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staff WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT SPRING?

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M Rachel A. Pugh

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“Tulips.”

“The fresh smell of the air — and getting the ‘party-o’ ready.”

Steve Husted

John Popko

“My favorite thing about spring is that it is not winter anymore.”

“The start of Red Sox baseball.”

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Mike Golubiewski

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“Bringing out my white watch.”

Nikki M. Mascali

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Alan K. Stout

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“‘Concert For A Cause’ and the return of the baseball.”

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“It’s the start of racing season!”

TELL @WKDR WHAT YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT SPRING IS.

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arch’s “Spam of the Month” e-mail comes from Mr. Abu Shola Gamal, an oil engineer from Libya, who is looking for a “prospective business acquaintance.” If I help him, I’m promised 30 percent of $45 million large. How could I resist passing up $13.5 million, especially since it would be a “confidential transaction?” I can’t, that’s how. Read on: “With all due respect, permit me for bumping into your privacy, taking into consideration the manner and medium with which I have initiated this contact, but I will appeal to you to give me the benefit of the doubt. I am Mr. Abu Shola Gamal, an oil and gas engineer to one of the oil companies in my country here in Libya.

I got your contact in my search for a reliable person to handle what I am about to bring before you. ... I am in total and absolute control of a portfolio that could be of mutual benefit to the two of us, if we are able to come to an agreement to work together,

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as you know about the calamity going on in my country Libya.

This is basically a confidential transaction involving transfer of fund which is not connected with arms, drugs or money laundering. It is the product of an over-invoiced payment by one of the foreign companies we supplied ... I had no option than to carry the funds, hence the violence in here began to impact oil production, as international oil companies working in Libya shut down.

I need your help me to receive this fund, and I promise to give you 30 percent of the total sum, which is $45 million. The fund is currently out of Libya. Do respond to my mail if you are to help.”

I’ll surely be writing next week’s Letter from my very own Tahitian island, which is the first purchase I’ll make. Talk to you then, and thanks for reading!

Nikki M. Mascali Weekender Editor Contact us letters@theweekender.com

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by SHIMONA HENRY VOLUME 18 • ISSUE 20

news of the weird

By Chuck Shepherd

Weekender Wire Services

DUDE DRESSES LIKE A LADY Gen. Than Shwe of Myanmar, leader of Asia’s most authoritarian regime, made a rare public appearance in February but dressed in a women’s sarong.

Most likely, according to a report on AOL News, he was challenging the country’s increasingly successful “panty protests” in which females opposed to the regime toss their underwear at the leaders or onto government property to, according to superstition, weaken the oppressors.

(Men wear sarongs, too, in Myanmar, but the general’s sarong was uniquely of a design worn by women.) An Internet site run by the protesters urges sympathetic women worldwide to “post, deliver or fling” panties at any Burmese embassy.

BRIGHT IDEAS -- In late 2010, a Georgia utility contractor discovered an elaborate “Internet-controlled network of web-accessible cameras” and three shotguns aimed into a food-garden plot on a Georgia Power Company right of way (as reported by the Augusta Chronicle in January). The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division and U.S. Homeland Security took a look, but by then, the structure had been moved.

(Homeland Security speculated that the set-up was to keep feral hogs away from the food stock.)

-- Principal Angela Jennings of Rock Chapel Elementary School in Lithonia, Ga., resigned after an investigation revealed that she had temporarily unenrolled 13 students last year for the sole purpose of keeping them from annual statewide tests because she feared their scores would drag down her school’s performance. (When the test was over, Jennings re-enrolled them.) The resignation, effective in June, was revealed in February by Atlanta’s WSB-TV.

PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US (1) Over the last 10 years, newspaper vendor Miljenko Bukovic, 56, of Valparaiso, Chile, has acquired 82 Julia Roberts face tattoos on his upper body, all, he said, inspired by scenes from the movie “Erin Brockovich.” (2) On Feb. 21, Jessica Davey, 22, of Salisbury, England, saw that her car had been wrongly immobilized with a boot. Angry at probably missing work, she locked herself in the car, thus impeding the tow truck, and remained for 30 hours, until a parking inspector dropped by and removed the boot.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) Arkeen Thomas, 19, broke into a home in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in March, but the residents were present, and the male resident immediately punched Thomas in the mouth, sending him fleeing.

(Minutes later, a woman identified as Thomas’ mother arrived, picked up her son’s gold teeth that had been knocked out, and left.) (2) In March, Briton Luke Clay, 21, was sentenced to eight months in prison by a Nottingham Crown Court judge for a home invasion. Luke and his brother fled the home empty-

handed after the resident, Joan Parmenter, 79, knocked Luke down with one punch to the jaw.

RECURRING THEMES Another “Sovereign” Citizen: In February, the Sarasota (Fla.) Police Department fired veteran homicide detective Tom Laughlin, almost a year after he had filed formal papers identifying himself as part of the “sovereign” movement, whose members believe they are beyond the control of any government and can establish their own financial system (which usually makes them much richer — on paper), among other assertions. (The U.S. Constitution is cited as their authority, but only the original and not the popular version, which is a sham secretly switched with the original by President Abraham Lincoln.) In a subsequent interview with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Laughlin, who had a strong record as a detective, acknowledged that maybe he had gotten carried away.

A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (JULY 2006) In April (2006), a dead, decaying cow got caught on a tree branch at a dam near West Milford, W.Va., and remained there for “several weeks,” according to an Associated Press report, grossing out neighbors, while five government agencies split hairs to keep from getting involved. Could the West Milford city government move the cow?

(No, outside city limits.) State Department of Natural Resources? (No, they handle only wild animals.) State Environmental Protection agency? (No, the cow presents no ecological danger.) State Agriculture Department? (No, it’s a local issue.)

Regional Water Board? (No, just no.) Finally, workers from the state Division of Highways, along with volunteer firefighters, W removed the cow.

(Are you ready for News of the Weird Pro Edition? Every Monday at NewsoftheWeird.blogspot.com and www.WeirdUniverse.net.

Other handy addresses: WeirdNews at earthlink.net, NewsoftheWeird.com and P.O. Box 18737, Tampa FL 33679.)

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YIKES! -- Questionable Redemption: For two philanthropic gifts totaling $105,000, Jim Massen, 80, a retired television repairman and farmer in Windsor, Ontario, has perhaps salvaged his good name, overcoming a 1990 guilty plea (and one-year jail sentence) for molesting three teenage boys.

The gifts, acknowledged in February, mean that a scoreboard clock, an administrative office, the street leading to the complex and a walking trail will all be named for him.

-- Theory of Evolution: Last year, the highly qualified agriculture expert Ricardo Salvador was passed over by Iowa State University to run its Center for Sustainable Agriculture, even after the person who finished ahead of him declined the job. According to a June Chronicle of Higher Education report, Salvador had committed an unpardonable faux pas during the hiring process: By stating the obvious fact that cows everywhere, historically, eat “grass.” (Since Iowa’s dominant crop is corn, “grass” was the wrong answer.) When a Chronicle reporter asked the dean of Iowa State’s agriculture school whether cows evolved eating grass, the dean said she did not have an “opinion” about that.

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FROM ‘DEGRASSI’ TO THE SHERMAN Hip-hop superstar Drake will perform at The Sherman Theater (524 Main St., Stroudsburg) Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 and go on sale Friday, April 1 at noon via shermantheater.com or at the venue’s box office.

Drake’s debut album, “Thank Me Later,” was released on June 15, 2010, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album has since gone platinum and has spawned several hits, including “Find Your Love” and “Best I Ever Had.” For more info, visit The Sherman Theater’s website.

COLLEGE NIGHT FUNDRAISER Zebra Communications, Wilkes University’s student-run public relations agency, will host a college night Thursday, March 31 from 8-11 p.m. at Mulligan’s Irish Pub (41 S. Main St., WilkesBarre). The event hopes to raise money for the Special Projects Under Development Group, an HIV and AIDS support group run out of Scranton, which helps those in Luzerne County and six surrounding counties.

The event is open to everyone.

DJ Ooh Wee will provide musical entertainment, and donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the S.P.U.D. Group and further help its founder, Donna ZitoKearney, move forward with the SPUD mission; Zito-Kearney founded S.P.U.D. in 2008.

For info, call 570.614.8349 or e-mail kearneyd@spudgrouppa.com.

A GREEN FOX The Fanciful Fox (342 Adams Ave., Scranton), which provides handcrafted bath-and-body products and fair trade/fair labor goods, has been awarded the Green America Business Seal of Approval. According to a press release from the store, “The seal is presented to businesses that go beyond product and service quality to set the highest standards in environmental sustainability and social justice, and works to solve, rather than create, environmental and social problems.”

To be considered for the Seal of Approval and earn a listing in the annual National Green Pages, businesses complete a rigorous screening process to ensure they meet Green America’s standards for the environment, community and labor.

The Fanciful Fox was founded in 2008 by then-15-year-old Amanda Fox and her mother, Kathie Fox. For more info on the store, visit www.fancifulfox.com.

VACATION PHOTOS Camera For a Cure’s Timmy Walsh will be featured during First Friday Scranton, Friday, April 1, showing Walsh’s original photography “Vacation Destination” at City Lights Church (534 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton).

Camera For A Cure is a nonprofit fundraiser started by Walsh, of Olyphant, when he was 6. He takes photographs and sells them with all proceeds going to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation. Now 8, Walsh continues to raise funds for cancer research along with other diseases and causes.

In addition to the First Friday showing, Walsh will also have a piece featured at the First Friday Art Auction at the Melberger Arts Center Gallery (123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton), held April 8 from 6-9 p.m.

For more info, call Sheila McDonough at 570.604.4355.

SURE TO BE A ‘SCREAM’ Mary McDonnell, who was born in Wilkes-Barre in 1952, will be featured in “Scream 4,” which is slated for a Friday, April 15 release. The first “Scream” film was released in 1996.

McDonnell, who was raised in Ithaca, N.Y., had her breakthrough film role in 1990’s “Dances With Wolves” with Kevin Costner and played the First Lady in 1996’s “Independence Day.” ‘SHADY’ SATURDAY Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean “Shady” McCoy will make an appearance at Colosseum Nightclub & Lounge (120 Adams Ave., Scranton) Saturday, April 2.

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Dancing with STRFKR

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or Starf--ker — or STRFKR — the road to NEPA was long. The fivepiece electronica band made up of Josh Hodges, Ryan Biornstad, Shawn Glassford, Ian Luxton and Keil Corcoran left its homebase of Portland, Ore., in early March for San Francisco before traveling westward. The quintet made a pitstop at South By Southwest before trekking its way up the East Coast, a journey

that will make a stop at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains Twp. Friday, April 1. Casiokids will open the show.

“They’re amazing live,” STRFKR frontman/founder Hodges told the Weekender as the band was en route to San Francisco. “It’s intimidating to have them open for us, they’re like the worst opening band to have because they’re so good,” he added, laughing.

We spoke to Hodges about Portland, what’s really behind the band’s name and STRFKR’s sophomore album, “Reptilians,”

which was released March 8.

WEEKENDER: “Reptilians” focuses a lot on the end of the world and death. Was it hard to come up with the danceable beats you’re known for with such heavy subject matter?

HODGES: The whole thing with death or the way that it’s affected me contemplating it so much in the past is that I feel like it’ll make you appreciate life more and not take things as seriously. Dance music for me is about having fun and just not worrying about the big things that are easy to spend your whole life worrying about — to translate them into me writing dance songs, it kind of helps me lighten up.

WEEKENDER: What is the band’s writing process?

HODGES: I write and still pretty much record most of it.

This last album was the most collaboration I’ve ever done with anything, and Keil, the drummer, helped me with some of the writing. One of my friends that I’ve been writing songs with for years, but we’re not in a band together, helped me finish some of the songs.

WEEKENDER: Was it hard to work with others?

HODGES: Oh, yeah, definitely. I feel like it’s a good challenge though. It was mostly hard col-

“Dance music for me is about having fun and just not worrying about the big things that are easy to spend your whole life worrying about.”

Josh Hodges of STRFKR

laborating on the mixing ’cause I worked with Jacob Portrait, who worked with The Dandy Warhols. He’s a great engineer and mixer, but it’s hard having two brains making the final decision on songs, especially when I wrote it and have an idea of how it should sound. It’s hard to know when to let go, but it was a really good experience. Now I know how to use other people’s skills a little more, and now I feel a little more solid about what mine are.

WEEKENDER: Portland seems to be growing as an artistic haven. How have you seen the city change?

HODGES: As I was growing up, it was kind of dark and depressing, it’s way different now.

It’s kind of like when I first moved to New York when I was like 21. It kind of feels how Williamsburg (Brooklyn) felt then, only with white people. Portland is like the whitest city on the planet, it’s cool though.

I live in Portland again — we all live in Portland — and we talk about moving to Los Angeles all the time for the weather, but that’s a huge change culturally.

Breaking language barriers with music

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he music of Norway runs the gamut from ’80s popgroup A-ha to having been at the forefront of the “second wave” of black metal in the early ’90s.

Somewhere in between lies Casiokids, an electronic-pop outfit that British music magazine NME described as “the best thing to come out of Norway since black metal.” Formed in 2005, Casiokids features Ketil Kinden Endresen, Fredrik Ogreid Vogsborg, Omar Johnsen and Kjetil Bjoreid Aabo.

Its music is fun and upbeat, and the band, which has been working on a new album for the past few months in its studio in Bergen, Norway, records them in an unusual way.

“We make (songs) together while it’s recording, so very often the things that we come up with in the studio is actually that very moment we came up with the melody,” Endresen said recently from the studio. “There’s a lot of editing … sometimes it takes a long, long time to get to the right end. We just try out everything.”

Though the album isn’t finished, Casiokids will try out some of those new songs when the band opens for STRFKR at the River Street Jazz Cafe Friday, April 1.

“It’ll be exciting to see how that works,” Endresen said. “The good thing about having our own studio is that we can do adjustments and try out things and go back in the studio to see what works and what doesn’t work and what got a good reaction. When we play for an audience, we sometimes get a

CASIOKIDS different perspective, and it really helps us get to the finishing line quickly.”

One of the biggest differences Endresen sees between audiences at home and audiences elsewhere is that “when we play in Scandinavia, many people know the words.”

“But when it comes to the gener-

al vibe of the audience, I find that it’s more similar around the world wherever we play, somehow it’s similar in this dance-y vibe,” he stated. “Even if they don’t know the words or the language, it’s pretty astonishing to see how it works on a similar way wherever we play really.”

WEEKENDER: Did you have any reservations in calling the band STRFKR? HODGES: When I named it, it was just me. I was in another band, and I was sick of playing music in a certain way, I was sick of the music industry, so I was like, ‘F--k that.’ But I still played music for fun and thought I should play out-of-house shows, and I just heard someone use that term once, and I thought it was ridiculous and funny.

I’m obviously not trying to get on the radio with this, but then it, ironically, is the most successful band I’ve been in. It’s kind of annoying because it definitely hurts us, but we can’t change the name, that’s like the whole f-king thing, you know?”

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STRFKR / Casiokids Fri., April 1, 9 p.m., River Street Jazz Cafe (667 N. River St., Plains Twp.). $8, 21+. Info: myspace.com/ strfkrmusic, myspace.com/ casiokids, 570.822.2992 Following its tour with STRFKR — “I think we’ll be a good combination,” Endresen began, “I’m hoping for nights of dancing with them on the tour” — Casiokids will soon travel to Austria, Japan and Mexico for the first time. In fact, the show in Mexico will be at its namesake’s office in Mexico City.

“We were actually invited by Casio to play that gig,” Endresen said. “We’ve never done anything for Casio before, they did contact us once when we played in London. There was a PR representative that wanted to let us know that Casio approved of what we were doing, which was kind of funny.”

Endresen and company aren’t hoping for a sponsorship by Casio, though.

“I’m not sure if we’re going to do something apart from that festival,” he said. “For us, the Casio in our band name is more about the nostalgia of the Casio keyboards from the ’80s, but we’re happy to be invited.”

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t’s been nearly two years since Jeanne Zano amicably parted ways with Flaxy Morgan and launched her own country band. In that time, she’s made new fans and has performed plenty of shows while focusing on the type of music she likes best. And she says she has no regrets.

“I love country music, and I find myself just wanting to listen to country music and different types of Americana,” says Zano.

“My style and my tastes are kind of changing.”

Zano actually had two successful stints in Flaxy Morgan, which has mostly played classic rock and pop hits since its debut in 1994. But in 2008 — even prior to her departure from Flaxy — Zano released a country album titled “Here I Am.” Recorded in Nashville, the vocalist and keyboardist says it was the release of the CD that helped inspire her to really go country.

“I wanted to actively promote the CD and play that type of music,” she says. “I came back from Nashville with my CD, and the summer bazaars kicked in with Flaxy, and though we learned a few of the songs, you didn’t have the steel player or fiddle player. You kind of had Flaxy doing Jeanne Zano covers.

It was just really weird. It just didn’t have the same feel as to what I wanted, so I thought, ‘I’ve

“Going (to Nashville) and being a part of that whole scene was very inspiring.”

Jeanne Zano been in and out of Flaxy for 14 years. It’s time for a change.’”

Zano says even the city of Nashville had an impact on her thinking.

“Going there and being a part of that whole scene was very inspiring,” she says. “The whole culture, and being at the Grand Ole Opry and taking it all in, and being a part of a recording down there — it all kind of consumed me.”

The Jeanne Zano Band features Diamond Dave Baratta on steel guitar, fiddle and mandolin; Joe Partash on drums; Mike Dantone on bass and Dennis Chabala on lead guitars. Zano says that in some ways, she agrees with the notion felt by many: That yesterday’s pop is today’s country. And for her, she says it simply feels more natural.

“I don’t connect with pop anymore and the things that they’re writing about,” she says.

“Country has always been more family-oriented or about personal-struggle-type issues. And as you get older and you go through life, you really connect more with that type of songwriting.”

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In addition to Zano’s own material, the Jeanne Zano Band offers tunes by acts such as Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Johnny Cash, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Little Big Town. And as a slight nod to her time with Flaxy, she’s happy to honor requests for a little Stevie Nicks or Heart.

The Jeanne Zano Band will hold a “2nd Anniversary Bash” on Saturday, April 2 at Bar on Oak in Pittston There will also be performances by Eddie Appnel and K2O, as well as T-shirt and CD giveaways. Zano says that over the past two years, she’s enjoyed spreading the sounds of country across NEPA. “I just love country music,” she says. “And I just want to keep playing it.”

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ALBUM REVIEWS Dance of the Dolls They’re relegated to openers on an upcoming summer tour featuring Poison and Motley Crue, but the New York Dolls were loud, trashy and glamorous rock ’n’ roll pioneers while Bret Michaels and Vince Neil were still in grade school. The band that produced the muchromanticized, pre-punk guitar god in the late, great Johnny Thunders and influenced all glam rockers since Kiss onward, is back with “Dancing Backward In High Heels.”

Key to mention is that this record is not classic New York Dolls riff ’n’ roll per se. The snarl and fury that defined the band’s eponymous 1973 debut is a little

delightfully decadent, reckless tone on the would-be anthem “I’m So Fabulous” while vocalist David Johansen seems to segue back and forth into his lascivious alter ego Buster Poindexter.

Converse to the rockers are tracks like “Kids Like You,” less gritty than the old days. which features a mournful organ However, what the Dolls lack in treatment and slow, shuffling aggression, they’ve more than drum brushes, while the guttural made up for with a refreshing whisky in Johansen’s voice offers sense of musical diversity and sage advice to a hard-nosed often campy air of whimsy. generation in limbo. In all, the Opener “Fool For You Baby” mix is unmistakably New York sounds like a lost Phil Spector Dolls: Still a little delirious, session, with a wall of sounda little snotty and fiercely inspired “bum, bum, bum, do, do, independent — the edges have do” vocal refrain and 1950s/early just been tapered a bit.

1960s pop-themed performance.

The continuing evolution “Streetcake” is a contemplative, of the guys who started a breathy mid-tempo rocker that revolution, the New York Dolls sees drummer Brian Delaney continue to inspire with a and bassist Jason Hill (who also shamelessly reckless attitude and produced the album) locking a whole lot of off-kilter fun. into an intriguing, shapeless .

-- Mark Uricheck rhythm. Original axe-slinger Weekender Correspondent Sylvain Sylvain conjures up a

Whitesnake “Forevermore”

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This snake still has bite “Forevermore,” the latest album from Whitesnake, serves as notice to anyone who thought that the band was down for the count following lead singer David Coverdale’s throat problems a few years ago. More so than that, this album is a great showcase for those who only associate the band with the glitz and glam of their ’80s heyday. Whitesnake sheds some of that glossy image on

“Forevermore,” replacing it with a more blues-based style of rock ’n’ roll that sounds more like their earliest albums.

While the style may be a bit of a return to Whitesnake’s roots, the production is every bit as big and over the top as it was 25 years ago, so this album is big — and loud. The band starts off strong with “Steal Your Heart Away,” a raw, dirty rocker that establishes the main lyrical theme of the album: love. Fundamental human emotions can inspire passionate and powerful songwriting, and the band does so very well here, sometimes celebrating it (“Love Will Set You Free”), sometimes pursuing it (“Tell Me How”), and occasionally lamenting its loss (“One Of These Days”). Coverdale’s lyrics approach the subject from many angles, and do so in a way that is downto-earth and real, drawing the listener in by appealing to his or her empathy, or occasionally, envy.

“Forevermore” proves hands down that after more than three decades, Whitesnake still can put out an album that is as good (or better) than its peers, drawing on the band’s years of experience without sounding dated.

Younger fans can take some inspiration from it, while the older ones can smile and say “Told ya so …”

-- Michael Irwin Weekender Correspondent

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The man behind rock-dance band Polaris at Noon, Jason Suwito, is like a mad musical scientist. He mixes, produces, performs, writes and does just about everything else that goes into making music. Luckily, he does it well, resulting in an insanely unique and catchy blend of rock and electronica that is both hypnotizing and entertaining.

The band is set to release a new EP, “En Pointe,” on April 12.

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mastermind behind the album, which is heavily influenced by 1980s pop.

Each of the five tracks has that 1980s overly dramatic feel to it, and without further embellishment by Suwito, would probably leave listeners feeling a little deprived. Despite looking to the past for his inspiration, Suwito is by no means an unoriginal copycat. Polaris at Noon has managed to take that dated sound and infuse it with a creative version of indie dance music. “En Pointe’s” opening track, “Red,” is a piano/keyboard-driven pop-rock track. Suwito establishes that he has more than just mixing talents on the song, showing that he’s capable of pulling off some strong and anthemic vocals. Although Polaris at Noon’s music contains elements of rock, “En Pointe” is more a dance album than anything.

Tracks “Far Away” and “On” are hypnotic and upbeat. The tracks conjure up visions of dancing masses under strobe lights and swirling disco balls.

The fact that Polaris at Noon’s music can inspire such a vision with just a listen says a lot about Suwito’s capabilities as a musician..

-- Lisa Schaeffer Weekender Correspondent

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THE BAKEHOUSE

United Penn Plaza, 152 S. Wyoming Ave., Kingston 570.498.9488 First Friday Art and Jazz Program ft.

Bob Schmitz / Clarissa and Henrick Karlson: April 1, 5-8 p.m., free and open to public.

CAESARS POCONO RESORTS

1.877.800.5380 www.CPResorts.com Hotel California (Eagles tribute): April 9 Phil Vassar: April 10 Big Shot (Billy Joel tribute): April 15-16 Stayin’ Alive (Bee Gees tribute): May 13-14 The Village People: May 15 Byrd Pressley’s Comedy Series: May 27-29 Boogie Wonder Band: June 10-11 Bill Cosby: June 26

THE CRIMSON LION HOOKAH LOUNGE

37 E. South St., Wilkes-Barre Mountains / Mascara: April 3, 8 p.m., $5, all ages MV & EE ft. Mick Flower: April 10, 8 p.m., $5, all ages

DOWNTOWN ARTS

(47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre) Running Into Walls ft. Ben Freeman / Conscious Pilot / Gaje / Ohm / Freckletone / Ramses / Emcee: Diesis-I: April 22, 8 p.m., $10, 18+

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ELEANOR RIGBY’S

603 Route 6, Jermyn www.myspace.com/eleanorrigbys The Bouncing Souls: April 1, 7:30 p.m.

The Word Alive / Upon A Burning Body: April 2, 5:30 p.m.

