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Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in a scene from ‘Just Go With It.’ Movie reviews are something the Weekender gets a lot of comments about — and many of them are in disagreement with our reviewers, Mike Sullivan and Ignatious Schiavo.

We recently got this letter from a reader about “Just Go With It,” a movie starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker, which Ignatious reviewed in our Feb. 16 issue.

stupidity. Lighten up and take movies like that for what they are meant to be.

Julius Perry Wilkes-Barre

Julius, Thanks for the feedback. I agree with you that moviegoers have to take to take a Sandler flick with a grain of salt and low expectations. It’s kind of sad because Sandler used to be the Dear editor, king of brilliant stupidity, but it’s Ignatious is what’s wrong with obvious he’s not as funny as he movie critics. I read his review used to be. of Adam Sandler’s new movie I think a glaring question and felt he was way off. He took any review of “Just Go With the movie way too serious. If It” should have asked is why you’re expecting Oscar material Jennifer Aniston is still getting from a Sandler movie, then you hired, but that’s just my humble are barking up the wrong tree. opinion ...

I saw the movie and it was everything I expected. I Nikki M. Mascali took it for what it was. I enjoyed Weekender Editor it, despite the fact that I knew the outcome the minute I saw Contact us the trailer. I’m a kid at heart letters@theweekender.com and enjoy the humor and the

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21ST CENTURY AMERICAN EXPORTS? In strife-torn Sudan (land of the Darfur murder and rape atrocities and a per-capita annual income of $2,200), an epic, yearlong Ponzi scheme engineered by a lowly former police officer has enticed nearly 50,000 victims to invest an estimated $180 million (according to a March dispatch on Slate.com). At the height of the hysteria, even militia fighters in Darfur rushed to invest. (As Bernard Madoff was initially, perpetrator Adam Ismael is lounging comfortably under house arrest.) And in February, NPR reported that the United States government will soon be asked to bail out yet another bank that dramatically overextended itself with bad loans — and is now $900 million short: the Bank of Kabul in Afghanistan.

LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES “I thought, ‘Man, is this what Jesus would do?’” said Akron, Ohio, repo man Ken Falzini, after surviving a short, harrowing ride clinging to the hood of the Lexus he was trying to repossess from Bishop Marc Neal of Akron’s Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in January. Neal, later charged with felony assault, told a reporter he thought it “disrespectful” for Falzini to try to repossess a preacher’s car during Sunday services. Falzini said Neal was “laughing” during parts of the drive, which included sharp zig-zagging at speeds around 50 mph to dislodge Falzini from the hood.

-- In Britain’s Coleraine Crown Court in February, Colin Howell, convicted last year of a double murder (of his wife and his girlfriend’s husband), testified at the girlfriend’s trial for the same crimes that he frequently drugged her during their sex sessions. She had requested to be unconscious during sex, according to Howell, so that she would not be bothered by “Christian guilt” over the extramarital affair they were having. (The trial was ongoing at press time.)

GENETIC LEGACIES (1) In January, Czech Television reported on a recent, joyous, but confusing, family reunion featuring a woman (Ilona Tomeckova) who had become a man (Dominik Sejda), and who had finally found love (in the person of Andrea Kajzarova, who was, before her own sex change, a bodybuilder named Tomas Kajzar). Dominik, motivated to reconnect with his original family, learned that the son he had given birth to (Radim) was himself undergoing a sex change (to become Viki). (2) Rachel Brock, 21, was arrested in Phoenix in December for an alleged sexual relationship with an underage

boy — the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, had already been arrested for sexually abusing. (Neither Rachel nor Susan knew about the other’s affair.)

QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS -- Just How Bad Was Mom? In Brooklyn, N.Y., Judge Bernard Graham recently awarded custody of an estranged couple’s teenage boy to the father even though the father was at the time homeless and living from night to night in shelters and storefronts.

The mother, Jeannette Traylor, who earns $90,000 a year as a courthouse employee, was even denied visitation rights. (Judge Graham insisted the arrangement was in the boy’s best interest, but Graham was later transferred to non-divorce cases.)

-- Apathy is a problem with many homeowners’ associations, but at the annual meeting of the Hillbrook-Tall Oaks Civic Association of Annandale, Va., in June, 50 people sleepily voted for Ms. Beatha Lee as president, thus electing (in a legitimate, by-thebook process) a Wheaten terrier belonging to former association officer Mark Crawford. Crawford said that Beatha, as a manager, “delegates a lot.”

THE REDNECK CHRONICLES (1) An unnamed man was taken to St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., in February with a gash on his face and a bullet (later removed) in his sinus cavity. KOKI-TV reported that police think “he might have been chewing on a firecracker or a bullet” when it exploded. (2) A 50-year-old woman was arrested in February in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., after managers at a Family Dollar store accused her of walking out without paying for packages of baking soda and dishwashing detergent and a pair of thong panties (total value, according to Family Dollar, $7.50).

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY -- The essential uniform of super-ambitious Chinese businessmen nowadays includes a leather designer purse, reported the Los Angeles Times in a February dispatch from Beijing, and high-end sellers “can’t believe their luck,” now that “(b)oth sexes in the world’s most populous country adore purses.” The Coach company will have 53 stores in China by mid-year, and Hermes and Louis Vuitton are so optimistic that they built stores in less-obviously prosperous reaches of the country. (Apparently, only authentic designer items lend businessmen credibility. For the export market, China remains a world leader in trademarkpirating knock-offs.)

-- The lower house of Russia’s parliament approved legislation in February to classify beer, for the very first time, as an alcoholic beverage. Traditionally, because of the dominance of the vodka industry, beer has been regarded as closer to a soft drink.

-- Ewwww! (1) The government of Malawi’s proposed environmental control legislation, introduced in January, was thought by some advocates to be broad enough to criminalize flatulence. The justice minister said the section about “fouling the air” should cover extreme flatus, but the country’s solicitor general insisted that only commercial air pollution was punishable. (2) Only 20 percent of Cambodians have access to toilets (half as many as have mobile

phones), and missions such as International Development Enterprises blanket the countryside to urge more toilet usage. In one promotion campaign in Kandal province, according to a February BBC News dispatch, an investigating team called a public meeting and singled out (“amid much laughter”) one particular farmer whom it had calculated as producing the most excrement of anyone in the village.

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Citadel, which is based in Las Vegas and owns 225 stations in more than 50 markets, owns five stations in Plains Twp., including Top 40 station 97 BHT, oldies AM station 590 WARM, country station JR 93.7, alternative rock channel 97.9 X and light-rock formatted Magic 93. The nearest market with a Cumulus-owned station is Harrisburg, where the company operates five stations including Wink 104, Hot 92 and 1400 ESPN Sports; Cumulus has 572 radio stations in roughly 120 U.S. markets.

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With those simple words, one of the greatest rock bands of all time was gone. Led Zeppelin, devastated by the loss of its drummer, had decided to disband. And with the exception of a few select shows over the years, they’ve stuck to it. There has never been another album. There has never been another tour.

Thankfully, however, bands like Misty Mountain help keep Zeppelin’s music alive. Sure, you’ll always have your Zep records. And the band remains a mainstay on rock radio. But if you want to hear some Zeppelin live, acts such Misty Mountain can help you get your fix.

“The first song I ever heard was either ‘Black Dog’ or ‘Stairway To Heaven,’” says Misty Mountain guitarist Justin Mazer.

“I was a teenager, and I was blown away. But when I really got into Led Zeppelin, and I started watching videos, and you saw the attitude that those guys had on stage, it was everything you’d been looking for from a rock band.”

Based out of Wilkes-Barre, Misty Mountain’s members are all under the age of 30. Some are still in their early twenties. Thus, none were even alive before Led Zeppelin disbanded. No matter, says Mazer. Once they discovered the music, they had a full appreciation for Zep’s pioneering sound.

“I was compelled on how with their earlier stuff, they took standard music and even pop music at that time and just made it so heavy and so over-the-top,” he says. “They really did their own thing, and that’s why they’re remembered as one of the best hard-rock bands of all time. They took the attitude and the emotion of blues music and put even more attitude behind it, and more power and really interpreted it in their own way.”

Joining Mazer in Misty Mountain is Mike Dougherty on vocals, Jay Stesanski on drums, Jesse Ruppert on bass and Fares Houssein on keyboards. Despite their love for Zep, Mazer says the band has no desire to offer an exact recreation of their songs. In fact, he says even Zep had no desire to play in such a way.

“We try to not necessarily learn the music note-for-note, but capture the presence and the vibe that they had on stage,” he says.

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Misty Mountain will perform on Saturday, March 19 at the River Street Jazz Cafe. It will be a special show, as the band will offer the music of Zep’s milestone live album and concert film, “The Song Remains The Same” in its entirety, as well as other gems. Dougherty says some of the songs frequently featured in the band’s set include “No Quarter,” “Trampled Under Foot,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Fool In The Rain” and “Heartbreaker.”

“We like to pick the best of each album and the best of what they did live,” says the singer.

“We definitely like to please the crowd, play what we play best, and we try to pick the songs that touch us the most and that we love the most.”

Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. Rock had never heard anything quite like them, and in the 31 years since they disbanded, it’s safe to say few groups have even come close to being as dynamic. But you can hear their music on Saturday at the Jazz Cafe. And Dougherty says he looks forward to singing it for you.

“I like that I don’t have to be myself on stage, and I can break out of myself and sing like crazy all night,” he says. “Playing songs that everybody loves and knows is a great feeling.”

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“I don’t really know what I’m feeling/ A four-letter word really gets my meaning/ Nothing ever lasts forever,” Gallagher delivers in his unmistakable nasally vocals on opener “Four Letter Word.” One can’t help but think that the lyric is about his infamous longtime rift with brother and Oasis bandmate Noel. Whatever’s behind it, it’s a good tune that features lots

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Few artists cross genres as well or as often as Philadelphia’s G. Love, whose mix of blues, folk, r&b and hip-hop is certainly rare if not entirely unique. The group’s latest release “Fixin’ to Die” relies almost entirely on just the first two, and is a bit of a departure — both in terms of musical style as well as attitude — from the artist’s previous work.

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With its acoustic guitar, “For Anyone” is breezy while “Kill For A Dream” is slightly moody and remorseful as Gallagher sings, “Life’s too short not to forgive … I’m here if you want to call staring at the spot on the wall.” The aptly named “Standing On The Edge Of The Noise” is raucous, and the CD ends with the molasses-slow “The Morning Son,” which has the sounds of gulls, acoustic guitar and echoing vocals.

Beady Eye — also made up of Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock — isn’t Oasis, and it might never reach the stratosphere that Gallagher’s former band did, but “Different Gear…” certainly whets the appetite to hear more from this outfit.

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introduced to a G. Love that is entirely different from anything in its catalog to date. Throughout the entire album, “Fixin’ to Die” sounds like a bluesy country record, and longtime fans might have to listen to a few tracks before realizing that this is the same artist.

However, while making an album with a different musical style is one thing, the melancholy nature of songs such as “The Road,” “Ma Mere,” “Katie Miss,” and “Pale Blue Eyes” is an even more dramatic change. The familiar carefree attitude of G. Love’s earlier music comes through on just a few occasions, such as with “Milk and Sugar” or “Walk On,” making one wonder if this album is just an exercise in change or a response to some sort of personal tragedy.

“Fixin’ to Die” is a thoughtfully composed album, full of emotion and with an almost seamless flow from track to track. Fans expecting a G. Love album that is full of happy-go-lucky songs should look elsewhere, but fans who want to listen to an artist bare his soul and try something new will enjoy this one.

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THE BAKEHOUSE

D. Rider: May 13, 7 p.m., cost TBA, all ages The Body / Nimbus Terrifix / Esophagus: May 20, 8 p.m., cost TBA, all ages

CAESARS POCONO RESORTS

F.M. KIRBY CENTER

United Penn Plaza, 152 S. Wyoming Ave., Kingston Mr. Grey / Sean Eckmann: March 19, 5-7:30 p.m., no cover, all-ages.

1.877.800.5380 www.CPResorts.com New York’s Funniest: March 25-26 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 Boogie Wonder Band: June 10-11

THE CRIMSON LION HOOKAH LOUNGE

37 E. South St., Wilkes-Barre Eww Yaboo / Langor: March 20, 8 p.m., $5, all ages Mountains / Mascara: April 3, 8 p.m., $5, all ages MV & EE ft. Mick Flower: April 10, 8 p.m., $5, all ages

ELEANOR RIGBY’S

603 Route 6, Jermyn www.myspace.com/eleanorrigbys Doubledealer: March 19, 6 p.m.

Tigers Jaw: March 25, 6:30 p.m.

Conscious Pilot: March 26, 8 p.m.

Freshman 15 / Testings for Echo: March 27, 4 p.m.

The Bouncing Souls: April 1, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Winds of Plague / Lionheart / Legend / Monsters: April 13, 5 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.

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.

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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: April 16 Lee Corey Oswald: April 28, 8 p.m., cost TBA, all ages

71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre Phone: 570.826.1100 The Temptations: March 19, 7:30 p.m., cost TBA NEPA Philharmonic: March 25, $10$60 “Monsters of Comedy” with Ralphie May & Jim Breuer: March 26, 8 p.m., $40.10 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 Larry King: April 15, 8 p.m., $45-$65 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 Venia / Dead Icons / Ill Intent / Terrible Minds / Fight With Honor / Ghostwalk: March 23, 6 p.m., $10 August Burns Red / Set Your Goals / Texas In July / An Early Ending / My Heart To Fear: March 29, 6 p.m., $20 advance, $25 at door Weight of the Crown / The Greenery / Terrible Minds / Dead And Dreaming / Blackwater / The Teeth: April 19, 6 p.m., $10

KINGSTON ARMORY

280 Market St. Kingston Yellowcard / We The Kings: March 18, 7-11:30 p.m., created by the Wilkes University Programming Board.

Students $10, alumni/faculty $15, public $20. (2 student tickets per Wilkes ID)

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe, 570.325.0249, www.jtams.net Childhoods End (Pink Floyd tribute): March 26, 8:30 p.m., $23

Willy Porter: April 9, 8:30, $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

MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT

44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono Phone: 877.682.4791 www.mountairycasino.com Edwin McCain: March 26, 9 p.m., Gypsies, $25-$40 via 866.468.7619 or mountairycasino.com Jim Florentine: April 30, 9 p.m., $15, Gypsies

THE NAKED GRAPE

15 N. River St., Plains Twp. 570.821.9825 Joe Herbert & The Mad Amalgamation: March 18, 9 p.m., no cover

PA JAZZ ALLIANCE

(www.pajazzalliance.com) Vital Information / The Organik Vibe Trio: March 24, 7:30 p.m. at The Radisson (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton). $20. Info: 570.383.9413 or carol@magdonmusic.com. presented

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PENN’S PEAK

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

Thin Lizzy: March 24, 8 p.m., $35.75$40.75 Slaughter: March 25, 8 p.m., $32 Molly Hatchet / Blackfoot: March 26, 8 p.m., $30 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 6, 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

RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE

665 N. River St., Plains Phone: 570.822.2992 Donna Jean Godchaux Band / Jeff Mattson: March 17, $10 Suze: March 18

Misty Mountain (Tribute to Led Zeppelin): March 19 Mike Dougherty: March 24 The Woody Brown’s Project / The Big Dirty: March 25 Miz: March 26 Sisterhood of Song: March 31 Strfkr / Casiokids / Eww Yaboo: April 1, $8, 21+ Indobox: April 8 Boris Garcia / Tim Carbone: April 9 Zach Deputy: April 21 Brothers Past: April 23 Marco Benevento Trio: June 23

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.

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 Up & Coming Comedy Series: March 19, 8 p.m., Headliner: John McClellan, opener Bernard “Hollywood” Williams, emcee The Prospector from Rock 107, $16 “The View” with a Scranton Attitude, Couples: March 25, 7 p.m., $8 NEPA Philharmonic: Hamlisch on Hamlisch: March 26, 7 p.m., $32-$65 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 Hammer of the Gods (Led Zeppelin tribute): March 26, 8 p.m., $28 Scott Stapp: April 15, 8 p.m., $30-$48 Taking Back Sunday / Circa Survive: April 28, $30 Praise The Roof: 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

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 Def Leppard / Heart: June 29, 7:30 p.m., $39-$122.15 Motley Crue / Poison / New York Dolls: July 31, 7 p.m., $40-$116.15 (on sale 3/19, 10 a.m.)

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 All Time Low / Yellow Card / Hey Monday / Summer Set: March 22, 7 p.m.

Queens of the Stone Age / Dough Rollers: March 24, 8:30 p.m.

Caravan Festival ft. DeVotchka, Mariachi el Bronx, more: March 25, 8 p.m.

All Time Low / Yellow Card / Hey Monday / Summer Set: March 26, 7 p.m.

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

Rockin’ Docs: April 10, 1:30 p.m.

THE FILLMORE AT THE TLA

334 South St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.922.1011 The Saw Doctors / AM Taxi: March 17, 8 p.m.

CKY / Among Criminals / Black Cowgirl: March 18, 9 p.m.

Travie McCoy / Donnis / Black Cards / XV / Bad Rabbits: March 19, 7 p.m.

KESWICK THEATER

Easton Road-Keswick Ave, Glenside, Pa. Phone: 215.572.7650 Will Downing: March 18, 8 p.m.

David Bromberg Big Band: March 19, 8 p.m.

Jeff Beck: March 25, 8 p.m. & 10:45 p.m.

The Fab Faux: March 26, 8 p.m.

Thin Lizzy: March 29, 8 p.m.

The Johnny Clegg Band: April 1, 8 p.m.

Kevin Smith: April 2, 8 p.m.

David Sedaris: April 3, 7 p.m.

TOWER THEATER

69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby Phone: 610.352.2887 Furthur: March 18-20, 22-23, 7:30 p.m.

BeBe and CeCe Winans / Mary Mary: April 8, 6 p.m.

Bill Burr: April 9, 8 p.m.

Imagination Movers: April 10, times vary

TROCADERO

10th & Arch St, Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.2000 Prince Royce: March 18, 7 p.m.

