Times Leader 12-28-2011
Times Leader 12-28-2011
Times Leader 12-28-2011
MCGLOIN PLAY?
There is still uncertainty
about the status of start-
ing quarterback Matt
McGloin, who was in
street clothes when the
24th-ranked Nittany Li-
ons
started
practice
at a
Dallas-
area
high
school on Tuesday to get
ready to play No. 20
Houston in the TicketCity
Bowl. McGloin had a sei-
zure and came away with
a concussion Dec. 17 after
an argument with receiv-
er Curtis Drake about a
missed route in practice
led to a locker room scuf-
fle. Sports, 1B
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The unemployment rate inthe
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region
was unchanged in November,
but remained the highest in
Pennsylvania by a wide margin.
The seasonally adjusted un-
employment rate in the Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton reporting area
that includes Luzerne, Lacka-
wanna and Wyoming counties
remained unchanged fromOcto-
ber at 9.2 percent. The rate
climbed in half of the states 14
metro areas and fell in two of
them. The Lehigh Valley area
had the second-highest unem-
ployment rate, 8.6 percent.
The local regions unemploy-
ment rate is down six tenths of a
percentage point compared to
November 2010. Thats good
news to area economists like Da-
na Harris, a business professor at
Keystone College.
She said that while she was
surprised the unemployment
rate didnt decrease from Octo-
ber, she said month-to-month
movement isnt as important as
year-to-year.
Anthony Liuzzo, director of
the master of business adminis-
tration program at Wilkes Uni-
versity, agreed. Were better off
than last year, he said. .
John Mellon, a business pro-
LOCAL ECONOMY Unemployment picture in November still better than last year
Regional jobless rate static
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
See JOBLESS, Page 12A
The rate climbed in half of the states 14 metro areas and fell in
two of them. The Lehigh Valley area had the second-highest
unemployment rate, 8.6 percent.
Thousands of Pennsylvania
residents who have their child
support payments credited to a
state-issued debit card were un-
able to access money posted to
the cards last week due to a proc-
essing error, but the problemhas
now been resolved.
Domestic relations offices
statewide, including in Luzerne
County, were flooded with calls
Tuesday from parents who did
not receive money that was sup-
posed to be de-
posited onto
the cards on
Dec. 21 and
Dec. 22.
Child sup-
port payments
are handled
through the
State Disburse-
ment and Col-
lection Unit,
which electron-
ically deposits
funds directly
to a bank ac-
count or a debit
card, known an
Eppicard. Card
holders can
then use the
card to get cash or purchase
goods at retailers.
The problem, which affected
only the debit cards, occurred af-
ter Wells FargoBank, whichproc-
esses the payments, changed the
name of the electronic file into
which deposits are made by the
state, said Ann Bale, a spokeswo-
man for the state Department of
Public Welfare, which oversees
child support enforcement.
Bale said the name change was
made without giving the state
sufficient notice, which led to er-
rors inprocessing of about $1mil-
lion in support payments to
12,158 parents statewide. The er-
ror was corrected by around 1
p.m. Tuesday, and all money has
now been credited, she said.
Problem
holds up
support
payments
Error delays child support
money credited to
state-issued Eppicards.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
This was
a really
bad time
because
they with-
held half of
my previ-
ous pay-
ment in
Decem-
ber.
Kathryn Mineo
of Swoyersville
See GLITCH, Page 12A
HARRISBURGTolls are go-
ing up again for drivers paying in
cash on the Pennsylvania Turn-
pike.
Under the new tolls that take
effect Sunday, drivers paying
with E-ZPass wont see an in-
crease.
Thefive-member Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission approved
the toll hike in July as part of an
effort to generate money needed
to help pay off bonds that fund
highwayimprovements andmass
transit systems around the state.
This years hike marks the
fourth straight annual boost by
the commission to pay off the
bonds, and will raise approxi-
mately $23 million in new reve-
nue next year. The newrates will
mean the most common cash toll
for passenger vehicles will in-
crease from$1.10 to $1.25.
The commission said nearly
two-thirds of turnpike travelers
already use E-ZPass.
Cash tolls going up
again on Turnpike
AP PHOTO
Tolls for Pennsylvania Turnpike
drivers who pay cash will be
increasing on Sunday.
The Associated Press
EXETER To the dismay of
some business owners, bor-
ough council at its meeting
next week will consider impos-
ing a $2,500 tax on businesses
that gross more than $500,000
annually.
I definitely wouldnt be for
it. Its hard enough trying to
make it the way it is, said Dave
Voitek Jr., owner of Voitek TV
and Appliances.
I dont think any tax hike is a
good idea at this time. The
economy is a little shaky and
anything that inhibits business
is a bad idea at this time, espe-
cially for businesses that were
hit by flooding, he said.
Ronne Kurlancheek, owner
of Kurlancheek Furniture, said
any new tax is a burden to a
business, but I think we can
adapt to it.
Matt DePrimo, of Barber
Ford, called the proposed tax
another shot at the local busi-
nessman.
Obviously, Im opposed to
any taxes that target business-
es. We pay a lot in property
Exeters proposed business tax stirs concerns
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Barber Ford in Exeter will have to pay an additional $2,500 in
taxes if council adopts a new business privilege ordinance.
State law forbids a
percentage tax on receipts,
but not a flat rate.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
See EXETER, Page 12A
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PETE G. WILCOX PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
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att, left, and Ryan Mayers are seen
in above photo videotaping Tues-
days meeting of the Laughing Club
at the Jewish Community Center in
Wilkes-Barre. Ryan, who works in the produc-
tion department on The Rosie Show in Chi-
cago, was taping the clubs meeting for a pos-
sible feature to be aired sometime in the fu-
ture on actress/comediennes Rosie ODon-
nells show. At left, Florence Kornblatt of
Kingston reacts to jokes told during the
Laughing Club meeting. See story, Page 3A.
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Fey, Zachary
Griglock, Robert Sr.
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Karns, Robert
Kern, Mary Lou
Klynott, Patrick
Lavelle, Arline
Mackiewicz, Charles
Mariani, Clara
Marut, Charlene
McLaughlin, Jean
Nimlo, Irene
Pantucci, Ronald
Romanowski, Mary
Soroka Florence
Spencer, Ethel
Wikoski, Betty
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Leader misstated the first
name of Dr. Ronald Strony, the
director of emergency med-
icine at Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Center in
Plains Township.
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W
illiam J. Boysha, 70, of Cata-
wissa, passed away, Monday,
December 26, 2011, in Geisinger
Medical Center, Danville.
Born July 27, 1941, in Nanticoke,
he was a son of the late Leo and Vio-
la Sager Boysha.
William served in the U.S. Army
in the 102nd Airborne in Vietnam.
Later he was employed as a land-
scaper for Woodwrigs.
He loved hunting and horses, but
most of all his children and grand-
children. He will be missed by all
who loved and knew him.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Audrey L., in 1996.
Surviving are his children, Wil-
liamL. and wife Lori, Millville; Rob-
ert A., Lakeland, Fla.; David J. and
wife Heather M. Dennen, Blooms-
burg; Kim A. Boysha and husband
Joseph D. Young, Bloomsburg; Kel-
ly A. Llewellyn and husband Nath-
an, Benton; grandchildren, Corey,
Amanda and Hailey Boysha; Levi
Farley; Marc Dennen; Abby and
Ryan Boysha; Nile IV Jack, and
BrandyFarley, AidenLlewellyn; and
sister, Dorothy (Tootie) Thompson,
Nanticoke.
Funeral services will be held
at 11a.m. Friday in the Earl W.
Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14 W.
Green St., Nanticoke. Interment
will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. until
the time of service Friday.
Inlieuof flowers, memorial dona-
tions may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 1111 Old Berwick
Road, Bloomsburg, PA.
William J. Boysha
December 26, 2011
J
ohn Richard Eshelman, 76,
passed away Tuesday morning,
December 27, 2011, in his home in
Harding, where he resided for 43
years.
He was born in Kingston, Febru-
ary 16, 1935, a son of the late John
Richard and Capitola Bosten Eshel-
man.
John was a graduate of West Pitt-
ston High School, class of 1953. Fol-
lowing high school, he was employ-
ed by NCR as a field engineer until
his retirement in 1994.
John remained active after retire-
ment. He was a member of the
Harding Fire Company and the Val-
ley Masonic Lodge 499, F & A.M,
West Pittston. He was a 50-year
member of Valley Lodge and served
as Past Master.
He enjoyed camping while in
Florida for the winter.
He was a faithful member of Holy
Cross Episcopal Church, Wilkes-
Barre.
John was preceded in death by
brothers, Louis and Donald Eshel-
man.
First andforemost, Johnwas a de-
voted husband, father and grandfa-
ther.
He is survived by his loving wife,
Adelina Cesari Eshelman; daugh-
ters, Karen Klimas and husband Mi-
chael, Harding; Cheryl Bencho,
Wilkes-Barre. He was blessed with
four grandchildren, Matthew and
Mikayla Klimas, Harding; Aaron
and Nicole Bencho, Wyoming; sis-
ter, Sally Falzone, Wilkes-Barre; and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m.
Friday morning in the Howell-Lussi
Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave.,
West Pittston, with Funeral Mass at
10 a.m. in Holy Cross Episcopal
Church, Main St., Wilkes-Barre.
The Rev. Timothy Alleman, Rector,
will officiate. Friends may call from
4 until 8 p.m. Thursday in the funer-
al home. Interment will be held in
West Pittston Cemetery. Valley
Lodge499will holdMasonic Servic-
es at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be sent
to Holy Cross Episcopal Church,
373 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18704.
John Richard Eshelman
December 27, 2011
M
ary Lou (nee Casterline) Kern,
82, began her journey to heav-
en on Monday, December 26, 2011,
surrounded by her loving family.
Recently of Hammonton, Mary
Lou spent most of her life in Somers
Point.
Born in White Haven, she attend-
ed Meyers High School before she
met and married Lawrence Bud
Kern, on September 27, 1952.
She would tell stories of ice skat-
ing, working at a jeweler and the
phone company where her supervi-
sor wore roller skates.
She had a passion for music and
joined numerous choral groups
such as the Sweet Adelines.
Many a day she would gather her
childrenaroundthe piano andteach
themsongs likeIma LittleTeapot
and Playmate.
She had a great devotion to her
church and especially her parish, St
Josephs inSomers Point, where she
was a member of the Altar and Ros-
ary Society and the church choir.
She was an icon on Election Day,
working the polls for years, meeting
and greeting everyone that entered.
Mary Lou was petite in stature,
but she had care and compassion
that was incomparable. Always
proper and lady-like, never did she
utter a disparaging remark about
another. She was a gentle person
with a strong will a true example
to others.
She will be met in heaven by her
mother, Euphemia; daddy, Paul;
husband, Bud; son, Kevin; son-in
law, Michael; sisters, Betty Sue and
Paula June; brother, Billy.
She is survived by five daughters,
Patty McGrath, Northfield, N.J.;
Maureen Kern (Jay Phillips), Some-
rs Point, N.J.; Eileen Wallace (Ken),
Linwood, N.J.; Cindy Kern, North-
field, N.J., and Kathy Kern, Somers
Point, N.J.
Because she was so dear to her
entire family, everyone needs to be
named so She is additionally sur-
vived by her 15 grandchildren, Lau-
ren Clayton (Kris), Oaklyn, N.J.; Er-
ica McGrath, Oaklyn, N.J.; Dennis
McGrath, Northfield, N.J.; Mikey
McGrath (Lilli Ann), Northfield,
N.J.; Buddy, David and Bryan Phil-
lips, Somers Point, N.J.; Kristen,
Brittany and Jack Wallace, Lin-
wood, N.J.; Shannon Decker (Jor-
dan), Loxahatchee, Fla.; Amy Hein,
Charlotte, N.C.; Will and Sara De-
Camp, Northfield, N.J., and Kaleen
Kern, Somers Point, N.J. She also
leaves her dear babies, eight great-
grandchildren, Raenna, Bernadette,
Sadie, Mikey, Avery, Mallon, Kane
and Wyatt.
May she forever Sleep in Heav-
enly Peace.
Viewings will be held from6 to 8
p.m. Thursday and at 10 a.m. Friday
in St. Joseph Church, Shore Road,
Somers Point, N.J., where Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated
at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be at
Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Land-
ing.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be sent to the Lawrence Bud Kern
Trust fund, 151 E. Vernon Ave.,
Northfield, NJ 08225. Arrange-
ments have been entrusted to the
George H. Wimberg Funeral Home.
Mary Lou Kern
December 26, 2011
C
lara Mariani, 90, of Plains Town-
ship, passed away Saturday, De-
cember 24, 2011. Her husband of 36
years was the late Alfred A. Mariani
Sr.
Clara was born October 27, 1921,
in Archbald. Her parents were the
late Nazzareno and Cecilia Carpine-
ti Baldassini.
She was a graduate of Archbald
High School, class of 1940. She also
attended Lackawanna Junior Col-
lege.
Clara was employed as a secreta-
ry for several years. She also was
employed in the Greater Wyoming
Valley garment industry.
She was a former member of Sa-
cred Heart Catholic Church, Plains
Township, and presently of Ss. Pe-
ter and Paul Catholic Community.
She was a devout and faithful Ro-
man Catholic.
She was a member of the Senior
Citizens Association of Wilkes-
Barre and the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union.
Clara enjoyed traveling through-
out the United States and Canada.
Her heritage was important to her
and she made several trips to Italy.
She was an excellent cook.
Clara was a devoted wife, mother
and grandmother.
In addition to her parents and
husband, she was preceded in death
by her son, John P. Mariani; broth-
ers, Bruno and Anthony Baldassini;
sisters Lena LoRusso, twin sister
Ruth Desiderio and Alice Imbimbo.
Survivingaresons, AlfredA. Mar-
iani Jr., at home, and Anthony P.
Mariani and his wife, Kathleen,
Easton; grandchildren, Allyson and
Phillip; sister Eileen Forgioni; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
the convenience of the family. The
celebrant of the Mass of Christian
Burial will be held with the Rev.
Paul McDonnell O.S.J. Interment
will follow in the Italian Independ-
ent Cemetery, West Wyoming.
There will be no public viewing.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the Simon S. Russin Funeral Home,
136 Maffett St., Plains Township.
Clara Mariani
December 24, 2011
J
ohn Donahue, 64, of Larksville,
passed away Monday, December
26, 2011, in Geisinger Wyoming Val-
ley.
Hewas bornFebruary22, 1947, in
Wilkes-Barre, andwas the sonof the
late Irene Mary Jenkins and the late
John Joseph Donahue.
John loved the outdoors and
NASCAR.
He was a former zoning officer in
Larksville, and worked in the con-
struction industry.
He was a member of the First
Christian Church in Plymouth,
Larksville LegionPost 655, Amvets,
Eagles, V.F.W. Post 1425 in Ply-
mouth, and the Larksville Lions.
He is survived by his brothers,
William D Jenkins and his wife, De-
nise, Larksville; David Donahue,
Larksville; and his sister, Irene Va-
latka and her husband, Bob, Larks-
ville.
Afuneral service will be held at
7 p.m. today in the Williams-Hagen
Funeral Home Inc., 114 W. Main St.,
Plymouth, with the Rev. David Qui-
senberry officiating. Friends may
call from5p.m. until timeof service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-
tions can be made to the family.
John Donahue
December 26, 2011
I
rene Ann Nimlo, formerly of Ber-
wick and Nescopeck, concluded
her journey in this life at 4:45 a.m.
on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, in
Berwick Retirement Village II.
Born January 14, 1919, in Dor-
rance, she was a daughter of the late
Jon and Stella Martineshin Turn-
ack. She attended local schools be-
fore moving to NewYork City at age
18, where she worked in the restau-
rant business.
She lived in Staten Island, N.Y.,
then Nescopeck and Berwick since
1992.
An active member of St. Marys
Roman Catholic Church, Berwick,
she helped with bingo. Irene was al-
so a member of the AARP, previous-
ly of the Berwick Senior Citizens.
Preceded in death by her hus-
band, Robert A. Nimlo, April 10,
1995, married on October 16, 1948;
son, Robert A. Nimlo, June10, 2007;
and brothers and sisters Peter, John
Adam, Steve, Michael, Helen, Julia
and Anna.
Irene will be remembered by
grandsons, Michael Nimlo and wife
Jan, Bellview, Colo.; Keith Nimlo,
Texas; granddaughter, Jennifer
Knorr and husband Gary, Berwick;
great-grandsons, Logan and Lucas
Knorr; brother Basil Turnack, Ne-
scopeck; sisters Mary Rembilas,
Toms River, N.J., Sophie Olaskiew-
icz, Staten Island, N.Y.; and several
nieces and nephews. Always in our
hearts.
Entrusted to the care of the
Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck,
services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Fri-
day, followed by a 10 a.m. Liturgy of
Christian Burial in St. Marys Ro-
man Catholic Church with the Rev.
Francis J. Tamburro, as celebrant.
She will be laid to rest next to her
husband in Pine Grove Cemetery,
Walnut St., Berwick. Calling hours
arefrom6to8p.m. Thursday, witha
prayer service at 7 p.m. Expressions
of sympathy can be sent to St. Ma-
rys Roman Catholic Church, 1730
Flowler Ave., Berwick, PA18603.
Irene Ann Nimlo
December 27, 2011
Ronald David
Pantucci, 67, of
Pittston, passed
away, Sunday,
December 25,
2011, in Geisin-
ger Wyoming
Valley Medical
Center, Plains
Township.
Born in Pittston on November 19,
1944, he was a son of the late Delmo
and Rita Pelliccia Pantucci.
He was a graduate of Pittston
Township High School.
Ronald was employed as a meat
cutter in several local grocery
stores. Most recently, he was work-
ing for Pennsylvania Child Care and
Pittston Area High School in the
custodial department.
He was an avid golfer and a mem-
ber of Emanon Country Club, Hard-
ing. He was a member of St. Joseph
Marello Parish at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Church and its Holy
Name Society; and took an active
role in the church picnic.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded by a brother, Kenny; sis-
ters-in-law Palma Lucas and Grace
Hopkins.
He is survived by his wife of 25
years, Sue Ann Lieback (Barretta)
Pantucci; son, Ronald Pantucci Jr.,
and his wife, Elizabeth, Pittston;
daughter, Michelle Hochstien, and
her husband, Jason, Wisconsin;
step-son, Ronald Barretta, Pittston;
sister, Lisa Pantucci, Pittston Town-
ship; aunt, Lena Pantucci; sister-in-
law Marion Pantucci, Pittston
Township; brothers-in-law, Mike
Lieback and his wife, Mary; Pete
Lieback and his wife, Sharon, and
Robert Lucas; seven grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
9:30 a.m. Friday in the Peter J. Ado-
nizio Funeral Home, 251 William
St., Pittston, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph
Marello Parish in Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Church, William Street,
Pittston. Interment will be held in
St. Roccos Cemetery, Pittston
Township. Friends may call from 5
to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Funeral
Home. Online condolences may be
made at www.peterjadoniziofuner-
alhome.com.
Ronald David Pantucci
December 25, 2011
Z
achary M. Fey, 23, of Mountain
Top, passed away suddenly early
Monday morning, December 26,
2011, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley.
Born October 20, 1988, he was a
son of Christine and Michael Quinn
and John and Kerri Fey.
He attended Crestwood High
School and was last employed by
Parkside Auto.
Zach was funny, caring and a joy to
be around. He loved his family and
friends.
Surviving, in addition to his par-
ents, are sister, Samantha Fey; broth-
er, Evan Fey; step-sister, Jennifer
Quinn; step-brother, Michael Quinn;
two nephews, Caden Hatcher and Al-
der Wolford; grandparents, Cathe-
rine and Steve Yenshaw, Charles
Knies, andJohnandFaithFey; as well
as numerous aunts, uncles and cou-
sins.
A funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday in McCune Funeral
Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Moun-
tain Top. Relatives and friends are in-
vited to call from 9 am until the time
of the service Thursday in the funeral
home. View obituaries on line at
mccunefuneralserviceinc.com.
Zachary M. Fey
December 26, 2011
WILKES-BARRE A city
man sentenced earlier this
month to seven to 14 years in
state prison for his role in a $3.6
million cocaine distribution ring
has asked a judge to reduce the
length of his sentence.
John Ricci, 38, with a last
known address of Gilligan
Street, was sentenced on Dec.
16 by Luzerne County Judge
Thomas Burke on several drug-
related charges he had previous-
ly pleaded guilty to.
Prosecutors say Ricci partici-
pated in the drug ring operated
by members of the Outlaws
Motorcycle Club, which distrib-
uted cocaine throughout the
area beginning in July 2008.
In court papers filed Tuesday
through his attorney, John Do-
novan, Ricci said he should be
given a reduced sentence be-
cause he has no significant
criminal history in that the
drug charges are the first felony
charges he has faced; and be-
cause Ricci has testified for
prosecutors on several occasions
at local preliminary hearings
and before the state-wide grand
jury against a number of his
co-defendants.
COURT BRIEFS
HAZLETON A 7-year-old
girl was injured when she was
struck by a vehicle in the 900
block of West Diamond Avenue
on Monday night.
Julie Ann Milton, of Hazle
Township, told police she was
unable to stop her 2008 Honda
Civic when the girl ran into the
street at about 5:15 p.m. The
girl was found in her house and
transported to Greater Hazleton
Health Alliance for minor in-
juries, police said.
Anyone with information
about the accident is asked to
call Hazleton police 459-4940.
POLICE BLOTTER
MOUNT POCONO A coro-
ner has ruled that the death of a
man whose torso was found
wrapped in garbage bags along a
Monroe County road was a hom-
icide.
Police said that a passing mo-
torist spotted the black bags at
about 2:30 p.m. Monday on
Route 191 in Paradise Township.