Rad Bromance: April 9, 6:30 p.m.

Lionheart / Legend / Monsters: April 13, 5 p.m.

Punchline: April 15, 6:30 p.m.

Hundredth / Venia / Counterparts / Knuckle Up!: April 17, 5:30 p.m.

BADFISH (Sublime Tribute): April 21, 6 p.m.

Breathe Carolina: April 25, 6 p.m.

Sam Adams: April 27, 8 p.m.

Gallagher: May 7, 8 p.m.

Hit the Lights / YMAEWK: May 8, 6 p.m.

Kill The Coward: May 14, 6 p.m.

The Queers: May 25, 6:30 p.m.

EMBASSY VINYL

352 Adams Ave., Scranton Daniel Higgs / The Skull Defekts / Zomes: April 6, 7:30 p.m., cost TBA, all ages Record Store Day ft. Chic / Microwaves / Kid Icarus / The Cringes: April 16, noon-7 p.m.

Tigers Jaw / Lee Corey Oswald: April 28, 8 p.m., $7, all ages D. Rider / Many Arms: May 13, 7 p.m., $7, all ages The Body / Nimbus Terrifix / Esophagus: May 20, 8 p.m., $8, all ages

F.M. KIRBY CENTER

71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre Phone: 570.826.1100 Madeline and the Bad Hat: March 30, $6.50 Firefall / Poco / Pure Prairie League: April 7, 7:30 p.m., $32-$42 Disney’s Imagination Movers: April 9, 1:30 & 4:30 p.m., $20-$34 NEPA Philharmonic Season Finale: May 6, 8 p.m.

“The Big Adventures of Stuart Little:” May 19, 10 a.m.

The Science of Magic: May 20, 10 a.m.

Daniel O’Donnell: May 31, 7 p.m., $57$87 Drive-By Truckers: June 21, 8 p.m., $28

THE HIVE

1307 Park Ave., Williamsport, Phone: www.thehivepa.com Ice Nine Kills / With Life in Mind / An Early Ending / All’s Quiet / Thoughts in Reverse / Annihilus / My Heart to Fear / Terror in The Sky / Masons: April 10, 4 p.m., $12 Advance, $15 Day of Show Weight of the Crown / The Greenery / Terrible Minds / Dead And Dreaming / Blackwater / The Teeth: April 19, 6 p.m., $10 Mother of Mercy / Agitator / Sawed Off / Jabberjaw / Ghostwalk / Moths: April 29, 6:30 p.m., $10

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe, 570.325.0249, www.jtams.net John Oats: April 8, $35 Willy Porter: April 9, $23 Brosky & Meyer / Sarah Ayers Band: April 15, $15 Citizens Band Radio: April 16, $18 Philly Funk Authority: April 29, $18 Childhood’s End (Pink Floyd tribute): April 30, $23 Chris Hillman / Herb Pedersen: May 1,

$26 Todd Snider: May 21, $25 Carbon Leaf: May 27, $23

MOHEGAN SUN ARENA

255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Twp. Larry the Cable Guy: April 14, 7:30 p.m.

Elton John: April 22, 8 p.m., $29-$139 Avenged Sevenfold / Three Days Grace / Sevendust: April 29, 7 p.m., $25-$44.75 Barney Live in Concert Birthday Bash: May 10-11, TIMES VARY, $15-$55 Michael Buble: June 8, 8 p.m., $61.20$103.65

MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT

44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono Phone: 877.682.4791 www.mountairycasino.com Jim Florentine: April 30, 9 p.m., $15, Gypsies

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe 866.605.7325 or visit pennspeak.com.

Yes: March 30, 8 p.m., $54.25-$60.25 Randy Travis: April 1, 8 p.m., $48.25$53.25 Live Wire: April 2, 8 p.m., $28 Dave Mason: April 14, 8 p.m., $30 Get the Led Out: April 15, 8 p.m., $31$41.75 Travis Tritt: April 29, 8 p.m., $46.25$51.25 Gary Allan: May 6, 8 p.m., $49.25$54.25 Whitesnake: May 15, 8 p.m., $38.75 The Wailers: May 19, 8 p.m., $28 Easton Corbin: June 2, 8 p.m., $28 Robin Trower: June 18, 8 p.m., $35.75 Uriah Heep: June 24, 8 p.m., $30 Raymond the Amish Comic: July 9, 8 p.m., $22.25 Herman’s Hermits: July 22, 8 p.m., $35.75-$40.75

POCONOTES LLC

Tickets: 570.941.0411 888.800.POCO www.poconotes.com Joe Crookston / Billy Rogan: April 16, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Center (310 Mifflin Ave., Scranton). Meet and greet follows show. $20 advance, $25 at door. Tickets available via phone, website and at St. Mary’s Center.

RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE

665 N. River St., Plains Phone: 570.822.2992 Sisterhood of Song: March 31 Strfkr / Casiokids / Eww Yaboo: April 1, $8, 21+ The Best: April 2 Indobox: April 8 Boris Garcia / Tim Carbone: April 9

Clarence Spady Band: April 15 Cabinet: April 16 Zach Deputy: April 21 Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck: April 22 Brothers Past: April 23 Girls, Guns and Glory: April 29 Jam Stampede: April 30 Mahavishnu Project: May 14

SCRANTON COMMUNITY CONCERTS

Mellow Theater, 501 Vine St. Scranton Phone: 570.955.1455, www.lackawanna.edu, etix.com Prices vary, student and group rates available Sweet Inspirations, Elvis Presley’s original backup singers: April 16, 7 p.m., $50, call to purchase.

The Music of Simon and Garfunkel starring A.J. Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle: April 29

SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER

420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton Phone: 888.669.8966 B-Street Band (A Night of Bruce Springsteen): March 31, 7 p.m.

Garrison Keillor: April 5, 7:30 p.m., $52.50-$73.05 Guitars & Stars III: April 12, 7:30 p.m., $31.45-$56.35 Up & Coming Comedy Series: April 16, 8 p.m., $16 “The View” with a Scranton Attitude Let’s Hear it from the Boys: May 6, 6 p.m., $6 Duck for President, Fancy Nancy & Other Stories: May 7, 10 a.m. Wiggles & Giggles, 11 a.m., show. $7 NEPA Philharmonic Masterworks IV: Inspiration: May 7, 8 p.m., $32-$65

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg Phone: 570.420.2808, www.shermantheater.com Mike Posner: April 7, 8 p.m., $22 adults, $10 ESU students (on campus only) Scott Stapp: April 15, 8 p.m., $30-$48 The Disco Biscuits: April 15, $15 adults, $5 students Taking Back Sunday / Circa Survive: April 28, $30 Praise The Roof (Benefit for Monroe County Habitat For Humanity): April 30, 6 p.m., $10 Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: May 7, 8 p.m., $28-$38 Blackmore’s Night: May 14, 8 p.m., $36 Dark Star Orchestra: May 17, 8 p.m., $27 advance, $29 day of Tower of Power: May 19, 8 p.m., $35$45 Kenny Vance & The Planotones: May 21, 8 p.m., $35-$45 Electric Hot Tuna: June 2, 8 p.m., $35

Dancestand USA ft. The Main Street Cruisers: June 4, 7:30 p.m., $20-$55 Blue’s Clues Live: Blue’s Birthday Party: June 18-19, TIMES VARY, $13-$17 (on sale 3/31, noon)

SOME KIND OF JAM 6

April 29-May 1 in Schuylkill Haven featuring 21 bands like The Budos Band, RAQ, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Goosepimp Orchestra, Wisebird, Dopapod, The Big Dirty, Psychedelphia, The Coal Town Rounders and more on three stages, with vendors, late-night jams and more. $50 presale tickets on-sale now via www.jibberjazz.com and include full weekend of camping and music.

TOYOTA PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN

1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton Sugarland / Sara Bareilles: June 18, 7:30 p.m., $36.50-$71 Def Leppard / Heart: June 29, 7:30 p.m., $39-$122.15 Vans Warped Tour: July 14, 11 a.m., $43.50 Motley Crue / Poison / New York Dolls: July 31, 7 p.m., $40-$116.15

VINTAGE THEATER

119 Penn Ave., Scranton 570.589.0271 The Misery Jackals / Down to Six / Echo Whiskey Charlie: April 8, 8 p.m., $5 Ted Leo / Eww Yaboo / Langor: April 30, 8 p.m., $10 PHILADELPHIA

ELECTRIC FACTORY

3421 Willow St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.LOVE.222 TV On The Radio / Celebration / Saturn Never Sleeps: April 8, 8:30 p.m.

Badfish (Sublime Tribute): April 9, 8:30 p.m.

Rockin’ Docs: April 10, 1:30 p.m.

Iron & Wine / The Low Anthem: April 21, 8:30 p.m.

Bayside: April 23, 6:30 p.m.

Atmosphere / Blueprint: April 24, 8 p.m.

Coheed and Cambria: April 26, 8 p.m.

Brand New: April 27, 8 p.m.

Rusko: April 29, 8:30 p.m.

THE FILLMORE AT THE TLA

334 South St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.922.1011 The Raveonettes / Tamaryn: March 30, 9 p.m.

Warpaint / PVT / Family Band: April 1, 9 p.m.

Civil Twilight / A Silent Film / The Rassle: April 2, 8 p.m.

The Good, The Bad & The Argyle

New Jersey punk rockers The Bouncing Souls will perform at Eleanor Rigby’s (603 Route 6, Jermyn) Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Formed in 1987, The Bouncing Souls released its eighth album, “Ghosts on the Boardwalk,” in January.

Tickets are $16-$18. Also on the bill of this all-ages show is The Menzingers, Dirty Tactics and The Great Explainer.

Visit myspace.com/eleanorrigbys for more info or to buy tickets.

Marsha Ambrosius / Melanie Fiona: April 4, 9 p.m.

Zed’s Ded: April 7, 8 p.m.

Conspirator / Younger Brother: April 8, 9 p.m.

Collie Buddz / New Kingston/ Los Rakas / DJ Kenny: April 9, 8:30 p.m.

KT Tunstall / Jesse Ruben: April 10, 8 p.m.

Hollywood Undead / 10 Years / Drive A: April 12, 7 p.m.

The Go! Team / Dom: April 14, 8 p.m.

The Mountain Goats / Megafaun: April 15, 9 p.m.

Black Veil Brides: April 16 Soulive / Nigel Hall: April 22, 9 p.m.

The Kills / Cold Cave / The Entrance Band: April 27, 8 p.m.

Further Seems Forever: April 28, 7:30 p.m.

Of Montreal / Painted Palms: April 29, 9 p.m.

KESWICK THEATER

Easton Road-Keswick Ave, Glenside, Pa. Phone: 215.572.7650 The Johnny Clegg Band: April 1, 8 p.m.

Kevin Smith: April 2, 8 p.m.

David Sedaris: April 3, 7 p.m.

Michel Legrand Trio: April 7, 8 p.m.

Ralphie May, April 8, 8 p.m.

Colin Hay: April 9, 8 p.m.

Chris Cornell: April 10, 8 p.m.

Tower of Power / Average White Band: April 15-16, 8 p.m.

Cake: April 17-18, 8 p.m.

“Jesus Christ Superstar:” April 21-23, TIMES VARY Dennis Miller: April 28, 8 p.m.

Asia: April 29, 8 p.m.

Max & Ruby: April 30, 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.

TOWER THEATER

69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby Phone: 610.352.2887 BeBe and CeCe Winans / Mary Mary: April 8, 6 p.m.

Bill Burr: April 9, 8 p.m.

Imagination Movers: April 10, times vary James Blunt / Christina Perri: April 23, 8 p.m.

Steve Miller Band / Gregg Allman Band: April 26, 8 p.m.

Neil Young: April 30-May 1, 8 p.m.

Stone Temple Pilots / Rose Hill Drive: May 5, 8 p.m.

TROCADERO

10th & Arch St, Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.2000 Cut Copy: March 31, 7 p.m.

Lyrically Fit: April 1, 9 p.m.

Mantis Music Matinee: April 2, 12:30

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1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ. Phone: 609.365.1300 Thirty Seconds To Mars: April 30, 8 p.m.

WELLS FARGO (WACHOVIA) CENTER

Broad St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.3600 Rod Stewart / Stevie Nicks: April 5, 7:30 p.m.

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BRYCE JORDAN CENTER

Penn State University, State College, Pa. Phone: 814.865.5555 Lil’ Wayne: March 30, 7 p.m.

CROCODILE ROCK

520 Hamilton St, Allentown Phone: 610.434.460 Kicking Daisies: April 2, 6 p.m.

Senses Fail: April 8, 6:30 p.m.

The Dirty Heads / New Politics: April 12, 6:30 p.m.

Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights: April 13, 7 p.m.

Molotov Solution / Burning the Masses / Destruction of a Rose: April 14, 5 p.m.

Sandlot Heroes: April 15, 5:30 p.m.

GIANT CENTER

950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey Phone: 717.534.3911

WHITAKER CENTER

222 Market St., Harrisburg Phone: 717.214.ARTS Tower of Power / Average White Band: April 17, 7:30 p.m.

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BEACON THEATER

2124 Broadway, New York, NY. Phone: 212.496.7070 James Blunt: April 12, 8 p.m.

7th Ave., New York, NY Phone: 212.465.MSG1 Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks: through April 6, 7:30 p.m.

The Strokes: April 1, 8 p.m.

LCD Soundsystem: April 2, 8 p.m.

Juanes: April 8, 8 p.m.

Rush: April 10, 8 p.m.

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

1260 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY Phone: 212.307.717 Explosions In The Sky: April 6, 8 p.m.

Charlie Sheen: April 8-10, 8 p.m.

Yanni: April 9, 8 p.m.

TV on the Radio: April 13, 8 p.m.

ROSELAND BALLROOM

Bethel NY www.bethelwoodscenter.org Dave Mason: April 15, 8 p.m.

239 52nd Street, New York, NY. Phone: 212.777.6800 Steve Aoki: April 9, 9 p.m.

Ke$ha: April 13, 8 p.m.

Big Audio Dynamite: April 19, 8 p.m.

BROOME COUNTY ARENA

THE THEATRE AT MSG

BETHEL WOODS CENTER

1 Stuart Street, Binghamton, NY Phone: 670.778.6626 Keith Sweat: April 1, 8 p.m.

Newsboys: April 10, 7 p.m.

HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM 311 W. 34th St, New York, NY. Phone: 212.279.7740 Diddy Dirty Money: April 22, 7 p.m.

Stone Sour / Theory of a Deadman: April 29, 6 p.m.

THE FILLMORE AT IRVING PLAZA

17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y. Phone: 212.777.6800 Mimosa: March 31, 8 p.m.

Amos Lee: April 1-2, 7 p.m.

Marsha Ambrosius / Melanie Fiona: April 5, 7 p.m.

Toad the Wet Sprocket: April 7, 7 p.m.

House of Pain: April 8, 7 p.m.

Hollywood Undead / 10 Years / Drive A: April 9, 6 p.m.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

7th Ave., New York, NY Phone: 212.465.MSG1 April Fools Comedy Show: April 1, 8 p.m.

BeBe & CeCe Winans / Mary Mary: April 9, 8 p.m.

Raphael: April 10, 7 p.m.

BOARDWALK HALL Atlantic City, NJ Phone: 609.348.7803 Bob Seger: April 16, 8 p.m.

BORGATA HOTEL AND CASINO Atlantic City, NJ Phone:1.866.MYBORGATA Billy Gardell: April 1-2, 9 p.m.

David Guetta: April 2, 10 p.m.

Yanni: April 8, 8 p.m.

Don Rickles: April 8-9, 9 p.m.

Kaskade: April 11, 10 p.m.

Chris Cornell: April 15, 9 p.m.

Ricky Martin: April 15, 9 p.m.

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ollowing the visual feasts of “300” and “Watchmen,” director Zack Snyder helms his first original work, “Sucker Punch,” about a young girl fighting to escape the madness that has become her life.

Utilizing his trademark musical segments, stylized violence and flair for the green screen, Snyder introduces us to Baby Doll (Emily Browning).

Snyder opens the film by taking the viewer through the nightmare of the young woman losing her mother and sister and being thrown into an asylum. It is her monster of a step-father (Gerard Plunkett), enraged that he was cut out of the mother’s lucrative will, that brought all

the girls during their quest to find five objects to help them in their flight to freedom. It is the construction of these quests that of this to pass. For Baby Doll, ticking, the young girl decides leave the viewer marveling at however, the nightmare is only to fight. what is unfolding before them. beginning.

The film’s major marketing From the trenches of World War Brattleboro Asylum houses campaign centers on Baby Doll I, to a train ride straight out of true predators. The problem and the four lovely young ladies Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” for those incarcerated is that she meets once locked inside the landscape, Snyder takes the the predators are staff. As truly ominous facility. Abbie Cornish, average anxiety filled thriller disturbed and as ugly a human Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and hides it at the gooey center being as one can imagine, and Jamie Chung account for of some of the most amazing Blue Jones (Oscar Isaac) is the other 4/5 of the eye candy visual candy every brought to the head orderly and a very putting fanboys, and girls, in life. The combat choreography ambitious individual. Isaac the seats. There is no shortage is nothing new, but the package is able to capture the wormy of Japanese anime inspired surrounding it, and the five aspects of Jones quite easily dress, disaffected slow-motion ladies doling it out, are as and is uncomfortably believable strutting or sexually charged far from yesterday’s news as during his many misogynistic shoot-em up action once the Charlie Sheen is from reality. interactions with the girls, “his furious five decide that they will The film does walk a fine line. girls.” Baby Doll’s step-father join Baby Doll in attempting to Artistic visions can become gives Jones a monetary donation escape from Brattleboro. lost, but Snyder’s colorization in exchange for assurances that What follows is nothing short of a black-and-white plot is she will not be a bother for very of magic. Scott Glenn’s Wise at the very least mesmerizing much longer. With the clock Man offers his sage advice to and should be appreciated as

such. His ability to temper epic scenes of warfare and carnage with fleeting moments of sweet sorrow allow him to bridge the gap from pure video game to film magic, and this is what differentiates his work from trivial straight-to-DVD amateur nonsense.

A staggering achievement and a true work of art, “Sucker Punch” is a ride created for the big screen, and that is how it should be enjoyed. A brilliant cast overflowing with veteran talent — and the hottest newcomers — is put through their paces by one of the most talented young directors working today. Together they present a truly entertaining piece of cinema that will not only satisfy, but will undoubtedly leave you feeling just as the title suggests.

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ny good singer and/or songwriter says that a hit record that resonates with people has real emotion in it.

And if there’s one thing pop star Shontelle Layne does not lack, it’s real emotion in her songs. For example, there was an actual guy and a “T-Shirt” which inspired her first hit. The Bajan singer’s biggest single to date, “Impossible,” was also relatable at the time she recorded it. Now, comes “Say Hello to Goodbye,” Shontelle’s next single from her sophomore LP, “No Gravity.” Apparently, when she went in to the booth to cut this one, the emotion was almost too real.

“I was going through something at the time, and it was so real to me,” said Layne of the track during an interview on “The Ralphie Radio Show.” “It took me over two days to record it because the producer was like, ‘Dude, OK, I get it about being real, but honestly, you’re crying so much we can’t even understand what you’re saying.’”

Layne took the rest of the day off and ordered room service before hopping back in to the studio. Martin Hansen produced the power ballad, which is a slight departure for Shontelle’s r&b-pop sound in that it does mix in some heavy guitars.

“When I first thought about doing ‘Say Hello to Goodbye,’ everyone was like, ‘Are you crazy? This sounds like a pop/ country/rock ballad. What are you doing? No one is gonna get this from you,’” she recalled. “I just feel it … it just feels right.”

Shontelle can only hope that her audience feels the same way about “Say Hello” as they did about her platinum-selling single, “Impossible.” Funny thing is, that song almost wasn’t even Shontelle’s to sing — Leona Lewis turned it down first.

“Maybe (Lewis) just couldn’t relate at the time or what, but it worked out for me,” Layne said.

PARAMORE RETURNS TO WARPED & SCRANTON Don’t call it a comeback, but feel free to file this one in the “Throwback” section: Paramore is returning to the Vans Warped Tour.

Hayley Williams and company will join the trek for six dates this summer, starting on Thursday July 14 at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain. The band joins a list of other Warped Tour alums returning to the tour, including mainstage acts 3OH!3 and Gym Class Heroes. Canadian pop-rockers Simple Plan also rejoin for the group’s first Warped stint since 2003.

Paramore had an interesting holiday season: At the end of December last year, the band announced that two of its founding members, Zac and Josh Farro, would be departing. Statements have been exchanged publicly between the Farro brothers and the remaining members of Paramore, namely Josh and Williams. Despite the tumultuous times, Williams told MTV News earlier this year that not only will Paramore stay together, but the band will release new music in 2011.

Crunk-rockers 3OH!3 have had a many tours of duty at Warped, as both a relatively unknown act in 2008 and prior and as the main attraction in 2009, riding high that summer off of the No. 1 hit, “Don’t Trust Me.” Travie McCoy and Gym Class Heroes are certainly no stranger to Nat and Sean — the two groups have traveled together both on the summer festival and other dates. This is GCH’s first proper tour since McCoy launched a solo career capped with the smash song, “BillioW naire.”

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More than a striptease

The art of the Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival perform, not give away all of her secrets. It’s the fine art of curiosity, of show a little but don’t tell a lot. And as she turns to walk off of the stage, she flashes a quick smile and winks, leaving the t’s all about the tease — she knows it, you audience wanting more. know it. The beat of the music thumps in Sometimes, what the audience wants, the the background, but you are both lost in audience gets. the moment. For a brief second her eyes Back for the second year, the Jim Thorpe lock on yours, whoever you are. She could be Burlesque Festival, presented by Dragontown the girl next door, the shy one who was always Corsets, will be held from Friday, April self-conscious of her curvy body. She could be 1-Sunday, April 3. Featuring two main events, the mother with two grown kids out of college, the “Fundraiser Gala” and “The Big Reveal,” wondering if the lights will show how time has both held at the Mauch Chunk Opera House, tried to wreck havoc on her once flawless skin. the festival also includes a wide variety of But she’s beautiful, sexy, powerful. She’s there to classes, lectures and workshops, as well as the “Burlesque Bazaar,” all held at Jim Thorpe’s Memorial Hall.

Brooke Au Buchon, executive producer of Jim Thorpe Burlesque Ltd. and owner of Dragontown Corsets, said that she is pleased to be able to bring the festival back to the area, which had been a major stop on the vaudeville circuit for big names like Mae West, Red Skelton and the Dorsey Brothers as they traveled

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and performed on stages across the country.

“We have an authentic Victorian background here,” she said. “Our downtown has changed very little since 1915, thereabouts. For such a small town, we have a really supportive, really active artistic community. It just seems natural.”

Au Buchon said that many people are under the misconception that burlesque is the same thing that people view at modern strip clubs.

However, burlesque, which originates from

“It’s really important to me that we don’t use any and everything is done in good taste because really easy to push the envelope in all the wron Brooke Au Buchon of Jim Thorpe Burlesque Ltd.

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It’s date n Hyde, who performed in last year’s festival without any consequence and will be traveling once again from Seattle to headline Friday’s show, said Jim Thorpe provides performers with a unique opportunity to Jim Thorpe Burl be on a stage in front of an appreciate crowd that doesn’t see shows like this every day.

Fri., April 1-S “Being able to present something that’s fun Mauch Chunk and entertaining, or provides a little intrigue (14 W. Broadway to their life, that’s the point to performing burlesque,” she said. “It is a magical event Memorial Hall (101 E. highlighting the best of the best. There is Tickets: “Fundra something for everyone, and we come to make “The Big Re your spirits rise.

She also said she plans to contribute more to Classes $10-$20 pre the burlesque scene in the Jim Thorpe area in the For info or complete sch near future by opening a school of burlesque and jimthorpebu cabaret arts.

Victorian-era Britain, actually focuses more on the performance itself and the talent that is brought to the stage, though it does involve the art of the striptease.

And it’s just a tease.

“Our performers have actually a pretty strict series of burlesque etiquette rules to follow,” Au Buchon said. “I host the show myself as a way to quality control what comes across the stage. It’s really important to me that we don’t use any foul language, and everything is done in good taste because I feel that it’s really easy to push the envelope in all the wrong directions.”

