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WILKES-BARRE Willie and
Carol Golden were the biggest
stakeholders that attended
Thursday nights second install-
ment of Building Bridges the
program aimed at identifying
problems in the community and
finding solutions to violent
crime.
The Goldens are grandparents
of Tyler Winstead, the 14-year-
old GAR honors student who
was found April 5 with a fatal
gunshot wound to the chest out-
side 119 Hill St.
Grandparents attend Wilkes-Barre crime session
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Shivaun ODonnell leads a small group in brainstorming at the
Building Bridges meeting on Thursday evening.
Willie and Carol Goldens
grandson Tyler Winstead was
fatally shot in April.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
See CRIME, Page 14A
The next three meetings, all start-
ing at 7 p.m., will be:
June 7 at Solomon Plains Ele-
mentary School
June 15 at Coughlin High School
June 19 at Meyers High School
W H AT S N E X T ?
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne
County District Attorney Stefa-
nie Salavantis offered two rea-
sons Thursday why she is un-
able to talk about developments
in the Tyler Winstead homicide
case.
State law prohibits prosecu-
tors from releasing any informa-
tion involving a juvenile when a
petition is filed charging the
child with an offense other than
a serious felony, Salavantis said,
adding her second reason is the
case remains
an ongoing
investigation.
Salavantis
said it would
be premature
to say what
actually hap-
pened to the
14-year-old high honors student
at GAR High School since the
investigation remains active.
Tyler was found with a gun-
shot wound to the chest outside
State law precludes talk
of boys arrest, DA says
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
See SHOOTING, Page 14A
Yusiff
BOSTONAbattle over a feder-
al law that defines marriage as a
union between a man and a woman
appears headed for the Supreme
Court after an appeals court ruled
Thursday that de-
nying benefits to
married gay cou-
ples is unconstitu-
tional.
In a unanimous
decision, the
three-judge panel
of the 1st U.S. Cir-
cuit Court of Ap-
peals in Boston
said the 1996 law
deprives gay cou-
ples of the rights
and privileges
granted to hetero-
sexual couples.
The court didnt
rule on the laws
more politically
combustible provi-
sion that states
without same-sex
marriage cannot
be forced to recog-
nize gay unions
performed in
states where its le-
gal. It also wasnt
asked to address
whether gay cou-
ples have a consti-
tutional right to
marry.
The law was
passed at a time
when it appeared Hawaii would le-
galize gay marriage. Since then,
many states have instituted their
own bans on gay marriage, while
eight states have approved the prac-
tice, led by Massachusetts in 2004.
Thecourt, thefirst federal appeals
panel toruleagainst thebenefits sec-
tion of the law, agreed with a lower
court judge who in 2010 concluded
that the lawinterferes with the right
of a state to define marriage and de-
Marriage
battle
heads to
top court
An appeals court ruling on
benefits for gay couples moves
gay marriage issue forward.
By DENISE LAVOIE
AP Legal Affairs Writer
See MARRIAGE, Page 14A
As Ca-
tholics, we
believe
that the
sacrament
of mar-
riage is a
faithful,
exclusive,
lifelong,
loving
union of a
man and a
woman.
The Most Rev.
Joseph C.
Bambera
Bishop of
Scranton
DALLAS State Sen. Lisa
Baker said a colleague once re-
ferred to Charlie Lemmond as the
E.F. Hutton of the state Senate.
When Charlie Lemmond
speaks, everybody listens, the
colleague said.
That voice of wisdom, knowl-
edge and compassion was si-
lenced Wednesday night when
Lemmond, 83, died.
Public figures from the Wyom-
ing Valley, statewide politicians
and the Back Mountain communi-
ty offered tributes and condolenc-
es Thursday upon learning the
former Luzerne County judge,
state senator and community
activist died.
They included Gov. Tom Cor-
bett, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, state
lawmakers from both sides of the
political aisle, state Superior
Court President Judge Correale
Stevens and community leaders.
This is a difficult time for all of
us, said John Lemmond, the
senators son. Dad touched so
many people.
CHARL ES D. L EMMOND
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Goodbye, Charlie
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Charles Lemmond, who left office in 2006, had represented the 20th Pennsylvania Senatorial District since 1985. He was instrumental in
numerous projects for the area and always found time to support local events.
Longtime state senator and activist dies at 83
Former state Sen. Charles D. Lemmond
authored or cosponsored dozens of bills dur-
ing a 21-year career. The one he may be best
remembered for took six years of effort to pass
and now affects nearly every baby born in
Pennsylvania.
In 2001, Lemmond, who died Wednesday
night at the age of 83, sat beside Gov. Mark
Hearing bill is one of
Lemmonds legacies
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
See HEARING, Page 10A
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
See LEMMOND, Page 10A
If you
scratched
Charlie,
he was
a mile
deep.
Michael
MacDowell
President of
Misericordia
University
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On Saturday, Stanton Lanes in
Wilkes-Barre will be the site of a
bowling fundraiser to benefit
lung transplant patient Tammy
Cologie, as she hopes to strike
awareness about her condition
into the minds of those in attend-
ance.
The fundraiser, called Bowl
for Life, was startedas a result of
the multitude of medical expens-
es the 48-year-oldHanover Town-
ship resident faces on a daily ba-
sis as she awaits confirmation
that a donor match has been
found.
Everyone in my family loved
tobowl andmany of us were even
in leagues, Cologie said. It just
made sense to pick bowling.
Battling emphysema for more
than 18 years, it was a blood test
Cologie took in April of 2011that
revealed her condition, called Al-
pha-1 Antitryspin Deficiency, or
A1AD.
The deficiency is a result of the
bodys inability to produce
enough of a protein which pro-
tects the lungs and liver from
damage, thus making them ex-
tremely susceptible to infection.
As a result, Cologie must make
regular visits to the Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia every three months.
Regardless of being pre-or-
post surgery, I need to make
those visits for the rest of my
life, she said.
In addition to paying travel
costs, maintaining her health is a
daily expense that includes
breathing treatments and a mul-
titude of medications, not all of
which are covered by her insur-
ance.
Cologie and her husband,
John, reached out to HelpHOPE-
Live, a nonprofit organization
which assists transplant patients
by helping theminitiate fundrais-
ers.
They helped us get every-
thing started, but they also
helped us get the media involved
and generate flyers, Cologie
said.
Its unknown when Cologie
might get the call that a donor
was found.
But despite the uncertaintime-
table, Cologies son, Cameron,
saidhis mother has beenoptimis-
tic from day one.
As soon as she got put on the
transplant list, she put an emer-
gency bag right next to the front
door, he said.
Then she handed me a list of
people to call when word came
in, he said.
As Cologie awaits the call that
her lung transplant is ready, she
hopes events like Saturdays fun-
draiser will do more than just
spread awareness about A1AD.
Its not only about raising
awareness about the disease, but
to illustrate the need for people
to be donors, she said.
Bowl for Life will
benefit lung patient
Tammy Cologie is awaiting
confirmation for lung donor
match.
By JOE DOLINSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
Bowl for Life:
Saturday12 to 4 p.m.
Stanton Lanes, 470 Stanton St.,
Wilkes-Barre
$20 for adults, $10 for children
5-12 years old
Kids 4 and under, free if not bowl-
ing
(Price is for three games of bowl-
ing)
I F YO U G O
WILKES-BARRE Against
the backdrop of a wall painted
like an American flag, state Rep.
Eddie Day Pashinski rallied sup-
porters Thursday night at the
opening of the local field office
for the re-election of President
Barack Obama.
Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre,
drew cheers from the crowd of
nearly 75 people packed into the
storefront space at 70S. MainSt.
as he described a widening di-
vide between the rich and poor
and the urgency of what had to
be done with the general elec-
tion 158 days away to defeat the
presumptive Republican chal-
lenger, former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney .
I dont have a problem with
rich people, he said, adding he
wanted them to decide whether
they loved the country more
than their money.
But from his viewpoint as an
elected official, he said he was
getting a good idea on how they
would decide, especially based
on the legislation presented by
his counterparts in the Republi-
can Party.
What I see happening is they
love money more, he said.
He encouraged the volun-
teers, many of themin their 20s,
tofindthe energy toworkhard
to re-elect the president and
bring out the vote. By sheer
numbers there are more poor
and middle class people than
there are wealthy, he said.
They knowif we sticktogeth-
er, they cant win, said Pashin-
ski.
State Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-
Kingston, also pointed out the
division between people and po-
litical parties.
In her 22 years in Harrisburg,
Mundy said, I have never seen
the polarization of America the
same way as I do today, she
said.
She called for the middle class
towake upandprotect their own
interests. If they fail to do so,
We are headed for calamity,
she said.
Mundy agreed with Bob
Boyer, Wyoming mayor and
chairman of the Luzerne County
Democratic executive commit-
tee, who spoke before her, and
said it was a no-brainer to re-
elect the president.
The president has accom-
plished a lot in his first termand
can do more with a second term,
added Camille Patchoski, a re-
election campaign team leader
for Kingston.
His accomplishments so far
have been impressive given the
opposition fromthe Republican-
controlled Congress, said
Patchoski, 23, of Exeter. Given
another four years, I can only
imagine how the nation will
prosper.
The choice was also clear for
Mario Balester, 28, of Mountain
Top.
If Mitt Romney cant run the
state of Massachusetts, I dont
see how he can run the country
any better than Obama can,
said Balester.
AMANDA HRYCYNA/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Mark Evan, left, chats with Denise Parashac, right, while a cardboard cutout of first lady Michelle
Obama appears to enjoy the conversation, Thursday night at the opening of the Wilkes-Barre field
office for the re-election campaign of President Barack Obama.
Obama opens area office
State Rep. Eddie Day
Pashinski rallies supporters
in Wilkes-Barre.
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
OXON HILL, Md. Snigdha
Nandipati heard a few words
she didnt know during the Na-
tional Spelling Bee, but never
when she stepped to the micro-
phone.
Calm and collected through-
out, the 14-year-old from San
Diego spelled guetapens, a
French-derived word that
means ambush, snare or trap, to
win the 85th Scripps National
Spelling Bee onThursday night.
She beat out eight other final-
ists in the nerve-wracking,
brain-busting competition.
After she spelled the word,
she looked from side to side, as
if unsure her accomplishment
was real, and,
oddly, she was
not immedi-
ately an-
nouncedas the
winner. Ap-
plause built
slowly, and a
few pieces of
confetti trickled out before
showering her. Then her young-
er brother ran on stage and em-
braced her, and she beamed.
I knew it. Id seen it before,
Nandipati said of the winning
word. I just wanted to ask ev-
erything I could before I started
spelling.
A coin collector and Sherlock
Holmes fan, Nandipati aspires
to become a physician or neuro-
surgeon. She also plays violin
and is fluent in Telugu, a lan-
guage spoken in the Indian state
of Andhra Pradesh.
A semifinalist last year, Nan-
dipati became the fifth consec-
utive Indian-American winner
and 10th in the last 14 years, a
run that began in1999 when Nu-
pur Lala won and was later fea-
tured in the documentary
Spellbound.
Her parents and younger
brother embraced her onstage,
along with her maternal grand-
parents, who traveled fromHyd-
erabad, India, to watch her.
Stuti Mishra of West Mel-
bourne, Fla., finished second.
Coming in third for the sec-
ond consecutive year was Ar-
vindMahankali of Bayside Hills,
N.Y. At 12, the seventh-grader
was the youngest of the nine fi-
nalists, and he has one more
year of eligibility remaining
Nandipatis prize haul in-
cludes $30,000 in cash, a trophy,
a $2,500 savings bond, a $5,000
scholarship, $2,600 in reference
works from the Encyclopedia
Britannica and an online lan-
guage course.
Calif. girl wins Spelling Bee title
Snigdha Nandipati is the fifth
consecutive Indian-American
winner of national contest.
By BEN NUCKOLS
Associated Press
Nandipati
HANOVER TWP. A Wilkes-
Barre man was charged by town-
ship police with threatening to
shoot another person with a
firearm on
Thursday.
Robert Da-
niel Deleo, 19,
of McLean
Street, was
arraigned by
District Judge
Joseph Halesey
on charges of
terroristic threats, firearms not
to be carried without a license
and possession of a firearm with
an altered serial number. He was
jailed at the Luzerne County
Correctional Facility for lack of
$25,000 bail.
Police investigated a com-
plaint about a man, identified as
Deleo, with a gun threatening to
shoot a resident in the 300 block
of Hanover Village. Deleo drove
away in a vehicle that was stop-
ped by city police on Carey
Avenue near Meyers High
School.
Police said they recovered a
.357 Magnum with its serial
number altered inside Deleos
vehicle.
WILKES-BARRE Police
Thursday arrested Armoni John-
son on drug charges and seized
nine bags of heroin and $422 in
currency.
State police vice and narcotics
unit and city police investigated.
Johnson, 25, of Wilkes-Barre,
was taken into custody around
3:15 on North Main Street. He
was committed to the Luzerne
County Correctional Facility for
lack of $25,000 straight bail.
WILKES-BARRE Police
Thursday said they caught three
people hiding behind a shower
curtain in the bathroom of an
apartment they broke in to at
the Sherman Hills complex.
Natalie Thomas, 24, of Kovel
Street, Wilkes-Barre, Melvin
Hall, 36, of Academy Street,
Wilkes-Barre, and Dejanne
Gause, 26, of Riverview Manor,
Pittston used a piece of wood to
break a window at an apartment
to get inside, police said.
Police responded to a report
of a break-in in progress at ap-
proximately 5:44 a.m. and saw a
broken window on the side of
building 324. They entered the
apartment where the window
was broken and found the three
people in the bathroom.
Thomas was charged with
criminal trespass and possession
of a small amount of marijuana
and committed to the Luzerne
County Correctional Facility for
lack of $25,000 straight bail.
Hall was charged with posses-
sion of a controlled substance
and a felon not to possess a
firearm. He was jailed on
$40,000 straight bail.
Gause was charged with crim-
inal trespass and jailed on
$10,000 straight bail.
POLICE BLOTTER
Deleo
NUANGOLA Councilman
John Kochan, who was deposed as
chairmanof the sewer authority in
January, was elected as president
of borough council on Thursday
night after his colleagues in a sur-
prise move near the conclusion of
the meeting voted out Regina
Plodwick.
Plodwick had been serving her
second termas president.
The move came when Council-
woman Elaine Donahue made a
motion to oust Plodwick. On a roll
call vote, Donahue was supported
by council members Joe Tucker,
Ron Kaiser, Tony Deluca and Ko-
chan. The lone no vote against the
motion was cast by Councilman
Ted Vancosky.
Mayor Norman Rule then con-
ducted a reorganizational meeting
at which Kochan was elected by a
4-3vote. Tucker becamevicepresi-
dent, succeeding Deluca, and Do-
nahue, president pro-tempore, suc-
ceeding Vancosky.
Donahues action came at the
end of a public comment segment
of the session. When Plodwick
asked if there is no other business,
Ill entertainamotiontoadjourn,
Donahue responded, Yes I have
something. I move that Regina
Plodwick step downas president.
That set off a chain of events that
saw Kochan and Tucker concur
with the motion and Kochan be-
come the newchairmanof the sev-
en-person body.
Until the 2012 reorganizational
meeting, Kochan had served as
chairman of the sewer authority.
Plodwick, enjoying a 4-3 majority
on council, managed to have Ko-
chan ousted from the authority
and replaced by Vancosky. At the
time, Plodwick had the support of
Donahue, who was newly elected
to council in November 2011. But
at recent meetings Donahue had
cast votes that opposed proposals
made by Plodwick..
In surprise move, Nuangola council demotes its president
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
C M Y K
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HAZLETON
Sharkey finishes sentence
F
ormer Luzerne County court
administrator William Sharkey
was released from federal custody
Wednesday after completing his
10-month prison
sentence on a cor-
ruption charge.
Sharkey, of Hazle-
ton, was sentenced
in June 2011 for
stealing more than
$70,000 in illegal
gambling proceeds
that were supposed
to be turned over to the county. He
reported to prison on Aug. 1, 2011
Federal prosecutors said the money,
seized by agents with the Bureau of
Liquor Control Enforcement, was
turned over to Sharkey, who was
supposed to deliver it to the treasur-
ers office. Instead he diverted it for his
personal use.
Sharkey served most of his sen-
tence at the federal correctional
institution in Fort Dix, N.J. He was
released to a halfway house in the
Philadelphia area on May 1, and then
to home confinement on May 14,
according to Chris Burke, a spokes-
man for the Bureau of Prisons.
Sharkey completed the sentence
Wednesday but he will remain on
federal probation for three years.
JENKINS TWP.
Crash kills fleeing rider
A Pittston Township man was
killed early Thursday morning when
he lost control of his motorcycle
while fleeing from police who at-
tempted to stop him for speeding.
Keith Allan Dzanis, 41, of Rock
Street, was pronounced dead at the
scene of the crash at 1176 Main St.,
Port Griffith by the Luzerne County
Coroners office.
According to police: An officer
determined a Honda Shadow Aero
motorcycle was traveling in excess of
90 mph on River Road shortly before
2 a.m. The officer attempted to stop
the motorcycle, but Dzanis failed to
stop and lost control.
Township police, state police and
the Luzerne County District At-
torneys Office are investigating.
SCRANTON
Musto trial is postponed
The federal corruption trial of
former state Sen. Raphael Musto
that was scheduled to begin Monday
has been postponed
until Oct. 1.
U.S. District
Judge A. Richard
Caputo continued
the trial to allow
more time for a
physician to com-
plete his assess-
ment of whether
Musto, who suffers from liver dis-
ease, is too ill to stand trial.
Musto, 83, was indicted by a grand
jury in November 2010 on charges of
honest services fraud, corrupt receipt
of a reward for official action and
false statements. Prosecutors allege
Musto accepted money and gifts
from a local businessman identified
by Mustos attorneys as real estate
developer Robert Mericle for using
his influence as a senator to assist
Mericles projects.
Caputo appointed Dr. K. Rajender
Reddy, a gastroenterologist at the
University of Pennsylvania, to review
Mustos medical records and exam-
ine Musto if necessary.
Mustos attorneys on Wednesday
advised the judge that Reddy has not
yet completed his report, necessi-
tating the continuance of the trial.
WILKES-BARRE
Booker talk rescheduled
The 2012 Max Rosenn Lecture
Series in Law and Humanities featur-
ing Cory A. Booker,
mayor of Newark,
N.J., has been res-
cheduled for Oct. 21
at Wilkes University.
The Rosenn Lecture
featuring Booker,
originally scheduled
for April 22, had
been canceled.
The leader will speak about How
to Change the World with Your Bare
Hands. The lecture, which is free
and open to the public, will be at
7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson
Darte Center at Wilkes.
N E WS I N B R I E F
Sharkey
Musto
Booker
WYOMING With a scar
from a gunshot wound on his
forehead, George Lee Barnes
proclaimed his innocence in a
deadly shooting at an Edwards-
ville apartment complex.
Barnes, 22, of MainStreet, Ed-
wardsville, was returned Thurs-
day from Philadelphia where he
was capturedonMay25tofacea
criminal homicide charge in the
killing of Daron Rhashawn
Trollinger, 26, on May 16.
State police and Edwardsville
police allege Barnes shot Troll-
inger during a marijuana sale in-
side an apartment building at
Eagle Ridge on Beverly Drive.
Trollinger, of Roosevelt
Street, Edwardsville, was found
with a gunshot wound to the
chest behind the building. He
was pronounced dead at the
scene by Luzerne County Act-
ing Coroner William Lisman.
No sir, I didnt do it, Barnes
told reporters, adding he was
the person who was shot.
Barnes told investigators he
was visiting a friendat the Eagle
Ridge apartments when he was
confronted by a Hispanic male
witha handgun. Barnes claimed
he was shot at during a struggle
for the handgun that was
pressed against his head.
A round grazed Barnes fore-
head above his left eye and ear.
He was treated at Geisinger
WyomingValleyMedical Center
in Plains Township.
Barnes was released from the
hospital at about 10:55 a.m. on
May 17. At about the same time
he left the hospital, state police
allegeinthecriminal complaint,
they recovered a 22-caliber re-
volver wrapped in a jacket hid-
den in a kitchen cabinet and a
bloody T-shirt inside Barnes
apartment.
About an hour before an ar-
rest warrant was issued for
Barnes on May 22, he allegedly
called a waitress at an Edwards-
ville restaurant saying he was
leaving town.
Two witnesses cited in the
complaint were with Trollinger
inside the apartment building.
They told investigators Trollin-
ger was at the building to sell
marijuana when Barnes rushed
through a door with a handgun.
The witnesses fled the build-
ing running across an athletic
field when they allegedly heard
gunfire, the complaint says.
Barnes, originally from Eliza-
beth, N.J., said he has no family
in the area despite court records
indicating he has lived in
Wilkes-Barre, Kingston and Ed-
wardsville since 2009.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled for June 6 before Ro-
berts.
Barnes says hes no murderer
The Edwardsville man was
returned from Philadelphia
to face local charges.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
George Lee Barnes, in custody of the Pennsylvania State Po-
lice, is charged with criminal homicide.
The U.S. Department of Transportation
onThursday shut down26bus operations
including three that operated out of
Wilkes-Barreanddeclaredthemanimmi-
nent hazard.
The agencys Federal Motor Carrier
SafetyAdministrationshutdownthreepri-
mary companies, Apex Bus Inc., I-95
CoachInc. andNewCenturyTravel Inc. af-
ter finding the carriers had violations, in-
cluding using invalid commercial drivers
licenses and failure to have alcohol and
drugtestingprograms.
NewCenturyTravel hadoperatedthree
bus lines from Wilkes-Barre: Antai Tours,
Inc., Scott Street; Super Luxury Tours,
Inc., East Market Street; and 2003 Coach
Inc., Kidder Street.
The Super Luxury Tours company had
recently been under fire, after an accident
in March 2011in which a bus operated by
the company was involved in a fatal acci-
dent ontheNewJerseyTurnpike.
AphonenumberlistedfromAntai Tours
went unanswered, whileawomananswer-
edalistednumberfor2003Coach, butsaid
that number was not thebus company.
Anattorney for Super Luxury Tours did
not return a phone message seeking com-
ment.
According to the Department of Tran-
spiration, each of the three local bus com-
panies is listed as out of service due to
unsatisfactory, unfit conditions.
These aggressive enforcement actions
against unsafe bus companies senda clear
signal: If you put passengers safety at risk,
we will shut you down, U.S. Transporta-
tion Secretary Ray LaHood said in a press
release. Safety is and will always be our
highest priority.
Accordingtoanimminent hazardoper-
ations out-of-service order issued to New
Century Travel andthe three local compa-
nies, thecompaniesdonot haveadequate
safety management controls and do not
comply with hours of service and records
ofdutyoradministerdrugandalcoholtest-
ingprograms.
The companies do not ensure vehicles
are properly and regularly inspected, re-
paired and maintained, nor do they have
adequate means of determining whether
drivers are qualifiedtooperate their vehi-
cles.
The investigation into New Century
Travel and its companies began in June
2011, accordingtotheout-of-serviceorder,
andrevealedwidespreadviolations.
The order cites the March 2011 fatal
crash involving Super Luxury Tours that
left two people dead, and that the 2003
CoachandAntai Tourscompanieswereal-
sounsatisfactory.
Area bus
companies
shut down
Antai Tours, Super Luxury Tours and
2003 Coach are among 26 with
violations, federal officials say.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Sheena Delazio, a Times Leader staff writer,
may be reached at 829-7235.
WILKES-BARRE A Phi-
ladelphia native and self-de-
scribed Jersey Boy who
ended up running his own
Florida home-improvement
business, Brian Seymour sat
on a balcony with a band of
fellow military vets, drawing
on a cigarette and talking of
hopes that seemed to drift
away as quickly as the tobac-
co smoke.
Im homeless, he conced-
ed on Thursday, unprompt-
ed. One of the rules to stay
in the shelter was I had to
come here.
Here was a daylong
Northeast Pennsylvania Vet-
erans Employment Boot
Camp on the third floor of
Kings College Sheehy Farm-
er Student Center. Unem-
ployed for three years after
the housing crash, Seymour
was looking for help to re-
alignhis life at age 60, andas-
sistance in reclassifying his
discharge four decades ago.
I lost everything in this
economy, he said during a
lunch break. The housing
market crash hit Florida
early, and a friend suggested
coming to Pennsylvania be-
cause the business was still
buzzing.
