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ahead to Saturdays de-
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Pretty in Pink seemed the theme for these young gals first day of school Monday as they head into
Rice Elementary in this falls latest Mountain Top fashions. Below, more students arrive at the
school, soon to be greeted by an enthusiastic teacher as they disembark. Some schools will open later
this week or next week. See Page 2A for a listing of the first days of class at other area schools.
HANOVER TWP. The executive di-
rector of the Wyoming Valley Sanitary
Authority retired from his position Mon-
day just before he was to be interviewed
about allegations of wrongdoing, the au-
thoritys chairman announced.
Fred DeSanto had
been on paid administra-
tive leave since Aug. 15,
when the authority re-
ceived complaints re-
garding his role as exec-
utive director, Joseph
Oprendick, board chair-
man, said in a press re-
lease.
Oprendicksaidthe boardconductedan
internal investigation and has notified
the Luzerne County District Attorneys
Authority
chief retires
under cloud
Fred DeSanto was to be interviewed
about allegations of wrongdoing.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
See RETIRES, Page 10A
DeSanto
The unemployment rate in the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan
area rose in July compared to July
2011, the first year-over-year increase
since December 2009. But the data
behind the number has some analy-
sts pointing to good news behind the
discouraging 9.6 percent rate.
The reason the rate jumped isnt
because there were fewer jobs in
fact, there were 2,300 more people
working
Jobless up,
but analysts
undisturbed
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Cloudy early, then sunny.
High 82, Low 65
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A former Wilkes-Barre police captain is the
first person to die in Pennsylvania this year as
a result of complications from the mosquito-
borne West Nile Virus.
Joseph Krawetz, 82, died Sunday at Kindred
Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. The North End resi-
dent started with the police force in 1963 and
served for more than a quarter of a century
before retiring.
His wife of 51 years, Dorothy, said her hus-
band was an avid gardener
and loved walking their Bi-
chon dog, Buddy, but en-
gaged in few other outdoor
activities. She also said they
made it a point to not have
standing water on the proper-
ty, which state Department
of Environmental Protection
officials say is the best way to prevent mosqui-
to pools from forming.
Dorothy Krawetz said her husband began
complaining on Aug. 2 about a pain in the back
of his neck and she noticed memory lapses,
though at his age that didnt seemunusual. He
went to see a doctor, and by the end of the next
day he was in the hospital. She later learned
that West Nile causes neurological issues.
He soon entered a semi-comatose state and
was hooked to a ventilator until he died Sun-
day.
She said she hopes people who hear about
Local man dies of West Nile
Krawetz
Joseph Krawetz
was a former
Wilkes-Barre
police captain.
He is the first
person to die of
the virus in the
state in 2012.
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
See VIRUS, Page 10A
NEW ORLEANS With its
massive size and ponderous
movement, Tropical Storm
Isaac was gaining strength
Monday as it headedtowardthe
Gulf Coast. The next 24 hours
would determine whether it
brought the usual punishing
rains and winds or some-
thing even more destructive
harkening back to the devasta-
tionwrought sevenyears ago by
Hurricane Katrina.
The focus has been on New
Orleans as Isaac takes dead aim
at the city, but the impact will
be felt well beyond the city lim-
its. The storms winds could be
felt more than 200 miles from
the storms center.
The Gulf Coast region has
been saturated thanks to a wet
summer, and some officials
have worried more rain could
make it easy for trees andpower
lines to fall over in the wet
ground. Too much water also
could flood crops, and wind
couldtopple plants suchas corn
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A worker in
Port Sulphur,
La., shovels
sand onto
baskets put in
place in antic-
ipation of
Tropical Sorm
Isaac.
Gulf coast nervously awaiting its fate
By KEVIN McGill
Associated Press
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Adelson, Elaine
Ayello, Eugene
Brunner, Lawrence
Chokola, Anne
Cicerchia, Bernice
Cragle, Martha
Dixon, Richard
Dorris, James
Gillis, Mary
Groner, Dorothy
Hrevnack, Peter
Kochanski, Stanley
Stec, Cecelia
Streett, Maryterese
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M
artha Eleanor Cragle, age 66, of
Hunlock Creek, passed away
Sunday, August 26, 2012 at home.
Miss Cragle was born in King-
ston, on October 19, 1945, and was
the daughter of the late Harold L.
and Eleanor Mitler Cragle.
Martha was employed by Owens
Illinois in Pittston for seven years.
She lovedandenjoyedher twodogs,
Poco and Shatzi.
She was preceded in death by a
sister, Nancy Dick; niece Denise
Baer.
Surviving are a sister, Edna Leah
Newberry of Nanticoke; four neph-
ews, three nieces and 13 great-niec-
es and great-nephews.
Mrs. Cragles funeral service will
be heldThursday at 11a.m. fromthe
Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home
Inc., corners of routes 29 and 118,
Pikes Creek, with the Rev. Kenneth
Brown of the Maple Grove United
Methodist Church officiating.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.
on Wednesday.
Interment will be in the Oakdale
Cemetery, Hunlock Creek.
Onlinecondolences maybemade
at clswansonfuneralhome.com.
Martha Eleanor Cragle
August 26, 2012
M
ary L. Gillis, 70, of Chestnut
Street, Nanticoke passed away
August 25, 2012 at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
She was born in San Antonio,
Texas, on January 25, 1942 and was
the daughter of Doris Scofield. She
also attended Harter High School.
Mary was recently employed as a
factory worker for Preferred Meals,
Moosic.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Edward Sr., in 1987; sons
James and Stephen and grandson
Edward III.
Presently surviving are a son, Ed-
ward Jr., Trucksville; daughters,
Sandra Balut, Nanticoke, with
whom she resided; Susan Robins,
Benton; brothers and sisters; three
grandchildren; one great-great-
grandchild.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, August 30, at 10 a.m.
from the Grontkowski Funeral
Home P.C., 51-53 W. Green St., Nan-
ticoke, with the Rev. Richard Met-
calf, pastor of Faith Bible Church,
Pikes Creek, conducting services.
Interment will be in St. Stanislaus
Cemetery, Nanticoke.
Friends and relatives are invited
to join the family for calling hours.
Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Mary L. Gillis
August 25, 2012
D
orothy Groner, 84, of Dallas,
passedaway Sunday, August 26,
2012 at Meadows Nursing Center,
Dallas.
Born in Plymouth, she was the
daughter of the late Matthew and
Emma Merrell Jones and was a
graduate of Plymouth High School.
Dorothy had worked for Mary
MacintoshinWilkes-Barre for many
years. She loved playing bingo.
Dorothy was preceded by her
husband, ElwoodGroner. Sheis sur-
vivedbya daughter, Sandra, andher
husband, George Kline, Duryea;
grandson, George Kline, Dallas;
granddaughters, Teena OConnor
and Joy Hogan, both of Harveys
Lake; Beth Hunsicker, Old Forge;
Arlette Heppding, Duryea; 11 great-
grandchildren; numerous step-chil-
dren and step-grandchildren.
Funeral will be held privately at
the convenience of the family. Ar-
rangements are by the Richard H.
Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940
Memorial Highway, Dallas.
Dorothys family would like to
thank the staff at the Meadows
Nursing Center for all the care and
support they gave to Dorothy.
Dorothy Groner
August 26, 2012
T
he evening of Saturday, August
25, 2012, at 9:24 p.m., with quiet
courage and the dignity, manner
and grace of a lady, Maryterese
Ryan Streett passed peacefully from
the loving embraces of her family
and friends on this earth to the lov-
ing embraces of God and previously
departed family and friends in heav-
en.
Mary was born on September 4,
1930 in the little Borough of Forty
Fort, situated in the Wyoming Val-
ley to which Mary referred as the
Valley of Enchantment, in the
mountainous region of Northeast-
ern PA, to proud Irish parents, Jo-
seph and Mary Ryan (nee Durkin).
Baptized a Roman Catholic, Ma-
ry and her family belonged to Holy
Name of Jesus Parish in Swoyers-
ville. Mary attended and was gradu-
ated from Holy Name School and
later, over the objections of her fa-
ther, who said she should find and
settle down with a good Polish hus-
band, Mary earned a scholarship to
and attended and was graduated,
with a degree in English, from Col-
lege Misericordia (now Misericor-
dia University, Dallas). There are
mountain people and ocean people
and Mary was the latter.
During her college years. Mary
spent summers working at the Col-
ton Manor hotel located on the
boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., and
was fondof recountingstories of her
college days, of her carefree fun-fil-
led summers in Atlantic City, and of
the treasured lifelong friendships
she made at bothplaces, college and
the shore.
After completing college, in1952
the intrepid Mary (She was not
where she had beenShe was not
where she was goingBut she was
on her way...) traveled from North-
eastern PA to the little town of Bel
Air, situated in rural Harford Coun-
ty, Maryland, to begin her teaching
career at the newly constructed
(1950) Bel Air High School. Marys
migrationtoBel Air at that timewas
the beginning of a migration of
many talented teachers fromNorth-
eastern PA to Bel Air, all of whom
have left legacy and imprint on Bel
Air students andpublic educationin
Harford County. Mary was creative,
of an artistic bent and not rigid in
her approach to teaching.
She believed in and respected
that each child was as an individual,
that every child could learn, but did
not believe that all children must
necessarily learn in the same rote
manner. She observed kids falling
through the cracks because they
could not learn the same way as did
most other kids, who may have act-
ed out, and she had empathy for
them.
Thus, Mary formed classes of
kids other teachers did not want in
their classes (Maryreferredtothese
kids fondly as her wild boys) and
implemented creative teaching
methods and reached many. Mary
was very proud of her wild boys and
spoke of them often, but never by
name, the rest of her life.
In her early teaching days in Bel
Air, at the soda fountain in Boyd &
Fulford Pharmacy located on Main
Street, Mary met a handsome
young man, Gene Streett, a pharma-
cist at Boyd & Fulford. Gene and
Mary courted and on July 30, 1955,
were married at Holy Name Church
in Swoyersville, (Gene still has the
soda fountain booth in which they
met), and they then rented the lit-
tle stone house (still stands at cor-
ner of Main St. and Fulford Ave.) in
Bel Air and began to raise a family
and to scrimp and save for the fu-
ture.
In December 1956, Mary and
Gene welcomedintothe worldtheir
first son, Christopher (at which
point Mary gave up her teaching ca-
reer), followed by their second son,
Timothy, inMay1959, thirdson, Eu-
gene, in October 1962 (at which
point they moved to current resi-
dence on Gordon St., Bel Air), and
fourth son, Jonathan, in October
1963. In 1962, after Gene having
worked at Boyd and Fulford since
1945 when he started out as a 14-
year-old stock boy, Gene and Mary
purchased the pharmacy and have
continuously ownedandoperatedit
ever since (to 2012). A Bel Air insti-
tution, BoydandFulfordhas beenin
continuous operation for 120 years,
since 1892. Through the course and
conduct of her life and day-to-day
work at Boyd & Fulford, Mary her-
self became a Bel Air MainStreet in-
stitution.
A verbal historian of sorts,
through countless conversations
with countless pharmacy employ-
ees, customers, friends, acquaint-
ances, and pretty much whoever
cared to stop in and chat over the
past nearly six decades, Mary dis-
cussed and conveyed local history,
news, events, people and lore. No
matter who or what ones station in
life, Mary welcomed all with friend-
ly greeting, conversation and at
times motherly advice.
The operation of a small busi-
ness, especially a small town Main
Street pharmacy where customers
share with you their joys in life such
as having a newbaby as well as their
sorrows such as the diagnosis of an
unfortunate illness, was an intense-
ly personal affair that Mary under-
stood. It is a people business.
As Mary herself once said We
know the people, we care about the
people, we go out of our way for the
peopleand we keep it simple. All
are special andall have beenextend-
ed family and a treasure to Mary
(and Gene) over the decades and
generations. Mary was very in-
volved in community affairs
through her past involvement in the
Ladies Inner Wheel of Rotary, and
was very proud of her charity fun-
draising efforts and contribution as
a 30-year docent at Liriodendron
Mansion on Gordon Street in Bel
Air.
Outside of the pharmacy Marys
favorite pastimes were playing
bridge with close friends every
Thursday, getting away with hus-
band Gene to Ocean City, Md.,
when they could, being a mother
and grandmother and spending
time in the company of family and
friends.
Sadly, Mary Streett suffered a
massive stroke in late May (2012)
from which she courageously re-
bounded, but from which she suf-
feredlimitations. Thenthe morning
of Monday, August 20th, our dear
Mary suffered another massive
stroke to which she succumbed fa-
tally the evening of Saturday, Au-
gust 25, 2012.