As Madame Corsetiere, Au Buchon brings to the audience a variety of performers ranging from professionals in the field to local talent new to the scene. She said she wants to give all of these women a place to shine, regardless of age, body-type or appearance.

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hile burlesque focuses on teasing the mind of viewers, making them curious about what is left hidden, the history of this form of entertainment is less focused on keeping secrets. Jacqueline Hyde, who will be giving the lecture on the history of burlesque at the Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival, said that it was originated in Victorianera Britain and was introduced in America by Lydia Thompson in 1868. Here, it became connected with vaudeville entertainment and later incorporated female dancers performing modest stripteases as a way to entice people to come to shows in a time when motion pictures began dominating the scene.

Although modern burlesque shows range from the classicalstyle performances to sometimes more rowdy performances, it is essentially about having fun and providing tasteful, quality entertainment.

So here are some fun tidbits about burlesque, provided

by Madame Corsetiere and Jacqueline Hyde to tease your mind a little.

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located in Las Vegas and features such performers as Jennie Lee, Bettie Page, Mae West and Jayne Mansfield.

2. Toupee tape, spirit gum and

liquid latex are your best friends.

3. Burlesque etiquette dictates that you never spread your legs to the audience, clothed or unclothed.

4. Pasties are not edible.

5. Make sure that you have a lint

brush for glitter, it gets everywhere.

6. Rhinestones will be found

everywhere — in your car, in your carpet, in your bathroom.

7. If you are going to be a

burlesque performer, make sure to cut the tags out of your costumes.

8. If you plan to do fire tassels,

make sure you have no glitter on and are in an open area that isn’t too close to the audience.

9. Tassels spin because of a

fishing-lure type piece that has a small ball-bearing part that allows the tassel part to twirl properly.

10. Merkins, which covers a

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CAR & BIKE EVENTS

The Villa Capri Cruisers (101 Jane St., Dunmore, 570.344.2014, www.villacapricruisers.com) • Cruise Night: 3rd Friday May-Sept., 6 p.m., all vehicles welcome.

• Cruise Night: 2nd Sunday, MaySept., 6 p.m., TGI Fridays (Route 6, Dickson City), all vehicles welcome.

• Father’s Day Car Show: June 19, 8:30 a.m., Nay Aug Park, Scranton.

NSRA Safety Inspection available.

• Reunion Car Show: Sept. 4, 9 a.m., Nay Aug Park, Scranton, all vehicles welcome.

BENEFITS / CHARITY EVENTS 6th annual “Taste of the Valley,” April 28, 5:30-8 p.m. at Fiorelli’s (Main Ave., Peckville). Features nearly 30 area restaurants and caterers, basket raffles and two auctions. $15 adults, $5 kids 12- in advance, $20 at door. All proceeds benefit The Geneva School, the only classical Christian school in NEPA. For info or tickets, call 570.489.7620 or visit www.geneva-school.org.

8th Annual C.A.S.U.A.L. Day, a dress-down day in memory of Helen Phillips for Colon cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives March 31 throughout NEPA. Northeastern Pennsylvania. T-shirts $15, pins $5, all proceeds benefit Northeast Regional Cancer Institute.

Call 800.424.6724 or visit www.cancernepa.org.

American Lung Association • Complimentary luncheon for “Fight for Air Walk:” April 14, noon-1 p.m., Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs (1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.) free and open to public. Participants will be instructed on how to start a team, raise funds and how to have a successful team in the walk.

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Benefit pasta dinner April 9, 1-6 p.m. at FOP Lodge No. 36 (200 E. Division St., Wilkes-Barre). $8 adults, $5 kids 10, includes dinner, dessert, beverage, DJ and band, basket auction, more. Proceeds benefit Missy Garbush Schneikart, who is battling breast cancer. Call 570.371.8985 for info.

Celebrity Bartending to celebrate National Humor Month April 14, 5-7 p.m., Angelo

Bistocchi’s (1120 Wheeler Ave. Scranton). Donations benefit Humor Therapy Fund. Call 570.650.7518 for info.

Fight for Air Walk June 4, 10 a.m., King’s College Betzler Field, ages 8+, walk the dry or watersprinkler route. Features complimentary lunch post walk at Mohegan Sun. RSVP by April 14. Call 570.823.2212 or visit www.lunginfo.org/wbwalk for info.

Guest Bartender Night to Raise Funds for C.A.S.U.A.L. Day March 31, 5-8 p.m., Kildare’s (119 Jefferson Ave., Scranton). Open to public, all tips support Cancer Institute colorectal cancer education and outreach in NEPA. Kildare’s will also donate 50 percent of sales from domestic drafts to the cause.

Longaberger Basket Bingo April 16, noon. Features food, 50/50, Chinese auction. Tickets $25 for 20 regular games and five specials, proceeds benefit Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America. Call Brigette, 570.225.1071 for tickets/info.

Make-A-Wish (800.480.WISH, www.wishgreaterpa.org) events: • Race for Wishes derby celebration: April 8, 7-10 p.m. at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs (1280 Route 315, Plains Twp.). The evening of racing, cocktails and contenders benefits MakeA-Wish Foundation. $85/person includes three hours of open bar and five food stations. Kentucky Derby dress encouraged, features entertainment, raffles, auctions. Call 341.9474 or e-mail raceforwishes@comcast.net for info or to RSVP. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein benefit concert April 16, 7 p.m., Scranton High School (63 Mike Munchak Way, Scranton). Free and open to the public, donations accepted at door, all proceeds benefit music programs in Scranton School District.

Call 570.650.7677 for info.

Praise The Roof, a Battle-ofthe-Church-Bands Benefit for Monroe County Habitat For Humanity April 30, 6 p.m. at The Sherman Theater (524 Main St., Stroudsburg). $10.

“Puttin’ on the Pink,” a gala to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the NEPA Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, April 2 at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Guests encouraged to wear pink attire to this black-tie

event. Emcee Mindi Ramsey of WNEPTV, features The Poets, Ballet Theatre of Scranton’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and more. Seating limited to first 250 paid reservations. Call 570.969.6072 for info.

Relay For Life fundraising event April 1-2, 7 p.m.-7 a.m. at Misericordia University’s McHale and Gildea Students Residence Halls.

Hosted by the school’s Against Cancer Chapter to benefit American Cancer Society. $15 registration fee, includes T-shirt. Call 617.2108 or e-mail graeffc@misericordia.edu to register or for more info.

Riley’s Road to Recovery April 30, noon-6 p.m., Wright Township Fire Hall (477 S. Main Road, Mountain Top). Features raffles, Chinese auctions, entertainment, bake sale, more. $7 adults, $5 12under. Benefits Riley Daniel Schmidt, who was born with End Stage Renal Disease. Call 631.680.3874 for info.

Spring Fling April 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Salvation Army Gym, Tamaqua.

Vendors include jewelry, handbags, gourmet foods, more. Bake sale, 50/50, Chinese auction, proceeds benefit Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America. Call Brigette, 570.225.1071 for info.

Victims Resource Center (71 North Franklin St, 570.823.0765, www.vrcnepa.org) • 32nd Annual Mock Rape Trial: April 6, 6 p.m., at Luzerne County Courthouse. Free, seating limited, reservations required.

Wyoming Valley Children’s Association (570.288.4350) • 5K Run and Kids Fun Run: April 27, 6 p.m. Race begins at River Commons Millennium Circle and runs through Kirby Park. Post-race bash and happy hour Rodano’s on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre for race participants, supporters and friends of WVCA from 7-9 p.m.

Zumbathon for Heart Disease April 2, noon-3 p.m., Jaya Yoga (320 South State St. Clarks Summit). $10 at door, free class cards and prizes. Call 570.479.1000 for info.

EVENTS Annual Spring Craft Show April 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dallas High School Gym (2000 Conyngham Ave.,

Dallas). Features variety of crafts, vendors, baked goods, more. Limited vendor spots, $35. Call 570.881.0276 for info.

Asbury United Methodist Church (720 Delaware St., Scranton, 570.343.1035) • Hoagie Sale: every third Thurs. $4, includes chips. Call to place orders, pick up in church kitchen 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Chicory House and Folklore Society events: • Dance Series: April 2, 7:30 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting (South Sprague and Market Sts., Kingston). $9 adults, $25 families. Features the Contra Rebels. Call 570.333.4007 for info.

Chinchilla Hose Company (Shady Lane Rd., 570.586.5726, www.chcfire.net) • Annual Pizza Sale: every Fri. through Lent. Red, white and white broccoli square pizza available.

Proceeds benefit the firehouse. Call to order or walk-in.

Choral Arts of Luzerne County (www.choralartslc.org) • “Mozart’s Requiem:” April 15, 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, April 16, 7:30 p.m. at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conyngham. Visit website for more info.

Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500, www.dietrichtheater.com) calendar of events: ❏ Kids Classes: • Quilting: Wed., through March 30, 3:30-5 p.m. Ages 6+. $6/class. Learn traditional quilting techniques to create quilt with double pinwheel pattern.

• Mixed Media Preschool Art: April 2, 10-10:45 a.m.; Mommy & Me: April 1, 12:30-1:15 p.m.; Ages 6-12: April 1, 4-5:30 p.m. Create pottery, paintings, more.

Call to register. ❏ Intergenerational Classes: • Quilting, ages 13+: Wed., through March 30, 6-7:30 p.m. $6/class. Learn traditional quilting techniques while creating classic “snail’s tails” quilt. ❏ Adult Classes: • Sign Language for Beginners: Thurs., April 7, 21, May 12, 26, 6:307:30 p.m., 16+. $60.

• Sign Language Level 1: Thurs. April 7, 21, May 12, 26, 7:30-8:30 p.m., $50.

• Basketry, Natural Windowsill Basket: April 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., ages

16+, $65. Create small rectangular checker work base, mold-woven basket, all materials supplied. ❏ Spring 2011 Film Festival, April 8-21.

See website for show times.

• Opening Night Gala: April 8, doors 5:30 p.m., $50, features hors d’oeuvres, wine, two films and desserts by Epicurean delight. Call to RSVP. Entertainment Unlimited Events: • Blast from the Past: April 9, doors 5 p.m., dinner 6 p.m., dancing 7-11:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Center (320 Mifflin Ave., Scranton). Features The Poets & Frankie & The Corvettes, The Everly Bros., The Paramounts & The Fortunes, Dani-elle, cash bar. $37.50/ person, $75 couples. Call 800.830.7463 for reservations.

• Oldies Rock ’n’ Roll Revival: April 16, doors 5 p.m., dinner 6 p.m., dancing 7-11 p.m. at Genetti Manor (1505 Main St., Dickson City). Features The Cadillacs, Mike Sperazza, Jack Vitale & Dani-elle, The Fab 3 Plus One and cash bar. $35. Call 800.830.7463 for reservations.

First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit (300 School St., 570.586.6306, www.fpccs.org) ❏ Arts at First Presbyterian, free, but donations accepted. Call or visit website for info.

• Mainstreet Brass Quintet: April 10 Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Co. (1114 Main Rd., Hunlock Creek, 570.256.3713) events: • The Cactus Jack Band: April 9, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., doors 8 p.m., $8, 21+. Buy cup for $10 to drink all night. Proceeds benefit fire co.

Jim Thorpe events: ❏ 2011 Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival April 1-3 (www.JimThorpeBurlesque.org) • The Fundraiser Gala: April 1, 7-8 p.m., at Mauch Chunk Opera House (14 W. Broadway). Burlesque show headlined by Seattle’s Jacqueline Hyde, proceeds benefit preservation/ renovation of MCOH. • The Big Reveal: April 2, 7-8 p.m., MCOH (14 W. Broadway). Burlesque show headlined by Chicago’s Red Hot Annie. A competitive performance with $1,000 first prize and Crystal Corset Award by Dragontown Corsets.

• The Burlesque Bazaar & Burlesque Classes: April 2-3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at

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By Stephanie DeBalko

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utobiographies and memoirs are all too often “rags-to-riches” fairy tales that are all glory and no guts.

Whether it’s because of a fear of judgment or an inability to get intimate, some authors penning personal confessions focus on the plateau of fame rather than the rise to it, favoring a shiny misrepresentation of the past over the gritty details of the truth. In Andre Dubus III’s “Townie: A Memoir,” however, the author shows boldness when it comes to baring it all in the name of literary integrity, and it’s a risk that lends him a level of authenticity not often witnessed in autobiographical history.

One of four children of a failed marriage, Dubus was raised primarily by his hardworking mother in a Massachusetts mill town in the 1970s. His father, a prestigious writer and professor with a thing for younger women, was not often present for those all-too-important formative years of his children’s lives. While “Townie” flashes back and forth through his brief history, it is in Dubus’s youth that the story really begins, in neighborhoods so fraught with violence and drugs, there was a

sort of danger present that even most adults hope never to come in contact with.

The memoir progresses slowly and meticulously through the author’s life, including his foray into weightlifting, a hobby and lifestyle change that, at first, seems to be exactly the kind of focus the young and impressionable Dubus needs. His obsession with the sport turns him into the kind of man he always wanted to be, the kind of man who can protect his family, or so it seems.

After stumbling through a quarter century or so of picking fights and inviting physical violence into his life (and after moving away from and back to the area that so shaped his character), the author follows, without predilection, in his father’s footsteps by picking up a pencil and paper and experimenting with the written word.

As the reader follows along on the author’s journey, it is easy to see the slow evolution of a child into a man. When he first discovers weightlifting and training, the first sparks of hopefulness for a better focus present themselves, but they quickly fizzle when it becomes apparent that Dubus is only looking to express the inward sadness and frustration he feels as a result of his upbringing. Writing, instead, becomes a positive outlet for that anger, and with each turning page, the reader sees a change in the once fragile and fearful child. And as the author grows and develops, so, too, does his relationship with his father.

From almost beginning to end, “Townie” is brimming with graphic violence. But in a curious way, Dubus manages to convey it in such a matter-of-fact tone, that it goes from being potentially offensive to being just part of the tapestry of his story.

It is in this skillful and elegant storytelling that one can see why he picked up that first paper and pencil to begin with.

From the father/son relationship that is at the heart of many of his internal conflicts to the blunt way he describes his part in varying degrees of physical brutality, Dubus is completely fearless in his honesty, and, in “Townie,” his examination of parental, sibling and inner relationships is laid out in effortless prose.

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By Bill Thomas

Weekender Correspondent

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he play started with several of its main characters arguing over whose life sucked the worst.

The fact that many of those characters were brightly colored and covered in fur was irrelevant. In the world of “Avenue Q,” the Tony Award-winning musical that entertained audiences at Wilkes-Barre’s F.M. Kirby Center Tuesday, March 22, flesh-and-blood human beings coexisted alongside fluff-and-felt puppets. Yet life was not like the sunny days enjoyed by the residents of “Sesame Street.”

Kate couldn’t find a man.

Nicky couldn’t find a job.

Then there was Lucy, who ended up decapitated by a penny thrown from the top of the Empire State Building.

Geeze. Bert and Ernie never had it this rough.

Telling the story of Princeton, a recent college graduate searching for meaning while trying to make ends meet living in a squalid apartment building on the outer fringes of New York City, “Avenue Q” proved itself to be a charmingly quirky combination of coming-of-age existentialism

and witty raunch.

All that, offered up by a small but extremely talented cast made up of versatile performers. They were, all of them, all at once, not just actors, but singers, dancers, puppeteers and comedians, too.

Still, it was the play itself, its content and construction, that shone most brightly.

Bright-eyed Princeton, upon the discovery that his B.A. in English was borderline useless in the real world, began searching for his purpose in life.

What he found instead was the friendship of his misfit neighbors, whose ranks included both slackers and sluts, as well as closeted Republicans and Asian-American massage therapists. Also, Gary Coleman.

Those looking for the key themes of “Avenue Q” could find them aptly embodied in the downward-oriented career trajectory of the late Coleman.

Once so full of potential, he was ultimately reduced to being the butt of innumerable pop culture punchlines. After “Diff’rent Strokes” came a lot struggling and scraping.

Similarly, Princeton finds life after college to be much harder and harsher than the cheery promises of Saturday-morning television programs assured him it would be.

Admittedly, “Avenue Q’s” core storyline may have been somewhat generic (“Boy meets

girl. They fall in love. Conflict arises. They break up. Conflict resolves. Boy and girl reunite, and go on to live happily ever after.”) and occasionally clumsy. But that was alright. In “Avenue Q,” the plot existed quite obviously as little more than a skeleton upon which to hang numerous funny, and often wonderfully poignant, life lesson-imparting musical numbers.

Some memorable highlights in “Avenue Q’s” repertoire included “There Is Life Outside Your Apartment,” “I Wish I Could Go Back To College” and the bawdy and brutally honest, “The Internet Is For Porn.” Sure, some of the laughs came out of trashy toilet humor, but just as many came from the true-to-life familiarity audience members felt towards the show’s more satirical, everyday existence-skewering moments.

And that’s where the inspired heart of “Avenue Q” could be found. It’s over-the-top, arguably even gimmick-y, approach not only allowed audiences to poke fun at some serious issues — such as race, sexual identity and the search for the meaning of life — but also helped contrast the whimsy of youth with the anxieties of adulthood. It even managed to inject some of the former into the latter.

Playing out like a grimy, urban reject version of “Sesame Street,” “Avenue Q” offered its audience a worldview perhaps best described by the almost oxymoronic phrase “cynical optimism.” Like the educational kids’ show it lovingly lampooned, it made sure to leave behind words of wisdom for one to live by. The only difference was that these life lessons were more suited for adults than children.

Life sucks. There’s bills to pay and drama to put up with, and very seldom does everything go as planned. But, according to “Avenue Q,” that’s OK. You just have to take it one day at a time. Everything is only temporary, and that goes equally for the good (love, youth) and the bad (emotional turmoil, Glenn Beck).

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ACTORS CIRCLE AT PROVIDENCE PLAYHOUSE

(1256 Providence Rd, Scranton, reservations: 570.342.9707, www.actorscircle.org) • “Dial M for Murder:” April 1-3, Fri./Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. $12 GA, $10 seniors, $8 students. Preview March 24, 8 p.m., $8 GA/seniors, $6 students.

• “Heaven Can Wait:” May 13-15, 20-22. The unlikely story of a boxer taken to heaven before his time who comes back as a murdered banker.

BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE

(538 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, 570.585.9000) • “A Midnight-Dreary: Tales from Edgar Allan Poe:” March 31-April 2.

LITTLE THEATRE OF WILKES-BARRE

(537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: 570.823.1875, www.ltwb.org) • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream:” May 14-15, 20-22.

MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY PLAYERS

KING’S COLLEGE THEATRE:

(Admin. Bldg., 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5825) • Kenneth Pickering’s adaptation of Chaucer’s “Some Canterbury Tales:” April 13-16. $10 GA, $5 students/seniors.

• Evening of One Act Plays: April 26-28, 7:30 p.m., Students direct, produce and perform one-act plays. $1.

• Brown Bag Theatre Series: April 27, 29, 12:10 p.m., April 28, 12:40 p.m.

Features one-act plays. Free.

THE LIMELIGHT PLAYERS

SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER

(Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall, 570.674.6400, www.misercorida.edu/ theartsandmore) • “The Drowsy Chaperone:” April 7-9, 8 p.m., $5 adults, $3 seniors/ students.

MUSIC BOX PLAYERS

SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE

(570.421.5093, www.theshawneeplayhouse.com) • “Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.:” April 8-17, Fri./Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. $18 adults, $15 seniors.

Studio 411 (411 Lackawanna Ave., Olyphant, 570.589.7700) • Moliere’s “Tartuffe:” April 8-9, 15-16, 7 p.m., April 10, 2 p.m. Presented by Three Witches Productions.

Hughes St., Swoyersville: (196 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or www.musicbox.org) • “Pinocchio:” April 1, 6 p.m., April 2, 1 & 5 p.m., April 3, 1 p.m. Schoolday shows: April 4, 6, 8, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. $10, includes McDonald’s Fun Meal.

Auditions for “The Wedding Singer:” April 4-5, 7 p.m. All roles are open to men/women 16+, bring sheet music of choice, accompanist provided. Will be asked to read from script. Performance dates in May. • “The Wedding Singer:” May 6-8, 12-15, 19-22.

OLD BRICK THEATRE

(Rear 126 Market St., Scranton, 570.344.3656) • The Jason Miller Playwrights’ Project’s reading of John O’Hara’s “The Champagne Pool:” April 14, 7 p.m. Free-will donation, refreshments served. Call or visit scrantonpublictheatre@live.com.

THE PHOENIX PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (409-411 Main St., Duryea,

THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON

(Royal Theatre of the McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts) • “Rent:” April 14-17, 8 p.m., $5-$10.

• The Taiwan Bangzi Opera “Bond” adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice:” April 15, 7:30 p.m., free to public, reservations required. “Bond” will feature 40 performers and a live orchestra.

Call 570.344.1111 for info.

WILKES UNIVERSITY THEATRE

(84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, 570.408.4540) • “A Mid-Summer Nights Dream:” April 7-9, 8 p.m., April 10, 2 p.m., $15 GA, $10 Wilkes students, $5 nonWilkes students/seniors.

WYOMING AREA SECONDARY CENTER

• “Annie:” April 8-9, 7 p.m., April 10, 2 p.m. $10 adults, $5 students.

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Time to spring clean W

ith spring here and the long dark winter finally drifting behind us, it’s time for a fresh start. Most of us see spring as an opportunity to start new, whether it’s rigorous house cleaning, major yard work or adding in an exercise routine, spring is the perfect time to make a change. It’s a time of year to get rid of the old and welcome the new.

One of the first things I do every spring is organize my apartment. By organizing your belongings, you are simply seeing what you have that you can recycle and reuse. Go through clothes, magazines, books, furniture and whatever else you might have a mass amount of and separate them into three piles.

The first pile will be to donate; these can be items like clothing, toys and household goods. By donating belongings you never use, you are reducing build up in your home and preventing messes from piling up. The second pile will be for recycling. It’s important to recycle whatever you can. Any old newspapers, glass, magazines, cardboard or plastic can go in this pile.

The third pile will be the “makeover” pile. This will be a smaller pile and will come in handy later when you are feeling crafty. Anything you have that you can creatively update can go into this pile.

Now that the clutter is cleared up, it’s time to get to work on the actual cleaning.

Try using vegetable-based cleaning products instead of harsh chemical cleaners. For example, switch to a vegetable-based dishwashing detergent and help save oil (traditional dish detergent is made from petroleum). Vinegar is another natural cleaning product that can be used to clean just about anything,

There is nothing better then the fresh scent of laundry dried outdoors, plus you will be cutting back on your energy bill. from kitchen floors to carpet stains.

It’s important to aim for a no-waste clean-up system. No matter how eco-friendly your cleaning supplies are, it truly will not matter if you are using a roll of paper towels just to clean one bathroom.

Think about trading in your paper towels for reusable micro fiber cloths or sponges, and instead of a Swiffer sweeper, just use a real broom.

One of my favorite things about spring is being able to hang dry laundry. There is nothing better then the fresh scent of laundry dried outdoors, plus you will be cutting back on your energy bill.

Here’s another great tip… and it might even be the easiest one of all. We all love throwing open the windows on the first warm day of the year, so why not keep the windows open a little longer this year and try avoiding the air conditioner as much as possible.

If you’re looking for some household cleaning products that are eco-friendly, I suggest you simply read the labels. Look for warnings on the labels and avoid anything that has the words “danger,” “poison” or “toxic” printed on it. The least we can do is live consciously in the most important environment to us, our homes!

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(570.814.6790) • 8-Week Musical Theatre Workshop: Focuses on solo-singing, dance, scene-writing and confidence building. Call Miss Kim or e-mail StarlitSheen19@aol.com for info.

Classes start soon, space limited to first-come, first serve.

570.457.3589, www.phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • “Fame:” April 1-2, 8-9, 8 p.m., April 3, 10, 2 p.m. $10 students, $12 adults.

• “Peter Pan:” May 6-15.

❏ Broadway Theatre League of NEPA presents: • “Monty Python’s Spamalot:” April 8-10, Fri., 8 p.m., Sat., 2 & 8 p.m., sun., 1 & 6 p.m., $37-$59.