I brought the crash with
me, Seymour joked.
Seymour believes the
problemis that hes toooldto
gobacktoschool, andtooold
P O S T- M I L I TA R Y E M P L OY M E N T
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Army veteran Brian Seymour of Wilkes-Barre talks with Kim Sapolis-Lacey from the Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center at a Northeast Pennsylvania Veterans Employment Boot Camp at Kings College Thursday.
Helping vets in a new battle
Former service people
now struggling in a tough
economy get a hand.
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Nicole Nelson of the Tobyhanna Army Depot speaks to
veterans at Kings College Thursday. See VETERANS, Page 14A
Aaron Stredny has a recipe nobody
would want to try.
Its called stinkwater a nasty, putrid
liquid that he brews inside the hot con-
fines of a laundry sack.
While the mixture of hay, egg whites,
yeast and water certainly wont tempt
taste buds, it is a crucial component in
theannual fight against West NileVirus.
Andthis year the battle is off to anun-
usually early start.
The first positive test for the virus in
Luzerne County occurred on May 8
from a mosquito collected in Jenkins
Township. Last year the first positive
test in the county wasnt recorded until
July 6.
Luzerne was the fourth county in the
state to record a positive test this year
from either a mosquito, veterinarian or
avian sample. As of Thursday, 12 coun-
ties have reported positive tests.
Stredny, the West Nile Virus program
coordinator for the Luzerne Conserva-
tion District, said its hard to tell if the
early test indicates an above-average
mosquito season awaits.
So far that is the only one we found,
so we dont know if its an anomaly or
were ahead of the curve compared to a
normal year, Stredny said.
According to the state Department of
Environmental Protection website,
there were 65 positive tests all mos-
quitoes, in Luzerne County last year.
Stredny pointed out the record rainfall
of 2011resultedinanabundance of plac-
es for mosquitoes to breed. The species
that carries the virus is the Culex mos-
quito, which prefers the nastiest, smell-
iest water in which to breed. That
means places such as catch basins,
swimming pool covers and even rain
gutters all can hold the stagnant water
that the Culex mosquito seeks.
Stredny and his crew began battling
the mosquito on April 1. Its important
Battle against West Nile under way early
The first positive test in the county
occurred May 8 two months ahead
of last year.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
See MOSQUITO, Page 14A
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walk in support of an organiza-
tion at the forefront of that battle.
Prashker-Thomas, 40, of
Wilkes-Barre, will participate
Saturday in the Susan G. Komen
Global Race for the Cure that
starts at the Washington Monu-
ment and proceeds along the Na-
tional Mall to an outreach fair
and Komen Village near the
U.S. Capitol reflecting pool.
Theyre at the forefront of try-
ing to raise funds and awareness
for breast cancer. Even though
theyve had their issues this year,
and there is no organization that
hasnt ever hadanissue, I just feel
that they are still one of the best
organizations to get this more to
the forefront than it already is,
Prashker-Thomas said.
So, why make the three-hour
tripwhentherearelocal fundrais-
ers for the Komen foundation?
Wherebetter thanthenations
capital to try to make an impact?
If Imgoing to walk, I want it to
meansomething. Not that locally
it wouldnt, but I just feel that
D.C. is the nations capital; its
where things happen, said
Prashker-Thomas, who added
that D.C. organizers told her she
is the only person from Greater
Wilkes-Barre or Scranton regis-
tered to participate.
Prashker-Thomas battle began
just after Thanksgiving in 2010,
whenshe was misdiagnosedwith
Stage IIA breast cancer. She
sought a secondopinionand, two
weeks later, was correctly diag-
nosed with Stage III breast can-
cer. But having lost her job and
health insurance, she couldnt af-
ford treatment that might have
stopped it from spreading.
My husband made $10 a year
too much to qualify for state-
funded health insurance, she
said. If all provisions of President
Obamas Affordable Care Act had
been in force at the time, I do
think at least I could have gotten
proper treatment or at least prop-
er care at that point, she said.
So Prashker-Thomas did on-
line research, seeking out experi-
mental clinical trials that might
have provided treatment to stop
the cancer from progressing. A
close friend of hers, John Griffin,
referred her to the Huntsman
Cancer Institute in Salt Lake
City, Utah, so she traveled there
with her husband, Michael, and
daughter, Melanie. But a battery
of tests revealed she didnt qual-
ify for any of the trials.
When Prashker-Thomas did
find another job and acquire
health insurance, she underwent
eight months of massive chemo-
therapy treatments. I still
worked, but there were days I
couldnt get out of bed, she said.
But subsequent tests showed
that the cancer had spread to her
bones and was inoperable.
The Komen foundation re-
ferred her to a holistic health
practitioner, and she switched to
a holistic lifestyle that includes a
healthy diet, daily exercise and
various therapies. The cancer has
not gone into remission, but it
hasnt progressed, either.
Prashker-Thomas said shes
not one to seek the spotlight, but
shewent public withher storybe-
cause she believes there must be
others out there like her, people
with cancer who dont have and
cant afford health insurance.
Theres help out there. You
just have to really find it and fight
for it. I mean, youre fighting for
your life. You have to go out and
fight to get what it is that you
need. There are people out there
who will listen and steer you in
the right direction, she said.
For cancer sufferer, a capital idea
Lori Prashker-Thomas heads
for the most visible site in
the Komen Race for the Cure.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
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M A K E A D I F F E R E N C E
WILKES-BARRE A Lu-
zerne County judge on Wednes-
day consolidated a lawsuit filed
by the Northeastern Pennsylva-
nia School Districts Health
Trust against the Lake-Lehman
School District, and another
filing involving district teachers
and support staff associations.
Judge David Lupas combined
the cases and scheduled one
hearing in which Judge Lesa
Gelb will hear preliminary
injunctions in the case on June
18.
In a suit filed this week, the
health trust seeks to prevent
the school district from with-
drawing from its health insur-
ance programs. On May 17 in
county court, the Lake-Lehman
Education Association and
Lake-Lehman Educational
Support Personnel Association
filed an application for prelimi-
nary injunction seeking to
prevent the district from with-
drawing from the health trust.
Requests by the health trust
and both associations to have a
judge grant their preliminary
injunctions without a hearing
were denied.
WILKES-BARRE A Lu-
zerne County judge has over-
ruled requests of defendants to
throw out a lawsuit in which
the estate of former county
Controller Steve Flood says it is
owed legal fees to fight a defa-
mation suit.
Judge Thomas Burke over-
ruled preliminary objections
filed by Luzerne County, its
former commissioners, former
Treasurer Michael Morreale,
and the Luzerne County Retire-
ment Board.
The defendants had asked
that the suit be dismissed
based on insufficient specifici-
ty in the suit.
The defamation suit, filed by
former county pension fund
money manager ASCO Fi-
nancial Group Inc. over state-
ments made by Flood on a
November 2002 radio program,
was discontinued in November,
four months after Floods
death.
The Philadelphia-based
Schnader, Harrison, Segal &
Lewis sued Flood and his part-
ner and guardian, Heather
Paulhamus, in 2010, seeking
$205,696 in legal fees for repre-
senting him in the defamation
suit.
The county Retirement
Board had initially voted to pay
for Floods legal defense in the
libel suit but reversed the deci-
sion shortly after Flood lost his
bid for re-election in 2005.
The latest suit, filed by law-
yers at Brady & Grabowski,
P.C., argues that the retirement
board owed Flood a defense
and representation.
COURT BRIEFS
SCRANTON A Forty Fort
police officer has filed a federal
lawsuit against the boroughs
police chief and council presi-
dent, alleging they violated his
right to free speech.
Peter Lakkis, no address list-
ed, claims Police Chief Freder-
ick Lahovski and Council Presi-
dent JoeChackeissuedanorder
inMarchthat requiredLakkisto
seek written permission before
he could speak to the mayor or
any member of council.
The suit, filed by attorney
Cynthia Pollick, alleges the di-
rective was made to preclude
Lakkis from reporting unspeci-
fied misconduct allegedly com-
mitted by Lahovski. Lakkis said
hesought permissiononMay21
tospeaktothe mayor, but it was
denied.
Lakkis alleges Lahovski and
Chacke then retaliated against
him by ordering him to perform
duties other than those he would
normally perform on patrol, in-
cluding posting fliers on tele-
phone poles and canvassing a
neighborhoodfortheownerof sto-
len sunglasses.
When Lakkis attorney request-
edthedefendantsceasetheirretal-
iation, theyrespondedbyordering
aninternal investigationof Lakkis,
the suit says.
Chacke did not immediately re-
spond to an email seeking com-
ment Thursday. Lahovski could
not be reached for comment.
Forty Fort cop sues chief, council boss
Times Leader Staff
ASHLEYThesecondhalf of
2012trashandrecyclingfeewill be
collectedinthesecretarys office
duringJune. Thehours areas
follow: Wednesdays 4to7p.m.;
Fridays 4to7p.m.; Saturdays10
a.m. tonoon.
Thecost is $115until July31, at
whichtimea $10latefeewill be
assessed. This is a mandatory
trashfee. Citations will beissued
for nonpayment.
Stickers mayalsobeobtained
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to10N. MainSt., Ashley, or by
depositingpayment inthedropoff
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vestibule.
LUZERNEThepublic is
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LuzerneSewer Authoritymeet-
ing. It will beheldonTuesdayat 7
p.m. intheLuzerneBorough
Building.
BoroughCouncil will holda
worksessionmeeting, opentothe
public, onWednesdayat 7p.m.
alsointheLuzerneBorough
Building.
Thepublic is urgedtoattend
themonthlyLuzerneBorough
council meetingonJune13at 7
p.m.
KINGSTONTWP. TheKing-
stonTownshipBoardof Super-
visors is acceptingletters of in-
terest tofill twononpayingva-
cancies ontheKingstonTownship
RecreationCommission.
Thecommissionmeets ona
monthlybasis toconduct andplan
various activities.
Letters of interest fromresi-
dents will beaccepteduntil 3:30
p.m. Thursdayandshouldbesent
to: KingstonTownshipBoardof
Supervisors, Att: TownshipMan-
ager, 180E. Center St., Shaver-
townPA18708or sent byemail:
info@Kingstontownship.com.
Questions about thevacancy
maycall thetownshipat 696-3809.
AVOCATheMoosic recycling
truckis at themunicipal garageon
PlaneStreet everyWednesday
from8a.m. to8p.m.
Commingledandnewspapers
arecollectedeveryWednesday
from8a.m. to8p.m. Cardboardis
collectedonthefirst Thursdayof
eachmonthfrom8a.m. to8p.m.
Thearea will bemonitoredand
violators canbefinedor banned
fromfuturerecyclingprivileges.
Weather permitting; yardwaste
will becollectedonTuesdayand
June19. Acceptableyardwaste
includes shrubs, hedgeclippings
andtreelimbs less than3feet.
Rock, stones, dirt andanimal
wastewill not beaccepted.
Amaximumof threeopen
containers whichdonot exceed30
pounds will beallowedper collec-
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Makesuretokeepgrass andleav-
es separatefromyardwaste.
LOCAL BRIEFS
HARRISBURG Former
Penn State assistant football
coachJerrySandusky, facingtrial
next week on charges he sexually
abused 10 boys, on Thursday
asked a state appeals court to re-
view his case and to delay the
criminal proceedings against
him.
The Superior Courts online
docket indicatedSanduskyfileda
petitionfor reviewbut didnot ex-
plain what he was seeking. Sand-
usky also asked the court to seal
the document, which was not
available after business hours.
The judge in Sanduskys crimi-
nal case, John Cleland, on
Wednesday denied a defense re-
quest for a continuance anda sec-
ond request that would have giv-
en Sandusky the right to seek im-
mediate Superior Court review
of that decision.
Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendo-
la, citing a gag order in the case,
declined to comment on Thurs-
day, as dida spokesmanfor the at-
torney generals office.
Sandusky, 68, awaits trial on
dozens of criminal charges alleg-
ing he abused the boys, some on
campus, over a15-year period. He
has repeatedly denied the allega-
tions and tried to delay the trial,
scheduled to begin with jury se-
lection on Tuesday and opening
statements June 11.
Sandusky asks Superior Court to review, delay child sex case
By MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
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HARRISBURG
Corbett inks death warrants
G
ov. Tom Corbett has signed execu-
tion warrants for three men on
death row.
Darien Houser was convicted of the
2004 killing of a Philadelphia warrant
officer attempting to serve a warrant
on Houser for failing to appear at his
rape trial.
John Koehler Jr. is on death row for
persuading a teenager to kill Koehlers
girlfriend and her 9-year-old son in
Bradford County in 1995.
Willie Clayton was found guilty in
1986 of killing two Philadelphia men
during separate robberies, two months
apart.
Pennsylvania has executed only three
people all of who chose to end their
appeals since the U.S. Supreme
Court restored the death penalty in
1976. The last was in 1999.
Corbetts office said Wednesday that
he has signed 14 death warrants since
taking office.
RESERVE, N.M.
Wildfire keeps spreading
A massive wildfire in the New Mex-
ico wilderness that already is the large-
st in state history spread in all direc-
tions Thursday, and experts say its
likely a preview of things to come as
states across the West contend with a
dangerous recipe of wind, low humid-
ity and tinder-dry fuels.
The erratic Gila National Forest
blaze grew overnight to more than
190,000 acres, or nearly 300 square
miles, as it raced across the areas
steep, ponderosa pine-covered hills and
through its rugged canyons.
More than 1,200 firefighters are at
the massive blaze near the Arizona
border, which has destroyed 13 cabins
and about a dozen outbuildings, fire
information officer Iris Estes said.
SEATTLE
Shooting spree toll at 6
A city already anxious about a recent
spate of shootings was rattled further
when a man walked into an arts cafe
near a Seattle university and opened
fire, fatally wounding four people.
Police say he later killed a woman
during a carjacking before shooting
himself.
As officers closed in during a wide-
spread manhunt on Wednesday, the
suspect put a gun to his head and
pulled the trigger. He died at a hospi-
tal, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The five victims brought the number
of homicides in Seattle so far this year
to 21, matching the total for all of last
year, and left city leaders wondering
what could be done to stop the blood-
shed.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA.
SpaceX Dragon is home
Triumphant from start to finish, the
SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted
into the Pacific on Thursday to con-
clude the first private delivery to the
International Space Station and inaugu-
rate NASAs new approach to explora-
tion.
Welcome home, baby, said
SpaceXs elated chief, Elon Musk, who
said the old-fashioned splashdown was
like seeing your kid come home.
He said he was a bit surprised to hit
such a grand slam.
You can see so many ways that it
could fail and it works and youre like,
Wow, OK, it didnt fail, Musk said,
laughing, from his companys head-
quarters in Hawthorne, Calif.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Lilies of the recycled valley
A father with his daughter sit among
an origami (folded paper) assemblage
of water lilies in the central Aristote-
lous Square in the northern Greek city
of Thessaloniki, Thursday. A total of
40,000 paper lilies will be placed,
each made by a different person, in an
event designed to foster recycling.
NEW YORK Want to super-size
that soda? Sorry, but in New York City
you could be out of luck.
In his latest effort to fight obesity in
this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon
cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloom-
berg is proposing an unprecedented ban
on large servings of soda and other sug-
ary drinks at restaurants, delis, sports
arenas and movie theaters.
Drinks would be limited to16 ounces,
whichis considereda small at many fast-
food joints.
The percentage of the population
that is obese is skyrocketing, Bloom-
berg said Thursday on MSNBC. He add-
ed: Weve got to do something.
It is the first time anAmericancityhas
directly attempted to limit soda portion
sizes, and opponents again accused the
three-term mayor of creating a nanny
state and robbing New Yorkers of the
right to choose for themselves.
But city officials said they believe the
plan expected to win approval from
the Bloomberg-appointed Board of
Health and take effect as soon as March
will ultimately prove popular and
push governments around the U.S. to
adopt similar rules.
We have a crisis of
obesity, said city
Health Commissioner
Thomas Farley. Peo-
ple often go with the
default choice, and if
the default choice is
somethingwhichis ve-
ry unhealthy and is
feeding into that
health crisis, its ap-
propriate for the gov-
ernment to say, No, we think the default
choice should be healthier.
The soft drink industry responded
with scathing criticism, even as the ad-
ministration said it felt certain the com-
panies could simply trim back their of-
ferings from 20-ounce bottles to 16-
ounce bottles reversing a trend
that has been under way for dec-
ades. In the 1950s, McDonalds of-
fered only one size for soft drinks: 7
ounces, city officials said.
Coca-Cola called the ban an ar-
bitrary mandate.
The ban would
apply only to sweet-
ened drinks over 16
ounces that contain
more than 25 calories
per 8 ounces. (A 12-
ounce can of Coke has
about 140 calories.) It
would not affect diet soda
or any drink that is at least
half milk or milk substitute.
NYC puts squeeze on soda
Mayor wants ban on large sizes
By SAMANTHA GROSS
Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. John Ed-
wards campaign finance fraud case end-
edina mistrial Thursday whenjurors ac-
quitted him on one charge and dead-
locked on the other five, unable to de-
cide whether he used money from two
wealthy donors tohide his pregnant mis-
tress while he ran for president and his
wife was dying of cancer.
The monthlong trial exposed a sordid
sex scandal, but prosecutors couldnt
convince jurors the candidate master-
minded a cover-up using about $1 mil-
lion, and ultimately, jurors decided taw-
dry didnt necessarily mean criminal.
While I do not believe I did anything
illegal, or ever thought I was doing any-
thingillegal, I didanawful, awful lot that
was wrong and there is no one else re-
sponsible for my sins, Edwards said on
the courthouse steps.
The jurys decision came on a confus-
ing day. The judge initially called jurors
in to read a verdict on all six counts, be-
fore learning that they had only agreed
to one. About an hour later, the jury sent
the note to the judge saying it had ex-
hausted its discussions.
It was not immediately clear whether
prosecutors would retry Edwards on the
other counts.
When the not guilty verdict was read,
Edwards choked up, put a single finger
to his lip andtook a moment to compose
himself. He turnedtohis daughter, Cate,
in the first row and smiled.
When the judge declared the mistrial
and discharged the jury, Edwards
hugged his daughter, his parents and his
attorneys. Later, he thanked the jury and
his family, evenchokingupwhentalking
about the daughter he had with his mis-
tress Rielle Hunter. He called Francis
Quinn Hunter precious whom I love,
more than any of you can ever imagine
and I am so close to and so, so grateful
for. I am grateful for all of my children.
The jury reached a verdict on count
three, which involved $375,000 given by
elderly heiress Rachel Bunny Mellon
in 2008. The other counts dealt with
$350,000 Mellon gave in 2007, money
from wealthy Texas attorney Fred Bar-
on, filing a false campaignfinance report
and conspiracy.
C A M PA I G N F I N A N C E
AP PHOTO
John Edwards trial has ended in a
mistrial. He was accused of campaign
finance fraud.
Edwards
case ends
in mistrial
Jurors acquit the former
presidential candidate on one count,
but deadlock on five other charges.
By MICHAEL BIESECKER
Associated Press
FREMONT, Calif. Stunts, stage-
craft, scripts and a touch of the sur-
real shaped the presidential cam-
paign Thursday as Mitt Romney and
President Barack Obama sought an
edge on voters No. 1issue, the econo-
my.
On one coast, Romney made a sur-
prise trip to the former California
headquarters of solar-panel manufac-
turer Solyndra to accuse Obama of
currying favor with campaign sup-
porters by giving a federal loan to the
green energy company that later went
bankrupt.
This half-a-billion-dollar taxpayer
investment represents a serious con-
flict of interest on the part of the pres-
ident and his team, the Republican
presidential candidate said as he
stood outside the shuttered company
and held it up as Exhibit A of presi-
dential missteps on the economy.
At roughly the same time across the
country in Boston, Obamas cam-
paign staged its own event outside
Massachusetts Statehouse to argue
that Romneys record as governor
from 2003 to 2007 proves he is ill-pre-
pared to manage the nations econo-
my.
Romney economics didnt work
then and it wont work now, Obama
campaign strategist David Axelrod
said at a news conference, pointing to
a poor record of job creation, in-
creased fees and the addition of $2.6
billion to the states debt on Romneys
watch.
Axelrods appearance attracted sev-
eral dozen Romney supporters, in-
cluding many who protested loudly
by chanting Where are the jobs? and
holding signs that said Obama isnt
working.
Obama, himself, stayed above the
fray of the day, embracing an opportu-
nity to appear presidential as his Re-
publican rival struggled to draw at-
tention to his campaign.
The Democratic incumbent was at
the White House on Thursday. He ap-
peared with former President George
W. Bush, the man he repeatedly
blames for the nations economic tur-
moil, for the unveiling of Bushs offi-
cial portrait during a rare, nonpoliti-
cal event in an election year.
Obama kept a bipartisan tone dur-
ing the unveiling.
We may have our differences polit-
ically, but the presidency transcends
those differences. We all love this
country, Obama said as the last two
Republican presidents, George W.
Bush, and his father, George H.W.
Bush, looked on.
P R E S I D E N T I A L C A M PA I G N
AP PHOTO
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a news conference outside the
Solyndra manufacturing facility Thursday in Fremont, Calif.
Day of stunts and stagecraft
Both Romney and Obama seek edge
on economy with events on
opposite ends of the country.
By KASIE HUNT
Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, Denmark The
U.S. is heaping new pressure on Russia
to change course and support interna-
tional action in Syria, warning that in-
transigence by Moscow may lead to
opencivil war that couldspill across the
Middle East with devastating effects.
SpeakingonRussias doorstepinDen-
mark, Secretary of State Hillary Rod-
ham Clinton derided the Russian gov-
ernment for continuing to support Syr-
ian President Bashar Assad, even after
last weeks massacre of more than 100
people in the town of Houla. In pointed
remarks Thursday, she said Russias po-
sition is going to help contribute to a
civil war and rejected Russian officials
insistence that their stance actually is
helping to ease the crisis.
On the first stop of a European tour,
Clinton said Russia and China would
have to be on board before the U.S. and
other nations might engage in what
could become a protracted conflict in
support of a disorganized rebel force.
Russia, along with China, has twice
vetoed U.N. Security Council sanctions
against Syria. Russia is Syrias closest al-
ly other than isolated Iran, and Clinton
said that without its support the inter-
national community is essentially fro-
zen from taking concrete steps to end
the violence.
In Washington, despite revulsion
over the Houla massacre, officials said
the administration remains deeply con-
cerned about the possible consequenc-
es of military action. But as the violence
continues, they acknowledge that plan-
ning for some sort of intervention is un-
der way.
U.S. presses Russia to support world action on Syria
AP PHOTO
A Syrian girl wears revolutionary
Syrian flag colors on her face during a
protest on Thursday.
It is vital to head off civil war that
could spread, Clinton says.
By BRADLEY KLAPPER
and MATTHEWLEE
Associated Press
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CORA DOLLY BARBER, of
the Evans Falls area, passed away
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Hos-
pice Community Care Inpatient
Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-
Barre.
Funeral arrangements are
pending under the direction of the
Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home
Inc., corner of routes 29 & 118,
Pikes Creek.
JUSTINBURNS, 9, passedaway
peacefully on Thursday, May 31,
2012 at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
pending through Kiesinger Funer-
al Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea.
JULIA DONNORA, 96, former-
ly of West Pittston, passedaway on
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the
Smith Health Care Ltd. Nursing
Home, Mountain Top.
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day 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gubbiotti Fu-
neral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter. A complete obituary will
runinSaturdays edition. For more
information, please visit
www.gubbiottifh.com.
BETTY HECK, 65, of West Pitt-
ston, passed away Wednesday,
May 30, 2012 at Hospice Commu-
nity Care Inpatient Unit of Geisin-
ger South Wilkes-Barre.
Relatives andfriends are invit-
edto attenda memorial service for
Betty, which will be held on Satur-
day from2 to 4 p.m. at the Bednar-
ski Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming.
JAMES KWIATKOWSKI, 82,
formerly of Harding, passed away
Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Timber
Ridge Health Care Center, Wilkes-
Barre. Born in Wyoming on Au-
gust 17, 1929, he was a son of the
late Anthony and Helen Konopka
Kwiatkowski. He was a member of
Church of the Holy Redeemer of
Corpus Christi Parish, Harding.