Coroner BobAllensaida foren-
sic autopsy at LehighValley Med-
ical Center concluded that the
torso was that of a 45- to 60-year-
old man dead for a couple of
weeks or months.
Afollow-up autopsy is planned
to try to determine how long the
remains had been there.
Allen said the victim has not
been identified. He declined
comment on the cause of death.
Officials believe the mans
arms, legs and head may also
have been dumped along the
road recently.
Autopsy done
on mans torso
found in bags
alongside road
The Associated Press
MIAMI Thepilot killedina
helicopter crash while heading
to pick up a heart for transplant
routinely flewmedical transport
missions and was a decorated
veteran of combat missions in
Vietnam, the mans son said
Tuesday.
A heart surgeon and a techni-
cian from the Mayo Clinic in
Jacksonville also died in the
crash early Monday in remote,
dense woods innorthFlorida.
E. HokeSmith, 68, foundedSK
Jets in St. Augustine in 1997 for
medical transport flights, his
son, Derrick Smith, said. The
younger Smith is the companys
general manager.
The helicopter also was carry-
ingheart surgeonDr. Luis Bonil-
la and procurement technician
David Hines of the Mayo Clinic
inJacksonville.
Mayo Clinic spokesman Lay-
ne Smith said the patient who
had been scheduled to receive
the heart is back on the waiting
list for a neworgan.
TheNational Weather Service
in Jacksonville reported there
was light fog with overcast con-
ditions in the area but no rain
whenthe copter went down.
Pilot recalled as hero
By JENNIFER KAY
Associated Press
C M Y K
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PENSACOLA, FLA.
Powell begins his sentence
Former attorney Robert Powell
began his 18-month prison sentence
Tuesday.
Powell reported at around 2 p.m.
Tuesday to FPC Pensacola, a federal
minimum-security prison camp hous-
ing male offenders, according to his
attorney, Joseph DAndrea. The camp
is located on Saufley Field, an outlying
base of the Pensacola
Naval Air Station in
northwestern Florida.
Powell was origi-
nally ordered to re-
port to prison Nov.
30, but U.S. District
Judge Edwin Kosik
granted a request to
postpone his report
date until Tuesday so Powell could be
with his wife while she underwent
surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
Powell pleaded guilty in July 2009
to charges of failing to report a crime
relating to his payment of $772,500 in
kickbacks to former Luzerne County
judges Michael Conahan and Mark
Ciavarella.
Inmates at FPC Pensacola have
access to jobs at the adjacent naval
base and to a variety of leisure-time
activities, including intramural sports,
lawn games, music, weekly movie
screenings sometimes held in the base
theater and educational and occupa-
tional training, according to the U.S.
Bureau of Prisons.
OLYPHANT
Longtime pastor honored
Congregants filled Ss. Cyril and
Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church
on River Street on Tuesday to honor
the 100th birthday of their longtime
pastor, the Very Rev. Mitred Arch-
Priest Msgr. Stephen Hrynuck.
Born Dec. 27, 1911, to Michael and
Anastasia (Chesak) Hrynuck, the
monsignor was in-
spired to become a
priest after the ordi-
nation of his brother,
John. In April 1938,
Hrynuck was or-
dained by the late
Bishop Alexander
Yevreinow.
He arrived in Oly-
phant in 1952 and served as pastor of
Ss. Cyril and Methodius for 57 years
until the appointment of the Rev.
Nestor Iwasiw in 2009.
One hundred years God has given
me, Hrynuck said. Ill be grateful
until the end of this life that 100 years
ago God called me to this world, and
73 years ago God gave me the grace to
become a priest.
Hrynuck said he never thought he
would reach his 100th birthday and
that he is the only priest still living of
the nine ordained with him in 1938.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Casey seeks warning funds
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, on
Tuesday called on the Department of
Commerce to include robust funding
for flood forecasting systems and
weather monitoring technologies in
the 2012 National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration budget.
NOAA, which provides funding for
river basin commissions to do flood
forecasting, received $4.9 billion for
fiscal year 2012 from the Senate Ap-
propriations Committee, up $306
million over 2011. NOAA and the De-
partment of Commerce are responsib-
le for deciding how to distribute those
funds.
In a letter to Commerce Secretary
John Bryson, Casey
recalled the devas-
tation wrought by
tropical storms Lee
and Irene and encour-
aged NOAA to sup-
port proposals that
improve forecasting
of severe weather.
The Susquehanna
River Basin Commission in 2011 lost
federal funding for its Susquehanna
Flood Forecast and Warning System,
which monitors river levels and pro-
vides early warning of floods. The
National Weather Service, the SRBC
and its member-state agencies in-
cluding the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection have
kept the system running in the ab-
sence of federal dollars.
The SRBC at its most recent meet-
ing in Plains Township Dec. 15 re-
quested Congress provide NOAA $2.4
million for the forecast system in 2012.
I N B R I E F
Powell
Hrynuck
Casey
WILKES-BARRE A man charged
with stabbing and killing his girlfriend
in December 2009 was sentenced Tues-
day to12 to 40 years instate prisonon
a third-degree murder charge.
Robert George Zola, 46, was sen-
tenced on the charge by Luzerne Coun-
ty Judge Joseph Cosgrove. A county ju-
ry found Zola guilty in October.
I am sorry we are here today, Zola
said. I loved Rose and we planned on
spending the rest of our lives together.
Zola was charged in the December
2009 slaying of Rosemarie Cave inside
the Plymouth home she had shared
with Zola. Prosecutors say Zola stabbed
Cave, 35, eight times.
Zola, who receivedcredit for just over
two years already servedinprison, apol-
ogized to everyone in the courtroom
Tuesday. He also said he loves the vic-
tim and that he misses her every day.
Theres a saying You are not who
you are at your worst moment, Zola
said. I ama goodpersonwho didsome-
thing terrible.
I loved Rose, her killer says
Robert George Zola sentenced for
fatally stabbing his girlfriend,
Rosemarie Cave, two years ago.
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Robert Zola
is escorted
into the
Luzerne
County
Courthouse
for his
sentencing
Tuesday. He
was con-
victed in
October of
stabbing
and killing
his girl-
friend in
2009.
See KILLER, Page 12A
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Councilmen-elect Jim Bobeck and Tim
McGinley said theyd both like to serve as
council chairman, and Councilman-elect
Stephen A. Urban said he may be interest-
ed.
The 11-member council will choose a
chairpersonat its first meeting Jan. 2.
Urban, acountycommissioner, saiddur-
ing a home rule transition work session
Tuesdaynight that hedoes not believeBo-
beckhasdoneaneffectivejobashomerule
transitionchairman.
Urban, who sat in the au-
dience rather than with the
rest of the group, said Bo-
beck would have to abstain
from participating in some
decisions because Bobecks
father works for a company
that has contracts with the
county. Urbansaidhewould
make sure all council members were fully
informedif he is chosenas chairman.
Councilman-elect Edward Brominski
walked out of the session after Urbans
comments, sayingUrbanmismanagedthe
county as a commissioner.
I dont want to sit and listen to his gar-
bage anymore, Brominski said.
Bobeck said he would abstain fromvot-
ingif hehasaconflict. Hetoldthegrouphe
wants to be chairman because he under-
stands what decisions must be made and
has demonstrated that hes willing to in-
vest the time.
McGinley said he will be available any
time of the day because he is retiring. He
said he has been busy discussing what
must be done because he is interestedina
leadership position, though he said he be-
lieves a newchairperson should be select-
edevery year to provide newideas.
Three council members-elect said they
are interested in the vice chairperson post
Rick Morelli, Rick Williams and Linda
McClosky Houck.
Theworksessionwrappeduparound11
p.m. The meeting didnt start until after 9
p.m. because the transition members had
to interviewcouncil clerk applicants. The
transitioncommittee alsointerviewedfor-
mer county Budget/Finance Chief Tom
Pribulafortheinterimcountymanagerpo-
sitiononTuesday night.
The council members-elect agreed to
hold a joint swearing-in ceremony at 10
a.m. Jan.2 in the courthouse rotunda.
County President Judge Thomas Burke
will make comments and administer the
oathof office. The group also agreedto in-
viteoutgoingCommissionerChairwoman
Maryanne Petrilla and home rule charter
drafter Jim Haggerty to co-host the cere-
mony and make comments. The public is
invited.
The newcouncil will holdits first meet-
ing at 11:30 a.m. in the commissioners
meeting room to choose the chairperson
and other officers and appoint an interim
or permanent manager.
Another meeting will likely be held the
next day to reopenthe county budget.
The council will likely hold its regular
meetings onTuesday nights.
Three county
council-elect
members eye
chair post
Bobeck, McGinley interested, Urban
says he may be; Brominski walks out
after Urban is critical of Bobeck.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE Fueled by an ap-
preciation of the powers of laughter, a
grandmother andher twovisitinggrand-
sons brightened up a
dreary Tuesday.
As usual, participa-
nts stood up and one-
by-one told their jokes
at the JewishCommu-
nity Centers monthly
Laughing Club meet-
ing.
But this weeks ses-
sion took on a new di-
mension. Club foun-
der Sara Mayers
grandsons Ryan and
Matt Mayers were
there to videotape the
event with a plan to
pitch it to The Rosie Show, for airing.
The showis hosted by longtime TVtalk
showhost RosieODonnell ontheOprah
Winfrey Network.
Ryan Mayers, 35, a Chicago-based
filmmaker, is an editor on The Rosie
Show. Matt Mayers, 33, is a freelance
filmmaker in New York City.
Were very proudof our grandmother
for organizing this club, Ryan said. We
thought it would be interesting to docu-
ment a meeting on film and I hope The
Rosie Show will be interestedinairingit
as a segment or a video clip.
Matt said the club members offered
an old-fashioned sense of humor.
I think everybody feels better when
theylaugh, Matt said. Theygot excited
when they told a joke; everyone needs
laughter.
BobCapin, former president of Wilkes
University, told three jokes.
There are a lot of new faces here to-
day, so I will tell this joke I told last
week, Capin began. A woman yelled,
Dont worry, they wont remember it.
Laughter lots of laughter.
HAVE YOU HEARD THI S ONE?
PETE G. WILCOX PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
Sara Mayers moderates the meeting of the Laughing Club at the Jewish Community Center in Wilkes-Barre while
grandson Matt Mayers videotapes her monologue.
A laughing matter
Ryan Mayers video-
tapes Tuesdays
meeting of the
Laughing Club at
the Jewish Commu-
nity Center in
Wilkes-Barre. Ryan,
who works in the
production depart-
ment on The Rosie
Show in Chicago,
was taping the
clubs meeting for a
possible feature to
be aired sometime
on Rosies show.
JCC club joke session videotaped
with the chance of some exposure
on The Rosie Show.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
Laughing
is healthy
and heal-
ing; humor
gives you a
positive
frame of
mind.
Jeannine Luby
Comic
See LAUGHING, Page 12A
FORTY FORT A music teacher
at Wyoming Seminary Lower School
was placed on administrative leave
when the school was notified in No-
vember of an investigation by Forty
Fort police.
Robert Lugiano, of Shavertown,
could not be reached for comment.
Several attempts last week and on
Tuesday to contact Lugiano were un-
successful.
Lugiano is a music teacher and
band director at the lower school
campus in Forty Fort.
Forty Fort police officer Bill Stone
said he could not provide details of
the investigation. He did say the in-
vestigation is ongoing, and the Lu-
zerne County District Attorneys Of-
fice is involved.
No charges have been filed.
In an undated letter sent to par-
ents, Wyoming Seminary President
Kip P. Nygren said he placed Lugiano
on official administrative leave effec-
tive Nov. 18.
On Nov. 17, the school was made
aware that the Forty Fort Borough
Police opened an investigation of Bob
Lugiano for an alleged incident that
may have taken place on campus,
Nygrens letter says. It is believed
that no student or other member of
the Wyoming Seminary community
was involved in the alleged incident.
Wyoming Seminary takes any allega-
tion of this sort extremely seriously
and I placed Bob on official adminis-
trative leave effective November 18.
Nygren did not return messages for
comment.
Nygrens letter informs parents that
Lugianos responsibilities in the per-
forming arts department will be han-
dled by other staff members.
At this time, I have not been given
any further updates on the status of
the investigation, Nygren wrote.
The safety and security of our stu-
dents and all members of our com-
munity are paramount in every action
we take.
Police, school officials mum on probe of Sem teacher
Lower School music teacher on
administrative leave after school
told of probe in Forty Fort.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
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TEHRAN, IRAN
Iran threatens on oil route
I
rans official news agency on Tuesday
quoted a top official as saying Iran
will close the Strait of Hormuz, cutting
off oil exports, if the West imposes
sanctions on Irans oil shipments.
According to the IRNA report Tues-
day Vice President Mohamed Reza
Rahimi said Iran does not want hostil-
ities but charged that the West contin-
ues its plots against Iran.
The West is considering limiting
Irans oil trade over its disputed nuclear
program. Some 80 percent of Irans
foreign revenue comes from oil ex-
ports.
In Washington, State Department
spokesman Mark Toner called the
threat bluster.
STAMFORD, CONN.
Embers caused fatal fire
Connecticut officials said Tuesday a
Christmas morning fire that killed a
couple and three of their grandchildren
was caused by old fireplace embers.
Officials say the fire was an accident
caused by hot fireplace embers that
were discarded near a mudroom on the
first floor of the house.
The officials say it isnt clear if the
home had working smoke detectors.
Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia calls
it a tragic accident.
The preliminary information is it
was just a tragic accident, he said,
adding that foul play had been ruled
out.
DETROIT
Escorts seen as targets
Detroit police fear that a killer may
be targeting escorts after finding that
three of four women found dead in car
trunks within blocks of each other this
month had placed sex-related ads on
the same website.
Attorneys general for 45 states had
raised concerns earlier this year about
how the site, Backpage.com, polices
ads for adult services.
Police Chief Ralph Godbee said
authorities find the link disconcert-
ing. The deaths could be connected,
Godbee said, though he has said police
were stopping short of calling it the
work of a serial killer.
The latest victims were found Christ-
mas morning, when Detroit firefighters
discovered their badly burned bodies in
the trunk of a car that had been set
ablaze in a garage. They were identi-
fied as women ages 28 and 29, and
police were awaiting a determination
from the medical examiners office on
cause of death.
WASHINGTON
Borrowing limit hike sought
The Obama administration will ask
Congress to raise the nations borrow-
ing limit by $1.2 trillion this week,
marking the third and final increase
from a deal negotiated over summer.
Treasury officials said Tuesday that
the increase is necessary because the
government will be within $100 billion
of its current limit by Friday.
The debt limit is the amount the
government can borrow to finance its
operations. The latest increase will
boost that limit to $16.4 trillion. Offi-
cials say that should be enough to
allow the government to keep borrow-
ing until the end of 2012 just after
the presidential election.
Congress can reject the request,
although Obama can veto their ob-
jection. If Congress doesnt act by Jan.
14, the increase will take place auto-
matically.
.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
With a little help from dad
Three-year-old James Monson relies
on dad Jim Monsons firm grip while
learning to skate Monday at the Me-
morial Park ice rink in Brainerd, Minn.
DES MOINES, Iowa Re-
publican presidential candi-
date Mitt Romney carried him-
self Tuesday like a man with
the party nomination in hand,
even before the first votes have
been cast, while a newly un-
earthed memo showed chief ri-
val Newt Gingrich once of-
fered glowing praise for what
Romney did for health care in
Massachusetts as governor.
Romney spent the first part
of the day in New Hampshire
while most of his GOP rivals
rumbled through Iowas small
towns by bus in a final, fren-
zied dash of retail politicking
before the Iowa caucuses in ex-
actly one week.
Im not exactly sure how all
this is going to work, but I
think Imgoing to get the nom-
ination if we do our job right,
Romney said inside a packed
dining room at the Coach Stop
restaurant in Londonderry,
N.H.
Ignoring his GOP rivals, the
former governor targeted Pres-
ident Barack Obama instead,
accusing him of trying to turn
the U.S. into an entitlement
nation.
Romney also signaled anoth-
er line of attack against the
Democrat in which he would
ask voters, Do you think
youre better off than you were
four years ago?
We know the answer to
that one, Romney said with a
smile.
Meanwhile, a 2006 memo by
Gingrich showed that he once
praised the health care law
Romney put in place in Mas-
sachusetts as governor. Rom-
neys rivals, including Gin-
grich, have tried to tar him for
enacting the series of health
care changes.
Gingrich called the law the
most exciting development of
the past few weeks and one
with tremendous potential to
effect major change in the
American health system.
GOP CAMPAI GN Memo reveals Newt Gingrich once lauded rivals Massachusetts health plan
Romney acting like the victor
AP PHOTO
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney holds up 2-month-old Anne Martin, of Port-
smouth, N.H., during a campaign stop Tuesday in Portsmouth.
Many of his GOP rivals spent the day in Iowa.
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
Associated Press
FORTWAYNE, Ind. Ababy-
sitter and trusted neighbor has
confessedthat hebludgeoneda9-
year-old Indiana girl to death
with a brick then dismembered
her, hiding her head, hands and
feet at a home where he was stay-
ing and dumping the rest of her
remains nearby, police said Tues-
day.
Allen County sheriffs investi-
gators said in an affidavit that 39-
year-old Michael Plumadore ad-
mits he killed
Aliahna Lem-
mon on Thurs-
day.
According to
the affidavit,
Plumadore told
police that after
beating Aliahna
to death on the
front steps of the home in the
early morning hours, he stuffed
her body into trash bags and hid
her in the freezer at the home in a
rundown trailer park in Fort
Wayne. He said he later chopped
up her body with a hacksaw and
stuffed her remains into freezer
bags.
Police said Plumadore told
them he had hidden Aliahnas
head, feet and hands at the trailer
and discarded her other remains
at a nearby business. Police ob-
tained a warrant to search the
trailer on Monday and found the
body parts.
Authorities didnt say Tuesday
why Plumadore killed the child,
but Sheriff Ken Fries said investi-
gators suspected Plumadore was
involved since soon after she was
reported missing Friday night.
Investigators questioned him
Friday and Saturday and he was
arrested Monday after being in-
terviewedby detectives for sever-
al hours more.
Fries saidhis longpolice career
told him that Plumadores ac-
count of the girls disappearance
had too many inconsistencies.
Things that were said in 29
years of doing this that just didnt
make sense, Fries said during a
Tuesday news conference. We
needed to get him to talk.
Fries said Plumadore was fac-
tual in talking with investiga-
tors, but he wouldnt describe
Plumadores demeanor.
A judge ordered Plumadore
held without bail or bond at an
initial hearing Tuesday, sheriffs
department spokesman Cpl. Jer-
emy Tinkel said. He has yet to be
formally charged in Aliahnas
death.
Cops: Girl
killed, body
chopped up
Babysitter who is a neighbor
confessed in the death of the
9-year-old, police say.
By TOMLoBIANCO
Associated Press
Plumadore
BEIRUT Syrias army suspended
days of punishing attacks on the restive
city of Homs and began withdrawing its
tanks Tuesday just as Arab League mon-
itors visited the area, activists and offi-
cials said.
Huge crowds poured into the streets
shortly after the pullback, shouting de-
fiantly that they will not be cowed by the
crackdown.
Amateur video showed tens of thou-
sands flooding the streets of the city,
which had been under siege for days, to
march in a funeral.
They carried the open casket overhead
with the exposed face of an older man
with a white beard.
Listen Bashar: If you fire bullets, gre-
nades or shells at us, we will not be
scared, one personshoutedto the crowd
through loudspeakers. Many were wav-
ing Syrias independence flag, which pre-
dates the 1963 ascendancy of President
Bashar Assads Baath party to power.
About 60 Arab League monitors the
first Syrias regime has allowed in during
its nine-monthcrackdownonananti-gov-
ernment uprising began work Tues-
day. They are there to ensure compliance
with the Leagues plan to halt violence
against mostly unarmed, peaceful protes-
ters and the pullback in Homs was the
first tangible sign Assad was implement-
ing any of the terms.
After signing on to the plan early last
week, Assads regime had only intensi-
fied the violence, rather than easing up,
andit was condemnedinternationally for
flouting the agreement.
Government troops killed hundreds in
just the past week. On Monday, security
forces killed at least 42 people, most of
them in Homs.
Syrian tanks back off for visit
Arab League observers arrive as tens
of thousands take to the streets of
city under siege.
By BASSEMMROUE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON Ameri-
cans probably wont be seeing
a huge ticker-tape parade any-
time soonfor troops returning
from Iraq, and its not clear if
veterans of the nine-year cam-
paign will ever enjoy the
grand, flag-waving, red-white-
and-blue homecoming that
the nations fighting men and
women received after World
War II and the Gulf War.
Officials in New York and
Washingtonsay they wouldbe
happy to help stage a big cele-
bration, but Pentagon officials
say they havent been asked to
plan one.
With tens of thousands of
U.S. troops still fighting in Af-
ghanistan, anythingthat looks
like a big victory celebration
couldbeseenas unseemlyand
premature, some say.
Its going to be a bit awk-
ward to be celebrating too
much, given how much there
is going on and how much
there will be going on in Af-
ghanistan, said Don Mrozek,
a military history professor at
Kansas State University.
Two NewYork City council-
men have called for a ticker-
tape parade down the stretch
of Broadway known as the Ca-
nyonof Heroes. Asimilar cele-
bration after the Gulf War was
paid for with more than $5.2
million in private donations, a
model the councilmen would
like to follow.
No big parade yet planned for troops returning from Iraq
AP FILE PHOTO
Sgt. Howard Acoff hugs his family as soldiers return home
Saturday at Fort Hood, Texas.
