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Shamokin, Pa.
Kraynak patient blasts process
Frustration mounts in search for care; county, state say options exist
BY STEPHANIE BETTICK
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stephanie_b@newsitem.com
KULPMONT — Vikki Benedet-
to had her monthly appointment
to see Dr. Raymond Kraynak
scheduled Dec. 27, only to wake
up and learn his medical license
had been suspended by the State
Board of Osteopathic Medicine
SHAMOKIN GALLERY RECEPTION
‘FRESH’ ART
Young artists featured in “FRESH,” an exhibition at the Northumberland County Council for
the Arts and Humanities’ Fine Art Gallery at the Northumberland County Career and Arts
Center, are pictured during an opening reception Friday evening. From left are, front, Miranda
Balthaser and Mary Cotsack; back, Savannah Kerrick, Erin Clarke and Valentine Mountjoy.
Five young women display
unique talents at new show
BY SARAH DESANTIS
THE NEWS-ITEM
sarah_d@newsitem.com
SHAMOKIN —
“FRESH,” a visual art
show at the Northumber-
land County Council for
the Arts and Humanities
Fine Art Gallery, cele-
brates the work of five
female artists with differ-
ent styles.
Curator Lisa Welch
Knecht said she selected
the women because of
their specialties in a vari-
ety of techniques, then
allowed them to choose
the pieces to bring to the
show, which opened Fri-
day evening.
The five selected artists
are digital artist Miranda
Balthaser, of Shamokin,
painter Erin Clarke, of
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“They think they did this
wonderful thing, but then
nobody’s left to care for the
people.”
(SBOM).
Benedetto had been hoping to
Miranda Balthaser, 13, of Shamokin, creates Through the expression
digital art during an opening reception Friday in his eyes, which she
for “FRESH.”
Danville, photographer er Savannah Kerrick, of
Mary Cotsack, of Conyn- Beaver Meadows.
gham Borough, Luzerne “I tried to bring in five
County, charcoal artist young women who are all
Valentine Mountjoy, of doing something unique,” more spontaneous in
Coal Township, and paint- said Knecht.
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Vikki Benedetto
receive guidance from her long-
time physician on steps she
LARRY DEKLINSKI/STAFF PHOTOS
Distinctiveness is also
key for the artists in
selecting their subjects.
Mountjoy said she looks
for compelling character-
istics when choosing a
person for one of her
charcoal sketches.
“My goal is to either tell
a story or describe a per-
son’s character,” she said.
Among the pieces
Mountjoy selected for the
show is “Portrait of
Seth,” a close-up facial
sketch of her neighbor.
said are a striking color,
Mountjoy portrayed his
key characteristics of
thoughtfulness and qui-
etude.
Cotsack said she is
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should take to receive her medica-
tions after Kraynak had surren-
and a male friend, who wishes to
remain anonymous, have had no
dered his DEA license to dispense luck in finding a new primary
controlled substances as part of a care physician. She said they
bail agreement. The deal was have been told more than once,
related to a federal indictment on
Dec. 22 that charges Kraynak
“We don’t give out pills,” when
attempting to make an appoint-
with 19 counts related to overpre- ment.
scribing opioids, including five “I’m just so emotionally
cases where the patients died. exhausted from the whole thing,”
Since then, Benedetto said she Patient, Page 6
SCI inmates
give $3,800
toward camp
AS REPORTED TO INSIDE meet com-
THE NEWS-ITEM Check munity
presented. needs in the
MOUNT CARMEL — Page 6 Mount Car-
Thanks to the generosity of mel area.
inmates at SCI-Coal Town- Last month, prison admin-
ship, 10 more children in istrators, on behalf of the
the Mount Carmel area will association, delivered a
be able to attend the Kaupas check for $1,000 to the
Camp this summer. Mount Carmel Area Food
The Lifeline Association, Pantry.
a nonprofit organization of Camp task force repre-
prisoners at SCI-Coal Town- sentatives Father Martin
ship, has decided to donate Moran, supervisor, and
$3,800 to help fund the 2018 Jake Betz, director, of the
camp. This is the second Mother Maria Kaupas Cen-
charitable contribution ter, and Pete Cheddar,
made by the prisoners with- Mount Carmel Area
in the last month to help Donation, Page 6
Pa. medical pot
registry taken off
police computers
Fear of flagging by feds
BY MARK SCOLFORO chase background
ASSOCIATED PRESS checks.
HARRISBURG — The Health Department
Pennsylvania regulators said that when police
said Friday they will no need to verify that some-
longer make a new medi- one is in the program,
cal marijuana registry they will instead have to
available on the state’s rely on patients’ medical
computer system for law marijuana ID cards.
enforcement, making it “Medical marijuana is
less likely someone’s par- an important medication
ticipation will be flagged for Pennsylvanians
during federal gun-pur- Marijuana, Page 6
Churches help
stock school’s
Clothing Closet
BY STEPHANIE BETTICK The donations were 
THE NEWS-ITEM accepted by four sev-
stephanie_b@newsitem.com enth-grade members of the
trivia club who were “over-
COAL TOWNSHIP — joyed.” The trivia club
Local pastors Zachary Hop- formed the Clothing Closet
ple and Karyn Fisher donat- in September to help stu-
ed more than 180 pieces of dents who can’t afford to
clothing that satisfy the purchase the appropriate
school dress code to the clothing.
Clothing Closet at Shamokin Fisher said Hopple, hav-
Area Middle/High School ing collected 80 clothing
Friday afternoon. Clothing, Page 6
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B reakfast B riefing Crash kills man, 82;

second driver critical
Almanac
Today is Saturday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2018. There
are 352 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Jan. 13, 1968, country singer Johnny Cash per-
formed and recorded a pair of shows at Folsom State
Prison in California; material from the concerts was re- BY THE NEWS-ITEM
leased as an album by Columbia Records under the title
TURBOTVILLE — A
“Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison,” which proved a hit.
On this date: Lycoming County man died
In 1733, James Oglethorpe and some 120 English col- and another man was in
onists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, while en critical condition Friday
route to settle in present-day Georgia. following a two-vehicle col-
In 1794, President George Washington approved a lision on Route 54 near Bea-
measure adding two stars and two stripes to the Amer- ver Run Road east of here
ican flag, following the admission of Vermont and Ken- in Lewis Township Friday
tucky to the Union. (The number of stripes was later re- morning.
duced to the original 13.) State police at Milton
In 1915, a magnitude-7 earthquake centered in Avezza- reported Frederick W. Mill-
no, Italy, claimed some 30,000 lives. er, 82, of Trout Run, sus-
In 1941, a new law went into effect granting Puerto tained fatal injuries. He was
Ricans U.S. birthright citizenship. wearing a seat belt.
In 1978, former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Northumberland County
died in Waverly, Minnesota, at age 66. Coroner James F. Kelley
In 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington, said the cause of death was
D.C.’s 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River blunt force trauma. Miller
while trying to take off during a snowstorm, killing 78 was pronounced dead at the
people; four passengers and a flight attendant survived.
scene.
In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the na-
State police said Miller
tion’s first elected black governor as he took the oath of
office in Richmond. was driving west at 6:54 HARRY DEITZ/FOR THE NEWS-ITEM

In 1997, seven black soldiers were awarded the Medal a.m. when his 2016 Ford State police said the 82-year-old driver of the Ford Fusion, foreground, was
of Honor for World War II valor; the lone survivor of the Fusion crossed the center killed and the driver of the Dodge Caravan across the highway suffered
group, former Lt. Vernon Baker, received his medal from line and struck the front serious injuries in a crash Friday morning on Route 54 near Turbotville.
President Bill Clinton at the White House. driver’s side of a 2007 Dodge
In 1997, seven black soldiers were awarded the Medal Caravan traveling east and
of Honor for World War II valor; the lone survivor of the operated by Daniel P. Con- rest facing north on the A nursing supervisor at Assisting were Warrior
group, former Lt. Vernon Baker, received his medal from rad, 28, of Muncy. Conrad north side of the road and Geisinger Medical Center, Run Area Fire Department
President Bill Clinton at the White House. also was wearing a seat Conrad’s stopped facing Danville, said Conrad and Montgomery Fire
In 2012, the Italian luxury liner Costa Concordia ran belt. west on the south side of was in critical condi- Department. 
aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio and flipped onto Miller’s vehicle came to a the road. tion Friday afternoon.
its side; 32 people were killed.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, visiting the

United Arab Emirates, gently urged authoritarian Arab al-
lies to satisfy frustrated desires for democracy in the
Mideast and saved his harshest criticism for Iran, brand-
ing it “the world’s leading state-sponsor of terror.”
Five years ago: A Cairo appeals court overturned Hos-
ni Mubarak’s life sentence and ordered a retrial of the
former Egyptian president for failing to prevent the killing
of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that
toppled his regime. (Mubarak was later acquitted.)
One year ago: Republicans drove a budget through
Congress giving them an early but critical victory in their
crusade to scrap President Barack Obama’s health care
overhaul. Federal prosecutors in Detroit announced that
Takata Corp. had agreed to plead guilty to a single crim-
inal charge and pay $1 billion in fines and restitution for
concealing a deadly defect in its air bag inflators.
Today’s Birthdays: Actress Frances Sternhagen is 88.
TV personality Nick Clooney is 84. Comedian Rip Taylor
is 84. Actor Richard Moll is 75. Rock musician Trevor
Rabin is 64. Rhythm-and-blues musician Fred White is
63. Rock musician James Lomenzo (Megadeth) is 59.
Actor Kevin Anderson is 58. Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus
is 57. Rock singer Graham “Suggs” McPherson (Mad-
ness) is 57. Country singer Trace Adkins is 56. Actress
Penelope Ann Miller is 54. Actor Patrick Dempsey is 52.
Actress Suzanne Cryer is 51. Actor Ross McCall is 42.
Actor Michael Pena is 42. Actor Orlando Bloom is 41.
Meteorologist Ginger Zee (TV: “Good Morning America”)
is 37. Actress Ruth Wilson is 36. Actor Julian Morris is
35. Actor Liam Hemsworth is 28.
Thought for Today: “A little too much is just enough
for me.” — Jean Cocteau, French author and filmmaker
(1889-1963).
Associated Press
Noteworthy
Road work
I-80 cleanup
MILE RUN — A contractor will perform
a spill cleanup from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday on Interstate 80 eastbound in
West Buffalo Township. The work site is
just west of the Mile Run Interchange.
In the event of inclement weather, the
work will be done Wednesday.
There will be a lane restriction. Mo-
torists should be alert and drive with
caution through the work zone.
Duke Street project
NORTHUMBERLAND — PennDOT
reports this update on the $13.7
million Duke Street Reconstruction
Project:
Next week, there will be gas line
relocation on Front Street between B
Street and Hanover Street and there
will be overhead utility work on Duke
Street and Front Street. Traffic will be
controlled with flaggers or lane shifts.
Delays are expected.
Duke Street is open to car traffic
only. A truck detour remains in place
for all trucks over 36 feet in length.
Those not making local deliveries are
being ticketed by local police depart-
ments.
There will be a public meeting on
Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Front Street
Station, 2 Front St., at which repre-
sentatives of PennDOT, the contractor completed. Concrete is scheduled to be
and design consultant will be in atten- placed for Pier 1 and Pier 3 next week.
dance. There will be a presentation
on the 2018 construction schedule,
after which attendees will be provided uled for next week.
with an opportunity to view project
displays and ask questions.
For more information on the Duke
Street project, go to ww.penndot.gov/
dukestreet.
CSVT 
WINFIELD — Work is progressing on
the Northern Section of the Central
Susquehanna Valley Transportation
(CSVT) project in Northumberland,
Union and Snyder counties as follows:
Winfield Interchange: There will be
excavation work, including night work.
Daylight lane restrictions on Route 15
southbound will be implemented as
weather permits for work at a bridge
abutment.
Northumberland County: Route 147
traffic is using a temporary crossover
to the new northbound bridge over
Chillisquaque Creek. The contractor is
demolishing the existing bridge over the
creek. Construction has begun on the
bridge spanning Ridge Road.
River bridge: Construction of Piers
1 through 8 will continue on the west
side of the river. Piers 4, 5 and 7 are
Production piles for the abutment on
the Winfield side of the river are sched-
Construction is ongoing on the abut-
ment on the Northumberland side of
the river.
For more information on the CSVT
project, go to www.csvt.com.

Shelter open for weekend

Police Blotter
‘9 Days for Life’
SUNBURY — Those without shelter or heat this week-
end are welcome at the Central Pa. Warming Center
at Zion Lutheran Church, Fifth and Market streets, Cen-
Key theft
campaign details
tral Susquehanna Opportunities (CSO) announced.
It will be open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. tonight and Sunday COAL TOWNSHIP — Thomas Swartz, of 223 W. Valley Ave.,
night. Elysburg, reported that sometime between Tuesday and
For more information, call 570-286-6459

are announced
Thursday, a key was removed from a Hustler Excel 320 tractor
Contact numbers relisted that was parked in his lot at 235 Center St. in the township.
SHAMOKIN — The final line of one Noteworthy was
mixed with a separate Noteworthy item in Friday’s edition.

Those interested in the after Christmas sale at the
Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library can contact the
library at 570-648-3202 for more information.
Those with questions regarding the Shamokin Area
NEED HELP
HARRISBURG — Numerous activities will take
place in the Diocese of Harrisburg to mark the 45th
anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision of Jan. 22,
1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decision leading to the

High School Alumni Association can call Jamie Bordell
at 570-648-5247.
Holiday closures
MOUNT CARMEL — The Lower Anthracite Transit Sys-
tem and Mount Carmel Borough will be closed Monday in
observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
‘Christ in Creation’ sessions set
MOUNT CARMEL — “Christ in Creation,” a public Bible
study on the early chapters of Genesis, is being held
- WRAPPING UP -
legalization of abortion throughout all nine months
of pregnancy.
Activities are planned within the 9 Days for Life
campaign, an annual period of prayer and action
from Saturday, Jan. 18 to Sunday, Jan. 26.
Holy Hours for Life at local churches:
Holiday Bills
Coal Township, Our Lady of Hope — 10 a.m. Sun-
day, Jan. 21.
Selinsgrove, Saint Pius X — 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21.
Sunbury, Saint Monica — 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26.
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Sunday at Good Shepherd Church, 3435 Trindle Road,
Rates
570-339-1200 for more information.
Camp Hill. Mass begins at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev.
Bible Thought Paul Schenck as celebrant and homilist. The public is
welcome. as low as APR*
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Trump partly denies, defends

vulgar immigrant comments
BY JILL COLVIN AND
ALAN FRAM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Presi-
dent Donald Trump on Fri-
day offered a partial denial
in public but privately
defended his extraordinary
remarks disparaging Hai-
tians and African countries
a day earlier. Trump said he
was only expressing what
many people think but
won’t say about immigrants
from economically
depressed countries,
according to a person who
spoke to the president as
criticism of his comments
ricocheted around the
globe.
Trump spent Thursday
evening making a flurry of
calls to friends and outside
advisers to judge their reac-
tion to the tempest, said the
confidant, who spoke on
condition of anonymity
because he wasn’t autho-
rized to disclose a private
conversation. Trump
wasn’t apologetic about his
inflammatory remarks and
denied he was racist,
instead, blaming the media
for distorting his meaning,
the confidant said.
However, critics of the
president, including some
in his own Republican Par-
ty, spent Friday blasting the
vulgar comments he made
behind closed doors. In his
meeting with a group of
senators, he had questioned
why the U.S. would accept
more immigrants from Hai-
ti and “shithole countries”
in Africa as he rejected a
bipartisan immigration
deal, according to one par-
ticipant and people briefed
on the remarkable Oval
Office conversation.
The comments revived
Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./AIR FORCE.
US Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell,
the senior enlisted adviser to Gen. Joseph F.
Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
speaks on the flightline of Al Dhafra Air Base in
the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 22.
Senior Pentagon soldier
warns ISIS: Quit or be
shot in the face, beaten
DAN LAMOTHE Troxell added that the U.S.-
led military coalition will
THE WASHINGTON POST
provide militants who sur-
The Pentagon's senior
render with safety in a
enlisted service member has
detainee cell, food, a cot and
issued a blunt warning to
AP PHOTO/ANDREW HARNIK Islamic State fighters, saying legal due process.
"HOWEVER, if they
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Andrews in new social-media posts
choose not to surrender, then
Air Force Base, Maryland, Friday, to travel to Palm Beach International that they could either surren-
we will kill them with
Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. der or face death in a number
extreme prejudice, whether
charges that the president reported to have said. The immigrants from countries of forms, including being that be through security
is racist and roiled immi- remarks, Durbin said, were like Norway was “an effort beaten to death with steel force assistance, by dropping
gration talks that were “vile, hate-filled and clearly to set this country back gen- entrenching tools. bombs on them, shooting
already on tenuous footing. racial in their content.” erations by promoting a Army Command Sgt. Maj.
them in the face, or beating
“The language used by He said Trump used the homogenous, white soci- John Wayne Troxell, the
them to death with our
me at the DACA meeting most vulgar term “more ety.” senior enlisted adviser in the
entrenching tools," Troxell
was tough, but this was not than once.” Republican leaders were Pentagon, issued the warn- wrote. "Regardless, they can-
the language used,” Trump “If that’s not racism, I largely silent, though ings on Facebook and Twit-
not win, so they need to
insisted in a series of Fri- don’t know how you can House Speaker Paul Ryan ter. Senior U.S. officials,
choose how it's going to be."
day morning tweets, push- define it,” Florida GOP Rep. said the vulgar language including Defense Secretary
The posts were published
ing back on some depic- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen told was “very unfortunate, Jim Mattis, have warned
Tuesday night along with a
tions of the meeting. WPLG-TV in Miami. unhelpful.” Islamic State fighters for
photograph of an entrench-
But Trump and his advis- Tweeted Republican Sen. Trump’s insults — along months that they must lay ing tool — a collapsible shov-
ers notably did not dispute Jeff Flake of Arizona: “The with his rejection of the down their weapons or face
el used by U.S. troops.
the most controversial of words used by the presi- bipartisan immigration annihilation, but Troxell's
It isn't the first time that
his remarks: using the word dent, as related to me direct- deal that six senators had message was unusually
Troxell has issued a warning
“shithole” to describe Afri- ly following the meeting by drafted — also threatened forceful.
along those lines. He used the
can nations and saying he those in attendance, were to further complicate "ISIS needs to understand
same talking points during a
would prefer immigrants not ‘tough,’ they were efforts to extend protections that the Joint Force is on United Services Organiza-
from countries like Norway abhorrent and repulsive.” for hundreds of thousands orders to annihilate them," tion (USO) holiday tour last
instead. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, of young immigrants, Troxell wrote on Facebook.
month in which he and his
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illi- D-Calif., called the com- many of whom were "So, they have two options
boss, Marine Gen. Joseph F.
nois, the only Democrat in ments “beneath the dignity brought to this country as should they decide to come
Dunford Jr., the chairman of
the room, said Trump had of the presidency” and said children and now are here up against the United States,
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visit-
indeed said what he was Trump’s desire to see more illegally. our allies and partners: sur-
ed deployed U.S. troops in
render or die!"
numerous locations.

