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and the final step will be on
Wednesday, March 28 atSt John
the Evangelist with Fr. Philip Al-
tavilla, St. Peters Cathedral. All
Masses begin at 7:00 p.m. and all
are invited to walk this journey
together.
Introductory Yoga classes will
be offered free of charge to de-
termine if there is interest. Call
the parish office at 654-0263 for
more information.
Total yoga for Strength & Re-
laxation: this class offers a com-
prehensive yoga experience
and is ideal for those with some
yoga background. Bring a yoga
mat and blanket. Open to all ag-
es. Class date: March 15. Class
time: 7-8:30 p.m.
Gentle Yoga is for seniors.
Learn to breathe, move, streng-
then, renew, relax. Joinus for this
gentle yoga practice designed to
increase awareness, flexibility,
strength and relaxation. Bring a
yoga mat and blanket. No prior
experience needed. Class date:
Monday, March 19. Class time:
9:30-10:30 a.m.
All children of the parish are
invited to meet the Easter Bunny
and participate in an Easter egg
hunt on Saturday, March 31, at
10:00 a.m. Carolyn Moscatelli
has volunteered to chair this
event. Registration forms have
been distributed at Religious
Education Classes as well as be-
ing available in the back of the
Church for those children not yet
in school or who are enrolled in
parochial or private school.
There will be a planning meeting
on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the
parish hall. All are welcome.
The address for the parish
webpage is:www.eucharist-pitt-
ston.org. You will find links to
the Schedule for Liturgical Min-
isters, our weekly bulletins,
monthly calendars, upcoming
events and additional informa-
tion. We hope that you will find
the information useful and easily
accessible.
Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m.
the parish will celebrate a Mass
of Healing. During the Mass the
Sacrament of the Anointing of
the Sick will be celebrated. A
light reception will follow in the
parish hall. On Tuesday, April 17
there will be an Evening of Re-
flection for all adult Liturgical
Ministers. The evening will run
from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Checkout the parishFacebook
page for all the latest informa-
tion. The address is www.face-
book.com/OLEPARISH.
On the first Friday of each
month Communion is brought to
those who are unable to partici-
pate in Sunday Mass because of
age or health. The Sacrament of
the Anointing of the Sick is cele-
brated with anyone seriously ill,
anticipating a serious operation,
or quite elderly.
PRINCE OF PEACE PARISH
Old Forge
St. Marys Church, Lawrence
Street, Saturday Vigil 4 p.m.
Sunday, Mass 8 and 10 a.m.
St. Lawrence Church, Main
Street, Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass 11:15 a.m.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Lackawanna Ave., Dupont
The mass schedule for the
week is Monday through Friday
at 7:00 a.m., Saturday at 7:30
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at
8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The
Stations of the Cross will be
prayed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
CCD classes will be held on
March 12 and 10.
ST. BARBARA PARISH
28 Memorial Avenue, Exeter
Office Hours: Monday Fri-
day 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Evenings, by appointment.
Phone: 654-2103
Stations of the Cross are every
Friday at 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
after Mass. A Biblical Walk
Through the Mass will be held at
St. Anthonys Hall of St Barba-
ras Parish hosted by Fr. Phil, Fr.
Leo, Rocco Yanora, Barbara
Russo and Ray Pasavage during
Lent on Wed. evenings at 7:00
p.m. in the Parish Center thru
March 28. Those attending are
asked to bring a bible.
The Christian Womens Orga-
nization will hold their next
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at St. An-
thonys hall with the recitation of
the rosary.
The Christian Womens Orga-
nization is currently selling lot-
tery tickets. If you have any un-
sold tickets please return themas
soon as possible.
Parishioners are invited to
bring items such as cereals, pas-
ta, peanut butter, canned vegeta-
bles, canned fruit, and condi-
ments to Church for needy fam-
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ilies. There are containers in
both churches for your dona-
tions.
St. Barbara Parish will be hav-
ing a Paschal Dinner on Thurs-
day, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. in St.
Anthonys Hall. A traditional
Lamb dinner will be served. The
cost is $15.00(adults only). Tick-
ets can be purchased at the recto-
ry.
Choir rehearsal will be held on
Wednesday, March 14 at 7:00
p.m. at St. Cecilias Church. New
members are always welcome.
The monthly Mass honoring
all married couples celebrating
their wedding anniversary dur-
ing the month of March will be
held on Tuesday night, March 27
at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is wel-
come.
There is an ongoing need for
food for the less fortunate in the
Greater Pittston Area. Items
such as cereals, pasta, peanut
butter, canned vegetables,
canned fruit, and condiments are
always needed. Please consider
bringing at least one item each
week to Church. There are con-
tainers in both churches for your
donations. God bless you and
thank your for your generous do-
nations.
On Friday, March 30 students
will present the Living Stations
of the Cross at 8:00 p.m. in St.
Anthony of Padua Church. We
invite everyone to join us as we
prepare for Holy Week.
ST. JOHN THE
EVANGELIST PARISH
COMMUNITY
35 William Street
Phone: 654-0053
Pittston
St. John The Evangelist Parish
Community will hold the annual
Ethnic Heritage Dinner from
1:30 to 4 p.m. March 18 at the
Seton Catholic cafeteria. Parish-
ioners are invited to prepare
foods representative of their eth-
nic background to be served.
This can include salads, appetiz-
ers, main entre, vegetable,
bread or dessert. Please provide
a name for the dish and its ethnic
background. Aluminum pans
are available in the parish office
to be used in serving the various
dishes. The parish wants all to
feel welcome even if not prepar-
ingfood, bringa canneditemor a
monetary donation for the Food
Pantry. Tomake reservations call
the parish office at 654-0053.
Parish Retreat with Father Phi-
lip Altavilla will be held March
24 to 27.
Baptismal Instruction will be-
gin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 10 in
the parish center.
Bereavement Support Group
will meet every Tuesday evening
in the parish center dining room.
For more information call the
parish office at 654-0053.
Applications for Holy Name
Scholarship are in the parish
center.
The Greater Pittston Food
Pantry is sponsored by the Care
and Concern Committee of St.
John the Evangelist Parish. Any-
one in need of food is asked to
call 654-9923. Distribution of
food is by appointment only.
The Free Health Clinic is open
at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday in
the former Seton Catholic High
School, and on first come first
serve basis.
Pediatric Health Clinic is open
on the first and third Thursday of
the month.
Registration is held in the Set-
on building from 4:30 to 5:30
p.m. Bring your childs immuni-
zations records.
Greater Pittston Kids Closet is
open Wednesday from9 to11:30
a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. The Closet
accepts donations new and gent-
ly used.
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN
9 Wood St., Pittston
Pastor John Castellani
Organist Marcia Colleran
Lay Reader Nancy Catellani
Acolyte Brooke Cherney
March Acolyte schedule is as
follows: 11 Brooke Cherney; 18
Justin Peterson; 25 Marissa Fac-
cipointi.
Wednesday, March 14, Pot
Luck Dinner 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14, Mid
Week Lent Service 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21, Mid
Week Lent Service 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 25, Soup Sale
II 10 a.m.
Parishioners are asked to bring
whatever mites they have col-
lected.
On February 23 St. Johns lost
a great friend and family man in
Joseph Dennis Sr. after a lengthy
illness. Parishioners thoughts
and prayers go out to his family.
If you would like to join this
church family call 655-2505 or
e-mail address isstjohnspitt-
ston@verizon.com
ST. JOHNS P.M. CHURCH
316 Main St., Avoca
Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday Bible Study 6:00-
7:30 p.m.
ST. MARIA GORETTI
Laflin Road, Laflin, PA. 18702
42redwood@comcast.net
www.stmariagoretti-laflin.org
Communal Penance Services:
Thursday March 29, at 7:00 p.m.
at St. Maria Goretti Church, La-
flin
Living Stations will be pre-
sented by the children of the par-
ish on April 6, at 7:00 p.m. If
your child would like to take part
in this service contact Michelle
Pinto at 905-5713.
Practice for the participants in
the Saint Maria Goretti Talent
Show will take place tonight,
March11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Par-
ish Center. This show is directed
by Peggy Sosnak, assisted by
Frank Magdalinski and Jennifer
Johnson. The date is April 22, at
7:00 pm
Troop 485 Scout parents plan
to hold a bake sale after all mass-
es on March 17 and 18.
Mass schedule:
Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday
8:30 &11:00 a.m. Stations of the
cross Fridays during lent 7:00
p.m. Confessions 3:30 to 4:00
p.m. on Saturday
Banquet Hall available for
your next gathering call 655-
8956
ST. MARYS POLISH
NATIONAL CATHOLIC
CHURCH
200 Stephenson St.
Duryea
Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock,
Pastor
SAINT MONICAS CHURCH
363 West 8th Street, West
Wyoming, PA 18644
Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Mon. Fri.
Phone: 570-693-1991
Email: olos363@verizon.net
website: www.stmonicanepa-
.com.
Father Leo J. McKernan, Pas-
tor
Mr. William Jenkins, Deacon
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
OLOS
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. STJ; 11:00
a.m. OLOS
Daily Mass at OLOS
Mon-Tues-Fri: 7:00 a.m.
(Please note: no Wed. a.m.
Mass); Thurs: 7:00 p.m.
Lenten Schedule: Stations of
the Cross: Friday, 7:00 p.m. at
OLOS site on March 16 and 23
Living Stations of the Cross:
March 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m.
(OLOS)
Lenten Penance Service:
March 26 (Monday), 7:00 p.m.
(OLOS)
Biblical Walk Through the
Mass: During Lent on Wednes-
day Evenings sponsored by St.
Barbaras and St. Monicas Fa-
ther Phil Massetti, O.S.J., Father
Leo McKernan, Rocco Yanora,
Barbara Russo and Ray Pasav-
age will host it. The series will
continue thru March 28 at 7:00
p.m. and is being held at St. An-
thonys Hall of St, Barbaras Par-
ish located on Erie Street in Exe-
ter. All are welcome.
Beginningthe weekafter East-
er onThursday, April 12andcon-
tinuing thru the Thursday before
Pentecost, May 24th, St. Moni-
cas Parish will be teaching a
seminar entitled, Life in the
Spirit.
Each Thursday after the 7:00
p.m. Mass, there will be a teach-
ing on the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and the Holy Spirit. This seven-
weekseminar will leadtoa deep-
er knowledge and relationship
with Jesus and a living sense of
Gods presence in our life
through the gift of the Holy Spir-
it. For more information call Fr.
McKernan at 693-1991 or email
at monicaww@verizon.net.
Registration is necessary in or-
der to know how to prepare for
the seminar.
St. Monica Parish Mens
Group Retreat: This weekend re-
treat will be held on the weekend
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A crock of slow simmered shredded corned beef
in a creamy seasoned horseradish sauce. Served
with dark pumpernickel bread cubes for dipping.
MAGGIE &JIGS
CORNED BEEF DIPPER
A crock of creamy Irish potato soup topped with
bacon, cheddar cheese & chives.
ACROCK OF CREAMY
BAKED POTATO SOUP
The Irish pub version of coquilles St. Jacques.
Scallops in a rich creamy sauce baked under a
piping hot crust of creamy potatoes.
SCALLOPS ST. MCGUIRE
IN DUTCHESS POTATO CRUST
Served by the cup or bowl.
IRISH SPLIT
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DINNER SPECIALS
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favorite Irish hotel.
BEEF TENDERLOIN OMANLEY
Hearty lamb stew with a ton O Irish spuds and vegetables, simmered for hours.
Served with Irish soda bread.
IRISH STEW
Smoked ham and cabbage served with whole Irish potatoes, baby carrots and
homemade Irish soda bread.
HAM AND CABBAGE
Slow simmered corned beef served with cabbage, Irish potatoes, baby carrots
and homemade Irish soda bread.
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of June 1-3 at Mount Saviour
Monastery located between El-
mira and Corning, NewYork. To
learn more about the Monks and
the Monastery, go to www.msa-
viour.org. For information about
the retreat or to make reserva-
tions contact Father McKernan
at 693-1991 or email at moni-
ca.ww@verizon.net. Contact
Joe Lisewski at 693-3366
(home) or his cell at 466-6099.
His email is joelisew-
ski@aol.com. Group size is lim-
ited and reservations will be on a
first-come basis.
Bake Sale: St. Monicas will
be hosting a Bake Sale on March
31 and April 1. Anyone wishing
to contribute your favorite baked
goods can drop the off in the
Church Hall on Saturday, March
31 at 1:00 p.m.
March 11 Parents of First
Communion Class Meeting with
Father McKernan during Class
(9:45 a.m.)
March 13 Mens Group
Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Church
Hall
March 18 Vacation Bible
School Registration after 11:00
a.m. Mass
March 19 Fundraising Com-
mittee at 7:00 p.m. in Church
Hall
SAINT PETERS
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
100 Rock Street, Hughestown
Stpeters_elc@yahoo.com
654-1009
Nut roll and poppy seed roll
orders must be in by Mar. 18. Do-
nation is $8. Pick up will be
April 4 between 12 and 4 p.m.
Call Margaret 451-0576, Lois
654-4949 or Pam 313-2829.
Apr. 11 Easter Service 9:00
a.m. (not 10:00 a.m.)
QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES
PARISH
715 Hawthorne St.
(570) 457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com
Queen of the Apostles Parish
at St. Marys Church
715 Hawthorne St., Avoca
(570) 457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com
Daily Masses: 8 a.m.