Godspeed You Black Emperor: March 19, 7 p.m.

Bluebond Music School: March 20, 1 p.m.

Simian Mobile Disco: March 22, 7 p.m.

The Diplomats / Dipset Reunion: March 24, 8 p.m.

Cold War Kids: March 25, 8 p.m.

The Legwarmers (’80s tribute): March 26, 8 p.m.

Cut Copy: March 31, 7 p.m.

Lyrically Fit: April 1, 9 p.m.

Mantis Music Matinee: April 2, 12:30 p.m.

On Display: April 2, 7 p.m.

WELLS FARGO (WACHOVIA) CENTER

Broad St., Philadelphia Phone: 215.336.3600 Elton John: March 25, 8 p.m.

Lil’ Wayne: March 26, 7 p.m.

Rod Stewart / Stevie Nicks: April 5, 7:30 p.m.

ELSEWHERE IN PA

BRYCE JORDAN CENTER

Jeff Foxworthy / Bill Engvall / Larry the Cable Guy: April 15, 8 p.m.

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BEACON THEATER

2124 Broadway, New York, NY. Phone: 212.496.7070 Allman Brothers Band: through March 26, 8 p.m.

Jeff Beck: March 28, 8 p.m.

James Blunt: April 12, 8 p.m.

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

BROOME COUNTY ARENA

Penn State University, State College, Pa. Phone: 814.865.5555 Celtic Woman Songs From the Heart: March 24, 7:30 p.m.

Elton John: March 27, 8 p.m.

Yanni: March 29, 8 p.m.

Lil Wayne: March 30, 7 p.m.

1 Stuart Street, Binghamton, NY Phone: 670.778.6626 Further: March 29, 7:30 p.m.

Keith Sweat: April 1, 8 p.m.

Newsboys: April 10, 7 p.m.

CROCODILE ROCK

17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y. Phone: 212.777.6800 Guster: March 21, 7 p.m.

Volbeat: March 23, 6:30 p.m.

The Dirty Heads: March 24, 7 p.m.

Helmet / Saint Vitus: March 25, 6 p.m.

Here Come the Mummies: March 26, 8 p.m.

Dance Gavin Dance: March 27, 6:30 p.m.

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.

520 Hamilton St, Allentown Phone: 610.434.460 Apocalyptica: March 16, 7 p.m.

The Dangerous Summer: March 17, 5:30 p.m.

Cold: March 19, 7 p.m.

Dance Gavin Dance: March 25, 6 p.m.

Sick Puppies / Adelitas Way: March 26, 7 p.m.

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 Chris Tomlin: March 18, 7:30 p.m.

Rush: April 8, 7:30 p.m.

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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

7th Ave., New York, NY Phone: 212.465.MSG1 Elton John: through March 20, 8 p.m.

Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks: March 26-April 6, 7:30 p.m.

Oh, Godchaux!

The Donna Jean Godchaux Band returns to River Street Jazz Cafe (665 N. River St., Plains Twp.) Thursday, March 17 at 8 p.m.

Born in Muscle Shoals, Ala., Godchaux was a vocalist at both Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and Fame Studios, home of the legendary “Muscle Shoals Sound,” on records like Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman.” She spent the 1970s as a vocalist in the Grateful Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band.

The show also features Jeff Mattson of the Zen Tricksters and Dead tribute Dark Star Orchestra. Tickets are $10 at tpmmusic.com or at the door.

The Strokes: April 1, 8 p.m.

LCD Soundsystem: April 2, 8 p.m.

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Explosions In The Sky: April 6, 8 p.m.

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Frankie Valli: March 25-26, 9 p.m.

Billy Gardell: April 1-2, 9 p.m.

David Guetta: April 2, 10 p.m.

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Kaskade: April 11, 10 p.m.

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Aaron Eckhart stars in the alien-themed ‘Battle: Los Angeles.’

A welcome distraction

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he first in a seemingly never-ending stream of alien-themed films comes to Earth this weekend. “Battle: Los Angeles” follows a Marine unit tasked with rescuing civilians from downtown Los Angeles during an alien invasion and the ensuing fight for survival.

Unlike many of its predecessors, “Battle: Los Angeles” does not rely completely on special effects and melodrama to carry the day.

Rather, it takes from a variety of different films, spanning many genres, to concoct an effective hybrid that carries the viewer along on an incredible ride.

Aaron Eckhart portrays Staff Sgt. Michael Nantz. A 20-ear veteran of the Marine Corp,

Nantz is preparing to retire after one last group of young soldiers receive their training.

As we have learned from film’s glorious history, one never wants to be the middle-aged, retiring star of an adventure flick, for the future is surely wrought with peril. Eckhart’s character is additionally saddled with the weight of having lost men in Iraq. Further, one of the troops newly assigned to Nantz is the brother of one of those lost. “Battle: Los Angeles” avoids these potential plot pitfalls by embracing a complete lack of melodramatics surrounding the retiring Staff Sgt. and his past. By not getting mired down with soap-opera antics, the film’s flow, and ultimate success, are preserved.

The film plays like a realtime action flick. After an epic opening montage showing the entire devastated region, the film goes back to 24 hours prior in order to give a bit of back story on the Marine platoon. Filmmakers used this opportunity to remind the viewer that there are currently combat operations continuing overseas. Via combat stories, visits to grave-sites and the treatment of injuries sustained in combat this is handled quite deftly. Again, the subtlety enhances the final product.

Once the action starts, however, the film’s speed changes dramatically. When Nantz and his Marines are dropped inside enemy lines, smoke from the battle reduces

vision greatly. The mission is simple: extract survivors within three hours before the U.S. military bombs the entire region flat. Walking along with the troops, one’s own tension starts to mount along with the platoon’s. The utilization of an unknown entity paired with the three-hour rescue window serves to heighten that tension creating an almost palpable anxiety. Then, the shooting begins.

With a ferocity inspired by today’s hottest gaming systems, the combat sequences are lightning fast, brutal and on the precipice of overwhelming. The enemy utilizes drone troops that can withstand an immense amount of punishment, which the Marines are more than happy to supply. City block by city block, the troops push on toward their goal of evacuating civilians seeking refuge in a

police station.

The film succeeds by drawing the viewer in completely, as all parties are in the same boat. The enemy is a completely unknown entity. Information regarding the alien’s strengths, weaknesses and objectives are learned by the Marines and the audience together. That bond coupled with the exquisite camera work, tight no-nonsense script and real-time flow make for a truly memorable, and supremely satisfying adventure. Certain aspects of the aliens are similar to those found in previous alienthemed adventures, but the similarities are never distracting.

“Battle: Los Angeles,” however, is a distraction — a welcome distraction from reality. It delivers all of the best that movies can offer. And, with luck, will serve as the harbinger of one amazing, alien-filled summer at the cinema.

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Yellowcard: Back to basics

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t may be happening to some people right now during Lent: You take a break from something only to be reminded just how much you actually love it.

Yellowcard, a five piece pop-rock group from Los Angeles, decided take a breather for about two years — rather than 40 days — and as a result, the band is back and stronger than ever. They kick off their first U.S. tour in three years at the Kingston Armory Friday, March 18 with We the Kings. Then, the band will continue with “The Dirty Work Tour” which also features All Time Low, Hey Monday and The Summer Set. Yellowcard will be releasing its seventh studio album, “When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes,” March 22 via Hopeless Records. The album features one ballad, and the rest of the songs are fast-paced tunes, which is a good mix of old and new Yellowcard. It has some songs in the vein of the band’s earlier material, while still capturing the alternative rock sound the group developed with its two previous releases. Violinist Sean Mackin phoned in from Scotland, while speaking over exploding fans as All Time Low just took the stage, to chat about the current state of the group.

WEEKENDER: What was the reason for the short hiatus, and why did you guys decide to get back together and record

“Right now this is our finest version of Yellowcard.”

Yellowcard violinist Sean Mackin

this new album?

MACKIN: The indefinite hiatus was a culmination of a few different events. We had been touring at that point for about 280 days per year for eight years.

When you tour like that, you sacrifice things like personal relationships, family and friends.

Our record label then went out of business, and it seemed like everywhere we looked everything became more and more difficult.

So, we took a step back, focused on ourselves, and then decided to have another go after a few years.

WEEKENDER: How has the vibe been between the band members?

MACKIN: It’s awesome! It’s the beginning of an amazing Yellowcard chapter. We are so pumped, and I don’t want to give you a boring interview, but we are just so excited for the release of the record.

WEEKENDER: How have some of the new songs been received so far?

MACKIN: We released our first teaser “For You, And Your Denial,” and it ended up exploding into our first single. “Hang You Up” was then released and

we are playing that one live as well. It doesn’t slow the set down, and kids are singing along and throwing their hands up in the air, which is I guess what they do these days.

WEEKENDER: How has the band evolved from its first release?

MACKIN: Well we have always been about good friends and good music. I think that is still very true about Yellowcard.

When you start a band with friends from high school, very rarely do you talk to all of those people 15 years later. Right now this is our finest version of Yellowcard. Plus we have media outlets like Facebook and Twitter that we never had before.

WEEKENDER: What was it like not working with a major label this time around?

MACKIN: Hopeless has been an amazing partner in a label. We had a great run with Capitol; we were very close with our representatives. We had to look at the music industry right now, and be aware of the economy. Being a band that has toured as much as we have, we have the support of fans. We want to build off of it, but we aren’t going out and playing shows for people that have never heard of us before. We aren’t in a building stage. We do want to go out and get new fans, but we mostly want to go out and thank our current ones. Hopeless has been the perfect partner for that. They haven’t stepped in the way artistically like labels tend to do. Again, when I say it comes together all too good to be true, its definitely the case.

WEEKENDER: What can fans expect to hear at the show Friday?

MACKIN: We’ve been taking requests via Twitter, and they can send them over to @smackinyc.

We are putting together different sets every night, but there is a little something for everyone. We also are playing some older tunes that we have never played live before which is cool. We will be able to do a lot with a headlining W slot.

Yellowcard, We The Kings, Fri., March 18, 7 p.m., Kingston Armory (280 Market St., Kingston) Tickets: $10-$20. Info: www.yellowcardrock.com, www.wilkes.edu

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elebrating 88 years of entertaining and educating a Northeastern Pa. audience is quite an accomplishment.

The Little Theatre of WilkesBarre is proud of having done just this and continues the tradition with their spring musical production of “Sweet Charity” opening on March 19.

They may call themselves the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre (LTWB), but they are anything but with a core group of participants between 50-75 people who continually take part in productions. Being a community theater, having so many individuals who want to be a part of the organization makes all the difference. More hands mean more help with set design, filling roles, managing concessions and spreading the word about upcoming productions.

“This particular production we have about 50 people,” said Cathy Alaimo, general manager of the group. “Over the years, we’ve touched thousands of people who have done everything from working on productions, selling tickets, helping with marketing and so forth.”

Having been with the LTWB for 15 years now, Alaimo holds the theater dear to her heart. It is one of the oldest community theaters in the county, which has made her even more proud to be involved.

“The more I think about it, the more it overwhelms me,” she

said. “It is really significant, it means so much to me.”

The decision to choose “Sweet Charity” as this month’s production was bittersweet as it came together after another production was halted.

“Originally, we had intended to do ‘Chicago,’ but the rights weren’t available,” Alaimo explained. “‘Sweet Charity’ seemed like the perfect fit to replace it as it is also in the Bob Fosse style, which is how ‘Chicago’ is.”

“Sweet Charity” is a musical comedy set in the 1960s and tells the tale of Charity Valentine, the eternal optimist who has to deal with a lot of ups and downs in her life while remaining positive that things will someday turn around.

“It gives a great sense of optimism, especially with what’s going on in the world,” said Alaimo. “When you think of what Charity goes through, she still has a bright, sunny attitude. It’s good to have something positive to walk away from.”

Keeping a positive attitude is essential in working in non-profit organizations, like a community theater group. If the rules of karma apply, it has benefited the group in particular this year as Leadership Wilkes-Barre has taken the theater on as a project, which has lead to a brand new, remodeled lobby to be unveiled opening night.

“We have a lot to celebrate,” Alaimo said. “People who have been here before and are coming on opening night will see a whole new face. We want to

“It gives a great sense of optimism, especially with what’s going on in the world.”

Cathy Alaimo of LTWB on ‘Sweet Charity’

Christina Applegate starred in the 2005 Broadway revival of “Sweet Charity,” which closed Dec. 31, 2005 after 279 performances.

A national tour of that revival began in Sept.

2006 and starred Molly Ringwald and later, Paige Davis as Charity. share the celebration with the community.”

With “Sweet Charity” being a classical number, LTWB is keeping to the production’s defining details with costumes, hair styles and a set designed to match the story’s ’60s time period. Dressing more than 20 people and creating the set can be difficult on a limited budget, but the challenge was met thanks to a dedicated staff.

“Director and technical director Kevin Holbert, music director Hollie Major and choreographer Dana Smith should be recognized for their efforts,” Alaimo said. “The entire staff is doing a great job representing the time period and again, keeping with that Bob Fosse style of music.”

The production’s music showcases songs like “Big Spender” and “The Rhythm of Life,” which are very well-recognized after decades of performances across the country. Alaimo even remembered how one featured song, “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” was used in a commercial for a major cruise line, sung by Kathy Lee Gifford a few years back. W

“Sweet Charity,” March 19, 25-26, 8 p.m., March 20, 27, 3 p.m., Little Theatre of WilkesBarre (537 N. Main St., WilkesBarre). Info: 570.823.1875, www.ltwb.org.

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ith its endless opportunities, New York City attracts all kinds, and it’s a no-brainer that such a bustling metropolis of creativity and diversity, both in its inhabitants and visitors, would spawn improbable or extraordinary romances. But in his novel “Heart of the City,” Ariel Sabar explores the possibility of public landmarks as a matchmaker and tries to find a link between fate and the design of urban spaces.

Inspired by the unlikely meeting of his parents in Washington Square Park, Sabar sets out to determine the romantic effects a place could have on two seemingly opposite individuals. His opening dialogue shows a wellresearched thesis, at least in terms of “environmental psychology,” and maps out how architects design public spaces in order to either encourage or discourage social contact among visitors. The author then explores the real-life love stories

of nine couples, which span decades and include individuals who were only visiting the city and those who lived there all their lives, and finishes with an update on where the couples are now.

All of the duos met under varying circumstances in some of the most inconspicuous, and more obvious, of New York City spaces, such as the subway, on the street and in Central Park. It seems inevitable that all of the meetings were based on pure chance, and it can be argued that Sabar struggles to show the link between their unions and their surroundings.

The premise is without a doubt intriguing, but even when retelling their love stories, Sabar doesn’t seem able to suggest a real connection beyond philosophical ponderings. It seems these couples are the exception, not the norm. With millions of people filtering in and out of the city on a daily basis, more substantial evidence is needed to prove to the discerning mind that their meetings weren’t simply due to the fact that when there are more people present, love connections are more likely to occur.

Sabar’s literary talent is the saving grace in “Heart of the City.” The beginning is slow and tough to get into, with all of his facts and research on the logistics of urban spaces, but when he gets to the retelling of the fairy-tale romances, his writing blooms and draws the reader in. The book has true value in terms of captivating the reader, but the author falls short when it comes to proving the argument he seeks to make.

“Heart of the City” may have been intended as an experimental contribution to the theory of “environmental psychology,” and one that focuses more on the concept of love than most other works have, but its value is more entertaining than academic. And even though the couples’ sentimental tales leave the reader feeling a bit overdosed on romance and sweetness, it would have been more enjoyable if Sabar had focused on further fleshing out their stories, thereby devoting more space to his outstanding literary abilities.

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The artistry of coal country mong the movers and shakers in New York City’s post-World War II art scene, there are a few artists whose names are synonymous with the Abstract Expressionist movement of that time. But of those creative minds, one painter and Wilkes-Barre native, Franz Kline, stands out as a leader. His impressive body of work, much of which has received attention in galleries all over the world, will be the focus of an upcoming lecture event, “Franz Kline: Coal and Steel,” presented by the Luzerne County Historical Society (LCHS).

The lecture, to be given by Dr. Robert S. Mattison, professor of art history at Lafayette College, will focus on the connection between Kline’s mature canvases and his earlier, lesserknown, representational Pennsylvania landscapes. Much of the work Kline completed before his death in 1962 led him to be hailed as one of the leading artists of modernism, but his beginnings in Pennsylvania during the birth of modern industry had a profound impact on the paintings that made him famous. “(This lecture) is my attempt to connect him broadly to the socioeconomic conditions he was brought up in,” Mattison

said. “What no one has really done, with any authority, is connect his later work to his earlier works, and connect back to anthracite country. And we have been tracking down a variety of the early works that make those connections.”

Mattison, who is also curatorat-large of the Allentown Art Museum, is working on putting together a collection of Kline’s work for a show that will debut in the fall of 2012. He is hoping to gain more insight into the artist by making connections with the people who live in the area, since he sees Kline and his paintings as fundamentally tied to Northeastern Pennsylvania.

That relevance in NEPA is largely why LCHS views this lecture as a valuable contribution to the area’s rich and varied history.

“The mission of the historical society is to preserve and promote all aspects of Luzerne County’s heritage, and that includes our artistic heritage,” said Anthony Brooks, executive director of LCHS. “Franz Kline has been one of the leading lights in the artistic community to come out of the Wyoming Valley.”

The paintings that brought Kline that level of fame feature black-and-white abstractions, while his early work was more focused on true-to-life landscapes that depicted the excitement and the threat of modern

industry. Though the differences in imagery may be profound, Mattison believes the driving force behind the art was always present in Kline — he just found a way to push forth his energy when he began experimenting with the abstract.

Mattison said, “When he came to the black-and-white paintings, I think this feeling for the melancholy of modern life and of industry sort of came back to him and tied back to those early paintings.”

In addition to unearthing some of the relics of Kline’s past work with the lecture, Mattison also intends to debunk some myths about the renowned artist, including the idea that his paintings resemble Chinese characters, and that his labors of love were spontaneous creations.

