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“You’re just gonna have to kill me, you’re just gonna.”

— Jose Colon, murder suspect

MURDER, HOSTAGE SITUATION, STANDOFF UNFOLDS

NIGHTMARE
IN THE CITY
ONE DEAD • SUSPECT SHOT, CRITICAL • SHOTS FIRED IN STANDOFF • HOSTAGE ESCAPES SAFELY
BY MARK GILGER,
LARRY DEKLINSKI AND
STEPHANIE BETTICK
THE NEWS-ITEM

SHAMOKIN — One of
the scariest, most dramatic
and longest standoffs in
recent city history came to
an end Tuesday morning
when a man suspected of
shooting to death a relative
and holding a hostage at
gunpoint Monday night
was rushed to Geisinger
Medical Center in Danville
after suffering serious gun-
shot wounds upon exchang-
ing fire with police at his
barricaded West Sunbury
Street apartment.
Jose Colon, 41, of 131 W.
Sunbury St., Apt. 2, who
authorities suspect shot his
23-year-old niece, Kasandra
Ortiz, of 409 N. Rock St., in
a lot at the corner of North
Rock and Spurzheim streets
at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, is
reportedly in critical condi-
tion at Geisinger after being
taken into custody follow-
ing the standoff.
A Geisinger spokeswom-
an said Tuesday a condition
for Colon was not available,
but police received reports
that he was in critical con-
dition and remains under
guard.
A total of seven shots
were fired during the stand-
off, with at least one of
them discharged by a state
trooper hitting Colon. Min-
utes after the final two
shots, an ambulance from
AREA Services arrived at
PHOTO VIA JOSE COLON’S FACEBOOK
City, Page 6
LARRY DEKLISNKI/STAFF PHOTOS
TOP: Officers and troopers with guns drawn walk on the north side of Sunbury
Street in Shamokin as they approach 129-131 W. Sunbury St. following a gun-
shot during a standoff. Dozens of officers and troopers surrounded the apart-
ment building, where the suspect of a homicide was located. LEFT, TOP PHOTO:
An ambulance pulls up to 129-131 W. Sunbury St. at the conclusion. LEFT: Colin
Fraley is escorted to a police cruiser after being held hostage by Colon. Fraley
told Colon he had to use the bathroom, at which time he was able to escape
through a window and down a ladder. ABOVE, LEFT: Colon holds a gun in an
undated photo taken from his Facebook page. ABOVE: RIGHT: Lights from a
state police tactical vehicle illuminate a window from which Colon fired shots.
KASANDRA ORTIZ
FAMILY, FRIENDS,
COMMUNITY
GATHER AT VIGIL
‘Kay’ is
mourned
BY CHRIS J. GREGO
THE NEWS-ITEM
chris_g@newsitem.com
SHAMOKIN — On a
crisp Tuesday night,
about 100 friends and
family of Kasandra
“Kay” Ortiz gathered
at the corner of Rock
and Spurzheim Streets
to pay tribute to the life
of a special person.
The group lit a num-
ber of candles and
placed balloons and a
photo board that read
“R.I.P. Kay” next to a
dumpster where the
young girl’s lifeless
body had laid the night
before.
Kay’s mother, Angel-
ique, does not live in
the area but was trans-
ported to Shamokin
Tuesday. When she got
out of the vehicle, she
sobbed uncontrollably.
“My daughter was a
beautiful person who
always gave more than
she received,” she said,
barely able to speak.
Vigil, Page 8

3 charged for brandishing weapons in public

BY STEPHANIE BETTICK friend were charged by
city police after witness-
THE NEWS-ITEM
es reported them walking
stephanie_b@newsitem.com along Race Street with
a gun.
SHAMOKIN —Three While driving away from
Shamokin males who a Mother Cabrini basket-
allegedly planned to con- ball game at 8:18 p.m. Feb.
front a man said to be 12, Northumberland Coun-
harassing a female ty Communications
received a report of three
males walking, one with
an aluminum baseball bat
and one with a handgun in
plain sight.
Patrolman Raymond
Siko II said several people
notified him of “a kid with
a gun” when he drove up
Race Street. He located the
males turning east onto Siko said he stood to the his body with his right
Race Street from Cherry rear of the patrol vehicle hand revealing a black hol-
Street. to take cover while con- ster on his hip exposing a
Siko exited his vehicle tinuing to shout gun handle. He began yell-
and ordered the males to orders Nicholas Curran, ing it was a toy as Siko
stop and show their hands. 20, and Mario Tokar- continued ordering him
Jeff Zimmerman, 19, Moore, 18, to place their not to move.
dropped the baseball bat hands in the air. At that time, Curran
and raised his hands above Tokar-Moore moved his moved his left hand toward
his head. exterior coat away from Weapons, Page 8

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ALMANAC
Shamokin woman jailed
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2018.
There are 306 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday
Purim begins at sunset.
Today’s Highlight in History:
on two theft incidents
On Feb. 28, 1993, a gun battle erupted at a religious BY STEPHANIE BETTICK device fraud. ATM security cameras cery cart at the entrance of
compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, THE NEWS-ITEM Jessica Hoover, of 218 W. captured Feldges withdraw- Weis Markets after telling a
Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Da- Independence St., was ing $150 from Broscious’s cashier she forgot her
vidian leader David Koresh on weapons charges; four stephanie_b@newsitem.com
charged by Patrolman bank account on Feb. 1 and Access card and would be
agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day stand- SHAMOKIN — A 37-year- Shane Mowery for allegedly two withdrawals of $325 back to pay for the items.
off began. stealing a bank card belong- and $60 on Feb. 2. Feldges was then alleged-
old Shamokin woman was
On this date:
committed to Mifflin Coun- ing to her father, Robert Hoover was charged with ly seen on camera entering
In 1784, John Wesley, the co-founder of Methodism,
chartered the first Methodist Church in the United ty Jail after a video arraign- Broscious. Broscious told criminal conspiracy by the store and pushing the
States in Leesburg, Virginia. ment by Magisterial Judge police Hoover and her boy- Patrolman Scott Weaver full cart out the front door.
John Gembic Tuesday friend, Sterling Feldges, related to a Jan. 14 incident She was arraigned on
In 1844, a 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton ex-
ploded as the ship was sailing on the Potomac River, related to two separate inci- were in his apartment on in which she was seen on $10,000 cash bail for both
killing Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Navy Secretary dents, including felony Feb. 1 and Feb. 2. camera leaving a full gro- incidents.
Thomas W. Gilmer and several others.
In 1861, the Territory of Colorado was organized.
In 1917, The Associated Press reported that the Unit-
ed States had obtained a diplomatic communication
sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann
to a German official in Mexico proposing a German alli-
ance with Mexico and Japan should the U.S. enter World
War I. (Outrage over the telegram helped propel America
into the conflict.)
In 1953, scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C.
Crick announced they had discovered the double-helix
structure of DNA.
In 1958, a school bus clipped a truck near Preston-
burg, Kentucky, and plunged down an embankment into
the Big Sandy River; 22 children managed to escape,
but 26 other children and the bus driver drowned.
In 1960, a day after defeating the Soviets at the Win-
ter Games in Squaw Valley, California, the United States
won its first Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating
Czechoslovakia, 9-4.
In 1968, “Soul on Ice” by Eldridge Cleaver was pub-
lished by McGraw-Hill.
In 1975, 42 people were killed in London’s Under-
ground when a train smashed into the end of a tunnel.
In 1988, the 15th Olympic Winter Games held its clos-
ing ceremony in Calgary, Canada.
In 1996, Britain’s Princess Diana agreed to divorce
Prince Charles. (Their 15-year marriage officially ended
in August 1996; Diana died in a car crash in Paris a year
after that.)
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush told a White
House news conference the country was not reces-
sion-bound; Democratic candidate Barack Obama said STEPHANIE BETTICK/STAFF PHOTO
the economy was “on the brink of a recession” and
blamed economic policies espoused by Bush and Re-
publican presidential contender John McCain. Defense
1 cited in 2-vehicle crash
Secretary Robert Gates told his Turkish counterpart that A Coal Township woman was cited for running a stop sign which resulted in a two-vehicle
Turkey should end its offensive against Kurdish rebels collision at the intersection of North Lombard and Race streets Tuesday. Patrolman Scott
in northern Iraq as soon as possible. Mike Smith, lead Weaver said Debra Kerstetter was driving south on Lombard Street and failed to stop at a
singer for the British band the Dave Clark Five, died out- stop sign. Her Toyota Tacoma hit the front driver’s side of a Toyota Corolla traveling east
side London at age 64. on Race Street driven by Tia Ramer, of Shamokin. A passenger in Ramer’s car was transport-
Five years ago: Benedict XVI became the first pope ed to the hospital by AREA Services. The Corolla was towed by Anthracite Towing.
in 600 years to resign, ending an eight-year pontificate.
(Benedict was succeeded the following month by Pope
Francis.) Bradley Manning, the Army private arrested in
the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history,
pleaded guilty at Fort Meade, Maryland, to 10 charges
involving illegal possession or distribution of classified
Police Blotter
material. (Manning, who later adopted the female iden-
tity Chelsea Manning, was sentenced to up to 35 years Retail theft to steal meat, produce, deli, band and possession of a prison, is accused of pos-
in prison after being convicted of additional charges in a bakery and floral items and small amount of marijuana sessing two small baggies
SHAMOKIN — Patrolman
court-martial, but had her sentence commuted in 2017 other merchandise. involving an incident at 1:30 of marijuana and a plastic
Nathan Rhodes charged Patty
by President Barack Obama.) p.m. Saturday in the parking baggie wrapped inside toi-
Yost, 38, of 1252 W. Arch St., Contraband
One year ago: Heralding a “new chapter of American lot at SCI-Coal Township. let paper in a brown plastic
Coal Township, with a mis- COAL TOWNSHIP — Veroni-
greatness,” President Donald Trump issued a broad According to a criminal shopping bag. Police said the
demeanor of retail theft for ca M. Joyner, 53, of Philadel-
call for overhauling the nation’s health care system and complaint filed at the office items were found inside a car.
allegedly attempting to steal phia, was charged by Trooper
significantly boosting military spending in an hourlong of Magisterial District Judge
$156.07 worth of items from James Nestico of state police
speech to a joint session of Congress. Dozens of tor- John Gembic III, Joyner, who “To My Wonderful Mother”
Weis Markets on Feb. 21. at Stonington with contra- was visiting an inmate at the
nadoes began touching down in the upper Midwest and
northern Arkansas, killing at least three people. Ama-
Police said Yost attempted Mary A.
zon’s cloud-computing service, Amazon Web Services,
experienced a five-hour outage in its eastern U.S. re-
Devereaux
On Her Birthday
gion, causing unprecedented and widespread problems Feb. 28, 2018
for thousands of websites and apps. On your birthday Mother
Today’s Birthdays: Architect Frank Gehry is 89. Actor I’ll tell you oh so true
Gavin MacLeod is 87. Singer Sam the Sham is 81. Ac- No Daughter could “Love” her
tor-director-dancer Tommy Tune is 79. Hall of Fame auto Mother
racer Mario Andretti is 78. Actor Frank Bonner is 76. Ac- More than “I Love You!”
tress Kelly Bishop is 74. Actress Stephanie Beacham is You’re always here to listen
And help in every way,
71. Writer-director Mike Figgis is 70. Actress Rae Dawn
Thank you for always being here
Chong is 57. Actress Maxine Bahns is 49. Actor Robert And helping me each day.
Sean Leonard is 49. Rock singer Pat Monahan is 49. Love
Author Daniel Handler (aka “Lemony Snicket”) is 48. Ac-
Daughter Nancy
tress Tasha Smith is 47. Actor Rory Cochrane is 46. Ac-
tress Ali Larter is 42. Country singer Jason Aldean is 41.
Thought for Today: “In science, all facts, no matter
how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality.” — Mary
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GOP leaders move slowly
on tighter gun control law
Trump’s shifting views leave no clear strategy for action
BY LISA MASCARO
AND MATTHEW DALY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — House
Speaker Paul Ryan on Tues-
day showed little interest in
stricter gun control propos-
als being floated in Con-
gress, leaving the issue in
the hands of wary Senate
leaders and President Don-
ald Trump, whose shifting
views have left no clear
strategy for legislative
action.
As student survivors of
the Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School shoot-
ing lobbied lawmakers for
tougher gun laws, Ryan
acknowledged “system fail-
ures” in Florida that he said
Congress should review.
But GOP leaders did not
promise votes on the matter
and stopped short of offer-
ing solutions, beyond a
pending bill aimed at
increasing participation in
the existing federal back-
ground check system. The
bill uses new incentives and
penalties to encourage bet-
ter compliance with current
law, but does not expand the
pool of gun buyers required
to undergo background
checks before buying a gun.
Even as he endorsed the
measure, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell
downplayed its significance,
saying it would not be a
“panacea” for the rash of
gun violence.
But McConnell said he
wanted to “at least show
some progress toward deal-
ing with one element of the
problem.”
Republican leaders, who
have majority control of the
House and Senate, are reluc-
tant to lead on legislation
without knowing they have
Trump’s full support and
can rely on his popularity
with a core flank of the GOP
electorate to shield them
from political blowback.
But Trump, who is invit-
ing lawmakers to the White
House on Wednesday, has
proven an inconsistent part-
ner in such policy debate,
including the issue of gun
violence that has taken on
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John
Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas,
speaks with reporters following weekly policy luncheons where they dis-
cussed school safety measures in response to the Parkland, Florida,
assault that left 17 dead, at the Capitol in Washington Tuesday.
One of Trump’s top gun
safety proposals after the
Florida shooting — raising
the age to purchase some
rifles from 18 to 21 — reced-
ed after Trump lunched
with leaders of the National
Rifle Association last week-
end. The idea had been pro-
moted by TV personality
Geraldo Rivera, who recent-
ly had dinner with Trump
in Florida. But it was met
with stiff resistance from
the NRA.
Although Trump has
been quiet about the idea in
recent days, White House
press secretary Sarah Huck-
abee Sanders said Tuesday
that the president continues
to support raising the mini-
mum age and expects that to
be a topic of discussion
when he meets with law-
makers.
But Rivera, a Trump ally,
scolded the president on
Twitter for appearing to
back away from the propos-
al. “Incredibly we’re set to
do nothing re gun control
again,” Rivera tweeted.
“The only person in the
country strong enough to
stand up to #NRA @real-
DonaldTrump is apparently
taking a pass after dropping
modest reform of banning
sales of semi automatics to
kids not old enough to buy
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cigarettes & beer.”
The Senate could vote this
week on the legislation from
Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas,
and Chris Murphy, D-Conn.,
to strengthen the National
Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System,
though votes were not yet
scheduled amid resistance
from within the GOP ranks
and demands by Democrats
to vote on other measures.
The “Fix NICS” bill, simi-
lar to one approved last year
in the House, would reward
federal agencies and states
that utilize the background
check system, and penalize
those that don’t properly
report required records used
to determine whether some-
one can legally buy a gun. It
was introduced last fall after
the shooting of churchgoers
in Texas. At the time, author-
ities acknowledged having
failed to report the Texas
gunman’s domestic violence
conviction to the database.
“Let’s do what we can and
build from there,” Cornyn
said.
But broader proposals
were quickly circulating,
and Senate Minority Leader
Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,
urged the Senate to be more
ambitious than the “tiny”
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At a Glance
Kushner’s security
clearance downgraded
WASHINGTON (AP) — The security clear-
ance of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner,
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has been down-
graded. That’s according to two peo-
ple informed of the decision.
Kushner had been operating with an
interim clearance at the “top secret/
sensitive compartmented informa-
tion” level for more than a year. Now,
a White House official and a person
familiar with the decision say he is
only authorized to access information
KUSHNER at the lower “secret” level. Neither
source was authorized to discuss the
decision publicly.
Chief of Staff John Kelly ordered that White House offi-
cials with interim clearances pending since before June
1, lose their access to the nation’s deepest secrets if
they hadn’t received permanent clearances by last Fri-
day. A White House official confirms that Kelly’s order
has been implemented.
Manafort’s case saddled by side
issues, disputes with judge
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Amy Berman
Jackson was not amused.
A lawyer for Paul Manafort, the former campaign chair-
man for President Donald Trump, was trying to justify the
multimillion-dollar value of his client’s home as part of
a bail package. Rather than producing tax assessment
J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP PHOTO or property records, the lawyer submitted to the judge a
printout from Zillow, the online real estate website.
On many days, the high-profile, high-stakes prosecu-
tion of Manafort — a case already outside the central
election-meddling mandate of special counsel Robert
Mueller’s Russia investigation — is mired in side issues
that have left the judge exasperated.
bill. Whatever Manafort’s strategy, his team’s efforts ap-
pear largely reflective of the former international consul-
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.
Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., tant’s frustration with what he sees as an out-of-control
prosecution — and a burdensome house arrest from
are reviving their back-
ground check bill, which which his attorneys, despite several attempts, have
been unable to free him. The halting pace of the case in
would expand reviews to
Washington is about to face another obstacle: With new
include purchases online
charges filed in Virginia, Manafort is now going to have
and at gun shows. It had to balance a wholly separate case with a different judge
failed after the 2012 Sandy and possibly another trial.
Hook Elementary School
shooting in Connecticut.
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C OMMENTARY

