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Call Karen Fiscus at 970-7291
Advertising deadline is Thursday at 3 P.M.
Impressions Media
Fax: 602-0184
Legendary Pittston Area
football coach Bob Barbieri has
often told me that when he took
the job as head coach of the
Pittston High team in 1964 he
knew he would have no prob-
lem motivating his players.
The Dispatch was all the moti-
vation they needed, he said.
He was referring, of course,
to the Sunday Dispatch, this
newspaper.
Playing high school football
in Old Forge, I knew all about
the Dispatch, Barbieri would
say. And I knew the last thing
the Pittston players wanted was
to pick up the paper on Sunday
morning and read about them-
selves losing.
Barbieri also told me more
than once the only write up
he got while playing at Old
Forge High was in the Dis-
patch. He said the Scranton
papers gave the Old Forge team
little coverage, but Ace
OMalley (one-time Dispatch
sports editor) wrote a story
about him which his mother
clipped and saved.
One-clipping Old Forge high
school sports careers may have
been the case in Barbieris day,
but not so over the past 12
years.
Thats because Rick Notari
has worked here all that time
bringing Dispatch-style cov-
erage to the athletes of his alma
mater and providing enough
material to fill entire scrap-
books for many of them.
Ricks passion for all things
Old Forge particularly sports
dovetailed nicely with my
own feelings that Old Forge is
more an extended part of Grea-
ter Pittston than a member of
what some call the tri-boroughs
of Old Forge, Taylor and Moos-
ic. My point was proven yet
again just a couple of weeks
ago when I joined a friend for
dinner at Bruticos Restaurant
on a Sunday night and ran into
one Greater Pittston person
after another. It could have been
the Tomato Festival.
I first began hanging out in
Old Forge in the early 70s
when erstwhile Dispatch pho-
tographer Kenny Feeney and I
would swing by Arcaros and
Genells for Lowenbrau on tap
after a long night on the job.
Arcaros is still one of my fa-
vorites, and Ricks. The Christ-
mas before last, I stopped there
to get him a gift certificate as a
present only to learn later that I
almost bumped into him getting
a gift certificate for me.
Looks like bumping into
Rick at Arcaros is something
Im going to have to make a
point of doing from now on.
See, Saturday was Ricks last
day at the Dispatch. Hes taken
a job working for the Lacka-
wanna County commissioners,
those lucky stiffs, and Im writ-
ing this column with a heavy
heart.
I read somewhere a while ago
that newspapers must get their
readers to fall in love with them
and that the only way to do it is
to give them the impression the
paper is being produced by
people who know what they are
doing and are having fun doing
it. If the Dispatch gives that
impression and, modesty
aside, I believe it does Rick
has had a lot to do with it. His
journalistic skills are only sur-
passed by his love of the job.
I wrote a few weeks ago
about the night of the Septem-
ber flood when, with the rest of
the staff off on well-deserved
but ill-timed vacations, Rick
and I pulled an all-nighter to
get the paper out. Two things
that strike me about that night
are the hours we spent so en-
grossed in the task at hand that
we said not a word to each
other, and the way we hung
around chatting at 5 in the
morning sharing a sense of
accomplishment after the paper
went to bed. In those pre-dawn
hours, we were every bit team-
mates mutually exhausted in a
hard-fought victory over a for-
midable opponent.
I encouraged Rick to write a
column this week reflecting on
these past 12 years but if it
means leaving out some photos
of local athletes, he probably
wont. And I will not be sur-
prised. The thing that has made
Rick so good at what he does is
his respect for athletes. Cov-
ering local sports never became
about Rick Notari, it was al-
ways about the kids. And about
the coaches, all of whom know
they always got a fair shake.
By the way, while Rick pro-
vided Old Forge athletes with
coverage the Bob Barbieries
could only dream about, it was
never at the expense of the
athletes from Pittston Area,
Wyoming Area and the former
Seton Catholic. He knocked
himself out doing this job right
and it wasnt unusual to find
him at the office late into the
night.
Personally, I will miss Rick
more than I can describe. But
the newspaper, like the show,
must go on. So I want to assure
current and future athletes of
Old Forge that the Dispatch
wont let them down. Youve
grown accustomed to us cov-
ering you with abandon. That
will continue, but unfortunately
for us, with Rick-less abandon.
Ed Ackerman, optimist
eackerman@psdispatch.com
Well keep forging ahead
Something brewing..........................................3
Chicago ............................................................4
Friendly Sons ....................................................6
Local Chatter ....................................................8
Matters of Faith ...............................................10
Editorial /Letters.............................................14
Jack Smiles ......................................................15
Nutrition............................................................15
Peeking into the Past .....................................16
The future of West Pittston .........................28
Town News ......................................................34
Sports..............................................................40
Obituaries .......................................................50
Weddings.................................................Social 1
Birthdays................................................Social 3
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W
hen beer lovers think of micro
or craft brewery start ups they
picture a couple guys with a
couple barrels in a garage. Mark Nobile,
one of the partners in the Susquehanna
Brewing Company (SBC) soon to be
opening in Jenkins Township, said many
successful micro brews started that way,
but he adds there is more than one way to
do it.
The way SBCis doing it is with innova-
tive techniques and a multi-million dollar
investment in state-of-art equipment.
Nobile likes to say, I have beer in my
blood going back to the Cat and Canary
and the distributorships.
The Cat andCanarywas a tavernowned
by his parents in West Pittston. The dis-
tributorships were Wyoming Quality
Beverage andUnitedBeverage whichwas
formed after he merged Quality with Pre-
mium Brands in 2004.
It was through that merger that Nobile
became partners with Ed and Fred Maier,
descendants of Charles Stegmaier, the
iconic Wilkes-Barre brewer.
When we closed United they wanted
toget involvedinbrewing, Nobile saidof
the Maiers. They asked me. The more I
thought about it the more excitedI got. We
were fortunate to have the right building.
The 55,000 square foot building which
housed United at 635 South Main Street
proved ideal for conversion to a brewery
Nobile and the Maiers have a wealth of
distributing experience, but they arent
brewers. They knew where to find one,
though. They brought in Jamie Jurado
fromthe Texas-based Gambrinus Co., the
sixth largest beer company in the United
States, which includes the Spoetzl Brew-
ery in Shiner, Texas, the Bridgeport
Brewing Co. in Portland, Ore., and Trum-
er Brauerei of Berkeley, Calif. He had
been director of brewing operations at
Gambrinus since 1997.
Jurado is well-acquainted with the area.
Hes was the master brewer at the Lion
Brewery in Wilkes-Barre for six years un-
til 1991.
SBCalso hired Guy Hagner, founder of
the successful micro One Guy Brewing
Co. inBerwick, whichis nowthe Berwick
Brewery.
SBC has purchased 50-barrel Braukon
brewhaus vessels and five 500 barrel fer-
mentation tanks. The Brakon was import-
ed from Germany. The fementation ves-
sels were custom-made by JVNWof Ore-
gon.
Innovations rare in the microbrew in-
dustry include a decoction kettle, a hop-
jack, a PDXWort heater, a centrifuge and
a 30 x 5 pasteurizer.
The decoction kettle removes part of
the mash, boils it and returns it to the main
mash. Its its old Czech style and some-
thing we dont have to do, Juardo said.
Nobile explained that the hopjack is a
device that processes whole hops for ales.
You can put whole hops in it instead of
the pellet and kind of like tea bag run wa-
ter through it for a fuller flavor.
Unlike most breweries which buy hops
processed and dried in pellets, SBC has
domestic andEuropeanwhole hops onor-
der and a special refrigerated room for
storing them.
The Wort Heater, which was developed
inCambridge, England, only10years ago,
fires steam at high speed at the wort, a
malt solution, which saves energy and
time without compromising flavor. This
Coming soon: a brewery near you
Susquehanna Brewing Company hopes to be a tourist destination
By Jack Smiles
Associate Editor
Ed Maier holds a tray fromthe Charles
Stegmaier owned Susquehanna Brew-
ery, fromwhich the local brewery takes
its name.
Mark Nobile talks about the brewery's
steamsystem.
PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
These fermentation tanks were custommade in Oregon for SBC
See BREWERY, Page 7
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By day Kevin Holbert, Dane
Bowers and Lori Nocito are re-
spectivelty a therapist, a teacher
and an agency executive. By
night they are a director, an actor
and a dancer.
Holbert, from Exeter, and
Bowers, from West Wyoming,
are the director and lead actor
and Nocito, from Exeter, is an
ensemble dancer for the Little
Theater of Wilkes-Barres pro-
duction of the musical Chica-
go.
Show dates are March 24, 30,
31 at 8 p.m. and March 25 and
April 1at 3 p.m. at the Little The-
atre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N.
Main St. Wilkes-Barre.
Tickets are $18. Seats can be
reserved by calling 570-823-
1875.
Nocito is well known as the
Executive Director of Leader-
ship Wilkes-Barre and the chair
of the Pittston Tomato Festival,
but what may be lesser known is
shes always loved singing and
dancing. She hasnt performed
in, as she put it, a long, long
time.
So why is she back on a stage
now?
Because its Chicago, she
said. Ive seenit several times in
New York. I love the Fosse style
of dancing. I even named my dog
Roxie.
The late Bob Fosse was the
choreographer for the Broadway
production of Chicago. Roxie
Hart is one of the lead characters
in the musical which is set in
Prohibition-era Chicago.
Nocito said personally shes
always had a soft spot for com-
munity theater. I love and re-
spect what they do, she said. It
was neat tosee the whole process
from audition to call back and
the role. Im having a blast at re-
hearsals. Imin the ensemble we
have four songs we sing and
dance, she said, adding with a
laugh, and I have two lines of
dialogue.
Nocito said Leadership
Wilkes-Barre has always had an
interest in the Wilkes-Barre Lit-
tle Theater, too. We helped
them with projects like renovat-
ing the lobby and the sound sys-
tem.
Holbert was a theater major at
Wilkes. He got involved with
Little Theater four years ago and
Chicago is the fourth show
hes directed. Its fun, he said.
Its a completely different envi-
ronment. Its a creative outlet.
There are people who have been
doing it for years and stay in-
volved. There are younger peo-
Chicago is their kind of show
Several GP people involved in Little Theater musical
By Jack Smiles
Associate Editor
Lori Nocito, of Exeter, waits for her cue in the Ensemble of 'Chica-
go!'
PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS
'Chicago!' director Kevin Holbert, of Exeter, demonstrates how to
use a tambourine during a rehearsal at the Little Theatre of
Wilkes-Barre.
The Ensemble waits for their cue during a rehearsal of 'Chicago!' at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-
Barre.
Janelle Nemetz, of Wyoming, left, reacts to a scene during a re-
hearsal of 'Chicago!'
See CHICAGO, Page 5
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ple who enjoy singing and danc-
ing and its an outlet for that and
then they enjoy it and they want
to stay involved. Its a huge com-
mitment of time, but nobody
complains.
Bower plays Atty. Billy Flynn,
the lead male role. Bower is a
theater teacher at Lackawanna
Trail high school and between
rehearsals for Chicago and
getting ready for the high school
spring production hes busy.
The past couple weeks have
been crazy between Chicago
and getting the set ready at the
high school, Bower said. Its
theater from the time I wake up
until I go to bed and thats the
way I want it. For me its some-
thing I fell in love with at 12. It
becomes a major part of life. It
keeps me out of trouble. There
are athletes and artists and if you
know what you are just run with
it.
Joining Nocito in the ensem-
ble are Jill Sherinsky from Pitt-
ston and Janelle Nemetz from
Wyoming.
Chicago
Continued fromPage 4
WILKES-BARRE Impres-
sions Media announced Monday
that it has beenacquiredbyVersa
Capital Management LLC. Im-
pressions Media operates The
Times Leader, several communi-
ty papers, associated websites
and digital media businesses that
serve communities in Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania.
The terms of the sale were not
disclosed.
Prashant Shitut has been
named president and CEOof the
company, effective immediately.
Shitut has more than 20 years
of experience in the industry. He
has held a variety of senior lead-
ership roles at the company,
working under different corpo-
rate ownerships prior to becom-
ing president in early 2009.
He was a recipient of the com-
panys Executive of the Year
award in 2007. He completed his
graduate studies in Scranton and
serves on the boards of a variety
of community organizations.
We are very pleased to have
consummated the acquisition of
Impressions Media, comment-
ed Gregory L. Segall, chairman
and CEO of Versa Capital Man-
agement LLC.
The company will now move
forward as a well-capitalized
community newspaper and dig-
ital media business that will con-
tinue to serve its communities
with locally focused content.
Versa Capital Management
LLC, which is based in Philadel-
phia, has diverse investments in
manufacturing, food service and
media including the companies
Polartec, Bell and Howell, Allen
Vanguard, Black Angus Steak-
house chain and Ohio Commu-
nity Media, which includes
newspapers and websites serv-
ing communities in northern and
western Ohio.
We are thrilled to have the
backing and confidence of a
well-runcompanywithexpertise
in a variety of businesses, said
Shitut. We expect to continue
on the path of a vibrant multime-
dia company. Our growth and
achievements clearly indicate
that our products and services
provide value to our readers and
advertisers.
It is exciting to begin this new
chapter in our continuing growth
withanexperiencedpartner such
as Versa, said Shitut. We see
great opportunity to grow as a
multimedia company in North-
eastern Pennsylvania.
Shitut credited the employees
of Impressions Media for ex-
cellent work. He added: They
did not get distracted by rumors
and remained focused on their
mission to serve our readers, cli-
ents and the community. I amve-
ry proud of their achievements,
which are reflected through our
audience growth, market share
gains and overall standing in the
community.
Impressions Media owns and
operates The Times Leader, The
Sunday Dispatch in Pittston, The
Dallas Post, The Abington Jour-
nal, Go Lackawanna, and several
shoppers and niche publications,
as well as many websites.
The company also has a thriv-
ing newmedia business. In addi-
tion to the news and information
websites, the company has
launched several digital market-
ing and advertising products for
small to mid-size businesses.
Website development, social
media marketing, search engine
optimization and QR code mar-
keting are among many services
provided by the company.
In leveraging its state-ofthe-
art manufacturing facility, the
company also provides printing,
packaging and related services
to publishing houses in Pennsyl-
vania and surrounding states.
Shitut cited several achieve-
ments, including a recently pub-
lished Audit Bureau of Circula-
tions (ABC) report that showed
that The Times Leader and its
branded editions reached more
than 70,000 homes on Sunday,
and more than 40,000 homes
daily, on a five-day average.
The Times Leader online audi-
ence has continued to grow, too.
According to Google Analytics,
timesleader.com saw more than
783,000 unique visitors for Sep-
tember 2011, an increase of 26
percent compared to September
2010.
This success allows us to be
an active partner in the commu-
nity, presenting events such as
Great Women of NEPA and the
local Scripps National Spelling
Bee, which led to a local student
becoming the national champion
speller in Washington, said Shi-
tut.
The company is committed to
providing local news for readers
in print and online and creating
products that help our customers
and clients achieve their goals.
The company has a history
that dates back to newspapers of
the Wyoming Valley in the 19th
century.
In 1907, two papers merged to
formThe Times Leader. In1939,
three papers merged to create the
Wilkes-Barre Publishing Co. In
1978, Capital Cities Communi-
cations Inc. purchased the pub-
lishing company.
Other changes followed: The
Times Leader launched a Sun-
day paper in 1987; in 1996, Cap-
ital Cities/ABC merged with
Disney; a $15 million production
facility was installed in 1997;
DisneysoldThe Times Leader to
Knight-Ridder Inc. in 1997; by
2006, Knight-Ridder had sold
The Times Leader to the
McClatchy Co., which sold the
paper to a newly formed Wilkes-
Barre Publishing Co.
Impressions Media acquired by Versa Capital
Shitut named President & CEO
Twnety Northeast Pennsylva-
nia McDonalds Restaurants, in-
cluding the local store on Rt 315,
will serve students taking the
Pennsylvania System of School
Assessment tests (PSSA) a free
breakfast. The free breakfast
consists of an Egg McMuffin,
apple slices, and a small orange
juice or 1% milk.
The offer is good in-store only
and the child must be present.
Students under age 16 must be
accompanied by a parent or
guardian. There is no group re-
demption.
The Egg McMuffin is made
with grade A fresh eggs, apple
slices supply three times the rec-
ommended daily value of Vita-
min C and the one percent milk
is an excellent source of calcium
and vitamins D and A.
Visit www.mcdonalds.com/
qualityfood to learn more about
McDonalds menu options.
The free breakfast offer is
good at the Pittston Township
McDonalds on Monday, March
12, from 6 to 8:30 a.m.
Free breakfast for PSSA test-takers
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With the Pittston area having
been made part of the new 17th
Congressional District, the
Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick at its annual dinner
Saturday night will welcome
Congressman Tim Holden,
whose legislative territory will
include much of northern Lu-
zerne County and more than 20
communities in Lackawanna
County.
Congressman Holden, who
has served in the U.S. House of
Representatives for two decades,
will be a special guest when the
Friendly Sons hold their 98th an-
nual dinner at the Woodlands
Inn, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
President Pat Gilligan an-
nounced last week that Patrick
M. Bilbow has been selected as
the organizations Man of the
Year.
Gilligan said ticket prices re-
main the same as last year at $65
per personand$50for guests un-
der the age of 21. Tickets can be
purchased fromany active mem-
ber of the Greater Pittston
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick or at
the Knights of Columbus on
Main Street in Pittston Wednes-
day night. This will be the final
opportunity to purchase tickets.
Sean J. Gilligan will receive
the W. Francis Swingle Award,
Charles J. Grimes, of Jenkins
Township, will receive the
Achievement Award and James
Red OBrien will serve as
toastmaster.
Joe Long is serving as General
Chairman for banquet.
James (Jim) R. Wills, Jr., Dep-
uty Chief of the consolidated
Kingston-Forty Fort Fire De-
partment and a Pittston native,
has been named grand marshal.
Avoca native, Richard (Dick)
Callahan, the voice of the Oak-
land As baseball team, will re-
turn to the Greater Pittston Area
as principal speaker.
It is an honor for the Pittston
Friendly Sons to welcome a dis-
tinguished legislator who has
such an outstanding record of
supporting worthy causes for the
Republic of Ireland and North
Ireland as well, organization
president Patrick Gilligan stated
in announcing Holdens partici-
pation. Proud not only of his
Irish heritage, but dedicated for
years to the significant causes
that have made life better for all
of the people of the Isle of Ire-
land, TimHolden has shown that
he is worthy of recognition of
both Irish and American citizens
as well, Gilligan said. His join-
ing us for St. Patricks Day 2012
contributes to the long and illus-
trious traditionof our annual din-
ner.
Holden, a resident of St. Clair
in Schuylkill County, is a former
County Sheriff who was first
elected to the House in1992. His
political interests were generated
by his late father, Joseph Sox
Holden, a Philadelphia Phillies
catcher in the 1930s, and later a
Detroit Tigers scout. Holden lat-
er became Schuylkill County
Commissioner.
The Congressmans record of
intense interest and leadership
for Ireland-related programs is
well known in Washington. He
provided strong Congressional
support for the long-running
process that resulted in the his-
Cong. Holden to be welcomed by Friendly Sons
98th annual GP Friendly Sons of St. Patrick St. Patricks Day Banquet Saturday
Cong. TimHolden Dick Callahan
See FRIENDLY SONS, Page 9
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is one of the first breweries built
around a PDX, theyve been ret-
rofitted in other breweries. The
centrifuge is another piece thats
rare in micros, Jurado said. The
centrifuge spins out impurities.
It all ads up to why an industry
paper, Mid-Atlantic Brewing
News, calls SBC one of the big-
gest starts up in micro brew his-
tory.
Nobile said they will be doing
test brews later this month and
have beer ready to roll out some-
time in May. Weve had reach
out from distributors out of the
area. Were seen as a very cred-
ible micro because of our past
experience distributing and
brewingwe have tremendous op-
portunities to open up new mar-
kets, but were not going to do
that yet. We want to get a hold
locally first then expand through
the Northeastern part of the
country.
The first three beers will be a
lager called Goldencold, a pilsn-
er which is a bit of an in-house
secret for now, and a Sixth-Gen-
erationAle as a nodtothe Maiers
who are multi-generational
grandsons of the Stegmaier fam-
ily.
The name Susquehanna
comes froma brewery opened in
Nanticoke by Charles Stegmaier
in 1898.
Once up and running, SBC
will be open for daily tours and
tap tastings, but not retail sales.
The beers will be available at lo-
cal taverns and restaurants in 12
ounce bottles and 22 ounce bot-
tles. It will also come in half bar-
rels and 1/6 barrels.
The brewery will also be avail-
able for events. One, an autism
fundraiser, is already booked.
The beer will be priced some-
where between national brands
and Sam Adams.
Ed Maier said SBC is another
part of the revitalization of Pitt-
ston. We want it to be a destina-
tion. People coming in for tours
can then head into Pittston.
PHOTO BY TONY CALLAIO
These half barrels will soon be filled with Susquehanna Brewery Company products.
Brewery
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One thing that is certain in life
is that nothing is certain. It can
bring you the greatest joys imag-
inable or it could knock you
down permanently if you let it.
However, the question is, do you
let it?
One night 21-year-old Natalie
Smirne, from Avoca, was on her
way home from New York after
attending a concert with a friend.
On Route 84, a deer unexpected-
ly darted in front of Smirnes
friends SUV, causing the vehicle
to flip on the passenger side door
where Smirne was sitting.
Back home, Natalies parents,
Mark and Vicki, received an un-
imaginable call from New York
state police telling them they
needed to get to the Westchester
Medical Hospital immediately
and that their daughter was just
in a major car accident.
The officers voice had me
wondering if my daughter had
even made it through the acci-
dent and I was scared I would
never get to see her again, said
Mark.
Natalie spent one week in
Westchester andwas toldbydoc-
tors that she was paralyzed from
the chest down and there was a
possibility she would never be
able to walk again. I almost
laughed, Natalie said. It didnt
seem like this was even possi-
ble.
Natalie underwent surgery to
fuse her spine to allow natural
movement to her body, which, it
is hoped, will allow her to even-
tually recover. Theres still a
chance I will recover but right
nowits just a waiting game, she
said.
Natalie was later transferred to
the Allied Rehabilitation Center
in Scranton for 28-days where
she received rigorous forms of
therapy. Natalie was eventually
able to go home for a week.
However, social workers told her
parents that their house was not
equipped for Natalies needs.
Natalie has been living with
Aunt Barbara Vurak of Troop
and has not been able to return
home since. But Natalies spirits
have been high. Shes been cop-
ing with a different lifestyle and
has been an inspiration to every-
one.
Im learning a different way
of doing things and I understand
that everything happens for a
reason, she said.
Natalie is a biology major at
Wilkes University and has taken
a medical withdrawal for the
time being. People have been
extremely supportive and Im
thankful for the kindness people
bring, she said.
To allow Natalie to finally
come home her family is holding
a benefit titled Bring Natalie
Home on Sunday March 18,
from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at Kildares
Irish Pub in Scranton. The bene-
fit is to help raise money for a
bathroom renovation and ramps
so Natalie can be home with her
family.
The event will feature food,
drinks, games, raffles, and fun
for the entire family. Ticket cost
is $20 per adult, $10 for children
ages 6+ and free admission for
children under 6.
Tickets can be purchased on
the day of the event at the door or
in advance at NewYork &Com-
pany at the Shoppes at Montage.
Royal Scholars
Holy Redeemer High School
announced that 26 incoming
freshmen were named Royal
Scholars for the Class of 2016.
These current eighth grade stu-
dents scored in the top ten per
cent of all students taking the
Diocesan Placement Exam.
Angela Malinovitch of
Wilkes-Barre Academy was
named the Royal Scholar for the
class after achieving the highest
score.
Royal Scholars are as follows:
AndrewAlday, Wyoming Sem-
inary; Benjamin Chappel, Bear
Creek Charter School; Connor
Dodson, Holy Family Academy;
Liam Frederick, Good Shep-
herd Academy; Olivia Greer,
Wilkes-Barre Academy; Noah
Heck, Wyoming Area Catholic;
Kayla Hons, St. Jude School;
Carrie Kinney, Good Shepherd
Academy; Deaynna Koskulitz,
Holy Family Academy; Jillian
Kwak, Meghan McGraw,
Marley Mullery, Abby Muth,
Randy Nguyen, all of St. Nicho-
las/St. Mary School; James
Orr, Wyoming Area Catholic;
Marissa Rogers, St. Nicholas/
St. Mary; Isabella Romani,
Wyoming Area Catholic; Ed-
ward Stankus, Holy Rosary;
Erica Stuccio, St. Jude; Connor
Thole, St. Nicholas/St. Mary;
Sarah Thomas, St. Jude; Liam
Vender, St. Nicholas/St. Mary;
Michael Waugh, Good Shep-
herd Academy; Thomas Wil-
liams, St. Jude; Kevin Yanul,
Holy Rosary.
Holy Redeemer High School,
the largest Catholic high school
sponsored by the Diocese of
Scranton, is located in Wilkes-
Barre on South Pennsylvania
Blvd. Mrs. Anita Sirak is princi-
pal.
Birthday notes
Monica Yonki has a birthday
message for her younger brother
who she says cant possibly be
this old. Happy birthday wishes
to Joe Leandri, Exeter, who is
celebrated his 50th on March 9.
Happy birthday to Linnae Au-
fiere of West Pittston, student at
Farley Dickinson College in
New Jersey celebrating on
March 15 and Patti Aufiere of
West Pittston celebrating on
March 21.
Happy birthday to Gary Car-
wardine, Hughestown celebrat-
ing on March 9, Joan Blattner,
Pittston, celebrating on March11
and Joan Gorey, Hughestown,
celebrating on March 16.
Happy Anniversary
Happy anniversary to Renay
and Joe Starinsky celebrating
on March 14.
Benefit to help accident victim return home
The Moose held a benefit on Feburay 25 for Elyssa Yanik, a 16-year-old Wyoming Area sopho-
more. She was diagnosed in 2008 with a rare form of thyroid cancer with lymph node metastasis
which is aggressive in children. Over the past three and a half years, Elyssa endured ongoing testing
and treatments at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia.
Her treatment included three extensive surgeries and radiation therapy to manage the cancer.
Elyssas most recent surgery was in January and she continues to be treated on an ongoing basis in
Philadelphia.
Elyssa tries to remain active with her love of dance and school functions amidst her physical
challenges. The funds raised will help Elyssa and her family pay for their medical expenses, travel
expenses, lodging, etc.
Left to right, Stan Yanik, Elyssa Yanik, Ellen Yanik and Benefit Chairman Don Lasota.
Moose benefit aids cancer patient
Natalie Smirne
By Matthew Powell
Dispatch correspondent
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toric Ireland Peace Accords, the
1998 agreement between the Re-
public, North Ireland, the IRA
and other terrorist groups. The
agreement, following decades of
sectarian violence in both coun-
tries, set the basis for economic,
cultural and educational pro-
gress.
Noble Prize winner John
Hume of Derry, one of the lead-
ing movers of the peace process,
commended Congressman
Holden for his many years of
U.S. based support that created
international momentumthat in-
fluenced Irish government lead-
ers working on the agreement.
Two years ago, Holden was in
the forefront of legislators urg-
ing British Prime Minister Gor-
don Brown and Ireland Prime
Minister Brian Cowen to con-
clude the Hillsborough Castel
Agreement. This development
represented the end of national
policing in North Ireland com-
munities, replaced for the first
time by local law enforcement.
On Tuesday, Congressman
Holden will take part in the an-
nual St. Patricks luncheon of
House Speaker John Boehner,
when the Ireland Prime Minister,
officially known as the Taoi-
seach, is honored at the U.S.
Capitol. Prime Minister Enda
Kenny will later be recognized
by President Obama at the White
House, where Holden will be
among the special Congression-
al guests.
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Past presidents and current officers of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick gather for their annual Past Presidents' Dinner
at the Knights of Columbus, Council 372, in Pittston. Front row: Patrick M. Bilbow (chairman past presidents night), Lee Monteforte
(2nd VP elect), Jimmy Clancy (president elect), Paul Leonard Jr. (treasurer elect), Terry McMahon (secretary elect), Mike Cadden (past
president honoree), Paul Leonard Sr. Back row: Billy Williams, Joe Heffers, Marty Quinn, Shawn Casey, Bob Calpin, Jimmy Rooney,
Mike Fuller, John Gilligan, Kevin O'Brien, Billy Burke, Joe Keating.
Friendly
Sons
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MATTERS OF FAITH
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The annual Saint Joseph No-
vena has begunwithMasses held
daily at the Oblates of St. Joseph
Seminary Chapel, Route 315,
Laflin, at 10:30 am. and 7:00
p.m., with novena prayers to St.
Joseph and the blessing of the St.
Joseph Marello relic following.
Preaching this years novena is
Father Robert D. Dwyer, a priest
from the Diocese of Syracuse,
who served in various parish and
diocesan assignments, along
with missionary activity in Ke-
nya and with the Glenmary mis-
sionaries in Mississippi.
Confessions are heard before
all Masses.
The novena concludes with
the Feast of Saint Joseph, Mon-
day, March19. Feast Day Masses
will be held at 7:00 and 10:30
a.m. and a solemn Pontifical
Mass at 7:00 p.m. with Bishop
Joseph C. Bambera serving as
principal celebrant and homilist.
Oblate Fathers and invited dioce-
san clergy will concelebrate.
All are welcome to participate
in the novena and feast day fes-
tivities.
For more information, contact
the seminary office at 654-7542.
LENTEN FISH DINNER
St. Michael the Archangel
Byzantine Catholic Church Pitt-
ston will hold its 15th annual
Lenten fish dinner Friday, Mar.
30 in the church hall, 205 North
Main Street.
Dinner includes baked had-
dock, potato, carrots, cole slaw,
haluski, cake, coffee, tea and soft
drinks. Cost is adults $9andchil-
dren under 12 $7. Dinner will be
served from 4 to 6 p.m. takes
outs anytime during dinner
hours.
Clam chowder and haluski
will be available for take out. The
public is invited, tickets available
at the door. Raffle for cash prizes
will be held.
PANCAKE SUPPER
The Mt. Zion United Metho-
dist Church will hold their all
you can eat annual Pancake Sup-
per on Mar. 17 at the church on
Mt. Zion Road, Harding. Take-
outs are at 4 p.m. dinner served
from4:30 to 7 p.m. Cost is adults
$8 and children 5 to 12 years of
age are $5.
For advance tickets, contact
Carole 388-6565 or Bob 823-
2484.
NUT AND POPPY SEED
The Women of St. Peters
Lutheran Church, 100 Rock St.,
Hughestown, are selling nut and
poppy seed rolls at $8 each.
Call Pam655-0043, Lois 654-
4948, or Margaret 451-0526 for
orders. Last date to order is
March 18. Pick-up date is April
4, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
PEDIATRIC CLINIC
The Care and Concern Pediat-
ric Health Clinic, located in the
former Seton Catholic School
building on William Street in
Pittston, will be open the first
and third Thursday of each
month.
Free healthcare is providedfor
infants through age 11. Registra-
tion is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Participants should bring your
childs immunization records
with them. Parents or guardians
must be present to have their
child examined. All services are
free and confidential.
The clinic is sponsored by the
Care and Concern ministries of
the Parish Community of St.
John the Evangelist, Msgr. John
Bendik, Pastor. For more infor-
mation call 855-6035.
REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF WYOMING VALLEY
1700 Wyoming Avenue, Forty-
Fort
Pastor Rev. R.F. Dymond
Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Bible School: 11:45 a.m.
Wednesday evening prayer
service: 6:30 p.m. every other
Wednesday
Visitors are welcome. For ad-
ditional information call 570-
693-1918
BENNETT PRESBYTERIAN
501 Bennett Street, Luzerne
Everyone is welcome. The
church is handicap accessible.
BETHEL UNITED
METHODIST
Main St., Avoca
11:15 a.m. Worship
BRICK UNITED
METHODIST
905 Foote Ave., Duryea
Pastor Michael Shambora
Service: Sunday 9:45 a.m.
CHRISTIAN AND
MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
CHURCH
Luzerne Ave. and Parke Street
West Pittston
Origins The Foundation of
Creation and Man Part will be
held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. through
May 13. The study is open to Bi-
ble students and well as interest-
ed individuals. Pre-registration
is recommended by calling the
church office 654-2500.
The 9th Annual Sportsmans
Beast Feast will be held at 6 p.m.
on Saturday, Mar. 24, at the
church. A buffet of wild game
and domestic offerings are fea-
tured. Event is open to the public
and free of charge. For reserva-
tions call the church office at
654-2500 by Monday, Mar. 19.
Christs Community Clothes
Closet will be open from 9-11
a.m. on Wednesday and Thurs-
day evenings from 6-8 p.m. The
closet will be closed on days that
Pittston and Wyoming Area
School Districts are closed due
to weather or holidays. There
will be a clothing give-away on
Saturdays Mar. 17 and 24 from
12 to 4 p.m. at the warehouse at
1110 Hanover Street, Hanover
Estates, in Hanover Twp. There
are clothes for men, women and
children. This ministry is open to
the public free of charge. For
more information, call 654-
2500.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. James H. Breese, pastor,
Water Street, Pittston
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship and
Praise Service/Childrens Sun-
day School, Adult/Teen Sunday
School immediately following
service.
Rev. James H. Breese, pastor,
will conduct a series of Commu-
nity Lenten Services every
Wednesday during Lent at 7:15
p.m. The message will be The
Suffering Servant. Everyone is
welcome and invited to attend.
For more info, call 654-0283.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
UCC
500 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston
Rev. Joan Mitchell, Pastor
Sunday Worship Service 11
a.m. with Communion.
Dinner will be held at 5 p.m.
honoring former pastor, the Rev.
Wayne Shontz Jr., sponsored by
the combined Miner UCC First
Congregational UCC charge.
Tuesday, 7 p.m. Diaconate
meeting; 7:30 p.m. Church
Council Meeting
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
14 Broad Street Pittston
Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m.
with Rev. William N. Lukesh.
St. Joseph Novena underway at Oblates
St. Josephs Senior Social Club will set The
St. Josephs Table in honor of St. Joseph, pa-
tron saint, at their regular scheduled meeting on
Thursday, March15, at 2:00 p.m. in Our Lady of
Mt. Carmels Church Hall.
La Tavola di San Guiseppe, an ancient Sici-
lian tradition dating back to the Middle Ages,
was brought to New Orleans by Sicilian immi-
grants in gratitude to St. Joseph for answering
prayers for deliverance from a severe draught
that resulted in countless number of deaths due
to famine.
Athree tier altar representing the Holy Trinity
and Holy Family will be assembled with various
foods such as breads, pasta, fruits, vegetables,
pastry and the fava bean. In Sicily, the fava bean
was grown for fodder for cattle but because of
its resilience it became the sustaining food dur-
ing the famine.
Rev. JosephSibliano, pastor of St. JosephMa-
rello Church, honored guest, will bless the altar,
tables and bread that will be distributed to the
attendees.
Peter, Alicia and Joseph Adonizio will repre-
sent the Holy Family. Members of the club and
attendees named Joseph or Josephine will be
recognized in honor of their feast day.
The food for the altar and luncheon is being
prepared by members and guests. Attendees are
asked to bring canned food or dry staples to be
placed at the foot of the altar. According to cus-
tom the food will be used to feed the hungry.
The collected items will be donated to St. John
the Evangelist Church, Greater Pittston Food
Pantry.
Danny Argo and Friend Frankie will provide
music.
The public is invited to attend. Reservations
must be made by calling Maria Capolarella
Montante at 655-2398 or Theresa Ormando at
654-2967.
Members of the St. Josephs Senior Social
Club will attend Mass on Monday, March 19,
the feast day of St. Joseph, at the Oblates of St.
Joseph Seminary in Laflin at 10:30 a.m. Rev.
Paul Mc Donnell will offer the mass. A lun-
cheon at Perkins will follow.
St. Josephs Table ceremony Thursday
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FIRST UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
West Pittston
Rev. James Thyren
654-8121
The Sessionof the First United
Presbyterian Church of West
Pittston announces the following
schedule for the week of March
11, 2012:
Sunday, March 11, 10:00 a.m.,
Sunday School; 11:00 a.m.; Wor-
ship12:05 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal, Tuesday,
March 13, 7:00 p.m.
Deacons Morning Circle,
Wednesday, March 14, 9:00 a.m.
Joint meeting of Session and
Trustees, , 7:00 p.m.,
Thursday, March 15, 11:00
a.m., Scripture Study, Soup and
Sandwich at Second Presbyter-
ian Church.
Services are being held at St.
Cecilias Roman Catholic
Church on 1700 Wyoming Ave,
Exeter as we recover from the
flood of September 2011. There
is parking on Wyoming Avenue
and in the parking lot behind the
church.
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Wyoming Ave., West Pittston
Mar. 11 10 a.m. Worship,
Sunday School during worship
Mar. 12 7 p.m. Boy Scouts
Mar. 13 6 p.m. Bible study, 7
p.m. UMW
Mar. 14 10 a.m. Momy and
me, 5 p.m. strings and wings, 6
p.m. TOPS, 7 p.m. choir
Mar. 15 Pastie sale, 6 p.m.
Girl Scouts, 7 p.m. Weight
Watchers
The United Methodist Women
are sponsoring a bus trip to Sight
andSoundTheatre inLancster to
see Jonah on Tuesday, May 1.
Bus will leave at 9 p.m. Cost is
$120 with payment due on
March 18. For more information
and reservations, call Doris
Dushok, 654-2689 or Karen
Weed, 654-4446.
A pastie sale will be held on
Thursday, Mar 15. Pasties of-
fered are meat with or without
onions, vegetable with cheese,
sausage and pepper. To order cll
the church office at 655-1083
Monday throught Friday, from
8:30 to 12:30 p.m, Ann Alaimo
at 654-3850 or Warren Pollard,
654-4745. Orders must be in by
Mar 13. Cost of the pasties is $5.
FULL GOSPEL CHAPEL
Avoca
Adult Sunday School, 9:30;
Sunday morning worship at
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday evening Bible
study and prayer service at 7:00.
The churchalsohosts the Rose
of Sharon Church with Rev. Vin-
cente Torres on Sunday after-
noon at 3:00 p.m. for the Hispan-
ic community.
GLENDALE GOSPEL
CHURCH
105 Church Drive
Glendale/Pittston Township
Sunday Service 10:45 a.m.
HARDING CHURCH OF
CHRIST
RR 1 Box 187A, Falls
Sunday services: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School and 11:00 a.m.
Church Service. Call 388-6534
www.hardingchurchofchrist.org
HOLY MOTHER OF
SORROWS PNCC
212 Wyoming Avenue, Dupont
Rev. Zbigniew Dawid, Pastor
Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m.
Traditional Mass; 9:15 a.m.
School of Christian Living
(SOCL) and Confirmation
Class;10:30 a.m. Traditional
High Mass. Daily Mass: 9:00
a.m. Monday through Saturday
Lenten Devotions: Wednes-
days at 7:00 p.m. Stations of the
Cross: Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
Lenten Potato Pancake &
Clam Chowder Dinner will be
held on Friday, March 23. Serv-
ing from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Takeous available from1:00p.m.
Donation is $7.00. Dinner in-
cludes pancakes, soup, dessert
and beverage.
INDEPENDENT BIBLE
CHURCH
328 Main Street
Duryea, PA 18642
(570) 451-0346 Home/Office
JLaCava@TheBible-
Church.org
INKERMAN
PRESBYTERIAN
Main St., Inkerman
Services: Sundays, 9 a.m.
LANGCLIFFE
PRESBYTERIAN
1001 Main St Avoca
Sunday worship 11:15 a.m.
The Langcliffe Church is
handicapped accessible. Nurs-
ery is provided for children dur-
ing worship.
The Care for Soldiers program
continues. To date, over 50 care
packages have been sent to ser-
vicemen and women overseas.
MOOSIC ALLIANCE
CHURCH
608 Rocky Glen Road, Moosic
Pastor: DougJensen457-6020
maccma2@verizon.net
Sunday morning Sunday
School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday morning Worship at
10:45 a.m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesdays
at 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery Ministry,
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH
Highway 315, Pittston
Masses are held daily in the
seminary chapel at 7:00 a.m.
(Monday Friday) and on Sat-
urday mornings at 8:00 a.m.
There are no weekend Masses.
Confessions are heard daily
from 9:00 a.m. noon and from
3:00 6:00 p.m.
Office hours are Monday
Friday: 9:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.,
evenings and weekends by ap-
pointment. Office phone num-
ber is 654-7542.
Mass is celebrated at 7 p.m.
every Wednesday in conjunction
with the Novena to St. Joseph &
St. Joseph Marello. Novena
prayers and the blessing of the
first-class relic of St. Joseph Ma-
rello, Founder of the Oblates of
Saint Joseph Congregation, im-
mediately follow the Mass. All
are welcome.
Living the Eucharist for Teens
is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on March
12, 19, and 26, (Mondays) at the
seminary. Kathy Yaklic, theolo-
gy teacher at Holy Cross High
School, Dunmore, will be the
presenter. The $20 fee includes
cost of the workbook. Five or
more students fromone parish or
school can attend for a total of
$75. To register for the above
program, call 207-2213, ext.
1107. The province and seminary
website will soon be undergoing
a complete revamping in the
weeks and months ahead. You
can follow the changes just by
clicking on towww.oblates-stjo-
seph.com
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The Corpus Christi Holy Name Society met recently to finalize plans for their 26th annual Father/Sons
Communion Breakfast on March 25 following the 7:30 a.m. Mass in the Immaculate Conception church
hall.
The event will feature Father James Alcoas the mainspeaker. Tickets are available fromthe ushers after
all Masses or can be purchased by contacting the church rectory. Price is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for
children ages 5 years and under.
Pictured are officers and members of the Holy Name Society; seated fromleft Joe Gentile, treasurer;
Father Arbo, moderator; Tony DeAngelo, secretary; Bob Williams, committee. Standing fromleft;
Harry O'Dell, vice-president; Jerry Yakobitis, president; JimButera, committee; Chas Alfano, com-
mittee co-chairman.
Father Alco to speak at Corpus Christi breakfast
Tune into Catholic Radio 750
AM. The radio studio is located
in the seminary building and is
broadcast daily from dawn to
dusk. For more information
about this station, contact Ed
Niewinski at 287-4670.
The sixth annual celebration
of Divine Mercy Sunday will be
held April 15. This years theme
is Be Apostles of Divine Mercy.
Itinerary includes Sacrament of
Reconciliation 1 p.m.; Venera-
tion of the Image of Divine Mer-
cy followed by Mass 2 p.m.; Ex-
position of the Blessed Sacra-
ment 3 p.m. Remarks by Cathy
Mack, Cennacle Leader of Eu-
charistic Apostles of Divine
Mercy will be given before the
service.
For more news and informa-
tion about the Oblates of Saint
Joseph locally and around the
world, turn towww.oblates-stjo-
seph.com.
ST. JOSEPH MARELLO
PARISH
OUR LADY OF
MT. CARMEL
ST. ROCCOS
Pittston
Lenten Schedule
Daily Masses: Monday thru
Friday: 7:30 and 11:30 a.m.
Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
there is a Holy Hour at Mt. Car-
mel Church.
Stations of the Cross are every
Friday at Mt. Carmel Church af-
ter 11:30 Mass and at 5:00 p.m.
with the Eucharistic Benediction
and at St. Roccos Church every
Friday after 11:30 Mass.
The Altar &Rosary Society of
St. Joseph Marello Parish will be
hosting a Penny Auction on Sun-
day, April 22, in the Parish Cen-
ter. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and
the auction will be at 2:00 p.m.
Get advance admission tickets or
raffles tickets from any member,
the rectory or at the door. Mem-
bers are reminded that all returns
must be made by the April 19
meeting.
The fourth stop on the Road to
Ressurection is at Mt. Carmel on
Wednesday, March 21 with Holy
Mass at 7 p.m.
The second collection at the
weekend masses on March17-18
is for Catholic Social Services.
St. Joseph Marello Parish Raf-
fle is now underway. Buy your
tickets now for a chance to win
2012 Chevrolet Cruz or $20,000.
Donations are $20.00 each
and only 2,000 tickets to be sold.
Seller of the winning ticket re-
ceives $500.00. If youwouldlike
to sell tickets call Frank Sciaba-
cucchi 655-6125, Pena Han-
sen-332-5989, or the rectory of-
fice-654-6902. Get yours before
its too late
Abenefit for Natalie Smirne, a
resident of Pittston who was in a
terrible car accident that left her
paralyzed, at Kildares Irish Pub,
Scranton, on Sunday, March 18,
from 2:00-6:00p.m. Cost: $20
per ticket, $10 for children.
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Altar & Rosary of St. Joseph
Marello Parish will meet this
Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Par-
ish Center. Hostesses are Diane
Charge, Mary Ann Quick, Mary
Ann Perks, Ann Reynolds and
Barbara Granahan. Theresa Mu-
lesky will preside.
