hits, including a double, and drove in a run.

Dodgers 10, Angels 8

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw struck out seven over three innings, and the Dodgers beat the Angels. Preparing to face San Francisco on April 1 in his third straight opening-day start, Kershaw allowed six hits and walked none. Angels starter Jerome Williams gave up five runs. Nationals 4, Mets 4, VIERA, Fla. -- Stephen Strasburg struck out six in three innings Thursday night and the Washington Nationals and New York Mets played to a 4-all tie. The game was called after 10 innings.

Lauren Silberman has a scant chance at making the NFL. Silberman never kicked anything more than a soccer ball in an organized game and she just started practicing long-range field goals. Even so, the first female kicker scheduled to try out at an NFL regional scouting combine would like to see where her new hobby will take her. In an era where Danica Patrick can contend against men in motor sports, Silberman is about to take a big kick forward for female athletes, even if the odds are clearly stacked against her. The 28-year-old Silberman will kick Sunday at the New York Jets’ training facility in Florham Park, N.J. “I realize that I may not make an NFL team this year,” Silberman told NFL.com. “But for me, I’m expecting to have fun, to meet really interesting people and hopefully perfect my technique from the other tremendous kickers that will be in attendance.” Her goal for the weekend is a true long shot — perfect 60yard field goals. Odds are, though, that scouts will want to see her connect on extra points and chip-shot field goals with some consistency before moving on to the heavy kicking. Silberman will compete against more accomplished or polished college kickers, all hoping to prove they have the leg strength and accuracy worthy of earning an invite to an NFL training camp. St. Louis Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein participated in a regional combine last year before he was drafted and morphed into “Legatron.” Cincinnati Bengals special teams coach Darrin Simmons said teams look for several things specifically when judging kickers in these situations. The most important is leg strength, followed by accuracy on field goals over 40 yards, and how they did on clutch kicks in college. “When rating field goals, the deepest we test at the combine is a 50-yard field goal. There’s not many attempts over 55 yards. We don’t practice kicks much deeper than that — rarely do we do them,” Simmons said. “You can tell after watching a 50-yard field goal how far the ball goes over the crossbar if they can hit from 55. They’ve got to be able to hit from 55. On kickoffs, they’ve got to be able to get the ball out of the back of the end zone.” Silberman won’t be kicking against the best of the surefooted prospects, but there will be talent there regardless. The regional combines debuted in 2011, and feature players who weren’t among the 333 invited to the main combine in Indianapolis. So no first-round picks are likely to show, only potential, hidden, undrafted gems or late-round risks. The league is holding these sessions in 10 cities this season .

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Colonels, Monarchs set for new qualifier By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

After six years competing in the Metropolitan Conference Championships, King’s and Wilkes are participating in a new NCAA Wrestling Tournament qualifier. The Wilkes-Barre schools will now wrestler at the NCAA East Regional Championships that will be held Saturday at Gettysburg College. A benefit of the new format is the top three placewinners from regionals will advance to the Division III NCAA Tournament on March 15-16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Previously, the winner of the Metro event received an automatic berth to nationals and wild cards were also selected. The East Regional, made up of 17 teams, is one of six regionals nationwide being held this weekend with the same format as a total of 18 wrestlers in each weight class will be at the national tournament. The Colonels, coming off a dual season in which they went 19-3 to break the school record for consecutive wins with 19, are one of the favorites to claim the team trophy. They are one of three teams in the event ranked in the top 10 in the country. Wilkes is No. 7, while Centenary is sixth and Delaware Valley is eighth. Mark Hartenstine (149-pounds, 18-1) is ranked second in the nation, while Kris Krawchuk (157, 23-2) and Myzar Mendoza (133, 28-5) are third and fifth, respectively, in the latest NWCA/d3wrestle. com rankings. Guisseppe Rea (125, 27-9) and Matt Transue (197, 21-8) were honorable mentions. All 10 Wilkes wrestlers have a winning record with the least amount of wins by one grappler being 14. Jeff Peterson (141, 15-6), Nathan White (165, 228), Dustin Stough (174, 14-12), Eric Bach (185, 14-8) and William Fletcher (285, 16-8) round out the Colonels participants. The Monarchs enter regionals after a 5-9 dual record dur-

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“Mia handles herself and the pressure extremely well and I know she has no thought of slowing down now.” While Nardone will be fighting her way through her events, Mahle, like all other Wyoming Valley Conference counterparts, will be looking for a top individual finish. Mahle is the only other WVC swimmer with a top seed, posting a time in the 100 back that puts her in position to win. The senior is also entered in the 200 IM, but faces a tall order in swimming against Scranton Prep’s Mia Nonnenberg, who is almost 13 seconds faster. “She’s been a district champion, a state qualifier, state champion and an All-American during her time with us. She’s had quite a nice career for herself,” said Redeemer coach Mara Pawlenok. “She’s never looked better and I think has never been in better condition. She’s worked harder this year than her past three and I think she’s ready to go. Mia’s one of the best swimmers around, but I think Julie Ann’s going to give her a real test.” When it comes time to tally the final score, Redeemer will be buoyed by three other seeded swimmers and a sprinkling of athletes throughout the meet. The Royals will be looking to that depth as the key to inching past Scranton Prep, a squad that boasts five of the top seeds. “I think it’s a four-team meet, this year. I think between us, Abington Heights, Valley View and Scranton Prep. It’s going to be a challenging meet,” said Pawlenok. “But I’m looking for good things from Julie Ann and great things from Rachel Finnegan and Bethany Chmil. I