First
responders
deserve
praise during
dire situation
Monday’s homicide at Rock and Spurzheim
streets and subsequent standoff at an apart-
ment building at Sunbury and Market streets
was nothing less than tragic and dramatic.
A young woman is dead and civilians were
undoubtedly placed in danger as the suspect
fired at least one shot from an elevated posi-
tion at what is typically one of the city’s busi-
est intersections.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, EMS,
Northumberland County Coroner’s Office
and fire police who responded to both scenes
and worked throughout the night and into
the morning deserve praise for protecting
residents in the midst of stressful and dan-
gerous conditions.
Officers from the Shamokin Police Depart-
ment and various neighboring departments
Sound Off
responded to Rock Street around 8:30 p.m.
570-648-2340 E XT . 6 OR SOUNDOFF @ NEWSITEM . COM
following a report of a shooting. Upon the
discovery of a body, fire police and firefight- Red glare enforcement officers. Well, guess need a good guy with a gun.” A lot of
ers maintained crowd control and supplied The “wanna-be dictator” intends to what? I’m a parent and a homeowner, good that did in Florida when that
lighting at the scene as officers, troopers and play army. He has ordered his gener- not a police officer, and I carry a coward sheriff’s deputy didn’t go into
als, soldiers, guns, tanks, missiles weapon to defend myself and my the building to confront the shooter.
the coroner’s office began an investigation. family. A lot of teachers already con- A police officer’s job is to lay down
At 11 p.m, officers took-up position sur- and rockets to parade by and salute
him. The White House press secre- ceal-carry, so saying you can carry their lives so the civilians may live. If
rounding 129-131 W. Sunbury St., where the anywhere you want except in school you don’t agree with that, don’t
tary guarantees it will be the largest
suspected shooter was holding a hostage. crowd of people ever gathered in any to defend the students and yourself, become a cop. Editor’s take: A police
Patrolman Raymond Siko II attempted on city of the world. Missing will be Vet- in my humble opinion, is just plain officer’s job is to serve and protect.
numerous occasions to convince the suspect erans who are waiting in line for stupid. They aren’t martyrs who are told to
to communicate with him and surrender, die for us, even though most would.
months to see a doctor. Sad, so very They’re all innocent
despite a shot having been fired from the sad. Americans are devastated and out- Splish, splash
apartment. raged over the school shooting that Mount Carmel should open the
Cruel change
Siko and, eventually, a state trooper contin- killed innocent children. Yet, where pool and it will make money if they
All these school shootings have me
ued to try to end the situation peacefully, is the outrage for the children who offer programs like learn to swim,
wondering if our kids and teachers
despite several more shots being fired. The would even react. The school is right are killed in the womb by their own lifeguard training, water aerobics for
demeanor of the suspect; however, did not next to a gun club and there is gun- mothers? adults, family swim special, teenage
appear to change. swim night. Hire someone who is
fire around all the time. I know it has Unreasonable willing to promote the pool.
Fire police, including Mayor John Brown been this way forever, but maybe it is I have a question regarding the
and Councilman Scott Roughton, kept vehicu- time for a change. Editor’s take: We currently proposed “reasonable gun Guessing game
lar and pedestrian traffic away from the understand these are sensitive times, laws.” How is it reasonable we can Let me get this straight: A trained
scene. Patience — and at times firm orders — but come on. ask 18-year-olds to put their lives on police officer with 30 years of experi-
were used to keep curious onlookers or peo- License to ill the line in the military to defend our ence froze up and wouldn’t go into a
ple unaware of the dangers away from the The right to own a gun for self-de- freedoms, but then deny them the building with an active shooter. So,
scene. Many roads had reopened by 7 a.m., fense is every bit equal to the right to right to self-defense until they the idea is to train teachers to con-
but fire police were still at the scene at 5 p.m. speak freely and practice your reli- become 21? It doesn’t make sense to front the active shooters. I guess
The focus to protect and serve the commu- gion. Progressives want to punish me. teachers are braver than cops.
nity was forefront. Tackling the dire situa- law-abiding citizens with new “com- Um, what? Dollars for dummies
tion of an active shooter while attention mon sense” gun law reforms with no This is for all you left-wing loonies. Donald Trump said you should
amasses in the background is far from an evidence more laws will prevent Take away all the guns, you either go to give bonuses to those teachers who
easily navigated task. The professionalism of future tragedies. Maybe the mentally jail or a concentration camp. For men- have guns. Think about that. Who is
all agencies involved in the response should ill should not be permitted to possess tally ill who are against the govern- going to pay for that? Right now peo-
be duly noted and applauded. firearms? Sane people do not commit ment, put them in concentration camps ple are saying teachers are being
mass murder. or worse. This was done before; I overpaid. What teacher is going to
L EGISLATIVE C ONTACTS Carry on believe it was called Nazism. People risk their lives shooting a man who is
A public statement was in Satur- will always find ways to get guns. shooting off one round every 30 sec-
State Rep. Kurt Masser P.O. Box 202017 onds? How stupid could you be? We
(R-107) Harrisburg, Pa. 17120
day morning’s News-Item about Lay down the law really have a crazy man running the
teachers carrying guns in schools. It “To stop a bad guy with a gun, you
Email: kmasser@ Phone: 717-260-6134 country.
Toll-free: 855-271-9386 said teachers are not trained law
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Office Building toon strip Blondie, Mister times are not able to live up he not critique the political has not gone unnoticed
Sunbury, Pa. 17801
Dithers once told Dagwood to the standards they sup- beliefs of first responders that in all the letters he’s
Bumstead, “Put your left posedly espouse. So who are or medical professionals in written, Mr. Splitt never
L ETTER P OLICY hand over your left ear, they to judge anybody? the event of a personal rebuked Hillary Clinton
• Letters to the Editor must be signed. Requests to withhold Bumstead, because I’ve got Mr. Splitt went on to say emergency. about her 33,000 emails
names will not be honored. something to tell you, and I conservatives are guilty of Sore losers with haywire that mysteriously van-
• Full addresses and phone numbers are required to deter- don’t want it going in one “having no compassion or notions need to come to ished after they were sub-
mine the authenticity of a letter. They will not be published. ear and out the other.” empathy, and live in fear so their senses and wake up. poenaed. Or how about the
• Letters are subject to editing and should not exceed 300 That same lesson can eas- they build walls and have The election is over and the pay-to-play Clinton Foun-
words. ily be applied to Ken Splitt guns.” Absurd thinking like people have spoken. The dation, the big Benghazi
• Libelous statements and personal abuse will be deleted. about his mudslinging let- that is the telltale sign of an queen of mistrust, the lie and the Russian collu-
• Letters may be mailed or dropped off at the Shamokin or ter, because his outrageous Obama boot licker. Who is deceitful and untrust- sion that sent 20 percent of
Mount Carmel offices of The News-Item, faxed to 570-644- gall to generalize conserva- he to question the compas- worthy Hillary Clinton, this country’s uranium
6397 ext. 2 or sent via e-mail to andy_h@newsitem.com. Per- tives as “gullible and hav- sion and empathy of any- lost, because she came with stock to Russia? What
sons faxing or e-mailing letters should call to confirm their ing disdain for facts and body, especially about how more baggage than an about her outrageous
receipt. reasoning, along with sus- they lead their lives, think insurance widow on an claim that she came under
ceptibility to misinforma- or vote? One would hope around-the-world cruise. sniper fire in Bosnia?
tion,” as he called it, is such fractured and conde- Get over it. Oh those darn old facts
unfounded nonsense. Peo- scending logic does not And now that Mr. Splitt are pesky little devils,
ple with a grandiose sense apply to how he feels about is openly criticizing aren’t they?
of themselves who are over- people’s religion, race, eth- Trump about “the 2,000 Michael J. McCarthy
ly concerned with how oth- nicity or gender. And for his times he lied or stretched Mechanicsburg

Back in 1948 ...