The San Cataldo Society will
celebrate the Feast of the Annun-
ciation of the Blessed Mother on
Sunday, March 25. A breakfast
will be held at their hall in Pitt-
ston immediately following the
9:30 a.m. mass in St. Rocco
Church. Call 655-1551 before
March 18 to reserve your seat.
Cost: $6.00 per person.
The Fides Club of St. Rocco
Church will have their monthly
meeting on March 27 at 7 p.m. in
the church basement. This is a
very important meeting and all
members are requested to attend.
Any men interested are asked to
contact Ky Lazzari at 825-2648.
Holy Name Society members
of St. Joseph Marello Parish will
be available at all masses this
weekend for anyone interested in
their lottery fundraiser and/or
Smoker tickets.
The Smoker will be held in the
Parish Center on Sunday, April
1st, at 6 p.m. Toastmaster will be
a Atty. Jarret Ferentino and guest
speaker will be Ed Ackerman,
editor of the Sunday Dispatch
and professor at Luzerne County
Community College.
Bus trip to Shrine of Our Lady
of Lourdes, June 23/24 Contact
Pat 609-5173 or Jean 693-1041.
Public and parochial school
students in 6th, 7th, and 8th
grades who belong to St. Joseph
Marello Parish will be receiving
the sacrament of Confirmation
this year on Friday, April 13, in
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
at 5:00 p.m. Candidates should
have already chosen their spon-
sors, and sponsors should fill out
the required form the candidates
provide. Parents of parochial
school students who have not
contacted the church and who
have not received information
regarding Confirmation require-
ments should call the CCD di-
rector, Terrie Audi at 654-3326
as soon as possible.
Confirmation Retreat is
scheduled for Sunday, March 25,
at the Oblates of St. Joseph Sem-
inary, Rte. 315, Laflin, beginning
at 1:00 p.m.
Anyone wishing to rent the
parish banquet hall or meeting
roomshould call Christine Silin-
skie, hall manager at 704-8861
for details and/or a tour of the fa-
cility. Great for wedding recep-
tions, bridal showers, gradua-
tions, bereavements, seminars,
birthday parties, etc.
Mt. Carmel Senior Choir will
hold rehearsal on Mondays,
from 7-8:30 p.m. St. Rocco Se-
nior Choir will resume weekly
rehearsals on Tuesdays at 7:30
p.m. in the choir loft of St. Rocco
Church. New members are wel-
come.
Weekend Masses: At Our La-
dy of Mt. Carmel Church, on
Saturday at 4:00 &7:00 p.m. and
on Sunday at 8:00 & 11:00 a.m.
At St. Rocco Church, on Satur-
day at 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday
at 9:30 a.m.
CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH
Mass Schedule for Lent
Daily Mass
7:30 a.m. at Immaculate Con-
ception
8:30 a.m. at Holy Redeemer
12:10 p.m. at Immaculate Con-
ception
Stations of the Cross (Fridays
during Lent)
6:00 p.m. at Holy Redeemer
7:00 p.m. at Immaculate Con-
ception
The Parish Bazaar is Fri, Sat,
Sun, June 29, 30, and July 1 at
Holy Redeemer Church
grounds.
During Lent it is customary to
gather and give the churches a
thorough spring cleaning in
preparation for Easter. Meet in
Immaculate Conception Church
on Tuesday, March 13, immedi-
ately following the 12:10 p.m.
Mass. Holy Redeemer Church
will be cleaned on Tuesday,
March 20 (time to be an-
nounced).
OUR LADY OF THE
EUCHARIST PARISH
535 N Main Street, Pittston
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30
a.m.
Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confessions)
Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to
3:45 p.m. and by appointment
All Religious Education class-
es are held for Grades 1 thru 7
from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in
the Religious Education Center.
Today, Sunday, March 11, the
children in the Religious Educa-
tion classes will celebrate the
Stations of the Cross in the
Church immediately following
the 8:30 a.m. Mass. All parish-
ioners are invited to participate.
There will be a parent meeting
for those who have children en-
rolled in the First Communion
Class. The meeting will be this
Monday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.
in the parish hall. In preparation
for Easter, the children in grades
3 5 will celebrate the Sacra-
ment of Reconciliation on Sun-
day, March 18 during their regu-
larly scheduled Religious Edu-
cation Class. The children in
grades 6 & 7 will celebrate the
Sacrament of Reconciliation on
Sunday, March 25.
Stations of the Cross will be
celebrated every Friday in Lent
at 7:00 p.m. On Friday, March 23
all are invited to meet at 5:30
p.m. in the parish hall before Sta-
tions to share soup, bread and
fellowship. Sign up sheets may
be found at the back of the
Church
During the season of Lent the
Parish Community will be col-
lecting non-perishable food and
grocery items for the needy in
the local area. All donations will
be taken to the Pittston Area
Food Pantry, housed in the Seton
Catholic building. Donated
items may be placed in the bas-
kets at the entrances to our
Church.
Rehearsals for the Adult Choir
will be held on Wednesdays
from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Michael
Sowa, Director of Music Minis-
try, invites all current members
as well as those who are interest-
ed in joining for the first time.
The Adult Choir will sing Mass-
es and services during the Easter
Triduum. Rehearsals for the
Childrens Choir will be held on
Sunday mornings immediately
after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. The
Childrens Choir will sing for the
10:30 a.m. Mass on Easter Sun-
day. If you have questions about
either the Adult Choir or Chil-
drens Choir, please see Michael
after any Mass or call himat 881-
2301.
The next meeting for the Pitt-
ston Catholic Youth Group will
be today Sunday, March11, from
5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Reli-
gious Education Center. All
youth of the Greater Pittston Ar-
ea are invited to participate in the
youth group.
The dates, sites and speakers
are nowin place for Road to Res-
urrection. The third step on our
journey will be this Wednesday,
March 14 at Queen of the Apos-
tles, Avoca with Fr. Edward
Buchheit, CP from St. Anns
Monastery. The journey will
continue on Wednesday, March
21 at St. Joseph Marello Parish,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel wor-
ship site with Fr. Louis Grippe,
Most Precious Blood, Hazelton;
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When is a cut an increase and when is
an increase a cut?
When it comes to the Wyoming Area
school district budget it depends upon
whom you ask.
Paul Shemansky, a spokesman for the
Northeast Regionoffice of the Pennsylva-
nia State Education Association, said
contract negotiations at WAand statewide
have been slowed because of Gov. Tom
Corbetts cuts in state funding for schools.
Charts provided by the Governors of-
fice showthat in real dollars the state con-
tributions to Wyoming Area and Pittston
Area will increase from 2011-12 to 2012-
13.
Pittston Areas contribution from the
state will increase by $537,803 or 3.95%
from $13,630,132 to $14,167,935. WAs
contribution will increase by $373,155 or
3.35% from $11,147,141 to $11,520, 298.
So whats the deal?
The American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act, the so-called Obama stimulus
package, kind of skews the math. In the
2008-09 and the 2009-10 budgets WAgot
large increases in government funding
from the stimulus, $638,688 and
$1,915,039. Rendell was governor at the
time.
When that money was gone, with Cor-
bett now governor, the state contribution
was dropped back to the pre-stimulus lev-
el. So the increase the governors office
touts was really an increase over the 2007-
08 budget.
Shemansky and the budget critics con-
tend that before the stimulus Rendell was
increasing the states contribution each
year and had that rate of increase been
kept up the contribution now would be
close to the levels of the stimulus years,
hence, a cut, which makes some sense.
But we dont think its fair to say the
governor cut $860 million as Shemansky
contends. We dont think in this economy
the state could have been expected to keep
up stimulus level spending, especially
considering Corbett ran and won on an
austerity platform, but then its also a
stretch to say that dropping back to the
pre-stimulus level for a year and then
modestly increasing that amount is a real
increase.
Shemansky suggested using a School
Funding Cuts Calculator on PSEA.org
and SavePASchools.org.
Of course, the Governors office has its
own calculator which shows increases.
In any case, there is less money. The
governor promised to spend less, and did.
Cut or
increase?
A time on a calendar,
When women once wore a coat lined with fur.
It was meant to keep warm,
All part of the norm.
Might be cold and nasty out one day,
And the next would snow, causing a school delay.
We often wonder why is it so long,
And the other seasons are short, something seems wrong!
Today for instance might be rainy and mild,
Seems out of place for man and child.
The big snows will be coming, thats for sure,
And with the wind blowing, seeing will be obscure.
The heating bill will be high,
And that we do decry.
Our hands and faces will be frozen,
Because thats a lifestyle weve chosen.
As Easterners, we know how to handle it,
Tough as nails, Pennsylvanians have grit.
Ill be glad when winter is behind us you bet,
And look forward to spring showers, and maybe get wet.
In the meantime, theres beauty with snow falling,
Even though we find it sometimes appalling.
As winter ends which it will,
Spring will come forth and give us a long awaited thrill.
Ronald Voveris
Yatesville
Poet recalls when it was Winter Indeed
OUR OPINION
YOUR OPINION
Wyoming Hose Co. #1 recently ended the first month of its
community fund drive. We would like to express our sincere
thanks and gratitude to all who made donations.
Anyone who has not donated will receive a reminder within
the next month asking to contribute. Without donations, we can-
not continue to provide our services to the community because
of the rising cost of equipment and insurance. The drive will
conclude at the end of April.
In addition to the fund drive, the fire company rents out its hall
to assist with additional costs. Anyone interested in renting the
hall is asked to call 693-1371.
Kirk Carey
Fund drive chairman
John Marianacci
Fund drive co-chairman
Wyoming Hose #1 sends thanks for fund drive
In January Wyoming Borough council passed a $200 an-
nual sewer maintenance fee ordinance.
Given the economy it wasnt an easy vote for the council
members and we understand it is a tough pill to swallowfor
borough residents.
In defense of council and myself against charges that resi-
dents were blindsided by the fee please note the issue was
raised and discussed at the December meeting and a vote
was set for the January meeting.
The ordinance passed 5-1 at the meeting without objec-
tion.
This was reported in the local daily papers.
Even so, based on the feedback weve been getting many
residents did not knowabout the fee until they received bills
this month.
Id like to take this opportunity to provide some back-
ground on this issue.
For years, the borough has been seeking state grant assist-
ance to address problems within the boroughs sewer sys-
tem. We were notified that the borough was awarded a $1
million dollar grant.
However, the grant requires nearly $500,000 in local
match funding from Wyoming. The sewer maintenance fee
is specifically targeted to assist with the expense of main-
taining the Boroughs sewer system.
The fee residents pay nowis to the Wyoming Valley Sani-
tary Authority for treating wastewater. The borough has the
responsibility for maintaining the sewer lines within the
roadway.
Within in the last year or so, there have been two major sewer line
collapses, one on 7th Street and one on 9th Street. In some areas of
the borough, residents have no sewers, instead relying upon septic
systems.
Sewer lines are 80 to 100 years old in some neighborhoods while
other neighborhoods experience raw sewage entering their base-
ments during heavy rainfalls.
Because of the systems age raw sewage also flow into the river
after heavy rain. Additional collapses of sewer lines, backup of raw
sewage and failures within the system are projected.
While everyone wishes the borough budget could fund the nearly
half million in matching funds required, it cant. Many neighboring
communities have had a sewer fee.
Fees vary throughout the area, but this amount seemed appropriate
for our communitys needs. Engineering assessments are currently
beingconductedtoaddress the areas most inneedof assistance andto
begin work in those areas later in the year.
Ignoring the problem and passing it on to future generations and
losing $1 million in grant funding isnt the responsible thing to do.
The problem will continue to get worse and the cost will only be
higher in the future.
Its important to keep in mind that the sewers operate as a system.
Problems anywhere in the systemare issues for the entire communi-
ty. Its time we moved together as a community and address this prob-
lem once and for all.
The $200 fee amounts to less than $4 a week and 60 cents a day.
Isnt that a reasonable price to pay for the knowledge that when you
flush your toilet the discharge is not going to back up somewhere or
wind up in the river untreated?
G U E S T C O M M E N TA R Y
Mayor: the time for Wyoming sewer work is now
By Wyoming Mayor Robert Boyer
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After a story ran in the Times Leader about the Wyoming Area
school districts impasse with the teachers union, readers added
anonymous comments to the online version of the story.
Among the comments was a back and forth between a private
sector worker who wanted the teachers to accept health insurance
premium sharing and a teachers advocate who did not want health
insurance premium sharing.
Thats fine and its nothing new that there would be two sides to
the issue.
What I found interesting was the teachers advocate, who may
have been a teacher, asking the private sector worker to fight for
a better policy for himself, as the teachers did, rather than insisting
on the teachers taking less.
A good point except, in my view, for the word fight.
If the teachers have to fight for free health insurance premi-
ums and their salaries and everything else, who exactly is it they
are fighting?
You? Me? Their neighbors?
They would probably say they have to fight the school board.
But, of course, the school board isnt some entity that just exists. It
is the elected representatives of the residents of the district. So
when they are fighting them, they are fighting us.
And the whole notion of a teachers union is anathema to me.
The union-management dynamic is necessarily adversarial and I
dont like thinking of teachers as my adversaries.
Call me crazy
Call me crazy, but last month when I wrote about the Patience
family for Black History Month a notion hit me.
Why do we have anti-discrimination laws? Weve got a free
market in a free country, so shouldnt a business owner be free to
serve or not to serve whomever he wants to serve or not serve?
Lets say, for example, a bigot opens a restaurant or an apartment
complex and puts a sign outside that says no black or brown peo-
ple or whites only or something worse.
Who would eat in such a place?
Who would live in such a place?
I sure as heck wouldnt.
Theyd have to have parking in the rear like a porno shop.
When the patrons walked in and out they have to cover them-
selves like they were on a perp walk, probably with white hoods.
For lunch they could serve a Triple K Special of mashed pota-
toes, cauliflower and the other white meat.
And anybody who did eat or live in such a place would openly
brand themselves for what they are.
Bloody racists.
If they all lived together and ate together wed know who they
are and where they were.
And if a business owner was stupid enough to open a business
which automatically rejects 25 percent of the population, how long
would the business last?
Its called societal self-correction.
I just made that up.
What changed?
Talking about self-correction. Thirty to 40 years ago schools
didnt have cops or even security guards.
The principals, teachers and the students kept order.
What changed?
SMILES ANDFROWNS
by JACK SMILES -
jsmiles@psdispatch.com
Whos fighting whom?
March is National Nutrition Month, a time when
health and nutrition professionals key in on nutri-
tion as a part of everyones day, at least three times
to be exact when thinking about food.
Over the past few months, MyPlate, has been
introduced as the icon to help us all visualize the
proportion and food groups we should be eating.
This month we are being challenged by the A-
cademy of Nutrition and Dietetics to get our plates
in shape! To begin here is one recommendation
that the academy challenges us to think about, be-
fore we eat, Make half your plate fruits and vege-
tables.
Making half of our plates filled with fruits and
vegetables is an interesting challenge as I myself
plan meals for a family of five. Normally, when I
plan the meals for the week I first think of the main
entre. This month, I have reconsidered that prac-
tice and tried to think of the vegetable and fruit
first.
Now that its March and the backyard gardens
are just a dream, my first thought was what effect
will this have onmyfoodbudget? ThenI compared
the price of chicken and ground beef per pound to
any vegetable and fruit and found that the vegeta-
bles andfruit were cheaper bythe poundthanmeat!
Next, I began with the dinner meals. I challenged
myself to think of vegetable dishes that would take
up half or a bit less of the plate, supplemented with
fruit. Once again, my focus has been so much on
the entre, I needed to think about howI was going
to accomplish this challenge. Here are a few
thoughts that came to mind:
Serve just more of your family favorite vegeta-
bles and encourage themto take larger helpings. A
word of caution, starchy vegetables such as pota-
toes, French fries, corn and peas all have more cal-
ories and a few less nutrients.
Next, serve vegetables in soup. Many cultures
have soup as an appetizer. Try serving it even as the
days get warmer.
Last but not least, look for vegetable side dishes
that would be interesting and tasteful enough that
you and your family would want to fill half, or a
little less than half of their dinner plate. Penn State
Extension has many resources to get to started with
this challenge. In addition, there are multiple reci-
pes on web sites and book such as the two below.
Call us and we will send you our vegetable recipe
booklets.
Planning your meals in a different way will be
the first step towards taking this National Nutrition
Month challenge. Start by trying these recipes.
They are for root vegetables which are plentiful
this time of year. Enjoy!
Mashed Parsnips & Rutabagas with
Caramelized Onions
1 Tbsp. canola oil
2 medium sweet onions, such as Vidalia or Ber-
muda, chopped
1 Tbsp. fresh chopped thyme leaves or 1 tsp.
dried thyme
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
4 medium parsnips, scrubbed, peeled and cubed
(about 3 cups)
3 small rutabagas, scrubbed, peeled to remove
wax and cubed (about 3 cups)
1 Tbsp. prepared horseradish
1/2 to 3/4 cup skim milk
Inlarge skillet, heat oil over lowheat. Addonion,
thyme, salt and pepper.
Cook covered, stirring occasionally, until onion
begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Remove lid and
continue cooking, stirring occasionally, about 15
minutes more.
Add vinegar and sugar to onions.
Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally; set aside.
In mediumsaucepan, cover parsnips and rutabagas
with cold water and bring to boil.
Reduce heat to medium and cook until tender,
about 20 minutes. Drain using colander. Return
vegetables to pot and coarsely mash with hand-
held masher.
Add horseradish, then milk, beginning with1/2
cup, then adding more if necessary, to achieve de-
sired consistency.
Season with salt and pepper. Spoon caramelized
onions over top and serve.
Source American Institute for Cancer Re-
search
Kale and Parsnips
1 cup halved and sliced onions
1 cup halved and sliced parsnips
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tablespoons minced fresh ginger or teaspoon
ground ginger
1quart kale with veins removed and cut into bit
sized pieces
Saut onions and parsnips in oil about 5 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Add 1 cup water and ginger.
Cover and simmer 4-5 minutes. Add kale; cover
and continue cooking 4-5 minutes, stirring occa-
sionally.
For a variation: substitute sliced carrots for pars-
nips.
Source: FromAsparagus to Zucchini: A guide to
farm-fresh seasonal produce
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Penn State Cooperative Extension
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Question #1
In 1971, Pitt-
ston Area foot-
ball line coach
Hank Walker
called what
young man one of
the best two-way
performing linemen Pittston
Area ever produced?
1961 51 Years Ago
In an article written for the
Sunday Dispatch in 1961, local
historian Charles A. McCar-
thy outlined the military history
of Greater Pittston starting with
the Pittston Artillerists, a militia
company organized in 1854.
The troop commanded by Fred
L. Helf, S.F. Bennett and Ben-
jamin Evans numbered 40.
The Emmett Guards formed
in 1857 were comprised of 100
young Irish men, named for the
Irish patriot Robert Emmett and
commanded by Joseph Phillips
and Captain Michael J. Phil-
bin of Port Griffith.
The Pittston Yeagers, nick-
named the Wide Awakes, was
an all-German unit organized in
the 1850s.
In February 1860, Captain
Whyte planned to organize the
Cambrian Guards a unit com-
prised of Welsh men. Prior to
the Civil War fellow citizens
were suspicious of large stand-
ing armies headed by tyrannical
leaders as was evidenced in
their homelands and in the
Revolutionary War.
Tench Coxe, an American
political economist, explained
the founders definition of who
the militia was intended to be
when he wrote: Their swords,
and every other terrible imple-
ment of the soldier, are the
birth-right of an American. The
people are confirmed by the
article in their right to keep and
bear their private arms.
Pittston Kiwanis Club mem-
bers, Ronald Woods, Paul
Riffle, Willard Hunter, Ho-
ward Fear Jr., Harry
Schmaltz, Joseph Quinn,
James Ayre, Steryl Serfoss,
Dr. Charles Kuchel, Robert
Barber, Robert Anderson, Dr.
Joseph Miller, Frank Felice,
Everett LaBarre, George
Spohrer and Harold Traher
held their annual Guidance
Conference, which was attend-
ed by an estimated 1,350 stu-
dents from the Greater Pittston
area. The conference was de-
signed to advise students pre-
paring for employment after
graduation. Professor R.J.
Templin, superintendent of
West Pittston public schools
began the conference in 1939.
The clubs success in aiding
thousands of students was so
widely known and it had re-
ceived inquiries from all parts
of the country to set up similar
conferences.
In 1955, the Future Teachers
of American Club was orga-
nized in West Pittston. In 1961,
Lorraine Menn, Carol Serino,
Susan Thornton, William
Davis, Kay Dymond, Carolee
Stankus, Carol Shepler, Bon-
nie Williams Barbara Baker,
Robert Smiles, John Rut-
ledge, Howard Hoover, Mau-
reen Voigt, Maryann Chiampi
and Sharon Mulcahy took over
duties of regular teachers for a
day, in order for them to attend
a special workshop.
The Pittston Visiting Nurse
Association began in 1911, was
celebrating its 50th year. Mrs.
Ernest Hayes, association
president, named Mrs. S.A.
Shoemaker, Mrs. C.F. Fisher,
Mrs. William Shafer, Mrs.
John Loughney, Mrs. William
Dendle, Mrs. Joseph Kenne-
dy, Mrs. Minnie MacLellan
and Mrs. Edna Baldrica to a
committee that would plan the
anniversary celebration.
1971 41 Years Ago
The Greater Pittston Business
and Professional Womens Club
headed by Nadine Holleran
celebrated its 24th anniversary.
To commemorate the occasion
the club approved giving $50 to
senior girls who excelled in
nursing, business and academic
excellence.
St. Johns High School
Band copped the first place
title for marching performance
and Pittston Area High School
took second place for overall
performance in the St. Patricks
Day parade held in Scranton.
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
sponsored the 10th annual
event.
The article in the Sunday
Dispatch began, Kevin Burke
was like always, tremendous;
Lee Strubeck unbelievable;
Jay Freid awesome; Ed Piec-
zynski played his heart out; the
fans were enthusiastic the ten-
sion high. The place was the
Scranton CYC and the event
was the greatest play-off game
in the history of District 2 com-
petition. Wyoming Area War-
riors were propelled into the
PIAA Eastern Semi finals as
they battled Pittston Area in a
contest of wits and skill cred-
ited to Coaches Simon Bernos-
ky and Jack Gallagher.
Wyoming Areas Lee Stru-
becks foul shot in the last four
minutes of the game broke a
53-53 tie.
Top ten songs of March 1971
Me and Bobby McGee, Janis
Joplin
Sweet Mary, Wadsworth
Mansion
Mamas Pearl, Jackson Five
Just My Imagination, Temp-
tations
For all We Know, Carpenters
Proud Mary, Ike and Tina
Turner
Have you Ever Seen the
Rain, CCR
What is Life, George Harri-
son
One Bad Apple, Osmonds
Theme from Love Story,
Henry Mancini
1981 31 Years Ago
It was announced the Greater
Pittston Area would lose 41
public service jobs in 1981,
totaling $292,419 in salaries.
The drop in employment was
the result of the Reagan Ad-
ministrations freeze on hiring
of public service workers under
the Nixon Administrations
Comprehensive Employment
and Training Act. The program
offered work to those with low
incomes and the long-term
unemployed as well as summer
jobs to low income high school
students. The intent was to
impart a marketable skill that
would allow participants to
move to an unsubsidized job. It
was an extension of the Works
Progress Administration or
WPA program from the 1930s.
The U.S. was undergoing a
deep economic recession; Pres-
ident Reagan felt CETA was
rife with nepotism and corrup-
tion. Luzerne County would
have to eliminate 143 public
service jobs by October of
1981.
Tom Webb and his wife
Elizabeth were on their way to
do some food shopping on a
Tuesday morning in March
when he spotted smoke coming
from a residence on Lambert
Street. He stopped to find a
St. Johns band tops in St. Pats parade in 71
Peeking
into the past
With Judy Minsavage
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The Pittston Memorial Library Board
of Trustees announced that Patrick J. So-
lano and Tom Tigue have agreed to serve
as honorary co-chairmen of the librarys
Cosgrove Capital Campaign.
We are thrilled to have these two well-
known and highly-respected community
leaders to help with our fundraising ef-
fort, said Barbara Quinn, chair of the
board. Pat and Tom have long been
strong supporters of the library and hall-
marks of service to the community.
Funds raised during the campaign will
be used for construction of a $1.5 million,
5,000 square foot addition to be built onto
the rear of the existing library facility lo-
cated at 47 Broad St. in downtown Pitt-
ston. The new addition will contain a
state-of-the-art conference room with
Smartboards and WiFi capability; larger
childrens section, arts and crafts room,
teen space, senior citizen area, kitche-
nette, vestibule, coat room and additional
rest rooms.
Funding for the project will come from
a variety of funding streams including
grants and donations.
Solano, of Pittston Township, is a high-
ly-decoratedWorldWar II veteran, having
completed 23 combat missions with the
Eighth U.S. Air Force Heavy Bombard-
ment Group. He has served as senior
counselor to Governors Tom Ridge and
Mark Schweiker and was advisor to PA
State Senate Majority Leader Dominick
Pilleggi.
He and his wife, Marie, have six daugh-
ters and 11 grandchildren.
Aresident of Hughestown, Tigue grad-
uated from St. Johns High School and
Kings College where later he was award-
ed an honorary doctorate. He represented
the 118th Legislative District in the PA
House of Representatives for 26 years, re-
tiring in 2006. During that time, he served
as Democratic chair of the House Veter-
ans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
Committee. He served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during the VietnamWar and served
in the Marine Corps Reserve for 27 years,
retiring as a colonel. He and his wife, the
former Dianne Walsh, have four children
and nine grandchildren.
Our two honorary chairmen have the
foresight and abilities to help us reach our
goal, said library Director Anne Hogya.
We have the support of our local commu-
nities to make the addition to the library
possible. We cant wait for opening day.
The Pittston Memorial Library has be-
gun accepting donations and pledges for
the newbuilding addition. Tax-deductible
contributions can be sent to Pittston Me-
morial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston, PA
18640. To make a pledge or obtain addi-
tional information, please call 654-9565
X 25.
Groundbreaking for the building pro-
ject is slated for early summer.
Solano, Tigue co-chairs of Library campaign
Pittston Memorial Library director Anne Hogya, Patrick Solano, Thomas Tigue, and
Carol Crane, campaign coordinator.
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Wednesday, March 28 atSt John
the Evangelist with Fr. Philip Al-
tavilla, St. Peters Cathedral. All
Masses begin at 7:00 p.m. and all
are invited to walk this journey
together.
Introductory Yoga classes will
be offered free of charge to de-
termine if there is interest. Call
the parish office at 654-0263 for
more information.
Total yoga for Strength & Re-
laxation: this class offers a com-
prehensive yoga experience
and is ideal for those with some
yoga background. Bring a yoga
mat and blanket. Open to all ag-
es. Class date: March 15. Class
time: 7-8:30 p.m.
Gentle Yoga is for seniors.
Learn to breathe, move, streng-
then, renew, relax. Joinus for this
gentle yoga practice designed to
increase awareness, flexibility,
strength and relaxation. Bring a
yoga mat and blanket. No prior
experience needed. Class date:
Monday, March 19. Class time:
9:30-10:30 a.m.
All children of the parish are
invited to meet the Easter Bunny
and participate in an Easter egg
hunt on Saturday, March 31, at
10:00 a.m. Carolyn Moscatelli
has volunteered to chair this
event. Registration forms have
been distributed at Religious
Education Classes as well as be-
ing available in the back of the
Church for those children not yet
in school or who are enrolled in
parochial or private school.
There will be a planning meeting
on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the
parish hall. All are welcome.
The address for the parish
webpage is:www.eucharist-pitt-
ston.org. You will find links to
the Schedule for Liturgical Min-
isters, our weekly bulletins,
monthly calendars, upcoming
events and additional informa-
tion. We hope that you will find
the information useful and easily
accessible.
Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m.
the parish will celebrate a Mass
of Healing. During the Mass the
Sacrament of the Anointing of
the Sick will be celebrated. A
light reception will follow in the
parish hall. On Tuesday, April 17
there will be an Evening of Re-
flection for all adult Liturgical
Ministers. The evening will run
from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Checkout the parishFacebook
page for all the latest informa-
tion. The address is www.face-
book.com/OLEPARISH.
On the first Friday of each
month Communion is brought to
those who are unable to partici-
pate in Sunday Mass because of
age or health. The Sacrament of
the Anointing of the Sick is cele-
brated with anyone seriously ill,
anticipating a serious operation,
or quite elderly.
PRINCE OF PEACE PARISH
Old Forge
St. Marys Church, Lawrence
Street, Saturday Vigil 4 p.m.
Sunday, Mass 8 and 10 a.m.
St. Lawrence Church, Main
Street, Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass 11:15 a.m.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Lackawanna Ave., Dupont
The mass schedule for the
week is Monday through Friday
at 7:00 a.m., Saturday at 7:30
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at
8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The
Stations of the Cross will be
prayed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
CCD classes will be held on
March 12 and 10.
ST. BARBARA PARISH
28 Memorial Avenue, Exeter
Office Hours: Monday Fri-
day 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Evenings, by appointment.
Phone: 654-2103
Stations of the Cross are every
Friday at 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
after Mass. A Biblical Walk
Through the Mass will be held at
St. Anthonys Hall of St Barba-
ras Parish hosted by Fr. Phil, Fr.
Leo, Rocco Yanora, Barbara
Russo and Ray Pasavage during
Lent on Wed. evenings at 7:00
p.m. in the Parish Center thru
March 28. Those attending are
asked to bring a bible.
The Christian Womens Orga-
nization will hold their next
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at St. An-
thonys hall with the recitation of
the rosary.
The Christian Womens Orga-
nization is currently selling lot-
tery tickets. If you have any un-
sold tickets please return themas
soon as possible.
Parishioners are invited to
bring items such as cereals, pas-
ta, peanut butter, canned vegeta-
bles, canned fruit, and condi-
ments to Church for needy fam-
Faith
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ilies. There are containers in
both churches for your dona-
tions.
St. Barbara Parish will be hav-
ing a Paschal Dinner on Thurs-
day, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. in St.
Anthonys Hall. A traditional
Lamb dinner will be served. The
cost is $15.00(adults only). Tick-
ets can be purchased at the recto-
ry.
Choir rehearsal will be held on
Wednesday, March 14 at 7:00
p.m. at St. Cecilias Church. New
members are always welcome.
The monthly Mass honoring
all married couples celebrating
their wedding anniversary dur-
ing the month of March will be
held on Tuesday night, March 27
at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is wel-
come.
There is an ongoing need for
food for the less fortunate in the
Greater Pittston Area. Items
such as cereals, pasta, peanut
butter, canned vegetables,
canned fruit, and condiments are
always needed. Please consider
bringing at least one item each
week to Church. There are con-
tainers in both churches for your
donations. God bless you and
thank your for your generous do-
nations.
On Friday, March 30 students
will present the Living Stations
of the Cross at 8:00 p.m. in St.
Anthony of Padua Church. We
invite everyone to join us as we
prepare for Holy Week.
ST. JOHN THE
EVANGELIST PARISH
COMMUNITY
35 William Street
Phone: 654-0053
Pittston
St. John The Evangelist Parish
Community will hold the annual
Ethnic Heritage Dinner from
1:30 to 4 p.m. March 18 at the
Seton Catholic cafeteria. Parish-
ioners are invited to prepare
foods representative of their eth-
nic background to be served.
This can include salads, appetiz-
ers, main entre, vegetable,
bread or dessert. Please provide
a name for the dish and its ethnic
background. Aluminum pans
are available in the parish office
to be used in serving the various
dishes. The parish wants all to
feel welcome even if not prepar-
ingfood, bringa canneditemor a
monetary donation for the Food
Pantry. Tomake reservations call
the parish office at 654-0053.
Parish Retreat with Father Phi-
lip Altavilla will be held March
24 to 27.
Baptismal Instruction will be-
gin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 10 in
the parish center.
Bereavement Support Group
will meet every Tuesday evening
in the parish center dining room.
For more information call the
parish office at 654-0053.
Applications for Holy Name
Scholarship are in the parish
center.
The Greater Pittston Food
Pantry is sponsored by the Care
and Concern Committee of St.
John the Evangelist Parish. Any-
one in need of food is asked to
call 654-9923. Distribution of
food is by appointment only.
The Free Health Clinic is open
at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday in
the former Seton Catholic High
School, and on first come first
serve basis.
Pediatric Health Clinic is open
on the first and third Thursday of
the month.
Registration is held in the Set-
on building from 4:30 to 5:30
p.m. Bring your childs immuni-
zations records.
Greater Pittston Kids Closet is
open Wednesday from9 to11:30
a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. The Closet
accepts donations new and gent-
ly used.
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN
9 Wood St., Pittston
Pastor John Castellani
Organist Marcia Colleran
Lay Reader Nancy Catellani
Acolyte Brooke Cherney
March Acolyte schedule is as
follows: 11 Brooke Cherney; 18
Justin Peterson; 25 Marissa Fac-
cipointi.
Wednesday, March 14, Pot
Luck Dinner 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14, Mid
Week Lent Service 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21, Mid
Week Lent Service 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 25, Soup Sale
II 10 a.m.
Parishioners are asked to bring
whatever mites they have col-
lected.
On February 23 St. Johns lost
a great friend and family man in
Joseph Dennis Sr. after a lengthy
illness. Parishioners thoughts
and prayers go out to his family.
If you would like to join this
church family call 655-2505 or
e-mail address isstjohnspitt-
ston@verizon.com
ST. JOHNS P.M. CHURCH
316 Main St., Avoca
Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday Bible Study 6:00-
7:30 p.m.
ST. MARIA GORETTI
Laflin Road, Laflin, PA. 18702
42redwood@comcast.net
www.stmariagoretti-laflin.org
Communal Penance Services:
Thursday March 29, at 7:00 p.m.
at St. Maria Goretti Church, La-
flin
Living Stations will be pre-
sented by the children of the par-
ish on April 6, at 7:00 p.m. If
your child would like to take part
in this service contact Michelle
Pinto at 905-5713.
Practice for the participants in
the Saint Maria Goretti Talent
Show will take place tonight,
March11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Par-
ish Center. This show is directed
by Peggy Sosnak, assisted by
Frank Magdalinski and Jennifer
Johnson. The date is April 22, at
7:00 pm
Troop 485 Scout parents plan
to hold a bake sale after all mass-
es on March 17 and 18.
Mass schedule:
Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday
8:30 &11:00 a.m. Stations of the
cross Fridays during lent 7:00
p.m. Confessions 3:30 to 4:00
p.m. on Saturday
Banquet Hall available for
your next gathering call 655-
8956
ST. MARYS POLISH
NATIONAL CATHOLIC
CHURCH
200 Stephenson St.
Duryea
Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock,
Pastor
SAINT MONICAS CHURCH
363 West 8th Street, West
Wyoming, PA 18644
Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Mon. Fri.
Phone: 570-693-1991
Email: olos363@verizon.net
website: www.stmonicanepa-
.com.
Father Leo J. McKernan, Pas-
tor
Mr. William Jenkins, Deacon
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
OLOS
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. STJ; 11:00
a.m. OLOS
Daily Mass at OLOS
Mon-Tues-Fri: 7:00 a.m.
(Please note: no Wed. a.m.
Mass); Thurs: 7:00 p.m.
Lenten Schedule: Stations of
the Cross: Friday, 7:00 p.m. at
OLOS site on March 16 and 23
Living Stations of the Cross:
March 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m.
(OLOS)
Lenten Penance Service:
March 26 (Monday), 7:00 p.m.
(OLOS)
Biblical Walk Through the
Mass: During Lent on Wednes-
day Evenings sponsored by St.
Barbaras and St. Monicas Fa-
ther Phil Massetti, O.S.J., Father
Leo McKernan, Rocco Yanora,
Barbara Russo and Ray Pasav-
age will host it. The series will
continue thru March 28 at 7:00
p.m. and is being held at St. An-
thonys Hall of St, Barbaras Par-
ish located on Erie Street in Exe-
ter. All are welcome.
Beginningthe weekafter East-
er onThursday, April 12andcon-
tinuing thru the Thursday before
Pentecost, May 24th, St. Moni-
cas Parish will be teaching a
seminar entitled, Life in the
Spirit.
Each Thursday after the 7:00
p.m. Mass, there will be a teach-
ing on the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and the Holy Spirit. This seven-
weekseminar will leadtoa deep-
er knowledge and relationship
with Jesus and a living sense of
Gods presence in our life
through the gift of the Holy Spir-
it. For more information call Fr.
McKernan at 693-1991 or email
at monicaww@verizon.net.
Registration is necessary in or-
der to know how to prepare for
the seminar.
St. Monica Parish Mens
Group Retreat: This weekend re-
treat will be held on the weekend
Faith
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SMITHWICKS
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A smooth distinctive amber ale
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Golden Irish lager produced at the
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A crock of slow simmered shredded corned beef
in a creamy seasoned horseradish sauce. Served
with dark pumpernickel bread cubes for dipping.
MAGGIE &JIGS
CORNED BEEF DIPPER
A crock of creamy Irish potato soup topped with
bacon, cheddar cheese & chives.
ACROCK OF CREAMY
BAKED POTATO SOUP
The Irish pub version of coquilles St. Jacques.
Scallops in a rich creamy sauce baked under a
piping hot crust of creamy potatoes.
SCALLOPS ST. MCGUIRE
IN DUTCHESS POTATO CRUST
Served by the cup or bowl.
IRISH SPLIT
PEA AND HAM SOUP
DINNER SPECIALS
Roast sliced tenderloin of beef on a bed of sauted mushrooms, topped with blue
cheese sauce and baked to a bubbly brown. This recipe was borrowed from our
favorite Irish hotel.
BEEF TENDERLOIN OMANLEY
Hearty lamb stew with a ton O Irish spuds and vegetables, simmered for hours.
Served with Irish soda bread.
IRISH STEW
Smoked ham and cabbage served with whole Irish potatoes, baby carrots and
homemade Irish soda bread.
HAM AND CABBAGE
Slow simmered corned beef served with cabbage, Irish potatoes, baby carrots
and homemade Irish soda bread.
CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE
St Patricks Irish Fare
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of June 1-3 at Mount Saviour
Monastery located between El-
mira and Corning, NewYork. To
learn more about the Monks and
the Monastery, go to www.msa-
viour.org. For information about
the retreat or to make reserva-
tions contact Father McKernan
at 693-1991 or email at moni-
ca.ww@verizon.net. Contact
Joe Lisewski at 693-3366
(home) or his cell at 466-6099.
His email is joelisew-
ski@aol.com. Group size is lim-
ited and reservations will be on a
first-come basis.
Bake Sale: St. Monicas will
be hosting a Bake Sale on March
31 and April 1. Anyone wishing
to contribute your favorite baked
goods can drop the off in the
Church Hall on Saturday, March
31 at 1:00 p.m.
March 11 Parents of First
Communion Class Meeting with
Father McKernan during Class
(9:45 a.m.)
March 13 Mens Group
Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Church
Hall
March 18 Vacation Bible
School Registration after 11:00
a.m. Mass
March 19 Fundraising Com-
mittee at 7:00 p.m. in Church
Hall
SAINT PETERS
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
100 Rock Street, Hughestown
Stpeters_elc@yahoo.com
654-1009
Nut roll and poppy seed roll
orders must be in by Mar. 18. Do-
nation is $8. Pick up will be
April 4 between 12 and 4 p.m.
Call Margaret 451-0576, Lois
654-4949 or Pam 313-2829.
Apr. 11 Easter Service 9:00
a.m. (not 10:00 a.m.)
QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES
PARISH
715 Hawthorne St.
(570) 457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com
Queen of the Apostles Parish
at St. Marys Church
715 Hawthorne St., Avoca
(570) 457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com
Daily Masses: 8 a.m.
(Wednesday at 7 p.m.)
Eucharistic Adoration: Tues-
days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Wednesday following the 7 p.m.
Mass
Weekends Masses: Saturday
at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30, 11
a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45
p.m.; anytime upon request by
calling 457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 457-5867
Queen of the Apostles Parish
will pray the Stations of the
Cross at 7 p.m. Fridays during
Lent at St. Marys Church, 715
Hawthorne St. The Lady of Sor-
rows Rosary Group will lead the
Rosary at 6:30 p.m.
The parish is currently selling
the April Fools edition of their
Pot of Gold Match the Daily
Number raffle tickets. For just
$10 per ticket, you will have a
chance towin$75dailyand$100
on Fridays throughout April.
There will also be bonus days
throughout the month. To pur-
chase a ticket call the rectory at
457-3412, and it will be mailed
to you.
The parish youth group will
meet at 6:30 p.m. today, March
11 and on March 25 in the recto-
ry, 715 Hawthorne St. New
members are always welcome.
For more information, please
call Lori Ostrowski at 457-8840.
The parish pastoral council
will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday,
March 12 in the rectory, 715
Hawthorne St.
The parish womens guild will
meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
March13 in the rectory. The par-
ishs worship committee will
meet at 7 p.m. on Monday,
March 19 in the rectory, 715
Hawthorne St. The parishs so-
cial concerns committee will
meet at 8:30 p.m. on Monday,
March 19 in the rectory, 715
Hawthorne St.
Queen of the Apostles Parish
will have its annual spring chick-
en dinner fromnoon to 4 p.m. on
Sunday, March 18 in SS. Peter
and Pauls Church auditorium,
located in the lower level of the
church, 1000 Main St. The din-
ner includes a half chicken,
mashed potatoes and gravy, veg-
etable, homemade cole slaw,
rolls andbutter, homemade dess-
ert and beverages. Takeouts will
be available at 11a.m. In addition
to the dinner, there will also be a
raffle with great prizes fromarea
businesses. Tickets are $9 for
adults and $4 for children 12
years of age andyounger. Topur-
chase tickets, call the rectory at
457-3412.
The parish worship committee
will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday,
March 19 in the rectory.
The parish social concerns
committee will meet at 8:30 p.m.
on Monday, March 19 in the rec-
tory.
Several Protestant and Cathol-
ic churches in Avoca, Duryea,
Old Forge and Moosic will cele-
brate ecumenical services at 7
p.m. Tuesdays throughout Lent.
The next service is Tuesday,
March 13 at the Moosic United
Methodist Church, 609MainSt.,
Moosic, where the Rev. Carmen
Bolock, pastor St. Marys Polish
National Catholic Church, Du-
ryea, will be the speaker.
The parish will host the Pitt-
ston Deanerys Road to Resur-
rection Lenten service at 7 p.m.
on Wednesday, March 14 at the
church, 715 Hawthorne St. The
Rev. Ed Buchheit will be the ho-
milist.
The parish has gone green!
Any person who would like to
drop off aluminum cans may
place them in a container in the
empty bay of St. Marys Rectory
garage which will be open on the
weekend during Mass times:
Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at
8, 10, and 11 a.m. To have your
cans picked up, call Jason at 351-
5062.
Become a fan of the parish
Facebook page today! You can
join it by typing in Queen of the
Apostles Parish, Avoca, PA in
the search bar at www.facebook-
.com. And then clicking on the
like button once you arrive at
the page.
The parish will have the fifth
annual St. Marys Classic golf
tournament at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
May 6 at Pine Hills golf course,
Taylor. The cost, which is $80
per player, includes golf, food
and prizes. For more informa-
tion, contact the parish office at
457-3412, Jimbo McMahon at
jimmcmahon1@verizon.net or
John Soy at johnsoy@com-
cast.net .
Anyone who is interested in
renting St. Marys School for
child care, parties, or other use-
ful activities is invited to call the
rectory at 457-3412 to learn
more about this opportunity.
Daily Masses: 8 a.m.
(Wednesday at 7 p.m.)
Eucharistic Adoration: Tues-
days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Wednesday following the 7 p.m.
Mass
Weekends Masses: Saturday
at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30, 11
a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45
p.m.; anytime upon request by
calling 457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 457-5867
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN
143 Parsonage St., Pittston
Mar 11 - 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School, 11 a.m. Worship
Mar 12 6:30 p.m. Session
Mar 13 7 p.m. AA meeting
Mar 14 6:30 p.m. choir re-
hearsal
Mar 15 11 a.m. Scripture,
soup and sandwich
Mar 17 9 a.m. Fellowship
breakfast at Terrys Diner
TRINITY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Spring Street and Montgom-
ery Avenue, West Pittston
Parish Mission: To live and
build holy community.
All welcome: Worldwide An-
glican Communion: We believe
in one holy, Catholic apostolic
church.
Web of information and links
at www.trinityepiscopalchurch-
westpittston.org and www.dio-
beth.org.
Sunday Holy Eucharist: 11
a.m. every Sunday.
Food Pantry: March item
needed is cereal. Gerritys gift
cards, cash donations and other
non-perishable foods also ac-
cepted.
Prayernetwork. Open To Pub-
lic. Daily prayer for those with
needs requesting prayerful sup-
port. Start Prayernetwork at par-
ish office 654-3261.
Youth Program: 10:45 a.m. ev-
ery Sunday. Weekday special
events andservice projects as an-
nounced.