(Wednesday at 7 p.m.)
Eucharistic Adoration: Tues-
days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Wednesday following the 7 p.m.
Mass
Weekends Masses: Saturday
at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30, 11
a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45
p.m.; anytime upon request by
calling 457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 457-5867
Queen of the Apostles Parish
will pray the Stations of the
Cross at 7 p.m. Fridays during
Lent at St. Marys Church, 715
Hawthorne St. The Lady of Sor-
rows Rosary Group will lead the
Rosary at 6:30 p.m.
The parish is currently selling
the April Fools edition of their
Pot of Gold Match the Daily
Number raffle tickets. For just
$10 per ticket, you will have a
chance towin$75dailyand$100
on Fridays throughout April.
There will also be bonus days
throughout the month. To pur-
chase a ticket call the rectory at
457-3412, and it will be mailed
to you.
The parish youth group will
meet at 6:30 p.m. today, March
11 and on March 25 in the recto-
ry, 715 Hawthorne St. New
members are always welcome.
For more information, please
call Lori Ostrowski at 457-8840.
The parish pastoral council
will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday,
March 12 in the rectory, 715
Hawthorne St.
The parish womens guild will
meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
March13 in the rectory. The par-
ishs worship committee will
meet at 7 p.m. on Monday,
March 19 in the rectory, 715
Hawthorne St. The parishs so-
cial concerns committee will
meet at 8:30 p.m. on Monday,
March 19 in the rectory, 715
Hawthorne St.
Queen of the Apostles Parish
will have its annual spring chick-
en dinner fromnoon to 4 p.m. on
Sunday, March 18 in SS. Peter
and Pauls Church auditorium,
located in the lower level of the
church, 1000 Main St. The din-
ner includes a half chicken,
mashed potatoes and gravy, veg-
etable, homemade cole slaw,
rolls andbutter, homemade dess-
ert and beverages. Takeouts will
be available at 11a.m. In addition
to the dinner, there will also be a
raffle with great prizes fromarea
businesses. Tickets are $9 for
adults and $4 for children 12
years of age andyounger. Topur-
chase tickets, call the rectory at
457-3412.
The parish worship committee
will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday,
March 19 in the rectory.
The parish social concerns
committee will meet at 8:30 p.m.
on Monday, March 19 in the rec-
tory.
Several Protestant and Cathol-
ic churches in Avoca, Duryea,
Old Forge and Moosic will cele-
brate ecumenical services at 7
p.m. Tuesdays throughout Lent.
The next service is Tuesday,
March 13 at the Moosic United
Methodist Church, 609MainSt.,
Moosic, where the Rev. Carmen
Bolock, pastor St. Marys Polish
National Catholic Church, Du-
ryea, will be the speaker.
The parish will host the Pitt-
ston Deanerys Road to Resur-
rection Lenten service at 7 p.m.
on Wednesday, March 14 at the
church, 715 Hawthorne St. The
Rev. Ed Buchheit will be the ho-
milist.
The parish has gone green!
Any person who would like to
drop off aluminum cans may
place them in a container in the
empty bay of St. Marys Rectory
garage which will be open on the
weekend during Mass times:
Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at
8, 10, and 11 a.m. To have your
cans picked up, call Jason at 351-
5062.
Become a fan of the parish
Facebook page today! You can
join it by typing in Queen of the
Apostles Parish, Avoca, PA in
the search bar at www.facebook-
.com. And then clicking on the
like button once you arrive at
the page.
The parish will have the fifth
annual St. Marys Classic golf
tournament at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
May 6 at Pine Hills golf course,
Taylor. The cost, which is $80
per player, includes golf, food
and prizes. For more informa-
tion, contact the parish office at
457-3412, Jimbo McMahon at
jimmcmahon1@verizon.net or
John Soy at johnsoy@com-
cast.net .
Anyone who is interested in
renting St. Marys School for
child care, parties, or other use-
ful activities is invited to call the
rectory at 457-3412 to learn
more about this opportunity.
Daily Masses: 8 a.m.
(Wednesday at 7 p.m.)
Eucharistic Adoration: Tues-
days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Wednesday following the 7 p.m.
Mass
Weekends Masses: Saturday
at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30, 11
a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45
p.m.; anytime upon request by
calling 457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 457-5867
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN
143 Parsonage St., Pittston
Mar 11 - 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School, 11 a.m. Worship
Mar 12 6:30 p.m. Session
Mar 13 7 p.m. AA meeting
Mar 14 6:30 p.m. choir re-
hearsal
Mar 15 11 a.m. Scripture,
soup and sandwich
Mar 17 9 a.m. Fellowship
breakfast at Terrys Diner
TRINITY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Spring Street and Montgom-
ery Avenue, West Pittston
Parish Mission: To live and
build holy community.
All welcome: Worldwide An-
glican Communion: We believe
in one holy, Catholic apostolic
church.
Web of information and links
at www.trinityepiscopalchurch-
westpittston.org and www.dio-
beth.org.
Sunday Holy Eucharist: 11
a.m. every Sunday.
Food Pantry: March item
needed is cereal. Gerritys gift
cards, cash donations and other
non-perishable foods also ac-
cepted.
Prayernetwork. Open To Pub-
lic. Daily prayer for those with
needs requesting prayerful sup-
port. Start Prayernetwork at par-
ish office 654-3261.
Youth Program: 10:45 a.m. ev-
ery Sunday. Weekday special
events andservice projects as an-
nounced.
Faith Forum for Adults: En-
richment for adults seeking spir-
itual renewal and opportunities
for ministry and volunteerism.
Parish Life Events Team: Bi-
monthly first Sundays.
Parish Council: Every second
Sunday.
Women of Trinity: Every third
Sunday. WOT Ministry Invita-
tion. The Women of Trinity have
undertaken a ministry to help
support Good Shepherd Episco-
pal Church of Scranton in their
outreach to the homeless of the
region. Each month after enjoy-
ing a home cooked meal at Good
Shepherd all who have needs
may shop for necessities like
clothing, shoes, toiletries in a
store-like setting in the churchs
refurbished basement of donated
items.
The Women of Trinity have
supported this ministry by deliv-
ering donations of clothing, new
undergarments and socks and
toiletries to the Scranton church.
WOT will continue to collect
trial size and hotel toiletries and
invites the parish community to
join with themin helping the less
fortunate. Donations of trial size
and sample size toiletries are
welcome.
Party and Banquet Space.
Newly renovated banquet room
and kitchen. All Day Rental
$100.
Reservations at 654-3261.
Music Together Classes: Fun
and music for infants and chil-
dren through age five accompa-
nied by a parent or caregiver.
Next semester starts in April 10.
Visit www.musictogether.com
for details or call 654-3261.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Corner of Broad & Church
Sts.
Pittston
Rev. Dr. Michael Turner
Sunday Worship Service: 9:30
a.m. Childrens Sunday School:
9:30 a.m.
Holy Communion: 1st Sunday
each month
Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays at
7 p.m. unless told otherwise
United Methodist Women:
2nd Monday unless told other-
wise
Websitewww.umcpittston.org
Phone 655-4340
Easter Candy orders are now
being taken for homemade East-
er Eggs, Migees and Lollipops.
Deadline for orders is Sunday,
March 18.
For additional information or
to place an order call 655-4340
leave a message and someone
will return your call.
Hoagie Sale will be on Tues-
day, March 13.
Choices are ham, salami and
cheese or turkey and cheese with
or without onion. Price of a hoa-
gie is $4.
Orders must be received by
Sunday, March 11.
To place an order call 654-
3936 or 693-1572.
The United Methodist Women
have changed their regular meet-
ing date fromTuesday, March12
to Tuesday, March 19 at 12:30
p.m.
On Wednesday, March 21, the
Ad. Council will meet at 7 p.m.
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Well-known local entertainer
Danny Argo will be performing
traditional Italianmusic at the St.
Joseph Marello Parish Smoker
to be held on PalmSunday, April
1 in the Mount Carmel Church
Parish Center on William Street,
Pittston.
Accompanying Argo will be
accordionist extraordinaire
Frankie G Galoardi. The two
have performed extensively at
various venues throughout the
area. The doors will open at 6
p.m. and tickets are $10, which
can be obtained from any Holy
Name Society member, or by
calling the rectory at 654-4929.
PA class of 77
The Pittston Area class of
1977 is having a reunion meeting
on Saturday, March 24, at Tonys
Pizza at 7:30 p.m.
Coast Guard Vets
The NEPACoast Guard Veter-
ans Assoc. will conduct their
monthly meeting on Wednesday,
March21, at 6:30p.m. at the Dal-
las American Legion Post at 672
Memorial Highway, Dallas. All
Coast Guard Veterans are wel-
come to attend the meeting or
they may call Neil Morrison at
(570)-288-6817 for additional
information.
ILGWU meeting
The ILGWU retiree meeting
will be held on Mar. 12 at 2 p.m.
at Savos Pizzeria. All retirees
are welcome.
Jenkins Class of 51
The Jenkins Township Class
of 51 Lunch Bunch will meet
on Thursday, March15 at noon at
Luigis Pizza, 1100 Wyoming
Avenue, Exeter. All Class mem-
bers are welcome.
Dupont Lions
The Dupont Lions will meet
onMondays, March12and25, at
6:30 at the VFW on Main Street
in Dupont. Park cleanup is
March 24 at 9:00 a.m. at the
playground in Dupont. The rain
date is March 31.
Jenkins Seniors
After a two month hiatus, the
Jenkins Township Senior Citi-
zens organization will resume
their regular monthly meetings
on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30
p.m. at the Jenkins Townshipfire
house. President Jean Mudlock
will preside. Hostesses will be
Eileen Burns and Jean Mudlock.
There will be a member present
award and a 50/50 drawing. Bin-
go will followthe business meet-
ing. Dues will be collected. New
members are welcome.
PHS class of 57
Pittston High School Class of
57 will meet at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 14, at Tonys
Pizza, City Line Plaza, Pittston.
Plans are underway for the 55th
anniversary reunion on Septem-
ber 2 at Fox Hill Country Club.
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young man standing outside.
Tom quickly asked the young
man if anyone was inside the
home. The man said yes and
Tom went into action rushing
through the front door into the
inferno. Mrs. Betty Reap and
four other members of her
family were caught in the
flames and smoke, Tom man-
aged to help everyone get out
safely.
Mrs. Grace Dowd of Pitt-
ston attended the 29th Womens
Forum on National Security in
Washington DC. Mrs. Dowd,
the District President of the
American Legion Auxiliary in
Luzerne and Wyoming Coun-
ties, was one of hundreds of
women to gain knowledge
about the countrys national
defense, especially as it applied
to the crises in Latin America.
The first Womens Forum on
National Security convened in
1953 in Washington.
1991- 21 Years Ago
Charles Naples, Joe Gallet-
ta and Jasper Reggie, three
Pittston area men with exten-
sive experience in business,
were members of the Service
Corps of Retired Executives,
The gentlemen assisted new
business owners with advice for
start-up operations helping with
state and federal programs,
finance, and import and export
information. SCORE is a non-
profit association that has been
mentoring small businesses for
50 years.
Question #2
What did the expression a
ticket on the Legion mean?
Answer #1
Ray Krzak, all scholastic
tackle at Pittston Area, received
an offer from Minnesota Uni-
versity Technical School to
further his education and foot-
ball career. Pittston Area foot-
ball coach Bob Barbieri said
of Krzak, He performed to
perfection, offensively and
defensively. Krzak was also
outstanding in track and field
and basketball.
Answer #2
In 1991, Dick Cosgrove remi-
nisced in his weekly Sunday
Dispatch column On My
Mind about a Pittston fellow
named Joseph Flop Donahue
who would visit nearly every
home in the Pittston area sell-
ing John D. Stark Post 542
American Legion lottery tick-
ets. The expression a ticket on
the Legion was a common one
as everyone waited for Sunday
morning to see the published
winners sheet. The prize was
$1,000 a hefty amount for the
era Mr. Cosgrove described as
post-depression.
If our American way of life
fails the child, it fails us all.
Pearl S. Buck
Peeking
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David A. Casinelli will be the
speaker at the Winter Breakfast
Meeting of the Greater Pittston
Chamber of Commerce on
Wednesday, March14, at St. An-
thonys Parish Center, 28 Memo-
rial Street, Exeter.
Casinelli is the Chief Operat-
ing Officer of D.G. Yuengling &
Son, Inc. As COO Casinelli
manages and executes all oper-
ational aspects of the company
from product development and
marketing to sales and service.
Casinelli joined Yuengling in
1990 as Director of Sales and
Marketing and subsequently
progressed to Vice-President of
Sales and Marketing in1996. He
has led Yuenglings drive to en-
gage the marketplace, andsolidi-
fy its image as Americas Oldest
Brewery.
In2005he receivedthe Adver-
tising Age Marketing 50 Award.
His vision and business acumen
have made him one of the most
influential and widely quoted
leaders in the beer business. In
2006 Beer Business Daily read-
ers named himas one of the most
powerful 20 people in the indus-
try. Casinelli lives in College-
ville, PA with his wife and three
children.
Mark Nobile is serving as
General Chairperson of the
Breakfast. Invitations have been
mailed to all members and
friends of the Chamber, and the
Breakfast is open to the public.