James was preceded in death by
his brother, Frank Nizich. He is
survived by sisters, Ann Kozloski
andher husband, Joseph, Harding,
and Teresa Michta, Long Island,
N.Y.; several nieces and nephews.
Private funeral will be held at
the convenience of the family. Fu-
neral arrangements have been en-
trusted to Bednarski Funeral
Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyom-
ing.
ADAME. LEVANDOWSKI, 93,
of Hunlock Creek, formerly of Avo-
ca, passed away Wednesday, May
30, 2012at the Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Center, Plains
Township.
Funeral arrangements are
pending through Kiesinger Funer-
al Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea.
JOHNMISENCIK, 83, of Moos-
ic, passed away Thursday, May 31,
2012 at VNAHospice, CMCHospi-
tal, Scranton.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from Kiesinger Funeral
Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea.
CHRISTINA MARIE MLEC-
ZYNSKI, of Lyndwood Avenue,
Hanover Township, passed away
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Geisin-
ger Wyoming Valley.
Funeral arrangements are
pending through Earl W. Lohman
Funeral Home Inc., 14 W. Green
St., Nanticoke.
JOSEPHGORKO, 51, of Wilkes-
Barre, died Thursday morning,
May 31, 2012, shortly after admis-
sion to the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
The Luzerne County Coroners
Office is asking any of Mr. Gorkos
relatives or anyone with informa-
tion to call the office at 825-1664.
SHARON FOOSE MOSS, of
Allenberry Drive, Hanover Town-
ship, died on Wednesday, May 30,
2012, at the Hospice Community
Care Inpatient Unit, Geisinger
South Wilkes-Barre.
Arrangements are pending
from the George A. Strish Inc. Fu-
neral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ash-
ley.
ROSE MARIE PHILLIPS, 74, of
White Haven, died Saturday after-
noon, May 26, 2012, in Celtic
Healthcare, Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre. Born in Newark,
N.J., she was a daughter of the late
Stephen and Rose Wagner Chyhin-
ski and was a waitress at Dinos
Snack Bar. Rose Marie is survived
by sons, ChadPhillips, Broadhead-
sville; Bruce Phillips, White
Haven; daughter, Dawn Holohan,
White Haven; sisters, Beverly
McMahon, Joanne Campolieto,
Maybelle Piotti, Casey Calabrese;
six grandchildren, Melissa, Jessi-
ca, Melanie, Shannon, Michael
and Bella; nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 11a.m. at
the Lehman Family Funeral Ser-
vice Inc., 403 Berwick St., White
Haven. Friends may call from 10
a.m. until time of service. Condo-
lences may be sent by visiting
www.lehmanfuneralhome.com.
FLORENCE ZATCOFF, of
Greenville, S.C., died Thursday af-
ternoon, May 31, 2012, in the Cas-
cades Verdae, Greenville, S.C.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Rosenberg Fu-
neral Chapel Inc., 348 S. River St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Visit www.rosen-
bergfuneralchapel.com for updat-
ed information.
BELL Gretchen, Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. today in the Holy
Name of Mary Church in Mon-
trose.
CERVAS Thomas, funeral 9 a.m.
Saturday 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, Pittston.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today
in the funeral home.
CICIANI Roger, funeral services 10
a.m. today in the Clarke Piatt
Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake
Rd., Hunlock Creek. Military
services by the American Legion
Post 495 will be held at the
funeral home and graveside in St.
Marys Cemetery.
COONS Marjorie, memorial ser-
vice 11 a.m. Monday in the Shel-
don-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc.,
73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.
DRZEWIECKI Angeline, funeral
services 9 a.m. today in the
Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21
N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Mass
of Christian Burial in Our Lady of
Hope Parish, Wilkes-Barre.
DUDZINSKI Anthony, funeral
services 9:30 a.m. Saturday in
the Kiesinger Funeral Services
Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea.
Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.
in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church,
Dupont. VFW Post 4909 will
provide military honors. Friends
may call 5 to 8 p.m. today.
GAVLICK Stanley, funeral 9 a.m.
Saturday in the Wroblewski
Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Name/
Saint Marys Church, Swoyers-
ville. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m.
today in the funeral home.
GROSEK Anthony Jr., Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. Monday in
St. Thereses Church, Pioneer
Ave. and Davis Sts., Shavertown.
Friends may call 2 to 5 p.m.
Sunday in the Harold C. Snowdon
Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main
St., Shavertown.
GUDMAN Genevieve, Celebration
of Life Mass 11 a.m. Saturday, June
9, in St. Frances X. Cabrini
Church, 585 Mt. Olivet Rd., (King-
ston Township) Carverton.
HORENSKY Vera, funeral services
10 a.m. today in the John V.
Morris Funeral Home, 625 N.
Main St., North Wilkes-Barre.
Sevices at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mat-
thew Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Wilkes-Barre.
KOBYLARZ Peter Sr., memorial
service1 to 4 p.m. today in the
Donohue Funeral Home, located
at 8401 W. Chester Pike, Upper
Darby, Pa. Celebration of Life
service at 5 p.m. today in the
Polish American Citizens Club,
Clifton Heights.
KRANSON Martin, Shiva will be
observed today 2 to 4 p.m., and
Sunday through Tuesday 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. at 25 N. Goodwin
Ave., Kingston.
MATRONE Frances, funeral ser-
vices 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the
Palermo & Zawacki Funeral Home
Inc., 409 N. Main St., Old Forge.
Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Lawrence
Church, Old Forge. Friends may
call 5 to 8 p.m. today.
NALESNIK Richard, blessing
service Saturday at 2 p.m. in the
Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home
Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge.
Military funeral rites will be
provided by the Dickson City
Honor Guard. Friends may call 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.
PAYNE Marie, a Mass of Christian
Burial 11 a.m. today in St. There-
ses Church, Pioneer Avenue and
Davis Street, Shavertown. Friends
will be received from10 a.m. until
time of service today in the
church.
RINEHIMER George, memorial
service 5 p.m. Saturday in St.
James Lutheran Church, 827 E.
County Road, Wapwallopen.
RINKER Leland, funeral 10 a.m.
Saturday in the Mamary-Durkin
Funeral Services, 59 Parrish St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 5
to 7 p.m. today.
SOKOLOVICH Milan Jr., Requiem
Service noon today in Holy Res-
urrection Orthodox Cathedral,
591 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.
Those attending the Requiem
Service are asked to be at the
cathedral by 11:30 a.m.
SORDONI George, memorial
Service 11 a.m. today in the Great
Hall of Wyoming Seminary Pre-
paratory School, 228 Wyoming
Ave., Kingston.
TOLUBA Ruth, funeral services 11
a.m. today in the Davis-Dinelli
Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St.,
Nanticoke.
VANFLEET Carl, memorial service
6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 20,
in the Eatonville United Methodist
Church.
WEBB Oscar Sr., funeral services
10 a.m. Saturday in the Moosic
Christian Missionary Alliance
Church, 608 Rocky Glen Road,
Moosic. Interment with full mil-
itary honors by the AMVETS
Honor Guard held in Fairview
Memorial Park, Elmhurst. Friends
may call 5 to 8 p.m. today in the
Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home
Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge,
and Saturday 9 to 10 a.m. in the
church.
YATSKO Charles, memorial bless-
ing service 10:30 a.m. Saturday in
the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral
Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley.
Friends may call 9:30 to 10:30
a.m. Saturday.
FUNERALS
C
harles D. Lemmond Jr., long-
time Pennsylvania State Sen-
ator and community leader, died
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in Com-
monwealth Hospice at St. Lukes
Villa, Wilkes-Barre, following a brief
illness. He was 83.
Born in Hazleton on January 17,
1929, to Charles D. and Ruth Zierdt
Lemmond, Charles grewupinForty
Fort and attended Forty Fort
schools, graduating as president of
his senior class.
After a stint in the United States
Army of Occupation where he saw
service in Italy, Charles attended
Harvard with support from the GI
Bill and majored in government. He
excelled as the principal trumpet
player in the Harvard Band and was
spotlighted in an article in Colliers
Magazine entitled, Harvard Never
Loses at Half-time.
He receivedanA.B. fromHarvard
in 1952 and then went on to receive
an L.L.B. from the University of
Pennsylvanias School of Law. Char-
les served as a law clerk for The
Honorable Max Rosenn and was ad-
mitted to the Pennsylvania Bar, the
Luzerne County Bar and many
years later, was honored to be ad-
mitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court.
Following lawschool, Charles re-
turned to the Wyoming Valley
where he met and married Barbara
Northrup. The couple lived briefly
in Glen Summit and Forty Fort be-
fore moving to Dallas, where they
have lived for more than 50 years
and raised four children: Charles
Lemmond, Austin, Texas; John
Lemmond, Virginia Beach, Va.; Ju-
dith Lemmond, Dallas; and David
Lemmond, New York City, N.Y.
Duringhis early years as a lawyer,
Charles was aprincipal inthefirmof
Silverblatt and Townend, and he
served as solicitor for a number of
municipal entities, including the
Lake-Lehman School District, Dal-
las Borough and Exeter Township.
He was tapped by Luzerne County
District Attorney Blythe Evans for
the position of First Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney, and in that role he
prosecuted and won a number of
high profile criminal cases.
In1980, hewas appointedbyGov-
ernor DickThornburghtoserve as a
judge of the Luzerne County Court
of CommonPleas, where he was the
Orphans Court Judge.
When Senator Frank OConnell
announced his retirement from the
Pennsylvania Senate, Charles was
encouragedby PatrickJ. Solano, Re-
publican Party strategist, to throw
his hat into the ring for the vacant
Senate seat. After winning the Re-
publican nomination in a hotly con-
tested race, Charles went on to win
the Special Election in a landslide.
He was the Senator of the 20th Sen-
atorial District from 1985 until his
retirement in November 2006.
Often referred to by his col-
leagues as The Gentleman of the
Senate, Charles chaired the State
Government Committee and was
Vice Chair of the Judiciary Commit-
tee. He was a member on the Crimi-
nal Justice Commission and the
Reapportionment Task Force of the
National Conference of State Legis-
latures, and served as Vice Chair of
the Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency Board of Direc-
tors.
His experience as a judge served
the Commonwealth well when he
was named to the Senate Impeach-
ment Trial Committee that weighed
the charges against Supreme Court
Justice Rolf Larsen.
He sponsored many pieces of leg-
islation, with none providing more
personal satisfaction than the law
requiring hearing screening for
newborns.
Charles was an active and in-
volved participant in many commu-
nity organizations. He was a Thirty-
Third Degree Mason, a member of
the Caldwell Consistory, andserved
as Potentate of the Nobility of Irem
Shriners in 1979.
Other community service includ-
edbeinga Life Member of Wyoming
Seminarys Board of Trustees and
an advisory board member of both
the Salvation Army and Penn State
Universitys Wilkes-Barre Campus.
He was a Lay Leader of the First
UnitedMethodist Churchof Wilkes-
Barre, and over a period of years
served in many leadership roles in
the Wyoming Conference of the
United Methodist Church.
Charless commitment to his
community was acknowledged in
the citation for an Honorary Degree
of Doctor of Humane Letters award-
ed him by Wilkes University in
2000. Then-Wilkes President Dr.
Christopher N. Breiseth cited him
as a man of unblemished integrity
and broad popularity who had ap-
plied his judicial temperament to
the cause of good government.
Further acknowledgement of his
good works was provided by Miser-
icordia University in the naming of
its campus performing arts center
as the Lemmond Theater.
In addition to his wife and chil-
dren, Charles is survived by a broth-
er, George H. Lemmond, Atlanta;
daughter-in-law, Tracy Lemmond;
son-in-law, Pedro Elizondo; grand-
children, Courtney, Gretchen, Car-
ter andKendrickLemmond; cousin,
Carl Heastand, Hazleton; and eight
nieces and two nephews.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted Wednesday, June 6,
2012 at 11 a.m. at the Dallas United
Methodist Church, 4 Parsonage St.,
Dallas. The Reverend Robert G.
Wood and the Reverend Charles F.
Gommer will officiate. Interment
will be made in Memorial Shrine
Park, Carverton, at the convenience
of the family. Friends may call Tues-
day, June 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the
Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home
Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Dallas United Metho-
dist Church, 4Parsonage St., Dallas,
PA 18612, or to Commonwealth
Hospice at St. Lukes Villa, Wilkes-
Barre, 80 E. Northampton St.,
Wilkes-Barre, PA18702.
Charles Lemmond Jr.
May 30, 2012
K
aren Cella, 68, of West Pittston,
passed away on Wednesday,
May 30, 2012, following a battle
with Progressive Supranuclear Pal-
sy (PSP).
Born on West Pittston on May 4,
1944, she was a daughter of the late
Samuel and Julia Manganello.
She was a graduate of West Pitt-
stonHighSchool andwas amember
of Corpus Christi Parish/Immacu-
late Conception Church, West Pitt-
ston.
A beloved wife, mother, noni, sis-
ter and friend, Karen was a cher-
ished by her family and will be dear-
ly missed by all her knew her.
Karen was preceded in death by
her son, Anthony Cella, in 2010.
She is survived by her husband of
46 years, Anthony Cella; son, Rob-
ert Cella and his wife, Mauren, Con-
shohocken; grandchildren, Claire
and Ryan; sisters, Angela Francello,
West Pittston, Marilyn Entz, Green-
ville, S.C., and Nancy Faltyn of Brig-
antine, N.J.; numerous nieces and
nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2,
in Immaculate Conception Church.
The Cella family will received
friends inthe churchfrom9 a.m. un-
til the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, the family
would appreciate contributions in
Karens memory be made to Hos-
pice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Balti-
more Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702.
Arrangements entrusted to An-
thony Recupero Funeral Home,
West Pittston.
Karen Cella
May 30, 2012
B
arbara J. Boney, 71, of Castleton
Corners, N.Y., a licensed practi-
cal nurse who loved spending time
with her family, died Saturday, May
26, 2012 at home.
Born Barbara Wright in Larks-
ville, she lived to New Jersey in the
late 1970s and early 80s, before re-
turning to Larksville in 1986. She
moved to Castleton Corners in
2004.
Mrs. Boney graduated from the
former Bergen Pines (N.J.) County
Hospital School of Practical Nurs-
ingin1985. She spent her career as a
licensed practical nurse working in
different facilities, including a hos-
pital and nursing homes.
After she retired, she continued
to work several days a week caring
for children at the AIDS Resource
Foundation for Children, St. Clares
Home, in Jersey City, N.J., contin-
uing to work until just a few weeks
ago.
Mrs. Boney cherished time spent
with her family, and enjoyed taking
trips with them to the Jersey Shore
andOceanCity, Md. Shehadseveral
cousins around her age and they
would often meet up to spend time
together. In her leisure time, she al-
so enjoyed watching courtroom tel-
evision shows.
She had a great sense of humor,
said her son, Joseph Boney. She
was completely devoted to her fam-
ily, and very generous.
A grandson, Philip Boney-Scriva-
no, died in 2010.
Surviving, in addition to her son,
Joseph, are another son, Patrick;
her brothers, Richard and Paul
Wright; her sister, Nancy Fender,
and five grandchildren.
The funeral will be Saturday
from the Matthew Funeral Home,
Willowbrook, N.Y., with a Mass at
9:15 a.m. in Holy Family R.C.
Church, Westerleigh, N.Y. Burial
will follow in Moravian Cemetery,
New Dorp, N.Y.
Barbara Boney
May 26, 2012
M
ichael John Krakovski Sr., of
Hillsborough, N.J., passed
away peacefully at home at the age
of 92 on Monday, May 21, 2012.
Born on March 26, 1920, in
Wilkes-Barre, he was the last survi-
vor of eight brothers and sisters.
As a youth in Pennsylvania, Mi-
chael workedinthe CivilianConser-
vation Corps before enlisting in the
U.S. Marine Corps to serve in World
War II.
He held a post on the aircraft car-
rier U.S.S. WASP in the South Pacif-
ic Theater. After surviving the sink-
ing of the WASP by a Japanese sub-
marine, he returned stateside to
serve out the remainder of the war
as a Gunnery Sergeant.
In 1947, he married Mary Cathe-
rine Rusnak and remained happily
so for 64 years.
Michael workedfor manyyears in
construction as a carpenter, and up-
on being hired at Rutgers Universi-
ty, he relocated his family to New
Brunswick, N.J. As the family grew,
he made one last move to his cur-
rent home in Hillsborough, New
Jersey in 1961.
Withina fewyears, he was offered
a state employee position at the uni-
versity as the Supervisor of the
Physical Plant and remained in that
role until his retirement in 1996.
He spent his retirement years en-
joying his home and family.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary; his two sons, Michael J.
Jr. and Robert; and two grandchil-
dren, Erin and Ellie.
Michael Krakovski Sr.
May 21, 2012
P
atrick F. Rutkoski, 69, of Drums,
passed away peacefully Wednes-
day, May 30, 2012 at Kindred Hospi-
tal, Wilkes-Barre.
Born on November 28, 1942, in
Nanticoke, he was a son of the late
Frank and Anna Frye Rutkoski.
He graduated from the former
Newport Township High School,
class of 1960, where he played foot-
ball and baseball. He also graduated
from Wilkes College in 1964.
Upon graduation, he was com-
missioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the
U.S. Marine Corps. He was a deco-
rated Vietnam veteran, ultimately
attaining the rank of Major.
He receivedthe National Defense
Service Medal, Presidential Unit Ci-
tation, Republic of Vietnam Service
Medal with 2 stars, Combat Action
Ribbonandthe Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal.
Prior to retiring in 1982, Mr. Rut-
koski was employed by the former
RCA Corporation, Mountain Top.
He was an avid hunter and out-
doorsmanwhose greatest joys inlife
were spending time with his family
and visiting his hunting property
and cabin in Tioga County.
He will be sadly missed by his
family and friends and will live for-
ever in our hearts and memories.
Surviving are sons, Scott Rutkos-
ki and his wife, Shawn, Painted
Post, N.Y.; and Randy Rutkoski and
his wife, Jennifer, Mountain Top;
granddaughters, Sydney and Sa-
mantha Rutkoski; step-grandson,
Jensen Kennoy; fiance, Barbara
Magda, Drums; sister, Patricia Fer-
lick and her husband, James, Bear
Creek; niece, Kimberly Kioske and
her husband, Bryan, Mountain Top;
nephew, Jeffrey Ferlick, Canaden-
sis, Pa; as well as cousins and
friends.
Funeral services will begin
Saturday at 9:15 a.m. fromDa-
vis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E.
BroadSt., Nanticoke, witha Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy
Spirit Parish/St. Adalberts Church,
Glen Lyon. Interment will follow in
St. Adalberts Cemetery, Glen Lyon,
with the U.S. Marine Corps provid-
ing military honors.
Visitation will be today from 5 to
8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Patrick Rutkoski
May 30, 2012
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Name: Allison Muth
High school: Holy Re-
deemer
GPA: 4.29
Awards, accomplish-
ments and honor societies:
National Merit Scholar, Na-
tional Honor Society, Dioce-
san Scholar (11, 12), Amer-
ican Chemical Society High
School Chemistry Exam
Runner-up (10), Royal Schol-
ar (9), St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton Scholar
Activities: varsity tennis
(9-12), Junior varsity soft-
ball (9), Wilkes-Barre girls
softball (9-11), yearbook club
(9), Spanish club (11-12)
Community/school ser-
vice project: Altar server
(4-12), Vacation Bible School
teacher (8-12), Girl Scout
(K-10), tutor in algebra,
chemistry and grammar (11)
Favorite courses: Latin,
honors rhetoric, algebra II,
AP U.S. government, honors
survey of dramatic litera-
ture, chemistry
Teacher who influenced
you the most? Why? Mrs.
Kara Beviglia. She consis-
tently encourages me to
push myself beyond what I
believe I am capable of ac-
complishing. Her courses
are demanding, but she
always believes in me and
my potential and inspires
me to believe in myself.
Experiencing her love of
learning has fostered that
same love in me, and her
passion for teaching has
made me an even more
eager and dedicated stu-
dent, both in and out of the
classroom.
Work experience: Schiels
Family Market, Cashier/
front end supervisor (Octo-
ber 2009-present)
What college or post-
secondary school do you
plan to attend? Boston
College, Georgetown Uni-
versity or Syracuse Uni-
versity
What are your career
goals? I am undecided
about my major and what
field I would like to enter
after college, but I am de-
termined to delve into the
college experience and
learn as much as I can so
that, when I leave, I am pre-
pared to be successful and
able to make a difference in
our world.
What has been the big-
gest challenge you have
faced? My greatest chal-
lenge so far has been effec-
tively managing my time,
especially this year. Balanc-
ing school, work and extra-
curricular activities and still
find time for myself has
been difficult.
Do you have a hidden
talent or something even
close friends dont know
about you? Almost every-
one I meet is surprised to
discover that I love listening
to rap and hip-hop music.
Community: Wilkes-Barre
Family: Parents Joseph
and Geralyn Muth, sisters
Amy and Abby
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Name: Kelly Shiptoski
High school: Berwick Area
GPA: 100.3122
Awards, accomplishments
and honor societies: Distin-
guished honor student, four
years; Health Care Hero Award,
runner-up (2009); Hugh
OBrien Youth Leadership
Seminar Essay Contest finalist
(2009); National Honor Society
(2010 present); National
Young Leaders Conference
(2009)
Activities: Drama club, sec-
retary and costume designer
chair person (2008-2012);
marching/concert band, (2010-
2012); mathletes (2009-2012);
Future Business Leaders of
America Club (2009-2012);
writing center consultant (2011-
2012); high school library aide
(2011-2012).
Community/school service
project: I have been volun-
teering at the McBride Memo-
rial Library weekly since May
2010. During the summer I also
volunteer for the summer
reading program for children at
the McBride Memorial Library.
Favorite courses: Chemistry
II (honors) and AP Literature
and composition. Chemistry is
my favorite subject because it
requires abstract thinking and
hard work to master the mate-
rial. I loved AP literature and
composition because I love to
read and analyze books.
Teacher who influenced you
the most? Why? My chemistry
teacher, Mr. John Allen helped
me to develop a deep love and
respect for science, aided me
in discovering my talent in
chemistry, and brought out my
leadership skills through work-
ing with others in labs.
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been working at Mays Drive-in
(a local restaurant) as a cashier
since May 2011.
What college or post-sec-
ondary school do you plan to
attend? Drexel University
What are your career
goals? I am not completely
sure of the career I want, but I
am sure of my interests: chem-
istry, international relations
and politics. As of now, I am
thinking of pursuing engineer-
ing, specifically chemical engi-
neering.
What has been the biggest
challenge you have faced?
Coping with the divorce of my
parents. When they divorced,
my entire world turned upside
down. However, as time went
on, I became very close to my
mother and sister, and they are
the reason I am the strong
young woman I am today.
Do you have a hidden talent
or something even close
friends dont know about
you? I absolutely love to write.
I will write anything, from a
research paper to a novel,
quite happily. I am the only
student in the class who ac-
tually jumps for joy when an
essay is assigned! I am also
very interested in politics and
the current presidential cam-
paign. Also, other cultures
fascinate me, and I hope to
travel the entire world some
day.
Community: Berwick
Family: Mother Carmela
Shiptoski, sister Maria Ship-
toski
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1929: Born in Hazleton on
Jan. 17
1946: Graduated from Forty
Fort High School
1947: Finished an 18-month
stint in the U.S. Army of Oc-
cupation, first in Italy then in
the international Trieste
1952: Graduated from Har-
vard College
1955: Graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania
School of Law
1957: Appointed Deputy
Register of Wills and first
assistant clerk of Orphans
Court in Luzerne County
1958: Appointed an assistant
district attorney in Luzerne
County
1970: Named by Gov. Milton
Shapp as one of three pos-
sible appointees for a posi-
tion on the Luzerne County
bench. The appointment
went to Arthur Dalessandro
1971: Appointed solicitor for
Lake-Lehman School District
1979: Appointed by Gov. Dick
Thornburgh to fill a vacancy
on the Luzerne County bench
created by the retirement of
Judge Richard L. Bigelow
1980: Sworn in as Luzerne
County Judge and assigned
to Orphans Court
1981: Lost a judicial race to
Democratic challenger and
District Attorney Chester
Muroski
1985: Nominated by Repub-
lican party as designated
candidate to fill the remain-
ing 14 months of the unex-
pired term of Republican
state Sen. Frank OConnell
who retired from the 20th
District for personal reasons.