It has also been rumored that Willem de Kooning, another artist of the abstract expressionist movement, was somewhat responsible for moving Kline toward abstract art. While Kline was deeply affected by de Kooning and his work, this is another myth that, Mattison says, is just not entirely true.

“I think the body of evidence shows that the structure and content of those works (the black and white paintings) was there early, as he was working towards that, “ Mattison said.

“People have this sense that he sort of instantly emerged in 1950, and that’s not true.”

Rather, Kline’s roots in the Wyoming Valley gave him inspiration that informed his beginnings as an artist as well as his more prolific pieces. There were certainly other influences in his life, but there was always a slow evolution in his art that began in the coal region.

“What sets him apart from other artists of his time, like de Kooning and (Jackson) Pollock, is the rawness and forcefulness of the images. The sheer power of the imagery in its simplicity and strong contrasts,” Mattison said. “I hope the attendees (of the lecture) come to admire and maybe love Kline’s art, and see it as connected with experiences that relate to Northeastern Pennsylvania.”

W “Franz Kline: Coal and Steel,” March 23, 6 p.m., Westmoreland Club (59 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre). Tickets: $75 GA, $65 LCHS members, $50 students. Info: 570.823.6244 ext.

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BLOOMSBURG THEATER ENSEMBLE

(Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg, 570.784.8181, 800.282.0283, www.bte.org) • “Emma:” through March 20, Thurs.Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m.

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(326 Spruce St., 2nd Floor, Scranton, www.electrictheatre.org, 570.558.1515) • Richard Dresser’s “Rounding Third:” through March 27, Wed./Thurs., 7 p.m., Fri./Sat., 7 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m. A heartwarming and funny play about coaching Little League. Call/visit website for tickets/info. $24 GA, $16 seniors, $8 students, Wed. pay what you can, Thurs. all tickets $8.

• 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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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.

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• Leonard Nimoy’s “Vincent:” March 25-26, dinner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. at Canteen 900 (900 Rutter Ave., Forty Fort). The play relates the life of Vincent Van Gogh as told by his brother, Theo. Canteen 900 will offer a special menu and the coffee bar will be open before the show and during intermission. Show/dinner $45, show only $12. Seating limited, reservations recommended. Call 570.338.2547 to reserve.

LITTLE THEATRE OF WILKES-BARRE

(537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: 570.823.1875, www.ltwb.org) • “Sweet Charity:” March 19, 25-26, 8 p.m., March 20, 27, 3 p.m.

MPB COMMUNITY PLAYERS

(mcgroganj@gmail.com, 570.454.0175) • “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat:” March 25-26, 7 p.m., March 27, 2 p.m., Holy Family Academy (1700 W. 22nd St., Hazleton).

Reserved tickets on sale, tickets also at door. Call or e-mail for info/tickets.

MUSIC BOX PLAYERS

(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or www.musicbox.org) • “American Stars of Tomorrow:” March 18-20, 2 p.m. An original production for performers ages 7-20. $10-$12 • Auditions for “Pinocchio:” March 20, 7 p.m., all roles available. Will need to sing song of choice and read from script. Accompanist provided. Show dates in April.

• “Pinocchio:” April 1, 6 p.m., April 2, 1 & 5 p.m., April 3, 1 p.m. School-day shows: April 4, 6, 8, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. $10, includes McDonald’s Fun Meal.

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(409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, www.phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com) • ‘Breakin’ Legs:” March 18-19, 8 p.m., March 20, 2 p.m., presented by Diva Theater.

• “Fame:” April 1-2, 8-9, 8 p.m., April 3, 10, 2 p.m. $10 students, $12 adults.

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❏ 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.

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(570.421.5093, www.theshawneeplayhouse.com) • Staged Readings: March 18, 8 p.m.

Help select the winner of the 2011 Playwright Contest. Free, but $6 donation suggested.

• “Branigan’s Blarney:” through March 20, ft. two acts of Irish music and Celtic comedy. $18 adults, $15 seniors, $10 children under 12.

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.

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urns out for Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” aren’t so bad after all.

“We don’t walk around all day and say, ‘We’re rich and famous!’” Joel clarified when the brothers sat down on “The Ralphie Radio Show.” “We’re happy with our lives, good or bad.”

Lately for the twin brothers, and the band, there’s been more of the former: Good Charlotte’s headlining tour is selling well across the country, “Cardiology” is in stores and Joel even gets his fantasy football tips now from ESPN’s Senior Fantasy Analyst Matthew Berry.

But more important than all of that for the lead singer is the “balance” he has in his life, between both his rock-star job and his family with wife Nicole Richie and children Harlow, 3, and Sparrow, 2.

“The kids come out here and there, and that’s always different, like there are two different kinds of touring,” explained Joel. “There’s the touring without the family, which is kind of like a little Dad vacation. Then they come out for a week here or there, and that’s like, full-time family, but it’s a nice mix.”

“Obviously, we’re not like we were when we were 20 years old,” Benji continued.

“Now we all lead grown-up lives, and we still love being together, and music is the best job you can have.”

Joel noted another perk of the gig: flexibility.

“There’s a lot of freedom in what we do, and we get to make our own rules,” he elaborated. “It’s interesting, because being in a band, a lot of the times the stories you read about people and things that

“We still love being together, and music is the best job you can have.”

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people tear other people down for, we get away with a lot more of it because we’re in a rock band and we’ve been on the road for 12 years.”

The lead singer may have been alluding to the recent trials and tribulations of another famous father: Charlie Sheen. Thankfully for Joel and the band, there have been no public headlines that have interfered with their career.

“That was always the plan, to do this as long as we could,” Benji said of leading a grown-up life while still recording and touring, and not after the fact. “We love music, we love our band, and that’s why the people who love us, love us — it takes a certain type of person to make music.”

Benji’s comment elicited a reaction from his brother Joel.

“And it also takes a certain kind of a woman to be with a guy that’s always gone here and there, and traveling.”

Clearly, Joel Madden is winning.

Big thank you to Joel Madden for sending out this interview out on Twitter to his 480,000 followers. M.C. Hammer, who follows Joel, also retweeted the link to his fans.

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Perhaps one of the most surprising aspects of the water bottle industry is that the Food and Drug Administration does not require testing on the water. Whereas the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is required to test the tap water and make the results available to the public, so really your tap water is just as safe, if not better, than bottled water.

The water bottle industry is as unsustainable as it gets, and it is taking a heavy toll on our environment. Oil refineries are polluting our air and contaminating ground water due to leaks. Streams and lakes are lowering due to water pumping affecting wildlife. Plastic bottles are everywhere, and our bodies of water are severely being threatened. If we eliminate bottled water, we eliminate one of the biggest problems facing our environment. Be a mindful consumer, and stop buying bottled water today!

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Plastic bottles are used to store a variety of liquids but more often we see them used to carry water. It seems strange that we as consumers are buying bottled water when we can just go into our kitchens and get our water for free, so what’s the difference?

Bottled water companies encourage consumers to think that their product is purer and much safer than regular tap water. In reality, these companies are mining water all around the country, bottling it, shipping it and then selling it right back to us.

They are brainwashing consumers. 40 percent of bottled water is just filtered tap water. You can filter your own tap water and not spend all that money while consuming so much waste in the process!

Some might say that plastic bottles are not a problem because we recycle, well only 20 percent of all plastic beverage containers are being recycled in America, so the rest of it ends up in our streams, rivers and oceans.

50 percent of Americans do not have curbside recycling, and only 11 states have state deposit laws. If more states imposed the state deposit laws, or “bottle bills,” then recycling programs would be funded and consumers would get money back when they returned recyclables. Its too bad Pennsylvania doesn’t have a state deposit law.

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When a marriage ends

Local residents share their thoughts on divorce

all different stages of relationships for more than 30 years, and estimates that over 75 percent of the people she helps have been affected negatively in some way by divorce.

Mericle says society is partly to blame for the is a many splendored thing. Until growing number of couples who are deciding to end their it ends. Then, what remains are marriages. little more than fleeting memories, “These days, divorce has become almost too easy,” hurt feelings and an overwhelming urge to get as far away she says. “We live in a throw-away culture. If something as possible from the person that did you wrong. But what doesn’t work right, we just get rid of it and get a new one. if you’re married? Packing your things and hitting the Married people often forget about their vows, especially road isn’t so easy once you’ve legally tied yourself to that one about for better and for worse. The worst can be someone else, at least not without the word that, although pretty bad sometimes.” more common now than ever, still makes a lot of people Mericle says the key to working through a tumultuous cringe. marriage is to keep trying. Eventually, though, she says Divorce. sometimes two people may find out they’re really not Current studies generally concur the average divorce compatible with each other. rate is right around 50 percent, and Americans for Divorce “If both parties have truly tried to compromise and Reform predict that “soon even higher numbers of change, and they just can’t, divorce may be their only marriages will end in divorce if current trends continue.” option,” she says. “Not everyone is meant to stay together What are the irreconcilable differences that so many forever.” married couples face in their relationships, eventually Although much more routine and talked about than leading them down the road to permanent separation? it was even as little as 50 years ago, divorce is still a Cathy Hoover Mericle, senior licensed clinician at subject that many people consider taboo. Whether dating, Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, says the married or already divorced, each individual has their own No. 1 cause of failed marriages has to do with a lack of perspective on the topic of divorce and must figure out for communication. themselves how it factors into their current relationships.

“During the course of a marriage, people often end up angry or with hurt feelings,” Mericle says. “But when NOT READY TO TAKE THE PLUNGE people can’t or won’t talk about those things, they simmer asey Belmont, 27, and her boyfriend, T.J., have until the point where they can no longer be worked out.” been dating for nearly six years, but she says Mericle has been counseling couples going through marriage plans aren’t anywhere in their immediate

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future.

“Being together forever with one person seems unrealistic,” Belmont says. “People change. Situations change. Till death do us part? I’m not so sure about that.”

Belmont, who lives in Tunkhannock, says her parents divorced when she was in the fifth grade and remembers the experience as being a very painful one. She admits the fear of divorce would be a big factor to consider before she would ever enter into a lifelong commitment.

“I don’t think I’ll ever get married just to avoid it altogether,” she says. “I mean, if you’re thinking about divorce before you get married, then you probably shouldn’t go through with it.”

Belmont says that she would be perfectly content to continue living with her boyfriend and their one-year-old son as long as their relationship continues going well, and she sees no need to add a marriage certificate into the mix.

“When you are married, you are tied down by finances and assets,” she says. “Other than that, it’s just paperwork.”

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n just a few months, Seana McHenry, 27, and her husband Jake will celebrate the four year anniversary of the day they got married. Although a lot of things were running through her mind on the morning of her wedding, McHenry says divorce wasn’t one of them.

“I knew I was making a lifelong commitment,” she says.

McHenry, a resident of Harvey’s Lake, may owe her tenacious attitude about marriage to her parents, who have remained together for more than 25 years. Although she admits the last four years of married life haven’t been easy, it would still take a lot for her to think about divorce as even being an option.

“There might be circumstances in which I would consider it,” McHenry begins, “but they would have to be

THINKING TWICE BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN

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ichele Oliveira, 29, and her husband were married for five years before they decided that divorce was the best option for them. The tension in their relationship continued to escalate, and when one of their two daughters began to notice their fighting, Oliveira says she and her husband knew it was no longer healthy to stay together.

“When we got married, I certainly never thought it would end in divorce,” she says. “But, I also didn’t think about how well-matched we really were and what married life was going to be like.”

Oliveira says that because divorce Clockwise from top left: Cathy Hoover Mericle, Casey has become so acceptable and so easy, Belmont, Seana McHenry and Michele Olivera. many people are too quick to jump into marriage. They know that if it some pretty overwhelming circumstances. It would take a doesn’t work out, she says, divorce is always there. lot for me to walk away.”

Although her first marriage didn’t have a fairytale Much like Mericle, McHenry believes that society’s ending, Oliveira says that wouldn’t deter her from approach to divorce has become much too lenient and wanting to do it again. forgiving.

“I would definitely remarry,” she says. “But this time “People don’t want to work hard,” she says. “They I would look for someone who is really, truly compatible just give up, and it’s acceptable. Marriage is something you have to work at. It sure as hell isn’t easy, but divorce with me, and I would definitely think harder about what it should be your final option.” means to be married. That’s the best advice I can give to When things get difficult for McHenry and her people in a relationship — consider everything.” W

Divorce stats State with the lowest divorce rate: Massachusetts 2.4 per 1,000 population)

State with the highest divorce rate: Nevada (9.1 per 1,000 population)

Percentage of U.S. population that’s divorced: 10 percent

Mean age at first divorce, males:

30.5

Median number of years people wait to remarry after first divorce,

males: 3.3

Median number of years people wait to remarry after first divorce,

females: 3.1

Average length of divorce proceedings:

1 YEAR

The 10 most expensive celebrity divorces:

No. 10:

Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas split in 2000, and Diandra received $45 million.

No. 9:

Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey’s 2008 divorce cost Phil almost $47 million.

No. 8:

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills finalized their divorce in 2008; Heather walked away with $48.6 million.

No. 7:

James Cameron and Linda Hamilton split in 1999, and Linda landed $50 million.

No. 6:

Madonna’s 2008 divorce from Guy Ritchie cost between $76 million and $92 million.

No. 5:

Cindy Silva and Kevin Coster split in 1994 to the tune of $80 million.

No. 4:

Melissa Mathison and Harrison Ford’s 2004 divorce saw Melissa walking away with $85 million.

No. 3:

Amy Irving and Steven Spielberg split in 1989, Amy left the marriage with $100 million.

No. 2:

Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey divorced in 1995, and Marcia left with $150 million.

No. 1:

Michael Jordan and Juanita Jordan split in 2007; Juanita received $168 million.

Source: Access Hollywood

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Mean age at first divorce, females: 29

Source: Divorce Magazine

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husband, she says that compromise is key to working things out.

“You have to be willing to work together and agree on some common ground,” she says. “Even if it means relenting a little, try to find a middle road somewhere. Being married is definitely not a one way street.”

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2nd annual Red Cross Run for the Red 5K walk/run March 26, 10:30 a.m. at the NEPA Regional Blood Center (29 New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Twp.) Register 9-10 a.m., $15 pre-registered single racers/walkers, $20 single racers/walkers day of. T-shirts to first 250 racers registered, awards, more. For info on Team Challenge or to register, visit wyomingvalley.redcross.org or contact Amy George at 570.823.7161 ext. 322 or georgeam@usa.redcross.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.

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Benefit for Johnny Sylvester March 27, 3-8 p.m. at Jenkins Twp. Fire Co. (2nd St.) $10 adults, $5 kids under 12. features music, refreshments, 50/50, proceeds benefit a kidney transplant. Call Joanie at 570.540.0632 for info.

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.

DuPont Lions Club • “Night at The Oldies:” March 26, 7-11 p.m. featuring Eddie & The Dreamers, buffet, prizes for best dressed, raffles and more. $18/person, $35 couples, proceeds benefit the club. Call 570.466.2468, 510.5002 or 817.1779 for tickets.

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Friendly’s Fundraising Night March 28, 5-8 p.m. at Friendly’s, Dallas, hosted by Dallas Baptist Church’s Youth Group. 10 percent of all proceeds go directly toward paying group’s registration for annual youth conference in Camp Hill and summer mission trip.

Gimme Some Sugar fundraiser March 19, Molly’s Cozy Corner (1324 Prospect Ave., Scranton)

to help artist Samantha Blinn get to the 2011 Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards, where she’ll be gifting her custom-made jewelry. $10 at door, includes appetizers, features carnival games, darts, raffles and more.

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. Marissa Wilcox Benefit Concert March 20, 5 p.m.-midnight at Marine Corp. League (158 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre). Features Sister Ester, Gentleman, Ethereal Collapse, Praise The Sinner, Skin N Bones, Militia, plus raffles and 50/50. $10. Proceeds benefit Wilcox, who was born with a rare liver disorder. Info: helpmariss.moonfruit.com.

Operation Empty Arms, for Randy and Alicia Conley to raise funds for adoption or surrogacy (operationemptyarms@yahoo.com, 570.239.8401) • Bingo Night: March 26, 5 p.m., Nanticoke American Legion (23 W. Broad St., Nanticoke) Free admission, $1 bingo cards, basket raffles, bake sale, more.

Outloud, a Benefit Concert for LGBTQ Youth in NEPA March 26, doors 5:30 p.m., show 7 p.m., at Lackawanna College, presented by SNAP (Student Network Across Pennsylvania. Music by The Dangerous Ponies, Hop Along and Three Man Cannon. GA $10, $7 students of any school with ID, includes refreshments/snacks. All-ages, proceeds fund an awareness campaign on LGBTQ youth issues. For info, Jessica.Rothchild@gmail.com or Michael.Petersen@falcons.lackawanna.edu.

“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 Theat-

re 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. Must register by March 21.

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.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes March 26, noon at Misericordia University, Dallas. Men and women will walk a mile in high heeled shoes to benefit the Panzi Foundation. $20 registration fee for walkers, includes a T-shirt and high heels. Participants asked to secure sponsors, for more info, contact Dr. Caleb at acaleb@misericordia.edu or at 570.674.8113.

WFTE FM 90.3/105.7 Get On the Air Benefit Concerts • Hair of the Wolf Party: March 20, 6-10 p.m. at Irish Wolf (503 Linden St., Scranton). Features One Red X, 3 To Breathe and The Way. $5 cover.

Wyoming Valley Children’s Association (570.288.4350) • Motorcycle & Powersports Show: March 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Kingston Armory (109 Armory Market St.). $5 admission, children 8- free. Proceeds benefit WVCA. Call 570.288.4350 for info.

Zumbathon March 26, 9 a.m.noon at NutriFitness Boot Camp (311 Market St., Kingston). Features DJ, food, raffles. $10, all proceeds benefit Candy’s Place. Call 570.288.2409 for info.

EVENTS 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.

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.

• Around the World, ages 5-12: Tues., March 22, 29, 4-5 p.m. Celebrates the Everhart Museum’s collection of artifacts from 5,000 years of history.

Free, call to register.