By The Associated Press
CELEBRATING HERITAGE DURING KWANZAA
AP PHOTO
J
asmine Farrow, 13, performs Monday at the Attucks Theatres sixth annual Kwanzaa concert with Atumpan,
The Talking Drums in Norfolk, Va. Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration in the United States honoring uni-
versal African-American heritage and culture, observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 each year.
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.
A California man was
charged on Tuesday with at-
tempted murder in the shooting
of anAfghanistanwar veteranat
a homecoming party during
what authorities saidwas a fight
over football teams.
But the attorney for 19-year-
old Ruben Ray Jurado said his
client was apparently under at-
tack when shots were fired at
Christopher Sullivan at the par-
ty to welcome himhome for the
holidays.
Prosecutors in San Bernardi-
no County charged Jurado with
attempted murder and multiple
sentencing enhancements for
using a firearm.
Jurado had surrendered him-
self to authorities a day earlier
for investigation in the shooting
that critically wounded the 22-
year-old Pur-
ple Heart re-
cipient.
Authorities
said Jurado,
who had
played foot-
ball with Sulli-
van in high school, began argu-
ing with Sullivans brother over
football teams at the party Fri-
day night and then punched
him.
Sullivan intervened and Jura-
do pulled a gun and opened fire,
hitting Sullivan in the neck, po-
lice said.
Sullivan remains in critical
condition.
His relatives say the gunfire
shattered his spine and left him
paralyzed from the neck down.
Hes opening his eyes more,
his 20-year-old brother Brandon
Sullivan told the Associated
Press.
Were just waiting day by
day.
Sullivan was wounded in a su-
icide bombing attack last year
while serving with the military
in Afghanistan.
He suffered a cracked collar-
bone andbraindamage inthe at-
tack and had been recovering in
Kentucky, whereheis stationed,
before coming home for the ho-
lidays.
Defense attorney Michael J.
Holmes said earlier on Tuesday
that he wanted to talk to his cli-
ent and the district attorney be-
fore commenting further on the
case.
It appears that he was being
attacked and he was on the
ground and was being kicked in
the back, stomach, the head,
and that is consistent with the
injuries that I observed,
Holmes said. It is alleged at
that point that Mr. Sullivan was
shot.
Sullivan was an avid wrestler
and football player in high
school in San Bernardino, about
60 miles east of Los Angeles. He
had nine months to go in the
military and then planned to be-
come a firefighter or police officer.
He always liked to help people,
his brother said.
Say there was a person at
school who never had friends or
nothingChris wouldbetheper-
son who would go up to him and
try to be his friend. He didnt like
peopletofeel alone, BrandonSul-
livan said. He always had a smile
on his face.
On Friday night, Sullivans
friendPeter Baltimore saidhe was
supposed to attend the party but
didnt make it. The 21-year-old
said he called his friend the next
morning and was surprised when
it went to voicemail because Sulli-
van always answered his phone.
You dont think something like
that would happen at a homecom-
ing party for someone who has
been serving their country, said
Baltimore, who had planned to
train with Sullivan, a fellowmixed
martial arts fighter, in the coming
year.
Were all praying for him.
Man charged in vets shooting
Soldier wounded in
Afghanistan is shot in a
dispute at a party for him.
Jurado
The Associated Press
GRAPEVINE, Texas A 56-
year-old suburban Dallas man
facing marital and financial
problems killed his estranged
wife, two teenage children and
three other family members on
Christmas Day while dressed as
Santa Claus before turning the
gun on himself, authorities said
Tuesday.
A police spokeswoman said
Aziz Yazdanpanah died of a self-
inflicted gunshot wound and the
six others were shot to death.
Police responding Sunday
morning to a 911 call made with-
out anyone on the line found the
seven people inside an apart-
ment near Dallas-Fort Worth In-
ternational Airport. It appeared
they had been opening presents
around their Christmas tree just
before the attack.
Yazdanpanah became the fo-
cus of detectives after his SUV
was found outside the apart-
ment and police believe he made
the silent 911 call. The slayings
have shaken friends and neigh-
bors who knew Yazdanpanah
and his wife, both of whom were
born in Iran, as well as their two
U.S.-born children.
The Persian community is
devastated, said Mashy Modj-
dehi, a friend of both Yazdan-
panahs wife of 24 years, Fate-
mah Rahmati, as well as her sis-
ter, Zohreh, who also was killed.
In addition to Yazdanpanah,
authorities said those killed
were Rahmati, 55, their daugh-
ter Nona, 19, their son Ali, 14,
Zohreh Rahmaty, 58, Zohrehs
husband, Mohamad Hossein Za-
rei, 59, and their daughter, Sara
Fatemeh Zarei, 22.
Grapevine police spokesman
Robert Eberling said Tuesday
that detectives believe Yazdan-
panahs marital and financial
troubles led him to kill his fam-
ily.
Thats kind of what were
looking at now, Eberling said.
We have been speaking to fam-
ily members and hope to find
out more.
Modjdehi said Yazdanpanahs
wife moved out of the couples
3,010-square-foot home in Col-
leyville in April and into the
apartment complex two miles
away. The two children moved
with her.
Rahmati, known to family and
friends as Nasrin, filed for bank-
ruptcy in August 2010, and she
told her attorney she hoped the
proceedings would stave off fore-
closure of the home where the
family had lived for more than a
decade.
She separated from Yazdanpa-
nah in the midst of the bank-
ruptcy and the proceedings were
later dismissed because she
failed to make the plan pay-
ments, said the attorney, George
Barnes. He said his notes show
that Rahmati told him, Please
dont talk to the husband at all.
Barnes said Yazdanpanah ini-
tially accompanied his wife to
meetings related to the bank-
ruptcy and listed his occupation
as self-employed.
According to federal court re-
cords, Yazdanpanah was placed
on three years probation in 1996
after pleading guilty to one
count of subscribing to a false
income tax return. He also was
fined $1,000 and required to pay
$30,119 in restitution to the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Three years later, Yazdanpa-
nah and his wife filed jointly for
bankruptcy. That case was dis-
charged in a matter of months.
AP PHOTO
Police tape lines the scene where police found seven people dead
in an apartment on Sunday in Grapevine, Texas.
Victims of Christmas
shooting all family
Gunman was dressed as Santa
Claus when he shot six
others, then himself.
By DANNY ROBBINS
and JAMIE STENGLE
Associated Press
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EDWARDJ. COPE, 39, of Allen-
town, died, Monday, December19,
2011, in his home. He worked as a
press operator at Hapco Screen
Printing, Emmaus, and previously
worked at Tyler Pipe and Maui
Cup, Pittston. Surviving him are
his mother, Dianne, and stepfa-
ther, Charles Parenti, Hughesville;
sister, Lisa Cope; and brother,
Jesse Cope.
Services will be private. Ar-
rangements have been entrusted
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Allentown, www.eliasfuneral-
home.com.
ROBERT T. GRIGLOCK SR.,
69, of Bloomington, N.C., and for-
merly of Jenkins Township, passed
away Saturday, December 24, 2011
at home.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Bednarski Fu-
neral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave.,
Wyoming.
DR. ROBERT E. KARNS, MD,
beloved husband of the late Cleo
(nee Moskowitz), loving father of
Lee Jay (Lucille) Karns and Nancy
C. (Joseph) Zaro; devotedgrandfa-
ther of Zachary, Jeremy and Ri-
chard; dear brother of Jacob Kar-
nofsky.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
today in the Lake View Mauso-
leum Cleveland, Ohio (enter May-
field Road Gate). Family will re-
ceive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. to-
night and Thursday in the resi-
dence of Jacob Karnofsky, 455
River St., Forty Fort. Friends who
wish may contribute to American
Friends of Magen David Adom,
23215 Commerce Park Road, No.
306, Beachwood, OH 44122, or
The Hospice of the Western Re-
serve, 300 E.185th St., Cleveland,
OH 44119.
PATRICK KLYNOTT, 75, of
Exeter, died, Tuesday morning,
December 27, 2011, in the inpa-
tient unit of Hospice Community
Care, Geisinger South Wilkes-
Barre.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Corcoran Funer-
al Home Inc., Plains Township.
ETHEL L. SPENCER, 95,
passed away, Monday, December
26, 2011, in the Star Hill Rest
Home, Monroe Township.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Curtis L. Swan-
son Funeral Home Inc., corner of
Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek. A
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AKERS Catherine, funeral 9 a.m.
Thursday in the Baloga Funeral
Home Inc., 1201 Main St., Pittston
(Port Griffith). Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St John the
Evangelist Church, William Street,
Pittston. Relatives and friends
may call 5 to 8 p.m. today in the
funeral home.
ALBERT Emily, funeral 9 a.m.
Thursday in Mamary-Durkin
Funeral Service, 59 Parrish St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Services at 9:30
a.m. in St. Anthonys Maronite
Church, Wilkes-Barre. Friends
may call 4 to 7 p.m. today.
ATHERTON Charles Sr., funeral 11
a.m. today in the Clarke Piatt
Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset
Road, Hunlock Creek.
BIGGS Linda, memorial service 5
p.m. Friday in the Brethren In
Christ Church, 894 Hartman
Road, Hunlock Creek.
BILLINGS Audrey, funeral 2 p.m.
today in the Hugh B. Hughes &
Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Friends
may call 1 p.m. until service time
today.
BOYER Hilda, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today in the Hugh B. Hughes &
Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.
Andre Bassette Church, Wilkes-
Barre. Friends may call 9 a.m.
until service time.
CIAVARELLA James, funeral 6
p.m. today in the Nat & Gawlas
Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 4
to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
DURLING Francis, funeral 11 a.m.
Thursday in the Curtis L. Swan-
son Funeral Home Inc., corners of
Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m.
today.
DZOCH Jeff, memorial services 1
p.m. Jan. 7, in the Bethel Hill
United Methodist Church, Sweet
Valley.
EVAN Mary Lou, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today in the Kearney Funeral
Home Inc., 173 E. Green St., Nanti-
coke. Mass of Christian Burial at
10 a.m. in St. Faustina Parish,
Nanticoke.
GUINAN Dorothy, memorial Mass
9 a.m. today in the Chapel of
Little Flower Manor, 200 S.
Meade St., Wilkes-Barre.
JOHNSON Warren, memorial
service 1 p.m. Saturday in the
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 813
Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
KASA Cary, funeral 9:30 a.m.
Thursday in the Howell-Lussi
Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming
Ave., West Pittston. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church,
Dupont. Friends may call at the
funeral home 5 until 8 p.m. today.
KRAMER Kathryn, memorial
service 2 p.m. today in the Cen-
tral United Methodist Church, 65
Academy St., Wilkes-Barre. The
family will receive friends after
the memorial service at the
church.
KRYSICKI Anna, memorial Mass
10 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of
Hope Parish, 40 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call
9:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday in the
church.
NAPLES Robert Sr., funeral 9 a.m.
Thursday in the Metcalfe and
Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504
Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Josephs Church of St. Monicas
Parish, Wyoming. Friends may call
5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
OLECKI Rita, funeral 10 a.m. today
in the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral
Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.
Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30
a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church, Duryea. Friends may call 9
to 10 a.m. today in the funeral
home.
OSELINSKY Helen, Divine Liturgy
10 a.m. today in Holy Resurrection
Russion Orthodox Church, 17 E.
Kirmar Ave., Nanticoke. Friends
may call 9:30 a.m. until services.
PENKROT Leonard, funeral 10 a.m.
Thursday in the Wroblewski Funer-
al Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave.,
Forty Fort. Mass of Christian Burial
at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Family Parish,
574 Bennett St., Luzerne. Family
and friends may call 9 to 10 a.m.
Thursday in the funeral home.
PLAPPERT Robert, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in the Victor M. Ferri
Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old
Forge. Services at 10 a.m. in the
Stewart Memorial United Metho-
dist Church, Old Forge.
REESE Hazel, funeral 11 a.m. today
in the E. Blake Collins Funeral
Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-
Barre.
ROARTY David, funeral 9 a.m.
Thursday in the Hugh B. Hughes &
Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St.
Ignatius of Loyola Church, King-
ston. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m.
today in the funeral home.
WALSH Ruth, funeral 11 a.m. today
in the Earl W. Lohman Funeral
Home Inc., 14 W. Green St., Nanti-
coke. Friends may call 10 a.m. until
time of service.
FUNERALS
Mary (Sawchak) Romanowski,
86, died peacefully in her home, in
Kingston, on Thursday, December
22, 2011.
Born May 4, 1925, she was a
daughter of the late Harry and Eva
(Poprosky) Sawchak.
Surviving are her sister, Patricia
Domin, Hazleton; sons, William,
Grand Rapids, Mich.; Michael, Do-
ha, Qatar; daughter, Kim Dunder-
dale, Durham, N.C.; and 11 grand-
children.
Therewill beaprivatefuneral.
A visitation with family members
will be heldat10a.m. followedby a
memorial service at 11 a.m. Satur-
day in the Forty Fort United Meth-
odist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be made to the Forty
Fort United Methodist Church, 26
Yeager Ave., Forty Fort, PA18704.
Services are under the direction
of the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263
Zerbey Ave., Kingston.
Mary
Romanowski
December 22, 2011
S
ister Clare Marie Higgins, RSM,
a member of the Mid-Atlantic
community of the Sisters of Mercy
of the Americas died at Mercy Cen-
ter, Dallas, on Monday, December
26, 2011.
Sister Clare was born February
19, 1921, in Georgetown, Guyana,
and was a daughter of Edward and
Lilian Gaskin Higgins.
Sister Clare graduated from St.
Mary High School in Guyana and
received her degree in elementary
education from Misericordia Uni-
versity.
She entered the Sisters of Mercy
on September 8, 1952, in Dallas,
and professed her vows on August
16, 1953.
Sister Clare taught at St. Theresa
School in New Cumberland, Our
Ladyof MercyHighSchool inSanta
Rosa, Guyana, Stella Maris Prep
School in Georgetown, Guyana,
and at St. Ann School in Lancaster.
Sister Clare was also the admin-
istrator of St. John Bosco Orphan-
age in Plaisance, Guyana, and
served on the professional staff for
the Mercy Center Pre-K School,
Dallas.
Sister Clare was gifted with cre-
ative talent. Throughout her years
of teaching, she encouraged her
students to discover their own art-
istic gifts and present them in their
class projects and presentations.
Sister Clare was preceded in
death by her parents and brothers
Norman, Edward and John.
Sister Clare is survived by her
sister, Joyce; brothers Bill and Jeff
Higgins; and many devoted nieces
and nephews, and her Sisters of
Mercy.
During her final days, Sister
Clare received loving support for
her nieces, Elinora Waring, Felicia
Jones, and nephew, Christopher, all
of whom were at her side.
Transferal to Mercy Center, Dal-
las, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m.
today. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday in Mercy Center Chapel.
Interment will take place at Mt. Ol-
ivet cemetery in Carverton, follow-
ing the Liturgy. Memorial contribu-
tions in the name of Sister Clare
MarieHiggins maybemadetoMer-
cy Center, P.O. Box 370, Dallas, PA
18612.
Sister Clare
Marie Higgins
December 26, 2011
C
harlene D. Marut, 61, beloved
mother, grandmother and sister
passed away early Saturday morn-
ing, December 24, 2011.
Born May 1, 1950, in Philadel-
phia, she was a daughter of Charles
Socki and Alice Blosser and was a
native Pennsylvanian.
She loved the city of Philadel-
phia, but called the Valley home.
To capture her in words would be
impossible. She was an extraordin-
ary woman whose presence lit the
candles of love, hope andfaithinthe
lives of so many. Her maternal ten-
derness and affection was re-
nowned.
She was a larger-than-life figure in
so many lives, most especially her
grandchildren. She was an active
philanthropist, especially support-
ing lung cancer research, the dis-
ease that claimed her husband.
Charlene will be remembered for
her giving nature, her amazingly
positive attitude and her resilience
that allowed her to be so successful
in life.
Her family was her life and she
was the glue that held us all togeth-
er.
She was a world traveler, addict-
ed reader, talented cook and baker.
She loved spending time baking
cookies and making Thanksgiving
stuffing with her grandchildren.
She held many positions in her
professional career but none as dear
to her heart as that of secretary to
the principal at Gate of Heaven
School, and secretary at Easter
Seals in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Familymeant everythingtoChar-
lene.
She was predeceased by the love
of her life of 39 years, George B. Ma-
rut, on January 6, 2011; as well as
her mother, father and grandmoth-
er.
She is survived by her son, Ge-
orge, and his wife, Kimberly; daugh-
ter, Audrey, and her partner, James
Roccograndi; two grandchildren,
Abigail and Jackson Marut; brother,
Charles Socki, and his wife, Carol;
siblings Elizabeth, Michael, Ste-
phen, Vicki and Joey, as well as sev-
eral members of a large and loving
extended family.
A special thanks to my dearest
friend, Patti, who traveledthe world
with me and was always there with
me through all the highs and lows
that life brings.
Funeral will beheldat10a.m. Fri-
day in the Richard H. Disque Funer-
al Home Inc., 2940 Memorial High-
way, Dallas, with Mass at 10:30 a.m.
in Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas,
with the Rev. Edward R. Scott offi-
ciating. Friends may call from5 to 8
p.m. Thursday.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-
spectfully suggests that donations
be made to Easter Seals, Attn: On-
line Giving Coordinator, 233 S.
Wacker Drive, Suite 2400, Chicago,
IL 60606.
Charlene D. Marut
December 24, 2011
Florence R. Soroka, a longtime
resident of Ashley, passed away at
Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre,
on Monday, December 26, 2011.
She was born in Wilkes-Barre, on
March16, 1928, daughter of the late
Charles and Anna, (Zalewski) Os-
trowski.
She and her late husband, Mi-
chael, shared 52 years of marriage
before his passing on April 6, 2000.
They both were of the greatest
generation, working hard, raising
their family and enjoying their lives
in the Ridge Street neighborhood
of Ashley.
Flo, Frizzy or Aunt Friz, as she
was well known, was very kind-
hearted and full of spirit. She en-
joyedher life-longcareer inthe local
garment industry before retiring in
1993.
She was always active andpartici-
pating in the festivals, societies and
functions of the former Holy Rosary
Slovak Church in Ashley. Florence
was a former member of the Altar
and Rosary Society, the St. Anns
Guild and the St. Vincent De Paul
Society.
Along with her husband, Mi-
chael, and her parents, she is pre-
ceded in death by brothers, Walter,
Lawrence, Thomas andAlex; sisters
Bertha, Frances, Lottie and infant
twin sister, Helen.
She is survived by sisters Agnes
Jorgensen, Boca Raton, Fla., Anne
Swiderski, Wilkes-Barre; sons, Mi-
chael and his wife, Gina, Howell
Township, Mich.; David and his
wife. Joann, Holyoke, Mass., and
Chucky and his wife, Sharon, Ash-
ley; eight grandchildren; and seven
great-grand children; and many
nieces and nephews, especially
Cookie and Eunie, who were as
sisters to her and her best friends.
Funeral services for Florence
will beheldat 8:30a.m. Fridayinthe
George A. StrishInc. Funeral Home,
105 N. Main St., Ashley, with a Mass
of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. in the
Little Flower Manor Chapel, 200 S.
Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment
will be in St. Marys Cemetery, Ha-
nover Township. Friends may call
from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the fu-
neral home. The rosary will be recit-
ed at 5:30 p.m. Thursday by the Al-
tar and Rosary/St. Anns Society.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to either Little Flower Ma-
nor or Hospice Community Care in
honor of Frizzy.
Florence R. Soroka
December 26, 2011
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B
etty Dymond Wikoski, 84, of
Tunkhannock, died Monday
evening, December 26, 2011, in the
Golden Living Center in Tunkhan-
nock.
Born on September 5, 1927, she
was a daughter of the late Floyd and
Madge Brown Dymond.
She worked as a seamstress in
several different dress factories in
the area.
She was a member of the church
of Nativity B.V.M. in Tunkhannock,
and the Tunkhannock Moose
Lodge.
She was preceded in death by her
brothers George and John Dymond,
and sister Evelyn.
She is survived by her sons,
Wayne Wikoski, Tunkhannock; Ste-
phen Wikoski, Springville; daugh-
ters, Lori Rogers, Tunkhannock,
and Teri Rewt, Charleston, S.C.;
brothers Frank Dymond and Joseph
Dymond; sisters Florence Lucky,
Shirley Staufflet, Sandra Rater and
Marylou McDonald; seven grand-
children; 19 great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral services will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Shel-
don-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc.,
73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, with
a Mass of Christian Burial at 11a.m.
in the Church of Nativity B.V.M. In-
terment will be in Pieta Cemetery,
Tunkhannock. Friends and family
maycall from9a.m. until thetimeof
the service Thursday in the funeral
home. For directions and online
condolences, please visit www.shel-
donkukuchkafuneralhome.com.
Betty Wikoski
December 26, 2011
J
ean Marie Brannan McLaughlin,
85, a resident of Holy Family Res-
idence, died Monday, December 26,
2011, in Regional Hospital of Scran-
ton.
Born January 8, 1926, in Wilkes-
Barre, she was a daughter of the late
Francis Dutchie andEllenHiggins
Brannan.
Jean attended St. Marys School,
and graduated fromGARMemorial
High School in Wilkes-Barre.
After high school she was trained
inkey-punchoperations bythe Unit-
ed States government in Philadel-
phia.
Jean worked for the U.S. Army
Surgeon General in the Pentagon
for a few years before returning to
Wilkes-Barre.
She then worked for the Veterans
Administration and Social Security
Administration for several years.
Beforeretiring, Jeanwas involvedin
the data operations of Tobyhanna
Army Depot.
Jean was a member of Womens
Sodality and the Legion of Mary.
Jean loved singing and playing
the piano. She was an inspiration to
her family and friends.
Her husband, Thomas G.
McLaughlin, died on June 10, 1977;
and her son Francis, died, August
23, 1981. Sisters, Rita Bergin and
Dorothy Ludlow; and brothers,
Thomas, James and Francis Bran-
nan, also preceded her in death.
