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AURORA, Colo. The shoot-
ing suspect who went on a dead-
ly rampage inside a Colorado
theater planned the attack with
calculation and deliberation,
police said Saturday, receiving
deliveries for months which au-
thorities believe armed him for
battle and were used to rig his
apartment with dozens of
bombs.
Authorities on Saturday re-
moved dangerous explosive ma-
terials from inside James
Holmes suburban Denver apart-
ment a day after police said he
opened fire and set off gas can-
isters in a suburban theater min-
utes into the premiere of the Bat-
man film The Dark Knight Ris-
es. The attack left 12 people
dead and 58 injured.
His apartment was rigged
with jars of liquids, explosives
and chemicals that were booby
trapped to kill whoever entered
it, Aurora Police Chief Dan
Oates said, noting it likely would
have been one of his officers.
All hazards have been re-
moved from Holmes apartment
and residents in surrounding
buildings can return home, po-
lice said.
The exception was Holmes
apartment building, where au-
thorities were still collecting evi-
dence. Inside the apartment, au-
thorities began covering the
windows with black plastic to
prevent onlookers from seeing
in. Before they did, a man in an
ATF T-shirt could be seen mea-
Suspects dwelling cleared of hazards
Residents of neighboring buildings can go home
By THOMAS PEIPERT
and MEAD GRUVER
Associated Press
See MASSACRE, Page 6A
M O R E I N S I D E
Movie studios wont release
box office figures. 6A
The 12 victims are identified,
and remembered. 7A
AP PHOTO
Isaac Pa-
cheo, who
said he was
a good
friend of
theater
shooting
victimAlex
Sullivan, is
comforted,
Saturday,
as he visits
a memorial
in Aurora,
Colo.
The trauma hasnt ended for Jeanette
Line, her daughter Elizabeth or the 194
other families still living in government-
issued trailers 10 months after Septem-
bers flooding.
Jeanette Line said so outside the mo-
bile home in Tunkhannock Township
where she is living temporarily.
Its like Dorothy says in the Wizard of
Oz; Theres no place like home, she
said. Its like limbo here. Youre not
home.
Line and her daughter are one of 195
Pennsylvania households affected by
Tropical Storm Lee living in trailers pro-
vided by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency. In Luzerne County, 113
households were placed in trailers. Twen-
ty-nine have moved out, leaving 84 trail-
ers still occupied in the county.
Inside the trailer that Jeanette and El-
izabeth share, a sign hangs above the tele-
vision one of the few personal posses-
sions she was able to save as the knee-
deep water rushed under her home last
summer. Tis a wonderful life, it reads.
The optimistic message is hard for Jea-
nette to accept as she waits for contrac-
tors to finish the elevation and repair of
her homeinFalls, WyomingCounty. Shes
grateful for the roof over her head
S T O R M V I C T I M S L I V I N G I N F E M A- P R O V I D E D T R A I L E R S
BILL TARUTIS/PHOTOS FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Flood victimJeanette Line of Falls talks about living in a trailer at the FEMA Highfields Community Trailer Park in Tunk-
hannock Township.
Displaced
feel flood
of distress
84 trailers still occupied in Luzerne
County because of flood damage.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
See FLOOD, Page 12A
A sinkhole was discovered below the
flood-damaged home of Michael Merth.
FEMA-trailer resident Bill Lane of Falls describes his struggles to repair his home
fromflood damage.
Jim Brozena worries thou-
sands of Luzerne County proper-
ty owners have no idea theyre
about to get hit with a pricey
floodinsurance bill andconstruc-
tion restrictions on their land.
New federal flood maps that
take effect Nov. 2 will add an esti-
mated 10,000 Luzerne County
properties to a high-risk flood
zone, requiring
the owners to
comply with
tougher build-
ing regulations
and purchase
flood insurance
if they have out-
standing mort-
gages.
The Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency sent let-
ters to all mu-
nicipalities in
2009 saying
municipalities
must reach
out to citizens affected by the
map changes and inform them
of the potential flood insurance
implications.
Brozena, executive director of
the county Flood Protection Au-
thority, followed up with a letter
to all municipalities reiterating
that notification requirement in
2010.
But officials in several munici-
palities say theyre still trying to
decipher whichproperties will be
added and removed because the
old maps are too vague.
Others held off on contacting
property owners until FEMA
sent official notificationMay2es-
tablishing the Nov. 2 implemen-
tation date.
Plains Township Fire Capt.
Charles Krommes said he and
New fed
flood maps
mean huge
changes
A pricey flood insurance bill
and construction restrictions
coming for thousands locally.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
See MAPS, Page 12A
Brozena
Frati
PLAINSTWP. Morethan100
animal-lovers lined up outside
the Luzerne County SPCASatur-
day, many hoping to take home
one of the nearly 200Chihuahuas
rescuedfromahomeinColumbia
County Thursday night.
We were captivated by the
Chihuahuas andweneedanother
dog,Dallasresident MelissaTor-
bik saidas she stoodinline at the
SPCA adoption counter Satur-
day. If we dont get a Chihuahua,
well be looking at another dog.
StatepoliceandDepartment of
Agriculture officers removed187
dogs fromthehomeof Albert and
Thomas Ambrosia in Benton,
Thursday. The remains of several
dogswerealsofoundinthehome.
The Ambrosias, who surren-
dered the animals voluntarily,
were charged with animal cruel-
ty.
Torbik and her husband, Chris
DeVilleneuve, said they were in-
spired to go to the SPCA after
hearing of the Benton bust. They
currently own two rescue dogs,
one a Chihuahua mix with one
eye and another that gets around
on three legs.
Its just awful, Torbik said.
These dogs never had a chance
at lifeandunless theowners were
turned in would never have had a
chance at life.
The Luzerne County SPCAini-
Going to the dogs: Many show up to adopt rescued Chihuahuas
Luzerne County SPCA had six
of 187 dogs from Benton home
ready for adoption Saturday.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
A Chihuahua taken froma
house in Benton Thursday. See CHIHUAHUAS, Page 4A
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T ry O u rC o al - Y o u W o n t
B eliev e T h e D IF F E R E N C E
stretches over a city square
mile. Twenty thousand men
harvest and build it and it
draws around 7 million specta-
tors a year.
Did you have a role model
growing up? Disney and Jimi-
ny Cricket taught me morals,
more than any book.
To go with the movie theme,
did you have a favorite film? I
loved The 7th Voyage of Sin-
bad. The Cyclops and the
skeletons with swords scared
me right out of the theater.
Favorite food? Rib-eye
seasoned Delmonico steak.
What do you think North-
eastern Pennsylvania needs
to improve upon the most?
We are at the hub of the East
Coast and industry and govern-
ment have not taken full ad-
vantage of that fact yet. We are
within such a close radius to
New York, Philadelphia and the
New Jersey shore that we
should be thriving on visits
from people from those states.
What are some of your most
memorable moments in your
life? I have to say my wife and
children are definitely respon-
sible for most all of my best
moments and memories. I
remember when my daughter
Lauren wrote a cute essay
about hearing people sing
happy birthday at the restau-
rant from her bedroom window.
Little and big moments like
those are special. In regards to
Damentis, I am proud that we
are still here as a chef-owned
restaurant in the day and age
of Olive Garden. My breed is
becoming a dinosaur.
MEET
Continued from Page 1B
John Gordon writes about area
people for the Meet feature. Reach
him at 970-7229.
each morning to keep giving
back to the community in which
he was raised and to which he
devoted his medical career
Hazleton. His volunteer work is
exhaustive enough occupy an-
other lifetime, but he remains
energetic and committed.
Among his diverse service po-
sitions are a chairmanship of
WVIA-TVs Auction 44 for the
greater Hazleton area, a general
chairmanship of Hazletons
Heart Association Fundraising,
a finance chairmanship of the
Boy Scouts of America Anthra-
cite Council and a general chair-
manship of Red Cross Fundrais-
ing for the greater Hazleton ar-
ea.
For Greco, these volunteer ini-
tiatives are motivatedbya vision
of the local community as an ex-
tended family that must be
served faithfully.
The community should be
nothing more than an extended
family, Greco reflected. And
family values include always
coming to the aid of your rela-
tions, having mutual respect,
and ensuring security. If that is
successful, then you will have a
very strong community.
GRECO
Continued from Page 1B
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
In1953, Dr. Victor Greco was a
member of the operating team
at Philadelphias Jefferson
Medical College that performed
the first successful open heart
surgery. Later, he helped devel-
op the heart and lung machine
under the guidance of Jef-
fersons Dr. John H. Gibbons.
PITTSTON: Applications
are being accepted for the
2012 Pittston Tomato Festiv-
al Queen and Little Miss and
Little Mister Tomato.
The Little Miss and Little
Mister Tomato contest will
be held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 19.
All contestants should be at
the festival band shell by
10:30 a.m. The contest is
open to girls and boys 2-6
years old. Contestants will be
judged on beauty and person-
ality. Children should wear
something appropriate for a
day at the Tomato Festival.
One winner will be chosen in
each category with one run-
ner up.
Entry fee is $5 and prizes
will be awarded. Checks
should be made payable to
the Pittston Tomato Festival
Inc. Deadline for entries is
Aug. 15. Applications should
be forwarded to Pittston City
Hall, Attention: Angel
Noone, Little Miss, Little
Mister Tomato Festival Con-
test, 35 Broad St., Pittston,
PA 18640. Applications can
be downloaded at www.pitt-
stontomatofestival.com.
The Pittston Tomato Fes-
tival Queen contest is open to
single women between the
ages of 14 and 19 and will take
place on Aug. 18.
The winner receives a $500
cash scholarship and the first
runner-up receives a $250
cash college scholarship.
Other prizes and gifts will be
awarded.
Scoring is based on inter-
view, stage performance of
some type (anything in good
taste from a commercial for
the festival to a song, dance
or other performance), poise
and appearance. Entrants are
not required to live in the
Pittston area.
For an application call 430-
6485. Leave a message with
complete mailing address,
age, name and phone num-
ber. Forms can also be down-
loaded at http://www.pitt-
stontomatofestival.com/
queen.htm. There is a $30 en-
trance fee and proof of age is
required with a current head-
shot photo. Entry deadline is
Aug. 4.
Applications available for Pittston Tomato Festival contests
life was better.
So maybe our great-grand-
parents really did sense that
something about their time
was unsettlingly imperfect, and
In the Good Old Summer-
time was more joyous escap-
ism than statement of fact.
But nobody can live on the
edge forever. I think thats why
the songs most enduring lines
are the ones about Strolling
thru a shady lane/With your
baby mine. Lets join with
those old folks in this way:
dream about the past, but seize
the here and now.
Hey, a happy summer to you.
MOONEY
Continued from Page 1B
Tom Mooney is a Times Leader
columnist. Reach him at tmoo-
ney2@ptd.net.
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Joshua Greenberg, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kevin Greenberg, Wilkes-
Barre, recently
received the
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gious Lead-
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ing Seminarys
commence-
ment. The
award is given
to the graduate
most likely to
assume religious leadership in
the future. Greenberg was also
one of the student speakers at
the commencement.
Drew Harding, who is entering his
junior year at Dallas High
School, recently completed a
week-long business camp
through Penn-
sylvania Free
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Week (PFEW)
at Lycoming
College. Hard-
ing received a
scholarship to
attend and was
selected from
thousands of
applicants throughout the state.
PFEW educates students about
the American free enterprise
system by bringing them togeth-
er with successful business
executives. During the event,
students form teams and sim-
ulate the operation of their own
company. Harding is a member
of the high school track and field
team, where he pole vaults and
hurdles. He is the junior class
treasurer and a member of the
National Honor Society. Harding
is also an active member of the
Pocono chapter of the American
Mensa High IQ Organization. He
is the son of Brian and Dawn
Harding, Dallas.
Sean Banul of Pittston and Amy
Shick of Mountain Top, recent
Wyoming Seminary graduates,
received the Willis L. Dean Citi-
zenship Prize during the schools
commencement. The award is
given to a senior boy and girl
who approach most closely the
ideal Wyoming
Seminary
graduate in
scholastic
achievement,
good citizen-
ship and partic-
ipation in
extracurricular
activities.
Banul, a Levi
Sprague Fellow
who gave the
student ad-
dress at com-
mencement,
also received
the Dr. William
Schuler Pierce
Award for his
accomplish-
ments in sci-
ence. He re-
ceived the Presidents Educa-
tional Excellence Award, the
Wyoming Seminary Model Unit-
ed Nations Award and the PIAA
Scholar Athlete Award during
the school year. He has been
inducted into the Cum Laude
Society, the national academic
honor society for college prepar-
atory schools. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Banul. Shick
also received the Paul Kafrissen
Memorial Computer Award for
excellence and creativity in
computer studies at commence-
ment. She also received the
Presidents Educational Excel-
lence Award, the PIAA Scholar
Athlete Award and the Brooks
Christian Citizenship Prize dur-
ing the school year. She has
been inducted into the Cum
Laude Society and is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Shick.
Andrew P. Miller, Laflin, assistant
professor of political science at
Wilkes University, received a U.S.
Department of Education Sum-
mer Library Research Fellowship
in Latin American Studies at the
University of Pittsburgh. The
fellowship includes a $2,500
stipend to be used to conduct
research in the Eduardo Lozano
Latin American Library Collec-
tion at the university. Miller is
researching a project which
centers on the politics of eco-
nomic and political development
in Central America, specifically
the intersection between devel-
opment and the environment
and the role of ecotourism as a
non-traditional development
strategy. Miller previously re-
ceived a fellowship to complete
his book, Ecotourism Devel-
opment in Costa Rica: The
Search for Oro Verde, which will
be published by Lexington Books
this summer. Miller teaches
courses in international politics
at Wilkes University.
Michael Vamos, Mountain Top, was
a recipient of one of the 2012
SCHOTT Scholarship Awards.
The scholarships are given to
senior students of SCHOTT
employees. Winners receive
$4,000 each year for four years
of study. Vamos is the son of
Karen and George Vamos. Ge-
orge Vamos is a principal quality
engineer at SCHOTT in Duryea.
He has been with the company
since 1989.
NAMES AND FACES
Greenberg
Harding
Banul
Shick
Fairview Elementary School
Margaret S. Foster, principal,
Fairview Elementary School,
recently announced the follow-
ing sixth-grade students at-
tained Principals List and High
Honors for the fourth quarter
of the 2011-2012 school year.
Principals List: Christopher
Argenziano, Vanessa Atie,
Ameen Bader, Gianna Brogna,
Brandon Brozena, Samantha
Brumagin, Brett Caladie, Kath-
erine Coslett, Andrew Dean,
Carina DSouza, Luke Evans,
Julia Fey, Dylan Gesford, Alex-
andria Gierszal, Abigail Glynn,
Paige Gould, David Johnson,
Lauren LaMarca, Gabriella Leri,
Michael Macri, Audralaine
Mentrikoski, Laura Miller, Kurtis
Orrson, Shiv Patel, Michael
Schwab, Lauren Shiplett, An-
drea Shipton, Nicholas Toronzi,
Megan Wood, Matthew Zwie-
bel.
High Honors: Christopher Dan-
ishefski, Maggie Fraley, Von
Gushka, Liam Martinchek,
Juliauna Mason, Genevieve
Osterhout, Abby Post, Jeffrey
Schmude, Jeffrey Siegfried,
Victoria Smolenak, Matthew
Snyder, Matthew Taleroski,
Taylor Tomalinas, Aidan Zabie-
galski.
HONOR ROLL
Hannah Salwoski and Gianna
Jaslar, both of Hanover Town-
ship, were recently named the
2012 New York State Tourna-
ment of Dance Triple Star win-
ners in the 7-9 age group based
on the combined scores of their
three routines. They earned
third place in their jazz routine;
second place in their musical
theater routine; and second
place in their tap routine. Sal-
woski and Jaslar are both long-
time students of the David
Blight Studio, South Main
Street, Wilkes-Barre. Both girls
are busy gearing up for their
next competition, the Talent
Olympics to be held in Decem-
ber at Fernwood Hotel and
Resort. At the tournament,
from left, are Salwoski and
Jaslar.
Dancers earn honors at
New York tournament
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O C C A S I O N S
L
auren Ashley Trinisewski and
Domero James Greeley were
united in the sacrament of marriage
on July 22, 2011, at Immaculate Con-
ception Church, West Pittston, by
Monsignor John Sempa and Deacon
Joseph DeVizia.
The bride is the daughter of Frank
and Georgianne Trinisewski, Moun-
tain Top. She is the granddaughter of
the late Frank and Helen Trinisewski,
Wilkes-Barre, and the late George
and Eleanor Rich, Swoyersville.
The groom is the son of Gerald and
Audrey Greeley, Wilkes-Barre. He is
the grandson of the late Domero and
Anna Greeley and the late Paul and
Anna Wender, all of Wilkes-Barre.
The bride was escorted down the
aisle and given in marriage by her
father. She chose her friend, Megan
Hess, as her matron of honor. Brides-
maids were Allison Kuchera, friend of
the bride, and Lisa Greeley, niece of
the groom. The flower girls were
Anna Greeley, niece of the groom,
and Erin Dougherty, cousin of the
bride.
The groom chose his brothers
Jerry and Paul Greeley as his best
men. Groomsman was Frank Trini-
sewski, brother of the bride. Ring
bearers were J.D. and Paul Greeley,
nephews of the groom.
C. Peter Dougherty, godfather and
cousin of the bride, and Tanya Gree-
ley, sister-in-law of the groom, gave
scripture readings. Offertory gifts
were presented by Robin Greeley,
sister-in-law of the groom, and Carly
and Caitlin Dougherty, cousins of the
bride.
An evening cocktail hour and re-
ception were held at The Woodlands
Inn and Resort, Wilkes-Barre. The
bride was honored with a bridal
shower given by her mother at Arca-
ro and Genells, Old Forge. The re-
hearsal dinner, which was also held at
Arcaro and Genells, was hosted by
the parents of the groom.
Lauren is a 2003 graduate of E.L.
Meyers High School and earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in elemen-
tary education from Kings College in
2007. She also earned her masters
degree in classroom technology from
Wilkes University in 2009. Lauren is
employed in the Wilkes-Barre Area
School District as a kindergarten
teacher.
D.J. is a 1998 graduate of James M.
Coughlin High School. He earned his
Bachelor of Science degree in sport
administration in 2002. He is employ-
ed by Luzerne County as a social
worker.
The couple honeymooned in Aru-
ba. They reside in Wilkes-Barre.
Trinisewski, Greeley
M
ary Turner andMarkTranguch
were unitedinmarriage onJuly16,
2011, under the outdoor gazeboat
Bentleys, Ashley. The ceremony was
officiatedby the Rev. Eric Morales.
The bride is the daughter of Eliza-
bethTurner andthe late Rev. ElijahL.
Turner, Wilkes-Barre. She is the grand-
daughter of the late Vernice Harris Sr.
andErma Harris, Wilkes-Barre, andthe
late James andMary GreenTurner,
Virginia.
The groomis the sonof Markand
Diane Tranguch, Drums. He is the
grandsonof JohnBobey, West Hazle-
ton, andLeoandNancy Masher,
Drums.
The bride was giveninmarriage by
her brother, Anthony Johnson-Harris.
She chose her sister, Heather Vinciarel-
li, andbest friend, Nicole Miller, as
matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were
Joy Harris, sister of the bride, andBeth
Gagliardi andElise Mosca, friends of
the bride. The junior bridesmaids were
Sydney Sichterman, cousinof the
groom, andSummerlinShaw, cousinof
the bride. The flower girls were Hannah
ShawandNakyrahFluri, cousinand
niece of the bride, andLaurenYoung-
blood, daughter of a friendof the bride.
The groomchose his brother, Tyler
Tranguch, andbest friend, DanSteber,
as best men. Groomsmenwere Jeff
Keller, Trevor KarpowichandRyan
Dysinger, all friends of the groom. The
ringbearer was DelvonCarter, nephew
of the bride.
Aneveningcocktail hour andrecep-
tionwere heldat Bentleys. The bride
was honoredat a bridal shower at The
East MountainInn. The rehearsal din-
ner was hostedat Kevins.
Mary is a 2003 graduate of James M.
CoughlinHighSchool. She earnedher
Bachelor of Science degree inelemen-
tary educationat Misericordia Uni-
versity in2007. She is a teacher for the
Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
Markis a1996 graduate of Hazleton
Area HighSchool. He earneda Bache-
lor of Science degree inhotel restaurant
management fromPennState Uni-
versity. He is a manager at RedLobster.
Mary andMarktraveledtoPunta
Cana, DominicanRepublic, for their
honeymoon. They reside inWilkes-
Barre withtheir twodogs, Benni and
Petey.
Tranguch, Turner
W
ith their toes in the sand and
love in their hearts, Robert
Polishan and Marla Parente were
united in matrimony at the Atlantis
Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. They
were wed on June 27, 2012.
The brides daughters, Marina
Sgarlat and Samara Sgarlat, were
flower girls. The brides nieces, Elena
Parente and Eden Parente, also
shared the petal throwing responsib-
ilities. The brides nephew, Evan
Parente, was the ring bearer.
The bride is the daughter of Char-
les and Mary Parente, Harveys Lake.
The groom is the son of Paul and
Gloria Polishan, Scranton.
The couple looks forward to a
honeymoon in the fall to Positano,
Italy, and Menorca, Spain. The cou-
ple resides in Monroe Township with
Marina and Samara as well as be-
loved pets, Cici, Winnie, Murray,
Mittens, Sammy, F.J. the fish and
several other fish who remain name-
less.
Parente, Polishan
J
ulie Marie Ottaviani and Jared
Austin Vedro were united in
marriage on Nov. 11, 2011, at
Cross Creek Community Church,
Trucksville, by Pastor Jeff Aulisio.
The bride is the daughter of
Barry and Susan Ottaviani, Dallas.
She is the granddaughter of Ver-
lon and Mary Lou Nichols, Har-
veys Lake; Carol Ottaviani, Dallas;
and the late Robert Ottaviani.
The groom is the son of James
Vedro, Wilkes-Barre, and Barbara
Casey, Massachusetts. He is the
grandson of the late John and
Virginia Vedro, Wilkes-Barre, and
the late Donald and Barbara
Casey, Dallas.
The bride was escorted down
the aisle and given in marriage by
her father. She chose her cousin,
Marissa Wright, as her maid of
honor. Her bridesmaid was Jus-
tine Vedro, sister of the groom.
The flower girls were Ava and
Sara Aulisio, family friends.
The groom chose his best
friends, Joshua McMillan and Dan
Butch, as his best men. The
groomsman was Eric Ottaviani,
brother of the bride.
A reception was held at River of
Life Church, Lehman, after the
ceremony.
The bride is a 2009 graduate of
Lake-Lehman High School and
holds certificates in wedding plan-
ning and interior decorating. She
is employed at Telerx.
The groom is a graduate of
Wyoming Valley West High School
and attended Bloomsburg Uni-
versity, graduating magna cum
laude with a bachelors degree in
elementary education. He is em-
ployed at Evergreen Behavioral
Services.
The couple honeymooned in the
Bahamas. They reside in Wilkes-
Barre.
Vedro, Ottaviani
J
ames Kasenchak and Courtney
Marton, together with their fam-
ilies, announce their engagement.
The prospective groom is a 2008
graduate of the University of Pitts-
burgh with a bachelors degree in
biology and a certificate in Founda-
tions of Medicine. He is also a 2004
graduate of Wyoming Valley West
High School, Kingston. He is com-
pleting his doctorate of medicine at
Drexel University College of Med-
icine in Philadelphia.
The bride-to-be is a 2008 graduate
of the University of Pittsburgh with a
bachelors degree in finance and a
minor in economics, and is originally
from Pittsburgh. She is employed by
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in
Pittsburgh as a registered marketing
associate and financial planning asso-
ciate.
The prospective groom is the son
of Maureen Dolphin Kasenchak and
the late John Joseph Kasenchak,
Kingston. He is the grandson of the
late John and Josephine Kasenchak,
Sugar Notch; the late Dr. Joseph
Murray Dolphin and Georgia Dol-
phin, Kingston.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of
Roger and Shawn Marton, Pitts-
burgh. She is the granddaughter of
the late Lawrence Marton and El-
izabeth Forrest and Charles Courtney
and the late Dolores Courtney.
A late summer 2013 wedding is
planned.
Marton, Kasenchak
C
arolyn Leighton Drosey and Paul
Anthony Richelmi, together with
their parents, announce their engage-
ment and upcoming wedding.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of
Attorney Victor and Kathleen Drosey,
Hanover Township. She is the grand-
daughter of Mercedes Leighton and
the late Carl Leighton, Wilkes-Barre,
and Victor and Elizabeth Drosey,
Mountain Top.
Carolyn is a 2001 graduate of Bish-
op Hoban High School and a 2005
graduate of Kings College with a
bachelors degree in elementary edu-
cation. She is a former radio person-
ality on Froggy 101 and is employed
by Warner Bros. Records, Nashville,
Tenn.
The prospective groom is the son
of Paul and Mary Richelmi, Wilkes-
Barre. He is the grandson of the late
Michael and Anna Kopacz, Hanover
Township, and Emma Richelmi and
the late Anthony Richelmi, Wyoming.
He is a 2000 graduate of Elmer L.
Meyers High School and a 2004 grad-
uate of Carnegie Mellon University,
with a bachelors degree in philoso-
phy. He earned a Juris Doctor from
the University of Pittsburgh Law
School in 2007. Paul is a lieutenant in
the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate Gener-
als Corps, stationed in the Pentagon
in Washington, D.C.
The couple will exchange vows at
St. Nicholas Catholic Church in
Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 25, 2012. At-
torney and Mrs. Victor Drosey will
host a reception at The Highlands,
Newberry Estates after the ceremony.
Drosey, Richelmi
A
lison Pauline Drozdowski and
Carl John Byra, together with
their parents, announce their
engagement and upcoming mar-
riage.
The bride-to-be is the daughter
of Dolores and Michael J. Droz-
dowski, Wilkes-Barre. She is the
granddaughter of Dolores McDo-
nald and the late Harold McDo-
nald, Wilkes-Barre, and Theresa
Drozdowski and the late Michael
Drozdowski, Warrior Run.
Alison is a 1996 graduate of
GAR Memorial High School. She
is a two-time graduate from Lu-
zerne Community College, earn-
ing a certificate of specialization
medical office assistant/tran-
scriptionist and an associate de-
gree for medical office assistant/
insurance specialist. She is en-
rolled in the Health Care Man-
agement Program at Misericordia
University. Alison is employed at
Guard Insurance Group.
The prospective groom is the
son of Linda and Charles P. By-
ra, Wilkes-Barre. He is the grand-
son of Emily Drevenak and the
late John Drevenak and the late
Charles Byra and the late
Mildred Kyttle, all of Wilkes-
Barre.
Carl is a 1999 graduate of
Meyers High School, Wilkes-
Barre. He is self-employed as the
owner of Byras Fence Company.
The couple will be happily
united in September 2012 at St.
Marys Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Wilkes-Barre.
Byra, Drozdowski
M
r. and Mrs. Russell Searfoss Jr.,
Pittston Township, announce the
engagement and upcoming wedding
of their daughter, Katherine Searfoss,
to Joseph J. Hawk Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph J. Hawk Sr., Pittston
Township.
Katherine is the granddaughter of
Lucille Toole and the late Thomas
Toole and the late Elizabeth and
Russell Searfoss Sr.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of
Pittston Area High School and John-
son College with an associates de-
gree in radiologic technology. She is
employed in emergency medical
services and radiology.
Joseph is the grandson of the late
John and Josephine Hawk and the
late Dominick and Mary Musto.
The prospective groom is a gradu-
ate of Pittston Area High School,
Lackawanna College, and both Penn-
sylvania and Maryland municipal
police academies. Joseph is employed
in the law enforcement field.
A September 2012 wedding is
planned.
Hawk, Searfoss
T
ara Burney andAdamGreenblott,
together withtheir families, an-
nounce their engagement andap-
proachingmarriage.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of
Gary andSharonBurney. She is the
granddaughter of the late Nellie and
FrankBurney andthe late Richardand
Clara Williams.
The prospective groomis the sonof
Jeff andRobinGreenblott, Vestal, N.Y.
He is the grandsonof Sylvia Mirvis,
Vestal, N.Y.; the late Louis Mirvis; and
Robert andRose-Edythe Greenblott,
Vestal, N.Y.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of E.L.
Meyers HighSchool. She is employed
by PPLElectric Utilities, Scranton.
The prospective groomis a graduate
of Vestal HighSchool. He is employed
by McCarthy Tire, Wilkes-Barre.
The couple plans toexchange vows
inthe springof 2013.
Burney, Greenblott
J
aniceDiPietroandCPTRobert
Watts, together withtheir families,
wouldliketoannouncetheir engage-
ment andupcomingmarriage.
Thebride-to-beis thedaughter of
RaymondandDr. AnnDiPietro, Shaver-
town. Sheis thegranddaughter of the
lateMichael andLucyPetrilloandthe
lateRaymondandEleanor DiPietro.
Sheis a graduateof WyomingSemi-
naryUpper School; Saint Josephs Uni-
versity, wheresheearnedher bachelors
degreeinmarketing; andWilkes Uni-
versity, wheresheearnedher Master of
Business Administrationdegreein
marketingandentrepreneurship. Sheis
employedbyKraft Foods, Inc. as an
export customer servicecoordinator.
Theprospectivegroomis thesonof
Gloria Watts, Factoryville. Heis the
grandsonof AdelineFassett andthelate
HowardFassett, Factoryville.
Heis a graduateof Lackawanna Trail
HighSchool andThePennsylvania
StateUniversity. Heis a MilitaryIn-
telligenceOfficer andis servinginthe
Pennsylvania ArmyNational Guardas
theCommander of CompanyA(Mil-
itaryIntelligence) 55BrigadeSpecial
Troops Battalion, Danville.
Thecouplewill exchangevows at
1:30p.m. onAug. 11at St. Peters Cathe-
dral, Scranton.
Watts, DiPietro
M
r. and Mrs. James G. Evans,
Kingston, recently celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary. They
were married July 19, 1952, in Wyom-
ing Avenue Christian Church by the
late Rev. Thomas Shearer.
Maid of honor was Irene Culp,
sister of the bride, and best man was
John Evans, brother of the groom.
Mrs. Evans is the former Marilyn
Culp, daughter of the late Gilbert and
Emma Culp. She is retired from
Smith-Bennett Printing.
Mr. Evans is the son of the late
Isaac and Mae Evans. He served in
the U.S. Navy and is retired from
LCTA.
The couple are the parents of five
children, Suzanne Dreistadt and her
husband, Mark, Pittsburgh; Mark
Evans and his wife, Lisa, Shavertown;
Nancy Kinney and her husband,
Bruce, Wyoming; David Evans and his
wife, Kathy, Kingston; and Richard
Evans and his wife, Molly, Georgia.
They have been blessed with 14
grandchildren and four great-grand-
children.
The occasion was celebrated with a
family dinner.
The Evanses
A
nna Yanklunas, Kingston, will
celebrate her 95th birthday on
July 26. She was born
on July 26, 1917, in
Luzerne.
Anna was married
to Anthony Yanklu-
nas. They had three
daughters, Ann Ma-
rie Brominski, Peggy
Yanklunas and Antoinette Krysiew-
ski.
She has seven grandchildren, Kim-
berly, Donnie, Shelley, Bethann,
Karen, Marsha and Amy. She also has
three great-granddaughters.
Family and friends will celebrate
with a party at the home of her
granddaughter.
Anna Yanklunas
to note 95th birthday
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C O M M U N I T Y N E W S
La Salle University, Philadelphia
Emily Richardson, Shamokin, bach-
elors degree in communication.
Lock Haven University
Jamal Aldubayan, Old Forge, Bach-
elor of Science degree; Chris-
topher Barbacci, Noxen, Bache-
lor of Science degree; Katrina
Bartoli, Exeter, Bachelor of Arts
degree; Sean Clifford, Mountain
Top, Bachelor of Arts degree;
Ashley Colarusso, Pittston,
Bachelor of Science degree;
Steven Cornia, Shavertown,
Bachelor of Science degree;
Jacob James Fetterolf, Berwick,
Bachelor of Science in Health
and Physical Education degree;
Sarah Harvey, Benton, Bachelor
of Science degree; Najia Beatrice
Hasan, Wilkes-Barre, Bachelor of
Arts degree; Chelsea Johnson,
Berwick, Bachelor of Science
degree; Lottia Kehoe, Shenan-
doah, Bachelor of Science de-
gree; Megan Keller, Benton,
Bachelor of Science in Education
degree; Jeffrey Lesko, Weather-
ly, Bachelor of Science degree;
Matthew Livziey, Blakeslee,
Bachelor of Science degree;
Emily Madrak, Meshoppen,
Bachelor of Science degree;
Estelle Mankiewicz, Shenandoah,
Bachelor of Science degree;
David Masteller, Hazleton, Bach-
elor of Science degree; Matthew
Mazur, Hazle Township, Bachelor
of Science degree; John Natt,
Hazleton, Bachelor of Arts de-
gree; Ryanne Pardi, White
Haven, Bachelor of Arts degree;
Reginald Pinckney, Albrightsville,
Bachelor of Arts degree; Linda
Rubino, West Wyoming, Bachelor
of Arts degree; Aaron Mason
Smolow, Shavertown, Bachelor
of Science degree; Mahogany
Spence, Wilkes-Barre, Bachelor
of Science degree.
Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
James Gimbi, Hazleton, Bachelor
of Science degree in information
security and forensics.
Clark Straube, Albrightsville, Bach-
elor of Fine Arts degree in interi-
or design.
University of the Sciences,
Philadelphia
Myer Messinger, Trucksville, Bache-
lor of Science degree in human-
ities and science.
Joshua Krysiak, Drums, Bachelor
of Science degree in pharmaceu-
tical sciences.
Lauren Davis, Kingston, Doctor of
Pharmacy degree, magna cum
laude.
Sarah Verbyla, Larksville, Doctor of
Pharmacy degree with a minor
in music, magna cum laude.
Nicole Churchill, Albrightsville,
Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
Ashley Hetro, Exeter, Doctor of
Pharmacy degree.
Heather Nunemacher, Tamaqua,
Doctor of Physical Therapy
degree.
Megan Chukinas, Plains Township,
Master of Occupational Therapy
degree.
University of Scranton
Bachelors Degree: Luzerne
County: Christina M. Amato,
West Wyoming; Jennifer L. Birk,
Mountain Top; Katrina L. Blan-
nett, West Pittston; Robert P.
Bresnahan Jr., Hughestown;
Jocilyn C. Budda, Freeland; Tara
M. Carmadella, Duryea; Michael
D. Casari Jr., Hazleton; Chelsea
A. Cooper, Duryea; Jillian M.
Denicola, Pittston; Kaitlin M.
Dommermuth, Avoca; Ann C.
Donati, Hazle Township; Stephen
A. Fernando, Pittston Township;
Nicole A. Fueshko, Wilkes-Barre;
Robert A. Gadomski, Plains
Township; Corey Gorman, Wilkes-
Barre; Adriana Healey, Edwards-
ville; David L. Hovey, Forty Fort;
Karen M. Hudzinski, Pittston
Township; John G. Karpien,
Wilkes-Barre; Jordan E. Kreitzer,
Hanover Township; Kelly A.
Kuzminski, Nanticoke; Kathleen
K. Lavelle, Avoca; Kady Luchetti,
Plains Township; Meghan M.
McAliney, Pittston; Spencer J.
Menapace, Shickshinny; Rachel
Metzger, Hudson; Bridget Metzo,
Wilkes-Barre; Mary F. Modla,
Nanticoke; Brian Musto, Pittston;
Julieann A. Ostroski, Harding;
Megha D. Patel, Drums; Brittney
N. Piatt, Sweet Valley; Holly K.
Pilcavage Plains Township; Ryan
P. Pipan, Forty Fort; Rosemary A.
Shaver, Shavertown; Matthew E.
Swaback, West Pittston; Francis-
co A. Tutella, Wilkes-Barre; Jo-
seph R. Ustynoski, Hazle Town-
ship; Bridget M. Veglia, Sugar-
loaf; Lauren Weaver, Shaver-
town; Anna L. Weiss, Mountain
Top; Kelley L. Wolcott, Duryea;
Ronald Woznock Jr., Wilkes-
Barre. Wyoming County: Da-
nielle Del Prete, Factoryville;
Diane E. DeWitt, Lake Winola;
Kelly A. Evans, Noxen; Denise A.
Henry, Tunkhannock; Nina Maz-
zone, Falls.
Doctor of Physical Therapy:
Luzerne County: Trina K. Bas-
sak, Drums; Theresa A. Gatusky,
Harveys Lake; Ashley A. Kresh-
ock, Hazle Township; Garrette C.
Michaels, Freeland; Jonathan S.
Mickulik, Wyoming; Elizabeth A.
Pohlidal, Glen Lyon; and Mandy
M. Salerno, Mountain Top.
Masters Degree: Luzerne Coun-
ty: Lori A. Aldrich, Hanover
Township; Keriann J. Balucha,
Kingston; Kelly A. Brzozowski,
Exeter; Tania M. Burton, Wilkes-
Barre; Samuel Calabrese, Exeter;
Scott M. Cardoni, Forty Fort;
Sean M. Clark, Dallas; Christoph-
er J. Corey, Pittston; Eric C. Culp,
Jenkins Township; Matthew B.
DeBiase, Dallas; Daniel W. DiGio-
vanni, Hunlock Creek; Barry J.
Eiden, Avoca; Nancy J. Fine-
McCullough, Nanticoke; Karen
Finucan, Nescopeck; Anna Fusco,
West Wyoming; Dana M. Hall,
West Pittston; Lindsay A. Hor-
vath, Swoyersville; Catherine N.
Hoskins, Plains Township; Robert
C. King, Ashley; Katelynn J.
Knick, West Pittston; Jonathan
R. Kopka, Kingston; Peter J.
Miller, Shavertown; Keith M.
Milligan, Plains Township; Sherie
L. Morgant , Hanover Township;
Megan L. Panowicz, Forty Fort;
Michael J. Pedley, Avoca; Kelly
Ann Petherick, Dallas; Jessica A.
Piatt, Sweet Valley; Michelle M.
Rychwalski, Bear Creek Town-
ship; Jean M. Schappert, Ashley;
Binal D. Shah, Nanticoke; Jo-
nathan E. Siff, Kingston; Kelly S.
Silver, Dallas; Abraham J. Simon,
Hughestown; Lindsey H. Spak,
Wyoming; Leighanna J. Sult,
Harveys Lake; Alison C. Sum-
mers, Shickshinny; Joel A Turin-
ski, Wilkes-Barre Township;
Stephanie L. Williams, White
Haven; Megan M. Yekel, Wilkes-
Barre. Wyoming County: Victor
O. Gorham, Factoryville; Daniel
Maurer, Nicholson.
Ursinus College, Collegeville
Lindsay Adams, Kingston, Bachelor
of Arts degree in media and
communications studies and
applied ethics, magna cum
laude.
OUT-OF-TOWN
GRADUATES
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, N.Y.
Kylee Besecker, Dallas; Jared
Gollhardt, Dallas; Eric Kle-
padlo, Pittston.
Syracuse University, Syracuse,
N.Y.
Ryan Susek, Plains Township;
Heather Susek, Plains Town-
ship.
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kan.
Kaleb Weaver, Gouldsboro.
University of the Sciences,
Philadelphia
Ginger Galade, Hazleton; Dennis
Marjoncu, Hazle Township;
Megan Kapuschinsky, Hazle
Township; Nicole Churchill,
Albrightsville; Samantha
Spishock, Drums; Jordan
Kolbush, McAdoo; Heather
Nunemacher, Tamaqua;
Megan Wills, Dallas; Joshua
Campbell, Pittston; Caitlin Fay,
Duryea; Linnae Homza, Exe-
ter; Ashley Zielen, Harding;
Ashley Hetro, Exeter; Alyssa
Marie Cajka, Wyoming; Benja-
min Zelner, White Haven; Julie
Mercadante, Wilkes-Barre;
Ryan Burkhardt, Wilkes-Barre;
Krista Chakan, Wilkes-Barre;
Lauren Davis, Kingston; Sarah
Verbyla, Larksville; Thomas
Mirowski, Wilkes-Barre; Megan
Chukinas, Plains Township;
Myer Messinger, Trucksville;
Samantha Shaver, Wilkes-
Barre; Maria Heaney, Plains
Township; Courtney Prozer-
alik, Hanover Township; Sun-
ish Shah, Mountain Top.