Faith Forum for Adults: En-
richment for adults seeking spir-
itual renewal and opportunities
for ministry and volunteerism.
Parish Life Events Team: Bi-
monthly first Sundays.
Parish Council: Every second
Sunday.
Women of Trinity: Every third
Sunday. WOT Ministry Invita-
tion. The Women of Trinity have
undertaken a ministry to help
support Good Shepherd Episco-
pal Church of Scranton in their
outreach to the homeless of the
region. Each month after enjoy-
ing a home cooked meal at Good
Shepherd all who have needs
may shop for necessities like
clothing, shoes, toiletries in a
store-like setting in the churchs
refurbished basement of donated
items.
The Women of Trinity have
supported this ministry by deliv-
ering donations of clothing, new
undergarments and socks and
toiletries to the Scranton church.
WOT will continue to collect
trial size and hotel toiletries and
invites the parish community to
join with themin helping the less
fortunate. Donations of trial size
and sample size toiletries are
welcome.
Party and Banquet Space.
Newly renovated banquet room
and kitchen. All Day Rental
$100.
Reservations at 654-3261.
Music Together Classes: Fun
and music for infants and chil-
dren through age five accompa-
nied by a parent or caregiver.
Next semester starts in April 10.
Visit www.musictogether.com
for details or call 654-3261.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Corner of Broad & Church
Sts.
Pittston
Rev. Dr. Michael Turner
Sunday Worship Service: 9:30
a.m. Childrens Sunday School:
9:30 a.m.
Holy Communion: 1st Sunday
each month
Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays at
7 p.m. unless told otherwise
United Methodist Women:
2nd Monday unless told other-
wise
Websitewww.umcpittston.org
Phone 655-4340
Easter Candy orders are now
being taken for homemade East-
er Eggs, Migees and Lollipops.
Deadline for orders is Sunday,
March 18.
For additional information or
to place an order call 655-4340
leave a message and someone
will return your call.
Hoagie Sale will be on Tues-
day, March 13.
Choices are ham, salami and
cheese or turkey and cheese with
or without onion. Price of a hoa-
gie is $4.
Orders must be received by
Sunday, March 11.
To place an order call 654-
3936 or 693-1572.
The United Methodist Women
have changed their regular meet-
ing date fromTuesday, March12
to Tuesday, March 19 at 12:30
p.m.
On Wednesday, March 21, the
Ad. Council will meet at 7 p.m.
Faith
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Well-known local entertainer
Danny Argo will be performing
traditional Italianmusic at the St.
Joseph Marello Parish Smoker
to be held on PalmSunday, April
1 in the Mount Carmel Church
Parish Center on William Street,
Pittston.
Accompanying Argo will be
accordionist extraordinaire
Frankie G Galoardi. The two
have performed extensively at
various venues throughout the
area. The doors will open at 6
p.m. and tickets are $10, which
can be obtained from any Holy
Name Society member, or by
calling the rectory at 654-4929.
PA class of 77
The Pittston Area class of
1977 is having a reunion meeting
on Saturday, March 24, at Tonys
Pizza at 7:30 p.m.
Coast Guard Vets
The NEPACoast Guard Veter-
ans Assoc. will conduct their
monthly meeting on Wednesday,
March21, at 6:30p.m. at the Dal-
las American Legion Post at 672
Memorial Highway, Dallas. All
Coast Guard Veterans are wel-
come to attend the meeting or
they may call Neil Morrison at
(570)-288-6817 for additional
information.
ILGWU meeting
The ILGWU retiree meeting
will be held on Mar. 12 at 2 p.m.
at Savos Pizzeria. All retirees
are welcome.
Jenkins Class of 51
The Jenkins Township Class
of 51 Lunch Bunch will meet
on Thursday, March15 at noon at
Luigis Pizza, 1100 Wyoming
Avenue, Exeter. All Class mem-
bers are welcome.
Dupont Lions
The Dupont Lions will meet
onMondays, March12and25, at
6:30 at the VFW on Main Street
in Dupont. Park cleanup is
March 24 at 9:00 a.m. at the
playground in Dupont. The rain
date is March 31.
Jenkins Seniors
After a two month hiatus, the
Jenkins Township Senior Citi-
zens organization will resume
their regular monthly meetings
on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30
p.m. at the Jenkins Townshipfire
house. President Jean Mudlock
will preside. Hostesses will be
Eileen Burns and Jean Mudlock.
There will be a member present
award and a 50/50 drawing. Bin-
go will followthe business meet-
ing. Dues will be collected. New
members are welcome.
PHS class of 57
Pittston High School Class of
57 will meet at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 14, at Tonys
Pizza, City Line Plaza, Pittston.
Plans are underway for the 55th
anniversary reunion on Septem-
ber 2 at Fox Hill Country Club.
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See BRIEFS, Page 24
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young man standing outside.
Tom quickly asked the young
man if anyone was inside the
home. The man said yes and
Tom went into action rushing
through the front door into the
inferno. Mrs. Betty Reap and
four other members of her
family were caught in the
flames and smoke, Tom man-
aged to help everyone get out
safely.
Mrs. Grace Dowd of Pitt-
ston attended the 29th Womens
Forum on National Security in
Washington DC. Mrs. Dowd,
the District President of the
American Legion Auxiliary in
Luzerne and Wyoming Coun-
ties, was one of hundreds of
women to gain knowledge
about the countrys national
defense, especially as it applied
to the crises in Latin America.
The first Womens Forum on
National Security convened in
1953 in Washington.
1991- 21 Years Ago
Charles Naples, Joe Gallet-
ta and Jasper Reggie, three
Pittston area men with exten-
sive experience in business,
were members of the Service
Corps of Retired Executives,
The gentlemen assisted new
business owners with advice for
start-up operations helping with
state and federal programs,
finance, and import and export
information. SCORE is a non-
profit association that has been
mentoring small businesses for
50 years.
Question #2
What did the expression a
ticket on the Legion mean?
Answer #1
Ray Krzak, all scholastic
tackle at Pittston Area, received
an offer from Minnesota Uni-
versity Technical School to
further his education and foot-
ball career. Pittston Area foot-
ball coach Bob Barbieri said
of Krzak, He performed to
perfection, offensively and
defensively. Krzak was also
outstanding in track and field
and basketball.
Answer #2
In 1991, Dick Cosgrove remi-
nisced in his weekly Sunday
Dispatch column On My
Mind about a Pittston fellow
named Joseph Flop Donahue
who would visit nearly every
home in the Pittston area sell-
ing John D. Stark Post 542
American Legion lottery tick-
ets. The expression a ticket on
the Legion was a common one
as everyone waited for Sunday
morning to see the published
winners sheet. The prize was
$1,000 a hefty amount for the
era Mr. Cosgrove described as
post-depression.
If our American way of life
fails the child, it fails us all.
Pearl S. Buck
Peeking
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David A. Casinelli will be the
speaker at the Winter Breakfast
Meeting of the Greater Pittston
Chamber of Commerce on
Wednesday, March14, at St. An-
thonys Parish Center, 28 Memo-
rial Street, Exeter.
Casinelli is the Chief Operat-
ing Officer of D.G. Yuengling &
Son, Inc. As COO Casinelli
manages and executes all oper-
ational aspects of the company
from product development and
marketing to sales and service.
Casinelli joined Yuengling in
1990 as Director of Sales and
Marketing and subsequently
progressed to Vice-President of
Sales and Marketing in1996. He
has led Yuenglings drive to en-
gage the marketplace, andsolidi-
fy its image as Americas Oldest
Brewery.
In2005he receivedthe Adver-
tising Age Marketing 50 Award.
His vision and business acumen
have made him one of the most
influential and widely quoted
leaders in the beer business. In
2006 Beer Business Daily read-
ers named himas one of the most
powerful 20 people in the indus-
try. Casinelli lives in College-
ville, PA with his wife and three
children.
Mark Nobile is serving as
General Chairperson of the
Breakfast. Invitations have been
mailed to all members and
friends of the Chamber, and the
Breakfast is open to the public.
Reservations can be made
with any Chamber member or by
contacting the Chamber office at
655-1424.
Yuengling exec to speak at Chamber breakfast
Meeting to be held Wednesday at St. Anthonys Parish Center
Company will present an audi-
ence participation Murder Mys-
tery, Next of Kin March 16, 17
and 18 at the Music Box Dinner
Playhouse, 196 Hughes St.,
Swoyersville. All tickets are $30
and include a buffet dinner. The
buffet begins at 6:30 p.m. on Fri-
day and Saturday and at 1:30
p.m. on Sunday. Tickets can be
purchased by calling 283-2195.
For more information, call Doris
at 824-5994.
Make and take craft
Children visiting the Laflin
Public Library at 47 Laflin Rd.,
between Tuesday, March 13 and
Thursday, March 15 may make
and take a craft for St. Patricks
Day.
Polish Room Committee
The Wilkes University Polish
Room Committee will have its
first meeting of the year at 5 p.m.
onTuesday, Mar. 13at Costellos,
Edwardsville. Members are
guests are invited. Those attend-
ingwill order fromthe restaurant
menu. For information and res-
ervations call Joyce at 823-5743.
Everyone attending the meeting
is asked to bring recipes for the
committees planned cookbook.
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Phoenix Theatrics will present
the musical Bye Bye Birdie at
the Phoenix Performing Arts
Centre, 409 Main Street, Duryea
on March 23, 24, 30, 31 with
shows at 7:00 p.m. and March 25
and April 1 with shows at 2:00
p.m.
Tickets are $10. Reservations
are recommendedas there is lim-
ited seating; call 457-3589
Its a great fun night out blast
with poodle skirts and the dash-
ing rock and roll singer, accord-
ing to a press release.
The musical is set in the 1950s
and teenagers from across the
United States are going crazy for
the handsome rock star, Conrad
Birdie (Kelly Krieger). Mean-
while, his manager, Albert Peter-
son (George Conrad), is going
into debt and has staked his fi-
nancial future on Conrads suc-
cess.
Disaster strikes when Conrad
receives a draft notice to join the
military.
Thus, Albert attempts to stage
a farewell party for Conrad in
which he is to kiss one lucky fan
on the Ed Sullivan Show before
he leaves for the army.
Jenn Stanton is the director,
Brenda Neighbert is the musical
director and Lee LaChette is the
chroeographer
It will be Back to the 50s at the Phoenix Theater
Bye, Bye Birdie to be presented in Duryea with six performances
Ensemble girls - Tory McNulty, Kyla Kasisky, Maleice Rambus, Autumn Fenescey, Sarah Neel,
Brooke Manley, Rebekah Conrad, Genevieve Federici, Avery McNulty, Kayla Conrad, Lauren Amaral,
Sarah Klaproth, Jessica Frie. Jo-anna Gunning, Madison Black
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Kelly Krieger as Conrad Birdie
Kelly Krieger/Conrad Birdie singing and the ensemble, fromleft,
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Kayla Conrad, Kyla Kasisky, Tory McNulty, Maleice Rambus.
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The next meeting of the Hugh-
estown Borough Council will be
at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March
12, with Wayne Quick presiding.
Registration for Girls League
will continue every Wednesday
inMarchfrom6:30to7:30. Girls
fromsurrounding areas are invit-
ed to join. All games are played
locally.
The new refreshment stand is
being prepared for the season
and will also be used for soccer
in the fall. Caregivers have been
given proper schedules.
Councis sympathy is extend-
ed to the Joseph family and to the
family of David Rowlands.
The third annual Picnic in the
Park will be held July 21from12
to 5 p.m. There will be pony
rides, DJ, face painting, dunk
tank, moon walk, games, food
and refreshments.
Borough council
to meet Monday
HUGHESTOWN
Jenkins Township tax collec-
tor, Jean Mudlock, advises all
property owners who received
flood damage to their homes to
file an appeal with the Luzerne
County Assessors Office. The
office will be starting to review
all claims in April.
The appeal forms are neces-
sary to receive some considera-
tion on the tax bills and have to
be filed by the end of March.
Forms are available at the Jen-
kins Township Municipal Build-
ing, 46 1/2 Main Street, Inker-
man, or by calling the tax collec-
tor at 654-9710.
Homeowners told
to file an appeal
JENKINS TWP.
Calligraphers Guild
The Calligraphers Guild of
Northeastern Pennsylvania will
meet Friday, March 23 at 7:30
p.m. at Marywood University,
Shields Center for Visual Arts
Room 225. Please call (570)
542-5416 for details. Refresh-
ments served. The event is free
and open to the public.
Sem Concert
Drawing attention to the issue
of food scarcity in the United
States, and raising money for
Feeding America, the nations
leading domestic hunger-relief
charity, is the goal of a special
concert at Wyoming Seminary
Upper School on Sunday, March
18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Great Hall
of Wyoming Seminary, 228
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston,
just north of Kingston Corners.
The concert is open to the public
anddonations will be acceptedat
the door. Baked goods from
Kingston bakery Truly Scrump-
tious also will be sold before and
after the concert.
Oakwood Terrace
A Special Support Group
Meeting will be held at Oak-
wood Terrace, 400 Gleason
Drive in Moosic on Wednesday,
March 21 at 2:00 p.m.
Guest speakers are Louise
McNabb, Volunteer Coordina-
tor, and Cathy Bacinelli, Social
Worker, both of Heartland Hos-
pice in Pittston. The topic will be
Dealing with Depression. The
event is free and open to the pub-
lic.RSVP to Sylvia at 570-451-
3171, ext. 116.
Night at the Races
The Pittston Kiwanis and
Friends of the Pittston Library
are holding a Night at the Races
at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 24
at the Jenkins Twp. Hose Com-
pany, 2 Second St. Doors open at
6:30 p.m. Admission is free with
the purchase of a horse for $10 or
$5 without horse purchase. The
owners of winning horse receive
$50. Food and refreshments will
be served. For more information,
contact Sal Bernardi at 820-
8459, Don Shearer at 654-5063,
Frank Thomas at 654-3438 or
Ron Faust 655-4088.
Craft Show
Acraft showwill be held from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tunkhan-
nock Area Middle School on
Saturday, Mar. 24, sponsored by
the Middle School band. A bake
sale and refreshments will be of-
fered.
St. Nicholas Ham Bingo
Rev. Gary Mensinger and the
parishioners of St. Nicholas
Byzantine Catholic Church are
sponsoring their second annual
Ham Bingo at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
March 25 in the church hall at
320 Vine St, Old Forge.
A basket raffle, cash raffle,
door prizes and various Bingo
specials will be available
throughout the afternoon.
Kitchen opens at 11a.m. Ava-
riety of food items and refresh-
ments will be available. The
church will also sponsor a bake
sale during the Bingo.
Admission is $3.
Yatesville Easter Party
The Yatesville Auxiliary will
hold its annual Easter Party on
April 1 at 2 p.m. at the Yatesville
Borough building. There will be
prizes for children 12 years and
younger. Snacks will be provid-
ed. Reservations will run
through March 20 and can be
made by calling 655-8088 or
654-7585. The Yatesville Auxil-
iary meets the second Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m.
Seniors Have Talent
Hospice Community Care, in
conjunction with Celtic Health-
care and Mohegan Sun, will host
Seniors Have Talent from 6 to
10 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 at
the Grand Ball Roomof the Mo-
hegan Sun Casino.
Auditions will be held March
13 with the finals on April 12. All
proceeds benefit PA Vent Camp
for Kids. Contestants must be 60
years or older to enter. The inner
will earn a $1,000 cash prize.
There is no entrance fee.
Special Spaces
Special Spaces NEPA will
complete its first bedroom ma-
keover on Saturday, April 14.
The recipient is a 4-year-old boy
with Down Syndrome and other
health complications.
For more information, contact
Michelle Morgan at 212-9728 or
log onto NEPASpecialSpace-
s.org.
Pittston Hospital Nurses
The 1982 class of the Pittston
Hospital School of Nursing is
planning a 30th class reunion for
the fall of 2012. Members of this
graduating class are asked to
contact either Ted Kross or Janet
Kelly (Endres) to gather contact
information and help plan event.
Kross can be reached through e-
mail at tedandgina9@com-
cast.net or 655-4952. Kelly can
be contacted through e-mail at
janetakelly@aol.com or 693-
4165.
Spring Break for Autism
The Northeast Regional Au-
tism Center will host Spring
Break for Autism from 6 to 10
p.m. on Friday, March 30 at the
Susquehanna Brewing Co. at
635 S. Main St. in Pittston.
There will be light fare, a si-
lent auction and music by EJ the
DJ. Cost is $25 per person in ad-
vance or $30 at the door. Casual
attire is suggested.
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West Pittston residents gath-
ered this past Monday evening to
take a look at going back to the
future. Approximately 200 resi-
dents made their way to the
Wyoming Area Secondary Cen-
ter cafeteria as the West Pittston
Tomorrow committee joined
with members of Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency
(FEMA) tobrainstormonhowto
get West Pittston back to its lus-
ter of yesteryear. The West Pitt-
ston Community Vision meeting
was the first in a series.
The first question is: how will
the Garden Village fully recover
from the ravaging flood of Sep-
tember 2011? Of the towns
2,377 houses, 605 were flooded
making that more than one-quar-
ter of the homes in the borough.
A little more than 50% of those
homes needed $11,000 or more
in repairs. That is a big hit for the
quaint town on the west side of
the Susquehanna River that has
always been known by its nick-
name The Garden Village.
FEMAs task Monday evening
was the beginning of a long-term
effort tonot onlyregainwhat was
lost from the flood, but also to
create new opportunities to
make the entire town better. It
was emphasized that this is a
community effort, not just for
the flood victims.
The West Pittston Tomorrow
committee consists of approxi-
mately 20 residents.
FEMA has had much success
with their Long-Term Commu-
nity Recovery Program country-
wide and Shickshinny is one
community also taking advan-
tage of FEMAs help. Shickshin-
ny, one of Wyoming Valleys
lowest-lying towns, was also
devastated by the floods of Sep-
tember.
Shickshinny Mayor Beverly
Moore was a guest speaker on
Monday evening explaining how
FEMAs help has been tremen-
dous by directing the riverfront
town to a path of success in re-
building and rebirthing. Moore
suggested to not discount the
children of the community for
guidance.
You would not believe the re-
sources children come up with,
she said.
Shickshinny is currently in the
fifth and final step of the FEMA
Recovery Plan.
The plan includes: Step1 - Get
a Vision; Step 2 - Work it Out;
Step - 3. Find the Partners; Step -
4.Create a Plan and Step - 5.
Make it Happen.
Shea Christilaw, a Wyoming
Area graduate, now a part of the
FEMA Recovery Team, asked
those in attendance to form
teams at each table in the cafete-
ria to come up with three ideas
they would like to see happen to
make West Pittston a better com-
munity.
Christilaw said that residents
needed to think big with their
ideas. Following the brainstorm-
ing, the tables were asked to
draw what they believed would
be the towns assets.
Some of the ideas brought
forth were: bring in small busi-
nesses, antique lights on Wyom-
ing Avenue, a community center,
a boat launch, a business center,
village shops, a hometown
theme, improved roads and side-
walks, economic development,
revitalize the corner of Wyoming
and Luzerne avenues, rid the
town of eyesores, and provide
green space.
The biggest wish on the list
was the need for a dike or levee
system. Matt Vitale, a team rep-
resentative, stated, What is the
point of all these proposed ideas
if there isnt a levee system in
place?
One team suggested a dike
with a lighted walkway like the
one in place in Kingston.
Over the last six-months, the
town has been rebuilding with
many residents back in their
homes. Paula Minichello, a Sus-
quehanna Avenue resident, had
her family return to their home
just this week. Others are just
days or weeks away from doing
the same.
Unfortunately, that cant be
said for many of the businesses
flooded. Colella Chiropractic,
Polit and Costello Dentistry, and
Bank of America are all leaving
or have relocated.
One business that made its
way back was Agolinos Restau-
rant. Judy Aita, West Pittston To-
morrow co-chair, publicly
thanked many businesses for
making their way back, but sin-
gled out Agolinos for spear-
heading the efforts.
All information volunteered
by the residents will be accumu-
lated for further evaluation and
divulged at the next meeting.
Residents were asked to be
part of six-committees. Those
committees are: house, natural
and cultural, outreach and com-
munications, infrastructure/mit-
igation, business development,
and public safety.
The next meeting will take
place on Monday, March 19, at
St. Cecilias Center, Wyoming
Avenue, Exeter, at 7:00 p.m. All
residents, not just flooded vic-
tims are invited to attend.
Back to the future
West Pittston charting course for future by examining glorious past
By Tony Callaio
Dispatch correspondent
One exercise conducted during the evening was to draw ideas of what might enhance West Pittston.
At the end of the program, residents were asked to take 5-dots and place them on drawings through-
out the room on what they felt was the best idea. The call of the night was: levee.
Grace Hosier, center, discusses Trent and Sandra Grove's ideas for a future West Pittston. Leo and Lu-Ann Sperazza write down their ideas of where they
would like to see West Pittston in the future.
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PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
Over 200-residents participate in the first meeting with FEMA on the vision for a future West Pittston.
Freddie Melvin signs up to participate on the Natural and Cultural
Resources committee.
West Pittston Library Director Anne Bramblett Barr shares her table's ideas for improvements to
West Pittston with FEMA's Shea Christilaw looking on.
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Hometown Heroes Memorial
The Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce
announces a fundraising campaign to construct a memorial to honor
the ultimate sacrice made for our country by the following
servicemen/law enforcement ofcers:
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Berrettini
1st Lieutenant Jeffrey DePrimo
Army Specialist Dale Kridlo
PA State Police Trooper Joshua Miller
Police Ofcer Rodney F. Pocceschi
The project calls for a agpole to be erected around a walkway built on the front lawn of
the Chamber building on the corner of Kennedy Blvd. and William Street in Pittston.
A tree will be planted as a living tribute to:
Captain T. J. Hromisin, a survivor of the Iraq conict.
Memorials
We thank the following donors for their monetary and in-kind donations:
Memorial bricks
with inscription
of your choice...
$
150
12 x 12 blocks
with inscription
of your choice...
$
1,000
Jennifer Rooinson, 8EVEh design - 0raphic Artist Joseph Nakarewicz, Everest Business 8ervices llC - Printing Nark Kowalcz]k, Nark's landscaping - landscaping
Richard & Ann Narie Piccini, Piccini 8urve]ing - Nonetar] Donation Atlas Realt], lnc. - Nonetar] Donation Anon]mous Donor - Flagpole Contrioution
The Banana Hammocks Band - Beneft Entertainment Cooper's 8eafood on the waterfront - Beneft Contrioutor
Fundraising Beneft scheduled for Na] 12, 2O12 at the 0pen 8pace located on 8outh Nain 8treet, Pittston Fundraising Clamoake (TBAj Cooper's 8eafood on the waterfront
For more information, to make a donation or of fer services,
please contact the Chamber of ce at (570) 655-1424 or by email info@pittstonchamber.org
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librarys LEGO club is reported
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p.m. and meet each. Its a chance
for children age 6 and up to ex-
press their creativity and to so-
cialize with other kids. Lego cre-
ations will be displayed for a
month. Call the library at 654-
9565 to register your child. Pre-
registration is required. The li-
braryis still seekingdonations of
new or used Legos or money to
purchase additional Legos.
Spring Craft
Come to the library on March
19 at 6:00 p.m. and create a beau-
tiful shabby chic floral birds
nest. $3.00per person. Pre-regis-
ter by calling the library.
Blind Date
If you are up for a rendezvous,
check out one of the books that
on display at the front desk. They
are all wrapped in paper and you
will not know the title until you
get it home. Spend some time
getting to know your date.
Once you are finished reading
the book, you will rate your date
and return the formto the library.
The deadline to return your form
is Tuesday April 10. All forms
will be entered for a chance to
win a Barnes & Noble certifi-
cate.
Crochet Club
Crochet club will meet on
Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and on
Thursdays at 6 p.m. New mem-
bers always welcome.
Computer Class
The library is offering individ-
ualized basic computer classes
on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Call
the library to register.
Adult Book Club
Join other readers on Saturday,
March 17, at 11:00 a.m. In cele-
bration of St. Patricks Day, this
month members will be reading
Whitethorn Woods by Maeve
Binchy. Pick up your copy and
readers guide at the circulation
desk this week.
Easter Make & Take
Kids are invited to come to the
library the week of March 19 to
make an Easter Bunny Photo
Frame. One frame per child, as
supplies last. Furry Tails Kids
are invited to come to the library
on April 21 at 10:00 a.m. to read
to specially trained therapy dogs.
Hangout Club
Monday, March 19, Hangout
Club, a teen book club will meet
at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the Hun-
ger Games.
Family Wii
Family Wii is Saturday March
17, noon to 3:00 p.m.
Friends
The Night at the Races spon-
sored by the friends and the Pitt-
ston Kiwanis will be held on Sat-
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Jenkins Township Hose Compa-
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admission, food and refresh-
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if your horse comes in. Admis-
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Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The
Friends of the library will meet
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The March 14 Lenten Liturgy,
to be celebrated at 1:00 p.m., will
have Fr. Verespy as celebrant.
Grade 7 students will lead the
prayers.
On March 16 there will be an
11:00a.m. dismissal for Teacher in
Service.
The students in Mrs. Eileen
Rishcoffs and Mrs. Anne Powers
Math classrooms at Wyoming Ar-
ea Catholic School in Exeter will
celebrate World Pi Day on
March 14. The term Pi (3.14) is a
number used to find the perimeter
and area of a circle. Channel 16s
Ryan Leckey will feature students
celebrating the day on the morn-
ing news show this day. Some of
the activities the students will
complete include a Pi memorizing
contest, a t-shirt decorating con-
test, a pi eating contest, Pi relay
races, a scavenger hunt and more.
The annual Spring/Easter flow-
er sale will take place during the
month of March. Orders are being
taken now until March 13. Types
of flowers available are lilies,
mums, hyacinths, and mini daffo-
dils. The flowers will be delivered
on Friday, March 30. They can be
picked up between the hours of
2:45 -3:45 p.m. or 5:00 to 6:00
p.m. at St. Cecilias Church Hall.
Stations of the Cross
Fridays
March 16 - 8:15 a.m. Grade 5;
March 23 1p.m. Grade 4; March
30 - 8:15 p.m. Grade 3
Lenten Mass Schedule
Wednesdays
March 14 1 p.m. Grade 5;
March 21 - 1 p.m. Grade 6; March
28 - 1 p.m. Grade 7; April 4 - 8:15
a.m. Grade 4
WYO M I N G A R E A C AT H O L I C S C H O O L
Math students to note Pi Day Wednesday
OBITUARIES
Rose Mary
A. Murray, 79
of Avoca, died
March 9, 2012
at the Jewish
Home, Scran-
ton.
She was born in Pittston, on
March 24, 1932 and was the
daughter of the late William
and Agnes (McHugh) Castner.
Rose Mary was a member of
Nativity of Our Lord Parish,
Duryea. She was a graduate of
Avoca High School. Along with
her husband Joseph, they own-
ed and operated Murrays Res-
taurant, Main Street, Avoca.
Prior to retirement, she worked
at MacTac, Moosic and the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Inter-
national Airport, Avoca. She
was the best shampoo lady at
her daughters Hair Salon
Hairs To U!
She was also preceded in
death by her husband of 40
years Joseph Robert Bernard
Murray; sisters Grace Boos and
Joan Sibley, a brother Paul
Castner; and her companion
Delbert Lennon passed away on
February 11, 2012.
Surviving are sons, David, of
Taylor; Kevin and wife Laura,
Old Forge and daughter Anne
McDonnell and husband Rob of
Old Forge; grandchildren, Rosz
Murray, California; David Mur-
ry Jr., Moosic; Scott Murray,
Kentucky; Justin and Meghan
McDonnell, Old Forge; sister
Agnes Rebelinski, Old Forge;
brothers-in-law, Joe Fadden,
and George Sibley, Clarks Sum-
mit and several nieces and ne-
phews. She is also survived by
her companion Delbert Len-
nons family, his daughter Lau-
rie Lennon, and grandchildren,
Amy Niemkjewicz and Brian
Niemkjewicz and his wife Be-
tty Jo, and great-grandchildren,
Kenly Golanoski and Tristan
Niemkjewicz.
The family would like to
thank the Staff of Regional
Hospital, Scranton, the Jewish
Home, Scranton, and Dr. James
Kosik and Dr. Weinberger for
their kind and compassionate
care. Also thanks go out to the
care givers of America and
Gentiva Home Health, thank
you to all family, friends, neigh-
bors and especially Betty Tay-
lor and Theresa Zupko who
looked after Rose Mary at her
home.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 10:30 a.m. from
Kiesinger Funeral Services,
255 McAlpine St., Duryea,
with a Mass of Christian Burial
at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary
Church, Duryea. Friends may
call today from 5 to 8 p.m. In-
terment St. Marys Cemetery,
Avoca. Online condolences
may be made to www.kiesin-
gerfuneralservices.com,
Rose Mary A. Murray
March 9, 2012
Francis J.
"Hank" Sekusky
of Pittston died
March 9, 2012 at
his home.
Born in Pitt-
ston, on Dec. 14,
1928, he was the
son of the late William Sr. and
Frances Kovaleski Sekusky. He was
a 1946 graduate of Pittston High
School and a member of St. Casi-
mirs Church, Pittston. He served in
the U.S. Army for 27 years. He
served in the Korean Conflict7th
Division and seven tours of duty in
Vietnam with Advisor Team 54
MACVinthe MekongDelta. He re-
ceived a Purple Heart and five
Bronze Stars. Prior to his retire-
ment, he was employed by Cary
Evans Construction and Three Way
Landscaping Construction Compa-
ny.
He was also preceded in death by
brothers, William, Joseph and John
"Zack" Sekusky.
He is survived by his sister Ma-
rion Sekusky, Pittston; nephews,
William Sekusky and wife, Mary,
Pittston; Joseph Sekusky and wife,
Gloria, Pittston; great-nieces, Su-
sanOrtiz, Jamie Sekuskyandgreat-
nephew, Michael Sekusky and
great-great nephew, Allan Wil-
liams.
The funeral will be held Monday
at 9 a.m. fromthe Howell-Lussi Fu-
neral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave-
nue, West Pittston, with Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
John the Evangelist Church, Pitt-
ston. Interment will be in St. Casi-
mirs Cemetery, Pittston. Friends
may call at the funeral home today
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Francis J. Sekusky
March 9, 2012
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In the towns
The town certainly looks fes-
tive for St. Patricks Day with so
many homes adorned with
shamrock decorations and the
Irish flag banners trimming
Main and McAlpine Streets
courtesy of the Avoca A.O.H.
Speaking of everything Irish,
the members of the West Side
Social Club will have their an-
nual St. Patricks Day ham and
cabbage dinner from 4 to 8 p.m.
on Saturday, March 17 at the
club, 700 McAlpine St. The din-
ners are $7 each. Takeouts will
be available too.
Works with HH
Kudos to Avoca resident and
Queenof the Apostles parishion-
er Shannon Joyce who spent her
spring break last week working
with her classmates from Miser-
icordia University to build affor-
dable housing for those in need
through Habitat for Humanity in
Spokane, Wash.
Queen of Thank you note
Queen of the Apostles Parish
extends a special thank you to
the Cross Valley Federal Credit
Unionfor supportingtheir parish
fundraiser. With this fundraiser,
advertisers are invited to place
their businesses flyer in the par-
ishbulletinfor a nominal fee. For
more information, call the parish
office at 457-3412.
Raffle tickets
Queen of the Apostles parish
is currently selling the April
Fools edition of their Pot of Gold
Match the Daily Number raffle
tickets. For just $10 per ticket,
you will have a chance to win
$75 daily and $100 on Fridays
throughout April. There will also
be bonus days throughout the
month. To purchase a ticket call
the rectory at 457-3412, and it
will be mailed to you.
Youth group
Queen of the Apostles youth
group will meet at 6:30 p.m. to-
day, March 11 and on March 25
in the rectory, 715 Hawthorne St.
New members are always wel-
come. For more information,
please call Lori Ostrowski at
457-8840.
Parish meetings
Queenof the Apostles pastoral
council will meet at 7 p.m. on
Monday, March12 in the rectory
The Parishs womens guild
will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
March 13 in the rectory.
Joint services
The social concerns commit-
tee will meet at 8:30 p.m. on
Monday, March19 in the rectory.
Several Protestant and Cathol-
ic churches in Avoca, Duryea,
Old Forge and Moosic will cele-
brate ecumenical services at 7
p.m. Tuesdays throughout Lent.
The next service is Tuesday,
March 13 at the Moosic United
Methodist Church, 609MainSt.,
Moosic, where the Rev. Carmen
Bolock, pastor St. Marys Polish
National Catholic Church, Du-
ryea, will be the speaker.
Road to Resurrection
Queen of the Apostles parish
will host the Pittston Deanerys
Road to Resurrection Lenten
service at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 14 at the church, 715
Hawthorne St. The Rev. Ed
Buchheit will be the homilist.
Stations of the Cross
Queen of the Apostles will
praythe Stations of the Cross at 7
p.m. Fridays during Lent at St.
Marys Church, 715 Hawthorne
St. The Lady of Sorrows Rosary
Group will lead the Rosary at
6:30 p.m.
Chicken dinner
The annual Queen of the
Apostles parish spring chicken
dinner will be held from noon to
4 p.m. on Sunday, March 18 in
SS. Peter and Pauls Church au-
ditorium, located in the lower
level of the church, 1000 Main
St.
The dinner includes a half
chicken, mashed potatoes and
gravy, vegetable, homemade
cole slaw, rolls and butter, home-
made dessert and beverages.
Takeouts will be available at 11
a.m. In addition to the dinner,
there will also be a raffle with
great prizes from area business-
es.
Tickets are $9 for adults and
$4 for children 12 years of age
and younger. To purchase tick-
ets, call the rectory at 457-3412.
Golf tournament
Queen of Apostles fifth an-
nual St. Marys Classic golf tour-
nament at 1p.m. is scheduled for
Sunday, May 6 at Pine Hills golf
course, Taylor. The cost, whichis
$80 per player, includes golf,
food and prizes. For more infor-
mation, contact the parish office
at 457-3412, Jimbo McMahon at
jimmcmahon1@verizon.net or
John Soy at johnsoy@com-
cast.net .
Callahan to speak
Marys parishioner and Avoca
resident Richard Dick Call-
ahan will return home fromCali-
fornia to serve as the principal
speaker at the Greater Pittston
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 98th
Annual Banquet on Saturday,
March 17.
Tickets, which are $65 for
adults and$50for childrenunder
21 years of age, are available by
calling Avoca A.O.H. Officer/
Avoca Ticket Chairman Gene
Philbin at 457-0776.
Lenten fish dinner
St. Michael the Archangel
Byzantine Catholic Church will
have its 15th annual Lenten fish
dinner from4to6p.m. onFriday,
March 30 at the church hall, 205
N. Main St., Pittston.
The menu includes baked had-
dock, potatoes, fresh carrots,
cole slaw, haluski, cake and bev-
erages. Tickets, which will be
available at the door, are $9 for
adults and $7 for children12 and
younger. Takeouts will be avail-
able too. Clam chowder and ha-
luski takeouts will also be avail-
able. There will also be a cash
raffle.
VFWEaster party
Avoca VFW. Post 8335 will
have their annual childrens East-
er party from1 to 3 p.m. on Sat-
urday, March 31 at the post
home, 915 Main St. Lunch will
be served beginning at 1p.m. fol-
lowed by a visit with the Easter
Bunny.
DePrimo race nite
The Fourth Annual Night at
the Races to benefit the 1st. Lt.
Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund
will take place Saturday, March
31 at St. Anthonys Parish Cen-
ter, Exeter. Doors open at 6 p.m.
and races begin at 7 p.m.
Admission, which includes
food and beverage, is free with
the purchase of a $10 horse and
$5 without the purchase of a
horse. Admission includes food
and drink. The sponsor of the
winning horse will win $50 and
does not need to be present to
win. Racing forms may be
picked up at West Side Auto, 401
Wyoming Ave., West Pittston.
Wildcats sign up
The Duryea Wild Cats will
have their next meeting on
March 13 at 6 p.m. at the
P.A.C.C. across fromthe Dupont
Little League. Anyone interested
in coaching or volunteering can
do so at this meeting. Also sign-
ups will be April 11, 25, and May
9 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Duryea
Wild Cats field.
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JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
avocahappenings@verizon.net
Mrs. Nicole Van Luvender, principal of the Old Forge Elementary,
has announced Februarys Devil Pride Students.
The students were chosen based on their recognition for outstand-
ing demonstrations of Devil Pride. Pride stands for Prepared, Re-
spectful, Independent, Dependable, and Example to others.
The students are, fromleft to right. Sitting, Olivia Ciullo, Grade 3;
Nick Rasmus, Grade 2; Claire Breig, Grade 1; and Alyssa Resio,
Kindergarten; standing, Lyndsey Welsh, Grade 4; Patrick McCool,
Grade 5; Hannah Palaskas and Ian Kerrigan, Grade 6.
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While people celebrate St. Pa-
tricks Day in various ways, a fa-
vorite is to eat hamand cabbage.
Lucky for us, the VFW Post
1227 is serving this annual treat
next weekend.
V.F.W. Post 1227 will have a
St. Patricks Day ham and cab-
bage dinner from2 to10 p.m. on
Saturday, March 17 at the post
home, 492 Stephenson St.
Tickets, which are $10 each,
can be purchased in advance at
the post home or at the event.
Post 585 meets today
The members of the American
Legion Brenan Regan Post 585
will meet at 1 p.m. today, March
11at the post home, 329 Main St.
The bus trip to Washington
D.C and the new bill regarding
small games of chance will be
discussed at this time.
All members are urged to at-
tend this very important meet-
ing.
Little League meeting
The Duryea Little League will
meet at 7 p.m. today, March11at
the V.F.W. Post 1227, 492 Ste-
phenson St.
This is a mandatory meeting
for all coaches to discuss the up-
coming season.
Council meeting
The Duryea Borough Council
will have its monthly meeting
and work session at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, March13 at the Duryea
Municipal Building, 315 Main
St.
Ecumenical services
Several Protestant and Cathol-
ic churches in Avoca, Duryea,
Old Forge and Moosic will cele-
brate ecumenical services at 7
p.m. Tuesdays throughout Lent.
The next service is Tuesday,
March 13 at the Moosic United
Methodist Church, 609 Main
St., Moosic, where the Rev. Car-
men Bolock, pastor St. Marys
Polish National Catholic
Church, Duryea, will be the
speaker.
Rec board meeting
The Duryea Rec Board will
meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 14 at the Duryea Munici-
pal Building, 315 Main St. The
Easter Egg Hunt, scheduled for
Saturday March 31, will be dis-
cussed at this time.
Scuba team pizza sale
The Germania Hose Compa-
ny Scuba Team will have its
Lenten pizza sale from 4:30 to
7:30 p.m. every Friday during
Lent at the hose company, 430
Foote Ave.
Trays are $11 each and avail-
able in red or white.
Orders can be placed in ad-
vance on sale days by calling
451-3750 or by stopping at the
hose company.
Nativity Stations
The parishioners of Nativity
of our Lord Parish invite the
community to pray the Stations
of the Cross with them at 7 p.m.
every Friday during Lent at Holy
Rosary Church, 127 Stephenson
St.
There will also be Exposition
and Benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
PNCC Lent devotions
The parishioners of St. Marys
Polish National Catholic Church
invite the community to their
Lenten devotions at 7 p.m. every
Friday during Lent at the church,
200 Stephenson St.
Leo Club drive
The Pittston Area Leos Club
is having a clothing and shoe
drive.
The collection items include
adult and childrens clothing and
sleepwear, sneakers and shoes,
sheets and linens, curtains, purs-
es, belts, bags, hats, socks and
stuffed or soft cloth toys and ani-
mals.
Items can be dropped off at
Pittston Area High School, 5
Stout St., Yatesville, or the Du-
pont Municipal Office, 600
Chestnut St., Dupont, until Fri-
day, March 16.
All items will be given to Fi-
bers of the Earth, a recycling
company, in exchange for a do-
nation to the Leos Club. The gift
amount will be determined by
the weight of the collection
items.
The Leo Club will use the do-
nation to support its spring tree
planting project in conjunction
with the Lions Club Internation-
al Million Tree Planting cam-
paign.
For more information, contact
Claire Ellen Hopple at 654-2415
ext. 2101.
Clam sale
The Sons of the American Le-
gion, Squadron 585, will have a
clamsale beginning at 11a.m. on
Sunday, March 18 at the post
home, 329 Main St.
The cost of the clams is $6 per
dozen.
There will also be other food
items for sale. Takeouts will be
available. To place order an or-
der, call 457-4242.
The Sons Squadron 585, will
have their monthly meeting at 3
p.m. today, March 11 at the post
home, 329 Main St. All mem-
bers are urged to attend.
Crime Watch meeting
The Duryea Neighborhood
Crime Watch will meet at 6:30
p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 at the
Duryea Municipal Building, 315
Main St.
Guest speaker will be Joseph
Lynch, an intragovernmental co-
ordinator of the Luzerne County
911 Communication System,
who will provide a complete
overview of the 911 Communi-
cations Center.
A question and answer period
will follow his presentation.
Excelsior race nite
The Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2
will have its sixth annual Night
at the Races on Saturday,
March 24 at the Germania Hose
Co., 430 Foote Ave.
The doors open at 6 p.m., and
the races begin at 7 p.m.
The cost of a horse is $10 plus
a $2 admission fee at the door.
Horses can be purchased from
any member.
There will also be plenty of
homemade food, desserts and
beverages.
There will also be a variety of
games and raffles including a
basket of cheer. For more infor-
mation, call 457-2233.
The Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2
will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Sun-
day, March 18 at the hose com-
pany, 798 Foote Ave., to discuss
the Night at the Races.
Falcons meeting
The members of the Polish
Falcons, Nest 128, will meet at 7
p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at
the club, 631 Main St.
Lenten food sale
Nativity of Our Lord Parish
will have its annual Lenten food
sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Friday, March 30 at Sacred
Heart of Jesus Hall, 529 Ste-
phenson St.
The sale will feature Manhat-
tan (red) clam chowder, home-
made pierogi, haluski, pizza and
baked goods.
Lenten dinner
St. Michael the Archangel
Byzantine Catholic Church will
have its 15th annual Lenten fish
dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. on Fri-
day, March 30 at the church hall,
205 N. Main St., Pittston.
The menu includes baked
haddock, potatoes, fresh carrots,
cole slaw, haluski, cake and bev-
erages.
Tickets, which will be availa-
ble at the door, are $9 for adults
and $7 for children 12 and
younger. Takeouts will be avail-
able too. Clam chowder and ha-
luski takeouts will also be avail-
able.
There will also be a cash raf-
fle.
Wildcats sign up
The Duryea Wild Cats will
have their next meeting on
March 13 at 6 p.m. at the P.A.C-
.C.across from the Dupont Little
League.
Anyone interested in coaching
or volunteering can do so at this
meeting. Also sign-ups will be
April 11, 25, and May 9 5:30-
7:30 p.m. at the Duryea Wild
Cats field.
DePrimo race night
The Fourth Annual Night at
the Races to benefit the 1st. Lt.
Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial
Fund will take place Saturday,
March 31at St. Anthonys Parish
Center, Exeter.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and
races begin at 7 p.m.
Admission, which includes
food and beverage, is free with
the purchase of a $10 horse and
$5 without the purchase of a
horse.
Admission includes food and
drink.
The sponsor of the winning
horse will win $50 and does not
need to be present to win. Rac-
ing forms may be picked up at
West Side Auto, 401 Wyoming
Ave., West Pittston.
VFW ham and cabbage dinner March 17
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JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
duryeahappenings@verizon.net
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Dupont Borough Council will
hold a special meeting on Mon-
day, March 19, at 6:00 p.m. to
seek residents input about the
possible elimination of the Gar-
den Drive Bridge that connects
Wyoming Ave. and crosses over
the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Borough officials are consid-
ering entering into an agreement
with the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission to remove the
bridge.
Council said the bridge is in-
frequently used as an access
route to Commerce Road and
Pittston Township but Council
President Stanley Knick Jr.
states that the Borough has not
made any decision; that will de-
pend on the turnpike commis-
sions offer and on residents
feedback.
State Representative Michael
Carroll and Senator John Blake
will be attending. All residents
are invitedtoattendthis meeting.
Regular meeting
The regular monthly meeting
of the Dupont Borough Council
will be held on Tuesday, March
13 at 7:00 p.m.
The 2011audit will be present-
ed at this meeting.
Theft warning
Police report vandals have
been breaking-in old vacant
homes or unoccupied homes in
broaddaylight for sale inthe bor-
ough stealing personal items left
inside and gutters, doors, win-
dows.
Borough officials are asking
anyone who owns an unoccupied
home in town to register the
home address and a contact
phone number with the police
department at 654-9971.Also
targetedare vehicles soplease do
not keep any valuables in your
cars.