She will be missed by her chil-
dren Father Thomas D. McLaugh-
lin, pastor of the Parish of St. Luke
in Stroudsburg; Mary Ellen and her
husband, WilliamHarkins, Morgan-
ton, N.C.; Ann Marie and her hus-
band, Robert Dodelin, North Poto-
mac, Md.; James and his wife, Re-
becca McLaughlin, Moscow, and
Jeanne McLaughlin, Washington,
D.C.; grandchildren, Caroline and
her husband, Damien Morris, Tho-
mas Dodelin; Courtney andher hus-
band, Nicholas Polidori; Gabrielle
and her husband, Daniel Hogan; Ki-
ley, Corinne and Dane McLaughlin;
great-grandchildren, Kailan and
Cole Polidori; and several nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
Celebration of Jeans Life will
be held 10:30 a.m. Friday with a Fu-
neral Mass in the Chapel at Holy
Family Residence, 2500 Adams
Ave., Scranton. Interment will be in
St. Marys Cemetery in Hanover
Township. Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the
Maloney Lounge at Holy Family
Residence. Arrangements have
been entrusted to McLaughlins.
Permanent messages and memo-
ries canbe sharedwithJeans family
at www.celebrateherlife.com.
Jean Marie McLaughlin
December 26, 2011
C
harles Atherton Sr., 97, former
resident of Hunlock Creek,
passed away Sunday, December 25,
2011 in Bonham Nursing Center,
Stillwater.
He was born March 30, 1914, in
Hunlock Creek, the son of the late
Arthur S. and Ethel Cragle Ather-
ton.
Charles spent his lifetime as a
lumber and timberman in the Hun-
lock Creek area. He also donated
the first live national Christmas tree
for display at the White House in
1973. Fromthat tree, he received, as
a gift, the ornament for Pennsylva-
nia.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, the former Viola Bloom; a
daughter, Gladys Wolfe; sisters Ma-
bel, Lois, Loretta and Phyllis; and
brothers Glen and Albert.
Surviving are his son, Charles
Atherton Jr., and his wife, Deborah,
Hunlock Creek; grandchildren,
Wayne Wolfe, Hunlock Creek; Ryan
Atherton, Benton; Brent Atherton,
Hunlock Creek; Christa Judzikow-
ski and Takira Atherton, Hunlock
Creek; a brother, Carl Atherton,
Hunlock Creek and a sister, Olive
Reigle, Lewistown, andhis compan-
ion, Myrtle Gensel, Shickshinny.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. today in the Clarke Piatt Fu-
neral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Road,
Hunlock Creek, with his grandson,
Wayne Wolfe, moderator of the
Presbyterian Church, Lackawanna,
officiating. Interment will follow in
Sorbertown Cemetery, Hunlock
Creek.
Charles Atherton Sr.
December 25, 2011
A
rline M. Lavelle, 85, of Holiday
Drive, Kingston, died on Friday,
December 23, 2011, in Little Flower
Manor, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a
daughter of the late Harry and Edna
Lunger Shaver.
She graduated from Coughlin
High School in Wilkes-Barre, class
of 1944.
Arline had resided in Kingston
for over 25 years.
Earlier she resided in Wilkes-
Barre. Prior to her retirement, she
was employed as a dietary techni-
cian at the VA Medical Center in
Wilkes-Barre.
She was a member of the East
End Primitive Methodist Church in
Wilkes-Barre.
Preceding her in death are her
husband of 64 years, Frank W. La-
velle, who died on October 5, 2010;
and sisters and brothers.
Surviving are her sons, Frank P.
Lavelle, Kingston and Naples, Fla.,
and James C. Lavelle, White Haven;
brother Wilbur Shaver, Wilkes-
Barre; and one granddaughter,
Chelsea, Colorado.
Amemorial service will be con-
ducted at 3 p.m. Friday in Hugh B.
Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home,
1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. until
service time Friday at the funeral
home. Memorial contributions, if
desired, can be made to the SPCA,
524 E. Main St., Plains Township,
PA18702.
Arline M. Lavelle
December 23, 2011
C
harles Mackiewicz, 75, of Nanti-
coke, passed away Sunday, De-
cember 25, 2011, at Hampton
House Nursing Home, Hanover
Township.
He was born January 4, 1936, in
Nanticoke, to the late Charles L.
and Sophia Everett Mackiewicz
and was a graduate of Nanticoke
High School, class of 1954, and con-
tinued his education at several U.S.
Naval schools.
Charles was a career U.S. Naval
veteran serving as Chief Petty Offi-
cer during the Vietnam Conflict.
Upon his return home from the
service, he joined the American Le-
gion Post 350, Nanticoke, and the
VFW, Shickshinny.
He was preceded in death by his
son, Charles A.
Presently surviving him are
daughter, Bonnie Mackiewicz, up-
state N.Y.; sister, Dolores J. Hen-
chell, Mount Laurel, N.J.; and cou-
sin, Ben Mackiewicz Jr.
The Rev. James Nash will
conduct services at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday in the Grontkowski Fu-
neral Home P.C., 51 W. Green St.,
Nanticoke, with interment in Sor-
ber Cemetery, Shickshinny. Friends
may call from9 to10:30 a.m. Thurs-
day morning.
Charles
Mackiewicz
December 25, 2011
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Affordable bldg waiting
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flr. OSP. MLS#11-572
JUDY 714-9230
Great business opportunity. 1st flr has 2
BR, Apt. Freshly painted exterior. Zoned
Community Business. MLS#11-4416
MATT 714-9229
Great Professional Building
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DEE FIELDS 788-7511
Large 8000 SF building looking
for a new lease on life! Zoned Commercial.
MLS#11-4058
SANDY 970-1110 or DAVID 970-1117
900 SF Commercial space on
1st flr. 900 SF 2 BR apt on 2nd flr.
Billboard also available to rent on bldg.
MLS#10-4309
TINA 714-9251
Excellent opportunity-
Established Restaurant for sale in busy
shop ctr. Business only. MLS#11-2782
PAT G 788-7514
6000+ SF former furniture
store, plus apt. & lots more space. High
traffic area. Combined w/12 Davenport.
MLS#11-3865
RAE DZIAK 714-9234
2 bldgs zoned commercial.
1 consists of retail space & apts, the
other is a 2-story home. MLS#10-4056
MIKE JOHNSON
Multi-Purpose Bldg -
Convenient location on State St - Adjacent lot
available. MLS#10-4590
MARGY 696-0891 or MIKE J 970-1100
Great corner property.
Ranch style home includes 2990SF
Commercial space. MLS#11-459
LISA 715-9335
Auto repair & body
shop w/state certified paint booth.
2nd flr storage. MLS#11-2842
ANDY 714-9225
Prime commercial
storefront + 3 spacious Apts.
Parking lot in rear. MLS#10-3764
DONNA S 788-7504
High traffic Route 11
w/6000 SF Showroom/Garage, &
Apt above. MLS#11-2106
ANITA REBER 788-7501
Established turn-key
restaurant w/2 apts. Business &
building priced to sell! MLS#11-130
ANDY 714-9225
Great location for professional
office. Private drive in rear. Zoned C-3.
Property being sold "as is". MLS#10-4362
TINA 714-9251
3 BR, Ranch w/gar+
attached bldg. Zoned HWY COMM. Ideal
for office or sm business. MLS#10-4367
RAE 714-9234
Unique Building -
May be converted to suit your needs
w/zoning approval. MLS#11-302
DAVID 970-1117
2-Story Masonry
bldg. Ideal for loft apts or sm mfg
business. Pkg for 36. MLS#11-741
MIKE J 970-1100
Prime location -
ZONED HWY COMMERCIAL- 4 BR Cape
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RAE 714-9234
Currently business on 1st
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w/storage. Owner financing or lease
purchase available. MLS#11-4015
ANDY 714-9225
Commercial Bdg located on
busy Rte 309. 4000 SF of space. Off
street pkg. MLS#11-2096
ANITA REBER 788-7501
Great location on busy Rte
309! Office Bldg w/1500 SF of space
& 2270 SF warehouse. MLS#11-2094
ANITA REBER 788-7501
Established restaurant/bar.
Equip & liquor license included + 3 Apts.
MLS#11-3896
MIKE 970-1100 or BETTY 970-1119
4 Sty brick office bldg, more
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included for pkg. MLS#11-1045
ANDY 714-9225 or MARGY 696-0891
Well built 2 story - 8000 SF bldg.
Prime location/high traffic area. Addl pkg
available. 1st flr office/commercial space &
2 apts on 2nd flr. MLS#11-508
RHEA SIMMS 696-6677
5700 SF in Prime downtown
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MLS#11-345
MARGY 696-0891
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TRACEY 696-0723 or JUDY 714-9230
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financing or lease purchase available.
MLS#11-4014
ANDY 714-9225
Outstanding brick
bldg! Parking for 7-10 cars.
MLS#08-2790
PEG 714-9247
Turnkey restaurant/bar.
Liquor license & inventory included + 3 Apts.
MLS#11-3895
MIKE 970-1100 or BETTY 970-1119
Creative business
investment opportunity. 10,000 SF
bldg on 3 acres. MLS#11-3121
SUSAN LONGO 714-9264
3.895 Acres on W-B Blvd-
700 front feet provides excellent exposure.
Utilities, access road, possible KOZ
opportunity. MLS#11-1346
VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371
Commercial opportunity awaits
your business.1st flr 10,000 SF w/offices.
2nd flr storage. Plenty of pkg on 4.62 acres.
MLS#10-1110
JUDY 714-9230
Prime location - former
Convention Hall. Wonderful opportunity for
professional offices. Pkg for 100+ cars.
Zoned Hwy Business. MLS#11-3654
MARGY SIMMS 696-0891
32,000SF,
30+ parking, including trailer spaces
MLS#08-1305
VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371
Rental space - office &
warehouse, 500SF to 15000SF. MLS#09-
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MATT 714-9229
Attractive office space
in excellent condition. Good visibility.
For "rent" only. MLS#10-4503
BARBARA M 696-0883
Prime Location -
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MARGY 696-0891
Prime location on
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possibilities. Zoning B-2. MLS#11-669
MARK 696-0724
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garage. Plenty of pkg. Visible from Rt
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JUDY 714-9230
HARVEYS LAKE -- A man was
arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court on charges
he tried to disarma police officer
anddamageda cruiser by kicking
a window.
Matthew S. Epright III, 52, of
May Avenue, was charged with
disarminga lawenforcement offi-
cer, simple assault, resisting ar-
rest, terroristic threats, criminal
mischief, disorderly conduct and
harassment. He was jailed at the
Luzerne County Correctional Fa-
cility for lack of $5,000 bail.
According to the criminal com-
plaint:
Police investigated a fight in-
volving Epright and his son, Mat-
thew Epright IV, 28, at their May
Avenue residence just after 8:30
p.m. Monday.
The elder Epright stormed out
of a room and threatened his son
saying, I am
gonna put a bul-
let in your (ex-
pletive), the
complaint says.
Epright told po-
lice he was not
going to be ar-
rested and
struggled with officer Thomas
Nalbone.
Lehman Township officer
Charles Musial arrived at the
house and assisted Nalbone in ar-
resting Epright.
Epright was being escorted to
an ambulance for chest pain.
When handcuffs were removed
from his wrists, police said, he
grabbed Musials handgun and
triedtoremove it fromits holster.
Musial stunned Epright with a
Taser to prevent the gun frombe-
ing pulled from the holster, the
complaint says.
Epright was seated in the rear
of a police cruiser and allegedly
kicked out a window.
The younger Epright told po-
lice they were at a bar drinking
and his father became violent
when they arrived home.
Police said the younger
Epright suffered facial injuries
andthe elder Epright was treated
at Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center, Plains Town-
ship, for chest pain.
Apreliminary hearingis sched-
uled on Jan. 5 before District
Judge James Tupper in Kingston
Township.
Fight lands man in court
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Epright WILKES-BARRE Workers
and customers were shaken but
unharmed after an armed rob-
bery at the Queen Nails salon at
the corner of SouthMainandSul-
livan Street on Tuesday evening.
According to a salon manager,
who declined to give her name,
shortly before 7 p.m. a man burst
into the salon, waved a handgun
and demanded the six workers
and four customers inside hand
over their money.
In addition to an undeter-
mined amount of cash, the rob-
ber alsomade off withthe phones
andother items belonging to cus-
tomers. He fled on foot into a
parking lot across South Main
Street toward Bank of America,
the woman said.
Wilkes-Barre police are investi-
gating.
The salon manager described
the suspect as a black male ap-
proximately 22 to 24 years old,
medium build and standing
about 5 feet, 10 inches tall. He
carried a silver handgun, possi-
bly a .38 caliber, she said.
Witnesses also indicated a sec-
ond person may have acted as a
lookout outside the salon, which
is brightly lit and wrapped in
large windows offering unob-
structed views inside.
The woman said she and other
victims of the robbery were
shaken but otherwise OK after
the holdup.
Gunman robs
Queen Nails
salon in W-B
MATT HUGHES/THE TIMES LEADER
Police speak with employees and customers Tuesday inside the
Queen Nails salon on South Main Street after an armed robbery.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
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Europe appears to be the only
real impediment to keeping this
recovery from happening.
Joel Naroff
The president of Naroff Economics recently gave his
assessment on the likelihood of a U.S. economic
upturn in 2012. Financial experts predict modest growth of about 2.4
percent next year.
Writer sees good reasons
to allow Sunday hunting
I
dont understand why there is no hunt-
ing allowed on Sundays in Pennsylvania.
There are several reasons why it should
be permitted.
Many deaths are caused by animals each
year, including about 150 auto-related
nationwide. If hunting were allowed on
Sundays, we might be able to reduce the
number of accidents each year. Pennsylva-
nia was ranked as first in deer-auto colli-
sions in a State Farm Insurance survey.
Wild animals can carry diseases, and an
overpopulation of animals can make those
diseases spread. Small game, such as rac-
coons, skunks and weasels, can carry ra-
bies. Several members of my family had to
get rabies shots because a rabid raccoon
bit our dog. Deer can carry deer ticks,
which can transmit Lyme disease and
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Wild animals cost people money when
the areas we inhabit overlap. Bears can
damage cars and property, and they might
endanger humans when looking for food.
An estimated $1.1 billion is spent on car
repairs each year from deer-versus-auto
accidents. Deer eat expensive shrubs, and
rabbits eat greens from gardens, costing
people hard-earned time and money.
If Sunday hunting were allowed, it
would add a total of 24 days of hunting
over an entire year. Im still in school and I
have time to hunt only on weekends.
Our neighbors in New York have the
ability to hunt on Sundays. Given all this
information, I am not sure why Pennsylva-
nia still does not allow Sunday hunting.
Christian Ridall
Dorrance Township
Budget amendment
would rein in spending
E
fforts finally are being made to get
absurd government spending under
control. Congressmen Lou Barletta and
Tom Marino support the idea that our
government should be held to a standard
and forced to curb its trillion-dollar spend-
ing habit.
Unfortunately for taxpayers and future
generations, there hasnt been a system in
place effective enough to prevent wasteful
spending. A Balanced Budget Amendment
would change that by forcing our govern-
ment to spend within its means. In the
interest of our nations fiscal stability, we
need to keep future generations from being
saddled with mountains of debt.
Thank you, Congressmen Barletta and
Marino, for your support of a sorely need-
ed amendment. Its about time someone
stands up against outrageous government
spending.
Theresa Kane
Olyphant
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IT IS one of the most impor-
tant public health measures
in a generation, one that will
save tens of thousands of
American lives. It will pro-
tect the IQ of countless
American kids, and help
clear the air for the millions of Americans
with asthma. It might be the biggest health
story youve never heard of.
Im referring to the ruling the Obama ad-
ministration unveiled Dec. 21 to control toxic
mercury pollution from coal-burning power
plants. These rules have been 21 years in the
making, and now, at long last, they will bring
Americans some relief from a pervasive toxin.
The United States always has shown good
sense when taking on hazardous substances
in our environment. We banned lead in gaso-
line and paint after scientific research proved
it was harming our children. We joined the
world in banning CFC refrigerants after scien-
tists demonstrated they were depleting the
Earths ozone layer. And we took strong ac-
tion to reduce sulfur emissions from coal
plants, which were poisoning our forests and
lakes with acid rain.
Now we have taken aim at another Public
Enemy: mercury.
Why is this such a big deal? For many
Americans, it might come as a surprise that
mercury contamination is even a problem.
Moms will know that doctors warn against
eating too much canned tuna, but might not
be sure how the mercury gets in the fish.
Every year, U.S. power plants release al-
most 50 tons of mercury into the environ-
ment. When coal is burned, some of the
mercury in it deposits locally and some can
travel hundreds of miles to contaminate riv-
ers, lakes, animals, plants and ultimately our
bodies.
Mercury is highly toxic.
Mercury exposure, especially in infants and
children and developing fetuses, can lead to
serious neurological problems, including
impacts on thinking, memory, language and
fine motor skills. Scientists at New Yorks
Mount Sinai Center for Childrens Health and
the Environment have estimated that mercu-
ry exposure causes reductions in intelligence
for between 316,500 and 637,200 American
children each year, and also causes disrup-
tions in behavior. Most of these effects will
last a lifetime.
Many of the other toxic pollutants con-
trolled by these rules such as chromium,
arsenic and dioxin are known or probable
carcinogens and can attack the brain, lungs,
liver and kidneys.
Industry lobbyists always have complained
about measures to protect the environment
and public health. The Clean Air Act would
lead to the collapse of entire industries, said
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1971.
Phasing out CFCs would kill the refrigeration
business. Removing lead from gasoline would
mean huge price hikes.
Despite these wild predictions, the sky
never fell, the American economy continued
to prosper and costs have been far out-
weighed by the public health benefits.
President Obama and Environmental Pro-
tection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson
were right to stand firm on this rule. The new
regulations will impose some costs, but they
will save far more in public health benefits.
And heres what the coal lobbyists arent
telling you:
Canned albacore tuna has become so
contaminated by mercury that children under
6 should be restricted to, at most, one meal a
month. Children ages 6 to 12 should eat no
more than two meals a month.
All 48 of the continental United States
had mercury fish consumption advisories as
of March 2011.
The new mercury and air toxics rule has
been in the works since 1990 long enough
for the electric utilities to prepare. Many, to
their credit, have done just that, and they
support the new rules. But a few outliers
didnt make the necessary investments, be-
tting they could endlessly delay the new
rules. They are the ones making the most
noise.
Sorry, times up. Twenty-one years is long
enough to wait for such a big, life-saving win.
Fred Krupp is president of the Environmental
Defense Fund. He wrote this for McClatchy-Tribune
News Service.
Curb on mercury emissions a win for public health
COMMENTARY
F R E D K R U P P
A
S FEDERAL AND
stategovernments pull
back on child-care aid
and struggle to find af-
fordable ways to help families
withproblems of elder care, fam-
ily advocates are looking to the
private sector for more help.
Theyre urging employers to let
caregivers have more flexible
schedules to ease the burden of
looking after young children and
frail parents.
Doing so can actually pay off
for both the worker and the em-
ployer, as suggested by research-
ers writingfor the Future of Chil-
drens WorkandFamilyproject, a
collaboration between Princeton
University and the Brookings In-
stitution.
Flexible schedules can allow
caregivers to work around their
family obligations, which cuts
down on unexpected absen-
teeismandthefirings that canre-
sult. It would lead to higher pro-
ductivity and a healthier work-
place environment.
Whencaregiversarefiredfrom
workforlivinguptotheirrespon-
sibilities at home, its an expen-
sive move for the employer. Re-
placing even a minimum-wage
worker costs about 20 percent of
the workers salary, according to
Heather Boushey, of the Center
for American Progress.
Comptime, split shifts andjob
sharing are tools employers can
use to give employees some flex-
ibility.
Addedtothepressures of care-
giving, workershavehadtocover
for others laid off in this sluggish
economy. They have watched
their own salaries shrink. Its on-
ly fair that employers, which
havebeenabletosurvivearough
economy thanks to employees
extrasweat for lesspay, workthis
out.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
OTHER OPINION: THE WORKPLACE
Offer employees
flexible hours
A
S ANOTHER YEAR
reaches its final
stage, we reflect on
things old and new
and wonder which has greater
value.
A 15-year-old gym shoe
doesnt typically holdmuchap-
peal. Fashion a new Nike
sneaker after a 1996 hot seller,
however, and you apparently
can slap a $180 price tag on it,
market it as a limited release
andsendpeople into fits to buy
a pair. Pre-Christmas shoppers
in pursuit of retro Air Jordans
jostled and fought and, in at
least one instance, knifedone
another to carry home the cov-
eted footwear.
For that kind of cash, why
not scoop up four pairs of
Chuck Taylors? Or a decent
wingtip?
Cities such as Cleveland
presumably to be joined in
2012 by Wilkes-Barre are
knocking down empty homes
to make certain neighbor-
hoods more appealing. If not
already plundered, might old
appliances and building mate-
rials from within those homes
bereused? Might theyhaveval-
ue to a Habitat for Humanity
chapter or a charitable outfit
such as Green Demolitions in
Honesdale (www.greendemo-
litions.com)?
Likewise, if the city of
Wilkes-Barre makes way for
something new at the down-
town Hotel Sterling site, cant
elements of the old structure
be incorporated into the new
design? Or, perhaps, can arti-
facts from the hotel be pre-
served(or put tonewuse) else-
where in the community?
The nearly 154-year-old
Luzerne County Historical So-
cietyaims toincreaseits ability
to collect and maintain pieces
of our collective past by boost-
ing its membership and raising
more money.