God bless you, Mary. We love and
miss you and will be up to see you
someday.
Mary is survived by her husband
of 57 years, M. Eugene Streett; her
four sons #1Christopher (wife Mau-
reen) of Bel Air, Md.; #2 Timothy
(wife Cheryl and granddaughters,
Emma, Julia, Olivia) of Bel Air, Md.;
#3 Eugene (Tina) of Nokomis, Fla.;
#4 Jonathan (wife Audrey and
grandchildren Rebecca, Thomas,
Mitchell) of Fallston, Md.; as well
her brothers, Joseph Ryan and Leo
Ryan of Forty Fort, and many nieces
and nephews.
In life, Mary was predeceased by
her beloved father, Joseph Ryan,
and beloved mother, Mary Ryan.
Visitation will be held at McCo-
mas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air,
Md., on Wednesday, August 29,
2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A
Mass of Christian Burial will take
place at St. Ignatius Catholic
Church, Forest Hill, Md., on Thurs-
day, August 30, 2012.
Maryterese Streett
August 25, 2012
DOG BITES POSTAL CARRIER IN WILKES-BARRE
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
A letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service was bitten by a dog in the area of 112 Wyoming
St., Wilkes-Barre, at about 10 a.m. Monday. Police did not release information about the
incident.
NUANGOLA Sewer author-
ity member Ray Shirk had a word
of alert for borough residents
who have not entered into ease-
ment agreements on proposed
grinder pump installations: They
have until Sept. 7 to sign and re-
turn the agreements to the au-
thority.
He said at Monday nights
meeting of the authority that 50
propertyowners have not respon-
ded to prior correspondence on
easements, andbecauseof this he
is preparinga letter, whichwill be
sent by registered mail, alerting
the residents to the deadline.
In addition, it was announced
at the meeting that representa-
tives of the Quad3 Group, the en-
gineering firm designing and
planning the sanitary sewer sys-
temproject, have scheduled a se-
ries of sessions with residents of
Blytheburn Road to outline how
the project will impact their prop-
erties.
The first is scheduled today at
6:30 p.m. at the borough building
followed by two others: Wednes-
day at 6:30 p.m. and on Satur-
dayat 10:30 a.m.
In a letter sent to these resi-
dents, it was stated the project
will mainlyentail theclearanceof
vegetation and the installation of
6-inch PVC pipe within the
bounds of the Luzerne County
right-of-way along Blytheburn
Road.
In other matters:
Indemnification agreements
with Rice Township and Luzerne
County were unanimously ap-
proved.
It was stated by Chairman
David Pekar that signed con-
struction and procurement con-
tracts have been forwarded to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
USDA. is to provide the bulk of
the funding for the project.
Solicitor Robert Gonos said
documents associated with a
$5.5 million bridge loan from
Fulton Bank of Lancaster have
been forwarded to Pat Healy,
bond counsel.
Nuangola issues sewer alert
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
If they are not in classes
already, students throughout
Luzerne County head out for
the first day of the school year
this week and next.
Heres a list of dates for the
upcoming first days of school
at public schools in Luzerne
County:
Dallas Wednesday
Greater Nanticoke Area
today
Hanover Area Wednes-
day
Hazleton Area Thursday
Lake-Lehman today
Northwest Area Thurs-
day, Sept. 6
Pittston Area Wednes-
day
Wyoming Area Wednes-
day, Aug. 29
Wyoming Valley West
Tuesday, Sept. 4
Wilkes-Barre Area
Wednesday
Here are the dates of the
upcoming first days of school
at private and charter schools
in Luzerne County:
Bear Creek Community
Charter School opened Aug.
22
MMI Preparatory School
today
Wyoming Seminary Low-
er School Wednesday
SCHOOLS OPEN
PRINGLE -- There will be
some new teaching techniques
and a focus on improvement in a
number of processes when West
Side Career andTechnology Cen-
ter students return to class next
week.
At the August meeting of the
schools joint operating commit-
tee on Monday, Administrative
Director Nancy Tkatch and Prin-
cipal Richard Rava spoke about
the ways the school will address
Average Yearly Progress scores
that Rava called not favorable.
The two administrators said
considerable time has been put
into analyzing the scores, which
included a math proficiency
score that dropped from around
20percent of student testingat or
above proficient level to less than
sevenpercent reachingthat level,
and a multipronged approach to
improvement is under way.
The use of hybrid learning
with computers integrated into
classroom instruction, cluster
teaching that pairs academic
teachers with shop teachers
working with the same group of
students, and increased enforce-
ment of attendance are some of
the aspects of the school im-
provement plan that is under
way.
Tkatch said efforts will also be
made to engage the nearly 545
students which includes 121
freshmen and 68 upperclassmen
in a culture change.
The perception is that they
come here to work with their
hands, Tkatch said, but the
workplace demands skilledwork-
ers. Its imperative that they learn
that they have to work with their
hands and their heads. Tkatch
said the school improvement
plan addresses this as well.
New teaching focus at West Side CTC
By JANINE UNGVARSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
C M Y K
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Selenskis appeal opposed
Prosecutors in the case of Hugo
Selenski who is charged in a double
murder have filed court papers with
the state Superior Court stating why
Selenski should not
be allowed to appeal a
county judges ruling.
Prosecutors said in
their filing that a
county judge properly
ruled on a request by
Selenski to have
charges against him
thrown out because
he had previously been charged with
homicide in another case involving two
different victims.
Selenski, 38, could face the death
penalty if convicted in the deaths of
Tammy Fassett and Michael Kerkow-
ski. Investigators allege Selenski killed
Fassett and Kerkowski on May 3, 2002.
He is tentatively scheduled to stand
trial beginning Sept. 10.
Prosecutors were required to file the
documents this week after Selenskis
attorneys last week filed court papers
detailing their reason for appealing
that Selenski had been previously pros-
ecuted on homicide charges.
Selenski had been previously
charged in the deaths of Frank James
and Adeiye Keiler in May 2003. A Lu-
zerne County jury acquitted Selenski of
the James and Keiler slayings in March
2006. But he was convicted of burning
their bodies at the Mount Olivet Road,
Kingston Township, home where he
lived at the time
The high court has not yet ruled on
the appeal or scheduled a hearing. The
appeal will likely delay the Sept. 10
trial.
DALLAS TWP.
Misericordia wins honor
Misericordia University has been
recognized as one of the top colleges
and universities in the northeastern
United States, according to The Prince-
ton Review.
Misericordia University is one of 222
institutions of higher education the
publication has recommended in its
Best in the Northeast section of its
website feature, 2013 Best Colleges:
Region by Region, on PrincetonRe-
view.com.
The 222 colleges and universities
that were chosen for the Best in the
Northeast designation are located in
11 states: Connecticut, Delaware,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
and the District of Columbia.
WILKES-BARRE
Teen volunteers sought
The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Volunteer Services Department is
seeking friendly and courteous teens to
serve the community by donating their
time and efforts.
The Junior Volunteer Program is
now accepting applications for its fall/
winter program. Applicants must be
between 13 and 18 years old.
Beginning Saturday, Sept. 22 appli-
cants will be invited to volunteer every
other Saturday from10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Typical volunteer activities include
assisting nursing staff with nonprofes-
sional duties in patient care areas,
delivering mail and flowers, selling
items on the hospitality cart and more.
For more information or to apply,
contact Daria Kochanievich, volunteer
coordinator, at 570-552-1199.
HARRISBURG
New voter ID offered
What Pennsylvanias State Depart-
ment calls a safety net photo identifi-
cation card is now available to certain
registered voters.
The card, which is being rolled out
at PennDOT centers, was developed in
response to complaints many voters
cannot qualify for a conventional Penn-
DOT ID card.
To apply, voters must first apply for a
PennDOT card. If they cannot provide
the required birth certificate, officials
say theyll be issued a State Depart-
ment card so long as theyre registered
to vote, know their Social Security
number and can verify their address.
A state law taking effect on Election
Day requires all voters to show a Penn-
sylvania drivers license or another
valid photo ID at their polling places.
The new State Department card is
free and valid for 10 years.
The Associated Press
I N B R I E F
Selenski
A man captured in Connecticut last
week ona fugitive arrest warrant charg-
ing himwith an armed robbery inside a
Wilkes-Barre movie theater is sched-
uled for an extradition hearing next
month.
Sean Patrick Flavin, 33, is jailed at
the New Haven, Conn., Correctional
Center for lackof $95,000 bail oncharg-
es of interference of a police investiga-
tion and on the fugitive-from-justice
warrant.
Flavin surrendered after a several
hour standoff at a farm
house on Artillery
Road in Watertown,
Conn., on Aug. 22.
An arrest warrant
was issued by District
Judge Martin Kane in
Wilkes-Barre on Aug.
21 after city police
charged Flavin with an armed robbery
at Movies 14 on East Northampton
Street.
Police allege Flavinwas armedwitha
handgun and threatened Colin Henry
as Henry left the ticket office at about
10:30p.m. onAug. 19. Flavindemanded
the money bag and told Henry not to
watch himleave as he ran out the lobby
doors, according to the criminal com-
plaint.
Police releaseda photoof the suspect
to media outlets on Monday.
City police Det. Charles Jensen
stated in the complaint that Lydia Na-
perkowski recognized the person in the
picture as Flavin.
According to the complaint: Naper-
kowski said Flavin was staying at her
residence, sleeping on a couch and she
turned over a money bag she found un-
der a childs playpen to police. Henry
identified it as the money bag taken
from him, the complaint says.
Police say in the complaint Naper-
kowski had communicated with Flavin
on her cellphone and Flavin sent sever-
al text messages to Naperkowski after
the robbery.
Police secured a search warrant for
Naperkowskis cellphone records to de-
termine what Flavinmayhave textedto
her.
Flavin is scheduled for a court hear-
ing in Waterbury Superior Court in
Connecticut on Sept. 21.
Extradition hearing set for Sean Patrick Flavin who surrendered in Connecticut
Movies 14 suspect faces hearing
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Flavin
HANOVERTWP. Thewater inthis
section of Solomon Creek runs orange
and contains extremely high levels of
iron.
The creek has been that way since
1974 when three bore holes were
drilled to relieve pressure caused by
Susquehanna River water backing up
into the creek after the 1972 Agnes
Flood.
The problemhas beenthere for near-
ly 40 years, but inspections held Mon-
day could be the first step toward fix-
ing it.
Representatives fromthe Pennsylva-
nia Association of Conservation Dis-
tricts, theStateConservationCommis-
sion, the Eastern PA Coalition for
Abandoned Mine Reclamation, both
the Lackawanna and Luzerne conser-
vationdistricts andEarthConservancy
toured several abandoned mine sites
throughout Lackawanna and Luzerne
counties, including the creek near the
Sans Souci Parkway.
Todays visits gave a direct account
of (acid mine drainage) discharges and
reclamation work in this area and what
this means for the surrounding com-
munities and citizens in this region,
Help for polluted creek could be near
Environmental representatives look
at acid mine drainage in Solomon
Creek, Hanover Township.
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Robert Hughes, executive director of the Eastern PA Coalition for Aban-
doned Mine Reclamation, shows a bore hole that dumps mine water into
Solomon Creek in Hanover Township;.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
See CREEK, Page 10A
PLYMOUTH TWP. -- Township Super-
visor Gale Conrad was relieved to receive
a letter from the Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Agency on Monday commit-
ting $265,000 for a new temporary access
road to the Tilbury Terrace neighbor-
hood.
The access route is needed to replace
Tilbury Terrace Road, which ripped apart
due to flood damage last July and Septem-
ber, Conrad said.
Traffic has been reduced to a single lane
on a section of the road for months, she
said.
Tilbury Terrace is the only roadway to
the neighborhood of 65 properties, she
said.
Its been a struggle for those folks, and
theyve been very good and patient, Con-
rad said.
Township Supervisor Joseph Yudichak
expects the temporary road project will be
bid out in two weeks.
Construction should take about six to
eight weeks.
Disaster funding also has been ap-
proved to redo Tilbury Terrace Road -- an
estimated $700,000 project, Yudichak
said. Conrad said Tilbury Terrace Road
will be impassable for at least three
months during the reconstruction.
She supports keeping the temporary
road after Tilbury Terrace Road is com-
pleted in case it sustains future flood dam-
age, but said township officials must dis-
cuss that possibility.
Conrad said a residential development
wouldnt be approved today without two
access roads for emergencies.
Residents have become increasingly
anxious over the wait for funding be-
cause they dont want to navigate the
damaged road a second winter, Conrad
said.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, issued
a public statement earlier this month urg-
ing the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to speed up funding for the road.