Borough officials and the po-
lice department are requesting
residents to report any suspi-
cious activities immediately by
calling 911.
Clam Chowder r
Holy Mother of Sorrows
Church will host a Lenten Potato
Pancake and Clam Chowder
Dinner on Friday, March 23 with
servings from 2:00 pm to 7:00
p.m. at the parish hall on Wyom-
ing Ave. Takeouts are available
starting at 1:00 p.m. Donation is
$7.00
Menu includes pancakes,
soup, dessert and beverage.
Tickets are available at the door.
Sportsmen meeting
ElmSt. Sportsmens Club will
meet tonight, Sunday, March 11,
at 7 p.m. at the Polish American
Citizens Club. John Lizak will
preside.
Lions Club
The monthly food distribution
sponsored by the Dupont Lions
will be held on March 22 at Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus Parish Hall,
Lackawanna Ave. from 4:30 to
5:30 p.m.
All qualifying residents of Du-
pont and Suscon are eligible.
The Lions will begin spring
cleaning of the Little League
Park, Elm St, on Saturday,
March 24 at 9:00 a.m.
All members of the communi-
ty are invited to help spruce up
the park for the upcoming Easter
Egg Hunt and for future park
events.
The Lions are asking all orga-
nizations and individuals who
can help please contact Lion
Mark Kowalczyk for more infor-
mation. Rain Date for Clean-up:
Saturday, March 31.
Upcoming meeting dates for
the Dupont Lions: Monday,
March 12 and 26 at 6:30 p.m. at
the VFW Post Home.
Tax reminder
William Elko, Tax Collector
announces that the 2012 County/
Borough tax bills have been
mailed.
Office hours are Monday and
Tuesday from2 to 4 p.m. and Fri-
day from 2 to 6 p.m.
If you have not received your
2012 tax bill please contact the
tax office at 655-6241.
If your taxes are paid through
bank or mortgage companies
please forward your bill to them.
Rebate value will be in effect un-
til May 5.
Borough lottery
Dupont Borough is selling
tickets for an Easter Lottery
Theme Basket to benefit the
Childrens Funds Halloween
and Christmas Parties.
The basket is on display at the
municipal office and chances are
$1.00 each.
The basket will be raffled at
the Lions Club annual Easter
Egg Hunt on April 7th.
Leo Club news
The Pittston Area Leos Club
Clothing and Shoe Drive will
continue until March 16. Fibers
of the Earth, a recycling compa-
ny will pay the Leos Club by the
pound and the funds raised will
be used for the Leos Club spring
tree planting project.
Items collected are adult and
children clothing and sleepwear,
sneakers and shoes, sheets and
linens, curtains, purses, belts,
bags, hats, socks and stuffed or
soft cloth toys and animals.
Drop off locations are Pittston
Area High School or the Dupont
Municipal Office. With ques-
tions about the drive contact
Claire Ellen Hopple at 654-2415
ext.2101 or about Fibers of the
Earth call 570-586-5242 or
email fibersofth-
eearth@gmail.com or visit them
at fibersoftheearth.com.
Softball/Tee Ball
The Dupont Softball/Tee Ball
coaches meeting is Monday,
March 12. All interested in
coaching please attend.
The Teeball meeting is at 6
p.m. and Pony/Softball at 6:30
p.m. at the Dupont Municipal
Bldg. Tuesday March 19 the
County Line Girls Softball
League will meet at 6 p.m. at the
Municipal Building. Saturday
March 24 at 9 a.m. field cleanup
in conjunction with Dupont Li-
ons is set. Please bring gloves,
rakes and brooms. Saturday
March 31is the rain date. Sunday
April 15t at 1p.m. is OpeningDay
ceremonies for Dupont Softball/
Teeball.
DePrimo race nite
The Fourth annual Night at
the Races to benefit 1stLt. Jef-
frey DePrimo Memorial Fund-
will be held on Saturday, March
31stat St. Anthonys Parish Cen-
ter in Exeter.
Doors will be open at 6:00pm
and the races will begin at
7:00pm. Admission which in-
cludes food and beverage is free
with a $10 purchase of a horse
and $5 without the purchase of a
horse.
Patrons must be 21.Horse
forms may be picked up at W.
Side Auto, 401 Wyoming Ave.
W. Pittston.
Joeys Eco-Tip
Here is Joeyjoness Eco-Tipof
the week:
If you need a new dryer, buy
one with an automatic shutoff.
The dryer will sense when your
clothes are dry and automatical-
ly turn off.
This will save energy!
Pet Hospice Training
PET Hospice Training by Tra-
ceys Hope Hospice Care pro-
gram & Rescue for Domestic
Animals, Inc. has changed their
class date from March to April.
They will be having a class to
train anyone who wishes to be-
come aPet Hospice Volunteer on
Sunday, April 22, 2012 from
2:00 pm til 5:00 pm at St. Bene-
dicts Church Basement, 155
Austin Ave Wilkes-Barre.
All who plan to attend must
RSVP by calling Denise at (570)
457-1625 Traceys Hope is a
501C3 non-profit organization.
Sacred Heart
The first week Sacred Heart/
Holy Name Spring 300 Club
Raffle winners were #283-Ve-
respy $100; #108-M.Renfer-$50;
#290- E. Ziobro $ 25; #118-
E.Starinski-$25
Sacred Heart of Jesus sched-
uled meetings: Parish Pastoral
Council will meet onMarch13at
7 p.m. in the meeting roomin the
lower level of the rectory.
Bible Study at Sacred Heart
March 14 at 7 p.m. in the lower
level of the rectory. All are invit-
ed. Choir will meet on Thursday,
March 15 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in
the choir loft. New members are
welcome.
If you would like to join the
choir, come to the practice.
All members of the First Holy
Communion Class of Sacred
Heart Church are reminded that
practice for First Penance will
take place on Monday, March
12thand Monday, March19 from
6 to 7 p.m. in the church. First
Penance is scheduled for March
24 at 10:00 a.m.
Wildcats sign ups
The Duryea Wild Cats will
have their next meeting on
March 13 at 6 p.m. at the P.A.C-
.C.across from the Dupont Little
League.
Anyone interested in coaching
or volunteering can do so at this
meeting. Also sign-ups will be
April 11, 25, and May 9 5:30-
7:30 p.m. at the Duryea Wild
Cats field.
Volunteers send thanks
The Dupont Volunteer Hose
Companywouldlike tothankthe
community for their continued
support for the Volunteers an-
nual breakfast.
Over 700 dinners where
served. The Hose Company
would also like to extend their
appreciation to the Boy Scouts,
Pittston Area Honor Society and
Leos Club who helped serve the
refreshments and clean up.
Winners of the Lottery Trees:
Leroy Van Werth and Peggy
Best.
Keys found
A set of keys were found near
the Little League fieldonWalnut
Street.
They are at the municipal of-
fice for pickup.
Bowling results
Universal
High Scratch Series Scores:
Edward Collins, 728; Jerry Cog-
gins, 704; Francis Pupa, 666;
Mark Prebish, 676; Ed Rutledge,
667; Steve Viastaris, 654; Jim
Lavelle, 111,642; Mike Gotcha,
633; Leonard trolio, 632; Ryan
OMalley, 626.
National
High Scratch Series Scores:
Matt Felter, 783; Allyn Jr. Ferret-
Special meeting on Garden Drive Bridge March 19
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ANN MARIE PADDOCK
654-0897
dupont.news@comcast.net
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The West Pittston Cherry
Blossomcommittee will hold its
next meeting on Sunday, March
18 at the Corpus Christi School
Building, 605 Luzerne Avenue
at 5:00 p.m. President Patrick
Messina would like all commit-
tee members to please note the
change in starting time of this
months meeting.
Legally Blonde
The Wyoming Area Drama
Club and Thespian Troupe 4795
will present the smash hit musi-
cal, Legally Blonde on March
23, 24 at 7:00 p.m. and March 25
at 2:00 p.m. in the Wyoming Ar-
ea Secondary Center Auditori-
um, 20 Memorial Street, Exeter.
Tickets goonsale March19from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Second-
ary Center Lobby. Adults are
$10.00 and students $5.00. They
may also be purchased at the
door.
WA baseball meeting
All parents of players attend-
ing the Martinsburg, West Vir-
ginia trip are asked to attend a
mandatory meeting on Wednes-
day, March14 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Secondary Center library. The
Diamond Club meeting will fol-
low at 7:00 p.m.
Legion meeting
West Pittstons Lt. Jeffrey De-
Primo American Legion Post
542 will meet on Wednesday,
March 14 at 6:00 p.m. at Agoli-
nos Restaurant, Luzerne Ave-
nue. Commander Richard Si-
monson, Sr. will preside.For in-
formation contact Ron Faust,
655-4088 or Ron Gitkos, 654-
2261.
Night at the Races
A Night at the Races will be
held on Saturday, March 31at St.
Anthonys Parish Center, Exeter.
The event is sponsored by family
and friends of 1st Lt. Jeffrey De-
Primo, with all proceeds benefit-
ing the 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo
Memorial Fund of the Luzerne
Foundation. Admission is $5.00
and is an adults only affair. Ad-
missionis free withpurchase of a
horse. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Post time: 7:00 p.m.
Lose weight
The First United Methodist
Church will present Take Off
Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) every
Wednesday evenings from 6:45
p.m. Until 8:00 p.m. at the
church library. Join the diet sup-
port group for new ideas and
support on losing weight. For
more information call Susan Lee
at 763-9730.
Golf tournament
The West Pittston Rams Par-
ents Organizations 1st Annual
Golf Tournament will be held
April 28 at Four Seasons Golf
Course. They are currently look-
ing for hole sponsors. If you or
your business would be interest-
ed please contact Chrissy Fer-
nandes at (570) 954-0329.
The Parents Organization is
newly formed to help raise mon-
ey for The West Pittston Rams Jr.
Football & Cheerleading Asso-
ciation. This years proceeds
from the golf tournament will
help purchase new helmets for
the football players.
WP Fun Run
The annual West Pittston Fun
Run will be held on Saturday,
June 2 with the Fun Walk start-
ing at 9:00 a.m. and the Run be-
ginning at 9:00 a.m. Registration
begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Bor-
ough Building, Exeter Avenue.
Preregistration fee is $15.00 and
$18.00 after May 30. Make
checks out to: West Pittston
Parks, Recreation and Beautifi-
cation Board, 555 Exeter Ave-
nue, West Pittston, PA18643.For
further information, call 655-
7782.
WA Class of 97
The Wyoming Area Class of
1997 is planning their 15th re-
union and is having difficulty lo-
cating several classmates. If you
have not been contacted by a
classmate regarding the reunion,
please join the Wyoming Area
Class of 1997 facebook page or
email Megan Kuffa atmkuf-
fa@aol.com. All classmates are
welcome to attend the next re-
union planning meeting on Fri-
day, March9at 6:30p.m. at Gob-
ers Deco Lounge.
Tax reminder
George L. Miller, West Pitt-
ston tax collector, announces the
2012 County and Borough taxes
have been mailed. The rebate pe-
riod is from March 1, 2012
through April 30. The face peri-
od will begin May1and continue
until June 30, 2012. Penalty peri-
od will be honored through De-
cember 15 when the tax books
will be closed. Office hours dur-
ing rebate are Tuesday and
Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. It
is the property owners respon-
sibility to forward their tax bills
to their financial institution for
payment. If a receipt is request-
ed, please include a self ad-
dressed stamped envelope with
payment. For appointments, call
655-3801 or 655-7782 ext. 232.
Library Programs
Beginner Yoga
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
8:30-9:30 a.m. - Yoga Sol - Stu-
dents will need to be able to get
up and down off the mat quickly.
Vinyasa Yoga (All Levels) Mon-
days, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Yoga with
Corinne.
Softening into Strength
The Art of Letting Go (all lev-
els)Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Yoga with Corinne. As equip-
ment is limited, please call the li-
brary to pre-register. Classes are
held in the former American Le-
gion Building at 316 Linden St.
$7.00 drop-in; discounted punch
passes available
BookClubis the first Tuesday
of each month at 6:45 p.m. for an
informal discussion of member-
selected books. Theres no need
to purchase the books; just ask at
the circulation desk.
For the kids Weekly Story
Time is Fridays at 1:00 p.m. Call
to register by Wed. of each week.
Childrens Yoga with Co-
rinne is the first Friday of the
Monthat 3:45p.m. for $8.00, ag-
es 5-10. Space is limited so call
the library to register.
Story Time with Misericordia
is Friday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Students from the Speech-Lan-
guage Pathology Department of
Misericordia University will
conduct this Story Time.
Welcome to The Titanic on
SaturdayApril 14at 1:00p.m. On
the anniversary of its sinking,
the library will remember the Ti-
tanic with fun learning. Sign up
to participate in crafts, games
and books all related to the Ti-
tanic. Call to register.
One Book Every Young
Child is Wednesday, May 2 at
6:30 p. m. This statewide annual
program highlights the impor-
tance of early literacy develop-
ment in preschoolers age 3-6.
This program is limited to the
first 10-families; siblings will
take home one copy. Call to reg-
ister.
PNC For Me, For You, For
Later Story Time is Friday May
11 at 1:00 p.m. Luzerne County
Library System in conjunction
with PNC Bank is launching a
new program to teach children
early financial education over
the next two years. Call to regis-
ter.
American Girl Celebration
is Saturday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m.
You and your doll are invited to
an afternoon celebration high-
lighting the new Girl of the Year
for 2012. Call to register.
Story Time with Clifford is
Friday, May 25 at 1:00 p.m. Join
the library for a special Story
Time as Clifford comes to visit!
Stories, songs, a craft and Clif-
ford. Call to register.
Sign of spring: Cherry Blossom committee to meet
WESTPITTSTON
Tony Callaio
654-5358
tonyc150@verizon.net
PHOTO BY TONY CALLAIO
After a five-month wait and hours and hours of clean up and reconstruction, the West Pittston Li-
brary reopened on February 20. Eager members were waiting for the clock to strike noon for the
doors to open. The remodeled library is roomier and brighter with wall-to-wall carpeting, bright wall
color schemes, and new lighting and heating systems adorn. An official grand reopening was held
on Friday, March 9 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Here, left to right, are Maria Heck, Ann Bramblett Bar,
librarian, and Helen.
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Exeter Borough has an open-
ing for two crossing guards.
Contact the Exeter Municipal
Building at 570-654-3001 for
more information.
Night at the races
The Cosmopolitan Seniors
will meet Tuesday, March20, at 1
p.m. in St. Anthonys Center, in
Exeter. Vic Malinowski will pre-
side.
Dues will be collected. Hosts/
Hostesses are: Amy Alpaugh,
Tom Alpaugh, Mary Kovaleski,
Antoinette Manganello, and Ve-
ronica Wyandt.
Travel coordinator Johanna is
accepting reservations for a trip
on Wednesday, March 14 to
Mount Airy Casino, and a trip to
Woodloch Pines Resort on Sun-
day May 20.
This trip includes a fabulous
seafood buffet along with Amer-
ican and Italian cuisine, as well
as entertainment, bingo, and a
boat ride, weather permitting.
Pickups in Exeter and Pittston.
You do not have to be a member
to come on these trips. Details
can be obtained from Johanna at
655-2720.
DePrimo nite at races
The Fourth Annual 1st. Lt. Jef-
frey DePrimo Memorial Fund
Night at the Races is March 31at
St. Anthonys Parish Center in
Exeter. Admission is free with a
$10 purchase of a horse and $5
without.
Admission includes food,
drink and lots of fun. Doors open
at 6 p.m. and post time is set for 7
p.m. Adults only. Horse forms
may be picked up at W. Side Au-
to, 401 Wyoming Ave. W. Pitt-
ston.
Potato pancake sale
Exeter Borough Hose Compa-
ny #1, 1405 Susquehanna, Ave-
nue is sponsoring a potato pan-
cake, haluski and pierogie sale at
the fire house every Friday dur-
ing Lent.
Weekly specials will be an-
nounced. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m.
every Friday. Good Friday hours
are noon to 8 p.m. Orders can be
made by calling 602-0739.
Refuse stickers
The rebate for refuse stickers
is now over. From March 1 to 30
the price will be $180 for anyone
under 65 and senior citizens who
are at least 65 by March 31 will
pay $130.
Stickers can be purchased
with cash, checks, money orders
or credit card (no American Ex-
press).
Make checks and money or-
ders payable to Exeter Borough
Refuse. Hours of operation are
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednes-
days are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There
will be no evening hours after
March. There are no Saturday
hours.
You can mail in your payment
in a self-addressed stamped en-
velope to Exeter Borough Re-
fuse, 1101 Wyoming Avenue. If
you have any questions call Lyn-
da at 654-3001, ext. 2.
St. Barbara parish
Stations of the Cross will be
held Every Friday at 4 p.m. and
after the 6:30 p.m. Mass.
There is an ongoing need for
food for the less fortunate in the
Greater Pittston area. Items such
as cereals, pasta, peanut butter,
canned vegetables, canned fruit,
and condiments are always need-
ed. Please consider bringing at
least one item each week to
Church.
If each family brought just one
box or one can each week, just
think howmany people we could
feed.
Parishioners are askedtomake
this part of their Lenten Sacri-
fice. There are containers in both
churches for your donations. The
pastor says God bless you and
thank you for your generous do-
nations.
Christian Womens Organiza-
tion will hold their next meeting
on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30
p.m. at the church hall with the
recitation of the rosary. Lottery
returns can be made at that time.
Lenten Program: A Biblical
Walk Through the Mass:, a se-
ries designed to bring Catholics
closer to God will be held
through March 28 at St. Antho-
nys Hall of St Barbaras Parish.
It will be hosted by Fr. Phil, Roc-
co Yanora, Barbara Russo and
Ray Pasavage.
The Diocesan Wedding Anni-
versary Mass will be celebrated
at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 3 in
the Cathedral.
Bishop Joseph Bambera will
preside and the Mass will be fol-
lowed by a reception.
The event is designed for 25th
and 50th anniversary celebrants.
Cathedral seating will be re-
served for the anniversary cou-
ples. Call the rectoryat 654-2103
to make your reservation.
St. Barbara Parish will be hav-
ing a Paschal Dinner on Thurs-
day, March 29 at 6pm in St. An-
thonys Hall. A traditional Lamb
dinner will be served. The cost is
$15 (adults only).
Tickets can be purchased at
the rectory.
Choir rehearsal will be held on
Wednesday, March14at 7p.m. at
St. Cecilias Church. New mem-
bers are always welcome.
The monthly Mass honoring
all married couples celebrating
their wedding anniversary dur-
ing the month of March will be
held on Tuesday night, March 27
at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
On Friday, March 30 our stu-
dents will present the Living Sta-
tions of the Cross at 8 p.m. in St.
Anthony of Padua Church.
Parishioners invite everyone
to join them as they prepare for
Holy Week.
To submit items to be publish-
ed in Exeter news, call 287-3349
or e-mail ecipriani@com-
cast.net.
Openings for two crossing guards in Exeter
EXETER
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
ti, 752; John Kulick, 696; Rob
Lopata, 682; Jerry Coggins, 682;
Lisa Menichini, 675; Neal Elko,
627; Allyn Sr. Ferretti, 625; An-
thony Ferretti, 616; Jeff Lopata,
615.
Junior/Senior
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: Billy Jr. Elko,
555; Mochael Szumski, 545;
Michael Lenchak, 515; Dave Pa-
covsky, 513; Zachary McKitish,
491.
Womens Division: Courtney
Osiecki, 443;Michelle Gross-
bauer, 422;Katie Wynn, 388;
Warehouse Mixed
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: John Borgia,
742; Justin Hertzler, 637; Matt
Charney, 633; Frank Obitz, 625;
John Doran, 595.
Womens Division: Melony
Yurek, 399.
Magic Circle
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: Rich Jr. As-
ton, 665; Russ Stevens, 660; Mi-
chael Spece, 656; Drew Nichol-
son, 647; Don Whiting, 644; Vi-
to Buzzetta, 624; Michael Re-
bovich, 619; Joseph Chmiel,
605; Greg Renfer, 587; John Co-
larusso, 580.
Womens Division: Lisa Heck,
451; Sarah Helcoski, 402; De-
nise Gordon, 288.
Pittston Twp VFW
High Scratch Series Scores:
Wally Morre, 773; Jack Casper,
703; Joe Argenio, 622; Joe Sr.
Walsh, 615; Joe Dalessandro,
613; Anthony Grieco, 612; Larry
Jr. OBrien, 608; Joe Jr. Walsh,
607; Russ Stevens, 601; John
Blattner, 596.
American
High Scratch Series Scores:
Dave Kern, 723; Mark Kulick,
678; Pete Latona, 653; Al Jr.
Cannarella, 644; Scott Kowalc-
zyk, 643; Tom Spurlin, 642;
John Grohowski, 631; Marty
Moughan, 628; Bruce Rydzy,
624; Edward Collins, 603.
Dupont Bowlerettes
High Scratch Series Scores:
Marytheresa Pupa, 533; trisha
Chmiel, 532; Donna Kasa, 527;
Kim Kishel, 495; MaryAnn
Shugdinis, 490; Debbie Stevens,
486; Rose McDade, 486; Mary-
Lou Fereck, 464; Irene Jemiola,
439.
Sunday Night Mixed
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: Jim Row-
lands, 617; Russ Stevens, 575;
Vito Buzzetta, 571; Joe Sr. Wru-
ble, 557; Joe Argenio, 541.
Womens Division: Marythe-
resa Pupa, 462; MaryLou Fe-
reck, 437; Karen Umbra, 392;
Gracelynn Williamson, 384;
Debbie Stevens, 376.
Prep Boys
High Scratch Series Scores:
Zachary Garbarino, 399; Evan
Elko, 396; Joey Jones, 379; Jesse
Carlen, 376; Dylan Kelly, 358;
Brandon Savokinas, 355; Jimmy
Dillon, 322; Tyler Granahan,
311; Tommy Dessoye, 295; Joey
Wruble, 295.
Bantam/Prep Mixed
High Scratch Series Scores:
Boys Division: Martin Kuna,
267; Jeremy Lavelle, 219; Za-
chary Elko, 207; Tyler Cegelka,
196; Nicolas Ascenback, 193;
John Jr. Colarusso, 162; Sean
Connors, 149; Marc Piechota,
125; Matthew SteinKirchner,
112; Aiden Hindmarsh, 105.
Girls Division: Kacie Fisk,
180; Nikki Price, 167; Janelle
Dudek, 145; Emily Dessoye, 117;
Makenzie Kaminski, 106; Madi-
son Mesaris, 85.
Mixed Girls
High Scratch Series Scores:
Katie Kuna, 423; Katrina Dillon,
405; Jordan Cegelka, 391; Ra-
chael Solano, 376; Erin Donnel-
ley, 365; ElizabethChanrey, 340;
Morgan Mesaris, 335; Danielle
Zydko, 322; Samantha Piechota,
318; Piper Kane, 279.
Mixed Boys
High Scratch Series Scores:
David Zydko, 500; Paul Greco,
475; Stephen Yuhas, 474; An-
thony Zimmerman, 474; Peter
Kulick, 473; Justin Coyne, 456;
Michael Elko, 455; Joey Musto,
418; Spencer Saxon, 396; Evan
Esposito, 362.
To submit send information to
dupont.news@comcast.net or by
calling 407-0231.
Send your news items by
Wednesday evening. Please in-
clude a contact phone number.
Dupont
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The Wyoming Free Library
presents Cecilia Galante, author
of the novel The Sweetness of
Salt and Little Wings, on Mon-
day, April 9 from6 p.m. 8 p.m.
In the novel protagonist Julia
just graduated as her high school
valedictorian, has a full ride to
college in the fall and a coveted
summer internship clerking for a
federal judge. But when her ol-
der sister, Sophie, shows up at
the graduation determined to re-
veal some long buried secrets,
Julias carefully constructed
plans come to a halt. Instead of
the summer she had painstaking-
ly laid out, Julia follows Sophie
back to Vermont, where Sophie
is opening a bakeryand strug-
gling with some secrets of her
own.
What follows is a summer of
revelationssome heartwarm-
ing, some heartbreaking, and all
slowly pointing Julia toward a
new understanding of both her-
self and of the sister she never re-
ally knew.
The Sweetness of Salt was
nominated for the 2011 Best Fic-
tion Award by the Young Adult
Library Services Association.
The Wyoming Free Library
will be offering a 4-part book
discussion series.
The first book will be The
Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.
The discussion will involve
comparing the book to the mo-
vie. The group will be viewing
the movie at the library.
If you are unable to attend, you
can viewthe movie on your own.
The movie will be run at the
Library Friday, March 23 at 6:00
p.m. The book discussion is Fri-
day, March 30 at 6:00 p.m. The
library has a limited number of
books. For more information or
to register, please call the library
at 693-1364.
The Wyoming Library has the
following classes scheduled:
How to Meditate - Death,
Dying and Lucid Dreaming: A
Glimpse of Things to Come, 11
a.m. to 4 p.m., March 24. No
charge, registration encouraged.
How to Write and Publish
Your Non-Fiction Book,11a.m.
to 4 p.m., April 14. No charge,
registration encouraged
The classes will be conducted
by Mark Stavish. Mark Stavish,
M.A., author of five non-fiction
books that have been published
in seven languages.
Pre-school story time is start-
ing up again! The program will
run from 11 a.m. to noon every
Friday until March 30. All chil-
dren ages 3-5 are welcomed to
come and listen to stories, do a
craft and have a tasty snack after-
wards. Call the library at 693-
1364 to register.
Anewservice offered at the li-
brary is the Coupon Clippers
Corner. Bring in your unexpired
clipped coupons and place them
in the designated box by catego-
ry. Then browse through the
available coupons and take the
ones you need.
To submit items for publica-
tion in Wyoming News, call or
fax 287-3349 or e-mailecipria-
ni@comcast.net.
Council meeting
Wyoming Borough Council
will hold their regular monthly
meeting on Monday, March12 at
7:30 in the Borough Building,
277 Wyoming Avenue.
Fish dinners
The West Wyoming Fraternal
Order of Eagles will sell fishdin-
ners every Friday from 5-9 p.m.
during Lent. The cost is $7. The
club is located on West Eighth St
in West Wyoming. The public is
welcome.
Little League
The Wyoming/West Wyoming
Little League will hold a board
meeting today, Sunday, March
11, at 6:30 p.m. at the West
Wyoming Borough Building.
All those interested in managing
or coaching are encouraged to
attend.
Lenten meals
Wyoming Masonic Lodge
#468, Wyoming Ave is serving
Lenten meals from 3 to 7 p.m.
every Friday in Lent, including
Good Friday. Meals consist of
potato pancakes, haluski, piero-
gies, red and white clam chowd-
er. Eat in or take out. For more
information, call 885-1441 or
693-2608.
St. Monicas Parish
The St Patricks Day party has
been cancelled. Refunds will be
issued.
To help defray the cost of
printing the Sunday church bul-
letin, businesses and services in
the community can place an ad
on the back of the bulletin. Con-
sider helping your parish by hav-
ing you name going to hundreds
of homes each week. If interest-
ed, call the Parish Office at 693-
1991.
There will be no Bible Study
during Lent. A very special pro-
gram will replace it at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday evenings through
March 28 at St. Anthonys Hall
of St. Barbaras Parish. The Len-
ten Programis entitled, ABibli-
cal Walk Through the Mass. Fr.
Phil Massetti, Rocco Yanora,
Barbara Russo and Ray Pasav-
age host the program.
Ronan Tynan, Irish Tenor, will
present a concert with pianist
Bill Lewis at 2 p.m. on Sunday,
April at Pottsville Area High
School Auditorium. For tickets,
call St. Patricks Rectory at 622-
1802.
Check out our Web site
atwww.stmonicanepa.com. Up-
dates are posted and listed on the
Home Page. Photos of various
events are in a special folder un-
der Happenings.
The Pro-Life Center in
Wilkes-Barre is in need of baby
wipes, diapers, sizes one and
two, towels, wash clothes, boys
sleepers, size med., girls sleep-
ers, size12 months, blankets, etc.
CCD students were asked to do-
nate at least one item and the
center was amazed at the amount
of items collected.
To submit items for publica-
tion in Wyoming News, call or
fax 287-3349 or e-mail ecipria-
ni@comcast.net.
Author Cecilia Galante coming to Wyoming library
WYOMINGNEWS
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
Author Cecilia Galante will speak at the Wyoming Library on April
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The West Wyoming Fraternal
Order of Eagles will sell fishdin-
ners every Friday from 5-9 p.m.
during Lent. The cost is $7.
The club is located on West
Eighth St in West Wyoming.
Tax bills
The 2012 County/Municipal
tax bills for West Wyoming were
issued recently. The hours of col-
lection during rebate are Tues-
day and Wednesday from 6 to 8
p.m. at the borough building. If
you didnt receive your tax bill,
please contact Robert Connors at
693-0130. The rebate period
runs thru April 23.
Recycling reminder
The West Wyoming recycling
containers are located behind
Hose Company #1. Recycling
can be dropped off any day of the
week. The borough accepts
newspaper, magazines, office
paper, books, cardboard and
commingled items. The borough
is encouraging residents to recy-
cle; this will not only help the en-
vironment, but lower the bor-
oughs garbage tonnage totals
thereby controlling costs. The
following is the list of acceptable
items for recycling. Commin-
gled Food and Beverage Con-
tainers, #1 & #2 Plastic Contain-
ers. Numbers are located on the
bottom of plastic container. #1
Recyclables include: Soda, wa-
ter, flavored beverage bottles,
salad dressing bottles, peanut
butter jars, and mayonnaise jars.
#2 Recyclables include: Milk
Jugs and laundry detergent bot-
tles, shampoo, draincleaners, as-
pirin bottles. Please no plastic
sheets or packing materials.
Please empty and rinse bottles.
Aluminum, tin, and food service
cans.
Pet ordinance
West Wyoming Borough re-
minds residents to please clean
up after your pets. Residents can
be cited under the borough ordi-
nances for not doing so.
Eagles are offering fish dinners for Lenten Fridays
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Pittston Area heavyweight
Chris Wesolowski may have suf-
fered two disappointing losses to
the same opponent in a week, but
the Patriots senior has been any-
thing but disappointing in his
performances at the district and
regional tournament.
Wesolowski earned a silver
medal on Saturday, March 3 at
the PIAA Class 3A Northeast
Regional at Bethlehem Freedom
HighSchool andqualifiedfor the
PIAAChampionships at the Her-
shey Giant Center. It was his sec-
ond silver-medal finish in a week
after compilinga6-2recordat the
District 2 and NE Regional tour-
naments.
Its awesome, Wesolowski
told the Times Leader. The first
three years (wrestling) I didnt
place in districts, and now Im at
going to regionals and states.
I was alittlenervous but thenI
won my first one and it was
great.
Wesolowski (21-13) won his
first two bouts of the 285-pound
tournament before taking an ex-
citing 5-1overtime decision from
Pleasant Valleys Mike Benner
(27-5) in the championships
semifinals.
In the championship bout, We-
solowski fell to nemesis Brad
Emerick (39-0) of Coughlin.
Emerick defeated Wesolowski
for District 2goldtwoweeks ago,
and has beaten the Patriots
heavyweight five times this sea-
son. Other than the losses to
Emerick, Wesolowski has won11
straight bouts sinceearlyJanuary.
Missed opportunities
Pittston Area had two chances
togive Wesolowski some compa-
ny in Hershey this weekend, but
Patriot wrestlers Angelo Lussi
and Jamie Scarantino missed
out on an opportunity to medal
and advance to the PIAA cham-
pionships.
Lussi advanced to Saturdays
championship semifinals in Be-
thlehem but ran into a buzzsaw.
The PA junior was knocked into
the consolation bracket by an
Eastonassassin. UndefeatedDis-
trict 4 and NE Regional 145-
Wesolowski earns trip to Hershey
PA senior settles for regional silver in D2 title rematch
PHOTO BY FRED A. ADAMS
Pittston Area's Chris Wesolowski runs to the mat during introduc-
tions at the D2 Class 3A championships two weeks ago.
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
See WESOLOWSKI, Page 43
Wyoming Areas Andy Schutz
became the first Warriors wres-
tler in more than10 years to qual-
ify for the PIAAChampionships
last week when the junior won
the PIAA Class 2A Northeast
Regional 132-pound Bronze
Medal at Williamsport High
School.
Wrestling for the third time at
the regional tournament at the
Magic Dome, Schutz defeated
freshman phenom Demetri
Probst (25-5) of Bucktail in a 4-3
decision last Saturday night to
win regional bronze and advance
to this past weeks state cham-
pionships at Hershey.
The victory also allowed the
three-time District 2 champ to
become the first Wyoming Area
wrestler since Don Morgan to
advance to the state champion-
ships. Morgan, who won PIAA
Bronze in1996, wondistrict gold
in 1995 and 1996.
That was the happiest I ever
was to take third-place, Schutz
told the Times Leader. Its never
easy down there, but Hershey
was the overall goal.
Schutz missed out on qualify-
ing for the state championships
last year after finishing one win
shy of reaching a medal bout,
and placed fourth as a freshman
at the Northeast Regional. He is
just four wins shy of 100 for his
career after posting 30 wins this
season. Schutz is 96-14 overall
during his three-year varsity ca-
reer, and set a school record with
his third D2 title. Only five
Wyoming Area wrestlers have
won two district title, and only
Schutz wins NE Regional Bronze
Warriors junior first WA grappler since 1996 to reach Hershey
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Wyoming Area's Andy Schutz, right, is shown on the medal stand with Line Mountain's Seth Lans-
berry, left, and Benton's Colt Cotten at the PIAA Northeast Regional last weekend.
See SCHUTZ, Page 43
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The Pittston Area 200 Free
Relay team missed out on a
bronze medal by six-hun-
dredths of s second despite
setting a season-best time of
more than two seconds at the
District 2 Championships at
the Wilkes-Barre CYC last
on Saturday, Macrh 3.
The team of Sam Scialpi,
Sarah Kosik, Tiffany Smith
and Mia Nardone swam a
1:48.10 to earn a fourth-place
medal, finishing behind the
record-breaking perform-
ance of winner Scranton Prep
(1:38.97), silver-medalist
Holy Redeemer (1:39.27) and
bronze-medalist Dallas
(1:48.04).
Wyoming Area placed 11th
in the event by also swim-
ming a season-best time.
The team of Alex Holtz,
Lauren Frisbie, Amy Alder
and Tia Brown turned in a
time of 1:55.96 to better its
seed-time by almost three
seconds.
Brown medals
Wyoming Area junior Tia
Brown swam a season-best
59.77 to pick up a sixth-place
medal in the 100 Free on Day
2 of the District 2 Champion-
ships at the Wilkes-Barre
CYC last on Saturday, March
3.
Brown, seeded seventh
coming into the event, bested
sixth-seeded Abby Way of
Crestwood by four-tenths of
a second to earn a medal.
Megan Carey of Holy Cross
won the event in a time of
55.61.
Pittston Area freshman
Lauren Senese placed 19th in
the event, and teammate Sa-
rah Kosik finished 21st.
Scialpi slips in Backstroke
Seeded sixth heading into
the D2 100 Back champion-
ship, Pittston Area senior
Sam Scialpi posted her third-
best time of the season.
Yet her time of 1:07.61 was
only good enough for a ninth-
place finish as she fell three
spots in her final race of the
year.
Scialpis time was less than
a second off her top time of
1:06.66, but even if she
matched her season-best, it
would have only been good
enough for seventh as six
swimmers bested the 1:06
mark, including 100 Back
winner Megan Carey of Holy
Cross who swam a 1:01.09.
Lady Patriots freshman
Shannen Brady finished 14th
in the race, besting her seed-
time by almost four seconds
with a 1:11.60.
WA 400 Relay improves
The Wyoming Area 400
Free Relay team swam almost
19 seconds better than its
seed time to finish eighth at
the D2 Championship.
The team of Amy Alder,
Lauren Frisbie, Alex Holtz
and Tia Brown posted a time
of 4:22.22 to finish more
than three seconds ahead of
cross-river rival Pittston Ar-
ea.
The Lady Warriors came
into the championships with
a season-best time of just
4:41.52 which had them seed-
ed 11th in the 12 team field.
On the other hand, the Lady
Patriots were seeded fifth
with a time of 4:11.71 but
swam only a 4:25.83 behind
the foursome of Lauren Se-
nese, Liz Scialpi, Nina Fisch-
er and Sarak Kosik.
Alder bests season time
Wyoming Area freshman
Amy Alder placed 19th in the
500 Free with a season-best
time of 6:32.12 eight sec-
onds better than her seed
time.
Scranton Prep sophomore
Mia Nonnenberg won the
event by setting a new D2 re-
cord with a time of 5:00.33.
The time bested the previous
record by almost five sec-
onds, set in 1978 by former
Olympic swimmer Sue Heon
of Abington Heights.
VA R S I T Y S W I M M I N G
PA relay team just misses bronze
Wyoming Areas Brown earns sixth-place medal
PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS
Wyoming Area's Nina Cruz swims the butterfly in the third leg of the 200 Medley Eelay at the District
2 Class 2A Swimming Championships in Wilkes-Barre last Friday afternoon.
Pittston Area's Antoinette Antonnacci swims the back-
stroke in the first leg of the 200 Medley Relay at the Dis-
trict 2 Class 2A Swimming Championships last Friday.
Pittston Area's Nina Fischer swims the
200 Free at the District 2 Class 2A Swim-
ming Championships last Friday.
Wyoming Area's Kierstin Lasher swims
the backstroke in the first leg of the girls
200 medley relay at the District 2 Class
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
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After a season of disappoint-
ment, the Old Forge boys bas-
ketball team showed it still be-
longs.
The Blue Devils played a near-
perfect first 15 minutes of bas-
ketball as it jumped out to its big-
gest lead of the season before
holding on to a 68-63 victory
over Antietam in a PIAA Class
1A play-in game on Tuesday
night inReading. The victoryput
Old Forge into the state tourna-
ment which began Friday.
Playing in the Mounts home
gymnasium, the Blue Devils
played fired up from the tip, and
gave their best first-quarter effort
of the season as it raced out to a
21-3leadafter the first eight min-
utes.
Old Forge (9-15) scored 18
straight points after trailing 2-0
to start the game to take com-
mand early. Brian Tomasetti
scored 12 of his career-high 28
points duringthe first quarter, in-
cluding a three-pointer from the
top of the key at the horn to give
the Blue Devils an 18-point ad-
vantage.
Antietam(13-14) cut its deficit
to 15 twice to open the second
quarter but Tomasetti scored all
seven of his points in the quarter
during a two-minute stretch
which saw Old Forge open a 32-
10 advantage with 2:38 left in the
first half. The junior forwarded
highlighted a 9-0 run with a fast
break layup on a pass from Dave
Argust which Tomasetti convert-
ed into a three-point play after
being fouled.
Argust gave the Blue Devils a
23-point lead with a short base-
line jumper at the 1:16 mark but
the Mounts finished with a 7-2
run to get within 38-20 at inter-
mission.
The Blue Devils shot better
than 50 percent in the first half,
shooting16-for-31. Most of those
baskets came within10-15feet as
Old Forge dominated inside the
paint as Tomasetti knifedhis way
to the hoop numerous times.
Senior J Argonish also did
damage inside, scoring 10 of his
14 points in the opening two
quarters while also hauling in six
rebounds.
Old Forge pushed its lead back
to20toopenthe thirdquarter but
Antietamstarted to comeback as
the Mounts got hot fromthe field
and scored some easy baskets as
Old Forge turned the ball over
seven times in the quarter.
Corey Steele led the District 3
fourth-seeds rally with eight of
his team-high 17 points during a
16-7runthat got Antietamwithin
49-38 to start the fourth quarter.
Tomasetti opened the final
stanza with a bucket to stop the
run, but Damon Max scored sev-
en of his nine points during the
next 2:20 to get the Mounts def-
icit to 55-47 with 4:10 remaining
in the game. It was the first time
Antietam was within single di-
gits since the two-minute mark
of the first quarter.
Argust answered with a strong
drive fromthe left wing, andJake
Manetti cashed in on both ends
of a1-and-1with 3:17 left to push
the Old Forge lead back to 12 at
59-47.
But the Mounts were not done.
Senior Hayden Lee, who
B OY S VA R S I T Y B A S K E T B A L L
Blue Devils show
they still belong
Old Forge beats Antietam in play-in
game to get into PIAA Tournament
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
PHOTO BY SUSAN L. ANGSTADT, COURTESY THE READING EAGLE
Old Forge's Dave Argust knocks the ball away fromAntietam's
Corey Steele during the Blue Devils win on Tuesday in a PIAA
Class 1A play-in game in Reading.
See OF, Page 46
A difficult night shooting and
a worse night handling the bas-
ketball proved to be the downfall
for Old Forge in a season-ending
48-30 loss to the School at
Church Farmon Friday night in a
PIAA Class 1A First Round
game at Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Elementary School in suburban
Philadelphia.
But the Blue Devils did not go
down without a fight.
Employing the same patient
offense that kept OldForge inthe
game against state power Read-
ing Central Catholic in last years
state playoffs, the Blue Devils
methodically kept the ball away
from the District 1 runner-up
Griffins who featured 1,000-
point scorer Howard Sellars and
610 junior Larry Cermak.
Church Farms pressure de-
fense caused six turnovers how-
ever inthe first quarter while Old
Forge took just five shots with
Cermak blocking three of them.
The Blue Devils stayed within
range, frustrating the Griffins
with its 2-3 defense, and when
Dave Argust scored on a layup
with 13 seconds left in the open-
ing stanza, Old Forge trailed just
5-2 after eight minutes.
Church Farm (21-4) opened
the second by scoring seven of
the first nine points as Doolun
Anyam scored four quick points
and Sellars nailed his only three-
pointer of the game.
The spurt ignited a 27-10 run
over a stretch of the middle quar-
ters for the Griffins that sawtheir
lead balloon to 32-12 with 3:52
left in the third quarter. Anyam
scored all of his game-high 14
points during the run as the se-
nior guard was quick to the bas-
ket and showed a deft shooting
touch with two three-pointers.
During that span, Old Forge
turned the ball over 13 times.
Argust stopped the run with
back-to-back triples to get the
Blue Devils back within 12
Church Farm too
much for Old Forge
Blue Devils eliminated by
Griffins in PIAA playoffs
PHOTO BY SUSAN L. ANGSTADT, COURTESY THE READING EAGLE
Old Forge's J Argonish looks to the basket in front of Antietam's
Tony Sanders. Argonish scored 14 points in the Blue Devils win.
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
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five have earned state medals.
Its a tough bracket, said
Schutz of the 132-pound weight
class at the state championships.
Its brutal. They all are at states,
but were just going to work hard
and see what we can do.
Schutz credits first-year head
coach Steve Mytych and first-
year assistant Joe Rovelli with
his development and success this
season. Mytych was a four-time
state qualifier and two-time state
medalist, and also earned four
NCAA Championship bids
while wrestling for Drexel. Ro-
velli won a state title for Meyers,
along with two other medals be-
fore wrestling at Hofstra where
he was a four-time national qual-
ifier.
They just help on everything,
with my whole technique and ev-
erything, Schutz added. My
whole wrestling game has just
improved so much. These guys
are Division I wrestlers so they
know it all to say the least.
Schutz opened the state tour-
nament against Brennan Shields
(35-8), a junior from District 6
South Huntingdon.

Times Leader sports writer


Dave Rosengrant contributed to
this report.
SCHUTZ
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pound champion Mitchell Mi-
notti (37-0) defeated Lussi by
technical fall, 16-1, in 5:15. Mi-
notti beat District 2 champ Kyle
Hankinson, 8-1, in the title bout.
Lussi (24-10) still hada chance
to get to Hershey by wrestling
back in the consolation bracket,
but the middleweight lost a 6-2
decisiontoMike Marano(34-10)
of Parkland in the consolation
semis.
Lussi will head into his senior
seasonjust 28wins shyof100for
his career.
Scarantino (30-7) needed to
wrestle back for a shot at reac-
hing Hershey - and the Pittston
Area senior didjust that after los-
ing his first bout of the regional
tournament tosophomoreKenny
Yanovich of Pleasant Valley.
But it was Yanovich once
again who denied Scarantino an
opportunity to wrestle at the Gi-
ant Center.
After winning three straight
bouts to get to the bronze-medal
bout, Scarantino lost another de-
cisiontoYanovich, this time, 6-3.
On Saturday, Scarantino, a
three-time District 2 champ, beat
freshman Roshaun Cooley of
Williamsport in a 4-2 decision in
the consolation quarterfinals,
andthentookdownEastonsoph-
omore Anthony Parisi in a 9-2
decisioninthe consolationsemis
to earn a berth in the third-place
match.
Scarantino finished with 114
wins during his four-year career
for the Patriots.
Times Leader sports writer
Dave Rosengrant contributed to
this report.
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Hopkins has been named the
Wyoming Valley Conferences
Division 1 Player of the Year.
But she wasnt the only Lady
Patriot player honored.