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ing the regular season. Of their participants in the event, four are alums of District 2. Junior Tommy Desir, a Scranton grad at 157-pounds, has the best record on the team with a 22-5 mark. Sophomore Shane Stark (184), a Lake-Lehman product who was a PIAA medalist, begins regionals with an 11-4 record. Stark was second at the Metro tournament last year. Sophomore Aaron Perez (133) is scheduled to return after missing two weeks with an injury. The Dallas grad has a mark of 5-6 this season. And don’t forget about freshman Jamie Scarantino, a Pittston Area grad at 125 who has a record for the season of 13-11. Christian Mazzocchi (149), a junior for the Monarchs with a mark of 13-5, was fourth last year at metros and was an honorable mention in the latest individual rankings. Freshmen DeMarquis Holley (141 pounds, 16-8) and Anthony Clifford (174, 4-13) and junior Cemah Tudae-Torboh (197, 1-9) are also set to participate this weekend. Berwick grad Aaron Karns, now wrestling for Delaware Valley, is ranked third in the country at 197. think Mallory (Kusakavitch) is going to have a break out district meet as well.” Abington Heights and Valley View round out the rest of top seeds, providing for what will be a difficult day in the water for the other WVC representatives — Tunkhannock, LakeLehman, Hanover Area, Wyoming Seminary, Coughlin and Meyers. 3A For as much challenge as is in front of the WVC’s 2A teams, Hazleton Area will look to its top seeds and overall talent to complicate matters for the other 3A teams. The Cougars’ Hailey Kendall comes in to meet with the top times in the 50 free and 100 back and will be tough to catch. The Cougars have also assembled teams for all three relays that come into the meet with times considerably quicker than those of Delaware Valley (200 medley) and Wyoming Valley West (200 free, 400 free), both of which make up the No. 2 seeds and will be in the hunt for the team title. Valley West’s Morgan Hanadel has the top seed in the 100 fly and 100 free and will not be easy to overcome after a regular season spent racking up wins in both events. The Spartans also have Desiree Holena entered as the No. 2 seed in the 200 free, though it won’t be an easy task as she is more than seven seconds behind Scranton’s Erin Kazmierczak. Scranton and Wallenpaupack take up the remaining top seeds, but it will be hard for either to overcome the depth of Hazleton Area, which will enter a swimmer into every event. Valley West will likely come away with the secondbest team score, along the way doing its best to keep up with the Cougars.

CLASS 4A (One team advances to states) Wednesday, Feb. 20 No. 6 Scranton 46, No. 3 Delaware Valley 42, 2OT No. 4 Wyoming Valley West 59, No. 5 Wallenpaupack 43 Saturday, Feb. 23 Semifinals No. 1 Williamsport 67, No. 4 Wyoming Valley West 56 No. 6 Scranton 54, No. 2 Hazleton Area 46 Wednesday’s result Subregional championship No. 1 Williamsport 68, No. 6 Scranton 58 Saturday’s game District 2 Championship Scranton (19-6) vs. Wyoming Valley West (16-9), 4 p.m. at Wilkes University Saturday, March 9 Williamsport (21-2) vs. District 3 third seed, site & time TBA CLASS 3A (Three teams advance to states) Tuesday, Feb. 19 No. 1 Abington Heights 90, No. 16 Berwick 46 No. 5 Pittston Area 48, No. 12 Coughlin 46 No. 4 Scranton Prep 64, No. 13 Valley View 42 No. 3 Crestwood 65, No. 14 Wyoming Area 48 No. 6 Lake-Lehman 44, No. 11 West Scranton 40 No. 7 Holy Redeemer 63, No. 10 North Pocono 53 No. 2 GAR 69, No. 15 Dallas 31 Wednesday, Feb. 20 No. 9 Honesdale 48, No. 8 Tunkhannock 40

Friday, Feb. 22 Quarterfinals No. 1 Abington Heights 63, No. 9 Honesdale 53 No. 4 Scranton Prep 57, No. 5 Pittston Area 24 No. 3 Crestwood 56, No. 6 Lake-Lehman 44 No. 2 GAR 74, No. 7 Holy Redeemer 45 Tuesday’s results Semifinals No. 1 Abington Heights 71, No. 4 Scranton Prep 70, 2OT No. 2 GAR 40, No. 3 Crestwood 29 Today’s games Championship No. 1 Abington Heights (24-2) vs. No. 2 GAR (17-8), 7 p.m. at Scranton H.S. Third-place game No. 3 Crestwood (17-8) vs. No. 4 Scranton Prep (17-8), 7:30 p.m. at King’s College Friday, March 8 D2 champion vs. District 4 runner-up, site & time TBA D2 runner-up vs. District 3 third seed, site & time TBA D2 third seed vs. District 4 champion, site & time TBA

erside 64 No. 2 Holy Cross 50, No. 15 Northwest 20 Saturday, Feb. 23 Quarterfinals No. 1 Meyers 64, No. 9 Wyoming Seminary 43 No. 4 Mid Valley 54, No. 5 Montrose 37 No. 3 Elk Lake 68, No. 11 Hanover Area 43 No. 2 Holy Cross 74, No. 10 Lackawanna Trail 45 Wednesday’s results Semifinals No. 1 Meyers 43, No. 4 Mid Valley 40 No. 2 Holy Cross 50, No. 3 Elk Lake 30 Saturday’s games Championship No. 1 Meyers (23-2) vs. No. 2 Holy Cross (22-5), 1 p.m. at Wilkes University Third-place game No. 3 Elk Lake (21-5) vs. No. 4 Mid Valley (22-5), 1 p.m. at Carbondale H.S. Saturday, March 9 D2 champion vs. District 4 third seed D2 runner-up vs. District 3 runner-up D2 third seed vs. District 4 champion

CLASS 2A (Three teams advance to states) WednesdayFeb. 20 No. 1 Meyers 64, No. 16 Carbondale 36 No. 9 Wyoming Seminary 57, No. 8 Nanticoke 37 No. 5 Montrose 59, No. 12 Blue Ridge 43 No. 4 Mid Valley 66, No. 13 Mountain View 28 No. 3 Elk Lake 81, No. 14 Lakeland 60 No. 11 Hanover Area 76, No. 6 Dunmore 72, 2OT No. 10 Lackawanna Trail 68, No. 7 Riv-

CLASS A (One team advances to states) Wednesday’s results Semifinals No. 1 Susquehanna 48, No. 4 MMI Prep 43 No. 2 Old Forge 59, No. 3 Forest City 37 Today’s game Championship No. 1 Susquehanna (13-10) vs. No. 2 Old Forge (11-12), 7:30 p.m. at Scranton Prep Friday, March 8 D2 champion vs. District 11 runner-up, site & time TBA

District 2 girls basketball tournament CLASS 4A (One team advances to states) Wednesday, Feb. 20 No. 5 Scranton 37, No. 4 Delaware Valley 33 Wednesday’s results Semifinals No. 1 Wallenpaupack 58, No. 5 Scranton 38 No. 2 Wyoming Valley West 41, No. 3 Hazleton Area 39 Today’s game Championship No. 1 Wallenpaupack (19-4) vs. No. 2 Wyoming Valley West (14-9), 8 p.m. at Lackawanna College Friday, March 8 D2 champion vs. District 11 third seed, site & time TBA CLASS 3A (Three teams advance to states) Tuesday, Feb. 19 No. 1 Scranton Prep 45, No. 16 Valley View 24 No. 8 Lake-Lehman 54, No. 9 West Scranton 50 Wednesday, Feb. 20 No. 5 Pittston Area 65, No. 12 Wyoming Area 40 No. 4 Nanticoke 39, No. 13 Western Wayne 25 No. 3 Dallas 65, No. 14 Meyers 48 No. 6 Honesdale 65, No. 11 North Pocono 23 No. 10 Abington Heights 52, No. 7 Crestwood 42 No. 2 Holy Redeemer 59, No. 15 Berwick 44