P LY M O U T H T W P.
State OKs
road cash
for Tilbury
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
E
DWARDSVILLE Woo-hooooo! Kmarts
back! shouted a woman walking into the
newly reopened store Monday.
That was the sentiment of just about everybody
who came to shop at the store on U.S. Route 11 that
was heavily damaged by flooding in September
2011, renovated and reopened Monday at 8 a.m.
The parking lot was filled, and inside, bright
white floors, ceilings and walls greeted faithful cus-
tomers who lamented time and again that they were
tired of having to cross the Susquehanna River to
shop.
Store manager Jim Soucy said new product lines,
wider aisles and expanded departments will make
the new store all the more popular with shoppers.
An official grand opening will be held Sept. 8.
Denise Talley greeted every customer walking
through the front door of the newly remodeled
Kmart .
Everybody has been so nice and they all are hap-
py that were open again, said Talley.
Soucy, who has been with Kmart for 42 years 11
in Edwardsville -- said the Edwardsville store ranks
in the top 10 percent in the Kmart chain for profit
and sales.
The decision to come back was easy, Soucy
said. Were the only large merchandise store in
town. This is a great town our customers missed
us and we missed them.
The store opened as a Kmart in October 1974,
Soucy said the same day Kmart opened stores in
Wilkes-Barre on Route 309 and in Moosic.
Norm and Kathleen Miller of Larksville were leav-
ing with a shopping cart filled with bags.
Were glad we can come here and no
longer have to travel over to Wilkes-
Barre. Most of the people Ive talked to
are excited that Kmart is back. We like it
here its like coming home again.
Denise Dalley
Shopper
PETE G. WILCOX PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
At top, the Edwardsville Kmart reopened Monday after having been closed for nearly a year after the flood-
ing of September 2011. Above, shoppers take to the aisles of the refurbished store in the Mark Plaza.
A new Kmart is welcomed
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
See KMART, Page 10A
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Davis of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA unpack backpacks Monday at Volunteers of
America on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. The YMCA had partnered with the
VOA in Operation Backpack a promotion in which anyone who donated a backpack filled
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this July than last but because
more people have re-entered the
job-seekers market, ballooning
the number of unemployed.
Its not good news the rate
went up, but its explainable,
said Steven Zellers, an analyst
with the Department of Labor
and Industrys Center for Work-
force Information & Analysis,
which released the data report
today.
Keystone College business
professor Dana Harris said the
larger labor force is a sign the
economy is improving slowly.
She said that while some
might see increasing unemploy-
ment rates as pointing the other
way, the numbers behind the
numbers tell a different story.
Were seeing slow, steady im-
provement, Harris said. If it
brings people back into the labor
force, thats a positive sign. She
said an uptick of 2.3 percent, or
6,500 more people looking for
work this year than last means
people are starting to feel confi-
dent about their chances to find
jobs.
But of all the numbers, the
most important one, accord-
ing to Anthony Liuzzo, director
of the master of business admin-
istration program at Wilkes Uni-
versity, is 2,300, the increase in
people working compared to a
year ago. That shows increased
confidence among employers
who have begun hiring and po-
tential employees who have be-
gun looking.
The increased unemployment
rate is simply a sign that people
are getting back into the labor
force and the job market is just
not able to support them at this
point, Liuzzo said.
At 9.6 percent, the three-coun-
ty regions seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate continued
to be the highest among Penn-
sylvanias 14 large labor markets.
Pennsylvanias seasonally ad-
justed unemployment rate in-
creased three-tenths of percent-
age point over the month to 7.9
percent, while the United States
rate increased one-tenth to 8.3
percent.
The local rate was up two-
tenths of a point over the year,
while Pennsylvanias rate was
down two-tenths of a point, and
the U.S. rate was down eight-
tenths.
The rate was up two-tenths
fromJune, affected in part by the
impact of schools letting out for
the summer. School bus driver
numbers were down, as were
school staff and support staff fig-
ures. But, Harris noted, when
compared to July 2011 those sec-
tors are ahead of pace, meaning
more people are working in
those jobs this year.
Following national trends, the
report showed an increase of
2,700 workers in private-sector
jobs and a decrease of 400 in gov-
ernment jobs compared to July
2011.
A look at the unemployment
situation in Luzerne, Lackawan-
na and Wyoming counties indi-
vidually shows the rate up in
each, the biggest increase regis-
tered in Lackawanna County,
from 8.6 percent to 9.1 percent.
Luzerne tickedup from9.8 to 9.9
percent and Wyoming climbed
from 9 to 9.2 percent.
Two of the regions three large-
st cities also sawunemployment
rate hikes, Zellers said. Wilkes-
Barres was up four-tenths of a
percentage point to 11.4; Scran-
tons rose eight-tenths to 9.9 and
Hazleton remained static at 14.9
percent. Jobs were added in all
three cities though, the report
shows.
JOBLESS
Continued fromPage 1A
WILKES-BARRE A city man
sentencedinlateJuneto7to15
years in state prison on charges
he participated in a $3.5 million
cocaine distribution ring will re-
port to prison on Oct. 31, a coun-
ty judge said Monday.
Ronald Molnar, 40, of Joseph
Lane, had originally been sched-
uled to begin serving his sen-
tence on Thursday, but asked for
another 60 days to undergo reha-
bilitation for recent surgery.
Judge David Lupas said the
case has gone on for quite some
time Molnar was charged after
a 2008 investigation and original-
ly pleaded guilty in April 2010 to
drug charges, but withdrew
those charges this year, only to
re-enter a guilty plea in June,
when he was then sentenced.
Lupas said because of the
unique circumstances he
wouldallowMolnar the addition-
al 60 days to attend rehabilita-
tion. Any rehabilitation after
that, Lupas said, could be ad-
dressed within the Department
of Corrections.
Molnar thanked the judge
Monday, noting it is difficult for
him to care for himself because
he is wheelchair bound and relies
mostly on his arms. Molnar had
beeninjuredina motorcycle acci-
dent andhas receivedseveral sur-
geries.
Lupas said Molnar must abide
by conditions of his bail and re-
port to the county prison to be
thentransportedto a state prison
on Oct. 31.
Deputy Attorney General Tim
Doherty opposed Molnars re-
quest, noting in court papers that
allowing Molnar any additional
time out of prison would be de-
meaning the severity and impor-
tance of (Molnars) sentence.
Prosecutors say Molnar partic-
ipated in the drug ring operated
by members of the Outlaws Mo-
torcycle Club, which distributed
cocaine throughout the area be-
ginning in July 2008.
Deputy Attorney General Tim
Doherty has previously said Mol-
nar made hundreds of calls from
his house and cellphone about
the purchase and delivery of co-
caine.
Coke-ring figure gets delay starting jail
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
HANOVER TWP. A man
was arraigned Monday on
charges he stabbed another
man on Lee
Park Avenue.
Michael
Makenson,
39, of South
Regent
Street, Ha-
nover Town-
ship, was
arraigned on
two counts of aggravated as-
sault and one count each of
simple assault and disorderly
conduct.
Township police allege Ma-
kenson stabbed Reginald Mi-
kell, of Lee Park Avenue, in the
area of Lee Park Avenue and
Division Street at about 9:45
Sunday night. Makenson was
jailed at the Luzerne County
Correctional Facility for lack of
$100,000 bail.
Mikell was treated at Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center for a stab wound to the
chest, police said.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on Sept. 4 before
District Judge Joseph Halesey
in Hanover Township.
WILKES-BARRE Two men
were arrested after police found
suspected heroin during a traf-
fic stop at South Welles and
East Northampton streets on
Sunday.
Shaheed Coleman, 26, of
West Spruce Street, Hazleton,
and Al Quadir Hubbard, 23, of
Elm Street, Wilkes-Barre, were
charged with possession of a
controlled substance and pos-
session with intent to deliver a
controlled substance.
Hubbard was also charged
with firearms not to be carried
without a license and posses-
sion of a firearm with an altered
serial number. Coleman and
Hubbard were jailed at the
Luzerne County Correctional
Facility for lack of $50,000 bail
each.
Police allege Coleman and
Hubbard were in possession of
POLICE BLOTTER
See BLOTTER, Page 7A
Makenson
Coleman Hubbard
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N A T I O N & W O R L D
BEIRUT
Syrian copter crashes
A
Syrian military helicopter crashed
in a ball of fire Monday after appar-
ently being hit during clashes between
government forces and rebels in the
capital Damascus, activists said, in a
sign of the fighters growing abilities as
they struggle to topple President Bash-
ar Assads regime.
A video posted on the Internet
showed the chopper engulfed in flames
and spinning out of control shortly
before it hit the ground amid bursts of
gunfire near a mosque. Rebels shout
Allahu Akbar! or God is great, as the
helicopter went down. The authen-
ticity of the video could not be inde-
pendently verified.
In Paris, French President Francois
Hollande ratcheted up the diplomatic
pressure on the already isolated Assad
regime, calling on the Syrian opposi-
tion to form a provisional government
and saying France would recognize it
once it was formed.
CINCINNATI
Armstrong service Friday
A private service is planned in Cin-
cinnati on Friday for astronaut Neil
Armstrong, the first man to walk on
the moon, and President Barack Oba-
ma has ordered U.S. flags to be flown
at half-staff.
The Ohio native died Saturday in
Cincinnati at age 82.
Obama on Monday issued a procla-
mation calling for U.S. flags to be low-
ered the day of Armstrongs burial,
including at the White House, military
posts and ships, U.S. embassies and
other public buildings as a mark of
respect for the memory of Neil Arm-
strong.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Monday
had Ohio flags on all public buildings
and grounds flown at half-staff through
Friday.
NEW YORK
NYC shooting defended
New York City Police Commissioner
Raymond Kelly is defending two offi-
cers decision to kill an armed gunman
outside the Empire State Building,
which led to nine bystanders being
wounded.
Kelly on Monday called the shooting
appropriate since the officers had just
been told Jeffrey Johnson had killed a
co-worker around the corner and John-
son was pointing his weapon at them.
That assessment is supported by ex-
perts on police tactics and firepower.
Police say Johnson, a womens acces-
sories designer, ambushed a vice presi-
dent of the company that had laid him
off. The officers confronted him as he
tried to slip away in a throng of pedes-
trians.
SALT LAKE CITY
Station wont air show
A Mormon church-owned NBC affil-
iate in Utah wont air an upcoming
sitcom about a gay couple that invites a
surrogate mother into their home as
they try to have a baby because the
station deems the content inappropri-
ate for its audience.
The New Normal is set to debut
Sept. 11 on NBC.
After viewing the pilot episode of
The New Normal, we have made the
decision to keep it off our fall sched-
ule, Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSLs parent
company, Bonneville International,
which is owned by The Church of Je-
sus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told the
Deseret News.
NBC defended the program, noting it
makes a statement about the changing
definition of the nuclear family.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
This citizen journalism image taken on
Sunday purports to show victims
killed by shabiha pro-government
militiamen being buried in a mass
grave in Daraya, Syria. Activists say
government forces retook the Da-
mascus suburb from rebel control
three days ago and have since gone
on a killing spree.
LUDOWICI, Ga. Four Army soldiers
based in southeast Georgia killed a former
comrade and his girlfriend to protect an an-
archist militia group they formedthat stock-
piled assault weapons and plotted a range of
anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a
judge Monday.
Prosecutors in rural Long County, near
the sprawling Army post Fort Stewart, said
the militia group composed of active duty
and former U.S. military members spent at
least $87,000buyingguns andbombcompo-
nents and was serious enough to kill two
people former soldier Michael Roark and
his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany York by
shooting them in the woods last December
in order to keep its plans secret.
This domestic terrorist organization did
not simply plan and talk, prosecutor Isabel
Pauley told a Superior Court judge. Prior
to the murders in this case, the group took
action. Evidence shows the grouppossessed
the knowledge, means and motive to carry
out their plans.
One of the Fort Stewart soldiers charged
in the case, Army Pfc. Michael Burnett, also
gave testimony that backed up many of the
assertions made by prosecutors. The 26-
year-old soldier pleaded guilty Monday to
manslaughter, illegal gang activity and oth-
er charges. He made a deal to cooperate
with prosecutors in their case against the
three other soldiers.
Prosecutors said the group called itself
F.E.A.R., short for Forever Enduring Always
Ready. Pauley said authorities dont know
how many members the militia had.
Burnett, 26, said he knew the groups
leaders from serving with them at Fort
Stewart. He agreed to testify against fellow
soldiers Pvt. Isaac Aguigui, identified by
prosecutors as the militias founder and
leader, Sgt. Anthony Peden and Pvt. Chris-
topher Salmon.