• The State Bureau of Mines said it would hold
an Anthracite Strip Mine Institute in the near
future on replanting spoil bank areas. Soft-coal
operators throughout the nation were saying that
United Mine Workers (UMW) Chief John L. Lew-
is could call out every miner in the UMW on a
strike, but they would not go along with pensions
for the soft-coal miners.
• The Baltimore Sun American was advertising
in the area, trying to attract readers for its Sunday
newspaper.
• C. Ellsworth Kehler Jr. was named chairman
of the 1948 Red Cross Drive by the chairman of
the Shamokin Area chapter, Ray Marshall.
• The State Civil Service Commission was pub-
licizing tests for liquor store clerks. There were
574 jobs open; they got 8,000 applicants.
• E.V. Durling, a columnist syndicated in the
Shamokin News Dispatch, held a contest called
“My Name is a Poem.” Among the top finishers
were Truly Dooley, of Providence, Rhode Island;
Channing Manning, of San Francisco, and Mary
Clary, of Santa Monica, California; but the winner
was Herman Berman Sherman, of the Bronx,
New York.
• At the Veterans of Foreign Wars Blue Room,
the featured attraction was an exotic dancer
named Rose Lee. Someone asked what happened
to the “Gypsy” in front of her name and the
answer was, “She took it off.”
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Obituaries
Robert C. Aurand
STATE COLLEGE —
Robert C. Aurand, a beloved
husband, father, brother
and grandfather, died Satur-
day, Feb. 24, 2018, at his
home in State College.
Robert was born Dec. 4,
1952, in Sunbury, a son of
the late Robert C. Aurand
and late Ellen C. Aurand
(Reeser).
He was a graduate of
Penn State University
where he did undergradu-
ate and graduate studies
from 1970 to 1978, and had
recently retired from his
longtime career as a distin-
guished electrical engineer.
For 10 years he worked
for muRata Electronics of
North America, where he
was honored with an award
for his outstanding achieve-
ments in RF/microwave
hardware design. Being a
valued member of the engi-
neering community, he held
several positions over his
lifetime before his retire-
ment from Locus Micro-
wave in December as senior
staff engineer.
Robert was an avid HAM
radio operator, a hobby he
enjoyed since his youth, and Hollinger and her husband,
could often be found tinker-
ing in his home workshop.
Robert attended Holy
Trinity Orthodox Church
in State College.
He was a noble person
who deeply loved his family.
He was always known for
his kindness, generosity,
Vera A. Davis
CATAWISSA — Vera A.
Davis, 86, of Catawissa,
went to be with the Lord
Monday Feb. 26, 2018, at
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hos-
pital.
She was born Feb. 2, 1932,
in Cleveland Township, a
daughter of the late David
L. and Alvaretta (Levan)
Adams.
She graduated from Ral-
pho High School Class of
1949.
She worked on the family
farm with her husband,
spent many years working
at Rohrbach Farm Market,
Knoebels Catering, Cleve-
land Township Election
Committee Service and as a Camp Hill, and Brian D.
Catawese Coach Line tour
escort.
Vera’s passion was her
church family and serving
her Lord. She was the
church organist at St. Paul’s Davis and Camyrn Davis;
and Roaring Creek Valley
Church for 60 plus years.
She traveled to 49 states and lyn Hussey; and two sisters, where he continued to work
to the Holy Land twice.
Vera enjoyed sewing and LeVan, both of Lewisburg.
quilting. She loved picnics
and family gatherings and
followed all her grandchil-
dren’s school and sporting
activities.
Vera is survived by three David and Nevin Adams;
children, Jerry D. Davis and and a sister, Anna Mowery. three sons, Dr. John Costel-
Rosaline E. Palovick
ELYSBURG — Rosaline
E. Palovick, 93, of 2098
Airport Road, died Sun-
day, Feb. 25, 2018, in
Geisinger Medical Center,
Danville.
She was born in Mount
Carmel, May 15, 1924, a
daughter of the late Ralph
and Mary (Bressi) Mirar-
chi.
Rosaline was employed
as a seamstress in the
local garment industry.
She was married Oct.
24, 1942, in St. John’s
Church, Mount Carmel, to Rosaline E. Palovick
the late Joseph Palovick,
who preceded her in
death.
She was a member of
the former St. Peter’s
Church, Mount Carmel.
Survivors include a son, Gaffney, all of Mount Car-
Joseph Palovick and his
wife, Barbara, of Mount
Carmel; a daughter, Diane nieces, nephews and cous-
Sokol and her husband,
Ronald, of Elysburg; three
grandsons, Joseph
Palovick III and his wife,
Lisa, of New Jersey, Dami- grandsons, Ronald Sokol
an Palovick and his wife,
Denise, of Downingtown,
and Kyle Sokol and his
wife, Michelle, of Gettys-
burg; two granddaughters, her husband, Rocky; a
Kelly Burns and her hus-
band, Paul, of York, and
Michelle Leister and her
husband, Mark, of Wynco- Smith, Paul “Chuckie”
te; nine great-grandsons,
Anthony, Nick, Ethan,
Max, Alex, Jonathan,
Alex, Wyatt and Wesston;
OBITUARIES / STATE
John Nicholas
Costello
ROCKFORD, Ill. — John
Nicholas Costello, 90, of
Rockford, Illinois, passed
away Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.
He was born June 30,
1927, in Mount Carmel, a
son of Anthony and Mary
Costello (Castiello).
John grew up in Mount
Carmel during the Great
Depression.
Immediately after high
school, John enlisted in the
U.S. Navy
and served
as seaman
Robert C. Aurand
second class
knowledge, compassion and
USNR, on
a pure, loving heart. several ships,
He is survived by his
including the NTC
beloved wife, Elena V. Louk- Sampson, USS Vicks-
achkina, of State College;
burg CL86 and USS Spring-
two daughters, Marie Ellen field CL66. He was awarded
Taylor and her husband,
the American Theater Rib-
Rennell, of Boalsburg, and bon and World War II Victo-
Lillian Clare Malcolm and ry Medal.
her husband, Lee, of Pitts- John completed his bach-
burgh; a son, Hayes Joseph elor’s degree at Lock Haven
Aurand, of State College; a State University, Lock Hav-
stepdaughter, Margarita B. en, and his master’s in Edu-
Loukachkina and her hus- cation at the University of
band, Nikita Borisevich, of Illinois, Champagne, Urba-
Baltimore; a sister, Susan na.
On Dec. 26, 1951, in
Richard, of Harleysville;
Shamokin, John married
two brothers, Jeffrey Catherine Theresa “Terri”
Aurand, of Portland, Ore- Muskey. They became
gon, and David Aurand and Rockford residents in 1954.
his wife, Bernadette, of John began his teaching
Paxinos; a granddaughter, career at Kinnikinnick in
Roselyn Estelle Taylor; and Roscoe, Illinois, then taught
a stepgrandson, Marc at Lincoln Junior High
Adrien Borisevich. School from 1954 to 1970. He
coached basketball at Lin-
coln and his team won the
state championship twice.
He was assistant principal
of Lincoln Middle School
prior to moving to Eisen-
hower as assistant princi-
pal from 1971 to 1974. He
became principal of Kenne-
dy Middle School in 1974.
He was principal of Lin-
coln Junior High School
again until his retire-
ment in June 1987. He con-
tinued to substitute teach
for 10 years after retire-
ment.
John was a member of
Holy Family Catholic
Vera A. Davis Church, where he regularly
attended. He was also a
his wife, Sandra, of Cataw- member of the National
issa, Sandra K. Packer, of and Illinois State Education
Associations.
Davis and his wife, Renee, John was an avid golfer
of Catawissa; six grandchil- (two hole-in-ones, Ledges
dren, Rachael Hussey, and Mactown) and tennis
Bridgette Packer, Greg player for most of his life
Davis, Beth Davis, Hanna and was a long-time YMCA
member.
three great-grandchildren, John lived for a short
Tripp, Jameson and Brook- time in Munster, Indiana,
Lois Adams and Carol out daily at the Fitness
Vera was preceded in
Point. He felt the greatest
joy spending time with his
death by her parents, as children and grandchildren
well as her husband, Daniel and was a beloved grandfa-
M. Davis, who passed away ther.
Nov. 8, 1974; two brothers, John is survived by his
wife, Terri Costello; his
lo and his wife, Cecile,
Mark Costello and his wife,
Carolyn, and Scott; his
brother, Dr. Anthony Costel-
lo and his wife, Cindy; and
his two grandchildren,
Lucas, 15, and Mira, 14.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Mary, in
2003; his father, Anthony, in
1984; and brother, Ray-
mond, in 1988.
three great-granddaugh-
ters, Gina, Annabelle and
Scarlett; five sisters, Lucy
Smith, Catherine Saukai-
tis, Stella Veach and Angie
mel, and Eleanor Barni,
of Dillsburg; as well as
ins.
In addition to her par-
ents and husband, she was
preceded in death by two
Jr. and Klint Sokol; two
sisters, Gina Barella and
her husband, Carmen,
and Carrie Barella and
brother, Joseph Mirarchi
and his wife, Della; and
five brothers-in-law, John
Saukaitis, Robert
“Poochie” Veach, Frank
Gaffney and John “Jack-
ie” Barni.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 A5
Report finds most
agencies field few
open records requests
HARRISBURG — Most • The study’s authors said Commercial requests
agencies receive few or no the total cost for state and The study recommended
requests for records under local agencies to field the law be amended to let
Pennsylvania’s public requests in 2016 was in the
the Office of Open Records
access law and only a frac- range of $5.7 million to $9.7
establish an hourly fee for
tion of them are appealed, million. requests made for commer-
according to a report on cial entities or requests that
What’s a burden?
law’s costs released Tues- are exceedingly time-con-
day. “The issue of burden-
A drastic revision of some requests appears to be suming. It said the working
highly dependent on what press or researchers could
Pennsylvania Right-to- be exempted, and there
Know Law was enacted a the agency perceives to be
could be a method of waiv-
decade ago, leading to burdensome,” the study
said. “This suggests that ing fees when that would be
expanded access and a new in the public’s best interest.
set of procedures for han- the issue is more directly
related to concerns about The survey found that 26
dling requests, denials and percent of all requests are
appeals. the type of request being
made or who is making the coming from outside the
The Legislative Budget state, and about 71 percent
and Finance Committee request.”
Almost one-third of of those are made for com-
report was ordered after mercial purposes.
some governmental bodies requests that the agencies
raised complaints about the themselves considered Lawyers’ role
cost of complying with the “overly burdensome” were The study found that
law and the amount of time fulfilled in less than three some government officials
it can distract public hours and another third in refer every Right-to-Know
employees from other three to eight hours. Law request reviewed by a
duties. About 7 percent of all lawyer, a policy that may
Auditors said about 40 requests were made by add needlessly to the cost of
percent of the 588 anony- inmates, with more than providing public records.
mous requests they made half of those being made to
the Corrections Depart- Inadequate websites
for agency budgets were
ignored or turned down, ment. Almost all inmate More than half of 588
even though it’s indisput- requests were fulfilled with- randomly selected agencies
ably a public record. in three hours. did not post any informa-
Findings in the report: Examples of burdensome tion about open-records
requests cited in the study requests on their website,
Costs included a township — with as required by the Right-to-
• More than half the no full-time employees, no Know Law. The study rec-
agencies surveyed spent website and no municipal ommended the Legislature
less than $500 annually building — that was hit amend the law to require
dealing with open records with a 31-paragraph request better training for agency
requests. A majority for information about liti- open-records officers and to
received 10 or fewer gation and roadways over a expand the amount of
requests in 2016, although 6 10-year period. It produced information about requests
percent had to answer more 3,727 pages and billed the that must be easily found
than 100. Combined, state requester $969. on government websites.
and local agencies received A request for a vast trove The study said public
an estimated 109,000 of information about a charter schools were most
requests under the law over school construction project likely to fail to post the
the course of the year. required 30 boxes of docu- required contact informa-
• About 4 percent of agen- ments, a hard drive with tion, followed by townships
cies accounted for 80 per- data and a legal review — and boroughs. State agen-
cent of the appeals. More after which the requester cies were deemed the most
than 94 percent reported no never came to examine the compliant with the website
appeals. records. requirements.
More than 10 sickened by chemical
release at paperback manufacturer
WILKES-BARRE (AP) — More than 10 Mountain Regional Fire and EMS tells the
employees of a Pennsylvania paperback newspaper that 11 employees were taken to
manufacturer are recovering in the wake the hospital. He says their injuries aren’t
of a chemical release at their plant. life threatening, with most complaining of
The (Wilkes-Barre) Citizens’ Voice headaches and itchy skin.
reports that Offset Paperback in Dallas A hazmat team decontaminated the site.
Township was evacuated around 7:30 a.m. Offset Paperwork says the building is safe
Tuesday when employees were sickened again.
by a chemical commonly used in the print- The plant is owned by Bertelsmann
ing industry. Printing Group USA and employs about
Deputy Chief John Wilkes of Back 400.
Funeral nOtices
AURAND — Robert C. Aurand, of State College. Friends will be received at the Koch Funeral
Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., State College, from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday. A funeral service
will follow at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Summit Cemetery, Irish Valley, Paxinos. Memo-
rial contributions may be made to, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 119 S. Sparks Street, State
College 16801. Arrangements are under the care of Koch Funeral Home. Online condolences
and signing of the guest book may be entered at www.kochfuneralhome.com.
COSTELLO — John Nicholas Costello, 90, of Rockford, Illinois. Visitation to be held from
9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday followed by Mass at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, Rockford,
Illinois, with the Rev. Phillip Kaim as celebrant. A committal service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Peter Cemetery, Mount Carmel Township, with the Rev. Martin O. Moran officiat-
ing. Memorials may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, P.O.
Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014. Joseph J. Stutz Inc. Funeral Home, 40 S. Market
St., Mount Carmel, Joseph J. Stutz III, supervisor, is in charge of local arrangements. An online
guestbook can be signed at www.stutzfuneralhome.com.
DAVIS — Vera A. Davis, 86, of Catawissa. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Roaring Creek Valley United Methodist Church, 6 Orchard Drive, Catawissa, with her pastor,
the Rev. Adam Miller officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul’s Cemetery. Family will receive
friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Allen R. Horne Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
193 McIntyre Road, Catawissa, and from 10 a.m. until time of service at the church Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Roaring Creek Valley United
Methodist Church, 6 Orchard Drive, Catawissa 17820 or Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000,
Boone, NC 28607. Family and friends may send online condolences to allenrhornefuneral-
home.com.
FETTEROLF — Marie D. Fetterolf, 79, of Lavelle. A Celebration of Life will be held at the
Church of the Nazarene, Route 901, Lavelle, at 11 a.m. Saturday with Pastor Jeremy Small-
wood officiating. Visitation for friends and family will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday
with memorial service to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to
the Hillside SPCA, 51 SPCA Road, Pottsville, to any other dog rescue of your choice or to the
Central PA Horse Rescue, 100 Spanglers Road, Lewisberry 17339. Kull-Heizenroth Funeral
Home Inc., Ashland, is in charge of arrangements. www.kullfuneral.com.
ROSSI — Sandra M. Rossi, 72, of 1049 Spruce St., Kulpmont. A funeral Mass will be cel-
ebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Angels Church, 855 Scott St., Kulpmont, with the Rev.
Andrew Stahmer as celebrant. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery, Elysburg. A celebration of
life and viewing will be held from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday with transferal prayers at 10 a.m.
at the C.J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc., 1053 Chestnut St., Kulpmont, C.J. Lucas, supervisor. In
her honor, the family requests any contributions to be made to Holy Angels Parish, 855 Scott
St., Kulpmont 17834. To send condolences to the family, go to www.cjlucasfuneralhome.com.
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City
FROM PAGE 1
the front of the apartment build-
ing. The wounded shooter was
removed from his apartment,
placed in the ambulance and
transported to Geisinger.
At this point of the investiga-
tion, Colon has been charged by
Shamokin Patrolman Shane
Mowery with misdemeanors of
terroristic threats, false imprison-
ment and possessing an instru-
ment of crime for allegedly point-
ing a gun at his roommate, Colin
Fraley, and holding him hostage
at their apartment for more than
two hours before Fraley was able
to escape.
No murder charges have been
filed against Colon.
Incident unfoldds
According to a criminal com-
plaint, Fraley told police that
when he walked inside his
apartment at 9 p.m. Monday,
Colon pointed a handgun at his
face. Fraley said Colon told him
to sit down and not do anything
stupid or he will be shot. When
Fraley asked Colon what was
going on, Colon only told him
that he did something stupid.
Fraley said Colon pointed a
silver semi-automatic handgun
at him for two hours and told
him he was not allowed to leave
the apartment. Eventually, Fra-
ley told Colon he had to use the
bathroom, at which time he
was able to escape through a
window and down a ladder.
Magisterial District Judge
John Gembic III issued a
search warrant for Colon’s
apartment at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday
and an arrest warrant for
Colon at 2 a.m.
In addition to firing shots at
police, holding his roommate
hostage and being a suspect in
Ortiz’s murder, Colon is
accused of threatening Jose
Navarro at his apartment at 405
E. Sunbury St. after Ortiz’s
shooting. Navarro told police
Colon began banging on his
door before asking him if he
heard about the shooting and
telling him he “would be next.”
Navarro said Colon had a
shotgun and continued to bang
on his door before leaving the
area and reportedly going to
his apartment.
According to court docu-
ments, Colon’s criminal history
in the local area involves him
being charged with two felony
counts of harboring a fugitive
and a misdemeanor of disor-
derly conduct.
Those charges relate to an
incident on March 11, 2016, in
which Colon allegedly har-
bored or concealed the where-
abouts of Peter Pereira, 24, of
Shamokin. Pereira escaped
from a city officer earlier in the
day, which led to a manhunt
involving multiple police
departments. Pereira eventual-
ly turned himself in to authori-
ties.
Colon pleaded guilty before
Gembic to the disorderly con-
duct charge and was ordered to
pay a fine and costs.
Fatal shooting
Prior to the standoff that
began shortly before 11 p.m.
Monday and ended around 5:30
a..m. Tuesday, police were
searching for Colon in connec-
tion with an alleged drive-by
shooting that resulted in
Ortiz’s death.
Ortiz was pronounced dead
by Northumberland County
Coroner James Kelley shortly
after he arrived on the scene at
9 p.m. Monday. A second search
warrant for state police
obtained by The News-Item
from Gembic on Tuesday after-
noon said Ortiz suffered a gun-
shot wound to the head. Her
body was found behind a black
Ford Explorer in a lot owned by
Robert Gilligbauer.
An autopsy was conducted
Tuesday morning at Lehigh
Valley Hospital.
The murder scene at Rock
and Spurzheim streets
remained closed to traffic for
several hours before reopening
early Tuesday.
Gilligbauer, who has operat-
ed a vehicle repair shop at Rock
and Spurzheim streets for
State troopers walk away from 129-131
Tuesday morning. A total of seven shots were fired during the more than six-hour ordeal.
A state trooper begins to unload a tactical vehicle on Independence Street, near Market Street.
Police gather at the corner of Rock and Spurzheim streets
at the scene of a homicide Monday night in Shamokin.
Police investigate the scene.
14 years old, said the murder vic-
tim, who was the mother of two
small children, is originally from
Brooklyn, New York. He said her
mother, Angelic Ortiz, who for-
merly resided in Shamokin, and
the victim’s two brothers, who all
currently live in Brooklyn, New
York, were scheduled to arrive in
LARRY DEKLINSKI/STAFF PHOTOS
W. Sunbury St. at the conclusion
CHRIS J. GREGO/STAFF PHOTO
Pennsylvania State Police
homicide
HARRY DEITZ/PHOTOS FOR THE NEWS-ITEM
“We are continuing to actively
investigate the homicide, standoff
and hostage situation,” said
Shamokin Police Chief Darwin
Tobias III. “I want to thank all the
municipal police officers and
state police who assisted at the
scene of the standoff. They did a
great job in protecting the safety
of a standoff
investigators
Corporal Chad Shultz, left,
of Selinsgrove barracks
and Trooper Kirk Renn,
Milton, of Milton barracks
stand outside an apartment
located at 131 W. Sunbury
St. Tuesday afternoon in
Shamokin. State Police
forensics searched the
home of the suspect for evi-
dence in an active homicide
investigation.
Donuts with his hands held high. police directed traffic around
He repeated the command several the scene.
times until a shot rang out.
Colon then yelled from an
upper-floor window, “I (expletive) and Tuesday due to the hos-
didn’t do anything. Just kill me.” tage situation and standoff.
Lights on the top floor periodi-
cally turned on and off as Siko
attempted to re-establish commu- al School had two-hour delays
nication with Colon. A shadow
behind a sheet covering a window due to Sunbury Street being
moved back and forth.
At one point, Colon shouted,
“You’re just gonna have to kill me, hearings and other legal pro-
you’re just gonna.” At other
times, Siko’s repeated attempts to due to the shooting and stand-
talk to Colon went without a
response from the suspect.
“Jose, can you hear me?” Siko
yelled at one point. “Please don’t
bring any weapons out.”
The second search warrant
said after the third attempt to
speak to Colon, Siko saw a barrel
of a weapon emerge from a third-
floor window pointed in his direc-
tion. Siko saw a muzzle flash and
heard a sound like plastic break-
ing.
Upon the flash of the muzzle,
Siko yelled “gun” and took cover
behind a vehicle with Mount Car-
mel Township Patrolman Daniel
Politza. Tobias ducked for cover
between two buildings next to the
car, according to the search war-
rant. Mount Carmel Patrolman
Kyle Schauer also took cover and
the four officers became pinned to
their areas for safety due to Colon
popping in and out of the window.
At approximately 4 a.m., a
Pennsylvania State Police Special
Emergency Response Team
(SERT) dressed in camouflage
and operating tactical vehicles
began to arrive at the scene. At
4:25 a.m., a spotlight illuminated
the windows of the building and a
trooper used a loud speaker to try
and get Colon’s attention.
The trooper told Colon, “This is
state police. We know you are in
there. Come to the window to let
us know you’re OK. Please coop-
erate.”
Colon fired a second and third
shot upon the SERT Armored
Bear Cat vehicle at 4:29 a.m. A
fifth shot followed at 5:24 a.m. and
the final two shots were fired a
minute later.
SERT returned shots as Colon
failed to surrender. About 10
minutes after the last shot was
fired, lights on the upper floor
and in the rear of the building
came on as the SERT team made
a tactical entry into the resi-
dence. Colon was found lying on
the ground with a gunshot
wound. A shotgun was discov-
ered approximately four feet
from Colon.
In custody
Colon was restrained by
SERT members and initially
treated for injuries by a medic
before being transported to
Geisinger for additional treat-
ment.
State police returned to
Colon’s residence Tuesday
with the additional search
warrant signed at 3:03 p.m. by
Gembic in an effort to locate
weapons, ammunition, cloth-
ing worn by Colon at the time
of the incident, cell and elec-
tronic devices used for photos
or videos and any biological
evidence to include suspected
blood samples.
According to a press release
issued Tuesday by Trooper
Rick Blair, public information
officer for Troop F, Northum-
berland County District Attor-
ney Tony Matulewicz’s office
reviewed available details of
the investigation and has pre-
liminarily concluded that
state troopers were justified
in their actions. Blair said
a final prosecutorial decision
and/or conclusion regarding
the justification of the shoot-
ing will be made when the
DA’s office has an opportunity
to review all of the evidence.
City uprooted
Traffic was detoured on
several streets surrounding
the scene. Sunbury Street
between Sixth and Eighth
streets remained closed Tues-
day as investigators contin-
ued their probe while fire
Dunkin’ Donuts closed for
multiple hours Monday night
Shamokin Area schools and
Our Lady of Lourdes Region-
as a result of the standoff
blocked off. Also, Gembic
postponed all preliminary
ceedings at his office Tuesday
off.

