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years old, not confirmed by police

BY NEWS-ITEM STAFF
IRISH VALLEY The victim of a traffic accident Saturday afternoon in the Irish Valley section of Shamokin Township is reported to be a 19-year-old Dornsife area man, but as
of press time, his identity was not confirmed by either the
state police at Stonington or the Northumberland County
coroner.
Coroner James F. Kelley said public release of the victims
name was delayed pending notification of all family members. As of press time, the state police did not release a report
of their accident investigation.
According to reports on Facebook and elsewhere, the victim is a 2014 graduate of Line Mountain High School.
The accident occurred on Schoolhouse Road shortly after
noon.
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Emergency personnel respond to a fatal accident in Irish Valley,
Celebration of heritage
Italian and
Tyrolean
tradition
is alive
in Atlas
MIKE STAUGAITIS/Staff Photo
Guido Pisani, celebrating his 100th birthday, plays

his old epiphone guitar.
Centenarian rolls
with the punches
BY MIKE STAUGAITIS
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ELYSBURG Guido A. Pisani, of Elysburg, celebrates his 100th birthday today. When asked to what he
attributes his longevity, the Shamokin native simply
says he rolled with the punches throughout his long
life.
Pisani was born in Shamokin Sept. 13, 1915, to Ralph
and Madeline Pisani. He was one of nine siblings.
In 1940, he married Mary Poponiack. They were married 72 years when she died. The couple had four chilCENTENARIAN, Page A7
BY SARAH DESANTIS
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ATLAS Dreary weather failed to ward off buoyant spirits at the second
annual Italian-Tyrolean festival.
Despite relentless rain, a
steady crowd gathered Saturday at the Mount Carmel
Township municipal complex to partake in food and
music from Italy and the
Tyrol region of Austria.
Noreen (Scicchitano)
Sienkiewicz, one of the
events organizers, said the
rain was a sign the Italian
and Tyrolean ancestors of
Atlas residents were
Carrying a platform which contained a statue of a patron saint at the Tyrolean
pleased by the festival.
festival were, from left, clockwise Brian Dixon, Corell Mattern, Sal Amarose and
TRADITION, Page A10
Josh Jaworski.
Keystone Fish and Game raises

money for county vets in need
BY SARAH DESANTIS
STAFF WRITER
IRISH VALLEY Keystone Fish and

Game Association of Irish Valley hosted an
open house Saturday benefiting the Northumberland County Veterans Emergency
Fund.
The emergency fund was created to help
Northumberland County veterans who are
having trouble paying rent and utility bills
or buy heating fuel.
Cheryl Scholtes, secretary of the association, said the organization decided to
contribute to the emergency fund
because its members are committed to
veterans.
Were just proud of the veterans and we
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just wanted to help

them out, she said.
More photos of
Theyre struggling
Keystone Fish and
day to day.
Game Association
Though the rainy
fundraiser.
weather wasnt conductive to trap
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shooting, people
still turned up for a
chicken barbecue,
black powder displays and a Chinese auction.
Fireworks planned for Saturday evening
were postponed. The association tentatively
rescheduled them for Halloween night.
For more information and directions to
the club, visit www.keystonefishandgameclub.com.
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Through the lens
A look back at Friday night

football action. | Page B2
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Section B
Varano
leads
MCA to
victory
LIONS BOUNCE BACK
PSU
beats
Bulls
LAPORTE Nicole Varano scored two

goals and Hayley Swaldi one as Mount
Carmel rebounded from an opening-game
loss to down Sullivan County in Heartland
Athletic Conference Division II girls soccer Saturday.
Maci McCarty scored for Sullivan
County.
BY TRAVIS JOHNSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STATE COLLEGE As Christian

Hackenberg walked off the field Saturday, his blue jersey and white
pants were nearly as clean as when
he walked out of the tunnel four
hours earlier.
It was a welcome sight for the Penn
State junior quarterbacks teammates, coaches and Penn State fans
who watched as Hackenberg was
sacked 10 times
week before.
COLLEGE the
But a reshuffled
FOOTBALL of fensive line
with kept Buffalo
pass rushers off Hackenberg and
Penn States offense slowly built
momentum to outlast Buffalo 27-14.
We protected our quarterback,
moved the pocket, ran the ball,
coach James Franklin said. I
thought our defense had some
momentum-changing plays with
sacks and interceptions today and
turnovers. So I thought at times we
started to create an identity for this
football team.
True freshmen Brandon Polk and
Saquon Barkley each ran for touchdowns for Penn State (1-1). Hackenberg completed 14 of 27 passes for 128
GENE J. PUSKAR/AP Photo
yards and a touchdown and Joey
Penn State running back Saquon Barkley (26) leaps over Buffalo defenders safety Ryan
Julius kicked a pair of field goals in
Williamson (26) and linebacker Nick Gilbo (43) during the second half of the Nittany
the 27-14 win.
LIONS, Page B2
MCA (1-1) ................2

Sull. Cty....................1
MC Nicole Varano (Maci Mazzatesta), 18:37

SC Maci McCarty, 25:56
MC Hayley Swaldi, 31:57
MC Varano, 51:57
Shots Mount Carmel 24, Sullivan County 7. Corner
Kicks Mount Carmel 10, Sullivan County 1. Saves
Mount Carmel (Sami Zigarski) 6, Sullivan County (Beth
Weinhardt) 21.
Southern 6
Central 0
CATAWISSA R.R. Alexis Burd scored
two goals, and Haley Levan scored one
goal and assisted on three as the Tigers
improved to 2-1 with a Heartland Conference win over the Blue Jays.
Blair Johnston had four saves in recording a shutout.
Central .....................0
SCA (2-1)..................3
NEW YORK Talk about going

out on top: Flavia Pennetta won the
U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam
title at age 33, and then announced
during the trophy ceremony she
has decided to retire.
Pennetta did not have to beat Serena Williams in the final. Instead,
Pennetta needed to
U.S. get past the woman
ended Williams
OPEN who
Grand Slam bid,
TENNIS Roberta Vinci. And
Pennetta was able to
do just that, pulling away in a
matchup of Italians who were opponents and doubles partners as kids.
In one of the unlikeliest major
finals in womens tennis history, the
26th-seeded Pennetta beat Vinci 7-6
(4), 6-2 at Flushing Meadows on Saturday then revealed she was ready
to hang up her racket, a decision she
kept private until that moment.
This is how I say goodbye to tennis, Pennetta said as her fiance,
tennis player Fabio Fognini, captured the scene with his phones
camera. I couldnt think to finish
in a better way.
That announcement served as a
H.S.
SPORTS
Shots Central 4, Southern 17. Corner Kicks Central 7, Southern 9. Saves Central (Hope Russell 6, Ali
Swisher 3) 9, Southern (Blair Johnston) 4.
Lioins 27-14 victory over the Bulls Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
Warrior Run 6
Shamokin 1
TURBOTVILLE Erika Landis scored
two goals and had an assist, and Olivia
George had a goal and assist to lead Warrior Run over the Indians in a Heartland
Conference game.
Gabby Lahr scored for the Indians.
Shamokin (1-2) .......0
Warrior Run (3-0) ...4
perfectly out-of-nowhere conclusion

to a surprise-filled tournament, the
biggest shock being Vincis win
against Williams in the semifinals
Friday. That stopped Williams 33match winning streak in majors
and her attempt to become the first
player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to
win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single season.
I passed 24 hours with a lot of
things on mind, Vinci said. And I
was a little bit tight, especially in
the first set.
Pennetta is the oldest woman in
the Open era, which began in 1968,
to become a Grand Slam champion
for the first time. Vinci, who is 32,
would have earned that distinction
had she been able to follow her stunning upset of Williams in Fridays
semifinals with another victory.
This was the first major final for
either participant, and the first
time since WTA computer rankings
were instituted in 1975 that both
U.S. Open womens finalists were
ranked outside the top 20 (Vinci is
43rd). Pennetta entered the tournament with only a 17-15 record this
SETH WENIG/AP Photo
season. Vinci was 20-20 in 2015, and
Flavia
Pennetta,
of
Italy,
celebrates
after
beating
Roberta
40-43 in majors for her career.
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SC Anna Manley (Haley Levan), 6:57

SC Alexis Burd (Christina Podpora, Levan), 28:47
SC Kristin Kremser (Madison
Klock), 35:12
SC Alexis Burd (Levan), 57:49
SC Levan (Samantha
Jankowski) 61:53
SC Kari Cambria 78:22
Pennetta earns
first slam with
U.S. Open title
BY HOWARD FENDRICH
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Vinci, of Italy, during the womens championship match of

the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, in New York.
11
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WR Olivia George (McKenna Beyer) 4:48

WR Rachel Grow (Erika Landis), 8:11
WR Landis (George), 12:43
WR Landis, 35:59
WR Maddi McConnell, 47:27
WR Brooke Lininger, 64:37
S Gabby Lahr, 73:38
Shots Shamokin 4, Warrior Run 25. Corner Kicks
Shamokin 0, Warrior Run 4. Saves Shamokin (Maryssa
Erdman) 1; Warrior Run (Maddi Welliver 2, Hailee Lannan
1) 3.
Field hockey
Line Mtn. 1, Lewisburg 0
MANDATA Chloe Poltonavage
scored a first-half goal, and Kate Campbell
had six saves as the Eagles shut out the
Green Dragons.
Lewisburg ...............0
Line Mtn. .................1
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01
LM Chloe Poltonavage, 18:27 1st

Shots Lewisburg 3, Line Mountain 7. Penalty corners Lewisburg 8, Line Mountain 8. Saves Lewisburg (Dentin Kline) 6, Line Mountain (Kate Campbell) 6.
JV: 1-1.
Volleyball
PV wins tournament
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS Jamey Mikovich and Kelsey Van Horn each recorded
five kills in the championship match as
Panther Valley won the North Schuylkill
Invitational Tournament title with a 25-23
victory over Shamokin.
For Shamokin, Sofia Pearson posted
five kills and two aces in the championship match.
Earlier, Panther Valley went 6-0 in its
MCA, Page B3
A great night for offense. ... Defense? Not so much

Well, that was some night of football,
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
wasnt it?
That cant be right, I thought,
Friday night was one of those nights in
and took it out of the scores.
high school football in which just about anyGo back and look at Saturthing could happen, and did.
days paper. Its not there. Ill
By anything, we mean
Inside
bet Im not the only one who
anything.
Meadvilledid that.
Dubois
We thought Newports 85But the score was absolutesummary.
48 win over Juniata in the
Page B4
ly legit, and the games been
Tri-Valley League was some- CHUCK
all over the media, social and
thing, until. ... We saw the
SOUDERS
otherwise.
scores from around the state while putting
Meadville running back
the agate page together for Saturdays paper.
Journey Brown (nice name) carried the ball
There it was Meadville 107, DuBois 90.
30 times for 722 yards and 10 touchdowns.
No freakin way, was my first thought.
Thats an average of 24 yards per carry.

Reportedly, the 722 yards is a state record,
although over the years, Ive found its really
hard to nail these down. The night Southern
Columbia beat Pius 76-47 in the state playoffs
in 2004, there was all sorts of talk about
whether the Tigers set a state and/or national record for rushing yards, and it seemed
there were different records depending on
who you talked to, but very little official
information.
But from what we have gathered, Browns
722 yards shattered the state record of 500 set
by Eastern Yorks Alex Cooley in 2012 but
short of the national record of 754 yards, set
by Netcong (N.J.) running back John

Giannantonio in 1950. Henry Hynoski set
Southerns record of 409 yards in the 2004
game. Browns touchdowns covered 76, 49, 1,
58, 25, 65, 18, 47, 93 and 66 yards, and Meadville had 1,004 yards rushing as a team,
which again might be a national record. A
Wing-T team, Meadville was 0 for 3 passing.
As for DuBois, sophomore quarterback
Matt Miller completed 31 of 55 passes for 788
yards (again, believed to be state and national records) and threw 10 touchdown passes.
The previous national mark, according to
statistics provided by the DuBois
FOOTBALL, Page B2
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John E.
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Wanderin
Around
Lost in
Space still
has fans 50
years later
MIKE STAUGAITIS/STAFF PHOTOS
Lisa Milbrand cruises down Independence Street in her white Chevrolet Corvette on Aug. 22 during the Take Back Our
Town cruise in Shamokin.
CurseofJamesDean
Shamokin native recalls cruisin the streets
BY JAMES STEVENS
ife was good in small

town America in the
Fabulous 50s. Crime
was low, almost nonexistent, drugs were
what you bought at a
store to cure a cold, and
employment was high. Its true,
life was a bit dull at times, with
limited organized activities for
teenagers, but we made our
own fun. One of our favorite
activities was Cruisin, with a
capital C.
Cruisin involved driving a
very specially designed car
slowly through the small downtown area, or, if we had gas
money, taking a short drive to
the other nearby towns, waving
at girls and not having the
slightest idea what to do if they
waved back. It was during one
particular episode of Cruisin
that the Curse of James Dean
was confirmed for all time.
On a Friday night in June
1956, my two friends and I
decided to cruise the town of
Mount Carmel, a seven-mile
drive from our home in Shamokin. Mount Carmel had a
large Tyrolean population, usually mistakenly referred to as
Italians, and the dark haired
girls had an exotic look that
appealed to the Shamokin boys,
especially to me. The town also
had a drive-in dairy bar that
offered great ice cream and
milkshakes, and a chance to
talk to cars of girls who were
looking for cars of boys. All
you needed was a car and a
good line of talk. We had both.
The car for our Friday evening trip was a black, four door
50 Mercury, just like the one
driven by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. It was jet
black, and belonged to a James
Dean-obsessed teenager who
preferred to be
addressed as
Dino, after his
hero. He was
never seen
without his
red nylon
Ed Minnigs
1941 Ford
pick up was
parked on
Independence Street
in downtown
Shamokin prior
to the cruise.
nal black hood from the Merc

to allow him to do some
Shamokins recent
detailed carburetor work. After
Take Back Our Town
a few weeks of bloody knuckcruise sparked memories
les, and thrown wrenches, he
for city native and freeattempted to reattach the hood
lance writer James Stein his own style. A group of my
vens of a story he wrote
friends who also loved cars
years ago about cruising
were invited for a test drive
in the 1950s. Now living
with the new fuel delivery sysin Laguna Woods, Calitem. They piled into the car
fornia, Stevens offered
and headed out to the valley
his story for publication,
road that served as a test track
and ask that we note hes
for would be teenage race driva member of the legenders. As they drove along the
ary Shamokin High
bumpy farm roads, Pablo, the
School Class of 1957, the
occupant of the shotgun seat,
Original Cruisers.
and an excellent mechanic,
noticed the hood was slowly
moving forward. He pointed
windbreaker and white T-shirt, attack of The Curse.
this out to Dino and thats
even on hot summer days, and
when the curse hit. Dino, fearThe Skunk
his hairstyle was a perfect copy
ing
damage to his hood, immeDino had decided that, like
of James Deans puffed up look.
diately
floored the accelerator,
most car guys, the real fun of
Only a few close friends knew
causing the hood to lift off the
owning
a
fast
car
was
working
that Dino had his hair done at
engine and become airborne.
on it and souping it up
his aunts beauty shop in the
Dang! was the reaction
basement of her home. To com- beyond factory standards. The from Dino, who slammed on
difference was that the true
plete the look, Dino took up
the brakes and threw the car
smoking, and Deans mumbled motor heads knew what they
into reverse, desperately seekwere
doing
and
had
the
tools
way of speaking in Rebel,
ing to retrieve the hood. Of
beginning a conversation with and equipment to make things course, Dino went too far, too
Well now there, then. On his happen correctly. Lack of sense fast. A loud crunch was heard.
never deterred Dino, and he
very first attempt at smoking,
Um, Dino, Pablo said softly,
eagerly plunged into one
he dropped his burning MarlI
think
you just backed over
boro on his nylon jacket, and a mechanical disaster after
your
hood.
perfectly round hole appeared. another. Usually, the shop kids
The curse was alive and well.
corrected his mistakes as part
That was the start of what
The Mercury, now temporarily
of
a
class
project.
In
a
way
,
Dino
came to be The Curse of
fitted with a white hood was
contributed significantly to
James Dean.
christened
The Skunk, and
vocational education at ShamDino arrived at Bills, our
we were heading to Mount Carokin
High.
local hangout, with his dual
mel in it.
Earlier that summer, Dino
glasspack mufflers wide open,
Please see CRUISIN, Page C4
had removed the origithe big Mercury engine rumbling. The hood of the car was
a bright white, in sharp contrast to the
black body,
and it was
a recent
change,
due to
an
There was so much interesting stuff to watch and do

growing up in the 1960s. A
simpler time that created
lots of good memories. I
wonder what the kids will
remember fondly growing
up in todays world with so
much of it based on portable
electronics and a society and
culture in upheaval. I dont
have a better word for it than
upheaval.
For those of us in my age
bracket, the biggest deal in
portable electronics was a
pocket transistor radio.
Since it had transistors, that
was space-age technology!
It had lousy sound, had a dial
to try to tune into some
any radio station on the
AM band. Back then there
were a few more stations
around here, but still, your
options were slim, and if the
station was a distance away,
you had to turn it a certain
way to pick up the signal.
They ran on 9-volt batteries
that didnt last long (the
Energizer Bunny wasnt
born yet), and for privacy,
you had this little earphone
(monaural, of course).
As for that earphone, that
plugged into one ear, it didnt
last a very long time since
the wire was so thin that it
didnt take much for it to
break. Most of the time, you
just listened to the radio
from the speaker. One major
exception was during the
World Series back in the
days when there was American and National leagues
and no divisions, so no playoffs. Just seven games to
decide the champs. Since
many games were played in
the daytime, it wasnt unusual to find students plugged
into the game during class,
with them hiding the radio
and earplug the best they
could.
The 1960s also had some
pretty good television, and
even though most of us had
no more than 12 channels, I
think that was a better selection than the 120-plus we get
now. Science fiction was big,
and Sept. 15 marks the 50th
anniversary of the first
broadcast episode of Lost in
Space. Another one of those
moments thinking how fast
time goes by. This past week,
Angela Cartwright, who
played Penny Robinson, celebrated her 63rd birthday.
Wow!!! At least I can gain
some comfort knowing Im
two years younger than her.
The show was created by
Irwin Allen, who had another series on TV at the time
called Voyage to the Bottom
of the Sea, which was based
on the movie of the same
name. Voyage debuted in
1964, with Lost in Space
appearing in 1965. On television, Allen also created
Time Tunnel and Land of
the Giants. He also had two
other major movies The
Poseidon Adventure and
The Towering Inferno,
which led to him being called
the Master of Disaster.
Of course, I watched the
first episode that night,
which was called The Reluctant Stowaway, and was
broadcast in glorious black
and white. That didnt mean
much to me since the home
TV was also black and white.
Thats the way it was. Star
Trek, which debuted in 1966
(on Sept. 8), was in full color,
but the B&W TV was what it
was. I actually didnt see
Star Trek in color until two
years after it was canceled.
Such a sad life I had.
Please see WANDERIN, Page C4
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Drought could hurt

Californias iconic
redwoods, sequoias
Q:
a:
Are the California redwoods in

danger because of the drought?
Jesse Pollman, seattle
California is home to two of the

three redwood tree species: coast
redwoods and giant sequoias.
The coast redwood is the Earths
tallest tree, growing more than 360 feet
tall, with a trunk that can extend to 24
feet wide.
The General Sherman
giant sequoia
tree at
Sequoia
National Park
in Californias
southern Sierra Nevada mountain
range is the undisputed King of the
Forest, being not only the largest living tree in the world, but the largest
living organism, by volume, on the
planet. General Sherman is 2,100 years
old, 2.7 million pounds, 275 feet tall and
100 feet wide at its trunk.
Redwood forests offer shelter to
many animals, including mountain
lions, American black bears, Roosevelt
elks and mountain beavers. According
to the National Park Service, some 280
species of birds have been recorded
within the boundaries of redwood
national and state parks. Just over 800
bird species occur in all of the United
States, so that equates to about one
third of the countrys birds.
Redwoods are an iconic key species, said Anthony Ambrose, a postdoctoral researcher with the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Theyre the tallest, oldest and largest
trees in the world. Everybody around
the world knows about them. People
love them, even if theyve never visited them. Theyre beautiful forests and
beautiful trees.
For the past four years, California
has been suffering a grueling drought.
Agricultural economists at UC Davis
recently calculated that the drought
will cost the state $2.74 billion in 2015.
Drought can reduce tree growth
rates and may even lead to tree death.
Coast redwoods get up to 40 percent of
their water supply from fog, which is
created from warm, moist air rising
from cold surface waters of the Pacific.
snowpack is crucial
Giant sequoias grow in mountain
habitats where an abundant winter
snowpack recharges the groundwater
they depend on and use in the summer. However, during the past two winters, much of the giant sequoia range
had little to no snowpack. As a result,
groundwater levels have dropped,
sometimes below the roots of
immense giant sequoias that are greater than 1,000 years old, says Todd Dawson, a UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology who has been studying
redwood ecology and physiology for
more than 25 years.
For the coast redwood, the drought
impacts are not as severe as they seem
to be for the giant sequoia. Trees at the
edges of the coast redwood range,
including the southern end of the
range in the Santa Lucia Mountains
south of Big Sur, seem to be the most
affected. Here, young trees have lost a
lot of their leaves and have not grown
very much, if at all, Mr. Dawson said.
Many trees are experiencing the
highest levels of water stress weve
ever measured. Weve not seen much
tree mortality, but many trees have
thin crowns and do not look healthy,
Mr. Dawson said. Our biggest question is: Just how far can these trees be
pushed? If the winter does not bring
good rainfall and a normal snowpack
throughout the state, I am not sure
how our state trees will do. We are likely to see some mortality as we are seeing in some of the pines and firs in
California. But how bad this will be,
only time will tell.
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Zenas Psychic Parlor in New York in May 2011, where Sylvia Mitchell worked as a fortuneteller before a grand larceny
conviction. She is one of three convicted psychics who told their parole boards that the fortunetelling profession is a sham.
ITS A SCAM
When theres something on the line,
like freedom from jail, psychics come clean
bY Michael Wilson
THE NEW YORK TIMES
s it real? Or a bunch of baloney? Its a question New Yorkers and visitors to the city
may ask themselves when they
pass any of the seemingly countless storefront fortunetellers.
Celia Mitchell, 38, was pointedly asked that exact question
last year: What is the psychic
business? Is it real, or a bunch of
baloney?
She answered, Its a scam, sir.
The whole thing is a scam?
Yes.
Ms. Mitchell would know. She
was a psychic. But after making
a living portraying herself as a
vessel of supernatural powers,
she was coming clean.
She worked out of shops on
Ninth Avenue in the Hells
Kitchen section of Manhattan.
In 2009, Ms. Mitchell told a client
that a dark spirit was keeping
happiness at bay. She asked the
client for an $11,450 Rolex watch
and a lot of candles and cash to
clean the spirits. In all, the client
paid her $159,205, according to a
criminal complaint.
Ms. Mitchell was arrested and
convicted of grand larceny and
sent to prison, which is where,
on March 4, 2014, she came to be
questioned about her work. In
the process, she joined a very
specific group: convicted psychics who, seeking an early
release from prison, sit for interviews before the parole board.
That number may soon grow.
One psychic, Sylvia Mitchell, 41,
who worked in Greenwich Village, is serving a prison term of
five to 15 years after a grand larceny conviction in 2013. She will
be eligible for a parole hearing
in 2017. And this summer, a
Times Square psychic, Priscilla
Kelly Delmaro, 26, was charged
with taking $713,975 from a marketing professional from Brooklyn after promising to reunite
him with a woman he loved,
even after the man discovered
that the woman had died. Ms.
Delmaro is in jail awaiting trial.
Reviews of transcripts from
several parole hearings in recent
NEW YORK STATE dEPARTMENT Of cORREcTION VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES
Psychics who told parole boards the fortunetelling biz is a

sham: from left, Sylvia Mitchell, Celia Mitchell and Betty Vlado.
years shine a light behind the
hanging beads of the psychic
parlor. The inmates reflections
on their careers may give pause
to the passer-by willing to pay
$20 or $50 or more for a promised
peek at the future.
I regret it, another fortuneteller, Sylvia S. Mitchell, then 40,
said at a 2006 parole hearing.
Im sorry. I regret it and I have
no explanation for it; that is just
corruption. I look back at it and
I cant believe that I did all these
things.
Money at the root
ylvia S. Mitchell is no apparent relation to the woman of

the same name who worked in
Greenwich Village. She was convicted of manslaughter after the
death of her 85-year-old husband
of three months in Manhattan
in 1993. She had met him only
months before, and admitted to
killing him with an overdose of
barbiturates to get his money.
My culture did not allow me to
go to school, she told the parole
commissioners. I never had education. I was to do this fortunetelling business, to make money.
Another psychic convicted of
grand larceny, Betty Vlado, 46,
called herself a gypsy and
said she started out reading tarot cards.
Was it useless? a commissioner asked at her 2014 parole
hearing.
Yes, pretty much.
Ms. Vlado was asked: Are you
pretty much just telling a story,
basically lying? Just making
stuff up?
Yes.
Three friends entered her

shop on the Upper East Side of
Manhattan in 2011. Ms. Vlado
recalled one of them in particular. She was telling me her problems, and I pretty much took
advantage of that, she said.
Do you consider yourself a
good liar?
No.
She may be selling herself
short. She convinced one woman
to pay her $14,500 for a rock she
said came from a meteorite she
had obtained from a NASA
insider, according to press
accounts of the criminal complaint, which has since been
sealed. In all, Ms. Vlado admitted
to taking a total of $55,000 from
multiple victims and promised
to pay it back. When she missed
her deadline, she went to prison.
Have you lied to us here
today? a commissioner asked at
her hearing.
No.
She was denied parole, but
had a second hearing a short
time later, in January in Albion
Correctional Facility near Rochester, New York.
Has anyone at Albion asked
you for a little fortunetelling? a
commissioner asked.
No. She said no one at the
prison knew why she was there.
You dont forecast the future?
No.
The transcripts suggest the
commissioners were not above
having some fun at the expense
of the inmates, who were hoping
to be given what is known as an
open date for early release.
Are you going to be given an
open date or not? Joseph P.
Crangle, a commissioner, asked

Ms. Vlado. Youre a fortuneteller. Tell me what I am thinking.
I am hoping youre thinking
to give me a chance to go home,
she replied.
Thats not what he asked
you, another commissioner
interjected.
Mr. Crangle asked again,
What am I thinking?
I am not going to read your
mind.
Ms. Vlado described how she
read tarot cards: By energy, by
the pictures, the way they fold,
the way theyre turned. If they
fall face down, it means one thing.
If it falls facing me, it means
another thing. If she were
released, she said, her fortunetelling days would be behind her.
I will never look at a tarot
card or a palm ever again, Ms.
Vlado said. She was granted
parole and released on Feb. 26.
Tough business
elia Mitchell of Ninth Avenue, who once asked a client

for money for a meditation
tent, described her work.
Sometimes you dont see
anybody, she said. Sometimes
you see four, five people a day. It
depends. Its a flow. It could be
nobody. It could be some days
you dont make anything, and
some days you can make three,
four hundred dollars a day.
A commissioner asked her
how she predicted futures.
It was just going by what
they would give you, she said.
Its all a scam. Its by their
demeanor. I want to write a book
about how gypsies scam people
out of their money.
You dont think theres any
legitimate psychics out there?
she was asked.
If they are taking your money, she said, they are not for
real.
Celia Mitchell, who does not
appear to be related to either of
the two Sylvia Mitchells, said
she had no intention of returning to fortunetelling. A parole
commissioner reminded her
that they had heard that before.
FIGHTING FAT IN THE KITCHEN
Cooking with these foods can help battle predisposition for obesity
BY ALISON BOWEN
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
(TNS) Incorporating
more foods into your diet
to avoid gaining weight
it sounds too good to be
true.
But one doctor says
that a few foods can slow
your risk of obesity.
Dr. Mitchell Gaynor,
author of The Gene
Therapy Plan: Taking
Control of your Genetic
Destiny with Diet and
Lifestyle, which focuses
on reversing gene damage
to maximize longevity,
talked to us about foods
to take out or bring in.
Research shows,
Gaynor said, that multiple genes affect someones chance of becoming
overweight.
What we used to think
is that if you had a gene
or genes, for instance, a
lot of people in your family were overweight, you
would just assume you
would be overweight at
some point in your life as
well, he said.
But, he said, Genes

are largely dynamic, and
you can change the
expression of genes.
For example, you can
eat foods that are protective against things that
your genes might predispose you to, like cancer or
obesity.
Genes affect the formation of new fat cells
people form new fat cells
at different rates.
But even if you cant
change your genes, you
can change whats hap-
pening in your body, said

Gaynor, who is also
founder of Gaynor Integrative Oncology in New
York City.
And knowing whether
youre predisposed to
genes that, for example,
cause obesity, can help
you know how to counteract that.
If youre more predisposed to obesity, Gaynor
said, you can home in on
the hormones that influence weight.
According to Gaynor,
three major hormones

affect what the scale says:
insulin, which helps the
body process sugar; and
leptin and glucagon-like
peptide-1 (or GLP-1),
which make you feel full.
Everyone has those
three hormones, but
sometimes inflammation
blocks them.
The major causes of
inflammation are too
much white sugar and
white flour and heat-damaged vegetable oils found
in fast food and processed
food, he said.
So in addition to the
oft-prescribed fish, for
example, consider cooking with other antiinflammatory foods, such
as rosemary, extra-virgin
olive oil, artichokes, garlic, turmeric and cinnamon.
Its good to have cinnamon at the end of
every meal, even if youre
having cinnamon tea, or
you could have desserts
with cinnamon instead of
white sugar, he said.
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2015. There are 109 days left in the year. The Jewish
New Year, Rosh Hashanah, begins at sunset.
Todays Highlight in History:
On September 13, 1515, during the Italian Wars, the
two-day Battle of Marignano began as forces led by
Francis I of France clashed with troops from the Old
Swiss Confederacy. (The French succeeded in forcing
the Swiss to abandon nearby Milan.)
On this date:
In 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the rst national election, and declared New York
City the temporary national capital.
In 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces began bombarding Fort McHenry in Baltimore but
were driven back by American defenders in a battle that
lasted until the following morning.
In 1911, the song Oh, You Beautiful Doll, a romantic rag by Nat D. Ayer and Seymour Brown, was rst
published by Jerome H. Remick & Co.
In 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of
Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the
rst woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
In 1959, Elvis Presley rst met his future wife, 14year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, while stationed in West Germany with the U.S. Army. (They married in 1967, but
divorced in 1973.)
In 1965, the novel Miss MacIntosh, My Darling,
by Marguerite Young, was rst published by Scribners.
In 1971, a four-day inmates rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York ended as
police and guards stormed the prison; the ordeal and
nal assault claimed the lives of 32 inmates and 11
employees.
In 1989, Fay Vincent was elected commissioner of
Major League Baseball, succeeding the late A. Bartlett
Giamatti.
In 1990, the combination police-courtroom drama
Law & Order premiered on NBC.
In 1998, former Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace
died in Montgomery at age 79.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush took responsibility for the federal governments mistakes
in dealing with Hurricane Katrina and suggested the
calamity raised broader questions about the governments ability to handle both natural disasters and terror attacks.
Five years ago: Cuba announced it would cast off at
least half a million state workers and reduce restrictions on private enterprise to help them nd jobs.
Japan freed 14 crew members of a Chinese shing
ship nearly a week after their vessel collided with two
Japanese patrol boats near disputed southern islets.
On the premiere of the 25th and nal season of The
Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey announced the audience
would receive trips to Australia.
One year ago: Islamic State extremists released a
video showing the beheading of British aid worker David
Haines, who had been abducted in Syria the previous
year; British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned
the slaying as an act of pure evil.
Todays Birthdays: Actress Barbara Bain is 84. Actress Eileen Fulton (TV: As the World Turns) is 82.
TV producer Fred Silverman is 78. Rock singer David
Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears) is 74. Actress
Jacqueline Bisset is 71. Singer Peter Cetera is 71. Actress Christine Estabrook is 65. Actress Jean Smart
is 64. Singer Randy Jones (The Village People) is 63.
Record producer Don Was is 63. Rock singer-musician
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) is 54. Radio-TV personality
Tavis Smiley is 51. Olympic gold medal runner Michael
Johnson is 48. Rock musician Steve Perkins is 48.
Actor Roger Howarth is 47. Actor Dominic Fumusa is
46. Actress Louise Lombard is 45. Tennis player Goran
Ivanisevic is 44. Country singer Aaron Benward (Blue
County) is 42. Country musician Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts) is 40. Actor Ben Savage is 35. Rock singer
Niall Horan (One Direction) is 22. Actor Mitch Holleman
is 20.
Thought for Today: Be yourself is about the worst
advice you can give to some people. J.B. Priestley,
British novelist (born this date in 1894, died 1984).
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SHAMOKIN Anyone interested in a vendor spot or

decorating a tree for the Dec. 5 Downtown Christmas
celebration in Shamokin is asked to contact Jeanne
Shaffer at 570-850-9121 or jeannes@ptd.net.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Smoke testing of sewer lines
ZERBE TOWNSHIP Smoke testing will be conducted in the Zerbe Township waste water piping system
beginning Monday.
Non-toxic, odorless, non-staining white smoke will
be piped into the sewer system during the testing to
help workers nd defects so repairs can be made, if
needed. Residents may see smoke coming from manholes, rain spouting and plumbing xtures in homes.
The smoke does not indicate a re hazard.
Residents seeing smoke within their homes should
contact the Zerbe Township Municipal Building at 570797-1974 so a worker can inspect pipes for defects.
Former NBA player at MCA
MOUNT CARMEL Former NBA player Chris Herren

will detail his drug addiction and recovery in a speech
to the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Carmel
Area High School, 600 W. Fifth St.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Experts in drug addiction
treatment and awareness will be on hand.
Herrens fall from wealth and fame was the subject
of an ESPN 30 for 30 lm titled Unguarded. He
shares his nightmare through school assemblies
nationwide.
The public is encouraged to attend the event, which is
arranged through the Northumberland County Drug and
Alcohol Program, state Rep. Kurt Masser (R-107) and
the school.
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I cried to you, O Lord: I said, You are my refuge and

my portion in the land of the living. (Psalms 142:5
AKJV)
God is real. Cast your cares upon Him. He can help you
too. (Provided by Highland Baptist Church, West Monroe,
La.)
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right side of road and crashed head-on into a utility pole. Ralpho Fire Company
firefighters of Overlook responded. This accident occurred around the same time
as a fatal accident in Irish Valley. A police report was not available at press time.
Watsontown bar fight

escalates into stabbing
BY SARAH DESANTIS
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WATSONTOWN An early morning

fight at a Watsontown bar that escalated into
a stabbing landed two men in the hospital in
serious but stable condition.
Anthony Paul Marie, 31, of 2089 White
Deer Pike, New Columbia, is accused of stabbing Brandon C. Rote and Philip Herman
around 2 a.m. Saturday at the Mansion
House Bar and Grill.
Watsontown police said witnesses at the
scene told them Marie and Rote became
engaged in an argument inside the bar. They
went outside to talk and were joined by three
other men.
Multiple witnesses reported to police that
Marie pulled out a knife. When Herman
tried to calm him down, Marie stabbed Herman, the witnesses said.
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Trevorton Road, Coal Township. Married Sept. 10,
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Marriage licenses
Damion Allen Bugg to Mary

Ann McKimm, both of 709
E. Dewart St., Shamokin. Issued Sept. 12.
Shannon Ray Kiefer, of
254 Bordner Road, Dornsife,
to Bridgette Ann (Shomper)
Feger, of 267 Wiconisco St.,
Millersburg. To be issued
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Property transfers
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Catherine E. Scicchitano
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Jody K. and William Everett to Cynthia A. Hricenak,
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These witnesses said the three other men

then tackled Marie, who managed to stab
Rote.
Both Herman and Rote had multiple stab
wounds when police arrived, according to
the criminal complaint. They were transported to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Police said they also took Marie to Geisinger Medical Center for facial wounds.
Marie is charged with two counts each of
felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor
simple assault, misdemeanor recklessly
endangering another person and disorderly
conduct and one count each of possessing
the instrument of a crime and having a
switch blade, which is classified as a prohibited weapon.
He was arraigned by Magisterial District
Judge Ben Apfelbaum and committed to
Montour County Jail in lieu of $85,000 bail.
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Shamokin City, $5,000.
William and Cynthia Dunn
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Daniel Fahringer to Daniel A. Fahringer, William R.
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Daniel D. Shroyer to Kelly
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Michael A. and Jane L. Klembara to Andrew J. Klembara, property in Coal Township, $1.
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Buffalo quarterback Joe

Licata tossed touchdown
passes to Ron Willoughby
and Marcus McGill.
But the Bulls struggled to
move the ball into the red
zone for most of the afternoon. Buffalo (1-1) punted
nine times, turned the ball
over on downs once and
Licata was intercepted by
defensive end Carl Nassib in
the second quarter.
Nassib led Penn States
defense with three sacks
while tackle Austin Johnson
led the Nittany Lions with
nine tackles.
It starts with them,
senior safety Jordan Lucas
said. Theyre the heart and
soul of our defense. They
create pressure, they stop
the run and they do everything a front line is supposed to do.
After the teams traded
futile opening possessions,
Bulls kicker Adam
Mitcheson missed a 47-yard
field goal that wouldve given the Bulls a first-quarter
lead.
Penn State took a lead it
would never relinquish and
got help from its special
teams to do so.
Redshirt freshman DeAndre Thompkins returned a
second-quarter punt 58
yards to set Penn States
offense up in the red zone.
Two plays later, Polk took a
sweep around the left side of
Buffalos defense untouched
for a 22-yard score.
I thought we did a pretty
good job of executing and
stringing things together,
Hackenberg said.
Joey Julius added a 22yard field goal in the second
quarter and the Nittany
Lions led 10-0 at halftime.
The Bulls used their second
possession of the second
half to go 78 yards with 11
plays. The drive ended when
Licata hit Willoughby in the
corner of the end zone and
the Bulls receiver fought off
tight coverage from Christian Campbell to secure the
catch.
Penn State responded
with a 12-play scoring drive
but had to settle for a 21-yard
field goal from Julius after
sophomore tight end Mike
Gesicki dropped two wouldbe touchdown passes one
at the goal line. Julius kick
gave Penn State a 13-7 lead.
It was the first of three

consecutive scoring drives
for the Nittany Lions. Barkley ripped off a 33-yard run
then hurdled a Buf falo
defender en route to a 17yard gain to set up Hackenbergs 5-yard touchdown
pass to DaeSean Hamilton
that gave Penn State a 20-7
lead. Hackenberg hit Chris
Godwin for a 38-yard gain
down the sideline before
Barkley plunged in from
nine yards out to cap Penn
States scoring.
Penn States reshuffled
offensive line Andrew
Nelson moved to left tackle,
Brendan Mahon moved to
right tackle from left guard
and Derek Dowrey started
at left guard gave Hackenberg time to take the deep
shot. Hackenberg had no
such time in the season
opener wherein Penn State
threw deep just once.
But Penn State lost Nelson to an unspecified injury
in the first half. Nelson was
helped off the field and did
not return. Palmer took his
spot in the lineup.
Licata hit McGill from 10
yards out with less than five
minutes to play.
chatted, just a couple of foes

and friends.
Vinci pantomimed throwing a punch as a joke, and
Pennetta wrapped an arm
around her. Vinci charmed
the crowd later, saying she
wanted the champions trophy, not the one for the runner-up, then pretending to
steal Pennettas $3.3 million
check.
We know each other
since forever, Pennetta
said. We spend so much
time together, we could
write a book about our
lives.
Quite a chapter Saturday
would provide.
Rain fell in the second set,
then turned into a downpour after the match. The
players sought shelter in the
tournament referees office,
where they posed for pictures with Italian Premier
Matteo Renzi, who attended
the final and received a
standing ovation from spectators when he was shown
on the arenas videoboards.

Pennetta won by playing
solidly and effectively using
her best shot, a flat twohanded backhand. It helped
that Vincis volleys and
backhand slice that were so
effective against Williams
were less reliable this time.
Pennetta won the first 10
points that lasted at least 10
strokes. Vinci only won the
points on three of her first
10 trips to the net, and
wound up 15 for 30 in that
category.
The Arthur Ashe Stadium
crowd some folks had
paid top dollar for tickets, in
anticipation of seeing Williams take aim at history
was rather quiet, especially
in the opening set. Perhaps
it was difficult to decide
which relatively unknown
woman to cheer for.
Now, though, Pennetta
will always be known as a
Grand Slam champion, even
if she never wins or even
plays another match.
ADDITIOINAL PHOTOS FROM FRIDAY S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ACTION
DAN MACARTHUR/For The News-Item
Shamokin Areas Mike Breslin (3) tackles Central Mountains Bryce Bitner (8)
for a loss during the first quarter of their Heartland I matchup Friday night in
Mill Hall.
Open
FROM PAGE B1
They grew up 40 miles (65

kilometers) apart in coastal
towns in Puglia, a region on
the heel of Italys bootshaped peninsula, and have
been facing each other on
court for two decades
with the stakes much lower,
of course. They shared
laughs and tears in the locker room Friday while watching a video of a TV interview they did back in 1999,
when they won the French
Open junior doubles title as
teenagers.
I t s t o u g h , Vi n c i
acknowledged, to play
against one player that you
know (for a) long time.
And when Saturdays
match ended, after Pennetta
flung her racket overhead,
she went up to the net to find
Vinci, not for a handshake
but for a lengthy hug. Vinci
patted her pal on the back
repeatedly, while Pennetta
cried. Then they sat on adjacent sideline chairs and
Mount Carmel Areas Mike Bergamo, right, tackles Selinsgroves Nicholas

Swineford during Heartland Conference Divisioin I-II crossover action Friday
night at Harold L. Bolig Memorial Stadium in Selinsgrove.
Football
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yards, set by David Coral of
Pacific Palisades (Calif.).
Wide receiver Colin Read
caught nine passes for what
is believed to be a state
record 362 yards, breaking
the mark of 320 set by
Columbia-Montour VoTechs T.C. Musser in 2004.
The score at the first quarter was 28-28. The halftime
score was 56-51, with DuBois
leading, though Meadville
took an 85-82 lead at the end
of three.
The 107 points by Meadville is nowhere near the
(un)official record for points
in a game, which Tamaqua
set in 1915 when it scored 194
points against Saint Clair
(hows that for good ol Coal
Region defense?).
Personally, I take all such
statistics as the latter with a
big grain of salt. The PIAA
didnt exist yet, and Id bet
any amount of money in my
wallet right now that some
of the players in that game
were in their 20s and probably not even students. But I
digress.
Meanwhile back to the
Newport-Juniata game,
which could decide the TriValley League title until alls
said and done. Newport,
coached by former Line
Mountain coach Todd
Rothermel, had 284 yards
passing and 375 on the
ground for 659 total yards.
Juniata had 445 total yards.
Newport quarterback Noah
Heimbaugh was 16 for 24 for
284 yards and five touchdowns, with no interceptions, and Tyler Clark carried the ball 17 times for 219
yards and three touchdowns.
Juniatas Chantz Swartz carried 10 times for 139 yards
and three TDs, and caught
six passes for 143 yards and

three TDs,
But thats not all, folks...
Those were the crazy

games on Friday. As for the
rest of the night, lets see:
Mount Carmel, considered by some dead in the
water this year, gave highly
regarded Selinsgrove all it
could handle before losing,
14-7.
Shamokin took a 21-14
lead against Central Mountain with seven seconds to
play, but instead of squibbing the ensuing kick,
kicked deep and was burned
by an 80-yard touchdown
return by J.J. Harris and
Justin Neff, who combined
on a lateral with the latter
scoring. The Indians were
then called for roughing the
kicker on the extra point and
eventually lost in overtime
on a field goal.
North Schuylkill, looking
for another Anthracite Football League title, was upset
by Blue Mountain, 24-20.
Defending District 4 AA
champion Montoursville
dropped a 31-21 decision to
Lewisburg. The Green Dragons, with former Mount Carmel quarterback Dominic Farronato and his younger brother Dylan, will travel to Mount
Carmel for the Red Tornadoes
home opener on Friday.
How bad was Fridays carnage?
The winner of the weeks
Fearless Forecasters in our
Football Friday edition,
Mark Gilger, was 6-6. As for
the rest of us, heres what it
looks like: Charlie Roth (3-9),
Jenna Wasakoski (5-7). Mike
Staugaitis (6-6) and yours
truly (5-7).
It was, as the old song says,
one of dem things.
(Souders is a sports writer
for The News-Item)
CHARLIE ROTH/Staff Photo
Line Mountains Dawson Scott (62) drags down Susquenita running back Kevin
Kenny from behind during action Friday night at Eagle Stadium.
JACQUELINE DORMER/Times Shamrock Photo
North Schuylkill quarterback Bobby Grigas is taken down by Blue Mountains

Brayden Lewis during action Friday night Spartan Stadium.
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LOCAL EVENTS
TODAY
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST 7 to 11 a.m., Friendship Fire Company, Seventh
and Pine streets, Frackville.
Breakfast held second Sunday of the month.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST BUFFET 8 to 11:30
a.m., Immaculate conception
Social Hall, Caroline Avenue,
Saint Clair. Adults $6, children 8 and under $3. Benets Saint Clare of Assisi Roman Catholic Parish.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST BUFFET 8 a.m. to
noon, Ringtown Valley Fire
and Rescue Company, 46 W.
Main St., Ringtown. Adults
$8, children 12 and under,
$4. Eat in or take out. Call
570-889-3245.
ANNUAL BABER APPRECIATION DAY 3 to 6:30
p.m., Baber grounds, 14th
and Market streets, Pottsville. Nature and history
walking tours, 3:15 p.m.;
picnic, 4:30 p.m.; Third Brigade Band concert, 4 p.m.;
solemn Evensong service, 6
p.m. Small basket rafe and
bake sale. Bring your own
lawn chair. Freewill donation.
Volunteers needed. Call Carol at 570-617-6704, Carla or
Norm at 570-628-3868, Kurt
Kovalovich at 570-640-1738
or ofce at 570-622-8720.
BINGO 2 p.m., Divine
Mercy Roman Catholic Parishs St. Stephen Hall, Main
and Oak streets, Shenandoah. Sponsored by Knights
of Columbus Francis Cardinal
Brennan Council 618. Doors
open at noon.
BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRY
Free bread and rolls, desserts, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.,
Living Waters Church of God,
155 S. Balliet St., Frackville.
CONCERT SEASON OPENING Gabriel Chamber Ensemble, 3 p.m., Jerusalem
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
252 Dock St., Schuylkill
Haven. Special guest artist,
Xinyue Zhang, 13-year-old pianist from Lancaster. Adults
$10, seniors $15, free for
all students. Visit website at
www.gabrielensemble.org.
CONTEMPORARY
SERVICE Jaime Bishop, 6
p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 215 E. Main
St., Schuylkill Haven.
DOGGIE DIVE 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Crystal Pool, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg. Visit www.knoebels.
com for more information.
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
OF FRACKVILLE MUSEUM
1 to 4 p.m., Frackville
Museum, 42 S. Center St.,
Frackville. Handicap accessible ramp at rear of building.
Featuring 500 picture DVD of
Frackville and its residents
from its early days to the
present available, cost $20.
FREE PROGRAM Ecological Indian, 2 p.m., Sweet
Arrow Lake County Park, Pine
Grove. Presented by Indian
expert Dave McSurdy. Meet
at Waterfall parking lot. Suitable for teens and adults.
MEETING Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., Evangelical Community Hospital,
Lewisburg, Wood-Mode conference room on lower level.
MINERSVILLE SPIRIT DAY
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., North
Street, Minersville. Chili cookoff, 11 a.m. to noon; recognition ceremony, 1:30 p.m. For
more information, visit Minersville Spirit Day Facebook page.
MONTHLY BINGO 1 to
4 p.m., Sheppton-Oneida Fire
Hall, 900 Center St., Sheppton.
Sponsored by Sheppton-Oneida
Volunteer Fire Company.
ORDER DEADLINE FOR
SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER To be held 4 to 7
p.m. Thursday, St. John the

Baptist Polish National Catholic Church hall, 414 W. Oak St.,
Frackville. Eat in or take out.
Adults $8, children 5 and under $2. Call 570-874-0119.
PENNY AUCTION 1 p.m.,
doors open 12:30 p.m., Trinity
United Church of Christ, 109111 W. Lloyd St., Shenandoah. Call 570-462-4346.
QUILT
SPECTACULAR
Noon to 5 p.m., Walk In
Art Center, 110 W. Columbia
St., Schuylkill Haven. Admission $5. Display of 200
quilts, Chinese auction, quilting demonstration and rafe.
Sponsored by Schuylkill
County Quilters Guild. Call
Sue at 570-544-3993
RALLY DAY 10 a.m.,
parking lot, St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Urban.
Featuring Herndon Fire Company truck, therapy dogs and
Mostly Mutts.
RALLY DAY 11 a.m.,First
United Methodist Church, 25
S. Balliet St., Frackville. View
Appalachian Pet Farm petting
zoo at 10:30 a.m.
ROAST BEEF DINNER
11:30 to 2:30 p.m., Good
American Hose Company,
Eighth Street and Mahanoy
Avenue, Mahanoy City. Cost
$9. Eat in or take out. Call
570-773-3473.
SUNDAY BREAKFAST
7:30 a.m. to noon, Mountaineer Hose Company, Third and
South streets, Minersville.
SUNDAY RALLY 10:45
a.m., Christs United Lutheran Church, 437 Airport Road,
Ashland.
WALK THOSE PAWS FOR
A CAWS Walk and 5K run,
starts 8:30 p.m., Anthracite
Animal Clinic, 640 High Road,
Ashland. Chinese auction
and vendors. All proceeds
benet Pets in Need.
MONDAY
AUDITIONS FOR ASHLAND
COMMUNITY CHORUS 7
p.m., Bethany Evangelical
Congregational Church, 13th
and Market streets, Ashland.
Open to high school age students and older to perform
in annual Christmas concert,
Dec. 20 at Church of the
Nazarene, Lavelle. Interested
vocalists may call Betty at
570-985-1027 to schedule
audition time.
FRIENDLYS NIGHT 5 to
8 p.m., Friendlys Restaurant,
Fairlane Village mall,Pottsville.
Eat in or take out. Proceeds
benet First United Methodist
Church of Minersville.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Anthony P. Damato
Medal of Honor American
Legion Post 792, 7 p.m.,
post home, Shenandoah.
MEETING Schuylkill Haven Senior Citizens Association, 7 p.m., Senior Center,
340 Haven St., Schuylkill
Haven. Program presented by
Sandy, Andy and Friends.
MONDAY NIGHT BINGO
6 p.m., doors open at 4 p.m.,
Saint Clair Lions Club hall,
McCord Avenue, Saint Clair
(next to Saint Clair swimming
pool). Packets start at $10.
Call Bob at 570-429-0549 or
570-429-9939.
MUM SALE Pick up 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. today through
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Bolinsky Nursery,
Mowry. Cost $10 for 9-inch
pot or two for $16, hanging
baskets $12. Sponsored by
Ashland Public Library. For
tickets and more information,
call library at 570-875-3175.
RESERVATIONS FOR BUS
TRIP Silver Spoon Sojourn, Williamsport, Thursday,
sponsored by Diakon Living
& Learning, Pottsville. Cost
$122. For more information
Concert season begins
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Shenandoah. Enter through

library entrance. Group meets
third Wednesday of every
month.
MONTHLY PORK CHOP
SUPPER 4 to 7 p.m. or
sellout, Frackville Elks Lodge,
307 S. Third St., Frackville.
Cost $9. Eat in or take out.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO 6:15 p.m., doors open
at 4:30 p.m., Good Will Hose
Company, Sillyman Street,
Cressona. Packages start at
$20. Call John at 570-4670783, Jim at 570-516-5391,
or Lynn at 570-617-4174.
THURSDAY
Xinyue Zhang, 13, of Lancaster, will be the guest performer at the Gabriel Chamber Ensemble season-open- BINGO 6 p.m.,
ing concert. The performance will be held at 3 p.m. and kitchen open 4
today at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 252 Ryan Township Fire
pany, 945 Barnesville
Dock St., Schuylkill Haven.
or reservations, call Denise
Spayd at Boscovs Travel,
570-628-5790.
RESERVATIONS FOR BUS
TRIP Sands Casino, Thursday, sponsored by Frackville
Area Senior Citizens. Cost
$23 with $20 rebate and $5
food voucher. Call Marie at
570-874-2774.
TICKETS FOR CHICKEN
BARBECUE Pick up 4 to
7 p.m. Saturday, Christs
United Lutheran Church, 437
Airport Road, Ashland. Cost
$9. Call church ofce at 570875-1591. Bake sale sponsored by WELCA.
STORYTIME 10:30
a.m., Pottsville Free Public
Library, 215 W. Market St.,
Pottsville. Open to preschool
children ages 3 to 5, siblings
welcome. Register at library,
570-622-8880.
UNBAKED PIZZA SALE 4
to 8 p.m. every Monday during
football season, Good American Hose Company, Eighth
Street and Mahanoy Avenue,
Mahanoy City. Cost $10. To
order, call 570-773-3473.
APPRISE PROGRAM 8
a.m. to noon, Tremont Senior Community Center, 139
Clay St., Tremont. Sponsored by Diakon Community Services. Program held
second and fourth Monday
of every month. Call Susan
at 570-624-3026 or email
johnss@diakon.org.
BINGO 6 p.m., doors
open 5 p.m., Ringtown Valley
Senior Citizens building, Main
Street, Ringtown.
BINGO 6 to 9 p.m.,
doors open 5 p.m., Locustdale Fire Company, Firehouse
Hill, Locustdale.
MEETING Schuylkill Haven Drug and Alcohol Coalition,
6 p.m., Schuylkill Haven Area
High School, Schuylkill Haven.
Group meets second and fourth
Monday of every month.
MEETING Shamokin
Rotary Club, 6 p.m., Independence Fire Company, Market
Street, Shamokin.
MEETING St. Mother
Pauline Healing Heart of Jesus Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Mother
Pauline Center, 1150 Chestnut St., Kulpmont.
TUESDAY
BINGO 6 p.m., doors
open 5 p.m., Deer Lake and
West Brunswick Fire Company
Hall, 1 Ash Road, Deer Lake.
GREATER HAZLETON CONCERT SERIES The Texas
Tenors, 7 p.m., Hazleton Area
High School, 1601 W. 23rd
St., Hazleton. For reservations
or concert information, call
Amelia at 788-4864, or Joan
at 455-0990 or visit www.hazletonconcertseries.org.
PRESCHOOL
ENRICHMENT OPEN HOUSE 1 to
3 p.m., Schuylkill YMCA, 520
N. Centre St., Pottsville. Meet
new teacher and view curriculum. Call 570-622-7850.
doors
p.m.,
ComDrive,
Barnesville. Small package
$15, large $18. Call Tom
Price at 570-778-1732.
BINGO 6 p.m., doors
open 5 p.m. every Thursday,
VFW post home, South Kennedy Drive, McAdoo. Sponsored by and benets McAdoo Fire Company.
DINNER MEETING
Shamokin Area Lions Club,
Original Italian Pizza, Shamokin. Dinner at 6 p.m. with
meeting at 7 p.m.
FIREMANS
THURSDAY
BINGO 6:15 p.m., Hose,
Hook and Ladder Banquet
Hall, 1 Orchard St., Pine
Grove. Call 570-345-6105 or
570-345-4000.
FRACKVILLE MINISTERIUM FOOD BANK 9 to 10
a.m., Zion Lutheran Church,
Oak and Nice streets, Frackville.
MEETING Elks Lodge
356, 7:30 p.m., 510 W. Seventh St., Mount Carmel.
TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO

6 p.m., doors open and
kitchen open 4:30 p.m.,
West End Fire and Rescue,
700 W. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City. Call 570-462-3418
for bus pick up.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
FOR YOGA AND MINDFULNESS WALKING To be
held 10 to 11 a.m. Sept.
26, Sweet Arrow Lake, Pine
Grove, Waterfall Road Pavilion. Cost $5. Call 570-6243018. Sponsored by Diakon
Living & Learning.
OUR LADY OF HOPE
FOOD PANTRY 5:30 to 7
p.m., school building, 815 W.
Chestnut St., Coal Township.
First and third Tuesday of every month.
MEETING Better Breathers Club, 6 p.m., Pulmonary
Rehabilitation,
Evangelical
Community Hospital, Lewisburg. This months topic: Palliative Care What is it?, with
speaker Kathryn Giorgini.
FRIDAY
MEETING Knights of Columbus Bishop Lawrence F.
HEALING MASS WITH RELSchott Council 628, 8:30 p.m., IC OF ST. PADRE PIO 7
post home, Mount Carmel. p.m., Divine Mercy Roman
Christopher Club will follow.
Catholic Church, Shenandoah.
Celebrant is the Rev. David
WEDNESDAY
Kozak, associate pastor of St.
Peter the Apostle Roman CathBINGO 1 p.m., Greater
olic Church, Reading. Call parShenandoah Area Senior
ish ofce at 570-462-1968.
Citizens, 224 N. Market St.,
PIZZA SALE 6 to 8
Shenandoah.
p.m., Ringtown Valley Fire &
BINGO 6:30 p.m., doors
open 4 p.m. every Wednes- Rescue Station, 46 W. Main
day, American Fire Company St., Ringtown.
APPRISE PROGRAM 8
of Fountain Springs, 1 Founa.m.
to noon, Mahanoy City
tain St., Fountain Springs.
Senior Community Center,
Call 570-875-0463.
BLESSINGS TO YOU FREE 138 W. Centre St., MahaCLOTHING
MINISTRIES noy City. Free. Sponsored by
Noon to 4 p.m., River of Diakon Community Services.
Life Church, 701 S. Second Program held third Friday
of every month. Call Susan
St., Sunbury.
at
570-624-3026 or email
CASH BINGO 7 p.m.,
doors open 5 p.m., early bird johnss@diakon.org.
FREE COMMUNITY DINgames 6 p.m., Sacramento
Community Fire Company, NER 5:30 p.m., First
2206 E. Main St., Sacra- United Methodist Church,
330 W. Market St., Pottsmento.
CHICKEN AND WAFFLE ville. Dinner held third Friday
DINNER 4 p.m. until sell- of the month. No reservation
out, Salem United Church of required. For information, call
Christ, 1300 W. Pine St., Coal 570-622-8140.
ORDER DEADLINE FOR
Township. Takeouts available.
FREE CLOTHING AND DUTCH CAKE SALE St.
FOOD PANTRY Open 3 Johns United Church of
to 7 p.m. every Wednesday, Christ, 117 N. Eighth St.,
1 to 3 p.m. Thursday and by Shamokin. Cost $6 each.
appointment, Friday and Sat- Call 570-644-0227 or 570urday by appointment only, 644-1598 to place an order.
MEETING Our Path AA
Community Mission Christian
Center, 254 N. Mill St., Saint open discussions, 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m. United MethodClair. Call 570-294-9694.
MEETING Mount Car- ist Church, 46 N. Hickory St.,
mel Area Historical Society Mount Carmel.
SCHUYLKILLHAVENFOOD
of Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m.,
Mount Carmel Area Public Li- PANTRY 1 to 4 p.m., Walk
In Art Center, Parkway, rear
brary, Mount Carmel.
MEETING Girardville entrance, Schuylkill Haven.
Crime Watch, 7 p.m., Girard- Food pantry open third Friday
ville Borough Hall, Fourth and of every month.
SMOKE-FREE
WEEKLY
B streets, Girardville. Open
to public. Group meets third CASH BINGO 6:15 p.m.,
doors open 5:15 p.m. every
Wednesday of every month.
MEETING Shenandoah Friday, Summit Station Fire
Community Watch, 6 p.m., Company banquet hall, 1138
Shenandoah Borough Hall, South Route 183, Summit
Washington and Main streets, Station. Tickets $10 to $25.
SATURDAY
ANNUAL ART SHOW AND
SALE Allied Artists of
Schuylkill County, 6 to 8 p.m.
through Sept. 26, 2300 Mahantongo St., Pottsville.
ANNUAL
KAUFFMANS
CHICKEN BARBECUE 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. or sellout, former Pizza Hut lot, Yorkville,
Pottsville. Cost $8. Sponsored by St. John the Baptist
Catholic Womens Union.
BENEFIT RIDE FOR TOMMY EDMONDS JR. Registration 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.,
kick stands up at noon, Fast
Franks, 22 Coal St., Middleport. Cost $20 per motorcycle, $25 with passenger, $20
per vehicle and $5 for additional passenger. Benet to
assist with medical expenses
for Edmonds.
CANCELLATION Annual
barbecue chicken dinner,
Whippoorwill Dam, Frackville.
Call 570-874-1108.
FALL BAZAAR 8 a.m. to
1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Sunbury and Ninth
streets, Shamokin. Breakfast
available. Pick up of whoopie
pie orders, extras available for
walk-ins.
HOMEMADE
CHICKEN
POT PIE DINNER 4 to 7
p.m., dining area, lower level,
Congregational Free Church
of Christ, 81 McKeans Ridge
Road, McKeansburg. Adults
$9, children $4, free for children 3 and under. Eat in or
take out. Call 570-366-2049.
M&T MOVIES AT THE MAJESTIC Cinderella, 7
p.m., Majestic Theater, 209
N. Centre St., Pottsville.
Free. Hosted by Pottsville
Recreation Commission and
sponsored by M&T Bank.
THEME BASKET RAFFLE
6 to 9 p.m. today and
noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Good
Will Fire Company, 25 North
St., Minersville. Sponsored
by Minersville Area Skatepark Association. Tickets $1,
$5 and $10.
WING NIGHT 4 p.m. to
sellout,Newtown Volunteer Fire
Company, 36 Wood St., Newtown. Call 570-695-3777.
FREE CLOTHING AND
FREE MEAL 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. third Saturday
of every month, St. Peters
Lutheran Church, 1931 E. Wiconisco St., Reinerton. Call
Dale Oxenrider at 570-6171530 or 717-647-2687.
GODS KITCHEN KETTLE
Free meal, 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. third Saturday of
every month, Restoration Fellowship Church, 201 W. Oak
St., Shenandoah.
MEETING Black Diamond Writers Network, 10
a.m. to noon third Saturday
of every month, Tamaqua
Public Library, 30 S. Railroad
St., Tamaqua. Call Kathy at
570-645-3059.
MCADOO AREA FOOD
PANTRY Open 9 to 11
a.m., third Saturday of odd
months, Van Hoekelen Greenhouses Inc., 220 S. Hancock
St., McAdoo. Site contact,
Marion DeBalko, at 570-9291628. Schuylkill Community
Action facilitates food pantry.
NUREMBERG AREA FOOD
PANTRY Open 9 to 11
a.m. third Saturday of every
month, North Union Township Municipal Building. Site
contacts are Joe Markoskie
at 570-384-4130, and Susan
Driscoll at 570-384-4342.
Schuylkill Community Action
facilitates food pantry.
PINE GROVE AREA FOOD
PANTRY 9 a.m. to noon
third Saturday of every month,
PGACC Church School, 200
School St., Pine Grove. Site
contact is Cathy Nagle at
570-345-3033.
REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT
PENNS PEAK, JIM THORPE
Blue Oyster Cult, 8 p.m.
Oct. 9.
Clint Black, 8 p.m. Oct.
15.
Tommy James and The
Shondells, 8 p.m. Oct. 17.
Montgomery Gentry, 8
p.m. Nov. 19.
Three Dog Night, 8 p.m.
Nov. 20.
Little River Band, 8 p.m.
Dec. 12.
SANTANDER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, READING
Dwight Yoakum, 7:30
p.m. Sept. 18.
Martina McBride, 7:30
p.m. Sept. 20.
Jackson Browne, 7:30
p.m. Sept. 27.
Michael W. Smith, 7:30
p.m. Sept. 30.
Rodney Carrington, 7:30
p.m. Oct. 24.
Chris Young with Eric

Paslay, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29.
SANTANDER ARENA,
READING
Trans-Siberian Orchestra,
4 and 8 p.m. Nov. 25.
READING EAGLE THEATER, READING
Willie Nelson and Merle
Haggard, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17.
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
AT CASEY PLAZA, WILKESBARRE
3:30 and 8 p.m. Dec. 11.
GIANT CENTER, HERSHEY
4 and 8 p.m. Dec. 18.
WELLS FARGO CENTER,
PHILADELPHIA
Madonna, 8 p.m. Sept.
24.
Stevie Wonder, 8 p.m.
Oct. 7.
The Who, 7:30 p.m. Nov.
4.
Andrea Bocelli, 8 p.m.
Dec. 12.
3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 19.
Janet Jackson, 8 p.m.
Feb. 24, 2016.
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER,
STATE COLLEGE
Paul McCartney, 8 p.m.
Oct. 15.
Shinedown, Breaking
Benjamin and Sevendust, 7
p.m. Nov. 20.
F.M. KIRBY CENTER FOR
THE PERFORMING ARTS,
WILKES-BARRE
Lyle Lovett and John
Hiatt, 8 p.m. Oct. 9.
The Beach Boys, 7:30
p.m. Oct. 25.
Gordon Lightfoot, 7:30
p.m. Nov. 16.
COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, WILLIAMSPORT
Lee Brice, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 1.
Casting Crowns, 7 p.m.
Nov. 8.
PPL CENTER, ALLENTOWN

Shania Twain, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2.
AMERICAN MUSIC THEATRE, LANCASTER
Charley Pride, 8 p.m.
Oct. 2.
Wayne Newton, 8 p.m.
Oct. 10.
Ronnie Milsap, 8 p.m.
Oct. 11.
Donny Osmond, 8 p.m.
Jan. 21.
THE PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN, SCRANTON
Breaking Benjamin, 8
p.m. Sept. 18.
SUSQUEHANNA BANK
CENTER, CAMDEN, N.J.
Lady Antebellum, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19.
Kelly Clarkson, 7 p.m.
Sept. 20.
BLOOMSBURG FAIR
Skillet with For King &
Country, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27.