He would go on to defeat
Democrat Joseph Bilbow to
win election to the Senate
1986: Defeats Monroe Coun-
ty businessman Charlie Kirk-
wood to win the GOP nomi-
nation for the Senate seat
then defeats Bilbow again
1990: Wins re-election to
second term
1994: Wins re-election
to third term
1998: Wins re-
election to fourth
term
2002: Wins re-
election to fifth
term
2005: Announces he will
retire when his term ex-
pires in 2006
MILESTONES IN LIFE OF SEN. CHARLES LEMMOND JR.
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Schweiker as the governor
signed into law a bill mandating
hearing screenings for all infants
born in the state.
At the time, in an interview
with The Times Leader, Lem-
mond said, Unless you or some-
one you know or work with has
faced up to the challenge (of
hearing impairment), you dont
know how important it is (to de-
tect and treat the problem). He
was among the thousands of
state residents dealing with hear-
ing loss, though his was caused
by life factors, not something he
was born with.
Lemmond wore hearing aids
for decades to offset damage
caused by exposure to artillery
fire and other explosives in his vi-
cinity during his 18 months of
service in the U.S. Army. Lem-
mond said he also likely sus-
tained hearing loss from hunting
and loud music he played in
bands from fourth grade until
graduating from law school.
Also sitting next to Schweiker
at that December 2001 bill sign-
ing was Dr. Louis Siemenski,
whowas instrumental inthe bills
creation.
In 1994, the audiologist from
Shavertown pioneered a screen-
ing program for hearing loss in
newborns at Nesbitt Hospital in
Kingston. The hospital auxiliary
donated the equipment and he
volunteered his services to en-
sure all babies born at the hospi-
tal had a hearing screening. At
the time the average age of diag-
nosis for hearing impairments
was 18 months, but with Siemen-
skis program infants were diag-
nosed at birth and fit with hear-
ing aids by three months. Not
long after the programat Nesbitt
began, Lemmond visited Sie-
menskis office; he was intrigued
by an infant having a hearing aid
and asked about the program.
The quest to pass a statewide
infant hearing screening bill be-
gan.
Lemmond was able to get a pi-
lot programgoing in1996 that al-
located funds for 20 hospitals
across the state including Nes-
bitt. The results from that pro-
gram were enough to lead to the
bill gaining unanimous approval
in both chambers in 2001.
Siemenski, whose office is in
Kingston, lamented Lemmonds
loss on Thursday and said hun-
dreds of thousands of children in
Pennsylvania are better off today
because of him.
A picture from the bill signing
event sits on Siemenskis desk
with a pen used at the proceed-
ing. Siemenski also has a note
fromLemmond that says: It was
you Lou. It couldnt have been
done without you.
But Siemenski has a different
take.
He was wrong. It couldnt
have been done without Charlie
Lemmond, he said.
On Thursday, Senate Majority
Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Ches-
ter, issued a statement on Lem-
monds passing that referenced
the initiative.
Charlie was a true gentleman
in every sense of the word, a man
who always wore an honest
smile. He loved the people of the
20thDistrict, andhe servedthem
withintegrity. His worktoensure
that Pennsylvania newborns are
screened for hearing loss is a leg-
acy for whichhe will always be re-
membered, Pileggi said.
Over the course of more than
two decades in the Senate, Lem-
mond left an impact.
At the local level, Lemmond
supported governors nomina-
tions of Democrats to the Lu-
zerne County Court of Common
Pleas. At the state level, he
bucked the national GOP posi-
tion in 1989 when he voted
against a lawthat tightened abor-
tion restrictions in Pennsylvania.
Among Lemmonds legislative
accomplishments: authoring a
law that allows district justices
and judges to consider an adult
defendants juvenile record in de-
termining bail; a law imposing
tougher punishments for repeat
drug offenders; a law providing
for the housing of state prisoners
in federal prisons; and a law pro-
viding sentencing procedures for
first degree murder. He also
wrote Pennsylvanias living-will
law.
Senate President Pro Tempore
Joe Scarnati lauded Lemmonds
life and career on Thursday.
He was highly respected by
his colleagues here in the Senate
for his honesty, fairness and dedi-
cationto doing the right thing for
the people of Pennsylvania. Char-
lie will be remembered for nu-
merous accomplishments, in-
cluding helping community orga-
nizations, reforming elder laws
to protect the dignity of senior ci-
tizens, and championing living
will legislation.
HEARING
Continued from Page 1A
Baker: Second father
Lemmond is survived by his
wife, Barbara, daughter, Judy,
and sons Chuck, John and David.
As theLemmondfamilygathered
at their Lehman Avenue home in
Dallas Thursday, Baker said she
had lost her second father.
Driving home fromEnid, Okla.
where she watched her son, Car-
son, compete in the Junior Col-
lege World Series for Lackawan-
na College, Baker reflected on
her mentor and talked about her
love and admiration for Lem-
mond.
I feel so fortunate to have had
such a deep personal and profes-
sional relationship with him my
entire life, saidBaker, who was 4
years old when her family moved
next door to the Lemmond home
in Dallas in 1965. I learned so
much from him and I respected
him all my life.
Baker served as Lemmonds
chief of staff from 1985-95 when
she left to join the staff of Gov.
TomRidge. She pointed to sever-
al projects the Republican sen-
ator worked on to benefit the re-
gion, including the MoheganSun
Arena at Casey Plaza, the Tunk-
hannock Bypass and the Back
Mountain Regional Recreation
Complex.
Baker said Lemmond lobbied
Ridge to ensure the funding for
the arena wasnt lost while the
battle for anInterstate 81exit was
being waged.
He always set high standards
for his staff and himself, Baker
said. He believed the higher you
set your standards, the higher the
results. He never wantedto settle
for mediocre.
Community remembers
Republican Party leader Pat
Solano of Pittston Township
knew Lemmond for decades and
said his substance and advice
were immeasurable.
Im sad over my friend, Sola-
no said of Lemmonds passing. I
have never known a more honor-
able and knowledgeable guy.
Solano said Lemmond never
sought the spotlight, but when
he did get behind a microphone,
he was always preparedandhada
lot to say.
He was never a glory seeker,
Solano said. He affected many
laws, he made things better. He
always had solid, good common
sense.
Solano said when he was Lu-
zerne County Republican Party
chairman, Lemmond was a mem-
ber of the Young Republicans.
We will have a major void in
just the wisdomthat always came
from Charlie, Solano said. Wis-
dom he had on all issues.
Michael MacDowell, president
of Misericordia University, said
Lemmond relished that he
shared his birthday with Benja-
min Franklin.
Ive thought a lot about Char-
lie today; theres so much to say,
MacDowell said. He was a true
gentleman sometimes thats
missing in politics today. He al-
ways made decisions that he
thought were best for everybo-
dy.
MacDowell said Lemmond
was proud that he was able to
cross the political aisle and get
things done. Lemmond had a
great understanding of democra-
cy and history, MacDowell said.
Hegenuinelycaredabout peo-
ple, he said. He looked out for
people and institutions in the ar-
ea.
Lemmond was noted for intro-
ducing people.
It was of his most endearing
characteristics, MacDowell
said. My wife and I visited him
in the hospital recently. Charlie
sat upandsaid, Let meintroduce
you to my nurse. He treated ev-
erybody with great respect.
Lemmond had an eclectic side,
as well, having played first trum-
pet inthe Harvardband. He loved
American jazz music.
WhenMisericordia openedthe
Lemmond Theater, MacDowell
said the Boston Brass played in
honor of Lemmond.
If you scratched Charlie, he
was a mile deep, MacDowell
said. He loved music, athletics,
faith and he was brilliantly edu-
cated. HowmanyFortyFort High
School graduates went to Har-
vard and the University of Penn-
sylvania Law School?
Former state Rep. Kevin
Blaum, a Democrat, left the state
legislature the same year as Lem-
mond 2006.
Simply put, he was a great
man, Blaumsaid. Charlie is the
perfect example of being able to
get things done through honesty
and integrity. He was a very spe-
cial man.
Helped community library
Ernie Ashbridge, a member of
the Back Mountain Library
Board of Directors and chairman
of the Auction Advisory Commit-
tee, said Lemmond and his wife,
Barbara, were great supporters.
Its a shame Ashbridge said
of Lemmonds death. Its such a
tremendous loss tothecommuni-
ty. He did a lot for everybody.
Ashbridge said Lemmond was
involved with the library for dec-
ades.
I knowhe was involvedlonger
than me and Ive been there 52
years, Ashbridgesaid. It was ve-
ry dear to his heart.
Luzerne County Court of Com-
mon Pleas Judge Dick Hughes
workedwithLemmondat the Sil-
verblatt & Townend law firm.
His passing is tragic for all
who knew him and for the com-
munity, Hughes said.
Everybodys lives were affect-
ed positively by Charlie Lem-
mond. He personified integrity;
he was a role model for so many
of us.
Stevens, the state Superior
Court president judge, described
Lemmond as a wonderful, kind
and intelligent man. Stevens
said when he was in the state
House of Representatives, Lem-
mond was in the Senate and the
two worked together on several
initiatives.
His presence in the communi-
ty will be missed, Stevens said.
He always had the best interests
of the area at heart. He never had
his own agenda.
Tribute from governor
Corbett said he and his wife,
Sue, have lost a friend.
Charlie was a friend to all of
Pennsylvania, Corbett said. He
was a great leader who had great
common sense. He had the abil-
ity to look at an issue and explain
it clearly.
Corbett said he never heard a
cross word come from Lem-
monds lips.
He will be sorely missed, the
governor said.
ForCharles Lemmonds obitu-
ary, see Page 8A.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Sen. Charles Lemmond and Frank Henry lead the audience in God
Bless America during the Salvation Army Awards Dinner.
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Patrick Solano, left, former state Sen. Charles Lemmond, former
Luzerne County Judge Joseph Cosgrove, Leo Vergnetti, and for-
mer Judge Joseph Van Jura get together.
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Former state Reps. Tom Tigue, left, George Hasay and former Sen.
Charles Lemmond, seated, discuss politics.
LEMMOND
Continued from Page 1A
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Lisa Baker is greeted by former state Sen. Charles Lemmond upon her arrival to a party in her honor
on election night. Baker succeeded Lemmond in the Senate post.
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Former state Sen. Charles Lemmond, right, walks with his wife
Barbara to a memorial service for friend Charles Rusty Flack.
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150 Special Notices
MONTY MONTY SA SAYS YS
Off we go!
Weeeee!!! This is
going to be very
interesting. I am
not going to lie to
you...Get ready for
an adventure.
June. Finally here.
I feel like tacos.
Let's hit it.
350 Elderly Care
WORK WANTED
Experienced in
homecare. I will
work in your home
taking care of your
loved one. Person-
al care, meal
preparation & light
housekeeping pro-
vided. References,
background check
also provided.
Salary negotiable.
570-836-9726 or
cell 570-594-4165
Say it HERE
in the Classifieds!
570-829-7130
409 Autos under
$5000
SUBARU 99 IMPREZA
4 door sedan.
99,000 miles. White
exterior, auto, AWD.
4 cyl., single owner,
clean car fax. Well
maintained, very
reliable, new tires,
alternator, struts,
battery & muffler.
Asking $3600
570-574-5657
409 Autos under
$5000
DODGE `98
AVENGER
Rebuilt engine, new
transmission, cus-
tom 3 exhaust.
Weapon R intake,
Blitz front bumper
and side skirts,
custom Evil 8 paint
job, vertical doors,
after market wheel
and tires, over
$10,000 invested.
Asking $4,000.
Call 570-287-8410
or 570-855-2699
LINEUP
ASUCCESSFULSALE
INCLASSIFIED!
Doyouneedmorespace?
A yard or garage sale
in classified
is the best way
tocleanout your closets!
Youre in bussiness
with classified!
412 Autos for Sale
HONDA 04 ACCORD
LX SEDAN. 162k
miles. New battery,
excellent condition.
Auto, single owner,
runs great. Upgrad-
ed stereo system.
4 snow tires and
rims & after market
rims. Air, standard
power features.
Kelly Blue Book
$7800.
Asking $6800
570-466-5821
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interi-
or, all original &
never seen snow.
$7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
468 Auto Parts
All Junk
Cars &
Trucks
Wanted
Highest
Prices
Paid In
CA$H
FREE
PICKUP
570-574-1275
522 Education/
Training
HVAC Instructor
West Side CTC is
seeking applicants
for a Heating, Venti-
lation, Air Condition-
ing & Refrigeration
Instructor. Appli-
cants must be EPA
certified & possess
an understanding of
& the ability to teach
all aspects of
plumbing, heating,
heat pumps, ventila-
tion, air condition-
ing, refrigeration,
and trade related
competencies. The
successful candi-
date must be able
to relate well with
high-school aged
students, work
independently &
prepare lessons
based upon a pre-
scribed curriculum.
PA certification pre-
ferred.
Send letter of intent,
resume, three cur-
rent letters of refer-
ence, standard
teaching application
and current Act 34,
114, and 151 clear-
ances to:
Mrs. Nancy Tkatch
Administrative
Director
West Side CTC
75 Evans St.
Kingston, PA 18704
Deadline for
applications is:
June 22, 2012.
Salary & benefits as
per Professional
Collective Bargain-
ing Agreement.
E.O.E.
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
Plumbing, Heat-
ing & Air Condi-
tioning Experi-
ence
Full time. Pay
commensurate
551 Other
NOW HIRING
FT/PT counter help
at Loco Yoco. Apply
in person 10am-
3pm Saturday 6/2
next to Walgreens,
Dallas.
554 Production/
Operations
CRUSHING AND
SCREENING EQUIPMENT
SERVICE TECH
Must have knowl-
edge of hydraulics,
electrical, & welding
Possible overnight
stays
Must be flexible
with hours
Please fax resume
to 570-270-5792
or email
info@common-
wealth
equipment.com
No phone calls
please.
Doyouneedmorespace?
A yard or garage sale
in classified
is the best way
tocleanout your closets!
Youre in bussiness
with classified!
ASHLEY
6 Ross St
Sat & Sun. 6/2, 6/3
7am-4pm
Everything must go.
Yard / House Sale.
DALLAS
Sat., June 2nd, 9-1
Directions: Machell
Ave., left on
Pinecrest,
follow signs.
Some antiques,
furniture, lighting,
jewelry, art work,
fun stuff!
EXETER
1950 Wyoming Ave
Sundays 8am-4pm
VENDORS
WANTED!
The Discount
Warehouse
Vendor Market.
Indoor spaces,
Outdoor spaces,
& Storefronts
available.
Call Chris at
570-709-1639
after 3:30pm.
PLAINS
24 Crow St
Saturday & Sunday
June 2 & 3
Starting at 9am
Rain or Shine
HARVEYS LAKE
19 Brook Street
Sat & Sunday
June 2 & 3, 9-4
Furniture, house-
hold items, clothing,
.25 tables.
No Early Birds!
KINGSTON
79 N. Welles Ave.
June 2 & 3, 9-2
No Junk!
Household appli-
ances, furniture,
books, art supplies,
clothing, air condi-
tioner.
MOUNTAIN TOP
8 Revere Road
Walden Park
June 1st & 2nd, 8-1
Kitchen & house-
hold items. Out-
door tools, swing,
womens and junior
clothing, knick-
knacks and
much more!!!!
MOUNTAINTOP
Anne Street
Behind CUMC
Sat, June 2, 9-2
Basketball hoop,
computer desk,
bike, dresser,
clothes, household,
books & holiday.
PITTSTON TWP.
633 Suscon Rd.
Friday,Saturday &
Sunday
8am-7pm
10 Gun Metal Cabi-
net, Wii system.
Craftsman table
saw. Precious
moments. Baseball
cards & sports col-
lectibles. Nascar
1/24 scale cars.
Records - 45s and
much more!
Don't need that
Guitar?
Sell it in the
Classified Section!
570-829-7130
SWOYERSVILLE
22 Lindberg Street
Sun., June 3, 9-2
Furniture, small
appliances, VHS
tapes, toys, baby
furniture, kids and
adult clothing
& more.
SWOYERSVILLE
55 Lackawanna Ave
Friday, Saturday &
Sunday. June 1, 2 &3
Starting at 8am
Tools, Antiques, Col-
lectibles and Puz-
zles galore! Also,
truck stuff, yard
stuff, household,
clothing & more!
Collect cash, not dust!
Clean out your
basement, garage
or attic and call the
Classified depart-
ment today at 570-
829-7130!
WILKES-BARRE
640 Hazle St
Saturday, June 2nd
Starting at 9am
A variety of items,
something for
everyone!
762 Musical
Instruments
PIANO. 1980 black
high gloss Yahama
Excellent condition
Must sell! $3,800
OBO.570-287-1839,
morning calls unti
noon.
774 Restaurant
Equipment
8 foot true
refrigerated deli
case in excellent
$3300. call
570-262-9374
906 Homes for Sale
HANOVER TWP.
New Construction.
Lot #2, Fairway
Estates. 2,700
square feet, tile &
hardwood on 1st
floor. Cherry cabi-
nets with center
island. $399,500.
For more details:
patrickdeats.com
(570)696-1041
LARKSVILLE
Completely redone!
New roof, windows
plumbing, electric,
fence & patio
with attached gaze-
bo. Modern kitchen
with breakfast room
& sitting area.
Large living room,
office, & dining/
bonus room. 2
large bedrooms
with private
modern baths.
A MUST SEE!!!
$85,000. CALL
CHRISTINE KUTZ
570-332-8832
LARKSVILLE
Nice country setting
close to town for
your new home!
Lot is 75 x 107
with an existing
12 x 20 shed.
$15,000
CALL
CHRISTINE KUTZ
570-332-8832
WILKES-BARRE
15 Amherst Ave
PRICE REDUCED
Own for less than
your apartment
rent! Freshly painted
4 Bedroom Dutch
Colonial sports a
brand new roof & is
handicap accessible
with wheelchair
ramp in rear. 1st
floor has Master
Bedroom & 3/4 bath
with walk-in shower
modern kitchen with
breakfast bar, com-
puter room & 1st
floor laundry. Great
neighborhood walk-
ing distance to
schools, colleges &
bus rte. Come in &
see what this great
house has to offer.
MLS 12-216
$79,900
CLASSIC
PROPERTIES
570-793-9449
Call Steve Shemo
570-718-4959
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
West Pittston,
Pa.
GARDEN VIL-
LAGE APART-
MENTS
221 Fremont St.
Housing for the
elderly & mobility
impaired; all utili-
ties included. Fed-
erally subsidized
program. Extreme-
ly
low income per-
sons encouraged
to apply. Income
less than $12,400.
570-655-6555,
8 am-4 pm,
Monday-Friday.
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
953Houses for Rent
PLYMOUTH
3 bedrooms,1 bath,
$650/per month,
Call 570-760-0511
746 Garage Sales/
Estate Sales/
Flea Markets
NUANGOLA
Mountain Top area.
Residential building
lot for sale. 100 ft x
195 ft. deep, 1/2
mile form lake,
Near Laurel Lakes
Development.
Sewer system
coming in June.
570-592-2827
KINGSTON
399 -401 Elm Ave.
Newly remodeled
apartments. 1st
floor, 3 bedroom,
$850 + utilities. 2nd
floor, (2) 2 bed-
room $600 + utili-
ties. NO PETS, No
section 8 housing.
References and
security required.
570-301-2785
WILKES-BARRE
NORTH
807 N. Washington
2 bedrooms, 2nd
floor. Wall to wall
carpeting. Eat in
kitchen with appli-
ances. Off street
parking - 2 cars.
Coin op laundry. All
utilities included.
$650 / month +
security. No pets.
570-814-1356
746 Garage Sales/
Estate Sales/
Flea Markets
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BASEBALL
Favorite Odds Underdog
American League
BLUE JAYS 10 Red Sox
Yankees 8.5 TIGERS
INDIANS 8.5 Twins
RAYS 7.0 Orioles
ROYALS 8.0 As
WHITE SOX 7.0 Mariners
Rangers 8.5 ANGELS
National League
PHILLIES 8.5 Marlins
NATIONALS 7.5 Braves
METS 7.0 Cards
Reds 8.5 ASTROS
BREWERS 8.5 Pirates
ROCKIES 9.5 Dodgers
Dbacks 6.5 PADRES
GIANTS 7.0 Cubs
NBA
Favorite Points Underdog
Eastern Conference Final
CELTICS 1.5 Heat
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
Saturday
Stanley Cup
DEVILS -$110/-
$110
Kings
AME RI C A S
L I NE
BY ROXY ROXBOROUGH
BOXING REPORT: In the WBO welter-
weight title fight on June 9 in Las Vegas,
Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$450 vs.
Timothy Bradley at +$350. Follow
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L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY'S EVENTS
H.S. Softball
District 2 Class A final
No. 1 Northwest vs. No. 2 Blue Ridge, 4:30 p.m. at
Wilkes University
H.S. Boys Volleyball
PIAA Class 2A Tournament
Holy Redeemer in Pool B, State College
PREP LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 5:30 p.m. unless noted)
Abington Blue at Moscow
Green Ridge at Abington White
Valley View at South Scranton
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Swoyersville at Back Mountain
Wilkes-Barre at Nanticoke
YOUTH LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Tunkhannock at Swoyersville
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 3 p.m. unless noted)
Mountain Top at Tunkhannock
Plains at Swoyersville, 10:30 a.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
PREP LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 1 p.m. unless noted)
Abington Blue at Back Mountain
Abington White at Mountaintop
Dunmore at Nanticoke
Moscow at South Scranton
Swoyersville at Green Ridge
Valley View at Mountaintop, 4 p.m.
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Greater Pittston at Tunkhannock
Hazleton Area at Mtop-1
Mtop-2 at Plains
Nanticoke at Back Mountain
W H A T S O N T V
AUTO RACING
10 a.m.
SPEED NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying
for Lucas Oil 200, at Dover, Del.
11 a.m.
SPEED NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Fe-
dEx 400, at Dover, Del.
12:30 p.m.
SPEEDNASCAR, Nationwide Series, final prac-
tice for 5-hour Energy 200, at Dover, Del.
2:30 p.m.
SPEEDNASCAR, Sprint Cup, Happy Hour Se-
ries, final practice for FedEx 400, at Dover, Del.
5 p.m.
SPEED NASCAR, Truck Series, Lucas Oil 200,
at Dover, Del.
BOXING
9 p.m.
NBCSN Ronald Cruz (16-0-0) vs. Prenice Brew-
er (16-1-1), for vacant WBC Continental Americas
welterweight title;Gabriel Rosado (19-5-0) vs. Se-
chew Powell (26-4-0), for vacant WBO Inter-Conti-
nental middleweight title, at Bethlehem, Pa.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2WorldSeries, game5, teams TBD, at Ok-
lahoma City
9:30 p.m.
ESPN2WorldSeries, game6, teams TBD, at Ok-
lahoma City
GOLF
9:30 a.m.
TGCEuropean PGA Tour, Wales Open, second
round, at City of Newport, Wales
12:30 p.m.
TGCShopRite LPGAClassic, first round, at Gal-
loway, N.J.
3 p.m.
TGCPGA Tour, the Memorial Tournament, sec-
ond round, at Dublin, Ohio
6:30 p.m.
TGCChampions Tour, Principal Charity Classic,
first round, at West Des Moines, Iowa (same-day
tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
YES N.Y. Yankees at Detroit
CSN Miami at Philadelphia
SNY St. Louis at N.Y. Mets
8 p.m.
ROOT Pittsburgh at Milwaukee
10:05 p.m.
WGN Chicago Cubs at San Francisco
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
SE2, WYLN Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley
NBA BASKETBALL
8:30 p.m.
ESPN Playoffs, conference finals, game 3, Mia-
mi at Boston
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERSSelected the contract of C
Omir Santos from Toledo (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYSSelected the contract
RHPRobert Coello fromLas Vegas (PCL). Sent 1B
Adam Lind outright to Las Vegas.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIESPlaced SS Troy Tulo-
witzki on the15-day DL. Activated INF Chris Nelson
from the 15-day DL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERSPlaced OF Matt
Kemp on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF-OF Alex
Castellanos from Albuquerque (PCL).
NEWYORKMETSSent RHPManny Acosta out-
right to Buffalo (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATESPlaced OF Nate
McLouth on waivers for the purpose of giving his
unconditional release.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSRecalled RHP Maikel
CletofromMemphis (PCL). OptionedRHPChuckie
Fick and RHP Brandon Dickson to Memphis.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLSSigned DB Isaiah Green. Re-
leased LB Garrick Williams.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTSClaimed CB Korey Lind-
sey off waivers from Arizona. Waived S Micah Pel-
lerin.