• Mammoth Follies puppet show: May 13, 10 a.m., $7

ELECTRIC THEATRE COMPANY

(326 Spruce St., 2nd Floor, Scranton, www.electrictheatre.org, 570.558.1515) • Monday Night on Broadway III: Celebrating Sondheim: April 4, 7:30 p.m. 20 Broadway performers offer tribute to Sondheim’s lyrics and music. $50 GA, $45 seniors/ students, post-show party, free.

Proceeds benefit ETC.

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North America. With more than 20,000 members spanning 225 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and programmatic accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the most comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States.

For more information, visit www.acfchefs.org.

BIAGIO DENTE A TOP CHEF Biagio Dente, a retired chef from Pittston, has received the American Culinary Federation’s Northeast Region Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement Award at the organization’s Northeast Regional Conference held in Columbus, Ohio, last week. Dente operated Dente’s Catering service for more than 40 years before he retired and passed the business on to his son, Blaise.

The Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement Award recognizes a chef who has generously shared his/her knowledge with others throughout the years and continues to be a source of information and guidance for other culinarians. As this year’s Northeast Region recipient, Dente is a candidate to receive the national 2011 Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement Award that will be presented at the 2011 ACF National Convention in Dallas July 22-26.

“Hermann was a friend of mine, and I am humbled and eternally grateful for this award,” Dente, who has been cooking since he was 10, said in a press release. “Years ago, when I was a young chef, several of us, including Hermann, would meet in Pittsburgh to go to ACF’s national conventions. I really looked up to him. Someone said it best at the awards ceremony, that ‘Hermann would have been proud of you.’ This is a very emotional honor for me.”

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A ‘FINE’ FUNDRAISER An Evening of Fine Food & Wine, the largest annual fundraiser for the Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton), will be held Sunday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m.

The evening begins in the Grand Ballroom with a variety of appetizers provided by Angelo Bistocchi’s, Bazil Ristorante Italiano, Constantino’s, Cooper’s Seafood House, State Street Grill and Rustic Kitchen. Guests will travel through the SCC and enjoy entrées prepared by Carmen’s at the Radisson, Fire and Ice on Toby Creek, Hilton Scranton and Conference Center, Patsel’s and The French Manor; there will also be complementary wine. The evening concludes with desserts and coffee provided by Accentuate Catering, Bella Faccias Personalized Chocolates, Epicurean Delight, igourment.com, Truly Scrumptious, Zummo’s Café and Electric City Roasting Company.

Tickets are $85 per person and $100 per patron and are available via the box office or by calling 570.344.1111; An Evening of Fine Food & Wine is limited to 220 guests. Visit www.scrantonculturalcenter.org for more info.

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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 42 Memorial Hall (101 E. 10th St.) Bazaar open to public and features vendors with jewelry, corsets, lingerie, more.

Register for classes to learn dancing, costuming and more.

The Junior League of Scranton • Cinderella’s Closet: April 14 at Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave.). Event is to help all high school girls have an opportunity to go to the prom in a dress of their choice. $10 admission. Drop off dates for donated dresses March 30, 6-8 p.m.; April 2, 9-11 a.m.; April 5, 6-9 p.m. at The Tripp House (1011 N. Main Ave., Scranton). Visit www.juniorleagueofscranton.org for info.

King’s College: (133 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or www.kings.edu) events: • Cantores Christi Regis Spring Concert: April 29-30, McCormick Campus Ministry Center, free.

Misericordia University events (www.misericordia.edu, 570.674.6372, box office 674.6719): • Nursing students diaper collection: Through May 6 to benefit Angelic Diaper Ministries, Inc. of Dallas. Drop off in the Dept. of Nursing offices, 2 nd floor, College of Health Sciences bldg. or Banks Student Life Center lobby. For info, call 674.6474 or visit www.misericordia.edu/nursing.

• Lecture by psychologist, professor and author Carol Gilligan, Ph.D.: April 1, 7:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall. Q&A/book signing follows in observance of National Women’s History Month.

• “Voyage to India,” a presentation

by Sujata Nair-Mulloth: April 12, noon, McGowan Room of Bevevino Library.

Free and open to the public, features displays and Indian food. Call 674.6225 for info.

• “The History of Ricketts Glen State Park:” April 16, 7 p.m., free and open to public, light reception afterwards, call to register.

Mount Airy Casino Resort • Signature Sunday Jazz Brunch: every Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $24.95.

Includes brunch and live music by Marko Marcinko.

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Myrtle Street UM Church (840 Harrison Ave., Scranton, 570.346.9911, 342.5308) events: • Spring Craft Fair: April 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission.

The NEPA Miners: (www.nepaminers.com or 570.604.4438) • Tryouts: April 16, 11:30 a.m., Riverfront Sports, Scranton. See website for info.

Nicholson Fire Company (PO

Box 425, Nicholson, 570.687.1203) • 3rd Annual Gun Bash: April 16, 6-10 p.m., donation $20, all-you-can-eat pizza and wings + beverages, 21+.

Chance to win variety of guns, raffles, door prizes, and games.

• “Vineyards by the Viaduct:” May 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., pre-sale tickets $15, all proceeds benefit NFD. Features arts, crafts and other vendors.

Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra (570.289.1090) • Inaugural Concert: April 9, 8 p.m., Tunkhannock Middle School (200 Franklin Ave., Tunkhannock). Featuring several Juilliard graduates. Call for tickets/info. Meet the conductor reception before show, admission is $25 donation to NTS, features wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres.

The Osterhout Free Library events (71 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, www.osterhout.info, 570.823.0156, ext. 217) • Open Computer Lab: Mon./Wed., 5-8 p.m.; Sat., 1-4 p.m.

• Board Game Night: Mon., 6:30-8 p.m. Pick from selected games or bring your own.

• ESL basic computer classes: April 2, 9, 16, 30, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Classes limited to 10 people, call 821.1959 to register.

• Computer Classes for English as a Second Language: Saturdays 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

• Board Game Night: Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m.

• Open Computer Lab: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5-8 p.m., Saturday 1-4 p.m.

Pond Hill-Lily Lake Fire Co. (344 Pond Hill Mtn. Rd., Wapwallopen, 570.379.3144) events: • Breakfast buffet/Chinese Auction: April 10, 8 a.m.-noon, Take-outs available.

Rabies Clinic & Nail Clipping April 9, 9-11 a.m. at Bunker Hill Veterinary Clinic (Route 107, Factoryville), sponsored by Endless Mountains Animal League and Dr. Michele Zajac. $6 for rabies shots, $5 for nail clipping. All animals must be on leash or caged and under control. Bring certificate of most recent rabies vaccination, if available. Call 570.945.3319 for info.

Rummage Sale April 8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., April 9, 9 a.m.-noon. at Unity (140 S. Grant St., Wilkes-Barre). Sat. is Bonus Bag Day, $1/bag. If able to donate items, please bring by April 6.

If interested in helping or for more info, call 570.814.0213 or 824.7722.

Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton) • Evening of Fine Food and Wine: April 3, 5:30 p.m., $85 guests, $100 patrons.

• Thursday Talks: Pets: April 7, 6 p.m., 4th floor. $6.

• Dinner at the Theatre: April 8, 6 p.m., 2nd floor, $25, featuring catering by Larry Nicolais, Jr. St. Michael’s Church (corner of Church/Winter Sts., Old Forge, 570.457.2875) • Pierogie sale: order by April 8, pick up April 12, 2-5 p.m., $5/dozen.

Call Mary 586.2632, Sandra 457.9280 or church hall 457.2875 to order.

St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church (540 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.343.7165) • Pierogi Sale every Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (100 Rock St./Center St., Hughestown) • Poppy seed & nut roll sale: $7.50/ role, order by April 10 to Carol, 570.654.1849 or Ruth, 654.1549. Pick up April 20, noon-4 p.m.

Tunkhannock Public Library (220 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, 570.836.3835) • Habitat volunteer info night: March 30, 7 p.m.

The University of Scranton events: • The Manhattan School of Music Brass Orchestra and The University of Scranton Singers concert: April 3, 7:30 p.m., guest conductor Mark Gould. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free.

Call 941.7624.

• Henry George Lecture: April 4, 7:30 p.m., featuring Glenn Hubbard, McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 941.7475.

Waverly Community House (1115 N. Abington Rd., Waverly, 570.586.8191, www.waverlycomm.org) events: • Taking Care of Yourself When you Have No Time: April 1, 7 p.m.

West Wyoming Hose Co. (926 Shoemaker Ave.) • First annual unbaked pizza sale: Fri. during Lent, 4-7 p.m. $10 each, call 570.301.8329 or 693.1811 to order.

Wilkes-Barre Barbershop Harmony Society events: • 59th Annual Concert “Thanks for the Memories:” April 16, 7:30 p.m., Wyoming Area High School. $15-$20.

Call 570.709.3716, 696.3385 or 287.2476 for tickets.

HISTORY Lycoming County Historical Society Thomas T. Taber Museum (858 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, 570.326.3326, www.lycoming.org/lchsmuseum) • “The Covered Bridges of Lycoming

County:” April 14, 10 a.m., free and open to public.

Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Heritage Museum (McDade Park, Scranton: 570.963.4804, www.phmc.state.pa.ust) Open year round, Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• From the Ground Up: April 2, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $10/person, Registration required, workshop on the basics of the upcoming growing season.

• Pancoast Mine Disaster 100 Anniversary Remembrance: April 3, 2:30 p.m., included in admission. Program consists of photos, books and documents, plus presentations.

Steamtown National Historic Site (I-81 to Exit 53, Scranton: 570.340.5200 or 888.693.9391, www.nps.gov/stea) • Ongoing: Interpretive programs, visitor center, theater and a history museum. Open daily, 9-5 p.m. Admission to museum complex includes all tours: $7 adults / $6 senior citizens / $2 children ages 6-12.

LEARNING Adult Kung Fu (Kung Fu & Tai Chi Center, Wilkes-Barre: 570.829.2707) Ongoing classes. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Study of Chinese Martial Art open hand and weapons sets. Mondays, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Class covers Chinese style theories, concepts and applications.

“Sport” fighting concepts explained and practiced.

Aikido of Scranton, Inc. (1627 N. Main Ave., Scranton, 570.963.0500) • Self-Defense Class taught by Aikido Master Ven Sensei, every Mon. & Wed., 7-9 p.m. $10.

• Traditional Weapons Class, every Thurs., 7-9 p.m. $10.

Back Mountain Martial Arts Center & Mountaintop Karate Center For more info, call either location, Back Mountain (4 Carr Ave., 570.675.9535) or Mountaintop (312 S. Mountain Blvd., 466.6474): Visit Website at www.fudoshinkai1.com.

• Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, and Sivananda Yoga (Back Mountain): Tues., Wed., Thurs., 4:30-9 p.m., Sat., 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Mountaintop Karate Center Mon., Weds., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m.

• Instruction in Traditional Karate, Jujutsu, and Sivananda Yoga (Mountaintop): Mon., Wed., Fri., 4:30-9 p.m.

Core Chiropractic Center (180 United Penn Plaza, Kingston, 570.718.1672)

• Why Detox, How to Lose 9 lbs in 9 days: April 12, 6 p.m., free dinner.

Reservations required, seating limited to 20 people. Call to reserve.

Dance Contours (201 Bear Creek Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.0152, www.dancecontours.com) • Adult classes in ballet, tap, lyrical, CardioSalsa, ballroom dance.

• Children/teen classes in ballet, tap, CheerDance, HipTech Jazz, a funky form of dance developed by Jennifer Magnotta, blending basic Jazz Technique with the styles of street dance and hip hop.

• Zumba classes for adults: Tues., 6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. First class free.

• Adult ballet: Sat. morn.

Downtown Dojo Karate Academy (84 S. Main St., WilkesBarre, 570.262.1778) Offering classes in traditional karate, weapons and self defense. MonThurs., 5:30-8:45 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.noon.

• Zumba Classes: Tues., Thurs., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info.

Drawing and Painting Lessons: An established realist painter will teach techniques of old masters to serious students, as well as those wishing to enhance skills. Private lessons available Fri.-Sun. Visit artist’s studio in Wilkes-Barre at no obligation. To schedule, call 570.820.0469, e-mail bekshev@yahoo.com or visit artist’s Website at www.artistvs.com.

Drums, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Vocals & Recording Lessons, Mon.-Sat. at C&C Music Center & Recording Works, Hazleton. 12 instructors available to teach songs, music theory, reading, song writing technique and record engineering.

For more information call 570.454.6105.

The Exercise Lady, Doreen Rakowski (Theeexerciselady0@aol.com, 570.287.9801) • Yoga, Pilates and Thai Chi Classes Extreme M.M.A.(2424 Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg. 570.854.2580) • MMA Class: Mon., Wed., 6-7 p.m.

First visit free. Learn wrestling fundamentals and basic Brazilian JuJitsu No Gi techniques. Call for info.

• Boxing/Kickboxing Fitness Class: Mon., Wed., 7-8 p.m. First visit free.

Non-combative class.

• Personal Training: Call 317.7250 for info.

GregWorks Professional Fitness Training (107 B Haines Court, Blakely, 570.499.2349, gregsbootcamp@hotmail.com, www.vip-

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“I was just honored to get a phone call, now let alone be featured in the magazine. It was just shocking.”

Above and below, Cassandra Coleman, mayor of Exeter, prepares to be photographed for O Magazine.

'Experience of a lifetime' Young local mayor to be featured in O Magazine

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prah Winfrey controls the universe. OK, not really, but for Cassandra Coleman, 23, to be featured in her O Magazine is an amazing life accomplishment— especially if the story is about women who inspire others. Coleman, mayor of Exeter and a King’s alumni, will be featured in the May issue of O Magazine.

Coleman has been the Mayor of Exeter since 2008, ever since her grandfather died. For someone at such a young age, what made her pick this career choice?

“My grandfather was the mayor of Exeter before me, and ever since I was very little, he took me under his wing, he took me to all the political events,” says Coleman.

“I worked the political polls when I was 3 1/2 years old. I was the closest to my grandfather because of that political connection, which no one ever had.”

Oprah has at least 1.5 million people who are subscribers to her magazine. So to be in a nationwide magazine is something only people dream about.

So how did this all start for Coleman?

“It was actually very random,” she says. “I didn’t con-

tact them in any way, I received a voicemail, and my secretary called and said that somebody from Oprah had called, but she wasn’t sure. I figured someone was playing a joke.”

Joke or not, Oprah did want her to be featured in the magazine. The article was focused on woman who had defied themselves through age with unique stories. The writer from Oprah had come across Coleman and all of her information.

“I ended up Googling the writer, and she was legitimate,” says Coleman. “I called her back, and we set up a phone time, and I spent an hour and a half with her going over details. However, they didn’t have enough information. Obviously the articles in the local paper were very limited.”

When Oprah gives away prizes at her show, like cars, vacations or houses, the audience is always shouting and

screaming with joy and excitement. Coleman’s reaction was more composed compared to how most people would have reacted.

“I was shocked!” she says.

“I thought it was a joke in the beginning at first. At the end of the first interview, she told me they could not guarantee that I would be featured in the magazine. They were submitting so many people, and they had to go through an elimination process. I was just honored to get a phone call, now let alone be featured in the magazine. It was just shocking.”

Being in O Magazine requires the essentials: makeup, wardrobe and A-list stylist and photographers and the once-ina-lifetime experience that only celebrities would receive.

“Oh my gosh, it was an absolute experience of a lifetime,” says Coleman. “With the interview process, I spent over four hours on the phone with her, and by the time that was finished, the photography department called me to set up an appointment for a photo shoot. They brought in racks of clothing, shoes, purses, and boxes of jewelry — everything you could imagine they brought in. It was crazy.”

With such recognition in a highly read magazine, Coleman, as humble as can be, has been given this amazing opportunity to extend her status as mayor.

What does Coleman hope comes from her being featured in O Magazine?

“Honestly, I have been asked that question before, and my response is ‘I don’t know,’” she says. “This is going to be in a magazine that will be read by 2-3 million people, this could go anywhere. I don’t know what this is going to open up or if it is going to open any doors. But it is just an honor to be in such a widely nationally read magazine.”

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Hanover Area Jr./Sr, Cafeteria 6-8PM. Cost is $6.50 $3.00 for children 8 and under.

Featuring ethnic dance teams and Shawn’s “Your Individual Style” fashion show Proceeds will go to the Peace & Justice Center of Wilkes Barre.

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Come help us explore other cultures and learn more about each other and ourselves while tasting great food and spending time with great friends.

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fitnesscamp.com) • Beach Body Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m.

• Bridal Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m. Bridal party group training and couples personal training available.

• Fitness Bootcamp: 4-week sessions, Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m.

• New Year’s Resolution Flab to Fab Bootcamp: Mon.-Fri., 6:30 & 8 p.m., Sat., 1 p.m. Guaranteed results.

• Private/Semi-Private sessions available, e-mail for info. ∝ Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 570.287.7977 or 718.0673) • Instrumental Music Instruction: Call for info.

• Private Ballroom Lessons: Call for info.

• Private Vocal Instruction: Tues. evenings. Call for info.

• Dragons’ Tale Karate: Mon., 5:30-7 p.m.; Wed., 6-7:30 p.m. Ages 5+. Call for info.

• Tumbling: Fri., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Ages 5+. $30/month.

Horse Back Riding Lessons Elk Stables, Uniondale, by appointment only. All levels welcome. Call 570.575.8649 to schedule.

Kiss Theatre Company (58 Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.1901) • A Pocketful of Rhymes: Wed., beginning April 13, ages 4-10. Participants will engage in theater games, learn basics of staging and prepare for their June performances of “A Pocketful of Rhymes.” $250.

La Nota House of Dance (135 Main St., Luzerne, 570.714.7934, lanotadance@yahoo.com) • Friday Night Practice Parties: Features practice of dance steps. $5.

Call for more info.

• Ladies Unite with Luanne: Mon., 7 p.m. Group dancing, no partners needed. Learn new steps, body movement, styling, shine patterns, more. Two groups available, for fun only or for performance. Call for info.

• Ballroom dancing for seniors: Wed., 1-3 p.m. Features performances, lessons, games. $5

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national events in K-1 style kickboxing, Muay Thai, American kickboxing and boxing. Sparring classes available for men and women, experienced fighters welcome. Evening times available Mon.-Thurs., Sat. • Progressive JKD Self Defense: Learn principles of self defense. Men and woman of all experience levels/ martial arts styles welcome.

Academy of Northern Martial Arts (79 N. Main St., Pittston) Traditional Kung Fu & San Shou. For Health and Defense. Adult & Children’s Classes held Mon.-Thurs., Sat. First class is Free. Walk-Ins welcome or call 371.9919 or 817.2161 for more information.

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Shaolin White Crane Fist (Wyoming) Teaching the traditional Chinese martial arts of Shaolin White Crane Fist, Wing Chun Gong Fu, Yang Style Taijiquan, Qigong-Energy work, Shauijiao-Chinese Wrestling, more. $35/week, first week free. Three levels of training for ages 15+. Contact Master Mike DiMeglio 570.371.8898.

Something Special: (23 West Walnut Street Kingston, 570.540.6376, angietheartist@aol.com, www.angelademuroart.com) • MANGA Art Class: (Japanese Cartooning) Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Learn the art of Japanese cartooning with Angela DeMuro in comfortable, individualized environment. 4-week session, all supplies included: $60 per child. Call or e-mail to register.

World Class Boxing (3 N. River St., Plains Twp., www.wcbboxing.net, 570.262.0061) • BFX (Boxing Fitness Xtreme): Learn fundamentals of boxing. Classes for men and women, no experience necessary. Morning and evening classes available Mon.-Thurs., Sat. • KFX (Kickboxing Fitness Xtreme): Learn fundamentals of kickboxing.

Classes for men and women, no experience necessary. Morning and evening classes available Mon.Thurs., Sat. • Youth Boxing: group classes ages 7-15, personal training ages 4-6.

• Women’s Only Semi-Private Training Program: Combines boxing, kickboxing, strength training, cardio and flexibility training.

• Muay Thai Kickboxing: great for weight loss and self defense. Great training for men and women. Train with a certified Kru, no experience necessary.

• Advanced Training Program: Designed to provide you with quality training for competition in local/

By their side Graduating students from Keystone College’s four-year art programs will host the exhibit “Side By Side” Friday, April 1 from 6-9 p.m. The show will consist of a dual opening at both Afa Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton), and ArtWorks Gallery (503 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton).

Absolute Pilates with Leslie (263 Carbondale Rd., Clarks Summit, www.pilateswithleslie.com) • Classes Schedule: Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10 a.m. Private training on the Cadillac, Reformer and Wunda Chair, along with Pilates mat classes, stability ball core classes and more.

Check Website for updates.

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by Lauren Sieg of Honesdale, which will be on display at Afa Gallery. For more information on the exhibit, contact Nikki Moser at 570.945.8485 or nikki.moser@keystone.edu.

Awakenings Yoga Studio (570.472.3272) • Gentle Yoga: Tues., 5:30 p.m., Candy’s Place (Welles St., Kingston). $5.

• Gentle Yoga: Thurs., 6:30 p.m., East Mountain Apartments. Free to residents.

• Private Yoga Instruction or Yoga Therapy: By appointment. $45/hr.

• Private Meditation Instruction: By appointment. $25/half hr session.

• Boxing classes with Rich Pastorella (pastorella.net26.net). Mon., 7-8 p.m. $40 per month.

Balance Ultimate Fitness (Belladaro Prof Bldg, 570.862.2840) • Early Morning Fitness Bootcamp: Tues./Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m., Sat, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., $15 or 12 classes for $150.

Balance Yoga and Wellness (900 Rutter Ave., 2nd floor, Kingston, 570.714.2777, www.balanceyogastudio.net) • “One Love” Kirtan performance: April 8, 7:30 p.m. $20 pre-registered, $25 at door.

Classes at La Nota Dance Studio (135 Main St., Luzerne, 570.714.7934) • Zumba Toning: Mon./Wed., 7 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m. $5/class.

• Salsa Night Thurs., 7-9 p.m. at Luna Lounge (41 S. Main St., WilkesBarre) • Zumba Fitness: Tues./Thurs., 7 p.m. $5/class.

• Beginner Zumba Class: Sat., noon.

• Pilates/Yoga Classes: Tues., 5:30 p.m. with Doreen Ramowski. $48/6week session. Call 822.1200 for info/ registration.

• Zumba Classes: Mon., Wed., 5 p.m. $5 class.

• Ballroom Dancing: Sat., 7 p.m. $10/person.

Club Fit (1 West Broad St., Hazleton, 570.497.4700, www.clubfithazleton.com)

Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Yoga for You: Mon., Wed., Sat., 10-11 a.m. $10 per lesson. Bring yoga mat or beach towel. Call for details.

Egyptian Belly Dance Classes with Dianna Shahein. Call 570.343.2033 for various times/ locations. Private/group classes available.

Exhale Yoga Studio (900 Rutter Ave., 2nd floor, Forty Fort, behind Beer Deli in the “big brick building,” 570.301.3225) • Free style Vinyasa: Tues., 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Thurs., 2-3:15 p.m., Fri., 6-7:15 p.m. All levels, breathing, aromatherapy and guided meditations. $10 per class.

Goshin Jitsu Martial Arts Classes Every month at Golightley’s Martial Arts (Mark Plaza Shopping Center, Rt. 11, Edwardsville).

Classes focus on cardio, stretching, defense, stamina and more. Self defense, cardio and karate aerobics also available. $75/month. Call 570.814.3293 for info.

Haifa Belly Dance (Haifabellydance.com, 570.836.7399) • Mon., 5:15 p.m., Serenity Wellness & Dance Center (135 Main St., Luzerne) • Wed., 6 p.m., Holistic Health Center (Route 6, Tunkhannock) Harris Conservatory for the Arts (545 Charles St. Luzerne, 718.0673) • Cardio Kickboxing: Wed., 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 9-10 a.m. $5/class. Call for info.

• Hoop Fitness Techniques: Mon., 7:30-8:30 p.m. $5/class. Call for info.

Hoop Fitness Classes (whirligighoopers.com) • Beginner/Intermediate: Mon., 7:30 p.m., Harris Conservatory (545 Charles St., Luzerne). $5. Call 718.0673 to reserve spot.

• Beginner/Intermediate: Thurs., 5:30 p.m., Studio 32 (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) $5.

Jeet Kune Do Fighting Concepts Teaches theories of movement in Martial Arts. $100/month. Call instructor Mike DiMeglio for info, 570.371.8898.