Reservations can be made
with any Chamber member or by
contacting the Chamber office at
655-1424.
Yuengling exec to speak at Chamber breakfast
Meeting to be held Wednesday at St. Anthonys Parish Center
Company will present an audi-
ence participation Murder Mys-
tery, Next of Kin March 16, 17
and 18 at the Music Box Dinner
Playhouse, 196 Hughes St.,
Swoyersville. All tickets are $30
and include a buffet dinner. The
buffet begins at 6:30 p.m. on Fri-
day and Saturday and at 1:30
p.m. on Sunday. Tickets can be
purchased by calling 283-2195.
For more information, call Doris
at 824-5994.
Make and take craft
Children visiting the Laflin
Public Library at 47 Laflin Rd.,
between Tuesday, March 13 and
Thursday, March 15 may make
and take a craft for St. Patricks
Day.
Polish Room Committee
The Wilkes University Polish
Room Committee will have its
first meeting of the year at 5 p.m.
onTuesday, Mar. 13at Costellos,
Edwardsville. Members are
guests are invited. Those attend-
ingwill order fromthe restaurant
menu. For information and res-
ervations call Joyce at 823-5743.
Everyone attending the meeting
is asked to bring recipes for the
committees planned cookbook.
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Phoenix Theatrics will present
the musical Bye Bye Birdie at
the Phoenix Performing Arts
Centre, 409 Main Street, Duryea
on March 23, 24, 30, 31 with
shows at 7:00 p.m. and March 25
and April 1 with shows at 2:00
p.m.
Tickets are $10. Reservations
are recommendedas there is lim-
ited seating; call 457-3589
Its a great fun night out blast
with poodle skirts and the dash-
ing rock and roll singer, accord-
ing to a press release.
The musical is set in the 1950s
and teenagers from across the
United States are going crazy for
the handsome rock star, Conrad
Birdie (Kelly Krieger). Mean-
while, his manager, Albert Peter-
son (George Conrad), is going
into debt and has staked his fi-
nancial future on Conrads suc-
cess.
Disaster strikes when Conrad
receives a draft notice to join the
military.
Thus, Albert attempts to stage
a farewell party for Conrad in
which he is to kiss one lucky fan
on the Ed Sullivan Show before
he leaves for the army.
Jenn Stanton is the director,
Brenda Neighbert is the musical
director and Lee LaChette is the
chroeographer
It will be Back to the 50s at the Phoenix Theater
Bye, Bye Birdie to be presented in Duryea with six performances
Ensemble girls - Tory McNulty, Kyla Kasisky, Maleice Rambus, Autumn Fenescey, Sarah Neel,
Brooke Manley, Rebekah Conrad, Genevieve Federici, Avery McNulty, Kayla Conrad, Lauren Amaral,
Sarah Klaproth, Jessica Frie. Jo-anna Gunning, Madison Black
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Kelly Krieger as Conrad Birdie
Kelly Krieger/Conrad Birdie singing and the ensemble, fromleft,
Genevieve Federici, Jessica Frie, Sarah Klaproth, Mikala Dennis,
Kayla Conrad, Kyla Kasisky, Tory McNulty, Maleice Rambus.
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The next meeting of the Hugh-
estown Borough Council will be
at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March
12, with Wayne Quick presiding.
Registration for Girls League
will continue every Wednesday
inMarchfrom6:30to7:30. Girls
fromsurrounding areas are invit-
ed to join. All games are played
locally.
The new refreshment stand is
being prepared for the season
and will also be used for soccer
in the fall. Caregivers have been
given proper schedules.
Councis sympathy is extend-
ed to the Joseph family and to the
family of David Rowlands.
The third annual Picnic in the
Park will be held July 21from12
to 5 p.m. There will be pony
rides, DJ, face painting, dunk
tank, moon walk, games, food
and refreshments.
Borough council
to meet Monday
HUGHESTOWN
Jenkins Township tax collec-
tor, Jean Mudlock, advises all
property owners who received
flood damage to their homes to
file an appeal with the Luzerne
County Assessors Office. The
office will be starting to review
all claims in April.
The appeal forms are neces-
sary to receive some considera-
tion on the tax bills and have to
be filed by the end of March.
Forms are available at the Jen-
kins Township Municipal Build-
ing, 46 1/2 Main Street, Inker-
man, or by calling the tax collec-
tor at 654-9710.
Homeowners told
to file an appeal
JENKINS TWP.
Calligraphers Guild
The Calligraphers Guild of
Northeastern Pennsylvania will
meet Friday, March 23 at 7:30
p.m. at Marywood University,
Shields Center for Visual Arts
Room 225. Please call (570)
542-5416 for details. Refresh-
ments served. The event is free
and open to the public.
Sem Concert
Drawing attention to the issue
of food scarcity in the United
States, and raising money for
Feeding America, the nations
leading domestic hunger-relief
charity, is the goal of a special
concert at Wyoming Seminary
Upper School on Sunday, March
18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Great Hall
of Wyoming Seminary, 228
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston,
just north of Kingston Corners.
The concert is open to the public
anddonations will be acceptedat
the door. Baked goods from
Kingston bakery Truly Scrump-
tious also will be sold before and
after the concert.
Oakwood Terrace
A Special Support Group
Meeting will be held at Oak-
wood Terrace, 400 Gleason
Drive in Moosic on Wednesday,
March 21 at 2:00 p.m.
Guest speakers are Louise
McNabb, Volunteer Coordina-
tor, and Cathy Bacinelli, Social
Worker, both of Heartland Hos-
pice in Pittston. The topic will be
Dealing with Depression. The
event is free and open to the pub-
lic.RSVP to Sylvia at 570-451-
3171, ext. 116.
Night at the Races
The Pittston Kiwanis and
Friends of the Pittston Library
are holding a Night at the Races
at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 24
at the Jenkins Twp. Hose Com-
pany, 2 Second St. Doors open at
6:30 p.m. Admission is free with
the purchase of a horse for $10 or
$5 without horse purchase. The
owners of winning horse receive
$50. Food and refreshments will
be served. For more information,
contact Sal Bernardi at 820-
8459, Don Shearer at 654-5063,
Frank Thomas at 654-3438 or
Ron Faust 655-4088.
Craft Show
Acraft showwill be held from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tunkhan-
nock Area Middle School on
Saturday, Mar. 24, sponsored by
the Middle School band. A bake
sale and refreshments will be of-
fered.
St. Nicholas Ham Bingo
Rev. Gary Mensinger and the
parishioners of St. Nicholas
Byzantine Catholic Church are
sponsoring their second annual
Ham Bingo at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
March 25 in the church hall at
320 Vine St, Old Forge.
A basket raffle, cash raffle,
door prizes and various Bingo
specials will be available
throughout the afternoon.
Kitchen opens at 11a.m. Ava-
riety of food items and refresh-
ments will be available. The
church will also sponsor a bake
sale during the Bingo.
Admission is $3.
Yatesville Easter Party
The Yatesville Auxiliary will
hold its annual Easter Party on
April 1 at 2 p.m. at the Yatesville
Borough building. There will be
prizes for children 12 years and
younger. Snacks will be provid-
ed. Reservations will run
through March 20 and can be
made by calling 655-8088 or
654-7585. The Yatesville Auxil-
iary meets the second Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m.
Seniors Have Talent
Hospice Community Care, in
conjunction with Celtic Health-
care and Mohegan Sun, will host
Seniors Have Talent from 6 to
10 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 at
the Grand Ball Roomof the Mo-
hegan Sun Casino.
Auditions will be held March
13 with the finals on April 12. All
proceeds benefit PA Vent Camp
for Kids. Contestants must be 60
years or older to enter. The inner
will earn a $1,000 cash prize.
There is no entrance fee.
Special Spaces
Special Spaces NEPA will
complete its first bedroom ma-
keover on Saturday, April 14.
The recipient is a 4-year-old boy
with Down Syndrome and other
health complications.
For more information, contact
Michelle Morgan at 212-9728 or
log onto NEPASpecialSpace-
s.org.
Pittston Hospital Nurses
The 1982 class of the Pittston
Hospital School of Nursing is
planning a 30th class reunion for
the fall of 2012. Members of this
graduating class are asked to
contact either Ted Kross or Janet
Kelly (Endres) to gather contact
information and help plan event.
Kross can be reached through e-
mail at tedandgina9@com-
cast.net or 655-4952. Kelly can
be contacted through e-mail at
janetakelly@aol.com or 693-
4165.
Spring Break for Autism
The Northeast Regional Au-
tism Center will host Spring
Break for Autism from 6 to 10
p.m. on Friday, March 30 at the
Susquehanna Brewing Co. at
635 S. Main St. in Pittston.
There will be light fare, a si-
lent auction and music by EJ the
DJ. Cost is $25 per person in ad-
vance or $30 at the door. Casual
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West Pittston residents gath-
ered this past Monday evening to
take a look at going back to the
future. Approximately 200 resi-
dents made their way to the
Wyoming Area Secondary Cen-
ter cafeteria as the West Pittston
Tomorrow committee joined
with members of Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency
(FEMA) tobrainstormonhowto
get West Pittston back to its lus-
ter of yesteryear. The West Pitt-
ston Community Vision meeting
was the first in a series.
The first question is: how will
the Garden Village fully recover
from the ravaging flood of Sep-
tember 2011? Of the towns
2,377 houses, 605 were flooded
making that more than one-quar-
ter of the homes in the borough.
A little more than 50% of those
homes needed $11,000 or more
in repairs. That is a big hit for the
quaint town on the west side of
the Susquehanna River that has
always been known by its nick-
name The Garden Village.
FEMAs task Monday evening
was the beginning of a long-term
effort tonot onlyregainwhat was
lost from the flood, but also to
create new opportunities to
make the entire town better. It
was emphasized that this is a
community effort, not just for
the flood victims.
The West Pittston Tomorrow
committee consists of approxi-
mately 20 residents.
FEMA has had much success
with their Long-Term Commu-
nity Recovery Program country-
wide and Shickshinny is one
community also taking advan-
tage of FEMAs help. Shickshin-
ny, one of Wyoming Valleys
lowest-lying towns, was also
devastated by the floods of Sep-
tember.
Shickshinny Mayor Beverly
Moore was a guest speaker on
Monday evening explaining how
FEMAs help has been tremen-
dous by directing the riverfront
town to a path of success in re-
building and rebirthing. Moore
suggested to not discount the
children of the community for
guidance.
You would not believe the re-
sources children come up with,
she said.
Shickshinny is currently in the
fifth and final step of the FEMA
Recovery Plan.
The plan includes: Step1 - Get
a Vision; Step 2 - Work it Out;
Step - 3. Find the Partners; Step -
4.Create a Plan and Step - 5.
Make it Happen.
Shea Christilaw, a Wyoming
Area graduate, now a part of the
FEMA Recovery Team, asked
those in attendance to form
teams at each table in the cafete-
ria to come up with three ideas
they would like to see happen to
make West Pittston a better com-
munity.
Christilaw said that residents
needed to think big with their
ideas. Following the brainstorm-
ing, the tables were asked to
draw what they believed would
be the towns assets.
Some of the ideas brought
forth were: bring in small busi-
nesses, antique lights on Wyom-
ing Avenue, a community center,
a boat launch, a business center,
village shops, a hometown
theme, improved roads and side-
walks, economic development,
revitalize the corner of Wyoming
and Luzerne avenues, rid the
town of eyesores, and provide
green space.
The biggest wish on the list
was the need for a dike or levee
system. Matt Vitale, a team rep-
resentative, stated, What is the
point of all these proposed ideas
if there isnt a levee system in
place?
One team suggested a dike
with a lighted walkway like the
one in place in Kingston.
Over the last six-months, the
town has been rebuilding with
many residents back in their
homes. Paula Minichello, a Sus-
quehanna Avenue resident, had
her family return to their home
just this week. Others are just
days or weeks away from doing
the same.
Unfortunately, that cant be
said for many of the businesses
flooded. Colella Chiropractic,
Polit and Costello Dentistry, and
Bank of America are all leaving
or have relocated.
One business that made its
way back was Agolinos Restau-
rant. Judy Aita, West Pittston To-
morrow co-chair, publicly
thanked many businesses for
making their way back, but sin-
gled out Agolinos for spear-
heading the efforts.
All information volunteered
by the residents will be accumu-
lated for further evaluation and
divulged at the next meeting.
Residents were asked to be
part of six-committees. Those
committees are: house, natural
and cultural, outreach and com-
munications, infrastructure/mit-
igation, business development,
and public safety.
The next meeting will take
place on Monday, March 19, at
St. Cecilias Center, Wyoming
Avenue, Exeter, at 7:00 p.m. All
residents, not just flooded vic-
tims are invited to attend.
Back to the future
West Pittston charting course for future by examining glorious past
By Tony Callaio
Dispatch correspondent
One exercise conducted during the evening was to draw ideas of what might enhance West Pittston.
At the end of the program, residents were asked to take 5-dots and place them on drawings through-
out the room on what they felt was the best idea. The call of the night was: levee.
Grace Hosier, center, discusses Trent and Sandra Grove's ideas for a future West Pittston. Leo and Lu-Ann Sperazza write down their ideas of where they
would like to see West Pittston in the future.
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PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
Over 200-residents participate in the first meeting with FEMA on the vision for a future West Pittston.
