The Pittston Dispatch 02-10-2013

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Main Street project
turns doors into
works of art.
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New restaurant
brings Asian theme
to downtown.
>> PAGE 4
Main Street gun
dealer all sold out
of AR-15s, others.
>> PAGE 5
Look
familiar?
Main Street
all aglow?
Gun sales
brisk here
COUPON SAVINGS INSIDE WORTH $43.80
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Lenny Dockash
clears his side-
walk with a
snow blower
on Searle
Street in Pitt-
ston Saturday
afternoon.
Snow blanket-
ed much of the
region on Fri-
day night into
Saturday morn-
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at noon.
Valentines Day fell on a
Saturday in 2004 and I awoke at
4 a.m. in a panic. I had gone to
sleep the night before thinking I
should write something appro-
priate to the occasion, but
what?
Lying there, unable to return
to sleep, I started pondering the
word love and how many
times we hear it in a lifetime
song titles, lyrics, poetry, mo-
vies. Phrases began popping
into my head so fast I knew I
had to start writing them down.
So, I bounded out of bed, put
on a pot of coffee and grabbed
a legal pad. I could barely keep
up with myself and by the time
I was finished I had a column.
This column. Ive been running
it near Valentines Day ever
since, making minor deletions
or additions each time.
I always include a little anec-
dote about the first one. When I
arrived at the Dispatch office I
read my list to then-managing
editor Ed Philbin who promptly
said, You forgot the best one.
Harriet Truelove.
I thought he was pulling my
leg, but sure enough, there is a
Harriet Truelove. She lives in
West Pittston.
The first column ran under
the headline Love, stinks,
hurts, and makes the world go
` round, but I change it every
year.
The only time I did not pub-
lish the list was a few years ago
when instead I told the love
story of Joe and Teresa DiLo-
renzo. Joe picked out the girl he
wanted to marry when he was
11 years old and he did marry
her ... 55 years later, proving St.
Paul right: love is patient.
Joe passed away since and I
continue to pray that Teresa
finds comfort in other words of
St. Paul: love bears all things,
hopes all things, endures all
things.
The original list, with edits,
goes like this:
Love Boat. Love Bug. Love
Shack. Love Story. Love Train.
Love, American Style.
From Russia with Love.
Somewhere, my Love. Stop! In
the Name of Love.
Good Lovn. Lovn Spoonful.
Lovey, dovey. Love Canal.
If you cant be with the one
you love, love the one youre
with.
Lovie Smith (former coach of
the Chicago Bears) and Lovey
Howell (Thurstons wife.)
Bob Butterbean Love (for-
mer NBA basketball star).
Courtney Love. Jennifer Love
Hewitt. And, always, Harriet
Truelove.
Love bites, love stinks, love
hurts. Still, love is a many
splendored thing.
Love makes the world go
` round.
Love will keep us together.
Love one another as I have
loved you.
Make love, not war.
Wouldnt it be loverly?
Love beads. Love sick. Love
bird. Love handles.
Love Potion Number 9.
Money cant buy me love.
Yesterday, love was such an
easy game to play.
Will you still love me tomor-
row?
Only love can break a heart;
only love can mend it again.
She loves you, yeah, yeah,
yeah.
Baby love. Tough love. Puppy
love. April Love. Radar Love.
Agape love. Unrequited love.
Hunk a burnin love.
The Summer of Love.
The City of Brotherly Love.
Philadelphia Freedom, I lu-
uh-uv you, yes I do.
Love triangle. Love is in the
Air. Love is All Around.
Love, love me do. You know
I love you.
Love and marriage, love and
marriage, go together like a
horse and carriage.
Virginia is for lovers.
Mom loved you best.
All You Need is Love.
I Love Lucy.
We love Al.
Everybody Loves Raymond.
15-love. 30-love. 40-love.
Game.
Love me tender, love me true.
When I fall in love, it will be
forever.
The greatest of these is love.
Tell Laura I love her.
I love Brian Piccolo.
I love a rainy night.
I love New York.
I love Paris in the springtime.
I love the smell of napalm in
the morning.
Dont come home a-drinkin
with a-lovin on your mind.
Gimme, gimme some lovin.
Yummy, yummy, yummy,
Ive got love in my tummy.
Looking for love in all the
wrong places.
Love means never having to
say youre sorry.
Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Rob-
inson, Jesus loves you more
than you will know.
Love is in the air. The look of
love is in your eyes. I fell in
love down at Palisades Park.
How do I love thee? Let me
count the ways.
To love another person is to
see the face of God.
Let my epitaph be: he loved
not wisely but too well.
Might as well face it, youre
addicted to love.
Ed Ackerman, optimist
eackerman@psdispatch.com
Love is in the air
Downtown doors ..............................................3
New restaurant.................................................4
Gun sales brisk .................................................5
No races .............................................................7
Local chatter.....................................................8
Peeking into the Past .....................................10
Editorial/Your Space ......................................14
Jack Smiles ......................................................14
Maria Heck........................................................15
Nutrition............................................................15
PA football banquet................................28, 29
Sports................................................................41
Obituaries .......................................................48
Birthdays.........................................................3B
Faith .................................................................5B
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brand it as an art hub, a
new project commissions
area artists to design and
paint the Main Street
doors of area businesses,
bringing art awareness to
downtown Pittston.
Downtown Manager
Rose Randazzo calls the
project Portals to Pro-
gress.
We have a group of
artists working on Main
Street in the gallery,
Randazzo said. We
wanted to invite them to
be a part of a public art
project.
The goal, Randazzo
said, would be an art walk
with a map pointing out
the specific doors.
And it gets people
walking down Main
Street and patronizing
businesses and eating at
our restaurants, she said,
thats the most important
thing.
Randazzo said shed
like to see 20 doors, but
will continue to do them
as long as artists want to
display their work.
So far, four doors have
been painted:
A wreath on a red
door in front of Harry
Jackets restaurant by lo-
cal artist JoAnne Raynis.
Agold lions head on
a green side door on Yore
Antiques, also painted by
Raynis.
A red Asian-inspired
design on an ivory door at
the YMCAby tattoo artist
Melissa Davies.
DOWNTOWN PI TTSTON
An Asian-inspired design on a door at the YMCA by
tattoo artist Melissa Davies.
A lion's head on a side door on Yore Antiques by
local artist JoAnne Raynis
A version of the Mona Lisa on the Joyce Insurance
Building by digital artist Kevin McGroarty.
Doors of perception
JOE HEALEY PHOTOS/THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
A wreath was painted on a red door in front of Harry Jackets' restaurant by local artist JoAnne Raynis.
By JOE HEALEY
jhealey@psdispatch.com
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ittston is laying out
the welcome mat, so
to speak.
In a push to make the down-
town more attractive and to
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Add Asian fusion and sushi to the
downtown menu.
Yurong Feng, owner of the new eatery,
Fuji Asian Fusion Cuisine, said he hopes
to be open by the end of the month.
Were glad to be here, Feng said.
Were very excited about opening up.
Downtown Manager Rose Randazzo
said she and the developers, the Gilchrist
Brothers, pondered why you couldnt get
sushi anywhere in the Greater Pittston ar-
ea.
And Ive always thought we are in the
need for diversity in our Main Street, es-
pecially with respect to food, Randazzo
said.
She said she solicited regional sushi
restaurants to gauge interest in opening
something in downtown Pittston.
Our goal is create a restaurant row,
Randazzo said.
Fuji, she said, will complement Palaz-
zo 53, serving high-end Italian; Tomato
Bar and Bistro, which will be an ale
house with gourmet burgers and steaks;
old-world Sicilian at the Gramercy; Call-
ahans on Main which will have lunch,
coffee and deserts; three pizza parlors,
Demuros, Napolis and Vinces; two
lunch counters, Harry Jackets and the
Majestic; Sabatettles Italian Market;
Coopers Seafood; and Rooneys Irish
Pub.
Despite their young ages, both are in
their 20s, the crew at Fuji has lots of ex-
perience. Yurong Feng said he has been
working in sushi restaurants since he was
in high school. He previously worked at
Sake Sushi and Ichiban in NewYork City
and Mizu in Wilkes-Barre Township, and
his associate, Kyle Zheng, worked at Mi-
rakuya in Wilkes-Barre Township. Feng,
who was born in China but is a U.S. citi-
zen, said hes visited over 20 countries
and has learned a lot about blending food
styles, called fusion.
Some of Fengs specialties are filet
mignon tataki served with fire and honey
wasabi sauce, yellowtail jalapeo with a
DOWNTOWN PI TTSTON REVI TAL I ZATI ON
Christmas tree
Dragon roll
Fillet mignon tataki
Roasted scallops
EAST MEETS MAIN
Fuji Asian Fusion Cuisine owner Yurong Feng, right, and associate Kyle Zheng stand behind the sushi bar as they prepare to
open in late February at the restaurant on N. Main Street in Pittston.
Asian fusion restaurant set to open soon in Pittston
Fuji Asian Fusion Cuisine on N. Main
Street in downtown Pittston.
By JOE HEALEY
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When Steve Meier unlocked
the door to open the small busi-
ness where he works in Pittston
on Tuesday, 25 customers were
waiting in the small lobby, in
their cars, or out in the cold to get
in.
Once they got inside Ad-
vanced Arms, a gun shop at 81
South Main, the customers
browsed mostly empty wall
racks and display cases.
Company president Chris
Scoda said is he out of stock of
AR-15s and other so-called as-
sault weapons and many other
firearms. He has stopped taking
back orders because manufac-
turers cant keep up with the de-
mand, which is a national phe-
nomena.
For example, Scoda said,
Ruger estimates demand is 300
percent over its manufacturing
capacity. What we have on dis-
play is a fraction of what we
would normally have for cus-
tomers to look at and handle.
Scoda said the uptick in busi-
ness started in mid-December
after the Sandy Hook elemen-
tary school massacre prompted a
weapons ban bill in New York
State and propos-
als for a ban bill at
the federal level.
Scoda said in
the seven years he
has been in busi-
ness in Pittston,
there have been
two periods of
high volume busi-
ness. After Obama was elected
there was an extremely high vol-
ume. The latest boom eclipsed
that.
Scoda hasnt quantified the
amount of business Advanced
Arms has done in the past two
months, but he estimates it is two
to three times higher than a simi-
lar period in an average year.
Buyers at Advanced Arms, or
at any licensed dealer, no matter
what type of gun they are buy-
ing, must go
through a back-
ground check.
They must fill out
a federal form, and,
if its a handgun, a
state form. Pennsyl-
vania has one of the
best background
check systems
among the 50 states,
Scoda said. Called Insta-Check,
or PICS, the system, run by the
State Police out of Harrisburg, is
more intensive then the NICS
system used by the FBI.
The PA system checks for
Gun sales booming in Pittston
Advanced Arms Gun Shop owner Chris Scoda, right, shows Marty Moscatelli of Pittston a .50 Beowulf AR-15 style rifle at the shop in
Pittston.
ADVANCED ARMS GUN SHOP
Main Street
store has
sold out its
AR-15s
By JACK SMILES
jsmiles@psdispatch.com
Employee
Steve Meier,
left, looks up
an order
while custom-
ers browse
the display
cases at Ad-
vanced Arms
Gun Shop in
Pittston.
Buyers at Advanced
Arms, or at any licensed
dealer, no matter what
type of gun they are
buying, must go through
a background check.
See GUN SALES, Page 33
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And a version of the Mona
Lisa on the Joyce Insurance
Building at the corner of Broad
Street and Main Street by digital
artist Kevin McGroarty.
Raynis, of Fantastic Finishes,
said shes been painting her en-
tire life and was glad to offer her
services.
Theyre making great pro-
gress downtown and Im really
glad that Im a part of it, she
said.
McGroarty picked the Mona
Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci be-
cause of the areas Italian heri-
tage.
My first reaction was some-
thing traditional, with a digital
twist, McGroarty said in a re-
lease. Arguably the most fa-
mous painting in the world
seemed like a real good fit.
After consulting with project
partner Todd Williams, owner of
SignWerks, Kingston, the two
agreed on a particular substrate
that would seize the colors
McGroarty needed in the design.
Williams said preserving the art-
workfromsunexposure was key.
We tested a few traditional
applications but we found slight
bleaching in the colors. Kevins
style of painting, he lays purples
and rust over blacks to get a cer-
tain effect, it was a challenge but
when it rolled off the processor I
knew we got it right, Williams
said.
This is why I consult Todd,
said McGroarty.
Those vibrant colors were
right on, and the muted ones
like in her smile are so pleas-
ing. She is more divine rather
than human. Todd is a perfec-
tionist and why I trust his exper-
tise with my work.
The next two businesses that
plan to open their doors to art are
office the LeoJ. Sperrazza Insur-
ance on Broad Street and the
soon-to-open Tomato Bar and
Bistro near the Tomato Festival
Lot.
We want people to slowdown
and think, Randazzo said. I re-
ally hope people become in-
spired.
Doors
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JOE HEALEY/THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
A version of the Mona Lisa on the Joyce Insurance Building at the corner of Broad Street and Main Street by digital artist Kevin
McGroarty. S
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Mike Lombardo of the citys
Redevelopment Authority has
said Fuji is a huge score for
the downtown.
This adds to the pallet that
were trying to create down
there, he has said. Were try-
ing to get anchor tenants on
each of the blocks and this
will create a great footprint.
LaFrattes Restaurant, where
Fuji is located, closed its doors
last year, but the restaurant has
a half-century of tradition on
Main Street and spent just
about 20 years in its final
Main Street location.
The building is owned by
Chris and John Gilchrist and is
part of larger development
plans for that area. The project
has already started and it in-
cludes an office and retail
building at the corner of Wil-
liam and Main streets. The
building directly on the corner
has been razed and the ad-
joining building is being gut-
ted, enforced with steel beams
and two stories will be added.
The new second and third
floors will house the non-prof-
it North Penn Legal Services.
This will be the first restau-
rant under the citys new BY-
OB on Main Street branding
program. The restaurant
doesnt have a liquor license,
but customers are allowed to
bring their own alcohol to
drink. Another restaurant that
will participate is the soon-to-
open Callahans on Main.
Fuji
A Nite without Races?
A Bingo Dance?
Both are working titles for the
Wyoming Area Senior Parents
Association fundraising event,
after the group, along with nu-
merous other organizations from
across Luzerne County, was
forced to cancel their Nite at the
Races fundraisers.
The State Police from Liquor
Control Enforcement informed
organizations earlier this week
that such events are illegal and
they risked prosecution if they
held them.
Night at the races events have
always been illegal, but it is not
something that has been en-
forced, until now.
As the Wyoming Area Senior
Parents Association scrambled
to reinvent their fundraiser, other
organizations, such as St. John
the Evangelist Parish Communi-
ty, Pittston, Our Lady of Euchar-
ist, Pittston, Corpus Christi,
West Pittston, St. Anns Basilica,
Scranton, and St Ignatius, King-
ston, with only days before their
events were scheduled were
forced to cancel. St Monicas
Parish, West Wyoming reorga-
nized their event into a Mardi
Gras and held it the scheduled
night.
The Exeter Lions and Dallas
Lions clubs are cancelling their
upcoming races as well.
The Wyoming Area Football
Parents Association night at the
races, traditionally one of the
largest locally, is scheduled until
May, so the group has time to
come up with a new plan.
Cancelling wasnt an option
for Gina Malsky and her fellow
organizers of the WASenior Par-
ents Association event. They
called a special meeting to brain-
stormon howto hold a fundrais-
er and do it legally.
Lets remember why we are
holding this event, Malsky said,
toraise moneytoprovide a safe,
All Night Party for the WA class
of 2013.
Malsky and her fellow orga-
nizers are working to turn a neg-
ative into a positive. So their new
event will feature a bingo with
cash prizes, drawings, a stay out
of jail buffet, a DJ and dancing.
It will be a BYOB and the
group is obtaining a bingo li-
cense.
The volunteers have worked
too had to cancel this event, it
would be a huge setback, Mal-
sky added.
With over 400 horse sponsor-
ships sold for their original
event, the organizers are hoping
the purchasers understand the
cause behind their efforts and
come out and make the Nite
Without Races a huge success.
As other organizations scram-
ble to reinvent their fundraisers
theyare askingjust what is legal?
Texas Holdem tournaments,
paddle auctions, casino nights,
sports pools, video gambling de-
vices, vertical wheel and the ve-
ry popular Chinese auctions all
are illegal. The PA Local Option
Small Games of Chance Act,
which was amended last year, re-
quires organizations to get li-
censes from the county treasur-
ers office for activities such as
pull-tab games, punchboards,
raffles, daily and weekly draw-
ings, but still leaves nights at the
races illegal.
A change in the law may be
coming according to State Rep.
Phyllis Mundy in a story in the
Times Leader.
I have co-sponsored legisla-
tion, House Bill 290, to legalize
additional small games of chanc-
es in our state, including Nights
at the Races. This bill was suc-
cessfully voted out of the House
Gaming Committee, February 5.
It is my hope that it will be
brought before the full house for
a vote in the near future, Mundy
said.
From there, if the bill is suc-
cessfully passed it will move to
the state senate for considera-
tion. This wont help Malsky and
her volunteers, but that seems to
be okay with them.
Negativity gets nothing ac-
complished, but the proud par-
ents of the class of 2013 will rise
above this nonsense and get the
job done, Malsky said. We will
have fun, we will raise money
and we will do it legally.
Police clamp down on nights at races
WA Senior Parents group repackages fundraiser as bingo
By EILEEN CIPRIANI
Sunday Dispatch Correspondent
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Atty. Michael A. Lombardo
III, a principal in the law firm of
Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, has
been named to the National Trial
Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list, a
new professional organization
comprised of Americas top
young trial attorneys.
I am honored by the recogni-
tion from the National Trial
Lawyers, in large part because it
is based on recognition by my
peers in the legal profession,
said Lombardo. It is a great
honor.
Membership in the National
Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
is by invitation only and is ex-
tended exclusively to individuals
who exemplify superior qualifi-
cations, trial results and leader-
ship as a young lawyer under the
age of 40. Selection is based on a
thorough multiphase process,
which includes peer nomina-
tions combined with third-party
research. The result is a credible,
comprehensive and impressive
list of young attorneys chosen to
represent their state.
A graduate of Kings College
and Dickinson School of Law,
Lombardo focuses his practice
on general litigation. He has
been named to the Pennsylvania
Super Lawyers Rising Stars
list in 2008, 2010 and 2011.
Lombardo is a member of the
Pennsylvania Bar Association,
the Luzerne County Bar Associ-
ation and the Pennsylvania As-
sociation for Justice. He is a
member of Pittston City Coun-
cil, president of the board of the
Pittston YMCA and a member
of Downtown Tomorrow, which
has been instrumental in revital-
izing downtown Pittston.
Agraduate and board member
of Leadership Wilkes-Barre,
Lombardo is a member of the
Italian American Association of
Luzerne County and the Pittston
Tomato Festival Committee. He
also is a member of the Pittston
City Fire Department, and a
member and past vice president
of the Greater Pittston Ambu-
lance and Rescue Association.
Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn,
PC, headquartered in Kingston
withoffices inScranton, special-
izes in personal injury litigation
and offers a wide array of legal
services to businesses and indi-
viduals.
Smart kids
Bloomsburg University stu-
dent Robert A. Falvo II was
namedtothe the deans list for the
fall semester.
His sister Brianna L. Falvo, a
Pittston Area senior, made Hon-
ors with Distinction.
And his other sister, Carly
Falvo, a fifth grade student,
brought home an excellent re-
port card.
They are children of Robert
and Cheryl Falvo, who just cele-
brated their 27th anniversary.
Deans List student
Karisa Calvitti, of Exeter, a
communications major, was
named to Lycoming Colleges
Deans List for the fall semester.
The Deans List is issued at the
close of each semester in recog-
nition of superior scholarship.
Students make the Deans List if
they complete at least 12 semes-
ter hours and earn a minimum
grade point average of 3.50 for
the semester.
Happy birthday
Birthday wishes go to Noreen
Musto Maher, formerly of Pitt-
ston Township now of Forest
Hills, NY, who will celebrate on
Feb. 13.
Happy birthday also to Elaine
Slusark, of Duryea, celebrating
today, Feb. 10.
Also to Tracey Carey of Du-
ryea , who will celebrate on Feb.
17; Nancy Burkel, of Hughes-
town, and Frank Lotzi, of Pitt-
ston Township, celebrating of
Feb. 14; and Sharlene Cook,
Hughestown, celebrating of Feb.
15.
Lombardo named Top 40 Under 40 lawyer
Cub Scout Pack 316 in Avoca held its Pinewood Derby in Janu-
ary. CubScouts racedtheir homemade cars. There were all sorts of
cars from sleek retro cars to Angry Birds racing down the 4-lane
track. Cub Scout Pack 316 meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays in the former
St. Marys School on Hawthorne Street in Avoca and is open to
any boy in first through fifth grade, or ages 6 to 11.
Above, from left, first row, Ryan Turrant, Collin Keogh, Mi-
chael Wojtach, John Sudol, Jarret Leach and Jordan Shearer. Sec-
ond row, Ryan Phillips, Derek Ferri, Blaze Bruneio, Peter Zawie-
rucha and Brandon Miller. Third row, Biagio Manganiello, Logan
Bryan, Jason Phillips, Joshua Phillips, Joshua Iovacchini and Jag-
ger Shearer.
At right, the top four racers, from left, Jordan Shearer, first
place; Joshua Iovacchini, second place; Peter Zawierucha, third
place; and Logan Bryan, fourth place.
Pinewood Derby action is fast and furious
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Inspiration can come from
something as simple as a pin-
point of light.
Just ask Kathy Dolman.
She was driving home from a
movie on Montage Mountain on
Glenmaura Road in 2007 when
she saw a mysterious, star-like
pinpoint of light over the vista of
the valley and thought, What in
the world could that be?
Then it occurred to her that the
answer to her question would
make a good story.
Amedical receptionist with an
associates degree in journalism,
Dolman wrote the story in her
spare time and, after a few fits
and starts, completed the novel
ALight at Hopes End whichis
set in a fictional place based in
Northeastern Pennsylvania, in-
cluding Swoyersville, where she
grew up, and Dupont, where she
lives now.
The book is published by
5foldmedia, a Christian publish-
ing company based in Central
New York State.
But Dolman didnt set out to
get the book published. She
wanted to write it as a gift for
family and friends at the Full
Gospel Chapel in Avoca where
she is an active member.
But when a missionary couple
that had a background in pub-
lishing visited the church, Dol-
man told them about the book
she was working on and they
suggested she find a publisher.
By the time Dolman finished
her manuscript, that missionary
couple had founded their own
publishing house, 5foldmedia
and they published A Light at
Hopes End in 2010. Dolman
was one of 5folds first authors.
They now have 50.
Last year, 5fold published
Dolmans second book, a sequel,
Miracle at Hopes End.
In both books, the main char-
acters see a mysterious light over
the mountain above the town of
Hopes End.
The jacket description of the
first book reads: A struggling
small-town pastor with a crum-
bling family and fading minis-
try... A distraught, lonely wait-
ress facing her dying mothers
last days alone A desperate
young black man in the grips of a
street gang teetering on the brink
of destruction A twenty-some-
thingparty boy hoveringover the
line between the need to survive
and a life of crime What do
they all have in common?
Theyve reached hopes end in
the town of Hopes End and are
desperately inneedof amiracle.
The sequels jacket describes
that book this way:
A grieving young mother, a
young man betrayed by his own
father, an emotionally scarred
woman and a man mentally
tortured by his past are all about
to come face-to-face with their
greatest need and desire...their
very own miracle at Hopes End.
This sequel to The Light at
Hopes End takes the townfolk to
the next level of the journey of
Gods love and power to trans-
form lives.
Dolman said friends, and even
strangers who read her books,
have said it touched their hearts.
The books, $17 and $20, are
available at Amazon.com, both
in print copy and Kindle; barne-
sandnoble.com, the Christian
book outlet, parable.com; and
5foldmedia.com.
Contact Dolman through
Facebook. Search Kathy Dol-
man or Kathy Dolman books.
Dolman will be at the Peck-
ville Assembly of God Church at
7 p.m. on March 3 for a discus-
sion and book signing.
Theres a light in the sky
Inspired by a mysterious light, Dupont woman writes two Christian novels
Dolman's first
book, the Light
at Hope's End,
was inspired by
a light she saw
over the Valley
from Montage
Mountain
Dolman's
book, the Mira-
cle at Hope's
End published
in 2012, is a
sequel to her
first book, The
Light at Hope's
End.
By JACK SMILES
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What was the ul-
tra modern service
introduced in Pittston
in 1984 that was ex-
pected to cost $5.8
million?
1964 49 Years Ago
A 26-week training course in carpen-
try was implemented for a second time
due to the success of the first effort.
Under the Manpower Development
and Training Act, officials of the Pitt-
ston Chamber of Commerce, school
district and Bureau of Employment
Security implemented the classes at the
Pittston High School.
Several young men, including John
Appnel, John Brogna, Al Chepalis,
John Coleman, Richard Collins, Sal-
vatore Falvo, Michael Goodlavage,
Michael DiMaggio, William Haas,
Paul Healy, George Kamensky, Walter
Koviak, John Mizin, Michael Prevish,
Archie Salvo and Russell Volpe attend-
ed the millman school.
During the course, Eugene J. Consid-
ine, representative of Keystone District
Council United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners, visited the training site
and spoke to the students.
According to the U.S. Department of
Labor website, In a special message to
the Congress on May 25, 1961, President
John F. Kennedy told Legislators that
Large scale unemployment during a
recession is bad enough, but large scale
unemployment during a period of pros-
perity would be intolerable.
Four days later, he transmitted a bill to
Congress that dealt with just such a
situation. The Manpower Development
and Training Act of 1962 endeavored to
train and retrain thousands of workers
unemployed because of automation and
technological change.
An architects drawing revealed the
proposed Our Lady of Sorrows
Church rectory in West Wyoming to be
built at a cost of $75,000. The rectory,
attached to the present church audi-
torium, included offices, kitchen, dining
and guest room, study and sleeping
quarters.
The history of the parish on Eighth
Street dates back to 1941 when a home
was purchased under the administration
of the Oblates of St. Joseph. It was used
as a chapel until 1953. In 1957, a new
church and community center were
built. Burning of the mortgage was held
in March 1962.
The Exeter High Panthers basketball
team was one of the top-rated teams in
the Wyoming Valley. Exeter was in the
running for league honors in the second
half of their season, finishing in a tie for
third place in the first-half race.
Coach Charlie Cicons club won
seven of nine games, losing only to
Northwest and Larksville. Members of
the Panthers team were Ran Tokach,
Cosmo Rubino, Jerry Gruver, Billy
Thubbron, Ron Kolman, Mike Ba-
bushko, Ray Klappal, Bob Pace, Tony
Petrucci, Dennis Galli, Andy Hudak
and Bernie Abromavage.
1974 39 Years Ago
Lucille Maziarz, vice chairlady of
Duryea Borough Council, presided over
a meeting due to the absence of Chair-
man Peter Olsheski. According to an
article in the Sunday Dispatch that
week, it marked the first time in history
of Duryea Borough that a councilwoman
had presided as chairlady in executive
session. Mrs. Maziarz held the distinc-
tion of being the first councilwoman to
be elected to office of council.
The Pennsylvania House of Repre-
sentatives honored former Pittston resi-
dent James Howley for an act of hero-
ism.
Howley, fire chief of the Thornhurst
Volunteer Fire Company, received a
distress call during the flood of June 29,
1973 when the Lehigh River overflowed
its banks. Two canoes carrying Boy
Scouts and their leaders were destroyed,
leaving the Scouts clinging to trees mid-
stream.
Within minutes, Howley was at the
scene and with the assistance of a Na-
tional Guard helicopter improvised a
rope bosom sling. Howley was carried
by helicopter and lowered slowly. He
tied each boy in the sling and was then
lifted to safety. The rescue took about
four hours to accomplish.
Don Hastie of the Wyoming Valley
Coin Club promised an exciting show
featuring one of the finest coin arrays
ever presented in the Northeast. Over
40 dealers were expected and the sixth
in a series of commemorative medals
depicting Fort Pittston would be avail-
able.
Expecting to be the highlight of the
show was the presentation of the Swant-
kowski-Ventre Memorial Trophy award-
ed to the person who contributed the
most to the club and.
The award is in memory of Chester
Swantkowski, of Duryea, and Joseph
Ventre, of Pittston, founders and past
presidents of the Pittston Coin Club and
Anthracite Valley Coin Club.
For the first time in history, a wom-
an had been selected as general manager
of the Fox Hill Country Club.
Dolores Lawrence, of Philadelphia,
Exeter Panthers a top team in 1964
Peeking
into the past
With Judy Minsavage
The Greater Pittston Touch Football League disbanded in 1986, but Duryea Auto Wreckers went 7-5 during the regular season
and made the playoffs. In the Jan. 13 Peeking Into the Past, we asked if anyone knew the outcome of the team's championship
game against Torbik Safe and Lock and Bob Fahey, of Pittston Township, came through. The Wreckers won the Wyoming
Valley Touch Football Championship with a 12-0 shutout. Bob also supplied this photo of the team members. From left, first
row, are Matty Hogan, Tony Lieback, Andrew Marish, Brian Fahey, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Tom McClain, Second row, Bruce Widdick,
Ken Keezer, Bob Fahey, Brian Delaney, Paul Dixon, John Colwell, Third row, Bert Maxwell, Andy Arnone, Ed Shannon, Dennis
Redding, Franny Gardner and Mark Dessoye. Absent at the time of the photo were Jim McLaughlin and Bob ` Buzzard' Kolbeck.
Team Captain Tony Lieback presented the trophy to team sponsor Alan Glodzik.
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Attorney
John J. Terrana
400 Tird Avenue, Kingston
283.2990
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In Luzerne County Is A Lawyer
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legal services at any given time.
I promise to give your case the
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you hire me as your legal counsel.
That means Ill promptly return
your phone calls, investigate your
claim, obtain copies off all your
medical records, and keep you
informed of the progress that I am
making in advancing your claim.
I promise also to handle any
disputes that arise between you
and your insurance company over
the payment of your medical bills,
work loss benets, or both.
Ive been representing injured
clients for over 25 years. Let me
put my experience to work for you.
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The MUSICare Project of
Trinity Episcopal Church, West
Pittston, featuring Music To-
gether, will sponsor Music
Around the World on March 2.
This free event will feature inter-
national songs, food and activ-
ities for babies, toddlers, pre-
schoolers and their favorite
grownups.
The musical part of the pro-
gram will include a free Music
Together class.
Music Together is an interna-
tionally known music and move-
ment program for children from
birth through age five and the
grownups who love them, based
on the principle that children can
Free Music Together classes at Trinity Episcopal
MUSICare Project featuring Music Together participants and teachers at a recent class. Left to right on the floor: Iris Pavinski, Satya
Cabrera, Rosaria Cabrera holding Amaya. Left to Right, standing: Adrienne Rasmussen holding Makenna, Mary Jo Pavinski, Music
Together teacher Birgit Amundsen, Music Together teacher Jessica Jensen holding Joey and Elanor, Leita McManus holding Eva, Mara
Valenti holding Julia, Joy Tetlak-Adelstein holding Mia.
In conjunction
with churchs
MUSICare
Project
See MUSIC, Page 21
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St. Joseph Marello Parish
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The Luzerne County Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Committee
invites the public to attend a
gathering to mark the 25th anni-
versary of the dedication of the
Vietnam Memorial at 1 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 23 on the South
Lawn of the Luzerne County
Courthouse, North River Street,
Wilke-Barre.
The memorial, which was
originally dedicated on Feb. 21,
1988, honors the 11,000 service-
The Luzerne County VietnamMemorial in a 1988 file photo. The
heavy gauge bronze sculpture is a depiction of a warrior wearing
combat fatigues holding a broken K-Bar knife standing atop a
shield. In the figure's left hand is a crown of stars symbolizing the
branches of the Armed Services. Behind the figure stands the
symbol of Vietnampierced by five pungee sticks, a barbaric gue-
rilla warfare weapon utilized in Southeast Asia. There is one spear
for each of the three years of the U.S. involvement in this war. The
sculpture sits upon a granite base containing the names of those
who gave their lives during this war and includes the names of
the five men fromLuzerne County who are still listed as missing
in action and one whose remains have been returned. A local
sculptor, Gerhard Francis Baut, BFA, designed and constructed
the memorial.
Ceremony to mark 25th anniversary
of Vietnam Memorial dedication
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The Knights of Lithuania,
Council 143, Pittston, and the
Pittston Lithuanian Citizen So-
cial Club are co-sponsoring a
Lithuanian flag-raising ceremo-
ny at 11 a.m. Feb. 15 at Pittston
City Hall, Broad Street, followed
by a luncheon at the Social Club
on Butler Street in Pittston, He-
len Roeber, president of the
Knights Pittston council, has an-
nounced.
Bob Warnagiris and Yvonne
Branas are the ceremony co-
chairpersons, Roeber said.
The ceremony and luncheon
are in honor of the 95th anniver-
sary of Lithuanias independ-
ence. The public is invited to at-
tend. Pittston Mayor Jason
Klush and city council declared
Feb. 15 Lithuanian Day in Pitt-
ston at the Jan. 16 council meet-
ing.
95TH ANNI VERSARY
Lithuanian
Independence to
be commemorated
Knights of Lith-
uania Council
143 members
Bob Warnagiris,
left, and Yvonne
Branas, right,
are co-chairing a
Lithuanian Flag
Raising Ceremo-
ny Feb. 15 in
Pittston. They
are pictured with
Junior Knights
of Lithuania
member Carly
Warnagiris, who
is also on the
committee.
Annual flag-raising
ceremony slated Friday
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The Pennsylvania State Police and the
Liquor Control Board caused two local
churches and the Wyoming Area senior
class parents tocancel their plannedNight
at the Races fund raisers.
Just days before these events were to
happen, the police and the board issued
warning that the events were illegal.
It would be easy to make fun of the po-
lice and board for the obvious hypocrisy
of the state when it comes to gambling.
After all, the notion that the state takes in
billions in gambling revenue from casino
slots machines and table games and the
state lottery while harassing churches for
trying to have a little fun and raise a few
thousand dollars just doesnt compute.
A couple of years ago the police raided
a poker game at a local Italian citizens
club. That doesnt compute either.
Lawmakers did pass a bill that allows
clubs to run small games of chance such
as punch boards and 50/50s. But the bill
limits the amount the clubs can profit and
it requires so much red tape that the cost/
benefit ratio doesnt work for the clubs.
Clubs and small taverns want gambling
machines.
We understand the problem the law-
makers are up against in this regard. The
casino operators paid $50 million for their
licenses and for that they have an expecta-
tion of exclusivity when it comes to ma-
chines and table games.
Evenso, we believe somethinghas tobe
done to help the small taverns and clubs.
Many proprietors believe the casinos
are hurting business in the small taverns.
While were wary of gambling expan-
sion, at the same time were realistic. Le-
gal gambling is here to stay and it is only
going to become more widespread.
Gov. Corbett wants the state to enter in-
to a 20-year private management agree-
ment with Camelot Global Services PA
LLC, to manage the Pennsylvania Lot-
tery.
Camelot promises toincrease the states
take fromthe lottery by billions. One way
they might do that is with Keno machines.
Could small bars and clubs get a piece of
that action?
Gambling
expansion
OUROPINION
... to us. The Dispatch begins its 67th
year today. The first issue was in the sec-
ond week of February of 1947.
Happy B-day
Proudly attended my first Right to Life March in DCtoday, at
age 70, Pittston native Fred Gedrich, right, who lives in the na-
tions capital, wrote as he sent these photos via email.
It was a wonderful experience marchingupCapitol Hill tothe
Supreme Court with tens of thousands of fine people shouting
We like life and showing support the unborn, he continued.
There were about a dozen counter-demonstrators in front of the
Supreme Court shouting obscenities at the marchers.
He added, I ran ahead of marchers to take photos then slipped
in with them in the climb up rest of the hill. Some of the lessons
taught me by Avoca St. Marys nuns many years ago actually
sunk in!
The Dispatch welcomes submissions to this space. Mail or
drop off photos to the Sunday Dispatch, 109 NewSt., Pittston, PA
19840 or email to sd@psdispatch.com
YOUR SPACE
At the March for Life in D.C.
Frankie Warren, how do you look in orange?
Msgr. Bendik, how do you look in orange?
Gina Malsky, how about you?
Three Night at the Races fund raisers at St. John the Evan-
gelist Parish in Pittston and St. Monica Parish in West Wyom-
ing and for the Wyoming Area class of 2013 were canceled
because of police warning that the events are illegal.
They are illegal according the state law because of consid-
eration, chance and reward.
Consideration is the placing a bet or wager. Chance means
the player has little or no control over the outcome. And the
reward consists of cash, merchandise or anything of value that
is greater than the bet.
Wouldnt have it been better to say games of consideration,
chance and reward are illegal unless you can afford
$50,000,000 dollars for a license, then you can bleed people
dry with the states blessing.
Anyway, I wish the churches and the class went ahead with
the races, because I would have loved to see the state police
march Frankie Warren, the St. Monicas scheduled master of
ceremonies, through a perp walk.
Or better yet Msgr. Bendik.
Maybe the police can do that anyway if thats their game,
depending on the statue of limitations on this horrible crime.
There were nights at the races all over the place last year. In
fact theyve been going on for decades and nobody ever got
killed being trampled by a horse.
Small games
In a story in the Times Leader State Rep. Eddie Day Pashin-
ski, D-Wilkes-Barre said he tried and failed to get legislation
passed to allow private clubs to operate video poker machines.
Because he couldnt get it passed he, and some other law-
makers, came up with Act 2 last year to allow the clubs to run
small games of chance.
Typically the law required so much red tape and record-
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This last week was a tough one. Not working-in-
the-coal-mines tough, but Maria-tough.
Lets just get it all out there. If I write it, Ill feel
better. I can almost say it without twitching today,
which is a slight step-up fromthe actual day, which
resulted in an imaginary mind seizure of the most
cataclysmic sort.
I am 50 years old.
That number evenlooks ridiculous onpaper; like
it should only be followed by a cents sign, and not
the words years old.
Although logically, I realized 50 follows 49, I
was still caught off-guard, so stunned that when I
woke up on February 4, I thought I was dreaming,
followed by thoughts of throwing-up.
The week began with the delivery of a card from
my daughter. I just knew shed penned beautiful
thoughts and birthday wishes for the best mother
ever!
Epic. Fail. I wont tell you every word of it, be-
cause it did go on and on and on.but the first few
sentences read: Turning 50 isnt so bad. Youve
got a lot to look forward to. Like that old person
smell, wrinkles, diabetes, hemorrhoids, age spots,
osteoporosis, incontinence and adult diapers, for-
getting things, terrible vision, getting shorter, a
passion for bingo, listening to the TV really loud
and an all around excuse for not making any sense
My son read it, and not understanding the true
meaning of the termdeath wish, promptly noted:
Look at this, Mom, the only thing you dont have
on this list is diabetes. Yet.
I threw a spatula at him and then ran to the bath-
room before my incontinence kicked in. Its
brought on by stress and anxiety, you know. And
too many margaritas.
Its all true. Im getting shorter, almost Hobbit-
sized, I cant hear, and God knows I cant see a
damn thing. Last week, flipping through 417 chan-
nels, I stopped at a documentary I thought said:
Terrier Island. I love terriers! Theyre hypoaller-
genic and their poop is so small. It took me15 min-
utes to understand why there was no barking, just
women screaming and running and looking all
bloody. It was Terror Island. TERRORISLAND.
I took a Geritol, clicked the damn thing off and
went to bed. Early.
Old Lady Early.
By noon on my birthday, I almost stopped cry-
ing. I ran out to get the mail because there may be
more cards and gifts! Right? Well, apparently
AARP thought so, because they sent me a card in-
viting me to join the !@%*&@# American Asso-
ciationfor RetiredPersons. I hada badreaction, Ill
be honest. I screamed, like the redhead on Terror
Islandwiththe machete stuckinher backandthenI
criedsome more.
My husband was panicked, because God knows
how unstable I was that day and he feared for his
own life and that of the mailman.
I shrieked: They sent me an AARP card! AN
AARP CARD! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS?!!
He reasoned: I think it means you can now get
your Pinot at a discount.
Ill miss him when hes gone.
No, I wont.
I wonder if I could use my AARPcard to get 10%
off a stun gun. Someone find out.
My children, sensing weakness, took pleasure in
my50thbirthdaytorture. My18year-old, bothvery
brave and very stupid, kept asking me math ques-
tions all night, which in my weakness and possible
vanilla-vodka-infused fuzziness, kept answering.
Him: Mom! Whats 60 10?
Me: 50. Duh.
Him: Mom! Whats 5 squared x 2?
Me: Waitlet me get a pencil and an abacus.
Its 50, right? OhWAIT ONE MINUTE!
KNOCK IT OFF YOU LITLLE SMART a$%!
Gales and gales of laughter filled my house. But
not by me. Oh, no, not be me.
The spawn of my loins also had a lengthy dis-
cussion debating the merits of starting to save for
my funeral expenses. Also, they wondered, should
they reserve my roomnowat Keystone Garden Es-
tates, or wait a year? They are concerned no, ter-
rified there will be nowhere to shove my addled,
wrinkled, bewildered body once I hitsay, 65.
Listen you little turds; I have at least 50 more
years on this Earth! I told you Pilates has added
YEARS to my life. YEARS! Darlene told me and
she, like, never lies. And besides, Im getting cre-
mated! I screamed.
They both agreed this newest development was
rad and decided to spare no expense by storing
my ashes in a Pabst Blue Ribbon can.
Did they both get dropped on their heads as in-
fants, because I onlyremember droppingNicholas.
Once. Maybe twice. But both times on carpet!
And this is payback.
I see my life, past, present and future, as if it were
filmed in 8 mm and shown on an old white sheet
clipped to a clothesline.grainy, shaky, hesitant,
uncertain. I knowthat Ive done a basketful of good
in my half century of a lifeand Ive lived through
more than a few bumps, trips and health-related
missteps.
At any time, the course of my compass could
have gone either way and Imhappy to be here and
not in a beer can on a mantle.
And I know one thing is true: I am blessed.
When we are born, we spin a top and it spins for
decades, if were lucky, stopping only when our
work here is done.
My work here is not even a little bit done.
My top is still spinning and no one better get in
its way. Im just getting started.
Osteoporosis or no osteoporosis, Im still spin-
ning.