Four other Pittston Area play-
ers Grace ONeill, Allie Bar-
ber, Liz Waleski, and Kelly
Mitchell were selected to the
Coaches All Star Team.
Hopkins, a high-scoring ju-
nior, earned co-MVP honors as
a sophomore along with Valley
Wests Tara Zdancewicz. Zdan-
cewicz was named the divisions
Most Valuable Player this year.
Pittston Areas go-to scorer
averaged 20.2 points per game
while accumulating 486 totals
points in 24 games. Hopkins
eclipsed the 1,000-point career
mark earlier this season and
currently has a total of 1,199
points after three seasons.
ONeill was selected to the
WVC Coaches First-Team after
averaging 10.7 points per game.
The senior sharpshooter led all
Greater Pittston players with 54
three-pointers on the season.
She scored 599 points the past
three seasons and connected on
131 three-pointers.
The WVC Division 1 First-
Teamwas made up of Zdancew-
icz, Hopkins, ONeill, Valley
Wests Kait Smicherko and Oli-
via Hoffman, and Crestwoods
Kayla Gregaris and Sydney
Myers.
Barber, a freshman, was se-
lected to the WVC Coaches
Second-Team, averaging 7.7
points per game. Another fresh-
man, Liz Waleski, and junior
Kelly Mitchell were named
WVCCoaches Honorable Men-
tion.
Across the river, Wyoming
Areas Serra Degnan was select-
ed to the WVC Division 2
Coaches First-Team after ave-
raging 10.5 points per game for
the Lady Warriors.
The WVC Division 2 First-
Team also included MVP Alex-
is Lewis of Holy Redeemer,
Player of the Year Ashley Dun-
bar of Dallas, Lisa Kinter and
Kassie Williams of Tunkhan-
nock, Tanner Englehart of Dal-
las, and Julia Wignot of Re-
deemer.
Lady Warriors teammate
Abby Thornton was named
WVCCoaches Honorable Men-
tion to give Wyoming Area two
selections.
G I R L S VA R S I T Y B A S K E T B A L L
PAs Hopkins named WVC
Division 1 Player of the Year
All five PA starters earn all-star honor
By Rick Notari
Dispatch Staff
Pictured above, Pittston Area's Mia Hopkins was named the
Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Player of the Year. Below
left, PA's Grace O'Neill was selected as a WVC DIvision 1 First-
TeamAll-Star. Below right, Wyoming Area's Serra Degnan was
selected as a WVC Division 2 First-TeamAll-Star.
Pittston Area senior Steve Stra-
vinski was rewarded for his out-
standingseasonwithaspot onthe
Wyoming Valley Conference Di-
vision 1 Coaches All-Star Team
this past week.
Stravinski, who averaged a
league-leading 20.7 points per
game, was named to the First-
Team along with Division MVP
Travis Buckner of Hazleton,
Crestwoods John Fazzini, Valley
Wests James McCann, and
Coughlins Marcus Cobb.
The 63 swingman also led the
Patriots in rebounding and
knocked down 56 three-pointers
in 23 games. Stravinski also shot
76.4 percent from the free throw
line in his final season.
During his two years starting
for the PittstonArea varsityteam,
Stravinski compiled 783 points
and 77 three-pointers.
Fellow Patriot senior Steve
Sklanka was also selected to the
WVC All-Star Team on the
Coaches Second-Team. Sklanka
averaged 15.8 points per game
and drilled 28 three-pointers on
the season.
Junior guardJordanHouseman
was selected to the Honorable
Mention Team.
In the WVC Division 2,
Wyoming Area senior Lou Vullo
was named to the Coaches Sec-
ond-Team. Vullo scored a team-
best 12.5 points per game and
made 23 three-pointers. Vullo al-
so shot a sizzling 85.2 percent
from the free throw line.
WA junior Bart Chupka was
named as an Honorable Mention
selection after a wrist injury kept
him out of eight WVC games.
Chupka scored 11 points per
game for the Warriors.
In the Lackawanna League,
Old Forges Brian Tomasetti was
selectedbytheDivisionII Coach-
es as a Second-Team All-Star.
Tomasetti averagedjust over10
points per game and was the Blue
Devils leading rebounder. He had
13 double-digit games for Old
Forge andscoreda career-high28
in the Blue Devils win over Anti-
etam on Tuesday.
B OY S VA R S I T Y B A S K E T B A L L
Stravinski named to
WVC-1 First-Team
PA senior led WVC in scoring
Pittston Area's Steve Stravinski, the leading scorer in the WVC,
was selected as a WVC DIvision 1 First-TeamAll-Star.
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
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Wyoming Areas Andy Schutz started off
the75thPIAAWrestlingChampionships at
the Giant Center in Hershey the right way
with a win.
Pittston Areas Chris Wesolowski began
his quest for a heavyweight state medal the
opposite way with a loss.
Yet both local wrestlers ended up in the
same spot losing on Friday in the second
round of the consolation bracket with just
one wintoshowfor their efforts at the Mec-
ca of Pennsylvania wrestling.
Schutzwonhisopeningbout onThursday
morninginthe132-poundClass 2Abracket
with a 7-0 decision over junior Brandon
Shields (35-10) of South Huntingdon.
Shields was the Southwest Regional silver
medalist.
But the three-time District 2 champ was
then pinned in his quarterfinal matchup on
Friday morning against second-seeded se-
nior Laike Gardner (40-4) of Biglerville.
The Southeast Regional champ pinned
Schutz in 3:45 to advance to the semis and
push the WA grappler into the consolation
bracket.
In the consolation bracket, Schutz was
pinned by Curwensville freshman Jake
Keller (37-4) inthesecondround. Keller, the
Northwest Regional bronze medalist,
pinnedSchutz in3:32. He was set towrestle
Seth Lansberry (40-5) of Line Mountain in
the consolation quarterfinals. Lansberry
knockedSchutzintotheconsolationbracket
at the NERegionals.
Awininthe secondroundof the consola-
tionbracket wouldhaveguaranteedSchutza
state medal.
In the 285-pound Class 3A bracket, We-
solowski (22-13) dropped his opening
matchina6-2decisiontoKiski Areasopho-
more Shane Kuhn (34-4). Kuhn was the
Southwest Regional silver medalist.
But thePatriots senior bouncedbackwith
a3-1overtimedecisionoverInterborosMatt
Gould (20-6). Gould, a sophomore, was the
fourth-seed fromthe Southeast Regional.
ThenWesolowski ranintosomebadluck.
District 2 and Northeast Regional champ
Brad Emerick of Coughlin who took a 1-0
decision in his opening bout to improve to
40-0was beateninthe quarterfinals bySus-
quehanna Townships Averee Robinson in a
6-1decision.
Emericks first loss of theseasonknocked
himintotheconsolationbracket tofaceWe-
solowski in a second round consolation
bout. Emerick had pinned Wesolowski in
their five previous bouts this season all of
whichwere the PittstonArea wrestlers only
losses since early January.
Wesolowski wouldnt be pinned again by
Emerick, but the Crusaders junior took an
11-0 major decision to end the PA heavy-
weights high school career.
VA R S I T Y W R E S T L I N G
Schutz, Wesolowski fall short of PIAA medal
Local wrestlers both go 1-2 at Hershey
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Above, Wyoming Area's Andy Schutz is in control of his opening round bout
against Brandon Shields of South Huntingdon. Schutz won the 7-0 decision but
was later eliminated at the PIAA Class 2A Wrestling Championships in Hershey.
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OBITUARIES
Mrs. Elanor Sim, 83, of Pittston, guest at
Highland Manor, Exeter, died March 9,
2012.
Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of
the late John and Anna Kazimer Kavka. She
was a member of St. Michael Byzantine Ca-
tholic Church, Pittston. She lovedher family
and to cook meals for them.
She was also preceded in death by hus-
band William; brothers, Daniel and Jack.
Surviving are son William and wife Julie
of Philadelphia; son John of Pittston; three
grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister
Mildred (Wasko) Nissen of Pittston; nieces
and nephews; great-nieces and great-neph-
ews.
Funeral will be Monday at 9:30 a.m. from
the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home, 204
Main St., Duryea, with Mass at 10 a.m. in St.
Michael Byzantine Catholic Church. Inter-
ment parish cemetery, Pittston. Friends may
call today 2 to 4 p.m.
Eleanor Sim
March 9, 2012
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Old Forge reclaims District 2 Class 1A championship
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The District 2 Class 1A Champion Old Forge Blue Devils are pictured fromleft to right, kneeling, Nina Pascolini, Marissa Zambetti, Nicole Tagliaferri, Lauren Carey, Mor-
gan Malia, Kelci Wolfe, Rhyan Barnic, Teri Vieira and Assistant Coach Stacey Herne; standing, Assistant Coach JimMonteforte, Rachel Coval, Kayla Florovito, Sabrina
Talarico, Kelci Yesnowski, Brittany Souryavong, Natalie Bieryla, Vicki Lee, Taylor Nementz, Tori Tansley and Head Coach TomGatto.
scored his 1,000th career point in the second quar-
ter, scored 10 points in the final three minutes,
including seven straight to get Antietam within
61-53 with 1:40 left.
Steele added two free throws 16 seconds later
and the Mounts were within six points.
Antietam had three possessions to get within
one score after the Blue Devils missed three free
throws, but Brendan Wahl slammed the door with
a drive to the basket off of a fast break to push the
lead back to eight with 43 seconds remaining.
From there Manetti and Jimmie Aversa made
5-of-8 free throws to keep the Blue Devils com-
fortably ahead until Lee made a three-pointer with
less than three seconds left for the final margin.
Argust finished with a season-high15 points for
Old Forge. The senior added five rebounds and
four assists and went 5-for-6 from the free throw
line.
Tomasetti added five rebounds and two assists
for the Blue Devils, and Argonish chipped in with
seven boards and two assists.
Manetti contributed seven points all in the
second half and six rebounds and three assists.
Wahl finished with a team-high five assists and
also grabbed three rebounds.
OF wins battle with Antietam
Continued fromPage 42
PHOTO BY SUSAN L. ANGSTADT, COURTESY THE READING EAGLE
Old Forge's Brian Tomasetti defends Antietam's
Brian Shaffer in Tuesday win.
points at 32-18with2:05remain-
ing in third quarter.
But that would be as close as
Old Forge would get as Church
Farm pushed its lead back to 18
before Argust scored again to
keep the Blue Devils within 36-
20 entering the fourth quarter.
Old Forge (9-16) played close
to even in the fourth quarter with
the team from Exton, but the
Blue Devils shot just 3-for-11
from the field during a final
eight minutes which saw Head
Coach Al Semenza get all 13 of
his players into the state playoff
game.
Argust led the way for Old
Forge with a team-high13 points
in his final game. The senior also
handed out a team-high three as-
sists.
Junior Brian Tomasetti added
seven points for the Blue Devils,
and sophomore Jake Manetti
chipped in with five points, five
rebounds and two assists.
DEVILS
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The Duryea Little League will hold its
monthly meeting today at 7 p.m. at the
VFWon Stephenson Street. This is a man-
datory meeting for all coaches to discuss
the upcoming season.
PABaseball Boosters
meeting Wednesday
ThePittstonAreaBaseball Booster Club
will meet onWednesdayat 7p.m. at Lizzas
Mezzo Mezzo in Pittston. All parents of
players ingrades 7-12areencouragedtoat-
tend and participate.
Topics to be discussed are "Meet the Pa-
triots Breakfast" which will be held April 1
at The Woodlands Inn & Resort. Any
questions please contact Brian at 457-
3693.
Dupont Softball/Teeball
Coaches meeting
The Dupont Softball/Teeball League
will holda coaches meetingfor all interest-
ed in coaching teeball or softball this year.
The meeting will be held at the Dupont
Boro Building on Monday at 6 p.m. for
Teeball coaches, and 6:30 p.m. for softball
coaches.
For more info call Bob at 881-8744
PAboys hoop booster
meeting Tuesday
The Pittston Area Boys Basketball
Booster Clubwill haveameetingat Lizzas
Mezzo Mezzo on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The
end of season banquet will be discussed.
WASPAmeeting Tuesday
The Wyoming Area Softball Parents
(WASPA) will conduct aparent meetingon
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Wyoming Area
Secondary Center, Room 164. Revellos
pizza fundraiser, Meet the Warrior Night
and the ziti dinner/craft showplans will be
discussed. All parents of selected players,
grades 7th thru 12th are urged to attend.
A/DLL final registrations this week
Avoca/Dupont Little League will hold
final registrations at the upper Avoca Little
League field clubhouse today from 6-7
p.m. and Monday from 6-8 p.m.
Registration fee is $60 per player and
$75per family. Teener baseball sign-upfee
is $60 each player. Programs include: tee-
ball (ages 4-6), coach pitch (ages 7-8), mi-
nor softball andbaseball (ages 8-10), major
softball and baseball (ages 10-12), junior
baseball (ages 13 & 14), senior baseball
(ages15&16), andbigleaguebaseball (ag-
es 17 &18).
A/DLL meeting tonight
A/D LL will hold a meeting to day at 7
p.m. at the upper Avoca Little League field
clubhouse. Plans for preparations for the
opening day, field work, tryouts and the
draft will be discussed.
Jr. Patriots meeting today
The Pittston Jr. Patriots will meet today
at 1p.m. at Faheys Riverfront Caf, 137
Main St., Pittston.
Football and cheerleading coaches and
advisors need new background checks.
They can be obtained at https://
epatch.state.pa.us. Coaches also need to
check out the concussion awareness test at
nfhslearn.com.
Please bring a copy to the meeting. Next
month is sign ups for cheerleaders and
football players. Please check out our new
Jr. Patriots site at www.pittstonjrpatriot-
s.com for up to date information.
Duryea Wildcats meeting March13
TheDuryeaWildcats will havetheir next
meeting on March 13 at 6 p.m. at the
P.A.C.C. (across from the Dupont Little
League).
Anyone interested in coaching or volun-
teeringcandosoat this meeting. Alsosign-
ups will be April 11and April 25, and May
9 from5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Duryea Wild-
cats field.
WAIHParents meeting Monday
The WA Ice Hockey will be holding its
monthly parents meeting and nomination/
electiononMondayat the Stites Street Fire
hall in West Wyoming at 7 p.m.
The banquet will be held at Fox Country
Club, in West Pittston on Saturday, March
31 at 2 p.m. There will be a Skate Night
Fundraiser on Friday, March 30 at the Rev-
olutionIceCenter inPittstonfrom7:30to9
p.m.
The parents of the WAIce Hockey team
will be working the Penguins games, at the
Nacho Express cart, located near the West
gate to support the team.
WASoccer Parents to meet
All are invited to attend the next meeting
of the Wyoming Area Soccer Parents As-
sociation meeting on Monday, March12 at
7 p.m. at the Wyoming Area Secondary
Center.
Exeter LL tryouts set
Exeter Lions Little League Majors/Mi-
nors Tryouts will be held today, at the West
Pittston Little League practice facility.
Players trying out for Minors should arrive
at 11:30 a.m. Players trying out for Majors
should arrive at 12:30 p.m.
There will also be a meeting for Parents
of all Players tryingout for Majors onTues-
day at 7 p.m. at the Exeter Scout Home.
Any questions, please call Frank DeAnge-
lo at 570-301-4859 or email to deange-
los4@comcast.net
MOF Softball Field to be dedicated
The Moosic-Old Forge Mens Softball
League and Old Forge Borough Council
invites all former players, coaches and um-
pires to the dedication of the Robert V. Se-
menza Softball Fieldat Pagnotti Park. Cer-
emonies will be held April 21 at 1 p.m.
Any former players who would be inter-
ested in participating in an "Alumni
Game" are asked to contact Tony DiMattia
at (570) 335-5596 or Pat Revello at (570)
430-1113 for more information.
The daywill include the dedicationcere-
mony, theAlumni Game, andatournament
featuring all current teams in the MOF
Softball League.
Visit www.freewebs.com/mofsoftball
for more info.
PATrack parents meeting March15
The Pittston Area Track Parents are
holding a meeting on Thursday, March 15
at Pittston Area High School at 7 p.m.
Parents of a track and field athlete in
grades 7-12 are urged to attend. Among
items to be discussed will be the Pittston
Relays and samples will be available from
the clothing sale. All clothing sale orders/
payment are due no later than March 16.
Also, parents of athletes are asked to do-
nate items basedontheir grade level as fol-
lows: 7th grade - case of water; 8th grade -
case of soda; 9th grade - jar of creamy pea-
nut butter; 10th grade - jar of grape jelly;
11th and12th grade - individually wrapped
bags of pretzels, chips, candy, lollipops,
etc.
Donations will be accepted at the meet-
ing, or can be dropped off at track practic-
es. If youhave a question, please e-mailtjb-
mom@msn.com.
Inaugural Big Blue Devil
Golf Classic set
The inaugural BigBlue Devil Golf Clas-
sic will take place May 20 at the Blue
Ridge Trail Golf Club.
Cost for the CaptainandCrewevent will
be $125 per golfer or $500 per foursome.
Cost includes cart and green fees, tourna-
ment dinner, cash prizes to flight winners
and runners-up, scats, prizes and tourna-
ment golf shirt.
Toregister your team, email BigBlueDe-
vilClassic@gmail.com or 570-650-9356.
Spots in the tournament are expected to go
fast, soreservations are requiredas soonas
possible.
Scholarship sponsorships are available
for $250; Hole sponsorships for $100; and
a $50 patron sponsorship is also available.
All sponsorships will be advertised at this
years tournament and other events to take
place this year. Donations are tax deducti-
ble.
If you cannot play and wish to make a
donationtothe RichardP. Notari Sr. Schol-
arship Fund, you can mail donations care
of Rick Notari, 13 Lincoln St., Old Forge,
PA18518. Checks can be made payable to
the RichardP. Notari Sr. ScholarshipFund.
Dupont sets field day
Dupont Softball/Teeball will haveafield
cleanup day Saturday, March 24 at 9 a.m.,
with a rain date of Saturday, March 31.
Volunteers are asked to bring, gloves,
rake and/or broom. Also opening day is set
for Sunday, April 15at 1p.m., details tofol-
low.
Check website athttp://dupontsoft-
ball.clubspaces.com for more info.
Warrior Legacy
The Wyoming Area Football Alumni
Association is collecting old Warrior foot-
ball programs, Sunday Dispatch Goalpost
editions, andother printedmemorabiliafor
posting on the internet. The Warrior Lega-
cy Project can be viewed at www.wyomin-
gareafootball.org
Thus far, with the exception of 1981and
1985, all programs since 1980 have been
posted. Programs and printed materials
from1966 to 1979 are needed. Pictures of
cheerleaders and coaches are also being
captured and will be posted at a later date.
Anyone who has a 1981or 1985 Warrior
football program, or programs printed
from1966to1979, is askedtocontact Nick
Perugini at nperugini@aol.com. Materials
will be scanned and returned promptly to
the owner.
Pace Setter 3-on-3
The Pace Setter Athletic Club of North-
eastern Pa. will conduct a 3 on 3 tourna-
ment and skills contest day on Sunday,
April 1 at the Greater Scranton YMCA in
Dunmore.
Action begins at noon with a one-hour
instructional clinic, followed by 3-on-3
competition and shooting and skills con-
tests for three-player teams of boys and
girls ingrades 6-7-8. APizzaParty, NCAA
Final Four coverage andadditional YMCA
activities are also included.
For further information contact; Pace
Setter A.C. at 347-7018 or 575-0941 or e-
mail pacesetterbasketball@verizon.net.
GBAtournaments scheduled
TheGirls Basketball Association(GBA)
will be hosting over 45 tournaments in the
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania in
2012. All tournaments are open to girls in
grades 3-11. For a listingof all GBASpring
Tournaments, visit www.gbabasketball-
.comor call 740-685-2468 for more infor-
mation.
S P O R T S B R I E F S
Mandatory meeting for Duryea LL tonight
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Future Warriors take
Newport Tournament
The 'Future Warriors' captured first place at the Newport Boys Basketball Tournament recently.
The sixth-graders won four consecutive games along with two victories in league play at the Ob-
lates. They were 6-0 for the weekend. The boys hold an overall record of 18-2 to this point in the
season.
Members of the squad are, fromleft to right, first row, Jon Angelella, Jake Hogan, Dylan Melberger,
Kyree Zeilinski and Aaron Zezza; second row, PJ Angeli, Matt Wright, Matt Silinskie, SamGreenfield
and Marc Minichello. Volunteer coaches are Ron Silinskie and Mick Melberger.
GWA Swish win
WVW tourney
A teamof girls fromGreater Wyoming Area Girls Youth Basketball
recently participated in a 4th grade basketball tournament spon-
sored by the Wyoming Valley West Lady Junior Spartans Basket-
ball Association. The teamwent undefeated in the President's Day
weekend event and celebrated their 1st place finish with a pizza
party at Sabatini's in Exeter.
Pictured are the members of the team, fromleft to right, first row,
Nicole Silinskie, Ellie Glatz, and Brianna Pizzano; second row,
Sidney Maguire, Cassidy Orzel, Erica Holweg and Emma Grana-
han.
A group of girls representing
Greater Wyoming Area (GWA)
Girls Youth Basketball traveled
to St. Johns University in
Queens, NY on January 28 to
watch a womens basketball
game between St. Johns and
Notre Dame.
Prior to tip-off, the girls took
part in the schools annual Wom-
en In Sports Day which was cre-
ated to celebrate womens
achievements in the field of
sports. They participated in a
two-hour, multi-sport clinic that
gave participants a taste of the
many different options available
for girls in college athletics. In-
struction was offered by mem-
bers of St. Johns volleyball, soc-
cer, track-and-field, cheerlead-
ing, dance and basketball stu-
dent-athletes and coaches.
GWA girls hoops
visits St. Johns
Posing with Jonny Thunderbird
are fromleft, Aleah Kranson,
Megan Dillon, Olivia Kopetch-
ny, Sarah Holweg, Gwen Glatz,
Ellie Glatz, Annie Karcutskie,
Julia Kopetchny and Addison
Orzel.
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EMANON COUNTRY CLUB
543 Old State Road Falls, PA 18615
Family Membership: $2300/year.
Includes 2 adult memberships and 1 junior membership
Initiation fee of $700 waived for 2012.
Dues incentives for individuals ages 23 to 30: $600 to $850/year.
MORE INFORMATION AT www.emanoncc.com or
contact Rich Amico, (570) 650-7431 or Jerry Zezza (570) 357-6209
Associate Membership: $1150/year. Own your own cart.
2012 DUES INCENTIVES
I wish I had some good news
but I dont. White-nose syn-
drome (WNS) will go down in
the records books as the largest
single cause of deathinananimal
population. Insomestates andes-
pecially in Pennsylvania, we are
seeing the effects of this fungus
first hand. Our population num-
bers are devastated and it contin-
ues to spread into other areas of
the state. I guess Im so passion-
ate about this because I am wit-
nessing it firsthand, the almost
complete annihilation of a mam-
mal population.
It was first found in February
2006 about 40 miles west of Al-
bany, N.Y. Acaver photographed
hibernating bats with an unusual
whitesubstanceontheir muzzles.
He then noticed several dead bats
at the mouth of the cave. The fol-
lowingwinter, NewYorkDepart-
ment of Environmental Conser-
vation biologists documented
what they called white-nose syn-
drome after seeing bats behaving
erratically, bats with white noses
and a few hundred dead bats in
several caves. Now, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service biologists
and partners estimate that at least
5.7 million to 6.7 million bats
have now died from white-nose
syndrome. TheyarecallingWNS
the worst wildlife health crisis in
history. White-nose syndrome
(WNS) is decimating bat popula-
tions across eastern North Amer-
ica. Since first being found in
NewYork, the disease has spread
quickly into 16 states and four
Canadian provinces. Some pop-
ulations are experiencing 95%
decrease but I have seen worse.
Earlier this weekI returnedtoa
bat cave we hadsurveyedin2010.
Biologists fromthe Pennsylvania
Game Commission and The Na-
ture Conservancy invited The
Pennsylvania Outdoor Life crew
along to document the findings
on camera. I felt like I was on a
desperate mission to find some
good news amongst all the nega-
tive survey reports. Statewide the
numbers of bats beingfoundhave
been less than 5%fromthe previ-
ous survey. One biologist in our
crew had recently surveyed a
cave in Mifflin County where the
number went from3000 bats two
years ago to 39 last week. That
should give you a good sense of
the problem.
We made our way through the
gate at the entrance of the cave.
The team then proceeded to
crawl back into the darkness,
back to the cool dampness where
you would expect to find bats as
we did two years ago. Our flash-
lights and headlamps were franti-
cally lighting every nook and
cranny with little to no success.
Then as if a treasure was found,
one of the biologists yelled bat. It
was a little brown bat and it was
coveredinwhitefungus andbare-
ly breathing. It looked as if this
specimen would also succumb to
the wrath of White-nose.
While the fungus has been
identified by researcher working
out of Bucknell University in Le-
wisburg, it is hard to predict if
anything could be done to save
the bats. It is hoped that a small
group of them will develop an
immunity to it and jumpstart a
new population. If that happens
right now, I would probably not
seethereturnof thebat inmylife-
time. Its believed that it would
take more than 50 years or longer
if all goes well.
We continued our bat survey to
the very end of the cave, where
under the light of his headlamps
the biologists totaled up the num-
bers. It didnt take long. In 2010
we counted 219 little brown bats.
This trip we counted only 3.
Thats a 99%decrease in number.
The tri-coloredbat (aka pip) dida
little better. We counted 19 tri-
colored bats in 2010 and this year
we found 6. That works out to be
about 68%. The little brown bat
seems to be the hardest hit in all
of the states. I would say a 99%
decrease is quite alarming.
We left the cave wondering
what will happennow. What does
the future hold for these flying
mammals? It is important to re-
member the role they play in the
environment. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service is concerned.
Bats provide a tremendous value
to the U.S. economy as natural
pest control for American farms
and forests every year, while
playing an essential role in help-
ing to control insects that can
spread disease to people. Based
on the numbers of bats lost to
White-nose, the Forest Service
estimates that at least 2.4 million
pounds of bugs will go uneaten
and become a financial burden to
farmers and our forests. Thats a
lot of bugs. It couldbe complicat-
edbythe fact that some biologists
believe we are in store for one of
the most buggiest years in recent
history. The warmer than normal
winter weve experienced didnt
kill off many insect larvae as typ-
ical winters do. The ponds and
lakes didnt freeze over for long
periods of time as in past years.
This could also have an effect. I
think we took bats for granted in
the past. Its hard to believe that
an animal such as a bat could
have so many experts concerned.
I will keep you posted if there are
any further developments.
Pennsylvania Outdoor Life
will have an in depth story about
our trip to the cave and the plight
of the bats tonight at 6:30 p.m. on
WNEP-TV.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission Reminder
Many streams, lakes, ponds
and reservoirs are officially clas-
sifiedas approvedtrout waters.
This means that these waters con-
tain significant portions that are
open to public fishing and are
stocked with trout. These waters
are closed to all fishing (includ-
ing taking of minnows) from
March 1 until April 14 at 8:00
a.m. which is the opening day of
the traditional trout season. Some
of these waters have been includ-
ed in the Early Season Trout-
Stocked Waters Program and are
open from March 1 through
March 31. A person shall be
deemed to be fishing if he or she
has in possession any fishing
line, rod or other device that can
be used for fishing while on or in
any water or on the banks within
25 feet of any water where fish-
ing is prohibited.
In short, there are many waters
in the state that you cant fish on
now until the opening day. Be
sure to check with the Fish Com-
mission if there is any question
about whether or not a water area
is approved. I will have more
about the upcoming trout season
in story.
White-nose fungus devastation
OUTDOORS WITH JAKE
This Brown Bat has White Nose Syndrome.
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Bruno Bernardi, age 91, of
Palm Beach Gardens, died
peacefully on March 4, 2012.
Bruno was born on January 2,
1921, in Pittston, to parents Ben-
jamin and Philomenia Bernardi.
Bruno was predeceased by his
wife, Mary, brothers Raymond
and Bernard; sister Florence So-
lo; mother/aunt; Mary Bernardi.
His memory will be cherished
by his daughters, Gloria Justine
(Jerry), Mary Lou Root (Ha-
rold); grandsons, Randy Root,
Matthew Justine and Brian Jus-
tine; sister Jean DePietro of West
Pittston; brother Robert Bernar-
di (Charlotte) of Exeter; many
nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held at St. Clare Catholic
Church, North PalmBeach, Fla.,
on March 10. Interment Royal
Palm Memorial Gardens. Dona-
tions may be made to The Hos-
pice of PalmBeachCountyor St.
Jude Childrens Research Hospi-
tal.
Bruno Bernardi
March 4, 2012
Mr. Michael R. Vilchock, 80,
of Old Forge, died March 7,
2012, at Community Medical
Center, Scranton.
He was retired from Moses
Taylor Hospital, Scranton, and
later employed by the borough
of Old Forge in the parks de-
partment.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Elizabeth (Betty) Krap-
pa; daughter, Valerie Weller,
and her husband, Pat, of Old
Forge; four grandchildren, Jeff,
Kevin, Melissa and Patrick
Weller; three great-grandchil-
dren; sister, Jean Vilchock of
Old Forge; nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held March 10
from the Bernard J. Piontek Fu-
neral Home, Duryea, with Mass
of Christian Burial in Holy Ros-
ary Church, Duryea. Interment
Holy Rosary Cemetery, Duryea.
Michael R. Vilchock
March 7, 2012
Helen (Sheb-
by) Roszkow-
ski, 96, died
March 8, 2012
at Pocopson
Home, West
Chester. Her
husband was Joseph W. Roszkow-
ski, who died in 1975.
Born in Duryea, she was a
daughter of Stephen and Mary
(Franko) Shebby. She graduated
from Duryea High School and
worked as a store manager of Ter-
rys Gift Shop. She was also em-
ployed by Telespond and as a tru-
ant officer at Riverside School
District. Helen was a former
member of St. Marys Church,
Greenwood. She was also a mem-
ber of the Christian Mothers
Guild. Helen was a loving mother,
aunt and grandmother who en-
joyed spending time with her fam-
ily. She was an avid card player
and enjoyed bingo and going to
casinos.
She was also preceded in death
by brothers, Steve, Frank, George,
Joe, John and Paul Shebby; sis-
ters, Anna Bonchonsky, Pauline
Dructor and Mary Groblewski.
She is survived by a son, Re-
tired Col. Joseph A. Roszkowski
and his wife Katherine, Williams-
burg, Va.; a daughter, Mary Rosz-
kowski, Aston; a grandson, Jo-
seph L. Roszkowski and wife
Heather; a great-grandchild,
Mackenzie Roszkowski; nieces
and nephews, and special nephew
and godson Frank Groblewski and
his wife Ceil.
The funeral will be Monday at
9:30 a.m. from the Ruane & Re-
gan Funeral Home, 1308 Grove
St., Avoca, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 10 a.m. in Nativity of
Our Lord Parish at Holy Rosary
Church, 127 Stephenson St., Du-
ryea. Interment parish cemetery.
Friends may call today from2 to 4
p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the
U.S.O. or the Pocopson Home,
1695 Lenape Rd. West Chester,
19382. To leave an online condo-
lence, visit www.ruaneandregan-
.com.
Helen Roszkowski
March 8, 2012
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OBITUARIES
Raymond
Degilio, a res-
ident of Ran-
som, Pa., died
peacefully at
home sur-
rounded by
family on March 2, 2012.
He was born July 5, 1931, in
Ransom, a son of the late Ge-
orge and Concetta (Squicci-
marra) Degilio. He was a grad-
uate of Newton Ransom High
School. He was the proud own-
er of the Ransom Quarry Com-
pany Inc. He was a member of
the Odd Fellows Federation,
Farmers Night Market Associ-
ation, charter member and past
president of the Ransom Lions
Club, and last, but not least, he
was one of the founding mem-
bers of the Stone Hedge Hunt-
ing Lodge. He enjoyed watch-
ing his favorite baseball team
"The New York Yankees." He
also enjoyed boxing, garden-
ing, most importantly, his fam-
ily and friends, with whom he
had weekly lunches and Sun-
days spent cooking at home.
Celebrating his birthday with a
huge fireworks display was al-
so an annual gift to all of his
family and friends.
He was also preceded in
death by brothers, Nicholas
Degilio, Daniel Degilio and
Dominick Degilio; sister Rose
Zdzchowski and son Raymond
George Degilio.
Surviving are his wife, Con-
nie (Bedell) Degilio; son, Ho-
ward and wife, Bunny Degilio;
daughters, Sherry and hus-
band, Anthony Pietrzykoski;
Candace Fenick; brothers, Vi-
to Degilio and Elmer Degilio;
sister, Louise Winters; grand-
sons, Howard II Degilio, Mi-
chael Fenick, Mathew Degilio,
Adam Pietrzykoski and grand-
daughters, Christel Fenick and
Nicole Pietrzykoski; great-
grandson, Corey Degilio and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
March 6 from the Graziano
Funeral Home, Pittston Town-
ship with Deacon Patrick Mas-
sino officiating. Interment
Milwaukee Cemetery, Mil-
waukee.
The family would like to ex-
press their thanks to the doc-
tors and staff of N.R.O.C. Also
the family would like to thank
the nurses and caregivers from
Hospice of The Sacred Heart.
Raymond Degilio
March 2, 2012
Paul John
Matthew Steb-
bins Jr. sur-
prised and an-
noyed us all
one final time
by dying sud-
denly on Wednesday, March 7,
2012 at the Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital.
On August 25, 1979, accord-
ing to him, "God gave the la-
dies of the world a gift." One
special woman was lucky
enough to unwrap that gift and
on June 26, 2004, he married
his best friend and soul mate,
of almost eight years, Suzie.
He even forgave her for being a
New York Yankees fan. Be-
sides his wife, "PJ" found the
greatest joys in the Boston Red
Sox, being the best uncle, bar-
gain shopping, Phil Collins,
Republicans, funny movies,
the Florida Gators, and push-
ing his fathers buttons. (And
maybe the occasional hate
mail that showed up after he
wrote an editorial.) He was a
member of St. Barbara Parish
(St. Anthony of Padua
Church), Exeter. He graduated
from Bloomsburg University
with a degree in elementary
education. Paul also served as
treasurer for the Young Repub-
licans.
With heavy hearts, he leaves
behind, in addition to his wife
the former Suzie Scavone, his
father, Paul Stebbins Sr.; sib-
lings, Lea Black, Tonya Steb-
bins, Mandi Stebbins, Krissy
Blank, Katie Cartwright and
Jacob Cartwright; in-laws,
Mark, Rosemary, and Becky
Scavone; grandmother, Irene
Stebbins; aunts, uncles, cou-
sins, several, very much loved
nieces and nephews; and his
crazy dog, Yogi.
Relatives and friends are in-
vited to a memorial service to-
day from 3-5 p.m. at the Gub-
biotti Funeral Home, 1030
Wyoming Ave., Exeter. PJ
would ask that you honor his
memory by donning your fa-
vorite Red Sox ball cap and/or
voting for a Republican!
His more practical family
members, however, ask that
you honor him by smiling
through the pain, doting upon
your children, tolerating some-
one difficult, making amends,
being a better friend, and most
importantly - turning to some-
one you love, right now, and
telling them so. These are the
qualities that he possessed and
that the world needs more of.
Many thanks to his doctors,
Charles Manganiello, Mark
Bernardi, Vijayaramanr Pu-
gazhenai, Susan Brozena and
to all of the nurses at the Geis-
inger Heart Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to the
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the
Bridge Foundation, 35 E.
Northampton St., Wilkes-
Barre, 18701. To send the fam-
ily expressions of sympathy or
online condolences visit
www.gubbiottifh.com.
Paul J. Stebbins, Jr.
March 7, 2012
Neil Edward Skurjunis, 60, of
Engelhard, NC, formerly of Du-
ryea, passed away February 18,
2012 at home.
Born July 16, 1951, in Duryea,
to the late Edward and Dorothy
Blanchard Skurjunis, he was a
graduate of Pittston Area High
School, Class of 1969. He
worked for the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad, and Wyoming
Sand and Stone, and after mov-
ing to North Carolina in 2003, he
was employed with the North
Carolina Department of Trans-
portationFerrySystemonHatte-
ras Island.
He was also preceded in death
by his sister Joanne Vivalda.
He is survived by his wife of
40years, the former Diane Maci-
un, a son Brian Skurjunis, grand-
children Devin and Aaron Skur-
junis, all of Engelhard, NC; sis-
ters Dorothy Vilchock, of Land-
ing, NJ; and Nancy Kelly, of
Paradise.
A memorial mass will be held
Saturday at 10 a.m. at Sacred
Heart Church, Stephenson
Street, Duryea.
Friends may call at 9 a.m. at
Sacred Heart Church before ser-
vices.
Neil E. Skurjunis
February 18, 2012
Della B.
Christian, age
100, of the
RockyGlensec-
tion of Moosic,
died March 8,
2012 at Golden
Care Living Center, East Moun-
tain, inWilkes Barre.
Born in Pittsburgh on April 4,
1911, Dellagraduatedfromthefor-
mer West Pittston High School,
Class of 1929, before working as a
stenographerandaseamstress, pri-
or to her retirement. Amember of
the Moosic Assembly of God. A
former Den Mother who was a
memberofthePittstonSeniorCiti-
zens, her favorite pastimes were
sewing, crocheting, knitting
clothes and collecting angels. A
loving mother, relative and friend,
she will be dearlymissed.
She is survived by her two sons,
Blaine Christian of Moosic and
Lawrence Christian and wife
Sandra of West Pittston; eight
grandchildren; and 19 great-
grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death
byherhusband, LawrenceP. Chris-
tian, in 1959. Daughters, Lorelei
Weaver andEvaRichards; abroth-
er, WilliamSites; andasister, Mar-
tha Clancey, also preceded her in
death. Her family would like to
thankbothHospiceandthestaff of
GoldenCare LivingCenter for the
excellent care theygave Della.
Funeral services are scheduled
for Monday at 11a.m. in the Kear-
neyFuneralHome517NorthMain
Street, Old Forge, to be conducted
by the Rev. Donald Strope, pastor
of the Christian Missionary Alli-
ance in West Pittston. Interment
Mount Zion Cemetery. Public
viewing will be Sunday between 2
to5p.m. at the funeral home.
Inlieuofflowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made in Dellas
name to Griffin Pond Animal
Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Road,
Clarks Summit, 18411. Please visit
www.KearneyFuneralHome.com
for directions or to leave an online
condolence.
Della B. Christian
March 8, 2012
Theresa A.
Minella, 91, of
Old Forge, died
March 8, 2012
at Mountain
View Care
Center, Scran-
ton.
Born in Old Forge, she was the
daughter of the late Antonio and
Maria Carbone Minella. She was
a graduate of Old Forge High
School. She was a member of the
Prince of Peace Parish-St. Ma-
rys Church, Old Forge. The
family gives special thanks to the
staff at the Mountain View Care
Center for the compassionate
care given to Theresa.
Surviving are two brothers,
John J., Plains; Tito, Old Forge;
nieces and nephews, Carl Gallet-
ti, Jeanie Ventre, Robert Galletti;
Anthony, Maria, John P. and Paul
A. Minella.
She was alsoprecededindeath
by four sisters, Mary and Ade-
line Minella, Angeline Galletti,
Rosina Pancotti; a brother,
Sandy Minella; a nephew, Mark
Minella, and niece Mary Ann
Rohland.
The funeral will be Monday at
9:30 a.m. from the Louis V. Ci-
uccio Funeral Home, 145 Moos-
ic Road, OldForge, followedbya
10 Mass at the Prince of Peace
Parish-St. Marys Church, W.
Grace and Lawrence streets, Old
Forge. Interment Old Forge
Cemetery. Friends may call to-
day 5 to 7 p.m.
Theresa A. Minella
March 8, 2012
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Ryan M. Wagner, Licensed Associate
(570) 823-6511
OBITUARIES
Ruth S. Grodis, 66, of Wyom-
ing, died March 5, 2012, in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Pittston, she was a
daughter of the late George and
Onley Winnans Gilley. She was
educated in the West Pittston
schools.
Also preceding her in death
are sisters, Georgia Novick and
Jane Gilley. Surviving are chil-
dren, Robert Grodis and his
wife, Lori, Wyoming; Sandra
Biggs and her husband, Timothy,
Pittsburgh; Thomas, Pittston;
Vanessa Grodis, Plains Town-
ship; six grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; sisters, Peggy
Brodbeck and her husband, Bil-
lie, Hughestown; Emily Healey,
Pittston; several nieces and ne-
phews.
Funeral services were held
March 8 in the Metcalfe and
Shaver Funeral Home, Wyom-
ing, with Billie Brodbeck offi-
ciating. Interment Memorial
Shrine Cemetery, Carverton.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Cancer
Society, 712 S. Keyser Ave., Tay-
lor, 18517.
Ruth S. Grodis
March 5, 2012
Joseph Kichilinsky, 87, of
Wyoming, died March 4, 2012, at
the Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal.
Born February 4, 1925 in
Wyoming, he was the son of the
late Stanley and Stella Haddick
Kichilinsky. He was a veteran of
World War II serving in the U.S.
Army. Prior to his retirement, he
was employed by Mar-Val Indus-
tries in Exeter. Joseph was a mem-
ber of St. Cecilias Church of St.
Barbaras Parish, Exeter. He was a
memberoftheHolyNameSociety
and an active member of the
church. He was a Senior Altar
Server for many years and partici-
pated in numerous church activ-
ities.
He was also preceded in death
by his brother, Walter Kichilinsky.
Surviving are his wife, of 58
years, theformerBerniceZikosky;
son, Joseph Kichilinsky, Wyom-
ing; several nieces and nephews.
AMass of Christian Burial was
held March 7 in St. Cecilias
Church of St. Barbaras Parish,
Exeter. Military honors were con-
ducted by the AM VETS Honor
GuardPost189of Greater Pittston.
Interment St. Cecilias Cemetery,
Exeter. Funeral arrangements by
the Bednarski Funeral Home,
Wyoming.
Joseph Kichilinsky
March 4, 2012
Elizabeth A. Dankulich, 66,
of Orange, Franklin Township,
died March 7, 2012, in her
home.
Born in Pittston, she was a
daughter of the late Harry and
Elizabeth ODonnell Harmon.
She was educated in the West
Pittston schools. Prior to her
retirement, she was employed
at the call center for JCPenney.
Mrs. Dankulich was also a for-
mer member of the Moose
Lodge #1207, West Pittston.
Preceding her in death was
her spouse, Paul A. Nenish.
Surviving are her daughters,
Sharon Evans, Moosic, Debo-
rah Burton, Orange; grandchil-
dren, Terry and Melissa Evans,
Adam and Jeremy Burton.
Funeral services were held
March 10 in the Metcalfe and
Shaver Funeral Home, Wyom-
ing, with the Rev. Jeffrey Klan-
sek, chaplain of Common-
wealth Hospice, officiating.
Interment Fairview Memorial
Park, Elmhurst.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Can-
cer Society, 712 South Keyser
Avenue, Taylor, 18517.
Elizabeth A. Dankulich
March 7, 2012
William Joseph Futch , 89,
of Sewell, N.J., died March 3,
2012.
Mr. Futch was born in Exe-
ter, on May 17, 1922. He
served as a Sargent in the
United States Army during
World War II. A true entre-
preneur, he engaged in many
different occupations, in-
cluding heavy-equipment op-
erator for the family-owned
business, Truck Crane Cor-
poration in Exeter, and was a
member of the International
Union of Operating Engi-
neers, Local 542. He excelled
in marksmanship, sailing and
golf. Mr. Futch also earned
his HAM Radio license. He
encouraged all of his chil-
dren to aspire to learn and
grow in diversity and to be
honest, hard-working people.
Mr. Futch retired to Florida,
where he worked part time,
and enjoyed golfing and oth-
er leisure activities. He re-
cently moved back to New
Jersey to be near his children.
He was also predeceased
by his wife, Shirley Rita
Woods Futch, his brother,
James Futch, and his sister
Carmel Poepperling.
Surviving are his children,
Marleen Woods, Peggy
Futch, Cheryl Cunningham
(Edward), Jay W. Futch (Me-
lissa) and Robin Dolan, 11
grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren. Also surviv-
ing are his sister AnneMarie
Beaver of Kingston, and his
sisters-in-law, Lana K. Heck
of Mountain Top and Muriel
Vino of Mountain Top, and
many nieces and nephews.
A private service was con-
ducted for the family.
William J. Futch
March 3, 2012
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Kenneth C.
Burke, 63, a
resident of
West Pittston,
died March 5,
2012 at his
home follow-
ing a lengthy illness.
Mr. Burke was born in Pitt-
ston, son of the late John and
Margaret Rose Burke, and was
a graduate of Northeast High
School, Duryea. He served
with the Army as a Private
First Class in Germany during
the Vietnam Era. Following
his military service, he was a
salesman and carpet installer
and had worked for Vanguard
Fire Extinguisher Co. for some
time. Prior to his retirement in
1995 due to ill health, he had
been a cook at the Sky Liner
Diner, Pittston Township. Mr.