Widener University School of
Law, Wilmington, Del.
Christopher Opiel, Mountain Top;
Neil Boyle, Wilkes-Barre.
OUT-OF-TOWN
DEANS LISTS
The Wilkes-Barre Family Medicine Residency Program recently held its graduation reception at Ap-
pletree Terrace at Newberry Estates, Dallas. Affiliated with Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and founded
in 1974, the program offers clinical and classroom experience for physicians-in-training and essential
primary and obstetric care to more than 20,000 patients each year through its Family Care Center and
Mother-to-Be Health Service Program. At the reception, from left, first row are Dr. Maureen Litchman;
Dr. Pardeep Kumar; Dr. Robbie Bahl; Dr. Shanti Eranti; Dr. Mythri Gollapalle; Dr. Uju Mba; and Pam Tahan,
chief operating officer, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Second row: Dr. Ragupathy Veluswamy, chief
medical officer, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, and Dr. Larry Megotz, Dr. Isis Miller, Dr. Richard English,
Dr. Gretta Gross, Dr. Louis Costa, Dr. Richard Fischbein and Dr. Joseph Narins, all Wilkes-Barre Family
Medicine Residency Program faculty members.
Wilkes-Barre Family Medicine Residency Program holds graduation
The Luzerne County Community College Nursing Forum recently
made a donation to the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American
Red Cross. The forum raised the funds by holding an LCCC sweat-
shirt and T-shirt sale. The donation will be used to support the
chapters local disaster relief efforts for the American Red Cross
local Disaster Relief Fund. At the check presentation, from left:
Peggy Sosnak, advisor, Nursing Forum and associate professor,
nursing; Joanna Springer, American Red Cross; Theresa Kloeker,
Mountain Top, vice president, Nursing Forum; Amanda Kalish,
Hanover Township; and Stacy Kaiser, Wilkes-Barre.
Red Cross receives donation from Nursing Forum
Luzerne Bank recently announced the winners of the grand-
opening prizes from the Plains Township office. A random drawing
was held to choose the winners. The awards were part of the cele-
bration of the opening of the new banking facility on Route 315 at
the entrance of the Woodlands Inn and Resort in Plains Township.
Participants, from left: Kenneth Osiecki, Plains Township office
manager, Luzerne Bank; Gail Cecil, iPad winner; Barbara Romanof-
ski, Kindle winner; Al Kuba, Kindle winner; Donna Owca, Kindle
winner; and Lawrence Stash, Kindle winner. Jean Dombroski also
won a Kindle.
Luzerne Bank branch notes opening with drawing
The Misericordia University Nursing Department recently held a pinning ceremony to honor under-
graduate nursing students in the traditional Bachelor of Science degree in nursing program and the RN
to BSN Expressway Program who graduated May 19. Undergraduate nursing students who completed
the program received the Misericordia University Nursing Pin, a symbol of achievement in the nursing
profession. Family and friends attended the ceremony, which also featured the Rev. Donald Williams,
university chaplain, blessing the pins and nurses reciting the international pledge and prayer for nurs-
es. At the ceremony, from left, first row, are Kaitlyn Flannery, Mountain Top, Nicole Vitack, Edwardsville,
Suzanne Nowalk, Hop Bottom, Danielle Nebzydoski, Pleasant Mount, Christine Reesey, Dallas, Jillian
Castaldi, Scranton, and Rachel Rolison, Montrose. Second row: Chelsea Wilson, Kingston, Courtney
Butler, Mount Cobb, Charelle Bassett, Harveys Lake, Dawna Barna, Wapwallopen; Sarah Solomon,
Wilkes-Barre, and Kristen Siskovich, Wilkes-Barre. Third row: Paula Considine, Dallas, Mary Bimler, Ma-
cungie, Breanna Shoemaker, Scranton, Holly Goncheroski, Wilkes-Barre, Ashley Piontek, Plains Town-
ship, and Laura Crilley, Mountain Top. Fourth row: Maura Nerbecki, Laflin, Lisa Homa, Minersville, Kelsey
DeBruyne, Marlton, N.J.; Ashley Marinock, Hazleton, Lauren Smith, Hazleton, and Lauren Lomando,
Hazleton. Fifth row: Rebecca Charnitski, Swoyersville, Kyle Slavetskas, Owego, N.Y.; Bridget Harrison,
Leesport, Meaghan Connolly-Ubaldini, Trucksville, Kristi Force, Wyalusing, and Cassandra Casselbury,
Laceyville. Sixth row: Eric Thomas, Schuylkill Haven, Jamie Novitski, Shavertown, Tonya Klinger, Frack-
ville, Tedi Greenley, Tunkhannock, Kayla Rinehimer, Mountain Top, James Carpenter, Harrisburg, and
Stephanie Turner, Dallas. Seventh row: Krystal Burford, Conklin, N.Y.; Rebekah Williams, Shawanese,
Jeffrey Salvatore, Mullica Hill, N.J.; James Sipple, Warrior Run, and Amanda Howatt, Coopersburg.
Nursing program grads honored at Misericordia
The Commission on Economic Opportunity recently honored local students who achieved academic
distinction during their high school years. CEO named eight new McGowan Scholars and honored more
than 20 continuing scholars at an awards reception at Kings College. The scholarships are funded by
the Northeastern Resources Development Corporation and named in honor of Monsignor Andrew J.
McGowan. Each scholarship recipient has overcome unique circumstances and challenges, while still
accomplishing great academic and extracurricular achievements. Award winners are Lynn Aguilar,
James M. Coughlin High School; Katherine Crawford, Hazleton Area High School; Collin Gallagher, Elmer
L. Meyers High School; Nadia Gentilesco, Holy Redeemer High School; Brandylynn Macierowski, North-
west Area High School; Grace ONeill, Pittston Area High School; Samantha Veety, Tunkhannock Area;
and Veronica Zimmerman, Wyoming Valley West High School. At the reception, from left, first row, are
Ebony James, Anna Mae Olivio, Sarah Kennelly, Macierowski and Kaitlin Eckrote. Second row: Lynne
Eckrote; Estelle Stryjewski; Brittney Rosencrans; and Dan McGowan, CEO.
CEO recognizes top students
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I would like to thank the people of the Wyoming Valley, Back Mountain &
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practice as we close in on our 10-year Anniversary. It has been a pleasure
helping many of the parents of my classmates from WVW and Wyoming
Seminary, many of the people I grew up with in Forty Fort, and many of the
friends I have met along the way.
My practice has grown how I had hoped- by satised patients recommending
my services to their family and friends and trusting General Physicians
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Dr. Mark Hilinski is pleased to announce that Dr. Ann McDonough has assumed his dental
practice at 25 East 8th Street in Wyoming. Dr. McDonough was born and raised in Wilkes-
Barre and graduated from Meyers High School. Dr. McDonough graduated from Kings Col-
lege with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. She is a graduate of Temple Dental School
and has been practicing in Scranton for the past 5 years. Dr. McDonough resides in Kingston
with her husband and their two daughters. She looks forward to getting to know each patient
and continuing their dental care.
Dr. Hilinski is also proud to announce that he has accepted the position of Sta
Dentist at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. He wishes to thank all of
his patients for their condence and support over the years.
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before your childs birthday. Include your name and your relation-
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C O M M U N I T Y N E W S
Isabella Rose Depalo, daughter
of Tammy Rodriguez and Chris
Depalo, Wilkes-Barre, is cele-
brating her second birthday
today, July 22. Isabella is a
granddaughter of Patricia Keane,
New York, and the late Robert
Charles Depalo, Long Island, N.Y.
She is a great-granddaughter of
Thomas and Dorothy Bird, West
Pittston; Nelly Rodriguez and the
late Charles Rodriguez Sr., Penn-
sylvania. Isabella has two broth-
ers, Christopher, 17, Giovanni, 3,
and a sister, Gabrielle, 15.
Isabella R. Depalo
James Joseph (J.J.) Bonczek Jr.,
son of Jim and Mary Jo Bonc-
zek, Plains Township, is cele-
brating his fourth birthday to-
day, July 22. J.J. is a grandson
of Tom and Theresa Hasaka,
Plains Township, and Joe and
Martha Bonczek, Freeland. He
has a brother, Luke, 1.
James J. Bonczek Jr.
Miranda E. Mencken, daughter of
Tom and Laurie Mencken, Ply-
mouth Meeting, is celebrating
her 13th birthday today, July 22.
Miranda is a granddaughter of
Joseph and Kathy Grabiec,
Wilkes-Barre, and Jeffrey and
Pat Mencken, Warminster. She is
a great-granddaughter of Robert
Porter, Cape Cod, Mass.; the late
Dr. John and Kathleen Caffrey;
the late Joseph and Elizabeth
Grabiec; the late Raymond
Mencken; and the late Muriel
Gefeller. Miranda has a sister,
Gillian Kathleen, 15, and a broth-
er Jeffrey Thomas, 7.
Miranda E. Mencken
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Nesbitt Womens & Childrens
Center at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital
Vozzolo, Kelli and Tony, Hazle-
ton, twin son and daughter,
July 2.
Miller, Renata and Joshua G.,
Shavertown, a daughter, July
3.
Dominick, Jennifer and Joseph,
Wyoming, a daughter, July 4.
Whisted, Lyticia and Tomi-Jon,
Larksville, a son, July 4.
Evanoski, Kristen and James,
Wilkes-Barre Township, a
daughter, July 5.
Yoder, Dana and Torie, Spring
Brook Township, a son, July 5.
Wersinger, Sarah M., Mountain
Top, a daughter, July 6.
Balbach, Carrie and Joseph,
Warrior Run, a son, July 6.
Oatridge, Tara Elizabeth and
Jared Wesley Butcher, Ply-
mouth, a son, July 6.
Bonham, Crystal and Jeffrey
Singer, Dallas, a son, July 7.
Rosengrant, Alex and Derek,
Hunlock Creek, a daughter,
July 7.
Torres, Kaylynn and Cristian N.
Arroyo, Kingston, a daughter,
July 8.
Mihalos, Jeanna and Emanuel,
Nanticoke, a daughter, July 8.
Jopling, Denise and Robert
Kukla, Wyoming, a son, July 9.
Donavan, Alysha and Jeremy
Harvey, Exeter, a son, July 10.
Thomas, Heather and William A.
Bean, Hanover Township, a
son, July 10.
Schappert, Alison and Jude,
Hanover Township, a daughter,
July 1 1.
Slusser, Michelle L. and Steven
E., Berwick, a daughter, July 1 1.
Williams, Rebecca and Michael,
Larksville, a daughter, July 1 1.
Jeziorski, Gina and Michael,
Kingston, a daughter, July 1 1.
Budzak, Nicole and Jason
Speece, Harding, a daughter,
July 1 1.
Shaffer, Natalie and Matthew
Levandowski, Nanticoke, a
daughter, July 1 1.
Rudaski, Christine and Chris-
topher Porter, Wilkes-Barre, a
son, July 1 1.
Bryk, Tara and Christopher,
Pittston Township, a son, July
12.
Bronack, Nicole and Andrew
Laubach, West Wyoming, a
daughter, July 13.
Petroski, Angela and Brian
Deats, Plains Township, a son,
July 13.
Velo-Zorzi, Megan and Michael,
Mountain Top, a son, July 13.
Granville, Aleatha, Wilkes-Barre,
a son, July 13.
BIRTHS
The Kiwanis Club of Swoyersville recently made its annual spon-
sorship donation to the Swoyersville Girls Softball League. The
Kiwanis Club supports local youth organizations, provides scholar-
ships and participates in safety programs. For information call Kathy
at 283-1677. At the check presentation, from left are Cheryl Bara-
noski, Kiwanis member; Craig Edwards, Swoyersville Girls Softball
League; and Kathy Breznay and Ed Grebeck, Kiwanis members.
Swoyersville Kiwanis supports girls softball league
Each month select students from Solomon/Plains Junior High School, Plains Township, are selected to
receive Student of the Month recognition. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and members of the
administration and are considered for their academic and athletic accomplishments, volunteerism, peer
mentoring or tutoring and activities outside of school. McDonalds Restaurants have been the sponsor of
the program for several years and recognized students receive valuable awards from them. Some of the
seventh-grade Student of the Month winners, from left, first row, are Belinda Tabron, assistant principal;
Melissa Vergara; Angelina Davis; Brian Guzman; Cheyanna Derr; and Matt Hine. Second row: Cindy Taylor,
McDonalds Restaurants; Tammy Oeller, McDonalds Restaurants; Megan Domiano; Hannah Redding;
Olivia Cabrera; Ryan Gustinucci; and Tyler Sekelsky. Third row: Morgyn Daniels, John Greskiewicz and
Srivatsav Challa.
Solomon students earn Student of the Month honors
Members of the Luzerne County Community College Partners for Workforce Excellence (PWE) recently
gathered at Mohegan Sun Arena for their annual winter meeting. PWE is a group of local businesses and
organizations dedicated to collaborating and sharing resources for the betterment of todays workforce
and the community. The event was sponsored by UGI Utilities for the purpose of professional networking
and collaboration. At the meeting, from left: Don Brominski, UGI Utilities; Steve Phillips, Berwick Industri-
al Development Association; Steve Farrell, Classic Properties; Dave Sawicki, LCCC; John Sanders, Blue
Cross of NEPA; Jana Hamerick, Berwick Offray; Laura Muia, Guard Insurance; Rebecca Shedlock-McCaf-
frey, LCCC; and Tom Scappaticci, UGI Utilities.
Partners for Workforce Excellence holds annual meeting
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Austin, Victoria Bilski, Katelyn
Clewell, Morgan Daniels, Shan-
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Flores Cantoran, Brian Guzman,
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derson, Zachary Wojtash, ,
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Maura Kresge, James Gubiotti,
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thew Davison, Jacqulyn Miles,
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Alex Hutz, Christopher Mros,
Tyler, Sekelsky, Mark Archbald,
Angelina Davis. Honors: David
Kosek, Bailee Jones, Jayna
Barreto, Shane Froncek, Sean
Haughney, Julia Hurysh, Cassi-
dy Monroe, Kyle Kowalski, Niko-
las Werkheiser, Holly Campbell,
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Mydia Alonso, Diana Rodriquez,
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Lilly Nestor, Miles Davis, Anyae
Carter, Frank Mansfield.
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Cassidy Steligo, Robert Zbierski,
Jessica Grumblis, Samuel Mee-
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Jade Wielgosz, Emily Kravitch,
Colin Krokos, Kennedy Rinish,
Sam Sebia, Hailey Sheilds,
Savannah Yohey, Jasmine Fi-
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Katarina Chiogna-Solovey,
Ashleigh Frew, Jason Lammers,
Samantha Rafferty, Arden
Soriano, Aaron Tosh, Jason
Voitek, Meghan Kosek, Kalie
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Deanna Richards, McKenzie Lee,
Breanne Georgetti, Lizbeth
Jarmillo, Joshua Hvozdovic,
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Gartley, Kaitlyn McDonald, Mera
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Stevens, Melanie Aberant, Fran-
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Desiree Fischer, Matthew Fran-
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Bryson Wardle, Jocelyn Lee,
William Mills, Jeffrey Statkiwicz,
Breanna Milbrodt, Krystal Nafus,
Christopher Wright, Aubrey
Wynn, Ryan Christian, Brittany
Colson, Michael Espinoza,
James Fuller, Francisco Marti-
nez, Trellius Young, Star Gyle,
Tyreem Williams, Megan Novak,
Aaron Tosh, Ashley Chell, Rob-
ert Colon, James Conroy, Mi-
chael Rosencrans, William
Schur, Santiago Camarilo,Eveli-
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Agripina Torres,Matthew Scott,
Hailee Dumont, Isreal Gonzalez,
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Jason Lammers, John Kozich,
Hannah Kessler, Amber Dunlap,
Evelina Meshko, Robert Suhuski,
Brandon Howell, Jacob Soller,
Jermaira Moore, Rhea Kross,
Samantha Rafferty, Jason Voi-
tek, Michelle Vergara.
HONOR ROLL
Kevin Harris, a recent graduate of Wyoming Valley West High
School, received a scholarship from the Plymouth Kiwanis Club.
Harris is a four-year member of the Wyoming Valley West Key
Club. He will begin studies toward a degree in secondary education
at Luzerne County Community College in the fall. He plans to com-
plete his studies at Bloomsburg University. The Plymouth Kiwanis
Club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:30
p.m. at Happy Pizza in Plymouth. For more information call 288-
1849 or 287-0582. At the scholarship presentation, from left: Viola
Clark, grandmother of Kevin Harris; Paula Shaffern, aunt of Kevin
Harris; Tammy Harris, mother of Kevin Harris; Kevin Harris; James
Mahon, president, Plymouth Kiwanis; and Dr. Frank Gazda, scholar-
ship chair.
WVW grad receives Kiwanis scholarship
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LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England
The ball tumbled over the edge of a pot
bunker and appeared to put AdamScott
in the worst spot he had been all day at
the British Open.
All he saw was opportunity.
From the wet sand right of the 17th
green, Scott had to clear two more pot
bunkers toreachthe green, withthe flag
only five paces fromthe edge. Scott was
thinking about birdie, not trying to save
par, so he confidently told caddie Steve
Williams, I can handle this. The shot
came out pure, trickled by the cup and
settled a foot away.
The more relevant questions are one
round away.
Can he handle a
four-shot lead, know-
ing this is a year when
no lead appears safe?
Can he handle a lead-
erboard with four ma-
jor champions among
the top six names, in-
cluding Tiger Woods? Can he handle
the wind that is expected to finally ar-
rive at Royal Lytham & St. Annes?
Imjust happy to be in this position,
Scott said. To be honest, Im really ex-
cited about tomorrow.
Scott has never hada better chance to
B R I T I S H O P E N
Scott in charge, but can he survive?
AP PHOTO
A scoreboard is seen as AdamScott lines up a putt on the 13th green at Royal
Lytham& St Annes during the third round of the British Open on Saturday.
Australian has a four-shot lead,
but some big names are looming
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
See OPEN, Page 11C
Scott
PLAINS A week-long youth camp
held at Mohegan Sun at Pocono
Downs, courtesy of the Harness Horse
Youth Foundation came to a close on
Saturday night, and for some, couldnt
have ended on a better note.
The five-day camp concluded with
the campers with the aid of a trained
driver suiting up, hopping into one
of the racing harnesses and competing
in their very own laps around the track
for one of three exhibition races.
What I loved the most about this all
week is you get a lot of time with the
horses, said Gaby Hockensmith, 13,
of Maryland, who won the third race of
the night. My favorite part is driving
them. I was a little unsure about it at
the start, but then I got out and saw
that we did pretty good. Ill probably
try and come back next year.
Twelve youngsters between the ag-
es of 12 and 15 spent the past week
learning about horse care and groom- BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Horse racing camp participants work together to put a saddle on Royal Attire
in the stables at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Friday morning.
H O R S E R A C I N G
Week of harness camp brings
youngsters closer to the action
By MATTHEWSHUTT
For The Times Leader
See HARNESS, Page 6C
SCRANTON Tunkhannock
is used to playing in games decid-
ed by one run.
Entering Saturdays Region 5
Tournament first round game,
nearly half of the teams wins
were one-run outcomes.
That experience helped the
Wyoming Valley
American Le-
gion League
runner-up in
Saturdays con-
test against Ber-
wick. In a tense
situation, Tunk-
hannock closer
Rich Condeelis worked in and
out of troubleinthebottomof the
ninth to help Tunkhannock de-
feat Berwick 5-4 at Connell Park.
Tunkhannock posted its first
win in the regional tournament
since 2003 and advanced to play
either Green Ridge or Milford to-
night at 7 at Battaglia-Cawley
Field in Scranton. Green Ridge
and Milford played Saturday
night and results were not avail-
able before press time.
Condeelis, a Tunkhannock
grad, started the ninth with a 5-3
lead. The inning began with a hit
by Jake Jones (3-for-4) as Tunk-
hannock fielder collided in right
field trying to catch the fly. Two
batters later, Berwick had the
bases loaded and none out after a
pair of walks. Thats when Tunk-
A M E R I C A N L E G I O N
Another
close win
for tested
squad
Tunkhannock eeks out 1-run
win in Region 5 tournament
opener against Berwick.
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
See CLOSE, Page 6C
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TUNKHAN-
NOCK
4
BERWICK
BERWICK A single word quelled
the din in the locker room.
Guys!
The voice was familiar, although it
only recently returned to the hal-
lowed walls where six state football
championships were bred. And the
players listening were in grade school
the last time George Curry was in
command.
Curry gave Berwick football fans a
taste albeit a water-downed version
of whats coming in little over a
month. He and his Dawgs took part in
an eight-team 7-on-7 passing scrim-
mage at Crispin Field on Saturday.
Its great for high school football,
its great for the Berwick community,
Mount Carmel coach Carmen De-
Francesco said. And obviously, Ge-
orge is happy. He has an opportunity
to get back in football and coach his
grandson. I know thats a special
thing because I got to coach my son.
Curry was hired about a month
ago, taking a position he held for 35
years before resigning after the 2005
season. After a three-year stint as
Wyoming Valley Wests coach, he
retired and did television and radio
work.
But when Gary Campbell resigned
after six seasons at Berwick, Curry
accepted the head coach position on
an interim basis.
Honest to God, there is so much
work to do you dont think about
those things, the 68-year-old Curry
said of how long hell stay. I like this
sophomore class. Thats a great class.
Theres more speed in that class col-
lectively, I dont remember a team
that had that much speed. Theres not
one of them, theres six of them that
can run.
Curry didnt put much value in the
passing scrimmage where offensive
skill players face a defense consisting
of linebackers and a secondary that
resulted in a 28-22 loss to Delaware
Valley in the championship matchup.
That didnt prevent him from show-
ing some of the passion that led to a
record six Class 3A state champion-
ships.
When a Berwick linebacker was
overaggressive in the non-contact
competition against Manheim Cen-
tral, Curry immediately yanked him.
When his grandson C.J. failed to
throw to the correct receiver against
HI GH SCHOOL FOOTBAL L
Legend is back
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Berwick coach George Curry directs his teamduring a scrimmage Saturday at Crispin Field in Berwick.
Curry on sideline at Berwick scrimmage
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
See CURRY, Page 7C
For a video of
an interview
with George
Curry, go to
www.times
leader.com
T
he first time he stepped into a
boxing ring, Larry Holmes re-
members feeling frightened.
I was scared, the former heavy-
weight champion of the world said.
Scared somebody was going to beat
me up.
He has an even bigger fear now.
Holmes has been watching with
worry while drug activity and gang
violence keeps growing in his adopted
hometown of Easton, along with other
areas of Pennsylvania, including
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, over the last
decade.
And he thinks he has the perfect plan
to knock it out.
We have to be better parents, better
leaders, better role models, said
Holmes, who stopped by Dickson City
Hyundai on Saturday to help promote
next weekends Summer Thunder
amateur boxing card at the Adventure
Zone in Scranton.
Theres so much craziness going on
in the world, I dont know whats hap-
pening, Holmes continued, dreading
the danger that awaits todays children.
Boxing is one hell of a way to keep
them out of trouble.
Holmes found little trouble once he
laced on a pair of boxing gloves.
A native of Cuthbert, Ga., who grew
up in Easton from the age of 7, Holmes
won his first 48 professional heavy-
weight fights and nine of the first 15
of those victories came at the former
Scranton CYC.
My first fight here in Scranton, I
thought it was like a 15-round heavy-
weight championship fight, Holmes,
now 62, said of the 1973 night he de-
buted by beating Rodell Dupree in a
four-round decision. I was never so
tired fighting four rounds in my life.
It was hard as heck.
It got easier.
Behind the strength of his legendary
lethal left jab, Holmes won the heavy-
weight championship by beating Ken
Norton in 1978, held it for more than
seven years and defended it 20 times
before coming up one victory shy of
matching Rocky Marcianos record of
49 consecutive victories to begin a
career.
One of those title defenses came
when Holmes world-known as the
Easton Assassin fulfilled an early
promise to return to Scranton, where
he beat Lucien Rodriguez at the Watres
Armory in 1983.
I wouldnt forget where I started,
Holmes said, explaining how he fought
resistance from big-name boxing pro-
moter Don King to bring a champion-
ship fight back to the town where his
career began. I said, When I become
champion, Im going to come back here
and fight in Scranton, Pa., so we could
have some recognition. What goes
around comes back. Scrantons always
been a home away from home.
Home is where his heart is.
And Holmes says it does his heart
good to see cards such as the one
thatll be held Saturday at the Adven-
ture Zone (formerly known as the
Icebox), where young men and wom-
en will get the opportunity to test
their athletic prowess.
I recommend boxing to any young
kid who really wants to box, Holmes
said. Once they go into the gym, if
theyre mad at somebody, theyre not
going to be mad when they come out.
Theyll be too tired. Theyll want to go
home to sleep.
He believes competing in sports in
general and boxing in particular can
help put to rest the negative influences
facing the youth of today. It is where
maybe the next Larry Holmes can
grow dreams so big, maybe hell also
someday become the best.
PAUL SOKOLOSKI
O P I N I O N
An ideal way
to corner this
ring of trouble
Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader sports
columnist. You may reach him at 970-7109 or
email him at psokoloski@timesleader.com.
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CAMPS/CLINICS
Berwick boys summer basketball
camp will be held July 24-26 at the
Berwick gymnasium for boys
entering grades 1-7. The camp will
be taught by the Berwick basket-
ball team and staff. Contact Coach
Jason Kingery at 394-7115.
Holy Redeemer Jr. High Soccer
Team will be holding a soccer
camp from Aug. 6-9 from 9 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. at Coal Street in Wilkes-
Barre. The cost of the camp is $80.
This camp is open to those in
grades 7,8, and 9 are interested in
playing soccer for Holy Redeemer
Jr. High in the fall. To register,
contact Nikki Pekarski at npekar-
ski@gmail.com or 690-1029. Must
register by Aug. 1 to obtain a spot.
Rock Rec Center, 340 Carverton
Road, is accepting registrations for
its soccer camp with instruction
from Mark Bassett, mens soccer
coach at Kings College. The camp
is open to boys and girls grades
K-2 and runs from July 30 to Aug.
2, and 9 a.m. to noon daily. The
camp will take place on the Rock
Recs new outdoor AstroTurf
training field. For more informa-
tion, call 696-2769.
Stan Waleski Basketball Camp, to
be held at the St. Josephs Oblates
gym in Laflin for boys and girls
entering grades 2-7, still has open-
ings. The camp features a morning
session from 9a.m. to noon, and an
afternoon session from1-4 p.m.
Interested players are invited to
attend one or both sessions. The
camp stresses skills, fundamentals,
team play, competitions and fun
with all players receiving a camp
certificate and t-shirt. Call coach
Waleski at 457-1206 or coach
LoBrutto at 654-8030 or e mail
stanwaleski@yahoo.com. Interest-
ed players can also walk in and
register 30 minutes prior to either
camp. Camp information is also
available at stanwaleski.com.
West Side United Soccer Club is
hosting a week-long camp from
July 23-27 for players ages 3-16.
Challenger Sports British Soccer
Camp will be taking place in part-
nership with West Side United. The
camp features an all British coach-
ing staff, free t-shirt, free soccer
ball, free soccer poster, individual
skills evaluation, 1,000 touches
Camp Curriculum, and a daily
tournament. Camp will be held at
John Mergo Community Park in
Plymouth. For more information,
call Matthew Detwiler at 779-7785,
visit wsusc.org, call Ian Edwards at
443-884-3033 or visit www.chal-
lengersports.com.
LEAGUES
Dunmore Missy League will host a
U12 ASA fast-pitch softball tourna-
ment July 30 to Aug. 5 at Sher-
wood Park in Dunmore. Format will
be double elimination. Cost is $125
per team plus one new12-inch
optic yellow softball. This is a "rec"
level all-star tournament and no
"travel teams" will be allowed to
participate. You must be ASA
registered and provide proof of
insurance. For more information,
call Billy Griffiths (840-5937) or
Dino Darbenzio (650-5159).
Tennis Clinic at MMI-Prep run by
Mark Dryfoos and Don Cassetori
from July 23-26, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
daily (Friday rain make-up). Cost is
$100 per participant ages 12-18,
regardless of playing level. Call
233-4291 or 498-1443 for more
info.
MEETINGS
Coughlin Girls Volleyball will hold a
meeting Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in
the Coughlin auditorium for girls in
grades 9-12 who are interested in
playing volleyball this fall. If you
have your completed physical
paperwork, bring it to the meeting.
Swoyersville Little League banquet
meeting is set for Monday at 8
p.m. at the field. All managers and
coaches must attend.
PHYSICALS
Lake-Lehman High School will
conduct physicals for fall sports at
9 a.m. on the following days:
Tuesday, July 24 - all senior high
boys; Thursday, July 26 - all senior
high girls; Wednesday, Aug. 1 - all
junior high girls; Wednesday, Aug.
8 all junior high boys. If you are
unable to report on your sched-
uled day, you may come on the
next day scheduled for a boy or a
girl. There are new PIAA sport
physical forms this year, which can
be picked up at the high school
office or can be printed from the
Lake-Lehman School District web
site under Athletics. All physical
forms must be signed prior to the
exam by a parent/guardian. There
will be no make-up exams.
Wyoming Valley West will conduct
the second physical for fall sports
at the middle school in Kingston
on July 27 at noon. Any male
athlete who missed his physical in
June should report to this phys-
ical. All necessary paperwork can
be obtained on the Wyoming
Valley West website or picked up at
the high school, middle school or
central office. Candidates should
have the paperwork completed
and signed by a parent before
arrival at the physical.
REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
Fall Baseball and Softball regis-
trations for boys and girls 6 and
older will be held from 7-8 p.m. on
Monday at the Swoyersville Little
League field. Fee is $30 for ages
6-11, and $50 for 12 and over. Sea-
son runs late August through
mid-October. For more informa-
tion, call Dave at 899-3750.
Maximum Impact Girls Softball
Tryouts will be held today at 2
p.m. for ages U10, U12, U14 and U16.
To register, call 822-1134. Tryouts
are free.
Hanover Township Open has entry
forms available in various busi-
nesses in the township, Ashley and
Sugar Notch. This years event is
set for Sunday, Aug. 21, with an 8
a.m. shotgun start. The tourna-
ment is open to former and cur-
rent residents of the Hanover Area
School District. However, one can
bring up to three guests. Fee is $75
per person and includes golf, cart,
prizes, food, refreshments, hat and
commemorative golf balls. Hole
sponsors also are being solicited
by members of the committee for
the two $500 scholarships that
are awarded annually to deserving
Hanover Area School District
students. For more information,
call John Zimich at 829-1086 or
Jim Lohman at 829-3272
Holy Redeemer Junior High Golf is
beginning its fall program at Leh-
man Golf Club on Monday, Aug. 13,
at 9 a.m. Players must have a
physical form signed and returned
prior to beginning practice. In-
terested players may call coach
Spencer at 675-1686 for more
information. Players in grades 7-9
must be enrolled in any one of the
feeder schools of the Holy Re-
deemer system to be eligible.
Lackawanna Fastpitch Fall Softball
has openings for interested candi-
dates in grades 9-12 from the
Greater Wyoming Area. Players
can register by contacting Ted
Kross at 655-4952 or tedandgi-
na9@comcast.net. The season will
run from late August through mid
October, with games on Wednes-
days and Sundays.
Moosic Miners Baseball will be
hosting tryouts for ages 8-12 for
this coming season. Tryouts will be
today at East Scranton Little
League from 9-11a.m. Fill out con-
tact form at www.scrantonminers-
baseball.com or email scrantonmi-
nersbaseball@gmail.com.
Mountaintop Area Little League is
offering its fall ball (baseball/
softball) program for boys and
girls. Age is based on 2012 regular
season. Season runs late August
through mid October. Registration
for boys and girls ages 8-11 costs
$40 while registration for boys
and girls ages 12-13 (Jr. Baseball)
costs $60. Sign-ups are July 24
from 6-8 p.m., July 28 from noon
to 2 p.m., and Aug. 2 from 6-8 p.m.
All sign-ups are at the Alberdeen
Complex. Call George at 760-1097
for more information or visit our
website at www.mountaintoparea-
littleleague.com.
Swoyersville Little League regis-
trations for fall baseball and soft-
ball for boys and girls 6 and older
will be held from 7-8 p.m. Monday
at the Swoyersville Little League
field. Fee is $30 for ages 6-11 and
$50 for 12 and over. Season runs
late August through mid October.
For more information call Dave at
899-3750.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Kings College Cross Country will be
hosting the 6th annual Parker
Palermo Memorial 5K Run/Walk in
Kirby Park on Sunday, Aug. 5, at 10
a.m. Registration on race day is
from 8:30-9:50 a.m. The entry fee
is $13 per runner if paid in advance
and must be postmarked by July
31. Registration on race day will be
$15 per runner. Registration and
sponsorship information can be
found at www.kingscollegeathletic-
s.com. Entry forms are also avail-
able at www.neparunner.com
under August calendars. For more
information, contact Mike Kolinov-
sky at 650-2670 or MichaelKoli-
novsky@kings.edu.
Newport Township Lions Club will
host its 34th annual golf tourna-
ment, Friday, Aug. 17, at Mill Race
Golf Club. It will be the captain-
and-mate, better-ball point system
and will have an 8 a.m. shotgun
start. It will feature $1,500 in cash
prizes if 80 golfers participate. Fee
is $130 per team and includes
green fees, cart, refreshments and
a skins game. A Ford Focus, donat-
ed by Pat and Dan Delbaso Ford,
will be awarded to first player
shooting a hole-in-one. For more
information, call John Zyla at
735-1714.
Swoyersville Little League banquet
tickets will be available daily start-
ing Sunday through Aug. 8 at the
Little League field during the U12
tournament. Weekday games start
at 6 p.m., Saturday games start at
10 a.m. and Sunday games start at
noon. Players, coaches, managers
and kids 3 and under get in for
free. Tickets for children ages 4-9
cost $5 and for ages 10 and over,
tickets cost $10.
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BUL L E T I N BOARD
Sevruga is a trotter that is on a tear for the team of trainer Julie
Miller and husband, driver Andy Miller and he looks to once again
put athrashingonPoconos best intonights $25,000OpenTrot. Inhis
most recent start, right at the Mohegan back on July 8, the four-year
old gelded son of SJs Caviar was put on the lead early and never
lookedback, winningas muchthebest insizzlingmileof 1:52.3. Hes a
seven time winner already this season, in just nine starts, and I see
nothing in his way from getting his picture taken yet again in this
evenings tenth race feature.
BEST BET: SEVRUGA (10TH)
VALUE PLAY: HES A LOCK (2ND)
POST TIME 6:30 p.m.