MOTHERS DAZE
Maria Jiunta Heck
25 x 2 =
Maria Heck spins her column which delights Dis-
patch readers every other week in this space.
February can be a tough month to stay on task with healthy eating
and being active. One meal which seems to get short changed is
breakfast. This Valentines Day, give your love ones and yourself a
sweetheart breakfast which is good for your heart.
For most families, time pressure is the chief reason for skipping
breakfast, although we knowthat breakfast is important for first-rate
learning at school and reduces the chance that you will grab a quick
donut at the office or drive through.
Keepideas for quickbreakfasts handywhenplanningyour grocery
list. Healthy breakfast includes at least three food groups. The first is
whole grains. Whole grains have much value because they contain
the bran, endosperm and germ. When put all together, they have a
synergistic effect, meaning that each part by itself doesnt have the
whole value. Whole grains also contain different types of fiber, solu-
ble and insoluble.
Soluble fibers are mostly beta glucan and pectin. They are found in
beans, psyllium, oats, flaxseed and oat bran. Oats are a soluble fiber,
which means that they act like a sponge and absorb the lousy or LDL
cholesterol which are attached to bile acids and escort it out of the
body. The body reacts by absorbing less cholesterol fromthe food we
eat and the liver pulls more cholesterol from the blood to replace the
lost bile acids. This is what makes blood cholesterol levels drop. Last
weeks column discussed the importance of knowyour blood choles-
terol level.
How much soluble fiber like oats should we be eating a day? The
researchshows that, inorder tohave the loweringcholesterol effect, it
takes about 3 grams of beta glucan a day, or 1/1/2 cups of cooked
oatmeal, cup of uncooked oatmeal added to meat loaf, muffin batter
or a topping for yogurt or fruit or a combination.
Dairy is the second group to include as part of your breakfast. Low
fat milk, yogurt and/or low fat cheese are great sources of calcium,
vitamin D and protein. Look for ways to include dairy with other
foods if you feel that dairy foods by themselves bothers your stom-
ach.
The third group to include is fruit/vegetable. Its interesting to note
that there are great ways to include vegetables at breakfast. Omelets,
egg wraps, and baked muffins can add vegetables to your breakfast.
Breakfast is best when it includes whole grain, dairy and fruit/veg-
etables. Here are examples of quick, well-rounded breakfasts:
Bake up a make-ahead omelet by mixing eggs, cheese, veggies or
other add-in and pour into a muffin pan sprayed with oil. Bake at 375
degrees until a knife inserted comes out clean - around 15-20 min-
utes. When done, the omelets can be frozen and reheated and popped
into a whole grain pita. Complete with orange slices and lowfat milk.
Fruited lowfat yogurt and whole grain granola is an easy, portable
choice that can be enjoyed when you get to the office.
One cup of whole grain oatmeal (all oatmeal is whole grain),
chopped apples and lowfat milk.
Whole grain cold cereal topped with low fat milk. Add a piece of
fresh fruit to complete the breakfast.
When parents take the time to eat with their children and model a
good breakfast, the positive effects are long lasting. Here is a great
NUTRITION
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Who would have ever thought
backinthe1950s that technology
called a computer and the Inter-
net would allow a person to
search for a soul mate?
Unbelievable!
The expertise and refinement
of the Internet has no bounds and
will search for the girl and guy of
ones dreams.
So easy! Feed the computer
your personal information (em-
bellish the facts) and chances are
that tall, dark, handsome guy
with an established future pos-
sessing the same interest and
goals will appear. The independ-
ent beautiful woman with a spec-
tacular figure capable of manag-
ing a career and family at the
same time will also appear like
magic on the screen.
Easy enough.
My generation did not have
the luxury of the Internet so we
relied on Cupid to perform his
magic.
One never knew when or
where the real thingwouldoccur.
Sometimes it was around the
corner, at a dance, skating rink,
high school or maybe next door.
Such was the case for my
brother Joe Manganaro and Do-
rothy Gattuso.
Our families lived in a double
block where a tap on the kitchen
wall was often used for commu-
nication. Life went on as good
neighbors but unbeknownst tous
in the mid1950s there was a little
him and invited him to join the
group. He attended the first ses-
sion, thinking he was going to a
political meeting. The spiritual-
ity of the group and the coffee
social kept him coming back. A
requirement of the program is
there is no outside fraternizing
during the nine weeks.
Early in January, I received a
telephone call fromChester, ask-
ing if I would have dinner with
him. I remember the feeling of
panic and put him off. My
daughters and friends encour-
aged me to accept. Next time he
called I said yes.
He was nervous and so was I.
He talked and talked and I lis-
tened. He talked so much that he
drove by the restaurant and had
to backtrack. That evening was
the beginning of a wonderful re-
lationship that led to a marriage
of 21 years.
Happy Valentines Day to all
who are and have been fortunate
to share their lives with a true
love.
My advice still holds true for
those searching for a soulmate:
Go to church!
they met.
It was an extremely rainy day
so much so that I was soaken wet
and late for class. Knowing the
professor would not be happy
with my lateness, I ducked into
the library. There, I met a friend
who was talking to his friend
whom I did not know. The intro-
ductions were made and that was
it. They are the parents of four
children and love rainy days.
Once more, long before the
age of computers when young
unmarried women would ask,
Where can I meet a nice guy?
my first response was, in
church and the second was
look for a young man who is sit-
ting alone; chances are he is shy
and would like company.
Many years later, the first
piece of advice became a reality
for me. I was involved in a Dio-
cesan program called Beginning
Experience. Our group was
holding a nine-week session for
people who had lost a spouse
through death, divorce or separa-
tion at St. Roccos Church.
One evening following a ser-
vice I saw Chester, approached
married to Papa.
At their first meeting called
the introduction, Papa arrived
with a delegation of family and
friends as was the custom. The
women assembled in the kitchen
and the men in the parlor, enjoy-
ing a glass or two of wine. When
proper time for the visit elapsed,
Papa and his delegation left.
Grandpa turning to Mama
asked, Do you like him? Ma-
ma responded Which one was
he? The whole process had to
be repeated. They were married
for 60 years - enough time to
more than like him.
Serendipity is the ability to
find, by accident, interesting
items. I heard that word spoken
by a young groom who was an
officer in the U.S. Air Force on
the day of his wedding as he de-
scribed his meeting with his
beautiful young bride.
Twelve years later, I met this
young couple, Heather and Lieu-
tenant Cornel John Bartoli, Jr., at
the funeral of his mother, Connie
Butera Bartoli. I had never for-
gotten the uniqueness of the
toast and asked Heather how
eye contact and flirtation going
on between Dorothy and Joe. It
developed into the real thing and
they were married in 1956 but
not without a lot of teasing about
the song recorded by Tony Or-
lando with a catchy phrase,
Knock Three Times on the
Ceiling if You Want Me and
Twice on the Floor if Youre Not
Going to Show.
Ann Marie Paragas met Bob
Conroy when she was in high
school and worked an after
school job as a waitress in Peos
Restaurant. Bob dropped in the
restaurant each day for a cup of
coffee but mainly to see Ann
Marie and left a nickel tip. At the
other end of the counter was an-
other young man who also was
interested in the pretty blond
waitress having a cup of coffee
and leaving quarter tips.
Ann Marie did not let that 20
extra cents deter her; she fol-
lowed her heart and settled for
the nickel tipper attached to a
witty Irish guy. They were mar-
ried over 50 years.
For centuries, the method of
choosing a mate for a daughter
was in the hands of a father
through match making. Mamas
marriage to Papa was arranged
while she was sailing to America
from Sicily, Italy at the age of 15
. Grandpa selected Papa a young
man also from Sicily, Italy who
was a soldier in the U.S. Army.
By the age of 16, Mama was
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William Street, Pittston.
The menu will be pasta/meat-
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& beverage.
Tripe, polenta with sausage,
porketta sandwiches, sausage &
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and pizza fritta will also be avail-
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A bake sale will be available
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Valentines Dinner Dance
The Dupont V.F.W. post 4909
Home Association will hold it
annual Valentines Day Dinner
and dance on Saturday, Feb. 9
from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Music provided by Frank and
Judy.
A dinner buffet will be served
from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. bar will
be open from 7:30 to 12:30 a.m.
There will be door prizes.
Tickets are $28 per person. For
reservations see Bob Lopata or
call 654-9104.
Deadline for reservations if
Feb. 8.
Vera Bradley Bingo
The JFK Elementary School
in the Wyoming Area School
District is holding Vera Bradley
Bingo Fundraiser on Sunday,
Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1
p.m.) in the Wyoming Area Sec-
ondary Center cafeteria, 20 Me-
morial Street, Exeter.
Tickets are $20 and will be
available at the door but seating
is limited.
To purchase tickets in ad-
vance, make check payable to
JFK PTO and send to 50 Penn
Avenue, Exeter PA 18643,
ATTN: BINGO.
Please include name, address,
phone and e-mail address.
For more information, call
570-362-1680.
Brennan Regan Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary to
Brennan Regan Post 585 will
meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 12 at the post home, 329
Main St. Members are reminded
to submit their 2013 dues. Any
member that has not paid them
or updated any necessary infor-
mation should as soon as possi-
ble. The Auxiliary will have its
annual dinner on Tuesday, Feb.
19 at Valentis Restaurant, Exe-
ter.
Any member interested in at-
tending may sign up at the post
home.
This year the ladies are re-
sponsible for paying for their
own meal and the Auxiliary will
provide the gratuity.
Attendees will meet at the post
home at 6:30 p.m. the day of the
dinner.
The reservation is at 7 p.m.
Shrove Tuesday supper
Trinity Episcopal Church of
West Pittston will host its annual
Shrove Tuesday Pancake, Egg
and Sausage Supper on Tuesday,
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keeping and so-little take for
the clubs, most clubs dont run
the games.
Its not worth the time and
effort.
Besides, punch boards and
instant bingos arent nearly as
much fun as real gambling.
So Im told.
Pashinski said he wants to
give video poker machines in
clubs another shot.
From the story: The ma-
chines would be connected to a
main hub just like the slot ma-
chines in the casinos are so that
every time a quarter gets
spent, its counted in Harris-
burg.
It has to be that way because
according to Pashinski, you and
I cant be trusted with money.
Really.
Heres what he said: You
just cant give regular folks an
opportunity to handle hundreds
of thousands of dollars and not
expect them to become weak.
So you see embezzlers arent
really thieves, they are just
regular folks who are so weak
they go ape at the sight of piles
of other peoples money.
Certainly Pashinski doesnt
count himself among the regu-
lar folks. Piles of other peo-
ples money dont make Eddie
Day weak.
Oh, no.
He knows how to spend it.
Liquor store privatization
Sen. John Yudichak, D-Ply-
mouth Township, chided the
governor for proposing to kill
the liquor store system and sell
licenses to raise money for
education by calling the pro-
posal a bizarre and unhealthy
attempt to tie education
achievement to what can only
be described as a one-time,
alcohol-funded stimulus pack-
age.
When the casino bill was
passed did Yudichak call it a
bizarre and unhealthy attempt
to tie property tax reduction to
what can only be described as a
gambling-fueled stimulus pack-
age?
No?
Didnt think so.
Pashinski said of the plan that
irresponsible people might get a
hold of private liquor licenses
and This is a lethal product
and it needs to be sold respon-
sibly.
Is he saying the 48 states that
have private sales are irrespon-
sible?
Expert texpert
John Lennons widow, Yoko
Ono, and his son, Sean Lennon,
were in the area protesting
against fracking.
Now, theres a couple of ener-
gy experts for you, huh?
Ono said Fracking kills, and
it doesnt just kill us. It kills the
land, nature and, eventually, the
whole world.
Hearing that makes me want
to let out a primal scream: OH
NO!
So here we have a couple of
multi-millionaires who can
afford all the energy theyll ever
need a million times over and
who live in a building, the Da-
kota in New York, which is
heated by boilers burning No. 4
and No. 6 oils, the most pollut-
ing types of heating oils. (At
least thats what I learned on
google.)
So what are the busy body
millionaires Yoko and Sean
doing?
Trying to tell ordinary people
who could use a break that they
cant have access to low-cost,
clean burning fuel.
Typical left wing hypocrites
(Imagine that.)
ATV ban
I wrote my opinion on gun
control a couple of weeks ago
and it was kind of long and
rambling, so I dont blame you
if you didnt get to the end.
Ill repeat that last paragraph,
but let me set it up.
Over and over I hear every-
body from Nancy Kamen to
Nancy Pelosi say, I have yet to
have anyone explain to me why
anyone needs an assault rifle
with a high capacity magazine.
Between 1982 and 2008,
9,633 people were killed in
ATV accidents, 2,588 of them
kids under 16 and 1,100 of them
under 12.
I have yet to have anyone
explain to me why the families
of these kids, or anyone else,
needs an ATV.
Should ATVs be banned to
protect our children?
Each year snowmobile acci-
dents produce approximately
200 deaths and 14,000 injuries.
Typically, 17 percent of the
victims are under age 16.
I have yet to have anyone
explain to me why the families
of these kids, or anyone else,
needs a snowmobile.
Should we ban snowmobiles
to protect our children?
Okay, some people do need
snowmobiles.
In Alaska they need them the
way we need cars and trucks in
the lower 48, but Id guess most
of death and injury occurs in
recreational snowmobiling.
Smiles
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recipe which includes whole grains and vegetables, two out of three
recommended groups. Serve with low fat milk or a lowfat yogurt.
Breakfast Pumpkin Cookies
1 3/4 cups pureed pumpkin
11/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
11/2 cups flour
11/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, and
oil thoroughly.
Blend dry ingredients and add to pumpkin mixture. Drop by tea-
spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until golden
brown.
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mailed to residents. Anyone not
receiving a tax bill should con-
tact the tax collector.
The collection schedule is as
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to April 1, office at 12 E. Oak St.,
Pittston Twp. open from 5:30 to
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took to her new duties quickly
by changing the menu and
planning for special events. She
stated she was very content at
her new position.
She had six other clubs to
choose from, but selected Fox
Hill because she felt its size and
facilities were suitable to her
talents.
1984 29 Years Ago
Joseph Skrzysowski, of
Dupont, was an idea man, at
least at the Tobyhanna Army
Depot. In fact, the depot had
adopted at least five of his
award-winning money-saving
ideas. His sixth idea came in
1984 with the repair of a radar
locking disc, saving the govern-
ment $7,248 per year.
Skrzysowski, an electronics
mechanic in the Ground Sur-
veillance Section, suggested
that the repair of existing discs
would eliminate waiting for and
installing new discs into units,
saving time and money.
Russ Matthews, of Duryea,
was an invaluable asset to the
Avoca Ambulance Association.
Association President Ron
Casper said of Matthews, He
is Mr. Integrity, other staff
members think of him as a
mentor and almost as a second
father. Matthews volunteered
as a full-time ambulance dis-
patcher who also worked tire-
lessly on association member-
ship drives.
For those who might have
thought it unusual for a Duryea
resident to be volunteering for
the Avoca Ambulance Associ-
ation, it was explained this way:
Any Avocan can tell you
theres a North, South and West
Avoca, but East Avoca seems to
be missing from the geograph-
ical puzzle. East Avoca is that
section of Duryea which lies
between Plane Street and parts
of York Ave in Avoca and the
streets at the Duryea-Moosic
boundary. Geographical prox-
imity dictates membership in
various churches and civic
organizations.
Matthews resided with his
daughter, Mrs. Lois Hirthler.
His son, Robert Hirthler, was
captain of the Avoca Rescue
Squad.
2004 9 Years Ago
The Greater Pittston Fine
Arts Center purchased the Ja-
cob Kurlancheek building on
Main Street in Duryea.
With the hopes of bringing
cultural activities to the area,
Wally Kulick and Kevin Ar-
mitage, co-owners of Two
Guys & Co. Salon and Day Spa
in Pittston, enlisted the help of
fellow actors to open the Ap-
plause Theatre in that location.
Plans were to hold musical
events and plays to entertain
adults and children.
The first season began with
The Dinner Party, a play
written by Neil Simon.
Currently The Applause
Theatre is in the process of
relocating to the Downtown
Arts 2, 64 Church St., Pittston.
Answer
Ultra-modern touch-tone
telephone communications
came to Pittston, servicing the
655 and 654 exchanges.
Karen Devey, of Bell Tele-
phone, announced the touch-
tone service and switching
system would replace the elec-
tromechanical system in service
since 1953 and would cost $5.8
million. Besides switching local
and long distance calls faster,
the new switch would permit
customers to add features, such
as call waiting, call forwarding,
three-way calling and speed
calling.
Peeking
develop musical skills like keep-
inga beat andsingingintune just
as they learn to speak and walk--
by watching, copying and having
fun with those they love.
At Music Around the World,
kids and their grownups will
sing, dance, play instruments
and have fun to folk songs from
many different nations and expe-
rience the fun and joy of making
Music Together. No musical
abilityis necessaryjust a desire
to have fun and share a special
time with your favorite child or
children. Added to the musical
fun for this Music Around the
Worldevent will be activities and
snacks with an international
theme.
Music Around the World will
be held in two sessions on Sat-
urday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to
noon and from1p.m. to 3 p.m. at
Trinity Episcopal Church, 220
Montgomery Avenue, West Pitt-
ston. The event is free, but limit-
ed to 20 children per session, and
reservations are required.
For more information and res-
ervations for Music Around the
World, email musicarepro-
ject@hotmail.com.
For more information about
the Music Together program for
infants and young children, visit
musictogether.com.
Music
men and women form Luzerne
County who served during the
Vietnam War era, including the
83 men killed in action and the
six men still listed as prisoners of
war or missing in action.
On the program schedule are
welcoming remarks by Donald
Swartz and Neno Sartini ,
MSGT USAF(ret); reading of
the names of the 83 servicemen
killed in action by Richard Moo-
ney Jr., Bernard J. Smith III, Jack
Kinney and John Larkin and
reading of the names of Luzerne
County POW/MIAs by Michael
Balash.
The names of four members of
the committee who will be hon-
ored posthumously will be read
by Neno Sartini.
Those four members are
Christopher Bradshaw, Jack En-
gelhardt, Dennis Rossania and
Rob Tomassetti (chairman).
Committee members will be
acknowledged by Donald
Swartz.
Colors will be presentedbythe
Wilkes University Air Force
ROTC.
Soloist will be Suzanne Hall.
Taps will be played by Charles
Falchek, Ashley American Le-
gion.
Prayer will be offered by Ri-
chard Mooney Jr. Wreaths will
be placed by Thomas PWayslow
and Edward Linskey.
For more information, contact
Neno Sartini at 825-7206.
Vietnam Memorial
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Phoenix Theatrics will present
Avenue Q the Musical on Feb.
15, 16, and 22 at 8 p.m., Feb. 17 at
2 p.m. and Feb.24 at 2 p.m.and 7
p.m. at Phoenix Performing Arts
Centre, 409 Main Street, Du-
ryea.
Avenue Q is a coming-of-age
parable, addressing and satiriz-
ing the issues and anxieties asso-
ciated with entering adulthood.
Its characters lament that as chil-
dren, they were assured by their
parents, and by childrens televi-
sion programs, that they were
special and could do anything,
but as adults, they have discov-
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that in the real world their op-
tions are limited, and they are no
more special than anyone else.
The musical is notable for the
use of puppets alongside human
actors. It has been called a laugh-
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Tickets are $12 and reserva-
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Director/choreographer is Lee
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Catherine Coppy Manga-
niello, 76, of White Haven,
passed away Monday Feb. 4 in
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center.
Born in Pittston on Feb. 20,
1936, she was a daughter of the
late Bernard and Mary Tronetti
Ford.
She was a graduate of St.
John the Evangelist High
School, Pittston, and Wilkes-
Barre Business College. She
was a member of St. Elizabeth
of Hungary Church, Bear
Creek.
Coppy was a loving mother
and grandmother; she was
adored by her family. She was a
dedicated and loyal friend and
an avid sports fan. Coppy will
be truly missed by all who knew
her.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Carmen Louis
Manganiello.
Surviving are her sons, Mi-
chael Manganiello, Washing-
ton, D.C., and Kenneth Manga-
niello, Media, Pa.; grandchil-
dren, Mary Catherine Manga-
niello, Michael Manganiello
and William Manganiello;
brother, Bernard Ford, Honey-
brook, Pa.; sister, Patricia
Smith, Wolfeboro, N.H.; and
numerous nieces, nephews and
friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Church, 5700 Bear Creek
Blvd., Bear Creek.
Arrangements are by the Pe-
ter J. Adonizio Funeral Home,
251 William St., Pittston.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Christopher and
Dana Reeve Foundation, 636
Morris Turnpike, Suite 3A,
Short Hills, NJ 07078.
Online condolences may be
made at www.peterjadonizio-
funeralhome.com.
Catherine Coppy Manganiello
February 4, 2013
Thomas Garretson, 61, of
Timber Ridge Healthcare
Center, Wilkes-Barre, died
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.
Born in Pittston, he was the
son of the late Denver and
Gertrude Roche Garretson.
Surviving are an uncle, Jo-
seph Roche, and an aunt, Do-
rothy Roche, both of Pittston.
The funeral was Saturday,
Feb. 9, 2013, with a graveside
service in Saint Mary, Help
of Christians Cemetery, Pitt-
ston.
Arrangements are by the
Paul F. Leonard Funeral
Home, Pittston.
Thomas Garretson
February 6, 2013
OBITUARIES
The founder of Sabatinis, a
pizza powerhouse in Greater
Pittston that has fed generations
its signature sauce and gooey
cheese for nearly 55 years, has
died.
John A. Sabatini died Thurs-
day at the Mercy Center Nursing
Unit in Dallas. He was 95.
His grandson, Lindo, now
runs the eatery.
He was an amazing guy,
Lindo Sabatini said. Ninety-
five years old and he had the en-
ergy of a 15-year-old. He was al-
ways happy, smiling. My wife
and I were trying to think of a
time when he wasnt smiling.
Lindo said his grandfather still
visited the restaurant up until last
summer.
He came over everyday to
check on us, Lindo Sabatini
said.
John Sabatini grew up in Old
Forge, withone brother andthree
older sisters.
His father, Joseph, worked in
the mines and his mother, Laura,
ran a small grocery.
Perhaps Sabatini inherited an
entrepreneurial spirit from her,
because he establishedSabatinis
Pizza Inc. in
1958.
He sold the
Exeter restau-
rant to his son,
Joe, in1970 but
stayed involved
for years. Joe
passed the res-
taurant responsibilities his son,
Lindo.
In an interview in 2007, John
Sabatini said theres a secret to
his longevity: nutrition and exer-
cise.
He golfed regularly at the Fox
Hill Country Club and in the
early1980s, he took up ballroom
dancing.
The family gathered for Saba-
tinis 90th birthday party at the
Dupont VFW for the ballroom
dance Sabatini often attended on
Wednesday evenings.
You know why youre here?
dance instructor Ned Hartman
asked Sabatini.
I surmise, Sabatini replied,
as candles threatened to melt the
cakes icing.
Today, youre closer to 100
thanto80, Hartmansaid, speak-
ing into a microphone.
After the roomful of ballroom
dancers sang Happy Birthday,
friends and relatives gathered
around to congratulate Sabatini.
Mike Perhach, owner of near-
by Pizza Loven, has been a
competitor for 38 years. Al-
though their pizza was different
in style, they shared many cus-
tomers.
Were more Sicilian style,
they were more the Neapolitan
style, he said. Im sure thou-
sands of people visited both
places.
He had to have been a hard
worker, Perhach said.
You have to work hard to suc-
ceed in this business, he said
This Valley is noted for its fan-
tastic pizza and Mr. Sabitinis
was definitley one of them.
Funeral services are scheduled
for Mondayandcallinghours are
scheduled for tonight.
A hip replacement kept Saba-
tini off the dance floor for a few
months, but was soon back out
there.
Do you know who (famous
dance instructor) Arthur Murray
was? Sabatini said in 2007. He
lived to his 90s also and he
stated, if you dance a samba, its
the equivalent of walking a mile.
Im never tired on the dance
floor.
Sabatinis founder dead at 95
By JOE HEALEY
Sabatini
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Irish eyes were crying.
An Irish funeral for Mary
(Molly) Engleman Akulonis
marched down North Main
Street in the Junction on
Wednesday fromthe Paul F. Leo-
nard Funeral Home
to Our Lady of the
Eucharist Church.
Akulonis passed
away peacefully at
home surrounded by
family on Saturday
February 2, 2013
About 75 mourn-
ers, wearing green
and white carnations
on their lapels, walk-
ed alongside the
hearse.
Akulonis, a life-
long resident of the
Junction section of
Pittston, was very proud of her
Irish heritage handed down from
her mother, the former Mary Ho-
gan. Her family wanted to hold a
funeral which would honor that
Irish pride. The procession was
led by Irish bag piper James
Sweeney of the Scranton Fire
Department. Sweeney played
Irish melodies at both the church
and the cemetery.
The days cold and overcast
weather perhaps was fitting for a
ceremony celebrating the life
and death of a local woman who
loved her Irish roots.
Her family members said that
Molly would have loved the
unique way in which she was re-
membered by those closest to
her.
Akulonis was a graduate of
Pittston High
School and was
employed at
Topps Chew-
ing Gum,
where she was
a long-time
member of the
Teamsters
Union. She
served as the
first female
vice president
of the Team-
sters Local
229.
All agreed
that Molly probably was smiling
and having a good laugh as she
looked down on her loved ones.
Akulonis was buried in Saint
Josephs Cemetery, Duryea.
For Alulonis obituary, see
page 52.
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Mourners donning green carnations process along North Main St., Pittston, Wednesday.
Bagpiper James Sweeney
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Irish funeral along N. Main
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Mrs. Mary "Molly"
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February 12. The supper honors
a centuries-old Christian tradi-
tion of using up all rich and fat-
tening food before the season of
Lent, which begins the next day
on Ash Wednesday.
The supper will be held at the
church at the corner of Mont-
gomery Avenue and Spring
Street in West Pittston.
Seating and take-outs from
3:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 for
adults and $4 for children10 and
under and are available from
church members or by calling
654-3261 or emailingtrinityepis-
copalwestpittston@hot-
mail.com.
La Leche League
The Greater Pittston La Leche
League, affiliated with La Leche
League International and pro-
viding breastfeeding informa-
tion and support to families in
the Wyoming Valley since 1979,
will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 12 in the Community Room
at the Laflin Borough Building,
Laflin Road, Laflin.
The group will meet on the
second Tuesday of each month.
The borough building is easily
accessed fromthe intersection of
Route 315 and Laflin Road.
For more information or help
with a breastfeeding concern,
contact Deborah Nelson,
Wyoming; Angel Kelsey,
Wilkes-Barre; Vicki Prekel,
Tunkhannock; Karen Shaw,
Falls; or phone the HELP Line at
1-888-829-1341.
Ash Wednesday dinner
The Corpus Christi Parish So-
cial Concerns Committee is run-
ninganAshWednesdayfishdin-
ner on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in Im-
maculate Conception Church
Hall, 601 Luzerne Avenue in
West Pittston. The ticket dona-
tion asked is adults, $8 and chil-
dren, $3. The adult menu is
breaded deep fried haddock,
baked potato with sour cream,
tossed salad, coleslaw, soda, cof-
fee, homemade desserts
The childrens menu is home-
made macaroni and cheese,
tossed salad, applesauce, soft
drink, dessert Serving is from 5
p.m. to 6:30 with take outs avail-
able from 4:30 p.m.
For tickets, call 654-2753.
Duryea Wildcats
Next organization meeting of
the Duryea Wildcats Junior
Football will be held Wed., Feb.
13, at the Polish Club (lower lev-
el) in Dupont at 6 p.m.
All are welcome to attend.
Anyone interestedincoachingis-
welcome to inquire at this meet-
ing.
Duryea Wildcat signups will
be held at the field 5:30-7 p.m.
on April 10, April 24, May 8,
May 22. Early registration dis-
count of $10 off the registration
fee will be applied for sign-ups
on or before May 22.
K of C to Hold Benefit
Pittston Knights of Columbus
is sponsoring a night of fun, food
and music featuring The Back
Mountain Jamon Friday, Feb. 15,
starting at 9 p.m. Admission is a
non-perishable food item or $3.
All proceeds will go to the
Care and Concern Food Pantry.
Lenten food items will be
available. The Back Mountain
Jam is billed as not your aver-
age cover band.
The bass player, August Bed-
nar, is a K of C brother.
Polish National Alliance
Spelling Bee
The Polish National Alliance
District VII Northeastern Penn-
sylvania will hold their annual
spelling bee at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Feb 17 in the American Legion
Post 585, Main Street, Duryea.
Members in the 8th grade only
qualify. The local winner will be
awardeda tripfor twototake part
in the Polish National Alliance
national bee. Contact commis-
sioner Michael Matiko, 457-
4209 for further information.
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary Unit 585 members
are reminded that 2013 dues are
now due. The Auxiliary will
have their annual Ladies Dinner
at Valentis in Exeter on Feb. 19.
Any member that is interested is
to sign up at the legion. The next
meeting will February 12 at 6:30
p.m. at the post home.
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pany No. 1 will take place on
Tuesday, Feb. 12 from8 a.m. to 6
p.m.; Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Thursday,
Feb. 14 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at
the former CVS Pharmacy on
the corner of Wyoming and Bos-
ton avenues, West Pittston.
Roses are sold at the price of 2
dozen for $25 while supply lasts.
The firefighters joke that
while they spend most of their
time putting out fires, theres
nothing like roses to perhaps
strike up a new flame or keep an
old one burning.
Pictured, front row, left to
right, JJ Hood, Erica Gilligan,
Katilyn Slusser; back row, Tom
Saunders, John Hood, Sheri
Sulsser, Pat Gilligan.
VAL ENTI NE S DAY
West Pittston firefighters selling roses
Annual
fundraiser
Tuesday thru
Thursday
Pastie Sale
The First United Methodist
Church of West Pittston will
hold a pastie sale on Thursday,
Feb 21.
Pasties offered are meat with
or without onions, vegetable
with cheese, sausage and pepper.
Orders can be called into the of-
fice at 655-1083, Monday to Fri-
day from8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.,
Ann Alaimo, 654-3850; or War-
ren and Nancy Pollard, 654-
4745. Final orders must be in by
Tuesday, Feb19. Cost of the pas-
ties if $5.
PHS Class of 66
The party committee is seek-
ing contact information (prefer-
ably email addresses) for Pitt-
ston High School, Class of 1966,
graduates and/or classmates.
The pizza party is scheduled for
Saturday, April 27, at Arcaro &
Briefs
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Barbieri Unsung He-
ro Award.
James Emmett
was given a special
award for attaining
the 1,000 yard pass-
ing mark as a quar-
terback.
Special Teams
Player of the Year
head coach Mike
Barrett offered re-
marks.
Joe Starinsky also
won the Gerard Mus-
to Sr. Award.
Steve Starinsky
was honored by the
PA Lettermans Club
with the Coach Bob
Inn & Resort.
Both players were
also recognized for
being chosen to the
Wyoming Valley
Coaches Association
All Star Team.
Dr. Louis Blaum
delivered the key-
note address and
Joe Starinsky was
honoredas Offensive
Player of the Year
andSamFalconeDe-
fensive Player of the
Year at the annual
Pittston Area Foot-
ball Booster Club
banquet held recent-
ly at The Woodlands
P I T T S T O N A R
Dr. Louis Blaumgives the keynote address at the Pitt-
ston Area football banquet.
Pittston Area defensive coordinator Jack Kuchak pre-
sents the Defensive Scout Player of the Year Award to
Hurley Simon.
sents the Special Teams Player of the Year Award to
Kyle Gattuso.
sents the Wyoming Valley Conference Coaches Associ-
ation All-Star Award to SamFalcone. Falcone also re-
ceived the Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Patriot gridder
honored at banqu
BILL TAR
Gifts wait to be presented to Pittston Area football seniors at their annual banquet Sunday night at the Woodlands Inn
ship. Joe Starinsky was honored as Offensive Player of the Year and SamFalcone Defensive Player of the Year. Both p
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Hurley Simon was
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of the Year.
E A F O O T B A L L
Head coach Mike Barrett presents quarterback James
Emmett with the 1,000-yard passing award.
Steve Starinsky receives the Letterman's Club Unsung
Hero Award fromhead coach Mike Barrett. Absent from
photo is former head coach Bob Barbieri.
sents the Offensive Scout Player of the Year Award to
Matt Lettieri.
Pittston Area alumnus Christopher Musto, right, and
head coach Mike Barrett present the Gerard Musto Sr.
Award to Joe Starinsky. Starinsky also received the
Wyoming Valley Conference Coaches Association All-
Star Award and the Offensive Player of the Year Award.
Pittston Area 2013 football booster club officers, fromleft: Janine Starinsky, co-secre-
tary; Bill Scaramastro, sergeant-at-arms; Joe Valkos, president; Ralph Emmett, trea-
surer; Tony Schwab, sergeant-at-arms; Lisa Lukachko, co-secretary; and Renay Sta-
rinsky, vice president.
Players listen as award presentations are made.
Teamphysician Dr. Eugene DeMinico applauds football award winners.
ers
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ry informal night. Once the com-
mittee has a more complete list
of interested classmates it will
email the party details. Since the
Class of 66 has not had a re-
union in many years this will
provide the opportunity for old
friends to reconnect.
Respond with contact infor-
mation (email address) by Feb.
17, to phsclass66@verizon.net.
Also, if you are in touch with
other classmates that may be in-
terested have them respond by
the above date.
And save the date of Saturday,
April 27.
Slovak League
The Luzerne County Slovak
League of America, Branch
#474 will meet Sunday, Feb. 24,
at 2:30 p.m. at Wyoming Hose
Co., #2, Third St., Wyoming, for
their annual meeting.
Nominations, election and in-
stallation of officers for the year
2013 will take place at this meet-
ing. Dues for the upcoming year
will be collected and valid mem-
bership cards will be issued.
An installation dinner will fol-
low immediately after the busi-
ness meeting.
Apresentation will be made to
the member selected as Slovak
Man of the Year.
The league welcomes all new
potential members to come and
join them at this meeting.
Luzerne county Judge Fred
Pierantoni will be the installing
official. Officers of the Slovak
League are: President Robert M.
Chmarney; Vice President An-
drew J. Barilla; Secretary Ge-
orge A. Nisky; Treasurer Chris-
topher Nawalajko; Sergeant-at-
arms Joseph Severnak; Chaplain
Mark Manganaro; Trustees Eu-
gene McKeown, David Ciotola
and Bernard Novabiski, Fred
Pierantoni.
Msgr. John J. Bendik is mod-
erator.
Big Band Society
The Big Band Society of
Northeastern Pa will have a din-
ner dance on Friday, March 1, at
Genettis Hotel and Convention
Center Wilkes-Barre. This event
is for members only.
The doors will open at 5:45
p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Music is provided by The
Statesmen.
For reservations call Glen at
570-586-5359 or Herman at
570-654-6454.
Herman Castellani will pre-
side.
Dupont VFW meeting
The V.F.W. Post #4909 March
meeting will be held on Monday,
March 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the post
home. Commander Gary Cawar-
dine will preside The Home As-
sociation meeting will follow.
Food and refreshments will be
served.
St. Patricks Dinner Dance
The Dupont V.F.W. post #4909
Home Association will hold
their annual St. Patricks Day
Dinner Dance on Saturday,
March 16 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Music provided by Millennium.
Door prizes will be chanced.
Tickets are $28 per person, res-
ervations can be made through
Bob Lopata or call 654-9104.
Deadline is Friday March 15.
Briefs
The Pittston Memorial Li-
brary announces the following:
New this month - eReader
workshop
The Pittston Library will be-
gin hosting an eReader work-
shop at 6 p.m. on the second
Monday of every month. The
first workshop will be at 6 p.m.
on Feb. 11. Bring in your eReader
and learn the basics, including
how to download eBooks.
CEO after school meals
Free to all children up to age
18, hot and nutritious meals. The
Pittston Library will be serving
dinner from4 to 5 p.m. Mondays
and Thursdays. Snacks will be
served from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tues-
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
No registration required just
come and enjoy a meal after
school.
Furry Tails Reading Part-
ners
Join other patrons for a Furry
Tails reading program. Children
can choose their favorite books
to read to gentle, loveable, and
furry therapy dogs from 10 to
11:30 a.m. on the second Satur-
day of every month.
Story Time sessions
Sessions begin Feb. 27 and run
until April 3. The library will
have one session for Toddlers (18
months to 3 years) and two ses-
sions for Preschoolers (3 years to
Pre-K)
Toddler Story Time will be at
10 a.m. on Tuesday.
Preschool Story Time will be
at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday or 10
a.m. on Wednesday.
Family Story Time will be at
1:30 p.m. on Saturdays for all ag-
es. No need to sign up.
Call the library at 654-9565 to
sign up
Are you a grandparent rais-
ing your grandchildren? The li-
brary is starting a new program
for you. Let the folks at the li-
brary know what concerns and
issues you are having. Call or
stop by the library. There is a
questionnaire to fill out to help
organize the program.
Lego Club will meet at 4
p.m. on Feb. 11. New members
are welcome.
The Crochet club is a group
that meets at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays
and at 6 p.m. on Thursdays.
Newmembers are always wel-
come
Kids Craft Club: Meets at 10
a.m. on the third Saturday of ev-
ery month. Children in grades
2-5 can meet other crafters and
work together to create fun and
innovative crafts. Learn new
techniques, recycle household
items, and make new friends.
Kids Science Club: The first
Saturday of every month, chil-
dren in grades 2-5 can work on
experiments and fun science
projects as a group. Learn about
the world around you, practice
your science skills, and learn to
reuse household items. Free of
charge.
Kids Book Club, Page Turn-
ers, is open to children in third to
fifth grade. The book club will
meet at 4 p.m. on the first Thurs-
day of each month. The Christ-
mas book is available at the front
desk.
Hangout Club, the librarys
book club for teens in grades 6-
12, will meet at 6 p.m. on Mon-
day, Feb. 11 in the library. The
book for the month is Levia-
than by Scott Westerfield. Co-
pies are available for check out at
the front desk.
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criminal records and mental
health issues in five to 45 min-
utes. If the check finds prob-
lems it will produce a negative
response meaning they wont ap-
prove a firearm, Scoda said.
Scoda said hes not averse to
proposals for universal back-
ground check laws.
The concern among the pub-
lic andthe government is that at a
gun show a private citizen might
see somebody with a rifle on his
back and little flag saying for
sale and they could stop and
work out an agreement. If both
are PA residents they can ex-
change the gun for the money
and off they go.
Auniversal background check
law would require the seller and
buyer in a gun sale like the one
Scoda described to obtain a legal
transfer.
That means two private citi-
zens would go to a licensed deal-
er and create a record of the
transfer and have the buyer go
through the background check.
Acustomer selling a long gun
might ask me what they should
do. If it were me, Id transfer it to
the next owner even if not re-
quired, if only for liability. Walk
into any dealer. A dealer can do
the transfer process just as
though they were selling it.
Scoda said Advanced Arms
takes steps to sell to reputable
buyers.
We dont want guns going in
the hands of badguys. It puts gun
ownership in a bad light. If we do
our job it can only help. We had
an obvious straw buyer in here
recently. He looked at the guns
and picked one out and the wom-
an he was with tried to buy it. We
sent them to the curb. Its not
about making every sale. Its do-
ing the right thing for the com-
munity.
Another way to avoid selling
tobuyers whomight be irrespon-
sible is to deal in high quality
merchandise. As Scodas wife
Marie, who also works at the
store, said, Cheap guns bring in
the wrong crowd.
A buyer can expect to pay
$500 and up for a good quality
firearm at Advanced Arms.
People are happier with quality
guns, Scoda said.
They tend to keep themlong-
er and theyre safer. Were big in-
to helping folks find the right
firearmfor their needs and com-
fort. Thats why Id prefer to have
the whole showroom packed
with stuff.
Scodas approach to selling
firearms seems to work.
While he has had the police
ask for help in tracing guns, such
incidents were few and far be-
tween.
Only a tiny fraction of the re-
cent increased business at Ad-
vanced Arms, and at gun dealers
all over the country, comes from
hunters. Hunters tend to have
guns they like, which are often
handed down from parents or
grandparents.
The primary customers are
buyers who want to increase
their collections and new buyers
concerned about self defense.
Some customers talk about
concerns they may not be able to
get this firearmor that firearmor
firearms in general, Scoda said.
Most are avid collectors.
They are recreational and com-
petitive shooters and they like
adding to their collections. They
may try a gun at a range then
come in for another and say lets
try a .22.
As to buyers concerned about
self defense, Scoda said, They
believe they are responsible for
their own security and that its
time they bought a firearm. We
shouldnt be defenseless. An
armedguardstoppeda shooter in
a school just the other day. Thats
the way it should be. We defend
our airports and our banks. If we
are going to defend our money,
why cant we defend our chil-
dren? We cant look through
rose-colored glasses. We have to
be real.
Tim Jeter of Kingston was
picking up a gun at Advanced
Arms last week. He believes the
thinking behind the gun-buying
frenzy that a broad weapons
ban is in the offing is over-
blown.
People are buying mass
amounts of whatever they can
get their hands on, but I dont
think much is going to happen.
Maybe theyll dosomethingwith
high capacity magazines, but an
assault weapons ban isnt going
to pass.
Gun sales
Arthur Bobbouine, a lifelong
resident of Pittston, is announc-
ing his candidacy for Magisterial
District Judge for District 11-1-
04. The district consists of the
City of Pittston and the boroughs
of Avoca, Dupont, Duryea and
Hughestown.
Bobbouine graduated from
Pittston Area High School, the
University of Scranton and the
Penn State University Dickinson
School of Law. He has served as
Luzerne Countys Chief Deputy
Sheriff and currently serves as
the Prothonotary and Clerk of
Courts for Luzerne County.
Bobbouine also teaches in the
Criminal Justice program and
general educationcourses at For-
tis Institute in Forty Fort.
He has been active in the com-
munity, being elected to the Pitt-
ston City Home Rule Study
Commission, serving as the trea-
surer and as a current member of
the Transition Committee for the
new form of government.
He is a certified Notary Public
in the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania.
Bobbouine is also a member
of the Italian American Associ-
ation of Luzerne County and
vice president of the Hughes-
town Cemetery Association.
He is married to the former
Trish Sgarlat, and has two chil-
dren: Arthur 5; and Giovanna, 2.
He is the son of Donna Ritz Bob-
bouine and the late Arthur L.
Bobbouine, of Pittston.