In order to accomplish our
missionandcontinue to accept
collections of manuscripts,
books and museum objects,
states a letter distributed by
the society earlier this month,
we need to expand our ar-
chive and make the most effi-
cient use of our existing
space.
The nonprofit organization
intends to double its member-
ship in the next four years, to
2,000, according to the letter.
Similarly, it seeks over that
multiyear span to raise $1.6
million for its endowment,
bringing the funds total to $3
million.
At first glance, those might
look like lofty numbers. Then
again, if certain people literally
fight for the opportunity to
part with $180 for a pair of
sneakers, almost no amount
seems extraordinary to pre-
serve a countys history in per-
petuity.
After all, most every item in
the historical societys hold-
ings is a limited edition.
OUR OPINION: PRESERVATION
Time is now
to care for past
Learn more about the Luzerne
County Historical Societys
preservation efforts by calling
(570) 823-6244. Or visit
www.luzernehistory.org.
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fessor at Misericordia Universi-
ty, said he was hopeful that the
rate would drop, even slightly,
but he heard from many local
employers that holiday hiring
wasnt going to be what it had
been in past years.
Sales were off all year and
they probably told employees to
work harder, more hours and
maybe even qualify for overtime,
but they were not going to bring
in extra people this year, Mel-
lon said.
Liuzzo said while he had
hoped to see a drop in the rate
from October because of expec-
tations that retailers would hire
seasonal workers to handle holi-
day sales, it wasnt a real down-
er for me.
Harris and Liuzzo said theyre
seeing indications that the tide
is turning, albeit slowly.
The overall march is in the
right direction, but the drum
beat is slow right now, Liuzzo
said.
He said the national employ-
ment situation is showing posi-
tive signs and that should begin
trickling down to the state and
local levels.
The United States unemploy-
ment rate decreased four-tenths
of a point to 8.6 percent last
month while Pennsylvanias rate
decreased two-tenths of a point
to 7.9 percent.
At the national level were
seeing some significant improve-
ment, Liuzzo said. And reports
of holiday sales increasing near-
ly 4 percent over 2010 mean peo-
ple believe were in a recovery
rather than a recession.
Were looking at a recovery
here. The question is how fast or
slow, he added.
The local data is included in a
report released today by the De-
partment of Labor and Indus-
trys Center for Workforce Infor-
mation & Analysis.
Among the data highlighted in
the monthly report for the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region
are:
All of the positive move-
ment, both short-term and long-
term, has been within service-
providing industries. Goods-pro-
ducing industries were down
slightly both over the month and
over the year.
Leisure and hospitality em-
ployment showed a normal sea-
sonal decline in November, but
was up 500 from a year ago. This
was the 14th consecutive month
that the supersector showed an
over-the-year increase.
Retail trade showed a sea-
sonal increase of 1,400 jobs. This
gain matched the previous re-
cord increase, first set in Novem-
ber 2007.
Professional and business
services added 900 jobs in No-
vember. The increase was main-
ly driven by temporary hires at
the Amazon.com warehouse in
Hazle Township. The profession-
al and business services super-
sector increased 4.5 percent lo-
cally over the year, compared to
a 0.5 percent increase statewide.
Education and health servic-
es continued strong growth, add-
ing 800 jobs since November
2010.
When broken out by individu-
al counties, Lackawanna (down
one-tenth to 8.8 percent) and
Wyoming (down six-tenths to
8.6 percent) saw declines in the
unemployment rate, but Lu-
zerne saw a one-tenth of a per-
centage point increase to 9.5 per-
cent.
JOBLESS
Continued from Page 1A
They gave us very little time
to make the change in our sys-
tem. We worked to make the
change, but some mistakes were
made, Bale said.
The timing of the glitch, just a
fewdays before Christmas, made
for a rough holiday for parents
like Kathryn Mineo of Swoyers-
ville, who said she was unable to
pay for Christmas presents for
her 18-year-old disabled son.
Mineo said it was particularly
difficult because the state had
withheldpart of her previous sup-
port payment after determining
she hadreceivedanoverpayment
for an unrelated reason.
This was a really bad time be-
cause they withheld half of my
previous payment in December.
It was like, thanks for the warn-
ing right before Christmas. I was
already behind, Mineo said.
Bale said DPW realizes the er-
ror came at a bad time. State offi-
cials worked as quickly as possi-
ble to rectify the problem.
The timing of the glitch was
not good. Fortunately, the money
is now on the cards, she said.
Mineo said shes also upset be-
cause she suspects she is going to
be hit with some additional
charges because there is a fee
charged to anyone who uses the
phone tochecktheir balance. She
saidshecalledthelinerepeatedly
over the past several days to
check if the money was there.
Bale said Eppicard allows us-
ers to check balances six times a
month for free. After that there is
a 25-cent charge per call, but
there are no plans at this time to
reimburse users who were
charged.
GLITCH
Continued from Page 1A
That might have been an op-
tion for Exeter about 25 years
ago, but the Local Tax Reform
Act of 1988 prohibits the impo-
sition of any new business tax
based on a percentage of gross
receipts after Nov. 30, 1988, ac-
cording to the Taxation Manual
from the Governors Center for
Local Government Services.
But the act does not prohibit
new flat-rate business privilege
taxes, according to the manual.
Borough council President
Richard Murawski said hes
aware of only two other bor-
oughs in the state that charge
such a tax. He said the idea was
suggested as a possible source
of revenue to council by the
boroughs tax collector, Don
Wilkinson Agency.
Murawski said finding ade-
quate revenue for the borough
has become increasingly diffi-
cult over the past few years.
Our revenue sources are
drying up. The last few budget
meetings have been difficult.
Something has to give. Weve
been crunching as much as we
can on the expenses side. The
new council will have to take a
taxes the way it is, DePrimo
said.
All three business owners
thought it would be fairer to
tax a percentage of sales rather
than a flat rate, with some not-
ing that $2,500 could be bur-
densome to small-business
owners who have small mark-
ups while it would be a drop in
the bucket to a retail giant like
Walmart that is expected to
open in the borough in 2013.
Charging a percentage-based
business privilege tax is what
cities such as Wilkes-Barre and
Hazleton do.
Hazletons tax carries a rate
of 0.2 percent of gross receipts
on services and rentals and 0.1
percent on retail and wholesale
gross receipts; businesses that
gross less than $5,000 are ex-
empt. Wilkes-Barre charges
rates of 0.15 percent for whole-
sale and 0.225 percent on re-
tail.
look at it, he said.
Murawski will see his 20-year
tenure on council end when
new members take their seats
Jan. 3.
Councilman-Elect Larry Del-
legrotto said a business privi-
lege tax was brought up briefly
at a prior council meeting, but
no details were ever released to
the public and he had no infor-
mation on the proposed ordi-
nance.
Council also will consider
amending an amusement tax
ordinance to impose a $100 an-
nual fee on any coin-controlled,
music-playing device and a
$150 annual fee on any other
coin-controlled amusement de-
vice.
The borough secretary is on
vacation and copies of the pro-
posed ordinances were unavail-
able.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Voitek Elec-
tronics on
Wyoming Ave-
nue in Exeter
will have to pay
an additional
$2,500 in
taxes each
year if council
adopts a new
business privi-
lege ordinance.
Borough coun-
cil President
Richard Mu-
rawski said
finding ade-
quate revenue
for the borough
has become
increasingly
difficult.
EXETER
Continued from Page 1A
Council will consider voting on the
ordinances at its 7 p.m. meeting
Jan. 3 at the borough hall, 1101
Wyoming Ave., Exeter.
I F YOU GO
It was that kind of day. Some
people told their favorite jokes;
others read jokes provided by the
Mayers brothers.
They passed
aroundabasket of
jokes that con-
tained some fa-
miliar rib ticklers.
Aman went to
the doctor and
was given six
months to live, a
woman read.
The man said he
couldnt pay his
bill, so the doctor
gave him another six months.
They still laughed.
True story, one man began
and people were already laughing.
Ayoungmother toldajokewith
her twochildren: Howdidtheele-
phant knowwhat timehisdentists
appointment was? sheasked. Her
children said, Tooth hurty.
Corny, yes; funny, definitely.
More laughter.
Sam Greenburg got up to tell a
risqu joke a ditty about a
mans friends taking
himtoa house of ill re-
pute on his birthday.
The joke took a while,
but he delivered the
punch line like a pro
and the 60-plus in at-
tendance roared
laughter in approval.
JeannineLuby, 40, a
former health care
worker turned comic,
told the crowd about
her business Laugh
to Live.
Im here to tell you about the
power of laughter, Luby, a certi-
fiedlaughter leader, said. Laugh-
ing is healthy and healing; humor
gives you a positive frame of
mind.
Luby, author of the book Hes
Not Prince Charming When ,
gaveabrief lessoninLaughterYo-
ga.It washerthirdappearancebe-
fore the JCC club.
Mayers founded the club about
two years ago after Daniel Pinks
book A Whole New Mind: Why
Right-Brainers Will Rule the Fu-
ture made her think about the
benefits of laughter.
DaveMayers, fatherof Ryanand
Matt and Saras son, told his favor-
ite joke.
A woman, holding her baby,
got on the bus. The man next to
her toldher it was the ugliest baby
he hadever seen. Angry, the wom-
antoldanother passenger that she
was goingtoreport the mantothe
bus driver. The passenger said,
Goahead, lady, Ill holdyour mon-
key.
Well have to wait to see what
makes it to The Rosie Show.
LAUGHING
Continued from Page 3A
Mayers founded the
club about two years
ago after Daniel Pinks
book A Whole New
Mind: Why Right-Brain-
ers Will Rule the Fu-
ture made her think
about the benefits of
laughter.
Zolas attorneys, Ferris Webby
and Joseph Yeager, argued at his
trial the killing was alcohol-
fueled in combination with be-
trayal, anger and disappoint-
ment.
The attorneys arguedZola did
not lay in wait for Cave to return
home that day, and that Zola did
not know Cave was dead until
told so by investigators.
The attorneys argued Tues-
day for a minimum sentence of
eight to 20 years.
Assistant District Attorneys
Chester Dudick and Alexis Fal-
vello said the events leading up
toCaves deathshowedZola had
intent to kill her and that he did
lay in wait.
The couple had an argument
at a local restaurant the night be-
fore; Cave shut off Zolas cell-
phone service; Zola thought
Cave was seeing other people;
they argued. Zola went to Caves
apartment, parked a block and a
half away and waited for her in
the kitchen.
Prosecutors argued Tuesday
for the maximumsentence of 20
to 40 years.
Caves mother, Rosemarie
Sult, spoke before Zolas sen-
tencingTuesday, sayingthat her
daughters death has destroyed
her family and that every day
she visits her daughters grave.
Thats all I have (left) of my
baby girl, Sult said.
Caves daughter, Alyssa Led-
den, also spoke, saying she for-
gives Zola for what happened,
and that she remembers the
good times she had with him in
her life.
Every day I have to wake up
andknowmymother isnt here,
Ledden said, adding that her in-
fant son will never get to meet
his Grandma Rose. He looks
just like her.
Zolas mother, Maxine, spoke
of the good son she raised, and
she described him as loving,
thoughtful and kind.
He loved Rose with all his
heart andsoul, his mother said.
Cosgrove said he did not
think Caves family was de-
stroyed, but rather they had
pulled together in an outpour-
ing of love, strength and togeth-
erness after suffering greatly.
And (Alyssa Ledden) has for-
given (Zola), Cosgrove said.
Thats something Ive never
heard before.
Cosgrove said he took into ac-
count the jurys verdict, the ar-
guments from prosecutors and
defense attorneys, as well as Zo-
las ownwords andactions, lead-
ing to Tuesdays sentence.
I believe you are a different
person now (then you were two
years ago), Cosgrove said, urg-
ing Zola to participate in a 12-
step rehabilitation program, get
mental health treatment and
write a letter of apology to
Caves family.
KILLER
Continued from Page 3A
(Judge Joseph) Cosgrove said
he took into account the jurys
verdict, the arguments from
prosecutors and defense at-
torneys, as well as Zolas own
words and actions, leading to
Tuesdays sentence.
FRANKLIN TWP. The
boardof supervisorsunanimous-
ly adopted a 2012 budget on
Tuesday night that includes a
slight increase in real estate tax-
es.
Supervisors TedDymond, Mi-
chael Prokopchak and William
Miller voted in favor of a
$288,625spendingplanthatPro-
kopchak said would result in an
average additional cost of $4.16
per townshipparcel. Thebudget
increasesthetaxmillageto.6of a
mill, fromthe current .58 mill.
Onemill equals$1intaxforev-
ery $1,000 of assessedvalue.
Prokopchak noted the budget
was basically the same as last
year. He saidbothrevenues and
expenses had remained relative-
ly flat.
Richard Melvin, board secre-
tary/treasurer, saidthat because
grants reflected in the 2011 bud-
get wouldnot bereceivedduring
the 2012 fiscal year, there was a
slight reduction in the total bud-
get amount.
The supervisors meet next
Tuesdayat7p.m., whentheywill
also reorganize to name officers
and set meeting dates and times
for 2012.
Franklin Twp. sees slight tax hike
By GERI GIBBONS
Times Leader Correspondent
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
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JOHN COL-
LINS WILL tell
you the idea
grew from
seeing the
same picture
on several
walls in the
NHL offices. NBCs Jon Miller,
the other man credited with
creating the Winter Classic,
remembers watching people
wrapped like fur trappers in
Edmonton back in 2003 for an
outdoor NHL game between the
Oilers and Canadiens and think-
ing, Yankee Stadium.
But the real heroes in the
amazing growth of the Winter
Classic reside not in the New
York offices of Collins NHL, or
cross town in the offices at 30
Rock, where Miller is a vice
president of sports. No, the real
heroes are the Einsteins who
first invented the concept of the
Bowl Championship Series,
then moved their most signif-
icant games off New Years Day,
or its legal holiday equivalent.
To a league seeking to infil-
trate American culture, it was
the equivalent of volunteering
to serve a game misconduct.
Collins, 50, had barely unpacked
his boxes when Miller called
him with this idea he had been
sitting on since he got that
glimpse of the 2003 Heritage
Classic, played in Edmonton
between the Oilers and Cana-
diens in late November amid
temperatures well below freez-
ing.
Ultimate reality show
NBC, which for 37 years had
aired the Rose Bowl on that
date and had a new contract
with the NHL, was looking for
some programming. Miller had
pitched the idea to the league as
far back as 2004, but it evaporat-
ed via labor strife and resistance
from some owners. Collins
arrival breathed ice back into
the idea, and it became a reality
on Jan. 1, 2008, when the Buffa-
lo Sabres and Pittsburgh Pen-
guins met amid a snowstorm in
Ralph Wilson Stadium.
It was pretty on television, a
mess at ground level.
The ultimate reality show,
NHL commissioner Gary Be-
ttman said.
The game had to be stopped
to shovel off snow. Cracks ap-
peared on the surface of what
was then a rented rink.
That blizzard in Buffalo in the
inaugural game between the
Sabres and Penguins, antici-
pated before the game and deliv-
ered during it, stopped thumbs
in mid-channel-surf click, cre-
ating instant credibility to the
games name, and a postgame
buzz that excited those at the
top of a league once scorned for
its unyielding ways.
Bettman bristles at that de-
scription. Since that game, the
NHL has staged successful and
memorable Classics in Chicago,
Boston and last year, Heinz
Field in Pittsburgh, where rain
pushed it from a day game into
a cool sight under the lights.
Ratings have increased with
each one and the league has
experienced unprecedented
revenue growth.
Which explains why, when he
was asked if the event had
changed the sports image, in
your eyes, Bettman shot back.
No, the question is, Has this
event changed the sports image
in your eyes?
The answer is a resounding
yes, of course. Once routinely
criticized for a perceived lack of
vision and copycat creativity,
the NHL is perhaps the most
progressive professional sports
league these days. Its use of
digital media, a marketing plan
based on seasonal high points,
OPINION
S A M D O N N E L L O N
Holiday
now about
the Classic
See CLASSIC, Page 5B
Instead, they extended it.
Three first period Hershey
goals opened the floodgates as
the Penguins fell 6-0 for their
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen-
guins returnedfromtheir Christ-
mas break hoping to end a losing
streak Tuesday against the Her-
shey Bears.
third straight loss all at home.
When its 6-0 on your home
ice and youre walking out with
your headdown, it burns a whole
lot, Penguins winger Eric Tan-
gradi said.
Hersheys Braden Holtby stop-
ped all 28 shots he faced as the
Penguins were shutout for the
second time this season. The
loss drops them to 16-10-1-4 and
puts themfour points behind the
Bears for first place in the East
Division.
The Penguins got off toa rocky
start by allowing Hershey to
score twice in the first five min-
utes.
And it would only get worse.
With less than four minutes
left in the opening period, Pen-
guins defenseman Cody Wild
was whistled for high-sticking,
giving the Bears their third pow-
er play of the period.
This time they connected
when Patrick McNeill was left
alone at the corner of the net and
placed a shot over Brad Thies-
sens shoulder to put the Pen-
guins down 3-0.
They scored two quick goals
and kind of shell-shocked us a
bit, then we give up one on the
power play, Tangradi said. We
knew that was an area we had to
stay away from, and it kind of
sucked the wind out of a few
guys. The start was not some-
thing we were looking for.
P E N G U I N S
Losing skid reaches 3 in mauling
Hershey strikes for three
early goals and Braden Holtby
blanks the Penguins at home.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com 6
BEARS
0
PENGUINS
See PENGUINS, Page 4B
DALLAS Penn State inter-
im coach Tom Bradley stood in
the Texas sunshine on a crisp
day watching his team stream-
ing onto the field.
Away from home, preparing
for a bowl game, the focus is on
football and the final game of
what has been a season of tur-
moil.
Lets talk football, its great
to finally talk football, Bradley
said Tuesday. Watch them out
here, theyre excitedto play, and
its just fun to get out and play
some football.
Even though there is still un-
certainty about the status of
starting quarterback Matt
McGloin, who was in street
clothes when the 24th-ranked
NittanyLions startedpractice at
a Dallas-area high school to get
ready to play No. 20 Houston in
the TicketCity Bowl.
McGloin had a seizure and
came away with a concussion
Dec. 17 after an argument with
receiver Curtis Drake about a
missed route in practice led to a
locker room scuffle. McGloin
has called it a freak accident.
He was knocked out after hit-
ting his head on a concrete floor
during the fight.
It is still unclear if McGloin
will be ready to play Monday.
Thats day to day, thats up to
the doctors, Bradley said.
Theyre testing him and work-
ing him out every day.
Drake was not with the team
Tuesday, but Bradleysaidthe re-
ceivers absence was for person-
al matters and he is still on the
team.
Receiver Shawney Kersey al-
so is not on the bowl trip for per-
sonal reasons, the coach said.
Bradley, the defensive coordi-
nator and longtime Penn State
P E N N S TAT E F O O T B A L L
Bradley focused on bowl prep
AP PHOTOS
Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley directs his team during practice at Bishop Lynch High School on Tuesday in Dallas.
Penn State quarterback Matt
McGloin is shown during prac-
tice at Bishop Lynch High
School on Tuesday in Dallas.
McGloin not yet ready for action
TicketCity Bowl
Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1)
Noon, Jan. 2
Cotton Bowl in Dallas
TV: ESPNU
U P N E X T
See PSU, Page 4B
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK Tom Brady is
one of eight Patriots and Patrick
Willis one of eight 49ers to make
the Pro Bowl,
the most on
each roster.
Defending
Super Bowl
champion
Green Bay
(14-1), led by
starting quar-
terback Aaron
Rodgers, and Baltimore (11-4),
led by veteran linebacker Ray Le-
wis, have seven apiece for the
Jan. 29 game in Honolulu, the
NFL announced Tuesday.
Brady is one of seven starters
from New England (12-3). The
others are receiver Wes Welker,
tight end Rob Gronkowski, de-
fensive tackle Vince Wilfork, de-
N F L
Niners,
Pats top
Pro Bowl
squads
Eagles, Steelers both have
three starters for annual
all-star game in Hawaii.
By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
See SQUADS, Page 5B
Brady
YATESVILLE--If the opening
round of the Pittston Holiday
Tournament on Tuesday night
is an indication of things to
come, chances are pretty good
that Thursdays championship
game between Holy Redeemer
and unbeaten Pittston Area will
have the aura of a playoff game.
Both teams turned in take no-
tice performances.
Led by freshmen Alana Wil-
sonandAlexis Lewis, theRoyals
placedfour players indouble fig-
ures in a 68-35 victory over
Wyoming Area, and Mia Hop-
kins scored18points while guid-
ing the Patriots to a 68-25 romp
over Mountain View.
Holy Redeemer (2-4) seemed
to reap the dividends of a strong
early schedule that included
losses to some teams that are
state powers.
Its really good to play
against a team from Luzerne
County, said Holy Redeemer
coach Chris Parker. Its espe-
cially nice because I think we
gained a lot of confidence to-
night.
Parker was all smiles after
H I G H S C H O O L G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Wyoming Areas Ashlee Blannett, center, forces a held ball after
Holy Redeemers Alana Wilson, left, grabs a rebound in front of
Sara Warnagaris in the opening game of the Pittston Area Holi-
day Tournament in Yatesville on Tuesday night.
Battle lines are drawn
for Pittston tourney final
Improving Holy Redeemer
advances to face events
unbeaten hosts for title.
By VAN ROSE
For The Times Leader
See FINAL, Page 3B
ERIE A guidance counselor
andtrackcoachat a Pennsylvania
Catholic school has been sus-
pended without pay for two
weeks after he sent the student
body an insulting email criticiz-
ing the lack of fan support at a re-
cent basketball game.
Chet Moffett apologized for
the email he sent to students at
Eries Cathedral Prep high school
after its Dec. 13 loss at General
McLane, the Erie Times-News re-
ported Tuesday.