Murder case bares terror plot
Four soldiers in
Georgia killed
two to protect
militia group
with plans to
carry out
attacks on
government,
prosecutors
say.
By RUSS BYNUM
Associated Press
AP FILE PHOTO
Army Sgt. Anthony Peden, 25, left, and
Pvt. Isaac Aguigui, 19, are led away in
handcuffs after appearing in December
before a magistrate judge at the Long
County Sheriffs Office in Ludowici, Ga.
Prosecutors say a murder case against
four soldiers has revealed a wider plot.
NEW YORK Teens who
routinely smoke marijuana risk
a long-term drop in their IQ, a
new study suggests.
The researchers didnt find
the same IQ dip for people who
became frequent users of pot af-
ter 18. Although experts said the
new findings are not definitive,
they do fit in with earlier signs
that the drug is especially harm-
ful to the developing brain.
Parents should understand
that their adolescents are partic-
ularly vulnerable, said lead re-
searcher Madeline Meier of
Duke University.
Study participants from New
Zealandwere testedfor IQat age
13, likely before any significant
marijuana use, and again at age
38. The mental decline between
those two ages was seen only in
those who started regularly
smoking pot before age 18.
Richie Poulton, a study co-au-
thor and professor at the Univer-
sity of Otago in New Zealand,
said the message of the research
is to stay away from marijuana
until adulthood if possible. For
some its a legal issue, he said,
but for me its a health issue.
Pot smoking is relatively com-
mon in American teens. The
government reported in June
that 23 percent of high school
students said theyd recently
smoked marijuana, making it
more popular than cigarettes.
Young people dont think its
risky, said Staci Gruber, a re-
searcher at the Harvard-affiliat-
ed MacLean Hospital in Bel-
mont, Mass. Gruber, who didnt
participate in the newwork, said
the idea that marijuana harms
the adolescent brain is some-
thing we believe is very likely,
and the new finding of IQ de-
clines warrants further investi-
gation.
M E D I C A L R E S E A R C H
Teen pot
use linked
to IQ drop
The same IQ dip was not
found for people who became
frequent users of pot after 18.
By MALCOLMRITTER
and NICK PERRY
AP Science Writer
KABUL, Afghanistan Insurgents beheaded17 people at a
partyina Taliban-controlledarea, andanAfghansoldier killed
two U.S. troops, bringing the two-day death toll Monday to
about 30.
Near-daily attacks by militants and increasingly frequent
deadly violence against NATO troops by their Afghan allies
highlight an embarrassing failure of Western policy: After
nearly12 years of military intervention, the country is not pac-
ified. OncetheUnitedStates andother countries pull out their
troops, chaos seems almost certaintoreturnandTalibandom-
ination in large parts of the country is hardly implausible.
The beheadings occurred in southern Helmand, the same
province where more than100 insurgents attacked an Afghan
army checkpoint and killed 10 soldiers.
Helmand was the centerpiece of President Barack Obamas
surge, when he ordered 33,000 additional U.S troops to Af-
ghanistan to help the military with a counterinsurgency plan.
That plan hoped to turn the tide in Helmand and neighboring
Kandahar and establish the governmental institutions that
wouldallowtheAfghangovernment totakecontrol of theTali-
ban heartland.
Two years later, however, Helmand is still so lawless that
Afghan government officials couldnt even go to the Taliban-
controlled town where the beheadings were reported. Many
Afghans in the south, the Talibans birthplace and the home of
the countrys Pashtun speaking population, are leery of a gov-
ernment that many consider to be corrupt and ineffective.
The problem is compounded by a rapid reduction in Amer-
ican and international aid, which fueled most of the growth in
the south in recent years. Afghanistan, one of the worlds 10
poorest countries, has received nearly $60 billion in civilian
aidsince 2002. Nowit stands toreceive $16billion, or about $4
billion a year, in the next four years. By comparison, the U.S.
alone spent that much in 2010.
Analysts also say that a public worn down by a war that be-
gan just a month after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks no longer
cares about Afghanistan, and that the war has slipped off the
radar screens and is now considered by many to be over.
The problem with this attitude is that Afghanistan or
whatever the crisis may be has a life of its own. Men and
women keep dying, and U.S. policies keep accelerating the
centrifugal forces that are driving the country toward civil
conflict, which may have profound implications for future re-
gional and international security, said Sarah Chaynes, a se-
nior associate with the Carnegie Endowment for Internation-
al Peace, in a commentary published Sunday.
17 beheaded at party, 2 U.S. troops are killed
AP PHOTOS
Afghan men listen to speeches as Afghan and U.S. soldiers stand guard in Washer district, Helmand province, south of
Kabul, Afghanistan.
Afghan violence a grim omen
An Afghan solider, left, stands guard at the scene of a sui-
cide attack in Helmand province in January.
By PATRICK QUINN
Associated Press
The charity for troubled youths
started by convicted pedophile Jerry
Sandusky said Mon-
day that it will post-
pone a plan to shut
down and transfer
programs and assets
to a Texas ministry
until lawsuits against
the charity are resolv-
ed.
The Second Mile had petitioned a
judge to allowit to shift programs and
millions of dollars in assets to Hous-
ton-based Arrow Child & Family Min-
istries Inc.
The charity said it will seek to halt
the transfer until the resolution of any
damage claims filed by lawyers for
Sanduskys victims.
Our goal is toensurethat theat-risk
childrenwhobenefit fromThe Second
Mile programs continue to receive the
support they need while also being
mindful of Jerry Sanduskys victims
and the horrible abuse they suffered,
said David Woodle, chief executive of
The Second Mile.
The Second Mile, the state attorney
generals office and lawyers for four of
Sanduskys victims are listed on an
agreement filed Monday in Centre
County Orphans Court.
It requires court approval.
TheSecondMilewas financiallycrip-
pled by the child sex abuse scandal in-
volving Sandusky, its founder and one-
time public face.
After a six-monthinternal review, the
State College-based charity concluded
in May that it could not continue.
Woodle said Monday The Second
Mile plans to continue operating pro-
grams using its cash reserves.
P S U A B U S E S C A N D A L Charity had petitioned a judge to allow it to shift programs, assets to Arrow Child & Family Ministries
Jerry Sandusky-founded charity Second Mile seeks to delay transition plan
Sandusky
Our goal is to ensure that the at-risk children who benefit
from The Second Mile programs continue to receive the sup-
port they need
David Woodle
chief executive of The Second Mile
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press
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Forever In Our Hearts
Sadly Missed and Deeply
Loved by Mom, Dad,
Jeff, Grandmother,
Family and Friends
Always in our thoughts
and prayers.
In Loving Memory
Irene J. Blaso
June 25, 1924-August 28, 2011
One year ago today
Our lives were forever changed
The heart of our family was called home.
Nothing seems the same.
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Never to be replaced.
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Grandchildren &
Great Grandchildren
ADELSON Elaine, Shiva 2 to 4
p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., today
through Thursday at 146 Maple-
wood Drive, Laflin.
APPEL Helen, funeral 11 a.m.
Wednesday in the Howell-Lussi
Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming
Avenue, West Pittston. Friends
may call 5 to 7 p.m. today.
COPELAND Jennie, funeral 7:30
p.m. today in the Nat & Gawlas
Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 6
to 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
CUMBO Theresa, funeral 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday in the Graziano
Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Town-
ship. Mass of Christian Burial at 11
a.m. in The Nativity of Our Lord
Parish, (Holy Rosary R.C. Church)
Duryea. Friends may call 9 a.m. to
10:15 a.m. in the funeral home.
KELLY Florence, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter
and Paul Church, Plains Township
KRAWETZ Joseph, funeral 9 a.m.
Wednesday in the John V. Morris
Funeral Home, 625 N. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in the St. Stanislaus
Kostka worship site of St. Andre
Bessette Parish Community,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 5
to 8 p.m. today. Vigil service this
evening.
MILES Angeline, funeral 11 a.m.
Wednesday in the Clarke Piatt
Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake
Road, Hunlock Creek. Friends
may call 6 to 9 p.m. today.
NAGY John, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today in Kiesinger Funeral Ser-
vices Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial
at 10 a.m. in St. Michaels Byzan-
tine Catholic Church, Pittston.
PASSETTI Arline, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in the George A. Strish
Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main
St., Ashley. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Family
Church, Ashley. Friends may call
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
PRIEBE Verna, memorial service 11
a.m. Sept. 15, in St. Pauls Luth-
eran Church, Dallas.
RAMAGE Emerson, funeral 11 a.m.
today in Howell-Lussi Funeral
Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West
Pittston.
REGAN Jane, funeral 11 a.m. today
in the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral
Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.
Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30
a.m. in Holy Rosary Church,
Duryea. Friends may call 10 to 11
a.m. in the funeral home.
SIMALCHIK Genevieve, funeral
10:30 a.m. today in the Metcalfe-
Shaver-Kopcza Funeral home Inc.,
504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.
Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.
in St. John the Evangelist Church,
Pittston.
SMITH Susan, funeral 11 a.m.
Friday in the Davis-Dinelli Funeral
Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke.
Friends may cal 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs-
day.
WHISPELL Gale, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Curtis L. Swanson
Funeral Home Inc., corner of
state Routes 29 and 118, Pikes
Creek.
YACHIM Carl, funeral 7 p.m. today
in the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral
Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Sha-
vertown. Friends may call 4 p.m.
until time of service.
FUNERALS
ANNE D. CHOKOLA , 82, of
Wilkes-Barre, passed away on
Monday, August 27, 2012, at the
Mountain View Care Center in
Scranton.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Nat & Gawlas
Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre.
CECELIA T. STEC, 92, passed
awaySaturdayevening, August 25,
2012, at Guardian Elder Care Cen-
ter, Nanticoke, where she was a
resident sinceearlyFebruary. Born
January5, 1920, shewas oneof sev-
enchildrenof thelateJohnandAn-
na R. Stec, Dorrance. Surviving
Cecelia are her brother Louis A.
Stec, Sugar Notch, andsisters Mrs.
Nellie M. Stefancin and Sophie A.
Stec of Dorrance; four nephews
and six nieces. She was preceded
in death by sister Mrs. Helen L.
Walczyk, Bayonne, N.J., and broth-
ers, John A. Stec of Dorrance and
Joseph J. Stec of Philadelphia.
Entrusted to the care of the
Heller Funeral Home, 633 E. Third
St., Nescopeck, where a prayer ser-
vice will be held Wednesday at 9
a.m. followed by a10:30 a.m. Litur-
gyof ChristianBurial at St. Marys,
Our Help of Christians Church,
Dorrance. She will be laidtorest in
the parish cemetery.
J
ames D. Dorris, 65, of Okeecho-
bee, Fla., passed away at home
Friday morning, August 24, 2012, af-
ter a courageous battle with lung
cancer and COPD.
Jim was born May 20, 1947, in
Nanticoke. He was the son of the
late Ruth Blackwell. Jim was mar-
ried to his high school sweetheart,
Sharon Slusser, and they celebrated
their 45th wedding anniversary on
August 5th. Jim graduated from
Nanticoke High School in1966. Up-
on graduation, he entered the U.S.
Marine Corps and was on active du-
ty until 1975. He joined the PA Na-
tional Guard and retired as a ser-
geant. After retiring from Roadway
Express, Jim and Sharon moved to
Okeechobee, Fla., where he enjoyed
fishing and bowling.
Jimhad an infectious laugh and a
wonderful smile that would fill a
room. He treasured setting up his
trains at Christmas, bringing great
joy to everyone, especially his chil-
dren and grandchildren. He also en-
joyed captaining his pontoon boat,
singing karaoke, telling jokes, get-
ting out of his Honey Do List and,
most of all, loving his family and
friends.
Jim is preceded in death by his
grandchildren, Courtney Engle and
John Kennedy.
He is survivedby his wife, Sharon
Slusser Dorris; his five children, Mi-
chelle Engle andher husband, John,
Nanticoke; James Dorris Jr. and his
wife, Dawn, Seneca, Missouri; Sta-
cey Crisswell and her husband, Jon,
Berwick; Steven Dorris and his
wife, Tara, Nanticoke, and Jeffrey
Dorris and his wife, Elizabeth, Ha-
nover Township; his grandchildren,
Briana Engle, Shane Engle, Justin
Coledo, Kerinne Dorris, Derrick
Dorris, Ashley Kennedy, Jacob Dor-
ris, Makayla Dorris and Savannah
Dorris; his great-granddaughter,
Couriana Engle.