Leverage Performance Training Studio (900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort, 570.388.2386, www.leveragetrainingstudio.com ) • Primal Scream Classes, a Tabata Circuit Training Class: Tues./Thurs., 7 p.m., free if member, $5 with member, $10 non-member • Primal Scream Express: Tues./ Thurs., 8 p.m., free if member, $5 with member, $10 non-member ❏ Workshops, discount available for series.

• Recap & Primal Scream fitness class: March 30, 7:30 p.m., $15 members, $20 non-member Maximum Health and Fitness (310 Market St., Kingston, 570.283.2804) • Ab Lab with Amy: Sat., 8:30 a.m.; Mon., 7:30 p.m. Call for info.

Meditation/Yoga classes at Spectrum Health & Racquet Club (151 Terrace Dr., Eynon). Meditation: Fri., 7-8 p.m. Yoga: Sat., 9:45-10:45 a.m. $5 each class, bring mat. Call 570.383.3223 for info.

Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.2661, odysseyfitnesscenter.com)

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NEPA Bonsai Society (Midway Garden Center, 1865 Hwy. 315, Pittston, 570.654.6194, www.myspace.com/nepabonsai). Monthly meeting last Wed. of every month, 7 p.m. at center. Features business sessions and demonstrations/programs/workshops

Club (www.northeastphotographyclub.org) meets the first Wed. of each month at 7 p.m., in the boardroom of Prime Med (old Wes Freedman Building) off Morgan Hwy., (first parking lot on the left, just below Allied Complex). Meetings cover wide variety of topics and features monthly contest, guest speakers.

Membership open to anyone interested in photography.

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A different way to focus on art

By Christine Moua Weekender Intern

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eonardo da Vinci is known for his most famous piece of work, the “Mona Lisa,” Claude Monet is known for his “Water Lilies” and tattoo artists are know for using the body as a canvas to reveal their great works. Festivalgoers can be provide their bodies as canvases when Inkin’ the Valley presents The Spring Fling, a Tattoo and Arts gathering on April 1-3 at The Woodlands Inn and Resort in Plains Twp. A tradition started 5,000 years ago, tattoos have been marking our bodies with creative and unique works of art. Marc’s Tattooing is sponsoring the event to not only feature great artists, but to show NEPA that there is more to tattoos than just ink.

“It was something more towards arts events, there is not that much art in this area,” says Crystal Phan, manager of the Wilkes-Barre Marc’s. “The event is really just geared towards people in the arts. It’s about not being scared to express yourself in the arts. We really took that into consideration when we put this event together.”

With the goal of trying to show more arts in the area, The Spring Fling focuses on more than just the tattoos, but on the artists themselves.

Some people don’t consider tattoo artists as real artists, and The Spring Fling will prove that stereotype wrong by showcasing the artists’ other works.

“Tattoos are going to be featured, but the artist always gets overlooked,” says Phan. “(The Spring Fling) is going to showcase what they can do, not just their tattoos.”

Inkin’ the Valley, the event that The Spring Fling is inspired by, features the Sideshow Gathering, which shows oddities and non-stop events.

So what’s the difference be-

Inkin’ the Valley will present The Spring Fling Tattoo and Arts gathering this weekend.

“This is a new thing, smaller scale, more towards the tattoo community.”

Crystal Phan on the differences between The Spring Fling and Inkin’ the Valley

tween the two?

“This is a new thing, smaller scale, more towards the tattoo community,” says Phan. “Focuses on art, not just stream line tattoos; The Spring Fling features different artists. People should expect a nice, laidback atmosphere, very artsy, unique, different from a typical tattoo convention. ” The Spring Fling will feature tattooing and body piercing, free tattoo contests, Open Invitation Art Show, art auction, live performances, live music, interactive art fusion exhibits, art contests and many more. The art categories range from oil, acrylic, pastel, graphite, pen and ink, watercolor, black-andwhite photography, color photography, sculpture and mixed media.

“It’s going to be an art show with sideshow arts,” says Phan. “There will be live art fusion, different artists will be able to show their work, and then the award ceremonies, where the winners from each art contest category will be announced.

It’s really all about honoring

people in the art community.”

The Spring Fling is an important part for the community because of the recent budget cuts in the arts, such as music in the local schools, and arts has been lacking.

Integrating a student with another academic subject brings another interest into their atmosphere, making the class lesson memorable instead of just the usual lectures.

“This event is so important because it focuses on the arts,” says Phan. “With how things are going in the economy, arts really haven’t been in the spotlight. You can still be original and you don’t have to buy your artwork from a department store.

There are still artists willing to share their arts that are very talented.”

W The Spring Fling, Fri. April 1, 5-11 p.m., Sat. April 2, 1-11 p.m., Sun. April 3, 1-7 p.m., The Woodlands (1073 Route 315, Plains Twp.), $15 for whole weekend. Info: 570.820.3465, inkinthevalley.com

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Weekender Correspondent

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my phone the next day, I was greeted by a suspicious grin on the bartender’s face.

After being without my phone for an entire day, I instantly checked my messages.

“Why did you send me a picture of your penis?” read a text message from someone I hadn’t talked to in two years.

Shit! Was I so drunk that I sent a picture message of my d--k? This couldn’t be! I know I was three sheets to the wind, but even I wasn’t crazy enough to do that!

Was I? While checking my sent messages, I discovered a picture of a crooked penis and another of some girl bent over sent to a massive amount of my contacts — all after 2 a.m.! I didn’t have my phone with me after 2 a.m.! The bartender of Tiki Lounge did! That asshole sent obscene pictures of his crooked dong and some girl to people in my phone! No wonder he had a grin when he handed it to me!

To top it off, the pictures were forwarded to Mark Pender, the trumpet player for Conan O’Brien’s late night show! Pender gave me his phone number as a token of appreciation for being his son’s camp counselor two years earlier, in case I ever wanted tickets to see Conan’s show. I can only imagine what he thought when he got a picture of a penis sent from the number of his son’s former camp counselor!

As random contacts in my phone were sent pictures of a crooked appendage not attached to my body, I learned something: In life you have to take the bad with the good.

Sure I may not remember my 21st birthday. But from what I’m told, I had a good time …

W Share your 21st birthday memories with Justin on Facebook.com/ sorrymomanddad & Twitter @sorrymomanddad!

By Michael Golubiewski Special to the Weekender

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3.5 liter, 6-cylinder

Owner:

Mike Miller of Pittston “I have added a Magnaflow cat-back exhaust, an Injen cold-air intake, 20-inch staggered Ruff Racing rims and Tein lowering springs,” Miller says. “I also had a full audio/video system done by Sound Solutions. It’s a great car with some great modifications.” W PAGE 53

here are a few monumental moments in a young man’s life: The day he brags to his friends that he lost his virginity, the day he actually loses his virginity, and the day he turns 21. Since I’ve been known to party like there’s no tomorrow just to celebrate a Tuesday, you better believe my 21st birthday was an adventure of epic proportions! It was a night I forecasted ending with hand cuffs or an unplanned pregnancy, but never in my wildest dreams did I expect it to end with me swearing these four words: “That’s not my penis!”

When I realized my 21st birthday would fall on a Saturday, I thoroughly planned my weekend: Friday night I would party with my underage friends, ditch them at midnight to bar crawl in my college town with my friends who were of age and on Saturday night take a limo into downtown Pittsburgh with a group of friends to further commemorate the occasion.

As any 21st birthday should, mine was a progression of imbecilic behavior. Following a blur of drunk dialing my mom while laying in someone’s yard and urinating in the pocket of a pool table, my 21st birthday weekend came to a sobering halt when the limo dropped us back at my apartment, and I noticed my phone was missing.

While everyone was searching the limo for my cell phone, I couldn’t help but worry that I left it at one of the bars I went to that night. Could it be at Casey’s, where the midget bartender hops on top of the bar while pouring shots in your mouth?

“It’s at Tiki Lounge!” announced my friend The Mooch after calling my phone. “The bartender picked up the phone and said it was left there.”

The bartender that found my phone assured my friend they would keep an eye on it, saying I could pick it up the next evening during their shift. When I picked up

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speak and see POETIC Barnes & Noble WilkesKing’s Booksellers (7 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.4700) ❏ Monthly Book Clubs, all 6:30-7:30 p.m.

• Teens: third Mon. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Ages 14-18.

• New Age: last Thurs., 6:30-7:30 p.m.

• “The Slug Club,” an all-ages club about Harry Potter: first Wed., 6:307:30 p.m., led by Charles Moore.

Costumes encouraged, not required. ❏ Children’s Events: • Young Readers Monthly Activity Night: first Thurs., 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Ages 8-12.

• American Girl Doll Give-A-Way: first Thurs., 6:30-7:30 p.m.

• Weekly Sat. morning story time, 11 a.m.-noon.

Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500) • Writers Group Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. The group celebrates all different types of writing styles and formats. Join anytime. Admission free.

Call to register.

Friends of the Scranton Public Library (520 Vine St., Scranton, 570.348.3000) • Bus trip to Morgan Library and Museum in New York City: April 30. $30 for Friends members, $35 nonmembers. RSVP by April 1. Call Tina Thomas for info.

Friends of the Taylor Community Library (710 S. Main St., 570.562.1234, Taylor) • Spring Fling Tea Party sponsored

by Taylorville Tea Society: April 2, 1-2:30 p.m. Events include book signing of “Taylor Arcadia, Images of America” by Margo Azzarelli, tea-leaf readings by Madam Yarns, more. Fun spring hats encouraged. Free, seating limited. Tea/dessert served.

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King’s College Events:

(133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5900, www.kings.edu) • Campion Society Open Reading: April 19, 7:30 p.m., Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. Community members share creative works. Free.

Avenue, Scranton, 570.589.0271, www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • Independent Artist Collective Video Collage Event: April 8, 7 p.m.

Visit www.iacollective.blogspot.com for info.

Marian Sutherland Kirby Library ( 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top, 570.474.9313) • Minute to Win it: April 9, 10-11 a.m.

Fun and exciting challenges participants must successfully complete in 60 seconds or less.

• Jeans Go Green/Save the Earth: April 30, 10-11 a.m. Learn about first Earth Day and create eco-friendly projects.

Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton • Seeking volunteers and accepting book and tag-sale donations for annual spring book and plant sale April 30-May 1. Donations of all used hardcover and paperbacks, videos, CDS, records and more can be placed in boxes on Monroe Ave. side of library through April 27.

Mulberry Poets & Writers Assoc. (MPWA) • MPWA Trip to New York City: April 17. Features an MPWA reading at The Bowery Poetry Club. $20 members, $30 non-members.

Wyoming Valley Poetry Society (P.O. Box 173, Wilkes-Barre, 570.829.3163) • 26th annual Spring Poetry Contest: open for grades 112, deadline March 31.

Call 823.0786 for info.

Osterhout Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0156, ext.

217) • Poetry reading with Brian Fanelli and Dawn Leas: April 2, 2-4 p.m. to celebrate National Poetry Month. To meet the poets, RSVP to 829.1959.

Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton) • Story Pirates arts and creative writing program for youths: May 17, 10 a.m., $7 University of Scranton • The Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection: through April 18. One of the most extensive collections of American ornamental penmanship from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library, free. Call 570.941.6341.

The Vintage Theater (119 Penn

VISUAL Blue Heron Art Gallery (121 Main St., Wyalusing, 570.746.4922, www.blueheronart.org) Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday by appt.

• “Face to Face- Interface:” through April 28. Features work by several renowned portraitists.

The Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books (204 Church St, 2nd Floor, Montrose) • “Spring Peepers:” through April 2 featuring Artists’ Open House Weekend Artists.

• Opening Reception for Second Story Books: April 9, 6-8 p.m.

Camerawork Gallery (Downstairs in the Marquis Gallery, Laundry Building, 515 Center St., Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cameraworkgallery.org, rross233@aol.com) Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

• “Random Moments:” a show of recent photographs by Bernie Andreoli and Rolfe Ross: through March 30.

Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org) Admission $5 adults; $3 students/ seniors; $2 children 6-12; Everhart Museum members free.

• “John and Yoko, a New York Love Story:” Features last photographs of John Lennon by Allen Tannenbaum through April 4.

• “With bullets singing all around me:” Regional Stories of the Cival War: through July 17.

• “Medics In Action: Caring For the Wounded:” through July 17.

Gallery at the Pocono Community Theater (88 S. Courtland St., East Stroudsburg, 570.421.3456. poconocommunitytheater.org) • “One Artist Two Styles” by Tim Weaver: through April 30.

• “Assemblage” by Bill Pilling: through April 30.

Hope Horn Gallery (Hyland Hall, University of Scranton, 570.941.4214) • 25th Annual Student Exhibit: April 1-15. Opening reception April 1, 6-8 p.m.

The Linder Gallery at Keystone College • Drawings and paintings of Nathan Goldstein and his wife Harriet Fishman: through April 29. Artist reception April 15, 6-8 p.m. Goldstein will give a presentation on his artwork April 14, 12:30 p.m. in President’s Dining Room, Hibbard Campus Center.

MacDonald Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat./Sun., 1-5 p.m.

• Watercolors and works on canvas by the late Alice Welsh Jenkins: through April 21.

The Main Street Gallery (27 N. Main St., Carbondale) • The 2nd Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition: through April 29. Exhibit is a project of the Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce.

Marquis Art & Frame (122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0518) Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

• “Collected & New Works” by Barbro Jernberg and Kelly Olszyk: through May 7.

New Visions Studio/Gallery (11 S. Keyser Ave., Taylor, www.newvisionstudio.com. 978.501.7812) Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment.

• “Organic Darkroom,” a photography exhibit of c-prints by John Steck Jr.: through April 5.

Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art) Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat./Sun., 1-5 p.m.

• “Luzerne County Women In Pastel Invitational:” through April 21. Features artists Alice Laputka, Georgiana Cray Bart, Anna Ostapiw, Shirley Trievel, Mary Louise Steinberg, Natalia A. Kerr, Tobi Balin Grossman and

Liz Bignel Plashinski.

The Philip Hone Gallery (742 Main St., Honesdale, philiphonegallery.com, 570.253.5577) • Gallery Talks: April 7, 7 p.m., featuring painter Jeanne Esposito on “Feminine Power and the Arts.”

Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.edu/ schulmangallery, 570.740.0727) Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 5-8 p.m.

• 30th Annual Rossetti Exhibit: through April 6, featuring winning artwork by students in Tunkhannock Something Special (23 W. Walnut St., Kingston) Hours: Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

• Charlotte Kindler exhibit: through April 1.

Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University (150 S. River St., Stark Learning Center) • “Elise Wagner: A Decade in Painting:” through May 22. Artist’s reception April 8, 5-7 p.m.

STAR Gallery at the Mall at Steamtown (570.969.2537/ 343.3048) • “Bending Reality:” through March 31. Features stylized illustrations and figure drawings of Gerry Stankiewicz.

• “Archetypes in Sculptural Metaphors,” featuring sculptures of Tom Gates and Simona Gavern: April 1-30.

Opening reception April 1, featuring music by Robert D’s Music & Memories Show.

The Vintage Theater (119 Penn Avenue, Scranton, 570.589.0271, www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com) • Pro-Peace Art Show: April 1, 6 p.m., featuring works created through University of Scranton’s Education for Justice’s Peace and Reconciliation Initiative. Free, call 941.7401 for info.

Widmann Gallery (Located in King’s College’s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center between North Franklin and North Main Streets, WilkesBarre, 208.5900, ext. 5328) Gallery hours: Mon. through Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

• 23rd Annual King’s Student Exhibit: April 11-May 4. Features works by Mass Communication Dept. and classes in sculpture and drawing.

Opening reception April 15, 6-8 p.m., free.

The Wyoming Valley Art League (47 N. Franklin St., WilkesBarre, www.wval.org, 570.288.1020) • Michael Hockenberry “Finishing Touches:” April 8-9.

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• Yoga Classes: Sun., 12:30 p.m.; Mon., 7:15 a.m.; Tues., 7 a.m., 5 p.m.; Wed., 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. All levels welcome.

• ZumbAtomic: Lil Starz, ages 4-7: 5:30 p.m.; Big Starz, ages 8-12: 6:15 p.m.

Pocono Yoga & Meditation Classes (570.472.3272, www.PoconoYoga.com) Classes with Suzi, certified yoga instructor • Gentle Yoga: Thurs., 6:30 p.m., East Mountain Apartments. Free to residents.

• Private Yoga Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour. Call to schedule.

• Private Meditation Instruction: Only by appointment. $35 per hour.

Call to schedule.

Serenity Wellness (Main St. Luzerne, 570.328.8658) • Make Your Own Hula Hoop: May 1, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., $40 includes all supplies and instruction. Refreshments provided, call to register.

Sheri Pilates Studio (703 Market St., Kingston, 570.331.0531) • Beginner mat class: Tues., 5 p.m. $50/10 classes.

• Equipment classes on reformer and tower: $150/10 classes.

• Private training available on reformer, cadillac, stability chair, ladder barrel and cardiolates on rebounder.

Call studio for additional mat class/ equipment class schedule, all classes taught by certified instructors in Stott Pilates and Pilates Academy International.

Studio 32 (32 Forrest Street, Wilkes-Barre, 570.328.8658) • Make Your Own Hula Hoop: April 10, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., $40 includes all supplies/instruction. Refreshments provided, call to register.

Waering Stained Glass Studio (336 N. Washington St., Wilkes-

The Yoga Studio (210 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 570.301.7544) • Yoga: Mon., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:30 a.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m.

• Zumba: Tues., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m., 7 p.m.; Fri., 5:30 p.m.

YMCA of Greater Scranton (570.346.5836) schedule of events: ❏ Walks with Hiking Jane (343.5144, hikingjane.com): • Carey Mountain (Eynon): April 3, 9:15 a.m., 3-mile moderate to steep.

Meet in YMCA parking lot.

• Tobyhanna Lake: April 10, 9:15 a.m., 5-mile easy to moderate. Meet in YMCA parking lot.

Zumba Fitness Classes • Mon./Wed., 5:15 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m., at TLC Fitness Center (bottom of Morgan Hwy., Scranton). $5/class. Call 570.558.7293 for info.

• Adult classes held at Fitwize 4 Kids Tues./Thurs., 7:15, Sun., 11 a.m. on Keyser Ave. across from Keyser Oak Shopping Center Call 348.9383 for info.

OUTSIDE 1st Annual 5K Race/1 mile Family Fun Walk April 16, 9 a.m., Holy Rosary School (125 Stephenson St., Duryea). Pre-registration preferred, but can register day of from 7:30-8:30 a.m. $20, $25/family for walk. For info/registration, visit www.neparunner.com or call Rene at 570.457.2553.

Hickory Run State Park (1137 Honey Hole Road, 570.403.2006) • Tumblin’ Timberdoodles: April 2, 7:15-8:15 p.m., Meet at park office. Call to RSVP. • Amazing Amphibians: April 3, 1:30-2:30 p.m., ages 6+. Meet at park office, call to register.

Northeastern PA Chapter of the Sierra Club • Call to Action: April 2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., free and open to public. Presentations and discussion of natural gas extraction.

• Walk the Back Mountain Trail Luzerne to Trucksville: April 9, 9:30 a.m., meet 9:30 p.m. at trailhead on Parry St., Luzerne, park at Knights of Columbus (57 Parry St.) Call Jen, 570.819.2147 for info. Free to public.

SOCIAL GROUPS The Better Breathers Club of the American Lung Asso-

ciation • Discussion, “Community Resources and End-of-Life Care for COPD:” April 5, 6:30-8 p.m., John Heinz Rehabilitation Center (150 Mundy St., WilkesBarre) Featured speakers: Brigid Shappelle and Emily Ariel. BBC educates those with lung disease and provides guidance on how to live with condition. Free, contact Emily Ariel at 570.830.2078 or eariel@allied-service.org to RSVP. Clear 4 Tea Party (clear4teaparty.com) • 2nd Anniversary Tea Party Rally: April 15, noon, Honesdale Central Park. Visit website to participate or for more info.

Community Film Project • Free Film Screening: April 9, 8-10 p.m., DeNaples Center (900 Mulberry St., Scranton). Donations accepted for Leahy Center.

Holistic Moms Network (wyomingvalleypa.holisticmoms.org, 1560 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, 570.466.1347) • Starting a Garden: April 7, 5:307:30 p.m. Anne Poole will discuss the basic of building a small-scale garden.

Lackawanna County German-American Society (Genetti Manor, 1505 N. Main Avenue, Dickson City, 570.842.4268) • Spring Festival: April 2, doors 4:30 p.m., German-style Buffet, 5:30 p.m., music & dancing 7-10 p.m.

The NEPA Rainbow Alliance (www.gaynepa.com) • Rainbow Awards Gala: April 16, 5:30 p.m., top-shelf open-bar, cocktail reception, gourmet dinner and awards, prom-style after-dinner dancing with live entertainment, All proceeds benefit RA. $75/person.

Visit rainbowawards.org for info/ tickets.

NEPA Youth For Christ • Annual fundraising banquet: April 8, 6-9 p.m., Firoelli’s, Peckville. Features inspirational speaker Joel Sonnenberg and Christian artist Todd Agnew.

Vintner’s Circle (1152 Commerce Blvd., Suite 102, Dickson City, 570.383.0224, vintnerscircle.com): • In Store Wine Makers Club: March 30, 6-7 p.m.

• At Home Wine Makers Network Group: April 6, 6-7 p.m.

W - compiled by Christine Moua, Weekender Intern Send your listings to weekender@theweekender.com, 90 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703 or fax to 570.831.7375

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By Jim Rising

Weekender Correspondent

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t’s pothole season once again in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Sometimes it seems like we have just two seasons in NEPA. Pothole season. Pothole patching season. I wonder if there isn’t a conspiracy going on here. That maybe the guys who fix the potholes are out in the dead of the night with shovels, jack hammers and dynamite making new and bigger potholes. Reopening the ones they fixed earlier that day.

What other explanation can there be for the miraculous, sometimes overnight appearance, of these suspension breaking monsters?

The Rising ranch abuts what should be a pleasant, sleepy, two-lane country road. It’s a narrow stretch called “Old 115” that has a speed suggestion of 35 miles per hour. I say a suggestion because most people travel at 55 miles per hour plus on it and I have watched with silent wonder at a few travelers who were no doubt in training for breaking the land speed record which is 415 miles per hour, set on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Key word there, “flat.” No potholes there. Also, no telephone poles or trees or ditches.

Here on “Old 115” we have a pothole farm. We grow lots of them and, they are big ones.

Magnificent, really. They appear every year which a regularity that you could set your watch by. The people who are working on the land speed record hit them. All the time.

We know this how?

First of all, we hear them hit. It sounds like a sonic boom. Deep, chesty reverberations that could wake you from a drug-induced coma. Because this once sleepy road is now, apparently, a superhighway it’s relentless. 24 hours a day we hear hapless motorists slam into these potholes of doom.

Boom. Pause. Boom. Brief pause. Boom! It’s almost, but not quite, hypnotic. Learn to sleep through that distraction and you will sleep with ease through the apocalypse.

Our second tell-tale? Hubcaps and spare parts.

I used to take the hubcaps and hang them on highway markers,

so the owners could reclaim them. I considered myself a good Samaritan. I no longer bother. I would spend all my time doing it.

I have collected enough spare parts ejected from passing vehicles to build a car. Yesterday, I found an entire spring and shock absorber assembly. It was at least three feet long and weighed enough that it took me three tries to throw it in the woods.

One of these potholes is more like a crater. You could stand in it. Only the top of your head would show. This evil creature fills with water (when it does this we call it a “lake”) and when the conditions are cold enough the h20 is splashed out by land speed record setters. This then freezes on the rest of the road and soon we hear cars bouncing into trees, telephone poles and landing in ditches.

One year someone skidded off the road and vaporized my poor, defenseless mailbox. We never even found a smell.

I have heard of plans to “improve” this section of road. This summer, I am told, the highway department guys will be out in force with fluorescent orange cones, big machines that beep when they back up and men with bored expressions leaning on shovels. Traffic backups will be the stuff of legends.

I am against this for obvious reasons. The amount of time it will take to do this project will be measured by calendar pages.

Misery awaits.

When the road is fixed and is as smooth as a baby’s posterior, the land speed record setters will increase their velocity. What was once just stupid will become insanely dangerous. Cars will be catapulted off the road as if they had jet assisted take off devices mounted in the tailpipes.