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many years, said he feels horri-
ble about the shooting and
described Ortiz as a “very
pleasant person.”
Gilligbauer said Ortiz had
lived in his apartment building
for about one month after
reportedly being “thrown” out
of Colon’s apartment. He said
Ortiz had worked for him for
the past year and a half clean-
ing up his rental properties.
The businessman, who
has known Ortiz since she was
Shamokin on Tuesday night.
Victim remembered
A vigil attended by family
members and friends was held
Tuesday night at the site of the
fatal shooting.
Gilligbauer, who claimed Colon
threatened to kill Ortiz a couple
weeks ago, didn’t hide his disdain
for Colon, whom he described as a
“scumbag who deserves to die.”
He added, “Somebody should
have a put a bullet in his head and
got rid of him.”
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could have been another homi-
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Fed chair’s bullish outlook on

economy rattles Wall Street
BY MARTIN $1.5 tril-
CRUTSINGER lion tax
AP ECONOMICS WRITER cut in late
December
WASHINGTON — New and an
Federal Reserve Chairman increase
Jerome Powell delivered a in govern-
message Tuesday that ment
wasn’t quite what Wall POWELL spending
Street had expected: The in a Janu-
U.S. economy is doing well, ary budget deal.
maybe even better than he Powell said that he would
thought late last year.
Powell emphasized in his
first Congressional testimo-
not speculate on whether
the number of hikes would
be boosted since any change
ny that the central bank will depend on the individu-
plans to raise rates gradual- al forecasts of each of the 15
ly. Nonetheless, his growing members of the Fed’s policy
optimism about the econo- committee.
my rattled investors. Trea- But private economists
sury yields climbed and said they saw Powell’s com-
stocks fell amid fresh specu- ments as a strong signal that
lation that the Fed would the Fed will be raising its
accelerate the pace of hikes rate forecast at its next meet-
in its benchmark policy rate ing in March.
this year. The Dow Jones Powell’s comments came
industrial average closed as he delivered the Fed’s
down 299 points. semi-annual monetary
The Fed raised rates three report to the House Finan-
times in 2017 and had pro- cial Committee. He will
jected in December that it appear before the Senate
would raise rates another Banking Committee on
three times this year. How- Thursday.
ever, many private econo- His reception before the
mists said they now expect- House panel stood in
ed the Fed will boost rates marked contrast to how the
four times this year rather committee interacted with
than three. Janet Yellen. Republicans
“My personal outlook for often challenged Yellen, a
the economy has strength- Democrat, during exchang-
ened since December,” Pow- es in which she was often
ell said when asked whether interrupted by male law-
the Fed might boost its pro- makers who dismissed her
jection for rate hikes from answers on a wide variety
three to four when it updates of topics.
its outlook next month. A frequent flash-point was
Powell would not say Yellen’s objection to
whether the Fed’s projection GOP-sponsored legislation
for rate hikes would change. to limit the Fed’s indepen-
But he noted a number of dence by requiring the Fed
ways that the economic out- to follow a specific monetary
look has improved since rule in setting interest-rate
December, including stron- policies.
ger data on growth and Powell, a Republican
inflation, the passage of a tapped by President Donald
Trump in November when
the president decided
against giving Yellen a sec-
ond term, expressed support
in his opening statement for
using various monetary for-
mulas to help guide setting
interest rates.
During a hearing that
lasted more than three
hours, Powell enjoyed a far
more placid exchange with
the GOP-controlled commit-
tee. A number of Demo-
crats, however, sought to
force Powell to criticize a
range of Trump economic
policies, from tax cuts the
Democrats claimed would
worsen income inequality,
to huge budget deficits that
are expected to make defi-
cits climb toward $1 trillion
annually.
Powell, however, was
adept at staying out of politi-
cal controversies, frequently
saying that the subjects he
was being asked about were
in the realm of policies con-
trolled by Congress and the
administration and not the
Federal Reserve.
In his statement, Powell
praised Yellen for the
important contributions she
made during her four years
as the first woman to lead
the Fed. He said the two had
worked together to ensure
“a smooth leadership transi-
tion and provide for continu-
ity in monetary policy.”
Referring to the wild
swings in the stock market
that occurred earlier this
month, Powell said the Fed
does “not see these develop-
ments as weighing heavily
on the outlook for economic
activity, the labor market
and inflation.”
Powell, who took office on
Feb. 5, had been an invest-
ment banker before joining
the Fed board in 2012. In his comments, Powell spending,” Powell said.
Even with three hikes last did not express worries that Some economists have
year, the Fed’s policy rate the economy was starting to raised concerns that recent
remains at a still-low 1.25 overheat, stressing instead a moves by the Trump admin-
percent to 1.50 percent. But number of developments istration and Congress to
various market rates, showing economic strength. boost economic growth
including home mortgage “The robust job market through tax cuts and spend-
rates, have begun rising in should continue to support ing increases could raise the
anticipation of further Fed growth in household risks of overheating and
rate increases. incomes and consumer inflation.
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Eight-year-old Hailey Kashner sits on the sidewalk next to a candlelight memorial for 24-year-old Kay Ortiz who was killed Monday night in Shamokin.

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Regional
wrestling
pairings
released
BY THE NEWS-ITEM
Pairings for Friday and Saturday’s
Class AA Northeast Regional wrestling
tournament have been released with 16
athletes set to hit the mat at Williamsport
Area High School.
Below are the first round matchups:
Northeast Regional AA pairings
106: (1) Sheldon Seymour, Troy, 30-1, vs. (8) Blake Wirt, Line
Mountain, 34-8; (5) Jacob Blair, Muncy, 37-4, vs. (4) Jason
Carver, Meyers, 14-13; (3) Gable Strickland, Benton, 26-8,
vs. (6) Antonio D’Apollonio, Scranton Prep, 30-9; (7) Gabriel
Gramly, Mifflinburg, 35-6, vs. (2) Tristyn Bodie, Honesdale,
28-11.
113: (1) Wyatt Lutz, Montoursville, 33-2, vs. (8) Mario
Barberio, Muncy, 41-10; (5) Darren Schum, Wyalusing, 32-7,
vs. (4) Joe Rowley, Hanover, 22-12; (3) Patrick Edmondson,
Southern Columbia, 37-8, vs. (6) Pete West, Honesdale,
28-12; (7) Noah Hunt, Warrior Run, 22-12, vs. (2) Nick Yule,
Berwick, 25-9.
120: (1) Jaret Lane, Southern Columbia, 41-1, vs. (8) Logan
Newton, Wyalusing, 28-14; (5) Justin Gessner, Lewisburg,
23-8, vs. (4) Zach Stuart, Lake Lehman, 25-11; (3) Luke Gorg,
Wrestling, Page 10

CHRIS MANNING/SAMPLE MEDIA PHOTO

Southern Columbia’s Elijah Dobson battles with Brandyn Tuttle during a Class AAA semifinal game Tuesday
in Williamsport.

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Wellsboro trumps SCA

slugger Jim Thome demonstrates
his swing in the Plaque Gallery
during his orientation tour of the Hornets defense stifles Tigers in semifinals; Southern
National Baseball Hall of Fame and
Museum, Tuesday, in Cooperstown,
N.Y., to prepare for his induction
will play for a trip to states in 3rd place match
this summer.

BY CHUCK SOUDERS always put Southern’s guards

Jim Thome THE NEWS-ITEM
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in trouble with traps. Once
that happened, their quick
defensive hands finished the

fights back WILLIAMSPORT — North- job. Wellsboro forced 20 turn-

ern Tier League champion overs and, despite not lighting
Wellsboro showed why it was things up on offense, gradual-
the number one seed in the ly pulled away from the Tigers
tears during District Four Class AAA boys all game.
basketball field, using a sti- As for Tuttle, he was too
fling defense and getting the much underneath. He scored

HoF visit 18th double-double of the sea- 23 points, added 14 rebounds

son by 6-4 Brandyn Tuttle to
dominate Southern Colum-
and generally made life miser-
able inside. Point guard Dal-
BY JOHN KEKIS bia, 53-28, in a semifinal game ton Prough added 12 points
Tuesday at Williamsport Area and six assists.
AP SPORTS WRITER
High School. “Their defense really made
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — To know Southern (14-10) will still our guards uncomfortable,
what the moment meant to Jim Thome, play for a chance to make the and we have really good
all you had to do was look into his tear- state playoffs when it takes on guards,” said Southern coach
filled eyes. Hughesville, which lost to Joey Britto. “Our gameplan
“It’s hard to explain the emotions that Loyalsock 58-36 in the other was to be a little more patient.
go through you,” Thome said Tuesday as semifinal, at a site and time to But they got us into their pres-
he gazed around the Baseball Hall of be determined. Wellsboro (25- sure game and some of the
Fame’s Plaque Gallery, the most hallowed 1) will play Loyalsock for the shots we took weren’t shots
corner of the shrine and where he’ll take title. we wanted. We never got set-
his place in July. “How do you ever The Hornets have a veteran tled into any offense or
dream of this happening, walking lineup, with four senior start- rhythm.” CHRIS MANNING/SAMPLE MEDIA PHOTO

through and having all those great play-
ers stare at you?”
Thome got the call in January when he
was elected along with Chipper Jones,
Thome, Page 10
ers and Tuttle, a junior, and it In addition to the turnovers, Southern Columbia’s Tobias Walden brings down a
showed, especially defensively. the Tigers just couldn’t make rebound under pressure from Wellsboro’s Collin
They switched and masked shots, They were 8-for-36 (22 Pietropola, left, and Nick Ingerick, right, during a
their defenses and almost SCA, Page 10 Class AAA semifinal game Tuesday in Williamsport.