WASHINGTON REDSKINSSigned QB Kirk
Cousins.
Canadian Football League
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERSSigned OL
Ben Heenan, LB Samuel Hurl, LB Kevin Regi-
mbald-Gagne and WR Ismael Bamba.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMESNamed Bob Hartley coach.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSSigned C Derek
MacKenzie to a two-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGSAnnounced the retire-
ment of D Nicklas Lidstrom.
EDMONTON OILERSSigned D Brandon David-
son.
COLLEGE
BELLHAVENNamed John Aiken mens basket-
ball coach.
HARDIN-SIMMONSAnnounced the resignation
of softball coach Dan Sheppard, effective June 15.
IOWAAnnounced the resignation of womens
rowing coach Mandi Kowal.
LOYOLA (MD.)Named Lincoln Phillips womens
assistant soccer coach.
NORTH CAROLINA STATEAnnounced Don
Horton resigned as tight ends coach and named
him assistant director of football operations.
NYUNamed Lauren Hall-Gregory womens bas-
ketball coach.
B A S E B A L L
Minor League Baseball
International League
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 34 20 .630
Buffalo (Mets)........................... 31 23 .574 3
Yankees ................................... 29 23 .558 4
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 29 24 .547 4
1
2
Syracuse (Nationals)............... 25 28 .472 8
1
2
Rochester (Twins) ................... 22 30 .423 11
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Gwinnett (Braves) .................. 32 21 .604
Charlotte (White Sox)............ 29 25 .537 3
1
2
Durham (Rays) ....................... 23 31 .426 9
1
2
Norfolk (Orioles)..................... 21 31 .404 10
1
2
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Indianapolis (Pirates)............... 30 22 .577
Columbus (Indians) ................. 25 28 .472 5
1
2
Toledo (Tigers) ........................ 25 29 .463 6
Louisville (Reds) ...................... 17 37 .315 14
Thursday's Games
Columbus 3, Buffalo 0
Toledo 3, Yankees 0
Lehigh Valley 14, Gwinnett 4
Syracuse at Louisville, ppd.
Norfolk 2, Pawtucket 0
Charlotte 5, Rochester 1
Durham at Indianapolis, late
Today's Games
Yankees at Norfolk, 6:15 p.m., 1st game
Buffalo at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Durham at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.
Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Indianapolis, 7:15 p.m.
Norfolk vs. Yankees at Norfolk, 8:45 p.m., 2nd
game
Saturday's Games
Durham at Louisville, 6:05 p.m.
Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley, 6:35 p.m.
Buffalo at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Yankees at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Columbus at Rochester, 1:05 p.m.
Yankees at Norfolk, 1:15 p.m., 1st game
Syracuse at Indianapolis, 1:15 p.m.
Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley, 1:35 p.m.
Durham at Louisville, 2:05 p.m.
Norfolk vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Norfolk, 3:45
p.m., 2nd game
Gwinnett at Charlotte, 5:15 p.m.
Buffalo at Toledo, 6 p.m.
Eastern League
Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
New Britain (Twins) ............... 31 21 .596
Reading (Phillies)................... 29 21 .580 1
Trenton (Yankees) ................. 28 22 .560 2
Binghamton (Mets) ................ 24 26 .480 6
Portland (Red Sox) ................ 22 31 .415 9
1
2
New Hampshire (Blue Jays) . 20 31 .392 10
1
2
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians)......................... 31 19 .620
Harrisburg (Nationals)............. 28 25 .528 4
1
2
Erie (Tigers) ............................. 25 26 .490 6
1
2
Richmond (Giants) .................. 25 28 .472 7
1
2
Altoona (Pirates) ...................... 23 28 .451 8
1
2
Bowie (Orioles) ........................ 22 30 .423 10
Thursday's Games
Portland 7, Harrisburg 2
New Britain 6, New Hampshire 5
Altoona 5, Richmond 4, 11 innings
Binghamton 8, Reading 1
Trenton 11, Erie 0
Bowie at Akron, late
Today's Games
Erie at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.
Harrisburg at New Britain, 6:35 p.m.
Portland 7at Harrisburg
Reading at Bowie, 7:05 p.m.
Akron at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
New Hampshire at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Erie at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.
Reading at Bowie, 6:35 p.m.
Harrisburg at New Britain, 6:35 p.m.
Portland at Altoona, 7 p.m.
Akron at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
New Hampshire at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Akron at Binghamton, 1:05 p.m.
New Hampshire at Trenton, 1:05 p.m.
Harrisburg at New Britain, 1:35 p.m.
Reading at Bowie, 2:05 p.m.
Erie at Richmond, 2:05 p.m.
Portland at Altoona, 6 p.m.
H O C K E Y
National Hockey League
Playoff Glance
(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3
Saturday, April 28: NY Rangers 3, Washington 1
Monday, April 30: Washington 3, NY Rangers 2
Wednesday, May 2: NY Rangers 2, Washington 1,
3OT
Saturday, May 5: Washington 3, NY Rangers 2
Monday, May 7: NY Rangers 3, Washington 2, OT
Wednesday, May 9: Washington 2, NY Rangers 1
Saturday, May 12: NY Rangers 2, Washington 1
New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1
Sunday, April 29: Philadelphia 4, NewJersey 3, OT
Tuesday, May 1: New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1
Thursday, May 3: NewJersey 4, Philadelphia 3, OT
Sunday, May 6: New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 2
Tuesday, May 8: New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Phoenix 4, Nashville 1
Friday, April 27: Phoenix 4, Nashville 3, OT
Sunday, April 29: Phoenix 5, Nashville 3
Wednesday, May 2: Nashville 2, Phoenix 0
Friday, May 4: Phoenix 1, Nashville 0
Monday, May 7: Phoenix 2, Nashville 1
Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 0
Saturday, April 28: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1
Monday, April 30: Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 2
Thursday, May 3: Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 2
Sunday, May 6: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1
CONFERENCE FINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
Monday, May 14: NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 0
Wednesday, May 16: New Jersey 3, NY Rangers 2
Saturday, May 19: NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 0
Monday, May 21: New Jersey 4, NY Rangers 1
Wednesday, May 23: New Jersey 5, NY Rangers 3
Friday, May 25: New Jersey 3, NY Rangers 2, OT
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 1
Sunday, May 13: Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2
Tuesday, May 15: Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0
Thursday, May 17: Los Angeles 2, Phoenix 1
Sunday, May 20: Phoenix 2, Los Angeles 0
Tuesday, May 22: Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 3, OT
STANLEY CUP FINALS
Los Angeles 1, New Jersey 0
Wednesday, May 30: Los Angeles 2, NewJersey1,
OT
Saturday, June 2: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 8
p.m.
Monday, June 4: NewJersey at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6: New Jersey at Los Angeles, 8
p.m.
x-Saturday, June 9: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 8
p.m.
x-Monday, June 11: New Jersey at Los Angeles, 8
p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 13: Los Angeles at New Jer-
sey, 8 p.m.
American Hockey League
Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
BEST OF 7
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Norfolk 4, Connecticut 2
Wednesday, May 2: Connecticut 3, Norfolk 2, OT
Friday, May 4: Norfolk 4, Connecticut 1
Sunday, May 6: Norfolk 4, Connecticut 3
Monday, May 7: Connecticut 4, Norfolk 1
Wednesday, May 9: Norfolk 4, Connecticut 0
Friday, May 11: Norfolk 2, Connecticut 1, OT
St. John's 4, Penguins 3
Tuesday, May 1: St. Johns 3, Penguins 1
Wednesday, May 2: Penguins 3, St. Johns 1
Saturday, May 5: St. Johns 2, Penguins 1, OT
Sunday, May 6: St. Johns 3, Penguins 2, OT
Tuesday, May 8: Penguins 3, St. Johns 2, 2OT
Friday, May 11: Penguins 4, St. Johns 2
Saturday, May 12: St. Johns 3, Penguins 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Toronto 4, Abbotsford 1
Tuesday, May 1: Abbotsford 3, Toronto 1
Thursday, May 3: Toronto 5, Abbotsford 1
Saturday, May 5: Toronto 4, Abbotsford 1
Tuesday, May 8: Toronto 3, Abbotsford 1
Wednesday, May 9: Toronto 3, Abbotsford 2, OT
Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 1
Thursday, May 3: San Antonio 6, Oklahoma City 4
Saturday, May 5: Oklahoma City 5, San Antonio 4,
OT
Monday, May 7: Oklahoma City 2, San Antonio 1,
OT
Thursday, May10: Oklahoma City 2, San Antonio1,
OT
Friday, May 11: Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 3
CONFERENCE FINALS
BEST OF 7
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Norfolk 4, St. John's 0
Thursday, May 17: Norfolk 6, St. Johns 1
Saturday, May 19: Norfolk 3, St. Johns 1
Monday, May 21: Norfolk 1, St. Johns 0, OT
Tuesday, May 22: Norfolk 4, St. Johns 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Toronto 4, Oklahoma City 1
Thursday, May 17: Toronto 5, Oklahoma City 0
Friday, May 18: Oklahoma City 5, Toronto 1
Monday, May 21: Toronto 5, Oklahoma City 3
Wednesday, May 23: Toronto 3, Oklahoma City 0
Friday, May 25: Toronto 3, Oklahoma City 1
CALDER CUP FINALS
BEST OF 7
Norfolk vs. Toronto
Friday, June 1: Toronto at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 2: Toronto at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, June 7: Norfolk at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 9: Norfolk at Toronto, 3 p.m.
x-Sunday, June 10: Norfolk at Toronto, 3 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 13: Toronto at Norfolk, 7:15
p.m.
x-Friday, June 15: Toronto at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m.
B A S K E T B A L L
National Basketball
Association
Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-7)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Boston 4, Philadelphia 3
Saturday, May 12: Boston 92, Philadelphia 91
Monday, May 14: Philadelphia 82, Boston 81
Wednesday, May 16: Boston 107, Philadelphia 91
Friday, May 18: Philadelphia 92, Boston 83
Monday, May 21: Boston 101, Philadelphia 85
Wednesday, May 23: Philadelphia 82, Boston 75
Saturday, May 26: Boston 85, Philadelphia 75
Miami 4, Indiana 2
Sunday, May 13: Miami 95, Indiana 86
Tuesday, May 15: Indiana 78, Miami 75
Thursday, May 17: Indiana 94, Miami 75
Sunday, May 20: Miami 101, Indiana 93
Tuesday, May 22: Miami 115, Indiana 83
Thursday, May 24: Miami 105, Indiana 93
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Oklahoma City 4, L.A. Lakers 1
Monday, May14: OklahomaCity119, L.A. Lakers 90
Wednesday, May 16: Oklahoma City 77, L.A. Lak-
ers 75
Friday, May 18: L.A. Lakers 99, Oklahoma City 96
Saturday, May 19: Oklahoma City 103, L.A. Lakers
100
Monday, May 21: Oklahoma City 106, L.A. Lakers
90
San Antonio 4, L.A. Clippers 0
Tuesday, May15: SanAntonio108, L.A. Clippers 92
Thursday, May 17: San Antonio 105, L.A. Clippers
88
Saturday, May 19: San Antonio 96, L.A. Clippers 86
Sunday, May 20: San Antonio102, L.A. Clippers 99
CONFERENCE FINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Miami 2, Boston 0
Monday, May 28: Miami 93, Boston 79
Wednesday, May 30: Miami 115, Boston 111, OT
Friday, June 1: Miami at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 3: Miami at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
x-Tuesday, June 5: Boston at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
x-Thursday, June 7: Miami at Boston, 8:30 p.m.
x-Saturday, June 9: Boston at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 0
Sunday, May 27: San Antonio 101, Oklahoma City
98
Tuesday, May 29: San Antonio120, Oklahoma City
111
Thursday, May 31: San Antonio at Oklahoma City,
late
Saturday, June 2: San Antonio at Oklahoma City,
8:30 p.m.
x-Monday: June 4: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9
p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 6: San Antonio at Oklahoma
City, 9 p.m.
x-Friday, June 8: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9
p.m.
Women's National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut .................... 3 0 1.000
Indiana ............................ 3 0 1.000
Chicago........................... 2 1 .667 1
Atlanta............................. 1 2 .333 2
Washington.................... 1 2 .333 2
New York........................ 0 4 .000 3
1
2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota....................... 5 0 1.000
Los Angeles ................... 4 1 .800 1
Phoenix........................... 1 2 .333 3
San Antonio.................... 1 2 .333 3
Seattle............................. 0 3 .000 4
Tulsa ............................... 0 4 .000 4
1
2
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 79, Washington 77
Chicago 77, San Antonio 63
Thursday's Games
Atlanta 81, Phoenix 65
Today's Games
Minnesota at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Tulsa at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
F O O T B A L L
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Central Division
...........................................................W L T Pct
San Antonio...................................... 8 3 0 .727
Chicago ............................................ 6 4 0 .600
Iowa................................................... 4 7 0 .364
Kansas City ...................................... 2 8 0 .200
West Division
...........................................................W L T Pct
San Jose........................................... 8 3 0 .727
Arizona.............................................. 8 3 0 .727
Spokane............................................ 6 4 0 .600
Utah................................................... 6 5 0 .545
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
...........................................................W L T Pct
Georgia............................................. 6 5 0 .545
Tampa Bay........................................ 6 5 0 .545
Jacksonville...................................... 5 5 0 .500
New Orleans .................................... 4 6 0 .400
Orlando ............................................. 1 9 0 .100
Eastern Division
...........................................................W L T Pct
Philadelphia ..................................... 8 3 0 .727
Cleveland.......................................... 6 4 0 .600
Milwaukee......................................... 3 7 0 .300
Pittsburgh......................................... 2 8 0 .200
Today's Games
Cleveland at Iowa, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
New Orleans at Georgia, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
San Jose at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Utah at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Spokane at Chicago, 4 p.m.
B O X I N G
Fight Schedule
Today
At Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pa. (NBCSN),
Gabriel Rosado vs. Sechew Powell, 12, junior mid-
dleweights;Prenice Brewer vs. Ronald Cruz, 12, for
thevacant WBCContinental Americas welterweight
title.
June 2
At HomeDepot Center, Carson, Calif. (SHO), Anto-
nio Tarver vs. Lateef Kayode, 12, for Tarvers WBO
cruiserweight title;Austin Trout vs. Delvin Rodri-
guez, 12, for Trouts WBA World light middleweight
title;Vusi Malinga vs. Leo Santa Cruz, 12, for the va-
cant IBFbantamweight title;RonaldWright vs. Peter
Quillin, 10, middleweights;Winky Wright vs. Peter
Quillin, 10, middleweights.
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 PAGE 3B
S P O R T S
BOSTON (AP) Max
Scherzer pitched into the sev-
enth inning, Delmon Young
homered and the Detroit Ti-
gers beat the Boston Red Sox
7-3 on Thursday night to avoid
a four-game series sweep.
Scherzer (5-3) retired nine
consecutive batters before Nick
Punto led off the seventh with
a walk, forcing the right-hander
from the game. He allowed
three runs and seven hits in his
third consecutive victory, clos-
ing out a strong May.
Young hit a solo drive in the
eighth to make it 5-3, then
added a run-scoring single in
the ninth.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit his
10th homer for Boston, which
was seeking its first four-game
sweep against the Tigers since
2004. Josh Beckett (4-4) al-
lowed four runs and a season-
high 10 hits in seven innings.
The Red Sox opened May
with eight losses in nine games
to drop to 12-19 on the year.
But they closed out the month
with a 14-6 run to pull within
three of the division lead.
Young and Quintin Berry
each had three hits for Detroit,
which finished with 14 overall.
Berry also scored two runs and
stole two bases.
Saltalamacchia connected in
the second inning, and Scott
Podsednik doubled in Ryan
Sweeney to make it 2-0. Detroit
responded with three runs in
the third, capped by Prince
Fielders two-out RBI single.
Saltalamacchia tied it with a
two-out RBI single in bottom
half.
M A J O R L E A G U E R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett yells as he walks off the mound
after getting the Tigers Miguel Cabrera to fly out during a game
at Fenway Park in Boston Thursday.
Scherzer helps Tigers
to win vs. Red Sox
The Associated Press
Kemp heads back to
15-day DL
LOS ANGELES The Los
Angeles Dodgers placed
center fielder Matt Kemp on
the 15-day disabled list on
Thursday for the second time
this month because of a left
hamstring strain.
And this time, the training
staff is going to make sure
there are no recurrences
when he returns to the lineup.
Kemp went 1 for 4 with a
double in two games since
being reinstated from the
disabled list on Tuesday. He
left Wednesday nights game
against Milwaukee after
scoring all the way from first
base on a first-inning double
by Andre Ethier.
He has a little bit of swelling
in the same area, as well as a
new strain in a higher part of
that hamstring, said Sue
Falsone, who is in her first
year as the clubs head
athletic trainer after spending
the previous five seasons as
the teams physical therapist.
Theyre both Grade-1s, which
means that theres not a lot of
muscle fiber tear. Its the
lowest grade of a muscle
strain, so thats good news.
But having multiple strains in
one muscle, obviously its
going to be a little bit longer
from a rehab standpoint. So
were just going to take it
day-by-day.
Falsone said the best-case
scenario for Kemp is four
weeks before he can play
again. He spent two weeks on
the disabled list the first time
the hamstring bothered him
and when he got back to the
dugout after his latest
mishap, he broke a bat over
his knee in frustration.
STANDINGS/STATS
NEW YORK Few expected
much from the New York Mets
this season.
Then again, these arent exact-
ly the Mets everybody expected
to see.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Mike Bax-
ter. Jeremy Hefner.
Vinny Rottino, Rob Johnson,
Jordany Valdespin, Omar Quinta-
nilla, Mike Nickeas.
Who are these guys and how
do they keep winning big league
ballgames?
Two months into the season,
the no-name Mets are one of
baseballs biggest surprises. Led
by David Wright, Johan Santana
and a mystery cast of supporting
characters, NewYorkis 28-23and
only1
1
2 games out of first place in
the tightly bunched NL East.
Obviously, were looking for-
wardto getting some of our front-
line players back. But what these
guys have shown us is that they
can play here, second-year man-
ager Terry Collins said.
Turning to a string of subs and
fill-ins, the Mets are almost a real-
life version of Major League,
the hilarious movie about a band
of baseball rejects who carry the
Cleveland Indians to the playoffs.
About the only thing missing is
Bob Uecker behind the micro-
phone or Wesley Snipes run-
ning sprints in his pajamas.
No joke, though: New York is
playing sound fundamental base-
ball.
I think our minor league staff
has done a great job of getting
these guys prepared to come
here, said Collins, who also de-
serves plenty of praise. I think
one of the things that helps out is
when they walk in that locker
room and they look around and
they see friends. They see guys
they know. I think it makes a big
difference.
New York is minus three in-
jured regulars: left fielder Jason
Bay, shortstop Ruben Tejada and
catcher Jose Thole. Starting
pitcher Mike Pelfrey is out for the
season following elbow ligament
replacement surgery.
Add in the injuries to backups
RonnyCedenoandJustinTurner,
and NewYork has used six short-
stops already this season follow-
ing the departure of All-Star Jose
Reyes as a free agent in Decem-
ber.
Everybodysaidwedidnt have
depth. I think thats decent
depth. So, guys coming up and
performing is great to see, chief
operating officer Jeff Wilpon
said. Our farm system was bet-
ter than anybody thought.
With the Mets in dire need of
earlyreinforcements, unheralded
youngsters and minor league
journeymen have stepped in and
produced immediately.
Nieuwenhuis came up from
Triple-ABuffalo when center fiel-
der Andres Torres was injured on
opening day and has kept himself
in the lineup by hitting .294.
Baxter, who grew up 10 min-
utes from where Citi Field
stands, won the final bench spot
in spring training and did so well
as a pinch-hitter that hes now
batting leadoff against right-
handers.
Miguel Batista earned a win in
Pelfreys place and so did Hefner,
punctuating his first major
league victory with a stunning
home run.
The bus from Buffalo arrived
today, as it normally does, gen-
eral manager Sandy Alderson
said Tuesday.
Valdespins first career hit was
a pinch-hit, three-run homer off
Philadelphia closer Jonathan Pa-
pelbon in the ninth inning that
sent New York to a 5-2 victory
May 7.
Quintanilla was called up from
the minors this week and got
three hits in his Mets debut.
Theyre all here because
theyre worthy of being here, 37-
year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dick-
ey said.
Meet the Mets, a surprising cast of no-names
AP PHOTO
New Yorks Scott Hairston, right, and starting pitcher Jeremy
Hefner are part of one of baseballs biggest surprise teams this
season.
Stacked with Triple-A players,
New York is hanging in one of
the toughest divisions.
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Sports Writer
ROCHESTER, N.Y.After a
fewwild games against Toledo, a
pitchers duel broke out Thurs-
day afternoon in the series finale.
Eric Pattersons two-run single
and a sacrifice fly by Bryan Hola-
day was all the MudHens needed
in a 3-0 victory over Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre handing the Yan-
kees their third shutout loss of
the season. The Yankees were
held in check by four Mud Hens
pitchers and didnt notch an ex-
tra-base hit the entire game,
while leaving eight runners on
base.
Toledo loaded the bases in the
three-run seventh with nobody
out as Matt Young led off with a
single, Brad Eldred doubled and
Ryan Strieby walked against Yan-
kee starter D.J. Mitchell to setup
the scoring.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barres best
chance to score came in the bot-
tom of the seventh when it load-
ed the bases with one out in the
inning. But the Yankees came up
empty on a Colin Curtis flied out
andRonier Mustelier was thrown
out at home trying to score.
SWBhad an opportunity in the
bottom of the ninth as well. The
first twobatters of the frame reac-
hed via walk and hit by pitch
against Mud Hens closer Chris
Bootcheck. But the right-hander
rebounded to strike out the next
three hitters to record his tenth
save of the season.
Mitchell (4-2), who was dom-
inant early pitching six-plus in-
nings, allowed three runs on five
hits, while striking out seven and
walking just one.
Rob Waite (2-1) earned the win
for theMudHens inrelief of start-
er Brooks Brown. Waite tossed 2
1
3 scoreless innings allowing
three hits, while striking out two
and walking one. Brown threw
four shutout innings giving up
three hits, while striking out
three and walking two.
The Yankees travel to Norfolk
to begin a six-game, four-day se-
ries beginning tonight with a
doubleheader at Harbor Park
against the Tides. Right-hander
Ramon Ortiz (3-3, 3.35) gets the
nod in game one, while Mike
OConnor (1-1, 2.97) takes the hill
inthesecond. SteveJohnson(1-3,
2.62) andJasonBerken(0-1, 2.12)
get the ball for Norfolk.