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will need to bring its A-game to the table as it seeks a fourth-con secutive Class 2A title. Dallas is fresh off the heels of its third WVC South Division title, ousting Class 3A favorites Wyoming Valley West and Hazleton Area. The Mountaineers, never once considered among the elites in boys swimming, are poised to be on the brink of changing local swimming culture. “Dallas never won a boys district title before (2000),” Mosier said. “These kids are hard workers and bought into my philosophy. It was a little bit different than what they were used and it yielded good results.” The Mountaineers defeated both Tunkhannock and Abington Heights, the top two WVC North Division Class 2A programs and the biggest obstacles standing in the way of a title, in the interdivisional play by identical 109-74 scores. It marks the final local meet for three Dallas swimmers – Jack Matusiak, Brian Stepniak and Marcus Wagner – who were instrumental in all three of the Mountaineers’ previous district golds. “They are going in with mixed emotions,” Mosier said. “It’s their last meets and they are seniors. They are excited

Saturday, Feb. 23 Quarterfinals No. 1 Scranton Prep 54, No. 8 LakeLehman 39 No. 5 Pittston Area 39, No. 4 Nanticoke 26 No. 6 Honesdale 73, No. 3 Dallas 64 No. 2 Holy Redeemer 39, No. 10 Abington Heights 30 Wednesday’s results Semifinals No. 1 Scranton Prep 58, No. 5 Pittston Area 40 No. 6 Honesdale 56, No. 2 Holy Redeemer 53 Saturday’s games Championship No. 1 Scranton Prep (24-1) vs. No. 6 Honesdale (22-3), 2:30 p.m. at Carbondale H.S. Third-place game No. 2 Holy Redeemer (19-7) vs. No. 5 Pittston Area (22-4), 1 p.m. at Wyoming Area H.S. Saturday, March 9 D2 champion vs. District 4 runner-up, site & time TBA D2 runner-up vs. District 11 runner-up, site & time TBA D2 third seed vs. District 4 champion, site & time TBA CLASS 2A (Three teams advance to states) Tuesday, Feb. 19 No. 5 Elk Lake 45, No. 12 Wyoming Seminary 26 No. 4 Dunmore 65, No. 13 Carbondale 29 No. 3 Holy Cross 54, No. 14 Mid Valley 38 No. 6 Riverside 57, No. 11 Northwest 26 No. 7 Hanover Area 67, No. 10 Lackawa-

about that. They want to go out on top. Hopefully, they can get another district title under their belt.” In Class 3A, Williamsport and Wyoming Valley West will battle for a regional championship. The Spartans look to avenge last year’s loss on the final swim of the day. The Millionaires edges Valley West by six points with a 7.2-second victory in the 400 free relay. Class 2A Dallas will rest largely on Stepniak and Wagner to produce multiple wins. Wagner has the top seed time in the 200 free (1:48.29) and 500 free (4:54.97). Stepniak sits first in the sprints, owning the top seed in the 50 free (22.67) and 100 free (49.55). Tunkhannock’s Ben Spencer is sure to be the most interesting boys swimmer to watch and is a candidate for a potential record-breaking performance. Spencer’s 200 IM seed time (2:01.21) sits 2.27 seconds behind 23-year record. In the 100 breast, he comes in with a 53.86 second time that is 1.46 seconds off a 27-year district record. Crestwood’s Josh Grzech – who for the second-straight season swims without a team – owns the top spot in the 100 fly at 55.28 seconds. Holy Redeemer’s Terry Vrabec is the forerunner in the 100 breast

nna Trail 24 No. 2 GAR 82, No. 15 Blue Ridge 34 Wednesday, Feb. 20 No. 8 Lakeland 56, No. 9 Mountain View 24 Friday, Feb. 22 Quarterfinals No. 8 Lakeland 43, No. 1 Montrose 41 No. 4 Dunmore 61, No. 5 Elk Lake 20 No. 3 Holy Cross 49, No. 6 Riverside 35 No. 2 GAR 42, No. 7 Hanover Area 32 Tuesday’s result Semifinals No. 3 Holy Cross 49, No. 2 GAR 42 Wednesday’s result Semifinals No. 4 Dunmore 57, No. 8 Lakeland 31 Today’s games Championship No. 3 Holy Cross (19-6) vs. No. 4 Dunmore (19-6), 6 p.m. at Lackawanna College Third-place game No. 2 GAR (13-11) vs. No. 8 Lakeland (1510), 6 p.m. at King’s College Friday, March 8 D2 champion vs. District 4 third seed, site & time TBA D2 runner-up vs. District 3 runner-up, site & time TBA D2 third seed vs. District 4 champion, site & time TBA CLASS A (One team advances to states) Wednesday’s results Championship No. 1 Old Forge 50, No. 2 Forest City 26 Friday, March 8 Old Forge (24-0) vs. District 3 third seed, site & time TBA

with a 1:02.9 and more than a two-second advantage over Matusiak. Other notable swimmers who are in prime position to contend for a district spot are Crestwood’s Chris Lusasewski in the 50 free and Grzech in the 100 free. The relay races will be the most interesting and hotly contested races. By the slimmest of margins, Tunkhannock shares the top seed in the 200 medley and 200 free relays. Dallas secures the fastest time in the 400 free relay. With the points doubled for relay races, they should be a deciding factor in the district gold hunt. “The relays always are the closest races,” Mosier said. “The relays are exciting. A lot of the relays are close in times. It’s anybody’s game.” Class 3A Williamsport lost a lot of talent to graduation and is on the outside looking in this season. The Millionaires are not favored to win in any events, and their relay seed times are in the middle of the pack. Hazleton Area and Wyoming Valley West should be an exciting battle for the top of the podium. The Cougars needed a win in the final relay to secure a 94-86 victory over the Spartans during the regular season. But, as

swimming goes, regular-season victories don’t necessarily translate to success on a district – err, regional – level. Hazleton Area is guided by Ryan Paisley, a favorite in the 100 fly (53.9 seconds) and 100 back (54.51 seconds). Despite only a handful of teams, the Class 3A heat sheet indicates an exciting two days of swimming. In six of the 11 events, the difference between first and second place is less than a second. Hazleton Area will need to eek out excruciatingly close bouts. The Cougars’ Jeff Hicks has the top seed in the 200 free, but his 1:52.88 is only a 12-hundreths of a second quicker than Valley West’s Robert Jacobs. Hazleton Area’s Tyler Farley has a 16-hundreths of second advantage over Delaware Valley’s Dave Larson. Paisley is 0.18 faster than Wallenpaupack’s Eric Usbeck in the 100 fly. The Cougars’ advantage over the Spartans in the 200 medley and 200 free relays is nearly a quarter-second. Wyoming Valley West’s Ed Zawatski is under a second of the district record in the 50 and 100 frees. The Spartans’ Alan Greenwald is favored in the 500 free (5:09.43).