Michigan State, Big Ten take Midwest hoops show to Big Apple
BY GENARO C. ARMAS
NCAA bubble team like Nebras- Each school has had had chal-
ka to make a stand. The Corn-
AP SPORTS WRITER lenging seasons for different rea-
huskers had a school-record 13 sons.
MADISON, Wis. — What an conference wins to bust its repu- The young Badgers endured
odd year in the Big Ten. tation as a lower-division dweller. growing pains and an uncharac-
Michigan State looks Final “Personally I think so,” guard teristic losing season. But there
Four-worthy but faces off-court Anton Gill said when asked after are signs that the inexperienced
questions. Wisconsin looks better a 76-64 win Sunday over Penn players surrounding Ethan Happ
of late but still faces a losing State if Nebraska had done are finally getting it after win-
record. enough to make the NCAAs. “But ning four of five games before
And Nebraska — Nebraska! — we’re not going down to New ending the regular season with a
is up. York just to play around. We want close loss to Michigan State.
It’s time to take this Midwest to win that, too. We feel like we In the locker room, guard Brad
hoops show back on the road have the best team in the Big Davison had a message for his fel-
again. Ten.” low Badgers after the freshman
The Big Ten Tournament That title actually belongs to scored a career-high 30 points.
begins Wednesday, one week ear- Michigan State. “I just told them, ‘I’d rather
lier than usual at a rather unusu- Coach Tom Izzo’s team won the beat the next week anyway,’”
al venue: Madison Square Garden conference crown outright and Davison said, referring to the Big
PAUL VERNON/AP PHOTO
in New York. While well outside the top seed in the Big Ten tour- Ten tourney. “It’s not college foot-
of the league’s predominant- ney by grinding out a 68-63 win at ball. It’s college basketball, where
In this Jan. 25, 2018, file photo, Ohio State forward Keita
ly-Midwest footprint, the Garden Wisconsin in a matchup of the the regular season is kind of
Bates-Diop, left, drives against Penn State forward Deivis can’t be beat as one of the tradi-
Zemgulis during an NCAA college basketball game in tional hubs of college basketball. last two team conference teams to washed away.”
Columbus, Ohio. make the Final Four (2015). B1G, Page 10
No better place for a potential
 A10 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
LeBron flattered by Philly
fans’ free-agency fawning
BY TOM WITHERS
AP SPORTS WRITER
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeB-
ron James has Philadelphia’s bas-
ketball pulse racing.
The NBA superstar still hasn’t
seen three billboards urging him to
join the 76ers, but he’s flattered by
the idea that a city would want him
to play there.
“That’s dope,” he said.
The three billboards were
unveiled on Monday on busy Inter-
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by a Chester, Pennsylvania, compa-
ny were inspired by the Oscar-nom-
inated film, “Three Billboards Out-
side Ebbing, Missouri.” But their
objective was to entice James to
come to Philadelphia.
Although James may not see the
signs because they’re not on any
route he would take from his home
in Bath, Ohio, to Quicken Loans
Arena, the three-time champion
was warmed by their sentiment.
“It is actually very flattering that
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15th year and teams or guys — I
don’t want to say teams because
that becomes tampering — but peo-
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in one of the team’s jerseys. NBA
tampering rules prohibit teams
from having any involvement in
recruiting players, but there’s noth-
ing to stop fans from making their
pitch.
“We’re passionate about Phila-
delphia,” Asher Raphael, co-CEO
of by Power Home Remodeling, the
company that paid for the bill-
boards told ESPN. “We have an
amazing city. It’s the best sports
town and it’s an awesome place to
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should want to play here.”
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FROM PAGE 9
Michigan State’s most pressing issues have come
off the court.
Questions have swirled over how the school han-
dled allegations against disgraced former sports
doctor Larry Nassar, leading to broader questions
about how Izzo and other coaches at the school have
dealt with various allegations against players.
Following a Yahoo Sports report last week, Michi-
gan State said its compliance office discovered that
Bridges’ family had dinner with an agent last win-
ter without his knowledge, committing an NCAA
violation. The school said the finding Friday made
Bridges ineligible, leading it to apply for reinstate-
ment, which was granted the next day by the
NCAA.
Questions are likely to come up again in New
York. On the court, the Spartans have pressed on
and head into the postseason with a 28-3 record, the
best start in school history.
“Handling the adversity that they’ve handled I
think is going to make them better men for the next
60 years,” Izzo said.
Other story lines and things to watch at the Big
Ten Tournament:
SPARTY’S STARS
Bridges draws the most attention from opposing
defenses, while Nick Ward and Jaren Jackson Jr.
provide heft up front. But in the backcourt, Cassius
Winston offers balance with 3-point marksmanship.
He’s 16 of 20 from behind the arc over his last four
games, including a 6-of-6 effort against Wisconsin.
BUCKEYES ARE BACK
Chris Holtmann’s first season coaching at Ohio
State was a hit after the Buckeyes exceeded presea-
son expectations to finish 15-3 in the league to get
the second seed in the tournament. Forward Keita
Bates-Diop (19.2 points, 8.9 rebounds) won league
TONY DEJAK/AP PHOTO
player of the year honors.
One of three billboards trying to entice Cleveland Cavaliers’
LeBron James to come to Philadelphia are shown near a highway, BOILERS BACK UP
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, in Cleveland. The three billboards were A three-game losing streak in mid-February end-
unveiled on Monday on busy Interstate-480 outside Cleveland, and ed Purdue’s chances to win the Big Ten. But the
each contains a message asking James to sign with the Sixers this Boilermakers have steadied themselves with three
straight wins headed into the conference tourney.
summer as a free agent.
They might have an ideal mix to do postseason dam-
age with tested seniors and balanced scoring.
liers on Thursday night. James’ free agency figures to be WHAT HAPPENED?
James can opt out of his contract the NBA’s biggest offseason story,
Northwestern took a step back one year after
with Cleveland following this sea- and the four-time champion recent-
making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in
son and the superstar can hit the ly shot down any discussion about
school history. The injury-plagued Wildcats (15-16)
free-agency market. his future until this season ends.
likely need to win the conference tourney to return
The first billboard includes a Following Tuesday’s shootar-
to the NCAAs.
“#23” in maroon with a crown, on a ound before the Cavs hosted Brook-
court with four numbers — the jer- lyn, James initially pretended he WOLVERINE Ws
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Embiid, Dario Saric and Robert “A lot of potholes on 480,” James Fifth-seeded Michigan enters the tournament hav-
Covington. The second billboard joked. “Got to be careful with the ing won five straight games and seven of eight. The
has the motto: “Complete The Pro- cars. Got to be very careful. That’s Wolverines face the winner of the Illinois-Iowa
cess,” a takeoff on the Sixers’ why I don’t do much driving. I sit game on Thursday, then could face Nebraska on Fri-
“Trust The Process” mantra and in the backseat. You talking about day. Michigan lost to Nebraska by 20 in Lincoln in
the third says: “#PhillyWantsLe- the billboards, though?” January.
Bron.”
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FROM PAGE 9 Wellsboro 53, Southern Columbia 28 FROM PAGE 9 in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of
percent) overall, and if you Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman. Also America, and only 54, including Thome, were
take away their 5-for-13 SOUTHERN (28): Walden 1-9 0-0 2, Szu- to be inducted July 29 are Jack Morris and picked in their first year of eligibility.
ler 2-5 0-0 6, Dobson 1-8 5-6 8, Adamski
from three-point range, 3-5 2-2 10, Petro 1-2 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 Alan Trammell, who were selected in Decem- “How do you ever envision that?” Thome
they were 3-for-23 (13 per-
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ed-hitting Thome was a pure slugger with the play to do well, to be a guy that helps your club
nically in the game going Henry 1-5 3-4 6, Ingerick 1-3 0-0 3, Tuttle sweetest of swings. Drafted by the Cleveland win. Then this career happens and you look
into the fourth quarter, Indians on the 13th round in 1989 out of Illi- back, and then to have somebody say that
8-15 7-8 23, Brelo 1-2 0-0 2, Grab 2-4
0-1 5, Pietropola 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 19-44
though trailing by 45-25, but nois Central College, he hit 612 homers, eighth you’re one of 54. There’s something special
the Tigers failed to make a
12-16 53.
all-time, and drove in 1,699 runs in a 22-year about it. You hold your chest out a little more.”
shot in the final quarter. Southern (14-10) 7 5 13 3 — 28 career with six teams. Thome, who hit 17 hom- In his long career, Thome reached the World
Reserve guard Mike Wellsboro (25-1) 15 11 19 8 — 53
Series only twice, in 1995 and 1997. The Indi-
ers in the postseason, also had 13 walk-off
Adamski paced the Tigers 3-point shooting: Southern (5-13) — home runs, still the major-league standard. ans lost to the Braves in six games in the first
with 10 points, and Elijah Walden 0-1, Szuler 2-4, Dobson 1-2, Ad- There have been just over 19,000 men to one and were two outs from a title in the sec-
Dobson had eight points
amski 2-4, Ares 0-1, Day 0-1; Wellsboro
ond before the Florida Marlins rallied in the
(3-13) — Henry 1-2, Ingerick 1-3, Tuttle appear in a major league game, and the Hall
and six rebounds. 0-2, Brelo 0-1, Grab 1-3, Pietropola 0-1. of Fame has just 323 elected members, includ- bottom of the ninth and won Game 7 in 11
ing 226 players. Of those, 128 have been voted innings.
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25-19, vs. (2) Sammy Segers, Scranton Prep, 19-6.
AFTERNOON
126: (1) A.J. Burkhart, Athens, 32-5, vs. (8) Ian Yoder, Southern Columbia, 26-18; (6) Avery AFTERNOON
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132: (1) Cole Rhone, Benton, 31-4, vs. (8) Devin Pietkiewicz, Shamokin, 26-5; (5) Chris Horton,
Athens, 31-5, vs. (4) Garrett Kolb, Lake Lehman, 22-11; (3) Joe Klock, Muncy, 41-4, vs. (6)
Oliver Egan, Scranton Prep, 30-10; (7) Nathan Higley, Sullivan County, 31-4, vs. (2) Matt Davis,
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Honesdale, 25-12.
138: (1) Noah Stamm, Milton, 29-4, vs. (8) Mike Miner, Southern Columbia, 33-15; (5) Trevor
Bingaman, Mifflinburg, 33-7, vs. (4) Hunter Burke, Lake Lehman, 27-11; (3) Matt Milbrand,
Bloomsburg, 32-3, vs. (6) Makeela Fabrizio, Montrose, 27-13; (7) Luke O’Connor, Wyalusing,
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33-9, vs. (2) Matt Leslie, Western Wayne, 24-7.
145: (1) D.J. Erickson, Hanover, 29-4, vs. (8) Coleman Good, Muncy, 33-11; (5) Jake Trumkbower, District 4 Class AAA Semi-Final
Lake Lehman, 28-13, vs. (4) Colton Babcock, Benton, 28-6; (3) Adam Roe, Blue Ridge, 25-8, vs.
(6) Noah Ettinger, Midd-West, 37-3; (7) Riley Walker, North Penn, 22-12, vs. (2) Dylan Bennett,
Montoursville, 30-11.
Mt. Carmel Area vs. Loyalsock Twp. Girls
152: (1) Cade Linn, Southern Columbia, 36-9, vs. (8) Cooper Mosier, Towanda, 30-5; (5) Timmy
Ward, Canton, 26-5, vs. (4) Brandon Lawson, Honesdale, 28-9; (3) Noah Gush, Muncy, 33-13,
vs. (6) Nick Zaboski, Lake Lehman, 23012; (7) Wyatt Bassett, MIdd-West, 33-8, vs. (2) Braden
McIntosh, Western Wayne, 28-9.
Wed. 2/28/18 7:30 PM
160: (1) Creighton Edsell, Wyalusing, 38-0, vs. (8) Jacob Carpenter, Shamokin, 26-3; (5) Nate
Bradley, Athens, 29-6, vs. (4) Alec Buttner, Scranton Prep, 18-2; (3) Gable Crebs, Montoursville,
30-5, vs. (6) Kasen Taylor, Western Wayne, 27-11; (7) Tyler Stoltzfus, Mifflinburg, 34-3, vs. (2)
District 4 Class AAAA Semi-Final
Corey Mruk, Wyoming Area, 24-11.
170: (1) Owen Hivner, Lackawanna Trail, 32-4, vs. (8) Kyle Tomb, Jersey Shore, 23-11; (5) Mike
O’Day, Honesdale, 25-12, vs. (4) Michael Kustanbauter, Muncy, 41-6; (3) Cole Aukema, Mon-
Shamokin Area vs. Mifflinburg Girls
trose, 29-6, vs. (6) David Galasso, Athens, 27-10; (7) Anthony Scicchitano, Southern Columbia,
33-12, vs. (2) Ed Mapes, Wyalusing, 33-6.
182: (1) Gaige Garcia, Southern Columbia, 38-2, vs. (8) Jake Mattive, Bloomsburg, 29-11; (5)
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Valley View, 29-6, vs. (6) Jaron Renn, Line Mountain, 36-9; (7) Owen Hosler, Midd-West, Midd-
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Parents spooked by abuse in youth sports set more limits