Moffetts email was sent to all
students at the all-male school,
but primarily targeted 36 stu-
dents whom the coach saw not
sitting in a student cheering sec-
tion. Moffett wrote that those
whosat withtheir parents should
cut the umbilical cord and grow
a pair.
H I G H S C H O O L
Fan tirade
nets coach
suspension
Erie Catholic Prep staffer
insulted students, families in
email after basketball game.
The Associated Press
See COACH, Page 5B
K
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S P O R T S
CAMPS
The Third Annual Electric City
Baseball & Softball Academy
Winter Hitting League will be held
at Connell Park with session one
beginning Jan. 8 and session two
on Feb. 5. Each session meets for
four consecutive Sundays. Cost is
$125 per player. More information:
570-878-8483 or www.electriccity-
baseball.com.
LEAGUES
Back Mountain Youth Soccer will
host an indoor futsal/soccer
league beginning Jan. 13 through
March for ages U6 to high school
age at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre
campus gym. FIFA futsal ball and
rules will be used, and games will
be played on weekends. All area
intramural and travel teams are
welcome and all area individual
players seeking a team can sign up
online as well. Divisions will be set
to insure fair competition. For
more information and sign up
sheets, go online to www.bmy-
sa.org. Registration closes Dec. 31.
Kingston Winter Dome Soccer
Teams have openings for anyone
from the Kingston/Forty Fort Area
who are interested in playing.
Soccer will be played at the Wyom-
ing Valley Sportsdome this winter.
Please contact Brian at 570-288-
0273 for U-7 League or Joe at
570-288-6828 for U-9 League.
MEETINGS
Nanticoke Area Little League,
monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4
at Greater Nanticoke Area High
School Cafeteria. Board member
meeting will be held at 7 p.m.
TRYOUTS
The Rock Rec Center will be holding
tryouts for Rock Solid AAU Basket-
ball on Jan. 8 and 15. The cost is
$10 per player and players may
attend both tryouts for that price.
The times for Jan. 8 are: 2 p.m.,
girls grades 5-6; 3 p.m., girls
grades 7-8; 4 p.m. girls grades 9-10;
5 p.m., boys grades 5-6; 6 p.m.,
boys grades 7-8; 7 p.m. boys
grades 9-10. Times for Jan 9 are: 2
p.m., boys grades 5-6; 3 p.m., boys
grades 7-8; 4 p.m., boys grades
9-10; 5 p.m., girls grades 5-6; 6
p.m., girls grades 9-10; 7 p.m. girls
grades 7-8. Contact the Rock Rec
Center for more information at
696-2769 or TheRockRecCen-
ter@bmha.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wilkes University will host its 12th
annual Mid-Winter Softball Camp
Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 from 9
a.m. to noon each day. Pitching will
begin at 9 a.m., hitting at 10 a.m.,
and fielding at 11 a.m. The camp will
be held in the UCOM building on
Main Street and the Marts Center
(Wilkes Gym) on Franklin Street.
For more information, contact
Frank at 571-408-4031.
Kings College will be hosting the
Jerry Greely Player Development
Baseball Academy set for January
and February. Jerry Greely is the
head baseball coach at Kings
College and a coach in the Balti-
more Orioles organization. The
even will be held Jan. 29 and Feb.
5, 19, and 26 in the Kings College
Scandlon Gymnasium. The Acade-
my will be divided into two seg-
ments, one being the Grand
Slam segment for players K to
6th grade, and the other being the
Stars of Tomorrow segment for
players in 7th to 12th grade. Both
the Gran Slam and Stars of
Tomorrow segments will offer the
following Specialty Camps: The
Masher hitting camp, The Ace
pitching camp, Flash the Leather
defensive camp, Tools of Igno-
rance catching camp, Speed/
Agility/Strength (SAS) camp
focusing on baseball specific
training and The Round Tripper
camp that will cover hitting, pitch-
ing, throwing and position play
fundamentals. For additional
information on dates and times or
to register, go online to www.king-
scollegeathletics.com and click
baseball or email.
Bulletin Board items will not be
accepted over the telephone. Items
may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to
tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped
off at the Times Leader or mailed to
Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250.
BUL L E T I N BOARD
A CLASSIC MATCHUP OF RIVALS
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
A
bove, Pittston
Areas Rich Wein-
stock (83) controls the
puck while surrounded
by four Wyoming Area
defenders, including
Jeremy Stach (14),
David Hawk (13) and
Daulton Shearer (15).
At right, Pittston Ar-
eas Shawn Simons
battles for the puck
with Wyoming Areas
Dalton Thomas (22)
Tuesday during the
Casey Classic at Coal
Street Rink. For a sli-
deshow of photos from
Tuesdays action, go to
www.timesleader.com
NFL
Favorite Points Underdog
Sunday
EAGLES 9 Redskins
FALCONS 13 Bucs
49ers 10.5 RAMS
Bears 1 VIKINGS
Lions 3.5 PACKERS
GIANTS 3 Cowboys
SAINTS 9.5 Panthers
Titans 3 TEXANS
Ravens 2.5 BENGALS
Steelers 7 BROWNS
JAGUARS 4 Colts
DOLPHINS 1.5 Jets
PATRIOTS 12 Bills
RAIDERS 3 Chargers
BRONCOS 3.5 Chiefs
CARDS 3 Seahawks
College Football
Favorite Points Underdog
Military Bowl
Toledo 3 Air Force
Holiday Bowl
Texas 4 California
Thursday
Champs Sports Bowl
Florida St 3 Notre Dame
Alamo Bowl
Baylor 9.5 Washington
Friday
Armed Forces Bowl
Byu PK Tulsa
Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers 2 Iowa St
Music City Bowl
Miss St 6.5 Wake Forest
Insight Bowl
Oklahoma 14 Iowa
Saturday
Meinke Car Care Texas Bowl
Texas A&M 10 Northwestern
Sun Bowl
Ga Tech 2.5 Utah
Fight Hunger Bowl
Illinois 2.5 Ucla
Liberty Bowl
Vanderbilt 2 Cincinnati
Chick Fil-A Bowl
Auburn 3 Virginia
Monday
Ticket City Bowl
Houston 6.5 Penn St
Outback Bowl
Georgia 3.5 Michigan St
Capital One Bowl
S Carolina 2 Nebraska
Gator Bowl
Florida 2 Ohio St
Rose Bowl
Oregon 6 Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma St 3.5 Stanford
Sugar Bowl
Michigan 2 Va Tech
January 4
Orange Bowl
Clemson 3.5 W Virginia
January 6
Cotton Bowl
Arkansas 8 Kansas St
January 7
Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh 3.5 So Methodist
January 8
Go Daddy.Com Bowl
Arkansas St 1 No Illinois
January 9
BCS Championship Game
Alabama 1 La State
NBA
Favorite Points Underdog
Pacers 3.5 RAPTORS
Heat 10 BOBCATS
HAWKS 8.5 Wizards
PISTONS 6 Cavaliers
Celtics NL HORNETS
Thunder 1 GRIZZLIES
SPURS 4 Clippers
NUGGETS 10.5 Jazz
76ers 1.5 SUNS
Knicks 2.5 WARRIORS
College Basketball
Favorite Points Underdog
OHIO ST 16.5 Northwestern
Oklahoma St 4 SO METHODIST
LOUISVILLE 5.5 Georgetown
W VIRGINIA 8.5 Villanova
SYRACUSE 15 Seton Hall
GEORGE WASH 2.5 Uab
Cleveland St 9 TOLEDO
TEMPLE 9.5 Buffalo
DUQUESNE 9 Bowling Green
MICHIGAN ST 4.5 Indiana
CREIGHTON 10.5 Missouri St
Wichita St 10 BRADLEY
Indiana St 1 DRAKE
ARKANSAS 6.5 Charlotte
New Mexico 1.5 NEW MEXICO ST
Baylor 7 Mississippi St
Connecticut 6.5 S FLORIDA
GONZAGA 21 Portland
Purdue 4 IOWA
TEX EL PASO 3.5 Colorado St
Jackville St NL Ark-Pine Bluff
S CAROLINA 10 Wofford
Columbia 2.5 MARIST
FLA ATLANTIC 10.5 Siena
DREXEL 4.5 Fairfield
MONTANA 9.5 Portland St
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
DEVILS -$140/
+$120
Sabres
CAPITALS -$120/
even
Rangers
PREDATORS -$150/
+$130
Wild
BLACKHAWKS -$165/
+$145
Kings
Bruins -$170/
+$150
COYOTES
SHARKS -$125/
+$105
Canucks.
AME RI C A S L I NE
By Roxy Roxborough
NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Celtics - Hornets
game due to Boston forward Paul Pierce (questionable).
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY'S EVENTS
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Berwick at River Tournament at Selinsgrove
Crestwood at Munley Tournament, 6 p.m.
Hazleton Area at Hatboro-Horsham/Cougar Holi-
day Tournament, 6 p.m.
Dallas, Northwest, Old Forge at Wyoming Area
Tournament, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lakeland at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.
Judy Knorr Tournament at Berwick, 6 p.m.
Coughlin, GAR, Hanover Area at Meyers Tourna-
ment, TBA
Hazleton Area at Punxsatawney Tournament, TBA
Nanticoke at Riverside Tournament, 6 and 7:30
p.m.
Northwest at Benton Tournament, TBA
Wyoming Valley West at North Pocono Tourna-
ment, TBA
HS SWIMMING
Wyoming Valley West at Winter Invite, Emmaus
Winter Diving Invite at Wyoming Valley West
HS WRESTLING
Wyoming Seminary at Hurricane Classic
Meyers, Hazleton Area, Wyoming Valley West at
Bethlehem Christmas Tournament
HS HOCKEY
Casey Classic (Coal Street)
Holy Redeemer vs. Scranton, 2:15 p.m.
Susquehanna Valley vs. Wallenpaupack, 4 p.m.
WyomingValley West vs. WyomingArea, 5:45p.m.
Crestwood vs. Back Mountain, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Wilkes Open, 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, DEC. 29
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Berwick at River Tournament, TBA at Selinsgrove
Abington Heights, Coughlin, Nanticoke at Meyers
Tournament, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
Hazleton Area at Hatboro-Horsham/Cougar Holi-
day Tournament, 6 p.m.
MMI Prep at Riverside Tournament, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tunkhannock at Athens, 7:15 p.m.
Hazleton Area at Punxsatawney Tournament, TBA
Holy Redeemer, Wyoming Area at Pittston Area
Tournament, TBA
HS WRESTLING
Kiwanis Tournament at Tunkhannock HS: Cough-
lin, Lake-Lehman, Nanticoke, Tunkhannock,
Wyoming Area, GAR, Wyoming Seminary (B)
Wyoming Seminary at Hurricane Classic
Dallas, Berwick at Berwick Duals, 9 a.m.
Crestwood, Pittston Area at Conestoga Valley
Tournament
Meyers, Hazleton Area, Wyoming Valley West at
Bethlehem Christmas Tournament
HS HOCKEY
Casey Classic (Coal Street)
Semifinals, 5:45 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Illinois Wesleyan at Kings, 4 p.m.
Misericordia at Juniata, 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Wyoming Valley West at Dunmore, 7:15 p.m.
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tunkhannock at North Pocono, 2:15 p.m.
HS WRESTLING
Kiwanis Tournament at Tunkhannock HS: Cough-
lin, Lake-Lehman, Nanticoke, Tunkhannock,
Wyoming Area, GAR, Wyoming Seminary (B)
Crestwood, Pittston Area at Conestoga Valley
Tournament
HS HOCKEY
Casey Classic (Coal Street)
Championship, 5:30 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Pittsburgh-Bradford at Kings, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Regis at Kings, 2 p.m.
Misericordia vs. St. Vincent, 2 p.m. at Juniata
W H A T S O N T V
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
SE-2 Princeton Day Academy vs. GAR or Crest-
wood
8 p.m.
SE-2 Christian Academy vs. GAR or Crestwood
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
4:30 p.m.
ESPN Military Bowl, Toledo vs. Air Force, at
Washington
8 p.m.
ESPNHoliday Bowl, California vs. Texas, at San
Diego
MEN'S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
5:30 p.m.
BTN Northwestern at Ohio State
7 p.m.
ESPN2 Georgetown at Louisville
MSG Seton Hall at Syracuse
7:30 p.m.
BTN Indiana at Michigan State
9 p.m.
ESPN2 Mississippi St. vs. Baylor, at Dallas
9:30 p.m.
BTN Purdue at Iowa
NBA
9 p.m.
CSN Philadelphia at Phoenix
10:30 p.m.
MSG New York at Golden State
NHL
7 p.m.
PLUS Buffalo at New Jersey
7:30 p.m.
VERSUS N.Y. Rangers at Washington
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBASuspendedMilwaukeeFDrewGoodenone
game one game for a his flagrant foul Two against
Charlotte G Gerald Henderson.
NEW YORK KNICKS Claimed G Jeremy Lin off
waivers from Houston.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS Signed OL Michael Jasper
from the practice squad. Placed TE Mike Caussin
on injured reserve. Signed WR David Gilreath and
OL Jake Vermiglio to the practice squad.
CHICAGOBEARSPlacedQBJay Cutler andRB
Matt Forte on injured reserve. Signed DT Jordan
Miller from the practice squad. Signed G Mansfield
Wrotto.
CINCINNATI BENGALS Placed WR Andre
Caldwell on injured reserve. Signed WR Armon
Binns from the practice squad. Signed WR Vidal
Hazelton to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS Signed RB Joique Bell. Re-
leased RB Aaron Brown.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed CB Tru-
maine McBride. Signed DEJammie Kirlewfromthe
practice squad. Waived LB Mike Lockley.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed FB Lous-
akaPolite. SignedDBMalcolmWilliams totheprac-
tice squad.
PHOENIX COYOTES Recalled C Andy Miele
from Portland (AHL).
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Released WR Bray-
lon Edwards.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Released RB Ryan
Torain. Signed WRAldrick Robinson fromthe prac-
tice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS Recalled F Joakim An-
dersson from Grand Rapids (AHL).
American Hockey League
SYRACUSE CRUNCH Recalled F John Kurtz
from Elmira (ECHL).
ECHL
ECHL Suspended Cincinnati LW Mike Liambas,
Colorado LW Alex Penner, Utah D Matt Sorteberg
and South Carolina C Billy Ryan two games and
Florida D Ryan Donald one game, and fined each
undisclosed amounts for their actions in recent
games. Fined Chicago LW Devin DiDiomete, Chi-
cago D Nathan Lutz, Cincinnati F Justin Vaive and
Florida coach Greg Poss for their actions in recent
games.
STOCKTON THUNDER Loaned D Dan Ring-
wald to Oklahoma City (AHL).
COLLEGE
ILLINOIS Announced G Crandall Head has left
the mens basketball team.
RHODEISLANDSuspended GJamal Wilson in-
definitely from the mens basketball team.
F O O T B A L L
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England.................... 12 3 0 .800 464 321
N.Y. Jets............................... 8 7 0 .533 360 344
Buffalo .................................. 6 9 0 .400 351 385
Miami .................................... 5 10 0 .333 310 296
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston............................. 10 5 0 .667 359 255
Tennessee........................... 8 7 0 .533 302 295
Jacksonville ......................... 4 11 0 .267 224 316
Indianapolis.......................... 2 13 0 .133 230 411
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Baltimore........................... 11 4 0 .733 354 250
x-Pittsburgh.......................... 11 4 0 .733 312 218
Cincinnati .............................. 9 6 0 .600 328 299
Cleveland ............................. 4 11 0 .267 209 294
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver..................................... 8 7 0 .533 306 383
Oakland................................... 8 7 0 .533 333 395
San Diego ............................... 7 8 0 .467 368 351
Kansas City............................. 6 9 0 .400 205 335
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants............................ 8 7 0 .533 363 386
Dallas .................................... 8 7 0 .533 355 316
Philadelphia.......................... 7 8 0 .467 362 318
Washington .......................... 5 10 0 .333 278 333
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New Orleans..................... 12 3 0 .800 502 322
x-Atlanta ............................... 9 6 0 .600 357 326
Carolina................................ 6 9 0 .400 389 384
Tampa Bay ........................... 4 11 0 .267 263 449
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay ......................... 14 1 0 .933 515 318
x-Detroit................................ 10 5 0 .667 433 342
Chicago ................................ 7 8 0 .467 336 328
Minnesota ............................ 3 12 0 .200 327 432
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Francisco................... 12 3 0 .800 346 202
Seattle................................... 7 8 0 .467 301 292
Arizona ................................. 7 8 0 .467 289 328
St. Louis ............................... 2 13 0 .133 166 373
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday's Game
Indianapolis 19, Houston 16
Saturday's Games
Oakland 16, Kansas City 13, OT
Tennessee 23, Jacksonville 17
Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0
Buffalo 40, Denver 14
Carolina 48, Tampa Bay 16
Minnesota 33, Washington 26
Baltimore 20, Cleveland 14
New England 27, Miami 24
N.Y. Giants 29, N.Y. Jets 14
Cincinnati 23, Arizona 16
Detroit 38, San Diego 10
San Francisco 19, Seattle 17
Philadelphia 20, Dallas 7
Sunday's Game
Green Bay 35, Chicago 21
Monday's Game
New Orleans 45, Atlanta 16
Sunday, Jan. 1
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.
NFL Playoff Scenarios
Week 17
AFC
CLINCHED: New England-East Division and first-
round bye; Houston-South Division; Baltimore and
Pittsburgh-wild-card spots.
NEW ENGLAND
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC
playoffs with:
Win or tie OR
Baltimore loss or tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie
BALTIMORE
Clinches AFCNorth Division and first-round bye
with:
Win OR
Tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie OR
Pittsburgh loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC
playoffs with:
Win AND New England loss
PITTSBURGH
Clinches AFCNorth Division and first-round bye
with:
Win AND Baltimore loss or tie OR
Tie AND Baltimore loss OR
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC
playoffs with:
Win AND Baltimore loss or tie AND New England
loss
DENVER
Clinches AFC West Division with:
Win OR
Tie AND Oakland loss or tie OR
Oakland loss
OAKLAND
Clinches AFC West Division with:
Win AND Denver loss or tie OR
Tie AND Denver loss
Clinches wild-card spot with:
Win ANDCincinnati loss ANDTennessee loss or tie
OR
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win
CINCINNATI
Clinches wild-card spot with:
Win or tie
N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie
N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie
N.Y. JETS
Clinch wild-card spot with:
Win ANDCincinnati loss ANDTennessee loss or tie
AND Oakland loss or tie
Win ANDCincinnati loss ANDTennessee loss or tie
AND Denver loss or tie
TENNESSEE
Clinches wild-card spot with:
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND
Oakland loss or tie
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND
Denver loss or tie
Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets loss or tie
AND Oakland win AND Denver win
NFC
CLINCHED: Green Bay-North Division and home-
field advantage throughout NFC playoffs; New Or-
leans-South Division; San Francisco-West Divi-
sion; Atlantaand Detroit-wild-card spots.
SAN FRANCISCO
Clinches first-round bye with:
Win OR
New Orleans loss OR
Tie AND New Orleans tie
NEW ORLEANS
Clinches first-round bye with:
Win and San Francisco loss or tie OR
Tie and San Francisco loss
N.Y. GIANTS
Clinch NFC East Division with:
Win or tie
DALLAS
Clinches NFC East Division with:
Win
Pro Bowl
2012 Rosters
At Honolulu
AFC
Offense
Wide Receivers s-Wes Welker, NewEngland; s-
Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh; A.J. Green, Cincinnati;
Brandon Marshall, Miami.
Tackles s-Joe Thomas, Cleveland; s-Jake Long,
Miami; DBrickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets.
Guards s-Logan Mankins, NewEngland; s-Brian
Waters, New England; Marshal Yanda, Baltimore.
Centers s-Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh; Nick
Mangold, New York Jets.
Tight Ends s-Rob Gronkowski, New England;
Antonio Gates, San Diego.
Quarterbacks s-Tom Brady, New England; Ben
Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh; Philip Rivers, San Die-
go.
Running Backs s-Ray Rice, Baltimore; Maurice
Jones-Drew, Jacksonville; Arian Foster, Houston.
Fullback s-Vonta Leach, Baltimore.
Defense
Ends s-Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis; s-Andre
Carter, New England; Elvis Dumervil, Denver.
Interior Linemen s-Haloti Ngata, Baltimore; s-
Vince Wilfork, New England; Richard Seymour,
Oakland.
Outside Linebackers s-Terrell Suggs, Baltimore;
s-Von Miller, Denver; Tamba Hali, Kansas City.
Inside/Middle Linebackers s-Ray Lewis, Balti-
more; Derrick Johnson, Kansas City.
Cornerbacks s-Darrelle Revis, New York Jets;
s-Champ Bailey, Denver; Johnathan Joseph, Hous-
ton.
Free Safeties s-Ed Reed, Baltimore; Eric Wed-
dle, San Diego.
Strong Safety s-Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh.
Specialists
Punter Shane Lechler, Oakland.
Placekicker Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland.
Kick Returner Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh.
Special Teamer Matthew Slater, New England.
Long Snapper TBA.
NFC
Offense
Wide Receiver s-Calvin Johnson, Detroit; s-Lar-
ry Fitzgerald, Arizona; Steve Smith, Carolina;Greg
Jennings, Green Bay.
Tackles s-Jason Peters, Philadelphia; s-Joe
Staley, San Francisco; Jermon Bushrod, New Or-
leans.
Guards s-Jahri Evans, New Orleans; s-Carl
Nicks, New Orleans; Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay.
Centers s-Ryan Kalil, Carolina; Scott Wells,
Green Bay.
Tight Ends s-Jimmy Graham, New Orleans; To-
ny Gonzalez, Atlanta.