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Bobbouine to run
for district judge
Arthur Bobbouine
Pittston City Council issued a
reminder to residents that Ordi-
nance #9 of 1985 requires prop-
erty occupants to shovel snow
from sidewalks and salt/treat for
ice abatement as needed within
24 hours of a winter weather
event.
Residents of the city also are
remindedthat a citywaste dump-
ster permit is required by Ordi-
nance #6 of 2010 before a waste
dumpster of any sort is placed on
a property or in a street within
city limits.
The permit may be obtained
for a fee of $25 from the Code
Enforcement Office, first floor,
Pittston City Hall, 35 Broad St.
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday.
City issues
ordinance
reminders
for residents
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ing as it is to Duryeans.
So, beginning next week, we
will run stories from the towns
of Greater Pittston throughout
the paper. Our town corre-
spondents will still be with us,
and serving you, by writing
many of these stories, but the
stories wont belimitedtoasin-
THIS WILL BE THE last
Sunday that the Dispatch will
present news of the communi-
ties that make up the region
known as Greater Pittston in
the fashion we have for the
past several decades.
From almost the beginning
of the newspaper in 1947, we
listed news of towns such as
Avoca, Dupont, Exeter, etc. as
separate columns.
But times change and we be-
lieve the boundaries that once
defined these towns have be-
come more and more blurred
as a young lady who grewup in
West Pittston, for example,
married a fella from Hughes-
town, and so on and so on. To-
day, news of an event in, say,
Duryea, is just an interesting to
gle page under the name of a
single town.
Folks used to sending news
items to their town corre-
spondent should send themdi-
rectly to the Dispatch via email
at sd@psdispatch.com, mail to
or stopping by the Sunday Dis-
patch, 109 NewSt., Pittston, PA
18640, or calling 602-0168.
As with all change, it will feel
different of course. But keep in
mind, our purpose, as always, is
to serve readers of the Sunday
Dispatch, and therefore resi-
dents of Greater Pittston as
best we can.
We welcome your feedback
and story ideas. Feel free to
send an email to the editor at
eackerman@psdispatch.com
or call 602-0175.
F ROM THE EDI TOR
In the towns
Sunday Dispatch Editor Ed
Ackerman once told me my ap-
proach to writing the Avoca and
Duryea news had a spirituality
about it. He said it was as if writ-
ing these columns was a voca-
tion for me. While I cannot be
the judge of his sentiments, I do
know that I have always tried to
use this column as a vehicle for
good.
That is why announcing this is
the very last Avoca News co-
lumn I will write is so tough for
me. With over 1,000 columns to
my credit, I viewed each of them
as an opportunity to try and
make our towns better by deliv-
ering you not only important
meeting dates and times for the
many fine community and civic
organizations that call Avoca
home, but also sharing the joys
and concerns all of us have expe-
rienced over the years.
I always hoped by doing this,
we could build one anothers
happiness or help carry one an-
others crosses. And I sure hope I
did.
Although you will no longer
see me in this space on Sunday,
you will still see my byline pop
upinthe paper fromtime totime.
In my new role, I, along with my
fellow town columnists, have
been invited to write stories
about what is happening in each
of the towns we currently serve.
You can also still count on The
Sunday Dispatch publishing
your community news briefs,
too.
Those can be submitted any of
the following ways: by phone to
655-1418, by e-mail to
sd@psdispatch.com by fax to
602-0184 or by mail to 109 New
St., Pittston, PA18640.
With that said, I would like to
thank my husband, Jim, my
mom, Lorraine and my brother,
Tom, for their support. Together,
they formed a team that I
bounced news ideas off, listened
to me proofread to make sure
what I was writing had a nice
flow and they are just generally
the best people I know.
I would also like to thank all of
you for allowing me to share in
your lives and for also sharing in
mine.
It has truly been my honor to
transform the happenings in
your life into news for our com-
munity. May God bless you.
Birthdays
Happy belated birthday to Mr.
and Mrs. John and Bev Rogalski
who both celebrated their birth-
days on Jan. 27.
Happy belated birthday to
Gene Mustage who celebrated
his special day on Jan. 28.
Little League sign ups
Avoca/Dupont Little League
will have a sign-up session from
6:30to8p.m. onMonday, Feb. 11
at the upper Avoca Little League
field clubhouse, 700 Mill St.
The registration fee is $60 per
player and $75 for a family of
two or more children.
The teener baseball fee is $60
per player. A fundraising fee
must also be pre-paid at the time
of registration.
Registration is open for the
following divisions: tee-ball (4
to 6 years old), coach pitch (7 to
8 years old), minor softball (8 to
10 years old), major softball (10
to 12 years old), minor baseball
(8 to 10 years old), major base-
ball (10 to 12 years old), junior
teener baseball (13 to 14 years
old) and senior teener baseball
(15 to 16 years old).
Players need three proofs of
residency, and new players need
a copy of their birth certificate.
Apostles Parish notes
Queen of the Apostles Parish
will have Ash Wednesday ser-
vices on Feb. 13 at St. Marys
Church, 715 Hawthorne St., at
the following times: 8 a.m., noon
and 7 p.m. Mass and distribu-
tion of ashes; 5 p.m. distribu-
tion of ashes only.
The parishwill gather at 7p.m.
on Fridays during Lent to pray
the Stations of the Cross at the
church.
Congratulations to the follow-
ing children who will receive the
Sacrament of First Penance at 10
a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 in the
church: Alexandria Brody, Ni-
cholas Brajakowski, Riley
Evans, Madison Karuzie, Alexis
Kostoff, Carrie Kozak, Nicholas
Lettieri, John Long, Patrick Pu-
cilowski, Tyler Purkey, Jordan
Shearer, John Sudol, Danielle
Whitman, Faith Williams and
Emily Williams.
Due to circumstances beyond
the parishs control, the Night at
the Races on Saturday, Feb. 23
has been cancelled.
The parish will have its annual
spring chicken dinner fromnoon
to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March10 in
St. Marys School auditorium,
742 Spring St.
The dinner includes half a
chicken, mashed potatoes, vege-
table, homemade cole slaw, rolls
and butter, homemade dessert
and beverages. Takeouts will be
available beginning at 11 a.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults and
$6 for children 12 and younger.
To purchase dinner or raffle tick-
ets, call the parish office at 457-
3412.
Council meeting Thursday
The Avoca Borough Council
will have its regular monthly
meetingandworksessionat 6:30
p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14 in the
Avoca Municipal Building, 752
Main St. Council President Joe
Satkowski will preside.
Crime Watch meeting
The Avoca Neighborhood
Crime Watch will have its
monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the Avoca
Municipal Building, 752 Main
St. Guest speaker will be Avoca
Borough Building Inspector Jeff
Pisanchyn. For more informa-
tion, call Jimat 457-8446 or Ned
at 457-6109.
Tax reminder
Avoca Tax Collector Therese
Wrubel reminds residents the
2013 Luzerne County/Avoca
Boroughtaxes have beenmailed.
The rebate period ends April 1.
Taxes can be paid at the Avoca
St. The office will be open from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays and from 5 to 6 p.m.
on Fridays.
Garbage sticker fee schedule
The fee schedule for purchas-
ing the window garbage sticker
in order to have up to three bags
collected weekly is as follows:
$160 if purchased by Feb. 20,
$165 if purchased between Feb.
21 and March 20, $175 if pur-
chased between March 21 and
April 20, $185 if purchased be-
tween April 21 and May 20 and
$195 if purchased between May
21 and June 21.
Delinquent accounts will be
referred to district court after
June 21. All Avoca homeowners
and renters are obligated to pur-
chase a garbage sticker.
Extra stickers for additional
bags of garbage may be pur-
chased for $3 each.
Residents unable tostopbythe
municipal building to purchase a
garbage sticker can mail a check
made payable to Avoca Borough
and a self-addressed stamped en-
velope to Avoca Borough, c/o
Therese Wrubel, 129 Factory St.,
Avoca, PA18641.
There are thousands of stories in Avoca
AVOCA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
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Nearly 11 years ago, I intro-
duced myself to all of you as the
new Duryea News columnist.
Today, I bid you a fond farewell
as I leave this role to assume new
duties at the newspaper.
Soon, you will see a new for-
mat for your town news with the
hope that it will be more reader-
friendly for you and make your
Sunday mornings even brighter
as you peruse the pages of The
Sunday Dispatch.
Although you will no longer
see me in this space on Sundays,
you will still see my byline pop
upinthe paper fromtime totime.
In my new role, I, along with my
fellow town columnists, have
been invited to write stories
about what is happening in each
of the towns we currently serve.
You can also still count on The
Sunday Dispatch publishing
your community news briefs,
too.
Those can be submitted any of
the following ways: by phone to
655-1418, by e-mail to
sd@psdispatch.com, by fax to
602-0184 or by mail to 109 New
St., Pittston, PA18640.
Now that we have all of that
covered, I dowant totake this op-
portunity to thank my husband,
Jim, my mom, Lorraine, and my
brother, Tom, for their support.
Together, they formed a team
who I bounced news ideas off,
listened to me proofread to make
sure what I was writing had a
nice flowand they are just gener-
ally the best people I know.
Last, but certainly not least, I
want to thank all of you for al-
lowing me to share your stories
withour community. I cannot ex-
press just howmuch I have loved
bringing you all of Duryeas
news.
Birthdays
Happy belated birthday to
Kathy Haduck who celebrated
her special day on Jan. 27.
Happy birthday to Elaine Slu-
sark who is celebrating her spe-
cial day today, Feb. 10.
Happy birthday to Tracey Ca-
rey who will celebrate her spe-
cial day on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Happy 38th birthday to Mi-
chelle Reviello who will also
celebrate her special day on Sun-
day, Feb. 17.
Legion meeting
The members of the American
Legion Brennan Regan Post 585
will have their monthly meeting
at 1p.m. today, Feb. 10 at the post
home, 329 Main St.
Legion Sons meeting
The Sons of the American Le-
gion, Squadron 585 will have
their monthly meeting at 3 p.m.
today, Feb. 10 at the Brennan Re-
gan post home, 329 Main St.
Plans will be discussed for the
upcoming boat raffle and chick-
en barbecue dinner.
Little League coaches
The Duryea Little League will
have a mandatory meeting for all
coaches and managers at 7 p.m.
today, Feb. 10 at the Duryea
V.F.W. Post 1227, 492 Stephen-
son St., to discuss team rosters.
This will also be the last offi-
cial day to sign up for the 2013
season. The cost is $55 per play-
er or $75 per family.
The cost for junior and senior
league players is separate and is
$75 per player.
Sewer bills
The Duryea Borough Sewer
Authority has mailed delinquent
notices. Any owner who has not
paid their bill will be placed on
the water shutoff list. The dead-
line for payment is Tuesday, Feb.
12. For more information, call
457-0122 between 8:30 to 11:30
a.m. or 1 to 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Council work session
The Duryea Borough Council
will have its monthly work ses-
sion and meeting at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Duryea
St.
Legion Auxiliary
Members of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary to Brennan Re-
gan Post 585 will meet at 6:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the
post home, 329 Main St.
The auxiliary will have its an-
nual dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 19
at Valentis Restaurant, Exeter.
Any member interested in at-
tending may sign up at the post
home by Feb. 12. This year the
ladies are responsible for paying
for their own meal and the auxil-
iary will provide the gratuity. At-
tendees will meet at the post
home at 6:30 p.m. the day of the
dinner. The reservation is for 7
p.m.
Nativity parish
Nativity of Our Lord Parish
will have the blessing and distri-
bution of ashes on Ash Wednes-
day, Feb. 13 at the following
times and locations: 7 a.m. Mass
at Holy Rosary Church, 127 Ste-
phenson St.; 9:30 a.m. Mass at
Holy Rosary Church with the
Holy Rosary School students; 11
a.m. service at Crossin Towers,
500 Brown St.; noon service at
Holy Rosary Church; 4 p.m. ser-
vice at Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church, 529 Stephenson St; and
7 p.m. Mass at Sacred Heart of
Jesus Church.
Ash Wednesday Lenten Food
Sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Feb. 13 in the Sacred Heart of Je-
sus Church hall, 529 Stephenson
St. The menu includes potato
pancakes, vegetarian vegetable
soup and pizza as well as home-
made red clam chowder, pierogi
and haluski. There will also be a
bake sale.
The parish will have a second
Lenten Food Sale from11a.m. to
6 p.m. on Friday, March 8 in the
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
hall.
The menu for this sale will in-
clude homemade red clam
chowder, pierogi, haluski, pizza
and a bake sale.
While both events are sched-
uled to end at 6 p.m., they may
end earlier if the menu items sell
out.
The parishs newly-formed
womens society is conducting a
fundraiser to purchase oxygen
masks to be used on dogs and
cats for local fire and rescue
units. Because many fire depart-
ments lack these apparatus, they
are unable to help pets if they be-
come overcome by smoke due to
a lack of oxygen. With these
masks, which cost $68 each, pets
will have an increased chance of
survival.
Monetary donations can be
made by placing them in the
large containers in the back of
Holy Rosary or Sacred Heart of
Jesus Churches. Donations can
also be placed in the collection
basket at any of the weekend
Masses, mailed to Holy Rosary
Church or placed in the collec-
tion containers at Main Street
business My Sisters Kitchen or
the Family Prescription Counter.
For more information about
this project or joining this new
group, call Denise Decker, presi-
dent, at 457-5420 or 677-7820;
Michelle Piontek, vice presi-
dent, at 498-9442; or Beverly
Dulny, secretary/treasurer, at
457-3158. Betty Minchak is the
spiritual moderator for the
group.
PNCC notes
St. Marys Polish National Ca-
tholic Church will have the dis-
tribution of ashes at 8 a.m. and 7
p.m. on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13
at the church, 200 Stephenson
St. The ashes will be blessed at
the 8 a.m. Mass, and the 7 p.m.
service will also include Bitter
Lamentations.
on Fridays during Lent for Len-
ten devotions at the church.
Rec board meeting
The Duryea Rec Board will
meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
Feb. 13 in the Duryea Municipal
Building, 315 Main St.
Polish Falcons karaoke
The Polish Falcons, Nest 128
will have a DJ and karaoke night
from 7 p.m. to midnight Satur-
day, Feb. 16 at the nest, 631Main
St. All regular and social mem-
bers are invited to attend.
The Polish Falcons will have
their monthly meeting at 7:30
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the
nest.
Germania breakfast
The Germania Hose Company
will have its annual pancake
breakfast buffet from 7 a.m. to
noon on Sunday, Feb. 17 at the
hose company, 430 Foote Ave.
The menu includes homemade
pancakes, sausage, ham, home
fries, eggs, rolls, coffee and a
choice of juice. Tickets, which
can be purchased at the door or
from any hose company mem-
ber, are $9 for adults and $6 for
children. All proceeds will bene-
fit the hose companys building
fund. For more information, call
457-4160.
The Germania Hose Compa-
nys fund drive is also underway.
Anyone who did not receive a
contribution form may send a
donation to the company.
Cub Derby Day
Duryea Cub Scout Pack 375
will have its annual Derby Day
on Sunday, Feb. 17 in the Sacred
Heart of Jesus Church hall, 529
Stephenson St. Registration is at
12:30 p.m. and the Pinewood and
Regatta Races begin at 1 p.m.
Stickers overdue
The 2013 Duryea Borough
garbage stickers were due Feb. 1;
however, stickers canstill be pur-
chased. from7a.m. tonoonand1
Whats happening in Duryea these days?
DURYEA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
duryeahappenings@verizon.net
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Another Dupont fixture will
soon take his leave, after a long
career of public service. Billy El-
ko has finally made it official; he
announced with a huge smile
that he will not seekanother term
for the office of tax collector. He
has held this position for 28
years and enjoyed every minute
but he admits its time to go.
He will still collect taxes this
year as his term doesnt expire
until December 2013 so stop by
and pay a visit and, of course,
your taxes. Thanks, Billy and
good luck.
For the last time, Billy Elko
announces that the 2013 county
and municipal taxes have been
issued. If you have not received a
tax bill, please contact the tax of-
fice at 655-6241. Rebate period
will be in effect for 60 days from
date of issue. Tax office hours
are from2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays
and from 2 to 6 p.m. on Fridays
during the rebate period and
Mondays only after rebate peri-
od. Taxpayers with mortgages
are asked to forward their tax
bills to their bank or mortgage
company.
Format change
This will be my last article.
The Sunday Dispatch is chang-
ing its news format and has de-
cided to do away with the Local
Towns News as you know them
and focus more on human inter-
est and feature stories from the
communities it serves.
After reporting your great
events and countless meetings
for nine years, the time has come
to say goodbye to Dupont News.
Thanks to everyone for all your
help in making Dupont News; it
truly has been a great experi-
ence.
The End by Jim Morrison
-The Doors: This is the end,
beautiful friend; this is the end,
my only friend.
Elm St. Sportsmen
ElmSt. Sportsmens Club will
meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Feb. 10 at
the Polish American Citizens
Club, Dupont. John Lizak will
preside.
Final teeball/softball
sign ups today
Today, Feb. 10 from noon to 4
p.m. is the last time for Dupont
Softball/Teeball signups at the
Dupont Municipal Office, 600
Chestnut St. The league is open
to all children, no boundary or
residency restrictions. Teeball
for boys and girls ages 4 to 7 is
$25 each player. Softball: girls
onlyages 7to17is $50per player
with a family discount available
for softball only. There are no
mandatory fundraisers. Call Bob
881-8744 for more info.
Little League signups
Avoca/Dupont Little League
will hold signups from 6:30 to 8
p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11 at the
upper Avoca Little League field
clubhouse. Registration fee is
$60 per player and $75 for a fam-
ily of two or more. Teener base-
ball fee is $60 each player. Fun-
draising fee must also be pre-
paid at time of registration. Reg-
istration is open for the follow-
ing divisions: tee-ball (4-6 years
old), coach pitch (7-8), minor
softball (8-10), major softball
(10-12), minor baseball (8-10),
major baseball (10-12), junior
teener baseball (13-14) and se-
nior teener baseball (15-16).
Players need three proofs of resi-
dency and new players need a
copy of their birth certificate.
Sanitary Authority rates
Lackawanna Valley Sanitary
Authority 2013 rate schedule:
Residential users per unit is $70;
residential yearly rate per unit is
$280; yearly rate paid by March
31 is $260; senior citizen dis-
count of 10 percent is $63 per
quarter; senior citizen yearly rate
is $23 if paid by March 31.
Senior citizens are reminded
that proof of age (photo ID or
drivers license) is required with
the first quarter bill submittedei-
ther through the mail or at the of-
fice on Coxton Road in Duryea.
Anyone 62 years of age and ol-
der who own and reside in their
home and accounts are paid in
full to date qualifies for a 10 per-
cent discount on their sewer bill.
Businesses and tenant occupied
units do not qualify for the senior
citizens discount.
Hose Co #1 breakfast
The Dupont Volunteer Hose
Co #1 will hold its 48th annual
breakfast from7 a.m. to noon on
Sunday, March 3 the hose com-
pany on Main Street. On the all
you can eat menu are pancakes,
eggs, sausage and coffee, tea and
orange juice. Tickets are $8 for
adults and $4 for children under
12 years. You can purchase tick-
ets from any volunteer or at the
door on the day of the event.
As part of this annual fun-
draiser, there will be a raffle, lot-
tery tree and match the daily
number tickets available at the
breakfast. The Dupont Volunteer
Hose Company holds its month-
ly meeting every second
Wednesday of the month. The
next regular monthly meeting
will be held at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, Feb.13 at at the com-
pany home.
Borough Basket Raffle
Dupont Borough is sponsor-
ing a Valentine Theme Basket
Raffle to raise funds for the Du-
pont Borough Childrens Fund.
All proceeds are used for the
Childrens Halloween and
Christmas parties. The Theme
Basket includes $50 in lottery
tickets and is currently on dis-
play at the municipal office.
Tickets are $1each and are avail-
able at the municipal office. This
week tickets are on sale at the
Hub One where the Valentine
basket will be on display. Draw-
ing will be held on Valentines
Day, Feb.13.
Permit reminder
Dupont Borough zoning offi-
cer reminds residents that all
types of remodeling projects re-
quire permits. Dupont is under
the Luzerne County Zoning and
building permits are issued
through Penn Eastern Engineers,
Wilkes Barre. UCC inspections
are required on plumbing, heat-
ing, insulation, additions, new
home construction, garages, in-
ground pools etc. All commer-
cial buildings also require per-
mits from Penn Eastern. Minor
permits for door replacement,
windowreplacement; etc. can be
obtained at the borough office.
Cost is $25. Fines will be im-
posed for noncompliance of
UCC code inspections.
Stickers past deadline
Borough Manager, Pat McDo-
nald reports that the 2013 refuse
program deadline has passed.
Residents are required to belong
to the program or show proof of
contract with a refuse removal
company. You can still purchase
your 2013refuse sticker andbags
by contacting Borough Manager
Patty McDonald.
Council meets Tuesday
Borough Council will meet at
7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 in
the James Cocco Council Cham-
bers.
Health Fair
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
will hold its annual Health Fair
after 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday,
April 20 and from8 a.m. to noon
on Sunday, April 21in the parish
hall. Get your blood pressure and
hearing checked, speak with a
nutritionist or Dr. Martin Moran
and staff, enjoy healthy snacks
made by Outreach Committee
Member. Flexible Mobility will
have select items to demonstrate.
The Pittston Area Leos Club
will be there to collect used pre-
scription glasses for the Lions
Club. These are just a few of the
many health care professional
and volunteers who will be there
to help you on your road to a
healthier lifestyle. The event is
free of charge and all are wel-
come.
Easter Egg Hunt
Dupont Lions will hold its an-
nual Easter EggHunt at 1p.m. on
Saturday, March 20 at the Little
League field on Elm Street.
Eco-tip
Here is Joeys eco-tip of the
week: Instead of turning up your
heat and raising your heating
bill, put on a sweater. This saves
energy.
Polish Club meeting
The Polish American Citizens
Club of Elm Street Dupont is
meeting at 2 p.m. today, Feb.10 at
the Club home. Refreshments
will be served after the meeting.
Penguins fund raiser
Penguins Hockey Game Fun-
draiser for Tracys Hope Animal
Rescue will be held at 7 p.m. on
Feb. 23 at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Cost is $21for Red Zone seating
andprice includes a hat. It is Mil-
itary Appreciation Night so Pen-
guins dogs tags will be given
away to the first 5,000 fans. For
tickets, contact Nicole at 466-
7930 or email Miatani-
ki@gmail.com.
VFW dinner dance
The Dupont VFW Post 4909
Home Association will hold its
annual St Patricks Day Dinner
Dance on Saturday, March 16 at
the post home. A dinner buffet
will be served from 7:30 to 8:45
p.m. and the bar will be open
from7:30p.m. to12:30a.m. Mu-
sic will be provided by the Mil-
lennium from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Door prizes will be chanced off
during the evening.
Donation is $28 per person.
For tickets andreservations, con-
tact Bob Lopata or call the VFW
at 654-9104 by Friday, March15.
For up-to-date VFWnews, meet-
ing dates and events, visit the
post website at
www.VFW4909.com
Service schedule
Dupont Borough service
schedule for the week of Feb. 10
Monday, Feb. 11 - Refuse
Tuesday, Feb 12 - Yard Waste
Wednesday, Feb.13 Recy-
cling, mixed papers.
Bowling results
Pittston Senior Center
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: Bob Wilson,
610; Bob Baldrica, 562; Jim
Francioso, 487; John Lampman,
450; David Brodbeck, 447; Al
Garrison, 438; Edward Zielin-
ski, 432; Chet Geneczko, 400.
Womens Division: Nita Ge-
neczko, 467; Cini DeGennari,
425; Betty Yedinak, 363; Jean
Linskey, 354; Fay Perry, Elaine
Horan, 309; Martina Wilson,
290; Amy Alpaugh, 278; Faye
Kacsmar, 252; Audrey Kurz,
223.
Dupont Bowlerettes
Debbie Stevens, 545; Ann Alfa-
no, 511; KimKishel, 492, Donna
Kasa, 477; Marytheresa Pupa,
476; MaryLou Fereck, 455; He-
len Zapotoski, 448; Mary Mag-
don, 437; Lynn Langdon, 407.
Magic Circle
Mens Division: Kyle Wagn-
er, 747; John Colarusso, 702;
Don Whiting, 695; Wally Zie-
minski, 650; Chris Renfer, 649;
Tax collector Bill Elko stepping down after 28 years
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ANN MARIE PADDOCK
407-0231
dupont.news@comcast.net
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For the past few years, I have
had the pleasure of writing the
Exeter Borough Community
News.
I am pleased to have reported
on all the generous projects of
the WA Kiwanis and Exeter Li-
ons, school news and, of course,
the borough council meetings.
I have also met so many great
residents and learned about the
borough history, including the
fact that the Wyoming Massacre
actually was fought in Exeter.
So, thank you for all the great
stories.
As of next week, the Towns
Section will no longer be printed
as The Sunday Dispatch moves
in a new direction.
If anyone has a story they
think would make a good fea-
ture story for the paper, contact
me at ecipriani@comcast.net.
Kalmanowicz Post
The Adam Kalmanowicz
American Legion Post 833, Exe-
ter will meet at 7 p.m. on Feb. 12
at the Post on Susquehanna Ave-
nue. The Memorial Day Parade
and fundraising will be dis-
cussed. Jack Brogan is the Post
Commander and Maxwell Mar-
cus is Adjutant.
Cosmopolitan Seniors
The Cosmopolitan Seniors
next meeting will be at 1 p.m. on
Tuesday, Feb. 19 in St. Anthony
Center, Exeter.
The club is entering its 38th
year of service to seniors and is
conducting a membership drive.
Everyone 50 years and over is
eligible to join, regardless of re-
ligious affiliation or residency.
Victor Malinowski is president
of the club and invites anyone
interested in joining a senior
group to come and be a guest at
one of the meetings.
The club meets at 1 p.m. on
the first and third Tuesday of
each month in St. Cecelias Par-
ish Center, Exeter, which is a
modern, handicapped accessible
facility, with ample parking.
Occasional speaker make
presentations on timely topics,
some seasonal luncheon parties
are held and monthly casino
trips are conducted. Activities
after the meeting include re-
freshments followed by an hour
of Bingo.
Travel coordinator Johanna is
accepting reservations for a trip
to Sands Casino on Thursday,
Feb. 14 with pickups in Exeter
and Pittston. Non-members are
welcome.
Details can be obtained from
Johanna at 655-2720.
Financial aid classes
Wyoming Area is offering a
FAFSA Financial Aid hands on
computer course on Wednesday,
Feb. 13 in the high school com-
puter lab for senior parents,
preferably those applying for fi-
nancial aid the first time.
The FAFSA application will
be utilized during this program.
Linda Pacewicz, the Northeast
Region: Higher Education Ac-
cess Partner for FAFSA, will
conduct the class. Those in at-
tendance will be able to work on
the actual FAFSA form for this
year.
Senior parents who already
signed up will be contacted as a
reminder.
There are still a few more
seats available for this class.
Any parents interested in attend-
ing may call Mrs. Rabel at 655-
2836, ext. 2339.
Snow emergency notes
The Exeter Borough Police
Department reminds residents
that, in the event of a snow
emergency, all residents have 30
minutes to remove vehicles on
both sides of Wyoming Avenue.
In the event vehicles are not
removed, they will be cited,
along with being towed at the
owners expense as per ordi-
nance.
All residents shall be aware
that, once a significant amount
of snowis forecasted, this proce-
dure will be placed in effect.
The Exeter Borough Police
Department reminds businesses
and residents that all sidewalks
are to be cleared within 24 hours
after the completion of a snow-
storm.
Failure to comply will result
in the issuance of a citation,
punishable by a fine at the dis-
trict magistrate
WA scholarship program
Wyoming Area High School
announces the addition of eight
new scholarships to its website
this year. In the past four years,
24 new scholarships have been
added to the already generous
list.
Through the generosity of
families memorializing their
loved ones, businesses, civic
groups and individuals, these
new scholarships are available.
Seniors and their parents are
urged to visit the scholarship
website by logging onto wyo-
mingarea.org and clicking on
Guidance Department Scholar-
ships to viewall the scholarships
available which include the
eight new ones added this year.
Other important information
regarding how to apply, to view
the application which may be
used for all the scholarships
found on this website, require-
ments for each scholarship and
other important information are
contained on this website.
The eight new scholarships
offered for the first time this
year are The Maureen McHugh
Aritz Womans Business Memo-
rial Scholarship, the Attorney
Charles J. Giacometti Memorial
Scholarship, the Stephanie Go-
dri-Johnston Memorial Scholar-
ship, the Ryan Jones Memorial
Scholarship, the Joseph A. Mill-
er Award, the Lola &John Rind-
gen Memorial Scholarship and
the Russo Family Award.
The total has risen to eight just
this past week with the addition
of the Kathy Keder Pitcavage
Memorial Scholarship. Kathys
family, friends and colleagues of
the Wyoming Area School Dis-
trict have established this award
to honor her memory.
Kathy died suddenly on Jan.
15 and was beloved by all who
knew her.
She will be remembered for
her loving ways, her dedication
to her family, her students and
for that beautiful smile which
she greeted everyone with.
The deadline for handing in
completed applications to Mrs.
Rabel in the guidance office is
Wednesday, Feb.13.
The Scholarship Celebration
will be held at 5:30 p.m. on
Thursday, May 23 in the high
school cafeteria. Invitations will
be issued in late April/early
May.
Lenten food sale
The Exeter Borough Hose Co.
#1, 1450 Susquehanna Ave., will
sell potato pancakes, pierogies
and haluski at 4 p.m. on Ash
Wednesday, Feb.13 and every
Friday during Lent. Good Friday
sales will begin at noon.
Little League sign ups
The Exeter Lions Little
League will hold signups for the
2013 season from noon to 2:30
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 and
Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Scout
Home on Lincoln Street behind
the Exeter Borough Building.
Each player needs a copy of
his or her birth certificate and
three proofs of current residen-
cy.
Registration fees are as fol-
lows:
Little League Baseball &
Softball - $50 per player ($20
each additional player in family)
plus $50 for lottery ticket fun-
draiser; Jr. and Sr. League Base-
ball - $100 per player plus $50
for lottery ticket fundraiser.
For more information, email
Jaime Hizynski at jaimehizyn-
ski@gmail.com
Recycling, refuse reminder
Exeter residents may pick up a
2013 recycling calendar at the
following businesses along
Wyoming Avenue: Turkey Hill,
Uni Mart, Sabatinis Pizza,
Modern Market and Donut Con-
nection.
The calendar can also be
picked up any time in the white
mailbox to the right of the front
door at the Exeter Borough
Building, 1101 Wyoming Ave.
Exeter 2013 refuse stickers are
now on sale at the borough
building, 1101 Wyoming Ave.
The price is $150 and $110 for
senior citizens until Feb. 28.
From March 1 to 31, the price
will be $180 and $130 for senior
citizens.
Starting in April, stickers will
be in the penalty phase and will
cost $250 for everyone.
Lynda at 654-3001, ext. 2 be-
tween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
The borough office is open
until 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Payment can also be made by
mail. Send a self-addressed
stamped envelope with a check
or money order to Refuse, 1101
Wyoming Ave, Exeter. Pa
18643.
Make checks or money orders
payable to Exeter Borough.
JFK Vera Bradley Bingo
District is holding a Vera Bra-
dley Bingo Fundraiser at 2 p.m.
today, Feb. 10 (doors open at 1
ondary Center Cafeteria, 20 Me-
morial St., Exeter.
Tickets are $20 and will be
available at the door but seating
is limited.
St Barbaras Parish
St Barbara Christian Womens
Organization will hold its
monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the church
hall. Upcoming events will be
discussed.
Anyone needing individual fi-
nancial statement for tax pur-
poses please may call the recto-
ry at 654-2103.
Couples celebrating their 25th
or 50th year of marriage are in-
vited to participate in the Dio-
cese of Scrantons Wedding An-
niversary Celebration scheduled
for June 16.
The Most Rev. Joseph C.
Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop
of Scranton, will celebrate the
2:30 p.m. Mass on June 16 in St.
Peters Cathedral, Scranton,
where couples will renew their
vows.
Following Mass, a reception
will be held for the couples at
the former Holy Cross High
School.
Plans continue for the special
student 10:30 a.m. Mass on Feb.
24.
Teachers will walk children
from the Parish Center to the
church. Students will serve as
readers, gift bearers and will
sing. Classes will sit together.
The seventh and eighth-grade
retreat will be held from 3 to 7
p.m. on May 17.
First Reconciliation will be
held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 16 in St. Anthonys Church.
Parents are asked to attend.
A meeting for parents of sec-
ond-graders (including those
who attend parochial schools) is
scheduled for 9:15 a.m. on Sun-
day, Feb. 10 in the Parish Center.
Stories on Exeter people, history, events are sought
EXETER
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
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The Sunday Dispatch decided
to take a different approach to lo-
cal town news (see editors note
on page 34). Therefore, this will
be the last West Pittston news co-
lumn as you know it.
I will no longer be anchoring
this column, but I am not going
away. I will continue to serve the
residents of West Pittston in a
different capacity.
My main focus will be writing
human interest stories and news
articles centered in West Pitt-
ston.
I may even cover some town
council meetings from time to
time.
It has been a pleasure serving
all West Pittstonians in the ca-
pacity that I have over the last
three-plus years. I look forward
to finding some great stories
from the Garden Village and a
chance to get to knowyou a little
better.
If you have an interesting story
to tell, please feel free to call me
at 654-5358 or email me at to-
nyc150@verizon.net.
If you have a meeting to an-
nounce, upcoming event, birth-
day or anniversary, send that in-
formation to sd@psdis-
patch.com or call the paper at
602-0168.
Valentine rose sale
The annual rose sale benefit-
ing the West Pittston Hose Com-
pany No. 1will take place from8
a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.
12, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, Feb. 13 and from 6
a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb.
14 at the former CVS Pharmacy
at the corner of Wyoming and
BostonAvenues. One dozen, one
color pastel roses are $25; one
dozen red roses are $30; babys
breath is $5.
Blossom meeting tonight
The West Pittston Cherry
Blossom Committee is happy to
announce this years festival will
be held the weekend of May 4
and 5.
The next meetingfor the Cher-
ry Blossom committee will be
heldat 7p.m. today, Feb. 10at the
Corpus Christi School building,
605 Luzerne Ave.
Snow removal reminder
Bill ODonnell, West Pitt-
stons code and zoning officer
and flood plain administrator,
has released a statement regard-
ing sidewalk maintenance. Ac-
cording to ordinance 149-44 of
the borough codes, the owner,
occupant or tenant and/or every
person in charge or control of
any building or of every property
fronting upon or alongside of
any of the streets in the Borough
of West Pittston is hereby re-
quired to remove or cause to be
removed from all the sidewalks
in front of or alongside of such
building or property all snow
and ice thereon fallen or formed
withintwenty-four (24) hours af-
ter the same shall have ceased to
fall or to be fallen or formed
shall otherwise make and main-
tain said sidewalks reasonably
safe for travel.
In other words, make sure you
clean your sidewalks after a
snow or ice storm within 24
hours of the storm.
Bingo at JFK
District is holding a Vera Bra-
dley Bingo Fundraiser at 2 p.m.
today, Feb. 10 (doors open at 1
ondary Center cafeteria, 20 Me-
morial St., Exeter. Tickets are
$20.
Tickets will be available at the
door but seating is limited.
Little League practice
For all West Pittston age eligi-
ble players (10 years old prior to
May1, 2013) moving up to major
leagues, conditioning and prac-
tice for the upcoming major
league tryouts in March.
Practice will be heldfrom4:30
to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at
the Little League indoor facility.
Managers and coaches are
asked and encouraged to partici-
pate.
Little League sign-ups
Today is the last day for sign-
ups from1to 4 p.m. for the West
Pittston Little League for the up-
coming 2013 Little League sea-
son for T-Ball to Major League
and Junior/Senior League divi-
sions.
Registration will take place on
the second floor of the West Pitt-
ston Little League field house
located off Sixth Street. Please
bring three forms of residency:
drivers license, insurance certif-
icate, bill receipts, utility bills
(only one utility bill can be ac-
cepted), etc.
Fees for the 2013 season shall
be as follows:
- Single player T-ball to Ma-
jors $65 plus $50 for the lottery
fundraiser.
- Family rate T-ball to Majors
$65 plus $10 for each player be-
yond one, plus $50 for the lottery
fundraiser.
- Junior/Senior League players
$100 plus $50 for the lottery fun-
draiser.
These will be the only sign up
dates for the 2013 season.
Boys league conditioning and
practice schedules
For all age eligible players
(10 years old prior to May 1,
2013) moving up to major
leagues - conditioning and prac-
tice for the upcoming major
league tryouts will be held from
4:30to6:30p.m. everyThursday
through March 14 at the WPLL
indoor facility.
For all age eligible players (7
to 10 years old prior to May 1,
2013) moving up to minor
leagues- conditioning and prac-
tice for the upcoming minor
league tryouts will be held from
4 to 6 p.m. every Monday
through March 11 at the WPLL
indoor facility.
FAFSA Financial Aid hands-on
Feb. 13 in the high school com-
puter lab for senior parents, pref-
erably those applying for finan-
cial aid the first time.
The FAFSA application will
be utilized during this program.
Linda Pacewicz, the Northeast
Region: Higher Education Ac-
cess Partner for FAFSA, will
conduct the class.
Those in attendance will be
able to work on the actual FAF-
SA form for this year.
reminder. There are still a few
more seats available for this
class.
Any parents interested in at-
tending can call Mrs. Rabel at
655-2836 ext. 2339 to add their
name to the list. A committee
member will call you with your
reservation.
Thought for the week
You cant have any success un-
less you can accept failure.
Quote of the week
Onlya life livedfor others is a
life worthwhile. Albert Ein-
stein
Bumper sticker
Love beauty; it is the shadow
of God on the universe.
New day dawning for West Pittston news
WESTPITTSTON
Tony Callaio
654-5358
tonyc150@verizon.net
to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
at the Duryea Municipal Build-
ing, 315 Main St. Stickers can al-
so be purchased from5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-
day evenings at the municipal
building. Prices of the garbage
stickers with a $10 late charge
are one bag, $90; two bags, $145;
three bags, $185; and four bags,
$225.
Garbage will not be collected
from homes that do not have the
2013 garbage sticker displayed.
Sanitary Authority
The Lackawanna Valley Sani-
tary Authority 2013 rate sched-
ule is as follows: residential us-
ers per unit is $70 per quarter,
residential yearly per unit is
$280 and the yearly rate is $266
if paid by March 31.
With the10 percent senior citi-
zen discount, the quarterly rate is
$63. The senior citizen yearly
rate is $238 if paid by March 31.
Individuals applying for the
senior citizen rate must present a
copy of a valid photo ID or driv-
ers license with their first quar-
ter bill when they submit it either
via mail or at the office, Coxton
Road, Duryea.
The senior citizen discount is
available to anyone 62 years of
age or older, who owns and re-
sides in their home and whose
accounts are paid in full. Busi-
nesses and tenant-occupied units
do not qualify for the discount.
St. Michaels seeks vendors
St. Michaels Byzantine Ca-
tholic Church is seeking crafters
for its spring craft fair on Satur-
day, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 in
the church hall, 205 N. Main St.,
Pittston.
For more information, call Mi-
chael at 704-6520 or Jerry at
654-4568.
Duryea
Wrubel at 457-4891.
Sanitary Authority
rate schedule
The Lackawanna Valley Sani-
tary Authority 2013 rate sched-
ule is as follows: residential us-
ers per unit is $70 per quarter,
residential yearly per unit is
$280 and the yearly rate is $266
if paid by March 31.
With the10 percent senior citi-
zen discount, the quarterly rate is
$63.
The senior citizen yearly rate
is $238 if paid by March 31.
Individuals applying for the
senior citizen rate must present a
copy of a valid photo ID or driv-
ers license with their first quar-
ter bill when they submit it either
via mail or at the office, Coxton
Road, Duryea.
A senior citizen discount is
available to anyone 62 years of
age or older, who owns and re-
sides in their home and whose
accounts are paid in full.
Businesses and tenant-occu-
pied units do not qualify for the
discount.
St. Michaels Byzantine
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For the past 10 years, it has
been my pleasure to write the
Wyoming News column for the
Sunday Dispatch. I have gotten
to knowso many wonderful peo-
ple and learn about the great vol-
unteer organizations and parish
communities that make the
Wyomings a fantastic communi-
ty.
Readers have sharedmanyhis-
torical facts with me over the
years. It was fun learning about
all the local bars and corner
stores that dotted neighbor-
hoods, in both Wyoming and
West Wyoming and the history
of Little League baseball in our
community. There are too many
great stories to mention, but it
was fun writing them all.
Starting next week the Towns
Section will no longer appear in
the Sunday Dispatch as the paper
looks to update its format.
If you have a story that you
wouldlike tosee as a feature arti-
cle, contact me at ecipria-
ni@comcast.net.
Little League
The Wyoming/West Wyoming
Little League will hold registra-
tion from6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tues-
day, Feb. 12 at the Stites Street
Fire Hall. The registration fee for
tee ball through major baseball
and softball is $70 per player and
$95 per family. The fee for ju-
nior/senior baseball and softball
is $100 per player with no family
rate. Fundraisers will be distrib-
uted at registration. All players
must provide proof of residency
and new players must provide a
copy of his or her birth certifi-
cate. Any child turning 4 years
old prior to May 1, 2013 is eligi-
ble to play tee ball this coming
season.
Family Movie Night
Wyoming United Methodist
Church at 376 Wyoming Avenue
offers a free family movie night
from 4 to 6 p.m. on the fourth
Saturday of every month. Call
693-2821 for more information.
Hose Co. #1 fund drive
Wyoming Hose Company
#1has recently ended its second
month of their community fund
drive and its members express
their sincere thanks and grati-
tude to all who made donations.
Anyone who has not donated
will be receiving a reminder
within the next month asking for
a contribution. Your donations
are needed to offset rising costs
of equipment and insurances.
The drive will conclude at the
end of April.
Masonic Lenten meals
The Masonic Lodge #468, 821
Wyoming Ave, Wyoming will
serve Lenten meals from 3 to 7
p.m. starting on Ash Wednesday,
Feb. 13 and continuing every Fri-
day during Lent. Good Friday
sales will be held fromnoon to 7
p.m. The menu features, potato
pancakes, pierogies, red clam
chowder and haluski. Eat-in or
take-out dinners are available.