BY SALLY HO dren,” Gill said. “We really
ASSOCIATED PRESS have forgotten about that
good, old neighborhood
SEATTLE — With Olym- team. Now youth sports is a
pic prodigies having just bunch of strangers on
dazzled audiences world- teams with the best ath-
wide, parents in the U.S. are letes, with the purpose of
reconciling the thrill of the winning.”
gold with their fears from One national organiza-
recent sexual abuse scan- tion trying to prevent abuse
dals in elite youth sports. of young athletes is the U.S.
Shannon Stabbert said Center for SafeSport, a Den-
her 6-year-old daughter ver-based nonprofit that
wants to be a gymnast, but formed last year.
the Seattle mother decided It launched following the
to put her in a martial-arts initial allegations of sexual
program instead. abuse against Larry Nas-
“I have no doubt she will sar, the disgraced sports
be quite amazing at gym- doctor for USA Gymnastics
nastics,” Stabbert said. “I who will spend his life in
just don’t feel like it’s a prison for sexually assault-
mentally, physically, emo- ing some of the nation’s top
tionally healthy sport for gymnasts under the guise
girls.” of medical treatment.
High-profile cases of sex- The U.S. Olympic Com-
ual abuse and other preda- mittee developed SafeSport,
tory behavior in gymnas- but it’s now an independent
tics, swimming and other organization that works
sports have jolted many with law enforcement to
parents who believe athlet- investigate abuse allega- ELAINE THOMPSON/AP PHOTO
ics can be an important tions for the 49 Olympic In this Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, photo, Lara Mae Chollette, a coach of youth soccer and basketball,
part of their child’s devel- and Paralympic sports. follows her daughter Linda, 10, right, and son Jaylen, 7, at a playground in Seattle.
opment. Some now feel In addition to offering an
compelled to be more cau- online link for anonymous Youth leagues outside Gill, the expert on stu- criminal investigation after whether parents should
tious in monitoring their abuse reports, SafeSport Olympic and Paralympic dent-athlete development, Olympic swimmer Ariana stay for lengthy practices.
child’s contact with coach- also provides educational sports don’t have a national urges all sports programs Kukors said he abused her If someone else is watching
es and other adults. and training material for organization to investigate to create safety guidelines as a minor. Woessner said her kids, she finds out the
Experts say the spotty youth leagues nationwide. reports of physical abuse, that clearly indicate the she wasn’t in a relationship ages of the other siblings
rules and certifications for The goal is to prevent abuse harassment, hazing and protocol for adults who sus- with Hutchison. who may come along. Her
coaches and glorification altogether. other issues. Many of those pect abuse. Though teach- USA Swimming also husband also has made a
of sports culture can make “We have got to get leagues have spent years ers and doctors must report issued a letter to parents rule against taking respon-
children who feel pressure upstream and do more to trying to mute overreach- it, coaches and volunteers saying it had failed mem- sibility for another child for
to achieve even more vul- educate athletes, to educate ing parents through codes do not. bers and its system was overnight trips.
nerable. No longer a casual parents, to educate coaches of conduct but now have to “If we’re really about “not flawless” and vowing As a coach herself of
pastime, sports teams can and to educate sport admin- walk the line between input youth development and to “ensure that there is nev- youth soccer and basket-
leave kids as young as 5 in istrators,” SafeSport CEO and child safety. character development, er a lapse of a support sys- ball, Chollette said she
the care of undertrained, Shellie Pfohl said. “I want “There’s a balance this is going to be in front tem again.” knows the schedules, other
undersupervised coaches. every parent to know what between appropriate paren- — and the most important For many parents, they parents and how people
Emmett Gill, a professor questions they should be tal involvement and part — of our bylaws,” Gill say they will look to set come and go from the
at the University of Texas asking when they sign engagement, meaning are said. more boundaries and ask sports facilities, which is
and expert on the personal their child up.” there overzealous parents Even the regulators are more questions. helpful.
development of stu- Since its inception, who may upset the team not immune. The chief “Sometimes you kind of “It’s truly a commitment
dent-athletes, said success SafeSport has received 470 dynamic or be inappropri- safety officer of USA Swim- wonder: Am I missing for us,” Chollette said of
often means children leave reports of either emotional ate in terms of their treat- ming, Susan Woessner, something as parent? Am I attending every practice,
their communities to com- or physical abuse, includ- ment of the coach or ath- announced last week that not looking? Am I not ask- game and trip. “We see it as
pete, which can leave them ing 165 reports this year letes, and balancing that she was resigning after ing the right questions? Am an educational element for
at more risk. and 222 active investiga- with parental due dili- revealing she had kissed a I trusting too much?” said our kids. There are things
“It’s clear that the coach’s tions overall. In some cases, gence,” Pfohl said. “We coach accused of sexual Lara Mae Chollette, a Seat- in sports that a teacher
responsibility, and their the organization didn’t want parents to be empow- abuse and later assisted in tle mother of three. can’t teach. There are
permanent goal, is to win, have jurisdiction over a ered to not only ask these the governing body’s inves- Chollette, who works in things in sports that life
and that can sacrifice pro- youth league to investigate questions but to hold peo- tigation of him. human resources, said can’t teach.”
tecting vulnerable chil- an allegation. ple accountable.” Sean Hutchison is under she’s also wondered lately

CALENDAR NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times EST ___ All Times EST division and two wild cards per confer-
Hall of Fame meeting EASTERN CONFERENCE Monday’s Games EASTERN CONFERENCE ence advance to playoffs.
The Bernie Romanoski Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will Atlantic Division Boston 109, Memphis 98 Atlantic Division Monday’s Games
hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at Brewser’s Sports Grille. W L Pct GB Brooklyn 104, Chicago 87 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 5, Washington 1
Atlas Fire Co. baseball signups Toronto 42 17 .712 — Golden State 125, New York 111 Tampa Bay 63 43 17 3 89 227 170 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3, SO
The Atlas Fire Co. Jr. baseball team will be conducting registrations on Tues- Boston 43 19 .694 ½ L.A. Lakers 123, Atlanta 104 Toronto 66 39 20 7 85 218 185 Philadelphia 1, Montreal 0, SO
day, Feb. 20 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the fire company’s social hall. Children Philadelphia 32 27 .542 10 Toronto 123, Detroit 94 Boston 61 38 15 8 84 199 153 Colorado 3, Vancouver 1
ages 4 to 12 are welcome to sign up providing that there is roster space New York 24 38 .387 19½ New Orleans 125, Phoenix 116 Florida 60 29 25 6 64 178 195 Los Angeles 3, Vegas 2, OT
available. New player candidates must have a copy of their birth or baptismal Brooklyn 20 42 .323 23½ Oklahoma City 112, Orlando 105 Detroit 62 26 26 10 62 165 183 Tuesday’s Games
certificate. A registration fee will be charged. Cash or check is accepted. Southeast Division Dallas 109, Indiana 103 Montreal 62 23 29 10 56 157 194 Washington 3, Ottawa 2
Returning players must also register. A discounted fee will apply for those who W L Pct GB Houston 96, Utah 85 Ottawa 62 21 31 10 52 168 219 New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 2
participated in the winter fundraiser. Any questions can be directed to Jim at Washington 35 25 .583 — Minnesota 118, Sacramento 100 Buffalo 63 19 33 11 49 151 206 Boston 4, Carolina 3, OT
570-640-4040, Bob at 570-900-5699, or Ken at 570-205-8102. Miami 32 29 .525 3½ Tuesday’s Games Metropolitan Division Florida 3, Toronto 2, OT
Mt. Carmel AYSO registration Charlotte 28 33 .459 7½ Charlotte 118, Chicago 103 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Mount Carmel AYSO Soccer registration for the 2018 spring season is open Orlando 18 42 .300 17 Cleveland 129, Brooklyn 123 Washington 64 36 21 7 79 198 191 St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlanta 18 43 .295 17½ Miami 102, Philadelphia 101 Philadelphia 63 34 19 10 78 189 178 Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
for the month of February. Registration can be done online at http://ayso.
Central Division Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh 64 36 24 4 76 208 190 Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
bluesombrero.com/region971 and is for all new and returning players. Any W L Pct GB Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m. New Jersey 63 33 22 8 74 188 190 Los Angeles at Vegas, 10:30 p.m.
child ages 4 to 15 in the Mount Carmel and surrounding areas are invited to Cleveland 36 24 .600 — L.A. Clippers at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Columbus 63 32 26 5 69 168 175 Wednesday’s Games
register. All first-time players must furnish a copy of their birth certificate. Fee Indiana 34 26 .567 2 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 63 29 27 7 65 207 225 Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
is $30. Uniforms are an additional $25. Parent Volunteers are also needed for Milwaukee 33 26 .559 2½ Milwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m. Carolina 63 27 25 11 65 167 193 N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7 p.m.
coaching, referees and field maintenance. Detroit 28 32 .467 8 Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers 63 27 30 6 60 177 201 Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Chicago 20 41 .328 16½ Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Calgary at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Central Division N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
SCHEDULE Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State at Washington, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m. Nashville
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
61 38 14 9 85 196 155
Thursday’s Games
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Houston 47 13 .783 — New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Winnipeg 62 37 16 9 83 208 164 Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28 Class A San Antonio 36 25 .590 11½ Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota 62 35 20 7 77 188 174 New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball Championship New Orleans 34 26 .567 13 Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Dallas 62 35 23 4 74 184 164 Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Class AAA No. 4 Lourdes Regional vs. No. 3 Ben- Dallas 19 42 .311 28½ Thursday’s Games St. Louis 63 34 25 4 72 173 164 Nashville at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Semifinals ton at Danville, 6 p.m. Memphis 18 41 .305 28½ L.A. Lakers at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Colorado 62 33 24 5 71 190 186 Minnesota at Arizona, 9 p.m.
No. 2 Mount Carmel vs. No. 3 Loyalsock Class AA Northwest Division Philadelphia at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Chicago 63 27 28 8 62 178 179 Chicago at San Jose, 10 p.m.
at Milton, 7:30 p.m. Championship W L Pct GB Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Pacific Division Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Class AAAA No. 2 Southern Columbia vs. No. 5 Minnesota 38 26 .594 — Minnesota at Portland, 10:30 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Friday’s Games
Semifinals South Williamsport at Milton, 7 p.m. Portland 34 26 .567 2 Friday’s Games Vegas 62 41 16 5 87 217 169 Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
No. 2 Shamokin vs. No. 3 Mifflinburg at Swimming Oklahoma City 35 27 .565 2 Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. San Jose 63 33 21 9 75 182 176 New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Shikellamy, 7:30 p.m. District IV Championships at Williams- Denver 33 27 .550 3 Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m. Anaheim 64 31 21 12 74 176 178 Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Swimming port, 6 p.m. Utah 31 30 .508 5½ Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles 63 34 24 5 73 180 157 Detroit at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
District IV Championships at Williams- Friday, March 2 Pacific Division Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m. Calgary 63 32 22 9 73 182 185 Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
port, 6 p.m. Wrestling W L Pct GB Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m. Edmonton 62 27 31 4 58 177 204 N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 1 Northeast Regional Wrestling Champi- Golden State 47 14 .770 — Indiana at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Vancouver 63 24 32 7 55 168 204 Ottawa at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Boys basketball onship at Williamsport L.A. Clippers 31 27 .534 14½ Toronto at Washington, 8 p.m. Arizona 62 18 34 10 46 148 205 Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Class A Saturday, March 3 L.A. Lakers 26 34 .433 20½ Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 9 p.m. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Championship Wrestling Sacramento 18 42 .300 28½ Minnesota at Utah, 10:30 p.m. for overtime loss. Top three teams in each
No. 3 Lourdes Regional vs. No. 1 Mill- Northeast Regional Wrestling Champi- Phoenix 18 44 .290 29½ New York at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
ville at Danville, 8 p.m. onship at Williamsport
Girls basketball
ODDS ON THIS DAY
TRANSACTIONS NBA Feb. 28
Wednesday 1922 — In the first formal college conference basketball tournament,
BASEBALL FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
National League North Carolina beats Mercer 40-26 to win the Southern Intercollegiate
at DETROIT 2 (208) Milwaukee Conference championship.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Tyler Bashlor, Gerson Bautista, Jamie
Toronto 9 (220½) at ORLANDO
Callahan, Chris Flexen, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo, Kevin McGowan, Marcos Molina, 1940 — College basketball is televised for the first time. Station W2XBS
Rafael Montero, Corey Oswalt, Jacob Rhame and Paul Sewald; INFs Gavin Cecchini, Indiana 4½ (212) at ATLANTA
at BOSTON 7 (208) Charlotte
broadcasts a doubleheader at New York’s Madison Square Garden: Pitts-
Luis Guillorme, T.J. Rivera, Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith; OFs Michael Conforto and
Brandon Nimmo; LHP Steven Matz and Cs Tomas Nido and Kevin Plawecki on one-year at MEMPHIS OFF (OFF) Phoenix burgh vs. Fordham, New York University vs. Georgetown.
contracts. Golden State 9 (227) at WASHINGTON 1957 — Johnny Longden becomes the first jockey to reach 5,000 victories.
Atlantic League at SAN ANTONIO 4½ (219½) New Orleans Longden, who started his career in 1927, coaxes Bente to a head victory
LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Rob Rogers. Oklahoma City 4½ (213½) at DALLAS over Flying Finish II in the fourth race at Santa Anita.
Frontier League 1960 — The U.S. hockey team scores six goals in the third period to beat
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed RHP Brian Bass and RHP Tyler Vail.
at LA CLIPPERS OFF (OFF) Houston
FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed 3B Xavier Turner. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Czechoslovakia 9-4 and win the gold medal in the Winter Olympics at Squaw
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed C Karl Ellison, OF Cameron Newell and RHP Sean Wednesday Valley, Calif.
Renzi. FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG 1967 — Wilt Chamberlain misses his first field goal in four games to end
NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed OF Andrew Godbold to a contract extension. at XAVIER 11 Providence his NBA record shooting streak of 35 consecutive field goals, during Phila-
FOOTBALL at SOUTH CAROLINA 4 LSU delphia’s 127-107 victory over Cincinnati at Syracuse.
National Football League at KENTUCKY 11½ Mississippi
CHICAGO BEARS — Named Brad Childress offensive consultant. 1971 — Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship by beating Billy
DETROIT LIONS — Designated DE Ziggy Ansah as their franchise player.
at VA COMMONWEALTH 7 George Mason Casper by three strokes.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Named Tom Rathman running backs coach, Alan Williams Saint Louis 1 at DUQUESNE 1981 — Houston’s Calvin Murphy makes the last of his 78 consecutive free
secondary coach, Marcus Brady assistant quarterbacks coach, Bobby Johnson assistant at NOTRE DAME 21 Pittsburgh throws in a game against San Diego, setting what was then an NBA record.
offensive line coach, Tom Manning tight ends coach, Kevin Patullo wide receivers coach at RICHMOND 4 UMass
and Gunnard Twyner offensive quality control coach.
1986 — Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth conditionally suspends
at GEORGE WASHINGTON 8 Fordham
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Announced the retirement of P Donnie Jones. at LA SALLE 3 Dayton
Dave Parker of the Cincinnati Reds, Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets,
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed OL Garry Gilliam to a two-year contract extension Temple 3½ at UCONN Joaquin Andujar of the Oakland Athletics, Lonnie Smith of the Kansas City
through 2019. Royals, Enos Cabell of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jeff Leonard of the San
HOCKEY
Villanova 6½ at SETON HALL
at GEORGIA 1 Texas A& M Francisco Giants and Dale Berra of the New York Yankees for one year for
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned C Kalle Kossila and G Reto Berra to San Diego (AHL). at CLEMSON 4½ Florida St drug abuse. After conditions are met the suspensions are reduced.
BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Seth Griffith from Rochester (AHL). at BOSTON COLLEGE PK Syracuse 1987 — Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn calls his 2,000th
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled G Spencer Martin from San Antonio (AHL). Butler 3 at ST. JOHN’S consecutive game for the club, a streak spanning 22 years.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned G Cory Schneider to Binghamton (AHL) on a condi- Houston 4½ at SMU 1999 — Venus and Serena Williams become the first sisters to win WTA
tioning loan. New Mexico 3½ at COLORADO ST Tour events on the same day. Venus wins the IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed F Patric Hornqvist to a five-year contract extension
through the 2022-23 season.
at WYOMING 12 Air Force in Oklahoma City after Serena takes her first title on the WTA Tour at the Gaz
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled F Michael Bournival from Syracuse (AHL). Utah St 7 at SAN JOSE ST de France Open.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F Travis Boyd from Hershey (AHL). Cal St.-Fullerton 7 at CS NORTHRIDGE 2003 — In Val Di Fiemme, Italy, Johnny Spillane wins the Nordic combined
SOCCER Nevada 2½ at UNLV sprint to become the first American to win a gold medal at the Nordic world
Major League Soccer Iowa PK Illinois championships.
LOS ANGELES FC — Signed M Eduard Atuesta from Independiente Medellin using Minnesota 2½ Rutgers
Targeted Allocation Money. 2010 — Ai Miyazato wins the HSBC Champions to become the first LPGA
National Hockey League
NEW YORK CITY FC — Transferred D Sebastien Ibeagha from San Antonio (USL). Tour player in 44 years to sweep the first two events of a season. Miyazato,
SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed G Tim Melia, D Ike Opara and F Daniel Salloi.
Wednesday
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
who the LPGA Thailand last week, closes with 3-under 69 for a two-stroke
North American Soccer League victory over Cristie Kerr.
NASL — Canceled the 2018 season. at TAMPA BAY OFF Buffalo OFF
COLLEGE at MONTREAL -107 NY Islanders -103 2010 — Sidney Crosby scores the winning goal in overtime to give Canada
BERKELEY (NJ) — Named Joanna Ciavarella men’s and women’s tennis coach. at ST. LOUIS -145 Detroit +135 a 3-2 victory over the U.S. in the final event of the Vancouver Olympics.
MIDLAND — Named Eric Crouch running backs and special teams coach. at COLORADO -121 Calgary +111 Canada earns its 14th gold medal, the most by any country at any Winter
WASHINGTON STATE — Named Mason Miller offensive line coach, Matt Brock special at VANCOUVER -117 NY Rangers +107 Olympics. The American silver is the 37th medal won by the U.S. at these
teams coordinator, Steve Spurrier Jr. outside receivers coach and Tyson Brown strength games, the most by any country at any Winter Olympics. The U.S. wins the
and conditioning coach.
Updated odds available at Pregame.com
medals race for the first time since 1932.
A12 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Community
Calendar
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28
COAL TOWNSHIP — Alco-
holics Anonymous meeting,
Shamokin-Coal Township
Nooners, noon to 1 p.m., dai-
ly, block building, front of Coal
Township Police Station, rear
entrance.
MOUNT CARMEL — Alco-
holics Anonymous meeting,
noon, 24 N. Willow St.
SHAMOKIN — Knitting and
crocheting club, Shamokin-
Coal Township Public Library,
1 to 3 p.m. Beginners wel-
come.
TREVORTON — Angel’s
closet, free children and
adult clothing, 6 to 7 p.m.,
St. Patrick Church, 331 W.
Shamokin St., side door.
SHAMOKIN — Coal Region
Vegan meeting, 6 p.m., 2 E.
Independence St.
MOUNT CARMEL — Free
soup and sandwich lunch,
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., SS Pe-
ter and Paul Church, 131 N.
Beech St.
MOUNT CARMEL — Cen-
tral Susquehanna Valley
Area of Narcotics Anonymous
meeting (chairperson choice),
6:30 to 7:30 p.m., St. Ste-
phen’s Center for Ministry, 43
W. Fourth St.
SHAMOKIN — Central
Susquehanna Valley Area of
Narcotics Anonymous meet-
ing (open to public; discus-
sion), 8 to 9:30 p.m., 525 W.
Chestnut St., basement side
entrance.
SHAMOKIN — Essential
oils 101 class with Katelynn
Stein, 3:30 p.m., Shamokin-
Coal Township Public Library.
Free class.
ELYSBURG — 7 p.m., Elys-
burg UMC Lenten service,
171 W. Center St. Fellowship,
light refreshments afterward.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
COAL TOWNSHIP — Shep-
herds Table fellowship kitch-
en, 4:45 to 5:45 p.m., 863
W. Chestnut St. Deliveries for
disabled and homebound.
SHAMOKIN — You Are Not
Alone support group for fam-
ilies of addicts, 7 p.m., this
month, Salem UCC, 1300
Pine St. (not Holy Trinity
Church).
SHAMOKIN — Ministry of
the Water and Spirit Church,
Bible study, 6 p.m, The Bak-
ery, 600 W. Pine St.
SHAMOKIN — Central
Susquehanna Valley Area of
Narcotics Anonymous meet-
ing (open to public; discus-
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p.m., St. John’s UMC hall,
1211 W. Arch St.
MOUNT CARMEL — B.P.O.
Elks Lodge 356 meeting,
nominations and election of
officers, 7:30 p.m., Eagles
Club, 147 S. Oak St.
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Hedy Lamarr
biopic presents
surprising picture
of screen star
BY MICHAEL tured
endow-
O’SULLIVAN
THE WASHINGTON POST ments —
offered,
Born Hedwig Kiesler in for the
Vienna, the late screen most part,
siren known as Hedy
in
Lamarr was famous for Lamarr’s
two things: her glamorous own,
LAMARR
good looks and a scandal- Vien-
ous performance, while nese-accented voice.
still a teenager, in These gifts include, in
“Ekstase” (“Ecstasy”), a addition to the actress’
1933 black-and-white obvious intellect, a quality
romance that is often cited of self-deprecating goofi-
as the first non-por- ness. In Meeks’ interview
nographic film to depict a tapes, she comes across as
woman in the throes of funny and down-to-earth,
sexual climax. in sharp contrast to the
But she should also be way she’s seen in other
MURRAY CLOSE/TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
remembered for something archival interviews, as
In “Red Sparrow,” Jennifer Lawrence’s Russian agent is tasked with seduc- else, according to the docu- when a leering Woody
ing Joel Edgerton’s American spy. mentary “Bombshell: The Allen shares the stage with
Hedy Lamarr Story.” In the her during a 1969 appear-
‘Red Sparrow’ a thriller
1940s, after immigrating to ance on “The Merv Griffin
the United States and Hol- Show.”
lywood — where she
Other topics covered by
appeared in such sexually filmmaker Alexandra Dean
with an identity crisis charged films as “White
Cargo” and “Samson and
in this frank and
wide-ranging portrait
Delilah” — Lamarr helped include Lamarr’s addiction
BY STEPHANIE MERRY ties, teaches the arts of ed by callous men, the mov- to invent a secure, to methamphetamines, her
THE WASHINGTON POST seduction and manipula- ie never really rises above radio-controlled torpedo multiple plastic surgeries
tion, and Dominika excels pulp. guidance system, known as and an infamous 1966
The timing couldn’t be despite loathing every sec- Meanwhile, the top-notch “frequency hopping,” that arrest for shoplifting $86
better for “Red Sparrow” to ond of it. cast of mostly British would form the basis of worth of merchandise from
sweep into theaters with its “Your body belongs to the actors, including Jeremy WiFi, Bluetooth and cell- a department store — even
story of a Russian spy and state,” the stern headmis- Irons and Ciarán Hinds, phone technologies. as she was carrying $14,000
an American spy trying to tress (Charlotte Rampling) have varying degrees of It’s a fascinating story, if worth of checks made out
outwit one another. As one informs her. success with the Russian one that has been told to her in her purse.
character in the thriller And we haven’t even got- accents, which is just one before. Audio recordings of Lamarr had been blessed
declares, “The Cold War ten to the cat-and-mouse more distraction in a movie Lamarr, made by Forbes — or, perhaps more appro-
never ended.” No kidding. game yet. That’s the chief teeming with them. It’s magazine writer Fleming priately, cursed — with lead-
Jennifer Lawrence problem with “Red Spar- hard to overlook, for exam- Meeks for a 1990 article, ing an interesting life, and
assumes a Russian accent row.” The film squeezes in ple, the sheer number of form the spine of the film. Dean’s film seems both too
to play Dominika Egorova, so much backstory from the sexual assaults Dominika is The otherwise standard conventional and too shal-
a star ballerina whose novel it’s based on, by for- subjected to or the way the talking-head interviews low for its subject, who
dancing career is cut short mer CIA operative Jason camera ogles its female lead with biographers, film his- seems as hard to pigeonhole,
after she suffers a sicken- Matthews, that it has to with the same discomfiting torians and family mem- at times, as to understand.
ing injury onstage. She rush through the real con- gaze as her perverted boss. bers are supplemented Although Lamarr’s frequen-
lives with her mother (Joe- flict after Dominika is sent Lawrence still makes the with on-camera appearanc- cy-hopping patent expired
ly Richardson), an invalid to Budapest and ordered to most of a movie that es by German-born actress before she was ever credited
who requires frequent seduce American spy Nate doesn’t always live up to her Diane Kruger, who hopes
— let alone paid — for it, that
monitoring, but Domini- Nash (Joel Edgerton). Her talents, although it does to produce and star in a chapter of “Bombshell” is
ka’s apartment and her mission is to uncover the redeem itself somewhat biopic about Lamarr. just one small part of a story
mom’s care are both paid identity of a mole who’s with a satisfying conclu- That movie, if it ever that’s richly textured, in
for by the Bolshoi, which
almost certainly a sion. Whether it’s worth sit- gets made, should be a more ways than one. As an
bows out after the injury. high-ranking Russian intel- ting through graphic skin corker. epilogue informs us,
That means the young ligence officer. removal, though, will be a To be sure, any docu- Lamarr’s brainchild would
woman has to find a way to By then, there’s no time matter of personal prefer- mentary would be remiss be worth, today, an estimated
make money fast. In a to develop the pair’s rela- ence. if it didn’t address the sub- $30 billion.
moment of desperation, tionship. What was a (Two stars. Rated R. ject of Lamarr’s sex (Two and one-half stars.
she agrees to help her leer- steamy battle of wits in the Contains strong violence, appeal, along with her six Unrated. Contains some
ing uncle Vanya (Matthias novel looks more like a torture, sexuality, coarse marriages and multiple strong language and brief
Schoenaerts), a Soviet intel- chemistry-free charade language and some graphic boyfriends (including nudity/sexuality. 89 min-
ligence officer, on one mis- onscreen. Instead of char- nudity. 138 minutes.) eccentric millionaire How- utes.)
sion. acter development the audi- Ratings Guide: Four stars: ard Hughes.) But it’s most Ratings Guide: Four stars:
The assignment unex- ence gets torture galore, masterpiece; three stars: very refreshing when it avoids masterpiece; three stars: very
pectedly ends in an assassi- whether it’s Dominika good; two stars: OK; one the cliche of the sexpot by good; two stars: OK; one
nation. Since no witnesses being doused with freezing star: poor; no stars: waste of presenting evidence of her star: poor; no stars: waste of
outside the intelligence water while naked and tied time. other, less easily carica- time.
agency can be allowed to to a chair or a particularly
live, Dominika has a choice sadistic character flaying
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THE NEWS-ITEM, SHAMOKIN, PA COMICS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 A13
BIZARRO DUSTIN