At a G lance Cybersecurity firm: US Senate

430 spend night on train
snowbound in Japan in Russian hackers’ crosshairs
BY RAPHAEL SATTER
CYBERSECURITY WRITER
PARIS (AP) — The same
Russian government-aligned
hackers who penetrated the
Democratic Party have spent
the past few months laying
the groundwork for an espio-
nage campaign against the
U.S. Senate, a cybersecurity
firm said Friday.
The revelation suggests
the group often nicknamed
Fancy Bear, whose hacking
(The Japan News/Yomiuri) — Heavy snow continued campaign scrambled the
to hit wide areas along the Sea of Japan coast and 2016 U.S. electoral contest, is
other parts of the nation — leaving a JR Shinetsu Line still busy trying to gather the
train with about 430 passengers stranded for about 15 emails of America’s political
hours from Thursday night to Friday morning in Sanjo, elite.
Niigata Prefecture. “They’re still very active
The heavy snow particularly affected the Hokuriku re-
— in making preparations at
gion on Friday, as well as mountainous areas, due to a
least — to influence public
strong wintry cold air mass that hung over the nation for
a few days. opinion again,” said Feike
According to the Niigata branch of East Japan Railway Hacquebord, a security
Co., the four-car train — which departed Niigata Station researcher at Trend Micro
Inc., which published the
and was bound for Nagaoka Station in the prefecture
— was forced to stop on a section between Tokoji and report . “They are looking
Obiori stations Thursday night due to snow that had for information they might
accumulated on the railway. It resumed operation at leak later.”
The Senate Sergeant at
around 10:25 a.m. Friday — about 15 hours later —
after the snow was plowed. Arms office, which is
responsible for the upper
UK surgeon burned house’s security, declined to
initials onto patients’ livers comment.
LONDON (AP) — A British surgeon who burned his ini- Hacquebord said he based
tials into patients’ livers during transplant operations has
his report on the discovery
been fined $13,600, and ordered to perform community
of a clutch of suspi-
service.
cious-looking websites
Simon Bramhall pleaded guilty last month to two counts
dressed up to look like the
of assault, in a case a prosecutor called “without legal
U.S. Senate’s internal email
precedent in criminal law.” system. He then cross-refer-
Bramhall used an argon beam coagulator, which seals
enced digital fingerprints
bleeding blood vessels with an electric beam, to mark his
associated with those sites to
initials on the organs.
ones used almost exclusively
The 53-year-old surgeon resigned from Queen Elizabeth
by Fancy Bear, which his
Hospital in Birmingham in 2014 after another doctor dis-
covered what he’d done. The hospital says there was “no Tokyo-based firm dubs
“Pawn Storm.”
impact whatsoever” on the success of the operations.
Trend Micro previously
Kentucky is first to get OK drew international attention
for Medicaid work requirement when it used an identical
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has become the first technique to uncover a set of
decoy websites apparently
state to require many of its Medicaid recipients to work to
receive coverage, part of an unprecedented change to the set up to harvest emails from
the French presidential can-
nation’s largest health insurance program under the Trump
administration. didate Emmanuel Macron’s
campaign in April 2017. The
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an-
nounced the approval on Friday. The change will require adults sites’ discovery was followed
between the ages of 19 and 64 to complete 80 hours per two months later by a
month of “community engagement” to keep their coverage. still-unexplained publication
That includes getting a job, going to school, taking a job train- of private emails from sever-
ing course or community service. al Macron staffers in the
It’s a big change for Kentucky, a state that just four years final days of the race.
ago embraced former President Barack Obama’s health care Hacquebord said the
law under a previous Democratic governor who won praise rogue Senate sites — which
for posting some of the largest insurance coverage gains in were set up in June and Sep-
the country. tember of 2017 — matched
their French counterparts.
The U.S. Capitol Building is illuminated during banned for life. Amid specu-
sunrise in Washington.
“That is exactly the way
they attacked the Macron
campaign in France,” he
said.
Attribution is extremely
tricky in the world of cyber- Mitch McConnell who now
security, where hackers rou- runs a Washington
tinely use misdirection and
red herrings to fool their
adversaries. But Tend Micro, tana Sen. Steve Daines. A
which has followed Fancy
Bear for years, said there
could be no doubt.
“We are 100 percent sure
that it can attributed to the aren’t limited to U.S. politics;
Pawn Storm group,” said
Rik Ferguson, one of the
Hacquebord’s colleagues.
Like many cybersecurity
companies, Trend Micro
refuses to speculate publicly emails from a series of
on who is behind such
groups, referring to Pawn
Storm only as having “Rus-
sia-related interests.” But
the U.S. intelligence commu- Federation, the Internation-
nity alleges that Russia’s
military intelligence service
pulls the hackers’ strings
and a months-long Associat-
ed Press investigation into
the group, drawing on a vast
database of targets supplied
by the cybersecurity firm
Secureworks, has deter-
mined that the group is
closely attuned to the Krem-
lin’s objectives.
If Fancy Bear has targeted
the Senate over the past few
months, it wouldn’t be the
first time. An AP analysis of
Secureworks’ list shows that
several staffers there were
targeted between 2015 and
2016.
Among them: Robert
al Bobsleigh & Skeleton Fed-
eration, the International
Luge Federation and the
International Biathlon
Union.
The targeting of Olympic
groups comes as relations
between Russia and the
International Olympic Com-
mittee are particularly
fraught. Russian athletes are
being forced to compete
under a neutral flag in the
upcoming Pyeongchang
Olympics following an
extraordinary doping scan-
dal that has seen 43 athletes
AP PHOTO/JOHN MINCHILLO
and several Russian officials
lation that Russia could
retaliate by orchestrating
Zarate, now the foreign poli-
the leak of prominent Olym-
cy adviser to Florida Sen.
pic officials’ emails, cyberse-
Marco Rubio; Josh Holmes,
curity firms including McA-
a former chief of staff to
fee and ThreatConnect have
Senate Majority Leader
picked up on signs that state-
backed hackers are making
consul-
moves against winter sports
tancy; and Jason Thielman,
staff and anti-doping offi-
the chief of staff to Mon-
cials.
On Wednesday, a group
Congressional researcher
that has brazenly adopted
specializing in national secu-
the Fancy Bear nickname
rity issues was also targeted.
began publishing what
Fancy Bear’s interests
appeared to be Olympics
and doping-related emails
the group also appears to
from between September
have the Olympics in mind.
2016 and March 2017. The
Trend Micro’s report said
contents were largely unre-
the group had set up infra-
markable but their publica-
structure aimed at collecting
tion was covered extensive-
ly by Russian state media
Olympic winter sports feder-
and some read the leak as a
ations, including the Inter-
warning to Olympic offi-
national Ski Federation, the
cials not to press Moscow
International Ice Hockey
too hard over the doping
scandal.
A4  SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018
C ommentary
Revenue
gains made
without
need for
‘AOAA’ tax
Coal Township commissioners patiently
waited for several years before rightly decid-
ing this week to repeal an amusement tax
ordinance that had been in limbo.
It was drafted in response to the creation of
the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area
(AOAA) and the fear that the new park would
drive up costs for local taxpayers through
demands for police and other public services.
The effective date was amended several times
as the AOAA pleaded for patience and a
chance to develop into a successful enter-
prise.
That has happened, and along the way the
AOAA donated steadily increasing annual
sums to the township that reached a high of
$14,000 in 2017.
On Thursday night, commissioners voted
unanimously to repeal the tax before it was
ever officially put into effect.
• • •  comments Thursday at an Oval Office
We’re sure the commissioners see what we
do. It’s not just the $14,000 contribution —
though that is a nice chunk of change. It’s
about the real economic development — tax
revenue from employment, property improve-
ments, new businesses and more — the
AOAA is generating for Coal Township and
other municipalities. Consider:
• The two major campground facilities built
to accommodate visiting riders.
• The local bed and breakfasts that are serv-
ing AOAA clientele.
• Businesses such as Affordable Offroad in
Tharptown, whose owner credited the AOAA
for having sales climb from $80,000 to
$800,000 over three years and who expects to
grow his staff from four to 10 full-time
employees in the next two years.
• The same company plans to re-open the
former Bubba’s Bar and Grill in Gowen City
as the Hillside Bar & Grille in late summer to
cater to the influx of tourists coming to the
park.
• Two doors down from the Bubba’s site,
Access 2 Adventures opened last year to spe-
cialize in making off-roading accessible to
paraplegics.  The first is the most obvious: We
• And there’s Off Road Consulting LLC, a
company specializing in teaching drivers to
run their vehicles off that moved to the area
and continues to expand.
• • •  nearly 20 percent African-American.
The above list is not complete, and it also
doesn’t count local restaurants, grocery
stores, gas stations and other ancillary busi-
nesses that are feeling a positive impact from
the AOAA.
A certain tension still exists between some
locals and the park. Those feelings were
always understood, but we hope they further
dissipate with this milestone decision by
the township, through which it has acknowl-
edged that it doesn’t need a new tax to gener-
ate revenue from the AOAA.
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OPINION
Trump’s immigration
slurs make US less safe
BY JAMES STAVRIDIS
BLOOMBERG VIEW
President Donald Trump’s vulgar
meeting have not only done signifi-
cant moral damage to a nation
already terribly divided over race.
They also reverberate through the
international scene. This just makes
the jobs of our men and woman
around the world — service members,
diplomats, aid workers and so on —
much harder, in turn making all of us
less safe.
According to several participants
in the conference on immigration
reform, the president asked why we
would want to bring people to the U.S.
from “shithole” countries, apparently
referring to African nations and Cen-
tral American states like El Salvador.
He specifically mentioned our hemi-
sphere’s poorest country: “Why would
we want more Haitians here?”
Leaving aside the obvious ques-
tions of character and stability that
would cause a U.S. president to use
gutter language in a room full of
senior congressional leaders, there
are four significant reasons the use of
such thoughtless comments degrades
our international security.
rely on our powerful network of
allies, partners and friends around
the world to help us create stability in
turbulent regions, some of which
have produced the terrorist move-
ments that threaten us. Our network
goes well beyond reliable allies in pre-
dominantly white nations of Europe,
personified by the NATO alliance. We
desperately need partners in Africa,
Central America and the Caribbean.
This is not about “soft power” or for-
eign aid — this is about what our sol-
diers, sailors, airmen and Marines
need to do in the field against Boko
Haram in Nigeria, al-Shabaab in East
Africa and the Islamic State in Mali,
Sound Off
570-648-2340 E xt . 6
Fantasyland
To all you liberal-minded people
who espouse gun control and immi-
gration reform, please consider the
following: Chicago has been in Demo-
cratic control for years, it has been a
sanctuary city for years, and it has
some of the strictest gun control laws ple that want to be on the Shamokin jobs. Crooked Hillary lost, so get over
in the country, a liberal utopia if you
will. Why, then, does it have the most
shootings/murders in the country?
My conservative mind just doesn’t
understand this.
Donnie danger
Never do I recall a president’s mental there for many meetings. And to
stability questioned. Trump’s fitness to have the mayor’s wife want to be on fold reason: The Democratic National
serve is even a concern for those in the council?
White House who work for him. The
new book about Trump is additional
evidence that he is unfit to be presi-
dent. Donald Trump is a clear and
present danger to this country.
Steady decline
I assume the caller who rejects
socialized medicine will decline his
Medicare when he is eligible.
Swimmingly
To the person wondering about the
money being spent on the Shroyer pool, to recovery from GBS.
did they ever maybe think that the
$70,000 was a private donation or maybe In a bunch
some kind of grant that could only be
used for that and not for demolition or
for the library? They could go to a city their Fruit of the Looms all twisted
council meeting and find out, I’m sure.
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among others. If we can’t persuade
our partners to help us on the ground
because they are offended and con-
fused by presidential comments,
homeland security will inevitably suf-
fer.
Similarly, we continue to suffer
from the flow of narcotics into the
U.S., which has spurred an epidemic
of opioid abuse. Much of the drugs
pass through Central America and
the Caribbean. Haiti and El Salvador
are vital partners in fighting the traf-
fickers. When we denigrate them
from the White House, we lose the
ability to operate with them in the
field, hurting the efforts of the Drug
Enforcement Agency, the FBI, the
CIA, the Justice Department and oth-
er federal entities.
A second troubling aspect of the
comments is how they will be seized
upon by our opponents as evidence
that Americans are racist and disre-
spectful of other parts of the world.
The Russians and Chinese will use
undoubtedly cite them when courting
security and business partners in Lat-
in America, the Caribbean and Afri-
ca. Likewise, terrorist groups includ-
ing the Islamic State and al-Qaida,
both very skilled in propaganda, have
a new messaging weapon for recruit-
ing and proselytizing.
Third, this kind of language cre-
ates leadership challenges within the
military. Roughly 25 percent of the
active-duty force are minorities and
Many of them, or their parents or
grandparents, arrived on these shores
from countries their commander in
chief has now likened to an outhouse.
Their officers up the chain of com-
mand will have to try to ignore this,
or explain it, or deal with it — I assure
you this is currently the topic of con-
versation on ships, in barracks and
around hangar bays. The military
does a good job balancing questions
of race and ethnicity and building a
or soundoff @ newsitem . com
Walled in
Trump keeps asking for money to
build this damn wall. I thought Mexi- ing and giving $1,000 bonuses to their
co was paying for it.
New talent
I am calling about the list of peo- country to create thousands of new
City Council. I am not a resident of
the city, but I do believe that instead Over the top
of considering the wannabe politi-
cal people who have been in before
and have done nothing to help the
city, give the newcomers a chance.
The former members were not
Maintainance
To the caller complaining about
the money spent on the Shroyer
pool, he or she probably never goes
there and doesn’t know what’s hap-
pening. The pool has swimming les- incumbent, without a real strategy of
sons, lifeguard classes, events with
teenagers and water aerobics for
adults. It is one of the few good
things we have here so it must be
maintained. Frog’s take: That pool
was a godsend during my long road
Crooked Hillary worshippers like
Jack Strausser and Kenn Splitt had
up about President Trump’s tax over- money? Another stupid remark.
force that works together. But this
outburst makes that job more diffi-
cult, and thus distracts our military
leaders from their job of making us
safer.
Finally, there is a powerful dimen-
sion to our security that results from
the willingness of outstanding immi-
grants to join our armed forces. May I
introduce you to 2nd Lt. Alix Idrache?
He graduated from West Point in the
spring of 2016, and a photo of him at
his graduation — normally a moment
of extreme joy — captured him weep-
ing. When asked why, he said they
were tears of joy because, as a young
boy in Haiti, he never could have
imagined that he would one day stand
on the field at West Point, a regimen-
tal commander at the top of his class
in physics. Idrache is off to fly heli-
copters for our nation, and I predict a
successful career.
This is the other face of immigra-
tion, the positive one we don’t dis-
cuss enough. Do we want border
security? Of course. But do we also
want more people like Alex Idrache
to make the journey to America? I
do. But the president’s thoughtless
words hurt our chances of attracting
them.
One charitable interpretation of
Trump’s comments would be to say
that it was a no big deal, a casual com-
ment among politicians never meant
for the public’s ears. But it is often
said that the definition of character is
who we really are when we think no
one is listening. Such words reveal a
great deal about our president, his
character — and by extension our
national character. And in addition to
the moral and ethical damage done,
there is real harm to our national
security as well.
(Stavridis, a retired U.S. Navy
admiral and former military command-
er of NATO, is dean of the Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts
University.)
haul, but have been noticeably quiet
now that so many companies are hir-
employees. The stock market is at an
all-time high and new manufacturing
plants are being built around the
it.
Even some of the writers for
upscale magazines like The New
Yorker and Vanity Fair are admitting
that President Trump could win
re-election in 2020, and for one, two-
Committee has still done nothing to
reach out to the “working class” vot-
ers who pushed Trump over the top
in 2016, and has concentrated on sub-
urban Congressional races, and try-
ing to convince Hillary Clinton not to
run again. To merely criticize the
your own, is pointless.
In the pudding
It was called in to Sound Off that
Donald Trump is lying about all the
money laundering he has done over
the years. You have proof of this
statement? You can back your state-
ment with absolute facts? You can go
into a court of law and swear on the
Bible that you have actual facts and
proof that Donald Trump launders
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Obituaries
James Lamar Hoffman Sr.
COAL TOWNSHIP —
James Lamar Hoffman Sr.,
80, of 2050 Trevorton Road,
Coal Township, passed
away Thursday, Jan. 11,
2018, after a 15 month ill-
ness, at Mountain View: A
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center, Coal Township.
He was born in
Shamokin on June 5, 1937, a
son of Harriet Florence
Klase Hoffman. He was a
lifelong resident of the
Shamokin area.
He attended Coal Town-
ship High School.
On June 9, 1956 in
Shamokin, he married
Patricia Carol Ann Ray,
who preceded him in death
on Jan. 19, 2005.
He was employed as a
supervisor for the National
Ticket Co. He was a mem-
ber of First United Method-
ist Church, Shamokin, the
Shamokin Area Jr./Sr. High
School PTA, Shamokin PTA
council, life member of
National PTA, Our Lady of
Hope Rainbow Club, life
member of Rescue Fire Co.
and Rescue Sump Pumpers.
He is survived by a
daughter, Jamie Ann Bor-
dell and husband, William,
of Coal Township; grand-
children, Nicole Voeckler
Josiah David Stahl
PAXINOS — Josiah
David Stahl, 25, of Paxinos,
passed away Thursday,
Jan. 11, 2018, at his resi-
dence.
Josiah entered this
world as a little peanut on
Jan. 3, 1993. Even then his
muscles were very well
pronounced. He was a hap-
py baby, always waking
with a smile and babbling
to himself for hours. He
loved his Thomas train
and his Matchbox toys.
As he got older, he spent
many hours on the tram-
poline creating more
stunts to amuse us all. His
Saturdays were happily
spent at the river lot swim-
ming, catching crayfish,
playing king of the rock
and later kayaking and
rock climbing. He had a
very tender heart and
could always find good in
people.
In high school, football
and wrestling became his
passions. He left home ear-
ly every morning to go in
with Coach Hock to lift,
which he loved. He might
not have gotten every play
or move right, but he “left
it all” on the field or the
mat.
His life since high school
was somewhat of a strug-
gle, with many doubts and
miscues. He failed to real-
ize the depths of God’s love
for him and to experience
David Joseph Olbrish
KULPMONT — David
Joseph Olbrish, 42, of Kulp-
mont, passed away Monday,
Jan. 8, 2018, in Kulpmont.
Born Oct. 4, 1975, in
Shamokin, he was a son of
Joseph Olbrish and the late
Anna (Horoschock)
Olbrish, who died in Octo-
ber 2014.
He graduated from
Mount Carmel High School
in 1994. He worked at
Walmart, Coal Township;
Delta Motors; and Blaise
Alexander Cadillac Buick
GMC Truck, Sunbury. His
hobbies included looking at
Autolocator, collecting die-
cast car toys, and he loved
Camaros.
Surviving, in addition to
his father, Joseph, is a son,
James Lamar Hoffman Sr.
and husband, Jamie, and
Kelly Lynn and husband,
Josh; great-grandchildren,
Anastasia, Nikholai, Brock,
Barrett and Jamie Jr. (J.J.)
Voeckler and Mason Josh-
ua Lynn; a brother, John
Hoffman, of Coal Town-
ship; nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and
great-nephews.
In addition to his wife
and mother, he was preced-
ed in death by brothers
Charles and George Robert
Hoffman; sister, Margaret
Dunkelberger; a sister and
brother-in-law, Fern and
Ralph “Jake” Delp; and a
baby sister, Lois Hoffman.
Josiah David Stahl
the stability that He can
bring to life.
His mom and dad were
privileged to enjoy work-
ing with him in the family
business. He especially
loved making up unique
hanging baskets and plant-
ers.
He will be sadly missed
by his dad and mom,
George and Priscilla
Stahl, of Paxinos; his
younger brother, Caleb;
his grammy, Joyce L.
Stahl, of Sunbury; his
maternal grandparents,
Franklin and Dorothy
Knapp, of Millbrook, New
York; his long-time girl-
friend, Krysta Thomas, of
Elysburg; and myriad
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Forever in our hearts.
We love you Si.
David Joseph Olbrish
Logan Olbrish; a brother,
Michael Olbrish; and a
nephew, Benjamin
Olbrish. Also surviving are
aunts and cousins.
Daily deadline
for obituaries is
6:30 p.m.
obits@newsitem.com
Call 570-644-6397 ext. 2
OBIYUARIES / NATION SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 A5
Authorities arrest
Margaret E. (Novack) Gargone
SOMERS POINT, New
friend in death of
U Penn student
Jersey — Margaret E.
(Novack) Gargone, 96, of
Somers Point, New Jer-
sey, beloved mother and BY AMY TAXIN which he
grandmother, went home ASSOCIATED PRESS called a mur-
der.
to the Lord peacefully on
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Prosecu-
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017.
Authorities on Friday arrest- tors said they
Born in Mount Carm-
ed a friend in the killing of a would review
el, Margaret was a life-
long resident of the 19-year-old University of evidence as
Pennsylvania student whose they deter-
Atlantic City, New Jer- BERNSTEIN
body was found buried in a mine what
sey, area.
shallow grave at a California charges to file. Barnes said
park. Woodward had asked for a
Samuel Lincoln Wood- lawyer.
ward, 20, of Newport Beach It was not immediately
Margaret E. (Novack) Gargone
was taken into custody for possible to reach Woodward
investigation of homicide in custody, where he listed
after DNA evidence linked his occupation as “Nerf
Nancy L. Kerris him to the death of college games,” according to the
sophomore Blaze Bernstein, jail’s website.
KULPMONT — Nancy L. Church and the Altar Rosa- Orange County Undersher- Authorities searched for
Kerris, 81, of 144 Colorado ry Society. iff Don Barnes said. Bernstein for nearly a week
Circle, passed away Thurs- In addition to her hus- Woodward was the last with assistance from drone
day, Jan. 11, 2018, at band, she is survived by a person to see Bernstein pilots and found his body on
Select Specialty Hospital, son, Daniel A. Kerris and alive, Barnes said. Tuesday after recent rains
Danville. his wife, Jacqueline, of Woodward was inter- partially exposed it.
Born in Mount Carmel Kulpmont; a daughter, viewed by investigators after The death of Bernstein
on June 6, 1936, she was Diane Kerris, of Florida; Bernstein was reported rocked the tight-knit com-
a daughter of the late John four grandchildren, John missing by his parents on munity of Lake Forest, 50
A. and Anna (Pesar- Daniel Kerris, of Kulp- Jan. 3. miles (80 kilometers) south-
chick) Boylan. Nancy was a mont, Sarah Fazio, of Flori- A sheriff’s investigator east of Los Angeles. Hun-
1954 graduate of Mount da, Ryan Kerris, of Kulp- wrote in court filings that dreds of people held a can-
Carmel Catholic High mont, and Ella Kerris, of Bernstein appeared nervous, dlelight vigil to remember
School. Kulpmont; a brother-in- law, had scratched hands and him.
Nancy was employed at Robert J. Kerris and his dirt under his fingernails, It was the only homicide
Geisinger Medical Center, wife, Maria, of  Elysburg; and avoided touching doors reported in Lake Forest in at
Danville, as a licensed prac- two nephews, Robert Kerris with his hands while leaving least the past four years,
tical nurse in the ENT clin- and his wife, Susan, of Elys- the sheriff’s office building. according to authorities.
ic. She was also a devoted burg, and David Kerris and Bernstein was home visit- Bernstein had attended
wife and mother. She was his wife, Beth, of  Hummel- ing his family in Lake Forest Orange County School of
active in many organiza- stown; one niece, Debra during winter break when the Arts for creative writing.
tions related to schools, Reed and her husband, Woodward picked him up on He was recently chosen to
youth sports and communi- Don, of Newtown Square, Jan. 2 and drove with him to edit a culinary magazine at
ty activities and the church. and several cousins. several places before wind- the University of Pennsylva-
On July 28, 1962 in Our In addition to her par- ing up at a park. nia.
Lady of Mount Carmel ents, she was preceded in Woodward told investiga- His parents urged commu-
Church, Mount Carmel, she death by a sister, Dorothy tors that he left the park nity members to keep his
married Daniel Kerris, who Tomtishen and her hus- after Bernstein went out and memory alive by working to
survives. band, Leonard, and a baby didn’t return or respond to improve the world.
She was a member of brother, John Boylan. social media messages. “With his death, a beauti-
Our Lady of Mount Carmel   The two knew each other ful light has been extin-
from high school, Barnes guished and we encourage
said. you to continue to shine his
F uneral oticesN He said investigators were
still trying to determine a
light, through acts of loving
kindness,” the family said in
motive and would not a statement read by attorney
BACKES — Ann M. Backes, 66, of 615 E. Seventh St., release details of the crime,
Annee Della Donna.
Mount Carmel. A religious service will be held at 8 p.m.
today, in C. J. Lucas Funeral Home in Mount Carmel,
FBI knew Las Vegas
with Rev. Frank Karwacki officiating. Burial will be held in
Northumberland Memorial Park at the convenience of the
family. Viewing will be held from 5:30 p.m. today until the
time of service in the C. J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc., at 27
N. Vine St., Mount Carmel, C.J. Lucas IV, supervisor. To send gunman had big gun
stashes, records say
condolences to the family, visit www.cjlucasfuneralhome.
com.
GARGONE — Margaret E. (Novack) Gargone, 96, of Somers
Point, New Jersey. Family and friends attended her church
visitation and Mass of Christian Burial Thursday Dec. 21, at
BY KEN RITTER resort into an outdoor con-
ASSOCIATED PRESS cert below. Paddock killed
St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, 1409 Pacific Ave., Atlantic
City, New Jersey. Burial will be at 9 a.m. Jan. 24 in Arling- 58 people and injured hun-
LAS VEGAS — FBI dreds more before killing
ton National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. In lieu of flowers agents knew the gunman
himself.
donations may be made to the church. Arrangements en- behind the deadliest mass
trusted to Marinella Funeral Home, Hammonton, New Jersey, Las Vegas police Officer
shooting in modern U.S.
www.marinellafuneralhome.com. Aden Ocampo Gomez and
history left behind big cach- FBI spokeswoman Sandra
HOFFMAN — James Lamar Hoffman Sr., 80, of 2050 Trev-
orton Road, Coal Township. A funeral service will be held at es of guns, ammunition Breault said Friday that
noon, Monday, at Farrow Funeral Directors, with Rev. Zachary and explosives when they they had no update about
Hopple officiating. Funeral will follow in Odd Fellows Ceme- sought warrants to search Paddock’s motive. Both
tery, Coal Township. A viewing will be held from 9 a.m. to his properties and online called it an ongoing investi-
noon Monday. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory accounts, according to gation.
may be made to Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library, 210 court documents released Investigators have said
E. Independence St., Shamokin, PA 17872. Friday.
that Paddock meticulously
KERRIS — Nancy L. Kerris, 81, of 144 Colorado Circle, A U.S. judge in Nevada planned his attack and
Kulpmont. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Tues- unsealed the documents intentionally concealed his
day in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 47 S. Market St., showing some of what fed- actions. He modified
Mount Carmel, with the Rev. Francis Karwacki as celebrant. eral agents learned about assault-style rifles to shoot
Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery, Elysburg. Viewing will Stephen Paddock in the
be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Tuesday with Vigil week after the Las Vegas
rapidly, set up cameras to
watch for police outside his
Prayers at noon in the C.J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc, 27 N. shooting. Prosecutors
Vine St., Mount Carmel, C.J. Lucas IV, supervisor. In lieu of didn’t oppose the request hotel room and wounded a
flowers memorial contributions can be made to Our Lady from media organizations security guard in the hotel
of Lourdes Regional School, 2001 Clinton Ave., Coal Town- including The Associated hallway.
ship, 17866. To send condolences to the family visit www. Press to release affidavits
cjlucasfuneralhome.com.
that were filed to get search
OLBRISH — David Joseph Olbrish, 42, of Kulpmont. Ser-
warrants.
vices will be held at the convenience of the family. The Wil-
lard A. Rothermel Funeral Home, Mount Carmel, Ray Rother- They also show that
agents sought the email,
mel, supervisor, Charles Heizenroth III, funeral director, is in
charge of arrangements. Facebook and Instagram
STAHL — Josiah David Stahl, 25, of Paxinos. A visitation accounts of Paddock’s girl-
will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Jerre Wirt Blank friend, Marilou Danley, who
Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury, followed by a funer- was in the Philippines
al service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the Bloomsburg Christian during the Oct. 1 shooting.
Church, 107 Deussen Drive, Bloomsburg. There will also be The documents didn’t
a visitation at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. answer the key unanswered
question: What motivated a
64-year-old high-stakes gam-
bler to unleash gunfire
from his room on the 32nd
floor of the Mandalay Bay
The Family of Ruth A. Romanoski
wish to thank family & friends for all their messages of
sympathy, prayers, cards, Mass card, food, flowers and
other acts of kindness in the remembrance of a dear lady.
Gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Wayne Miller and the
Staff at the Miller-Donmoyer Family Center; the Staff at
Mountain View; A.R.E.A Services; Geisinger Emergency,
Neurology and Spiritual Care Departments who were
entrusted with her care.
Heartfelt thanks to those who contributed to the
celebration of her life including Rev. Steven Frenier; the
celebrants and choir at Our Lady of Hope Parish; Lori
Collins and the Staff at the James Kelley Funeral Home.
The family would also like to thank Masser’s Restaurant in
Paxinos for the beautiful fellowship meal enjoyed by all.
A6  SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 FROM THE FRONT THE NEWS-ITEM, SHAMOKIN, PA