Quarterbacks s-Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay;
Drew Brees, New Orleans; Eli Manning, New York
Giants.
Running Backs s-LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia;
Matt Forte, Chicago; Frank Gore, San Francisco.
H O C K E Y
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers............... 34 22 8 4 48 102 72
Philadelphia ................ 35 21 10 4 46 119 104
Pittsburgh .................... 36 21 11 4 46 118 93
New Jersey ................. 35 19 15 1 39 97 103
N.Y. Islanders.............. 34 11 17 6 28 77 111
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston.......................... 33 23 9 1 47 119 63
Toronto ........................ 36 18 14 4 40 113 118
Ottawa.......................... 37 17 15 5 39 113 128
Buffalo.......................... 35 17 15 3 37 96 103
Montreal....................... 37 14 16 7 35 94 103
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida.......................... 37 19 11 7 45 99 101
Winnipeg...................... 35 16 14 5 37 96 104
Washington................. 34 17 15 2 36 100 105
Tampa Bay................... 35 15 17 3 33 95 117
Carolina ....................... 38 12 20 6 30 97 127
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago........................ 36 23 9 4 50 122 103
Detroit .......................... 36 23 12 1 47 118 81
St. Louis....................... 36 21 11 4 46 94 80
Nashville...................... 36 18 14 4 40 96 103
Columbus .................... 36 9 22 5 23 87 123
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver ................... 36 22 12 2 46 120 88
Minnesota.................... 37 20 12 5 45 88 86
Calgary ........................ 37 18 15 4 40 92 99
Colorado...................... 37 19 17 1 39 100 107
Edmonton.................... 35 15 17 3 33 96 96
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose....................... 33 19 11 3 41 97 80
Dallas ............................ 35 20 14 1 41 95 101
Phoenix......................... 36 18 15 3 39 95 96
Los Angeles ................. 36 17 14 5 39 80 88
Anaheim........................ 35 10 19 6 26 83 115
Tuesday's Games
Calgary 2, Columbus 1, SO
Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 2
Montreal 6, Ottawa 2
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 1
Florida 5, Toronto 3
Detroit 3, St. Louis 2
Winnipeg at Colorado, late
Today's Games
Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
American Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Manchester............ 32 19 11 0 2 40 87 80
St. Johns............... 29 17 7 4 1 39 106 89
Worcester .............. 28 14 8 3 3 34 79 72
Portland.................. 29 13 12 2 2 30 76 90
Providence............. 32 13 16 1 2 29 67 96
East Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Hershey.................. 31 18 8 3 2 41 117 88
Norfolk.................... 30 18 11 0 1 37 112 87
Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton................. 31 16 10 1 4 37 90 86
Syracuse................ 28 12 13 2 1 27 90 95
Binghamton ........... 33 12 19 1 1 26 80 99
Northeast Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Connecticut ............ 31 18 9 1 3 40 98 88
Albany ..................... 32 14 13 3 2 33 75 98
Adirondack............. 29 15 12 1 1 32 84 78
Springfield.............. 29 14 14 1 0 29 85 81
Bridgeport............... 30 12 14 3 1 28 83 102
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Milwaukee .............. 27 18 8 0 1 37 87 70
Charlotte................. 31 17 11 2 1 37 85 81
Chicago .................. 29 15 10 1 3 34 81 78
Peoria ..................... 32 14 15 2 1 31 98 97
Rockford................. 30 11 16 1 2 25 93 113
North Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Toronto.................... 31 16 11 3 1 36 90 84
Rochester ............... 31 14 12 4 1 33 88 90
Grand Rapids ......... 29 12 13 2 2 28 87 91
Hamilton.................. 29 12 13 1 3 28 66 88
Lake Erie................. 30 13 15 1 1 28 70 77
West Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Oklahoma City........ 31 21 7 1 2 45 94 72
Houston................... 32 17 6 2 7 43 92 79
Abbotsford .............. 31 20 9 2 0 42 81 75
San Antonio ............ 29 14 14 1 0 29 67 82
Texas....................... 28 13 14 0 1 27 83 85
Tuesday's Games
Connecticut 3, Albany 2
Hershey 6, Penguins 0
Rochester 4, Oklahoma City 3, OT
San Antonio at Texas, late
Today's Games
Providence at Portland, 6:30 p.m.
Manchester at Worcester, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Adirondack, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Lake Erie, 7 p.m.
Penguins at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
St. Johns at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Rochester at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
B A S K E T B A L L
National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York........................ 1 0 1.000
Toronto ........................... 1 0 1.000
New Jersey .................... 1 1 .500
1
2
Philadelphia ................... 0 1 .000 1
Boston............................. 0 2 .000 1
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami............................... 2 0 1.000
Charlotte......................... 1 0 1.000
Atlanta............................. 1 0 1.000
Orlando ........................... 1 1 .500
1
2
Washington.................... 0 1 .000 1
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana ............................ 1 0 1.000
Chicago........................... 1 1 .500
1
2
Cleveland........................ 0 1 .000 1
Milwaukee....................... 0 1 .000 1
Detroit ............................. 0 1 .000 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio.................... 1 0 1.000
New Orleans .................. 1 0 1.000
Houston .......................... 0 1 .000 1
Memphis......................... 0 1 .000 1
Dallas.............................. 0 2 .000 1
1
2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City............... 2 0 1.000
Denver ............................ 1 0 1.000
1
2
Portland........................... 1 0 1.000
1
2
Utah................................. 0 0 .000 1
Minnesota....................... 0 1 .000 1
1
2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers .................. 1 0 1.000
Sacramento.................... 1 0 1.000
Golden State .................. 1 1 .500
1
2
Phoenix........................... 0 1 .000 1
L.A. Lakers ..................... 0 2 .000 1
1
2
Monday's Games
Toronto 104, Cleveland 96
Charlotte 96, Milwaukee 95
Indiana 91, Detroit 79
Orlando 104, Houston 95
New Jersey 90, Washington 84
Oklahoma City 104, Minnesota 100
Denver 115, Dallas 93
San Antonio 95, Memphis 82
New Orleans 85, Phoenix 84
Sacramento 100, L.A. Lakers 91
Portland 107, Philadelphia 103
Golden State 99, Chicago 91
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 106, New Jersey 70
Miami 115, Boston 107
Minnesota at Milwaukee, late
Sacramento at Portland, late
Utah at L.A. Lakers, late
Today's Games
Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
New York at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
C O L L E G E
NCAA Men's Basketball
EAST
John Jay 74, Yeshiva 61
St. Johns 91, Providence 67
MIDWEST
Illinois 81, Minnesota 72, 2OT
Notre Dame 72, Pittsburgh 59
Saint Louis 71, Texas Southern 39
W. Illinois 73, Eureka 52
SOUTH
Georgia 92, Winthrop 86, OT
Southern Miss. 93, Belhaven 48
Virginia 69, Md.-Eastern Shore 42
SOUTHWEST
North Texas 78, New Orleans 47
Texas Tech 74, CS Bakersfield 58
Fullback s-John Kuhn, Green Bay.
Defense
Ends s-Jared Allen, Minnesota; s-Jason Babin,
Philadelphia; Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giants.
Interior Lineman s-Justin Smith, San Francisco;
s-Jay Ratliff, Dallas; B.J. Raji, Green Bay.
Outside Linebackers s-DeMarcus Ware, Dallas;
s-Clay Matthews, Green Bay; Lance Briggs, Chica-
go.
Inside/Middle Linebackers s-Patrick Willis, San
Francisco; Brian Urlacher, Chicago.
Cornerbacks s-Charles Woodson, Green Bay; s-
Carlos Rogers, San Francisco; Charles Tillman,
Chicago.
Free Safeties s-Earl Thomas, Seattle; Dashon
Goldson, San Francisco.
Strong Safety s-Adrian Wilson, Arizona.
Specialists
Punter Andy Lee, San Francisco.
Placekicker David Akers, San Francisco.
Kick Returner Patrick Peterson, Arizona.
Special Teamer Corey Graham, Chicago.
Long Snapper TBA.
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S P O R T S
WRIGHT TWP. GAR used a
19-11 third-quarter run to pull
away for a 52-45 victory over
Crestwood in the Munley Tour-
nament at Crestwood High
School.
Christian Skrepenak scored a
game-high 16 points to lead the
Grenadiers.
John Fazzini led the Comets
with 14 points, while Chris
Fazzini added 12 and Josh Jones
chipped in 10.
GAR (52): Francis 3 0-0 7, Crawford 1 3-4 6,
Sharpe 2 2-2 6, Ellis 4 0-0 9, Powell 3 2-2 8,
Skrepenak 7 2-5 16, Dempsey 0 0-0 0. Totals 20
9-13 52.
CRESTWOOD (45): Gallagher 1 0-0 2, Jones 4
0-0 10, Judge 3 0-0 7, Roberts 0 0-0 0, J. Fazzini 4
3-3 14, C. Fazzini 5 2-4 14, Prohaska 0 0-0 0.
Totals 17 5-7 45.
GAR................................................. 12 12 19 9 52
Crestwood ...................................... 12 13 11 9 45
3-Point Field Goals GAR 3 (Francis, Crawford,
Ellis); CRE 6 (Jones 2, Judge, J. Fazzini 3)
Meyers 57, Coughlin 32
Ryan Krawczeniuk (19) and
Rasheed Moore (11) combined
for more than half of the Mo-
hawks points as they knocked
off Coughlin.
Marcus Cobb paced the Cru-
saders with 11 points.
Coughlin (32): Heffers 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0,
Oliver 3 0-0 7, Trout 0 0-0 0, Flaherty 1 1-3 3,
Cerep 0 0-0 0, Rivera 0 0-0 0, Cobb 4 2-3 11,
Jeremiah 2 3-4 7, Peterlin 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 1-2 1,
Keen 0 0-0 0, McDonald 0 0-0 0, Montgomery 1
0-0 3. Totals 11 7-12 32.
Meyers (57): DeMarco 0 0-0 0, Smith 4 1-5 9,
Pape 4 0-1 8, Krawczeniuk 6 6-8 19, Walker 0 0-0
0, Szafran 2 0-0 5, Moore 4 2-3 11, Havard 0 0-0 0,
Johnson 1 1-2 3, Labatch 0 0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-2 0,
Walters 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 10-21 57.
Coughlin ....................................... 4 16 8 4 32
Meyers.......................................... 17 7 19 14 57
3-Point Field Goals COU 3 (Oliver, Cobb,
Montgomery); MEY 3 (Krawczeniuk, Szafran,
Moore)
Wyoming Valley West 71,
North Pocono 63
The Spartans overcame a
three-point barrage from the
Trojans to pick up the victory.
North Pocono made nine 3s and
went on a 15-6 run in the second
quarter, but Valley West pre-
vailed with five double-digit
scorers and a 24-11 fourth-quar-
ter run.
Jaquan Ingram led the way for
Valley West with 22 points. He
was followed by James
McCanns 19. Ryan Hoinski,
Brett Good and Jonathan Gim-
ble all added 10 points each for
the winners.
North Pocono (63): Gooday 2 0-0 4, Haddix 6
1-2 17, Kelly 6 1-2 17, Williams 8 0-0 16, Carling 3
0-0 6, Dial 1 0-2 3. Totals 26 2-6 63.
Wyoming Valley West (71): McCann 7 5-6 19,
Hoinski 2 6-8 10, Good 3 2-3 10, Ingram 11 0-0 22,
Gimble 4 2-2 10, Gibson 0 0-2 0. Totals 27 15-21
71.
North Pocono............................... 14 15 23 11 63
Wyoming Valley West ................ 21 6 20 24 71
3-Point Field Goals NOR 9 (Haddix 4, Kelly 4,
Dial); WVW 2 (Good 2)
Riverside 75, MMI Prep 34
Riverside jumped to a 36-12
halftime lead en route to a victo-
ry over MMI Prep in the first
round of the Taylor Lions tour-
nament.
Leading the Vikings, Jerry
Kincel manufactured 12 points.
Jaron Vishnesky contributed
11 points, and Michael King
added 10 points.
The Preppers George Gera
led all scorers with 18 points.
MMI Prep will face Lackawan-
na Trail on Friday in the conso-
lation round at Riverside.
MMI Prep (34): G. Gera 5 8-9 18, Kollar 0 2-2
2, Rogers 1 1-2 3, Wenner 0 0-2 2, Van Hoekelen
1 0-0 2, Marchetti 0 0-0 0, Connors 0 0-0 0,
Karchner 3 3-5 9, J. Gera 0 0-0 0, Synoski 0 0-0 0,
Plaska 0 0-0 0, Sarno 0 0-0 0, Olszewski 0 0-0 0,
Merenich 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 14-20 34.
Riverside (75): Vishnesky 4 3-5 11, Mailen 4
0-0 8, Munley 4 0-0 8, King 4 2-4 10, DeStesano 1
0-0 3, R. Kincel 3 1-2 8, J. Kincel 6 0-0 12,
Donahue 5 1-1 11, Davis 0 0-0 0, Manzo 1 0-1 2,
Copp 0 2-2 2. Totals: 32 9-15 75
MMI Prep...................................... 5 7 13 9 34
Riverside....................................... 20 16 23 16 75
3-Point Field Goals MMI 0; RIV 2 (DeStesano,
R. Kincel)
H . S . B OY S B A S K E T B A L L
GAR pulls away for victory
FRED ADAMS PHOTOS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Nanticokes Luke Casey drives around Abington Heights defenders on his way to the basket Tues-
day. Abington Heights defeated Nanticoke 56-39.
The Times Leader staff
Nanticoke guard Joey Yudichak advances the ball against Abing-
ton Heights during Tuesday nights game.
PITTSBURGH James
Neal had a goal and an assist,
and Pittsburgh fired a barrage
of shots at Carolina goalie
Justin Peters before finally
breaking him in a 4-2 victory
over the Hurricanes on Tues-
day night that stretched the
Penguins winning streak to
four games.
Neal scored his 21st goal, one
behind the NHL leaders. He
has scored in every game of the
Penguins winning streak and
has 14 goals in 16 home games.
Pittsburgh outshot Carolina
52-18, giving Peters a difficult
test in his season debut. Peters
finished with 48 saves, includ-
ing 36 on the first 37 shots he
faced.
Steve Sullivan gave Pitts-
burgh the lead 1:18 into the
third, and Pascal Dupuis scored
70 seconds later for the Pen-
guins, 5-3 since captain Sidney
Crosbys latest concussion
absence. Jordan Staal added a
goal.
Lightning 5, Flyers 1
TAMPA, Fla. Steven
Stamkos had two goals, Math-
ieu Garon made 31 saves, and
the Tampa Bay Lightning beat
the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Lightning went ahead
2-1 on Stamkos rebound back-
hand at 7:25 of the second.
After Steve Downie scored at
11:41, Stamkos got his 22nd
goal of the season to make it 4-1
with 1:15 remaining in the
second.
Scott Hartnell scored for
Philadelphia. Goalie Ilya Bryz-
galov gave up Tampa Bays first
three goals on just eight shots.
Canadiens 6, Senators 2
OTTAWA Five players
each had a goal and an assist,
and the Montreal Canadiens
ended a five-game losing
streak.
Raphael Diaz had three as-
sists and Lars Eller scored his
second short-handed goal of
the season for Montreal, which
gave interim coach Randy
Cunneyworth his first NHL win
in five tries.
Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 3
SUNRISE, Fla. Kris Ver-
steeg and Jason Garrison
scored power play goals to help
the Florida Panthers to a win
over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Red Wings 3, Blues 2
DETROIT Pavel Datsyuk
and Niklas Kronwall scored 56
seconds apart in the third peri-
od to give the Detroit Red
Wings a comeback win over the
St. Louis Blues.
Flames 2, Blue Jackets 1, SO
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ja-
rome Iginla scored Calgarys
only goal in regulation and
then had the only score in the
shootout to give the Flames a
victory over Columbus.
Jets 4, Avalanche 1
DENVER Evander Kane
scored two goals, Ondrej Pave-
lec made 32 saves, and the
Winnipeg Jets handed the
Colorado Avalanche their first
home loss in a month.
N H L
Neal nets 21st goal
to lift Pittsburgh
The Associated Press
MIAMI LeBron James
scored 26 points, rookie point
guard Norris Cole came up
with 14 of his 20 points in the
fourth quarter, and the Miami
Heat nearly blew a 20-point
lead before beating the Boston
Celtics 115-107 on Tuesday
night.
Dwyane Wade finished with
24 points and eight assists for
Miami (2-0), which got 18 from
Chris Bosh and twice saw its
lead cut to three in the final
minutes. Cole delivered the
answer both times with a pair
of jump shots, and the Heat
escaped.
Ray Allen scored 28 points
on 8 for 12 shooting for the
Celtics, while Rajon Rondo
finished with 22 points and 12
assists and Keyon Dooling
scored 13 off the Boston bench.
Hawks 106, Nets 70
NEWARK, N.J. Marvin
Williams had 14 points and
nine rebounds and the Atlanta
Hawks opened a double-digit
lead early and cruised past the
sluggish Nets on Tuesday night
in their final home opener in
New Jersey.
The crowd was booing the
Brooklyn-bound Nets by half-
time.
N B A
Miami holds off pesky Boston
The Associated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Alex
Dragicevich hit four 3-pointers
and scored a career-high 22
points to lead Notre Dame to a
72-59 win over No. 22 Pitts-
burgh on Tuesday night in the
Big East opener for both
teams.
Jerian Grant added 15 points
and nine assists, and Eric At-
kins also scored 15 points for
the Fighting Irish (9-5, 1-0),
who trailed 26-25 at intermis-
sion but rallied with a 18-for-25
performance from the field in
the second half.
The loss was Pitts second
straight after a 59-54 loss to
Wagner at home on Friday,
while Notre Dame extended its
home winning streak to 28
games.
Talib Zanna had 13 points
and 12 rebounds for the Pan-
thers (11-3, 0-1), who shot 40
percent from the field (24 for
60). Nasir Robinson and Ash-
ton Gibbs added 12 points
apiece for Pitt.
Dragicevich, Grant and At-
kins each had just five points in
the first half for Notre Dame,
which was outrebounded 39-30
but made up for it with seven
3-pointers compared to just
one for Pitt on 14 attempts.
No. 11 Wisconsin 64,
Nebraska 40
LINCOLN, Neb. Ryan
Evans scored a career-high 22
points and No. 11 Wisconsin
defeated injury-plagued Ne-
braska in the Cornhuskers
inaugural Big Ten game.
The Huskers closed within
five points early in the second
half, but the Badgers went on a
27-5 run to put the game away.
Jordan Taylor added 15
points for the Badgers (12-2,
1-0). Toney McCray led the
Huskers (8-4, 0-1) with 16
points and nine rebounds.
No. 23 Virginia 69,
Md-E. Shore 42
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
Mike Scott scored 10 of his
17 points during a 12-point
spurt early in the second half
to help Virginia overcome a
sluggish start.
Darion Atkins added 13
points and Joe Harris had 10
for Virginia, off to an 11-1 start
for the first time since the
2000-01 season.
Virginia was playing its first
game since K.T. Harrell and
redshirt freshman James John-
son announced last week they
were transferring.
C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L
Pittsburgh stunned by
unranked Fighting Irish
The Associated Press
watching Wilson and Lewis play
more like seasoned veterans than
rookies. Wilson led the Royals
with 14 points, including three
NBA range three point baskets.
Lewis, who played just her sec-
ond game for Holy Redeemer af-
ter transferring from Wyoming
Valley West, scored 10 points/
The 5-foot-11 Wilson put on a
shooting clinic from behind the
arc. She tossed in a buzzer beater
from 35 feet that gave Holy Re-
deemer a 19-8 at the end of the
first quarter.
I was confident that it was go-
ingin, Wilsonsaid. What I liked
best is that my teammates
showed trust by getting the ball
to me.
Wilson also was red-hot in the
second half. She nailed a three-
pointer midway through the
fourth quarter that gave the Roy-
als a 62-30 advantage.
Lewis was outstanding of both
ends of the court. Early in the
first quarter, she made a perfectly
timed block against Sarah Deg-
nan, whowas racinginfor a layup
wound up sprawled on the floor.
I was able to knock the ball
away, said Lewis, a much-hyped
player who led an area eighth
grade team to a national tourna-
ment last summer.
Lewis also made a dazzling
play play in the third quarter. She
stole the ball in back court,
brought it to front court and hit
Julia Wignot on the other side of
the basket for a layup.
I didnt feel any pressure,
saidLewis, whenaskedhowshes
dealing with the high expecta-
tions surrounding her.
Parker, a former star at Wilkes
University, had high praise for
Wilson and Lewis. Im very for-
tunate to have two great fresh-
men on the team.
He also credited senior guard
Wignot with playing a key role in
the victory. Wignot is the cata-
lyst of this team. We have great
shooters andshe makes sure they
get the ball.
Paige Makowski scored 10
points for the Royals. Degnan
paced the Warriors (3-5) with 15
points.
Pittston Area (8-0) didnt miss
a beat while cruising past Moun-
tain View (0-7).
Hopkins, a 5-11 junior forward,
scored at will inside the paint.
She also tossed in a three-pointer
and blocked two shots. Grace
ONeill scored 15 points, includ-
ing a pair of three-point baskets,
and Liz Waleski notched 12
points.
Were just working together
and doing the right things, Hop-
kins said. Were going to have to
be at our best to beat Holy Re-
deemer.
Holy Redeemer 68,
Wyoming Area 35
Four Holy Reedemer players
reached double figures in a victo-
ry over Wyoming Area in the first
round of the Pittston Area Tour-
nament.
Alana Wilson led all Royal
scorers with 14 points. Alexis Le-
wis, Julia Wignot and Paige Ma-
kowski each posted 10 points.
Serra Degnan carried the War-
riors with 15 points
.