BLONDIE

THE PHANTOM

Dear abby

Off-and-on relationship may

Jeanne Phillips
be off again after confession
Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Al,” and
I have been together for two years
off and on. We dated casually for six
months before we decided to be ex-
clusive. Unbeknownst to him, I was
also sleeping with someone else,
“Brandon.”
Al and I had a fight and broke up
for a few months, and during that
time I slept with another good friend
of mine, “Marc.” When Marc and I
decided it wasn’t serious and moved
on, Al and I got back together.
I didn’t feel obligated to tell Al about
it at the time, since “technically” I did
nothing wrong. But as we became
more and more serious, it occurred
to me that it was a lie of omission,
since we interact with both men on
a social level. I told Al, and he isn’t
handling it well, so now I’m at a loss
about what to do.
Honesty and time are key, I know,
but he is distancing himself from
me. Do I let him go? I am fighting
hard right now, but I’m feeling beaten
down at every turn. — Wrong In The
East
Dear Wrong: Not all relationships
last forever. It’s possible that this one
has run its course.
If you and Al had agreed you would
both be abstinent after the separa-
tion, he has reason to be upset. If you
had promised each other there would
be an accounting of who each of you
had been with and you didn’t live up
to it, I can see why he would be dis-
tancing. However, if an understanding
wasn’t in place, then you were free to
be with others and you did nothing
wrong.
If Al no longer wants to be with you
— for whatever reason — you have
no choice but to let him go. For your
sake, quit allowing yourself to be
beaten down and make it as painless SHOE
for yourself as possible.
Dear Abby: Is it wrong to paint my
2 1/2-year-old boy’s fingernails when
he begs me to? I’m a stay-at-home
mom and very close with my son.
When I paint my nails (I paint them
pink), my son sees me and insists I
paint his toes and fingers “just like
Mommy.”
I see it as all in fun, but my moth-
er-in-law makes snide comments
about him being a boy and that boys
shouldn’t have their nails painted. My
husband has also said I should stop.
I know my son will want me to paint
BABY BLUES
his nails only a little while longer. It’s
not harming anyone, and I’m sick of
all the gender barriers. Am I wrong
here? — Pretty In Pink
Dear Pretty: Your mother-in-law
appears to think that polishing your
2-year-old’s nails will “make” him ef-
feminate. It’s no more valid than her
not doing it has “made” your hus-
band masculine. Ignore the snide
remarks because you are not going
to change her.
Whether your little boy wants you to
continue painting his nails pink — or, MUTTS
for that matter, to wear something
pink — is far less important than
making sure he knows you love and
support him and it’s OK to be him-
self. That’s the way parents raise con-
fident and successful children.