All Races One Mile
First-$16,000 Clm.Hndcp Trot;clm.price $20-25,000
7 Commander K G.Napolitano 1-6-2 Destroyed similar 5-2
2 Civic Duty M.Kakaley 1-5-4 Again joins a new stable 3-1
3 Mr Caviar E.Carlson 2-1-9 Very steady trotter 6-1
5 DCs Piggy Bank J.Pavia 2-1-2 Just missed in gutsy effort 9-2
1 Master Begonia D.Ingraham 5-3-1 Back from Yonkers 7-2
6 Badboy Paparazzi A M.Simons 3-3-1 Doesnt figure 8-1
4 Nice Dream A.Napolitano 4-8-7 Then you woke up 12-1
Second-$8,000 Cond.Pace;2yr olds
8 Hes A Lock J.Pavia 1-7-4 Looked great in the AM 6-1
2 Im Banksy T.Jackson 2-1-3 Art Major colt 5-2
7 Sky Is The Limit M.Kakaley 2-2-x From a potent barn 4-1
6 Uf Rockin Dragon D.Miller 1-6-5 Just broke his maiden 3-1
5 Fateful Choice M.Macdonald 2-1-x Macdonald catch drives 10-1
1 Westernator M.Simons 3-3-3 Didnt race bad in debut 9-2
3 Magic Tricks T.Buter 8-6-1 Stays on the pylons 12-1
4 Pinehaven Art E.Carlson 4-1-6 Didnt fire off initial win 15-1
Third-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500
2 Mr Hobbs M.Simons 5-7-8 Wins in a thriller 3-1
7 Peace Bridge Tn.Schadel 6-5-6 Down a notch in price 7-2
8 Lost In The Fog G.Napolitano 5-6-6 Moves back in with claimers 9-2
4 Like A Lexis D.Irvine 4-7-5 Picks up the pieces 8-1
1 Old Trafford M.Janos 8-5-7 Janoss lone trotter 10-1
3 Little Peanut J.Kakaley 5-8-5 Crushed 4-1
5 Fox Valley Rival M.Romano 5-4-7 Just 1 for last 15 5-1
6 Triple T Dawn T.Jackson 5-7-3 Walloped yet again 12-1
Fourth-$8,000 Cond.Pace;2yr olds
4 Charger Blue Chip B.Simpson 5-9-2 Been racing with stakes stock 7-2
5 Southwind Jasper M.Kakaley 4-3-7 Just have to time the brush 4-1
7 Phenomenon M.Macdonald 5-5-4 Mark been racing on Sun 9-2
8 Explosive Jolt D.Miller 7-4-6 Yet to see his best 12-1
1 Tims Castoff T.Jackson 4-4-5 One worse than fourth 3-1
2 Ooh Bad Boy G.Napolitano 4-6-8 Too slow 8-1
3 Electric Guitar T.Buter 7-8-2 Lacks any rhythm 5-1
6 Native Boy Le Ru M.Simons 6-5-x A longshot 10-1
Fifth-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500
2 Tayas Photo M.Kakaley 5-6-5 One more chance 5-2
4 Sandra Dea Go Fast E.Carlson 7-5-5 Raced better in Fla 3-1
1 Captain Brady C.Norris 3-5-4 Charlie been busy with babies 7-2
3 Nurse Crachett T.Buter 9-5-9 Broke in most recent 6-1
5 Like A Hush J.Taggart 6-6-7 Quiet indeed 8-1
6 O-Georgie M.Romano 4-5-4 Continues to hit the skids 9-2
7 Judith T.Jackson 7-9-8 Dull 12-1
Sixth-$11,000 Cond.Pace;n/w 2 pm races life
3 All Blues M.Kakaley 5-5-1 First time lasix the trick 9-2
6 Mr Shadow A.Napolitano 1-4-9 Flew home in that win 8-1
1 Hes Shore Tan B.Simpson 1-3-6 Fan favorite 7-2
7 Trip Hanover D.Miller 5-3-2 Harder doing well of late 6-1
2 High Stakes Game T.Buter 3-1-3 Yonkers invader 4-1
8 Vavoomster G.Napolitano 10-6-7 Not been firing at the Big M 15-1
9 All About Rusty J.Pavia 1-5-5 Nine post a killer 10-1
4 Chrome Cruiser M.Simons 8-2-7 A bit rusty 3-1
5 Chester Hanover E.Carlson 6-9-9 Back in the cellar 20-1
Seventh-$4,500 Clm.Pace;clm.price $5,000
6 Doodlebop G.Napolitano 6-5-8 Takes down weak field 4-1
8 Pocket Driver N M.Kakaley 4-7-5 Makes for a nice exacta 6-1
9 Exterminator D.Miller 4-4-5 Miller the new driver 15-1
3 Universal Dream N B.Irvine 5-4-5 Sent by team Irvine 3-1
5 Franklin Vandercam T.Jackson 8-5-8 First start off the claim 8-1
4 Foxy Guy B.Simpson 8-7-7 Takes a needed dip in price 7-2
1 Artful Sky A.Napolitano 8-6-6 Gapper 9-2
2 Hillside Dude E.Carlson 7-6-3 On the wrong side 10-1
7 Real Liberator M.Simons 6-9-5 Forget it 20-1
Eighth-$18,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $20,500 last 5
4 Sonny Macdreamee B.Simpson 2-6-1 Been solid since coming here 5-1
5 H And Ms Hit M.Kakaley 1-1-5 Going for three straight 4-1
3 Dig For Dollars J.Oscarsson 4-7-1 Jim won a Tomkins at TgD 6-1
1 Zooming A.Miller 6-7-1 Races better on smaller oval 5-2
7 Zitomira J.Ingrassia 3-5-1 Very good betting race 10-1
2 Waldorf Hall J.Raymer 5-9-7 Not the same this season 3-1
9 The Evictor M.Simons 6-5-5 Too far to rally 12-1
6 Musclelaneous T.Jackson 4-7-1 Time for a work out 15-1
8 Lightning Lady G.Napolitano 7-3-2 Out to lunch 20-1
Ninth-$9,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $5,500 last 5
1 Sisyphus T.Buter 2-5-7 Alive and well 4-1
4 Town Treasure G.Napolitano 4-7-8 Doesnt get much softer 3-1
2 Apache Renegade M.Kakaley 8-3-8 Lots winless in this race 7-2
7 Monet C C D.Ingraham 6-2-3 Back down in class 5-1
6 Night Train Shane D.Miller 9-3-7 Rolls off the tracks 9-2
8 Western Artwork E.Carlson 6-5-7 Had his day in the sun 8-1
5 Mr Hallowell T.Jackson 9-9-9 Struggling pacer 10-1
3 May I Say J.Taggart 9-6-8 Not happening 12-1
Tenth-$25,000 Open Trot
1 Sevruga A.Miller 1-1-1 Becoming a machine 2-1
6 Anders Bluestone G.Napolitano 2-2-1 Chased this guy before 5-2
4 Dont Know Chip T.Buter 1-2-1 Classy veteran 7-2
3 Imperial Count E.Carlson 3-4-5 Winner of over $500k life 5-1
5 Big Rigs D.Millere 2-4-1 Didnt impress at 1-2 odds 6-1
2 Rose Run Hooligan J.Pavia 5-3-4 Allard still training at .404 10-1
Eleventh-$15,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $13,000 last 5
2 Bombilla Hanover T.Jackson 2-8-1 Very game last Sun 5-2
5 Jacks Magic Jewel M.Kakaley 3-5-2 Can race on lead or off pace 7-2
3 Best Around T.Buter 9-5-6 Continues to fall in class 3-1
1 Queen Of Royalty E.Carlson 6-6-7 NY import 9-2
7 I Kill Time J.Pavia 2-3-1 Dont we all? 6-1
6 Love You Always G.Napolitano 8-3-6 No consistency 8-1
5 Farouche Hanover A.Napolitano 5-7-6 Comes off scr-vet sick 12-1
Twelfth-$8,500 Clm.Pace;clm.price $10,000
2 Joey Hackett B.Simpson 2-1-4 Kicks off late double 9-2
1 Kels Return E.Carlson 1-1-1 Going for 4 straight 5-2
7 Touch Of Steel M.Kakaley 2-5-6 Early spot the key 6-1
3 Winbak Prince A.Napolitano 1-6-3 Dusted cheaper 3-1
5 General Montgomery G.Napolitano 5-5-4 Tends to labor late 7-2
6 Woop D Do Bazzle T.Buter 5-6-4 3yr old tries older foes 12-1
4 Carpe Diem T.Jackson 7-3-7 One more race to go 8-1
Thirteenth-$16,000 Clm.Hndcp Trot;clm.price $20-25,000
4 Home Towne Jeff G.Napolitano 2-7-1 Nap takes the nightcap 3-1
7 Blessed Victory J.Pavia 1-3-1 Certainly a player 9-2
6 Mr Mcrail M.Kakaley 1-1-3 Been solid at Meadows 5-2
3 Bayside Volo M.Simons 2-8-2 Up a bit in price 7-2
2 Jeter Marvel E.Carlson 3-4-2 For the Yankee fans 6-1
1 Tia Maria Kosmos T.Buter 6-8-5 Not on her game 8-1
5 Speculation A.Napolitano 5-1-5 See you on Tues 12-1
ON THE MARK
By Mark Dudek
Times Leader Correspondent
BASEBALL
Favorite Odds Underdog
American League
TIGERS 10 White Sox
RED SOX 9.5 Blue Jays
RAYS 8.0 Mariners
ROYALS 10.5 Twins
INDIANS 9.5 Orioles
Yankees 7.5 AS
ANGELS 8.0 Rangers
National League
REDS 8.0 Brewers
METS 8.0 Dodgers
PHILLIES 9.0 Giants
NATIONALS 8.5 Braves
PIRATES 8.0 Marlins
CARDS 8.5 Cubs
PADRES 7.5 Rockies
DBACKS 9.5 Astros
AME RI C A S
L I NE
BY ROXY ROXBOROUGH
H O L E S - I N - O N E
S P ORT S I N B RI E F
Rick Burick hit his third hole-
in-one Saturday at Wyoming
Valley Country Club on hole 13
at a distance of 163 yards. Wit-
nesses were Ed Brady, Ted Pat-
ton and Peter Olszewski.
Jesse Smith recorded a hole-
in-one on Thursday at Irem
Country Club on hole 17 at a
distance of 130 yards. Witnesses
were Roy Smith, James McDer-
mott Sr. and Jason McDermott.
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY'S EVENTS
SUNDAY, JULY 22
LEGION BASEBALL
Greater Pittston vs. Valley View, 8 a.m. at Connell
Park, Scranton
Tunkhannock vs. Greed Ridge or Milford, 7 p.m. at
Battaglia-Cawley, Scranton
TEENER LEAGUE
Section 5 Championship
Greater Wyoming Area vs. Westin Park, 1 p.m.
Shoemaker Field, West Wyoming
LITTLE LEAGUE
Pennsylvania Major Baseball Tournament
(at Stroudsburg Little League)
Back Mountain American vs. Morrisville, 5 p.m.
Section 5 10-11 Baseball Tournament
(at Back Mountain Little League)
Mountain Top vs. North Pocono, 5:30 p.m.
Section 5 Senior Baseball Tournament
(at Shoemaker Ave. Field, West Wyoming)
Greater Wyoming Area vs. Weston Park, 1 p.m.
(A second game will be at 4:30 p.m. if GWA wins)
Pennsylvania 9-10 Softball Tournament
(at West Point Little League, Greensburg)
Bob Horlacher vs. TBD, 3:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Senior Softball Tournament
(at Mansfield University)
Mountain Top vs. Towanda, 2 p.m.
W H A T S O N T V
AUTO RACING
11:30 a.m.
ESPN2 NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qual-
ifying for STP 300, at Joliet, Ill.
Noon
FOX Formula One, Grand Prix of Germany, at
Hockenheim, Germany (same-day tape)
1 p.m.
ESPN2 American Le Mans Series, Grand Prix of
Mosport, at Bowmanville, Ontario
2 p.m.
NBCSN IRL, IndyCar, Edmonton Indy, at Ed-
monton, Alberta
3 p.m.
ESPNNASCAR, Nationwide Series, STP300, at
Joliet, Ill.
7 p.m.
ESPN2 NHRA, Mile-High Nationals, at Morrison,
Colo. (same-day tape)
BASKETBALL
12 Mid.
ESPN2 Mens national teams, exhibition, Argen-
tina vs. United States, at Barcelona, Spain (same-
day tape)
CYCLING
8 a.m.
NBCSNTour de France, final stage, Rambouillet
to Paris
1 p.m.
NBC Tour de France, final stage, Rambouillet to
Paris (same-day tape)
GOLF
6 a.m.
ESPN The British Open Championship, final
round, at Lytham St. Annes, England
3 p.m.
TGCPGA Tour, True South Classic, final round,
at Madison, Miss.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
WPIX L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets
1:30 p.m.
ROOT Miami at Pittsburgh
WQMY San Francisco at Philadelphia
2:05 p.m.
WGN Chicago Cubs at St. Louis
4 p.m.
YES N.Y. Yankees at Oakland
8 p.m.
ESPN Texas at L.A. Angels
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
5:30 p.m.
SE2, WYLN Columbus at Lehigh Valley
MOTORSPORTS
4 p.m.
SPEED FIM World Superbike, at Brno, Czech
Republic (same-day tape)
TENNIS
3 p.m.
ESPN2 ATP World Tour, BB&T Atlanta Open,
championship match
5 p.m.
ESPN2 WTA, Mercury Insurance Open, cham-
pionship match, at Carlsbad, Calif.
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLBSuspended Cleveland RHP Roberto Her-
nandez three weeks for engaging in age and identi-
ty fraud.
American League
BALTIMOREORIOLESAddedINFOmar Quinta-
nilla to the roster. Designated OF Steve Pearce for
assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOXAcquired RHP Brett
Myers and cash considerations from Houston for
RHP Matt Heidenreich and LHP Blair Walters and a
player to be named. Optioned RHPBrian Omogros-
so to Charlotte (IL). Reinstated RHP Jesse Crain
from the 15-day DL.
MINNESOTA TWINSPlaced 1B Justin Morneau
on the paternity list. Recalled 1B Chris Parmelee
from Rochester (IL).
TAMPA BAY RAYSPlaced DH Luke Scott on the
15-day DL. Recalled LHP Cesar Ramos from Dur-
ham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERSAnnounced C Yorvit Torreal-
ba was reinstated from restricted list. Optioned C
Luis Martinez to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYSPlaced RHP Jason Fra-
sor on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 17.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSReinstated RHP
Takashi Saito from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP
Jonathan Albaladejo to Reno (PCL).
ATLANTA BRAVESPlaced OF Matt Diaz on the
15-day DL. Activated LHP Jonny Venters from the
15-day DL. Recalled RHP Randall Delgado from
Gwinnett (IL).
NEW YORK METSPlaced LHP Johan Santana
on the 15-day DL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATESRecalled RHP Evan
Meek fromIndianapolis (IL). PlacedRHPJuanCruz
on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 18.
WASHINGTON NATIONALSRecalled LHP
JohnLannanfromSyracuse(IL). ReinstatedOFXa-
vier Nady from the 15-day DL and designated him
for assignment.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW YORK RED BULLSAcquired a conditional
draft pick from Toronto FC for F Quincy Amarikwa.
BUILDING TRUST
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correct errors, clarify stories and
update them promptly. If you
have information to help us
correct an inaccuracy or cover
an issue more thoroughly, call
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B O X I N G
Fight Schedule
July 27
At Resorts Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, N.J.
(ESPN2), Hank Lundy vs. Raymundo Beltran, 10,
lightweights.
July 28
At HP Pavilion, San Jose, Calif. (SHO), Robert
Guerrero vs. Selcuk Aydin, 12, for the interim WBC
welterweight title;ShawnPorter vs. AlfonsoGomez,
12, for the vacant NABO welterweight title.
Aug. 3
At Texas Station, Las Vegas (ESPN2), Mercito
Gesta vs. Ty Barnett, 10, lightweights;Mickey Bey
vs. Rob Frankel, 10, lightweights.
G O L F
British Open Par Scores
Saturday
At Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Lytham St. Annes, England
Purse: $7.75 million
Yardage: 7,086;Par: 70
Third Round
Adam Scott ............................... 64-67-68199 -11
Graeme McDowell .................. 67-69-67203 -7
Brandt Snedeker...................... 66-64-73203 -7
Tiger Woods............................. 67-67-70204 -6
Zach Johnson .......................... 65-74-66205 -5
Ernie Els ................................... 67-70-68205 -5
Thorbjorn Olesen .................... 69-66-71206 -4
Bill Haas.................................... 71-68-68207 -3
Thomas Aiken.......................... 68-68-71207 -3
Bubba Watson.......................... 67-73-68208 -2
Louis Oosthuizen .................... 72-68-68208 -2
Mark Calcavecchia.................. 71-68-69208 -2
Matt Kuchar .............................. 69-67-72208 -2
Dustin Johnson........................ 73-68-71209 -1
Kyle Stanley ............................. 70-69-70209 -1
Luke Donald............................. 70-68-71209 -1
Jason Dufner............................ 70-66-73209 -1
Vijay Singh................................ 70-72-68210 E
Nick Watney ............................. 71-70-69210 E
Anirban Lahiri ........................... 68-72-70210 E
Simon Khan.............................. 70-69-71210 E
Greg Chalmers ........................ 71-68-71210 E
James Morrison....................... 68-70-72210 E
Steven Alker............................. 69-69-72210 E
Keegan Bradley ....................... 71-72-68211 +1
Matthew Baldwin...................... 69-73-69211 +1
Justin Hicks.............................. 68-74-69211 +1
Alexander Noren...................... 71-71-69211 +1
Hunter Mahan .......................... 70-71-70211 +1
Thomas Bjorn .......................... 70-69-72211 +1
Peter Hanson........................... 67-72-72211 +1
Steve Stricker .......................... 67-71-73211 +1
Joost Luiten.............................. 73-70-69212 +2
Padraig Harrington.................. 70-72-70212 +2
Harris English .......................... 71-71-70212 +2
Francesco Molinari .................. 69-72-71212 +2
Dale Whitnell ............................ 71-69-72212 +2
Jamie Donaldson..................... 68-72-72212 +2
Garth Mulroy ............................ 71-69-72212 +2
Simon Dyson............................ 72-67-73212 +2
Carl Pettersson........................ 71-68-73212 +2
Paul Lawrie............................... 65-71-76212 +2
Rickie Fowler ........................... 71-72-70213 +3
Gary Woodland........................ 73-70-70213 +3
Troy Matteson .......................... 70-72-71213 +3
Rafael Echenique.................... 73-69-71213 +3
Jim Furyk.................................. 72-70-71213 +3
Branden Grace ........................ 73-69-71213 +3
Greg Owen............................... 71-71-71213 +3
Ian Poulter ................................ 71-69-73213 +3
Miguel Angel Jimenez ............ 71-69-73213 +3
Geoff Ogilvy ............................. 72-68-73213 +3
Toshinori Muto......................... 67-72-74213 +3
Lee Westwood......................... 73-70-71214 +4
Adilson Da Silva ...................... 69-74-71214 +4
Sang-moon Bae....................... 72-71-71214 +4
K.J. Choi ................................... 70-73-71214 +4
Pablo Larrazabal ..................... 73-70-71214 +4
Nicolas Colsaerts .................... 65-77-72214 +4
Gonzalo Fernadez-Castano .. 71-71-72214 +4
Yoshinori Fujimoto .................. 71-70-73214 +4
Thongchai Jaidee....................69-7174214 +4
Ted Potter Jr. ...........................69-7174214 +4
Brendan Jones......................... 69-74-72215 +5
Fredrik Jacobson..................... 69-73-73215 +5
Rory McIlroy............................. 67-75-73215 +5
Richard Sterne......................... 69-73-73215 +5
Bob Estes ................................. 69-72-74215 +5
Retief Goosen.......................... 70-70-75215 +5
Juvic Pagunsan ....................... 71-72-73216 +6
Aaron Baddeley ....................... 71-71-74216 +6
Warren Bennett ....................... 71-70-75216 +6
John Senden............................ 70-71-75216 +6
Lee Slattery .............................. 69-72-75216 +6
Andres Romero ....................... 70-69-77216 +6
Chad Campbell ........................ 73-70-74217 +7
Ross Fisher .............................. 72-71-74217 +7
Charles Howell III .................... 72-71-74217 +7
Rafael Cabrera-Bello.............. 70-71-76217 +7
Jeev Milkha Singh................... 70-71-76217 +7
Tom Watson............................. 71-72-76219 +9
John Daly.................................. 72-71-77220+10
Martin Laird .............................. 70-69-82221+11
B A S E B A L L
Minor League Baseball
International League
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 56 45 .554
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 55 45 .550
1
2
Yankees ................................... 55 45 .550
1
2
Buffalo (Mets)........................... 51 49 .510 4
1
2
Rochester (Twins) ................... 50 50 .500 5
1
2
Syracuse (Nationals)............... 46 53 .465 9
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Charlotte (White Sox) ............. 57 44 .564
Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 51 50 .505 6
Durham (Rays)......................... 46 55 .455 11
Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 46 55 .455 11
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Indianapolis (Pirates) ............. 61 39 .610
Columbus (Indians)................ 51 49 .510 10
Toledo (Tigers)....................... 40 59 .404 20
1
2
Louisville (Reds) .................... 37 64 .366 24
1
2
Friday's Games
Syracuse 6, Norfolk 5
Toledo 3, Indianapolis 2
Yankees 11, Gwinnett 3, 6 innings
Columbus 6, Lehigh Valley 2
Durham 7, Rochester 4
Charlotte 4, Buffalo 0
Pawtucket 9, Louisville 1
Saturday's Games
Toledo 3, Indianapolis 1, 1st game
Louisville 4, Pawtucket 0.
Columbus 4, Lehigh Valley 3
Charlotte 11, Buffalo 2
Norfolk 5, Syracuse 1
Rochester at Durham, ppd.
Yankees at Gwinnett, late
Indianapolis at Toledo, late, 2nd game
Today's Games
Charlotte at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Syracuse, 5 p.m.
Rochester at Durham, 5:05 p.m.
Yankees at Gwinnett, 5:05 p.m.
Columbus at Lehigh Valley, 5:35 p.m.
Indianapolis at Toledo, 6 p.m.
Pawtucket at Louisville, 6:05 p.m.
A U T O R A C I N G
NASCAR
Camping World Truck-American Ethanol 225
Lineup
After Saturday qualifying;race Saturday
At Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, Ill.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (6) Justin Lofton, Chevrolet, 174.154.
2. (22) Joey Coulter, Chevrolet, 173.997.
3. (3) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 173.667.
4. (17) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 173.566.
5. (18) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 173.477.
6. (2) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 173.349.
7. (11) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 173.31.
8. (33) Cale Gale, Chevrolet, 173.288.
9. (88) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 173.094.
10. (32) Miguel Paludo, Chevrolet, 172.85.
11. (31) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 172.579.
12. (30) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 172.419.
13. (23) Jason White, Ford, 171.985.
14. (9) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 171.849.
15. (13) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 171.849.
16. (09) John Wes Townley, Toyota, 171.434.
17. (29) Parker Kligerman, Ram, 171.265.
18. (5) Paulie Harraka, Ford, 170.746.
19. (08) Ross Chastain, Toyota, 170.406.
20. (98) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 170.283.
21. (81) David Starr, Toyota, 170.223.
22. (73) Rick Crawford, Chevrolet, 169.779.
23. (99) Bryan Silas, Ford, 169.465.
24. (93) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 169.141.
25. (68) Clay Greenfield, Ram, 169.009.
26. (37) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 168.334.
27. (38) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 168.292.
28. (92) Chad McCumbee, Chevrolet, 168.015.
29. (27) C.E. Falk, Chevrolet, 167.869.
30. (39) Chris Jones, Chevrolet, 166.842.
31. (86) Blake Koch, Ram, 166.806.
32. (07) Johnny Chapman, Toyota, 166.764.
33. (84) Chris Fontaine, Chevrolet, 166.082.
34. (10) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ram, 165.904.
35. (0) T.J. Bell, Ram, 165.543.
36. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 165.335.
Failed to Qualify
37. (74) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 161.348.
38. (65) Chris Lafferty, Chevrolet, 159.882.
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
MI NOR L EAGUES
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Yankees were as many as 4
1
2
games out of first place in the
International League North
Division earlier this month.
But a recent string of wins
(six out of eight) right after the
all-star break combined with
losses by Lehigh Valley (seven
of 11) and Pawtucket now has
the Yankees sitting just a half-
game out of first place prior to
Saturday nights game against
Gwinnett.
The Yankees have been get-
ting strong pitching and hitting
during the span outscoring
opponents 47-19. That includes
two shutouts, and four other
games allowing three runs or
less.
One of the big contributors to
the teams offense is Kevin Rus-
so, who entered Saturday riding
an 11-game hitting streak and
batting .462 (18-for-39) during
his streak to raise his average on
the season to .299, ninth best in
the IL.
Here are the New York Yan-
kees top-10 prospects according
to MLB.com.
1. Manny Banuelos, LHP,
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-
A): The left-hander, currently on
the disabled list, is 0-2 with a
4.50 ERA in six starts for Yan-
kees with 22 Ks in 24 innings.
According to ESPN New York,
Yankees general manager Brian
Cashman said he will pitch
again this year.
2. Dellin Betances, RHP,
Trenton (Double-A): The 6-
foot-8, 260-pounder, appears to
be back on track after a demo-
tion from Triple-A. In four
starts, hes 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA.
More importantly, he has walk-
ed just eight and fanned 25 in
24
2
3 innings. For Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre he totaled 69
walks in 74
2
3 innings along with
a 6.39 ERA.
3. Gary Sanchez, catcher,
Tampa (High-A): A19-year-old
known has played in 13 games
for Tampa after being promoted
from Charleston. For the River-
Dogs he hit .297 with 13 home
runs, 56 RBI and 11 stolen
bases. For the T-Yanks, hes
hitting just .191 (9-for-47) with
two homers and two steals.
4. Mason Williams, outfielder,
Tampa (High-A): He struggled
early on after a promotion to
Tampa, but in his last 10 games
hes batting .316 (12-for-38) and
is hitting .265 on the season
with two home runs and six
RBI.
5. Tyler Austin, outfield, Tam-
pa (A): Hes jumped up the list
from just outside the top 10
thanks to a .320 batting average
at Charleston. He was recently
promoted to Tampa, but hit the
disabled list after just one game.
6. Jose Campos, RHP, Char-
leston (A): A19-year-old ac-
quired from Seattle is currently
on the DL with elbow inflamma-
tion and is currently 3-0 with a
4.01 ERA and 26 strikeouts in
24
2
3 innings. According to ESPN
New York, Yankees general
manager Brian Cashman said he
will pitch again this year.
7. Slade Heathcott, outfielder,
Tampa (A): After an injury
sidelined him to begin the sea-
son and hes hitting .241 with a
pair of long balls, 10 RBI and
seven steals for Tampa. But he
has seven hits in his last four
games.
8. Austin Romine, catcher,
TBA: The 23-year-old has played
in seven rehab games with the
Gulf Coast Yankees, batting just
.211 with two extra-base hits.
9. Dante Bichette Jr., third
base, Charleston (A): Bichette
was New Yorks first pick in 2011
(51st overall) and is batting .246
on the season with two home
runs and 33 RBI.
10. Cito Culver, shortstop,
Charleston (A): The 19-year-old
switch-hitter continues to get on
base at a solid clip for the River-
Dogs despite a .219 batting
average. On the season, he has a
.324 on-base percentage and has
reached safely in nine of his last
10 games.
YA N K E E S P R O S P E C T S
Local team making
a charge in North
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
Some Phillies fans are start-
ing to call for a Domonic Brown
promotion from Triple-A Lehigh
Valley.
Despite spending two stints
on the disabled list, the former
top prospect in the organization
is starting to heat up for the
IronPigs. Since his last return
from the D.L., the outfielder has
seven hits in 16 at-bats for a .438
batting average.
Prior to being activated off
the Lehigh Valley injured list,
Brown had an extremely hot
rehab appearance with the Gulf
Coast League Phillies hitting in
all five games he played racking
up 11 hits in 19 at-bats for a .579
average.
Still just 24-years old, he has
played all three outfield posi-
tions for Lehigh Valley, with
most of his appearances being
in left. Overall on the season,
the left-hander hitter is batting
.280 with five home runs, 25
RBI and four stolen bases in 51
games.
Here are Philadelphias top 10
prospects according to
MLB.com and how they are
faring in 2012.
1. Trevor May, RHP, Reading
(Double-A): Hes been having
command issues recently walk-
ing 23 and striking out 15 nine
over his last four outings span-
ning 20 innings. That includes
an eight-walk outing last week
in just five innings. For the
season, he is 7-7 with a 5.15
ERA, 101 strikeouts and 56
walks in 99
2
3 innings.
2. Jesse Biddle, LHP, Clear-
water (A-Advanced): After be-
ing hit with his first loss in
more than a month, he rebound-
ed for a no-decision last week.
For the season, hes 5-4 with an
ERA of 3.39. He has also
punched out 96 batters in 93
innings.
3. Brody Colvin, RHP, Clear-
water (A-Advanced): In his last
six starts hes been unhittable
allowing just eight runs over his
last 37 innings after a short stint
in the bullpen, lasting at least
six inning in all but one start.
To date for the Threshers, he
has a 3.93 ERA with a 5-5 re-
cord to go with 90 strikeouts in
100
2
3 innings.
4. Larry Greene, outfielder,
Williamsport: The 19-year-old
first-round pick from last June
hit his first professional home
run last week as part of a 3-for-4
game against Vermont. For the
season, the power hitter is hit-
ting .275 with 16 RBI and a .398
on base percentage.
5. Phillippe Aumont, RHP,
Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): The
6-foot-7, 260-pound reliever
allowed two runs in one inning
last week as his ERA rose from
4.18 to 4.50. Currently for the
IronPigs, hes 2-1 with 39 strike-
outs in 30 innings.
6. Sebastian Valle, catcher,
Reading (Double-A): The 21-
year-old hit his 11th homer of
the season on Friday and has
been hot with seven hits in his
last four games. His average
now stands at .252 with 37 RBI.
7. Justin De Fratus, RHP,
Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): after
being activated from the D.L.,
the reliever has pitched once for
the IronPigs, a scoreless inning.
Including rehab assignments,
hes thrown in five games, five
innings and not allowed a run.
8. Maikel Franco, third base,
Lakewood (Class A): The 19-
year-old is getting in a rhythm
having hit safely in 18 of his last
22 games. For the season, hes
batting .235 with nine home
runs and 57 RBI.
9. Jonathan Pettibone, RHP,
Reading (Double-A): He picked
up his eighth win of the season
Friday night pitching five score-
less frames. He is 8-7 with a
3.43 ERA and 75 strikeouts in
110
1
3 innings.
10. Darin Ruf, first base, Read-
ing: Hes been rocketing up the
prospects list lately batting .308
with 15 homers and 60 RBI for
the R-Phils. Brought up as a first
baseman, the right-hander is
starting to see time in left field.
P H I L L I E S P R O S P E C T S
Fans hoping Brown
gets call to bigs
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
Today
at Gwinnett
5:05 p.m.
Monday
at Gwinnett
7:05 p.m.
Tuesday
at Charlotte
7:15 p.m.
Wednesday
at Charlotte
7:15 p.m.
Saturday
at Pawtucket
6:05 p.m.
Friday
at Charlotte
7:15 p.m.
Thursday
at Charlotte
7:15 p.m.
SWB YANKEES UPCOMI NG SCHEDUL E
Russ Canzler,
Hazleton Area, Colum-
bus (Cleveland, Triple-
A): A grad from Hazle-
ton Area, the 26-year-
old is back on track
after a slow start.
Hes now batting .275
with 14 home runs and
53 RBI for the Clippers.
He also has 22 doubles,
two triples and a .333
on base percentage
while picking up his
second stolen base of
the season Friday night.
Canzler was original-
ly drafted by the Cubs
in the 30th round in
2004. He was signed as
a minor league free
agent by Tampa Bay
last year and then
traded to Cleveland.
Kyle Landis,
Hazleton Area, Akron
(Cleveland, Double-A): An
18th-round pick by the
Indians in 2007, the
right-handed reliever has
hit a rough patch. In two
of his last three outings,
hes given up three runs
in 1
1
3 innings.
For the season, he still
has solid numbers for
the Aeros with a 3.80
ERA in 30 games while
striking out 42 in 47
1
3
innings and posting a 5-3
record with two saves.
Cory Spangen-
berg, Abington
Heights, Lake Elsinore
(San Diego, Class A
advanced): The 10th
overall pick in 2011 by
the Padres hasnt
played since June 28
nursing a head injury.
For the season, hes
batting .288 with one
home run, 33 RBI and 21
stolen bases in 27
attempts, to go along
with six triples, 11 dou-
bles and 40 runs in 67
games.
Ray Black, Cough-
lin, San Francisco
(extended spring train-
ing): A power pitcher,
Black is nursing a
shoulder injury which
arose at the end of
spring training and hes
been sidelined since. He
is still rehabbing in
Scottsdale, Ariz.
The seventh-round
draft pick (237th over-
all) out of the University
of Pittsburgh last June
is ranked the No. 24
overall prospect in the
organization, according
to Baseball America and
has been known to
reach in the high 90s
with his fastball. He is
also listed as an Under
the Radar player for
the organization, ac-
cording to MLB.com.
Rich Thompson,
Montrose, Durham
(Tampa Bay, Triple-A): A
33-year-old speedy
outfielder, he played
against his former
team, Lehigh Valley last
week going 3-for-14 in
four games. Hes cur-
rently batting .285 with
eight RBI and nine
stolen bases in 30
games since being sent
to the Bulls.
Last month, he was
traded to Tampa from
the Phillies and was
immediately called up
to the big leagues.
Before the trade, he
was hitting .307 for
Lehigh Valley with
seven stolen bases
along with an on-base
percentage of .390 for
the IronPigs. His minor
league totals this
season include a .294
batting average with 16
stolen bases and an on
base percentage of .371.
Kyle McMyne, Old
Forge, Bakersfield
(Cincinnati, Class A
Advanced): The right-
handed reliever had a
10-game scoreless
streak snapped last
week giving up runs in
back-to-back outings.
Taken by the Reds in
the fourth round (145th
overall) of last years
draft, he only allowed
one run in those out-
ings and still has re-
spectable numbers for
the team.
On the season for
Bakersfield, he has
given up 11 earned runs
in 24
1
3 innings as his
ERA dropped by nearly
three runs to 4.07 after
the impressive stretch.
He is 1-1 with 23 strike-
outs against 16 walks
and four saves.
D I S T R I C T 2 S P R E S E N C E I N T H E M I N O R L E A G U E S
leading the Eastern League
with 10 wins to go with just
four losses and a 2.97 ERA in
19 starts.
Fellow starting pitcher
Shaeffer Hall has seemed to be
a workhorse for the Thunder,
throwing an Eastern League-
high 121 innings and 20 games
started. Perez meanwhile has
been one of the most consis-
tent relievers in the league
posting a 1.04 ERA to go with
a 5-1 record.
Of course, a winning team
cant be complete without a
successful manager.
And Trenton has one of the
best in the minors in Tony
Franklin, who picked up a
milestone victory earlier this
season with career win 1,000.
You cant really explain
what he does or anything. Hes
a great guy and is so much fun
to be around, Mahoney said.
He can joke around or kid
with us, too. But when its time
to get serious, its time to get
serious. Hes a special guy to
do what he did and still be able
to be the type of guy that he is.
Its always a good compliment
when you have players saying
whos your favorite manager
and Tony Franklin, hes defi-
nitely one of my favorites for
sure.
The New York Yankees have
been known to have one of
baseballs top offenses over the
last several years.
Looking at whats coming up
in the minors for the orga-
nization, the output doesnt
look to be short-lived.
The Trenton Thunder, the
teams Double-A affiliate, leads
the Eastern League in batting
average (.268), home runs
(117), RBI (437), runs (467),
slugging percentage (.432) and
OPS (.770).
First baseman Luke Murton
has been a huge piece for the
Thunder. The 26-year-old leads
the E.L. with 20 home runs
and is sixth in the league with
54 RBI prior to Saturdays
game.
Its all about team chemistry.
Everyones friends with
everybody its a really fun envi-
ronment and its definitely
more joking than a normal
clubhouse would probably be,
infielder Kevin Mahoney said.
Every single player on the
team knows how to have fun
whether theyre 4-for-4, 3-for-4,
0-for-4, whatever.
Mahoney, who was named
an all-star for the Thunder
representing the Eastern
League East Division earlier
this month, was one of four
Trenton players to play in the
leagues mid-summer classic
along with pitcher Brett Mar-
shall, outfielder Melky Mesa
and reliever Kelvin Perez.
To show that the Thunder
arent all about offense, Mar-
shall was the starting pitcher
for the East in the All-Star
game. The right-hander has
been a key component for
Trentons success this season,
Home sweet home?
Everyone in the Minor
League Baseball community
knows by now that the Scran-
ton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are
playing their entire season on
the road while renovations are
occurring at PNC Field.
The Thunder have been
nestled in cozy Mercer County
Waterfront Park since 1994 and
have been part of New Yorks
organization since 2003.
While it could be tough
playing on the road and living
out of hotels for a full season,
Mahoney wouldnt mind a
promotion.
To be honest, I dont really
care about the living situation
so if they say hey youre going
to Triple-A thats one step
closer to the big leagues,
Mahoney said. So thats all I
care about it. I dont care
where we play, when we play, I
just want to get to the big
leagues.
If hes not promoted by the
end of 2012, Mahoney has a
shot of opening the recon-
structed PNC Field in 2013 as
part of the Triple-A roster. And
thats something that would be
more than welcome.
I dont want to get ahead of
myself or anything, but that
would be a lot of fun to play in
a new stadium, he noted.
BILL COOK/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES LEADER
Trenton pitcher Brett Marshall was one of four Thunder players
to take part in the Eastern League All-Star game.
Future is bright
in Yanks system
Double-A Trenton features
four all-stars, a potent
offense and quality pitching.
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
Trentons Luke Murton leads
the Eastern League in home
runs.
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B A S E B A L L
PHILADELPHIA All-Star
pitchers Cole Hamels and Matt
Cain hit homers in the same
inning, and Gregor Blanco
drove in the tiebreaking run
with a drag bunt single in the
10th to lead the San Francisco
Giants to a 6-5 victory over the
Philadelphia Phillies on Sat-
urday.
All-Star game MVP Melky
Cabrera hit a tying homer off
Hamels in the eighth and Bus-
ter Posey hit a two-run shot for
the NL West-leading Giants,
who are 7-1 since the All-Star
break.
Dodgers 8, Mets 5
NEW YORK Juan Uribe
broke out of a long slump with
a homer and four RBI, Chris
Capuano pitched seven solid
innings against his former
team and the Los Angeles
Dodgers defeated the stagger-
ing New York Mets.
Uribe hit an early two-run
double to end a 1-for-38 slide.
He added a two-run homer in
the ninth inning off 13-game
winner R.A. Dickey, who was
making his first relief appear-
ance of the season to help an
overtaxed Mets bullpen.
Braves 4, Nationals 0
Nationals 5, Braves 2
WASHINGTON Bryce
Harper returned from an ankle
injury to single and score as a
pinch-hitter, and Roger Berna-
dina had a tiebreaking hit in
the seventh inning as the
Washington Nationals earned a
split of the day-night double-
header with a 5-2 victory Sat-
urday night.
Harper injured his ankle in
the opener and was lifted after
the second inning. The Braves
won the first game 4-0 behind
Ben Sheets strong perform-
ance.
Reds 6, Brewers 2
CINCINNATI Ryan Lud-
wick and Brandon Phillips each
hit two-run homers, powering
Cincinnati to a victory over the
fading Milwaukee Brewers that
extended the Reds surge with-
out Joey Votto.
Pirates 5, Marlins 1
PITTSBURGH A.J. Bur-
nett remained undefeated at
home by pitching 7
2
3 strong
innings and the Pittsburgh
Pirates matched a season high
with their fourth consecutive
win, beating the Miami Mar-
lins.
Cardinals 12, Cubs 0
ST. LOUIS Jake West-
brook worked seven innings of
three-hit ball and the St. Louis
Cardinals finally backed him
and then some by tying a
76-year-old major league record
with seven doubles in a victory
over the Chicago Cubs.
N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain watches his
solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the third
inning Saturday in Philadelphia.
Blancos bunt leads
Giants over Phils
The Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. Mike
Napoli homered twice against
his former team, Yu Darvish
struck out 11 over seven strong
innings, and the Texas Rangers
battered struggling Angels
starter Ervin Santana for a 9-2
victory over Los Angeles on
Saturday.
Napoli, Yorvit Torrealba and
Adrian Beltre homered during
Texas five-run second inning,
chasing Santana (4-10) after
just 13 batters. Torrealba had
three hits in his return from
paternity leave, while Ian Kin-
sler homered and drove in
three runs for the Rangers,
who have won six of nine.
Tigers 7, White Sox 1
DETROIT Rick Porcello
pitched brilliantly into the
ninth inning, and the Detroit
Tigers took over first place in
the AL Central with a victory
over the Chicago White Sox.
Orioles 3, Indians 1
CLEVELAND Jim
Thomes two-run homer in the
seventh inning led the Balti-
more Orioles to their fourth
straight victory, a win over the
Cleveland Indians.
Thome, who passed Sammy
Sosa for seventh place on the
all-time home run list on Fri-
day, hit his 611th and second
with Baltimore since being
acquired from Philadelphia on
July 1 off Zach McAllister
(4-2).
Mariners 2, Rays 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Jason Vargas took a shutout
into the seventh inning, Mi-
chael Saunders had two RBI,
and the Seattle Mariners beat
the Tampa Bay Rays.
Royals 7, Twins 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Lo-
renzo Cain drove in three runs
and Alex Gordon had three hits
and scored two runs as the
Kansas City Royals beat the
Minnesota Twins.
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3
BOSTON Edwin Encarna-
cion tied the game with a two-
run homer in the sixth, then
J.P. Arencibia gave Toronto the
lead with a seventh-inning solo
shot and the Blue Jays beat the
Boston Red Sox.
Carlos Villanueva (5-0) al-
lowed three runs on four hits
over 6
1
3 innings to win his third
consecutive start. He walked
two and struck out five.
Aaron Cook (2-3) allowed
five runs three earned on
four hits and a walk while
striking out one.
A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Rangers batter Santana,
even series with Angels
The Associated Press
STANDINGS/STATS
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
New York...................................... 57 36 .613 6-4 L-2 30-17 27-19
Baltimore ...................................... 50 44 .532 7
1
2 5-5 W-4 23-22 27-22
Tampa Bay ................................... 49 46 .516 9 1
1
2 5-5 L-1 28-24 21-22
Boston .......................................... 48 47 .505 10 2
1
2 5-5 L-2 25-27 23-20
Toronto......................................... 47 47 .500 10
1
2 3 5-5 W-2 25-20 22-27
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Detroit ........................................... 51 44 .537 8-2 W-4 27-21 24-23
Chicago ........................................ 50 44 .532
1
2 3-7 L-4 24-22 26-22
Cleveland ..................................... 47 47 .500 3
1
2 3 3-7 L-3 24-23 23-24
Kansas City.................................. 40 53 .430 10 9
1
2 3-7 W-1 17-29 23-24
Minnesota .................................... 39 55 .415 11
1
2 11 3-7 L-1 19-30 20-25
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas............................................ 56 37 .602 6-4 W-1 29-16 27-21
Los Angeles................................. 51 44 .537 6 4-6 L-1 26-19 25-25
Oakland ........................................ 49 44 .527 7
1
2 8-2 W-3 27-21 22-23
Seattle........................................... 41 55 .427 16
1
2 10 5-5 W-1 17-27 24-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Washington.................................. 54 39 .581 5-5 W-1 27-19 27-20
Atlanta........................................... 52 42 .553 2
1
2 7-3 L-1 24-24 28-18
New York...................................... 47 47 .500 7
1
2 5 2-8 L-2 26-22 21-25
Miami ............................................ 44 50 .468 10
1
2 8 3-7 L-4 24-24 20-26
Philadelphia................................. 41 54 .432 14 11
1
2 4-6 L-3 17-29 24-25
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Cincinnati...................................... 54 40 .574 8-2 W-3 30-18 24-22
Pittsburgh..................................... 53 40 .570
1
2 7-3 W-4 31-14 22-26
St. Louis ....................................... 49 45 .521 5 3 5-5 W-2 25-20 24-25
Milwaukee .................................... 44 49 .473 9
1
2 7
1
2 5-5 L-2 26-23 18-26
Chicago ........................................ 38 55 .409 15
1
2 13
1
2 6-4 L-2 24-21 14-34
Houston........................................ 34 60 .362 20 18 2-8 L-4 24-21 10-39
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
San Francisco.............................. 53 41 .564 7-3 W-2 29-16 24-25
Los Angeles................................. 51 44 .537 2
1
2 1
1
2 4-6 W-3 29-20 22-24
Arizona ......................................... 45 48 .484 7
1
2 6
1
2 5-5 W-1 24-21 21-27
San Diego..................................... 40 55 .421 13
1
2 12
1
2 6-4 W-4 21-28 19-27
Colorado....................................... 35 57 .380 17 16 4-6 L-3 20-29 15-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Friday's Games
Baltimore 10, Cleveland 2
Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Tampa Bay 4, Seattle 3, 14 innings
Toronto 6, Boston 1
Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1, 11 innings
Oakland 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
L.A. Angels 6, Texas 1
Saturday's Games
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Texas 9, L.A. Angels 2
Baltimore 3, Cleveland 1
Kansas City 7, Minnesota 3
Seattle 2, Tampa Bay 1
Toronto 7, Boston 3
N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, (n)
Sunday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Humber 4-4) at Detroit
(Ja.Turner 0-1), 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (H.Alvarez 5-7) at Boston (Lester 5-7), 1:35
p.m.