Burke was a former member of
the Jaycees, the West Side
Club, Avoca; the Ancient Or-
der of Hibernians; the Polish
Club of Dupont and the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, Duryea.
He was also preceded in
death by an infant brother,
John Burke.
Surviving are his wife of 37
years, Linda Richardson
Burke, at home; children, Shy-
loe McDonald and her fianc,
Gary Lance, West Pittston;
Jessica Lee and her husband,
Dennis, Plymouth; Jill Burke
and her fianc, Jeff Hoover,
West Pittston; John Burke,
West Pittston; step-son, Ber-
nard McDonald, Dallas; broth-
ers and sisters, Patricia Ho-
wells and her husband, John;
Joseph Burke and his wife, Ve-
ra, and Lorraine Grenavich
and her husband, Ted, all of
Nanticoke; Margaret Ann
Burke, New York City; James
Burke, Jenkins Township; nine
grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held March 9
from the H. Merritt Hughes
Funeral Home, West Pittston,
with Funeral Mass in Sacred
Heart Worship Center of Na-
tivity Parish, Duryea. Inter-
ment Clarks Green Cemetery,
Clarks Green. The family re-
quests that memorial dona-
tions be made for funeral ex-
penses in care of the funeral
home.
Kenneth C. Burke
March 5, 2012
Margaret (Edwards) Monelli,
age 87, of Old Forge, died March
5, 2012, at Moses Taylor Hospi-
tal in Scranton.
Two sons, John Monelli Jr. and
Leo Monelli, and several sib-
lings also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her sons
Ronnie Monelli and wife Patri-
cia of Old Forge, Randy Monelli
and wife Lori of Sunrise, Fla.,
and Bradley Monelli and fiancee
Michelle Raniello of Old Forge;
brothers, Robert and William
Edwards; 14 grandchildren and
many great-grandchildren.
Graveside services by the Rev.
James A. Wert were conducted
March 8 in the Marcy Cemetery,
Duryea. Visit www.Kearney-
FuneralHome.com to leave an
online condolence.
Margaret Monelli
March 5, 2012
Hope Cicon Moses of Hallan-
dale, Florida, died March 5,
2012, at Aventura Hospital and
Medical Center, Aventura, Flor-
ida.
Born in Exeter, she was the
daughter of the late Joseph Ci-
con and Mary Dupock Cicon.
Hope was a graduate of the Nes-
bitt School of Nursing, King-
ston. Prior to her retirement, she
was a registered nurse at Aventu-
ra Hospital and Medical Center.
After retirement, Hope contin-
ued to work at Aventura Hospital
as a case manager. Hope was a
parishioner of St. Philip Anti-
ochian Orthodox Church in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. She was al-
so a member of The Order of St.
Ignatius of Antioch.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, James Moses, for-
merly of Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are her sons, James
Moses of Miami, Florida, and
Michael and daughter-in-law
Sandra of Allentown, and sever-
al nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held March 9
from the Mamary-Durkin Fu-
neral Service, Wilkes-Barre,
with services in St. Mary Anti-
ochian Orthodox Church,
Wilkes-Barre. Interment parish
cemetery, Hanover Township.
Hope Moses
March 5, 2012
Nancy J. (Co-
londo) Domin-
ick, West Pitt-
ston, died
March 6, 2012
in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospi-
tal.
Nancy was born on March 13,
1930 in Pittston, daughter of the
lateLawrenceandMary(Arfanel-
la) Colondo. She was a1947grad-
uate of the Pittston High School.
Nancy worked in the garment in-
dustry until she retired in1994.
She was also preceded in death
byher husband, AustinDominick.
Surviving her are daughters, Ma-
rylou and her husband, Martin
Heaney, Plains Township; Carol
and her husband, Henry Goldow-
ski, Kingston; andgranddaughter,
Maria Heaney.
Funeral services are entrusted
to Graziano Funeral Home, Pitt-
ston Township. A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial was held in honor of
Nancy on March 10 in the St. Jo-
seph Marello Parish (St. Roccos
R.C. Church). Online condolenc-
es canbe made at www.Graziano-
FuneralHome.com.
Nancy J. Dominick
March 6, 2012
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Leonard Or-
loski, 81, of
Mountain Top,
died March 4,
2012 in the
Hospice Com-
munity Care
Unit at the Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre following an ill-
ness.
Born in Wilkes-Barre he was
the son of the late Frank and
Mary (Filipowich) Orloski and
attended Wilkes-Barre area
schools. His vocational history
began with Detroit Engineering
in Michigan and ended with At-
las Chain in Exeter. Leonard
will be fondly remembered by
family and friends for his love
of accordion playing, listening
to polkas and going four on a
bare jack.
Also preceding him in death
was his brother Thomas.
He will be greatly missed by
his daughters, Carol Padden,
Hanover Township, and son-in-
law Gene Padden, Ashley; Cin-
dy Lyons and husband Tom,
Mountain Top; Cheryl Zapotos-
ki and husband Mike, Hanover
Township, and Sandie Lyons
and husband Tim, Mountain
Top; nine grandchildren, Gene
Padden, Afghanistan, and his
wife, Kristen, Hawaii; Cheryl
Padden, Hanover Township;
Tommy Lyons, Camp Hill; Ste-
phanie Lyons, Mountain Top;
Michael Zapotoski and wife
Michelle, Plains; Jill Zapotoski,
Dallas; Jenna Zapotoski, Ha-
nover Township; Nikki Lyons,
Louisiana, and Timmy Lyons
and wife Megan, Mountain
Top; two great-grandchildren,
Nathan Lyons and Eli Zapotos-
ki. He is also survived by his
brother Frank Orloski and wife
Adeline, Mountain Top, and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held March 6
from the McCune Funeral
Home, Mountain Top, followed
by a Mass of Christian Burial in
St. Jude Church. Interment St.
Marys Cemetery, Hanover
Township.
Leonard Orloski
March 4, 2012
Ignatius M. Scarantino, 92, of
Pittston, died March 4, 2012 in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Italy on September 10,
1919, he was the son of the late Jo-
seph and Caroline Martel Scaran-
tino. He was a graduate of Pittston
HighSchool andservedintheU.S.
ArmyduringWorldWarII. Hehad
been employed as a machinist and
retired from American Chain and
Cable. Mr. Scarantinowas amem-
ber of St. JosephMarelloParishat
St. Roccos Church, the San Cata-
ldoSocietyandtheKnightsof Co-
lumbus Council 372, of Pittston.
He was also preceded in death
by brothers, Louis R., Nicholas,
Sam and Phillip Scarantino, and
sisters, Rose Scarantino, Grace
Dorula, and Mary Pace.
Surviving are sisters-in-law,
Mrs. Louis R. (Mary) Scarantino
and Mrs. Nicholas (Carmella)
Scarantino, both of Pittston; nu-
merous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
March8fromthePeterJ. Adonizio
Funeral Home, Pittston, with a
Mass of Christian Burial in St. Jo-
seph Marello Parish at St. Roccos
Church, Pittston. Interment St.
Roccos Cemetery, PittstonTown-
ship. Online condolences may be
made at www.peterjadoniziofun-
eralhome.com.
Ignatius M. Scarantino
March 4, 2012
Dorothy A. Paglianite, 73, of
Pittston Township, died March 1,
2012 in Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
Born in Exeter, on November 7,
1938, she was the daughter of the
late Vincent and Anna Uporsky
Waslick. She was a graduate of
Exeter High School. She was a
memberofSt. JosephMarelloPar-
ish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church, Pittston. She was a home-
maker; a loving wife, mother,
grandmother and will be greatly
missed.
She was also preceded in death
by her husband, Frank A. Paglia-
nite, onSeptember16, 2011; broth-
er Raymond Waslick and a sister
Anna Marie Waslick.
Surviving are her children, An-
nieJacksonandher husband, Tho-
mas of Moosic; Gregorio Paglia-
niteandhiswife, Mary, anddaugh-
ter, ChristinaKoons, Hughestown;
and Vincent Paglianite and his
wife, Carol, Pittston Township;
granddaughter, Kelly Ann (Jack-
son) OBrien and her husband,
Earl, Avoca; great-granddaughter,
Sadie Anna OBrien, Avoca;
brother, Vincent Waslick and his
wife, Bernice, Exeter; aunts, un-
cles, cousins, nieces andnephews.
AMass of Christian Burial was
heldMarch6inSt. JosephMarello
Parish at Our Lady of Mount Car-
melChurch, Pittston. IntermentSt.
Roccos Cemetery, Pittston Town-
ship. Funeral arrangementsareen-
trustedtothePeter J. AdonizioFu-
neral Home, Pittston. Online con-
dolencesmaybemadeat www.pe-
terjadoniziofuneralhome.com.
Dorothy A. Paglianite
March 1, 2012
Carl G. Eck-
enrode, 90, for-
merly of South
Franklin Street,
Wilkes-Barre,
died February
26, 2012, in his
home at St. Therese Residence,
Wilkes-Barre.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre,
onApril 6,1921, sonofthelateGe-
orge andMaryGreenfieldEcken-
rode. Carl wasagraduateofSt. Ni-
cholas High School in Wilkes-
Barre. He was a U.S. Army veter-
an of World War II, serving in the
EuropeanandNorthAfricanThe-
aters. He was formerly employed
with the U.S. Postal Service in
Wilkes-Barre. Hewasprecededin
deathbyhiswife, DoraRider Eck-
enrode, in1978; andbyhis daugh-
ter, MaryJaneEckenrode, in1996.
He was also preceded in death
byhis brothers, Hap, Jim, Rayand
Don Eckenrode; and by his sister,
Dorothy Eckenrode.
Surviving are daughters, Carol
Eckenrode and her husband, Da-
vid Brown, Telluride, Colo., Ellen
Roth and her husband, James,
Dallas; granddaughter, Heather
Conrad, Plains Township; great-
granddaughter, Nichole Conrad;
sister, Betty Williams, Boulder,
Colo.; and several nieces and ne-
phews.
Aheartfelt thanks toall the hos-
pice nurses and aides from Hos-
pice Community Care, to the en-
tire staff of St. Therese Residence,
including the administrators, Ma-
rilyn Smith and Melissa Zelinski;
also Carls aides, Anna, Shannon,
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may be made to St. Therese Resi-
dence Fund, 260 S. Meade St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 18702.
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February 26, 2012
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OBITUARIES
Harry A. Zimmerman, Jr., 44,
Wyoming, died unexpectedly at
his home on March 5, 2012.
He was born on November 23,
1967, in Jacksonville Township,
N.C. Harry was employed for the
past two years as supervisor for
Flagger Force Traffic Control Ser-
vices. Prior tothat, he was employ-
ed as an assistant manager for lo-
cal Wal-Mart stores.
Harry was also preceded in
death by his mother, Caroline
(Roper) Zimmerman; sisters,
Anne Marie Klinger and Frances
East. Surviving are his father, Har-
ry A. Zimmerman Sr., Wyoming;
daughter, Fiona Zimmerman,
Swoyersville; sister, Mary Claire
Rogers, Oklahoma.
A memorial visitation was held
March 10 in the Wroblewski Fu-
neral Home, Forty Fort. To send
the family an online condolence,
visitwww.wroblewskifuneral-
home.com.
Harry A. Zimmerman, Jr.
March 5, 2012
Florence
(Tootsie) Stuch-
kus, 77, of
Wilkes-Barre
Township,
passed away
peacefully on
Wednesday morning, March 7,
2012, intheGoldenLivingCenter,
East Mountain, after a courageous
19-month battle with pancreatic
cancer.
Born in Old Forge on February
18, 1935, she was a daughter of the
lateThomasandAnnaPepsinWil-
liams. She was a graduate of Old
Forge High School, class of 1953,
where she was a majorette. She
was also a graduate of Bradford
Beauty School, Wilkes-Barre.
Florence was first employed as a
seamstressfor Perfect MaidAppa-
rel, OldForge, until hermarriageto
Albert Stuchkus on June 25, 1960.
She later worked as a salesperson
for the Hickory Farms store for
many years until her retirement.
Florence enjoyed traveling, going
shoppingdownthelineandbaking
pies. Her greatest joy was helping
to raise her grandsons and being a
loving grandmother. They meant
the worldtoher andshe gave it her
all to spend as much time as she
couldwithher family. She alsoen-
joyed being a home beautician to
her family and friends for many
years. She was a member of the
former Maternity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary Church, Park Ave-
nue, Wilkes-Barre, which is now
Our Lady of Hope Church.
Florence was preceded in death
by her brothers, James, and Tho-
mas; sisters, Romaine Falzone,
Jean (Chi-Chi) Goliembeski,
Esther Jackimowicz, Eleanor
Becker, Ann Felicianni and Do-
lores (Dolly) Lutkowski.
A special thanks to Nancy Pic-
colotti for always keeping her
beautiful; andLizCorradinoforall
her extra help; Dr. Frank Olshem-
ski; Dr. Maurer Biscotti and his
wife, Mary; AnnMarieGavaghan;
thestaff at WesleyVillage; Golden
Living Center; and the Hospice of
the Sacred Heart.
Surviving are her loving hus-
band of 51 years, Albert V., at
home; son, JohnT. andhisfiance,
Anne Sobeski, Pittston; daughter,
Lisa Dieso and her husband, John,
Wilkes-Barre Township; sister-in-
law Zaira Williams, Old Forge;
grandsons, Scott and Brandon
Stuchkus; numerous nieces and
nephews.
Florences funeral was held
March 10 in the Mark V. Yanaitis
Funeral Home, Plains Township,
with a Mass of Christian Burial in
Our Lady of Hope Church,
Wilkes-Barre. Interment Holy
Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek.
Memorialdonationsmaybegiv-
en to St. Judes Children Hospital,
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN
38105-1942, or theLuzerneCoun-
ty, S.P.C.A. , 524 E. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 18702. Condolenc-
es may be offered or directions ac-
cessed at www.yanaitisfuneral-
home.com.
Florence Stuchkus
March 7, 2012
Robert D.
Williams, 73,
of Luzerne,
died peacefully
surrounded by
his loving fam-
ily on March 5,
2012 in the Wilkes-Barre Gener-
al Hospital.
Born in Wilkes-Barre he was
the son of the late Fred Williams
and Dorothy Durling Williams
Grobowski. He was educated in
the West Pittston schools. He
servedinthe ArmyReserves. For
many years he was employed at
the Wilkes-Barre General Hos-
pital, Salek Optical and retired
from Clearbrook Treatment
Centers after 25 years. He was a
member of Our Lady of Hope
Parish, Wilkes-Barre. Roberts
life revolved around his family
and friends with addiction prob-
lems and helping themwith their
sobriety. He was so loved by ev-
eryone who knew him and he
gave himself in so many ways.
Robert enjoyed the outdoors and
had a passion for fishing.
Also preceding him in death
were his children Maureen Wil-
liams and Richard Williams, sis-
ter Mary Jean Tedesco.
Surviving are his wife of 52
years, the former Marion Moz-
dian; childrenMarionOtwayand
her husband, Darran, Swoyers-
ville; Robert Williams, Wilkes-
Barre; two grandchildren; sisters
Carolyn Williams, West Pittston;
Dorothy Stucker, Wilkes-Barre;
brother, Fred Williams, Sunbu-
ry; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at the
convenience of the family from
the Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral
Home, Wyoming. Interment
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carver-
ton.
Robert D. Williams
March 5, 2012
Doris D. Van Scoten, formerly
of West Pittston and Forty Fort,
died in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
on February 11, 2012.
Doris was born October 30,
1927, in Greenfield Township, to
the late Arnold R. and Lura A.
(Kenyon) Decker. She was also
preceded in death by husband
James, former Pittston YMCA
director; son Kim, and sister Jan-
ice Howanitz.
Surviving are son James Van
Scoten and his wife, Betty;
grandsons, Joshua and Jason;
sister Louise Northup; sisters-in-
law, Jean Scott and Marilyn Van
Scoten.
A memorial service will be
held in Colorado Springs at a lat-
er date. The family would like to
thank Odyssey Hospice for the
special care given to Doris.
Memorial contributions may
be mailed to Odyssey Hospice,
5526 N. Academy Blvd., Col-
orado Springs, CO 80918. Ar-
rangements were made through
All Veterans Funeral Home,
Wheatridge, Colo.
Doris D. Van Scoten
February 11, 2012
Dennis H. Smith, Exeter,
died February 29, 2012, in
the Highland Manor Nursing
Home in Exeter.
Born in Phoenix, Ariz., on
November 7, 1950, he was a
son of the late Charles and
Virginia Mason Smith. Den-
nis worked as a taxi driver.
Surviving are two sons,
Dennis Smith Jr., Forkston;
Richard Smith, Elk Lake;
two daughters, Christine Ro-
berts, Tunkhannock; Lois
Smith, Brighton, Colo.;
three brothers, Mike Smith,
Wilkes-Barre; Randy Smith,
Factoryville; Shannon
Smith, Phoenix, Ariz.; and
sister, Shari Smith, Strauss-
town, as well as 10 grand-
children.
A memorial service will be
held at a later date. Arrange-
ments are by the Sheldon-
Kukuchka Funeral Home,
Tunkhannock. Online condo-
lences may be sent to the
family at www.sheldonku-
kuchkafuneralhome.com.
Dennis H. Smith
February 29, 2012
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Social Section
Inside
School menus ....................2
Birthdays............................3
Schools ......................2, 4, 5
Classified......................6-14
S E C T I O N B
S O C I A L
Melissa A. Mingos and Michael J. McCabe II were united in
marriage on August 13, 2011, at the Nativity B.V.M., Tunkhan-
nock, by Father David Betts.
The bride is the daughter of John and Sally Mingos of Tunk-
hannock. She was given away by her father and chose her sister,
Rachel Mingos, as her maid of honor.
The groom is the son of Michael and Mary McCabe of West
Pittston and chose his brother, Ryan McCabe as his best man.
Mrs. McCabe is a teacher at Tunkhannock Area School Dis-
trict. Mr. McCabe is the owner of a landscaping business.
Preceding the nuptials, the bride was honored at a bridal show-
er, where she was surrounded by close friends and family. A re-
hearsal dinner was heldat Remingtons Restaurant, Tunkhannock
hosted by the grooms parents.
Awedding reception was held to celebrate the special occasion
at the Ramada Inn, Clarks Summit. The couple honeymooned in
Aruba at the Riu Palace.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McCabe II
Exchange vows
Randy Herring and Brooke Hantman, together with their fam-
ilies, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jeff and Mindy Hantman,
Trevose.
The prospective groomis the son of Marty and Sandy Herring,
West Wyoming. He is the grandson of Ken and Carol Connor,
presently residing in Brooksville FL, originally from Harding.
Randy is a 2000 graduate of Wyoming Area High School. He
earned his Bachelors degree at West Chester University in 2009.
He is employed at the Warrenton branch of Enterprise Rental Car
as a branch manager.
Brooke is a 2004 graduate of George Washington High School.
She earned her masters degree in speech pathology from West
Chester University in 2010. She is employed at Deer Meadows
Rehab Facility in Philadelphia.
The happy couple will exchange vows at the Luciens Manor,
Berlin, NJ, on March 24, where their reception will also be held.
Brooke Hantman and Randy Herring
March 24 wedding set
Vanessa Russick and James Basara, together with their fam-
ilies, announce their engagement and approaching marriage.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mrs. Dolores Wychoskie and
stepfather Mr. Benedict Wychoskie of West Pittston and the late
Mrs. John Russick, formerly of Duryea.
Miss Russick is a 1999 graduate of Wyoming Area High
School and a 2009 graduate of Wilkes University with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Nursing. She is employed at the Regional
Hospital of Scranton as a Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care
Unit.
The prospective groomis the sonof Mr. andMrs. LeonardBas-
ara Sr. of Hughestown. Mr. Basara is a 1996 graduate of Pittston
Area High School. He is employed at Local 645 as a Union Car-
penter and as a part time Pittston City Fire Fighter.
The couple will be united in marriage June 2 at St. Anns Bas-
ilica, Scranton.
Vanessa Russick and James Basara
Plan June wedding
Fira Rose Furino celebrated her 95th birthday, on Thursday,
Feb. 23, with family and friends at her niece and nephews home
in West Wyoming.
Fira is a resident of the Laurels, Kingston, and likes watching
TV, doing puzzles, crocheting and all her newfriends at the Lau-
rels.
Fira Rose Furino
Notes 95th birthday
Michael John May Jr. was baptized on Sunday, Jan. 22 at Our
Lady of the Eucharist Church, Pittston by Rev. Thomas Maloney.
Michael is the son of Michael May and Jennifer Orzello, Avo-
ca. He is the grandson of John and KimOrzello, Hughestown and
the late Michael and Maria May. Godparents are Melissa Kresef-
ski, Old Forge and Jason Orzello, Hughestown.
Michael was born on Oct. 4, 2011.
Michael John May Jr.
Michael John May baptized
JohnJosephWalsh, sonof StaceyandMartinWalshof Pittston,
was baptized on February12 at St. John the Evangelist Church by
Msgr. John Bendik.
Johnwas bornonSeptember14, 2011. His godparents are Kelly
Walsh, Conshohocken and Ryan Walsh, State College. Grand-
parents are Elizabeth Druhan, Stuart, Florida; Scott Johnson,
Pittston and Sheila Walsh of Pittston and the late John J. Walsh.
John Joseph Walsh
John Joseph Walsh baptized
The Yatesville Auxiliary will
hold its annual Easter party on
April 1 at 2 p.m. at the Yatesville
Borough building.
There will be prizes for chil-
dren 12 years and younger.
Snacks will be provided.
Reservations will run through
March 20 and can be made by
calling 655-8088 or 654-7585.
The Yatesville Auxiliary
meets the second Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m.
Anyone interested is invited to
attend.
Yatesville Auxiliary Easter party
Wyoming Seminary Lower
School invites families to attend
the Early Childhood Overview
on Thursday, March 29, from
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the schools
Forty Fort campus, 1560 Wyom-
ing Avenue.
Families may tour preschool,
pre-kindergarten and kindergar-
ten classrooms and speak with
the deanof the PrimaryDivision,
teachers and admission staff
about Sems early childhood pro-
gram.
Applications are accepted up
to one year in advance of entry.
The school will maintain wait-
ing pools when necessary for all
programs.
Call Heidi Sims, Associate Di-
rector of Lower School Admis-
sion, at 718-6610 for more infor-
mation or e-mail LSadmis-
sion@wyomingseminary.org.
Early childhood open
house at Wyoming Sem
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S C H O O L S
Pittston Area School District
High School and Middle School Lunch
Menu for week of March 11
Monday: Buffalo Panini, green beans, fruit,
fruit, low fat milk
Tuesday: Pasta with meatballs, garlic bread,
corn, fruit, low fat milk
Wednesday: Stromboli, carrots, fruit, low fat
milk
Thursday: Chili with noodles, peas, fruit, low
fat milk
Friday: Egg & cheese on bagel, mixed vegeta-
bles, fruit, low fat milk
High school breakfast: Grab & go at cafeteria
store has hot breakfast sandwiches, breakfast piz-
za, bagels and cream cheese, cereal with toast,
breakfast bars, fresh fruit, juice and low fat milk.
Middle school breakfast:
Menu for week of March 11
Monday: Egg and cheese on bagel or French
toast sticks with syrup
Tuesday: Sausage and cheese on English muf-
fin or scrambled eggs with toast
Wednesday: Pancakes with syrup or egg, bacon
and cheese on bagel
Thursday: Breakfast pizza or eggandcheese on
bagel
Friday: Waffles with syrup or ham and cheese
on bagel
Available daily: Plain and specialty pizza,
whole grain chicken patty, buffalo chicken hoagie,
salads, assorted hoagies and wraps
Intermediate, Primary & Kindergarten
Lunch
Menu for week of March 11
Monday: Chicken taco with lettuce, cheese, sal-
sa or grilled cheese sandwich, rice, peas, cherries,
low fat milk
Tuesday: Rib-a-que on bun or bacon cheese-
burger, baked fries carrots, peaches, low fat milk
Wednesday: Pasta with meat sauce, garlic bread
or chicken sliders, corn, pears, low fat milk
Thursday: Pork chop, bread, or roast turkey
sandwich, mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed fruit,
low fat milk
Friday: Italiandunkers or fishbites, bread, peas,
green Jell-o apples, low fat milk
Alternates: Italian wrap, chef salad, turkey hoa-
gie, popcorn chicken, bread
Breakfast
Menu for week of March 11
Monday: Hot pockets
Tuesday: Pancake sausage wrap
Wednesday: Sausage, egg and cheese on bagel
Thursday: Scrambled eggs with toast
Friday: Waffles with syrup
Available daily: Breakfast pizza, assorted cere-
als with buttered toast, juice and low fat milk
Wyoming Area School District
Secondary Center
Menu for week of Mar. 11
Monday
A. Turkey & cheese on bagel
B. Mozzarella breadsticks w/Marinara sauce
C. Chicken fajita with lettuce, tomato, salsa,
sour cream
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Celery & carrots/ranch dip, baked potato
wedges, mixed fruit.
Tuesday
A. Hot dog w/chili or cheese sauce
B. Macaroni and cheese
C. Philly double cheese steak hoagie
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Brown sugared carrots, seasoned spiral
potatoes, applesauce.
Wednesday
A. Popcorn chicken, bread
B. Hot turkey sandwich
C. Nachos Grande w/beef taco, double cheese,
lettuce, tomato, salsa and sour cream
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans,
Jell-o.
Thursday
A. Chicken risotto
B. Southwest chicken wrap w/lettuce
C. Meatball hoagie w/Mozzarella cheese
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Baked colossal fries, pick, pears
Friday
A. Cheese or sausage pizza
B. Buffalo chicken sub
C. Grilled cheese sandwich, minestrone soup
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Tossed salad/dressing, tortilla chips/sal-
sa, peaches.
Elementary School
Monday: Turkey and cheese on bun or grilled
cheese sandwich, carrots, celery, broccoli/dip, to-
mato soup, saltine crackers, Minute Maid Juice
Bar.
Alternate Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz.
yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of
string cheese or sunflower seeds.
Breakfast Warm Danish, juice, cereal, milk
Tuesday: Hot dog on bun, macaroni and cheese,
brown sugar carrots, applesauce.
Alternate Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz.
yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of
string cheese or sunflower seeds.
Breakfast Whole-wheat English muffin w/jel-
ly, fruit juice, milk
Wednesday: Baked popcorn chicken, bread,
mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans, Jell-o.
Alternate Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz.
yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of
string cheese or sunflower seeds.
Breakfast Super fortified donut, cereal, juice,
milk
Thursday: Cheeseburger on bun or chicken
patty on bun, baked freedom fries, pickle, pears.
Alternate Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz.
yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of
string cheese or sunflower seeds.
Breakfast Scrambled eggs w/sausage, whole-
wheat toast, juice, milk
Friday: Fresh cheese or pepperoni pizza, tossed
salad/dressing, peaches, cinnamon teddy cubs.
Alternate Cheese sandwich, or PBJ or 4 oz.
yogurt and animal crackers all with choice of
string cheese or sunflower seeds.
Breakfast Pancakes w/syrup, cereal juice, milk
S C H O O L M E N U S
Senior interviews
Joey Stoss, son of Rosemary
Cegelka, was born on February
9, 1994, and is a resident of Pitt-
ston Township. Joey has cited
Mr. Pesontini as his favorite
teacher and has called the chick-
en bowl at lunch his most memo-
rable high school moment.
Joey has listed his favorite
food as chicken, movie as Friday
Night Lights, and celebrity as
Adam Sandler. His catchphrase
is Yeah buddy! and he is on the
football team. Joey has called
Mike Barret his idol, and says
that his entire high school expe-
rience has been long. He has also
said that the most challenging
part of high school has been the
PSSA tests.
Joey intends to attend college,
and says he is looking forward to
havinghis ownhouse as anadult.
He said if he could teach one
class, it would be football 101.
Bianca Tuttle, born August 7,
1993, is the daughter of Roseann
and Anthony Tuttle, and is a resi-
dent of Pittston. She says that
Mr. Caprari, Mr. Hopkins, Mr.
Richards, Mr. Walsh and Mrs.
Plis are her favorite teachers. She
has described all of her high
school experiences as memora-
ble and awesome.
Bianca calls all food her favor-
ite food and her best friends are
Breanna Vosburg and Jenna
Sharr. Biancas personal catch-
phrase is Wasnt Me. Post-
graduation, she plans to become
a photographer and says she is
looking forward to being suc-
cessful as an adult.
Michael Brown, son of Mi-
chael and Tara Brown, was born
July7, 1994, andlives inPittston.
He says that Mr. Joyce is his fa-
vorite teacher andthat if he could
start high school over, he would
try harder.
Mike cites his favorite food as
pizza and his favorite band as
Asking Alexandria, and says that
he has too many best friends to
list. His catchphrase is Lets do
that again. Mike says the most
challenging part of high school
has been the work and says that if
he couldteachone class, it would
be math. Overall, he has called
his high school experience nuts.
Kathleen Blazosek, resident
of Suscon and daughter of Mi-
chael Blazosek, was born Au-
gust 5, 1993. Mr. Joyce and Mrs.
Nowakowski are her favorite
teachers.
Kathleencites Better Off Dead
as her favorite movie, and John
Cusack as her favorite celebrity.
Her future plans include going to
college and getting a good job.
She says calculus has been the
most challenging part of high
school. As an adult, Kathleen
looks forward to making money,
and overall, she has described
her high school experience as
awkward.
Nellie Diaz, of Avoca, is the
daughter of Maureen and Sal
Diaz and was born on May 31,
1994. Nellie is a member of the
cheerleading team and plans to
attend a college out of the area
and major in Anthropology.
Pietro Colella, of Pittston, is
the son of Neva and Pietro Colel-
la and was born on August 30,
1994. Pietro is on the soccer
team, a member of the Key Club
and FBLA, and a class officer. If
Pietro could teach any class in
the world, it would be Algebra.
Pietros best friends are Kenny
Miller, Todd Mitchell, and Tony
Amitia. His most memorable
high schoolmoment was win-
ning the soccer division title
sophomore year. After gradua-
tion, Pietro plans to go to college
and major in Optometry.
Shelby Shimkoski, of Pitt-
ston, is the daughter of Theresa
Miller and Justin France and was
born on November 20, 1993.
Shelby is a member of the cheer-
leading and track and field
teams. If she could describe her
high school experience in one
word, it would be amazing.
Shelbys best friend is McKen-
zee Shea and her favorite teach-
ers are Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Vin-
celli. If Shelby could teach any
class in the world, it would be
English. She idolizes her mother
and after graduation, Shelby
plans to go to college and be-
come an x-ray technician.
Anthony Semyon, of Pittston,
is the son of Lisa and Mike Se-
myon and was born on May 11,
1994. Anthonys favorite food is
chicken fingers and his favorite
song is Pumped up Kicks.
When Anthony is an adult, he is
looking forward to making mon-
ey at a real job. His favorite
teachers include: Mrs. Pietras,
Mrs. Distasio, and Mr. Burn-
s.Anthony plans to attend col-
lege after graduation.
Scholarships available
$24,000 Scholarship Pro-
gram In Memory of Hugh
Carcella
Awarded by the United Steel
Workers- District 10 (Eastern
2012)
Consists of six, four year
scholarships, each with a total
value of $4,000 ($1,000 per
year), will be awarded in June
2012.
Eligibility: An applicant must
be in good standing, or the son or
daughter or legal ward of a mem-
ber of a United Steelworkers,
District 10 (Eastern) local union
participating in the Scholarship
Program; or the son or daughter
or legal ward of a disabled or old
age retiree or deceased member
of an affiliated local union who
was in good standing with the
United Steelworkers at the time
of their retirement or death.
How to Apply: Applications
may be obtained upon request
from participating local unions
or in the Guidance Office. Ap-
plicants will fill out the applica-
tion form giving all required in-
formation. No application will
be accepted unless properly
signed by the President and Re-
cording Secretary of the respec-
tive local union. When complet-
ed, the forms should be mailed to
the Scholarship Fund Commit-
tee, United Steelworkers, 625 N.
Charlotte Street 2nd Floor
North, Pottstown, PA19464.
Closing Date: Applications
must be postmarkednolater than
midnight March 15, 2012.
Sammy 2012- Got Milk
Americas Milk Processors
and USA Today announced the
15th annual Scholar Athlete
Milk Mustache of the Year
(SAMMY ) 2012 Award Pro-
gram.
The SAMMY 2012 Award
program recognizes outstanding
scholar athletes in grade 12 from
high schools throughout the con-
tiguous United States. A $7,500
college scholarship from the
Milk Processor Education Pro-
gram and an invitation for win-
ners, parents and/or guardians to
attend SAMMY 2012 awards
weekend at Walt Disney World
in Orlando, FL scheduled for
June 2012
From now until March 15,
teachers, coaches, principals,
guidance counselors, athlete di-
rectors, parents, relative are en-
couraged to nominate a scholar
athlete for the SAMMY 2012
Award.
Additionally, high school se-
niors are allowed and encour-
aged to nominate themselves for
the SAMMY 2012 award.
SAMMY 2012 applications
will only be accepted online at
https://www.sammyapplica-
tion.com or www.face-
book.com/milkmustache until
March 15, 2012
In Memory of Jennifer Mor-
gan Scholarship
The scholarship will be pre-
sented to a graduating senior se-
lected by Pittston Area High
Schools scholarship committee.
The student must be accepted at
anaccreditedcollege or universi-
ty and he/she will also pursue a
degree in the field of education
in the year the award is granted.
Eligibility: The student shall
have demonstrated characteris-
tics of: Academic achievement;
good citizenship/service to oth-
ers; leadership.
The student shall submit anes-
saywhichbrieflyoutlines his/her
educational goals and why he/
she selected the field of educa-
tion for his/her course of study.
Financial need is not a stated cri-
terion, but may be considered in
selecting a candidate.
The scholarship is intended to
be used for tuition or educational
expenses and may not be used
for room and board.
Due Date: April 16, 2012
Mary Ann Malinics Kami-
niski Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was estab-
lished by family and friends of
Mary Ann Malinics Kaminiski
and is awarded annually to a stu-
dent residing in Dupont and the
surrounding area.
Eligibility: Preferably, but not
limited to, a child living in Du-
pont or Pittston Twp.; graduate
of Pittston Area High School or
the Wilkes-Barre Area Career
and Technical Center; a hard-
workingstudent producingtothe
best of their academic ability;
demonstrating financial need;
planning to enroll as an under-
graduate in an accredited two or
four-year college/university as a
full-time student. The recipient
is required to maintain at least a
C average at the college of his/
her choice.
Due Date: April 30, 2012
Tim Thomas Memorial
Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory
of Tim Thomas, a graduate of
Wyoming Valley West and
Bloomsburg University.
Criteria: Must be a senior male
or female from a Wyoming Val-
ley Conference High School that
has participated on the cross
country or track and field team.
Must be furthering their educa-
tion at a two or four year college/
university. Must write a para-
graph explaining What Run-
ning has Meant to You
Due Date: April 15, 2012
First Lt. Jeffery DePrimo
P I T T S T O N A R E A S C H O O L D I S T R I C T
Scholarships listed; Middle School students prepare for PSSA tests
As the annual PSSA examinations approach, the Pittston Area Middle School has made an effort to
reinforce skills emphasized in the exams. Students have practiced these skills in their major sub-
jects as well as in their related arts classes to show how these skills are applicable to all facets of
their daily lives. Here, students in Mr. O'Hop's and Ms. Loefflad's physical education classes hone
their measuring and calculating skills in preparation for their PSSA testing. Students measured,
converted, and diagramed the dimensions of a volleyball court as well as calculated its perimeter
and area. Top photo, left to right, Anthony Zimmerman, Alisa Agostinelli, Breanna Yashkus, Dale
Sorak, and Jordan Washko. Bottomphoto, left to right, Vinson Nguyen, Emily Brody, Thomas Bro-
dy, and Christopher Dudek.
See Pittston Area page 5
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B I R T H D A Y S
Lucia Campenni,
daughter of Tommy and
Chrissy Campenni, West
Pittston, celebrated her
fourth birthday on March
3.
Lucia is the grand-
daughter of Sam and Jo-
sie Mantione, West Pitt-
ston and the late Jim and
Rosemary Campenni.
Lucia is the great
granddaughter of Frances
Bellanco, Pittston. Lucia
has two sisters, Samara,
six and Ella, one.
Lucia Campenni
Matthew Chase Cook,
son of Brian and Ann
Cook, Exeter celebrated
his second birthday on
March 8. Matthew is the
grandson of Joe and Lynn
Cook, Wyoming and Tom
and Veronica Pepe, Exeter.
Great-grandparents are
Ruth and the late Donald
Havard and the late Joseph
and Mary Baldo Cook.
Matthew loves his family
and friends and enjoys
spending time with his
cousins Victoria, F.J. and
Brianna Braccini. A party
was held in his honor
Matthew Cook
Briellia Rygielski-Mih-
neski, daughter of Shannon
Rygielski and Brian Mih-
neski, celebrated her sev-
enth birthday on March 7.
She is the granddaughter of
Concetta and Thomas Ry-
gielski. She is the great
granddaughter of Elsie and
Frank Belmont.
Briellia is a proud Daisy
Girl Scout. She enjoys
playing with friends and
has a great time at Zumba
dance class.
Briellia
Rygielski-Mihneski
Ryan P. Nemshick, son
of Pete and Megan Nem-
shick, West Pittston, cele-
brated his fourth birthday
Friday, March 9.
Ryan is the grandson of
Barbara Nemshick,
Scranton and Neil and
Carolyn Sharp of West
Pittston. Ryan is the great
grandson of Conrad Bau-
man, Meshoppen. Ryan
is a pre-school student at
Work of Art Learning
Center, Exeter. A party
was held in his honor.
Ryan Nemshick
Lilly Anna Ostrowski,
daughter of Lynn Snop-
kowski and Robert Os-
trowski, Avoca, will be
celebrating her third
birthday on March 13.
Her maternal grand-
parents are the late Joseph
and Rita Snopkowski,
Dupont. Paternal grand-
parents are the late Ed-
ward and Ann Ostrowski,
Avoca. Godparents are
Ann OBrien, Pittston
and Edward Ostrowski,
Avoca.
Lily Ostrowski
Mattea Selene Santos,
daughter of Jason and Jill
Santos, Kingston, will
celebrate her fourth birth-
day on March 13.
Mattea is the grand-
daughter of Rev. Harriet
Santos of Swoyersville
andthe late RosendoSan-
tos and Joe and Carol
Trzcinski of Avoca. She
has a brother, Christian,
two.
Mattea Santos
Stop by or mail your birthday photo to:
The Sunday Dispatch
109 New Street
Pittston, PA18640
Pictures can run in back and white for $2 or color for $10.
Deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m., but space is limited, so pictures
will be published on a first-come, first-served basis. Any ques-
tions, please call 602-0168.
Happy birthday!
Checks can be made payable to The Sunday Dispatch.
Carl C.J. Stevenson,
son of Patrick Skip and
Kristie Stevenson, Du-
ryea, celebrated his first
birthday on Friday, Mar.
9.
C.J. is the grandson of
Carl and Gerry Siracuse,
Wyoming and Earl and
Virginia Stevenson,
Uniontown. C.J. has an
older brother, Paul, who
is five years old.
Carl Stevenson
Lydia Elynnor Sutton,
daughter of Carl and
Wendy Sutton, of Dallas,
celebrated her third birth-
day on Friday, March 9.
Lydia is the grand-
daughter of John Wagner,
Pittston and the late Mary
Lynn Wagner and Carl
and Andrea Sutton, Can-
ton. She is the great
granddaughter of Ruth
Celmer, Plymouth. Lydia
has a big brother, Floyd,
who is six years old.
Lydia Sutton
Beau Widdick, son of
John and Leslie Widdick,
Pittston Township, will
celebrate his fourth birth-
day on March 14.
Maternal grandparents
are Bob and Marilyn
Starna, Pittston Town-
ship. Paternal grandpar-
ents are Joann Turco, Ya-
tesville and John and
Rose Ann Widdick, Exe-
ter. Beau has an eight-
month-old baby sister,
Milania. A party is being
held to mark this special
occasion.
Beau Widdick
Sienna Vieira, daugh-
ter of Nielsen and Aman-
da Vieira of Duryea is
celebrating her second
birthday today, March 11.
Maternal grandparents
are Mary Tirva, Duryea,
Joseph Tirva, Wyoming
and Jerry and Kris
McGuire of Scranton.
Paternal grandparents are
Ademil andClaudineia of
Brazil.
Sienna Vieira
Santino Anthony Zaf-
futo, son of Paul and Kel-
ly Zaffuto, of Pittston,
celebrated his sixth birth-
day on March 3.
Santino is the grandson
of Paul and Roseann Zaf-
futo, of Pittston, and Eu-
gene and Bonnie Haga-
dus, of Allentown.
A golf party and a trip
to Great Wolfe Lodge
will be held in his honor.
Santino Zaffuto
PittstonAmericanLegionPost 477Ladies Auxiliaryheldinstalla-
tion of officers in February at the post home.
Left to right, Elena Simkonis, historian; Janet Pohoda, sergeant at
arms; Joanne Corridoni, chaplain; Diane Simko, treasurer; Wanda
Stuccio, secretary; Joann Hunter, vice president; and Bridget Clark,
president.
Pittston American Legion Auxiliary installation
Two Holy Redeemer High School seniors have been named final-
ists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program, demonstrating
through distinguished performance a high potential for future aca-
demic accomplishment.
Allison Muth and Elsbeth Turcan earned the recognition on the
basis of their scores in the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholar-
ship Qualifying Test (PAST/NMSQT) taken as juniors. They repre-
sent less than one percent of high school seniors in the U.S. and have
now advanced to consideration as National Merit Scholars.
Allison is the daughter of Joseph and Geralyn Muth of Wilkes-
Barre, while Elsbeth is the daughter of Williamand Elaine Turcan of
Exeter.
From left, Holy Redeemer Director of Guidance Robert Musso,
Elsbeth Turcan, Allison Muth, and Vice Principal for Academics
Abe Simon.
Holy Redeemer students named Merit finalists
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The Wyoming Area Drama
Club and Thespian Troupe 4795
will present the smash hit musi-
cal, Legally Blonde on March 23
and 24 at 7 p.m. and March 25 at
2p.m. inthe WyomingArea Sec-
ondary Center Auditorium, 20
Memorial Street, Exeter.
Tickets go on sale March 19
from6to8p.m. inthe Secondary
Center Lobby. Adults $10 and
students $5. They may also be
purchased at the door.
Dr. Seuss Birthday
Dr. Seusss Birthday was cele-
brated at Montgomery Avenue
Elementary School on Friday,
March 2. Some of the activities
included guest readers, games,
crafts, cakes and dress like your
favorite character.
The Barber Shop Quartet en-
tertained the first grade classes
of Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Hard-
ing.
Students from Mrs. Porfirios
and Mrs. Campennis classes
read to the Kindergarten classes
of Mrs. Kachmarsky and Mrs.
Augello.
PSSA Tests
The PSSA Reading and Math
Assessments will be adminis-
WYO M I N G A R E A S C H O O L D I S T R I C T
Wyoming Area Drama Club to present Legally Blonde
Keri Irace performs as Elle Woods fromthe smash hit musical 'Legally Blonde' to be performed at Wyoming Area Secondary Center
on March 23, 24 and 25.
Barber shop quartet: Mr. Williams, Mr. Overforff, Mrs. Harding, Mr. Kline, Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Vol-
petti.
Mrs. Morgan's second grade students that wore a costumes of their favorite Dr. Seuss character.
Mrs. Vanness's third grade class is pictured with their favorite Dr. Seuss Books. Fromleft to right,
row1, Faith Wargo, Emily Fairchild, Stephen Saunders, Chris Petrowski, Hunter Donnelly, Adam
Sigman, Ava Smith; row 2, Heather Avery, Isabel Middleton, Emily Lewis, Charlie Alfano, Lauren
Hearst, Kaitlyn Slusser, Brian Jones, Michael Branley; row 3, Mrs. Vanness as the Cat in the Hat,
Rayne Pucci, Justin Steransky, Aiden Maroni, Logan Harding, Cody Montijo, Jeremy Lavelle, Tyler
Yanulavich, Brooke Pisano, Olivia Borys.
At left, Mrs. Bartoli's class
celebrates with cake and hats
made by each student.
See Wyoming Area page 5
Wyoming Seminary Upper
School will host an informal Up-
per School Open House on Sat-
urday, March 24 from 1:00-3:00
p.m. on Sems Kingston campus.
Wyoming Seminary Upper
School is an independent co-
educational college preparatory
school that enrolls 405 day and
boarding students from15 states
and 20 countries in grades nine
through12, as well as a postgrad-
uate year.
Pre-registration for this Sem
Upper School Open House is not
required.
For more information call the
Admission Office at 270-2160.