Though an only child, Jim was a
son to his late parents-in-law, Jim
and Helen Slusser, and also a broth-
er to his in-laws andtheir Outlaws
(of which he was proud to be the
leader of the pack) Cindy and
Vance Jenkins, Jimand Molly Sluss-
er, Bob and Meg Slusser, all of Ha-
nover Township, and Elaine and
Lenny Draus, Port St. Lucie, Fla..
He is also survived by numerous
nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Jimwas a lifelong member of Cal-
vary United Methodist Church,
West Nanticoke. He was also a
member of the American Legion, a
proud supporter of the Busch Brew-
ing Co., and his favorite hangout,
Alexis.
A Memorial Service celebrat-
ing his life will be held Satur-
day, September 1, 2012, at 4 p.m. at
Zachary Taylor RV Resort, Okee-
chobee, Fla., at their Recreation
Hall. Memorial donations may be
made to the American Cancer So-
ciety or Wounded Warriors Project.
James D. Dorris
August 24, 2012
E
laine Novzen Adelson, of Laflin,
died Saturday, August 25, 2012,
withher lovingfamilybyher side, in
St. Lukes Villa, Wilkes-Barre.
BorninWilkes-Barre, she was the
daughter of the late Abraham and
Irene Pikarsky Novzen and was a
graduate of White Haven High
School; Mercy Hospital School of
Nursing, Wilkes-Barre; and attend-
ed College Misericordia. She was a
registered nurse for the VAHospital
prior to retiring, was a member of
Congregation Ohav Zedek, a mem-
ber of the former Hochle Yosher and
other civic and religious organiza-
tions.
Elaine is survived by her loving
husband, Mark H. Adelson.; daugh-
ter, Susan Rudofker, Laflin; son-in-
law, Joshua Rudin, Laflin; daughter,
Robyn Steiner, and her husband,
Ted, Wilkes-Barre; granddaughter,
Haley Rudofker; sisters, Lois Kliger,
New York City; Sheila Seeherman
and her husband, Stephen, Laflin;
brother, Martin Novzen and his
wife, Sandra, New York City; sister
Estelle Kislin and her husband
Louis, Scottsdale, Ariz.; brother-in-
law, Sy Adelson, Kingston; nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 27, 2012, at the Ro-
senberg Funeral Chapel, Inc. 348 S.
River St., Wilkes-Barre, with the
Rabbi Raphael Nemetsky officiat-
ing. Interment was held in Holche
Yosher Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship.
Shiva will be observed at 146 Ma-
plewood Drive, Laflin, 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. today, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Memorial contributions, if desir-
ed, may be made to Medical Oncol-
ogy Associates Prescription Fund,
Kingston, or www.ovariancance-
r.org, or charity of donors choice.
Condolences may be sent by vis-
iting www.rosenbergfuneralchapel-
.com.
Elaine Novzen Adelson
August 25, 2012
Peter J.
Hrevnack, 88,
of Slocum
Township,
passed away
on Sunday at
his residence
surrounded by
his loving family.
Born in Hanover Township, he
was the son of the late Alex and
Mary (Yurchak) Hrevnack.
Peter was a1943 graduate of Ha-
nover High School and was raised
in the Lee Park section on Boland
Avenue.
He served in the U.S. Navy dur-
ing World War II, joining because
his older brothers had deferments
and felt the family should be repre-
sented.
Peter saw active duty in the
South Pacific islands of Anaweitak
and Tinian, where he watched the
Enola Gay take off withthe Atomic
Bomb.
He had been selected to partici-
pate in the invasion of Japan. A
Seabee, he was wounded twice
during active duty.
After the war he worked in Ne-
wark, N.J., at Engelhardt Industri-
es as a head millright for 10 years
and then for 25 years as a full-time
fireman in Union, N.J.
Peter was a member of St. Ma-
rys Help of Christian Church and
the Holy Name Society for 30
years.
He was a 3rd Degree Knight of
Columbus and belonged to the
VFW, AmericanLegion, PolishFal-
cons and Italian American Club.
He enjoyed working on puzzles,
gardening, watching TV with his
wife, hunting and fishing with his
friends and his daughter and son-
in-law, and spending time with his
friends at Lake St. John.
Preceding him in death in addi-
tion to his parents were his broth-
ers, Al, Russ and John, and sisters;
Ann Uzdilla, Julie Swithers, Helen
Grabowski and Mary Ann Graul-
ich.
Surviving are his wife of 57
years, the former Ann Masanet.
They were married on Aug. 20,
1955, in St. Borromeos Church,
Newark, N.J. Also surviving are his
daughter, Mary Lapsansky, and
husbandPhilip, Wapwallopen, and
brother Ted, Union, N.J.
He will be sadly missed by fam-
ily and friends and his constant
companion, Sparky.
The funeral will be held on
Thursday at 9:15 a.m. from
the McCune Funeral Home, 80 S.
Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top,
followed by a Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Marys
Church, Dorrance.
Interment will follow in the St.
Marys Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship.
Friends may call on Wednesday
from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, donations to
St. Marys Help of Christians
Church in Dorrance would be ap-
preciated.
Peter J. Hrevnack
August 26, 2012
L
awrence Brunner, 76, of Wilkes-
Barre, died Sunday at Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
Born March 18, 1936, in Wilkins-
burg, he was a son of the late Calvin
and Regina Wolfe Brunner.
A graduate of Wilkinsburg High
School, Larry earned six varsity let-
ters, 10 district medals, and seven
state medals in his track and cross
country career from 1951 to 1954.
He earned two college letters and
medals in1954-55beforegraduating
from Slippery Rock University.
Larry instituted the track pro-
gram and coached at Shenango Ar-
ea High School, competing without
an actual track and against schools
three times their size. His teams
compiled records of 30-13 in track
from 1961-67, and 22-22 in cross
country from 1962-67. In 1967 he
and his assistant had a track built
and started the Shenango Relays.
In August of 1967, Larry moved
to the Wyoming Valley and began
coaching at Wyoming Valley West
High School. His boys cross coun-
try teams compiled a 144-70 record
from 1967-83, and track 150-37-3
from 1967-84. The girls cross coun-
try record was 39-13 from 1975-83,
and track was 90-8 from 1976-84.
Larry started the Wyoming Valley
West Relays in 1968; winning in
1973, 1976, 1978 and 1980 and run-
ners-up in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972,
1977 and 1981. He coached boys
teams to victory in Scrantons Jor-
danRelays in1968, 1969, 1970, 1972,
1973, 1977 and 1978; and his girls
teams won three in a rowfrom1982
to 1984.
Larry retired from coaching at
Wyoming Valley West in 1984 and
returned in 1987 as assistant junior
high school coach at Wyoming Ar-
ea. From1987 to1990 the boys team
had a record of 27-10, including the
1987 undefeated District Cham-
pionship team.
In June of 1992 Larry retired after
34 years of teaching sociology and
economics and 30 years of coaching
a career varsity record of 516-189-3.
In 1972 he was married to Mary
Patricia Manganella, making them
the first husband and wife coaching
team in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. They would have cel-
ebrated their 40th wedding anniver-
sary on October 28.
He will be greatly missed by his
wife, Mary Pat; great-nieces and a
great-nephew; his extended family
of the Buteras, Sullivans and Ma-
leys; andhis best friend, Handsome.
Mary Pat extends special thanks
to the Intensive Care Unit staff at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley and es-
pecially the nurses, aides and sup-
port staff of its PulmonaryCareUnit
for the loving and compassionate
care they gave over the past two
months.
Celebration of Larrys Life will
be held Thursday at 9 a.m. from
McLaughlins -- The Family Funeral
Service, 142 South Washington
Street in Wilkes-Barre with funeral
Mass at 10 a.m. in the Church of
Saint Nicholas. Entombment will
be in Saint Marys Mausoleum in
Hanover Township.
Visitation will be held at
McLaughlins on Wednesday from4
to 8 p.m.
Memorial donations are pre-
ferred and may be made to Oster-
hout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin
Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, St.
Vincent DePaul Kitchen, 39 East
Jackson Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701-2709, or BlueChipFarms Ani-
mal Refuge, 974 Lockville Road,
Dallas, PA18612-9465.
Permanent messages and memo-
ries can be shared with Larrys fam-
ily at www.celebratehislife.com.
Lawrence Brunner
August 26, 2012
R
ichard Carl Dixon, age 64, of
Nanticoke, died Friday, August
24, 2012 in Wetzel County Hospital,
New Martinsville, W. Va.
He was born January 28, 1948, in
Wheeling, W. Va., a son of the late
Charles K. and Patricia King Dixon.
He was a retiredcertifiedwelding
inspector for Air Products and
Chemicals Inc. anda U.S. Navy Viet-
nam veteran. He was a member of
the VFW and American Legion. Ri-
chardlovedastronomy, art, physics,
mathematics and hunting.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by the mother of
his children, Marsha Dixon; andtwo
brothers, infant Paul and Kenny
Dixon.
Survivors include his wife, Linda
Hannah; two sons, David (Lana)
Dixon of Germany and Richard Dix-
onof Nanticoke; twodaughters, Liz-
beth(Thomas) Yaronof PadenCity,
W. Va., and Deborah (Robert) Ha-
zen of Malvern, Pa.; one brother,
Alex (Joyce) Dixon of Uniontown,
Pa.; andtwosisters, Margaret Dixon
and Paula Dixon, both of Pitts-
burgh; 10 grandchildren, one great-
grandchild and several nieces and
nephews.
Private services will be held
at the convenience of the fam-
ily.
Memorial contributions may be
made to American Diabetes Associ-
ation: Attn: Memorial Donations,
P.O. Box 11454 Alexandria, VA
22312 or Susan G. Koman Breast
Cancer Foundation, 300 Summer
Street, Charleston, WV 25301.
Arrangements entrusted to Gri-
sell Funeral Home & Crematory,
New Martinsville.
Sympathy expressions at grisell-
funeralhomes.com.
Richard Dixon
August 24, 2012
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MR. STANLEY R. KOCHAN-
SKI , of Wilkes-Barre, passed away
Sunday, August 26, 2012, at Gold-
en Living Center (Summit),
Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by the Jendrzejewski
Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.
EUGENE AYELLO, 68, former-
ly of Nanticoke and Dunmore,
passed away on Sunday, August
26, 2012, at Celtic Health Care, In-
patient Unit, Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Family and friends are asked to
contact the George A. Strish Inc.
Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St.,
Ashley, at 570-822-8575 for further
information.
B
ernice Cicerchia, 82, went home
to be with the Lord Monday
morning, August 27, 2012. She was a
daughter of the late Carl and Bertha
(Grover) Koons.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Geno Cicerchia, and grand-
son Anthony Cicerchia.
She will be greatly missed by her
three daughters and son. She lived
with her daughters Louise Cicerchia
and Michelle Testaguzza, and grand-
sons Kyle and Anthony R. Cicerchia
in Nanticoke. She is survived by her
oldest daughter, Becky Federici, and
her husband, Joseph, Shickshinny;
her son, Tyler, andhis wife, Maureen,
live in Berwick with their children,
Gena Zeitler andhusbandDavid, and
their son, Anthony David Zeitler; Mi-
chael andGabriella. Inadditionshe is
survived by her sisters, Jane Pfier, In-
diana; Charlotte Maish and husband
Gordon, Indiana; brothers, Wayne
Koons, Indiana, and Leonard Koons,
Harrisburg; sister-in-law, Flora Fe-
dericci; and several nieces and neph-
ews and cousins.
Sheis rememberedfor servingoth-
ers.
She was part of the first all-female
ambulance crew in Shickshinny. She
was the first woman council member
andservedas past vicechairman. She
was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Shickshinny.
She served as superintendent and
Sunday School teacher. She was the
Childrens Choir director. She served
as past chairwoman of the P.P.R.
Committee and was also one of the
original Easter egg makers.
She enjoyed spending time with
her grandsons, pets, and long conver-
sations with her best friend, Jolene
Gerhart, Florida.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 2 p.m.
at the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N.
Main St., Shickshinny, with her pas-
tor, the Rev. Terry Hughes, officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Pine Hill Ceme-
tery, Shickshinny.
Visitation will be Wednesday from
1 to 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-
quests donations be made to the
SPCA in Wilkes-Barre or to the First
United Methodist Church in Shick-
shinny.
For additional information, or to
send condolences, please visit
www.mayofh.com.
Bernice Cicerchia
August 27, 2012
WILKES-BARRE Aprelimi-
nary hearing has been sched-
uled for a teen charged in the
shooting death of his great-
grandfather.