Holy Redeemer (68): Wignot 4 0-0 10, Makow-
ski 4 2-4 10, Malacari 2 0-0 4, K. Smith 0 1-2 1,
Dougherty 0 1-2 1, Warnagiris 0 0-0 0, Murray 3 0-0
8, Altemose 2 1-2 5, Wilson 4 3-3 14, Platko 1 3-4 5,
Lewis 4 2-3 10. Totals: 24 13-20 68.
WyomingArea(35): Degnan47-1615, N. Turn-
er 15-97, Bonita00-00, Radzwilka00-00, Bohan0
0-0 0, Cumbo 0-0-0, Melvin 0 0-0 0, Blannett 1 2-2 4,
Thornton 3 0-0 6, DeLuca 0 1-2 1, Bott 0 0-0 0, Cool-
baugh 0 0-0 0, F. Turner 0 2-2 2. Totals: 9 17-31 35.
Holy Redeemer ........................... 19 19 17 13 68
Wyoming Area............................. 8 12 4 11 35
3-Point Field Goals HR 7 (Wilson 3, Murray 2,
Wignot 2); WA 0
Pittston Area 68,
Mountain View 25
Mountain View (25): Seymour 1 0-0 3, Wilder
0 0-0 0, Monahan 2 0-0 5, Letz 0 0-0 0, Nichols 0 0-0
0, Gabriel 0 0-0 0, Kizomke 0 0-1 0, Chadwick 0 2-4
2, Tague 2 3-4 7, Kress 3 1-2 8, Kromko 0 0-0 0,
Whitmen 0 0-0 0, Phillip 0 0-0 0, Leck 0 0-0 0, Spen-
cer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 6-11 25.
Pittston Area (68): Balchune 2 0-0 4, Barber 3
2-48, Fereck 10-02, Waleski 60-012, Mitchell 00-0
0, Silinskie 0 0-0 0, Rydzy 0 0-0 0, Rabender 1 0-0 2,
ONeill 6 1-2 15, Hopkins 6 5-10 18, Owens 1 0-0 2,
Brady 0 0-0 0, Zanta 2 1-4 5, Brady 0 0-0 0, Simyan 0
0-0 0. Totals: 28 9-20 68.
Mountain View............................. 7 4 10 4 25
Pittston Area ................................ 23 19 10 16 68
3-Point FieldGoalsMOU3(Seymour, Monahan,
Kress); PIT 3 (ONeill 2, Hopkins)
Berwick 46, Freedom32
Caty Davenport helped the
Bulldogs to the victory with a
game-high14-point performance.
Geena Palermo also contributed
with a double figure point total
for the winners with 10 points.
FREEDOM(32): Dosedlo 0 0-0 0, Gonzalez 2
1-25, Herman01-21, Rosete01-21, B. Latourette0
0-00, Alpaugh02-22, M. Latourette50-111, Pukols
1 0-2 2, Brown 3 2-2 8, Gordon 0 0-0 0, McCaslin 0
0-0 0, Husser 0 2-2 2. Totals 11 9-15 32.
BERWICK(46): Steeber 0 0-0 0, Davenport 4 6-
1014, Shortlidge12-24, Welsh10-02, Bridge12-2
5, Palermo 5 0-0 10, Sheptock 1 4-5 6, Sloryshak 1
3-35, Seely00-00, Rinehimer 00-00, Bailey00-00.
Totals 14 17-22 46.
Freedom......................................... 4 10 8 10 32
Berwick ........................................... 7 15 13 11 46
3-Point FieldGoalsFREE1(M. Latourette); BER
1 (Bridge)
Northwest 79, Bucktail 49
Alivia Womelsdorf made 14
field goals for 34 points to propel
Northwest toa victoryover Buck-
tail in the first round of the Ben-
ton Tournament.
The Rangers Sarah Shaffer
knocked down five 3-pointers for
17 points, and DeAnna Gill col-
lected 15 points.
Maria Morgan posted 23
points for the Bucks.
BUCKTAIL (49): T. Gentzyel 1 0-0 2, K. Gent-
zyel 1 0-0 2, Cowler 3 0-0 8, E. Shearer 2 3-4 7, Fos-
sell 2 0-0 4, Morgan 7 5-8 23, Bussard 0 0-0 0, H.
Shearer 1 1-2 3. Totals: 17 9-14 49.
NORTHWEST (79): Vustat 0 0-0 0, Shaffer 6 0-0
17, Buerger 1 0-0 2, Womelsdorf 14 6-9 34, Koehr 1
0-0 2, Rolle 0 0-0 0, Basak 4 1-2 9, Gill 6 3-4 15, Rup-
ert 0 0-0 0, Rierson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 36 10-15 79
Bucktail .........................................11 12 12 14 49
Northwest ..................................... 34 24 13 8 79
3-Point Field Goals Bucktail 6 (Morgan 4, Cow-
ler); Northwest 5 (Shaffer 5)
FINAL
Continued fromPage 1B
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Pittston
Areas Mia
Hopkins,
right,
drives to
the hoop as
Mountain
Views
Caitlyn
Tague de-
fends in the
second
game of the
Pittston
Area Holi-
day Tour-
nament in
Yatesville
on Tuesday
night. Hop-
kins scored
18 points to
lead Pitt-
ston Area.
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bled crust, will make some of your
kitchen work simpler so you can enjoy
free time over the holiday week. You
can also substitute a flavor of your
choice for the chocolate pudding.
Ingredients:
Crust:
1 2/3cup graham crackers
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoon butter, melted
Filling:
3/4 cups sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1
1
2 cups milk
1 egg
2 tablespoon butter
3
4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips or
1
2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa
Whipped Cream:
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 1-pound bag miniature marshmallows
2 cups heavy cream
1
4 cup sugar
2 tablespoon vanilla extract
May add food coloring for a holiday-
themed pie
Steps:
Crust: Combine ingredients and press in
to coat 9-inch pie pan
Filling: Combine dry ingredients and egg
in a large bowl, then add to a medium
sauce pan. Stir in milk and bring to a boil
over medium heat. Lower heat while
whisking gently for a few extra minutes.
Remove from heat, add vanilla extract.
Layer over crust.
Whipped Cream: Beat ingredients until
soft peak forms. Apply over pudding with
spoon or spatula.
Garnish with peppermint candies.
CHEFS CORNER
T H O M A S C O O K
R A M A D A H O T E L
No-bake pie
takes stress
out of holiday
EDITORS NOTE: If you are a chef who would
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Chef thomas Cook prepared this mint
dessert at the Ramada Hotel in
Wilkes-Barre.
Is shrimp cocktail a mainstay of your
holiday-season party table? And are you a
little bored with the same old dish?
This year, try something different. We
start with the same easy, pre-cooked
shrimp, but this time they get tossed
with a zesty Jamaican-style seasoning
blend and skewered with cubes of tangy
mango and cool, crunchy cucumber. Add
a touch of zippy pepper, and nobody will
suffer from yet-another-shrimp-cocktail
syndrome.
CRANBERRY CHIPOTLE
MEATBALLS
Start to finish: 30 minutes
Makes 50 meatballs
For the meatballs:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound lean ground pork
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 chipotle pepper (in adobo sauce),
minced
1 tablespoon adobo sauce (from
canned chipotles in adobo)
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 eggs
3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
For the sauce:
16-ounce can cranberry sauce
12-ounce jar chili sauce
3 tablespoons adobo sauce (from
canned chipotles in adobo)
Heat the oven to 425 F. Coat a large
rimmed baking sheet with cooking
spray.
In a medium skillet over medium-
A fresh take on the (tired) meatball appetizer
ALISON LADMAN
For The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Cranberry chipotle meatballs are a great holiday entertaining food. They
are homey, well-loved and easy to do ahead of time.
See MEATBALLS, Page 2C
T
he economy may be in a funk and consumer spending
in a slump, but theres one glass that seems to be more
than half full flutes of Champagne to be precise.
After seeing sales tumble as the recession hit, Cham-
pagne shipments were up nearly 22 percent comparing the first
six months of this year to the same period in 2010, with a total of
7.5millionbottles shippedtotheUnitedStates as of June, accord-
ing to the Washington-based Champagne Bureau. From July
2010 to June 2011, 18.3 million bottles were shipped, about a 20
percent increase over the July 2009-June 2010 period. The
trend may be due to people spending more, between $30 and
$50onabottleof wine, says GwendolynOsborn, wineexpert for
online retailer Wine.com. Because there are some good Cham-
pagnes tobefoundinthat range, peoplearebuyingthem, since
it is viewed as a luxury, she says.
Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label, which sells for about $45 on
the site, was No. 6 on Wine.coms Top 10 sellers for 2011.
Bargain-priced bubbles were popular too, of course. The No. 2
wine on the list was a cava from Spain, Jaume Serra Cristalino
Brut Cava, which goes for $7.99. Still, there was definite in-
terest in Champagne. Dom Perignon 2002, which has a price
tag of about $160, jumped from67th place last year to No. 27
on the list this year.
No need to sell author and wine expert Leslie Sbrocco
on the joys of Champagne. Shes such a fan she had a
glass of pink bubbly tattooed on her calf.
Sbrocco, author of Wine for Women and foun-
der of the website ThirstyGirl.com, likes all kinds
of sparkling wine, including cava fromSpain and
prosecco from Italy. But Champagne is the
icon; it is the mother ship, if you will, of bub-
bles, shepoints out. SowhenI thinkof bub-
bles I immediately am drawn to Cham-
pagne.
To be called Champagne, the
wines have to be made with
grapes from the Cham-
pagne region of
France. Sparkling wines are believed to have originated as a happy
accident: Grapes were fermented and barreled during a cool har-
vest, which made the yeasts that turn sugar into alcohol go dor-
mant. A warm spring then woke up the yeasts, restarted fer-
mentation and, in the process, created bubbles.
Just where andwhenthat happenedis unclear, but records
showthat sparklingwines were producedinthe Languedoc
region of southern France decades before the Champagne
region became renowned for its sparkling wine.
At first, winemakers sawbubbles as a flawand a dan-
gerous one at that since the re-fermentation could
cause the weak glass bottles of the era to explode.
The advent of better corks and stronger bottles
helped turn Champagne into a reliable product,
one that was taken up by the French royal
court.
These days, sparkling wines are available
from all over the world, including many
that are made the same way as
Champagne. Still, Champagne
By MICHELLE LOCKE For The Associated Press
See CHAMPAGNE, Page 2C
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wine author and commentator Leslie Sbrocco looks over a glass of
sparkling rose at the Domaine Carneros winery that was founded by
Champagne Taittinger in Napa, Calif.
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has maintained its cachet, not
least because of a robust name
protection campaign waged by
French producers who have reac-
hed agreements with wine re-
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sparkling wines from elsewhere
as Champagne. U.S. officials
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the origin on the label, i.e., Cali-
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FrenchChampagne tends tobe
expensive, with some bottles
commanding hundreds of dol-
lars. But there are values to be
found. Sbroccoadvises lookingat
non-vintage blends offered by
some of the big houses, including
the Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label
and Louis Roederer Brut Pre-
mier.
Another emerging trend is
grower Champagnes, made by
smaller producers who mostly
grow their own grapes, as op-
posed to the big Champagne
houses that buy grapes from all
over the region. One way to iden-
tify a grower Champagne is if it
has the initials RM on the label,
which stands for Recoltant-Ma-
nipulant, literally, harvester-han-
dler.
Sarah Elliott, certified somme-
lier and wine director at Com-
monwealth restaurant in San
Francisco, sees grower Cham-
pagnes as producing more
unique styles tied to smaller par-
cels, something that seems to be
contributing to a trend of more
people viewing Champagne as a
good food wine, not just some-
thing you pop in celebration.
At Commonwealth, chef Jason
Fox is known for experimental
dishes with unexpected flavor
combinations or textures, like
vinegar foam served with nori-
flecked potato chips, and Elliott
finds that bubbles are a lot of fun
with his food.
Another change on the Cham-
pagne front is renewedinterest in
drier style wines that have had
very little or no sugar added after
the in-bottle fermentation. Some
examples are Laurent-Perrier Ul-
tra Brut and Pol Roger Pure,
which Sbrocco would pair with
oysters or goat cheese or any-
thing salty.
About that tattoo: Its based on
a glass of Billecart-Salmon rose
(ro-ZAY), and was documented
on the reality TV show LA Ink.
Like Sbrocco, Osborn, the
Wine.com expert, likes to drink
pink, citing a Canard-Duchene
Brut Rose on the website that
sells for about $45 she says is re-
ally fantastic.
True Champagne has a taste
unlike any other, Osborn says.
It brings all of these wonderful
assets together, beautiful packag-
ing, beautiful to look at. I would
rather have one beautiful glass of
Champagne than a fewglasses of
just about anything else.
CHAMPAGNE
Continued from Page 1C
AP PHOTO
The economy may be in a funk
and consumer spending in a
slump, but theres one glass
that seems to be more than
half full, flutes of Champagne to
be precise.
high, heat the olive oil. Add the
garlic and onion and saute until
soft and translucent, about 5
minutes. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, mix together
the cooked onion mixture, beef,
pork, salt, black pepper, chipotle
pepper, adobo sauce, vinegar,
eggs and breadcrumbs. Form the
mixture into 1-inch balls. Arrange
the balls on the prepared baking
sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until
cooked through and browned.
Meanwhile, in a medium sauce-
pan over medium heat, combine
the cranberry sauce, chili sauce
and adobo sauce. Bring to a sim-
mer.
When the meatballs are done,
transfer them to a shallow bowl or
rimmed platter. Pour the sauce
over the meatballs.
Nutrition information per meat-
ball (values are rounded to the
nearest whole number): 60
calories; 25 calories from fat (38
percent of total calories); 3g fat (1g
saturated; 0g trans fats); 20 mg
cholesterol; 6g carbohydrate; 4g
protein; 0g fiber; 280 mg sodium.
MEATBALLS
Continued from Page 1C
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David Edmund Kovaleski, son of
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today, Dec. 28. David is a grand-
son of Joseph and Gerrie Kova-
leski, Plains Township; Irene
Zigmund, Jenkins Township; and
the late Edmund Zigmund.
David E. Kovaleski
Cali Swan Dagen, daughter of
Allison and Mike Dagen, Pitts-
burgh, is celebrating her fifth
birthday today, Dec. 28. Cali is a
granddaughter of George and
Jenys Swan, Hanover Township;
Cindi Dagen, Harrisburg; and the
late Robert Dagen. She has a
two brothers, Bode, 6, and Kai, 2
months.
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Brooke Catherine Higgins,
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is a granddaughter of Edward
Higgins, Donna Kelly, Richard
Williams and Barbara Milks. She
is a great-granddaughter of Ellen
Dobinick. Brooke has two broth-
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Alexander Matthew Martin, son
of Matthew and Amy Martin,
Mountain Top, is celebrating his
sixth birthday today, Dec. 28.
Alexander is a grandson of
Peggy Blaum and Leonard and
Louise Martin, all of Wilkes-
Barre, and the late Edward
Blaum. He has a sister, Saman-
tha, 18, and a brother, Jacob, 14.
Alexander M. Martin
Shaylah Rasmus-Bieble, daughter
of Dandra Rasmus and John
Bieble Jr. is celebrating her first
birthday today, Dec. 28. Shaylah
is a granddaughter of Rebecca
Rasmus, Nanticoke, and John and
Michele Bieble, Plymouth. She is a
great-granddaughter of Alan and
Rita Rasmus, Nanticoke, and
Leroy and Anna Webb, Wilkes-
Barre. Shaylah has two sisters,
Tiahma, 7, and Juliauna, 3.
Shaylah Rasmus-Bieble
THIS WEEK: Dec. 28 to Jan. 3
Community Lunch Program for
White Haven Residents 1 1:30
a.m.-noon every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, St.
Pauls Lutheran Church, 418
Berwick St., White Haven. This
ministry is supported through
volunteers and donations.
Doors open at 10 a.m. for coffee
and close at 1:30 p.m. Contact
the Rev. Dawn Richie of St.
Pauls Lutheran Church at
443-9424 for more informa-
tion.
FUTURE:
All-You-Can-Eat Soup & Salad
Dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 7,
Mount Zion United Methodist
Church, Mount Zion Road,
Harding. An assortment of
soups, salads, breads, beverag-
es and desserts will be avail-
able. Cost is $6.50 for adults
and $4.50 for children.
All-You-Can-Eat Italian Break-
fast, 8 a.m.-noon Jan. 8, Ma-
rine Corp League Detachment
1039, at St. Patrick Parish Cen-
ter, 411 Allegheny St., White
Haven. Cost is $7 per person.
Personal items for veterans at
the Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center will also
be collected.
Chili, Chowder & Soup Contest,
noon Jan. 8, Hanover Area
Junior-Senior High School
cafeteria. Event is sponsored by
the Student Council. Admission
is $5 for adults and $3 for
children 6-12. Admission in-
cludes samples of all entries. To
enter the contest, call 831-2300.
Deadline to enter is Jan. 3.
Soup, Bake and Book Sale, 8
a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 12, Exaltation
of the Holy Cross Church, But-
tonwood, Hanover Township.
Take outs only. Cost is $7 per
quart. Soup of the month is
piggie soup. Pre-orders would
be appreciated. To order call
Judi at 825-6914 or Barry at
831-5593.
Meat Loaf Dinner & Bake Sale,
4:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Loyal-
ville United Methodist Church,
Loyalville Road. Cost is $8 for
adults and $3.50 for children
younger than 12. Takeouts
available. Call ahead at 477-3521
with name, phone number,
number of dinners and pickup
time.
All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 7-11
a.m., Sylvania Lodge Hall, Rey-
burn (Shickshinny.). Cost is $9
for adults and free to children
younger than 12.
Breakfast, 8-11 a.m. Jan. 14, Hunts-
ville United Methodist Church,
2355 Huntsville Road, Shaver-
town. Cost is $7 for adults, $4
for children six and under and
free for seniors. Breakfast
includes scrambled eggs, pan-
cakes, sausage, hash browns or
toast and a beverage. Call
477-3748 for tickets.
Roast Beef Dinner, 4-7 p.m. Jan.
14, Valley Lodge 499 at Johns
Lodge, Yatesville Road, Yates-
ville. Cost is $8 for adults and
$4 for children under 12.
GOOD EATS!
Doris Merrill, 87, of Nanticoke
was the oldest veteran to partici-
pate in the recent 31st National
Veterans Wheelchair Games in
Pittsburgh. In all, 625 veterans
from all 50 states and England
took part. Coached by Bethany
Purdue, Emily Carver and her
son Pepper Merrill of Kingston,
Merrill won a gold medal for
Powerball, a silver in the motori-
zed rally and bronze in ramp
bowling. Franco Harris of Pitts-
burgh Steelers fame presented
Merrill with her gold medal.
Merrill served as a World War II
WAVE and worked as a yeoman
for Central Naval Intelligence in
Cape May, N.J., and Philadelphia.
She has three grandchildren,
Heather, Paul III and Toby, and
three great-granddaughters,
Olivia and Emma Merrill and
Morgan Challenger. Merrill is
shown participating in one of the
events.
87-year-old veteran
attends National
Wheelchair Games
PITTSTON: The Pittston
Memorial Library is forming a
LEGOS club and is seeking
donations of LEGOS and acces-
sories to build a supply.
Any donation will be appre-
ciated. Look for future announ-
cements about the club, open to
children ages 6-12, beginning in
2012.
IN BRIEF
The Nanticoke Rotary Club
recently presented dictionaries to
every third-grade student in the
Greater Nanticoke Area School
District. The Rotary sponsors this
project annually to help third-
grade students become better
readers and writers. Curt and Lisa
Smith were co-chairs of the pro-
ject. At the presentation at the
Greater Nanticoke Area Elemen-
tary Center, from left, first row, are
Samara Vanderhoff and Brandon
Rosario-Clark. Second row: Kayla
Eckrote, Joseph Day, Cameron
Dennis and Edwin Orellana. Third
row: Dave Carey, past president of
the Rotary Club; Jacob Bevan,
president of the Interact Club; and
Irene Carey, president of the Ro-
tary Club.
Nanticoke Rotary gives
dictionaries to students
Mericle Commercial Real
Estate Services employees
recently donated holiday gifts to
the children of the Domestic
Violence Service Center and the
McGlynn Learning Center, both
of Wilkes-Barre. The donations
were made as part of Mericles
Lend-A-Hand Program. With
some of the gifts, from left, first
row, are Jocelyn Codner, Peg
Dwyer and Amanda Miller. Sec-
ond row: D. Balent, Adam Buck-
ler and Rachel Malishchak.
Mericle employees
donate gifts to Domestic
Violence Service Center
Girl Scouts fromJunior Troop
33932, Kingston, recently com-
pleted work on a Looking Your
Best badge with an evening at
Jolie Beauty School to have their
hair and nails done. The girls had
a great time and appreciated the
treat fromthe students. Troop
members, fromleft, first row, are
Courtney Davis, Rory Evans,
Serena Fawcette, Destiny Taylor
and Kirsten Makos. Second row:
Isabella Rescinti and Ariana Ma-
kos. Third row: Sarah Lechak,
Brooke Taylor, Kaylee Chaban,
Hailey Williams and Grace Jeffery.
Scouts earn Looking
Your Best badges
Employees of TMG Health, a national provider of business process
outsourcing to government-sponsored health plans, recently partici-
pated in an Angel Tree project for The Salvation Army of Scranton.
Employees purchased gifts for more than 50 children in an effort to
make the holidays brighter for those in need. TMG Health employees
joined employees from 35 other local businesses in participating in
the Angel Tree project. At the gift presentation, from left: Marla
Purdy; Yvonne Lucke; Samantha Kochinski; Major Bea Connell, The
Salvation Army; Shannon Chmura; and Mona Hannigan.
TMG Health employees help with Angel Tree Project
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