Seattle (Beavan 4-6) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 6-6),
1:40 p.m.
Minnesota (Deduno 0-0) at Kansas City (Guthrie
0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Britton 0-0) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-6),
3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 10-3) at Oakland (B.Colon
6-8), 4:05 p.m.
Texas (M.Harrison12-4) at L.A. Angels (Haren 6-8),
8:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
Baltimore at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Friday's Games
Atlanta 11, Washington 10, 11 innings
Pittsburgh 4, Miami 3
San Francisco 7, Philadelphia 2
L.A. Dodgers 7, N.Y. Mets 6
Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 1
St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Arizona 13, Houston 8
San Diego 9, Colorado 5
Saturday's Games
Atlanta 4, Washington 0, 1st game
L.A. Dodgers 8, N.Y. Mets 5
San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 5, 10 innings
Washington 5, Atlanta 2, 2nd game
Pittsburgh 5, Miami 1
Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 2
St. Louis 12, Chicago Cubs 0
Houston at Arizona, (n)
Colorado at San Diego, (n)
Sunday's Games
L.A. Dodgers (Eovaldi 1-6) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-4),
1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Fiers 3-3) at Cincinnati (Cueto 11-5),
1:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Jurrjens 3-3) at Washington (Detwiler 4-3),
1:35 p.m.
Miami (A.Sanchez 5-6) at Pittsburgh(Karstens 2-2),
1:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 8-6) at Philadelphia (Blanton
8-8), 1:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-4) at St. Louis (Lynn
11-4), 2:15 p.m.
Colorado (Friedrich 5-7) at San Diego (Ohlendorf
3-0), 4:05 p.m.
Houston (Lyles 2-6) at Arizona (Collmenter 1-2),
4:10 p.m.
Monday's Games
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
Giants 6, Phillies 5
San Francisco Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Schrhlt rf 5 0 1 0 Rollins ss 4 1 0 0
Theriot 2b 4 1 0 0 Victorn cf 4 1 1 0
MeCarr lf 3 3 2 1 Utley 2b 3 1 1 1
Posey c 5 1 4 3 Howard 1b 4 1 1 3
Sandovl 3b 5 0 0 0 Ruiz c 4 0 1 0
Pagan cf 3 0 1 0 Pence rf 4 0 0 0
GBlanc cf 1 0 1 1 Pierre lf 3 0 0 0
Arias ss 4 0 2 0 Mayrry lf 1 0 0 0
Belt 1b 5 0 0 0 Fontent 3b 2 0 0 0
M.Cain p 3 1 1 1 Polanc 3b 0 0 0 0
BCrwfr ph 1 0 0 0 Hamels p 3 1 1 1
JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 Bastrd p 0 0 0 0
Romo p 0 0 0 0 Papeln p 0 0 0 0
Christn ph 1 0 0 0 Wggntn ph 1 0 0 0
SCasill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 612 6 Totals 33 5 5 5
San Francisco.............. 003 010 010 1 6
Philadelphia................. 101 003 000 0 5
DPSan Francisco 2, Philadelphia 1. LOBSan
Francisco 9, Philadelphia 2. 2BSchierholtz (3),
Posey (20), Pagan (16). HRMe.Cabrera (10), Po-
sey (12), M.Cain (1), Utley (3), Howard (3), Hamels
(1). SBTheriot (10). CSPosey (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
San Francisco
M.Cain...................... 8 5 5 5 2 4
Ja.Lopez ..................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Romo W,3-1 ............
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
S.Casilla S,24-30.... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia
Hamels ..................... 7
2
3 10 5 5 3 6
Bastardo...................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Papelbon L,2-4........ 2 2 1 1 1 2
HBPby M.Cain (Utley), by Papelbon (Arias).
UmpiresHome, Mike Everitt;First, Manny Gonza-
lez;Second, Paul Schrieber;Third, Laz Diaz.
T3:12. A45,989 (43,651).
Dodgers 8, Mets 5
Los Angeles New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Abreu lf 4 0 0 0 Tejada ss 5 1 1 0
GwynJ lf 1 0 0 0 AnTrrs cf 4 0 0 0
AKndy 2b 4 2 1 0 DWrght 3b 3 0 0 0
Kemp cf 4 1 2 1 Hairstn rf-lf 5 1 2 1
Ethier rf 4 1 1 0 Bay lf 3 0 1 1
Loney 1b 5 1 2 1 Edgin p 0 0 0 0
Uribe 3b 3 3 2 4 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
L.Cruz ss 4 0 1 1
DnMrp
ph-2b 1 1 1 1
Treanr c 4 0 1 1 I.Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Capuan p 3 0 0 0 RCeden 2b 3 1 2 1
JRiver ph 1 0 1 0 Niwnhs ph 1 0 0 1
Belisari p 0 0 0 0 Dickey p 0 0 0 0
Jansen p 0 0 0 0 Nickes c 3 0 1 0
Thole ph-c 1 0 0 0
Batista p 0 0 0 0
Vldspn ph 1 1 1 0
Hefner p 0 0 0 0
Duda rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 811 8 Totals 36 510 5
Los Angeles....................... 103 110 002 8
New York ........................... 002 001 020 5
DPNew York 1. LOBLos Angeles 8, New York
8. 2BUribe (9), Treanor (3), R.Cedeno (6).
3BKemp (2), Dan.Murphy (3). HRUribe (2),
R.Cedeno (2). CSJ.Rivera (3). SHefner.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Capuano W,10-5..... 7 8 3 3 1 9
Belisario H,15.......... 1 2 2 2 0 0
Jansen S,18-23....... 1 0 0 0 2 1
New York
Batista L,1-3............. 3 5 4 4 3 2
Hefner....................... 2 2 2 2 2 1
Edgin ........................ 2 1 0 0 1 3
Byrdak ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 2
Dickey....................... 1 2 2 2 0 0
UmpiresHome, James Hoye;First, Jim Joyce-
;Second, Mike DiMuro;Third, Jim Reynolds.
T3:22. A33,503 (41,922).
Braves 4, Nationals 0
First Game
Atlanta Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bourn cf 5 1 2 0 Lmrdzz lf 4 0 0 0
Prado lf 4 0 2 0 Harper cf 1 0 0 0
Heywrd rf 3 0 0 0 Berndn cf 3 0 2 0
FFrmn 1b 4 0 0 0 Zmrmn 3b 3 0 1 0
McCnn c 2 1 1 1 Morse rf 3 0 1 0
Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 LaRoch 1b 3 0 0 0
JFrncs 3b 4 0 2 0 Dsmnd ss 4 0 1 0
Janish ss 4 1 1 0 Espinos 2b 3 0 1 0
Sheets p 2 0 0 0 Flores c 3 0 0 0
Hinske ph 1 0 0 0 EJcksn p 2 0 0 0
Medlen p 0 0 0 0 TMoore ph 1 0 0 0
C.Jones ph 1 1 1 2 HRdrgz p 0 0 0 0
Durbin p 0 0 0 0 Matths p 0 0 0 0
McGnzl p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3 Totals 30 0 6 0
Atlanta ................................ 010 000 012 4
Washington ....................... 000 000 000 0
EMcCann (2). DPAtlanta 3, Washington 1.
LOBAtlanta 8, Washington 6. HRMcCann (16),
C.Jones (9). SBBourn 2 (28), Prado (12), Berna-
dina (10), Desmond (15).
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
Sheets W,2-0 .......... 6 5 0 0 3 6
Medlen H,7 .............. 2 1 0 0 0 1
Durbin....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Washington
E.Jackson L,5-6...... 7 5 1 1 2 9
H.Rodriguez ............ 0 1 1 1 2 0
Mattheus................... 1
2
3 3 2 2 1 1
Mic.Gonzalez ..........
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
H.Rodriguez pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
WPE.Jackson, H.Rodriguez.
UmpiresHome, Brian ONora;First, David Rack-
ley;Second, Alfonso Marquez;Third, Tom Hallion.
T3:07. A28,745 (41,487).
Nationals 5,
Braves 2
Second Game
Atlanta Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bourn cf 4 0 1 0
Lmrdzz
lf-2b 5 0 0 0
Prado lf 4 0 0 0 Berndn cf 4 1 3 1
Heywrd rf 3 1 0 0 Zmrmn 3b 4 0 2 0
C.Jones 3b 3 1 1 1 Morse rf-lf 3 0 0 0
FFrmn 1b 4 0 2 1 LaRoch 1b 4 0 0 0
Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss 3 0 0 1
D.Ross c 3 0 0 0 SBurntt p 0 0 0 0
Janish ss 3 0 1 0 Harper ph-rf 1 1 1 0
Hinske ph 1 0 0 0
Espinos
2b-ss 3 2 1 1
Delgad p 1 0 0 0 Leon c 3 1 2 0
JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 Lannan p 1 0 1 0
CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0
DeRosa
ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Varvar p 0 0 0 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0
McCnn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 Totals 32 510 3
Atlanta ................................ 200 000 000 2
Washington ....................... 000 011 12x 5
EJanish(1). DPAtlanta1, Washington1. LOB
Atlanta 7, Washington 8. 2BC.Jones (12), Janish
(2). SBHarper (12). SDelgado, Lannan, DeRo-
sa.
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
Delgado.................... 6 6 2 2 1 4
C.Martinez L,4-2..... 1
2
3 4 3 2 0 1
Varvaro.....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Washington
Lannan W,1-0.......... 7 5 2 2 2 3
S.Burnett H,20 ........ 1 0 0 0 0 2
Clippard S,16-19..... 1 0 0 0 1 1
HBPby Varvaro (Leon), by Delgado (Morse), by
Lannan (Uggla, C.Jones). WPDelgado, C.Marti-
nez, Varvaro.
UmpiresHome, Chad Fairchild;First, Alfonso
Marquez;Second, Tom Hallion;Third, David Rack-
ley.
T2:56. A40,047 (41,487).
A M E R I C A N
L E A G U E
Rangers 9, Angels 2
Texas Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kinsler 2b 5 2 2 3 Trout cf-lf 3 1 1 1
Andrus ss 5 1 2 0 TrHntr rf 4 0 1 1
Hamltn lf 5 0 1 0 Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 5 1 1 2 Bourjos cf 0 0 0 0
MiYong 1b 5 0 1 1 Trumo lf-1b 4 0 0 0
N.Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 KMorls dh 4 0 1 0
Napoli dh 4 2 2 2 Callasp 3b 3 0 1 0
Torreal c 5 1 3 1 HKndrc 2b 3 0 0 0
Gentry cf 4 2 2 0 Aybar ss 2 1 0 0
MIzturs ss 1 0 0 0
Hester c 1 0 0 0
Calhon ph 1 0 0 0
BoWlsn c 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 915 9 Totals 30 2 4 2
Texas.................................. 151 000 020 9
Los Angeles....................... 001 010 000 2
DPTexas 1. LOBTexas 8, Los Angeles 6.
2BKinsler (27), Torrealba (8), Gentry (10). HR
Kinsler (11), Beltre (18), Napoli 2 (14), Torrealba (3).
SBN.Cruz (7), Trout (31), H.Kendrick (7).
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
Darvish W,11-6....... 7 3 2 2 4 11
Ogando..................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Nathan ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles
E.Santana L,4-10.... 1
2
3 8 6 6 0 0
D.Carpenter............. 4 3 1 1 0 2
Hawkins.................... 1
1
3 2 0 0 1 1
Takahashi ................ 2 2 2 2 1 0
HBPby Darvish (Hester).
UmpiresHome, Gary Darling;First, Paul Emmel-
;Second, Lance Barrett;Third, Jerry Meals.
T3:13. A39,086 (45,957).
Pirates 5,
Marlins 1
Miami Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Reyes ss 4 0 1 0 Presley lf 3 2 0 0
Bonifac cf 3 0 1 0 Walker 2b 3 0 1 1
Ca.Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 AMcCt cf 4 0 1 0
Morrsn lf 4 0 1 0 GJones rf 2 0 0 2
Ruggin rf 4 1 1 1 GHrndz rf 0 0 0 0
Dobbs 3b 4 0 2 0 McGeh 1b 3 0 0 1
Infante 2b 4 0 2 0 PAlvrz 3b 4 0 1 0
J.Buck c 4 0 0 0 Barajs c 3 1 0 0
Zamrn p 1 0 0 0 Barmes ss 3 1 1 0
Gaudin p 1 0 0 0 Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
Cousins ph 1 0 0 0 AJBrnt p 0 1 0 0
H.Bell p 0 0 0 0 Mercer ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 9 1 Totals 26 5 5 4
Miami .................................. 010 000 000 1
Pittsburgh .......................... 100 400 00x 5
EJ.Buck (6). DPPittsburgh 2. LOBMiami 7,
Pittsburgh 10. 2BReyes (19), Morrison (15),
Walker (22). 3BMercer (1). HRRuggiano (7).
SBBonifacio (25). CSWalker (5). SA.J.Bur-
nett 2. SFWalker.
IP H R ER BB SO
Miami
Zambrano L,5-8....... 3
1
3 3 5 4 6 2
Gaudin...................... 3
2
3 1 0 0 1 5
H.Bell ........................ 1 1 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh
A.J.Burnett W,11-3. 7
2
3 8 1 1 1 3
Lincoln S,1-2 ........... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 3
HBPby Zambrano (Barajas, Barmes).
UmpiresHome, Dale Scott;First, Dan Iassogna-
;Second, CB Bucknor;Third, Mark Wegner.
T2:57. A39,411 (38,362).
Reds 6,
Brewers 2
Milwaukee Cincinnati
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Aoki cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 4 0 0 0
Ishikaw 1b 3 2 2 0 Cozart ss 3 2 1 0
CGomz ph-cf 1 0 0 0 BPhllps 2b 4 2 2 2
Braun lf 4 0 1 0 Bruce rf 4 1 2 1
ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 0 Rolen 3b 3 0 1 1
Hart rf-1b 3 0 1 1 Ludwck lf 4 1 2 2
RWeks 2b 3 0 0 0 Frazier 1b 4 0 2 0
Mldnd c 4 0 0 0 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0
Bianchi ss 3 0 0 0 Hanign c 3 0 0 0
Gallard p 2 0 0 0 Arroyo p 2 0 0 0
Axford p 0 0 0 0 Paul ph 1 0 0 0
CIzturs ph 1 0 1 0 Arrdnd p 0 0 0 0
Veras p 0 0 0 0 Marshll p 0 0 0 0
LHrndz p 0 0 0 0 LeCure p 0 0 0 0
Cairo 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1 Totals 32 610 6
Milwaukee.......................... 000 101 000 2
Cincinnati ........................... 400 000 20x 6
EM.Maldonado (3). DPCincinnati 1. LOBMil-
waukee 5, Cincinnati 5. 2BIshikawa 2 (7), Ar.Ra-
mirez (30), Bruce (24). 3BRolen (1). HRB.Phil-
lips (12), Ludwick (15). SBBruce (6). CSFrazier
(2). SFRolen.
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
Gallardo L,8-7 ......... 5
2
3 9 4 4 0 1
Axford.......................
1
3 0 0 0 1 0
Veras ........................ 1 1 2 2 1 1
L.Hernandez............ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati
Arroyo W,5-6........... 6 5 2 2 2 6
Arredondo H,7.........
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Marshall H,13..........
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
LeCure .....................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Ondrusek ................. 1 0 0 0 0 0
WPAxford. BalkMarshall.
UmpiresHome, Angel Hernandez;First, Mark
Carlson;Second, Chris Conroy;Third, Tim Tim-
mons.
T2:59. A40,090 (42,319).
Orioles 3, Indians 1
Baltimore Cleveland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Markks rf 4 0 2 0 Choo rf 4 1 1 1
Hardy ss 3 1 1 0 ACarer ss 4 0 0 0
Thome dh 4 1 1 2 Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 0
AdJons cf 4 0 0 0 Brantly cf 4 0 1 0
Wieters c 4 0 1 0 CSantn c 3 0 1 0
Betemt 3b 4 0 0 0 Hafner dh 4 0 0 0
C.Davis lf 3 0 0 0 Damon lf 4 0 1 0
EnChvz lf 0 0 0 0 Ktchm 1b 4 0 1 0
MrRynl 1b 3 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 3 0 2 0
Flahrty 2b 3 1 1 1
Quntnll 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 Totals 34 1 7 1
Baltimore............................ 000 000 210 3
Cleveland........................... 100 000 000 1
DPCleveland 1. LOBBaltimore 3, Cleveland 7.
2BWieters (16), C.Santana(14). HRThome(2),
Flaherty (4), Choo (11).
IP H R ER BB SO
Baltimore
Tillman W,2-1 .......... 6
2
3 6 1 1 1 4
Patton H,7 ................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Strop H,16................ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ji.Johnson S,29-31 1 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland
McAllister L,4-2....... 7
2
3 5 3 3 0 6
Sipp...........................
1
3 1 0 0 1 1
Pestano.................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
UmpiresHome, Jerry Layne;First, Vic Carapaz-
za;Second, Larry Vanover;Third, Dan Bellino.
T2:32. A36,247 (43,429).
Tigers 7, White Sox 1
Chicago Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
De Aza cf 4 0 1 0 AJcksn cf 5 0 2 4
Youkils 3b 4 0 0 0 Raburn lf 5 0 1 0
A.Dunn dh 4 0 0 0 MiCarr 3b 3 1 1 0
Konerk 1b 3 0 1 0 Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0
Rios rf 3 1 0 0 DYong dh 4 0 0 0
Przyns c 3 0 1 0 JhPerlt ss 3 2 2 0
Viciedo lf 3 0 1 1 Boesch rf 3 1 1 3
AlRmrz ss 3 0 0 0 D.Kelly rf 1 0 0 0
Bckhm 2b 3 0 1 0 Laird c 3 2 2 0
Worth 2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 33 710 7
Chicago.............................. 000 010 000 1
Detroit................................. 000 023 02x 7
DPChicago1, Detroit 2. LOBChicago2, Detroit
7. 2BA.Jackson (18), Raburn (13). HRBoesch
(10). SBMi.Cabrera (4).
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
Sale L,11-3 .............. 7 7 5 5 4 6
Axelrod..................... 1 3 2 2 1 1
Detroit
Porcello W,7-5 ........ 8 5 1 1 0 4
Benoit ....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Porcello pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
UmpiresHome, Jim Wolf;First, Derryl Cousins-
;Second, Ron Kulpa;Third, Alan Porter.
T2:11. A42,888 (41,255).
Cardinals 12, Cubs 0
Chicago St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DeJess cf 3 0 1 0 Furcal ss 4 2 2 1
Campn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 Descals ss 0 0 0 0
SCastro ss 4 0 1 0
Schmkr
2b-rf 4 2 2 3
Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 0 Hollidy lf 3 1 1 2
ASorin lf 3 0 0 0 Brwnng p 0 0 0 0
Clevngr ph 1 0 0 0 VMarte p 0 0 0 0
LaHair rf 3 0 1 0 Rosnthl p 0 0 0 0
Soto c 4 0 0 0 Beltran rf 5 1 2 1
Barney 2b 3 0 0 0
Greene
pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Dolis p 0 0 0 0 YMolin c 3 1 0 0
Valuen 3b-2b 1 0 0 0 T.Cruz ph-c 1 0 0 0
JeBakr ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Brkmn 1b 5 0 2 0
Garza p 1 0 0 0 Freese 3b 5 2 3 2
Germn p 0 0 0 0 Jay cf 4 1 1 2
Russell p 0 0 0 0 Westrk p 2 0 1 0
Corpas p 0 0 0 0 Craig ph 2 2 2 1
Mather 3b 1 0 0 0 MCrpnt lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 Totals 39121612
Chicago................. 000 000 0 00 0
St. Louis ................ 000 000 (12)0x 12
ES.Castro (14). DPChicago 2, St. Louis 1.
LOBChicago6, St. Louis 9. 2BSchumaker (11),
Holliday (23), Beltran (13), Berkman (7), Freese 2
(17), Jay (7), Craig 2 (16). 3BSchumaker (3).
SBBerkman (2). SGermano, Schumaker.
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
Garza........................ 3 2 0 0 2 3
Germano L,0-1........ 3 4 1 1 0 1
Russell .....................
2
3 4 6 6 2 0
Corpas...................... 0 3 4 4 1 0
Dolis.......................... 1
1
3 3 1 1 0 2
St. Louis
Westbrook W,8-8.... 7 3 0 0 2 5
Browning..................
2
3 0 0 0 1 0
V.Marte.....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Rosenthal................. 1 1 0 0 0 0
Germano pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Corpas pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
WPDolis.
UmpiresHome, Mike Muchlinski;First, Fieldin
Culbreth;Second, Adrian Johnson;Third, Gary Ce-
derstrom.
LAWRENCEVILLE, G.A.
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yan-
kees exploded for eight runs in
the first inning en route to a 13-8
victory in a slugfest over the
Gwinnett Braves on Saturday
night.
Cole Garner delivered the big
hit in the first inning, blasting a
grand slam home run that made
the score 7-0.
Chris Dickerson then tripled
and scored on Kevin Russos tri-
ple for a commanding eight-run
leadbefore the Braves evengot to
the plate.
The Braves finally got on the
boardinthe bottomof the fifthin-
ning, rallying for six runs. The
big blow in the inning was a two-
run home run by Stefan Gartell.
The Yankees answered right
back with three in the seventh on
an RBI single by Corban Joseph
and a two-run single by Brandon
Laird.
The Yankees and Braves will
play game three of their four
game stretchtodayat 5:05p.m. at
Coolray Field.
Yankees Gwinnett
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Dickersoncf 4 2 1 1 Durango cf 5 1 3 1
Russo 3b 6 2 4 1 Wilson ss 5 1 1 0
Joseph 2b 5 1 2 2 Pie lf 4 0 1 1
Cust dh 4 1 0 0 Mejia 5 1 1 1
Laird 1b 4 2 3 4 Gartell dh 3 1 1 3
Fukudome lf 5 0 0 0 Parraz rf 0 0 0 0
Cervelli c 4 1 1 1
Constanza
pr 3 1 1 0
Garner rf 4 3 2 4 Gotay 3b 4 2 2 1
Pena ss 5 1 2 0 Zawadzki 2b 3 1 0 0
Boscan c 4 0 0 0
Totals 41131513 Totals 36 810 7
Yankees............................. 800 003 110 13
Gwinnett ............................ 000 060 020 8
E Russo (2), Joseph (9) LOB Yankees 7, Gwin-
nett 5 2B Joseph (15), Gotay (6) 3B Dickerson
(4), Russo (2), Gotay (1) HR Garner (5), Laird (9),
Gartrell (14)
IP H R ER BB SO
Yankees
Ortiz (W, 8-3)............ 5 8 6 1 1 1
Wade ......................... 2 2 2 0 1 1
Farquhar ................... 2 0 0 0 0 1
Gwinnett
Leach (L, 0-1)........... .1 3 7 7 4 1
Carlyle ....................... 3.2 3 1 1 0 4
Bullock....................... 1.2 5 3 3 0 3
Hughes...................... 2 3 2 2 1 1
Gearin........................ 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
I L B A S E B A L L
SWB Yanks
top Braves
in slugfest
The Times Leader Staff
Mariners 2, Rays 1
Seattle Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ackley 2b 4 0 0 0 BUpton cf 2 0 0 0
ISuzuki rf 4 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
C.Wells lf 4 1 0 0 Zobrist 2b 3 0 0 0
Jaso c 3 1 2 0 Kppngr 3b 4 0 3 0
Seager 3b 3 0 1 0 Joyce rf 4 0 1 0
MSndrs cf 4 0 1 2 Matsui dh 4 0 0 0
Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 DJnngs lf 4 1 1 0
Peguer dh 4 0 2 0 Loaton c 4 0 2 0
Kawsk ss 3 0 1 0 SRdrgz ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 31 1 7 0
Seattle ................................ 200 000 000 2
Tampa Bay......................... 000 000 100 1
EI.Suzuki (1). DPSeattle 2. LOBSeattle 10,
Tampa Bay 7. CSB.Upton (5). SKawasaki,
S.Rodriguez.
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Vargas W,10-7........ 6 7 1 0 3 5
Kelley H,4 ................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
O.Perez H,1.............
2
3 0 0 0 0 2
League H,4..............
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Wilhelmsen S,9-11. 1 0 0 0 0 2
Tampa Bay
Cobb L,4-7............... 2 3 2 2 2 3
C.Ramos.................. 4 2 0 0 0 6
Badenhop................. 1 1 0 0 1 1
Jo.Peralta................. 1 0 0 0 0 3
W.Davis.................... 1 2 0 0 1 2
Vargas pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBPby C.Ramos (Jaso). WPCobb.
UmpiresHome, Tim McClelland;First, Ted Bar-
rett;Second, Marvin Hudson;Third, Brian Runge.
T3:05. A18,800 (34,078).
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3
Toronto Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Gose rf 3 0 0 0 Nava rf 3 0 0 0
RDavis ph-rf 1 2 1 0 Crwfrd lf 4 0 0 0
Lawrie 3b 3 0 1 3 Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 0
Rasms cf 3 1 0 1 AdGnzl 1b 4 1 1 0
Encrnc 1b 3 1 1 2 C.Ross dh 3 1 1 0
Lind dh 5 0 0 0 Sltlmch c 4 1 1 3
Arencii c 4 1 1 1 Mdlrks 3b 4 0 0 0
KJhnsn 2b 4 1 1 0 Sweeny cf 3 0 0 0
YEscor ss 4 1 1 0 Ciriaco ss 3 0 1 0
Snider lf 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 7 7 7 Totals 32 3 5 3
Toronto............................... 001 002 301 7
Boston................................ 030 000 000 3
EY.Escobar (9), Ciriaco (1), Middlebrooks (9).
DPToronto1, Boston1. LOBToronto 7, Boston
4. 2BR.Davis (10), K.Johnson (10), Y.Escobar
(12), C.Ross (17). HREncarnacion (26), Arenci-
bia (14), Saltalamacchia (18). SBR.Davis (25),
Y.Escobar (3), Ciriaco (4). SLawrie. SFLawrie.
IP H R ER BB SO
Toronto
Villanueva W,5-0..... 6
1
3 4 3 3 2 5
Happ H,1..................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Oliver H,11............... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Lyon.......................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Boston
A.Cook L,2-3 ........... 6
1
3 4 5 3 1 1
F.Morales.................
1
3 0 1 1 1 1
Albers....................... 0 1 0 0 2 0
A.Miller .....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Padilla....................... 1 1 0 0 0 2
Tazawa..................... 1 1 1 1 1 0
Albers pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
WPVillanueva.
UmpiresHome, Andy Fletcher;First, Rob Drake-
;Second, Joe West;Third, Sam Holbrook.
T3:04. A38,170 (37,495).
Royals 7, Twins 3
Minnesota Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Span cf 4 0 0 0 AGordn lf 5 2 3 1
Mstrnn rf 0 0 0 0 AEscor ss 5 1 2 0
Revere rf-cf 3 1 1 0 Butler dh 5 1 2 0
Mauer c 3 0 1 1 L.Cain cf 4 0 3 3
Wlngh dh 3 1 1 0
JDyson
pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Doumit lf 4 0 1 0 S.Perez c 3 0 0 0
Parmel 1b 4 1 2 1 Mostks 3b 4 1 2 1
Dozier ss 4 0 0 0 Francr rf 4 1 1 0
ACasill 2b 3 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 3 0 1 0
JCarrll 3b 3 0 1 1 YBtncr 2b 4 0 2 2
Getz pr-2b 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 Totals 37 716 7
Minnesota.......................... 000 200 100 3
Kansas City ....................... 110 020 12x 7
EA.Casilla (6), Parmelee (2). DPMinnesota 5,
Kansas City 3. LOBMinnesota 5, Kansas City 8.
2BJ.Carroll (12), L.Cain (3), Francoeur (16),
Y.Betancourt (13). 3BRevere (3). SMauer.
IP H R ER BB SO
Minnesota
Diamond L,8-4......... 6 10 4 4 2 2
Gray ..........................
2
3 2 1 1 0 0
Duensing..................
2
3 3 2 2 0 0
Al.Burnett .................
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City
Mendoza W,4-6 ...... 6
1
3 7 3 3 2 4
Mijares H,11 ............
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
Crow S,2-6............... 2 0 0 0 0 1
Mijares pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBPby Mendoza (A.Casilla). WPDuensing.
UmpiresHome, Jeff Kellogg;First, Eric Cooper-
;Second, Marty Foster;Third, D.J. Reyburn.
T3:02. A26,747 (37,903).
T H I S D A T E I N
B A S E B A L L
1905
Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics
pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis
Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doublehead-
er. It was the highlight of Henleys 4-11
season.
1906
Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a
10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies
without a single assist registered by his
teammates.
1926
Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second
inning as the Reds beat the Boston Braves,
13-1. Curt Walker hit two in the inning to tie an
NL record for most triples in an inning.
1962
Floyd Robinson of the Chicago White Sox had
six singles in six at-bats in a 7-3 victory over
the Boston Red Sox.
1967
The Atlanta Braves used a major league
record five pitchers in the ninth inning of a 5-4
win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The pitchers
were Ken Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Claude
Raymond, Dick Kelley and Cecil Upshaw.
2000
Seattles 13-5 win over Texas was interrupted
for 54 minutes when a rainstorm drenched
fans at Safeco Field and the $517.6 million
stadiums roof wouldnt close because of a
computer problem. The roof finally began
closing about 20 minutes later.
2004
Jason Schmidts 12-game winning streak ended
as San Francisco fell to San Diego 9-4.
Schmidt (12-3) was off from the outset in his
worst start of the season, allowing eight runs,
nine hits and four walks in 5 2-3 innings. It
was his first loss in 17 starts since April 21.
2006
Alfonso Soriano had three doubles, a triple and
scored two runs to lead Washington to a 7-3
victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2007
The New York Yankees had 25 hits in a 21-4
rout of Tampa Bay. The Yankees hit six home
runs in the game, including two by Shelley
Duncan.
2008
Floridas Rick VandenHurk threw five hitless
innings and combined with three relievers for a
one-hit, 1-0 win over Atlanta.
Today's birthday
Ryan Vogelsong 35.
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S P O R T S
hannock manager Scott Zaner
walked out to the mound.
I just walked out there to give
hima break and a breather, Zan-
er said. I didnt really talk to him
about much just hey keep doing
what youre doing.
The time out must have helped
because Condeelis settled down.
He allowed Jones to score on a
fielders choice for a 5-4 lead. But
a pair of potential hits were
caught by in the outfield to end
the game. The first was a blooper
that seemed like trouble and the
second was a liner to center.
That was a hard play in right
field and after that the wheels
kind of fell off a little, but it took
true grit from the whole team,
Condeelis said. I knew if we
were going to come out with a
win there it would be a team ef-
fort, and it showed.
I wouldnt say I was getting
nervous, I was just mad at myself
because I couldnt seem to find
the zone and stay there consis-
tently.
Tunkhannock (14-9) battled
back froma 3-0 hole after the bot-
tom of the second. Berwick
(17-4) put a three-spot on the
scoreboard off Tunkhannock
starter Josh McLain, taking ad-
vantage of a hit batsman and a
walk to lead off the inning. Jones
came through with a double to
plate the first run, while the oth-
ers scored on an error and a fiel-
ders choice.
But after that inning, McLain
was in a zone. He only allowed
one batter to reach second base
from the third through seventh
innings. The only time a runner
got past second was in the eighth
when he was beyond100 pitches.
Overall onthe afternoon, McLain
struck out seven and walked
three, giving up just six hits in
eight innings.
Josh stepped up big time this
year both in varsity and legion
andhes become a pitcher, Zaner
noted.
Trailing 3-0, Tunkhannock an-
swered with three runs of its own
in the top of the third. Ryan
Goodwinplatedtwowitha single
and the game was evened at 3-3
on a RBI groundball double-play.
Tunkhannock used small ball in
the top of the sixthto take its first
lead of the game at 4-3. Sean Sol-
tysiak singled, stole second, was
sacrificedtothirdandscoredona
sacrifice fly.
Lance Sherry scored on an er-
ror in the top of the ninth for a
two-run Tunkhannock advan-
tage.
Its a long game so we never
felt like pushing the panic but-
ton, Condeelis added. We really
felt like if we stayed close and
kept pushing we were going to
make it interesting. Thats just a
tribute to the guys we have.
Tunkhannock 5, Berwick 4
Tunkhannock Berwick
ab r H bi ab r h bi
Zaner ss 5 1 1 0 Morales cf 4 0 0 2
Goodwin 3b 5 0 1 2 May lf 5 0 2 0
Custer c 4 0 2 0 Melito ss 5 0 0 0
McClain p 4 0 1 1 Miller 1b 4 0 1 0
Condeelis 1b 4 0 2 0 Favata rf 2 1 0 0
Soltysiak rf 3 1 1 0 Laubach 2b 3 1 0 0
Sick lf 2 0 0 0 Jones c 4 2 3 1
Weiss 2b 3 1 1 1 Kyttle 3b 3 0 0 0
Sherry cf 4 2 2 0 McAvoy pr 0 0 0 0
DeNoia p 2 0 0 0
Harer p 1 0 0 0
Kuchka ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 512 3 Totals 31 4 7 3
Tunkhannock ...................... 003 001 001 5
Berwick ................................ 030 000 001 4
2B Condeelis, Jones
IP H R ER BB SO
Tunkhannock
McClain (W).............. 8 6 3 2 3 7
Condeelis (S) ........... 1 1 1 1 2 0
Berwick
DeNoia (L) ................ 6 9 4 4 2 0
Harer.......................... 3 2 1 0 0 1
CLOSE
Continued from Page 1C
ing, equipment and stable man-
agement, among other topics
at one of 10 national camps
held this summer by the HHYF.
Theyve been doing so
much all week, said Billie Jo
Fenwick, one of the camp vol-
unteers. Theyve been work-
ing in stables with the horses,
learning from the riders and
trainers and everything like
that. Theyve had lots of fun
with it, weve even done things
like gotten everybody together
and gone bowling, just last
night we had a swimnight. Its
been a busy but fun week.
The HHYF is a charitable or-
ganization dedicated to provid-
ing education opportunities
with harness horses. Establish
in 1976, the foundation pro-
vides interactive learning expe-
riences with the horses and
draws interest from all over,
even, in some cases, from as far
away as the opposite coast.
My moms got some family
out here, so we came in to see
them as well but the race was
awesome, said Marcela Rid-
dick, 13, of Los Angeles, and
winner of the second race of
the night. I got a little nervous
at the start, but, we did it. I had
a great time. Ill try and be back
next year, but, I knowImgoing
to try and find some more like
this back home.
While the camp drew some
members from outside our
backyard, it certainly didnt go
unnoticed around here.
I want to get a job here in
the summer, so I thought this
would be a good idea said Bob-
by Kelly, 15, of Pittston, who
finished so close to Sarah Kala-
da in the first race that a mo-
ment of instant replay was
provided to spectators to deter-
mine who won. I was a little
nervous at the start of the race
tonight because the horse I was
originally supposed to race got
switched out. But then things
got going out on the track and I
felt pretty good about it. Over-
all, I think the experience will
be a help next summer when I
come and apply to work here.
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Carsan Rucci, 13, of Glenmoore, Chester County, mounts a bike during a horse racing camp at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in
Plains Township on Friday morning.
Horse racing camp participants get quizzed on horse anatomy
near the stables at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
Bobby Kelly of Pittston, left, assists Gaby Hockensmith of Ta-
neytown, Md., with putting a bridle on Royal Attire.
HARNESS
Continued from Page 1C
SCRANTON Hitting trou-
bles are a typical burdenfor Grea-
ter Pittston its exceptional
pitching usually makes up for
that.
Committing untimely errors
was just something the team
couldnt overcome in the Ameri-
can Legion Region 5 Tourna-
ment.
Defensive mistakes a com-
mon theme for the Wyoming Val-
ley League champions led to
two unearned runs as Greater
Pittston fell to Milton 3-1 in the
first round. Greater Pittston
moves to the losers bracket
where it will face Valley View on
Sunday at 8 a.m. at Connell Park
in Scranton.
Its been our downfall all
year, Greater Pittston coach
DrewWhyte said. I was just tell-
ing our kids in the dugout that
there are three phases to the
game: our pitching has been the
best; our hitting has been in the
middle; and our defense has been
a failure all year. If our defense
holds up and things go our way,
its a 2-1 win.
A pair of Greater Pittston mis-
cues allowed two runs to score in
the third inning. Aball thrown in-
to the outfield advanced a runner
to third base, and then a botched
relay exchange enabled Tyler
Moyer to score a Miltons second
run of the inning.
Greater Pittston briefly cut the
lead in half in the seventh before
another miscue scored a run. Dy-
lan Maloney pitched a ball short
of the plate, allowing Reynaldo
Adames to move to third before
tallying Miltons third run on a
Damian Moyer single.
We didnt make any mistakes
and capitalized on the ones that
they made, Milton coach Dave
Byers said. Thats the difference
in the game.
Milton starting pitcher Cody
Shaffer carried a perfect game in-
tothefifthinning. P.J. Bonehit an
opposite-field single to break up
Shaffers string. Catcher Brady
Chappell proceeded to throwout
Bone at secondto endthe inning.
Shaffer finished with seven
strikeouts while throwing 125
pitches, and Greater Pittston
managed just five runners on
base against the righty.
I dont know what the prob-
lem was with us at the plate but
we really struggled, Whyte said.
Hey, it is what it is. Offensively,
we were just very lackluster. I
was surprised actually with how
many times we struck out. We
just didnt put the bat on the
ball.
Shaffers counterpart was
equally as impressive if not bet-
ter. Greater Pittstons Dylan Mal-
oney struck out nine batters, did
not allowa walk, and yielded two
earned runs.
His stuff was just outstanding,
and he hit every spot tonight,
Whyte said. Ive seen himthrow
a no-hitter already this year, but
this is the best Ive seen him
throw all season.
Greater Pittston squandered a
shot at tying the game in the sev-
enth with two runners in scoring
position. A 6-4-3 double play left
it with only one run to show for
after Kody Nowicki and Ron
Mustoreachedbase withnoouts.
Nowicki led Greater Pittston
with a run and a hit.
A M E R I C A N L E G I O N B A S E B A L L T O U R N A M E N T
Greater Pittstons defense is its downfall vs. Milton
NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Greater Pittstons Ryan Carey scoops up a ground ball during
Saturdays game against Milton in Scranton.