Chase Rice with Cassadee Pope, 7:30 p.m. Sept.
29.
Randy Houser, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30.
ZZ Top, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1.
Josh Turner with Sara
Evans, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3.
WELLS FARGO CENTER

Monster Jam, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct.
3; 2 p.m. Oct. 4.
WWE Smackdown, 7 p.m.
Oct. 6.
Nitro Circus, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9.
Disney on Ice celebrates
100 Years of Magic, noon
Dec. 24; 2 p.m. Dec. 25; 10
EVENTS
a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 26; 11
GIANT CENTER
a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 27;
Disney on Ice celebrates 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Dec.
100 Years of Magic, 7 p.m.
28, 29, 30, Jan. 2, 3, 2016;
Oct. 14, 15, 16; 11 a.m., 3
11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Dec. 31;
and 7 p.m. Oct. 17; noon
2 p.m. Jan. 1, 2016.
and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18.
PPL CENTER
Marvel Universe Live!,
Marvel Universe Live!, 7
3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 28; 11
p.m. Oct. 15, 16; 11 a.m. 3
a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 29. and 7 p.m. Oct. 17; 1 and 5
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
p.m. Oct. 18.
WWE Smackdown, 7 p.m.
Cirque Du Soleils Toruk
Sept. 8.
- The First Flight, 7:30 p.m.
Disney Live! presents
Dec. 4; 1 and 7:30 p.m.
Three Classic Fairytales, 1
Dec. 5; 1:30 and 5 p.m.
and 4 p.m. Nov. 8.
Dec. 6.
D2
HOBBIES
WINESTEIN
Italy offers
fine variety
of pinot
grigio
15:08 | NICOLOVJUL
Privacy settings worth checking

BY BRANDON BAILEY
AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER
Manage Wi-Fi Settings.

You can uncheck groups you
dont want to share with. You
can also choose not to share
access to a particular network when you log in for the
first time; just uncheck the
box next to Share network
with my contacts.
But if you let friends manually log into your network
by giving them your password, be aware they might
be able to share the password
via Wi-Fi Sense with their
friends. You can ask them
not to, or completely block
Wi-Fi Sense by changing
your Wi-Fi networks name
to include the underscore followed by these characters:
optout.
queries and location, as well privacy should take a run

through the Privacy secas some details from your
tion of the Windows 10 Setmessages, contacts and calSAN FRANCISCO
tings menu. This is differendar.
Microsofts new Windows 10 Sense promises to make it
ent from the Settings
Microsoft
says
it
doesnt
system offers more personal- easy for users and their
menu for Cortana. You find
use
the
Cortana
personalizaization than before, but it
friends to connect with new
it by clicking on the Wintion to target ads. Nor will it
also collects more data than
Wi-Fi networks. It lets Windows icon in the lower left
use
your
emails,
chats
or
perpeople might be used to on
dows 10 computers log in
of your screen.
sonal
files
for
advertising.
But
PCs, from contacts and
automatically to known netWindows 10 assigns each
it
does
tailor
ads
to
websites
appointments to their physi- works, so your friends dont
Pinot grigios heritage in
user
on each device a
visited
with
its
Edge
browser
cal location and even Wi-Fi
have to ask for the password
Italy does not stretch back to passwords.
and queries made on its Bing unique advertising ID,
when they visit.
Romulus and Remus,
search engine, including que- which lets app developers
The information is used
Despite some initial
although it may seem that
track how each person uses
ries through Cortana.
by Cortana, Microsofts
reports, Wi-Fi Sense doesnt
way.
(Googles browser and search the device and apps. If that
voice-activated digital assis- hand over your password to
Even now, pinot grigio is
bothers you, youll find the
engine do this, too.)
tant, and other new features all your friends. Instead it
not even the most planted
button to turn it off by
You
can
review
what
Corthat try to be helpful by
stores your password online
white grape in the country.
going to Settings and
tana
knows
about
you:
Click
remembering a users likes
in an encrypted form. It then
An also-ran in that
on the search field in the low- opening the Privacy secand habits. Apple and Google provides that encrypted code
nations diverse grape indus- have developed similar sertion. You might have to hit
er left of your screen, then
to your friends Windows 10
try until recent decades,
the back arrow at the top
click
the
Notebook
icon
vices for smartphones in
device so it can automaticalpinot grigio
and select About Me to edit left if youre already in
recent years. Microsofts new ly log into your network.
has grown in features are a big part of its
or delete individual items. If another section. Click on
Your friends never actually
Cortana knows you
the popular
you want to turn Cortana off, General in the left-hand
strategy to make Windows
see the password, and MicroMany people are used to
consciouscolumn to turn off advertisopen Notebook, click on
more relevant in a world
soft says your friends wont
voice-activated services like Settings and toggle Corta- ing ID. You might still get
ness and is
where people use multiple
get access to other computApples Siri or OK Google na to Off. That clears infor- ads, but they wont be tainow nearly
devices throughout the day.
ers or files on the network.
on smartphones and tablets. mation stored on the device, lored to you.
synonymous
Most of these features get
Even so, critics say the fea- Windows 10 brings Microwith white
Similarly, open Privacy
turned on when you set up
ture shares too freely, as you softs digital assistant, Corta- but not the data uploaded to
wine in the
and
click on Location to
Microsofts
servers.
To
get
to
Windows 10 with the Get
DAVID
cant choose which friends to na, to desktops and laptops.
same way
turn off location-tracking
that, open Notebook,
going fast option. But you
share with only with your Cortana can answer quesFALCHEK
chardonnay
or clear the history of
can take back control and
full list of friends or contacts tions, remind you of appoint- choose Settings and click
has been.
where youve traveled with
Manage what Cortana
disable features in the seton Facebook, Outlook.com
ments and even recommend knows about me in the
Pinot grigio was a fringe
your laptop, tablet or Wintings. Here are some examor Skype. To disable this,
nearby restaurants. But to
grape in Italy, a French grape ples:
dows phone.
cloud.
open the Settings menu in do that, Cortana uploads and
that made its way into GerAnother heading under
Windows
10,
select
Network
More
privacy
settings
Wi-Fi worries
saves information about
many and over the Alps. In
Privacy
has the innocu& Internet and click on
Anyone concerned about ous title of Other devices.
your Web browsing, search
1979, Anthony Terlato introA feature called Wi-Fi
duced Santa Margherita, and
helped create the category
that made pinot grigio an
international variety.
In 1990, fewer than 10,000
acres were planted. Now,
theres more than 40,000
I just love the little constellation
acres, yet other whites, such
Delphinus the Dolphin, and I hope
ENNSYLVANIA
as Trebbiano and Catarratto,
to make you fall in love with it, too.
are still more widely planted.
Its in the upper tier of the smallest
TARWATCH
Theres more chardonnay
of constellations seen in the night
planted in Italy than pinot
sky.
thought by some
grigio, because I guess the
When most people think of conthat the Greeks
world can never have enough
stellations, they think of dot-to-dot
borrowed that
chardonnay.
pictures made by stars. The vast
interpretation from
Pinot Grigio is the same
majority of constellations, however,
the Hindus.
grape as pinot gris. When a
dont measure up to this. The little
I think one of the
producer calls it pinot grigio
celestial dolphin is a pleasant
best Greek stories
it usually means its made in
exception.
involves Arion, who
MIKE
an Italian style: dry, crisp
Delphinus is a simple little conwas a rock star of
and citric. It is a relative, a
LYNCH
stellation and easy to find, even in
his time. He was out
spontaneous mutation really,
areas of moderate light pollution.
on concert tour
of pinot noir.
Its certainly not the brightest, but
winning the hearts of all who
Pinot grigio is a cool
its very distinct and in a tight little
heard him and making a lot of
weather grape. When you
group. In the early evening, as soon
money. He didnt have the best secuare talking about Italy, the
as its dark, look for Delphinus in
rity though. After every concert he
best sources are in the north,
the southeast sky. All there is to
would just throw all the money he
such as Alto Adige, Trentino,
Delphinus are four stars that make
earned from the gig into a big burVeneto and Friuli-Venezia
a little sideways diamond that outlap sack, threw over his shoulder
Giulia.
lines the dolphins body, and anothand headed out to the next town.
Im suspicious of trendy
er star to the lower right of the
His lackadaisical system eventually
packaging like unusual botbody that marks its tail. Thats all
got him in a lot of trouble.
tles. Voga Pinot Grigio Italy
there is to it.
He had just finished a concert in
2012, in a tube bottle, is a defiIf youre still having problems
Sicily and hired a boat and crew to
nite session wine, low in
locating it, a great tool for zeroing
take him back to Corinth on the
tic talent.
alcohol and a bit sweet and
in on Delphinus is the use of the
had and gave one of his greatest
Greek mainland. Turns out, the
The gods and goddesses of
soft. Its not bad, but overSummer Triangle, made up of
performances. He was so good, its
crew he hired was a bunch of
Mount Olympus, who were also
priced. On the plus side, the
three bright stars that are the
said the birds gathered from miles
pirates who were out for plunder.
fans of Arion, were so impressed
bottle can be used to infuse
brightest in their respective conThey waited until the boat was well around to get a listen. Fish jumped by this dolphin that upon the swimolive oil. $14. ***1/2
stellations. Theyre the three
out to sea before they revealed their out of the water with glee and dolming mammals passing, they
On the other end of the
brightest stars you can see in the
true identity. Their evil plan was to phins surrounded the boat leaping placed his body in the stars as the
spectrum is Elena Walch,
high southeast sky. The star at the
have Arion walk the plank to meet for joy.
constellation we see in the heavenly
whose northern Italian
bottom of the summer triangle is
Arion performed an album-cut
his death. Then, they planned to
sea.
whites are complex and
Altair, the brightest shiner in the
version that bought him a little
sail on to Corinth and claim that
unique. Elena Walch Castel
Celestial hugging
constellation Aquila the Eagle. Just
more time. Eventually though, his
Arion
accidentally
fell
overboard
so
Ringberg 2012 Alto Adige
to the left or east of Altair and there
voice
gave
out
and
he
figured
it
was
Friday through Sunday, Sept. 20,
they could legally claim the musiPinot Grigio shows smells of
will be Delphinus, swimming in the
all over. This was it. He jumped into the new crescent moon passes by
cians loot. I dont think that law is
dried pear and lemon candy
heavenly sea.
the ocean, but death was not waitthe bright planet Saturn and the
still on the books.
with melon and apricot flaAs it is with most constellations,
ing for him because one of the dol- constellation Scorpius in the low
Everything proceeded as
vors and a round texture.
different cultures have and stories
planned, at least to start out. Arion phins hoisted Arion up on his back southwestern sky. Unfortunately,
Almost unrecognizable as a
about what they see. Even the same
and sped him safely to Corinth. The most of the constellation Scorpius
was on the plank, pleading for his
pinot grigio, it comes off
culture can have multiple stories.
pirates had no idea where Arion
is already below the southwest
life. No way were those pirates
more as a heavier Rhone
That makes sense since these stoand the dolphin swam off to, so
horizon after evening twilight.
going
to
let
Arion
live.
The
rock
variety. Limited availability
ries are spread by word of mouth.
they had a quite a surprise when
(Lynch is an amateur astronostar
figured
this
was
the
end.
in Pennsylvania stores. $22.
Most stories Im familiar with have
mer and author of the book,
they
pulled
into
the
port
of
Corinth
Before his appointment with death,
****1/2
Delphinus as a dolphin or porpoise.
Stars, a Month by Month Tour
and were met by Arion and the
he
persuaded
the
crooked
captain
From warmer Tuscany
One of the earliest story of Delphiof the Constellations. Contact
local cops. A music-loving hero dolto let him play his harp and sing
comes Banfi San Angelo 2012
nus as a dolphin comes from a
him at mikewlynch@comcast.
phin saved the day. The world
one
more
time.
Arion
gave
it
all
he
Pinot Grigio with some lemnet.)
Southeast Asia Hindu tale. Its
would not be denied Arions fantason candy notes and honeydew and lime flavors. $18.
****
Dont stop your exploration of Italian white wine at
pinot grigio. The diverse ItalFalls coming. Are you
with pottery
The 26th Hegins Valley
take place from 11 a.m. to 3
ian wine industry has a lot to
ready for some art?
and mosaic
Arts and Crafts Fair is slatp.m. Oct. 10 at their facility.
offer.
The Tamaqua Communiclasses,
ed for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept.
Pumpkin painting, kids
Grade: Exceptional *****,
ty Art Center is a non-profit
scheduling
19 at the Hegins Park. More crafts, straw bale maze, ChiAbove average ****, Good
of musical
than 200 selected craftsmen nese Auction, food and more
***, Below average **, Poor *. 501(C)3 art center that proacts, painting and a variety of food will be will be featured.
(Falchek, a Times-Sham- vides quality and low-cost
theater sets,
featured, rain or shine. Call
The Schuylkill County
rock business writer, art classes, concerts, theatre
reviews wines each opportunities and more, in
costuming
570-682-9541
for
details.
fall
cleanup and recycling
JANICE
week. Contact him at Tamaqua and surrounding
and props
Kick Up Your Heels VI:
event is scheduled for Mondfalchek@timesshamrock. area. Since opening its doors JOHNSTON
organizing,
Warhols Factory, including day through Sept. 27. Scrap
com .) in 2012, its grown beyond
posting
a groovy night of cocktails, tires, electronics, appliancexpectations. Its mission is
advertising fliers, setup and hors doeuvres, art and
es, scrap metal and bulky
to provide sustainable, inclu- cleanup for art classes,
dancing in the style of Andy items will be accepted. Get
sive educational opportuniassistance with the art bou- Warhol and the 60s pop art, the specific dates for your
ties in a safe environment to tique, weekly building main- will be offered at the Walk
community and the list of
participate, appreciate, cretenance and more.
In Art Center at 7 p.m. Sept. acceptable items and any
ate and learn about the perThe center is always look19. Live and silent auctions, applicable fees at their webforming and fine arts. It fea- ing for those who have knowl- live music and art for sale
site at www.co.schuylkill.
tures diverse programing
edge of lighting and sound
will be featured. Black and
pa.us/Offices/Recycles/
for all ages and are 99 persystems, general carpentry
White or Warhol era attire
2015FallCleanupFlyer.pdf.
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
cent operated by volunteers. and customer service skills;
is requested. Call 570-732Community Volunteers in Oct. 10
They invite you to join them however, no experience or
3728 for tickets.
Action is the volunteer cenResponsibility: Help with
for your favorite art proskilled labor is necessary to
The annual Frackville
ter for Schuylkill County.
festival stations, see above
gram.
volunteer. Youll be trained
Pumpkin Fest will be held
Use the preceding contact
for listing.
You can also help the cen- and partnered with other
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 3 in info for those specific opporSkills: For volunteers age
ter with specific events for a experienced volunteers.
the borough. The Frackville
tunities and search other
55 and above. Friendly, relione-time basis or donate
Also wanted are those
Free Public Library invites
listings on our website at
able.
your time and skills year
who can organize and lead
you to join them at the library www.schuylkill.us/cvia.
Location: Simon Kramer
round. The diverse volunnew and exciting events,
for fun pumpkin related activ- Find us on Facebook. Call
Institute.
teer opportunities include
classes or workshops.
ities for the kiddies.
us at 570-628-1426 or e-mail to
Contact: Carol Bowen,
event ticket taking at the
Experience something
Mark your calendars: The jjohnston@co.schuylkill.
RSVP of Schuylkill County,
door, refreshment organiza- new in the arts with us. Call Simon Kramer Institute Fall pa.us.
570-622-3103.
tion and setup, assistance
570-668-1192 to learn more.
Festival and Yard Sale will
Festival volunteers
DIGITAL LIFE
A little dolphin saves the day

P
S
Autumn is a good time to get creative with art
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NATION / WORLD
20:58 | HUMESJOSEP
A3
G LANCE
US mom charged after kids

found living in crate, cave
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) A 24-year-old

mother is in custody after her dirty, barefoot 4- and 6year-old children were found living
in a wooden shipping crate in an
underground cave in Kansas City,
Missouri.
Brittany Mugrauer was charged Friday with two counts of felony child
endangerment.
Jackson County detectives were
serving a search warrant for an alleged stolen car operation in the
MUGRAUER
caves on the citys east side Thursday when they found the children, alone, in the 8-by-10foot crate furnished with vehicle bench seats.
Prosecutors say the children were poorly clothed, barefoot and covered in dirt, and the younger one was eating
from a cup of dry ramen noodles.
A spokesman for the Jackson County prosecutors ofce said Saturday he didnt know if Mugrauer has an
attorney.
Police chief: Minnesota man shot

and killed his family, then himself
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Police say autopsy results conrm that a Minnesota man killed his wife and three children before taking his own life in their suburban Minneapolis home.
The South Lake Minnetonka Police
Departments interim chief, Mike Siitari, tells The Associated Press he
can now conrm the deaths were a
murder-suicide.
He says 45-year-old Brian Short
killed his wife, Karen, and their three
teenagers sometime late Monday
night or early Tuesday morning.
SHORT
The Hennepin County medical examiner ruled Saturday that all ve died from shotgun
wounds to the head. It said only Brian Shorts wound
was self-inicted.
Ofcers found the dead family members Thursday
while doing a welfare check at their Greenwood home
because they hadnt been heard from in days. The children had not been to school since classes resumed
Tuesday.
GREGORIO BORGIA/AP Photo
Pope Francis walks past a crowd of faithful and employees of the Romes Cooperative Credit Bank during an
audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday.
For GOP candidates, better to

be with pope than against him
Despite differences, Rubio, Paul and Cruz plan to

attend pontiffs address to Congress next month
BY JULIE PACE
AP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
Francis was also

instrumental in
secret talks to
restore diplomatic
relations between
the U.S. and Cuba, a
rapprochement the
GOP views as a premature
reward for
CRUZ
the islands repressive government.
In a heated primary where any
break from party
orthodoxy is a political risk, Republican candidates have
stepped gingerly
around their differPAUL
ences with Francis.
When Francis
issued an encyclical
this year calling for
aggressive international action to combat climate change,
most Republicans
made clear they had
no problem with
RUBIO
pope taking a position on the matter. But they suggested
his stance would have little influence
on their own views.
He is a moral authority and as a
moral authority is reminding us of
our obligation to be good caretakers of
the planet, Rubio, a practicing Catholic, said at the time. Im a political
leader and my job as a policymaker is
to act in the common good.
Bush, who was raised Episcopalian
and converted to Catholicism as an
adult, said it was best to leave climate
change in the realm of politics, not
religion.
WASHINGTON To some Republican presidential candidates, its better

to be with the popular pope than
against him.
Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted
Cruz have deep policy differences with
Pope Francis, but the senators will
break off campaign travel to attend his
address to Congress later this month, a
centerpiece of his eagerly anticipated
visit to the United States.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a
devout Catholic, will attend Mass with
Francis in Washington. New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie, another Catholic
candidate, plans to attend one of the
popes East Coast events.
Regardless of what the pope says
or emphasizes, the simple fact of being
associated with his visit is still significant for a candidate, said David
Campbell, a professor at the University
of Notre Dame who studies religion
and politics. The images are very
powerful.
Francis has become one of the
worlds most popular figures since his
2013 election to the papacy, drawing
praise for his humility and efforts to
refocus the church on the poor and
BEN FOX/AP FIle Photo needy. He also has become involved in
The entrance to Camp 5 and Camp 6 at the U.S. mili- numerous hot-button political issues,
tarys Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, at often staking out positions that put
him at odds with Republicans.
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, June 7, 2014.
The pope supports the Iran nuclear
deal, which many GOP candidates
pledge to tear up if they are elected
president. As Republicans debate the
place of immigrants in the U.S., the
pope has urged countries to welcome
those seeking refuge and has decried
the inhuman conditions facing people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR
tary, intelASSOCIATED PRESS
ligence
and other
WASHINGTON The
adminisObama administrations
tration
struggling quest to close the
offices.
U.S. detention center at
The transGuantanamo Bay, Cuba, is
fers canmired in state and federal
not be
BY RICARDO ALONSObenefits are paying the price.
politics. Frustrated White
CARTER
ZALDIVAR
approved
Same dog, different colHouse and Pentagon offiASSOCIATED PRESS
unless offilar, said Jane Delgado, presicials are blaming one anothcials believe the detainees
dent of the National Alliance
er for the slow progress
WASHINGTON A
will not return to terrorism
releasing approved detainchange in government proce- for Hispanic Health, evoking
ees and finding a new prison or the battlefield upon
dures has led to a big jump in an old Spanish saying about
release and that there is a
to house those still held.
situations that do not seem to
host country willing to take people losing coverage under
Defense Secretary Ash
change. The bottom line is
the
Obama
health
care
law
them.
Carter is facing criticism
people
got taken off health
because
of
immigration
and
During his two years as
from some administration
insurance
when they applied
citizenship
issues.
Pentagon chief, Hagel
officials who complain that
in good faith.
More than 400,000 had
approved
44
detainee
transhe has not approved enough
The National Immigration
their insurance canceled,
fers. Carter, in his first sevtransfers, even though 52
Law Center says it believes
nearly
four
times
as
many
as
en
months,
has
transferred
Guantanamo detainees are
the overwhelming majority
last year.
six.
eligible. Carters predecesof the 423,000 people whose
Obama
has
promised
to
The
Obama
administrasor, Chuck Hagel, was forced
coverage was terminated are
close the facility since he
tion says it is following the
from the Pentagon job in
legal U.S. residents and citiwas
a
presidential
candiletter
of
the
law,
and
this
part because the White
date in 2008. He said it ran
zens snared in a complicated,
year that means a shorter
House felt he was not movcounter to American values time frame for resolving
inefficient system for checking quickly enough to send
to keep people in prison,
ing documents.
immigration and citizenship
detainees to other countries.
many without criminal
Angel Padilla, the centers
issues. But advocates say the
Two officials said the
charges or due process.
health policy analyst, said it
White House is frustrated
administrations system for
Opponents have argued
defies common sense that
because President Barack
verifying eligibility is serithe detainees are essentially
that many immigrants withObama discussed the issue
ously flawed, and consumers
prisoners of war.
with Carter when he was
out legal authorization to be
who are legally entitled to
From a peak of 680 prisappointed this year to lead
oners, 116 remain. Finding
the Defense Department,
acceptable places for them
and they believed Carter
was on board with the White has been an intractable
problem.
Houses plans to act faster.
Finding a solution for
Other U.S. officials note
these individuals involves
that Carter has approved
complicated negotiations
some transfers and is pushwith international parting his staff to move quickly
ners, extensive consultato get more to his desk. But
tions with the leaders of the
many other proposed transfers are slogging through the national security and legal
organizations and final
bureaucracy, under review
by a long list of defense, mili- approval by me, Carter
told reporters.
Bid to shut Guantanamo

roils Pentagon, White
House and Congress
During a campaign stop Thursday

in New Hampshire, Bush called the
pope an amazing man and welcomed his emphasis on mercy and
compassion.
I think hes going to lift peoples
spirits up, Bush said about the
popes visit to the U.S. Were in a
time where theres a lot of vulgarity
and a lot of insults and a lot of just
coarseness in our discourse. Im not
talking about politics, either. Im
talking about everyday life.
And heres a man who comes with
a gentle soul and I think it might be
really healthy for our country to hear
someone speak the way he does.
Not all GOP candidates plan to
attend events with the pope. Among
them are Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, whose spokeswoman said he didnt
expect to be in Washington during
Francis visit, and Rick Santorum,
the former Pennsylvania senator and
devout Catholic, who was scheduled
to be on a campaign trip to Iowa.
American politicians have long
struggled with how to balance their
policy positions with the views of the
Vatican.
For Democrats, the focus has often
been on the gulf between the partys
support for abortion rights and the
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BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHRIS OMEARA/AP Photo
Ortiz blasts 500th
David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox reacts after hitting his 500th career home
run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Moore during the fifth inning of
their game Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Looking on is home plate umpire
Adam Hamari.
Mets win 6th straight

BY GEORGE HENRY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA Kelly Johnson drove in the tiebreaking

run in the ninth inning, Yoenis Cespedes homered for the
eighth time in 11 days and
the NL East-leading New
York Mets won their sixth
straight with a 6-4 victory
over the Atlanta Braves 6-4
on Saturday night.
New York, which trailed 10 in the first, leads the majors
with 14 comeback wins since
Aug. 1. Since July 1, the Mets
are 25-11 on the
best in the
MLB road,
majors over that
span. They padded their division lead over
Washington to 9 games
with 20 games to play.
Travis dArnaud led off
the ninth with a ground-rule
double against Arodys Vizcaino, and pinch-runner Eric
Young Jr. scored from second
on Johnsons single for a 5-4
lead. Cespedes added an
infield RBI single.
Atlanta rallied from a 4-1
deficit in the eighth after a
dominant Noah Syndergaard
was lifted, when pinch-hitter
Adonis Garcia hit a three-run
homer off Tyler Clippard.
Closer Jeurys Familia
earned his 40th save in 45
chances with a perfect ninth.
The Braves dropped to 14-
45 since July 8 and have lost

11 straight games at home for
the first time since the franchise moved from Milwaukee
in 1966.
Cespedes 34th homer, a
solo shot off Edwin Jackson,
made it 4-1 in the top of the
eighth.
Since being acquired in a
July 31 trade with Detroit,
Cespedes is one the majors
best, hitting .313 (52 for 166)
with 16 homers, 41 RBIs and
35 runs scored in 39 games.
Syndergaard looked fresh
while making his first start
in 13 days, giving up two hits,
one run, one walk and striking out eight in seven
innings.
He retired 19 of the last 20
batters he faced after Freddie
Freemans RBI single put the
Braves up 1-0 in the first. The
only one to reach, Jace Peterson in the fifth, was thrown
out by left fielder Michael
Conforto trying to stretch a
single into a double.
Synderg aard has 137
strikeouts, most by an NL
rookie, but he pitched a rare
gem on the road. He had gone
1-5 with a 4.91 ERA in his first
10 road starts.
Braves starter Williams
Perez allowed eight hits,
three runs, three walks and
struck out three in six
innings. Perez, who has an
8.79 ERA over his last eight

starts, struggled badly in the
fourth and fell behind 2-1.
After David Wrights RBI
single made it 1-all, Perez
called for dArnauds infield
popup but let the ball drop in
front of him. DArnaud, however, was ruled out on the
infield fly rule and both runners stayed put. But Perez
threw a pair of wild pitches
to Johnson that scored
Wright from third for a 2-1
Mets lead.
DArnaud, who has 38
RBIs in 51 games and seven
in his last seven games, drove
in a run to make it 3-1 in the
sixth.
TRAINERS ROOM
METS: 1B Lucas Duda
wasnt in the lineup but drew
a pinch-hit walk in the ninth.
Wright will get Sunday off.
Manager Terry Collins is giving both players extra rest.
BRAVES: Gonzalez has yet
to decide if RHP Mike
Foltzynewicz (ribs) will work
as a starter or a reliever when
hes eligible to come off the
15-day disabled list next
week.
UP NEXT
METS: Jonathon Niese (810) is 8-6 with a 3.24 ERA in 20
career starts against Atlanta.
BRAVES: Ryan Weber (0-1)
will face New York for the
first time.
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pool and then beat Millersburg 25-16 in the semifinal round. Shamokin led
its pool at 6-1 and defeated
Minersville 25-21 to
advance to the title
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Minersville, 4-2 in pool
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pool play.
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Calhoun had four aces.
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Lee retained the lead in difficult weather in
the third round of the Evian Championship
on Saturday, as teenager Lydia Ko remained
in contention to become the youngest player
to win a major.
Lee shot 1-under 70 for a 10-under total of
203 and a one-shot lead over Lexi Thompson,
who charged back with fine putting and a 5under 66 card.
Chasing her first major, Lee was paired
with Morgan Pressel (71), and they went toe
to toe until the par-4 18th hole,
LPGA when the American doubleTOUR bogeyed after landing her second shot in water.
They played their final six holes in rain,
wind, and gloom.
Pressel shares third place with Ko, two
shots off the pace. The 18-year-old Ko shot a
67 and is pursuing her last chance to become
the youngest woman to clinch a major. If she
wins on Sunday, Ko will surpass Pressel, who
won the Kraft Nabisco Championship at 18
years, 10 months, 9 days back in 2007.
Obviously, this is my last chance, said
Ko, about five months younger. Im just
going to give myself a good chance tomorrow.
Many still have a good chance on the foothills of the Alps, with only five shots separating the 11 best players heading into the final
round.
Meanwhile, top-ranked Inbee Park, seeking a career Grand Slam, made four birdies
but struggled on the back nine with three
bogeys for a 70. She was on 2-under 211, eight
shots off the pace, with Michelle Wie (70).
Wie sank a 25-foot putt on the par-5 9th for
her first eagle of the tournament.
With more bad weather expected on Sunday, players will tee off on the first and 10th
tees in groups of three for the final round,
with Lee of South Korea, Thompson of the
U.S., and Ko of New Zealand together in the
final group.
Ko, who started four strokes off the lead,

produced five birdies but bogeyed the 18th for
the third consecutive day.
It was not the easiest of up-and-downs on
18, but I have not played the 18th hole well
this week, she said.
Many players were caught off guard by the
bad weather, with Pressel getting some help
from a TV channel employee who ran to her
locker to bring her a rain jacket.
Very thankful to the guy, Pressel said.
Thompson, who mixed six birdies with a
sole bogey on the par-3 16th, relied on her dad
to bring her an umbrella with four holes to
play.
The round began under blue skies, and
Pressel immediately applied pressure on Lee
with a birdie on the par-4 first hole. Lee could
not match her, conceding two consecutive
bogeys on the course looking over Lake
Geneva.
Lee had another bogey on the par-3 14th
but emerged from the round with four birdies and a superb par-putt on her final hole.
Pressel put herself in trouble on the par-5
9th, driving her ball onto a rough patch of
grass below the fairway. She missed her putt
from the edge of the green to drop her first
shot. She said her double bogey on the final
hole was probably due to a bad choice of club,
a 4 hybrid, for her second shot that found the
water.
Its just the grass was so wet that it did not
get up in the air, she said. I thought I could
hit the shot.
Amy Yang was tied for fifth place, three
shots behind Lee, after a flying start with an
eagle on the first hole, which she bogeyed in
the second round.
A broad smile illuminated the South Koreans face when she realized her shot landed
straight in the hole. The U.S. Open runner-up
high-fived her caddie and continued her
surge back among the top five. She sank a
birdie-putt on No. 3, and picked up one more
shot with a 15-footer on the par-4 4th. But
Yang also bogeyed three holes and finished
with a 68.
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Historian: Time capsule

one way to live forever
BY JOHN M. GLIONNA
LOS ANGELES TIMES
LAS VEGAS Dennis McBrides

first time capsule was an amateur
affair.
The year was 1966 and he was
just 11, a scrawny kid whose family
lived outside Las Vegas in suburban Boulder City. His father, a truck
driver at the Nevada Test Site, had
dug up a backyard cottonwood tree,
and the boy decided to bury something in the chasm as a record of
himself, proof that he existed.
So he placed a few of his favorite
Matchbox cars a Volkswagen and
flatbed truck beneath an upsidedown flower pot and covered his little vault with dirt.
For all he knows, its still there.
McBride now heads the Nevada
State Museum, a curator and historian for whom time capsules
remain relevant and, well, just a
boyish blast to plan, plant and
retrieve.
Hes filled time capsules with
coins, magazines and personal journal entries. And hes known the
childlike surprise of opening others, always mystified at whats
inside, like a pair of showgirls
shoes or personal letters intended
for some future descendant.
McBride, 60, said these well-provisioned packages of time and
space have fascinated mankind for
eons whether its the earthly
sounds and images of surf, wind,
thunder and animals placed aboard
the 1970s Voyager spacecraft, jewelry and chariots left in a pharaohs
tomb or the age-old castaways practice of slipping a note in a bottle
and throwing it into the sea.
Capsules let people in future
generations know about us and our
time, who we were, what was gong
on, he said. Maybe its egotistical,
but many people, including me,
dont like the idea that when they
die, its over. They want a piece of
themselves to live on.
Not only that, historians like
McBride know the types of artifacts that his ilk in generations to
come will find useful conversation
pieces. A decade ago in Boulder
City, he took part in planting a time
capsule beneath the large public
clock downtown for its opening in
future decades.
Rather than settle on newspapers, he wanted something more
personal.
So he included pages of his own
journal on a controversial construc-
DAYS GONE BY
100 years ago 1915
Plans are under way for the installation of a police telephone system
in Pottsville and it is probable that
within the next few weeks, a half
dozen telephones to be used by the
policemen will be placed in various
parts of town. This step is being taken in order that the policemen might
report to city hall several times
nightly, and not be forced to leave
their beats as they now do at night.
75 years ago 1940

Repairs and improvements that
are being made at their big plant
on Railroad Street, Pottsville, have
made it impossible for the Pottsville Steam Heat Co. to start the
fires of the big boilers, but today it
was announced that by Monday or
Tuesday of next week, providing
the cold weather continues, the
fires will be started and the heat
service put into effect.
Frank LaCross, Pearl Street,

Shamokin, was taken into custody
by police after he threatened his
family with a revolver, and inflicted
burns on his wifes neck with a red
hot stove lifter.
50 years ago 1965
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Dennis McBride, head of the Nevada State Museum, shows a newspaper from a 1954 time capsule.
tion project of the day, with portrayals of the behind-the-scenes story
that include the not-so-nice antics
of local politicians you wont find
in any newspaper account.
Sure, planting time capsules is
fun, but opening them is even better.
This spring, McBrides museum
received a call from Las Vegas city
workers with a tip on a mystery.
In 2008, officials had demolished
the downtown Campos Building,
the first state office complex in
southern Nevada, built in 1955 to
house agencies such as the Division
of Parole and Probation. The buildings cornerstone, which included a
cylindrical time capsule, was set
aside by demolition workers.
It remained stashed in a warehouse closet until recently, when
officials called with a question:
Would McBride and his staff
want to open it?
The answer: You bet.
For hours, a team worked like
archaeologists, sizing up and
finally prying loose the top of a
metal cylinder 15 inches long and
5 inches in diameter.
Then they excitedly popped the
capsule open, breathing in old
newspaper dust, decomposing glue
and stale air that signifies the passage of time.
The contents, however, were like
a pretty gift-wrapped box at Christmas containing underwear or
socks.
In other words, a dud.
There were the requisite copies
of newspapers of the day, the Sun
and the Las Vegas Review-Journal,
with a May 7, 1954, headline about
the French war in Indochina: Dien
Bien Phu Falls: French Jungle Fort
Overrun.
There was also a photograph of
Nevada Gov. Charles Russell and
various bureaucratic papers.
No surprises, McBride said
glumly.
This spring, Nevada officials
planted another time capsule at
McBrides museum just northeast
of downtown Las Vegas. Apparently no lessons were learned from
1954.
The rectangular metal box,
Shamokins Jewish community

plan to build synagogue in city
Plans to erect a synagogue
to serve the Jewish residents
of Shamokin were advanced
in the winter of 1893.
The Shamokin Herald of
Friday, Dec. 30, 1893, reported
the Jewish population of the
community had now reached
a number sufficient to maintain a place of worship and
the newspaper said it wished
them well on the project.
Efforts are now being
made to start the work as
soon as possible, the Herald
said. Those interested in
the movement will likely
select a site in the neighborhood of Trinity Episcopal
Church.
To stimulate interest as
well as to help raise funds for
C3
ments. The ceremony was

very impressive, after which
a tempting repast was
Jack
indulged in. During the dediLindermuth
cation quite an amount of
Sunday
money was subscribed.
Chronicles
Apparently this initial
effort to establish a synagogue failed as the congregation, first organized in 1887
the project, the Herald
and
chartered in 1903, met in
reported a Hebrew ladies
rented
quarters at several
aide society had been formed
with Mrs. A. Algaier elected locations until years later
as president and Mrs. Morris the Bnai Israel synagogue
Applebaum as secretary and was erected on Sunbury
Street.
treasurer.
(Lindermuth, a former ediAt the home of the latter
tor of The News-Item, is a
about 40 couples recently
assembled to attend the dedi- published author and historian for The Northumberland
cation of a lovely cabinet to
contain the Ten CommandCounty Historical Society.)
Fort Loudon celebrates Black Boys Rebellion

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FORT LOUDON Ten years before the

American Revolution, the Black Boys Rebellion took place in Franklin Countys own
backyard at the historic Fort Loudoun.
On the 250th anniversary of that rebellion,
area residents will observe the historic anniversary with a public celebration Sept. 25-27.
The Fort Loudoun Historical Society will
host the event to commemorate the actions
of James Smith and his Black Boys.
This event will tell the story of the conflict
that occurred after increasing tension
between settlers and Indians, which is the
heart of the Black Boys Rebellion.
Smith and his troops defended the Conococheague Valley from attacks during a conflict
in 1765. Smith was angered by attacks on his
friends and neighbors using weapons and
ammunition supplied by the illegal and reckless trade of arms between traders supported
by British and the Indian tribes.
This led to a rebellion of as many as 100
men who clashed with the British at Fort
Loudoun that year, ending with the British
surrender of the fort.
Guests to the event will experience firsthand what 18th century life was like on the
frontier, complete with cooking by the fire-
placed at the base of a budding ocotillo plant (so officials could find it
later) is intended to be opened in
time for the states 200th birthday
in 2064.
Gov. Brian Sandoval contributed
an autographed Nevada 150th anniversary commemorative license
plate, a photo of him and his family,
and a pen he used to sign legislation
during his first year in office.
Yawn.
McBride joked that day: Its better than bodies.
So, what would McBride like to
see in a future time capsule representing Las Vegas, circa 2015?
For openers, hed include a package of condoms. (This is Sin City.)
Then, maybe menus from popular restaurants on the Strip,
naughty Vegas toys from his
favorite souvenir shop near the
Stratosphere casino, and one of former Mayor Oscar Goodmans discarded gin bottles.
And if McBrides no longer alive,
maybe his corpse: Everyone wants
to go on forever.
Charles Trommeter, president;

Jack Wasserman, past president,
and Harold Furness, presidentelect, all representing Kiwanis
Club of Pottsville, will attend the
golden anniversary year convention of the Pennsylvania District
of Kiwanis International in Harrisburg. Convention sessions will
be held at the Penn-Harris Hotel.
Despite the inclement weather,

enthusiasm was up for the annual
Kiwanis Horse Show in Elysburg
with proceeds benefiting the organizations milk and eyeglass fund
for underprivileged children.
25 years ago 1990

The Pottsville City Council has
earmarked almost $170,000 in grant
money to help turn the Henry Clay
Room and the ballroom of the Necho
Allen into a cultural and community
Center. Officials of the Schuylkill
Chamber of Commerce told City
Council Tuesday that the citys participation in the project is essential.
The Coal Township Zoning Hearing Board gave unanimous approval to a variance exception, clearing
the way for the proposed prison to
be constructed in Brush Valley.
The Ralpho Township Muncipal

Authority was fined $875 by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources for violations
at the Elysburg sewer plant.
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A group of Black Boys Rebellion re-enactors fire their muskets in Fort Loudon as
part of a living-history lesson on colonial
life and early armed resistance to British
rule held last year.
side, live animals, tours of the fort and opportunities to meet the re-enactors in the camps.
The public is invited to the site starting at
6 p.m. Sept. 25 to see artifacts on loan from
the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission in the Patton House.
The main event starts at 9 a.m. Sept. 26,
Throughout the day, visitors will witness reenactors portraying prisoner rescues and
skirmishes between the sides, including one
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BY ELLEN CREAGER
DETROIT FREE PRESS
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (TNS) Rotaries.

Lobstah rolls. Beaches. Widows walks.
Cape Cod, Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket are the popular kids of summer vacation.
The Obamas just stayed two weeks on
trendy Marthas Vineyard. This summers
best-selling beach book, Rumors, is set in
tony Nantucket. Cape Cod is so coveted that
vacationers spend hours inching along in
miles of traffic just to get there.
Filled with New Englanders and New
Yorkers, the Cape and islands can make a
regular person from, say, Michigan, feel like
an outsider (Why does WBZ radio keep telling the weather for the Cayman Islands? I
ask, prompting my husband, normally a
nice guy but who, after all, is from Massachusetts, to laugh hysterically at my Midwest dimwit ears that cant hear Cape and
islands, which is what this area is collectively called).
There is, however, one thing that makes it
worthwhile to join the teeming throngs
spreading to Falmouth and Edgartown and
Oak Bluffs and Chatham and Nantucket and
Hyannis. Beauty. Sheer beauty.
That, and the feeling that you stepped into
a novel, where everything is more vivid than
in your plain old dull life back home.
Wheres the ferry?
The first problem people who are not from
the East have is figuring out where the heck
these places are. Is the Cape an island? How
far is Marthas Vineyard, and is that a city
or what? Where does Nantucket fit into the
picture?
So a basic geography lesson. All of them
are in Massachusetts. The Cape is part of
the mainland, south of Boston and Plymouth. It is an hour-long fast ferry trip from
Cape Cod to the islands of Nantucket or
Marthas Vineyard.
The Cape is 339 square miles, and the
Vineyard is 87, and Nantucket is 105. All of
them have cars and traffic jams. In winter,
lots of people still live on the Cape, but the
islands empty of vacationers.
Wealth-wise, Nantucket is the most exclusive, followed by the Vineyard, then the
Cape. History-wise, all of these places are
significant: settled by native people for a
thousand years and by Westerners since the
1600s.
Everyone on the Cape and islands thinks
they are special. Maybe they are.
The real star, however, is the climate. Temperate and mild in summer and winter, it
always smells good here, with a bracing salt
tang and the scent of scrub pines. The light
is gentle, with vivid riots of daisies and
effervescent blue hydrangeas. The houses
are a soothing gray. Down Cape, on the far
eastern edge, the Atlantic sweeps in hard on
the shore, but the rest of the beaches are
delightful and somewhat protected.
Where can a beginner start? Id recommend visiting Cape Cod in the fall September and October and taking day trips to
Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. Here are
a few tips to get you started:
ELLEN CREAGER/Detroit Free Press/TNS
Classic New England scene of the harbor in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard.
LOBSTER ADVICE
Lobster roll at Baxters, a Hyannis institution on Cape Cod.
A fisherman unloading his catch at

Hyannis Inner Harbor on Cape Cod in
Massachusetts.
Cape Cod: More than other destinations, you will feel the whispers and ghostly
presence of generations of vacationers who
have been here before you. It is big, so dont
try to see it all. First-timers should try to get
out to see the Cape Cod National Seashore, a
windswept and rather forbidding swath of
natural beauty. For fun, shop in downtown
Falmouth, wander the art shacks by the harbor in Hyannis, eat cantaloupe ice cream at
the famous Four Seas in Centerville; take a
whale watch tour. The Kennedy legacy is big
on the Cape; the Kennedy Museum in Hyannis is moderately interesting. You will find
excellent beaches all along the southern
Cape and warm water through September.
Fall is a great festival time, with the Scallop
Festival in September and the Wellfleet Oysterfest in October. By the time you leave,
youll be feeling like a local as you head off
Cape and over the bridge back to the real
world.
Nantucket: A carefully managed island
so pleasing to stroll that it looks like a movie
set. Thick cobblestone streets, soothing gray
cedar shake homes, old mansions of brick,
pale yellow and white. The stores are something to marvel at: cashmere shops, a store
with giant spherical clocks, a store with
Every restaurant on the Cape and islands has its claws into lobster rolls. With lobster
in season, lobster rolls (either plain, or more authentically, mixed with mayonnaise or
other secret ingredients) are on every menu. While they may be plentiful, they are not
cheap. A lobster roll meal with fries and coleslaw at the classic waterfront restaurant
Baxters in Hyannis is $23, while their chicken salad roll is $8.99.
Still. The best lobster rolls, with buns, a bit of lettuce and the lobster piled high in the
fold, is a delight for those who live far from the lobsters realm. Ranging from about $18
to $25, the sandwich sings of summer. It feels light. And its tasty.
One other note? Massachusetts folks are extremely particular about clam chowder.
While tourists might like big chunky potatoes in their chowder, locals prefer a more authentic, quite thin, almost gritty, white soup with plenty of clams.
It may sound like a lot of regulations and rules, I know. How thin the soup. What texture
the lobster. What owers to grow. What ferries to take. What nicknames are allowed. But
the Cape and the islands promise you, its worth it.
$2,000 handmade Nantucket baskets and a
dandy department store called Murrays
Toggery Shop. Do not miss the wonderful
whaling museum here, which illuminates
the islands past. Nantucket Restaurant
Week is in late September and the Nantucket Arts Festival is in October. Best deal on
the island? Shuttle buses that charge only $1
for a ride to the beach or elsewhere. A nickname for Nantucket is the Gray Lady, but
dont call it that in casual conversation or
people will look at you funny.
Marthas Vineyard: A joyful island
full of lively restaurants and nightlife, celebrities, conspicuous consumption and Jaws
tourism. Known by locals as the Vineyard,
it features notable architecture such as a
string of gingerbread cottages in Oak
Bluffs and the classic white town hall in
Edgartown. Interesting beaches include the
Oak Bluffs Town Beach (Inkwell) and State
Beach, where part of Jaws was filmed.
This island also has great African-American
heritage sites. The Food and Wine Festival is
in October. You will fit in even more if you
shop at the super-preppy Vineyard Vines
clothing store and wear that getup around
the island.
Gingerbread cottages in Oak Bluffs,

Marthas Vineyard, are among the top
attractions on the island. They were
built by Methodists who had first a
camp, then a small enclave on the
island to hold revival meetings. Now
they are all privately owned.
The Edgartown Town Hall was transformed into the Amity Town Hall for the movie
Jaws which was filmed on Marthas Vineyard.
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18:28 | BETZJAKE
OPINION
L ETTER
I N O UR O PINION
McDade
is obstacle
to contract
settlement
It was a disappointing week on the negotiation front for Shamokin Area School
District and its teachers union, which
began a strike Tuesday.
Unfortunately, we expect more of the
same this week at Line Mountain, where
teachers are expected to go on strike
Wednesday.
But we have a suggestion on how things
might improve: Get Mark McDade out of
the mix.
McDade is a UniServ representative who

has represented teachers unions for the
Pennsylvania State Education Association
(PSEA) at Line Mountain, Shamokin Area
and a handful of other regional districts
where teacher contracts remain unsettled.
After several years, his rhetoric has
become tiring, yet its as inflammatory
and counterproductive as ever.
Thursday evening, McDade couldnt
make a negotiation session scheduled at
Shamokin Area because he had to be at
one at Warrior Run School District.
Were not sure what constitutes a days
work for a PSEA rep, but isnt the existence of a working teachers strike, with
children out of school and families and
the community disrupted, cause enough
to make time for two negotiation sessions in one day?
What McDade did have time for Thursday was to distribute another manufactured press release in which several teachers were quoted. But the dramatic and
derogatory language toward the board
seemed classic McDade: unprofessional
conduct, thieves in the night, pandering to the public and accusing a board
member of treating students like cattle.
Enough.
Theres a thought among many local

school officials and their legal representatives that McDade is the common denominator in the unsettled negotiations. Line
Mountain would be at least the fourth district represented by McDade to go on
strike in the past year, with others looming.
Its no more fair to blame McDade completely than it is for him to continue
accusing school boards such as Line
Mountains as lying to the public. But
McDade is an obvious source of conflict,
and we believe the concept of cooler heads
prevailing is possible if he keeps a low
profile and allows local union representation to hammer out contracts with the
boards.
L ETTER P OLICY
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names will not be honored.
Full addresses and phone numbers are required to determine the authenticity of a letter. They will not be published.
Letters are subject to editing and should not exceed 300
words.
Libelous statements and personal abuse will be deleted.
Letters may be mailed or dropped off at the Shamokin or
Mount Carmel ofces of The News-Item, faxed to 570-6487581 or sent via e-mail to andy_h@newsitem.com. Persons
faxing or e-mailing letters should call to conrm their receipt.
Coal Crackers
take a break;
seek options
Legislators ponder
a stopgap budget
BY ROBERT SWIFT
HARRISBURG BUREAU CHIEF
C APITOL M ATTERS
HARRISBURG State
lawmakers plan to spend the
next couple of weeks considering a stopgap budget to
relieve pressure on state aid
recipients grappling without
payments due to the twomonth-old budget stalemate.
Whether this process goes
smoothly or is governed by
the same partisan fighting
that has characterized the
stalemate may depend upon
on how one defines a stopgap budget. Will it be something that provides state
funding for selected parties
such as school districts and
social service non-profits for
several months or a more
expansive bill that funds
state government at last
years levels?
The current stalemate differs from previous ones in
that Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed
the entire budget sent him
by the Republican-controlled
Legislature. State agencies
function and state employees are paid with existing
tax revenue due to previous
court rulings. But school districts have missed a $1 billion state subsidy payment
and nonprofits have gone
without aid since July. The
United Way of Pennsylvania
and seven other organiza-
tions called
last month
for a stopgap
budget.
One idea
being considered by GOP
lawmakers is
ROBERT
a four-month
stopgap covSWIFT
ering the
period retroactively to July 1 through
the end of October to fund
schools, nonprofits and other key services.
Wolf would rather concentrate on passing a complete budget and hasnt
made a decision on stopgap
funding, said spokesman
Jeff Sheridan.
A stopgap budget can be
useful if it provides a springboard for serious talks to
break the stalemate, said Bill
Patton, spokesman for
House Minority Leader
F rank Der mody, D-33,
Allegheny County.
Its not a replacement for
a longer term budget, he
added.
Wolf wants to boost funding for public education and
other programs and provide
school property tax relief
with a combination of tax
hikes and tax shifts. Those
goals would become harder
rswift@timesshamrock.com
to reach if the stopgap budget was viewed as one that

could sustain state government through the entire
2015-16 fiscal year.
Pennsylvania has had
only one stopgap experience
in recent decades. That came
midway through the 2009
stalemate when Gov. Ed Rendell signed a $11 billion stopgap budget that enabled state
workers to be paid.
But Rendell vetoed $13 billion in spending items from
the bill sent him, including
aid for schools, nonprofits,
higher education institutions and child care assistance.
Rendell said this was done
so no one would regard the
stopgap as a final budget.
The stalemate ended when a
$27 billion complete budget
was enacted two months later that year.
Prior to this Pennsylvania
last experienced a series of
stopgaps in the late 1960s
when the governor and Legislature were deadlocked
over introducing a state personal income tax to support
a growing state government.
That was a different era.
Pennsylvania had a two-year
budget cycle and a part-time
Legislature.
To the editor: It is with a

saddened heart that I write
this letter to all my friends
and members of the Coal
Crackers Club. We have kept
this organization alive for the
past 15 years, enjoying each
others company at our luncheons and summer picnics.
We have made so many new
friends and have been reacquainted with old friends we
hadnt seen in many years.
As many of you know,
Mike passed away Aug. 4
after suffering much pain in
the past two months. When
his time came, God came to
his rescue and relieved him
of that pain, and he just slept
away.
Without Mike, I am lost
and feel I cannot continue
with the arrangement of the
luncheons and picnics. Our
committee is hurting in so
many ways with health problems that it is impossible for
these wonderful people to
step up and take over the
work involved. The committee has discussed this situation and will be looking into
other options to keep the Coal
Crackers Club alive for the
future. Fifteen years has been
a wonderful adventure for all
of us.
I say thank you to each and
every member of the club
who has been faithful. I thank
the many speakers and entertainers that we had over the
years. I thank Brian and
Chris Masser and their staff
at Massers Restaurant for
the great service and meals
and Dick Knoebel of Knoebels Amusement Resort for
their hosting and catering of
the summer picnic. A special
thank you to Andy Heintzelman, editor of The NewsItem, and Mike Staugaitis,
staff reporter/photographer,
for keeping the Coal Crackers Club in the headlines of
the paper for all these years. I
am sure there are many others that I should be thanking.
Last but not least, my personal thanks to all the coordinators, past and present, who
made the Coal Crackers Club
a wonderful success for the
past 15 years. I am sure these
are the words Mike would
say to all of you. God bless
you all. Continue being a
coal cracker in your heart,
and remember all the good
times we had together.
Joan Muskey
Coordinator
If youre about to venture

downhill, take it step by step
With last years birthday,
I hit the big 6-oh. But I
must plead self-defense
because it hit me first.
On my 61st birthday, or
the little 6-one, I am
reminded on a daily basis
that the old gray guy aint
what he used to be.
T h at ve r y t h o u g h t
crossed my mind the other
day as I made my way up
the stairway at school, stepby-step. A couple of students breezed by me taking
two steps at a time.
They caused both of my
creaking and cracking
knees to croak in pain at
the very thought that I
might try to relive my
youth and go up steps two
or even three at a time.
Well, my knees had nothing to worry about. Even if
I could still do that, I dont
think I would. There are
certain advantages to
reaching a certain age and
I might as well take advantage of them.
Why should I be in a
hurry to get to the top of
the stairs? There will only
be something for me to do
once I get there. The task
will still be there whenever
I arrive.
This rationale is also
quite handy when it comes
to releasing me from any
feelings of guilt about why
I dont jog anymore.
I did do quite a bit of
running when I was a kid,
but that was due to a combination of a neighborhood
W ALT S W AY
full of kids
always on
the go and
the unbelievable
amount of
sugar I consumed.
WALT
When we
KOZLOWSKI
were kids,
we were
like 50-pound hummingbirds flitting from candy
bar to ice cream sandwich.
Even with all the running I
did, I never had much
speed or endurance.
Thats why I stayed away
from all the running events
during my brief junior
high track career. I was a
tad on the thin side then, so
I probably should have
stayed away from the javelin.
The other throwers kept
mistaking me for a javelin
and throwing me. Actually,
the flying through the air
part was fun, but the facefirst landings were not. I
was still picking sod out of
my braces weeks after I
quit the team.
Being on the far side of
60 provides a double benefit
when it comes to athletic
contests. If I happen to be
at a picnic or party held
near a field and somebody
decides to get up a friendly
game of softball, I am in an
enviable position.
As the captains choose
up sides, I am in the same
spot I was 45 to 55 years

ago. I am the last one or
next-to-last one chosen.
I have two options that I
wish I had when I was a
kid. The first is to decline
my nomination to the team
by pleading I have bad
knees or other joints of my
choice.
Then I can sit in the cool
of a shady tree sipping an
ice-cold bottle of water and
daydreaming about sitting
in the shade drinking an
ice-cold bottle of water.
If I do get talked into
playing, I am back in that
familiar field where the
worst-fielding junior league
outfielder is placed right
field.
Years of not practicing
something I was never
good at in the first place are
evident if someone should
happen to hit a fly ball in
my direction.
I still miss it and it still
hits me (usually in the
head), so the result is the
same as it was when I was
a kid. However, 50 years
ago my foul fielding was
blamed on my lack of talent.
I still lack talent at catching fly balls, but now the
other players blame it on
my age.
Age also comes in handy
when it comes to other
forms of exercise. Nobody
expects me to see me jogging or even walking brisk-
ly along a highway.
This is fine with me
because the last time I
jogged on a regular basis
was 30 years ago. Today I
would astound passing
motorists by jogging.
Back then, I just puzzled
passers-by who werent
sure if I was jogging very
slowly, walking rather fast
or tripping over roadside
litter.
My age even gives me an
excuse not to compete in
the new generations pastime of choice computer
or video games.
I have trouble remembering to collect $200 when
I pass Go in Monopoly or
when Im supposed to yell
Uno!
I would have no chance
whatsoever in slaying dragons or conquering other
planets while competing
with young people who
spend most of their waking
moments and some of
their sleeping moments
playing such games.
So, as I am content to
walk step-by-step past my
61st birthday while the
younger generations are
two-stepping past me.
I look at it this way. If am
about to reach the top of
the hill or already going
down the other side, Im
going to do it one step at a
time.
(Walt Kozlowski, a freelance writer from Mount
Carmel, composes Walts
Way for each Sunday
edition.)
B4
SCORECARD
CALENDAR
SCHEDULE
Line Mountain at Greenwood, 5:30
p.m.
Girls soccer
Bloomsburg at Mount Carmel, 4:30

p.m.
Hughesville at Southern Columbia,
4:30 p.m.
Shamokin at Midd-West, 7 p.m.
Williams Valley at Lourdes, 5 p.m.
Golf
Pottsville at Lourdes, 2 p.m.
Volleyball
Shamokin at Upper Dauphin, 5:30

p.m.
Field hockey
Line Mountain at Shikellamy, 4:30

p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Boys soccer
South Williamsport at Mount Carmel,

4:30 p.m.
Muncy at Southern Columbia, 4:30
p.m.
Milton at Shamokin, 7 p.m.
Williams Valley at Lourdes, 5 p.m.
Benton at Line Mountain, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 17
Boys soccer
Mount Carmel at Millville, 4:30 p.m.