YOUR HOROSCOPE
BY JACQUELINE BIGAR
A baby born today has a Sun in Pisces and a Moon in Leo.
Happy birthday for Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018!
The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Aver-
age; 2-So-So; 1-Difficult. SNUFFY SMITH
ARIES (March 21-April 19) — (3 stars) You have energy and enthusiasm,
but even more so than usual right now. You might be very difficult to deal with at
this point, even if you believe that others are overreacting. Opportunities come
from a partner or close friend. Tonight: Revise plans, if need be.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — (4 stars) Passion marks your actions at
the moment. You seem to experience and exhibit some strong feelings.
Optimism will win the day and help you breeze through an unanticipated
event. Trust yourself. You know that you won’t do anything halfway. Tonight:
Go with an unusual solution.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — (5 stars) How you communicate your mes-
sage has a lot to do with how it will be received. With a smile, you can con-
vince someone that the not-so-good news is excellent. You see events and
people differently from how many other signs do. Pressure builds. Tonight:
Join your friends.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) — (4 stars) A conversation means a lot to GARFIELD
you right now, as you might be feeling a bit emotional. A misunderstanding
causes some tension. Make time for some exercise in order to relieve
stress. Your insight about a close associate or loved one is right-on. To-
night: Clear out some errands.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — (4 stars) No one questions your effectiveness.
You have a way with words and a gift for dealing with people. Others allow their
defenses to drop, and they open up to you and your concepts. Allow goodwill to
flourish, and listen to exciting news. Tonight: Take a midweek break.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — (3 stars) Your creativity emerges when you
hit a wall of disagreement. You might not verbalize your emotions, but you
will experience them. You also pick up on what others are feeling. You might
choose to take on someone who is stuck in his or her ways. Tonight: Make
it an early night.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — (4 stars) Associates and acquaintances seem
to demand your time. As a result, you might find yourself going to meetings or
HAGAR
responding to a slew of calls. Rethink your attitude toward a family member.
You could be coming off more hostile than you feel. Tonight: Out and about.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — (3 stars) You might be more levelheaded
than you realize, especially at work or within your community. The unexpected
seems to occur when you least expect it. You could encounter a problem in a
facet of your life that you take for granted; let it go. Tonight: A must appearance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — (4 stars) Open up to new ideas that
are presented to you. You might have to imagine what it is like to walk in
someone else’s shoes in order to get a better sense of his or her life and
choices. Know that this person might be quite different from you. Tonight:
Take a hard look at your finances.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — (4 stars) Ask questions in order to
find out what you want or need to know. Be direct with a key person in your
life. A one-on-one conversation could reveal more information than you had B E E T L E B A I L EY
thought was available. As a result, you can make a strong decision. Tonight:
Opt to be a duo.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — (4 stars) Listen to key people in your
life. You enjoy relating to others and hearing about their ideas. Though you
often can be very different from those around you, you have a common
bond and can understand their thoughts when they’re properly verbalized.
Tonight: Collaborate.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — (4 stars) You will want to handle a prob-
lem that keeps popping up in your daily life. A friend or co-worker stars in
the process of problem-solving. You might want more excitement in your
life. A friend naturally warms up the atmosphere around him or her. Tonight:
Maximize your time.
A14 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
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THE NEWS-ITEM, SHAMOKIN, PA WEATHER / LOCAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 A15

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A16 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 THE NEWS-ITEM, SHAMOKIN, PA
Readers’
Voice 131 E. Independence Street
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THE NEWS-ITEM Kodack Plumbing

Heating & Construction
READERS’ VOICE BALLOT Dennis A. Kodack
At Sunbury Motors
FOOD & DRINK We Install & Design:
Fujitsu Mini - Split Air Conditioners & Heat Pumps –
(behind showroom)
Bakery __________________________________
KRECO The New Efficient Way To Heat & Cool
Your House or Business.
949 N. 4th Street
For over 100 years serving
Central PA with Quality
Bar _____________________________________ ELECTRIC, INC. Fully Insured!
Free Estimates! We have the lowest contract Sunbury, PA Furniture at Discount Prices
Beer Distributor__________________________ prices for furnace & chimney cleaning!
Breakfast ________________________________
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
ELECTRIC MOTOR SALES & SERVICE
We demo houses & we do hauling
(dirt, stone, etc.)
570-286-4456 1YR Interest FREE Financing
FREE Delivery
HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 AM-6 PM FREE Setup & FREE Removal
Burger __________________________________ PA 057045
Catering_________________________________ Work: 570-988-6141 or 570-648-6141 Sat. 6:30 AM-2 PM
49 Center St.
Cell: 570-898-5431
Cheesesteak _____________________________ Coal Township, PA 17866 Email: dkodack@gmail.com Tire Rebate Valid Through 3/31/2018
Since 1915, We Sell Happiness
Coffeehouse _____________________________ V: 570-644-6199 | F: 570-644-6508 900 Chestnut St. Rte. 61, Kulpmont
Deli _____________________________________ kreco@ptd.net 24-Hour Emergency Service 570-373-1531 • www.Shimocks.com
Ethnic Foods _____________________________ Mike McLaughlin
Family Restaurant ________________________
Fine Dining ______________________________ THE
MANAGER

Oil / Lube / Filter Change

TWO GUYS FROM ITALY
Grocery Store/Food Warehouse ___________
PLUMBING
OUTLET
with Multi-Point Inspection RESTAURANT
Hoagies _________________________________ $28.95 Anthra Plaza • Shamokin, PA
Italian Food _____________________________
SHAMOKIN 534 N. MARKET ST.
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
(up to 5 qts. oil. a savings of $2.00) Expires 3/31/2018
at Sunbury Motors 570-648-4611
Ice Cream _______________________________ PLUMBING TWO GUYS SUB — $2.99
Pizza ____________________________________
570-644-0363
SUNBURY 123 S. 2ND ST.
HEATING SUPPLIES Tire Rotation LARGE PIZZA — $6.99
Produce _________________________________ 570-286-6471 • Quality Products • Discount Prices
• Superior Service
$9.95
Fresh Meats _____________________________
Fresh Seafood ___________________________
NORTHUMBERLAND 765
WATER ST. 570-473-1175
Phone (570) 648-0711
(A savings of $2.00) Expires 3/31/2018
at Sunbury Motors TAKE OUT ONLY
Fax (570) 648-6222
Treats & Sweets __________________________ MILLERSBURG 625 N. www.plumbingoutlet.com Oil Change Special Daily Lunch Specials On
MARKET ST. 717-692-472 7.3L...$89.95 | 6.0L...$99.95 Chalkboard Starting At $4.99
Vineyard/Winery_________________________ 9070 State Route 61 6.4L...$99.95 | 6.7L...$99.95
Monday - Friday: 8am to 5pm Closed Monday & Tuesday; Wed, Thurs, Sun
Wings ___________________________________ Coal Township, PA 17866 (Includes multi-point inspection) Expires 3/31/2018
Saturday: 8am to 1pm at Sunbury Motors 11am - 9pm; Friday & Saturday 11am to 10pm

GOODS, PLACES, & SERVICES Beverly’s Flowers

Accountant ______________________________
We are your
Air Conditioning _________________________
local florist
Animal Hospital__________________________
in Downtown
Antiques ________________________________ Route 61 South
Shamokin
Appliances ______________________________ Shamokin, PA
Assisted Living___________________________
Shop Locally, 150 E. Independence Street, Mon.-Fri. .................... 6am to 2pm
Attorney/Civil ___________________________ live Colorfully Shamokin Sat. ....................... 6am to 1:30pm
Sun........................ 7am to 1:30pm
Attorney/Elder Law ______________________
We Carry Bisque Ceramics! 570-644-7621 570-644-0605
Attorney/Family Law _____________________
114 Northumberland Drive,
ATV Dealers _____________________________ 9E. Independence St., Shamokin
Elysburg
Specializing in the
Auto Body_______________________________ 570-644-1747 • 1-800-382-1583 Area’s Best
Auto Dealers ____________________________ www.beverlysflowershopllc.com 570-672-2450 Breakfast & Lunches
Auto Detailing ___________________________
Auto Parts _______________________________
Auto Service Center ______________________ Notary Shop THE NAME MEANS QUALITY 570-373-1111
Bank ____________________________________ Mon-Thurs 12-6 SCICCHITANO POWERKING
Barber Shop _____________________________ Fri 12-5 Sat 12-3 GENERAL MOTORSPORTS
Beauty Salon ____________________________
Best Local Band ___________________________ April Rhoads CONTRACTING, SCICCHITANO www.PowerKingMotors.com
Notary Public Ace Hardware Rte. 61, Kulpmont, PA
Best Place to Work _______________________ INC. Ask about and stop in for our
Bridal Shop ______________________________ 27 North Oak St.
Building Contractor ______________________
215 S Oak St 27 NORTH OAK STREET Fresh Start Program
Mt. Carmel, PA 17851 MOUNT CARMEL, PA 17851 Mt. Carmel, PA
Building Supplies ________________________
Child/Daycare ___________________________
Phone: (570) 339-1453 570-339-1453 Good Credit
No
OR
Clothing for Men ________________________
570-339-3669
Fax: (570) 339-1471 Your hometown hardware
Bad Credit
Problem
store with the personal touch
Coal Company ___________________________ flamingos31@hotmail.com PA License # 5278 WE CARRY
Consignment/Thrift Store_________________ Fax 570-339-3662 Servicing the area for 50 years. CRAFTSMAN TOOLS You’re Approved
Convenience Store _______________________
Credit Union _____________________________
Dentist __________________________________
The Closet Door
Resale &
ATLAS
ANTHRACITE a t l ow’s
Doctor __________________________________
Electrical Contractor ______________________
Consignment
Boutique COAL CORP.
M FORMALWEAR for your prom
Financial Advisor_________________________ Your prom connection experience
Fitness Center ___________________________
325 Mulberry St.
Something for everyone Tuxedo
Flooring/Carpet Store ____________________ in the family!
Atlas, PA 17851 Rentals
for every
Florist ___________________________________ 10 South Oak Street Residential & Budget
Funeral Home ___________________________ 218 East Independence St. Mount Carmel, PA 17851 Commercial
14 South Oak St.
Furniture Store __________________________
Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11am-12pm (570) 274-4449 Coal Sales Mount Carmel, PA
Garden Center/Nursery ___________________ Hrs: Monday Closed Anthracite 17851
Fri.-Sat. 11am-3am
Tues. 10 am-12:30 pm
Gas & Oil Supplier________________________ Closed Sun. & Mon. Ph: 570-339-1420
Wed. 6 pm-8:30 pm Coal Stoves For Sale www.matlowsclothing.com
Golf Course______________________________
Gun Shop _______________________________ 570-648-9249 Thurs. 10 am-4 pm
Fri. 9 am-4 pm CALL (570)554-4200 Email: contactus@matlowsclothing.com
Hardscaper _______________________________
Hearing Aids ____________________________ Tim’s Auto Annabelle’s
Heating Contractor_______________________ te! Restaurant
st Bi Alignment Center
t Fi r S Trevorton Rd., Coal Twp.
AG I E S
Home Improvement Store ________________
Home Healthcare Services ________________ Lo ve A H O 570-648-4551
EY ’S AG I E Your One Stop Daily
K E LS ELI & H O
Hunting And Fishing Store
A Shop! Homemade
Insurance Agent _________________________ D i n, P
Internet Service Provider _________________ DW ’s Sh a m o k -3354
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Plan Ahead. Specials
) 64 s MENU SUBJECT

(570 “ Li ke U o k”
Jeweler _________________________________
Landscaper ______________________________ IRISH ISLE TO CHANGE

a cebo Stop in and try our famous

Lawn Equip. Sales & Service ______________ On F PROVISION, INC. 59 Center Street, baked goods made from locally

Nail Salon _______________________________ HOURS: 911 W. Arch St.

renowned recipes
Mon.-Thurs. 10am to 8pm Coal Township, PA 17866 Coal Township, PA 17866
Pet Groomer _____________________________ Under new ownership
Fri.-Sat. 10am to 9pm Same quality service and food
Pet Kennel ______________________________
Pharmacy _______________________________
Closed Sundays
570-648-6893
570-644-1950 Hours: Sun., Tues., Wed., Thurs.
& Sat. 7 am - 3 pm - Fri. 7 am - 8 pm

Photographer____________________________
Physical Therapist ________________________
Plumber _________________________________ Established 1986
Recreation Facility _______________________ ENGINE SERVICE Restaurant and Banquet Hall
Roofing Contractor_______________________ 570-672-1070 Mt. Carmel, PA
Screen Printing Shop _____________________ Rte. 54 between
Shoe Store ______________________________ Danville & Elysburg
Lunch Special
With the purchase of any lunch Wayside
Sports and Team Apparel _________________
Swimming Pool Dealers __________________ www.aoaatrails.com Monday-Friday
item, you can add two items of your
choice from our soup or salad bar
to your order for only $1.59 more!
Inn
Tanning Salon ___________________________ ATV TRAILS • FULL-SIZE TRAILS
DIRT BIKE TRAILS • NON-MOTORIZED TRAILS
8:30am-5pm Masser’s Catering Inc
Saturday
Tattoo Shop _____________________________ All dinner entrées come with 6638 State Rt. 61
Tax Return Preparation ___________________
570-648-2626 8:30am-3pm
2 sides and your choice of 2 items Shamokin, PA 17872
P.O. Box 279 Lamar VanPelt from the soup/salad bar
Tire Dealer ______________________________ Shamokin, PA 17872 Andy Teter (570) 644-2012
Travel & Tours ___________________________ Antracite Outdoor Adventure Area David Keener 570-339-2261 www.mywayside.com
Tree Service _____________________________
BAIT, BARRELS and BOWS
Veterinarian _____________________________
Water Supplier __________________________ COMMUNITY 229 W. Shamokin St., STEVE’S
Wedding Venue__________________________
Wood Stove Dealer ______________________ PHARMACY Trevorton, PA 17881
Robert Smith/Owner
//O
O BODY SHOP
NAME ___________________________________________
Your One Stop MICHELLE HOUTZ
ADDRESS ________________________________________ Fishing & Archery Admissions Liaison/
Business Development Specialist
CITY _____________________________________________ Store
24 HOUR LIVE BAIT! 1114 West Shamokin St. 570-644-4400 | 570-644 3915 fax
STATE ______________________ ZIP _________________ MountainView.BDS@ltcmail.com
Everything you need Treverton, PA 17881 www.mountainviewnrc.com
for the Fishing Season!
PHONE __________________________________________ 49 S. Oak Street, Mt. Carmel, PA
570-797-8615 Phone & Fax: 570-797-4741 2050 Treverton Rd.
570-339-1460
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY

EMAIL ___________________________________________ Stevesbodyshop@gmail.com Coal Township, PA 17866

baitbarrelsbows@gmail.com

Hannah’s
Restaurant
Four Generations of
Homestyle Cooking
• A Breakfast Experience •
1142 W. Shamokin St.
Treverton, PA 17881
570-797-1950
Bloom
Heating LLC
Pretty Petals & Gifts
Brett A. Bloom | Owner
bloomheating@msn.com by Susan
• Heating Oil Stop In And Check Out 18 South Oak St. 1168 State Route 487
• Off-Road Diesel Fuel
Your Favorite Team On 39 N. Oak St.,
• Boilers
• Warm Air Mt. Carmel,
Mt. Carmel, PA Bebenek Crossroads
• Ductless A/C One Of Our 19 Televisions 570-339-3399 Paxinos, PA 17860
• 24-Hour
Have An Ice Cold Beer From PA 17851 Specialty Items (570)509-2072
Emergency Service
854 Center St.
One Of Our 16 Rotating Taps! 339-9802 Screen Printing
Embroidery - Trophies
158 East 9th Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Coal Township, PA 17866 Check out our Specials on our Facebook page Hrs: Mon. 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Family Owned Since 1951
570-317-2753
570-644-3780 | 570-784-4919
570-889-3501
839 W. Water St. Coal Township, PA 17866
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Tues. thru Thurs. 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
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