Wyoming Sem
open house set
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S C H O O L S
Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was estab-
lished by family and friends of
First Lt. JefferyF. DePrimoinhis
honor and memory and is award-
ed annually to a student best
meeting the established eligibil-
ity criteria listed. Jeffrey loved
music of all types, but also loved
his community and his country.
Jeffery paid the ultimate sacri-
fice when he was killed while
serving his country in Afghanis-
tan on May 20, 2008.
Eligibility: Graduate of Pitt-
ston Area High School, Wyom-
ing Area High School, or a stu-
dent residing in either of these
twoschool districts but attending
Holy Redeemer High School.
Preferably, but not limited to, a
student who loves music and is
actively involved in any type of
organized musical program in-
cluding band, orchestra, im-
promptu musical ensembles and
even garage bands. A student
actively involved in his/her com-
munity through volunteer ser-
vices to others. At least one rela-
tive candidate must be currently
serving in the military or a veter-
an of any branch of the armed
forces serving in any capacity.
This person could be a parent,
grandparent, great -grandparent,
great great- grandparent, aunt,
uncle, or cousin, living or de-
ceased. A hard-working student
producing to the best of their
academic ability. Demonstrating
financial need. Planning to en-
roll as an undergraduate in an ac-
credited two or four-year col-
lege/university as a full-time stu-
dent (a minimum 2.5 average
GPA out of 4.0 scale must be
maintained during the year the
scholarship is received)
Due Date: April 15, 2012
LCCC Foundation, Ins.
Funds are available on an an-
nual basis for LCCC students in
a variety of categories: Academ-
ic, Curriculum Specific, Finan-
cial Need, Residency/Location,
Part-time, Community/School
Involvement/Extra-curricular
activities, and Special Circum-
stances
Applications can be obtained
on-line by visiting http://
www.luzerne.edu/foundation/
scholarships.jsp
Submit Applications by April
15, 2012
Brian Cashmere Memorial
Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: Asenior at
Pittston Area High School.
Maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better.
Letter winner in one varsity
sport. Demonstrating financial
need. Demonstrated leadership
aptitude. Planning to enroll as an
undergraduate in an accredited
two or four year college/univer-
sity as a full-time student.
The recipient is required to
maintainat least a C average or
2.0 equivalent at the college of
his/her choice.
Applicant and materials must
be returned to the Luzerne Foun-
dation by April 1, 2012
Dupont Lions Club Annual
Community Service Award
Scholarship
The Dupont Lions Club estab-
lished this scholarship for se-
niors who best meet the eligibil-
ity criteria listed. The award will
be given to one male and one fe-
male student in the amount of
$200.00 for each student.
Eligibility Criteria: Plans to
enroll as a full time undergradu-
ate in an accredited college, uni-
versity or school which offers a
two or four year degree/certifi-
cate. Student who has actively
contributed the utmost of him-
self/herself in community ser-
vice. Must be a resident of Du-
pont Borough.
Deadline Date: April 13, 2012.
Dr J. & Helen M. Horvat
Foundation Scholarship
Eligibilty Criteria: Applicants
must be high seniors, current
college students, graduate stu-
dents, or professional students;
must have resided in Duryea or
within current surrounding areas
specified under the Horvat
Foundation rules for at least one
year prior to graduating high
school; must be science stu-
dents; must maintain grades that
fall within the top 10% of their
class and be participating in an
academic curriculum which
would qualify them for accept-
ance into a science related field.
in college; must maintain a cu-
mulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0
scale
Apply on line at www.csas-
cholars.org Deadline Date: April
15, 2012
Seniors are reminded that all
transcript requests must be turn-
ed into the Guidance office five
school days before scholarship
deadline dates. If you apply on-
line for a scholarship and need a
transcript sent, please fill out a
Transcript Request Form in the
Guidance Office.
Middle School
March Act 80 Day
Friday, March 16, is an Act 80
Day. Middle School students
will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m.
6th Grade Physicals
The district doctor will be at
the school on March 28 and
April 4toadminister physicals to
6th grade students.
8th Grade Field Trip
The 8th grade field trip to the
movie, Hunger Games will be
held on April 4.
Writing Assessments
The PSSA Writing Assess-
ments will be given to all 8th
grade students on Monday, April
16 through Wednesday, April 18.
Science Assessments
The PSSA Science Assess-
ments will be given to all 8th
grade students on Monday, April
23 through Thursday, April 26.
Panoramic Picture
The 8th grade panoramic pic-
ture will be held on Thursday,
April 12.You can order your pic-
ture today atwww.panorama-
photo.com, or by turning your
paperwork into the photographer
on the day of the picture. Dont
forget to wear your school col-
ors, class T-shirts, or make it a
dress up day.
Hampstead Players
Sixth grade students will be
visited by The Hampstead Play-
ers on March 23. The Hamp-
stead Players are one of the
largest national education tour-
ing companies in the country.
According to their web-site, The
Hampstead Players scripts are
original adaptations, based di-
rectly on literary classics. They
last one hour and include a ques-
tion and answer session after the
performance.
Reading and Math
The PSSA Reading and Math
Assessments will be held on
March 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, and
22.They will be given to all stu-
dents in the 6th, 7th, and 8th
grades. It is of extreme impor-
tance that all students attend
school on the days of the test un-
less excused due to serious ill-
ness. In addition, students
should have a good nights sleep
and a nutritious breakfast on ex-
am days.
Tips for Parents
Here are tips from each of the
reporting categories in reading
and math to enhance your childs
understanding of some of the tar-
get skills on the PSSATest. Here
are some ways to help prepare:
Reading
Reporting Category: Compre-
hension and Reading Skills
After reading a story, ask your
child what the main idea of the
selection is and to support it with
two details from the story.
Underline five words in the
passage. Ask your child the
meaning of each word as used in
the text. Your child should use
context clues to figure this out.
Take the five underlined
words againandaskyour childto
give an antonym or synonym for
each.
Reporting Category: Interpre-
tation and Analysis of Fiction
and Nonfiction
After reading a story, ask your
child the authors purpose for
writing the selection. Ask your
child to describe the characters,
setting, plot, theme, mood, and
tone of the passage. Ask your
child to find a fact and an opin-
ion in the passage. Ask your
child to identify from which
point of viewthe passage is writ-
ten.
Math
Reporting Category: Numbers
and Operations
While shopping, compare and
order prices of items. Ask your
child to figure out howmuch tax
will be added on to the item.
Have your child provide a rea-
sonable estimate for the total
amount of items purchased.
Reporting Category: Mea-
surement
Calculate the area of your
childs bedroom. Using a recipe,
convert measurements from
cups to pints, gallons to quarts,
etcUsing a map, interpret and
apply the scale shown to calcu-
late distances between cities.
Reporting Category: Geome-
try
Identify basic geometric
shapes that appear in buildings
or homes (rectangles, circles,
cubes, etc...) While walking out-
side, have your child find exam-
ples of perpendicular and paral-
lel lines. Take apart a cereal box
to illustrate nets of figures.
Reporting Category: Alge-
braic Concepts
Play a number game using
questions such as, What num-
ber added to 4 equals 19? Make
flashcards using index cards
with an equation on one side and
the correct answer on the other.
Use magazines or newspapers to
find tables or graphs for which a
variable expression or pattern
can be determined.
Reporting Category: Data
Analysis and Probability
Use a dice or a spinner to find
probabilities of certain events.
Ask questions such as, What is
the chance that the next number
rolled will be odd? Use maga-
zines or newspapers to analyze
and interpret graphs and charts.
Have your child conduct a sur-
vey of friends and family on a
topic of interest and then create
an appropriate graph with the re-
sults. Look for patterns that
emerge and make predictions
based on the results.
For more information, call
Mrs. Rebovich or Dr. Keska,
PSSA Coordinators, at 655-
2927.
Kindergarten Center
Act 80 Day
Friday, Mar. 16 is an Act 80
Day. Students will have earlydis-
missal as follows: car students/
walkers 1:20 p.m.; Van/pink
1:25 p.m.; all other buses 1:30
p.m.
Bus Evacuation
Tuesday, Mar. 6 was our sec-
ond bus evacuation for the
school year. Students learned to
evacuate the school bus by sit-
ting down and jumping out of the
rear emergency door.
Clothing and Shoe Drive
The Pittston Area Leo Club
will be conducting a clothing
and shoe drive from Mar. 1
through Mar. 16. This fundraiser
will benefit the Leo Clubs tree
planting project. Place gently
worn clothing, shoes, curtains,
bedding, purses, belts, hats and
stuffed animals in well-tied plas-
tic bags and bring them to Pitt-
ston Area High School or the
Dupont Municipal Building. For
more information call 654-2415
ext. 2101 or 2250.
Parent Identification
Parents/guardians must pre-
sent identification whenever stu-
dents are released from school
and are asked to have this infor-
mation ready when entering the
office. Parents are reminded to
review school bus safety rules
with their child. All children
must remain seated until the bus
stops.
PTO Fundraiser
The annual Gertrude Hawk
Chocolate Fundraiser is over.
The PTO thanks everyone who
participated. The candy will be
delivered the end of March, and
will be in time for Easter. Exact
pick up dates will be announced.
Cancellations
In the event of inclement
weather, school cancellations,
earlydismissals andmorningde-
lays are broadcast over local tele-
vision and radio stations and on
media websites. Kindergarten
Center is included with Ele-
mentary for cancellation an-
nouncements.
Healthy Snacks
Birthday and holiday treats
should be healthy and nutritious.
Alist of ideas for healthier class-
room celebrations was sent
home. Our food service can pro-
vide safe and portion controlled
food items for a reasonable cost.
Contact Sue Rudalavage, Food
Service Director at 654-7770.
Box tops collected
General Mills Box tops for
Education logos for 2011-2012
are being collected at the school.
Parents are asked to cut the box
tops and place in bundles of 50
before sending them to their
childs teacher.
PITTSTON AREA
Continued from Page 2
Pittston Area Martin L. Mattei Middle School students in Mrs. Joyce's 8th grade Business, Career
Development Class were mentored by Mr. Mihalka of Liberty Tax Service on Laurel Street in Pitt-
ston. The topic of Income Tax and W4 Tax Forms were explained to the students to supplement
their lesson on Taxes and My Salary. Row1: Angie Miller, Mark Mihalka, Franchise Owner of Liberty
Tax Pittston and Plains, and Melanie Templeton. Row 2: Sarah Mihalka, Alexandra Hart, Jamie Chis-
dok, Mrs. Lisa A. Joyce, Business, Career Development Teacher. Row 3: Kate Musto, Molly Walsh,
and Kassity Roche.
The Pittston Kiwanis Club recently held a meeting at Agolino's Restaurant and hosted members of
the Pittston Area Key Club and their faculty advisor. From left, seated, are James LaMarca, Key
Club treasurer; Danielle Fereck, Key Club president; Frank Thomas, Kiwanis treasurer. Standing,
J.J.Anthony, Kiwanis vice-president; Don Shearer and Judy Greenwald, Key Club faculty advisor.
The Pittston Kiwanis Club Donated a check to cover transportation costs for the Pittston Area Key
Club to travel to and from the Key Club convention in State College March 16-18. From left, first
row, are Suraj Pursnani, incoming Key Club vice president; Jamie Lee, vice president; and Danielle
Fereck, Key Club president. Second row, J.J.Anthony, Kiwanis vice president; James LaMarca, Key
Club secretary and Pietro Collela, Key Club treasurer.
tered to all 3rd, 4th, 5th grade
students in the Montgomery
Avenue Elementary, beginning
on Tuesday, March 13, thru
March 21.
Parents may helptheir children
better prepare for the assessment
by encouraging themto get plen-
ty of sleep the night before and
providing them with a good
breakfast on the morning of the
assessment. Also, by reassuring
children that the assessment
gives them an opportunity to
demonstrate their learning and
help teachers plan the best pos-
sible instruction for them. Re-
cently, a parent information
sheet with frequently asked
questions and answers about the
PSSAs was sent home with all
students. If you have and further
questions, contact the building
principal or guidance counselor.
Kindergarten presentation
The Luzerne County 9-1-1
Center will offer an interactive
and comprehensive program for
kindergarten students on March
15. Elizabeth Linskey will be the
instructor for this program.
DARE graduation
Wyoming Areas Montgom-
ery Avenue Elementary school
held a DAREgraduation. DARE
classes were instructed by Exeter
Township Police Chief Nancy
Smith. Guest speakers were Dis-
trict Magistrate Joseph Carmo-
dy, Wyoming Area Police Offi-
cer Jason Slatcoff and Carol
Coolbaugh who lost her son to
drugs and alcohol.
WYOMING AREA
Continued from page 4
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100 Announcements
200 Auctions
300 Personal Services
400 Automotive
500 Employment
600 Financial
700 Merchandise
800 Pets & Animals
900 Real Estate
1000 Service Directory
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533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
542 Logistics/
Transportation
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
542 Logistics/
Transportation
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
542 Logistics/
Transportation
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MotorWorld is HIRING!!!!
We are a Growing and
Stable Organization looking to hire the
Best of the Best
for our Sales and Service Departments.
SALES MANAGER
SERVICE TECHNICIANS
ALIGNMENT TECHNICIAN
QUICK LUBE/OIL TECHNICIANS
SERVICE ADVISORS
WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR
LOT ATTENDANTS/PORTERS
SHUTTLE DRIVERS (PART TIME)
DETAILERS
F&I MANAGER
SALES ASSOCIATES
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In the Wyoming Valley we represent Acura, Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Honda,
Hyundai, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Scion & Sprinter
Robyn Schuerholz
Corporate Recruiter
570-991-6241
staffng@mileone.com
www.motorworldjobs.com
150 MotorWorld Drive
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

Find out more or apply to become a valued


Teammate by contacting: John Hart, McLane
People Department by phone: (570) 330-8400,
or email: jfhart@mclaneco.com
McLane, a $28 billion supply chain services leader,
is looking for qualifed Class A Drivers to become part
of our valued team. McLanes uniformed drivers are
well recognized and trusted throughout the U.S. for
their knowledge, accuracy, and professionalism.
GET ON THE ROAD
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Were here to stay -as a McLane teammate, youll be working in a
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Multi-stop deliveries primarily located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Great pay and benefts - $55,000 to $60,000 in the frst year; medical,
dental, vision, life and 401(k)
Were offering a $3000 sign-on bonus
Class A Drivers
HS diploma or GED
Two years driving experience
Clean driving record and great customer service skills
Requirements:
EOE, M/F/D/V
HS diploma or GED
All levels of experience encouraged to apply
Clean driving record and great customer service skills
EVERY
THURSDAY
IN
MARCH
from Noon-4pm
at the
Tunkhannock
Public Library
Interested Applicants can Apply Online at www.XLCServices.com.
Interviews scheduled Monday thru Friday. Call 800-472-1013 or
walk-ins welcome at Job Fairs.
Hiring Experienced Forklift Operators $12.25 hourly.
***STRAIGHT DAY SHIFT OR NIGHT SHIFT
(12 hour shifts ave. 42 hours per week)
***75 cent night shift pay differential offered.
***Pay increase based on skill development.
Take charge...LEARNAND EARN!
XLC Services, LLC (Logistics) is seeking experienced
Forklift Operators - MUST HAVE 1 YEAR FULL
TIME EXPERIENCE - with great employment
history to work at their Mehoopany, PA location.
The following skills are necessary for
these positions.
High School Diploma/GED
Computer Skills
Valid Drivers License
Criminal Background Check
Pass Pre-Employment Drug Screen & Physical
All full-time positions come with the following benets:
medical, 8 paid holidays, 401k after 1 year, and paid
vacation. Pay increases based on skill development.
GWC Warranty, a national vehicle service
contract provider located in Wilkes-Barre,
is looking for Inside Claims Adjusters.
Qualified candidates must possess knowledge of
the automotive repair industry, excellent
communication and negotiation skills, and
demonstrated ability to set priorities. Experienced
Franchised Dealer Service Writers, Managers and
Technicians are particularly encouraged to apply.
The Company offers a competitive
starting salary and benefits package
including medical benefits and 401(k).
Inside Claims Adjusters
Interested candidates may submit their
resumes via email to
careers@gwcwarranty.com
or by fax at 570-456-0967
100
ANNOUNCEMENTS
110 Lost
ALL JUNK CARS
WANTED!!
CALL ANYTIME
HONEST PRICES
FREE REMOVAL
CA$H PAID
ON THE SPOT
570.301.3602
Wanna make a
speedy sale? Place
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WANTED
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CARS &
TRUCKS
HEAVY
EQUIPMENT
DUMPTRUCKS
BULLDOZERS
BACKHOES
Highest Prices
Paid!!!
FREE
REMOVAL
Call
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Anytime
288-8995
120 Found
FOUND
March 5. Female
German Shep-
herd. Young. Red
collar. No tags. On
PA Turnpike in
Moosic, off Birney
Ave. . Was struck
by car. Was taken
to clinic.
Call 570-881-4287
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ADOPT
A caring, married
couple promises a
secure future.
Unconditional love
and happy home
near beaches and
great schools.
Expenses paid.
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877-253-8699
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Adoring couple
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and endless love.
Linda & Sal
1 800-595-4919
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P PA AYING $500 YING $500
MINIMUM
DRIVEN IN
Full size 4 wheel
drive trucks
ALSO PAYING TOP $$$
for heavy equip-
ment, backhoes,
dump trucks,
bull dozers
HAPPY TRAILS
TRUCK SALES
570-760-2035
542-2277
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310 Attorney
Services
Free Bankruptcy
Consultation
Payment plans.
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570-822-1959
412 Autos for Sale
09ESCAPE XLT $11,495
10Suzuki sx4 $11,995
09JourneySE $12,495
07 FOCUS SE $8995
04 XL7 4X4 $8,995
10 FUSION SEL $13,995
Full Notary Service
Tags & Title Transfers
BENS AUTO SALES
RT 309 W-BTwp.
Near Wegmans
570-822-7359
BMW `01 X5
4.4i. Silver, fully
loaded, tan leather
interior. 1 owner.
103k miles. $8,999
or best offer. Call
570-814-3666
BMW `99 M3
Convertible with
Hard Top. AM/FM. 6
disc CD. 117 K miles.
Stage 2 Dinan sus-
pension. Cross
drilled rotors. Cold
air intake. All main-
tenance records
available. $11,500
OBO. 570-466-2630
Selling your
Camper?
Place an ad and
find a new owner.
570-829-7130
DODGE `02 DURANGO
SPORT
4.7 V8, 4WD, 3rd
row seat, runs
good, needs body
work 570-902-5623
412 Autos for Sale
CHRYSLER `04
SEBRING
LXI CONVERTIBLE
Low miles - 54,000.
V6. FWD. Leather
interior. Great
shape. A/C. CD.
All power.
$6,900. Negotiable
New inspection &
tires.
(570) 760-1005
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FORD `95
CROWN VICTORIA
V-8, power windows
& seats, cruise con-
trol. Recent inspec-
tion. Asking $1,000.
Call 570-604-9325
FORD 02 MUSTANG
GT CONVERTIBLE
Red with black
top. 6,500 miles.
One Owner.
Excellent Condi-
tion. $17,500
570-760-5833
HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S
Excellent condition
inside & out. Garage
kept. Regularly
serviced by dealer,
records available.
Option include alloy
wheels, decklid
spoiler, sport seats,
interior accent light-
ing (blue), Nose
mask and custom
cut floor mats. Dark
grey with black inte-
rior. 56K highway
miles. REDUCED!
$13,300. Call
570-709-4695
412 Autos for Sale
JAGUAR `00 S TYPE
4 door sedan. Like
new condition. Bril-
liant blue exterior
with beige hides.
Car is fully equipped
with navigation sys-
tem, V-8, automatic,
climate control AC,
alarm system,
AM/FM 6 disc CD,
garage door open-
er. 42,000 original
miles. $9,000
Call (570) 288-6009
LEXUS `01 LS 430
Fully loaded with
ultra-luxury pack-
age. Excellent
condition. Black.
127,000 miles,
$14,500
570-788-3191
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ad call...829-7130
WANTED!
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CARS!
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570-301-3602
SUBARU `03
OUTBACK LEGACY
3.0L H6 engine. LL
Bean Edition Wagon.
1 owner. Garage kept.
$7,500. Call
570-371-4471 or
717-503-4965
412 Autos for Sale
TOYOTA 04 CELICA GT
112K miles. Blue,
5 speed. Air,
power
windows/locks,
CD/cassette, Key-
less entry, sun-
roof, new battery.
Car drives and
has current PA
inspection. Slight
rust on corner of
passenger door.
Clutch slips on
hard acceleration.
This is why its
thousands less
than Blue Book
value. $6,500
OBO. Make an
offer! Call
570-592-1629
VOLVO 850 95
WAGON
Runs good, air,
automatic, fair
shape. $1,800.
347-693-4156
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
CHEVY 30 HOTROD COUPE
$49,000
FORD 76 THUNDERBIRD
All original $12,000
MERCEDES 76 450 SL
$24,000
MERCEDES 29
Kit Car $9,000
(570) 655-4884
hell-of-adeal.com
CHEVY 77 CORVETTE
Red & red, all
original. No hits,
restoration. Rides
and looks new.
Exceptionally clean.
A/c, pb, ps, pw, 51K
$13,900 OBO
570-563-5056
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FORD `52
COUNTRY SEDAN
CUSTOM LINE
STATION WAGON
V8, automatic,
8 passenger,
3rd seat, good
condition, 2nd
owner. REDUCED TO
$6,500.
570-579-3517
570-455-6589
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
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MERCEDES 1975
Good interior &
exterior. Runs
great! New tires.
Many new parts.
Moving, Must Sell.
$1,300 or
best offer
570-362-3626
Ask for Lee
MERCEDES-BENZ `73
450SL
Convertible with
removable hard top,
power windows, AM
/FM radio with cas-
sette player, CD
player, automatic, 4
new tires. Cham-
pagne exterior; Ital-
ian red leather inte-
rior inside. Garage
kept, excellent con-
dition. Reduced
price to $26,000.
Call 570-825-6272
MERCURY `79
ZEPHYR
6 cylinder
automatic.
52k original miles.
Florida car. $1500.
570-899-1896
OLDSMOBILE
`68
DELMONT
Must Sell!
Appraised
for $9,200
All original
45,000 miles
350 Rocket
engine
Fender skirts
Always
garaged
Will sell for
$6,000
Serious
inquires only
570-
690-0727
421 Boats &
Marinas
MIRRORCRAFT 01
FISHING BOAT
LOADED. 30 hp
Johnson, Bow
mounted trolling
motor, 2 fish find-
ers, live well, bilge,
lights, swivel seats
and trailer. Garage
kept. $6500.
Call Chuck at
570-466-2819
439 Motorcycles
BMW 2010 K1300S
Only 460 miles! Has
all bells & whistles.
Heated grips, 12 volt
outlet, traction con-
trol, ride adjustment
on the fly. Black with
lite gray and red
trim. comes with
BMW cover, battery
tender, black blue
tooth helmet with
FM stereo and black
leather riding gloves
(like new). paid
$20,500. Sell for
$15,000 FIRM.
Call 570-262-0914
Leave message.
HARLEY 2011
HERITAGE SOFTTAIL
Black. 1,800 miles.
ABS brakes. Securi-
ty System Package.
$16,000 firm.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY
570-704-6023
HARLEY DAVIDSON 80
Soft riding FLH.
King of the High-
way! Mint origi-
nal antique show
winner. Factory
spot lights, wide
white tires,
biggest Harley
built. Only
28,000 original
miles! Never
needs inspec-
tion, permanent
registration.
$7,995 OBO
570-905-9348
439 Motorcycles
YAMAHA 97
ROYALSTAR 1300
12,000 miles. With
windshield. Runs
excellent. Many
extras including
gunfighter seat,
leather bags, extra
pipes. New tires &
battery. Asking
$4,000 firm.
(570) 814-1548
442 RVs & Campers
FLAGSTAFF `08
CLASSIC
NOW BACK IN PA.
Super Lite Fifth
Wheel. LCD/DVD
flat screen TV, fire-
place, heated mat-
tress, ceiling fan,
Hide-a-Bed sofa,
outside speakers &
grill, 2 sliders,
aluminum wheels, ,
awning, microwave
oven, tinted safety
glass windows,
fridge & many
accessories &
options. Excellent
condition, $22,500.
570-868-6986
WINNEBAGO 02
ADVENTURER
35 Foot, double
slides, V-10 Ford.
Central air, full awn-
ings, one owner,
pet & smoke free.
Excellent condition
and low mileage.
$68,000.
Call 570-594-6496
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
CADILLAC `99
ESCALADE
97k miles. Black
with beige leather
interior. 22 rims.
Runs great. $8,500
Call 570-861-0202
CHEVY `99 SILVERADO
Auto. V6 Vortec.
Standard cab. 8
bed with liner. Dark
Blue. 98,400 miles.
$4,999 or best offer
570-823-8196
CHRYSLER `02
TOWN & COUNTRY
Luxury people
mover! 87,300 well
maintained miles.
This like-new van
has third row seat-
ing, power side &
rear doors. Eco-
nomical V6 drive-
train and all avail-
able options. Priced
for quick sale
$6,295. Generous
trade-in allowances
will be given on this
top-of-the-line vehi-
cle. Call Fran
570-466-2771
Scranton
FORD 02 EXPLORER
Red, XLT, Original
non-smoking owner,
garaged, synthetic
oil since new, excel-
lent in and out. New
tires and battery.
90,000 miles.
$7,500
(570) 403-3016
To place your
ad Call Toll Free
1-800-427-8649
GMC `05 SAVANA
1500 Cargo Van.
AWD. V8 automatic.
A/C. New brakes &
tires. Very clean.
$10,750. Call
570-474-6028
JEEP 97 GRAND
CHEROKEE LAREDO
4.0-ATM, 4WD,
128,000 miles, full
power, minor body
& mechanical work
needed for state
inspection. Recent
radiator & battery.
$2,500. OBO.
570-239-8376
MERCURY `03
MOUNTAINEER
AWD. Third row
seating. Economical
6 cylinder automat-
ic. Fully loaded with
all available options.
93k pampered miles.
Garage kept. Safety /
emissions inspected
and ready to go. Sale
priced at $8,995.
Trade-ins accepted.
Tag & title process-
ing available with
purchase. Call Fran
for an appointment
to see this out-
standing SUV.
570-466-2771
Scranton
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
MITSUBISHI `11
OUTLANDER SPORT SE
AWD, Black interi-
or/exterior, start/
stop engine with
keyless entry, heat-
ed seats, 18 alloy
wheels, many extra
features. Only Low
Miles. 10 year,
100,000 mile war-
ranty. $22,500. Will-
ing to negotiate.
Serious inquires
only - must sell,
going to law school.
(570) 793-6844
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RANGE ROVER
07 SPORT
Supercharged
59,000 miles, fully
loaded. Impeccable
service record.
$36,000
570-283-1130
460
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
DIRECTORY
468 Auto Parts
All Junk
Cars &
Trucks
Wanted
Highest
Prices
Paid In
CA$H
FREE
PICKUP
570-574-1275
BEST PRICES
IN THE AREA
CA$H ON THE $POT,
Free Anytime
Pickup
570-301-3602
570-301-3602
CALL US!
TO JUNK
YOUR CAR
506 Administrative/
Clerical
OFFICE CLERICAL
H. A. Berkheimer, a
local tax administra-
tor, is currently
seeking FT Office
Support Clerks for
our Scranton Office.
Duties include pro-
cessing tax forms,
answering taxpayer
inquiries on the
phone and in per-
son, and clerical
duties. Salary $9.04
/hour. Qualified can-
didates should pos-
sess strong data
entry skills, previous
clerical experience
and customer serv-
ice skills. We offer
paid training, a com-
prehensive benefits
package, and a
business casual
work environment.
Fax resume to:
610-863-1997
Or email: ahelfrich@
hab-inc.com
No Phone Calls
Please. EOE
509 Building/
Construction/
Skilled Trades
Roofers, Siding &
Experienced Carpenters
Must have valid
drivers license.
Local work. Call
(570) 287-5313 or
apply within at
197 Courtdale Ave.
Courtdale, PA 18704
Sell your own home!
Place an ad HERE
570-829-7130
Say it HERE
in the Classifieds!
570-829-7130
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COCCIA
CALL NOW 823-8888 or 1-800-817-FORD
SATURDAY SERVICE HOURS 7 A.M.-1 P.M.
Overlooking Mohegan Sun
Just Minutes from
Scranton or W-B
577 East Main St.,
Plains, PA
WWW.COCCIACARS.COM
FREE STATE INSPECTION AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE CAR!
3.7L V6, Remote Keyless Entry, HID Headlamps, Reverse Sensing Sys., THX Sound Sys. with
CD, Dual Zone Electronic Auto.
Temp. Control,Pwr. Heat/Cool Leather Seats, SYNC, Personal
Safety Sys., Safety Canopy Sys., Anti-Theft Sys.,
VIN #1LCG805557
24/7 ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
FULL TANK OF GAS
WARRANTY IS FULLY TRANSFERABLE
6 YR./100,000 MILE COMPREHENSIVE
LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE
200-POINT INSPECTION
VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT
CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED BENEFITS INCLUDE:
1
.
9%
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
FOR UP TO
APR
60
M
O
S
FRESH OIL & FILTER
NEW WIPER BLADES
0
$
1500
60
%
Pwr. Leather Heated/Cooled Seats,
SYNC, Satellite Radio, Rear
Heated Seats, Heated Steering
Wheel, Parking Sensors
CERTIFIED 2009LINCOLNMKS AWD
TO CHOOSE
FROM 3
STARTING AT
Most with Parking Sensors, SYNC,
Moonroof, Pwr. Leather Seats,
Keyless Entry w/Keypad
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month
lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/31/12.
NEW2012 LINCOLNMKS AWD
PRICE
INCLUDES
4YR/50,OOO
MILE LIMITED
MAINTENANCE
PLAN
24
Mos.
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month
lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/31/12.
NEW2012 LINCOLNMKT AWD
All Wheel Drive, 3.5L V6, , SYNC, Heat/
Cool Leather Seats, Trailer Tow Pkg., Keyless Entry w/
Keypad, Push Button Start, THX Audio Sys., Blind Spot
Monitoring Sys., Reverse Camera Sys.,
VIN #2LCBL53605
LEASE FOR
24
Mos.
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/31/12.
COCCIA
CERTIFIED 08-09LINCOLNMKZAWD
TO CHOOSE
FROM
STARTING
AT
Most with All Wheel Drive, CD, Pwr. Leather Heated
Seats, Moonroof, Memory Seats, Keyless Entry, SYNC
CERTIFIED 2009-2010LINCOLNMKXAWD
3.7L V6,
CD, Auto. Temp Control, 18 Alum. Wheels,
Leather Heated/Cooled Seats, Satellite
Radio, Side Air Curtains, Keyless Entry with
Keypad, Reverse Sensing Sys.,
VIN #2LCBL11439
Leather Seats, CD,
Personal Safety w/Anti-Theft Sys., Fog
Lamps, SYNC, PDL, Side Air Curtains,
Message Center, PW,
VIN #3LCR812015
24
Mos.
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 3/31/12.
NEW2012 LINCOLNMKZ AWD
PRICE INCLUDES 4YR/50,OOOMILE LIMITED MAINTENANCE PLAN
$
1500
0 60
%
$
1000
0
36
%
PRICE
INCLUDES
4YR/50,OOO
MILE LIMITED
MAINTENANCE
PLAN
24
Mos.
0
$
1000
60
%
SUNDAY DISPATCH SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2012 PAGE 8
554 Production/
Operations
554 Production/
Operations
554 Production/
Operations
Qualifications:
-Qualified candidates must be able to set-up and operate various types of
CNC Lathes and Milling with minimum training.
-Complete product inspection
-Must be able to read blueprints.
-Ability to use normal tooling including various micrometers, calipers,
height gages, indicators and unique gages.
-Perform production with good quality and maintaining high efficiency.
-Maintain accurate record keeping.
-Candidate needs to be able to work in a teaming environment.
-Work safely and contribute to the safety culture.
-Meeting the high standards for quality
-Maintain equipment and work area in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
We offer a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision
coverage, gain share program, vacation & holidays. Starting rates range
from $17.55 to $22.20 plus shift differential based upon experience.
Unison Engine Components is seeking experienced
CNC Machine Operators
to support the Wilkes-Barre facility.
Complete application at Luzerne County Careerlink,
32 East Union St, Wilkes-Barre.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! EOE M/F/D/V
WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS MANAGER
EMERY WATERHOUSE located in Portland, Maine, is expanding
to a new distribution center in Pittston, Pennsylvania and is
searching for a seasoned Warehouse Operations Manager.
Emery is a 179 year old distributor of Hardware & Building
Materials in the Northeast Duties & Responsibilities:
Knowledge of warehouse methods, equipment & systems
Responsible for space optimization, accuracy, and
damage-free performance
Implementation of realistic performance expectations
and measurements for each task type
3PL experience and demonstrated ability to interact
with clients
Project management experience
Establish a safe work environment and work practices
Strong leadership experience and the ability to motivate
a team
Degree preferred
Apply by attaching your resume to an email to
knason@emeryonline.com
512 Business/
Strategic
Management
Executive Director
High energy non-
profit is hiring a full-
time Executive
Director. A Bache-
lors degree in
health and human
services, communi-
cations, business
administration, pub-
lic relations or social
sciences is pre-
ferred. The suc-
cessful candidate
must demonstrate
strong community
involvement , excel-
lent communication
skills, self-motiva-
tion and the ability
to work collabora-
tively with a wide
range of individuals.
Experience in
fundraising, volun-
teer management,
fiscal management,
event planning and
website/social
media are neces-
sary.
Send cover letter,
resume and refer-
ences to Wyoming
County United Way
c/o Milnes Compa-
nies 12 Frear Hill Rd.
Tunkhannock, Pa.
18657 by March 26,
2012. Wyoming
County United Way
is an Equal Opportu-
nity Employer.
527 Food Services/
Hospitality
AGOLINOS
RESTAURANT
West Pittston
Needs
Experienced
WAIT STAFF
Call
655-3030
Ask for Joe
Jr. or Joe Sr.
Private Golf Club in
Sugarloaf, Pa is
seeking an experi-
enced
BANQUET
MANAGER
for its upscale din-
ing facility. Must
have experience
in booking func-
tions and the over-
all operations of
the dining room
during service.
Also must have
excellent commu-
nication skills,
team building abili-
ty, lead by exam-
ple, and be able to
manage change
effectively. This is
a year-round posi-
tion. Please send
resumes to:
vccchefs@ptd.net
or call 788-1112
ext. 118 to set up
an interview.
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533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
INVISIBLE FENCE
INSTALLER
Invisible Fence
technology keeps
dogs safer. Training
is provided to oper-
ate ditch witch and
install underground
wire and compo-
nents. Full time
physical job. Must
have good math
skills, clean driving
record and be cour-
teous. Must pass
physical & drug test.
Call or email Brian
at Harvis Interview
Service for applica-
tion or questions:
542-5330 or ifnepa.
jobs@gmail.com
536 IT/Software
Development
Entry Level Network
Administrator
Manufacturing
company is look-
ing for an Entry
Level Network
Administrator who
sets up, config-
ures, and supports
internal and/or
external networks.
Develops and
maintains all sys-
tems, applica-
tions, security, and
network configu-
rations. Trou-
bleshoots network
performance
issues and cre-
ates and maintains
a disaster recov-
ery plan. Recom-
mends upgrades,
patches, and new
applications and
equipment. Pro-
vides technical
support and guid-
ance to users.
The successful
candidate must
work independ-
ently; have 2 to 3
years prior experi-
ence. Must have
working knowl-
edge of funda-
mental operations
of windows based
servers, Windows
XP, Windows 7,
Networking
Microsoft office;
prior experience
handling customer
questions is a
must.
We offer a com-
petitive salary and
benefits package.
Send resume and
salary history to:
C/O TIMES LEADER
BOX 3025
15 N. MAIN ST.
WILKES-BARRE, PA
18711-0250
542 Logistics/
Transportation
DRIVER/
WAREHOUSE PERSON
Apply Within
504 South Main St.
Wilkes-Barre
DRIVERS
Due to our contin-
ued growth, Bolus
Freight Systems
is expanding its fleet
of company drivers.
Company drivers
will enjoy dedicated
runs or regional
runs. You can be
home every night or
every weekend, the
choice is yours.
You can earn in
excess of $1400 per
week, and you will
be driving a new or
late model truck.
Part time and week-
end work also avail-
able. This is a
career opportunity
for dependable driv-
ers to work for an
industry leader and
one of the highest
paying companies in
the business. We
offer a performance
bonus, paid vaca-
tions and holidays,
medical and life
insurance as well as
401K. For more
information call:
1-800-444-1497
ext 721 or hit 0
and ask for
Carl or Joe D.
Drivers Needed to
Service Accounts
Will train. Excellent
salary plus commis-
sion. Cash daily.
Medical benefits
plus pension. Work
locally or nation-
wide. Call between
8am-6pm.
Job info
201-708-6546
Manager
732-642-3719
Drivers-CDL-A:
Local Hazleton
Dedicated route!
Home every night!
Great Pay, Benefits!
Estenson Logistics.
Apply:
www.goelc.com
1-866-336-9642
Drivers: DayCab
Work. Dedicated!
Guaranteed mini-
mum + opportunity
to earn more!
CDL-A. recruiting@
westmotor.com
800-456-7885
x 3289
TRUCK DRIVER
Full Time
REQUIREMENTS:
2 years Truck
Driving Experience,
able to drive 20 box
truck, must be able
to meet DOT
requirements, must
be able to work flex-
ible hours, must be
able to meet physi-
cal requirements.
Pay based on expe-
rience. Standard
benefits available to
include medical,
dental and vacation.
Apply at:
USAGAIN RECYCLING
486 S. EMPIRE ST.
WILKES-BARRE
570-270-2670
Water Truck Driver
EXPERIENCED WATER
TRUCK DRIVER WANTED
FOR NIGHT SHIFT
EMPLOYMENT.
GREAT PAY OFFERED.
CONTACT PAT AT
570-237-0425
548 Medical/Health
DIRECT CARE WORKER
Allied Services
In-Home Services
division has part-
time weekend night
shift hours available
in Luzerne County.
Minimum of one
(1) year home care
experience and
valid PA drivers
license required.
If interested, please
apply online at: www.
allied-services.org
or call Trish Tully at
(570) 348-2237.
BILINGUAL INDIVIDUALS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO
APPLY. ALLIED SERVICES
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTU-
NITY EMPLOYER.
Residential Care Aides
Part time positions.
Dayshift, 11p-7a
and weekend only
shifts available.
Looking for caring
& compassionate
people for
Alzheimers assist-
ed living facility.
Must be a high
school graduate.
Reliable applicants
need only apply. No
phone calls please.
APPLY WITHIN.
KEYSTONE
GARDEN ESTATES
100 NARROWS RD
ROUTE 11, LARKSVILLE
Social Work
Consultant
PART TIME TO WORK
WITH ADOPTIVE PAR-
ENTS AND PREGNANT
WOMEN & OUTREACH
IN SCRANTON/
WILKES-BARRE.
HOME STUDIES, POST-
PLACEMENT VISITS,
AND INFORMATION
MEETINGS. BSW/
MSW REQUIRED.
ADOPTION EXPERIENCE
PREFERRED. MUST
HAVE FLEXIBLE SCHED-
ULE. FAX RESUME AND
HOURLY REQUIRE-
MENTS TO (610)
642-7938 ATTN:
JEANNE OR EMAIL
JEANNEM@AFTH.ORG
EOE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COUNSELOR
For an outpatient
program. Full time
with benefits & com-
petitive salary. Mas-
ters or Bachelors
degree required
with preference
given to those with
experience.
Fax resume to
570-822-5147
or email rprice@
minersmedical.com
or lcubero@miners
medical.com
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551 Other
Golf Course Laborers
WYOMING VALLEY
COUNTRY CLUB
Seasonal positions.
Golf Course or
Landscape experi-
ence is preferred
but not necessary.
Call 823-0740
for an interview.
Banquet Servers & Banquet Servers &
W Waitstaff aitstaff
Seasonal & Part
Time Positions.
Experience pre-
ferred. Flexible
schedule.
Snack Bar Snack Bar Attendant Attendant
Seasonal position
from April to
November. Hourly
rate, plus tips. Day-
time hours.
Pick up an applica-
tion at the Wyoming
Valley Country Club
or download one at
our website
www.wvcc1896.com
* * O P T I C A L O P T I C A L * *
Full or Part Time
MACHINE
OPERATOR
Benefits for full
time. Send resume
or apply in person,
Monday-Friday
8:30a - 6pm, Sat-
urday 9a-1:30pm
to: Luzerne Optical
180 N. Wilkes-
Barre Blvd.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702
554 Production/
Operations
RADIO PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR
The Bold Gold
Media Group has an
immediate opening
for radio production
director in our
Scranton area facili-
ty. The successful
candidate will man-
age the production
department, includ-
ing voicing and pro-
ducing commer-
cials. The produc-
tion director works
closely with the
sales, programming
and promotion
departments and
with station clients.
A high level of
organization and a
sense of creativity is
required. Knowl-
edge of Scott Stu-
dios, Adobe editing
and FTP is a plus, as
is experience in
radio production.
APPLY BY EMAIL WITH
RESUME TO: BSPINELLI@
BOLDGOLDMEDIA.COM.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER -M.F.
600
FINANCIAL
610 Business
Opportunities
NEPA FLORAL &
GIFT SHOP
Including delivery
van, coolers, all
inventory, displays,
computer system,
customer list, web-
site and much more.
Turn key operation
in prime retail loca-
tion. $125,000
For more
information
Call 570.592.3327
GET THE WORD OUT
with a Classified Ad.
570-829-7130
630 Money To Loan
We can erase
your bad credit -
100% GUARAN-
TEED. Attorneys
for the Federal
Trade Commission
say theyve never
seen a legitimate
credit repair opera-
tion. No one can
legally remove
accurate and timely
information from
your credit report.
Its a process that
starts with you and
involves time and a
conscious effort to
pay your debts.
Learn about manag-
ing credit and debt
at ftc. gov/credit. A
message from The
Times Leader and
the FTC.
700
MERCHANDISE
702 Air
Conditioners
AIR CONDITIONER,
large, used one
season. $115
570-822-9617
708 Antiques &
Collectibles
COIN silver gun
Spencer repeating
rifle on front, some
history on back.
A p p r o x i m a t e l y
0.678 oz .999 silver.
$35. 570-262-0708
COINS. Washington
quarters 32-34D,
35, 36, 36D-37.
$90. 570-287-4135
FOOTBALL CARDS
NY Giants, 70
cards, $7. College
football players on
pro teams, Penn
State. 207 cards
$15. Moving out of
state, must sell.
570-313-5214
HESS TRUCKS 89-
09 $30. each. Still
in box. Excellent.
Playboy book 87-11
$30. 570-822-4866
710 Appliances
FREEZER 16 cu. ft.
upright, works,
older, not frost free,
good for cabin, etc.
FREE 333-4199
FREEZER Frigidaire
23 cu. ft. upright in
great condition -
$100. G. E. refriger-
ator in good condi-
tion $100. $150 for
both. 592-1193.
GENES
RECONDITIONED
APPLIANCES
60 Day Warranty
Monday-Friday
8:00PM-5:00PM
Saturday
8:00AM-11:00AM
Gateway
Shopping Center
Kingston, PA
(570) 819-1966
MINI FREEZER
works good. $50.
570-336-2944
REFRIGERATOR
Whirlpool side by
side, white, ice &
water in the door,
brand new, must
sell, $575. call 472-
4744 or 824-6533
710 Appliances
PRESSURE COOK-
ER, electric Wolf-
gang Puck Bistro
Collection 7.5 quart
complete with inner
basket for steam-
ing, instruction/
recipe book and
additional glass lid
for serving. Never
used. $50.
570-283-3574
STOVE coal burning
stove Old fashioned
antique white Dick-
son kitchen stove
with warming closet
has 6 lids. $650.
570-735-2081
WASHER: Maytag. 3
years old, great
condition $125.
OBO. 570-905-1709
WATER HEATER
Used tall 40 gallon
gas, GE, 7 months
old. Great condi-
tion. Selling for
$100. 570-510-5600
712 Baby Items
CRADLE & SWING:
baby girl purple fish-
er Price purchased
at Babies R Us. paid
$169. asking $70.
Excellent condition.
570-301-3484 or
570-631-6635
PAMPERS 2 cases
boys Ez Up Pam-
pers size 4t-5t 78
count. $35.
570-675-5878
716 Building
Materials
BASEBOARD Marley
6 electric base-
board heaters, 2
each. Model 2546
WC. Like New, $40
for both. 824-5588
DOOR 36x80 solid
wood, 6panel exte-
rior/interior, natural
oak finish, right or
left with hardware
$200. Handmade
solid wrought iron
mail box stand with
fancy scroll $100.
570-735-8730
570-332-8094
METAL POST 9x8
filled with concrete.