Southern Columbia at Benton, 4:30
p.m.
Shamokin at Central Mountain, 7
p.m.
Lourdes at Weatherly, 4:15 p.m.
Millersburg at Line Mountain, 4 p.m.
Field hockey
Line Mountain at Susquenita, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer
Line Mountain at Lourdes, 5 p.m.
Golf
Marian at Lourdes, 2 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18
Southern Columbia at Shamokin, 7

p.m.
Lewisburg at Mount Carmel, 7 p.m.
Line Mountain at Millersburg, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19
Boys soccer
Muncy at Mount Carmel, 11 a.m.

Montgomery at Southern Columbia,
11 a.m.
Field hockey
Field hockey
Southern Columbia at Warrior Run

Tournament, 11 a.m.
Girls soccer
Muncy at Mount Carmel, 1:30 p.m.

Loyalsock at Southern Columbia, 3
p.m.
Lewisburg at Shamokin, 11 a.m.
Lourdes at Minersville, 10 a.m.
Susquenita at Line Mountain,
Milton at Southern Columbia, 4:30

p.m.
Line Mountain at Lancaster Country
Day, 4 p.m.
Cross country
Mount Carmel, Sullivan County at

Selinsgrove, 5 p.m.
Milton, Southern Columbia, Central
Mountain at Shamokin, 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Pine Grove at Lourdes, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Girls soccer
Mount Carmel at Millville, 4:30 p.m.

Shamokin at Loyalsock, 4:30 p.m.
Lourdes at Schuylkill Haven, 7 p.m.
Line Mountain at East Juniata, 4:30
p.m.
Golf
Pine Grove at Lourdes, 2 p.m.
Field hockey
Line Mountain at Big Spring, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer
Southern Columbia at Warrior Run,

4:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Shamokin at Williams Valley, 5:30

p.m.
Girls soccer
Volleyball
Shamokin at York Suburban Tournament
Monday, Sept. 21
Boys soccer
Nativity at Lourdes, 5 p.m.
Girls soccer
Mount Carmel at St. John Neumann,

4:30 p.m.
Shamokin at Southern Columbia, 4:30
p.m.
Susquenita at Line Mountain, 4 p.m.
Field hockey
Line Mountain at Mifflin County, 4

p.m.
Golf
Jim Thorpe at Lourdes, 2 p.m.
Volleyball
Berwick at Shamokin, 5:30 p.m.

Lourdes at North Schuylkill, 7 p.m.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

AMERICAN
East
W L T
New England
1 0 0
Buffalo
0 0 0
Miami
0 0 0
N.Y. Jets
0 0 0
South
W L T
Houston
0 0 0
Indianapolis
0 0 0
Jacksonville
0 0 0
Tennessee
0 0 0
North
W L T
Baltimore
0 0 0
Cincinnati
0 0 0
Cleveland
0 0 0
Pittsburgh
0 1 0
West
W L T
Denver
0 0 0
Kansas City
0 0 0
Oakland
0 0 0
San Diego
0 0 0
NATIONAL
East
W L T
Dallas
0 0 0
N.Y. Giants
0 0 0
Philadelphia
0 0 0
Washington
0 0 0
South
W L T
Atlanta
0 0 0
Carolina
0 0 0
New Orleans
0 0 0
Tampa Bay
0 0 0
North
W L T
Chicago
0 0 0
Detroit
0 0 0
Green Bay
0 0 0
Minnesota
0 0 0
West
Pct. PF PA
1.000 28 21
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
Pct. PF PA
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
Pct. PF PA
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 21 28
Pct. PF PA
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
Pct. PF PA
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
Pct. PF PA
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
Pct. PF PA
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
W
Arizona
0
San Francisco 0
Seattle
0
St. Louis
0
L
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
Pct. PF PA
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
.000 0 0
Thursdays score
New England 28, Pittsburgh 21
Todays games
Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
Baltimore at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Mondays games
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20
p.m.
Thursday, Sep. 17
Denver at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Sep. 20
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Houston at Carolina, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Miami at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m.
Seattle at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 21
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
BASEBALL Suspended St. Louis C
Cody Stanley for 80 games for testing
positive for a performance-enhancing
substance in violation of Major League
Baseballs Joint Drug Prevention and
Treatment Program.
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES Recalled
OF Slade Heathcott and C Gary Sanchez
from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Activated
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Charles Sacavage Memorial Golf Tournament

The Mount Carmel Area Fraternal Order of Eagles annual golf tournament,
Saturday, Oct. 10, at Three Ponds Golf Course. Prices are $65 for non-members, $45 for Three Ponds members and $50 for hole sponsorship. Format is a
blind pairing scramble. Two-man teams are paired randomly with other twoman teams to determine score. For additional information call Charles Feifer
(570-205-2737), Greg Sacavage (570-205-6650) or the Eagles at 570-339-1539.
Shamokin Area Sports Passes
On sale in the middle/high school principals ofce daily, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Adult passes are $50. Student passes are $10. Senior citizens 65 and older
can receive a free gold pass with proper identication. Reserved seat tickets
for home football games are also available for $27.50 for ve games.
MCA Season Tickets and VIT Passes
Season tickets on sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily in the high school athletic
ofce. Cost for a book of season tickets is $25, a $5 discount over game tickets purchased individually. There are four versions of the MCA VIT season
passes: Senior Citizen Pass, $20, good to all MCA regular athletic events for a
5-year period. Must be age 62 or older. VIT White Pass, $35, good for all MCA
regular athletic events, excluding football, for one school year. VIT Red Pass,
$65, good for all MCA regular athletic events, including football, for one
school year. This allows admission into football games, but does not guarantee a specic seat. VIT Student Pass, $20, good for all MCA regular athletic
events for one school year. Must be student enrolled at MCA to be eligible to
purchase.
Shamokin Youth Basketball League
Registration dates and times: Tuesday, Sept. 15; Thursday, Sept. 17; Tuesday, Sept. 22; Thursday, Sept. 24; Thursday, Oct. 1; Saturdays, Sept. 12-19-26,
and Oct. 3. All sessions are at the Legion gym. Tuesday and Thursdays are 68 p.m. Saturdays are 9 a.m. to noon.
Golf Tournament
Annual Northwestern Academy and Northumberland County Juvenile
Court Advisory Board Golf Tournament, Monday, Oct. 12 at Indian Hills Golf
and Tennis Club. Registration is 9 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Entrance
fee is $80 per golfer with 18 hole best ball scramble, golf cart, dinner and
door prizes included. For information, contact Bill Rossnock at 570-495-2175
or Christine Jacoby at 570-644-5345.
North Schuylkill Sports Passes
North Schuylkill sports passes are now on sale in the athletic office.
Passes permit free admission to all home athletic events for the 2015-16
school year. Season passes may be purchased weekdays, between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Passes may also be purchased at all home athletic
events. The cost for a student season pass is $25; adult season passes are
$60. Please make checks payable to: North Schuylkill Athletic Department.
Senior citizens are eligible for a free lifetime Admittance pass, which is good
for all home athletic events. Passes are available in the athletic office.
Seniors should bring a form of identication to verify age.
Team Yoder Fun-Raiser Golf Scramble
A four-person scramble will be held at Indian Hills Golf Club, Friday. Sept.
18. to benet the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration and lunch
from 11 am to 12:15 p.m., with a shotgun start at 12;30 p.m. Dinner will be
served and awards presented at 5:30 p.m. Participation is $100 per player,
which includes golf, carts, lunch, prizes, refreshments on course and dinner.
Guests can come for dinner only for $30. Hole sponsorsships are available for
$100. John Yoder was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2014. He recently
received almost a year of treatment, including a bone marrow transplant. In
July 2015, he won the rst ght, as his condition improved to remission. There
is still much to be done to combat this terrible disease. You can help. If interested, call 570-644-1972 or email Don Spieller at ihgcproshop@aol.com.
Cabrini Wood Bat Tournament
Wooden bat baseball tournament, Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4, at
the Cabrini Baseball Complex. Teams are still needed. Players can be from
age 12 up to seniors in high school. For more information, call John Delorso
at 570-975-9985 or 570-373-1111.
Monday, Sept. 14
Boys soccer
22:27 | ROTHCHARLE
RHP Matt Belisle from the 15-day DL.

FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS Signed DT Andre
Fluellen.
CHICAGO BEARS Terminated the
contract of LB Sam Acho. Signed LB Lamin Barrow from the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS Signed
RB Shaun Draughn from the practice
squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Signed
LB Houston Bates from the practice
squad. Terminated the contract of DE
Frank Kearse.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York
Washington
Miami
Atlanta
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
East Division
W
L
GB
61
70
81
86
88
.567
.504 9
.43019.5
.39424.5
.38026.5
88
85
82
62
60
54
56
58
80
81
.620
.603 2.5
.586 5
.437 26
.42627.5
Central Division
W
L
West Division
W
L
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Arizona
San Diego
Colorado
Pct
80
71
61
56
54
80
73
68
67
59
60
68
73
75
82
Pct
GB
Pct
GB
.571
.518 7.5
.48212.5
.472 14
.41821.5
Saturdays scores
Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 1
Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 2, comp. of
susp. game
Pittsburgh 10, Milwaukee 2
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, late
Miami 2, Washington 0
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, late
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, late
San Diego at San Francisco, late
Colorado at Seattle, late
Todays games
St. Louis (Wacha 15-5) at Cincinnati
(R.Iglesias 3-7), 1:10 p.m.
Washington (Scherzer 11-11) at
Miami (B.Hand 4-5), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Haren 9-9) at Philadelphia (Harang 5-15), 1:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Jungmann 9-6) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 10-7), 1:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-10) at Atlanta
(Weber 0-1), 1:35 p.m.
San Diego (Rea 2-2) at San Francisco
(Leake 9-8), 4:05 p.m.
Colorado (K.Kendrick 5-12) at Seattle
(Paxton 3-3), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 16-3) at Arizona (Corbin 5-3), 4:10 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto
New York
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Boston
East Division
W
L
81
77
69
68
67
60
63
72
73
74
Central Division
W
L
Kansas City
Minnesota
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
Texas
Los Angeles
Seattle
Oakland
Pct
GB
.574
.550
.489
.482
.475
3.5
12
13
14
Pct
GB
84
73
69
66
64
57
67
70
73
76
.596
.52110.5
.496 14
.475 17
.45719.5
76
74
71
68
60
65
66
69
74
81
.539
.529
.507
.479
.426
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
1.5
4.5
8.5
16
Saturdays scores
Kansas City 14, Baltimore 6
Toronto 9, N.Y. Yankees 5, 11 innings,
1st game
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, late, 2nd
game
Boston 10, Tampa Bay 4
Detroit at Cleveland, ppd., rain
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox,
late
Oakland at Texas, late
Houston at L.A. Angels, late
Colorado at Seattle, late
Todays games
Toronto (Dickey 10-10) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 11-6), 1:05 p.m.
Boston (R.Hill 0-0) at Tampa Bay
(Smyly 2-2), 1:10 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 1-5) at Cleveland (Bauer 11-11), 1:10 p.m., 1st game
Minnesota (Gibson 9-10) at Chicago
White Sox (Sale 12-8), 2:10 p.m.
Oakland (Doubront 3-1) at Texas (Ch.
Gonzalez 2-5), 3:05 p.m.
Houston (Fiers 2-1) at L.A. Angels
(Heaney 6-3), 3:35 p.m.
Colorado (K.Kendrick 5-12) at Seattle
(Paxton 3-3), 4:10 p.m.
Detroit (Wolf 0-3) at Cleveland
(Carrasco 12-10), 4:40 p.m., 2nd game
Kansas City (Cueto 2-5) at Baltimore
(W.Chen 8-7), 8:05 p.m.
Maness
1 1 0 0 1 2
Cincinnati
DeSclafani W,9-10 6 4 1 1 1 10
Cingrani H,7
1 0 0 0 2 0
Badenhop H,5
1 1 0 0 0 1
Ju.Diaz
1 0 0 0 0 2
Siegrist pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
WP:Cingrani.
Umpires:Home, Jim Joyce. First, Greg
Gibson. Second, Chad Fairchild. Third, Pat Hoberg.
T:3:02. A:41,137 (42,319).
Royals 14, Orioles 6

Kansas City
AGordn lf
Zobrist 2b
L.Cain cf
Hosmer 1b
KMorls dh
Mostks 3b
S.Perez c
Butera c
Rios rf
AEscor ss
Totals
Boston
ab
Betts cf
4
Pedroia 2b 4
Rutledg pr-2b 0
Bogarts ss 4
Marrer ss 1
Ortiz dh
4
Craig pr-dh 1
T.Shaw 1b 4
Sandovl 3b 5
RCastll lf
5
Swihart c
5
BrdlyJr rf
3
Toronto
New York
Totals
h bi
0 0
2 1
1 0
3 1
0 0
0 0
1 2
0 0
0 0
2 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
42 5 10 5
000 130 010 04 9

110 200 010 00 5
DP:Toronto 1, New York 2. LOB:Toronto 7, New

York 8. 2B:Bird (4). HR:Revere (1), Bautista 2 (35),
Encarnacion (32), Gardner (14), A.Rodriguez
(31), Headley (11). SBNoel (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Toronto
Estrada
5 6 4 4 1 2
Lowe
1 0 0 0 0 1
Aa.Sanchez
1 0 1 1 2 0
Cecil BS,3-8
.1 1 0 0 0 0
Osuna
1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Loup
.2 1 0 0 0 1
Hendriks W,5-0
.1 2 0 0 0 0
Tepera S,1-1
1 0 0 0 0 1
New York
Pineda
5.1 6 4 4 2 5
Ju.Wilson
1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Betances
1.1 2 1 1 0 2
A.Miller
2 0 0 0 0 4
Mitchell L,0-2
.1 0 3 3 2 1
Shreve
.1 1 1 1 3 1
Goody
.1 0 0 0 0 0
Estrada pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Aa.Sanchez pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Hendriks pitched to 2 batters in the 11th.
HBP:by Mitchell (Pennington). WP:Cecil.
Umpires:Home, Dale Scott. First, Joe West. Second, Chris Guccione. Third, Cory Blaser.
T:4:32. A:0 (49,638).
Reds 5, Cardinals 1
St. Louis
ab
MCrpnt 3b-3b 4
Pisctty lf
4
Heywrd cf 4
MrRynl 1b-3b 2
MAdms ph 1
Kozma 2b
0
Moss rf-1b 4
Wong 2b
2
Grichk ph
0
Cishek p
0
Siegrist p
0
Maness p 0
Jay ph
1
T.Cruz c
4
GGarci ss 2
Lynn p
2
JhPerlt ph 1
Pham rf
0
Totals
31
St. Louis
Cincinnati
r
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
h bi
2 0
1 0
2 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
5 1
Cincinnati
BHmltn cf
Schmkr lf
LaMarr lf
Votto 1b
Phillips 2b
Bruce rf
Frazier 3b
Suarez ss
Brnhrt c
DeSclfn p
Cingrn p
Boesch ph
Badnhp p
DJssJr ph
Ju.Diaz p
ab
4
3
0
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
0
r
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
h bi
0 0
1 3
0 0
0 1
0 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
2 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Totals
30 5 6 5
100 000 000 1

000 030 11x 5
E:Wong (16), G.Garcia (3). DP:St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 1. LOB:St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 8. 2B:
M.Carpenter (35), Bruce (33). HR:Schumaker
(1). SBVotto (11), Frazier (12). SF:Votto.
IP H R ER BB SO
St. Louis
Lynn L,11-10
6 4 3 3 3 3
Cishek
.1 0 1 0 2 0
Siegrist
.2 1 1 1 0 1
ab
5
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
r
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
h bi
2 2
2 0
0 0
2 3
1 1
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
Totals
35 6 11 6
010 005 503 14

103 000 020 6
Totals
r
3
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Boston
Tampa Bay
h bi
2 1
2 3
0 0
1 0
1 0
3 4
0 0
1 2
0 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
Tampa Bay
ab r
Jaso dh
4 1
Sizemr lf 4 0
Longori 3b 3 0
Shaffer 3b 1 1
Forsyth 2b 1 0
TBckh 2b 1 0
ACarer ss 2 0
Frnkln ss 2 0
Loney 1b 3 0
JButler rf 1 0
SouzJr rf 2 0
Nava rf-1b 2 1
Kiermr cf 1 1
Mahtok ph-cf2 0
Arencii c 2 0
Maile ph-c 2 0
40 10 13 10 Totals
33 4
h bi
1 2
1 0
1 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 1
7 4
302 210 200 10

000 020 110 4
E:A.Cabrera (9). DP:Boston 1. LOB:Boston 7,

Tampa Bay 5. 2B:Pedroia (17), Bradley Jr. (14),
Longoria (30), Maile (1). HR:Betts (15), Pedroia
(10), Ortiz 2 (34), T.Shaw (10), Jaso (3), Shaffer
(3). SBBetts (18). CSR.Castillo (4), Sizemore
(3).
IP H R ER BB SO
Boston
Porcello W,8-12
7 5 3 3 3 8
Hembree
1 1 1 1 0 1
M.Barnes
1 1 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay
M.Moore L,1-4
5 9 8 6 1 3
Yates
1 0 0 0 1 0
Riefenhauser
1 3 2 2 0 0
Andriese
1 1 0 0 1 0
Bellatti
1 0 0 0 0 0
HBP:by Yates (Betts).
Umpires:Home, Adam Hamari. First, Angel
Hernandez. Second, Chris Conroy. Third, Ted
Barrett.
T:2:56. A:20,698 (31,042).
Marlins 2, Nationals 0
Rendon 3b
Espinos 2b
Harper rf
Werth lf
Dsmnd ss
WRams c
MTaylr cf
TMoore 1b
Roark p
Solis p
TTurnr ph
J.Ross p
Thrntn p
dnDkkr ph
Grace p
r
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Reimld lf
MMchd 3b
C.Davis 1b
A.Jones cf
GParra rf
Wieters c
Schoop 2b
Pareds dh
JHardy ss
Red Sox 10, Rays 4
First GameToronto
New York
ab
Ellsury cf 5
Gardnr lf 4
Beltran rf 5
BMcCn c 5
Noel pr
0
JMrphy c 0
ARdrgz dh 3
Pirela pr-dh 0
Ackley ph-dh1
Headly 3b 5
Bird 1b
5
Gregrs ss 5
Drew 2b
4
Baltimore
E:A.Escobar (11), A.Jones (3), M.Machado

(18). DP:Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1. LOB:Kansas
City 4, Baltimore 12. 2B:L.Cain (31), K.Morales
(41), Rios (17), J.Hardy (11). HR:Moustakas 2
(18), Reimold (5), A.Jones (26). SF:G.Parra.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Ventura W,11-8 5.2 8 4 4 3 5
Madson H,16
.1 0 0 0 0 1
M.Almonte
1 1 0 0 0 2
Hochevar
0 2 2 2 2 0
W.Davis
1 0 0 0 0 1
L.Coleman
1 0 0 0 1 1
Baltimore
Tillman
5.1 4 4 4 2 3
Matusz L,1-4 BS,1-1 0 1 2 2 1 0
Roe
.2 2 0 0 0 0
McFarland
.1 4 5 5 1 0
Jas.Garcia
1.2 0 0 0 0 2
S.Johnson
1 3 3 3 1 0
Matusz pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Hochevar pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
HBP:by Ventura (C.Davis, M.Machado), by
M.Almonte (A.Jones).
Umpires:Home, Tripp Gibson. First, Gabe
Morales. Second, Sam Holbrook. Third, Mark
Carlson.
T:3:40. A:35,439 (45,971).
Blue Jays 9, Yankees 5, 11 innings

r h bi
1 2 2
0 0 1
3 2 3
1 2 2
1 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
0 1 0
0 1 0
0 0 1
1 0 0
0 0 0
9 10 9
ab r h bi
4 2 1 0
5 1 2 0
5 2 1 1
3 3 1 1
3 3 1 0
5 3 3 9
5 0 2 3
0 0 0 0
5 0 3 0
5 0 0 0
40 14 14 14
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
ab
Revere lf
6
Dnldsn 3b 5
Bautist rf
4
Encrnc dh 4
Pompy pr
0
Smoak ph-dh 1
Tlwtzk ss
1
Pnngtn 2b-ss 3
Colaell 1b 4
DNavrr c
4
Goins 2b-ss 4
RuMrtn ph 0
Kawsk pr-2b 0
Pillar cf
5
Totals
41
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Totals
ab
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
r
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
h bi
2 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Miami
DGordn 2b
Yelich cf-lf
Prado 3b
Bour 1b
Dietrch lf
Gillespi cf
Realmt c
ISuzuki rf
Rojas ss
Frnndz p
Telis ph
Brrclgh p
Lazo p
McGeh ph
BMorrs p
ARams p
29 0 3 0 Totals
Washington
Miami
ab
4
4
3
4
3
0
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
32
r h bi
0 1 0
2 1 0
0 2 0
0 1 1
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 1 1
0 3 0
0 1 0
0 1 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2 12 2
000 000 000 0

000 110 00x 2
E:Desmond (24), Yelich (2). DP:Washington

4, Miami 1. LOB:Washington 4, Miami 8. 2B:
Rendon (12), Yelich (22). SBT.Turner (2).
CSRealmuto (4).
IP H R ER BB SO
Washington
Roark L,4-5
4.2 8 2 2 1 2
Solis
.1 1 0 0 0 0
J.Ross
.2 2 0 0 0 1
Thornton
1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Grace
1 0 0 0 0 0
Miami
Fernandez W,5-0 5 2 0 0 1 7
Barraclough H,4 .2 0 0 0 1 0
Lazo H,1
.1 0 0 0 0 0
B.Morris H,14
2 0 0 0 0 3
A.Ramos S,27-33 1 1 0 0 0 3
HBP:by Roark (Dietrich).
Umpires:Home, Larry Vanover. First, Tom
Woodring. Second, Vic Carapazza. Third, Ron
Kulpa.
T:2:28. A:20,235 (37,442).
Pirates 10, Brewers 2

Milwaukee
ab
Segura ss 4
HPerez 3b 4
Braun rf
4
LSchfr cf
0
KDavis lf
3
Lind 1b
3
DoSntn cf-rf 3
Sardins 2b 2
CJimnz p
0
Knebel p
0
Gennett ph 1
Ashley c
4
ZDavis p
1
Lohse p
1
EHerrr 2b
1
Totals
h bi
1 0
0 0
2 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 1
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
Pittsburgh
ab r h bi
GPolnc rf 4 1 0 0
JHrrsn lf-3b 4 2 4 0
McCtch cf 5 1 1 1
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
Scahill p 0 0 0 0
ArRmr 3b 3 1 2 2
SRdrgz lf 1 0 0 0
NWalkr 2b 2 2 0 0
E.Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
Flormn 2b 0 0 0 0
Cervelli c 4 0 1 1
Stewart c 1 0 0 0
PAlvrz 1b 2 1 1 0
Mercer ss 3 1 1 1
Locke p
2 0 0 0
JHughs p 0 0 0 0
Morse ph 1 1 1 4
Decker cf 0 0 0 0
31 2 6 2 Totals
33 10 11 9
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
r
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
000 000 110 2

005 100 40x 10
E:Do.Santana (1). DP:Milwaukee 1, Pittsburgh

1. LOB:Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 8. 2B:Braun
(27), Do.Santana (4), Gennett (15), Lohse (1),
J.Harrison (21), Ar.Ramirez 2 (28). HR:Morse (5).
SLocke. SF:Sardinas.
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
Z.Davies L,1-1
3.2 6 6 6 5 3
Lohse
2.1 3 0 0 0 2
C.Jimenez
1 2 4 4 3 1
Knebel
1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh
Locke W,8-10
6.1 3 1 1 2 7
J.Hughes
.2 0 0 0 0 0
Blanton
1 2 1 1 0 1
Scahill
1 1 0 0 1 0
Saturdays Scores
EAST
Albany (NY) 35, Rhode Island 7

Alderson-Broaddus 19, St. Josephs (Ind.) 0
Alfred 32, RPI 20
American International 44, S. Connecticut 13
Becker 37, MIT 26
Bloomsburg 20, California (Pa.) 13
Boston College 76, Howard 0
Concord 27, Fairmont St. 10
Cortland St. 61, Framingham St. 49
Dickinson 10, Juniata 0
Franklin & Marshall 16, Muhlenberg 15
Gannon 44, Cheyney 6
Gettysburg 22, Ursinus 15
Hartwick 41, Apprentice 14
Hobart 28, Endicott 17
Kean 47, Bridgewater (Mass.) 21
Kutztown 34, Indiana (Pa.) 33
LIU Post 40, Assumption 31
Lebanon Valley 37, Misericordia 9
McKendree 50, West Liberty 27
Merchant Marine 14, Coast Guard 3
Mercyhurst 37, West Chester 35
Nichols 51, Anna Maria 29
Norwich 48, St. Lawrence 42
Penn St. 27, Buffalo 14
Plymouth St. 9, Mount Ida 6
Seton Hill 27, Lock Haven 10
Shepherd 45, Charleston (WV) 25
Shippensburg 20, Edinboro 13
St. Anselm 31, Pace 14
St. Vincent 28, Waynesburg 21
Syracuse 30, Wake Forest 17
UConn 22, Army 17
Urbana 30, W. Virginia St. 23
Washington St. 37, Rutgers 34
West Virginia 41, Liberty 17
Widener 43, Kings (Pa.) 20
SOUTH
Alabama 37, Middle Tennessee 10

Auburn 27, Jacksonville St. 20, OT
Bowie St. 34, Brevard 21
Bowling Green 48, Maryland 27
Carson-Newman 20, Shorter 7
Central St. (Ohio) 49, Clark Atlanta 12
Charlotte 34, Presbyterian 10
Chattanooga 44, Mars Hill 34
Clemson 41, Appalachian St. 10
Faulkner 47, Blueeld South 35
Florida St. 34, South Florida 14
Georgia 31, Vanderbilt 14
Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10
Guilford 55, Methodist 7
Houston 34, Louisville 31
Jacksonville 17, Newberry 14
Johns Hopkins 59, Susquehanna 7
Johnson C. Smith 38, Kentucky St. 14
Limestone 39, Kentucky Wesleyan 34
Lincoln (Pa.) 28, NC Wesleyan 17
Lindsey Wilson 24, Georgetown (Ky.) 17
Livingstone 48, Va. Lynchburg 19
Mississippi 73, Fresno St. 21
Moravian 40, McDaniel 8
Notre Dame 34, Virginia 27
Point (Ga.) 36, Pikeville 33
Reinhardt 52, Kentucky Christian 3
Richmond 31, Hampton 28
Rochester 45, Catholic 28
Samford 58, Florida A&M 21
Shenandoah 42, Ferrum 27
Southern Miss. 52, Austin Peay 6
St. Xavier 24, Ave Maria 21
Stevenson 38, Lycoming 14
Thomas More 84, Hanover 7
VMI 43, Morehead St. 40
Virginia St. 40, Tusculum 13
Virginia Tech 42, Furman 3
Virginia Union 42, St. Augustines 7
Washington & Lee 28, Sewanee 10
Webber 35, Campbellsville 25
Wesley 44, Frostburg St. 3
Wis.-Whitewater 62, Belhaven 6
MIDWEST
Albion 60, Augustana (Ill.) 49

Ashland 31, Walsh 24
Augsburg 54, Concordia (Wis.) 21
Augustana (SD) 41, St. Cloud St. 27
Beloit 41, Grinnell 31
Bluffton 38, Baldwin-Wallace 26
Cent. Methodist 31, Culver-Stockton 13
Cent. Michigan 31, Monmouth (NJ) 10
Central 23, Monmouth (Ill.) 17, OT
Coe 50, Cornell (Iowa) 3
Colorado Mines 42, William Jewell 7
Concordia (Mich.) 42, Anderson (Ind.) 26
Dakota Wesleyan 55, Briar Cliff 14
Dickinson St. 24, Jamestown 14
Doane 31, Midland 10
Elmhurst 13, Hope 7
Emporia St. 45, Cent. Missouri 34
Eureka 55, Martin Luther 21
Grand Valley St. 27, Ohio Dominican 24
Grand View 47, Evangel 21
Gustavus 49, Lake Forest 0
Illinois 44, W. Illinois 0
Illinois Wesleyan 49, Alma 14
Kalamazoo 16, Millikin 13
Knox 23, Carleton 20
Lawrence 51, Maranatha Baptist 6
Luther 34, St. Olaf 16
Mayville St. 51, Trinity Bible 14
Michigan 35, Oregon St. 7
Michigan Tech 28, Malone 27
Minn. St.-Moorhead 30, Concordia (St.P.) 28
Minn.-Morris 19, Greenville 13
Missouri St. 21, Chadron St. 13
Missouri Valley 34, Benedictine (Kan.) 31, OT
Missouri Western 26, Cent. Oklahoma 16
Morningside 86, Nebraska Wesleyan 10
N. Dakota St. 41, Weber St. 14
N. Illinois 57, Murray St. 26
N. Iowa 38, E. Washington 35
N. Michigan 31, Quincy 14
North Central 41, Trine 7
Northwestern 41, E. Illinois 0
Notre Dame Coll. 42, Virginia-Wise 0
Ohio Northern 29, Utica 22
Ohio St. 38, Hawaii 0
Olivet 42, Carthage 32
Peru St. 44, Avila 10
Purdue 38, Indiana St. 14
Robert Morris-Chicago 28, Valley City St. 14
Rockford 14, Ripon 13
Sacred Heart 56, Valparaiso 3
Siena Heights 42, Missouri Baptist 35
Sioux Falls 45, Minn.-Crookston 21
St. Francis (Ill.) 13, Lincoln (Mo.) 10
St. Johns (Minn.) 56, Buena Vista 7
St. Norbert 41, North Park 31
St. Scholastica 22, Mac Murray 10
St. Thomas (Minn.) 51, Wis.-LaCrosse 7
Tifn 40, Saginaw Valley St. 0
Upper Iowa 34, Mary 16
Wartburg 24, Bethel (Minn.) 14
Wayne (Mich.) 21, Truman St. 20
Westminster (Mo.) 27, Iowa Wesleyan 6
Wheaton (Ill.) 49, Adrian 0
Winona St. 38, Minot St. 7
Wis.-Oshkosh 86, Finlandia 0
Wis.-Stout 52, Loras 42
Wisconsin 58, Miami (Ohio) 0
FAR WEST
Angelo St. 48, Western St. (Col.) 20

Claremont-Mudd 27, Lewis & Clark 7
Colorado 48, UMass 14
E. Michigan 48, Wyoming 29
Fort Lewis 41, Okla. Panhandle St. 20
George Fox 39, Redlands 35
Lineld 52, Chapman 14
Minnesota 23, Colorado St. 20, OT
Montana Tech 19, Carroll (Mont.) 10
Occidental 46, Puget Sound 41
Rocky Mountain 46, Montana St.-Northern 0
S. Oregon 30, E. Oregon 27
W. Montana 24, Coll. of Idaho 20

W. Oregon 31, Simon Fraser 14
Washington 49, Sacramento St. 0
Whitworth 47, Whittier 11
SOUTHWEST
E. Texas Baptist 56, Texas College 14

Kansas St. 30, UTSA 3
SW Assemblies of God 20, Austin 17
TCU 70, Stephen F. Austin 7
Texas Tech 69, UTEP 20
Toledo 16, Arkansas 12
Wayland Baptist 44, Howard Payne 34
No. 9 NOTRE DAME 34, VIRGINIA 27

Notre Dame ..........12 0 14 8 34
Virginia .................0 14 0 13 27
First Quarter
ND Smythe 7 pass from Kizer (run failed),
9:29.
ND FG Yoon 32, 3:09.
ND FG Yoon 45, :07.
Second Quarter
UVa Butts 2 pass from M.Johns (Frye kick),
10:54.
UVa Johnson 42 pass from M.Johns (Frye
kick), 3:04.
Third Quarter
ND Fuller 59 pass from Zaire (Yoon kick),
7:04.
ND Prosise 24 run (Yoon kick), :54.
Fourth Quarter
UVa M.Johns 4 run (Frye kick), 13:42.
UVa Reid 1 run (pass failed), 1:54.
ND Fuller 39 pass from Kizer (Hunter Jr.
pass from Kizer), :12.
A 0.
ND
UVa
First downs
20
22
Rushes-yards
34-253
30-127
Passing
207
289
Comp-Att-Int
15-30-0
26-38-0
Return Yards
48
11
Punts-Avg.
4-55.8
5-47.2
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-1
Penalties-Yards
4-40
9-55
Time of Possession
26:37
33:23
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING Notre Dame, Prosise 17-155,
Zaire 10-87, Adams 3-10, Carlisle 1-2, Kizer 2-1,
Hunter Jr. 1-(minus 2). Virginia, Mizzell 18-66,
Zaccheaus 2-39, Reid 5-23, M.Johns 5-(minus
1).
PASSING Notre Dame, Zaire 7-18-0-115,
Kizer 8-12-0-92. Virginia, M.Johns 26-38-0-289.
RECEIVING Notre Dame, Fuller 5-124,
Brown 3-41, Prosise 3-20, Carlisle 2-4, Robinson
1-11, Smythe 1-7. Virginia, Severin 11-153, Reid
4-14, Mizzell 4-10, Johnson 2-46, Zaccheaus 225, Santoro 1-34, Hopkins 1-5, Butts 1-2.
BOWLING GREEN 48, MARYLAND 27

Bowling Green ......0 6 14 28 48
Maryland .........10 3 7 7 27
First Quarter
Md FG Craddock 41, 12:45.
Md Likely 85 punt return (Craddock kick),
:00.
Second Quarter
BG Lee 5 pass from M.Johnson (pass
failed), 12:05.
Md FG Craddock 23, 7:52.
Third Quarter
BG Lewis 58 pass from M.Johnson (Tate
kick), 12:10.
Md D.Moore 42 pass from Hills (Craddock
kick), 10:47.
BG Tra.Greene 3 run (Tate kick), 7:54.
Fourth Quarter
BG Burbrink 5 pass from M.Johnson (Tate
kick), 14:27.
Md L.Jacobs 22 pass from Hills (Craddock
kick), 12:30.
BG Lewis 27 pass from M.Johnson (Tate
kick), 9:53.
BG Rhodes 44 pass from M.Johnson (Tate
kick), 8:18.
BG G.Dieter 14 pass from M.Johnson (Tate
kick), 5:24.
A 36,332.
BG
Md
First downs
35
16
Rushes-yards
50-201
26-156
Passing
491
185
Comp-Att-Int
36-55-1
16-33-3
Return Yards
51
89
Punts-Avg.
3-50.0
6-41.7
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
1-1
Penalties-Yards
10-80
6-57
Time of Possession
37:57
22:03
RUSHING Bowling Green, Coppet 15-109,
Tra.Greene 18-65, Wilson 7-28, Moore 1-4,
M.Johnson 9-(minus 5). Maryland, Hills 8-94,
W.Brown 9-53, B.Ross 8-10, L.Jacobs 1-(minus
1).
PASSING Bowling Green, M.Johnson 3655-1-491. Maryland, Hills 15-30-1-168, Rowe
1-3-2-17.
RECEIVING Bowling Green, Lewis 15-200,
Moore 8-79, Burbrink 4-39, Lee 3-29, Rhodes 2108, Tra.Greene 2-14, G.Dieter 1-14, Gallon 1-8.
Maryland, Etta-Tawo 5-49, Culmer 4-26,
L.Jacobs 3-32, W.Brown 2-28, D.Moore 1-42,
Edwards 1-8.
PENN ST. 27, BUFFALO 14

Buffalo ...................0 0 7 7 14
Penn St. ..................0 10 3 14 27
Second Quarter
PSU Polk 22 run (Julius kick), 6:57.
PSU FG Julius 22, 3:58.
Third Quarter
Buff Willoughby 14 pass from Licata
(Mitcheson kick), 5:33.
PSU FG Julius 21, :20.
Fourth Quarter
PSU Hamilton 5 pass from Hackenberg (Julius kick), 12:04.
PSU Barkley 9 run (Julius kick), 9:02.
Buff McGill 10 pass from Licata (Mitcheson
kick), 4:38.
A 93,065.
Buff
PSU
First downs
15
15
Rushes-yards
32-80
39-200
Passing
205
128
Comp-Att-Int
24-35-1
14-27-0
Return Yards
0
81
Punts-Avg.
7-42.1
3-38.3
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
0-0
Penalties-Yards
15-118
7-65
Time of Possession
30:26
29:34
RUSHING Buffalo, Taylor 18-93, Johnson 923, Licata 5-(minus 36).
Penn St., Barkley 12-115, Lynch 19-46, Polk 3-45,
Hackenberg 2-4, M.Allen 1-2, Team 2-(minus
12).
PASSING Buffalo, Licata 24-35-1-205. Penn
St., Hackenberg 14-27-0-128.
RECEIVING Buffalo, Willoughby 8-80, McGill 4-45, Lisa 3-21, Schreck 2-18, Robinson 2-12,
Taylor 2-7, Martinez 1-17, Johnson 1-3, Weiser
1-2. Penn St., Godwin 5-75, Hamilton 3-15, Gesicki 3-14, Ky.Carter 2-13, Lewis 1-11.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Meadville 107, DuBois 90

(From DuBois Courier-Express)
Meadville ..............28 23 34 22 107

DuBois ...................28 28 26 8 90
D Braden Paulinellie, 47 pass from
Matt Miller (Jared Meinert kick)
M Journey Brown, 76 run (kick
blocked)
M Brown, 49 run (Brown pass
from Tanner Frye)
D Kyle Hopson, 14 pass from Miller (Meinert kick)
M Antonio Ferraro, 49 run (pass
failed)
D Colin Read, 67 pass from Miller
(Meinert kick)
M Brown, 1 run (Brown run)
D Hopson, 10 pass from Miller
(Meinert kick)
D Miller, 6 run (Meinert kick)
M Brown, 58 run (Kirk Mumau
kick)
D Read, 60 pass from Miller (Meinert kick)
M Ferraro, 20 run (Brown run)
D Zach Sloan, 57 pass from Miller
(Meinert kick)
M Brown, 25 run (Ferraro run)
D Read, 15 pass from Miller (Meinert kick)
M Brown, 65 run (run failed)
M Ferraro, 47 run (run failed)
D Paulinellie, 16 pass from Miller
(Meinert kick)
M Caleb Bish, 5 run (Bish run)
D Wes Russell, 42 run (pass

failed)
M Brown, 18 run (Bish run)
D Russell, 30 run (kick failed)
D Hopson, 65 pass from Miller
(Meinert kick)
M Bish, 1 run (Brown run)
M Brown, 66 run (Frye run)
D Sloan, 33 pass from Miller (Read
pass from Miller)
M
D
First Downs
29
30
Rushes-Yards
70-1,004
18-114
Passes
0-3-0
31-54-2
Passing Yards
0
788
Total Yards
1,004
902
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-1
Penalties
4-30
3-40
Individual Leaders
RUSHING: Meadville Brown 30722, Ferraro 11-160, Bish 15-92, Darius
Edwards7024, Frye 4-7, Max Brown 1-1,
team 2-(-2). DuBois Russell 2-73,
Paulinellie 9-44, Miller 7-(-3).
PASSING: Meadville Frye 0-3-0.
DuBois Miller, 31-54-2, 788 yds., 10
TDs.
RECEIVING: Meadville None.
DuBois Read 9-362, Sloan 6-175, Hopson 8-126, Paulinellie 2-63, Dawson 662.
C4
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15:28 | TYMTINA
CRUISIN
Continued from Page C1
Successful outing
The trip was a short drive, and
we talked about what we were
doing in our respective summer
jobs. Andy was riding in front
since he was the best at talking to
girls, and he recounted the thrill of
working in a windowless basement
all day, moving shoeboxes on and
off shelves. He was not happy. I
talked about my ditch digging stadium job, and Dino told us about
his part-time job as a playground
supervisor, setting up activities in
a nearby schoolyard for small kids,
which he loved. The kids all told
him how much he looked like
James Dean. We agreed with the
kids.
Our first pass of the main drag
was not exactly successful. No girls
out cruising, just guys glaring at us
and making wisecracks about the
white hood.
Our second pass was more successful, when we pulled alongside a
yellow and black 54 Plymouth with
two girls inside, keeping time on
the dash to the local rock and roll
station. Be Bop a Lula was blasting out of the open windows as we
stopped next to them at the light.
Hi, Andy said, waving and
smiling his best friendly smile. I
love that song.
The girls turned and smiled
back. Yeah, so do we. Its great for
doing the Dirty Bop, the driver
said. Do you guys dance?
Yeah, we go to the Grove all the
time. I think I saw you there.
The light changed, and both cars
moved forward slowly. There were
three of us, and only two of them,
but we could work it out.
We stopped at another light, and
Andy went back to work. Its hard
to talk when we keep moving. Why
dont we go out to the Dairy and get
some ice cream?
Are you buyin? the driver
asked.
Only if you tell me your name,
Andy answered.
Its Rose, and dont call me
Rosie, OK?
OK. Deal. Well follow you. Im
Andy, and Im dandy.
Corny, but it always worked for
him.
We were cheering. We did it.
Wed gone to Mount Carmel, met
two of their girls, and were actually going to talk with them and maybe even do what boys were supposed to do with girls from another
town. Whatever that was.
I have a dollar, Dino said.
What do you guys have? Theres
two of them, so are we buying stuff
for both of them or what? I think I
should get the driver because Im
driving and its my car. The words
poured out of a very excited Dino.
lap and pried off the paper top. He

thought drinking through a straw
was for sissies and girls.
Wheres the milkshake for
Rose? Dino demanded, balancing
the Coke on his knee.
Right here, Ellen said. Ill give
it to her.
Give it to me. Ill pass it to her,
Dino said.
Ellen smiled and said OK. Do
you know you look a lot like James
Dean?
Dino reached for the milkshake,
a big smile on his face, as his Coke
tilted and spilled in his lap. He
lurched sideways from the cold
Coke, and turned toward Rose, the
bottom half of the milkshake container bumping the top of the front
seat. A chocolate waterfall went
onto Roses legs and her red shorts.
Dino let out a yelp about the same
time as Rose, but hers was louder
and longer. She was furious.
Ill get napkins, Ellen said as
she ran into the dairy bar. I yanked
open the back door and helped
Rose out of the wet seat. She was so
MIKE STAUGAITIS/STAFF PHOTO
mad she was jumping up and
Spectators, from left, Jim, Rose and Justin Zimmerman, Vanessa Kehler and Chelsie Cossari, dressed down, screaming at Dino, yelling
as Big Bird, give the thumbs up to a tractor-trailer as it passes through downtown Shamokin during that no one should touch her. Dino
was outside the car, swiping at his
the Take Back Our Town cruise.
pants, the front soaked. Andy
Hes a little strange, isnt he?
Andy just smiled, always cool. I
Sometimes being in the backseat
couldnt stop laughing, turning
shook my head, wondering how
Kind of pushy.
pays off. Dino wasnt happy.
away from the rest of us as Ellen
Hes OK. He means well. Just
Dino could complicate everything.
Why dont one of you sit up
and I frantically handed Rose napI actually had some money for a
here in front? Rose, youre the driv- tell him he reminds you of James
kins and tried to wipe her off. Ellen
change, and I was interested in the er.
Dean and hell be your friend for
finally calmed her enough to get
other girl, who said nothing, but
life.
Were OK back here. I could
her into the restroom for a more
looked amused by what was hapEllen smiled and I felt a warm
drink a milkshake. A chocolate
complete cleaning. Our pickup date
pening. She had a beehive of black one. What do you want Ellen?
glow.
was a disaster. The Curse of James
hair teased upward, and a small
What are you going to do? I
Rose took control.
Dean was real. Only one man could
smile played around the corner of
asked. Now that you graduated, I
Oh, a Coke I guess.
be as cool as James Dean, and that
her wide mouth. I liked girls who
mean.
I could drink a Coke, I said.
was James Dean.
were more on the quiet side.
Go to nursing school in AllenMe too, Andy added, looking at
Andy and I avoided looking at
We parked next to each other at
town. I want to be a surgical nurse,
Dino.
each other as Dino pounded on the
the dairy, and the girls came over to
work
in
the
operating
room
with
Dino turned sideways. Whys
steering wheel, raging at his bad
the Merc. They were wearing
surgeons, she answered. Maybe
everybody telling me what they
luck,
his lap full of wet napkins.
shorts, Rosie had on tight bright
someday become a surgeon.
want?
We tried to tell him it was an accired short shorts and the other still
Really?
I
dont
think
I
ever
Because youre the driver. Its
dent and it didnt really matter, but
unnamed girl wore a looser pair of your car. Youre in charge, Rose
heard anyone say they wanted to
he wasnt listening.
black Bermuda shorts. They both
smiled. She had already figured out do that before.
The girls emerged at last, Rose
wore the regulation pressed white
Dont
you
think
I
can?
she
how to handle Dino.
heading straight to her car. Ellen
blouses with the sleeves rolled up
Cmon, Dino, shes just kidding. challenged.
paused and said, We need to get
above the wrist. Thick white socks Ill go, I said. You and Andy can
I was embarrassed. I wanted to
Rose home and cleaned up. Sorry.
and white Keds completed the out- stay here and protect the girls.
impress her, and I had obviously
It wasnt my fault, Dino startfits. Both girls had great legs.
just insulted her, and I didnt know
Ellen and I had made eye coned
to explain. The coke spilled in
Nice car, Rose said as she
how, or how to correct it. Girls were
tact.
my
lap. It was cold.
leaned in the window.
complicated.
Ill go with you, she said.
Its OK, Ellen said, moving to
Yeah, its Dinos Andy said.
I just meant I hadnt heard
Theres a lot to carry.
Thats Dino, and Jims in the
about surgical nurses. Im sure you their car. Thanks for the try. She
Spilled milk(shake)
smiled at me.
back. Were from Shamokin.
can do it if you want to. I knew
She slammed her door as Rose
Dinos neck got redder as she
I thought so. All the cool guys
my ears were red.
cranked
the engine. They drove
join
me.
elected
to
Rose
and
Andy
are from Shamokin. Im Rose, and
I was saved by our order being
away, tires squealing, out of my life
this is my friend Ellen. Were from had already connected. Two girls,
ready. I gathered the Cokes, and
three guys, what can you do?
here.
Ellen took the milkshake for Rose. forever. Good old Dino. I stood there
like a lump, wondering why I
Do you go to Mount Carmel? I
Why dont you get in? Andy
Its OK, Im not mad at you,
asked.
asked.
she said as we walked to the car. I hadnt thought to ask for Ellens
phone number. I didnt even know
Yes. I did, I mean. Mount Carm- get tired of being told what I cant
OK, I guess, Rose answered.
el Catholic. I just graduated. Final- do because Im a girl. Twelve years her last name, and she didnt know
Well sit in back. Move over, Jim.
mine.
ly. I cant wait to get out of here.
It is Jim, right?
of the nuns lecturing me was
Curse you, James Dean, I mutCongratulations. I cant wait to enough.
Right, I said as I moved over,
tered, staring at the disappearing
get out next year. And Andy. Dino
Rose sliding in next to me with
I handed Andy two Cokes for
Ellen taking the window seat.
taillights.
has another year to go.
him and Dino. Dino put his in his
For fall, style all about

going your own way
WANDERIN
Continued from Page C1
The story was about Earth planning

on colonizing Alpha Centauri, the closest star system at 4.3 light years away.
The Jupiter 2 would travel there at
about the speed of light, so it would
take five years to get there. The Robinsons and West would spend the travel
time in suspended animation, so they
would be asleep through the trip and
would not age. More importantly, they
would not use supplies like food, water
and air.
Unfortunately, the Jupiter 2 flew into
a meteor shower and was damaged and
knocked off course, eventually crashing on an unknown planet. Yes, I know,
how could they find a planet so soon
when it was supposed to take five years
to get to their destination. Sometimes
you just have to accept certain stuff in
science fiction.
When the pilot was filmed for Lost
in Space, there were two very important characters missing Dr. Zachary
Smith and The Robot, designated B-9.
It was just John and Maureen Robinson, their daughters, Judy and Penny;
son, Will, and pilot, Maj. Don West. I
have seen the original pilot and liked
it. The pilot eventually was split into
the first five episodes of the series, and
you can see how Dr. Smith and Robot
were added and intertwined into the
story.
There is one point about the pilot
that was kept in the series. When the
Jupiter 2 crash lands and the family is
outside the ship at one point, the Robinsons pray, thanking God. John Robinson was using a Bible. I saw a comment that the Robinsons had to be
Christian since they kept forgiving Dr.
Smith every week instead of throwing
him out the airlock.
Here are a few Dr. Smith quotes:
Silence, you ninny. (To the Robot)
Oh the pain, the pain!
You bubble-headed booby!(To the
Robot).
Never fear, Smith is here.
Monstrous mechanized misguided
moron! (To the Robot).
Bellicose bumpkin! (To the
Robot)
The Robot took the heat from Dr.
Smith, but did you know that there
BY MELISSA MAGASAYSAY
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The first episode of Lost in Space

was a man inside the suit. His name
was Bob May and was an actor. He was
rehearsing as a stunt double for Red
Buttons, and Allen noticed him and
asked him to join Lost in Space as
the Robot if he could fit inside the suit.
May did, and the rest is history. Today,
most likely the Robot would have been
a CGI construct, with some interaction
without the computer graphics with a
real costume and person.
Being an actor, May was able to give
life to the mechanical man, but the
voice came from Dick Tufeld. Neither
name was listed in the credits. Tufeld
also provided the robot voice in the
Lost in Space movie.
The Robot was designed by Robert
Kinoshita, who also designed Robby
the Robot, who was first seen in the
excellent 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden
Planet. Robby also showed up on
Lost in Space. The two robots faced
off in a battle that The Robot won.
According to Brent DiCrescenzo, a
writer for the MeTV website, the costume weighed 200 pounds and cost
about $70,000 ($500,000 in todays money). May could see out through a ring
of silver vents around the neck. Mays
For fall, fashion is breaking

out of its typical trend cycle
and embracing individuality.
Its a refreshing concept that
seems to celebrate a smattering of styles rather than just
one set of rigid standards.
Its the opportunity to go
your own way and try mixing it up, sticking to triedand-true classics or maybe a
bit of both. Anything goes
this season, and you can wear
and interpret the trends as
you want and still be in style.
Here are several standout
themes from the runway to
provide inspiration when
building your fall wardrobe.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
1. The trend: patterned
hosiery
aired 50 years ago on Sept. 15.
A play on traditional fishface was painted black so he could not nets and graphic patterned
be seen.
tights puts a new twist on
Bill Mumy (Will) and Mark Goddard heavy fall pieces.
(West) played a practical joke on May
How to wear it: Style them
by sealing the suit so he couldnt get
as seen at the Proenza
out and then left for a break. When
Schouler show, meaning let
they returned, they saw smoke coming the tights be the sole statefrom The Robot and thought there was ment item. Pair them with
understated, neutral items
something wrong. When they got him
like a gray or black skirt and
out, the found May puffing on a cigar
and was fine. May was a smoker, so the black oxfords or closed-toe
heels or ankle boots.
prop department installed an ashtray
2. The trend: mod
inside the costume.
A-line miniskirts, skintight
Even after 50 years, Lost in Space
turtleneck
tops, pointed toe
has many fans. Some fans who are into
Chelsea
boots
and graphic
building models have done some fanacid bright prints are reministastic work on the Jupiter 2, complete
cent of the edgy 1960s look,
with lighted interiors and all of the
but with a modern-day spin.
sounds and lights on the exterior. The
How to wear it: A little mod
show got campy in its later years, but
goes a long way, so temper an
its still interesting and fun to watch.
A-line skirt or dress with
And when non-fans hear the names
more contemporary pieces. If
Will Robinson and Dr. Smith, they wearing acid bright shades,
know who they are.
pair them with solid black or
So happy 50th anniversary, Lost in
camel, and keep makeup
Space! Maybe someday it will return
minimal and neutral rather
as a new TV series. I hope so.
than cat eyes and matte lip(Staff writer Usalis can be reached at stick to ensure you dont teejusalis@republicanherald.com) ter into costume territory.
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Romantic Victorian is one

of the hot trends in fall
fashion this year.
3. The trend: bold prints
From acid bright color
blocking to leopard, plaid and
strong stripe prints, graphic,
eye-catching graphics are
everywhere this season.
How to wear it: As eclectic
and unexpected as possible. On
the runway, prints were all
mixed together. Try blending
animal prints with stripes, or
plaid with something textured.
4. The trend: luxe knits
Sumptuous sweaters done
in drapey and cozy silhouettes are perfectly practical
for fall weather.
How to wear it: With leather pants or sleek trousers to
add some structure to the
loose shape.
5. The trend: romantic
Victorian
Check out ruffle-neck and
bow-neck blouses; long, full
skirts; and rich fabrics with
a purely romantic edge.
How to wear it: For this
trend, light flourishes work
best. Choose one detail, like the
long skirt or a ruffle neck or
sleeve, to avoid looking like a
character from a period piece.
D4
15:47 | WASAKOSKIJ
FUN & GAMES
CROSSWORD
DEAL ME IN
THE ACES
Progressively riding your streak

Dear Mark: My brother-inlaw swears that after every
second win, you double your
bet. He says you are keeping
the first win after raising the
bet and then using house
money for the raise. So, his
method is $5, $5, $10, $10, $20,
$20. If you win six hands in a
row, you win $70. Losing six
hands in a row costs you $30.
What are your thoughts on
this system? Bill L.
You brother-in-laws wagering system is a progressive
method of betting where the
bet-size is systematically
changed, up or down, across a
series of hands according to
his own predetermined ($5, $5,
$10, $10, $20, $20) formula.
There are an almost endless
number of variations of both
positive and negative betting
progressions distinguished
from one another by when the
progression is invoked, how
much the wagers are raised or
lowered, and when the progression is terminated.
The progressive system I
have suggested in the past is
similar to your brother-inlaws in that, like him, I set a
predetermined percentage
increase to follow any winning bet, and I retreat to the
table minimum after a loss.
My progressive system goes
like this. I increase the wager
MARK
PILARSKI
that follows any winning bet
except the first by 50 percent: First $5 bet wins, next
bet also for $5 wins, and now
were off on the 50-percent gallop: $8, $12, $18, $28, etc., then
drop to the table minimum
flat betting after every
loss.
Like your brother-in-law, I
take a conservative approach
and lock up that first $5 win,
and wait for a second win
before bumping up my bets to
engage my variation of a progressive system.
Doing some simple Sister
Cyrilla fifth grade arithmetic,
here are the totals after six
hands. For starters, the typical
gambler that flat bets $5 per
hand would net $30 after six
wins. Your brother-in-law nets
$70, and my progressive system returns $76. Every winning hand thereafter taking
into consideration that he
bumps up his bets incrementally as he has every two hand
by $10 the progressive formula that I use will outperform his.