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Jiri Tlusty had two goals and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh 4-1 on Thursday night in ex-Penguin Jordan Staal’s first game against his former team. Eric Staal had a goal and two assists, Alexander Semin added two assists and Jeff Skinner scored a goal in his first game back from a concussion. The Southeast Division co-leaders erased an early 1-0 deficit by scoring three goals in a span of 6 minutes, 14 seconds and won for just the second time in six games. Chris Kunitz scored for the Penguins, who entered leading the Atlantic Division but were held without a power-play goal for the first time since Feb. 2. Cam Ward made 26 saves for Carolina. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 shots for the Penguins, who have lost the first two games of a three-game road swing. All the pregame attention was on Jordan Staal’s first meeting with his former teammates since the blockbuster trade on draft night that sent him to his brother’s team for Brandon Sutter and others. But while Jordan Staal didn’t show up on the score sheet, big brother Eric sure did: The line he centered for Tlusty and Semin produced three goals. The Hurricanes started their scoring binge in the final minute of the first period, tying it at 1 with 24.1 seconds left when Eric Staal redirected Semin’s spinning shot. Tlusty then made it 2-1 by stuffing in the rebound of Eric Staal’s close-range shot 4:03 into the second. Skinner pushed the lead to 3-1 just 1:46 later when he 451

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Maple Leafs 5, Islanders 4

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Nazem Kadri notched his first career hat trick and Dion Phaneuf scored at 1:11 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Phaneuf’s fourth goal of the season lifted Toronto to its third straight win and fourth in five games at New York. The Maple Leafs have six wins in

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their last nine games against the Islanders. James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Maple Leafs, who improved to 9-4 on the road. New York rallied on thirdperiod goals by Andrew MacDonald and Kyle Okposo after Kadri finished his hat trick to put Toronto up 4-2 at the 14:12 mark of the second. The Islanders also got goals from Josh Bailey in the first period and Lubomir Visnovsky in the second.

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Nathan Horton scored the other goal for Boston, which won its fourth straight and was coming off a 4-1 road trip. The Bruins are 13-2-2 this season. Tuukka Rask made 30 saves for the Bruins, including a pair of stellar stops in OT. Jim O’Brien scored for the Senators, who had a five-game winning streak snapped. Bergeron’s wrist shot from the left circle, broke off Ottawa goalie Robin Lehner and trickled across the goal line. The crowd roared, the light went on and horn sounded, but the referee behind the net waved it off. After a review, replays clearly showed the puck slid across when Lehner reached back and knocked it into the net before pulling it back out.

EVANSTON, Ill. — Lenzelle Smith scored a season-high 24 points, Deshaun Thomas added 19 and No. 16 Ohio State used a late run to beat Northwestern 63-53 on Thursday night. The Buckeyes (21-7, 11-5 Big Ten) moved one-half game ahead of Michigan and took sole possession of fourth place in the Big Ten with another difficult win over a team that’s given it fits in recent years. This time, they led by 11 points early in the second half and regrouped after Northwestern took the lead, sending the Wildcats (13-16, 4-12) to their sixth straight loss and eighth in nine games. Northwestern led by a point twice in the second half and was up 49-48 with about 4 minutes remaining. But Ohio State outscored the Wildcats 15-4 the rest of the way.

Thomas scored six points during that stretch, and the Buckeyes took advantage of three turnovers to come away with a tight win. Smith scored 14 points in the first half and had five of Ohio State’s 10 field goals, including four 3-pointers, as the Buckeyes grabbed a seven-point lead. He was 7 of 13 overall and hit 6 of 11 3s in the game, and the Buckeyes avoided another Big Ten upset after No. 1 Indiana lost to Minnesota and Penn State upset No. 4 Michigan this week. They also took a step toward a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament. Securing one won’t be easy with a trip to Indiana next week and home game against Illinois looming, but the Buckeyes did what they had to do in this one after squeezing by Northwestern two weeks earlier.

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CHICAGO — Joakim Noah had 23 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 11 blocks for his third career triple-double and the Chicago Bulls ended a two-game losing streak with a 93-82 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Carlos Boozer added 21 points and 12 rebounds while Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng had 15 and 12 points, respectively, as the Bulls completed a three-game regular season series sweep. Noah tied the Bulls record

for blocks in a regulation game, previously set by Artis Gilmore in 1977.

Clippers 99, Pacers 91 INDIANAPOLIS — Chris Paul scored 29 points, and Blake Griffin finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds to help Los Angeles hold off Indiana’s late charge. The Clippers have won three straight and seven of their past eight. David West led the Pacers with 22 points.

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were cool in the morning and are forecast to get cooler as the tournament progresses. “Obviously great score, good day, perfect conditions,” said Villegas, 31, who played at the University of Florida and now lives in Jupiter. “It would have been very different if it had not been lift, clean and place. There was a lot of mud out there … and even though the golf course is in great condition, once you start getting mud balls, luck comes into play.” Villegas struggled last year and finished 148th on the money list, but made the Honda as a past champion. Thursday, he had an uneventful start to his round. He birdied the par-4 eighth from 4 feet and had eight pars. He parred 10, 11, 12, then he “got hot,” sinking a 31-footer for birdie on the par-4 13th. He got up and down for par on 14 and holded birdie putts of 23 feet on the par-3 15th and 12 feet on the par-3 17th. After a good drive on 18, he reached the green with a 3-wood and made an 8-foot eagle putt. “It’s a tough golf course, and I like tough golf courses,” said Villegas when asked why he has done well here. “It’s in great shape. It gets windy, which I enjoy, and I get a lot of support around here.”