Mud Hens 3, Yankees 0
Toledo Yankees
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Henry cf 4 0 0 0 Russo cf 4 0 2 0
Diaz ss 4 0 1 0 Antonelli 2b 4 0 1 0
Young 2b 3 1 1 0 Pearce 1b 3 0 0 0
Eldred dh 4 1 1 0 Cust dh 3 0 0 0
Strieby 1b 3 1 0 0 Mustelier lf 2 0 1 0
Patterson lf 4 0 2 2 Cervelli c 3 0 1 0
Guez rf 4 0 0 0 Laird 3b 3 0 2 0
Holaday c 3 0 1 1 Curtis rf 4 0 0 0
Ciriaco 3b 4 0 1 0 Pena ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 29 0 7 0
Toledo.................................. 000 000 300 3
Yankees............................... 000 000 000 0
LOB TOL 6, SWB 8; 2B Ciriaco (8), Eldred (14);
SB Patterson (11); CS Mustelier, Russo
IP H R ER BB SO
Toledo
Brown ........................ 4 3 0 0 2 3
Waite (W, 2-1).......... 2.1 3 0 0 1 2
Downs (H, 4) ............ 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Bootcheck (S, 10).... 1 0 0 0 1 3
Yankees
Mitchell (L, 4-2) ........ 6 5 3 3 1 7
Bulger ........................ 2 1 0 0 1 3
Thomas ..................... 1 1 0 0 0 2
Mitchell pitched to four batters in the seventh
HBP: Mustelier (by Bootcheck)
I . L . B A S E B A L L
Yankees
shutout by
Mud Hens
The Times Leader staff
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Baltimore........................................ 29 22 .569 2-8 L-5 14-13 15-9
Tampa Bay..................................... 29 22 .569 4-6 L-3 17-10 12-12
New York ....................................... 27 23 .540 1
1
2 1
1
2 6-4 W-1 14-11 13-12
Toronto........................................... 27 24 .529 2 2 4-6 W-3 15-10 12-14
Boston............................................ 26 25 .510 3 3 6-4 L-1 13-14 13-11
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Chicago ........................................ 29 22 .569 9-1 W-8 12-13 17-9
Cleveland ..................................... 27 23 .540 1
1
2 1
1
2 4-6 L-2 15-14 12-9
Detroit ........................................... 24 27 .471 5 5 4-6 W-1 11-12 13-15
Kansas City.................................. 21 28 .429 7 7 5-5 W-2 5-17 16-11
Minnesota .................................... 18 32 .360 10
1
2 10
1
2 4-6 W-3 9-17 9-15
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas ............................................. 31 20 .608 6-4 L-2 15-11 16-9
Los Angeles .................................. 26 26 .500 5
1
2 3
1
2 8-2 L-1 13-11 13-15
Seattle ............................................ 23 30 .434 9 7 4-6 W-2 9-13 14-17
Oakland.......................................... 22 29 .431 9 7 2-8 L-8 10-15 12-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Washington ................................... 29 21 .580 6-4 L-3 15-8 14-13
Miami .............................................. 29 22 .569
1
2 7-3 W-3 16-10 13-12
New York ....................................... 28 23 .549 1
1
2 6-4 L-1 16-11 12-12
Atlanta............................................ 28 24 .538 2
1
2 2-8 W-2 12-11 16-13
Philadelphia................................... 27 25 .519 3 1
1
2 6-4 W-1 11-13 16-12
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Cincinnati ....................................... 28 22 .560 7-3 L-1 15-9 13-13
St. Louis......................................... 27 24 .529 1
1
2 1 5-5 L-2 13-11 14-13
Pittsburgh ...................................... 25 25 .500 3 2
1
2 6-4 W-1 16-11 9-14
Houston ......................................... 22 28 .440 6 5
1
2 4-6 L-5 16-10 6-18
Milwaukee...................................... 22 28 .440 6 5
1
2 6-4 W-3 11-13 11-15
Chicago.......................................... 18 32 .360 10 9
1
2 3-7 W-3 12-15 6-17
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Los Angeles................................. 32 18 .640 5-5 L-3 21-8 11-10
San Francisco.............................. 27 24 .529 5
1
2 1 6-4 L-1 14-11 13-13
Arizona ......................................... 23 28 .451 9
1
2 5 5-5 W-1 10-15 13-13
Colorado....................................... 20 29 .408 11
1
2 7 5-5 W-3 12-14 8-15
San Diego..................................... 17 35 .327 16 11
1
2 1-9 L-6 12-16 5-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 3
Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 3
Minnesota 4, Oakland 0
Toronto 4, Baltimore 1
Boston 6, Detroit 4
Seattle 21, Texas 8
N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Angels 5
Thursday's Games
Detroit 7, Boston 3
Friday's Games
Minnesota (Pavano 2-4) at Cleveland (D.Lowe 6-3),
7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia6-2) at Detroit (Crosby 0-0),
7:05 p.m.
Boston (Buchholz 4-2) at Toronto (H.Alvarez 3-4),
7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (W.Chen 4-1) at Tampa Bay (Price 6-3),
7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Colon 4-5) at Kansas City (F.Paulino 2-1),
8:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-4) at Chicago White Sox
(Peavy 6-1), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Lewis 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-2),
10:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 2:10 pm.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:15 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 7:15 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego 6
Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 1
Philadelphia 10, N.Y. Mets 6
Atlanta 10, St. Louis 7
Miami 5, Washington 3
Colorado 13, Houston 5
Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 3
Arizona 4, San Francisco 1
Thursday's Games
Houston at Colorado, (n)
Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, (n)
Friday's Games
Atlanta (Minor 2-4) at Washington (Strasburg 5-1),
7:05 p.m.
Miami (Buehrle 5-4) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick
1-4), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 4-5) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana
2-2), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Leake 1-5) at Houston (Happ 4-4), 8:05
p.m.
Pittsburgh (Correia 1-5) at Milwaukee (Wolf 2-4),
8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 7-1) at Colorado (Outman
0-1), 8:40 p.m.
Arizona (Miley 6-1) at San Diego (Richard 2-6),
10:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Maholm 4-3) at San Francisco
(Bumgarner 5-4), 10:15 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Atlanta at Washington, 4:05 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 7:15 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Houston, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Atlanta at Washington, 1:35 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.
Cincinnati at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 6:35 p.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 8:10 p.m.
W E D N E S D A Y S
L A T E B O X E S
Yankees 6, Angels 5
New York Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Jeter ss 4 1 1 0 Trout lf 4 1 1 2
Grndrs cf 4 1 2 3 Callasp 3b 3 0 1 0
AlRdrg 3b 3 1 0 0 Pujols 1b 4 0 2 0
Cano 2b 4 1 1 2 KMorls dh 3 1 1 0
Teixeir 1b 4 0 0 0 TrHntr pr-dh 1 0 0 0
Ibanez lf 4 1 2 0 Trumo rf 4 1 3 3
Wise lf 0 0 0 0 HKndrc 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher rf 3 0 1 1 Aybar ss 4 1 1 0
ErChvz dh 4 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 4 0 1 0
Martin c 2 1 0 0 BoWlsn c 3 1 1 0
MIzturs ph 1 0 0 0
Hester c 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6 Totals 35 511 5
New York ........................... 005 001 000 6
Los Angeles....................... 100 400 000 5
DPNew York 2, Los Angeles 1. LOBNew York
2, Los Angeles 9. 2BGranderson (6), Trout (7).
3BIbanez (1). HRGranderson (16), Cano (8),
Trumbo (10). SBJeter (4). SFSwisher, Trum-
bo.
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
Nova W,6-2.............. 6
2
3 8 5 5 3 2
Logan........................ 0 2 0 0 0 0
Wade H,5................. 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 3
R.Soriano S,6-6 ...... 1 1 0 0 1 0
Los Angeles
E.Santana ................ 5 6 5 5 1 4
Takahashi L,0-2...... 1 1 1 1 0 1
Isringhausen............ 1 0 0 0 0 1
S.Downs................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Richards................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Logan pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBPby Nova (Trout), by E.Santana (Al.Rodri-
guez).
UmpiresHome, Laz Diaz;First, Mike Everitt;Sec-
ond, Paul Schrieber;Third, Tim Welke.
T3:06. A40,111 (45,957).
Mariners 21, Rangers 8
Seattle Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ackley 2b 5 2 2 3 Kinsler 2b 3 1 2 1
Figgins rf 5 2 1 0 MYong 3b 5 1 2 1
Seager 3b 6 4 4 2 Hamltn cf 4 1 2 1
JMontr dh 4 4 3 4 Gentry cf 1 0 0 0
Smoak 1b 5 3 3 6 Beltre dh 5 1 2 1
Liddi lf 3 1 1 1 DvMrp lf 5 1 1 1
Carp ph-lf 1 0 0 0 N.Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Olivo c 6 2 2 2 Napoli c 3 0 1 2
MSndrs cf 6 1 3 1
BSnydr
ph-c 0 0 0 0
Ryan ss 5 2 1 1 Morlnd 1b 4 0 0 0
Kawsk ph-ss 1 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 4 3 3 0
Totals 47212020 Totals 38 813 7
Seattle .............................. 088 100 040 21
Texas ............................... 000 005 201 8
ECarp (1), Alb.Gonzalez (1). DPSeattle 1.
LOBSeattle 6, Texas 6. 2BAckley (10), Seager
2 (16), J.Montero (9), Smoak (3), M.Saunders 2
(13), Kinsler 2 (17), Hamilton 2 (9), Beltre (12), Na-
poli (3). 3BAlb.Gonzalez (1). HRAckley (4),
J.Montero (7), Smoak 2 (9). SBFiggins (3). SF
Liddi, Kinsler.
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Beavan W,3-4.......... 6 8 5 5 0 2
Iwakuma S,1-1........ 3 5 3 3 1 0
Texas
D.Holland L,4-4....... 1
2
3 8 8 8 2 2
Tateyama .................
2
3 7 8 6 1 0
M.Lowe..................... 1
2
3 1 1 1 2 1
R.Ross ..................... 2 1 0 0 0 1
Ogando..................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Mi.Adams.................
2
3 2 3 3 1 1
Uehara ..................... 1
1
3 1 1 1 0 1
HBPby Iwakuma (Kinsler). WPM.Lowe.
UmpiresHome, Jim Wolf;First, Derryl Cousins-
;Second, Ron Kulpa;Third, D.J. Reyburn.
T3:18. A43,580 (48,194).
Rockies 13, Astros 5
Houston Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Schafer cf 5 0 2 0 Fowler cf 5 2 2 3
Altuve 2b 5 1 3 0
Scutaro
2b-ss 4 2 2 1
Lowrie ss 4 1 0 0 CGnzlz lf 5 3 4 4
Ca.Lee 1b 5 0 0 0 Tlwtzk ss 4 1 1 0
JDMrtn lf 5 1 3 0 Ottavin p 0 0 0 0
Maxwll rf 4 2 2 1 Rogers p 0 0 0 0
CJhnsn 3b 3 0 3 1
Colvin
ph-1b 1 0 0 0
DCrpnt p 0 0 0 0 Helton 1b 4 1 1 0
Bogsvc ph 1 0 0 0 Roenck p 0 0 0 0
CSnydr c 4 0 1 2 Cuddyr rf 3 1 1 4
Harrell p 3 0 1 1 WRosr c 4 1 1 0
R.Cruz p 0 0 0 0 Pachec 3b 4 1 1 1
XCeden p 0 0 0 0 Fridrch p 1 0 0 0
MGnzlz 3b 2 0 0 0 EYong ph 1 1 1 0
LeMahi 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 515 5 Totals 37131413
Houston ........................... 014 000 000 5
Colorado.......................... 410 016 01x 13
EMaxwell (2). DPHouston 1. LOBHouston
13, Colorado 4. 2BAltuve (13), C.Snyder (3),
Fowler (6), Tulowitzki (8). HRFowler (8), C.Gon-
zalez 3 (13), Cuddyer (6). SBScutaro (5), Tulo-
witzki (2), Pacheco (1). SFC.Johnson.
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
Harrell L,4-4............. 5 10 9 9 3 4
R.Cruz ...................... 0 2 2 2 0 0
X.Cedeno................. 1 1 1 1 1 1
D.Carpenter............. 2 1 1 1 0 3
Colorado
Friedrich W,3-1 ....... 6 11 5 5 1 6
Ottavino.................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Rogers...................... 1 2 0 0 0 1
Roenicke.................. 1 1 0 0 1 0
Harrell pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
R.Cruz pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
HBPby Ottavino (Maxwell). WPHarrell.
UmpiresHome, Marty Foster;First, Tim Tim-
mons;Second, Jeff Kellogg;Third, Eric Cooper.
T3:07. A28,102 (50,398).
Brewers 6, Dodgers 3
Milwaukee Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Hart 1b 6 0 3 0 EHerrr 2b 5 0 1 2
Aoki rf 4 0 2 1 Loney 1b 4 0 0 0
Braun lf 3 0 0 0 Kemp cf 0 1 0 0
ArRmr 3b 5 1 1 1 GwynJ cf 3 0 1 0
RWeks 2b 3 2 1 0 Ethier rf 4 0 3 1
Ransm ss 3 0 0 0 Abreu lf 3 0 1 0
CGomz cf 5 1 4 2 AKndy 3b 3 0 0 0
Mldnd c 3 0 1 1 Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Gallard p 2 1 1 1 Elbert p 0 0 0 0
MParr p 0 0 0 0 A.Ellis c 4 1 1 0
Morgan ph 1 1 1 0 DGordn ss 3 1 1 0
FrRdrg p 0 0 0 0 Kershw p 2 0 1 0
Green ph 0 0 0 0 Guerra p 0 0 0 0
Axford p 0 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0
DeJess ph 1 0 1 0
Belisari p 0 0 0 0
HrstnJr 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 614 6 Totals 33 310 3
Milwaukee.......................... 000 203 010 6
Los Angeles....................... 100 000 200 3
DPMilwaukee 4, Los Angeles 1. LOBMilwau-
kee 14, Los Angeles 7. 2BAr.Ramirez (15),
R.Weeks (7), C.Gomez (5), Ethier (17). SBAoki
(2). SAoki 2, M.Maldonado, Gallardo.
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
Gallardo W,4-4........ 6 8 3 3 3 8
M.Parra H,2............. 1 1 0 0 0 1
Fr.Rodriguez H,11.. 1 1 0 0 0 0
Axford S,10-11........ 1 0 0 0 1 2
Los Angeles
Kershaw L,4-3 ......... 5
2
3 8 5 5 4 7
Guerra......................
1
3 2 0 0 0 0
Coffey....................... 1 1 0 0 1 0
Belisario ................... 1 2 1 1 1 1
Jansen......................
2
3 1 0 0 1 2
Elbert ........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Gallardo pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
HBPby Jansen (M.Maldonado). WPKershaw.
UmpiresHome, Alan Porter;First, Tony Randaz-
zo;Second, Brian Gorman;Third, Todd Tichenor.
T3:30. A25,509 (56,000).
Diamondbacks 4, Giants 1
Arizona San Francisco
ab r h bi ab r h bi
GParra lf 3 0 0 0 GBlanc rf 3 1 2 0
Blmqst ss 5 0 2 0 Theriot 2b 4 0 2 1
J.Upton rf 4 1 0 0 MeCarr lf 4 0 1 0
MMntr c 4 2 2 0 Posey c 4 0 0 0
Gldsch 1b 3 1 2 2 Pagan cf 4 0 2 0
CYoung cf 3 0 0 0 Belt 1b 4 0 0 0
RRorts 3b 4 0 1 1 Arias 3b 4 0 0 0
DHrndz p 0 0 0 0 BCrwfr ss 3 0 0 0
A.Hill 2b 3 0 1 0 Schrhlt ph 1 0 0 0
IKnndy p 3 0 0 0 Linccm p 1 0 0 0
JMcDnl 3b 1 0 0 0 Edlefsn p 0 0 0 0
A.Huff ph 1 0 0 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3 Totals 33 1 7 1
Arizona............................... 010 001 020 4
San Francisco.................... 000 100 000 1
EG.Blanco (1). DPSan Francisco 2. LOBAri-
zona 8, San Francisco 7. 2BM.Montero (7), A.Hill
(8). 3BG.Blanco(2). HRGoldschmidt (4). CS
G.Blanco (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Arizona
I.Kennedy W,4-5..... 7
2
3 5 1 1 2 7
D.Hernandez S,1-4. 1
1
3 2 0 0 0 0
San Francisco
Lincecum L,2-6 ....... 7 4 2 1 5 6
Edlefsen................... 1 3 2 2 1 0
Affeldt ....................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
WPLincecum.
UmpiresHome, Brian ONora;First, Tom Hallion-
;Second, Chad Fairchild;Third, Cory Blaser.
T3:01. A41,328 (41,915).
Tigers 7, Red Sox 3
Detroit Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Berry cf 5 2 3 1 Pdsdnk cf 3 0 1 1
Boesch rf 4 0 0 1 Nava lf 4 0 1 0
MiCarr 3b 5 1 2 1 AdGnzl 1b 4 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 4 1 2 2 Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0
DYong dh 5 1 3 2 Youkils 3b 4 1 1 0
Avila c 1 0 1 0 Sltlmch c 4 1 2 2
Laird c 4 0 1 0 Sweeny rf 4 1 1 0
JhPerlt ss 3 0 0 0 Aviles ss 4 0 1 0
Kelly lf 3 1 1 0 Punto 2b 2 0 0 0
Worth 2b 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 714 7 Totals 32 3 7 3
Detroit................................. 003 010 012 7
Boston................................ 021 000 000 3
ESaltalamacchia 2 (5). DPBoston 2. LOB
Detroit 8, Boston 6. 2BAvila (8), Worth (1), Pod-
sednik (2), Youkilis (3). 3BFielder (1). HR
D.Young (4), Saltalamacchia (10). SBBerry 2 (5),
Mi.Cabrera (3), Podsednik (2). SPodsednik,
Punto. SFBoesch.
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Scherzer W,5-3....... 6 7 3 3 2 6
Coke H,10................ 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Benoit H,12..............
2
3 0 0 0 0 1
Valverde................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston
Beckett L,4-5........... 7 10 4 4 1 1
F.Morales.................
2
3 1 1 1 2 0
Albers.......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
R.Hill ......................... 1 3 2 2 0 0
Scherzer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
WPBeckett.
UmpiresHome, Tim Tschida;First, Jeff Nelson-
;Second, Bill Welke;Third, Chris Guccione.
T3:23. A37,629 (37,495).
T H I S D A T E I N
B A S E B A L L
June 1
1923TheNewYork Giants scoredinevery inning
to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 22-8 at the Baker
Bowl.
1925 Lou Gehrig batted for Pee Wee Wanninger
in the eighth and replaced Wally Pipp at first base to
start his streak of 2,130 consecutive games. The
Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees
5-3.
1937 Bill Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox
pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in
an 8-0 win.
1975NolanRyanof theCaliforniaAngels pitched
his fourth no-hitter, striking out nine. Ryan tied
Sandy Koufaxs record by beating the Baltimore
Orioles1-0. It was Ryans100th major league victo-
ry.
1977 Seattles Ruppert Jones homered off Cle-
velands Dennis Eckersley in the fifth inning to snap
Eckersleys no-hit string of 22 1-3 innings, just two
outs short of Cy Youngs major league record. The
Indians went on to win, 7-1.
1987 Clevelands Phil Niekro pitched the Indians
to a 9-6 victory, his 314th, over the Detroit Tigers.
The win gave him and his brother, Joe, a major
league record 530 combined victories, surpassing
Gaylord and Jim Perry.
2000 Pawtuckets Tomo Ohka became the third
pitcher in the 117-year history of the International
League to throw a nine-inning perfect game when
he beat the Charlotte Knights 2-0.
2005 Miguel Tejada hit a homer, three doubles
andscoredthreeruns inBaltimores 9-3victory over
Boston.
2009 The New York Yankees played error free
for the 18th straight game in a 5-2 victory over the
Cleveland Indians, surpassing Bostons major
league mark of 17 set in 2006. NewYorks last error
came on May 13 at Toronto when shortstop Ramiro
Pena misplayed a groundball.
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
the only team competing this
weekend not listed in the poll.
They havent been ranked at all
this season and the last time Re-
deemer was in the rankings was
at the end of last season when
they were placed ninth.
York Suburban, which is par-
ticipating in Pool A, is ranked
first in the state and the favorite
to claim the state gold. Bethle-
hem Catholic, an always tough
competitor in the state tourna-
ment, is ranked second in the
state and is in Pool A.
VOLLEYBALL
Continued fromPage 1B March 27: Valley West, W, 3-0
March 29: Delaware Valley, W, 3-1
April 4: Hazleton Area, W, 3-0
April 9: Dallas, W, 3-1
April 11: Nanticoke, W, 3-0
April 16: Lake-Lehman, W, 3-0
April 18: Crestwood, W, 3-0
April 25: Hanover Area, W, 3-0
April 30: Coughlin, W, 3-0
May 3: North Pocono, W, 3-0
May 8: Berwick, W, 3-0
May 17: Tunkhannock, W, 3-0
District 2 Tournament
May 21: Lake-Lehman, W, 3-0
May 22: North Pocono, W, 3-0
May 24: Western Wayne, W, 3-0
PIAA First Round
May 29: Carver, W, 3-0
H O LY R E D E E M E R S
R O A D T O T H E P I A A
C H A M P I O N S H I P S
Tsevdos, who went the distance
on the mound for the first time
this season.
Hes given us some good out-
ings all year, and he brought it to-
day, Ritsick said. Some anxious
moments because he got banged
up (Wednesday) in the game, so
there was a little concern. But he
pushed through it and did a great
job.
With Tsevdos trying to get
comfortable with an aching hand
at the start of the game, Holy
Cross first two batters singled to
start things off.
Those would be the only hits
he wouldsurrender all afternoon.
He finished with five strikeouts,
three walks and three unearned
runs against him.
Early in the innings, (the
hand) hurt, Tsevdos said. But
eventually I guess the adrenaline
and everything (took over).
Fittingly, Tsevdos finished off
the sixth-seeded Crusaders with
a strikeout, calmly walking off
the moundtowardthe dugout be-
fore being swarmed by team-
mates and ending up at the bot-
tom of a dog-pile.
The Royals can now add some
add gold to their collection of sil-
ver.
Finally, said a beaming Cho-
man. It feels great. Weve al-
ways had that silver medal to
work with to give us some moti-
vation. This is a great way to go
out.
Holy Redeemer 10, Holy Cross 3
District 2 Class 2A championship
Holy Redeemer Holy Cross
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Peterlin c 5 3 2 0 Sempa cf 3 1 1 0
Policare 2b 5 2 2 0 Watters ph 0 0 0 0
Tsevdos p 0 0 0 0 Mies 2b 4 0 1 0
Ringsdorf dh 5 1 2 3 Rebar 3b-p 3 0 0 0
Choman 1b 2 2 2 1 Nicholoff 1b 1 0 0 0
Condo ss 5 0 1 1 Boylan c 1 1 0 0
Cavangh 3b 5 0 3 4 Montaro c 0 0 0 0
Ell rf 5 0 1 0 Wetter dh-p 2 1 0 0
Kerr lf 3 2 1 0 Yzeik 1b 0 0 0 0
Kosik cf 2 0 2 1 Malone ss 2 0 0 1
McGff p-1b 3 0 0 1
Patchoski rf 2 0 0 0
Reed lf 3 0 0 0
Totals 37101610 Totals 24 3 2 2
Holy Redeemer .................... 221 220 1 10
Holy Cross............................. 100 200 0 3
2B Peterlin, Choman
IP H R ER BB SO
Holy Redeemer
Tsevdos (W, 2-0)..... 7.0 2 3 0 3 5
Holy Cross
McGoff (L, 1-1)......... 3.2 8 7 4 4 3
Wetter ........................ 3.0 8 3 3 0 3
Rebar ......................... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
ROYALS
Continued fromPage 1B
SCRANTONPerhaps if Ber-
wick did something with those
two runners in the first inning,
the Bulldogs would have injected
some doubt into a highly-touted
North Pocono squad.
No, BerwickcoachBrianPin-
terich said succinctly. No.
Pinterich then rattled off a list
of recent District 2 Class 3Abase-
ball champions that had success
in the state playoffs. His state
championship team in 2008. The
Abington Heights side that did
the same in 2009. The state run-
ner-up Tunkhannock squad from
last season.
The North Pocono team that
shut out Berwick 10-0 in six in-
nings for the D2-3A title on
Thursday at Scranton High
School is as every bit as good, he
concluded.
This team is as good as any,
Pinterich continued. I told
(North Pocono) coach (Brian)
Jardine after the game this
doesnt stop here with them.
They are state championship ma-
terial. Theres no question about
it. Theyre good, theyre that
good. And theyre solid all the
way around.
The Trojans (16-1, 18-1 overall)
offered little evident for a rebut-
tal.
All but one player either had a
hit, RBI or scored a run. The Tro-
jans finished with 13 hits, includ-
ing two triples and six doubles.
The defense turned two dou-
ble plays, albeit one aided by an
illegal slide into second base.
Junior starter Billy Nelson
overcame a mild case of wildness
early to throw a
complete-game
two-hitter.
Yet, there was
a flicker of hope
for Berwick
(13-5, 17-6 over-
all) early on.
With two outs in the first, T.J.
Lashock was plunked with a
pitch and Kyle Miller followed
with a walk. Neither scored.
Nor didBrandonFenstermach-
er in the second.
He reached when his routine
infield pop was dropped. He
moved to second when Nelson
uncorkedhis secondwildpitchof
the game and made it to third on
a flyout.
I couldnt get my feeling at
first, Nelson said. I just kind of
amp it up sometimes. I settled
down and threw the ball and re-
lied on my defense.
North Poconos bats provided
the best remedy for some big-
game jitters. By the time Nelson
took the mound for the third, the
Trojans had a 7-0 lead thanks in
part to a five-run, three-double
second inning.