FREE. 262-9273
PORCH & STEPS
$80, STEPS.
$40.For Mobile
Home. Negotiable
570-693-1304
SINK, bathroom
includes new faucet
18x24 $15.
570-696-1030
WINDOW. Double
hung. Low E, Argon
gas. White. 28 1/4 x
45, still in box. $100
570-288-7753
720 Cemetery
Plots/Lots
CEMETERY PLOTS
(3) together.
Maple Lawn Section
of Dennison Ceme-
tery. Section ML.
$450 each.
570-822-1850
HAONOVER GREEN
CEMETERY 2 LOTS
asking $1,000. For
more info call
(610) 366-8463
726 Clothing
COAT
KENNETH COLE
Beige, size 6,
hardly worn. $75.
570-855-5385
TOP COAT size 46
reg Harbor light
from New York.
gray, zip out lining
excellent condition
$50. 570-814-4315
730 Computer
Equipment &
Software
COMPUTER, Dell
Windows XP 3GHZ
processor, 120 GB
hard drive, fast, bet-
ter than 7. $150.
570-824-7354
732 Exercise
Equipment
STATIONARY BIKE
Weslo pursuit 350
$50. PROFORM XP
160 elliptical
machine $200.
please leave mes-
sage @ 823-9320
STATIONERY exer-
cise bicycle $50.
570-735-2081
TEETER hang ups
inversion table. Like
new, used very little.
Paid $300, sacrifice
for $125. I cant use
due to medical
problem. If interest-
ed call 836-0304.
WAGAN MINI STEP-
PER battery pow-
ered unit with 4
readout specs.
$35. 570-287-8498
WORKOUT SYSTEM
SM 3000 IMPEX
Powerhouse Smith
machine includes
275 lbs. weights
with holder, bar bell,
set of dumb bells,
excellent condition
$450. 417-8390
742 Furnaces &
Heaters
HEATERS 2, 1
kerosene radiant 10
with manual & pump
$75. 1 carbon fiber
electric, new in box,
never used, free
standing or wall
mountable $49.
570-636-3151
744 Furniture &
Accessories
ALL NEW
Queen P-Top Serta
Made Mattress Set,
still in original
plastic.
Must sell. $150.
Can Deliver
570-280-9628
CLOCK, mantel,
Working. $45
570-574-0271
744 Furniture &
Accessories
ANTIQUE hall tree
with bevel mirror
brass coat or hat
hooks with hinged
seat storage bin 6
high, excellent con-
dition asking
$300.570-655-9472
ARMOIRE Large,
sturdy white wicker
armoire. 42 wide X
90 high. Very good
condition. $55.
Call 570-675-4777
BED FRAME & metal
headboard, blue,
twin size. $10.
570-235-6056
BED SET Twin com-
plete, hardly used,
excellent condition.
was in our spare
bedroom. $150
570-814-4315
BEDROOM SET 4
piece, triple dress-
er, triple chest,
frame, headboard +
nite stand. Medium
color solid wood,
very heavy, etching
on top of all pieces +
individual scrolling,
excellent condition,
must see. Moving
too large for room
$375. 258-0568
BEDROOM SET: 6
piece, black lac-
quer, includes,
dresser, mirror,
chest, 2 nightstands
& headboard. $400
570- 814-5477
CHINA CABINET
mfg. Reaser Furni-
ture Co. Gettysburg,
PA 10/2/1928, never
been resurfaced,
original lock & key
$125. OBO.
570-262-9273
DESK, wooden $25,
CHAIR, fabric, $30
Mini Blinds, brand
new in boxes, 3 bur-
gundy, 3 ivory, 2
white, $10 each.
31x64. 693-1304
DESK: Solid light oak
roll top, matching
desk chair on
rollers. 46WX21in
depth, drawers plus
pencil drawer. Roll
top compartment
has an organizer.
Excellent condition.
$350. 262-0668.
DESK: wood com-
puter desk , pull out
keyboard tray, lower
shelf to hold tower
off the floor, slotted
CD holders in the
side pillars along
with shelves, 31
1/2w x 19 1/2d x
55 1/2 h $40.
READING LAMP,
hangs on wall
wooden base $20.
570-650-8710
DINING TABLE &
HUTCH, solid oak,
with glass lighted
top. Excellent con-
dition. $850. Call
570-690-4484
DINING TABLES (3)
with extensions
$20. each 60s con-
sole record player
with 8 track & radio
$35. Antique dress-
ing table with mirror
$35.570-825-3888
FURNI SH FURNI SH
FOR LESS FOR LESS
* NELSON *
* FURNITURE *
* WAREHOUSE *
Recliners from $299
Lift Chairs from $699
New and Used
Living Room
Dinettes, Bedroom
210 Division St
Kingston
Call 570-288-3607
FUTON: good condi-
tion, asking $50.
Please leave mes-
sage @ 823-9320
HUNTLEY furniture
pieces, 2 - corner
lighted china cabi-
net & buffet, blond
mahogany accent-
ed with shabby chic
painted accent
design, versatile
pieces. Motivated
seller. $300. OBO.
570-466-6481
KITCHEN TABLE,
4 chairs $25.
570-825-8256
LAMPS (2) parlor
stand up, grey metal
& black. $25 each.
570-740-1246
RETRO/MID CEN-
TURY MODERN
BEDROOM SET
INCLUDES FULL
BED COMPLETE,
2 NIGHT STANDS,
MIRRORED
DRESSER AND
FULL DRESSER
ASKING $350 OBO
(570) 655-1546
ROCKER, platform
rocks and swivels.
$125. CHAIR, wood-
en rocking with
beautiful detailing.
$150. ENTERTAIN-
MENT CENTER,
good condition. $30
570-822-5391
ROCKER, wood/tap-
estry, $75. RECLIN-
ER, Burgundy velour
cloth, $125. SOFA,
chair, ottoman, 3
tables, great for
den. Wood and
cloth, all in excellent
condition. $450.
Call after 6 PM
570-675-5046
SOFA & matching
chair. Excellent con-
dition. $165.
570-822-3082
SOFA and Love
Seat. Brown. $450.
570-235-9287
after 3PM
TABLE, Magazine,
maple with marble
top 21 x 6 $300.
570-735-8730/
570-332-8094
TODDLER BED Step
2 Firetruck, like
brand new. Asking
$75. OBO 592-8218
TODDLER/youth
bed, Lightning Mac-
queen complete
includes bedding to
match, used at
grandmoms $100.
570-675-5878
744 Furniture &
Accessories
WATER BED queen
size, platform, with
6 storage drawers,
bookcase & head-
board. New queen
beige linens in pack-
age asking $60.
570-823-2691
WEST WEST WYOMING WYOMING
6th Street
OPEN YEAR ROUND
SPACE
AVAILABLE
INSIDE & OUT
ACRES OF
PARKING
OUTSIDE
SPACES
- $10
Saturday
10am-2pm
Sunday
8am-4pm
FLEA
MARKET
BUYING/
SELLING
ALL US &
Foreign
Coins
Currency
Postcards
Stamps
Gold &
Silver
TOP DOLLAR
for Silver Dollars
TOP DOLLAR
for all United
States, Canadian,
& Foreign Coins &
Paper Money
Gold Coins
greatly needed
Proof & Mint Sets
Wheat Backs &
Indian Heads
All Types of Old
Coins
Gold & Silver
Jewelry & Bullion
Sterling Silver
Local Postcards
NO ONE WILL
MATCH OUR
PRICE$
We Give FREE
Appraisals
(No obligations,
no pressure)
Over 35 years as
a respected local
coin dealer.
HERITAGE
GALLERIES
52 Carr Ave.
DALLAS, PA
Across from
Dallas Agway
on Rt. 415
TUES. - SAT.
10-6
or by appointment
674-2646
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Eat
FRESH FRUITS &
VEGETABLES
DELIVERED TO
YOUR DOOR.
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familyfarm.com
570-721-1144
750 Jewelry
RINGS. 36 ladies
and mens. $5 each
570-574-0271
752 Landscaping &
Gardening
LAWNMOWER 21
MTD 5 hp, looks &
runs like new, very
light & easy to push.
Not self propelled.
Just services &
ready for the sea-
son. $70. OBO.
570-283-9452
WHEELBARROW.
New. Red with wood
handles. $65 nego-
tiable. 693-1304
756 Medical
Equipment
BED, Hospital with
rails. $250. CHAIR,
Jazzy, grey, purple
& blue. $500. Neg.
570-693-1304
BLOOD PRESSURE
UNIT - A/C D/C
power; monitors
blood pressure and
heart beat $100.
570-829-1611
LIFT CHAIR by
Pride, like new
Brown fabric. $400.
570-824-0999
LIFT CHAIR, new
purchased 12/2011,
never used, original
cost $870 will sell
$500 cash.
570-693-3104
Pride Mobility
Lift Chair pur-
chased June/2010.
Excellent condition.
Color is close to
hunter green.
Extremely heavy &
will need several
people to move it.
$400. Firm Cash
only please. Call
570-696-2208
between 9a-8p
758 Miscellaneous
BED. $35, TABLES
(2) end, $20. LAMP,
$5. SHEETS, twin (5
sets) $18, JACKETS,
(2) womens, $12.
$100 for all will sell
separately.
570-822-9617
BEDLINER: 89
Chevy S10 truck
bedliner, standard
6 cab $15. Gong
Show movie DVD
$10. 5 storm win-
dows $10. each.
570-740-1246
BIRD CAGE, very big
24lx17wx31h, like
new. $80. 814-4315
CANES & walking
sticks, new batch.
Over 40 available,
made from slippery
maple trees. $4-$5
each. Over 200
Christmas & house-
hold items. Includes,
Christmas trees,
lights, cups, flow-
ers, vases, wreaths,
ornaments & more!
Samsonite belt
massager for
weight loss, all for
$60. 570-735-2081
CANOE Grumman
all aluminum 15
$900.570/388-6812
To place your
ad call...829-7130
CIGAR HUMIDOR
upright armoire
style with front door
& top door, dark
oak holds 100 cigars
Excellent condition.
$50. 570-655-9472
COLLEGE BOOKS
American Pageant
Psychology Person-
al Management
Process Fundamen-
tals of management
Science Algebra for
college students Lit-
tle Brown Book on
composition $5.
each.
570-655-9474
GOLF CLUBS & BAG
$125.00 Nissan
truck bed extender
$100. Tires 16 2 for
$45. Bathroom sink
antique $75. Mink
collar persian lamb
coat $100. (12) wine
gal wine jugs $12.
570-346-8515
MAGAZINES 50
Sports Illustrated
including 3 swimsuit
issues. Miscella-
neous dates varying
from 08-11 $40.
570-417-9913
MOWER Honda
$150. 20 alum lad-
der $75. 12.000 btu
air conditioner $150.
Milw 3/4drill $50.
Heavy air mover
$50. 18 volt Ryobi
tool set with 2 bat-
teries, $200. Cast
iron free & dumbells
wiights $75. heavy
duty grinder $75.
Large dog coop
$50, small coop
$35. 570-823 -9553
NIKON RANGEFIND-
ER archers choice
with neoprene case.
Excellent shape.
$100.570-336-2944
POOL TABLE Har-
vard 79x44 2 cue
sticks & wall mount
Cue stick holder
Excellent condition.
$100. 570-430-1396
POOL TABLE: 8
fair condition. Felt
top useable but
needs repair. Includ-
ed: 1 pool stick, 2
sets of pool balls.
Asking $250. Call
(570) 823-9320 and
leave message.
POPCORN butter
dispenser, Server
brand, lighted front.
Very good condition
$295. 570-636-3151
SHOP VAC -
wet/dry, 16 gallon,
filters & attach-
ments included,
very good condition,
$25. 570-696-1030.
STAMP collecting
magazines. U.S.,
158 DIFF. 83-11, all
for $5. Canada, 138
DIFF. 92-11, $5.
United Nations 94
DIFF., 93-11, $4.
570-654-1622
758 Miscellaneous
TIRES. Studded
snow (2) Traction
King plus/10 ply.
245-75-16-M&S.
Lightly used. $149.
Additional set, not
studded, $89.
570-333-4827
TRAMPOLINE 14
new enclosure 2
years old, paid $400
asking $175. obo
like brand new.
570-905-1709
VACUUM CLEANER
The Garry with
attachments, 3
extra bags $40.
570-824-0999
WHEELS aluminum
factory 16set of [4]
mint condition off
2011 Kia Forte with
lug nuts $500.
Snap-On 3/4
torque wrench with
case excellent con-
dition $375. 570-
WHEELS: Windstar
factory aluminum
wheels with tires
p21565r16 $200.
570-696-2212
762 Musical
Instruments
AMP HEAD Marshall
JCM2000 dual
super lead dsl 50
watt tube. works &
sounds great! $725
call rick 283-2552
DRUMSET Ludwig
barely used, very lit-
tle signs of usage!
Includes bass drum
(23), snare, hi-hats
(14), ride (16) &
crash (18) Avanti
symbols with
stands, 2 toms
(12/14), floor tom
(16) & foot pedal.
Burgundy color fin-
ish. However, miss-
ing throne. $400
firm. Great buy for
its condition! Call
570-855-3382.
768 Personal
Electronics
BLUETOOTH HEAD-
SETS 1 Plantronics
240 Explorer 1
Jabra BT2035 new
in original packag-
ing. Asking $30
each. 570-675-1153
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776 Sporting Goods
ARCHERY. Bow
$40
570-574-0271
BIKE RACK: Thule
cars or SUVS,
holds 4 bikes $50.
Yakima bike rack fits
class 3 hitch holds
4 bikes $100.. Surf
rod and reel combo
$75. 570-655-9472
COBRA S-9 irons,
steel, reg 6-7-8-9-
W $100. firm. Vin-
tage Yonex woods
graphite head
shafts 1-3-5 $60.
Slazenger cart/bag
slotted $25.
570-829-4016
DRIVER Callaway
Lefthand Razr Hawk
Draw 10.5 graphite
shaft, 60 regular
flex, head cover.
excellent condition.
$135. 570-881-1001.
EVERLAST HEAVY
BAG with chain $35.
570-954-2712
GOLF CLUBS. Nike
Slingshot OSS, 4-
AW Iron set
graphite. Regular
flex. Excellent con-
dition. $200 nego-
tiable. 735-3762
POOL TABLE bar
room size slate pool
table. $600. Call
Jack 570-824-9166
POOL TABLE, excel-
lent condition, paid
$1,200; asking
$350. 283-2045
POOL TABLE, Sears
championship table
& accessories.
FREE. 288-9609
776 Sporting Goods
SPORT BOW: Hoyt
ultra, new strings &
cables. Drop a way
rest & lighted
sights. Excellent
condition. $150.
570-336-2944
780 Televisions/
Accessories
TV 36 34W, 29
1/2 H, 25 D. Great
working TV. Manu-
factured by Sears
$55. 14 RCA 14 w X
13 h X 14 D $20.
Opentech Miracle
phone for the hear-
ing impaired,
instructional video
$20. 570-288-8689
TV 63 SAMSUNG
DLP HD 1080, excel-
lent condition. Very
light usage. $850.
570-690-6087
TV LG 47LW6500
3D Smart 240hz, 8
pairs of glasses,
built in WIFI, perfect
condition, 2 months
old. Gets excellent
reviews. $1000. Call
/text 570-472-1309
784 Tools
SNOW THROWER
Ariens 7hp electric
start, tire chains,
24 cut just serv-
iced, runs well
$395. 570-636-3151
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Craftsman 5HP, 24
2 stage $175 Mtn
Top 570-239-2037
WELDER Lincoln
electric 220 ac/dc
arc welder, single
phase, 60 hertz,
230 volts, 50 amps,
225 amps hc or 125
amps dc at 25 volts,
79 volts max on
wheels code# 8811-
702 $400. 570-735-
8730/ 332-8094
786 Toys & Games
CAR. Flyer box car
in ok box. $20
570-574-0172
KID TRAX 18 months
+ 6 volt power sys-
tem in box, never
opened, battery
charger included
$80. 570-328-4927
794 Video Game
Systems/Games
MICROSOFT XBOX
console. 3 games.
All power and video
cables. Wireless
Gamepad. Works
great. $75 or best
offer. 570-871-8241.
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
Carol
is paying
TOP DOLLAR
For your gold
and silver, gold
and silver
coins, rings,
bracelets,
scrap jewelry
Guaranteed
highest
prices paid.
570-855-7197
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2007 CHE V Y E QUIN OX XL S
#11786A ,A W D,43K M iles................................
$
17,999
*
2007 CHE V Y COBA L T 2DR L S
#Z2518.....................................................
$
12,999
*
2011 CHE V Y CRUZE
#Z2645,Low M iles,...................S TA RTIN G A T
$
15,999
*
2009 P ON TIA C G6 4DR
#11785A ,33K M iles........................................
$
13,987
*
2007 GM C S IE RRA 1500 S L E
#Z2517,41K M iles.........................................
$
23,958
*
2008 CHE V Y M A L IBU CL A S S IC 2L T
#Z2528B ,39K M iles.......................................
$
12,450
*
2011 BUICK L A CROS S E CXL
#Z2600,1 O w ner............................................
$
23,900
*
2008 CHE V Y A V E O H/B
#11872A ,34K M iles........................................
$
10,999
*
2010 CHE V Y COBA L T L S 4DR
#Z2615,O nly 8K M iles.....................................
$
13,950
*
2010 CHE V Y M A L IBU L T
#Z2447,26K M iles.........................................
$
16,999
*
2008 GM C S IE RRA 3500 E XT.
#12238A ,O NLY 39K M ILES,DU R A M A X DIESEL ........
$
36,895
*
2006 P ON TIA C TORRE N T
#12131A ,A W D,45K M iles.................................
$
14,999
*
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2009 N IS S A N
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#12196A ,O nly 36K M iles,
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*
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#Z2583,O NLY 38K M ILES
$
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*
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#12187A ,O NLY 37K M ILES
$
10,999
*
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#12541A ,31K M ILES
$
22,900
*
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#Z2596A ,42K M ILES
$
12,995
*
2005 JE E P GRA N D
CHE ROK E E 4W D
#12305A ,45K M ILES
$
15,695
*
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CUS TOM S DN
#12164A ,O nly 59K M iles
$
7,995
*
2007 FORD RA N GE R
S UP E RCA B
#12069A ,1-O w ner
$
16,999
*
2006 GM C CA N YON
S L RE G CA B 4X4
#Z2582
$
14,999
*
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CIV IC 4DR
#12172A A ,24K M iles
$
14,999
*
2007 S UZUK I
XL -7 A W D
#12004A ,37K M ILES
$
15,900
*
2009 FORD E DGE
S E L A W D
#11735A ,26K M iles
$
22,900
*
2008 FORD
E S CA P E A W D
#12195A ,XLT
$
15,899
*
2004 CHE V Y
CON V E RS ION V A N
#Z2660,O NLY 33K M ILES
$
18,900
*
2009 N IS S A N
ROGUE S L A W D
#12287A ,33K M iles
$
19,999
*
2005 M IN I
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$
14,999
*
2007 M E RCE DE S
BE N Z E -CL A S S
#Z0808,35K M iles
$
28,900
*
2009 TOYOTA
V E N ZA
#12205A ,30K M iles
$
23,900
*
2008 CHE V Y TRA IL BL A ZE R L T
#Z2623,40K M iles..........................................
$
19,985
*
2009 CHE V Y TRA V E RS E L S
#Z2641,36K M iles..........................................
$
21,900
*
2008 S A TURN OUTL OOK XE
#Z2636,38K M iles..........................................
$
22,495
*
2009 CHE V Y A V A L A N CHE L T
#12467A ,1 O w ner..........................................
$
25,999
*
2008 CHE V Y TRA IL BL A ZE R 4X4
#12195A ......................................................
$
12,950
*
2009 P ON TIA C V IBE
#12131A ,A W D,45K M iles.................................
$
13,995
*
2008 S A TURN A URA XE
#Z2426,O nly 28K M iles....................................
$
14,900
*
2007 CHE V Y COL ORA DO L T E XT CA B
#Z2505A ,46K M iles........................................
$
17,987
*
2007 CHE V Y E XP RE S S G3500 CA RGO V A N
#Z2649,O nly 11K M iles....................................
$
18,450
*
2007 GM C E N V OY S L T
#12134A ,A uto..............................................
$
20,898
*
2008 CHE V Y S IL V E RA DO L T E XT CA B
#11908A ,28K M iles........................................
$
24,950
*
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$
10,999
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10,999
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and family development, Luzerne County Head
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for over 1000 children and families in Luzerne
and Wyoming Counties. We are looking for ded-
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906 Homes for Sale
EXETER
Nice size four
bedroom home with
some hardwood
floors, large eat in
kitchen with break-
fast bar. 2 car
garage & partially
fenced yard. Close
to everything!
$92,900
11-1977
Call
Christine Kutz
570-332-8832
906 Homes for Sale
SUGARLOAF
REDUCED!!!!
2 houses. Must sell
together. Each has
its own utilities on
2.5 + acres. 3 car
garage with 3 large
attached rooms.
For Sale By Owner.
$239,900
Call (570) 788-5913
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EXETER
102 IDA CIRCLE
Six year old 4
bedroom home, 3
baths. Two car
garage, eat-in
kitchen, living, din-
ing & family rooms,
office/study, utility
room & fireplace.
Gas forced air
furnace, central air,
unfinished base-
ment, fully land-
scaped, & deck.
$265,000.
forsalebyowner
.com
Call 800-843-6963
Listing #23758584
EXETER
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
362 Susquehanna
Ave
Completely remod-
eled, spectacular,
2 story Victorian
home, with 3 bed-
rooms, 1.5 baths,
new rear deck, full
front porch, tiled
baths and kitchen,
granite counter-
tops, all Cherry
hardwood floors
throughout, all new
stainless steel
appliances and
lighting, new oil fur-
nace, washer dryer
in first floor bath.
Great neighbor-
hood, nice yard.
$174,900 (30 year
loan, $8,750 down,
$887/month, 30
years @ 4.5%)
100% OWNER
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
Call Bob at
570-654-1490
JENKINS TWP.
Highland Hills
8 Patrick Road
Magnificent custom
built tudor home
with quality
throughout. Spa-
cious 4 bedrooms,
3.5 baths, 2 story
living room with
fireplace and library
loft. Dining room,
family room and 3
season sunroom
which overlooks
professionally land-
scaped grounds
with gazebo and
tennis/basketball
court. Lower level
includes recreation
room, exercise
room and 3/4 bath.
Enjoy this serene
acre in a beautiful
setting in Highland
Hills Development.
Too many amenities
to mention. For
more info and
photos visit:
www.atlas
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MLS 12-723
$399,900
Call Terry
570-885-3041
Angie
570-885-4896
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SWOYERSVILLE
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
52 Barber Street
Beautifully remod-
eled 3 bedroom, 1
bath home in the
heart of the town.
With new carpets,
paint, windows,
doors and a mod-
ern kitchen and
bath. Sale includes
all appliances:
refrigerator, stove,
dishwasher, washer
and dryer. Nice yard
and superb neigh-
borhood. Priced to
sell at $89,900 or
$433.00 per month
(bank rate; 30
years, 4.25%, 20%
down). Owner also
willing to finance
100% of transaction
with a qualified
cosigner. Call Bob at
570-654-1490
906 Homes for Sale
TAYLOR
Featured on
WNEPs Home &
Backyard. Move
right into this 3
bedroom, 2 bath
immaculate home
with custom maple
eat in kitchen,
stainless steel
appliances, hard-
wood floors,
Jacuzzi tub, 2 fire-
places, abundance
of storage leading
outside to a private
sanctuary with
deck/pergola & Koi
pond. Off street
parking. MUST SEE.
For more info and
photos visit:
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MLS 12-733
$189,900
Call Keri
570-885-5082
WEST WYOMING
438 Tripp St
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
Completely remod-
eled home with
everything new.
New kitchen, baths,
bedrooms, tile
floors, hardwoods,
granite countertops,
all new stainless
steel appliances,
refrigerator, stove,
microwave, dish-
washer, free stand-
ing shower, tub for
two, huge deck,
large yard, excellent
neighborhood
$154,900 (30 year
loan @ 4.5% with 5%
down; $7,750 down,
$785/month)
100% OWNER
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
Call Bob at
570-654-1490
909 Income &
Commercial
Properties
NANTICOKE
4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
unit apartment
buildings. Fully
occupied. City
license and occu-
pancy permits
issued. Very well
maintained. Some
have new win-
dows, roofs, coin-
op washer/dryer.
570-736-3125
930 Wanted to Buy
Real Estate
WEST PITTSTON
House Wanted
Need Owner
finance. Flood house
OK. Will repair.
Please contact
570-212-8370
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
BEAR CREEK
Available April 1
New 3 room apart-
ment. All utilities
included except
electric. No smoking
& no pets. $650 +
security and refer-
ences. Furnished or
unfurnished. Call
570-954-1200
60
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FORTY FORT
AND NORTH
WILKES-BARRE
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MANAGED
SERVICES!
BRAND NEW
KITCHENS, CAR-
PETS, featuring
appliances,
laundry, some
aesthetic fire-
places, parking.
NO PETS/SMOK-
ING/EMPLOY-
MENT APPLICA-
TION/2 YEAR
SAME RENT/
PLUS UTILITIES
1st Floors.
1 Bedroom
Rents start at
$500.
288-1422
HARDING
Renovated 1st floor,
2 bedroom apart-
ment. New carpet-
ing and paint. Fridge
& stove. Water
Included. $600 +
security & utilities.
Call 570-240-6620
or 570-388-6503
WEST PITTSTON
1 bedroom, 2nd
floor. Stove & refrig-
erator included.
Newly remodeled.
$425 + utilities.
Call (570) 357-1138
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906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale
UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. No upgrades
needed. Includes HW, tile baths, granite & stainless in kitchen.
All units have open floor plans. 11-1697
MARCIE 714-9267
Rte. 315 to Oak St. Oak St. to Pittston by-pass. L on by-
pass to end. L on Main. Insignia Courtyards is on the R.
End-unit Townhome with finished lower level, fresh
paint, brand new carpet, fenced yard, security system & home
warranty! 11-3723
LISA 715-9335
Traveling N on back road in Exeter (Slocum Rd.) make right
on Packer Ave., make right into Wildflower Village, make right
on Laurel Ct., Laurel becomes Clover. Home on left.
WILDFLOWER VILLAGE - Treat yourself to Townhouse
living in this 3BR, 1.5 bath middle unit w/finished lower level,
C/A & fenced rear patio area. 11-4491
KIM 585-0600
From Slocum or Tunkhannock Ave (W. Pittston) turn on
Packer, turn into Wildflower Village, first R on Aster Ct. to unit
#110 on L.
Invest & rent this 3BR fully furnished Townhouse in
desireable Oakwood Park just minutes to Casino, Interstates &
midway between Wilkes-Barre & Scranton. 11-3982
MARIE 881-0103
Rt 315 to Laflin Road, L on Haverford Drive, property on R.
Absolute Masterpiece! This dream home
combines great living & excellent entertaining. Enjoy
entertaining in the DR, piano rm or grand living. A 1st flr
MSTR Ste exercise rm, office & kitchen are all luxurious
but perfectly suited for everyday life.
CHRISTIAN 585-0614
12-448
Wonderful home on a huge Country size lot
240x150 in a private setting, just off the beaten path plus
a terrific view from the front porch! Dual furnace system,
2 baths, C/A & Ductless system, FP & more.
DIANE M. 696-06672
11-3733
3BR move-in condition Ranch. Sunken LR w/
HW floor, DR w/hardwood, eat-in oak kitchen w/Corian
countertops, 2 baths, 2 car garage.
MATT 714-9229
11-969
Need a 5 car gar? Beautiful 3BR, 2 bath home
w/gar in great neighborhood. 5 minutes to shopping, PA
Turnpike & 81. C/A on 1st flr, new electrical service,
plumbing, maybe HW under carpet.
SHIRLEY 714-9272
11-3597
Pristine gem! Totally renovated from studs up.
2BR, 1.5 bath, HW floors, 2 car garage, private patio, new
eat-in kitchen. Bonus room on 3rd floor!
LESLIE 696-0841
12-401
Lovely 3BR home with large kitchen in a nice
neighborhood. 1st floor laundry & bonus room on 2nd
floor!
MARY M. 714-9274
11-3825
3BR, 2 bath home w/large modern kitchen,
laundry room off kitchen, split heat-A/C unit, alley in rear
w/possibile OSP. Partially fenced yard.
ROSEMARIE 89,900
11-3933
Time to buy your new home since rates are
low! 2BR, 2 3/4 baths, newer roof & windows, OSP in
back of home.
CHRISTINE R. 696-0840
12-500
Priced to sell 1/2 Double - 4BRs, 1 bath,
partial new roof, finished attic, recent enclosed porch.
Great view!
SUSAN K. 696-0872
11-3852
3BR, 1.5 bath 1/2 double needs some work.
Priced to sell "as-is". 2 porches, house is fully carpeted.
SUSAN K. 696-0872
11-4075
Unique 2BR Ranch with HW throughout.
Amenities include: 24.9x34 recreation room, surround
sounds, 24" above ground heated pool, Trex deck,
detached fully equipped building can be additional 2 car
garage or workshop.
MARIE 881-0103
12-354
Destinetive design in the NEW Insignia
Ranch. Open floor plan, granite & stainless steel, HW &
tile floors, full walk-out basements.
MARCIE 714-9267
12-688
Traditional meets modern! 4BR authentic
Tudor w/every amenity overlooking gorgeous private
grounds w/in-ground pool, mature trees & gardens. A
must see!
MARCIE 714-9267
11-3957
Cape Cod style home on almost 2 acres in
Dallas School District. Spacious kichen, modern bath,
office, 3 season sunroom, & coal stove.Large 2 car
garage w/ loft.
DEBORAH ROCCOGRANDI 696-6671
11-4446
Complete remodel. Everthing new in this cute
Ranch. Modern kitchen w/granite counters, new roof,
siding, windows, electric & plumbing.
MARCIE 714-9267
12-323
Beautiful new 2story w/all the extras in
a wonderful community! Large lot & many great features.
Come & see!
LISA 715-9335
10-2209
Perfect for Contractor/Handyman torn
down to studs. New 200amp service cleaned & ready for
you to finish or flip.
LESLIE 696-0841
12-396
Well maintained double block-great location,
gas heat, large room sizes, 2 story, detached 1 car garage.
Make an appt today! 11-4165
DEBORAH K. 696-0886
Live on one side while the other helps pay the
mortgage! Remodeled double with many upgrades. Must see!
11-862
TINA 714-9277
2nd floor move-in ready 1st floor needs
renovating. All expenses can be covered with only one unit
rented. 11-4499
TRACY Z. 696-0723
Nice double block located at end of a quiet street.
Low taxes! Live-in one side & rent the other. 08-3258
JILL 696-0875
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CONSTRUCTION
CHRIS LATONA
General Contractor
Ceramic Tile Work - Kitchens
- Bathrooms - Garages
- Replacement Windows
- New Homes - Additions - Doors -
Complete Remodeling
FREE Estimates - Insured
457-8145 or 655-0777
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Complete Home
Remodeling, Kitchens,
Baths, Drywall, Windows,
Siding & Roofs.
570-457-0087
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JOHN
PREGMON
CONSTRUCTION
DUMPSTER
NEED A
DUMPSTER?
CALL 570-335-4755
MOVING
J. CAWLEY MOVING, LLC
JASON CAWLEY, PITTSTON
Local & long distance moves.
Residential, Offices & Institutional moves.
(570) 299-7852 jcawleymoving@yahoo.com
HEATING
ATTENTION
FLOOD VICTIMS
Call Northeast Plumbing, Heating
& Air Conditioning
For all your needs. Licensed / Insured
570-499-3225
NORTHEAST
WINDOW, INC.
Locally Owned & Operated Since 1987
Exterior Home Improvements By
FREE ESTIMATES
570.654.4220
www.northeastwindow.com
Windows
Siding
Enclosures
Fiberglass Doors
Storm Doors
Vinyl Railings
Roong
And More
PA018418
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HEALTH/BEAUTY
HAIRAT HOME
If you are someone who is not able to
get to a Salon to have your hair cut,
colored, or permed. Call 570-655-8639
Shirley Berti Hair Designs
TRAVEL
CALL ROSEANN @ 655-4247
BROADWAY SHOW
BUSTRIPS
JERSEY BOYSWed. April 11th
$150 (Front Mezz)
WICKEDWed. May 2nd
$169 (Orchestra)
LION KINGWed. June 13th
$175 (Orchestra)
TAX SERVICES
INCOME TAX
PREPARATION
PICK UP SERVICES AVAILABLE
Bruce Moluski 570-457-1840
Tuesday, April 10 & 11
Complementary room, transportation
& baggage handling. Food, Beverages
& Snacks served on bus.
$25 per person.
Al Lispi: 570-814-3137
or 570-823-9578
Overnight Junket to
Atlantic Citys
Taj Mahal!
CHIMNEY/CONSTRUCTION
Stucco, parging, foundations,
sidewalks, driveways, cellars, hauling,
All Concrete Work
Insured. Licensed.
CHIMNEY REPAIR
AND REBUILDING
570-457-5849 I RETURN ALL CALLS!
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LANDSCAPING
MARTIRANO OUTDOOR SERVICES
Lawn Care, Clean Ups, Hedge Trimming and Removal,
Retaining Walls, Gravel, Stone, Soil, Mulch, Planting
Curb Stone, New Lawns, Seeding, Pressure Washing,
Drainage, Grading, Plus Much More!
Call 570-766-1785
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
KINGSTON
72 E. 72 E. W Walnut alnut St. St.
3rd floor, located in
quiet neighborhood.
Kitchen, living room,
dining room, sun
room, bathroom. 2
large and 1 small
bedroom, lots of
closets, built in linen,
built in hutch, hard-
wood floors, fire-
place, storage room,
yard. New washer/
dryer, stove & fridge.
Heat and hot water
included. 1 year lease
+ security. $950
570-406-1411
KINGSTON
E. WALNUT ST.
Light, bright, 1st
floor, 2 bedrooms,
elevator, carpeted,
security system.
Garage. Extra stor-
age & cable TV
included. Laundry
facilities. Air Con-
ditioned. Fine
neighborhood.
Convenient to bus
& stores. No
pets. References.
Security. Lease.
No smokers
please. $765 +
utilities. Call.
570-287-0900
It's that time again!
Rent out your
apartment
with the Classifieds
570-829-7130
LAFLIN
Spacious,
Modern & Stylish
2 story 2 bedroom
apt. Oak kitchen
with snack bar plus
all appliances, 1-1/2
baths, in-home
office, of street
parking, large
maintenance free
yard. $950 month
includes heat/hot
water budget &
sewer. Rest of utili-
ties by tenant. Sorry
no smoking or pets.
Lease, security &
references.
570-824-9507.
LARKSVILLE
AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY
Cute and clean 2
bedroom, off street
parking, w/d
hookup, eat in
kitchen. Immacu-
late. $435 plus utili-
ties. 1 month secu-
rity. 845-386-1011
LARKSVILLE
Very clean 2nd
floor. 2 bedrooms.
Heat included.
$500/month.
Call 570-696-2357
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
Midtowne
Apartments
100 E. 6th
Street,
Wyoming PA
18644
Housing for
Extremely Low &
Very Low Income
Elderly,
Handicapped &
Disabled.
570-693-4256
ALL UTILITIES
INCLUDED
Rents based on
income.
Managed by EEI
NANTICOKE
Large 1st floor, 2
bedrooms, 1 bath,
refrigerator & stove
top, sunroom &
large pantry. No
pets. $650/month,
all utilities included,
security & credit
check required.
Call 484-602-8924
Looking for that
special place
called home?
Classified will address
Your needs.
Open the door
with classified!
NORTH WILKES-BARRE
North Washington
Large 1 bedroom
apartment, hard-
wood floors, appli-
ances in kitchen.
Big living room, eat
in kitchen. All
renovated. Parking
space available.
$630/month,
utilities included.
Call Steve at
570-793-9449
or Agnes at
347-495-4566
PITTSTON
HUGHESTOWN
Completely remod-
eled, modern 1 bed-
room apt. Lots of
closet space, with
new tile floor & car-
pets. Includes
stove, refrigerator,
washer/dryer hook
up. Oil heat, nice
yard & neighbor-
hood, no pets.
$600 / month in-
cludes water &
sewer. $1,000 de-
posit. 479-6722
PITTSTON
Modern 1st floor, 2
bedroom apart-
ment. Kitchen with
all appliances, new
deck. Gas Heat. No
smoking, no pets.
$500 + utilities
& security.
Call 570-714-9234
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DC SUPERVISORS
GENERAL WAREHOUSE
Are You Looking for a Career with a Growing and Stable Company?
Do You Want the Opportunity to be Part of a Winning Team?
Are You Driven to Work in a Fast Paced Environment?
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
If this sounds like you, we may be your ideal company. As one of the most successful retail
companies worldwide, we are eager to share our success with you. Whatever your
individual talents or interests, its more than likely that we have exactly what you are
looking for. With an extensive range of career options, The TJX Companies, Inc. stand out
as one of the most successful retail companies worldwide and we are eager to share this
success with you. Located in Pittston, just minutes from the PA Turnpike and I-81, we are a
company committed to variety and diversity.
Currently, positions are available in the following areas:
DISTRIBUTION SUPERVISORS
GENERAL WAREHOUSE
T.J. Maxx offers advancement opportunities, medical, dental and life
insurance, 401(k), paid vacation and paid sick time, in-store discounts,
and a clean, safe working environment.
Interested applicants may obtain position information
and apply on-line at: www.careers-tjx.com
Applicants will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
T.J. Maxx is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.
All programs/bonuses are subject to change at any time due to business necessity.
General Warehouse applicants may apply in person at:
4000 Oldeld Blvd.
Pittston, Pa 18640
For directions, please call 570-603-5890
Mid-Atlantic Youth Services Corporation (MAYS), manager and operator of
PA Child Care, offers outstanding career opportunities for qualied
candidates. MAYS provides specialized treatment and detention services to
alleged/adjudicated males and females, ages 12 to 20
We are currently accepting applications for:
Full Time and Part Time Direct Care Staff to work with adjudicated
youth in a secure treatment setting.
All candidates must be 21 years of age or older, have a valid PA drivers license. Pay
based on experience and qualications. Benet package includes health, vision, dental,
life insurance, and 401K.
All qualied candidates must submit to pre-employment drug testing, obtain child abuse
and criminal background clearances, and be able to effectively manage youth in a
residential setting.
For more information on PA Child Care, please visit www.midatlanticyouth.com
Please send resume to
Melissa Sweetz-Rusonis/HR Manager
Mid-Atlantic Youth Services, 701 Sathers Drive
Pittston, PA 18640
Email resumes in MS WORD FORMAT to msweetz@midatlanticyouth.com
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
SCRANTON
Green Ridge Area
Modern, nice,
clean. Fresh paint,
new carpet. 3 bed-
rooms (1 small)
living room, kitchen,
bath,& laundry
room. Fresh paint,
new carpet. $600,
includes sewer.
No pets.
570-344-3608
Looking to buy a
home?
Place an ad here
and let the
sellers know!
570-829-7130
WEST PITTSTON
1 bedroom efficien-
cy apartment. No
pets. $315 + utilities
& security deposit.
Call 570-333-5499
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
SWOYERSVILLE
Must see! Brand
new 1st floor, 3
bedroom. Compa-
rable to a Ranch
home. Large living
room, stove, fridge
dishwasher, w/d,
laundry room, A/c
and heat. Your
dream home. W/w
carpeting, hard-
wood floors, off
street parking,
large back yard.
All utilities paid
except electric.
$1075/mo + security
& references
570-287-3646
WILKES-BARRE
1 bedroom. Heat &
hot water included.
$550 month +
security required
973-879-4730
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
WILKES-BARRE
5 rooms & bath,
second floor, newly
remodeled. Off
street parking. No
pets. Security, lease
& references. $600
+ gas & water.
Electric included.
Call for appointment
8 am to 5 pm
570-822-8158
Line up a place to live
in classified!
WYOMING
Wyoming Ave
2nd floor, large
newly remodeled, 2
bedroom 1 bath. All
appliances, w/d
hardwood floors.
$615/mo + utilities.
No pets, security
and references .
570-954-2972
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
WILKES-BARRE
Mayflower
Crossing
Apartments
570.822.3968
2, 3 & 4
Bedrooms
- Light & bright
open floor plans
- All major
appliances included
- Pets welcome*
- Close to everything
- 24 hour emergency
maintenance
- Short term
leases available
Call TODAY For
AVAILABILITY!!
www.mayflower
crossing.com
Certain Restrictions
Apply*
944 Commercial
Properties
Center City WB
FREE HIGH SPEED FREE HIGH SPEED
INTERNET! INTERNET!
Why pay extra for
internet? Our new
leases include a
FREE FREE high speed
connection!
Affordable mod-
ern office space
at the Luzerne
Bank Building on
Public Square.
Rents include
internet, heat,
central air, utili-
ties, trash
removal, and
nightly cleaning -
all without a
sneaky CAM
charge. Parking
available at the
intermodal garage
via our covered
bridge. 300SF to
5000SF available.
We can remodel
to suit. Brokers
protected. Call
Jeff Pyros at
570-822-8577
Looking for the right deal
on an automobile?
Turn to classified.
Its a showroom in print!
Classifieds got
the directions!
DOLPHIN PLAZA
Rte. 315
1,000 &
3,800 Sq. Ft.
WILL DIVIDE
OFFICE / RETAIL
Call 570-829-1206
PITTSTON
COOPERS CO-OP
Lease Space
Available, Light
manufacturing,
warehouse,
office, includes
all utilities with
free parking.
I will save
you money!
315 PLAZA
1,750 SQ. FT. &
3,400 SQ.FT
OFFICE/RETAIL
570-829-1206
953Houses for Rent
HARVEYS LAKE
2.5 bedrooms,
2 baths, all appli-
ances, hardwood
floors, gas fire-
place, washer/dryer
on premises, single
car attached
garage. No pets.
$1,100/month +
security. Water,
sewer & garbage
paid.
Call 570-855-2687
NANTICOKE
Desirable
Lexington Village
Nanticoke, PA
Many ranch style
homes. 2 bedrooms
$936 + electric only
SQUARE FOOT RE
MANAGEMENT
866-873-0478
NANTICOKE
Renovated 3 bed-
room single home
with new carpet-
ing, fresh paint,
deck, off street
parking, washer /
dryer hookup. No
pets, No Smoking.
$650 + utilities.
570-466-6334
SWOYERSVILLE
Completely remod-
eled Large 2 story, 3
bedrooms, 2 baths,
single family home
including refrigera-
tor, stove, dish-
washer & disposal.
Gas heat, nice yard,
good neighbor-
hood,. Off street
parking. Shed. No
pets. $995 / month.
570-479-6722
WEST PITTSTON
Wonderful 3 bed-
room, 1 bath
home with off
street parking,
central air. All
appliances &
sewage included.
Screened in rear
porch. No Pets,
No Smoking. $875
+ utilities, security &
references.
(570) 602-8798
or (570)362-8591
971 Vacation &
Resort Properties
HARVEYS LAKE
LAKEFRONT fully
furnished. Wifi,
cable. Weekly,
monthly. Season
2012 starting June
570-639-5041
QUAIL HOLLOW
VILLAGE
TIME SHARE
Beech Mountain
Lakes, Drums PA.
Great Price!
Call 570-954-8795
1000
SERVICE
DIRECTORY
1024 Building &
Remodeling
1st. Quality
Construction Co.
Roofing, siding,
gutters, insulation,
decks, additions,
windows, doors,
masonry &
concrete.
Insured & Bonded.
Senior Citizens Discount!
State Lic. # PA057320
570-606-8438
1141 Heating &
Cooling
HEATING, A/C &
REFRIGERATION REPAIR
Services. Commer-
cial / Residential.
Licensed & Insured.
24-7 Free Estimates.
Call 646-201-1765
mycohvac.com
1156 Insurance
NEPA LONG TERM
CARE AGENCY
Long Term Care
Insurance
products/life insur-
ance/estate plan-
ning. Reputable
Companies.
570-580-0797
FREE CONSULT
www
nepalong
termcare.com
1213 Paving &
Excavating
EDWARDS ALL COUNTY
PAVING & SEAL COATING
Modified stone,
laid & compacted.
Hot tar and chips,
dust and erosion
control. Licensed
and
Insured.
Call Today
For Your
Free Estimate
570-474-6329
Lic.# PA021520
Looking for that
special place
called home?
Classified will address
Your needs.
Open the door
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1297 Tree Care
ZOMERFELD TREE
SERVICE, INC.
Tree removal,
trimming, stump
grinding. Demolition
Hauling &
excavating.
570-574-5018
Anonymous Tip Line
1-888-796-5519
Luzerne County Sheriffs Ofce
WENEED
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to place your ad.
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your
ride?
Well run
your ad in
the classified
section until
your vehicle
is sold.
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