Milton 3, Greater Pittston 1
Greater Pittston Milton
ab r h bi ab r h bi
OBrien cf 4 0 0 0 Adames cf 4 1 1 2
Nowicki 3b 4 1 1 0 Bridge 1b 4 0 0 0
Musto c 4 0 1 0 Moyer ss 4 0 2 1
Grove dh 3 0 0 0 Bordner 2b 4 0 0 0
McDermtt ss 3 0 1 0 Porter lf 4 0 1 0
Bone lf 3 0 1 0 Artley 3b 4 0 1 0
Chupka 1b 2 0 0 0 Chappell c 3 1 2 0
Carey 2b 3 0 0 0 Moyer dh 3 1 1 0
Debona rf 3 0 0 0 Jacobs rf 3 0 0 0
Maloney p 0 0 0 0 Shaffer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 0 Totals 33 3 8 3
Greater Pittston................. 000 000 100 1
Milton ................................. 002 000 10X 3
SB GP Nowicki, MIL Adames
IP H R ER BB SO
Greater Pittston
Maloney (L).............. 8 8 3 2 0 9
Milton
Shaffer (W) .............. 9 4 1 1 1 7
By JAY MONAHAN
For The Times Leader
MADISON, Miss. Scott
Stallings took a four-stroke lead
on Saturday at the True South
Classic after shooting 6 under
through the first 10 holes of the
third round at Annandale Golf
Club.
Stallings made four birdies
andaneaglebeforedarkness sus-
pended play, and is at 18 under
for the tournament. The 27-year-
oldis tryingfor his secondcareer
PGATour victory. Hell continue
his round on Sunday morning at
8 a.m. ET.
Billy Horschel, Heath Slocum
and Jason Bohn are tied for sec-
ond place at 14 under.
The tournament has been
plagued by heavy rain, with one
weather-related delay during
each of the first three days. Only
a handful of players finished
their thirdroundonSaturday, in-
cluding William McGirt, who
shot an 8-under 64 and was five
strokes back.
P R O G O L F
Scott Stallings jumps into True South Classic lead
The Associated Press
Kurt Landes isnt shy about
putting on a show, even if it
seems there isnt really a need for
one.
The IronPigs general manager
turned Wednesdays announce-
ment that the Phillies and the
highly successful Triple-A affil-
iate had extended their Player
Development Contract for the
next four years -- an agreement
that no one doubted would hap-
pen, and that many had taken for
granted -- into a semi-lavish Pigs
to the Bigs Award Show produc-
tion that featured a 10-minute
video of red carpet interviews
of the likes of Phillies players
Vance Worley and Chooch
Ruiz, along with current Iron-
Pigs KevinFrandsen andTyler
Cloyd and the IronPigs mascots.
That was followed by the offi-
cial announcement in an Acade-
my Awards-style presentation
that named the IronPigs-Phillies
relationship the award for best
minor league affiliation, com-
plete with Landes doing an ex-
tended I want to thank ..
speech.
It was a great little skit, Steve
Noworyta, the Phillies assistant
director for player personnel
who Landes convinced to take
part in the production, said with
a smile. He kind of forewarned
me and I could have been a little
more reactionary with it -- I guess
I was a little stiff.
We always like to do things in
a fun and unique way, Landes
said, adding that the extension is
something worth celebrating.
The four-year extension is the
maximum permitted under the
agreement between Major
League and Minor League Base-
ball. The current agreement
dates back to the 2007 season,
when the Phillies switched their
Triple-A affiliation from Scran-
ton/Wilkes-Barre to Ottawa in
anticipation of that franchise
shifting to Allentown the follow-
ing year, and was renewed for the
first time during the 2008 sea-
son.
Ive had the opportunity to
work with many, many different
affiliations with Major League
teams, and the Philadelphia Phil-
lies truly represent a class orga-
nization, and not just because of
their on-field success but just be-
cause theyre a great organiza-
tion with great people.
The real winners are all of
you, for what youve done in the
past fewyears, Noworyta added.
M I N O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
IronPigs re-up with
Phillies for four years
By JEFF SCHULER
The Morning Call
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S P O R T S
fore with his son and C.J.s father, Cosmo.
Cosmo was an all-state player at Berwick
before playing collegiately at The Citadel.
Heres what I always say about a coach
coaching his son, George Curry said. Its a
great experience if hes good. I coached Cos.
He was an outstanding kid, tough player,
outstanding wrestler. It was easy. (Former
Mount Carmel coach) Jazz Diminick, I talk-
ed to him, he coached five of his boys. It was
easy. They were pretty good football players.
I think thats the main reason (C.J.) is
going to do well. Hes No. 3 in his class. Hes
a brilliant kid, knows the system. And hes a
rookie, but he handles himself well.
C.J. wasnt immune from criticism during
Saturdays passing scrimmage at Crispin
Field as George Curry snapped at his grand-
son for missing an open receiver.
Hes hard on me, but I love it, C.J. said.
He pushes me as hard as he can to make me
the best player I can be. Same goes for the
whole team. He pushes us all. We love it and
respond really well to it.
Ive learned so much these last few
weeks. Its just unbelievable the things that I
learned so far.
BERWICK The waterboy-turned-quar-
terback knows more about the legendary
coach than any other Berwick football play-
er.
Its because the coach, George Curry, is
also C.J. Currys grandfather.
Id been the waterboy here for as long as I
can remember, said C.J., a junior who will
likely inherit the vacant quarterback posi-
tion. Since I can remember walking, I re-
member being in this fieldhouse. Going out
to the practice field and watching themprac-
tice. Ive always dreamed of being under the
lights on Friday and trying my best.
The opportunity to do so for his grandfa-
ther appeared to end when George Curry
resigned after the 2005 season. His return
on an interim basis revived the chance.
Its awesome, C.J. said. I cant wait for
the season to start. Its always been a dream
to play for him. I mean, I loved coach (Gary)
Campbell, I loved the teambefore. But weve
really adapted to his system well and were
all having a great time playing.
George Curry has been down this path be-
SouthernColumbia, Curry let himknow
about it.
Its beena great experience, senior re-
ceiver/defensive back Jake Pecorelli said.
Discipline is the No. 1thing that took a big
jump fromlast year to this year. Alot of kids
are listening more just because its Coach.
Everybody has beenwanting to play for
himfor years.
Its a sentiment running throughout the
program, where generations of families have
playedfor the states all-time leader invicto-
ries with413.
Ive wantedplay for Curry since I was
little, tight end/defensive endBrandon
Dalberto said. My dadplayedfor him. I used
to come andwatchthe games andthe fire-
works, stuff like that.
Curry saidthat only a thirdof the offense
has beeninstalled. The defense, whichal-
lowed30 or more points four times in2011, is
a little behindschedule. Special teams
havent beena major priority yet.
The playbook is definitely a challenge
because we only hada summer to learn
basically a whole newsystem, Pecorelli
said. But were coming along. Were picking
stuff up pretty quick.
Curry, though, cautionedthat his past
success doesnt meanimmediate returns.
Thats automatic. They think that be-
cause it happenedthat way, Curry said.
Yougot to winthe first game first. Thenthe
second. Thenyoubuildsome momentum
andhope youcanwinthendistricts. Then
whenyouwinthe districts, yougo from
there. Youhave to stay healthy andyoucant
lose any players.
There are some teams out there that are
pretty darngood.
CURRY
Continued fromPage 1C
Berwick coach George Curry is seen at his
first event as Dawgs head coach since
2005 on Saturday at Crispin Field in Ber-
wick.
H I G H S C H O O L F O O T B A L L
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Berwick quarterback C.J. Curry drops back to pass during a scrimmage as his grandfa-
ther and coach George Curry directs the offense Saturday.
A watershed moment
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
SOUTHBEND, Ind. Former
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr says
hes not qualified to offer an opin-
ion on whether a statue of Joe Pa-
terno on the Penn State campus
shouldbetakendowninthewake
of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Carr made his comments Sat-
urday night during an interview
session with reporters before he
was enshrined in the College
Football Hall of Fame.
Critics have called for the
sculpture to be taken down after
the Freeh report concluded that
Paterno was aware of the 1998 al-
legations against Sandusky and
that the former Nittany Lions
head coach was involved in the
decision to hide a 2001 incident
from authorities.
The Freeh reports conclusions
about Paterno were very difficult
to hear, Carr said.
Its really a hard issue for peo-
ple who knew him from this
standpoint: Nobody, nobody de-
fends what happened to those
kids, Carr said. And the jury
spoke to that. But you know the
environment is such that a lot of
people find that very difficult to
say anything positive, you know.
And that was not the Joe Paterno
I knew.
Carr said the most important
issue is healing for the victims.
We can all hope that those
kids who are now men that they
receive some justice, as much as
they can because what they en-
dured was beyond comprehen-
sion, Carr said.
And he said whatever deci-
sions are made by the school or
the NCAA on the programs fu-
ture this much is certain:
Theyd better get it right. And
what that is, I dont know, he
said.
Carr coached the Wolverines
for 13 years, had a .753 winning
percentage, won five Big Ten
championships and captured a
national title.
Also honored at ceremonies
Saturday night were former Ohio
State running back and Heisman
Trophy winner Eddie George and
Deion Sanders, the Florida State
defensive back who went on to
play in both the World Series and
the Super Bowl as one of the
most versatile athletes ever.
George said hed narrowed his
choices for colleges down to
Penn State and Ohio State and af-
ter a trip to an empty stadium in
Columbus, Ohio, where he just
looked around and felt the cold,
he made his decision on the spot.
It just feels right, like I can do
great things here at Ohio State,
George recalled. And he did, win-
ning the Heisman as a senior and
going on to a standout NFL ca-
reer.
Also enshrined were: Carlos
Alvarez, WR, Florida; Chris Bi-
saillon, WR, Illinois Wesleyan;
Doug English, DT, Texas; Bill
Earthquake Enyard, FB, Ore-
gon St.; Marty Lyons, DT, Alaba-
ma; Russell Maryland, DT Mia-
mi, Fla.; Rich McGeorge, TE,
Elon; Rex Mirich, DT/OT,
Northern Arizona; Jake Scott,
DB, Georgia; Will Shields, OG,
Nebraska; Darryl Talley, LB,
West Virginia; Clendon Thomas,
HB, Oklahoma; Rob Waldrop,
DL, Arizona; Gene Washington,
WR, Michigan State. And coach-
es Fisher DeBerry, Air Force, and
Ron Harms (Concordia (Neb.),
Adams State (Colo.), Texas
A&M - Kingsville).
C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L H A L L O F FA M E
Ex-Michigan coach Carr: Not the Joe Paterno I knew
By RICK GANO
AP Sports Writer
MANSFIELD -- Ashley Casem
pitched four innings and Melan-
ie Snyder had three hits as
Mountain Top defeated Corry
11-1 Saturday to reach the state
championship game of the Little
League Senior Division tourna-
ment.
Rachael Ritz had two hits,
including a triple, in the win.
Kelsey Rinehamer and Juliette
Wotherspoon both contributed
with multiple hits.
Mountain Top plays Towanda
at 2 p.m. today at Mansfield in
the final.
SECTION 510-11 SOFTBALL
Old Forge 19, Nanticoke 16
Nella Pepsin, Nina Zimmer-
man, Alex Nocera and Lexi
Walsh had hits in the win for
Old Forge, which set up a sec-
tion title game tonight at 6
between the teams.
Alyssa Lewis had two hits,
and Liz Redenski, Katie King
and Lindsey Rowles added hits
for Nanticoke.
SECTION 5 JUNIOR
BASEBALL
Greater Wyoming Area 7,
Nanticoke 3
Eric Walkowiak, the winning
pitcher, went 2-for-3 with a
double. Jacob Granteed doubled
twice. Bryan Clark had a 2-for-4
performance with two RBI, and
Jake Wysocki drove in two runs.
Jim Strickland, Seb Maul and
Kyle Thorber each had a single
for Nanticoke.
Greater Wyoming Area 5,
Connell Park East 2
Tino Romanelli gave up only
two hits and struck out seven
for Greater Wyoming Area.
GWAs Bryant Clark and Ro-
manelli each posted two hits.
Fred Cefalo hit a two-run single,
and Nick Oley had a great game
defensively.
GWA advances to the Section
5 championship today at Shoe-
maker Field to play Weston Park
at 1 p.m.
SECTION 510-11 BASEBALL
Back Mountain American 10,
Mountain Top 0
Michael Luksic, Dalton Simp-
son and Darren Kerdesky com-
bined to throw a one-hit shut-
out, while Luksic led the BMA
offense with a grand slam and
five RBI.
Michael Anderson added
three hits, and Michael Collins
had two hits in the win.
Back Mountain American will
play the winner of North Poco-
no and Mountain Top on Mon-
day in the Section 5 champion-
ship.
SECTION 5 JUNIOR
BASEBALL
Northwest 9, North Pocono 2
Behind combined pitching
from Eric Evans, Tyler Harry
and Tyler Kolb, Northwest was
victorious in the semifinal.
Zach Brucher had four RBI,
while Kolb and Tyler Long had
two hits each.
Matt Fisch had a two-run
home run, and Matt Sheerer
had two hits for North Pocono.
Northwest plays Wallenpau-
pack today at 1 p.m. at Hollen-
pack Park for the Section 5
championship.
JENKINS TWP. 9-10
SOFTBALL
Greater Wyoming Area 10,
Mountain Top A 0
For the winners, Stephanie
Nowak pitched a complete
game with 12 strikeouts and
allowing two hits, and Anna
Wisnewski went 3-for-3 at the
plate.
Alexis Armstrong and Han-
nah Sobolewski had one hit
each, and Abby Waite struck out
four.
West Side 9, Duryea/Pittston
Township 2
Sara Hoskins pitched a com-
plete game and hit a two-run
double, and Rochelle Holena
had a three-run triple for West
Side.
Jillian Bonczewski added two
hits in the win.
Grace Remus and Alyvia
Cook each had two hits for
Duryea/Pittston Twp.
SWOYERSVILLE11-12
BASEBALL
Mountain Top Red 7,
Exeter/Pittston 4
Sean Wills, Wyatt Kindler and
Colin Macko pitched for Moun-
tain Top Red.
Wills also had two hits for the
winners.
Matt Wright had two hits,
including a homer, for Exeter/
Pittston.
Back Mountain National 15,
Kingston/Forty Fort 1
Nick Kocher had a triple, and
Alex Kapral and Christopher
Hunnington added doubles for
Back Mountain.
Stephen Banas had a double
for Kingston/Forty Fort.
Plains 5, Northwest 4
Alex Gulitus hit a two-run
home run in the sixth inning to
lead Plains from a 4-0 deficit.
Darryn Marek was the win-
ning pitcher while T.J. Wozniak
and Ben Yozwiak both had RBI
singles.
Austin Ford had a two-run
home run and Brandon Hardi-
man had a two-run single for
Northwest.
Wyoming/West Wyoming 9,
Kingston/Forty Fort 3
Matt Silinski was the winning
pitcher and had three hits, in-
cluding a two-run home run.
Alex Gonzalez had two hits,
including an RBI triple, and
Tanner Williams had two hits,
including an RBI double.
Josh Payne had two hits and
scored a run, and Lain Gabrile
had a double for Kingston/Forty
Fort.
EXETER 8-9 BASEBALL
Mountain Top Black 4,
Swoyersville 3
Paul Feisel picked up the win
pitching, and A.J. Murphy and
Nathan Thayer led the offense
for Mountain Top with one hit
each.
John Sarris led Swoyersville
with two hits.
Back Mountain Navy 5,
Nanticoke 0
Mike Ropietski, Max Paczew-
ski, Zach Holthaus and Connor
Morgan held Nanticoke to one
hit with 11 strikeouts.
Xander Shanner had two hits
in the win.
Derek Cease had the lone hit
for Nanticoke.
Back Mountain C12, West
Pittston A 2
A.R. Wren clubbed a grand
slam and Dekoda Banks added
another home run as Back
Mountain won.
Will Youngman added three
hits, including a triple, for Back
Mountain, while Ryan Collins
and Austin Finarelli were 2-for-3.
Evan Melberger had a hit for
West Pittston.
Plains 13, Hanover 4
Brett Kugler had a double and
a single and picked up the win
on the mound..
Matt Egidio added a triple
and three RBI. Pat Delbalso,
Evan Serafin, Joe Day and Jere-
my Rosell all had singles.
For Hanover, Joe Curcio had
two hits, including a triple, and
Anthony Palermo, Bob Sabecky
and Brendan Boehm added
singles.
TOMMYS PIZZA CORNER
9-10 BASEBALL
Back Mountain 11, Hanover 1
Dylan Wesley was the win-
ning pitcher, giving up only one
hit and one run wile striking out
six in the Back Mountain win.
E.J. Williams had two hits and
two RBI, Wesley had two hits,
Jack Farrell had a two-run single
and Kyle Sincavage had three
hits and three RBI.
Hunter Thompson had the
lone hit for Hanover.
YO U T H B A S E B A L L / S O F T B A L L
Mountain Top advances at states
The Times Leader staff
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.
Belmont Stakes winner
Union Rags has been retired be-
cause of a tendon injury in his
left front leg.
The announcement on Satur-
day came a week after the colts
veterinarian had said he would
be out with the injury but that
his prognosis was excellent
for a return to the races next
year.
Russell Jones, bloodstock ad-
viser to the colts owner Phyllis
Wyeth, says Union Rags is a
pretty attractive stallion pros-
pect and that there has been a
high level of interest in the
horse with his retirement.
Trained by Michael Matz,
Union Rags won the Saratoga
Special as a 2-year-old, the
Champagne Stakes and was bea-
ten by a head by Hansen after a
troubled trip in the Breeders
Cup Juvenile.
As a 3-year-old, he won the
Fountain of Youth Stakes, fin-
ished third in the Florida Derby
and seventh in the Kentucky
Derby after being squeezed at
the start of this years race.
The colt skipped the Preak-
ness and then won the 1
1
2-mile
Belmont after wearing down pa-
cesetter Paynter to take the fi-
nal leg of the Triple Crown un-
der jockey John Velazquez.
Jones said no decision has
been made on where Union
Rags will stand as a stallion, but
he said Wyeth prefers the horse
remain in the U.S.
Its a love affair she had with
this horse, and she doesnt want
him to go somewhere where she
cant find him, Jones said.
H O R S E R A C I N G
Belmont winner Union Rags retires
The Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain They carry
cameras and microphones, sprinting to-
ward Kobe Bryant like Christmas shop-
pers who just spotted the it gift sitting
on shelves.
Their questions come quickly, some
inEnglish, many inSpanish, andBryant
gives the perfect answer every time.
Yes, Spain is an incredible team that
can pose problems for the U.S.
No, Pau Gasol isnt getting traded
from the Lakers as long as he is there.
The only thing Bryant cant seem to
explain to reporters is why hes so much
more popular than his teammates on
the Olympic basketball team.
I dont know. I dont know where it
comes from or how that happens, he
said Saturday with a laugh. It all start-
edwiththeDreamTeaminterms of bas-
ketball becoming so global. When I
came into the NBA, I kind of inherited
kind of the globalization of the game,
andthenhavinggrownupoverseas they
really kind of laid claim to me because
this is where I learned how to play the
game, is overseas.
Chris Paul figures Bryant owes it to
the way hes won and carried himself
throughtheyears alongwithoneoth-
er thing.
A lot of its got to do, too, that he
plays for the Lakers. I learnedthat, too, I
learned that quick, Paul said. Every-
where you go, shoot, the Lakers, they
never play a road game. Only time they
might play a road game now is in Okla-
homa City.
Bryant is not the best player on the
U.S. team, probably just cracking the
top three at this stage of his career. Yet
for as good as LeBron James, Kevin Du-
rant or any other U.S. player is, none
draws the attention of Bryant once the
Americans leave home.
Well, hes beendoingit for16years in
the NBA and in those 16 years the ac-
complishments are incredible. I mean,
theyre worthy of a top-five player in the
history of the game, really, U.S. coach
Mike Krzyzewski said. And then hes
been so visible, been all over the world.
In others words, hes traveled all over in
the offseason. Even when were on this
tour, hes a guy that gets out, meets
people. I think he has just made a
commitment to being out there
andas a result, youknow, peo-
ple follow him.
The Americans still mar-
vel at the frenzy surround-
ing Bryant four years ago in
Beijing. U.S. assistant Mike
DAntoni once joked that the
thunderous Kobe! Kobe!
chants duringthe openingcere-
monies had even James,
Dwyane Wade and Carmelo An-
thony going, What are we, pot-
ted plants?
Bryant hadmade multiple pro-
motional trips to the Far East by
then and kept going out even
duringthe Olympics tosee oth-
er sports. He was already better
known than most players be-
cause of all his All-Star appear-
ances and five NBA champion-
ships.
USA basketball
team guard Kobe
Bryant
Its just part of that ol Lakers magic
Guard Kobe Bryant is the most
sought after athlete among the
Americans at the London Olympics.
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
C M Y K
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O L Y M P I C S
Rogge plays down fears
of brand police
IOC President Jacques Rogge says
there will be a balanced and reason-
able response from organizers to fans
wearing unofficial brands at the Lon-
don Olympics.
Rogge says no action will be taken
against individuals if the logos on their
T-shirts, for example, are of compet-
itors to official sponsors.
Rogge adds common sense will
prevail but warned that Olympic spon-
sors rights would be protected and a
blatant attempt at ambush marketing
would result in intervention by the IOC
and the local organizing committee.
Head organizer Sebastian Coe had
suggested there would be a strong
response to fans with unofficial brand-
ing, telling a radio station a person
with a Pepsi T-shirt wouldnt be al-
lowed into an Olympic venue because
soft drink rival Coca-Cola is a main
sponsor.
No mention of 72
at opening ceremony
IOC President Jacques Rogge has
rejected the latest calls for a minutes
silence to be observed at the opening
of the London Olympics for the 11
Israeli team members killed by Pal-
estinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich
Games.
The IOC has come under pressure
from politicians in the United States,
Israel and Germany to commemorate
the 40th anniversary of the Munich
massacre at next Fridays opening
ceremony of the London Games.
Rogge says the IOC will pay homage
to the slain Israeli athletes and coaches
at a reception in London during the
games and will attend a ceremony in
Germany on the anniversary of the
killings on Sept. 5.
But Rogge reiterated the IOCs posi-
tion Saturday against a minutes silence
during the London opening ceremony.
He says we feel that the opening
ceremony is an atmosphere that is not
fit to remember such as a tragic in-
cident.
IOC rules out immediate
sanctions in ticket probe
The IOC will not take disciplinary
action before the London Olympics
against officials accused of illegal ticket
sales.
The IOC opened an ethics investiga-
tion last month after Britains Sunday
Times newspaper reported that nation-
al Olympic committee officials and
ticket agents in several countries were
willing to offer tickets on the black
market.
The paper turned its evidence over
to the IOC, which was still reviewing
it.
The evidence was a huge file, IOC
President Jacques Rogge said Saturday,
and a decision would likely take
months.
Lighter of cauldron picked
The decision on who will light the
cauldron at the opening ceremony of
the London Olympics has been made,
apparently.
British Olympic Association chief
executive Andy Hunt says he and Lon-
don organizing committee counterpart
Paul Deighton have come to a mutual-
ly agreeable solution.
Hunt, however, would not identify
who will get the honor, but pledged
that it will be a wow moment.
Hunt also says that Oscar-winning
director Danny Boyle, the man behind
Fridays opening ceremony, has also
tried to influence the decision by mak-
ing recommendations.
Hunt says we can chose to support
or not to support the recommenda-
tions.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Getting to know the mascot
Children climb onto a sculpture of the
Olympic mascot Wenlock on the south
bank of the River Thames in London,
Saturday. The Games opening cere-
monies are on Friday.
ISTANBUL Sue Bird was
happy to be playing basketball
again.
Bird left the U.S. womens
Olympic team last Sunday after
learning that her stepfather Den-
nis had died of a heart attack.
After spending last week mourn-
ing with her family she joined
the team in Turkey on Saturday.
Its been emotional. Obvious-
ly he wasnt my father, but has
been in my life for 16 years. He
meant so much to my mom,
said Bird, fighting through tears.
These things are tough. Its
good to be back, everyones been
so great. In a way even though
Im not with my biological fam-
ily this is an extension. They
make me laugh and I dont have
to think about anything else so
its really nice.
Bird, who missed exhibition
games against Brazil and Bri-
tain, said there was never any
doubt that she would still play in
the Olympics.
If I had a penny for every
time somebody at the wake or
funeral said to me Dennis wants
you to go win a gold medal, she
said. I know I was where I was
supposed to be the last week
and I feel like Im where Im sup-
posed to be now.
Bird fondly remembered the
man who had been a huge part
of her basketball career from her
high school days at Christ the
King in New York to her college
years at Connecticut.
He was always around. He
was the kind of guy who was ve-
ry infectious and always in a
good mood, she said. He litera-
lly never was in a bad mood. Al-
ways wanting to be friends with
everyone, supporting everyone.
Forget me, he thought these
guys were his daughters as well.
Thats the way he treated every-
one. He was great for my mom.
They were very good for each
other, good companions, shes
going to miss him a lot and we
all are.
Bird arrived in Turkey at 6
a.m. and didnt look jet-lagged at
all. She played 19 minutes, scor-
ing eight points and dishing out
five assists in the Americans
109-55 rout of Croatia.
I didnt know what to ex-
pect, U.S. coach Geno Auriem-
ma said. Thats why I didnt
start her, wanted her to get into
the game at her own pace. Sues
not ever not ready to play. So Im
not surprised where she came
out and played well, hit some
shots.
Return of
Bird aids
Americans
vs. Croatia
U.S. star left the team due to
the death of her stepfather,
but returned for rout.
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
LONDON The
Olympic torch has
begun its tour of Lon-
don and to every-
ones relief, the weather
is cooperating.
After weeks of unsea-
sonably chilly temper-
atures and miserable
rain, the sun came out
Saturday as thousands
of people turned out to
watch the flame begin
its seven-day trip of the
Olympic host city.
The torch arrived
late Friday in the city
with a dramatic en-
trance, abseiled from a
helicopter by a Royal
Marine to the Tower of
London on the shore of
the River Thames.
After a night locked
inside the Jewel House
of the 11th century
landmark, the torch
started a journey
through London that took it from a
historic ship to a shiny new shop-
ping mall.
From the Royal Observatory in
Greenwich, the home of Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT), the torch was
carried to the Cutty Sark, a newly
restored 140-year-old ship docked in
the Thames.
Nadia Comaneci, the legendary
Romanian gymnast who won nine
Olympic medals in the 1976 and
1980 games, and former basketball
player John Amaechi took the torch
to the roof of the North Greenwich
Arena, the venue for the gymnastics
events and basketball finals.
You know it doesnt seem like its
been 36 years ago, Comaneci, the
first female gymnast to be awarded
a perfect 10 score in an Olympic
gymnastics event, told the BBC. Its
hard to believe that what Ive done
then people still remember. So Im
very honored to be here.
Phillips Idowu, a champion triple
jumper for Team Great Britain, later
took the torch to the Westfield mall,
Europes biggest, next to the Olym-
pic Park.
Saturdays torch relay also in-
cluded stints from Londons young-
est and oldest torchbearers: 12-year-
old Chester Chambers, and 101-year-
old Fauja Singh. Like most other
torchbearers, they were nominated
by their communities.
The torch, which has already
traveled across Britain for more than
60 days, will continue to tour Lon-
dons streets until it ends its journey
at the Olympic Stadium for the
opening ceremony in the capital on
July 27.
OLYMPI CS
Flame making tour
AP PHOTO
Fabrice Muamba lights the cauldron on the torch relay leg between the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and
Hackney on Saturday. The Flame arrives at the Olympic stadium for the Opening Ceremony on July 27.
Circling London until Fridays opening
By SYLVIA HUI
Associated Press Writer
Paul Stanley-McKenzie carries the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg through the Lon-
don borough Waltham Forest on Saturday.
You know it doesnt seem
like its been 36 years ago.
Its hard to believe that
what Ive done then people
still remember. So Im very
honored to be here.
Nadia Comaneci
Gold medal gymnast
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S P O R T S
Wiggins is a three-time Olym-
pic track champion who made
the difficult transition to road
racing. He crashed out the Tour
a year ago with a broken collar-
bone. He envied Australias Ca-
del Evans, who hadthe elationof
winning the yellow jersey.
That was my motivation: I
want to feel what hes feeling,
Wiggins said.
The Team Sky leader obliter-
ated the pack in the 33-mile ride
from Bonneval to Chartres and
punched the air and shouted as
he crossed the finish line.
Sundays ride to the finish on
Paris Champs-Elysees will be
largely ceremonial Wiggins is
too far ahead for any competitor
to erase his lead over the 75-mile
ride from Rambouillet.
After Saturdays stage, with
victory secure, Wiggins sighed
and looked skyward as he hoist-
ed the winners bouquet.
I have a lot of emotion right
now, he said. Its the stuff of
dreams to win the final time trial
and seal the Tour.
Wiggins was timed in1hour, 4
minutes, 13 seconds. Country-
man and teammate Christopher
Froome was second, 1:16 behind.
Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain was
third, 1:50 back. Overall, Wig-
CHARTRES, France For
Bradley Wiggins, the cham-
pagne on the Champs-Elysees is
about to flow.
He all but locked up the Tour
de France title with a tour-de-
force performance to win the fi-
nal time trial putting him on
the cusp of becoming the first
Briton to win cyclings show-
piece race.
Wiggins blewaway the field in
Saturdays race against the clock
in Stage 19, his second Tour vic-
tory this year in a time trial, his
specialty.
I really wanted to go out
there and finish with a bang, and
fortunately I was able to do
that, said Wiggins, noting he re-
alized the breadth of emotion
when he spotted his mechanic in
tears.
Even before the Tour started,
Wiggins was the favorite. The
32-year-old rider took the yellow
jersey in Stage 7. Then came
questions about the unity of his
Sky Team, pre-race preparations
and his ability to get up moun-
tains all of which he put to
rest.
There was also the absence of
two-time Tour champion and cy-
cling superstar Alberto Conta-
dor, who is serving a doping ban.
That led many to wonder wheth-
er Wiggins was really the sports
best.
Wiggins has been vocal in his
criticism of doping in cycling
and said the sport may be chang-
ing after the sports governing
body put toughcontrols inplace.
I think the Tour is a lot more
human now with everything the
UCI is doing, he said, suggesti-
ng that dopers and their in-
termittently astonishing per-
formances are being driven
from the sport.
gins has a 3:21lead over Froome,
who is second. Italys Vincenzo
Nibali is third, 6:19 back.
Riders set off one-by-one in
the race against the clock in re-
verse order of the standings, and
Wiggins dominance was evi-
dent from the first time check.
He was 12 seconds ahead of
Froome after 8
1
2 miles.
Wiggins had a formidable lead
coming into the stage. His only
threat of any kind was from
Froome, a successful time-trial
rider, and less so from Nibali,
who is not quite as strong in this
discipline.
Despite rumblings about be-
hind-the-scenes competition be-
tween them, Froome proved a
faithful teammate to the end.
As we saw today, hes stron-
ger than me, Froome told
French TV, after hugging Wig-
gins. Im very happy. The (Sky)
goal this year was to win the
Tour with Bradley. To be second
(for me) is an added plus.
The big question mark con-
cerned the riders below them:
Whether young American Tejay
Van Garderen could overtake
Jurgen Van Den Broeck for
fourth he didnt. Or whether
Frenchman Pierre Rolland, a
strong climber but not a time
trialer, would stay in the top 10
he did.
The main change at the top in-
volved Evans. He was passed by
BMC teammate Van Garderen
despite a three-minute head
start and fell one spot to seventh
in the overall standings.
C YC L I N G
Champagne chilled for Wiggins
British rider about to become
first from United Kingdom
to win annual Tour de France.
By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press Writer
CHARTRES, France (AP)
U.S. cyclist Tejay Van Garde-
ren has dedicated his strong
performance in the Tour de
Frances final timetrial tothe
victims of the deadly shoot-
ings at a movie theater in his
home state.
The 23-year-old rider lives
in Boulder, Colo. He says he
had the victims in his mind
during Saturdays 33-mile
stage in which he finished
seventh, and hell be think-
ing of themwhen I get to Pa-
ris, where the race ends
Sunday.
Van Garderen is fifth in the
Tour standings. He is all but
guaranteed to win the white
jerseyas best youngrider. He
would be the first American
to do so since Andy Hamp-
sten in 1986.
At least 12 people were
killed and dozens others in-
jured Friday when a man un-
leashed his arsenal on an au-
dience in Aurora watching
the newBatman movie, The
Dark Knight Rises.
Tejay van Garderen has all
but clinched the white jer-
sey for the best young rider
in the Tour de France.
American pays
tribute to
shooting victims
AP PHOTO
Bradley Wiggins, wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey, bows
to cheering spectators on the podium of the 19th stage of the
Tour de France in Chartres, France, on Saturday.
JOLIET, Ill. Chicagoland
Speedway is about the closest
thing Danica Patrick has to a
home track in NASCAR.
Although the 1.5-mile oval on
the outskirts of Chicagos south-
west suburbs didnt play a part
in her early racing career it
didnt open until 2001 its on-
ly about 100 miles away from
her hometown of Rockford, Ill.
That means shell have plenty
of family and friends here for to-
days NASCAR Nationwide race.
As a kid, I loved going into
the city, downtown Chicago,
Patrick said before Saturdays
practice. Its a beautiful place. I
know were a little bit away from
there, but Ive got some friends
coming out to the track this
weekend, so itll be a couple ex-
tra people than normal. But its
close to home, and thats good,
and Ill see a few familiar faces.
And based on her 10th-place
run last June, shell also have a
shot at a pretty good finish. Pa-
trick was second-fastest in Sat-
urday afternoons final practice
session.
As Patrick continues her tran-
sition from IndyCar to NAS-
CAR, she said shes most com-
fortable on intermediate-length
tracks with banked turns such as
Chicagoland.
Although racing a stock car is
much different than racing an
IndyCar at any track, Patrick
said the way a stock car handles
on a track such as Chicagoland
is the most similar sensation to
what she experienced in Indy
racing.
In addition to running a full
Nationwide Series schedule this
season, shes also running part-
time in the Sprint Cup Series.
She recently
added a track
thats similar to
Chicagoland
Kansas Speed-
way to her
Sprint Cup
schedule.
For me, I
feel like mile-
and-a-half, big-
ger tracks, and
the higher-grip
tracks of those,
I feel like theres
just a little bit
more of a simi-
larity to where I
came from, Pa-
trick said. With the way that it
loads up in the corner and the
way that you can feel car pick up
G-forces in the corner and you
can feel the (suspension) load.
As opposed to the slippery or
flatter tracks, slower tracks.
Patrick acknowledges that she
isnt yet as comfortable at short
tracks or tracks without bank-
ing. But she said she felt better
when Kasey Kahne, a fellow
driver from an open-wheel back-
ground, told her that he had a
tough time learning flat tracks
as well not that it showed
much last week, when Kahne
won the Sprint Cup Series race
at New Hampshire.
It didnt really show that he
struggles at short tracks, just be-
cause of the fact that he won,
Patrick said. But he said that
they took the longest for him to
get used to as well. Both of us
kind of having our open-wheel
backgrounds, I think that it was
almost a relief sometimes to
hear, to understand a little bit
more why the short tracks are a
little bit harder.
While plenty of established
NASCAR stars started out in
open-wheel racing, Patrick said
drivers who took the traditional
path from short-track racing to
stock cars might be better pre-
pared for some tracks.
A U T O R A C I N G
Patrick just hoping
for another good run
Chicagoland Speedway is just
about 100 miles from drivers
hometown of Rockford, Ill.
Patrick
UP
NEXT
Nationwide
race
at
Chicagoland
2 p.m. today
ESPN
By CHRIS JENKINS
AP Sports Writer
CHARTRES, France Bra-
dley Wiggins and Chris Froome
will share a glass of champagne
during todays final stage of the
Tour de France to celebrate Bri-
tains historic 1-2 finish in the
worlds most prestigious cycling
race. Their better halves might
not be up for it.
Wiggins wife and Froomes
girlfriend have been at the center
of a Twitter dispute that started
after Stage11. Froome was toldto
wait for his leader inthe ascent to
the ski station of La Toussuire.
That day, Froome was clearly the
best, but his Sky teams race strat-
egy forced him to stay in his sup-
port role.
Michelle Cound took to Twit-
ter to express her disappoint-
ment at Skys decision to fully
back Wiggins in his bid to be-
come the first British rider to win
the Tour at the expense of her
boyfriend.
If you want loyalty, get a
Froome dog... a quality I value...
although being taken advantage
of by others! Cound wrote.
Catherine Wiggins was quick
to respond, praising the great
work of Wiggins teammates
Mick Rogers and Richie Porte
during that stage without men-
tioning Froome.
See Mick Rogers and Richie
Porte for examples of genuine,
selfless effort and true profes-
sionalism, she wrote.
The tweet was immediately
followed by another short mess-
age from Cound, who retweeted
Wiggins note with the comment
Typical!
British rider David Millar, who
will team up with Froome and
Wiggins at theLondonOlympics,
tweeted: Oh SNAP! Sky have
WAG (wife and girlfriend) WAR
on Twitter. This (expletive) just
got real.
Froome, picked by many as a
future Grand Tour winner, has
been a loyal and dedicated team-
mate to Wiggins.
Riders better
halves start
a Twitter feud
The Associated Press
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OUTDOORS
THE STANLEY COOPER
SR. CHAPTER OF
TROUT UNLIMITED will
be one of several con-
servation organizations
to host a cleanup target-
ing the Delaware River.
Cleanup efforts will take
place along the banks of
the Monument Pool
beginning at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 11. Volun-
teers are needed. Meet-
ing place is the River
Run parking lot. For
more information, email
info@fudr.org.
NESCOPECK STATE
PARK will hold a birds
and butterflies walk Aug.
12 with enthusiast Jo-
nathan Debalko. The
walk will meander
around the butterfly
garden and lake in
search of birds and
butterflies.
Wear sturdy walking shoes
and bring binoculars if
you have them. The park
will have a small supply
available to borrow.
This is also a Junior Bird
Club event. Kids ages 9
and up are invited to
attend the birds and
butterflies program.
There is a one-time $5
fee for new members.
This club is supported
by the Greater Wyoming
Valley Audubon Society.
If you need an accommo-
dation to participate in
park activities due to a
disability, contact the
park or make inquiries
through the Pennsylva-
nia AT&T Relay Service
at 1-888-537-7294 (TTY).
Bureau of State Parks
staff will gladly discuss
how to accommodate
your needs. With at least
three days notice, inter-
preters for people who
are deaf or hard of
hearing are available for
educational programs.
DEPARTMENT OF CON-
SERVATION AND
NATURAL RE-
SOURCES VOLUN-
TEER DAVID KRUEL
will host an early morn-
ing beginners bird walk
on Saturday, Aug. 25 at
8 a.m. at Nescopeck
State Park to celebrate
the Global Birding Initia-
tives Pledge to Fledge
program. From Aug.
24-26, birders across six
continents will be shar-
ing their interest in birds
by bringing friends and
other non-birders out to
truly see and enjoy birds
for the first time. The
goal of the program is to
share enthusiasm to-
ward bird watching to
transform non-birders
and casual birders into
citizens concerned
about bird conservation
and the environment.
This program is free and
will meet at the wood
bridge near the educa-
tion center at Nesco-
peck State Park. A
limited number of binoc-
ulars will be available.
Please wear sturdy
shoes and bring water
along. Registration is
required by calling
403-2006.
Outdoors notes will not be
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OUT DOORS
NOT ES
I
t was a brutal scene in the swamp.
Gently gliding my 10-foot jonboat
across the shallow, stagnant water,
I noticed ripples on the surface ahead.
As I guided the boat closer to in-
vestigate, a stump-like foot with four
thick, nail-like claws stretched above
the surface. Seconds later the enor-
mous head of a snapping turtle lunged
out, spraying water out of its nostrils
and emitting a wicked hiss.
I sat in the boat less than two feet
away, when another snapper emerged
and raked its claws over the face of the
other.
The fight was on.
The opponents were evenly
matched. Both turtles were quite large
I judged them to be 25 to 30 pounds,
protected by an armored carapace,
thick legs and heads the size of a brick.
The weapons? Thick, spike-like
claws four on each foot, and powerful
jaws that can clamp down with 1,000
pounds of biting pressure.
Throw in a nasty temper, and this
was one fight that would take center
stage in the swamp.