• Little People & Nature, ages 2 1/2-5: Series 1: Tues., March 22, 10-11 a.m.; Series 2: Wed., March 16, 23, 10-11 a.m. Kids and adults will explore and learn about various nature topics each week. Free.

• Mixed Media Preschool Art: March 19, 26, April 2, 10-10:45 a.m.; Mommy & Me: March 18, 25, April 1, 12:30-1:15 p.m.; Ages 6-12: March 18, 25, 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.

• Karate demo: March 19, 11 a.m. with Kevin Robinson of Robinson’s Martial Arts Studio. Free. ❏ Adult Classes: • Crochet a Shawl: March 22, 7 p.m. $35. Learn to read simple crochet pattern to crochet shawl.

• Jewelry Making Intro to Glass Fusing: March 28, 6-9 p.m. $60. Learn basics of small piece fused glass work.

• Sign Language for Beginners: Thurs., March 17, April 7, 21, May 12, 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 16+. $60.

• Sign Language Level 1: Thurs.

March 17, April 7, 21, May 12, 26, 7:308:30 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. ❏ Special Events: • Karate Demo: March 19, 11 a.m. Free, all-ages. Free. Presents traditional karate forms/weaponry + self defense.

Dimock Community Church (570.278.1881) • Ham Dinner: March 19, 4-7 p.m. $8 adults, $4, children 12-under. Takeouts available.

• Soup Night: March 23, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Donations of any amount, big or small welcomed to be used for next month’s meal, anything leftover donated to DCC Support Fund to help families in need.

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.

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 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

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fter a devastating turn of events last week with an earthquake and tsunami paralyzing Japan, options to give for relief assistance are appearing quickly. And this includes through the fashion industry as well as celebrities.

Katy Perry is donating proceeds from the light up wands used primarily by fans when she sings her hit song “Firework” in concert to the Red Cross for Japan. Bergdorf Goodman is using its Facebook page as a resource for ways to give, navigating people to several charitable organizations.

International retailer Steven Alan is donating 15 percent of all sales until March 17 to the International Medical Corps for the effort. Uniqlo, another international retailer, is donating supplies such as jeans, towels and thermal underwear, while its Tadashi Yania, the CEO of its parent company Fast Retailing is giving $12.2 million of his own money to the cause.

And the list continues with organizations and individuals doing their part to help in the ways they feel best.

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Stella got his start in the restaurant business in 1980 when he began working as a busboy at the Woodlands Inn & Resort before moving up to wedding bartender.

He soon became a bartender at the complex’s 25th Hour nightclub and then at Market Street Square in Wilkes-Barre before venturing off to open Good Fellos.

“I gave my notice in 1992 and took a shot on the back road in Exeter,” Stella said.

Mr. Tony’s is open WednesdaySaturday from 4:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

There is a daily happy hour from 4:30-6:30 p.m., every Saturday is Sangria Saturdays, when homemade sangria is $5 all night. For more info, call 570.825.TONY.

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Send your food and drink news to nmascali@theweekender.com or call 570.831.7322.

Tony Stella's favorite food: I love Chilean sea bass.

It’s a deepwater fish with no fish taste — it’s like a white filet mignon. Chef Peter sears in a vodka flambé lemon lime basil butter.

Three things always in his fridge:

Red Bull Sugarfree, I’m always moving; always sauce, I make my own Mama Stella’s sauce, and actually, I love ice cream, butter pecan.

His perfect meal:

The perfect meal for me would be a nice cocktail prior, a nice bottle of wine, Chilean sea bass and half a dessert, which would probably be bananas Foster.

From left, Boxer Zach Venesky, Odyssey’s boxing trainer Larry Angeles and boxer Juan Hererra.

PHOTOS BY MARIE BURRELL

“You have to get a comfort zone where you’re mentally confident of winning.”

Boxing trainer Larry Angeles ing are worth it.

“You gotta take a lot of your own time,” he said. “Run, can’t do this, can’t do that. It gets to be a hassle after a while, but if you want to win, that’s what you have to do.”

For Hererra, who said he grew up in New York and always had problems on the streets with other kids, boxing became an outlet. And for the past five to six years, he said he has been doing this on and off, working around his life as a member of the National Guard.

Ten years the junior of Hererra, 14-year-old Zach Venesky also works his boxing schedule in around his life as a student and football player. Even though he has to spar with adults, due to having a hard time finding others in his age and weight class, that does not deter Venesky from continuing to fight.

“I’ve always been interested in it,” he said. “And once I started doing it, I just couldn’t stop.”

Angeles commented that Venesky has heart and shows the dedication needed to go far with the sport.

Although both Hererra and

Hererra and Venesky spar.

Venesky are fighting for spots in the March 19 tournament, Angeles commented that generally fighters do not know very far in advance who makes it into the next round of competition. Those who do fight in the district championship have a chance to move on to the regional championship.

From there, Angeles said fighters go on to the state then national championship, and winners from there often try out for the Olympic team. He said that in the past Odyssey Fitness has had a few fighters, both men and women, win the state championship.

For fighters who are hopeful of winning, like Hererra, it is a true test of the hard work they have put in with their training.

“Raising your hand when you win a fight,” he said, “At that moment it’s all worth it.”

W Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament, Sat., March 19, 7 p.m., Odyssey Fitness (401 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre). Tickets: $20 GA, $30 preferred, $40 VIP, $45 ringside. Info: 570.829.2661 odysseyfitnesscenter.com

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TONY STELLA: FROM BUSBOY TO FINE DINING ou may know Tony Stella’s name from his longtime run operating Good Fellos, which opened in 1992 at 914 Exeter Ave. in Exeter. Last year, Stella moved the restaurant to 1901 Route 315 in Pittston, which Stella left in December.

The restaurateur has since opened Mr. Tony’s Martini Bar at 71 N. Main St. in Wilkes-Barre in the space that housed Gage Bar and Restaurant, Martini’s Ristorante & Bar and most recently, a pizza buffet. Stella has a lease-toown agreement with building owner Thom Greco.

“This building was always attractive, I like the location,” Stella told Dish as he stood at the bar last week. “In essence, this is two clubs under one roof; we’ve got fine dining down the road, which is my forte,” he said, pointing toward the dining-room area to the left of the restaurant’s entrance. “And this is the woodfired pizzas, the fresh-juiced martinis, cocktails, beer, wine …

I think the city was ready for it; there’s a lot of younger places, and I think is a nice place for people 28 and older.”

Peter Adams is the chef at Mr. Tony’s, and Stella has said since the restaurant opened a few weeks ago, the response has been “phenomenal.”

“We’re doing an excess of 170 every night — it’s doing really well, thank God,” he said.

The restaurant seats 300, and Chef Peter Adams offers 13 wood-fired pizzas, dessert pizzas that include crème brulee pizza, bananas Foster pizza, caramelized apple and s’mores pizza, plus salads and appetizers and more. More gourmet fare is on the horizon.

he first bell rings, and the punches fly. Muhammad Ali’s famous quote, “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” perfectly describes the glovecovered fists swinging with intense grace and power as they try to break through the defenses of their opponent. Feet move in perfect step, a calculated dance of evasion and attack. And when the final bell rings, and the punches cease, only one hand raises high — only one is triumphant.

On Saturday, March 19, Odyssey Fitness will host the Golden Gloves district championship boxing tournament at 7 pm. at its facility in Wilkes-Barre. The event will include 20 matches with not only local fighters, but fighters from all over the Northeastern section of Pennsylvania.

Larry Angeles, Odyssey’s boxing pro and coordinator of the event, said that it’s not easy for fighters to make it into the district championship.

“Competition is tough,” he said. “You might have to fight five, six, seven times. But sometimes you might only have to fight one or two times, depending on who’s in your weight class.”

These weight classes, which range from as little as 106 pounds to more than 200 pounds, are also broken down by age as well, with fighters under the age of 18 falling into the cadet level and those over 18 falling into the novice level.

But Angeles said it’s hard to keep a lot of kids into the sport, as it requires a lot of sacrifices.

Fighters must work through a very intense program which requires not only running, but a lot of time in the gym working with punching bags, jumping rope and sparring against others who are training. Along with the physical preparation, fighters must also be mentally prepared.

“You have to get a comfort zone where you’re mentally confident of winning, where you’re not struggling, where you’re the top dog,” Angeles said.

“If you don’t have that, it usually adds a lot of stress on you.”

To some, like 24-year-old Juan Hererra, the sacrifices and train-

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AGENDA, FROM PAGE 42 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 28, 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.

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: “Understanding Relationship Violence: Perpetrators & Victims:” March 18, noon-1:15 p.m. in McGowan Room of Bevevino Library

by Wind Goodfriend, principal investigator for the Institute for the Prevention of Relationship Violence.

Free and open to the public, but reservations required by calling 674.8008 or e-mailing anordstr@misericordia.edu.

• 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.

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.

Myrtle Street UM Church (840 Harrison Ave., Scranton, 570.346.9911, 342.5308) events: • Flea market: March 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Call to reserve table by March 18.

• Spring Craft Fair: April 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission.

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.

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The Philip Hone Gallery (742 Main St., Honesdale, philiphonegallery.com, 570.253.5577) • Drum Circle: March 25, 6:30-8 p.m.

Pocono Mountain Events • Snowmobiling at Mount Airy (www.mountairycasino.com, 877.682.4791): through March, Call to reserve. Day rates $40 per half-hour

for single, $60 for double. Children under 10 free. Night rates $45 per half hour for single, $65 for double.

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.

Robert Dale Chorale (www.robertdalechorale.org) • 26th Annual NEPA Bach Festival” March 18-20. For info, visit website or call 570.586.3921.

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

St. Patrick Day’s Dinner/ Dance: March 19, 7 p.m.-midnight at RR 1 Box 161, Harveys Lake, 570.639.5016, fundraiser for Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby. Tickets available at legion or by calling 630.2240.

Must be 21 to attend.

Tunkhannock Public Library (220 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, 570.836.3835) • Bird ID for Beginners, ages 6-11 with parents: March 18, 10-11 a.m.

Youth Presentations for homeschoolers. Free. Call to register.

The University of Scranton events: ❏ Schemel Forum — session fees vary and reservations are required.

Space is limited and registrations accepted on a first-come, firstserved basis. Call 941.7816 or e-mail fetskok2@scranton.edu to register • “The Physical Development of the Bible from Hebrew Scroll through Victorian Family Bible:” Tues., March 17-April 14, 6-7:15 p.m. with Michael Knies, associate professor and Spe-

cial Collections librarian at the university.

Viewmont Mall (Scranton, 570.346.9182, www.shopviewmontmall.com) events: • Craft Show: March 16-20.

• Sports Card & Collectibles Show: March 25-27 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 Electric City Trolley Museum and Coal Mine Tour (Cliff Street, Scranton 570.963.6590) Museum open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Trolley excursions run Wednesday through Sunday 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Trolley rides $10 adults, $9 seniors, $7.75 ages 3-12.

The mine is open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours run hourly, $8 adults, $7.50 seniors, $5.50 ages 3-12.

• Speakeasy Soiree: March 24, 5:30-8 p.m., features Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars. $20, proceeds benefit ECTM. RSVP by March 18 to kfendrock@mbklaw.com

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.

ArtWorks Gallery & Studio (502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.

570.207.1815): • Pictures in Clay: March 17, 6-8 p.m. $60, supplies included. Bring a favorite photo to learn to transfer it onto clay tile.

• Demo with Bill Teitsworth: March 24, 6-8 p.m. Features preview of his tips in using acrylic glazing tech-

niques.

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) • 5 secrets to Permanent weight loss: March 29, 6:30 p.m., free dinner/presentation, seating limited.

Call to reserve.

Downtown Arts at Arts YOUniverse (47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.970.2787, www.artsyouniverse.com) • Kids Craft Hour with Liz Revit: Sat., 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Make jewelry, paper mache, bead making, more. $15, includes supplies. For info or to register, call 817.0176.

• Traditional Egyptian Belly Dance: Wed., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. intermediate. $10. Call 343.2033 for info.

• Tribal Fusion Dance: Thurs., beginners 6-7 p.m.; intermediate 7-8 p.m. $10. Call 836.7399 for info.

• Cabaret with Helena: Sat., 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call 553.2117 for info.

• African Dance: Wed. & Sat., 1 p.m.

Mixes jazz, hip-hop and modern styles. $10. Call or visit website or hipbodysoul.com for info.

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 & Painting Classes with Georgiana Cray Bart, WilkesBarre. Beginner to advanced, all media, all subjects Includes pencil, charcoal, oil, acrylic,

pastel, colored pencil and more.

570.947.8387, gcraybart@aol.com, www.gcraybart-artworks.com • Adult, ages 13+, Mon., noon-4 p.m., Tues., 6-9 p.m.

• Children, ages 8-10: Tues., 5-6 p.m., ages 11-12, Mon., 4:30-5:30 p.m.

• Portfolio instruction for the college bound • Private instruction available.

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.

The Exercise Lady, Doreen Rakowski (Theeexerciselady0@aol.com, 570.287.9801) • Yoga, Pilates and Thai Chi Classes Fazio’s Hapkido Do Jang (61 Main St., Luzerne, 570.239.1191) Now accepting new students. Children (age 7-12) Mon./Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Teen/adult Mon./Wed., 6:45-8:15 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 6:30-8 p.m. Private lesson also available.

Learn Hapkido, the Korean martial art that uses natural movements unlocking hidden powers of strength and confidence. Self defense applications included in every class. Cost $50 monthly, no contract.

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

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• 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.

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 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.

Olympic Style Fencing classes will be given at The Fencing Exchange located above AFA Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, Monday-Thursday. Foil, saber, and epee taught. For more info, call 570.969.1224.

Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network, Scranton. Day and evening classes available for men, women and children. Ongoing classes six days a week. Classes cover the sport, combat, and self-defense aspects of famed Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. For more information check out www.gracienepa.com or call 570.347.1107.

Wyoming Valley Art League • Painting with Irina Krawitz: $15/ hour, $120/4-weeks. Call 570.793.3992 for info.

MIND AND BODY

Bellas Yoga Studio (650 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City, 570.307.5000, www.bellasyoga.com, info@bellasyoga.com) All workshops $15, pre-registration suggested.

• Sunday Morning Class: 10-11:15 a.m.

Features Alternating Vinyasa style yoga with yoga fusion.

Club Fit (1 West Broad St., Hazleton, 570.497.4700, www.clubfithazleton.com) • Boxing classes with Rich Pastorella (pastorella.net26.net). Mon., 7-8 p.m. $40 per month.

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

Endless Mt. Zendo (104 Hollow Rd., Stillwater, 570.925.5077, www.endlessmountainzendo.org) • Zen Meditation Gathering: March 27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Rinzai Zen tradition. Zazen meditation/beginner’s instruction, chanting, walking meditation, reading, more. Wear loose long pants or skirt in solid neutral colors. Tea follows, vegetarian snacks welcome. Public welcome, open donation basket. Call to attend.

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.

Goddess Creations Shop & Gallery (214 Depot St., Clarks Summit, 570.575.8649, info@goddesscreations.net) • Tarot Card Readings by Rev. Whitney Mulqueen by appointment.

Call to book.

• Tarot Readings: Thurs., 6-9:30 p.m. at Montrose Inn, Restaurant & Tavern (26 S. Main St., Montrose). $25 for 15-20 min.

• Monthly astrology workshop with Holly Avila: first Sun., $45. Call to reserve space.

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

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.

Puppets on parade

“Avenue Q,” the multiple Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Broadway musical, is coming to the F.M Kirby Center on Tuesday, March 22.

The play tells the story of Princeton, an idealistic young man searching for his purpose in life. Fresh out of college, Princeton heads to New York City where he finds that the realities of life in The Big Apple are harsher than he expected. Along with his new neighbors, slacker Nicky, lonely teacher Kate and repressed Republican Rod, Princeton explores love, sex and the anxieties of adulthood.

Using “Sesame Street” style puppets to tell its tale, “Avenue Q” blends together coming-of-age dramatics with absurdist comedy. It features such songs as “The Internet is for Porn,” “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” “What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?” and “I’m Not Wearing Underwear Today.” Colorful characters aside, “Avenue Q” is definitely not for children.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $27-$55.50 via the Kirby box office and Ticketmaster. Visit kirbycenter.org, avenueqontour.com or call 570.826.1100 for more info.

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(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.

Kwon Kodo Lessons: Learn the self-defense system that combines different Korean Martial Arts such as

Hapkido, Taekwondo & Kuk Sool.

Lessons held at the Hapkido Taekwondo Institute (150 Welles St., Forty Fort). Cost is $40 per month. For more info, call 570.287.4290 or visit www.htkdi.com.

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.

• Nutrition: March 16, 7:30 p.m., $15 members, $20 non-member • Fitness &Exercise Technique: March 23, 7:30 p.m., $15 members, $20 non-member • Recap & Primal Scream fitness class: March 30, 7:30 p.m., $15 members, $20 non-member

Motivations Fitness Center (112 Prospect St., Dunmore.

570.341.7665) • Sandstorm Fitness with Rachel “Kali” Dare: Learn various techniques and shed pounds. Call for info.

NutriFitness Boot Camp (311 Market St., Kingston, 570.288.2409) • Free week of Boot Camp for new members: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m.

• Zumba: Tues. 6 p.m.; Thurs., 7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m. $5.

• Tang Soo Do Karate Classes: Mon., Wed., 6:45 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. Call to register.

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

Open Your Eyes To Dream (143 W. Main St., Bloomsburg, 570.239.7520, www.oyetd.com) ❏ Open-Eyed Yoga. Call 394.2251 or go online for current updates/cancellations. E-mail: yoga@oyetd.com • Beginner Vinyasa: Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m.

• Level II Vinyasa: Mon., 7-8:30 p.m.

• Mixed Level Vinyasa: Tues., 9-10:30 a.m., Wed., 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Mats & props available. Student/ package discounts available. Bring friend to first class, get two for price of one.

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.

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Balance Yoga and Wellness (900 Rutter Ave., 2nd floor, Kingston, 570.714.2777, www.balanceyogastudio.net) • “Conquer Your Fears Workshop:” March 18, 6-8:30 p.m. $25 pre-registered, $30 at door.