For more information, call 693-
2608 or 885-1441.
Anniversary sish
Happy 45th wedding anniver-
sary to Rick and Cindy Hizysn-
ki, of Wyoming, who are cele-
brating their special day today,
Feb. 10.
Morning Star Post 904
The West Wyoming American
Legion Morning Star Post 904
will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs-
day, Feb. 14 at the West Wyom-
ing Hose Co. No. 1 with Com-
mander Jerome Domkoski pre-
siding.
Sanitation stickers
Garbage stickers for 2013 are
nowon sale from9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday through Friday at the
Wyoming Municipal Building.
Full-year stickers are $200 and
$190 for seniors. Stickers may be
purchased through two pay-
ments, each for half a year. Gar-
bage stickers may also be pur-
chased through the mail by send-
ing a self-addressed/stamped en-
velope to Wyoming Borough,
277 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming,
PA 18644. The sticker fee in-
cludes garbage pickup, curbside
recycling collection and season-
al yard waste removal. Amonth-
ly bulk item pickup is also of-
fered at $5 per item (limited to
one per month.)
FAFSA Financial Aid hands on
Feb.13 in the high school com-
puter lab for senior parents, pref-
erably those applying for finan-
cial aid the first time. The FAF-
SA application will be utilized
during this program. Linda Pa-
cewicz, the Northeast Region:
Higher Education Access Part-
ner for FAFSA, will conduct the
class. Those in attendance will
be able to work on the actual
FAFSA form for this year.
reminder. There are still a few
seats available for this class. Any
parents interested in attending
may call Mrs. Rabel at 655-
2836, ext. 2339.
Scholarship program
Wyoming Area High School
announces the addition of eight
new scholarships to its website
this year. In the past four years,
24 new scholarships have been
added to the already generous
list. Through the generosity of
families memorializing their
loved ones, businesses, civic
groups and individuals, these
new scholarships are available.
Seniors and their parents are
urged to visit the scholarship
website by logging onto wyo-
mingarea.org and clicking on
Guidance Department Scholar-
ships to viewall the scholarships
available which include the eight
new ones added this year.
Other important information
regarding how to apply, to view
the application which may be
used for all the scholarships
found on this web site, require-
ments for each scholarship and
other important information are
contained on this web site.
The eight newscholarships of-
fered for the first time this year
are:
The Maureen McHugh Aritz
Womans Business Memorial
Scholarship, the Attorney Char-
les J. Giacometti Memorial
Scholarship, the Stephanie Go-
dri-Johnston Memorial Scholar-
ship, the Ryan Jones Memorial
Scholarship, the Joseph A. Mill-
er Award, the Lola and John
Rindgen Memorial Scholarship
and the Russo Family Award.
Each of these new scholarships
has beenaddedtothe website de-
scriptions and they are ready for
seniors to access and apply for.
The total has risen to eight just
this past week with the addition
of the Kathy Keder Pitcavage
Memorial Scholarship. Kathys
family, friends and colleagues of
the Wyoming Area School Dis-
trict have established this award
tohonor her memory. Kathydied
suddenly on Jan. 15 and was be-
loved by all who knew her. She
will be remembered for her lov-
ing ways, her dedication to her
family, her students and for that
beautiful smile which she greet-
ed everyone with.
The deadline for handing in
completed applications to Mrs.
Rabel in the guidance office is
Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Schol-
arshipCelebrationwill be heldat
5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23
in the high school cafeteria. In-
vitations will be issued in late
April/early May.
St. Monicas notes
St. Josephs Cemetery, St.
Monicas Parish, West Wyoming
has plots available. Have you
made your arrangements? Call
the parish office (693-1991) for
more information.
The food collection for the
Greater Pittston Food Pantry is
an ongoing gift. Please continue
to bring non-perishable items to
church and place in the contain-
ers at both entrances.
Growinyour understandingof
the Catholic Faith with Books
and CDs fromLighthouse Disci-
pleship. The CDs are available
from Lighthouse on the wall in
the hall. Some suggestions are
Seven Pillars of Catholic Spiri-
tuality by Matthew Kelly, Ca-
tholic Teaching on Marriage and
Annulment by Bishop Joseph
Perry, Faith by Peter Kreeft
and many others. A donation of
$3 for the CDs is asked.
Retrouvaille Weekend:
Feb.15-17 at Fatima Renewal
Center, Dalton sponsored by the
Diocese of Scranton for married
couples who may be experienc-
ing tension, stress and loneliness
in their marriage. For more in-
formation, call 1-800-470-2230.
Library news
Take a chance on a blind date
book. During the month of Feb-
ruary, patrons can check out a
gift wrappedbook(usingtheir li-
brary card) from the blind date
table. You never know what
youll find under the wrapping.
Patrons will have the chance to
rate the book and have their
date posted at the library and
on our Facebook page. Call 693-
1364 if you have any questions.
The Wyoming Free Library is
starting a LEGO Club for chil-
dren ages ages 6 to 12 (siblings
welcome). The club will meet
from11 a.m. to noon on the first
Saturday of every month, begin-
ning March 2. Snacks will be
provided and there will be local
celebrity brick builders each
Saturday. There will be occa-
sional contests and prizes will be
given out to the winners. LEGO
building bricks will be provided
but children can bring their own.
A trip to the LEGO store and
other attractions in New York
City on the Martz Trailways
Shoppers Special bus is planned
for Saturday, May 11.
Call the library at 693-1364 to
register for the LEGO Club.
The library is looking for do-
nations of LEGO building
blocks, used or new. Donations
can be dropped off at the library
at 358 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming
PA18644
The library is in the process of
creating a newsletter. If you
would like to be on the e-mail list
to receive it, send an e-mail to
jroberts@osterhout.lib.pa .us.
Copies of the newsletter will be
available at the library.
The library winter pre-school
story time will be held at 10 a.m.
on Thursdays. Call 693-1364 to
register.
The Friends have launched a
brand new web-based store on
Etsy.com. You can buy unique
handcrafted items such as cat
toys and sachets as well as pil-
lows, pet coats, doll clothes and
other crafts for the holidays. Go
to The Crafty Ant store on Etsy-
.com. All proceeds benefit the
Wyoming Free Library. The Ju-
nior Friends of the Library is an
exciting new program for chil-
dren third through sixth grades.
It gives children the opportunity
to volunteer at the library. The
group meets at 11 a.m. on the
third Saturday of each month for
the book club followed by lunch
and meeting at noon. Their first
activity will be to sponsor an art
exhibition during National Li-
brary Week in April. Call the li-
brary at 693-1364 to sign up.
Looking for stories about Wyoming folks, happenings
WYOMING NEWS
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
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Rich Wagner, 646; Matt Char-
ney, 617; Greg Renfer, 616; Fran-
cis Pupa, 612; Joe Sr. Wruble,
593.
Womens Division: MaryTh-
eresa Pupa, 479; Lisa Heck, 466;
Courtney McKitish, 341; Ashley
Fuller, 313.
Universal
William Elko, 719; David titton,
694; Billy Jr. Elko, 669; Edward
Collins, 660; Dale Reese, 640;
Richard Arditi, 633; Raymond
Silveri, 611; Nicholas Berlinski,
605; Eric McKitish, 593; Mike
Gotcha, 571.
Pittston Twp VFW
Lary Jr. OBrien, 666; Rich Rus-
sian, 634; Peter Chodnicki, 633;
John Blattner, 627; Joe Sr.
Walsh, 615; Joe Jr. Walsh, 597;
Joe Dalessandro, 594; Jim Fran-
cioso, 585; Russ Stevens, 577;
Jody Marranca, 525.
Sunday Night Mixed
Mens Division: JasonR, 606;
Ray Wasko, 590; Francis Pupa,
589; Joe Sr. Wruble, 581; Steve
Vishinski, 563.
Womens Division: MaryLou
Ferck, 481; Debbie Stevens, 423;
Gracelynn Williamson, 384;
MaryTheresa Pupa, 380; Mar-
ianne Argenio, 355;
Boys Division: Zachary
McKitish, 643.
Girls Division: Michelle
Grossbauer, 350.
Elkos Bantam/Prep Mixed
High Scratch Series Score:
Boys Division: Jacob Dobro-
walski, 172; Zachary Chilson,
171; Matthew Mesaris, 166;
Ryan Peck, 158; Andrew Adoni-
zio, 142; Ryan Kane, 135; Aiden
Hindmarsh, 130; Robert David-
son, 129; Alek Chilson, 129; Ga-
ry Vest 126; Nicholas Cook, 126.
Girls Division: Kacie Fisk,
162; Madison Mesaris, 148; Ma-
kenzie Kaminski, 112; Sophia
Gronka, 27.
Elkos Mixed
Boys Division: Paul Greco,
521; Michael Elko, 504; Joey
Jones, 487; Dominic Falzone,
459; Evan Elko, 452; Anthony
Zimmerman, 438; Evan Esposi-
to, 428; Dylan Kelly, 413; Za-
chary Garbarino, 409; Cody
Beers, 328.
Girls Division: Samantha
Piechota, 365; Hannah Maruh-
nich, 333; Loren Gronka, 314;
Janelle Dudek, 305; Piper Kane,
290; Halle Gronka, 278; Gina
Kirkpatrick, 255; Kiena Vest,
227; Alyssa Bulford, 169.
Elkos Junior/Senior Friday
Boys Division: Conrad Chap-
ple, 686; Peter Kulick, 674; Mi-
chael Elko, 659; David Zydko,
601; Spencer Saxon, 600.
Girls Division: Irene Mag-
don, 434; Danielle Zydko, 415;
Courtney Osiecki, 411; Katie
Wynn, 408; Michelle Gross-
bauer, 377.
Elkos Prep Boys
Zachary Elko, 483; Jeremy La-
velle, 357; Ozzie Dobrowalski,
352; Marc Piechota, 343; Nico-
las Aschenback, 309; Connor
Morris, 307; Shawn Kostak,
300; Joey Wruble, 293; Charlie
Boswell, 291; Noah Donahue,
271.
Warehouse Mixed League
Mens Division: Rich Eipper,
761; JohnBorgia, 743; JimGold-
en, 724; Bill Vasterline, 714; Ed-
ward Collins, 706; Ed Polons,
706.
Womens Division: Michelle
Bukofski, 264.
American
Bruce Rydzy, 746; Tom Spurlin,
730; John Grohowski, 665; Rich
Kuligowski, 657; Mark Kulick,
652; Dave Kern, 649; Edward
Collins, 638; Gary Sr. Magdon,
636; Pete Latona, 621; Al Jr.
Cannarella, 620.
National
Dale Reese, 773; John Pisano,
727; Mark kulick, 715; Matt Fel-
ter, 685; Allyn Jr. Ferretti, 681;
John Kulick, 679; Anthony Fer-
retti, 678; Joe Burns, 650; Rob-
ert Lussi, 650; Edward Collins,
639.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Fifth Annual Health Fair is Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21 in the parish hall after the weekend
Masses. In a photo fromlast year's fair, Leo members Megan Dougherty, Lea Garbaldi and Dominic DelPriore are pictured with the club
mascot. Leonardo will again attend this year's event to collect prescription glasses for the Lions Club.
Dupont
Hughestown Borough Coun-
cil will meet at 7:30 p.m. on
Monday, Feb. 11 with Wayne
Quick presiding.
Garbage stickers necessary
Residents are reminded those
who have garbage or debris on
their property and do not have a
garbage collector will be cited.
Newspapers and magazines are
collected on Mondays and taken
to Solomon Recycling Center.
Softball meeting today
Hughestownsoftball will meet
at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m.
for registration and election of
new officers.
Hughestown Sports Club
The HughestownSports Clubs
will meet at 2:30 p.m. today, Feb.
10 at Granteeds, Parsonage
Street. Reservations for next
years season tickets will be tak-
en. Anyone interested in season
tickets can attend the meeting or
contact any club member.
Borough Council
to meet Monday
HUGHESTOWN
Jean Mudlock, tax collector,
reminds residents the 2013 coun-
ty and Jenkins Twp. taxes have
been mailed to property owners
on record. Make note of the
change in issue date and the date
for paying the discount amount,
which is April 1, not April 30, as
in earlier years.
The tax office in the municipal
building at 46 Main St. Inker-
man, will be open from3 to 5:30
p.m. on Mondays and1to 3 p.m.
on Tuesdays during the rebate
period. Payments can be made at
3 Laflin Road, Inkerman be-
tween 4 and 5:30 p.m. on Tues-
day or sent by mail
. Include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope if a receipt is
requested. Payments can also be
made by special appointment.
Property owners who have not
received a bill or received one in
error are asked to call the tax col-
lector. Those with escrow ac-
counts with mortgage compa-
nies are asked forward the bill to
them as soon as possible to in-
sure prompt payment.
Homeowners shouldcomplete
the Homestead Exemption Form
to receive a reduction on any fu-
ture bills.
Jenkins Twp. Seniors
The Jenkins Twp. senior citi-
zens organization will meet at 6
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the
Jenkins Twp Hose Co. Building.
Light refreshments will be
served in celebration of Valen-
tines Day. New members are al-
ways welcome. Contact Jean at
654-9710.
Tax bills in the mail
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When the Pittston Area girls
swim team defeated Nanticoke,
115-60, on Monday they
clinched the Wyoming Valley
Conference Division 3 cham-
pionship for the third consecu-
tive season.
When they defeated Coughlin
Wednesday they extended their
three-season winning streak to
33 in division meets.
They are 9-0 with one meet
left at Wyoming Area on
Wednesday.
Effectively, the Lady Patriots
won the division when they de-
feated Meyers a week earlier.
Going into that meet PA was 7-0
and Meyers 6-1, having lost to
PA earlier in the season.
Meyers was confident know-
ing we lost 15 seniors and they
have eight seniors, Coach Amy
Hazlet said. They thought they
could take the division away
from us. But we had so many
new swimmers who stepped up.
Theycame sofar. It gave us more
depth.
When PA beat Coughlin
Wednesday, 135-51, it was senior
day. Two of the three seniors
honored, TiffanySmithandEmi-
ly Seamon, have been with the
team since their freshman year.
The teamhas a 37-2 record in-
division in their careers.
For all their success in Divi-
sion 3, Hazlet is realistic about
the strength of the team com-
pared to the other WVCdivision
teams and the District 2 AA
Championships.
It really not a lot of fun win-
ning by 60 or 70 points every
week and its not good for the
kids for districts, Hazlet said.
Thats why Hazlet scheduled
exhibitions meets with out of di-
vision teams. They had seven of
them this year, some of which
they lost, including one to Dallas
on Tuesday.
The District 2 AA Swimming
Championships are Friday and
Saturday, March 1 and 2.
With over 20 teams in 2A, in-
cluding Abington and Coughlin
which dropped from3A, compe-
tition will be fierce for medals
whichare awardedtosixthplace.
Hazlet said in the interim the
relay teams will be working on
lower their times.
They still need to drop times
to be in medal contention. Its a
big undertaking to finish in the
top six.
Hazlet said a shed like to see a
top 10 finish in the team stand-
ings at Districts.
The District 2 Diving Cham-
pionships are Saturday, February
23. Hazlet saiddivers Sierra Wil-
liams, Ashley Beers and Theresa
Domarosky are medal conten-
dors. As is Mike Barney in boys
diving.
The PAboys are 3Afor the dis-
trict meets.
Against Coughlin Wednesday
the PA girls won all but one
event.
Winners for PA in swimming
were Shannen Brady, Antoinette
Antonacci, Mia Nardone, Tiffa-
ny Smith, Kallie Miller, Kassity
Roche, Kate Musto, Liz Scialpi
and Adison Hazlet
Sierra Williams won the div-
ing.
Meyers 115
Wyoming Area 63
Tia Brown won the 50 free and
100 free and swam on the win-
ning 400 free relay teamwith for
the Warriors with Amy Alder,
Katy Dymond and Caitlyn Kray-
nak.
The Warriors are 5-4 in Divi-
sion 3. They host PAon Wednes-
day.
In an exhibition boys meet WA
beat Meyers. Zach Lagrue, Mi-
chael Murphy, Ryan Murphy
and David Klaproth did the dam-
age for WA.
This week
Wednesday
Pittston Area at Wyoming Ar-
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(End regular season)
Division 3 Standings
Pittston Area 9-0
Meyers 7-2
Wyoming Area 5-4
Coughlin 4-5
Nanticoke 2-7
Dunmore 0-9
District Dates
Saturday Feb 23
District 2 Diving Champion-
ships
Friday and Saturday, March 1
and 2
District 2 Swimming Cham-
pionships
SWI MMI NG
Lady Patriots clinch division, but districts loom
TONY CALLAIO
Irene Magdon swims the first leg of the 200 Medley Relay for the Patriots.
Theresa Domarasky
dives for the Patriots.
She finished third be-
hind top diver Sierra
Williams and Ashley
Beers.
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Thursday nights Wyoming Val-
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game.
That rebounding advantage fi-
nally translated into points when
the Lady Patriots needed them
most with the Division I lead
on the line in the fourth quarter.
The Patriots converted offen-
sive rebounds into baskets four
times in the final seven minutes
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meeting between two of the three
teams that entered the night with
just two division losses.
The first time they outre-
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Mia Hopkins, who converted
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Liz Waleski rebound and assist.
We knew we had to box out a
lot.
Hopkins finished with 17
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20 advantage on the boards.
We have been working on re-
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Pittston Area coach Kathy Hea-
ley said. We have a lot of con-
tests with rebounds.
We knew it was important
coming in. We watched film of
our last game, asked the kids
what they thought we needed to
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Pittston Area's Jackie Rabender, left, dribbles out of the corner against Crestwood's Rebecca Rutkowski.
Pittston Area back to the boards
Rebounding was the key in win over Crestwood
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do and they said Re-
bound.
That effort on the boards
allowed Pittston Area to
avenge one of its only two
losses.
Waleski finished with
seven rebounds, including
five offensive. She had the
other fourth-quarter bas-
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Pittston Area (10-2 Div.
I, 18-2 overall) trailed by as
many as six in the first
half, but used an 11-0 ad-
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Give Crestwood cred-
it, Healey said. They had
a couple of starters out, but
they came to play.
Rebecca Rutkowski led
the Comets (8-3 Div. I,
12-7) with14 points, seven
rebounds and nine blocked
shots. Maddie Ritsick
scored a team-high 17
points while Maury Cro-
nauer provided seven as-
sists and five steals.
Crestwood controlled
the pace early and was
ahead or tied for more than
14 of the 16 minutes in the
first half.
The Comets held the Pa-
triots scoreless for 5:12
while bridging the first
and second quarters with a
9-1 run to a 13-7 lead.
Ritsick had five points
and Rutkowski four during
the run. Ritsick produced
the 13-7 lead with a three-
pointer from the left wing
and hit another from the
same spot a minute later.
We knewthey were go-
ing to come out in different
defenses so I told my girls
to just be patient, Crest-
wood coach Isiah Walker
said. We were going to
slow it down, figure out
what they were in, then at-
tack it.
They like to get you go-
ing full speed, not know
whats going on and take
bad shots.
Ali Brady came off the
bench and hit three baskets
in a three-minute span of
the second quarter to help
keep Pittston Area within
23-20 at the half.
Eastin Ashbys three-
pointer fromthe right wing
put Pittston Area ahead to
stay, 33-31, with 1:33 left
in the third quarter.
Ashby and Ali Brady
finished with eight points
each.
Waleski also had four
steals and three assists.
Hopkins also had four as-
sists, a steal and a blocked
shot.
Ashby and Brady fin-
ished with eight points
each.
The Patriots are tied
with Dallas for the Divi-
sion1lead. Both teams are
10-2 going into the final
week. PA plays at Valley
West Monday and home
versus Coughlin on
Wednesday to end the sea-
son. The Coughlin game is
a likely win. The Crusad-
ers are 0-12. Valley West
(8-4) will be a tough one,
especially on the road.
Dallas is at Berwick
(4-7) andhome versus Val-
ley West.
The Patriots are tied
with Dallas in the District
3A seeding standings, too.
Scranton Prep, Holy Re-
deemer and Nanticoke are
the topthree seeds. Wyom-
ing Area is 12th of the 17
teams eligible for the Dis-
trict 2 3A tourney.
Meyers 48
Wyoming Area 39
The stage seemed to be
set for the Warriors Thurs-
day in Exeter. They were
coming off a mild upset of
GAR on Monday, it was
senior night and they had a
chance to go over .500 by
defeating last-place
Meyers. But the Mohawks
Salimah Biggs scored 12
of her game-high 23 points
inthe fourthquarter tolead
Meyers to the win on
Thursday.
Val Bott scored 12 for
WA, six on a pair of 3s.
The Warriors dropped to
5-6, but stayed ahead of
Meyers (4-7) by a game.
Abby Thornton and Fel-
icia Turner scored9; Emily
Wolfgang, 5 and Ashley
Blannett, 6.
Wyoming Area 55
GAR 47
Wyoming Area trailed
heading into the fourth
quarter but outscored Di-
vision 3 leader GAR 18-9
in the fourth Monday in
Exeter.
Serra Degnan led the
Warriors with 20 points,
including eight in the
fourth. Thornton scored
15. Blanett scored 8 and
Wolfgang 4.
Brea Seabrooks 15
points led GAR.
Pittston Area 53
Tunkhannock 32
Pittston Area ran away
with it in the first half and
held Tunkhannock to eight
points in each quarter to
pick up a win at home.
Barbers 17 points was
tops for the Patriots, Hop-
kins scored 14 and Wales-
ki,10, with one 3-pointer.
Ashby had 8 and Raben-
der, 4.
Tunkhannocks Gabby
Alguire hit three three-
pointers and finished with
13 points.
This week
Monday
PA at Valley West
WA at Wyoming Sem
Wednesday
Coughlin at PA
WA at Holy Redeemer
Standings
Division 1............WVC
Pittston Area ........10-2
Dallas ....................10-2
Crestwood ...............8-3
Valley West .............8-4
Hazleton ..................6-6
Berwick ..................4-7
Tunkhannock ......... 1-11
Coughlin ...............0-12
Division 2 ...........WVC
Nanticoke ..............10-1
Holy Redeemer .....10-1
Lake Lehman ..........8-2
Wyoming Area ......5-6
Meyers .................... 4-7
Boards
TONLY CALLAIO/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Four-year starter and senior, Serra Degnan, passes the ball off against Meyers.
Pittston Area's Mia Hopkins passes out of the corner
as Crestwood's Maurey Cronauer defends.
TONY CALLAIO/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Senior Val Bott stops and pops a 10-footer tossing in
two of her game high 12-points.
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defeated Hazleton Areas Larry
Romanchik via decision in a bat-
tle of past district champs to lead
the Warriors to a 42-36 win over
the Cougars in an exhibition
meet on Wednesday night.
Schutz, a senior reigning
three-time district champ in
Class 2A, beat the sophomore
Romanchik, a 3A titlist last sea-
son, 4-2.
In the team event the Warriors
winners were Carmen Mauriello
(120) and Shawn Whiting (195),
pins; Patrick Heck (106), major
decision; Charlie Johnson (132),
pin and Nicholas Heck (145),
tech fall.
The Warriors have one confer-
ence division meet left at home
Wednesday versus Tunkhan-
nock.
Tunkhannock is 4-1 and WA
3-2. If WA wins they will wind
up tied for second place in the di-
vision. Lehman leads at 6-0.
Pittston Area 69, Nanticoke 3
Dave DeLeo (126) earned the
first pin win for the Patriots in
over the Trojans.Other winner
for PA were Brad Rush (145),
Angelo Lussi (152) and SamFal-
cone (160) all earned wins as
well.
Dan Gambini( 138), decision;
Brad Rush (145) pin; Angelo
Lussi (152) pin; and Sam Fal-
cone (160) pin.
This week
Wednesday
Tunkhannock at WA
District Dates
February 22-23
District 2 IndividualTourna-
ment3A at Hazleton
District 2 Individual Tourna-
ment 2A at Lake-Lehman
WRESTL I NG
Warriors can tie for second with win Wednesday
Wyomng Area senior wrestlers were honored prior to the match against Meyers. Seniors kneeling, left
to right: Nicholas Heck, Carmen Mauriello, Andy Schutz, Shawn Whiting. Standing are parents: Maria
and Anthony Heck; Carmen and Cindy Mauriello; Mike Schutz and Andrea Mauriello; Tina Whiting.
The Pittston Area boys basket-
ball team entered the final week
and final three games of the reg-
ular season still clinging to slight
hopes of a WyomingValleyCon-
ference Division I title.
Remaining in contention that
long has assured the Patriots that
regardless of the outcome of the
division race, they will be seeded
high in the District 2 Class AAA
tournament and land an open-
ing-round home game.
If we win out, we give our-
selves a chance as far as the
league title is concerned, Pitt-
ston Area coach Alan Kiesinger
said Friday when the game at
Crestwood was postponed be-
cause of weather.
At press time, the Patriots
were hoping to be able to get that
game played late Saturday after-
noon.
Pittston Area and Crestwood
were locked in a tie for third
place out of 17 teams jockeying
for position in the district Class
AAA playoffs. Even if they suf-
fered a late-season collapse, the
Patriots are unlikely to fall below
fifth in an event where the top
eight teams are home for first-
round games.
That will mean a district open-
er against a teamwitha losingre-
cord.
Even teams that dont have
great records in the district are in
pretty tough leagues, Kiesinger
said.
Pittston Area concludes the
regular season with games Tues-
day at home against first-place
Wyoming Valley West and
Thursday on the road at Dallas.
When the playoffs roll around,
Abington Heights and GAR, a
couple of teams with perfect
league records, will likely take
the top two spots. GAR is a 2A
team playing up.
The most likely candidates for
a first-round Pittston Area oppo-
nent are Valley View, Berwick or
rival Wyoming Area.
Kiesinger likes the way the Pa-
triots are playing as the playoffs
approach. They went into Satur-
day 8-3 in the division and 12-7
overall.
Were starting to realize what
our strengths andweaknesses are
and we are trying to go to our
strengths, Kiesinger said. It
has kind of been a winning for-
mula do what we do best,
which is the inside game with
Mason (Gross) and (James) To-
bisch and really defend.
Gross and Tobisch are 1-2 on
the team in scoring, combining
for 30 points per game.
Pittston Area 73,
Tunkhannock 63
James Tobisch and Mason
Gross each scored 23 points
Tuesday night to lead Pittston
Area to a 73-63 Wyoming Valley
Conference Division I victory.
Michael Schwab added 12
points and Tyler McGarry 10 for
Pittston Area.
Michael Schwab once again
was very solid at the point, Pitt-
ston Area coach Alan Kiesinger
said. He scored in double digits,
had very few turnovers and had
quite a fewrebounds and assists.
He put together a complete
game.
The Patriots broke open a
four-point game in the fourth
quarter.
Tunkhannock got a game-high
25 points from Brian Stephen-
son.
Meyers 67,
Wyoming Area 37
Jordan Zezza scored 20 points
but it was not enough for the
Warriors, who fell to WVCDivi-
sion III champion Meyers, 67-
37, Tuesday.
Ryan Krawczeniuk scored 19
points and Tyriek Steward 16 for
Meyers, which clinched its divi-
sion title with the win.
Rasheed Moore added 14
points, including the 1,000thof
his career.
Meyers opened leads of 25-8
after one quarter, 38-18 at half-
time and 62-23 after three quar-
ters.
Zezza had Wyoming Areas
only 3-pointer and went 3-for-3
from the line.
This week
Tuesday
Valley West at PA
Wyoming Sem at WA
Friday
PA at Coughlin
Holy Redeemer at WA
Standings ..................... Division
Division 1
(Not including games played
Sat.)
Valley West .................... 10-1
Hazleton........................... 9-2
Pittston Area .................. 8-3
Crestwood ........................ 8-3
Tunkhannock ................... 5-6
Berwick............................ 2-9
Dallas .............................. 1-10
Coughlin ......................... 1-10
Division 2
GAR................................ 10-0
Nanticoke ......................... 6-4
Lake Lehman .................. 5-5
Holy Redeemer ............... 5-5
Wyoming Area ............... 2-8
Meyers is 10-0 in D3
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From a high school football
star one fall to a college fresh-
man trying to prove his worth the
next autumn.
Wyoming Areas Nick
OBrien went through the proc-
ess albeit at a different level
and is ready to do it again as he
made his verbal commitment to
Bucknell University official
Wednesday morning, signing
with the Bison.
OBrien culminated a four-
year varsity career this season by
becoming the schools all-time
leading rusher, being named to
the Pennsylvania Sports Writers
Class 2Aall-state teamand lead-
ing his team to a District 2 Class
2A championship.
The road to this season suc-
cess started with trepidation
when OBrien joined the varsity
as a freshman. He was the only
ninth-grader on the roster that
year.
When I was a freshman in
high school, I really didnt want
to play on the varsity, OBrien
said. I thought maybe I wanted
to play with my friends. I didnt
think Id get much playing time,
but it ended up the greatest deci-
sion I ever made.
OBrien broke into Wyoming
Areas starting lineup on defense
as a freshman. He also saw time
at running back, a position he ex-
celled at as a sophomore. He
played quarterback the majority
of the time over the past two sea-
sons, but also saw action as a
running back and even at receiv-
er.
But while he was piling up in-
credible numbers on one side of
the ball, its on the other where
hell play at Bucknell. The 5-
foot-9, 185-pounder was recruit-
ed as a cornerback, only one of
two listed among Bucknells 18
recruits. Hell also be used as a
returner; he returned three punts
for touchdowns as a senior.
Its going to be a little differ-
ent for me, OBrien said. Ob-
viously, Im used to doing many
different things. Its going to take
some time to adjust to it, but the
coaching staff has a good idea
what I can do down there. So I
should be all right.
Other programs that recruited
OBrien included Army, Navy,
Delaware, Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Villanova.
He is going to do exception-
ally well, Wyoming Area coach
Randy Spencer said. At times
you worry about guys going
away and making the transition.
Some of the intangibles Nick has
shown aside from his athletic
ability the toughness, the per-
severance and the fierce compet-
itiveness hes somebody I feel
comfortable about making the
transition.
Bucknell finished this past
season 0-5 in the Patriot League
and 3-8 overall, with four losses
coming by seven points or less.
The Bison will return16 starters.
OBrien is the third consecu-
tive WA player to go to a Divi-
sion I college. Julian Campenni,
a 2011graduate, is a defensive li-
neman at UConn, while 2012
grad Nick Bartoli is an offensive
lineman at Sacred Heart.
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Nick OBrien is a Warrior turned Bucknell Bison
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
Nick OBrien signs his letter of intent flanked by his parents Connie and Bernard. Standing are Vito
Quaglia, principal, WA Secondary Center; Raymond J. Bernardi, WA superintendent; Randy Spencer,
Warrior head football coach; Joe Pizano, WA athletic director and assistant football coach; Mike Fanti,
assistant football coach.
Serra Degnan is the first
Wyoming Area field hockey
player to go Division I. The 5-3
senior signed a letter of intent to
attend Syracuse University on a
partial athletic scholarship.
As a four-year starter in bas-
ketball, softball and field hock-
ey, andanhonor student, Degnan
had some options.
Temple and West Chester
wanted her for field hockey.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre wanted
her for softball and Lafayette
wanted her for basketball.
Despite the offers, she said
choosing Syracuse for field
hockey wasnt a tough decision.
I wanted to go to Syracuse since
the first time I stepped on field in
summer of my sophomore year.
The atmosphere was just so wel-
coming from the coaches and
players.
While college coaches will
sometimes discourage athletes
from playing other sports after
they sign their letters, that wasnt
the case with Syracuse field
hockey coach Ange Bradley.
My mother asked her about
that and Coach Bradley said,
Whats she been doing? My
mother said shes been playing
three sports all her life and
Coach Bradley said, you
shouldnt change anything.
Degnan believes playing three
sports has helped her develop as
a field hockey player. I learn
things in the other sports that Im
able to transform to field hock-
ey.
Degnan said shes proud of the
WA field hockey programs pro-
gress and thankful for how the
program helped her develop.
We definitely put the team on
the map. We beat Dallas in play-
offs for the first time in four
years. Coach Lundy did a great
job with the teamand shes going
to keep it going.
Degnan led Wyoming Area in
goals (10) and assists (8) last sea-
son and was a first-teamall-state
selection. While she plays guard
for the Lady Warriors basketball
team, she still finds time for field
hockey practicing with an indoor
team.
Serra Degnan looks
good in Orange
By JACK SMILES
Serra Degnan signs her letter of intent. With Serra are her parents, Mary Louise Degnan and Louis
Degnan. Standing, Joe Pizano, WA athletic director; Lunda Comisky, WA field hockey head coach;
Raymond J. Bernardi, superintendent; Vito Quaglia, Secondary Center principal.
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Ravens won.
I dont know Kevin, but I
know the business, Swift said.
Kevin is from the Summit
area.
Swift said he also picked the
Ravens because he likes under-
dogs.
How did he arrive at the
score? I figured each team
would score four touchdowns
and the Ravens would kick two
field goals and the Niners
would kick one.
He was right about the Rav-
ens. The Niners scored three
field goals, three touchdowns
and were given two points on a
safety.
By the way, I dont get the
controversy over the Niners
conceding the safety. As the
punter was punting from his
own end zone with 19 second
left, punting was tempting fate.
If he shanks it, the Niners get
field position for a Hail Mary
from, say, the 40. If its blocked
and stays in play in the end
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In last Sundays Dispatch 214
fans predicted the Ravens
would win the Super Bowl.
Several had the score close.
David Amico, for example,
was off by a point, predicting
35-31. But only Marty Swift, a
postal worker in Wilkes-Barre
who lives in Clarks Summit,
predicted the exact score, 34-
31.
Swift is a Steelers fans and
its nearly blasphemy for a
Steelers fan to root for the Rav-
ens. I know. I understand,
Swift said laughing.
Its not that he hoped the
Ravens would win for their
sake, but he wanted them to
win for Kevin, a man he doesnt
even know. Swifts comment
with his prediction was We
need to keep the folks busy at
Kevins, Home of the $5 T-
shirt.
Kevins Wholesale, a busi-
ness in Scranton, had a contract
with the NFL and Nike to print
thousands of Raven Super Bowl
championship t-shirts if the
Hes a little small, but hes fast.
Fast is one thing, but hes quick.
He ignites quickly. I think they
should use him on offense, but
I have nothing to do with that.
Theres another OBrien-
Melberger connection. Last
season OBrien scored six
touchdowns in a game tying a
Wyoming Area record which
had originally been set at West
Pittston by Mickey Melbergers
father Cliff Melberger in the
1930s. At Wyoming Area it was
equaled by Ben Kopka and
George Beck before OBrien.
The bell tower at the stadium
is named for Cliff Melberger.
Radzwilka can fly
On January 5 at the Penn
State Relays, Wyoming Area
graduate Sara Radzwilka ran a
leg of the Distance Medley
Relay (DMR) for the St. Jo-
sephs University women. The
team won the event in 12:21.63.
Sara, a freshman, also ran a
leg of the 4x800m relay, which
finished second.
Bucknell from1972 to 74 is
10th on the all-time career rush-
ing list. Leo Malsky, a WA
quarterback in the 1980s, also
played for Bucknell.
The connection to Bucknell
on the West Side predates the
Wyoming Area merger.
Mickey Melberger gradu-
ated from West Pittston in 1957
and went to Bucknell, where he
was an honorable mention All-
American running back and the
captain of the 1960 team which
won the Lambert Cup, a trophy
awarded to the best small col-
lege team in the East.
Don Chaump, who was a
year behind Melberger at West
Pittston also went to Bucknell.
Melbergers brother-in-law Bill
Yeomans, another West Pittston
player, was a coach at Bucknell
in the 1950s. And Melbergers
grandson, Tom Romanowski,
who graduated from Wyoming
Seminary, also played one sea-
son of football at Bucknell.
As to OBrien, Melberger is
impressed. I saw him play.
they win.
By conceding the safety they
avoided those scenarios, killed
some time and free kicked deep
from the 20.
Ive learned I can write about
controversial topics and take
the opposite side of popular
opinion and nobody really
cares. But write something
negative about Penn State or
Notre Dame and look out.
Anyway, here goes. My fa-
vorite Super Bowl prediction
comment was this by Greg
Hall: Super Bowl? Im still
waiting for ND to show up for
BCS game.
Bucknell connections
Nick OBrien wont be the
first Wyoming Area football
player to go Bucknell. Former
Wyoming Area coach Paul
Marranca was a Bison. Paul
Havrilla, a linebacker from
WA, set a Bucknell school
record for tackles in 1984 with
161. Bobby Langan, a WA
running back who played at
THESMILES FILES
With Jack Smiles
A Super prediction and
a Bucknell connection
The Friends of Jim Parry
Third Annual Golf Outing was
held in September at Four Sea-
sons Golf Club, Exeter. Proceeds
benefited St. Josephs Center.
Morgans was the winning
team. Rob Bomksiewicz had the
longest drive and Tom Perlis
closest to the pin.
Sponsors included Isabel and
James Parry, Rock Street Music,
Kizis-Lokuta Funeral Home,
Embroidery Zone, J&K Con-
struction, Serino Bros. Con-
struction, Mike Banul, Nation-
wide Ins.; Lithuanian Club, Pitt-
ston; B&G Beverage, Pittston;
Mack Novelty, Cebulas Pizza,
Bill and Cher Ashton, Kevin and
Denise Barry and the Jamieson
family.
Special thanks to Dave Wil-
liams, Scott Skesavage and Dot-
tie Irace, Dave Humko, Luanne
Jamieson, Denise Evans, Kim
Krupovich, Dave Kizis, Joe Do-
nahue, Brigit and Mike Brogan
and all who participated.
Annual Parry golf outing aided St. Josephs Center
Those participating in the Friends of Jim Parry 3rd Annual Golf Outing are, from left, Gary Frisbie Jr., Gene Ellsworth Jr., Mike Tracey,
Friends of James, Dave Humko, Jeff Jacobs, Mike Brogan, Matt Skesavage, Tom Perlis, Joe Uk, Sean DeSanto, Joe Donahue, Joe Dona-
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Today, Sunday, Feb. 10, from4
p.m. to 5:30 at the Jenkins Twp
Municipal Building will be the
final sign up date for the Jenkins
Township Little League.
A late registration fee of $10
will be charged after today.
Please bring a copy of the birth
certificate, three proofs of resi-
dence from February, 2012 or
later and the forms which can be
found on www.jenkinstwplittle-
league.com.
Following signups, there will
be a meeting at 6 p.m.
Officers, prospective manag-
ers or coaches and parents are
urged to attend.
Prospective managers need to
have letters of intent submitted
by February 15. No considera-
tions will be made after that date.
West Pittston Little League
The West Pittston Little
League final registration date for
T-Ball to Major League, and Ju-
nior/Senior League is today Sun-
day, Feb. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. on
the second floor of the West Pitt-
ston Little League field house.
Duryea LL coaches meeting
The Duryea Little League will
have a mandatory meeting for all
coaches and managers at 7 p.m.
today, Feb. 10 at the Duryea
V.F.W. Post 1227, 492 Stephen-
son St., to discuss team rosters.
This will also be the last offi-
cial day to sign up for the 2013
season.
The cost is $55 per player or
$75 per family. The cost for ju-
nior and senior league players is
separate and is $75 per player.
Dupont Softball/Teeball
The final signupis today, Sun-
day, Feb. 10 from noon to 4 p.m
for Dupont Softball/Teeball.
There are no boundary restric-
tions or mandatory fund raiser.
The teeball program is for boys
andgirls ages 4to7. Registration
is $25 per player.
Softball is for girls ages 7-17.
Registration is $50 per player
with a family discount for soft-
ball only.
For more info call Bob at 881-
8744 or visit our website http://
dupontsoftball.clubspaces.com
Hughestown softball
Hughestown softball is meet-
ing and conducting sign ups to-
day, Sunday, Feb. 10 from 2 p.m.
to 4 at the borough bulding on
the second floor. Sign ups con-
tinue on Wednesdays 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. and Sundays from 2
p.m. to 4. With questions call
Joanne 313-0321.
WA girls basketball parents
The Wyoming Area Girls Bas-
ketball Parents Association will
have their final meeting on Tues-
day, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at the high
school, Room133.
Parents of players fromgrades
7 thru 12 are encouraged to at-
tend. We will be discussing final
plans for the banquet and elec-
tion of officers.
Wyoming/West Wyoming
Little League
WWW Little League registra-
tions are from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 12 at the Stites Street
Fire Hall.
The registration fee for tee ball
through major baseball and soft-
ball is $70 per player and $95 per
family.
The fee for junior/senior base-
ball and softball is $100 per play-
er with no family rate. Fundrais-
ers will be distributed at registra-
tion. All players must provide
proof of residency and newplay-
ers must provide a copy of his or
her birth certificate.
Any child turning four prior to
May1, 2013 is eligible to play tee
ball this coming season.
WA Field Hockey Parents
The WAField Hockey Parents
Associationmeetingwill be Feb-
ruary 13 at 7 p.m. at the second-
ary center.
Duryea Wildcats
The Duryea Wildcat organiza-
tion is meeting Wednesday, Feb.
13 at the Polish Club (lower lev-
el) in Dupont at 6 p.m.
Prospective coaches are wel-
come to inquire at this meeting.
Signups will be held at the
field 5:30 to 7:00 p.m on. April
10, April 24, May 8 and May 22.
Early registration discount of
$10 off the registration fee will
be applied for sign-ups on or be-
fore May 22.
Pittston City Little League
Pittston City Little League
will be holding a final registra-
tion on Saturday, February 16
from 6 to 8 p.m. at the field
house. The fee is $75 for first
child and $50 for additional chil-
dren in same family. Junior/Se-
nior league fee is $110.00.
All fees include the fundraiser
fee. An additional $10 fee may
be added for those signing up af-
ter February 16, 2013.
Please bringa copyof IDand2
proofs of residency.
Pittston Twp. Online
registration
The Pittston Twp. Little
League is using online registra-
tion. Visit the website at
www.ptll.us and click on the reg-
istration button.
Cost is $55 per child and $75
per family, family discount will
be applied upon check out.
You can pay with credit card or
electronic check.
They are accepting registra-
tion for T-ball, Coach Pitch, Mi-
nors and Majors boys and Mi-
nors and Majors girls as well as
junior and senior league baseball
and softball.
Please note that you will still
need to drop off the following
forms after you register:
Copy of your childs birth cer-
tificate; proof of residency; med-
ical release form and volunteer
application if you are volunteer-
ing
All forms can be dropped off
at the Pittston Twp. Municipal
building on the evenings of Feb-
ruary19, 20, 21from6 p.m. until
8 p.m.