Seated safely in the jonboat, I
watched turtles wrestle for position
with their front legs while viciously
snapping at each others heads.
Necks outstretched, the snappers
hissed and made surprisingly quick
lunges, snapping their jaws and clamp-
ing down with relentless force.
Water splashed and mud churned
from the bottom of the swamp as the
turtles went at it.
Then they stopped.
The muddy water settled and the
ripples faded away. One turtle clutched
the others head in its jaws and held it
under the surface.
I thought one turtle was trying to
drown the other as it desperately reac-
hed with its front feet, trying to pull
itself up. After nearly 30 seconds had
passed, the submerged turtle erupted
through the surface, spraying water
from its nose and hissing violently
before swinging its head and clamping
on to its opponents skull.
The fight resumed with snapping
jaws and stabbing claws. At this stage,
both turtles had several deep gashes on
their heads, but neither showed no sign
of giving up.
And despite my boat floating less
than two feet away, neither combatant
paid me any attention.
As the fight ensued, I wondered
what would cause two snapping turtles
to attack so visciously. It was late in
the year for breeding to take place, and
this certainly wasnt what was taking
place now.
With the lack of rain, the swamp was
extremely low. Perhaps the decreasing
water level caused the territories of the
two turtles to overlap, and what I was
witnessing was a turf battle.
The low water and hot conditions
may have put the snappers under more
stress as well, causing them to be more
aggressive and ill-tempered.
After a minute of biting, wrestling
and clawing, both turtles suddenly
stopped. They pulled back their out-
stretched necks and, facing each other,
slowly drifted apart.
The snappers submerged the heads
so only the tops of their broad shells
protruded above the muddy water.
The turtles stayed this way for a
while as the swamp quieted down.
Thankful for the show, I eased the
boat away as the battle-weary turtles
continued to float on the surface.
Life at the swamp began to return
birds darted after insects, dragonflies
hovered above the water and green
frogs called from the marshy edges.
And the pair of snapping turtles gave
up the fight, for now, and sunk into the
muddy depths.
TOM VENESKY
O U T D O O R S
Great seat for
dynamic battle
in the swamp
Tom Venesky covers the outdoors for The
Times Leader. Reach him at tvenesky@time-
sleader.com
When it comes to the possible impact of
forest fragmentation caused by drilling for
natural gas, Dr. Anthony Serino is thinking
small.
Serino, who is the chair of the Depart-
ment of Biology at Misericordia University,
doesnt necessarily believe any impact
from pipelines and access roads will be
small. He really doesnt have any idea.
But Serino will attempt to gauge the
impact by studying the effects on small
mammals mice, voles, rats and chip-
munks to name a few.
With the help of Misericordia biology
students, Serino will embark on a three-
year study to see what impact the forest
fragmentation resulting from roads and
pipelines has on small mammals. The
study will focus on wooded areas of Lu-
zerne and Wyoming counties.
Serino has already secured agreements
with the Williams Company, which is
constructing pipelines, and Chesapeake
Energy, to study their sites. He is currently
working on obtaining permission from
landowners before the work can begin.
We selected suitable habitats which
consist of an impacted area and an ad-
jacent forest that doesnt have too much
human encroachment, Serino said. We
want to gauge how far the impact is into
the forest.
Although the study will begin in the
near future, Serino suspects they will see a
change in distribution with some small
mammal species.
Youre basically going from a deep for-
est, to an open area which is the pipeline
or road and back to a forest, Serino said.
He added that some species could also
be attracted to the disturbed areas, espe-
cially the edges of roads and pipelines,
because food sources could be more acces-
sible.
The small mammals will be captured in
live traps baited with peanut brittle. They
will be weighed, measured and tagged
before being released. Hair samples will
also be collected for DNA analysis.
Initially, the mammals will be fitted with
identification tags as Serino and his stu-
dents determine population densities.
Later, Serino said, radio frequency tags
could be used which will allow the move-
ment patterns of each mammal to be
tracked.
The small mammal study is one of sever-
al taking place to determine the impact of
gas drilling. According to Thomas Murphy,
co-director of the Marcellus Center for
Outreach and Research, Penn State Coop-
erative Extension, there are studies under-
way focusing on avian species and invasive
weed populations related to the impact of
gas drilling.
(The small mammal) study fits in with
the parameter of others that are being
done by other colleges and universities,
Murphy said. Its a great opportunity for
students to be a part of such a timely
study.
In order to capture and study small
mammals, Serino had to apply for a permit
from the Pennsylvania Game Commission,
which manages birds and mammals in the
state.
The agency has an interest in the study
and the findings could be incorporated
into the revised Wildlife Action Plan in
2015.
The plan addresses all mammal species
and the data from this study will help us
identify the status of small mammals, said
Bill Williams, information and education
supervisor for the PGCs Northeast Region.
If there is an indication that a species may
be impacted, its possible that could be
addressed in future lease agreements that
the Game Commission enters into.
The Williams Companies Foundation
contributed $20,000 to the study, while
Chesapeake has provided $24,000.
Despite the financial help, Serino said
the study will not be biased.
What Id like to see is as small an im-
pact on the habitat as possible, but were
not going to side with anybody, he said.
Its simply whatever the data shows us.
Most of the work will take place in the
late spring, summer and early fall, when
small mammals are most active. Serino
said the study fits in well with the work
being done on other species to present a
more complete picture on the impacts of
gas drilling and forest fragmentation.
You want to look at all aspects of the
forest, he said. This is another level of
that, and all these studies are basically
looking at the possible effects of doing
anything to the forest. Im sure well look
at more areas as time goes on.
Local doctor will examine forest fragmentation
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Dr. Anthony Serino, left, chairman of the biology department at Misericordia University, and 2012 graduate Nicholas Sulzer pose
with an array of live traps that will be used during a forest study.
Having an impact
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
The data from this study will
help us identify the status of
small mammals. If there is an
indication that a species may be
impacted, its possible that could
be addressed in future lease
agreements that the Game Com-
mission enters into.
Bill Williams
Pa. Game Commission
Suskie Bassmasters
(Every Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. at the Nesbitt Park
Boat LaunchinWilkes-Barre; www.suskiebassmas-
ters.com or www.teamrosencrans.org):
July 18 results
1. Anthony Glazenski - 17
3
4 inches, 2.56 pounds.
2. Bill Jenkins - 16
1
2 inches, 2.22 pounds.
3. Lloyd Lamoreaux - 16
1
4 inches, 2.09 pounds.
4. Rich Weaver - 14
1
4 inches, 1.90 pounds.
5. Chuck Saypack - 15
3
8 inches, 1.79 pounds.
Small fish winner - Donnie Parsons III - 12
1
2 inch-
es, .92 pounds.
Standings (total weight in pounds):
1. Jim Lacomis 8.09
2. John Centak 7.83
3. Hunter Lacomis 7.33
4. Chris Ostrowski 7.29
5. Dave Searfoss 7.20
6. Frank Slymock 7.16
7. Jeremy Miller 7.06
8. Donnie Parsons III 7.01
9. Andy Nealon 6.84
10. Lori Mrochko 6.46 lbs.
Harveys Lake
Wednesday Night
Bass Tournament
(Every Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. at the state boat
launch; for more information call Duke Dalley at
991-0080):
July 18 results
(28 boats, 47 anglers):
1. Greg Mikulski - 4.40-pound largemouth
2.Dave Brill - 3.59-pound smallmouth
3. Mike Adamshick - 3.56-pound largemouth
4.Josh Cragle - 3.16-pound largemouth
5.Mike Phillips - 2.68-pound largemouth
Standings
(total weight in pounds):
1. Greg Mikulski 14.64
2. Dave Brill 12.62
3. Jim Roberts 11.20
4. Gary Mikulski 10.15
5. Dave Harrison 8.89
6. Brad Rinehimer 8.55
7. Greg Mikulski Sr. 8.37
8. Ken Kosloski 8.30
9. Mike Adamshick 7.95
10. George Hogan 7.34
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
Catching Dreams
at Harveys Lake Tournament
Aug. 19; open buddy tournament; all proceeds
benefit Catch-A-Dream Foundation
PA BassCasters
Lake Carey Open Buddy Tournament on Sept. 2;
Begins at safe light and weigh-in is at 2 p.m.; regis-
tration and boat check open at 4:45 a.m.
Salvation Army of Ithaca
Cayuga Lake, N.Y., on Sept. 8-9; $5,000 purse,
$1,250 grand prize; Class A lake trout, Class B
brown, rainbow and salmon, Class C bass; Entry
feeis $20, $5optional lunker; proceeds benefit the
youth programs of the Salvation Army; for more
information visit www.sa-ith.org.
WEEKLY BASS TOURNAMENT UPDATE
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Rose wins Big Boy rifle
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.44 magnum rifle in a raffle hosted by the Factoryville
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end his long wait for a major
and he owes much of that to his
long putter. He stayed in the
game early with two key par
saves, pulled away with three
birdies around the turn and was
solid at the end Saturday for a 2-
under 68 and a four-shot lead
over Graeme McDowell and
Brandt Snedeker.
Its the fourth time in the last
nine majors that a player had a
four-shot lead with one round to
go. Rory McIlroy at the 2011
Masters is the only player who
didnt win. Scott has been so
steady all week that he has put
himself in position to become
only the fourth Open champion
with all rounds in the 60s.
It was all pretty solid stuff,
considering the circumstances
and how much trouble there is
on this golf course, Scott said.
Scott narrowly missed a 20-
foot birdie putt on the final hole
that would have given him a
share of the 54-hole Open scor-
ing record. He settled for 11-un-
der 199 and will play in the final
group with McDowell, who had
a67toget intothefinal groupfor
the secondstraight time at a ma-
jor.
Snedeker, who went from a
one-shot leadtoasix-shot deficit
insevenholes, birdiedtwoof his
last three holes to salvage a 73.
Tigers trailing
Right behindthemwere three
major champions, starting with
the guy whohas won14 of them.
Woods recovered from a sloppy
start and was within three shots
of theleadonthefront nineuntil
Scott pulled away. Woods mis-
sed a short par putt on the 15th
and didnt give himself many
good looks at birdie on the back
nine for a 70, leaving him five
shots behind. Woods has never
wona major whentrailinggoing
into the last round.
Three-time major champion
Ernie Els was solid in his round
of 68 and was six back, along
with former Masters champion
Zach Johnson, who had a 66.
Evenso, the biggest challenge
might be the weather. If the fore-
cast holds true and theres
beennoreasontobelievethat
the greatest defense of links golf
could finally arrive with wind
projected to gust up to 25 mph.
It will be in Adams hands to-
morrow if the conditions are as
straightforward as they have
been the last few days, McDo-
well said. Throw a bit of wind
across this course like perhaps
theyareforecasting, hewill have
to go and work a lot harder, and
he will have to go win it.
Hesgoingtohavetogowinit
anyway, for sure.
McDowell was sevenshots be-
hind as he walked up to the13th
green and found three birdies
coming in to get into the last
group, just as he was at Olympic
Club last month in the U.S.
Open, where he was one putt
away fromforcing a playoff.
Snedeker opened this cham-
pionship by playing 40 holes
without a bogey, and then he
couldnt buy a par. He had to
blast backward out of a bunker,
chunked a pitch shot from the
fairway, missed short putts and
was reeling.
Snedeker rolled in a birdie on
the 16th and stretched out his
arms in mock wonder, and then
finished with a birdie that could
bode well for today.
Its just one of those things
where youve got to find out if
youhave some guts or dont, he
said. I couldhavepackedupand
gone home today, but I didnt.
Going long
Scott was becoming a forgot-
ten star until he switched to the
long putter in February of last
year, and it has been the biggest
reason for the turnaround his
runner-up at the Masters last
year, winninghisfirst WorldGolf
Championship at Firestone, and
now on the cusp of his first ma-
jor.
Showing nerves on the open-
ing tee, he hit into a bunker and
played a beautiful shot from the
backof thewet sandto8feet, ho-
ling the putt for par. Scott made
another par putt from the same
distance on the third hole. And
inthemiddleof hisrunof birdies
includinga30-foot putt onthe
eighthheescapedwithpar on
the 10th hole by making one
from18 feet.
To make a nice putt like that
onthe first andmake par is obvi-
ously very settling, Scott said.
And then to do the same thing
on 3, thats been a hole that I
havent parred this week. From
there on, I was very settled into
the round and started hitting
fairways and greens.
He played it safe on the back
nine, giving himself a few good
looks, but mostly making sure
hedidnt get intopositionfor big
numbers.
Thats what I felt I needed to
do, Scott said. I didnt need to
take any risks out there.
The only drama left at the end
of the round was the size of
Scotts lead and whether Woods
could get into the final group for
another reunion with Williams,
the caddie he fired last summer
in a split that remains acrimo-
nious.
McDowell took care of that
with a late surge, starting with
birdies on the 13th and 14th
holes, anda15-foot birdieputt on
the17th.
I kind of felt the tournament
perhapsslippingawayfrommea
little bit and really had to dig
deep for some patience, McDo-
well said. From about the 14th
tee onwards, its probably about
as goodas Iveswungthecluball
week.
OPEN
Continued from Page 1C
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, En-
gland The week began with
hopes of the first English win-
ner of a British Open in En-
gland since Tony Jacklin at
Royal Lytham & St. Annes in
1969. Going into the final
round, the best hope is the No.
1 player in the world.
That would be Luke Donald.
He was 10 shots behind.
Donald felt like he didnt miss
a shot over the first hour Sat-
urday and was 1 under through
five holes until he tried to blast
out of a deep bunker on No. 6
to get it close enough to save
par. The gamble failed, and he
wound up with a double bogey.
Donald didnt make another
birdie until the 17th hole, and
by then it was too late. He had
to settle for a 71 that left him
too far behind Adam Scott.
Theres nothing left for him
to do Sunday but go out there
and enjoy it.
Im probably too far back to
have a chance, but as always,
Ill give a go out there, give it
my all, Donald said. You nev-
er know when youre going to
learn something, even though
you dont have a chance to win.
Try and see how good I control
the ball in the wind.
PADRAIG DOES RENO:
Padraig Harrington prefers to
play the week before a major,
and that usually means the
Bridgestone Invitational at
Firestone before the PGA
Championship, which he has
done since 2007.
One problem: Harrington
isnt eligible for the World Golf
Championship because he is
not in the top 50 in the world.
The solution?
Its the biggest little city in
America. Here I come, Reno-
Tahoe, Harrington said.
That would be the Reno-
Tahoe Open in Nevada, an op-
posite-field event with only a $3
million purse and the lowest
amount of world ranking points
on the PGA Tour. But he wants
to play, and its the only spot
available in America, even
though its on the other side of
the country from Kiawah Is-
land.
Harrington is running out of
time in his bid to make the
Ryder Cup team for Europe. He
has played on every team since
1999, and even though he is
showing some form, he is not
counting on a wild card. And
hes not consumed with the
Ryder Cup. Its all about the last
major.
Thats completely on my
mind now, he said. Ill go out
and play tomorrow, try and
shoot a good score. If I didnt
win this week ... I think I need-
ed to finish top five, anyway, to
get enough points to get into
Bridgestone. So my mind is
very much focused on getting
my game in good shape for
Kiawah Island.
ERNIES CHANCE: Ernie Els
finds himself in a familiar posi-
tion once again, chasing down a
leader at Royal Lytham & St.
Annes.
He gave it a shot but came up
short in 1996 and 2001. If hes
going to do it this time, he will
have to come from six shots
behind Adam Scott in Sundays
final round.
I feel Ive got a chance, Els
said. I feel the way Im playing,
if those putts start dropping I
can really shoot a low one. So
thats what Im hoping for.
Els shot a 2-under 68 Sat-
urday to stay on the fringe of
contention, tied for fifth with
Zach Johnson. If he is to win
the British Open for the second
time he must not only beat
Scott but leapfrog Tiger Woods
and Graeme McDowell along
the way.
B R I T I S H O P E N
English
hopes for
a major
evaporate
Luke Donald is closest player
from England, currently
standing 10 strokes back.
N O T E B O O K
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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C M Y K
BUSINESS S E C T I O N D
THE TIMES LEADER SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012
timesleader.com
I
t may not seem obvious, but the
challenges facing families in this
time of job loss, depressed wages
and miniscule interest rates on savings
are shared by nonprofit organizations
that exist to help the less fortunate.
They not only are finding it harder to
raise donations, their endowments
meant to stabilize their finances have
suffered the same battering as individu-
al 401(k) plans.
Given their missions and the fact
theyre handling money entrusted to
them by others, nonprofits need to be
careful, but they also must try to make
their accounts grow to keep up with
inflation and increasing need.
Most nonprofits do not get into very
risky investments, said Bill Jones,
president of United Way of Wyoming
Valley. Even so, no question theres
been lots of ups and downs every
month.
The agencys last three federal 990
forms, the equivalent of a tax return for
nonprofits, show how bumpy the ride
has been. Net assets tumbled nearly 20
percent in the 2008 fiscal year compared
to 2007, with the majority of damage
done by a nearly $1 million reversal in
investment income. That turned around
somewhat in the year ended June 30,
2010 and along with belt tightening
helped edge assets about halfway back
to the former total.
Our endowment is there for the long
term, Jones said, and United Way
invests on the premise the investments
will bounce back. So far they have since
the lows, but not as much as we would
like.
A lot of our endowments are in-
vested in mutual funds and different
stocks and we take the risk along with
the market, he said.
Sounds a lot like the retirement ac-
counts many people are counting on to
supplement Social Security, which itself
is under attack. Having just rolled over
an IRA certificate at an exalted 0.65
percent interest rate, I understand the
pain.
And like workers who have seen their
pay stagnate while benefit and living
costs rise, the United Way and similar
organizations that serve the poor and
wounded have seen their income take a
hit. Lots of agencies are feeling the
pinch, especially with state budget
cuts, Jones said. Thats on top of re-
duced contributions from a public also
struggling to regain its financial footing.
So, as individuals should do as well,
the United Way reevaluates its portfolio
for changing times. We are gathering
information from our investment man-
agers and looking at investment philoso-
phies and where the dollars should be,
Jones said last week.
Not necessarily to take on more risk,
but were in the market and subject to
its fluctuations, he said.
There was a time when conservative
investors could sleep well knowing their
accounts were earning a safe, steady
and positive return, whether plunked
into CDs or bonds. Now, with yields so
low the risk averse stand to lose over
time even as they try simply to preserve
capital.
They have company in many of their
wealthiest countrymen, who stash bil-
lions in Treasury bills and other low-
yield but safe investments, figuring
theyd like to wake up tomorrow with as
much as they have tonight, which is
more than enough.
That means theyre resisting the siren
call to jump back in the markets trum-
peted by some of the same investment
banks and brokerages that ran the econ-
omy into a ditch and their savings into
the cellar.
Our economy and communities
would be better off if individuals and
organizations like the United Way could
get a decent return without undue risk
and we stopped using tax dollars to bail
out the bad actors.
RON BARTIZEK
B U S I N E S S L O C A L
Nonprofits face
investment
challenges, too
Ron Bartizek, Times Leader business editor,
may be reached at rbartizek@timeslead-
er.com or 970-7157.
I HOPE LORI Coco
Bantel of Swoyers-
ville has been en-
joying her gift box
of products from
Annies Home-
grown, including its
yummy cheddar
bunnies. Lori was the first reader
to email me last Sunday with the
answer to the trivia question that
asked who co-founded Annies with
Annie Withey in 1989. The answer
was her then-husband Andrew
Martin. Lori emailed in her answer
at 5:35 a.m. but wasnt the only
one to be right. There were a doz-
en correct answers sent my way,
so kudos to all who participated.
Maybe youll be successful this
week when I give away some more
samples from another organic
foods company. The question will
come later in this column.
I have been enjoying the new
Quiznos sassy salads, including
the peppercorn Caesar with chick-
en and Cobb. Especially since this
coupon makes them $1 cheaper:
tinyurl.com/87ndkvr Not a salad
fan, its OK. Its good on subs, too.
Are you a do-it-yourselfer when
it comes to vehicle upkeep and
maintenance? Then take advantage
of this rebate offer: Try G-Oil for
free after rebate when you pur-
chase a five-quart bottle of G-Oil
5W-30 Bio-Based Full Synthetic
Green Motor Oil (its available at
most, but not all, Walmarts).
Youll get a rebate of up to $26.
Purchases must be made between
July 10 and 24. There is a limit of
one rebate request per household.
Go to www.getg.com/GETrebates
for the official rebate form and
complete details.
CVS has cans of Amp Energy or
Starbucks Refreshers on sale two
for $3 and when you use your Ex-
tra Care Card youll get $3 back in
Extra Bucks printed on your re-
ceipt good for a future store pur-
chase.
Redners Warehouse Markets has
a nice deal that will net you a pint
of blueberries and two 64 ounce
bottles of Ocean Spray blueberry
juice cocktail for $4.
Price Chopper has a coupon in
its circular for two four packs of
Starbucks Frappuccino drinks for
$8. Combine this coupon with the
$2 off two packs found in todays
Times Leaders coupon inserts to
get them for $6 or 75 cents per
bottle.
Weis has some excellent coupons
on the front of its circular today
that will get a shopper $5 off a
$50 purchase and up to $20 off a
$150 purchase.
No coupon required for this
deal, just great taste in pies. Shur
Save markets in the region are
selling Tastykake pies for $1 each
when you use your Gold Card.
Load up, bring some to co-work-
ers, drop some off here at The
Times Leader for me.
Much like Annies snacks, Plum
Organics has healthy options for
kids and families on the go. In
addition to squeezable oatmeal
and yogurt pouches, the company
makes granola clusters and shred-
ded fruit snacks. All are organic
and all can be found at Target,
Babies R Us, Toys R Us and on-
line.
The company has provided a
nice container that includes four
of its products and some tempo-
rary tattoos for the kiddies. The
first person to email me with their
address and the correct answer to
this question gets the gift pack
from Plum Organics: What fruit
comes in Frontier, Mariposa, Carol
Harris, Ace, Duarte and Elephant
Heart varieties? Good luck.
ANDREW M. SEDER
S T E A L S & D E A L S
You could have the correct answer to win a yummy giveaway
Andrew M. Seder, a Times Leader staff
writer, may be reached at 829-7269. Email
local steals and deals you may know of to
aseder@timesleader.com and follow him on
Twitter @TLAndrewSeder
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A news re-
lease announces a differentiated val-
ue proposition.
A consultant offers to share her
key learnings.
A business trumpets its execu-
tives core competencies: the ability
to scale businesses and improve exe-
cution.
Huh?
Communication leads the list of
most-wanted skills in business, but
communication is falling way short.
We are awashina worldof buzzwords,
jargon and nouns
turned into verbs.
We incentivize,
synergize, actualize,
globalize, operation-
alize, utilize and
even this bucke-
tize.
We pluck low-
hanging fruit, prom-
ise deliverables and
proclaima newpara-
digm.
If you use words
like that, youre not
thinking about the
reader or the listen-
er. Youre thinking
about yourself or
your boss, said An-
netta Cheek, board
chairman of the Center for Plain Lan-
guage, a national nonprofit group
formed to promote clearer communi-
cation in business and government.
Cheek would like to see contracts,
product instructions, regulations and
laws written in clear, concise lan-
guage that most people can under-
stand. But thats a wish, not reality.
And that worries Tracy Russo, an
associate professor of communication
studies at the University of Kansas,
who regularly battles fuzzy words and
convoluted phrases.
We miscommunicate when we use
a term that has a specific meaning to
us but means something different to
someone else, Russo said. And
many words can convey a range of
meaning.
Such as?
Empowerment is used widely in
company mission statements to con-
vey the notion that workers have the
right or ability to make decisions and
do their work without extensive di-
rection. In practice, management can
think it means one thing, while em-
ployees see it something entirely dif-
ferent.
Innovation is claimed by many or-
ganizations. In some cases, it truly de-
scribes having the newest discovery.
In others, its just another way to say
theyre keeping up with product or so-
cial changes.
Inany organization, any industry or
Business
world is
awash in
buzzwords
By DIANE STAFFORD
McClatchy Newspapers
If you use
words like
that, youre
not thinking
about the
reader or the
listener.
Youre think-
ing about
yourself or
your boss.
Annetta Cheek
Board chairman
of the Center for
Plain Language
See BUZZWORDS, Page 2D
S
uburbansprawl, a more mobile society, sav-
vier shoppers and more options have trans-
formed the grocery industry from one in
which store loyalty kept customers to one stores
aisles to one where promotions are king and
items such as beer, gas and even cafs are seen as
a necessity to give a store an edge.
The tight economy has only hastened the revo-
lution in recent years.
Our area is not overflowing
with dollars, said Anthony Liuz-
zo, the dean of the Jay S. Sidhu
School of Business at Wilkes Uni-
versity. So every penny counts and
while shoppers plot the course that
will get them the most bang for
their buck, grocery stores are plot-
ting, too. While they offer incen-
tives such as discounted gas or
buy-one, get-one-free sales to get
shoppers in the door, stores also
constantly analyze market data,
shopping habits and competitors
to stay relevant, competitive and
attractive to both current and po-
tential shoppers.
Theres nobody in the super-
market business that doesnt watch
their competitors very closely,
saidJoe Fasula, whose family owns
nine Gerritys Supermarkets in the
region, which carry the Shur Fine
brand. Youre trying to outmaneu-
ver or mimic them if you have to.
When youre the (super)market
leader, there is no slowing down.
So Weis, with 40 stores in the 12-
county area comprising Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania, has continually
remodeled stores, added gasoline,
beer and pizza kitchens to some,
and kept sales promotions front
and center in its effort to remain
AMANDA HRYCYNA PHOTOS/ FOR THE TIMES LEADER
The newly opened gas station located in the Weis Market parking lot in Mountain Top.
SHOPPING AROUND
We have quite literally reinvented our Mountain Top store.
Dennis Curtin
Weis Markets director of public relations
More customers checking out multiple grocery stores
Kim Sledziewski of White Haven chooses
broccoli from the produce section at Weis
Market in Mountain Top.
STORIES BY ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com
See SHOPPING, Page 2D
With eight grocery store
brands operating in Luzerne
County, the owner of the Gerri-
tys chain said the region is
unique, tough and highly com-
petitive.
Its the Gettysburg of the
supermarket civil war, said Joe
Fasula. And Fasula will intro-
duce a new weapon to the bat-
tlefield when he opens the
countys first Save-A-Lot in
Wilkes-Barre at the end of Au-
gust.
The no-frills, discount market
offers no deli counter, no bak-
ery and will require shoppers to
bring their own bags and pay
25 cents for a cart. Fasula pre-
dicted local shoppers will love
it.
I definitely see a future for
them, said Fasula, adding that
a store he opened in a former
Mr. Zs building in Peckville,
Lackawanna County this year
has done well and there are
plans to open one or two more
in the next couple of years.
This region is a particularly
prime spot for deep discount
stores.
Food Trade News, an indus-
try publication that covers all
or parts of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware, reported
that Northeastern Pennsylvania
Gerritys owner hedging bet with new discount market
See DISCOUNT, Page 2D
C M Y K
PAGE 2D SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com
B U S I N E S S
profession, theres always a
learning curve to figure out ex-
actly what words or phrases
mean.
If youre new to an environ-
ment, youll soon adopt the
practices of people around
you, said John Murphy, who
founded the online MBAJar-
gonWatch site after he was ex-
posed to rounds of buzzwords,
first in business school and lat-
er in an online business star-
tup. You want to feel like you
belong. You want to use the
terms they use.
And thats a point that most
wordsmiths make: Jargon isnt
necessarily bad.
Good jargon is used within
a specific group when it helps
members of the group commu-
nicate more efficiently, Cheek
said. When everybody in the
group knows exactly what the
word or phrase stands for, they
dont have to use larger groups
of words to explain it to each
other. Its like a secret lan-
guage that insiders under-
stand.
But she warns, When its
used outside the group, others
dont knowwhat youre talking
about. Good jargon becomes
bad jargon when its used out-
side the insider circle.
Taking the time to define a
term is a relatively easy solu-
tion. Whats hard is not using
some terms in the first place.
Plain-language advocates
see noreasontouse core com-
petencies when what we do
best would be so straightfor-
ward.
BUZZWORDS
Continued from Page 1D
We are awash in a
world of buzzwords,
jargon and nouns
turned into verbs.
Borton-Lawson was recently
selected by the Northeast
Pennsylvania Manufacturers
and Employers Association as
the winner of the Employers
Excellence Award for Energy
Efficiencies for efforts on a
successful Combined Heat and
Power project. The goal of the
award-winning project was to
harness existing, unused ener-
gy in order to benefit the client
and reduce energy waste.
Linda Matylewicz, FNCB, assist-
ant cashier/employment coor-
dinator, was
recently
awarded the
Professional
in Human
Resources
designation
from the HR
Certification
Institute for
demonstrating expertise in the
field of Human Resources and
passing a comprehensive exam.
Scranton Army Ammunition
Plant was awarded one of nine
2012 Secretary of Defense
Environmental Awards. The
government-owned general
dynamics ordnance tactical
systems-operated facility won
the award with distinction for
sustainability at the industrial
installation level.
Sordoni Construction Services
has been named 2012 Corpo-
rate Partner of the Year by the
Scranton School for Deaf &
Hard-of-Hearing Children. The
award was presented in recog-
nition of Sordonis commitment
to quality and excellence.
HONORS AND AWARDS
REFERLOCAL.COM
Luke Matthews, Warrior Run, has
been hired as
vice president
of Media Strat-
egy. Matthews
is a graduate of
Valley Forge
Military Acade-
my, and Kings
College.
Rachel A. Pugh,
Shavertown,
has been
named head of
media partner
optimization.
She is a 2000
graduate of
Penn State
University,
School of
Communi-
cations.
TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT
Col. Gerhard P.R. Schrter, Ger-
many, has become the depots
30th commander. Schrter
comes to Tobyhanna from an
assignment in Europe, where he
served as chief of the Mobility
Operations Division, Campbell
Barracks in Heidelberg, Germa-
ny.
LACKAWANNA COLLEGE
Mark Volk has been named the
new president of the college. An
installation ceremony is sched-
uled for Friday.
Volk earned a
Bachelor of
Arts degree in
history from
the University
of Scranton in
1977, a Master
of Science in
national securi-
ty strategy
from the National War College in
1999, and holds a masters de-
gree in history from the Uni-
versity of Scranton. A doctoral
candidate at Marywood Uni-
versity, he is in the dissertation
phase of its program in human
development with a special-
ization in higher education
administration.
Jill A. Murray has been appointed
executive vice president and
chief academic
officer. Murray
holds a bache-
lors degree
from the Uni-
versity of
Scranton and a
masters de-
gree from
SUNY at Alba-
ny. Murray
earned her Ph.D. from Mary-
wood University in human devel-
opment. She also holds certifica-
tions in Six Sigma from Villanova
University.
WYOMING SEMINARY
Rachel Warriner Bartron, Mon-
trose, has been
named the
director of the
Louis Maslow
Science, Tech-
nology, Engi-
neering and
Mathematics
School. Barton
holds Bachelor
of Arts degrees in science edu-
cation and biology from Syra-
cuse University, and a Master of
Education degree from the
University of Virginia.
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PRIMO HOAGIES
David and Nancy Paden have
opened a franchise of the
South Philadelphia restaurant
in the West Side Mall, Ed-
wardsville. The restaurant
offers a large menu of special-
ty hoagies made to order with
gourmet quality meats and
cheeses. Primo Hoagies also
offers hoagie trays, side trays,
and sampler platters.
Hours are: 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday and
10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, call 814-
6438.
BARBEQUE BY BARRY
Barry Hosier, owner of BBQ by
Barry, LLC has opened B3Q
Smokehouse at 200 Wyoming
Ave., West Pittston.
B3Q Smokehouse is open 1 1
a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday through
Saturday or until sold out.
Calling ahead for take-out
orders is recommended. A
grand opening celebration will
be held on Saturday, from1 1
a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature
samples, cake and lessons in
how slow smoking works.
For more information, call 883-
0100 or visit www.B3Qsmoke-
house.com.
FURKIDS PA
Jessica Cobb has opened the
pet-sitting business in the
Wilkes-Barre area. The service
offers a variety of visitation
and exercise plans for daily or
weekly visits that can include
walking and feeding. Pet
transportation also is avail-
able.
An in-home consultation is free
and $1 per visit will be donated
to SPCA of Luzerne County or
Blue Chip Animal Farms.
For full information, call 941-320-
7484 or visit www.furkid-
spa.com.
DUNKIN DONUTS
Jon and Michelle Wise of Moun-
tain Top and Cope Enterprises
LLC have opened their 13th
area Dunkin Donuts restau-
rant at 1146 Highway 315 in
Plains Township. Dunkin
Donuts is the first tenant in
Richland 315, an 8.5-acre
mixed use development locat-
ed between the Woodlands
Inn and Mohegan Sun at
Pocono Downs, developed by
Wilkes-Barre based Richland
Real Estate Investments, Ltd.
The new store is one of the first
in the nation to feature digital
menu boards with video.
The store is open 24 hours,
every day. A grand opening
celebration is scheduled for
Wednesday, from 8 a.m to 2
p.m.
For more information call 208-
1 181.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
number one.
A year-long, $4.7 million ex-
pansion and upgrade to the
Mountain Top store was com-
pleted last month. Shoppers
found a 3,500-square-foot expan-
sion including larger produce,
deli, meat, dairy and seafood de-
partments. A new faade and
freshened interior dcor are
among the upgrades. An eight-
pumpgas stationwas built inthe
parking lot.
We have quite literally rein-
ventedour MountainTopstore,
said Dennis Curtin, Weis Mar-
kets director of public relations.
While the price tag sounds
high, its the cost of doing busi-
ness in a more than $3 billion in-
dustry in the region.
A challenging market
The investment is taking
place in a market that Food
Trade News, a trade publication
that tracks stores that sell gro-
ceries in all or parts of New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Delaware,
called a negative growth, econ-
omy-impacted territory in a re-
cent annual report on the mar-
kets it serves.
According to Food Trade
News, the 10 main grocery store
chains operating in the region
pulled in $1.9 billion in sales in
the past year. Factor inthe top10
other chains that sell groceries,
such as drug stores, big box re-
tailers and convenience stores,
and sales rise to $3.1 billion.
Weis, with its 40 stores, and
the 39 markets carrying the
Shurfine or Shursave brands
rank one and two in terms of
number of stores and overall
sales by a wide margin over
third place Walmart and its 14
stores.
In Luzerne County alone,
sales at Weis six stores account-
ed for $112 million last year.
But its stores like CVS, Tur-
key Hill, Sheetz, Rite Aid and
Sams Club that are really taking
a bite out of the typical super-
markets sales and giving shop-
pers more places to spend their
grocery money.
Dollar stores, convenient
stores, even the drug stores, Li-
uzzo said, are all taking away
business from the grocers. CVS
reported $200 million in groce-
ry-related sales last year locally;
Rite Aid had $135 million. Even
Turkey Hill reported $62 million
in local grocery-related sales,
which includes tobacco prod-
ucts, food and drinks. By com-
parison, the17FoodTownstores
in the market combined to re-
port $55 million in sales last
year.
Everybody sells groceries
now, said Fasula. I was told
that Lowes (a home improve-
ment store) was selling water-
melons recently.
Curtin noted that Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania has been an in-
tensely competitive market-
place for more than two decades
and every year that competition
grows and evolves.
Shopping around
Technology and a willingness
to grab a bargain equal a newdy-
namic.
Amuchmoresavvycustomer
withthe advent of the Internet is
nowable to comparisonshop ve-
ry easily, Liuzzo said.
John Mellon, a professor of
business and marketing at Mi-
sericordia University, said socie-
ty has changed and grocery buy-
ing habits have, too. No longer
does a family make a shopping
list and head to the closest gro-
cery store and nowhere else.
Now trips to two, three, or
more stores to cherry pick sale
items or certain brands are com-
mon.
Put bluntly: The days of the
neighborhood supermarket are
gone, Mellon said.
With more people working
farther from home, they think
nothing of stopping off at stores
on their commute to grab a few
items and make shopping trips
to stores advertising big sale
items of the week. Buy-one, get-
one-free chicken breasts at Price
Chopper, a super sale on canned
soups at Redners, salmon por-
tions half off at Wegmans. Each
may be enough to get some
shoppers in the door intending
to buy only the special. That
mindset is what the stores are
hoping for.
You walk in wanting one or
two items and walk out with one
or two bags, Mellon said. Im-
pulse buying. All they needtodo
is get you in.
But gettingyouinis one thing,
keeping you coming back is an-
other.
Thats the million dollar
question, said Fasula. He said
discounted gas promotions and
other incentives work for some,
but to him Id rather just give
customers the best price possi-
ble, not make them jump
through hoops.
He said modernizing stores,
upgrading and adding small tou-
ches that customers appreciate
is the way hes gone about retain-
ing old customers and attracting
new ones.
SHOPPING
Continued from Page 1D
was the best market in its
tri-state coverage area for
discounters.
Fasula said he thinks the
concept would work anywhere
that isnt affluent.
I think its hard to find a
market that wouldnt accept a
Save-A-Lot at this point with
the way the economy is right
now, Fasula said.
At only 13,000 square feet
the store is smaller than a
typical Gerritys, which aver-
age 40,000 square feet. But
that means lower overhead
and fewer employees. The
store sells mostly Save-A-Lot
brand items, with about only
20 percent of its stock national
name-brands.
Fasula said he has some
concern that Gerritys custom-
ers will find their way to Save-
A-Lot, noting that weve al-
ready seen them there but
hes hoping to compete more
with Walmart and Aldi, other
lower price point stores.
Maybe we can steal them
away from (them), he said.
Fasula said hes seen a trend in
recent years in which shoppers
are willing to save money by
buying store brands and its
not slowing down.
Aldi has locations in Pittston
Township, Hazleton and King-
ston. Like Save-A-Lot, Aldi
offers no frills store-brand
items at deeply discounted
prices and requires shoppers
to rent a cart and bring their
own bags. Its seven Northeast
Pennsylvania stores reported
$49 million in sales last year,
according to Food Trade
News, which was $3 million
more than those same stores
reported a year earlier.
BILL TARUTIS/THE TIMES LEADER
Patrons must deposit a quarter to use a shopping cart at the Save-A-Lot in Peckville. The quarter
is refunded when the cart is returned.
DISCOUNT
Continued from Page 1D
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Q: Myboss recentlyhireda guy
who seems determined to cut me
out of theloop. Mike is aproject
manager whose job requires him
to interact with members of my
staff. He often gives themnewin-
structions without telling me,
which creates a great deal of con-
fusion. When problems arise,
Mike immediately escalates
them to our boss instead of com-
ing to me. I asked my manager to
support me by refusing to get in-
volved, but he says hes only help-
ing Mike learn the ropes. Im be-
ginning to feel shut out, and my
staff is getting frustrated. How
should I handle this?
A: Although his actions may
look like deliberate sabotage,
Mike could simply be an impa-
tient newcomer who wants to
make things happen quickly. To
give himthe benefit of the doubt,
talk with him directly and ex-
plain your concerns. This ap-
proach has the added advantage
of modeling the very behavior
you would like him to exhibit.
For example: Mike, several of
my staff members have indicated
that you and I are giving them
contradictory directions. To
avoid further confusion, I would
like to see how we might coordi-
nate our activities more effective-
ly. If you can tell me in advance
what you need from my group, I
believewecanavoidthis problem
in the future.
If Mike continues to bypass
you, its time to go back your
boss. Instead of asking him to
support you, explain how con-
flicting communications are ad-
versely affecting your team, then
askhimtohelpyouandMike find
a workable solution.
Q: ImafraidI may have made a
big career mistake. Shortly after
joining this company, I discov-
eredthat therereallyisnt enough
work to support my position. In
aneffort tokeepmeoccupied, my
boss loans me out to other staff
members, but they seem reluc-
tant to share any assignments.
My manager keeps saying that
things will ironthemselves out,
but Im not sure what he means.