• “Happy Body, Happy Mind,” a Yoga & Nutrition Workshop for children 5-10: March 19, 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

Includes yoga class based on healthy body and wholesome foods followed by a make-your-own healthy lunch

with Abby Bilek-Singh of Canteen 900. Workshops taught by Ramah Hackett, a level 3 Radiant Child instructor. $30 per child, includes lunch. Call for more info.

• “One Love” Kirtan performance: April 8, 7:30 p.m. $20 pre-registered, $25 at door.

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party on campus where everyone who was anyone went to live the nights they’ll never remember with the people they’ll never forget. Luckily it was a Thursday. I decided to make Jell-O shots and sell them at that night’s party, hoping to raise enough money to remove my boot.

“This is a pajama party,” informed one of my fraternity brothers in response to my costume.

I was wearing sunglasses, a sombrero, a fake moustache and a belly shirt with dancing maracas that read “SOUTH OF THE BORDER.” My strategy was to physically standout so people would approach me and buy a Jell-O shot. It didn’t work. Come the end of the night, I was 50 bucks short of a Jell-O shot victory. There I was, lying on a basement floor resembling a Mexican bobble-head at a pajama party, when all of a sudden one of my coworkers that I waited tables with in college arrived to see if anyone was still partying. A good friend, they lent me 50 bucks of their hard-earned money!

The next morning, I rushed to the local police station to pay my fines and have my boot removed!

“An officer will be over within the hour to remove the boot,” promised the secretary.

Walking home, I figured I might as well enjoy the boot while I had it. So, I woke up my neighbor and made him take pictures of me posing with the boot. At least I got a Facebook album out of the ordeal.

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t was a beautiful spring morning in April, 2007. The sun was shining, birds were chirping and my bedroom linens were stained with my unborn children. Let’s face facts here, it’s not like my offspring will cure cancer or anything, so I could afford to waste some DNA on my sheets from practicing the pull-out method every now and then. I had just woken up and was making my way through the debris of beer cans scattered throughout my apartment from the party I had the night before heading to my front porch where I was about to take in some fresh spring air when I noticed a boot on my car.

Apparently the local police took it seriously when I owed them money for parking in restricted areas, even if the restricted area was in front of my apartment. Maybe the fact that the police used to come to my frat parties and allow girls to drive their cop car up and down the hill in exchange for oral satisfaction caused me to underestimate their seriousness.

Nevertheless, I was screwed worse than a submissive twink who dropped the bar of soap in a county jail shower. I now owed 250-some-odd dollars to remove the boot and avoid my car from getting impounded. It couldn’t have happened at a worse time, as my 21st birthday was just two days away!

I knew if I called my dad and told him I needed money to remove a boot from my car for neglecting to pay inexpensive parking tickets, he would flip out! Not only would he flip out, but he would probably get so mad that he would back out of wiring me the money to pay for the limo I rented to celebrate my birthday in Pittsburgh.

Realizing I needed money fast, I decided to earn it by doing what I do best — partying!

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speak and see POETIC Balance Yoga and Wellness (900 Rutter Ave., 2nd floor, Kingston, 570.714.2777, www.balanceyogastudio.net) • Book discussion of Claire Dederer’s “Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses:” March 21, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

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., 6:30-7:30 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) • Spring Book Sale: March 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., March 20, 2-4 p.m. at Children’s Library. Call Tina Thomas for more info.

• Bus trip to Morgan Library and Museum in New York City: April 30. $30 for Friends members, $35 non-members. RSVP by April 1. Call Tina Thomas for info.

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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. Call 346.6179 to RSVP by March 25.

King’s College Events: (133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5900, www.kings.edu) • Campion Literary Society Writing Workshop: March 21, 3:30 p.m., Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, Room 117.

Student leaders share writing exercises with participants. Free.

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.

Osterhout Library (71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0156, ext. 217) • Franklin St. Sleuths Book Discussion: March 17, 6:30 p.m., discussion “The Black Camel” by Earl Derr Biggers.

• “Pennsylvania Hands” exhibit/ slideshow: March 18, 5-8 p.m. Sally Wiener Grotta will lead slideshow discussion. Opening reception March 24, 7 p.m.

The Philip Hone Gallery (742 Main St., Honesdale, philiphonegallery.com, 570.253.5577) • Poetry & Literature Group led by Christine San Jose: March 17, 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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.

West Pittston Library (200 Exeter Ave., www.wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847) • Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m.

Free. Features an informal discussion of member-selected books.

• Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free.

Wyoming Valley Poetry Society (P.O. Box 173, WilkesBarre, 570.829.3163) • 26th annual Spring Poetry Contest: open for grades 112, deadline March 31. Call 823.0786 for info.

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AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.com) Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m.

• “Made in Stone,” an exhibit of stone sculptures produced by members of the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center of West Rutland, Vt.: through March 26.

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 (204 Church St, 2nd Floor, Montrose) • “Spring Peepers:” through April 2 featuring Artists’ Open House Weekend Artists.

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.

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: March 25-April 29. Opening reception March 25, 6-9 p.m.

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) • CM Artscene Gallery featuring works by Patricia Orr, Jules Dobitsch, Jamie Peters, Margie Long, Jill Swersie and Lucille Norella:

through March 18.

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:” March 28-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) • IAC Video Collage Part 2: March 19. Features films from two-20 minutes. One-hour reception follows with music and light refreshments.

For info, visit www.iacollective.blogspot.com.

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

• “Perspectives of Nature:” through March 25. Features photographic work by King’s student Jeff Katra.

• 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) • 3rd Friday exhibit/reception: March 18.

• Michael Hockenberry “Finishing Touches:” April 8-9.

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• 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.

Spine & SportCare (Old Forge, 570.451.1122) • Pilates Mat Classes: Mon. 9:30 a.m.; Wed. noon; Thurs. 5:30 p.m.; Yoga Flow: Tues. 5:30 p.m. $10/class, $45/5 classes.

• Small Group Personal Training: Get professional instruction without high cost of one-on-one personal trainer.

Receive personalized program that changes with every session, similar to P90X crossfit style. All levels, call for details.

Symmetry Studio (206 N. Main Avenue, 3rd Floor, Scranton, 570.290.7242) • Mon.: Gentle Yoga 5:30 p.m.; Core Yoga 6:30 p.m.

• Tues.: Beginners Yoga 5 p.m.; Yoga Strength and Flexibility 6 p.m.; Cardio Kickboxing 7:30 p.m.

• Wed.: Slow Flow 5:30 p.m.; Core Yoga 6:30 p.m.

• Thurs.: All Levels Vinyasa 5:30 p.m.; Cardio Kickboxing 7:30 p.m.

• 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.

Thetravelingyogi@yahoo.com Individual attention for physical/spiritual advancement. All levels welcome. Call 570.709.2406 for info. Classes held at The Studio at 32 (32 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre) Sat., 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Waering Stained Glass Studio (336 N. Washington St., WilkesBarre).

• Tarot Card Readings: $50/first half hour, $10 additional. Appointment only. Call 570.417.5020.

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OUTSIDE Endless Mountains Nature Center: (Camp Lackawanna, Tunkhannock, 570.836.3835, www.EMNConline.org) • Nature Ramble with Rebecca Lesko: March 20, 1-4 p.m. Meet in front of EMNC lodge. Wear sneakers/ boots, dress in layers, bring water bottle, Canceled if inclement weather. Free, call to register.

Hickory Run State Park (1137 Honey Hole Road, 570.403.2006) • Conservation Volunteer Meeting: March 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Find out what projects have been done and what’s coming up.

• Basic Boating Course: March 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Instructors provide info to help reduce risk of injury/conflict on water. Students who successfully complete may apply for Boating Safety Education Certificate for $10.

• Signs of Spring: Wood Frog Trail Hike: March 27, 1-3 p.m. Meet at Wood Frog Trailhead along Honey Hole Road.

Lackawanna Audubon Society • LAS program at Lackawanna State Park: March 20, 2:30 p.m. Mike Carey will share photos from Costa Rica.

Free, open to the public. Call Gene 586.5156 for info.

• Montour Preserve Field Trip: March 26, 10 a.m. Meet at park office.

Call Jim 759.1322 for info.

Northeastern PA Chapter of the Sierra Club • Family Hike at Frances Slocum State Park: March 19, moderate hike.

Meet 10:30 a.m. in lower parking lot near boat launch. Call Jen Lavery 570.819.2147 to attend. Bring a lunch.

SOCIAL GROUPS The Better Breathers Club of the American Lung Association • 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.

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. RSVP by March 26.

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 Chapter of Friends of NRA • 19th annual fundraising banquet: March 19, Genetti Manor (1505 N. Main Ave., Dickson City). Includes familystyle dinner, live and silent auctions, drawings, door prizes, more. Call Carl Mozeleski, 570.587.2662 or e-mail dbcmoz@epix.net for info.

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. $35 per person, RSVP by March 25 to Jerry Major, 570.842.4295.

Scranton Tomorrow (scrantontomorrow.com) • Giving Brunch: March 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Carmen’s at The Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. $28.95 adults, $15 children 5-12, $5 children 4-. Portion of proceeds benefit Main Street Scranton. RSVP to 570.558.3929; mention Scranton Tomorrow when RSVPing.

Vintner’s Circle (1152 Commerce Blvd., Suite 102, Dickson City, 570.383.0224, vintnerscircle.com): • Wine Trivia Open House: March 25, 6-8 p.m.

• In Store Wine Makers Club: March 30, 6-7 p.m.

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

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Asking why T

here is a line in “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.” The planet Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star, killing millions.

Obi-Wan says, “I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.”

I certainly don’t mean to trivialize the earthquake and the tsunami in Japan to the level of a movie. But I can’t change the way I feel.

I feel helpless. Sad. Useless.

I wish, sometimes, that I had faith. I see people who do, and I know it must be a great comfort to them. But I think, even in the absence of faith, that as human being on this planet, as a fellow passenger in our journey through the galactic universe, whatever it may be, that you have to care.

It scares me when people don’t.

I was glued to the TV coverage Friday after we learned that one of the largest earthquakes ever had caused a huge amount of damage to mainland Japan. Mid-day I had to leave for an appointment. This is not meant to be a condemnation of radio.

OK, it is, sort of.

I scanned and twisted the knob on the family truckster on the way in a vain effort to learn if the tsunami was engulfing our western shores.

I heard lots of music, some religion and nothing anywhere about the very real possibility that our coastline could soon start, out west, in Nevada.

No one cared.

I sat in the waiting room. I needed some work done on my personal chassis. Twenty other people ignored the big TV tuned to CNN showing pictures of unimaginable destruction.

A man sat underneath the TV, reading a paperback, as the pictures showed a nuclear reactor exploding. Not make believe. Not Hollywood effects. A catastrophe was unfolding above his head. The top blew

off a nuclear reactor, and it caught on fire. It was shown live a foot above him.

He turned the page.

In the exam room I sat in my open-back hospital gown trying to get my smartphone to cough up some news about the disaster. Was Hawaii being washed away? The pretty, young, physician’s assistant came in and admonished me about the cellphone. The Doctor would not be pleased. I put it away.

I mentioned the tsunami to the Doctor. He nodded and told me to turn my head and cough.

I stopped at a bakery on the way home. The lady behind the counter was politely interested in my thoughts about nuclear reactors in Japan. She was more interested in my order.

She made sure I got a baker’s dozen.

It’s clear to me that life goes on. That is as it should be.

Even a local tragedy like the flooding unfolding that same day is always measured by the same yardstick. How will this impact me? Will my house, my car, my family be OK? But in spite of my lack of faith, or maybe because of it, I think we have to care. We have to care about what happens to others. We have to have compassion, feeling. Concern.

I couldn’t name for you a single person in Tagajo, Japan.

Last week I wouldn’t have known how to say it or been able to point to it on a map.

Officials there say 10,000 may be missing. May be dead. Fill the Mohegan Sun Arena to capacity. Look at all those people. Consider them all floating, face down.

Possibly it’s because we are so wired now, so able to see across the world in an instant, to know in real time of all the tragedy that befalls humans on this spinning Earth that we can’t care. It’s too much, an overload.

I wish, sometimes, that I had faith. I wish I could explain to a grandchild why Japan? Why now? Why at all.

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Weekender Correspondent PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Everyone has ties (and feels obligations) to other people. However, it sucks when someone uses these to essentially blackmail you into doing what they want you to do, regardless of your own desires. Of course, this is generally more subtle than a letter composed of magazine-clipped letters depicting a drop-off point for a ransom — but it’s a form of blackmail nevertheless. Letting someone twist your arm that hard isn’t something you can or should tolerate for long. Of course, getting out of such a tight hold might be painful no matter what you do — but you should strive to do so, anyway, as soon as possible.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Although I admire your fiercely competitive spirit, it’s important to know when to keep it in check. Not everything is a competition, especially with those you love. There’s an appropriate time for that kind of thing, but it’s at the card table or on the sports field. In everyday life, it’s best to keep comparisons to a minimum. If someone is smarter or stronger than you, be happy for them, instead of insecure about it; and if the situation is reversed, try not to lord such facts over them; that’s not particularly endearing. This week, it’s all about realizing when it’s game on — and when it’s game off.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) We all have our responsibilities, and it’s impossible to forget about them entirely, especially for you dutiful Bulls. However, if these burdens weigh on you so heavily that you have trouble enjoying yourself in situations as far removed from your obligations as you could possibly get (at a beach or an amusement park, for example), it’s time for you to reassess just how much you’ve taken on, and realize it may be time to find a way to lighten the load.

This is the perfect week to figure out just what has to go — and how to get rid of it.

dard for privacy, not yours before you post that shit on Facebook.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) If someone’s secret unexpectedly falls into your lap, exercise that famous sensitivity and compassion as you consider what, if anything, you’ll do with it. Such secrets are loaded with emotional dynamite, and the whole thing could blow up easily if not handled carefully. It’s not likely to be a clear-cut moral issue, either — this one lives entirely in the gray areas.

Therefore you must consider two factors: Which outcome in your power would generate the greatest good, and which would do the least harm? Consider the ripple effect of any revelations you make, and also make sure just keeping your mouth shut is an option you’ll consider. It may be your best one.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) We can’t help how we feel, our emotions aren’t directed by logic, reason, or practical considerations; however, they’re not impervious to them. Don’t delude yourself that just because you feel something that “it must be right.” A lot of what we experience internally is never meant to be, and acting on it really would only make a huge mess; that’s right, nothing good would really come of it. This is why we have brains, and the ability to apply rational thought to what we’re feeling, and figure out ways to deal with it that aren’t destructive — and, quite simply, make sense.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Emulate your open-minded astrological

neighbors, those Libras, who are can see both sides of nearly every scenario. You may be so sensitive and empathetic to one person’s feelings that you become brutally oblivious to the other person (or people) involved. It’s okay to take sides if you feel compelled to get involved or have an opinion, but please try to remember that nothing in life is purely black and white, even the most clear-cut issues have shades of gray. Don’t let your compassion make you into a villain, blinded to these. That’s this week’s chief danger.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Never loan money you can’t afford to not get back. That’s good advice. Take it.

It’s wonderful to come through for people, and lovely when your good deed is reciprocated, but such generosity must come without anything more than loosely-attached strings. Please keep that firmly in mind as you move forward, having clearlydefined boundaries about what you’re willing (and unwilling) to do will serve you well. If you decide to help someone out with some dough, it’s okay to call such a gift a “loan,” and hope to get it back someday, but in your mind, you should still consider it a gift. If you really can’t afford to be so generous, then don’t.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) When someone takes up space in your life, even temporarily, then they go away, it’s natural to feel the emptiness left behind by their absence, even if you live the kind of life where a million other people and distractions are just waiting to rush in to fill the vacuum. Appreciate that, and notice that sometimes you can’t truly

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) When someone is a project (“We must rebuild you from the ground up!”), they might simply not be the “right” person for you. However, you’re also wise enough to know there’s no perfect person out there.

What you should be aiming for is a broad compatibility, and if there’s something you need to work on from there — conflict resolution, say, or sex — it might well be worth putting in the time getting things to a good place rather than playing the field more. Of course, that requires patience and a willingness to stick around and put in the time, qualities you’re not particularly known for. You can develop them, though. The question now is: have you?

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a snake eating its own tail. It has many different connotations in different cultures and traditions. However, what it makes me think of most right now is … you! Like that snake, you’re constantly recreating yourself, but mostly using the same materials you’ve used all along; that translates to very little substantial evolution. When you’ve decided to truly reinvent yourself, you’ll need new fuel for the transformative fire, to inspire and challenge (and frighten) you. This is the perfect time to seek out just such terrifying, exciting, and evocative inspiration.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Although it’s good to have goals, permanently attaching them to perceived outcomes won’t do you much good.

“When I’m ____ (fill in the blank: rich, famous, married, etc), I’ll be happy.” That might be a true statement, but it might not.

Waiting until it happens to find out (and only potentially be happy) is kind of a dumb idea. Be happy now. Whatever your circumstances, figure out how to be happy immediately. That doesn’t mean you should abandon your goals or leave off pursuing greater joy — just that postponing serenity and satisfaction for any amount of time is a bad, bad, terrible idea.

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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) The boundaries between private and public are more blurred than ever — both regarding our ability to keep things private, and the power to broadcast our dirty laundry far and wide. This has caused a widespread redefinition of how people live and what about their lives they share — you can already see a tremendous disparity between generations in this department. Geminis are generally quite willing to live fairly transparently. When it’s your business, that’s fine. However, when you share something that concerns someone else, it’s important to consider their stan-

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570-283-8202

120,000 miles, automatic, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, all power, AM/FM radio, CD player, leather interior, sun roof, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, custom wheels, $3,900.

(570)814-6020 call after 3:00 p.m.

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BEN S AUTO SALES RT 309 W-B Twp. Near Wegman’s 570-822-7359

07 RONDO 23K $9,495 08 ESCAPE XLT $10,995 09JEEP PATRIOT $12,995 09 IMPALA LS $11,995 08Taurus SEL $12,995 03 TRIBUTE 4X4 $7,995 Full Notary Service T-Tags, Title Transfers

BMW `93 325 IC Convertible,

Metallic Green Exterior & Tan Interior, 5 Speed Transmission, Heated Seats. 2nd Owner, 66k Miles.