Patient
FROM PAGE 1
she said Monday. “It’s unbe-
lievable. It’s like banging
your head on the wall.”
Benedetto said Kraynak
had treated her for a num-
ber of ailments. When she
had no insurance, he would
see her for free, she said. If
she needed antibiotics or
Prednisone, he would often
give her samples to save her
money.
 150 oxys per month
Benedetto is open about
being on daily medication
for diabetes, high blood
pressure, high cholesterol
and anxiety. Due to severe
knee pain, she was also pre- physician is responsible for
scribed 150 oxycodone per
month.
She took them as directed seven years from the date
and didn’t get addicted, but of the last entry,” she con-
PHOTO COURTESTY OF BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
nobody’s left to care for the
people. If they thought
there was a problem before,
there’s going to be an even
bigger problem now.”
Patient options
A physician has a “pro-
fessional responsibility to
assist in his or her patients’
continuity of care” in the
event they are unable to
practice or no longer have
an active license, said Wan-
da Murren, director of the
PA Department of State
Office of Communications
and Press.
“For example, in accor-
dance with regulations, a
maintaining a patient’s
medical records for at least

The Lifeline Association, a nonprofit charitable organization of inmates at SCI-Coal Township, has her friend, 48 years old, tinued. “Regulations also
pledged a donation of $3,800 to support the 2018 Kaupas Camp. A ceremonial check presentation didn’t fare the same. Follow- require a physician who no
was made Monday during a women’s basketball game at Bucknell University. From left are, Eric ing two hip surgeries, he longer has an active license
Stracco, a counselor at SCI-Coal Township, Pete Cheddar, Mount Carmel Area junior high school was prescribed opioids and to provide a patient, or a
principal; Kathy Biscoe, unit manager, Jason Gatewood, counselor, Thomas McGinley, superinten- was using them regularly patient’s authorized repre-
dent, and Keith Tripp, major of unit management, all of SCI-Coal Township; Maisha Kelly, senior before becoming a patient sentative, copies of the
associate athletic director at Bucknell, and Rev. Martin Moran, supervisor, and Jake Betz, director, of of Kraynak, she said. He, medical records.”
the Mother Maria Kaupas Center. too, was prescribed 150 oxy- Following the loss of
codone per month. But Kraynka’s license, April
unlike Benedetto, he took Hutchinson, a spokesper-
Donation them more frequently than son for the Pennsylva-
prescribed. nia Department of  Health,
FROM PAGE 1 the prison staff: Keith Tripp, major of ment programs for students during “You don’t realize how advised insured patients of
Junior High School principal, unit management; Kathy Biscoe, unit the camp. many you’re taking. When Kraynak to contact their
expressed gratitude to the prisoners manager; and Jason Gatewood and Bucknell professor Carl Milofsky you’re in chronic pain, you providers and reach out to
for their efforts to improve the quality Eric Stracco, counselors. Represent- arranged a meeting at the prison last don’t realize, and then you approved physicians. Unin-
of life in the coal region. ing the Kaupas Camp were Cheddar, fall between the Lifeline Association get addicted,” she said of sured or underinsured
The announcement of the planned Moran and Betz. Maisha Kelly, senior and Mother Maria Kaupas Center her friend’s usage. patients can seek services
donation was made Monday during associate athletic director at Buck- representatives so prisoners could She said she would give at a federally qualified
the Bucknell-Lafayette women’s bas- nell, also took part in the presentation learn more about needs in the Mount her friend pills, not recog- health center, she said.
ketball game at Bucknell’s Sojka in recognition of the major role Carmel community. nizing his addiction, but Murren mirrored
Pavilion. The presentation coincided played by the Bucknell Athletics The camp, free to students, has simply wanting to see his Hutchinson’s statements
with Bucknell’s sponsorship of Edu- Department in making the camp a been solely supported through con- pain eased. for patients of Kraynak,
cation Day, an event for middle school success. tributions from individuals, busi- Her friend’s prescription adding that federally quali-
age students from several area school The Kaupas Camp, sponsored by nesses and organizations. These ran out around the time fied health centers do not
districts, including Mount Carmel the Mount Carmel Area School Dis- donations have been mostly needed Kraynak’s medical license turn patients away.
Area. trict, was envisioned by the Mother to pay for staffing costs not covered was suspended, causing Shamokin Communi-
Although inclement weather pre- Mother Maria Kaupas Center, which through the STEAMS program. him to go through with- ty Health Center, 4203 Hos-
vented Mount Carmel Area children remains a principal partner in plan- Beyond the significant contribution drawal severe enough to pital Road, Coal Township,
from attending the Education Day ning and raising funds for the annual of $3,800 provided by the Lifeline send him to the Geising- is one such provider and
program and the game, the announce- event. The camp includes an academ- Association, additional funding will er-Shamokin Area Commu- can be reached at 570-486-
ment of the prisoners’ donation, com- ic component, which has been provid- be needed to support participation nity Hospital emergency 4588. Additional qualified
plete with the presentation of a cere- ed through the Central Susquehanna by more students. room four times, Benedetto center locations can be
monial check, went on as planned Intermediate Unit’s STEAMS pro- Contributions may be sent to the said. Each time he was giv- found at findahealthcenter.
during the break between the third gram, community service days and Mount Carmel Area Education Foun- en medication for nausea, hrsa.gov.
and fourth quarters. athletic clinics conducted in Mount dation care of the Mount Carmel pamphlets and a list of doc- Patients going through
Superintendent Thomas McGinley Carmel and on the university campus Area School District. Donors should tors accepting new patients opioid withdrawal also can
was at the game to announce the by Bucknell coaches. Bucknell staff stipulate the gift is intended for the — but no real help, she seek assistance from the
donation, along with four others from has also provided additional enrich- Kaupas Camp. claims. Northumberland County
Drug and Alcohol Pro-
System failed gram, 217 N. Center St.,
Clothing Trying to find a physi-
cian for both her and her
Sunbury. 
“Nobody is turned away
FROM PAGE 1 friends, Benedetto said she from our program as far as
called several medical prac- coming in for an intake and
pieces plus used items from tices and has not found a an assessment,” adminis-
parishioners at First Unit- physician willing to see trator Manny Giorgini said
ed Methodist Church, Sun- them. She said she has been Friday. 
bury Street, had the idea to frequently told they aren’t Staff help patients find
donate to the school. Mean- accepting new patients or the appropriate level of
while, Fisher had spoken they don’t accept her insur- care and refer them to the
with the Rev. Steve Morton, ance. county assistance office or
of Hopewell United Meth- She asked, “When you’re help find other funding
odist Church in Downing- crying out for help and resources to help with treat-
town, who told her of $1,500 nobody’s helping, what are ment.
it had available to fund a you supposed to do?” Since Kraynak surren-
“children’s ministry.” She Now in a state of despair dered his DEA license,
was awarded the money for and frustration, Benedetto Giorgini said they have
the project. finds herself not placing heard from Centers of
Fisher researched how blame on Kraynak, local Excellence that they have
best to spend the money STEPHANIE BETTICK/STAFF PHOTO
physicians or patients who been taking on former
and found the answer at Seventh-grade members of the trivia club volunteered Friday afternoon to abused medication, but Kraynak patients. Centers
Old Navy. She visited the help sort uniforms donated by Methodist churches to the Clothing Closet rather on the system that of Excellence locations can
clothing company’s website at Shamokin Area Jr./Sr. High School. has seemingly left them be found at www.dhs.pa.
and began buying the items without help. gov/citizens/substance-
in bulk. The company was ed as a representative of wide range of sizes, so any- They’ve also held fund- “The system is not taking abuseservices/centersofex-
“tremendous,” she said, Methodists United. The one, no matter what size raisers, so far raising a total care of the people who are
cellence.
asking her what she needed clothing is able to help they are, can come in here.” of $217 to purchase more left in the wake. It’s sad,” Patients experiencing
and pulling the items to everyone from kindergar- Lubeskie said, “I’m very uniforms. she said. “They didn’t think symptoms of opioid with-
ship to the church. ten through high school. excited and very grateful Bogart said she couldn’t about it,” she added, talking drawal are encouraged to
‘More possibilities The girls said some kids because it’s just going to express how proud she is of about the state’s decision to
stop in or call the drug and
wear the same pair of pants make it open to more peo- the students because it isn’t suspend his license and
now’ alcohol office daily between
for a week or have one set ple and there are more pos- an easy undertaking due to shut down his practice.
Trivia club adviser Tif- 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 570-
of dress code clothing sibilities now.” the time it takes to keep the “They think they did this
fani Bogart watched proud- for the school year. 495-2154, or after hours 
“closet” organized. wonderful thing, but then
ly as Samantha Stancavage, ‘Icing on the cake’ call 570-495-2040.
“I think I can speak for “It gives me such joy see-
Carly Lubeskie, Katheryn the whole club when I say They’ve already helped ing how their faces light up
Slotterback and Evelyn
Murphy spent their study
it’s a great thing to have got- several students since
ten so many clothes,” Stan- beginning the Clothing
when a student comes
down and needs something
Marijuana
hall in the Clothing Closet, cavage said. “We had a sig- Closet, including a recent and they’re able to help
unloading and sorting the nificant amount of clothes, transfer student who was in them. It’s the icing on the
FROM PAGE 1 a collaboration between the
items dropped off by Hop- but it’s just bigger and it’s a need of clothes to help her cake as a teacher,” she said. suffering from serious med- governor’s office and agen-
ple and Fisher, who attend- start her school year. ical conditions,” said cies to address patient con-
Health Department spokes- cerns.”

Art woman April Hutcheson.

“It’s essential that we treat
medical marijuana as we
FROM PAGE 1 would any other medica-
choosing scenes to shoot. The 10th grad- tion, and that we protect
er pointed to “Sky Chief,” a photograph of a patient privacy in the pro-
gas station with three vintage pumps, and cess. As with any other
said it caught her attention while she was health information, patient
on a drive with her family. information regarding
“It was a really small thing amid all the medical marijuana is not
foliage,” she said. “It was kind of cute.” accessible to police.”
Cotsack’s photography, which included More than 10,000 people
chiaroscuro portraits and surrealistic imag- have signed up for medical
es, added a degree of levity to the show. marijuana in Pennsylva-
Balthaser, 13, spent much of the opening at nia, and the first dispensa-
work, demonstrating her method of using an ries are expected to begin
electronic pen and tablet to create images. sales next month. “Each
The opening reception had a steady stream medical marijuana ID card
has an expiration date and
of attendees, and Knecht is optimistic more
a seal, which is used to veri-
people would visit the gallery and sign the
LARRY DEKLINSKI/STAFF PHOTO fy authenticity. In the case
visitor log over the course of the show.
Valentine Mountjoy, right, describes her oil painting, “And that law enforcement needs
“It really encourages young artists when
the Throne They Accompany,” during an opening reception to verify a patient’s partici-
people come out and see their art,” she said.
“It may mean whether they continue doing Friday for “FRESH,” an exhibition inside the Northumberland pation in the program, they
it or not.” County Council for the Arts and Humanities’ Fine Art Gallery will rely on the patient’s
medical marijuana ID
The show runs through Feb. 9. The Gal- at the Northumberland County Career and Arts Center on card,” Hutcheson said.
lery is open during normal business hours Friday. The show features five young women who work in She said the change in
Monday through Friday. various mediums. policy was made “through
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steering wheel, pedals, million in new penalties include $14 million for Goldman
manual controls and Sachs, $8 million for Morgan Stanley, $4.4 million for U.S.
human drivers that have Bancorp, $3.5 million for PNC Financial Services Group
come to define the experi- Inc. and $5.2 million for CIT Group Inc., which had pur-
ence of riding inside an chased OneWest Bank — the firm that bought IndyMac.
automobile for more than a Bon-Ton creditors said to
century.
The means the Cruise AV propose bankruptcy within weeks
— a fourth generation (Bloomberg) —­Senior creditors of Bon-Ton Stores Inc.
autonomous vehicle based are pushing the troubled retailer to file for bankruptcy, a
on the Chevy Bolt EV — is development that could happen as soon as this month,
in total control.
GENERAL MOTORS according to people familiar with the matter.
GM submitted a safety
The interior of the General Motors Cruise AV. Bon-Ton, however, hasn’t made a decision and is still try-
vehicles. Zoox and Waymo The self-driving Chevrolet To improve safety, the ing to avoid a court filing, said the people, who asked not
petition with the Depart-
have also tested Level 4 Bolt — already being tested vehicles will share informa- to be identified because the information isn’t public. If the
ment of Transportation
company does enter bankruptcy, it’s not clear whether it
Thursday and plans to cars, but with a backup on busy streets in San Fran- tion with one another and
would seek to liquidate or to reorganize, the people said.
mass produce the vehicle as driver at the helm in case of cisco and Phoenix with a rely on two computer sys-
One restructuring option — which would involve an even-
early as next year, the auto- an emergency. human engineer in the vehi- tems, which operate simulta- tual bankruptcy — could include combining some parts of
motive giant announced "What's really special cle — relies on cameras, neously so that if one com- the retailer with another business, one of the people said.
Friday. The manufacturer about this is if you look radar, and high-precision puter encounters a problem, The York, Pennsylvania-based company has been cop-
is touting the vehicle as the back 20 years from now, it's laser sensors known as lidar the second computer can ing with declining mall traffic, management upheaval and
world's "first produc- the first car without a steer- for navigation. serve as a backup, according about $1.2 billion in debt.
tion-ready vehicle" built ing wheel and pedals," said Beginning in 2019, the to GM's self-driving safety
with the sole purpose of Kyle Vogt, chief executive vehicles will be used in a report.
operating "safely on its own officer of Cruise Automa- ride-sharing program in The report says the Cruise
with no driver," a degree of tion, the San Francis-
co-based group that has
multiple American cities,
where "the vehicles will trav-
AV was designed to operate
in chaotic, fluid conditions,
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jaywalkers, bicyclists, deliv-
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A look at sectors that are surviving the retail apocalypse and Bedding