If you do not have internet ac-
cess at home you can register on-
line at the Municipal building on
these nights.
Tryouts will be held on Satur-
day, March 9. Boy tryouts will be
from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. and the
girl tryouts will be held from 11
a.m. until 1p.m.
Please note that all children
that did not play in the Major di-
vision for baseball or softball
will be requiredtoattendtryouts.
Stoners spring soccer
sign-ups
Registration dates for Stoners
soccer are Thursday, Feb. 21 6
p.m. to 8; Tues., March 5 from 6
p.m. to 8 and Thurs March 7 6
p.m. to 8 for players U10 and
above at the Exeter Scout Home
in the rear of the Exeter Borough
Building, corner of Wyoming
Ave and Lincoln St., Exeter.
Cost is $25 if you do not need
uniformand $40 with a uniform.
For more infohttp://stonersocc-
er.org/
PA Track Parents
The Pittston Area Track Par-
ents are holding a mandatory
meeting on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 27in the Pittston Area High
School cafeteria at 7 p.m..
Parents of a track and field
athletes in grades 7-12 are urged
to attend.
Among items to be discussed
will be the JVand varsity sched-
ules, the Patriot Relays, and the
clothing sale. Sample sizes will
be available.
Legion players called
Baseball players between the
ages of 14 19 interested in play-
ing junior or senior American
Legion baseball this summer
must text Coach Musto at 570-
814-9106 ASAP to determine
how many teams the Greater
Pittston franchise will field.
Valley Laxerz Lacrosse
Registrations for the inaugural
season of Valley Laxerz, a local
youth lacrosse organization, are
at the Exeter Panther field house
on Wednesday, February 20
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday
February 24 noon to 2 p.m.;
Wednesday February 27 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m.; and Sunday March 3
noon to 2 p.m.
Teams: U9 (Boys & Girls) ag-
es 6,7,8 born on or after 9/1/
2003; U11 (Boys & Girls) ages
9,10,11born on or after 9/1/2001;
U13 (Boys &Girls) ages11,12,13
born on or after 9/1/1999; U15
(Boys & Girls) ages 12,13,14
born on or after 9/1/1997Regis-
tration is $150 to included is 1-2
practices per week, a10-12 game
schedule, 2 in-season tourna-
ments and a game jersey.
Players will be responsible for
their own equipment: lacrosse
helmet, gloves, pads, stick and
mouthpiece which available to
purchase at a discounted rate.
Volunteers are needed to help
organize and coach.
Withquestions contact Robbie
Switzer via email rjswitzer@ve-
rizon.net or Carl Delucca via
email carlreeree@verizon.net .
SPORTS MEETI NGS AND BRI EFS
Jenkins Little League applying late fee after today
In Pittston Senior Center
bowling Bob Wilson rolled a 610
at Elkos last week.
Mens Division: Bob Wilson,
610; Bob Baldrica, 562; Jim
Francioso, 487; John Lampman,
450; David Brodbeck, 447; Al
Garrison, 438; Edward Zielin-
ski, 432; Chet Geneczko, 400.
Womens Division: Nita Ge-
neczko, 467; Cini DeGennari,
425; Betty Yedinak, 363; Jean
Linskey, 354; Fay Perry, Elaine
Horan, 309; Martina Wilson,
290; Amy Alpaugh, 278; Faye
Kacsmar, 252; Audrey Kurz,
223.
Pittston Twp VFW
Lary Jr. OBrien, 666; Rich Rus-
sian, 634; Peter Chodnicki, 633;
John Blattner, 627; Joe Sr.
Walsh, 615; Joe Jr. Walsh, 597;
Joe Dalessandro, 594; Jim Fran-
cioso, 585; Russ Stevens, 577;
Jody Marranca, 525.
BOWL I NG
Wilson rolls a 610 in
Pittson Senior Center
Bowling League
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Joseph Doc Talipan, 75, of
Avoca passed away Monday,
February 4, 2013 at Hospice
Community Care Center, Dun-
more. He was born in Pittston,
November 15, 1937 and was the
son of the late Michael and Rose
(Chichilla) Talipan.
Joseph was a graduate of Pitt-
ston Area High School Class of
1955 and was a United States
Navy Veteran. Doc, as he was
known to family and friends,
was the owner and operator of
the Flame bar in Exeter and
also DeMarkos bar in Pitt-
ston. After many years, Doc re-
tired from the Pennsylvania Li-
quor Control Board.
He was a lifetime and active
member of the West Side Social
Club, Avoca, a member of the
American Legion, Post 1227,
Avoca, and was
a member and
Past-President
of the Avoca
Lions Club,
#6048, Avoca.
Doc was an
honorable man who always put
his whole heart into everything
he did. He was a devoted family
man who cherished his wife,
children, and grandchildren.
Doc loved nothing more than to
be with his family at the holi-
days and to host summer coo-
kouts. He loved listening to
Frank Sinatra music, took great
joy in his daughter, Dianes
cooking, and had quite an affin-
ity for sweets. He was dearly
loved and will be forever missed
by all who knew him.
In addition to his parents, he is
preceded in death by his wife,
Marie (Lettieri) Talipan, who
passed away March 10th, 1986;
and his brother, William Tali-
pan.
He is survived by his daugh-
ter, Diane McDermott and her
husband, James of Avoca; his
son, Joseph Talipan of Avoca;,
grandchildren Mellissa, Jessica,
and James McDermott; his
brother, Michael Talipan of Old
Forge; and his sister, Mary Ven-
der of Old Forge; and many
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Friday evening, February 8,
2013 with a blessing service at
Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc.,
255 McAlpine St., Duryea.
made to www.kiesingerfuneral-
services.com
Joseph Doc Talipan
February 4, 2013
Mr. Thomas J. Ohl Jr., R.N.
BSN, 61, of Dallas, died Monday
morning, Feb. 4, 2013, frominju-
ries suffered in an automobile ac-
cident.
Born in Pittston, he grewup in
West Pittstonandwas a sonof the
late Thomas J. Sr. and Marjorie
Hurtt Ohl.
Hewas agraduateof Wyoming
Area High School, class of 1969,
and a 1977 graduate of Wilkes
College with a Bachelor of Sci-
ence degree in nursing. Tom was
employed at the Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital as an Emergency
Room nurse and then spent 21
years as a nursing supervisor at
the State Correctional Institute,
Dallas, until his
retirement in
2005. He was
currently em-
ployed by Geis-
inger Home
Health and
Hospice. As a nurse, he touched
the lives of many patients and felt
fulfilled by his occupation.
Mr. Ohl was a member of the
Kunkle Volunteer Fire Company.
Tom enjoyed the summers he
spent at Harveys Lake when he
was growing up. He loved music
and especially enjoyed listening
to the Beatles. He also had a col-
lection of guitars and ukuleles
that he enjoyed playing.
He is survived by his wife, Ju-
lianne Stuart; daughters, Jessica
Evans and her husband, Blythe,
Plymouth; Meredith A. Recek
and her husband, Peter, Nanti-
coke; step-daughters, Rebekah,
Jessica and Shayla Stuart, at
home; a sister, Helen Roderick,
and her husband, Robert, Sulli-
vans Island, S.C.; nephews, Rob-
ert Roderick and his wife, Ana-
Claudia; Ryan Roderick; and a
niece, Loren Roderick, and her
fiance, Chad.
A funeral service was held
Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, from the
William A. Reese Funeral Chap-
el, rear 56 Gaylord Ave., Ply-
mouth.
Thomas J. Ohl Jr.
February 4, 2013
We celebrate the heavenly re-
union of our mother, Josephine
Barbara Rigoni Dente, with our
father, Joseph Biagio Dente, for-
mer residents of West Pittston.
Our Lordtookintohis arms our
mother, Josephine, onWednesday,
Feb. 6, 2013. Sheleavesbehindher
children, Barbara, Joseph, Ann
Marie, Gloria and Theresa; along
with grandchil-
dren, Josette,
Carlo, Danielle,
Tina, Saman-
tha, Kevin, Ali-
cia, Erica and
Aubrey; and a
great-grandchild, Eliza.
A private celebration by im-
mediatefamilywill beheldat Cor-
pus Christi Church, West Pittston.
Josephine will be laid to rest next
to her husband, Joseph, at St. Ce-
celias Cemetery, Exeter.
Keep dancing, Mom and Dad!
Youarealwaysinour thoughtsand
prayers!
Funeral arrangements are en-
trusted to the Anthony Recupero
Funeral Home, West Pittston.
Josephine Barbara Rigoni Dente
February 6, 2013
Patrice DoughertyPatton, 83,
of Dallas, passed away peace-
fully at home, surrounded by
family, on Feb. 6, 2013.
She was born in Pittston,
daughter of the late John F. and
Theresa Nelson Dougherty and
was a graduate of St. Marys
High School, Wilkes-Barre.
Prior to her marriage, Patrice
was a customer service repre-
sentative for the Bell Telephone
Co. in Wilkes-Barre.
Patsy, as shewas knowntoher
friends, married her high-
school sweetheart, Bob, on Jan.
9, 1954, and throughout their
lives, they resided in Jackson-
ville, N.C.; Wilkes-Barre, Al-
lentown, Kingston, and Dallas,
Pa. Together they were devoted
to their seven children and nine
grandchildren, delighted in
close friendships and enjoyed
traveling. Our lives were en-
riched by her gifts of creativity,
love, hospitality and support.
The greatest joy of her life was
her family and their accom-
plishments.
She was a devoted member of
Gate of Heaven Catholic
Church, Dallas.
Patrice was preceded in death
by her husband, Robert T. Pat-
ton, onOct. 17, 2012. Theycele-
brated their 58th wedding anni-
versary in January 2012.
She was also preceded in
death, by her son, Patrick, in
1983; brother Jack and sister Sr.
Mary Chrysostom Dougherty,
R.S.M.
Surviving are sons, Robert
and wife Silvana, San Diego,
Calif.; John and wife Maureen,
Kennesaw,
Ga.; Jerry,
Swoyersville;
Joseph, at
home; daugh-
ters, Carol La-
Rose and hus-
bandPaul, Centreville, Va.; Ma-
ry Ellen Schall and husband, J.
Eric, Kingston; grandchildren,
JohnPatton, EmilyPatton, Lau-
ren Cable and husband Chris,
Cory Patton, Beth Ann LaRose,
Theresa LaRose, Christopher
Schall, Harry Schall, Kristin
Patton; sister Sr. Mary Clare
Dougherty, R.S.M., Dallas;
brother Charles Dougherty and
wife Joan, Port St. Lucie, Fla.;
brothers-in-law, Thomas Pat-
ton, and wife Lois, Las Vegas;
Ted Patton and wife, Rosalie,
Kingston; one niece; nephews;
several great-nieces and great-
nephews; and dear family
friend, Sr. Bridget Clark,
R.S.M., Dallas.
A Mass of Christian burial
was held Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013
in Gate of Heaven Church, 40
Machell Ave., Dallas. The Rev.
JosephElstonwasthecelebrant.
Interment was in St. Marys
Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Arrangements are by the Ha-
roldC. SnowdonFuneral Home
Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shaver-
town.
The Patton family wishes to
thank the Hospice of the Sacred
Heart for the compassionate
care and friendship they provid-
ed Patsy.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Mercy Center, 370
Lake St., Dallas, PA18612.
Patrice Dougherty Patton
February 6, 2013
Jacqueline A. Rogers, 77,
of Exeter, passed away on
Wednesday February 6,
2013 at her home.
Surviving are her son, Er-
ic Rogers, Exeter and a
daughter, Theresa Moran,
Phoenix, Ariz., and f ive
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
private and at the conve-
nience of the family.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to the Gubbiotti
Funeral Home, 1030 Wyom-
ing Ave. Exeter
To send the family an ex-
pression of sympathy or an
online condolence, please
visitwww.gubbiottifh.com.
Jacqueline A. Rogers
February 6, 2013
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LouiseBelles, of Pittston, passed
awayFeb. 5, 2013, inHospiceCom-
munity Care at Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
She was born May 7, 1938,
daughter of the late Robert and
Grace Hastie Walsh.
She was a graduate of Pittston
High School. She was baptized in
the First Baptist Church, Pittston,
and attended First United Metho-
dist Church, Pittston.
She traveled the United States
and overseas to Germany with her
husbandfor manyyearsthroughout
their militaryjourney. Shewas later
employed for a number of years at
Owens Illinois, Pittston Township.
Louise enjoyed music, fishing,
frequent trips to
Atlantic Cityand
her favorite
game show,
Jeopardy.
She was pre-
cededindeathby
her husband, William E. Belles, in
1984; sisters, June Shane, Eleanor
DeLeo and Marjorie Toler.
She is survived by her children,
Vicki Lynn and husband Brian
Johnson, Olympia, Wash.; David
William Belles and wife Sandra,
Exeter; Roger Michael Belles and
wife Mary Patricia, Alexandria,
Va.; brothers, Robert Walsh, Du-
pont; JohnWalsh, Pittston; Richard
Walsh, Florida; Ronald Walsh,
Harding, andLarryWalsh, Pittston
Township; sisters, Roberta Jones,
Duryea; Marilyn Davis, Moosic;
Debbie Calvey, Avoca; Margaret
Zoeller, Wilkes-Barre; grandchil-
dren, Tiffani, Nicole, Jonathan and
Kimberlee; companion John Dug-
ganandfriendfor over 33years, his
daughter; Karen Anuszewski, and
his grandchildren, Shane and Hai-
ley Rose.
Funeral services were held Fri-
dayevening, Feb. 8, 2013, at theHo-
well-Lussi Funeral Home, 509
Wyoming Ave., West Pittston.
The Rev. James Breese, pastor of
First Baptist Church, Pittston, offi-
ciating.
Louise Belles
February 5, 2013
Lawrence M. OBrien, 76, of
Exeter, passed away on Tuesday,
February 5, 2013 at the Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
Plains Township.
Born in Exeter, he was the son
of the late MillardandMaryMor-
gan OBrien. Larry was a U.S.
Army veteran and had worked as
a machinist at the Tobyhanna Ar-
my Depot. He was a member of
the Exeter Lithuanian Club, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Wyoming Post and the Pittston
American Le-
gion.
He was pre-
ceded in death
by his brothers,
Theodore
OBrien and a
sister Catherine Shinko.
Surviving are his sons Larry
OBrien, Jr., Wilkes-Barre; Jason
OBrien, Exeter; and Christopher
OBrien, Pittsburgh; a daughter,
Patricia Sutton, Harding; a sister
Patricia Eckroth, Berwick; nu-
merous grandchildren and a
great-granddaughter
A celebration of life was Sat-
urday, February 9, 2013, at the
Lithuanian Club , Wyoming Ave-
nue in Exeter, from noon until 4
p.m. Interment will follow at a
later date at St. Marys Cemetery,
Hughestown. Arrangements have
been entrusted to the Gubbiotti
Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming
Ave., Exeter.
Please visit www.gubbiottifh-
.com for more information.
Lawrence M. OBrien
February 5, 2013
Edward Joseph Janiszewski
(Edzui), 67, of Smethport, Pa.,
passed away on Feb. 1, 2013 at
Bradford Regional Medical Cen-
ter.
He was born on Oct. 20, 1945
to John A. and Mary A. (Hodun)
Janiszewski. He was a graduate
of James M. Coughlin High
School (1963), a veteran of the
U.S. Air Force (1964-1968) and
retiree of the Pennsylvania State
Police (1970-1992).
Three children survive him
from his first marriage to Su-
zanne H. (Bevan) Janiszewski:
Carrie A. Adair and her husband,
Bret, Woodland Park, Colo.; Jen-
nifer S. Janczewski and her hus-
band, William, Exeter; Rebecca J.
Hillman and her husband, James,
Kane, Pa., and seven grandchil-
dren, Ryan, Melissa, Joshua,
Triston, Abraham, Sierra and
Hailey.
Edward is also survived by his
current wife, Barbara Diana
(Bee) Janiszewski, and her im-
mediate family.
In addition, Edzui is survived
by his siblings Robert and his
wife, Marcia, Fort Wayne, Ind.;
Thomas and his wife, Dianne,
Plains Township; Mary A. Sten-
cik and her husband, Richard,
Plains Township; Michael,
Washington; Joseph, Plains
Township; sister-in-law, Kathryn
Janiszewski, Maryland; and five
nieces and nine nephews.
Edzui was preceded in death
by his parents, his brothers John
and Anthony, a sister, Joan M.
Petroski, and her daughter, Kristi
Petroski.
A funeral service was held in
the United Methodist Church,
Port Allegany, on Tuesday, Feb. 5,
2013 with the Rev. Randall Head-
ley, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in Fairview Ceme-
tery, Port Allegany. A military
service was conducted by the
Port Allegany Honor Guard at
the church.
To speak evil of no one, to
avoid quarreling, to be gentle,
and to show perfect courtesy to-
ward all people. Titus 3:2
Edward Joseph Janiszewski
February 1, 2013
Blanche I. Williams, 87, of
Wilkes-Barre, passed unex-
pectedly into the arms of her
Lord on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at
General Hospital, Wilkes-
Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre,
Blanche was a daughter of the
late John T. and Florence Ben-
nett Williams and a graduate
of E.L. Meyers High School.
Blanche was known by
many fromher 30 years at Co-
larussos Pharmacy on Carey
Avenue in Wilkes-Barre. Fol-
lowing the Agnes Flood, she
worked for HUD for several
years, assisting many of her
neighbors who suffered loss
of property and livelihood.
Blanche was then employed
as a teller for First Eastern
Bank/ PNC Bank, Wilkes-
Barre, until her retirement.
Blanche was an active, ded-
icated and lifelong member of
Central United Methodist
Church, Wilkes-Barre, where
she served on the Board of
Trustees, was a member of the
United Methodist Women,
Psalmist Circle and choir
among many other projects
and committees over the
years.
Preceding her in death, in
addition to
her parents,
were broth-
ers, William,
Ronald and
Kenneth
Williams,
and sister, Olwen Overman.
Surviving Blanche is her
sister, Joan Kosek, Frederick,
Md. In addition, Blanche will
be dearly missed by many lov-
ing nieces and nephews, in-
cluding her adopted daugh-
ters whom she helped raise,
Florence Overman King,
Lennon, Mich.; Denise Over-
man, Shavertown, and Linda
Overman Jinks, West Wyom-
ing.
A celebration of Blanches
life was held on Saturday, Feb.
9, 2013, at the Central United
Methodist Church, 65 Acade-
mySt., Wilkes-Barre, withthe
Rev. Dr. Paul C. Amara offi-
ciating. Arrangements are by
the Harold C. Snowdon Fu-
neral Home Inc., 140 N. Main
St., Shavertown.
Memorial donations, if de-
sired, may be sent to Central
United Methodist Church En-
dowment Fund, 65 Academy
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18702.
Blanche I. Williams
February 1, 2013
Jane T. Lucas, passed away,
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
in Wilkes-Barre General Hos-
pital.
She was born in West Pitt-
ston, January 3, 1933, and was
the daughter of the late Rollin
and Dorothy Snover Tonkin.
She was a 1950 graduate of
West Pittston High School.
Jane was a member of the
First Baptist Church, Pittston,
Wyoming Chapter #1 O.E.S,
where she served twice as
Worthy Matron.
She enjoyed reading and
crossword puzzles. Jane spent
time traveling with her hus-
band lived in Germany for 5
years.
She was preceded in death
by her husband: George in
1994, and a
brother, Rol-
lin Tonkin
Jr.
Surviving
are daugh-
ters, Su-
zanne Lucas, Edwardsville;
Barbara Lucas, Johns Creek,
Ga.; a brother, Robert Tonkin
and wife Patty, Brookville,
Pa.; one niece and two neph-
ews.
The funeral was held Sat-
urday, Feb. 9, 2013, in the Ho-
well-Lussi Funeral Home 509
Wyoming Avenue West Pitt-
ston. The Rev. James Breese
her pastor, officiated.
Interment was in the West
Pittston Cemetery.
Jane T. Lucas
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Rose Ann Boyer, RN, of the
Hudson section of Plains Town-
ship, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013,
at the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital following an illness.
Rose Ann was born in Cam-
den, N.J. She was a daughter to
the late Gustave and Lottie Bo-
rodziuk Boyer.
Her family moved to the
Wyoming Valley when she was a
little girl. Rose Ann attended
Plains schools and was a gradu-
ate of the Plains Memorial High
School, class of 1962. Rose con-
tinued her education at Luzerne
County Community College for
nursing, and later at Misericor-
dia University, where she re-
ceived her degree and became a
registered nurse.
She was then employed by the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
as a patient
case manager
until her retire-
ment.
Rose was a
past member of
St. Joseph
Church, Hudson, until the
churchs closure. She was a cur-
rent member of Ss. Peter and
Paul Church, Plains Township.
her brothers, Robert, in 1958,
and Gustave, in 1988.
Rose is survived by her neph-
ews, Robert Boyer, Wyoming,
and Sean Boyer and his wife,
Kathy, Smyrna, Ga.; sister-in-
law, Teresa Boyer, Wyoming;
aunts, Sophie Price and husband
Dallas, Belle Vernon, Pa.; Ber-
nadine Burgo and husband
Mike, Woodlynne, N.J.; Jane
Brodzik, Pennsauken, N.J.; Leo-
na Nestorak, Lakewood, N.J.;
and cousins, Susan Such, Diane
Coccio, Deborah Moran, Bob
Piekarski, Kenneth Price, Ron-
nie Price, Jim Brodzik and Jo-
seph Brodzik.
A Celebration of Life was
held at Ss. Peter and Paul
Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains
Township, on Saturday, Feb. 9,
2013.
In lieu of flowers, Rose Ann
wished for memorial donations
to go to the St. Joseph Center,
2010 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA
18509.
To send condolences to the
family or for directions to the
church, visit www.yanaitisfu-
neralhome.com. Arrangements
are in the care of Yanaitis Funer-
al Home Inc., Plains Township.
Rose Ann Boyer
February 5, 2013
Elizabeth Betsy Davenport
Addison, 85, of ShermanAvenue,
went into the arms of the Lord, at
home, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013,
with her loving husband of 63
years by her side.
Born April 21, 1927, in Ply-
mouth, she was a daughter of the
late Harold S. and Emily (Todd)
Davenport.
Betsywas agraduateof Daven-
port High School in Plymouth,
and in 1949, received a bachelor
of science degree from Oberlin
College in Oberlin, Ohio. While
at Oberlin, she was an archery
champion.
She worked at NewJersey Col-
lege bookstore and substitute
taught in Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Nebraska. In Maine, she
was active with the Welcome
Wagon. While living in Glens
Falls, she worked for the conces-
sions at Glens Falls Civic Center.
She was a wonderful wife,
mother and grandmother, well
known for her cookies, playing
games and enjoying playing
bridge.
Betsy served as a homeroom
mom, anACCfacultywife, aGirl
Scout leader, a cookie mom, as-
sisted with youth groups, served
as a member of the neighborhood
association, assisted with day
care, was active in the Communi-
ty Band, MESS and assisted with
the fall festivals at First Baptist
Church in Glens Falls. Betsy was
much loved by the neighborhood
kids.
In addition to her parents, she
was predeceasedbyasister, Mary
Kloeber.
She is survived by her beloved
husband of 63 years, Robert Ad-
dison, Glens Falls; her children,
Allen Addison, Glens Falls; Ka-
ren and David Taylor, Williams-
burg, Va.; Rebecca and Frank
Troelstra, Glens Falls; Virginia
Siegler, VanNuys, Calif., andEd-
ith Addison, Glens Falls; her
grandchildren, Ben and Amy
Troelstra, Glens Falls; Luke and
Jenny Taylor, Williamsburg, Va.;
Jesse, Dylan and Riley Siegler,
VanNuys, Calif.; andhundreds of
daycaregrandchildren;her sib-
lings Emily and Don Foster,
Omaha, Neb.; George and Jane
Davenport, Harry and Ellen Da-
venport, Wilkes-Barre; Polly and
George Czar, Pittston, and Jack
Kloeber, Dallas; her in-laws,
Russ and Eleanor Addison and
Carol and Joe Peters; 52 nieces
and nephews; many great-nieces
and great-nephews; her caregiv-
ers, Mary West Hannigan, Sara
Crannell, Debbie Bombard, Su-
sanBurns-Arnold, ShaeHill, Ma-
rie Bell, Tami Reynolds, Tim
Benner, RoseMarie Seabury,
Debbie Stockwell, Betty Young,
Margaret Stockwell, Samantha
Dyer, Glen Benner, Russ Smith,
Rose Quinn, Julia Cutshall-King,
Mame Sheulin, Leah Massey, Li-
sa Wilcox and Anna Rivera; and
six granddogs.
There were no calling hours.
A memorial service was con-
ducted Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at
First Baptist Church of Glens
Falls, 100 Maple St., Glens Falls,
with the Rev. Donald Shuler offi-
ciating.
Interment will take place at a
later date at the GeraldB.H. Solo-
monSaratoga National Cemetery
in Saratoga.
Betsys family has asked dona-
tions in her memory be made to
the American Alzheimers Asso-
ciationof NENY, AdirondackOf-
fice, P.O. Box 4091, Queensbury,
NY12804.
Arrangements are under the di-
rectionof CarletonFuneral Home
Inc., 68 Main St., Hudson Falls.
Betsys family requests in hon-
or of her memory, that all doaran-
dom act of kindness.
Condolences may be emailed
to carletonfuneral-
home@gmail.com.
Elizabeth Betsy Davenport Addison
January 28, 2013
Thomas Martin of Plymouth
passed away unexpectedly Sat-
urday evening, Feb. 2, in the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
surroundedbyhis lovingfamily
and friends.
He was borninWyoming, Ju-
ly 4, 1935. After graduating
fromWyoming Memorial High
School, he joined the 109th
Pennsylvania National Guard,
after which he entered the Air
Force and was involved in the
Korean War. He retired after
servingfor 32years andgaining
the rank of security captain at
the State Correctional Institu-
tion at Dallas.
He was a member of the
Plains American Legion, post
558. He was also a member of
St. Peters Lutheran Church,
Hanover Township.
He was a loving family man
who always had a story to tell or
a comment to make and would
become the life of any get-to-
gether.
Tom was preceded in death
by his parents, John and Phyllis
(Parsons)
Martin and by
his daughter,
Suzanne Mar-
tin.
He is sur-
vived by his
wife of 41 years, Marilyn
(Jesse) Martin; son, Paul Jesse
and his wife, Karen, Plymouth;
daughter, Lisa Martin, Moosic;
son, Thomas L. Martin, Pitt-
ston; brother, Richard and his
wife, Jane, Swoyersville; sister,
Ruth Ann and her husband, Dr.
Charles Pineno, Stephens City,
Va., nine grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren;
many beloved nieces and neph-
ews.
Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, from St.
Peters Lutheran Church, 1000
S. MainSt., Hanover Township.
Arrangements are bythe Wil-
liams-Hagen Funeral Home,
Plymouth.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to St.
Peters Lutheran Church.
Thomas Martin
February 2, 1013
Irene B. (Pahl) Johnson, 89,
passed away on Wednesday,
Jan. 30, 2013, at the Albany
County Nursing Home, Alba-
ny, N.Y.
Born in Pittston, she was a
daughter of the late Edwardand
Alice (DeFault) Pahl. Irene was
a1941graduate of West Pittston
High School and worked in the
accounting field. She was last
employed as a bookkeeper for
RTA Distributors of Albany.
She was an avid bird watcher
with memberships in the Mo-
hawk Valley Audubon Society,
Alan DeVoe Bird Club and
many other conservation clubs.
In addition to her parents,
Irene was preceded in death by
her husband, Joseph H. John-
son; her brothers, Robert (Eli-
zabeth) Pahl, WilliamPahl; and
her sister, Ruth (Dave) Owens.
Irene is survived by her sons,
Daniel (Joan) Johnson, Colo-
nie, N.Y.; Robert (Frances)
Johnson, Albany, N.Y. She is
the sister of Jack (Deanna)
Pahl, Pittston. Irene is the
grandmother of Daniel Scott
Johnson, Albany, N.Y.; Heather
(Chris) Culnan, Clifton Park.
N.Y. Also surviving are many
nieces and nephews.
Irenes family thanks Debbie
Houck, R.N., and the wonder-
ful staff on Shaker Place at the
Albany County Nursing Home
for the loving care provided to
her from May 2003 until her
death.
Interment was in Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Guilderland.
At the request of the family,
memorial contributions may be
made in memory of Irene B.
Johnson to the Midway Fire
Department, 1956 Central
Ave., Albany, NY 12205 or to
the charity of the donors
choice. Toleave a special mess-
age for the family, visit
www.newcomeralbany.com.
Irene B. (Pahl) Johnson
January 30, 2013
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Thomas J. Lahart, of Exeter,
passed away Wednesday morn-
ing, Feb. 6, 2013, at the Par-
tridge-Tippett Nursing Facility
in the Wesley Village Campus,
Jenkins Township, where he
was a guest for the past few
weeks.
He and his wife, Constance
Connie Mazeikas Lahart, cel-
ebrated their 44th wedding an-
niversary on June 22, 2012.
Born in Larksville, he was a
son of the late Thomas J., Sr.
and Sadie Houlihan Lahart. He
was a graduate of Larksville
High School and had attended
Kings College.
Thomas is a veteran of the
U.S. Marine Corps., having
served as a PBJ radio gunner in
World War II and the Korean
War. Until 1970, he continued
to serve in the Marine Corps
Reserves and had earned the
rank of Staff
Sergeant.
Prior to re-
tirement, he
was employed
by Craft Asso-
ciates and later
Comfort Design, Kingston. He
was a member of St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston, and
formerly a member of St. Casi-
mirs Church, Pittston, prior its
closure. Thomas was also a
member of the Cosmopolitan
Senior Citizens of Exeter, and
the Big Band Society, Pittston,
the Marine Bombing Squadron
Six Thirteen Assoc., and a life
member of the VFW Post 283,
Kingston.
Thomas was a beloved hus-
band, brother and uncle. His
memory will live on in the
hearts of those who were
blessed to have known and
loved him.
He was preceded in death by
his sister, Mary Smith.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by his sisters, Kathryn
Kay Walton and her husband,
Edward, Edwardsville, Sally
Baloga and her husband, Jo-
seph, Wilkes-Barre, and Peggy
Ungvarsky, Smithsburg, Md.;
many nieces and nephews;
great nieces and great nephews.
The funeral was held Satur-
day, Feb. 9, 2013, from Baloga
Funeral Home Inc. 1201 Main
St., Pittston (Port Griffith), with
a Mass of Christian Burial in
St. John the Evangelist Church,
William Street, Pittston. Inter-
ment with military honors, by
the U.S. Marine Corps, was in
St. Casimir Cemetery, Pittston.
To send an online condo-
lence, please visit www.baloga-
funeralhome.com.
Thomas J. Lahart
February 6, 2013
Nellie Bebey, 98, a former res-
ident of Swoyersville, and most
recently a guest at the Wesley
Village Campus, Jenkins Town-
ship, passed away peacefully
early Tuesday morning, Feb. 5,
2013, at the Partridge-Tippett
Nursing Facility of the Wesley
Village Campus, Jenkins Town-
ship.
Her beloved husband was the
late Frank A. Bebey, who passed
away on May 9, 1991.
Born on May 2, 1914 in
Swoyersville, Nellie was a
daughter of the late Vincent
(Veytovich) Wojtowicz and An-
na (Vilchek) Wojtowicz.
Ahomemaker most of her life,
Nellie tookgreat pride intending
to the daily needs of her home
andfamily. Inadditiontoher role
as homemaker, Nellie operated a
small clothing alteration busi-
ness out of her home in Swoyers-
ville for many years.
Nellie was a faithful Catholic
and longtime member of the for-
mer Holy Trinity Roman Cathol-
ic Church, Swoyersville. Follow-
ing the consolidation of her
church this past June, Nellie be-
came a member of St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton Parish, Swoyersville.
A talented baker, Nellie was
best known for her wonderful
pies, especially her lemon me-
ringue pie, which was always a
best seller at bake sales.
Nellie had a great love for her
family and she treasured every
moment she had with her loved
ones. She will forever be remem-
bered as a loving and devoted
wife, mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, sister, aunt
and friend.
In addition to her parents, Vin-
cent and Anna Wojtowicz, and
her husband, Frank, Nellie was
preceded in death by her broth-
ers, John Wojtowicz, William
Veytovich and George Veytov-
ich; her sisters Mary Schultz,
Helen Mullish, Violet Golum-
beski, Stella Kovalchik, Flo-
rence DiOrio and Vera Yagloski.
Nellie is survived by her lov-
ing daughter, Diana Prinzo, and
her husband, Julius, Womels-
dorf; her grandchildren, Su-
zanne Puckett, Durham, N.C.;
Shana Lyons and her husband,
John, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.;
her great-grandchildren, John
and Julianne Lyons; her sisters
Dorothy Bozinko, West Wyom-
ing; Sophie Koshinski, Swoyers-
ville, and Delores Chieco, Clin-
ton, N.Y.; her numerous nieces
and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, from
the Wroblewski Funeral Home
Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty
Fort, followed by at Mass of
Christian Burial in St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes
St., Swoyersville, with the Rev.
Joseph J. Pisaneschi, her pastor,
officiating.
Interment with the Rite of
Committal followed in the Deni-
son Cemetery, Swoyersville.
For additional information, or
to send the family of Mrs. Nellie
Bebey a message of condolence,
visit the funeral home website
www.wroblewskifuneralhome-
.com.
In lieu of flowers, contribu-
tions may be made in Nellies
memory to Compassionate Care
Hospice Foundation, 11 Inde-
pendence Way, Newark, DE
19173.
Nellie Bebey
February 5, 2013
Mary T. Molly Akulonis
passed away peacefully at home
surrounded by family on Satur-
day February 2, 2013.
Born on September 24, 1929
inPittston, she was the daughter
of the late Earl Engleman and
Mary Hogan Engleman.
Molly was a graduate of Pitt-
ston High School and was em-
ployed at Topps Chewing Gum,
where she was a long-time de-
voted member of the Teamsters
Union; she was the first female
vice president of Teamsters Lo-
cal 229.
She was devoted to the St.
Anns Novena in Scranton for
60 years. Molly participated in
mass and services at St. Mary,
Help of Christians Church in
PittstonJunctionwere she was a
longtime member of the church
choir.
Molly was a loving and car-
ing mother, grandmother, and
great grandmother, who always
put family first.
her husband, John Akulonis; a
daughter, Mary Claire; a broth-
er, Earl Engleman Jr.; and two
sisters, Peggy
Adrian and
Eileen Milaz-
zo.
Surviving
are three
daughters,
Barbara Spencer, Cathy Ya-
blonski and husband Ed, Suzie
Grey and husband Paul; a son,
John Akulonis; a brother, John
Engleman and wife Dorothy;
nine grandchildren, Joseph,
James, and Judson Spencer,
Amy Manley, Jenny Davitt, Be-
tsy Yablonski, John Paul Grey,
Jeffrey Zapko, and Mikayla
Akulonis; six great grandchil-
dren, James Jr., Nathan, Mat-
thew, and Trisjin Spencer, Kyle
Manley, and Sam Davitt; sever-
al nieces andnephews; andcou-
sins.
The funeral was Wednesday
February 6, 2013, fromthe Paul
F. Leonard Funeral Home, 575
North Main Street, Pittston,
with a Mass of Christian Burial
in Our Lady of the Eucharist
Parish, Pittston.
Interment will be in Saint Jo-
sephs Cemetery, Duryea.
Mary T. Molly Akulonis
February 2, 2013
Donna Marie Galli, 55, of
Pittston passed away Thursday,
February 7, 2013 in Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Cen-
ter, Plains Township.
Born in Pittston on April 10,
1957 she was the daughter of
the late Fred and Helen Grenev-
icki Galli.
She was a graduate of Pitt-
ston Area High School and had
worked at Techneglas prior to
its closing.
She was a member of St. Jo-
seph Marello Parish, Pittston.
She was a loving mother and
sister and will be truly missed.
Surviving is her son, Joseph
Gregoire, Pittston; sisters, Car-
olyn Conforti and her husband
Robert, Wakefield, RI; Ro-
seann Hannon and her husband
Thomas, Moscow; and Lori
Flagherty and her husband
Sean, Rutherford, NJ; brothers,
Fred Galli,
Kingston and
Patrick Galli
and his wife
Renee, Yates-
ville; numer-
ous nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Funeral services will be
Monday, February 11, 2013 at
9:15 a.m. fromthe Peter J. Ado-
nizio Funeral Home, 251 Wil-
liam Street, Pittston with a
Mass of ChristianBurial at 9:30
a.m. in St. Joseph Marello Par-
ish, 237 William Street, Pitt-
ston. Interment, Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Carverton. Friends
may call today, Sunday, Febru-
ary 10, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m. at the funeral home.
made atwww.peterjadonizio-
funeralhome.com
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James Jimeal HarryMoses,
formerly of Kingston, passed
away on Jan. 31, 2013, at the Gi-
no J. Merli Veterans Center,
Scranton.
He was born in Plains Town-
ship on Jan. 23, 1925, to the late
Joseph and Rhoda Moses.
James is survived by his wife,
the former Bernadine Deanie
Yanok, of Pittston, and formerly
of Kingston. Jimeal and Deanie
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary last month on Dec.
8, 2012.
He also is survived by daugh-
ter, Laura Moses Winters, Kim-
berton; and grandson, Dylan
James Winters. Also surviving
are sisters, Sadie Barkovitz and
Loretta Skaff, both of Plains
Township; many nieces and ne-
phews.
He was proceeded in death by
brothers and sisters, Joseph
Moses Jr., Abraham Moses,
Victoria Azain, Helen Biniek,
Elias Moses, Emily Achey, El-
izabeth Moses, Rose Lasiew-
icki, George Moses, Albert
Moses, as well as many nieces
and nephews.
James attended Plains School
District schools. He volunteered
in the Army during World War
II. He was stationedinthe Pacif-
ic Ocean at Oahu and Maui, Ha-
waii. He saw combat on Saipan
and Iwo Jima. After the war, he
moved to Patterson, N.J., and
started his first business, a res-
taurant. After selling the restau-
rant, he studied business at Pa-
terson Commercial College, Pa-
terson, N.J. He worked his way
up to be the youngest foreman
in U.S. Rubber Co. history, Pas-
saic, N.J. He oversaw3,500 em-
ployees. James moved back to
Pennsylvania and attended Penn
State Exten-
sion, majoring
in statistical
quality con-
trol. He
worked as a
quality control
supervisor at Linear Inc., Dal-
las. During this time, he also
opened Jimeals Catering, Ply-
mouth, and was in business for
45 years.
James accomplishments in
his lifetime include being a
member of the Irem Temple
Shrine for 50 years in the Capit-
ular Masonry; he was the first
president of the Irem Temple
Stewards. He was a past presi-
dent and had perfect attendance
of the Plymouth Rotary Club.
He was the recipient of the dis-
tinguished Paul Harris Fellow
Award, the highest honor be-
stowed by Rotary International.
James was the founder and first
president of the Plymouth His-
torical Society, and was instru-
mental in the documentation of
the first commercially success-
ful anthracite coal mine in the
United States, which was locat-
ed in Plymouth. The Pennsylva-
nia Historical and Museum
Commission approved the plac-
ing of a historical marker at the
location in Plymouth. He was a
recipient of the Presidents
Award from the Luzerne Coun-
ty Police Chiefs Association.
He was a member of the Civil
Defense Shelter Management
and Mass Care and Survivor-
ship. During the Agnes Flood in
1972, he managed to serve more
than175,000 meals to flood vic-
tims at the Plymouth National
Guard. While remodeling his
catering hall after the Agnes
Flood, James commissioned
artist Tom Hess to paint an oil
mural on a large wall at the busi-
ness, a significant moment in
Plymouth history. It is now on
display at the Plymouth Histor-
ical Society.
James was a member of the
American Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars and AMVETS.
He served on the Civilian Advi-
sory Committee of the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard. He is the
recipient of certificates of ap-
preciation from Kiwanis, Girl
Scouts of America, Boy Scouts
of America and the Plymouth
Borough Council. James was a
member of the Board of Trust-
ees at St. Mary Antiochian Or-
thodox Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral was held Tuesday,
Jan. 5, 2013, from Mamary-
Durkin Funeral Service, 59 Par-
rish St., Wilkes-Barre, with ser-
vices in St. Marys Antiochian
Orthodox Church, South Main
Street, Wilkes-Barre. Interment
was in the parish cemetery, Ha-
nover Township.
James Moses family re-
quests that memorial donations
are made in James name to St.
Mary Antiochian Orthodox
Church, 905 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702; The
Plymouth Historical Society,
115 Gaylord Ave., Plymouth, PA
18651or a charity of the donors
choice. Online condolences
may be emailed to the family at
mosesjb@aol.com.
James Jimeal Harry Moses
January 31, 2013
Robert Yuhas, 55, of Duryea
passed away unexpectedly on
Saturday February 2, 2013, at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre.
He was born in Duryea Janu-
ary 7, 1958 and was the son of
Joan(Kalafut) Yuhas andthe late
Joseph Yuhas.
Robert was a member of Na-
tivity Of our Lord Parish, Du-
ryea, a graduate of Pittston Area
High School Class of 1975, a
graduate of Penn State Universi-
ty. He worked for the Acme Su-
per Market for 24 years and was
employed by UPS Freight in
Moosic for 10 years.
Kindness was the hallmark of
Roberts life. His devotion to his
wife, family and friends was
manifested in a lifetime of kind
gestures, words and deeds.
Robert enjoyed outdoor activ-
ity he loved the challenge of a
good puzzle and the outcome of
an activity that required so much
patience.
He will be missed profoundly
by those who knew him and by
those once touched by his genu-
ine and authentic spirit.
In addition to his Mother Rob-
ert is survived by his wife of 26
years the former Rita (Walsh)
Yuhas, his sons Michael and
Nick both of Duryea. Brothers
Joseph and his wife Mary Beth,
of Carlsbad CA, David and his
wife Helen, of Clarks-Summit,
Thomas and Carolyn of Coats-
ville, Pa. his
sister Mary El-
lenandher hus-
band Al Do-
rundo, of Boca
Raton, Fla.,
and several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to his father he is
preceded in death by his paternal
grandparents Anna and George
Yuhas and his maternal grand-
parents Ann and John Kalafut.