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- In addition to Grant, the Penguins will also welcome back winger Chris Collins, who missed the last four games with an injury. Hynes said Collins will help the offense not so much by scoring goals, but by doing the work that leads to putting the puck in the net. “To get more than one or two goals a game, we have to shoot the puck more on the power play, get more gritty and play and battle on the inside,” Hynes said. “Chris will help in those areas. That’s what he brings.” - Tonight’s game against Hershey marks the 11th of 12 meetings this season between the East Division rivals. The Penguins lead the Bears by three points for third place in the division. “It’s going to be a big swing in points if we can get the win,” Grant said. “But anytime you play Hershey, regardless of the points, it’s a big game that means that much more.” The Penguins are 4-5-1 against the Bears this season, including a 1-3 mark at home. - The Penguins wrap up this weekend with a Saturday home game against the Albany Devils.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Something about PGA National’s Champion Course seems to bring out the best in international players. The last American to win the Honda Classic here was Mark Wilson in 2007. Since then, winners have come from South Africa, South Korea and Northern Ireland. Thursday’s opening round of the Honda Classic was more of the same, as 2010 winner Camilo Villegas, who grew up in Colombia, grabbed the lead with a 6-under-par 64. South African Branden Grace and Canadian Graham DeLaet were a shot back at 5-under 65, along with Rickie Fowler, of Jupiter, and Oklahoman Robert Streb. Ten players shot 66, including Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood, Seung-Yul Noh and Dustin Johnson. Defending champion Rory McIlroy shot a disappointing 70. He was 1 under until he bogeyed the par-5 18th after missing the green with his third shot from 105 yards and failing to get up and down. That tied him for 61st place with 19 others, including Tiger Woods, who had to rally to shoot even par. Heavy rain Wednesday afternoon softened the 7,241yard layout and players were allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls. Temperatures

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shots through and to the net.” The injury came at a bad time for Grant. After being a healthy scratch for much of November and December, Grant returned to his regular spot on the blueline and registered two goals and six points in 14 games since Jan. 1. Four of those points have come on the power play, and Grant seemed to be picking up where he left off last season when seven of his 10 goals came with the man advantage. He was also the team’s highest-scoring defenseman with 37 points. “I missed so many games early in the year and I was finally getting the chance to play and then the injury happens. It’s frustrating,” he said after Thursday’s practice at the Mohegan Sun Arena. “I spent the last few days watching the games and sometimes when it’s not going so well you want to get out there and help. I feel great now and I’m anxious to get back.” NOTES

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bright colors. Cincinnati’s were more subdued, with neon trim. Bearcats players quickly took a liking to them — Cincinnati reached the Big East tournament title game before losing to Louisville, then made the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament while wearing them. “It’s like it refreshes you as a team,” point guard Cashmere Wright said before practice on Thursday. “You go out there and it’s a whole other uniform. You can take any identity you want to take. Last year, we got an identity and we just played it out.” No. 6 Kansas, No. 10 Louisville and No. 21 Notre Dame are currently ranked in the AP Top 25. UCLA, Cincinnati and Baylor are expecting to join them in

2013 Northeast Regional Capsules Here’s a look at the 52 Wyoming Valley Conference participants at the Northeast Regional tournaments and some of their career and season highlights: CLASS 3A Berwick (2) Kevin Laubach (145) – Grade 12 Record 36-1 First Round: Emmaus senior Jansen Grabowski who sports a 20-11 mark and placed fourth at the D11 tournament last week. Notes: After taking third at districts as a sophomore, he has taken second the last two seasons. Now a three-time regional qualifier, he enters with 133 career wins, four shy of the school’s all-time record set by Nick Venditti in 2008. Will Masteller (170) – Grade 12 Record 30-7 First Round: Idris White, a sophomore from Father Judge entering as the District 12 champion. Notes: He’s making his first appearance in the regional event after finishing fourth. Masteller has 103 career wins. Coughlin (4) Nick Yankoski (106) – Grade 10 Record 27-15 First Round: He will face Father Judge freshman Tim McCall in the preliminary round. McCall won the D12 gold medal. Notes: Yankoski is making his first regional appearance after placing fourth at districts. Bobby Hawkins (113) – Grade 10 Record 30-5 First Round: Cardinal O’Hara junior Mike Maloney, who finished third at the District 12 Tournament. Notes: Hawkins is participating in his second regional event. Last year, he took fifth at districts and was a replacement at regionals to qualify. This year, he took the third-place medal at the D2 event. He ends districts with 30 wins for the second straight season. Bill Poray (126) – Grade 11 Record 34-7 First Round: He will see Central senior Walter Shaw in the preliminary round. Shaw is the No. 3 placewinner from District 12. Notes: Now a three-time regional qualifier, Poray has finished third at districts the last two seasons after taking second as a freshman. He went 1-2 in last year’s event and enters with 89 career wins. Brad Emerick (285) – Grade 12 Record 34-0 First Round: He has a bye in the prelims and will see either Southern Lehigh’s Daulton Romano or Father Judge’s Eric Drains in the quarters. Romano is the D11 thirdplace finisher with a record of 31-4, while Drains placed fourth at the D12 tourney. Notes: Emerick is a twotime D2 champ, was regional champion last season and took fifth in the state. Now in his third regional event, he enters with 103 career wins. Crestwood (3) Dan Ritz (132) – Grade 10 Record 26-11 First Round: Pleasant Valley’s Garrett Gouger, a freshman with a record of 20-17 who took fifth at the D11 tournament. Notes: He took second at districts to improve on a fourth-place showing in 2012 when he also advanced to regionals. Over his first two seasons of varsity wrestling, he has picked up 48 wins. Matt Hammerstone (145) – Grade 12 Record 29-5 First Round: He has a bye until the quarters where he will take on the winner of the preliminary round match between Parkland senior Michael Marano (D11 No. 3) and Monsignor Bonner senior Ryan Keifer (D12 No. 3). Notes: Now a repeat champion at the D2 tournament, he went 1-2 the last two years at regionals and enters with 103 career wins. To claim the district title, he defeated Berwick’s Kevin Laubach for the first time in three tries this season to hand the Dawg his first loss of the season. Ty Robinson (195) – Grade 11 Record 22-16 First Round: Northeast senior Luis Ortiz, who claimed the gold at last week’s D12 tourney. Notes: Robinson, participating in his first district tournament last week, claimed the fourth-place medal to qualify for regionals. Dallas (4) Dominick DeGraba (113) – Grade 12 Record 27-3 First Round: He has a bye in the first round and will see the winner of the preliminary round match between Easton freshman Evan Fidelubus and Father Judge freshman Adam White. Notes: DeGraba won his second district championship last weekend, his first in Class 3A after winning a 2A title in 2012 when he also won a regional title. He was also a regional qualifier as a sophomore and has recorded more than 100 wins for the Mountaineers. Zach Macosky (152) – Grade 12 Record 8-6 First Round: Stroudsburg freshman John Jakobsen, who is 28-11 and the No. 3 seed from District 11. Notes: Macosky, who hasn’t wrestled much this season, placed fourth in the district. While wrestling