ANDREW VAN DAM
THE WASHINGTON POST
Retail jobs got smoked in 2017. The
sector dropped 66,500 jobs even as the
economy as a whole added more than 2
million. But it's not fair to dub it a
"retail apocalypse" when retail is one
of the biggest, most diverse sectors in
the economy. Vending machines are
retail. So are liquor stores and online
auctions. And not all of them got clob-
bered.
Overall the sector fell 0.4 of a per-
cent. If you don't look carefully at the
chart, it almost looks like it broke even.
But there's an entire industry worth of
turmoil under that purple line.
The year's losses were concentrated
in a few, large types of stores. We know
this because the Labor Department is
kind enough to track it all in excruciat-
ing detail. There are 59 distinct classifi-
cations in the chart below. The figures
only go through November.
Each bar is based on the number of
jobs, rather than a percentage change.
This emphasizes each sector's direct
contribution to retail's overall slide,
and doesn't allow small movements in
volatile, smaller groupings to distort
the picture.
A lot of 2017's winners were expect-
ed. E-commerce did well, home
improvement stores set new highs
after a long march back from the hous-
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shops) continued modest growth -
though new car dealers couldn't keep
up the high pace set earlier in the
recovery.
Some of the losers seemed familiar
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Church Schedules
Anglican Church of SS
Philip and James
33 N. Market St., Mount
Carmel.
Rector — The Rev. Rich-
ard A. Hazzard.
Holy Communion, Sun-
days, 8:30 a.m.
Morning prayer, last Sun-
day of each month.
Participants — Krystin
Kinnaman and Orville
Fesniak, acolytes; Charles
Kinnaman, psalmist;
Doherty Fesniak, music.
All services using the
1928 Book of Common
Prayer.
Mailing address, 132 Sec-
ond St., Mount Carmel
17851.
To contact the rectory,
call 570-590-3941 or 570-339-
3990.
Ash Grove UMC
198 Lilac Road, off Route
61, Paxinos.
Pastor — The Rev. Bonnie
Yeager.
Adult education — 9 a.m.
All are welcome.
Morning worship — 10
a.m. Church is handicapped
accessible.
Children’s church —
10:30 a.m.
Assumption BVM
Paxton Street, Centralia.
Pastor — The Very Rev.
Arch-priest Michael Huts-
ko.
Confessions — Sunday,
10:30 a.m.
Divine Liturgy — Sunday,
11 a.m.
Augusta Baptist
1371 Boyles Run Road,
Sunbury.
Pastor — Robert S. Com-
merford.
Sunday school — 9 a.m.
Morning worship — 10:15
a.m.
Evening service — 6:30
p.m.
Activities — Sunday,
youth group, 6 p.m., kids
club, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday,
Bible study and prayer
meeting, 6:30 p.m.; fourth
Thursday of the month,
L.I.F.E. for seniors age 55
and up, noon.
Augustaville Wesleyan
2556 State Route 890, Pax-
inos.
Pastor — Greg Clendan-
iel.
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m.
Worship service — 10:30
a.m.
Evening service — 6 p.m.
Activities — Wednesday,
adult Bible study, children’s
ministry and youth Bible
bowl, 7 p.m.
Bethany Bible
654 Wilburton Road,
across from Mount Carmel
Estates.
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m.
Morning worship — 10:45
a.m.
Evening service in fellow-
ship hall — 6 p.m.
Activities — Wednesday,
children and youth pro-
grams and adult prayer and
Bible study, 7 p.m.
Bethany EC
1238 Market St., Ashland.
Pastor — Dennis Snyder.
Sunday school — 9 a.m.
(adults and children).
Worship service — 10:10
a.m.
Activities — Monday,
men’s meeting, 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, weekly Bible
study and prayer, 6:30 p.m.
Bethel Union
West Cameron Township.
Pastor — Dave Butler.
Sunday School — 9:30
a.m. (all ages)
Morning worship — 10:30
a.m.
Special music — Audrey
Ditty.
Junior church and nurs-
ery — 10:30 a.m.
Youth Group — 5 to 7 p.m.
Evening Service — 6 p.m.
Events — Tuesday, prayer
worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday,
Bible study, 6 p.m., Kings
Kids, 6:30 p.m.
Calvary Bible
35 S. Second St.,
Shamokin.
Pastor — Ferd Madara.
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m.
Morning worship ser-
vice — 10:45 a.m.
AWANA Club Youth
Group — 5:45 p.m.
Evening service — 6 p.m.
Church of the Nazarene ton.
Route 901, Lavelle.
Pastor — Jeremy Small-
wood.
Sunday school classes for Sunday.
all ages — 9:30 a.m.
Worship service —10:45
a.m.
Church of the
Resurrection Episcopal ship.
Mission
(former Holy Trinity and
St. Stephen’s Episcopal
churches)
Fourth and Maple streets,
Mount Carmel
Celebrant — The Rev.
Howell Sasser.
Sunday worship — 10
a.m.
Wednesday service for
healing and communion –
10 a.m. with Rev. Alfred
Bashore.
Second Saturday suppers
ever second Saturday of the
month at 5 p.m. at Church
of the Resurrection Center, III.
59 W. Fourth St. Mount Car-
mel.
Clark’s Grove UMC
Irish Valley Road, Pax-
inos.
Handicapped accessible.
Pastor — Bern Kefer.
Sunday school for all ages 751-5101.
—9 a.m.
Worship service — 10:10
a.m.
Activities — Wednesday,
prayer and Bible study, 7
p.m.
Divine Redeemer
West Avenue and Poplar
Street, Mount Carmel.
Pastor — The Very Rev.
Martin O. Moran III.
Weekday Masses — Mon-
day, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m.; Bible study, 7 p.m., prayer,
no Mass Thursday.
Weekend Masses — Sat-
urday, 4 p.m. (Sunday obli-
gation); Sunday, 8 and 10:30
a.m.
Confession — Saturday,
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.; after morn- er.
ing novena Wednesday.
Novenas — Monday,
Miraculous Medal Novena
after morning Mass;
Wednesday, St. Jude Thad-
deus Novena after morning
Mass; Saturday, St. Francis (children’s program), 6:30
Novena after morning
Mass.
Elysburg Alliance
113 W. Alpha Ave., Elys-
burg.
Pastor — The Rev.
Andrew Knisely.
Sunday school for all ages Jan. 24, church craft day, 2 communion bearers; Shel-
— 9:15 a.m.
Worship service — 8 a.m.
Blended service — 10:30
a.m.
Activities — Sunday,
AWANA for children age 3
to fifth grade, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Marcheskie.
junior high youth for sixth
to 12th grades, 6:15 to 7:15
p.m.; Wednesday, prayer
ministry, 7 to 8 p.m.
Elysburg Presbyterian
320 W. Valley Ave. (Route
487), Elysburg.
Pastor — Matthew
Young.
Sunday school for all ages
— 9 a.m.
Worship service — 10:30
a.m., with nursery provid-
ed.
Musicians — Eileen Rei-
gel, pianist; Debbie Cecco,
organist.
Activities — Tuesday,
trustee meeting, 7 p.m.;
Thursday, choir practice,
6:30 p.m., bell choir practice,
7:30 p.m.; Friday, breakfast
with Jesus Bible study, 8:30
a.m.
Elysburg UMC
171 W. Center St., Elys-
burg.
Pastor — The Rev.
Michelle Beissel.
Worship service — 8:30
a.m. Sunday School Group.
Participants — David and church service.
Joyce Kichman, greeters;
Jack Crowl, head usher;
Marissa LeVan, acolyte;
Joyce Kichman, scripture
reader; Joyce Rumberger,
shepherding; Olivia Bod-
nar, organist.
Activities — Sunday,
Methodists United meeting
at Clark’s Grove, 1:30 p.m.,
ad board meeting, 6 p.m.;
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., Bible
study, Elysburg Rotary
using church, 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, prayer circle;
Thursday, food pantry, 10 to Bible study, 6 p.m., in the
11:30 a.m., Music Together
using church, 6:15 p.m.
RELIGION
Church office is open
Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.
Emmanuel Evangelical
615 Shamokin St., Trevor- ard R. McKenzie.
Pastor — Joshua Notes-
tine.
Worship — 9 to 10 a.m.
To contact, call 570-495-
1571.
Emmanuel UMC
328 Center St., Coal Town-
Lay supply pastor — Bon- prayer gathering and Bible
nie Alleman.
Sunday school — 8:15 to
9:45 a.m.
Worship — 9 to 10 a.m.,
with children’s Sunday
school.
Activities — Tuesday and
Thursday, exercise class,
6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Bible
study, 6:30 p.m.; last Sunday
of the month, movie night,
5 p.m.
Faith Bible
Route 125, Burnside.
Pastor — Perry Ross.
Pianist — Robert Witmer
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m.
Worship service — 10:30
a.m.
Evening service — 7 p.m.
Faith Community
Pastor — Dale Hill, 570-
Sunday worship — 10:30
a.m.
First Baptist, Shamokin marriage enrichment
10 E. Lincoln St.,
Shamokin.
Pastor — The Rev. Samu- 28, missions trip meeting
el Derr.
Sunday school — 9:45
a.m.
Morning worship — 10:45 week. Call the church for
a.m.
Evening service — 6 p.m.
Activities — Wednesday,
praise and testimony.
First Baptist, Trevorton
510 S. Ninth St., Trevor-
ton.
Pastor — David H. Troy-
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m.
Morning service — 10:40
a.m.
Evening service — 6 p.m.
Wednesday — AWANA
p.m., Bible study/prayer
meeting, 7 p.m.
Activities — Monday,
take down Christmas dec-
orations, 8:30 a.m., ladies
class meeting, 10 a.m.;
today, men’s breakfast;
Friday, church activity;
p.m.
First Presbyterian
Sunbury and Liberty
streets, Shamokin.
Guest speaker — Ron
Participants — Norienne tor and cantor.
Ladd, organist; Mary Ann
Stump, guest organist; Bill
Persing and Carrie Oxen-
rider, ushers/greeters; Kait- Paul Social Hall, 6:30 p.m.;
lyn Wary, acolyte; Terry
Persing and Wendy Wary,
Sunday school; Bill Persing, p.m.; Wednesday, SAHS
sexton; Wendy Wary, secre- Alumni, fellowship hall, 7
tary.
Activities — Tuesday, ses- mous, Lamar Grow Class-
sion meeting, 7 p.m.
First UMC,
Mount Carmel
P.O. Box 351, Mount Car-
mel.
Pastor — The Rev. Kay
Painter.
Second Sunday after
Epiphany.
Worship service — 9:30
a.m.
Participants — Sharon
Styer, music director; Jonas Marie Repko, lector; Wil-
Bettlyon, acolyte; Barbara
Bettleyon, liturgist; Pastor
Kay, children’s time; Bret
Getty, sound technician;
Beth Kaczmarczyk, secre-
tary; Barb and Jonas Bet-
tleyon, greeters.
Sunday school — Follows
First UMC, Shamokin
Sunbury Street,
Shamokin.
Pastor — Zachary Hop-
ple.
Adult and children’s Sun-
day school — 9:15 a.m.
Worship service — 10:30
a.m.
Participants — Susan
Shoop, liturgist; and Maude
Harrhy and Linda Pita,
greeters.
Activities — Monday,
parlor.; Jan. 15, men’s din-
ner.
God’s Missionary
766 Bear Valley Ave.,
Shamokin.
Pastor — The Rev. How-
Sunday school — 10 a.m.
Sunday worship — 11
a.m.
Evening service — 6 p.m. a.m. with Holy Commu-
Activities — Thursday,
prayer meeting, 7 p.m.
Good News Bible
221 Main St., Locustdale.
Sunday worship — 3 p.m. Picklo, acolyte; Beverly
Activities — Wednesday,
study , 6:30 p.m.; Blessings to
You, free food and clothing
ministry , run by the church.
Good Shepherd
Lutheran
35 N. Ninth St., Ashland.
Pastor — The Rev. Dana
Heckman-Beil.
Worship service — 9 a.m.
Grace Chapel
126 Airport Road,
Shamokin.
Pastor — Alan Langelli.
Sunday Bible fellowship
groups for all ages — 9:30
a.m.
Sunday morning worship
— 10:30 a.m.
Evening service youth
group and Discovery Sta-
tion — 6:30 p.m.
Nursery child care is pro-
vided for all Sunday ser-
vices.
Activities — today, veni-
son dinner planning meet-
ing; Wednesday, annual con-
gregation meeting; Jan. 20, a.m., with communion the
encounter; Jan. 21, guest
speaker, John Miller; Jan.
after a.m. service; small
group Bible studies at vari-
ous times throughout the
more information.
Grace Evangelical
Locustdale
Pastor — The Rev. Rose
Marquardt.
Sunday school — 9:45
a.m.
Worship service — 11
a.m.
Children’s Sunday school p.m.; Tuesday, Mass, 8 a.m.,
— 11 a.m.
Grace Evangelical
Lutheran, Shamokin
10 S. Seventh St.,
Shamokin.
Interim pastor — The
Rev. Sarah Hershberger.
Sunday service — 10:15
a.m.
Participants — Joan
Lineweaver and Roger Gif-
fin, worship assistants;
adult, acolyte/crucifer;
Romanic/Ethridge family,
ley Faust, Jeanne Hoffa and a.m.
Elizabeth Wondoloski, altar
care; Mr. and Mrs. James
Karnes, greeters; John
Strausser, head usher; Wal-
ter Boyer, organist; and
Charlene Pell, choir direc-
Activities — Monday,
table tennis, fellowship hall,
6:30 p.m., joint council, St.
Tuesday, Mary Martha Cir- a.m.
cle, Fellowship Hall, 6:30
p.m., Narcotics Anony-
room, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Lutheran,
Mount Carmel
144 W. Avenue, Mount
Carmel.
Interim pastor — The
Rev. Alfred Bashore.
Service —  10:45 a.m. 
Guest speaker — Ronald
Weller.
Participants — Linda
Rubendall, organist; Diann a.m.
liam Brass, presi-
dent; Charles Barnes, sex-
ton.
Sunday services during
January and February are
Marriage
Enrichment Seminar
Good marriages can become AWESOME!
Struggling marriages can find hope!
DATE: Saturday, January 20th, 2018
TIME: 9am-12pm
PLACE: Grace Chapel
126 Airport Rd., Shamokin, PA
Special Guest Couple:
John & Melissa Miller
FREE & Open to the PUBLIC
To register, call 570-648-0372
or email gracechapel1126@yahoo.com
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at Grace Lutheran Church,
Mount Carmel.
Grace UCC
Third and Market streets,
Mount Carmel.
Pastor — The Rev. Joan
A. Brown.
Morning worship — 9
nion.
Sunday School — 9 a.m.
Participants — Bryan
Lapinski, organist; Codi
Cooper and Dennis Stone,
ushers.
Activities — Jan. 22,
Bible study, 7 p.m.
Harvest Worship
2079 Upper Road, West
Cameron Township, 570-850-
428, harvestworshipminis-
tries.com.
Pastors — Sandy Whary,
Ted Yost and April Yost.
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m.
Worship service — 10:30
a.m.
Hidden Valley
162 Hidden Valley Lane,
Mifflinburg.
A non-denominational
Bible church.
Call the office at 570-966-
1330.
Himmel’s Church
156 Covered Bridge Road,
Dornsife.
Pastor — Jane H. Comp-
ton.
Sunday school — 9 a.m.
Worship service — 10:15
first Sunday of every
month.
Holy Angels
855 Scott St., Kulpmont.
Pastor — The Rev.
Andrew Stahmer.
Weekend Masses of Obli-
gation — 5:30 p.m. Saturday;
8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Confession — 4 to 5 p.m.
Saturday.
Events — Saturday, Mass,
8 a.m.; Sunday, Holy Name
Society at 8:30 a.m. Mass
with meeting to follow,
PREP grades 6, 7 and 8, 8:30
a.m.; Monday, Mass, 6:30
bingo, activity center, doors
open 4:30 p.m., game begins,
6 p.m.; Wednesday, Mass, 7
a.m., outreach meal, 4:30 to
6 p.m.; Thursday, Mass, 6:30
p.m., Friday, Mass, 8 a.m.
Hope Community
551 W. Fourth St., Mount
Carmel.
Non-denominational
Bible church.
Pastor — Dan Renno.
Christian education for
all ages — 9 a.m.
Fellowship time — 9:45
Praise and worship ser-
vice — 10:15 a.m.
Irish Valley UMC
2026 Irish Valley Road,
Paxinos.
Pastor — Beverly Petro-
vich.
Adult Sunday school —
10:45 a.m.
Worship service — 9:30
Communion — First Sun-
day of every month.
Kulpmont First UMC
901 Spruce St., Kulpmont.
Lay pastor — Julian
Milewski.
Worship service — 10
a.m. children’s Sunday
school during worship ser-
vice.
Living Power Ministries
45 E. Fourth St., Mount
Carmel.
Pastor / teacher — Walt
Kriskie.
Pre-service prayer — 10
Praise and worship —
10:30 a.m., followed by cele-
bration service.
Sunday evening service
— 6 p.m.
Activities — Wednesday,
mid-week Bible study, 7
p.m., refreshments served.
Miller’s Crossroads
UMC
1929 Plum Creek Road,
Stonington, Sunbury RR 4.
Pastor — Michelle Beis-
sel.
Sunday school — 9 a.m.
Worship service — 10:15
a.m.
Participants — Betsy
Bradigan, organist.
Ministry of the Water
and Spirit
915 High Road, Helfen-
stein.
Pastor — James Bowers.
Sunday services at
Helfenstein — 10 a.m. and 6
p.m.
Bible study — Thursday,
6 p.m., 600 W. Pine St.,
Shamokin.
For information, call 570-
492-2392. Food pantry fourth
Friday of every month.
Mother Cabrini
214 N. Shamokin St.,
Shamokin.
Pastor — The Rev. Martin
Kobos.
Masses — Saturday, 4
p.m.; Sunday, 7, 9 and 11
a.m.
Confessions — Daily, 7:30
to 7:50 a.m.; Saturday, 3 to
3:45 p.m.
Activities — Sunday, reli-
gious education program
classes for grades 4 through
8, 10 a.m., church hall. Stu-
dents must meet at 8:45 a.m.
to attend 9 a.m. Mass. Class-
es immediately follow
Mass; Monday, bingo in
church hall, 6:15 p.m., Mon-
day; Wednesday, commu-
nion calls by a Eucharistic
minister to scheduled par-
ish homebound after 9 a.m.
Mountainside
Assembly of God
1900 Trevorton Road,
Coal Township.
Pastor — The Rev. Rich-
ard H. Earl.
Coffee and breakfast
snacks for all — 9 a.m.
LIFEQuest Sunday
school classes for all ages —
9:30 a.m., with nursery
available.
Morning worship — 10:30
a.m. Nursery and children’s
church.
Youth night — 5 p.m.
every other Sunday.
Activities — Wednesday,
adult prayer and Bible
study, Royal Rangers, ages 5
to 18, girls ministry, 6:30
p.m. Coffee served.
Monthly activities —
First Sunday, communion
and children’s sermon,
during 10:30 a.m. service;
second Tuesday, Women of
Purpose meeting, 7 p.m.
Mount Zion UCC
Grant and Church
streets, Shamokin.
Pastor — Gerald Lloyd Jr.
Worship service — Sun-
day, 10:30 a.m.
Scripture — I Corinthi-
ans 6:12-20 and John 1:43-51.
Sermon — “Greater
Things to Come.”
Organist — Philip Maue.
Sacrament of Holy Com-
munion served the first
Sunday of each month.
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Church Schedules
New Life Church of God tha Sue Moll.
129 W. Second St., Mount
Carmel.
Interim pastor — The
Rev. John D. Ashbaugh.
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m.
Worship church — 10:30
a.m.
Junior church and nurs-
ery available. Handicapped
accessible, wheelchair
available.
Activities — Prayer room
open mornings; prayer, fel-
lowship and coffee, Satur-
days, 9 a.m.
Oak Grove UMC
Marley Road, Overlook.
Lay supply pastor — Bon-
nie Alleman.
Worship — 10:30 a.m.
Adult Sunday school —
9:15 a.m.
Activities — Second Mon- a.m. (sanctuary).
day of the month, ladies’
night, 6:30 p.m.; Wednes-
days, Bible study at
Emmanuel UMC, 6:30 p.m.
Friday — Open Arms
outreach.
Our Lady of Hope
Chestnut and First
streets, Coal Township.
Pastor — The Rev. Steven firmation class meet at
G. Frenier, OFM Conv.
Daily Masses — Monday lor following service, The
through Friday, 7 a.m., Holy Animate: Bible Study
Spirit Chapel.
Weekend Masses — Sat-
urday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 7 and group, 6 p.m., church parlor,
11 a.m.
Sacrament of reconcilia- p.m., Lark Chapel; Sunday,
tion — Saturday, 3 to 3:45
p.m.
Our Lady
of Mount Carmel
47 S. Market St., Mount
Carmel.
Pastor — The Rev. Fran-
cis J. Karwacki.
Deacon — The Rev. Mr.
Martin McCarthy.
Weekday Masses — 8 a.m.
Monday through Saturday.
Weekend Masses — Sat-
urday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30
and 11 a.m.
Holy days of obligation
— 6:30 p.m. on the eve, 8
a.m. and 7 p.m. on the holy
day.
Confession — Daily 7:30
to 7:55 a.m. including Satur- p.m., Disciple 2 Bible study,
day or anytime by appoint- 7 p.m.; Tuesday, administra-
ment; Saturday, 3 to 3:50
p.m.
Peifer’s Evangelical
Mandata Road, Herndon. Wednesday, Bible study, 7
Pastor — Bradley D. Hat- p.m.; Thursday, Stepping Up
ter.
Sunday school — 9 a.m.
Worship — 10:30 a.m.
Queen of the Most
Holy Rosary
599 W. Center St., Elys-
burg.
Pastor — The Rev. Joseph
Scanlin.
Masses — Weekdays, 8
a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.; Sun-
day, 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Confessions — Saturday,
4 to 4:30 p.m.
Restoration Ministries
525 W. Chestnut St.,
Shamokin.
Pastor — Paul K. Eby.
Pre-service prayer — 9
a.m.
Sunday school — 9:30
a.m. for all ages, JoAnne
Long, superintendent.
Sunday worship service
— 10:30 a.m. Pastor Paul
will speak. Worship team
will lead praise and wor-
ship. Special prayer and
nursery care available.
Children’s church —
11:15 a.m. for ages 4 through
11, directed by Shirley Cin-
tron.
Student Life Ministry
youth service — 6:30 p.m.
for all teens ages 12 to 18.
Activities — Monday,
soup kitchen, 5 to 6 p.m.;
Tuesday, cross training
youth disciple class, dinner
at 3 p.m., class taught by
Fran Jones from 3:30 to 4:30
p.m.; Saturday, Soul Seekers
group for ages 18 and older,
7 p.m.
St. Charles Borromeo
11th and Walnut streets,
Ashland.
Pastor — The Rev. Paul L.
Rothermel.
Celebration of Holy
Eucharist — Saturday, St.
Charles Borromeo, 4 p.m.;
Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul,
8:30 a.m., St. Charles Borro-
meo, 11 a.m.
St. John Lutheran
29 High Road, Danville.
Pastor — The Rev. Mar-
Sunday school — 9:15
a.m.
Worship service — 10:30
a.m.
Participants — Alice
Roshon, acolyte; Pat Bur-
lone, lector; Rodney and
Cindy Bird, ushers; Rodney
and Cindy Bird, commu-
nion assistants.
St. John’s UCC
117 N. Eighth St.,
Shamokin.
Minister — Pastor Rose
E. Shepley.
Second Sunday after
Epiphany.
Coffee and fellowship
time — 9 a.m., fellowship
hall.
Children’s Sunday school
— 9:15 a.m.
Worship service — 10
Participants — Sherry
Romanoskie, children’s
message; Susan Haas, lay
reader; Alexandra Camp-
bell, acolyte; ministry of
music, the adult choir; Max-
ine Howerter Harvey, pia-
nist; Margaret Morris,
organist/choir director.
Activities — Sunday, con-
11:15 a.m. in the church par-
Group, 6 p.m., church par-
lor; Thursday, Bible study
adult choir rehearsal, 7
Jan. 21, Celebration of
Laity and Installation of
2018 Church Leadership
Teams, 9 a.m; January is
cereal month at Manna.
St. John’s UMC
1211 W. Arch St., Coal
Township.
Pastor — The Rev. Karyn
Fisher.
Worship and children’s
church — 9 a.m.
Sunday school — 10:30
a.m.
Shamokin Survivors NA
meeting — 7 p.m.
Activities — Monday,
United Methodist Men’s
Dinner and Program at
First UMC, Shamokin, 6
tive board meeting, 7 p.m.;
Northumberland County
Early Intervention Play-
group, 10 to 11:30 a.m.;
men’s group, 7 p.m.; Thurs-
day and Friday, Shamokin
Survivors meeting, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, choir practice, 8
a.m.
St. Mark Lutheran
225 N. Market St., Elys-
burg.
Pastor — The Rev. Mar-
tha Sue Moll.
Worship service — 9 a.m.
Participants — Marilyn
Robel, usher; Peggy Richie,
altar care.
Activities — Monday,
Wednesday and Friday,
senior action center;
Wednesday, AA meeting, 7
p.m.; Thursday, Boy Scouts
meet, 7:30 p.m.
St. Matthew (Slovak)
Lutheran
301 W. Avenue, Mount
Carmel.
Interim pastor — The
Rev. Alfred Bashore.
Service — 10:45 a.m.
Guest speaker — Ronald
Weller.
Participants — Linda
Rubendall, organist; Diann
Marie Repko, lector; Wil-
liam Brass, presi-
dent; Charles Barnes, sex-
ton.
Sunday services during
January and February are
at Grace Lutheran Church,
Mount Carmel.  p.m.
St. Michael’s Orthodox
131 N. Willow St., Mount
Carmel.
Pastor — The Rev. Ignati-
us Hunter.
Divine Liturgy — Sunday
and feast days, 9 a.m.
Vespers — Wednesdays,
Saturdays and the eve of
feast days, 6:30 p.m.
Activities — Sunday, a
free breakfast for veterans
will be held in the church
hall starting at 11 a.m.
St. Patrick
331 W. Shamokin St.,
Trevorton. 1300 W. Pine St., Coal
Pastor — The Rev. Steven Township.
G. Frenier, OFM Conv. Minister — The Rev. Jean
Weekend Mass — Sunday Eckrod.
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Joseph Rodman, head ush-
er; Victoria Brudnicki, aco-
lyte; Bryan Lapinski, organ-
Interim pastor — The
Rev. Jane Compton.
Leader — The Rev. V.
ist; Grace Shaffer, greeter Schaffner.
for January; Art Walburn,
True Grace Bible
servant of the month; Ben-
jamin Brudnicki, respon- 1642 W. Lynn St., Coal
sive reader; Alaina Glowats- Township.
ki, benediction; Jennifer Pastor/teacher —
With a lot of practice, training and talent, someone can
Brudnicki, children’s Michael Marcheskie.
make a very difficult skill look easy — at least until you
try to do it yourself. church teacher; Cory Mas- Sunday service — 10:30
This topic came up last week in karate class when we kowski, nursery.   a.m., with children’s study
were discussing the time when someone who had been A nursery is available for time.
training in martial arts for a few years asked our sensei children up to age 5. Chil- Unitarian Universalist
(teacher) Andy Moyer to show her how to do a kata, a dren’s church is available 265 Point Township
form that is the essence of Goju-ryu karate, that she had for children over 5 with a
just seen him perform flawlessly. He could not because Drive, Northumberland.
focus on lessons from the
she did not have enough skills. Sunday service — 10:30
Bible.
One of my fellow students pointed out that when some- a.m.
Activities — Jan. 21,
one as skilled as Moyer demonstrates the results of un- Worship leader — The
installation of officers
told hours over many years of training, he makes it look Rev. Ann Evans.
during morning service;
so easy that others believe they can also do it. They can’t. Worship associate —
Jan. 23, quarterly confer-
The same type of situation can be seen when we meet Jean Lumpkin.
ence, year-end report, set
up with truly good and holy people or read about the lives Musician — Dee Casteel.
calendar for next quarter.
of canonized saints. Their faith, hope, charity, humility, United Presbyterian
gentleness, kindness, peace, self-control, etc., make us Shamokin CM&A
want to try to emulate them. They make living that way 100 E. Fifth St., Mount
Second and Arch streets,
look easy. Carmel.
Shamokin.
However, we don’t realize all the effort that went into Minister — The Rev. Joan
Pastor — The Rev. Samu-
making them into that type of person. It is true that many Brown.
people are naturally good from earliest childhood until
el Bellavia. Worship service — 11
Worship service — 9 a.m.
their final time on Earth many years later. However, it is a.m. 
also true that they perfected themselves through count- Sunday school for all ages
Message — “Hearing
less prayers and much self-sacrifice. (including adults) — 10:30
With the Heart.”
It is also true that some of the greatest saints did not a.m.
Scripture — I Corinthi-
start off as very nice people, whether because of a diffi- Congregational prayer
ans 6:12-20; John 1:43-51.
cult family life or a natural disposition. However, they were service — 6 p.m. Sunday.
Participants — Dale
able to grow in holiness through much prayer and effort. Wednesday prayer ser-
Schimpf, organist; Deb
Becoming a person who truly loves God and others re- vice — 6 p.m.
Wydra, acolyte; Ellsworth
quires a lifetime of faithful prayer and the good works that Van transportation is
George, Andrew Mekosh
come from that faith. It helps to keep in mind we are all available upon request for
and Robert Shaw, ushers;
called to holiness. We probably won’t attain sainthood Sunday morning services.
Calvin and Sandy Evans,
and we don’t have to be holier than others. We just have
to be closer to God than we were the previous day. Seventh Day Adventist greeters.
+++ 7 E. Sunbury St., Victory Bible
Holiness is our life’s work. Shamokin (former Jewish Snydertown Road, three
synagogue), 570-648- 7770. miles from Elysburg.
Pastor — John Peters.
9 a.m. Sunday service — 10 a.m. Pastor — Kevin Kline.
Saturday sabbath school
Weekday Mass — 8 a.m. Communion will be offered Worship — 10 a.m., with
— 9:30 a.m., with classes for
Wednesday. this week. Sunday school for youth at
children and adults.
Sacrament of reconcilia- Participants — Carol the same time.
Saturday worship — 11
tion — Wednesday after Snyder, lay leader; Brian Evening worship — 7
a.m.
morning Mass or during Williams, sound and light- p.m.
Tuesday, Bible studies, 5
the day. ing; Allison Williams, aco- Wilburton UMC
p.m.
lyte; Gerry Woland and Lin-
St. Paul Evangelical Wilburton.
da Zalar, greeters; Shannon Stonington Baptist
Lutheran Pastor — Rose M. Mar-
Fetterman, Suzzette Stein- Hosta Road, Paxinos.
4663 Upper Road, Gowen quardt.
hart, Gerry Woland and Pastor — The Rev. J.
City. Worship service — 8:45
Linda Zalar, ushers; Caro- Douglas Hallman.
The Rev. Sarah Hersh- a.m.
lyn Weaver, organist. Sunday school — 9 a.m.
berger, interim pastor, will Children’s Sunday school
Next Sunday is “Love in Morning worship — 10
preach and preside. — 10 a.m.
action.” Members and visi- a.m.
Service — 8:15 a.m.
tors are asked to donate Evening service — 6 p.m. Zion Evangelical
St. Paul’s Reformed to new fund that replaces Activities — Wednesday, Lutheran
Pennies for Sergio. AWANA clubs for children
UCC 603 W. Market St., Trevor-
This Sunday is Manna in kindergarten through
Gowen City. ton.
for the Many. Members and sixth grade and Word of
Pastor — The Rev. Kath- Pastor — The Rev. Fred-
visitors are asked to donate Life clubs for grades 7 to 12,
leen Kinney. erick Faust.
non-perishables to be dis- 6:30 p.m.;  prayer service, 7
Worship time — 9 a.m. Worship — 10 a.m.
tributed to the Manna for p.m.
Organist — Cliff Art- Sunday school — 10:15
the Many.
man. Trevorton UMC  a.m.
Activities — Wednesday,
Communion is the first Communion on first Sun-
church council meeting in Shamokin Street, Trevor-
Sunday of every month. day of month.
council room, 7 p.m. ton.
Organist — Amanda Dee-
St. Pauline Visintainer Pastor — Beverly Petro-
Salvation Army ben.
vich.
1150 Chestnut St., Box Christian Enrichment Contact — 570-758-3467
Sunday school — 9:30
115, Kulpmont. Center, 1300 W. Spruce St.,
a.m. Zion PM
“Chapel of the Cruci- Coal Township.
Worship service — 11 33 N. Market St., Mount
fied.” Commanding officer —
a.m. Carmel.
Eucharistic adoration — Maj. Tammy Hench.
Nancy Korenkiewicz, pia- Interim pastor — Alan
Friday, noon to midnight Holiness meeting (wor-
nist, organist and choir Keister.
and Saturday, 6 to 7 p.m. ship) — 9:30 a.m.
director. Angelican service — 8:30
St. Pauline Visintainer Sunday school — 10:45 Activities — Thursdays, a.m.
Center, open Sunday, by a.m.
Bible study taught by Rox- Contemporary service —
appointment only.
Seibert Evangelical anne Klinger, 7 p.m. 9:45 a.m.
All relics on display of
Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Route 147, Herndon. Trinity Evangelical Traditional service — 11
Joseph, spouse of Mary, Pastor — Bradley D. Hat- a.m.
28 W. Arch St., Shamokin.
and St. Peter Apostle, St. ter. Pastor — The Rev. Brian Zion UMC
Pauline (Patroness of Dia- Worship — 9 a.m.
C. Betsworth. Aristes.
betes). Sunday school — 10:15 Worship service — 10:45
Pastor — The Rev. Rose
a.m. a.m., Antioch Place.
St. Peter’s Evangelical M. Marquardt.
Lutheran Seventh Street PM Activities — Wednesday, Worship service — 9:50
Recovery in Christ, a new a.m.
Aristes. 34 N. Seventh St.,
Bible-based 12-step support Children’s Sunday school
Interim pastor — The Shamokin.
group, 5:30 p.m.; prayer and — 10 a.m.
Rev. Alfred Bashore. Pastor — The Rev. David
Bible study at Antioch Zion Methodist
Worship service and sac- Wildoner.
Place, 7 p.m. Trevorton Road, Coal
rament — 9 a.m. Sunday school — 10 a.m.
Morning worship and Trinity Lutheran Township.
Participants — Linda
children’s church — 11 a.m. Pastor — The Rev. Betty
Rubendall, organist. 65 E. Sunbury St.,
Message — “Re-Fuel.” Ford.
SS Peter and Paul Shamokin.
Participants — Kathy Sunday school — 10:30
Worship service — 10
Avenue and Beech Street, Albright, station steward; a.m.
a.m. Sunday.
Mount Carmel. Worship — 11 a.m.
Pastor — The Very Rev.
Archpriest Michael Hutsko.
Confessions — Saturday,
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how she was treated.
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Patriots Atlanta’s Matt Ryan aims for