Saturday February 9, 2013, with
a mass of Christian Burial at Sa-
cred Heart Of Jesus Church on
Stephenson Street in Duryea
with Fr. Joseph Elston officiat-
ing.
In lieu of flowers memorial
contributions may be made to
Nativity Of Our Lord Parish 127
Stephenson St. Duryea, PA
18642.
Arrangements are by Kiesin-
ger Funeral Services Inc. 255
McAlpine St. Duryea.
services.com
Robert Yuhas
February 2, 2013
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OBITUARIES
Annette Barbara Makarczyk
Fetch, Harding, entered into
Gods eternal rest and peace on
Feb. 5, 2013 after an illness at
United Methodist Homes, Wes-
ley Village Campus, Jenkins
Township.
Her husband of 60 joyful years
is Daniel Fetch Sr.
Born, April 16, 1930 in Lynd-
wood, Hanover Township, An-
nette was a daughter of the late
Alexander and Wanda Smith
Makarczyk.
She was a graduate of Hanover
HighSchool. Sheservedaspresi-
dent of the Harding Fire Compa-
nyLadies Auxiliaryfor anumber
of years.
Annette was best known for
her amazing cooking, especially
her breads. She enjoyed sewing,
gardening,
needlepoint,
traveling and
spending time
with her chil-
dren and
grandchildren.
Preceded in death by a sister,
Elizabeth Vale.
Survived by three sons, Daniel
and wife Diane, Mark and wife
Teri and Darren and wife Mary
Joan, all of Harding; threedaugh-
ters, Paula Brown and husband
Barry, Harding; Amy Melberger
and husband Mick, West Pitt-
ston; Tanya Dolinish and hus-
band Ed, Old Forge; nine grand-
children, Mark, Nicole and Zac
Fetch; Dylan, Kari and Evan
Melberger; Eddie Demetrius and
Macrina Dolinish.
The family would like to ex-
tend a special thank-you to the
staff of Wesley Village for their
wonderful care given to Annette
and for their patience with the
family.
The funeral was held Friday
morning, Feb. 8, 2013, from the
Howell-Lussi Funeral Home,
509 Wyoming Ave., West Pitt-
ston, withaMassof DivineLitur-
gyinSt. MichaelsByzantineCa-
tholic Church, Pittston. The Rev.
Joseph Bertha officiated. Inter-
ment wasinSt. MarysByzantine
Cemetery, Lake Street, Dallas.
In lieu of flowers, contribu-
tions maybe sent toSt. Michaels
Byzantine Catholic Church,
Main Street, Pittston, PA 18640
or the charity of the donors
choice.
Annette Barbara Makarczyk Fetch
February 5, 2013
Robert S. Warunek, a resident
of Wilkes-Barre, formally of
Avoca, passed away Monday Ja-
nuary 21, 2013 at the Riverside
Rehab Center in Taylor, after a
long courageous battle with
COPD.
Born on March 21, 1937, he
was the son of the late Stanley J.
and Helen (Shemansky) Waru-
nek
Everyone called him Bob. He
will be missed by brother, sister,
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and
many nieces and nephews. Bob
helped everyone, even people he
didnt know. Bob loved helping
his friends and family with home
projects and going to car shows
with his friend from Maryland.
He also loved riding amusement
parkrides withhis nieces andne-
phews.
Heworkedat RockyGlenPark
in Moosic during high school.
Upon graduation in 1955 from
Avoca High School, he relocated
toMarylandwhereheworkedfor
the Federal Census Bureau for
thirty years. He was honored at a
retirement party when he retired
twenty years ago.
Everyone who knew Bob
caredabout him. He was the kind
of person everyone should be
lucky enough to know. He was
intelligent, organized, and had an
amazing memory.
In addition to his parents he is
preceded in death by his sisters,
Evelyn Warunek, Elizabeth
Gruttadauria, and Irene Brey-
meier. Bob is survived by his
brother Ronaldandhis wifeJudi-
thWarunek, his sister JoanJaksi-
na, brother-in-law, John Grutta-
dauria and several nieces, neph-
ews, and grand nieces and neph-
ews.
Our family would like to thank
the staff at Riverside Rehabilita-
tionandNursingCenter inTaylor
and Commonwealth Home
Health and Hospice of Regional
Hospital in Scranton for the ex-
cellent care Bob received during
his stay there. We will miss him
until we see him again.
Amemorial service was held
Saturday February 9, 2013, at
Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc.
255 McAlpine St. Duryea, with
Rev. Scott Ryanof the Nanticoke
First United Methodist Church
and the Newport United Metho-
dist Church officiating.
services.com
Robert S. Warunek
January 21, 2013
Mrs. HelenWarabak, 87, of Port
Blanchard, passed away Sunday
morning, Feb. 3, 2013, at Highland
Manor, Exeter, surrounded by her
loving family.
BorninPort Blanchard. Shewas
the daughter of the late Michael
and Anna Soltis Papadinic. She
was a graduate of NorthEast High
School. Prior toher retirement, she
was employedbythe former J &L
Dress Factory, Port Blanchard.
She was a member of St. Mi-
chaels Byzantine Catholic
Church, Pittston.
She was a member of the Re-
tired Senior Volunteer Program,
Wilkes-Barre, and Four Paws
Spay and Neuter Program, Lu-
zerne County.
She was an avid gardener and
enjoyedsewingstuffedanimalsfor
the Wyoming Valley Crippled
Childrens Association for almost
50 years. She made wheelchair
bags and adult clothing protectors
fortheVAandareanursinghomes.
Shewasalovingmom, grandma
and great-grandma. She enjoyed
spending time with her grandchil-
dren and great-grandchildren. She
enjoyed being in the company of
her fur babies.
She was proceeded in death by
her husband, Andrew Warabak,
whopassedawayonApril 2, 1995,
and brother, Joseph.
Survivingaredaughter RitaWa-
rabak, with whom she resided;
daughter AnnSophiaZahurakand
her husband, Michael, of John-
stown; daughter Andrea Martini
and her husband, Robert, of Old
Forge; daughter Regina McKit-
trick and her husband, Don, of
Douglasville, Ga.; six grandchil-
dren; five great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held Wednesday,
Feb. 6, 2013, from the Bernard J.
Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204
MainSt., Duryea, withMass inSt.
Michaels Byzantine Catholic
Church, Pittston, with the Rev. Jo-
seph Bertha officiating.
Interment wasintheparishcem-
etery, Pittston.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributionsmaybemadetoFour
Paws Spay and Neuter Program,
LuzerneCounty. Toleavethefam-
ilyanonlinecondolenceor for fur-
ther information, please vis-
itwww.piontekfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Helen Warabak
February 3, 2013 S
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Thomas A. Yunkunis, 67,
died peacefully at his home on
Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013.
Born in Pittston, he was a son
of the late Anthony and Anna
(Poliwater) Yunkunis.
Thomas grewup in West Pitt-
ston before moving to Ogdens-
burg, N.J., in 1993. He gradu-
ated from Franklin High
School in1964 and was a veter-
an of the U.S. Army, serving his
country1966 to1968 during the
Vietnam War.
Mr. Yunkunis was employed
for 42 years as a scientist for the
Schering-Plough Corp. in La-
fayette, N.J., retiringinSeptem-
ber 2011.
In his spare time, he enjoyed
being in the outdoors and was
an avid hunter and fisherman.
He took great pride with be-
ing an accomplished golfer.
From 1977 to 1983 he served
the residents of Hamburg Bor-
ough as a special police officer
with the Hamburg Police De-
partment.
He is survived by his loving
wife of 47 years, Bonnie (Hess-
ler) Yunkunis, Hamburg; sons,
Dean Yunkunis and his wife,
Lisa, of Hampton Twp., N.J.,
and Derek Yunkunis and his
girlfriend, Eva Milford; a
grandson. Warren Yunkunis;
step-grandchildren, Josh, Ash-
lee and Vinnie Gallipoli; also
surviving are his brothers,
Charles Yunkunis and his wife,
June, and Raymond Yunkunis
andhis wife, Patricia, all of Pitt-
ston; and a Dr. William Yunku-
nis and his wife, Suzanne,
Tunkhannock; along with sev-
eral nieces, nephews and cou-
sins.
Relatives and friends are in-
vitedtoattendhis funeral 9a.m.
on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 at the
F. John Ramsey Funeral Home,
One Main St., Franklin, N.J.
Mass of Christian Burial 10
a.m. at the Church of St. Jude
the Apostle, 4-24 Beaver Run
Road, Hamburg, N.J.
Interment to follow at North
Hardyston Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the
funeral home today, Feb. 10,
2013, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Inlieuof flowers donations in
his memory would be preferred
and may be made to Juvenile
Diabetes Research, 120 Wall
St., 19th Floor, New York, NY
10005.
To offer online condolences,
and for driving directions go to
www.fjohnramseyfuneral-
home.com.
Thomas A. Yunkunis
February 5, 2013
OBITUARIES
John A. Sabatini, 95, of Exe-
ter, passed away on Thursday,
Feb. 7, 2013, at the Mercy Cen-
ter Nursing Unit, Dallas.
Born in Old Forge, he was a
son of the late Joseph and Laura
Notari Sabatini and was a grad-
uate of Old Forge High School,
class of 1935.
Prior to his retirement, John
and his deceased wife, Cathe-
rine Mack Sabatini, successful-
ly developed Sabatinis Pizza,
Exeter, andbegana familybusi-
ness that continues into the
third generation.
John was a lifetime member
of Fox Hill Country Club, Exe-
ter, where he enjoyed many a
golf game over the past 50
years. He also was a member
and past president of the Exeter
Lions Club. He belonged to the
Big Band Society and was an
accomplished ballroomdancer,
appearing numerous times in
Channel 44s ballroom dance
productions.
Inadditiontohis wife, Cathe-
rine, John was preceded in
death by his brother, Albert Sa-
batini; sisters, Ida Melucci, Ve-
ra Caproni; and his longtime
friend, Connie Littzi.
Surviving are his sons, John
and his wife, Ellie Sabatini,
Madison, Wis., and Joseph and
his wife, Dr. Carol Sabatini,
Wyoming; a sister, Norma Tor-
tora, East Meadow, N.Y.; grand-
sons, Gino and his wife, Cathe-
rine, Dallas, Texas; attorneys
Carlo and
Kristin Saba-
tini, Moscow,
Pa.; Lindo and
his wife, Dr.
Maria Sabati-
ni, Exeter; Ni-
cholas and his wife, Arianne,
Miami Beach, Fla.; Aaron Sa-
batini, Rico Sabatini, Benjamin
and his wife, Katyln Sabatini,
all of Madison, Wis.; eight
beautiful great-grandchildren
who always made him smile.
And finally, he leaves behind
many, many friends who can
readily attest that John Sabatini
was a truly gentle man and they
have all been more than fortu-
nate to have known him.
Funeral services will be held
on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at
8:30 a.m. from the Gubbiotti
Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming
Ave., Exeter. A Mass of Chris-
tian burial will be at 9 a.m. at St.
Barbara Parish at St. Anthony
of Padua Church, 28 Memorial
Ave., Exeter, where John was a
member. Interment will be in
Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton.
Relatives andfriends areinvited
to visitation today, Feb. 10,
2013, at the funeral home from
5 until 8 p.m.
Memorial donations, if desir-
ed, may be made to the Mercy
Center, Dallas, Pa. To send the
family an expression of sympa-
thy or an online condolence,
please visit www.gubbiottifh-
.com.
John A. Sabatini
February 7, 2013
Juergen Schick, 65, of Pitt-
ston, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013,
at Wilkes-Barre General Hos-
pital.
He is survived by his wife,
Lois Tighe Schick. Born on
Feb. 24, 1947, in Bawmholder,
Germany, he was a son of the
late Fredrick and Margaret
Schick. After immigrating to
the United States, he worked as
a production coordinator and
advisor at Schott Glass Tech-
nologies Inc., Duryea.
Also surviving are a son,
Juergen, and a daughter, Sarah,
both of Pittston; three other
daughters, Susan, Jennifer, and
Kristen, all of Moscow; three
sisters, Sieglinde, Helga, and
Gundi, all of Germany; and a
brother, Gottfried Schick, Ger-
many.
Along with his parents, he
was also preceded in death by a
sister, Irene.
The funeral was Tuesday,
Feb. 5, 2013, from the Paul F.
Leonard Funeral Home, 575 N.
Main St., Pittston, with a Mass
of Christian Burial in Our Lady
of the Eucharist Parish, Pitt-
ston. Interment was in Saint Jo-
sephs Cemetery, Duryea.
Juergen Schick
February 1, 2013
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Social Section
Inside
PA School News................2
Birthdays............................3
Faith ...................................5
Classified......................7-12
S E C T I O N B
S O C I A L
Four generations recently celebrated the Baptismof Mila Was-
cavage. The infant daughter of Miriah and Michael Wascavage,
of Plains, Mila was recently baptized by Deacon JimCortegerone
at St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Her godparents are
Hailey Haggerty and Timothy Wascavage. She is shown here
with her father, Michael; paternal grandmother, Maureen; and
great-grandfather, Ted Morio. Mila wore the same christening
dress worn by her grandmother, father and Uncle Tim. It was
handmade for Milas grandmother by Milas great-great-great
aunt Anna Pizont, of Nanticoke. Afamilydinner was heldincele-
bration of Milas christening.
Wascavage, Morio family
Mila Wascavage baptized
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Volinski, of Swoyersville, proudly an-
nounce the engagement and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Kristen Leigh, to Brian Michael Walsh, son of Mr. John
Walsh, of West Pittston, and the late Patricia Walsh.
Miss Volinski is the granddaughter of the late William and
Ruth Phillips and the late Frank Volinski and Eleanor Volinski
Mahon.
Mr. Walsh is the grandson of Mary Walsh and the late Leo
Walsh and Lena Lynch and the late Joseph Lynch.
The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of Wyoming Valley West
High School and a 2006 graduate of East Stroudsburg University
where she earned a bachelors degree in psychology. She is em-
ployed as a Therapeutic Staff Support with Childrens Behavioral
Health Services.
The prospective groom is a 2002 graduate of Wyoming Area
High School. He is employed as a Certified Clinical Hemodialy-
sis Technician with Davita.
The couple will exchange vows Sept. 7at IremTemple Country
Club followed by a cocktail hour and reception.
Brian Michael Walsh, Kristen Leigh Volinski
Walsh, Volinski plan wedding
H
oly Rosary
School en-
joyed Fit-
ness Thursday
during Catholic
Schools Week.
The day was filled
with fun activities,
such as parents
joining gym class
scooter races. The
afternoon brought
immense fun,
laughter, school
spirit, team work
and pride as Holy
Rosary School
was celebrated
with a teachers
and parents versus
students volley-
ball game during a
pep rally led by the
cheerleaders.
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL
Celebrating their school
Holy Rosary varsity cheerleaders Gianna Galli, left, and Olivia Johnson, both seventh-graders, invigorate the
crowd with their high energy routine.
Holy Rosary sixth graders Julie Mazaleski, left, and Lauren Caw-
ley anxiously await their turn to play volleyball.
Showing their school pride are Holy Rosary second-graders
Paige Skibitsky, left, and Lauren Shay.
Holy Rosary eighth-grade students take the court for their final
Catholic Schools Week. Fromleft, are Joshua Mies, Jonathan
Smith, Joseph Gorman, Elana Clancy, Zachary Scanlon, Victoria
McNulty and Denise Pinto.
Fourth-grade cheerleaders enjoy the fun during Catholic Schools
Week at Holy Rosary School. Fromleft, are Alyssa Barnak, Lola
Terrana and Brooke Manley.
Mrs. Yvonne Gordon waits for the ball while Ms. Ann Levandoski
referees a volleyball match at Holy Rosary School.
Sharing
a laugh
during
a vol-
leyball
game at
Holy
Rosary
School
are Mrs.
Melissa
Sku-
tack,
left, and
Mrs.
Debbie
Brady.
The Queens Council will be
hold their ninth annual Red Hat
Day at noon. on Thursday,
April 18 at Genettis, Wilkes-
Barre.
Cost for the luncheon will be
$20. Deadline for reservations
is April 1. Door prizes, cash
drawing, vendors and enter-
tainment will be provided.
All Red Hatters and a female
guest are invited.
For more information con-
tact Marie Cigarski, chairper-
son, at 417-2408 or Mary Rey-
nolds, co-chair, at 655-0495.
There are 70 active Red Hat
Chapters in the Wilkes-Barre
area, 10 of which are in the
Greater Pittston area.
Preparing for
the Queens
Council Ninth
Annual Red
Hat Day are,
fromleft,
Queen Marie
Cigarski,
chairperson;
and Mary
Reynolds,
co-chairper-
son.
Queens Council set
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S C H O O L S
District news
Parent teacher conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences
were held this past week. Report
cards for the second marking pe-
riod were distributed to those in
attendance. For those unable to
attend the conferences, report
cards will be distributed to the
students this week.
February teacher in-service
day
There will be a teacher in-ser-
vice dayonFriday, Feb. 15. There
will be no school for students on
this day.
Presidents Day
The Pittston Area School Dis-
trict will be closed on Monday,
Feb. 18, in observance of Presi-
dents Day.
High School
Austin Welch, the son of Sean
and Nikki Welch, was born on
Aug. 23, 1994. He lives in Pitt-
ston. During high school, Austin
played tennis and participated in
the Young Lawyers and the De-
bate Team. His favorite teacher is
Mrs. Miller. If Austin could
teach any class in the world, he
would choose math. His favor-
ites include the band Blood on
the Dance Floor and the song
Immortal. The celebrity Maria
Sharapova is not only on his list
of favorites but is also one of his
idols, along with Cher. After
graduation, Austin plans to go to
college and looks forward to
starting a family.
Hailey Lupyak, of Pittston,
was born on April 6 to parents
Dawn Toomes and Brian Carida.
Throughout high school, Hai-
leys favorite teachers were Mrs.
Collins, Mrs. Adams and Mr.
Carroll. Her biggest challenge
was Mrs. Adams chemistry
class. Her most memorable mo-
ment was from her sophomore
year when she spent first period
in Mr. Amitias class with Sarah
Smith and Shannon Williams. If
Hailey could teach any class in
the world, she would want to
teach English. Her favorites in-
clude the movie, The Woman in
Black, song Tim McGraw by
Taylor Swift and celebrity Luke
Bryan. Her best friends are Sa-
rahSmithandAustinWelch. She
says her idol is her mom. In the
future, Hailey is most looking
forward to starting out on her
own.
Ashley Muchler, of Pittston,
was born on Dec.14, 1994 to
Gayle Muchler. You can typical-
ly see her hanging out and talk-
ing with her best friends Kaitlyn
McGuire and Marissa Lombar-
do. Ashley is also involved in
colorguard. If she could start
high school over, she would as-
sert herself more but accept that
in life there has to be change. Af-
ter high school, Ashley plans to
attend college and major in En-
glish. If she could teach any class
in the world, it would be English.
Carissa Suhockey, of Du-
pont, was born on Nov. 24, 1994.
She is the daughter of Ann Re-
seigh and Scott Suhockey. Her
best friends are Tyler Robinson,
James Arens, Angelina Reed, Li-
sa Yeager, Lisa Karp, Courtney
Kapalka, Courtney Montagna
andBryanSilfee. She is involved
in the Art Club and volunteers at
Geisinger during the summer.
Carissas favorite teachers are
Mrs. Getrige, Mr. Richards, Mrs.
Adams, Mrs. Greenwald and Mr.
Carroll. Her most memorable
high school moment was when
Mr. Richards let a student throw
a cup of water in his face and ran
into the closet door to demon-
strate homeostasis to his class.
After graduation, Carissa plans
to attend Johnson College to be a
radiologic technician. If she
could teach any class in the
world, it would be art. As an
adult, she is most looking for-
ward to moving out and being on
her own. If she could describe
her high school experience in
one word, it wouldbe interesting.
Bryan Silfee, of Pittston, was
born on June 10, 1994 to Sean
Silfee and Sue Rittenhouse. His
best friends are Ben Bartoli, To-
ny Bartoli, Rob Bartoli, Damian
Armitage, Caleb Psolka, Carissa
Suhockey, Mike Sell and Court-
ney Montagna. He is also in-
volved in the Technology Club
and street basketball. Unsure of
what he would like to do after
graduation, he does know he
wants to make money. If he
could teach any class in the
world, he would teach Ancient
Greek, Roman or Egyptian my-
thology. His most challenging
part of high school was not fall-
ing asleep. If he could start high
school over again, he woulddefi-
nitely try harder.
JournalismClub spring pro-
ject
During the month of February,
the JournalismClubwill sponsor
a supply drive to benefit Blue
Chip Farms, a no-kill animal
shelter in Dallas. The club is col-
lecting everything from cat and
dog toys to old blankets to help
the over 200 animals housed at
the facility. For more informa-
tion, contact Mrs. Amy Saunders
at the high school at 654-2415.
Middle School
Builders Club
The next meeting of the Build-
ers Club will be from 3 to 3:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in room
206 with Ms. Donahue and Mrs.
Martin. Students are responsible
for their own transportation
home and rides must be in front
of the Middle School no later
than 3:25 p.m.
Science Club / Science
Olympiad
The next Science Olympiad
meeting will be held from 3 to 4
p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in
the Middle School Library with
Ms. Quinn. Students are respon-
sible for their own transportation
home and all rides must be in
front of the middle school no lat-
er than 4 p.m. This meeting is for
members of the Science Olym-
piadonlyandnot members of the
Science Club. The next meeting
of the Science Club will be held
on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Technology Club
The next meeting Technology
Club will be held from 3 to 4
p.m. on Thursday, Feb.14 in
Computer lab 234 with Mrs.
Joyce. Students are responsible
for their own transportation
home and all rides need to be in
front of the middle school no lat-
er than 3:55 p.m.
Spring sports physicals
The Pittston Area School Dis-
trict will offer physicals for any
seventh or eighth-grade student
interested in participating in a
spring sport on Wednesday, Feb.
13. These sports include middle
school baseball, softball or track
and field. Students are reminded
that if they have already partici-
pated in a sport during this
school years fall or winter sea-
son, they only need to recertify
their eligibility. Only students
participating in a sport for the
first time this year will need to
take the full comprehensive
physical examination. All spring
sports participants prior to the
physicals date must obtain and
complete one of two physical
forms, a recertification form
or a comprehensive physical
form. These forms can be ob-
tained through the districts web-
site by visiting www.pittstona-
rea.com, clicking forms in the
menu on the left side of the
homepage, and then clicking on
the correct form under the head-
ing Sports. For more informa-
tion, call 655-2927.
Intermediate Center
Pilot Writing Assessment
Test
The Intermediate Center will
administer the PSSA Pilot Writ-
ing Assessment for all third,
fourth and fifth-grade students
on Feb.12. Students are encour-
agedtomake everyeffort tobe in
school that day and arrive on
time. For more information, con-
tact Dr. Milazzo 654-4403.
PI TTSTON AREA NEWS
Report cards distributed at conferences
PAs Alexis Fortini wins Bee by spelling "sentient"
The annual spelling bee was held at Martin L. Mattei Middle School on Jan. 30. The winner was
Alexis Fortini, sixth grade, and the runner-up was Joclyn Wilk, eighth grade. The winning word
was "sentient," meaning conscious of or responding with feeling. Fortini will participate in the
regional Scripps National Spelling Bee to be held in March at the Woodlands.Participating in
the annual spelling bee at Martin L. Mattei Middle School are, fromleft, Kristina Kudrako, Ju-
lian Fuller, Joclyn Wilk, Nicole Audi, Sophia Swiderski, Nathaniel Wesnak, Arianna Mazonis,
Andrew Brennan and Alexis Fortini
Winners in the annual spelling bee
at Martin L. Mattei Middle School
are, fromleft, Jocyln Wilk, eighth
grade, runner up; and Alex Fortini,
eighth grade, winner.
Vito Quaglia, Mike Montagna win Geography Bee
The Pittston Area Middle School held its annual
Geography Bee on Jan.17. Students earned the
right to participate in the competition by winning
a preliminary round in their Social Studies class-
es. Congratulations to Vito Quaglia and Mike
Montagna who finished in first and second place,
respectively. quaglia won the chance to participa-
te in the next round of the competition as well as
the first-place prize of a Kindle Fire HD. Montagna
won a gift card for Best Buy for his second-place
finish. Shown here following the annual Geog-
raphy Bee at the Pittston Area Middle School are,
fromleft, Vito Quaglia, Geography Bee champion;
Mr. Charles Montagna, seventh-grade Social
Studies teacher; and Mike Montagna, runner-up.
The Pittston Area Middle School held its annual Geography Bee on Jan. 17.
Fromleft, first row, are Michael Hopkins, Chris Miles, Tyler Tricarico, Vito Qua-
glia, champion; Mike Montagna, runner-up; Edward Galonis, Steven Shamnoski
and Ali Tricarico. Second row, Mr. Charles LoBrutto, eighth-grade Social Stud-
ies teacher; Mr. Sean Walsh, seventh-grade Social Studies teacher; Mr. Charles
Montagna, seventh-grade Social Studies teacher; Samantha Santana, Brandon
Lucke, Aaron Herrera, Mia Barbieri, Ms. Kelly Diaz, eighth-grade Social Studies
teacher; Mr. Kevin Booth, assistant principal; and Mr. Patrick Bilbow, principal.
Kindergarteners learn about keeping warm with mittens
Miss Lauren Bachkosky's kindergarten class at Pittston recently learned about mittens. Fromleft, first row, are Andrew Cisney, Alex-
is Augustin, Angelyne Andrews, Arysona Ritzco, Addison Masulis, Emily Reklaitis and Jaylynn Silva. Second row, Brooke Mulhern,
Seirra German-Haines, Keirsten Walsh, Ronald May, Jada Miller, Brandon Singleton, Talaya Singleton, Ellie Amorino and Evan Nowa-
kowski. Third row, Jaykob Kaminski, Colin Vojita, Adeleida Amezquita, Steven Penatzer, Kayin Zim, Grace Callahan, Elijah Mead,
Madison Ferri and Xzavyier Blackshear. Fourth Row, Ms. Sharon Maleski and Miss Lauren Bachkosky. Absent at the time of the photo
were Sophia Biscotto, Nora Callahan and Xavier Sasaki.
PAs Free Enterprise Team excels at Wilkes U. event
Wilkes University Students in Free Enterprise Teamheld
its annual Wilkes University Entrepreneurial Experience
business plan competition recently. This event brings
together students fromschool districts across the area
to be introduced to the possibilities, challenges and
excitement of a career of self-employment or entrepre-
neurship. The business plan contest, with business and
community leaders judging the plans by bidding for the
best concepts and presentations, was won by the team
fromPittston Area. The winning team, made up of Cory
Tobin, Matthew Yatison and James Musto, under the
supervision of Mrs. Tara Craig, represented Pittston
Area with its revolutionary business "Green Leaf." The
winning business idea was a school /local business-
orientated recycling company concentrating on Luzerne
County and branching out into other counties in time.
The group plans to continue with this innovative idea in
the future, in hopes recycling can be available in places
where it has not been practiced. This year, all participa-
nts of the winning teamreceived a $1,000 scholarship
per year, per student to Wilkes University. Fromleft, are
James Musto, Matthew Yatison and Cory Tobin.
B I R T H D A Y S
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
AnthonyJamesGrabo, sonofDrs. Daniel
and Janet Ramos Grabo, of Arcadia, Cali-
forniacelebratedhisfirst birthdayonFeb. 7.
Theoccasionwascelebratedwithapartyat-
tendedbyfamilyandfriends. Anthonyisthe
grandsonof Daniel Sr. andTheresa Stuccio
Grabo, of Pittston and Pedro and Gladys
Ramos, ofVineland, NJ. Hisbrother, Daniel
III, is 6 years old and attends Holy Angels
School inArcadia, California. Anthonyand
Daniels dad, Lieutenant Commander Dan
Jr., isaPittstonnativeservingintheU.S. Na-
vy. He serves as an Assistant Professor of
surgery at USC and an attending trauma
surgeon at Los Angeles County Hospital.
Anthony and Daniels mother is a native of
Vineland, NJ and is employed as a physical
therapist at Nova Care in California.
Anthony Grabo
Mckenna Rose Granahan,
daughter of Christine and
Kenneth Granahan, of Exeter
will celebrate her eighth
birthday on Feb. 11. She has a
sister Emma who is 10 years
old. Mckennas maternal
grandparents, both deceased,
are Patrick Buddy and
June Granahan, of Pittston
Twp. Her godparents are her
cousin, Jessica Kneiss Riv-
era, of Omaha, NE; and her
Uncle Tom Granahan, of
Pittston. Mckenna is in first
grade and enjoys ballet and
tap dancing, as well as base-
ball.
Mckenna Granahan
Riley Knaub, son
of Marlene and Ray
Knaub Jr., of West
Wyoming, will cele-
brate his eighth birth-
day on Thursday, Feb.
21. He is the grand-
son of Bernadine
Podskoch, of
Swoyersville. Rileyis
a second-grade stu-
dent at Tenth Street
Elementary School
in Wyoming. He has
a sister, Elizabeth and
a brother, Ray. A
bowling party will be
held in his honor.
Riley Knaub
Chase Eric
Liska, sonof Eric
and Marina Lis-
ka, of Pittston, is
celebrating his
third birthday to-
day, Sunday, Feb
10. His paternal
grandparents are
Walter and Janet
Liska, of Hugh-
estown. Maternal
grandparents are
Antonio and
Hannelore Cos-
tantino, of Old
Boston.
Chase
Liska
Aria Rose Lispi,
daughter of Lee and
Sarah Lispi, of
Swoyersville, isc
elebrating her first
birthday today, Feb.
10. She is agrand-
daughter of Joe and
Dee Cordora, of
Swoyersville and
Ray and Brenda
Lispi, of Pittston.
She is a great-
granddaughter of
Rose Roback, of
Wyoming and Gui-
do (Ted) Lispi, of
Pittston
Aria Lispi
Karamia Bella Marranca,
daughter of Stephanie Fiaschi
and Michael Marranca, of
West Pittston celebrated her
seventh birthday on Feb. 6.
Grandparents are Patricia
Sompel, of West Pittston and
Carmen and Maryann Mar-
ranca, of West Pittston. Great-
grandparents are the late An-
drew and Jean Sompel, of
West Pittston; the late Michael
Marranca, of Pittston; Do-
lores Marranca, of Pittston;
and Josephine Halet, of Pitt-
ston. Karamia attends first
grade at Montgomery Avenue
School. She is a cheerleader
for the West Pittston Rams.
Karamia Marranca
Joseph Anthony
Ranieli son of Joe
and Alissa Ranieli,
Duryea, celebrated
his 10th birthday on
Feb. 7. He is the
grandson of Carol
Costantino, of Pitt-
ston and Joe and
Maryann Ranieli,
of Pittston. Great-
grandmother is Jean
Ranieli. Joseph has
a 7 year old broth-
er, Anthony, and a 5
year old sister, Da-
niella.
Joseph
Ranieli
Nicholas Robert Sciandra,
son of Erin and Carmen Scian-
dra, of Hughestown, celebrated
his 10th birthday on Feb. 8. Ma-
ternal grandparents are Beth
and Stephen Barnic, of Inker-
man. Paternal grandparents are
Stephen Sciandra, of Pittston,
and the late Loretta Sciandra.
Stephen has a brother, Nicho-
las, who is 7 years old. He cele-
brated his birthday weekend
with a trip to Philadelphia. He
andhis familytouredthe histor-
ical sites of the city, followed by
a Philadelphia 76ers game
against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Nicholas Sciandra
Brady Donaven Baldri-
ca, son of Kenny and Don-
na Baldrica, of Pittston
Twp., is celebrating his
fifth birthday today, Feb.
10. He is the grandson of
Jess and Gail Tisdel, of
Wyoming and Bob and
Gail Baldrica, of Pittston.
His great-grandmother is
Doris Dobkowski, of New
Jersey. Brady attends pre-
school at Humpty Dumpty
Kollege and enjoys bowl-
ing on his league at Mod-
ern Lanes. He has an older
brother, Branden, whomhe
loves very much.
Brady Baldrica
Grace MaryWhite, daughter of Ronda andDougWhite,
of Pequannock, NJ celebrated her ninth birthday on Feb 4.
Her grandparents are Mary Ann and Ron Rinaldi, of Du-
pont; Marion White, of Wannaque, NJ; and the late Ge-
orge White. Great-grandmother is Irene Orloski, of Du-
pont. Grace has an older brother, Jack ,10 years old; and a
little brother, Luke, 5 years old. She enjoys playing soccer,
basketball and takes dance lessons. She is in third grade.
Emily Anne Rinaldi, daughter of Jennifer and Ron Ri-
naldi, of Duryea, celebrates her 10th birthday today, Feb
10. Her grandparents are Anne DeMaio, of Moosic andthe
late Vincent DeMaio; Mary Ann and Ron Rinaldi, of Du-
pont; and Rose Watkins, of West Pittston. Great-grand-
mother is Irene Orloski, of Dupont. Emily has an older
brother, Matthew, 11years old; and a little brother, Nicho-
las, 4 years old. Emily enjoys cheerleading, gymnastics,
basketball and takes dance lessons. She is in fourth grade.
Cousins celebrate birthdays
Stop by or mail your birthday photo to:
The Sunday Dispatch
109 New Street
Pittston, PA18640
Pictures can run in back and white for $2 or color for
$10. Deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m., but space is limited,
so pictures will be published on a first-come, first-served
basis. Any questions, please call 602-0168.
Happy birthday!
Checks can be made payable to The Sunday Dispatch.
F-I-C-K-L-E was the winning
word for sixth-grader Danielle
Morris, who became the cham-
pion of the school-level Spelling
Bee held at Wyoming Area Ca-
tholic School in Exeter on Jan.
29. Twenty students fromgrades
5 - 8 competed on the school lev-
el for the Scripps National Spell-
ing Bee sponsored by The Times
Leader. Danielle will now com-
pete in May at the Woodlands for
the Regional competition. Pic-
tured are first row, fromleft, Da-
nielle Morris, Grade 6 School
Champion, Bryce Yencha,
Grade 7, runner-up. Second row,
James Renfer, Spelling Bee
Moderator and Mr. Christopher
Tigue, Wyoming Area Catholic
Principal.
Wyoming Area Catholic
School announces the following:
DATES TO REMEMBER
Feb. 13: Ash Wednesday Litur-
gy
Feb. 15: No school, Diocesan
teacher institute
Feb. 18: School closed in ob-
servance of Presidents Day.
Feb. 22: Stations of the Cross
at 1 p.m. in St. Cecilias Church,
Grade 8 will lead prayers.
March 1: First Friday Liturgy
at 1 p.m. in St. Cecilias
ASH WEDNESDAY LITUR-
GY- Mass will be celebrated at 1
p.m. in St. Cecilias Church (St.
Barbaras Parish). Msgr. Sempa
will be our celebrant and our
eighth-grade students will be the
presenters.
STATIONS OF THE
CROSS SCHEDULE
Feb. 22 1 p.m., Grade 8
March 8 1 p.m., Grade 7
HOLY REDEEMER
SCHOLARS
Congratulations to James Ko-
sik, Marissa Moran, Molly
Holmes, Brenna Satkowski who
were named Holy Redeemer
Scholars. These students re-
ceived academic recognition and
distinction for placing in the top
10% of the Holy Redeemer
Placement Exam.
HISTORY DAY
The Students at Wyoming Ar-
ea Catholic School are preparing
for History Day 2013 Regional
Competitiontobe heldonMarch
23 at Penn State University,
Wilkes-Barre Campus. The
theme for the competition is
Turning Points in History: Peo-
ple, Ideas, Events. Timothy
Murphy, Zachary Patterson and
Steven Ulichney are designing
an exhibit entitled The Battle of
Gettysburg: Turning Point in the
Civil War. Emma Ulichney is
creating a website entitled, Walt
Disney and Mickey Mouse: A
Cultural Transformation. Mrs.
Geraldine Ulichneyis moderator
for National History Day.
PENNSYLVANIA JU-
NIOR ACADEMY OF SCI-
ENCE
The Regional competition for
the Pennsylvania Junior Acade-
my of Science will be held on
March 2 at Kings College in
Wilkes-Barre. Five students
fromeighth grade will participa-
te in this competition. The stu-
dents and their projects are:
Molly Holmes - The amount
of preservatives in McDonalds
French fries
James Kosik Effects of caf-
feine on heart rate during exer-
cise
Marissa Moran Which plant
fertilizer works the best
Timothy Murphy - He shoots!
He scores! How does a hockey
stick flex and curve affect the
shot
Brenna Satkowski An ab-
sorbing issue: Which paper bow-
el brand works the best?
Mary Ann Paddock-Kaminski
is the moderator for the Pennsyl-
vania Junior Academy of Sci-
ence for Wyoming Area Cathol-
ic.
WYOMI NG AREA CATHLOL I C NEWS
Sixth grader Morris wins WAC Spelling Bee with fickle
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Montgomery Avenue
Elementary
MONTGOMERY AVE-
NUE MUSICAL
The Montgomery Avenue Ele-
mentary musical, The Book of
Love, will be held at the Wyom-
ing Area Secondary Center on
Wednesday, Feb. 13. The how
will start promptly at 6:30 p.m.
but students in grades 1-3 are to
arrive between 6 and 6:15 p.m.
and report directly to the band/
chorus rooms located behind the
stage. Volunteers will not be
available until 6 p.m. to chap-
erone students.
PTOSPRINGFUNDRAIS-
ER ENDS
The Montgomery Avenue
PTO Spring fundraiser will end
on Wednesday, Feb. 13. All or-
ders should be in by this date.
WYOMI NG AREA NEWS
Book of Love set
for Wyoming Area
Cosmopolitan Seniors
The Cosmopolitan Seniors
next meeting will be at 1 p.m.
on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in St. An-
thony Center, Exeter.
The club is entering its 38th
year of service to seniors and is
conducting a membership
drive. Everyone 50 years and
over is eligible to join, regard-
less of religious affiliation or
residency.
Victor Malinowski is presi-
dent of the club and invites
anyone interested in joining a
senior group to come and be
our guest at one of the meet-
ings. The club meets at 1 p.m.
on the first and third Tuesday
of each month in St. Cecelias
Parish Center, Exeter, which is
a modern, handicapped acces-
sible facility with ample park-
ing.
Occasional speakers make
presentations on timely topics,
some seasonal luncheon parties
are held and monthly casino
trips are conducted. Activities
after the meeting include re-
freshments followed by an hour
of Bingo.
Travel coordinator Johanna is
accepting reservations for a trip
to Sands Casino on Thursday,
Feb. 14 with pickups in Exeter
and Pittston. Non-members are
welcome. Details can be ob-
tained from Johanna at 655-
2720.
Pittston Senior Center
Membership renewals for
2013 are now being accepted.
Requested donation is $5.
Please update us on any chang-
es you may have had since your
last renewal. New members
will receive a complimentary
dinner voucher and a free gift
for joining. For further infor-
mation, contact Connie An-
drews, center director, at 655-
5561.
In addition to 9:30 and 11:30
a.m. Tuesday and Friday morn-
ings, Bingo has been added to
the schedule from 1 to 3 p.m.
on Wednesdays. Not a morning
person? Come and join us for a
fun afternoon of Bingo.
Compassion Care Hospice
will conduct free blood pres-
sure screening from 10:30 a.m.
to noon on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
The public is invited to attend
this free screening,
A special Valentines Day
dinner will be held at noon on
Thursday, Feb. 14. Dinner reser-
vations must be in by noon at
least one day in advance. Ask-
ing donation is $2. Following
dinner, a Valentines Day Party
will be held from 12:30 to 3
p.m. Cost of the party is $3.
Donna and Bill Arnold will
provide music for dancing or
listening pleasure. Light re-
freshments will be served and
reservations are required.
February birthdays will be
celebrated on Friday, Feb.15. A
birthday basket will be raffled
off to a center member born in
February. You must be present
to win.
Falls Seniors
The Falls Senior Center is lo-
cated on State Route 92 in
Harding and is open from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Anyone 60+ is invited to the
following activities;
Wednesday, Feb.13 - Walking
at10 a.m. (weather permitting)
Thursday, Feb.14 - Free blood
pressure screening at 11:15 a.m.
by Susan Anderson from Gold-
en Living Center. Valentines
Day special lunch and party at 1
p.m. with special music by Ron
Jackson and Stew Atkinson.
Friday, Feb.15 -11:30 a.m.
Keith Simonson, RN,BSN,
communicable disease nurse
consultant from the health de-
partment will give a presenta-
tion on Flu Prevention.
Monday, Feb. 18 - Center is
closed for Presidents Day
The center offers daily activ-
ities such as Wii Bowling,
Shuffleboard and card games.
Crochet Club meets from 1 to 2
p.m. on Mondays.
Anyone wishing to join us
for a hot meal at noon for a
suggested donation of $2
should RSVP to Twilla at 388-
2623 by 12:30 p.m. the day be-
fore.
SENI ORS NEWS
Cosmoplitain Senior group enters 38th year
Seniors enjoy visit by singer/songwriter Schoonover
Members and friends of the
Falls Senior Center sponsored
by the Area Agency on Aging
for Luzerene/Wyoming Coun-
ties recently enjoyed a vocal
concert given by Ronnie
Schoonover, a local songwriter,
composer and singer of coun-
try gospel music. Fromleft,
first row, are Roger Bellas,
Joyce Bellas, Ronnie Schoo-
nover, Jeanette Martin, Stanley
Kaiser. Second row, Herb Wat-
kins, JimGilpin, Elaine Pendle-
ton, Sheryl Phillips, Pat Fisher,
Mary Yatsko, Twila Watkins.
Third row, John Headley, Ron
Jackson, Darlene Headley,
Warren Keller, Gayle Bodin,
TomRogers, Don Faux and
Norene Faux.
Zumba Gold classes are held at 2 p.m. every Tuesday at the Pitt-
ston Senior Center. Cost per class is $2 for members and $3 for
non-members. Anita LoPresto is the Zumba instructor. Members
of the Zumba class are, fromleft, first row, , Mary Hoinski, Nancy
Cronick, Anita LoPresto Zumba instructor. Second row, Phyllis
Bonomo, Sue Mazzocchi and Lorraine Lojewski. Third row, Jeri
Jecen, Maryann Drust and Geri McNulty.
Pittston Seniors exercise
with Zumba program
R E L I G I O N
will conclude at the Mt. Carmel
Center today, Sunday, Feb. 10.
Serving begins following the
11:15 a.m. mass and festivities
conclude at 4 p.m.