Excellent Condition, Garage Kept, Excellent Gas Mileage. Carfax available. Price reduced $7,995 or trade for SUV or other. Beautiful / Fun Car. 570-388-6669

CADILLAC 06 STS

AWD, 6 cylinder, Silver, 46,000 miles, sunroof, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6 CD changer, satellite radio, Onstar, parking assist, remote keyless entry, electronic keyless ignition, & more! $18,900 570-881-2775

CADILLAC `04 DEVILLE

White with saddle leather. 94K miles.

Very well maintained. $6,400 or best offer. Call Ann or Joe. 570-335-3127

CHEVY 08 COBALT

Coupe, 4,500 miles.

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

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

CHEVROLET 06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

CHRYSLER `02 PT CRUISER Inferno Red, flame

Silver beauty, 1 Owner, Museum quality. 4,900 miles, 6 speed. All possible options including Navigation, Power top.

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

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

CHEVY `06 EQUINOX

4x4, 62,000 miles, silver, comes with 3 year, 50k mile warranty. $11,900.

570-474-5566

CHEVY `10 IMPALA LT. Silver ice metallic

with ebony interior.

2,400 miles. Onstar, XM Satellite Radio, remote start, bluetooth, front seat split bench. $20,000 4 months old, original sticker price $27,440. Call 570-650-9026

CHRYSLER 05 SEBRING

Touring Edition.

Sapphire blue, 35K miles, excellent condition, alloy wheel. Power windows, CD player. $9,100.

570-574-8774

CHRYSLER 06 300C HEMI

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

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

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

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CHRYSLER `02 SEBRING 122,800 miles,

automatic, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, cruise control, AM/FM radio, CD player, leather interior, moon roof, rear defroster. $3,600.

(570) 474-0423

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

FORD `07 MUSTANG GT

Premium package, silver, black leather interior, 5 speed manual.

20,000 miles. $18,900 (570) 868-3832

FORD `92 MUSTANG

Convertible, 55,000 original miles 5.0 auto, some engine upgrades. Garaged showcar. $8200 (570) 283-8235

FORD `99 CONTOUR

84,000 miles.

4 door automatic, runs excellent, clean, air conditioned, great shape, $2,500 negotiable.

(570) 709-7751

HONDA 06 ACCORD EX

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

570-477-2677

HONDA `05 CIVIC

110 miles, automatic, 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

GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

HYUNDAI `04 TIBURON GT

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

Call 570-540-6236

HYUNDAI `08 ELANTRA

Low mileage, 30,000 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, AM/FM radio, Mp3 player, sun roof, rear defroster. $9,300 (570) 696-3152 Call before 10:00 p.m.

LINCOLN `02 TOWN CAR

Soft top convertible, sunroof. Black with Black leather interior. Alloy wheels. $4,500, Call (570) 594-1496

WANTED!

ALL JUNK CARS CA$H PAID 570-301-3602

MAZDA `04 3 Hatchback, 92,000 miles. Excellent condition. auto, sunroof, premium sound and alloy wheels. $8,300 (570) 864-2337

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

MAZDA `04 RX-8 Hunter Green,

MERCEDES-BENZ 91 420 SEL 127,000 miles, auto-

MERCEDES-BENZ `95 SL 500 Convertible, with

80,000 miles.

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

No accidents. $8,500 or best offer. For more information, call (570) 332-4213

Rare, Exclusive Opportunity To Own...

26 FORD MODEL T Panel Delivery

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

0 miles on restoration.

RARE! $40,000 $38,000

1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300SL 38,000 miles

6 cylinder, 2 door convertible with hardtop. Black with Black leather interior. 2nd owner. Loaded.

Must Sell! $18,500 $15,500 $14,500

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

NISSAN 05 ALTIMA SL, 3.5 V-6, leather, Bose radio, 6 CD player. $8,500 570-472-3175

412 Autos for Sale

matic, 4 door, all power, CD player, sun roof, $3,200 (570) 592-4994

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

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

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

MERCEDES-BENZ `05 320C 4-matic, 1 owner,

loaded, garage kept, excellent condition. 52,000 miles $25,500 570-735-2775

MERCEDES-BENZ `05 CLK320 CABRIOLET Convertible, Silver

with grey leather interior, fully loaded.

Low miles. Excellent condition. Must See! Asking $27,000 (570) 477-3083

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

412 Autos for Sale

NISSAN `08 ALTIMA

Low mileage, 18000 miles, automatic, front wheel 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.

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) 817-1467 or 570-299-9092

NISSAN 00 MAXIMA

Manual transmission, 5 speed, fully loaded, clean, good condition, leather, 17” tires, 81k miles. 1 owner. $6500. 570561-2234 /646-6422066 ask for Mike.

NISSAN 04 350Z

Roadster Touring Edition.

Loaded.

Good condition.

18,000 miles, triple black, 6 speed manual transmission, 19” black & chrome wheels. $24,000 or best offer.

(570) 233-7044

NISSAN `06 SENTRA 1.8 S, Special

Edition, Power steering, brakes, windows & locks.

6 CD changer.

Excellent condition, 43K. $12,500.

570-881-6897

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

SALEEN `02 SE 281 Convertible, silver

PONTIAC 69 FIREBIRD 400 CONVERTIBLE

on black, garage kept, Production #351. 14,500 miles. Asking $23,500, Serious inquiries only!

570-477-3600

Blue/white top & white interior.

Recent documented frame-off restoration. Over $31,000 invested. will sell $24,600.

570-335-3127

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

144,000 miles, 4 cylinder, all wheel drive, automatic, good condition. $6,500. call Dave (570) 479-0106

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

SUZUKI 04 AERIO

SUBARU 02 FORESTER

AWD White sedan, 6-CD changer, 62K miles, $6200 or best offer.

570-592-2556

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

SCION 08 TC

Volkswagen 03 GTI moonroof, 5 speed,

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 05 IMPREZA WRX 2.0 Turbo, Blue

exterior. Black cloth interior. 48,000 miles, 18” Black O.Z Rally Wheels. 3” RSR Turbo Back Exhaust. ACT 2 Clutch, cold air intake, RA Gearsets. $13,999 (570) 852-9231

Boat? Car? Truck?

Motorcycle? Airplane? Whatever it is, sell it with a Classified ad.

570-829-7130

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

TOYOTA `93 MR2 T-top, 5 speed.

AM/FM/CD, AC, power antenna.

New tires. No rust.

Great condition.

$6,000

(570) 708-0269 after 6:00PM

TOYOTA `94 CAMRY LE. 4 cylinder.

loaded,$9750 excellent condition, 570-578-2149

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

BUICK `55 SPECIAL

Red & white, 2 door Nice car. Must see to appreciate. $10,000 or best offer. 570-332-1350

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

570-454-1945 or 561-573-4114

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

CORVETTES WANTED 1953-1972

Any Condition!

Courteous, Fast Professional Buyer.

Licensed & Bonded corvettebuyer.com 1-800-850-3656

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

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

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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570-829-7130

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

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412 Autos for Sale

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

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Boats & Marinas

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

White, 4 door, automatic. 1 owner. 76,000 original miles.

Excellent condition. Rare automobile. $4,700.

Village Auto Sales of Tompkinsville 570-499-8853

STUDEBAKER 31 Rumble seat, coupe Good condition.

Call for details (570) 881-7545

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

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

412 Autos for Sale

SEA NYMPH 94

D o n ’t w a it fo r g a s p r ice s t o r e a ch $5.00 / g a llo n G e t yo u r V E SP A n o w a n d SA V E $$$ a t TE A M E F F O RT C Y C L E

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527 Food Services/ Hospitality

Cooper s Seafood Waterfront

Hiring experienced, fun loving personable

509

Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

WORKING FOREMAN

Forewoman Must have experience with underground utilities, sitework, and mechanical. Must be intelligent and hard working. Pay will include prevailing wage rate, 401K, insurance, life insurance, vacation and sick pay. Respond to: James T. O’Hara, Inc. 570-842-2140

Wanna make a speedy sale? Place your ad today 570829-7130.

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Education/ Training

Bartenders For Our Outdoor Summer Cabana.

Apply in person 304 Kennedy Blvd.

Pittston

PIZZA MAKERNEW YORK STYLE

Must have experience. Apply in person: Bari’s Pizzareia 26 Laurel Street Pittston; or Call 570-655-3250

RESTAURANT HELP Server/counter help & light bartending.

All other positions including delivery driver/dishwasher.

Apply in person at The Naked Grape Weis Plaza, Plains.

SUBSTITUTE CAFETERIA WORKERS

PMCS-Monroe Cty. Please fax your resume to: 570-894-2793

The Nutrition Group, Wilkes-Barre Area School District food service provider, is currently accepting applications for SUBSTITUTE cafeteria workers. Applicants must be able to lift at least 20 pounds and work on your feet in a busy kitchen environment for at least 2-3 hours.

Interested applicants may call WBASD Food Service at 826-7115 for more information or pick up an applications at the WBASD Food Service Office at Heights-Murray Elementary School, 1 South Sherman St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

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EDUCATORS We Are Seeking Certified Staff 2010-2011 Secondary Math Teacher Certified School Nurse, RN Title One Reading Specialist Physical Science Teacher

Logistics/ Transportation

Logistics/ Transportation

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

DIESEL TECHNICIAN NEEDED:

Experience in all aspects of repairs: Electronics, air systems, A/C, transmissions, engines.

Must have own tools, PA Inspection License helpful but not required: Day Shift: Excellent pay & benefits: Apply In person : Calex 58 Pittston Ave.Pittston, PA: or apply online www.calexlogistics .com

LABORERS

Landscaping work available now.

Experience incentives provided.

5-6am daily start.

40-60 hours/week.

Various duties including landscaping & erosion control measures.

Must have reliable transport, clean driving record, and pass drug test.

Apply in person.

8am-5pm, Monday-Friday ONLY and bring ID. Varsity Inc. 1204 Main Street Swoyersville Q’s - Brian 542-5330 E.O.E.

SERVICE MANAGER Latona Trucking has

immediate openings for Full Time Service Manager with at least 5 years experience with light and heavy duty truck, tri-axle, trailer service and repairs.

Apply in person at 620 South Main St., Pittston.

Looking for Work?

Tell Employers with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

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Janitorial/ Cleaning

HOUSEKEEPING

DRIVERS CLASS A CDL Looking for a company you can retire with?

Looking for more home/family time?

We offer top pay and benefits Weekly home time and much more

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For more details, please call

800-628-7807 and ask for recruiting

Full time position with competitive wage & benefit package. Must be available to work weekends and holidays.

Apply in person at Huntsville Golf Club 1334 Market Street Dallas, PA from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Monday-Friday or send resume to hgcmaint@epix.net

542

Logistics/ Transportation

CDL DRIVER

Class A. With 6 year experience & good MVR. Call 570-467-2225 8am - 5pm

DRIVER - CLASS B To drive triaxle vacuum truck in the Towanda area.

Fax resume to: 570-288-0617 or call Jack at 570-881-5825

542

Logistics/ Transportation

548 Medical/Health

DRIVERS

Established Courier/ Delivery company is looking for Independent Contractors with cargo vans.

Must be at least 21 years old, with own auto insurance.

Distribution route work in Northeast PA area.

Route settlement to be discussed.

570-829-3662.

10am - 3pm Monday - Friday.

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We offer everything you need. Solid pay & benefits. 2011 tractors. High miles and great hometime.

Van average $0.35cpm. Flatbed average $0.39 cpm Includes Bonuses.

CDL-A, 6 months OTR. 888-801-5295

REGIONAL DRIVERS WANTED West Michigan

based carrier is looking for Northeast regional, Class A truck drivers. We offer a competitive pay and benefit package.

If you have a minimum of 2 years experience, stable employment history, good driving record, excellent customer service skills, no previous drug/alcohol positives and are willing to work call Recruiting 800-300-7935.

548 Medical/Health

LPN

3 to 11:30 Shift Monday - Friday

Personal Care Facility.

Apply At: The Meadows Manor 200 Lake Street Dallas, Pa 18612 EOE

Other

CUSTOMER SERVICE

CDL DRIVERS NEEDED

$21/Hour, + an additional $4.00/hour pay to you, up to 40 hours/week for health & welfare. 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service, 10 paid holidays, 401K available after 1 year of service.

Must have Class A CDL with 2 years tractor/trailer experience, good driving record, verifiable past employment.

Must pass USPS background check, DOT physical and drug screen. Must be able to work nights & weekends.

Call: PEM Transportation 800-321-8090 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

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MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Full time medical assistant needed for busy medical practice.

Experience preferred. Mail resume with references to:

BOX 2470

c/o Times Leader 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

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RESIDENTIAL/ LIFE SKILLS WORKER

Full Time/Part Time shift positions available for serving female/male youth/adults in 24 hour/7 day a week residential treatment/community residential programs. Experience with youth/adult MH/MR population is a plus. AS/BS in social work or related field is preferred. Excellent compensation, benefits, salary.

Fax resume to: 570-825-4746 or e-mail: soconnor@ voapa.org EOE

RNS - LPNS - CNAS

Join the fastest growing agency in PA. Highest pay rates. Profit sharing.

Flexible schedules.

Shifts available in Wilkes-Barre area.

Be sure to call us about our Meet & Greet happy hour!

Call Luke at 610-734-1818, ext. 2 NursePride Care Partners

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Other

GAS FOREMAN Experience in placing/replacing gas mainline & services.

Pay range depending upon experience. Apply at 338 Concord Church Rd., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 or www.

TeamFishel.com

LOT PORTER/DETAILER

FULL-TIME Bonner Chevrolet USED CAR DIVISION Clean driving record. Duties include washing, waxing & all functions related to used car sales & delivery.

Call Dave “K” 570-288-0319

Immediate opening for an energetic, detail oriented person with strong analytical & communication skills. Must be reliable, organized, computer proficient & able to multi-task in a fast paced environment.

Bachelor’s degree required. Responsibilities include data entry, inventory management, and customer contact.

Position is full-time with a benefit package including family medical, dental, vision, 401K, sick and vacation.

FORKLIFT OPERATORS

Immediate openings for Box Clamp operators. Must have 23 years of box clamp experience.

This is a 1st shift position located in the Laflin area. Also, immediate opening for a 3rd shift Forklift operator in the Pittston area. Must have valid driver’s license and your own transportation.

Positions are fulltime with a benefit package including family medical, dental, vision, 401K, sick and vacation.

Apply in Person: Team Employer Solutions, Inc. 20 Reynolds St. Kingston, PA 18704 (P)570-714-5955 (F)570-714-5956 e-mail: teamemp@epix.net

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Sales/Retail/ Business Development

Sales/Retail/ Business Development

HVAC MAINTENANCE SALES

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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Account Executive to service commercial business accounts. Qualified candidate should be sales experienced, self-motivated, ambitious and highly organized. Starting Base Salary range of $45K - $55K (pending experience level) plus sales commission.

Company benefits include health care insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid vacation and holidays; company vehicle.

For confidential and serious consideration, please deliver resume’ to the attention of: Tom Yesilonis General Manager National HVAC Service 5 Pethick Dr., Unit 1 Wilkes-Barre PA 18702-6946 Call 570-825-2894 for office location.

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Logistics/ Transportation

CDS TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL RUNS For more than 50 years, CDS Transportation has employed the best CDL drivers in the region. Our professional, safe, and respected drivers are offered driving careers that provide earning opportunity and get you home daily. At CDS, our Company Drivers and Owner Operators know their expectations will be met.

Company Driver requirements include a minimum 23 years of age, valid Class A CDL, two years T/T experience, a clean driving record, and a solid work history.

Company drivers are presented a benefit package at 90 days including health, dental and vision.

Join our growing fleet of truck driving professionals Today!

CONTACT US: Eric Laubach One Passan Drive, Laflin, PA 570-654-6738 elaubach@cdstransportation.com On line at www.cdstransportation.com

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

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Commercial Trucks & Equipment

439

Motorcycles

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

SUZUKI `07 C50T CRUISER EXCELLENT CONDITION Windshield, Bags,

CHEVROLET 89

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

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

FORD 99 E350 BUCKET VAN Triton V8. 2 speed

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

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

(570)675-7546

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

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

Selling your Camper?

Place an ad and find a new owner.

570-829-7130

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Mopeds

MOTOR SCOOTER Tank, 150cc, silver, 51 original miles.

Seats two.

Radio/cassette player, includes helmet and charger. $1300 Call NAPW 570-822-WASH

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Motorcycles

HARLEY DAVIDSON ` 06 SOFTTAIL NIGHTTRAIN Dark gray metallic,

new rr tire & brakes, many extras $11,500 (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

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

Excellent condition. $1500 or best offer.

570-498-7702

YAMAHA `97 VIRAGO

750cc. 8,000 miles, 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 VSTAR 650 CLASSIC Like New.

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

442 RVs & Campers

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC

FORD 96 CLASS C

Gulf Stream Conquest Motor Home.

31’, 460 V8, all options. 37K miles.

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

SUNLINE `06 SOLARIS

Travel Trailer. 29’, mint condition, 1 slide out a/c-heat.

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

Reduced. $15,500.

Call 570-842-6735

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

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

CHEVR0LET`02 EXPRESS

CONVERSION VAN Loaded. Low miles. Excellent condition.

$18,900

570-674-3901

CHEVROLET 91 PANEL TRUCK White, wiith gutter

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

machine, $6,000, very good condition leave message 570-779-1909

Susquehanna RV

CHEVROLET `95 GMC 21 1/2 foot

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

570-389-9900

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

bus. 7,000 miles.

Diesel, AC, auto wheelchair lift. $4,100 (570)889-4288

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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

CHEVROLET `07 TRAILBLAZER LS Perfect condition, 17,000 miles.

Asking $20,000 570-332-3681

CHEVY 06 TRAILBLAZER

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

FORD `03 F150 LARIAT Contractor ready

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

570-925-2845

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

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

570-579-3517

Light blue/ silver.