in Class 2A previous seasons, he was a two-time regional qualifier and took second at districts last year. Connor Martinez (182) – Grade 11 Record 27-12 First Round: Monsignor Bonner senior Joe Love, who took third at the District 12 event. Notes: He is the No. 3 medalist from District 2 to qualify for his second regional title. Last year in Class 2A, he also took third at districts. Ryan Monk (285) – Grade 10 Record 29-5 First Round: William Allen junior Brandon Vigo, who is 21-10 and the fifth-place finisher from District 11. Notes: Three of Monk’s five losses are to Coughlin’s Brad Emerick. Subtract those from his record and he hasn’t lost since the end of December. He took third in the 2A districts last year and improved to second this season. In two seasons, he has 57 wins over his first two seasons. Hazleton Area (2) Larry Romanchik (126) – Grade 10 Record 32-8 First Round: In the preliminaries, he will face Blue Mountain sophomore Christian Gosch, who placed fifth at the District 11 tournament. Notes: Romanchik is the No. 2 seed from D2 after winning a district gold last season. Last year, he went 1-2 at regionals and has 56 career wins entering this weekend. Taylor Schermerhorn (195) – Grade 12 Record 33-7 First Round: Father Judge junior Jim Galasso, who took third at the District 12 event. Notes: He’s making his first appearance at regionals after placing third at districts. He was fifth at districts last year and won a WVC title in 2012. Pittston Area (2) Tyler Lutecki (120) – Grade 11 Record 33-3 First Round: He has a bye in the preliminaries. His first match will be in the quarterfinals where he will take on the winner of the bout between Nazareth’s Tyler Tarsi (D11, No. 3) and Abraham Lincoln’s Tyler Sloan (D12 No. 4). Notes: He finished third at districts last year to qualify for regionals and improved this season by claiming his first district gold. He is looking to improve on last year’s showing at the event when he lost his only two matches. Angelo Lussi (152) – Grade 12 Record 35-1 First Round: Father Judge junior Vickson Krah, who is the No. 2 seed from District 12. Notes: He improved at districts every year finally claiming the gold medal last weekend. He is participating in his third regional tournament, going 1-2 in last season’s event. He enters with 107 career wins. Tunkhannock (2) Ben Siegel (152) – Grade 11 Record 31-6 First Round: Ryan Robert, a third-place finisher from District 12 and a junior from Franklin Towne Charter. Notes: Making his first appearance in the event, Siegel took third at districts and was second at the Wyoming Valley Conference Tournament earlier this season. Dalton Ray (160) – Grade 9 Record 29-7 First Round: In the preliminary round he will see Kevin Leyland, a senior from Roman Catholic who took third at the District 12 tournament. Notes: Ray is the first freshman from Tunkhannock to reach regionals in quite some time. He achieved that status by taking third at districts and knocking out former state qualifier Michael Carr from Abington Heights along the way. Wyoming Valley West (7) James Wright (106) – Grade 10 Record 25-11; First Round: Wright will see Central freshman Zach Robles, who is the third-place medalist from District 12. Notes: Wright is participating in his first regional tournament after finishing third at the district tourney. Kyle Krasavage (126) – Grade 12 Record 35-0 First Round: He has a bye until the quarters where he will see the winner of the preliminary bout between Easton freshman James Saylor (D11, No. 3) and Abraham Lincoln senior Carlos Joaquin-Martinez (D12 No. 4). Notes: After three second-place finishes at districts, he won his first gold last week. He advanced to states as a freshman and hasn’t been back since, but has piled up accolades at tournaments during the season and offseason and is ready for a long run. He is the Spartans’ all-time wins leader with 128. Travis Roper (132) – Grade 11 Record 26-7 First Round: His first opponent is senior Jim Lux from George Washington. Lux finished third at the D12 tourney. Notes: Now a two-time regional qualifier, Roper enters as the No. 3 placewinner from D2. He has finished all three of his seasons with 20 or more victories. Nathan Cheek (138) – Grade 11 Record 28-9 First Round: Nazareth junior Sage Karam, who holds a 19-11 mark and is the No. 3 seed

the NCAA tournament wearing their new gear. The second-ranked Notre Dame women and No. 16 Louisville will also wear the gear. Players like the light-weight uniforms and love the flashy look. They also like the way they stand out from the rest of the tournament crowd. “It’s an interesting phenomenon, the whole uniform-shoe thing with young people, having something that nobody else has,” Cronin said. Adidas checked with the schools to see if they were interested in the tournament designs. Not everyone liked the sleeves — Cronin turned down the idea for his Bearcats. “I’m happy they don’t have sleeves,” Wright said.

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Tim McCall (106 pounds), who became the first freshman in school history to claim a district title. Another PCL squad, Archbishop Wood, is coached by PIAA Hall of Famer Vic Stanley. Stanley stepped down after the 1996-97 season with Wood and coached at three other schools before retiring after coaching La Salle in 2010-11. Wood has two regional participants. Meanwhile, the Class 2A regional at Williamsport High School will give Wyoming Valley Conference wrestlers fits as always as the only changes