On the menu is a pasta/meat-
& beverage. Tripe, polenta with
sausage, porketta sandwiches,
sausage & peppers sandwich,
hot dog and pizza fritta will also
be available for purchase.
Lenten Fish Fry
A Lenten Fish Fry dinner will
be held on Feb. 15 at Holy Moth-
er of Sorrows Polish National
Catholic Church, 212 Wyoming
Ave., Dupont. Serving will be
from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner in-
cludes fish, fries, vegetable, co-
leslaw and roll. Donation is
$8.00.
Father Zbigniew Dawid, pas-
tor, invites all to attend.
Bethel United Methodist
532Main St. Avoca
(570) 457-2566
Pastor Sharon Dietz
(570) 282-0104
Sunday Worship Service -
11:15 a.m.
Communion first Sunday of
each month non perishable
food items will be collected.
Mondays Bible study 6 p.m.
alternating each week with Brick
UM Church, Duryea.
1st Thursday of each month
food give-away 4 to 6 p.m. for
needy of Avoca and Duryea.
Brick United Methodist
935 Foote Ave., Duryea
(570)457-4424
Pastor Sharon Dietz
(570) 282-0104
Sunday Worship Service 9:45
a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
during morning Worship Servic-
es for ages 3-12
Communion first Sunday of
each month non perishable
food items will be collected.
Mondays Bible study 6
p.m. alternating each week with
Bethel UMChurch, Avoca; Mir-
acle of Awareness coffee time
6 p.m. meeting 7 p.m.
Thursday New beginnings
meeting 7 p.m. Third Thursday
of each month United Metho-
dist Women 6:30 p.m.
Christian and Missionary
Alliance
317 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston
Meals have resumed at the
Breaking Bread Soup Kitchen at
the church.
Christ Community Clothes
Closet will be open Mondays
from 5- 6:30 p.m., Tuesday and
Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m., and
Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Rev. James H. Breese, pastor,
Water Street, Pittston
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship and
Praise Service/Childrens Sun-
day School, Adult/Teen Sunday
School immediately following
service.
Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Bible
Study
First Congregational UCC
500 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston
Rev. Joan Mitchell, Pastor
Sunday, 11a.m. Morning Wor-
ship
The Diaconate and Church
Council meetings scheduled for
today are postponed until Sun-
day, Feb. 17.
Ash Wednesday Service will
be held in our sanctuary at 7 p.m.
on Feb. 13.
First Presbyterian Church
14 Broad Street Pittston
Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m.
with Rev. William N. Lukesh.
United Methodist Church
Corner of Broad & Church
Sts. Pittston
Rev. Susan Hardman-Zimmer-
man
Sunday Worship Service 9:30
a.m.
Childrens Sunday School:
9:30 a.m.
Holy Communion: 1st Sunday
each month
Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays
at 7 p.m. unless told otherwise
United Methodist Women:
2nd Monday unless told other-
wise
Websitewww.umcpittston.org
Phone 655-4340 leave mess-
age
February 13 - Ash Wednesday
service at 7 p.m.
First United Presbyterian
West Pittston
Rev. James Thyren 654-8121
The Sessionof the First United
Presbyterian Church of West
Pittston announces
the following schedule for the
week of Feb. 10, 2013:
Sunday, Feb. 10, 10 a.m., Sun-
day School; 11 a.m., Worship;
12:05 p.m., Choir Rehearsal.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m., Dea-
cons.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m.,
Morning Circle at the home of
Peg Gravell; 7 p.m., Ash
Wednesday Service at Second
Presbyterian Church, Parsonage
St., Pittston.
Thursday, Feb. 14: 11a.m. Len-
ten Bible Study at Second Pres-
byterian Church, Parsonage St.,
Pittston.
Services are being held at St.
Cecilias Roman Catholic
Church on 1700 Wyoming Ave,
Exeter as we recover from the
flood of September 2011. There
is parking on Wyoming Avenue
and in the parking lot behind the
church.
First United Methodist
Church
West Pittston
Feb. 11 7 p.m. Boy Scouts
Feb. 12 Welsh cookies, 6
p.m. Finance Committee, 7 p.m.
UMW
Feb. 13 10 a.m. Mommy &
Me, 5:30 p.m. Agape Meal, 6
p.m. Daisy Scouts, 7 p.m. choir
Feb14 7 p.m. Weight Watch-
ers
Feb17 10 a.m. Worship, Sun-
day School, Visioning Commit-
tee, 11:15 a.m. Confirmation, 6
p.m. Valentine party.
Full Gospel Chapel
Avoca
Adult Sunday School, 9:30;
Sunday morning worship at
10:30 a.m.
Glendale Gospel Church
105 Church Drive
Glendale/Pittston Township.
Sunday Service 10:45 a.m.
Harding Church
of Christ
RR 1 Box 187A, Falls
Sunday services: 10 a.m. Sun-
day School and 11 a.m. Church
Service. Call 388-6534
Holy Mother of Sorrows PNCC
212 Wyoming Avenue, Dupont
Rev. Zbigniew Dawid, Pastor
Sunday Masses
8 a.m. Traditional Mass
9:15 a.m. School of Christian
Living (SOCL) Confirmation
Class, Coffee Hour
10:30 a.m. Traditional High
Mass
Daily Mass
9 a.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Thursday at 4:45 to 5:30 First
Holy Communion Class.
Ash Wednesday Feb. 13,
Masses with distribution of ash-
es will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m.
and 7:00 p.m.
LENTEN FISH FRY Dinner
sponsored by the YMS of R will
be held on Feb. 15, from4 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. Dinner includes: fish,
fries, vegetable, coleslaw and
dinner roll. Donation is $8.00.
Annual Parish meeting will be
held on Sunday Feb. 24. This
meeting is open to all parishion-
ers and takes place only once a
year. On this Sunday there will
only be 1 Mass at 9:00 a.m.
Holy Rosary Church
Stephenson St., Duryea
The blessing and distribution
of ashes will take place during
the following Masses and servic-
es on Wednesday, Feb. 13 (Ash
Wednesday):
7 a.m. Mass - Holy Rosary
Church
9 a.m. Mass - Holy Rosary
Church (Holy Rosary School
Mass)
11 a.m. Service with Distribu-
tion of Ashes - Crossin Towers
12 noon - Service with Distri-
bution of Ashes - Holy Rosary
Church
4 p.m. Service with Distribu-
tion of Ashes - Sacred Heart of
Jesus Church
7 p.m. Mass - Sacred Heart of
Jesus Church
In addition to the regular Sat-
urday afternoon confession
schedule, confessions will be
heard every Monday of Lent be-
ginning Feb. 18 from5:30-7 p.m.
Stations of the Cross with Expo-
sition and Benediction will be
heldeachFridayof Lent at 7p.m.
in Holy Rosary Church.
Lenten food sale - will take
place on Ash Wednesday from11
a.m. to 6 p.m. or until sold out at
Sacred Heart Hall on Stephen-
son Street in Duryea. Featured
will be potato pancakes, red
clam chowder, vegetarian vege-
table soup, pierogi, haluski, piz-
za and a bake sale.
49 boys and girls will receive
the Sacrament of Penance for the
first time on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 3
p.m. in Holy Rosary Church.
Idependent Bible Church
328 Main Street, Duryea, PA
18642.
(570) 451-0346 Home/Office.
JLaCava@TheBibleChurch.org
Inkerman Presbyterian
Main St., Inkerman
Services: Sundays, 9 a.m.
Langcliffe Presbyterian
1001 Main St Avoca
Moosic Alliance Church
608 Rocky Glen Road, Moosic
Pastor: Doug Jensen 457-
6020
maccma2@verizon.net
Sunday morning Sunday
School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday morning Worship at
10:45 a.m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesdays
at 7 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery Ministry,
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Nativity Of Our Lord
Stephenson St., Duryea
Mass schedule:
Saturday 4 p.m. Holy Rosary
Church; 5:30 p.m. Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church
Sunday 8 a.m. Holy Rosary
Church; 9:30 a.m. Holy Rosary
Church; 11 a.m. Sacred Heart of
Jesus Church
In preparation for the Lenten
Season, Nativity of Our Lord
Parish together with all the Ca-
tholic parishes in the Diocese of
Scranton will be offering confes-
sions from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on all
the Mondays in Lent beginning
with Feb. 18.
Oblates of St. Joseph
Highway 315, Laflin
Masses are held daily in the
seminary chapel at 7 a.m. (Mon-
day Friday) and on Saturday
mornings at 8 a.m. There are no
weekend Masses.
Confessions are heard daily
from 9 a.m. noon and from 3
6 p.m.
Office hours are Monday
Friday: 9:30 a.m. 5 p.m., eve-
nings and weekends by appoint-
ment. Office phone number is
654-7542.
Every Wednesday evening
Mass is celebrated at 7 p.m. in
conjunction with the Novena to
St. Joseph &St. Joseph Marello.
St. Joseph Marello
William St., Pittston
will conclude at the Mt. Carmel
Center today, Sunday, Feb. 10.
Serving begins following the
11:15 a.m. mass and festivities
conclude at 4 p.m.
On the menu is a pasta/meat-
& beverage. Tripe, polenta with
sausage, porketta sandwiches,
sausage & peppers sandwich,
hot dog and pizza fritta will also
be available for purchase.
The Living Stations will be
held on Good Friday. Any stu-
dent, grades 6 to 12 ho wishes to
participate, call the Rectory 654-
6902 as soon as possible. Prac-
tices will be held on Sunday eve-
nings.
The weekend Mass schedule
is: onSaturday, Masses at 4and6
p.m. On Sunday, Masses at 8,
9:30 and 11:15 a.m. The Holy
Rosary is recited before all
Masses.
Anyone interested in renting
our Parish Banquet Hall or
Meeting Room should call
Christine Silinskie, Hall Manag-
er at 704-8861.
Corpus Christi Parish
Immaculate Conception and
Holy Redeemer churches
Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
Youth Choir
The Youth choir meets for
practice on Sundays at 5 p.m.
Our Lady of the Eucharist
535 N Main Street, Pittston
www.eucharist-pittston.org
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Daily Mass: 8 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confessions): Saturday from
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. and by ap-
pointment
Wednesdayof this weekis Ash
Wednesday and the opening of
the Season of Lent. The follow-
ing services will be held: 8 a.m.
Mass with the Blessing and Dis-
tribution of Ashes, noon service
with the Blessing and Distribu-
tion of Ashes, 4 p.m. Service
tion of Ashes, and 7 p.m. Mass
tion of Ashes.
Stations of the Cross will be
celebrated on Friday evening at 7
p.m. This first Friday of Lent we
will be using Everyones Way of
the Cross. All are welcome to
this time of prayer andreflection.
Adult choir rehearsals have re-
sumed on Wednesday evenings
from7:00to8:00p.m. Anyques-
tions, please call the parish of-
fice or Michael Sowa at 881-
2301.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lackawanna Ave., Dupont
This weeks mass schedule:
Monday through Friday at 7 a.m.
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sun-
day at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
There will no longer be a 7:30
a.m. mass on Saturdays. With
that in mind, there is an 8 a.m.
mass celebrated at the Oblates of
St. Joseph Chapel on Route 315
on Saturdays.
The Holy Name Society 300
Club for Spring 2013 will begin
on Feb. 24. Five weekly cash
prizes will be awarded. Tickets
are available from any Holy
Name Society member.
St. Barbara Parish
28 Memorial Avenue, Exeter
Office Hours: Monday Fri-
day 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Evenings, by appointment.
Phone: 654-2103
Weekend Masses: Saturday
St. Anthony 4 p.m. Vigil Mass
St. Cecilia 5:30 p.m. Vigil
Mass
Sunday - St. Anthony 7:30
a.m. &10:30 a.m.
St. Cecilia 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Daily Masses: Monday &
Tuesday: 7 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday & Fri-
day: 7 a.m. &11 a.m.
St. Barbaras Christian Wom-
ens Organization will hold their
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
February 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the
church hall.
Second Grade Parents: First
Reconciliation will be on Satur-
day, February16 at 9:30 amin St.
Anthonys Church. Parents are
asked to attend
An important meeting for par-
ents of 2nd graders (including
those who attend parochial
schools) is scheduled for Sun-
day, February10 at 9:15 amin the
Parish Center.
St. John the Evangelist
Parish Community
35 William Street
Phone: 654-0053
Pittston.
Feb 11 7 p.m. Liturgy Com-
mission
Feb 12 7 p.m. Baptismal In-
struction in the parish center
Feb 12 - 7 p.m. Bereavement
Support
Feb 13 Ash Wednesday - 7
a.m., 12:15, 4 and 7 p.m. Mass
and distribution of ashes
Feb. 17 - Holy Name Society
meeting Feb 17 11 a.m.
The Free Health Clinic is open
at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday in
the former Seton Catholic High
School, first come first serve.
Greater Pittston Kids Closet
celebrating its third anniversary
provides new and gently used
clothing. Hours are Wednesday
from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 7
p.m.
Pediatric Health Clinic is open
on the first and third Thursday of
the month.
Registration is held in the Set-
on building from 4:30 to 5:30
p.m.
Bringchilds immunizationre-
cords. All services are free.
St Johns Lutheran
7 Wood St., Pittston
570-655-2505, stjohnspitt-
ston@verizon.com
Pastor John Castellani
Organist Marcia Colleran
Acolyte Justin Peterson
Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.
First Quarter Portals of
Prayers are available in the rear
of the Church, while supplies are
available..
Guests are welcomed to attend
and perhaps join this family. If
you have any questions, com-
ments or suggestions please call
655-2505.
St. Johns P.M. Church
316 Main St., Avoca
Pastor Rev. Dale E. Pepper
570-780-9587
Sunday Service 10 a.m.
Bible Study every other
Thursday 6 p.m.
All are welcome.
St. Maria Goretti
Laflin Road, Laflin, PA. 18702
Pastor: Monsignor Neil Van
Loon
42redwood@comcast.net
www.stmariagoretti-laflin.org
St. Maria Goretti Parish and
all the parishes in the Diocese of
Scranton will be open for indi-
vidual confessions during all
Mondays of Lent from5:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Each Wednesday, during Lent,
a special service is held in one of
the churches in the Deanery at 7
p.m.
Feb. 20: Our Lady of the Eu-
charist, 535 North Main St., Pitt-
ston - Speaker: Reverend Steven
Roth
Feb. 27: St. Maria Goretti, 42
Redwood Drive., Laflin - Speak-
er: Reverend Jeffrey Tudgay
March 6: St. Marys, Queen of
the Apostle, 715 Hawthorne St.,
Avoca - Speaker: Reverend Phi-
lip Dabney, CSSR
March 13: Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel, St. Joseph Marello, 237
William St., Pittston - Speaker:
Reverend Philip Altavilla
March 20: St. John the Evan-
gelist, 35 William St., Pittston -
Speaker: Reverend Philip Alta-
villa
The annual Entertainment
Night will be held again this
year. The show is scheduled for
April 21 at 7 p.m. Practices will
begin in early February. So, if
you want to be part of the show
and have a lot of fun, contact
Peggy Sosnak at 655-8856 or
Frank Magdalenski at 654-4757.
St. Marys Polish National
Catholic Church
200 Stephenson St. Duryea
Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock,
Pastor Phone: 457-2291
Email: padre@saintma-
ryspncc.org
Website: saintmaryspncc.org
Holy Mass: Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Weekdays: 8 a.m.
Holy Days: 8 a.m. & 7 p.m.
St. Monicas Church
363 West 8th Street, West
Wyoming, PA 18644
Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Mon. Fri.
Phone: 570-693-1991
Email: olos363@verizon.net
www.stmonicanepa.com.
Father Leo McKernan, Pastor
Father Joseph Adonizio, Visit-
ing Priest
Mr. William Jenkins, Deacon
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m. OLOS
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. STJ; 11a.m.
OLOS
New Daily Mass Schedule:
Daily Mass at OLOS Tues,
Wed., Fri. 7 a.m.; Mon. &
Thurs. 7 p.m.
Adoration of the Blessed Sac-
rament St. Monicas Parish will
be having Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament every Friday
after the 7a.m. Mass until 11a.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena
after Monday Evening Mass
Rosary and Chaplet of Divine
Mercy - Before Morning &Eve-
ning Masses at OLOS site.
Ash Wednesday - There will
be a 9 a.m. Mass, a 5 p.m. Mass
and a Service of the Word &
Ashes at 7 p.m.
All services will be at Our La-
dy of Sorrows site on West 8th
Street.
Ash Wednesday Lenten Meal:
After the 5 p.m. Mass there will
be soup, sandwich, & beverages
available for $5. Soup by the
quart is $7. Soups are Minestro-
ne and Cream of Potato. A pre-
order sheet will be in the Church
Hall or call Michael Buonsante
at 574-9016 or Elaine Kelley at
693-1521.
Stations of the Cross: will be-
gin on Friday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at
Our Lady of Sorrows Church.
St. Peters Evangelical
Lutheran Church
100 Rock Street, Hughestown
Stpeters_elc@yahoo.com
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Confirmation Classes 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service 10
a.m.
Italian Festival concludes today at Mt. Carmel
See Faith, page 6B
Scouts participate in Scout Sunday
Ben Higgins of Pack 281, chartered with the Dallas United Metho-
dist Church, and Doug Newbigging of Pack 155, chartered with
the Trucksville United Methodist Church, participated in a special
service at the New Life Apostolic Church in West Pittston on
Scout Sunday, Feb. 3. The Scouts, both members of the church,
collected the offering during service that day. Fromleft, are Doug
Higgins, Rev. Philip Webb, pastor of New Life Apostolic Church;
and Doug Newbigging.
MATTERS OF FAI TH
S C H O O L S
Holy Rosary School on Ste-
phenson Street, Duryea, an-
nounces the following:
What a fun and special week
our children, faculty, staff, par-
ents andgrandparents sharedlast
week during Catholic Schools
Week. It was a time of giving
thanks for the countless blessing
we enjoy together on a daily ba-
sis.
The teacher/parents vs. stu-
dents volleyball game was a
highlight of the week, as was our
annual Talent Show. It was a
spectacular night sponsored by
the music department and Stu-
dent Council. At the cabaret-
style event, our school familyen-
joyed amazing singers, phenom-
enal dancers and cheerleaders,
pianists, karate experts and even
a magician!
Thank you to all our parents,
grandparents, families and
friends for making our Catholic
Schools Week celebration so
special. We enjoyed having you
withus toshare inour liturgyand
all our fun events! We look for-
ward to this week every year, not
only for the fun events, but also
because we spend some time
with you during our school day.
Honor Roll is announce for
the second quarter
The following distinguished
scholars have been named to the
Holy Rosary School Honor Roll.
Grades 6-7-8 are eligible for the
honor roll. To obtain High Hon-
ors, a student must achieve a
92.5% - 100% and an S in all
major subjects. To achieve Hon-
ors, the student must achieve an:
85% or above and an S in all
major subjects. If a student re-
ceives two Is in a subject area
(i.e. music, physical education,
art, computers,) he/she is not eli-
gible for the honor roll. A mark
of U will also result in a student
being ineligible for the honor
roll.
SIXTH GRADE
High Honors
Grace Berlew, Kevin Bradi-
gan, Lauren Cawley, Jordan Ci-
con, MatthewDElia, Sarah Lis-
kowicz, Peyton McNulty, Mi-
chael Mucciolo, Kierra Saldi
and Michael Skutack.
Honors
Dominick Angradi, Larry
Corridoni, Angelina Falcone,
Hannah Ferenchick, Taylor
Hembury, Christina Heppding,
Kalley Kovaleski, Colton Mack-
ell, Emily Miller, Xavier Parrick,
Frank Scavo, Rylee Shay, Made-
line Skutack, Elizabeth Stone,
Maggie Stuccio and Charles
Vermac.
SEVENTH GRADE
High Honors
Rosalie Bennie, Holly Daves-
ki, Harleigh Davis, Gianna De-
Santo, Olivia Johnson, Alyssa
Kornish, Kyle McAndrew, Cece-
lia Newhart and Andrea Ruby.
Honors
Ava Angeli, Ashton Ashby,
Alexis Bressman, Brooke Cos-
tanzo, Jayna DeLucca, Gianna
Galli, Courtney June, Samuel
Marranca, Matthew Mazzarella,
Sidney Miller, Conor Nealon,
Trevor Tigue, Seth Toole and Jil-
lian Warabak.
EIGHTH GRADE
High Honors
Taryn Ashby, Julienne Chro-
powicki, Justin Coyne, Samuel
DEliseo, Amelia Desiderio,
Vienna Donnelly, Joseph Gor-
man, Collin Halagarda, Joseph
June, Emily Mazur, Abigail Me-
gliola, Denise Pinto, Zachary
Scanlon and Jonathan Smith.
Honors
Adam Chase, Elana Clancy,
Megan Conlon, Logan LaClair,
Victoria McNulty, Joshua Mies,
Cory Miglionico, Louis Shan-
dra, Jessica Smith, Breanna Ta-
gliaterra, Matthew Walsh and
Tyler Mackell.
Valentine Party/Dance vol-
unteers
We hope that everyone en-
joyed the Valentines Party/
Dance! Thank you to all who
worked at the event, and to ev-
eryone who sent in donations.
Our children had a wonderful
time. Thank you!
Gertrude Hawk orders due
on Feb. 12.
Gertrude Hawks order forms
are due on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Be
sure to save the bottom copy for
yourself and send in payment
with your order.
Bury the Alleluia Prayer
Service
Please join us from1:15 to1:45
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 for this
special prayer service.
McTeachers Night at
McDonalds
Join join us for this special
fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, Feb. 12onTuesday, Feb.
12 at McDonalds in Old forge.
Take a night off from cooking
and see which of your favorite
teachers is making the fries!
Special thanks to McDonalds
for allowing us this opportunity
to raise money for Holy Rosary
School!
Gift certificate news
Vouchers sales will continue
to be held in Sacred Heart
Church Hall in Duryea from8 to
10 a.m. every Thursday. School
families may send in your orders
on Wednesday to be filled on
Thursda.y
Recycling
In addition to cartridge recy-
cling we also have cell phone re-
cycling. Select cell phones can
be dropped off in the same loca-
tion and recycled for credit. For
more information or for a list of
qualifying cartridges, call Mrs.
Skutack at 457-2553.
Labels and box tops
Campbells soup labels and
box tops for Education are being
collected at Holy Rosary School.
These programs enable offer
merchandise like computers,
software, sports equipment, ref-
erence materials, science and art
items, even musical instruments.
Labels and box tops can be sent
in immediately and processed
before they expire; there is no
need to wait until you accumu-
late a quantity.
HOLY ROSARY NEWS
School announces Honor Roll for second quarter
Students achieve Ignatian Scholar honor
Seven students at Holy Rosary School have achieved the honor of Ignatian Scholar based on the
Scranton Preparatory Entrance Examination, taken on Saturday, Dec. 1. Fromleft, are Amelia Desi-
derio, Emily Mazur, Taryn Ashby, ToryMcNulty, Denise Pinto, Logan LaClair and Vienna Donnelly.
National His-
tory Day pro-
jects were pre-
sented and
judged recently
at Holy Rosary
Schools Open
House. The pro-
jects were ex-
ceptionally re-
searched, neatly
and beautifully
organized and
creatively exe-
cuted. The next
phase of the
NHD competi-
tion is at Penn
State, Wilkes-
Barre campus
Holy Rosary students win awards at Open House for National History Day projects
Second-place winners at Holy Rosary School's History Day competition are, fromleft,
Larry Corridoni and Kevin Bradigan, Group Exhibit: ` The Iron Clad;' Peyton McNulty and
Kaley Kovaleski, Group Documentary: ` Raking in the Muck;' and Maggie Stuccio, Group
Website: ` The Day the Sun Rose Twice.' Absent at the time of the photo was Christina
Heppding, Group Website: ` The Day the Sun Rose Twice.'
Third-place winners at Holy Rosary School's History Day competition are, fromleft,
Michael Skutack, Matt D'Elia and Michael Mucciolo, Group Website: ` The Great Gate;'
Emily Miller Madeline Skutack and Sarah Liskowicz, Group Exhibit: ` Changing the World
One Girl at a Time: Girl Scouts.'
First-place winners at Holy Rosary School's History Day competition are, fromleft, Elizabeth Stone
and Julie Mazaleski for Group Exhibit, ` Valley Forge;' Angelina Falcone, Grace Berlew and Jordan
Cicon for Group Performance, ` The Children's March of 1903;' Charlie Vermac, Individual Exhibit,
` The Fall of Shogun;' Lauren Cawley, Group Website, ` Love Turns to Agony;' and Rylee Shay and
Abby Klink, Group Documentary, ` Raking in the Muck.' Absent at the time of the photo were Kierra
Saladi, Group Website, ` Love turns to Agony;' and Emily Mazur, Individual Documentary with ` Rub-a-
dub-dub, Clean Germs in the Tub.'
Holy Rosary's National History Day participants are, fromleft, first row, Dominick Angradi, Frank
Scavo, Elizabeth Stone, Julie Mazaleski, Grace Berlew, Kevin Bradigan, Sienna Aruscavage, Rylee
Shay, Abby Klink, Angelina Falcone, Hannah Ferenchick. Second row, Xavier Parrick, Matt D'Elia,
Colton Mackell, Michael Mucciolo, Aidan McIntyre, Matt Dowdell, Christopher Klein, Cory Miglion-
ico, Joe Stella, Jordan Cicon, Joe June, Lauren Cawley, Emily Miller, Madeline Skutack, Maggie
Stuccio, Emily Miller, Emily Mazur, Breanna Tagliatera, Amelia Desiderio, Julie Chropowicki , Erin
Senese. Third row, Charlie Vermac, Michael Skutack, Larry Corridoni, SamD'Eliseo, Collin Halagar-
da, Justin Coyne, Zachary Scanlon, AdamChase, Joe Gorman, Abby Megliola, Peyton McNulty,
Kalley Kovaleski, Sarah Liskowicz and Krista Lake.
Feb. 13 Ash Wednesday
Church Service 7 p.m. Cost is
$7.00 a dozen donuts or a certif-
icate for a dozen donuts. We are
taking orders up to Feb. 3. Pick-
up date is Feb. 10, 11 a.m. to 12
p.m. Call Leslie 762-1737, Pam
313-2829, Lois 654-4948
Queen of the Apostles Parish
715 Hawthorne St.
(570) 457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com
Daily Masses: 8 a.m.
(Wednesday at 7 p.m.)
Eucharistic Adoration: Tues-
days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Wednesday following the 7 p.m.
Mass
Weekends Masses: Saturday
at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30 and
11 a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45
p.m.; anytime upon request by
calling 457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 457-5867
Queen of the Apostles Parishs
pastoral council will meet at 7
p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11 in the
rectory
The parish will have Ash
Wednesdayservices onFeb. 13at
St. Marys Church, 715 Haw-
thorne St., at the following
times: 8 a.m., noon and 7 p.m.
Mass and distribution of ashes; 5
p.m. distribution of ashes only.
on Fridays during Lent to pray
the Stations of the Cross at the
church.
The Night at the Races on
Saturday, Feb. 23 has been can-
celled.
The buildings and grounds
committee will meet at 7 p.m. on
Monday, Feb. 25 in the rectory.
spring chicken dinner fromnoon
to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March10 in
St. Marys School auditorium,
742 Spring St. Takeouts will be
available too beginning at 11a.m.
In addition to the dinner, there
will also be a raffle with great
prizes from area businesses and
cash prizes. Tickets are $10 for
adults and $6 for children12 and
younger. To purchase dinner or
raffle tickets, call the parish of-
fice at 457-3412.
Second Presbyterian
143 Parsonage St., Pittston
654-1411
Trinity Episcopal Church
Spring Street and Montgom-
ery Avenue, West Pittston
Web of information and links
at www.trinityepiscopalchurch-
westpittston.org and www.dio-
beth.org.
Sunday Holy Eucharist: 11
a.m. every Sunday.
Ash Wednesday (February 13)
Holy Eucharist with imposition
of ashes 5:15 p.m.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake, Egg
& Sausage Supper--Tuesday,
February 12, 3:30-7 p.m., tickets
$6 for adults, $4 for children ten
and under. Call 654-3261 to or-
der ticketslimited tickets
available at the door.
Food Pantry: February items
needed are cereal and macaroni
and cheese. Gerritys gift cards,
cash donations and other non-
perishable foods also accepted.
Prayer network. Open To Pub-
lic. Daily prayer for those with
needs requesting prayerful sup-
port. Start Prayer network at par-
ish office 654-3261.
Youth Program: 10:45 a.m. ev-
ery Sunday. Weekday special
events andservice projects as an-
nounced.
Parish Life Events Team: Bi-
monthly first Sundays.
Parish Council: Every second
Sunday.
Women of Trinity: Every third
Sunday. WOT Ministry Invita-
tion.
Party and Banquet Space.
Newly renovated banquet room
and kitchen. All Day Rental
$100. Reservations at 654-3261.
Music Together Classes: Fun
and music for infants and chil-
dren through age five accompa-
nied by a parent or caregiver.
Spring semester of Music To-
gether begins April 9.
For registration information
email musicareproject@hot-
mail.com. Visit www.musicto-
gether.com for information on
Music Together.
SPECIAL FREE Music To-
gether event: Music Around the
Worldinternational childrens
music, activities and refresh-
ments for children birth through
age five and the grownups that
love them.
Two sessions on March 3, 10
a.m. noon and 1 p.m. 3 p.m.
FAITH
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100 Announcements
200 Auctions
300 Personal Services
400 Automotive
500 Employment
600 Financial
700 Merchandise
800 Pets & Animals
900 Real Estate
1000 Service Directory
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Public Notices
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City
Council of the City of Pittston, at a meeting
to be held on Wednesday, February 20,
2013 at 7:00 P.M. in Council Chambers,
City Hall, 35 Broad Street, Pittston, Penn-
sylvania to consider the following Ordi-
nances (of which this is only a summary)
for Adoption by City Council:
File of Council No. 2 {2013}
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENN-
SYLVANIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE
FILE OF COUNCIL N0.11 OF 2011
REGULATING MATERIAL COLLEC-
TION CONTAINERS, TO PROVIDE FOR
AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENN-
SYLVANIA, ESTABLISHING A MUNICI-
PAL NOISE ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING FILE OF
COUNCIL NO. 71 OF 1915 FOR THE
ISSUING OF LICENSES TO CONDUCT
BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF
PITTSTON.
The full text of File of Council No. 2
{2013}, No. 3 {2013} and No. 4 {2013} is
available for public inspection at the Office
of the City Administrator, City Hall, 35
Broad Street, Pittston, Pennsylvania, dur-
ing regular office hours 9:00 A.M. to 4:00
P.M., Monday thru Friday except on holi-
days.
Any person with a disability requiring
special accommodation to attend this
meeting should notify the City Clerks
office at 570-654-0513, as early as possi-
ble, but not later than 3 to 5 work days
prior to this meeting.
Joseph Moskovitz,
Pittston City Administrator
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01 Nissan Frontier
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Dual Air Bags, Alloy Wheels, 1-Owner, 4 Dr.
04 Hyundai
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4x4, 4 Dr., 6 Cyl., AT, AC, CC, Tilt, PW,
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04 Scion
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08 Chrsyler Town
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06 Ford Escape
Hybrid w/ Navigation
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542 Logistics/
Transportation
542 Logistics/
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Public Notices
ESTATE NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby
given that Letters
Testamentary have
been granted in the
Estate of ALBERTA
P. CHASE, a/k/a
ALBERTA CHASE-
late of the Borough
of Duryea, who died
December 17, 2012
All persons indebt-
ed to said Estate
are requested to
make payment and
those having claims
to present the
same, without
delay, to the Execu-
tor, STANLEY P.
CHASE and his
Attorneys.
SAPORITO,
SAPORITO
& FALCONE
390 NORTH
MAIN STREET
PITTSTON, PA
18640
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548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health
PART TIME
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
Part time or on call. Part time is 2
days a week, 9am-4:30pm, which
includes physician visits and/or on call
as needed. Prefer Monday and Tuesday
but are flexible. Regular time is $20 an
hour On call is double time. Travel
compensated at 35 cents a mile.
Mileage records must be kept.
Professional attire at all times, prefer
nonsmoker. Must have all professional
Certifications current. Position
primarily for Cpap, Bipaps set-ups and
physician visits. Must have thorough
knowledge of certifications for oxygen,
cpap, and bipap machines for
Medicare/Medicaid, and various
insurances. Must have thorough knowl-
edge of cpaps bipaps setups within
patient homes. Must be able
to assist with accreditation process
when needed. Drop off resume at
Patient Care 517 Market Street
Kingston, PA 18704 or email to
patientcaredonna@aol.com
Must have references.
135 Legals/
Public Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to
the provisions of
the act of Decem-
ber 16, 1982, P.L.
1309, 54 P.A. C.S.A.
Section 311, that
Mad Ts, Inc., has
on September 24,
2012, filed with the
Office of the Secre-
tary of the Com-
monwealth of Penn-
sylvania at Harris-
burg, Pennsylvania,
an application to
conduct business
under the assumed
or the fictitious
name of MAD
TEES. Said busi-
ness has an
address at 340
Main Street,
Dupont, Luzerne
County, Pennsylva-
nia, 18641 and has
been approved on
October 31, 2012
SAPORITO,
SAPORITO
& FALCONE
SAMUEL A.
FALCONE, JR.,
ESQUIRE
SUITE 202
490 NORTH MAIN
STREET
PITTSTON, PA
18640
ESTATE NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby
given that Letters of
Administration have
been granted in the
Estate of JOSEPH
P. MILAZZO, late
of the Township of
Pittston, who died
December 17, 2012.
All persons indebt-
ed to said Estate
are requested to
make payment and
those having claims
to present the
same, without
delay, to the Admin-
istratrix, CAMILLE
BOWER and her
Attorneys.
SAPORITO,
SAPORITO
& FALCONE
490 N. MAIN
STREET
PITTSTON, PA
18640
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SPECIAL
MEETING
The Redevelopment
Authority of the City
of Pittston will con-
duct a Special
Meeting for general
purposes on Tues-
day, February 12,
2013 at 6 :00 P.M.,
prevailing time, in
the Office of the
Redevelopment
Authority of the City
of Pittston, Suite
202, City Hall, 35
Broad Street,
Pittston,
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450SL
Convertible with
removable hard top,
power windows, AM
/FM radio with cas-
sette player, CD
player, automatic, 4
new tires. Cham-
pagne exterior; Ital-
ian red leather inte-
rior inside. Garage
kept, excellent con-
dition. $30,000. Call
570-825-6272
SATURN `01 LW
CD player, alarm
system, power
door locks,
power windows,
front wheel drive.
$120,617 miles.
Asking $3,000.
570-736-6082
TOYOTA 04 CELICA GT
112K miles. Blue,
5 speed. Air,
power
windows/locks,
CD/cassette, Key-
less entry, sun-
roof, new battery.
Car drives and
has current PA
inspection. Slight
rust on corner of
passenger door.
Clutch slips on
hard acceleration.
This is why its
thousands less
than Blue Book
value. $6,500
OBO. Make an
offer! Call
570-592-1629
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
CHEVROLET `76
PICKUP
4 Cylinder
Very Good
Condition!
NEW PRICE
$1,500.
570-362-3626
Ask for Lee
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
439 Motorcycles
SUZUKI 01 VS 800
GL INTRUDER
Garage kept, no
rust, lots of
chrome, black with
teal green flake.
Includes storage
jack & 2 helmets.
$3600
570-410-1026
457 Wanted to Buy
Auto
All
Junk
Cars &
Trucks
Wanted
Highest
Prices
Paid In
CA$H
FREE
PICKUP
570-574-1275
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
BOSCOVS BOSCOVS TRA TRAVEL VEL
WILKES-BARRE
LEISURE LEISURE TRA TRAVEL VEL
CONSUL CONSULT TANT ANT
We are searching
for a Leisure Travel
Consultant with
a minimum of
3 years
experience.
Applicant will work
in a fast-paced
office and must
have good people
skills, excellent
communication
skills, computer
proficiency, and
Sabre experience a
plus. We are a
career company &
offer an excellent
compensation
package. EOE
Forward resume to:
traveljobs@boscovs.com
522 Education/
Training
Needed at our
Wilkes-Barre, Dallas &
Mountain Top
Locations.
CALL 570-905-3322
ASK FOR LAKE GEMZIK
OR EMAIL RESUME TO:
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533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
FORKLIFT MECHANIC
Action Lift, Inc.,
located in Pittston,
PA, is the exclusive
dealership for
Crown and TCM
forklifts for NEPA.
We are seeking a
full time forklift
mechanic to trou-
bleshoot, repair and
diagnose Crown
and other makes of
lift trucks. Good
written and verbal
communication
skills, as well as
customer care skills
are necessary. A
valid drivers license
and the ability to
safely operate lift
trucks are required.
Previous forklift
mechanical experi-
ence or technical
school graduate will
be considered. We
offer an excellent
wage and benefits
package, as well as
401K Retirement
Savings Plan, paid
holidays, paid vaca-
tion and much
more.
Apply by e-mail
mike.phelan@action
liftinc.com or call
570-655-2100 x115.
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
Immediate
opening for
HVAC Service
Technician
5 years minimum
commercial serv-
ice experience a
must. Great work-
ing conditions,
benefits & wages.
Retirement plan,
uniforms, vehicle
& vacation. Email
resume:
unitedheating
@verizon.net
or fax
570-655-7884
Call to schedule
interview
570-655-7882
MECHANIC
Diesel and/or trac-
tor trailer mechanic
needed for Blooms-
burg, Berwick area.
Class C drivers
license needed,
CDL preferred.
Must have 2+ years
exp., clean driving
record, and your
own tools. Pre-
employment drug
screen and DOT
physical required.
Comp. wages, +
benefit package
incl. BC/BS, 401k,
uniforms, paid vaca-
tion. STTC is an
equal opportunity
employer. Contact
Brandon at:
bandrews@sttc.com
Service Tire Truck
Centers.
538 Janitorial/
Cleaning
2ND SHIFT- FACILITY
SPECIALISTS
Sovereign is seek-
ing staff members
to work 4pm-12mid-
Mon-Fri cleaning
specialist needed
for various assign-
ments. These are
full time jobs with
benefits after 90
days. If you have
experience in
facility cleaning,
housekeeping, or
environmental
maintenance
they you should
apply with Sover-
eign. Starting rates
of $11.00 with
travel and mileage
reimbursement.
Paid time off.
$250.00 sign on
bonus after 90
days. Must have
valid license and
ability to drive
company van when
necessary. Apply
online today at:
www.sovereigncs.
com
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Free Workplace
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542 Logistics/
Transportation
Delivery Drivers/
Independent Con-
tractors. Need reli-
able cars, vans or
SUVs for same day
delivery.
Call 800-818-7958
Drivers - Home
Weekends! Health,
Retirement. Paid
Vacation. CDL-A
Local/Regional, 2
years experience.
Good MVR, Reefer
Preferred. Call
Mike Miller
1-800-852-9190
Drivers:
Home Nightly
Hazleton, PA
Dedicated Run.
New Higher Pay!
CDL-A, 1 year Exp.
Required. Estenson
Logistics.Apply:
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1-866-336-9642
554 Production/
Operations
Our Pittston Facility,
in the Centerpoint
Industrial Park, is
looking for 3rd shift
Forklift Operators to
work Sunday 7:00
pm - 5:30 am and
Monday, Tuesday, &
Wednesday nights
from 5 pm to 3:30
am. The Pay Rate is
$12.75 per hour plus
a $.50 cent 3rd shift
differential and a
competitive benefits
package. Must
have forklift and
clamp experience.
Please email
resumes to:
cskutnick@
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600
FINANCIAL
610 Business
Opportunities
DELI & GIFT SHOP
Includes appliances
fixtures, gifts....$20k
570-262-5202
PAYING CASH!
Looking to
purchase small
business with
positive cash flow.
If selling call
570-466-6334
630 Money To Loan
We can erase
your bad credit -
100% GUARAN-
TEED. Attorneys
for the Federal
Trade Commission
say theyve never
seen a legitimate
credit repair opera-
tion. No one can
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your credit report.
Its a process that
starts with you and
involves time and a
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pay your debts.
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700
MERCHANDISE
708 Antiques &
Collectibles
COLLECTOR
SPOONS 18 different
ones, must take all
$30. 570-696-1927
YEARBOOKS.
COUGHLIN (25)
1928-1980, GAR,
(22) 1928-2006,
MEYERS, (22) 1957-
1981, WYOMING
VALLEY WEST, (11)
1970-1992. NANTI-
COKE, (2) 1971-
1979, PITTSTON, (11)
1967-1981HANOVER
(6) 1951-1981 MINT.
Prices vary depend-
ing on condition.
$20-$40 each. Call
for further details
and additional
school editions.
570-825-4721
arthurh302@
aol.com
710 Appliances
DRYER &
DISHWASHER
LIKE NEW
Kenmore 90 Series
electric dryer, white.
auto moisture sens-
ing - 4 fabric set-
tings. Kenmore
Ultrawash dish-
washer, beige.
ultrawash sensor
and quiet guard sys-
tem. $100. each.
570-266 2300
DRYER Whirlpool,
heavy duty, $150
Tappan gas range
$200. 655-0795
DRYER: Like new,
kenmore 90 series
electric dryer. white.
auto moisture sens-
ing-4 fabric settings
$250. Kenmore
Ultrawash DISH-
WASHER. beige.
ultrawash sensor &
quiet guard system.
$300. Willing to
negotiate if u buy
both! 570-266-2300
726 Clothing
BOOTS/Ugg Pink tall
classic size 5 Excel-
lent condition. $55.
570-760-3942
742 Furnaces &
Heaters
OIL TANKS (2)
275 gallon indoor oil
tanks. Very good
condition. Convert-
ed to gas. $125.
each. Call
570-760-2793
744 Furniture &
Accessories
CHAIRS, (2)
Genuine
leather, cus-
tom made
recliners.
Taupe color,
like new. $550
each.
570-675-5046
DESK, corner, com-
puter. Great shape.
OSullivan-Sauder.
Lots of storage and
shelves. $45 OBO
can email pics.
570-477-2281
WEST WEST WYOMING WYOMING
6th Street
OPEN YEAR ROUND
SP SPACE ACE
A AV VAILABLE AILABLE
INSIDE & OUT INSIDE & OUT
Acres of Acres of
parking parking
OUTSIDE
SPACES
$10
Saturday
10am-2pm
Sunday
8am-4pm
754 Machinery &
Equipment
SNOW BLOWER.