11,000 miles. Moon roof, cloth running board, owner extras such as remote start & tinted windows - $25,000 or best offer. Call 570-905-4230

17’ box. Excellent running condition.

Very Clean. $5,000.

Call 570-287-1246

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FORD `97 EXPLORER

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

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 `90 TRUCK

Sport - 4WD, 2 door, black, new tires and alternator, 117K miles, fully loaded, 6 CD changer, power windows, power locks, runs perfect. $2500. Call 570-814-8536

To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649

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

FORD 2008 EDGE SEL

All Wheel Drive.

Red, low miles, fully loaded, leather, 6 CD changer, perfect condition. $23,000 or best offer. Call

570-814-8536

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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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

HONDA `10 ODYSSEY

Special Edition.

Maroon, Fully loaded. Leather seats. TV/DVD, navigation, sun roof plus many other extras. 3rd seat .

Only 950 Miles.

Brand New. Asking $36,000 (570) 328-0850

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

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INTERNATIONAL 95 DUMP TRUCK Refurbished, rebuilt engine, transmission replaced.

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

570-594-1496

JEEP ’02 LIBERTY SPORT 4x4 70k miles, Power options. Excellent condition. $8,000 negotiable. Call 570-239-4568 Leave message.

JEEP 07 LIBERTY 4X4

White, 23k miles, 3.7, 6 cylinder, automatic, power locks, doors and windows.

Car still under warranty. Like new.

Sacrifice $14,500.

570-256-7311

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

KIA `02 SEDONA

EX, Van, Sunroof.

61,000 miles.

Loaded. Good condition. $5000 or best offer.

570-606-7654

LEXUS `04 GX 470

Black with dark gray leather interior.

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

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

TRUCKS FOR SALE Ford, GMC,

MITSUBISHI `95 MONTERO SR 4WD 177,102 miles, auto-

matic, four wheel drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, cruise control, AM/FM radio, cassette player, CD changer, leather interior, sun roof, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, new Passed inspection, new battery. $2,500 (570) 868-1100 Call after 2:00 p.m.

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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

SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,500 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.

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

TRACTOR TRAILERS

FREIGHTLINER ’97 MIDROOF 475 CAT & 10 speed transmission. $12,000 FREIGHTLINER ’99 CONDO 430 Detroit, Super 10 transmission.

Asking $15,000.

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

2 storage trailers.

570-814-4790

International-Prices starting at $2,295.

Box Truck, Cab & Chassis available.

Call U-haul 570-822-5536

460 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DIRECTORY 462

Auto Accessories

VENT SHADES Weather Tech, smoke color, fits ‘09 Ford Fusion, 4 door, windows $40.

LASER radar detector, total band protection, brand new in box, never used $69. 570-636-3151

468

Auto Parts

570-301-3602

CALL US! TO JUNK YOUR CAR

BEST PRICES IN THE AREA CA$H ON THE $POT, Free Anytime Pickup 570-301-3602 LUND sunvisor 9906 Chevy/Gmc fullsize pickup mint condition $125 firm.

Mexican hat tall center caps metal off 69 Camaro set of [4] good condition $100 firm. after 3pm call 655-3197

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

FREE Pick Ups Call Anytime 288-8995

To place your ad call...829-7130 472

Auto Services

$ WANTED JUNK $ VEHICLES LISPI TOWING We pick up 822-0995 WANTED

Cars & Full Size Trucks. For prices...

Lamoreaux Auto Parts 477-2562

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Sales/Retail/ Business Development

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.

Please e-mail resume to prminc14@ aol.com

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Business Opportunities

JAN-PRO COMMERCIAL CLEANING OF NEPA Be Your Own Boss Work Full or Part time Accounts available NOW throughout Wilkes Barre, Scranton, and Hazleton.

We guarantee $5,000 to $200,000 in annual billing.

Small investment We’re ready Are you?

For more info Call 570-824-5774

Janproofnepa.com

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2 LOCAL MILLIONAIRES

looking for 10 Motivated individuals to train for serious income in a recession-proof business. Call 1-800-292-0618

600 FINANCIAL

630 Money To Loan

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Auto Parts

Auto Parts

BUYING JUNK VEHICLES

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$300 and Up $125 extra if driven, pulled or pushed in.

NOBODY Pays More

570-760-2035

Monday thru Saturday 6 am-9 pm Sunday 2 pm-8 pm

708

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Air Conditioners

AIR CONDITIONER $40 570-740-1246

706

Arts/Crafts/ Hobbies

YARN red heart, 5 large skeins, 6 smaller skeins all for $8.50 570-779-9791

708

Antiques & Collectibles

ANTIQUE WOOD PLANES $20. each.

Charlie One Horse Cowboy hats, Richard Petty Ltd. Ed $20.

Other styles $15 & $20.

570-655-9472

BUYING OLD FISHING LURES & TACKLE $$ Call Steve 570-926-5914

LP’S (1000!) 78’S, 45’S From 40’S, 50’S, 60’S & 70’S NEON SIGN. electric, camel sign, 30 years old, $300.

COMIC BOOKS Gen 13-1, X-files #1 & 2, Spiderman & many others, $2 each. MEMORABILIA Michael Jackson.

Posters, $10 each.

Key chains, $5 each. Stickers, $3 per pack. Bottle openers, $5 each.

LP’S (1000!) 78’S, 45’S From 40’S, 50’S, 60’S & 70’S $1 each. 829-2411 OLD ANTIQUE POT BELLY STOVE - $50 570-654-2396 TRAIN SET 1996 Harley Davidson H.O “ Milwaukee Express” Limited Edition. Brand new, still in original packaging. $120. Contact Michele @ 570301-2694 (Kingston)

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WITNESS TO POWER, The Nixon Years, by John Erlichman, pub 1982. The Halperman Diaries Inside the Nixon White House Pub 1904.

The Unfinished Presidency, Jimmy Carters trip beyond the White House, pub 1998. An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carters Memories of a Rural Boyhood, pub 2001.

To Renew America

by Newt Gingrich, pub 1995.

Each book $10. Call Jim 570-655-9474.

Antiques & Collectibles

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, 1947, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1985, 2005, 2006. Meyers H.S. 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1959, 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. Edwardsville H.S. 1965, 1966.

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 H.S. 1957. 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. 19651975, 1980, 1981.

Benton H.S. 1977.

Dallas Twp. H.S. Kingston Twp. H.S. 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951. Dallastowian H.S. 1949, 1950, 1951. DallasKingston H.S. 1952.

570-825-4721

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Appliances

BEVERAGE AIR BEER COOLER holds 1/2s or 1/4s excellent condition, $200. call 655-9472 DRYER. Gas. Yellow. $50. Works great.

570-779-4750

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

(570) 819-1966 REFRIGERATOR, Hot Point white, very good condition. $125. 570-814-9527 or 570-814-9902 STOVE: White electric, black glass top.

EXcellent condition. $250. or best offer.

Allison 570-6316635 9:00-5:30 or 570-283-5958 after 5:30.

712

Baby Items

CRIB Child Craft oak crib, used for one child $100. Matching dresser $100. Pack N Play, Graco, blue, used one child $50.

570-825-0569

716

Building Materials

GLASS DOOR. 3 way glass door for bath tub. $25 570-331-8183 ROCKS from a dryset wall, 80’Lx 1.5’Wx5’H. $100. call 570-735-0191 SERVICE PANEL: AMP 150 Federal Pacific Service panel & 25 breakers. $50. Call Bill 570-825-8256 WINDOWS: new Anderson double hung, thermal pane (4) with vinyl exterior, wood interior, & full screens. Each window is 41 5/8” wide x 56 7/8” high.

Paid $405 each $250. each.

(570) 239-5457

720

Cemetery Plots/Lots

CEMETERY PLOTS Plymouth National Cemetery in Wyoming. 6 Plots. $450 each. Call 570-825-3666

726

Clothing

BOY’S CLOTHES sizes M/L, 25 items for $30. Boy’s sizes L/XL polos, shorts, shirts, sewatshirts, 25 items $30. Barely worn, some still have tags 237-1583 CLOTHING mens leather sport coats, size large,gray $20., tan $20., black (new) $35: 570-735-4824

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COATS, Vintage, over 25 years old.

Long suede $450; Short suede $350; long red velour $190 All worth 10x the asking price! Call (570) 262-3569 GOWNS for prom Jessica McClintock size 4 mint, $150.

Yellow tea length size 4 $150.

570-823-2709 WEDDING GOWN cream, size 9-10.

Worn once. $75.

570-825-0569

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 TREADMILL, Weslo $100.

570-6550952 after 4pm

734

Fireplace Accessories

FIREPLACE: vent free propane fireplace with wood surround, thermostat & blower, heats 1000 sq ft in real nice condition. $250. 675-0005

742

Furnaces & Heaters

HEATER: brand new in unopened box portable 1500w electric heater similar to Eden Pure heater on wheels, remote. $200.

570-675-0005

744

Furniture & Accessories

BED FRAME, full, metal. $40. Kitchen set, table, 4 chairs, china cabinet, $150, CABINET, china/ curio, lighted, pecan, $60.

570-779-4750 BEDS. Twin, $25, Queen and dresser, $75. WARDROBES, metal, 5 for $50.

DESK, $25, PATIO SET, Rattan, $50, CHAIRS, (3) $15.

BOOKCASES (2) $20 each, CHEST, cedar, $150, TABLE, coffee, $60, TABLE coffee, glass top, $75, FIREPLACE, faux, $100, TEA CART, $75, DESK, computer with hutch, $75, COUCH, $150. HUTCH, $50, ARMOIRE, assembled, $75, CABINET, utility, $20. 570655-0952 after 4pm COMPUTER DESK Sauder 23 1/2” x 35 1/2”. Like new. $20.

570-602-4222 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

744

Furniture & Accessories

DINING ROOM SET, traditional Cherry wood, 2 piece china closet, server on wheels, table with 6 padded chairs.

Excellent condition. $1,700 or best offer.

Call (570) 271-2835 ENTERTAINMENT C ENTER Raymour and Flannigan solid oak $150. Hunter off white ceiling fan $25. Kids Kitchen set $20.

570-457-4494 JEWELRY ARMOIRE solid cherry wood; 4’h $50. Solid pine sleigh bed & matching chest of drawers (5 deep drawers) great for a girls room, excellent condition, never used, $950. Call: (570) 212-0948 LAMP - Parlor stand up lamp. Very good condition.

Grey metal color. $25.

570-740-1246 LIVING ROOM SET: 3 pieces, floral couch with matching extra large chair for 2 people & ottoman, good condition,, soft shades of peach, light gold, rust & green. Pretty & very comfortable.

Asking $150. for all.

Like new, cherry coffee table with claw feet, table has an open shelf on bottom. Asking $50.

Living room chair, dark green with tiny gold diamond pattern throughout.

Asking $45. Tiffany bowl, comes with original box. Asking 25. Decorator trees asking $20. each.

570-474-2756

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DRESSER oak with mirror 38 1/2”l x17”w. $70.

570-474-5164

LOVE SEAT. Traditional, grey, good, $100. TABLES, (2) small walnut. Excellent, $40 each.

CHAIRS, pair, rust velvet, wicker arms.

Fair, $25.

570-822-3410

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

744

Furniture & Accessories

LOVESEAT: FREE Tan loveseat, no tears at all, does need to be cleaned.

Wooden small computer desk for $25.

Wooden flat desk with black shelf on the top and rounded legs $25. Wood & stainless steel stand for computer or tv $25. 2 black cushioned chairs with matching ottoman $15. each or both for $20.

Single wooden bed frame foot& head board, metal rails $20. All items in great shape. 822-8957 SIDEBOARD: solid oak reduced $300. Solid Oak dining room set, six chairs reduced $250. Solid oak hutch reduced $300. 829-4025 SOFA beige with rust tones 81” length $300. CHEST black /brown Ikea 44”hX 27”W $50.

570-823-2709 SOFA/LOVESEAT hunter green cloth upholstery with throw pillow excellent condition $95.

COMPUTER/STUDY DESK with matching 4 shelf bookcase, both are glass/ silver metal construction elegant modern design Excellent condition $160.

570-690-2837 SOFAS 2 matching desIgner sofas, contemporary style, custom Terra Cotta & gold small geometric patterned fabric, each unit is 7’ long, pillow along the back & sides complete the decorator look, like new, must buy set $375. originally $2,600.

42” square coffee table, mosaic inlaid two tome metallic brass & silver tiles $250 originally $1,200. Wall units consists of shelves, drop down desk, drawer unit, ivory framework, 3 sections wall space 10’2” $195. Call 570-288-5835

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Maintenance Electrical Technician Sapa Extruder, Inc. is looking for a skilled and experienced Maintenance Electrician with a strong background in hydraulics, programmable controls and electrical facets of plant maintenance activities. The opening is on 2nd/3rd/or 5th shift.

The successful candidate must possess the ability to diagnose and repair electrical/hydraulic problems, trouble-shoot electrical problems and knowledge of industrial hydraulics.

A minimum of four years experience in a plant or comparable environment is required. We offer a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package. If qualified, send resume with salary requirements to:

Sapa Extruder, Inc. 330 Elmwood Avenue; Mountaintop, PA 18707 Attn: Human Resources Teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com E.O.E. No Phone Calls Please

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Are You Driven to Work in a Fast Paced Environment?

If this sounds like you, we may be your ideal company. As one of the most successful retail companies worldwide, we are eager to share our success with you. Whatever your individual talents or interests, it’s more than likely that we have exactly what you are looking for. Located in Pittston, just minutes from the PA Turnpike and I-81, we are a company committed to variety and diversity.

Currently, the following positions are available:

Distribution Center Supervisor Human Resources Generalist IT Supervisor Maintenance Supervisor Maintenance Mechanic T.J. Maxx offers advancement opportunities, medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k), paid vacation and paid sick time, in-store discounts, $400 potential referral bonus and a clean, safe working environment.

Interested applicants may obtain position information and apply on-line at: www.careers-tjx.com

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Applicants will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

T.J. Maxx is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

All programs/bonuses are subject to change at any time due to business necessity.

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Furniture & Accessories

TABLE: Oak console table, $50. Wood country bench with high back & cut out hearts, 30”X26”X11” $15. 3 light green 24” metal planters for over a deck railing $15. 301-8515

752 Landscaping & Gardening TRIMMER/EDGER Torro electric, 10” cut, new in box $20. 825-9744

754

Machinery & Equipment

AIR COMPRESSOR. Titan Industrial commercial dual tank.

Sells for $1,250, asking $700. or best offer 570-829-2411

HAULMARK 07 TRAILER 6 X14

Like new with electric brakes, new tires and reinforced tongue. $2700.

570-239-5457 SNOW BLOWER Ariens 5 H.P. Excellent $350.

570-472-3888 SNOW BLOWER Toro, model S620, runs great $75.

570-825-3371 SNOW THROWER Ariens 24” cut, 7HP, tire, chains & electric start, tire chains. $395. or 2 for $425. one for parts. 570-636-3151

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Medical Equipment

LIFT CHAIR teal green with hydraulic lift for people who can not raise themselves up out of chair. $100.

570-823-6805 POWER CHAIR MERITS new batteries with charger, joystick control and fast. Excellent condition. $575.

570-239-6586 WHEELCHAIR: Durable lightweight easy to transport wheelchair excellent condition $125 Wyoming. 328-1165

758 Miscellaneous AIR MATTRESS New. 19 inch rise.

Pump. Full size. $50 MATTRESS TOPPER. New, full size.

Gel and feather tick. $100. 823-2709

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BARREL, wooden.

53 gallon.

Excellent condition $195.

570-876-3830 PHONE digital Panasonic black phone, 2 handsets 2.4 GHZ $15. 825-0569

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BATHROOM SINK SET: Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror and medicine cabinet.

Matching set. $80.

570-331-8183

FILE CABINET Substantial file cabinet, 3 drawer hangers and several file holders. $75.

570-455-8658

BEDLINER: 89 Chevy S10, standard cab $30.

2000 Chevy Cavalier LS rear trunk spoiler, black 410. 250’ of 6 gauge bare copper wire $100. Four barrel carb running from Chevy motor $50. 3 suitcases in excellent shape $40. 570-740-1246 CASH REGISTER Sharp XE-A201 $60.

CASH DRAWER $40. ILCO 040 KEY MACHINE with tower & key blanks $200.

6 drawer metal office desk $30.

Signtronix electrical visual communication sign indoor use 7 3/4”x40”x6” $200.

570-883-9844 or 881-5782 DISHES history theme service for 8, never used, extra pieces $100. Antique dishes 1940’s, service 8, extra pieces $50. Roger’s silverware, service for 8 $25. 675-0920 LIGHTS GE flood lights (spot lights) 150 watts, 120 volts, case of 12, new $20. 32 watt round fluorescent light bulb $3.50.

570-779-9791 RELIGIOUS ITEMS Handmade Rosaries $5. 570-829-2411 TIRES New 4205/70R/14 $200.

4-2`5/65R/15 $240.

4 like new 205/50R/17 $270. 4 235/55R/17 $180. 1 + 1 new 205/60R/15 $120.

570-969-1481

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TIRES. (4) Goodyear 235x16x70R all 4 for $40. 570-693-4219 WATER COOLER electric, excellent condition $50.

570-654-2396

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Musical Instruments

GUITAR Fender acoustic Never used Comes with carry case & strap + learn to play books, excellent finish & tone $250. neg.

570-655-9472 PIANO Nevin upright Nice condition. $95.

570-829-0217 Serious Drummer!!!

Pork Pie Percussion Shell Pack. All North American maple in dark red wine sparkle 10-12-16 tom toms, 22x20 undrilled bass drum (E) only 6 months old. All Evans heads. never used on a gig! $995. 570-881-4771

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Office Equipment

Photo Equipment

PHOTO FILTERS: Tiffen glass photo filters, very clean.

58mm to 72mm.

Some complete sets in pouch others in hard case.Total 13 filters. Value $300+ must take all, price $125. 788-5030.

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Restaurant Equipment

RESTAURANT equipment Somerset Dough Sheeter, Model CAR-100. 2 available. $1,500 each or all 2 for $2,400 Call for more info 570-498-3616.