Also, how will I ever sleep without the sonic boom of cars hitting the bottom of my pothole farm?

W Reach Jim at contact@jamesrising.com Even more rants appear on his blog, updated every day at jamesrising.com

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• Fri.: Community Ballroom (call for registration details) • Sat.: Prenatal Yoga 9:30 a.m.; Essential Yoga All Levels 11 a.m.

• Sun.: Slow Flow 11 a.m.

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Weekender Correspondent PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Pisces loathe being forced to make up their minds more quickly than they want to. However, sometimes that can take ages. When your decision affects another person (particularly in regards to questions like, “Do I want to spend the rest of my life with him/her?”), rushing to a (perhaps poor) decision is a bad idea. However, stringing someone along while you take your sweet time figuring it out is worse, especially if it robs them of the chance to find an alternative should you decide against them. Reality check time. Asking for a few months to figure things out is perfectly acceptable; a few years, on the other hand, isn’t.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Sex is fantastic, but don’t get carried away. Most Rams wouldn’t dream of entering a serious relationship where the sex didn’t rock, but you can sometimes place more value in this department than is strictly warranted. After all, as years go by, you’ll spend much more time out of bed with this person than in. Without an exceptional rapport when you’re not naked with each other, it’ll be a rocky road.

Don’t be blinded by passion; make sure you’re into this person during the cold light of freshly post-coital day — before you commit to something that might not be as good when the sex isn’t as great.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Money’s great, but selling out isn’t. Of course, this is hardly a black-and-white issue, and everyone has to make compromises in order to bring in the dough.

That’s just how it works. But ultimately only you can accurately gauge whether the ones you’ve made (or are thinking about making) feel “right.” If they don’t, there’s an obvious solution: simply saying no, but unfortunately very few people, especially in these crappy economic times, have the moral fortitude to turn down a buck in favor of their own admirable principles.

The question is: do you?

up owing whom and how much you’re actually willing to put up with. So many questions! You’ve got about a week to come up with the answers.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) No one’s as good at making mountains out of molehills as a Cancer with too much time on her hands. Your busy brain requires emotionally charged stimuli most of the time, and if it doesn’t get it naturally, it’ll create some out of virtually nothing. Nine times out of 10, you regret these little episodes later, if you have a chance to reflect on them. The trick is anticipating that future regret and preventing it from happening by learning how to quell the drama before it erupts — and how to separate the real situations that ought to be addressed from the ones you just made up in your head. That’s this week’s task.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Be honest with yourself. If you’re not satisfied with how things are, only you can answer the question “Can I learn to live with this?” If things must change in order for you to stick around for the long haul, clarify and communicate those changes as soon as you can, even if such demands reflect poorly upon you; you’ll look worse if you pretend everything’s alright and then bail months or years down the line, without warning. Your great strength is knowing yourself and owning your desires; failing to do so is almost unforgivable, so get on it.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Smart and flexible people redirect their non-productive or constructive energy.

You can’t control your natural impulses and desires (and trying too hard to do so is very unhealthy; just ask all the poor guys who’ve tried to go “ex-gay” through homophobic religious conditioning), but you can use them to support your conscious choices rather than undermining them. If you’re horny for the mailman, use it to fuel your sex life with your partner. If you have a craving for adventure, figure out ways to make your life more adventurous — without messing shit up. Blindly following your strongest feelings is a bad idea; consciously and intelligently pursuing or redirecting them is a very good one.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Even though you’re exceptionally capable of seeing and understanding different perspectives on an issue, when you feel something strongly, sometimes it’s hard for you to shut up about it. That can be extremely insensitive to someone coming at it from another angle, or worse, stuck in the middle and unable, for various reasons, to pick a side at all. This is one of those times when you must learn to keep quiet for the good of others, even if biting your tongue is extremely difficult to do.

The momentary satisfaction of speaking up would be greatly outweighed by the regret that’d kick in a minute later.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) “Finders keepers, losers weepers,” may sort of work as a childhood adage, but in general that’s not how it should work in the adult world. Just because there are many unscrupulous people doesn’t mean you need to add to their rank, quite the

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Speaking the truth can often be redundant, and fairly pointless. Although I’m pretty sure you’re not one of those morons who feel compelled to share such astute observations as “Wow, you’re really tall,” or “Your hair is so red!” sometimes the truths you are inclined to share also don’t need to be spoken aloud, since everyone concerned is already just as aware of them as the 6-foot 2-inch woman who’s forced to constantly acknowledge her height by simpleton strangers. It’s your job to speak the truth when no one else will. When everyone already knows it, just keep your mouth shut.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) This week encompasses one of my favorite “holidays:” April Fool’s Day. Most Capricorns I know aren’t such big fans of the kinds of pranks pulled on this day, but I have some advice to help you shift your perspective. Being pranked can be an indication of affection! Most of these stunts require forethought, planning, set-up, and knowledge of the person being fooled, or at least their situation. That someone would go to such effort for a bit of fun is either a sign they have too much time on their hands, or they simply care about you (or both). Whether you pity or appreciate them (or both), try to be patient and good-natured about the whole thing, won’t you?

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Some people talk too much and rob situations of any energy or feeling they might have had. Others talk too little and deliberately or accidentally deceive or mislead others. This week is finding just the right balance of communication, that’ll clue people in to the stuff they need to know, but not suck all the air out of the room. That’s an awfully tricky balance to strike, but if anyone’s capable of it, you Aquarians are. And since most of the other people involve are fairly terrible at it, it might just be up to you to either clarify the situation further, for them — or tell them to shut up, already.

W To contact Caeriel send mail to sign.language.astrology@gmail.com.

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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Being obligated to something by someone else is galling. Sadly, plenty of people have enough nerve to sign you up for something without even asking. Now you’re in the awkward position of backing out, throwing your “friend” (or worse, spouse) under the bus, or performing a duty you never actually agreed to. Sleep on it. There’ll be fallout no matter what you decide — the question is who do you want it to fall on, who you wish will end

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opposite, actually. Another person might pick up a lost wallet, pocket the cash and toss the thing in the trash — you, however, should not. Consider it your job this week (and always, actually) to attempt to restore people’s decaying faith in humanity, even if it’s not in your financial best interest, not further undermine it.

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New, paid $62,000 Must sell $45,900 570-299-9370

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CHEVROLET `09 EQUINOX Low mileage, 15000

miles, automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, AM/FM radio, cassette player, CD player, keyless entry, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, tinted windows. $17,500.

(570) 954-9333 Call after 9:00 a.m.

CHEVROLET 2010 CAMARO V-6 Victory Red, black interior, all bells and whistles. $25,000 570-706-6489

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Coupe, 4,500 miles.

2.2 liter, 32 MPG, 1 owner, $14,000 negotiable. White, auto, perfect condition. 570-785-4444

CHEVY `06 EQUINOX 4x4, 62,000 miles,

silver, comes with 3 year, 50k mile warranty. $11,900.

570-474-5566

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412 Autos for Sale

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MAZDA `04 RX-8 Hunter Green,

Light green, 18,000 miles, loaded, leather, wood trim, $24,000.

570-222-4960 leave message

CHRYSLER 93 LEBARON Green 2 door Con-

vertible. Inspected.

Tan color canvas top.

Runs very good. Asking $2700, must sell. Taking serious offers.

570-604-1118

CHRYSLER `02 PT CRUISER Inferno Red, flame

design. Chrome wheels. 47,000 miles, one owner.

Looks and runs great. New inspection. $6,875 Call (570) 472-1854

FORD `04 MUSTANG Mach I, 40th

ANNIVERSARY EDITION V8, Auto, 1,200 miles, all options, show room condition. Call for info.

Asking $24,995 Serious inquiries only. 570-636-3151

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FORD `92 MUSTANG

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Auto., sunroof, alloy wheels, 44K miles, silver with black cloth, new Blizzaks, KBB over $16,000, Must sell! $12,900 Call after 5 pm.

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HONDA 08 ACCORD EX Silver, Moonroof, Only 36k!

EXTRA CLEAN! $18,900.

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80,000 miles.

New brakes & rotors. New alignment. Two new rear tires.

No accidents.

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ic, front wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, AM/FM radio, CD player, new breaks, rotors, power steering pump, $8,500.

(570) 704-8685

HONDA `09 PILOT Low mileage,

24.000 miles, four wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, all power, CD changer, rear windshield wiper, custom wheels, $22,900.

(570) 313-2749

HYUNDAI `04 TIBURON GT

Blue, 5 speed manual, CD, Air, factory alarm, power windows & locks. 38K. $7,500 negotiable.

Call 570-540-6236

INFINITI 03 I35 Platinum with Black Leather, Moonroof, “Bose” Only 84k.

IMPRESSIVE! $9,990.

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WANTED!

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MAZDA `04 3

Hatchback, 92,000 miles. Excellent condition. auto, sunroof, premium sound and alloy wheels. $8,300 (570) 864-2337

MERCEDES-BENZ `01 C-240 121,000 miles.

Loaded, leather seats, 4 door. $5,200 Call 570-283-1800 M-F, 9am - 5pm All other times (570) 388-6422

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100 point Concours quality restoration. Red with black fenders. Never Driven.

0 miles on restoration.

RARE! $40,000 $38,000

1993 CADILLAC ALLANTE

13,000 Original Miles Exquisite Red with candy clear coat, black top with beige leather interior. Digital gauge package & optional chrome & gold alloy wheels. Convertible.

Beautiful, Must Sell! $31,000 $29,900

1993 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE 4 door

Blue-Sapphire Beauty!

Beautiful condition. Garage kept 26,000 miles. All available options fully loaded. 4 door. Grey leather interior $7,900

From an Exotic, Private Collection

Call 570-650-0278

MERCEDES-BENZ `05 240C 4Matic, V6 - Gray,

77K highway miles, Excellent condition, dealer serviced. Sun roof, heated seats. $15,500. Call 570-288-3916

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MERCEDES-BENZ `09 300C Low mileage,

26,000 miles, allwheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, GPS/navigation system, leather interior, sun/moon roof, new sport and luxury package, black in color. $36,000.

(570) 313-2749

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412 Autos for Sale

MERCEDES-BENZ NISSAN `08 ALTIMA Low mileage, 18000 miles, auto`73 450SL matic, front wheel Convertible with

removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. $31,000. Call 825-6272

MERCEDES-BENZ `95 SL 500 Convertible, with

removable hard top, dark Blue, camel interior, Summer Driving Only, Garage Kept.

Very Good Condition, No Accidents. Classy Car. Price Reduced! $13,995 or trade for SUV or other.

570-388-6669

MINI COOPER 05

Red, 79000 miles, automatic, 2 door, all power, sun roof, Excellent condition, runs great. $10,000 570-299-9092

NISSAN 08 SENTRA 2.0S Nutmeg with Creme Cloth, Auto, 51k.

NONE NICER $12,200.

825-3368

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NISSAN `06 SENTRA 1.8 S, Special

Edition, Power steering, brakes, windows & locks.

6 CD changer.

Excellent condition, 43K. $12,500.

570-881-6897

PONTIAC 69 FIREBIRD 400 CONVERTIBLE

Blue/white top & white interior.

Recent documented frame-off restoration. Over $31,000 invested. will sell $21,500.

570-335-3127

PORSCHE `02 BOXSTER S Great convertible,

black top, 6 speed manual transmission, carbon fiber dash, leather interior, front & rear trunk, fast & agile. $18,000 or best offer. Call 570-262-2478

TOYOTA `93 MR2

T-top, 5 speed.

AM/FM/CD, AC, power antenna.

New tires. No rust.

Great condition.

$5,000

(570) 708-0269 after 6:00PM

drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, all power, cruise control, GPS/navigation system, AM/FM radio, CD changer, Mp3 player, keyless entry, leather interior, sun/moon roof, rear defroster, new floor mats, Winter Frost pearl paint, heated seats, side mirror defroster, backup camera, auto rear view mirror dimmer, Bluetooth, phone, nav., & radio controls on steering wheel, 4.5 years remaining on 7 year 100,000 miles Nissan bumper to bumper Premium Warranty included, EXCELLENT CONDITION Altima HYBRID 35city/33 highway mpg. $18,900.

570-371-9001 Call after 5:00 p.m.

SALEEN `02 SE 281 Convertible, silver on black, garage kept, Production #351. 14,500 miles. Asking $23,500, Serious inquiries only!

570-477-3600

SCION 08 TC

Low mileage, 42,000 miles, 4 speed, front wheel drive, 2 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, AM/FM radio, CD player, Mp3 player, keyless entry, sun/moon roof, rear defroster, tinted windows. $14,200.

(570) 443-7522 Call before 9:30 p.m.

SUBARU 09 LEGACY SE ALL WHEEL DRIVE. Gray Pearl. Only $22k! $17,900.

825-3368

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TOYOTA 03 CAMRY White with Gray Leather, V6, Moonroof, Only 91k.

GREAT PACKAGE! $9,490.

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TOYOTA `06 AVALON New tires, new

brakes, Inspected March 4, AC, AVPS, Fully loaded, 18,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty.

90,000 miles. $12,900.

(570) 881-3712

Volkswagen 03 GTI moonroof, 5 speed, loaded,$9750 excellent condition, 570-578-2149

VWGold 02with PASSAT GLS Black Leather, Auto, Moonroof, 106k, One Owner.

IMPRESSIVE $7190.

825-3368

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Leather, Auto, Only 34k! BEAUTIFUL! $16,400.

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CORVETTES WANTED 1953-1972

Any Condition!

Courteous, Fast Professional Buyer.

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FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. $9,500.

570-579-3517

FORD `66

Mustang Coupe.

Pearl white, pony interior. Pristine condition. 26K miles. $17,000 or best offer.

(570) 817-6768

LINCOLN `88 TOWN CAR 61,000 original

miles, garage kept, triple black, leather interior, carriage roof, factory wire wheels, loaded, excellent condition. $5,500. Call Mike 570-237-7660

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1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $8,900.

Call 570-237-5119

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Gray Pearl, Leather, Moonroof, Only 33k!

EXCEPTIONAL! $17,200.

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415 Autos-Antique & Classic

CADILLAC `80 COUPE DEVILLE Excellent condition, $3,000 located in Hazleton.

570-454-1945 or 561-573-4114

CHEVROLET `68 C10

New 350 motor and new transmission. $8,500 or best reasonable offer.

(570) 906-1771

CHEVY `66 BEL AIR

2 door post car, in good condition for age.

Serious inquiries only, call for details. $8,500 or best offer. Call Steve at 570-407-0531

STUDEBAKER 31 Rumble seat, coupe Good condition.

Call for details (570) 881-7545

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT DRASTICALLY

REDUCED!!

This model only produced in 1967 & 1968. All original 45,000 miles, Color Burgundy, cloth & vinyl interior, 350 rocket engine, 2nd owner. Fender skirts, always garaged. Trophy winner at shows.

Serious inquiries only, $7,500.

570-690-0727

PONTIAC 84 TRANS AM

15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. 1 of 600 made, all available options, 63K miles, V8, auto.

T-roof, $7,995.

Call 570-817-2577

TANK 07 VISION

2007 Tank Motor Sports Vision Motorcycle.

250 cc, Brand new. 0 miles. $2,400. For more information call Tom at 570-825-2114

Boats & Marinas

CUSTOM CREST 15

Fiberglass boat with trailer. Outboard propulsion. Includes: 2 motors Erinmade, “Lark II series”

PRICE REDUCED! $2,400 NEGOTIABLE

570-417-3940

SALT CREEK SKIF

14’ fiberglass fishing boat, tri-hull (very stable), 25 HP Tahatsu outboard, Full Galvanized Trailer. Perfect Condition. Built in fuel tank. All new in ‘01. $2,500 570-256-7311

SEA NYMPH 94

19’, 4.0 Outboard motor, good condition. $6,000 or best offer. Call 570-722-4077

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Commercial Trucks & Equipment

CHEVROLET 89

C70. 24’ box. Lift gate, many new parts. $1,900.

(570)675-7546

CHEVY 08 3500 HD DUMP TRUCK 2WD, automatic.

439

Motorcycles

HARLEY DAVIDSON ` 06 SOFTTAIL NIGHTTRAIN Dark gray metallic, new rr tire & brakes, many extras. $10,900 (570) 592-4982

HARLEY DAVIDSON `01 Road King 19,000

miles, new tires, lots of extra chrome.

Like New. $12,900.

Call 570-639-1989 or 570-760-1023

HONDA 04 SHADOW SABRE 1100

439

Motorcycles

YAMAHA `04 V-STAR

1100 Custom. 5800 miles, light bar, cobra exhaust, windshield, many extras, must sell. $5,995. Call 570-301-3433

saddlebags, windshield, back rest, Black & Pearl, Excellent Condition.

Must See. Asking $2,499. Call after 4.

570-823-9376

YAMAHA` 08 R1 BEAUTIFUL BIKE Perfect condition.

3700 miles, new rear tire, undertail kit, cover. Price negotiable $7,900 570-852-9072

YAMAHA` 09 TT-R 110

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570-829-7130

Low riding hours. excellent condition. blue and white in color. Comes with chest protector and helmet $1,400.

(570) 313-2749

Excellent condition. $1500 or best offer.

570-498-7702

KAWASAKI 06 Vulcan Classic

1500 Black and chrome.

Fuel injected. 21” windshield. Passenger backrest.

Floor boards.

Remainder of warranty.

Expires Feb., 2012. Kept in heated garage!

Never damaged.

7,000 miles. Great condition! $6,800 570-574-9217

BARELY USED

YAMAHA` 09 VSTAR 650 CLASSIC

Like New. Less than 1000 miles. White and chrome. Garage kept. $6,300 (570) 817-8127

To place your ad call...829-7130 442 RVs & Campers

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC

boom; 92,000miles; $9999 or best price.

Great condition. Call 570-675-3384 or 570574-7002

Floorboards,V&H Pipes, White walls,Garage Kept.

6K Miles $5,500 (570) 430-0357

Super Lite Fifth Wheel. LCD/DVD flat screen TV, fireplace, heated mattress, ceiling fan, Hide-a-Bed sofa, outside speakers & grill, 2 sliders, aluminum wheels, water purifier, awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, raised panel fridge & many accessories & options.

Excellent condition, $22,500.

570-868-6986

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Only 12,000 miles.

Vehicle in like new condition. $21,900.

570-288-4322

FORD 99 E350 BUCKET VAN Triton V8. 2 speed

SUZUKI `07 C50T CRUISER EXCELLENT CONDITION Windshield, Bags,

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FORD 96 CLASS C

CONVERSION VAN Loaded. Low miles. Excellent condition.

$18,900

mint condition, 1 slide out a/c-heat.

Stove, microwave, fridge, shower inside & out. Many more extras.

Reduced. $15,500.

Call 570-842-6735

570-674-3901

CHEVROLET `05 TRAILBLAZER LT Black/Grey. 18,000

miles. Well equipped. Includes On-Star, tow package, roof rack, running boards, remote starter, extended warranty. $16,000 (570) 825-7251

SUNLITE CAMPER

22 ft. 3 rear bunks, center bathroom, kitchen, sofa bed.

Air, Fully self contained. Sleeps 6.

New tires, fridge awning. $4500.

215-322-9845

Susquehanna RV

“A Camper’s Best Friend” Rt. 11 BloomsburgDanville Highway

CHEVROLET `06 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 pickup, extended cab, 6 1/2 ft. box, automatic.

Pewter. 48,000 miles. Excellent condition. $17,000 Negotiable (570) 954-7461

570-389-9900

TRAVEL TRAILER 33 ft Rear queen master

bedroom, Walk thru bathroom.

Center kitchen + dinette bed. Front extra large living room + sofa bed.

Big View windows.

Air, awning, sleeps 6, very clean, will deliver. Located in Benton, Pa. $4,900.

215-694-7497

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

BUICK `05 RENDEZVOUSFully CX AWD,

loaded, 1 owner, 18,000 miles. 6 cylinder.

New inspection, tires & brakes. Like new, inside & out. $16,900. Call (570) 540-0975

CHEVROLET `07 TRAILBLAZER LS Perfect condition,

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CHEVR0LET`02 EXPRESS

Gulf Stream Conquest Motor Home.

31’, 460 V8, all options. 37K miles.

Excellent condition. $17,000. Call 570-868-5385

YAMAHA `97 VIRAGO SUNLINE `06 SOLARIS 750cc. 8,000 miles, Travel Trailer. 29’,

black, 13,500 miles. Windshield, saddle bag. Excellent condition. $4,500. Call (570) 852-9455

HONDA 2004 CRF 100.

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CHEVY `05 EQUINOX LT (premium pack-

age), 3.4L, 47,000 miles.

All wheel drive, power moonroof, windows, locks & seats.

Leather interior, 6 cd changer, rear folding seats, keyless entry, onstar, roof rack, running boards, garage kept, $14,750.

570-362-1910

CHEVY `94 GLADIATOR

Custom Van. 67K miles. Interior has oak wood trim, carpeting, storage areas, TV, rear seat convertible to double bed, curtains.

Seats 7. Power windows & seats. Custom lighting on ceiling. New exhaust system. New rear tires.

Recently inspected. Excellent condition. $4,800.

Call 570-655-0530

FORD `90 TRUCK 17’ box. Excellent

17,000 miles.

Asking $20,000 570-332-3681

running condition.

Very Clean. $5,000.

Call 570-287-1246

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

DODGE `10 GRAND CARAVAN Only 17k miles.

Fully loaded.

Excellent condition. Factory & extended warranty. $17,995 (570) 690-2806

DODGE `94

Dakota with cap.

1 owner, garage kept, very good condition. Many extras including lift & back seat.

29 MPG gas.

(570) 868-0944

FORD `01 LARIAT 250 Super Duty

with slide-in camper new tires, 4 door, 8’ bed. Soft and hardtop for bed covers., Good condition.

Sold together or separately $10,900 (570) 639-5478

FORD `03 F150 LARIAT Contractor ready

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HONDA `03 ODYSSEY High mileage,

140000 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, AM/FM radio, CD player, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, $5,990 (570) 606-4198

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JEEP `07 WRANGLER X 4x4, stick shift, soft

top. Red exterior, well maintained, garage kept. 11,500 miles, one owner.

AC, CD player, cruise control.

Tow package with cargo carrier.

Excellent condition. $18,700 Call 570-822-9680

LEXUS `04 GX 470 Black with dark

gray leather interior.

DVD player. Fully loaded. 92,000 miles. Excellent condition. $19,000 (570) 675-4424

TRUCKS FOR SALE Ford, GMC,

Refurbished, rebuilt engine, transmission replaced.

Rear-end removed and relubed. Brand new 10’ dump. PA state inspected. $12,900/best offer.

570-594-1496

International-Prices starting at $2,295.

Box Truck, Cab & Chassis available.

Call U-haul 570-822-5536

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with ladder rack & tool box, 4x4 diesel, under 97K. Great condition, $17,000 or best offer.

570-925-2845

FORD `99 E250

Wheelchair Van 78,250 miles. Fully serviced, new battery, tires & rods.

Seats 6 or 3 wheelchairs. Braun Millennium lift with remote. Walk up door. Front & rear A/C. Power locks & windows. Excellent condition. $9,500.

570-237-6375

HUMMER 05 H2

Yellow with black leather interior.

Front & rear heated seats. Many chrome accessories. $28,500 or best offer. Call (570) 788-9826 or (570) 956-8547 Leave Message

KIA `02 SEDONA

EX, Van, Sunroof.

61,000 miles.

Loaded. Good condition. $5000 or best offer.

570-606-7654

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LINCOLN 06 NAVIGATOR

Pearl white, all leather. Fully loaded with all options.

Navigation system, entertainment DVD package, 3rd row seating, climate control seats, sun roof, excellent condition. $14,995.

570-301-2244

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SUZUKI `09 GRAND4x4.

VITARA166 Luxury

horsepower 4 cylinder, 4 mode full time 4 wheel drive. 1,269 miles. 4 wheel anti lock disc brakes.

Leather, heated seats. Power seats, mirrors, locks & sunroof.

6 cd changer with 8 speakers. Cruise & tilt. Smart pass keyless entry start. $19,000. Call 570-401-3714

TOYOTA 06 TUNDRA BASE 4X2 Wine with Tan cloth, Auto, 4.0L. CLEAN TRUCK! $13,300.