Agway. 22 path,
5hp engine. good.
$75 570-833-2598
SNOW THROWER.
Simplicity. Lg 16HP
with electric start.
Excellent, just
tuned. $400.
570-885-5858
758 Miscellaneous
ATTENTION VENDORS
Accent items,
ceramics, baskets,
holiday items,
glasses, much
more. ALL EXCEL-
LENT PRICES AND
IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION.
570-675-5046
after 5:30 P.M.
CAGE, Ferret, $100.
TIRES, (4) Goodyear
Wrangler, $100.
CABINET, Comput-
er, $30,
MICROWAVE,
Amana, $20, CABI-
NET, 10 gun. $150
570-545-7006
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MERCHANTS
VILLAGE
DRINK
CLEARANCE
merchantsvillage.com
Former
Walmart Bldg
Oak St. Pittston
Thomsas
Kemper 4 pack
.99 Vanilla
Cream & Spiced
Ginger Ale
Dr. Browns
Black Cherry .49
bottle
Belly Bubbles
/orange and
grape 24 pk
$2.99 per case
Vitamin Water
24 pack 20oz
bottles $12.case
Cleanz/ Colon,
Kidney, & Liver
cleaner Citrus
Pear .50 per
bottle
24 pack water
$2.50 per case
Joint Repai Juice
/ Papaya Melon
.50 per botttle
Elations Healthi-
er Joints/Cran-
berry Apple $2.
per 6 pack
Fat Fighter -
White Tea Plum
.50 per bottle
Health Plus/
Blackberry
Lemonade .50
per bottle
32oz Gatorade
12 pack $8.99
570-891-1972
WINE BARREL.
French Oak. Beauti-
ful condition. 60 gal.
$100 885-5858
762 Musical
Instruments
TAMA DRUMSET
5 piece, used.
Great for beginner.
Asking $250.
570-862-0647
774 Restaurant
Equipment
BEER COOLERS
4 door & 2 door.
Other bar
equipment
available.
Going out of
business.
Call between 11-4
570-459-6017
776 Sporting Goods
CART BAGS. Call-
away nylon. 1 nylon
$100, 1 leather, $50.
GOLF CLUBS, (4)
$10-$20. Call for
details 885-5858
780 Televisions/
Accessories
TV STAND
for TVs up to 32.
light oak, 2 shelves.
Holds 100 DVDs
and 160 CDs. Mea-
sures 30 high, 32
wide, 20 deep.
Good condition,
$50.. 19 color TV
with remote and
DVD/VCR combo
also available. $90.
for all 3 pieces.
Call 570-814-9574
794 Video Game
Systems/Games
GAMES. Vtech
Vsmile, console with
2 controllers, pock-
et and art studio. 15
games. $50
570-829-0963
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
VINYL RECORDS
Buying old rock &
albums & 45s.
50s, 60s & 70s
774-535-2268
800
PETS & ANIMALS
815 Dogs
ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
GUARD PUPPIES
7 weeks old. Raised
with other working
dogs on cattle &
goat ranch.
Great with children.
$450 each
570-578-4503
900
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
906 Homes for Sale
Having trouble
paying your mort-
gage? Falling
behind on your
payments? You
may get mail from
people who promise
to forestall your
foreclosure for a fee
in advance. Report
them to the Federal
Trade Commission,
the nations con-
sumer protection
agency. Call 1-877-
FTC-HELP or click
on ftc.gov. A mes-
sage from The
Times Leader and
the FTC.
BACK MOUNTAIN AREA
Custom built 3,785
sq. ft. spacious
home on 2.68
acres in sought
after Back
Mountain area of
Luzerne County,
PA. Minutes to
local hospitals and
schools. 4 bed-
rooms 3.5 baths,
2nd Master Suite
on 1st Floor with
living room and
kitchen perfect for
in-laws, nanny, or
home business. A
must see for an
unbeatable price of
$449,000. Call
Shawn at
(570) 352-7425 to
schedule an appt.
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252208
DALLAS
3 bedroom, 2 bath,
modern country
kitchen with Corian
counters, family
room with fireplace,
wet bar & walkout
to patio, multi-level
decks. All appli-
ances included.
$217,000.
570-675-0446
evenings.
FORTY FORT
SINGLE HOME
3 bedroom.
Corner lot.
Carport & 1 1/2 car
garage detached.
Gas heat,
vinyl siding,
1 1/2 baths.
Enclosed side
porch. $89,000
570-779-5438
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PITTSTON
Cozy two bedroom
home, 1 bath, eat-in
kitchen, living room,
oil heat, nice yard
with shed. $45,000.
negotiable.
570-696-3858
906 Homes for Sale
EXETER
Beautifully remod-
eled 3 bedroom
home in mint metic-
ulous condition, with
2 full baths, and a 2
car garage, hard-
wood floors, tile
floors, exterior com-
posite wood deck,
fully finished lower
level family room,
large closets, up-
graded kitchen with
stainless steel appli-
ances, granite
countertops, gas
heat, excellent
neighborhood.
$174,900
Bob Stackhouse
654-1490
JENKINS TWP.
$27,900
151 E. Saylor Ave.
Fixer upper with
great potential in
quiet neighborhood.
3 bedrooms, 1 bath
with off street park-
ing and nice yard.
Directions: Rt 315,
at light turn onto
Laflin Rd to bottom
of hill. Turn right
onto E. Saylor.
atlasrealtyinc.com
MLS 12-3672
Call Keri Best
570-885-5082
LAFLIN
$129,900
111 Laflin Road
Nice 3 bedroom,
1.5 bath Split Level
home with hard-
wood floors, 1 car
garage, large yard
and covered patio
in very convenient
location. Great curb
appeal and plenty
of off street park-
ing. Rt. 315 to light
@ Laflin Rd. Turn
west onto Laflin Rd.
Home is on left.
For more info and
photos visit:
www.atlas
realtyinc.com
MLS 12-2852
Keri Best
570-885-5082
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LAFLIN
10 Fairfield Drive
Exceptional & spa-
cious custom built
cedar home with
open floor plan and
all of the amenities
situated on 2 lots in
picturesque setting.
Create memories in
this 5 bedroom, 4
bath home with 18
ceiling in living
room, gas fireplace,
granite kitchen,
large 2 story foyer,
huge finished lower
level for entertain-
ing with bar/full
kitchen & wine cel-
lar. Inground pool &
hot tub. $389,900
Directions: Rt 315
to Laflin Rd., right
onto Oakwood Dr.,
right onto Fordham
Rd, left onto Fair-
field Dr., home is on
the right. www.atlas
realtyinc.com
MLS 12-4063
Call Keri Best
570-885-5082
NANTICOKE
1472 S. Hanover St.
Well maintained
bi-level. This home
features 2 bed-
rooms, 1 3/4 baths,
recreation room
with propane stove.
Walk out to a 3
season porch.
Professionally land-
scaped yard. 1 car
garage, storage
shed, new appli-
ances, ceiling fans.
Close to LCCC.
$153,900.
Call 570-735-7594
or 570-477-2410
906 Homes for Sale
PITTSTON
35 STARK ST
Completely
Remodeled 3 bed-
room. Home in a
great neighbor-
hood. Includes
refinished hard-
wood and new tile
floors, new bath-
room and kitchen
with stainless steel
appliances and
granite counter-
tops. Gas heat, nice
yard and porches.
$74,900
Call (570)654-1490
PITTSTON TWP.
$175,000
110 Front St.
Great price and
great location.
This well-main-
tained 3 bed-
room, 1.5 baths
bilevel home is in
move in condi-
tion. Spacious
eat-in kitchen
with custom
cabinets, tile
floor and coun-
ters. Unique
lower level fami-
ly room with
wood burning
fireplace, office
s p a c e .
l a u n d r y / b a t h
c o m b o .
Plenty of stor-
age including an
8X6 cedar clos-
et. Outdoor
space has cov-
ered patio,
columned car-
port and well
manicured par-
tially fenced
yard. Detached
large garage.
For more info &
photos, go to
www.atlasreal-
tyinc.com
MLS# 12-2053
Call Angie at
570-885-4896
Terry at
570-885-3041
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912 Lots & Acreage
LAFLIN
$32,900
Lot#9
Pinewood Dr
Build your new
home in a great
neighborhood. Con-
venient location
near highways, air-
port, casino and
shopping
156 X 110 X 150 X 45
DIRECTIONS Rt 315
to laflin Rd; make
left off Laflin Rd onto
Pinewood Dr. Lot is
on corner of
Pinewood Dr. and
Hickorywood Dr.
MLS 13-23
atlas realtyinc.com
Call Keri Best
570-885-5082
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
DUPONT SPACIOUS
2nd floor 2 bed-
room, 1 bath. Near
81 & Pa Turnpike.
Walk-in closet.
Appliances,washer
dryer, water, sewer
included $625/mo
offstreet parking.
570-441-4807
cmdraus@ptd.net
EDWARDSVILLE
Ground floor, 1
bedroom. W/w
carpeting, wash-
er/dryer hookup,
fridge included.
Porch. $375
month plus utilities
and security.
No Pets.
Credit and back-
ground check.
Not approved
for Section 8.
570-779-5218
EDWARDSVILLE
Small 2 bedroom,
water included
$500/mo. + security.
PITTSON
Small 1 bedroom, all
included, no elec-
tric. $500/month
+ security.
HANOVER TWP.
3 bedroom $600/
month + utilities.
1 bedroom, 3rd
floor. $375/month +
utilities.
Security. No Pets
570-406-1061
KINGSTON
1st Ave. 1 bedroom,
single occupancy,
off-street parking,
no pets, references.
$450 + utilities.
Call 570-655-9229
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
FORTY FORT
2nd floor, 2 bed-
rooms, 1 bath,
refrigerator &
stove, washer/dryer
hook up, off-street
parking, no pets,
Living & dining
rooms, new eat in
kitchen. $650/
month + utilities, 1st,
last & security.
(570)706-5586
FORTY FORT
2nd floor, Wyoming
Avenue, 2 bedroom,
wall to wall carpet,
tile bath, stove &
fridge furnished,
washer/dryer hook
up. Heat, public
water, sewer & re-
cycling furnished by
landlord. Use of
attic, yard & porch-
es. Good location,
off street parking.
No pets. 1 year
lease & security.
$675.
570-655-0530
KINGSTON
158 CHESTER ST.
First floor, 1 bed-
room apartment
with one off street
parking space.
Great neighbor-
hood! Modern appli-
ances. Heat, hot &
cold water, sewage
& private laundry
equipment on prem-
ises included in rent.
1 year lease + secu-
rity deposit requir-
ed. 570-793-6025
KINGSTON
E. E. W Walnut alnut St. St.
2nd floor. Located in
quiet neighborhood.
Kitchen, living room,
dining room, sun-
room, bath, 3 bed-
rooms; 2 large & 1
small. Lots of clos-
ets, built-in linen
closet & hutch.
Hardwood & car-
peted floors. Fire-
place. Storage
room. Yard. Washer
/ dryer, stove /
fridge. Heat and hot
water included. 1
year lease + securi-
ty. $950
570-283-4370
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570-829-7130
KINGSTON
Sprague Ave.
CHARMING & SPACIOUS
6 room, 2 bed-
room duplex,
includes 2nd &
3rd floor. Ample
closets. Washer /
dryer hook-up.
Reduced $560
month + utilities,
security & lease.
No Pets.
570-793-6294
KINGSTON/FORTY FORT
Two ultra large 1
bedroom apart-
ments. Hardwood
floors, off street
parking, sliding
doors to deck, sky-
lights, washer/
dryer on 2nd floor.
Designer double
sink bathrooms +
powder rooms.
White fenced yard,
air & gas heat.
$650 & $730
570-881-4993
OLD FORGE
4 rooms, 2nd floor,
heat and sewer fur-
nished. Washer/
dryer hookup. Off
street parking.
$695 570-817-8981
PITTSTON
2 bedroom apt.
2nd floor, stove &
refrigerator, off
street parking.
Water, sewer &
garbage included.
Non smokers & no
pets. $550/month.
570-655-2567
PITTSTON
MUST SEE!
2 UNITS
AVAILABLE!
Modern, 1st & 2nd
floor. Each with 2
bedrooms, clean.
Quiet neighborhood.
No pets, no smok-
ing. $550/ month +
security & utilities.
570-357-1383
WEST PITTSTON
Two bedroom
condo type single.
Lots of windows.
Large living room +
family room, great
sunporch. Hard-
wood floors, tile
bath, heated gar
age. Out of flood
zone. $950/month +
utilities. No pets or
smoking.
570-655-4311
WEST WYOMING
932 Shoemaker
Ave. 1 bedroom, 1st
floor, carpet, pri-
vate drive. Gas
heat, fridge, stove,
washer/dryer hook-
up. $430 + utilities
& security. No pets.
570-693-4226
WILKES-BARRE
HISTORIC
WHEELMAN
439 S. Franklin St.
Fabulous 1 bed-
room, hardwood
floors. A/C, marble
bath. Security sys-
tem. Laundry, off
street parking.
$600 570-821-5599
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2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS..................................
2006 Hyundai Sonata GLSV6............................
2005 Honda AccordEX3.0................................
2004 Lexus ES330................................................
2007 Honda AccordEX......................................
2004 Lexus ES330................................................
2002 Honda Accord2.3......................................
2007 Honda AccordEX......................................
2009 Chevrolet Impala LS...................................
2008 FordFusionSE............................................
2006 NissanXterra SE.........................................
2007 FordFocus SES...........................................
2010 Kia Sedona LX.............................................
2010 Chrysler SebringLimited..........................
2008 Honda AccordEX2.4................................
2009 Honda AccordLX2.4................................
2010 NissanSentra 2.0 S.....................................
2010 FordFusionSE............................................
2005 Acura TL Base Navigation.......................
2008 FordEscape XLT.........................................
2007 Chrysler 300 Touring..................................
2010 Toyota Corolla LE.......................................
2008 Honda Civic EX...........................................
2007 JeepCommander Sport ...........................
2009 FordFusionSE............................................
2009 FordFusionSE............................................
2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS..................................
2010 Honda Civic LX............................................
2007 Chevrolet ColoradoLT...............................
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2010 Honda AccordLX2.4................................
2008 VolkswagenBeetle SE..............................
2010 Dodge Charger SXT...................................
2011 Hyundai Elantra GLS..................................
2010 Toyota Camry LE........................................
2009 FordFusionSE............................................
2006 Honda Pilot EX............................................
2004 Dodge Dakota QuadCab.........................
2011 Honda AccordLX-P2.4............................
2009 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS2.7L V6................
2010 Honda AccordLX-P2.4............................
2011 Hyundai Elantra GLS..................................
2008 Dodge NitroSXT.........................................
2009 Chevrolet ColoradoLT...............................
2012 FordFiesta SE..............................................
2010 Honda AccordLX-P2.4............................
2009 Honda Civic Hybrid....................................
2008 Acura TL Base.............................................
2010 Honda Civic LX-S........................................
2007 Toyota RAV4 Base......................................
2012 Honda AccordLX2.4................................
2009 JeepLiberty Limited..................................
2011 Honda AccordLX-P2.4............................
2012 VolkswagenJetta SE2.5..........................
2012 Hyundai Elantra TouringGLS..................
2010 Honda AccordLX2.4................................
2010 Honda AccordLX2.4................................
2011 Toyota Camry LE........................................
2010 Honda AccordEX-L 2.4............................
2009 Honda AccordEX-L 2.4............................
2011 Chrysler 200.................................................
2009 Honda CR-VEX-L........................................
2010 Toyota RAV4 Base......................................
2007 Lexus ES350................................................
2007 Honda CR-VEX-L........................................
2007 Honda CR-VEX-L........................................
2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited........................
2010 NissanAltima 2.5 S....................................
2008 Lexus ES350................................................
2008 NissanFrontier SE......................................
2010 Toyota RAV4 Base......................................
2010 Toyota Prius III .............................................
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Base..............................
2010 Honda AccordEX2.4................................
2011 Honda CR-VSE............................................
2010 Dodge GrandCaravanSE.........................
2010 Toyota RAV4 Base......................................
2011 SubaruOutback2.5i Premium................
2012 Toyota Camry LE........................................
2008 Acura TL Base.............................................
2012 NissanAltima 2.5 S....................................
2007 Lexus RX350...............................................
2010 Mitsubishi Outlander SE...........................
2008 BMW3 Series 328xi ...................................
2008 Lexus ES350................................................
2006 Chevrolet Silverado2500HDLT..............
2013 Dodge Dart SXT..........................................
2011 JeepPatriot Latitude X.............................
2009 Lexus ES350................................................
2009 Lexus ES350................................................
2011 Toyota Corolla S..........................................
2005 Lexus RX330...............................................
2008 Toyota Tacoma Base.................................
2009 Honda CR-VEX-L........................................
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8.....................
2010 Toyota RAV4 Sport ....................................
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2011 Toyota Prius One........................................
2008 Acura TL Base.............................................
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48,074
27,568
21,908
31,595
55,738
47,155
34,650
28,100
72,539
14,665
46,346
32,931
25,441
43,224
9,709
52,284
5,126
75,231
20,076
64,671
49,133
83,332
7,004
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11,507
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2009 Honda CR-VEX-L........................................
2010 Honda CR-VEX...........................................
2009 NissanMuranoS........................................
2011 Toyota RAV4 Base......................................
2010 Toyota Highlander V6................................
2008 Cadillac SRXV6...........................................
2008 Honda Pilot EX-L.........................................
2008 Toyota Highlander Sport..........................
2011 Honda CR-VLX...........................................
2006 Mercedes E-Class E350 4MATIC..........
2009 Lexus IS250.................................................
2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited.................................
2008 JeepGrandCherokee Limited................
2010 Acura TSX2.4..............................................
2010 Toyota AvalonLimited..............................
2012 Mini Cooper SBase....................................
2012 FordEscape XLT.........................................
2010 Chevrolet Silverado1500 WorkTruck........
2012 SubaruForester 2.5X.................................
2011 NissanFrontier SV......................................
2012 FordEscape XLT.........................................
2012 SubaruForester 2.5X.................................
2008 Lexus ES350................................................
2009 Cadillac CTSBase 1SA..............................
2010 Toyota Venza Base.....................................
2010 Honda Odyssey EX-L.................................
2010 Toyota Highlander V6................................
2011 Toyota Tacoma Base.................................
2010 Audi A4 2.0TPremium..............................
2010 Honda Pilot EX............................................
2011 Toyota Tacoma Base V6...........................
2011 Acura TSX3.5..............................................
2010 Acura TL Base.............................................
2010 Acura RDXTechnology Package...........
2010 Toyota Venza...............................................
2010 Toyota 4Runner SR5..................................
2011 Acura TSX2.4..............................................
2010 Honda Odyssey EX-L.................................
2010 Toyota Highlander SE................................
2011 Honda CR-VEX-L........................................
2011 Toyota Sienna LE........................................
2011 Honda Pilot EX-L.........................................
2008 Acura RDXTechnology Package...........
2010 Mercedes C-Class C300............................
2010 Acura RDXBase.........................................
2012 Acura TSX2.4 Special Edition................
2010 Lexus ES350................................................
2010 Toyota Highlander Limited.......................
2010 Toyota Tacoma Base V6...........................
2011 Honda Pilot EX............................................
2007 Cadillac Escalade EXTBase.....................
2011 Honda Pilot EX-L.........................................
2010 Cadillac CTS3.6L Performance...............
2013 Acura ILX......................................................
2012 Acura TSX2.4..............................................
2011 Lexus ES350................................................
2010 Honda Pilot EX-L.........................................
2010 Honda Odyssey Touring...........................
2011 Honda Pilot EX-L.........................................
2010 BMW3 Series 328i xDrive........................
2011 Honda Pilot EX-L.........................................
2010 Toyota Highlander Limited.......................
2008 GMCSierra 1500 Denali............................
2010 Cadillac CTSPremium...............................
2010 Lexus RX350...............................................
2010 Honda Pilot Touring...................................
2012 Acura TSX2.4 Special Edition................
2010 Cadillac CTS3.6L Performance...............
2010 Lexus IS250.................................................
2009 Cadillac CTSBase 1SA..............................
2011 Honda Pilot EX-L.........................................
2010 Mercedes M-Class ML350........................
2011 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LTLT1..........
2010 Lexus RX350...............................................
2010 Lexus RX350...............................................
2013 Dodge Challenger R/T...............................
2010 FordF-150 KingRanch..............................
2011 Mercedes C-Class C300 Sport 4MATIC....
2010 Lexus RX350...............................................
2012 Chevrolet Silverado2500HDLT..............
2011 Lexus RX350...............................................
2012 BMW3 Series 328i......................................
2010 Porsche Cayenne Base.............................
2012 Dodge Ram3500 STCrewCabDRW....
2009 Lexus LS460 L.............................................
2009 Lexus LS460................................................
2012 Mercedes SLK-Class SLK250...................
2013 JeepWrangler UnlimitedRubicon.........
2010 Cadillac Escalade Luxury..........................
2010 Cadillac CTS-VBase...................................
2012 Mercedes M-Class ML350........................
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2012 CIVIC LX COUPE
MPG
28 City
39 HWY
**Lease 36 Months through ahfc. $0 Down Payment.
1st payment and tags due at delivery. Residual $10,667.25
Per Mo.
Lease
ase 36 Months through ahfc $0 Down Payment
Per M Per M
LLeas
* *
Model #FG3B5CEW 140-hp
16-Valve SOHC i-VTEC 5-Speed
Automatic Transmission Air Con-
ditioning with Air-Filtration System
Power Windows/Locks/Mirrors
Cruise Control Remote Entry
160-Watt AM/FM/CD Audio System
with 4 Speakers ABS
Dual-Stage, Multiple-Threshold
Front Airbags (SRS) Front Side
Airbags with Passenger-Side Oc-
cupant Position Detection System
(OPDS) Side Curtain Airbags
$0 DOWN
PAYMENT
2013 ACCORD LX SEDAN
MPG
27 City
36 HWY
***Lease 36 Months through ahfc. $0 Down Payment.
Model #CR2F3DEW
185-hp (SAE Net), 2.4-Liter,
16-Valve, DOHC i-VTEC
4-Cylinder
Engine with Direct Injection
Vehicle Stability Assist
TM
(VSA
)
with Traction Control Continu-
ously Variable Transmission (CVT)
16-Inch Alloy Wheels Dual-Zone
Automatic Climate Control with
Air-Filtration System Rearview
Camera with Guidelines Blu-
etooth
HandsFreeLink
Pandora
Internet Radio Compatibility USB

Audio Interface MP3/Auxiliary
Input Jack i-MID with 8-inch
WQVGA (480x320) Screen and
Customizable Feature Settings
2013 Honda CR-V LX
LEASES BASED ON APPROVED CREDIT TIER 1 THRU AHFC. MILEAGE BASED ON 2012 EPA MILEAGE ESTIMATES. USE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY.
DO NOT COMPARE TO MODELS BEFORE 2008. YOUR ACTUAL MILEAGE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON HOW YOU DRIVE AND MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE. OFFERS EXPIRE 3/4/2013.
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S
1110 Wyoming Ave,
Scranton, PA
1-800-NEXT-HONDA
570-341-1400
ODYSSEY
10 ODYSSEY EX Slate, 24K.....................NOW $21,500
ACCORDS
08 ACCORD EXL SDN Green, 70K.....................NOW $14,500
10 ACCORD EX SDN Silver, 74K.........................NOW $15,750
10 ACCORD EXL SDN Red, 41K .......................NOW $17,950
10 ACCORD EX SDN Gray, 20K..........................NOW $18,500
10 ACCORD EXL SDN Black, 23K......................NOW $19,500
10 ACCORD EXL V6 SDN Black, 46K ..............NOW $18,950
11 ACCORD EXL SDN Navy, 20K.......................NOW $19,950
10 ACCORD LX SDN Red, 28K...........................NOW $16,950
10 ACCORD LX SDN Gold, 15K..........................NOW $17,250
10 ACCORD LXP SDN Gray, 17K.......................NOW $18,500
10 ACCORD EXL V6 SDN White, 28K..............NOW $19,950
1.9%
for 36 mos
CIVICS
10 CIVIC EX SDN Black, 31K................................NOW $16,500
09 CIVIC LX SDN Blue, 74K .................................NOW $12,750
10 CIVIC LX SDN Titanium, 60K ............................NOW $14,750
10 CIVIC EX SDN Gray, 51K.................................NOW $15,950
10 CIVIC LX SDN Silver, 18K ................................NOW $15,750
10 CIVIC LX SDN Titanium, 28K ............................NOW $15,750
CRV 4WD
11 CRV SE Black, 30K...............................................NOW $21,750
10 CRV EXL-NAVI Gray, 25K................................NOW $22,950
11 CRV EX Gray, 17K................................................NOW $22,950
11 CRV EXL-NAVI Black, 41K...............................NOW $23,500
10 CRV EX Silver, 40K...............................................NOW $20,750
10 CRV EXL Sage, 30K............................................NOW $22,950
11 CRV EXL Titanium, 21K ........................................NOW $24,950
10 CRV EX Black, 40K...............................................NOW $20,750
10 CRV EX Silver, 40K...............................................NOW $20,750
11 CRV SE Sage, 29K ...............................................NOW $21,250
10 CRV EXL Black, 19K............................................NOW $22,900
11 CRV EXL White, 18K............................................NOW $24,950
Low Financing
EXTENDED By Honda!
PILOT 4WD
11 PILOT LX Gray, 48K............................................NOW $21,500
11 PILOT EX White, 26K..........................................NOW $27,950
11 PILOT EXL Gray, 32K ........................................NOW $28,500
11 PILOT EXL Silver, 25K .......................................NOW $28,750
11 PILOT EXL DVD Silver, 25K............................NOW $28,950
12 PILOT TOURING NAVI/DVD White, 18K..NOW $36,500
10 PILOT EXL Black, 28K .......................................NOW $27,950
2.9%
for 60 mos
1.9%
for 36 mos
2.9%
for 60 mos
1.9%
for 36 mos
2.9%
for 60 mos
1.9%
for 36 mos
2.9%
for 60 mos
1.9%
for 36 mos
2.9%
for 60 mos
MPG
28 City
39 HWY
*Lease 36 Months through ahfc. $0 Down Payment. 1st payment and tags due at delivery. Residual $11,365.10
Per Mo.
Lease
*
Model #FB2F5CEW 140-hp 16-Valve SOHC i-VTEC 5-Speed Automatic Transmission Air Conditioning
with Air-Filtration System Power Windows/Locks/Mirrors Cruise Control Remote Entry 160-Watt AM/FM/
CD Audio System with 4 Speakers ABS Dual-Stage, Multiple-Threshold Front Airbags (SRS) Front Side
Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) Side Curtain Airbags
$0 DOWN
PAYMENT
Per Mo.
Lease
Lease 36 Months through ahfc $0 Down Payment
Per Mo. Per Mo.
LLease
* **
$0 DOWN
PAYMENT
MPG
22 City
30 HWY
****Lease 36 Months through ahfc. $0 Down Payment.
Model #RM4H3DEW
185-hp (SAE Net), 2.4-Liter,
16-Valve, DOHC i-VTEC
4-Cylinder
Engine Automatic Transmission
Real Time AWD with Intelligent
Control System
TM
Vehicle Stability
AssistTM (VSA
) with Traction
Control Multi-Angle Rearview
Camera with Guidelines
Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink
USB Audio Interface
Remote Entry System
160-Watt AM/FM/CD Audio
System with 4 Speakers
Pandora
Radio Compatibility
Bluetooth
Streaming Audio
Per Mo.
Lease
$0 DOWN
PAYMENT
*Lease 36 Months through ahfc $0 Down Payment
Per Mo. Per Mo.
LLease
* ***
1.9
%
for 36 mos. 2.9
%
for 60 mos.
On All Certied Hondas
Gray, 90K, Was $7,950
Now $6,750
05 DODGE
STRATUS CPE R/T
Red, 35K, Was $15,750
Now $13,950
10 TOYOTA COROLLA
S SEDAN
Club Cab, Black, 26K, Was $19,950
07 DODGE DAKOTA
SXT 4X4
Now $17,950
Black, Soft Top, 47K, Was $15,950
Now $14,750
06 JEEP WRANGLER
X 4X4
White, 53K, Was $10,950
Now $10,250
08 CHEVY IMPALA
LT SEDAN
Red, 23K, Was $14,950
Now $14,500
11 TOYOTA COROLLA
LE SEDAN
Blue, 14K, Was $12,950
Now $11,950
08 CHRYSLER
SEBRING LX SDN
Black, 32K, Was $15,750
Now $13,950
10 CHEVY MALIBU
LT SDN
Gray, 38K, Was $15,750
Now $12,500
10 HYUNDAI
ELANTRA GLS SDN
5 Speed, Silver, 65K
Now $8,950
09 CHEVY COBALT
LS CPE
Red, 47K
Now $15,750
08 JEEP LIBERTY
SPORT 4WD
Red, 25K
Now $11,950
10 HYUNDAI SONATA
GLS SDN
Silver, 48K
Now $12,500
08 SUBARU IMPREZA
AWD SDN
Blue 35K
Now $15,950
09 DODGE JOURNEY
SXT 4WD
White, 67K
Now $9,950
06 MITSUBISHI
GALANT ES SEDAN
Black, 88K
Now $8,950
05 HONDA CIVIC
VP CPE
Beige, 82K
Now $14,500
08 TOYOTA
RAV-4 AWD
*1.9% for 36 mos/ 2.9% for up to 60 mos on Certifed Hondas thru Am Honda Finance W.A.C.
Certifed Hondas have 1 yr - 12k, Basic Warranty & 7yr - 100k Powertrain from orig. inservice date.
10 BMW 328Xi AWD SDN
Navy, 41K
Now $22,950
HONDA CRV EX 4WD
06, Silver, 96K $11,500
06, Black, 102K $11,950
07, Green, 75K $14,950
Navy, 25K
Now $11,950
07 CHEVY
TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD
Black, 65K
Now $11,750
08 FORD FUSION
SEL SEDAN
Silver, 57K
07 TOYOTA CAMRY
XLE SEDAN
Now $15,950
Gold, 81K
Now $13,950
08 TOYOTA
RAV4 4WD
00 LEXUS
RX300 AWD
Gold, 103K
Now $9,250
FIT
11 HONDA FIT Black, 11K ......................................NOW $15,950
Silver, 37K
Now $13,500
08 MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE GS CPE
Silver, 57K
Now $15,950
07 TOYOTA CAMRY
XLE SEDAN
07 Black, 76K
$11,750
NISSAN ALTIMA S SDN
08 Gray, 42K
$13,500
Gold, 37K
Now $8,950
00 HONDA ACCORD
EX SDN
REMOTE KEYLESS
ENTRY
SIDE AIR BAGS
TILT WHEEL
REAR DEFROSTER
ANTI-THEFT SYS.
PWR. DOOR LOCKS
AUTOMATIC
AM/FM/CD
SIDE AIR CURTAINS
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $645 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 2/28/13.
24
Mos.
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000
allowable miles. First months payment, $645 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 2/28/13.
NEW FORDFUSION
24
Mos.
Auto., Air, CD, PL, Advance Trac w/Electronic
Stability Control, PM, Side Curtains, Sirius
Satellite, Tilt Wheel,
, Cruise Control,
15 Alum. Wheels, SYNC, Keyless
Entry with Keypad
NEW FORDFIESTA SE
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable
miles. First months payment, $645 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 2/28/13.
24
Mos.
Pwr. Windows, PDL, Air, Advance Trac
with Roll Stability Control, CD, Remote
Keyless Entry w/Keypad,
MyFord, Convenience
Group, Auto. Headlamps,
Reverse Sensing Sys.
NEW FORDEDGE
24
Mos.
M
O
S.
A
P
R
PLUS
NEW FORDEXPLORER
3.5L Engine, CD, MyFord
Display, Auto. Climate Control, PL, Pwr.
Mirrors, PW, 17 Steel Wheels,
Keyless Entry,
MyKey, Cruise Control
24
Mos.
24
Mos.
NEW FORDF-150 SUPERCAB 4X4 STX
STX, 5.0L V6, Auto., CD, Air, 18 Alum. Wheels,
Cloth Seat, 40/20/40 Split Seat, Decor Pkg.,
Cruise, ABS, Pwr. Equipment Group,
Chrome Step Bar, Trailer Tow
Auto., 3.5L V6, SYNC, CD, Keyless Entry
with Keypad, PW, PDL, 18Alum.
Wheels, Anti-Theft Perimeter
Alarm, Sirius Satellite Radio,
Dual Climate Control,
24
Mos.
M
O
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A
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PLUS
NEW FORDTAURUS SEL
, SE, 1.6 EcoBoost Engine,
Auto., Keyless Entry w/Keypad, Auto.
Headlamps, 17 Alloy Wheels,
SYNC, PW, Sirius Satellite
Radio, PL, Tonneau
Cover, Perimeter Alarm
ALL NEW FORDESCAPE SE AWD
24
Mos.
MPG
MPG
PWR. WINDOWS
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable
miles. First months payment, $645 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 2/28/13.
ALL NEW FORDC-MAX HYBRID
, Auto., Speed Control,
Dual Zone Auto., Temp Control,
17 Alum. Wheels, CD, Keyless
Entry, Rear Spoiler,
Electronic Traction
Control, 1st & 2nd
Row Air Curtains
24
Mos.
2.5L Engine, 16 Steel Wheels, PW, Auto.
Headlamps, 1st & 2nd Row Air Curtains,
Cruise, Tilt, Auto., CD, Message Center,
Safety Pkg., Keyless Entry,
Anti-Theft Sys., SYNC, Side
Impact Air Bags
ALL NEW FORDFUSION TITANIUM
24
Mos.
, 2.0L EcoBoost Engine, Tilt Wheel,
18 Alum. Wheels, Pwr. Leather Heated
Seats, Side Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air
Curtains, Sirius Satellite
Radio, Keyless Entry
w/Keypad, SYNC, Rear
Spoiler, Rear Camera,
Appearance Pkg.
CALL NOW 823-8888 CALL NOW 823-8888
Overlooking Mohegan Sun Overlooking Mohegan Sun
577 East Main St., Plains 577 East Main St., Plains
Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B
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Spacious Cape w/finished LL & 2nd floor Master w/
new full bath, HW on main floor, new windows & much more!
12-4178
BETH 696-0874
Wyoming Ave to 10th Street - L on Susquehanna - House
on L.
Nice 3BR & 1 bath home in Wyoming Area School
District. Low maintenance yard & nice size covered patio. 2 car
detached garage. Gas steam heat. 12-4243
ANDY 714-9225
North on Wyoming Ave, R on E. 7th St, L on Sharpe St,
home on R.
Cute well-built Ranch offers great opportunity in
desirable neighborhood. 3BRs, carport, adjacent lot included in
price. 12-3051
MARCIE 714-9267
N on Wyoming Avenue to R on 1st Street, L at Wyoming
Border.
Distinctive design in the NEW Insignia
Ranch. Open floor plan, granite & stainless steel, HW &
tile floors, full walk-out basements.
MARCIE 714-9267
All brick 3BR Ranch nestled on lovely level lot. LR w/
brick FP, formal DR, 3 baths, LL recreation room, attached 2 car
garage, 3 season porch, gas heat. 13-17
MARIE MONTANTE 881-0103
Rt 315, L on Laflin Road, R on Fordham, L on Manchester.
Terrific 4-5BR 6000SF home on 1.68acres; LR & DR;
eat-in cherry Kit w/all appls; 1st flr FR w/FP; MBR Ste; 1st flr
office; A/C; Rec rm; Pool; 3 garages. 12-4554
RAE 714-9234
Rt 315 to Laflin Road, R on Fordham, home on R.
Lovely 3BR, 1 bath 2-story home with FR,
formal DR & eat-in kitchen area. Large backyard &
oversized 1 car garage.
TERRY NELSON 714-9248
12-2503
Immaculate 3BR home with deep private lot.
Access to drive & large storage room.
DEANNA 696-0894
12-3562
Enjoy comfortable living in this 3BR, 1
bath, 2-story w/spacious LR/DR & modern kitchen. Newer
carpet & furnace. Outdoor patio for entertaining & relaxing
PLUS a 1 car detached garage. Priced to sell fast!
JULIO 239-6408
12-3296
Move-in ready! 3BR Split-level with HW floors &
plaster walls. Nice location. Close to highways, shopping
& schools.
DEB ROCCOGRANDI 696-6671
12-3416
Cozy 3BR, 1 bath home with OSP & lots of
potential.
BETH 696-0879
13-167
Need a 5 car garage? Beautiful 3BR, 2 bath
home w/gar in great neighborhood. 5 minutes to
shopping, PA Turnpike & 81. C/A on 1st flr, new electrical
service, plumbing, maybe HW under carpet.
JULIO 239-6408
12-3772
Great location with convenient access to
81 located in the Pittston Area School District.
DIANE 696-0873
13-263
3BR (each side) Double on quiet street in nice
neighborhood. Fenced yard, garage & OSP. Wita a little
TLC, this could be a great investment.
MARY M 714-9249
12-2980
Stately 2-story Century home w/4BRs,
eat-in kitchen, formal DR, heated sunroom, 1st floor
laundry, detached 1 car garage in desirable neighborhood
on corner lot.
MARIE 881-0103 OR 714-9244
12-3170
Ranch home with open floor plan. 3BRs, HW
floors, 2 car garage, fenced yard & finished basement.
TINA 714-9277
13-458
Well maintained 4BR home. Gas heat,
fenced yard, 1st floor laundry, 3 season room, shed,
newer roof & windows.
NANCY PALUMBO 714-9240
12-3122
One of the largest lots in Wyoming! 2-story,
3BR Traditional w/stained glass windows & foyer.
Complete privacy.
DEANNA 696-0894
12-3795
Enjoy low maintenance living in this
completely renovated lg home w/3BRs & 2 modern baths.
This home boasts a lg LR, lg eat-in kit, sep formal DR, FR
& MBR w/lg walk-in closet. Just pack your bags & move
right in!
JULIO 239-6408
12-3884
Spacious 4BR, 3 bath home w/modern
kitchen & baths. Wyoming Area School District. Bonus
income from 2BR apartment over garage. Charming
Gazebo. Large lot.
LESLIE 696-0841
12-4131
Stately 3-story home w/spacious rooms
& all redone having everything new! 6BRs, deep lot w/
drive-thru garage!
LISA 715-9335
12-3833
Motivated Seller says bring me an offer
& will help w/closing costs. Very roomy 2story w/2 full
baths, built-ins in Kitchen, deep lot w/detached 2 car
garage on one way street.
DEB ROCCOGRANDI 696-6671
12-512
Pride of ownership throughout!
Beautiful 4BR, 2 bath w/large rooms, loads of closet
space, designer ceilings & OSP.
MARY M. 714-9274
12-3931
Priced to sell. Former store perfect for
offices or small business PLUS 3 modern apartments for
extra income. Great location!
RAE 714-9234
12-2497
Double block - each side has 3BRs, 1
bath, semi-modern kitchen, gas heat. All utilities paid by
tenants.
MATT 714-9229
12-4050
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Physicians Assistant/Nurse Practioner
Northeast Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, Inc.
The qualified applicant will assist the physician in examination
of patients in clinic setting, providing perioperative care and workup of
patients with ear, nose and throat disorders. Candidates must be certi-
fied and possess a current license or be eligible through the Pennsylvania
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Must be able to work in a fast
paced environment, and be confident in ability to make medical decisions.
Additionally, candidate should have excellent people skills, exceptional
written and oral communication skills, be computer literate and have
experience with electronic medical records. Individual must possess the
ability to work both as a member of a team, as well as independently.
Experience in ENT and Allergy preferred, but not required.
We will provide training and educational support to the ideal candidate.
Email Sue@northeast-ent.com or mail to
Attn: Sue Lynn, 6850 Lows Rd. Suite 320
Suite 320 Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Caregivers Hours Immediately Available
Visiting Angels is looking for experienced compassionate and reliable caregivers to work
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porch, water &
sewer provided by
owner, utilities by
tenant. Gas heat, no
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$695/month + secu-
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941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
WYOMING
Lovely large 1st floor
1 bedroom, small
computer room,
large living & dining
rooms, kitchen,
stove, new refriger-
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PROPERTY FOR RENT:
900 Sq. Ft.
STORE RETAIL
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200 Spring St.
Wilkes-Barre
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950 Half Doubles
DURYEA
3 bedroom, 1.5
baths, separate
laundry area. Large
yard. Off street
parking. $700/
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570-466-0401
570-655-6475
EXETER
MODERN
2 bedroom with
extra large mas-
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kitchen. All tile &
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Large fenced
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washer/ dryer
hook up, paved off
street parking.
Economical gas
heat, all stainless
appliances. Pet
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(570)328-0784
950 Half Doubles
FORTY FORT
Newly remodeled 3
bedroom with 1.5
baths. New paint &
windows, off street
parking, fenced
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2 bedrooms, 1 bath,
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room apartment.
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Brand new appli-
ances available, if
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furnished. Large
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$750/month + utili-
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950 Half Doubles
PITTSTON TWP.
3 bedroom, includes
appliances, wash-
er/dryer hook up,
water, sewer, gar-
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smoking. $675 +
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570-655-2534
PLAINS
SPACIOUS
Victorian charm,
central air, 3 bed-
room, 1 bath hard-
wood floors, neu-
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glass window,
Washer/dryer
hook-up off large
kitchen. Off street
parking. No pets.
Reduced $675.
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570-793-6294
PLYMOUTH
3 bedrooms. Newly
remodeled with
yard & large patio.
Washer & dryer
hookup, wall to wall
carpeting. $600/
month & deposit
required. Section 8
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SAND SPRINGS
Golf Community
Townhouse. 2,400
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kitchen, 3 bed-
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2 stall garage. 3
minutes to inter-
states 81 & 80.
$1,350 + utilities.
570-582-4575
EXETER
Beautiful magnifi-
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home. 3 bedrooms,
2 baths, finished
lower level, 2 car
garage with a rear
deck area. Master
bedroom and bath
on first floor, new
carpets, recently
painted, hardwood
& tile floors, granite
counters & stainless
steel appliances in
kitchen. Gas heat.
$1500 per/ month.
570-479-6722
WEST PITTSTON
TOWNHOUSE
2 bedrooms, 1.5
baths, hardwood
floors, living/dining
combo, refrigerator
& stove, washer/
dryer hookup, off-
street parking, no
pets. Front and
back porches, full
basement. $650/
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