District Judge James Tupper
scheduled the hearing for Cody
Lee, 19, on Sept. 21.
Lee, who was charged in De-
cember 2009, has not yet had a
hearing due to the uncertainty
of which court would hear his
case.
Earlier this month, Judge Jo-
seph Sklarosky Jr. ruled Lees
case would be heard in adult
court after Lees attorneys ar-
gued that because Lee was 16
years old at the time of the
shooting, the case should be
heard by a juvenile court judge.
Lees attorneys recently ap-
pealedthe rulingtothe state Su-
perior Court.
The appeal should not delay
the preliminary hearing.
Attorneys Peter Paul Olszew-
ski, Melissa Scartelli and Char-
les Rado filed the appeal shortly
after Sklaroskys ruling.
The attorneys had previously
argued that Lee made state-
ments unknowingly to investi-
gators and suffered from hy-
pothermia when he was taken
into custody after spending sev-
eral hours in the woods. Acoun-
ty senior judge later threw out
statements Lee made to investi-
gators.
Sklarosky said in an opinion
that he did not feel Lees case
was appropriate for juvenile
court after hearing five days of
testimony regarding the attor-
neys request.
Last week, prosecutors asked
that Tupper schedule a prelimi-
nary hearing where testimony
in the case would be taken to de-
termine if prosecutors have es-
tablished enough evidence to
bring charges against Lee and
that Lee be returned to the
county prison within 20 days.
Lee has been housed at Adol-
phi Village Middle Creek Male
Secure Treatment Facility in
WestmorelandCounty since Oc-
tober 2010. He has not yet been
returned to the county prison.
State police at Wyoming and
Luzerne County detectives al-
lege Cody killedhis great-grand-
father, 80-year-old Herbert Lee,
with a single shot to the head
from a rifle just after 5:30 p.m.
on Dec. 9, 2009.
Lee planned to kill his father,
Scott Lee, who managed to
wrestle the rifle away from his
son, according to arrest records.
Investigators allege Cody Lee
shared his intention to kill his
great-grandfather and father
with another student during
classes at Lake-Lehman Junior/
Senior High School.
He allegedly had a notebook
that contained an outline of the
actions he was going to carry
out: Finding grandpas guns.
Kill grandpa. Find money. Find
clothes. Wait for dad to get
home. Kill dad ...
Hearing set for teen in
great-grandfathers death
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Sheena Delazio, a Times Leader
staff writer, may be reached at
829-7235.
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heroin packets and money when
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with an altered serial number,
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Barre Central Court.
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police are investigating an
armed robbery at 363 S. Fran-
klin St. early Monday morning.
A man whose identity was not
released told police he was on
the porch using a laptop com-
puter when he was approached
by another man aiming a hand-
gun at his head at about 1:30
a.m. The gunman demanded the
computer and ran away toward
South Main Street.
The Beacon, the student
newspaper at Wilkes University,
reported Monday the victim is a
student at the university.
Police described the gunman
as a black man and wore a ski
mask, a black shirt and gray
pants.
In another incident involving
Wilkes University students, the
newspaper reported Monday on
Facebook that four students
were assaulted during a party at
an off-campus apartment near
Academy and South River
streets. The four students were
transported to a hospital. Police
said they had no information to
release about the assault.
WILKES-BARRE A man
told police he was assaulted by
two men who stole his wallet in
the area of 388 South St. at
about 10:25 p.m. Sunday. The
victim believed one of the men
had a handgun.
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When I think of Neil, I think of
someone who for our country was
dedicated enough to dare greatly.
John Glenn
The former astronaut recently eulogized the first
man on the moon, Apollo 11 commander Neil
Armstrong, who died Saturday at age 82. A private service is planned
Friday in Cincinnati for Armstrong, the American hero of the late 1960s
who never sought the limelight.
Eat your peas comment
hits the spot for reader
E
qual in eloquence, relevance and im-
portance, or perhaps even above, to
President Franklin Delano Roosevelts
words after the repeal of Prohibition
Lets have a glass of beer is President
Barack Obamas admonition to Congress:
Its time to eat your peas.
Bob Singer
Wilkes-Barre
Writer: Prove identity
if you intend to vote
W
hy are so many people complaining
about getting a photo ID to vote? You
have to have a photo ID for just about
anything: for example, to purchase alcohol
or tobacco products, and operate a motor
vehicle. College students have photo IDs,
and people in nursing homes, most of
whom vote by absentee ballot, have their
identities certified by the administrator of
the home.
Some of our local legislators state that
an abundance of people lack a Social Secu-
rity card. How do they get employment
without one? Another one of our legisla-
tors talked about training poll workers on
the photo ID law. How much training do
you require to compare a photo ID to the
face of the person presenting it?
In my opinion, the bottom line is you
have to prove who you say you are.
Carl A. Alber
Wapwallopen
Pittston pedestrian fears
for safety of city walkers
I
usually walk (weather permitting) for
my daily exercise in Pittston and I am
amazed that the drivers apparently can-
not read the new crossing signs that state
yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
These signs were a long time coming to
the city. But after constant complaining to
Pittston officials (both police and City
Hall) and to state Rep. Mike Carroll, they
finally got three signs and put them in the
Main Street crosswalks. But this does not
help with attempting to cross the street.
Drivers do not stop.
Maybe the police should park near those
signs and ticket those drivers; they would
make millions.
Earlier this year there was a pedestrian
struck near the Fort Jenkins Bridge while
using a crosswalk. Main Street is a speed-
way even though the limit is supposed to
be 25 mph. People have no chance to cross
safely.
I almost have been struck numerous
times and when I yell at the drivers they
just look up as if to say: What am I sup-
posed to do? You were in the way.
They still text quite a bit on Main Street.
Does somebody have to be killed for coun-
cil to have the police enforce a state law on
these drivers?
I have a good lawyer and if I become one
of the victims of poor drivers along Main
Street, I (if I survive) will be more than
happy to take them all to court and bank-
rupt the city.
Martin Simko
Pittston
While rich reap benefits,
the rest of U.S. suffers
I
ve been flip-flopping between political
parties lately. Every time I seem to lean
one way, I find that side has lied. It just
keeps bouncing.
What I do know is that the elite have
killed the American dream not so much
as though it was a concerted effort, but
more so as a result of greed. You must pay
the masters to live today. Unless youre
rich, you must get a loan to buy a car to
get to your job and to get a house. If you
want better pay, you must get a loan for an
obscenely expensive education and pay
interest.
School subsidies created colleges that no
longer thought of students welfare, but
instead created a competitive atmosphere
that drove up costs for things such as spas,
climbing walls and salaries.
What needs to happen is cutbacks on the
extravagances that got us here. Bain Cap-
ital tried to make companies profitable. It
profited from the outcome regardless. Jobs
were sent overseas. As for the companies
that were saved and the people who still
have jobs because their companies didnt
shut down, the left will ignore this. As for
the people who did lose their jobs to lower-
paid workers overseas, Bains investors
made millions. I dont think people such as
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney
intend to harm American workers. I think
they simply dont care.
It comes down to a culture of caring
only for ones self for the sake of ever-
increasing profit.
Obama cant fix this. Romney cant fix
this. It is a cultural paradigm that has to be
eradicated. For 10 to 20 years before the
crash we were on a rollercoaster that only
went down. Yes, its a lot of fun and every-
one is happy, but it must end. Growth like
that cannot be sustained indefinitely.
We rose as a country, together. Now we
are falling as individuals as a small per-
centage of people reap everything at the
expense of the rest. None of us mind if
youre successful, just as long as you dont
get there by trampling on our backs.
Taxes for the ultra rich are at the lowest
theyve ever been in the United States, and
yet the right is complaining that raising
taxes on them will impede job growth. The
ultra rich dont create jobs. They create
nothing, absolutely nothing! They make
money through capital gains which, in
essence, moves money from one place to
another. It creates nothing but wealth for
those who hold it.
It is the less-rich who create jobs. But
these are not the people we are talking
about. People who make a few million
dollars a year are not the enemy.
The enemy is those who make a few
billion dollars a year doing nothing but
trading in oil stocks and the like, and driv-
ing up the cost of living for the rest of us
for their own benefit. The sooner the left
learns how to define this, and the sooner
the right learns what is actually going on,
the sooner we might recognize just who,
not Republican or Democrat, is to blame
for all of this.
The president cannot fix this alone no
matter who he/she is. The outrage of the
American people is our only hope.
Mike Mozeleski
Fairview Township
Detain and imprison
called unconscionable
T
here is nothing more precious to Amer-
icans than our God-ordained rights as
set out in the Constitution.
Many served in the U.S. Armed Forces
defending these rights for every American,
and now President Barack Obama has
given the power through the National
Defense Authorization Act to round up,
detain and imprison American citizens in
the United States, denying them their
constitutional rights. Whats more, he has
the legal authority to use the military to
perform these unconscionable acts.
As a resident of Pennsylvania, I am call-
ing upon Gov. Tom Corbett to publicly
denounce the detain and imprison provi-
sions of the NDAA, and I demand that the
governor not cooperate with the federal
government or its agents in the perform-
ance of these unconstitutional actions.
Norma M. Johnson
Nanticoke
When a PSU player
joins the church choir
W
hen a Penn State football player joins
the church choir, can he be called a
Litany Lion?
Max Benjamin
Kingston
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I
F CONGRESS FAILS to
act before the start of next
year, the economy will
again fall into recession
and growth for all of 2013 will
be limited to only 1.9 percent.
Thats the latest prediction
fromtheCongressional Budget
Office. Its outlook is substan-
tially gloomier than at the be-
ginning of the year.
The galling thing about this
is we need not have gotten to
this point had Congress come
to a reasonable agreement on
solving a fiscal cliff thats
beenstaringevery lawmaker in
the face for months.
But thanks to the continuing
stalemate, on Jan. 1 the econo-
my will be whacked by nearly
$500 billion in tax increases
and spending cuts. Thats a lot
to yank out of an already weak
economy, one thats weaker
than previously predicted, as
the CBO put it.
Neither party, however,
seems willing to step out of its
now accustomed role. Each ac-
cuses the other of being stub-
born and unreasonable. Thats
unacceptable because the in-
creasing risk that Congress
cant come up with a reasona-
ble solution in time is already
an economic drag.
Congress and the White
House need to deal with this
threat well before the deadline.
The Kansas City Star
OTHER OPINION: FISCAL CLIFF
Stubborn Congress
puts U.S. on edge
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ARE YOU!
Often those words
are spoken only by
troublemakers in
schoolyards, study halls and
cafeterias as a way of goading
their gullible peers into doing
something ill-advised and like-
ly to result in a hurried trip to
the nurses office, such as
Dare you to mix that choco-
late pudding into
your spaghetti sauce
and eat it. Or, dare
you to lick that frigid
flagpole.
Students return-
ing to area class-
rooms this month,
however, should
know that a certain
amount of healthy
risk-taking is admira-
ble, even necessary. Its up to
grown-ups to remind them so.
Talk to students about expand-
ing their comfort zones. About
setting goals and preparing to
reachthem. About the extreme
importance of merely trying.
As a conversation starter, we
offer this:
Dare to raise your hand and
be heard. Dare to participate in
sports and hobbies. Dare to
make a newfriend. Dare to end
anoldfriendship that is caus-
ing you endless grief or bring-
ingout your worst side. Dareto
show others that you are
smart. Dare to admit you dont
know the answer. Dare to re-
fuse to go along with the
crowd. Dare toreport suspect-
ed wrongdoing to the proper
authority figure. Dare to in-
clude the person who is differ-
ent. Dare tomake music. Dare
to dance. Dare to be yourself.
Dare to fail miserably. Dare to
get back up (again and again).
Dare toaskfor help. Dare toex-
cel. Dare to envision you can
change the world.
Regrettably, it might take a
bold, younger generation to in-
still the rest of the United
States with some derring do,
once the hallmark of this na-
tion. Courage exhibited by the
likes of the Founding Fathers,
the late astronaut
Neil Armstrong
and others the
big dreamers and
doers seems to
be in short supply
among many
adults these days.
Chalk it up to the
terrorism of Sep-
tember 2001 or
maybe the 2007-
09 recession. In Luzerne Coun-
ty, the public corruption scan-
dals of 2009 further squelched
certain peoples spirits.
Historians will distill the
precise reasons. But the reality
is this: When your fellow citi-
zens are unnerved by simple
acts suchas shoppingfor a new
car, changing jobs or visiting a
movie theater, America has
lost its moxie.
The solution today is as ele-
mentary as it is elusive: a cer-
tainamount of healthyrisk-tak-
ing. For starters, may we echo
this advice?