Freddie Melvin signs up to participate on the Natural and Cultural
Resources committee.
West Pittston Library Director Anne Bramblett Barr shares her table's ideas for improvements to
West Pittston with FEMA's Shea Christilaw looking on.
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Hometown Heroes Memorial
The Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce
announces a fundraising campaign to construct a memorial to honor
the ultimate sacrice made for our country by the following
servicemen/law enforcement ofcers:
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Berrettini
1st Lieutenant Jeffrey DePrimo
Army Specialist Dale Kridlo
PA State Police Trooper Joshua Miller
Police Ofcer Rodney F. Pocceschi
The project calls for a agpole to be erected around a walkway built on the front lawn of
the Chamber building on the corner of Kennedy Blvd. and William Street in Pittston.
A tree will be planted as a living tribute to:
Captain T. J. Hromisin, a survivor of the Iraq conict.
Memorials
We thank the following donors for their monetary and in-kind donations:
Memorial bricks
with inscription
of your choice...
$
150
12 x 12 blocks
with inscription
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$
1,000
Jennifer Rooinson, 8EVEh design - 0raphic Artist Joseph Nakarewicz, Everest Business 8ervices llC - Printing Nark Kowalcz]k, Nark's landscaping - landscaping
Richard & Ann Narie Piccini, Piccini 8urve]ing - Nonetar] Donation Atlas Realt], lnc. - Nonetar] Donation Anon]mous Donor - Flagpole Contrioution
The Banana Hammocks Band - Beneft Entertainment Cooper's 8eafood on the waterfront - Beneft Contrioutor
Fundraising Beneft scheduled for Na] 12, 2O12 at the 0pen 8pace located on 8outh Nain 8treet, Pittston Fundraising Clamoake (TBAj Cooper's 8eafood on the waterfront
For more information, to make a donation or of fer services,
please contact the Chamber of ce at (570) 655-1424 or by email info@pittstonchamber.org
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The March 14 Lenten Liturgy,
to be celebrated at 1:00 p.m., will
have Fr. Verespy as celebrant.
Grade 7 students will lead the
prayers.
On March 16 there will be an
11:00a.m. dismissal for Teacher in
Service.
The students in Mrs. Eileen
Rishcoffs and Mrs. Anne Powers
Math classrooms at Wyoming Ar-
ea Catholic School in Exeter will
celebrate World Pi Day on
March 14. The term Pi (3.14) is a
number used to find the perimeter
and area of a circle. Channel 16s
Ryan Leckey will feature students
celebrating the day on the morn-
ing news show this day. Some of
the activities the students will
complete include a Pi memorizing
contest, a t-shirt decorating con-
test, a pi eating contest, Pi relay
races, a scavenger hunt and more.
The annual Spring/Easter flow-
er sale will take place during the
month of March. Orders are being
taken now until March 13. Types
of flowers available are lilies,
mums, hyacinths, and mini daffo-
dils. The flowers will be delivered
on Friday, March 30. They can be
picked up between the hours of
2:45 -3:45 p.m. or 5:00 to 6:00
p.m. at St. Cecilias Church Hall.
Stations of the Cross
Fridays
March 16 - 8:15 a.m. Grade 5;
March 23 1p.m. Grade 4; March
30 - 8:15 p.m. Grade 3
Lenten Mass Schedule
Wednesdays
March 14 1 p.m. Grade 5;
March 21 - 1 p.m. Grade 6; March
28 - 1 p.m. Grade 7; April 4 - 8:15
a.m. Grade 4
WYO M I N G A R E A C AT H O L I C S C H O O L
Math students to note Pi Day Wednesday
OBITUARIES
Rose Mary
A. Murray, 79
of Avoca, died
March 9, 2012
at the Jewish
Home, Scran-
ton.
She was born in Pittston, on
March 24, 1932 and was the
daughter of the late William
and Agnes (McHugh) Castner.
Rose Mary was a member of
Nativity of Our Lord Parish,
Duryea. She was a graduate of
Avoca High School. Along with
her husband Joseph, they own-
ed and operated Murrays Res-
taurant, Main Street, Avoca.
Prior to retirement, she worked
at MacTac, Moosic and the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Inter-
national Airport, Avoca. She
was the best shampoo lady at
her daughters Hair Salon
Hairs To U!
She was also preceded in
death by her husband of 40
years Joseph Robert Bernard
Murray; sisters Grace Boos and
Joan Sibley, a brother Paul
Castner; and her companion
Delbert Lennon passed away on
February 11, 2012.
Surviving are sons, David, of
Taylor; Kevin and wife Laura,
Old Forge and daughter Anne
McDonnell and husband Rob of
Old Forge; grandchildren, Rosz
Murray, California; David Mur-
ry Jr., Moosic; Scott Murray,
Kentucky; Justin and Meghan
McDonnell, Old Forge; sister
Agnes Rebelinski, Old Forge;
brothers-in-law, Joe Fadden,
and George Sibley, Clarks Sum-
mit and several nieces and ne-
phews. She is also survived by
her companion Delbert Len-
nons family, his daughter Lau-
rie Lennon, and grandchildren,
Amy Niemkjewicz and Brian
Niemkjewicz and his wife Be-
tty Jo, and great-grandchildren,
Kenly Golanoski and Tristan
Niemkjewicz.
The family would like to
thank the Staff of Regional
Hospital, Scranton, the Jewish
Home, Scranton, and Dr. James
Kosik and Dr. Weinberger for
their kind and compassionate
care. Also thanks go out to the
care givers of America and
Gentiva Home Health, thank
you to all family, friends, neigh-
bors and especially Betty Tay-
lor and Theresa Zupko who
looked after Rose Mary at her
home.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 10:30 a.m. from
Kiesinger Funeral Services,
255 McAlpine St., Duryea,
with a Mass of Christian Burial
at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary
Church, Duryea. Friends may
call today from 5 to 8 p.m. In-
terment St. Marys Cemetery,
Avoca. Online condolences
may be made to www.kiesin-
gerfuneralservices.com,
Rose Mary A. Murray
March 9, 2012
Francis J.
"Hank" Sekusky
of Pittston died
March 9, 2012 at
his home.
Born in Pitt-
ston, on Dec. 14,
1928, he was the
son of the late William Sr. and
Frances Kovaleski Sekusky. He was
a 1946 graduate of Pittston High
School and a member of St. Casi-
mirs Church, Pittston. He served in
the U.S. Army for 27 years. He
served in the Korean Conflict7th
Division and seven tours of duty in
Vietnam with Advisor Team 54
MACVinthe MekongDelta. He re-
ceived a Purple Heart and five
Bronze Stars. Prior to his retire-
ment, he was employed by Cary
Evans Construction and Three Way
Landscaping Construction Compa-
ny.
He was also preceded in death by
brothers, William, Joseph and John
"Zack" Sekusky.
He is survived by his sister Ma-
rion Sekusky, Pittston; nephews,
William Sekusky and wife, Mary,
Pittston; Joseph Sekusky and wife,
Gloria, Pittston; great-nieces, Su-
sanOrtiz, Jamie Sekuskyandgreat-
nephew, Michael Sekusky and
great-great nephew, Allan Wil-
liams.
The funeral will be held Monday
at 9 a.m. fromthe Howell-Lussi Fu-
neral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave-
nue, West Pittston, with Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
John the Evangelist Church, Pitt-
ston. Interment will be in St. Casi-
mirs Cemetery, Pittston. Friends
may call at the funeral home today
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Francis J. Sekusky
March 9, 2012
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In the towns
The town certainly looks fes-
tive for St. Patricks Day with so
many homes adorned with
shamrock decorations and the
Irish flag banners trimming
Main and McAlpine Streets
courtesy of the Avoca A.O.H.
Speaking of everything Irish,
the members of the West Side
Social Club will have their an-
nual St. Patricks Day ham and
cabbage dinner from 4 to 8 p.m.
on Saturday, March 17 at the
club, 700 McAlpine St. The din-
ners are $7 each. Takeouts will
be available too.
Works with HH
Kudos to Avoca resident and
Queenof the Apostles parishion-
er Shannon Joyce who spent her
spring break last week working
with her classmates from Miser-
icordia University to build affor-
dable housing for those in need
through Habitat for Humanity in
Spokane, Wash.
Queen of Thank you note
Queen of the Apostles Parish
extends a special thank you to
the Cross Valley Federal Credit
Unionfor supportingtheir parish
fundraiser. With this fundraiser,
advertisers are invited to place
their businesses flyer in the par-
ishbulletinfor a nominal fee. For
more information, call the parish
office at 457-3412.
Raffle tickets
Queen of the Apostles parish
is currently selling the April
Fools edition of their Pot of Gold
Match the Daily Number raffle
tickets. For just $10 per ticket,
you will have a chance to win
$75 daily and $100 on Fridays
throughout April. There will also
be bonus days throughout the
month. To purchase a ticket call
the rectory at 457-3412, and it
will be mailed to you.
Youth group
Queen of the Apostles youth
group will meet at 6:30 p.m. to-
day, March 11 and on March 25
in the rectory, 715 Hawthorne St.
New members are always wel-
come. For more information,
please call Lori Ostrowski at
457-8840.
Parish meetings
Queenof the Apostles pastoral
council will meet at 7 p.m. on
Monday, March12 in the rectory
The Parishs womens guild
will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
March 13 in the rectory.
Joint services
The social concerns commit-
tee will meet at 8:30 p.m. on
Monday, March19 in the rectory.
Several Protestant and Cathol-
ic churches in Avoca, Duryea,
Old Forge and Moosic will cele-
brate ecumenical services at 7
p.m. Tuesdays throughout Lent.
The next service is Tuesday,
March 13 at the Moosic United
Methodist Church, 609MainSt.,
Moosic, where the Rev. Carmen
Bolock, pastor St. Marys Polish
National Catholic Church, Du-
ryea, will be the speaker.
Road to Resurrection
Queen of the Apostles parish
will host the Pittston Deanerys
Road to Resurrection Lenten
service at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 14 at the church, 715
Hawthorne St. The Rev. Ed
Buchheit will be the homilist.
Stations of the Cross
Queen of the Apostles will
praythe Stations of the Cross at 7
p.m. Fridays during Lent at St.
Marys Church, 715 Hawthorne
St. The Lady of Sorrows Rosary
Group will lead the Rosary at
6:30 p.m.
Chicken dinner
The annual Queen of the
Apostles parish spring chicken
dinner will be held from noon to
4 p.m. on Sunday, March 18 in
SS. Peter and Pauls Church au-
ditorium, located in the lower
level of the church, 1000 Main
St.
The dinner includes a half
chicken, mashed potatoes and
gravy, vegetable, homemade
cole slaw, rolls and butter, home-
made dessert and beverages.
Takeouts will be available at 11
a.m. In addition to the dinner,
there will also be a raffle with
great prizes from area business-
es.
Tickets are $9 for adults and
$4 for children 12 years of age
and younger. To purchase tick-
ets, call the rectory at 457-3412.
Golf tournament
Queen of Apostles fifth an-
nual St. Marys Classic golf tour-
nament at 1p.m. is scheduled for
Sunday, May 6 at Pine Hills golf
course, Taylor. The cost, whichis
$80 per player, includes golf,
food and prizes. For more infor-
mation, contact the parish office
at 457-3412, Jimbo McMahon at
jimmcmahon1@verizon.net or
John Soy at johnsoy@com-
cast.net .
Callahan to speak
Marys parishioner and Avoca
resident Richard Dick Call-
ahan will return home fromCali-
fornia to serve as the principal
speaker at the Greater Pittston
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 98th
Annual Banquet on Saturday,
March 17.
Tickets, which are $65 for
adults and$50for childrenunder
21 years of age, are available by
calling Avoca A.O.H. Officer/
Avoca Ticket Chairman Gene
Philbin at 457-0776.
Lenten fish dinner
St. Michael the Archangel
Byzantine Catholic Church will
have its 15th annual Lenten fish
dinner from4to6p.m. onFriday,
March 30 at the church hall, 205
N. Main St., Pittston.
The menu includes baked had-
dock, potatoes, fresh carrots,
cole slaw, haluski, cake and bev-
erages. Tickets, which will be
available at the door, are $9 for
adults and $7 for children12 and
younger. Takeouts will be avail-
able too. Clam chowder and ha-
luski takeouts will also be avail-
able. There will also be a cash
raffle.
VFWEaster party
Avoca VFW. Post 8335 will
have their annual childrens East-
er party from1 to 3 p.m. on Sat-
urday, March 31 at the post
home, 915 Main St. Lunch will
be served beginning at 1p.m. fol-
lowed by a visit with the Easter
Bunny.
DePrimo race nite
The Fourth Annual Night at
the Races to benefit the 1st. Lt.
Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial Fund
will take place Saturday, March
31 at St. Anthonys Parish Cen-
ter, Exeter. Doors open at 6 p.m.
and races begin at 7 p.m.
Admission, which includes
food and beverage, is free with
the purchase of a $10 horse and
$5 without the purchase of a
horse. Admission includes food
and drink. The sponsor of the
winning horse will win $50 and
does not need to be present to
win. Racing forms may be
picked up at West Side Auto, 401
Wyoming Ave., West Pittston.