from D11. Notes: After back-to-back fourth-place finishes at districts to advance to regionals, Cheek improved to third this season. He enters with 76 career wins. Cody Cordes (145) – Grade 10 Record 34-6 First Round: Joe Sullivan, a senior from La Salle, who took fourth at the D12 tourney. Notes: Cordes placed third at districts the last two seasons. His only losses since December have to come either Berwick’s Kevin Laubach or Crestwood’s Matt Hammerstone. Cordes enters with 59 career wins. Derrick Simms (152) – Grade 12 Record 22-5 First Round: Emmaus senior Gordon Daichendt, who is 23-11 this season and is the No. 4 seed from District 12. Notes: He is now a four-time regional qualifier after claiming the silver at districts. Last year, he won a district gold and followed that going 1-2 at regionals, falling by one point in the semifinals. He enters with 97 career wins. Ian Moran (220) – Grade 11 Record 23-16 First Round: Northampton senior Imad Azar. Azar, a senior, has a 25-13 record and is the fifth-place finisher in D11. Notes: Participating in his first regional event, he was runner-up at districts after upsetting the No. 2 seed in the semis and coming from behind in the quarters to win via fall. CLASS 2A GAR (4) A.J. Luton (113) – Grade 11 Record 27-5 First Round: Southern Columbia junior Brett Shepard (28-8) Notes: Luton took fourth at last year’s regional and enters as the top seed for this event by winning his first district title after two previous third-place showings. Now a threetime regional qualifier, he enters with 76 career wins. Jamaar Taylor (160) – Grade 11 Record 27-10 First Round: Benton junior Jeric Kasunic, who was a state qualifier last season and enters with a mark of 30-7. Notes: Taylor grabbed the third-place medal at districts by picking up four wins, all by pin, to advance to regionals for the first time. Zac Faust (220) – Grade 10 Record 32-3 First Round: Shamokin junior Zach Biddiscombe, who is 24-11. Notes: Faust, who also qualified for the event last year by being the No. 3 seed, won his first district title last weekend. He has piled up 52 wins the last two seasons and was also runner-up at the WVC tournament in January. Elijah Gresham (285) – Grade 12 Record 22-8 First Round: Jake Becker (33-3), a senior from Southern Columbia who placed fourth at the event last year. Notes: He was fifth at districts last season before ending this season as runner-up. Over his last two seasons he has totaled 47 victories. Hanover Area (3) Zack Meckes (106) – Grade 9 Record 17-7 First Round: Line Mountain sophomore Cameron Newman, who is 31-7 and lost to Dallas’ Dominick DeGraba in last year’s regional final. Notes: Meckes qualified for his first regional tournament, taking second at the District 2 Tournament. Brad Glazenski (113) – Grade 11 Record 22-14 First Round: Central Columbia sophomore Taylor Johnson, who is 33-4 and went 1-2 in last year’s event. Notes: In his second regional tournament, he advanced by taking third at districts. In 2012, he was second at districts. Thomas Bogarowski (182) – Grade 11 Record 8-11 First Round: Garrett Moser, a senior from Warrior Run with a mark of 25-7. Notes: Participating in his first regional tournament, he got there by taking third at districts. Lake-Lehman (10) John Tomasura (113) – Grade 10 Record 27-6 First Round: Ethan Calkins, a junior from Troy with a 30-5 record. Notes: Tomasura is in his first regional by grabbing the silver medal at districts. Zeb McMillan (120) – Grade 12 Record 17-6 First Round: Wyalusing freshman Collin Edsell, who enters with a 30-4 record and defeated GAR’s A.J. Luton in the finals of the Tunkhannock Kiwanis Tournament. Notes: He picked up his first district medal taking second after entering as the third seed. Austin Harry (126) – Grade 11 Record 34-0 First Round: Zack Bennett (22-13), a sophomore from Milton. Notes: A three-time district champ, Harry is a regional champion, placed eighth in the state last year and the No. 2 seed in his bracket as he begins the event with 109 career wins. He’s one of just five undefeated wrestlers in the entire 2A tournament. Josh Winters (145) – Grade 11 Record 22-14 First Round: Central Columbia senior Aaron Johnson who is 37-6. Notes: He is making his first

have been some participants. There are 26 WVC participants in the 2A tourney led by 10 from Lake-Lehman, which ran away with the District 2 team title. Eighteen of the 26 are first-timers in the event, including nine of Lehman’s participants. There’s no disadvantage for the newcomers, it’s all about being prepared said Meyers coach Ron Swingle. “Everyone coaches a little differently, but I think you need to be wrestling your personal best, need to minimize your mistakes,” the longtime coach said. “If you don’t give away points and gain points, you’re going to win. There’s just no other way around it. I think all the coaches, they’re looking for

trip to Williamsport for the regional tournament after finishing second at districts. Bobby Wright (152) – Grade 11 Record 28-12 First Round: Hughesville senior Kyle Barnes (32-3), who is reigning regional champion. Notes: Wright is D2 runner-up to qualify for his first regional tournament. Derek Dragon (170) – Grade 10 Record 31-6 First Round: Brandon Lontz, a senior from Benton with a mark of 19-5. Notes: After taking fifth at districts last year, Dragon won his first gold medal to advance to regionals for the first time. In two seasons, he has posted 52 wins. Brady Butler (182) – Grade 11 Record 30-8 First Round: Benton sophomore Logan Womelsdorf, who has a record of 24-14. Notes: Advancing to his first regional tourney, he placed fifth last year and followed that with a district championship. He has put up 50 wins his last two years. Phil Hettes (195) – Grade 10 Record 15-9 First Round: Tyler Jenkins (21-11), a sophomore from South Williamsport. Notes: Hettes is making his first trip to regionals by finishing as runner-up at districts. Kody Pachamovitch (220) – Grade 10 Record 11-10 First Round: Dylan Otis, a Wyalusing sophomore with a mark of 32-2 who has more than 70 wins in his first two seasons. Notes: Pachamovitch advanced to his first regional event by taking third at districts. Dustin Jones (285) – Grade 11 Record 16-3 First Round: Nathan Kriner, a senior from North PennBlossburg sporting a record of 31-4. Notes: Jones claimed his first district title to move on to regionals for the first time. Meyers (2) Kashif Alston (126) – Grade 12 Record 27-10 First Round: Montoursville freshman Keith Batkowski, who is 31-7. Notes: District runner-up, Alston is now a three-time regional qualifier entering with 81 wins over his last three seasons. T.J. Cistrunk (160) – Grade 10 Record 29-6 First Round: Sayre senior Kyle Post (28-4). Notes: Cistrunk won his first gold medal and will participate in regionals for the first time. The No. 2 seed in the bracket, his three wins at districts consisted of two decisions and a fall. Nanticoke (1) Maurice Wood (152) – Grade 12 Record 21-10 First Round: Blake Marks, a sophomore from Southern Columbia sporting a record of 32-4. Notes: Wood is taking part in regionals for the first time, entering as the No. 3 placewinner from D2. His two wins in the tournament were both by fall. Wyoming Area (6) Patrick Heck (106) – Grade 9 Record 16-12; First Round: Lewisburg freshman Brian Friery, who is 29-9 this season. Notes: Heck enters the tournament as district champion and the No. 2 seed for the event. Carmen Mauriello (120) – Grade 12 Record 21-9 First Round: Hughesville freshman Zach Fry, who sports a 28-12 record. Notes: Mauriello is in his second straight regional, winning his first district championship after placing third a year ago. He has 38 wins his last two seasons. Andy Schutz (126) – Grade 12 Record 23-2 First Round: Tanner Elbright, a sophomore from Midd-West who is 27-12 this season. Notes: Schutz, just the 25th wrestler in D2 history to win four straight championships, placed third at regionals last year to qualify for states. He enters the tournament tied for the most wins in school history with 120. Charles Johnson (132) – Grade 9 Record 11-3 First Round: Central Columbia senior Jesse Shannon (344) Notes: Johnson took third at districts, winning two matches via major decision and another by fall. His only loss in the event was to unbeaten Austin Harry from Lake-Lehman. Nick Heck (138) – Grade 12 Record 29-1 First Round: Sam Miller, a sophomore from Bloomsburg with a record of 26-7. Notes: He claimed his first district championship after being runner-up as a freshman. He’s in his second regional tournament and has more than 90 career wins. He also won a WVC gold medal this season and hasn’t lost since December in the semifinals of the Tunkhannock Kiwanis Tournament. Nick O’Brien (170) – Grade 12 Record 7-3 First Round: Ben Minnich, a senior from North PennBlossburg who has a record of 30-5 Notes: He grabbed the bronze medal at districts to advance to the regional event for the first time. He got a late start to the season, but his athleticism showed off as he got through the district tournament. He will play football next season at Division I Bucknell.