Ive also found that my co-work-
ers dont communicate well, and
they have a lot of complaints
about management. I would real-
ly like to leave, but Ive only been
here a fewmonths anddont want
to look like a job-hopper.
A: Communication roadblocks
and gripes about management
are fairly commonplace, but the
big, bright red flag here is the
lack of work. If you were the only
one with time on your hands,
there would be less cause for con-
cern, but your colleagues desire
to hoard tasks may indicate a
widespread shortage.
To assess the situation, ask
your boss why work is so scarce
and how this affects your job se-
curity. If his explanation leaves
youfeelinguneasy, it maybetime
to explore other opportunities.
Assuming that your work history
is otherwise stable, interviewers
wont be too concerned about
one short-term job with a trou-
bled company.
OFFICE COACH
Employee should take direct approach to end circumvention
By MARIE G. MCINTYRE
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Marie G. McIntyre is a workplace
coach and the author of Secrets to
Winning at Office Politics. Send in
questions and get free coaching tips
at http://www.yourofficecoach.com.
C M Y K
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B U S I N E S S
MarketPulse
GROWLING
Another sign of growing pessimism among investors: Theyre moving
into mutual funds that bet on declining stock prices. These types of
funds are known as bear-market mutual funds, and they attracted $12
million in June, according to Morningstar. So far this year, theyve
taken in $344 million,
compared with the $10.9
billion yanked out of
large-cap blend stock
funds. Pessimists have
gotten mixed returns so
far: Bear market funds
have offered modest gains
the last three months
because stocks fell on
worries about a weakening
economy. But bear market
funds are still down 13.8
percent for 2012 through
Tuesday.
BREAKING THE HERD
Stocks have increasingly been moving in herds, which frustrates stock pick-
ers. It hurts when all the stocks in your portfolio fall at the same time. But
one industry stands out for moving to its own rhythm: Utilities. S&P Capital
IQ looked at monthly re-
turns for the 10 industries
that make up the Standard
& Poors 500 index, going
back to November 1993. It
then measured each
industrys correlation
against the index. A corre-
lation of 1.0 means that an
industry moves in lockstep
with the index. A correla-
tion of zero means they
have no relationship. Utili-
ties were the only industry
with a correlation of less
than 0.5.
AP
CHOPPED
Timber stocks have sprouted this year on excitement that a recov-
ering housing market will mean more demand for lumber. Weyer-
haeuser (WY), for example, has returned 26.7 percent in 2012
through Wednesday, including dividends, compared with a 9.7
percent return for the S&P 500.
But timber stocks have
climbed so fast that some finan-
cial analysts are chopping their
ratings. BMO Capitals Stephen
Atkinson recently cut Weyer-
haeuser to Underperform purely
because of its stock price. Wey-
erhaeuser trades at 46 times its
earnings per share over the last
12 months, according to FactSet.
Thats higher than the S&P 500s
price-earnings ratio of 13 times
but close to the stocks 10-year
average of 41 times. Source: S&P Capital IQ Source: Morningstar Data through July 17
Bear market funds
have shown some life recently
Correlation of monthly return
with S&P 500, 11/93-6/12
Utilities
Energy
Health care
Consumer staples
Telecom
Material producers
Technology
Financials
Consumer discretionary
Industrials
0.87
0.85
0.82
0.79
0.75
0.65
0.65
0.63
0.57
0.42
3.7%
-13.8%
-26.1%
3-mo.
return YTD
return
3-yr.
annualized
return
Plenty is at stake for dividend in-
vestors in the November presidential
election and its aftermath. Current
dividend income tax rates top out at
a historically low 15 percent. But
they could rise dramatically in Janu-
ary, unless Congress acts to extend
rates approved in 2003.
President Obama wants to raise
taxes on the wealthy, and top-brack-
et earners could end up paying
more than 43 percent on dividend
income. Republican challenger Mitt
Romney proposes permanently ex-
tending Bush-era tax cuts for all in-
come levels. Sudhir Nanda is T.
Rowe Prices director of quantitative
equity research and manager of the
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small Cap
Growth fund. Nanda believes any
rate increase is likely to have mini-
mal impact on prices of dividend-
paying stocks.
Might higher tax rates make divi-
dend stocks less appealing, caus-
ing dividend stock prices to fall?
Thats unlikely. About two-thirds of
dividends paid by companies in the
Standard & Poors 500 index are
paid to tax-exempt or tax-deferred
investors, such as pension funds, or
investors with 401(k) accounts or
IRAs. So theres a large part of the
market that doesnt care what the
tax rate is. If theres an impact on
dividend stock prices, it would be
very small. Some people are al-
ready anticipating an increase, so
you dont know how much might al-
ready be reflected in current stock
prices.
Would companies cut their divi-
dend payouts?
They wont substantially change pol-
icy. Most companies set up a divi-
dend policy, and try to stick to it.
They increase their dividend by a set
amount over time, or reach a certain
percentage of earnings paid out in
dividends. Its also important to re-
member that a company that cuts its
dividend in response to a tax rate in-
crease would be punishing non-tax-
able investors just to help the tax-
able investors avoid a bigger tax hit.
Historically, whats happened to
dividend stock prices after the
dividend tax rate changes?
Its hard to separate the effect of a
rate change from other market-mov-
ing events. After the current rates
were approved in 2003, it was hard
to say how much the market was re-
acting to those cuts at a time when
stocks were recovering from the
2002 bear market.
Is there anything dividend inves-
tors should consider doing now,
less than six months before the
potential rate increase kicks in?
You cant know whether Congress
and President Obama or President-
elect Romney might maintain the
same dividend tax policy, or post-
pone a decision, or come out with
some combination. Unless an inves-
tor has a compelling reason to worry
about taxes, theres not much you
can do now.
Taxing
matters
InsiderQ&A
AP
Who: Director of T. Rowe Prices
quantitative equity research and
portfolio manager of the T. Rowe
Price Diversified Small Cap Growth
Fund (PRDSX)
What he suggests: Its too early to
make any changes to portfolios of
dividend-paying stocks based on an
end-of-year deadline Congress
faces to extend or end historically
low rates on dividend income.
Answers edited for content and
clarity.
Sudhir Nanda
S F tS t D t f J l 19
The housing market is perking up five years after it
collapsed.
Homebuilders are starting work on more projects. Sales
of new and previously occupied homes are up. Home
prices are rising in most markets.
The housing market still has a long way to regain full
health, but the data suggest that a recovery is under way.
Heres a snapshot of some recent indicators:
CONSTRUCTION: Builders broke ground in June on
the most single-family homes and apartments since
October 2008. Junes seasonally adjusted annual rate of
760,000 is only about half of the 1.5 million homes a year
thats considered healthy, but much stronger than the
annual rate of 478,000 homes at the depth of the housing
bust in April 2009.
NEW HOMES: Sales of single-family homes have
reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000, the
best pace since April 2010. Despite the increases, the
level is less than half the roughly 700,000 that economists
consider healthy.
PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED HOMES: Homes sold at an
annual rate of 4.4 million in June. Thats up 4.5 percent
from a year ago, but the fewest since October. An annual
sales pace of 6 million is considered healthy.
PRICES: Prices in half the 20 cities in the Standard &
Poors/Case-Shiller home price index have risen over the
past 12 months. Even with the gains, the index remains
34 percent below its peak reached in the summer of 2006,
at the height of the housing boom.
HOMEBUILDER STOCKS: An index of 11 U.S.
homebuilder stocks, including D.R. Horton and Lennar, is
up 50 percent this year. By contrast, the Standard &
Poors 500 index is up about 9 percent.
Housing
hopes
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
In thousands
12 11 10 09 08 07 06
Housing starts
3
5
7
In millions
12 11 10 09 08 07 06
Sale of previously occupied homes
0
20
40
60%
J J M A M F J
S&P 1500 Homebuilding index
Percent change
S&P 500
2012
Air Products APD 72.26 4 95.67 80.43 0.59 0.7 s t -5.611.96 3 0.4 14 3.2
Amer Water Works AWK 25.39 0 36.00 36.07 0.57 1.6 s s 13.2+26.75 127.4a 20 2.8
Amerigas Part LP APU 36.76 5 46.47 41.57 0.25 0.6 s s -9.5 -.04 2 8.5 38 7.7
Aqua America Inc WTR 19.28 0 26.93 26.66 -0.19 -0.7 s s 20.9+23.24 1 5.2 25 2.5
Arch Dan Mid ADM 23.69 4 33.98 27.00 -0.39 -1.4 t t -5.611.55 3 -3.7 13 2.6
AutoZone Inc AZO 266.25 9399.10 377.98 -2.96 -0.8 t t 16.3+27.87 1 22.7 18 ...
Bank of America BAC 4.92 5 10.28 7.07 -0.75 -9.6 t t 27.227.82 4-26.0 8 0.6
Bk of NY Mellon BK 17.10 5 25.97 20.77 -1.00 -4.6 t t 4.314.64 3 -11.8 11 2.5
Bon Ton Store BONT 2.23 7 10.60 7.58 -0.13 -1.7 s s 124.921.49 4-23.8 ... 2.6
CVS Caremark Corp CVS 31.30 8 48.69 45.08 -2.81 -5.9 t s 10.5+23.66 1 5.7 17 1.4
Cigna Corp CI 38.79 3 52.95 41.68 -1.95 -4.5 t t -0.819.61 4 -4.4 9 0.1
CocaCola KO 63.34 9 79.36 77.03 -0.25 -0.3 s s 10.1+14.69 1 10.0 20 2.6
Comcast Corp A CMCSA 19.19 0 32.78 32.18 0.31 1.0 s s 35.7+35.87 1 3.4 20 2.0
Community Bk Sys CBU 21.67 7 29.47 26.89 -0.80 -2.9 s t -3.3+12.21 2 10.4 13 3.9
Community Hlth Sys CYH 14.61 9 28.79 27.08 -0.68 -2.4 s s 55.2 +3.72 2 -8.8 11 ...
Energy Transfer Eqty ETE 30.78 0 44.49 43.26 2.58 6.3 s s 6.6 +6.25 2 5.4 25 5.8
Entercom Comm ETM 4.61 5 8.74 6.27 -0.05 -0.8 s s 2.024.73 4-20.7 8 ...
Fairchild Semicond FCS 10.25 5 17.17 13.34 0.39 3.0 t t 10.819.25 4 -7.2 22 ...
Frontier Comm FTR 3.06 2 8.23 3.74 -0.20 -5.0 t t -27.544.10 5 -11.9 22 10.7
Genpact Ltd G 13.37 9 17.88 17.42 0.28 1.6 s s 16.5 .80 212.0a 23 1.0
Harte Hanks Inc HHS 7.00 1 10.24 7.02 -2.19 -23.8 t t -22.814.04 3-20.2 10 4.8
Heinz HNZ 48.17 0 55.48 54.97 -0.25 -0.5 s s 1.7 +6.08 2 6.7 19 3.7
Hershey Company HSY 53.83 0 72.97 71.26 -1.28 -1.8 s s 15.3+28.46 1 9.9 24 2.1
Kraft Foods KFT 31.88 0 40.29 40.16 0.45 1.1 s s 7.5+17.19 1 5.3 20 2.9
Lowes Cos LOW 18.07 6 32.29 25.79 -0.93 -3.5 t t 1.6 +15.11 1 -1.3 17 2.5
M&T Bank MTB 66.40 9 89.38 84.97 0.99 1.2 s t 11.3 +.72 2 -2.2 15 3.3
McDonalds Corp MCD 82.01 5102.22 91.58 -0.71 -0.8 s t -8.7 +9.30 2 14.1 17 3.1
NBT Bncp NBTB 17.05 6 24.10 21.06 -0.79 -3.6 s t -4.8 4.08 3 3.2 12 3.8
Nexstar Bdcstg Grp NXST 5.53 2 10.28 6.32 0.14 2.3 t t -19.432.04 4-12.9 ... ...
PNC Financial PNC 42.70 7 67.89 59.14 -2.28 -3.7 r t 2.5 +9.08 2 -1.5 12 2.7
PPL Corp PPL 25.00 8 30.27 29.03 0.56 2.0 s s -1.3+10.05 2 -5.9 11 5.0
Penna REIT PEI 6.50 9 16.17 14.81 -0.62 -4.0 s t 41.9 3.38 3-13.6 ... 4.3
PepsiCo PEP 58.50 0 70.89 69.96 -0.46 -0.6 s s 5.4 +5.18 2 4.1 17 3.1
Philip Morris Intl PM 60.45 0 91.39 88.89 -1.32 -1.5 s s 13.3+34.87 130.1a 18 3.5
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ters. Rank classifies a stocks performance relative to all U.S.-listed shares, from top 20 percent (far-left box) to bottom 20 percent (far-right box).
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Expectations for the economy
keep dropping. Maybe thats a sign
to get more optimistic.
In investing, expectations are
often as important as actual re-
sults. Thats why a
report that shows a
companys earnings
fell last quarter can actually lead to
a higher stock price: If the loss was
better than expectations.
Citi has an index that keeps track
of how economic reports are faring
against economists expectations.
Its called the Citi Economic Surprise
index, and its been falling for much
of 2012. Job growth last month of
80,000, for example, was weaker
than expectations for 90,000.
The index now is as low as it was
in 2010 before it shot higher in the
autumn. Its also currently approach-
ing levels where it bottomed in 2008
and 2011.
Citi analyst Scott Chronert looked
at which stocks have historically
moved most often with the Citi Eco-
nomic Surprise index. If it has actu-
ally bottomed, these stocks could be
set to rise.
This screen looks only at small-
and mid-cap stocks, whose stock
prices tend to be more tied to the
economys than large caps.
TC PipeLines (TCP) $44.58 $38 $49 -6.2% 1.9 15
ON Semiconductor (ONNN) 6.75 6 10 -26.3 1.4 225
True Religion Apparel (TRLG) 26.82 25 38 -9.7 1.5 15
DCP Midstream Partners (DPM) 42.48 34 50 1.4 1.5 19
Community Health Sys. CYH) 27.08 15 29 3.7 1.7 11
Finisar (FNSR) 12.25 11 24 -31.5 1.3 27
Arrow Electronics (ARW) 32.26 26 43 -12.6 1.2 6
Marvell Tech. (MRVL) 10.86 10 17 -28.0 1.5 12
Dresser-Rand Group (DRC) 44.77 35 57 -18.4 1.4 29
Crane (CR) 37.87 33 52 -22.2 1.3 86
Genesis Energy (GEL) 31.3 21 34 20.9 1.3 34
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EARNINGS
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Stocks for the optimists
American Funds BalA m ABALX 19.52 +.10 +1.3 +6.4/A +2.5/A
American Funds BondA m ABNDX 12.94 +.05 +1.5 +7.7/C +4.2/E
American Funds CapIncBuA m CAIBX 51.66 +.12 +1.8 +5.2/A +.4/C
American Funds CpWldGrIA m CWGIX 33.79 +.06 +.7 -4.2/B -2.3/B
American Funds EurPacGrA m AEPGX 36.71 +.09 -12.2/B -3.4/A
American Funds FnInvA m ANCFX 37.83 +.23 +.7 +.2/D -.7/C
American Funds GrthAmA m AGTHX 31.42 +.12 -.1 -.9/C -1.2/D
American Funds IncAmerA m AMECX 17.47 +.06 +1.7 +6.0/A +1.5/C
American Funds InvCoAmA m AIVSX 29.17 +.15 +.5 +3.3/B -1.1/C
American Funds NewPerspA m ANWPX 28.34 +.17 -.1 -3.4/B -.4/A
American Funds WAMutInvA m AWSHX 30.27 +.15 +1.8 +6.6/A -.3/A
BlackRock GlobAlcA m MDLOX 18.70 -.07 +.5 -4.3/D +2.2/B
BlackRock GlobAlcI MALOX 18.79 -.09 +.5 -4.0/D +2.5/A
Dodge & Cox Income DODIX 13.79 +.08 +1.7 +6.7/D +7.3/B
Dodge & Cox IntlStk DODFX 29.63 -.08 -2.0 -15.1/D -5.9/B
Dodge & Cox Stock DODGX 110.11 +1.03 +.8 +.6/C -4.1/D
Fidelity Contra FCNTX 74.97 +.32 -.2 +4.0/A +2.3/A
Fidelity GrowCo FDGRX 91.29 +.96 -.3 +1.3/B +4.0/A
Fidelity LowPriStk d FLPSX 38.39 -.01 +.6 -1.3/A +1.4/A
Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg FUSVX 48.32 +.23 +.7 +5.0/A -.2/B
FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m FKINX 2.16 +.01 +1.5 +3.6/B +2.9/C
FrankTemp-Franklin Income C m FCISX 2.18 +.01 +1.4 +3.0/C +2.4/D
FrankTemp-Mutual Euro Z MEURX 19.89 +.08 +1.9 -4.7/A -3.0/A
FrankTemp-Templeton GlBond A mTPINX 13.01 +.07 +2.9 /E +9.1/A
FrankTemp-Templeton GlBondAdv TGBAX 12.97 +.07 +2.9 +.3/E +9.4/A
Harbor IntlInstl d HAINX 55.24 +.26 -.1 -9.9/A -2.8/A
Oakmark EqIncI OAKBX 28.02 +.06 -.3 -1.5/E +3.3/A
PIMCO AllAssetI PAAIX 12.21 +.11 +2.9 +4.5/ +6.3/
PIMCO LowDrIs PTLDX 10.57 +.03 +1.1 +3.6/A +5.7/A
PIMCO TotRetA m PTTAX 11.46 +.06 +1.8 +7.6/C +9.0/A
PIMCO TotRetAdm b PTRAX 11.46 +.06 +1.8 +7.8/C +9.2/A
PIMCO TotRetIs PTTRX 11.46 +.06 +1.8 +8.1/B +9.4/A
PIMCO TotRetrnD b PTTDX 11.46 +.06 +1.8 +7.7/C +9.1/A
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX 46.82 +.01 -.7 -4.1/E +7.3/A
T Rowe Price EqtyInc PRFDX 24.76 +.12 +1.4 +3.6/B -1.0/B
T Rowe Price GrowStk PRGFX 35.93 +.15 -.9 +4.0/A +1.4/B
T Rowe Price HiYield d PRHYX 6.75 +.02 +1.9 +6.2/C +7.4/B
T Rowe Price MidCpGr RPMGX 56.00 -.06 -1.5 -1.8/B +3.1/A
T Rowe Price NewIncome PRCIX 9.93 +.05 +1.8 +7.6/C +7.3/B
Vanguard 500Adml VFIAX 125.72 +.57 +.7 +5.1/A -.2/B
Vanguard 500Inv VFINX 125.72 +.58 +.7 +4.9/A -.3/B
Vanguard GNMAAdml VFIJX 11.10 +.02 +.8 +6.0/C +7.2/A
Vanguard InstIdxI VINIX 124.92 +.57 +.7 +5.1/A -.1/B
Vanguard InstPlus VIIIX 124.93 +.58 +.7 +5.1/A -.1/B
Vanguard InstTStPl VITPX 30.70 +.09 +.6 +3.5/B +.3/A
Vanguard MuIntAdml VWIUX 14.34 +.04 +1.2 +8.8/B +5.8/B
Vanguard STGradeAd VFSUX 10.80 +.02 +.8 +2.9/B +4.5/B
Vanguard Tgtet2025 VTTVX 13.05 +.03 +.6 +.8/B +.8/A
Vanguard TotBdAdml VBTLX 11.22 +.04 +1.4 +7.9/B +7.0/B
Vanguard TotBdInst VBTIX 11.22 +.04 +1.4 +7.9/B +7.0/B
Vanguard TotIntl VGTSX 13.36 -.02 -.6 -14.7/D -5.8/B
Vanguard TotStIAdm VTSAX 33.92 +.10 +.7 +3.5/B +.2/A
Vanguard TotStIIns VITSX 33.92 +.09 +.6 +3.5/B +.3/A
Vanguard TotStIdx VTSMX 33.91 +.10 +.6 +3.3/B +.1/A
Vanguard WellsIAdm VWIAX 58.43 +.41 +2.1 +11.0/A +6.7/A
Vanguard Welltn VWELX 33.12 +.18 +1.1 +6.0/A +3.3/A
Vanguard WelltnAdm VWENX 57.21 +.32 +1.2 +6.1/A +3.4/A
Vanguard WndsIIAdm VWNAX 49.42 +.21 +.7 +5.7/A -1.6/B
Vanguard WndsrII VWNFX 27.84 +.11 +.6 +5.6/A -1.7/B
Wells Fargo AstAlllcA f EAAFX 12.50 +.11 +2.0 +1.1/ +1.7/
MutualFunds
FRIDAY WK RETURN/RANK
GROUP, FUND TICKER NAV CHG 4WK 1YR 5YR
Dow industrials
+0.4%
+1.4%
Nasdaq
+0.6%
+1.1%
S&P 500
+0.4%
+2.1%
Russell 2000
-1.2%
+2.1%
LARGE-CAP
SMALL-CAP
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
q
p
p
MO
YTD
MO
YTD
MO
YTD
MO
YTD
WEEKLY
WEEKLY
WEEKLY
WEEKLY
+5.0%
+12.3%
+8.4%
+6.8%
Another record low for mortgages
Mortgage rates keep dropping lower. The aver-
age rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.53
percent last week from 3.56 percent, according to
Freddie Mac. Its the 12th time in the last 13
weeks that it has dropped to or matched a record
low. Low Treasury yields have helped to pull
down fixed-rate mortgages. A year ago, the rate
on a 30-year fixed averaged 4.52 percent.
InterestRates
MIN
Money market mutual funds YIELD INVEST PHONE
3.25
3.25
3.25
.13
.13
.13
PRIME
RATE
FED
FUNDS
Taxablenational avg 0.01
Delaware Cash Reserve/Class A 0.10 $ 1,000 min (800) 362-7500
Tax-exemptnational avg 0.01
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund/Cl A0.09$ 1,000 min (800) 659-1005
Broad market Lehman 1.78 -0.03 t t -0.94 2.76 1.77
Triple-A corporate Moodys 3.37 -0.04 t t -1.54 4.96 3.35
Corp. Inv. Grade Lehman 2.98 -0.12 t t -0.67 4.03 2.98
FRIDAY
6 MO AGO
1 YR AGO
FRIDAY CHANGE 52-WK
U.S. BOND INDEXES YIELD 1WK 1MO 3MO 1YR HIGH LOW
Municipal Bond Buyer 4.26 -0.09 t t -0.98 5.25 4.26
U.S. high yield Barclays 6.99 -0.16 t t -0.21 10.15 6.96
Treasury Barclays 0.83 -0.05 t t -1.02 1.85 0.83
FRIDAY CHANGE 52-WK
TREASURYS YIELD 1WK 1MO 3MO 1YR HIGH LOW
3-month T-Bill 0.08 -0.01 r s 0.05 0.12
1-year T-Bill 0.19 -0.01 t r 0.00 0.25 0.07
6-month T-Bill 0.13 -0.01 t s 0.06 0.15 0.01
2-year T-Note 0.21 -0.03 t t -0.18 0.44 0.16
5-year T-Note 0.58 -0.04 t t -0.95 1.53 0.58
10-year T-Note 1.46 -0.03 t t -1.54 3.00 1.45
30-year T-Bond 2.55 -0.03 t t -1.76 4.32 2.52
Money fund data provided by iMoneyNet Inc.
Rank: Funds letter grade compared with others in the same performance group;
an A indicates fund performed in the top 20 percent; an E, in the bottom 20 percent.
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(Didthe Sept. 11attacks)
change his patriotism? Not
at all. Did that make him
probably anxious ingoingto
a place that he had never ex-
pected in a million years
that our country would be
using the National Guard as
regular Army personnel?
Im sure that it did stress
him out. I know that it
stressed our family out.
-Becky, on her husbands
reaction to being called up
to active duty from the Na-
tional Guard.
I
raq and Afghanistan were
just countries on a map
when Beckys husband
enlisted in the National
Guard. Facedwithdebt after
earning a masters degree,
he sawthe Guardas a way to
get part of his student loans
repaid. He expectedtobe re-
sponding to natural disas-
ters inthe UnitedStates, not
serving half a world away.
But then al-Qaida sent
passenger planes hurtling
into the World Trade Center
andthe Pentagonandaimed
another at the White House.
Three years later, he was
on a plane to an undisclosed
location in the United
States, headedfor the first of
five deployments.
And his family in rural
Medina County, Ohio, was
headedfor struggles it never
foresaw.
For six months, Becky,
whose last name is being
withheld, and the couples
two daughters had to sur-
vive on the familys savings
while his military paycheck
was delayed by complica-
tions with the transfer of
Guard members to the regu-
lar Army. Even when the
first check finally arrived, it
was half what he makes
when hes home and work-
ing his regular job.
Becky, who volunteers at
her churchs missions pan-
try, suddenly found herself
on the receiving end.
Church members donat-
ed food. Family members of-
fered assistance.
The adjustment was
tough, but you learn to
thankGodfor thethings you
have, she said, her voice
quavering. Andyoulearnto
appreciate your support
groups around you and your
church friends and your
family members, more than
you ever thought you could
do that.
Becky has learned some-
thing else through the expe-
rience: how to be the sole
head of the household.
When her lawn tractor
broke down, she had to fig-
ure out how to fix it. When
the bills need to be paid, she
writes the checks. When the
familys vehicles need rou-
tine maintenance, she takes
care of them.
She teaches her daugh-
ters to be self-sufficient, too.
She knew her efforts were
paying off when the lawn
tractor broke down and her
younger daughter used the
familys four-wheeler and a
winch to tow it back to the
house.
Always, in the back of
Beckys mind, theres this re-
alization: If he doesnt
come home, we need to do
this stuff long term.
The family manages dur-
ing his absences and rejoic-
es when he returns. But
even then, life is far from
simple.
Every time her husband
returns, Becky must revert
to sharing the parenting and
the decision-making. She
has to bend the routine she
has so carefully crafted and
let him back into the fam-
Military families feel alone,
live as if bad news is imminent
By MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE / Akron Beacon Journal
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FEW INSTANCES are
more refreshing than
the sound of a politic-
ian leaving office.
This isnt because
we want to see them
go, necessarily
(though this, too, can
be delicious), but because they tend to
speak truthfully upon their departure.
One such delectable nugget tum-
bled recently from the lips of retiring
Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman of
New York. Reflecting on his 30 years
in Washington, Ackerman was asked
to comment on the relative lack of
comity on Capitol Hill. Did it ever
exist?
Not really, he said, but at least Dem-
ocrats and Republicans used to be
friends. Today, crossing the aisle is
tantamount to treason. The problem
isnt only Washington but society as a
whole.
I think the people have gotten
dumber.
Lets pause for a moment to savor
that rare morsel. Even Ackerman ac-
knowledged that I dont know that I
wouldve said that out loud pre-my
announcement that I was going to be
leaving.
Extrapolating, might we conclude
that extreme partisanship is a function
of ... dumbness? If so, then whose
fault is that? Educations? Surely, at
least in part. But the problem is broad-
er than a single institution. Dumbness
permeates every aspect of our lives,
including, dangerously, our media.
Ackerman put it well: We now give
broadcast licenses to philosophies
instead of people. People get confused
and think there is no difference be-
tween news and entertainment. Peo-
ple who project themselves as journal-
ists on television dont know the first
thing about journalism. They are just
there stirring up a hockey game.
I might have to lie down for a few
minutes to regain my composure. Oh,
if only more Congress folk would
retire so that we might wallow in such
forthrightness.
Ackerman is, of course, correct.
Most political talk shows have little to
do with journalism getting at ob-
jective truth and everything to do
with advancing an agenda. Many, if
not most, talking heads come not
from the reportorial trenches, but
from politics, think tanks or, increas-
ingly, a prosecutors office somewhere.
(Does anyone actually practice law
anymore, or are law degrees merely
licenses for experts?)
This isnt to say that such people
shouldnt have a voice or a forum.
Many make valuable contributions to
our understanding. But the distinc-
tions should be made clear, and view-
ers (and readers) need to be better
informed about sources and the integ-
rity of their contributions.
Not so easily done. People of a cer-
tain age, who might also have read a
book or two, are more likely to recog-
nize the difference. But what about
rising generations who have spent a
frightening percentage of their lives
consuming data in a random world of
tweets, blogs and food-fight com-
mentators, for whom fame is a goal
and reality a show? Once accustomed
to such high-velocity infotainment,
how does one develop tolerance for
the harder reads and the deeper con-
versations?
These questions are at the forefront
of a growing news literacy movement
aimed at teaching young people how
to think critically and judge the qual-
ity of information. Two leaders in the
movement are the News Literacy
Project (NLP), led by a former Los
Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize-winning
investigative journalist Alan Miller
and the Center for News Literacy
(CNL) at Stony Brook University.
The NLP (whose board I recently
joined) focuses on school programs
for middle and high school students.
The groups staff includes 22 news
organizations and 200 journalists who
donate their time and talents to work
with students. Both groups try to
answer the question: How do you
find the truth?, and the CNL identi-
fies news as the oxygen of democra-
cy. Indeed, without a well-informed
COMMENTARY
K A T H L E E N P A R K E R
Our dumbness
is keeping us
from the truth
See PARKER, Page 2E
IN2005 when their
city drowned, the staff
of the NewOrleans
Times-Picayune stayed
in it longer than com-
mon sense and simple
prudence would dic-
tate. People who had
lost homes, loved ones and their city
itself concentrated on gathering the
news and putting it out. They finally left
huddled in newspaper delivery trucks,
water up to the headlights, decamping
to Baton Rouge, 75 miles away, where
they went right back to reporting the
news.
Earlier this year, that paper an-
nounced it was cutting staff and sus-
pending daily publication, moving to a
three-days-a-week schedule. We draw
ever closer to the once-unthinkable day
some major American city has no news-
paper whatsoever.
All of which lends a certain pungency
to something Sarah Palin said recently at
a conference of conservative activists in
Las Vegas. Every citizen can be a report-
er, can take on the powers that be, she
said. According to Politico, she was
quoting Matt Drudge. Ordinarily, you
would dismiss it as just another silly
thing Sarah Palin said. There is no short-
age of those.
But these are hardly ordinary times for
journalism. So forgive me if I amdisin-
clined to let it go.
As it happens, I spent nearly a week on
the Gulf Coast in Katrinas wake. One
night, I had the distinct honor of sleep-
ing in an RVin the parking lot of the Sun
Herald in Gulfport, Miss., part of an
army of journalists who had descended
on the beleaguered city to help its re-
porters get this story told. The locals
wore donated clothes and subsisted on
snack food. They worked froma broken
building in a broken city where the rot-
ten egg smell of natural gas lingered in
the air and houses had been reduced to
debris fields, to produce their paper.
Shattered, cut off fromthe rest of the
world, people in the Biloxi-Gulfport
region received those jerry-rigged news-
papers, those bulletins fromthe outside
world, the way a starving man receives
food.
It made me very proud of what we do
for a living.
Every citizen can be a reporter, she
says.
No, neither Palin nor her acolytes are
to blame for the state of daily newspaper
journalism. Rather, the state of daily
newspaper journalismonly proves En-
glish majors should not be allowed to
make business decisions. Only English
majors could give their product away
(i.e., online), then be surprised to see
revenues decline.
Palins sin and she is hardly alone in
this is to consider professional report-
ers easily replaceable by so-called citizen
journalists like Drudge. Granted, blog-
gers occasionally and only occasionally
originate news. Still, I cant envision
Matt Drudge standing his ground in a
flooded city to report and inform.
By contrast, my Miami Herald col-
league, Elinor J. Brecher, was one of the
reporters who rushed toward the de-
struction in NewYork City on 9/11.
Another colleague, Jacqueline Charles,
spends weeks at a time on the ground,
reporting the devastation in Haiti. Ni-
cholas Kristof of the NewYork Times
slips into dangerous places to cover
genocide and sex slavery. And every day,
thousands of their colleagues attend the
council meetings, pore over the budgets,
decipher the court rulings that help the
rest of us understand our cities, nation
and world.
Will citizen reporters replace that
function? Will they have the resources,
the credibility, the knowledge, the train-
ing or even the desire to do so? No.
And not all the arias sung by Palin and
like-minded people to newmedia and
the do-it-yourself journalism of ide-
ological crank cases will change that.
The function served by daily newspaper
journalismis critical to the very mainte-
nance of democracy. Its time we recog-
nized that.
I plead guilty to tooting my own pro-
fessions horn. Somebody needs to.
COMMENTARY
L E O N A R D P I T T S J R .
Real reporters
arent products
of DIY projects
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitz-
er Prize for commentary, is a columnist for
the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL
33132. Readers may write to him via email at
lpitts@miamiherald.com.
This is his job. This is something that
he signed up for. As a wife, I supported him in that
decision. And so I dont blame anybody.
Becky, whos husband was called up to active duty from the National Guard
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public, you get ... what we
have: a culture that rewards
ignorance and treats dis-
course as bloodsport.
All freedoms depend first
on freedom of speech, but
not all speech is equivalent,
no matter how many hits a
website boasts or how many
viewers ages 25-54 tune in to
a given television show. By
such measures, the sensa-
tional will always trump
substance. Unfortunately, the
so-called mainstream
media that is, old media
have suffered a crisis of
confidence, deservedly in
some cases. But there resides
in most real journalism in-
stitutions a dedication to
providing reliable informa-
tion according to universally
accepted standards and prac-
tices. Without them, our
news would be limited to
stories about sex, lies and the
madam next door.
News literacy programs
provide some hope at least
for a more sophisticated
consumer. Its a modest start,
but learning to read critically
is no less important than
reading itself a simple
truth with which even in-
cumbent politicians could
agree.
PARKER
Continued from Page 1E
Kathleen Parkers email address
is kathleenparker@washpost.com.
ilys life.
And she has to accept the real-
ization that her husband has
changed.
To her husband, so much is dif-
ferent when he returns home
the smells, the brilliant green of
the grass, the leaves on the trees
that contrast so sharply to the
scrubby landscape he left behind.
It takes a while for him to stop
looking down the street every
time he carries the garbage out,
scouring the bushes for someone
lying in wait.
Eventually, family members
settle into normalcy, or the clos-
est they can come to it in their
war-altered life. Becky stocks up
ontoilet paper andlaundry deter-
gent whenever her husband is
home, taking advantage of their
higher income to prepare for his
redeployment and the return to
leaner times.
Then, inevitably, comes word
that he must return to active du-
ty, and the cycle starts all over
again.
It can be hard living an exist-
ence that fewoutside the military
fully understand. Becky remem-
bers her husbands first deploy-
ment, shortly after the Sept. 11at-
tacks. As she drove home after
his unit left fromLima, Ohio, she
was struck by the normalcy she
saw around her children play-
ing, people shopping, drivers ma-
neuvering their cars.
Youlookaround, andit was al-
most surreal toseetheworldhap-
pening, she said. There was
this big disconnect. And it was
just it was weird.
Thats not to say people out-
side the military dont care.
Becky recalls waiting for her hus-
bands plane to board at Cleve-
land Hopkins Airport when he
traveled alone to his current de-
ployment. His fellow travelers,
who moments before had been
laughing along with the familys
quirky humor, were moved to
tears as the family said goodbye,
crying and clinging to him. The
tears passed down the line of pas-
sengers waiting to board as, one
after another, they realized what
was happening.
Before every departure, Becky
steels herself for her husbands
absence, for the loss of his moral
and financial support. The kids
pull inward, detaching them-
selves emotionally from their fa-
ther in a subconscious attempt to
lessen the pain of goodbye.
Its almost as though theyre
preparing for a death, mourning
his absence before hes even
gone.
Its a roller-coaster life, but
Beckyholds noresentment. Shes
proud of her husband, proud of
the men and women who sacri-
fice in service to their country.
This is his job. This is some-
thing that he signed up for. As a
wife, I supportedhiminthat deci-
sion, she said.
And so I dont blame any-
body.
DEBORAH
I always promote the military.
Its been a godsend to my family.
- Deborah, who counts 30 rela-
tives with military experience.
D
eborah wears the reassur-
ing air of one whos been
there.
She is calm and matter-of-fact
when she talks about Americas
military involvement and the
lives it touches. Yet she is also
empathetic, a wise and unflappa-
ble mother figure.
Its a strength that comes from
experience.
Deborahs son is an Army ma-
jor who is serving stateside after
returning in April from his sec-
ond deployment to Kuwait. He is
one of 30 members of their ex-
tendedfamily whohave servedin
the military, eight of whom are
currently active.
She knows what its like to wait
for word of her childs safety. She
knows what its like to say good-
bye repeatedly. And she knows
what its like to support loved
ones who are called to serve in a
cause she doesnt fully agree
with.
Deborah, who agreed to be in-
terviewed but did not want to
share her last name publicly,
questions Americas roleinIraq, a
war that was prompted by what
turned out to be faulty intelli-
gence about weapons of mass de-
struction. She fears it diluted the
countrys focus on rooting out al-
Qaida operatives in Afghanistan,
and as a consequence, may have
prolonged the fighting there.
Shes concerned about the re-
peated deployments military
members are facing as a result
and their risk of post-traumatic
stress disorder, and she worries
that Americans are becoming so
war-weary that few pay attention
to whats happening in the Mid-
dle East.
Yet she doesnt dwell on the is-
sue. Its done, she said. We
were there, were out, we cant go
undo it.
Neither does she let it shake
her faith in the military. It has
provided employment and op-
portunity for so many members
of her family, and she sees it as a
particularly beneficial route for
African-Americans.
For her, supporting others in
her shoes has become something
of a mission. She periodically at-
tends meetings of a support
group for the families and friends
of those in the military and has
spoken to the group twice. She
pores over websites and clips
newspaper and newsletter arti-
cles about military matters to
keep for reference. She reminds
other military families that rath-
er than feel isolated or neglected,
its up to them to keep the com-
munity engaged.
Her own church is an example.
See WAITING, Page 6E
WAITING
Continued from Page 1E
MCT PHOTO
A Blue Star Banner is seen in a window in an Akron neighborhood.
The banners, known as service flags, are used to honor family
members who are serving in the U.S. military during a time of war.
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Editorial
I love it here, but I cant go
through this again.
Joe Cernera
The Jenkins Township resident has dealt with eight
floods in 60 years at his River Road home. He is
one of nearly 70 township residents awaiting final
word on a government buyout of his property.
THIS MONTH, my father,
who is 83, suffered a med-
ical emergency. At the hos-
pital, he was asked this
question: How many pills
do you take?
His answer: aspirin and
Zocor. Thats it? came the reply.
Days later, after hed been prescribed a
daily blood thinner, a blood pressure drug
and a stronger cholesterol drug, a therapist
asked, How many pills do you take? He
answered with the three new medications.
Wow, he was told. Youre doing great
for your age.
Both responses are telling. We live in the
Age of Prescription, when anything and
everything has a pill assigned to it. If youre
not swallowing something, doctors are sur-
prised.
Did you know the average American fills
12 prescriptions a year? Our medicine cabi-
nets are stocked with small brown bottles.
From heartburn to heartache, there is a pill
you can pop.
And thats how the drug companies want
it.
Its a huge business, says Alesandra
Rain. She should know. At one point in her
life, Rain took more than 100 pills a day
the result of an injury and personal issues
that led to one prescription after another. I
took pills for insomnia, for anxiety, for sleep,
for depression.
She blames doctors. She blames herself. I
wanted my pain handled instantly, she
admits.
And plenty of drugs promised to do it.
Think about how many kids are already on
attention deficit disorder medication, how
many adults are on weight-loss or sexual
function pills, how many senior citizens have
plastic dispensers labeled Monday through
Sunday to organize all their prescriptions.
Nearly half of Americans older than 65 take
five medications a day, and a third of them
will suffer adverse side effects.
Yet we keep swallowing.
America wasnt always a pill-popping
nation. It used to be that if you had a prob-
lem, you saw a doctor, and if the doctor felt
it was serious enough, he prescribed some-
thing.
Today, TV ads trumpet drugs straight at
us. Youre asked if you have a problem.
Youre told there is a way to deal with it. You
see actors smiling in suggested healing.