Every winning streak will
have an end sometime, so your
brother-in-laws way or mine,
the potential gain when using
a positive progressive system
when on a Eureka moment
clearly outperforms flat betting.
Just so long, Bill, as you
dont employ the Martingale
system of betting. The Martingale System is a negative
progression betting system
whereby you do exactly the
opposite by increasing your
wager size after each subsequent loss. In essence, you, the
gambler, double your previous
bet (after a loss) leaning on the
statistical certainty that sooner-or-later you are bound to
win.
Far too many players
believe the Martingale system
is foolproof because you have
to win eventually. The prob-
lem with this money management technique is: 1) you do

not have an inexhaustible
bankroll to take on multiple
losses, and 2) the casino owns
the bank and sets the rules
like table limits.
Allow me, Bill, to show you
how lethal this form of wagering can be. You bet $10 and
lose, then $20 to recoup that
loss; followed by $40, $80, $160,
and finally $320. Six wagers
and you have just invested
$630 to get your measly $10
back. Your next bet needs to
be $640, but your $10 games
may have a table limit of $500.
A string of six defeats and you
are up against the table limit,
possibly tapped out and still
chasing ten buckaroos.
Have you ever met a gambler who has not lost six, eight
or even ten hands in a row? I
sure havent. Ask any dealer
and he or she will tell you that
it happens far more often that
you can ever imagine.
Gambling Wisdom of the
Week: When youre on a
winning streak, the feeling is
better than any other feeling I
know. Colin Hayes,
Thoughts of would-be professional poker player
HOROSCOPES
Look to the future with optimism. You have the right ideas
to orchestrate your own destiny. Your plans are well thought
out, and you have everything
you need at your fingertips.
There will be unanticipated
changes, but if you learn to roll
with the punches, you will succeed.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Dont let romantic dreams
intrude on your agenda. You
will accomplish a great deal if
you stay focused, leaving you
plenty of time for more pleasurable activities later on.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Lady Luck is in your corner.
Change is in the air, making
today the perfect time to tackle
any alterations to your living
space that you have been considering.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
BY BOBBY WOLFF
Dear Mr. Wolff:

I know most people play a
double of a four-heart opening bid as optional, maybe
with an emphasis on takeout. What about a double of
four spades, or a double after
partner opens and the next
hand overcalls four spades?
Id also be interested to
know how the experts treat
doubles of five-level overcalls.
Hunting the Snark,
Galveston, Texas
ANSWER: With spades

and a strong hand, one can
generally double, then insist
on playing ones suit. With
hearts, the position is less
clear. The problem is that if
the opponents bid spades,
you may find it hard to introduce your suit at a convenient level. Doubling with a
one-suiter in spades is fine
by me on 17 or so. If you
have another one-suiter or a
two-suiter, you need even
more to start with a double.
Dear Mr. Wolff:
I have seen your comments on leading high from
three or four small in a suit
you have raised. Would you
lead your highest card if
you had four-card support:
J-9-4-2, for instance?
Mumbles,
Schaumburg, Ill.
ANSWER: Id say that

most experts remove a double of four spades to a contract they expect to make,
but otherwise pass. The
same applies even more
clearly to a double of a fivelevel bid. Try not to remove
the double out of fear; trust
that partner has the odd
ANSWER: This holding
trick or two for his double, looks appropriate for a lowand hope he can beat the card lead to me (the jack is
contract in his own hand.
an honor here). Whenever
partner might need to know
Dear Mr. Wolff:
count, Id try to give him
I had always been taught that on lead (playing third
that the double of a major and fifth leads, the count is
shows the ability to play in easier to read than in stanthe other major. Is that right, dard fourth-highest methor if a hand is strong ods, by the way). Whenever I
enough, can you start by think it is important for
doubling on a one- or two- partner to know if I have an
suited hand?
honor, I go with a high or
Heartfelt Harry, low card as appropriate.
Albany, Ga.
THIS WEEKS ANSWERS

22) Make positive changes
that help alleviate one of your
concerns. Plan or host an event
that contributes to a local charity or school. You will gain
leadership experience and
your popularity will grow.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) Someone will try
to ruin your reputation. Jealousy is probably to blame for
the assault. Use your charm,
intelligence and standing to
put an end to any rumors.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) Important connections will be made in the most
unlikely places. A trip to an
out- of-the-ordinary location
will connect you to someone
who can turn your life around.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) An enjoyable night of
entertainment should be
scheduled. By completing
responsibilities or projects
ahead of time, you will find it
easier to enjoy your evening
plans.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) Your free time will be
divided between two different
groups of people. Family and
old friends both deserve your
loyalty, but today its essential
that you make time for your
peers as well.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) Your health and wellbeing must be given top priority if you intend to remain fit to
tackle upcoming challenges.
Employ a rigid schedule that
will ensure you dont fall
behind.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) Spice up your social life.
Give yourself a chance to relax
and have fun with the people
you enjoy being around most.
Remember to include young

and old alike.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) Dont be deterred by
negative opinions. Others are
not likely to share your vision
at first, but the people who
count will come on board once
they understand what you are
doing.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) Your consideration for
others will cause a rift in family dynamics. As long as you
are doing your part at home,
there should be no cause for
you to feel guilty.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Self-discipline will ensure your
continued advancement. If
you dont already have one in
place, adopt a strict budget to
reduce debt and improve your
financial status.
OP/ED
Not effective
L ETTER
A5
One and done
L ETTER
To the editor: After reading Ann Targonskis commentary, I felt compelled to
respond. Some of what she
states is contradictory, and
then some is downright insulting.
Regarding her dedication to
the citizens safety in our
county, how can she allow
dangers to society to walk
free on $1 bail? By failing to
adhere to Rule 600, she literally put innocent peoples lives
in jeopardy. There are no
words to justify her incompetence. Its unacceptable, especially when she keeps reminding the taxpayers of her 25
years experience.
Regarding media coverage
of the big drug bust she
handled and smiled proudly
for in the photo op, it doesnt
look good when the final outcome ended in just a $50 fine.
It seem she is trying to shift
blame toward the media. She
is good at stating facts; it is a
well-known fact regarding the
$50 fine.
There have been quite a few
high-profile cases since Targonskis appointment to county DA, and her record shows
she either chose to plea-deal
them or lost many of them.
This alone speaks volumes of
her 25 years experience.
Now, getting on to where
she states, I am not a career
politician. Ann Targonski
may not have been elected, but
elected or appointed, it is political.
Lastly, she states her 25
years experience matters.
Well, this inexperienced taxpayer disagrees. I may not
have gone to law school, but I
am intelligent enough to know
that experience counts only
when it is effective. Im sorry,
but Ann Targonski fails terribly in effectiveness.
Christine Maschal
Mount Carmel
18:32 | BETZJAKE
TO THE
E DITOR
Opinions are OK;

facts, not too many
To the editor: Mr. Maresca has a right to his own opinion,

but we all have the right to own the facts.
His column last Sunday about the defense budget being
sliced and diced is, to be kind, misleading. Its also puzzling
when you realize we spend more on defense than China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, United Kingdom, India and Germany combined. We have military personnel in 130
nations and have more than 900 oversea bases. The military
spends billions on questionable projects.
When it comes to any program that benefits people who
need help, with costs in the millions, Republicans question
how it will be paid. But that question is never asked when it
comes to a bloated defense budget with its costs of more than
$600 billion.
There are many questionable points in Marescas column,
but to say that Democrats are gutting the nations defense is
laughable. After all, the Republicans control Congress.
Jack Strausser
Elysburg
The boss who fought

for the working class
He was born into poverty in New Hampshire in 1811.
His father was a struggling farmer. His
mother did most of the other chores.
He was a brilliant student, but the family
often moved, looking for a better life a
couple of times so the father could avoid
being put into debtors prison.
At the age of 15, he dropped out of school
and became a printers apprentice, sending
much of his wages to help his family.
For several years, he worked as an apprentice and then as a printer, his hands covered
by ink, his body ingesting the chemicals of
that ink.
He worked hard, saved money and helped
others achieve their political dreams. He
became the editor of newspapers, and soon
became an owner.
In the two decades leading to the Civil War,
Horace Greeley became one of the most powerful and influential men in America. His
newspaper, the New York Tribune, was the
nations largest circulation newspaper.
But instead of becoming even richer, he
used his newspaper as a call for social action
and for social justice.
In 1848, as a congressman completing the
last three months of the term of an incumbent who was removed from office, Greeley
introduced legislation to end flogging in the
Navy, argued for a transcontinental railroad,
and introduced legislation to allow citizens
to purchase at a reduced price land in unsettled territories as long as they werent speculators and promised to develop the land. The
Homestead Act, which Congress finally
passed 13 years later, helped the indigent,
unemployed and others to help settle the
American West and Midwest. But in his
three months in office, he also became universally hated by almost everyone elected to
Congress. The social reformer in his soul
had pointed out numerous ethical and criminal abuses by members of Congress; his
party didnt ask him to run for a full term.
He called for all American citizens
blacks and women included to be given
the rights of the vote.
In 1854, Greeley became one of the founders of the Republican Party. For more than
two decades, he had been a strong abolitionist and now the new political party would
make the end of slavery one of its founding
principles. He was one of the main reasons
why his friend, Abraham Lincoln, whom he
helped become president, finally relented
and two years after the Civil War began,
issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
More than 225,000 Americans (of a nation
of about 35 million) bought his relatively
objective and powerful history of the Civil
War, making the book one of the best-sellers
in the nations nine decade history. In todays
sales, that would be about two million copies.
Unlike some editors who pandered to the
readers and advertisers, he maintained a
separation of editorial and advertising
departments, and demanded the best writers
and reporters, no matter what their personal
W ANDERINGS
opinions were. Among
those he hired were Mark
Twain, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson
and Karl Marx. And at a
time when newsrooms were
restricted to men, he hired
WALTER
Margaret Fuller to be his
BRASCH
literary editor.
He believed in a utopian
socialism where all people helped each other,
and where even the most unskilled were given the opportunity to earn a living wage.
He demanded that all workers be treated
fairly and with respect. In 1851, he founded a
union for printers.
When his employees said they didnt need
a union because their boss paid them well
and treated them fairly, he told them that
only in a union could the workers continue
to be treated decently, that they had no assurances that someday he might not be as
decent and generous as he was that day. The
union was for their benefit, the benefit of
their families and their profession, he told
them.
In 1872, Horace Greeley ran for the presidency, nominated on both the Democrat and
Liberal Republican tickets. But his opponent
was U.S. Grant, the war hero running for reelection on an establishment Republican
ticket.
Weeks before the Electoral College met,
Horace Greeley, who lost the popular vote,
died, not long after his wife.
The printers the working class erected monuments in his honor.
Everyone knew that the man with a slight
limp, who usually dressed not as a rich man
but as a farmer coming into town to buy
goods, who greeted everyone as a friend,
who could have interesting conversations
with everyone from the illiterate to the elite
and was a man worthy of respect even if
they disagreed with his views. For most,
Horace Greeley was just a bit too eccentric,
his ideas just too many decades ahead of
their time.
Its been a week since the three-day Labor
Day holiday. The barbeque smoke has long
since wafted into the air; the workers have
returned to their jobs, most not understanding why unions and Labor Day matter. Not
one Republican candidate for president
believes in unions, CEOs often make more
than 100 times what their workers earn, millionaires and at least one billionaire running
for office pretend they are populists, and
many in the working class seem more comfortable supporting the policies and political
beliefs of the elite.
But, this nation needs to reflect upon the
life of Horace Greeley, who knew that without the workers, there would be no capitalism.
(Walter Brasch, an author and retired university professor from Bloomsburg, writes
Wanderings for each Sunday edition.)
A decade for some can

seem like an eternity. For
many of us older folks, one
decade can fly by in the blink
of an eye. It has been ten
years since The News-Item
began publishing Sundays,
thus facilitating this column
to appear weekly. Since that
historic epoch, a marathon
of more than 500 columns
has appeared and you
endured it without serious
injury.
Bravo.
After about the first two
months of Sundays, the
daunting question reared its
head: Could I continue to
come up with a weekly topical subject satisfying 750
words?
Over the course of this
onslaught of verbiage, there
have been those who were
not brash (not to be confused
with Walt Brasch, well, maybe on second thought) when
informing me what I needed
to write about, while dismissing any letter to the editor of
their own.
As it turns out, that well
of topical subjects, when
waded into, is a deep spring
that at times can act like a
geyser. In order to assuage
that wealth of material that
could have easily earned a
column of their own, but due
to a lack of time and space,
they were corralled into an
editorial collage and afforded
one paragraph in the monthly Observations from the
berm column.
To take it to the next logical step and to facilitate
something atypical as The
News-Item observes its tenth
anniversary of publishing
on our Lords Day, while at
the same time revealing the
immense power of the single
sentence to convey thought,
meaning and depth, here are
52 of them representing each
week of the year:
Boston understandably
regards the Olympics as
ruinously expensive and has
wisely decided to turn down
this international white elephant and creator of overwhelming municipal debt.
If Iran continues its present aggressive behavior, it
will find itself confronted
with overwhelming nuclear
forces should it decide to use
its own nuclear weapons
against Israel or anyone else.
Starbucks just raised its
coffee prices again and if
they get any more expensive,
coffee drinkers may have to
switch to a cheaper alternative like cocaine.
When Ringling Bros.
retired their circus elephants, all the clowns who
swept up after them were
now qualified to work as congressional press secretaries.
When will our nation have
a serious and honest debate
on illegal immigration?
Obamas nuclear agreement that put an end to economic sanctions that has
enabled the Iranian mullahs
to not only pursue a nuclear
weapon but an electromagnetic pulse weapon that
could plunge us into the
dark, literally.
A movie about the rap
group N.W.A. is a blunt
reminder that glorified thuggery poisoned poor black communities that still languish
under its long, ominous shadow to this very day.
Obama desires to import
Guantanamo terrorists to
U.S. soil and gamble on
homeland security all in the
cause of his personal legacy.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office continues to wave and hoist the red
flag throughout the country,
like it did three weeks ago
that we are on an unsustainable financial path.
NASAs first concern is
not our continued reliance
on Russias space rockets,
but Muslim outreach that
is absolutely ludicrous and
you hear absolutely nothing about it.
Voters who expect Bill and
Hillary Clinton to change are
delusional and should do all
their fellow Americans a
favor and stay away from the
polls.
The 2015 Mets have a lot in
common with the Miracle
Mets team that won the 1969
World Series because both
teams had young pitching,
T ALKING P OINTS
a n e m i c
offense and a
string of losing seasons.
Off the
radar from
Obamas geoGREG
graphicpurge
MARESCA of dead white
males is
Mount Kennedy, named for
John F. Kennedy its in
Canada.
The worst U.S. recovery
since World War II drags on
as the White House idles and
those aspiring candidates
who want to call the place
home babble on about anything but workable solutions.
Do Womens Rights and
Black Lives matter in the
Middle East and Africa or is
this just another political
means to keep Americans
divided by race and gender?
Regarding the mullahs of
Iran and the hatred they
spew among their people
what part of Death to America! dont we understand?
That rumble you hear in
the background is China, the
largest holder of U.S. debt,
whose currency, the yuan, is
declining. This means China
has apparently reached its
lending limit.
Since NBC was so insistent about the continued
employment of Brian Williams, MSNBC is the perfect
place for his new home
another journalistic network
wasteland.
Bush and Cheney fumbled
on Iran, but Obama keeps
running the ball into his own
end zone.
What happens when the
minimum wage gets raised
and employers who cant
afford the new rate start laying people off ?
If Planned Parenthoods
brutal and blatant profiteering from abortion cannot
wake one up to the horrors
and evil of abortion, what
will?
Every actor needs a script.
Thats why the media loves
Donald Trump as he helps
them create a caricature of
all Republicans that is false
and misleading.
How is it that a website for
adulterers f aces more
accountability than former
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is also a
candidate for president?
The Constitution provides
many rights, but nowhere
does it include the right to
not be offended.
How many Americans
realize that the leader of
ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,
was in U.S. custody in Iraq at
the beginning of the Obama
administration?
Quantitative easing and a
near-zero interest rate have
produced lopsided positions
that risk another crisis and
no one is talking about this
from sea to shining sea.
Obama has capitulated
our countrys global leadership, but it can be ours again,
provided we choose the next
president judiciously.
When the New York Times
agrees with Pope Francis,
the pope should be worried.
Is James Webb the Democratic candidate with the
gumption to challenge their
leftist orthodoxy?
You know that affirmative
action has outlived its purpose
where one day you can decide
whether youre black or a 65
year-old white woman.
The long-awaited deal to
contain Irans nuclear development is done, so why no
sense of relief ?
The Feds persistent and
radical monetary policy of
low interest rates and buying assets has driven financial assets into bubble territory and affected their
credibility.
Even with ISIS advancing
on all fronts and Chinese
warships off the coast of
Alaska, Obama and his disciples keep telling us that
global warming is our biggest threat.
Its hard not to see amnesty for illegal immigrants as a
grave betrayal of all those
who were denied legal entry.
Those pictures from Libya
of ISIS using the deserted
U.S. embassy compound for

a pool party only underscores just how well things
are going with Obamas foreign policy.
It galls Democrats and
their feminist allies that
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina spoke
the truth about feminism
when she said it is about
entitlement rather than
achievement.
The riots in Baltimore
proved that the racial diversity of local government
doesnt matter when people
want to seize on an excuse to
commit crimes.
For as little as Mitch
McConnell has achieved, it is
still plenty more than Democrats managed in years.
If Obama must lead from
behind, he could at least get
behind someone who wants
to win the war against Islamic extremism.
The governments elastic
definition of insider trading
is running into trouble in the
courts and thats good,
because markets need more
information, not less.
Taking one-third of U.S.
coal-fired power plants off
the grid by 2020 simply isnt
workable, intelligent or common sense, but it remains an
Obama objective.
ISIS taps into this longtime ancient fantasy that a
ruler can transcend dreary,
piecemeal politics and make
a world without compromise.
Five of the worlds richest
countries have increased
their coal use years despite
demanding that poor countries slash their carbon emissions.
The similarities between
Richard Nixon and Hillary
Clinton go well beyond their
hostility toward the press.
Why are gay rights groups
fighting for equality for everyone except unborn children?
The Obama administration has even tried to change
the meaning of 9/11 by turning the anniversary into a
politically correct national
day of service.
According to Business
Insider.com, in 2013, 2.1 billion mobile phones were sold
worldwide with not one
being made in the United
States.
If the GOP cant defund
Planned Parenthood, they
dont deserve the White
House in 2016 or the continued majority in the Congress.
Obama and his Democratic minions consider Republicans and conservatives a
much greater threat than a
nuclear Iran.
In a time of triumphant
secularism, politicians treat
the religious with increasing
contempt and will only leave
Christians alone if they
remain irrelevant to public
affairs.
Unless basic laws of economics have been suspended, how could federal loans
and subsidies intended to
increase college enrollment
not have contributed to rising prices?
When you increase spending without increasing revenue, you are not cutting taxes
but in fact raising taxes for
our future generations.
Tea Party-ers have been
the voice of opposition from
the grass roots, but the question remains whether Republicans will listen and respond
with the same boldness to
lead in the direction of freedom as Obama and Democrats have in leading in the
opposite direction.
Never has unrepentant
incompetence and epic narcissism melded so seamlessly in one president than the
one sitting in the Oval Office
today.
Provided you made it to
the end, well done. If you
counted, yes, there were 54
sentences. If I have learned
anything doing this, its to
always have two in the can.
Thank you for reading and
the continued support.
Heres to another decade.
(Greg Maresca, a freelance writer, composes
Talking Points for each
Sunday edition.)
22:21 | ROTHCHARLE
SPORTS
B5
Auburn dodges upset bid with OT victory

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUBURN, Ala. Auburn dodged an upset

that would have ranked with the biggest in
college football history, riding Melvin Rays
touchdown catch in the final minute and Peyton Barbers overtime scoring run for a 27-20
victory over Jacksonville State on Saturday.
Barber, making his first start at tailback,
ran for 125 yards. The most important came
on his 4-yard scoring run to cap No. 6
Auburns first possession in overtime. Troymaine Popes 5-yard touchdown run with 5:38
left gave the Gamecocks a 20-13 lead.
Jacksonville State (1-1) lost its bid to
become the first Football Championship Subdivision team to beat a ranked FBS team
since Aug. 31, 2013, when Eastern Washington beat No. 25 Oregon State 49-46. An Auburn
loss would have compared with No. 5 Michigans loss to Appalachian State on Sept. 3,
2007.
Auburns Jeremy Johnson threw two interceptions, giving him five in two games.
Auburn (2-0) also was hurt by a lost fumble
by running back Roc Thomas, ending the
Tigers attempt to answer Popes go-ahead
touchdown. After the Tigers moved to the 20,
Thomas fumbled with about 3 minutes
remaining. Hamish MacInnes 17-yard punt
gave Auburn the ball at the 31 with 2 minutes
remaining, and Rays leaping 10-yard catch
in the right corner of the end zone with 39
seconds left in regulation saved Auburn.
No. 9 Notre Dame 34, Virginia 27
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Backup
quarterback DeShone Kizer threw a 40-yard
touchdown pass to Will Fuller with 12 seconds left to lift Notre Dame past Virginia.
Kizer took over
after starter Malik
COLLEGE
Zaire broke his right
FOOTBALL ankle in the third
quarter. Zaire will
miss the rest of the season. The injury came
a week after the Fighting Irish (2-0) lost running back Tarean Folston to a season-ending
knee injury.
Notre Dame rallied after Virginia (0-2) took
the lead on Albert Reids 1-yard run with 1:54
left.
On the final drive, Kizer ran 4 yards for a
first down on fourth-and-2 from the Notre
Dame 28, and found the speedy Fuller behind
Maurice Canady down the left sideline for
the winning touchdown.
Zaire was 7 of 18 for 115 yards, including a
59-yard TD pass to Fuller, and ran 10 times for
87 yards.
Toledo 16, No. 18 Arkansas 12
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Former Alabama
reserve quarterback Phillip Ely threw for 237
yards and the Toledo defense rattled Arkansas into a number of mistakes in an upset
victory.
Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen
threw his first interception since last Nov. 1
after 134 attempts. He misfired on two
passes from the Toledo 16 in the final 6 seconds.
Deep in their own territory, the Rockets (10) gave up a safety with 52 seconds left that
cut their lead to four points. Arkansas (1-1)
received the free kick, then drove from its 32
to the 16 with no timeouts before Allens
throws sailed away.
Ely completed 21 of 38 passes. Allen was 32
of 53 for 412 yards.
No. 1 Ohio State 38, Hawaii 0
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ezekiel Elliott had
three short touchdown runs and Ohio State
overcame a slow start to score a flurry of late
points against Hawaii.
Elliott scored on 1- and 3-yard runs in the
first half, and added a 1-yarder with about 9
minutes left for a 24-0 lead. The Buckeyes (20) added two more touchdowns, with safety
Vonn Bell scooping up a fumble and running
14 yards less than 2 minutes later, and
Brionte Dunn running for another score.
Cardale Jones made his first start at quarterback at Ohio Stadium, and passed for 100
yards. He fumbled twice, but recovered each
one. J.T. Barrett replaced him for the final
three series of the second, but Jones returned
to start the third quarter.
Paul Harris, a Columbus native, ran for 46
yards on 14 carries for Hawaii (1-1).
No. 2 Alabama 37, M. Tennessee 10
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Jake Coker passed
for 214 yards in the first half and Derrick
Henry ran for three touchdowns to lead Alabama past Middle Tennessee.
Coker started for the second straight game
for the Crimson Tide (2-0) and gave no indication hes going to yield the job to Cooper Bateman, who played the second half against the
Blue Raiders (1-1). Coker was 15 of 26 with a
touchdown, but also had a pass intercepted
after throwing into double coverage.
Henry has three TDs in each of Alabamas
first two games and gained 96 yards. Kenyan
Drake set up one TD with a 69-yard catch and
run and scored on a 14-yard pass from Bateman.
No. 3 TCU 70, Stephen F. Austin 7
FORT WORTH, Texas Trevone Boykin
threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns in a
little more than a half, Aaron Green ran for
two scores and TCU beat lower-division Stephen F. Austin.
The Horned Frogs (2-0) won their 14th
straight home opener under Gary Patterson
since losing to Northwestern State of the
FCS in his Amon Carter Stadium debut as
head coach in 2001. The Lumberjacks (0-2),
facing the highest-ranked opponent in school
history, dropped to 0-9 against Big 12 teams.
Kolby Listenbee had six catches for 142
yards, including a 60-yard touchdown reception.
Coming off an uneven performance in 2317 victory at Minnesota in the opener, Boykin
was 18 of 27 with an interception. He extended his nation-leading streak of consecutive
games with a touchdown pass to 17 on the
long scoring toss to Listenbee.

No. 10 Georgia 31, Vanderbilt 14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nick Chubb ran for
189 yards, Isaiah McKenzie returned a punt
77 yards for a touchdown, and Georgia beat
Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference
opener for both teams.
Sony Michel had a 31-yard touchdown run
and the Bulldogs (2-0) shook off a sluggish
start that included linebacker Lorenzo Carters ejection for targeting and a shanked field
goal.
Jordan Jenkins had two of Georgias three
sacks, and the Bulldogs intercepted three
passes, with Dominick Sanders returning
the third 88 yards for the final touchdown.
Vanderbilt (0-2) pulled to 24-14 and recovered an onside kick with 4:30 left, but Jake
Ganus intercepted Johnny McCrarys pass in
the end zone.
No. 11 Florida State 34, S. Florida 14
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Dalvin Cook ran
for 266 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries to help Florida State beat South Florida.
Cook had the second-highest rushing total
in school history and the first 200-yard game
since Sammie Smith had 212 yards against
Tulane in 1988. Greg Allen set the school
record with 322 yards against Western Carolina in 1981.
Cooks 74-yard touchdown run in the first
quarter started the scoring and might be one
of the plays of the weekend in college football. He found an opening on the right side of
the line, gained speed toward the middle of
the field, where he juked past Jamie Byrd
and then bounced off Tajee Fulwood at the
Bulls 27 before racing along the left sideline
for the score.
Florida State improved to 2-0, and South
Florida dropped to 1-1.
No. 12 Clemson 41, Appalachian St. 10
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Deshaun Watson
threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns in
Clemsons his first game since all-ACC receiver Mike Williams fractured a bone in his
neck.
No. 19 Oklahoma 31
No. 23 Tennessee 24, OT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Baker Mayfield
threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Sterling
Shepard in double overtime and No. 19 Oklahoma rallied from a 17-point deficit in a 31-24
victory Saturday over No. 23 Tennessee.
Zack Sanchez clinched Oklahomas victory
by picking off a Joshua Dobbs pass in Tennessees second overtime possession, continuing the Vols recent history of frustration
against Top 25 foes.
Oklahoma (2-0) had forced overtime on
Mayfields 5-yard touchdown pass to Shepard
with 40 seconds left.
No. 15 Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10
ATLANTA (AP) Justin Thomas passed
for two touchdowns and ran for another to
help Georgia Tech romp to another dominating victory.
Thomas got a chance to shine after playing
only the first quarter in a 69-6 victory over
Alcorn State in the opener. He threw a 17yard scoring pass to Qua Searcy late in the
first half, and hooked up with Micheal Summers on a 30-yarder in the third quarter. The
quarterback also scored on a 4-yard run.
Thomas went to the bench late in the third
quarter with the Yellow Jackets leading 44-7.
Tulane (0-2) has been outscored 102-17 this
season.
No. 17 Mississippi 73, Fresno State 21
OXFORD, Miss. Chad Kelly threw for
346 yards and four touchdowns, three to
Quincy Adeboyejo, in Mississippis victory
over Fresno State.
Kelly started his second straight game
after winning what coach Hugh Freeze called
a close quarterback race during preseason
camp against Ryan Buchanan and DeVante
Kincade.
He was sharp from the outset, leading the
Rebels (2-0) to a 28-0 lead over the Bulldogs (11) after one quarter. He completed 20 of 25
passes overall.
Ole Miss had two interceptions in the third
quarter that ended any hope of a Fresno
State comeback. Trae Elstons was returned
for a 38-yard touchdown, which was his second straight game with an interception
return for a score. Ole Miss finished with 607
total yards.
Iowa 31, Iowa State 17
AMES, Iowa C.J. Beathard threw three

touchdown passes, including the tie-breaker to
Riley McCarron with 2:14 left, lifting Iowa to a
31-17 victory over Iowa State on Saturday.
Jordan Canzeris fumble deep in Iowa
State territory had thwarted an earlier drive
by the Hawkeyes (2-0). But their defense
forced the Cyclones (1-1) to punt, Desmond
King returned it to midfield and Beathard
took the Hawkeyes to the decisive score, finding the 5-foot-9 McCarron in the back of the
end zone from 25 yards out.
Minnesota 23, Colorado State 20
FORT COLLINS, Colo. Defensive tackle

Scott Ekpe stripped running back Dalyn
Dawkins on the first play of overtime and
Ryan Santoso kicked an 18-yard field goal,
giving Minnesota a 23-20 win over Colorado
State on Saturday.
The game was dominated by defense until
the final minute of regulation.
Eastern Michigan 48, Wyoming 29
LARAMIE, Wyo. Brogan Roback passed

for 330 yards and three touchdowns and Shaq
Vann rushed for 129 yards and two scores to
help Eastern Michigan beat Wyoming 48-29
on Saturday.
After punting on its first possession, Eastern Michigan (1-1) scored on six straight
drives to go up 38-7.
Washington State 37, Rutgers 34
PISCATAWAY, N.J. Luke Falk led a 10play, 90-yard touchdown drive, finding River
Cracraft with an eight-yard strike with :13
ALBERT CESARE/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP
Auburn defensive tackle Montravius Adams (1) tackles Jacksonville State quarterback Eli Jenkins (7) during the second half of their game Saturday at Jordan-Hare
Stadium in Auburn, Ala.
left to lift Washington State past Rutgers, 37- rallying Syracuse past Wake Forest 30-17 in
the Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Sat34 Saturday.
Falk threw for 468 yards and four touch- urday.
Rendered ineffective for the better part of
downs.
three quarters, Dungey, starting in place of
Texas Tech 69, UTEP 20
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Patrick injured senior Terrel Hunt, hit Brisly Estime
Mahomes threw for four touchdowns and on an 89-yarder late in the third quarter and
ran for two more to lead Texas Tech past Steve Ishmael for 53 yards early in the
fourth.
UTEP 69-20 on Saturday.
Syracuse (2-0) has won four straight in the
The sophomore completed 18 of 33 passes
series.
for 361 yards
Houston 34, Louisville 31

Mahomes scoring passes went to Jakeem
Grant (60 yards), Justin Stockman (46 yards),
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Greg Ward Jr. threw
Reginald Davis (35 yards) and Devin Lauder- for three touchdowns, including a 15-yarder to
dale (34 yards).
Demarcus Ayers with 3:09 remaining to rally
Houston past Louisville 34-31 on Saturday.
West Virginia 41, Liberty 17
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Skyler Howard
threw three touchdown passes and Wendell
Smallwood scored twice, leading West Virginia to a 41-17 victory over Liberty on Saturday.
Howard also ran for 68 yards before being
pulled early in the third quarter as West Virginia improved to 2-0 for the first time since
2012.
Colorado 48, UMass 14
Michigan 35, Oregon St. 7
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Jim Harbaugh was

a winner in his home debut as Michigans
coach thanks in large part to DeVeon Smiths
126 yards rushing and three touchdowns that
lifted the Wolverines to a 35-7 victory over
Oregon State on Saturday.
Michigan (1-1) got a few breaks in the pivotal second quarter and made the most of
them against the Beavers (1-1), who gave up
35 straight points after scoring first.
Smith gave the Wolverines a running game
they lacked in last weeks loss to Utah. Defensively, they put pressure on Oregon States
quarterbacks and didnt give up a lot on the
ground much to the delight of nearly
110,000 fans who filled the Big House with
hopes the sagging programs new leader will
make a difference.
BOULDER, Colo. Michael Adkins and

Christian Powell became the first Colorado
tailbacks to eclipse 100 yards rushing in the
same game in nearly five years, helping the
Buffaloes snap a nine-game losing skid by
beating Massachusetts 48-14 on Saturday.
A week after looking out of sorts in a season-opening loss at Hawaii, the Buffaloes
found their groove on offense as they gained
UConn 22, Army 17
558 yards. Adkins rushed for 119 yards and a
TD, while Powell finished with 105 and two
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. UConn quarscores. Nelson Spruce caught six passes to terback Bryant Shirreffs threw for 270 yards
become the schools all-time leader in recep- and the Huskies got touchdown runs from
tions.
Arkeel Newsome and Ron Johnson to beat
Army 22-17 on Saturday.
Syracuse 30, Wake Forest 17
The win gives UConn its first 2-0 start
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Eric Dungey,
making his first college start, threw for two since 2008 and drops the Black Knights to 0-2
long touchdown passes in the second half, for the first time since 2012.
15:03 | TYMTINA
ENTERTAINMENT
Fear and Clothing unbuckles

U.S. fashion 1 belt at a time
BY CHRISTINA LEDBETTER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Author Cintra Wilson

takes a studious peek under
the veil (or pinstriped suit,
as it were) to expose the
implications beneath the
clothes we wear in Fear and
Clothing.
While traveling across
mountains, cornfields, shorelines and cities, Wilson
explores Americas belts: cotton, rust, Bible, sun, frost,
corn and gun, unbuckling
them one by one.
In a jaunt through Utah,
she likens womens head-
BOOK REVIEW
bands to halos. While rubbing elbows with the wealthy
at the Kentucky Derby, she
unpacks the correlation
between seat prices and
dress choices (the cheaper
the seats, the tighter the
garb). In Washington, D.C.,
we learn the deeper meaning
behind why a group of
female protesters wearing
tutus are frequently ignored
(they unfortunately resemble
little girls interrupting daddy at work). With each city,
Wilson encounters new

trends to decode and characters to critique.
Interwoven throughout
the text is the authors own
fashion journey. She takes us
along the streets of San
Francisco where meth, club
kids and drag queens influence her wardrobe choices,
to a yearlong stint in Los
Angeles, where the City of
Angels sinks its claws into
the writers closet.
Finally, after moving to
New York and sporting an
emphatically wrong ensemble one fateful night while
going out with new friends

to hear a band, everything
goes black. Thus ensues a
half-hearted quest to give her
sinister, spiked and zippered
wardrobe a break, prompting Wilson to seek advice
from the stylish folks she
meets across the country.
Finally, we are left with a
thoughtful commentary
regarding the apparent standstill in which fashion currently finds itself. Gone are
the days of sharp new trends
changing the look of a generation. Replacing them are the
styles weve seen recycled for
decades, only void of the

political provocation that
originally produced them.
With biting prose and keen
insight into the psychology
of dress, Fear and Clothing will inspire some readers to cautiously open their
closet doors and examine
whats inside. Think your
clothes express general competency mixed with a hint of
unique personality? Unless
youre the Wyoming cowboy
that Wilson spies in a secondhand apparel shop donning
rubber work boots and a silk
kerchief held in place by an
C5
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cintra Wilson exposes the

implications beneath the
clothes we wear in Fear
and Clothing: Unbuckling
American Style.
antler, think again. Your
clothes are telling; make sure
theyre telling the right story.
Low cuts
through
the static
BY GREG KOT
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gamers take on the role of Snake/Big Boss, a legendary hero and soldier in Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain.
Phantom Pain best

Metal Gear game
BY TERRY TERRONES
THE GAZETTE (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.)
Gamers once again take on the role of legendary hero and soldier Snake/Big Boss in a new
Metal Gear title, a series thats being going
strong for 28 years.
After waking up from a nine year coma,
Snake joins up with Revolver Ocelot and heads
to Afghanistan to start the path of revenge
against Cipher, the intelligence network that
tried to take him out years ago.
The Good: Most Metal Gear titles are fairly
linear. Thats not a bad thing as it helps keep the
always packed story on track. However, Phantom Pain is much more open, with players able
to explore large areas at their leisure. This series
has always lent itself to stealth. Shooting your
way out of trouble is counter-intuitive. These
wide open areas allow for a freedom of choice
unprecedented in the series and is a welcome
change of pace. Since the game is broken up into
episodes, it also makes it easier for players to
jump back into levels to replay sections and find
things they may have missed or try different
approaches. Each episode ends with a list of the
cast of characters and brief credits, giving the
GAMERS CORNER
game a Hollywood feel.
One of the areas I spent most of my time was
Mother Base, Snakes offshore headquarters.
Here players expand their home base, collect
resources, keep money earned from wetwork,
manage staff and monitor resources. Its also a
place where gamers can develop weapons and
items. There are other titles that use a similar
feature (Assassins Creed, Far Cry) but
Phantom Pain takes these concepts and cranks
the volume up to 11. I spent countless hours gathering resources, blueprints and funds to unlock
and purchase weapons and items I could use in
the field. One of the ways to do that is by capturing people and items and sending them back to
Mother Base via the games Fulton Recovery
System, which was first used in Peace Walker.
Here you attach balloons that float people, animals and materials back to base. Its a clever and
kooky way to make collecting items enjoyable.
Long-time Metal Gear game designer and
director Hideo Kojima has been in a dispute
with publisher Konami since early this year.
Things got so bad that Kojimas name was even

removed from the cover of the game and his
future involvement in the series is in doubt. If
this Kojima-sans last title, he sure went out with
a bang. Gameplay mechanics, artificial intelligence, pacing and mission variety in Phantom
Pain are the best Ive experienced from this
great franchise.
The Bad: The dialogue is cheesy and the plot
is a non-sensical mess full of holes. But this is a
Metal Gear game, you dont play these titles
for things to make complete sense. Ridiculous
lines delivered seriously and a Swiss cheese plot
is just part of Phantom Pains charm.
The Grade: Ive been a fan of this series since
1998s Metal Gear Solid and its amazing to see
how it has developed and matured over time.
Few video games series have evolved as deftly
and brilliantly as this one has.
In Phantom Pain, Kojima-san has taken all
of his talents and melded them together in the
best Metal Gear title Ive ever played. Considering Metal Gear Solid is one of the greatest
video games ever (and my all-time favorite title),
thats pretty amazing.
The Grade: A
Dont let the gentle demeanor fool

you. Lows music tends to be typecast as slow and quiet, but the typecasters couldnt be more wrong.
Slow, maybe, but theres often
something profoundly disquieting
about the songs. Even within the
sparest of settings, this trio from
northern Minnesota contains multitudes, and the undertow is particularly treacherous in Ones and
Sixes (Sub Pop).
Returning to some of the stylistic
inroads made on its 2007 album
Drums and Guns, Low builds a
framework out of electronic static
and subterranean feedback. The
bass tones evoke the
MUSIC trunk-rattling of
contemporary hipREVIEW hop. The opening
song is called Gentle, but its a deception. Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Steve Garrington enter as if their boots are
crunching through ice-encrusted
snow drifts. Voices wash in and out
like aural ghosts transmitted from
between stations on a radio dial. A
guitar strums off and on, an abstract
sound independent of the song.
You know we should have seen it
coming, Sparhawk sings on No
Comprende, as ruefulness, regret
and exasperation mingle. Spaghetti
Western guitars and reverberating
snare-drum hits suggest a reckoning is at hand. The track bleeds into
the next, Spanish Translation, in
which the omnipresent noise that
bubbles beneath many of these
tracks surfaces, recedes and returns,
like a stalker in a dark alleyway.
The white-noise hum foreshadows
the menace lurking in Parkers lullaby voice on Congregation. Sparhawk frequently brings an edge to
his conversational vocals, but Parker
can usually be counted on to provide
a soothing balm. Not so here.
The album rarely shouts. It wrestles with the idea that true selfknowledge reveals itself slowly, and
as suggested by the nine-minute
Landslide it sometimes arrives
too late to save the relationships we
most value.
Weaver charmed into Blunt offer

BY RICK BENTLEY
THE FRESNO BEE
Jacki Weaver stars in the new Starzs show Blunt Talk.
You get a couple of Oscar nominations and jobs tend to seek you out.
At least thats been the case with
Jacki Weaver, who is starring on the
wickedly funny Starz series Blunt
Talk. She plays Rosalie Winter, the
tough but motherly producer/
manager of talk show host Walter
Blunt, played by Patrick Stewart.
I wasnt looking for work when this
came along, Weaver tells me during
lunch at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. But
Jonathan Ames, who is one of the most
brilliant and charming men in the
world, invited me to lunch and begged
ON TV
me to be in his series.
She was so charmed by the Blunt
Talk creator (best know for the series
Bored To Death) that Weaver agreed
to be in the series without ever seeing a
script. It proved a good move, as her
character gets to go from making quick
TV news decisions to scenes where
Rosalie and Walter are spooning.
Dont call the character a mother hen.
Weaver doesnt want people to confuse
being kindhearted with being soft. She
likes that Rosalie can be tough when its
necessary.
Ames knew what he was doing when

he went after Weaver. The veteran
actress, from South Wales, has more
than a half century of acting credits
including roles in Animal Kingdom
and Silver Linings Playbook that
earned her the Oscar nods.
Weavers favorite kinds of roles are
those that reflect life.
One moment things can be hilarious
and the next moment they are tragic,
Weaver said. You are laughing one second and crying the next. Theres a lot of
poignant stuff in Blunt Talk but its
also funny.
Blunt Talk airs 9 p.m. Saturdays on
Starz.
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Coates
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Train by Paula
Hawkins
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ADVICE
LIVING WITH
CHILDREN
A tantrum
place keeps
the peace
BY JOHN
ROSEMOND
TRIBUNE
NEWS
SERVICE
Q: Our
first, a girl,
just tur ned
JOHN
three and has
s u d d e n l y ROSEMOND
started throwing tantrums. She can begin
a tantrum when shes alone
in her room if something
shes playing with doesnt do
what she wants it to do. Its as
if she is right on the edge of
a tantrum all day long. Weve
started walking on eggshells
around her as a result, and
we realize were giving in a
lot just to keep the peace. We
dont understand how such a
happy baby and toddler has
become such a malcontent.
Nothing has changed in our
family situation that might
explain it. Can you?
A: Youre doing what all
too many of todays parents
tend to do: Instead of trying
to solve a behavior problem,
youre trying to figure out
what has caused it. Its what I
call thinking psychologically. And because none of
your theories concerning
your daughters tantrums
can be either proven or disproven, youre becoming
increasingly confused. The
inevitable end result of this
is a state I refer to as disciplinary paralysis. As you
confess, you dont know what
to do, youre walking on eggshells, giving in to keep the
peace.
Yo u r e o bv i o u s l y a n
intelligent person. I
shouldnt need to tell you
that every time you shut
down a tantrum by giving
in, you make the problem
that much worse. Shortterm solutions make for
long-term nightmares.
Some children be gin
throwing tantrums when
theyre 12 months old; some
dont start until theyre
three; but almost all children go through a phase
during which they throw
lots of tantrums. Why?
Because they believe that
wh a t t h e y w a n t , t h e y
d e s e r ve t o h ave. T h e
hump of parenting is that
of patiently, lovingly, but
very firmly and steadfastly
teaching a child that reality
is not going to cooperate
with that narcissistic fantasy. Parents who fail to get
over that hump are in for a
long haul down a hard road.
And a child whose parents
fail to get over that hump is
in for a very rude awakening if not a very unhappy
life.
The very simple solution
to your daughters fits is
known as the tantrum
place. First field-tested on
my daughter Amy when she
began throwing fits of pique
at age three, it has since provided much-appreciated
relief to many a parent.
Tell your daughter that her
temper tantrums are very
special things and need a
very special place. With Amy,
we used a half-bathroom, but
any relatively isolated place
will do, even a rug.
Say, The new rule is that
when you begin having a tantrum, you have to go to your
new tantrum place. If you
need help getting there, we
will help you. You can scream
as long and as loud as you
want, but you cant come out
until you stop.
At first, she is probably
going to come out of her tantrum place before her fit has
completely run its course. In
that event, just calmly put
her back, reminding her of
the new rule.
The important thing is
that you act resolutely so as
to send the clear message
that her outbursts are not
going to determine how the
world works. If you are purposeful, you should have a
much calmer household in
no time.
(Visit family psychologist
John Rosemonds website at
www.johnrosemond.com.)
15:23 | BETZJAKE
D5
Man right to object to racial epithet

Dear Abby: I was at my brotherin-laws house with my husband and
our 4-year-old daughter. We were
playing our weekly video game, and
when my brother-in-law won a round,
he shouted a racial epithet. I asked
him not to use it in front of my little
girl because if she repeats it at
school, she could be suspended, and
we dont use that kind of language in
our family.
Now he claims I disrespected
him and I should apologize to him
because it was his house and he can
say what he wants. He doesnt have
children of his own.
Who is right here? Is it OK to say
whatever you want because its your
house, or is it better to use some censorship when there are children
around? Wondering in Wyoming
Dear Wondering: You did the
right thing. Your brother-in-law
should watch his mouth when your
daughter is present. Because hes
unwilling to do that,
limit her exposure to
him. And if she hears
him do it again, make
sure to explain to her
that the expression is
one you do not want
her to ever repeat.
JEANNE
Dear Abby: I am a
PHILLIPS
24-year-old waitress
who needs advice on
how to handle older men when they
continually flirt, touch and even ask
for hugs while Im serving them dinner. I work in an upscale dinner
house. I feel sorry for their embarrassed wives and girlfriends who witness this disgusting behavior.
Waitresses have to put up with this
kind of thing for tips. Is there anything I can do to prevent it and still
receive a reasonable tip for good service? Sick and Tires in California
Dear Sick and Tired: Yes. Keep
your sense of humor. Smile a lot,
laugh when appropriate and stand

out of reach. Most of these men are
harmless. They are trying to be
friendly. Those who you find overtly
offensive, you should turn over to
another server. If the requests for
hugs continue, talk to your manager
for guidance in handling them.
Dear Abby: My fiancees son is
gay and recently married. He is 30
and his spouse is 24. They dont have
much money, so I hosted their wedding reception in my backyard. In
addition to all the work involved
getting the food and drinks, preparing the food, preparing the yard and
cleaning up I wound up with $700
charged on my credit card. I have
been out of work for the last three
months and cant afford this.
I know tradition is that the father
of the bride pays for the reception
and the father of the groom pays for
the drinks. In a gay wedding, is the
new tradition that Moms boyfriend
pays while both dads dont spend a
Combat lower back pain
Lower back pain

is one of lifes most
common problems.
Its estimated that 80
to 90 percent of
American adults
will experience it at
some point.
PAUL
While its often
MACKAREY associated
with
manual labor, lower
back pain can be an issue in every
workplace even for sedentary
jobs.
The spine consists of 24 moving
vertebrae, a fused sacrum and tailbone, and shock-absorbing discs
between each moving segment.
The spine is designed to provide
support and protect the spinal cord
while remaining flexible for movement and function.
Spinal nerves exit the spinal cord
at each segment to deliver messages from your brain to your extremities. Pressure on one of these
nerves can cause pain, numbness,
tingling or (weakness.
Lower back pain can have many
causes, including muscle strain,
disc degeneration, arthritis, scoliosis or curvature of the spine, instability from trauma or degeneration, and acute trauma from a car
crash or a fall.
The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration and the U.S.
Department of Labor list the following risk factors for lower back
pain:
Poor body mechanics with repetition: bending at the waist, lifting
from the floor, lifting from overhead, twisting at the waist or twisting while lifting.
Lifting or moving objects of:
excessive weight, excessive size,
asymmetrical shape, or awkward
position or location.
Poor work station ergonomics
without adjustable: desk chairs,
footrests, armrests, body supports,
phone headsets, or table/desk
height and location.
Poor grips on handles losing
grip while lifting, causing a jerking
reaction to regrip.
Slippery footing slipping
while lifting, causing a quick jerk.
Prolonged sitting especially
Pet pal
Dear Readers: Shawna in San
Antonio sent a picture of her beautiful black-and-brown-striped cat,
Teensy, sitting in her window seat
looking out the window. She is a curi-
ASK MR. DAD
Middle school
time to show
responsibility
BY ARMIN BROTT
When sitting, use an ergonomic workstation and chair with lumbar support.
with poor posture while driving direction of this forward-flexed
or at a computer or desk.
position. Some good ones to try:
Chin tucks: Tuck your chin
Prevention
back to bring your head over your
Good posture is critical for a shoulders.
healthy back. When sitting, stand Shoulder blade pinch: Pinch
ing or walking, maintain a slight your shoulder blades together.
arch in your lower back, and keep
Standing arch: While standing,
your shoulders back and your head put your hands behind your back
over your shoulders. In sitting, use and extend your lower back 10 to 20
a towel roll or small pillow in the degrees.
small of your back.
Perform these exercises slowly.
When sitting, good ergonomics Hold for three to five seconds and
are vital. Use an ergonomic work repeat six times each, six times per
station and chair with a lumbar day.
support and adjustable heights. Get
PAUL J. MACKAREY, P.T., D.H.Sc.,
close to your desk, keyboard and O.C.S., is a doctor in health scimonitor.
ences specializing in orthopedic
People who work at a desk or and sports physical therapy. He is
workstation spend much of the day in private practice and an associwith their spine bent or flexed for- ate professor of clinical medicine
ward for extended periods of time. at Commonwealth Medical College.
Postural exercises are designed to His column appears every Sunday.
stretch your back in the opposite Email: drpmackarey@msn.com.
Be sure to make a fire escape plan

Dear Readers: Do you and your
family have a fire escape plan?
Whether you live in a home, a condo,
an apartment or a manufactured
home, you should ask yourself right
now: How would I get out if a fire
happened? What if the main
entrance/exit is blocked? How do
you tell the fire department exactly
where you are?
The following are some simple
steps to take that may save a life, or
your home:
Make sure the house number is
easily readable from the street so the
fire department can find you. Faded
house numbers are a hazard.
Ensure that everyone, even
kids, knows how to use the 911
telephone system. If you call from
a cellphone, give them a callback
number right off. Most 911 systems cannot identify a location
from a cellphone call. Tell the
operator the address, what kind
of fire, who is in the home, etc.
Use smoke alarms one in
every bedroom, and one on each level
of the home is the minimum. Test
the batteries twice per year.
Hold a fire drill a couple of times
a year, going out of your home different ways, if possible. - Heloise
cent? Both of them work. Im considering sending them each a polite bill
for $300. What do you suggest?
Modern Man in Pennsylvania
Dear M0dern Man: I suggest that
you and your fiancee take care of the
bill, and ask the grooms to pitch in
what they can afford. I dont think it
would be fair or appropriate to expect
the new in-laws to pay for anything
that wasnt clearly agreed upon
before the wedding reception took
place.
To My Jewish Readers: Sundown
starts Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish
New Year. This is the beginning of
our time of solemn introspection.
Leshana tova tikatevu may each
of us be inscribed in the Book of Life
and enjoy another good year.
(Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact
Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.)
ous and content girl!

To see Teensy and
our other Pet Pals,
visit www.Heloise.
com and click on Pet
of the Week in the
banner across the
HINTS FROM top.
Do you have a funHELOISE
ny or adorable pet
youd like to share
with our readers?
Email
Heloise@Heloise.com! Heloise
Room-service hint
Paint-roller storer
Dear readers, please step away

from the table if the call is more than
a yes, no, Ill meet you, etc.
Would you be happy if you were trying to have a nice, calm meal and
actually talk with your dinner/lunch
partners and the foghorn next to
you is going on and on? I think not.
Dear Readers: On a recent business trip to Austin, Texas, I rediscovered a favorite hint. I love being able
to order breakfast no cooking
and no cleanup.
Well, for fun I ordered from the
kids room-service menu. Sometimes when Im exhausted from
travel in the evening, a grilledcheese sandwich and small salad is
all I want. The service charge (up
to 18 percent, and delivery fee $2$3) is the same. Check out the kids
Special seats
Dear Heloise: I really wish res- menu. Heloise
taurants had booster seats for older
Dining distraction
women who have gotten shorter as
Dear Readers: Here is this weeks
they get older. I took a booster cush- Sound Off, about dining etiquette:
ion and put it in a pretty tote bag and
The key to fine dining is more
carry it with me.
than just good food and good service
Now we can sit in a booth, which now. It also is finding a seat next to
my husband prefers, and I can sit on people who are not broadcasting
my tote bag and eat without having their private lives at the top of their
my chin on the table. Suzie in lungs on their cellphones. RichNew Braunfels, Texas
ard B., Irvine, Calif.
Pretty smart, Id say. One size chair
What? I cant hear you. The person
or table does not fit all. I end up sit- one table over is yammering away on
ting on a leg to gain a little height their cellphone. They talk loudly so
at some dinner tables. I like your hint the other person can hear them. We
very much. Heloise
can, too!
Dear Heloise: Paint rollers, used
or new, can be stored in cylindrical
potato-chip cans. Putting on the lids
keeps them clean, and standing them
upright preserves the round shape.
Thanks for all of the many useful
hints. Dave in Lufkin, Texas
Dear Mr. Dad: I enjoy reading your

columns every week.
You recently wrote
about kids making the
transition from elementary to middle
school. Your suggestion of keeping the
communication lines
open with teens is ARMIN
excellent. More listen- BROTT
ing than talking is
very good indeed. But
I think you focused too much on the
parents and how they should stay in
touch with the teachers. What about
the kids themselves? Dont you think
they should be taking more responsibility for their own education?
A: Youre absolutely right (and so
are the other readers who wrote in
with similar comments). Middle
school isnt just about the parents;
kids should definitely be learning
how to be more responsible and selfsufficient. However, early on, they
may need a little help. Heres are a few
suggestions (including some from
readers)
Be Interested: Ask what shes
learning or doing in the classroom,
with friends, or on the sports field.
Insist on answers that are longer than
one word. When I pick my seventhgrader up after school, shes not
allowed to fire up her phone until
shes talked to me for five minutes
about her day. Knowing youre interested in her education will help your
child stay (or get) motivated to stay on
top of things on her own. Other ways
to do this include volunteering at the
school and attending as many school
events (including teacher conferences) as you can.
Organization: Many but not all
schools require kids to have a calendar or planner for keeping track of
their homework, projects, and due
dates. But having a planner doesnt
mean your child will actually use it,
or that completed assignment will
make the arduous trip from his desk,
into his backpack, and into the classroom. Keeping a checklist by your
front door can help eliminate a lot of
problems. (Lunch? Check. Soccer
cleats? Check. Homework? Check. Are
you sure? Yes. Really? Oh, wait, its on
my desk....).
Prioritizing: Talk with your child
about how to identify tasks that need
to be done right now vs. those that are
due tomorrow or next week. If your
middle-schooler tends to get frustrated or overwhelmed, help her break
larger projects down into smaller, lessdaunting chunks. Instead of doing 100
math problems in one sitting, divide
them up and intersperse them with
other assignments. Help her come up
with a system that works for her and
her individual learning style.
Routines: Having a set schedule for
homework can keep your child on
track. A short decompression period
before diving in is good, as are regular
breaks. If possible, stay nearby. Thats
so you can help your child stay focused
and be there in case she needs help
with an assignment.
Praise: Grades offer pretty good
feedback on how a child is doing in
school, but not everyone gets good
ones. Its especially important that
you acknowledge the time and effort
your child put into a particular project or homework assignment even if
the grades were less than ideal.
Trust but Verify: For the first part
of the year, its okay to make frequent
reminders and require your child to
show you her progress every day. But
dont turn into a crutch or a helicopter. Over time, make fewer and
fewer reminders.
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OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES / LOCAL / STATE
FUNERAL NOTICES
June E. Kline
SHAMOKIN June E.
Kline, 93, of Shamokin,
passed away Thursday, Sept.
10, 2015, in Mountain View:
A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township.
She was born in Shamokin, May 1, 1922, a daughter
of the late Walter and Eva
(Snyder) Fidler.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Jesse M.
Kline, who passed away June
11, 1985.
She was for merly
employed in the dietary
department of Shamokin
Hospital for 18 years.
She was a member of the
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Church, Shamokin, and
was a great lover of animals.
She is survived by two
sons, Terry Kline and his
wife, Dianne, of Elysburg,
and Ricky Kline and his
wife, Lisa, of Shamokin;
three grandchildren, Erik
Kline and his wife, Stephanie, Matthew Kline and his
June E. Kline
wife, Melissa, and Kristopher Cohan and his wife,
Shannon; six great-grandchildren, Emilie, Conner,
Kaisen, Chanae, Kristopher
and Trey; a brother, Walter
Fidler, of Shamokin; and
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by a son, Larry; a daughter,
Cindy; a sister, Mayme Morgan; and two brothers, Robert and William.
Frank William Arasin

PAXINOS Frank William Arasin, 81, of P.O. Box
137, passed away Friday,
Sept. 11, 2015, at Geisinger
Medical Center, Danville.
He was born in
Shamokin, a son of
the late Frank W. and
Elizabeth M. Duke Arasin. He was a lifelong
resident of the Shamokin area.
He was a graduate of
Shamokin High School and
Juniata College.
Frank served in the U.S.
Army.
He was a golf profession-
al.
He was a member of
Queen of the Most Holy
Rosary Church, Elysburg,
and the PGA of America.
Frank is survived
by his son, Michael
Arasin, of Atlanta,
Georgia; a daughter,
Barbara Esposito and her
husband, Ron, of Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida; four
grandchildren, Kay Arasin,
Avery Arasin, Ali Arasin
and Mellisa Esposito; and
three sisters, Betty Wieszkowiak, Marion Horengic
and Audrey Driver.
George W. Dillman
ASHLAND George W.
Dillman, 98, of Ashland,
passed away Friday, Sept. 11,
2015, at Shenandoah Manor
Nursing and Rehab
Center, Shenandoah.
He was born in
Girardville, Aug. 12,
1917, a son of the late
William and Anna
(Taylor) Dillman.
He attended Ashland
High School.
George was a U.S. Army
World War II veteran.
He worked at Laubenstein
Manufacturing in Ashland
for 33 years until he retired
in 1979.
He was a member of
Zions Reformed UCC, of
Ashland.
George was a member of
American Legion Post 434
and past commander of
VFW Post 156, of Ashland.
He was preceded
in death by a grands o n , A n d r e w, a
brother, William and
three sisters, Doris, Rita and
Lorraine.
Surviving are a daughter,
Ann Kessler, of Ashland; two
sisters, Margaret, wife of
Frank Knock, of Ashland,
and Betty Dicinto, of Kansas; grandchildren, Jason,
Derek, David and Chris; seven great-grandchildren; and
nieces and nephews.
Ann D. Cookie Stark

MOUNT CARMEL
Ann D. Cookie Stark, 78,
of 23 S. Hickory, passed
away Thursday, Sept. 10,
2015, at Mount Car mel
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center.
She was born in Atlas, a
daughter of the late Thoma s Fab r i z i o a n d Ve r a
Diapaolo. She was a lifelong
resident of Mount Carmel.
S h e g r a d u at e d f ro m
Mount Carmel High School
in 1954.
On June 4, 1961, in Maryland, she married Nick D.
Stark, who survives.
She was the former owner and operator of the Colonial Inn Tavern in Natalie.
She was a member of St.