We knowwhat Berwick could
do, Jardine said, so we came
ready for a fight, ready for a bat-
tle. Thats what they did. They
took it at us, but we got some
runs early and took them out of
their game.
Lashock had Berwicks first hit
of the game when his chopper
hugged the third-base line with
two outs in the third. Jordan
Stout had the other, a ground sin-
gle to center in the fourth, but
was erased on a double play.
The Trojans ended the game
early when Ray Grapsys RBI tri-
ple and Joe Kaspars RBI single
plated their ninth and 10th runs.
I started seven juniors and
sophomores. Im certainly proud
of the run we made, Pinterich
said. We finished the season at
17-6. Nobody expected us to be
here. This was the one game we
didnt have a chance to compete
in all year. Thats what disap-
points you.
My guys got a taste of it.
Hopefully, we canmake a runat it
next year.
Berwick North Pocono
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Morales cf 3 0 0 0 Runco ss 4 1 1 0
Melito ss 2 0 0 0 Haddix 2b 3 3 3 2
Lashock 2b 2 0 1 0 Nelson p 3 2 1 2
Miller 1b 2 0 0 0 Grapsy lf 4 1 2 2
JStout dh 2 0 1 0 Kaspar 3b 4 0 2 3
DeNoia p 0 0 0 0 Misiura 1b 3 0 0 0
Bower p 0 0 0 0 Brown c 2 1 0 0
Harer p 0 0 0 0 Jaggars rf 2 1 1 0
May lf 2 0 0 0 Darrow cf 3 1 3 1
Fenstrmchr rf 2 0 0 0
Laubach 2b 2 0 0 0
Curtin c 2 0 0 0
Totals 19 0 2 0 Totals 28101310
Berwick..................................... 000 000 0
North Pocono .......................... 251 002 10
E North Pocono 1, Berwick 2. DP North Pocono
2. LOB North Pocono 5, Berwick 4. 2B Nelson,
Grapsy, Darrow 2. 3B Grapsy, Kaspar.
IP H R ER BB SO
Berwick
DeNoia (L, 1-1) ........ 1.1 4 6 5 2 1
Bower ........................ 3.2 7 3 3 0 4
Harer.......................... 0.1 2 1 1 0 1
North Pocono
Nelson (W, 2-0)........ 6.0 2 0 0 2 4
HBP Lashock (by Nelson); WP Nelson 2.
NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Berwicks Anthony Melito throws to first base during Thursdays
District 2 Class 3A championship game in Scranton.
D I S T R I C T 2 C L A S S 3 A C H A M P I O N S H I P
Dawgs cant match
Trojans firepower
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com 10
NORTH
POCONO
0
BERWICK
__________
CLASS 4A (DISTRICT 2-4)
QUARTERFINALS
Scranton 10, Wallenpaupack 1
Delaware Valley 2, Williamsport 1 (8 inn.)
SEMIFINALS
Wyoming Valley West 8, Delaware Valley 3
Scranton 5, Hazleton Area 2
CHAMPIONSHIP
Wyoming Valley West 4, Scranton 1
__________
CLASS 3A
FIRST ROUND
Valley View 5, Dallas 4
Berwick 8, West Scranton 3
Wyoming Area 2, Crestwood 0
Coughlin 3, Western Wayne 2
Pittston Area 7, Honesdale 5
Nanticoke 8, Scranton Prep 7
Tunkhannock 10, Abington Heights 0
QUARTERFINALS
North Pocono 6, Tunkhannock 0
Nanticoke 4, Valley View 2
Berwick 3, Pittston Area 2
Coughlin 2, Wyoming Area 0
SEMIFINALS
North Pocono 8, Coughlin 2
Berwick 2, Nanticoke 0
CHAMPIONSHIP
North Pocono 10, Berwick 0
__________
CLASS 2A
FIRST ROUND
Montrose 11, GAR1
Carbondale 1, Lake-Lehman 0 (forfeit)
Mid Valley 4, Riverside 3
Holy Redeemer 3, Meyers 1
Holy Cross 4, Elk Lake 3
Mountain View 5, Dunmore 0
Lakeland 10, Northwest 5
QUARTERFINALS
Hanover Area 8, Lakeland 4
Montrose 3, Mountain View 2
Holy Cross 9, Carbondale 2
Holy Redeemer 7, Mid Valley 6
SEMIFINALS
Holy Redeemer 7, Hanover Area 0
Holy Cross 7, Montrose 4
CHAMPIONSHIP
Holy Redeemer 10, Holy Cross 3
__________
CLASS A
QUARTERFINALS
Wyoming Seminary 8, MMI Prep 4
SEMIFINALS
Lackawanna Trail 16, Wyoming Seminary 12
Old Forge 15, Blue Ridge 0
CHAMPIONSHIP
Lackawanna Trail 11, Old Forge 5
D I S T R I C T 2 B A S E B A L L
P L A Y O F F S
that we touched home before she
came in, Trivelpiece continued.
He was saying the kidbeat it. He
has a better look than I do. He
was right in front of it.
The disputed play at the plate
overshadowed dominant pitch-
ing efforts by Demko and Bower.
Demko yielded two hits; Bower
allowed just one. Demko struck
out eight hitters, while Bower sat
down 11 Cougars through seven
innings.
We tried to get ahead in the
count, Trivelpiece added. At
the 4A level, youre playing Divi-
sion 1 pitchers. And with these
two pitchers, runs are hard to
come by.
After both teams went hitless
through four and a half frames,
each pitcher escaped potentially
adverse innings. In the bottom of
the fifth inning, Williamsports
Heather Inners posted the first
hit of the game. On a hit-and-run
bunt, Abby Sachse charged from
third base, changed directions at
full speed and caught a foul ball
before doubling off Inners to end
the threat.
Sachses glovework briefly in-
vigorated the Cougar offense.
Ashley Donlin led off the sixth
witha single tocenter. Quality at-
bats from Mikaela Browdy and
Hailey Kendall advanced Donlin
to third. Lexi Wolk popped out to
rightfield to end the Cougars
lone threat.
Coach told us it was really go-
ing to come down to a one-run
game, Demko said. It was a
great team effort. Unfortunately,
one team has to come away with
a victory.
Despite having a young roster
featuring three freshmen leading
off the top of the lineup and a
starting pitcher returning for her
senior season next year, the re-
gional championship loss didnt
sit well with the Hazleton Area
manager.
When we got these medals, it
feels like someone hit me in the
stomach with a bat. I thought
wed be playing Monday.
Williamsport 1, Haz. Area 0
Hazleton Area Williamsport
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Wolk cf 3 0 0 0 Pompeo 3b 3 0 0 0
Sachse 3b 3 0 0 0 Fischer 1b 3 0 0 0
Trivelpiece 2b 3 0 0 0 ABower p 2 0 1 0
Salvaterra 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomas cf 0 1 0 0
Demko p 2 0 0 0 Caringi ss 2 0 0 0
JRossi c 2 0 0 0 Heller lf 2 0 0 0
Donlin rf 2 0 1 0 Inners c 2 0 1 0
CRossi dh 1 0 0 0 Comport pr 0 0 0 0
Kendall lf 2 0 0 0 Brooks rf 2 0 0 0
Browdy ss 0 0 0 0 Crane ph 1 0- 0 1
McCormick
2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 21 0 1 0 Totals 19 1 2 0
Hazleton Area ......................... 000 000 0 0
Williamsport ............................. 000 000 1 1
IP H R ER BB SO
Hazleton Area
Demko (L) ................. 6.2 2 1 1 5 8
Williamsport
Dolner (W) ................ 7 1 0 0 0 11
SQUEEZE
Continued fromPage 1B
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Hazleton Area coach Vince Trivelpiece gives his a teama talk between innings of Thursdays game.
A benefit basketball game in
honor of Tyler Winstead, 14, a
student for GAR who was trag-
ically killed a number of weeks
ago, will be held tonight at 7
p.m. at GAR.
The game will feature the
schools faculty against the fac-
ulties of Heights and Dodson
Elementary schools. Doors
open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $2
for children and $5 for adults.
Other features include a raffle
and a snack bar.
Faculty participants of GAR
include athletic director Simon
Peter, dean of students Rob
Watkins, and assistant principal
Anthony Khalife. Teachers Dan
Himlin, Damian Evanko, and
Shannon McCabe are also a few
of the participants.
Evanko, an eighth-grade
health education teacher at
GAR, remembers Winstead as a
hard working young man and
said its an honor for himto play
in his memory.
This kid was one of the best
kids we had in our school, he
said. He was an honor roll stu-
dent and an outstanding young
man. A couple of faculty mem-
bers got turned down to partici-
pate because so many volun-
teered.
Evanko recalled a time when
Winstead came to school to
make up a test he didnt have to.
He came back at 7:30 in the
morning to answer bonus ques-
tions he forgot about, Evanko
said. He didnt even have to an-
swer them.
GAR principal Colleen Roba-
tin credited faculty members
Dana Smith and Danielle Kish-
baugh for organizing the benefit
game.
Winstead was a member of
GARs junior high basketball
team, and a member of the ju-
nior high/freshman champion-
ship team.
Robatin said a basketball ben-
efit was a perfect way to honor
his memory.
Basketball was one of his
passions, so what better way to
do something to honor him,
said Robatin.
Proceeds of the event will be
given to the family members of
Winstead, which include his
grandparents and three sib-
lings.
B A S K E T B A L L
Game tonight at GAR
benefits victims family
By JIMMY FISHER
For The Times Leader
Hes given us some good outings all year, and he
brought it today . Some anxious moments because
he got banged up (Wednesday) in the game, so
there was a little concern. But he pushed through
it and did a great job.
Redeemer coach Chris Ritsick
On starting pitcher Cody Tsevdos
CINCINNATI Basketball
Hall of Famer Jack Twyman,
one of the NBAs top scorers in
the 1950s who became the
guardian to a paralyzed team-
mate, has died. He was 78.
Twyman died Wednesday at a
Cincinnati hospice of complica-
tions froman aggressive formof
blood cancer, his son, Jay Twy-
man said Thursday.
He died peacefully with fam-
ily members at his side, said
Twyman, of Rye, N.Y.
Jack Twyman played for the
University of Cincinnati and
spent 11 seasons in the NBA
with the Rochester and Cincin-
nati Royals.
He averaged a career-high
31.2points per game inthe1959-
60 season, playing insix All-Star
games.
In 1958, after teammate
Maurice Stokes was left paralyz-
ed after a head injury suffered
during a game, Twyman be-
came his guardian to help
Stokes receive medical benefits.
Twyman later worked as a tel-
evision analyst on NBA games.
His most famous work as an an-
nouncer came in Game 7 of the
1970 NBA finals between the
New York Knicks and the Los
Angeles Lakers, when he stop-
ped himself mid-sentence dur-
ing the pre-game to announce
that he saw injured New York
center Willis Reed coming
through the player tunnel.
N B A
Twyman dies at 78
AP FILE PHOTO
Cincinnati Royals basketball
player Jack Twyman has died
at 78.
By LISA CORNWELL
Associated Press
ing109.4 points during its month-
and-a-half winning streak andhad
been held to double digits only
twice.
The Spurs, who already set an
NBA record for the longest win-
ning streak carried over from the
regular season into the playoffs,
were trying to match the league
mark for most wins to start the
postseason. The Lakers won 11
straight tostart the1989 and2001
playoffs, gettingswept intheNBA
finals the first time andwinning it
all the second.
The Spurs last loss was to the
Lakers at home on April 11.
Parker and Duncan didnt play
in the final 15 minutes, and coach
Gregg Popovich pulled the plug
after another series of three
straight turnovers allowed the
deficit to reach 23 points early in
the fourth quarter.
Sefolosha had a right-handed
dunk off a lob pass from Russell
Westbrook, whofollowedwithhis
own two-handed jam on an alley-
oop pass and Sefolosha followed
with a reverse layup on another
turnover-fueled fast-break chance
topushtheleadto86-63with9:48
left.
The Thunder put together an-
other 9-0 run coinciding with
Manu Ginobili coming out of the
game, and featuring Serge Ibaka
sticking his tongue out after nail-
ing a jumper from the top of the
key. Coach Scott Brooks soon fol-
lowed suit and pulled his own
front-line players with the game
well inhand. TheSpurs wipedout
a 24-point deficit in Game 3
against the Clippers in Los An-
geles in the last round, but they
werent recovering in this one.
NBA
Continued fromPage 1B
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 PAGE 5B
S P O R T S
PARIS Grimacing in pain with al-
most every step, Andy Murray nearly had
to call it quits because of a back spasmat
the French Open on Thursday.
Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit re-
bounded from an awful first set to beat
Jarkko Nieminen 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 and re-
ach the third round.
I was a fewpoints probably fromstop-
ping, Murray said. I just didnt really
want tostopthematch. Thenat theendof
the secondset I startedstandingupat the
change of ends, and my back started to
loosen up a little bit.
A few hours later on the same court,
10th-seeded John Isner of the United
States produced yet another marathon
match, but was on the losing end this
time.
Isner, who won the longest match in
history two years ago at Wimbledon, lost
to Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-7 (2),
6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16. The match lasted 5
hours, 41 minutes the second-longest
by time in French Open history. The re-
cord is 6:33.
The last set alone took 2:28.
I never felt comfortable. Its been like
that sinceIvebeeninEurope, really, Isn-
er said. I dont know what it was. I just
didnt play the right way.
Isner beat Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the
fifth set at Wimbledon in 2010.
Because of the time, Maria Sharapovas
second-roundmatchwas postponeduntil
Friday.
DefendingchampionRafael Nadal also
made it to the third round, defeating De-
nis Istominof Uzbekistan6-2, 6-2, 6-0and
improving his record at Roland Garros to
47-1.
The second-seeded Spaniard has won
the French Open six times, and one more
will breaktherecordheshares withBjorn
Borg.
Murray could barely walk straight
whenthe first matchof the day startedon
Court Philippe Chatrier, gingerlytrotting
aroundthe redclay withthe equivalent of
abigtargetonhisback. Nieminentookad-
vantage, at the beginning.
But after losing the first four games,
Murray calledfor a trainer. He thenbroke
back to 4-1, and needed more treatment
during the changeover.
It was then that he started to consider
retiring fromthe match.
It was around that period, end of the
first set, and then when I played a couple
more games, Murray said. Then I was
thinking whether to keep playing or not.
Imhappy I did.
Despite being broken to open the sec-
ond set, Murray started to move better
and make his shots count. By the time he
broke back for 4-4, Murray was the one
getting stronger.
I should have taken a double break in
the second set to have taken the second
set, Nieminen said. I couldnt take that,
and then I played one very poor change-
over, two bad games, and then he started
to play better.
I really never got the momentum
back.
Last year, Murray injured his right an-
kle at the French Open, but he still made
the semifinals. This year, he skipped the
Madrid Open with a back problem and
saidit was still affectinghimafter a three-
set loss to Richard Gasquet in the third
round of the Italian Open.
Murray said Thursdays injury was dif-
ferent, but that his trainer advised him
that he couldnt do any permanent dam-
age by playing, so he continued despite
the discomfort.
Then, obviously, it didnt feel good. So
they were telling me to stop, and then I
just kept going, andthenit startedtofeel a
bit better, Murray said.
No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and
No. 6DavidFerrerof Spainalsoadvanced,
while Wimbledon champion Petra Kvito-
vareachedthethirdroundbybeatingUrs-
zula Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3.
The fourth-seeded Czech was never re-
ally troubled on Court Suzanne Lenglen,
saving all three break points she faced.
TENNI S
Murray, Nadal advance to the third round
Andy Murray defeated Jarkko Nieminen in their match on
Tuesday in the French Open at Roland Garros Stadium.
AP PHOTOS
Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal returns the
ball to Simone Bolelli during their match on Tuesday.
Isner is upset in marathon
At a glance
PARIS A look at the French Open on
Wednesday:
Weather: Cloudy. High of 73 degrees.
Mens Seeded Winners: No. 2 Rafael
Nadal, No. 4 Andy Murray, No. 5
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 6 David Ferrer,
No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic, No. 12 Nicolas
Almagro, No. 13 Juan Monaco, No. 17
Richard Gasquet, No. 19 Milos Raonic,
No. 27 Mikhail Youzhny, No. 29 Julien
Benneteau.
Mens Seeded Losers: No. 10 John
Isner, No. 24 Philipp Kohlschreiber, No.
25 Bernard Tomic, No. 28 Viktor Troicki,
No. 32 Florian Mayer.
Womens Seeded Winners: No. 4 Petra
Kvitova, No. 7 Li Na, No. 9 Caroline
Wozniacki, No. 10 Angelique Kerber, No.
14 Francesca Schiavone, No. 22
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, No. 23 Kaia
Kanepi, No. 25 Julia Goerges, No. 28
Peng Shuai.
Womens Seeded Losers: No. 16 Maria
Kirilenko, No. 19 Jelena Jankovic.
Stat of the Day: 76 Games played in
Isners 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16 loss
to Paul-Henri Mathieu, the most in a
match at the French Open since the
introduction of tiebreakers in 1973.
On Court Friday: No. 1 Novak Djokovic
vs. Nicolas Devilder; No. 3 Roger
Federer vs. Nicolas Mahut; No. 9 Juan
Martin del Potro vs. No. 21 Marin Cilic;
No. 1 Victoria Azarenka vs. Aleksandra
Wozniak; No. 2 Maria Sharapova vs.
Ayumi Morita; No. 2 Maria Sharapova
vs. Ayumi Morita; No. 3 Agnieszka
Radwanska vs. No. 26 Svetlana
Kuznetsova; No. 6 Sam Stosur vs. No.
27 Nadia Petrova.
By CHRIS LEHOURITES
AP Sports Writer
NEWARK, N.J. The NewJer-
sey Devils are in danger of becom-
ing the latest team to be steam-
rolled by the Los Angeles Kings.
The Devils played one of their
worst games of the postseason in
dropping the series opener 2-1 in
overtime Wednesday night here,
and they cant afford another sub-
par effort.
Lose two games at home to a
team that has
posted a 9-0 re-
cord on the road
this postseason,
andtheguyswho
lug around hock-
eys biggest prize
might start shin-
ing it in earnest
after Saturday
nights contest at
the Prudential
Center.
The situation
is desperate for
coach Peter De-
Boers team.
While they mis-
sed chances to
win the opener,
they also made a
slew of mistakes
that ranged from
bad dump-ins of
pucks, being tentative on the ice,
failing to shoot when the shot was
there, and leaving the Kings open.
Themost glaringerror cameinthe
overtime when Anze Kopitar
scored on a breakaway.
The problems can be fixed. The
bad news is that the Kings werent
exactly at their best either ... and
still won.
And if youre a Devil, heres a
scary fact. The Kings have played
some of their best hockey inGame
2s of their three previous series,
beating Vancouver, St. Louis and
Phoenix by a combined 13-4 mar-
gin to take commanding 2-0 series
lead back to Los Angeles each
time.
The comforting thing for me is
when I listen to the comments of
our players last night, they were
dead-on, DeBoer said. We we-
rent good enough. We have to be
better. We got over the early-game
jitters. We startedtoplaya little bit
better. But, you know, as a group,
weve got tobringmore towinthis
time of year.
The Devils carried the play in
the third period and had two great
chances to take the lead. Captain
Zach Parise failed to put a bounc-
ingpuckinthenet four minutes in-
to the period and defenseman
Mark Fayne missed a wide open
net with roughly10 minutes left in
regulation.
We didnt play at our best, I
think, Devils center Travis Zajac
said. We were a little nervous in
the first period, a little tentative.
You could see that. We werent
making plays. We were throwing
thepuckawayalittletoomuch. We
werent moving our feet and get-
ting on the forecheck like we usu-
ally do. For us, we felt that, yeah,
we missedanopportunity because
we were able to hang around
against this team, you know, not
playing our best game. Still having
a chance to win, that makes us feel
prettygoodthat wecanplaybetter,
be a little bit more successful.
Kings captain Dustin Brown
saidthat theDarryl Sutter-coached
teamhas doneagoodjobof not be-
ingsatisfiedafter winningGame1.
InGame 2, its beenour starts,
Brown said. Weve jumped on
teams early, most noticeably
against St. Louis, we hada 4-0lead
after the first and that goes a long
way. Some teams get a win and
they are satisfied. This group
hasnt been and it goes a long way
whenyoucome out inGame 2and
really put it to them.
Its demoralizing.
N H L
Looking
to stay
perfect
on road
With a 9-0 road record this
postseason the Kings look for
another victory in N.J.
By TOMCANAVAN
AP Sports Writer
GAME 2
Los Angeles
Kings
at
New Jersey
Devils
8 p.m. Saturday
NBC
U P N E X T
DUBLIN, Ohio Erik Compton con-
siders the Memorial a special week no
matter howhe plays, knowing his second
heart transplant came from a donor in
Ohio.
The opening round was even sweeter
with three birdies on the back nine late
Thursday afternoon at Muirfield Village
for a 5-under 67, leaving himone-shot out
of the leadafter a day that featureda time-
ly rally by Rory McIlroy and a surprising
departure by Phil Mickelson.
When the day ended, Scott Stallings
was atop the leaderboard with a 66 and
hardly anyone noticed.
Compton has been an amazing story as
long as he has played golf. He had his first
heart transplant at12, playedintheWalker
Cup after a solid career at Georgia, nearly
died froma heart attack on his way home
fromthe golf course in2007, hada second
transplant in May 2008, and earned his
PGA Tour card for the first time last year
through the Nationwide Tour.
Its just a great story, obviously, andits
agreat placefor me, itsaspecial place,
Compton said. For me, theres not a day
that goesbythat I dont thinkabout mydo-
nor. To be able to play here, regardless of
whether I play good or
bad, its just always a
nice week.
It could have been an-
other badweekfor McIl-
roy.
Coming off back-to-
back missed cuts that
cost him his No. 1 rank-
ing and ramped up the scrutiny, McIlroy
tookaquadruplebogeyonhisthirdholeof
the tournament when he went from the
bunker tothe water, backover the pondto
thedropareaonaforwardtee, andthenin-
to another bunker. He blasted onto the
greenandtooktwoputts for a 7, andthere
were murmurs fromthe crowd to see him
at 4-over par so early.
Thenext15holesweremuchbetter, and
he rallied for a 71.
It wasnt thestart I wantedtoget off to,
being4over throughthreeholes, especial-
ly after the last few weeks, McIlroy said.
I was just like, Here we go again. But I
hungintherewell, andproudof myself for
the way I just fought back. To finish the
round under par, I thought was a really
good effort.
Tiger Woods, playing in the group be-
hind him, chopped up the 18th hole for a
double bogey and still managed a 2-under
70.
I didnt do anything great and I didnt
doanythingpoorly,Woodsaid. I wasjust
very consistent. And I think with the golf
course being the way its set up, you just
have to be that way. ... Over the next three
days, hopefully I can play as well as I did
today.
Mickelson wasnt anywhere near those
scores, and when his round ended, he was
nowhere near the golf course. Mickelson
walkedout of thescoringhut after signing
for a 79 his worst score ever at the Me-
morial andsaidhewaswithdrawingbe-
cause of mental fatigue.
He said playing three straight weeks,
followed by a trip to Europe for his wifes
40th birthday, took too much out of him
and he needed extra rest with the U.S.
Open only two weeks away. Mickelson
was among four players who withdrewaf-
ter a 79 or worse, though none of the oth-
ers are four-time major champions who
were inducted into the World Golf Hall of
Fame.
I feel likeitstheresponsibilityof aplay-
er to see through your commitment and
finishthetournament andsoforth, Mick-
elson said.
P R O G O L F
Comptons amazing story continues with strong Memorial showing
The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Rory McIlroy chips on to the 13th hole
during the first round of the Memorial
golf tournament Thursday in Dublin,
Ohio.
Compton
With the London Olympics
less than two months away,
theres more chaos in the swim-
suit department.
When aquatic leaders decided
to ban rubberized bodysuits
three years ago, it was thought
that it would put an end to the
technological arms race roiling
the waters. And, indeed, theres
not nearly as much focus on what
everyone is wearingor howmany
world records will be broken at
these games.
The suit does matter, it does
help, said Bob Bowman, the
coach of 14-time Olympic gold
medalist Michael Phelps. But it
just gives thema little sharpness.
It doesnt completely change
them as a swimmer.