chase 7th happy Philly homecoming
straight AFC
BY ROB MAADDI go well and try to improve
AP Pro Football Writer NFL PLAYOFFS on that,” Ryan said. “We’re
understand regardless of a different team than we
PHILADELPHIA — were last year when we

title berth Quarterback Matt Ryan has where we play you have to
another shot at a happy be at your best every week. played them and they’re a
The one nice part is there different team. It will be
homecoming. some carry over, but it will
BY KYLE HIGHTOWER A berth in the NFC cham- will be a lot of familiar fac-
es, friendly faces after the be a little bit different.”
AP Sports Writer pionship game is at stake Here’s some things to
when Ryan leads the Atlan- game, which is always
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Two things, nice.” watch for when the teams
ta Falcons (11-6) against the
among many, have been consistent for Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) Ryan had his worst game meet in the playoffs for the
the Patriots the past decade: Tom Brady in a divisional playoff Sat- of his MVP season last year first time since Philadel-
at quarterback and New England in the in Atlanta’s 24-15 loss in phia’s win over Michael
urday. Ryan, who grew up Vick’s Falcons in the 2005
AFC championship game. Philly on Nov. 13, 2016. He
KELVIN KUO/AP PHOTO rooting for the Eagles and NFC championship game:
Brady will try to lead his team to its was 18 of 33 for 267 yards
seventh straight conference title game Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt went to Philadelphia’s Wil- with one touchdown and NICK’S UP: Nick Foles
Saturday when it hosts the Tennessee Ryan, a Philadelphia-area native, liam Penn Charter School, one interception. makes his fourth start since
is 1-3 at the Linc. replacing Carson Wentz
Titans in the divisional round. hopes for a happy homecoming in “Obviously, there will be
“I’m used to it now,” Ryan after the MVP candidate
It has been a challenging week off the today’s divisional round playoff game said about returning home. some scheme from that
against the Eagles at Philadelphia. game that we’ll take, what tore his ACL in Week 14.
Patriots, Page 12 “Playing as long as I have, I Eagles, Page 12
went well and what didn’t

Czeponis’ 23 What’s
points lead the worst
Lourdes to key sports
league win city in
BY THE NEWS-ITEM America?
COAL TOWNSHIP — Five players scored in BY PAUL NEWBERRY
double figures, led by Larry Czeponis’ 23
AP Sports Columnist
points, to lead Lourdes Regional to 79-58
Schuylkill League Division II-III crossover win
over Panther Valley in boys basketball Friday. ATLANTA — It was a
Czeponis made 10 of 13 shots from the floor, question that came up
and added nine rebounds and five assists. C.J. again this week when
Reichard and Ty Klembara each scored 16 Atlanta played host to Geor-
points, Thomas Schultz 14 and Adam Sandri 10. gia’s overtime loss to Ala-
Klembara had seven assists and Reichard five. bama in the national cham-
Lourdes improved to 8-3 overall, 5-0 in Divi- pionship game , complete
sion II, and the Panthers dropped to 7-4, 4-1 with the squandering of a
Division III. double-digit lead.
Tristen Blasko scored 26 points for Panther Is this the worst sports
Valley, and Rene Figueroa 15. city in America ?
PANTHER VALLEY (58): Turner 1 0-0 3, Figueroa 7 1-2 15, Turns out, the A-T-L has
Distler 0 2-2 2, Blasko 12 1-5 26, Perez 5 0-0 10, Sanchez 1 some stiff competition.
0-2 2. Totals 26 4-11 58.
LOURDES (79): Reichard 6 1-1 16, Schultz 7 0-3 14, T. Klem- To start with, here are
bara 5 3-4 16, Sandri 4 0-0 10, Czeponis 10 3-4 23, Getchey 0 the five biggest losers, pre-
0-0 0, Timco 0 0-0 0, Kerris 0 0-0 0, Casper 0 0-0 0. Totals 32
7-12 79.
sented in alphabetical order
Panther Valley (7-4) ... — 13 14 14 17— 58 with their rare accomplish-
Lourdes (8-3) ................ — 21 20 2216 — 79 ments and plethora of fail-
3-point goals: Panther Valley (2) — Turner, Blasko; Lourdes ures.
(8) — Reichard 3, Klembara 3, Sandri 2.
JV: Lourdes 40 (Hunter Reed 14), Panther Valley 38 (Adam Congratulations, Minne-
Depew 11). apolis-St. Paul, you just
Juniata 46, Line Mountain 31 LARRY DEKLINSKI/STAFF PHOTO missed the cut.
Lourdes Regional’s Larry Czeponis, left, comes down with a loose ball against ATLANTA
MIFFLINTOWN — Ben Lauver scored 20
Panther Valley’s Tristan Blasko during second-quarter action Friday at Lourdes. Major Pro Champion-
points and Bryson Clark 13 to lead Juniata to a
Czeponis scored 23 points and the Red Raiders won a key Schuylkill League game, ships: One. The Braves won
Lourdes, Page 11 79-58. the 1995 World Series.
Flops: The Braves fell
short of a championship

Yankees on track to get under tax threshold every other time during
their run of 14 straight divi-
sion titles. The Falcons lost
twice in the Super Bowl.
BY RONALD BLUM cash transactions: a $5.5 million 2019 — better positioning the Yan- The Hawks have never
AP Baseball Writer
BASEBALL payment to Houston as part of the kees to pursue next offseason’s free reached the NBA Finals.
relievers Adam Warren ($3,315,000) Brian McCann trade, a $500,000 agents, who could include Bryce Two NHL teams — the
NEW YORK — The Yankees and Chasen Shreve ($825,000), and payment to San Diego as part of Harper, Manny Machado and possi- Flames and the Thrashers
reached one-year contracts with backup catcher Austin Romine the Chase Headley deal and a $3 bly Clayton Kershaw. — moved to Canada.
their remaining six players eligible ($1.1 million). million credit from Miami as part Gregorius established career Back To School: Atlanta
for arbitration, leaving their pro- New York’s luxury tax payroll of the Giancarlo Stanton acquisi- bests with a .287 batting average, 25 (and nearby Athens) does
jected luxury tax payroll at $177 rose to $149,927,500 for 15 players tion. home runs and 87 RBIs, hitting get some credit for its col-
million — $20 million below the with agreements, and the projected Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner mostly fourth through sixth in the lege sports. Georgia Tech
threshold. total is well under the $197 million has vowed to end the team’s streak batting order. He made $5.1 million. claimed a share of the foot-
Shortstop Didi Gregorius agreed tax threshold. The projection of 15 straight years of paying tax. Gray was acquired from Oakland ball national championship
at $8.25 million Friday, pitcher Son- includes $10 million for the rest of If New York gets under the thresh- for three prospects at the July 31 in 1990. The University of
ny Gray at $6.5 million and setup the 40-man roster, $14,044,600 for old, its base tax rate would reset trade deadline and went 4-7 with a
Yankees, Page 12 Georgia, about 75 miles
man Dellin Betances at $5.1 mil- benefits and a $3 million charge for from 50 percent to 20 percent in away, captured the 1980 title
lion. Also reaching deals were
and is one of the nation’s
most prominent programs.
Biggest Disappointment:
The Falcons blowing a
25-point lead in last year’s
Super Bowl .
Did You Know? The
Chiefs won the 1968 North
American Soccer League
title, so some Atlantans
insist the city has two
championships. Nice try.
BUFFALO
Major Pro Champion-
ships: None (sorry, two
titles won by the Bills
before the American Foot-
ball League merged with
the NFL fail to qualify).
Flops: The Bills lost four
straight Super Bowls in the
early 1990s and had the lon-
gest active postseason
drought of any North
American franchise (2000-
16) before making the play-
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
offs this season. The Sabres

Bucknell-Mount Carmel swim clinic came up short in their two

trips to the Stanley Cup
Bucknell University’s swimming hosted a clinic for the Mount Carmel Jr. Tornadows swim team recently as part final and are now on course
of the university’s outreach program with the Mount Carmel community. Mand Fantini, Tornadoes’ coach, said to miss the NHL playoffs for
“They did an amazing job with our kids and we look forward to going every year.” the seventh year in a row.
CITIES, Page 15
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Yankees
FROM PAGE 11
3.72 ERA in 11 starts for
the Yankees. He finished
10-12 with a 3.55 ERA in 27
starts overall and made
$3,575,000.
Betances lost to the Yan-
kees in arbitration last win-
ter and was awarded $3 mil-
lion rather than his request
for $5 million. After the
decision, Yankees President
Randy Levine said “five
million dollars goes to elite
closers, people who pitch
the ninth inning and have a
lot, a lot and a lot of saves.”
Betances filled in for sus-
pended closer Aroldis Chap-
man last April and made
his fourth straight AL All-
Star team but struggled
with his mechanics and
control late in the season
and was relegated to a mar-
ginal role during the play-
offs. He finished 3-6 with 10
saves a 2.87 ERA in 66
games, throwing 59 2/3
innings, down from 73 in
2016 and 90 in 2014. He
walked a career-high 44, an
increase of 16.
Warren was 3-2 with a
career-best 2.35 ERA in 46
relief appearances, missing
17 games from mid-June to
early July because of right
shoulder inflammation.
Traded to the Cubs in
December 2015 for second
baseman Starlin Castro, he
was reacquired the follow-
ing July in the deal that
sent Chapman to Chicago.
Warren had a $2.29 million
salary last year.
Shreve was 4-1 with a 3.77
ERA in 44 relief appearanc-
es, striking out 58 and walk-
ing 25 in 45 1/3 innings. He
was eligible for arbitration
for the first time after earn-
ing $552,425.
Romine hit .218 with two
homers and 21 RBIs in 252
plate appearances as the
backup catcher to Gary
Sanchez. Playing regularly
in the first month when
Sanchez was sidelined with
a biceps injury, Romine bat-
ted .316 with two homers
and 10 RBIs in 16 games. He
made $805,000.
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Lourdes
FROM PAGE 11 BLOOMSBURG — Julian
Tri-Valley League win Fleming scored 19 points,
over Line Mountain. Elijah Dobson 17 and Dami-
Breven Derk paced the an Ares 15 as Southern
Eagles with 12 points. Columbia won its fourth
Line Mountain dropped straight game in a Heart-
to 1-10 overall and 1-5 in the land Athletic Conference
TVL East. Juniata is 7-4, 4-1 Division III game.
TVL West. Tobias Walden had 12
LINE MOUNTAIN (31): Derk 4 3-4 points for the Tigers (5-5,
12, Malafi 0 0-2 0, Hoffman 1 0-0 2,
Lahr 1 0-0 2, Thomas 4 0-0 8, Bradley 3-2). Logan Klinger had 14
1 0-0 3, Bonawitz 2 0-0 4, Fischer 0 points to lead the Panthers
0-0 0. Totals 13 3-6 31. (6-5, 2-3).
JUNIATA (46): Nealman 0 0-0 0, SOUTHERN COLUMBIA (67): Flem-
Leonard 3 1-2 8, Baner 0 0-0 0, Lau- ing 7 2-2 19, Walden 6 0-0 12, Szuler
ver 8 2-2 20, Clark 5 0-0 13, Bodley 2 0 2-2 2, Dobson 7 2-4 17, Petro 1 0-0
1-2 5, Gomez 0 0-0 0, Elliott 0 0-0 0.
Totals 18 4--6 46.
2, Ebersole 0 0-0 0, Ares 7 0-0 15.
Totals 28 6-8 67.
Line Mtn. (1-10) — .. 14 6 7 4 — 31 BLOOMSBURG (44): Hemphill 1
Juniata (7-4)........ — 17 9 6 14 — 46 1-2 3, Birrare 4 1-2 10, Frye 0 0-0 0,
3-point goals: Line Mtn (2) — Kurczek 2 2-2 6, L. Klinger 4 4-6 14,
Derk, Bradley; Juniata (6) — Leonard, Lewis 1 0-0 2, Long 2 4-4 9. Totals 14
Lauver 2, Clark 3.  12-16 44.
Southern (5-5)..... — 15 13 22 17  — 67
Pottsville 58, North Bloomsburg (6-5).— 13 8 10 13 — 44
Schuylkill 37 3-point goals: Southern (5) —
Fleming 3, Dobson, Ares; Bloomsburg
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — (4) — Birrane, L. Klinger 2, Long.
Ian Renninger scored 17 Mount Carmel 82,
points and Ryan Kondrack
11 to lead the Crimson Tide
South Williamsport 60
(7-3, 4-1) to a Schuylkill SOUTH WILLIAMS-
League Division I win over PORT — Five players LARRY DEKLINSKI/STAFF PHOTO
the Spartans (6-4, 2-3). scored in double figures, led Lourdes’ Larry Czeponis, right, maintains control of the ball as Panther
Pete Kotzo had 16 points by Tom Reisinger’s 18 Valley’s Allen Perez defends during second-quarter action Friday at
and Zack Stokes 14 for points, to lead the Red Tor- Lourdes.
North Schuylkill. nadoes (9-1, 5-0) to a Heart- 4-4 10, Ciocco 0 0-0 0, Moser 5 1-6 MILL HALL — Collin Dimmick 0 0-0 0, Braggs 3 0-1 6,
POTTSVILLE (58): Schenk 2 1-2 7, land Athletic Conference 12, James 5 1-3 12, Salamone 1 1-2 West 1 0-0 2, Stewart 5 0-0 10, Kres-
Sherakas 0 0-0 0, Barnes 3 2-2 9, 3, Ayres 4 0-2 9, Pupo 1 2-2 4, Evert Jones scored 27 points and ki 1 1-2 3, Schiccatano 4 1-5 9, Scan-
Division III win over the
Yost 0 0-0 0, Wood 3 0-2 6, Nabholz 4 0 0-0 0, Reisinger 8 2-4 18, Ziv 4 2-3 Matt Storeman 19 as Cen- dle 0 0-0 0, Knowles 1 2-4 4, Masser
0-0 10, A. Stanton 1 2-2 5, R. Stanton Mounties (3-9, 0-5). 10, Hood 2 0-0 4, Boris 0 0-0 0. tral Mountain defeated the 7 2-4 16, Filarski 2 0-0 5. Totals 24
0 0-0 0, Renninger 8 1-2 17, Kond- Anthony Moser and Don- Totals 32 13-26 82. 8-18 57.
rack 2 0-2 4. Totals 23 6-12 58. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (60): Ef. Indians in a Heartland Ath- CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (66): McCann
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (37): Stokes ovan James each scored 12 Laudenslager 4 0-0 8, Flick 7 1-4 15, letic Conference Division I 3 0-0 6, Pentz 1 1-2 3, Jones 13 1-2
5 4-4 14, Stavinski 0 0-0 0, Weist 1 points, and Mike Balichik Lentz 4 6-13 14, Troyan 0 0-0 0, Sini- 27, Storeman 7 4-6 19, Thomas 0
0-0 2, Roshannon 0 0-0 0, Burker 1
and Matthew Ziv each had baldi 2 3-6 7, Seman 2 1-2 5, Weaver game. 0-2 0, Adair 0 0-0 0, Skrtich 0 0-0 0,
0-0 2, Guerrero 1 0-0 3, Kotzo 5 2-2 2 0-0 6, Weinhoffer 0 0-2 0,E, x. Hanna 3 1-2 8, Lavelle 0 2-4 2, Soo 1
16, Kempsey 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 6-6 10 for Mount Carmel, and Ladudenslager 0 0-0 0, Brewer 0 0-0 Central Mountain 0-0 2, Baker 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 9-18
37. John Ayres chipped in with 0, Anthony 1 2-6 4, Person 1 0-0 3. improved to 7-2 overall, 5-1 66.
Pottsville (7-3) — 21.... 11 14 12 — 58 Totals 23 13-33 60. in the division. Shamokin Shamokin (5-7)... — 10 9 17 21 — 57
N. Schuylkill (6-4).— 6 10 9 12 — 37 nine.
Mount Carmel (9-1) — 22 2 0    13  27 — 82 Cent. Mtn. (7-2)....... — 16 12 15 23 — 66
3-point goals: Pottsville (6) — Flick paced South Wil- S. Will. (3-9)................8 15 15 22 — 60 dropped to 5-7, 1-4.
3-point goals Shamokin (1)  —
Schenk 2, Barnes, Nabholz 2, A. Stan- liamsport with 15 points. 3-point goals: Mount Carmel (5) — Joey Masser paced Filarski; Central Mountain (2) —
ton; North Schuylkill (5) — Guerrero, Balichik 2, Moser, James, Ayres;
Kotzo 4. Mount Carmel hosts Shamokin with 16 points Storeman, Hanna.
South Williamsport (1) — Person.
North Schuylkill in a non- and Chris Stewart added 10.
Southern Columbia 67, league game today at 1 p.m. Central Mountain 66,
SHAMOKIN (57): Bowers 0 2-2 2,
Bloomsburg 44 MOUNT CARMEL (82):  Balichik 2 Shamokin 57
Carr’s jumper lifts PSU over Nebraska in OT
on Friday night. have the best shooting half 9-for-32 from the floor. over two minutes into the
BY TRAVIS JOHNSON
Lamar Stevens scored 26 night,” Chambers said. “You can’t just get blasted second half.
Associated Press
points and Mike Watkins When Carr was working in the first half like that,” But the Huskers fought
added 20 and grabbed 15 to find his shot, Stevens was Nebraska coach Tim Miles back from there and
UNIVERSITY PARK —
rebounds for the Nittany taking over in a fashion said. “We have to be more switched to a press look to
Tony Carr has had some
Lions (13-6, 3-3 Big Ten), that’s become typical for prepared to battle with a slow Penn State’s offense.
nice second-half efforts
who led by as many as 16 in him of late. The hybrid for- guy who’s a warrior like They put together a 39-23
lately. Penn State’s top
the second half. ward entered the game that because he just attacks run that included back-to-
shooter saved most of his
But it was Carr, who averaging 22 points over the the rim.” back 3-pointers from Cope-
best stuff for overtime on
notched 18 of 28 in the sec- last three. Glynn Watson Jr. and land and Watson that made
Friday.
Carr scored nine of his 17 ond half at Indiana on He quickly kept at it with Isaac Copeland scored 21 it a two-point game
Tuesday, who wrestled con- 10 of Penn State’s first 19 points apiece while Isaiah with 3:28 to play. They com-
points, including a
game-winning long jumper trol back with tough makes points and Penn State Roby and Anton Gill scored bined for four free throws
with three seconds left in through crowds of defend- closed out the first half on a 12 and 10, respectively, for and Watson hit the final
overtime, and Penn State ers in the final five minutes. 21-9 run and led 33-24. the Cornhuskers (12-7, 3-3). shot of regulation moments
beat Nebraska 76-74 and “Tony had the guts to Nebraska made just five of Shep Garner made a later to send it to overtime
secure Pat Chambers’ 100th come out and hit some big its final 14 field goals in that 3-pointer to give Penn State 65-65.
win as Penn State’s coach shots for us when he didn’t span and finished the first its largest lead at 42-26 just
Patriots
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SATURDAY SUNDAY
FROM PAGE 11 Nobody really expects a lot back on road in Super Bowl combined to turn in the postseason experience,
field for the Patriots fol- from us. That’s fine,” he era. best rushing performance most of 2017 playoff teams.
lowing reports of turmoil said. “We haven’t been a But since 2001, quarter- in franchise history in the Fourteen Patriots players
involving Brady, coach Bill very successful team in the backs making their first or wild-card round. Henry ran have played at least 10 play-
Belichick and team owner last 10 years. So it’s easy for second career playoff start for a career-high 156 yards, off games. That’s more
Robert Kraft. But Brady people to overlook us. So are 0-7 against New and Mariota added 46 yards. such players than 11 other
says he’s never doubted his we’ve got to take care of England. Henry will be starting his playoff teams combined
team’s ability to compart- business and start winning “When it comes down to third straight game with (13). Before the start of this
mentalize potential distrac- games like this to get the it, it’s all about us,” Mariota DeMarco Murray already postseason, the Titans had
tions. respect that we desire.” said. “I think that’s kind of out (right knee). 18 players who had
“I think we have a job to To get it, they’ll have to been the mindset through PRESSURE: The Titans appeared in a playoff game.
do and we know what our stop a quarterback that has this entire season. Ups and ranked fifth in the league BELICHICK and LEB-
job is and that’s to go out been nearly unbeatable in downs come and go, you with 43 sacks during the EAU: There aren’t too many
and play football at a high this round of the postsea- just want to try and make season and added four more current NFL coaches that
level and play well,” he said. son. the most of this opportuni- against the Chiefs last have been around the game
“Nothing really should get Brady is 11-2 in 13 divi- ty.” week. Three-time Pro Bowl longer than Belichick and
in the way of that.” sional-round games since Some things to watch on defensive lineman Jurrell Titans defensive coordina-
Tennessee hasn’t been to 2002 , passing for 3,700 yards Saturday: Casey had six from his inte- tor Dick LeBeau .
a conference championship andAFTERNOON
28 touchdowns. MOVING ON UP: It will rior spot, while Morgan led LeBeau has an NFL-re-
game since the 2002 season,
AFTERNOON
but has been invigorated
SUNDAY
He also has a 6-1 career
record against the Titans
be Bill Belichick’s 37th
career playoff game as a
the Titans with 7 ½ sacks.
Linebackers Brian Orakpo
cord 45 consecutive seasons
as a coach, with Belichick
SATURDAY
coming off its first playoff with 13 touchdowns and
just one interception.
head coach, breaking a tie
with Tom Landry and Don
(seven) and Wesley Woody-
ard (five) give the Titans a
at 43. Yet, with Belichick as
head coach, he and LeBeau
win in 14 years.
The Titans enter as Titans quarterback Mar- Shula for the most in NFL variety of options to attack have faced off in the play-
13-point underdog, but line- cus Mariota was mostly history. Brady, not counting backup offs only once: the 2004 AFC
backer Derrick Morgan unflappable in leading his HEISMAN BROTHERS: linebacker Erik Walden championship game that
said it’s a role they happily team back from an 18-point Mariota, the 2014 Heisman (four). New England won in Pitts-
embrace . halftime deficit to beat Kan- winner, and Derrick Henry, EXPERIENCE GAP: New burgh 41-27.
“Nobody respects us. sas City — the largest come- the 2015 Heisman winner, England has 41 players with
Eagles
FROM PAGE 11 polite term to compare a loud crowd in a big play- great job of finding who we run or a pass play, you’ve
Foles played well in his Eagles fans with the fans off game.” are week to week, specifi- just got to think the ball is
the team heard in last Mack said he expects cally the last two weeks I coming to him.”
first five quarters and
week’s wild-card win at the Philadelphia’s fans “to be think he’s done a great job,” MULTIPLE BACKS: Both
struggled in the next five.
He’s certainly a dropoff Los Angeles Rams. really dedicated, really Ryan said. teams have options in the
from Wentz, but he’s also “I’m not going to say loud, really involved. So it’s STOPPING JULIO: The backfield. The Falcons are
capable of spectacular per- more passionate, but I going to be a challenge just Eagles had some success led by Devonta Freeman,
formances. Wentz once would say more Northeast,” in terms of crowd noise.” against Julio Jones in their who had 865 yards rushing
tossed seven TDs in a game Quinn said with a smile. COMFORT ZONE: After win last year, keeping him and seven TDs. Tevin Cole-
in 2013. He had four TDs in The Falcons have leading the league in scor- out of the end zone but man had 628 yards rushing
his first start in Week 15. pumped in artificial noise ing in 2016, the Falcons fin- allowing 10 catches for 135 and five TDs. LeGarrette
“There’s enough sub- in practice this week but ished the regular season yards. Jalen Mills held him Blount led the Eagles with
stance behind his career will lean heavily on Ryan 15th with first-year offen- to four catches for 48 yards 766 yards rushing and
that merits having confi-
dence,” Eagles offensive
and center Alex Mack to
use their experience with
sive coordinator Steve Sark-
isian.
when he was matched up
against Jones. The sec-
scored two TDs. Jay Ajayi
had 873 yards rushing and
coordinator Frank Reich silent counts and hand sig- Atlanta averaged 22.1 ond-year pro is confident he one TD combined with the
said. nals. points per game, down from can contain Jones again. Dolphins and Eagles. He
‘NORTHEAST’ NOISE: “That’s huge,” said tight 33.8 last season. Ronald Darby will have to ran for 130 yards against
There’s crowd noise, and end Levine Toilolo. “That’s Ryan says he has become cover Jones when he’s on Atlanta in Miami’s win on
then there’s the noise gen- where it all starts, coming more comfortable with his side. Oct. 15.
erated by Philadelphia fans off the ball, the cadence and Sarkisian, especially the “You have to think the AP Sports Writer
known for their intensity. stuff like that. We definitely last two weeks in wins over ball is coming to him each Charles Odum contrib-
Falcons coach Dan Quinn work on that every week. Carolina and the Rams. and every play,” Mills said. uted to this report.
seemed to search for a Their fans, we’re expecting “I think Sark has done a “Whether they’re having a
THE NEWS-ITEM, SHAMOKIN, PA SPORTS/SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 A13