Peters Church and later
Divine Redeemer Church in
Mount Carmel.
Survivors, in addition to
her husband, are a son,
Nicholas Stark, and his
fiance, Sheila Moyer, of
Pine Grove; two daughters,
Lisa Filipczak and her husband, Mike, of Mount Carmel, and Danielle Guarna
and her husband, Matt, of
Mount Carmel; three granddaughters, Jillian Stark,
Madison Sypniewski and
Haley Sypniewski; and
three grandsons, Daniel
Glowatski and his wife,
Kristen, Brett Glowatski
and Jaxson Guarna.
PHILADELPHIA (AP)
A plan to establish a campground for thousands of
papal pilgrims in a Philadelphia park charging $199
per camper has been
scrapped over lack of interest.
The World Meeting of
Families had announced that
an outside company would
operate the campsite
dubbed Francis Fields in
the pontiffs honor in Fairmount Park, one of the largest urban green spaces in the
nation. The site was to
accommodate 16,000 people at
nearly $200 a pop, with additional fees for tents, cars, and
RVs ranging from $99 to $999.
But the company, ESM
Productions, said Friday the
plan was canceled due to a
lack of interest and the fact
that plenty of accommodations are still available.
About 3,000 of the 11,200
downtown rooms were still
available two weeks away
from Pope Francis Sept. 26
arrival, members of the
citys hospitality industry

said. Hotels were also cutting
rates, eliminating minimum
stay requirements and tossing in extras like subway
tokens and bags full of Philadelphia-centric snacks to lure
guests for the two-day visit.
City officials had said
they were open to allowing
camping in the park despite
the citys no-camping ordinance, but World Meeting
of Families organizers
hadnt formally announced
any plans to take advantage
of the approval.
Plan for Philly campground

for papal pilgrims canceled
The Family of the late
Daniel R. Schwalm
wishes to express their

deep appreciation to those
who have offered such
kindness and support in our
bereavement. We especially
wish to thank Father Martin
Kobos, and Father Fred
Wangwe, the Seidels, and the
many friends and family who
sent mass, sympathy and
other cards.
The Schwalm Family
21:27 | HUMESJOSEP
ARASIN Frank William

Arasin, 81, of P.O. Box 137,
Paxinos. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated 11
a.m. Monday at Queen of the
Most Holy Rosary Church,
Elysburg. There will be no
viewing or hours of calling.
Those wishing to attend the
Mass are asked to meet at
the church at 10:45 a.m.
Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Coal Township. The Leonard J. Lucas
Funeral Home Ltd., Leonard
J. Lucas Jr., supervisor, 120
S. Market St., Shamokin, has
been entrusted with the arrangements.
DILLMAN George W. Dillman, 98, of Ashland. A graveside service will be held at
10 a.m. Thursday at Brock
Cemetery, Ashland, with the
Rev. David Grant ofciating. Kull-Heizenroth Funeral
Home, Ashland, is in charge
of arrangements. Go to www.
kullfuneral.com.
KLINE June E. Kline,
93, of Shamokin. A memorial service will be held at 10
a.m. Friday at Calvary Bible
Fellowship Church, Shamokin. Friends may call at the
church from 9 a.m. Friday
until the time of service. Interment will follow in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trevorton Road. In lieu of owers,
friends are asked to make
donations to the Danville
SPCA or to Junes church. Arrangements by the Jerre Wirt
Blank Funeral Home, 395
State St., Sunbury.
STARK Ann D. Cookie
Stark, of 23 S. Hickory St.,
Mount Carmel. A funeral
Mass will be celebrated at
10 a.m. Sept. 26 at Divine
Redeemer Church, 438 W.
Avenue, Mount Carmel, with
the Rev. Martin O. Moran as
celebrant. At the request of
the deceased, there will be
no viewing but everyone is
invited to the Mass. The interment ceremony will take
place at St. Peters Cemetery,
Mount Carmel Township. C.J.
Lucas Funeral Home Inc., 27
N. Vine St., Mount Carmel,
C.J. Lucas IV, supervisor, is
handling the arrangements.
In lieu of owers, please send
memorial contributions to Divine Redeemer Church. 438
W. Avenue, Mount Carmel
17851. To send condolences
to the family, go to www.cjlucasfuneralhome.com.
COMMUNITY DAY
SARAH DESANTIS/Staff Photos
Jim Hile prepares cotton candy at the Emmanuel

United Methodist Church annual Community Day,
held in Tharptown Saturday. Despite dreary weather, congregation and community members carried
on with the celebration by moving it beneath the
churchs pavilion.
Kiralyn Wojciechowski, 3,
of Snydertown, snacks on
cotton candy during the
EmmanuelUnitedMethodist
Church annual Community
Day, held in Tharptown
Saturday.
Quiet crisis as Pennsylvanias

budget stalemate grinds on
BY MARC LEVY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
abilities.
The Wolf administration is pledging to
guarantee bank loans for any school district
that needs it to make payroll. That, however,
did not stop Moodys from announcing
Thursday that it had knocked down the
credit rating of 181 school districts by one
notch.
Without any significant progress in the
negotiations, Republicans are planning to
pass an interim budget package that would
provide four months of money about $10
billion, retroactive to July 1 through Nov. 30
and wave through billions more in federal funds that are held up.
Wolfs office hasnt said whether the governor would sign it, but Democratic lawmakers are unsupportive.
Broadly speaking, I think Democrats feel
that that would be a Republican effort to
fund the parts of the budget that they want
without funding the parts of the budget that
we want, said Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery. And were not going to do that.
Public school and nonprofit officials have
mixed feelings about the stalemate, after
suffering what they view as unjustifiable
funding cuts under Wolfs Republican predecessor, Tom Corbett. A late budget that
reflects Wolfs goals of wiping out those
spending cuts, many say, is better than what
they were offered in the $30.2 billion, nonew-taxes Republican budget that Wolf
vetoed June 30.
Im willing to wait as long as we have to
in order to get what we deserve and what
we feel we lost over the last four years, said
John Sarandrea, superintendent of the
New Castle School District in Lawrence
County.
At The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania, employees who care for the disabled
have gone without cost-of-living increases
for seven years, said Patrick Quinn, the
organizations director of residential and
adult day services.
The organization hasnt curtailed services because of the stalemate, thanks to
advances from county governments and a
stretched line of credit, Quinn said.
Should the counties run out of money,
the organization may have to shut down
some services.
Something might have to give along the
way, Quinn said. We dont know what that
is. It just depends on how dire these circumstances continue to be.
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania state governments budget season is typically hectic,

with raucous rallies echoing through the
Pennsylvania Capitol, lobbyists packing the
corridors and top lawmakers and governors aides rushing to closed-door meetings.
This years is starkly different, two-and-ahalf months into an entrenched stalemate
between freshman Democratic Gov. Tom
Wolf and leaders of the Legislatures huge
Republican majorities.
The Capitol is empty and quiet.
Ive not heard anything new about the
budget, said Gene Barr, president and CEO
of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business
and Industry. When I talk to people about
it, I get a lot of shrugs and hey, were waiting and not there yet.
Lawmakers have hardly been in session
since July 1 and budget talks are intermittent. Meanwhile, the governors office and
legislative leaders are saying little about
their discussions or how they are trying to
bridge their differences over tax policy,
spending and the states public pension,
school funding and liquor store systems.
In late August, Wolf and top lawmakers
shifted strategy and began revealing a lot
less about their negotiations. Meetings in
the Capitol stopped last Mondays meeting was in Pittsburgh and staff aides
werent allowed in the room.
Advocacy groups are in the dark, and
rank-and-file lawmakers see no sign that an
agreement is anywhere close.
Nor is there a sense of urgency, said
David W. Patti, president and CEO of the
Pennsylvania Business Council. Its a very
quiet crisis.
While much of Pennsylvania state government grinds on employees, Medicaid
bills and debt obligations are paid the
stalemate now means that billions of dollars
are not flowing to public schools and PennUNIONTOWN (AP) A
sylvanias social services providers. That
judge has rejected motions to has sent school districts, counties and nonsuppress statements and dis- profit organizations in search of ways to
miss a homicide charge
scrape by. For how much longer is a persisagainst a man accused of
tent question.
shooting his former girlThey are securing bank loans, drawing
friend as she drove to work
on lines of credit, emptying reserves or putat a western Pennsylvania
ting off payments to vendors. Waiting lists
casino.
are growing for some services, such as menForty-six-year-old Terry
tal health counseling and day services for
Walker of Uniontown is
the elderly or people with intellectual discharged in Fayette County in
the February death of 36M EMORIALS
year-old Mya Ann Grady.
Authorities say she was shot Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
as she drove to the Lady
MOUNT CARMEL
John Michael Katch
Luck Casino at Nemacolin
The following memorials from David and Anne PizWoodlands resort.
were received for August at zoli.
Defense attorney Thomas
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Ronald Ivey from Sylvia
Shaffer argued that his client
Church.
Hynoski, Joe and Floss
was too sick to understand
L a r i s s a S t a n c z y k Ecker.
questions from police and
Voeckler from her parents,
Dorothy Milewski
cited a nurses testimony
sister and son.
(birthday) from Sylvia
that he reported signs of
Ramona Novack from Hynoski, Dianne Darrah.
acute hypoglycemia.
Jolene, Bill, Heather and
Anna Ruginis (birthThe (Uniontown) HeraldGavin Nye, Mr. and Mrs. day, Aug. 15) from Elaine.
Standard reports that PresiThomas Rusnak and famiMichael Buhay from
dent Judge John Wagner Jr.
ly, Elaine Polinski, Joe and wife, Rita.
ruled Friday that Walkers
Barb Hajcak, Mary Anne
Cecilia Gaughan and
condition didnt render his
Leskusky, Ted and Jackie Steve Skip Krehel from
statements involuntary or
Matlow.
George and Mary Kroutch.
unknowing.
Diane D. White (secOlga Sharayhr (birthShaffer has also argued
o n d a n n ive r s a r y o f day) from Millie Mushalko
that another person was the
death Aug. 16) from hus- and family.
shooter.
band Michael, Susan, Leon
Robert T. Brezinski
and Amanda, Dolores Hon- from Paul and Judy Batko,
Daily deadline for
ecker, Rosemary Karycki.
Unemployment CompensaB e t t y B u t e l a f ro m tion Tax Services of Wilobituaries is
Roman and Christine.
kes-Barre Field Account-
Judge rejects
motion to
suppress
statements
in homicide
7:00 PM
for the following days paper.
ing Service.
Jack Speedy Butela
from Roman and Christine.
Marie Shovlin from
Mary Janet Rudisill, Ted
and Jackie Matlow, Calvin
and Pearl Swank.
John E. Owens (Aug.
27 anniversary) from
Joan Owens and sons.
Ron Jurasich from Bob
and Jeanne Zavatski.
John Katch from Bob
and Jeanne Zavatski.
Jacqueline Lechner
from Bob and Jeanne
Zavatski.
Virginia Lindenmuth
and Richard Battista
from Suzanne, Linda and
Michal Nameth.
Catherine Carter from
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each week, on this page, you will see photos taken by our staff photographers that emphasize their originality and creativity.
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DaviD McKeown/Staff Photo
Classroom doors are open as visitors tour the former Cardinal Brennan High School, Fountain Springs.
Dave Evans, guitarist and vocalist for Diaspora, performs during the Tamaqua Area Randy Hamlin, left, and Terry Laughlin, members of Diaspora, perform during the
Chamber of Commerces last concert of the summer at the Tamaqua Railroad Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerces last concert of the summer at the Tamaqua
Railroad Station.
Station.
Cheerleaders from the Frackville Mountaineers cheer as they parade up Walnut

Street in Ashland during the annual ABA parade.
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OUTDOORS
Bucking the norm

Muzzleloaders seek big game with Talbot County Outfitters
outdoors@republicanherald.com
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In 1973, a national organization

was founded with a stated mission
of conserving wild turkeys and
preserving our hunting heritage.
In the ensuing 42 years, the
National Wild Turkey Federation
established itself as an international leader in conservation, with its
efforts not just benefitting the bird
for which it is was created.
Among the 85 local chapters chartered in Pennsylvania, the Schuylkill
County Spurs and Lykens Valley
Longbeards chapters are among the
leaders in conservation and outdoors education projects. Sportsmen
going afield during the upcoming
archery deer and small game seasons will find evidence on many
State Games Lands of the habitat
projects of these chapters.
Formed in 1987, the Spurs
originally known as the Schuylkill
County Longbeards has partnered with Custom Gun Finishes
of Minersville to hold a JAKES Day
on Saturday, Sept. 19, beginning at
8:30 a.m., on the grounds of Blue
Ridge Rifles Muzzleloader Club,
Coon Club Road, off Route 183,
south of Summit Station. Open to
youth ages 8-16, this free event
teaches a variety of outdoors skills,
but pre-registration is required by
calling Custom Gun Finishes at
(570) 399-5436.
Holding JAKES Days and Women In The Outdoors programs are
among the outreach programs of
the NWTF local chapters use to
teach outdoors skills and conservation. In addition to these programs
for youth and women, there are
programs for people with disabili-
Local sCsA honors

Haven resident
Festival promoter
radio show guest
Pennsylvania Bowhunter Festival promoter Sherwood Schock

is todays guest of RepublicanHerald/News-Item outdoors editor
Doyle Dietz on Experience The
Outdoors, 7-7:30 a.m. on WLSH
1410-AM, 9:30-10 a.m. on WMGH,
Magic 105.5-FM, and on the Web
at www.wmgh.com by clicking the
Experience The Outdoors link.
Banquets
Schuylkill County Friends of

NRA, Thursday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m.,
Saint Nicholas Hall, Route 901,
Minersville; for reservations and
information, call (570) 294-1302.
Clinics/seminars
Concealed carry permit free

seminar to help responsible firearms owners apply for and receive
a permit Wednesday, Sept. 23,
West End Fire Company, 700 W.
Mahanoy St., Mahanoy City, and
Wednesday, Sept. 30, Community Fire Company, One Firehouse
DOYLE DIETZ/SPECIAL PHOTO Road, Landingville, registration 6
p.m., sessions 6:30 p.m., both
Bob Coyle of Talbot County Outfitters took this buck on a Maryland muzzleloader hunt locations; preregistration online at
with some guests in one of the trophy areas managed to produce deer with large racks. www.senatorargall.com/concealedcarry-seminar or by calling (570)
arranged for sika deer in Dorchester County.
All of our property is
621-3400.
Clients are responsible for securing their own
privately leased directly from
lodging when booking a hunt with Talbot Coun- daily events
the landowners in Talbot,
3D simulated hunting course,
ty Outfitters, and groups may find it practical to
dawn
to dusk through Saturday,
divide
the
cost
of
a
suite
at
The
Harbour
Inn
if
Dorchester and Caroline
wishing to stay at St. Michaels. Individuals and Oct. 17, Bears Head Archery, 148
counties. They range from crop couples will find other options with numerous Lofty Road, Delano, off Exit 134
fields, big timber, pine thickets chain motels within a 20-minute drive and sev- of I-81; closed for trap second
and fourth Sundays, 1-5 p.m.; for
eral private bed-and-breakfast operations.
and marshland.
Anyone who has been on a guided hunt information, call the club at (570)
Bob Coyle, owner, Talbot County Outfitters
knows that the main cog in the hunt is their 467-0331.
guide, Coyle said. At Talbot County Outfitters todays events
and stocked in the 1950s. Management and habitat we take pride in the fact our guides are responWesty Hogans, Pennsylvania
allowed for the development of a large, healthy sible, honest and most importantly trustworthy State Sportsmens Association, Valherd to the point that the area is now known for and put their reputation on the line.
ley Gun and Country Club, Monasdeer hunting as much as waterfowl hunting.
tery Road, Elysburg; for information,
For information about hunting with Talbot call (610) 216-4412 or access
Bill Hall, who has hunted with Coyle for more
than 20 years, remembers hearing stories about County Outfitters, access the website at www. the website at www.passatrap.org.
waterfowl hunting in the area from his grandfa- talbotcountyoutfitter.com or call Bob Coyle at Sporting clays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
ther, who was a guide and market hunter. One of (410) 310-6328 or Corey Intyre at (240) 217-3672. For Roedersville Game and Fish, 1357
his clients was Annie Oakley, who often hunted information about lodging at The Harbour Inn, Mountain Road Pine Grove. Muzzleducks and shipped them to restaurants in Balti- St. Michaels, Md., access the website at www.har- loader shoot, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., First
bourinn.com or call (800) 955-9001. For informa- Frontier Militia, Bowmanstown Rod
more.
In addition to deer hunts, Talbot County Out- tion about other lodging options in motels and and Gun Club, Gun Club Road, off
fitters provides guided hunts for Canada geese, bed and breakfasts, access the Talbot County Route 248; for information, contact
Ken Milburn at (610) 767-6222 or
sea ducks and turkey. Hunts can also be Tourism website at www.tourtalbot.org.
Dave Algard at (610) 760-8333.
Eastern Woodlands Indians, 2-2:30
p.m., Sweet Arrow Lake waterfall
parking lot, Pine Grove.
Wildlife benefits from NWTF

BY HAroLd dAuB
OUTDOORS WRITER
Outdoors-related clubs and

organizations can submit items to
be considered for publication in
Outdoors Briefs by emailing to
outdoors@republicanherald.com.
Kay Russell of Schuylkill Haven is

this years recipient of the Friend
of the Sportsmen Award presented annually by the Schuylkill
County Sportsmens Association.
Russell was presented with her
award at Saturdays SCSA banquet
at the Community Fire Company,
Landingville.
In her position as president of
the Friends of Schuylkill Park and
Recreation, Russell approved a
$500,000 grant for Sweet Arrow
Lake County Park and several other
grants for the improvement of the
park. In addition, she has donated
fish the last three years for the
Family Fun Fish Day held at Sweet
Arrow Lake.
BY doYLe dietZ
OUTDOORS EDITOR
ST. MICHAELS, Md. Honking geese sounding off overhead, a gentle breeze carrying the
smell of saltwater. No, these are not what Pennsylvania hunters associate with a muzzleloader
hunt.
They are, however, the norm when muzzleloader hunting in Talbot County on Marylands
historic Eastern Shore. Sounds and smells
aside, the most memorable aspect for muzzleloader hunters from Pennsylvania is the realistic expectations of taking an 8-point buck or
better when hunting with Talbot County Outfitters.
Maryland has become a prime destination for
Pennsylvanias muzzleloader fraternity because
bucks are legal during both the October and
December seasons. Talbot County Outfitters
manages its leases to produce large bucks with
the 8-point rule and allows hunters to take three
doe during a three-day hunt.
This years early Maryland muzzleloader season is Oct. 22-31 and the late season is Dec. 19 to
Jan. 2. Talbot County Outfitters has no Sunday
hunting, so to avoid down time hunters may
want to avoid booking Saturday, Dec. 19, as the
first day of their hunt.
To maintain the integrity of the hunt, there is
a $400 trophy fee for a buck that fails to meet the
8-point minimum, which is based on points
being a minimum of one-half inch. It is illegal
to shoot button bucks and carries a $200 fine for
doing so.
Operated by Bob Coyle and Corey Intyre, Talbot County Outfitters specializes in tailoring
hunts to fit the needs of individual hunters and
can also accommodate groups. Coyle began
guiding when he was 12 years old and has done
so professionally for more than 30 years.
All of our property is privately leased directly from the landowners in Talbot, Dorchester
and Caroline counties, Coyle said. They range
from crop fields, big timber, pine thickets and
marshland.
Throughout the entire year we manage our
deer herd with countless hours of scouting
using trail cameras and good old-fashioned sitting and glassing. Another way we manage our
property is by booking a maximum of 50 whitetail and 20 sika deer hunters per season, including archery, muzzleloader and shotgun seasons.
Treestands will already be in place and safe
for the hunt upon arrival, and we use Ameristep
Buddy Stands for gun hunters and Ameristep
Hang On platforms with climbing sticks for
archery hunters. We also have ground blinds
and box blinds, and stands are constantly being
moved or added for better shot opportunity.
All deer hunts with Talbot County Outfitters
are guided, and guides meet their hunters at a
predetermined location in the morning and take
them to and from their assigned stand. All hunter communications will be through their guide
for that hunt. Each guide has scouted and is
familiar with the property their clients will be
hunting and do their best to make the hunt successful.
For safety and to prevent scent from contaminating the hunting areas, stalking is prohibited
and hunters are to remain in their stand after
shooting a deer. Guides will do the tracking and
retrieving of all deer.
Relatively speaking, deer hunting is the newcomer in the way of game species on Hoopers
Island, being imported from the Aberdeen area
BrieFs
NWtF membership
Find information on National
Wild Turkey Federation membership by accessing the Pennsylvania website at www.nwtf.org/
about/state/pennsylvania. Local
chapter affiliation is assigned
based on members zip code.
Schuylkill Spurs Meetings: Monthly, first Thursday, 7
p.m., West Penn Rod and Gun
Club, 1047 Clamtown Road, Tamaqua. Contact: Jeff Thomas at
(570) 294-9218, Jeff Post at
(570) 366-7783 or Mike Corbin
at (570) 929-1622.
Lykens Valley Longbeards
Meetings: Monthly, second Monday, 6:30 p.m., Wiconisco Fire
Company Hall, 110 Arch St., Wiconisco. Contact: Harold Daub at
(717) 362-8059.
ties to enjoy the outdoors lifestyle

and heritage.
NWTF local chapters are also
active in the community, and many
participate in a program that purchases and donates store-bought
turkeys to families in need. Another project focuses on raising funds
to donate scholarships to assist students with their continuing education and grants to youth organizations, including the Friedensburg
and Pine Grove Youth Hunter Education Challenge teams.
The Spurs Chapter is currently
the primary caretaker of 12 food
plots comprising 15 acres on State
Game Lands 326 near Frackville.
This is accomplished through the
hundreds of hours of work by volunteers in caring for the land and
raising funds for the work through
the annual NWTF Hunting Heri-
HAROLD DAUB/SPECIAL PHOTO
Funding from local chapters of

the National Wild Turkey
Federation and volunteer work
by their members result in habitat restoration that benefits all
wildlife, including non-game
species such as this rare regal
fritillary butterfly seen feeding
on native milkweed on local
State Game Lands.
tage Banquet held each year the
second Saturday of March at the
Community Fire Company in
Landingville.
Recently, the Longbeards Chapter supplemented the funds from its
NWTF Hunting Heritage Banquet
held annually the first Saturday
of April with what was billed as
a Conservation Shoot at Martzs

Gap View Hunting Preserve in Dalmatia. Those funds are used for
habitat projects on State Game
Lands 210, 211 and 264 in northern
Dauphin and western Schuylkill
counties, and some projects in Lebanon County.
A project that speaks volumes to
the wide variety and benefits of
habitat restoration and improvement is one targeting butterflies,
including one of only two known
viable populations of the Regal
Fritillary Butterfly east of the Mississippi River and found at Fort
Indiantown Gap, Annville. Nationwide, the populations of this rare
butterfly have been in decline during the past 30 years because of the
decline in grassland habitat containing native species of grasses
and flowering plants due to urban
development, changing farming
practices and the effects of invasive
plant species.
Through Zoo America, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Fort
Indiantown Gap and Temple University are implementing a project to
reintroduce this rare butterfly on
SGLs in Dauphin, Schuylkill and
Lebanon counties. Funding from the
Longbeards Chapter was used to
eradicate damaging invasive plant
species, and to purchase the seed to
be planted on these cleared areas.
While the NWTF is turkey by
name, the projects completed by the
volunteers benefit every species of
wildlife in Penns Woods. This
years NWTF campaign slogan is
Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt.
A review of the efforts by the
Schuylkill Spurs and Lykens Longbeards shows the chapters are
doing their part.
this weeks events
Wednesday: Hawk Watch, 9

a.m., Blue Marsh Lake, State Hill
Boat Launch, Bernville.
Thursday: Trap, 6-9 p.m., Orwigsburg Gun Club, Gun Club Road,
off Route 443 East, Orwigsburg; for
information, email grammyminch@
gmail.com.
Friday-Sunday: Pennsylvania
Bowhunters Festival: Gates open
6 a.m. daily, Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Forksville; for information,
contact Nancy Witkowski at (570)
946-4025 or access the website
at www.pabowhunters.com. Pennsylvania Taxidermist Association
Weekend, Cabelas, Hamburg.
Saturday and Sunday: Lehigh
Valley Knife Show: Charles Chrin
Community Center of Palmer
Township, 4100 Green Pond Road,
Easton; hours: Saturday, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday: Wobble, sporting
clays and skeet 100 bird shoot
and chicken barbecue, 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., Roedersville Game and Fish,
1357 Mountain Road, Pine Grove;
for information and registration,
contact Greg Morgan at (570)
617-1579. Schuylkill Spurs NWTF
JAKES Day, 8:30 a.m., ages 8-16,
Blue Ridge Rifles Muzzleloader
Club, Coon Club Road, off Route
183, south of Summit Station; for
information and free registration,
contact Custom Gun Finishes, Minersville, at (570) 399-5436.
Sunday, Sept. 20: 3D, 7 a.m.
to 1 p.m., Seltzer Gun Club, 532
Seltzer Road; for information, call
Matt Balulis at (570) 640-1938.
3D, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Roedersville
Game and Fish, 1357 Mountain
Road Pine Grove. Block shoot,
shotguns and flintlock rifles, 11
a.m., Port Clinton Fish and Game;
for information, contact Ted Knoblauch at (610) 562-4310.
Compiled by Doyle Dietz
22:15 | BETZJAKE
LOCAL / NATION / FROM THE FRONT
United Way sponsors projects
As part of the National Day of Caring, the Lower Anthracite Region United Way sponsored a drop off of
used freon-containing appliances. The event was planned as a convenience for area residents. Items were
accepted at drop-off points in Shamokin and Mount Carmel Saturday. Residents could drop off the appliances for a small fee which served as a fundraiser for the United Way. The appliances will be recycled by
the Hand Up Foundation of Milton, representatives of which included Sean Ashelman, left, and Tom Sechler.
Representing the United Way at the event in Shamokin were Sandy Winhofer, second from right, president
of United Way, and Laun Dunn, executive director. Another project for the Day of Caring involved improvements Friday to a vacant lot by the Mount Carmel Area Public Library. The United Way coordinated participation by UGI Corporation employees for the work at the library lot.
FUNDRAISER FOR VETERANS
Dad held on
suspicion of
murdering 3
LOS ANGELES (AP)
The 33-year-old father of
three boys found stabbed in
the back of an SUV has been
booked on suspicion of murder in their deaths.
Luis Fuentes was booked
Friday at the Los Angeles
Police Departments Newtown station and being
held in lieu of $3 million
bail, Officer Mike Lopez
said.
A furniture store owner
found the bodies of Fuentes
three sons early Wednesday
morning. Fuentes was in the
front seat bleeding from stab
wounds to his chest. A knife
was found in the passenger
seat.
The Los Angeles County
Coroners Office identified
the children as 8-year-old
Alexander Fuentes, 9-yearold Juan Fuentes and 10year-old Luis Fuentes.
Investigators previously
stated the boys father was
the only suspect in the case
and that he would be arrested if he survived his injuries.
According to the Los
Angeles Times, Fuentes
wife died in 2008 and he had
CONCORD, N.H. As an
Orthodox Jew, Rabbi Moshe
Gray may not need a cross.
But CrossFit? Thats another
story.
Gray, the director of a
Jewish center at Dartmouth
College, hits the high-intensity core strength and conditioning program five days a
week. And hes not the only
campus rabbi getting in
shape as he shores up spirits.
At Grays urging, an international outreach organization for Jewish students
launched a pilot program
last fall to help campus rabbis and their wives get in
shape. The 30 participants
started by getting medical
checkups and creating fitness goals, and Chabad on
Campus offered online support groups and subsidized
half the cost of a personal
trainer for six months. Altogether, the participants lost
667 pounds, or an average of
22 pounds each.
Gray, 36, actually has
gained weight in the form
of muscle since his rising
cholesterol levels prompted
him to start working out a
few years ago. Becoming a
self-described fitness freak
after years of inactivity
wasnt easy: When his trainer challenged him to do 96
burpees in eight minutes,
Gray managed 27 of the
squatting and jumping exercises before he vomited. But
that was a turning point.
I said to myself, I am in
such bad shape that if I cant
do 27 burpees and not throw
MIKE STAUGAITIS/Staff Photos
dren together, including

Pisanis son, Randy, with
whom he now resides. Pisani
has four grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
Pisani, who was drafted,
served in the U.S. Army
from March 15, 1943, to Nov.
up, I need this more than I

ever thought I needed this,
he said.
It was actually Grays
trainer who sparked the idea
for the fitness pilot program.
Curious about Chabad
Lubavitch a Hasidic movement within Orthodox Judaism he looked it up online
and noticed image after
image of overweight rabbis.
You guys are really doing
Gods work, he told Gray,
But how are you effective
doing this work while
neglecting your bodies?
Repeated research has
shown that clergy members
of all faiths are at a higher
risk for obesity and other
health ailments than other
Americans. A study published in January in the
jour nal Social Science
Research identified several
factors, including stress,
long hours and low pay.
Chabad on Campus rabbis
have the added stress of having to fund-raise their own
budgets, and many have
large families.
Thats certainly the experience of Rabbi Yosef Kulek,
who has seven children and
at least that many job
descriptions leading Chabad
at the University of Hartford
in Connecticut.
Youre really a jack-of-alltrades. When I have to fill
out what my job description
is, is it rabbi? Is it executive
director? Is it program director? he said. Theres definitely a lot of stress in what
we do, and you can definitely
see it in my receding hairline and the gray in my
beard.
Crash
Centenarian
FROM PAGE A1
suffered from depression

ever since, despite the efforts
of friends and family to
help.
Ar mand Montiel, a
spokesman for the LA County Department of Children
and Families, said the agency was investigating any and
all past contact workers may
have had with the Fuentes
family.
By doing this, we seek to
identify whether we provided the best services we could
at the time the family was
known to us, Montiel said
Saturday.
Neighbors and relatives
gathered at the home where
the family recently lived Friday night to pray for the
three boys. Several people
recalled how the boys had
seemed happy and loved
playing soccer at a nearby
park.
When Marisela Nuno
heard from a neighbor that
the family was struggling
and living on the street, she
said her husband spoke with
Fuentes and offered a play to
stay, but he declined and said
they were staying with relatives.
Fitness programs
helping campus
rabbis shape up
BY HOLLY RAMER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Keystone Fish and

Game Association in
Irish Valley held an open
house and fundraiser for
the Northumberland
County Veterans
Emergency Fund
Saturday. Although most
of the shooting events
were rained out, the club
still held a chicken barbecue and Chinese auction. Top photo, Ed
Bergen, left, stands with
some of the rifles he
brought for display. At
right, Evelyn Staugaitis,
8, left, holds a few of her
Chinese auction winnings as she sits next to
her grandmother, Doris
Staugaitis.
A7
7, 1945. He was a member of

the 4th Gun Section, Battery
B and 557th Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion of the 84th
Infantry Division. He participated in four major campaigns in the European Theater of Operations and was
awarded the American Theater Service Medal and the

European-African-Middle
Eastern Service Medal with
four Bronze stars.
After the war, Pisani
worked as a union carpenter until his retirement in
1978. He was a musician
who played guitar and bass

with local bands, including
the Freddie Gilotti Quintet
and local favorite Vic Boris.
I feel pretty good,
Pisani said when asked how
it feels to be celebrating his
century mark.
FROM PAGE A1
Reports at the scene indicate the pickup truck ran off the
right side of a narrow two-lane road that connects Dogwood
Road and Irish Valley Road. The vehicle went out of control
through underbrush and bushes, struck a tree and went
down a 12-foot embankment into a small creek.
Kelley pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
Responding were Stonington Fire Company, Elysburg fire
and ambulance units and Ralpho Township Fire Company
of Overlook.
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#47: Skilled Trades: Construction
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570-691-6895
DOUBLE HOME 422 W. Pine St.
6 Bedrooms, 3 Baths.
Call for additional information
717-576-9499
SHAMOKIN
OFF OF EAST PACKER

2 bedroom home with attic. Available
for rent with option to purchase.
Needs some T.L.C. $300/month. Includes 1st month electric. Option to buy
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SHENANDOAH
4 bedroom home with finished attic.

Pool table & bar. Large yard. $37,000.
570-205-4721
SHENANDOAH
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SHENANDOAH
Fire damaged home for $10, Lloyd St.,

includes property for use as storage &
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908-470-0976.
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Single home on large lot. Totally remodeled interior. High efficiency heat
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School District. $85,000.
570-274-6211
ATLAS
3 Bedroom Double, oil heat,
Deck and Carport.
Price Negotiable.
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BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS
Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath, ranch,

Country setting. Completely remodeled, 2 bay garage, $164,900.
570-739-4759 or 570-640-8585
COAL TOWNSHIP
Sales
Radio Station WPPA / T102

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OUTSIDE SALES REP

Send resume to
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WPPA/ T102 is E.O.E.
Trades
General Maintenance
Full time position available. Experience in

electrical, plumbing and welding preferred. On call and weekends required.
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19 Mountain Road
Shamokin
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Cleanouts, Home Repairs, Lawns.
Interior, Exterior. Reasonable Rates.
Trustworthy and Reliable.
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HAULING & CLEAN OUTS
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570-847-6421 (preferred)
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or showing.
COAL TOWNSHIP
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1505 W. Chestnut St. Move-In Ready.
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KULPMONT DOUBLE
3 Bedroom, 1.5 baths, full basement,
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LAVELLE
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30 Cherry Street
Saturday, September 19 @ 9:00am
Large single home with brick and vinyl
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Oil and Hot Water heat. To view visit
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call Ray Moncavage Auctioneer @
570-875-1797
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WORK!
PINE GROVE
COAL TOWNSHIP
Bunker Hill area. 2-3 bedroom ranch

home. Many upgrades. Central air
conditioning. One car garage, with
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$118,000. 570-809-1737
COAL TOWNSHIP
in
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PINE GROVE
Adult Community
SHAMOKIN
COAL TOWNSHIP SINGLE HOME

1025 W. Pine St. Lot 25x150. 3 Bedrooms, oil heat, 1 car garage, shed.
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3 Bedrooms, 1 Baths.
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New windows. Lot size 12'x150'.
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B7
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Beautiful, 3 bedroom ranch on 2.7

acres. Country setting, with 36'x 36' 3
bay detached garage, $174,900.
570-739-4759 or 570-640-8585
SAINT CLAIR
595 Wade Rd.

2 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Multi-family.
2,144 sq. ft. Fixer-Upper.
Lease Option.
Call For Details
803-832-6160
ORWIGSBURG OUTSKIRTS
14'x 70', set up in mobile home park. 3

bedroom, 2 full bath. Bright & cheery.
Newly remodeled. Place for a garden.
$19,500. 570-527-5432
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4 Bedrooms, 2 bath, hardwood floors,
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recent dividend announcement. p - Initial dividend, annual rate not known, yield not shown. r - Declared or paid in preceding 12 months plus stock dividend. t - Paid in stock, approximate cash value on ex-distribution date. PE Footnotes: q - Stock is a closed-end fund - no P/E ratio shown. cc - P/E exceeds 99. dd - Loss in last 12 months.
Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
ConsolidatedStocks
WK YTD
DIV YLD PE LAST CHG %CHG NAME
A-B-C
AES Corp .40 3.6
AK Steel
... ...
AbbottLab .96 2.2
AbbVie
2.04 3.4
AberFitc
.80 4.1
Achillion
... ...
ActivsBliz .23f .8
AdobeSy
... ...
AEtern g h
... ...
Agnico g
.32 ...
AkebiaTher ... ...
Alcoa
.12 1.2
Alibaba n
... ...
AlpAlerMLP1.18e 8.5
AlteraCp lf .72 1.4
Altria
2.26f 4.3
Ambarella
... ...
Ambev
.45e 9.3
AMovilL
.35e 2.0
AmAirlines .40 .9
ACapAgy 2.40 12.6
AEagleOut .50 3.1
AmExp
1.16f 1.5
AmIntlGrp 1.12f 1.9
Anadarko 1.08 1.6
AnalogDev 1.60 2.8
AnglogldA
... ...
Annaly
1.20 11.9
Apache
1.00 2.5
ArcelorMit .20 2.8
ArchCoal rs ... ...
ArchDan
1.12 2.6
AriadP
... ...
AscenaRtl
... ...
AsecntSol
... ...
Atmel
.16 1.9
AtwoodOcn 1.00 6.4
Autodesk
... ...
AvagoTch 1.68f 1.3
Avon
.24 6.9
B2gold g
... ...
BB&T Cp 1.08 3.0
BHP BillLt 2.48e 7.3
BP PLC
2.40 7.7
Baidu
... ...
BakrHu
.68 1.3
BcoBrad s .45e 7.8
BcoSantSA .61e 10.6
BkofAm
.20 1.2
BkNYMel
.68 1.7
BarcGSOil
... ...
B iPVixST
... ...
BarnesNob .60 4.8
BarrickG .08m 1.3
BasicEnSv
... ...
Baxalta n
.28 .8
Baxter s
.46 1.3
BerkH B
... ...
BestBuy
.92a 2.4
BlackBerry
... ...
Blackstone 2.63e 7.7
BlockHR
.80 2.2
Boeing
3.64 2.7
BonanzaCE ... ...
BostonSci
... ...
BrMySq
1.48 2.5
Broadcom .56 1.1
BrcdeCm
.18 1.7
Brookdale
... ...
CA Inc
1.00 3.6
CBS B
.60 1.4
CSX
.72 2.5
CVS Health 1.40 1.4
CblvsnNY
.60 2.2
CabotO&G .08 .3
CalifRes n .04 1.3
Calpine
... ...
Cameron
... ...
CdnNRs gs .92 ...
Carnival 1.20f 2.3
Caterpillar 3.08f 4.2
Celgene
... ...
Cemex
.40t ...
Cemig pf .56e 29.8
CenovusE .64m ...
CenterPnt .99 5.6
CntryLink 2.16 8.2
CheniereEn ... ...
ChesEng
... ...
CienaCorp
... ...
Citigroup
.20 .4
CitizFin n
.40 1.6
CliffsNRs
... ...
Coach
1.35 4.6
CobaltIEn
... ...
CocaCE
1.12 2.3
9
dd
15
47
17
dd
23
cc
dd
65
dd
14
41
q
39
20
28
24
7
13
18
13
11
dd
22
cc
dd
dd
dd
13
dd
19
dd
cc
2
dd
55
dd
dd
13
dd
23
55
17
13
q
q
14
dd
9
18
16
dd
13
20
18
dd
99
55
30
13
dd
15
14
14
25
31
37
7
16
28
12
47
dd
15
21
dd
dd
dd
13
17
dd
19
dd
19
11.13
2.77
43.41
59.35
19.50
7.77
29.15
79.19
.06
22.15
11.21
9.65
64.63
13.87
50.55
52.59
64.41
4.83
17.51
42.15
19.08
16.01
75.50
58.33
65.65
56.35
7.38
10.09
40.20
7.16
3.93
42.82
7.90
12.00
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8.26
15.61
46.30
131.08
3.48
1.19
36.44
34.07
31.01
144.03
53.08
5.77
5.73
16.04
39.56
8.35
26.04
12.49
6.35
4.11
35.81
36.02
131.37
38.01
7.37
34.01
36.15
134.67
6.19
16.89
59.22
53.08
10.33
26.88
27.72
43.93
28.50
101.52
27.80
23.15
3.03
15.19
64.47
20.03
51.38
72.63
123.97
7.73
1.88
13.32
17.69
26.28
52.77
7.57
22.02
51.10
24.32
3.66
29.44
8.03
49.03
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-.04
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-.94
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-3.36
-.06
-1.33
-.27
-.12
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+.09
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-1.33
+.65
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-1.08
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-.05
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-3.33
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+.23
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-19.2
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-3.6
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-31.9
-36.6
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-90.2
-11.0
-3.7
-38.9
-37.8
-20.8
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-21.1
-21.4
-12.6
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-18.9
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-15.2
-6.7
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-35.1
-77.9
-17.7
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-4.5
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-1.6
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-22.9
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-6.3
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-10.3
-2.5
-33.4
-17.4
-17.9
-40.9
-41.4
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-8.4
-12.5
-2.5
-32.9
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+7.3
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-74.2
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-12.8
-26.7
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-21.3
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-45.0
-31.4
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-35.1
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-21.1
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-35.4
-24.5
-33.6
-25.0
-61.3
+13.4
-5.6
-2.2
-48.7
-21.6
-9.7
+10.9
WK YTD
DIV YLD PE LAST CHG %CHG
Coeur
...
CognizTch
...
Comcast 1.00
Comc spcl 1.00
Con-Way
.60
ConocoPhil 2.96f
ConsolEngy.04m
ContlRes s
...
Corning
.48
CSVLgNG rs ...
CSVLgCrd rs ...
CSVInvNG
...
CSVLgNGs ...
CSVLgCrde ...
CSVelIVST
...
CSVixSh rs ...
CypSemi
.44
CytoriTh h
...
...
...
1.8
1.7
1.3
6.3
.3
...
2.7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4.4
...
DDR Corp .69

DR Horton .25
DTE
2.92f
Danaher
.54
Deere
2.40
DeltaAir
.54f
DenburyR .25
DBXEafeEq1.78e
DBXHvChiA ...
DevonE
.96
DrGMnBll rs .11e
DirSPBear
...
DxGldBull
...
DrxFnBear
...
DrxSCBear ...
DirGMBear .95e
DxFnBull s
...
DirDGldBr
...
DrxSCBull .48e
DirxEnBull
...
Discover
1.12
DiscCmA
...
DollarGen .88
DollarTree
...
DomRescs 2.59
DryShips h
...
DuPont
1.52
E-Trade
...
EOG Rescs .67
EldorGld g .02e
EmersonEl 1.88
EnCana g .28
EgyTrEq s 1.06f
EngyTsfr 4.14f
ENSCO
.60
EntProdPt 1.52f
Envivio
...
Exelixis
...
ExpScripts
...
FMC Tech
...
Facebook
...
FiatChry n
...
Finisar
...
FireEye
...
FirstEngy 1.44
Fitbit n
...
Flextrn
...
FrankRes .60a
FrptMcM .20a
FrontierCm .42
4.5
.8
3.8
.6
3.0
1.2
8.7
6.6
...
2.5
1.5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2.1
...
1.3
...
3.8
...
3.1
...
.9
...
4.1
3.9
4.1
9.0
3.9
5.8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4.7
...
...
1.5
1.8
7.9
Gap
.92
GenGrPrp .72f
GenMills
1.76
GenMotors 1.44f
Genworth
...
Gerdau
.08e
GileadSci 1.72
GlaxoSKln 2.49e
GoldFLtd .02e
Goldcrp g
.24
GoldmanS 2.60
GoPro
...
GtBasSci n ...
Groupon
...
HCP Inc
2.26
HD Supply
...
HalconRes
...
Hallibrtn
.72
Hanesbds s .40
HarmonyG
...
HeclaM
.01e
HelmPayne 2.75
Hertz
...
Hess
1.00
Hilton
.28
2.8
2.9
3.1
4.8
...
4.7
1.6
6.2
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1.9
1.4
...
...
...
6.3
...
...
1.9
1.3
...
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5.6
...
1.9
1.1
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25
17
17
20
22
dd
20
10
q
q
q
q
q
q
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dd
dd
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56.41 +.63
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1.62 -.01
1.07 -.12
25.27 +2.52
13.26 -3.72
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-2.8
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-3.5
-31.4
-62.9
-26.2
-22.9
-57.7
-77.8
-23.8
-59.3
-78.1
-18.9
-52.0
-29.7
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MaFtStrI
11.07
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UltraInv
36.00
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26.74
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23.86
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12.71
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50.02
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43.34
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10.21
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20.22
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13.55
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34.51
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49.24
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28.18
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CrPlBInst
11.03
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23.18
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23.24
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19.35
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17.75
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19.45
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7.69
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19.01
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9.99
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30.38
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10.31
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11.03
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16.06
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21.48
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11.40
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19.16
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17.40
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16.60
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17.16
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16.60
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31.54
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32.56
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30.17
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21.12
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32.91
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...
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...
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...
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3.16
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0.84
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1.32
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1.52
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...
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24
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dd
11
25
35
45
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16
34
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32.34
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3YR
Dodge & Cox

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-3.0/D +11.4/A
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99.61 +2.59 +4.4/C +14.6/C
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99.60 +2.59 +4.5/B +14.7/B
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35.10 +.72
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35.06 +.72
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14.37 +.21
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14.59 +.26
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14.98 +.29
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15.02 +.30
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14.85 +.19
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12.68 +.18
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15.48 +.28
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136.81 +3.86 +8.3/A +16.9/A
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39.07 +.92
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89.39 +2.05 +3.3/C +15.6/B
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20.97 +.27
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57.94 +1.18
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10.50 +.03
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11.61 -.02 +2.6/A +1.6/C
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108.20 +1.14
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27.01 +.59 +1.3/D +13.2/D
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69.42 +1.45
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13
49
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15
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3
15
23
24
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23
12
12
17
28
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16
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32.72 +.16 +.5

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Mobileye
Mondelez
Monsanto
MorgStan
Mosaic
MotrlaSolu
MurphO
Mylan NV
NRG Egy
NXP Semi
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NBGreece
NOilVarco
Navient
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NwGold g
NY CmtyB
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NewmtM
NewsCpA
NextEraEn
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NikeB
NobleCorp
NobleEngy
NStarRlt
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Nucor
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KoreaFd
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MStewrt
McDnlds
Merck
MetLife
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NokiaCp
NorflkSo
Oracle
PPL Corp
PepsiCo
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Raytheon
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SpeedM
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TimeWarn
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UPS B
VerizonCm
Viavi
WalMart
WeisMk
Wendys Co
Yahoo
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NAME
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HonwllIntl 2.07
HostHotls .80a
HovnanE
...
HuntBncsh .24
Huntsmn
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IAMGld g
...
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...
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1.70e
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...
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1.16
IntgDv
...
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Intuit
1.20f
Invesco
1.08
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2.7
2.1
4.5
...
2.2
3.3
...
1.9
4.5
2.6
1.9
2.5
2.5
1.1
1.4
2.1
...
2.1
2.1
2.5
2.2
2.6
2.9
5.3
1.4
3.9
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4.0
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2.4
1.3
3.3
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18
19
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25
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17.74
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1.47
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22.90
35.94
26.48
19.66
14.88
11.74
48.58
13.64
13.95
36.34
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33.46
55.42
121.39
59.44
86.50
115.18
70.09
28.31
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19.66
89.31
32.88
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-45.6
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-37.4
-1.1
-3.4
-4.3
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-12.1
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-7.4
-12.7
-4.3
-14.8
-5.3
-3.6
-2.3
-3.5
-3.7
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-3.1
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J-K-L
JD.com
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JetBlue
... ...
JohnsnCtl 1.04 2.6
JoyGlbl
.80 4.5
NAV
dd
11
19
18
7
24.26
62.56
25.68
40.28
17.69
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3YR
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GlbA m
50.53 +.47
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12.26 -.02
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CA TF A m
7.37 -.02
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74.57 +1.52
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2.18 +.02
IncomeA m
2.16 +.03
IncomeAdv
2.14 +.02
RisDvA m
47.77 +.65
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Discov Z
31.68 +.37
DiscovA m
31.12 +.37
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28.13 +.37
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GlBondA m
11.51 +.04
GlBondAdv
11.47 +.04
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22.30 +.39
GMO
IntItVlIV
21.51 +.53
Harbor
CapApInst
61.87 +1.73
IntlInstl
63.49 +1.37
INVESCO
ComstockA m 23.40 +.31
EqIncomeA m
9.93 +.10
Ivy
AsstStrgI
23.39 +.14
JPMorgan
CoreBdUlt
11.71 -.01
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MidCpValI
36.01 +.65
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USLCpCrPS
28.51 +.70
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DisValMdCpI
19.84 +.43
DiscValI
17.81 +.28
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15.13 +.20
LifGr1 b
15.94 +.27
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EmgMkEqInst d 13.95 +.11
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SpcInvC m
32.72 +.53
ValueC m
60.70 +1.02
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BdInstl
13.89 +.07
BdR b
13.82 +.07
Lord Abbett
ShDurIncA m
4.39
ShDurIncC m
4.42
ShDurIncF b
4.39
MFS
IntlValA m
33.73 +.69
IsIntlEq
20.86 +.51
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33.12 +.61
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33.31 +.62
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10.82 -.01
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10.82 -.01
TtlRtnBdPl
10.20 -.01
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StkIdx
24.09 +.39
-5.3/C
+5.7/B
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-10.1/E +4.5/C
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-8.1/D
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KKR
1.68e
KeurigGM 1.15
Keycorp
.30
Kimco
.96
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...
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KrispKrm
...
Kroger s
.42f
LaredoPet
...
LVSands 2.60
LendingC n ...
LibtyGlobC
...
LinnEngy 1.25
lululemn gs ...
LyonBas A 3.12
9.1
1.9
2.2
4.2
6.5
...
3.0
...
1.1
...
5.5
...
...
40.2
...
3.7
12
18
13
18
39
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34
20
97
16
dd
29
9
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MBIA
MGIC Inv
MGM Rsts
Macys
MagHRes
MannKd
MarathnO
MarathPt s
MVJrGold
MktVGold
MV OilSvc
MV Semi
MktVRus
MarshM
MarvellT
Masco
MasterCrd
Mattel
McDrmInt
MediaGen
Medtrnic
MelcoCrwn
MensW
Microchp
MicronT
FUND
...
...
...
1.44
...
...
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1.28f
...
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1.24f
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1.52
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1.52
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1.43f
...
...
...
...
2.5
...
...
5.6
2.7
...
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2.9
1.3
4.1
2.3
2.7
...
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6.7
...
...
2.2
...
1.5
3.3
...
NAV
Oakmark
EqIncI
30.51
Intl I
22.57
Oakmark I
62.49
Old Westbury
GlbOppo
7.46
LgCpStr
12.33
Oppenheimer
DevMktA m
29.36
DevMktY
29.03
GlobA m
78.51
IntlGrY
35.34
PIMCO
AllAssetI
10.66
AllAuthIn
8.25
HiYldIs
8.97
Income P
12.18
IncomeD b
12.18
IncomeInl
12.18
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9.91
RealRet
10.69
ShtTermIs
9.77
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10.52
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TotRetIs
10.52
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AggGr
33.62
Parnassus
CoreEqInv
39.09
Putnam
GeoPutA m
16.35
GrowIncA x
19.76
VoyagerA m
28.71
Schwab
S&P500Sel d 31.06
Sequoia
Sequoia
257.14
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr
71.09
CapApprec
26.67
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28.14
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53.02
EqtyInc
29.36
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55.52
HealthSci
79.56
HiYield d
6.58
InsLgCpGr
29.27
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13.71
IntlStk d
15.38
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27.63
MidCpGr
79.69
NewHoriz
45.87
NewIncome
9.45
OrseaStk d
9.35
R2015
14.26
R2025
15.49
R2035
16.43
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20.42
Rtmt2030
22.69
Rtmt2040
23.58
SmCpStk
42.90
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44.16
Value
32.67
4
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14
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11
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27
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26
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1.40
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3.08
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1.12
1.50
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1.60
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1.49
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3.00
...
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...
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...
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1.6
2.3
1.8
2.8
2.0
5.2
...
3.1
...
2.5
...
4.8
5.1
...
...
5.6
...
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1.5
3.2
3.7
1.0
12.8
2.3
11.6
...
3.5
1.7
...
4.5
...
4.2
...
...
...
PG&E Cp 1.82
PaloAltNet
...
Pandora
...
PattUTI
.40
PayPal n
...
PeabdyE
...
PennWst g
...
Penney
...
PeopUtdF .67
PetrbrsA
...
Petrobras
...
PhilipMor 4.00
Phillips66 2.24
Potash
1.52
PwShs QQQ1.50e
Praxair
2.86
PrecDrill
.28
PremGlbSv ...
WK YTD
ProLogis 1.60f
LAST CHG %CHG ProShtS&P ...
18.50 -.24 -20.3 ProUltSP s .34e
60.90 +2.52 -54.0 PrUltPQQQ .03e
13.51 +.24 -2.8 PUltSP500 s.15e
23.00 +.72 -8.5 PUVixST rs ...
30.10 -.67 -28.9 PrUCrude rs ...
...
1.52 -.14 -46.1 ProVixSTF
...
73.76 +3.19 +1.1 ProShtVix
ProgsvCp .69e
15.85 -1.62 -19.7
ProUShSP
...
37.29 +3.22 +16.2
PUShtQQQ ...
9.72 -.45 -6.1
PShtQQQ
...
46.88 -.69 -19.4 PUShtSPX
...
12.58 +.57 -50.3 PSEG
1.56
43.93 +.12 -9.1 PulteGrp
.32
3.11 -.33 -69.3 QEP Res
.08
54.01 -11.67 -3.2 Qualcom 1.92
83.77 +3.52 +5.5 QuantaSvc
...
RangeRs
.16
RegionsFn .24
6.94 -.14 -27.3 RepubAir
...
10.22 +.03 +9.7 ReynAm s 1.44f
20.96 +.48 -2.0 RioTinto 2.27e
58.19 +.15 -11.5 RossStrs s .47
.60 -.10 -80.9 RoyDShllA 3.76
3.70 -.19 -29.1
15.09 -1.27 -46.7
47.87 +1.53 +6.1 SLM Cp
...
19.19 -.26 -19.8 SpdrDJIA 3.92e
13.21 -.18 -28.1 SpdrGold
...
29.26 -.52 -18.5 S&P500ETF4.03e
50.25 +1.34 -8.0 SpdrHome .17e
15.80 +.41 +8.0 SpdrLehHY 2.23
54.09 +2.10 -5.5 SpdrS&P RB.72e
8.84 -2.01 -39.0 SpdrOGEx .71e
27.11 +.88 +21.8 SABESP .11e
91.35 +.82 +6.0 Salesforce
...
22.60 -.22 -27.0 SandRdge
...
4.65 -.04 +59.8 SangBio
...
10.22 -.93 -38.9 Schlmbrg 2.00
69.90 +.92 -3.2 Schwab
.24
16.88 -.03 -33.5 SeadrillLtd
...
48.27 -5.56 +9.3 SeagateT 2.16
43.89 +3.25 -2.7 SilvWhtn g .21e
16.80 -.02 -52.0 SiriusXM
...
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CHG 1YR
3YR
+.47
+.59
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-3.2/D +8.8/B
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-4.2/E +14.1/A
+.06
+.23
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+.43
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+.05
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+.03
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-.01
-.01
-.01
-.01
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-15.1/
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-3.4/
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-.7/
-4.2/
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-2.0/
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+1.5/
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+.91
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+.62
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+.20
+.21
+.61
/
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-4.1/E +14.1/C
+.64
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+1.91 +18.3/A +18.1/A

+2.01 +8.7/A +17.8/A
+.32 +5.9/A +12.8/A
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+1.10
/B +13.1/C
+.36
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+.31
-4.4/D +12.6/D
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+.32
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+.41
-1.8/A +9.7/A
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+.58
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+.67
-3.3/B +14.8/A
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DIV
...
6.00
1.12
2.80
...
3.40
1.80
1.50
1.24
0.16e
2.36
0.60
1.51f
2.81
1.12
2.65
2.68
...
1.20
0.52
...
0.60
...
1.40
...
2.92
2.26f
...
1.96
1.20
0.22
...
WK YTD
dd
cc
34
17
10
12
27
9
22
74
1.74
46.03
42.68
92.49
33.99
39.14
67.08
26.78
48.65
18.45
88.41
9.77
.72
38.64
12.45
97.51
2.28
17.78
34.13
16.24
13.05
95.85
16.61
111.82
11.76
31.19
13.75
10.00
42.12
22.65
9.30
66.90
7.45
19.12
10.22
10.09
2.44
dd
9
5
cc
dd
16
dd
17
dd
15
12
30
dd
17
dd
dd
21
20
3
18
dd
16
29
dd
dd
-5.07
+.11
-3.26
+.80
-.53
+1.11
-1.86
+.60
+.52
+3.98
-.34
+.08
-1.34
+.51
-1.28
-.04
+.38
+.92
+.57
+.23
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-.54
+.46
-.12
-.26
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+.90
-1.76
-2.00
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+.08
+.56
-.64
-.20
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+13.5
+17.5
-22.6
-12.4
-14.3
-47.0
-13.7
-31.5
+15.7
-24.7
-59.7
-41.0
-42.4
+99.8
-47.0
+11.1
+25.8
-14.1
-16.8
-9.8
+2.3
+16.3
-29.0
-34.2
-21.8
+68.6
-14.1
+13.0
-43.8
-17.0
-13.1
-16.0
+.9
+1.0
-59.7
P-Q-R
FUND
NAV
dd
20
13
14
19
12
15
22
25
22
13
17
14
20
42
WK %CHANGE
LAST CHG WK YTD
NAME
D-E-F
MutualFunds
FUND
PE
Increase
business
NYSE and Nasdaq
NAME
DIV
3.8
...
...
2.8
...
...
...
...
4.3
...
...
5.0
2.8
6.1
1.1
2.7
...
...
4.3
...
.6
...
.3
...
...
...
...
2.3
...
...
...
...
4.0
1.5
.7
3.5
...
.4
2.5
...
3.4
6.1
.9
7.5
15
dd
dd
33
dd
dd
19
17
11
14
q
19
11
51
19
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
13
q
q
q
q
13
15
36
15
20
52
13
4
16
21
12
48.44 +.84
177.39+15.00
18.59 +.60
14.22 -.22
33.55 -.74
1.65 -.63
.52 -.12
9.74 +.06
15.49 +.42
3.96 -.45
4.56 -.60
79.47 +2.18
80.60 +3.40
24.97 -.49
105.57 +3.41
104.77 +3.33
4.11 -.29
13.74 +2.95
37.23 +.55
22.10 -.52
58.12 +2.34
97.41 +8.70
55.99 +3.33
60.78-17.64
22.85 -1.35
17.35 -2.17
49.38 +4.98
30.23 +.76
22.44 -1.03
34.78 -2.47
23.94 -2.64
38.21 -2.73
39.32 +.96
20.95 +.71
12.29 -.95
54.66 +.37
24.40 +.71
36.48 +.02
9.51 +.31
3.40 +.14
42.19 +.73
37.21 +2.98
50.06 +1.62
50.27 +.76
-9.0
+44.7
+4.3
-14.3
-8.6
-78.7
-75.0
+50.3
+2.0
-47.8
-37.5
-2.4
+12.4
-29.3
+2.2
-19.1
-32.2
+29.4
-13.5
+1.5
-9.4
-15.6
-51.7
-55.9
-17.3
-19.3
+12.0
+1.8
-11.9
-19.8
+.4
-5.0
-2.4
-39.2
-26.5
-14.1
-31.7
-9.9
-76.7
+31.3
-19.2
+6.2
-24.9
8.04
164.39
106.16
196.74
37.08
37.04
41.35
35.50
3.95
70.05
.47
7.96
73.70
30.49
6.43
48.94
11.62
3.81
-21.1
-7.6
-6.5
-4.3
+8.7
-4.1
+1.6
-25.8
-37.2
+18.1
-74.4
-47.7
-13.7
+1.0
-46.1
-26.4
-42.8
+8.9
S-T-U
...
2.4
...
2.0
.5
6.0
1.7
2.0
2.8
...
...
...
2.7
.8
...
4.4
1.8
...
NAV
TIAA-CREF
EqIx
15.05
Tweedy, Browne
GlobVal d
25.42
Vanguard
500Adml
181.75
500Inv
181.71
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28.96
BalIdxIns
28.96
BdMktInstPls
10.74
CAITAdml
11.68
CapOpAdml
121.36
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DevMktIdxInstl 11.88
DivGr
21.75
EmMktIAdm
28.32
EnergyInv
43.63
EqIncAdml
60.97
ExplAdml
85.08
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65.53
ExtdIdIst
65.54
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GNMA
10.69
GNMAAdml
10.69
GrthIdAdm
53.41
GrthIstId
53.41
HYCorAdml
5.84
HltCrAdml
96.35
HlthCare
228.35
ITBondAdm
11.41
ITGradeAd
9.73
InfPrtAdm
25.69
InfPrtI
10.47
InstIdxI
179.98
InstPlus
180.00
InstTStPl
44.85
IntlGr
20.63
IntlGrAdm
65.63
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IntlStkIdxI
98.27
IntlStkIdxIPls
98.29
IntlVal
32.42
LTGradeAd
10.06
LifeCon
18.06
LifeGro
27.73
LifeMod
23.39
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MidCpAdml
150.91
MidCpIst
33.34
MorgAdml
81.17
MuHYAdml
11.10
MuIntAdml
14.07
MuLTAdml
11.54
MuLtdAdml
10.98
MuShtAdml
15.81
Prmcp
99.76
PrmcpAdml
103.39
PrmcpCorI
20.88
REITIdxAd
104.90
STBondAdm
10.51
STCor
10.63
STGradeAd
10.63
STIGradeI
10.63
SelValu
27.36
16
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
dd
dd
20
32
3
9
19
42
+.21
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-1.33
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+1.15
+.23
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-.71
+.10
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-.02
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-1.30
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-.67
+.73
+.22
+.03
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CHG 1YR
3YR
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+.22
-5.6/A
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+3.79
+.1/B +13.2/B
+.33 +1.2/A +8.8/B
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-.03 +2.5/A +1.6/C
-.03 +2.5/B +3.2/A
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+.33
-7.8/C +6.9/B
+.33
-7.8/C +6.9/B
+.44 +1.1/A +12.4/C
+.74 -22.2/C -3.4/C
-.11 -34.8/B -6.9/B
+1.10
-2.9/B +11.5/C
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+.4/D +14.6/B
+1.19
-.4/B +14.5/B
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-.4/B +14.5/B
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-.4/B +14.5/B
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-.02 +3.0/A +1.8/A
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-.02 +2.6/A +2.6/C
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-1.4/A -1.6/A
+.01
-1.4/A -1.6/A
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+.91
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-.06 +2.5/A +3.5/A
+.14
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+.49
-2.5/B +8.8/B
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-1.1/C +7.1/C
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-.03 +2.2/A +2.6/A
-.04 +3.2/B +3.5/A
-.01
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+.48
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-.01 +1.6/A +1.0/B
-.01 +1.2/A +1.6/A
-.01 +1.3/A +1.7/A
-.01 +1.4/A +1.7/A
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-4.2/D +14.5/B
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LAST CHG WK YTD
PE
q 36.38 +1.82 +5.3