Wildcats sign up
The Duryea Wild Cats will
have their next meeting on
March 13 at 6 p.m. at the
P.A.C.C. across fromthe Dupont
Little League. Anyone interested
in coaching or volunteering can
do so at this meeting. Also sign-
ups will be April 11, 25, and May
9 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Duryea
Wild Cats field.
West Side Club ham and cabbage dinner March 17
AVOCA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
avocahappenings@verizon.net
Mrs. Nicole Van Luvender, principal of the Old Forge Elementary,
has announced Februarys Devil Pride Students.
The students were chosen based on their recognition for outstand-
ing demonstrations of Devil Pride. Pride stands for Prepared, Re-
spectful, Independent, Dependable, and Example to others.
The students are, fromleft to right. Sitting, Olivia Ciullo, Grade 3;
Nick Rasmus, Grade 2; Claire Breig, Grade 1; and Alyssa Resio,
Kindergarten; standing, Lyndsey Welsh, Grade 4; Patrick McCool,
Grade 5; Hannah Palaskas and Ian Kerrigan, Grade 6.
O L D F O R G E N E WS
February Devil Pride students
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While people celebrate St. Pa-
tricks Day in various ways, a fa-
vorite is to eat hamand cabbage.
Lucky for us, the VFW Post
1227 is serving this annual treat
next weekend.
V.F.W. Post 1227 will have a
St. Patricks Day ham and cab-
bage dinner from2 to10 p.m. on
Saturday, March 17 at the post
home, 492 Stephenson St.
Tickets, which are $10 each,
can be purchased in advance at
the post home or at the event.
Post 585 meets today
The members of the American
Legion Brenan Regan Post 585
will meet at 1 p.m. today, March
11at the post home, 329 Main St.
The bus trip to Washington
D.C and the new bill regarding
small games of chance will be
discussed at this time.
All members are urged to at-
tend this very important meet-
ing.
Little League meeting
The Duryea Little League will
meet at 7 p.m. today, March11at
the V.F.W. Post 1227, 492 Ste-
phenson St.
This is a mandatory meeting
for all coaches to discuss the up-
coming season.
Council meeting
The Duryea Borough Council
will have its monthly meeting
and work session at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, March13 at the Duryea
Municipal Building, 315 Main
St.
Ecumenical services
Several Protestant and Cathol-
ic churches in Avoca, Duryea,
Old Forge and Moosic will cele-
brate ecumenical services at 7
p.m. Tuesdays throughout Lent.
The next service is Tuesday,
March 13 at the Moosic United
Methodist Church, 609 Main
St., Moosic, where the Rev. Car-
men Bolock, pastor St. Marys
Polish National Catholic
Church, Duryea, will be the
speaker.
Rec board meeting
The Duryea Rec Board will
meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 14 at the Duryea Munici-
pal Building, 315 Main St. The
Easter Egg Hunt, scheduled for
Saturday March 31, will be dis-
cussed at this time.
Scuba team pizza sale
The Germania Hose Compa-
ny Scuba Team will have its
Lenten pizza sale from 4:30 to
7:30 p.m. every Friday during
Lent at the hose company, 430
Foote Ave.
Trays are $11 each and avail-
able in red or white.
Orders can be placed in ad-
vance on sale days by calling
451-3750 or by stopping at the
hose company.
Nativity Stations
The parishioners of Nativity
of our Lord Parish invite the
community to pray the Stations
of the Cross with them at 7 p.m.
every Friday during Lent at Holy
Rosary Church, 127 Stephenson
St.
There will also be Exposition
and Benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
PNCC Lent devotions
The parishioners of St. Marys
Polish National Catholic Church
invite the community to their
Lenten devotions at 7 p.m. every
Friday during Lent at the church,
200 Stephenson St.
Leo Club drive
The Pittston Area Leos Club
is having a clothing and shoe
drive.
The collection items include
adult and childrens clothing and
sleepwear, sneakers and shoes,
sheets and linens, curtains, purs-
es, belts, bags, hats, socks and
stuffed or soft cloth toys and ani-
mals.
Items can be dropped off at
Pittston Area High School, 5
Stout St., Yatesville, or the Du-
pont Municipal Office, 600
Chestnut St., Dupont, until Fri-
day, March 16.
All items will be given to Fi-
bers of the Earth, a recycling
company, in exchange for a do-
nation to the Leos Club. The gift
amount will be determined by
the weight of the collection
items.
The Leo Club will use the do-
nation to support its spring tree
planting project in conjunction
with the Lions Club Internation-
al Million Tree Planting cam-
paign.
For more information, contact
Claire Ellen Hopple at 654-2415
ext. 2101.
Clam sale
The Sons of the American Le-
gion, Squadron 585, will have a
clamsale beginning at 11a.m. on
Sunday, March 18 at the post
home, 329 Main St.
The cost of the clams is $6 per
dozen.
There will also be other food
items for sale. Takeouts will be
available. To place order an or-
der, call 457-4242.
The Sons Squadron 585, will
have their monthly meeting at 3
p.m. today, March 11 at the post
home, 329 Main St. All mem-
bers are urged to attend.
Crime Watch meeting
The Duryea Neighborhood
Crime Watch will meet at 6:30
p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 at the
Duryea Municipal Building, 315
Main St.
Guest speaker will be Joseph
Lynch, an intragovernmental co-
ordinator of the Luzerne County
911 Communication System,
who will provide a complete
overview of the 911 Communi-
cations Center.
A question and answer period
will follow his presentation.
Excelsior race nite
The Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2
will have its sixth annual Night
at the Races on Saturday,
March 24 at the Germania Hose
Co., 430 Foote Ave.
The doors open at 6 p.m., and
the races begin at 7 p.m.
The cost of a horse is $10 plus
a $2 admission fee at the door.
Horses can be purchased from
any member.
There will also be plenty of
homemade food, desserts and
beverages.
There will also be a variety of
games and raffles including a
basket of cheer. For more infor-
mation, call 457-2233.
The Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2
will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Sun-
day, March 18 at the hose com-
pany, 798 Foote Ave., to discuss
the Night at the Races.
Falcons meeting
The members of the Polish
Falcons, Nest 128, will meet at 7
p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at
the club, 631 Main St.
Lenten food sale
Nativity of Our Lord Parish
will have its annual Lenten food
sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Friday, March 30 at Sacred
Heart of Jesus Hall, 529 Ste-
phenson St.
The sale will feature Manhat-
tan (red) clam chowder, home-
made pierogi, haluski, pizza and
baked goods.
Lenten dinner
St. Michael the Archangel
Byzantine Catholic Church will
have its 15th annual Lenten fish
dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. on Fri-
day, March 30 at the church hall,
205 N. Main St., Pittston.
The menu includes baked
haddock, potatoes, fresh carrots,
cole slaw, haluski, cake and bev-
erages.
Tickets, which will be availa-
ble at the door, are $9 for adults
and $7 for children 12 and
younger. Takeouts will be avail-
able too. Clam chowder and ha-
luski takeouts will also be avail-
able.
There will also be a cash raf-
fle.
Wildcats sign up
The Duryea Wild Cats will
have their next meeting on
March 13 at 6 p.m. at the P.A.C-
.C.across from the Dupont Little
League.
Anyone interested in coaching
or volunteering can do so at this
meeting. Also sign-ups will be
April 11, 25, and May 9 5:30-
7:30 p.m. at the Duryea Wild
Cats field.
DePrimo race night
The Fourth Annual Night at
the Races to benefit the 1st. Lt.
Jeffrey DePrimo Memorial
Fund will take place Saturday,
March 31at St. Anthonys Parish
Center, Exeter.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and
races begin at 7 p.m.
Admission, which includes
food and beverage, is free with
the purchase of a $10 horse and
$5 without the purchase of a
horse.
Admission includes food and
drink.
The sponsor of the winning
horse will win $50 and does not
need to be present to win. Rac-
ing forms may be picked up at
West Side Auto, 401 Wyoming
Ave., West Pittston.
VFW ham and cabbage dinner March 17
DURYEA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
duryeahappenings@verizon.net
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Dupont Borough Council will
hold a special meeting on Mon-
day, March 19, at 6:00 p.m. to
seek residents input about the
possible elimination of the Gar-
den Drive Bridge that connects
Wyoming Ave. and crosses over
the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Borough officials are consid-
ering entering into an agreement
with the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission to remove the
bridge.
Council said the bridge is in-
frequently used as an access
route to Commerce Road and
Pittston Township but Council
President Stanley Knick Jr.
states that the Borough has not
made any decision; that will de-
pend on the turnpike commis-
sions offer and on residents
feedback.
State Representative Michael
Carroll and Senator John Blake
will be attending. All residents
are invitedtoattendthis meeting.
Regular meeting
The regular monthly meeting
of the Dupont Borough Council
will be held on Tuesday, March
13 at 7:00 p.m.
The 2011audit will be present-
ed at this meeting.
Theft warning
Police report vandals have
been breaking-in old vacant
homes or unoccupied homes in
broaddaylight for sale inthe bor-
ough stealing personal items left
inside and gutters, doors, win-
dows.
Borough officials are asking
anyone who owns an unoccupied
home in town to register the
home address and a contact
phone number with the police
department at 654-9971.Also
targetedare vehicles soplease do
not keep any valuables in your
cars.
Borough officials and the po-
lice department are requesting
residents to report any suspi-
cious activities immediately by
calling 911.
Clam Chowder r
Holy Mother of Sorrows
Church will host a Lenten Potato
Pancake and Clam Chowder
Dinner on Friday, March 23 with
servings from 2:00 pm to 7:00
p.m. at the parish hall on Wyom-
ing Ave. Takeouts are available
starting at 1:00 p.m. Donation is
$7.00
Menu includes pancakes,
soup, dessert and beverage.
Tickets are available at the door.
Sportsmen meeting
ElmSt. Sportsmens Club will
meet tonight, Sunday, March 11,
at 7 p.m. at the Polish American
Citizens Club. John Lizak will
preside.
Lions Club
The monthly food distribution
sponsored by the Dupont Lions
will be held on March 22 at Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus Parish Hall,
Lackawanna Ave. from 4:30 to
5:30 p.m.
All qualifying residents of Du-
pont and Suscon are eligible.
The Lions will begin spring
cleaning of the Little League
Park, Elm St, on Saturday,
March 24 at 9:00 a.m.
All members of the communi-
ty are invited to help spruce up
the park for the upcoming Easter
Egg Hunt and for future park
events.
The Lions are asking all orga-
nizations and individuals who
can help please contact Lion
Mark Kowalczyk for more infor-
mation. Rain Date for Clean-up:
Saturday, March 31.
Upcoming meeting dates for
the Dupont Lions: Monday,
March 12 and 26 at 6:30 p.m. at
the VFW Post Home.
Tax reminder
William Elko, Tax Collector
announces that the 2012 County/
Borough tax bills have been
mailed.
Office hours are Monday and
Tuesday from2 to 4 p.m. and Fri-
day from 2 to 6 p.m.
If you have not received your
2012 tax bill please contact the
tax office at 655-6241.
If your taxes are paid through
bank or mortgage companies
please forward your bill to them.
Rebate value will be in effect un-
til May 5.
Borough lottery
Dupont Borough is selling
tickets for an Easter Lottery
Theme Basket to benefit the
Childrens Funds Halloween
and Christmas Parties.
The basket is on display at the
municipal office and chances are
$1.00 each.
The basket will be raffled at
the Lions Club annual Easter
Egg Hunt on April 7th.
Leo Club news
The Pittston Area Leos Club
Clothing and Shoe Drive will
continue until March 16. Fibers
of the Earth, a recycling compa-
ny will pay the Leos Club by the
pound and the funds raised will
be used for the Leos Club spring
tree planting project.
Items collected are adult and
children clothing and sleepwear,
sneakers and shoes, sheets and
linens, curtains, purses, belts,
bags, hats, socks and stuffed or
soft cloth toys and animals.
Drop off locations are Pittston
Area High School or the Dupont
Municipal Office. With ques-
tions about the drive contact
Claire Ellen Hopple at 654-2415
ext.2101 or about Fibers of the
Earth call 570-586-5242 or
email fibersofth-
eearth@gmail.com or visit them
at fibersoftheearth.com.
Softball/Tee Ball
The Dupont Softball/Tee Ball
coaches meeting is Monday,
March 12. All interested in
coaching please attend.
The Teeball meeting is at 6
p.m. and Pony/Softball at 6:30
p.m. at the Dupont Municipal
Bldg. Tuesday March 19 the
County Line Girls Softball
League will meet at 6 p.m. at the
Municipal Building. Saturday
March 24 at 9 a.m. field cleanup
in conjunction with Dupont Li-
ons is set. Please bring gloves,
rakes and brooms. Saturday
March 31is the rain date. Sunday
April 15t at 1p.m. is OpeningDay
ceremonies for Dupont Softball/
Teeball.
DePrimo race nite
The Fourth annual Night at
the Races to benefit 1stLt. Jef-
frey DePrimo Memorial Fund-
will be held on Saturday, March
31stat St. Anthonys Parish Cen-
ter in Exeter.
Doors will be open at 6:00pm
and the races will begin at
7:00pm. Admission which in-
cludes food and beverage is free
with a $10 purchase of a horse
and $5 without the purchase of a
horse.
Patrons must be 21.Horse
forms may be picked up at W.
Side Auto, 401 Wyoming Ave.