Dare to raise your hand and
be heard Dare to report sus-
pected wrongdoing to the
proper authority figure Dare
to make music. Dare to dance
Dare to be yourself. Dare to
fail miserably. Dare to get back
up (again and again) Dare to
envision you can change the
world.
OUR OPINION: WE DARE YOU
Build confidence
in kids, country
Regrettably, it
might take a bold,
younger gener-
ation to instill the
rest of the United
States with some
derring do
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N E W S
TAMPA, Fla. --
Sunday evening
there was a huge
event at Tropica-
na Field, home of
the Tampa Bay
Rays, managedbyHazletons Joe
Maddon, which opened up the
stadiumto the entire delegation.
It was a really great event with
live music.
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HEALTH S E C T I O N C
THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012
timesleader.com
Q: When are they
going to have a better
way of preparing for a
colonoscopy? My
doctor keeps remind-
ing me that I need
one, but it seems like
such a hassle!
F.P., Tacoma, Wash.
A: I agree with you that the worst
part of a colonoscopy is the bowel prep.
A clear liquid-only diet the day prior to
the procedure is not fun either. The
procedure itself is a breeze. With the
superb short-acting intravenous seda-
tion used nowadays, not only will you
not feel the scope, youll probably nev-
er even see the scope. Theres a brand
new bowel prep that might make your
cleanout experience a whole lot easier.
On July 16, the FDA approved Prepopik
powder to help clean out the colon
prior to colonoscopy. The recommend-
ed cleansing regimen is to dissolve a
small packet of citrus-flavored laxative
powder in just five ounces of cold wa-
ter, taking one packet the evening prior
to the planned procedure and a second
packet dissolved in five ounces of cold
water the morning of the procedure.
The evening dose is followed by the
consumption of 40 ounces of water or a
clear liquid of your choice; the morning
dose is followed by the consumption of
24 ounces of water or clear liquids.
This is the simplest bowel cleansing
regimen to date.
Q: I read an article that described a
big jump in the number of kids with
juvenile (type 1) diabetes. I can under-
stand the big increase in type 2 dia-
betes from todays obesity problem, but
why would rates of diabetes in children
be going up? Is there something in our
food or environment to blame?
T.U., Orlando, Fla.
A: Its definitely a real phenomenon.
The incidence of type 1 diabetes (an
auto-immune condition where the
young persons body attacks its insulin-
producing cells in the pancreas) is now
twice as high as it was in the 1980s,
and 10-20 times more common than it
was 100 years ago. While rising rates of
type 2 adult-onset diabetes can be
explained by the obesity epidemic, the
incidence of type 1 diabetes should be
relatively unchanged over a few dec-
ades.
We dont know whats causing the
worldwide trend toward higher rates of
type 1 diabetes, but several hypotheses
have been proposed:
The Hygiene Hypothesis: The lack
of exposure to once-prevalent germs
results in autoimmune hypersensitivity
and the destruction of insulin-produc-
ing cells by rogue white blood cells.
The Sunshine Hypothesis: In-
creased time spent indoors is reducing
childrens exposure to vitamin D. Low-
er vitamin D levels are linked to an
increased risk of type 1 diabetes.
The Accelerator Hypothesis: The
rising height and weight of children
has accelerated their risk of type 1
diabetes by stressing the insulin-pro-
ducing cells.
The Cows Milk Hypothesis: Expo-
sure to cows milk during the first 6
months of life wreaks havoc on the
immune system and increases the risk
of type 1 diabetes.
The POP Hypothesis: Exposure
to persistent organic pollutants in our
environment increases the risk of dia-
betes.
ASK DR. H
M I T C H E L L H E C H T
An easier way
to prep for a
colonoscopy
New VA public service
announcements released
A new public-service campaign to
ensure eligible veterans are aware of
the health care benefits they have
earned through their service is being
launched by the VISN 4 VA Health-
care Network of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
The campaign features three 30-
second public service announce-
ments, which are being distributed
to television and cable stations
throughout the networks service
area, which includes Pennsylvania.
The announcements can be seen at
www.visn4.va.gov/voices/. Veterans
seeking additional information about
enrolling with VA for care can visit
www.va.gov/healthbenefits/.
Annual Cancer Survivors
Celebration set
Cancer survivors, caregivers and
oncology medical professionals are
invited to connect and reunite with
each other at the 20th Annual Can-
cer Survivors Celebration hosted by
the Northeast Regional Cancer In-
stitute.
This year, participants can choose
between two locations/dates for the
event. Survivors Celebration will be
held on Sept. 22 at Kirby Park in
Wilkes-Barre and Sept. 29 at McDade
Park in Scranton. On both dates, the
event will take place from10 a.m.
noon.
The highlight of this years cele-
brations will be the Circle of Survi-
vors. This activity will allow every-
one in attendance the opportunity to
share a thought or inspirational
message about their cancer experi-
ence. The events will also feature a
survivors banner, survivor and care-
giver ribbons and pins, autograph
books/programs, and light refresh-
ments.
To register for the event or for
more information, call the Northeast
Regional Cancer Institute at (800)
424-6724 or visit www.cancerne-
pa.org. Those planning to participate
should respond prior to Sept. 14.
Northeast Bariatric Center to
sponsor Walk fromObesity
The Northeast Bariatric Center at
Hazleton General Hospital will be
hosting its ninth annual Walk from
Obesity on Sept. 22. The walk will
be held at the Alliance Wellness
Trail, which sits on the property of
the Alliance Womens and Childrens
Center, next to the Hazleton Health
& Wellness Center, located at 50
Moisey Drive in Hazleton. Regis-
tration for the walk begins at 9 a.m.,
with step-off at 10 a.m.
Walk from Obesity is a commu-
nity-awareness event to recognize
obesity as a serious health epidemic
that affects one in three Americans.
Proceeds from the walk will fund
obesity education, prevention and
treatment.
Cost per person is $25 prior to the
day of the walk and children younger
than age 12 are free, with a paid adult
registration. Children can also partic-
ipate in a coloring contest and one
lucky child will receive a prize at the
event. The child registration and
coloring form may be accessed in the
Resources section after online
registration is completed.
Cost per person will be $35 for
individuals who register at the walk.
A T-shirt will be provided to all walk-
ers (while supplies last). Pre-regis-
tration is encouraged. To register,
call Brenda Derr, Northeast Bariatric
Center, at 501-6322 or register online
at www.walkfromobesity.com.
IN BRIEF
Health briefs are limited to nonprofit
entities and support groups. To have your
health-oriented announcement included,
send information to Health, Times Leader,
15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250;
by fax: 829-5537; or email health@time-
sleader.com. Information must be received
at least two weeks in advance.
Flu season does not offi-
cially begin until October.
But like holiday merchan-
dise, vaccines are showing
up earlier and earlier.
Many pharmacies, super-
markets and big-box dis-
count stores have already
hung their Flu shots to-
day signs.
Retailers and public
health experts peg the pre-
season vaccination trend to
the 2009 H1N1 epidemic,
which caught many by sur-
Flu season is still ahead,
but flu-shot season is now
By DIANE C. LADE
Sun Sentinel
See FLU, Page 3C
FOTOLIA.COM PHOTO
Organic jelly beans. Organic
potato chips. Organic vodka.
Organic is a term perceived as
healthier than conventional
products...no matter what they
are, according to a recent article
by registered dietitian Sharon
Palmer in the Environmental
Nutrition newsletter. So what
does the term organic mean
anyway?
According to the United States
Department of Agriculture
which regulates organic stan-
dards organic food is pro-
duced without using most con-
ventional pesticides, fertilizers
with synthetic ingredients,
bioengineering, or ionizing
radiation. In other words, or-
ganic refers to how a food is
farmed.
Organic does not necessarily
mean a food cant be highly
processed, however. (Proc-
essed means it has been
changed in some way from its
natural form.) Take a chocolate
chip cookie, for example. OK,
take two. Organic chocolate
chip cookies are made with
organically cultivated wheat,
sugar, butter and chocolate. The
organic flour and sugar can
still be refined and white, how-
ever. And the nutritional value
of these cookies may be no
different from regular cookies.
So while organic farming meth-
ods help ensure healthy soil and
ecosystems, organic standards
do not regulate a food products
nutritional attributes, says
Palmer. Take a product made
with organic brown rice syrup or
evaporated cane juice. Its still
sugar. And organic sweetened
beverages, candy bars, and
chips? If they are stripped of
healthful nutrients, theyre just
organic junk food.
What about organic milk? It comes
from cows that were fed organic
feed and were not given hor-
mones or certain types of medi-
cations for illness. Both organic
and regular milk contain the
same profile of essential nutri-
ents, say nutrition experts. And
both types of milk are enriched
with vitamin D a hormone-like
vitamin that helps the body
absorb calcium.
MCT Information Services
O N N U T R I T I O N Organic junk food?
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USHVILLE, Ill. Stepping into the office of Dr. Russell Dohner feels like a trip
back in time. At his one-man practice, the phones are rotary, the records are hand-
written, and the charge since the 1970s has been just $5. Its a fee that the 87-year-
old family physician refuses to change because, he says, most everyone can afford $5.
And if they cant, he says with a shrug, we see them anyway.
And so, even before his clinic
opens at 9 a.m., the line out front is
already 12 people deep. Factory
workers with callused hands. Farm-
ers in muddy work boots. Senior ci-
tizens leaning on canes and slump-
ing teenagers with spiky hair.
All day long, they pack the gray
vinyl seats in the waiting room. So
many people come that, on a recent
day, there wasnt a seat for Larry Le-
nover, a 64-year-old heavy equip-
ment operator, who was happy to
standbecause, he says, Dr. Dohner
cares about everyone. It doesnt
matter if you got money, or you
dont.
That open-door policy has made
Dohner a beloved figure in Rush-
ville, Ill., a city of 3,200 people
about 60miles northwest of Spring-
field, Ill. that has suffered froma
drumbeat of factory closings and
layoffs.
But its not just the $5 fee that
keeps the locals lining up. It is, they
say, the kindness he has shown and
the impact of his care. It is, in short,
Dr. Dohner, a calmand gentle pres-
ence in a rumpled suit and fedora
hat, whohas, for nearlysixdecades,
held the hand of the dying, tended
to the sick and injured, and helped
everyone else get on with the busi-
ness of living.
There was the baby girl who suf-
fered from seizures. He would
come to the house and sit beside
her crib all night, recalledthe girls
sister, Lynn Stambaugh, now 49
and still touched by the memory.
And the gasoline fire that left a 10-
year-old boy badly burned. That
MCT PHOTO
Austin Clark, left, of Macomb, undergoes an examination, for sports eligibility given by Dr. Russell Dohner,
87, in Dohners Rushville office. Dr. Dohner has been in the same practice since 1955, and charges only $5
per visit, or $8 for a sports eligibility physical exam.
Five-dollar doctor
Physicians fee is still $5 unchanged since the 1970s
PART OF THE FORMULA, he says, is keeping costs low. He doesnt take
health insurance, or do any billing. When patients arrive, there are no forms
to fill out. Just tell the doctor whats wrong, and hell do his best to help.
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cause there was a doctor in town
Dohner, of course who was
in the emergency room that day.
He loves the people in this
community, says Mayor Scott
Thompson, 51, who, like most
people over the age of 30, was de-
liveredbyDohner. Andthe thing
is, people love him back.
He is a small man whose large
eyeglasses, bald head, and tufts
of thinning white hair, just above
his ears, give him the look of a
wise, old owl. Stooped and in-
creasingly frail, he moves slowly,
barely picking up his feet as he
shuffles between exam rooms.
But he continues to work be-
cause he knows, if not for his low
fee, many couldnt afford medical
care.
I never went into medicine to
make money, he says. I wanted
to be a doctor, taking care of peo-
ple.
He works seven days a week,
opening his office for an hour be-
fore church on Sundays. He has
never takena vacation, andrarely
left Schulyer County, except for
the occasional medical confer-
ence.
If someone gently suggests
that he cut back, his answer is al-
ways the same.
What if someone needs me?
The day begins at 8 a.m. at the
one-story, 25-bed hospital in
Rushville, where every morning
he handles paperwork and visits
patients.
Next stopis the red-brickstore-
front on the town square where
he has practiced for 57 years.
All day long, patients cycle in
andout the door. Dohner pats the
knee of Ethan Deloche, a teary 4-
year-old who came in with an
itchy rash. Lets get him some
Prednisone tablets, says Dohn-
er, handing a prescription to the
boys harried mother.
A moment later, he removes
stitches and places a bandage on
the arm of Harold Morrell, 86.