Travel a grind for Division I’s smallest schools

BY JOHN MARSHALL
AP Basketball Writer
POCATELLO, Idaho —
As the bus rolls past mile-
age signs for places like
Malad City, Arimo and
Woodruff, the long frames
of Northern Arizona’s bas-
ketball players splay across
the seats. Heads rest on
makeshift pillows of jackets
and backpacks, legs stretch
across aisles, feet rise above
headrests.
Outside, flurries dance in
the headlights as roadside
reflectors flash like car turn
signals. Yellow weed stalks,
evidence of a recent thaw,
peek through the white
blanket along the highway.
Pockets of dense fog
envelop the bus, visibility
measured in yards for peril-
ous moments before thank-
fully clearing.
The players are oblivious
to the cold world outside.
Their only concern is find-
ing comfort on this opening
three-hour leg of a two-day
return to Flagstaff, Arizo-
na.
“It’s pretty hard travel
after a game,” NAU coach
Jack Murphy said. “You
want to get home, get the
guys some rest on their day
off, but it’s a long day of
travel on their ‘day off.’”
___
Travel is one of the most
arduous aspects of college
basketball. Hours upon
hours every season are ded-
icated to getting to the next
town, buses and planes
essentially becoming play-
ers’ and coaches’ mobile
second homes.
Some have it easier than
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
others.
At the highest levels of
Division I, buses park next
to charter planes filled with
spacious seats, teams’
schedules based on when
the runway is open. Conve-
nience affords efficiency:
Practice at home, fly out in
the evening, play the next
day, head straight home.
Travel at the low-major
level can feel like “Planes,
Trains and Automobiles.”
All that’s missing is the
train and Del Griffith.
Charter flights are not
within the smallest D-I
schools’ budget, so commer-
cial is the only way to go.
That means long security
lines and clock-watching
gate waits, just for the
opportunity to fold into
seats barely big enough for
averaged-sized humans.
Six-foot-10 and a middle
seat is like 5-9 squeezed into
a toddler car seat.
“I’m hurting for like two
hours and when I get up,
my knees finally get back to
normal,” said Isaiah Thom-
as, NAU’s 6-9 junior for-
ward. “It’s not enjoyable.”
Nor is planning.
The dilemma: Ear-
ly-morning practice before
flying out or a pre-sunrise
departure to practice later
at the destination? For the
return, leave early on little
sleep and rest later or sleep
in and get back later?
No matter how coaches
work it, the players end up
tired.
“You have to factor it in,”
Sacramento State coach
Brian Katz said. “You try to
convince your guys, you’re
19 years old, you shouldn’t
get tired from anything. But
in your mind you try to
account for it because it’s a
factor for sure.”
___
Northern Arizona’s
26-person contingent — 15
players — started its two-
game road trip to Utah and
Idaho just before 7 a.m. at
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport.
A two-hour layover in
Phoenix followed, a nearly
two-hour flight to Salt Lake
City next, a 50-minute bus
ride north to Ogden after
that. Once at the hotel, play-
ers grab room keys from
director of basketball oper-
ations Bryan Fisher, get a
short rest then it’s a film
session in a conference
room and practice at Weber
State’s Dee Events Center
— 11 hours after leaving
home.
“You can spend an entire
day trying to get where you
need to go,” said Mitch
Strohman, radio and TV
voice of NAU basketball
since 1991. “People don’t
understand how much
energy that sucks out of
you. You’re exhausted.
That’s a lot to ask the body
to do, no matter how young
you are.”
___
Buses. So many buses.
Low-major players and
coaches often feel like they
spend more time on buses
than at home.
Many of the smallest D-I
schools are in remote plac-
es. Getting there requires
multiple connecting flights
Northern Arizona assistant basketball coach
Jason Sanchez goes over game film from the
night before on a bus ride to Pocatello, Idaho. The
Lumberjacks lost to Weber State by 40, then had
to leave the next day on a two-hour bus ride for a
game against Idaho State before driving back
through Ogden to Salt Lake City.
— often on regional jets or
prop planes — and soul-sap-
ping bus rides.
A bus trip of an hour or
two can be tolerable. Each
tacked-on hour seems to
add an exponential level of
misery.
The bus-ride Richter
Scale.
Riding on a bus is a bit
like flying coach: The cabin
and seats are purportedly
made with long-range com-
fort in mind, yet somehow
fail to meet expectations.
Try it as a 6-8 basketball
player. Long bus rides equal
stiff, tired and bored.
Among the smaller con-
ferences, the Big South or
SWAC don’t have it too bad.
A few hours in a bus, in
most cases, can get teams
ter can have passengers
locating the “sickness bag”
in the seat-back pocket in
front of them.
“Some of these trips can
be a nightmare,” said Idaho
State coach Bill Evans, who
also spent 16 seasons at
Southern Utah. “It’s a tough
business.”
___
The Lumberjacks arrive
at their Salt Lake City hotel
around midnight after the
dark-and-icy ride from
Pocatello and shuffle to
their rooms. Less than five
hours later, they’re in the
lobby again, heavy feet
JOHN MARSHALL/AP PHOTO
dragging in the pre-dawn
darkness to the bus.
More security lines, gate
waiting and fellow passen-
gers’ struggles with the
overhead bins later, they’re
headed back to Arizona.
The 6:45 a.m. flight to
Phoenix arrives a half hour
where they need to go.
early, which apparently
The Big Sky could be
flummoxes the crew at Sky
called the Big Bus Confer-
Harbor International Air-
ence.
port. A 15-minute wait on
Stretching from Eastern
the tarmac follows. Of
Washington to North Dako-
course the gate wasn’t open
ta, down to Flagstaff,
yet.
around to Sac State and
Once the why-does-this-
Portland State, the Big Sky
take-so-long process of
covers nine states and
deboarding finishes, the
roughly a third of the Unit-
NAU contingent wanders
ed States.
from A to B (gates) of Ter-
Portland State, Sac State
minal 4.
and, to a degree, Northern
After a one-hour layover
Colorado, are in, or at least
and a 67-minute flight,
near, major metropolitan
they’re finally back in Flag-
areas. Everything else is a
staff, 13 hours after a four-
connecting flight or bus
point loss to Idaho State.
ride away.
“There’s just no easy way
Want to white knuckle
to do it,” Murphy said.
from the back seat of a bus?
Two weeks later, they get
Try riding from Bozeman
to do it all over again — to
to Missoula during a snow-
Bozeman and Missoula.
storm. A prop plane in win-

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

CALENDAR
Shamokin-Mount Carmel Little League registration BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Signups for Shamokin-Mount Carmel Little League are being held Abington Heights 67, West Scranton 47
throughout the month and will continue into February. All children ages four Allderdice 65, Pittsburgh Obama 52
through 15 who attend school at either Lourdes Regional, Meadowview Archbishop Carroll 57, LaSalle 54
Christian, Mount Carmel or Shamokin are eligible to play. Signups will take Audenried 55, Dobbins 49
place at the American Legion Building in Shamokin on Tuesdays, January Bangor 60, Notre Dame-Green Pond 49
16, 23 and 30 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.; and Sundays, Jan. 21, 28 and Feb. 4 Bedford 51, Somerset 48
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Players new to the league should attend with a Berks Catholic 58, Wyomissing 30
parent or legal guardian along with the child’s original or state-certified Berlin-Brothersvalley 84, Turkeyfoot
Valley 31
birth certificate. Returning players can sign up with just a parent or legal
Bethlehem Liberty 59, Pocono Mountain
guardian. The fee to register is $35 for the first child in a family and $25 East 45
for each additional child. For more information call 570-898-4301 or 570- Bonner-Prendergast 68, Archbishop
898-5829 after 5 p.m. Wood 55
Canon-McMillan 59, Baldwin 43
Zerbe Rod and Gun Club open house Carbondale 50, Old Forge 48
The Zerbe Rod and Gun Club will be holding its annual open house from Carrick 92, Perry Traditional Academy 31
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. The public is welcome to attend. There Catasauqua 54, Northern Lehigh 42
will be food vendors, door prizes, gun displays, fly tying demonstrations, Cedar Cliff 57, Harrisburg Bishop
and a vintage Army display. All vendors welcome, but must bring your own McDevitt 51
table. Call 570-850-7912 for more information. Central Bucks South 51, North Penn 42
Central Mountain 67, Shamokin 57
Shamokin baseball sportsman bingo Central York 49, Spring Grove 46
The Brady Fire Co. is hosting on its fourth annual Outdoorsman Bingo Chambersburg 74, Mifflin County 45
today that will benefit the Shamokin Area baseball team. Tickets cost $35 Coatesville 80, West Chester Henderson
41
and include food, beverages and 20 regular bingo games with firearms as
Conemaugh Valley 65, Portage Area 49
prizes. There will also be special bingo games and raffles at an additional Conestoga Valley 54, Penn Manor 39
cost. Call or text 570-898-6409 for tickets. Conrad Weiser 52, Hamburg 36
Dallastown Area 61, Red Lion 43
Rotary announces banquet plans Danville 51, Loyalsock 48
At its weekly meeting in Mount Carmel, the Mount Carmel Rotary Club Downingtown East 66, West Chester
finalized plans for the 99th annual football banquet, which will honor the Henderson 28
2017 Mount Carmel Area Red Tornadoes football team. The banquet will Dunmore 61, Lackawanna Trail 40
be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Brady Fire Co. banquet hall. East Stroudsburg South 65, Emmaus 45
The guest speaker for the event will be former New York Jets and 1957 Elizabeth Forward 80, Keystone Oaks 57
Mount Carmel graduate Dan Ficca. Achievement awards will be given as Elk County Catholic 60, St. Marys 56, OT
well as other annual presentations. Tickets can be purchased at Academy Exeter 52, Daniel Boone 38
Sports Center, Matlow’s Clothing, Craig Love’s Nationwide Insurance and at Faith Christian Academy 70, Phil-Mont-
the principal’s office at the high school. No tickets will be sold at the door. gomery Christian 34
Fels 58, Edison 54
Susquehanna University youth basketball day Fox Chapel 72, Greater Latrobe 45
Frankford 55, St. Georges Tech, Del. 44
The Susquehanna University men’s basketball program is hosting a Garnet Valley 66, Marple Newtown 58
youth basketball day on Jan. 20 to coincide with a 2 p.m. matchup with Girard College 51, Academy of the New
Drew University. All players from any youth basketball league in the area Church 45
can attend the game free of charge. Players are encouraged to wear their Governor Mifflin 47, Muhlenberg 46
jerseys. Hanover 49, Biglerville 33
Harrisburg 57, Cumberland Valley 52
Lady Bombers registration Hazleton Area 77, Dallas 60
Registration for Shamokin-Coal Township Lady Bombers Softball League Hempfield 58, Lancaster McCaskey 48
will be held at Brewser’s SportsGrille on Jan. 17, 24 and 29 from 5 to 7 Hershey 68, Susquehanna Township 57
p.m. Girls ages four through 12, as of January 1, can register. Eligible play- Holy Ghost Prep 40, Bristol 30
ers should be from the Mount Carmel, Shamokin, Line Mountain and Elys- Kensington 71, Maritime Academy 56
burg areas. Cost per child is $35 and $5 off per additional child. If anyone Kutztown 59, Antietam 45
is interested in becoming a league sponsor or part of the organization Lampeter-Strasburg 49, Cocalico 31
please contact Dan or Christin Hughes at 570-259-8532 or 570-492- Latin Charter 71, Mastbaum 66
Lower Moreland 41, MaST Charter 25
0775.
Mid Valley 43, Riverside 40
Milton Hershey 76, West Perry 41
Basketball officials meetings Moorestown Friends, N.J. 48, Friends
The Shamokin Chapter of PIAA Basketball Officials will hold meetings at Select 28
noon on Sundays, Jan. 14 and Jan. 28, at Independence Fire Co. in Moravian Academy 77, Palmerton 46
Shamokin. Moshannon Valley 53, Harmony 44
Mount Union 71, West Branch 58
Elysburg Knights of Columbus free throw contest Nazareth Area 62, Easton 52
All boys and girls ages nine through 14 are invited to participate in the Neumann-Goretti 56, Philadelphia Roman
local level of competition for the 2018 Elysburg K of C Free Throw Champi- Catholic 54
onship. The event will be held at Ralpho Gym on January 27 at 9 a.m.
Prizes will be awarded. Any questions, please call Brian Derk at 570-332-
8692.
MCA vs SCA Basketball Classic
The annual Mount Carmel versus Southern Columbia Basketball Clas- Jan. 13
sic is slated for Saturday, January 20, at Mount Carmel. This year junior 1962 — Wilt Chamberlain scores an
varsity and varsity squads from both schools will raise money for “Amy’s NBA regulation-game record 73 points to
Army,” named after Amy Hager, a long-time pre-K and kindergarten teacher lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 135-117
at Mount Carmel who was diagnosed in October with non-Hodgkin lympho- triumph over the Chicago Packers.
ma. Games start at 3 p.m. During the event members of Amy’s Army will 1971 — Lenny Wilkens of the Seattle
be hold a Chinese auction. There will also be raffles and halftime activities Supersonics, at 33, becomes the oldest All-
for all ages. Star MVP as he scores 21 points to give the
West a 108-107 victory over the East.
1974 — The Miami Dolphins win their
New Hope-Solebury 50, Morrisville 23
Northampton 55, Stroudsburg 52, OT
Norwin 70, Plum 57
Oley Valley 52, Schuylkill Valley 51
Our Lady Of Sacred Heart 82, Sto-Rox 69
Palmyra 48, Mechanicsburg 35
Penn Hills 68, Woodland Hills 60
Penn-Trafford 56, Hempfield Area 46
Pennridge 54, William Tennent 48
Perkiomen School 77, Solebury 57
Perkiomen Valley 47, Phoenixville 33
Philadelphia MC& S 80, Chichester 60
Philadelphia West Catholic 48, Father
Judge 46
Pine-Richland 72, North Hills 56
Pleasant Valley 51, Allentown Dieruff 43
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 77, Cheltenham 57
Pocono Mountain West 67, Whitehall 38
Quakertown 50, Springfield Montco 40
Reading 34, West Lawn Wilson 32
Richland 75, Bishop McCort 49
Roxborough 71, Franklin Towne Charter
52
Scranton 58, Honesdale 52
Scranton Holy Cross 56, Lakeland 35
Scranton Prep 54, Valley View 43
Southern Columbia 67, Bloomsburg 44
St. Joseph’s Prep 63, Lansdale Catholic
42
Susquehanna 42, Blue Ridge 38
Tamaqua 55, Jim Thorpe 39
Tyrone 77, Bald Eagle Area 29
Upper Dublin 59, Hatboro-Horsham 47
Wallenpaupack 45, Delaware Valley 24
Warrior Run 44, Hughesville 40
Westinghouse 57, Brashear 48
Westtown 59, Germantown Friends 34
Wissahickon 73, Upper Moreland 56
York Catholic 68, Littlestown 51
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Armstrong vs. Franklin Regional, ppd.<
to Jan 15.
Avonworth vs. Brentwood, ppd.< to
Jan 18.
Beaver Area vs. New Castle, ppd.< to
Jan 13.
Brookville vs. Bradford, ppd.< to Jan 27.
Burrell vs. Shady Side Academy, ppd.
Cameron County vs. Smethport, ppd.
Carlynton vs. Pittsburgh North Catholic,
ppd.
Central Valley vs. Ambridge, ppd.
Clarion vs. Allegheny-Clarion Valley,
ppd.< to Jan 15.
Clarion-Limestone vs. Karns City, ppd.<
to Feb 14.
Conneaut, Ohio vs. Mercyhurst Prep,
ppd.
Connellsville vs. Bethel Park, ppd.< to
Jan 13.
Corry vs. General McLane, ppd.
Cranberry vs. Moniteau, ppd.< to Feb 8.
Dubois Central Catholic vs. Kane Area,
ppd.
East Allegheny vs. Apollo-Ridge, ppd.
Eisenhower vs. Union City, ppd.
Ellwood City vs. Aliquippa, ppd.< to
Jan 19.
ON THIS DATE
second straight Super Bowl in their third
straight appearance with a 24-7 victory
over the Minnesota Vikings. Larry Csonka,
the game’s MVP, gains 145 yards on 33
carries and scores a touchdown.
1986 — NCAA schools vote overwhelm-
ingly in favor of adopting the controversial
Proposition 48. The rule requires that
incoming freshman maintain 2.0 grade
point averages and score 700 or more on
Erie First Christian Academy vs. North-
western, ppd.
Forest Area vs. Union, ppd.
Fort Leboeuf vs. Harbor Creek, ppd.
Franklin vs. Grove City, ppd.
Freeport vs. Derry, ppd.
Girard vs. North East, ppd.
Greensburg Salem vs. Gateway, ppd.
Highlands vs. Kiski Area, ppd.
Imani Christian Academy vs. Eden
Christian, ppd.
Indiana vs. Mount Pleasant, ppd.< to
Jan 17.
Jeannette vs. Riverview, ppd.
Jefferson-Morgan vs. Chartiers-Houston,
ppd.
Johnsonburg vs. Ridgway, ppd.< to
Jan 29.
Knoch vs. Hampton, ppd.
Laurel Highlands vs. Ringgold, ppd.
Laurel vs. Bishop Canevin, ppd.
Leechburg vs. West Shamokin, ppd.
Mapletown vs. West Greene, ppd.
Marion Center vs. Ligonier Valley, ppd.
Mars vs. Chartiers Valley, ppd.
McKeesport vs. Albert Gallatin, ppd.
Meadville vs. Fairview, ppd.
Monessen vs. Geibel Catholic, ppd.
North Clarion vs. Keystone, ppd.
Northern Potter vs. Galeton, ppd.
Oswayo vs. Otto-Eldred, ppd.< to Jan 29.
Pittsburgh Holy Family vs. Cornell, ppd.
Port Allegany vs. Austin, ppd.
Quaker Valley vs. Blackhawk, ppd.
Rochester vs. Union Area, ppd.
Seneca Valley vs. North Allegheny, ppd.
Slippery Rock vs. Hickory, ppd.< to
Jan 13.
South Fayette vs. McGuffey, ppd.
South Park vs. Waynesburg Central, ppd.
Springdale vs. Serra Catholic, ppd.
St. Joseph vs. Trinity Christian, ppd.
Summit Academy vs. Greensburg Central
Catholic, ppd.
Titusville vs. Seneca, ppd.
Uniontown vs. Belle Vernon, ppd.
Valley vs. Deer Lakes, ppd.
Venango vs. Redbank Valley, ppd.
Vincentian Academy vs. Quigley
Catholic, ppd.
Washington vs. Bethlehem Center, ppd.
West Allegheny vs. Moon, ppd.
Yough vs. Southmoreland, ppd.< <
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abraham Lincoln 37, Olney Charter 24
Allderdice 51, Pittsburgh Obama 32
Bedford 61, Somerset 35
Bethlehem Freedom 66, Bethlehem
Catholic 59
Bishop Carroll 44, Forest Hills 20
Bishop McCort 75, Richland 35
Boiling Springs 34, Big Spring 28
Boyertown 44, Upper Merion 35, OT
Camp Hill Trinity 62, Steelton-Highspire
25
Carrick 47, Perry Traditional Academy 32
Central Dauphin 69, Carlisle 31
Central Dauphin East 54, State College 41
the Scholastic Aptitude Test or a 15 on the
American College Testing program.
1987 — Lewis Lloyd and Mitchell
Wiggins of the Houston Rockets become
the third and fourth National Basketball
Association players to be banned from the
league for using cocaine.
1991 — Phil Mickelson overcomes an
8 on the 14th hole to become the second
amateur since 1954 to win a PGA Tour
Christian School of York 32, New
Covenant 24
Conestoga Valley 59, Penn Manor 48
Constitution 51, Mariana Bracetti 30
Delone 71, Bermudian Springs 19
Dobbins 35, Abraham Lincoln 27
Donegal 75, Lebanon 35
Dover 54, Eastern York 40
Easton 48, Nazareth Area 34
Edison 40, Nueva Esperanza 24
Elizabethtown 37, Cedar Crest 27
Emmaus 46, East Stroudsburg South 22
Fels 30, Swenson 27
Freire Charter 49, High School of the
Future 34
Garden Spot 55, Solanco 52
Germantown Academy 73, Agnes Irwin
40
Greater Latrobe 63, Fox Chapel 58
Hanover 49, Biglerville 33
Harrisburg 50, Cumberland Valley 37
Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt 47, Cedar
Cliff 40
Hempfield Area 42, Penn-Trafford 31
Indiana 57, Laurel Highlands 51
Juniata Valley 57, Bellwood-Antis 56
Kensington 37, Franklin Learning Center
19
Lampeter-Strasburg 54, Cocalico 15
Lancaster Catholic 77, Lancaster
Mennonite 29
Lancaster McCaskey 42, Hempfield 36
Lebanon Catholic 53, Annville-Cleona 21
Lewisburg 43, Central Columbia 26
Lower Dauphin 58, Red Land 28
Lower Moreland 50, MaST Charter
17Manheim Township 39, Warwick 25
Mechanicsburg 32, Palmyra 24
Methacton 46, Pottsgrove 40
Mifflin County 60, Chambersburg 38
Moorestown Friends, N.J. 59, Friends
Select 28
Parkland 45, East Stroudsburg North 22
Parkway Northwest 37, West Philadel-
phia 34
Paul Robeson 68, Roxborough 24
Penn Hills 37, Woodland Hills 33
Penns Manor 66, United 60
Philadelphia George Washington 60,
Benjamin Franklin 43
Philadelphia Girls 46, Frankford 33
Philadelphia Northeast 44, Gratz 38
Red Lion Christian 33, Carroll Christian,
Md. 31
South Western 58, York 16
Strawberry Mansion 37, Penn Treaty 32
Stroudsburg 63, Northampton 47
Susquehannock 61, Northeastern 24
Susquenita 56, Lancaster Country Day 45
Villa Maria Academy 65, Merion Mercy
36
West Chester East 51, Chichester 15
Westinghouse 50, Brashear 22
Westmont Hilltop 63, Greater Johnstown
28
Whitehall 51, Pocono Mountain West 33
Williamsburg 33, Glendale 32
event as he posts a one-shot victory over
Bob Tway and Tom Purtzer in the Northern
Telecom Open.
2003 — Jennifer Capriati becomes the
first women’s Australian Open defending
champion to lose in the first round in the
Open era. Capriati, seeded third, loses
2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 to 90th-ranked Marlene
Weingartner of Germany.