825-3368

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NISSAN 01 FRONTIER XE XCAB 4X4

FREIGHTLINER ’97 MIDROOF 475 CAT & 10 speed transmission. $12,000

White with Gray Cloth, 5-Speed, 3.3L, Cap, 102k.

GOOD PACKAGE. $7,990.

FREIGHTLINER ’99 CONDO 430 Detroit, Super 10 transmission.

Asking $15,000.

825-3368

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NISSAN `08 ROGUE SL. AWD, 1 owner,

no accidents. 4 door hatchback, 6 cylinder, roof rails, dark gray, black interior. Premium wheels, new tires, brakes extra set of snows. Premium sound/Bose/bluetooth, XM radio.

Intelligent key entry.

Newly inspected 36,900 miles $19,500 (570) 371-7227

HONDA `10 ODYSSEY Special Edition.

Maroon, Fully loaded. Leather seats. TV/DVD, navigation, sun roof plus many other extras.

3rd seat. Only 1,900 Miles.

Brand New. Asking $37,000 (570) 328-0850

SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

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automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,000 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.

‘88 FRUEHAUF 45’ with sides. All aluminum, spread axle. $6,500.

2 storage trailers.

570-814-4790

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VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks Highest Prices Paid In Cash!!!

FREE Pick Ups Call Anytime 288-8995

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506 Administrative/ Clerical

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Equipment Business seeking Part Time Administrative Assistant.

Typing, Microsoft Office Suite, communication skills required.

Email Resume to: deanna@ chwaltz.com or fax to 570-435-2192

OFFICE MANAGER/ ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Needed for growing construction company. Must know Quickbooks & Excel.

Construction office experience and/or notary certification a big plus. Invoicing, bid preparation, & all other general office duties. Competitive wage according to experience.

Please email resume to: ceatrucking@ frontier.com. No phone calls please.

OPTICAL OFFICE HELP

Part time, with potential for full time. Flexible hours and Saturday mornings a must!

Send resume to: The Times Leader Box 2480 15 N Main St Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

507 Banking/Real Estate/Mortgage Professionals

TELLERS

FULL/PART TIME Cash handling experience a plus, computer and communication skills necessary.Required work days are Monday thru Friday and some Saturdays.

Applications are available at 881 Mundy Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

No phone calls please.

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Education/ Training

EDUCATORS We Are Seeking Certified Staff 2010-2011 Secondary Math Teacher Certified School Nurse, RN Title One Reading Specialist Physical Science Teacher PMCS-Monroe Cty. Please fax your resume to: 570-894-2793

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527 Food Services/ Hospitality

BARTENDERS/COOKS/ SERVERS NEEDED Apply in Person No Phone Calls Tipsy Turtle 245 Owen Street Swoyersville

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

FORKLIFT MECHANIC

Action Lift, Inc., Northeast PA’s authorized Crown and TCM forklift dealer, has an immediate opening for a full time forklift mechanic. Prior experience maintaining forklifts is required. We offer an excellent benefit package with health insurance, 401k, & paid holidays.

Please e-mail your resume to mermar@ actionliftinc.com or fax 570-603-2880.

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

INVISIBLE FENCE INSTALLER

Will train right person for installation of underground wire and equipment. Full time/ year round.

Must enjoy outdoor work. Must be able to work with dogs and their owners.

Landscape experience a plus. Valid PA drivers license required.

Apply in person.

Invisible Fence of NEPA., 132 N. Mountain Blvd Top of the Mountain Plaza, Mountaintop.

8:30 am - 4:30 pm.

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LANDSCAPE FOREPERSON

Immediate opening.

Minimum of 5 years experience. Valid PA Driver’s License a must. Knowledge of various patio/wall installations, planting techniques. Ability to read blueprints, oversee large scale jobs operate all necessary equipment. Self-motivated, ability to manage crews. Compensation based on experience.

570-779-4346

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

MAINTENANCE / SET-UP MECHANIC Fifty year old locally owned and operated company seeking reliable, self motivated individual with excellent work history for the position of maintenance/set-up mechanic and duties relative to a manufacturing environment.

Candidates should have the understanding of pneumatics and hydraulics and their relation to the operations on production machinery, and at least basic electrical knowledge. Person will mainly be responsible for the maintenance, setup, and start up of production machinery and ensuring proper machine operation during the course of production but will also assist in other areas throughout the manufacturing facility. Some moderately heavy lifting involved. We offer competitive wages, health and dental insurance, retirement and life insurance benefits, and an excellent working environment.

Position is day shift, Monday thru Friday.

Please send resume and salary requirements to: P.O. Box 1126 Kingston, Pa. 18704 or fax them to 570-287-1152.

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CLASS A CDL FLAT BED DRIVER

Home Every Night At least 1 year experience

570-288-3628

COURIER NEEDED Independent Contractor

Excellent pay with a growing company.

Call 570-606-7838

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Full time, able to drive a 20’ truck, 7 year clean driving record, able to do physical work and lift 60 lbs., PA driver medical card, motor vehicle report, flexible hours, $9/hour plus incentive on pounds collected.

Apply at: U’SAgain Recycling 486 S. Empire St. Wilkes-Barre 570-270-2670 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

548 Medical/Health

548 Medical/Health

C.N.A. S, RN S, PT S, OT S & ST S WANTED

PART-TIME/FULL-TIME EMT S, PART-TIME PARAMEDICS, PARTTIME VAN DRIVERS

Angel’s Touch Homecare, a Millenium Home Health Care Company, is looking for C.N.A.’S, RN’s, PT’s, OT’s and ST’s with homecare experience to join our growing team.

Currently there are PRN positions available in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.

Interested applicants should forward resume to: Bridget Elias.

Fax: 570-655-3175 email: belias@ mhomehealth.com.

EOE

COMMUNITY HOME WORKER

Full Time Week On Week Off shift (including 7 asleep overnight shifts) is available working with individuals with developmental disabilities in the Dallas area.. Experience is helpful, paid training is provided. Valid drivers license is required.

Starting salary is $22,048+ benefits. For information or application, call IMPACT SYSTEMS, Inc. at 570-829-3671. Drug free workplace EOE

DIETARY AIDES

Healthcare Services Group at Highland Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is currently accepting applications for part time Dietary Aides. Apply in person Monday - Friday between the hours of 9am-4pm at: 750 Schooley Ave. Exeter, PA 18643

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Lakeside Nursing Center is in need of the following: •Nurses Part Time RN: 7a to 3p •Part Time LPN: 3p to 8p •Full or Part Time RN or LPN: 11p to 7a •CNAs: Part Time All Shifts Apply in person to: Box 357 Old Lake Rd. Harvey’s Lake Call for directions 639-1885 E.O.E.

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Needed for a rapidly growing ambulance/ transport company.

Must have valid drivers license and current certifications. Competitive salary and benefits available.

Apply in person, no phone calls: Trans-Med Ambulance 100 Dilley St, Forty Fort PA, 18704

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RN LPN CNA 3-11 & 11-7

Per Diem Needed Immediately Nursing Homes Hospitals Luzerne, Lackawanna, Bucks & Schuylkill Counties Effort, Montrose, Allentown & Many Other Areas

THERAPISTS

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The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Positions Available

CNA’s 7-3 Shift Part Time (5-9 days bi-weekly) with benefits 3-11 Shift Part Time (5-9 days bi-weekly) with benefits CNA’s can apply on line at: https://home.eeas e.com/recruit/?id= 296360 Individualized

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Competitive starting rates Vacation, Holiday and Personal Days, Tuition Reimbursement Health insurance and Pension Plan Child Day Care on premises Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

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ASSISTANT MANAGER ORLOSKI’S WASH & LUBE

Our goal is to provide fast, friendly service to our customers and a shiny clean car. Training for assistant car wash manager will be “ground up.”

Concentration will be on customer service, quality control, production, equipment maintenance, and maintaining a spotless facility.

This is fast-paced, physical, outdoor work, 45-50 hours per week with one weekend shift.

Applicants must be dependable with a solid work history, excellent people skills, and a desire to develop professionally in a new career. We’re really in the people business – we just happen to wash cars.

Part time day shift.

Must have driver’s license and some mechanical experience helpful. Call Joe 570-237-6671.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Part time nights & weekends, Portrait, Corporate, Public relations & Sports.

Computer Skills Required. Must be motivated and work well with people.

Some experience required, will train the right candidate.

Send resume to: c/o Times Leader Box 2476 15 N Main St Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

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Sales/Retail/ Business Development

GROCERY CLERK & DELI CLERKS

Part time shifts.

Must be 18 or older.

Apply in person at Carone’s Market Route 309 Mountain Top, PA. Retail Part time positions available in gift shop and seasonal garden center.

Apply in person, no phone calls please.

Dundee Gardens 2047 San Souci Pkwy Hanover Twp, PA. Hours: 9:30am-5pm

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AUTOMOTIVE SALES Wyoming Valley Motors Subaru/Kia has immediate openings available for salespersons.

We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package. A valid PA driver’s license and a clear driving record required.

Automotive sales experience preferred.

All applicants must be able to pass a drug test.

Apply in person to Mary Anthony or Kevin Meehan at: WYOMING VALLEY MOTORS 560 PIERCE STREET KINGSTON, PA 18704

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INSIDE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Local sales operation is looking for an experienced telemarketer/in side account executive for it’s NEPA location.

Qualified individual will setup appointments for outside sales representatives with businesses in NEPA. Some clients are existing customers. COLD CALLING IS REQUIRED! Position is fulltime with health benefits, paid vacation, hourly and bonus pay.

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DOLL: Grandmother’s doll very old, cloth body filled with looks like shredded wood, material behind one knee worn through with age, other than that in good condition, old dress on doll.

Asking $100. 570474-2756 between 8:30am- 9pm.

LIONEL Engine ten $125. Lionel milk car $40. Lionel Box car Guy 3464 $30. Belt with 2 guns on buckle 1950 $10.

570-574-0271 STAR WARS Ceramic Stein 1997 Series Ser. Nbr. 96858 $25. Star Wars Talking Bank 1995 Series C3PO & R2D2 $15. 735-0191 TRAIN SET 1996 Harley Davidson H.O “ Milwaukee Express” Limited Edition. Brand new, still in original packaging. $120.

KISS superstar commemorative collectors series silver coins, from Liberty Mint Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss And Gene Simmons. sealed in original packaging $100. for set or $30. separately. 301-2694.

Visit us at Merchant’s Village (the old Pittston Wal-Mart) We have antiques galore! Come to Booth 162!

Primitive bakers cabinet, plantation desk, dry sink, Hoosiers. Loads of smalls and tons of good stuff!

Consignments Welcome 570-855-7197 570-328-3428

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YEARBOOKS: Coughlin H.S. 1926, 1928, 1932, 1937, 1940, 1961, 1963, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1949. G.A.R. H.S. 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1985, 2005, 2006.

Meyers H.S. 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1960, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977. Kingston H.S. 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1949.

Plymouth H.S. 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1959, 1960.

Hanover H.S. 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960. West Pittston H.S. Annual 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1959.

Luzerne H.S. 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959. Berwick H.S. 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969 ,1970. Lehman H.S. 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980. Nanticoke Area H.S. 1976, 2008. Dallas H.S. 1966, 1967, 1968. Bishop Hoban H.S. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975. West Side Central Catholic H.S. 1965 1974, 1980, 1981.

Westmoreland H.S. 1952, 1953 - 1954 G.A.R. H.S. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Pittston H.S. 1936, 1951, 1954, 1963 Pittston Hospital School of Nursing, J.O.Y. of 1957, 1959 West Pittston H.S. 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960 Hazleton H.S. 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 Hazle Twp H.S. 1951, 1952 570-825-4721

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(570) 819-1966 MICROWAVE compact perfect for dorm works great. $5. 570-693-4483 RANGE: brand new natural or propane gas range with sealed burners and electronic pilots in unopened box, Call after 6:30 $299.

570-675-0005 REFRIGERATOR General Electric / No Frost, 66” tall.

Works good. $125.

Call 655-5404 REFRIGERATOR Kenmore, almond, 21.6 cu. ft. with ice maker & filtered water $350.

570-868-6018 TOASTER OVEN Hamilton Beach.

White. Excellent condition. $15.

570-288-0414 VACUUM, Bissell, 12 amp, good condition $20. 570-287-0023

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BABY TOYS, assorted $10. TODDLER TOYS assorted included ride on’s $10.

CRIB SET, includes lamp shade for girl $10.

570-868-0481 BLUE BUMBO SEAT with tray. Excellent Condition $25.

570-763-9599 CARSEAT: Chicco travel system infant carseat, base, & stroller included.

Excellent condition.

Retails for $299. asking $125.

570-763-9433 MONITOR: Safety 1st Baby Video Monitor.

B&W video screen.

Works great. $45 Bumbo seat. Lime Green.

Looks brand new. $20. 570-371-6900

NAPNANNY INFANT SEAT with Minky Sage cover. Practically new. $85.

570-371-6900

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TUNKHANNOCK Very roomy bi-level situated on open and level 2.9 acre lot. Large living room and family room. 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths.

Nice deck overlooking backyard. $179,900 (MLS#11-1000)

TUNKHANNOCK - Move right into this 1 1/2 story home nestled in the woods situated on 5.63 acres. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, full basement, 2 car detached garage. $215,000 (MLS#11-163)

TUNKHANNOCK - Charming 4 bedroom 2 story located on the big lake at Lake Carey. Beautiful views and lake frontage. A must see! $425,000 (MLS#11-1011)

CLARKS SUMMIT - MOTIVATED SELLER! $4,000 FLOORING ALLOWANCE! 4 Bedroom, 2.5 bath home situated on lovely lot, walk out dining room onto a deck with beautiful views. An energy efficient home with fireplace.

Storage shed & New roof. $215,000 (MLS #10-3274)

NORTH SCRANTON - Duplex & Single house on one lot with off street parking. Great for owner occupant to help pay mortgage. This 3 unit if fully occupied. $119,900 (MLS #10-105)

TUNKHANNOCK - Spacious townhome with view of the mountains.

Buyer can choose finish if purchased prior to completion. $210,000 (MLS#11-108)

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TUNKHANNOCK - Extraordinary ranch home in private country setting. Open floor plan. Beautiful views of the Endless Mountains. Fenced yard, 23x13 enclosed porch, 16x6 front porch, large private deck, 32x45 room currently used as a library could be family room or in-law apartment. A Must See! $279,500 (MLS#10-2645)

MONTROSE - Nice ranch w/natural maple cabinets, remodeled kitchen and bath, replacement windows, new roof, gutters, furnace, well and electric service. Paved driveway, 2 car and 1 car detached garage. A must see. $133,500 (MLS#10-2263)

CLARKS SUMMIT - A Must See! Move right in this newer 2 story with 4 Bedrooms/2.5 Baths. Master suite w/ balcony, central air & central vac.

Wine cellar & partially finished basement. Granite & stainless. $339,000 (MLS #11-569)

CLARKS SUMMIT - Lovely Townhome in great condition. Gas fireplace, oak kitchen and Neutral Colors... $199,000 (MLS #10-6029)

THE HIDEOUT - Great Buy in this 3 bedroom raised ranch with ready to be finished basement and 1 car garage. Bank Foreclosure, Being Sold In “As Is’” Condition. $79,000 (MLS #11-700)

TUNKHANNOCK - New construction being built on spec. Buyer can make changes or choose finish if purchased prior to completion.

Fireplace optional. Beautiful view. Convenient location. $359,000 (MLS#11-106)

TUNKHANNOCK - Large brick 2-story located in the historic district of Tunkhannock. Large deck, enclosed porch, fenced yard, perennial gardens, covered front porch and possible 4th bedroom on 1st floor. $158,000 (MLS#10-2045)

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TUNKHANNOCK - Move-in condition.

3 bedroom ranch home with 2 car detached garage. Freshly painted, new carpet and vinyl. Partially finished basement. A must see! $114,500 10-6023

CLIFFORD TWP - Custom home on secluded 5 Acres. Hardwood floors, 2 stone fireplaces, cherry kitchen, central vac, in ground pool w/ brick fireplace/ patio. 100% Gas royalties to transfer. $299,900 (MLS #11-518)

ABINGTON HEIGHTS SCHOOLS Well maintained bi-level, original owner, central A/C, 3 Bedroom, 2 bath w/ fully finished LL. Fire/ police security system, 2 car built in garage-some appliances included. $174,900 (MLS #11-287)

NORTH SCRANTON - Spacious 2 story with 4 bedrooms/2 baths. Finished attic and lots of space to grow.

Fenced yard and off street parking. $55,000 (MLS #11-732)

TUNKHANNOCK - Ranch home, covered side porch, wood floors throughout. Attached 1 car garage, full basement,central air. All on level lot. $103,000 (MLS#10-6249)

TUNKHANNOCK - Fully rented 6 unit apartment building in convenient location. Excellent opportunity for a positive cash flow. $325,000 (MLS#10-5490)

TUNKHANNOCK - This 4,400 sq. ft. steel frame commercial building set on over 2 acres provides an excellent opportunity for business. Variety of uses. Plenty of space for tractor trailer turn around. Public utilities. $275,000 (MLS#11-1004)

OLD FORGE - Exceptional! Old Forge Beauty featuring Cherry Kitchen w/ island & eating bar, 1st fl Family Room & LL Family Room w/ wet bar, 2 fireplaces, in-ground pool w/ pool house, and so much more. $285,000 (MLS #11-342)

DUNMORE - Move in condition!

Completely Remodeled! 3 to 4 Bedrooms/2 Baths. Living Room floor to ceiling gas fireplace, family room in LL. Modern kitchen w/ granite counter tops & fully finished attic. $157,000 (MLS #11-369)

WEST SCRANTON - Three bedroom, two bath two story home on a large lot. Bank Foreclosure, being sold in “As Is” Condition. $54,900 (MLS #11-759)

TUNKHANNOCK - Very spacious home with open floor plan. Lot’s of room for entertaining. Finished basement with wet bar. Nicely landscaped, deck, patio and a 20x40 pole barn.

A must See! $385,000 (MLS#10-3481)

NOXEN - Comfy, cozy cape cod – ready to move into – 4 bedrooms, heated sunroom, heated 2 car garage, stone patio for BBQS, front porch for rockers, comes with all appliances and washer & dryer. Monroe Twp. – Tunkhannock Schools – Come to the country! $147,000 (MLS#11-583)

TUNKHANNOCK - Absolutely magnificent French Provincial Home in Eaton Hills Development. Impressive 2-story foyer with Italian marble floors. Stunning kitchen with impressive center island, granite counter tops and stainless appliances. Breathtaking views of the Endless Mountains. $550,000 (MLS#10-214)

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CLARKS SUMMIT - COMMERCIAL GREAT OFFICE OR STOREFRONT IN HIGHLY VISIBLE/HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. APARTMENTS ON SECOND FLOOR. $150,000 (MLS #10-4943)

SCRANTON - Immaculate 1 bedroom Condo @ SUMMIT POINTE. Conveniently located across from the Viewmont Mall. Modern kitchen & bath, hardwood floors, central air, wall/wall & tile. Move in Condition! $78,900 (MLS #11-812)

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GREEN RIDGE - Location, Location, Location! Across from Marywood University this 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath has Old World Charm. Many updates, finished attic, formal dining room, fireplace & fenced yard. $240,000 (MLS #10-6155)

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HOP BOTTOM - Turn of the century 3 bedroom colonial on 6.5 acres. 2 Baths, natural wood, many renovations & upgrades. Transfer of gas lease, geothermal heating system. $179,000 (MLS #10-5802)

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Tools

SULLAIR PORTABLE COMPRESSOR 185

with hoses. $5,500.

570-693-1130 TOOLS, 9” Craftsman radial saw, $125; Electric dry wall drills, $30; 32 ft. fiberglass extension ladder, $140; Hand pumps for oil drums, 50 gal. to 250 gal., $40; 25 ft. leveling rod, $60. Call (570) 825-5810

786 Toys & Games Championship table 10 in 1 includes pool, fooseball, Basketball, plus more. All parts & in great shape. $50. or best offer. 570-477-2281

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HANNAH MONTANA MALIBU BEACH BARBIE DOLL HOUSE. Excellent Condition. Furniture & accessories, includes dolls Miley, Hannah, Lily, Lola & Oliver. Retails over $300. for everything! Asking only $150.763-9599

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KITCHEN SET, child’s $25.

570-457-4494

SCHOOL TABLE: child’s school table with 6 chairs, heavy duty, like new. $100.

570-474-0154

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786 Toys & Games XBOX-360.

Cordless racing wheel and pedals. $30.

Guitar hero drum and guitar. $40 570-693-2612

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Dogs

MALTESE PUPPY AKC-8 weeks, 1st shots/vet checked.

Beautiful, Small, Quality Male. $600.

(607) 775-4564.

MINIATURE POODLES ACA Registered. $225 each Paper Trained Health Guarantee Family Raised 570-256-7996

MIX LAB PUPS

7 weeks old, wormed.

Yellows $350 each. Blacks $250. each.

570-836-1090

POMERANIANS AKC, 10 weeks, Champion bloodline. Shots & wormed. Vet checked. $350 to $400. Call 570-864-2643

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Pet Supplies

DOG CRATES 2 Petmate medium 27Lx 20wx19h $25. each 570-654-2396 REPTILE TANK 50 gallon with lid, heat lamp, heat pad, & décor $100.

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DACHSHUND PUPPIES AKC registered

2 males - $350 ea.

Call for information, 570-864-2207

ENGLISH BULLDOG

Female For Sale.

Fully AKC Registered. Shots,Vet Checked, Champion Line and she is 11 weeks old, cost $700:Email:juliemill er011@hotmail.com 570-824-5651

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GAMECUBE games, new, never opened, (1) Nintendo Gamecube Bomberman jetters, rated e. $10. (1) Nintendo gamecube A Series Of Unfortunate Events, rated e. $7.00 (2) PlayStation 2 steering wheels & foot pedals for racing games.

20. each or 2 for $30.

570-696-3528

LARKSVILLE BIRCHWOOD ESTATES 3 SONDRA DRIVE

MOVE IN CONDITION Classic home, two

story, single family, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, single car detached garage, eat-in kitchen, dining room, family room, living room, oil heat, unfinished basement, 110x115, a landscaped yard with a front covered porch and large patios in the rear $126,900. Call (570) 840-4654 before 9:00 p.m. for a private showing or email mulch810 @yahoo.com.

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FACTORYVILLE

EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY HOME Two story, 4 bed-

rooms, 4 bath rooms, double car attached garage, eat-in kitchen, dining room, family room, living room, central air, finished basement, Half acre +, deck. Conveniently located between Clarks Summit and Tunkhannock; hardwood floors; central vac; retractable deck awning; pristine condition.

Call Shari at ERA Brady Associates $275,000 Call (570) 836-3848 or email sonshine@epix.net.

FORTY FORT 65 West

Pettebone St.

Sunday April 3rd 1:00PM-3:00PM

Beautiful remodeled home in nice neighborhood. 4 bed, 3 bath, new carpeting new kitchen, stainless appliances.

A must see. $174,500.

Leave Message 570-881-8493

SUGARLOAF

Sundays, 12 to 2 307 Canter Dr. 2,700 sq. ft., $386,500 patrickdeats.com 570-696-1041

2 houses. Must sell together. Each has its own utilities on 2.57 acres. 3 car garage with 3 large attached rooms.

For Sale By Owner. $249,900 Call (570) 788-5913

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906 Homes for Sale

WHOLESALE ESTATE LIQUIDATION

EXCEPTIONAL & LARGE 3 bedroom, 2.5

bath home. Living room, dining room, family room, kitchen, central air PLUS finished lower level family room, storage room & laundry room (unfinished), 2 car garage, deck, patio, fenced yard on corner lot. $249,000. For sale by owner, realtors welcome.

570-706-1077

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MOUNTAINTOP

Immaculate 2 story, stone & vinyl. Large lot on cul-de-sac.

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Detached oversized 2 car garage with loft.

Tile, hardwood, granite, central air. laundry/pantry & large family room with built in bar & fireplace on 1st floor. $284,900.

570-288-3256 WEST WYOMING

TOY TOWN SECTION

148 Stites Street

MINT CONDITION MUST SEE!

$230,000.