W. Pittston.
Joeys Eco-Tip
Here is Joeyjoness Eco-Tipof
the week:
If you need a new dryer, buy
one with an automatic shutoff.
The dryer will sense when your
clothes are dry and automatical-
ly turn off.
This will save energy!
Pet Hospice Training
PET Hospice Training by Tra-
ceys Hope Hospice Care pro-
gram & Rescue for Domestic
Animals, Inc. has changed their
class date from March to April.
They will be having a class to
train anyone who wishes to be-
come aPet Hospice Volunteer on
Sunday, April 22, 2012 from
2:00 pm til 5:00 pm at St. Bene-
dicts Church Basement, 155
Austin Ave Wilkes-Barre.
All who plan to attend must
RSVP by calling Denise at (570)
457-1625 Traceys Hope is a
501C3 non-profit organization.
Sacred Heart
The first week Sacred Heart/
Holy Name Spring 300 Club
Raffle winners were #283-Ve-
respy $100; #108-M.Renfer-$50;
#290- E. Ziobro $ 25; #118-
E.Starinski-$25
Sacred Heart of Jesus sched-
uled meetings: Parish Pastoral
Council will meet onMarch13at
7 p.m. in the meeting roomin the
lower level of the rectory.
Bible Study at Sacred Heart
March 14 at 7 p.m. in the lower
level of the rectory. All are invit-
ed. Choir will meet on Thursday,
March 15 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in
the choir loft. New members are
welcome.
If you would like to join the
choir, come to the practice.
All members of the First Holy
Communion Class of Sacred
Heart Church are reminded that
practice for First Penance will
take place on Monday, March
12thand Monday, March19 from
6 to 7 p.m. in the church. First
Penance is scheduled for March
24 at 10:00 a.m.
Wildcats sign ups
The Duryea Wild Cats will
have their next meeting on
March 13 at 6 p.m. at the P.A.C-
.C.across from the Dupont Little
League.
Anyone interested in coaching
or volunteering can do so at this
meeting. Also sign-ups will be
April 11, 25, and May 9 5:30-
7:30 p.m. at the Duryea Wild
Cats field.
Volunteers send thanks
The Dupont Volunteer Hose
Companywouldlike tothankthe
community for their continued
support for the Volunteers an-
nual breakfast.
Over 700 dinners where
served. The Hose Company
would also like to extend their
appreciation to the Boy Scouts,
Pittston Area Honor Society and
Leos Club who helped serve the
refreshments and clean up.
Winners of the Lottery Trees:
Leroy Van Werth and Peggy
Best.
Keys found
A set of keys were found near
the Little League fieldonWalnut
Street.
They are at the municipal of-
fice for pickup.
Bowling results
Universal
High Scratch Series Scores:
Edward Collins, 728; Jerry Cog-
gins, 704; Francis Pupa, 666;
Mark Prebish, 676; Ed Rutledge,
667; Steve Viastaris, 654; Jim
Lavelle, 111,642; Mike Gotcha,
633; Leonard trolio, 632; Ryan
OMalley, 626.
National
High Scratch Series Scores:
Matt Felter, 783; Allyn Jr. Ferret-
Special meeting on Garden Drive Bridge March 19
DUPONT
ANN MARIE PADDOCK
654-0897
dupont.news@comcast.net
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The West Pittston Cherry
Blossomcommittee will hold its
next meeting on Sunday, March
18 at the Corpus Christi School
Building, 605 Luzerne Avenue
at 5:00 p.m. President Patrick
Messina would like all commit-
tee members to please note the
change in starting time of this
months meeting.
Legally Blonde
The Wyoming Area Drama
Club and Thespian Troupe 4795
will present the smash hit musi-
cal, Legally Blonde on March
23, 24 at 7:00 p.m. and March 25
at 2:00 p.m. in the Wyoming Ar-
ea Secondary Center Auditori-
um, 20 Memorial Street, Exeter.
Tickets goonsale March19from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Second-
ary Center Lobby. Adults are
$10.00 and students $5.00. They
may also be purchased at the
door.
WA baseball meeting
All parents of players attend-
ing the Martinsburg, West Vir-
ginia trip are asked to attend a
mandatory meeting on Wednes-
day, March14 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Secondary Center library. The
Diamond Club meeting will fol-
low at 7:00 p.m.
Legion meeting
West Pittstons Lt. Jeffrey De-
Primo American Legion Post
542 will meet on Wednesday,
March 14 at 6:00 p.m. at Agoli-
nos Restaurant, Luzerne Ave-
nue. Commander Richard Si-
monson, Sr. will preside.For in-
formation contact Ron Faust,
655-4088 or Ron Gitkos, 654-
2261.
Night at the Races
A Night at the Races will be
held on Saturday, March 31at St.
Anthonys Parish Center, Exeter.
The event is sponsored by family
and friends of 1st Lt. Jeffrey De-
Primo, with all proceeds benefit-
ing the 1st Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo
Memorial Fund of the Luzerne
Foundation. Admission is $5.00
and is an adults only affair. Ad-
missionis free withpurchase of a
horse. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Post time: 7:00 p.m.
Lose weight
The First United Methodist
Church will present Take Off
Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) every
Wednesday evenings from 6:45
p.m. Until 8:00 p.m. at the
church library. Join the diet sup-
port group for new ideas and
support on losing weight. For
more information call Susan Lee
at 763-9730.
Golf tournament
The West Pittston Rams Par-
ents Organizations 1st Annual
Golf Tournament will be held
April 28 at Four Seasons Golf
Course. They are currently look-
ing for hole sponsors. If you or
your business would be interest-
ed please contact Chrissy Fer-
nandes at (570) 954-0329.
The Parents Organization is
newly formed to help raise mon-
ey for The West Pittston Rams Jr.
Football & Cheerleading Asso-
ciation. This years proceeds
from the golf tournament will
help purchase new helmets for
the football players.
WP Fun Run
The annual West Pittston Fun
Run will be held on Saturday,
June 2 with the Fun Walk start-
ing at 9:00 a.m. and the Run be-
ginning at 9:00 a.m. Registration
begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Bor-
ough Building, Exeter Avenue.
Preregistration fee is $15.00 and
$18.00 after May 30. Make
checks out to: West Pittston
Parks, Recreation and Beautifi-
cation Board, 555 Exeter Ave-
nue, West Pittston, PA18643.For
further information, call 655-
7782.
WA Class of 97
The Wyoming Area Class of
1997 is planning their 15th re-
union and is having difficulty lo-
cating several classmates. If you
have not been contacted by a
classmate regarding the reunion,
please join the Wyoming Area
Class of 1997 facebook page or
email Megan Kuffa atmkuf-
fa@aol.com. All classmates are
welcome to attend the next re-
union planning meeting on Fri-
day, March9at 6:30p.m. at Gob-
ers Deco Lounge.
Tax reminder
George L. Miller, West Pitt-
ston tax collector, announces the
2012 County and Borough taxes
have been mailed. The rebate pe-
riod is from March 1, 2012
through April 30. The face peri-
od will begin May1and continue
until June 30, 2012. Penalty peri-
od will be honored through De-
cember 15 when the tax books
will be closed. Office hours dur-
ing rebate are Tuesday and
Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. It
is the property owners respon-
sibility to forward their tax bills
to their financial institution for
payment. If a receipt is request-
ed, please include a self ad-
dressed stamped envelope with
payment. For appointments, call
655-3801 or 655-7782 ext. 232.
Library Programs
Beginner Yoga
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
8:30-9:30 a.m. - Yoga Sol - Stu-
dents will need to be able to get
up and down off the mat quickly.
Vinyasa Yoga (All Levels) Mon-
days, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Yoga with
Corinne.
Softening into Strength
The Art of Letting Go (all lev-
els)Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Yoga with Corinne. As equip-
ment is limited, please call the li-
brary to pre-register. Classes are
held in the former American Le-
gion Building at 316 Linden St.
$7.00 drop-in; discounted punch
passes available
BookClubis the first Tuesday
of each month at 6:45 p.m. for an
informal discussion of member-
selected books. Theres no need
to purchase the books; just ask at
the circulation desk.
For the kids Weekly Story
Time is Fridays at 1:00 p.m. Call
to register by Wed. of each week.
Childrens Yoga with Co-
rinne is the first Friday of the
Monthat 3:45p.m. for $8.00, ag-
es 5-10. Space is limited so call
the library to register.
Story Time with Misericordia
is Friday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Students from the Speech-Lan-
guage Pathology Department of
Misericordia University will
conduct this Story Time.
Welcome to The Titanic on
SaturdayApril 14at 1:00p.m. On
the anniversary of its sinking,
the library will remember the Ti-
tanic with fun learning. Sign up
to participate in crafts, games
and books all related to the Ti-
tanic. Call to register.
One Book Every Young
Child is Wednesday, May 2 at
6:30 p. m. This statewide annual
program highlights the impor-
tance of early literacy develop-
ment in preschoolers age 3-6.
This program is limited to the
first 10-families; siblings will
take home one copy. Call to reg-
ister.
PNC For Me, For You, For
Later Story Time is Friday May
11 at 1:00 p.m. Luzerne County
Library System in conjunction
with PNC Bank is launching a
new program to teach children
early financial education over
the next two years. Call to regis-
ter.
American Girl Celebration
is Saturday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m.
You and your doll are invited to
an afternoon celebration high-
lighting the new Girl of the Year
for 2012. Call to register.
Story Time with Clifford is
Friday, May 25 at 1:00 p.m. Join
the library for a special Story
Time as Clifford comes to visit!
Stories, songs, a craft and Clif-
ford. Call to register.
Sign of spring: Cherry Blossom committee to meet
WESTPITTSTON
Tony Callaio
654-5358
tonyc150@verizon.net
PHOTO BY TONY CALLAIO
After a five-month wait and hours and hours of clean up and reconstruction, the West Pittston Li-
brary reopened on February 20. Eager members were waiting for the clock to strike noon for the
doors to open. The remodeled library is roomier and brighter with wall-to-wall carpeting, bright wall
color schemes, and new lighting and heating systems adorn. An official grand reopening was held
on Friday, March 9 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Here, left to right, are Maria Heck, Ann Bramblett Bar,
librarian, and Helen.
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Exeter Borough has an open-
ing for two crossing guards.
Contact the Exeter Municipal
Building at 570-654-3001 for
more information.
Night at the races
The Cosmopolitan Seniors
will meet Tuesday, March20, at 1
p.m. in St. Anthonys Center, in
Exeter. Vic Malinowski will pre-
side.
Dues will be collected. Hosts/
Hostesses are: Amy Alpaugh,
Tom Alpaugh, Mary Kovaleski,
Antoinette Manganello, and Ve-
ronica Wyandt.
Travel coordinator Johanna is
accepting reservations for a trip
on Wednesday, March 14 to
Mount Airy Casino, and a trip to
Woodloch Pines Resort on Sun-
day May 20.
This trip includes a fabulous
seafood buffet along with Amer-
ican and Italian cuisine, as well
as entertainment, bingo, and a
boat ride, weather permitting.
Pickups in Exeter and Pittston.
You do not have to be a member
to come on these trips. Details
can be obtained from Johanna at
655-2720.
DePrimo nite at races
The Fourth Annual 1st. Lt. Jef-
frey DePrimo Memorial Fund
Night at the Races is March 31at
St. Anthonys Parish Center in
Exeter. Admission is free with a
$10 purchase of a horse and $5
without.
Admission includes food,
drink and lots of fun. Doors open
at 6 p.m. and post time is set for 7
p.m. Adults only. Horse forms
may be picked up at W. Side Au-
to, 401 Wyoming Ave. W. Pitt-
ston.
Potato pancake sale
Exeter Borough Hose Compa-
ny #1, 1405 Susquehanna, Ave-
nue is sponsoring a potato pan-
cake, haluski and pierogie sale at
the fire house every Friday dur-
ing Lent.
Weekly specials will be an-
nounced. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m.
every Friday. Good Friday hours
are noon to 8 p.m. Orders can be
made by calling 602-0739.
Refuse stickers
The rebate for refuse stickers
is now over. From March 1 to 30
the price will be $180 for anyone
under 65 and senior citizens who
are at least 65 by March 31 will
pay $130.
Stickers can be purchased
with cash, checks, money orders
or credit card (no American Ex-
press).
Make checks and money or-
ders payable to Exeter Borough
Refuse. Hours of operation are
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednes-
days are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There
will be no evening hours after
March. There are no Saturday
hours.
You can mail in your payment
in a self-addressed stamped en-
velope to Exeter Borough Re-
fuse, 1101 Wyoming Avenue. If
you have any questions call Lyn-
da at 654-3001, ext. 2.
St. Barbara parish
Stations of the Cross will be
held Every Friday at 4 p.m. and
after the 6:30 p.m. Mass.
There is an ongoing need for
food for the less fortunate in the
Greater Pittston area. Items such
as cereals, pasta, peanut butter,
canned vegetables, canned fruit,
and condiments are always need-
ed. Please consider bringing at
least one item each week to
Church.
If each family brought just one
box or one can each week, just
think howmany people we could
feed.
Parishioners are askedtomake
this part of their Lenten Sacri-
fice. There are containers in both
churches for your donations. The
pastor says God bless you and
thank you for your generous do-
nations.