-3.0
18 206.81 +4.19 +2.1 +7.4
23 68.63 +.83 +1.2
-0.2
16 121.03 +3.97 +3.4
-3.7
dd
6.09
+41.3
22 97.41 +2.56 +2.7 +4.0
15 52.09 +.95 +1.9
-8.3
9 48.53 +.67 +1.4 -10.3
30 43.48 +.87 +2.0
-6.4
6.51 +.35 +5.7 -17.2
14 79.17 +2.64 +3.4 -27.8
17 37.92 +1.65 +4.5 -15.7
10 29.67 +.38 +1.3 -12.0
21 91.62 +.70 +.8
-3.1
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27 68.42 -.34
-.5 -24.9
16 106.54 +3.67 +3.6
-1.5
23
8.61 +.41 +5.0 +14.5
22 54.96 +2.12 +4.0 -43.9
41 51.14 +.64 +1.3 +20.5
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12.77 -.77 -5.7 -38.5
16 70.01
-18.0
117.10 +.60 +.5
-6.7
23 97.18 +1.88 +2.0 -12.6
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-2.2
dd
5.39 -.16 -2.9 -30.9
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20 43.08 +1.29 +3.1
-9.9
32
9.23 +.15 +1.7 +2.2
5 31.43 -.15
-.5 -37.8
WK YTD
DIV YLD PE LAST CHG %CHG
SkywksSol 1.04
Solera
.90f
SouFun
.20e
SouthnCo 2.17
SwstAirl
.30
SwstnEngy
...
SpectraEn 1.48
SpiritRltC
.68
Sprint
...
SP Matls .96e
SP HlthC .94e
SP CnSt 1.24e
SP Consum1.03e
SP Engy 1.99e
SPDR Fncl .43e
SP Inds 1.10e
SP Tech
.77e
SP Util
1.53e
StdPac
...
Staples
.48
Starbucks s .64
StlDynam
.55
StratHotels
...
Suncor g 1.16f
SunEdison
...
SunTrst
.96
SupEnrgy
.32
Supvalu
...
Symantec
.60
Synchrony
...
Sysco
1.20
T-MobileUS ...
TD Ameritr .60
TECO
.90
TaiwSemi .73e
TalenEn n
...
Target
2.24f
TeckRes g .30m
Tenaris
.90e
TeslaMot
...
Tetraphase
...
TevaPhrm 1.34e
TexInst
1.36
Textron
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Transocn
.60
21stCFoxA .30
21stCFoxB .30
Twitter
...
Tyson
.40
...
UltraPt g
UnionPac 2.20
UtdContl
...
US Bancrp 1.02f
US NGas
...
US OilFd
...
USSteel
.20
UtdTech
2.56
UtdhlthGp 2.00
1.2
1.8
3.5
5.1
.8
...
5.4
7.3
...
2.2
1.3
2.6
1.4
3.1
1.9
2.1
1.9
3.7
...
3.5
1.1
2.9
...
...
...
2.4
2.3
...
3.0
...
3.0
...
1.8
3.4
3.7
...
2.9
...
3.5
...
...
2.1
2.9
.2
...
1.1
1.1
...
.9
...
2.6
...
2.5
...
...
1.4
2.8
1.7
Vale SA
.60e
Vale SA pf .60e
ValeroE
1.60
VangTSM 2.13e
VangREIT 3.01e
VangEmg 1.10e
VangEur 1.75e
VangFTSE 1.16e
VantageDrl
...
Ventas
3.10r
Vereit
.55
ViacomB 1.60
Vipshop s
...
Visa s
.48
VitaePh n
...
Vivus
...
Vodafone 1.74e
WPX Engy
...
WalgBoots 1.44f
WsteMInc 1.54
WeathfIntl
...
WellsFargo 1.50
WstnUnion .62
Weyerhsr 1.24f
WhitingPet
...
WholeFood .52
WmsCos 2.36f
WT EurHdg3.55e
WisdomTr .32
WTJpHedg5.50e
WT India .17e
Wynn
2.00
XPO Logis
...
XcelEngy 1.28
Xerox
.28
Xilinx
1.24
Yamana g .06
Yandex
...
YumBrnds 1.64
Zoetis
.33
Zulily
...
Zynga
...
12.0
14.9
2.5
2.1
4.1
3.2
3.4
3.1
...
5.9
6.9
3.6
...
.7
...
...
5.0
...
1.6
3.1
...
2.9
3.4
4.5
...
1.6
5.5
2.7
1.8
1.4
.9
3.0
...
3.9
2.7
3.0
3.8
...
2.0
.7
...
...
FUND
NAV
23
dd
15
18
16
12
19
31
dd
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
17
cc
26
28
cc
dd
11
dd
10
18
12
25
cc
23
65
dd
dd
dd
22
17
17
dd
7
7
dd
13
4
15
8
13
q
q
dd
13
19
88.16 +4.79
49.45 +.83
5.67 +.23
42.71 +.73
38.54 +1.31
15.41 +.05
27.28 -.59
9.27 -.14
4.88 -.07
42.81 +.76
70.63 +1.95
47.10 +.58
75.52 +1.67
63.37 -.42
23.12 +.47
51.51 +1.15
40.46 +1.16
41.55 +.59
8.90 +.56
13.86 +.26
56.53 +2.25
18.80 +.10
14.01 +.41
25.75 -.61
11.28 -.71
39.51 +.70
13.64 -.69
7.84 -.37
19.99 +.34
31.33 -.27
39.95 +.38
39.82 +.60
33.84 +1.45
26.70 +5.63
19.90 +.23
12.77 -.77
77.88 +1.46
6.54 +.38
25.45 -.21
250.24 +8.31
8.69-34.56
63.66 +.22
47.57 +1.04
40.51 +1.88
14.24 +.79
26.45 -.02
26.90 -.02
27.39 -.76
43.37 +1.24
6.47 -.86
86.12 +1.34
56.83 +.14
41.06 +.51
12.75 +.21
14.65 -.43
14.10 -.96
92.33 +1.65
118.70 +6.84
+21.2
-3.4
-23.3
-13.0
-8.9
-43.5
-24.8
-22.0
+17.6
-11.9
+3.3
-2.9
+4.7
-19.9
-6.5
-9.0
-2.2
-12.0
+22.1
-23.5
+37.8
-4.8
+5.9
-19.0
-42.2
-5.7
-32.3
-19.2
-22.1
+5.3
+.7
+47.8
-5.4
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-11.1
-38.5
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-52.1
-15.8
+12.5
-78.1
+10.7
-11.0
-3.8
-22.3
-31.1
-27.1
-23.6
+8.2
-50.8
-27.7
-15.0
-8.7
-13.7
-28.0
-47.3
-19.7
+17.4
V-W-X-Y-Z
SmCapIdxIP
SmCpIdAdm
SmCpIdIst
Star
TgtRe2015
TgtRe2020
TgtRe2025
TgtRe2030
TgtRe2035
TgtRe2040
TgtRe2045
TgtRe2050
TgtRetInc
TlIntlBdIdxAdm
TlIntlBdIdxInst
TlIntlBdIdxInv
TotBdAdml
TotBdInst
TotBdMkInv
TotIntl
TotStIAdm
TotStIIns
TotStIdx
ValIdxAdm
ValIdxIns
WellsI
WellsIAdm
Welltn
WelltnAdm
WndsIIAdm
WndsrAdml
WndsrII
Virtus
EmgMktsIs
157.42
54.53
54.53
24.05
15.06
27.90
16.16
28.28
17.31
28.75
18.02
28.61
12.70
21.11
31.67
10.56
10.74
10.74
10.74
14.69
49.58
49.59
49.56
30.61
30.61
24.84
60.18
37.58
64.91
62.11
68.65
35.00
7
q
q
q
q
q
1
34
10
43
28
dd
dd
dd
31
21
dd
13
11
27
40
19
78
q
37
q
q
22
dd
18
19
18
dd
37
49
dd
4.98
4.03
62.91
101.86
74.00
34.07
51.46
37.02
.05
52.66
8.00
44.28
16.34
70.76
14.32
1.77
34.69
7.64
90.40
50.00
9.68
52.62
18.31
27.32
15.87
32.30
42.97
56.48
17.97
50.60
19.43
67.72
32.25
33.16
10.43
41.93
1.58
11.27
81.43
45.00
17.93
2.47
+.25
+.26
+4.45
+2.10
+1.80
+1.29
+1.60
+1.13
-.01
+.29
+1.34
-.10
+1.60
+6.72
+.58
+.80
+.37
+2.97
+.46
-.10
+1.33
+.06
+.26
-2.65
+.28
-3.45
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UNFURNISHED
FRACKVILLE
Hotel rooms. Directv, laundry room,

Fully furnished. Off street parking.
Weekly or monthly rates plus security.
570-617-3475
PALO ALTO
Furnished, small room, clean, quiet,

private & secure. All major utilities included, $300/month +security.
Call 570-622-1165
ROOMS
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570-628-3916
SHAMOKIN
Room for rent. All utilities included

and washer/dryer. 570-486-9749.
FURNISHED
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
Dock St. 2 bedroom apartment. Fully

furnished with kitchen supplies. Heat,
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security. No pets. Call 570-640-7478.
SHENANDOAH LARGE EFFICIENCY
Newly remodeled with All Furnishings &
ALL housewares: microwave, coffeepot,
toaster, dishes, silverware, pots, pans, etc
Make appointment, see & fully appreciate
Landlord pays all utilities, even TV cable
NON Smoking NO PETS 570-462-0154.
UNFURNISHED
ASHLAND
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS:
Luxury, newly remodeled,
2 bedroom. $550.
917-642-2330
COAL TOWNSHIP
2 bedroom, downstairs apartment.

Electric/ propane heat. Washer & dryer
hookups. New hardwood floors. H.U.D.
Approved. Non smoking. No pets.
$400/month plus security deposit.
570-797-1500
COAL TOWNSHIP
2 bedroom, downstairs apartment.

Electric/ propane heat. Washer & dryer
hookups. New hardwood floors. H.U.D.
Approved. Non smoking. No pets.
570-797-1500
Coal Township, THARPTOWN. Spand
cious 2 floor, 2 bedrooms, attic. Heat,
water, sewer, laundry hookup included
NO PETS! Background check, references required. $500 per month +
Security Deposit. Call: 570-648-8869
FRACKVILLE
20 West Spring Street

2 bedroom, heat/hot water/Appliances
included. $550/month + security.
570-874-1655
HISTORIC MT. CARMEL
POTTSVILLE
105 North George Street
Large 2 bedroom apartment, second
floor. All Utilities Included except
electric, free use of washer/dryer.
$700 month. Call Dan 215-872-7824
POTTSVILLE
841 Water St. Large 3 bedroom, 2nd

floor, heat, water, sewer, trash, appliances, laundry hook-ups included. Section 8 approved. $745/month + security. No pets. Call: 570-640-7478.
POTTSVILLE
Apartments for Rent downtown.

2 and 3 Bedroom apartments available
Modern, Appliances included.
Pets allowed. Call 570-527-6006
POTTSVILLE
FREE 1 month. 1-2 bedroom apartment. Newly remodeled. A/C, off street
parking, dishwasher, washer/dryer
hookups. Water, sewer, trash included.
No pets. $650/ month.
570-622-5551
POTTSVILLE
Modern efficiency. AC, off street parking. Water, sewer & trash included.
$410/month. Call 570-622-5551.
WILLIAMSTOWN
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ASHLAND
3 bedroom home for rent. Recently remodeled. Nice location. HUD approved. $475/month. Tenant pays utilities. Pet friendly. 570-875-7646.
MUST SEE!!
South Centre Street. Easy access to
Route 61. Attractive, colonial, 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Modern bath. Newly
painted. On site landlord. $550/month.
Includes heat, trash, sewer, cooking
gas, laundry. No pets. Non smoking.
References required.
Call 570-622-9631
POTTSVILLE
Spacious 3 bedroom. HEAT, water,

sewer, trash included. Laundry hook
up. On-site storage. Off street parking.
Large yard. No pets. 610-850-1121.
POTTSVILLE
SAINT CLAIR
Neumann Apartments
Servicing seniors 62+ & the disabled.
Now taking applications for studio
apartments. Equal Housing provider.
For more information,
Call 570-429-0699
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
2 bedroom, 2nd floor. Off street parking. On-site laundry. $500/month +

utilities. No Pets. Non Smoking.
Call: 570-691-4178.
436 Laurel St.

Modern single home. Excellent neighborhood, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Fenced
yard. New condition. Must See! $825
includes water, sewer & trash.
610-751-5959
MOUNT CARMEL
Recently remodeled,3 bedroom home

for rent. Nice location. $475/month.
Tenant pays utilities. HUD approved.
Pet friendly. 570-875-7646.
KULPMONT 1st Floor, 1 Bedroom Apartment, heat,

water, sewer & trash included, no pets,
$500 month, references & security required. Call 570-205-4658.
MAHANOY CITY
2nd floor 2 bedroom $475/month

Everything included except electricity.
Section 8 ok. $475 Security deposit.
610-703-3582 Call for appointment.
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121 Peifers Drive

3 bedroom, 1 bath. Country home with
garage for rent. Lots of storage space.
Water and septic included. $600/month
+ security deposit. No pets. 570-7971500
GORDON AREA
ORWIGSBURG PINEBROOK
Well appointed deluxe townhouses,
2/4 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Fireplaces, outside decks, pool, tennis, all appliances.
All inclusive! $1,195 - $1,495
CALL NOW!!
570-617-0233 or 570-640-5275
KULPMONT
705 West Race, newly remodeled twin,

3-4 bedrooms, 1-1/2 bath, gas heat,
yard, $700/month includes water, sewer and trash. Garage available.
610-751-5959
2 bedroom, single home. Off street

parking. New kitchen, new carpet.
Large front porch, back deck. Front &
back yards. No pets. $700/month.
570-875-3544
MINERSVILLE
2 bedroom
Apartment for rent.
$450/month + utilities.
Tenant pays heat. No pets.
215-249-9241
MINERSVILLE
2 bedroom apartment. Water, sewer &

garbage included. $450/month + security. No pets.
570-544-8127
MINERSVILLE
2nd floor, 2 bedroom. Heat, water, sewer and washer/ dryer hook-up.
$550/month plus security.
570-294-3115
MINERSVILLE
506 Sunbury Street

2nd floor, 1 bedroom. Includes
water/sewer/trash/heat. $450 + security
deposit.
610-823-7538
MINERSVILLE
EFFICIENCY APARTMENT
$325/month. No pets, References, first
month rent, security deposit and Lease
required. 717-304-5097 9 am 9 pm
Nice 1st floor apartment. New

carpet/paint. Please call 570-274-7322
Nice 3 bedroom. Oil heat. Clean. Yard.
double. Off street parking. No pets.
$400/month + utilities. References a
must.
850-206-9952 or 570-373-3243
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
2 bedroom, 2.5 bath, remodeled. Yard,

off street parking. $750/month + utilities. 570-617-3547.
SHAMOKIN
3 bedroom home for rent. Recently remodeled. Nice location. $475/month +

utilities. Pet friendly. 570-875-7646.
SHAMOKIN
MAHANOY CITY
Nice 3 bedroom home. Lots of space.

Cheap heat. H.U.D. Approved. Washer
and dryer hookups. Non smoking. No
pets. $475/month plus security deposit.
570-797-1500
MIDDLEPORT BOROUGH
BLYTHE TOWNSHIP
For Sale or Rent, $495/month. 2 or 3
bedroom, water and sewer. New furnace. Own in 3-5 years. Wooded om 3
sides. Yard, garden and garage. Roads
in front and back. $29,500.
570-728-5070 or 570-622-4555
Nice 3 bedroom home. Lots of space.

Cheap heat. H.U.D. Approved. Washer
and dryer hookups. Non smoking. No
pets. $475/month plus security deposit.
570-797-1500
SHAMOKIN, 132 S. Market, Updated
2-4 Bedrooms, 1.5 baths. $475/month
with sewer. Security & References required. No inside smoking, cats or
dogs. Call: 570-648-1970 or 570850-1802
3 bedroom house, with basement.

Landlord pays sewer and garbage.
Tenant pays water and heat.
$500/month 347-524-2113
SHAMOKIN
MINERSVILLE:
MOUNT CARMEL
2 Bedroom, heat included.
HUD Accepted.
Call 570-339-0328.
MPOUNT CARMEL
Nice 2 bedroom, 3rd floor. Heat, water

& sewer included. $475/month.
570-590-3399

570-644-0892
POTTSVILLE *
311 Mahantongo St.

2nd floor. Wall/wall carpet. Just remodeled. FREE heat. FREE parking. You
pay lights. No pets. Non smoking.
$450/month. 570-429-3100.
POTTSVILLE
1014 W. Market St. 2 room efficiency
apartment. Heat, water, sewer, trash &
appliances included. Section 8 accepted. No pets. $425/month + security
570-640-7478.
BUYING WAR SOUVENIRS

German, American, Japanese.
Please Call 570-462-9646
SHENANDOAH
Cozy 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Oil heat. Appliances included. Washer/dryer. Tenant pays utilities. No pets. Security deposit. $525/month 570-590-3238.
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Antique rocker, vintage bi-centennial
plant stand, very large vintage rocking
horse, quilt rack. All for $95. Call: 570728-0736
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2. You need a new job.
SCHUYLKILL
HAVEN: Very nice 1
bedroom, 1st floor. $575/month, 1 st,
last, security & references. Tenant
pays utilities & electric heat. Gas fireplace.
570-754-3655
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SHAMOKIN / ASHLAND
1 / 2 bedroom apartment, $375-$450,
Call 570-246-9079
3. Youve outgrown your apartment.
SHAMOKIN
1 Bedroom.
Heat, water, trash included. HUD accepted. Call: 570-339-0328
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4. Your car is kaput.
SHAMOKIN
1st floor, nice 2 bedroom, Appliances,

heat, water & sewer included.
$475/month.
570-590-3399
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SHAMOKIN
215 S. 6th St. 2nd floor, 2 bedroom

apartment with large living room &
sun porch. Heat, water, sewer included. $550/month. No pets.
570-847-5040
SHAMOKIN
3 Bedroom on Lincoln Street.
Newly Renovated.
$550 per month.
Call 570-246-9079.
5. Youre craving a
night on the town.
restaurants, bars, events, movies & more
SHAMOKIN
Downtown. 1 bedroom. Heat, water &

sewer included. $375/month.
570-590-3399
SHAMOKIN: 28 W. Lincoln St., 2nd
floor, 2 bedroom, living room, bathroom, kitchen, sun porch, laundry
room, outside porch, large rooms,
hardwood floors, French doors. Sewer,
washer, dryer, refrigerator, stove all included. No pets. Non smoking. Electric
heat. $495/month Plus security deposit. 570-898-5468
6. Youre dying to know

who won the game.
sports news
SHENANDOAH
5 bedroom, 2 bath, in house. Landlord pays garbage & sewer. $550/

month + electric & water.
347-524-2113
7. You want to know the

latest breaking news.
Beautiful, newly remodeled Modern. 1 bedroom + storage room.

Washer/dryer hookup. $595/month.
Includes heat, water, sewage. No
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570-429-1943
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Lovely 1 bedroom, private & quiet.
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KULPMONT
double, 3 bedrooms, 1 baths, oil
heat, fridge, stove, sewage included.
References Required. $425/month + security deposit. Call: 570-373-3110
POTTSVILLE *
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Very nice, 1st floor apartment. Wall/
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SCHUYLKILL HAVEN:
1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Heat, water &
sewer included. Private Parking. No
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Call: 570-640-5125
PAXINOS
181 Main St.

Across from the Paxinos Post Office.
1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Quiet
location. Paved parking with snow removal. $575/month includes heat, water & sewer. 570-847-5040.
Beautiful 2-3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Small

yard. Oil heat. Large attic for storage.
$550. Tenant pays utilities. Close to
schools, stores, houses of worship,
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570-624-9349
1. You want to save money.
Nice, 1 bedroom. Includes heat, water,

sewer and electric. $550/month.
570-573-1842
ST. CLAIR
1 bedroom, 2nd floor, refrigerator,

stove, washer/dryer hook-ups.
Apply at Tusons TV and Appliances.
570-544-4252
SHENANDOAH
TREMONT
2 West Laurel Street

Cozy, 2 bedroom townhouse. Yard.
$495/month. 570-573-8772, 570573-2655 or 610-965-2700.
POTTSVILLE
MECHANICSVILLE
2 bedroom, 2 bath, on ground floor.

On site coin laundry. Quiet neighborhood. On street parking. $550 per
month includes water sewer &
garbage.
570-617-1326
SHENANDOAH
Available immediately. 3 bedroom,

yard, $650/month +1 month security, 1
year lease. No pets. Non smoking.
570-394-3267
ST. CLAIR
Country setting. 1 acre lot. 3 bedroom.

Tile sun room with deck. Finished
basement. Wrap around porch. Water
and sewer included. No pets. Asking
$850/month + security deposit.
570-861-2862
MOUNT CARMEL
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
1 South Oak St. Newly renovated 1, 2 *

3 bedroom apartments. $450-$600
month. FREE Heat, hot water, garbage.
Up to code. Secure building. Elevator.
Laundromat. 570-495-6255.
SHENANDOAH
3 bedroom. Fenced yard. Near school.

Full attic & basement. Garage included. $650 + utilities & Security deposit.
References required.
717-272-6603 - 410-967-5370
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COAL TWP
KULPMONT
Very large, 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Lots of storage. $650/month includes water, sewage & trash. Close to
hospitals & downtown. Security required. Non smoking.
1st months rent $1.
702-544-1956
MINERSVILLE
Single home. No yard. Oil heat. Newly

painted, hardwood flooring refinished.
Stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher &
sewer included, $500./month plus 1st
month's rent. 570-590-2428
3 bedroom home for rent. Nice location. $475/month + utilities. HUD approved. Pet friendly. 570-875-7646.
POTTSVILLE
E. Pine St, near Post Office. Very clean,

4 bedrooms. Electric heat, small
fenced back yard, covered front & rear
porch. Stove, refrigerator, clothes
washer & dryer included. Tenant pays
water & electricity. Security deposit required. No pets, non smoking. $550/
month. 516-702-3594.
COAL TOWNSHIP
3 bedroom, appliances and sewage included. Small yard. $400/month.

570-590-3399
UNFURNISHED
2 bedroom, with attic, basement, small

backyard, electric heat, $450/month
plus utilities. Landlord pays sewer &
garbage. 347-524-2113
MAHANOY CITY
Nice 2 bedroom, quiet street. New

paint, linoleum, carpeting. $575/month
includes oil heat, water, sewer, washer, stove, new refrigerator & new hot
water heater. On street parking, nice
yard. Non smoking. References. 1st
month & security required. Available
Immediately. 717-503-1509
UNFURNISHED
SHENANDOAH
SHAMOKIN
and COAL TOWNSHIP
2 and 3 bedroom half doubles.
Call John 570-850-4759
Realtor Owned.
MINERSVILLE
4 bedroom, 1 bath, hardwood flooring

throughout, oil heat, back yard, off
street parking, porch. Washer & dryer
hook up, attic, $650/month plus utilities. 610-462-9879
MOUNT CARMEL
Nice, 2 bedroom, half double. Please

call 570-274-7322
NEW PHILADELPHIA
3 bedroom, 1 bath half double. Tenant

pay all utilities & oil heat. Deposit required. $525/month. Call & leave message. 570-668-3419.
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Rep. Culver to receive

EconomicsPA award
SELINSGROVE Pennsylvania State Rep. Lynda

Schlegel-Culver, R-108, will
receive the EconomicsPennsylvania sponsored Adam
Smith Distinguished Leadership Award at a luncheon to
be held in her honor Nov. 12
at the Susquehanna Valley
Country Club. Announcement of the award was made
by John D. Moran, Jr., president and CEO of Moran
BRIAN VAN DER BRUG/Los Angeles Times/TNS Industries, a former award
Jorge Villalba poses for a portrait Sept. 3 in Encino, Calif. Villaba is struggling to recipient and honorary
chairman for the event.
pay off student loan debt.
In making the announcement, Moran said he was
pleased to submit the name
of Culver to the EconomicsPennsylvania Susquehanna
Region Board because In
my opinion, Lynda absolutely emulates on a professional,
SUBMITTED PHOTO
personal and community
service level, the values, prin- Pennsylvania State Rep. Lynda Schlegel-Culver will
receive the Adam Smith Distinguished Leadership
ciples and mission of EcoAward Nov. 12. She is seen here with Fritz M. Heinemann,
nomicsPennsylvania and
their work with young people EconomicsPennsylvania president and CEO.
in helping them understand
BY JIM PUZZANGHERA
increasing student debt balBachelor of Arts in political
important economic and per- her office. Fritz M. HeineLOS ANGELES TIMES
ances.
Im looking at
mann,
EconomicsPennsylvascience with a concentration
sonal finance concepts, recnia
president
and
CEO,
in public administration
WASHINGTON (TNS)
Winning
votes
ognizing that every decision
30 to 40 years to
echoed the sentiments of
from Bloomsburg University.
Jorge Villalba was a conthey
make
has
an
economic
To deal with the issue,
pay it off. Its a
Moran
saying,
Ive
known
She lives in Rockefeller
struction worker when the
consequence that impacts
Clinton and Sen. Bernie
Lynda for 20 years, and durTownship with her husband,
housing market began slowtheir
daily
lives,
he
said.
huge burden.
Sanders, I-Vt., another Deming that time she has not only Tom, and son, Joshua. The
ing in 2005, so the Glendale,
A
lifelong
resident
of
Norocratic presidential candibeen enormously helpful in
family is active at St. MatCalifornia, resident
Jorge Villalba
thumberland County, Culver,
date, have made large
her public service role but
thews Episcopal Church,
changed jobs and decided to
Glendale, Calif.
prior
to
her
election
to
the
increases in federal funding
also as an outstanding volun- Sunbury.
invest in his future by going
the centerpieces of their col- House of Representative in
teer on our Susquehanna
Headquartered in Selinsto college.
2010, served as staff leader in
lege affordability plans.
Valley Region Board and a
grove, EconomicsPennsylvaSo far, the investment
the
office
of
former
state
Rep.
So its not surprising
You can win votes by
close personal friend. Her
nia is the single largest statehasnt paid off.
Merle H. Phillips, in whose
that when Gallup asked
saying were going to put a
advice
and
counsel
is
always
wide not-for-profit economic
Villalba, 34, owes $158,000
memory
the
Adam
Smith
parents this year to name
degree in every pot,
on the mark and her dedicaeducation and financial literin student loans for his four- their biggest financial worluncheon
is
dedicated.
In
Georgetowns Carnevale
tion
to
helping
others
equally
acy organization in the comyear degree in multimedia,
that position, she learned the
ry, paying for their chilsaid, but weve got to get
admirable as is her commitmonwealth, serving teachers
3-D animation and graphic
practices,
policies
and
procedrens college education
down the cost.
ment to the highest stanand students, grades K-12.
design at ITT Technical
dures of local government
topped the list.
Tuition
up
dards
of
personal
integrity
For additional informaInstitute. He isnt earning
and dedicated herself to
Were essentially runtion about the luncheon, go
enough to keep up with the
Average tuition and fees
coordinating quality, efficient and the constant quest for
ning a higher-education
excellence in all endeavors.
to www.economicspa.org or
payments, so the amount
at public four-year colleges
and effective constituent sersystem here that is not susA
Shikellamy
High
School
call Kaila Zaworski at 570-372keeps rising with interest.
and
universities
were
$9,139
vice
for
local
residents
seektainable, said Anthony
graduate, Lynda earned a
9997.
He figured hed get a great Carnevale, director of the
in the latest school year,
ing help and assistance from
job and pay off the loans.
according to the College
Center on Education and
No one beats our
It hasnt happened that
Board. That was up 66 perthe Workforce at Georgeway, said Villalba, who is
cent from a decade earlier
town University. Its kind
married with two young
as governments hit hard by
of a runaway train.
COVERAGE
children but cant afford to
the recession cut back on
The broad ramifications
move from their cramped
college funding.
for the economy and the
one-bedroom apartment.
Over the same period,
higher-education system
Students around the
tuition and fees at private,
have led some presidential
country and often their
candidates to propose ways nonprofit colleges and uniparents have racked up so to make college more
versities rose 49 percent on
much college debt since the
average to $31,231 as the
affordable and reduce the
recession that it now threatschools incurred major
debt burden, such as
ens the nations economic
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The debt weighs down
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Think of the millions of
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compete for students from
Americans being held back
might otherwise buy homes
wealthy families.
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New York.
going to unwind over time,
were looking for better
About 40 million consumhe said, noting that the
career opportunities in a
ers have at least one student
improving economy has
down economy.
loan, and the average debt
caused the growth of stuVillalba said most compawas $29,000 last year, accord- dent loan debt to ease. Its
nies
dont value his degree
ing to credit reporting firm
going to be a long, slow
from
ITT.
Experian.
burn.
Hes
earning $15 an hour
Worse for students, delinLast year, researchers at
in a graphic design job and
quency rates on college
the Federal Reserve Bank of
trying to figure out how to
loans are rising even as they Boston found that student
pay off his student loans,
decline for other types of
debt lowered the likelihood
including some private ones
household debt.
of homeownership for a
with interest rates of about
The New York Fed found
group of students who
20 percent.
that 11.5 percent of student
attended college in the
Hes hoping for help from
loans were at least three
1990s.
proposals
to allow student
months delinquent as of
Research this year by the
loans to be refinanced at
June 30 more than 3 perNew York Fed suggested
lower rates.
centage points greater than
that a substantial portion
Im looking at 30 to 40
any other loan category.
of the increase in young
years to pay it off, Villalba
Unlike other debt, student
people living with their parsaid of his debt. Its a huge
loans cant be discharged in
ents can be explained by
burden.
bankruptcy.
Soaring student loan

burden poses risk to
economic growth
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1 HP MOTOR POOL PUMP

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ELIVIS HALF DOLLARS (8) Colorized, original over $20 each, now $10
each. Mix of Elvis postage stamps, (24)
USA 29 stamps and others. (5) new
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cards $10, free if you buy all coins.
Elvis UNO game with pictures and a
rules twist by Mattel in a picture full tin
never opened $20.Call 570-590-7842
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Beds can be converted to bunk beds.
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$1000/OBO. Call: 570-339-1721
DINING ROOM TABLE Solid mahogany, 6-chair dining room set with
lighted hutch. LIKE NEW! $600 570573-4454
FOR SALE, Brand new in box, Baby
Cache Heritage Chestnut Furniture: Armoire, 4 in 1 crib, combo drawer, night
stand, conversion kit and guardrails.
Check Amazon.com or Babies r us for
pictures and retail prices. Asking $2200
and can include delivery depending on
location. Call: 570-527-7460
FURNITURE: Shopsmith combination
wood lathe/table saw/drill press - $50,
Jigsaw floor model - $25, China closet
with light - $50, Triple dresser with
mirror - $75, Sleeper sofa - $25, Heritage end table - $25, Heritage nesting
end tables - $50. Call 570-797-1952
UNDER $250
FREE OLD DRAWER CHEST

MUST HAUL.
CALL 570-648-9823.
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TREADMILL, Pro Form XP 680. Like
new. Mat and warranty included,
$250. Call: 570-339-2597
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HOT AIR GAS FURNACE:
$500 or best offer. Call 570-648-5468
OIL TANK
$200 OBO. Cash + Carry.

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RIDING TRACTOR 42 Airens.

NEW! Was $1,100 and asking $700.
Call 570-874-1288.
OUTDOOR STAIR LIFT Acorn Super Glide 120, left hand, battery operated with remote control and all
weather cover. Extra rails can be purchased. Very good condition.
$800 570-385-3388
ROCKING
WHEELCHAIR
If you have to sit in a wheelchair all

day, why sit in one that just sits
there? Have a rocking wheelchair!
For sale: rocking wheelchair, cost
$2,200. Asking $1,500. Used only 1
month.
570-277-6796
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$25. Everything works. Call: 570-2383914 or 570-554-5009
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4 ROOMS OF FURNITURE
Matching solid cherry dressing table

with lift up mirror and 2 side drawers,
can also be used as a sofa table $80.
Blue leather glider, rocker, reclining
chair with ottoman $125. Cochrane
Hearthstone china cabinet with glass
shelving, mirrors and lights inside.
Color is honey buttermilk $850.
Matching rectangle table with 4 chairs
$300. 6 piece white wicker sitting room
set, very durable. 2 white hexagon
table lamps $60. 6 piece full bedroom
set, solid walnut, triple dresser, large
armoire, 2 night stands, headboard
and footboard $675. Craftsman Roto
tiller 4.75 hp, Briggs & Stratton engine
$300.
Please call 570-313-4808
CHILDS MOTORCYCLE, 24 volt, red,
never used, $175. Peavey PA sound
system, 16 channels, 3600 watts, $699.
Black leather clothing: pants, vests,
and jackets, 15 pieces total, take all for
$299; New 2 camera surveillance security system with night vision, $99. King
James open Bible, original Nelson
publication, 1980's worth $300, sell for
$125. Call 717-379-8010.
WOOD BUNK BEDS sturdy wooden bunk beds $125. Gas Stove $125.
Call 570-429-1782
Harmon Mark 3 Coal Stove 570492-1738
WANTED TO BUY
4th of July Memorabilia
Catalog's, Fire Cracker Labels, Packs,
Bricks, Salute boxes from the 1960's
and earlier. Call 1-877-807-3640
WANTED: TOOLS
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1996 GEO TRACKER

4WD CONVERTIBLE
Air, cd, 25 mpg. Can be seen at corner
of 1158 Poplar, Kulpmont.
Call 570-373-3733.
BMW 1996 328IC

CONVERTIBLE
Grey with black top and black leather

interior. New inspection and runs
great! Automatic, loaded. 180,000
miles. Only $3,000. Private owner.
Call 570-294-6005
CADILLAC 1998
DEVILLE CONCOURS
Fully loaded, 80,000 original miles,
garage kept. Can be insured as a
classic. Must see. Excellent condition.
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CHEVROLET 2003 CORVETTE

Auto., A/C, Torch Red, V8. New tires,
exhaust, battery. Heads-up display,
glass roof, Bose stereo.
Asking $20,500
Call 570-875-0179 after 10 am
CHRYSLER 2006
PT CRUISER
Touring convertible, 4 cylinder, 2.4 fuel

injected turbo, 24,500 miles. Cool
Vanilla clear coat. Tinted glass. Power
everything. $8,500. 570-590-9878.
CORVETTE 1980
"Advertise
Your Yard Sale
or Garage Sale
Here!"
9,000 original miles, automatic, power

steering, power brakes, A/C, with
leather. Glass tops. Beige/beige. 1 family owned. Garage kept. Serious inquiries only. $24,500. 570-778-1045
FORD 2003 TAURUS
Pennsylvania,
1
owner.
Fully
equipped. Nice, clean, rust free car.
85,000 miles. New inspection, brakes.
Excellent condition. Asking $5,500.
570-467-2232
FREIGHLIINER 2004
CENTURY
2006 heavy-haul trailer, plus all

equipment. Complete unit, will not
separate.
$60,000.
GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENT
Or best offer
Everything you need to start your own

business! Suspended trapeze w/all
hardware excellent over trampoline.
Still rings, variety of Olympic size commercial and crash mats. 5'-12', $150up. Swedish box. Variety of balance
beams and MUCH MORE! EVERYTHING MUST GO!!
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PITBULL PUPPIES (2) Females and

(1) Male. Brown and black markings.
$100 each. Call 570-294-0414
HOT TUB
UNDER $250
570-449-8971
MERCURY 1999 SABLE LS
4 door, 78,000 miles. Runs good.

$1,600. Shamokin. 570-975-9507.
SATURN 2007 VUE
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FREE CATS. Friendly cats need a

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neutered. Call: 570-648-4262
R/C PLANES For sale, Over a dozen

available. From Warbirds to Trainers.
570-874-3217
FREE KITTENS TO A GOOD HOME

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$8495 Low, low mileage 33,000, excellent condition, 1.8 engine, 27 to 33

mpg, garage kept, front wheel drive, 5
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located at 25 North Vine Street
Shenandoah, PA
SAAB 2002
9-3 SE CONVERTIBLE
CHEVY 2002 TRACKER
4x4, Good paint, inspected, 4cyl., Automatic, No rust, Runs great, 4 great
tires.
$3600.00
Call 570-339-4373
CHEVY 2006 EQUINOX

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UNDER $250
HOYT TURBOTEC COMPOUND
BOW with Truglo wrap around sights,
whisper flite fall away rest quiver and
3 carbon arrows included. $250 OBO.
Call: 570-898-3735
NISSAN 2008 VERSA

SL HATCHBACK
B9
3-1/212 gauge, synthetic, extra tough

coating. 3 chokes, extra butt extensions, $700. Call 570-695-3253.
UNDER $250
Pacific hot tub 5-6 person. Very good

condition. Asking $1,800.
SLIGHTLY
USED
ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT 480 volt. Motor
starters, switch boxes, transformers,
breaker panel box, etc. Call for list.
570-544-4855.
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Red, hybrid, 4 cyl, auto, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Air Conditioner,
cruise control, tilt steering, power windows & door locks, AM/FM/CD player,
remote mirrors, 4 new tires, very nice
inside and out, 89K miles,
New Price: $5,400.

Nick 570-809-0029.
153,000 miles, silver with blue top and

gray leather, 4 cylinder turbo, automatic, air, Runs great and economical.
Sharp car. $3,000. Private owner
Call 570-294-6005
Silver, sunroof. Very clean. AWD.

136K. Runs great. $4,800.
570-573-1279
SVT 1997 MUSTANG

COBRA CONVERTIBLE
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90,000 original miles. Clean car fax. Rebuilt 5 speed transmission. New clutch
assembly. Mac 1 sound system.
$7,000.
570-527-5174
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TOYOTA 2001
SOLARA CONVERTIBLE
Great condition. 127K miles. Leather

interior, 6 cylinder, automatic. $5,500.
570-573-2954
CHEVY 2004
SILVERADO 1500 4X4
So If You Want
Response
To Your Advertising,
Place It
regular cab, long bed, V8, automatic,

air conditioning, tilt, cruise, int. wipers,
AM/FM/DVD, 103K miles.
$4,500
570-621-8186
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FORD 1998 F-150
2WD extended Cab, new inspection,

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Tradition
FROM PAGE A1
Its their happy tears falling from

heaven, she said.
The festival began last year as a way
to celebrate the heritage of the large
population of local descendents of
immigrants from Italy and Tyrol. At
the same time, the festival raises money for the Atlas Fire Company, which
is located near the municipal complex.
Sienkiewicz said 80 percent of the
funds raised went directly back to the
firefighters, 20 percent is placed into

the companys fund and 20 percent is
returned by the festival committee for
use the following year.
Charles Gasperetti, chief of the
Atlas Fire Company, said the company
is in the process of replacing turnout
gear, which includes the coats and helmets firefighters wear into burning
buildings. Some of the money will also
be used for the upkeep and maintenance of equipment, including breathing apparatus.
Its great we have people willing to

help us out, he said.
Sienkiewicz said the number of vendors at the festival increased this year.
Little by little, more vendors are
willing to become involved, she said.
A new addition she was particularly
excited about was a stand selling
Yuenglings Ice Cream. Yuengling
donated the ice cream to the event, and
a company representative dished it up
in exchange for a $1 donation to the
fire company.
Community
residents
responsible for planning
the Italian/Tyrolean festival include, first row, from
left, Logan Artman, Corey
Mattern, Sam Feudale,
Charles Gasperetti and
Sal Amarose; second row,
Josh Sienkiewicz, Jerri
Toter, Noreen Sienkiewicz,
Connie Weinrich, Patty
Scicchitano and Brian
Dixon; third row, Hunter
Minnig, Josh Jaworski,
Reynold Scicchitano, Brian
Hollenbush and Blandon
Bucher. Another committee member is Dan Ficca.
A legendary figure at the Atlas festival each year is

Dan Ficca who dresses is customary Tyrolean garb. He
is shown with Noreen Sienkiewicz, one of the organizers of the annual event.
Jase Hollenbush, son of Mount Carmel Township Chief

of Police Brian Hollenbush, was all spruced up in a
Our
Boys
Band
of
Kulpmont
led
a parade marking the
SARAH DESANTIS/Staff Photo
special T-shirt for the Italian/Tyolean festival in Atlas
start
of
festival
activities
at
the
Atlas
Community
Michelle
Miller
serves
Italian
wedding
soup at the secSaturday. Jase was among the youngest at the festiPark.
ond annual Italian-Tyrolean festival.
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Snow globalists
The teachers cant walk
the picket line because its
too hot. The teachers cant
walk the picket line because
its raining. Its seems whenever conditions arent perfect in the snow globe they
live in, they cant handle it.
Out of control
Just a comment about all
these school districts going
on strike. Its not just the
school districts, its all major
corporations that have a
number of employees that
they have to provide benefits
for. Our federal government
needs to do something about
the cost of health insurance.
Its out of control, and these
companies are making billions of dollars profit. There
is no reason your benefits
should cost you or the company a third of your salary.
Each year, the cost goes up
and the co-pays go up, but
you receive little extra benefit. And, in fact, when you
submit a claim, they give
you a hard time.
Go elsewhere
We hope the school board
stands strong. Maybe professionals go to college, and
they have to pay back their
loans without any help from
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the public. They also have to
pay more for their health
benefits. When people apply
for a job, if they are unhappy with what they have to
offer, they should go somewhere else.
No smoking
Heres a tip for all the local
business owners. Dont
allow your employees to sit
outside on the front steps
and smoke. A couple weeks
ago, we visited a local shop
early one morning. There
were a couple outside smoking, so we went somewhere
else. And that is not the only
business that does that. We
and many others will never
patronize a business that
allows its employees to
smoke in plain view. Nothing signifies a lack of cleanliness than the stench of
cigarettes.
Raps teachers
The teachers are selfish.
All they care about are themselves and not the poor people living here who are
struggling to pay their taxes.
Jailtime wishes
Somebody said it would
be a brilliant idea if Mike
Huckabee would go to jail
for eight years. Maybe if he
does, he will run into Hill-
ary Clinton and Kathleen

Kane.
On the highway
I thought Coal Township
was a residential area, not a
construction site. These
vehicles need to be on the
highway.
Out of pocket
I am calling to respond to
those statements, Freebies. I agree. I am not a
teacher. But I think it should
also be noted what teachers
pay out of their own pockets
for their classrooms. You
never really see anything
published about that.
So there
Mike Huckabee has more
integrity than any of those
lying hypocrites in the Democratic Party. And thats for
sure.
Class size
I agree with the caller
who said there was a time
when there were 30 or 40
children in a class, and no
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Did she say?

Im sure when Kim Davis
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Natalie
plowing
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voices concern
at MCT meeting
BY LARRY DEKLINSKI
THE NEWS-ITEM
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MCA grad now

head of SCI-CT
BY NEWS-ITEM STAFF
COAL TOWNSHIP Thomas
McGinley, an 18-year veteran of the
Department of Corrections, wasnamed
recently by Corrections Secretary John
Wetzel as the new
superintendent of the
StateCorrectional
Institution at Coal
Township.
He replaces Vincent
MCGINLEY
Mooney, who transferred to SCI-Retreat to serve as superintendent.
Tom has demonstrated great dedication and initiative throughout his corrections career,Wetzel said. Having
begun his DOC career at SCI-Coal
Township,he is returning home, and I
have confidence in his ability to oversee
the operation of a prisonthat houses
nearly 2,300 offenders and several hundred employees.
A graduate of Mount Carmel Area
High School and Pennsylvania State
University, where he earned a Bachelor
of Science Degree in kinesiology science, McGinley began his correctionscareer in September 1997 as an
activities specialist at SCI-Coal Township.
In 2000, he was promoted to corrections counselor and in 2006, he was
named corrections unit manager at SCICoal Township.In July 2012, he was promoted to classification and program
Boss, Page 6
STAFF PHOTO/ STEPHANIE BETTICK
William Bressi proudly shows off his Shamokin Police hat and patch given to him
by Police Chief Darwin Tobias III.
Police proud
Local man thrilled by hat, patch from chief

BY STEPHANIE BETTICK
THE NEWS-ITEM
stephanie_b@newsitem.com
PHOTO BY VICTORIA CHAPMAN
Tobias and Bressi show off Bressis

new hat and patch together at Piece of
Cake on Eighth Street, Shamokin.
SHAMOKIN While attending a farm show,

William Bressi, 78, of Marion Heights, purchased
a Pennsylvania State Police hat. Little did he
know that that purchase would lead to an act of
kindness, resulting in his acquiring his very own
Shamokin Police Department hat and patch.
Victoria Chapman, habilitation staff atNorthumberland County Behavioral Health/Intellectual and Developmental Services (BH/IDS) and
Vanessa Snarski, Bressis caseworker, had been
going to Piece of Cake, Eighth Street in
Shamokin, with Bressi for the past year.
They had gotten to know Police Chief Darwin
Tobias III from seeing him at Piece of Cake. After
seeing Tobias walk in one day, Bressi could not
wait to show him.
Proud, Page 6
ATLAS A seasoned
school bus driver was critical of a township street
department employee who
plowed large amounts of
snow into the street corners
of Natalie during last
months major snowstorm.
Emily Dill told supervisors at Wednesdays monthly meeting at the townships
municipal building that the
street corners of Natalie
along her route have to be
clear of mounds of snow
for the bus to turn a corner,
which she said wasnt the
case when 20-some inches
of snow fell Jan. 23.
Dill, a bus driver since
2002 who picks up Mount
Carmel Area School District students at four bus
stops in the small community, asked why the snow
was not pushed elsewhere.
She also stated that the driver, who was not named,
plowed snow towards vehicles.
Chief of Police Brian
Hollenbush said there are
not many places in Natalie
to put the snow. He said
large amount of snow used
to be pushed to the end of
Center Street, but that area
is now private property.
When it is feasible, the
snow is pushed in the direction of the fire company
and then down an embankment.
You cant do that with 24
inches of snow, Hollenbush said. Its wear and
MCT, Page 6
Bucknell students, staff to conduct

various projects in Mount Carmel
BY SARAH DESANTIS
THE NEWS-ITEM
MOUNT CARMEL
Two programs headquartered at Bucknell University are looking to make their
mark on the borough.
Representative with the
Mother Maria Kaupas Center for Volunteerism and
Community Service and
the Small Business Devel-
opment Center (SBDC) visited Mount Carmel during

Tuesdays Mount Carmel
Downtown Inc. (MCDI)
meeting to share information and gather ideas on
how to engage the community and improve the quality of life.
Steve Stumbris, director
of the SBDC, said his organization looks to connect
Bucknell, Page 6
MCDI hopes for help

to deck the halls
BY SARAH DESANTIS
THE NEWS-ITEM
MOUNT CARMELLeaders at
Mount Carmel Downtown Inc. (MCDI)
say the borough has just 12 usable Christmas decorations a plight theyre hoping to change.
LARRY DEKLINSKI/STAFF PHOTO
Shown Wednesday is Oak Street in Mount Carmel.
MCDI, Page 6
Ex-guard maintains innocence; plans appeal

BY MARK GILGER
THE NEWS-ITEM
mark_g@newsitem.com
Kazimir Grohowski
Weather
Sunny
skies
31 / 13
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There was no evidence against me and

the attorney general was guilty of
prosecutorial misconduct. My appeal was
overruled due to a technicality with a
judge not getting the proper paperwork in
on time.
MOUNT CARMEL Kazimir

Craig KC Grohowski, who maintains his innocence of drug-related
charges filed against him in 2004
when he was a county prison
guard, plans to appeal Fridays ruling by the state Superior Court that
affirms his 2 to-4-year state prison
old Mount Carmel man stated, I
sentence.
havent heard from my attorney
During a telephone interview
(Edward E. Kopko) since the SupeWednesday afternoon, the 44-yearrior Court made its ruling, but I
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Ex-guard at county prison
plan to appeal it to the state

Supreme Court in an effort to avoid
going to jail.
I still maintain my innocence,
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Consumers to lose in private

talks on automatic braking.
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he said. After being convicted by a

jury, I was later acquitted by a
county judge before later being
granted a new trial on the charges
through my appeal process. The
judge who acquitted me based his
decision on the law. It wasnt based
on an opinion. When you are
acquitted, it means you are not
guilty. There was no evidence
against me and the attorney general was guilty of prosecutorial misconduct. My appeal was overruled
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LOCAL
A2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016
B reakfast B riefing
Almanac
Today is Thursday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2016.
There are 317 days left in the year.
Todays Highlight in History:
On Feb. 18, 1516, Mary Tudor, the Queen of England
who came to be known as Bloody Mary for her persecution of Protestants, was born in Greenwich.
On this date:
In 1546, Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died in Eisleben.
In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional
president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama.
In 1885, Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn was published in the U.S. for the first time (after
being published in Britain and Canada).
In 1913, Mexican President Francisco I. Madero and
Vice President Jose Maria Pino Suarez were arrested
during a military coup (both were shot to death on Feb.
22).
In 1930, photographic evidence of Pluto (now designated a dwarf planet) was discovered by Clyde W.
Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
In 1943, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese leader, addressed members of the Senate and
then the House, becoming the first Chinese national to
address both houses of the U.S. Congress.
In 1953, Bwana Devil, the movie that heralded the
3D fad of the 1950s, had its New York opening.
In 1960, the 8th Winter Olympic Games were formally opened in Squaw Valley, California, by Vice President
Richard M. Nixon.
In 1970, the Chicago Seven defendants were
found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968
Democratic national convention; five were convicted of
violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions
were later reversed).
In 1984, Italy and the Vatican signed an accord under which Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state
religion of Italy.
In 1995, the NAACP replaced veteran chairman William Gibson with Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of
slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
In 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in
a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49.
Ten years ago: American Shani Davis won the mens
1,000-meter speedskating in Turin, becoming the first
black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter
Olympic history. A Hamas-dominated Palestinian parliament was sworn in. Militants in Nigeria seized nine
foreign oil workers, including three Americans (all were
released unharmed). Eight workers at a meat processing plant in Nebraska won a record $365 million Powerball jackpot. Character actor Richard Bright (The Godfather movies) was struck and killed by a bus in New
York; he was 68.
Five years ago: The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have condemned Israeli settlements
as illegal and called for a halt in all settlement building;
the 14 other Security Council members voted in favor of
the measure.
One year ago: President Barack Obama, hosting a
White House summit on countering violent extremism,
said Muslims in the U.S. and around the world had a
responsibility to fight a misconception that terrorist
groups like the Islamic State were speaking for them.
Todays Birthdays: Actor George Kennedy is 91. Former Sen. John Warner, R-Va., is 89. Actress Sinead
Cusack is 68. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 66. Singer
Juice Newton is 64. Singer Randy Crawford is 64. Rock
musician Robbie Bachman is 63. Rock musician Larry
Rust (Iron Butterfly) is 63. Actor John Travolta is 62. Actor John Pankow is 61. Game show host Vanna White
is 59. Rapper Dr. Dre is 51. Actress Molly Ringwald is
48. Actress Sarah Brown is 41. Actor Ike Barinholtz is
39. Actor Kristoffer Polaha is 39. Singer-musician Sean
Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 39. Actor Tyrone Burton is 37.
Rock-singer musician Regina Spektor is 36.
Thought for Today: Opinion is that exercise of the
human will which helps us to make a decision without
information. John Erskine, American author and educator (1879-1951).
The Associated Press
Noteworthy
SAT tests
SHAMOKIN The SAT Reasoning and the SAT Subject
Tests will be administered to pre-registered candidates
on Saturday at Shamokin Area Middle/High School.
Check-in and room assignment will begin at 7:30 a.m.
in the auditorium lobby for individuals who bring all required admissions documents and materials. All candidates must present photo ID.
Students should consult their registration bulletin or
www.collegeboard.com for additional information regarding test-day procedures. The doors to the test center will
close at 8 a.m. Candidates are reminded to park their
vehicles in either of the side parking lots. Travel arrangements should be confirmed prior to the test date. Candidates are reminded that cell phones are not permitted
in the test center.
Lenten schedule
SHAMOKIN Mother Cabrini Church. Franciscan Friars, confessions are 7:30 to 7:50 a.m. Monday through
Saturday and 3 to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, and Fridays
during Lent following Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. or
by appointment.
Bible Thought
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that
formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastises
the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teaches
man knowledge, shall not he know? (Psalms 94:9-10
AKJV)
We would be wise to consider the truth above. God
knows all. (Provided by Highland Baptist Church, West
Monroe, La.)
T h e N e w s -I t e m e P o l l R e s u lt s
Wednesdays question:
Do you think Kathleen Kane
should have run for state AG
again?
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No: 61 percent (74 votes)
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for murder.
Im calling about the kid who stole

the Sunburys cops SUV. Hes the
same teen that was taken out of the
same house a few months ago in
handcuffs. So much for our great justice system in Northumberland County. Give them a slap on the wrist and
let them go out so they can commit
more crimes. Lets see what he gets
this time. I think the number of his
address and street name should be
reported in the police blotter, that way
the law-abiding people know what
kind of lowlifes are living next to
them. Why werent the other kids
charged? They knew it wasnt his
SUV. They were in it. Thats committing a crime.
Republican Bros. Circus
Theyre always on the yellow line. You

cannot make the right hand turn. But
thats only in Shamokin. I repeat, only
in Shamokin.
The Republican debates are like a

six-ring circus. Fighting on stage, calling each other a liar, personal attacks, Cadillac dream
Mayor Milbrand, on the corner of
etc., are certainly out of control. In
my opinion, there isnt one candidate Seventh and Chestnut streets
in this group whom I view as a poten- theres a resident that makes his
own parking place right on the
tial leader of the great country.
pavement, two feet away from the
One for Kasich
fire hydrant. God help us if theres
To be up front and honest I consider a fire on Seventh Street. Its a white
myself a blue collar Democrat and I
Cadillac. If I can see it, why cant
am not a Hilary Clinton supportthe police? Two feet from the fire
er.After watching the GOP debate last hydrant on the pavement. Come on
night, I truly believe that the only way mayor, youre a fireman. Get the
that Republicans can win back the
police on the ball.
White House is to elect the only adult
Synonyms
in the room:John Kasich. I would
Reading the News-Item on the front
vote
for
him.
He
seems
like
the
kind
Notes on votes
page it says for a flag at half-mast and
of guy who can unite people and has
In reviewing the legislative votes
then looking down it says flies at halfa positive message.
posted in the News-Item, our Republistaff. I dont know which one is corJoints and justice
can representatives both voted
rect. Is it half-mast or half-staff ?
against climate change research and
When I had my knee replaced, the
Alley dwellers
a study to build a plan to reduce gun
doctor asked if I wanted a handiviolence. They voted for a bill to weak- capped placard and I said, No, thank
I was reading in Mondays Sound
en the FDA so restaurants arent
Off somebody in Mount Carmel who
you. When my back was broken in
required to post nutrition informafive places, the doctor asked if I want- lives in an alley complaining they
tion and they also voted against the
dont plow the alleys. Well, I also live
ed a handicapped placard and I said,
investigation of wage and inequality. No, thank you. As I watch those that in an alley that doesnt get plow.
This is why they have the reputation
park in the handicapped zone with the Mount Carmel get your act together
of the party of no. We will remember blue or red placard hanging from their and start doing the alleys. People live
it at election time.
rearview mirror I wondered why any- in the alleys and there are garages
there also.
one that was obese or over 65 considDowntown work
ered themselves to be handicapped.
Presidential salute
Way back when Milbrand and
And worse, when a family member
McGaw were running for the mayor
Thank you for publishing that wonunder 40 uses those spaces just
position, McGaw said every pencil
derful newspaper yesterday on the
because they have the placard. How
bought was going to be accounted for lazy and inconsiderate can you be?
various presidents. It had a lot of
and the public was going to know
wonderful information on it and I
Toucans
where the money was going. Milthink all the parents should save it as
brand said he was going to fix up the
On TV it said that ISIS is targeting
a form of interest for their children. It
downtown for the Saturday market.
New York City, so the mayor cuts back is just a wonderful piece. Thank you
My question is, when is that going to
on counter-terrorism in the state and again.
start? The only thing hes done is steal the City of New York and Obama cuts
No snow days
my paycheck and raise taxes. As far
back on counter-terrorism money by
Shamokin Area schools continue
as downtown in the City of
hundreds of millions in government
to beat the system. They cant even
Shamokin, it looks worse than ever.
federal funding. Birds of a feather.
When is he going to start?
Time to impeach them both for being make up their makeup days. A fouranti-American and not defending our hour early dismissal on a makeup
Word choice
day for a weather system that wasnt
Constitution.
In a recent letter to the editor, Jack
even supposed to start until after
Only in Shamokin
Strausser said pro-life people never
regular school hours. Two years in a
referred to themselves as anti-choice.
Only in Shamokin can you get
row starting the school year two
By the same token, pro-abortion peoaway with parking on the corner or a weeks later than everyone else for
ple never refer to themselves as
yellow line. Only in Shamokin. You
things that should have been taken
pro-abortion. Instead they choose the can park on a corner or you can park care of early in the summer. That is
polite word choice. Choice in this
on a yellow line. For example, over
your tax dollars at work in
context is nothing but a polite word
there where the taxi cabs park.
Shamokin Area.
P olice B lotter
Fence damaged
UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP State police at Stonington are investigating a
hit-and-run accident Saturday
afternoon on Boyer Hill Road,
approximately 200 feet south
of Shoch Road.
Police reported a vehicle
traveling south exited the
right side of the road and
knocked down five fence
posts and wiring on a property at 1443 Boyer Hill Road at
1:30 p.m., causing approximately $1,500 damage.
Police said the operator
of the vehicle then fled the
scene.
Woman injured
in crash
UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP Kelsey N. Dreiser,
27, of Shamokin Dam, was
injured in a two-vehicle accident Feb. 9 at Mile Post Road
and Elda Road.
Dreiser, who was a passenger in a 2014 Ford Mustang
driven by Philip M. Rowe, 60,
of Sunbury, was transported by Americus Ambulance
to Geisinger Medical Center,
Danville.
State police at Stonington
reported Rowes car was traveling in the oncoming lane of
Mile Post Road shortly before
2 p.m. when it struck the
front of a 2007 Ford F-150
truck operated by Tesla Paul
24, of Sunbury, who was turning from Elda Road onto Mile
Post Road.
The accident disabled both
vehicles.
Rowe and Paul escaped injury.
Rowe was cited by Trooper
Nicholas Berger for failing to
drive in a single lane.
Route 225
accident
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According to state police at
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of Herndon, was pulling his
2010 Ford Focus from a parking lot onto Route 225 when
he drove directly into the path
of a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier
operated by Barry D. Rickert,
52, of Herndon, who was traveling south on Route 225.
Smith, Rickert and a passenger in Rickerts car, Blake
J. Rickert, 15, of Herndon, escaped injury.
Smith was cited by Trooper
Nicholas Berger for failing to
properly enter a cross roadway. Barry Rickert was cited
for driving without insurance.
Guns stolen
Lauren
McGoldrick-Kopp,
36, of Coal Township, was
transported by Elysburg Ambulance to Geisinger Medical
Center in Danville after being
injured in a one-vehicle accident at 10:37 a.m. Feb. 11
on Route 54 near High Road.
reported
McGoldrick-Kopp
was driving a 2014 Lincoln
MKZ west when her vehicle
hit a snow drift caused by
heavy winds. The driver then
lost control of the car, exited
the highway onto the north
berm and struck a tree.
A 7-year-old female passenger from Coal Township escaped injury.
Two injured
JACKSON TOWNSHIP
June E. Schaffner, 41, of
Shamokin, and Brian S.
Hoch, 28, of Millersburg,
were injured in a two-vehicle
accident Tuesday morning
on Route 147 near Township
Route 354.
Schaffner and Hoch were
transported by Americus Ambulance to Geisinger Medical
Center, Danville.
State police at Stonington reported Schaffner was
driving a 2005 Dodge Neon
One injured
south at 11:23 a.m. when
MAYBERRY TOWNSHIP she lost control on the wet
PAXINOS State police at

Stonington reported someone entered the residence of
a 44-year-old man at 168 Holly Road between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m. Feb. 11 and removed six
handguns valued at $2,100
and a Stack-On gun safe valued at $50.
Anyone with information
about the burglary is urged to
call state police at 570-2865601.
road, crossed the center yellow lines and struck Hochs

1998 Cadillac Deville, which
was traveling north.
Police said Hoch attempted
to swerve his car to avoid a
collision, but was unable to
do so.
Schaffner was cited by
Trooper Brian Ronk for driving
at an unsafe speed.
Route 54 accident
MAYBERRY TOWNSHIP
Melissa A. Dillow, 54, of
Mount Carmel, and Jared N.
Musser, 33, of Milton, escaped injury in a two-vehicle
crash on Route 54 east of
High Road at 10:30 a.m. Feb.
11.
reported Dillow was driving a
2008 Chevrolet Equinox west
when she encountered drifting snow while cresting a hill.
Police said Dillow lost traction
and all steering control, causing her auto to clip the rear of
a 2005 Sterling tri-axle truck
driven in the same direction
by Musser.
Dillows auto then exited the
highway into a yard, where it
struck a shed and tree.
Willow was cited by Trooper
Todd Leiby for driving at an
unsafe speed.
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G lance
Cracks emerge in GOP refusal

to consider Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) Concerted Republican opposition to considering President Barack Obamas pick for
the Supreme Court showed early signs of splintering on
Wednesday as a handful of influential senators opened
the door to a possible confirmation hearing. One Republican even suggested the president should nominate a
candidate from his state.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in
the Senate, did not rule out a committee hearing on
Obamas forthcoming nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. And Sen. Dean Heller said chances
of Senate approval were slim, but added that Obama
should use this opportunity to put the will of the people
ahead of advancing a liberal agenda on the high court.
But should he decide to nominate someone to the
Supreme Court, who knows maybe itll be a Nevadan, Heller said.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who sits on the committee,
said he opposes a filibuster to prevent a vote, as some
Republicans have suggested. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has also said hed wait
to see who Obama selects before ruling out a hearing
in his committee.
Those senators formed a cautious but growing chorus of voices breaking with the absolutist position of
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has told
the White House not to even bother nominating a candidate. The Kentucky Republican and several Republicans up for re-election have maintained that voters in
Novembers presidential election should have a say in
the direction of the nations highest court.
Republican feud escalates; South

Carolina Gov. Haley backs Rubio
SENECA, S.C. (AP) A three-way feud among the
GOPs leading White House contenders escalated
Wednesday, with Republican Ted Cruz daring Donald
Trump to sue him and dismissing
Marco Rubios charges of dishonesty just days before South Carolinas
high-stakes primary.
Yet it was Rubio who may have
scored the days biggest win as he
secured the coveted endorsement
of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. A
person with direct knowledge of the
governors decision said she would
make it public at Rubios Wednes- HALEY
day night event in Lexington County.
The person was not authorized to publicly discuss the
endorsement ahead of the event and spoke on condition of anonymity.
While a major development, Haleys endorsement did
little to quiet the intensifying clash between Cruz, Trump
and Rubio over alleged ethical violations in the days
leading up to Saturdays South Carolina contest.
The Texas senator has been trying to beat back
charges of dishonesty from Trump and Rubio for weeks.
He shifted his defense to the next level during an afternoon news conference that highlighted Cruzs extensive
legal training.
You have been threatening frivolous lawsuits for your
entire adult life, said Cruz, a Harvard Law School graduate who served as Texas top lawyer, speaking directly
to Trump. Even in the annals of frivolous lawsuits, this
takes the cake.
Study finds testosterone treatment

gel is no fountain of youth for men
CHICAGO (AP) A landmark study suggests that
testosterone treatment is no fountain of youth, finding
mostly modest improvement in the sex lives, walking
strength and mood of a select group of older men.
The long-awaited results from a rigorous, government-funded study are the first solid evidence of whether these hugely popular supplements can help treat low
sex drive, lack of energy and other symptoms sometimes blamed on aging.
The researchers emphasized that the findings pertain
only to use of testosterone gel by men 65 and older
with low hormone levels and related symptoms; whether
similar benefits would occur in younger men or with testosterone pills, patches or shots is unknown.
Also, the research was not extensive enough to determine whether long-term use raises the risk of heart
attacks and prostate cancer, as some studies have suggested.
US fight over gunmans locked

iPhone could have big impact
Legal clash between Apple and FBI carries
implications for consumer digital privacy
BY ERIC TUCKER A
ND TAMI ABDOLLAH
Associated Press
WASHINGTON A U.S. magistrates order for Apple Inc. to help the

FBI hack into an iPhone used by the
gunman in the mass shooting in San
Bernardino, California, sets up an
extraordinary legal fight with implications for ordinary consumers and
digital privacy.
The clash brings to a head a
long-simmering debate between technology companies insistent on protecting digital privacy and law
enforcement agencies concerned
about becoming unable to recover evidence or eavesdrop on the communications of terrorists or criminals.
On Wednesday, the White House
began disputing the
contention by
Apples chief executive officer, Tim
Cook, that the
Obama administration is seeking to
force the software
company to build a
backdoor to
COOK
bypass digital locks
protecting consumer information on
Apples popular iPhones. The early
arguments set the stage for what will
likely be a protracted policy and public relations fight in the courts, on
Capitol Hill, on the Internet and elsewhere.
They are not asking Apple to redesign its product or to create a new
backdoor to one of their products,
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Theyre simply asking for
something that would have an impact
on this one device.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP
This photo shows Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook, as they
passed through OHare International Airport in Chicago July 27,
2014.
We have no sympathy for terrorists.