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Machine Operators Forklift Operators

To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649

Pretium Packaging, a leading manufacturer of plastic containers in the Hazleton Pa area has openings for experienced MATERIAL HANDLERS/FORKLIFT OPERATORS and experienced BLOW MOLD MACHINE TECHNICIANS.

West Wyoming

Successful candidates will have a minimum of two years experience in a manufacturing facility. Positions will be on a 12 hour shift working every other weekend. Please send resume to:

TOYTOWN

71 Mountain Road

$19,700 570-394-9537

$74,000

Charming 750 sq. ft. corner lot home.

All hardwood floors, new hot water boiler, gas heat, immaculate with full basement.

2 car garage.

570-446-3254

SALE BY OWNER

17 year old 2 story, single family home, Move right in this beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths.

Eat in kitchen with pergo floors and silestone counter tops, two tiered island. Dining room, family room with fireplace, additional great room with cathedral ceiling.

Finished basement with laundry room, work shop and exercise room.

Forced hot air furnace, central air.

Two car attached garage. Extensive landscaping with waterfall & private paver patio. 800 acres of state land out back door.

Nanticoke

2/3 Bedroom,1 Bath Needs Cosmetic Repairs Only.

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Pretium Packaging

12 Watson Street 3 bedroom Ranch.

Corner, double lot, central air, all hardwood floors. $118,000.

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512 Forest Road, Hazleton, PA 18202 or email to khalterman@pretiumpkg.com

No phone calls please.

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Logistics/ Transportation

CDL CLASS A DRIVERS TIRED OF LONG TRIPS...AWAY FROM HOME AT NIGHT

REINHART FOODSERVICE, LLC HAS THE CAREER FOR YOU! $1000.00 SIGN ON BONUS CDL Class A drivers transport products from our Pittston domicile to customer locations, conduct pre/post trip inspections, unload cased products from trailer to desired customer location, and other duties as assigned. Drivers must be willing to operate a Tracscan unit and be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently and lift and/or move up to 100 pounds occasionally. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills are required.

Drug Free, EEO/AAP/M/F/H/V/D. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function of a position.

Reinhart offers an attractive compensation program, a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, eye and dental insurance, and 401(k), and the opportunity to work in a well-established and growth-oriented company.

For confidential consideration, apply at www.RFShires.com or 1-877-573-7447. Applications being accepted until April 30, 2011 or until maximum number of applications received.

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GUITAR ONLY for Guitar Hero III X-Box 360 & Playstation 2, used almost new $20. 570-868-6018

DURYEA

3 bedroom, quiet neighborhood. Off street parking, large fenced yard. Fully insulated. Low heat bills. Move in ready. $72,000 Call (570) 262-4400

Black/Tan, Black/Red. Hasenborn-Arminus 570-825-5597 570-239-5498

LAB PUPS ACA registeredWormed and shots.

Beautiful litter. Yellow and black. $275.

570-743-8049

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TRUCKSVILLE JUST ON THE MARKET

915 Manufactured Homes

ASHLEY PARK

Laurel Run & San Souci Parks, Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, facebook.com/ MobileOne.Sales Call (570)250-2890

SALE BY OWNER

199 Clearview Ave (Turn @ Spring Garden) Classic Colonial newly remodeled featuring ALL NEW flooring, bath, dining room, living room with picture window provides fantastic views of the Back Mt., drywall, refrigerator, bath tub, lighting, deck & much more.

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, eat-in kitchen, unfinished basement, brand new deck. single detached garage. Located on a quiet street. Low Taxes! This Home Is Priced Right And Will Not Last At $115,000.

Shown by appointment only call 570-604-7780

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WEST WYOMING 438 Tripp St

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

BACK MOUNTAIN

Second floor. Quiet area, private entrance, 1 bedroom apartment.

Fridge, stove, garbage, sewage included. Picnic area. No pets, 1 year lease, security. $400/month 570-675-8636

912 Lots & Acreage

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Goodleigh Manor 2 acre leveled lot at very top of mountain. Spectacular view (lot# 21) driveway enters from Tulla Drive.

Construction of home required by Michael Dombroski.

Restricted Covenants Apply.

Call 570-406-5128

Apartments/ Unfurnished

EXETER

SENIOR APARTMENTS

222 Schooley Ave. Exeter, PA

Accepting applications for 1 bedroom apartments. Quality 1 bedroom apartments for ages 62 and older. Income limits apply. Rent only $437 month. * Utilities Included * Laundry Facilities * On Site Management *Private parking Call for appointment 570-654-5733 Monday - Friday 8am-11am. Equal Housing Opportunity

AMERICA REALTY

RANCH STYLE

Forty Fort Ranch style layout, 2nd floor, beautifully done! Kitchen with built-ins, laundry, porch, garage stall, sewer & recycling included. $670+ utilities. NO PETS/ SMOKING/2 YEAR SAME RENT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Services provided.

AMERICA REALTY

DALLAS

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, quiet, fridge and stove, off-street parking. Garbage, sewer, water included. No pets. $400/ month plus lease and security.

570-690-1003

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SUNDAY 1:00PM-3:00PM Completely remodeled home with everything new.

New kitchen, baths, bedrooms, tile floors, hardwoods, granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, free standing shower, tub for two, huge deck, large yard, excellent neighborhood $154,900 (835.00 / 30years/ 5%) 570-654-1490

941

DUPONT

Totally renovated 6 room apartment.

Partially furnished, brand new fridge/ electric range, electric washer & dryer.

Brand new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting / flooring & energy efficient furnace & windows. 2 bedroom + large attic loft bedroom with spacious walk-in closet, full tiled bath on 1st floor, Easy access to I-81, airport & casino, off street parking. No smoking, No pets. $750 + utilities & security.

570-762-8265

HANOVER 618 FELLOWS ST

Large 2 Bedrooms, 2nd floor, appliances, NEW refrigerator, stove & microwave. Off street parking.

Porch & Yard. Sun room. Available April 1st. $575/ + utilities. Small pets ok. 570-357-1138 or 610-568-8363

570-288-1422

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KINGSTON DUPLEX

Beautiful 1st floor, 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths, 5 rooms, convenient residential location, hardwood floors, natural woodwork, french doors, ceiling fan, laundry with washer/dryer included, refrigerator, gas range, dishwasher, oak cabinets, off street parking, fenced-in back yard, storage.

Available April 1. $695 + utilities.

Call 570-690-0633

KINGSTON

72 E. W alnut St. 3rd floor, located in quiet neighborhood.

New kitchen, living room, dining room, sun room, bathroom. 2 large and 1 small bedroom, lots of closets, built in linen, built in hutch, hardwood and carpeted floors, fireplace, storage room, yard, w/d, fridge, air conditioner and stove incl.

Heat and hot water incl. Available April 1 1 yr. lease + security $950/month 570-406-1411

KINGSTON

Available May 1 Great neighborhood! 2nd floor, 2 bedrooms.

Large dining & family room. New bath & kitchen with tile floors, windows, carpet & appliances including washer & dryer.

Includes garage. No pets / smoking. $675.

Some utilities included.

Lease & deposit.

After 6 p.m., 570-814-6714

Apartments/ Unfurnished

MOUNTAIN TOP WOODBRYN 1 & 2 Bedroom,

available immediately, No pets. Rents based on income start at $395 & $430.

Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Call 570-474-5010 TTY711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

E. WALNUT ST.

Light, bright, 1st floor, 2 bedrooms, elevator, carpeted, Security system. Garage.

Extra storage & cable TV included.

Laundry facilities.

Heat & hot water furnished. Fine neighborhood.

Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References.

Security. Lease.

No smokers please. $840.

570-287-0900

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Immediate personal care openings in

Myers Manor and Anderson Personal Care Facility on the Wesley Village Campus

A variety of accommodations available! Meals, housekeeping, laundry and transportation included.

Call (570) 655-2891 or visit us online at www. unitedmethodist homes.org.

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KINGSTON

Like New 2 bedroom apartment in great neighborhood. 2nd floor.

Includes new kitchen (with new stove, dishwasher & microwave) and bath w/washer dryer hookup. Hardwood throughout with ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. $695/mo + utilities and security. No Pets, references required. Call Scott (570)823-2431 Ext. 137

KINGSTON

Newly remodeled, 2nd floor 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath. All appliances included.

Washer & dryer.

Central air.

Off street parking. $675 + utilities. No pets.

Call 570-287-9631 or 570-696-3936

LARKSVILLE

2 bedroom, 1st floor Just renovated.

Extra large master bedroom, laundry hookup, off street parking, quiet neighborhood, no pets. $625 + security. Heat, hot water & water included.

845-386-1011

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

Off street parking, on site laundry.

Deck/porch. Tenant pays electric, trash & water/sewage.

3 bedroom $695.

2 bedroom $575.

Security required.

(570) 881-1747

PITTSTON

2 bedroom.

All appliances included.

All utilities paid; electricity by tenant.

Everything brand new. Off street parking. $695 + security & references 570-969-9268

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Walking Distance to the Casino!! 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, kitchen, off street parking. $600/month + utilities, security & references. Call Classic Properties Nikki Callahan 718-4959 Ext. 1306

SWOYERSVILLE 1st floor. 2 bedroom, $515 month + utilities & security.

LUZERNE

2nd floor, 2 bedroom, $500 month + utilities & security.

No Pets.

570-406-2789

944

Commercial Properties

315 PLAZA Immediate independent living openings at:

Myers Manor on the Wesley Village Campus

Cozy one bedrooms and studios available. Ask about our move-in incentives!

Call (570) 655-2891 or visit us online at www. unitedmethodist homes.org.

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214 Taft Street 2nd floor. Modern 2 bedroom. Newer kitchen, bath, stove & fridge. Washer & dryer in basement. $500 + utilities & security. No pets.

No smoking. Call (570) 825-6259

941

2 bedroom, 2nd floor apartment.

Washer/dryer hookup, carport parking, heat & hot water included. Stove & Fridge. References & security. $650.

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1750 & 3200 SF Retail / Office Space Available 570-829-1206

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1,250 sq. ft., Near Kingston Corners. Great location for retail or business office.

Easy Access and parking. Call Cliff 570-760-3427

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Reasonable.

570-760-1513

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Call (570) 466-6334

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6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, wall to wall carpeting, fenced in yard, newly remodeled. $475/month + utilities & security.

Call (570) 472-2392

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Tenant pays all utilities including sewer. $550 plus security.

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GLASS DOOR. 3 way glass door for bath tub. $25 570-331-8183 WINDOW Silver Line vinyl replacement window, double hung, NEW, never used 30 1/4 X 51 1/4. $60. 570-735-5482 WINDOW: new vinyl replacement window size: 28 3/4” x 58 3/4” low e argon gas thermo pane $150. 570-288-3189 WINDOWS (3) New storm windows, asking $60. total.

570-825-5847

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Cemetery Plots/Lots

CEMETERY PLOTS

Plymouth National Cemetery in Wyoming. 6 Plots. $450 each. Call 570-825-3666

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Clothing

BLAZER, ladies, all wool fully lined, new, size 12, 1 black, 1 purple $15. each.

Ladies black leather jacket, size 12 $20.

Ladies tweed coat, size 1X $10. Ladies long black wool coat, size 12 $10.

570-788-4502 BLAZERS ladies size small, red & beige $5. each.

Ladies summer pants suit size small $6.

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CLOTHING Women’s tops, with tags, 1X - 2X, 200 pieces, $1 each. cottons, mole skin, knits $1 each.

570-735-5084 JACKET: boys genuine Italian stone leather jacket, size 14. $25. 868-6018 PROM DRESSES: Light blue with beading on front, Xcross lacing on open back. Floor length, size 10 $60.

Mayqueen black tulle with beads & floral sequins, strapless & matching shawl $75. Size 10 light green with black illusion overlay, black satin waist zips in back, knee or shorter length $40.

Yellow mid-thigh length strapless wth small bow at waist, ties in back, tulling under skirt. size 7 worn once $40. 570-288-9609

Clothing

PURSES/CLOTHING: American Eagle Outfitters wool design $3. Victoria Secret black /pink slipper boots, medium $3. Liz Claiborne small butterfly print leather purse $4. Misses /junior Old Navy & American Eagle tops, XS to Medium $1. each Old Navy size 6 flare jeans $2.

Pants/khaki’s sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 $2. each.

Lilu small purse with cute buttons from Pac Sun $3. Black slipon waitress shoes size 6-1/2 rarely worn $1.50 Asics track cleats silver/light green, size 7 $3. Semi or prom dress, David’s Bridal metallic blue/ grey, tea length, bubble, strapless , size $15. Dolly’s Boutique, Sherri Hill short prom dress violet & pink with bow at waist, can be worn strapless, size 3/4. $30.

Unique Tiffany terra cotta color with beading, layered, lace, Vintage looking, strapless from Prom Excitement, size 12, runs small. $40. Short gold, sequin bodice, full tulle sparkly bottom from David’s Bridal, size 4, $15. BCBG black short semi dress, sequins on top, flowy, beautiful, size 4. $20. BCBG red short semi, pleated criss crossed top, flowy skirt, can be wornstrapless, size 4 $20.

7 dance dresses sizes small, medium & large $7. each. 696-3528

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Computer Equipment & Software

LAPTOP refurbished off-lease corporate laptop: $125-$275. all reformat/refurbished to as new condition, legal, activated installs of o.s (xp professional/7 ultimate service pack 1)+software& drivers done, all fast/ clean/ excellent.

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LAPTOP, Toshiba 15” wide screen xp home sp3 usb 2.0 with restore dvd w built in dvd rom cdrw, battery, ac adapter/ charger & case loaded with programs &d simple games anti-virus not needed $350. For more details call 570-457-6610

730

Computer Equipment & Software

PRINTER CARTRIDGES, new Lexmark, black & color all 100XL (4 in all). List $89 sell for $50. Call 570-288-3894 or 570-650-6434

732

Exercise Equipment

DP WEIGHT BENCH with 100lb weight set for $65. Steel tube frame with leg developer, targets upper & lower body muscle groups. Call 570-430-1366 WORKBENCH: Olympic Powertec workbench model WB_OB11 includes an olympic 45 lb bar plus 190 lbs in plates (235 lbs total) also clamps, curl attachment & olympic curling bar with set of clamps.

Will require a large vehicle to transport this item. $425 (570) 822-1179

734

Fireplace Accessories

FIREPLACE: vent free 30,000 BTU propane fireplace with 43” wood surround, has thermostat & blower. W Heats 1000 sq. ft.

Call after 6:30 week days or any time week ends. $225.

570-675-0005

742

Furnaces & Heaters

COAL STOVE Pittston kitchen $300. Master turbo heater $125.

570-779-3332 HEATER, portable space heater, 12 gallon kerosene or fuel oil. $70. Call (570) 825-5810 HEATER: Timberline vent-free propane gas heater 15,000 to 25,000 BTUs, sells for $250 asking $99. Excellent condition.l 570-3285611/ 570-328-5506 HEATER: Tower quartz electric heater, asking $20.

570-825-5847

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Furniture & Accessories

BED complete, double head board & footboard, cherry finish. $10.

570-693-4483 CANOPY: Black metal canopy fullsize bed frame, excellent condition, sells for $250, asking $99. Sauder corner desk, maple finish, 5.5’x5.5’ excellent condition, sells for $250, asking $99.l 570-3285611 /570-328-5506 COMPUTER DESK, larger corner, light oak color & gray. $80. 570-868-6018 SOFA queen size $300. or best offer. call 570-299-7270

744

Furniture & Accessories

COMPUTER DESK, light wood tone, keyboard pullout, shelf for tower computer. $10.

570-278-2517 DESK 3 large drawers, drop down top, storage compartments.

Paid $150. $80. or best offer.

5 piece full BEDROOM SET, 5 drawer chest, nite stand, dresser with mirror & headboard. $400. or best offer.

570-477-2281 DESK, drop down top 3 drawers, pecan finish, 36x 44 x15” excellent condition. $95.

570-287-2517 DRESSER clothes dresser 44” w x 32” hx19” deep, lite wood color, 4 drawers, good condition $50 after 3pm 570-655-3197 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER solid oak Raymour & Flannigan paid $750 asking $150. Hunter off white ceiling fan $20. 570-457-4494 E N T E R TA I N M E N T CENTER tan oak with drawsm holds up to 32” TV, excellent condition $20.

BED FRAME queen. $30.570-288-0414 FURNITURE: ARMOIR, Elegant & versatile, 2 doors at top accommodates 28” TV, 4 large bottom drawers for storage, solid oak, with carved design, originally $850. sell for $300.

CARD TABLE, solid dark wood textured mahogany, unique table converts to full dining table for 8 people, originally $595. sell $350.

DINING CHAIRS 4 matching antique chairs, beautifully carved backrests in rounded grapevine pattern, legs are Queen Anne style, seats are upholstered in dark gold patent leather, brass nail head trim Circa 1920 original value $1000. sell $250.

UNUSUAL SIDE CHAIRS, pair of Parsons Chairs in paisley print, gold & rust, fabricated of custom leatherette textile, deeply tufted, comfortable back & seats, originally $550. sell $175. 288-5835 FURNITURE: gently used furniture, like new - 5 piece French Provincial bedroom set $250. 5 piece child’s bedroom set with desk, bookcase & free standing mirror $175. Living room couch, loveseat, marble topped coffee & end tables $200.

French Provincial dining room set with breakfront, server, table & 8 chairs $350. Patio set with umbrella $25. Moving, must sell make an offer!

570-714-6114

744

Furniture & Accessories

HEADBOARD brass queen size headboard with bed rails.

Headboard is 5’ W X 42” H $50. Maple kitchen table & 2 captain chairs. $50.

570-829-4776 LOVESEAT & OTTOMAN solid sand colored cushioned, excellent shape $200.

SOFA: 100% Italian black leather sofa & loveseat, very good condition $550.

570/824-7807 or 570-545-7006 PATIO SET: Brown Jordan patio table (60” X 34”) & 6 chairs hunter green $700. 479-2300 SINK BASE CABINET, 24” X 30”, blond wood, new, never used. $75.

570-371-9984 TABLE LAMP with shade $10. 2 end table lamps with shades $12.

570-823-4970 TV STAND - for tvs up to 28”, side door & 2 shelves , really nice!! $20.735-3765

752 Landscaping & Gardening WEED EATER Kraft, $10. BLOWERS (2) Toro Electric. $10 each. 570-654-1169

754

Machinery & Equipment

SNOW THROWER Ariens 24” cut, 7HP, tire, chains & electric start, tire chains. $395. or 2 for $425. one for parts. 570-636-3151

756

Medical Equipment

LIFT CHAIR

Summit stairway lift, 1 year old, barely used, battery backup. Asking $1800 or best offer.

Call 570-401-1558

758 Miscellaneous ATTENDS Adult underwear XL size, 14 pair, package $6. each. 288-9940 BARREL, wooden.

53 gallon.

Excellent condition $195.

570-876-3830 BATHROOM SINK SET: Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror and medicine cabinet.

Matching set. $80.

570-331-8183 BEDSPREADS, king size, 1 rose, 1 green. $25. each.

570-788-4502 COINS: Great Britain lot of 22 older coins all for $5.735-6638 CROCHET THREAD bag full, $5. Helmet, black, size Medium, $5. Call 823-4941

DVD Player, Curtis.

Brand new, never used, still in box. includes remote. $20. TV Toshiba.

32” with remote, excellent condition $20.

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758 Miscellaneous COLLEGE BOOKS Writing a Research Paper, 5th Edition, ISBN: 1-877653-667 $2. Life As We Know It, a collection of Personal Essays

by Foote Sweeney, ISBN: 0-74347686-7 $5. Germinal by Emile Zola ISBN: 978-0-14044742-2 $5.

570-696-3528 HELMET, size medium, black, $8 or best offer. 823-4941 HUMIDIFIER $7.

POOL CUE $10.

RECORD ALBUMS $2. each.

Call 570-823-4970 LADDER: 32’. aluminum extension ladder, barely used $180. 814-3758

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Pass them on, sell them with an ad!

570-829-7130 LADDER: 7’ WOOD STEP LADDER $25.

570-779-9791 LAWN CHAIR, cast iron, $75, TABLE, coffee, glass top, $75,TREADMILL, Weslo, $100, TIVO, $125, FIREPLACE, faux, $100, BOOKSHELVES (2) $20 each, TV STAND, Sauder, $5, DESK, Computer, $75, CHEST, cedar, $150, TEA-CART, $75 570-655-0952 PERFUME & PERFUME GIFT SET in original boxes, Wings, White Diamonds, Eternity, Bob Mackie, Mambo, $8. to $45.

570-301-8515 SEWING MACHINE older Kenmore, cabinet model, some accessories.

FREE. 474-6088 SEWING MACHINE: Singer Capri Precision Built Deluxe in cabinet, good condition. $25. call 570 735-0191 SMOCKING MACHINE Martha Pullen 16 row Smocking machine, patterns, books, + extras. Paid over $250. sell all for $95. 570-288-9843 TIRES: 2 GT Cooper tP215-65R15 $30.

570-654-2396

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Musical Instruments

ORGAN: Casio electric organ & stand, excellent condition. $30. 570-825-4261 PIANO: Wurltizer piano with matching bench $400.00.

Just tuned.

You move it $300.

Call 570-474-6362

768

Personal Electronics

BLACKBERRY Storm 9530 Verizon Smartphone global phone, camera, email, text, internet access, bluetooth, car charger, AC charger, all manuals, CD. Excellent condition. $75.

570-479-1463

770

Photo Equipment

MANFROTTO Mono -Pod model 681B. Excellent Condition. $50. or best offer.

MINOLTA MAXXUM 8000i 35MM film camera with 2 lenses & off camera flash unit, reduced $275 Very good condition. 570-7882388 after 5 pm

774

Restaurant Equipment

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,

8x12 walk in cooler $2300; 8x8x10 walk in freezer $3800; Pizza oven with stones $2000; Stainless steel kitchen hood $3000; Stainless steel pizza oven hood $4000; bread pan rack $100; 2 soup warmers for $100; 2 door sandwich prep table $500.

All equipment is sold as is. For more info, call

570-847-0873

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, Somerset Dough Sheeter, Model CAR-100. 1 available. $1,500 each Call for more info 570-498-3616.

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, Bakers Pride Oven, Model KOS-1, 115 volt, single deck oven. $350; SOMERSET TURN OVER MACHINE model SPM45, $500. ASTRO BLENDER with foot pedal, model AM2, $50. For more information, call

570-498-3616

776 Sporting Goods

WANTED Cash Paid 24/7

Any Condition

Firearms Gold - Silver Jewelry - Collectibles War Items Call 24/7 570-7351487 570-8552613 $10 BONUS PER GUN WITH AD

776 Sporting Goods CROSS BOW LEGEND exercise machine, very good condition, sacrifice $200.570-788-2388 ELECTRIC PUMP Coleman.

Brand new, still in box $20.

570-288-0414

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570-829-7130 FISHING POLES: 4 brand new fishing poles/ 3 brand new reels $220.

570-654-2396 GOLF WALKING CARTS (2) hardly used $15.00 each.

570-822-7903 GUN CABINET holds 6 rifles, locks on shelves & drawer. $80. Call (570) 735-5482 WADERS: Simms stocking-foot fishing waders, like new. considered the best by fishing guides, Goretex Pro $150.

Winland heavy-duty equipment bag, plenty of pockets for all your fishing gear. $50. 570-823-3030

778

Stereos/ Accessories

RECEIVER Stereo technics receiver model SA450, 2 Fisher XP-7B speakers, excellent condition $125. 693-2820

780

Televisions/ Accessories

TELEVISION. Sony 27”. $20 570-654-1169 TELEVISION: GE. Works good. 28”. $100. 570-740-1246

782

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BUS TRIPS

Yankee Baseball

Tigers 4/2, $79 Blue Jays 4/30, $79 Red Sox 5/14, $99 Red Sox 5/15, $99 Mets 5/21, $99 Mets 5/22, $99

Phillies Baseball

Cubs 6/11, $85 A’s 6/25, $85 Red Sox 6/30 $95

Mets Baseball

Yankees 7/2, $95 Phillies 7/17, $85 Cardinals 7/21, $75

Baseball Overnight

Red Sox @ Pirates 6/25-6/26 $239 Mariners @ Red Sox 7/23-7/24 $219 Yankees @ Orioles 8/27-8/28 $209

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New York City Brunch Cruise 6/5, $99

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