their kids to wrestle their best match and then win or lose, most of us are pretty good with it.” The 3A tournament begins at 4:30 p.m. today with the preliminary round. The semifinals are slated for 11 a.m. Saturday and the finals scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The top three will advance to the PIAA Championships March 7-9 at Giant Center in Hershey. The 2A regional starts at 6 p.m. today with just the quarterfinals being held today. Wrestling begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with the semifinals. The finals and third-place matches are slated for 4:30 p.m. The top three placewinners will advance to states.

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Weekly jobless claims drop The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell 22,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 344,000, evidence that the job market might be picking up. The four-week average of applications dropped 6,750 to 355,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists were mildly encouraged by the decline. It “suggests further healing in the labor markets,” Sal Guatieri, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said in a note to clients. Stronger hiring is one of the reasons economists expect growth is probably picking up in 2013 after a disappointing October-December quarter, when the economy barely grew.

By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer

Groupon shopping for CEO Struggling online deals pioneer Groupon says it ousted CEO Andrew Mason and will look for a new chief. Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis were appointed to the Office of the Chief Executive while a replacement is found. The announcement came Thursday after the market closed.

Chrysler to hire 1,250 Chrysler will hire 1,250 new workers and spend $374 million to upgrade transmission plants in central Indiana, the only place in North America where the automaker makes transmissions. The investment calls for $212 million to improve two plants in Kokomo and $162 million for equipment and the purchase of a plant in nearby Tipton, Ind. The investments will help Chrysler build more nine-speed transmissions for the new Jeep Cherokee that goes on sale later this year, a redesigned Chrysler 200 to be launched next year and the Dodge Dart. Chrysler said it expects to hire 400 new workers at its transmission and casting plants in Kokomo and 850 workers at the new Tipton plant.

Penney takes a big drop Shares of J.C. Penney Co. plunged nearly 16 percent on Thursday, the biggest loser on the Standard &Poor’s 500 index for most of the day. The drop comes a day after the department-store chain reported its fourth consecutive larger-than-expected quarterly loss on another steep sales decline

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U.S. economy grew slightly in 4th quarter Experts predict stronger growth at beginning of 2013, as spending, business investment pick up. By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a 0.1 percent annual rate from October through December, the weakest performance in nearly two years. But economists believe a steady housing rebound, stronger hiring and solid spending by consumers and businesses are pushing economic growth higher in the current quarter. The Commerce Department’s second estimate of fourth-quarter growth was only slightly better than its initial estimate that the economy shrank at a rate of 0.1 percent. And it was well below the 3.1 percent growth rate reported for the JulySeptember quarter.

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The revision to the gross domestic product was due to higher exports and more business investment. GDP is the broadest measure of the economy’s output. Many economists say temporary factors that held back growth in the fourth quarter are probably fading and growth is likely picking up in the January-March quarter. Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, predicts growth could be as high as 2 percent in the current quarter despite higher Social Security taxes, which have reduced take-home pay for most Americans. Alan Levenson, chief economist for T. Rowe Price, said growth could be as high as 2.5 percent. Ashworth noted that a sharp decline in defense spending and slower business restocking subtracted 2.9 percentage points from growth in the fourth quarter. At the same

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what’s on my phone without pulling it out of my pocket.” Pebble, which began shipping in January, is not the first to make a play for the watch market, which dwindled when consumers added smartphones to their purses and pockets. But this little firm of 11 is the most popular in the smart watch sector today, bubbling up amid rampant rumors that Apple has its own iWatch in the works. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Harrison declined to comment, but it wasn’t the first time she’d been asked. Apple has several patents for high-tech watches.

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BARCELONA, Spain — Jimmy Buchheim is behaving oddly. On the floor of the world’s largest cellphone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, he’s looking at the screen of his iPod Touch, taking a few steps, and then looking again. Now and then he backtracks or turns, and looks again. Slowly, he confines his movements to a smaller and smaller area. Then he drops to his knees, and checks the screen again. He scrabbles forward. “There we are!” he says. Buchheim has found his keys, which had been hidden behind a wastebasket by a skeptical reporter. On the key ring is a small disc, slightly bigger than a quarter. That’s what Buchheim was homing in on, with his iPod. It allowed him to find his keys, hidden out of sight in an apartmentsized booth. Buchheim’s Davie, Fla.-based company, Stick-N-Find Technologies, wants to give people a way to find things, whether it’s keys, wallets, TV remotes or cat collars. There’s no real trick to sending out a radio signal and having a phone pick it up. That’s been done before. What makes the Stick-N-Find practical is a new radio technology known as Bluetooth Low Energy, which drastically reduces the battery power needed to send out a signal. That means the disc can be small, light enough for its sticky back to adhere to a lot of surfaces, and be powered by a watch-type battery that lasts up to two years without recharging. The signal can be picked as far as 300 feet away, but that’s under ideal circumstances. On the floor of the wireless show, with a multitude of Wi-Fi transmitters jamming the airwaves, the range was roughly 20 feet. One downside to Bluetooth Low Energy: It doesn’t come cheap. Stick-N-Find charges $50 for two “stickers” from its first production run, which starts shipping next week. It gave early backers a better deal — 4 discs for $65 — on crowdfunding site Indiegogo, where it had sought to raise $70,000 from donors and ended up getting $931,970 by the time the campaign ended last month. Another downside is that few devices can pick up the signals. The latest two iPhones can do it, as can the latest iPod Touches and iPads. The latest high-end Samsung smartphones work, too. Bluetooth Low Energy is expected to become a standard feature in phones, but it’s not yet. Whatever device you use, it won’t tell you exactly where your sticker is located. All it can tell is how far away it is. That means finding something is a process of walking around and checking whether you’re getting “hotter” or “colder.” Of course, often you don’t really need to know where your wallet is: knowing that it’s within 8 feet and therefore somewhere in the car with you is assurance enough. Buchheim says the company has plans to add direction-finding features.

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