Still, mirroring the anarchy
that seemingly ruled at the 2008
Beijing Games and the 2009
world championships, swimmers
are now shedding suits provided
by their sponsors to wear apparel
perceived to be faster. Teams are
jockeying to make sure their ath-
letes have the best suits available
no matter who is their official
supplier.
This time, the roles are re-
versed for two of the main manu-
facturers.
Whereas Speedos LZR Racer
was all the rage at the last Olym-
pics, Arenas Powerskin Carbon-
Pro appears to have the edge this
time.
Four years ago, the perform-
ance difference was muchlarger,
said Giuseppe Musciacchio, Are-
nas general manager for brand
development. Were not talking
about seconds now, but tenths
can also make a difference in an
Olympic race.
Speedo unveiled its 2012 prod-
ucts, the Fastskin3 Racing Sys-
tem, at elaborate presentations in
November featuring Phelps in
NewYorkandRebecca Adlington
in London. Besides the suit itself,
thesystemfeatures wide, angular
goggles that allow for peripheral
vision, plus a new cap that is de-
signedto reduce resistance inthe
pool even more.
But neither the suit nor the sys-
tem has caught on.
The newsuit is horrible, said
Netherlands coachTitus Mennen
at last weeks European Cham-
pionship at Debrecen, Hungary.
It gets very heavy and its diffi-
cult for the women to put it on,
pulling the (straps) over their
heads. Then it bunches up in the
water. Thats something Speedo
has to work on.
Not this year. According to the
rules put in place by governing
bodyFINAin2009, all suits being
used this year had to be submit-
ted for approval last July1and be
on the market by the first day of
this year.
O LY M P I C S
Focus on
suits shifts
to Arena
The Powerskin Carbon-Pro is
more beneficial than the
banned Speedo suit.
By ANDREWDAMPF
AP Sports Writer
C M Y K
PAGE 6B FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com
S P O R T S
WASHINGTON Phil Garner
toldonegreatRogerClemensstory
after another.
Clemens working out in a flak
jacket with 60 pounds of weights.
Clemens yelling at himself. Clem-
ens yelling at others. Clemens not-
icingthathomeplatewasalittlebit
out of line.
Garner was sitting on a witness
stand, but hesoundedat times as if
he were again a
major league
manager, spin-
ning yarns in a
casual pregame
dugout chat.
None of those
stories involved
Clemens using
performance-enhancingdrugs.
Scrap Iron, the nickname Gar-
ner earned as a player, gave The
Rocketaboost Thursdayashetes-
tifiedfor the defense inthe perjury
trial of the seven-time Cy Young
Awardwinner.
Garner, the longtime infielder
andClemens managerfor2
1
2 years
with the Houston Astros, became
thelatest inastringof witnesses to
speak glowingly of Clemens lead-
ershipandworkethic. Thetestimo-
ny is part of aneffort toportray the
former pitching star as an athlete
who achieved great success late in
hiscareerthroughhardwork, intel-
ligence andunrivaledintensity.
Did Roger Clemens ever cut
corners? Clemens lawyer Rusty
HardinaskedGarner.
Cut corners? Garner replied
with a taken-aback look and a
smile. No.
Prosecutors say Clemens used
steroids and human growth hor-
mone to help prolong his career.
That claim is supported firsthand
by only one witness, Clemens for-
mer strength coach, Brian McNa-
mee. Clemensischargedwithlying
whenhetoldCongressin2008that
he never usedeither substance.
To counter McNamee, the de-
fense has calledfriends andassoci-
ates of Clemens from high school,
college and his years with the Bos-
tonRedSox, TorontoBlueJaysand
nowthe Astros.
Garnerregaledthecourt within-
sider baseball tales that any fan
would enjoy, including the time
that players wives danced on the
dugout when the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates were on the way to winning
the 1979 World Series. Its uncer-
tainhowsuchtalk was receivedby
a jury consisting mostly of Wash-
ingtonians who dont follow the
sport.
During Garners first spring
trainingwiththeAstrosin2005, he
recalledseeingClemensattheball-
park at 7:30 a.m. working out in a
heavy flak jacket, then going for a
run before returning outside after
lunch for some PFP (pitchers
fielding practice). Garner thought
it all totally weird because Clem-
enswassupposedtopitchthat day.
Rocket, what in the world are
youdoing? Garner asked.
Skip, Imtryingtogetmylegsas
tired as possible so its like its the
ninthinningwhenImout thereto-
day, Clemens replied, according
toGarner.
Garner also spoke about an area
at the end of the Astros dugout
calledRocket Hole, where Clem-
ens kept bananas and Gatorade to
recover between innings. During
one game, Garner said he turned
and saw Clemens pacing and yell-
ing at himself: What is going on?!
Are you going to pitch tonight or
areyounot goingtopitchtonight?!
Are you going to get anybody out
tonight?
Garner also saidClemens threw
a tantrum and berated Astros
coach Doug Mansolino for not hit-
ting practice grounders hard
enough on a steamy hot after-
noon in Cincinnati when everyone
was triedfromanovernight flight.
C L E M E N S P E R J U R Y T R I A L
Former skipper Garner defends Clemens claim
He told jury the star pitcher
worked out a lot and got mad
at himself numerous times.
By JOSEPH WHITE
AP Sports Writer
Clemens
PITTSBURGHMyron Rolle and Troy
Polamalu walked off the Pittsburgh Steelers
practice field on Thursday, sweat dripping
down their faces, jerseys drenched, arms
moving animatedly as they talked.
Was Rolle, a free agent trying to resurrect
his career, picking the All-Pro safetys brain
about the finer points of Dick LeBeaus de-
fense?
Not exactly.
We were talking about the expansion of
the middle class and howresources are run-
ning out, Rolle said. Howeveryone wants to
have two cars and three
TVs in their house. But
howare we going to
sustain that with 6.4
billion people on the
earth and growing?
Rolle wasnt kidding.
He rarely does. His con-
cerns are legitimate, his
passion for the topic
obvious, his curiosity
palpable.
That thirst for knowl-
edge is also one of the
reasons why the 25-year-old finds himself in
Pittsburgh trying to revive his flagging career
instead of enjoying life as an NFLstarter.
The athletic 6-foot-2, 215-pound Rolle ap-
peared well on his way to the pros after being
named a third-teamAll-American following
his junior year at Florida State in 2008. His
playmaking ability and impeccable instincts
shot Rolle up NFLDraft boards.
Rolle, however, had other plans. Rather
than enter the draft he opted to spend a year
at Oxford University after being named a
Rhodes Scholar. While former college team-
mates including Pittsburgh linebacker
Lawrence Timmons lived it up in the NFL
in 2009, Rolle worked on his thesis and
earned a masters degree in medical anthro-
pology.
He planned all along to return to football,
working out in a tiny10x10 weight roomand
running on a grass-barren rugby field while
his classmates went to the pub.
Rolle returned to the U.S. with his degree
and a fair amount of football rust. Shaking it
off proved more problematic than he imag-
ined. He was drafted by the Titans in 2010,
but never sawthe field and was released
before the 2011season.
It was the first time in Rolles life success
hadnt come easily, or immediately.
His frustration grewto a
point where he wondered if
choosing Oxford over the
NFLwas the right idea.
Regret, however, was only
fleeting.
Once I thought about
being a Rhodes Scholar and
howthat could behoove my
future interests, and howits
placed me in a social station
of life of being a role model
for other young people to
pursue academics and
athletics at the highest level, I think it was a
great choice, Rolle said.
Even if he understands that it left some in
the NFLwondering if he was really commit-
ted to football. Unlike most players his age
just trying to grab a roster spot, Rolle has
seemingly limitless options outside the game.
He could go on to medical school to be-
come a neurosurgeon. He could pour all of his
energy into his eponymous foundation, which
focuses on health, wellness, educational and
other charitable initiatives throughout the
world. Or he could continue his campaign
against obesity and diabetes, particularly in
Native American culture.
NF L
A few bumps in the road for Rolle
AP PHOTO
Pittsburghs Myron Rolle, a Rhodes Scholar, has had his NFL career sputter since taking
time off to study in England three years ago.
A safety scholar
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
Once I thought about
being a Rhodes Scholar
and how that could be-
hoove my future interest-
sI think it was a great
choice.
Myron Rolle
LAS VEGAS Free time is
about to run out for Floyd May-
weather Jr., who is due to begin a
three-month jail sentence in Las
Vegas stemming from a hair-pull-
ing, arm-twisting attack in Sep-
tember 2010 on the mother of
three of his children.
The unbeaten five-division
champions legal andringadvisers
werent immediately comment-
ingThursdayabout Mayweathers
scheduled Fri-
day morning
surrender be-
fore Las Vegas
Justice of the
Peace Melissa
Saragosa.
The judge
sentenced him
Dec. 22 for his
guilty plea to reduced charges in
the domestic battery case.
Mayweathers lawyers, Karen
Winckler and Richard Wright,
said previously they didnt plan to
seekanother postponement or de-
lay.
Mayweather, now 35, was ini-
tially due to begin his sentence
Jan. 6. But Saragosa agreed at the
last minute to let himremain free
longenoughtofight Miguel Cotto
onMay5inLas Vegas. Thefighter
who goes by the nickname Mon-
ey won the bout and a guaran-
teed $32 million. Cotto was paid
$8 million.
Mayweathers stint in the high-
rise Clark County Detention Cen-
ter inLas Vegas is expectedtolim-
it his ability to train for another
fight.
At least for the first week, May-
weather will be segregated for his
protectionfromtheother3,200in-
mates, Las Vegas police Officer
Bill Cassell said. Hell get one
hour of exercise time a day out-
side his cell.
Saragosa said when she sen-
tenced Mayweather that she was
particularly troubled that he
threatened and hit ex-girlfriend
Josie Harris while their two sons
watched. The boys were 10 and 8
at the time. The older boy ran out
a back door to fetch a security
guard in the gated community.
However, the judge accepted
the plea deal that avoided trial on
felony and misdemeanor charges
that couldhave gottenMayweath-
er 34years instateprisonif hehad
been convicted on all counts.
Mayweathers pendingjail term
will be capped at 87 days. Sarago-
sa gave him credit for three days
previously served.
Mayweather also was ordered
to complete a yearlong domestic
violence counseling program, 100
hours of community service and
pay a $2,500 fine.
B O X I N G
Unbeaten
to begin
sentence
in prison
Mayweather Jr. is set to go to
jail today for three months
for attacking woman.
By KEN RITTER
Associated Press
Mayweather
NEW YORK The trainer of
Triple Crown hopeful Ill Have
Another doesnt believe New
York racing officials are picking
on him after the states racing
and wagering board imposed
strict rules for horses in the Bel-
mont Stakes.
I dont think so, Doug
ONeill said Thursday when
asked if officials were singling
him out because of his history of
doping infractions. His recent
45-day suspension wont begin
until after the Belmont on June 9
when Ill Have Another tries to
become the first Triple Crown
winner in 34 years.
Newrules announced Wednes-
day call for all Belmont runners
to be stabled in the same barn
rather than spread out in stables
around the track. Also, there will
be out-of-competition blood test-
ing and close scrutiny of the
horses and humans attending
them by board investigators and
private security personnel.
The trainer is OK with the
new rules, but said the plan
doesnt sound like its been real
organized, and wishes it would
have been implemented sooner.
The stakes barn wont open until
Wednesday, meaning most of the
horses already settled in at the
Belmont Park will have to be
moved.
Its a situation that doesnt
thrill ONeal and other trainers,
but he understands racing has
come under scrutiny on many
fronts, including drugs.
Trainer Michael Matz, who
will send out Union Rags in the
Belmont, says he still plans to
ship his colt to Belmont on
Wednesday. He, too, wondered
about the timing of the sweeping
changes.
Do they make this stuff up as
they go along? he asked
Wednesday.
ONeill said racing has a lot of
black eyes all over the country,
especially in New York, and offi-
cials are just trying to prove to
the country that horses are treat-
ed well.
Ill Have Another is stabled in
a barn near the entrance to the
main track after arriving in New
York the day after winning the
Preakness on May 19.
ONeill said horses who have
yet to arrive may be at an advan-
tage because they can move
right into the stakes barn, and
wont have to be uprooted froma
place where theyre already set-
tled.
The New York Times reported
Wednesday night that steps tak-
en by the authorities also include
a set of specific safeguards di-
rected at ONeill.
According to a confidential
email obtained by the Times,
ONeills horses cannot in any
way be treated without a board
investigator present, and that
he should not allow treatment of
any of his horses by mouth or in
feed without conferring with a
board investigator, who will first
log the treatment and discuss
the reason(s) for treatment.
The Times also reported
ONeill must provide veterinary
records for Ill Have Another and
any other horses he may be run-
ning over those days at Belmont
no later than 10 a.m. each day
after any treatment.
When horses arrive at the
barn, they will be required to
have a blood test, which will be
reviewed that night at the New
York State Racing and Wagering
Boards drug lab.
AP PHOTO
In this image provided by the New York Racing Association (NY-
RA), Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Ill Have An-
other, ridden by exercise rider Jonny Garcia, gallops at Belmont
Park, Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.
H O R S E R A C I N G
Trainer is fine with
new rules at Belmont
Loose horse nearly
slams into
Ill Have Another
NEW YORK Trainer Doug
ONeill says a loose horse
nearly slammed into Triple
Crown hopeful Ill Have
Another during training
Thursday at Belmont Park.
He says his Kentucky Derby
and Preakness winner was
walking a few feet from the
outside rail when another
horse threw his rider and came
screaming up the outside rail
the same way Ill Have Another
was walking.
ONeill says the horse went
between the rail and Ill Have
Another, and that exercise
rider Jonny Garcia told him the
horse grazed his boot. The
trainer feared a collision was
imminent.
ONeill says hes seen
accidents like that, and they
are ugly. He says his stomach
is still a little twisted and he
doesnt want to think about
what nearly happened.
Ill Have Another will attempt
to become the first Triple
Crown winner in 34 years at
the Belmont Stakes on June 9.
By RICHARD ROSENBLATT
AP Sports Writer
C M Y K
Stocks suffer in May
With a disappointing finish on Thurs-
day, the stock market closed what was
by some measures its worst month in
two years. Over five dismal weeks,
Facebook fizzled, a debt crisis in Eu-
rope loomed, and nobody was in the
mood to buy.
When May was mercifully over, the
Dow Jones industrial average and other
major indexes had erased most of the
strong gains they built up through
March and held on to in April.
The Dow lost 820 points for the
month, its worst showing since May
2010.
Windows 8 in test release
Microsoft is nearly done with a
much-anticipated overhaul of its Win-
dows operating system.
The software maker signaled the
makeover is nearly complete with
Thursdays release of the final test
version of Windows 8.
Upgrades include more ways to con-
nect to other Microsoft services, more
security controls and more touch-
screen features.
Most industry analysts expect the
software to hit the market in Septem-
ber or October.
Windows 8 has been designed so it
can run desktop, laptop and tablet
computers.
Record low mortgage rates
Average U.S. rates for 30-year and
15-year fixed mortgages dropped to
record lows again this week, with the
15-year loan dipping below 3 percent
for the first time ever, according to a
survey by mortgage buyer Freddie
Mac.
The rate on the 30-year mortgage,
the most popular, fell to 3.75 percent.
Thats down from 3.78 percent last
week and the lowest since long-term
mortgages began in the 1950s. The
15-year mortgage, an option for refi-
nancing, slid to 2.97 percent from last
weeks previous record low of 3.04
percent.
India economy slows
Indias economy grew 5.3 percent in
the January-March quarter, the slowest
rate in nine years
The malaise in manufacturing and
other sectors spread to ordinary Indi-
ans, who trimmed spending as in-
flation grew. Indias slowdown is worse
today than it was during the global
financial crisis.
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THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012
timesleader.com
T
hanks toPamMasi of Bear Creek,
a portion of a dilapidated down-
town Wilkes-Barre building that
used to employ strippers and bouncers
is nowrefurbished as an ice creamshop
dubbed Dairy Godmothers. Masi, origi-
nally from East Rutherford, N.J., also
owns and operates two Bear Creek busi-
nesses, Pamelas Ice Cream and Cosen-
zas Pizza, which she took over in 2004
after her father retired. All three of the
shops are family owned and operated
along with employees who she consid-
ers part of her family.
In 2000 I wouldnt have been caught
dead here, said Masi, but she took no-
tice of the improvements andthe chang-
ing scenery of downtown.
Even five years ago, I sawthings you
wouldnt want your kids to see, she
said. But now the environment has im-
proved.
The shop is in a building that housed
the Toppers strip club.
Nothing changes overnight, Masi
said, but her improvements to the block
and upbeat outlook on the patrons are
confirmation changes are in motion.
She said the Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 on
Northampton Street, which she can see
from her shops sliding glass window,
spurred a lot of the changes. She said
the movie crowd, coupled with the
downtown crowd, has helped sales in
the first month of operation.
She said her business and people
skills are helping to spur return custom-
ers.
I love people theres a lost art on
how to treat people, Masi explained.
The ice cream shop offers more than
30 different soft serve flavors along with
Turkey Hill ice cream and chili dogs.
Eventually the plan is to expand the me-
nu with items that can be found at Co-
senzas Pizza.
There is currently no seating, but Ma-
si hopes to change that in the future.
The shop is open seven days a week un-
til early autumn. Depending on re-
sponse from Wilkes and Kings stu-
dents, Dairy Godmothers may remain
open later in the year.
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Pam Masi, owner of Dairy Godmothers Ice Cream and More, serves a cone to Joe Spak.
A SWEET ADDITION
Ice cream shop opens in downtown Wilkes-Barre
Times Leader Staff
What: Dairy Godmothers
Where: Just off East Northampton Street
on Livingston Lane
Phone: 371-3889
Hours: Monday to Thursday noon-9:30
p.m.; Friday to Sunday noon-10:30 p.m.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
NEW YORK Americans
loosened their purse strings in
May, but it may have been a
temporary splurge.
Some major retailers such as
Target and Macys on Thursday
posted sales increases that beat
Wall Street estimates as shop-
pers were lured in by Mothers
Day promotions and colorful
new styles of clothing. The
gains follow a dismal showing
from the month before
Still, it may not be time to
celebrate just yet. Revenue
growth remains down from ear-
lier in the year and worries
about the global economy are
starting to escalate again.
Michael Niemira, chief econ-
omist at the International
Council of Shopping Centers,
said while Mays results are en-
couraging, he thinks troubling
economic data will continue to
weigh on consumers minds in
the months ahead.
Theres something out there
thats worrying consumers, he
said.
Only a handful of retailers
representing roughly 13 per-
cent of the U.S. retail industry
report monthly sales figures
based on stores open at least a
year, which is a key measure of
health because it excludes the
impact of newly opened and
closed stores. But economists
watch the numbers because
they offer a snapshot of con-
sumer spending, which is crit-
ical to economic growth.
On average, retailers posted
a 4 percent rise in May for reve-
nue at stores open at least a
year, according to the interna-
tional shopping trade group.
Thats better than the 3.6 per-
cent analysts were expecting
But the latest results seem to
fly in the face of negative eco-
nomic news.
The Commerce Department
said Thursday that the U.S.
economy grew at an annual
rate of 1.9 percent in the first
three months of the year, which
was slower than expected.
Growth of 2.5 percent is typi-
cally enough just to keep pace
with population changes. The
Labor Department also report-
ed that the number of Ameri-
cans seeking unemployment
benefits rose last week to a
five-week high, evidence that
the job market remains slug-
gish.
Retail sales
rebound
during May
By CANDICE CHOI
AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES -- The special "eco"
versions of small cars such as the Chev-
rolet Cruze, Ford Focus and Honda Civ-
ic dont improve fuel economy enough
to be worth the extra money, according
to an analysis by Consumer Reports.
The magazine said it could take as
long as 38 years for the extra cost to be
worthwhile, depending on the vehicle.
The cars, which come equipped with
special low rolling resistance tires and
aerodynamic features, generally cost
$500 to $800 more than fuel-efficient
siblings that dont carry the "eco" label.
Consumer Reports looked at the
Ford Focus SFE, Chevrolet Cruze Eco
and Honda Civic HF.
The results: Consumer Reports
found that the Cruze Eco saves drivers
only $20 a year in gas purchases while
the Focus SFE and Civic HF save con-
sumers $145 and $135 a year, respec-
tively.
But the magazine said the Cruze Eco
and the Focus SFE drove well, ranking
"near the top of class among small se-
dans."
But it knocked the Civic HF, saying
that it was one of the worst cars in the
class.
The magazine also evaluated the
new Toyota Prius C subcompact hy-
brid, which has been selling well. Con-
sumer Reports said the Prius Cs "stel-
lar 37 mpg in the city is the best of any
car" it has tested.
But except for fuel economy and easy
parking, Consumer Reports didnt like
much else about the vehicle, which has
a sticker price that starts at just under
$19,000.
"Overall, drivers will get what they
pay for," the magazine said.
Consumer Reports says eco cars dont pay off
By JERRY HIRSCH
Los Angeles Times
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Seattle 63/54/.15 65/52/sh 61/51/sh
Tampa 88/79/.00 85/73/t 90/74/pc
Tucson 99/64/.00 107/72/s 104/71/s
Washington, DC 85/69/.00 83/63/t 78/59/pc
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 63/52/.00 59/46/pc 62/47/pc
Baghdad 102/79/.00 101/73/s 102/72/s
Beijing 81/54/.00 81/63/t 85/64/pc
Berlin 64/52/.00 61/43/sh 59/45/sh
Buenos Aires 59/39/.00 57/54/c 61/51/sh
Dublin 63/54/.00 56/49/c 57/50/sh
Frankfurt 75/52/.00 63/43/c 68/49/pc
Hong Kong 90/81/.00 84/76/t 85/78/t
Jerusalem 82/59/.00 86/67/s 88/67/s
London 68/55/.00 61/54/c 68/48/c
Mexico City 88/54/.00 82/53/t 79/51/t
Montreal 66/55/.00 66/53/sh 61/50/r
Moscow 59/41/.00 63/48/sh 71/48/pc
Paris 72/57/.00 70/52/c 74/56/c
Rio de Janeiro 81/75/.00 78/65/t 81/66/pc
Riyadh 109/81/.00 106/82/s 106/80/s
Rome 75/63/.00 78/55/pc 77/57/pc
San Juan 89/79/.14 88/78/t 89/77/pc
Tokyo 73/63/.00 73/61/t 72/61/pc
Warsaw 64/50/.00 55/45/sh 54/44/pc
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
81/64
Reading
79/58
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
75/57
75/57
Harrisburg
78/58
Atlantic City
75/64
New York City
76/62
Syracuse
70/58
Pottsville
75/57
Albany
78/58
Binghamton
Towanda
74/56
70/52
State College
72/53
Poughkeepsie
77/57
82/66
61/52
82/54
94/76
71/53
69/59
67/52
70/53
78/50
65/52
76/62
63/50
83/58
86/75
89/72
85/73 55/42
57/43
83/63
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 5:33a 8:31p
Tomorrow 5:32a 8:31p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 5:28p 3:08a
Tomorrow 6:43p 3:50a
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June 4 June 11 June 19 June 26
Clouds will
increase today
ahead of a storm
systemthat will
stick around
through the
weekend. Along
with clouds
comes the rain.
If you have plans
to be outdoors
today, try and
get what you
need done as
early as possible.
The rain will
move in from the
west during the
afternoon and
evening and will
be heavy at
times tonight
into Saturday
morning. A cold
front will also
move through
the region on
Saturday morn-
ing, taking the
heavy rain to our
east. The rest of
the weekend will
feature more
clouds than sun
with a passing
shower possible
Saturday
evening and
Sunday.
- Kurt Aaron
NATIONAL FORECAST: Strong to severe thunderstorms will become likely across much of the East
today as a cold front presses into the region. Thunderstorms will also affect central and southern
Florida, in addition to portions of the Plains states. Showers will overspread the Pacic Northwest,
and excessive heat may set records in parts of the Southwest.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Cooling Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Evening rain
SATURDAY
Rain, partly
sunny
evening
71
55
MONDAY
Partly
sunny, a
shower
70
53
TUESDAY
Partly
sunny, a
shower
70
50
WEDNESDAY
Partly
sunny, a
shower
70
48
THURSDAY
Partly
sunny, a
shower
75
50
SUNDAY
Partly
sunny, a
shower
75
48
75
50