SCHEDULE
Saturday, January 13
Boys basketball
North Schuylkill at Mount Carmel,
1 p.m.
Girls basketball
Shamokin at Central Mountain,
4:30 p.m.
Loyalsock at Mount Carmel, 6 p.m.
Southern Columbia at Hughesville,
7:30 p.m.
Wrestling
Sugar Valley Rural Char ter at
Shamokin, 6 p.m.
Southern Columbia at Escape the
Rock Tournament, TBA
Line Mountain Duals 2, 1 p.m.
(The duals have been pushed back
from their original starting time of 10
a.m. because of weather and travel
considerations.)
Swimming
Sayre, Towanda, Shamokin at
Towanda, 11 a.m.
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
BASEBALL — Suspended Boston minor
league RHP Antonio Police (DSL Red
Sox) 72 games after testing positive for
Boldenone, a performance-enhancing sub-
stance. Suspended Seattle minor league
OF Eric Filia (Arkansas-Texas) 50 games
following a second positive test for a drug
of abuse. Suspended Chicago Cubs minor
league RHP Wilfre Delgado (DSL Cubs)
72 games for a positive test of Stanozolol,
a performance-enhancing substance.
Suspended minor league free agent RHP
Joel Romero 80 games after testing positive
for Stanozolol.
American League
BALITMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to
terms with 3B Manny Machado, LHP Zach
Britton and RHP Brad Brach on one-year
contracts.
BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms
with INF Brock Holt; SS Xander Bogaerts;
Cs Sandy Leon and Christian Vazquez; OF
Jackie Bradley Jr., and RHPs Joe Kelly
and Brandon Workman; and LHPs Drew
Pomeranz and Eduardo Rodriguez on one-
year contracts.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms
with C Evan Gattis; LHP Dallas Keuchel
and RHPs Lance McCullers Jr. and Brad
Peacock on one-year contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to
terms with RHPs Kelvin Herrera and Nate
Karns on one-year contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms
with SS Didi Gregorius; RHPs Sonny Gray,
Dellin Betances and Adam Warren; LHP
Chasen Shreve and C Austin Romine on
one-year contracts.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to
terms with RHPs Liam Hendriks and Blake
Treinen; C Josh Phegley and SS Marcus
Semien on one-year contracts. Promoted
Troy Smith to vice president of marketing.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms
with RHPs David Phelps, Erasmo Ramirez
and Nick Vincent; LHP James Paxton and C
Mike Zunino on one-year contracts.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms
with LHP Jake Diekman, RHP Keone Kela
and INF Jurickson Profar on one-year
contracts.
TRANSACTIONS
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to
terms with 3B Josh Donaldson; OFs Kevin
Pillar and Ezequiel Carrera; RHPs Aaron
Sanchez and Dominic Leone; 2B Devon
Travis and LHP Aaron Loup on one-year
contacts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with
3B Kris Bryant and SS Addison Russell on
one-year contracts.
CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms
with RHP Anthony DeSclafani, CF Billy
Hamilton and RHP Michael Lorenzen on
one-year contracts.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms
with OF Charlie Blackmon on a one-year
contact.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms
with RHPs Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard
and Jacob deGrom on one-year contracts.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to
terms with OF Randal Grichuk, LHP Tyler
Lyons, OF Marcell Ozuna and RHP Michael
Wacha on one-year contracts.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms
with RHP Kirby Yates; INFs Freddy Galvis
and Cory Spangenberg and OF Matt Szczur
on one-year contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed
to terms with 2B Joe Panik; RHPs Hunter
Strickland, Sam Dyson and Cory Gearrin
and LHP Will Smith on one-year contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Utah G Rodney Hood
$35,000 for slapping a phone out of a fan’s
hand while exiting the court during a Jan.
10 game at Washington.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Waived G
Vander Blue.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Fired offensive
coordinator Rick Dennison.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Named Norv
Turner offensive coordinator.
CHICAGO BEARS — Named Mark
Helfrich offensive coordinator, Chris Tabor
special teams coordinator, Charles London
running backs coach and Mike Furrey wide
receivers coach. Re-signed defensive
coordinator Vic Fangio.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Adam
Henry wide receivers coach, Ken Zampese
quarterbacks coach and Al Saunders
senior assistant/special projects. Parted
ways with run game coordinator/running
backs coach Kirby Wilson, quarterbacks
coach David Lee, special teams assistant
Shawn Mennenga and special teams qual-
ity control coach Stan Watson. Announced
special teams coordinator Chris Tabor
resigned to join the Chicago Bears.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Named Deland
McCullough running backs coach.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Named Paul
Guenther defensive coordinator, Greg
Olson offensive coordinator and Rich
Bisaccia assistant head coach/special
teams coordinator.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms
with F Andrew Cogliano on a three-year
contract extension through the 2020-21
season. Recalled RWs Ondrej Kase and
Jared Boll from San Diego (AHL).
BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned D
Brendan Guhle and G Linus Ullmark to
Rochester (AHL).
A14  SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 SPORTS THE NEWS-ITEM, SHAMOKIN, PA

A freestyle skier’s wrenching

journey toward the Olympics
BY PAT GRAHAM “It was just horrible and
AP Sports Writer a scary thought to know the
person that helps me get
Freestyle skier Torin through life in every single
Yater-Wallace has a simple aspect could possibly not be
picture in his mind: His there,” Yater-Wallace said.
family all together in South “To see her recover in full
Korea for the Winter Olym- and ultimately make it to
MARK BAKER/AP PHOTO pics and watching him com- Russia, it was straight out
Billie Jean King, former ladies singles champion pete in the halfpipe. of a movie.”
holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup during a His journey there has His recovery was remark-
press conference ahead of the Australian Open been much more complicat- able, too.
tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia ed. In November 2015,
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. King is in Melbourne to cel- The family has been Yater-Wallace thought he
ebrate the 50th anniversary of her Australian through so much over the had a cold he just couldn’t
Open victory. years — from dad serving kick. He had to make the
time for a white-collar drive from Aspen to Park
Billie Jean King backs crime to mom dealing with
colon cancer and, the scari-
est twist of all: Yater-Wal-
City, Utah, to get some ski
boots fitted but kept feeling
worse and worse along the
calls to rename lace spent 10 days in a medi-
cally induced paralysis
way. Once he arrived, he
went to see several doctors

Margaret Court Arena

BY JOHN PYE
AP Sports Writer
MELBOURNE, Australia
— Billie Jean King thinks
one of the main venues at
the Australian Open should
be renamed because of
Margaret Court’s com-
ments about the lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgen-
der community.
King, a trailblazer for
equality and diversity in
tennis, said she had initial-
ly been a proponent of hav-
ing Margaret Court Arena
named in 2003 in recogni-
tion of the 24-time Grand
Slam singles winner’s con-
tribution to the sport.
“I was fine until lately
when she said so many
derogatory things about my
community — I’m a gay
woman — about the LBG-
TIQ community,” King said
at news conference Friday.
“That really went deep in
my heart and soul.
“I personally don’t think
she should have (her name
on the stadium) anymore.”
King is attending the
Australian Open for the
first time in eight years,
marking the 50th anniver-
sary of her win over Court
for the Australian title.
King said if she was still
competing, she wouldn’t
play on Margaret Court
Arena. King said she
wouldn’t promote a boycott
of the stadium, but encour-
aged players to “seek their
own heart and mind”
before making a decision.
Organizers have recog-
nized the American tennis
great as the Australian
Open Woman of the Year
and launched its “Ope-
TENNIS
n4All” initiative to promote
equality, diversity and
inclusion to coincide with
King’s visit.
King, one of the original
professionals in women’s
tennis and winner of 12
major singles titles in the
Open era, said she had reg-
ularly met with Court at
tournaments in the years
since they retired after “we
grew up together playing
each other.”
The 75-year-old Court,
who holds the record for
most Grand Slam singles
titles across the amateur
and Open eras, is a Chris-
tian pastor who lives in
Perth, Western Australia.
Court’s negative com-
ments about gay people
before Australia voted in
favor of legalizing same-sex
marriage were heavily crit-
icized last year. Court also
has called transgender chil-
dren the work of “the dev-
il.”
Martina Navratilova, an
18-time Grand Slam singles
winner, wrote an open let-
ter last year criticizing
Court and recommended
that tennis officials rename
the arena after another
Australian great, Evonne
Goolagong Cawley.
King said she lobbied on
Court’s behalf after Mel-
bourne Park’s center court
was named for Rod Laver in
2000. Her show court was
recently upgraded to add a
roof and bigger capacity.
Court is a regular at the
event, but is not attending
this year’s Australian Open,
which starts Monday.
state in November 2015
while fighting a life-threat-
ening infection.
There have been broken
ribs, moves from house to
house in Aspen, Colorado,
time the family spent on
food stamps, all in the name
of advancing a career that
Yater-Wallace hoped might
end up at the Winter X
Games or the Olympics.
“A lot of it sucked and a
lot of it was some of the
worst things to ever deal
with and I couldn’t help but
think ‘Why again? Why me?
Why another crappy thing?
Why another damn, annoy-
ance that comes up?’” said
Yater-Wallace , who leads
the Olympic qualifying pro-
cess in skier halfpipe. “But I
wouldn’t be the person I am
today. I’m just so happy to
have all my family in good
health and back home.”
The 22-year-old Yater-Wal-
lace offered an unflinching
window into his travails in
a documentary titled “Back
to Life .” Written and direct-
ed by skier Clayton Vila —
and produced by Matthew
Brady — the film focuses on
Yater-Wallace through his
time in a Salt Lake City hos-
pital fighting the illness to
coming back months later
to win the 2016 Europe Win-
ter X Games gold in Oslo,
Norway. It will air Saturday
on ABC and streams on Red
Bull TV the rest of the
month.
“I’m not trying to make
anyone shed a tear and feel
bad for the things I’ve gone
through,” Yater-Wallace
said. “I just want people to
know there is light is at the
end of the tunnel — even if
it’s a really, really long tun-
nel.”
His mom and dad were
both avid skiers. He was on
skis in the backyard as a
toddler and in lessons by 2.
Somewhere around third
In spite of a number of obstacles in his life the
past few years, freestyle skier Torin Yater-Wallace
is on the precipice of making another Olympic
team.
grade, his life changed.
Ronald Wallace ran a
business that specialized in
collectable wines. Prosecu-
tors said he promised wine
futures to his clients but
rarely delivered. He was
sentenced to five years of
probation, two years of
home confinement and
ordered to pay millions in
restitution in February
2007. He ended up serving
time in federal prison for
various probation viola-
tions. He was released in
December 2015.
“On and off throughout
those years, he’d be home
and then gone,” Yater-Wal-
lace said. “I’d go on a trip,
and my mom wouldn’t tell
me, because she wouldn’t
want to mess with my ski-
ing. When I got home, she’d
be like, ‘Hey, Torin, sorry, it
happened again.’”
He talked to his father
every day when he was in
prison.
“The love never stopped
,” Yater-Wallace said. “It
was definitely a bummer
when you can’t be there in
person for us when we’re
going through the hard
times.”
To make ends meet,
Yater-Wallace, his mom and
his sister lived on food
stamps for a bit and moved
10 times in a two-year span,
including into the attic
above a friend’s garage. His
mom worked multiple jobs
so he could ski.
and they all said the same
thing — the flu. Only, he
kept getting sicker and sick-
er.
On his third trip to the
emergency room and in
severe pain, he was flown
SERGEI GRITS/AP PHOTO Salt Lake City. Turns out,
he had a bacterial strain
that caused an abscess
within his liver and
attacked his gall bladder. It
also was forcing his organs
“We thought we were to shut down and his lungs
going to have to leave to fill up with fluid.
town,” his mom, Stace, said The doctors put him into
a medically induced state
in the documentary. “I
of paralysis to help him
could tell it would pretty
recover. He had tubes run-
much kill him.”
ning in and out of his body.
Soon after a sponsorship
“He looked like death
deal from Armada skis , he
that whole time,” his mom
finished well at a Dew Tour
said in the movie.
stop. Later, along came a
Once he was alert, the
deal with Target and an
work began. He lost about
invitation into the field at
30 pounds in that time and
the 2011 Winter X Games,
“every single possible mus-
where as a 15-year-old he
cle fiber,” he said. For the
took second.
next few weeks, he had a
“From there, our lives
tube going into his liver to
were completely turned
drain the abscess and
around,” said Yater-Wal-
another into his gall blad-
lace, whose grandfather is
der.
Renny Yater , the founder
In early January 2016,
of Yater surfboards in San-
Yater-Wallace was cleared
ta Barbara, California.
to ski again. It was nothing
“Everything changed over-
fancy — but one of the most
night, from barely affording
memorable runs of his life.
rent to chasing this crazy
“I can’t even explain the
dream of being a pro skier.”
feeling of how amazing it
A rising standout, he was
was to have that freedom of
considered a medal favorite
being outside on top of a
in halfpipe skiing, which
mountain after being con-
made its Olympic debut in
tained in those sterile walls
Sochi. But shortly before
of a hospital,” Yater-Wal-
the Games, he broke his
lace said. “Nothing beats
ribs in a crash. He healed in
the freedom of being out
time, made the team but
there and of going fast and
because of the injury, he
feeling the fresh air in your
didn’t stand much of a
face. I’ll definitely never for-
chance. He finished 26th.
get that first day.”
It still felt like a gold-med-
He felt good enough to get
al moment because his
into the mix at the Winter X
mom was there. Leading up
Games two weeks later. He
to the Olympics, she went
finished fifth, with his dad
through multiple surgeries
watching. A month after
for colon cancer, which
that, Yater-Wallace won in
claimed Yater-Wallace’s
Oslo.
grandmother a few years
before.