Christian Womens Organiza-
tion will hold their next meeting
on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30
p.m. at the church hall with the
recitation of the rosary. Lottery
returns can be made at that time.
Lenten Program: A Biblical
Walk Through the Mass:, a se-
ries designed to bring Catholics
closer to God will be held
through March 28 at St. Antho-
nys Hall of St Barbaras Parish.
It will be hosted by Fr. Phil, Roc-
co Yanora, Barbara Russo and
Ray Pasavage.
The Diocesan Wedding Anni-
versary Mass will be celebrated
at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 3 in
the Cathedral.
Bishop Joseph Bambera will
preside and the Mass will be fol-
lowed by a reception.
The event is designed for 25th
and 50th anniversary celebrants.
Cathedral seating will be re-
served for the anniversary cou-
ples. Call the rectoryat 654-2103
to make your reservation.
St. Barbara Parish will be hav-
ing a Paschal Dinner on Thurs-
day, March 29 at 6pm in St. An-
thonys Hall. A traditional Lamb
dinner will be served. The cost is
$15 (adults only).
Tickets can be purchased at
the rectory.
Choir rehearsal will be held on
Wednesday, March14at 7p.m. at
St. Cecilias Church. New mem-
bers are always welcome.
The monthly Mass honoring
all married couples celebrating
their wedding anniversary dur-
ing the month of March will be
held on Tuesday night, March 27
at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
On Friday, March 30 our stu-
dents will present the Living Sta-
tions of the Cross at 8 p.m. in St.
Anthony of Padua Church.
Parishioners invite everyone
to join them as they prepare for
Holy Week.
To submit items to be publish-
ed in Exeter news, call 287-3349
or e-mail ecipriani@com-
cast.net.
Openings for two crossing guards in Exeter
EXETER
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
ti, 752; John Kulick, 696; Rob
Lopata, 682; Jerry Coggins, 682;
Lisa Menichini, 675; Neal Elko,
627; Allyn Sr. Ferretti, 625; An-
thony Ferretti, 616; Jeff Lopata,
615.
Junior/Senior
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: Billy Jr. Elko,
555; Mochael Szumski, 545;
Michael Lenchak, 515; Dave Pa-
covsky, 513; Zachary McKitish,
491.
Womens Division: Courtney
Osiecki, 443;Michelle Gross-
bauer, 422;Katie Wynn, 388;
Warehouse Mixed
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: John Borgia,
742; Justin Hertzler, 637; Matt
Charney, 633; Frank Obitz, 625;
John Doran, 595.
Womens Division: Melony
Yurek, 399.
Magic Circle
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: Rich Jr. As-
ton, 665; Russ Stevens, 660; Mi-
chael Spece, 656; Drew Nichol-
son, 647; Don Whiting, 644; Vi-
to Buzzetta, 624; Michael Re-
bovich, 619; Joseph Chmiel,
605; Greg Renfer, 587; John Co-
larusso, 580.
Womens Division: Lisa Heck,
451; Sarah Helcoski, 402; De-
nise Gordon, 288.
Pittston Twp VFW
High Scratch Series Scores:
Wally Morre, 773; Jack Casper,
703; Joe Argenio, 622; Joe Sr.
Walsh, 615; Joe Dalessandro,
613; Anthony Grieco, 612; Larry
Jr. OBrien, 608; Joe Jr. Walsh,
607; Russ Stevens, 601; John
Blattner, 596.
American
High Scratch Series Scores:
Dave Kern, 723; Mark Kulick,
678; Pete Latona, 653; Al Jr.
Cannarella, 644; Scott Kowalc-
zyk, 643; Tom Spurlin, 642;
John Grohowski, 631; Marty
Moughan, 628; Bruce Rydzy,
624; Edward Collins, 603.
Dupont Bowlerettes
High Scratch Series Scores:
Marytheresa Pupa, 533; trisha
Chmiel, 532; Donna Kasa, 527;
Kim Kishel, 495; MaryAnn
Shugdinis, 490; Debbie Stevens,
486; Rose McDade, 486; Mary-
Lou Fereck, 464; Irene Jemiola,
439.
Sunday Night Mixed
High Scratch Series Scores:
Mens Division: Jim Row-
lands, 617; Russ Stevens, 575;
Vito Buzzetta, 571; Joe Sr. Wru-
ble, 557; Joe Argenio, 541.
Womens Division: Marythe-
resa Pupa, 462; MaryLou Fe-
reck, 437; Karen Umbra, 392;
Gracelynn Williamson, 384;
Debbie Stevens, 376.
Prep Boys
High Scratch Series Scores:
Zachary Garbarino, 399; Evan
Elko, 396; Joey Jones, 379; Jesse
Carlen, 376; Dylan Kelly, 358;
Brandon Savokinas, 355; Jimmy
Dillon, 322; Tyler Granahan,
311; Tommy Dessoye, 295; Joey
Wruble, 295.
Bantam/Prep Mixed
High Scratch Series Scores:
Boys Division: Martin Kuna,
267; Jeremy Lavelle, 219; Za-
chary Elko, 207; Tyler Cegelka,
196; Nicolas Ascenback, 193;
John Jr. Colarusso, 162; Sean
Connors, 149; Marc Piechota,
125; Matthew SteinKirchner,
112; Aiden Hindmarsh, 105.
Girls Division: Kacie Fisk,
180; Nikki Price, 167; Janelle
Dudek, 145; Emily Dessoye, 117;
Makenzie Kaminski, 106; Madi-
son Mesaris, 85.
Mixed Girls
High Scratch Series Scores:
Katie Kuna, 423; Katrina Dillon,
405; Jordan Cegelka, 391; Ra-
chael Solano, 376; Erin Donnel-
ley, 365; ElizabethChanrey, 340;
Morgan Mesaris, 335; Danielle
Zydko, 322; Samantha Piechota,
318; Piper Kane, 279.
Mixed Boys
High Scratch Series Scores:
David Zydko, 500; Paul Greco,
475; Stephen Yuhas, 474; An-
thony Zimmerman, 474; Peter
Kulick, 473; Justin Coyne, 456;
Michael Elko, 455; Joey Musto,
418; Spencer Saxon, 396; Evan
Esposito, 362.
To submit send information to
dupont.news@comcast.net or by
calling 407-0231.
Send your news items by
Wednesday evening. Please in-
clude a contact phone number.
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The Wyoming Free Library
presents Cecilia Galante, author
of the novel The Sweetness of
Salt and Little Wings, on Mon-
day, April 9 from6 p.m. 8 p.m.
In the novel protagonist Julia
just graduated as her high school
valedictorian, has a full ride to
college in the fall and a coveted
summer internship clerking for a
federal judge. But when her ol-
der sister, Sophie, shows up at
the graduation determined to re-
veal some long buried secrets,
Julias carefully constructed
plans come to a halt. Instead of
the summer she had painstaking-
ly laid out, Julia follows Sophie
back to Vermont, where Sophie
is opening a bakeryand strug-
gling with some secrets of her
own.
What follows is a summer of
revelationssome heartwarm-
ing, some heartbreaking, and all
slowly pointing Julia toward a
new understanding of both her-
self and of the sister she never re-
ally knew.
The Sweetness of Salt was
nominated for the 2011 Best Fic-
tion Award by the Young Adult
Library Services Association.
The Wyoming Free Library
will be offering a 4-part book
discussion series.
The first book will be The
Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.
The discussion will involve
comparing the book to the mo-
vie. The group will be viewing
the movie at the library.
If you are unable to attend, you
can viewthe movie on your own.
The movie will be run at the
Library Friday, March 23 at 6:00
p.m. The book discussion is Fri-
day, March 30 at 6:00 p.m. The
library has a limited number of
books. For more information or
to register, please call the library
at 693-1364.
The Wyoming Library has the
following classes scheduled:
How to Meditate - Death,
Dying and Lucid Dreaming: A
Glimpse of Things to Come, 11
a.m. to 4 p.m., March 24. No
charge, registration encouraged.
How to Write and Publish
Your Non-Fiction Book,11a.m.
to 4 p.m., April 14. No charge,
registration encouraged
The classes will be conducted
by Mark Stavish. Mark Stavish,
M.A., author of five non-fiction
books that have been published
in seven languages.
Pre-school story time is start-
ing up again! The program will
run from 11 a.m. to noon every
Friday until March 30. All chil-
dren ages 3-5 are welcomed to
come and listen to stories, do a
craft and have a tasty snack after-
wards. Call the library at 693-
1364 to register.
Anewservice offered at the li-
brary is the Coupon Clippers
Corner. Bring in your unexpired
clipped coupons and place them
in the designated box by catego-
ry. Then browse through the
available coupons and take the
ones you need.
To submit items for publica-
tion in Wyoming News, call or
fax 287-3349 or e-mailecipria-
ni@comcast.net.
Council meeting
Wyoming Borough Council
will hold their regular monthly
meeting on Monday, March12 at
7:30 in the Borough Building,
277 Wyoming Avenue.
Fish dinners
The West Wyoming Fraternal
Order of Eagles will sell fishdin-
ners every Friday from 5-9 p.m.
during Lent. The cost is $7. The
club is located on West Eighth St
in West Wyoming. The public is
welcome.
Little League
The Wyoming/West Wyoming
Little League will hold a board
meeting today, Sunday, March
11, at 6:30 p.m. at the West
Wyoming Borough Building.
All those interested in managing
or coaching are encouraged to
attend.
Lenten meals
Wyoming Masonic Lodge
#468, Wyoming Ave is serving
Lenten meals from 3 to 7 p.m.
every Friday in Lent, including
Good Friday. Meals consist of
potato pancakes, haluski, piero-
gies, red and white clam chowd-
er. Eat in or take out. For more
information, call 885-1441 or
693-2608.
St. Monicas Parish
The St Patricks Day party has
been cancelled. Refunds will be
issued.
To help defray the cost of
printing the Sunday church bul-
letin, businesses and services in
the community can place an ad
on the back of the bulletin. Con-
sider helping your parish by hav-
ing you name going to hundreds
of homes each week. If interest-
ed, call the Parish Office at 693-
1991.
There will be no Bible Study
during Lent. A very special pro-
gram will replace it at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday evenings through
March 28 at St. Anthonys Hall
of St. Barbaras Parish. The Len-
ten Programis entitled, ABibli-
cal Walk Through the Mass. Fr.
Phil Massetti, Rocco Yanora,
Barbara Russo and Ray Pasav-
age host the program.
Ronan Tynan, Irish Tenor, will
present a concert with pianist
Bill Lewis at 2 p.m. on Sunday,
April at Pottsville Area High
School Auditorium. For tickets,
call St. Patricks Rectory at 622-
1802.
Check out our Web site
atwww.stmonicanepa.com. Up-
dates are posted and listed on the
Home Page. Photos of various
events are in a special folder un-
der Happenings.
The Pro-Life Center in
Wilkes-Barre is in need of baby
wipes, diapers, sizes one and
two, towels, wash clothes, boys
sleepers, size med., girls sleep-
ers, size12 months, blankets, etc.
CCD students were asked to do-
nate at least one item and the
center was amazed at the amount
of items collected.
To submit items for publica-
tion in Wyoming News, call or
fax 287-3349 or e-mail ecipria-
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Author Cecilia Galante coming to Wyoming library
WYOMINGNEWS
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
Author Cecilia Galante will speak at the Wyoming Library on April
9
The West Wyoming Fraternal
Order of Eagles will sell fishdin-
ners every Friday from 5-9 p.m.
during Lent. The cost is $7.
The club is located on West
Eighth St in West Wyoming.
Tax bills
The 2012 County/Municipal
tax bills for West Wyoming were
issued recently. The hours of col-
lection during rebate are Tues-
day and Wednesday from 6 to 8
p.m. at the borough building. If
you didnt receive your tax bill,
please contact Robert Connors at
693-0130. The rebate period
runs thru April 23.
Recycling reminder
The West Wyoming recycling
containers are located behind
Hose Company #1. Recycling
can be dropped off any day of the
week. The borough accepts
newspaper, magazines, office
paper, books, cardboard and
commingled items. The borough
is encouraging residents to recy-
cle; this will not only help the en-
vironment, but lower the bor-
oughs garbage tonnage totals
thereby controlling costs. The
following is the list of acceptable
items for recycling. Commin-
gled Food and Beverage Con-
tainers, #1 & #2 Plastic Contain-
ers. Numbers are located on the
bottom of plastic container. #1
Recyclables include: Soda, wa-
ter, flavored beverage bottles,
salad dressing bottles, peanut
butter jars, and mayonnaise jars.
#2 Recyclables include: Milk
Jugs and laundry detergent bot-
tles, shampoo, draincleaners, as-
pirin bottles. Please no plastic
sheets or packing materials.
Please empty and rinse bottles.
Aluminum, tin, and food service
cans.
Pet ordinance
West Wyoming Borough re-
minds residents to please clean
up after your pets. Residents can
be cited under the borough ordi-
nances for not doing so.
Eagles are offering fish dinners for Lenten Fridays
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Sports
Pittston Area heavyweight
Chris Wesolowski may have suf-
fered two disappointing losses to
the same opponent in a week, but
the Patriots senior has been any-
thing but disappointing in his
performances at the district and
regional tournament.