Tim Cook
CEO, Apple Inc.
We have no sympathy for terrorists, Cook said.

Apple has provided default
encryption on its iPhones since 2014,
allowing any devices contents to be
accessed only by the user who knows
the phones passcode. The phone
Farook was using, running the newest version of Apples iPhone operating system, was configured to erase
data after 10 consecutive, unsuccessful unlocking attempts.
The magistrate ordered Apple to
Master key comparison
create special software the FBI could
Within hours of the judges order
load onto the phone to bypass the
on Tuesday telling Apple to aid the
self-destruct feature. The FBI wants
FBI with special software in the case,
to be able to try different combinaCook promised a court challenge. He
tions in rapid sequence until it finds
said the software the FBI would need
the right one.
to unlock the gunmans work-issued
The Justice Department said it
iPhone 5C would be too dangerous to
was asking Apple to help unlock
create and called it undeniably a
only the iPhone used by Farook and
backdoor.
owned by the county government
We
have
no
sympathy
Cook compared it to a master key,
where Farook worked as an environfor terrorists
capable of opening hundreds of milmental inspector. The judge said the
lions of locks, and said there was no
Federal officials until now have
software should include a unique
way to keep the technique secret once struggled to identify a high-profile
identifier so that it cant be used to
its developed.
case to make its concerns resonate.
unlock other iPhones. But it was
Once the information is known, or But in siding with the government,
unclear how readily the software
a way to bypass the code is revealed,
Pym, a former federal prosecutor, was could be modified to work against
the encryption can be defeated by
persuaded that agents investigating
other iPhones, or how quickly Apple
anyone with that knowledge, Cook
the worst terror attack on U.S. soil
might update its own software to
said.
since Sept. 11 had been hobbled by
render the new bypass ineffective.
At the center of the debate are the
their inability to unlock the counIf a court can legally compel
private data carried on nearly 900 mil- ty-owned phone used by Syed Farook, Apple to do that, then it likely could
lion iPhones sold worldwide: Photowho along with his wife, Tashfeen
legally compel any other software
graphs, videos, chat messages, health Malik, killed 14 people in December
provider to do the same thing,
records and more.
before dying in a police shootout.
including helping the government
There was swift reaction on the
The dispute places Apple, one of
install tracking or eavesdropping
presidential campaign trail, where
the worlds most respected compasoftware on a phone or laptop, said
Donald Trump told Fox News that he nies, on the side of protecting the
Kevin Bankston, director of the
agreed 100 percent with the courts, digital privacy of an accused Islamic Open Technology Institute at New
and on Capitol Hill, where the chairterrorist.
America.
man of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr, R-N.C., said,
Court orders are not optional and
Apple should comply. Democratic
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California,
who fought encryption in the 1990s,
said she thought the government
should be able to access the phone. On
Twitter, Edward Snowden called it
the most important tech case in a
decade.
But Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich.,
called the Justice Departments
request unconscionable and unconstitutional.
The ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge
Sheri Pym represents a significant
victory for the Justice Department,
which last year decided not to pursue
a legislative fix to address encryption
but has now scored a win instead in
the courts.
US accuses China amid signs of missiles on disputed island

BY MATTHEW
PENNINGTON
AND ROBERT BURNS
deployment on Woody
Island. The official, who
was not authorized to discuss the information publicAssociated Press
ly and spoke on condition of
anonymity, said it is unclear
WASHINGTON The
whether the deployment is
United States warned
intended for the long-term.
Wednesday of rising tenThe deployment follows
sions in the South China
Chinas building of new
Sea after China appeared to
islands by piling sand atop
have placed a surface-to-air
reefs and then adding airmissile system on a disputstrips and military installaed island.
tions. The buildup is seen
Taiwans defense minisas part of Beijings efforts
try said that China had posito claim virtually the entire
tioned anti-aircraft missiles
disputed sea and its
on Woody Island in the
resources, which has
Paracel chain, which is
prompted some of its wary
occupied by China but also
neighbors to draw closer to
claimed by Taiwan and
the U.S.
Vietnam.
In Beijing, Chinese ForState Department spokeseign Minister Wang Yi
man Mark Toner said comaccused the media of hypmercial satellite imagery
ing the issue and saying
appeared to indicate China
more attention should be
has deployed a surface-topaid to the public goods
air missile system. Another
and services provided by
U.S. official gave a more
Chinas development of its
direct confirmation of the
maritime claims.
Chinas actions in the
South China Sea have
becoming a source of tension not just with other
Asian governments that
claim territory there, but
with Washington. Secretary of State John Kerry
said the signs of increasing
militarization contradicted
a public assurance from
Chinese President Xi Jinping when he visited the
White House last Septem-
ber.
When President Xi was
here in Washington, he
stood in the Rose Garden
with President Obama and
said China will not militarize the South China Sea.
But there is every evidence
every day that there has
been an increase in militarization, Kerry said
before meeting with
Polands foreign minister
in Washington.
Its a serious concern,
he said, adding that he

expected the U.S. would
have a very serious conversation with China on
the issue in the next few
days.
U.S. network Fox News
reported that China had
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OPINION
C ommentary
Apple
should help
FBI hack
phone of
shooters
I like my iPhone, and I like that Apple takes
privacy seriously. If a law enforcement agency
asked Apple to crack my iPhone, I hope Apple
would refuse. At the very least, I would expect
a legal proceeding to fight for my rights.
That said, a court on Tuesday ordered Apple
to assist the FBI in hacking an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, California,
shooters, the couple who took 14 lives in an
attack in December. Apple is resisting, and
CEO Tim Cook is defending the companys use
of encryption and vowing to continue the court
battle.
For many years, we have used encryption to
protect our customers personal data because
we believe its the only way to keep their information safe, Cook wrote in the lengthy
response. We have even put that data out of
our own reach, because we believe the contents
of your iPhone are none of our business.
I appreciate Apples principled pushback, but
the company is wrong. I dont think there is an
expectation of privacy in a potential terror
investigation, especially when we are talking
about a dead suspects property.
Apple says it cant get to the data directly, but
the FBI wants Apple to develop a way it can
bypass the password. This isnt a backdoor
inserted in the software that can be triggered
whenever the FBI wants to. That I would
oppose. This is the FBI asking Apple to pick the
lock, the same as you might ask of a landlord
whose renter is suspected of criminal wrongdoing to use a master key on an apartment. If
law enforcement gets the proper court orders,
then Apple shouldnt stand in the way of a
legitimate law enforcement request.
Some will ask, How is this different from a
law enforcement agency asking for the notes or
phone records of a reporter? Again, the FBI
isnt asking to crack the phone of someone the
shooter might have called; they are asking to
crack the shooters property.
Oddly, Apple seems to have taken a different
approach overseas, according to some published reports. When rumors surfaced that
Apple had created a backdoor for iPhones in
China, the company initially didnt confirm or
deny it. That is curious.
Again, I appreciate Apples concern that once
the encryption genie is out of the bottle that it
would be impossible to stuff it back in. But
lets get real. Technology evolves, including
encryption. And it is not as though Apple has
never issued security upgrades to prevent
remote third-party attacks on phones or computers.
Apple is walking a fine line, but in this
instance, I think it is on the wrong side of the
line.
Jim Mitchell, The Dallas Morning News
(Jim Mitchell is a member of the Dallas Morning News
Editorial Board. Readers may send him email at jmitchell@dallasnews.com)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A case for Ted Cruz

To the Editor: We the
People, through state electors, effectively have the
power to choose our President, not the established
ruling class, and not the
national media which they
largely control. In the sobering aftermath of the loss of
Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia, which presidential candidate will best
protect our Constitutional
liberties, the ones Mr. Scalia
devotedly protected? I would
argue Texas Senator Ted
Cruz
Ted Cruz is no runway
model. Hes not superficial,
and hes not a fringe Christian. However, he is authen-
tic, brilliant, and honest.

Two other candidates,
Trump and Rubio, have
charged him a liar, but they
are dishonest. They are distracting from their own
bankrupt records, that have
shifted to fit the favorable
political winds. Ted Cruz
doesnt waiver, hes an
anchor of constitutional
conservatism. He is a man
of values our children can
emulate.
He, like Scalia and Ronald
Reagan, appeals to our higher sense of reason, not our
lower emotions. He has consistently stood against both
political parties to protect
our foundational liberties.
He is the one who has

walked the walk, not merely
talked the talk. I would urge
you to examine all the candidates past records and
stated positions. The limited
federal government forwarded by Ted Cruz is the
one Madison and our founders intended, its responsible for our nations exceptionalism.
A big socialist government, whether administered from the left or the
right, will fail. Only a limited federal government, with
limited taxation, allows for
the prosperity that flows
from true liberty. These liberties and principles are
timeless. We need to return

to the Constitutional fundamentals. Ted Cruz advocates the fundamentals. Our
divisions, debt, and most
urgent national problems
will not be solved until we
do. Its about principled policies not personalities.
You, We the People, are
the jury. If we look beyond
the distracting nonsense of
the ratings driven national
media, and focus on the real
substance of all the presidential candidates, it really
is an open and shut case.
Ted Cruz should be our next
President.
Malcom Farrow
Paxinos
Party of Reagan or Party of Trump?

The Republican food fight
last weekend was a horrible
embarrassment for the
Republican Party.
With their childish
attacks on each other, and
with Donald Trumps nasty
bullying, they made the
Party of Lincoln and the
Party of Reagan look like
the Party of Brats.
Only Ben Carson and
John Kasich acted like
adults.
Kasich was absolutely
right when he asked why
the Republican Partys 2016
candidates for president
were squabbling about
arcane pieces of legislation
that didnt pass the Senate.
Trump showed his true
liberal colors repeatedly
Saturday night.
He even recycled old
Democrat talking points
when he said George Bush
was lying about Iraq and
lying about weapons of
mass destruction.
Yet diehard Trump fans
keep telling me he reminds
them of my father.
Thats not just a total
insult. Its incredibly stupid.
Do you remember Ronald
Reagan insulting his way to
the presidency, as Jeb Bush
would say?
Do you remember Ronald Reagan demeaning, disparaging or bullying the
other candidates in a debate
or in his campaign speeches?
Do you remember him
M aking S ense
saying nasty
things about
immigrants
groups in
America?
If thats
MICHAEL
REAGAN
what you
think Ronald
Reagan was all about,
youre living on a different
planet. Planet Trump, I
guess.
And no, Ronald Reagan
would not vote for Trump
in the California primary
and hed hope and pray
Trump didnt get the nomination in the Republican
Party.
Anyone who thinks differently is just wrong.
Trump is not a conservative. He is not a Republican.
Hes not going to blow
himself up and the media
cant hurt him. And nothing he says or does in the
primaries can hurt him, no
matter how crude or stupid.
If the GOP doesnt want
to go the way of the Whig
Party, its time to stand up
and stop Trump now.
Its time for the chairman
of the Republican National
Committee, Reinhold Richard Reince Priebus, to get
off his laissez-faire butt and
make a stand.
Preibus and any other
real Republican he can
recruit to back him up
has to come out and condemn Trump for the Republican imposter he is.
Trump doesnt represent

our party or its values.
Our party doesnt stand
for deporting 11.5 million
people from the USA.
Our party doesnt stand
for stopping an entire religious group from coming to
America.
Our party doesnt trash
its past president, George
W. Bush, by implying he
lied about weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq and saying 9/11 was his fault.
Our Republican Party is
smarter and better than
Trump.
Our party can solve the
illegal immigration problem without resorting to
deportation.
Our party can prevent
terrorists from sneaking
into the USA without shutting our borders to all Muslims.
Our party knows G.W.
Bush is not a liar. We know
he was a great president
who kept us safe.
The Republican Party
used to allow talk radio to
define what the party is.
Now the RNC is allowing
the party to be defined by
Trump.
The GOP has to find its
spine and define itself. Party bigwigs started thinking
about winning the general
election.
They have to rally around
the partys basic conservative values and heroes,
point to Trump and tell the

rest of the country that his
crude character, horrible
values and dumb Democrat
ideas dont represent
Republicans.
If it cant stop Trump, it
may cost Republicans the
Senate as well as the White
House which means forgetting any chance of a conservative filling Antonin
Scalias spot on the
Supreme Court.
If Trump represents
where the GOP has gone to,
or if party leaders are willing to accept a fraud like
him, then the GOP is no
longer the Party of Ronald
Reagan.
To paraphrase what my
father said once about why
he left the Democratic Party, if Trump gets the nomination, we conservatives
will be saying we didnt
leave the Republican Party,
the party left us.
(Michael Reagan is the
son of President Ronald
Reagan, a political consultant, and the author of The
New Reagan Revolution
(St. Martins Press). He is
the founder of the email
service reagan.com and
president of The Reagan
Legacy Foundation. Visit his
websites at www.reagan.
com and www.michaelereagan.com. Send comments
to Reagan@caglecartoons.
com. Follow @reaganworld
on Twitter.)
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com
Web: lyndaculver.com
106 Arch St.
Sunbury, Pa. 17801
Phone: 286-5885
Toll-free: 800-924-9060
Fax: 988-1672
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m
Monday-Friday
412 Irvis Office Building

Harrisburg, Pa. 17120
Phone: 717-787-3485
Fax: 717-772-8418
State Sen. John R. Gordner

(R-27)
web: www.senatorgordner.
com
10934 State Route 61
Mount Carmel, Pa. 17851
Phone: 339-5937
Toll-free: 866-339-5937
Fax: 339-5938
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday-Friday
351 Main Capitol

Senate Box 203027
Harrisburg, Pa. 17120-3027
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta
(R-11)
Web (email): www.barletta.
house.gov
106 Arch St.
U.S. Rep. Tom Marino
(R-10)
Web (email): www.marino.
house.gov
35 Market St.
Suite A
Selinsgrove, Pa. 17870
Phone: 374-9460
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday
410 Cannon Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-3731
Obituaries
Ernest S. Paulie/Pa Salamone
TREVORTON Ernest
S. Paulie/Pa Salamone,
78, of Trevorton, passed
away at his residence
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016,
surrounded by his family.
He was born in Baltimore, April 24, 1937, a son
of Minnie Salamone, of
Salisbury, Maryland, and
the late Ernest J. Salamone.
Ernie proudly served his
country in the U. S. Navy
from 1957 to 1961 aboard the
USS Ranger CVA61 aircraft
carrier. He was employed
for the Army at Fort Belvior, Virginia, and at the
Washington Navy Yard in
Washington D.C.
He was married to the
love of his life, the former
Sandra Petrovich,
for more than 51
years.
After moving to
Trevorton in 1972, he
was employed as a
machinist at Kennedy
VanSaun and Textron
in Danville and Goulds
Pump in Ashland until his
retirement in 2002.
Ernie enjoyed working
with wood and repairing
antiques. He could turn
trash into treasures like no
one else. He also enjoyed
gardening, crabbing in Delmarva and was a fan of the
Baltimore Orioles.
More than anything else,
Ernie had a deep love for
OBITUARIES / LOCAL
Barletta speaks about national

concerns at farmers breakfast
BY KEVIN MERTZ
Staff writer/The Standard Journal
NORTHUMBERLAND With
some of the briefings Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa. 11) sees come across his
desk, he stays awake at night worrying about the havoc ISIS could inflict
on the nation.
Barletta spoke about his concerns
relating to national
security, and a
range of other topics, during
Wednesdays
Ernest S. Salamone
Farmers Breakfast, held at Front
his family and enjoyed
Street Station and
spending time with them.
organized by the
He would often share stooffice Rep. Lynda
BARLETTA
ries and, in his special way,
Schlegel-Culver
would pass advice on
(R-108). About 100 people attended the
enjoying life.
breakfast.
In addition to his
I look at farming, not only as a
mother and his lovbusiness... I look at it as a national
ing wife, Sandra, he
security issue, Barletta said.
is survived by a daughISIS, their goal is to come here and
ter, Angela Long and her
kill Americans, he continued. I
husband, Scott, of Sundont know about you, but I believe
bury; a son, Ernie Salamthem.
one and his companion,
With that in mind, Barletta said the
Jennifer Marshall, of
United States cannot get into a posiShamokin; three grandchiltion where it must rely on other
dren, Erin Long and her
nations to supply its food.
companion, Brian DunI will continue to be a strong voice
leavy, Emily Long and Evan
for our national security and for
Salamone; four sisters; and
farming, he said. Whether its our
nieces, nephews, many
taxes, whether its our regulations,
in-laws and friends.
the national government is making it
He will be greatly missed
harder for us to farm.
by his proud family and
While stressing the importance of
those who loved him.
relying on U.S. farmers to supply the
nations food, Barletta said its equally
as important to keep manufacturing
jobs in country.
SHAMOKIN Mary
cis Home Association
You are competing with a global
Frances Novey, 83, of 118 N. ladies auxillary.
economy, he said. We pay people
Vine St.,passed away SunMary Frances is surhere in America more than any other
day, Feb. 13, 2016, at Mounvived by two stepsons, John
country. We have higher taxes than
tain View: A Nursing and
Novey and his wife, Maria,
any other country.
Rehabilitation Center, Coal of Furlong, and Dr. Dan
We put manufacturers that stay
Township.
Novey Ph.D and his wife,
here in America at a big disadvanA lifelong resident of
Ann, of Allentown; five
tage, Barletta added.
Shamokin, Mary Frances
stepgrandchildren, CourtHowever, he said the countrys one
was born April 1, 1932, to
ney Keller, Dr. Brad Novey
advantage is its transportation systhe late Joseph Stadnicki
M.D., Bridget Novey and
tem.
and Agnes Witcoski.
Michael and Carolyn NovWe can move (items) around the
She attended St. Stanisey; four great-stepgrandworld faster... and cheaper than anylaus Elementary School
childen; a nephew, Steve
one else in the world, Barletta said.
and Shamokin High School. Stadnicki and his wife, Sue;
He stressed that the United States
She was employed as a
and a niece, Mickey Stadmust continue to invest in transportapresser at Shroyers Dress
nicki.
tion. If it does not, Barletta said the
Company.
In addition to her parents
U.S. will loose its advantage over othShe was a member of
and husband, she was preer nations.
Mother Cabrini Church,
ceded in death by her
When asked by a member of the
Shamokin and the St. Fran- brother, Victor Stadnicki.
Mary Frances Novey
KEVIN MERTZ/STANDARD JOURNAL
Nearly 100 people attended the Farmers Breakfast in Northumberland

Wednesday, organized by the office of Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver
(R-108) and sponsored by West Milton State Bank. The guest
speaker at the breakfast was Congressman Lou Barletta (R-Pa. 11).
audience, Barletta
also weighed in on
his thoughts on the
race for the Republican nomination for
president.
I like the debate,
he said, adding that
he believes the field
CULVER
will be narrowed
down to three
Republican contenders by the time
Pennsylvanians vote in April.
Barletta did not name the three he
thinks will be left standing.
While he doesnt necessarily always
like the way Donald Trump speaks,
Barletta is glad Trump is bringing up
a number of issues.
He feels Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders are connecting with the
frustration many voters feel.
Every time you think Trumps
numbers are going down, they dont,
Barletta said. The American people
are angry. They want these problems
solved.
In addition to Barlettas comments,
Schlegel-Culver spoke on her concerns with budgetary cuts Gov. Tom
Wolf is proposing to the states agricultural programs.
Its been a really difficult year,
Schlegel-Culver said. I would be
lying if I told you I was not worried
about the commonwealth and agriculture.
As the budget stalemate drags on,
MONTANDON James passed away Dec. 17, 2015, at

C. Heath, 63, of Montandon, Evangelical Community
and formerly of Trevorton, Hospital, Lewisburg.
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and deeply humbled to

receive the support of so
many dedicated volunteers
and voters, Barletta said.
The record number of
signatures our campaign
collected is truly inspiring.
Our team spent countless
hours taking our message
directly to our friends and
neighbors in the 11th Congressional District, he added. We heard over and over
from residents who are fed
up with business as usual
in Washington. This strong
grassroots effort signifies
that voters want me to continue fighting for commonsense, conservative policies
in Congress.
A Birthday Memorial
February 18, 1953- March 24, 2014
In Loving Memory Of
MY JOEY
JOSEPH R. GIDARO
2-20-54 to 2-18-04
On your
12th year of leaving
Pretty Petals & Gifts by Susan
HAZLETON Representative Lou Barletta (Pa.-11)

filed nomination petitions
containing 3,328 signatures
with the Pennsylvania
Department of State, ensuring that he will appear on
the Pennsylvania Republican primary ballot in April.
Barlettas team of 137 volunteers collected more than
three times the amount of
required signatures from
registered Republicans in
each of the 11th Congressional District of Pennsylvanias nine counties, signaling that Barletta has a
strong district-wide grassroots operation that will
ensure enthusiastic, widespread voter support for
Barlettas re-election bid.
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she outlined four areas where Wolf

has made line-item cuts. Those areas
include: Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza (HPAI) funding, Penn State
Extension funding; cuts to the forestry industry; ad cuts to the Race Horse
Development Fund.
The veto of Penn States funding is
also threatening the schools extension programs, which play a vital role
in supporting farmers by helping
them with a variety of legal issues,
she said.
Along with eliminating over $50
million in funding to Penn State,
Schlegel-Culver said Wolf is also looking to eliminate $2 million designed to
help prepare for and respond to the
potential outbreak of HPAI.
The disease was recently identified in Indiana, she said. Now is
really not the time to cut vital funding
for this preparedness effort.
The $25 million in cuts to the Race
Horse Development Fund would
impact the Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission, agricultural fairs
and the Pennsylvania Farm Show,
Schlegel-Culver said.
I can assure you that I will continue to fight to have the funding
restored to agriculture but we are not
going to be able to do it alone, she
said. We need you to raise your voices and mobilize the communities you
live in to help us with this fight.
Wednesdays breakfast was sponsored by West Milton State Bank.
Barletta collects
record number
of signatures
James C. Heath
HEATH James C. Heath, 63, of Montandon. Family and

friends are welcome to a time of visitation from 10 to 11 a.m.,
Saturday at the Robert G. Foust Jr. Funeral Home, 841 W.
Shamokin St., Trevorton. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Al Schell officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jims memory
to Zerbe Township Recreation Committee, c/o Angela Wilkinson, 403 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton 17881, or Trevorton Fire
Company, 626 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton 17881.
NOVEY Mary Frances Novey, 83, of 118 N. Vine St.,
Shamokin. There will be no visitation or hours of calling.
Those wishing to attend the Mass of Christian Burial are
asked to meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mother Cabrini Church,
Shamokin. Burial will follow in All Saints Cemetery, Bear Gap.
Leonard J. Lucas Funeral Home Ltd., 120 S. Market St.,
Shamokin, Leonard J. Lucas Jr., supervisor, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
SALAMONE Ernest S. Paulie/Pa Salamone, 78, of Trevorton. Inlieu of flowers, friends are asked to make donations
to the American Cancer Society. A memorial service will be
held at a later date. Arrangements by the Jerre Wirt Blank
Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury.
this place for home

Still remember - I was
supposed to spend the
rest of my life with you.
But then I realize,
you spent the rest of your
life with me.
And I smile because I know
you loved me and will,
until the day we meet again.
Love Always,
Your Linda
XOXO
I thought of you today,

but that is nothing new.
I thought about you
yesterday and days
before that too.
I think of you in silence,
I often speak your name.
All I have are memories
and your picture in a
frame. Your memory is
a keepsake from which
Ill never part.
God has you in His arms,
I have you in my heart.
Loved & Sadly Missed,
Your loving wife,
Joanne
Granddaughter,
Tootsie &
Mom, Dolly
FROM THE FRONT
Boss

Heights, in the same
house he was born in. He
has a dachshund he
named Billy, who he said
sleeps with him under the
blankets.
Two years ago at the20th
Annual Mount Carmel Celebration of SpecialAthletes,Bressi was honored
with cutting the ribbon, and
was excited to have his picture featured in The NewsItem.
He participates in the
Special Olympics every
year, said Snarski, and
does all of the events. She
said he also participates
in Arc events, which is a
membership organization
for people with intellectual
and developmental disabilities.
Bressi said his Shamokin
Police hat, which he added
a flag pin to, is his favorite
hat. He plans on having his
patch sewn to the sleeve of
his jacket.
Tobias said, Im glad I
could put a smile on his face
and make him happy.
Proud
FROM PAGE 1
manager at SCI-Muncy,a position

he held until January 2014 when
he was promoted to deputy superintendent for centralized services
at SCI-Muncy.
McGinley is a son of Susan
McGinley, Centralia Heights, and
the late Thomas J. Boots McGinley. He is agrandson of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Earl McGinley and the
late Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Elko.
He ismarried to a loving and
supportive wife, Heather, and they
are the proud parents of two children.
Appeal
FROM PAGE 1
due to a technicality with a judge

not getting the proper paperwork in
on time.
He added, My attorney at trial,
Richard Feudale, of Mount Carmel,
misrepresented me. He applied for
10 continuances in the case that I
never signed and committed some
other errors.
Grohowski, who is currently
unemployed, is glad he remains
free after initially being convicted,
but said he is constantly stressed
out over what the future holds for
him.
I work whatever odd jobs I can
get, but its been extremely difficult
to get a good job because of my
criminal background, he said.
My main point is that this can happen to anybody if you dont have
the proper resources to pay for good
legal counsel.
Senior Deputy Attorney General
David Gorman, who prosecuted the
case against Grohowski and six
other county correctional officers,
was not available for comment
Wednesday.
Grohowski and the co-defendants
were charged April 14, 2004, in connection with a two-year grand jury
investigation into offenses allegedly
committed between 2000 and 2002 at
the prison.
In September 2006, Grohowski
was convicted by a jury of three
counts of delivery of contraband
cocaine, methamphetamine and
marijuana to an inmate. He was
acquitted of aggravated assault
against an inmate.
In August 2007, then President
Judge Robert B. Sacavage granted
Grohowski a new trial, citing a
need for extraordinary relief.
Sacavage said Feudale failed to
object to Gorman asking the jury to
send a message by finding Grohowski guilty and claimed Grohowskis case was prejudiced by
Gormans remark. He also said
physical evidence supporting the
guilty verdict was insufficient and
that the prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence presented by
three inmates.
Sacavages ruling for a new trial
was overturned by the state Superior Court in the summer of 2009
after Gorman appealed it and the
case proceeded to sentencing based
on the original conviction.
In October 2009, Sacavage sentenced Grohowski to 2 to 4 years in
state prison.
After Kopko filed post-sentence
motions requesting acquittal or a
new trial, Sacavage later acquitted
Grohowski due to what he ruled
was ineffective counsel and the
message remark by Gorman.
But Gorman appealed again, and
on May 22, 2013, the Superior Court
vacated the acquittal ruling
because Sacavages June 23, 2011,
ruling on post-sentence motions
came after the 120 days allotted for
post-sentence motions, which were
filed by Kopko on Jan. 26, 2011. The
court said the motions were legally
null.
The Superior Court decision was
then appealed by Kopko, but when
the Supreme Court upheld it Dec. 3,
2014, Gorman took action to initiate
sentencing.
FROM PAGE 1
The one day I walked

in and he showed me his
state police hat, and he
was so proud that he had a
state police hat, said
Tobias. I thought, Well,
if hes here in Shamokin,
he should probably have a
Shamokin police hat.
Chapman said Tobias
told Bressi he had something for him, and asked
for his address. He hadnt
gotten to mail it, soChapman said the next time he
was at Piece of Cake,
Darve had the hat and
the patch for him, and William was thrilled.
Bressi said when he
was 21 years old, he would
have the opportunity to be
a police officer. One of
the officers in Marion
Heights would leave him
walk around Marion
Heights with him and ride
in his police vehicle.
A photo was taken of
STAFF PHOTO/STEPHANIE BETTICK
William Bressi with Victoria Chapman, habilitation staff (left), and

caseworker Vanessa Snarski.
Bressi and Tobias, with
him wearing his hat and
holding his patch. Chapman said she walked into
Bressis house recently
and there was a large
print of the photograph

sitting on his television.
Chapman said, One
of his neighbors was
friends with Darve, and I
dont know if Darve got
it to him or the neighbor

friend got it to him, but
he has the print out
now.
Bressi currently resides
by himself in Marion
Bucknell
FROM PAGE 1
with people who have ideas but no business

background. Through group workshops and
individual coaching, he and his team helps
develop the idea into a viable business plan.
The SBDC is funded through the state
Small Business Administration program and
provides these services for free to entrepreneurs. Bucknells SBDC covers Perry, Juniata, Snyder, Union, Montour and Northumberland counties.
Stumbris said the SBDC is hoping to
access more people in the eastern portion of
Northumberland County. Because one of
MCDIs mission is to serve as a catalyst for
economic development, partnering together
is logical, he said.
Putting a program on the calendar here
would be idea, he said.
Ed Fegley, president of MCDI, said the
organization was planning to construct a
40-seat meeting room in the rear of The
Shops on the Corner, located on the corner of
Fourth and Oak streets.
Stumbris said he thought it might make a
good location for the outreach sessions,
which he anticipated would initially consist
of several one or two hour blocks of time
with a representative of the SBDC. Prospective entrepreneurs would be welcomed to
sign up for a block of time to discuss their
ideas with a representative to see what ser-
vices will be needed.

Until a formal link is established, Stumbris encouraged entrepreneurs to connect
with the SBDC to meet in another one of its
offices.
Eric Martin, an assistant professor of
management and a leader some of the students who will be working in Mount Carmel
through Bucknells Maria Kaupas Center,
said he saw a lot of potential in Mount Carmels business district and he hoped some of
his students projects would correlate with
the SBDCs plans.
You have a lot of storefronts that are empty, which presents a great opportunity, he
said. You have very attractive storefronts.
Theyre all unique and different.
Through the Kaupas Center, Martin will
be bringing in groups of students who need
to complete community-oriented projects
that correspond with their majors. In the
coming days, students will begin interviewing business owners informally to narrow
down areas of need, then conduct surveys
with the businesses and by traveling door-todoor throughout the borough.
Were trying to meet with as many people
as we can, he said.
Fegley said he hoped residents would be
welcoming and engaging with the students.
Be aware theres nobody trying to break
into your house, he said.
The prospective projects for the students

include complex projects like conducting a
feasibility study to see if the pool can be
reopened and maintain self-sufficiency and
determining the best use for and developing
a vacant lot.
Martin explained to MCDI he has worked
with students in other communities previously that face many of the same challenges
as Mount Carmel. He said even small projects like filling store windows with displays
to show what type of business could thrive in
the building can make a huge impact on a
community.
I think its got unbelievable potential, he
said of what hes seen so far of Oak Street.
Mayor Philip Bing Cimino, who attended the meeting alongside several members of
the Mount Carmel Borough Council, said he
looked forward to hearing more about the
students projects. He already had a few ideas
of where they could start.
Part of the Oak Street problem is the flow
of traffic, he said, referring in part to Oak
Street being a one-way street. Im hoping
when they survey theyll look at two way
(traffic).
Judy Polites, treasurer of MCDI, said she
thought the program had great potential to
help both the students and the community.
Theyll be here field learning, and well
benefit from that, she said.
MCDI
FROM PAGE 1
The nonprofit organization,

which focuses on community
development and economic revitalization, is hoping to raise
$20,000 to purchase new decorations in time for the 2016 Christmas season.
To kick off the fundraising,
MCDI is asking for donations
through their Go Fund Me page,
which can be accessed at www.
gofundme.com/mcadecorations.
All non-anonymous donors
will be recognized on a thankyou list that will be displayed
during the holiday season.
Donors giving $500 or more
will be honored with a brand
new lighted decorative wreath
accompanied by a holiday banner recognizing the contributor.
MCDI said the $500 amount
can be reached through a group
gift, such as a family seeking to

honor a loved one, or individually, such as a business contribution.
In a press release issued recognizing the fundraising drive,
MCDI attributed the idea of
replacing the worn decorations
to the late Cathy Welker, known
as the Mother of Oak Street for
her volunteerism within the
business district of Mount Carm-
el.
Welkers daughter, Cathy Besser, who sits on MCDIs board,
said shes optimistic the organization can reach its goal, though
lofty, through the kindness of the
community.
My family has been in business here for decades and I know
the generosity of the people, she
said.
MCT
FROM PAGE 1
assistance code enforcement officer and full-time

tear on the plow to push
street worker, if anyone
that distance.
was cited for violating the
Chairman Charles Gastownships snow ordinance.
peretti said his concern is
At last months meeting
keeping the bus stops and
Gasperetti directed Amathe nearby corners free of
rose to start cracking
snow so Dill can safely
drive her bus. Supervisors down on violators.
Amarose responded by
asked Dill for her route
saying he had warned sevnumber and stops to preeral people who were
vent future incidents.
throwing snow onto the
Snow plowing overall
street, but noted he was too
was good. Snow removal
was good for the amount of busy trying to keep the
snow we received, although streets passable.
I personally feel theres
Township zipcode
always room for improveRich Mychak asked
ment, Supervisor Aaron
supervisors the status of
Domanski commented.
Mount Carmel Township
In a related topic, Gasperacquiring its own zipcode.
etti asked Ed Amarose,
During the past several

meetings the township resident has expressed concern
that Realtors were advertising Den-Mar Gardens as
Kulpmont because of the
township not having its
own zipcode.
Three years ago I gave
you a pamphlet ... on what
steps to take and what (the
US. Postal Service) recommends, Gasperetti said.
Gasperetti said the Postal
Service first recommends
that a citizens group form
and submit a petition. He
said he would stand behind
it and take action, if such a
petition was submitted.
You are one person. You
are a one-man show beat-
ing the drum on this, Gasperetti said. Youre trying

to push it off on us to do
your work. The governing
body three years ago, last
month and the month
before told you what
steps to take and that we
would back it. But, you
dont want to take the
steps.
In other business, Gasperetti, Domanski and
Supervisor Matthew Susnoskie unanimously
approved the following:
granted the Mount Carmel
VFW T-ball and rookie
baseball teams use of the
Strong Baseball Field this
spring and summer;
approved a request for par-
tial payment for work completed at 120 W. Saylor St.,

Atlas, to SEDA-COG on
behalf of Bill Davis
Cement Contractors;
passed several policies,
including Fair Housing
Resolution and Section 504
Plan, in order to keep the
township in compliance
with the HOME Statement
of Assurances; and accepted the resignation of Ronald Roshon from the township street department.
Gasperetti said there is
no immediate plan to
replace Roshon. Domanski
thanked Roshon for his
years of service to the
township and for a remarkable job.
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Buffett bet sends Kinder Morgan soaring

Kinder Morgan jumped Wednesday after Warren
Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new
investment in the pipeline operator.
The famed investors firm owned 26.5
million shares of Kinder Morgan at the end
of December, according to a filing made on
Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Pipelines are a business
Buffett understands well. Berkshires utility
unit owns several natural gas pipelines.
Buffetts successful track record of
Company
Spotlight
picking stocks means that many investors look

at Berkshires quarterly filings for ideas to copy.
According to its latest filing, Berkshire
Hathaway also made changes to several
other investments during the quarter. But
the filing includes changes in
investments made by two other Berkshire
executives who manage part of the
companys $132 billion stock portfolio.
That means its not always clear which
investments Buffett made himself.
Kinder Morgan (KMI)
Wednesdays close: $17.18
52-WEEK RANGE
Price-earnings ratio: 123
$11
$45
(Based on past 12-month results)
AP
Total return
KMI
1-yr
-57.0%
Div. yield: 2.9%
3-yr*
-19.2
5-yr*
-6.9
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Critics: Consumers to
lose in private talks
on automatic braking
BY JOAN LOWY
ready to include the technology in 95 percent of their

vehicles until model year
WASHINGTON Feder- that begins in September
2025. NHTSA and the Insural regulators and the auto
ance
Institute for Highway
industry are taking a more
lenient approach than safe- Safety objected, saying such
a long timeline was too late
ty advocates like when it
for this effort to be seen as a
comes to phasing in autoserious effort. Automakers
matic braking systems for
passenger cars, according to are now being polled to see
if they can equip 95 percent
records of their private
of their vehicles by the
negotiations.
The technology automati- model year beginning in
September 2022.
cally applies brakes to preThe agency is required by
vent or mitigate collisions,
law
to provide meeting minrather than waiting for the
utes of such negotiations
driver to act. Its the most
important safety technology and to make them public.
NHTSA provided minutes
available today thats not
of three of the meetings to
already required in cars.
the AP; the fourth was
Such systems should be
obtained from safety advostandard in all new cars,
cates.
says the National Highway
This is what happens
Traffic Safety Administration. But instead of mandat- when you start negotiating
with the auto industry, said
ing it, the government is
Joan Claybrook, a safety
trying to work out a volunadvocate and NHTSAs
tary agreement with autoadministrator during the
makers in hopes of getting
Carter administration.
it in cars more quickly.
They want to negotiate
But safety advocates say
this out and they want to
voluntary agreements
negotiate that out, and
arent enforceable and are
establish a deadline driven
likely to contain weaker
by their production schedstandards and longer timeules rather than safety conlines than if the governsiderations.
ment had issued rules.
Besides NHTSA, meeting
Consumers are going to
participants
included 16
come up the losers in this
automakers,
two auto indusprocess, said Clarence Dittry trade groups and the
low, executive director of
insurance institute, the
the Center for Auto Safety.
insurance industrys safety
Meeting minutes
obtained by The Associated research arm. Representatives from Transport CanaPress of four of the meetda, the Canadian governings that NHTSA has held
ments auto safety regulator,
with automakers since
also attended.
October show the governMark Rosekind, NHTSAs
ment is considering signifiadministrator,
has said the
cant concessions.
federal
rule-making
process
Records of a meeting on
Nov. 12 show that automatic is so cumbersome and
time-consuming that a volbraking systems would be
untary agreement is likely
allowed that slow vehicles
by as little as 5 mph before a to get the technology into all
cars faster. He said regulacollision. Manufacturers
would be allowed to exempt tions remain an option.
The Association of Glob5 percent of their vehicles
al
Automakers, which has
from the standard. Some
participated in the meetautomakers had said it
ings, didnt immediately
would take longer to ready
manual transmission vehi- reply to a request for comment.
cles for the technology. The
Regulations can be too
discussion included an additional exemption for models rigid when technology like
this is changing quickly,
that manufacturers intend
said Russ Rader, a spokesto phase out or redesign.
man for insurance institute.
The minutes from the
A complicated regulation
fourth session, on Dec. 9,
could make it more difficult
indicate that some autofor the automakers and
makers say they wont be
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Kinder Morgan
KMI
15
10
$11.20
D
J
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TransUnion
TRU
Close: $25.07
3.71 or 17.4%
The credit rating company reported
strong fourth-quarter results, and its
outlook was stronger than analysts
anticipated.
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20
$20.43
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Mkt. Cap: $4.57 b
F
$28.08
PE: ...
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Gannett
GCI
Close: $14.24
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PCLN
Close: $1,235.56
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The online travel company climbed
after its profit and revenue surpassed estimates.
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Stocks climbed Wednesday as

investors clung to hope for an
international deal to stem a
global glut in crude oil by reining
in production. The gains capped
a three-day rally that has wiped
out about half of the market's
losses since the beginning of
the year.
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Sears Holdings CorpSHLD
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Close: $17.18
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The pipeline company rose after
Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a 1.2 percent stake.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, which is fighting an order to provide a way for the
FBI to hack into a phone of one of the San Bernardino, California shooters.
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GOLD
$1,211.10 +3.60
In the wrong hands, this software

which does not exist todaywould have the potential to unlock any
iPhone in someones physical possession.
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Yields affect
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their suppliers to continue

to develop the systems.
NHTSA expects that any
voluntary agreement will
include a mechanism for
the government and the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety via AP
public to monitor automakShown
in
this
video
grab
taken
in
2015,
a
vehicle
closes
in on a Strikeable
ers compliance with it, said
Surrogate
Vehicle
(SSV)
at
the
IIHS
Vehicle
Research
Center
in Ruckersville,
Gordon Trowbridge, a
Virginia.
spokesman for the agency.
Safety advocates who met
with Rosekind this week
said he told them he hopes
to wrap up negotiations on
a voluntary agreement
within the month. Safety
groups have filed a petition
asking NHTSA to issue regulations instead.
Automatic braking is
already available in dozens
of car models, but typically
as a pricey option on higher-end vehicles. Subaru
offers it on the Impreza
sedan, for example, as part
of a $2,895 safety package.
Claybrook acknowledged
that federal rule-making is
too slow, largely because of
White House insistence on
elaborate cost-benefit analyses of potential safety rules.
But she said automatic
braking could move more
quickly because the technology is available and the government wouldnt have to
prove its feasibility. The
insurance institute has
done extensive testing and
analysis of its benefits, she
added.
There are about 1.7 million rear-end crashes a year
in the U.S., killing more
than 200 people, injuring
400,000 others and costing
about $47 billion annually.
More than half of those
crashes could be avoided or
mitigated by automatic
braking or systems that
warn drivers of an impending collision, NHTSA estimated.
The technology holds the
potential to significantly
reduce what the insurance
industry pays in damage
and injury claims. Some
insurers offer discounts to
customers whose cars have
automatic braking. But
many dont because its difficult to verify the presence
of an optional system and
because there are so many
different name brands for
the technology that its hard
to determine which ones
are most effective.
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Four area teams begin district playoffs today

BY THE NEWS-ITEM
four seed over Lourdes fifth spot.

Girls
Three area girls basketball
Hughesville at Mount Carmel
teams and one boys basketball
Mount Carmel (22-2), the top
team will open play in the District seed in AA, is coming off a 52-43
IV playoffs today.
loss to Danville in the Heartland
In the girls basketball sphere,
Athletic Conference championtonight Mount Carmel and South- ship game. Top scorers Maura
ern Columbia will host HughesFiamoncini and Nicole Varano
ville and Loyalsock, respectively,
scored 17 and 15 points, respecin the AA quarterfinals, and
tively, in that game but the Red
Shamokin will host Lewisburg in Tornadoes committed 22 turnAAA. For the boys, Millville is
overs and need to get balanced
hosting Lourdes Regional in a
scoring.
battle of closely seeded oppoMount Carmel has two wins
nents, with Millville gaining
over Heartland Division II rival
home court advantage thanks to a Hughesville (11-11), by scores of
66-54 and 47-34.

Loyalsock at Southern Columbia
The Tigers (18-5) are coming off
a 43-40 loss to Danville in the HAC
semifinals. Loyalsock (12-10) was
11-5 in Division II of the HAC.
Southern is led by the inside play
of 60 Abby Hager and Haley
Levan, mixed with outside shooting of Jill Oley and Madison
Klock.
Lewisburg at Shamokin
The Indians (15-8) lost to Mount
Carmel in the HAC semifinals but
came back to beat Line Mountain
65-38 in a makeup game over the
weekend. In Lewisburg (15-7) the

Indians will face a similar team.
The Green Dragons were 11-5 in
Division II of the HAC. The teams
did play in December, with
Shamokin scoring a 38-32 win.
Shamokin has been getting
more inside scoring from Gabby
Lahr, Kamilyah Nazih and Kaia
Bonshock lately but the Indians
will be looking to do a better job
of finishing offensive possessions.
Boys
Lourdes Regional at Millville
Thursday marks the first meeting of the year between No. 5
Lourdes Regional and No. 4 Mill-
ville. The teams have both

amassed a 17-5 overall record in
2015-2016, with Millville sporting
a 12-2 Division III PHAC record
and Lourdes entering the District
IV playoffs with a 8-4 Schuylkill
League record.
Both teams, which have shared
no mutual opponents throughout
the year, began the regular season
with seven game win streaks. The
Red Raiders bring youth and ability to the table, with freshman
Thomas Shultz leading the team
in scoring this year followed by
sophomore CJ Reichard.
Bruton hopes
Denver defense
sticks together
BY ARNIE STAPLETON
used the franchise tag, on

kicker Matt Prater, left tackAP Pro Football Writer
le Ryan Clady and wide
AURORA, Colo. Safety receiver Demaryius ThomDavid Bruton Jr., one of
as, they signed a long-term
several Denver Broncos
deal by the time training
defenders set to become a
camp opened.
free agent, wishes the NFL
Several other key memwas more like the NBA.
bers of the leagues best
Teams such as Golden
defense stand to get big
State, they get to keep
bucks either from the Broneverybody and try to set
cos or teams trying to
records, and I feel if we had unseat the champs.
the cap space we could do
They include leading
it, Bruton said after
tackler Danny Trevathan
launching a reading proand defensive end Malik
gram at Kenton Elementary Jackson, both of whom had
School on Wednesday.
huge Super Bowl perforThe defense that brought mances. And Bruton, a
home Denvers third Lomteam captain and eighthbardi Trophy with a 24-10
year pro coming off his best
destruction of the Carolina season although it ended
Panthers could find itself
with him on injured reserve
unravelling in a few weeks. with a broken right leg.
Von Miller, the MVP of
Wed much rather have
Super Bowl 50, is certain to the tough decisions than
get the franchise tag if the
the easy decisions because
sides dont first agree to a
if you have the tough decideal somewhere in the $115 sions, you have a lot of
million range that would
great players, GM John
make the star pass rusher
Elway said. To try and
the highest-paid defender in keep this puzzle together is
the NFL.
the challenge. Its going to
Miller said he expects
be hard, but we look fornegotiations to be peaceward to it and think we can
ful. The Broncos do, too.
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The last three times they
AP Photo/CHRIS KNIGHT
Penn State forward Donovan Jack (5) drives to the basket as Iowa forward Nicholas Baer (51)
defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, in State College,
Pa.
PSU shocks Iowa
Jack scores 19 as Penn State tops No. 4 Iowa 79-75

BY TRAVIS JOHNSON
Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Donovon

Jack scored 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting,
and Penn State beat No. 4 Iowa 79-75 on
Wednesday night.
The Nittany Lions (13-13, 4-9 Big Ten)
had lost five of six, but Shep Garner
and Brandon Taylor had 18 points
apiece in the schools second victory
over a Top 25 team in two weeks. Penn
State also beat No. 22 Indiana 68-63 on
Feb. 6.
Garner made four of the Nittany

Lions 10 3-pointers. Taylor also had
nine rebounds, three assists and a
blocked shot.
Peter Jok scored 28 points for Iowa
(20-6, 11-3), and Jarrod Uthoff had 19.
Adam Woodbury grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Hawkeyes pulled within three
on Joks fourth 3-pointer in the final
seconds, but the Nittany Lions held on
at the line. They made 12 of 14 freethrow attempts over the final 1:25.
Iowa led for the first 13:46 before Isaiah Washington put Penn State ahead
for good with a 3-pointer midway

through the first half. A Jack dunk gave
Penn State a 38-31 lead at the break.
The Hawkeyes stayed close in the
second half, but Taylor hit a jumper to
put the Nittany Lions up 67-60 with 1:36
remaining.
TIP-INS
Iowa: The Hawkeyes beat the Nittany Lions 73-49 on Feb. 3. ... Iowa went 25
for 35 at the free-throw line, compared
to 17 for 22 for Penn State.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions went
10 for 28 from beyond the arc.
NASCARS losers hopeful of major upset

BY DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

The 1962 New York Mets,
the mid-70s Tampa Bay
Bucs and the current Philadelphia 76ers have nothing
on Casey Mears.
The nephew of four-time
Indianapolis 500 champion
Rick Mears, Casey has a
tortured losing streak that
is closing in on 300 races.
His chances of winning the
Daytona 500 on Sunday are
about as slim as the gap
between cars in bumper-tobumper pack racing.
I dont like the stat that I
have, the longest-running
winless streak, Mears
said. But I think a lot of
those things drive you to
push and work hard now to
TIM ZYLA/STAFF PHOTO
Shamokin Areas Brett Rebuck wrestles against

Jersey Shores Hunter OConnor during a 170pound bout at Shamokin on Wednesday. Rebuck
put four points on the scoreboard for the Indians
with a 21-13 major decision victory.
Indians fall to
Bulldogs, 45-19
145: Collin McLaughlin

(JS) forfeit win. 152: Jake
COAL TOWNSHIP
Carpenter (SHAM) dec. Seth
The Indians ended their
try to end that.
Young (JS) (6-5) 160: Hayden
regular season on a down
Dont worry Mears, you
Swartwood (JS) pinned Aarnote, Wednesday, suffering
actually dont have the lonon Miller (SHAM) (1:04) 170:
a loss to Jersey Shore 45-19
gest streak.
Brett Rebuck (SHAM) maj.
in the last dual meet of the
According to STATS LLC,
dec. Hunter O`Connor (JS)
season. Jake Carpenter
the longest active losing
(21-13) 182: Blake Neal (JS)
won
a
bout
at
152
in
overstreaks in the Sprint Cup
pinned Brayson Pawelezyk
time, 6-5, over Jersey
series by drivers attempting
(SHAM) (3:43) 195: Logan
Shores Seth Young. Two
this years Daytona 500 are
Huling (JS) dec. Michael
weight
classes
later,
held by:
Shamokins Brett Rebuck
Faust (SHAM) (6-4) 220: Max
Bobby Labonte, 395
systematically took down
Mason (JS) pinned Trent
races.
Hunter OConnor multiple Curcie (SHAM) (3:50) 285:
David Gilliland, 330
times to garner a 21-13
races.
Adam Miller (SHAM) pinned
major decision. The Indians Brandon Barker (JS) (0:13)
Mears, 296 races.
failed to secure another vic- 106: Jeremy Zydallas (JS)
Reed Sorenson, 234
tory until 285, when Adam
races.
forfeit win. 113: Chavin Krape
Miller made quick work of
Michael Waltrip, 218
(JS) forfeit win. 120: Hunter
Brandon Barker in 13 secraces.
Zondory (JS) forfeit win. 126:
Those are just a few of
AP Photo/JOHN RAOUX onds. The Indians gave up
Devin Pietkiewicz (SHAM)
the of forlorn drivers who
Greg Biffle answers questions in a radio interview five forfeit wins during the forfeit win. 132: Austin Bouse
will trudge into The Great during NASCAR media day at Daytona match to Jersey Shores
(JS) pinned Michael Britton
one, which went to Devin
American Race without
International Speedway, Tuesday, in Daytona
(SHAM) (3:13) 138: Allen Saar
Pietkiewicz at 126-pounds.
LOSERS, Page 10
Beach, Fla.
(JS) forfeit win.
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SPORTS
Bucknell rolls past Loyola, 87-52
Broncos
FROM PAGE 9
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do it.
A big decision also
looms at quarterback,
where Peyton Manning is
mulling retirement and
Brock Osweiler can
become a free agent
March 9.
Bruton said Denvers
defense provided Manning the perfect exit to a
magnificent career, allowing him to ride off into
that orange sunset a
champion just like Elway
did 17 years ago.
I feel like thats the
way to go out for sure.
Super Bowl champion,
you got two, now you tied
your brother, said Bruton, adding the Broncos
will be fine no matter
whos under center next
season.
Either way, well have
a great defense, so you can
put some slappy back
there and well be all
right, Bruton added with
a laugh.
Denvers defense
stamped itself as one of
the greatest ever, and
should have the core to
defend that title in 2016.
What helped sell Denver
in the past was Manning
in his prime and a willingness to spend top dollar.
Elways biggest selling
points now are a proven
track record: five consecutive AFC West titles, two
Super Bowl trips, a
star-studded roster, and a
shot at greatness with
back-to-back titles.
The cast is sure to
change.
In a perfect world, wed
love to stay together. But
we know that the NFL is
not a perfect world, Bruton said. We know that
its a business and we
know that there are going
to be moving pieces. But
we know that our year
together was great and

however our paths may
end up, its great knowing
guys and great playing
alongside those guys and
hoisting up the Lombardi
Trophy with those guys.
Bruton had 49 tackles,
seven pass deflections,
two interceptions, two
forced fumbles and a sack
in 13 games. He played 77
snaps at Pittsburgh on
Dec. 20 after fracturing
his right leg, which coach
Gary Kubiak called a testament to his toughness.
He kept an appointment
for a community appearance the day he was
placed on injured reserve,
which Kubiak called a testament to his character.
Bruton hopes all those
accolades lead to an offer
to stay in Denver. Hes
seeking a deal like Arizonas Justin Bethel ($15
million over three years).
Bruton said hes 100 percent recovered from his
injury and on the day of
the Super Bowl, I legit
took myself through a
whole practice. He said it
was emotionally difficult
not playing, but he understood the Broncos
couldnt afford to wait for
him to get healthy
because Omar Bolden,
Ward and Darian Stewart
were also injured when he
got hurt.
He said Elway
approached him before
kickoff and told him how
much he regretted having
to put him on IR, and how
the Broncos sure could
have used Bruton down
the stretch.
I know I could have
played, said Bruton, who
had the Super Bowl 50
logo tattooed onto his
right rib cage. Hes been
fitted for his diamond-encrusted ring as he awaits
the other spoils provided
a champion.
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LEWISBURG The Bucknell
mens basketball team put an
emphatic end to a two-game losing streak, using balanced scoring and energetic defense to
steamroll past Loyola 87-52 on
Wednesday night at Sojka Pavilion. With the victory, the Bison
improved to 14-12 overall and 11-4
in the Patriot League, and they
maintained a one-game lead over
Lehigh and Boston University.
Bucknells 87-point performance came without any player
scoring more than 12 points in the
game. Stephen Brown led the
team with a dozen points along
with six assists and two steals.
Nana Foulland and Chris Hass
added 11 points each, Zach Thomas had 10 off the bench, and four
others had at least seven points.
After allowing an average of
85.5 points in its previous two
games losses to Lehigh and Colgate Bucknell returned to defensive form in this one. The Bison
limited the Greyhounds to 31.1
percent shooting, including a
3-for-19 showing from the 3-point
line, and they forced 19 turnovers.
Loyola, which was led by Andre
Walker with 10 points, managed
only 14 field goals in the game.
We were locked in on defense
tonight and were able to get a lot
of stops, said head coach Nathan
Davis. We played with tremendous energy and intensity and
put forth a good all-around game.
We are going to need more of that
moving forward.
Bucknell got out to a slow start
offensively, but they stayed in it
with strong defense. The Greyhounds led by as many as five
points at 21-16, and they were still
up 23-20 inside five minutes to go
in the first half when the Bison
made their move.
A 3-pointer by Thomas and a
3-point play in transition by Hass
ignited a 16-2 run over the final
4:44 of the half, and that became a
29-6 run with a dominant first five
minutes of the second stanza.
Foullands 3-point play with one
second to go gave Bucknell a 36-25
ANTHONY MITCHELL/FOR THE NEWS-ITEM
BucknellsStephen Brown drives to the basket past Loyolas Andre