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, Somerset Dough Sheeter, Model CAR-100. 2 available. $1,500 each or all 2 for $2,400 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

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RESTAURANT TABLES & CHAIRS, 3 tables 24”x24” & 10 yellow cushion chairs. Asking $110. for all. 825-5847

776 Sporting Goods BIKE Schwinn, ladies 26” 1984, excellent condition $50. 570-954-3553

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570-474-0753 GOLF CADDY tag along, foldable $10.

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FISH FINDER: Eagle Magna II Plus with speed & temperature units plus extras. $50 570-735-0191

XBOX video game system complete plus 20 games $65.

570-902-5598

RIFLE BORE CLEANING OIL 16 (28 ounce cans) $20. Electric Treadmill, works great $50. 570-654-2396 RIFLE SCOPE NIB BSA MIL DOT 624x40 $125.

570-735-3762 TURKEY CALLS, Diaphragms, multiple reeds $799 selling $4. 287-2073

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Video Game Systems/Games

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

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TV APEX 20” flat screen tube stereo sound & remote ~ $40. TV 13” Magnavox, color $15.

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Cats

TV Magnovax 13” color, remote control. Excellent condition $40. Call 570-696-1703

LOST CAT: gray & white, female, blue collar near Hazle St. & Park Ave. between Dana St & Moyallen.

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Tickets

Dogs

TICKETS: 2 Martz NYC Tickets, round trip, $50. for both.

No expiration date.

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Tools

CARPET Installer’S Tools with tool box, $350.

570-868-5886 CROSSCUT SAWS from mining era, one & 2 man $25. each. Antique post hole digger $20.

570-655-9472 PIPE THREADS & DIES Rigid #700 electric pipe threads & dies $300. Rigid chain pipe vise $75. Electric sewer cleaning snake & attachments $40. 570883-9844/881-5782

786 Toys & Games CHILD’S TOY: Fisher Price workbench with alot of accessories for hours of enjoyment including bat operated toy drill. Stands 40” tall 28” wide & 23” deep in good shape. $30.00 (570)675-0005

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570-237-1583

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Stereo/TV/ Electronics

SONY VCR hifi stereo video cassette recorder remote & owners manual $25.

570-902-5598

Dogs

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NEW CONSTRUCTION MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES, Pure bread, without papers. 7 weeks old. Black. $300.

Piebald $500. Call (570) 256-7228

POMERANIANS

AKC, 8 weeks, Champion bloodline. shots & wormed.

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TELEVISION: GE. Works good. 28”. $100. 570-740-1246

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548 Medical/Health

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MEHOOPANY - Spacious bi-level, wood floors throughout, formal dining room, paved driveway, 1 car garage. Family room in lower level. $129,500 10-6363

RANSOM - A small rural church is awaiting a new owner.This lovely building has stained glass through out. Newer gas furnace and roof, seating of over 80 people. $72,500 08-4747

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Water and septic available, three phase electric and natural gas run along the property.There’s a 50x100 parcel that has been compacted for a building with underground drainage. High exposure area, property fronts on three roads. $950,000 08-5540

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SCRANTON - Immaculate 1 bedroom Condo @ SUMMIT POINTE. Conveniently located across from the Viewmont Mall.

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SCRANTON - Move right in this cute 3 bedroom/ 1 bath home located across from Weston Field and within walking distance from Farmers Market. $80,900 10-5602

NEW LISTING! WEST SCRANTON - Large residential building lot .72 Acre (140 x 225). Bring your best offer! $38,500 11-839

OLYPHANT - Partially cleared lot that is close to town.

NORTH POCONO SCHOOL DISTRICT - 5 Acre wooded CLIFFORD - Hunters Paradise! Secluded 40 wooded $28,000 10-3624 parcel in Lake Kahagon. Current Perc Test. Acres of acres. Enclosed deer stand, running & walking trails and hunting land. operational Blue Shale Quarry. Gas Royalties to transfer $69,000 10-2294 at closing. $400,000 11-519 WEST SCRANTON This 3/3 side by side NORTH SCRANTON - Duplex & SCRANTON - Great Investment Opin the St. Ann Section is in excellent cond.

MADISON TWP - 1+ Acre in North Pocono School Dist. PriSingle house on one lot with off portunity! Side by side double. Fully Offers separate utilities, off street parking, wooded community. 19 Acre pristine lake adjacent CLARKS SUMMIT - 11.89 Acres that wooded NORTH SCRANTON - 8 Room,vate 2 bath street parking.

Great for owner oc- is completely rented, tenants want to stay! One 1 car garage & fenced yard.

Perfect for EYNON - Commercial lot, lightly wooded, loca-& off streetto game lands. Can be sold w/ MLS #10-5431. & mostly flat. 510 of Road Frontage.

Perced and ready home high with traffic rear deck cupant to help payFtmortgage.

This year lease just renewed. Huge backthe owner occupant looking for help $25,000 10-5549 tion with public utilities. to build Great view of Bald Mount. Map available. parking.

3 uniton. if fully occupied. yard and off street parking. w/ mortgage or an investors dream. $39,900 10-5063 10-3594 $66,000 10-5955 $119,900 $160,000 10-105 $55,000 10-444 $94,900 10-1708

TUNKHANNOCK - Spacious townhome with view of the mountains. Buyer can choose finish if purchased prior to completion. $225,000 11-159

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2 BR’s, very spacious.

Priced Right at $69,000 10-3068

TUNKHANNOCK - Fully rented 6 unit apartment building in convenient location. Excellent opportunity for a positive cash flow. $325,000 10-5490

TUNKHANNOCK - Spacious townhome with view of the mountains.

Buyer can choose finish if purchase prior to completion. $210,000 11-108

TUNKHANNOCK - 2,100 sq.ft. commercial space on busy Route 6.

1,400 sq.ft. on main floor great for offices or retail space. Lower level is 1 bedroom apartment or more office area. $155,900 10-5194

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! $117,500 10-6023

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 11-106

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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 10-214

TUNKHANNOCK - Ranch home, covered side porch, wood floors throughout. Attached 1 car garage, full basement, central air.

All on level lot. $103,000 10-6249

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MEHOOPANY - Oasis of serenity in this spacious 2 story home on 4.1 acres. Large kitchen, main floor laundry, decks for entertaining, covered front porch, surrounded by state game lands. $299,000 10-1716

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KINGSTON AREA Priced To Sell!!

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.

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104 Butler Street Great starter home in nice neighborhood.

3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Large yard, attached garage. Asking $65,900. Call (570) 693-1678

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65 W. Pettebone St. Beautiful remodeled home in nice neighborhood. 4 bed, 3 bath, new carpeting new kitchen, stainless appliances.

A must see. $174,500.

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Great location.

Zoned residential and Commercial.

Well kept 3 bedroom bi-level. 2 baths, large fenced in yard, nice landscaping.

Gas and/or electric heat. Attached garage. Also carport. Deck, patio, hot tub. Finished lower level with bar & fireplace.

New roof, new central air, new furnace. $151,900 570-287-1806 LARKSVILLE BIRCHWOOD ESTATES 3 SONDRA DRIVE

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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SOUTH ABINGTON HOME IN GREAT CONDITION! PRICED TO SELL! 335 Highland Ave.

5 Bedrooms, 1 bath.

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SWOYERSVILLE

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

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148 Stites Street

MINT CONDITION MUST SEE! $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

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HANOVER TWP.

Single Family Home!

3 Bedrooms, nice neighborhood, large yard, gas baseboard hot water heat, near schools & public transportation.

Low taxes. To Settle Estate.

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For Sale By Owner. $249,900 Call (570) 788-5913

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Apartments/ Furnished

WILKES-BARRE

FULLY FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APT.

Short or long term Excellent Neighborhood Priv. Tenant Parking $700 includes all utilities. No pets.

(570) 822-9697

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

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

DURYEA

2 bedrooms, 2nd floor. Living room, eat in kitchen.

Fridge & Stove.

Washer / dryer hookup. $475 / month.

Sewer included. 1st, security & lease. No pets.

Call 570-466-1545

EXETER 1054 Wyoming Ave

Available April 1. 2nd floor, 2 bedroom.

Off street parking.

Central air. Building only 5 years old.

Water included. $650 + utilities, security & references.

570-655-2254

EXETER

America Realty Managed COLONIAL FIRST FLOOR. Enclosed deck, porch, formal kitchen, built-ins, laundry, window coverings, more!

2 YEARS $650 + UTILITIES, EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION, NO PETS/SMOKING. 570-288-1422

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HANOVER

618 FELLOWS ST Large 2 Bedrooms, 2nd floor, appliances, NEW refrigerator, stove & microwave. Off street parking.

Porch & Yard. Sun room. Available April 1st. $600/ + utilities. Cats okay.

570-357-1138 or 610-568-8363

KINGSTON

3 rooms, 1 bedroom, heat & hot water included, free use of washer & dryer available. No pets & no smoking. $480 + security & 1 year lease. Call 570-331-7016 Days or 288-6764 Night

KINGSTON

49 S. WELLES AVE. 1 bedroom, no pets, 3rd floor, heat furnished, $475/per month, Call (570)288-9434

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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

KINGSTON Available May 1

Great neighborhood! 2nd floor, 2 bedrooms.

Large dining & family room. New bath & kitchen with tile floors, windows, carpet & appliances.

Includes garage. No pets / smoking. $675.

Some utilities included.

Lease & deposit.

After 6 p.m., 570-814-6714

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

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

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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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.

KINGSTON

KINGSTON Pecks Court

New Construction.

Luxury 2 bedroom, 1st floor. Heat, appliances, sewer & garbage included.

Handicap access. $750/month.

Call 570-441-4101

KINGSTON

Third Avenue. 1st floor. 2 bedrooms, eat in kitchen, dining room, living room, w/d hookup $500/per month, plus utilities. Call 570-655-1623

NANTICOKE 2nd floor, 1 bed-

room, includes all appliances & washer/dryer, heat & hot water included. No pets. $550 + security. (570) 735-2573

Apartments/ Unfurnished

PITTSTON

3rd floor, 1 bedroom, eat in kitchen, stove & fridge. Living room, 1 bath, coin-op washer/dryer.

Heat, water, sewer included. $495/ month + security and references Call 570-822-8671

NANTICOKE

355 East Ridge St First floor apartment. Heat, water, sewage, garbage & appliances included. $500 / month. Call 570-301-3170

NANTICOKE

Nice clean 1 bedroom. Heat, hot water, garbage fee included. Stove, fridge, air-conditioning, washer/dryer availability. Security. $515 per month Call (570) 736-3125

Immediate personal care openings in

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

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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.

PITTSTON 1/2 DOUBLE HOME For lease, available

immediately, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath room, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets, No yard, $625/per month, plus utilities, $625/security deposit. Call (570) 954-5332 after 5:00 p.m. to set an appointment or email normandy225@ comcast.net.

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2 bedroom.

All appliances included.

All utilities paid; electricity by tenant.

Everything brand new. Off street parking. $750 + security & references 570-969-9268

PITTSTON AREA Apartments for

Rent. 2nd floor, washer, dryer hook ups, heat & water included. No pets.

Call 570-654-2433

PLAINS

Spacious two story 3 bedroom apt.

Professionally cleaned & painted.

New carpeting, hardwood floors, ceiling fans. Eat-in kitchen with stove /fridge/dishwasher, washer/ dryer hookups. Off Street Parking, Maintenancefree yard.

Nice area. $700 plus utilities. Security/lease.

Sorry no smoking or pets.

References required.

Call (570) 824-9507

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.

WEST WYOMING

AVAILABLE NOW!!

2nd floor 1 bedroom, nice kitchen with appliances, $450 month plus utilities and security deposit. No Dogs.

570-693-1000

WILKES-BARRE

3 bedroom, 1/2 double, 1.5 bath, gas heat, off-street parking, fenced in yard, excellent condition. $595/ month + utilities, references & security. No pets.

Call 570-881-4078

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS

1 & 2 bedroom apartments.

Laundry facility. Off street parking available. Starting at $440. 570-332-5723

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Respond to: For Sale by Owner P.O. Box 286 Harveys Lake, PA 18618

264 Burke Street No maintenance fees. Many upgrades. Move in condition. 2,000 sq. ft. Berber, ceramic tile & hardwood. 2 bedroom, 2.5 baths. All appliances, washer & dryer & window treatments included. Walk in closet. No units in front of or behind. 1 car garage. Very private. Near all interstates.

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57 Carbon Lane 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Wall to wall carpet. Eat in kitchen with Appliances, off street parking, rear porch. $385 + utilities & security.

570-814-1356

WILKES-BARRE

SPACIOUS 1 BEDROOM on 1st floor of brick building in historic district. Wall to wall carpet; equipped kitchen; bonus room; off street parking. $650. month includes heat, water, parking. Call 570-650-1266 with references

WYOMING

301 Wyoming Ave. 1st floor, 1 bedroom, newly remodeled, all appliances, w/d hardwood floors.

Security & references, no pets. $495/mo+ utilities.

Available April 1 570-954-2972

WYOMING room apartment.

4 Heat & hot water included. No pets.

References. Security. $600. Call 570-693-2254 or 570-287-0939

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315 PLAZA 1750 & 3200 SF Retail / Office Space Available 570-829-1206

Half Doubles

Rte. 315 2,000 SF Office / Retail Next to Gymboree 4,500 SF Office Showroom, Warehouse Loading Dock Call 570-829-1206 KINGSTON

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT 620 Market St.

EDWARDSVILLE

162 Short St. Renovated 3 bedroom in quiet location. Fresh paint, new carpeting and new kitchen w/dishwasher. No pets or smokers. Only $650 per month, +utilities.

Call (570) 466-6334

LARKSVILLE

Newly Renovated Prime Space.

1,250 sq. ft., Near Kingston Corners. Great location for retail or business office.

Easy Access and parking. Call Cliff 570-760-3427

3 bedroom, 1 bath half double, Freshly cleaned & painted.

Tenant pays all utilities including sewer. $550 plus security.

Call (570) 332-5723

PLAINS TWP

Totally remodeled 2 story, 3 bedroom half double with basement.

Very large yard, nice view.

Off street parking. $580 + utilities, security & references. Call 570-829-0291 Leave Message

7 PETHICK DRIVE OFF RTE. 315 1200 & 700 SF Office Available.

Reasonable.

570-760-1513

18,000 & 9,000 sq. ft. Great, clean assembly space; A/C; Gas heat; Own meters; New 1/2 baths; freight elevator Owner/Agent 908-852-4410

Property 1 block from Courthouse, College & Hospital.

N. River Road $18,500.

Call 570-991-7571

NANTICOKE

377 E. Washington Newly remodeled, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, no pets $575/ per month plus utilities. Call 570-578-3881

Spacious, 4 bedrooms, wall to wall carpeting. 1.5 baths, living room, kitchen.

Fridge, stove & dishwasher. Laundry hookup.

Off street parking. $700 + utilities & security.

570-823-4116 or 570-417-7745 or 570-417-2737

WILKES-BARRE

TIRED OF HIGH RENTS? Are you paying too

much for your current office? Call us!

We have modern office space available in Luzerne Bank Building on Public Square.

Rents include heat, central air, utilities, trash removal, and nightly cleaning - all without a sneaky CAM charge.

Access parking at the new intermodal garage via our covered bridge. 300SF to 5000SF available.

We can remodel to suit. Brokers Protected.

Call Jeff Pyros at 822-8577

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Half Doubles

DUPONT

2 bedroom, 1 bath. $600 + utilities & security. Call 570-947-4226

WILKES-BARRE

1/2 DOUBLE 3 bedrooms

$585/month No pets.

For info, call 570-313-6384

3 bedrooms, stove & refrigerator, washer / dryer hook-ups, wall to wall downstairs, large kitchen, living room, dining room, recreation room, off-street parking, small yard. $675 + utilities. Security & References required. Call (570) 288-8012

KINGSTON

SHAVERTOWN

3 BEDROOMS

Gas heat, wall to wall carpet. Security and lease. No pets. $650 month plus utilities.

570-675-4424

WILKES-BARRE 2 Half Doubles

Both located in nice neighborhoods. Off street parking. No pets. Security & all utilities by tenant.

3/4 bedrooms, 1.5 bath. $650/month.

Also, Nice 2 bedroom. $525/month 570-766-1881

953 Houses for Rent

Furnished 2 bedroom, 1 loft with bunk beds, A-frame home, recreation room, $975.

(302) 275-6260

WILKES-BARRE

3 bedrooms, 1 bath. $725/month + utilities. Fenced yard.

Will consider rent to own. Call (570) 239-8040

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959 Mobile Homes 46 Zerby Ave Sunday 1pm-3pm Lease with option to buy, completely remodeled, mint, turn key condition, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large closets, with hardwoods, carpet & tile floors, new kitchen and baths, gas heat, shed, large yard. $134,000, seller will pay closing costs, $5000 down and monthly payments are $995/month.

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LUZERNE floor, 2 bed-

2nd rooms, living room, eat-in kitchen, wall to wall, washer & dryer. $475 heat included. Security & references required. Call 570-288-8012

SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478

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570-829-7130 and ask for an employment specialist

PLYMOUTH 3 bedrooms. Gas

heat. $625 + utilities security & references. 1 year lease.

No pets. Call 570-825-4302

SUGAR NOTCH

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath newly remodeled single home. $650 + utilities. Call 570-821-0463

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HOMES AVAILABLE

Homes available in Birchwood Village Estates.

Estates 2 and 3 bedrooms. Rentto-own available.

CALL TODAY! 570-613-0719

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Rooms

WILKES-BARRE Furnished rooms for

rent. Close to downtown. $85/week + security. Everything included. Call 570-704-8288

NANTICOKE

Desirable Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms 2 Free Months With A 2 Year Lease $795 + electric

LAKESCENIC HARMONY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY

953 Houses for Rent

RENT TO OWN AVAILABLE NOW, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking, Double Lot with large back yard, $800/per month + utilities & security.

Call 201-230-5002 for appointment.

LUZERNE

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