Next thing you know, youre asking your
doctor for those pills.
Theres a reason the pharmaceutical indus-
try typically spends nearly twice as much on
advertising as it does on research.
It works.
Heres the mentality of our country now: If
you have a problem, open a vial. Cholesterol
rising? A pill for that. Cant sleep? A pill for
that. Feeling blue? A pill for that. Never
mind that these issues were once dealt with
by diet, exercise or facing our problems.
Today its easier and better for the drug
industry if you just ingest something.
The HMO system has crushed us, says
Rain, who eventually told her doctors
Enough, quit all her medications, and
started a group called Point Of Return to
help others with drug-dependence issues.
Doctors today dont have time to figure out
whats wrong. They just write a prescrip-
tion.
Of course, they have motivation, as we
learned in the recent humongous $3-billion
judgment against GlaxoSmithKline. It re-
vealed that doctors were often enticed to
prescribe drugs through perks and kick-
backs. This, on top of the fact that Glaxo
wrongfully marketed anti-depression med-
icine to teenagers.
Its clear why the drug companies would
push those limits. The younger you hook
em, the longer you have em.
Whos watching the side effects? Whos
checking for drug interaction especially
when people take so many medications?
And then theres this issue: What stan-
dards are being set for problematic? What
level is truly too high for cholesterol? How
long is too long for depression? What really
determines ADD? The lower the bar, the
faster the medication gets prescribed. And if
you dont think the drug industry exerts
pressure on those levels, you might want to
take another pill: for navet.
Were a pill-popping nation just waiting for the next Rx
Mitch Albom is a columnist for the Detroit Free
Press. Readers may write to him at: Detroit Free
Press, 600 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226, or via
email at malbom@freepress.com.
COMMENTARY
M I T C H A L B O M
Nearly half of Americans older than 65
take five medications a day, and a third of
them will suffer adverse side effects.
Yet we keep swallowing.
JERRY SANDUSKY knows
something was the only
conclusion I could reach as
I watched former federal
judge and FBI Director
Louis Freeh announce his
findings in the Special
Investigative Counsel report, commissioned
by the Penn State Board of Trustees, regard-
ing the child sexual abuse committed by
Gerald Sandusky.
Last month Sandusky was convicted of 45
charges filed against him.
Judge Freeh released his report at a press
conference 10 days ago inside the Westin
Philadelphia Hotel not at Penn State Uni-
versity in State College.
Freeh delivered a scathing portrayal of
former university President Graham Span-
ier, former Senior Vice President Gary
Schultz, former Athletic Director Tim Curl-
ey and former head football coach Joe Pa-
terno. (See: www.thefreehreporton-
psu.com.)
Our most saddening and sobering find-
ing, Freeh said, is the total disregard for
the safety and welfare of Sanduskys child
victims by the most senior leaders at Penn
State. The most powerful men at Penn
State failed to take any steps for 14 years to
protect the children who Sandusky victi-
mized. Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno
and Curley never demonstrated, through
actions or words, any concern for the safety
and well-being of Sanduskys victims.
Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley
repeatedly concealed critical facts relating
to Sanduskys child abuse from the author-
ities, the Board of Trustees, Penn State
community and the public at large, the
report stated.
Their diabolical deceit and concealment
went far beyond mere concern over publici-
ty. Why?
According to the timeline in the Freeh
Report (pages 19-30 and 40-54), Sandusky
showered with an 11-year-old boy on May 3,
1998 in the Lasch Football Building at Penn
State.
The boys mother reported the incident to
a licensed psychologist and university po-
lice, while the psychologist notified the
Pennsylvanias ChildLine (1-800-932-0313).
The state Department of Public Welfare
and the Center County District Attorneys
Office also became involved, and an in-
vestigation of Sandusky ensued.
Freeh writes: By May 5, 1998, Schultz
had communicated with Curley about the
Sandusky incident. In an email from Curley
to Schultz and Spanier captioned Joe Pa-
terno, Curley reports, I have touched base
with the coach. Keep us posted. Thanks.
As the investigation progressed, Curley
made several requests to Schultz for up-
dates. On May 13 Curley emailed Schultz a
message captioned Jerry and asked, Any-
thing new in this department? Coach is
anxious to know where it stands.
Ultimately the DAs Office decided
against prosecuting Sandusky. At that mo-
ment, quietly or otherwise, Spanier and
Paterno could have escorted Sandusky off
campus for (insert any of a dozen amicable
reasons), never to return.
Why wouldnt they mess with Jerry Sand-
usky? Their liability was enormous.
Instead, Sandusky was given a golden
parachute money, access and tickets as
he retired, in place, with emeritus distinc-
tion and an on-campus office (pages 55-62).
At the July 12 press conference broadcast
live on national television, reporter Andy
Mehalshick of WBRE-TV got Freeh on re-
cord with the most incisive question of the
day: Was Joe Paterno powerful enough to
stop this culture of concealment?
Freeh responded: Many, many witnesses
we spoke to described Mr. Paterno as one of
the most powerful leaders on the campus.
He ran his football building, he clearly ran
the Lasch Building. I think it is a very
strong and reasonable inference that he
could have done so if he wished.
According to the Freeh report, on Feb. 9,
2001 graduate assistant coach Mike McQue-
ary saw Sandusky involved in sexual activ-
ity with a young boy in the coachs shower
room in the Lasch Building. McQueary met
with and reported the incident to Paterno
on February 10, 2001.
JoePa-thetic did not call the university
police, State College police, Pennsylvania
State Police or ChildLine. Instead, he al-
lowed Sandusky to maintain his base of
operation from which Sandusky roamed
free, hunting with impunity, for another
decade, until his arrest in November 2011.
What does Sandusky know? The NCAA
should find out.
Whats real reason behind failure to act on Sandusky?
Kevin Blaums column on government, life and
politics appears every Sunday. Contact him at
kblaum@timesleader.com.
KEVIN BLAUM
I N T H E A R E N A
C
HARITY DOESNT
take a summer vaca-
tion; at least, it
shouldnt. Consider
participating in one or more of
these activities, each of which
will do good for your commu-
nity and can prevent your
charitable impulses from
drooping during the dog
days.
Christmas in July food
drive, a project of the United
Way of Wyoming Valley. Area
companies vie to see which
can collect the most pounds of
canned goods and other non-
perishable grub. This years
goal: 100,000 pounds of edi-
bles.
Registered participants can
drop off their donations from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 31 at the
Weinberg Food Bank at the
CommissiononEconomic Op-
portunity, 165 Amber Lane,
Wilkes-Barre. Monetary dona-
tions also are welcome. Indi-
viduals can participate in this
drive, too. For details, contact
United Way director of com-
munications John Winslow at
829-6711, ext. 237 or email
johnwi@unitedwaywb.org.
Electronics recycling for
Luzerne County residents.
Rid your house of unwanted
computers, televisions, cell-
phones and other electronic
devices the responsible way.
Take them to approved drop-
off sites during the Luzerne
County Solid Waste Manage-
ment Departments annual
collection program.
Two collections are
planned: From9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aug. 4 at the Butler Township
Fire Hall, 14 W. Butler Drive.
And 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11. at
the Hanover Area Junior-Se-
nior High School, 1600 Sans
Souci Parkway. For details,
call the countys recycling hot-
line: 1-800-821-7654.
Pauly Friedman 5K Fam-
ily Walk/Run. Proceeds from
this Aug. 12 event at Miser-
icordia University support the
regions 24-hour crisis and in-
formation referral service
known as Help Line. Registra-
tion forms and fees should be
submitted to the Family Ser-
vice Association of Wyoming
Valley by Aug. 7. For informa-
tion, call 823-5144.
Raising the Roof 2012, a
rooftop party in downtown
Wilkes-Barre tobenefit the Os-
terhout Free Librarys North
Branch. This get-together
with food, beverages and a
band is scheduled for 5 to 8
p.m. Aug. 10 atop the Intermo-
dal Center on South Washing-
ton Street. Tickets: $15 in ad-
vance; $20 at the door. Partici-
pants must be 21 or older. For
details, call the librarys cen-
tral location: 823-0156.
Give blood. Supplies are
low, the need steady. To make
an appointment at an Ameri-
can Red Cross blood drive
near you, visit www.redcross-
blood.org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
OUR OPINION: COMMUNITY
Good deeds will
jazz up summer
PRASHANT SHITUT
President and CEO/Impressions Media
JOSEPH BUTKIEWICZ
Vice President/Executive Editor
MARK E. JONES
Editorial Page Editor
Editorial Board
QUOTE OF THE DAY
O
F ALL THE distor-
tions and downright
lies about the food-
stamp program that
have been trotted out in recent
weeks, perhaps the biggest
howler is the one advanced by
the Wall Street Journal edito-
rial page. It said the programis
becoming the latest middle-
class entitlement.
The actual fact is that no one
within shouting distance of
middle class is eligible for food
stamps: According to the non-
partisan Congressional Budget
Office, 85 percent of recipients
have incomes below the pover-
ty line $18,500 for a family of
three with the rest barely
above it.
Earlier this month, the
House Agricultural Committee
passed a five-year reauthoriza-
tion of the farm bill that cuts
$16billioninfoodstamps while
keeping several subsidies for
corporate farmers intact. If the
bill became law, 2 million to 3
million people would lose food
assistance and 280 million chil-
dren no longer would qualify
for free school lunches.
The recent debate showed a
Congress stunningly out of
touch. Cutting food stamps not
only would take food out of the
mouths of babes, it would re-
move billions of dollars fromlo-
cal and state economies.
In what looks like a cam-
paign to demonize the pro-
gram, unceasing repetition
accompanied by an outlier an-
ecdote or two about a few
scammers has strengthened
the distortions. So here are a
few facts:
The average household re-
ceiving food stamps had a
monthly income of $731, and
that includes other govern-
ment assistancesuchas disabil-
ity, Social Security and welfare
cash assistance.
The food-stamp program is
indeed bigger and more expen-
sive than it has ever been: Last
year, 45 million Americans got
food stamps each month, cost-
ing the government $78 billion
annually. But far from being
out of control, as the myth-
makers would have it, the pro-
gram has grown largely be-
cause there simply are more
poor people because of the eco-
nomic downturn in 2008.
If allowed to continue, the
food-stamp program would re-
duce on its own, according to
CBO, fallingsignificantlyas the
economy recovers. In five
years, it would be back to 1997
levels. Interrupting that recov-
ery, while at the same time in-
creasing hunger and malnutri-
tion, takes a special brand of
myopia. Or malice.
Philadelphia Daily News
OTHER OPINION: POVERTY
Food stamps:
Fact vs fiction
An company
C M Y K
CHRISTINE
I just pray all the time. Please
protect him.
- Christine, on her son in the
military. (Her name and that of
her son have been changed to
maintain confidentiality.)
C
hristine always answers
her cell phone.
No matter whether she
recognizes the caller, she always
takes the call. She knows phone
calls from deployed soldiers can
be routed through unfamiliar
numbers, andshe doesnt want to
take a chance.
She doesnt want to miss Mat-
thew.
Matthew is her 22-year-old
son, a soldier stationed in Af-
ghanistanonhis first tour of duty.
In her purse she carries a doll
bearing his image. Its a way to
keep him with her always.
He is an adult, yet he is her
child, and she worries about his
well-being.
Already Matthew has tasted
tragedy. He lost three members
of his unit in a suicide bombing,
including a superior whom he
had left just minutes earlier.
The experience shook both
Christine and her son deeply.
In the weeks that followed,
Matthew tried to come to grips
with his loss. The spirited young
manwho once flauntedhis brava-
do in Facebook photos pulled
away from the social networking
site. He drew inward, taking
strength from his chaplain and
the intensified bond among the
members of his unit.
Meanwhile, Christine, whose
last name is withheld to protect
her familys privacy, struggled
with her own depression. At first
she responded by climbing into
her van and driving aimlessly, as
though she were lost. Then, as
the days passed, the reality of the
physical and emotional risks her
son faces sank in.
She started steeling herself
against the possibility that the
kid she sent off to war might not
come back the same.
I thought, I need to start pre-
paring myself for either himcom-
ing home without any legs or
arms or him dying, she said, or
himcoming home and becoming
analcoholic because he cant han-
dle what he saw. Its just such a
big worry.
So she clings to her faith like a
life raft and prays continually for
his safety. She takes comfort in
knowing the experience has
strengthened her sons convic-
tions.
Hes determined now, more
than ever, to help his country,
she said. Because hes a very pa-
triotic person. He believes in the
Army, and he wants to protect us
and allowAmerica to be the won-
derful country it is.
That love of country is rooted
firmly in her familys experience.
Whiletheywereraisingtheir son,
Christine and her husband took
him along on short-term mission
trips to other countries, includ-
ing trips to Haiti and a yearlong
stint inRussia. Theysawthe rem-
nants of oppression firsthand,
and it led Matthew to dedicate
his life to protecting his country
and its way of life.
Christine admits to having
paid little attention to the situa-
tioninthe Middle East before her
son enlisted, and she speaks of
his military service as almost a
ministry. She talks about her son
helping others, educating them
about freedom and democracy.
The less romantic picture that
Deborah and Becky paint during
the focus group seems to hit
Christine like a slap. When they
talk of an invasion prompted by
mistaken intelligence and of the
Taliban stealing clothing and
medical supplies that American
soldiers had given to Afghan vil-
lagers, she appears deflated.
But what about the attack?
Christine asks Deborah at one
point, referring to Sept. 11.
Al-Qaida was basedinAfghan-
istan. They were not in Iraq,
Deborah tells her. Iraq was
about weapons of mass destruc-
tion.
She seems increasingly dis-
couraged as the discussion un-
folds and as a small group of ob-
servers without military ties
joins in the discussion.
Maybe she has misled herself,
she eventually concedes. Maybe
I talked myself into that. Maybe I
talkedmyself intothinkingthat it
is a good purpose and theres a
reason why were there and
theres a reason why kids come
home, young guys, without their
legs and arms.
She needs tobelieve the deaths
and injuries are not in vain.
I dont want my son to come
home without any legs for no rea-
son at all, you know?
WAITING
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Whenever a movie was shown at his
school and the film snapped or the pro-
jector malfunctioned, Neil Sedaka re-
members, his teacher would ask him to
entertain until the problem could be
fixed.
Every time the movie would break, I
would get up and play Chopin or Bach,
he said. The kids would snicker.
The world-famous singer and song-
writer sounds matter-of-fact as he ex-
plains his early life.
I was not a success at school. I
wasnt into sports. I was a pianist.
Still, that snickering motivated him to
embrace popular music. I wasnt invited
to the parties playing Chopin, he said
with a laugh.
By the time he
was 13, Sedaka
was writing his
own songs, and
youll hear many
of his famous
pieces if you at-
tend his Under
the Stars concert
at Misericordia
University in Dal-
las on Friday.
Sedaka made
his mark with
such tunes as
Laughter in the
Rain, Breaking
Up is Hard to
Do, Calendar
Girl, Happy
Birthday Sweet
Sixteen and
Love Will
Keep Us To-
gether.
One of his earliest successes was Stu-
pid Cupid, which became a hit for Con-
nie Francis in 1958, when Sedaka was
still in his teens.
Later, Sedaka said, he wrote the 1961
chart-topping Where the Boys Are spe-
cifically for Connie Francis.
With every other song he wrote, he
said, he had his own voice in mind.
When he was growing up in Brooklyn,
Sedaka took lessons at Juilliard on a par-
tial scholarship, practiced at home on a
second-hand piano and dreamed big.
I used to buy the 45-rpm records and
cross out the name of the singer andwrit-
er andput Neil Sedaka there. It was pos-
itive visualization.
An early collaborator was his friend
and neighbor, Howard Greenberg. The
two wrote a song called My Lifes Devo-
tion, which Sedaka describes as pretty
good, considering it was writtenby two
kids, ages 13 and 16.
Sedaka credits some of his success
to ending up at the right place at
the right time. In1958 Jerry Lee Le-
wis married his 14-year-old cousin,
Elvis went into the Army, and Little Ri-
chard became a preacher.
That gave Sedaka anopportunity tofill
the void. I was all-American pop, very
wholesome. I didnt turn my back to the
audience like the Rolling Stones or stick
my tongue out, he said.
Im very proud of being part of that
first decade of rock-n-roll, he said.
His career hit a dry spell after the Beat-
les British Invasion came to the United
Its Sedaka
under the
NEPA stars
By MARY THERESE BIEBEL
mbiebel@timesleader.com
What: Neil Sedaka
in concert
When: 8 p.m.
Friday
Where: Miser-
icordia University,
301 Lake St., Dallas
Tickets: $45, $30
lawn.
Reservations:
674-6719
IF YOU GO
See SEDAKA, Page 4F
M
INNEAPOLIS The con-
troversial Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame induction of
Guns N Roses is behind
him. So, too, are Scott WeilandandVel-
vet Revolver. Finally, Slash can enjoy
life in a band thats not dysfunctional.
Its really liberating. Its so stress-
free, the iconic guitarist said. Every-
body is happy doing what theyre do-
ing. There isnt a lot of drama and fuss-
ing. Its been a long time coming, I sup-
pose.
Then he laughed.
The band is officially billed as Slash
featuring Myles Kennedy and the Con-
spirators. He actually started touring
with this group two years ago to pro-
mote his 2010 solo debut Slash, on
which Kennedy joined a parade of
more famous guest singers, including
Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie and Lemmy
Kilmister.
Hes very down-to-earth and a hum-
ble individual, said the 46-year-old
guitarist. Definitely not the kind of
lead singer that Ive had a lot of experi-
ence with.
Youve probably heardthe backstory
about GNR frontman Axl Rose refus-
ing to attend the most recent Hall of
Fame induction. He and Slash have a
rift deeper than the Grand Canyon and
more complex than any of Bob Dylans
lyrics. Slash showed up in Cleveland
along with GNRheyday members Duff
McKagan and Steven Adler and later
players Matt Sorum and Gilbey Clarke
tomake speeches andplaysome songs.
It was definitely an uncomfortable,
nagging kind of thing, because
there were so many negatives,
Slash said. I was positive that
there would be no positive out-
come.
For Slash, it was a bit of deja vu
because as a member of Velvet
Revolver, he helped with the con-
troversial induction of Van Halen
in2007whenits co-founders
Eddie and Alex Van Halen
and David Lee Roth re-
By JON BREAM
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Slash still rockin and finally drama-free
See SLASH, Page 4F
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Its really liberating. Its so stress-free. Everybody is happy doing what theyre doing.
Jen Carey models the sun. Raindrops arent quite falling
on Patty Spellmans head.
Selena Waters has a colorful
icon saved for a rainy day.
Patrick Clearys cloud cover is
a patriotic one.
W
hen the weather is
sunny, Pat Cleary
said, he likes to go to
his familys cottage
at Elk Lake and just
lay back and relax.
When its rainy,
Selena Waters doesnt mind. I like to splash
in the puddles.
And if theres a big storm with thunder
and lightning, Elizabeth Thomas likes to
watch and listen.
I like to watch a good storm, too, art
teacher Gwen Harleman told her students
as they painted bright yellow/orange suns
and silvery, jagged lightning bolts in the
Verve Vertu studio in Wilkes-Barres Down-
town Arts Building.
Their artwork soon will grace the front
page of The Times Leader, down in the cor-
ner where photos of local children can be
seen holding cut-out clouds, umbrellas and
other items that hint at the days forecast.
After years of hard use, Times Leader vice
president/executive editor Joe Butkiewicz
said, the old icons were starting to look
shabby, so the newspaper approached the
Verve Vertu studio.
Theyre loving this project, Harleman
said.
The artists are not limiting themselves to
paint. Silk fabric, felt, shoelaces and sparkly
materials also are dressing up the icons,
most of which will have a sturdy wood back-
ing supplied by Clearys father, John.
I like singing in the rain, Waters said
with a smile, hinting she wanted to incorpo-
rate that song title into the umbrella icon
she was designing.
Patty Spellman, meanwhile, drew a big,
benevolent smile on one image of the sun.
Why?
Its God, she said. Watching over me.
The Times Leader periodically invites
parents to bring children to the newspapers
office for a group photo session, during
which the children pose with the icons.
Those images are published on the front
page when the weather forecast calls for a
particular kind of picture, be it mostly clou-
dy, sunny, very cold, or another meteor-
ological description. Watch the front page
for the next announcement of a photo ses-
sion.
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Verve Vertu students work on the new weather icons for The Times Leader.
ARTISTIC FORECAST
By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com
Patty Spellman of Wilkes-Barre paints a
lightning bolt to be used as a weather icon.
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to Britain, where he worked with
Elton John.
I felt if the Beatles came to
New York I could go to London,
Sedaka said. I met Elton John in
England in the early 70s. He
started Rocket Records, and we
did Laughter in the Rain and an
album called Sedakas Back. It
was a remarkable comeback.
Laughter in the Rain was the
miracle one. It brought me back
after years of being off the Bill-
board charts.
My career has been like a roll-
er coaster, he said.
In recent years Sedaka has
reworked some of his songs,
creating such child-friendly
versions as Waking Up is Hard
to Do, which he recorded with
his twin granddaughters, who
are now 9.
The family-oriented Sedaka
has been married to his wife, Le-
ba, for 50years. Theyplantocele-
brate their golden anniversary in
September witha Mediterranean
cruise.
SEDAKA
Continued from Page 1F
fused to show up.
Which situation was more
awkward?
The Van Halen induction was
a nightmare, Slashsaid. Andwe
were potentially a mirror image
of that. Nowat this point, (GNRs
induction) is something Im real-
ly happy I did because it was very
close to not happening at all. It
turned out that in the moment, it
was a really positive and fulfilling
experience.
Part of thegoodvibes werebe-
cause Kennedy stepped up on
short notice and sang the GNR
classics Sweet Child o Mine,
Mr. Brownstone andParadise
City with the ex-Gunners.
He did a (expletive) amazing
job, Slash said.
Kennedy, 42, has gained a rep-
utationas the go-toreplacement
singer, having rehearsed with
Led Zeppelin in 2008 before a
possible reunion and forming
Alter Bridge with members of
Creed after that band imploded
in 2003. When Slash called Ken-
nedy in 2009, he needed a vocal-
ist for the two final songs on his
debut solo album. Kennedy end-
edupas the permanent singer in
Slashs solo band. The groups
first album together, Apocalyp-
tic Love, arrived May 22.
Inconcert, Slashs quartet will
feature tunes from his two solo
albums as well as material from
Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver
andhis earlier sologroupSlashs
Snakepit.
This tour picks up where we
left off, the guitarist said. We
dont have, like, a show. Were a
rock band.
SLASH
Continued from Page 1F
AP PHOTO
Slash talks with Duff McKagan and Steven Adler after Guns N
Roses was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April.
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upfast. As of mid-July, onlya hand-
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and early September. And theres
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the entrance, whichis virtually un-
marked and hard to find even with
directions. Photos are permitted
only for personal use.
David Bennett, a landscape ar-
chitectinWashingtonD.C., hasvis-
ited the Rockefeller garden as part
of his research for restoration of
Farrands kitchen garden at The
Mount, the country estate in Le-
nox, Mass., created by Farrands
aunt, writer Edith Wharton. Ben-
nett says Farrand wanted her gar-
dens to fit into their natural set-
tings. She had a strong apprecia-
tionfor thenatural character of the
landandthe appropriate way of in-
tegrating a designed landscape
withits natural context.
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closed, and you pass through a
hedge or a rowof trees or through
anactual gateinawall toenterave-
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TheThuyaandAsticougardens,
easily found along Route 3 in the
neighboring town of Northeast
Harbor, both include plants from
Farrands Bar Harbor estate, called
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The azaleas at Asticou are fin-
ishedbloomingbysummer, butAs-
ticous landscapedpondis astar at-
traction in all seasons. The garden
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ticouInn. Thepicture-perfectpond
reflects the surrounding flowers
and trees like a mirror, and the lay-
ers of greenery and contrasting
shapes and textures look like a Ja-
panese landscape painting. Savage
also designed Thuya Garden,
where the centerpiece is spectacu-
lar rows of colorful flowers.
Those interested in learning
more about Farrand also can visit
Garland Farmon Route 3 near Bar
Harbor, whichthissummerstarted
offering regular visiting hours for
thefirst time, Thursdayafternoons
throughSept.13. Farrandretiredto
Garland Farm after dismantling
Reef Point.
Alvion Kimball, who owns the
Orland House Bed & Breakfast
about 40 miles from Seal Harbor
andis ontheboardof DownEast &
Acadia Regional Tourism, says
each of the gardens has its own
charms. At the Rockefeller proper-
ty, he likes the mossy garden best,
while the impressive showof flow-
ers at Thuya is likeanEnglishcot-
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land Farmis a more personal gar-
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but Asticou with its pretty pond
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Kimball notes that Farrands
preference for indigenous plants
and natural settings was ahead of
her time. You look at whats hap-
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and ecology, he said, and to me,
its almost an extension of what
shedbedoingifshewerestillhere.
Natural wonder way up north
AP PHOTOS
The restored terrace garden at Garland Farm in Bar Harbor, Maine, is where Beatrix Farrand, a re-
nowned landscape designer, lived and designed her last gardens.
This 2010 photo provided by the Mount Desert Land & Garden
Preserve shows colorful flowers at Thuya Garden.
Snapdragons flourish at Thuya
Garden in Northeast Harbor.
The picturesque pond at the
Asticou Azalea Garden is a
main attraction
Maine gardens preserve
famed designers legacy
By BETH J. HARPAZ / AP Travel Editor
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Harding. White belly
& brown/gray back.
Call 570-954-5710
120 Found
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FOUND, CAT.
Young, black and
white female.
Neutered and
declawed front
paws. Very friendly.
Found on S. Han-
cock St., WB.
570-824-5518
135 Legals/
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Inc. has been
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Business Corpora-
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LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed proposals
will be received by
the Board Secretary
of the Dallas School
District for:
Request for Pro-
posal: Annual Audit
Services
Specifications may
be secured from the
Secretarys Office in
the Dallas School
District Administra-
tion Office, 2010
Conyngham Avenue
Dallas, PA, 18612.
Proposals will be
opened on August 1,
2012, at 2:00 p.m.,
in the Board Room
of the Administra-
tion Office.
The Board of Direc-
tors reserves the
right to reject any or
all bids or to accept
or reject any item or
items thereof.
By Order of the
Board,
Nancy Merithew,
Secretary
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140 Personals
Damentis Sandbar
Starving Artist
wanted. Create
art at Damentis
Sandbar and be
compensated with
meals.
Contact Kevin
570-788-2004
150 Special Notices
ADOPT
A happily married
couple searching
for a precious
baby to help us
become a family.
Ready to provide
a home filled with
love. Call
Denise & Steve @
(888)757-7463
ADOPT: A lifetime
of endless love.
Secure future
awaits your new-
born. EXPENSES
PAID. Kim & Tim
800-407-4318
ADOPTION
A baby is our dream!
We are a happily
married couple who
long to provide your
baby with a lifetime
of happiness, edu-
cational opportuni-
ties & close extend-
ed family. Expenses
paid. Call
1-888-370-9550 or
www.SusanAnd
BruceAdopt.com
As Stations
wedding menus
become the
growing trend,
check out the
Oyster Wedding
Stations menu,
sure to impress
each guest!
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WERE YOU
IMPLANTED WITH A
ST. JUDE RIATA
DEFIBRILLATOR
LEAD WIRE
between June 2001
and December
2010? Have you had
this lead replaced,
capped, or did you
receive shocks from
the lead? You may
be entitled to com-
pensation. Contact
Attorney Charles
Johnson 1-800-535-
5727
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Cars &
Trucks
Wanted
Highest
Prices
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150 Special Notices
BUYING BUYING
JUNK
VEHICLES &
Heavy
Equipment
NOBODY PAYS MORE! NOBODY PAYS MORE!
HAPPY TRAILS
TRUCK SALES
570-760-2035
570-542-2277
6am to 9pm
310 Attorney
Services
BANKRUPTCY
FREE CONSULT
Guaranteed
Low Fees
Payment Plan!
Colleen Metroka
570-592-4796
Mention this ad
when you call!
B A N K R U P T C Y
DUI - ARD
SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY BENEFITS
WORKERS COMP
Free Consultation
25+ Years Exp.
Joseph M.
Blazosek
570-655-4410
570-822-9556
blazoseklaw.com
DIVORCE No Fault
$295 divorce295.com
Atty. Kurlancheek
800-324-9748 W-B
Free Bankruptcy
Consultation
Payment plans.
Carol Baltimore
570-822-1959
SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY
Free Consultation.
Contact Atty. Sherry
Dalessandro
570-823-9006
330 Child Care
DAYCARE
In my Kingston
home. Licensed.
Ages 15 months to 6
years.
570-283-0336
360 Instruction &
Training
EARN COLLEGE
DEGREE ONLINE.
*Medical, *Business,
*Criminal Justice.
Job placement
assistance. Com-
puter available.
Financial Aid if quali-
fied. SCHEV Certi-
fied. Call 888-220-
3984. www.Centu-
raOnline.com
HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA FROM
HOME. 6-8 weeks.
ACCREDITED. Get a
Diploma. Get a Job!
FREE Brochure. 1-
800-264-8330 Ben-
jamin Franklin High
School www.diplo-
mafromhome.com
380 Travel
SPORTING EVENTS
Yankees Baseball
Indians 6/27 $69
White Sox 6/29
$65*
White Sox 6/30
$109, 200 Level
Seating
@ Cleveland 8/24th,
25th, 26th $349.00
Phillies Baseball
Rays 6/24 $79
Giants 7/21 $89
Mets Baseball
Cubs 7/7
$85 or $99
Dodgers 7/21 $85
NASCAR 9/30 @
Dover. Seats in
Turn 1, $144,
includes breakfast
& post race buffet
COOKIES
TRAVELERS
570-815-8330
570-558-6889
*includes ticket,
transportation,
snacks, soda & water
cookiestravelers.com
380 Travel
BROADWAY
SHOW
BUS TRIPS
ONCE
Wed. Sept. 12
$160
ORCHESTRA SEATS
WICKED
Wed. Oct. 10
$169
ORCHESTRA SEATS
RADIO CITY
XMAS SHOW
Mon. Nov. 26
$85
Wed. Dec. 12
$95
ALL SHOWS
INCLUDE BUS
& SHOW
CALL ROSEANN
@ 655-4247
To Reserve
Your Seats
Take
Advantage
of
Fall
Cruises
ALL
INCLUSIVE
SPECIALS
TO
MEXICO AND
CARIBBEAN
THAT ARE
COMING IN NOW!
Call
Tenenbaums
Travel
First Come
First Served
288-8747
Travel
WHERE CAN WHERE CAN
YOU SEE YOU SEE A.. A..
$5 MILLION
MANSION
INDIAN
RESERVATION
MUSEUM
....and more
Southampton
Long Island
Sat. Aug., 18
Not your usual
Washington DC
Sept 29 & 30
For More Info
Call Anne
570-655-3420
anne.cameo
@verizon.net
CAMEO HOUSE
BUS TOURS
406 ATVs/Dune
Buggies
HAWK `11 125CC
Auto, key start, with
reverse & remote
control. $700. OBO
570-674-2920
To place your
ad Call Toll Free
1-800-427-8649
409 Autos under
$5000
09 Pontiac
Grand Prix
64,000 miles,
$10,995
97 Pontiac
Sunfire
2 door, 122k,
$2,795
02 Pontiac
Sunfire
102k, 5 speed
stick shift, cold
air $3,795
96 Pontiac
Sunfire
4 door, 1 owner,
34,000 miles
This Is NOT a
Misprint $3,995
01 Ford
Explorer XLT
Leather, moon-
roof, cold air,
124k, $4,295
99 Plymouth
Grand Voyager
1 owner, 106k,
$3,495 Same as
Caravan.
00 Chevy
Blazer
2 door, Z71 pack-
age, 58,000
miles, $5,995
97 Chevy
Cavalier
2 door, 64k, 1
owner, A title,
$3,695
01 Buick
Century
Custom, 4 door,
122k, $2,995
01 Hyundai
Elantra 4 door,
cold air, 116k,
$3,495
ALL VEHICLES
ARE
INSPECTED
AND
WARRANTED
CADILLAC `94
DEVILLE SEDAN
94,000 miles,
automatic, front
wheel drive, 4
door, air condi-
tioning, air bags,
all power, cruise
control, leather
interior, $3,300.
570-394-9004
409 Autos under
$5000
FORD 1998
CROWN VICTORIA
P71 UNMARKED
POLICE CAR,
118,000 miles, blue
with grey cloth
interior & carpets.
Runs excellent.
Asking $2,000
Call 570-881-4127
FORD 95 F150
4x4. 1 Owner. 91K.
4.8 engine, auto.
Runs great. New
paint, stake body
with metal floor.
570-675-5046.
Leave message,
will return call.
$4990.
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GRAND MARQUIS
99 GS
Well maintained,
Smooth riding,
4.6L, V8, RWD,
Auto, Power
windows, power
locks, New
Inspection,
Serviced,
Silver over blue.
Good tires
$3,750
Call 823-4008
LEOS AUTO SALES
93 Butler St
Wilkes-Barre, PA
570-825-8253
Kia Sedona 04
7 Passenger Van
Leather, air, CD,
sunroof, 6 cylinder,
auto, very good
condition. $3,850
Mercury Tracer
98 4 cyl, 4 door,
auto. $1,550
Current Inspection
On All Vehicles
DEALER
OLDSMOBILE 98 88
Runs great. $3,500
All power, power
windows & door
locks, security sys-
tem, cruise control
570-740-2892
SUZUKI 06
SWIFT RENO
4 cylinder. Automat-
ic. 4 door. $4,800
(570) 709-5677
(570) 819-3140
412 Autos for Sale
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
CHEVY 03 IMPALA
V6, Very clean
car! $3,995
570-696-4377
CADILLAC `05
DEVILLE
89,000 miles, 4
door, loaded, 1
owner, asking
$5,995. Please call
(570)760-5517
GET THE WORD OUT
with a Classified Ad.
570-829-7130
CADILLAC `08 DTS
Fully loaded, 14,000
miles, automatic, all
power, leather
interior, showroom
condition. Silver.
$25,000. Call Mike
570-779-4351
CADILLAC 00 DTS
Tan, satellite
radio, leather,
moon roof, loaded
excellent
condition. 136k
miles. $4,995.
570-814-2809
CHEVY `02 CAVALIER
71K well maintained
miles. 4 cylinder 30
MPG, LS package.
Ice cold air, power
windows, am/fm
CD. Sunroof. Rear
spoiler, aluminum
wheels. This car
looks, shines, runs
like new. $4,995
firm. Call
570-313-5538
CHEVY 95 ASTRO
MARK III CONVERSION
VAN. Hightop. 93K.
7 passenger.
TV/VCP/Stereo.
Loaded. Great con-
dition. $3,495
(570) 574-2199
CHRYSLER 09 TOWN
AND COUNTRY
LX. All options.
Dual power sliding
doors. 55,200
miles. 4 brand new
tires. DVD system,
Sirius satellite radio
and MP3 Single
Disc. Backup cam-
era. Quad seating
w/table. $14,400.
570-574-6799
CORVETTE 64
CONVERTIBLE
327 NOM manual 4
speed transmission,
red/black interior,
ps, pb, teakwood
wheel, original
owner 25 years.
$38,000. 883-4443
412 Autos for Sale
06 Dodge
Stratus SXT 6 cyl,
AT-AC $8,199
2011 Mitsubishi
Endeavor 4x4,
20k, Factory War-
ranty $18,999
11 Ford Escape
XLT, 4x4, 26k,
Factory Warranty,
6 Cylinder
$19,299
11 E250 Cargo
AT-AC cruise, 15k,
factory warranty
$18,299
11 Nissan Rogue,
AWD, 27k Factory
warranty
$17,899
05 HONDA CRV EX
4x4 65k, title.
$12,799
06 FORD FREESTAR
62k, Rear air A/C
$7,999
03 F250 XL
Super Duty only
24k! AT-AC,
$7,899
01 LINCOLN TOWN
CAR Executive 74K
$5,399
11 Toyota Rav 4
4x4 AT
only 8,000 miles,
alloys, power sun-
roof. new condition.
Factory warranty
$21,899
CROSSROAD
MOTORS
570-825-7988
700 Sans Souci
Highway
W WE E S S E L L E L L
F O R F O R L L E S S E S S ! ! ! !
TITLE TAGS
FULL NOTARY
SERVICE
6 MONTH WARRANTY
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DODGE 02
VIPER GTS
10,000 MILES V10
6speed, collec-
tors, this baby is
1 of only 750 GTS
coupes built in
2002 and only 1 of
83 painted Race
Yellow it still wears
its original tires
showing how it
was babied. This
car is spotless
throughout and is
ready for its new
home. This vehicle
is shown by
appointment only.
$39,999 or trade.
570-760-2365
412 Autos for Sale
DODGE 03
GRAND CARAVAN
Inspected 6/12,
100K mile, 7 pas-
senger, green, V-6,
3.8L, automatic.
ABS, power
locks/windows.
Power driver seat,
dual air bags. CD,
cassette, am/fm
radio. Front & rear
AC, power steering.
Tilt wheel & roof
rack. $6,100.
570-814-8215.
DODGE 05 CARA-
VAN SXT
67k miles, cloth
interior. Clean, New
tires. Very good
condition. $7900
neg. 570-947-5658
FORD `07 FOCUS
SES Sedan
Alloy wheels, heat-
ed seats, CD play-
er, rear spoiler, 1
owner, auto, air, all
power, great gas
mileage, priced to
be sold immedi-
ately! $6,995 or
best offer.
570-614-8925
HONDA 01 ACCORD
SE. 4 door, 4 cyl.
auto, air, factory
sunroof, CD, full
power, 112,000 mi.
$6,900 OBO
570-499-8853
HYUNDAI `06
SONATA
75k, V6,
moonroof, all
power, CD,
$6,500 OBO
570-288-5995
WANTED!
ALL
JUNK
CARS!
CA$H
PAID
570-301-3602
MAZDA `08 CX-7
Automatic, black/
black, all power.
Great condition.
$14,000, OBO.
570-332-5227
PONTIAC`96 GRAND AM
MUST SELL!
Auto, 4 cylinder with
power windows.
Recently inspected /
maintained. $2,150.
570-793-4700
412 Autos for Sale
VITOS
&
GINOS
949 Wyoming
Ave, Forty Fort
288-8995
09 Mercedes
GL450 7 passen-
ger. Too many
options to list. 30K
miles. Garage
kept. Creme puff.
$47,800
04 Nissan
Armada 7 pas-
senger. 4wd.
Excellent condi-
tion. $11,900
93 UD Tow Truck
with wheel lift.
64k. $10,000
95 Ford E250 Van.
Extended body.
72k. $4,995
95 Buick Park Ave
54k. $3,995
96 Plymouth
Voyager 82k
$3,495
99 Chevy
Cavalier, 89k. 4
door. $2,495
00 Chevy S10
Blazer. 4 door.
4wd. Red.
$2,795
99 Ford Escort
4 door. Auto.
86k. $2,195
Junk Cars &Trucks
wanted. Cash paid.
MERCEDES 00 E_320
Showroom condi-
tion; was $50K new;
no winters, flawless
with all options. Sil-
ver/Gold. 94k miles.
$9,995.
570-262-1223.
MERCURY `03 SABLE
LS PREMIUM
4 door, one owner.
V6, 3 liter, 4 speed,
auto. All power,
ABS, moon roof &
remote. 73,000
miles, very
dependable. $4,800
570-333-4827
MINI COOPER 2004 S
Red with white hard
top. Premium sound
system. Only
38,000 miles.
Garage stored.
Excellent condition.
$13,900.
Call 570-472-1987
SATURN `03 ION
Maroon with tan
interior. 57,000
miles. A/C AM/FM,
CD. $5,000 or best
offer. 570-287-3672
or 570-760-3560
after 5pm
Wanna make a
speedy sale? Place
your ad today 570-
829-7130.
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M O DEL# 17212
V IN# 017671
M SRP $38,270
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