Just leave that on for a day or
two, and I think youll be all
right, he says.
He moves slowly and steadily,
up and down the office hallway.
Everyone is seen on a first-
come, first-served basis.
Records goingbackfive dec-
ades are kept on handwritten,
4-by-6-inch index cards, which
are constantly getting misplaced.
Dohner and his 85-year-old
nurse, Rose Busby, spend much
of the day bickering about lost
cards.
Ive worked here 12 years,
sighed Edith Moore, 84, the re-
ceptionist. Sometimes it feels
like 100.
But Moores eyes grow wide
and her demeanor softens when
she talks about the people who
come for treatment.
We have an envelope here, for
people who cant pay, she whis-
pers.
She opens her desk drawer to
show an envelope, stuffed with
dollar bills.
Who puts the money in the en-
velope?
A lot of us, she says.
.
Raised during the Depression
on a farm near Vermont, Ill., in
the next countyover, Dohner was
the fifth of seven children. When
he was 13 years old, he suffered
from severe tonsillitis, which re-
sulted in fevers and seizures.
WhenI came out of the seizures,
Doctor Hamilton would be
there, he remembers. Thats
how I decided I wanted to be a
doctor.
He graduated fromNorthwest-
ern University medical school in
1953withthe intentionof becom-
ing a cardiologist. But Rushville
neededa doctor. He movedtothe
small town in 1955, intending to
stay for five years. Those years
came and went and, he says,
there wasnt anyone else to take
care of the people here.
Dohner decided to stay, but his
wife at the time did not. After
their divorce, he never remar-
ried, and never had any children.
He was close to his siblings and
his 11nieces and nephews. But in
manyways, he was weddedtothe
town.
Hes given up everything to
stay here and to take care of peo-
ple, says Dr. Linda Forestier, 64,
the only other local physician,
who has practiced in Rushville
for four years.
To mark Dohners 50 years in
medicine, the town held a huge
celebration a few years ago. At
the parade, held in his honor,
Dohner waved from a horse-
drawn carriage.
Today, thewalls of his officeare
plastered with childrens crayon
drawings. In his office refrigera-
tor, boxes of temperature-sensi-
tive medication sit next to boxes
of chocolate, given to him by pa-
tients. A stick of homemade but-
ter, wrapped in cellophane, bears
a handwritten note: 4U because
you are a good person.
Charging $5 a patient, Dohner
doesnt make any money for him-
self or his practice. He says he
supports his work with income
from his family farm, and other
investments.
Part of the formula, he says, is
keeping costs low. He doesnt
take health insurance, or do any
billing. When patients arrive,
there are no forms to fill out. Just
tell the doctor whats wrong, and
hell do his best to help. If he
cant, hell send you to someone
who can.
For those too sick to make the
trip to the office, Dohner still
makes house calls.
Though some in his waiting
room are poor and have no other
place to go, others simply prefer
the elderly doctor who has treat-
ed some families for generations.
My kids love him. They wont
see anyone else, says Lisa Hill,
39. When her young son came
down with asthma, Dohner had
tobribe himwithSnickers bars to
get him to see a specialist.
He saved my husbands life,
says Sharon Werner, 58, explain-
inghow, after the family hadseen
other doctors, it was Dohner who
diagnosed her husbands appen-
dicitis. We have good health in-
surance, but wed still rather
come here.
Moore, the receptionist, locks
the door at 5 p.m. But Dohner
stays as late as it takes to see ev-
ery patient.
It is after 8 p.m., on a recent
evening, when he finally ushers
the last person to the door.
This is what Ive done all my
life, he says as he grabs his hat
andprepares toheadtothe hospi-
tal, where he typically eats din-
ner at his desk and checks on a
few patients before going home
for the evening. This is what Im
supposed to be doing. I dont
have any reason to quit.
DOCTOR
Continued from Page 1C
Esther Abbott, 88, of Rushville, Ill., a patient at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, looks on
at the conclusion of a visit from Dr. Russell Dohner, 87, as Dr. Rajpal Dalal greets Dohner during
morning rounds at the hospital.
MCT PHOTOS
Caden Simmert, 5, has his throat checked by Dr. Russell Dohner,
87, right, in Dohners Rushville, Illinois office.
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Q: Do I need to be vaccinat-
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mends everyone age 6 months
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Those who most need immuni-
zation: seniors age 65 and ol-
der, pregnant women, patients
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tions, caregivers of patients
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tions from contracting the flu.
Q: How does a flu shot work?
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weeks apart. The CDC also is
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cine, or for whom its not cer-
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Q: When does flu season
start?
A: It typically begins in Oc-
tober and can last through
May, with the season peaking
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dictable, and seasonal peaks
vary by region.
Q: Why should I get vacci-
nated now instead of this fall?
A: The CDC advises people
to be vaccinated as soon as
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ahead and get a shot.
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is an intradermal vaccine that
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standard model. It injects un-
der the skin rather than deep
into the muscle, causing less
arm-ache afterward. People ag-
es 18 to 64 can have intrader-
mal vaccines.
Q: What about the new high-
dose shot for seniors?
A: The Fluzone High-Dose
for people older than 65 first
became available in 2010. It
has four times the antigen of a
standard shot, to boost the im-
mune response, as the body
loses the ability to produce an-
tibodies as we age. More side
effects have been reported
with the high-dose vs. the reg-
ular shot. People who have se-
vere egg allergies or who had a
serious reaction to a standard
flu vaccine should not get the
high dose.
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from the shots in that it con-
tains a live but weakened ver-
sion of the flu virus. Healthy
people ages 2 to 49 can use the
spray. People with egg aller-
gies, and serious medical con-
ditions or weakened immune
systems and their caregiv-
ers should not use this vac-
cine or check with a doctor
first.
Q: Does Medicare or my in-
surance cover vaccines?
A: Flu shots are covered un-
der Medicare Part B and most
private insurance plans. There
usually are no out-of-pocket
costs to consumers, but ask
your provider.
Q: What are the risks?
A: Serious complications
from flu vaccines are rare.
Common mild problems in-
clude: soreness or redness
where the shot was given, fe-
ver, headache, fatigue and
cough. Allergic reaction symp-
toms include: difficulty breath-
ing, fast heart rate, dizziness
or hives. People with severe al-
lergies, especially to eggs,
should talk to their doctor be-
fore getting a shot.
Still have questions? Call the
CDC at 800-232-4636, or go to
cdc.gov/flu.
FLU
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Samantha Marie Baron, daugh-
ter of Gregory and Sandi Baron,
Brookhaven, is celebrating her
fourth birthday, today, Aug. 28.
Samantha is a granddaughter of
Ronald and Carol Baron, Alden,
Newport Township, and William
and Terri Sarosy, Millsboro, Del.
She is a great-granddaughter of
Tozia Baron and Mae Gajda
Lafferty, both of Nanticoke, and
the late Theodore Baron and the
late Edward Gajda. Samantha
has a brother, Zachary, 2.
Samantha M. Baron
Lauren Gallagher, daughter of
Jennifer Martin, is celebrating
her 15th birthday today, Aug. 28.
Lauren is a granddaughter of
Katherine and Joseph Adams,
Hanover Township, and John
Martin, Plymouth. She is a great-
granddaughter of Maureen
DeChant and the late Anthony
DeChant and John and Ruthann
Martin, all of Hanover Township,
and the late Charlotte Martin.
Lauren has a brother, Jared, and
a sister, Aubrey.
Lauren Gallagher
Alexander James Hufford, son of
Kevin and Sharon Hufford, Plains
Township, is celebrating his
fourth birthday today, Aug. 28.
Alex is a grandson of Robert and
Elaine Kay, Wilkes-Barre, and Bill
and Debra Boyle, Pittston.
Alexander J. Hufford
Aliyah Samkough, daughter of
Danielle Mendygral, Hanover
Township, and Elbros Samkough,
Ashley, is celebrating her fifth
birthday today, Aug. 28. Aliyah is
a granddaughter of Peter and
Susan Mendygral, Hanover
Township, and Bibard and Miriem
Samkough, Ashley.
Aliyah Samkough
Sara Jay Hoskins, daughter of
Jason and Rachel Hoskins,
Larksville, is celebrating her 10th
birthday today, Aug. 28. Sara is a
granddaughter of Linda Grayson,
Panama City Beach, Fla., and the
late David and Nancy Morgan.
She has a brother, Anthony, 17,
and two sisters, Scarlet, 2, and
Courtney.
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from1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays
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EXETER: The Cosmopolitan
Seniors will meet at 1p.m. on
Sept. 4 at St. Anthony Center.
Host andhostesses are George
Mislan, Terri Mislan, FrankOnda,
EdStankoski andFlorence Stan-
koski.
Travel coordinator Johanna is
acceptingreservations for a tripto
Mount Airy CasinoonSept. 12.
Pickups will be inExeter and
Pittston. Non-members welcome
ontrips. For details call Johanna
at 655-2720.
KINGSTON: The Kingston
Senior Center, 680 WyomingAve.,
is presentingNational Safe at
Home Week this week. Safety
tips will be giveneachday for
various areas of the home.
The center is offeringthe AARP
driver safety class for newstu-
dents from1to5 p.m. onOct. 15
andOct. 22. Arefresher class will
be givenfrom1to5 p.m. onSept.
17. Call 287-1102 for reservations.
MINERSMILLS: The Miners
Mills Community Clubwill meet
at 1p.m. onSept. 4 at Holy Trinity
RussianOrthodoxPavilion. Plans
for the Sept. 20 picnic will be
discussed. Hostesses are Louise
Christopher, Louise Cookus,
CarolynByrne andMary Cooper.
MOUNTAINTOP: The Moun-
tainTopSocial Clubwill meet at
1:30 p.m. today at the St. Judes
Church, Father NolanHall Day
Room. Doors will openat 1p.m.
Newmembers are welcome.
Hosts are Bill Dempski andBill
Cook.
Upcomingtrips are plannedto
WoodlochPines, Hawley, onSept.
16 andHunts Landing, Mata-
morse, onOct. 18. For reserva-
tions call Ottoat 474-0641.
WILKES-BARRE: The Firwood
Senior CitizenClubwill meet at 1
p.m. onSept. 6 inthe Firwood
UnitedMethodist Church, Old
River RoadandDagobert Street.
Refreshments will be served
followedby a business meeting.
Dr. WilliamLewis, representing
the WyomingValley Historical
Society, will give a presentation
onthe Titanic. He will be assisted
by FirwoodClubmember Mae
Thomas, whose mother was a
Titanic survivor.
Future trips include the Dutch
Apple Theatre, Lancaster, tosee
Fiddler onthe Roof onSept. 8;
Allenberry Theatre for dinner and
the AlfredHitchcockcomedy
smashhit The 39 Steps onOct.
9; andthe HunterdonHills Play-
house Christmas ShowonNov. 6.
Call Maureenat 824-6538.
WILKES-BARRE: Rainbow
Seniors met recently at Albright
UnitedChurch. Areadingwas
givenby Dorothy Coach. Cele-
bratingbirthdays were EdEvans,
Doris Hughes andAldona Smith.
Weddinganniversaries for
Doris andCharles Hughes, Betty
andTedKrasnahill andDorothy
andJackCoachwere celebrated.
Door prizes were wonby Jack
CoachandCharles Hughes.
The Christmas party will be
heldonDec. 18.
The next meetingwill be on
Sept. 18. Servers are TedKrasna-
hill andBetty Krasnahill. New
members welcome.
NEWS FOR SENIORS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Penn Security Foundation recently awarded a $2,500 grant to
the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute to support the organiza-
tions Patient Navigation Program. The program helps uninsured
and underinsured individuals access direct cancer-related health
care services. At the check presentation, from left: Patrick Dietz,
vice president, business banking, Penn Security Bank; Laura Toole,
director of community and patient services, Cancer Institute; and
Bob Durkin, president, Cancer Institute.
Penn Security Foundation gives grant to cancer institute
Residents of United Methodist Homes Tunkhannock Campus
recently welcomed 7-year-old therapy dog Jake and his handler
Dave Overbeck to campus for Jakes 150th senior facility visit.
Overbeck rescued Jake in 2005 from a golden retriever rescue
group in North Carolina. After completing a wide variety of train-
ing courses, including obedience, Canine Good Citizen and therapy
dog certification, the pair began making visits to senior facilities
and hospitals in 2007. They typically make five visits per week,
giving obedience demonstrations and interacting with residents
and patients. Resident Lillian Davis watches as Jake and Overbeck
do a demonstration during their visit.
Therapy dog makes 150th senior center visit
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