No. 22 Auburn goes from

hot mess to hot team
BY JOHN ZENOR
AP Sports Writer
AUBURN, Ala. — The
Auburn Tigers have gone
from looking like one of col-
lege basketball’s biggest
messes to one of the sea-
son’s best surprises.
The 22nd-ranked Tigers
(15-1, 3-0 Southeastern Con-
ference) are ranked for the
first time in nearly 15 years
and riding a 13-game win-
ning streak that includes
back-to-back wins over Top
25 teams. Only No. 2 West
Virginia (15 games) has a
longer active winning
streak.
It’s a remarkable surge
for a program that a few
months ago was refunding
dozens of season tickets,
rocked by a scandal that
cost coach Bruce Pearl his
top assistant and, to this
point, two of his best play-
ers. The buzz has changed
from Pearl’s job security to
COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
Winning does that. I don’t
notice a lot of difference in
my team and in my locker
room, interestingly. They’re
pretty much the same. But,
yeah, the community, it has
a different feel to it. There’s
joy.”
There was little cause for
joy entering the season.
Associate head coach
Chuck Person was fired
while facing fraud, conspir-
acy and bribery charges in
a wide-ranging FBI investi-
gation for allegedly trying
to steer Auburn players
toward a financial advisor
once they turn pro.
Forward Danjel Purifoy
and center Austin Wiley,
two of the team’s top three
players, have been held out
all season amid an internal
review into the program.
The NCAA said Thursday
Black Diamond
and Jared Harper have led
a surge into the best record
in the SEC going into Satur-
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excited and they’re taking
definitely taking notice. You
do notice it on campus too,
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’Canes owner values ‘winning more than money’

BY JOEDY MCCREARY chased in 1994 and moved
AP Sports Writer
NHL from Hartford, Connecticut,
golf course in Dallas. to North Carolina three
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Now he’s part of the years later.
new owner of the Carolina exclusive club of pro sports Karmanos had been pub-
Hurricanes is new to own- owners. licly seeking a local buyer
ing a professional sports “I value winning more for at least three years. He
team and, for that matter, than money,” Dundon said, acknowledged over the
relatively new to hockey. “but it doesn’t mean I want summer that he and a
But Tom Dundon knows to burn it.” group led by former Texas
how to run a successful Dundon, who repeatedly Rangers CEO Chuck Green-
business — and he wants to described himself as impa- berg had agreed to an out-
win soon. tient, has taken over the line but could not settle on
“The blueprint for the team with the NHL’s lon- terms for a purchase agree-
business is fairly obvious — gest active postseason ment. He also said he was
not too different from every drought — eight years. Car- looking for a sale price of
other business in the olina entered Friday night’s about $500 million.
world,” Dundon said Friday home game against first- Dundon said Karmanos
during his introduction as place Washington in play- initially rejected his first
the team’s majority owner. off position after beating bid for the franchise. He
“On the hockey side, the the Capitals 3-1 on Thurs- said he usually can shake
advice (has been) repeated- day night. off a failed deal and move
Chris Seward/THE NEWS & OBSERVER VIA AP
ly, you’ve got to trust” his “I’m not patient. It’s not on to the next one, but
hockey-minded employees, going to work for me to be
Carolina Hurricanes new NHL hockey team majority owner Thomas described himself as
he added. “I don’t think I’m patient,” Dundon said. “And Dundon, left, chats with team general manager Ron Francis during an intro- “depressed” because “I was
going to walk in and under- the fact that they had a ductory press conference at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., Friday. watching the team and now
stand more hockey than team that can win right ing about 12,500 at the come when we give them a know over the years, there I’m (emotionally) invested,
(general manager Ron now, and we can then hope- 18,680-seat building. Their reason to come.” has been speculation and and it’s done.
Francis). That would be fully do some things to average attendance of NHL Commissioner rumor and innuendo about “And I called (Karmanos)
ridiculous.” bring more fans and more 11,776 last season was the Gary Bettman says Dun- the future of this franchise. back, groveling, and that’s
Dundon, a 46-year-old bil- resources and they can sus- team’s smallest since mov- don’s purchase of the team Let me tell you, as I repeat- how we came to our deal,”
lionaire from Dallas, is the tain what Ron and these ing into PNC Arena in 1999. and commitment to the edly said over the years, Dundon added. “I’ve
former CEO of Santander guys have built, that was “If we don’t sell more Raleigh area should bury this franchise wasn’t going already sort of proven that
Consumer USA, a Dal- the big difference.” tickets, it’s not the fans’ the talk about possible relo- anywhere and isn’t going I’ll make an irrational
las-based lending firm. He’s One of Dundon’s top fault — it’s our fault,” Dun- cation. anywhere.” financial decision if it
also an investor in the Top challenges is attracting don said. “Clearly, this is a “This is a community Under the ownership means that we can win
Golf chain of golf and more fans. The Hurricanes winning town, this is a win- that has embraced NHL transition, Peter Karmanos something.”
entertainment facilities and rank next to last in atten- ning place with a team that hockey and the Hurri- Jr. will retain a minority
a key financier of a new dance this season, averag- is ready to win. ... They’ll canes,” Bettman said. “I piece of the club he pur-

Pacers rally from 22-point deficit to beat Cavaliers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Lance Stephenson had 16
points and 11 rebounds,
Darren Collison scored 22
points and the Indiana Pac-
ers rallied from a 22-point,
first-half deficit to beat the
Cleveland Cavaliers 97-95
on Friday night.
The Pacers have won
three of four and improved
to 3-0 against the three-time
defending Eastern Confer-
ence champs.
LeBron James did every-
thing he could to prevent
the Cavs from losing a third
straight game. He finished
with 27 points, 11 assists
and eight rebounds, while
Kevin Love had 21 points
and 10 rebounds.
But James had two
chances in the final two sec-
onds to win it and missed
both opportunities — after
Victor Oladipo gave Indiana
the lead for good on a
3-pointer with 2:09 left in
the game.
First, the four-time MVP
stepped out of bounds with
1.7 seconds to go, a play that
was confirmed on replay
review. Then, after Collison
made a free throw to give
the Pacers a 97-95 lead,
James’ desperation 3
bounced high off the rim as
the buzzer sounded.
James also was baited
into a technical foul by Ste-
phenson with 7:53 left in the
game. A replay review
showed James shoving Ste-
phenson in the chest,
though TV replays showed
Stephenson driving his
thumb into James’ side.
Oladipo made the free
throw to extend Indiana’s
lead to 84-82.
Cleveland, which lost its
previous two games by a
combined 62 points, was
outscored 84-61 over the
final three quarters and
wound up blowing the lead
almost exactly nine months
after the Cavs rallied from a
26-point deficit to beat Indi-Biyombo finished 8 of 9 points, Draymond Green from the field.
ana in the playoffs. from the field for a career- added 21 and the Golden T’wolves 118, Knicks
Wizaards 125, Magic high 21 points. The Magic State Warriors used a 13-4
hit 51.3 percent of their run in the fourth quarter to
108
119 attempts from the floor beat the Milwaukee Bucks MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
WASHINGTON (AP) — after a 6-for-22 fourth quar- 108-94 on Friday night. Karl-Anthony Towns fell
Bradley Beal and John Wall ter. With sharpshooting star one assist shy of his second
each scored 30 points and The Wizards struggled Stephen Curry still side- career triple-double, scor-
the Washington Wizards offensively in recent fourth lined by a right ankle inju- ing 23 points and grabbing
snapped a two-game losing quarters but made 11-of-20 ry, the Warriors clamped 15 rebounds in the Minne-
streak with a 125-119 victo- attempts against Orlando. down on defense and did sota Timberwolves’ 118-108
ry over the Orlando Magic Wall hit three jump shots most of their damage on victory over the New York
on Friday night. during an 11-2 run that gave the other end in the lane. Knicks on Friday night.
Ian Mahinmi finished Washington a 121-113 lead Durant’s mid-range Taj Gibson added 17
with a season-high 17 points with 3:15 remaining. jumper gave Golden State a points and Andrew Wiggins
in the defense-optional Wall injured his ankle on 96-90 lead before the All- had 16 for Minnesota. The
game. Washington shot 56.8 the final play of the first Star forward hit an open 3 Timberwolves shot 56.7 per-
percent from the field and half after landing on team- with 2:15 left to cap the run cent (38 of 67) over the final
scored a season-high 74 mate Marcin Gortat’s foot with a three-possession three quarters to come from
points in the paint. while attempting to lead. The Warriors were behind and win their fourth
Orlando has lost seven in rebound. He left the court just 3 of 13 from 3-point game in a row and 11th of
a row, 16 of 17 and 27 of its with a slight limp, but range until Durant and 14 overall.
last 31. That stretch includ- opened the second half and Green hit back-to-back 3s in Kristaps Porzingis scored
ed a 130-103 rout by Wash- scored 10 points in the third the final 3 minutes to seal 17 points for New York. Por-
ington on Dec. 23. quarter, including an their 11th straight road win. zingis was 3 of 5 from
Elfrid Payton scored 27 emphatic driving dunk. Giannis Antetokounmpo 3-point territory but 3 of 14
points and Jonathon Sim- had 23 points to lead the from inside the arc. Enes
mons had 23 as all five
Warriors 108, Bucks 94 Kanter had his 18th dou-
Bucks. They were out-
Orlando starters reached MILWAUKEE (AP) — scored 28-12 in the fourth ble-double with 16 points
double figures. Bismack Kevin Durant scored 26 after hitting just 5 of 20 and 11 rebounds,.

Cities
FROM PAGE 11
The Braves lasted just
eight NBA seasons in the
1970s before moving to San
Diego.
Back To School: The Uni-
versity of Buffalo football
team has only two winning
seasons since moving up to
the NCAA FBS ranks in
Series after winning 111
games, and they squan-
dered a lead in the ninth
inning of Game 7 in the ‘97
Series. The Browns went
0-16 this season . The Cavs
have lost three times in the
NBA Finals. The Barons
expired in the 1970s after
lasting just two NHL sea-
national football title ended
with a 20-17 loss to Ohio
State in the Rose Bowl. The contenders.
program hasn’t come close
to matching that level of
success.
Biggest Disappointment:
The Cardinals made an
improbable run to the 2009
Super Bowl, only to lose to
OK, now you know the
Which brings us to, do we
dare say, the winner?
Drum roll, please.
The worst sports city in
America is ...
SAN DIEGO!
Of course, that city’s Write to him at pnew-
long-suffering fans do get to berry@ap.org or at
live in San Diego. www.twitter.com/pnew-
So they’ve got that going berry1963 . His work
for ‘em. can be found at https://
Paul Newberry is a apnews.com/search/
sports columnist for paul%20newberry
The Associated Press.

1999. The Bulls men’s bas-
ketball team was one-and-
done in its two NCAA tour-
nament appearances.
Biggest Disappointment:
History might have been a
lot different if Scott Nor-
wood had made a 47-yard
field goal with just seconds
to play in the 1991 Super
Bowl. It went wide right,
and the Bills lost to the
Giants 20-19. Buffalo was
blown out in its next three
Super Bowls.
Did You Know? Buffalo
had a team in the baseball’s
Federal League, which
attempted to become a third
major league in the 1914-15.
CLEVELAND
Major Pro Champion-
ships: Eight. A rather high
number for this list, but the
Indians won the last of
their two World Series titles
in 1948 and the Browns
have never been to the
Super Bowl, though they do
have four NFL champion-
ships from the 1950s and
‘60s. LeBron James and the
Cavaliers really messed
things up by winning their
first NBA crown in 2016.
(Left off this list: the
Browns’ four straight
AAFC titles and the Cleve-
land Bulldogs, whoever
they were, taking the 1924
championship in the fledg-
ling NFL.)
Flops: The Indians were
swept in the 1954 World
sons.
Back To School: Best we
can come up with is nearby
Youngstown State winning
four FCS national football
titles.
Biggest Disappointment:
In the 1987 AFC champion-
ship game at Cleveland,
John Elway directed the
Broncos 98 yards for a tying
touchdown in the final min-
ute of regulation, a posses-
sion forever known as “The
Drive.” The Broncos
advanced to the Super Bowl
with a field goal in over-
time.
Did You Know? The
Rams started out in Cleve-
land. They even won the
NFL title in 1945 — and
moved to Los Angeles the
very next season.
PHOENIX
Major Pro Champion-
ships: One. The Arizona
Diamondbacks won the
2001 World Series in their
fourth year of existence.
Flops: The Arizona Car-
dinals have made just five
NFL playoff appearances
since moving to the desert
in 1988. The Phoenix Suns
lost twice in the NBA
Finals. The NHL Coyotes
are an attendance-chal-
lenged franchise that seems
constantly on the verge of
moving .
Back To School: In 1996,
Arizona State’s bid for a
perfect season and its first
the Pittsburgh Steelers
27-23.
Did You Know? The city
does have a three-time
WNBA champion, the Phoe-
nix Mercury.
SAN DIEGO
Major Pro Champion-
ships: None (as with Buffa-
lo, we’re not counting the
Chargers’ 1963 AFL title,
nor the 10 indoor soccer
titles won by the Sockers).
Flops: The Padres were
blown out in their two
World Series appearances.
The Chargers only Super
Bowl run ended with a 49-26 Sports editor: Tim Zyla, ext. 1348, tim_z@newsitem.com
rout by the 49ers. A pair of
NBA teams, the Rockets
and the Clippers, aban-
doned the city.
Back To School: San
Diego State twice reached
the men’s basketball Sweet
16 under Steve Fisher.
That’s about it for the col-
lege game.
Biggest Disappointment:
After failing to work out a
deal for a new stadium, the
Chargers moved to Los
Angeles last year .
Did You Know? Wilt
Chamberlain was blocked
in court when he tried to
become a player-coach with
the ABA’s San Diego Con-
quistadors in 1973. The Stilt
showed so little interest in a $204; EZ Pay, $17 a month.
coaching-only role that he
once skipped a game in
favor of an autograph ses-
sion.
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What could seem better than getting Donald Trump, after Letterman asks the
David Letterman and President Barack senator about his decision to skip last
Obama together again and sitting them year's inauguration.
down in front of an audience to talk for an "Without being just flat-out specific
hour about whatever's been on their minds about it," Letterman says. "How big a set-
since they both left their old jobs? What back is the current administration (to civil
better fantasy come true for anyone who rights)?"
misses both men terribly? "It is a major setback to the hopes and
Unfortunately, Letterman's new show for dreams and aspirations of a people," Lewis
Netflix, a six-episode series called "My says. "Not just African-Americans, but all
Next Guest Needs No Introduction" fails to Americans, because I think what has hap-
deliver on its promise, falling flat in its Fri- pened in America today is a threat not just
day debut. Letterman, who retired so ele- to the country but the planet."
gantly in 2015, seems only half-engaged Back onstage, Letterman gets several
here and far too much in the thrall of his laughs by pretending Obama is still in
first guest, who left office a year ago and office. After a particularly wonky answer
has avoided the talk-show circuit until from Obama, Letterman replies: "To hear
now. you describe this in a way that I can under-
Joe Pugliese, Netflix
Both men seem rusty at the art of ban- stand, just makes me so happy you're still
ter. They're off their game. The interview David Letterman's new Netflix series kicks off with an interview with former
president." Near the end of the hour, he
doesn't produce any surprising or news- President Barack Obama. says to Obama: "Now, Mr. President, I
worthy statements from Obama. Instead, know you have to get back to the Oval
Letterman asks Obama to talk about his manipulate that and ..." Without a question of a doubt you are the
"Propagandize," Letterman offers. first president I truly and fully respect." Office ..."
upbringing, his mother, his reckoning with In the episode's final minutes, Obama,
his own identity ­— well-trod territory, "Propagandize," Obama says. The format of "My Next Guest Needs No
"I was under the impression that Twitter Introduction" is in many ways what some pondering his own success and the lives of
retold as if viewers have never heard of successful people, asks Letterman if he
this person named Barack Obama. would be the mechanism by which truth viewers have longed for in the talk-show
was told around the world," Letterman format. Stripped of decor (the interview feels like his life has been lucky.
The discussion meanders along the sur- Letterman gives a beautiful answer,
face, touching on Russian interference in says in his trademark deadpan. was shot with two leather chairs on a dark-
The interview offers few if any direct ened stage at City College of New York), verging on tears: "Mr. President, this is
U.S. elections and the state of discourse in what I'm struggling with at this point in
American society — though never deeply. jabs taken at the current president, proba- the show is able to intently focus on con-
bly because Obama's too smart to take the versation, which is no longer beholden to my life: I have been nothing but lucky.
"One of the biggest challenges we have to When John Lewis and his friends
our democracy is the degree to which we bait and Letterman's too reluctant to offer whatever movie or book or TV show the
it. There are also lots of jokes about both guest is selling (presidential libraries and (marched across the bridge), in April of '65
don't share a common baseline of facts," me and my friends were driving to Florida
Obama says. "What the Russians exploited, men being quote-unquote unemployed. foundations notwithstanding). Paul Shaf-
to get on a cruise ship to go to the Bahamas
(was) already here — we are operating in "You're hang gliding, you're climbing volca- fer recorded a jaunty instrumental for the
noes, you're wrestling sharks," Letterman animated theme, which seems to be the because there was no age limit to purchase
completely different information univers- alcohol, and we spent the entire week, par-
es. If you watch Fox News you are living observes. "I'm at Bed Bath & Beyond pick- show's lone nod to Letterman's old format.
ing out wire hangers." In the first episode, Letterman also deliv- don my French, s---faced. Why wasn't I in
on a different planet than you are if you Alabama? Why was I not aware? I have
listen to NPR." Free to be whatever he wants in front of ers a taped segment, in which he walks
the camera now, Letterman opts for befud- across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Sel- been nothing but lucky."
Obama describes his disappointment Rather than wrap up with this, "My Next
that social media, which was so key to his dled pussycat rather than old lion. He ma, Alabama, with Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.,
fawns over the former president for most who was beaten and arrested along with Guest" would have done well to keep the
2008 and 2012 victories has become a care- cameras rolling another hour, and begin
fully calibrated weapon. of the hour, reaching a climax near the end others who marched across the bridge in
(after a plug for Obama's foundation and support of civil rights in 1965. the show at this deeper, more personal and
"I had a very optimistic feeling about more meaningful moment, and work for-
(social networks)," Obama says. "What we library), when he says, "When I was a kid, The bridge was also the site of one of
and it's still taught today , irrespective of Obama's most memorable speeches, deliv- ward from there. And more than once it
missed was the degree to which people
who are in power — special interests, for- the man or woman who holds the office, ered on the 50th anniversary of the march. seems Obama should be the one interview-
you have to respect the office of president. Letterman seems sincerely if belatedly in ing Letterman.
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Teen without true friends
puts blame on her parents
Jeanne Phillips

Dear Abby: I’m a 16-year-old girl,
and I’m pretty sure I’m the most inse-
cure thing on the planet. I always feel
self-conscious. Although I guess it’s
normal for kids my age to feel like this,
it’s at a whole different level for me.
I feel like everyone, including my
closest friends, don’t like me or care
about me as much as I care for them. I
try to distance myself from people so I
won’t seem annoying or clingy, but that
has left me socially deprived.
I don’t have a best friend either. I
have multiple “kind of” friends. I’m
scared to get close to anyone, and too
shy to make new friends. And yes, I
know, having friends isn’t the most im-
portant thing in the world, but it’s still
pretty important because you need to
have people there for you, to trust and
to have fun and make memories with.
I always feel like a burden to every-
one and like everyone who is nice to
me is only doing it out of pity. This year
I wasn’t invited to even one Sweet 16
party because I have distanced myself
from everyone. No one, except for two
kids, talks to me at school, and when
the teacher asks the class to partner
up, I’m usually left alone.
A lot of this “no one likes you, ev-
eryone hates you” paranoia comes
from my parents, because when I was
younger, they said it to me repeated-
ly. I only have a few internet friends. shoe
They’re the only best friends I have,
but unlike me, they have lives outside
of the internet. I’m the loser. Please
help. — Completely Worthless
Dear Completely Worthless: Please
do not compare your life with the lives
of the people you know from the inter-
net because the information can be
misleading. In an online world, every-
thing seems rosy because people are
less likely to post about their disap-
pointments.
In the real world, let me point out
that parents are supposed to support
and encourage their children, not belit- BaBy Blues
tle and denigrate them. Because you
need more mentoring than I can offer
in a letter or a column, I hope you will
discuss your issues with a counselor
at school who may be able to help
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overcome the verbal abuse you have
experienced at home. Please write me
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This aerial photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows mudflow and damage to homes in Montecito, California, Wednesday.

Mudslides happened as cellphone alerts went out;

officials say residents ignored warnings for days
BY MICHAEL BALSAMO mudslides through social
ASSOCIATED PRESS media, news media and
community information
Many Californians in the
emails about the potential
area hit hardest by this
for mudflows from the huge
week’s deadly mudslides
wildfire scar in hills above
did not heed warnings for
neighborhoods. Sheriff’s
hours and days by emergen-
deputies also knocked on
cy officials encouraging
doors in the mandatory
them to evacuate their
evacuation area to warn
homes — and then received
residents to leave.
cellphone alerts of immi-
Another emergency man-
nent slides when the mas-
agement official told the
sive streams of debris were
Los Angeles Times that
already heading toward
county officials decided not
them or had already hit
to use the its push alert sys-
their neighborhoods.
tem to cellphones earlier for
Wireless emergency
concern it might not be tak-
alerts are cellphone mes-
en seriously.
sages sent to everyone in a
“If you tell everyone to
region, similar to the
get out, everyone get out,
Amber alerts that are sent
the next time people won’t
to cellphone users in specif-
listen,” emergency manag-
ic areas when authorities
er Jeff Gater told the news-
are trying to find missing
paper. “If you cry wolf, peo-
children.
ple stop listening.”
The alert sent by Santa
Jim and Alice Mitchell,
Barbara County officials to
who were both killed after
all those in mandatory and
their home was swept away
voluntary evacuation areas
when flash floods cascaded
went out around 3:50 a.m.
through their neighbor-
Tuesday, Rob Lewin, the AP PHOTO
hood had not left because
county’s emergency man- This photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows mud, boulders and debris
their house was under a
agement director said that destroyed homes that lined Montecito Creek near East Valley Road in Montecito, California.
voluntary evacuation order,
Thursday. It followed a cell-
their daughter, Kelly
phone alert sent by the
Weimer said Wednesday.
National Weather Service, AP PHOTO
Nearly every home on their
he said.
block was destroyed. Others This January 2017 photo
There has been no out- provided by Kelly Weimer
were lifted and tossed from
pouring of complaints from shows Jim Mitchell, 89,
their foundation.
people that wireless warn- with his wife, Alice
“They were in a volun-
ings should have been sent Mitchell, 78, and their
tary evacuation area so
out earlier, and residents of dog, Gigi. The Mitchells
they figured they were OK,”
affected areas spoke with and their dog have been
said Weimer. “They weren’t
The Associated Press said
concerned. It’s not like any- missing since Tuesday
they knew they lived in
body came around and told when their Montecito,
evacuation areas but chose
not to leave.
them to leave.” California, home was
The first slides tore
Officials said that gener- swept away by the torrent
through Montecito about
ally when mandatory evac- of mud, trees and boul-
uation orders are issued, ders that flowed down a
3:30 a.m. and continued
there is an imminent threat fire-scarred mountain
after the county cellphone
to life or property. For areas and slammed into the
alerts went out, destroying
with voluntary warnings, coastal town in Santa
or damaging 400 homes and
the threat still exists but it Barbara County.
killing at least 17 people.
is in the near future.
The vast majority of those
Santa Barbara officials
homes were in areas
defended their decision not
already designated by
to issue a mandatory evacu-
authorities as under man-
ation order for the area hit
datory or voluntary evacua-
hardest by the storm.
tion orders.
“This isn’t an exact sci-
The National Weather
ence in terms of actually
Service sent out four wire-
defining where something
less emergency alerts in
is going to happen,” Santa
various areas of Santa Bar-
Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown
bara County between 2:30
said.
a.m. and noon on Tuesday,
(Associated Press writers
spokeswoman Susan
Amanda Lee Myers, John
Buchanan said.
Antczak and Frank Baker
The warnings for resi-
in Los Angeles contributed
dents to leave had been
to this report.)
issued for days before the

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