Walker, Wednesday, during a college basketball game at Sojka
Pavilion in Lewisburg. Bucknell won 87-52.
lead at intermission. The Bison
then outscored Loyola 13-4 over
the first five minutes of the second half to make it a rout. Hass
scored six points in that flurry
while Brown added a 3-pointer
and Dom Hoffman and Ryan Frazier scored on layups. Hass tip-in
made it a 20-point game at 49-29.
Bucknell would later go on a
17-3 run, highlighted by a steal
and breakaway layup by Brown.
Nate Jones 4-point play pushed
the margin over 30 for the first
time with 4:57 to go, and the Bison
would lead by as many as 37 after
a Matt OReilly trey in the final
minute.
Bucknell shot 57.6 percent in
the second half and 47.6 percent
for the game. The Bison outrebounded Loyola 42-28 and com-
mitted only five second-half turnovers after nine in the first half.
It was Bucknells seventh
straight win over Loyola, and the
Bison now lead the all-time series
12-2. Bucknell moved to 99-23 alltime against Patriot League opponents at Sojka Pavilion.
The 35-point win marked Bucknells largest victory margin
against a Division I opponent
since a 44-point rout (83-39) of
Cornell on Dec. 17, 2005.
The Bison will play their final
regular-season home game on
Sunday at noon against Boston
University on CBS Sports Network. Fans are encouraged to
come early, as the team will celebrate Senior Day prior to the contest.
Stamkos off trade market, Ladd is top target

BY STEPHEN WHYNO
3-30-3238-40
Dion Phaneuf, the Maple Leafs are

with Ladd.
center David Legwand or defensemwell-positioned for a fire sale with
Because of the circumstances of
an Mike Weber, the Calgary Flames
goaltender James Reimer, defensem- teams re-signing their top players
have 32-year-old winger Jiri Hudler
Steven Stamkos wont be on the
an Roman Polak, forwards Pierre-Al- (like the Los Angeles Kings with
to dangle, and the Edmonton Oilers
Benetsbefore
Older Pennsylvanians.
Day.deadline.
move
the NHLEvery
trade
exandre Parenteau, Michael GrabAnze Kopitar) and the standings
have winger Teddy Purcell as a barNo one can be so sure about that
ner, Brad Boyes and Shawn Matthias being so tight, Ladd could be among
gain option.
when it comes to dozens of other
all set for unrestricted free agency.
the biggest names traded. All but six
In most cases at the trade deadpending free agents in play leading
GM Lou Lamoriello didnt know how teams are within eight points of a
line, its depth, Holland said. Its
up to Feb. 29.
active hell be, but its safe to say with playoff spot, making the final couple usually bottom-pair defensemen, its
Tampa Bay Lightning general
an eye on the future that Toronto
of weeks a time for soul-searching.
usually bottom-six forwards. There
manager Steve Yzerman squelched
should be able to stockpile draft picks
The first thing youve got to
might be the odd trade or two where
the speculation around Stamkos by
and prospects.
decide between now and the trade
its a player thats a top-six forward or
releasing a statement saying he wont
The Winnipeg Jets could do well
deadline: Do I want to buy, do I want
a top-four defenseman.
trade his captain before the deadline for themselves if they choose to trade to sell or do I want to stand pat?
Thats where the Stamkos situaand will continue to try to sign him to left winger Andrew Ladd, the teams Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland
tion was the most fascinating. His
a contract extension. While Tampa
captain whos also set to become a
said in a phone interview Monday.
contract situation with Tampa Bay is
Bay is a Stanley Cup contenders will- free agent. GM Kevin Cheveldayoff
And if Im a buyer, what do I need?
being watched carefully around the
ing to risk losing Stamkos for nothre-signed defenseman Dustin Byfug- What am I looking for? Im not just
league, and plenty of teams will be
ing, sellers like the Winnipeg Jets
lien to a $38 million, five-year deal but going to go out and buy.
lining up to pay him if he becomes a
and Toronto Maple Leafs are ready to said during a recent radio appearThe pickings could be slim for buy- free agent July 1 most notably the
cash in on a thin market.
ance that theres probably either a
ers. Among those lottery bound, the
Maple Leafs, Sabres and Montreal
Having already traded defenseman deal to be had or a trade to be made
Buffalo Sabres could deal veteran
Canadiens.
Not available
Losers
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much expectation of pulling off The Big One

and adding to the short list of upsets at Daytona
International Speedway.
With few exceptions, the majority of the long
shots are on the wrong side of NASCARs power structure. They drive low-funded cars with
inferior equipment and have inexperienced
crews that put them in the hole before the green
flag even drops.
The days of an underdog like Alan Kulwicki
scratching together the resources to win a
championship, much less multiple races, are
over. Cars owned by Roger Penske, Rick Hendrick, Stewart-Haas and Joe Gibbs won 35 of
the 36 Cup points races last season. Martin
Truex Jr. was the lone outlier, winning once for
Furniture Row Racing.
For some drivers, the thought of starting the
engine knowing there was no chance of catching Jimmie and Junior or even winless Danica was a blow to their pride.
Justin Allgaier went 0 for 75 in three years at
the Cup level before dropping to the second-tier
Xfinity Series.
I saw a side of myself that I didnt necessarily like, he said. I started doing some things
with the way I approached the track, and I
didnt like the way I was doing that. Ive struggled to understand why it works the way it
SATURDAY
competitor, Mears said. I dont know how you

SUNDAY
do it, but you have to because you want to con-
Greg Biffle was once one of NASCARs regular winners, getting to victory lane six times in
2005 and finishing fifth in the standings in 2012.
Hes coming off back-to-back winless seasons
for the first time in his Cup career.
Last year, unfortunately, we knew that next
month we werent going to show up to the race
track and win, he said. We didnt have the
cars to do it.
Mired in mediocrity, Biffles team underwent
a major offseason overhaul that included a new
crew chief to try and rediscover his winning
ways.
Mears has watched Germain Racing morph
through the years into a potentially competitive
team and he flashed some speed in Daytona
qualifying. He had heavyweight ownership
behind him early in his career before he
bounced around with the have-nots. He failed to
qualify for the 2010 Daytona 500 driving for a
start-and-park team.
The start-and-park teams were NASCARs
equivalent of tanking, fielding a noncompetitive car in hopes of guaranteed cash and little
risk of destroying parts. With a new charter
system in place, that ignominious era of early
exits has largely been drummed out of the
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Derrike Cope who? won the 1990 Daytona
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Dale Earnhardt won just once before he died in
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But Daytona is largely a race for the big boys.
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Israels first NBA player Omri Casspi having breakout season

BY ARON HELLER
points and rebounds and

helping lead his Sacramento Kings into the mix of a
TEL AVIV, Israel
tight playoff race that
When Omri Casspi was 13, could mark the teams first
his family took him on a
postseason appearance
Bar Mitzvah trip to the
since 2006.
United States, the highlight
His career year has
of which was a visit to New already included a stint as
York City where the Israeli the top three-point percentyoungster stood in front of
age shooter in the league
Madison Square Garden
and an epic shootout with
and boldly vowed he would Stephen Curry during a
one day play there.
career-high 36-point perforIt was more of an illumance against Golden
sion. Im sure thousands of State in December. For the
other Israeli kids did the
6-foot-9 forward averaging
same thing, Casspi
career highs of 12.3 points
recalled, but its a dream
and 6.4 rebounds a game,
that somehow came true.
its the culmination of a
Eight years later, Casspi
lifelong basketball journey.
captured his countrys
There are a lot of comimagination by becoming
ponents (to success), its not
the first Israeli to have suc- something that happened
cess playing in the NBA.
overnight. Its a process of
Just being drafted, and suit- years of work, of dedicaing up, was considered a
tion, of learning, he said.
moment of national pride
When I was younger I was
in this sports-crazed counvery raw. I had the potential
try. But Casspi has persebut I hadnt worked on it all
vered and now, in his sevyet ... my game is a lot difenth NBA season, the
ferent now.
27-year-old is having a
Casspis renowned work
breakout season, averaging ethic has been a common
career highs in minutes,
theme throughout his
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SCT Lady Bombers
SCT Lady Bombers Softball League will hold their 2016 spring season registration on Feb. 20. Registrations will be held at the Shamokin-Coal Township
Public Library Feb. 20 from 830 a.m-12 noon. All girls age 4-14 who are from
surrounding areas including Shamokin, Coal Township, Mount Carmel,
Kulpmont, etc. are invited to play. If you are a new registrant please bring with
you your childs birth certificate. All players must be accompanied by a parent
or legal guardian. Registration fee is $25 per player with each additional child
per family $20. Please contact Christin Hughes at 570-492-0775 if you have any
questions.
Curry QB Camp
The Curry QB Camp will take place Saturday, May 28, at Crispin Field in Berwick. Camp staff will include some of the top high school and college coaches
in the country. The camp fee is $50.00; campers will be given lunch, a QB Camp
t-shirt, and top-notch instruction. Walk-ins are welcome! Email: curryclan6@
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Frackville Girls Softball Registration
Frackville girls softball registration, Feb. 23 and 25 from 6-8 p.m. at Anunciation
Hall, 11 S. Broad Mountain Ave. Girls ages 6-16 are eligible (birth certificate
required for new players). Fee is $35 for first child, $5 off for second child. For
more information call Ernest Williams at 570-985-6585.
Mount Carmel AYSO registration
Registration for the 2016 Spring season for Mount Carmel AYSO will be held
on Thursday, February 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mount Carmel Public
Library, 30 South Oak Street, in Mount Carmel. Registration is for new and
returning players. If your child played in the fall and is registered for the Spring,
there is no need to re-register. Any child ages 4-16 in the Mount Carmel and
surrounding areas are invited to register. All first time players must bring
a copy of their birth certificate. Parents can also register online at www.
eayso.org. If registering online, please bring the printed form and fee to the
library.Sign up fee is $25. Uniforms are an additional $25.
Marion Heights baseball registration
Registration for Marion Heights baseball for the 2016 season will be held
February 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 553 E. Melrose St. in Marion Heights. Please
bring a copy of birth certificate. Registration fee is $30. For more information,
call (570) 875-9387 or (570) 875-8338.
PIAA Basketball Officials meeting
The Shamokin Chapter of PIAA Basketball Officials will meet Sunday, Feb. 21at
noon at Brewsers SportsGrille.
Little Shamokin Indians
Registration for the 2016 season will be held Tuesday, February 23, 5 p.m. to 6
p.m. at Brewsers SportsGrille. All new player/cheerleader registrations must
have a copy of birth certificate upon registration. Registration fee is $15 per
child or $30 per family. Officers, coaches, and parent meeting immediately
following at 6 p.m.
Shamokin-CT baseball registration
The Shamokin-Coal Township Division of the MCAJBL will be holding baseball
sign-ups for both boys and girls from the ages of 4-15onMonday, February 15
from6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Cabrini Youth Center building which is located
at Cherry & Webster Streets in Shamokin. Registration fee will be $25.00 per
player. Anynew players mustbring a copy (not the original)of the childsbirth
certificate. Indoor spring training will once again begin onMarch 1 and a
parent or guardian will need to be present. For any questions callorganization
PresidentLeo Mirolli at570-274-3460.
Shamokin Youth Volleyball League
Shamokin Youth Volleyball League sign-ups will be held Feb. 22 and Feb. 23
in the Shamokin Area High School main lobby between 5-7 p.m. Children in
grades 3-8 are eligible. Cost is $25. The league will play on Monday nights
starting in March.
Zerbe Rod & Gun open house
The Zerbe Rod & Gun Club will be hosting an open house on Sunday, Feb. 21
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dues and new memberships will be accepted at the
event. Annual gun tickets will be sold and black kettle bean soup, hot dogs and
sauerkraut will be served. The gun club will also have vendors, displays and
more at the event.
Locust Gap Civic Baseball signups
Locust Gap Civic Baseball will be holding signups on Thursday February 18th
at the Locust Gap Fire Company from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. This includes Tee-ball,
Junior League and Teeners - ages 4 through 15. There are many roster spots
available for the Teener level, however, space is limited on the Junior League
level due to league roster restrictions. You must be in attendance at signups
or make other arrangements with the coaches if you cannot attend. The cost
of registration is $35 per player. Discounts are provided for siblings. The jersey
cost for any new player or those requiring an upgrade is $10 for teeball and $20
for all other levels. Mandatory fundraisers will also be given out at this time.
All new players will be required to bring a copy of their birth certificates. Any
questions, please contact Mike Brinkash at 570-274-2137.
SYGBL games
Shamokin Youth Girls Basketball League game. On Wednesday, February 17,
Frank Nolls team will face Tony Carnuccios at 5:40 p.m. At 6:20 p.m., Bob
Getcheys team will face Lous team. And at 7:15 p.m., Ed Getcheys team will
face Bill Slanias team. On Thursday, February 18, Bill Slanias team will face
Lous team at 5:40 p.m. At 6:20 p.m. Amy Zalars team will go against Frank Nolls
team. And at 7:15 p.m. Slania and Gummels team will face Ed Getcheys team.
Players are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes before game time.
Longs Teener League Baseball Registration
All new and returning players may register for Longs Teener League Baseball
Team at the Miller Family Health Center between the hours of 10 a.m and 4:30
p.m. any Monday through Friday.Registration fee is $40. New players must
also bring a birth certificate. If unable to make these hours, please call Chris
Carpenter at 570-205-1752 or Dr. Miller at 644-5050.
Shamokin-MTC Little League Baseball registration
Any child age 4-12 that resides within Shamokin Area or Mount Carmel Area
School Districts may register to play Little League Baseball. Registration for
players and coaches will be Thursday, February 18th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. or
Saturday, February 20th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brewsers Sports Grille 839
Water St., Coal Township. All players need to be accompanied by a parent or
legal guardian, and any player new to the league must bring the childs original
or state-certified birth certificate. The fee is $30/first child and $20/each additional child in the same family.
Kulpmont Youth Baseball
Additional registration for Kulpmont youth baseball (T-ball, baseball, softball
and Teener League) will be held Feb. 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Kulpmont borough hall. New players must bring a copy of their birth certificate. Registration
fee is $35. For more information, call Amanda Schultz (570-259-1157).
SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 18
District IV Playoffs
Boys basketball
Lourdes Regional at Millville, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Hughesville at Mount Carmel, 7 p.m.
Loyalsock at Southern Columbia, 7 p.m.
Lewisburg at Shamokin, 7 p.m.
Friday, February 19
Boys basketball
Jersey Shore at Shamokin, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball
Montgomery at Lourdes Regional, 7
p.m.
Saturday, February 20
Wrestling
Sectionals
Shamokin, Mount Carmel, Southern
Columbia, Line Mountain at Southern
Columbia, 10 a.m.
BASEBALL
National League
CHICAGO CUBS Assigned LHP Edgar
Olmos outright to Iowa (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES Agreed to
terms with 2b DJ LeMahieu on a two-year
contract.
NEW YORK METS Named Billy
Byrk Jr. pitching coach, Sean Ratliff
hitting coach and Gavin Grosh trainer of
Brooklyn (NY-P).
SAN DIEGO PADRES Agreed to
terms with OF Nick Noonan and P Evan
Powell on minor league contracts.
American Association
JOPLIN BLASTERS Released INF
Matt Padgett.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Signed LHP
Jeff McKenzie.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS Signed RHP

Raul Rivera.
Frontier League
NORMAL CORNBELTERS Traded OF
Cameron Monger to Sioux Falls (AA) for
INF R.J. Perucki.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS Signed
INF Kory Britton.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES Recalled F
James Ennis from Iowa (NBADL).
UTAH JAZZ Announced president
Randy Rigby will retire at the end of the
season and will be replaced by Steve
Starks.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS Signed
LS J.J. Jansen to a five-year contract
career. He wasnt a blue

chip prospect like former
University of Connecticut
standout Doron Sheffer or
Euroleague star Oded
Katash, a pair of local prodigies who most predicted
would be the first Israelis
in the NBA but couldnt
break through. Casspi was
more of a natural athlete
whose skills needed work
before he rose to stardom at
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israels
most prominent club.
What characterizes
Omri is perseverance and
dedication. Even when he
goes through difficult
stretches he just doesnt
give up, said Guy Goodes,
who coached Casspi at
Maccabi. When everyone
else is hanging out at the
beach, he is working on his
game and improving.
After the Kings drafted
him in the first round of
the 2009 draft, he had a solid rookie season, averaging
10.3 points a game. But then
his production steadily
began to drop and his NBA
future came into question
as he struggled through
tough times in Cleveland

and Houston. The turnaround began when he
returned to Sacramento
last season and found a permanent place in veteran
coach George Karls rotation.
He understands the philosophy probably better
than most of the guys,
Karl said. For me, hes
come back with such a
great attitude toward the
defensive end of the court.
Hes been a pleasure to
coach this year.
Karl noted how Casspi,
whose reputation used to
be primarily as a slasher,
has seen his biggest
improvement as a 3-point
shooter.
Hes worked at it to the
point where hes, I think,
shocked himself to be honest with you. I dont think
he could have thought he
could be a 40, 40-something
(percent) 3-point shooter,
he said.
Goodes credits Karl for
shifting Casspi from small
to power forward.
Playing him at the four
gives him a lot more

options to shoot the 3-pointer and put the ball on the
floor and that is doing wonders for him, Goodes said.
Hes got a coach and a
team that believe in him
and hes playing with a lot
of confidence.
While Casspi remains a
role player in Sacramento,
hes a star in Israel.
Others have been drafted
and guard Gal Mekel
played very briefly for the
Dallas Mavericks and New
Orleans Pelicans, but Casspi has remained the only
one to truly fulfil a national
obsession of reaching the
NBA.
The sports channel
broadcasts almost all his
teams games and many
Israelis stay up late, or
wake up early, to watch.
The newspapers have a daily recap of his performance
and the radio morning
shows often include his stat
line in the headlines. He
captains the national team,
appears on breakfast cereal
boxes and TV ads and is
generally considered the
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

BOYS BASKETBALL
Greater Johnstown 55, Altoona 52
District II Tournament
Class AAAA
Quarterfinal
Williamsport 93, Wallenpaupack 44
District III Tournament
Class AA
Columbia 72, Newport 50
Delone 62, Antietam 49
Class AAAA
First Round
Carlisle 69, York 54
Central York 67, Shippensburg 38
Hempfield 54, Cedar Crest 42
Lancaster McCaskey 81, Conestoga
Valley 77
Lebanon 65, Harrisburg 56
Reading 73, Greencastle Antrim 55
Spring Grove 66, Central Dauphin East
27
West Lawn Wilson 78, Northeastern 58
District IX Tournament
Class AAA
Semifinal
St. Marys 68, Punxsutawney 66
District X Tournament
Class A
First Round
Vision Quest 78, Union City 43
Class AA
First Round
Cambridge Springs 52, Mercer 45
Eisenhower 60, Mercyhurst Prep 55
Fairview 53, Lakeview 46
Greenville 66, Seneca 47
Saegertown 37, Reynolds 33
West Middlesex 49, North East 47
Wilmington 63, Titusville 59
Class AAA
First Round
Erie Cathedral Prep 68, Hickory 31
Franklin 66, Fort Leboeuf 45
General McLane 95, George Jr. Republic
74
Girard 49, Oil City 33
Grove City 55, Harbor Creek 32
District XI Tournament
Class AAA
First Round
Jim Thorpe 40, North Schuylkill 34
Class AAAA
First Round
Bethlehem Liberty 65, Nazareth Area 51
Whitehall 49, Southern Lehigh 44
Philadelphia Catholic League Tournament
Semifinal
Neumann-Goretti 89, Archbishop Ryan
55
WPIAL Tournament
Class A
First Round
Sewickley Academy 63, Springdale 36
Union Area 51, California 31
Vincentian Academy 81, West Greene 46
Class AAA
Hampton 60, Central Valley 57
Steel Valley 53, South Fayette 48
West Allegheny 64, Ambridge 61
Second Round
Highlands 87, Trinity 58
Mars 83, Laurel Highlands 35
New Castle 78, Montour 39
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
WPIAL Tournament
Mount Lebanon vs. Greater Latrobe,
ppd.< to Feb 18.
Class AA
Laurel vs. Washington, ppd.< to Feb 18.
Neshannock vs. Avonworth, ppd.< to
Feb 18.
Brownsville vs. Bishop Canevin, ppd.<
to Feb 18.
Second Round
East Allegheny vs. Aliquippa, ppd.< to
Feb 18.
Wilkinsburg vs. Quaker Valley, ppd.<
to Feb 18.
Our Lady Of Sacred Heart vs. Seton-LaSalle, ppd.< to Feb 18.
Chartiers-Houston vs. Greensburg
Central Catholic, ppd.< to Feb 18.
Shady Side Academy vs. Lincoln Park
Charter, ppd.< to Feb 18.
Class AAAA
Baldwin vs. North Hills, ppd.< to Feb 18.
Hempfield Area vs. Chartiers Valley,
ppd.< to Feb 18.
Gateway vs. Bethel Park, ppd.< to
Feb 18.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Collegium Charter School 55, The Hill
School 51
Easton 41, Phillipsburg, N.J. 27
Friends Select 37, Kohelet Yeshiva 16
Mifflin County 54, Central Mountain 38
District I Tournament
Class AAAA
Second Round
Central Bucks South 41, Central Bucks
East 37
Conestoga 51, Central Bucks West 43
Downingtown East 43, Council Rock
North 37
Garnet Valley 66, Spring-Ford 57
Neshaminy 48, Mount St. Joseph 40
North Penn 64, Penn Wood 36
Perkiomen Valley 52, Abington 39
Upper Dublin 37, Bishop Shanahan 23
Class A
First Round
Greenwood 43, Dayspring Christian 17
Harrisburg Christian 45, Mount Calvary
26
Lancaster Country Day 59, High Point 26
West Shore 35, Lititz Christian 34
Class AAA
First Round
Berks Catholic 36, Twin Valley 16
Conrad Weiser 58, Boiling Springs 57
ELCO 56, Susquehannock 54
Greencastle Antrim 59, Fleetwood 34
Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt 48, West
York 47
Lancaster Catholic 53, West Perry 34
Northern Lebanon 45, Milton Hershey
43, OT
District VI Tournament
Class AA
First Round
Marion Center 53, Cambria Heights 32
Westmont Hilltop 44, Southern Huntingdon 31
District X Tournament
Class AA
First Round
Cambridge Springs 33, Wilmington 23
Greenville 46, Maplewood 36
Mercer 47, Seneca 35
North East 65, Youngsville 41
Northwestern 64, Sharon 52
Northwestern 64, Sharon 52
Saegertown 48, Sharpsville 40
District XI Tournament
Class AAAA
Play-in
Northampton 55, Stroudsburg 27
Pocono Mountain East 69, Allentown
Allen 59
PAISAA Tournament
First Round
Shipley 63, Chestnut Hill 41
WPIAL Tournament
Class AA
Carlynton 37, West Shamokin 30
Chartiers-Houston 49, Washington 48
Second Round
Bishop Canevin 40, Mohawk 34
Burrell 48, Shenango 47
Greensburg Central Catholic 56,
Seton-LaSalle 54
Neshannock 58, Charleroi 23
Our Lady Of Sacred Heart 52, Apollo-Ridge 31
Class AAAA
Canon-McMillan 51, Fox Chapel 49
Hempfield Area 62, Peters Township
56, OT
Penn Hills 76, Greater Latrobe 35
Pine-Richland 55, McKeesport 49
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
WPIAL Tournament
Class A
Aliquippa vs. Pittsburgh North Catholic,
ppd.< to Feb 18.
Fort Cherry vs. Vincentian Academy,
ppd.< to Feb 18.
California vs. Riverview, ppd.< to Feb 18.
Rochester vs. Serra Catholic, ppd.< to
Feb 18.
Class AAA
Brownsville vs. Chartiers Valley, ppd.<
to Feb 18.
Mount Pleasant vs. Hampton, ppd.< to
Feb 18.
Derry vs. Mars, ppd.< to Feb 18.
Beaver Area vs. South Park, ppd.< to
Feb 18.
countrys most adored athlete.

Casspi also relishes
being one of its most prominent ambassadors.
His nonprofit foundation
aims to show Israel in a
positive light and last summer brought a group of his
NBA buddies to Israel for a
weeklong visit. Teammates
DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy
Gay and Caron Butler were
joined by Iman Shumpert,
Tyreke Evans, Chandler
Parsons and others. Another trip is planned this summer, after Casspis June
wedding.
It was amazing to show
the guys the country and
also that we will have goodwill ambassadors who
enjoyed our country and
will speak warmly about it
all over the world with the
platform that they have,
he said. I represent the
country and I do it proudly
and happily. I am an ambassador for Israel and I am
proud of where I came
from and who I am.
ON THIS DAY
Feb. 18
1924 Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and
final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger
wins his fifth straight and final mens title.
1928 At Moritz, Switzerland, Sonja Henie becomes
the youngest Olympic figure skating champion. At 15
years, 315 days, easily beats Austrias Fritzi Burger and
American Beatrix Loughran.
1932 Sonja Henie wins her sixth straight world figure
skating title.
1951 Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hogan
orders the arrest of three City College basketball players
on bribery charges, and two professional gamblers and
two intermediaries in a game-fixing scandal that involves
college teams across the country.
1961 Bob Pettit of St. Louis scores 57 points, the highest scoring game of his great career, in a 141-138 victory
over the Detroit Pistons.
1964 Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points against
Detroit, his second consecutive 50-point game.
1972 Randy Smith of Buffalo plays the first of what
would become 906 consecutive games, an NBA record
which took more than 11 full seasons to accomplish.
1981 Edmontons Wayne Gretzky scores five goals
and adds two assists to lead the Oilers over the St. Louis
Blues 9-2.
1986 San Antonios Alvin Robertson records the second quadruple-double in NBA history, with 20 points, 11
rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in the Spurs 120-114 win
over Phoenix.
1990 Dale Earnhardt blows a tire with one mile
remaining in the Daytona 500, giving unheralded Derrike
Cope the biggest upset in stock car racing history.
1992 Italys Alberto Tomba wins the mens giant slalom in Albertville, France, to become the first Alpine skier to win the same event at two Winter Olympics.
1995 Utah guard John Stockton becomes the first
NBA player with 10,000 assists in a 108-98 victory over the
Boston Celtics.
2001 Dale Earnhardt, the greatest stock car star of
his era, is killed in a crash on the last turn of the last lap
of the Daytona 500 as he tries to protect Michael Waltrips
victory.
2004 New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank sets an
NBA record for most consecutive wins to start a coaching
career with 10 with a 98-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
2005 Yelena Isinbayeva sets her second pole vault
world record in a week and became the first woman to
clear 16 feet indoors at the Norwich Union Grand Prix
meet in Birmingham, England.
2006 Shani Davis becomes the first black athlete to
win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history,
capturing the mens 1,000-meter speedskating race. Joey
Cheek makes it a 1-2 American finish, adding a silver to
his victory in the 500 at the Turin Games.
2007 Kevin Harvick noses out Mark Martin in a frantic wreck-filled finish to win the Daytona 500.
2007 Kobe Bryant scores 31 points, earning his second All-Star game MVP, and the West routs the East, 153132 in the NBA All-Star game.
2008 Italian tennis player Giorgio Galimberti is found
guilty of betting on tennis and is suspended for 100 days
and fined $35,000. The ATP announces Galimberti bet on
tennis from June 2003 to January 2006 but does not specify
if he bet on his own matches.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
All Times EST
AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT
Stony Brook 13 0 1.000 22 4 .846
Albany (NY) 10 3 .769 21 7 .750
New Hampshire 8 4 .667 15 10 .600
Vermont
7 5 .583 15 12 .556
Mass.-Lowell 7 6 .538 11 15 .423
Maine
4 9 .308 8 18 .308
Binghamton 3 9 .250 6 19 .240
Hartford
2 10 .167 7 20 .259
UMBC
2 10 .167 6 21 .222
___
Mondays Games
No games scheduled
Tuesdays Games
No games scheduled
Wednesdays Games

UMBC at Hartford, 7 p.m.

Mass.-Lowell at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
Stony Brook at Albany (NY), 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Vermont, 7 p.m.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE


W L PCT W L PCT
Temple
10 3 .769 16 8 .667
SMU
9 3 .750 21 3 .875
Cincinnati
9 4 .692 19 7 .731
UConn
8 4 .667 18 7 .720
Houston
8 5 .615 18 7 .720
Tulsa
8 5 .615 16 9 .640
Memphis
5 7 .417 14 11 .560
UCF
5 7 .417 11 12 .478
Tulane
3 10 .231 10 16 .385
South Florida 3 11 .214 6 21 .222
East Carolina 2 11 .154 10 16 .385
___
Mondays Game
No games scheduled
Tuesdays Games
South Florida 69, East Carolina 52
Wednesdays Games
UCF at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Villanova at Temple, 7 p.m.
Houston at Tulane, 9:30 p.m.
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE


W L PCT W L PCT
Dayton
11 1 .917 21 3 .875
VCU
11 2 .846 19 7 .731
St. Josephs 10 2 .833 21 4 .840
St. Bonaventure 9 3 .750 17 6 .739
George Wash. 7 5 .583 18 7 .720
Davidson
7 6 .538 15 9 .625
Richmond
6 7 .462 14 11 .560
Rhode Island 6 7 .462 14 12 .538
Duquesne
5 7 .417 15 10 .600
UMass
4 8 .333 11 13 .458
Fordham
3 9 .250 12 11 .522
George Mason 3 9 .250 9 16 .360
St. Louis
3 9 .250 8 16 .333
La Salle
1 11 .083 5 18 .217
___
Mondays Games
No games scheduled
Tuesdays Games
Davidson 83, Richmond 79
VCU 83, Rhode Island 67
Wednesdays Games
Dayton at Saint Josephs, 6 p.m.
UMass at Fordham, 7 p.m.
Saint Louis at George Mason, 7 p.m.
St. Bonaventure at La Salle, 7 p.m.
George Washington at Duquesne, 7 p.m.
to Albany (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS Recalled D
Jesse Graham from Missouri (ECHL) to
Bridgeport (AHL).
American Hockey League
ALBANY DEVILS Recalled D Joe
Faust from Adirondack (ECHL).
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS Recalled
D Martin Gernat from Norfolk (ECHL). Returned F Kellen Jones to Missouri (ECHL).
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS Reassigned
F Carter Sandlak to Florida (ECHL).
LAKE ERIE MONSTERS Returned G
Mark Owuya to Utah (ECHL).
LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS Assigned F Pavel Padakin to Reading (ECHL).
ROCKFORD ICEHOGS Assigned D
Sam Jardine to Indy (ECHL).
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS Returned G
Alex Vazzano to Elmira (ECHL).
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS Assigned F Ty Loney and D

Clark Seymour to Wheeling (ECHL).
ECHL
BRAMPTON BEAST Signed G Kenny
Reiter.
EVANSVILLE ICEMEN Loaned D
Jonathan Carlsson to Rockford (AHL).
MANCHESTER MONARCHS
Released G Zac Guercia as emergency
backup. Signed G Nick Niedert.
MISSOURI MAVERICKS Loaned F
Tanner Fritz to Bridgeport (AHL) and G
Josh Robinson to Springfield (AHL).
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS
Signed F Kelly Zajac.
WHEELING NAILERS Released F
Massimo Lamacchia.
TRANSACTIONS
extension.
GREEN BAY PACKERS Namd Brian
Angelichio tight ends coach, Ejiro Evero
defensive quality control coach, Luke
Getsy wide receivers coach, David Raih
assistant offensive line coach and Ben
Sirmans running backs coach.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Signed TE
Cameron Clear.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Named Brent
Salazar strength and conditioning coach.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Released
DB Leonard Johnson.
NEW YORK GIANTS Re-signed LS
Zak DeOssie.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Named
Kevin Carberry assistant offensive line
coach and Shane Waldron offensive
quality control coach.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS Signed DB

Neil King.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS Signed
OL Jermarcus Hardrick.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES Reassigned G Daniel Altshuller from Charlotte
(AHL) to Florida (ECHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Assigned
D Rob Scuderi to Rockford (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS Assigned G
Laurent Brossoit to Bakersfield (AHL).
Recalleed G Anders Nilsson from
Bakersfield.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS Assigned F
Gabriel Bourque to Milwaukee (AHL) on a
long-term injury loan.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS Reassigned
LW Ben Johnson from Adirondack (ECHL)
COMICS

Bizarro
Dustin
BlonDie
the Phantom
Dear Abby
Jeanne Phillips
Parents still worry about kids

even after theyve grown up
Dear Abby: At least Renee in Oregon (Sept. 10), who asked her adult
daughters for their friends phone
numbers, cares enough to want
someone to call if her adult children
dont respond. I didnt regard her request as nosy or overbearing, simply
so shed have a just in case number. Renees daughters sound like ungrateful brats who dont care anything
about worrying their parents.
Im thankful my four adult children
will text me in response to my call to
let me know they are OK. I have never
had a problem getting a contact number from them for a neighbor or friend.
Two of them offered the information
without my asking.
I have only had to call a contact
once. Thank goodness it was only a
matter of a stolen phone, not a sick
or injured child. Im blessed my kids
understand that its not to get in their
business, but a logical safety issue.
Lucky Dad In Kentucky
Dear Lucky Dad: Im glad for you.
The response from readers about Renees letter was varied, and it was informative to read their perspectives:
Dear Abby: Thanks for your answer
to Renee. It validated my whole life as
a daughter of a domineering mother.
She is 92. Im 62 and live 40 miles
from her. I have a full-time job, take
care of a small farm and still, after my
weekly visit, have to call her to let her
know I got home OK.
She also asks for my friends phone
numbers. I give her inaccurate ones
so she cant pester them. My office
knows to not put her calls through. I

have asked her to call my cell, leave a
message and Ill call her back when I
am on break.
When I was younger, if she couldnt
reach me by phone, she would call
the police and the ERs, send my poor
father to my house to look for me, or
call my veterinarian to have him make
a farm call just to be sure I hadnt
been ax-murdered.
The negative effect this has had on
our relationship is profound. I have
tried repeatedly to explain it to her,
but she has never gotten it, so I
have created barriers in order to maintain boundaries. She has a number
she can call for her in-home care providers, so if her need is real, she can
get help and theres always 911. I
refuse to exist just for her to engulf.
Purposely Childless In Missouri
Dear Abby: Sometimes parents do
need a contact person for emergencies. At what point should a person
have to contact the police?
Years ago, parents here in Northern
California didnt hear from their adult
son for a week or two. They thought
he was with his live-in girlfriend. She
thought he had gone to see them.
Sadly, his body was found stuffed in
an irrigation pipe weeks later. He had
been robbed and murdered.
Hopefully, Renees three daughters
are close enough to have regular
contact with each other and can call
their parents on a regular timetable to
check in and assure them all is well.
California Mom
shoe
BaBy Blues
mutts
Your Horoscope
By Jacqueline Bigar
A baby born today has a Sun in
Aquarius and a Moon in Cancer.
Happy Birthday for Thursday, Feb.
18, 2016: Actor John Travolta (1954),
artist Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848),
record producer Dr. Dre (1965).
The Stars Show the Kind of Day
Youll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You
could feel as if you are in a pressure
cooker, as so many demands seem
to head your way. You might feel
caught up in a control game, and as
a result, you will pull back. A roommate or family member might be
quite emotional. Tonight: Get some
extra you time. 3 stars.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You
tend to hold a steadfast course,
even when others dont. You could
hit an obstacle that forces you to
slow down and keep your eye on the
big picture. Your sensitivity will be
enhanced by someones emotional
outburst. Tonight: Weigh the pros and
cons of an insight. 4 stars.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Be
aware of what is happening with others, specifically with their attitudes
about spending money. A meeting
could form from out of the blue, or
a scheduled meeting could change
its direction. You might witness emotions running high. Tonight: Meet up
with a friend. 4 stars.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Remain focused and levelheaded. You
might need to have a tough conversation with a partner or close associate.
This person generally takes direction
well, and you can count on that behavior once again now. The two of
you work well together. Tonight: Stay
close to home. 4 stars.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might
want to step back in order to gain
a new perspective. You could opt
to make some changes to your
day-to-day life. Whose decision this
is makes no difference, but your
choice will revitalize your life. Unexpected news heads your way. Tonight: Not to be found. 3 stars.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A
child or loved one could take a stand
and force your hand. You really
would like to keep a situation much
lighter and more carefree. You might
hear news about a financial risk, but

it is likely that you will gain from what
is happening. Tonight: Go along with
the moment. 4 stars.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You
could be tossed into the spotlight
before you know it. You might have
to make a strong emotional decision quickly. Several people in your
life who used to be predictable and
loyal could veer in new and unexpected directions. Tonight: Use your
imagination well. 4 stars.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
How you visualize a changeable matter will transform naturally because
of recent events. An unpredictable
element runs through your day-today life. Emotions runs high right
now, especially around long-term
goals and close friendships. Tonight:
Where the action is. 3 stars.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Youll want to revisit a decision
after having a discussion about your
finances. You could feel squeezed
by a money matter, but you might
not have the solution just yet. You
will when the time is right. You generally dont tolerate situations like
this well. Tonight: Decide to let go.
4 stars.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Others seem to be full of themselves. They even might ignore you
in order to get what they want. You
will stand up to them, although initially you might be amused. You are
not a sign that appreciates being
bullied. Youll let others know the
lay of the land. Tonight: Out on the
town. 3 stars.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Pace yourself, as you have a lot of
ground to cover. If you experience a
problem, ask yourself how you could
have prevented it and how you can
pull out of it without creating too
much fuss. You might not be willing
to share your thoughts just yet. Tonight: Run some errands. 4 stars.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Whereas others might be stymied
by a situation, you seem to flourish
and come up with several alternatives. A friend could be quite intense
and difficult. This persons opinions
can be harsh, but they will be worth
listening to! Tonight: Be where people are. 4 stars.
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Entertainment
Guide
Carmike Cinemas
SELINSGROVE
Feb. 12 through 18
DADDYS HOME (PG-13)
Mon. thru Wed.: 11:35,
2:05, 7:05, Thu.: 11:35,
2:05
DEADPOOL (R) Mon.:
10:05, 11:05, 12:45, 1:45,
3:25, 4:25, 5, 7:05, 7:40,
9:45, 10:20 Tue. thru Thu.:
11:05, 12:45, 1:45, 3:25,
4:25, 5, 7:05, 7:40, 9:45,
10:20
DIRTY GRANDPA (R)
Mon. thru Thu.: 11:40, 2:15,
4:50, 7:25, 10
HAIL, CAESAR! (PG-13)
Mon. thru Thu.: 11, 1;35,
4:10, 6:45, 9:20
HOW TO BE SINGLE (R)
Mon. thru Thu.: 11:15,
1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55
KUNG FU PANDA 3, 2D
(PG) Mon. thru Thu.:
11:30, 1:55, 4:20, 6:45,
9:10
PRIDE and PREJUDICE
and ZOMBIES (PG-13)
Mon. thru Wed.: 4:40,
10:10 Thu.: 4:40
RISEN (PG-13) Thu.:
7:20, 10
STAR WARS: THE FORCE
AWAKENS 2D (PG-13)
Mon.: 10:20, 1:05, 4, 7:10,
10, Tue. thru Thu.: 1:05, 4,
7:10, 9:35
THE BOY (PG-13) Mon.
thru Wed.: 4:35, 10:15 Thu.:
4:35
THE CHOICE (PG-13)
Mon.: 10:30, 1:15, 4, 6:50,
9:35, Tue. thru Thu.: 1:15, 4,
6:50, 9:35
THE FINEST HOURS 2D
(PG-13) Mon. thru Wed.:
11, 1:50, 7:20 Thu.: 11,
1:50
THE REVENANT (R)
Mon.: 10, 1:20, 6:20, 9:40,
Tue. and Wed.: 1:20, 6:20,
9:40, Thu.: 1:20, 9:40
THE WITCH (R) Thu.:
7:05, 9:35
WOMEN OF FAITH: An
Amazing Joyful Journey
(NR) Thu.: 7
ZOOLANDER 2 (PG-13)
Mon.: 10:35, 1:30, 4:30,
7, 9:30, Tue. thru Thu.: 1:30,
4:30, 7, 9:30
BLOOMSBURG
Feb. 12 through 18
Doors open Fri. through
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Doors
open Mon. through Thu.
1:30 p.m.
WOMEN OF FAITH: An
Amazing Joyful Journey
(NR) Thu.: 7
DEADPOOL (R) Mon.:
12:10, 1, 2:45, 3:45, 5:20,
6:30, 8, 9:20, 10:35, Tue.
thru Thu.: 2, 2:45, 4:40,
5:20, 7:20, 8, 10, 10:35
HOW TO BE SINGLE (R)
Mon.: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15,
10:15, Tue. thru Thu.: 2:30,
5:10, 7:50, 10:30
ZOOLANDER 2 (PG-13)
Mon.: Noon, 2:30, 5,
7:30, 10, Tue. thru Thu.: 3,
5:30, 8:15, 10:45
HAIL, CAESAR! (PG-13)
Mon.: 12:15, 2:40, 5:10,
7:40, 10:10
PRIDE and PREJUDICE
and ZOMBIES (PG-13)
Mon.: 4, 9:40 Tue. thru Thu.:
5. 10:05
THE CHOICE (PG-13)
Mon.: 12:20, 2:50, 5:25,
7:55, 10:30, Tue. thru Thu.:
2:05, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45
THE FINEST HOURS, 2D
(PG-13) Mon.: 1:30,
6:45 Tue. thru Thu.: 2:10,
7:10
KUNG FU PANDA 3, 2D
Mon.: 1:20, 3:35, 5:50,
8:10, 10:25, Tue. thru Thu.:
2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:40
DIRTY GRANDPA (R)
Mon.: 12:50, 3:20, 5:40,
8:15, 10:40 Tue. thru Thu.:
2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 10
THE FIFTH WAVE (PG13) Mon. thru Thu.: 2:15,
7:30
THE BOY (PG-13)
Mon.: 4:10, 9:30 Tue. thru
Thu.: 4:50, 9:50
THE REVENANT (R)
Mon.: Noon, 3:15, 6:50, 10
Tue. and Wed.: 3, 6:15, 9:30
Thu.: 3, 9:30
www.carmike.com
ENTERTAINMENT
Risen finds strength in

story of one mans faith
BY RICK BENTLEY
The Fresno Bee
(TNS) Risen is more The Last Temptation of Christ than The Greatest Story Ever
Told. Its a film that comes wrapped in the theological teachings of the Bible but is really a procedural drama that looks to fill in the gaps left
between the crucifixion and the ascension.
This blend will be jarring to those who believe
in the strict narrative of the Bible. And those
who love the logical reasoning of a procedural
crime drama will have to deal with religion scattered through the tale. Anyone who can appreciate both will find that Risen isnt heavenly, but
is a smart look at the origins of personal faith.
Risen begins with the crucifixion of Yeshua
(Cliff Curtis) under the direction of Clavius
(Joseph Fiennes), a non-believer who is a powerful Roman military officer. His work under
Pilate (Peter Firth) has put Clavius in line for
power and wealth.
That rise by Clavius is curtailed when the
body of Yeshua disappears from a guarded and
sealed tomb. Pilate sends Clavius on a mission to
discover the truth behind the disappearance as a
way of killing any talk that it was a miracle resurrection.
Risen bogs down as Clavius sifts through
clues and interrogates witnesses. Its a primitive
form of investigation that moves slowly. The
only interesting moment is when Clavius talks
with Mary Magdalene (Maria Botto). Its at that
moment that Clavius begins to suspect this isnt
the typical crime that Pilate wants it to be.
The story line of Lucius (Tom Felton) as the
new second in command for Clavius starts with
potential but loses steam quickly. The character
ends up being more wasted baggage than key
player.
Eventually, Clavius sees the man he watched
die on the cross. This is where the film leaves the
Photo courtesy TriStar Pictures/TNS
Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton in Risen.

procedural elements behind and becomes the
story of one mans discovery of faith.
Director Kevin Reynolds should have picked
up the movie at this spot. The criminal investigation is nowhere as intriguing as pursuing the
question of what would a non-believer do once
given absolute proof of a higher being.
This is where Fiennes shines (he seems a little
bored going through the investigation). Once his
character must deal with his crisis of non-faith,
the actor transforms. He maintains the stature
hes earned as a Roman leader but expresses the
confusion and acceptance that comes when he

finally gets to talk with Yeshua.
Equally as compelling is Curtis. He brings
both a power and an openness to the role that
makes his version of Jesus one of the best
played in film.
Reynolds and Paul Aiello have taken liberties
with the Bible, changing what has been written
about the days leading up to the ascension. It
helps serve the narrative, but this is such hallowed ground that any diversions are dangerous.
ABC programming head exits; successor is a network TV first

LYNN ELBER
Groups executive vice president for

drama development, movies and
miniseries, overseeing drama pilots
and series launches.
LOS ANGELES The head of
Dungey shepherded ABC hits
ABC entertainment is exiting amid
low ratings, to be replaced by the first including Scandal, How to Get
Away with Murder and Quantico.
African-American to head a broadThe changeover comes a year after
cast TV network.
Ben Sherwood became president of
ABC Entertainment Group Presithe Disney-ABC TV Group, and after
dent Paul Lee has decided to leave,
Lees nearly six years as programthe network announced Wednesday.
His successor is Channing Dungey, ming chief.
Channing is a gifted leader and a
who has been ABC Entertainment
AP Television Writer
proven magnet for top creative talent,

with an impressive record of helping to create compelling and popular
series, Sherwood said in a statement.
Dungey is both the first black network programming chief and a rare
female executive. While other women
have served in top network jobs, the
positions at major networks CBS,
NBC and Fox currently are held by
men.
Her appointment comes at a time
of increased scrutiny of Hollywoods
lack of diversity on- and off-camera,

with attention focused recently on
the Oscars all-white slate of nominees for this months awards.
Dungey said in a statement that
she is thrilled and humbled by the
opportunity.
Lee, in a statement issued by ABC,
said he was proud of the team he
built at the network and wished
Dungey well. He did not say why he
was leaving or what his next job
would be.
Community Calendar
Thursday, Feb. 18
OVERLOOK Free karate
classes, childrens classes,
ages 5 to 12, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.,
age 13 and up, 7:30 p.m., Oak
Grove United Methodist Church,
Marley Road.
COAL TOWNSHIP Shepherds Table fellowship kitchen, 4:45 to 5:45 p.m., 863 W.
Chestnut St. Deliveries available
for disabled and homebound.
COAL
TOWNSHIP
Shamokin Survivors, 7 to 8:30

p.m., St. Johns United Methodist Church hall, 1211 W. Arch St.
MOUNT CARMEL Our Lady
of Mount Carmel prayer meetings, 6:30 p.m., school hall, 41
S. Market St. Meetings will be
an hour long with mini-teachings,
hymns, scripture reading, spontaneous prayers and the use of
the charismatic gifts. Conclude
with intercessory prayers.
MOUNT CARMEL B.P.O.
Elks Lodge 356 meeting, 7:30
p.m., Mount Carmel Eagles, 147
S. Oak St.
SHAMOKIN Shamokin
Area Lions Club dinner meeting,
OIP Restaurant, 6 p.m. Meeting
to follow at 7 p.m. All members
and guests are welcome.
MOUNT CARMEL Red
Cross blood drive, 1 to 6 p.m.,
Hope Community Church, 551
W. Fourth St.
1399 Columbia Boulevard, 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. (weather permitting). For more information call,
Linda, 570-644-2358, email lrbgreys@ptd.net.
COAL TOWNSHIP Gift card
bingo, Salem United Church of
Christ, 1300 W. Pine St. Doors
open 11:30 a.m., bingo starts
1 p.m. $15 admission. Refreshments available. Snow date
Saturday, Feb. 27.
S unday , F eb . 21
5 to 6 p.m. at the church.

HELFENSTEIN Food pantry, Ministry of the Water and
Spirit Church, 915 High Road,
5 to 7 p.m.
ATLAS Help for Families
Fighting Addictions, meeting, 7
to 9 p.m., Health/Legal Advocate Services LLC, 450 Route
61. No cost. Every Monday.
COAL TOWNSHIP Salem
United Church of Christ, 1300
W. Pine St. Peanut butter and
coconut cream Easter eggs,
85 cents each. Pick-up 1 to
3 p.m. every Tuesday starting
Feb. 16. Call Lori at 570-6483590 or Gerry at 570-6440190 to place orders.
MOUNT CARMEL Knights
of Columbus Bishop Lawrence
F. Schott Assembly 959 monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m.
TREVORTON Zerbe Rod

and Gun Club open house, 11
a.m. to 4 p.m., public is welcome. Dues and new memberships will be accepted.
Annual gun tickets available.
Vendors, displays and more.
649 Sportsman Road.
MOUNT CARMEL Mount
Carmel Area Joint Veterans
Committee Changing of the LENTEN FISH DINNER
Colors flag ceremony, 1 p.m.
EVERY FRI. - 4 TO 7 PM
at the flag pole at Second
and Oak streets. The flag will
$10.00 incl. Haddock or Shrimp
or Crab Cake, Mac
be raised in honor and mem& Cheese, Stewed
ory of Frederick Wagner, who
Tomatoes, Desserts,
Beverages, & More!
served in the Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry during the
Spanish-American War. Area
TREVORTON
veterans and the public invited
VFW POST 7813
Shamokin St., Trevorton
to attend.
ARISTES All you can eat
Thursday, February 18
Weekly Food Special
breakfast, Aristes Fire ComServing begins at 4:00 pm
pany, 7 a.m. to noon. $9 per
Batter-dipped Haddock with
person.
Macaroni and Cheese
SHAMOKIN
Chess
Club,
F riday , F eb . 19 5:30 p.m., Wendys, IndepenEat ln or Take Out
Due to recent price increases,
OVERLOOK Open Arms dence St. All ages welcome.
there will be a 25 charge for take out
Outreach, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Oak
570-797-3946
Grove United Methodist Church,
M onday , F eb . 22
Every Sunday Breakfast
Marley Road.
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
SHAMOKIN Restoration
SHAMOKIN First United
$5.00
Ministries weekly soup kitchen,
Methodist Church, Sunbury and
Ninth streets, taking orders for
chocolate-covered peanut butter or coconut cream eggs, 75
cents per egg, $9 per dozen.
Deadline Saturday, March 12.
To order, call 570-259-8331 or
570-648-7705. Eggs can be
picked up at the church 11 a.m.
through 4 p.m. today.
SHAMOKIN St. Johns
United Church of Christ, 117
$
99
N. Eight St., ham loaves with
sauce, $7 (1 lb. loaf), 10 a.m.
to noon Saturday, March 5, fellowship hall. Order deadline,
Feb. 26. Call 570-644-0844 or
570-644-1598.
ARISTES FIRE CO.
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Saturday, Feb. 20
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LATE OF KULPMONT BOROUGH,
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to the said estate are
requested to make payment and those
having claims to present the same
without delay to:
Bonnie Resendes, Executrix
1201 Wood Street
Kulpmont, Pennsylvania 17834
or to her Attorney
Edward C. Greco, Esquire
660 Chestnut Street
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808 E. Dewart St. Low overhead
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kitchen, 3 BR, attic 1.5 baths, finished
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WEATHER / LIFESTYLE

UNFURNISHED
COAL TOWNSHIP
One bedroom. Appliances, heat,

water, garbage & sewer ALL included. Community room, on-site laundry. All tenants must be 62+ years
old or handicapped or disabled and
meet federal program requirements.
For Appointment:
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KULPMONT
1 Bedroom, 1st floor apartment.

Water, sewer, trash included.
$450/month.
Call: 570-898-2553
MOUNT CARMEL
50 N. Maple St., 1& 2 Bedroom apts.,

HUD approved. Office space.
Call: 570-932-1237, 570-932-0864
or 570-220-1427
UNFURNISHED
MOUNT CARMEL
Recently remodeled,3 bedroom home

for rent. Nice location. $475/month.
Tenant pays utilities. Pet friendly.
570-875-7646.
MT.CARMEL Sharp/Clean Homes
2&3 BR, 2 bonus rms, 1.5 baths, LR,
DR, kitchen/w appl., loaded laundry,
patio, fenced yd, electric heat,
neutral w/w carpet/paint. $475/mo
+ sec. NO PETS. NON SMOKING!
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SHAMOKIN
Very Spacious 3 Bedroom House for

rent. Hardwood floors. Cheap gas
heat. NON SMOKING. NO PETS
Call: 570-898-2553
SHAMOKIN/COAL TWP.
3 bedroom home for rent. Recently remodeled. Nice location. $475/month +

utilities. Pet friendly. 570-875-7646.
SHAMOKIN
2 Bedroom. Heat, Water and Trash

included. HUD accepted.
Call: 570-339-0328
SHAMOKIN
Clean, 1 Bedroom, Includes water,

sewer & trash. No pets. $450/ month.
570-394-2470.
SHAMOKIN/ COAL TWP.
1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments

$375/month. Tenant pays all utilities.
Last Month Free!
Call: 570-875-7646
MOVING SALE: Large microwave,

stainless steel, like new $70; Black
computer high back chair, like new
$65; Silverware set, gold plated, 8
place settings w/serving utensils,
heavy duty, in black case $100;
Beveled mirror, very large 30'40hx5'w
$175; (2) Brass table lamps, 3' high
w/shades $80; Early American desk
$25. Call 570-648-6443.
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Appliances & sewer included.
Call Larry 717-580-3855
COAL TOWNSHIP
3 bedroom half double, 1 bath, oil

heat. Sewer included in rent.
Call 570-492-7216
KULPMONT
Beautiful double, 2 bedrooms,

large living room & kitchen, appliances.
Off-street
parking.
NO PETS!
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SHAMOKIN
3 Bedroom house. Non-smoking.

No pets. Cheap heat. HUD approved.
$475/month. Call: 570-797-1500
TREVORTON
Half Double, 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths.

Large yard. Water & Sewer Included.
Call 570-797-3222.
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Mon
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2/19
2/20
2/21
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31/13
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High 31F. Winds
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mph.
37/31
53/31
Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the
upper 30s and
lows in the low
30s.
49/33
Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the low
50s and lows in
the low 30s.
46/28
Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
upper 40s and
lows in the low
30s.
Considerable
cloudiness.
Highs in the
mid 40s and
lows in the
upper 20s.
Sunrise: 6:57 AM
Sunrise: 6:55 AM
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Sunset: 5:43 PM
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Sunset: 5:48 PM
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Cache Heritage Chestnut Furniture: Armoire, 4 in 1 crib, combo drawer, night
stand, conversion kit and guardrails.
Check Amazon.com or Babies r us for
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16 M Cloudy
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39
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38
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1997 CHEVROLET C10 2WD PICKUP w/8' box, a.t., air, runs like new.
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CAN WE BE NICE ABOUT ALL BODIES?

JENNA WASAKOSKI
THE NEWS-ITEM
jenna_w@newsitem.com
So, Im not sure youve ever

heard of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, but its
this little thing that the magazine puts out every year. Typically, theres a woman on the
front cover in a bikini well,
once in a while, its just bottoms, and this year some are
painted on with about 95
percent of her body exposed.
To that, I say kudos. I think
a womans body in its prime,
or in any state, should be celebrated. We are far too hard on
ourselves. We live in a catty,
catty world where women
talk behind each others
backs like little school girls
and and its gross.
This year, Sports Illustrated featured three women and
with no pun intended, the
choices were very well-rounded. And that is a good thing
because men, women and
people of all types like all different types of bodies.
But, honestly, did we all
just wake up from under a
rock? Are there people who
eat the same thing every day
of their lives? Variety is truly the spice of life.
I know people who much
prefer the curvier Ashley
Graham-type body, and why
wouldnt they? Its beautiful. Why was that ever not
OK? She fits the bill. She
looks great in a bathing suit
and thats what the swimsuit issue is all about: Visually pleasing women in
bikinis.
Ronda Rousey is another
cover star this year. She
represents the body of an
athlete. She represents discipline, dedication and a
whole lot of butt-kicking.
Even though she lost her
last match, Id challenge
anyone around here to go a
few rounds with her. Shes
a machine. Her body serves
a purpose and shes built it
to achieve her career goals
as a fighter. But its refreshing to see her feminine side.
We back people into corners and label them. Shes
fat, shes too muscular, shes
too skinny, she has cankles.
Theres this buzz word out
there, body shaming and
although its a little oversaturated, it does serve as a catalyst for conversation about
the way
we look at
our bodies.
Ive had
fluctuations in
body
weight
throughJENNA
out my
WASAKOSKI
life. Honestly, we
talked about my young chub,
we dont have to revisit the
photo, but when you gain
weight in life, people really
only talk behind your back
about it.
Ask any of your friends,
Do I look fat in this? When
you know darn well you just
gained 30 pounds and they
are likely going to tell you,
No, to spare your feelings.
Sometimes when were
stressed, we eat our feelings,
but, for some people, its the
opposite. I, for the most part in
my adult life, cant eat when
Im stressed or spread too
thin. I, literally, have to force
myself. I go days without eating and have horrible headaches and my nails break off
and I feel like crap, but you
would never know it by the
reactions of other people. You
would think I just won a Biggest Loser challenge.
You lose weight and people
want to have a damn parade
for you. Oh, my goodness,
you lost so much weight. You
look awesome! They ask
you, how you did it. I always
respond honestly, Ive been
really sick, or Ive been
stressed out, or The doctor
put me on new meds and the
side effects kill my appetite.
And instead of concern for
my health or lifestyle, its
always, Well, I wish thats
how I was; I eat when Im
stressed, or, What the

name of the medication
youre on?
No one gets concerned
unless they really know you
until youre down to skeletal, then they tell you to eat
something, or start to worry
there may be an issue. Any
fluctuation in weigh is an
issue if its affecting someones health, so keep that in
mind when you react to
someones body. Maybe ask
them if theyre all right
instead of fawning all over
them for looking so skinny.
Now, back to the swimsuit
edition. Hailey Clauson is
also on the cover, and some
may throw her some shade
because of her ideal body,
but she revealed on the same
talk show Graham was on
she was in the fashion industry at a very young age and
when she hit puberty and
became curvier yes, the
fashion industry considers
her curvy she was shut
out.
So, lets just watch what
we say about each others
bodies in general and just be
kind or keep it to yourself.
Celebrate curvier figures
without insulting those who
are thin and vice-versa.
Its inside that counts, but
we live in a world of exterior
judgement and sometimes
theres no escaping it. Like
they say, you may not be
someones cup of tea, but
you are likely someone elses
shot of whiskey.
(Note: The covers seemed a
little racy for the newspaper.
Consult Google for further
research.)
(Jenna Wasakoski is an assistant editor at The NewsItem. Her column appears
Thursdays.)
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Through the lens

A look back at Friday night

Sunday, September 13, 2015

LIONS BOUNCE BACK

LAPORTE Nicole Varano scored two

STATE COLLEGE As Christian

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MC Nicole Varano (Maci Mazzatesta), 18:37

NEW YORK Talk about going

Lioins 27-14 victory over the Bulls Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

perfectly out-of-nowhere conclusion

SC Anna Manley (Haley Levan), 6:57

Vinci, of Italy, during the womens championship match of

WR Olivia George (McKenna Beyer) 4:48

LM Chloe Poltonavage, 18:27 1st

A great night for offense. ... Defense? Not so much

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

MIKE STAUGAITIS/STAFF PHOTOS

Shamokin native recalls cruisin the streets

ife was good in small

nal black hood from the Merc

There was so much interesting stuff to watch and do

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Drought could hurt

Are the California redwoods in

Jesse Pollman, seattle

California is home to two of the

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Psychics who told parole boards the fortunetelling biz is a

Money at the root

ylvia S. Mitchell is no apparent relation to the woman of

Three friends entered her

Crangle, a commissioner, asked

elia Mitchell of Ninth Avenue, who once asked a client

FIGHTING FAT IN THE KITCHEN

But, he said, Genes

pening in your body, said

three major hormones

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