Wesolowski earned a silver
medal on Saturday, March 3 at
the PIAA Class 3A Northeast
Regional at Bethlehem Freedom
HighSchool andqualifiedfor the
PIAAChampionships at the Her-
shey Giant Center. It was his sec-
ond silver-medal finish in a week
after compilinga6-2recordat the
District 2 and NE Regional tour-
naments.
Its awesome, Wesolowski
told the Times Leader. The first
three years (wrestling) I didnt
place in districts, and now Im at
going to regionals and states.
I was alittlenervous but thenI
won my first one and it was
great.
Wesolowski (21-13) won his
first two bouts of the 285-pound
tournament before taking an ex-
citing 5-1overtime decision from
Pleasant Valleys Mike Benner
(27-5) in the championships
semifinals.
In the championship bout, We-
solowski fell to nemesis Brad
Emerick (39-0) of Coughlin.
Emerick defeated Wesolowski
for District 2goldtwoweeks ago,
and has beaten the Patriots
heavyweight five times this sea-
son. Other than the losses to
Emerick, Wesolowski has won11
straight bouts sinceearlyJanuary.
Missed opportunities
Pittston Area had two chances
togive Wesolowski some compa-
ny in Hershey this weekend, but
Patriot wrestlers Angelo Lussi
and Jamie Scarantino missed
out on an opportunity to medal
and advance to the PIAA cham-
pionships.
Lussi advanced to Saturdays
championship semifinals in Be-
thlehem but ran into a buzzsaw.
The PA junior was knocked into
the consolation bracket by an
Eastonassassin. UndefeatedDis-
trict 4 and NE Regional 145-
Wesolowski earns trip to Hershey
PA senior settles for regional silver in D2 title rematch
PHOTO BY FRED A. ADAMS
Pittston Area's Chris Wesolowski runs to the mat during introduc-
tions at the D2 Class 3A championships two weeks ago.
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
See WESOLOWSKI, Page 43
Wyoming Areas Andy Schutz
became the first Warriors wres-
tler in more than10 years to qual-
ify for the PIAAChampionships
last week when the junior won
the PIAA Class 2A Northeast
Regional 132-pound Bronze
Medal at Williamsport High
School.
Wrestling for the third time at
the regional tournament at the
Magic Dome, Schutz defeated
freshman phenom Demetri
Probst (25-5) of Bucktail in a 4-3
decision last Saturday night to
win regional bronze and advance
to this past weeks state cham-
pionships at Hershey.
The victory also allowed the
three-time District 2 champ to
become the first Wyoming Area
wrestler since Don Morgan to
advance to the state champion-
ships. Morgan, who won PIAA
Bronze in1996, wondistrict gold
in 1995 and 1996.
That was the happiest I ever
was to take third-place, Schutz
told the Times Leader. Its never
easy down there, but Hershey
was the overall goal.
Schutz missed out on qualify-
ing for the state championships
last year after finishing one win
shy of reaching a medal bout,
and placed fourth as a freshman
at the Northeast Regional. He is
just four wins shy of 100 for his
career after posting 30 wins this
season. Schutz is 96-14 overall
during his three-year varsity ca-
reer, and set a school record with
his third D2 title. Only five
Wyoming Area wrestlers have
won two district title, and only
Schutz wins NE Regional Bronze
Warriors junior first WA grappler since 1996 to reach Hershey
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Wyoming Area's Andy Schutz, right, is shown on the medal stand with Line Mountain's Seth Lans-
berry, left, and Benton's Colt Cotten at the PIAA Northeast Regional last weekend.
See SCHUTZ, Page 43
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The Pittston Area 200 Free
Relay team missed out on a
bronze medal by six-hun-
dredths of s second despite
setting a season-best time of
more than two seconds at the
District 2 Championships at
the Wilkes-Barre CYC last
on Saturday, Macrh 3.
The team of Sam Scialpi,
Sarah Kosik, Tiffany Smith
and Mia Nardone swam a
1:48.10 to earn a fourth-place
medal, finishing behind the
record-breaking perform-
ance of winner Scranton Prep
(1:38.97), silver-medalist
Holy Redeemer (1:39.27) and
bronze-medalist Dallas
(1:48.04).
Wyoming Area placed 11th
in the event by also swim-
ming a season-best time.
The team of Alex Holtz,
Lauren Frisbie, Amy Alder
and Tia Brown turned in a
time of 1:55.96 to better its
seed-time by almost three
seconds.
Brown medals
Wyoming Area junior Tia
Brown swam a season-best
59.77 to pick up a sixth-place
medal in the 100 Free on Day
2 of the District 2 Champion-
ships at the Wilkes-Barre
CYC last on Saturday, March
3.
Brown, seeded seventh
coming into the event, bested
sixth-seeded Abby Way of
Crestwood by four-tenths of
a second to earn a medal.
Megan Carey of Holy Cross
won the event in a time of
55.61.
Pittston Area freshman
Lauren Senese placed 19th in
the event, and teammate Sa-
rah Kosik finished 21st.
Scialpi slips in Backstroke
Seeded sixth heading into
the D2 100 Back champion-
ship, Pittston Area senior
Sam Scialpi posted her third-
best time of the season.
Yet her time of 1:07.61 was
only good enough for a ninth-
place finish as she fell three
spots in her final race of the
year.
Scialpis time was less than
a second off her top time of
1:06.66, but even if she
matched her season-best, it
would have only been good
enough for seventh as six
swimmers bested the 1:06
mark, including 100 Back
winner Megan Carey of Holy
Cross who swam a 1:01.09.
Lady Patriots freshman
Shannen Brady finished 14th
in the race, besting her seed-
time by almost four seconds
with a 1:11.60.
WA 400 Relay improves
The Wyoming Area 400
Free Relay team swam almost
19 seconds better than its
seed time to finish eighth at
the D2 Championship.
The team of Amy Alder,
Lauren Frisbie, Alex Holtz
and Tia Brown posted a time
of 4:22.22 to finish more
than three seconds ahead of
cross-river rival Pittston Ar-
ea.
The Lady Warriors came
into the championships with
a season-best time of just
4:41.52 which had them seed-
ed 11th in the 12 team field.
On the other hand, the Lady
Patriots were seeded fifth
with a time of 4:11.71 but
swam only a 4:25.83 behind
the foursome of Lauren Se-
nese, Liz Scialpi, Nina Fisch-
er and Sarak Kosik.
Alder bests season time
Wyoming Area freshman
Amy Alder placed 19th in the
500 Free with a season-best
time of 6:32.12 eight sec-
onds better than her seed
time.
Scranton Prep sophomore
Mia Nonnenberg won the
event by setting a new D2 re-
cord with a time of 5:00.33.
The time bested the previous
record by almost five sec-
onds, set in 1978 by former
Olympic swimmer Sue Heon
of Abington Heights.
VA R S I T Y S W I M M I N G
PA relay team just misses bronze
Wyoming Areas Brown earns sixth-place medal
PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS
Wyoming Area's Nina Cruz swims the butterfly in the third leg of the 200 Medley Eelay at the District
2 Class 2A Swimming Championships in Wilkes-Barre last Friday afternoon.
Pittston Area's Antoinette Antonnacci swims the back-
stroke in the first leg of the 200 Medley Relay at the Dis-
trict 2 Class 2A Swimming Championships last Friday.
Pittston Area's Nina Fischer swims the
200 Free at the District 2 Class 2A Swim-
ming Championships last Friday.
Wyoming Area's Kierstin Lasher swims
the backstroke in the first leg of the girls
200 medley relay at the District 2 Class
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
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After a season of disappoint-
ment, the Old Forge boys bas-
ketball team showed it still be-
longs.
The Blue Devils played a near-
perfect first 15 minutes of bas-
ketball as it jumped out to its big-
gest lead of the season before
holding on to a 68-63 victory
over Antietam in a PIAA Class
1A play-in game on Tuesday
night inReading. The victoryput
Old Forge into the state tourna-
ment which began Friday.
Playing in the Mounts home
gymnasium, the Blue Devils
played fired up from the tip, and
gave their best first-quarter effort
of the season as it raced out to a
21-3leadafter the first eight min-
utes.
Old Forge (9-15) scored 18
straight points after trailing 2-0
to start the game to take com-
mand early. Brian Tomasetti
scored 12 of his career-high 28
points duringthe first quarter, in-
cluding a three-pointer from the
top of the key at the horn to give
the Blue Devils an 18-point ad-
vantage.
Antietam(13-14) cut its deficit
to 15 twice to open the second
quarter but Tomasetti scored all
seven of his points in the quarter
during a two-minute stretch
which saw Old Forge open a 32-
10 advantage with 2:38 left in the
first half. The junior forwarded
highlighted a 9-0 run with a fast
break layup on a pass from Dave
Argust which Tomasetti convert-
ed into a three-point play after
being fouled.
Argust gave the Blue Devils a
23-point lead with a short base-
line jumper at the 1:16 mark but
the Mounts finished with a 7-2
run to get within 38-20 at inter-
mission.
The Blue Devils shot better
than 50 percent in the first half,
shooting16-for-31. Most of those
baskets came within10-15feet as
Old Forge dominated inside the
paint as Tomasetti knifedhis way
to the hoop numerous times.
Senior J Argonish also did
damage inside, scoring 10 of his
14 points in the opening two
quarters while also hauling in six
rebounds.
Old Forge pushed its lead back
to20toopenthe thirdquarter but
Antietamstarted to comeback as
the Mounts got hot fromthe field
and scored some easy baskets as
Old Forge turned the ball over
seven times in the quarter.
Corey Steele led the District 3
fourth-seeds rally with eight of
his team-high 17 points during a
16-7runthat got Antietamwithin
49-38 to start the fourth quarter.
Tomasetti opened the final
stanza with a bucket to stop the
run, but Damon Max scored sev-
en of his nine points during the
next 2:20 to get the Mounts def-
icit to 55-47 with 4:10 remaining
in the game. It was the first time
Antietam was within single di-
gits since the two-minute mark
of the first quarter.
Argust answered with a strong
drive fromthe left wing, andJake
Manetti cashed in on both ends
of a1-and-1with 3:17 left to push
the Old Forge lead back to 12 at
59-47.
But the Mounts were not done.
Senior Hayden Lee, who
B OY S VA R S I T Y B A S K E T B A L L
Blue Devils show
they still belong
Old Forge beats Antietam in play-in
game to get into PIAA Tournament
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
PHOTO BY SUSAN L. ANGSTADT, COURTESY THE READING EAGLE
Old Forge's Dave Argust knocks the ball away fromAntietam's
Corey Steele during the Blue Devils win on Tuesday in a PIAA
Class 1A play-in game in Reading.
See OF, Page 46
A difficult night shooting and
a worse night handling the bas-
ketball proved to be the downfall
for Old Forge in a season-ending
48-30 loss to the School at
Church Farmon Friday night in a
PIAA Class 1A First Round
game at Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Elementary School in suburban
Philadelphia.
But the Blue Devils did not go
down without a fight.
Employing the same patient
offense that kept OldForge inthe
game against state power Read-
ing Central Catholic in last years
state playoffs, the Blue Devils
methodically kept the ball away
from the District 1 runner-up
Griffins who featured 1,000-
point scorer Howard Sellars and
610 junior Larry Cermak.
Church Farms pressure de-
fense caused six turnovers how-
ever inthe first quarter while Old
Forge took just five shots with
Cermak blocking three of them.
The Blue Devils stayed within
range, frustrating the Griffins
with its 2-3 defense, and when
Dave Argust scored on a layup
with 13 seconds left in the open-
ing stanza, Old Forge trailed just
5-2 after eight minutes.
Church Farm (21-4) opened
the second by scoring seven of
the first nine points as Doolun
Anyam scored four quick points
and Sellars nailed his only three-
pointer of the game.
The spurt ignited a 27-10 run
over a stretch of the middle quar-
ters for the Griffins that sawtheir
lead balloon to 32-12 with 3:52
left in the third quarter. Anyam
scored all of his game-high 14
points during the run as the se-
nior guard was quick to the bas-
ket and showed a deft shooting
touch with two three-pointers.
During that span, Old Forge
turned the ball over 13 times.
Argust stopped the run with
back-to-back triples to get the
Blue Devils back within 12
Church Farm too
much for Old Forge
Blue Devils eliminated by
Griffins in PIAA playoffs
PHOTO BY SUSAN L. ANGSTADT, COURTESY THE READING EAGLE
Old Forge's J Argonish looks to the basket in front of Antietam's
Tony Sanders. Argonish scored 14 points in the Blue Devils win.
By Rick Notari
rnotari@psdispatch.com
See DEVILS, Page 46
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five have earned state medals.
Its a tough bracket, said
Schutz of the 132-pound weight
class at the state championships.
Its brutal. They all are at states,
but were just going to work hard
and see what we can do.
Schutz credits first-year head
coach Steve Mytych and first-
year assistant Joe Rovelli with
his development and success this
season. Mytych was a four-time
state qualifier and two-time state
medalist, and also earned four
NCAA Championship bids
while wrestling for Drexel. Ro-
velli won a state title for Meyers,
along with two other medals be-
fore wrestling at Hofstra where
he was a four-time national qual-
ifier.
They just help on everything,
with my whole technique and ev-
erything, Schutz added. My
whole wrestling game has just
improved so much. These guys
are Division I wrestlers so they
know it all to say the least.
Schutz opened the state tour-
nament against Brennan Shields
(35-8), a junior from District 6
South Huntingdon.